Q: Probability in a fixed die I have that transition matrix is $$\begin{bmatrix}0&\frac{1}{5}&\frac{1}{5}&\frac{1}{5}&\frac{1}{5}&\frac{1}{5}\\\frac{1}{5}&0&\frac{1}{5}&\frac{1}{5}&\frac{1}{5}&\frac{1}{5}\\\frac{1}{5}&\frac{1}{5}&0&\frac{1}{5}&\frac{1}{5}&\frac{1}{5}\\\frac{1}{5}&\frac{1}{5}&\frac{1}{5}&0&\frac{1}{5}&\frac{1}{5}\\\frac{1}{5}&\frac{1}{5}&\frac{1}{5}&\frac{1}{5}&0&\frac{1}{5}\\\frac{1}{5}&\frac{1}{5}&\frac{1}{5}&\frac{1}{5}&\frac{1}{5}&0\end{bmatrix}$$ If I did $P^{(n)}=P^{(n-1)}P$ I get that $$p_{66}^{(n)}=\frac{1}{5}(p_{61}^{(n-1)}+p_{62}^{(n-1)}+p_{63}^{(n-1)}+p_{64}^{(n-1)}+p_{65}^{(n-1)})$$ A: That is mistaken. Let's look at the probability distribution of $X_2$ given $X_0=6$. \begin{align} & \Pr(X_2 = 6\mid X_0=6) \\[10pt] = {} & \Pr\Big( \underbrace{(X_1 = 1\ \&\ X_2 = 6)\text{ or }(X_1=2\ \&\ X_2=6)\text{ or }\cdots}_{\text{five disjuncts}}\mid X_0=6\Big) \\[10pt] = {} & \underbrace{\Pr\Big(X_1 = 1\ \&\ X_2 = 6 \mid X_0=6\Big) + \Pr\Big(X_1 = 2\ \&\ X_2 = 6 \mid X_0=6\Big) + \cdots\quad{}}_{\text{five terms}} \\[10pt] = {} & \underbrace{\left( \frac 1 5 \right)^2 + \left( \frac 1 5 \right)^2 + \cdots \quad {} }_{\text{five terms}} = \frac 1 5. \end{align} And then: \begin{align} & \Pr(X_2 = 1\mid X_0=6) \\[10pt] = {} & \Pr\Big( \underbrace{(X_1 = 2\ \&\ X_2 = 6)\text{ or }(X_1=3\ \&\ X_2=6)\text{ or }\cdots}_{\text{four disjuncts}}\mid X_0=6\Big) \\[10pt] = {} & 4\left( \frac 1 5 \right)^2 = \frac 4 {25}. \end{align} So we get $4/25$ for each of five outcomes and $1/5 = 5/25$ for the other outcome. However, if we have $n$ instead of $2$, I think I'd express it as an $(n-1)$th power of a Markov chain transition matrix. And maybe it would admit a closed form by solving a recursion. And I say $n-1$ rather than $n$ because the problem as phrased goes from $1$ to $n$ rather than from $0$ to $n$. The above shows why your first guess was wrong; now let's try to get it right. We have the transition matrix: $$ P = \begin{bmatrix}0&\frac{1}{5}&\frac{1}{5}&\frac{1}{5}&\frac{1}{5}&\frac{1}{5}\\\frac{1}{5}&0&\frac{1}{5}&\frac{1}{5}&\frac{1}{5}&\frac{1}{5}\\\frac{1}{5}&\frac{1}{5}&0&\frac{1}{5}&\frac{1}{5}&\frac{1}{5}\\\frac{1}{5}&\frac{1}{5}&\frac{1}{5}&0&\frac{1}{5}&\frac{1}{5}\\\frac{1}{5}&\frac{1}{5}&\frac{1}{5}&\frac{1}{5}&0&\frac{1}{5}\\\frac{1}{5}&\frac{1}{5}&\frac{1}{5}&\frac{1}{5}&\frac{1}{5}&0\end{bmatrix} $$ When a matrix has a constant diagonal and a constant off-diagonal, then one can use the following trick. Write it as a linear combination of the matrix that projects orthongonally onto the space spanned by $(1,1,1,\ldots,1)^T$ and the matrix of the complement of that projection. The mapping $(a_1,\ldots,a_6) \mapsto (\bar a,\ldots, \bar a)$, where $\bar a = (a_1+\cdots+a_6)/6$, is the first orthongonal projection. The complement is $(a_1,\ldots,a_6) \mapsto (\bar a_1-\bar a,\ldots, a_6 - \bar a)$. Those matrices are therefore $$ A= \begin{bmatrix} \frac16 & \frac16 & \frac16 & \frac16 & \frac16 & \frac16 & \\ \frac16 & \frac16 & \frac16 & \frac16 & \frac16 & \frac16 \\ \frac16 & \frac16 & \frac16 & \frac16 & \frac16 & \frac16 \\ \frac16 & \frac16 & \frac16 & \frac16 & \frac16 & \frac16 \\ \frac16 & \frac16 & \frac16 & \frac16 & \frac16 & \frac16 \\ \frac16 & \frac16 & \frac16 & \frac16 & \frac16 & \frac16 \end{bmatrix} \text{ and }B = \begin{bmatrix}\frac56&\frac{-1}{6}&\frac{-1}{6}&\frac{-1}{6}&\frac{-1}{6}&\frac{-1}{6}\\ \frac{-1}{6}&\frac56&\frac{-1}{6}&\frac{-1}{6}&\frac{-1}{6}&\frac{-1}{6}\\ \frac{-1}{6}&\frac{-1}{6}&\frac 5 6&\frac{-1}{6}&\frac{-1}{6}&\frac{-1}{6}\\ \frac{-1}{6}&\frac{-1}{6}&\frac{-1}{6}&\frac56&\frac{-1}{6}&\frac{-1}{6}\\ \frac{-1}{6}&\frac{-1}{6}&\frac{-1}{6}&\frac{-1}{6}&\frac56&\frac{-1}{6}\\ \frac{-1}{6}&\frac{-1}{6}&\frac{-1}{6}&\frac{-1}{6}&\frac{-1}{6}&\frac56\end{bmatrix} $$ We will write $P=\alpha A + \beta B$. The advantage of this is that we can then exploit the fact that \begin{align} A^2 & =A, \tag 1 \\ B^2 & =B, \tag 2 \\ AB =BA & =0. \tag 3 \end{align} Solving the system, we get $\alpha= -1/5$ and $\beta=1$. Then by $(1)$, $(2)$, and $(3)$ above, we have $$ P^n= \alpha^n A + \beta^n B. $$ BTW, this experiment can be done with an ordinary (un-"fixed") die: just discard each outcome that is the same as the previous one.
Q: Leak detection simple class Basic idea is to use a Class, with static methods to add and remove references in a static vector, that keeps track of these references, and check that vector upon exit. The class is detecting intentional leaks that I create, but maybe you can find a case where it does not detect the leak, that I am not seeing #include <iostream> #include <stdexcept> #include <memory> #include <vector> #include <cstdlib> // for REM_LEAKt #include <algorithm> // for std::remove void checkLeakStack(); class LeakDbg { private: LeakDbg() { /// Constructor will only be called once, /// since it's a singlton class std::atexit( checkLeakStack ); } public: struct Pair { std::string name; void* ref; bool operator==( const Pair &other ) const { return ref == other.ref; } }; static bool locked; static std::vector<Pair> stack; static LeakDbg& instance() { static LeakDbg INSTANCE; return INSTANCE; } static void addRef(const std::string& nm, void* ptr) { stack.push_back(Pair{ nm, ptr }); } static void remRef(void* ptr) { /// If it's not enabled, it means /// it's OK to remove a ref if( !LeakDbg::locked ){ Pair search = Pair{"",ptr}; std::vector<Pair> vect; // std::remove(vect.begin(), vect.end(), search); stack.erase(std::remove(stack.begin(), stack.end(), search), stack.end()); } } }; bool LeakDbg::locked = false; std::vector<LeakDbg::Pair> LeakDbg::stack = std::vector<LeakDbg::Pair>(); void checkLeakStack() { /// Here the stack should be emoty /// you can print or assert if the stack is not empty std::cout << "There are " << LeakDbg::stack.size() << " leaks ..." "\n"; for ( LeakDbg::Pair pair : LeakDbg::stack) { const std::string msg = pair.name + " is leaked"; std::cout << msg << std::endl; } } Add defines #define ADD_LEAK(msg, ptr) LeakDbg::addRef(msg, ptr); #define REM_LEAK(ptr) LeakDbg::remRef(ptr); #define CREATE_LEAK_DET() LeakDbg::instance(); #define LCK_LEAK_DET(st) LeakDbg::locked = st; // ADD_LEAK -> Add it in a class constructor // REM_LEAK -> Add it in a class destructor // CREATE_LEAK_DET -> Call it once to make sure "std::atexit" is called // LCK_LEAK_DET -> If set to "true", all objects destructed after, // -> will be considered a leak Test struct Test { Test() { ADD_LEAK( "Cls", this ) } ~Test() { REM_LEAK( this ) } }; int main() { CREATE_LEAK_DET() Test *obj1 = new Test(); Test *obj2 = new Test(); Test *obj3 = new Test(); delete obj2; LCK_LEAK_DET( true ) } Update 12/12/2019 If anybody is interested, I refactored the code to be reusable and less intrusive. Github A: Here are some things that may help you improve your code. Use the required #includes The code uses std::string which means that it should #include <string>. It might compile on your machine because some other header includes that file, but you can't count on that, and it could change with the next compiler update. Use only necessary #includes The #include <stdexcept> and #include <memory> lines are not necessary and can be safely removed because nothing from those headers appears to be used here. Avoid C-style macros I'd advise not using C-style macros like the ones in this code, preferring either inline functions or even lambdas. See ES.31 for details. Consider thread safety If multiple threads are using this code, there is likely to be a problem because the single shared instance of the std::vector is not protected by a mutex. I would also recommend renaming the existing locked variable to something like complete or finished to better distinguish what it's doing. Avoid singletons A singleton is basically just another way to create global variables, and we don't like global variables much because they make code linkages much harder to see and understand. See I.3 for more on that. In this case, since you already have two global variables, much of the complexity can easily be avoided by simply using a namespace instead of a class. Here's one way to do that which eliminates the need for instance and CREATE_LEAK_DET: namespace LeakDbg { struct Pair { std::string name; void* ref; bool operator==( const Pair &other ) const { return ref == other.ref; } }; static bool locked = false; static std::vector<Pair> stack; static void addRef(const std::string& nm, void* ptr) { stack.emplace_back(Pair{ nm, ptr }); } static void remRef(void* ptr) { if( !LeakDbg::locked ){ stack.erase(std::remove(stack.begin(), stack.end(), Pair{"",ptr}), stack.end()); } } void checkLeakStack() { std::cout << "There are " << LeakDbg::stack.size() << " leaks ..." "\n"; for ( LeakDbg::Pair pair : LeakDbg::stack) { std::cout << pair.name << " is leaked\n"; } } static const bool registered{std::atexit( checkLeakStack ) == 0}; } Consider the user The current code requires that the user explicitly instruments the code, which seems a bit intrusive. Here's an alternative approach the modifies things just slightly, using the Curiously Recurring Template Pattern, or CRTP for short. First we isolate the leak detector bits into a templated class. template <typename T> struct LeakDetector { LeakDetector() { LeakDbg::addRef(typeid(T).name(), this); } ~LeakDetector() { LeakDbg::remRef(this); } }; Now to use it is much simpler than before. No ugly macros are required and we only need to add one simple thing to the declaration of the class to be monitored: struct Test : public LeakDetector<Test> { Test() { } ~Test() { } }; An even less intrusive approach might be to override new and delete as outlined in this question. Consider alternatives Leak detection is a worthwhile thing to do, since many C++ bugs stem from that kind of error. However, there are already a number of existing approaches to this, some of which may already be installed on your computer. There is, for example the useful valgrind tool. If you're using clang or gcc and have the libasan library installed, you can get a very nice runtime printout. Just compile the code with g++ -g -fsanitize=address myprogram.cpp -o myprogram Then at runtime, a memory leak report might look like this: There are 2 leaks ... Cls is leaked Cls is leaked ================================================================= ==71254==ERROR: LeakSanitizer: detected memory leaks Direct leak of 1 byte(s) in 1 object(s) allocated from: #0 0x7fe67c2c69d7 in operator new(unsigned long) (/lib64/libasan.so.5+0x10f9d7) #1 0x4057a6 in main /home/edward/test/memleak/src/main.cpp:97 #2 0x7fe67bcbb1a2 in __libc_start_main (/lib64/libc.so.6+0x271a2) Direct leak of 1 byte(s) in 1 object(s) allocated from: #0 0x7fe67c2c69d7 in operator new(unsigned long) (/lib64/libasan.so.5+0x10f9d7) #1 0x405774 in main /home/edward/test/memleak/src/main.cpp:95 #2 0x7fe67bcbb1a2 in __libc_start_main (/lib64/libc.so.6+0x271a2) SUMMARY: AddressSanitizer: 2 byte(s) leaked in 2 allocation(s).
Emma Fessey Emma Fessey (born 5 November 1996) is an Australian national representative rower. She is an Australian champion and was a medallist at the 2018 World Rowing Championships. Club and state rowing Fessey was raised on a cattle and sheep property north of Brewarrina, New South Wales where her family were graziers. Her primary schooling was via the School of the Air. Her secondary education was at Loreto Normanhurst where she took up rowing. Her senior rowing club has been from the UTS Haberfield Rowing Club under coach David Gely who had also been her school coach. Her state representative debut for New South Wales came in the 2016 youth eight which contested the Bicentennial Cup at the Interstate Regatta within the Australian Rowing Championships. Senior state honours came for Fessey in 2018 in the New South Wales women's eight which placed second in the Queen's Cup at the 2018 Interstate Regatta. International representative rowing Fessey made her Australian representative debut to the Australian senior squad and straight into the stroke seat of the senior women's eight when they started their 2018 international campaign with a bronze medal win at the World Rowing Cup II in Linz, Austria. She then stroked the eight again to their fifth placing at the WRC III in Lucerne. Then at the 2018 World Rowing Championships in Plovdiv with Fessey again setting the pace, the Australian women's eight won their heat and placed third in the final winning the bronze medal. References Category:1996 births Category:Living people Category:Australian female rowers Category:World Rowing Championships medalists for Australia
Robber disguised with prosthetics A London 16-year-old who wore prosthetics to disguise himself as an elderly man while committing armed robberies was sentenced to five years in prison. ADVERTISEMENT Miles Alura, 16, was sentenced to prison Friday in Kingston Crown Court after he pleaded guilty to robbery, conspiracy to rob and possession of an imitation firearm. Police said Alura and two teenaged accomplices -- a 16-year-old old sentenced to 3 years in prison and a 15-year-old subjected to a 12 month detention and training order -- committed a robbery July 3 at a jewelry store in Longfield, England. Investigators said Alura donned facial prosthetics, make-up and a hair piece to pose as an elderly man during the crime. The suspects were arrested near the scene and police tied them to a June 7 robbery at a London jewelry shop.
The white-morph gyrfalcon was just perched on the roof of building 1351-C. This is the West End Business Park at 1351 Kelly Lake Road, which roughly adjoins Southview Road and borders the river which flows into Kelly Lake. A local birder, Grant Ens, just pulled up and also saw the bird with me just now. It just flushed to another building roof. As per David Scott's Ontbirds post from last week regarding Kelly Lake gyrfalcons, sightings are by no means guaranteed; I have been in Sudbury visiting family for 5 days, have looked for the falcons each day, and today was the first time I have seen it. Kelly Lake Road can be accessed by driving north on Southview Road, then turning left at the stop sign. Southview Road has a direct exit from Hwy 17. David Pryor Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 1, 2014, at 3:39 PM, David Pryor <stg1 at sympatico.ca> wrote: >> The white morph gyrfalcon is currently present on the roof of the West End Business Park on Kelly Lake Road, Details to follow. >> David Pryor >> Sent from my iPhone > _______________________________________________ > ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. > Send bird reports to birdalert at ontbirds.ca> For information about ONTBIRDS including how to unsubscribe visit http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdssetup>>
German tanker Spichern Spichern was a German supply ship of World War II. She was originally the Norwegian tanker Krossfonn, captured by the German auxiliary cruiser Widder in June 1940. On 26 May 1941 she supplied 2660 tons of fuel to the German cruiser Prinz Eugen during Operation Rheinübung, two days after Prinz Eugen separated from the battleship . She was scuttled in Brest on 31 August 1944, raised and put back into Norwegian service post-war. References Category:1935 ships Category:Ships built in Odense Category:World War II auxiliary ships of Germany Category:Captured ships Category:Scuttled vessels of Germany Category:Maritime incidents in August 1944
Pharmaceutical interventions for emotionalism after stroke. Antidepressants may be useful in the treatment of abnormal crying associated with stroke. To determine whether pharmaceutical treatment reduces the frequency of emotional displays in people who suffer from emotionalism after stroke. We searched the Cochrane Stroke Group Trials Register (last searched June 2003). In addition we searched the following electronic databases: Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (The Cochrane Library, Issue 3 2002), MEDLINE (1966 to September 2002), EMBASE (1980 to September 2002), CINAHL (1982 to September 2002), PsychINFO (1967 to September 2002), Applied Science and Technology Plus (1986 to September 2002), Arts and Humanities Index (1991 to September 2002), Biological Abstracts (1969 to September 2002), General Science Plus (1994 to September 2002), Science Citation Index (1992 to September 2002), Social Sciences Citation Index (1991 to September 2002), and Sociofile (1974 to September 2002). We searched reference lists from relevant articles and textbooks, and contacted authors of known studies and pharmaceutical companies who manufacture psychotropic medications. Randomised and quasi-randomised controlled trials, comparing psychotropic medication to placebo, in people with stroke and emotionalism (also known as emotional lability or pathological crying and laughing). Data were obtained on people who no longer met criteria for emotionalism, as defined in studies, and on reduction in frequency of crying at the end of treatment. Data were not pooled because of the multiplicity of definitions and outcome measures. Five trials involving 103 participants were included. Four trials showed large effects of treatment: 50% reduction in emotionalism, improvements (reduction) in the frequency of compulsive laughter, and lower (better) scores on the Pathological Laughter and Crying scale. The confidence intervals were wide, however, indicating that treatment may have had only a small positive effect, or even a small negative effect (in one trial). Subgroup analysis was not performed due to the multiple methods of assessment of emotionalism within and between trials. Only one study systematically recorded and reported adverse events; no discernible difference was seen between groups. Participants allocated active treatment were more likely to leave early from trials. Antidepressants can reduce the frequency and severity of crying or laughing episodes. The effect do not seem specific to one drug or class of drugs. However, our conclusions must be qualified by several methodological deficiencies in the studies. More reliable data are required before recommendations can be made about the treatment of post-stroke emotionalism.
Haleine Haleine is a former commune in the Orne department in north-western France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Rives-d'Andaine. See also Communes of the Orne department Parc naturel régional Normandie-Maine References Category:Former communes of Orne
Entry-level solutions for Southern African market The number of single occupancy households in South Africa is on the rise, and it’s that social shift that is driving the change in the way that food, including snacks and confectionery, is consumed. In fact, the most recent data shows that out of all households in the country, single occupancy homes have increased from 16 percent overall in 1996 to 18 percent in 2007 (this means an increase of 290.000 households) – this rate is predicted to increase well into the future – this rate is predicted to increase well into the future. With fluctuating wage levels and the rising number of single households, consumers’ attitudes are changing and they are seeking a more convenient, cost-effective way of purchasing their food, snacks and pharmaceutical products – in the form of smaller, single-serve packs. With less mouths to feed and less free income to spend, the need to buy bulk products to feed a family of four, for example, is quickly becoming redundant, which means less and smaller packaging is required – indeed, less is now more. To address these trends, Bosch will launch its SVI 2600 vertical bagger into the South African market. The machine is specifically designed to serve a wide range of packaging applications, including confectionery, snacks, grains and other food and non-food products, ideal for the local market. The BVK 2000A will complete the line-up, designed to deliver increased efficiency to your flow wrapping operation, able to wrap one or several candies in a single pack with speeds up to 2,000 pieces per minute, ideal for producers in the quickly evolving markets of candies and chewing gum. To learn more about the full range of technologies, and to see a number of machines first hand, visit Bosch at Propak Africa in the Expo Centre, Nasrec, Johannesburg, South Africa, from March 15 to 18 in hall 6, booth 6F6.
First palladium(II) and platinum(II) complexes from employment of 2,6-diacetylpyridine dioxime: synthesis, structural and spectroscopic characterization, and biological evaluation. Employment of the monoanion of 2,6-diacetylpyridine dioxime (dapdoH(2)) as a tridentate chelate in palladium(II) and platinum(II) chemistry is reported. The syntheses, crystal structures, spectroscopic and physicochemical characterization, and biological evaluation are described of [PdCl(dapdoH)] (1) and [PtCl(dapdoH)] (2). Reaction of PdCl(2) with 2 equivs of dapdoH(2) in MeOH under reflux gave 1, whereas the same reaction with PtCl(2) in place of PdCl(2) gave 2 in comparable yields (70-80%). The divalent metal center in both compounds is coordinated by a terminal chloro group and a N,N',N"-tridentate chelating (η(3)) dapdoH(-) ligand. Thus, each metal ion is four coordinate with a distorted square planar geometry. Characterization of both complexes with (1)H and (13)C NMR and UV-vis and electrospray ionization mass spectroscopies confirmed their integrity in DMSO solutions. Interaction of the complexes with human and bovine serum albumin has been studied with fluorescence spectroscopy, revealing their affinity for these proteins with relatively high values of binding constants. UV study of the interaction of the complexes with calf-thymus DNA (CT DNA) has shown that they can bind to CT DNA, and the corresponding DNA binding constants have been evaluated. Cyclic voltammograms of the complexes in the presence of CT DNA solution have shown that the interaction of the complexes with CT DNA is mainly through intercalation, which has been also shown by DNA solution viscosity measurements. Competitive studies with ethidium bromide (EB) have revealed the ability of the complexes to displace the DNA-bound EB, suggesting competition with EB. The combined work demonstrates the ability of pyridyl-dioxime chelates not only to lead to polynuclear 3d-metal complexes with impressive structural motifs and interesting magnetic properties but also to yield new, mononuclear 4d- and 5d-metal complexes with biological implications.
Q: How can I remove a tag without deleting the docker image itself? Every time I pull an image, there are two tags pulled. Like this: centos 6 f07f6ca555a5 4 weeks ago 194.6 MB centos <none> f07f6ca555a5 4 weeks ago 194.6 MB How can I remove the later tag only? $ docker info Containers: 2 Running: 0 Paused: 0 Stopped: 2 Images: 13 Server Version: 1.12.1 Storage Driver: aufs Root Dir: /mnt/sda1/var/lib/docker/aufs Backing Filesystem: extfs Dirs: 181 Dirperm1 Supported: true Logging Driver: json-file Cgroup Driver: cgroupfs Plugins: Volume: local Network: bridge overlay host null Kernel Version: 4.4.17-boot2docker Operating System: Boot2Docker 1.12.1 (TCL 7.2); HEAD : ef7d0b4 - Thu Aug 18 21:18:06 UTC 2016 OSType: linux Architecture: x86_64 CPUs: 1 Total Memory: 7.604 GiB Name: default ID: WUS6:YHEN:O4U4:6GYZ:ECIX:5KQA:SAYJ:HNPY:RJB4:AEMR:QQCE:777M Docker Root Dir: /mnt/sda1/var/lib/docker Debug mode (client): false Debug mode (server): true File Descriptors: 14 Goroutines: 23 System Time: 2016-10-10T02:13:57.107136165Z EventsListeners: 0 Registry: https://index.docker.io/v1/ Labels: provider=virtualbox docker rmi $(docker images --filter "dangling=true" -q --no-trunc) This command is not working for me. Actually they are the same image. A: This is actually a 1.11.2 bug, reported in issue 23895 and issue 23503. It is supposed to be fixed in 1.12.x, with PR 23549: "Do not show empty tags for digest references in output". When a repository has a tag and digests, show tag for each digest value. Rows will not be duplicated for the same image name which has both a tag and a digest. If you still see this in 1.12.1, you should open a new issue, as it might be a regression from 1.12.0.
Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome with vasospasm in a postpartum woman after postdural puncture headache following spinal anesthesia. We describe a postpartum woman who, after an uneventful pregnancy, developed posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome after spinal anesthesia, complicated by postdural puncture headache.
# ignore-walk [![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/npm/ignore-walk.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/npm/ignore-walk) Nested/recursive `.gitignore`/`.npmignore` parsing and filtering. Walk a directory creating a list of entries, parsing any `.ignore` files met along the way to exclude files. ## USAGE ```javascript const walk = require('ignore-walk') // All options are optional, defaults provided. // this function returns a promise, but you can also pass a cb // if you like that approach better. walk({ path: '...', // root dir to start in. defaults to process.cwd() ignoreFiles: [ '.gitignore' ], // list of filenames. defaults to ['.ignore'] includeEmpty: true|false, // true to include empty dirs, default false follow: true|false // true to follow symlink dirs, default false }, callback) // to walk synchronously, do it this way: const result = walk.sync({ path: '/wow/such/filepath' }) ``` If you want to get at the underlying classes, they're at `walk.Walker` and `walk.WalkerSync`. ## OPTIONS * `path` The path to start in. Defaults to `process.cwd()` * `ignoreFiles` Filenames to treat as ignore files. The default is `['.ignore']`. (This is where you'd put `.gitignore` or `.npmignore` or whatever.) If multiple ignore files are in a directory, then rules from each are applied in the order that the files are listed. * `includeEmpty` Set to `true` to include empty directories, assuming they are not excluded by any of the ignore rules. If not set, then this follows the standard `git` behavior of not including directories that are empty. Note: this will cause an empty directory to be included if it would contain an included entry, even if it would have otherwise been excluded itself. For example, given the rules `*` (ignore everything) and `!/a/b/c` (re-include the entry at `/a/b/c`), the directory `/a/b` will be included if it is empty. * `follow` Set to `true` to treat symbolically linked directories as directories, recursing into them. There is no handling for nested symlinks, so `ELOOP` errors can occur in some cases when using this option. Defaults to `false`.
/* * Hibernate OGM, Domain model persistence for NoSQL datastores * * License: GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL), version 2.1 or later * See the lgpl.txt file in the root directory or <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl-2.1.html>. */ package org.hibernate.ogm.backendtck.type.converter; import javax.persistence.AttributeConverter; /** * @author Gunnar Morling */ public class MyStringToUpperCaseStringConverter implements AttributeConverter<MyString, String> { @Override public String convertToDatabaseColumn(MyString attribute) { return attribute != null ? attribute.toString().toUpperCase() : null; } @Override public MyString convertToEntityAttribute(String dbData) { return dbData != null ? new MyString( dbData.toLowerCase() ) : null; } }
Wednesday, a few of us appeared on the 550KRC morning show with Brian Thomas to talk about our recent successes with citizens taking back the political parties through central committee. On hand were Ohio Precinct Project co-founder, Rick Herron; newly elected “tea party” Warren County Republican Party Chairman, Ray Warrick; and Libertas Project Board Member, John Stevenot. […]
Since our launch in 2010, we have grown from a small start-up with 12 employees to an award winning international business with 15 offices and 400 employees globally. Spencer Ogden’s 10,000th placement was made by Singapore-based Mark Thompson, one of our Senior Consultants in our Oil & Gas division, for AMEC Foster Wheeler Asia Pacific Pte Ltd. Mark received a weekend in Ibiza for reaching this impressive milestone. CEO, David Spencer-Percival says, “Whilst we have seen a dip in our Oil & Gas sector due to the collapse in the price of oil, current trading within the group is strong across our other energy sectors, and it is great to reach this milestone right now. We have seen a dramatic rise in our contract runners with a 200% increase from December 2014, and we are now fast approaching 1,000 contractors." Spencer Ogden is the only recruiter to provide end-to-end solutions to our clients across every sector within the energy industry, and these milestones demonstrate the strength of our offerings across the entire energy landscape. Spencer-Percival continues, “Our diversified energy strategy is working and with a third of the year already behind us, we are comfortably on target to reach £100 million turnover and an increase in net fees and profit for 2015.”
Thermography is an imaging technique based on infrared emission by an object at a particular temperature (grey body radiation). Thermography may include passive thermography or active thermography. Active thermography involves applying a stimulus to a target to cause the target to heat or cool in such a way as to allow characteristics of the target to be observed when viewed by thermal imagery. Active thermography plays a crucial role as a non-destructive technique (NDT) in many industries, especially in aerospace. Electromagnetic excitation is the most commonly used way of exciting the sample among thermographic techniques. Thermography may also be classified as point imaging thermography, line imaging thermography, area imaging thermography and three-dimensional (3D) imaging thermography (tomography). Area or 3D imaging thermography may also be classified as one-sided or two-sided thermography. Active area imaging thermography may include a detector such as an infrared camera, a heating source as well as image processing software. For example, in a conventional one-sided optically excited thermography system, a flash lamp may be used as a source of electromagnetic radiation to illuminate a surface of a sample. An infrared camera is used to record the temperature evolution of the sample surface. The source and the detector are arranged on the same side in relation to the sample in the one-sided optically excited thermography. The camera and the flash lamp may be coupled to a computer. The computer may be configured to acquire data from the camera as well as configured to control the camera and flash lamp. As another example, in a conventional two-sided optically excited thermography system, an infrared radiator or heating lamp may be used as a source of electromagnetic radiation to illuminate a sample. The infrared camera is arranged at the side (of the sample) opposite the radiator to record the temperature evolution. The source and the detector may be arranged on opposite sides in relation to the sample in the two-sided optically excited thermography. The camera may also be coupled to a computer. The lamp radiator may be a tungsten filament lamp with broad spectral response but in general, alternative sources with spectral components from UV to microwave may also be utilized. This technique has been particularly successful in finding delaminations in Fiber Reinforced Plastics (FRP). The thermo-physical properties of such defects display a high contrast to the fibers and matrix of FRP. Such substantial contrasts allow the lateral conduction in the FRP to be disregarded and heat propagation within the sample be treated as a one-dimensional (1D) problem, making it possible to extract depth information from the thermography data. However, 1D model may only be valid if 3D diffusion can be ignored. For this to happen, one or several of the following criteria should be satisfied: The surface heating is uniform, so that there are no lateral gradients. The contrast in thermo-physical parameters between defect and sound regions of the sample is high enough to create temperature gradients much larger in comparison with deviation from one dimensional (1D) solution. The detection is performed shortly after the heat source is switched off, so that heat diffusion is minimal. Similarly this criterion can be defined if the location of the defect is close to the surface. Another conventional approach is based on laser heating. In this approach, the heating may be performed in a non-uniform manner. Through such non-uniform heating, it is possible to detect defects that strongly affect lateral heat flow, like cracks. One of the recent examples is the flying laser spot thermography system. The interaction of laser with the surface is monitored continuously using an IR camera. When the laser spot is in the vicinity of a crack, the higher thermal resistivity of the crack leads to a reduced cooling and thus to a higher maximal temperature. Eventually, it gives rise to the thermal crack signature. By differentiation of the temperature profiles in different direction, the crack orientation can be reconstructed. Few thermography methods based on laser are also employed for material properties evaluation. For example, in Time Resolved Infrared Radiometry (TRIR), the heating with a laser is used to determine thickness of the coating or the presence of delaminations. The same TRIR set-up may be used for detection of delaminations under the coating, which behave as disbonded material. In the field of aerospace, different techniques have been applied for cracks and delaminations detection. Not restricting to active thermography, these techniques include x-ray examination, dye-penetrant, ultrasound, eddy-currents, etc., and discussion on the disadvantages has been carried out. Different methods in different set-up and orientation specifically targeting thermal imaging were also discussed. A more recent discussion in the NDT industry involves the possibility of manipulating the shape of the source intensity with a constant output which clearly relates to forced diffusion thermographic instrument. Similar concept was also disclosed which uses the line-scanning method to heat and measure the sample with a photothermal test camera while the system design also allows manipulation of the laser beam shape. The contribution of ideas over the years prompted the introduction of algorithm calculation to enhance the capability of such systems. However, they only mention about the detection of high contrast defects such as cracks and delaminations, but none was found to include the detection of low-contrast defect such as minor heat damage. There are several limitations of the conventional active thermography based on flash lamps, which limit its application only to the defects with high contrast in thermophysical parameters in relation to base material under inspection: It is too challenging to achieve uniform illumination of the material, which introduces lateral temperature gradients that will dominate the IR image. Even if the uniformity of illumination can be achieved, it is practically impossible to avoid variation of the light absorption at the surface, which will depend on material composition, surface structure and finishing and presence of surface contamination. Even after the flash is applied, the glow from the lamp stays strong for several seconds and is reflected from the sample into the camera. This makes it impossible to use the thermography at early stages of thermal transition. Application in ambient condition causes cooling of the surface through convection, which contributes significantly after 10 seconds of observation. Some of the limitations of the thermography based on single laser are listed below: It requires scanning of the single beam, which restricts the analysis to a relatively small area of the sample that can be examined in a reasonably short time. Single laser approach makes it difficult to compare two different spots within the area of interest. The reason for this is that the analysis of one spot inevitably leads to the temperature increase in the whole part under investigation. Hence, the initial temperature condition for each consecutive spot is different. This issue can be ignored for high-contrast defects, like disbonds and cracks, but it will be detrimental for low-contrast defects, like incipient heat damage. A need therefore exists to provide a method of detecting defects in an object based on active thermography and a system thereof, which seek to overcome, or at least ameliorate, one or more of the deficiencies of the conventional art mentioned above. It is against this background that the present invention has been developed.
1.. Introduction {#s1} ================ Most of the world\'s population now lives in countries where fertility rates are plummeting, with a global demographic transition to low fertility projected by the end of this century \[[@RSPB20132732C1]\]. Yet explaining why and how fertility declines is a profound theoretical challenge \[[@RSPB20132732C2],[@RSPB20132732C3]\], because it remains unclear whether the fundamental causes are economic or cultural in nature \[[@RSPB20132732C2]--[@RSPB20132732C9]\]. Do individuals optimize their reproductive output based mainly on their own characteristics, or are their decisions driven by the frequency of a particular behaviour in their local community? Researchers agree that multi-causal, multi-level processes drive the onset and pace of demographic transitions \[[@RSPB20132732C4]--[@RSPB20132732C9]\]. Nonetheless, most research is focused on either micro or macro levels of analysis, with little integration between the individual predictors of fertility, for example education \[[@RSPB20132732C10]\], and the wider socio-cultural influences on reproductive decision-making. Studies comparing individual characteristics across a population often favour economic models of fertility decline; these emphasize the optimization of reproductive output based on the costs and benefits of investing in the 'quality' over the quantity of children \[[@RSPB20132732C11]--[@RSPB20132732C16]\]. However, studies comparing neighbouring populations have long suggested that people take their reproductive cues from the behaviour of others, and that social transmission and the diffusion of new cultural norms about fertility may be more important \[[@RSPB20132732C17],[@RSPB20132732C18]\]. Women\'s education is the key predictor of fertility decline \[[@RSPB20132732C10]\]. And yet, at both an individual and an aggregate level, it is unclear whether education is an economic or a cultural variable \[[@RSPB20132732C10],[@RSPB20132732C11]\]. Demographers have shown that province-, district- or sampling-area-level education is correlated with faster parity-transition rates \[[@RSPB20132732C19]--[@RSPB20132732C22]\], higher rates of contraceptive uptake \[[@RSPB20132732C19],[@RSPB20132732C23]--[@RSPB20132732C26]\] and lower fertility desires \[[@RSPB20132732C19]--[@RSPB20132732C24]\], independent of individual education. Neither micro- nor macro-level analyses explicitly incorporate the most important, intermediate-level social structures that define peoples' social interactions: their local communities and ego-networks. It remains unknown whether aggregated educational effects on individual fertility are due to social transmission of new cultural norms, or to ecological or economic differences between study areas that might incentivize fertility decline. Strong tests of cultural transmission hypotheses require community-level analysis, which most available sources of demographic data do not provide. Social network research can partly bridge this gap, but research thus far has tended to focus on contraceptive diffusion and not on fertility outcomes \[[@RSPB20132732C27]--[@RSPB20132732C30]\], and little is known about how networks themselves may change in the course of demographic transition. Measuring individual access to contraceptives or healthcare, exposure to migrants or mass media, or macro-level fertility rates may capture the general diffusion of information in a population over time \[[@RSPB20132732C11]\], but these do not necessarily capture the interpersonal cultural transmission of fertility norms and behaviour in local contexts. Cultural dynamics operate, by definition, at levels beyond the individual and should therefore be examined at the local community level. We know little about how the characteristics of other people in local villages and networks influence women\'s fertility outcomes, and the causal mechanisms by which communities may affect individuals have not been well tested. Cultural evolutionary theory provides plausible mechanistic links between individual decision-making and information flow in populations \[[@RSPB20132732C31],[@RSPB20132732C32]\]. This theory assumes that the frequency with which individuals in a group embrace different beliefs, or behave, is a good proxy for a cultural/social norm, and further, that summary measures of these frequency distributions (such as the mean and variance) can be used to compare cultural/behavioural norms between groups. Importantly, these frequencies can feed back to influence individual decisions, such that a person with similar individual characteristics may make radically different decisions in different communities, depending on what others do. Formal modelling shows that the average level of education in a community can theoretically alter the cultural dynamics of fertility decline, by modifying the social channels (modes) of communication and changing the rates by which fertility preferences are socially transmitted \[[@RSPB20132732C33]--[@RSPB20132732C35]\]. For example, higher rates of horizontal (peer-to-peer) and oblique (e.g. teacher-to-pupil) transmission may speed up the diffusion of low fertility norms even in populations that are homogeneously high in fertility, less economically developed and/or subject to natural selection pressure \[[@RSPB20132732C33]--[@RSPB20132732C35]\]. Increased frequencies of social interaction with more highly educated people and with non-kin, who are assumed to promote anti-natal values, are predicted to have a fertility-reducing effect \[[@RSPB20132732C32],[@RSPB20132732C36]\]. Higher average education in a community increases the chances that any person, irrespective of their own characteristics, is exposed to low-fertility behaviour, to contraceptive users or to other peoples' preferences for educating children \[[@RSPB20132732C31]--[@RSPB20132732C36]\]. The level of education in a community can therefore alter the speed of fertility decline by subtly affecting who we interact with, and thus the preferences we are likely to encounter. These cultural dynamics also theoretically work at a between-group level (i.e. between neighbouring populations or communities of a larger metapopulation). High rates of social transmission are predicted to homogenize behavioural norms within particular groups \[[@RSPB20132732C9],[@RSPB20132732C37],[@RSPB20132732C38]\], leading to between-group variation in the speed of fertility decline. This can expose individual communities themselves to low-fertility norms while at lower levels of education than would be expected if they were isolated \[[@RSPB20132732C35]\]. Cultural evolutionary processes can therefore potentially explain two important patterns that have been observed by demographers. First, fertility declines often differ among neighbouring populations at similar levels of economic development \[[@RSPB20132732C4],[@RSPB20132732C17],[@RSPB20132732C18]\], especially when there are social or cultural boundaries to social transmission, such as linguistic, religious or ethnic affiliations. Second, and conversely, fertility declines can spread across economic boundaries when neighbouring regions share a language or religion \[[@RSPB20132732C17],[@RSPB20132732C18],[@RSPB20132732C39]\]. Examining which mechanisms drive these patterns requires data at the appropriate level of aggregation and a representative sample of communities. In this study, we show that the average level of education in a community substantially accelerates fertility decline independent of individual- and other community-level characteristics, most likely by altering the social interactions of less educated women and thereby the types of fertility norms they encounter. We examined multi-level effects of education on both fertility decline and social network structure and composition, using new data from a randomized study of 1995 women living in 22 randomly selected communities (21 villages and one town) in a rural agricultural area of Poland. Our data provide a rarely observed but valuable insight into a mid-transitional population and our samples are representative of the villages women inhabit (see electronic supplementary material). Under-five mortality is low (see electronic supplementary material, table S1) and completed fertility is high (grand mean = 3.81 (±s.d. 2.15); [figure 1](#RSPB20132732F1){ref-type="fig"}), varying significantly across communities from an average of 3.03 (±s.d. 1.85) to 4.75 (±s.d. 2.56) children per woman at the end of her reproductive career (ANOVA, *p* = 0.024; see [figure 1](#RSPB20132732F1){ref-type="fig"} for raw data). Completed fertility is high relative to the Polish total fertility rate (TFR) when the data were collected (1.38 in 2010; electronic supplementary material) and to the TFR for the most relevant birth cohort (2.16 in 1949). Given that Poland is a developed European country, where fertility decline began around 1910 and which has had a below replacement TFR since the early 1990s \[[@RSPB20132732C40]\], such high and varied fertility is remarkable. Figure 1.Raw data showing between-community variation in completed fertility ± s.e. (*n* = 907 women aged 45+). Grand mean completed fertility ± s.d. is 3.81 ± 2.15 (solid line). Fertility is high relative to the cohort TFR for the most relevant (1949) birth cohort (2.16, dotted line), and to the national TFR when the data were collected in 2010 (1.38, dashed line). Community ID numbers give the order of sampling, with communities shown in order of increasing population density from left to right. There is no clear trend for decreased fertility in denser communities. The size of each point indicates the sample size of post-reproductive women. Note that group 12 is the town. Our study communities are characterized by centuries of peasant subsistence farming, but are now rapidly transitioning to exclusive dependence on labour-market activities. More than 65% (*n* = 1255) of respondents continue to live in subsistence farming households. The communities are geographically proximate (within an area of approx. 30 km^2^), at effectively equivalent levels of economic modernization, and are highly homogeneous with respect to religion and ethnicity. This enables us to isolate the effects of education from religious or ethnic differences between communities---this is important because fertility declines tend to spread among co-religionists and language speakers independent of economic modernization \[[@RSPB20132732C17],[@RSPB20132732C18],[@RSPB20132732C39]\]. In addition to individual variation, our data capture community-level variation in population size and density, proportion of inhabitants engaging in subsistence farming, average household material wealth and market integration (Material and methods; electronic supplementary material, table S1). We test a number of predictions designed to disentangle the contribution of cultural transmission hypotheses from purely individualistic optimizing models of fertility decline. If cultural transmission models are correct, then: (i) higher average levels of education in the community, rather than other community-level measures of economic modernization, such as wealth, market integration or population density, should accelerate fertility decline over and above individual characteristics; and (ii) less educated individuals should have lower fertility when living among a higher frequency of highly educated women.
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275 B.R. 593 (2002) In re Stanley Dean HANSON, OSD Stanley D. Hanson, O.D.P.C. FDBA Optical Expressions, Debtor. No. 01-22379 EEB. United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Colorado. April 3, 2002. *594 John F. Head, Denver, CO, for Moving Creditors. Sonja Ann Becker, Denver, CO, for debtor. AMENDED ORDER ELIZABETH E. BROWN, Bankruptcy Judge. THIS MATTER comes before the Court after an evidentiary hearing on the Motion to Dismiss, filed by creditors Janenne M. Wall, Thomas P. Malone & Associates, P.C., Daniel L. Woodrow, Terry Bernuth and James TenBrook (the "Moving Creditors"). *595 The Moving Creditors seek dismissal on two bases: (1) that the Debtor does not qualify for Chapter 13 relief because his debts exceed the debt limitations imposed by 11 U.S.C. § 109(e); and (2) for bad faith filing. Given the Court's ruling on the eligibility issue, it is not necessary to consider the bad faith claim. FACTUAL BACKGROUND In connection with the Debtor's divorce proceedings, the Arapahoe County District Court ("the state court") issued Permanent Orders and a separate Attorney Fees Order, requiring the Debtor to pay sums certain to various persons. The Debtor is presently appealing these awards, but did not obtain a stay pending appeal. As a result, during the ninety-day preference period before this bankruptcy filing, the Moving Creditors reduced their awards to judgment and obtained judgments liens against the Debtor's various real estate interests. Another group of creditors, who were also awarded amounts in these state court orders, had not yet obtained judgments or liens prior to the bankruptcy filing, nor have they formally joined on the pending Motion to Dismiss (the "Non-Moving Creditors"). The Debtor contends that the judgments held by the Moving Creditors and the amounts awarded to the Non-Moving Creditors are neither liquidated nor contingent because he disputes these claims. In his Schedules, he lists the claims of these creditors on either Schedule E or F at a "zero" amount or at an amount significantly lower than the amount of the judgment. Thus, based on a cursory look at the Schedules, the Debtor appears to be within the eligibility parameters. Each of the Moving and Non-Moving Creditors, however, filed timely claims. Each claim is based on the specific amount awarded in a state court order, with a copy of the applicable order attached, and a breakdown of the precise dollar amounts owed for principal and prepetition interest. At the hearing, the Debtor did not dispute that the Moving Creditors had obtained judgments, that the Non-Moving Creditors were awarded certain amounts in the state court orders, or that the judgment liens of the Moving Creditors were acquired during the preference period. The claims filed by the Moving Creditors total $213,620.98.[1] The claims filed by the Non-Moving Creditors total $88,426.25.[2] On his Schedule F, the Debtor lists undisputed, liquidated unsecured debts owed to other creditors, totaling $57,386.51.[3] Thus, based on a review of the Schedules and the timely-filed proofs of claim in this case, the combination of the undisputed debts, the claims of the Moving Creditors and the claims of the Non-Moving Creditors aggregates $359,433.74. ELIGIBILITY DEBT LIMITATIONS If the liens of the Moving Creditors were to be avoided as preferences, the amount of these judgments would cause the Debtor to exceed the amount of unsecured debt allowed under the eligibility requirements of 11 U.S.C. § 109(e). Section 109(e) provides, in relevant part, that *596 "[o]nly an individual with regular income that owes, on the date of the filing of the petition, noncontingent, liquidated, unsecured debts of less than $290,525 and noncontingent, liquidated, secured debts of less than $871,550 . . . may be a debtor under chapter 13 of this title."[4] In determining eligibility under Section 109(e), the Court must rely primarily on the debtor's schedules and the timely-filed proofs of claim. In re Barcal, 213 B.R. 1008, 1015 (8th Cir. BAP 1997). Whether a debt is liquidated turns on whether it is subject to "ready determination and precision in computation of the amount due." In re Sylvester, 19 B.R. 671, 673 (9th Cir. BAP 1982), quoting In re Bay Point Corp., 1 B.C.D. 1635 (Bankr.D.N.J.1975); In re Fostvedt, 823 F.2d 305, 306 (9th Cir.1987). In other words, a debt is considered to be "liquidated" if the amount is readily ascertainable. See In re Burgat, 68 B.R. 408 (Bankr.D.Colo.1986). In the present action, the debts totaling $359,433.74 are either undisputed or readily ascertained from the state court orders. A debt is noncontingent when all events giving rise to liability occurred prior to the debtor's filing for bankruptcy. In re Mazzeo, 131 F.3d 295, 303 (2nd Cir.1997). "Only if liability relies on some future extrinsic event which may never occur will the debt be held to be contingent." In re Nesbit, 2000 WL 294834, at *2 (Bankr.W.D.Pa.2000). "It is generally agreed that a debt is contingent if it does not become an obligation until the occurrence of a future event, but is noncontingent when all of the events giving rise to liability for the debt occurred prior to the debtor's filing for bankruptcy." In re Mazzeo, 131 F.3d at 303. See In re Knight, 55 F.3d 231, 236 (7th Cir.1995). See also In re Blehm, 33 B.R. 678, 680 (Bankr.D.Colo.1983); In re All Media Properties, Inc., 5 B.R. 126 (Bankr.S.D.Tex.1980), aff'd, 646 F.2d 193 (5th Cir.1981); 2 L. King, COLLIER ON BANKRUPTCY ¶ 109.06[2][b] (15th ed. rev.2001) ("In deciding whether a claim is noncontingent, and therefore counted toward the debt limits, courts have generally ruled that if a debt does not come into existence until the occurrence of a future event, the debt is contingent. . . . [A] creditor's claim is not contingent when the `triggering event' occurred prior to the filing of the chapter 13 petition.") "The majority of courts considering the question have held that merely because a debtor disputes a debt, or has potential defenses or counterclaims that might reduce the creditors' actual collection, the debt is not thereby rendered `contingent' or `unliquidated.'" In re Crescenzi, 69 B.R. 64, 65 (S.D.N.Y.1986); In re Jordan, 166 B.R. 201, 202 (Bankr.D.Me.1994) ("[T]he vast majority of courts have held that the existence of a dispute over either the underlying liability or the amount of a debt, does not automatically render the debt either contingent or unliquidated."). This District has previously adopted the majority approach: In Blehm and Burgat, each Court rejected the view that a disputed debt is unliquidated and thus must be excluded from Section 109(e) calculations. The Courts, instead, adopted the generally accepted notions that a "debt" is (a) essentially synonymous with a "claim" and (b) a claim qualifies as liquidated, if it is readily calculable or ascertainable as to amount, and (c) a debtor's dispute, defenses or counterclaims, do not affect *597 the character and classification of claim as being liquidated. [In re Blehm, 33 B.R. 678, 679 (Bankr.D.Colo.1983); In re Burgat, 68 B.R. 408, 411 (Bankr.D.Colo.1986); In re Sylvester, 19 B.R. 671, 673 (9th Cir. BAP 1982)]; See, In re Thomas, 211 F.Supp. 187, 192 (D.Colo.1962), aff'd, 327 F.2d 667 (10th Cir.1964). In re Clark, 91 B.R. 570, 574 (Bankr.D.Colo.1988) (citations supplemented). In re Cluett, 90 B.R. 505, 507 (Bankr.M.D.Fla.1988) ("the judgment obtained by [the creditor] clearly represents a liability which is fixed and which is noncontingent and remains a final and enforceable judgment until it is reversed, if ever, upon appeal"); In re Redburn, 193 B.R. 249, 259 (Bankr.W.D.Mich.1996) ("A noncontingent and liquidated state court judgment debt is not turned into a `contingent' debt merely because an appeal is lodged by a debtor."). Consequently, the Moving and Non-Moving Creditors' awards are noncontingent and liquidated. The only remaining issue is whether the Moving Creditors' judgment lien claims are deemed secured or unsecured for eligibility purposes under Section 109(e). In In re Toronto, 165 B.R. 746 (Bankr.D.Conn.1994), the creditor held a judicial lien on the debtors' homestead which the debtors avoided postpetition as a preference. The creditor filed a motion to dismiss, alleging that the debtors did not qualify for Chapter 13 relief because, with the avoidance of the judicial lien, they exceeded the unsecured debt limitations set forth in Section 109(e). The debtors argued that, for Section 109(e) purposes, the unsecured claim arose only with the entry of the judgment setting aside the lien. The bankruptcy court disagreed, specifically finding that, for the purposes of Section 109(e), the unsecured claim did not arise when the post-petition judgment voiding the lien was entered, but rather existed as of the date of the filing of the petition. The court held that the debt limitations of Section 109(e) must be construed to include claims deemed unsecured by operation of the Bankruptcy Code. The movant's unsecured claim arose as a result of the debtors' "recovery" of their residence, see § 550(a), by the avoidance of the involuntary "transfer" of a lien to the movant, see § 101(54)[58]. Section 502(h) therefore mandates that the movant's claim be determined and allowed as though it had arisen before the date the petition was filed. See
Autonomous control of phosphatidylinositol turnover by histamine and acetylcholine receptors in the N1E-115 neuron-like cell line. Histamine was found to stimulate the turnover of phosphatidylinositol (PI) in cultures of neuron-like NE-115 cells. Turnover was measured by increased production of [3H]inositol phosphates (breakdown) and by accelerated incorporation of 32P into PI (resynthesis). Data were consistent with hydrolysis of polyphosphoinositides being the initial event in receptor-stimulated PI turnover. This response to histamine desensitized within 10 min. Receptor systems for histamine and acetylcholine were tested for possible interactions: PI turnover in response to dual stimulation was approximately equal to the sum of the individual responses while prior desensitization of the acetylcholine receptor system had no effect on subsequent stimulation of the histamine receptor system. These results are consistent with the hypothesis that components of acetylcholine and histamine receptor systems responsible for PI turnover are autonomously organized and regulated. and regulated.
Sex myths without substance: Mislabelling Japan - pjan http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/comment/sex-myths-without-substance-mislabelling-japan-8911325.html &quot;These stories gain traction because they support a simplistic view of East Asia which is at best patronising and at worst overtly racist [...] The collective obsession with portraying Japan as a nation of tech-obsessed sexual deviants dehumanises its citizens and echoes orientalist attitudes that should be long since dead and buried.&quot; ====== mbubb Glad to see this article. I found that Guardian article very disturbing and anecdotal. The Vice followup was worse (at one point characterizing Japanese culture as "South East Asian"). ~~~ pjan I thought the Guardian article was ok-ish - it was hitting the point, yet interspersed with anecdotes and definitely clickbait titled. The worst was BBC's documentary (which I would expect to be of high quality and standards) that was painting Japanese men as all being part of this in fact very tiny niche of a niche of virtual-girlfriend-dating otaku from AKB. As a westerner living in Asia, I must admit that some have quirky habits to my standards (but then again, which nationality hasn't in the eyes of foreigners), but the way they are portrayed in media is sensation seeking, mostly plain wrong, and a caricature akin to "the infantile Africans in Tintin in the Congo".
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Newtown, Pennsylvania Newtown is the name of some places in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania: Newtown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania Newtown Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania Newtown, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania Newtown Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania See also Newton Township, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania North Newton Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania South Newton Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania
Alcohol consumption and blood-cerebrospinal fluid barrier dysfunction in man. The cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)/serum albumin ratio has been used a marker for blood CSF barrier permeability in 116 normal patients. We attempted to correlate the CSF/serum albumin ratio with a number of clinically measurable parameters including alcohol consumption. Alcohol consumption had a significant effect on the blood-CSF barrier. Our data indicate that alcohol increases blood CSF barrier permeability in a dose-dependent manner. The measured values of parameters indirectly indicative of alcohol consumption, such as gamma-glutamyltranspeptidase (gamma-GT) and erythrocyte mean corpuscular volume (MCV), were also correlated with enhanced blood-CSF barrier permeability. Although an apparent influence of age, body weight and sex on blood-CSF barrier permeability was observed, these correlations were not separable from the effect of alcohol consumption.
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Q: Java ftpclient application doesn't connect I am new to android and java programing. I write following code to connect to ftp server public class NewMainActivity extends Activity { TextView Display; //declare a public FTP client object. public FTPClient mFTPClient = null; @Override protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) { super.onCreate(savedInstanceState); setContentView(R.layout.activity_new_main); final TextView Display = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.tvResults); try { mFTPClient = new FTPClient(); // connecting to the host mFTPClient.connect("www.filegenie.com",21); // now check the reply code, if positive mean connection success if (FTPReply.isPositiveCompletion(mFTPClient.getReplyCode())) { // login using username & password boolean status = mFTPClient.login("user", "MyPassword"); // Set File Transfer Mode mFTPClient.setFileType(FTP.BINARY_FILE_TYPE); mFTPClient.enterLocalPassiveMode(); Display.setText("Correct"+ String.valueOf(status)); //return status; } }catch(Exception e) { Display.setText(" Exception message is = "+e.getMessage()+" Reply code = "+mFTPClient.getReplyCode()); } } When I run this code I get no specific error but the program didn't execute mFTPClient.connect method and jumps to the 'Exception' part and I get "null" as exception getMessage and "0" as ReplyCode. I have import all the required files such as import org.apache.commons.net.ftp.FTP; import org.apache.commons.net.ftp.FTPClient; import org.apache.commons.net.ftp.FTPReply; I am using eclipse and ADT Build v22.0.1-685705. I have also included commons-net-3.3, commons-net-3.3-sources and commons-net-examples-3.3 files in the android project's lib, and also included the java files and folders from commons-net-3.3-src | src | main | java | org | apache | commons | net folder to the Android project's src folder by creating the folders org | apache | commons | net. I could not figured out what is the problem. Can any one help me in this regard. The same server can be accessed with a comercial ftp client. Thanks in advance. A: I've tried your code and it works ok. Based on the response code you're getting I assume the connection to the server has not been even established. Make sure you have granted your app with INTERNET permission in the manifest file: <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" /> EDIT: From the exception stack trace it's clear, that you're trying to execute this code from a main thread. In Android 3.0 (Honeycomb) or later you're not permitted to execute any network call in UI thread by default. The reason is simple: network call may block for an indefinite amount of time, effectively freezing application UI. You have two options how to fix it: Lazy way - Disable therad check for network calls: StrictMode.ThreadPolicy policy = new StrictMode.ThreadPolicy.Builder() .permitAll() .build(); StrictMode.setThreadPolicy(policy); You can always enable thread checks again using StrictMode.ThreadPolicy policy = new StrictMode.ThreadPolicy.Builder() .detectAll() .penaltyLog() .penaltyDeath() .build(); StrictMode.setThreadPolicy(policy); Proper way - execute FTP calls from a background worker thread using AsyncTask. Take a look here for examples and comprehensive explanation about AsyncTasks.
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--- abstract: 'The transverse Ising model (TIM), with pseudospins representing the lattice polarization, is often used as a simple description of ferroelectric materials. However, we demonstrate that the TIM, as it is usually formulated, provides an incorrect description of SrTiO$_{3}$ films and interfaces because of its inadequate treatment of spatial inhomogeneity. We correct this deficiency by adding a pseudospin anisotropy to the model. We demonstrate the physical need for this term by comparison of the TIM to a typical Landau-Ginzburg-Devonshire model. We then demonstrate the physical consequences of the modification for two model systems: a ferroelectric thin film, and a metallic LaAlO$_{3}$/SrTiO$_{3}$ interface. We show that, in both cases, the modified TIM has a substantially different polarization profile than the conventional TIM. In particular, at low temperatures the formation of quantized states at LaAlO$_{3}$/SrTiO$_{3}$ interfaces only occurs in the modified TIM.' address: '$^1$Department of Physics and Astronomy, Trent University, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada, K9L 0G2' author: - Kelsey S Chapman$^1$ and W A Atkinson$^1$ bibliography: - 'refs.bib' title: 'Modified transverse Ising model for the dielectric properties of SrTiO$_3$ films and interfaces' --- [*Keywords*]{}: strontium titanate, interface, two-dimensional electron gas, transverse Ising model, ferroelectric films Introduction ============ The transverse Ising model (TIM) was developed by deGennes in 1963 to describe the ferroelectric transition in hydrogen-bonded materials like potassium dihydrogen phosphate (KDP) [@degennes63]. As suggested by its name, the model formally describes a system of magnetic Ising moments in a transverse magnetic field [@stinchcombe73], and since its discovery it has become significant because it is one of the simplest models to exhibit a quantum phase transition [@Sachdev:2011]. The focus of this work is more practical; we explore the use of the TIM to describe the dielectric properties of SrTiO$_3$. Indeed, the TIM has been used widely to model the low-energy physics of systems in which local degrees of freedom can be represented by pseudospins [@stinchcombe73]. In KDP, for example, the $S=\frac{1}{2}$ Ising spin states represent the two degenerate positions available to each hydrogen atom, while the transverse field represents the quantum mechanical tunneling between the states. Because the TIM starts from a picture of fluctuating local dipole moments, it naturally describes materials, like KDP, with order-disorder transitions. However, the model has also been applied to materials like SrTiO$_3$, which are close to a displacive ferroelectric transition. While there are some clear discrepancies between the model and experiments [@Muller:1979wa], the mean-field TIM nonetheless gives a useful quantitative phenomenology for the dielectric properties of both pure [@hemberger95; @hemberger96] and doped[@kleemann00; @kleemann02; @kleemann98_di; @wu03; @guo12] SrTiO$_3$. The local nature of the Ising pseudospins makes the TIM valuable as a model for inhomogeneous systems, including doped quantum paraelectrics [@kleemann00; @kleemann02; @kleemann98_di; @wu03; @guo12], ferroelectric thin films [@wangcl92; @sun08; @oubelkacem09; @wangCD10; @lu13; @li16], superlattices [@wangCL00; @yao02], and various low-dimensional structures [@xin99; @lang07; @lu14]. However, we show here that the TIM, as it is conventionally formulated, fails to correctly describe SrTiO$_3$ whenever nanoscale inhomogeneity is important. Most egregiously, the TIM fails to predict the formation of a quantized two-dimensional electron gas (2DEG) at LaAlO$_3$/SrTiO$_3$ interfaces, in contradiction with both theory and experiments [@gariglio15]. The goal of this paper is to propose a modification that we believe captures the essential physics of spatial inhomogeneity, and to compare it to the conventional TIM for model SrTiO$_3$ thin films and interfaces. In the TIM, the lattice polarization $P_{i}$ in unit cell $i$ is modelled by a pseudospin. This polarization is given by $$\label{P} P_{i} = \mu \eta S^{(3)}_{i},$$ where $\mu$ sets the scale of the electric dipole moment, $\eta = a^{-3}$ is the volume density of dipoles, and $a$ is the lattice constant. The pseudospin is usually taken to be $S=\frac 12$, and $S^{(3)}_{i}$ is the third component of the corresponding three-dimensional pseudospin vector ${\mathbf{S}}_{i}$. The other two components, $S^{(1)}_{i}$ and $S^{(2)}_{i}$, are fictitious degrees of freedom, with only the projection of ${\bf S}_i$ onto the $(3)$-axis corresponding to the physical polarization. (The unpolarized state is therefore described by the pseudospin lying entirely in the $(1)$-$(2)$ plane.) In a quantum model, $S^{(3)}_{i}$ is the expectation value of the operator $\hat{S}^{(3)}_{i}$, which is identical to the spin matrix $\hat{S}^{z}$ but which acts within pseudospin space. The simplest version of the $S = \frac 12$ TIM is [@hemberger96] $$\label{TIM_orig} \hat{H} = - \Omega \sum_{i} \hat{S}^{(1)}_{i} - J_{1} \sum_{\langle i, i' \rangle} \hat{S}^{(3)}_{i} \hat{S}^{(3)}_{i'} - \mu \sum_{i} E_{i} \hat{S}^{(3)}_{i},$$ where $\Omega$ plays the role of a transverse magnetic field that flips the Ising spins, $J_1$ is a nearest-neighbour coupling constant with $\langle i,i' \rangle$ indicating nearest-neighbour sites, and $E_i$ is the electric field in unit cell $i$. For $J_1>0$, the model tends towards a ferroelectric state at low temperatures; however, this is limited by $\Omega$, which disorders the ferroelectric state. Under mean-field theory the model predicts a ferroelectric phase transition only if $\Omega < Z J_{1}$, where $Z$ is the coordination number of the lattice. Although the TIM is only microscopically justified for order-disorder ferroelectrics, it is often used as a tool to characterize ferroelectrics of all types, and variations of this model have been applied to ferroelectricity in perovskites, including BaTiO$_{3}$ [@zhang00] and SrTiO$_3$ (STO) [@hemberger96]. As a phenomenological model, the TIM is more complex than simple Landau-Ginzburg-Devonshire theories; however, it is also more versatile. The TIM, for example, is particularly well-suited to doped quantum paraelectrics, namely Sr$_{1-x}$M$_x$TiO$_3$ with M typically representing Ca or Ba [@kleemann00; @kleemann02; @kleemann98_di; @wu03; @tao04; @guo12]. In these materials, small dopant concentrations are sufficient to induce a ferroelectric transition. Several groups have successfully modeled these materials as binary alloys of SrTiO$_3$ and MTiO$_3$ with doping-independent model parameters [@kleemann02; @kleemann98_di; @wu03; @tao04; @guo12]. The current work is motivated by the application of the TIM to metallic LaAlO$_{3}$/SrTiO$_{3}$ (LAO/STO) interfaces. These, and other related perovskite interfaces, have been widely studied since the discovery in 2004 that a 2DEG appears spontaneously at the interface when the LAO film is more than four unit cells thick [@ohtomo04]. This system is rich with interesting properties, including coexisting ferromagnetism and superconductivity [@Brinkman:2007fk; @Reyren:2007gv; @Dikin:2011gl], nontrivial spin-orbit effects [@BenShalom:2010kv; @Caviglia:2010jv], a metal-insulator transition [@thiel06; @Liao:2011bk], gate-controlled superconductivity [@Caviglia:2008uh], and a possible nematic transition at (111) interfaces [@Miao:2016hr; @Davis:2017; @Boudjada:2018; @Boudjada:2019]. Furthermore, STO’s proximity to the ferroelectric state has led to suggestions that quantum fluctuations shape its band structure [@atkinson17] and support superconductivity [@Edge:2015fj; @Dunnett:2018]. More generally, there has been a growing appreciation that lattice degrees of freedom play a key role in shaping the electronic structure near LAO/STO interfaces [@Behtash:2016dt; @Lee:2016dj; @Gazquez:2017bu; @raslan18]. With this in mind, the recent discovery that ferroelectric-like properties persist in some metallic perovskites [@Rischau:2017vj] naturally leads one to explore the effects of Ca or Ba doping on LAO/STO interfaces and, as described above, the TIM provides a natural framework in which to do this. We found, however, that the TIM as it is usually formulated in equation cannot reproduce the interfacial 2DEG and therefore fails to describe even the simple LAO/STO interface. In this work, we explain the reason for this failure and propose a modification to the TIM. In , we introduce the modified model and by comparison with the standard Landau-Ginzburg-Devonshire (LGD) expansion, illustrate why the failure arises and how we fix it. As a simple example, we apply the modified model to ferroelectric thin films. In , we then apply the model to the LAO/STO interface, and show explicitly how the modification allows for the formation of the 2DEG. Inhomogeneous Ferroelectrics {#sec:FE} ============================ We begin by describing a modified TIM () that contains an additional anisotropic interaction; depending on its sign, this interaction generates either a pseudospin easy axis or easy plane. We obtain mean-field equations for the pseudospin and susceptibility, and by comparison to the LGD theory () we show that the Landau parameters are under-determined by the conventional TIM. Essentially, the problem is that equation contains three adjustable parameters ($\Omega$, $J_1$, and $\mu$), while the simplest LGD model requires four parameters to describe an inhomogeneous system. The additional interaction in the modified TIM fixes this discrepancy. In sections \[sec:fit\] and \[sec:J1\] we obtain fits to the model parameters for the case of STO. As a simple application, in we explore how the new term modifies the polarization distribution of a ferroelectric thin film. The Modified TIM {#sec:TIM} ---------------- The modified Hamiltonian for general pseudospin $S$ is $$\begin{aligned} \label{TIM_full} \fl \hat{H} = - \Omega \sum_{i} \hat{S}^{(1)}_{i} - \frac{J_{1}}{2S} \sum_{\langle i,i' \rangle} \hat{S}^{(3)}_{i} \hat{S}^{(3)}_{i'} - \frac{J_\mathrm{an}}{2S} \sum_{i} \hat{S}^{(3)}_{i} \hat{S}^{(3)}_{i} - \mu \sum_{i} E_{i} \hat{S}^{(3)}_{i}.\end{aligned}$$ This is equivalent to the Blume-Capel model in a transverse magnetic field [@Albayrak:2013]. The third term introduces an anisotropic pseudospin energy. If $J_\mathrm{an} > 0$, this term tends to align dipoles along the (3)-axis, making it an easy axis, which enhances the polarization; if $J_\mathrm{an} < 0$, the term tilts the dipole away from the (3)-axis, creating an easy plane and reducing the polarization. The TIM is traditionally formulated with a spin-$\frac 12$ pseudospin. In that case, $\hat{S}^{(3)}_{i}$ is written in terms of a Pauli spin matrix, and $(\hat{S}^{(3)}_{i})^2$ is proportional to the identity
Introduction ============ The devastating prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), together with better knowledge of pathogenesis of the disease, have prompted search for new treatment strategies. Dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) inhibitors offer novel opportunities for the management of T2DM as they are endowed with a new mechanism of action, potentiating the physiological function of endogenous incretin, glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1). Although cleavage of GLP-1 is recognized as the only clinically relevant enzymatic effect of DPP-4, this enzyme recognizes as target glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP), another incretin that shares insulinotropic activity with GLP-1, but is devoid of other properties such as reduction of glucagon release, delay of gastric emptying, and suppression of appetite (Baggio and Drucker, [@B2]). In addition, besides incretins, other substrates of DPP-4, not directly involved in the control of glycemic homeostasis have been identified. These include different peptides with recognized renal and cardiovascular effects such as Brain Natriuretic Peptide (BNP), Neuropeptide Y (NPY), Peptide YY (PYY), and type 1 Stromal-Derived Factor (SDF-1α; Hocher et al., [@B30]). Although we are far from identifying a direct link between inhibition of DPP-4, modified cleavage of these peptides and clinical correlates, it cannot be excluded that changes in their metabolism account for additional outcomes of DPP-4 inhibition that are increasingly emerging from preclinical studies. Drugs belonging to the class of DPP-4 inhibitors are virtually devoid of any hypoglycemic effect and have no significant impact on body weight. In addition, with respect to other drugs belonging to the incretin family, DPP-4 inhibitors offer the undeniable advantage of oral administration. Five DDP-4 inhibitors are available, including sitagliptin, saxagliptin, vildagliptin, and the more recent linagliptin and alogliptin (Russell-Jones and Gough, [@B44]). At present sitagliptin, linagliptin and saxagliptin are marketed in US, sitagliptin, saxagliptin, and vildagliptin have been approved in Europe and alogliptinis already present only in the Japanese market and has just received approval by US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Linagliptin represents the most recently approved of this class of anti-diabetic drugs both in US and Europe. Rather than analyzing the clinical properties of linagliptin, when used either as monotherapy or as add-on therapy to other anti-diabetic drugs, this review is aimed at emphasizing specific features of this molecule from preclinical studies to pharmacokinetics and interaction with other drugs. Particular attention is given to linagliptin effect in animal models, as this may represent a unique opportunity to know in depth features of the molecule that can help to disclose properties not so evident from clinical studies. Chemistry ========= (8-(3-(R)-Aminopiperidin-1-yl)-7-but-2-ynyl-3-methyl-1-(4-methyl-quinazolin-2-ylmethyl)-3,7dihydropurine-2,6-dione; linagliptin) is a DPP-4 inhibitor with a xanthine-based structure. Its nature makes it different from other compounds of the same class (saxagliptin, sitagliptin, vildagliptin, with the exception of alogliptin) that are all peptidomimetic molecules. Linagliptin binds tightly to the core of the DPP-4 enzyme forming three hydrogen bonds between the amino function on the piperidine ring and acceptor groups on residues Glu205, Glu206, Tyr662. A fourth hydrogen bond is formed between the C-6 carbonyl of the xanthine scaffold and the backbone amide of residue Tyr631. Finally, aromatic stacking interactions are established between the xanthine ring and Tyr547 as well as between the quinazoline ring and Trp629 (Eckhardt et al., [@B9]). Pharmacology: Pharmacodynamics ============================== Linagliptin inhibits DPP-4 activity *in vitro* with an IC50 value of 1 nM, exhibiting a potency higher than all other DDP-4 inhibitors which yield IC50 values of 19 (sitagliptin), 24 (alogliptin), 50 (saxagliptin), and 62 (vildagliptin) nM, respectively (Thomas et al., [@B49]). Maximal efficacy for DPP-4 inhibition is similar for linagliptin and other compounds of the same class. The kinetics of linagliptin interaction with DPP-4 reveals a slow dissociation from the enzyme with a calculated *k*~off~ rate (3 × 10^−5^/s) that is approximately 10-fold slower than the off-rate for vildagliptin (Thomas et al., [@B49]). Linagliptin exhibits a 10,000-fold higher selectivity for DPP-4 than for other dipeptidyl peptidases such as DPP-2, DPP-8, and DPP-9, a property that makes this molecule, together with alogliptin, the highest selective compound vs. DPP-4. Similarly, the selectivity of linagliptin vs. peptidases N and P, prolyl oligopeptidases, and proteases such as trypsin, plasmin, and thrombin is much more than 10,000-fold. Linagliptin also inhibits fibroblast activating protein (FAP) with an IC50 of 89 nM (about 90-fold higher selectivity vs. DPP-4; Gao et al., [@B17]; Thomas et al., [@B49]; Deacon, [@B6]). This effect appears interesting as FAP is a protease with high potentials: it is considered in fact a marker of fibroblasts in tumor growth and is also expressed in activated fibroblasts involved in tissue remodeling (O'Brien and O'Connor, [@B40]). Whether and how the inhibition of FAP may contribute to the clinical effects of linagliptin is not known at present, but it is of interest that linagliptin exerts a role in reparative processes following wound injury. Pre-Clinical Studies ==================== Pharmacokinetics ---------------- Pharmacokinetics of linagliptin is characterized by its binding to the DPP-4 target, not only in plasma, but mainly in tissues, where the enzyme is bound to membranes (Greischel et al., [@B27]). After single or repeated oral administration in male Fischer rats, linagliptin is highly present in kidney, liver, and lung, coincident with the distribution of DPP-4 (Fuchs et al., [@B15]; Retlich et al., [@B42]). Absorption of linagliptin is modified by intestinal P-glycoprotein. In Wistar rats receiving a single oral dose of linagliptin, administration of a P-glycoprotein inhibitor produced an increased bioavailability of the drug (Fuchs et al., [@B14]), suggesting that P-glycoprotein activity limits absorption of linagliptin. Intravenous administration produces a non-linear increase in linaglipin tissue concentrations with increasing doses, suggesting the presence of saturable binding sites. These correspond with peripheral DPP-4, either in plasma and tissues, as also suggested by the fact that, in DPP-4-deficient rats, the amount of linagliptin in tissues increases linearly with dose and is eliminated rapidly whereas, in wild-type rats, increase in tissues is less dose proportional and its peripheral decline is much slower compared to DPP-4-deficient rats (Retlich et al., [@B42]). Following administration of a low-dose of linagliptin, AUC is significantly reduced and terminal half-life is significantly shorter in DPP-4 deficient rats compared to wild-type animals (Retlich et al., [@B42]). Hence, binding to DPP-4 in plasma and tissues potently affects linagliptin pharmacokinetics leading to a non-linear profile, a long terminal half-life, and a prolonged exposure to the drug. Based on these observations, and as also confirmed in human studies, tissue accumulation of linagliptin is unlikely and steady state conditions are reached very quickly. Metabolism does not primarily affect linagliptin that is rather mainly eliminated unmodified. After repeated oral administration, the great part of linagliptin is excreted through the intestinal tract, a major part through the bile and a minor component (about 12%) directly into the gut, independently of biliary excretion (Fuchs et al., [@B15]). In contrast only traces are found in urine (Fuchs et al., [@B14],[@B15]). Furthermore, following a single oral administration, the majority of drug is eliminated within 24 h, although about 4% is still present after 96 h. In vivo studies in animal models -------------------------------- Administration of linagliptin to Han Wistar rats produces inhibition of DPP-4 in plasma that appears after 30 min, is maintained 7 h after treatment and is still present at 24 h. Maximal effects are observed with doses of 3 and 10 mg/kg (90% inhibition), whereas more than 70% inhibition is achieved following 1 mg/kg. Calculated ED50 values are 0.3 and 0.9 mg/kg, 7 and 24 h post-dose, respectively (Thomas et al., [@B49]). If inhibition of plasma DPP-4 activity is compared with that achieved using the same dosage of other DPP-4 inhibitors, linagliptin exhibits a similar efficacy vs. other compounds, at the 7 h time point. An exception is sitagliptin, that appears less effective at both time points examined, 7 and 24 h. In contrast, at 24 h, linagliptin exhibits a sustained and maximal inhibition of DPP-4 activity, not observed with the other drugs (Thomas et al., [@B49]). Similar to other DPP-4 inhibitors, linagliptin (1 mg/kg) reduces blood glucose levels and suppresses glucose AUC between 0 and 120 min (about 50% reduction), when administered 45 min before glucose challenge. In contrast to other compounds, linagliptin maintains this effect (between 20 and 30% AUC reduction) when administration of the drug precedes by 16 h glucose load (Thomas et al., [@B49]). In diabetic Zucker rats, administration of linagliptin 30 min or 24 h before an oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) reduces blood glucose peak levels and plasma glucose AUC. This effect is accompanied by increase in GLP-1 and insulin levels (Thomas et al., [@B49]). In animals treated with linagliptin, while the increase of GLP-1 levels precedes glucose load and is maintained thereafter, insulin levels are not elevated in the fasting state, but sharply increase after feeding. In an established animal model of diabetes, obtained with administration of a low-dose streptozotocin (STZ) and high-fat diet (HFD), the HFD/STZ rat exhibiting both hyperglycemia and hyperinsulinemia, oral daily administration of linagliptin (1, 3, 10 mg/kg), for 4 weeks, produces a dose-dependent inhibition of plasma DPP-4 (by 59, 78, and 87% with increasing doses) vs. levels at time 0, when measurements are carried out at
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Q: Ghost light following main light at point of origin I have a spotlight in my OpenGL project, the light currently shines down the -z axis like a ceiling light, towards the floor, which is just a big quad. I currently have a cube at the origin of the light, that follows the light around, so I can see exactly where the light is at all times. My problem is that there is another brighter spotlight that follows the main light, it starts at the origin, or the bottom left corner of the floor. I'd like to remove this white light, as I don't know what's causing it, or how to remove it. I have tried to play around with some of the variables and see their impact, but I've had little to no success. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated. The error: //ceiling light GLfloat Light_Ambient[] = { 1.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f }; GLfloat Light_Diffuse[] = { 0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f, 1.0f }; GLfloat Light_Position[] = { Sun.X, Sun.Y, Sun.Z, 1.0f }; GLfloat Spot_Direction[] = { 0.0f, 0.0f, -1.0f }; //ambient GLfloat Light_Ambient1[] = { 0.4f, 0.4f, 0.4f, 1.0f }; GLfloat Light_Diffuse1[] = { 1.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f, 0.0f }; GLfloat Light_Position1[] = { Sun.X, Sun.Y, Sun.Z, 1.0f }; //ceiling light glLightfv(GL_LIGHT0, GL_AMBIENT, Light_Ambient); glLightfv(GL_LIGHT0, GL_DIFFUSE, Light_Diffuse); glLightfv(GL_LIGHT0, GL_POSITION, Light_Position); glLightf(GL_LIGHT0, GL_SPOT_CUTOFF, 55); glLightfv(GL_LIGHT0, GL_SPOT_DIRECTION, Spot_Direction); glLightf(GL_LIGHT0, GL_SPOT_EXPONENT, 5); glEnable(GL_LIGHT0); //ambient glLightfv(GL_LIGHT1, GL_AMBIENT, Light_Ambient1); glLightfv(GL_LIGHT1, GL_DIFFUSE, Light_Diffuse1); glLightfv(GL_LIGHT1, GL_POSITION, Light_Position1); glEnable(GL_LIGHT1); A: I changed some things around and I seem to have solved it. //ceiling light GLfloat Light_Ambient[] = { 1.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f }; GLfloat Light_Diffuse[] = { 0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f, 1.0f }; GLfloat Light_Position[] = { Sun.X, Sun.Y, Sun.Z, 1.0f }; GLfloat Spot_Direction[] = { 0.0f, 0.0f, -1.0f }; //ambient GLfloat Light_Ambient1[] = { 0.6f, 0.6f, 0.6f, 1.0f }; GLfloat Light_Diffuse1[] = { 1.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f, 0.0f }; GLfloat Light_Position1[] = { 0, 0, 0, 0.0f }; //ceiling light glLightfv(GL_LIGHT0, GL_AMBIENT, Light_Ambient); glLightfv(GL_LIGHT0, GL_DIFFUSE, Light_Diffuse); glLightfv(GL_LIGHT0, GL_POSITION, Light_Position); glLightf(GL_LIGHT0, GL_SPOT_CUTOFF, 55); glLightfv(GL_LIGHT0, GL_SPOT_DIRECTION, Spot_Direction); glLightf(GL_LIGHT0, GL_SPOT_EXPONENT, 20); glEnable(GL_LIGHT0); //ambient glLightfv(GL_LIGHT1, GL_AMBIENT, Light_Ambient1); glLightfv(GL_LIGHT1, GL_DIFFUSE, Light_Diffuse1); glLightfv(GL_LIGHT1, GL_POSITION, Light_Position1); glEnable(GL_LIGHT1); UPDATE: I'm returning to edit this months later simply because I feel that this answer may help a lot of people with OpenGL and this confusion with lights. If your lights are broken (like mine were) there's actually a good chance there's nothing wrong with your lights at all, but how you're rendering the world. It's worthwhile to remember that opengl looks a little like this: https://imgur.com/a/saYxy What I was actually doing wrong, as you can see from my initial question i was convinced that the Z was the Y and the Y was the Z, and vice versa, this broke all of my lighting calculations back then. If your lights look like mine do, there's a good chance that you're confusing your axis, it isn't that hard to do this when moving from 2d to 3D opengl.
how do call graphs resolve function pointers? I am implementing a call graph program for a C using perl script. I wonder how to resolve call graphs for function pointers using output of 'objdump'? How different call graph applications resolve function pointers? Are function pointers resolved at run time or they can be done statically? EDIT How do call graphs resolve cycles in static evaluation of program? Answers It is easy to build a call graph of A-calls-B when the call statement explicitly mentions B. It is much harder to handle indirect calls, as you've noticed. Good static analysis tools form estimates of the contents of pointer variables by propagating pointer assignments/copies/arithmetic across program data flows (inter and intra-procedural ["global"]) using a variety of schemes, often conservative ("you get too much"). Without such an estimate, you cannot have any idea what a pointer contains and therefore simply cannot make a useful prediction (well, you can use the ultimate conservative estimate that it will go anywhere, but I think you've already rejected that solution).
Jennifer got ME a gift cert. to urban retreat. How nice is that? She loved her gift from me--the bucke on the purse was the same color turquoise eye shadow she has--crazy! How's Alexandras' sales today? Alexandra Saler@EES 12/18/2000 09:24 AM To: Jeffrey A Shankman/HOU/ECT@ECT cc: Subject: Re: it talked about Net Works. you are at the bottom of the page where it talks about Global. To: Alexandra Saler/HOU/EES@EES cc: Subject: Re: So I looked on the dec 15 issue--where did you see my name? Chloe was asking about you this morn! Dog's go on winter break Jan 5--so hopefully before then. Alexandra Saler@EES 12/18/2000 08:13 AM To: Jeffrey A Shankman/HOU/ECT@ECT cc: Subject: your name looked great in eBiz this morning. I am very prould of you! I crashed last night. When can I come back to play with Chloe?
A young guy in the Indianapolis metro area reviews food and gives his opinion on damn near everything in the food world. Eat Random The idea for this blog is to blog about everything I think about food and food culture. I'll tell you what I like to eat, where I like to eat it and if I thought it was good or if I thought it was crap. My thoughts about food could go anywhere. Hey if you don't like it go blog at methodicaldudereallythinksalotaboutthefoodhesgoingtoeat.blogspot.com Wednesday, August 31, 2011 Product Review: Dr. Pepper Ten Pretty much since the very invention of diet soda beverage companies have been trying everything they can possibly frickin think of to make that very thing they invented taste more like the stuff they were already selling. Frankly, I don't get it. When I drink pop I prefer diet. Not really so much for it's "diet" properties, but I like it simply because I prefer the less sweet taste that accompanies it. Call me crazy, but it's what my parents drank when I was growing up and it's what I'm used to. However, typically for me this usually just applies to Coke vs Diet Coke. Diet Coke has it's own distinct flavor and isn't trying to be something it isn't. Unfortunately, the same can't really be said for other "diet" beverages like Coke Zero, Diet Mt Dew and Diet Dr. Pepper. Oh Dr. Pepper, you are the most curious of beverages. It has a flavor you can't quite place, but most people either love it or hate it. Personally, I'm in the former camp having converted from the latter within the last year or so. It's even the one kind of pop that the manufacturer proudly claims that it "tastes more like regular Dr. Pepper". Or at least they used to anyway. Maybe one of the wizards at Dr. Pepper Snapple decided like I did that maybe their diet version doesn't have so much appeal after all. Hence the creation of Dr. Pepper Ten. Dr. Pepper Ten was so new that when I bought it at the gas station it wasn't even entered as a product into the cash register yet, but the premise behind the drink is an old one. People like regular Dr. Pepper. People are trying to cut calories. People don't like Diet Dr. Pepper. Compromise and give them a Dr. Pepper with some but not zero calories. In this case the caloric count is 10 per serving or 20 per bottle. I had my hopes up for something a little less cloyingly sweet than regular, but a little less unappealing aftertaste than diet. After drinking the whole bottle I honestly have to say the results are a little inconclusive. I will say definitively that it really doesn't taste like regular Dr. Pepper, but more importantly I couldn't really discern what makes it different than the diet version already on the market. It tasted no sweeter and hand no different or stronger flavors. A swing and a miss here. Chalk it up as just another marketing ploy to sell more of what is basically their already existing Diet Dr. Pepper formula. Try it out yourself and let me know if you agree or disagree. No I haven't retired. I've just been lazy I guess. I've been working extra hours, and it's been hard to get myself to sit down and blog when I come home. I'm going to try to sit down this weekend and do several posts and time them out. I should include several restaurant reviews so stay tuned. About Me I'm a 27 year old man living in the Indianapolis area and I love food. I like to eat well, but affordable and without pretense. If you have any restaurant suggestions feel free to email me at brentasmith@att.net
Q: Inertial and non-inertial reference frames My book states that: A reference frame attached to earth is not inertial because it is revolving around the sun and it is rotating about its own axis. Don't we need a specified observer's frame to comment on other frames? If the observer's frame was on Earth won't Earth be inertial? I have read other answers to questions based on inertial and non-inertial on this site. I just want to clarify if what I am thinking is right. A: Don't we need a specified observer's frame to comment on other frames? If the observer's frame was on Earth won't Earth be inertial? No, being inertial frame is a property of the frame, not a relative state dependent on the observer. Frame being inertial is an idealization that is never perfectly realized in practice. A real frame may be pronounced to be inertial if the non-inertial effects in the space and time region of interest are negligible. Thus Earth can be assumed to be inertial frame if we study motion of ping-pong ball in a common table tennis exchange, because any non-inertial effect is negligible compared to effective gravity and aerodynamic forces. But Earth cannot be assumed to be inertial frame if we study motion of a cannon ball moving across long distances (miles) in Earth's atmosphere, because the Coriolis force due to Earth's rotation has measurable manifestations on such long ballistic trajectories.
Q: Nested JSON from a input form I've been looking around for quite some time but I can't seem to find a way how to best create a nested JSON from client side input fields of sorts. The end JSON i'd like to create should look like: { "DiaryEntry": [ { "Date": "2019.xx.01", "Time": "14:00", "ThingsDone": [ { "Activity": "Walking", "Duration": "1h" } ] }, { "Date": "2019.xx.02", "Time": "19:00", "ThingsDone": [ { "Activity": "rolling", "Duration": "24h" } ] } ] } (This JSON might be with mistakes, but I hope it's understandable). Would be ideally if someone could give me some pointers on how to manage at least one nested level via an UI where the person could enter information in a form and that would end up as a JSON like that. I'm doing it this way so it seems to be the easiest way how to manage info and let users have as many dynamically generated input fields (E.g, he can make 100 "ThingsDone" inputs) Open to other suggestions or pointers! A: If you want to do it in javascript, here is a way. var activities = [] var activity = {} activity.date = "03-21-2019" activity.time = "14:30" var task = {} task.activity = "Walking" task.duration = "2h" var tasks = [] tasks.push(task) activity.thingsDone = tasks activities.push(activity) activity = {} activity.date = "03-21-2019" activity.time = "14:30" task = {} task.activity = "Walking" task.duration = "2h" tasks = [] tasks.push(task) activity.thingsDone = tasks activities.push(activity) var jsonObj = {} jsonObj.diaryEntry = activities; console.log(jsonObj)
Wednesday, June 22, 2005 There was a thread over on NDN a few weeks ago debating the hiring record of Monk vs. Father Ted as it relates to the football program. I thought I'd take the discussion a bit further, look at all the ND presidents throughout history and compare the records of the football teams based on who was in charge when the hire was made. (For entertainment purposes only, of course.) Here's what we've got (sorted by winning percentage): President Years / Coaches Games Wins Losses Ties Pct. John W. Cavanaugh 1908-1930 (Place thru Rockne) 200 171 19 10 .880 John J. Cavanaugh 1946-1953 (Leahy, postwar) 77 63 8 6 .857 John O'Hara 1941-1943 (Leahy, first time) 30 24 3 3 .850 Hugh O'Donnell 1944-1945 (McKeever, Devore) 20 15 4 1 .775 Andrew Morrissey 1894-1907 (Morison thru Barry) 107 74 25 8 .729 Charles O'Donnell 1931-1940 (Anderson, Layden) 90 63 22 5 .728 Ted Hesburgh 1954-1996 (Brennan thru Holtz) 474 329 137 8 .703 Edward Malloy 1997-2004 (Davie, Willingham) 97 56 41 0 .577 (It's embarrassing that a Morrissey is ranked lower than not one, but two Cavanaughs...but I digress.) Despite Hesburgh's relatively low overall percentage (if you can call 70% low), Father Ted owns the all-time record for wins, and unless we see another 40-year tenure for a president at ND, this one's gonna stand up for time immemorial. Also...check out that dropoff for you-know-who. Cough. By the way, here's the record for wins according to the AD in charge at the time. Note that before Moose, Notre Dame didn't really have independent athletic directors; Rockne, Leahy, etc, all served as their own ADs. Athletic Director Games Wins Losses Ties Pct. Krause 285 199 81 5 .707 Corrigan 189 130 56 3 .696 Wadsworth 60 35 25 0 .583 White 37 21 16 0 .568 Where's Dick Rosenthal, you ask? Well, he came in after Holtz was hired, and left before Davie, so technically he's never hired a coach at ND. That's not to minimize the great job Rosenthal did as AD; it's just that he doesn't qualify for this (narrow) study. Finally, here's the backup data for all of this, just for the hell of it. Coach First Last Years Games Win Loss Tie Pct. Prez AD James L. Morison 1894 1894 1 5 3 1 1 .600 Andrew Morrissey H.G. Hadden 1895 1895 1 4 3 1 0 .750 Andrew Morrissey Frank E. Hering 1896 1898 3 19 12 6 1 .632 Andrew Morrissey James McWeeney 1899 1899 1 10 6 3 1 .600 Andrew Morrissey Pat O'Dea 1900 1901 2 20 14 4 2 .700 Andrew Morrissey James F. Faragher 1902 1903 2 18 14 2 2 .778 Andrew Morrissey Red Salmon 1904 1904 1 8 5 3 0 .625 Andrew Morrissey Henry J. McGlew 1905 1905 1 9 5 4 0 .556 Andrew Morrissey Thomas A. Barry 1906 1907 2 14 12 1 1 .857 Andrew Morrissey Victor M. Place 1908 1908 1 9 8 1 0 .889 John W Cavanaugh Shorty Longman 1909 1910 2 14 11 1 2 .786 John W Cavanaugh Jack Marks 1911 1912 2 15 13 0 2 .867 John W Cavanaugh Jesse C. Harper 1913 1917 5 40 34 5 1 .850 John W Cavanaugh Knute Rockne 1918 1930 13 122 105 12 5 .861 John W Cavanaugh Hunk Anderson 1931 1933 3 27 16 9 2 .593 Charles O'Donnell Elmer F. Layden 1934 1940 7 63 47 13 3 .746 Charles O'Donnell Frank W. Leahy 1941 1943 11 30 24 3 3 .800 John O'Hara Ed McKeever 1944 1944 1 10 8 2 0 .800 Hugh O'Donnell Hugh J. Devore 1945 1945 1 10 7 2 1 .700 Hugh O'Donnell Frank W. Leahy 1946 1953 1 77 63 8 6 .818 John J Cavanaugh Terry Brennan 1954 1958 5 50 32 18 0 .640 Ted Hesburgh Krause Joe Kuharich 1959 1962 4 40 17 23 0 .425 Ted Hesburgh Krause Hugh J. Devore 1963 1963 1 9 2 7 0 .222 Ted Hesburgh Krause Ara Parseghian 1964 1974 11 116 95 17 4 .819 Ted Hesburgh Krause Dan Devine 1975 1980 6 70 53 16 1 .757 Ted Hesburgh Krause Gerry Faust 1981 1985 5 57 30 26 1 .526 Ted Hesburgh Corrigan Lou Holtz 1986 1996 11 132 100 30 2 .758 Ted Hesburgh Corrigan Bob Davie 1997 2001 5 60 35 25 0 .583 Edward Malloy Wadsworth Tyrone Willingham 2002 2004 3 36 21 15 0 .583 Edward Malloy White Kent Baer 2004 2004 1 1 0 1 0 .000 Edward Malloy White So here's a good question: should Monk get credit for Charlie Weis? Or does Charlie represent the first Jenkins coach? Technically, Monk presided over the Weis hire, but given his opinion on the transition, it just wouldn't seem right. Give Charlie to Father Jenkins.
Proportion of individual fatty acids in the non-esterified (free) fatty acid (FFA) fraction in the serum of laboratory rats of different ages. In experiments on Wistar strain rats of both sexes, aged 5, 10 and 14 days and adult (90-120 days), of their own breed, the authors determined the quantitative proportion of individual fatty acids in the serum free non-esterified fatty acid (FFA) fraction, using mixed blood (obtained by decapitation) and the titration method of Trout et al. (1960). The proportion of the individual fatty acids was then determined in this fraction by gas chromatography (Base 1978) and their concentration (in mumol.1-1) was determined by simple calculation from the relative chromatogram data. Animals in the first three age groups were killed in the morning, directly from the nest; in adult rats the FFA fraction was measured after a 20 h fast. It was demonstrated that the increase in the proportion of monoenoic acids was highly statistically significant (about fivefold) during ontogenesis and that there was also a marked increase in the quantitative expression of polyenic acids, especially in group (n-6). The n-6/n-3 acid index in the FFA fraction altered during maturation (despite some fluctuation it basically rose from 4.3 in 5-day-old young to 10.0 in adult rats). It was further demonstrated that the concentration of fatty acids with a very short chain fell significantly during development, so that C 8:0, for example, could be detected only in the first two age groups, but not in 14-day-old and adult rats. The concentration of the saturated fatty acids C 15:0 to C 18:0 in the serum FFA fraction showed a statistically significant increase, while the index expressing the ratio of saturated to unsaturated fatty acids displayed a downward trend during development.
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(Вијетнам)' gl: галицијски gl_ES: 'галицијски (Шпанија)' lg: ганда lg_UG: 'ганда (Уганда)' ka: грузијски ka_GE: 'грузијски (Грузија)' el: грчки el_GR: 'грчки (Грчка)' el_CY: 'грчки (Кипар)' gu: гуџарати gu_IN: 'гуџарати (Индија)' da: дански da_GL: 'дански (Гренланд)' da_DK: 'дански (Данска)' ee: еве ee_GH: 'еве (Гана)' ee_TG: 'еве (Того)' en: енглески en_VI: 'енглески (Америчка Девичанска Острва)' en_AS: 'енглески (Америчка Самоа)' en_AI: 'енглески (Ангвила)' en_AG: 'енглески (Антигва и Барбуда)' en_AU: 'енглески (Аустралија)' en_BB: 'енглески (Барбадос)' en_BS: 'енглески (Бахами)' en_BE: 'енглески (Белгија)' en_BZ: 'енглески (Белизе)' en_BM: 'енглески (Бермуда)' en_CX: 'енглески (Божићно острво)' en_BW: 'енглески (Боцвана)' en_VG: 'енглески (Британска Девичанска Острва)' en_IO: 'енглески (Британска територија у Индијском океану)' en_VU: 'енглески (Вануату)' en_GB: 'енглески (Велика Британија)' en_GM: 'енглески (Гамбија)' en_GH: 'енглески (Гана)' en_GY: 'енглески (Гвајана)' en_GI: 'енглески (Гибралтар)' en_GD: 'енглески (Гренада)' en_GU: 'енглески (Гуам)' en_GG: 'енглески (Гурнси)' en_DG: 'енглески (Дијего Гарсија)' en_DM: 'енглески (Доминика)' en_ER: 'енглески (Еритреја)' en_ZM: 'енглески (Замбија)' en_ZW: 'енглески (Зимбабве)' en_IN: 'енглески (Индија)' en_IE: 'енглески (Ирска)' en_JM: 'енглески (Јамајка)' en_SS: 'енглески (Јужни Судан)' en_ZA: 'енглески (Јужноафричка Република)' en_KY: 'енглески (Кајманска Острва)' en_CM: 'енглески (Камерун)' en_CA: 'енглески (Канада)' en_KE: 'енглески (Кенија)' en_KI: 'енглески (Кирибати)' en_CC: 'енглески (Кокос (Келинг) Острва)' en_CK: 'енглески (Кукова Острва)' en_LS: 'енглески (Лесото)' en_LR: 'енглески (Либерија)' en_MG: 'енглески (Мадагаскар)' en_MW: 'енглески (Малави)' en_MY: 'енглески (Малезија)' en_MT: 'енглески (Малта)' en_MH: 'енглески (Маршалска Острва)' en_MU: 'енглески (Маурицијус)' en_FM: 'енглески (Микронезија)' en_MS: 'енглески (Монсерат)' en_NA: 'енглески (Намибија)' en_NR: 'енглески (Науру)' en_NG: 'енглески (Нигерија)' en_NU: 'енглески (Ниуе)' en_NZ: 'енглески (Нови Зеланд)' en_NF: 'енглески (Норфолк Острво)' en_TC: 'енглески (Острва Туркс и Каикос)' en_IM: 'енглески (Острво Ман)' en_PK: 'енглески (Пакистан)' en_PW: 'енглески (Палау)' en_PG: 'енглески (Папуа Нова Гвинеја)' en_PN: 'енглески (Питкерн)' en_PR: 'енглески (Порторико)' en_RW: 'енглески (Руанда)' en_WS: 'енглески (Самоа)' en_MO: 'енглески (САР Макао (Кина))' en_SZ: 'енглески (Свазиленд)' en_SH: 'енглески (Света Јелена)' en_LC: 'енглески (Света Луција)' en_SX: 'енглески (Свети Мартин)' en_MP: 'енглески (Северна Маријанска Острва)' en_SC: 'енглески (Сејшели)' en_VC: 'енглески (Сент Винсент и Гренадини)' en_KN: 'енглески (Сент Китс и Невис)' en_SL: 'енглески (Сијера Леоне)' en_SG: 'енглески (Сингапур)' en_US: 'енглески (Сједињене Америчке Државе)' en_SB: 'енглески (Соломонска Острва)' en_SD: 'енглески (Судан)' en_TZ: 'енглески (Танзанија)' en_TK: 'енглески (Токелау)' en_TO: 'енглески (Тонга)' en_TT: 'енглески (Тринидад и Тобаго)' en_TV: 'енглески (Тувалу)' en_UG: 'енглески (Уганда)' en_UM: 'енглески (Удаљена острва САД)' en_PH: 'енглески (Филипини)' en_FJ: 'енглески (Фиџи)' en_FK: 'енглески (Фокландска острва)' en_HK: 'енглески (Хонг Конг С. А. Р. Кина)' en_JE: 'енглески (Џерси)' eo: есперанто et: естонски et_EE: 'естонски (Естонија)' fy: 'западни фризијски' fy_NL: 'западни фризијски (Холандија)' zu: зулу zu_ZA: 'зулу (Јужноафричка Република)' ig: игбо ig_NG: 'игбо (Нигерија)' id: индонежански id_ID: 'индонежански (Индонезија)' ga: ирски ga_IE: 'ирски (Ирска)' is: исландски is_IS: 'исландски (Исланд)' it: италијански it_IT: 'италијански (Италија)' it_SM: 'италијански (Сан Марино)' it_CH: 'италијански (Швајцарска)' ja: јапански ja_JP: 'јапански (Јапан)' hy: јерменски hy_AM: 'јерменски (Јерменија)' yi: Јидиш yo: јоруба yo_BJ: 'јоруба (Бенин)' yo_NG: 'јоруба (Нигерија)' kk: казашки kk_KZ: 'казашки (Казахстан)' kk_Cyrl_KZ: 'казашки (ћирилица, Казахстан)' kk_Cyrl: 'казашки (ћирилица)' kl: калалисут kl_GL: 'калалисут (Гренланд)' kn: канада kn_IN: 'канада (Индија)' ca: каталонски ca_AD: 'каталонски (Андора)' ca_IT: 'каталонски (Италија)' ca_FR: 'каталонски (Француска)' ca_ES: 'каталонски (Шпанија)' ks: кашмирски ks_Arab_IN: 'кашмирски (арапско писмо, Индија)' ks_Arab: 'кашмирски (арапско писмо)' ks_IN: 'кашмирски (Индија)' qu: кечуа qu_BO: 'кечуа (Боливија)' qu_EC: 'кечуа (Еквадор)' qu_PE: 'кечуа (Перу)' ki: кикују ki_KE: 'кикују (Кенија)' zh: кинески zh_CN: 'кинески (Кина)' zh_Hans_CN: 'кинески (поједностављено кинеско писмо, Кина)' zh_Hans_MO: 'кинески (поједностављено кинеско писмо, САР Макао (Кина))' zh_Hans_SG: 'кинески (поједностављено кинеско писмо, Сингапур)' zh_Hans_HK: 'кинески (поједностављено кинеско писмо, Хонг Конг С. А. Р. Кина)' zh_Hans: 'кинески (поједностављено кинеско писмо)' zh_MO: 'кинески (САР Макао (Кина))' zh_SG: 'кинески (Сингапур)' zh_TW: 'кинески (Тајван)' zh_Hant_MO: 'кинески (традиционално кинеско писмо, САР Макао (Кина))' zh_Hant_TW: 'кинески (традиционално кинеско писмо, Тајван)' zh_Hant_HK: 'кинески (традиционално кинеско писмо, Хонг Конг С. А. Р. Кина)' zh_Hant: 'кинески (традиционално кинеско писмо)' zh_HK: 'кинески (Хонг Конг С. А. Р. Кина)' rw: кинјаруанда rw_RW: 'кинјаруанда (Руанда)' ky: киргиски ky_KG: 'киргиски (Киргистан)' ky_Cyrl_KG: 'киргиски (ћирилица, Киргистан)' ky_Cyrl: 'киргиски (ћирилица)' km: кмерски km_KH: 'кмерски (Камбоџа)' ko: корејски ko_KR: 'корејски (Јужна Кореја)' ko_KP: 'корејски (Северна Кореја)' kw: корнволски kw_GB: 'корнволски (Велика Британија)' lo: лаошки lo_LA: 'лаошки (Лаос)' lv: летонски lv_LV: 'летонски (Летонија)' ln: лингала ln_AO: 'лингала (Ангола)' ln_CG: 'лингала (Конго - Бразавил)' ln_CD: 'лингала (Конго - Киншаса)' ln_CF: 'лингала (Централноафричка Република)' lt: литвански lt_LT: 'литвански (Литванија)' lu: луба-катанга lu_CD: 'луба-катанга (Конго - Киншаса)' lb: луксембуршки lb_LU: 'луксембуршки (Луксембург)' hu: мађарски hu_HU: 'мађарски (Мађарска)' mk: македонски mk_MK: 'македонски (Македонија)' ml: малајалам ml_IN: 'малајалам (Индија)' ms: малајски ms_BN: 'малајски (Брунеј)' ms_Latn_BN: 'малајски (латиница, Брунеј)' ms_Latn_MY: 'малајски (латиница, Малезија)' ms_Latn_SG: 'малајски (латиница, Сингапур)' ms_Latn: 'малајски (латиница)' ms_MY: 'малајски (Малезија)' ms_SG: 'малајски (Сингапур)' mg: малгашки mg_MG: 'малгашки (Мадагаскар)' mt: малтешки mt_MT: 'малтешки (Малта)' gv: Манкс gv_IM: 'Манкс (Острво Ман)' mr: марати mr_IN: 'марати (Индија)' mn: монголски mn_MN: 'монголски (Монголија)' mn_Cyrl_MN: 'монголски (ћирилица, Монголија)' mn_Cyrl: 'монголски (ћирилица)' de: немачки de_AT: 'немачки (Аустрија)' de_BE: 'немачки (Белгија)' de_LI: 'немачки (Лихтенштајн)' de_LU: 'немачки (Луксембург)' de_DE: 'немачки (Немачка)' de_CH: 'немачки (Швајцарска)' ne: непалски ne_IN: 'непалски (Индија)' ne_NP: 'непалски (Непал)' 'no': Норвешки no_NO: 'Норвешки (Норвешка)' nb: 'норвешки бокмал' nb_NO: 'норвешки бокмал (Норвешка)' nb_SJ: 'норвешки бокмал (Свалбард и Јан Мајен)' nn: 'норвешки нинорск' nn_NO: 'норвешки нинорск (Норвешка)' or: орија or_IN: 'орија (Индија)' om: оромо om_ET: 'оромо (Етиопија)' om_KE: 'оромо (Кенија)' os: Осетски os_GE: 'Осетски (Грузија)' os_RU: 'Осетски (Русија)' pa: панџаби pa_Arab_PK: 'панџаби (арапско писмо, Пакистан)' pa_Arab: 'панџаби (арапско писмо)' pa_Guru_IN: 'панџаби (гурмуки писмо, Индија)' pa_Guru: 'панџаби (гурмуки писмо)' pa_IN: 'панџаби (Индија)' pa_PK: 'панџаби (Пакистан)' ps: паштунски ps_AF: 'паштунски (Авганистан)' fa: персијски fa_AF: 'персијски (Авганистан)' fa_IR: 'персијски (Иран)' pl: пољски pl_PL: 'пољски (Пољска)' pt: португалски pt_AO: 'португалски (Ангола)' pt_BR: 'португалски (Бразил)' pt_GW: 'португалски (Гвинеја-Бисао)' pt_CV: 'португалски (Зеленортска Острва)' pt_TL: 'португалски (Источни Тимор)' pt_MZ: 'португалски (Мозамбик)' pt_PT: 'португалски (Португал)' pt_ST: 'португалски (Сао Томе и Принципе)' pt_MO: 'португалски (САР Макао (Кина))' rm: рето-романски rm_CH: 'рето-романски (Швајцарска)' ro: румунски ro_MD: 'румунски (Молдавија)' ro_RO: 'румунски (Румунија)' rn: рунди rn_BI: 'рунди (Бурунди)' ru: руски ru_BY: 'руски (Белорусија)' ru_KZ: 'руски (Казахстан)' ru_KG: 'руски (Киргистан)' ru_MD: 'руски (Молдавија)' ru_RU: 'руски (Русија)' ru_UA: 'руски (Украјина)' sg: санго sg_CF: 'санго (Централноафричка Република)' sw: свахили sw_KE: 'свахили (Кенија)' sw_TZ: 'свахили (Танзанија)' sw_UG: 'свахили (Уганда)' nd: 'северни ндебеле' nd_ZW: 'северни ндебеле (Зимбабве)' se: 'северни сами' se_NO: 'северни сами (Норвешка)' se_FI: 'северни сами (Финска)' se_SE: 'северни сами (Шведска)' ii: 'сечуан ји' ii_CN: 'сечуан ји (Кина)' si: синхалски si_LK: 'синхалски (Шри Ланка)' sk: словачки sk_SK: 'словачки (Словачка)' sl: словеначки sl_SI: 'словеначки (Словенија)' so: сомалски so_ET: 'сомалски (Етиопија)' so_KE: 'сомалски (Кенија)' so_SO: 'сомалски (Сомалија)' so_DJ: 'сомалски (Џибути)' sr: српски sr_BA: 'српски (Босна и Херцеговина)' sr_XK: 'српски (Косово)' sr_Latn_BA: 'српски (латиница, Босна и Херцеговина)' sr_Latn_XK: 'српски (латиница, Косово)' sr_Latn_RS: 'српски (латиница, Србија)' sr_Latn_ME: 'српски (латиница, Црна Гора)' sr_Latn: 'српски (латиница)' sr_RS: 'српски (Србија)' sr_Cyrl_BA: 'српски (ћирилица, Босна и Херцеговина)' sr_Cyrl_XK: 'српски (ћирилица, Косово)' sr_Cyrl_RS: 'српски (ћирилица, Србија)' sr_Cyrl_ME: 'српски (ћирилица, Црна Гора)' sr_Cyrl: 'српски (ћирилица)' sr_ME: 'српски (Црна Гора)' sh: Српскохрватски sh_BA: 'Српскохрватски (Босна и Херцеговина)' tl: Тагалски tl_PH: 'Тагалски (Филипини)' th: тајландски th_TH: 'тајландски (Тајланд)' ta: тамилски ta_IN: 'тамилски (Индија)' ta_MY: 'тамилски (Малезија)' ta_SG: 'тамилски (Сингапур)' ta_LK: 'тамилски (Шри Ланка)' te: телугу te_IN: 'телугу (Индија)' bo: тибетански bo_IN: 'тибетански (Индија)' bo_CN: 'тибетански (Кина)' ti: тигриња ti_ER: 'тигриња (Еритреја)' ti_ET: 'тигриња (Етиопија)' to: тонга to_TO: 'тонга (Тонга)' tr: турски tr_CY: 'турски (Кипар)' tr_TR: 'турски (Турска)' uz: узбечки uz_AF: 'узбечки (Авганистан)' uz_Arab_AF: 'узбечки (арапско писмо, Авганистан)' uz_Arab: 'узбечки (арапско писмо)' uz_Latn_UZ: 'узбечки (латиница, Узбекистан)' uz_Latn: 'узбечки (латиница)' uz_Cyrl_UZ: 'узбечки (ћирилица, Узбекистан)' uz_Cyrl: 'узбечки (ћирилица)' uz_UZ: 'узбечки (Узбекистан)' ug: ујгурски ug_Arab_CN: 'ујгурски (арапско писмо, Кина)' ug_Arab: 'ујгурски (арапско писмо)' ug_CN: 'ујгурски (Кина)' uk: украјински uk_UA: 'украјински (Украјина)' ur: урду ur_IN: 'урду (Индија)' ur_PK: 'урду (Пакистан)' fo: фарски fo_FO: 'фарски (Фарска Острва)' fi: фински fi_FI: 'фински (Финска)' fr: француски fr_DZ: 'француски (Алжир)' fr_BE: 'француски (Белгија)' fr_BJ: 'француски (Бенин)' fr_BF: 'француски (Буркина Фасо)' fr_BI: 'француски (Бурунди)' fr_WF: 'француски (Валис и Футуна)' fr_VU: 'француски (Вануату)' fr_GA: 'француски (Габон)' fr_GP: 'француски (Гваделупе)' fr_GN: 'француски (Гвинеја)' fr_GQ: 'француски (Екваторијална Гвинеја)' fr_CM: 'француски (Камерун)' fr_CA: 'француски (Канада)' fr_KM: 'француски (Коморска Острва)' fr_CG: 'француски
Q: How do I check another empire's FTL method? There are three different methods of FTL: Warp Hyperdrive Wormholes. It's useful to know what method other empires use, for defense, etc. While it's easy to tell at a glance if they use wormholes (because of the presence of wormhole stations), is there a method to tell apart the others (without keeping a track of their ships)? A: As far as I know, you can't, you have to watch the movements of the foreign fleet. But here you have two options: If you yourself use hyperspace, you can see the hyperspace lanes, if you don't, you can research a technology (hyperspace mapping) allowing you to do so, though it's a rare tech. Either way, once you can see the lanes, you can easily determine whether an empire uses hyperspace or warp by seeing whether they travel on the lanes or not. Or wormhole, if they don't travel at all, but simply appear. Another factor is the cooldown time. Hyperspace and wormhole have a charge-up time before the jump, whereas warp has a cooldown after a jump. When a foreign fleet enters your system and you read something like "warp winddown" in their status window, they use warp. If they are able to move immediately, they use hyperspace or wormhole. But you can easily distinguish hyperspace from wormhole by the presence of wormhole stations and the fact, that wormhole fleets appear instantly in your system instead of travelling through space. A: When you click an enemy fleet, it has an information, then you click on one of the ship to view ship design. There is one slot of FTL engine that allows using it. Bonus: How to counter (this assumes that you have free transportation) Warp Drive: Use space station (combat one) that bring enemy into the station then kill it quickly or at least make them less powerful before warp wind down. If you're their friend, they won't have much trouble traveling except if they're surrounded. Hyperspace: If you use hyperspace mapping, you may block their way if you're their foes, and heavily fortify it if you're their friend, then it would be a pleasure to allow their access or leave this system theirs. Wormhole: Split your army and no matter where they came from if you can destroy their wormhole station they're stranded. If you're your friend station right might be good or they may never come to help protecting you. Also this wormhole make you can go pass any territory into system with station. If you're wormhole player you might build a strong economy by building everywhere with rich resources and still get connected.
Q: Why storing users passwords at all? I occasionally see questions asking how to safely store user passwords for a web application (using an RDBMS, I'm not talking of Facebook or Twitter). The usual answer is "salt the password, then hash it with a strong algorithm such as TDES or SHA512". My question is : As an RDBMS user, why should I bother at all with the password storing problematic at all since most engines have a built-in authentication mechanism. For example, if some user X wants to create an account user password Y on my web application, how is issuing the following query wrong: CREATE USER X WITH ENCRYPTED PASSWORD Y IN GROUP baseuser; Then within my application, the user can open a connection to the database using his credentials and I don't have to bother at all of password management. I see multiple advantages to this method: If the RDBMS decides that the encryption algorithm needs to be changed, I don't need to touch anything, just to apply the security updates; It is easy for me to manage the users authorizations. If a user is promoted to an administrator's role, I just have to add the user to the corresponding group; SQL injections are now meaningless, for I manage permissions to allow exactly what I want to allow to each user in the database (for example, in a forum like SO, adding new posts, answering to posts, commenting and editing/deleting his own questions/answers/comments); An user account "anonymous" can be used for unauthenticated connections to my application; Each user is the owner of the data he provided. But on virtually every question I see on this topic, there seems to be a general consensus that this is not the way things have to be done. My question is : why? Note : The third point is allowed by policies in PostgreSQL, and security policies in Microsoft SQL Server. I realize that these concepts are newcomers, but anyway, now that they are here, why doesn't the technique I describe become the standard way to handle users accounts? A: Because for many applications, they don't want individual user accounts connecting to the database. The users/passwords/rights/permissions is all handled at the application layer, and a single dedicated service account is used to connect to the database back-end. As a DBA, I don't want to have to manage, at the database level, the 10,000 active users of some medium-sized public-facing web application, or maybe the 2+ million users of some suddenly popular app. In a very real sense, this is a difference in philosophy between application developers and database developers/DBAs. Many/most application developers are not going to want to pass responsibility for major aspects of app functionality and/or business rules down to the database layer. Instead, they view the database as a tool to simply store and retrieve data. In some cases, this might be short-sighted; many RDBMSes do have awesome features that could make app dev lives much easier (row-level security, columnar indexes, filestream storage, etc.). But some of these cooler features are only available in newer versions, and organizations aren't always quick to upgrade existing environments (see this chart from 2014). And in other cases, handling those things at the application layer is preferred (and not just for database platform portability, I frankly think that claim is overblown). A: The dividing line is getting a little bit fluffy at that point, but I would consider users and permissions at the database level to be part of the schema not part of the data, and in general applications have no place modifying the schema (there are, as always, exceptions to this rule). I'd rather not give the application(s) the permissions they need to manage schema objects (logins, users and permissions) as new users are needed and old ones leave, because if that application gets hacked the attacker then has access to those permissions making it easier to crack the database open further. In MS SQL Server unless you are using fully contained databases logins are server level objects so you are needing to hand out rights beyond the single application database making it even more risky. Furthermore even if you do have per-application-user accounts at your database level you still need application level user accounts to deal with non-authenticated requests - i.e. if the application needs information from the database before the application user has successfully authenticated (perhaps to display status information on the welcome/login screen?). Also if portability between database engines is a goal (perhaps your app wants to be able to run on both mysql and postgres?) then your applications will need to abstract out the user/login management functions for each engine as they are not standard between them - if you are going to that effort then you might as well implement passwords yourself and get the management options you desire instead of accepting the lowest common feature-set the engines offer. A: Restating the question Why storing users passwords at all? The simplest answer is that you have to do so. You still store passwords in your alternative method. It's just that you use the database's built-in system to manage the storage. So your method is only as good as your database's. That may still be better than whatever you might do otherwise, but it's not avoiding storage. It's really just avoiding coding storage. It also might not be better. If I compromise a database and get copies of the files, I can access the tables directly. So there's little point to using a brilliant password management system. Because if someone can access the system level table containing the passwords or hashed passwords, they can also access the files directly. Why bother with cracking passwords when you already have the data? It's not like you can encrypt the data easily either. Each user needs to be able to access it. So user-level encryption won't work so well. But what you really seem to be asking is Why use an application level authentication scheme when the database already has one? Security Ignoring the possibility that you could write a more secure version, others have suggested a number of reasons. I generally agree. But there's another that no one has mentioned yet. You are compromising the security of your database. In this system, every user of your application has a database user and password. Sure, it's a limited user, but it's still a user who can connect to the database. Even if you use row level security, you are still allowing end users to know database connection info. If there is ever an exploit where a user can get even table level access, you've opened up your database to attack. And some exploits have gone beyond that to administrator access. In the layers of the security onion, the normal system is: Database, which only allows connections from certain machines. Database, only allows connections as certain user/password combinations. Servers with database permissions that allow connections from applications. Applications are run on the server. Applications have database connection info with limited privileges. Applications authenticate users before allowing them to modify the database (except possibly to make new accounts). In this system: End users know user/password combinations that will work on the database, admittedly with very low privileges. Only need to comprise a server or convincingly pretend to be an authorized server. We've lost the entire application level of security. And we've voluntarily given up part of the database layer. So we only need two exploits: Spoof or compromise an authorized server. Increase the limited privilege account's access. If we can do those two things, we have access to the database. So we go from three layers down to two. (The third layer in the normal system is that you need a valid user to connect to the database.) You are going to be doing a lot of management of these accounts. What if you make a mistake? Instead of limiting user X to just certain rows, you give them all access to a critical table. That kind of stuff is normally done manually and there are only a few of them, so they are easy to audit. But in your system, you could be doing thousands or millions or even billions of user accounts, each with their own idiosyncratic access. For that matter, does the database's system scale to millions or billions of users? If it does, what about the number of rules? If each user takes up a hundred or more rules about what they can and can't access, does that scale up to a billion users? You're taking a normally small scale system and making it large scale. That won't necessarily work. You may find system limitations as you grow.
C4H2 {{DISPLAYTITLE:C4H2}} The molecular formula C4H2 may refer to: Diacetylene Propalene
1. Field of the Invention The application relates generally to strontium titanate (SrTiO3), and more particularly to forming strontium titanate with large single crystal domains. 2. Description of the Related Art Crystalline strontium titanate (SrTiO3) is an interesting material as a building block for functional oxides with exotic properties, such as very high dielectric permittivities, very high electron mobility, superconductivity or colossal magnetoresistance, as well as piezoelectricity, pyroelectricity and ferroelectricity. Examples include Pb(Zr,Ti)O3, (Ba,Sr)TiO3, LiNbO3, BaTiO3, CaTiO3, Sr1-xLaxTiO3, La1-xSrxMnO3, Nd1-xSrxMnO3, etc. SrTiO3 is itself an interesting complex dielectric material in its own right, exhibiting quantum paraelectric insulation, ferroelectricitiy and superconductivity in various natural, strained and doped forms. Moreover, the cubic perovskite crystal structure of SrTiO3 is compatible with, and can serve as a heterostructure template for many such exotic functional oxides, particularly those that take the form ABO3 perovskites and related layer compounds. However, SrTiO3 is difficult to obtain in large substrates for forming functional oxides thereover. Typically SrTiO3 wafers are only available up to 50 mm in diameter, limiting their usefulness for commercial scale production. Accordingly, there is a need for methods of providing large scale SrTiO3 crystals in commercially useful form.
Seidman and Son Seidman and Son is a bestselling 1958 novel by Elick Moll, adapted by Moll into a 1962 play. The story centers on Morris Seidman, a Jewish garment manufacturer in New York City, and his relationships with his wife, son, and daughter. The novel debuted at number 12 on the New York Times Best Seller List on June 15, 1958, and remained on the list for 15 weeks. After the success of the novel, Moll adapted it into a play that debuted on Broadway in October 1962 at the Belasco Theatre. The Carmen Capalbo directed production starring Broadway star Sam Levene ran for 216 performances through April 20, 1963. Sam Levene headlined and directed the one year U.S. national tour of Seidman and Son. <ref name="play1">Taubman, Howard (17 October 1962). 'Seidman and Son' Sticky With Sentiment and Jokes, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (New York Times story)</ref>Glover, William (17 October 1962). 'Seidman and Son' Plot 'B' Movie Maker's Delight, Evening Independent (Associated Press story) Moll also wrote two sequel novels, Mr. Seidman and the Geisha (1962), and The Perilous Spring of Morris Seidman'' (1972). References External links Category:1958 novels Category:1962 plays Category:American novels adapted into plays Category:Plays based on novels Category:Novels set in New York City Category:Plays set in New York City Category:G. P. Putnam's Sons books
Autism test could unlock much earlier diagnosis A test for autism could allow far earlier diagnosis in children, British researchers claim, having discovered what appear to be chemical indicators in blood and urine samples. Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is believed to impact approximately 1 in 100 people, but with its broad range of symptoms can be difficult to correctly identify thus delaying possible treatment. Indeed, while autism is often referred to as a singular condition, in reality it’s an umbrella term that encompasses a wide array of disorders. According to the DSM-5, the latest iteration of the diagnostic tool used by the American Psychiatric Association, ASD covers everything from Asperger syndrome through lesser-known conditions like childhood disintegrative disorder. Each has different combinations of presentation, which can include problems in social interaction, struggling with communication, and repetitive behaviors. Symptoms generally begin to display – or at least be identified – by the time the child is 1-2 years old. Nonetheless, settling on a diagnosis can take considerably longer. Researchers led by a team at the University of Warwick, however, have identified the basis for what they describe as a test that flags the “fingerprints” of ASD much earlier than traditional methods. Their discovery was of a link between ASD and proteins in blood plasma which had been damaged by oxidation and glycation. In children with ASD, proteins in their blood plasma were found to have higher levels of the oxidation marker dityrosine (DT), along with certain sugar-modified compounds called “advanced glycation endproducts,” or AGEs. In addition, they tested – and confirmed – previous suggestions that amino acid transporter mutations are a genetic variant associated with ASD. The system included using artificial intelligence to create an algorithm that can distinguish between ASD and non-ASD samples. It also opens the door to much greater understanding of the disorder. Indeed, the researchers suggest that while a combination of genetic causes, environmental factors, and rare genetic variants are known to be causes of autism, the tests could reveal other causes we currently don’t know about. “Our discovery could lead to earlier diagnosis and intervention,” project lead Dr Naila Rabbani of the University of Warwick said of the research. “We hope the tests will also reveal new causative factors. With further testing we may reveal specific plasma and urinary profiles or “fingerprints” of compounds with damaging modifications. This may help us improve the diagnosis of ASD and point the way to new causes of ASD.” Actually treating the disorder has proved controversial. While there is no known cure for autism, behavioral-based therapies and special education have been shown to give those on the ASD spectrum better skills at managing in daily life. The efficacy of such has been shown to improve the earlier such therapies are begun, something which could clearly benefit from earlier diagnosis. The research findings have been published in a paper today, “Advanced glycation endproducts, dityrosine, and arginine transporter dysfunction in autism—a source of biomarkers for clinical diagnosis,” in the journal Molecular Autism. Nonetheless, we’re still some way from an actual test that could be applied to children. Autism test could unlock much earlier diagnosis You are reading an article on the Autism test could unlock much earlier diagnosis. All materials on the site Gadgets F, а также и статья Autism test could unlock much earlier diagnosis - written for the purpose of information enrichment and we are happy if you like our magazine.
New observations in primary and secondary reading epilepsy: excellent response to levetiracetam and early spontaneous remission. The response of reading epilepsy to new antiepileptic drugs is not known. Due to the rarity of this condition little is known about its natural history. We evaluated and treated three patients with primary and secondary reading epilepsy. Seizures in all patients were characterized by twitching of the jaw or lips with secondarily generalized tonic-clonic seizures if reading continued. One patient with primary reading epilepsy became seizure-free with divalproex monotherapy and another with levetiracetam monotherapy after failure of lamotrigine. One other patient with secondary reading epilepsy became seizure-free with levetiracetam add-on therapy. The divalproex-treated patient stopped therapy less than 3 years after seizure onset and remained seizure-free with 6 years of follow-up. We propose levetiracetam as a first-line treatment for primary and secondary reading epilepsy. Spontaneous medication-free remission of primary reading epilepsy may occur within 3 years of seizure onset, much earlier than previously reported.
[Simultaneous determination of organic acids and saccharides in lactic acid fermentation broth from biomass using high performance liquid chromatography]. Abstract: A high performance liquid chromatographic method for the simultaneous determination of organic acids and saccharides in lactic acid fermentation broth from biomass was developed. A Bio-Rad Aminex HPX-87H column was used at 55 degrees C. The mobile phase was 5 mmol/L sulfuric acid solution at a flow rate of 0.6 mL/min. The samples were detected by a refractive index detector (RID). The results showed that six organic acids and three saccharides in fermentation broth were completely separated and determined in 17 min. The linear correlation coefficients were above 0.999 8 in the range of 0.15-5.19 g/L. Under the optimized conditions, the recoveries of the organic acids and saccharides in Rhizopus oryzae fermentation broth at two spiked levels were in the range of 96.91%-103.11% with the relative standard deviations (RSDs, n = 6) of 0.81%-4.61%. This method is fast and accurate for the quantitative analysis of the organic acids and saccharides in microbial fermentation broths.
Gabriella Porpora Gabriella Porpora (Born June 22, 1942 – ) is an Italian multimedia artist who works with paint, plexiglass, and wood. Her artwork can be inserted in the steps of Avant-garde art movements. Her artworks are experimental, often innovative. Born in Rome, Italy, to a Roman mother and a Neapolitan father, she founded, among other twelve artists, the Gruppo 12 art movement. She has lived in Paris (Roumania, 1972-1976), in Paris (France, 1976-1984) and then back to Rome (Italy, 1984-today). She has sculpted original art-crafts called "Pictoscultures". She is still active in many exhibitions, primarily in Italy. Selected works In volo, SunShine and Seduction (2003) References http://www.dreamyourmind.com/blog/interview-with-connekt-artist-gabriella-porpora/ http://www.gruppo12.it/ External links Gabriella Porpora's Personal Site Category:1942 births Category:Living people Category:Italian women painters Category:21st-century women artists
The shiny oasis in the desert, you have quenched my thirst.You are the place where we immerse.The sacred city, the city of trees and fruit.You fill the heart with love for thee and the chance to salute.To be near the beloved, your Salam is my prize.It is surely a dazzle for the eyes.Your house is my house, your friends are my friends.You all have led the way for us today.This city is my city, the true place of peace.Our love for you I wish will always increase.I long to never leave and return I shall.Truly a lift to our future morale. The ultimate meeting place, amazing to see.A place he left she without any trees.It is but my honor that you choose to invite.To take us out of the darkness, I am truly grateful for your light.My host is the best host.Your house is my house.Your friend is my friend, how honorable is he.For our beloved is from his tree.The many are there all for your sake.Seeking your pleasure, all our cry's you take.We do as they do, it is a great task.Again it is but my honor that you allow us to ask.So many doing as one all from here and there.We come together under your loving care.Our eyes are affixed and our heart is there.A place where you teach and you forgive and you give.As we walk around and around, it is but sacred holy ground.Seven times in the direction you deem.I can always see it now, just like a dream. As we stand that day on the mountain, it is like no other.A day we truly become brothers.We then sleep together as one, under the sky.Ready to move on, ready to fly.From the rocks, the water flows and flows.For millions to savor as we ask and we ask for your favors.Its powers are great, never ending and pure.So many partake for this only you can insure.We are all there, as commanded by thee.From you alone we seek the sacred keys.For the chance to fix all that went wrong.From you alone do we ask.For you are the glorious.You are the strong. Medina and Mecca Replies: Posted By: semar Date Posted: 20 January 2012 at 9:33am Masha Allah, it's very beautiful. -------------Salam/Peace, Semar The Prophet said: "Do not eat before you are hungry, and stop eating before you are full" "1/3 of your stomach for food 1/3 for water, 1/3 for air"
Occupational and environmental health nursing in the era of consumer-directed health care. Consumer-directed health care plans (CDHPs) present an opportunity to control health care costs. Health savings accounts (HSAs) and health reimbursement arrangements (HRAs) are two different approaches to providing pre-tax funding for CDHP enrollees. Each has a significant impact on the nature and business aspects of worksite health care. Worksite clinics can provide support via on-site education, expanded acute care services, and referral to other health-related benefits and resources for all CDHP enrollees. With attention to the type of employee health benefits funding support (HSA or HRA), occupational health nurses can maximize the effectiveness and value of worksite clinic services for CDHP enrollees.
Cannabinoids What’s the difference between THC and CBD? THC and CBD are cannabinoids, which are chemical compounds found in the cannabis plant that bind to receptors in the brain and central nervous system, creating different types of effects. The cannabis plant contains roughly 400 other chemical compounds, but THC and CBD are the two cannabinoids that we know the most about. THC, or tetrahydrocannabinol, is the intoxicating compound in cannabis that causes euphoric or relaxed feelings, or the “high”. The amount of THC determines the strength of a cannabis product. Dried cannabis ranges from less than 1% THC to about 25%. Products containing 20% THC and up will produce very strong effects, especially for people new to cannabis. It’s best to start with less than 10% total THC. CBD, or cannabidiol, doesn’t cause intoxication. It can decrease the intoxicating effects of THC, so for those who use cannabis, it’s a good idea to choose products with at least some CBD. While CBD is being studied extensively for possible medical effects, retail store employees can’t offer medical advice to customers. If you’re looking for medical advice about cannabis, speak to your doctor or other healthcare professional. What’s the difference between THC and total THC? A chemical reaction happens when cannabis is heated. During this reaction, the amount of THC in a product can actually increase based on the strength of the plant. THC and total THC are both listed on the packaging of every product. Look at the total THC to know the maximum amount of THC you may ingest when you use cannabis. This higher THC percentage will give you the best idea of how cannabis will affect you. Ways to Use Cannabis What are cannabis oils? Cannabis oils are extractions of THC and/or CBD from the cannabis plant that are in carrier oils like olive, grapeseed or coconut oils. Cannabis oils will be available for sale in licensed cannabis stores. Cannabis oils can be used by placing droplets under the tongue or by infusing into edibles. Unlike dried cannabis, the THC and CBD contents of cannabis oils are listed in mg/ml instead of a percentage. You’ll see ranges of less than 1 mg/ml up to 30 mg/ml. Like dried cannabis, it’s always best to start with a lower level of THC and an equal or higher level of CBD. If you’re using cannabis oils, check to make sure you’re not allergic to the ingredients, as they may contain peanuts, soy or other allergens. What are edibles? Cannabis edibles are products infused with THC, the intoxicating compound from the cannabis plant. Edibles could also be infused with CBD. THC and CBD can be added into edible products like brownies, muffins, candies, juice, etc. Edibles will not be available for retail sale on October 17, 2018, but legal users can make their own. Consuming edibles is safer for your lungs than smoking or vaping cannabis, but it can take much longer (up to 2 hours) before you feel the effects, which increases the risk of overdose. If you’re making edibles, estimate the amount of THC in milligrams and portion out serving sizes of less than 3 mg to 5 mg, especially if you’re new to cannabis. Start with one serving and wait at least 90 minutes before you consume more, so that your body can metabolize the edible and you feel the effects. Buying Cannabis Where can I buy legal cannabis? In Manitoba, you can only buy legal cannabis from a cannabis retailer licensed by the Liquor, Gaming & Cannabis Authority of Manitoba (LGCA). Visit the LGCA’s website for a list of licensed retail stores or to learn more about cannabis regulation in Manitoba. Health and Safety What’s wrong with mixing cannabis and alcohol? It’s never a good idea to mix alcohol and cannabis because they make intoxication more intense and unpredictable. Consuming alcohol and cannabis together puts you at a greater risk of negative health, psychological, social and safety consequences. Can you overdose on cannabis? Yes. A cannabis overdose may result in nausea, vomiting, psychosis, seizures and/or loss of consciousness. To lower your risks, follow Canada’s Lower-Risk Cannabis Use Guidelines and the strategies highlighted in this campaign.
// Copyright (c) 2020, NVIDIA CORPORATION. All rights reserved. // // Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); // you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. // You may obtain a copy of the License at // // http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 // // Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software // distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, // WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. // See the License for the specific language governing permissions and // limitations under the License. #include <gtest/gtest.h> #include <cmath> #include <complex> #include <tuple> #include <vector> #include "dali/kernels/common/utils.h" #include "dali/kernels/imgproc/convolution/baseline_convolution.h" #include "dali/kernels/imgproc/convolution/separable_convolution_cpu.h" #include "dali/kernels/scratch.h" #include "dali/test/tensor_test_utils.h" #include "dali/test/test_tensors.h" namespace dali { namespace kernels { template <typename T> void InitTriangleWindow(const TensorView<StorageCPU, T, 1> &window) { int radius = window.num_elements() / 2; for (int i = 0; i < radius; i++) { *window(i) = i + 1; *window(window.num_elements() - i - 1) = i + 1; } *window(radius) = radius + 1; } TEST(SeparableConvolutionTest, Axes1WithChannels) { std::array<int, 1> window_dims = {5}; TestTensorList<float, 1> kernel_window; TestTensorList<float, 2> input; TestTensorList<int, 2> output, baseline_output; TensorListShape<2> data_shape = uniform_list_shape<2>(1, {16, 3}); kernel_window.reshape(uniform_list_shape<1>(1, {window_dims[0]})); input.reshape(data_shape); output.reshape(data_shape); baseline_output.reshape(data_shape); auto kernel_window_v = kernel_window.cpu()[0]; auto in_v = input.cpu()[0]; auto out_v = output.cpu()[0]; auto baseline_out_v = baseline_output.cpu()[0]; std::mt19937 rng; UniformRandomFill(in_v, rng, 0, 255); InitTriangleWindow(kernel_window_v); SeparableConvolutionCpu<int, float, float, 1, true> kernel; KernelContext ctx; auto req = kernel.Setup(ctx, data_shape[0], window_dims); ScratchpadAllocator scratch_alloc; scratch_alloc.Reserve(req.scratch_sizes); auto scratchpad = scratch_alloc.GetScratchpad(); ctx.scratchpad = &scratchpad; kernel.Run(ctx, out_v, in_v, uniform_array<1, TensorView<StorageCPU, const float, 1>>(kernel_window_v)); testing::BaselineConvolve(baseline_out_v, in_v, kernel_window_v, 0, window_dims[0] / 2); Check(out_v, baseline_out_v); } TEST(SeparableConvolutionTest, Axes1NoChannels) { std::array<int, 1> window_dims = {5}; TestTensorList<float, 1> kernel_window; TestTensorList<float, 2> input; TestTensorList<int, 1> output; TestTensorList<int, 2> baseline_output; TensorListShape<2> data_shape = uniform_list_shape<2>(1, {16, 1}); kernel_window.reshape(uniform_list_shape<1>(1, {window_dims[0]})); input.reshape(data_shape); output.reshape(data_shape.first<1>()); baseline_output.reshape(data_shape); auto kernel_window_v = kernel_window.cpu()[0]; auto baseline_in_v = input.cpu()[0]; TensorView<StorageCPU, float, 1> in_v = {baseline_in_v.data, baseline_in_v.shape.first<1>()}; auto out_v = output.cpu()[0]; auto baseline_out_v = baseline_output.cpu()[0]; std::mt19937 rng; UniformRandomFill(in_v, rng, 0, 255); InitTriangleWindow(kernel_window_v); SeparableConvolutionCpu<int, float, float, 1, false> kernel; KernelContext ctx; auto req = kernel.Setup(ctx, data_shape[0].first<1>(), window_dims); ScratchpadAllocator scratch_alloc; scratch_alloc.Reserve(req.scratch_sizes); auto scratchpad = scratch_alloc.GetScratchpad(); ctx.scratchpad = &scratchpad; kernel.Run(ctx, out_v, in_v, uniform_array<1, TensorView<StorageCPU, const float, 1>>(kernel_window_v)); testing::BaselineConvolve(baseline_out_v, baseline_in_v, kernel_window_v, 0, window_dims[0] / 2); TensorView<StorageCPU, int, 1> compare_v = {baseline_out_v.data, baseline_out_v.shape.first<1>()}; Check(out_v, compare_v); } TEST(SeparableConvolutionTest, Axes2WithChannels) { std::array<int, 2> window_dims = {5, 7}; TestTensorList<float, 1> kernel_window_0, kernel_window_1; TestTensorList<int, 3> input; TestTensorList<float, 3> intermediate; TestTensorList<int, 3> output, baseline_output; TensorListShape<3> data_shape = uniform_list_shape<3>(1, {20, 16, 3}); kernel_window_0.reshape(uniform_list_shape<1>(1, {window_dims[0]})); kernel_window_1.reshape(uniform_list_shape<1>(1, {window_dims[1]})); input.reshape(data_shape); intermediate.reshape(data_shape); output.reshape(data_shape); baseline_output.reshape(data_shape); auto kernel_window_0_v = kernel_window_0.cpu()[0]; auto kernel_window_1_v = kernel_window_1.cpu()[0]; auto in_v = input.cpu()[0]; auto interm_v = intermediate.cpu()[0]; auto out_v = output.cpu()[0]; auto baseline_out_v = baseline_output.cpu()[0]; std::mt19937 rng; UniformRandomFill(in_v, rng, 0, 255); InitTriangleWindow(kernel_window_0_v); InitTriangleWindow(kernel_window_1_v); SeparableConvolutionCpu<int, int, float, 2, true> kernel; static_assert( std::is_same<typename SeparableConvolutionCpu<int, int, float, 2, true>::Intermediate, float>::value, "Unexpected intermediate type"); KernelContext ctx; auto req = kernel.Setup(ctx, data_shape[0], window_dims); ScratchpadAllocator scratch_alloc; scratch_alloc.Reserve(req.scratch_sizes); auto scratchpad = scratch_alloc.GetScratchpad(); ctx.scratchpad = &scratchpad; kernel.Run(ctx, out_v, in_v, {kernel_window_0_v, kernel_window_1_v}); testing::BaselineConvolve(interm_v, in_v, kernel_window_1_v, 1, window_dims[1] / 2); testing::BaselineConvolve(baseline_out_v, interm_v, kernel_window_0_v, 0, window_dims[0] / 2); Check(out_v, baseline_out_v); } TEST(SeparableConvolutionTest, Axes2NoChannels) { std::array<int, 2> window_dims = {5, 7}; TestTensorList<float, 1> kernel_window_0, kernel_window_1; TestTensorList<int, 3> input; TestTensorList<float, 3> intermediate; TestTensorList<int, 2> output; TestTensorList<int, 3> baseline_output; TensorListShape<3> data_shape = uniform_list_shape<3>(1, {20, 16, 1}); kernel_window_0.reshape(uniform_list_shape<1>(1, {window_dims[0]})); kernel_window_1.reshape(uniform_list_shape<1>(1, {window_dims[1]})); input.reshape(data_shape); intermediate.reshape(data_shape); output.reshape(data_shape.first<2>()); baseline_output.reshape(data_shape); auto kernel_window_0_v = kernel_window_0.cpu()[0]; auto kernel_window_1_v = kernel_window_1.cpu()[0]; auto baseline_in_v = input.cpu()[0]; TensorView<StorageCPU, int, 2> in_v = {baseline_in_v.data, baseline_in_v.shape.first<2>()}; auto interm_v = intermediate.cpu()[0]; auto out_v = output.cpu()[0]; auto baseline_out_v = baseline_output.cpu()[0]; std::mt19937 rng; UniformRandomFill(in_v, rng, 0, 255); InitTriangleWindow(kernel_window_0_v); InitTriangleWindow(kernel_window_1_v); SeparableConvolutionCpu<int, int, float, 2, false> kernel; static_assert( std::is_same<typename SeparableConvolutionCpu<int, int, float, 2, false>::Intermediate, float>::value, "Unexpected intermediate type"); KernelContext ctx; auto req = kernel.Setup(ctx, data_shape[0].first<2>(), window_dims); ScratchpadAllocator scratch_alloc; scratch_alloc.Reserve(req.scratch_sizes); auto scratchpad = scratch_alloc.GetScratchpad(); ctx.scratchpad = &scratchpad; kernel.Run(ctx, out_v, in_v, {kernel_window_0_v, kernel_window_1_v}); testing::BaselineConvolve(interm_v, baseline_in_v, kernel_window_1_v, 1, window_dims[1] / 2); testing::BaselineConvolve(baseline_out_v, interm_v, kernel_window_0_v, 0, window_dims[0] / 2); TensorView<StorageCPU, int, 2> compare_v = {baseline_out_v.data, baseline_out_v.shape.first<2>()}; Check(out_v, compare_v); } TEST(SeparableConvolutionTest, Axes3WithChannels) { std::array<int, 3> window_dims = {5, 7, 3}; TestTensorList<uint16_t, 1> kernel_window_0, kernel_window_1, kernel_window_2; TestTensorList<int16_t, 4> input; TestTensorList<int, 4> intermediate_0, intermediate_1; TestTensorList<int16_t, 4> output, baseline_output; TensorListShape<4> data_shape = uniform_list_shape<4>(1, {14, 20, 16, 3}); kernel_window_0.reshape(uniform_list_shape<1>(1, {window_dims[0]})); kernel_window_1.reshape(uniform_list_shape<1>(1, {window_dims[1]})); kernel_window_2.reshape(uniform_list_shape<1>(1, {window_dims[2]})); input.reshape(data_shape); intermediate_0.reshape(data_shape); intermediate_1.reshape(data_shape); output.reshape(data_shape); baseline_output.reshape(data_shape); auto kernel_window_0_v = kernel_window_0.cpu()[0]; auto kernel_window_1_v = kernel_window_1.cpu()[0]; auto kernel_window_2_v = kernel_window_2.cpu()[0]; auto in_v = input.cpu()[0]; auto interm_0_v = intermediate_0.cpu()[0]; auto interm_1_v = intermediate_1.cpu()[0]; auto out_v = output.cpu()[0]; auto baseline_out_v = baseline_output.cpu()[0]; std::mt19937 rng; UniformRandomFill(in_v, rng, 0, 255); InitTriangleWindow(kernel_window_0_v); InitTriangleWindow(kernel_window_1_v); InitTriangleWindow(kernel_window_2_v); SeparableConvolutionCpu<int16_t, int16_t, uint16_t, 3, true> kernel; static_assert( std::is_same< typename SeparableConvolutionCpu<int16_t, int16_t, uint16_t, 3, true>::Intermediate, int>::value, "Unexpected intermediate type"); KernelContext ctx; auto req = kernel.Setup(ctx, data_shape[0], window_dims); ScratchpadAllocator scratch_alloc; scratch_alloc.Reserve(req.scratch_sizes); auto scratchpad = scratch_alloc.GetScratchpad(); ctx.scratchpad = &scratchpad; kernel.Run(ctx, out_v, in_v, {kernel_window_0_v, kernel_window_1_v, kernel_window_2_v}); testing::BaselineConvolve(interm_0_v, in_v, kernel_window_2_v, 2, window_dims[2] / 2); testing::BaselineConvolve(interm_1_v, interm_0_v, kernel_window_1_v, 1, window_dims[1] / 2); testing::BaselineConvolve(baseline_out_v, interm_1_v, kernel_window_0_v, 0, window_dims[0] / 2); Check(out_v, baseline_out_v); } TEST(SeparableConvolutionTest, Axes3NoChannels) { std::array<int, 3> window_dims = {5, 7, 3}; TestTensorList<float, 1> kernel_window_0, kernel_window_1, kernel_window_2; TestTensorList<int, 4> input; TestTensorList<float, 4> intermediate_0, intermediate_1; TestTensorList<float, 3> output; TestTensorList<float, 4> baseline_output; TensorListShape<4> data_shape = uniform_list_shape<4>(1, {14, 20, 16, 1}); kernel_window_0.reshape(uniform_list_shape<1>(1, {window_dims[0]})); kernel_window_1.reshape(uniform_list_shape<1>(1, {window_dims[1]})); kernel_window_2.reshape(uniform_list_shape<1>(1, {window_dims[2]})); input.reshape(data_shape); intermediate_0.reshape(data_shape); intermediate_1.reshape(data_shape); output.reshape(data_shape.first<3>()); baseline_output.reshape(data_shape); auto kernel_window_0_v = kernel_window_0.cpu()[0]; auto kernel_window_1_v = kernel_window_1.cpu()[0]; auto kernel_window_2_v = kernel_window_2.cpu()[0]; auto baseline_in_v = input.cpu()[0]; TensorView<StorageCPU, int, 3> in_v = {baseline_in_v.data, baseline_in_v.shape.first<3>()}; auto interm_0_v = intermediate_0.cpu()[0]; auto interm_1_v = intermediate_1.cpu()[0]; auto out_v = output.cpu()[0]; auto baseline_out_v = baseline_output.cpu()[0]; std::mt19937 rng; UniformRandomFill(in_v, rng, 0, 255); InitTriangleWindow(kernel_window_0_v); InitTriangleWindow(kernel_window_1_v); InitTriangleWindow(kernel_window_2_v); SeparableConvolutionCpu<float, int, float, 3, false> kernel; static_assert( std::is_same<typename SeparableConvolutionCpu<float, int, float, 3, false>::Intermediate, float>::value, "Unexpected intermediate type"); KernelContext ctx; auto req = kernel.Setup(ctx, data_shape[0].first<3>(), window_dims); ScratchpadAllocator scratch_alloc; scratch_alloc.Reserve(req.scratch_sizes); auto scratchpad = scratch_alloc.GetScratchpad(); ctx.scratchpad = &scratchpad; kernel.Run(ctx, out_v, in_v, {kernel_window_0_v, kernel_window_1_v, kernel_window_2_v}); testing::BaselineConvolve(interm_0_v, baseline_in_v, kernel_window_2_v, 2, window_dims[2] / 2); testing::BaselineConvolve(interm_1_v, interm_0_v, kernel_window_1_v, 1, window_dims[1] / 2); testing::BaselineConvolve(baseline_out_v, interm_1_v, kernel_window_0_v, 0, window_dims[0] / 2); TensorView<StorageCPU, float, 3> compare_v = {baseline_out_v.data, baseline_out_v.shape.first<3>()}; Check(out_v, compare_v); } } // namespace kernels } // namespace dali
The Wood County Parks & Recreation Commission is seeking a contractor to provide labor, supervision, materials and equipment to perform specified trail construction for a flow trail at Mountwood Park. Bids for this flow trail construction project will be accepted in a lump sum format Mountwood Park is located in Wood County, West Virginia, 12 miles east of the U.S. 50 and I-77 interchange in Parkersburg. The park is comprised of over 4,000 owned and managed acres. Mountwood Park exhibits a moderate degree of topographical relief. Slopes are slight to moderate ranging from 2 to over 50%. There are approximately 35 miles of single-track trails in the park’s hiking and mountain-biking non-motorized, human-powered trail network. These trails are typically natural-surface trails approximately 18-24 inches wide with some partially gravel 8-10 feet wide trail. The trail work described in this scope of work is for one (1) corridor of moderate-level rolling contour flow trail. This trail corridor is accessible from the Mountwood Park Shelters #2 and #3 parking lot beside Volcano Rd. at its lower-elevation trailhead, and at the mid-point of the Mountwood Park Horse Camp access road at its upper trailhead. 1.2 TRAIL BUILDING SPECIFICATIONS: A. NEW FLOW TRAIL CONSTRUCTION:1. The Contractor shall construct one (1) corridor of bi-directional rolling contoured mountain bike-specific flow trail. All new trail construction is shown on the attached map and GPX file. The approximate length of all segments is 5,475 linear feet. Trail lengths are estimates based on GPS data collection along the flagged corridor of the trail. a. Segment 1: This segment consists of an approximately 175-foot bench-cut modification to an existing trail that will provide access from trailhead parking to Segment 2. This segment will be constructed to allow this trail section to conform to International Mountain Biking Association trail construction standards for maximum-sustainable grade.b. Segment 2:Construct approximately 5,300 linear feet of new, two­‐way directional, rolling, moderate-rated flow trail. Relatively smooth tread is expected with a firm natural trail surface over approximately 250 feet of elevation change. Rollers (either constructed or that take advantage of existing terrain contours) and turns with berms (12 total) predominate. 2. All flow trail construction shall be on either flat or side slope terrain within a 20-foot lateral distance on either side of the flagged corridor. Deviation from this distance shall be approved in advance by the Park Manager or their designee. Special care and consideration is required on portions of this trail segment that traverse the vicinity of archeologically-sensitive sites. Contractor shall note that careful attention needs to be made to the location of flagging on sections where the trail needs to fit into the existing terrain. Trail construction shall incorporate grade reversals, knicks, rolling-grade dips, rollers, rolling berms or other low maintenance drainage devices on 20-50-foot intervals. 3. A finished trail tread width of 36-60 inches maximum for Segments 1 and 2 shall be maintained throughout the project. 4. Trail grades shall not exceed 10% except on short distances to get around barriers, create a sustainable feature, or to avoid sensitive sites. Trail grade may exceed 10% on short intervals within the flagged corridor due to steep terrain and elevation changes needed to connect control points. 5. All side hill trails shall be bench cut with a 5-7% out slope ensuring positive drainage. 6. Vegetation clearing required for trail construction is all that will be required. The Contractor will provide a "clean" rough finish in which all tread shaping, out slope, back slope, and movements of earth will be done by machine. As well, any necessary “borrow pits” for trail construction will be approved in advance by the park director or his agent and will be done in a manner that allows for minimally erosive drainage and the prevention of water accumulation. Volunteers and/or park staff will complete corridor clearing before, during, and after completion of the trail as needed. Additionally, light finishing work, any necessary wood structure construction, trail grooming, and signage will be completed by volunteers and/or park staff.7. All trail work will be done according to the specifications contained in the 2004 edition of the IMBA Trail Solutions Guide and the 2007 edition of the USDA Trail Construction and Maintenance Notebook. Refer to these publications for details and descriptions of trail maintenance and construction. 1.3 THE CONTRACTOR WILL HAVE THE ABILITY TO: A. Perform trail work using hand tools and small mechanized equipment. B. Meet with a designated park representative at the beginning of each work week or as arranged to review projects and project expectations for the week. 1.4THE CONTRACTOR WILL PROVIDE: A. Proof of experience and/or expertise for building flow trails on terrain similar to that of Mountwood Park. This can be in the form of references, or a portfolio of at least 3 trail contracts completed within the past 5 years. B. A member of PTBA Professional Trail Builders Association or equivalent. C. A crew experienced in construction and maintenance of back-country trails and in sustainable trail design. D. The necessary supervision, equipment, and tools to perform specified trail maintenance and trail construction on identified trails, including gas for any mechanized equipment or tools, including any and all personal protection and safety equipment required. E. An approximate timetable and schedule of required work F. Competent technicians, supervised by a competent foreman adhering to all OSHA rules and regulations. H. Food and water during the workday. I. Transportation to the trail work site. J. Contractor will provide Mountwood Park with a copy of contractor's current insurance policy and will show Mountwood Park as Additional Insured. B. Trucks or cars (passenger vehicles) are not permitted on the trails except for the Mountwood Park roads which can accommodate trucks and small equipment for access purposes. C. Work should be conducted during the week, unless otherwise arranged with the park staff. D. Any trail work must be consistent with the character of Mountwood Park and minimize impacts to the natural and cultural resources surrounding the identified trails. 1.6 MOUNTWOOD PARK WILL PROVIDE: a designated staff contact person/project manager that will meet with the Contractor at the beginning and end of each workweek to review project progress, and to be available for information throughout the work week if needed. 1.7MOUNTWOOD PARK CAN PROVIDE: A. A lakeside cabin with sleeping capability of 4 people during the construction timeframe, based upon cabin availability. 1.9 SITE VISIT: A site visit may be arranged with park management present prior to bid submission. Please contact the park manager, Jeremy Cross, at 304.588.0916 to arrange a visit. 2.FINAL INSPECTION: At the conclusion of the work, the contractor shall demonstrate to the Mountwood Park’s director that the work is fully complete and in compliance with contract specifications. Any deficiencies shall be promptly and permanently corrected by the contractor at the contractor’s sole expense prior to final acceptance of the work.
Randolph Whitfield Jr. Randolph Whitfield Jr. is an American ophthalmologist. During his career he conducted pioneering surveys that traced the spread of blindness in deprived areas in Sub-Saharan Africa. Life He received his medical and graduate degrees from University of Virginia in 1965 under a dual program. He received his undergraduate degree from Princeton University. At Nyeri Provincial Hospital near Mount Kenya, he trained paramedics and clinical officers to combat eye diseases such as glaucoma and trachoma. He is the son of Randolph and Shirley Whitfield. He married Suzanne Sellars of Atlanta, Georgia and has two children: Eston Whitfield and Louisa Rendall. Both live and work in Kenya. Whitfield's paternal grandfather, James B. Whitfield, was a state public servant in Florida for over 60 years, including a stint as a Justice of the Florida Supreme Court from 1904 to 1943. Whitfield's cousin, Talbot "Sandy" D'Alemberte, was president of Florida State University, president of the ABA (American Bar Association) in 1991-1992, and started CEELI- http://apps.americanbar.org/rol/europe_and_eurasia/- which has been successful at converting communist and socialist countries into democracies through the development of judicial systems and access to courts. Awards 1982 MacArthur Fellows Program Works "Ophthalmology in Kenya", Arch Ophthalmol. 1987;105(10):1438-1441 References External links Category:American ophthalmologists Category:Year of birth missing (living people) Category:Living people Category:University of Virginia alumni Category:MacArthur Fellows Category:Whitfield family
Q: Make Parallel Ajax requests return response in order i want to make multiple ajax requests using jQuery that appends table rows into a table but i want their response in order for (i=0;i<5;i++) { //variables tempString, start_value updated here after every loop iteration $.post( 'results.php', {start_value:start_value,tempString:tempString}, function(data3){ // alert(data3); $('#data_table tbody tr:last').after(data3); } ); } results.php returns a set of table rows with every request but they dont append to the table in the right order. how do I make the next ajax requests wait till the first ones are finished? A: You need to synchronus call and in your case it call asynchronously thats why it not append in right order. function doAsyncCall(i) { if (i < 5) { $.post( 'results.php', {start_value:start_value,tempString:tempString}, function(data3){ $('#data_table tbody tr:last').after(data3); doAsyncCall(i+1); } ); } } doAsyncCall(0);
Children and young adults who were exposed to alcohol during fetal life show emotional disturbances such as depression, anxiety, attention deficit, and hyperactivity. Animal studies have linked the behavioral abnormalities to problems in the stress axis function, particularly the hyperresponsiveness of corticotrophin-releasing hormone (CRH) neuronal activity, to a variety of stressful events. Adaptation to a stressful event depends in part on an individual's ability to produce increased levels of the hormones of the stress axis and to reduce the levels of these hormones once the stressor has subsided. Recent reports indicated that hormone and toxicant exposure at crucial developmental stages results in alteration of key genes, resulting in physiological and/or behavioral changes not only in exposed individuals but also in their offspring. Hence, the question is raised whether epigenetic alterations of the CRH neuronal function are caused by alcohol exposure during the development. We hypothesize that alcohol exposure during development impairs stress axis function by altering DNA methylation and expression of proopiomelanocortin (POMC) gene in beta-endorphin neurons, which regulate CRH secretion from the hypothalamus. The objective of the proposal is to test the hypothesis that alcohol exposure during brain development produces epigenetic transgenerational effect on the stress axis function by altering DNA methylation and mRNA expression of CRH and/or its regulatory POMC genes in the hypothalamus. This will be achieved by identifying whether the stress axis hyperresponsiveness is accompanied by altered DNA methylation of gene-promoter activities in beta-endorphin and/or CRH neurons, and by evaluating whether gene-silencing activity is accompanied by the alteration in the expression of DNA methyltransferases in these neurons in the hypothalamus of offspring exposed to alcohol during the developmental period. Furthermore, whether fetal alcohol exposure induces transgenerational effects on the stress axis function will be studied. The proposed studies should provide a better understanding of the molecular mechanisms responsible for the detrimental effects of alcohol on the development of the neuroendocrine axis of stress and should reveal new putative epigenetic disease biomarkers that may enhance early detection strategies and serve as therapeutic targets for stress axis dysfunction in fetal alcohol exposed patients. [unreadable] [unreadable] PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE: Recent reports have indicated that hormone and toxicant exposure at crucial developmental stages cause an alteration in the function of key genes, resulting in physiological and/or behavioral changes not only in exposed individuals but also in their offspring. Hence, the question is raised whether an inheritance of epigenetic alteration of the corticotrophin releasing hormone neuronal function induced by alcohol exposure during development causing the stress axis dysfunction that leads to various affective disorders in fetal alcohol exposed patients. The goal of this proposal is to determine the epigenetic transgenerational effect of alcohol on the stress axis function in order to identify new putative epigenetic disease biomarkers as well as to develop early detection strategies and therapeutic targets for stress axis disorders in fetal alcohol exposed patients. [unreadable] [unreadable] [unreadable]
In 1908, at the age 16, Fazalbhai travelled from India and landed in Tanga. After three days in Tanga he went to Pangani where he joined in the employment of Mr Mohamed Karim for 6 months. He then worked for Mr Mohamed Tharoo for 3 years. In 1912 he left Tanga with 4 labourers on a 20 day trip to Singida (300 miles away) on foot. He worked for Jaffer Khimji in Singida for 12 months. Fazalbhai decided to start his own business. He bought cattle in Singida and went on a 25-day journey on foot to Korogwe where he sold the cattle. He continued this business for 3 years. The business was going on well but an incident in 1916 made him to drop the business. While traveling to Korogwe, he reached Kondoa-Irangi where British rule was already established after the defeat of the Germans. Pemba known as 'Al Jazeera Al Khadra' (the green island, in Arabic) is an island forming part of the Zanzibar archipelago, lying off the east coast of Africa in the Indian Ocean. It is situated about 60 km to the north of the island of Zanzibar. It lies 50 km east of mainland Tanzania. Together with Mafia Island (south of Zanzibar), they form the Spice Islands. The estimated population of Pemba Island is about 300,000, with an area of 980 km². The island of Pemba currently has 4 districts; they are Chake Chake, Mkoani, Wete and Micheweni. Pemba Island is the untouched and pristine island of great beauty and fertility. The mosaic of forests, swamps, mangroves, hidden beaches and lagoons is scattered with the ruins of mosques and tombs mostly reclaimed by the forest – sites that date back to Arab domination when Pemba Island was seized by the Sultan of Muscat (Oman) in the 17th century. Pemba was once the world’s major clove producer, making to almost 70%. During the 1914 World War, the Mtemani area became commercially active and our community members moved in gradually. Wete at the time was in the early stages of development, it was like a small village. There were no proper roads, water and electricity. Wireless telegram communications started in 1914. Bullock carts were used for movement of goods. Donkeys were used for travel purposes. Since the donkey was the only method of travel, no one felt ashamed doing so. The first motor vehicles arrived in 1926. Telephone communication for public started in 1932. Piped water was installed in 1937 and electricity in 1958. Mulla Gulamhussein Ladha’s family was the first Ithnaasheri family in Kaberamaido. He arrived in 1938 from Soroti. He was a Zakir-e-Hussain and used to recite majlises in Kutchi and Urdu and Ismaili Community would attend as well. All religious programs which included Thursday, Wafat, Khushali and Mahe Ramadhan majlises were held at Mulla Gulamhusein's house. Members of the Ismaili Community later on requested for turns to hold majlises at their houses as well which were recited by Mulla Saheb. Mulla Saheb used to recite majlises in Atuboi (a town 15 miles away) as well where all the residents were Ismailis and the majlises use to be held at the Jamatkhanas. Haji Hassanali Salehmohamed 1917-1972 Another family in Kaberamaido was that of Alhaj Salehmohamed. Hassanalibhai Salehmohamed migrated from India and arrived in Mombasa at the age of 12. He then travelled to Kaberamaido where he initially worked for his maternal uncle Rashid Bata for six years. He then worked for his brother Rajabali Salehmohamed for two years, before leaving for India for marriage. Upon returning from India he worked in partnership with his brother for a year, after which he started his own business. When he first arrived at this town, there were 5-7 Turkish and about 5 Ismaili shops. There was good cooperation between Ismailis and Ithna Asheris which continued. Thursday, Wafat and Wiladat majlis continued to be held in turns while Muharram Majlis were held at the residence of Hassanalibhai on sponsorship basis. The Khoja population increased gradually. Alhaj Mulla Gulamhussein Peera was famously known as Jomba, was born in Zanzibar on 28th August 1923. Late Mulla Gulamhussein devoted his entire life for Tabligh activities in the community. He started as a teacher of the Ithna-Asheri Madressah in Zanzibar famously known as School Faize and at a very young age, he took keen interest in Zakiri. He then moved to Arusha in February 1965 where he continued to provide religious services with great zeal and sincerity. He took great interest in reading newspapers and following local politics. He was also interested in Cricket and used to visit the sports ground to watch matches and encourage youngsters. He was the chief accountant with Sheriff Dewji & Sons Ltd. in Arusha for many years. He was very particular in accounts especially cash where he would insist on accuracy to the last cent. He was Zakir-e-Hussein in Zanzibar and then Arusha where he used to recite majalises, nikaahs. He spoke English, Kiswahili, Gujarati and Urdu fluently. He was one of the few first Khojas of East Africa to lead Namaze Jamaat and his outstanding Zakiri made him popular in East Africa and Madagascar. He also used to give Haaj Masaels whenever called upon; he was liked for his humble and affable nature. Haji Abdulla Datoo Pardhan was born in Mundra, Kutch, India in 1880. He studied up to Level 2 Gujarati at Haji Lalji School which had about 150-175 pupils. There was no established Jamat and Thursday and Wafat majalis were held at this school. Master (Teacher) Noormohamed Hasham, an uncle (masa) of Abdullabhai was trained in Mumbai and was providing primary-level education to children at this school. Every morning, he would teach the children Quran for 1-2 hours. The school had also employed Br. Gulamhussein for teaching and for reciting majalis. Whenever there was death in the community, Master (Teacher) Noormohamed would go to the home of the deceased with some boys and recite Quran and perform Ziyarat rituals. Khalfan was a young man, newly married, when his family in Gujarat, India, allowed him at his insistence, to board a dhow for the port of Lamu in Kenya like the others of his age who had proceeded. He intended to return and collect his wife the following year. That sadly did not happen. The sea at the Lamu harbour was extremely rough when the dhow anchored. The roving boat taking him with his baggage to the land capsized. He died of drowning and the body was buried in Lamu. That was about the year 1835. Haji Suleman Walji - Kilwa - Born in Jamwali, Jamnagar, India moved to Kilwa in 1900 and lived in Kilwa, Dar es Salaam, Kigoma and Albertville (Kalemie), Congo. He died in Albertville (Kalemie) in Congo in 1930. (Photo source: book Kilwana Sawal Jawab by Edalji Dhanji Kaba) The following information was provided by Br Rajabali Mohamedali Suleman in 1960. My grandfather Marhum Haji Suleman Walji was originally from Jamwadi, Jamnagar, India. He arrived in Kilwa around 1900 from India. My father Mohamedali Suleman was born in Kilwa in 1901. At Kilwa, my grandfather converted from Ismail to Ithnaasheri. He, together with some colleagues, held a question-answer session with His Highness the Aga Khan III and a book was published with the title “Questions and Answers at Kilwa.” (This incident happened in Kilwa in 1905 in a ship off Kilwa harbour. His colleagues were Sheriff Nurmohamed Manekia and Suleman Bhimji). For the past one and half century, we (Khoja Shia Ishna-asheri) have survived and progressed as a community, thanks to many individuals in different walks of life who have quietly dedicated their lives in the service of the community without seeking any position or public recognition. To the community members settled in the West, when they observe middle aged individuals originating from Mombasa actively participating in religious activities and in other social services, invariably they will notice one common bonding force amongst them, i.e. they were taught by Alhaj Mulla Abdulrasul Mulla Hassanali Khaki at the Huseini Madrassah in Mombasa and the inspiration they drew from him. Mulla Abdulrasul is a self taught individual, businessman by profession. He was born in Mombasa in 1926. A voracious reader with special interest in Islamic History and Fiqh, from a very young age, Mulla Abdulrasul sought the company of Ulama to further his knowledge. He was a dedicated social worker who devoted his entire life imparting religious knowledge to our children. Born in Zanzibar in 1925, Marhum Mzee Lalji actively participated as a Maalim of Faize Ithnaasheri Night School (Madressa) and also held the post of Headmaster for one full term. He was methodical and passionate in teaching, and had vast knowledge in Islamic history and Fiqh. His other services in Zanzibar include Ithnaasheri Volunteer Corps, Sabil-e-Hussein management and organization of Hussein Day. The first Khoja settlers arrived in Nakuru, Kenya in 1936. Marhum Anverali Datoo while travelling with his family to Mombasa from Kampala was very much impressed upon reaching Nakuru. He
Fourth Court of Appeals San Antonio, Texas July 7, 2016 No. 04-16-00424-CV IN RE RPH CAPITAL PARTNERS, LP Original Mandamus Proceeding1 ORDER Sitting: Karen Angelini, Justice Patricia O. Alvarez, Justice Luz Elena D. Chapa, Justice On June 30, 2016, Relator filed a petition for writ of mandamus. This court is of the opinion that a serious question concerning the mandamus relief sought requires further consideration. See TEX. R. APP. P. 52.8(b). The respondent and the real parties in interest may file a response to the petition in this court no later than July 22, 2016. Any such response must conform to Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 52.4. It is so ORDERED on July 7, 2016. PER CURIAM ATTESTED TO: _____________________________ Keith E. Hottle, Clerk 1 This proceeding arises out of Cause No. 2016-CI-05251, styled Peridot Joint Venture, Millennium Exploration Company, LLC and Richard Monroy v. RPH Capital Partners, LP, pending in the 57th Judicial District Court, Bexar County, Texas, the Honorable Antonia Arteaga presiding.
Q: AS3 Automatically move object to another object when dragged EDIT: My problem seems at first a bit confusing. Look at this SWF, then you will surely understand my problem. http://www.fastswf.com/AL5D5ZA Try to drag the green object (which is pDRA, the red one is pCOMPLETE) As you can see only pComplete moves, but the green box should be always in the same position as the red one when moved! I want to create a movable object using Action Script, but only some of the areas of the object should be dragged, so I have now the complete object movieclip (pCOMPLETE) and the object that can be dragged (pDRA) How can I make "pDRA" automatically move to "pCOMPLETE" when it has been dragged? Here is the script I already have: pDRA.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN, fl_ClickToDrag); function fl_ClickToDrag(event:MouseEvent):void { pCOMPLETE.startDrag(); } stage.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_UP, fl_ReleaseToDrop); function fl_ReleaseToDrop(event:MouseEvent):void { pCOMPLETE.stopDrag(); } A: Place both your pDRA and pComplete in another movieClip so they would be dragged together and then drag that combined MovieClip. Move your drag code to the timeline of that new movieclip (where both of your objects are in): pDRA.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN, fl_ClickToDrag); stage.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_UP, fl_ReleaseToDrop); function fl_ClickToDrag(event:MouseEvent):void { this.startDrag(); } function fl_ReleaseToDrop(event:MouseEvent):void { this.stopDrag(); }
Most vehicles have a door latch assembly that is a combination of a mechanical system and an electrical system. The primary function of the mechanical system is to keep the vehicle door closed and locked while also providing a means for opening or unlocking the door. The primary function of the electrical system in the latch is to provide a signal or signals to a control unit or controller wherein the signals are indicative of any one of a number of various positional elements of the latching system including but not limited to the vehicle's door position and locking and latching status of the mechanical system. These signals are provided by sensors or switches that are typically exposed to various environmental conditions and the historical performance such systems have exhibited a distinct need to function flawlessly in wet environments. Accordingly, it is desirable to provide a door latch assembly with a plurality of sensors or switches that are not susceptible to the deleterious effect of a wet environment.
Tobacco Industry Fires Back, Urges Dismissal of Federal Suit Washington Post Published 4:00 am, Tuesday, December 28, 1999 1999-12-28 04:00:00 PDT Washington -- The tobacco industry launched a counterattack yesterday against a Justice Department lawsuit that seeks billions of dollars for federal health care costs, arguing in court papers that the case is built on faulty reasoning and must be dismissed. Lawyers representing Philip Morris Inc., R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. and other major cigarette-makers contend that the massive federal lawsuit unfairly portrays the industry in the worst possible light and ignores the changes coming about as part of a $206 billion settlement reached last year with more than three dozen states. "No matter how reprehensible the government may claim the conduct of these defendants to have been, the issue on this motion to dismiss is not that conduct: The issue is adherence to the rule of law," the tobacco industry's attorneys wrote. The 89-page filing in U.S. District Court was the tobacco companies' most comprehensive response yet to the federal government's lawsuit, which alleges that the United States is entitled to damages under federal racketeering and health care laws. The Justice Department's complaint against nine tobacco companies and two industry groups, filed in September, alleges that tobacco executives conspired for 45 years to mislead the public about the dangers of smoking. Besides damages, the suit seeks a court order that would bar the industry from making misleading claims about cigarettes and health, and require the industry to contribute to public education programs. In court papers yesterday, the tobacco industry's attorneys said the federal lawsuit ignores the fact that the companies agreed to "radically transform the way tobacco products are marketed in this country" as part of last year's settlement with the states. The attorneys said the racketeering claim cannot stand because the industry is unlikely to engage in future illegal conduct, and they argued that the health care laws -- the Federal Medical Care Recovery Act and Medicare provisions of the Social Security Act -- are being applied in an "unprecedented and illegitimate" way. The defense response maintained the federal government cannot make a case to recover health-care costs because it "has long known full well of the health risks posed by smoking." Instead of holding cigarette-makers liable, Congress chose to address concerns by "requiring explicit warnings on every pack of cigarettes and by collecting $39.5 billion in excise taxes on cigarettes over the last seven years alone," lawyers wrote. Related Stories Justice Department officials declined comment on yesterday's court filing, submitted by roughly two dozen attorneys from some of the nation's major law firms. Judge Gladys Kessler, who is presiding over the case, had given the defendants until yesterday to file any motions to dismiss. She instructed the Justice Department to file an answer by February 25. The legal papers will set the groundwork for a May hearing before Kessler to decide whether the case can continue moving forward to trial. Because of the case's complexity, Kessler has talked about a trial in January 2003. Although the Justice Department acted less than a year after the tobacco industry agreed to settle lawsuits filed by more than three dozen states, federal officials said that deal did not address the $20 billion spent each year for treatment of smoking- related illnesses through Medicare and other federal insurance programs. Kessler also has jurisdiction over a set of similar lawsuits filed last year by numerous labor union health and welfare trust funds against tobacco companies. She issued a ruling last week that suggests the tobacco companies will not easily wrest themselves of the Justice Department suit. Kessler rejected a bid by the tobacco companies to dismiss the union trust fund cases at such an early stage, saying both sides need time to fully air facts and not "speculative arguments." The judge's ruling described the high legal hurdle the tobacco companies must overcome to have a suit thrown out so fast. "In a motion to dismiss, the Court must accept as true the allegations in the complaint," Kessler wrote, saying cases can be tossed out only if defendants uncover serious legal deficiencies.
<?php /** * CoreShop. * * This source file is subject to the GNU General Public License version 3 (GPLv3) * For the full copyright and license information, please view the LICENSE.md and gpl-3.0.txt * files that are distributed with this source code. * * @copyright Copyright (c) 2015-2020 Dominik Pfaffenbauer (https://www.pfaffenbauer.at) * @license https://www.coreshop.org/license GNU General Public License version 3 (GPLv3) */ declare(strict_types=1); namespace CoreShop\Behat\Model\Index; use CoreShop\Component\Index\Model\IndexableInterface; use CoreShop\Component\Index\Model\IndexInterface; use CoreShop\Component\Resource\Exception\ImplementedByPimcoreException; use CoreShop\Component\Resource\Pimcore\Model\AbstractPimcoreModel; class TestEnableIndex extends AbstractPimcoreModel implements IndexableInterface { /** * {@inheritdoc} */ public function getIndexable(IndexInterface $index): bool { return $this->getIndexableEnabled($index) && $this->getPublished(); } /** * {@inheritdoc} */ public function getIndexableEnabled(IndexInterface $index): bool { $enabled = $this->getEnabled(); if (is_bool($enabled)) { return $enabled; } return false; } /** * {@inheritdoc} */ public function getIndexableName(IndexInterface $index, string $language): string { $name = $this->getName($language); if (null === $name) { return ''; } if (!is_string($name)) { return ''; } return $name; } /** * {@inheritdoc} */ public function getEnabled() { return new ImplementedByPimcoreException(__CLASS__, __METHOD__); } /** * {@inheritdoc} */ public function getName($language) { return new ImplementedByPimcoreException(__CLASS__, __METHOD__); } }
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1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to umbrellas and more particularly to an improved spring mechanism for large umbrella so as to provide an optimal expansible force while automatically opening the umbrella. 2. Description of Related Art Conventionally, a large umbrella means an umbrella having a large canopy (i.e., large covering area). Accordingly, the thickness of canopy is increased, the frame is made large and its weight is increased. With this, the large umbrella may withstand a strong force exerted thereon by wind. But inevitably a user may have to exert a great force to open the large umbrella. An improvement to above conventional large umbrella is to mount a spring between upper ring and lower ring. In a closed condition, spring is compressed to store an elastically energized force therein. When locking tab is deactivated, spring is automatically expanded to provide a main expansible force for opening the umbrella. But this is still unsatisfactory for the purpose for which the invention is concerned for the following reasons: 1. The automatic opening mechanism is effected by a well chosen spring. However, there are many other factors (e.g., the joints between ribs and spreaders, the folded canopy sectors, or the like) consumed the elastic force of spring. As such, an ideal spring is not easy to find. 2. A spring with stronger elastic force than the optimum may exert an excessive upward force which may neutralize the elastic hub provided at the upper end of shank in a short period of time of use, thus shortening the useful life of umbrella. Also, the operation is labor consuming and much inconvenient. 3. A spring with weaker elastic force than the optimum may not exert a sufficient upward force to open the umbrella. As such, an additional manual force must be exerted to open the umbrella. It is an object of the present invention to provide a spring mechanism for a large umbrella with automatic open feature wherein the spring mechanism is optimized such that a variety of advantages such as smooth operation; less labor consuming, reliable, and prolonged useful time are obtained. To achieve the above and other objects, the present invention provides an auxiliary elastic support mechanism for a large umbrella with automatic open feature, the umbrella being supported by a plurality of ribs and a plurality of spreaders, the mechanism comprising a plurality of hollow cylindrical rib joint members each put on the rib having a pivot joint and a first spring anchoring lug; a plurality of hollow cylindrical spreader joint members, each having an outer end secured to one of the rib joint members, an inner end for receiving the spreader therein, and a second spring anchoring lug; and a plurality of auxiliary springs each having an outer hook engaged with the first spring anchoring lug and an inner hook engaged with the second spring anchoring lug. The above and other objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from the following detailed description taken with the accompanying drawings.
An exploration of 1970s nostalgia and country rock music, "The Essential Straight & Narrow," is being presented by The Mad Ones at the New Ohio Theatre in Greenwich Village, through June 14. The cast includes (left to right) Stephanie Wright Thompson, Joe Curnutte, Connecticut native Marc Bovino and Michael Dalto. Southington native Marc Bovino is one of the founding actor-writers of the New York company, The Mad Ones, which is presenting its new show, "The Essential Straight & Narrow," in Greenwich Village through June 14. "Most of the time as an actor you don't get to decide what to do. Your choices are really limited. (I'm part of) a new generation of actors who want to make their own choices. We're not here just to be the objects of someone else's projects," Bovino said in a phone interview last week. The Mad Ones has spent the last 18 months working on the new piece, which combines many genres, tweaks history and incorporates live music. The company likes to explore the concept of nostalgia. The 33-year-old Bovino said "The Essential Straight & Narrow" blends 1970s photography, the myths of the mystical Southwest, country rock music and the motel architecture of 50 years ago to create what the company calls "an intimate anthem about regret and reinvention." The idea of nostalgia has powered many a debate within the company, Bovino said. "Some of us are in love with it, some of us are critical of it ... but we all like to investigate things and places and a time period that we haven't experienced." An earlier Mad Ones production, he said, was set in "an alternate Russian future where everyone is in love with the America of the 1950s. "Nostalgia is a tricky thing. ... It was originally diagnosed as an ailment," Bovino said, chuckling. The Mad Ones are part of a growing movement of actors, writers and directors taking charge of their own careers by starting companies and producing work they create. The new technologies allow the companies to bypass traditional marketing to connect with audiences much younger than the ones who patronize Broadway and mainstream nonprofit companies, such as Lincoln Center Theater and the Roundabout Theatre. "We talk a lot about modeling ourselves after bands. They tour and produce new work. Bands are so popular with a wide spectrum of the audience ... theater companies are not. "We like to think of each new play as an album and that every couple of years we release a new one. If you like us, you're going to want the new album," he said. The Mad Ones also remind young people that a $20 ticket for an off-off-Broadway play is a bargain compared with the $100 or more that they pay for a major concert. The acting bug bit Bovino early -- while he was in elementary school in Southington. "My music teacher would have us put on plays, and I was in the Mother's Day play in first grade," Bovino said. "I started there in sixth grade and did it every summer. Then she hired me to come back and work for the program," he said. Bovino went on to the University of Connecticut, where he majored in art history and Spanish, but he decided to give acting another go by enrolling in the apprentice program at the Actors Theater of Louisville (Ky.), where he met the performers who would become his Mad Ones partners. Bovino also saw in Louisville that he didn't have to go to New York City as an actor for hire, waiting for a soap opera or "Law & Order" to validate his career choice. "At the Humana Festival in Louisville we were surrounded by companies that were all about making their own work. I met people who had taken another path," he said.
1. Introduction {#sec0005} =============== Neural representations of the body formed within the human brain, known as the body representation system (BRS), is central to the understanding of motor functions ([@bib0095], [@bib0230]). The BRS is constantly updated using sensory information, especially proprioception that encompasses the perception of positional changes and movements of body parts ([@bib0305]). Using vibration-evoked proprioceptive illusions, neuroimaging studies suggested that two networks constitute the cerebral basis of the [BRS]{.ul} ([@bib0275], [@bib0280], [@bib0290], [@bib0270]): (i) a sensorimotor control network -- i.e. motor and somatosensory cortical regions, basal ganglia, thalamus, cerebellum -- that contributes to the formation of the body representations, [a]{.ul}nd is involved in on-line control (fast corrections) of movement, and (ii) a fronto-parietal network extending from the inferior frontal gyrus to the posterior parietal cortex (e.g. inferior parietal lobule) that integrates environmental information together with bodily information into a single percept, thereby [providing a corporeal representation]{.ul} adjusted to the environmental context. [Furthermore]{.ul}, the fronto-parietal network in the right hemisphere has also been found to be involved in corporeal self-awareness ([@bib0050], [@bib0285]). Although it is obvious that the [BRS]{.ul} must be updated during development due to many factors such as morphological changes, acquisition of motor skills, and cognitive practice, age-related changes in its cerebral correlates have never been investigated directly. Indirect information on the developmental trajectory of the [BRS]{.ul} comes from resting state functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) studies. The sensorimotor control network is already topologically adult-like by the age of two while higher-order networks including the fronto-parietal network are topologically incomplete, presenting a less specialized architecture compared to adults ([@bib0130]). Further studies reported [that]{.ul} within-network connectivity changes [stop in]{.ul} late childhood (∼10 years old) for the sensorimotor network and that they continue until adulthood for the frontal and parietal networks ([@bib0195], [@bib0200]). Therefore, the fronto-parietal network supporting the [BRS]{.ul} presents an extended development compared to the sensorimotor network. A recent fMRI study using tendon vibration also demonstrated that the proprioceptive brain network still undergoes refinements during and beyond adolescence, mostly the fronto-striatal connections that exhibit functional prunin[g]{.ul} leading to a more restricted topology ([@bib0055]). Therefore, although the sensorimotor network is likely earlier to mature compared to the fronto-parietal network, it may not yet be mature by late childhood. Outcomes from structural MRI studies would support this view. Studies on cortical grey matter development from childhood to adulthood reported a maturational sequence from sensorimotor to higher-order association regions, specifically from the precentral gyrus to the prefrontal cortex in the frontal lobe and from the postcentral gyrus to the angular/supramarginal gyri in the parietal lobe (e.g. [@bib0160], [@bib0350]). Likewise, a study by [@bib0410] showed that grey matter networks establishing sensory and motor regions were already well-developed in early childhood, although not yet adult-like. In contrast, higher-level cognitive networks were undeveloped in early childhood and showed an important [amount]{.ul} of change during adolescence. However, regional variations in the grey matter maturation pattern of the sensorimotor network appear to exist, especially [in]{.ul} the subcortical regions that demonstrate important age-related changes in grey matter density during adolescence ([@bib0370]). Considering white matter maturation, it is less clear whether the sensorimotor network reaches maturity before the fronto-parietal network. Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) studies showed that the microstructural characteristics of association fibres, and especially the superior longitudinal fasciculus that connects the parietal cortex to the frontal gyrus, become adult-like by late adolescence ([@bib0015], [@bib0220], [@bib0225], [@bib0215], [@bib0355]). This supports an extended development of the fronto-parietal network. However, late to mature in adolescence are also projection fibres, such as the corona radiatia connecting the basal ganglia to the cortex, as well as cerebellar connections ([@bib0015], [@bib0220], [@bib0355]). Moreover, connections at terminal grey matter sites in basal ganglia were found to mature even in later adulthood ([@bib0220], [@bib0355]). Therefore, a set of white matter fibres involved in the sensorimotor network continue to mature during and beyond adolescence, suggesting once again that this network is not completely mature by late childhood. Using a protocol of kinaesthetic illusions in children (7--11 years) and adults (25--40 years) in fMRI, the aim of the present study was to evaluate the degree of maturation of the sensorimotor and fronto-parietal networks subtending the BRS by late childhood. We expected to find larger differences in activation levels between children and adults [in]{.ul} fronto-parietal regions, i.e. a more immature fronto-parietal network by late childhood. A secondary objective was to examine the extent to which structural brain maturation influences the functional development of the networks that implement the [BRS]{.ul}. To this end, we investigated group differences in fMRI results while statistically controlling for differences in grey and white matter between children and adults. 2. Methods {#sec0010} ========== 2.1. Participants {#sec0015} ----------------- Forty seven healthy right-handed individuals including fifteen adults (mean age ± SD: 32.4 ± 4.5; 9 females) and thirty two children (from seven to eleven years old) took part [in]{.ul} the experiment. Data from 9 of the adult participants were previously reported by [@bib0050] and six additional adult participants were recruited to complete the adult group. The children sample was finally restricted to twenty-two individuals (mean age ± SD: 9.0 ± 1.4; 15 females) due to the exclusion from the analysis of 10 children with excessive head movements during fMRI scanning (cf. Section [2.5.1](#sec0040){ref-type="sec"} fMRI data analysis). Sex distribution did not differ between the two age groups (χ^2^ (4, n = 37) = 0.3; p = 0.6). Adult participants, parents of minors, and children gave written informed consent. The study was approved by the research ethics committee CPP Sud-Méditerranée 1. 2.2. Paradigm {#sec0020} ------------- The cerebral correlates of the BRS were examined using a tendon vibration paradigm, which consisted in vibrating the tendons of the right and left tibialis anterior muscles to excite the muscle spindle primary endings (e.g. [@bib0050], [@bib0055]). To this end, custom-made pneumatic vibration devices, driven by constant air pressure, were placed perpendicularly to the anterior right and left ankles using elastic straps (contact area = ∼ 6 cm^2^). Frequencies were delivered at 30 Hz and at 100 Hz with a 0.5 mm amplitude, leading to four vibration conditions: right and left tendon vibration at 30 Hz (R30 and L30; the control 'no illusion' condition) and at 100 Hz (R100 and L100; the 'illusion' condition). These stimulation parameters were selected based on the fact that (i) 20--40 Hz frequencies drive weak discharges of the primary endings, which are not likely to elicit kinaesthetic illusions, and (ii) ∼100 Hz frequency optimally activates primary endings, generally providing consistent illusory movements (i.e. plantar-flexion) ([@bib0050], [@bib0055], [@bib0275], [@bib0315], [@bib0335], [@bib0340]). 2.3. Pre-scanning session {#sec0025} ------------------------- In the present study, participants first experienced a pre-scanning session lying supine outside the scanner with the eyes closed, during which they were presented with the four vibratory stimulations (12-s long R30, L30, R100, and L100 vibrations; each stimulation presented twice). The vibration conditions were presented in a random order and each vibration was followed by a rest period during which the participants were questioned as to whether the stimulation generated illusory movements, and were then requested to verbally describe them. The six additional adults reported illusory movement at 100 Hz but not at 30 Hz stimulation. Finer-grained evaluation was conducted in children to increase confidence in self-reports on illusions. After the 12 seconds period of vibration, the children had to report about what they felt and were asked to reproduce (if any) the illusory percept by moving their foot. In the 100 Hz condition, all children felt their foot 'going down' and produced a plantar-flexion. In the 30 Hz condition, 6 children reported plantar-flexion illusion while the other 16 children reported a 'vibrating' sensation. Children were also asked to (i) score the vividness defined as how realistic the illusion was, between 0 and 4, a score of 0 corresponding to the absence of illusion and a score of 4 to a plantar-flexion illusion similar to an actual movement ([@bib0275]), and (ii) to report the amplitude of the illusory movement, using an angle measurement scale. The angle measurement scale corresponded to a lying individual with a degree of freedom about the ankle. The experimenter rotated the foot until the estimated position was reached, as indicated by the children. An angle of 0° corresponded to the absence of illusory plantar-flexion and a positive value to a plantar-flexion, the larger the value the more important the plantar-flexion. In sum, none of the adults reported experience of illusory movement in the 30 Hz conditions while all of them experienced illusory plantar-flexion in the 100 Hz conditions. Six children out of twenty-two reported illusory movements in both the 30 Hz and the 100 Hz conditions, with a tendency for less vivid and important illusions in the former conditions (vividness R30: 1.5 ± 1.4; vividness L30: 1.3 ± 1.2; angle R30: 17.5 ± 10.3°; angle L30: 19.2 ± 9.3°) compared to the latter conditions (vividness R100: 2.5 ± 1.4, L100: 3 ± 1; angle R100: 25.2 ± 10.3°, L100: 23.5 ± 13.8°). The other 16 children reported illusions in the 100 Hz conditions only (vividness R100: 2.8
[Influence of food intake on the bioavailability of ponsinomycin administered in a syrup form]. Ponsinomycin is a new macrolide. Following oral administration, ponsinomycin is totally metabolized, even before reaching blood circulation. Metabolite Mb12 is the first compound on the main metabolic route, which can be assayed. The influence of food on ponsinomycin bioavailability has therefore been estimated from measurements of Mb12 plasma levels. Twelve young healthy volunteers received 800 mg of ponsinomycin as a syrup on two separate occasions, 2 hours before and during a standard meal. The Mb12 metabolite was assayed in plasma by High Pressure Liquid Chromatography (HPLC). Plasma peak concentrations and areas under curves were not significantly different but time to peak was significantly shorter when ponsinomycin was administered during meal. The results suggest that ponsinomycin absorption is faster when administered with food but quantitatively unchanged.
Cheb, Iran Cheb (; also known as Cha‘ab) is a village in Talang Rural District, Talang District, Qasr-e Qand County, Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 640, in 111 families. References Category:Populated places in Qasr-e Qand County
"""Statistics analyzer for HotShot.""" import profile import pstats import hotshot.log from hotshot.log import ENTER, EXIT def load(filename): return StatsLoader(filename).load() class StatsLoader: def __init__(self, logfn): self._logfn = logfn self._code = {} self._stack = [] self.pop_frame = self._stack.pop def load(self): # The timer selected by the profiler should never be used, so make # sure it doesn't work: p = Profile() p.get_time = _brokentimer log = hotshot.log.LogReader(self._logfn) taccum = 0 for event in log: what, (filename, lineno, funcname), tdelta = event if tdelta > 0: taccum += tdelta # We multiply taccum to convert from the microseconds we # have to the seconds that the profile/pstats module work # with; this allows the numbers to have some basis in # reality (ignoring calibration issues for now). if what == ENTER: frame = self.new_frame(filename, lineno, funcname) p.trace_dispatch_call(frame, taccum * .000001) taccum = 0 elif what == EXIT: frame = self.pop_frame() p.trace_dispatch_return(frame, taccum * .000001) taccum = 0 # no further work for line events assert not self._stack return pstats.Stats(p) def new_frame(self, *args): # args must be filename, firstlineno, funcname # our code objects are cached since we don't need to create # new ones every time try: code = self._code[args] except KeyError: code = FakeCode(*args) self._code[args] = code # frame objects are create fresh, since the back pointer will # vary considerably if self._stack: back = self._stack[-1] else: back = None frame = FakeFrame(code, back) self._stack.append(frame) return frame class Profile(profile.Profile): def simulate_cmd_complete(self): pass class FakeCode: def __init__(self, filename, firstlineno, funcname): self.co_filename = filename self.co_firstlineno = firstlineno self.co_name = self.__name__ = funcname class FakeFrame: def __init__(self, code, back): self.f_back = back self.f_code = code def _brokentimer(): raise RuntimeError, "this timer should not be called"
"""Tokenization help for Python programs. generate_tokens(readline) is a generator that breaks a stream of text into Python tokens. It accepts a readline-like method which is called repeatedly to get the next line of input (or "" for EOF). It generates 5-tuples with these members: the token type (see token.py) the token (a string) the starting (row, column) indices of the token (a 2-tuple of ints) the ending (row, column) indices of the token (a 2-tuple of ints) the original line (string) It is designed to match the working of the Python tokenizer exactly, except that it produces COMMENT tokens for comments and gives type OP for all operators Older entry points tokenize_loop(readline, tokeneater) tokenize(readline, tokeneater=printtoken) are the same, except instead of generating tokens, tokeneater is a callback function to which the 5 fields described above are passed as 5 arguments, each time a new token is found.""" __author__ = 'Ka-Ping Yee <ping@lfw.org>' __credits__ = ('GvR, ESR, Tim Peters, Thomas Wouters, Fred Drake, ' 'Skip Montanaro, Raymond Hettinger') from itertools import chain import string, re from token import * import token __all__ = [x for x in dir(token) if not x.startswith("_")] __all__ += ["COMMENT", "tokenize", "generate_tokens", "NL", "untokenize"] del x del token COMMENT = N_TOKENS tok_name[COMMENT] = 'COMMENT' NL = N_TOKENS + 1 tok_name[NL] = 'NL' N_TOKENS += 2 def group(*choices): return '(' + '|'.join(choices) + ')' def any(*choices): return group(*choices) + '*' def maybe(*choices): return group(*choices) + '?' Whitespace = r'[ \f\t]*' Comment = r'#[^\r\n]*' Ignore = Whitespace + any(r'\\\r?\n' + Whitespace) + maybe(Comment) Name = r'[a-zA-Z_]\w*' Hexnumber = r'0[xX][\da-fA-F]+[lL]?' Octnumber = r'(0[oO][0-7]+)|(0[0-7]*)[lL]?' Binnumber = r'0[bB][01]+[lL]?' Decnumber = r'[1-9]\d*[lL]?' Intnumber = group(Hexnumber, Binnumber, Octnumber, Decnumber) Exponent = r'[eE][-+]?\d+' Pointfloat = group(r'\d+\.\d*', r'\.\d+') + maybe(Exponent) Expfloat = r'\d+' + Exponent Floatnumber = group(Pointfloat, Expfloat) Imagnumber = group(r'\d+[jJ]', Floatnumber + r'[jJ]') Number = group(Imagnumber, Floatnumber, Intnumber) # Tail end of ' string. Single = r"[^'\\]*(?:\\.[^'\\]*)*'" # Tail end of " string. Double = r'[^"\\]*(?:\\.[^"\\]*)*"' # Tail end of ''' string. Single3 = r"[^'\\]*(?:(?:\\.|'(?!''))[^'\\]*)*'''" # Tail end of """ string. Double3 = r'[^"\\]*(?:(?:\\.|"(?!""))[^"\\]*)*"""' Triple = group("[uUbB]?[rR]?'''", '[uUbB]?[rR]?"""') # Single-line ' or " string. String = group(r"[uUbB]?[rR]?'[^\n'\\]*(?:\\.[^\n'\\]*)*'", r'[uUbB]?[rR]?"[^\n"\\]*(?:\\.[^\n"\\]*)*"') # Because of leftmost-then-longest match semantics, be sure to put the # longest operators first (e.g., if = came before ==, == would get # recognized as two instances of =). Operator = group(r"\*\*=?", r">>=?", r"<<=?", r"<>", r"!=", r"//=?", r"[+\-*/%&|^=<>]=?", r"~") Bracket = '[][(){}]' Special = group(r'\r?\n', r'[:;.,`@]') Funny = group(Operator, Bracket, Special) PlainToken = group(Number, Funny, String, Name) Token = Ignore + PlainToken # First (or only) line of ' or " string. ContStr = group(r"[uUbB]?[rR]?'[^\n'\\]*(?:\\.[^\n'\\]*)*" + group("'", r'\\\r?\n'), r'[uUbB]?[rR]?"[^\n"\\]*(?:\\.[^\n"\\]*)*' + group('"', r'\\\r?\n')) PseudoExtras = group(r'\\\r?\n|\Z', Comment, Triple) PseudoToken = Whitespace + group(PseudoExtras, Number, Funny, ContStr, Name) tokenprog, pseudoprog, single3prog, double3prog = map( re.compile, (Token, PseudoToken, Single3, Double3)) endprogs = {"'": re.compile(Single), '"': re.compile(Double), "'''": single3prog, '"""': double3prog, "r'''": single3prog, 'r"""': double3prog, "u'''": single3prog, 'u"""': double3prog, "ur'''": single3prog, 'ur"""': double3prog, "R'''": single3prog, 'R"""': double3prog, "U'''": single3prog, 'U"""': double3prog, "uR'''": single3prog, 'uR"""': double3prog, "Ur'''": single3prog, 'Ur"""': double3prog, "UR'''": single3prog, 'UR"""': double3prog, "b'''": single3prog, 'b"""': double3prog, "br'''": single3prog, 'br"""': double3prog, "B'''": single3prog, 'B"""': double3prog, "bR'''": single3prog, 'bR"""': double3prog, "Br'''": single3prog, 'Br"""': double3prog, "BR'''": single3prog, 'BR"""': double3prog, 'r': None, 'R': None, 'u': None, 'U': None, 'b': None, 'B': None} triple_quoted = {} for t in ("'''", '"""', "r'''", 'r"""', "R'''", 'R"""', "u'''", 'u"""', "U'''", 'U"""', "ur'''", 'ur"""', "Ur'''", 'Ur"""', "uR'''", 'uR"""', "UR'''", 'UR"""', "b'''", 'b"""', "B'''", 'B"""', "br'''", 'br"""', "Br'''", 'Br"""', "bR'''", 'bR"""', "BR'''", 'BR"""'): triple_quoted[t] = t single_quoted = {} for t in ("'", '"', "r'", 'r"', "R'", 'R"', "u'", 'u"', "U'", 'U"', "ur'", 'ur"', "Ur'", 'Ur"', "uR'", 'uR"', "UR'", 'UR"', "b'", 'b"', "B'", 'B"', "br'", 'br"', "Br'", 'Br"', "bR'", 'bR"', "BR'", 'BR"' ): single_quoted[t] = t tabsize = 8 class TokenError(Exception): pass class StopTokenizing(Exception): pass def printtoken(type, token, srow_scol, erow_ecol, line): # for testing srow, scol = srow_scol erow, ecol = erow_ecol print "%d,%d-%d,%d:\t%s\t%s" % \ (srow, scol, erow, ecol, tok_name[type], repr(token)) def tokenize(readline, tokeneater=printtoken): """ The tokenize() function accepts two parameters: one representing the input stream, and one providing an output mechanism for tokenize(). The first parameter, readline, must be a callable object which provides the same interface as the readline() method of built-in file objects. Each call to the function should return one line of input as a string. The second parameter, tokeneater, must also be a callable object. It is called once for each token, with five arguments, corresponding to the tuples generated by generate_tokens(). """ try: tokenize_loop(readline, tokeneater) except StopTokenizing: pass # backwards compatible interface def tokenize_loop(readline, tokeneater): for token_info in generate_tokens(readline): tokeneater(*token_info) class Untokenizer: def __init__(self): self.tokens = [] self.prev_row = 1 self.prev_col = 0 def add_whitespace(self, start): row, col = start if row < self.prev_row or row == self.prev_row and col < self.prev_col: raise ValueError("start ({},{}) precedes previous end ({},{})" .format(row, col, self.prev_row, self.prev_col)) row_offset = row - self.prev_row if row_offset: self.tokens.append("\\\n" * row_offset) self.prev_col = 0 col_offset = col - self.prev_col if col_offset: self.tokens.append(" " * col_offset) def untokenize(self, iterable): it = iter(iterable) for t in it: if len(t) == 2: self.compat(t, it) break tok_type, token, start, end, line = t if tok_type == ENDMARKER: break self.add_whitespace(start) self.tokens.append(token) self.prev_row, self.prev_col = end if tok_type in (NEWLINE, NL): self.prev_row += 1 self.prev_col = 0 return "".join(self.tokens) def compat(self, token, iterable): indents = [] toks_append = self.tokens.append startline = token[0] in (NEWLINE, NL) prevstring = False for tok in chain([token], iterable): toknum, tokval = tok[:2] if toknum in (NAME, NUMBER): tokval += ' ' # Insert a space between two consecutive strings if toknum == STRING: if prevstring: tokval = ' ' + tokval prevstring = True else: prevstring = False if toknum == INDENT: indents.append(tokval) continue elif toknum == DEDENT: indents.pop() continue elif toknum in (NEWLINE, NL): startline = True elif startline and indents: toks_append(indents[-1]) startline = False toks_append(tokval) def untokenize(iterable): """Transform tokens back into Python source code. Each element returned by the iterable must be a token sequence with at least two elements, a token number and token value. If only two tokens are passed, the resulting output is poor. Round-trip invariant for full input: Untokenized source will match input source exactly Round-trip invariant for limited intput: # Output text will tokenize the back to the input t1 = [tok[:2] for tok in generate_tokens(f.readline)] newcode = untokenize(t1) readline = iter(newcode.splitlines(1)).next t2 = [tok[:2] for tok in generate_tokens(readline)] assert t1 == t2 """ ut = Untokenizer() return ut.untokenize(iterable) def generate_tokens(readline): """ The generate_tokens() generator requires one argument, readline, which must be a callable object which provides the same interface as the readline() method of built-in file objects. Each call to the function should return one line of input as a string. Alternately, readline can be a callable function terminating with StopIteration: readline = open(myfile).next # Example of alternate readline The generator produces 5-tuples with these members: the token type; the token string; a 2-tuple (srow, scol) of ints specifying the row and column where the token begins in the source; a 2-tuple (erow, ecol) of ints specifying the row and column where the token ends in the source; and the line on which the token was found. The line passed is the logical line; continuation lines are included. """ lnum = parenlev = continued = 0 namechars, numchars = string.ascii_letters + '_', '0123456789' contstr, needcont = '', 0 contline = None indents = [0] while 1: # loop over lines in stream try: line = readline() except StopIteration: line = '' lnum += 1 pos, max = 0, len(line) if contstr: # continued string if not line: raise TokenError, ("EOF in multi-line string", strstart) endmatch = endprog.match(line) if endmatch: pos = end = endmatch.end(0) yield (STRING, contstr + line[:end], strstart, (lnum, end), contline + line) contstr, needcont = '', 0 contline = None elif needcont and line[-2:] != '\\\n' and line[-3:] != '\\\r\n': yield (ERRORTOKEN, contstr + line, strstart, (lnum, len(line)), contline) contstr = '' contline = None continue else: contstr = contstr + line contline = contline + line continue elif parenlev == 0 and not continued: # new statement if not line: break column = 0 while pos < max: # measure leading whitespace if line[pos] == ' ': column += 1 elif line[pos] == '\t': column = (column//tabsize + 1)*tabsize elif line[pos] == '\f': column = 0 else: break pos += 1 if pos == max: break if line[pos] in '#\r\n': # skip comments or blank lines if line[pos] == '#': comment_token = line[pos:].rstrip('\r\n') nl_pos = pos + len(comment_token) yield (COMMENT, comment_token, (lnum, pos), (lnum, pos + len(comment_token)), line) yield (NL, line[nl_pos:], (lnum, nl_pos), (lnum, len(line)), line) else: yield ((NL, COMMENT)[line[pos] == '#'], line[pos:], (lnum, pos), (lnum, len(line)), line) continue if column > indents[-1]: # count indents or dedents indents.append(column) yield (INDENT, line[:pos], (lnum, 0), (lnum, pos), line) while column < indents[-1]: if column not in indents: raise IndentationError( "unindent does not match any outer indentation level", ("<tokenize>", lnum, pos, line)) indents = indents[:-1] yield (DEDENT, '', (lnum, pos), (lnum, pos), line) else: # continued statement if
NLRX1 regulates TNF-α-induced mitochondria-lysosomal crosstalk to maintain the invasive and metastatic potential of breast cancer cells. An increased level of proinflammatory cytokines, including TNF-α in tumor microenvironment regulates the bioenergetic capacity, immune evasion and survival of cancer cells. Emerging evidences suggest that mitochondrial immune signaling proteins modulates mitochondrial bioenergetic capacity, in addition to the regulation of innate immune response. The optimal oxidative phosphorylation (OxPhos) capacity is required for the maintenance of functional lysosomes and autophagy flux. NLRX1, a mitochondrial NOD family receptor protein, regulates mitochondrial function during apoptosis and tissue injury. However, its role in regulation of mitochondrial and lysosomal function to modulate autophagy flux during inflammatory conditions is not understood. In the current study, we investigated the role of NLRX1 in modulating TNF-α induced autophagy flux and mitochondrial turnover and its implication in regulating the invasive and metastatic capability of breast cancer cells. Expression analyses of clinical breast cancer samples and meta-analysis of multiple public databases revealed that NLRX1 expression is significantly increased in basal-like and metastatic breast carcinoma as compared to non-basal-like and primary breast cancer. Depletion of NLRX1 expression in triple-negative breast cancer cells, altered the organization and activity of OxPhos complexes in presence of TNF-α. NLRX1 depletion further impaired lysosomal function and hence the turnover of damaged mitochondria through mitophagy in presence of TNF-α. Importantly, loss of NLRX1 decreased OxPhos-dependent cell proliferation and migration ability of triple-negative breast cancer cells in presence of TNF-α. These evidences suggest an essential role of NLRX1 in maintaining the crosstalk of mitochondrial metabolism and lysosomal function to regulate invasion and metastasis capability of breast cancer cells.
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Q: MPVolumeView, avoid displaying "No Volume Available" I have a project with a MPVolumeView in it. It is set up, and it works, the only thing is that when I mute the device, the text "No Volume Available" comes up instead of the MPVolumeView. I would rather like the slider of the MPVolumeView to be disabled when the device is muted. The volumeView is initialized in the view volumeBounds, with that view's bounds. MPVolumeView *volumeView = [[[MPVolumeView alloc] initWithFrame:volumeBounds.bounds] autorelease]; [volumeBounds addSubview:volumeView]; [volumeView sizeToFit]; Thanks :) If you are interested in helping me with something else, check out this question A: Use AudioServices to listen for the hardware volume. When the volume goes to zero, set the alpha of the MPVolumeSlider to zero and place your own disabled UISlider in the same position. Skin your slider to look like the volume slider. AudioSessionAddPropertyListener( kAudioSessionProperty_CurrentHardwareOutputVolume , ... ); kAudioSessionProperty_AudioRouteChanged might also be useful. If you walk the view hierarchy under the MPVolumeView, you should find a UISlider. If not, or if it is hidden, you know the mute string is showing. Edit: This describes the function prototype for your listener. To pass the message to an instance of your class, do something similar to: void MyPropertyListener ( void *inClientData, AudioSessionPropertyID inID, UInt32 inDataSize, const void *inData ); void MyPropertyListener ( void *inClientData, AudioSessionPropertyID inID, UInt32 inDataSize, const void *inData ) { if ( inID == kAudioSessionProperty_CurrentHardwareOutputVolume ) { Float32 volume = *(Float32 *)inData; [(MyDelegateClass *)inClientData hardwareVolumeChanged:volume]; } } AudioSessionAddPropertyListener( kAudioSessionProperty_CurrentHardwareOutputVolume , MyPropertyListener , aDelegateInstance );
VEGF expression in an osteoblast-like cell line is regulated by a hypoxia response mechanism. Angiogenesis is essential for the increased delivery of oxygen and nutrients required for the reparative processes of bone healing. Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), a potent angiogenic growth factor, has been implicated in this process. We have previously shown that hypoxia specifically and potently regulates the expression of VEGF by osteoblasts. However, the molecular mechanisms governing this interaction remain unknown. In this study, we hypothesized that the hypoxic regulation of VEGF expression by osteoblasts occurs via an oxygen-sensing mechanism similar to the regulation of the erythropoietin gene (EPO). To test this hypothesis, we examined the kinetics of oxygen concentration on osteoblast VEGF expression. In addition, we analyzed the effects of nickel and cobalt on the expression of VEGF in osteoblastic cells because these metallic ions mimic hypoxia by binding to the heme portion of oxygen-sensing molecules. Our results indicated that hypoxia potently stimulates VEGF mRNA expression. In addition, we found that nickel and cobalt both stimulate VEGF gene expression in a similar time- and dose-dependent manner, suggesting the presence of a hemelike oxygen-sensing mechanism similar to that of the EPO gene. Moreover, actinomycin D, cycloheximide, dexamethasone, and mRNA stabilization studies collectively established that this regulation is predominantly transcriptional, does not require de novo protein synthesis, and is not likely mediated by the transcriptional activator AP-1. These studies demonstrate that hypoxia, nickel, and cobalt regulate VEGF expression in osteoblasts via a similar mechanism, implicating the involvement of a heme-containing oxygen-sensing molecule. This may represent an important mechanism of VEGF regulation leading to increased angiogenesis in the hypoxic microenvironment of healing bone.
Water vapor solid-state interactions are important in the pharmaceutical industry. These interactions are used to determine the “solid-state” stability of active pharmaceutical ingredients (API) or drug substances, finished products or drug products and raw material. Pharmaceutical solids may come in contact with water vapor during exposure upon handling and/or storage in an atmosphere of high relative humidity (RH). It is known that certain crystal forms, upon exposure to specific RH levels, convert to a different crystal form by a process known as moisture mediated crystallization. This process is especially problematic for the pharmaceutical industry as the crystal form conversion may result in a reduced shelf-life of a drug product. More importantly, the resulting converted crystal form may have different physical properties such as greater stability, reduced solubility, and hence may be less bioavailable compared to the starting or initial crystal form. Moisture sorption gravimetry (MSG), also known as a “moisture sorption microbalance,” is a widely used conventional technique that employs a microbalance in a sealed chamber at known RH levels to study water vapor solid-state interaction by measuring the sample's weight gain or loss at various RH levels. A complete cycle includes a sorption cycle from 0 to about 95% RH and desorption cycle from about 95% to 0% RH, and may take up to a few days to finish. The solid-state stability data may be estimated from isotherms generated by plotting the solid's moisture content over an RH range. The solid-state stability data may then be used to estimate shelf life and storage conditions of the API. While MSG is known as a useful technique to determine moisture content of a solid over a wide RH range, the analyst generally employs solid-state techniques to identify the crystal forms of a solid over the same RH range. An important consideration in determining which crystal form to formulate and market is the water vapor solid-state stability. Typically, the least hygroscopic crystal form, or with the least water vapor solid-state interaction is chosen to be formulated in the marketed product. The identification of suitable solid-state phases or crystal forms is achieved by exposing samples in different relative humidity (RH) chambers over a period of time. The exposed samples are then removed from the RH chambers and then analyzed by conventional solid-state techniques, such as x-ray powder diffraction (XRPD) and mid-infrared (IR) spectroscopy to determine if any changes in the solid-state phase or crystal form had occurred in the various samples. However, these solid-state techniques have many disadvantages. Firstly, they are very time consuming, often taken up to a month to complete a RH exposure study from about 10 to 90% RH. Secondly, the techniques used require that the sample be manipulated first, such as grinding with a mortar and pestle for XRPD experiments, and grinding with potassium bromide for IR samples. Overgrinding crystalline samples has been known to change from the solid's solid-state phase to an amorphous phase, and hence may not be representative of the sample under investigation. Furthermore, an XRPD experiment may take up to about 45 minutes to complete, while the sample is exposed to ambient RH levels. During such exposure, the state or degree of hydration of the sample may change, particularly if the was initially exposed to RH levels different from ambient levels. IR experiments also have similar problems. Typically, ground IR samples are first placed in a nitrogen purged or desiccated atmosphere before an IR spectrum can be obtained. Placement of the sample in such an environment may change its state of hydration during the experiment and will not be representative of the water content or degree of hydration at the exposed RH levels. Thirdly, a complete RH exposure study requires a relatively large amount of sample that may be consumed by additional solid-state studies. For XRPD experiments, for instance, large amounts of sample (about 200–300 mg) is required for a good diffraction pattern. This is problematic when only minute samples (about 1 mg) are involved. Near infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) is widely recognized as a technique to study solid-state phases or crystal forms of the same API. NIRS can also be used to differentiate the state or degree of hydration. NIRS uses the part of the electromagnetic spectrum between the visible and the mid infrared (mid-IR), typically between 800 to 2500 nm. NIR spectra are produced by utilizing the combination bands and overtones of the mid-IR fundamental absorption bands. Combination bands are the result of the mathematical addition of mid-IR fundamental bands. Overtones are the harmonics of the mid-IR fundamental bands. Since combination bands and overtones are typically 10 to 100 times smaller than mid-IR fundamental bands, no sample dilution is required, and little or no sample preparation is necessary, making NIRS an ideal technique in analyzing solid-state samples. Moreover, the total time of a typical NIR analysis may be as little as a few seconds. Raman spectroscopy, unlike mid and near-infrared absorption spectroscopy, is a light scattering process in which the sample is irradiated with intense monochromatic light, usually laser light; and the light scattered from the sample is analyzed for frequency shifts in the range of about 4000 to 25 wavenumbers (cm−1). Inelastic light scattering of monochromatic light with a sample generates Raman spectra. In general, the Raman spectrum and the mid-infrared spectrum provide similar data, although the intensities of the spectra are produced by different molecular properties. Raman and mid-infrared spectroscopy exhibit different relative sensitivities for different functional groups, for example, Raman spectroscopy is particularly sensitive to C—S and C—C multiple bonds. In addition some aromatic compounds are more easily identified by their Raman spectra. Furthermore, symmetric vibrations and non-polar functional groups produce the most intense Raman bands. This is in contrast to mid-infrared spectroscopy where antisymmetric vibrations and polar groups produce strong absorption bands. Since Raman spectroscopy has bands in known spectra-structure correlations, it provides a direct probe of the molecular structure of a sample. Like NIR, little or no sample preparation is required for Raman analysis. Sampling could also be performed with fiber optic probes since the laser light used in Raman spectroscopy is in the near-infrared region. Water has highly intense mid- and near-infrared absorption spectra, but a particularly weak Raman spectrum, making water a Raman transparent solvent for aqueous sample analysis and solute identification and quantification. While NIRS and Raman spectroscopy have a number of advantages that surpass the use of XRPD or mid-IR as general techniques for analyzing solid-state phase or crystal form changes as a function of RH, the analyst must still remove the sample from the RH chamber to perform NIRS or Raman, thus exposing the sample to ambient RH. Therefore, there may be no correlation to the solid-state phase at a certain RH in the MSG experiment and solid-state phase of the sample after removal from the MSG apparatus and subsequent exposure to ambient conditions. Accordingly, there is a need in the art for a method and apparatus that allows for the accurate measurement of moisture content and solid-state phase of a sample that avoids many of the aforementioned disadvantages of conventional methods. A method and apparatus that would allow the simultaneous or contemporaneous measurement of moisture content and solid-state phase of a sample without the removal of the sample from a controlled environment would be highly desirable.
Pulse Poll Pulse connects you to the Live action Get closer to the this season by using Pulse while you watch the LIVE matches. Pulse asks you a range of questions relevant to the LIVE action as it unfolds. Your votes will be featured in the telecast in real-time and debated by the commentators, players and stars. If you've got a great question of your own, we'd love to hear it. Preview : Match 43 – SRH vs MI Sunrisers Hyderabad, who are fifth in the standings take on fourth-placed Mumbai Indians in Match 43 of the Pepsi IPL 2013. Defeats in their last two matches – against Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals – has seen the Sunrisers Hyderabad slip out of the top four teams in the standings. The Mumbai Indians meanwhile are on a roll having won their last three matches; they not only beat defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders, but also got the better of the daunting Royal Challengers Bangalore and Kings XI Punjab in their most recent match. With three teams tied on 12 points and only two points further separating the fifth and sixth-placed teams, both teams will be keen to grab the points on offer in this match. When Wednesday, May 1, 2013, 4 p.m Where Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad The Protagonists With Kumar Sangakkara back in the Sunrisers Hyderabad eleven, it is important that he converts his experience to runs for the team. In a team with not too much Indian talent on the batting front, it is important that one of either Sangakkara or Shikhar Dhawan bat for a majority of the innings and then allow the others to play around them. In Thisara Perera and Darren Sammy, SRH have two batsmen who can turn on the heat towards the end. In the Mumbai Indians line-up, Dwayne Smith coming good with the bat at the top of the innings has reduced the pressure on Dinesh Karthik and Rohit Sharma, both of who are batting beautifully. They will continue to be the important characters in MI’s batting plans. Sachin Tendulkar has played some scintillating strokes this season and has looked in fine touch – a big innings from the Little Master could be just round the corner. Among the fast bowlers who are difficult to get away, whatever the format are Dale Steyn (SRH) and Lasith Malinga (MI). While Amit Mishra has used the variations up his sleeve to good effect, Harbhajan Singh and Pragyan Ojha have been impressive in their last couple of outings. Previous Meetings These two teams are meeting for the very first time. In their two previous IPL matches in Hyderabad – against the erstwhile Deccan Chargers, the Mumbai Indians got the better of the hosts on both occasions. They won the first meeting against DC in 2008 by 25 runs and subsequently won the match in 2011 by 37 runs.Trivia This match will feature the top two wicket-takers in the IPL; MI’s Lasith Malinga tops the list with 89 wickets while SRH’s Amit Mishra is one wicket behind. The first innings totals in the three matches at Hyderabad this season have been 126, 130 & 123.What Next Sunrisers Hyderabad play the second of their three back-to-back home games against the Delhi Daredevils on May 4. The Mumbai Indians meanwhile head back home to host the Chennai Super Kings on May 5. I enjoy ‘keeping for DD: Kedar Jadhav Relishes his role with the Delhi Daredevils By Harsh Kalan Raipur 30 April 2013 A rejuvenated Delhi Daredevils outfit will be looking to make it 2-0 at their new home in Raipur when they take on the Kolkata Knight Riders on Wednesday. During their game against the Pune Warriors India on Sunday, the entire team operated like a well-oiled machine and contributed towards their 15-run win. One of these crucial contributions that night came from the blade of Kedar Jadhav, who has also taken on the responsibility of ‘keeping wicket for his team. “This is the first time I’m ‘keeping at a high level, but I do ‘keep at the club level. I always enjoy it,” said Jadhav. “Whenever I get a chance, I try to ‘keep wicket, even during practice. It is one thing I am used to.” Apart from his glove work, the Maharashtra batter has also been playing a key role in the middle order for the Daredevils. He attributes a good preceding domestic season to his productive run in IPL 2013. “I have been playing well throughout the domestic season, so my confidence level is good. And I have belief in my ability, in that if I stay till the end, I can score more runs. This is because my batting style is attacking,” Jadhav said. The 28-year-old was also all praises about the brand new IPL venue at Raipur. “The wicket here is quite good, because we made 164 in the last match,” said Jadhav. “There is good bounce in it, the ground is also superb and the facilities are also great.” The Daredevils will, therefore, be hoping for another good outing at their new home ground when they meet a KKR side that has been battling indifferent form of late. Jadhav, meanwhile, is focusing on his role in the middle order, where he has had a fair bit of success. “Obviously, I like the role that I’m playing right now. I am enjoying batting in the death overs, since it is a different challenge,” Jadhav said.
Introduction ============ The molecular mechanisms of seed development are extensively studied, and many genes involved have been already identified. *SHB1*,[@R1] *IKU1*,[@R2] *MINI3*,[@R3] *IKU2*,[@R3] AP2,[@R4]^-^[@R6] and MADS-box transcription factors *AGL61*,[@R7]^,^[@R8] AGL62,[@R9] and *AGL80*[@R10] mainly regulate endosperm development to affect seed size/weight. *ARF2*,[@R11] TTG2,[@R12] and *TT16*[@R13] regulate integument development to affect seed development. *FIS2*, *FIE*, *MEA*, *MSI1*, SWN,[@R14] and *MET1*[@R15] influence seed development by epigenetic regulation of endosperm development and paternal imprinting. *ANT*[@R16] and *RGE1*[@R17] are involved in regulating embryo proliferation and affect seed development. Hormones play crucial roles in seed development,[@R18] including auxins, cytokinins, gibberellins, and BR. Also many genes that take part in ovule development and regulate the seed number have been identified in *Arabidopsis*, such as *SUP*,[@R19] *INO*,[@R20] *SIN1*,[@R21] *SIN2*,[@R22] *TSO1*,[@R23] *BEL1*,[@R21]^,^[@R24] *AG*,[@R25] *HLL*,[@R26] *ANT*,[@R26] and *AP2*.[@R24] Steroid hormone BR is required in seed development. Deficiency in BR synthesis and signal transduction pathway leads to severe phenotypes in reproductive development. Many excellent articles and reviews covered BR synthesis, signal transduction, and related plant growth and development. Here we briefly summarize our current understanding of BR functions and regulation mechanisms in *Arabidopsis* seed development. BR Plays Key Roles in Seed Size/Mass Regulation =============================================== The functions of BR in seed development have been demonstrated by studies of BR deficient and insensitive mutants of *Arabidopsis*, *Oryza sativa*, *Pisum sativum*, and *Vicia faba*. *Arabidopsis* BR deficient mutant *dwf5* produces small seeds.[@R27] Another *Arabidopsis* dwarf mutant *shk1-D* (overexpression of a P450 monooxygenase family gene *CYP72C1*[@R28]) has lower endogenous BR level and produces general short organs and small seeds. Rice BR deficient mutant *brd2* exhibits shortened and smaller grains.[@R29] A cytochrome P450 gene *DWF11* of rice is implicated in BR biosynthesis, and the *dwf11* mutant also bears reduced seeds.[@R30] Rice dwarf mutant *d61* produces small grain size, which is caused by loss of function of a rice *AtBRI1* ortholog, *OsBRI1*.[@R31] Contrarily, overexpression of BR-biosynthetic gene increases rice seed filling and yield.[@R32] BR-deficient *Vicia faba* mutant also produces small seeds,[@R33] and dwarf mutant *lk*, a severe BR deficient mutant of pea, has smaller seeds.[@R34] These facts indicate that BR is required for normal seed development and seed size/mass determination. So far, the molecular mechanisms of BR involved in seed development remain unclear. Our recent studies introduce advanced understanding of BR regulation in seed size/mass.[@R35] First, we found the mature dry seeds of the BR-deficient mutant *det2* and the BR insensitive mutant *bri1--5* (a weak allele of *bri1* mutant) were smaller than corresponding wild type seeds. Furthermore, the exogenous BR partially rescued seed size and weight of *det2*, confirming BR positive regulation of seed size/mass. Detailed studies showed that the reduced seed size of *det2* was possibly caused by reduced seed cavity and endosperm volume, delayed embryo development, decreased embryo cell size, number, and integument cell length. Our results are in according with the theory that final seed size depended on interactions among zygotic embryo and endosperm, maternally derived seed coat, and mother plant.[@R11] We further analyzed the effects of BR synthesis and signaling in specific tissues on seed size determination, and deduced that BR produced by the embryo and endosperm contributed to the increased seed size. *SHB1*, *IKU1*, *MINI3*, and *IKU2* are reported to be positive regulators of seed size and act in the same pathway.[@R1]^-^[@R3]^,^[@R36] We demonstrated they were positively regulated by BR and *SHB1*. *IKU1* and *IKU2* were found as direct targets of BZR1,[@R35] confirming ChIP results of Sun et al.[@R37] Unlike MINI3, its interacting protein IKU1[@R2] is a direct target of BZR1. Genetic experiments showed these genes acted downstream of *DET2* and *BZR1* in seed size regulation. We proposed the model that BR regulated embryo and endosperm development to determine seed size through binding to *SHB1* promoter region by BZR1, consequently regulated the expression of *MINI3* and *IKU2*,[@R1] or through BZR1 binding to *IKU1*, which interacted with MINI3[@R2] to regulate the activity of *MINI3* and the expression of *IKU2*, or alternatively through BZR1 binding to *IKU2* and regulated the transcription of *IKU2* directly ([Fig. 1](#F1){ref-type="fig"}). *FIS2*, *ANT*, and *RGE1* were detected to be direct targets of BZR1 and positively regulated by BR. We proposed that BR mediated the development of embryo and endosperm through regulating the expression of these BZR1 target genes to affect seed development ([Fig. 1](#F1){ref-type="fig"}). ![**Figure 1.** BR regulation model of seed development in *Arabidopsis*. BR regulates embryo and endosperm development to determine seed size through binding to the promoter region of *SHB1* by BZR1, which further regulates the expression of *MINI3* and *IKU2*, or through BZR1 binding to the promoter region of *IKU1*, which interacts with MINI3 to regulate *MINI3* and *IKU2*, or alternatively through BZR1 binding to the promoter of *IKU2* and regulates *IKU2*. BR regulates integuments, endosperm, and embryo development through BZR1 binding to the *AP2* promoter, and then affects seed size. BR also modulates the integument development through BZR1 binding to the promoter of *ARF2*. BZR1, activated by BR signal, stimulates the ovule development-related genes like *HLL*, *ANT*, and *AP2* indirectly or directly and regulate ovule number. Besides, AP2 and BZR1 possibly antagonize each other to participate in the ovule number determination process. BR affects the seed shape through regulating related genes in maternal tissues like integument (modified after Jiang et al. and Huang et al.).](psb-8-e25928-g1){#F1} Our studies illustrated that BR was implicated in the regulation of integument development as well. The first evidence observed was the significant decrease of integument cell length in *det2*, indicating that BR positively regulated integument cell elongation. The second evidence was that *ARF2* gene mutation (*arf2*) resulted in dramatically increased seed size/mass due to the extra cell division in the integuments.[@R11] *ARF2*, a direct target gene of BZR1, was negatively regulated by BR. Genetic evidences demonstrated *ARF2* acted downstream of *BZR1* and BR signal in regulating seed size. These results rose up a hypothesis that BR might regulate the seed size/mass also through BZR1 binding and repressing *ARF2* to positively regulate the integument development ([Fig. 1](#F1){ref-type="fig"}). Because cytochrome P450 CYP78A5 (KLU) was reported to act as a maternal regulator of seed size by stimulating the integument cell proliferation,[@R38] and we demonstrated KLU was a direct target gene of BZR1, we gained another evidence supporting the hypothesis that BR regulated the integument development to influence seed development through BZR1 ([Fig. 1](#F1){ref-type="fig"}). Besides, *AP2* acts as an important negative regulator of seed development by inhibiting integument growth (and embryo/endosperm development) to reduce the seed size.[@R4] *AP2* also affects seed size/mass by coordinating the endosperm/embryo growth.[@R4]^-^[@R6] Our results showed *AP2* was a target of BZR1, too, and negatively regulated by BR, and *AP2* acted downstream of BZR1 and BR signal in regulating seed size ([Fig. 1](#F1){ref-type="fig"}). Above all, we demonstrated that BR regulated seed size by expanding seed cavity and endosperm volume, promoting embryo development, and increasing embryo cell size, number, and integument cell length through transcriptionally modulating specific seed developmental pathways ([Fig. 1](#F1){ref-type="fig"}). BR Functions in Seed Shape Determination ======================================== Shape is an important seed trait. To date, there are a few reports mentioning seed shape regulation. *Arabidopsis* seed shape mutant *ats* is isolated from an ethyl methanesulfonate-treated population. Its length/width ratio is significantly lower than wild type. *ATS* functions in integument development and directly affects seed shape.[@R39] A series of rice QTLs for grain weight are identified. Among them, *GW3*, *GW6*, and *GS3* correlate with grain shape.[@R40]^,^[@R41] MADS genes also contribute to seed shape. *Osmads6--1* seeds seem to be more roundish than elliptical.[@R42] However, the underlying mechanisms of seed shape determination are mostly unknown. BR is involved in seed shape determination. *dwf5* and *shk1-D* produce aberrantly shaped *Arabidopsis* seeds.[@R27]^,^[@R28] *dwarf1* and *dwarf11* mutants bear small, round rice seeds that are shorter length but equal width to wild type.[@R30]^,^[@R43] Rice *brd2* mutant also exhibits shortened grains.[@R29] *lk* mutant produces irregularly shaped pea seeds.[@R34] Although BR has major effect on seed shape and BR effect cannot be recovered by other signals, the detailed mechanism of BR regulating seed shape is still unclear. Our recent studies made progress in explaining the mechanism of seed shape regulation by BR. We found that the length to width ratio of seeds produced by BR-deficient and insensitive mutants was notably lower than of wild type. The ratio of wild type *Arabidopsis* seeds resembles the Golden Ratio of 1.61803399.[@R44] Owing to the fact seeds come from fertilized ovules, we further analyzed ovule shape before pollination and found ovule shape of BR-deficient and insensitive mutants was normal. Thus we concluded BR regulated seed shape after fertilization. Furthermore, our results suggested that BR synthesis and signaling in the maternal tissues integument determined the seed shape ([Fig. 1](#F1){ref-type="fig"}). The reciprocal crosses demonstrated that seeds shape was kept roundish when maternal tissue contained less BR or abnormal BR signal, even if BR level and signal have been rescued in embryo/endosperm and seed size/mass already restored. These results suggested that BR level in zygote determined the seed size/mass and had little effect on seed shape, which was consistent with the opinion that BR could not be transported through tissue boundary.[@R45]^,^[@R46] Although *SHB1*-*MINI3*-*IKU2* pathway, *AP2*,
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When doctors meet numbers. A Statistical Skills Self-Assessment Questionnaire (SAQ) was developed using hypothetical clinical questions to explore respondents' mastery of vocabulary and rules of inference that seem relevant to the use of quantitative information. The SAQ was administered to 281 subjects, including 36 medical students, 45 interns and residents, 49 physicians engaged in research and 151 physicians in full-time practice. All groups of subjects showed frequent lack of consensus on the meaning of terms in common use (e.g., "false-positive rate" and "p values") and unfamiliarity with some important principles in quantitative inference (e.g., the Central Limit Theorem and Regression to the Mean). Subjects often seemed willing to draw conclusions unsupported by available data. Performance on the SAQ was inversely correlated with length of time since graduation from medical school, and practicing physicians tended to err more frequently than the other three groups.
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Mammalian animal models for Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a fatal neuromuscular disease that affects boys and leads to early death. In the quest for new treatments that improve the quality of life and in the search for a possible definitive cure, the use of animal models plays undoubtedly an important role. Therefore, a number of different mammalian models for DMD have been described. Much knowledge on the molecular mechanisms underlying the disease has arisen from studies in these animals. However, the use of different models does not often allow a direct comparison of results obtained in preclinical trials and therefore hinders a straightforward translational research. In the frame of "TREAT-NMD", a European Network of Excellence addressing the fragmentation in the assessment and treatment of neuromuscular diseases, we compare here the currently used mammalian animal models for DMD with the aim of selecting and recommending the most appropriate ones for preclinical efficacy testing of new therapeutic strategies.
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Tag: switch There are some challenges in games that give you some amazing rewards; others, not so much… but enough talk, let’s get into it and find the golden tooth from the silver frog… On the surface of the forest, equip... Welcome to part 5 of our walkthrough of the Pikuniku Adventure Mode! Whilst this game is quite linear, there are still some moments and puzzles that may leave you scratching your head. We had just been locked up in a... Welcome to part 4 of our walkthrough of the Pikuniku Adventure Mode! Whilst this game is quite linear, there are still some moments and puzzles that may leave you scratching your head. Now that we’ve restored power to the hideout,... Welcome to part 3 of our walkthrough of the Pikuniku Adventure Mode! Whilst this game is quite linear, there are still some moments and puzzles that may leave you scratching your head. As the title suggests, we’ll be fighting a... Welcome to part 2 of our walkthrough of the Pikuniku Adventure Mode! Whilst this game is quite linear, there are still some moments and puzzles that may leave you scratching your head. So, let’s get into it… Main Objective: Explore... Hello and welcome to our walkthrough of the Pikuniku Adventure Mode! Whilst this game is quite linear, there are still some moments and puzzles that may leave you scratching your head. So, let’s get into it… Main Objective: Wake up... Pikuniku is a physics-based puzzle-platformer that takes place in a happy world riddled with sinister plots. As a red blob with legs, talk to interesting characters, undertake strange requests and explore a colourful world full of charm and personality. Gameplay... We’ve already reported on this a couple times, but the developments just seem to keep on coming in regards to SNES games coming to Nintendo Switch Online. Below is the list of games and the added languages that have been... Hello everyone, we have some big exciting news: we now have a podcast! In it, we talk about all things Nintendo and Nintendo Switch, including news, our opinions, our likes and dislikes and much more. We currently have them up... In an interview with Japanese Daily Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun, Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa shared some information about the Switch’s sales performance during the holiday period. The biggest takeaway from this interview was that Super Smash Bros. Ultimate sold 5.1 million...
External Port Tissue Expansion in the Pediatric Population: Confirming Its Safety and Efficacy. External filling ports in tissue expander-based reconstruction have the advantages of being associated with less pain and emotional distress. However, among practicing surgeons using tissue expansion, a theoretical concern remains regarding higher risk of infection. The authors' goal was to evaluate external port safety in the pediatric population by looking at the complications and overall success rate of reconstruction. A retrospective review of all patients undergoing tissue expansion using external ports at Children's Hospital Los Angeles between January of 2008 and June of 2016 was conducted. Patient demographic and perioperative data were collected and analyzed. Two hundred forty-one expanders were placed in 100 pediatric patients, resulting in 123 procedures for congenital and acquired conditions, with an average age at the time of surgery of 7.1 years (range, 1 month to 19.9 years) and average follow-up length of 2.5 years (range, 2.8 months to 8.8 years). The overall complication rate was 29.9 percent, and the infection rate was 17 percent. The majority of these cases were treated conservatively without additional need for surgery. Of 123 cases, 25 required premature expander removal because of complications. Despite early intervention, 21 of these cases underwent successful completion of their reconstruction according to the preoperative plan, resulting in an overall 96.7 percent success rate of tissue expander reconstruction. In children, who are often less tolerant of the pain and distress associated with internal port expansion, the authors encourage the use of external ports. This study found a high success rate in terms of successful reconstruction, with the majority of complications being treated conservatively. Therapeutic, IV.
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Q: Why does English need an article before any noun? In my native language, we can say: I have dog Because I don't want to say a dog (one dog, how many dogs) or the dog (that dog, the listener don't care which dog). p.s. after 3 years later, I have to say, why I ask this question, is I still cannot grasp how to use the right 'article word'. sometimes, a noun will use an article, sometimes, a noun could not(or omit) the article word before it. there aren't a formula for this. So, I have to remember all the time! I feel so frustrate A: Well, first of all, we don't need an article before any noun. I can say: I like dogs. As to your question of why, the answer is, "because that is how English works". The articles perform a discourse function, by indicating new and old information. They often evolve from demonstratives (e.g. "this" and "that"). They evolve independently in unrelated languages. Normally, once an article system becomes a part of a language, it is an all-or-nothing thing. This is not unlike a verbal inflection system, a gender system, or a case system; once the system is in place, it is not optional. Aside from this, there isn't really a more concrete reason for "why" English works this way.
57 F.Supp. 14 (1944) DEFENSE PLANT CORPORATION v. UNITED STATES BARGE LINES, Inc. (two cases). District Court, S. D. New York. April 15, 1944. Order Affirmed November 27, 1944. *15 Bigham, Englar, Jones & Houston, of New York City (F. Herbert Prem, of New York City, of counsel), for libelant Defense Plant Corporation. Maurice A. Krisel, of New York City (Israel J. Beck, of Freeport, N. Y., of counsel), for intervenors Ida W. Barnes and Thomas C. Fisher. Kirlin, Campbell, Hickox, Keating & McGrann, of New York City, for garnishee Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey. Otterbourg, Steindler & Houston, of New York City (E. Robert Marks, of New York City, of counsel), for trustee in bankruptcy. Order Affirmed November 27, 1944. See 145 F.2d 766. CAFFEY, District Judge. I think there are several reasons why the motion should not be granted. Two of these, each of which seems to me sufficient, will be stated. I. On January 19 or 22, 1944, the respondent was adjudicated a bankrupt by the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky. At the time, so far as the papers disclose, no proceeding with respect to an alleged bottomry lien had been instituted by either movant. The notice of motion before me is dated March 25, 1944,more than two months subsequent to the adjudication. As I view the matter, by force of the Bankruptcy Act, 11 U.S.C.A. § 1 et seq., the court which adjudicated the respondent a bankrupt is vested with exclusive jurisdiction to determine the claims of the movants (including their claims of liens) described in their notice of motion and the papers annexed thereto. Isaacs v. Hobbs Tie & T. Co., 282 U.S. 734, 739, 51 S.Ct. 270, 75 L.Ed. 645. See also Straton v. New, 283 U.S. 318, 322-327, 51 S.Ct. 465, 75 L.Ed. 1060, and New York Casualty Co. v. City of Lagrange, Ky., D.C.W.D.Ky., 33 F.Supp. 993, 994. II. It is urged by the movants that The Philomena, D.C.D.Mass., 200 F. 859, 861, is the other way; but I regard that case as inapplicable. There a suit for enforcement of an admiralty lien was instituted prior to the respondent being adjudicated a bankrupt. Here the adjudication in bankruptcy preceded the making of the motion now under consideration. In the Philomena case the libel in admiralty was filed and the vessel was arrested September 9, 1911. The petition in bankruptcy was filed September 14, 1911. This difference in the facts from the facts in the instant case is crucial. As I read the opinion, the significance of the difference was thoroughly recognized by Judge Dodge, who wrote the opinion. When speaking about the superiority of the jurisdiction of the admiralty there declared, at page 861 of 200 F., he went no further than to state it to be in a case "wherein its [the admiralty court's] jurisdiction over the property was complete before the bankruptcy proceedings were inaugurated." The position of the District Court in Massachusetts on the issue now presented was additionally clarified and emphasized in a subsequent decision by that court. Five years afterwards in The Casco, D.C. D.Mass., 230 F. 929, 930, on facts in substance identical with those in the case at *16 bar, the same court seems to me squarely to have held that the Philomena decision was confined to a case wherein the vessels involved "had been seized under the admiralty process, before the bankruptcy proceedings [against the owner of the vessels] were begun." In those circumstances the later decision, in conformity with the earlier decision, said that "the admiralty court would not surrender" the vessels and that admiralty jurisdiction was paramount. But in the later decision of a case on facts indistinguishable from those here, the court denied the request that the vessels be released by the bankruptcy court to the admiralty court. At pages 930 and 931 of 230 F., Judge Morton wrote as follows: "It is settled that the admiralty jurisdiction over vessels is not of such exclusive and fundamental character that, for the purpose of enforcing maritime liens against them, they will be taken from anybody in whose possession they may be found. * * * "Again, it is doubtful whether a bankruptcy court may, under the present [1898] act, properly surrender property admittedly belonging to a bankrupt estate to another court for the determination of liens and claims against it." As I construe the second Massachusetts District Court ruling, in principle at least, it accords with the Isaacs case, supra. If, however, I be mistaken with respect to what is contained in subdivisions I and II of this memorandum, I believe there is another ground on which the present motion cannot properly prevail. III. In the one of the actions designated above as A 128-59 there was an interlocutory decree for the libellant on September 29, 1943, and the cause was terminated by final decree in favor of the libellant on March 6, 1944. In the other, designated as A 129-129, brought by the same libellant, on March 29, 1944, an order was made dissolving and vacating the attachment. This was at the instance of the bankruptcy trustee. As stated in the brief of his counsel, and not controverted in the movants' reply brief, with respect to case A 129-129, "* * * on March 29, 1944, an order was entered in this court pursuant to Section 67A [sub. a] of the Bankruptcy Act [11 U.S.C.A. § 107, sub. a] dissolving and disattaching the judgment obtained by Defense Plant Corporation [the libellant] in that proceeding." In effect this was a termination of that proceeding. It follows that there is no admiralty litigation now pending between the parties to the actions whose titles are given in the caption of the notice of motion. Since those actions ended, there has been no admiralty litigation between the parties. It follows that at present there is no suit in this court such as that into which the movants seek leave to intervene. IV. On March 20, 1944, the Standard Oil Company of New Jersey instituted in this court an interpleader suit, Standard Oil Co. v. Defense Plant Corp., 57 F.Supp. 13, and deposited in the registry of the court the fund in controversy, which grew out of freights owing by the Standard Company to the respondent in the two previously commenced admiralty suits (A 128-59 and A 129-129). The defendants in the interpleader case include that respondent and the bankruptcy trustee. In its answer therein the trustee has set up a claim to the entire fund. The movants do not desire to become parties to that suit and, therefore, for the purposes of the present motion, it may be disregarded. Nevertheless, in addition to its appearing that there is no action such as that into which the movants seek admission, it further appears that already the bankruptcy trustee has asserted his claim to possession of the fund. V. As previously indicated, there are additional reasons for refusing the relief sought. Motion denied. Settle order on two days' notice.
Melatonin stimulates the secretion of progesterone along with the expression of cholesterol side-chain cleavage enzyme (P450scc) and steroidogenic acute regulatory protein (StAR) in corpus luteum of pregnant sows. The direct effect of melatonin on porcine luteal function during the pregnancy remains unknown. The objective of the study was to analyse the molecular mechanism(s) by which melatonin directly affects progesterone (P4) production in the corpus luteum (CL) of pregnant sows. We evaluated the localization of melatonin membrane receptors (MT1 and MT2) in CL, and investigated the effect of melatonin on P4 secretion along with the expression of P4 synthesis intermediates in luteal cells. Immunohistochemistry analysis showed that MT1 and MT2 were predominantly localized in luteal cells in pregnant luteal tissues. The results of our in vitro experiments showed that melatonin from 5 to 625 pg/mL was able to significantly increase P4 release (P < 0.05) in a dose-dependent manner. And at the dose of 125 pg/mL treatment, the time-dependent effect on P4 secretion was observed. Furthermore, melatonin from 5 to 625 pg/mL up-regulated both P450scc and StAR expression (P < 0.05) in a dose-dependent manner, and the effect was also time-dependent. No difference of 3β hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (3β-HSD) expression was observed between control and treatment groups. In addition, melatonin induced a dose- and time-dependent promotion on cell viability. Additionally, the stimulatory effects of melatonin were blocked by luzindole, a non-selective MT1 and MT2 receptor antagonist, or partially blocked by a selective MT2 ligand, 4-phenyl-2-propionamidotetralin (4P-PDOT). The data support the presence of MT1 and MT2 in porcine CL and a regulatory role for melatonin in luteal function through MT1 and MT2-mediated signal transduction pathways.
Pertussis toxin-sensitive inhibition of glucagon-like peptide 1-stimulated acid production by epidermal growth factor and transforming growth factor alpha in rat parietal cells. We have recently shown that the intestinal hormone glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1)-(7-36) amide is a cAMP-dependent stimulant of rat parietal cell H+ production. Epidermal growth factor (EGF) and transforming growth factor-alpha (TGF alpha) are known to inhibit histamine-stimulated parietal cell function by reducing cAMP production in a pertussis toxin-sensitive manner. Pertussis toxin blocks Gi alpha, the inhibitory subunit of adenylate cyclase, thereby preventing inhibitors from acting via Gi alpha. Therefore, we used pertussis toxin as a tool to determine whether EGF and TGF alpha inhibit GLP-1-stimulated parietal cell function via Gi alpha. In enriched (76 +/- 4%) rat parietal cells [14C]aminopyrine accumulation and cAMP production were maximally stimulated by GLP-1-(7-36) amide (10(-8) and 10(-7) M, respectively) or by histamine (10(-4) and 10(-3) M, respectively). EGF and TGF alpha (10(-13)-10(-7) M) caused concentration-dependent inhibition of GLP-1-stimulated parietal cell function. Maximal inhibition (33% and 37% of the response to GLP-1-(7-36) amide was observed at 10(-8) M EGF and 10(-9) M TGF alpha, respectively. There was a close correlation (r = 0.83; P < 0.05; n = 7) between the inhibition by EGF and TGF alpha of [14C]aminopyrine accumulation and the fall in cAMP production in GLP-1-stimulated parietal cells. The identical concentrations of both growth factors which maximally reduced GLP-1-stimulated parietal cell function inhibited [14C]aminopyrine accumulation in response to histamine by approximately 30%.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
/* * This file is part of EasyRPG Player. * * EasyRPG Player is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or * (at your option) any later version. * * EasyRPG Player is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the * GNU General Public License for more details. * * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License * along with EasyRPG Player. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>. */ #ifndef EP_SCENE_ACTORTARGET_H #define EP_SCENE_ACTORTARGET_H // Headers #include "scene.h" #include "window_actortarget.h" #include "window_help.h" #include "window_targetstatus.h" /** * Scene ActorTarget class. * Manages using of Items and Spells. */ class Scene_ActorTarget : public Scene { public: /** * Constructor. * * @param item_id item ID of item to use. */ Scene_ActorTarget(int item_id); /** * Constructor. * * @param skill_id skill ID of skill to use. * @param actor_index index of the spell caster in party. */ Scene_ActorTarget(int skill_id, int actor_index); void Start() override; void Update() override; /** * Update function used when an item will be used. */ void UpdateItem(); /** * Update function used when a skill will be used. */ void UpdateSkill(); private: /** Contains the actors of the party. */ std::unique_ptr<Window_ActorTarget> target_window; /** Contains the name of the item/skill that will be used. */ std::unique_ptr<Window_Help> help_window; /** Contains quantity/cost of item/spell. */ std::unique_ptr<Window_TargetStatus> status_window; /** ID of item/skill to use. */ int id; /* Index of spell caster in party (only for skills). */ int actor_index; /** True if item, false if skill. */ bool use_item; }; #endif
house Bill H.R. 1104 Tax Break: Should you be Able to Make Tax-Deductible Donations to More Types of Organizations? Argument in favor This bill expands the kind of organizations that people can make tax-exempt donations to. All of these organizations have to have pro-social aims, and people be able to get tax breaks for supporting organizations that support the nation. Argument opposed This bill expands the kind of organizations to which people can make tax-exempt donations. It says that they all have to have pro-social aims, but since when is the NFL doing social good for the country? This would allow for some serious tax-dodging. Too easy to become one of these "tax break" organizations. Someone else mentioned the one I am furious about. The "non profit NFL" who has now become a pseudo government within our country. Taxpayers paying for stadiums, a billionaire's club with lavish suites, blackouts. The Congress shows their gutless backsides ignoring this "non profit" elephant. Foundations, non profits, "economic development counsels", are epidemic now dodging taxes. Let's encourage more fraud? NO! What is House Bill H.R. 1104? This bill would expand the types of organizations that people can offer tax-deductible donations to. Under current law, donations above $14,000 are subject to taxes — but this bill would ensure that donations would be tax-exempt, provided that they were given to: Civic leagues and employee associations that promote social welfare; Agricultural and labor organizations; Business organizations and leagues like chambers of commerce, real estate and trade boards; The deductions would only apply to donations made after the bill’s passage. It also comes with a note not to make inferences about its affect on the transfer of property. So, you know, don’t do that. Impact People that donate to civic leagues, employee associations, agricultural organizations, labor organizations and business organizations, these groups, and the IRS. Cost of House Bill H.R. 1104 $0.00 The CBO found that implementing this bill would have no impact on the Federal budget. More Information In Depth: This bill amends Section 2252 of the monolith that is the IRS tax code. As you might expect, this is the section that outlines what kinds of organizations people can make tax-deductible donations to. The ones already on that list include: The U.S. government; A fraternal or social organization that is using the donation solely for charity; A veterans’ organization, providing none of the donation goes to a shareholder or private individual; A foundation, fund, corporation or trust dedicated to religion, amateur sports, education, science, literature, the prevention of cruelty to animals, the prevention of child abuse or other kinds of charity. Of Note: In his press release, Sponsoring Rep. Peter Roskam (R-IL) explains that his legislation is a response to a letter sent by the IRS wherein it threatened to tax large donations to non-profits. The IRS has been under Republican scrutiny since 2010, when it was revealed that it was specifically telling employees to look for Tea Party organizations to investigate with harsher scrutiny. But while donations to non-profit groups might seem innocent, a particular type of donation has recently come under its own scrutiny by government transparency groups. 501(c)4s, the “civic organizations” mentioned above, have become major sources of campaign money that don’t have to reveal their donors. Giving them an exemption from taxes could make these shadowy backers even more powerful. Too easy to become one of these "tax break" organizations. Someone else mentioned the one I am furious about. The "non profit NFL" who has now become a pseudo government within our country. Taxpayers paying for stadiums, a billionaire's club with lavish suites, blackouts. The Congress shows their gutless backsides ignoring this "non profit" elephant. Foundations, non profits, "economic development counsels", are epidemic now dodging taxes. Let's encourage more fraud? NO! The argument against makes sense but the bigger issue is the Citizens United issue...that is, the ultrawealthy can get to decide which social issues should be supported and again they could run the country. Perhaps coal could become a "social" issue because it keeps West Virginians and Kentuckians employed. While I am pro West Virginians and Kentuckians, I'd rather provide social aid programs that mine and use coal. We don't want the Koch Brothers spending tens or hundreds of millions of dollars promoting coal any more than they do!!! With all the talk of deficits and budget cuts, we need to consider the importance of tax dollars; where they go and what they do. Things like education and infrastructure are important, but not often glamorous. I'd rather we chose representatives who respected the needs of society, and allotted tax dollars wisely. That seems better than playing the popularity lottery with truly important things. "this would allow for some serious tax dodging"......YUP. that's a good thing! it would be legal! why do people think hard-working americans should pay more taxes than they legally have to? our taxes basically go to charity any way, it's just filtered through the government and left to their discretion. charity tax breaks cut out the middle man....you're still giving your money away! it's not greed! ugh!
<?php defined('YII_DEBUG') or define('YII_DEBUG', true); defined('YII_ENV') or define('YII_ENV', 'test'); defined('YII_APP_BASE_PATH') or define('YII_APP_BASE_PATH', dirname(dirname(dirname(__DIR__)))); defined('FRONTEND_ENTRY_URL') or define('FRONTEND_ENTRY_URL', parse_url(\Codeception\Configuration::config()['config']['test_entry_url'], PHP_URL_PATH)); defined('FRONTEND_ENTRY_FILE') or define('FRONTEND_ENTRY_FILE', YII_APP_BASE_PATH . '/frontend/web/index-test.php'); require_once(YII_APP_BASE_PATH . '/vendor/autoload.php'); require_once(YII_APP_BASE_PATH . '/vendor/yiisoft/yii2/Yii.php'); require_once(YII_APP_BASE_PATH . '/common/config/bootstrap.php'); require_once(YII_APP_BASE_PATH . '/frontend/config/bootstrap.php'); // set correct script paths // the entry script file path for functional and acceptance tests $_SERVER['SCRIPT_FILENAME'] = FRONTEND_ENTRY_FILE; $_SERVER['SCRIPT_NAME'] = FRONTEND_ENTRY_URL; $_SERVER['SERVER_NAME'] = parse_url(\Codeception\Configuration::config()['config']['test_entry_url'], PHP_URL_HOST); $_SERVER['SERVER_PORT'] = parse_url(\Codeception\Configuration::config()['config']['test_entry_url'], PHP_URL_PORT) ?: '80'; Yii::setAlias('@tests', dirname(dirname(__DIR__)));
Pantolia flavomarginata {{Taxobox | name = Pantolia flavomarginata | image = Scarabaeidae - Pantolia flavomarginata.jpg | image_width = 250px | image_caption = Pantolia flavomarginata. Museum specimen. | regnum = Animalia | phylum = Arthropoda | classis = Insecta | ordo = Coleoptera | familia = Scarabaeidae | subfamilia = Cetoniinae | genus = Pantolia | species = P. flavomarginata | binomial = Pantolia flavomarginata | binomial_authority = Gory & Percheron, 1833) | synonyms = Pantolia tibialis Valck Lucassen, 1930 }}Pantolia flavomarginata'' is a species of beetles belonging the family Scarabaeidae. Distribution This species is present in Madagascar. References Category:Cetoniinae Category:Beetles described in 1833
[Blastomogenic effect following single and chronic exposure to a mixture of cesium-137 and strontium-90]. The rate of tumor incidence in different rhythms of rat stomach exposure to cesium-137 and strontium-90 was analysed. The correlative values of the administered nucleids activity were selected by analogy with their content in global natural fall-out. In single exposure to the concentrations of 400 and 100 mc/per rat of cesium-137 and strontium-90 mixture accordingly, osteogenic osteosarcomas developed approximatley 4 times as frequently as in chronic administration of the same radionucleids in concentrations of 2 and 8 mc/per rat, correspondingly.
Q: How can i set the location of minor ticks in matplotlib I want to draw a grid on the x-axis in a matplotlib plot at the positions of the minor ticks but not at the positions of the major ticks. My mayor ticks are at the positions 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and have to remain there. I want the grid at 0.5, 1.5, 2.5, 3.5, 4.5. .... from matplotlib.ticker import MultipleLocator .... minorLocator = MultipleLocator(0.5) ax.xaxis.set_minor_locator(minorLocator) plt.grid(which='minor') The code above does not work since it gives the locations at 0.5, 1.0, 1.5, ... How can I set the positions of the minor ticks manually? A: You can use matplotlib.ticker.AutoMinorLocator. This will automatically place N-1 minor ticks at locations spaced equally between your major ticks. For example, if you used AutoMinorLocator(5) then that will place 4 minor ticks equally spaced between each pair of major ticks. For your use case you want AutoMinorLocator(2) to just place one at the mid-point. import matplotlib.pyplot as plt import numpy as np from matplotlib.ticker import AutoMinorLocator N = 1000 x = np.linspace(0, 5, N) y = x**2 fig, ax = plt.subplots() ax.plot(x, y) minor_locator = AutoMinorLocator(2) ax.xaxis.set_minor_locator(minor_locator) plt.grid(which='minor') plt.show() Using AutoMinorLocator has the advantage that should you need to scale your data up, for example so your major ticks are at [0, 10, 20, 30, 40, 50], then your minor ticks will scale up to positions [5, 15, 25, 35, 45]. If you really need hard-set locations, even after scaling/changing, then look up matplotlib.ticker.FixedLocator. With this you can pass a fixed list, for example FixedLocator([0.5, 1.5, 2.5, 3.5, 4.5]).
fs2.schmolie.com is currently under heavy load which is slowing down all services running on that machine. The following systems are affected: mdh0.speedingbits.com, multiple resolver and authoritative DNS servers, and 16 VPS accounts from various clients. We're investigating the cause and hope to resolve it soon. New information will be posted to this thread as it becomes known. -------------------- Sincerely,Andrew KinneyCTO, Advantagecom Networks Please do not private message me. My regular management duties preclude responding to every customer that sends me a support issue. Instead, post on the forum or contact tech support. Due to another firmware bug in the RAID controller, one of the member disks was marked as a hot spare and the RAID controller began automatically rebuilding onto that disk. It sounds like a fine thing until you realize that it just catastrophically ate a full disk's worth of data, sending it to oblivion, when it presumed the RAID 5 array to be 6 disks instead of 7. We'll be beginning the restore process soon. If your account is one of the affected web sites or VPS on this node, please bear with us while we work to bring this system back online from backups. ETA is 12 to 16 hours to have everything restored. If you cannot wait that long, please order a new account and you can either restore from your personal backups or instruct us to restore, which we will do as soon as possible. -------------------- Sincerely,Andrew KinneyCTO, Advantagecom Networks Please do not private message me. My regular management duties preclude responding to every customer that sends me a support issue. Instead, post on the forum or contact tech support. On closer examination and additional thought, the root cause is likely a failed backplane for the hard drives. We don't have a spare backplane on hand for this type of machine, so we're going to be restoring to other machines. Please avoid contacting off-hours support about this issue. We're obviously aware of it and working on it as quickly as possible. Screaming at us to work faster won't help. If you have system which is otherwise unrelated but experiencing difficulties, it may be because of the DNS resolvers that have gone down with this node. If you're experienced and have a VPS, you can change your resolvers in /etc/resolv.conf . Ping each one listed there, remove the ones that are down and save the file. I've noted that due to an oversight on our part, both dns5.speedingbits.com and dns6.speedingbits.com were on the same node. They should not have been because they are the primary and secondary nameserver pair for many services. Our priority right now is restoring dns5.speedingbits.com, which we should have complete in the next hour or two. This will restore service for many otherwise unrelated services that are currently showing as "down" for clients. -------------------- Sincerely,Andrew KinneyCTO, Advantagecom Networks Please do not private message me. My regular management duties preclude responding to every customer that sends me a support issue. Instead, post on the forum or contact tech support. Our priority right now is restoring dns5.speedingbits.com, which we should have complete in the next hour or two. This will restore service for many otherwise unrelated services that are currently showing as "down" for clients. This is still in progress. We're creating a new system for dns5.speedingbits.com and will have the files restored within the next 60 minutes or so. To facilitate this system being on a new high-availability platform, it needed to change IP addresses. We've changed the IP with the registrar already to begin the process of expiring the old information during the time while we're working to restore the files. More information will be posted as it is known. Thank you for your continued patience. We're working as quickly as possible to restore service for all those affected. -------------------- Sincerely,Andrew KinneyCTO, Advantagecom Networks Please do not private message me. My regular management duties preclude responding to every customer that sends me a support issue. Instead, post on the forum or contact tech support. Our priority right now is restoring dns5.speedingbits.com, which we should have complete in the next hour or two. This will restore service for many otherwise unrelated services that are currently showing as "down" for clients. The new dns5.speedingbits.com has modern versions of all system software (Apache, PHP, MySQL), so bear with us while we adapt the 10+ year old code to work on the new platform. Our first priority will be to restore all authoritative zones (domains) serviced by this name server to get all of them functional again. Once we have done that, we'll begin work on making the web interface accessible and functional again. We're currently working on transferring the files from our backup system to the new dns5.speedingbits.com. -------------------- Sincerely,Andrew KinneyCTO, Advantagecom Networks Please do not private message me. My regular management duties preclude responding to every customer that sends me a support issue. Instead, post on the forum or contact tech support. Please stop texting and asking me to review tickets. They're likely all related to this issue at the moment. The few that aren't will be addressed by ticket support. Any tickets escalated to me will be delayed until further notice. I won't be reviewing tickets or responding to texts until the resolution of all critical issues is complete. This will likely resolve your issue anyway. At present, I'm the only one working this issue since nobody else has the technical qualifications to be of any use to the process. Unfortunately, I'm also off-hours support, so off-hours support is being ignored until the critical issues are resolved. The constant interruptions are substantially slowing the resolution, so I'll be handing off-hours support to a non-technical individual who will be responsible for telling people to check the forum for updates. Please don't take random actions on your own in an attempt to "fix" this if you don't know what you're doing. You'll likely make a bigger mess that will have to be resolved at a later time. You're far better off just sitting tight or opening a ticket as indicated above. No further responses to individual inquiries by text, phone, or email will be answered until further notice. It may appear that nothing is happening, but, rest assured, I'm working as quickly as possible to resolve ****ALL**** issues in the manner best suited to help as many people as possible as soon as possible. If it appears nothing is happening because you aren't seeing constant updates on this thread, set that thought aside. I'm working on it as quickly as possible and will not leave anyone hanging any longer than is absolutely necessary. -------------------- Sincerely,Andrew KinneyCTO, Advantagecom Networks Please do not private message me. My regular management duties preclude responding to every customer that sends me a support issue. Instead, post on the forum or contact tech support. dns5.speedingbits.com files are restored and adapted to the new system. Currently reviewing logs to vet the configs before making it reachable by the public. It will take 10 to 15 minutes to review the logs and if no problem are found, we'll unfirewall it to allow access by the public. -------------------- Sincerely,Andrew KinneyCTO, Advantagecom Networks Please do not private message me. My regular management duties preclude responding to every customer that sends me a support issue. Instead, post on the forum or contact tech support. dns5.speedingbits.com has been unfirewalled for several minutes now and it appears to be processing DNS queries normally. This should resolve a huge chunk of issues related to this outage of fs2.schmolie.com. Access to sites using dns5.speedingbits.com and dns6.speedingbits.com may still be slower than usual since dns6.speedingbits.com isn't restored yet, but that is coming soon. We're going to examine the remaining issues, triage them, and begin working them in order of priority. -------------------- Sincerely,Andrew KinneyCTO, Advantagecom Networks Please do not private message me. My regular management duties preclude responding to every customer that sends me a support issue. Instead, post on the forum or contact tech support. The web interface for dns5.speedingbits.com has not yet been restored. We're saving that task for later since adding/changing zones is less critical than serving the existing zones. The next thing in our list of priorities is to create a couple new DNS resolvers to replace the two that went down. Most systems and VPS on our network reference three DNS resolvers and two of them are currently down, resulting in slow access to anything that does DNS lookups such as SSH logins, ftp logins, and email logins. The services that rely on DNS resolution appear to be very slow to respond when only one of three DNS resolvers are up. For some customer VPS that were already near to crashing for lack of CPU or RAM resources (you know who you are), this may have tipped them over the edge and caused their VPS to crash. In total the DNS resolvers being down affects far more customers than just the ones on this node. They should
Q: Cancelling and restarting a task I have read a few articles about this but I am currently none-the-wiser. I'm working on an application where there is a TabControl located on the form. When the user clicks on a tab page, I would like the background process to run off of the UI thread (as the process can take several minutes). This is fine, however if the user selects a different tab, I would like any currently active task to cancel, and for the attention to go to the new tab. private void ParentTabControl_SelectedIndexChanged(object sender, EventArgs e) { Task testTask; CancellationTokenSource testSource = new CancellationTokenSource(); CancellationToken testToken = testSource.Token; switch (ParentTabControl.SelectedIndex) { case 0: updateSummaryTab(); break; case 1: testTask = Task.Run(() => { updateTabOne(); }, testToken); break; case 2: updateTabTwo(); break; } } If I set the testSource to cancel, then this will no longer by usable (though I am aware that I will need to use a token of some kind). I was previously using a different BackgroundWorker for each tab and simply checking the IsBusy property of it, but I thought using a single recycled Task may be the better option. A: The problem I get is when I cancel the task using the CancellationToken, the new task fails to launch Create a fresh CTS (and CT) for each round of work that you are starting. You need to store the CTS for the last round in a field. Then, starting new work is: if(cts != null) cts.Cancel(); cts = new ...; StartWork(cts.Token); Be aware, that cancelling running tasks is cooperative and passing the token to Task.Run does nothing because it does not stop the already running task.
Q: Zenoss MySQL Query - Events per hour I am working on some trending/analysis tools, and would like to query the events MySQL database for an events per hour metric so that I can send the metric out as a datapoint in graphite. Because some events will be in the status table, while others in the history table, I came up with the basic query I am looking for. Keeping in mind, that I am by no means a DBA, I would like to learn how to get a total count from both tables. Here is what I have so far: mysql> SELECT COUNT(*) FROM events.history WHERE firstTime > UNIX_TIMESTAMP(DATE_SUB(NOW(), INTERVAL 1 HOUR)) AND (severity='5' OR severity='3') -> UNION -> SELECT COUNT(*) FROM events.status WHERE firstTime > UNIX_TIMESTAMP(DATE_SUB(NOW(), INTERVAL 1 HOUR)) AND (severity='5' OR severity='3') -> ; +----------+ | COUNT(*) | +----------+ | 27 | | 267 | +----------+ 2 rows in set (0.00 sec) mysql> I am hoping to modify the SQL to return a single row, with the count from both tables added, so in the example it would be 294. Somebody told me that I can accomplish this with a join, but I seem to be having some trouble getting the syntax dialed in. A: Put the union in a subquery and then use SUM() to add them together. SELECT SUM(c) total FROM (SELECT COUNT(*) c FROM events.history WHERE firstTime > UNIX_TIMESTAMP(DATE_SUB(NOW(), INTERVAL 1 HOUR)) AND (severity='5' OR severity='3') UNION SELECT COUNT(*) c FROM events.status WHERE firstTime > UNIX_TIMESTAMP(DATE_SUB(NOW(), INTERVAL 1 HOUR)) AND (severity='5' OR severity='3') ) u
'use strict'; const acorn = require('acorn-jsx'); const esrecurse = require('../esrecurse/esrecurse'); const escodegen = require('escodegen'); const esquery = require('../esquery/esquery'); const bfs = require('acorn-bfs'); const htmlElements = require('./constants.js').htmlElements; const reactMethods = require('./constants.js').reactMethods; function getReactStates(node) { const stateStr = escodegen.generate(node); let states; eval(`states = ${stateStr}`); const output = []; for (const state in states) { output.push({ name: state, value: states[state], }); } return output; } /** * Returns array of props from React component passed to input * @param {Node} node * @returns {Array} Array of all JSX props on React component */ function getReactProps(node, parent) { if (node.openingElement.attributes.length === 0 || htmlElements.indexOf(node.openingElement.name.name) > 0) return {}; const result = node.openingElement.attributes .map(attribute => { const name = attribute.name.name; let valueName; if (attribute.value === null) valueName = undefined; else if (attribute.value.type === 'Literal') valueName = attribute.value.value; else if (attribute.value.expression.type === 'Literal') { valueName = attribute.value.expression.value; } else if (attribute.value.expression.type === 'Identifier') { valueName = attribute.value.expression.name; } else if (attribute.value.expression.type === 'CallExpression') { valueName = attribute.value.expression.callee.object.property.name; } else if (attribute.value.expression.type === 'BinaryExpression') { valueName = attribute.value.expression.left.name + attribute.value.expression.operator + (attribute.value.expression.right.name || attribute.value.expression.right.value); } else if (attribute.value.expression.type === 'MemberExpression') { let current = attribute.value.expression; while (current && current.property) { // && !current.property.name.match(/(state|props)/) valueName = `.${current.property.name}${valueName || ''}`; current = current.object; if (current.type === 'Identifier') { valueName = `.${current.name}${valueName || ''}`; break; } } valueName = valueName.replace('.', ''); } else if (attribute.value.expression.type === 'LogicalExpression') { valueName = attribute.value.expression.left.property.name; // valueType = attribute.value.expression.left.object.name; } else if (attribute.value.expression.type === 'JSXElement') { const nodez = attribute.value.expression; const output = { name: nodez.openingElement.name.name, children: getChildJSXElements(nodez, parent), props: getReactProps(nodez, parent), state: {}, methods: [], }; valueName = output; } else valueName = escodegen.generate(attribute.value); return { name, value: valueName, parent, }; }); return result; } /** * Returns array of children components of React component passed to input * @param {Node} node * @returns {Array} Array of (nested) children of React component passed in */ function getChildJSXElements(node, parent) { if (node.children.length === 0) return []; const childJsxComponentsArr = node .children .filter(jsx => jsx.type === 'JSXElement' && htmlElements.indexOf(jsx.openingElement.name.name) < 0); return childJsxComponentsArr .map(child => { return { name: child.openingElement.name.name, children: getChildJSXElements(child, parent), props: getReactProps(child, parent), state: {}, methods: [], }; }); } function forInFinder(arr, name) { const result = arr.map(ele => { const jsxnode = esquery(ele, 'JSXElement')[0]; const obj = {}; obj.variables = {}; esquery(ele, 'VariableDeclarator').forEach(vars => { if (vars.id.name !== 'i' && vars.init) { obj.variables[vars.id.name] = escodegen.generate(vars.init).replace('this.', ''); } }); if (ele.left.declarations) obj.variables[ele.left.declarations[0].id.name] = '[key]'; else if (ele.left.type === 'Identifier') obj.variables[ele.left.name] = '[key]'; if (jsxnode && htmlElements.indexOf(jsxnode.openingElement.name.name)) { let current = ele.right; let found; while (current && current.property) { found = `.${current.property.name}${found || ''}`; current = current.object; if (current.type === 'Identifier') { found = `.${current.name}${found || ''}`; break; } } obj.jsx = { name: jsxnode.openingElement.name.name, children: getChildJSXElements(jsxnode, name), props: getReactProps(jsxnode, name), state: {}, methods: [], iterated: 'forIn', source: found.replace('.', ''), }; const propsArr = obj.jsx.props; for (let i = 0; i < propsArr.length; i++) { for (const key in obj.variables) { if (propsArr[i].value.includes(key)) { if (obj.variables[key] === '[key]') { propsArr[i].value = propsArr[i].value.replace(`.${key}`, obj.variables[key]); } else propsArr[i].value = propsArr[i].value.replace(key, obj.variables[key]); } } } } return obj; }); return result; } function forLoopFinder(arr, name) { const result = arr.map(ele => { const jsxnode = esquery(ele, 'JSXElement')[0]; const obj = {}; obj.variables = {}; // finding variables in case information was reassigned esquery(ele, 'VariableDeclarator').forEach(vars => { if (vars.id.name !== 'i' && vars.init) { obj.variables[vars.id.name] = escodegen.generate(vars.init) .replace('this.', '').replace('.length', ''); } }); // defaulting each iteration to be represented by 'i' if (ele.init.declarations) obj.variables[ele.init.declarations[0].id.name] = '[i]'; else if (ele.init.type === 'AssignmentExpression') obj.variables[ele.init.left.name] = '[i]'; // building the object name if (jsxnode && htmlElements.indexOf(jsxnode.openingElement.name.name)) { let current = ele.test.right; let found; while (current && current.property) { found = `.${current.property.name}${found || ''}`; current = current.object; if (current.type === 'Identifier') { found = `.${current.name}${found || ''}`; break; } } obj.jsx = { name: jsxnode.openingElement.name.name, children: getChildJSXElements(jsxnode, name), props: getReactProps(jsxnode, name), state: {}, methods: [], iterated: 'forLoop', source: found.replace('.', '').replace('.length', ''), }; // replacing variables with their properties const propsArr = obj.jsx.props; for (let i = 0; i < propsArr.length; i++) { for (const key in obj.variables) { if (propsArr[i].value.includes(key)) { if (obj.variables[key] === '[i]') { propsArr[i].value = propsArr[i].value.replace(`.${key}`, obj.variables[key]); } else propsArr[i].value = propsArr[i].value.replace(key, obj.variables[key]); } } } } return obj; }); return result; } function higherOrderFunctionFinder(arr, name) { const result = arr.map(ele => { // since every higher order function will have some parameter // will be used to replace with what it actually is const param = ele.arguments[0].params[0].name; const jsxnode = esquery(ele, 'JSXElement')[0]; const obj = {}; obj.variables = {}; esquery(ele, 'VariableDeclarator').forEach(vars => { obj.variables[vars.id.name] = escodegen.generate(vars.init); }); if (jsxnode && htmlElements.indexOf(jsxnode.openingElement.name.name)) { let current = ele.callee.object; let found; while (current && current.property) { found = `.${current.property.name}${found || ''}`; current = current.object; if (current.type === 'Identifier') { found = `.${current.name}${found || ''}`; break; } } obj.jsx = { name: jsxnode.openingElement.name.name, children: getChildJSXElements(jsxnode, name), props: getReactProps(jsxnode, name), state: {}, methods: [], iterated: 'higherOrder', source: found.replace('.', ''), }; const propsArr = obj.jsx.props; for (let i = 0; i < propsArr.length; i++) { propsArr[i].value = propsArr[i].value.replace(param, `${obj.jsx.source}[i]`); for (const key in obj.variables) { if (propsArr[i].value.includes(key)) { propsArr[i].value = propsArr[i].value.replace(key, obj.variables[key]); } } } } return obj; }); return result; } /** * Returns if AST node is an ES6 React component * @param {Node} node * @return {Boolean} Determines if AST node is a React component node */ function isES6ReactComponent(node) { return (node.superClass.property && node.superClass.property.name === 'Component') || node.superClass.name === 'Component'; } /** * Recursively walks AST and extracts ES5 React component names, child components, props and state * @param {ast} ast * @returns {Object} Nested object containing name, children, * props and state properties of components */ function getES5ReactComponents(ast) { const output = { name: '', state: {}, props: {}, methods: [], children: [], }; let iter = []; let topJsxComponent; let outside; const checker = {}; esrecurse.visit(ast, { VariableDeclarator(node) { topJsxComponent = node.id.name; this.visitChildren(node); }, MemberExpression(node) { if (node.property && node.property.name === 'createClass') { output.name = topJsxComponent; } this.visitChildren(node); }, ObjectExpression(node) { node.properties.forEach(prop => { if (reactMethods.indexOf(prop.key.name) < 0 && prop.value.type === 'FunctionExpression') { output.methods.push(prop.key.name); } }); this.visitChildren(node); }, JSXElement(node) { output.children = getChildJSXElements(node, output.name); output.props = getReactProps(node, output.name); if (htmlElements.indexOf(node.openingElement.name.name) < 0) { outside = { name: node.openingElement.name.name, children: getChildJSXElements(node, output.name), props: getReactProps(node, output.name), state: {}, methods: [], }; } }, }); const forIn = esquery(ast, 'ForInStatement').filter(ele => { const searched = bfs(ele).filter(n => { return n.type === 'JSXElement'; }); return searched.length > 0; }); if (forIn.length > 0) iter = iter.concat(forInFinder(forIn, output.name)); const forLoop = esquery(ast, 'ForStatement').filter(ele => { const searched = bfs(ele).filter(n => { return n.type === 'JSXElement'; }); return searched.length > 0; }); if (forLoop.length > 0) iter = iter.concat(forLoopFinder(forLoop, output.name)); const higherOrderFunc = esquery(ast, 'CallExpression').filter(ele => { let higherOrderChecker = false; const searched = bfs(ele).filter(n => { return n.type === 'JSXElement'; }); if (ele.callee.property && ele.callee.property.name.match(/(map|forEach|filter|reduce)/)) { higherOrderChecker = ele.callee.property.name.match(/(map|forEach|filter|reduce)/); } return searched.length > 0 && higherOrderChecker; }); if (higherOrderFunc.length > 0) { iter = iter.concat(higherOrderFunctionFinder(higherOrderFunc, output.name)); } if (outside) output.children.push(outside); output.children.forEach((ele, i) => { checker[ele.name] = i; }); for (let i = 0; i < iter.length; i++) { if (checker.hasOwnProperty(iter[i].jsx.name)) { output.children[checker[iter[i].jsx.name]] = iter[i].jsx; } } return output; } /** * Recursively walks AST and extracts ES6 React component names, child components, props and state * @param {ast} ast * @returns {Object} Nested object containing name, children, * props and state properties of components */ function getES6ReactComponents(ast) { const output = { name: '', props: {}, state: {}, methods: [], children: [], }; let iter = []; let outside; const checker = {}; esrecurse.visit(ast, { ClassDeclaration(node) { if (isES6ReactComponent(node)) { output.name = node.id.name; this.visitChildren(node); } }, MethodDefinition(node) { if (reactMethods.indexOf(node.key.name) < 0) output.methods.push(node.key.name); this.visitChildren(node); }, JSXElement(node) { output.children = getChildJSXElements(node, output.name); output.props = getReactProps(node, output.name); if (htmlElements.indexOf(node.openingElement.name.name) < 0) { outside = { name: node.openingElement.name.name, children: getChildJSXElements(node, output.name), props: getReactProps(node, output.name), state: {}, methods: [], }; } const forIn = esquery(ast, 'ForInStatement').filter(ele => { const searched = bfs(ele).filter(n => { return n.type === 'JSXElement'; }); return searched.length > 0; }); if (forIn.length > 0) iter = iter.concat(forInFinder(forIn, output.name)); const forLoop = esquery(ast, 'ForStatement').filter(ele => { const searched = bfs(ele).filter(n => { return n.type === 'JSXElement'; }); return searched.length > 0; }); if (forLoop.length > 0) iter = iter.concat(forLoopFinder(forLoop, output.name)); const higherOrderFunc = esquery(ast, 'CallExpression').filter(ele => { let higherOrderChecker = false; const searched = bfs(ele).filter(n => { return n.type === 'JSXElement'; }); if (ele.callee.property && ele.callee.property.name.match(/(map|forEach|filter|reduce)/)) { higherOrderChecker = ele.callee.property.name.match(/(map|forEach|filter|reduce)/); } return searched.length > 0 && higherOrderChecker; }); if (higherOrderFunc.length > 0) iter = iter.concat(higherOrderFunctionFinder(higherOrderFunc, output.name)); }, }); if (outside) output.children.push(outside); output.children.forEach((ele, i) => { checker[ele.name] = i; }); for (let i = 0; i < iter.length; i++) { if (checker.hasOwnProperty(iter[i].jsx.name)) { output.children[checker[iter[i].jsx.name]] = iter[i].jsx; } } return output; } /** * Recursively walks AST extracts name, child component, and props for a stateless functional component * Still a WIP - no way to tell if it is actually a component or just a function * @param {ast} ast * @returns {Object} Nested object containing name, children, and props properties of components */ function
Robin Thicke helped. So did Florence Welch of Florence and the Machine, as did New Jersey punk group Titus Andronicus. But last week, when Sesame Street's resident cookie addict became the latest artist to cover Icona Pop's global pop smash I Love It, that pretty much sealed the deal — the song has officially entered the pop-culture pantheon. Like Daft Punk's Get Lucky and Thicke's own Blurred Lines,I Love It has proven to be of those addictive, omnipresent singles that artists across all genres want to cover. "I think it's amazing that people take the time and they deconstructed it," Icona Pop's Aino Jawo said during a recent phone interview from a hotel in Sweden, her home country. "First of all, it's not that many chords, so it's very easy to learn. But also, I think the song reaches out to so many because it's such a mix when it comes to the music. It's pop music, but it's different. We were influenced by so much more than only pop. When you listen to it, it can actually sound a little punky. It's not ordinary pop. And that makes it so interesting when you try to make your own version of it. When you listen to Robin Thicke, it sounds like R&B, making-love music. And when we do it, it sounds more like, f--- it." Following in the footsteps of Swedish pop acts like ABBA, Ace of Base, Robyn and Avicii, Jawo and fellow singer Caroline Hjelt have been riding high on I Love It's hedonistic vibes ("I crashed my car into the bridge! I watched, I let it burn!") since the song was released in early 2012. Since then it's spread like wildfire in clubs around the world, reaching the top 10 in some 20 countries, including the United States. Icona Pop will make a push to avoid one-hit-wonderdom with their album This Is ... Icona Pop, due in September. But first: A U.S. headlining tour, including a stop Sunday at the Ritz Ybor in Tampa. In an interview, Jawo talked about Swedish pop, the enduring appeal of I Love It and more. Here are excerpts. Sweden is globally known for great pop music. Is the American pop music machine very different from the one in Sweden? No, I don't think so. But I think Swedish people, it might be that they're very good at finding bittersweet melodies, and lately, bittersweet melodies have become very big all over the world. And Sweden is a very small country, so if you're good at something, it's easier to get to work with the good producers and people. So it creates its own sound in a way. When you recorded I Love It, how confident were you that it could be a giant hit around the world? (laughs) I mean, we're dreamers. But every song that we listen to, we never think, "Okay, this is going to be a hit." We had a really strong feeling about that song, but I don't think we understood how big the song had become. It still feels like we're doing exactly what we did before, but on a bigger scale. Of course, it's actually crazy when you think about it. It was like we went there and we had something to say, and we shouted that out on the song, and it feels like people understood that it's not actually some lyrics, it's actually about someone. It's more like expressing yourself and your anger. (laughs) It's so fun when you play it live; you can really see that in people's eyes as they're singing. You've aligned yourself with artists who fall more on the indie edge of the pop spectrum, like Passion Pit, St. Lucia and Matt and Kim. There's a difference between touring with Passion Pit vs. touring with a pure pop artist like Robin Thicke or Justin Timberlake. Has that opened your world to new opportunities? Definitely. Our music is a balance between mainstream pop and indie. I loved watching the crowds that were so different, and also, the ages — it's everything from little children to old grandmas standing there digging our music. There's always been such a lovely mix, and we want to keep it that way. Having a song as big as I Love It can probably come with a lot of unexpected pressures and problems. What's been the most stressful part of this whole experience? I'm not seeing that many negative sides. Actually, no negative sides from I Love It being this big. Because before, we had the problem that we didn't have anything to do. Now, yeah, maybe we have a little bit too much to do sometimes. But I mean, you want to be able to do everything. So you haven't had any sleepless nights over, "What am I going to do next?" (laughs) No. If I get my eight hours' sleep, I will be happy. I don't even think. I just fall asleep like a baby.
Separate isolation of cells from nodules and surrounding parenchyma of the same precancerous rat liver: biochemical and cytochemical characterization. Various enzyme and metabolic alterations have been observed in the hyperplastic nodules which appear during the hepatocarcinogenesis. These alterations have been mainly specified by histochemical observations. In this report, a technique of hepatocyte isolation is described which enables the separation of 2 cellular fractions, respectively, from the nodules and from the surrounding parenchyma of the same liver of a rat previously treated with a hepatocarcinogen. Such a technique allowed parallel analysis of both cellular populations by biochemical and cytochemical techniques.
The evolving Distributed Lethality (DL) concept ––announced last year –– offers a new approach for how the nation might use its naval surface forces as potential adversaries acquire naval capabilities designed to control the sea. Read More → A rendering of the Project 09851 nuclear submarine Khabarovsk used with permission. H I Sutton Image Russia’s plan to create a giant nuclear torpedo capable of wiping out a costal city could be farther along than just graphics on a briefing slide and gives purpose to a mysterious nuclear submarine, currently under construction. Read More → A briefing slide of the alleged Status-6 nuclear torpedo captured from Russian television via the BBC A proposed Russian submarine launched doomsday weapon — the existence of which was almost certainly leaked by the Kremlin — gives clues to the Russian mindset for the development of new strategic weapons in the face of the West’s increasing ballistic missile defense capability and Russia’s shrinking national assets, a naval analyst told USNI News on Thursday. Read More → This post has been updated to include additional information from the U.S. Navy and Lockheed Martin. The U.S. Navy and eight other countries are successfully working through an international detect-to-engage integrated air and missile defense exercise off the coast of Scotland, proving their platforms and people could integrate to provide missile defense in Europe. Read More → A Raytheon SM-6 launched from an Aegis guided missile destroyer. US Navy Photo The U.S. Navy and the Missile Defense Agency has proved a modified Raytheon Standard Missile-6 (SM-6) missile can not only tackle cruise missiles and aircraft threats but also inbound ballistic missiles. Read More → A soldier with the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) during the Rim of the Pacific 2014 Exercise. US Navy Photo On Monday the United States and Japan agreed to the most sweeping changes to their bilateral alliance in more than fifty years. The so-called “2+2” Security Consultative Committee (SCC), consisting of the U.S. secretary of state, and secretary of defense, and Japan’s foreign minister and defense minister agreed to a series of initiatives that will draw the two allies even closer in defense and security matters. Read More →
Solidification/stabilisation of electric arc furnace waste using low grade MgO. This study aims to evaluate the potential of low grade MgO (LGMgO) for the stabilisation/solidification (S/S) of heavy metals in steel electric arc furnace wastes. Relevant characteristics such as setting time, unconfined compressive strength (UCS) and leaching behaviour assessed by acid neutralisation capacity (ANC), monolithic and granular leaching tests were examined in light of the UK landfill Waste Acceptance Criteria (WAC) for disposal. The results demonstrated that all studied mix designs with Portland cement type 1 (CEM1) and LGMgO, CEM1-LGMgO 1:2 and 1:4 at 40% and 70% waste addition met the WAC requirements by means of UCS, initial and final setting times and consistence. Most of the ANC results met the WAC limits where the threshold pH values without acid additions were stable and between 11.9 and 12.2 at 28d. Granular leaching results indicate fixation of most of the metals at all mix ratios. An optimum ratio was obtained at CEM1-LGMgO 1:4 at 40% waste additions where none of the metals leaching exceeded the WAC limits and hence may be considered for landfill disposal. The monolithic leaching test results showed that LGMgO performed satisfactorily with respect to S/S of Zn, as the metal component present at the highest concentration level in the waste exhibited very little leaching and passed the leaching test requirement at all mix ratios studied. However, its performance with respect to Pb, Cd and Cr was less effective in reducing their leaching suggesting a higher cumulative rate under those leaching regimes.
I've now read the blog. He's not only a bigot, he's profoundly stupid. He makes the statement that the Supreme Court has declared same-sex marriage a human right - which it hasn't (since it was already government policy) and makes the completely false statement that the provinces' authority over the solemnization of marriage allows them to do an end run around the federal definition - which the Supreme Court has said they can't, as even Ralph Klein eventually acknowledged after lying about it for years.
Q: Filter and list specific file names I generated a list of files by writing the following code: files = [file for file in Path(main_directory).rglob('*filename*v*.xlsx')] It retrieves a list of files : files[0] = .../2018/filename 2018 v 1.xlsx files[1] = .../2019/filename 2019 v 5.xlsx files[2] = .../2020/filename 2020 v 4.xlsx files[3] = .../2020/filename 2020 v 5.xlsx ... files[13] = .../2020/filename 2020 v 10.xlsx What can I do to have an output to give me only the biggest v for each year, so I will have an output like this? files[0] = .../2018/filename 2018 v 1.xlsx files[1] = .../2019/filename 2019 v 5.xlsx files[2] = .../2020/filename 2020 v 10.xlsx I have to get the biggest v which doesn't mean it has the latest modified date, so I can not use that functionality. I have tried os.path and re but I am getting no where. A: Assuming that the filenames of same years are together you can try this. x=["2018/filename 2018 v 1.xlsx","2019/filename 2019 v 5.xlsx","2020/filename 2020 v 4.xlsx","2020/filename 2020 v 5.xlsx","2020/filename 2020 v 10.xlsx"] from itertools import groupby import re for i,j in groupby(x, lambda x:int(re.findall(r"(?<=filename )\d+", x)[0])): print max(j, key=lambda x:int(re.findall(r"(?<=v )\d+(?=\.xlsx)", x)[0])) Output: 2018/filename 2018 v 1.xlsx 2019/filename 2019 v 5.xlsx 2020/filename 2020 v 10.xlsx
Q: Rcpp - Capture result of sregex_token_iterator to vector I'm an R user and am learning c++ to leverage in Rcpp. Recently, I wrote an alternative to R's strsplit in Rcpp using string.h but it isn't regex based (afaik). I've been reading about Boost and found sregex_token_iterator. The website below has an example: std::string input("This is his face"); sregex re = sregex::compile(" "); // find white space // iterate over all non-white space in the input. Note the -1 below: sregex_token_iterator begin( input.begin(), input.end(), re, -1 ), end; // write all the words to std::cout std::ostream_iterator< std::string > out_iter( std::cout, "\n" ); std::copy( begin, end, out_iter ); My rcpp function runs just fine: #include <Rcpp.h> #include <boost/xpressive/xpressive.hpp> using namespace Rcpp; // [[Rcpp::export]] StringVector testMe(std::string input,std::string uregex) { boost::xpressive::sregex re = boost::xpressive::sregex::compile(uregex); // find a date // iterate over the days, months and years in the input boost::xpressive::sregex_token_iterator begin( input.begin(), input.end(), re ,-1), end; // write all the words to std::cout std::ostream_iterator< std::string > out_iter( std::cout, "\n" ); std::copy( begin, end, out_iter ); return("Done"); } /*** R testMe("This is a funny sentence"," ") */ But all it does is print out the tokens. I am very new to C++ but I understand the idea of making a vector in rcpp with StringVector res(10); (make a vector named res of length 10) which I can then index res[1] = "blah". My question is - how do I take the output of boost::xpressive::sregex_token_iterator begin( input.begin(), input.end(), re ,-1), end; and store it in a vector so I can return it? http://www.boost.org/doc/libs/1_54_0/doc/html/xpressive/user_s_guide.html#boost_xpressive.user_s_guide.string_splitting_and_tokenization Final working Rcpp solution Including this because my need was Rcpp specific and I had to make some minor changes to the solution provided. #include <Rcpp.h> #include <boost/xpressive/xpressive.hpp> typedef std::vector<std::string> StringVector; using boost::xpressive::sregex; using boost::xpressive::sregex_token_iterator; using Rcpp::List; void tokenWorker(/*in*/ const std::string& input, /*in*/ const sregex re, /*inout*/ StringVector& v) { sregex_token_iterator begin( input.begin(), input.end(), re ,-1), end; // write all the words to v std::copy(begin, end, std::back_inserter(v)); } //[[Rcpp::export]] List tokenize(StringVector t, std::string tok = " "){ List final_res(t.size()); sregex re = sregex::compile(tok); for(int z=0;z<t.size();z++){ std::string x = ""; for(int y=0;y<t[z].size();y++){ x += t[z][y]; } StringVector v; tokenWorker(x, re, v); final_res[z] = v; } return(final_res); } /*** R tokenize("Please tokenize this sentence") */ A: My question is - how do I take the output of boost::xpressive::sregex_token_iterator begin( input.begin(), input.end(), re ,-1), end; and store it in a vector so I can return it? You're already halfway there. The missing link is just std::back_inserter #include <iostream> #include <algorithm> #include <vector> #include <string> #include <boost/xpressive/xpressive.hpp> typedef std::vector<std::string> StringVector; using boost::xpressive::sregex; using boost::xpressive::sregex_token_iterator; void testMe(/*in*/ const std::string& input, /*in*/ const std::string& uregex, /*inout*/ StringVector& v) { sregex re = sregex::compile(uregex); sregex_token_iterator begin( input.begin(), input.end(), re ,-1), end; // write all the words to v std::copy(begin, end, std::back_inserter(v)); } int main() { std::string input("This is his face"); std::string blank(" "); StringVector v; // find white space testMe(input, blank, v); std::copy(v.begin(), v.end(), std::ostream_iterator<std::string>(std::cout, "|")); std::cout << std::endl; return 0; } output: This|is|his|face| I used legacy C++ because you used a regex lib from boost instead of std <regex>; maybe you better consider C++14 right from the start when you learn c++ right now; C++14 would have shortened even this small snippet and made it more expressive.
Express 15*v**2 + 7 - 21 - 5*v**2 as l*v**2 + z*v + t and give z. 0 Express (-2*t**2 + 3*t - 3*t)*(2 - 2 + 9) + (2*t + 3*t - 4*t)*(-28 - t + 28) in the form x*t + z*t**2 + j and give x. 0 Express -11*z + 12*z**3 + 2 + 2*z + 5*z - z + 6*z in the form m + o*z**2 + x*z + g*z**3 and give g. 12 Express ((0 - 1 + 2)*(-1 + 2 + 1) + 36 + 257 + 71)*(-3*p + 7*p - 2*p) as k + m*p and give m. 732 Rearrange (106 + 133 + 132)*(-w**3 - w**4 + w**3) to r*w**2 + f*w**3 + m*w + y*w**4 + z and give y. -371 Express (-88*m - 8 + 1 + 90*m)*(0 + 1 + 0) + 93*m - 81*m - 86*m in the form q*m + o and give q. -72 Express (0*n**3 + 3*n**3 - 4*n**3)*(-3153 - 349 + 1315) as f*n**3 + p*n**2 + g*n + d and give f. 2187 Express 52*g**2 - 1181 - g - 20*g**2 + 1181 as l*g**2 + y + b*g and give b. -1 Rearrange (-1 + 2 + 1 - q**2)*(2*q + 7*q - 3*q - 1)*(74*q + 35*q - 30*q) to the form a*q**4 + f + b*q + d*q**3 + y*q**2 and give a. -474 Rearrange 72*g - 41*g + 44*g + 16*g - 5 to the form l*g + u and give l. 91 Rearrange 28 - 49 - 88 - 7 + d to m*d + g and give g. -116 Express (15 - 5 - 9 + 38)*(3 - 4 + 3*h + 7) in the form g*h + t and give t. 234 Rearrange x**4 - 83*x**2 - 2*x**4 + 16*x - 4*x**3 + 166*x**2 - 84*x**2 to the form l + j*x + f*x**2 + r*x**4 + g*x**3 and give j. 16 Express (65 - 49 - 36)*(2 - 2 + 3*v**3) + 0*v**3 + 0*v**3 - 2*v**3 as f*v**2 + j*v**3 + o + s*v and give j. -62 Express -s**3 - 4*s + 0*s**3 + 2*s + (-5*s - 4*s + 5*s)*(-109*s**2 - 6759 + 6759) as b*s + k + m*s**2 + n*s**3 and give b. -2 Express 36*i + 57*i - 77*i + 104*i - i**2 in the form y*i + x*i**2 + r and give y. 120 Rearrange (3*k - 3 + 3 + (k - 4 + 4)*(3 - 6 + 2) + k + 20*k + 3*k)*(-2 + 1 + 2) + 33 + 4*k - 33 to b + c*k and give c. 30 Express 15*w**3 + 2*w - 1 - 6*w + 3*w**2 - 46*w**3 + 28*w**3 - 2*w in the form g*w + r*w**2 + x + p*w**3 and give r. 3 Express 237*x + 32*x**2 - 237*x - 302*x**2 as p*x + v + l*x**2 and give l. -270 Rearrange -10*b**3 + 22 - 75 + 53 + (4*b - b**2 - 4*b)*(-1 + 2*b + 1) to the form r*b**2 + w*b + k*b**3 + i and give k. -12 Express 4*j**4 - 6*j**4 - j + 4*j**4 + 3*j**2 + 17*j**2 as v + k*j**2 + c*j + d*j**4 + i*j**3 and give d. 2 Rearrange 209*s + 562*s - 227*s to v*s + d and give v. 544 Express -8*p**4 + 218*p**2 - p**3 + 3*p**4 - 9*p - 218*p**2 + 36*p**4 + 2 in the form z*p**3 + q*p**2 + u + y*p**4 + w*p and give u. 2 Rearrange 2*j + 10*j + j - 2*j**2 - 3*j to h*j + i + v*j**2 and give h. 10 Express -8*m - 1 + 1 - 2 as k + t*m and give t. -8 Express (106 + 103 - 50)*(2 + o - 2)*(-2*o**2 + 0*o - 2*o - 2*o) in the form v*o + i + q*o**3 + h*o**2 and give h. -636 Rearrange 95 - 85927*y**3 + 0*y + 4*y**2 + 85928*y**3 + 0*y to b*y + i + l*y**3 + k*y**2 and give l. 1 Express 2 - 1142*o**3 - 1107*o**3 + 2280*o**3 as z*o**3 + x + i*o**2 + w*o and give i. 0 Rearrange -272*a**3 - 197*a**3 + 48*a**3 + (0 - 2 + 3)*(-2*a**2 + 2*a**2 - a**3) to the form v*a + x*a**2 + m + s*a**3 and give m. 0 Rearrange (-36 - 18 + 8)*(-2*l**2 - 4 + 4) + (0 - 2 - 6)*(0*l**2 + 0*l**2 - 2*l**2) to the form j*l**2 + p*l + g and give j. 108 Rearrange (4 + 28 - 4)*((2*s + 3*s - 6*s)*(-4 + 2 + 1) - 3*s + 2*s - s + s - s + 2*s)*(-9 + 8 - 64) to the form k + y*s and give k. 0 Express ((4 + 0 - 2)*(0 + 4 - 2) - 3 + 1 + 1)*(-7*q - 5 + 5)*(2 + 1 - 2)*(6 - 3 + 4) in the form x*q + g and give x. -147 Express -s**2 + 7226*s**4 - 5*s**3 + 7*s**2 + 1 - 7230*s**4 + 1 as w + x*s**2 + n*s + z*s**4 + r*s**3 and give r. -5 Express -2680*w + 2681*w + 113 + 5 in the form p*w + r and give p. 1 Rearrange 52 + 121 + 11*i**4 - 17*i**2 - 171 to the form k*i**2 + y*i**4 + a + l*i + n*i**3 and give y. 11 Express (-26*k**2 - 18*k**2 + 42*k**2)*(-8*k + 9*k**2 - 17*k**2 + 7*k) in the form h + d*k**3 + m*k**2 + u*k + w*k**4 and give d. 2 Rearrange (-g - 4*g + 6*g)*(3*g - 2*g + g) + (1 + 2 - 2)*(2*g**2 + g**2 - g**2) + 12 + 6*g**2 - 12 to i*g + u + v*g**2 and give v. 10 Rearrange (13 + 8*j - 13 - 3 + j + 3 + (1 - 2 + 3)*(-3*j + 4*j - 2*j) - 3*j + 2*j - 2*j)*(1 - 22 - 25) to the form m + d*j and give d. -184 Rearrange 8*b**3 - 1 + 27*b - 11*b - 19*b to the form i + l*b + v*b**2 + x*b**3 and give v. 0 Rearrange (0 + 0 + m + 2*m - m + m + (-3 - 4 + 6)*(1 - m - 1))*(-94*m**3 - 85*m**3 + 10*m**3) to the form x*m**3 + k*m**2 + t*m + l + z*m**4 and give z. -676 Express -3*i - 2*i**3 + 5*i**2 + 1 + 3*i**3 - 4 + 8*i**2 - i**2 as v + y*i + q*i**2 + u*i**3 and give u. 1 Express ((0*i - 3*i + i)*(-5 - 1 + 4) + 5*i - 5*i - i - 2*i - 4*i + 4*i)*(-415 - 396 + 827) as g*i + b and give g. 16 Express -7*z**4 + 1061*z + 3*z**3 - 22 - 1061*z - z**2 + 2 as f*z**4 + u*z + t + r*z**3 + x*z**2 and give t. -20 Rearrange (3 - 3 - 2 + (0 + 2 - 1)*(4 - 1 - 1) + 4 - 5 - 2 + (5 - 1 - 3)*(0 - 3 + 5))*(-1 - 7*d - 6*d + 10*d) to the form z*d + u and give z. 3 Express (-2 + 2 - i**2)*(46 - 27 + 3 + 206) in the form x*i**2 + d*i + p and give d. 0 Express (0 + 4 - 1)*(3*f + 0*f - 2*f)*(-72*f - 300*f - 132*f - 182*f) as i*f + m*f**2 + p and give m. -2058 Express 1 - 3*n - 437*n**2 + 439*n**2 + 2*n - 2*n**3 in the form p*n + x*n**2 + l*n**3 + z and give x. 2 Rearrange -2 + 2 - x**2 + (0*x - 2*x + 6*x)*(30 - 30 + 8*x) + 0*x**2 + 3*x**2 - 4*x**2 to m*x + d*x**2 + l and give d. 30 Rearrange (-l + 5*l + l)*(-9 + 4 - 5*l + 1) to the form h*l**2 + c*l + z and give h. -25 Rearrange -37 - 28 + 65 - 1172*i - 246*i to m*i + t and give m. -1418 Rearrange 7*k**2 + 10*k + k**4 - 10*k + 2*k**3 - 8*k**2 to m*k**3 + g + l*k + o*k**2 + p*k**4 and give p. 1 Express (-v - v + 3*v)*(69 + 14*v - 69)*(1 + 0 + 3)*(5 + 0 - 3) in the form i + b*v + d*v**2 and give d. 112 Rearrange 4 - 15 - h + 6 + 6 to b*h + d and give b. -1 Express (-6*t**4 + 3*t**4 - 5*t**4)*(0 + 1 + 8) + 2*t**4 - 3*t**4 - 2*t**4 as k*t + c + d*t**4 + u*t**3 + x*t**2 and give x. 0 Rearrange 0*s**3 - s**4 + 0*s**4 - 10*s - s**4 - 2*s**3 - s**2 to the
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Salt shield: intracellular salts provide cellular protection against ionizing radiation in the halophilic archaeon, Halobacterium salinarum NRC-1. The halophilic archaeon Halobacterium salinarum NRC-1 was used as a model system to investigate cellular damage induced by exposure to high doses of ionizing radiation (IR). Oxidative damages are the main lesions from IR and result from free radicals production via radiolysis of water. This is the first study to quantify DNA base modification in a prokaryote, revealing a direct relationship between yield of DNA lesions and IR dose. Most importantly, our data demonstrate the significance of DNA radiation damage other than strand breaks on cell survival. We also report the first in vivo evidence of reactive oxygen species scavenging by intracellular halides in H. salinarum NRC-1, resulting in increased protection against nucleotide modification and carbonylation of protein residues. Bromide ions, which are highly reactive with hydroxyl radicals, provided the greatest protection to cellular macromolecules. Modified DNA bases were repaired in 2 h post irradiation, indicating effective DNA repair systems. In addition, measurements of H. salinarum NRC-1 cell interior revealed a high Mn/Fe ratio similar to that of Deinococcus radiodurans and other radiation-resistant microorganisms, which has been shown to provide a measure of protection for proteins against oxidative damage. The work presented here supports previous studies showing that radiation resistance is the product of mechanisms for cellular protection and detoxification, as well as for the repair of oxidative damage to cellular macromolecules. The finding that not only Mn/Fe but also the presence of halides can decrease the oxidative damage to DNA and proteins emphasizes the significance of the intracellular milieu in determining microbial radiation resistance.
Q: Vim colors too bright (terminal) I have a problem with Vim and iTerm2, the colors are too bright (for ALL themes). It works with both Terminal.app and MacVim, so I guess it must be some setting in iTerm2 I've completely missed. The picture below shows you the difference (iTerm2 to the left, MacVim / Terminal.app to right): What I'm using: iTerm2: Build 1.0.0.20130624 Terminal type: xterm-256 Shell: zsh 5.0.2 Vim: version 7.3.666 OS X: 10.7.5 Do you guys have any idea what I'm missing? A: You shouldn't compare colorschemes in GUI Vim and in CLI Vim: the number of colors that can be used in both contexts is very different and it makes any comparison worthless. You can get very subtle colors in GUI Vim but you can only approximate them in CLI Vim. The values used for the gui and those used for the cli are probably different which explains what you see. The only way to have the same colors in gui and cli vim is to use only colors from the xterm palette for the gui. In Vim, you could :set background=light (and read :help 'background') to see if it makes the colors less bright. In your terminal emulator, you could see if there's a setting that deals with color brightness or the usage of bold.
Comparison of the effects of neuropeptide Y and adrenergic transmitters on LH release and food intake in male rats. In view of the recent demonstrations that Neuropeptide Y (NPY) and adrenergic transmitters coexist in neurons of the rat brain, we have compared the effects of intraventricular (Ivt) injections of NPY and catecholamines on LH release and food intake in intact male rats. Of the three catecholamines, dopamine (DA), norepinephrine (NE) and epinephrine (E), only E (5.3 micrograms or 15.9 micrograms/rat) significantly stimulated LH release, although NE and E (5.3 micrograms/rat) were equally effective in eliciting food intake in satiated rats. Ivt administration of 10 micrograms NPY significantly stimulated LH release, whereas either lower (0.5 or 2 micrograms/rat) or higher (25 micrograms/rat) doses were ineffective. In contrast, NPY at doses of 0.5 - 10 micrograms/rat increased cumulative food intake in a dose-related fashion. These findings present preliminary evidence of the physiological correlates of the neuronal coexistence of adrenergic transmitters and NPY in the brain and raise the possibility that NPY may normally act either independently, in concert with or via adrenergic systems to evoke LH release and feeding responses in the rat.
)*(b + 9366) Factor -4*d**2 + 1788*d + 3444472. -4*(d - 1178)*(d + 731) Suppose -n**3/2 + 12621*n**2/2 + 582729*n/2 - 595349/2 = 0. What is n? -47, 1, 12667 Determine b, given that -b**2 - 9187081*b = 0. -9187081, 0 What is d in d**3 + 3995668*d**2/5 - 1598271*d/5 - 2397402/5 = 0? -799134, -3/5, 1 Factor 15*n**2 + 26141615*n - 17427750. 5*(n + 1742775)*(3*n - 2) Determine w, given that -2*w**3 - 10524*w**2 - 791160*w - 14977168 = 0. -5186, -38 Determine i so that 3*i**4 - 4482*i**3 + 646044*i**2 - 1318590*i - 2160359775 = 0. -49, 105, 1333 Find h such that -4*h**4/7 - 16804*h**3/7 + 67556*h**2 - 3196476*h/7 + 2740392/7 = 0. -4229, 1, 9, 18 Determine d so that -5*d**2 + 33992510*d - 57774536805005 = 0. 3399251 Determine t, given that -3*t**4 + 18765*t**3 - 29446704*t**2 + 321647172*t = 0. 0, 11, 3122 Solve 3*q**4 + 583056*q**3 + 37658909592*q**2 + 800923161252864*q - 479008542668888592 = 0 for q. -64978, 582 Solve -t**4/6 - 7*t**3/3 + 1063*t**2/2 + 6473*t/3 - 8060/3 = 0 for t. -62, -5, 1, 52 What is b in -3*b**3/5 + 12702*b**2 - 37925817*b/5 + 7572462 = 0? 1, 614, 20555 What is n in -2*n**2/11 + 35883148*n/11 - 160950038798738/11 = 0? 8970787 Find r such that -9*r**5 - 55140*r**4 + 1068687*r**3 - 4406106*r**2 + 3540852*r + 4646376 = 0. -6146, -2/3, 3, 14 Determine k, given that 14*k**5/9 - 80*k**4/9 - 838*k**3/9 + 1960*k**2/9 + 9824*k/9 - 10880/9 = 0. -5, -4, 1, 4, 68/7 Solve -3*n**2 + 4813227*n + 173280060 = 0 for n. -36, 1604445 Factor -3*h**3/4 + 3918771*h**2/2 + 15675093*h/4 + 1959387. -3*(h - 2612516)*(h + 1)**2/4 Factor -n**3 + 79332*n**2 + 7943101*n + 7863768. -(n - 79432)*(n + 1)*(n + 99) Factor -3*z**2 - 243135*z/2 - 2309241/2. -3*(z + 40513)*(2*z + 19)/2 Factor 57092*p**3 - 970560*p**2 - 68*p. 4*p*(p - 17)*(14273*p + 1) Factor 2*n**2/5 + 2054922*n/5. 2*n*(n + 1027461)/5 Factor 5*l**3 - 323340*l**2 - 2586965*l - 4850700. 5*(l - 64676)*(l + 3)*(l + 5) What is j in 6*j**3/11 + 2766*j**2/11 - 3803616*j - 49648781736/11 = 0? -1686, 2911 What is s in -2*s**3/9 + 29336*s**2/3 + 29350*s/3 - 1760200/9 = 0? -5, 4, 44005 Factor -3*w**3 - 19767*w**2 + 19788*w + 118620. -3*(w - 3)*(w + 2)*(w + 6590) Solve 2*j**4/3 + 1234168*j**3/3 + 63505747192*j**2 + 37305828030016*j/3 + 1827404963420288/3 = 0 for j. -308444, -98 Suppose 5*x**4 - 2087475*x**3 + 217889074380*x**2 - 2396502191980*x - 2614393353840 = 0. Calculate x. -1, 12, 208742 Suppose -n**3 - 18802*n**2 - 1348956*n - 7417080 = 0. What is n? -18730, -66, -6 Solve -m**4 + 600*m**3 - 50573*m**2 + 686214*m + 2530080 = 0. -3, 21, 80, 502 Factor 6338*o**2/7 - 28426*o/7 + 4500. 2*(o - 2)*(3169*o - 7875)/7 Factor x**2 - 8366811*x + 25100424. (x - 8366808)*(x - 3) Factor 2*n**4 - 158146*n**3 + 3128087550*n**2 - 71862378750*n. 2*n*(n - 39525)**2*(n - 23) Solve -b**3 + 4266*b**2 + 81565*b - 642750 = 0 for b. -25, 6, 4285 Determine r, given that r**3 - 22*r**2 - 76859*r + 230748 = 0. -268, 3, 287 What is z in 2*z**5/5 - 8464*z**4/5 + 8878428*z**3/5 + 161806144*z**2/5 + 160633850*z + 130050000 = 0? -9, -8, -1, 2125 Factor -3*b**2 - 75435*b + 18046602. -3*(b - 237)*(b + 25382) Suppose 12604*g**2/7 + 433940*g + 3856/7 = 0. Calculate g. -241, -4/3151 What is l in l**5/4 + 9787*l**4/2 + 47814333*l**3/2 - 383371434*l**2 + 7768835685*l/4 - 6044347575/2 = 0? -9795, 3, 6, 7 Let 3*z**4/4 + 1989*z**3/2 + 257178*z**2 - 49271040*z + 874473600 = 0. Calculate z. -728, 20, 110 What is g in -4*g**4 - 104940*g**3 - 667635696*g**2 + 272658118480*g - 1079943585600 = 0? -13310, 4, 381 Determine w, given that -2*w**3/5 + 40*w**2 + 9974*w/5 - 159068/5 = 0. -46, 13, 133 Factor -p**3 - 1123*p**2 - 257975*p + 33528859. -(p - 91)*(p + 607)**2 Determine k so that -122*k**2 + 982591*k/2 - 12081/2 = 0. 3/244, 4027 Solve -4*p**5 + 24148*p**4 + 96724*p**3 - 410692*p**2 - 580080*p + 869904 = 0 for p. -6, -2, 1, 3, 6041 Factor -x**3 + 9960*x**2 - 168971*x - 596580. -(x - 9943)*(x - 20)*(x + 3) Factor 25*b**2 - 70744755*b + 14148950. 5*(b - 2829790)*(5*b - 1) Determine f, given that -2*f**4/5 + 185456*f**3/5 - 370802*f**2/5 - 9457836*f/5 - 20028816/5 = 0. -4, -3, 9, 92726 Find m such that 2*m**5/5 + 302*m**4/5 + 8898*m**3/5 + 52594*m**2/5 - 1780*m - 52896/5 = 0. -114, -29, -8, -1, 1 Let 4*f**3 - 18436*f**2 - 24063480*f = 0. Calculate f. -1061, 0, 5670 Let -q**3 + 101*q**2 + 62356*q + 431200 = 0. What is q? -200, -7, 308 Solve 2*m**3 + 1046*m**2 + 40904*m - 180480 = 0 for m. -480, -47, 4 What is m in 2*m**3/3 - 13360*m**2/3 + 345698*m/3 + 687580 = 0? -5, 31, 6654 Let g**2/3 + 90656222*g/3 + 2054637646828321/3 = 0. What is g? -45328111 Determine s, given that s**5 - 50488*s**4 + 1413124*s**3 - 12312912*s**2 + 33909696*s - 29064960 = 0. 2, 12, 50460 What is u in u**4/9 + 44*u**3/9 - 75388*u**2 = 0? -846, 0, 802 Find x such that x**2/4 + 93073*x/2 + 2419729/4 = 0. -186133, -13 Factor k**4/6 + 5120*k**3/3 + 243456*k**2 + 11649024*k + 186089472. (k + 48)**3*(k + 10096)/6 Factor 3*m**3 - 53703*m**2 - 1937547*m + 6295887. 3*(m - 17937)*(m - 3)*(m + 39) Determine k, given that -5*k**3 + 4910*k**2 + 500825*k - 1021250 = 0. -95, 2, 1075 Factor 3*n**3 - 32847*n**2 - 10505580*n. 3*n*(n - 11260)*(n + 311) Factor -2*q**3 - 84220*q**2 + 1853566*q - 10195944. -2*(q - 11)**2*(q + 42132) Factor -2*s**2 - 4595718*s - 64339660. -2*(s + 14)*(s + 2297845) Factor 52535*y**5 + 210130*y**4 - 40*y**3. 5*y**3*(y + 4)*(10507*y - 2) Solve -5*q**4 + 50228720*q**3 + 50228725*q**2 = 0. -1, 0, 10045745 Suppose 2*g**3/3 + 14236*g**2/3 - 8*g/3 - 56944/3 = 0. What is g? -7118, -2, 2 What is b in b**3 + 677*b**2 + 96610*b - 195936 = 0? -471, -208, 2 Determine z, given that -3*z**2/7 + 18914412*z/7 - 29812915108812/7 = 0. 3152402 Determine b so that -100*b**3 - 966792*b**2 + 5881744*b - 464352 = 0. -9674, 2/25, 6 Factor 32*h**4/5 + 3408*h**3/5 + 76082*h**2/5 - 780432*h/5 + 1678112/5. 2*(h - 4)**2*(4*h + 229)**2/5 Factor y**2/5 + 3869598*y/5 - 3869603. (y - 5)*(y + 3869603)/5 Solve -315*j**3 + 13278070*j**2 + 18547635*j + 5269250 = 0. -1, -25/63, 42154 Determine i so that -2*i**5/3 - 780300*i**4 - 228320071552*i**3 + 9589901827072*i**2/3 = 0. -585232, 0, 14 Suppose 122911*s**3/2 + 1352023*s**2/2 - 3687319*s - 60 = 0. Calculate s. -15, -2/122911, 4 Determine p, given that p**3 - 6251*p**2 + 2234148*p + 13630140 = 0. -6, 387, 5870 Determine m, given that -4*m**5/5 - 116*m**4 - 2876*m**3/5 + 62788*m**2/5 - 159408*m/5 + 20016 = 0. -139, -15, 1, 2, 6 Factor -2*v**2/7 - 684*v/7 + 366560/7. -2*(v - 290)*(v + 632)/7 Factor -3*z**2/7 + 642*z + 33983109/7. -3*(z - 4197)*(z + 2699)/7 Suppose -6*g**5/5 - 327*g**4 - 147933*g**3/5 - 4415151*g**2/5 + 538707*g + 2696670 = 0. Calculate g. -95, -83, -3/2, 2 Factor -46*r**2/25 - 428136*r/25 - 1414208/25. -2*(r + 9304)*(23*r + 76)/25 Let -4*a**2 + 3408*a - 700304 = 0. Calculate a. 346, 506 Factor -q**2/2 + 78633259*q/2 + 39316630. -(q - 78633260)*(q + 1)/2 Factor h**3/3 - 4574491*h**2/3 + 9148970*h. h*(h - 4574485)*(h - 6)/3 Factor i**2/2 - 49463*i/2 + 988460. (i - 49423)*(i - 40)/2 Factor k**2 + 57360508*k + 822556969504516. (k + 28680254)**2 Factor 4*w**3/3 + 147632*w**2/3 + 590480*w/3 + 590464/3. 4*(w + 2)**2*(w + 36904)/3 Factor -4*m**2/7 - 7669752*m + 107376544/7. -4*(m - 2)*(m + 13422068)/7 What is f in f**3 + 3931*f**2 + 4512435*f + 1609548633 = 0? -2233, -849 What is j in -22*j**5 + 5914*j**4 - 239406*j**3 - 18157666*j**2 - 3293444*j = 0? -37, -2/11, 0, 119, 187 Factor 2*h**2 - 7648*h - 8615880. 2*(h - 4734)*(h + 910) What is g in 4*g**5 + 1186*g**4 - 23128*g**3 + 57740*g**2 + 129300*g + 47250 = 0? -315, -1, -1/2, 5, 15 Factor 2*a**3 + 51596*a**2 - 2274696*a - 15505200. 2*(a - 50)*(a + 6)*(a + 25842) Suppose 5*l**3 - 21590*l**2 - 411595*l - 1821540 = 0. What is l? -12, -7, 4337 Determine n so that -216148*n**3 + 6484600*n**2 - 48638100*n + 36000 = 0. 40/54037, 15 Let -2*j**5/9 - 4634*j**4/9 + 12978*j**3 - 697462*j**2/9 + 1063064*j/9 - 159256/3 = 0. What is j? -2342, 1, 6, 17 Let -46*d**4 + 3748*d**3 + 13720*d**2 + 4316*d - 5610 = 0. Calculate d. -3, -1, 11/23, 85 Find a such that -7*a**2/5 - 4814*a - 237200 = 0. -23720/7, -50 Factor -27*f**2 + 35198421*f - 7821870. -3*(f - 1303645)*(9*f - 2) Suppose -w**2/2 + 1462687*w + 5850756 = 0. What is w? -4, 2925378 Factor 2*n**2/3 - 854414*n/3 + 6834928. 2*(n - 427183)*(n - 24)/3 What is w in -3*
Stella Aba Seal Stella Aba Seal is an award-winning Ghanaian female gospel musician. Early life Stella was born to Mr. Theophilus Seal of British and Cameroonian parentage and Madam Violet Addo from Anum Boso in the Eastern Region of Ghana. Education Stella started her basic education at the Accra New Town 4 School in Accra New Town, a suburb of Accra, and then proceeded to Kotobabi 2 Middle School also in Kotobabi, a suburb of Accra. She furthered her education at Accra Polytechnic, where she trained as a secretary after her GCE ‘O’ levels in 1981 at the City Secondary and Business College at Caprice in Accra. Personal life Stella is divorced. References Category:Living people Category:Gospel singers Category:Ghanaian female singers Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
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Workshops seek views on West Berkeley transit future The EBOT study focuses on better connections between the three cities. The thick red line is a “generalized potential route.” Three community workshops are planned to solicit views on enhancing transit in Berkeley, Emeryville and West Oakland in the next week. The federally funded EBOTS — Emeryville, Berkeley, Oakland Transit Study — focuses on transit in neighborhoods west of San Pablo Avenue in Berkeley and Emeryville, and west of Market Street in Oakland. The study will model transit demand, analyze gaps, compare modes and institutional structures, and plan for transit to support and be supported by economic development. The goal is a phased plan addressing short- and long-term needs to 2040. The study includes both local connections to regional transit and connections between the three areas. The transit study is paid for by a Federal Transit Administration Transit Planning Grant through Caltrans and is a collaborative effort between the cities of Berkeley, Emeryville and Oakland, and AC Transit, Amtrak/Capitol Corridor, BART, Berkeley Gateway Shuttle and Emery‐Go‐Round. Why do we insist on endless workshops asking for the opinions of laymen instead of just hiring experts? Do we want a transit system designed by Joe the Plumber or by an expert who has spent their life studying transit issues? tor_berg It doesn’t look like it’s an either/or. If you look at the EBOTS site, there are about a ton of local agencies involved in the study, with all their associated engineers and technocrats. So there are transit experts already involved AND they’re asking for input from the citizens who actually use the system. Why wouldn’t you want that? Besides, as we’re all aware, even when our fair city holds endless workshops on a municipal issue, there are still those who call the end result a “top-down process that didn’t include stakeholders.” TN The map with its “generalized potential route” suggests that this study has the premise that the main need will be a line to connect the three areas. It is true that in many ways the areas are under-served by public transit. It is hard to travel between the areas by bus because there is no direct service connecting them. AC Transit had Line 19 for a while which provided roughly this service, but it was discontinued a few years ago with the major budget cuts. I’m not sure that a line connecting the areas is the most important need. Line 19 was a very lightly patronized route. It is not clear that there is or was a demand for the route. I don’t know if demand will increase in the future. Instead of seemingly starting with the premise that there is a need to fill the physical “hole” in service with a single additional approximately north-south line, I wish we could start with a study of the origins and destinations (O&D) of those people who live, work, shop and use services in the study area. We know that the travel patterns are likely to be fairly complex with people travelling into and out of the designated area as well as within the areas. But it is likely that the bulk of the trips include an east-west vector as well as a north-south vector. AC Transit is already heavily invested in north-south service along the major corridors (San Pablo, Shattuck, Telegraph, College), but that east-west service is very sparse. Its the lack of east-west service in many areas that makes buses impractical to use. It isn’t good enough that we can get north-south adequately fast by bus, if we can’t go east-west too. It may be much more useful for the study area if east-west service could be strategically upgraded instead of thinking first about an additional line. tor_berg From a logical standpoint, it would appear to be impossible for anyone to predict that the end result of this study would be the same with or without the citizen workshops. From a practical standpoint, a regional transit plan that ignores the needs of transit riders is unlikely to produce a useful transit system. And from a cultural standpoint, this is Berkeley. We like to involve our citizens in municipal issues here. tor_berg That is an interesting and thoughtful perspective that would be a very useful contribution to one of the community workshops! Guest From a practical standpoint, a regional transit plan that ignores the needs of transit riders is unlikely to produce a useful transit system. Why would transit design experts make a regional transit plan that ignores the needs of transit riders? Do you understand what “expert” means? TN I have worked as a planner for transit agencies. While my experiences are now long in the past, I do remember that transit experts do have their own personal filters, organizational traditions, and institutional political needs, which can blind even very dedicated professionals. It can be helpful to get direct, face to face or individual feedback. However feedback is never definitive. southwestberkeley Does anyone know if anything is happening with the Berkeley ferry terminal? It seems like that would affect west Berkeley transit plans. Guest Information gathered in workshops like this only tells us about the habits and opinions of the kinds of people who go to workshops like this. It would make more sense to poll current riders of various regional transit systems and do street polls of individuals in each of the various communities they are attempting to serve better with the changes. guest Last I heard it had been effectively killed by NIMBYs and windsurfers. The B-Line’s proposed Route B4 will connect Emeryville and sub-San Pablo West Berkeley with downtown Berkeley — in a direct no-nonsense and hyper-useful route. It’s a dream line that AC refuses to implement.
Dealing With the Ebb and Flow of Freelance Income Whether you’ve decided to pursue blogging as a full-time career or as a supplement toother online revenue, the fact is that when you work for yourself, gross monthly income will fluctuate for most people. The trick to dealing with this is to not try to live on the expectation of top monthly income coming in every month. Strategy The first step in dealing with the ebb and flow of gross income is to approximate average monthly income based on your previous year in business. If you can’t do that, try for six months. Besides fluctuations, you also need to factor in taxes and emergency funds. Some people like to keep 3-6 months of operating costs on hand at all times. Except, of course, when there’s an actual emergency. So if running your blogging business, paying bills, and setting aside a suitable amount of tax money costs you, say, $1500 per month, and income fluctuates between $1200 and $2200 per month, then you obviously do not want to live off $2200 each month. Sounds obvious, doesn’t it? But the temptation is there, if you’re just starting out as a freelance blogger. You feel invincible, even that the money supply is infinite. Trust me, I’ve been there, having been a contractor/ freelancer for much of the past 20 years, and actually being out of work almost as often as working. My mistakes were doozies. If you have dreams of blogging full-time and want to quit your job soon, you need to drill this fundamental idea into your head. Ideal Situation Ideally, if you can manage it, live off of the lowest monthly income you’ve earned and put all extra revenue into a safe, relatively liquid interest-bearing investment such as an online savings account. In the above example, that means you’re living off $1200 per month, every month – not $2200, and preferably less than the average of all months. So in the months that you gross $2200, you have $1000 to put into savings. While there’s nothing wrong with putting all of that into one savings account, if you feel you may be tempted, set up a separate bank account for taxes. When it comes time to pay income, property and other taxes, you’ll have earned some interest. And you’ll have emergency funds as well. This is of course an overly simplified treatment of how to deal with fluctuating income that comes from being a freelancer or entrepreneur, but if you get the gist of it and come up with a method that works for you, you’ll be fine. Provided you stick to the plan. Consistently living and operating on the least amount possible is a core principle of bootstrapping a business.
As we ponder the actions and attitudes of Bible records, we may readily come to the conclusion that some of the best and most prominent of Jews and Christians have had their faith sorely tried at times – even to the extent that they found it diffi­cult to believe the direct plain statement of God Himself. MOSES – THE EMANCIPATOR As instance Moses, when he was told, “Come now therefore, and I will send thee unto Pharaoh, that thou mayest bring forth my people the children of Israel out of Egypt.” —Ex 3:10 “And Moses said unto God, Who am I, that I should go unto Pharaoh, and that I should bring forth the children of Israel out of Egypt?” —Ex. 3:11 Pass­ing by the remainder of Chapter Three, we come now to Ex. 4:1: “Behold, they will not believe me, nor hearken unto my voice: for they will say, The Lord hath not appeared unto thee.” This translation is misleading in its first clause – “they will not be­lieve me.” Moses in this instance is typical of our Lord’s return in 1874 to deliver spiritual Israel and to establish the Kingdom; and the conversation between God and Moses is typical of the Second Advent preparations. Therefore, we cannot believe that Jesus would tell God that the people will not believe; rather, the correct translation should be, “They may not believe me.” It is written of Moses that he was “the meekest (most leadable, most teachable) man in all the earth” (Num. 12:3), so we should not assume that he would make bold contradiction when God spoke to him. However, we cannot but make reasonable allow­ance for Moses here. For the first forty years of his life he had lived in the King’s palace in Egypt – at that time a formidable military power among the nations; whereas, the Israelites had no military equipment whatever. Thus, Moses would readily consider his mission impossible of performance. Humanly speaking, this certainly was a reason­able conclusion on his part, because the Jews were then slaves – subdued and unwarlike. This was a far cry from the time that Joseph was prime minister in Egypt – at which time Jacob and his entire household were received into the royal friendship and hospi­tality of Pharaoh. But at the time of Moses’ mission there had arisen a “Pharaoh who knew not Joseph.” (Ex. 1:8) And God, wishing to increase his courage and his confidence, then proceeded to give Moses the three miraculous signs of the rod turned into serpent, then back to rod again; of Moses’ hand become leprous, then restored to its former health; and third, the water of the river would be turned into blood. (Ex. 4:1-9) But Moses continued, “I am not eloquent... slow of speech, and of a slow tongue.” (v. 10) However, upon God’s insistence, he went to Egypt as he had been instructed. And in due course he brought Israel out of Egypt “with high hand,” and across the Red Sea and away from the pursuing Egyptian army; then fully convinced that God could and would perform whatever He promised. It is stated of Moses that he was probably the grandest character that ever lived; and his experience foregoing should convince all of us that God will never tell any of us to do anything that we cannot do. Yet God’s experience with Moses had to be repeated several times in subsequent years.Jeremiah answered substantially as did Moses, “I can­not speak, for I am a child.” (Jer. 1:6) And in this he was typical of Brother Russell in the early harvest. He also concluded that he did not have the capacity to proclaim the Harvest message, but he, too, eventually learned that he did have the talents required for the job, and he certainly accomplished his mission in a most excellent manner. A great failing of some of God’s most laudable servants is that they often expected the wrong thing at the right time or the right thing at the wrong time. Also, on oc­casion they failed to comprehend the right thing at the right time when it was presented to them. This was pronouncedly true of the Jews at the First Advent. “He came to His own, and his own received him not.” (John 1:11) “They knew not the time of their visita­tion.” (Luke 19:44) He was indeed the “light of life”; but “the light shineth in dark­ness, and the darkness comprehended it not.” (John 1:5)But of those that did receive Him, their understanding of what was going on was very vague and confused until they were enlightened by the Holy Spirit at Pentecost. Pertinent to the above is the experience of the two disciples on their way to Em­maus, as recorded in Luke 24:13–31. When the risen Lord joined them on the way there, the conversation speedily turned to the death of Jesus three days before; and one of them said, “We had trusted that it had been he which should have redeemed Israel.” (v.21) But now they were much confused. Their timing was right in that Jesus was the Messiah, but they were completely wrong in what they expected at that time; and this improper expectation had placed a great strain on their faith when Jesus failed to do what they had expected Him to do then. On the way to Emmaus Jesus had said unto them, “O fools, and slow of heart to believe all the prophets have spoken. Ought not Christ to have suffered these things, and to enter into his glory? Even after they were convinced that Jesus had been raised a spirit being, they were still much confused, as note their question to Him just before He finally left them to go to Heaven: “Lord wilt thou at this time restore again the kingdom to Israel?” (Acts 1:6) JOHN THE BAPTIST By way of introduction, Jesus had said of John, “Among them that are born of women there hath not risen a greater than John the Baptist.” (Matt. 11:11) It will be recalled that John was only six months older than Jesus, which means he was probably engaged in his ministry at Jordan for six months before Jesus came to be immersed by him. However, as boys and young men they had grown up together, probably had discussed their various destinies, because we may take it for granted (although the Bible does not specifically say so) that their mothers had told them the words that the respective an­gels had told them (Luke 1:11–64); and it seems this had thoroughly convinced John that Jesus was the promised Messiah. Therefore, he immediately exclaimed, as Jesus was ap­proaching him, “Behold the lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world. This is he of whom I said, After me comes a man which is in advance of me: for he is my su­perior.” (John 1:29-30, Dia.) Thus, when John was preaching repentance to the Jews, it would seem he stressed that the Messiah was soon to appear; and that would undoubtedly prod the Jews to ex­piate any known violations of the Law, because the nation from the least to the great­est was thoroughly imbued with the thought that the Messiah would some day appear. Yet, as firmly as John was convinced at Jordan, having seen the spirit “descending from heaven like a Dove, and it abode upon him” (v. 32), he later began seriously to doubt his own statement regarding Jesus, because he sent “two of his disciples to Jesus, saying, Art thou he that should come? or look we for another?” (Luke 7:19) At that time John was sitting in prison awaiting execution by Herod; but he, along with the Jews in general, were expecting the restoration of the Kingdom to Israel when the Mes­siah would appear. In line with this, we now quote a major portion of an article to be found in Reprints 2620 (April 15, 1900): “While Jesus was performing many miracles, making numerous disciples, and meet­ing with comparatively little opposition, things were going very differently with his cousin, John the Baptizer. Yet this was only in accordance with what John himself had prophesied, saying ‘He must increase, but I must decrease.’ John was in prison about 120 miles from where Jesus was laboring so successfully. To be shut up in a dark dungeon of the kind usual at that time, and to have our Lord proceeding with his work, and raising no voice of protest on his behalf, and exercising none of his mighty power for his deliverance, probably seemed very strange to John – especially in view of his expectations respecting the work of the Messiah – that he would be a great earth­ly general and king, in harmony with the general Jewish expectations. “We see how readily John might have permitted doubts and fears to enter his mind...He might have lost all faith in God’s providential dealings in the past, and all heart and hope for the
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Q: how to write '&' in html without converting to '&'? I need to ignore the character escaping and actually write &amp in my text. Is there a way to escape the escape? A: You can use &ampamp for writing &amp
Nanjing–Qidong railway The Nanjing–Qidong railway (), commonly referred to in short as the Ningqi railway (), is a railway in the Chinese province of Jiangsu. Its common name is derived from Ning, the one-character abbreviation for Nanjing and Qi, which refers to Qidong, a county-level city of Nantong. Despite its name, the railway currently runs as far as east as Nantong East railway station, and does not extend into Qidong itself, although this remaining section is under construction. At its present state, the railway is in length. It runs along the northern bank of the Yangtze River, serving cities such as Yangzhou, Taizhou, and Hai'an. Passenger service is currently operated between Nanjing railway station and Nantong railway station only. History Planning for a railway along the north bank of the Yangtze River began as early as 1958. In 1977, the government of Jiangsu province designated the railway from Nanjing to Nantong as a project for completion within the next 10 years. Due to funding shortage and disagreement over route, the project was not built for 20 years. The project was revived in the late 1990s with the onset of construction on the Xinyi–Changxing railway, which was the first railway to be built in Jiangsu province north of the Yangtze River. In 2001, the Ministry of Railways approved plans for the Ningqi railway, and construction was built in two phases. The Nanjing to Hai'an section was built from March 1, 2002 to December 2003. The Haian to Yangzhou and Nantong sections were completed by July 2005. A major upgrade project on the Nanjing–Qidong railway was completed in December 20, 2015. This involved the electrification of the railway line and building a second track. This was expected to halve the travel time from Nantong to Nanjing from the previous 3 hours 50 min to 1 hour 50 min. EMU trains entered trial operation on May 6, 2016 and started revenue service from May 15, 2016. Plans were approved in 2012 for a cross-river connection from Nantong to the Shanghai metropolitan area (the Shanghai–Nantong railway). It will connect to the Nanjing–Qidong railway at Pingdong station () on the northwestern outskirts of Nantong's urban core. Construction work on the Hutong Yangtze River bridge started on March 1, 2014. The line is expected to open at the end of 2018. References Category:Railway lines in China Category:Rail transport in Jiangsu
[Memory complaints and the diagnosis of dementia]. Ageing is often associated with the decline of some cognitive abilities, although in most cases these losses do not progress to full blown dementia. The current study aimed to evaluate the association between subjective memory complaint and the diagnosis of dementia among the elderly assessed at the Old Age Unit of the Department of Mental Health of Santa Casa de São Paulo-Brazil between February and December 1997. Subjects were assessed with the SRQ-20 and MMSE. Further clinical information was also collected to allow for the diagnosis of mental disorders according to ICD-10 diagnostic guidelines. Fifty-nine percent of the 220 patients included in the study complained of memory difficulties. Seventy-one percent of the complainers were women, although there was no clear statistical association between sex, education, marital status and living conditions with the memory complaint. There was a trend for memory complainers to present with higher scores on the SRQ-20(p = 0.122). The complaint of memory difficulties had a sensitivity of 76.2%, specificity of 47.8%, positive predictive value of 36.9%, and negative predictive value of 83.3% for the diagnosis of dementia. Memory complaints are frequent among the elderly, particularly among those with more severe depressive and anxiety symptoms. The subjective experience of memory difficulties has a low predictive value for the diagnosis of dementia. The identification of "at risk" cases should, instead, be based on new neuroimaging and genetic methods.
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Cloning and molecular characterization of the betaine aldehyde dehydrogenase involved in the biosynthesis of glycine betaine in white shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei). The enzyme betaine aldehyde dehydrogenase (BADH) catalyzes the irreversible oxidation of betaine aldehyde to glycine betaine (GB), a very efficient osmolyte accumulated during osmotic stress. In this study, we determined the nucleotide sequence of the cDNA for the BADH from the white shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei (LvBADH). The cDNA was 1882 bp long, with a complete open reading frame of 1524 bp, encoding 507 amino acids with a predicted molecular mass of 54.15 kDa and a pI of 5.4. The predicted LvBADH amino acid sequence shares a high degree of identity with marine invertebrate BADHs. Catalytic residues (C-298, E-264 and N-167) and the decapeptide VTLELGGKSP involved in nucleotide binding and highly conserved in BADHs were identified in the amino acid sequence. Phylogenetic analyses classified LvBADH in a clade that includes ALDH9 sequences from marine invertebrates. Molecular modeling of LvBADH revealed that the protein has amino acid residues and sequence motifs essential for the function of the ALDH9 family of enzymes. LvBADH modeling showed three potential monovalent cation binding sites, one site is located in an intra-subunit cavity; other in an inter-subunit cavity and a third in a central-cavity of the protein. The results show that LvBADH shares a high degree of identity with BADH sequences from marine invertebrates and enzymes that belong to the ALDH9 family. Our findings suggest that the LvBADH has molecular mechanisms of regulation similar to those of other BADHs belonging to the ALDH9 family, and that BADH might be playing a role in the osmoregulation capacity of L. vannamei.
Q: How to retrieve all usernames alongside a boolean flag for each user to indicate their membership to a group? I am trying to build a page which allows the admin user to toggle membership to a particular group for each user. I aim to do this with AJAX functionality. I am using Django 2.2. I have implemented an AJAX call which returns all users in the system - this data populates a data table. The next step is to have a checkbox next to each user, indicating their membership to a group. I am using the code below in my view to retrieve users. users = list(GeminiUser.objects.filter(is_active=1).values('email')) I want the users query result to contain a boolean field for each user indicating their membership to a particular group. How can I achieve this? Appreciate any guidance. A: We can do this with a subquery and with an Exists [Django-doc]: from django.db.models import Exists, OuterRef in_group = Group.objects.filter( pk=mygroup.pk, user=OuterRef('pk') ) my_users = User.objects.annotate(in_group=Exists(in_group)) with mygroup.pk the primary key of the group for which you want to check membership. This queryset contains User objects with an extra attribute in_group that is True if the user belongs to the group, and False otherwise. For example: >>> from django.contrib.auth.models import Group, User >>> mygroup = Group.objects.first() >>> from django.db.models import Exists, OuterRef >>> >>> in_group = Group.objects.filter( ... pk=mygroup.pk, ... user=OuterRef('pk') ... ) >>> >>> my_users = User.objects.annotate(in_group=Exists(in_group)) >>> my_users <QuerySet [<User: >, <User: test>]> >>> [u.in_group for u in my_users] [True, False] You can perform extra filtering on the queryset as well, such that it for example only shows active users, etc. As for the serialization, please use a serializer [Django REST framework doc] [Django-doc]. Using .values() is not recommended at all. By separating the query and representation, you make it easier to extend, update, etc. your REST views.
Q: Using Saboteur after Bridge in Dominion In Dominion I play a combo: Any card which gives me an additional 2 actions, then Bridge folloewed by Saboteur. Bridge makes any card in my hand cheaper (i.e. cost $1 less) and cards in other players' hands, which is directly stated in the card's description. What about cards in other players' decks? After playing Saboteur players should normally reveal cards from their decks until they find one which costs $3 or more. Does Bridge affect the prices of these cards too? (i.e. Do other players need to find a card worth originally $4 in this case?) A: Bridge affects the costs. From the Dominion Intrigue rules, page 8 Saboteur ... Costs of cards are affected by Bridge
Q: Javascript object constructor doesn't register argument Why do the isSingleand household arguments not seem to pass to the appropriate properties of the Person object when creating them and pushing them to kidsArr at the end of the script inside the switch while the instances created earlier in the script and being pushed to s20to24Arrseem to be getting the arguments properly? What am I missing? startPop = 1000 var getRandom = function(min, max) { return Math.random() * (max - min) + min; }; var lastNames = ['SMITH', 'JOHNSON', 'WILLIAMS', 'JONES', 'BROWN', 'DAVIS', 'MILLER']; var firstNamesMale = ["Michael", "Christopher", "Jason", "David", "James", "John"]; var firstNamesFemale = ["Jennifer", "Amy", "Melissa", "Michelle", "Kimberly"]; var sex = ["Male", "Female"]; var genSex = function() { var index = Math.round(getRandom(0, sex.length - 1)); return sex[index]; }; var genLastName = function() { var index = Math.round(getRandom(0, lastNames.length - 1)); return lastNames[index]; }; var genFirstNameMale = function() { var index = Math.round(getRandom(0, firstNamesMale.length - 1)); return firstNamesMale[index]; }; var genFirstNameFemale = function() { var index = Math.round(getRandom(0, firstNamesFemale.length - 1)); return firstNamesFemale[index]; }; var s20to24Arr = []; var householdArray = []; var kidsArr = []; var sing20to24 = Math.round(startPop * 0.088 * 0.8385); var Person = function(sex, age, isSingle, lastName, household) { if (sex === undefined) { this.sex = genSex(); } else { this.sex = sex; } if (lastName === undefined) { this.lastName = genLastName(); } else { this.lastName = lastName; } this.firstName = this.sex === "Male" ? genFirstNameMale() : genFirstNameFemale(); if (age === undefined) { this.age = genAgeAdult(); } else { this.age = age; } //this.income = 0; //this.isEmployed = true; //this.isRetired = false; this.isSingle = isSingle; this.household = household; }; var Household = function(man, woman) { this.man = man; this.woman = woman; //this.house = undefined; this.kid1 = undefined; this.kid2 = undefined; this.kid3 = undefined; //this.income : this.man.income + this.woman.income; //this.expenses : 0; //this.savings : 0; //this.debts : 0; //this.isHomeOwner : true; }; var numKids = function(isSingle) { var num = getRandom(0, 100); if (!isSingle) { if (num <= 47.73) { return 0; } else if (num <= 68.22) { return 1; } else if (num <= 90.46) { return 2; } else { return 3; } } else { if (num <= 82.31) { return 0; } else if (num <= 93.04) { return 1; } else if (num <= 98.11) { return 2; } else { return 3; } } }; //This creates instances of the Person object with lastName, firstName, sex, age, isSingle and household properties. It also creates an instance of the Household object. for (var i = 0; i < sing20to24; i += 2) { s20to24Arr.push(new Person("Male", Math.round(getRandom(20, 24)), true)); s20to24Arr.push(new Person("Female", Math.round(getRandom(20, 24)), true)); var curMale = s20to24Arr[i], curFem = s20to24Arr[i + 1]; householdArray.push(new Household(curMale)); var index = householdArray.length > 0 ? householdArray.length - 1 : 0; curMale.household = householdArray[index]; householdArray.push(new Household(undefined, curFem)); curFem.household = householdArray[index + 1]; var kids = numKids(true); switch (kids) { case 0: break; case 1: kidsArr.push(new Person(undefined, Math.round(getRandom(0, 5), true, curFem.lastName, curFem.household))); var ind = kidsArr.lenght - 1; curFem.household.kid1 = kidsArr[ind]; break; case 2: kidsArr.push(new Person(undefined, Math.round(getRandom(0, 5), true, curFem.lastName, curFem.household))); kidsArr.push(new Person(undefined, Math.round(getRandom(0, 5), true, curFem.lastName, curFem.household))); var ind = kidsArr.lenght - 1; curFem.household.kid1 = kidsArr[ind - 1]; curFem.household.kid2 = kidsArr[ind]; break; case 3: kidsArr.push(new Person(undefined, Math.round(getRandom(0, 5), true, curFem.lastName, curFem.household))); kidsArr.push(new Person(undefined, Math.round(getRandom(0, 5), true, curFem.lastName, curFem.household))); kidsArr.push(new Person(undefined, Math.round(getRandom(0, 5), true, curFem.lastName, curFem.household))); var ind = kidsArr.lenght - 1; curFem.household.kid1 = kidsArr[ind - 2]; curFem.household.kid2 = kidsArr[ind - 1]; curFem.household.kid3 = kidsArr[ind]; break; } } console.log(s20to24Arr[0]); console.log(kidsArr[0]); A: Are you sure you are placing parentheses in correct places? You do this: new Person( undefined, Math.round( getRandom(0, 5), true, curFem.lastName, curFem.household ) ) I indented the code on purpose so that you can see your error. You pass 2 parameters to the Person constructor, the second one being Math.round(...) which eats the rest of your parameters. It should probably be like this: new Person( undefined, Math.round(getRandom(0, 5)), true, curFem.lastName, curFem.household ) I didn't check anything else, there might be more errors but this is an overlooked basic mistake. s20to24Arr gets correct object because you put parentheses correctly there: s20to24Arr.push( new Person("Male", Math.round(getRandom(20, 24)), true) // here Math.round takes only 1 parameter as it should );
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There is a recognized need to convert undrinkable water to potable water and to have the ability to cleanse liquids in general. Many inventions have been created to attend to this need. A list of such inventions includes the following. U.S. Pat. No. 5,064,505 (Borgten) PA1 U.S. Pat. No. 4,770,748 (Cellini) PA1 U.S. Pat. No. 4,954,223 (Leary) PA1 U.S. Pat. No. 4,696,718 (Lasater) PA1 U.S. Pat. No. 4,525,243 (Miller) PA1 U.S. Pat. No. 4,585,524 (Hoiss) PA1 U.S. Pat. No. 4,595,460 (Hurt) PA1 U.S. Pat. No. 4,248,672 (Smith) PA1 U.S. Pat. No. 4,267,022 (Pitcher) PA1 U.S. Pat. No. 4,269,664 (Younger) PA1 U.S. Pat. No. 4,282,070 (Egosi) PA1 U.S. Pat. No. 3,597,328 (Michels) PA1 U.S. Pat. No. 3,489,652 (Williamson) PA1 U.S. Pat. No. 3,425,235 (Cox) PA1 U.S. Pat. No. 3,440,147 (Rannenberg) PA1 U.S. Pat. No. 3,236,748 (Pottharst, Jr.) PA1 U.S. Pat. No. 3,203,875 (Sturtevant) PA1 U.S. Pat. No. 4,555,307 (Hagen) PA1 U.S. Pat. No. 4,686,009 (McCabe) PA1 U.S. Pat. No. 4,285,776 (Atwell) PA1 U.S. Pat. No. 4,366,030 (Anderson) PA1 U.S. Pat. No. 3,248,305 (Williamson) PA1 U.S. Pat. No. 3,390,057 (Day) PA1 U.S. Pat. No. 3,140,986 (Hubbard) PA1 The S-200 Vapor Compression Water Processor.TM. produced by Superstill Technology Inc. PA1 U.S. Congress, Office of Technology Assessment, "Using Desalination Technologies for Water Treatment", OTA-BP-O-46 (Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, March 1988). PA1 a vacuum means; PA1 a distillation/purifying means in fluid communication with said vacuum means; and PA1 a collection area in fluid communication with said vacuum means and said distillation/purifying means, said distillation purifying means communicating distilled/purified fluid to said collection area and comprising a trap through which said distilled/purified fluid flows to said collection area. PA1 a vacuum means; PA1 a distillation/purifying means having heating means therein, said distillation/purifying means being in fluid communication with said vacuum means; and PA1 a collection area in fluid communication with said vacuum means and said distillation/purifying means, said distillation purifying means communicating distilled/purified fluid to said collection area and while separating and disposing of the fluids in which said distilled purified fluid was mixed, said heating means being activated for use in said distillation/purifying means only after said computer control system ensures that the vacuum level in said system corresponds to a latent heat of vaporization point which represents a set relationship with respect to the temperature of the fluid to be distilled/purified. Unfortunately, many of these inventions are unduly complex, ungainly, uneconomical, unworkable, and/or not as efficient or as effective as they might be. The present invention attempts to overcome these drawbacks and to disclose an advance to the art. The present invention is essentially a closed loop system recycling heat, energy, and fluid.
Sekaten Sekaten (originated from Arabic word: Syahadatain) is a week-long Javanese traditional ceremony, festival, fair and pasar malam (night market) commemorating Maulid (the birthday of prophet Muhammad), celebrated annually started on 5th day through the 12th day of (Javanese Calendar) Mulud month (corresponding to Rabi' al-awwal in Islamic Calendar). The festivities usually took place in northern alun-alun (square) in Yogyakarta, and simultaneously also celebrated in northern alun-alun of Surakarta. This ceremony originally were initiated by Sultan Hamengkubuwana I, the founder of Yogyakarta Sultanate to promote the Islamic faith. Gamelan Sekaten On day one, the ceremony commences after the Isya evening prayer with a royal procession of royal guards and 'abdi dalem' court officials accompanying two sets of centuries old gamelan traditional music instruments, the Kyai Nogo Wilogo and Kyai Guntur Madu. The royal procession, led by the Sultan and Governor of Yogyakarta or his representative, begins in Pendopo Ponconiti, the main hall of Kraton Yogyakarta and proceeds towards Yogyakarta Great Mosque in northern Alun-Alun. The Kyai Nogo Wilogo gamelan will be placed at the northern pavilion of Grand Mosque, while Gamelan Kyai Guntur Madu will be placed at Pagongan pavilion in southern side of the mosque. These two set of sacred gamelans will be played simultaneously everyday until the 11th day of Maulud month through seven consecutive days. During the last day the two gamelans will be returned into the Kraton. The Gamelan Sekaten of Surakarta are played in the same manner as their Yogyakarta counterparts, and are brought out to the mosque and returned to the palace in a royal procession led by the Sunan of Surakarta and the Mayor and City Council of Surakarta. Tumplak Wajik Two days before Grebeg Muludan, the ceremony called Tumplak Wajik was held in palace Magangan field in 4:00 PM afternoon. This ceremony is started by kotekan ceremony which incorporate singing traditional songs accompanied with rhythmic hitting of kentongan (bamboo or wooden slit drum) and lumpang (rice mortar and pestle), that marked the making of Gunungan which will be carried in Grebeg Mulud festival. The traditional Javanese kue called wajik which is diamond-shaped sticky rice in palm sugar, is an essential part of this ceremony, and included within gunungan offering. The song played in this Tumplak Wajik ceremony is usually the popular Javanese traditional songs, such as Lompong Keli, Tundhung Setan, Owal awil. Grebeg Muludan In Yogyakarta, the main event of Sekaten is called the Grebeg Muludan that held in 12th day (exactly during the birthday of Prophet Muhammad) starting in 8:00 am. The main Gunungan (Javanese: mountain), a model of mountain made of sticky rice, sweets, various foods, crackers, fruits and vegetables, were guarded by 10 units of bregodo (brigade) of the royal guards of the palace (the companies under His Majesty's Kraton Guard Regiment): Wirobrojo, Daeng, Patangpuluh, Jogokaryo, Prawirotomo, Nyutro, Ketanggung, Mantrijero, Surokarso, and Bugis Companies, together with the Royal Guard Battalion of the Duchy of Pakualaman. The Gunungan will be carried in processions from Kemandungan through Sitihinggil and Pagelaran hall and finally ended in Grand Mosque. After the prayer, the Gunungan that symbolize the wealth and prosperity of Mataram Sultanate will be picked, fought over and ripped apart by the people that already waiting in the square, as they believed this objects is sacred, potent and could bring good luck, prosperity and wealth upon their households. Usually these parts of Gunungan will be kept in the house for luck, or buried in the rice fields as the traditional Javanese farmers believed that these objects will grant their fields fertility and protection from locust, plagues, and any misfortunes that might befell them. References External links Category:Javanese culture Category:Yogyakarta Category:Festivals in Indonesia Category:Surakarta
Keith Wallace (wine writer) Keith Wallace, M.S. Oenology and Viticulture (University of California, Davis) is the wine columnist for The Daily Beast. He founded the Wine School of Philadelphia. Previously he served as an executive chef and a journalist for National Public Radio, as well as a winemaker and wine consultant in the United States and Italy. Wine School of Philadelphia Founded in 2001 by Keith Wallace, the Wine School of Philadelphia is a school for sommeliers, wine educators, and winemakers. It offers sommelier certification via the National Wine School. In 2018, it was the highest rated wine school in the United States. Publications He has contributed to Philadelphia Magazine, Philadelphia Style, Windows on the World Complete Wine Course: 25th Anniversary Edition and Barron's New Wine Lovers Companion, among other publications. He created and co-starred in the "Philly Uncorked" show for www.philly.com. His food and wine book Corked & Forked: Four Seasons of Eats and Drinks was published by Running Press in 2011. The book was critically hailed by multiple publications, including Publisher's Weekly, Library Journal and Booklist. The book went on to hit the Amazon Bestseller list for Food and Wine books in 2011. Television Mr. Wallace has been the star of two shows. In 2008, he wrote and starred in "Philly Uncorked". Produced by Philly.com, the show featured Keith and his co-star Maria Valletta. The show revolved around wine education and wine recommendations. It was underwritten by the PLCB and filmed by Banyan Productions. The upcoming show Whine & Cheese features Mr. Wallace as the show's wine expert. He is featured in all eleven of the first season's episodes. Controversy The Wine School of Philadelphia received national press attention in 2009 when the WWE challenged its trademark application with the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office for the mark, "Sommelier Smackdown". Litigation surrounding the school's intellectual property rights is ongoing. Also in 2009, the Wine School and founder Keith Wallace were featured on NPR's All Things Considered as a result of Wallace's controversial article published in The Daily Beast, "How Wine Became Like Fast Food". Epilepsy In 2018, the podcast Philly Who revealed that Keith Wallace had suffered from epilepsy since a car crash that left him severely injured and also killed his fiancé in Baltimore, Maryland. During the interview, he admitted to working as a winemaker in Napa Valley and Chianti for years without revealing his illness to his employers. . A previous article in the neighborhood newspaper Chestnut Hill Local featured a story on his seizure dog, Rosie. References External links The Wine School Website The Wine School Blog See also List of wine personalities Category:Living people Category:Year of birth missing (living people) Category:Oenologists Category:Wine critics Category:American educators Category:University of California, Davis alumni Category:American people with disabilities
INTAROS Project General Assembly Meeting Date 10/01/2018 The Horizon 2020 INTAROS project general assembly will take place in Helsinki. The INTegrated ARctic Observation System (INTAROS) is a five-year European Commission project aiming to help build an efficient integrated Arctic Observation System (iAOS) by extending, improving and unifying existing systems in the different regions of the Arctic. EuroGOOS is partner in the project responsible for delivering recommendations on the system requirements (through an interface with stakeholders spanning science, policy and industry), developing a business case and an economic benefits analysis, and contributing to the international OceanObs conference 2019. Project work packages and steering group will meet back to back during the general assembly’s week. Erik Buch will represent EuroGOOS.
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Q: Android multiple lists using @id/android:list I've got a new List of things that needs to be clicked but this one isn't working. onListItemClick is never called. I have another one in my app that has been working as expected and I can't figure out what the difference is. It occurs to me that maybe there's some conflict since they are both using the provided @id/android:list but they're in different Activities and I haven't found other people complaining about the same problem so I'm not sure. Here is a bunch of code. I would appreciate any suggestions. Working: @Override protected void onListItemClick(ListView l, View v, int position, long id) { super.onListItemClick(l, v, position, id); // get the item that was clicked v_ProjectInvestigatorSiteContact project = (v_ProjectInvestigatorSiteContact) this.getListAdapter().getItem( position); Intent myIntent = new Intent(this, Details.class); myIntent.putExtra(res.getString(R.string.project), project); startActivity(myIntent); }// onListItemClick Not Working: @Override protected void onListItemClick(ListView l, View v, int position, long id) { super.onListItemClick(l, v, position, id); // get the item that was clicked final v_SitePeople vSitePeople = (v_SitePeople) this.getListAdapter().getItem( position); AlertDialog.Builder builder = new AlertDialog.Builder(Share.this); builder.setTitle(res.getString(R.string.forgot_password_check_dialog_title)) .setMessage(res.getString(R.string.share_check_dialog_text)) .setPositiveButton(res.getString(R.string.send), new DialogInterface.OnClickListener() { @Override public void onClick(DialogInterface dialog, int which) { sendShareEmail(vSitePeople); } }).setNegativeButton(res.getString(R.string.cancel), new DialogInterface.OnClickListener() { @Override public void onClick(DialogInterface dialog, int which) { // cancelled, so do nothing } }); AlertDialog msgBox = builder.create(); msgBox.show(); }// onListItemClick Working XML: <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" android:layout_width="match_parent" android:layout_height="match_parent" android:background="#ffffffff" android:orientation="vertical" > <!-- dummy item to prevent edittext from gaining focus on activity start --> <LinearLayout android:layout_width="0px" android:layout_height="0px" android:focusable="true" android:focusableInTouchMode="true" /> <RelativeLayout android:layout_width="match_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:background="@drawable/title_background" > <ImageView android:id="@+id/logo" android:layout_width="30dp" android:layout_height="30dp" android:layout_centerVertical="true" android:layout_marginLeft="5dp" android:scaleType="centerCrop" android:src="@drawable/ic_logo" > </ImageView> <TextView android:layout_width="match_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:layout_toRightOf="@+id/logo" android:gravity="center" android:paddingBottom="5dp" android:paddingLeft="50dp" android:paddingRight="60dp" android:paddingTop="5dp" android:text="@string/app_header" android:textColor="#ffffffff" android:textSize="15sp" android:textStyle="bold" /> </RelativeLayout> <RelativeLayout android:layout_width="match_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:background="@drawable/search_gradient" > <ImageView android:id="@+id/searchBoxIcon" android:layout_width="38dp" android:layout_height="38dp" android:layout_centerVertical="true" android:layout_marginLeft="5dp" android:layout_marginRight="5dp" android:scaleType="centerCrop" android:src="@drawable/action_search" > </ImageView> <EditText android:id="@+id/searchBox" android:layout_width="match_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:layout_centerVertical="@+id/searchBoxIcon" android:layout_marginRight="8dp" android:layout_marginTop="4dp" android:layout_toRightOf="@+id/searchBoxIcon" android:background="@drawable/search_box" android:hint="@string/search_hint" android:inputType="text" android:maxLines="1" android:minHeight="30sp" android:paddingBottom="2dp" android:paddingLeft="25sp" android:paddingTop="2dp" android:textColor="#ff000000" /> </RelativeLayout> <ListView android:id="@id/android:list" android:layout_width="match_parent" android:layout_height="0dp" android:layout_weight="1" android:background="@color/divider_gray" android:cacheColorHint="#00000000" android:divider="@color/divider_gray" android:dividerHeight="1dp" android:footerDividersEnabled="false" android:headerDividersEnabled="false" /> <TextView android:id="@+id/android:empty" android:layout_width="match_parent" android:layout_height="match_parent" android:gravity="center" android:text="@string/loading" android:textColor="@color/loading_gray" android:textSize="20sp" /> </LinearLayout> Not Working XML <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" android:layout_width="match_parent" android:layout_height="match_parent" android:background="#ffffffff" android:orientation="vertical" > <!-- dummy item to prevent edittext from gaining focus on activity start --> <LinearLayout android:layout_width="0px" android:layout_height="0px" android:focusable="true" android:focusableInTouchMode="true" /> <RelativeLayout android:layout_width="match_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:background="@drawable/title_background" > <ImageView android:id="@+id/logo" android:layout_width="30dp" android:layout_height="30dp" android:layout_centerVertical="true" android:layout_marginLeft="5dp" android:scaleType="centerCrop" android:src="@drawable/ic_logo" > </ImageView> <TextView android:layout_width="match_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:layout_toRightOf="@+id/logo" android:gravity="center" android:paddingBottom="5dp" android:paddingLeft="50dp" android:paddingRight="60dp" android:paddingTop="5dp" android:text="@string/share_header" android:textColor="#ffffffff" android:textSize="15sp" android:textStyle="bold" /> </RelativeLayout> <ListView android:id="@id/android:list" android:layout_width="match_parent" android:layout_height="0dp" android:layout_weight="1" android:background="@color/divider_gray" android:cacheColorHint="#00000000" android:divider="@color/divider_gray" android:dividerHeight="1dp" android:footerDividersEnabled="false" android:headerDividersEnabled="false" /> <TextView android:id="@+id/android:empty" android:layout_width="match_parent" android:layout_height="match_parent" android:gravity="center" android:text="@string/loading" android:textColor="@color/loading_gray" android:textSize="20sp" /> </LinearLayout> Here is more on how the broken one works, just in case you want more code. Not Working Row XML <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" android:layout_width="match_parent" android:layout_height="?android:attr/listPreferredItemHeight" android:layout_weight="1" android:baselineAligned="false" android:orientation="vertical" android:padding="6dp" android:background="#ffffffff" android:layout_margin="10dp" > <TextView android:id="@+id/toptext" android:layout_width="match_parent" android:layout_height="match_parent" android:layout_toLeftOf="@id/moreInfo" android:gravity="center_vertical" android:minHeight="20sp" android:textColor="#ff000000" android:textStyle="bold" /> </RelativeLayout> Not Working View Adapter @Override public View getView(int position, View convertView, ViewGroup parent) { ViewHolder holder = null; if (convertView == null) { holder = new ViewHolder(); LayoutInflater vi = (LayoutInflater) getContext().getSystemService(Context.LAYOUT_INFLATER_SERVICE); convertView = vi.inflate(R.layout.share_row, null); convertView.setTag(holder); }// if else { holder = (ViewHolder) convertView.getTag(); } v_SitePeople i = items.get(position); if (i != null) { TextView topText = (TextView) convertView.findViewById(R.id.toptext); topText.setGravity(Gravity.CENTER_VERTICAL); topText.setMinHeight(40); if (topText != null) { if (i.SitePerson != null) { if (i.PersonTitle != null) { topText.setText(String.format(i.SitePerson + ", " + i.PersonTitle)); } else { topText.setText(i.SitePerson); } }// if has ProtocolNumber else { if (i.Nickname != null) { topText.setText(i.Nickname); } }// if does not have ProtocolNumber }// if }// if return convertView; }// getView Thank you so much for your help. More code as requested. Working setListAdapter: public void updateDisplay(ArrayList<v_ProjectInvestigatorSiteContact> vProjectInvestigatorSiteContactList) { if (fullAdapter != null) { if (fullAdapter.isEmpty()) { fullAdapter = new ProjectAdapter(this, R.layout.row, vProjectInvestigatorSiteContactList); fullAdapter = reOrder(fullAdapter); setListAdapter(fullAdapter); } else { filteredAdapter = new ProjectAdapter(this, R.layout.row, vProjectInvestigatorSiteContactList); filteredAdapter = reOrder(filteredAdapter); setListAdapter(filteredAdapter); } } else { fullAdapter = new ProjectAdapter(this, R.layout.row, vProjectInvestigatorSiteContactList); fullAdapter = reOrder(fullAdapter); setListAdapter(fullAdapter); } }// updateDisplay Working list setup: private class DownloadProjectsTask extends AsyncTask<String, Void, ArrayList<v_ProjectInvestigatorSiteContact>> { @Override protected ArrayList<v_ProjectInvestigatorSiteContact> doInBackground(String... URLs) { return ProjectsHelper.parseProjects(URLs, CurrentStudies.this); }// doInBackground @Override protected void onPostExecute(ArrayList<v_ProjectInvestigatorSiteContact> vProjectInvestigatorSiteContactList) { updateDisplay(vProjectInvestigatorSiteContactList); }// onPostExecute }// DownloadProjectsTask Working adapter: public class ProjectAdapter extends ArrayAdapter { private ArrayList items; private Resources res; public ProjectAdapter(Context context, int textViewResourceId, ArrayList<v_ProjectInvestigatorSiteContact> items) { super(context, textViewResourceId, items); this.items = items; this.res = context.getResources(); }// ProjectAdapater @Override public int getCount() { return items.size(); } @Override public v_ProjectInvestigatorSiteContact getItem(int position) { return items.get(position); } @Override public long getItemId(int position) { return position; } @Override public int getViewTypeCount() { return 2; } @Override public int getItemViewType(int position) { if (items.get(position).ProjectID == null) { return 0; } else { return 1; } } @Override public boolean isEnabled(int position) { if (getItemViewType(position) == 0) { return false; } return true; } @Override public View getView(int position, View convertView, ViewGroup parent) { ViewHolder holder = null; int type = getItemViewType(position); if (convertView == null) { holder = new ViewHolder(); LayoutInflater vi = (LayoutInflater) getContext().getSystemService(Context.LAYOUT_INFLATER_SERVICE); if (type == 0) { convertView = vi.inflate(R.layout.row_header, null); } else { convertView = vi.inflate(R.layout.row, null); } convertView.setTag(holder); }// if else { holder = (ViewHolder) convertView.getTag(); } v_ProjectInvestigatorSiteContact i = items.get(position); if (i != null) { TextView topText = (TextView) convertView.findViewById(R.id.toptext); TextView bottomText = (TextView) convertView.findViewById(R.id.bottomtext); if (topText != null) { if (i.ProtocolNumber != null) { if (i.WebIndication != null) { topText.setText(i.ProtocolNumber); bottomText.setText(i.WebIndication); } else if (i.ProjectName != null) { topText.setText(i.ProtocolNumber); bottomText.setText(i.ProjectName); } }// if has ProtocolNumber else { if (i.WebIndication != null) { topText.setText(i.WebIndication); topText.setMinHeight(40); topText.setGravity(Gravity.CENTER_VERTICAL); } else if (i.ProjectName != null) { topText.setText(i.ProjectName); topText.setMinHeight(40); topText.setGravity(Gravity.CENTER_VERTICAL); } else { topText.setText(i.SiteID); topText.setMinHeight(40); topText.setGravity(Gravity.CENTER_VERTICAL); } }// if does not have ProtocolNumber }// if // Coming Soon logic if (i.ProjectStatusID != null) { if (i.ProjectStatusID.equals(res.getString(R.string.feasibility_id))) { topText.setTextColor(res.getColor(R.color.coming_soon_gray)); bottomText.setText("(Coming Soon)"); } else { topText.setTextColor(Color.BLACK); } }//if if (bottomText != null) { if (type == 0) { if (position == getCount() - 1 || getItemViewType(position + 1) == 0) { bottomText.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE); bottomText.setText(res.getString(R.string.no_studies)); bottomText.setLayoutParams(new LayoutParams(LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT, 0, (float) 1.0)); } else { bottomText.setVisibility(View.GONE); } }// header followed by another header, or end of list }// if //recenters row headers if (type == 0) { topText.setGravity(Gravity.CENTER); } }// if return convertView; }// getView public static class ViewHolder { public TextView textView; } }// ProjectAdapter Not Working setListAdapter: public void updateDisplay(ArrayList<v_SitePeople> vSitePeopleShareList) { adapter = new ShareAdapter(this, R.layout.share_row, vSitePeopleShareList); setListAdapter(adapter); }// updateDisplay Not Working list setup: private class DownloadShareTask extends AsyncTask<String, Void, ArrayList<v_SitePeople>> { @Override protected ArrayList<v_SitePeople> doInBackground(String... params) { return ProjectsHelper.getSharePeople(params[0], Share.this); }// doInBackground @Override protected void onPostExecute(ArrayList<v_SitePeople> vSitePeopleShareList) { updateDisplay(vSitePeopleShareList); }// onPostExecute }// DownloadProjectsTask A: I figured it out. I didn't ever post the relevant code, or I'm sure you guys would have spotted it for me. I copied a non working adapter from a working piece of code which returns false if the viewType is 0. And since my second list only has one type, everything was disabled. Thank you all for your efforts. I apologize that I didn't give you the correct code.
United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit FILED IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS April 7, 2006 FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT _____________________ Charles R. Fulbruge III Clerk No. 05-50964 _____________________ UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Plaintiff - Appellee v. ARMANDO MARTINEZ-LOPEZ Defendant - Appellant --------------------- Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas, Del Rio 2:05-CR-72 --------------------- Before HIGGINBOTHAM, BENAVIDES, and DENNIS, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM:* IT IS ORDERED that appellee’s unopposed motion to vacate sentence is GRANTED. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that appellee’s unopposed motion to remand case to the district court for resentencing is GRANTED. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that appellee’s unopposed alternative motion to extend time to file appellee’s brief until 14 days after denial of motion to vacate and remand is DENIED as moot. * Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the Court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. R. 47.5.4.
Malcolm Gladwell Book Generator, Because Really, How Hard Could It Be? 0 Looks like the Malcolm Gladwell backlash has reached its tipping point. (YOU SEE WHAT I DID THERE?). Inspired by such weighty titles as The Tipping Point, Blink and Outliers, Cory Bortnicker and Brett Molé have built a “generator” of 25 Gladwellian book covers like the above Blank, Yoga: How Hot Trends Make People Buy Books, Vague: The Power of Generalizations To Impress The Bored and (my personal favorite) Monster Cocks: The Last Book You’d Think I’d Write. What did Gladwell do to warrant such opprobrium? He questioned the power of the Internet. “But surely the least interesting fact about them is that some of the protesters may (or may not) have at one point or another employed some of the tools of the new media to communicate with one another.” Gasp! Gladwell is, get this, not interested in the tools of new media, let’s make fun of him. Malcolm Gladwell, you’re old/not tech savvy! Okay okay, so maybe I live for the day where I get paid to write shallow Gladwell-esque non-fiction about whatever pseudo-intellectual lark strikes my fancy (not). I really want to add a smiley at the end of that sentence. In any case, Gladwell might actually be writing My Retirement: What Super-Trendy Book Buyers Like Yourself Are Paying For. I think it could really take off.
Jay Cutler Hasn't Changed a Bit: Still Mouthing off, Still Immature "It's a lot (different). Denver's like a six, and Chicago's like a nine. It's quite a bit different. Just the fans and how passionate they are, that's probably the biggest difference." Yes, this is the Chicago Bears' quarterback Jay Cutler speaking on a local Chicago sports show about the fans in Denver. I do not blame Cutler for speaking out about the Broncos, as the terms of his departure were by no means friendly. I do blame him for going after the passion of the fans of the Broncos, though. The debate as to whether it was Cutler or Josh McDaniels (or both) at fault for the messy situation over the winter may never be settled. However, most people in Denver have moved on from talking about Cutler. Evidently, Cutler himself has not. According the details given, "Interviewed Tuesday night on ESPN Radio in Chicago, Cutler was asked about the 20,000 fans who showed up to the Bears' practices over the weekend." That's it. Nobody asked him for his opinion of the fans in Denver. They might have asked him how that compared to training camp in Denver, but Cutler himself was the one who brought up passion. I believe nearly all fans of every team in professional sports are passionate. Maybe not "bandwagon" fans or fans of the Florida Marlins (or one of the more dysfunctional organizations around the sports world). Other than that, most fans have passion. Some more than others, though. There is no disputing the fact that the Denver Broncos have some of the best fans in the NFL. Mile High Stadium, the "Thunder", the Barrel-Man. Very few people have the audacity to question the passion of Broncos fans. Clearly Cutler is trying to "stir things up." He could have ripped on Josh McDaniels, Pat Bowlen, or the front office. He could have blasted the Broncos' defense that let him down many a time in 2007 and 2008. But he didn't. He went after the passion of the fans, and Denver as a football town. Nobody said he had to feel any love for Denver, for the Broncos, or even the fans. He could at least respect the fact that fans stood by him after he fell flat on his face leading the Broncos down the stretch last season—losing the final three games to complete one of the worst collapses in the NFL. Fans even stood by him in his fight with McDaniels, Bowlen, and the rest of the Broncos' front office after he threw a fit about hearing his name in trade rumors. People called for the firing of Josh McDaniels, simply to appease Cutler. So, when asked, what right does Cutler have to bash the very people who supported him while he was becoming the player he now is today? Broncos fans should use this as a spark. Go out this season and show the team the kind of passionate support they're used to. Even if this year is a "down year", which it may or may not be. Jay Cutler is just as mature now, as he was back in December when he screamed, "What the f**k Eddie?" after Eddie Royal couldn't quite reach a pass that Cutler had air-mailed 10 feet too high in that infamous San Diego Chargers game.
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2015 Challenger Banque Nationale de Drummondville – Doubles Edward Corrie and Daniel Smethurst were the defending champions, having won the event in 2014 in Rimouski, but Smethurst decided not to participate this year. Corrie partnered with Alex Kuznetsov, but lost in the semifinals to Philip Bester and Chris Guccione. Bester and Guccione won the title, defeating Frank Dancevic and Frank Moser 6–4, 7–6(8–6) in the final. Seeds Draw References Main Draw Challenger Banque Nationale de Drummondville Category:Challenger de Drummondville
Gail Gago Gail Elizabeth Gago (; born 4 July 1957) is a retired Australian politician, and a member of the Labor Party in the South Australian Legislative Council from the 2002 election until her retirement in 2018. Background Gago was born in Mooroopna, Victoria, and completed her secondary education at Shepparton High School. After high school, Gago studied at Phillip Institute of Technology and the Austin Hospital where she graduated as a registered nurse, later completing a Bachelor of Science (Honours) at Monash University, majoring in psychology. In 1987, Gago and her husband Peter moved to South Australia, where she worked as a nurse at Salisbury Private Hospital for two years. In 1988 Gago started working with the Australian Nursing Federation (ANF) for 12 years, first as an organiser, later becoming assistant secretary and branch secretary. As a member of the ANF, Gago was part of many campaigns to improve patient care, access to health services, wages and conditions for workers. She has participated in and contributed to a range of state and federal health and industrial relations forums. Gago has held membership of the South Australian Branch of the Australian Labor Party since 1991, contributing to policy committees and serving as state convention delegate (proxy), state executive member and national conference attendee. Gago is from the Labor Left faction. Parliament Gago was elected to the Legislative Council from first position on the Labor ticket at the 2002 election and from second position on the Labor ticket at the 2010 election. After the resignation from Cabinet of Bernard Finnigan, Gago became acting Leader of the Government in the Legislative Council. She was also the only Minister in the Upper House. On 17 May 2011, the Labor Caucus elected Gago the state's first woman leader of the Legislative Council. Gago was also the state's first female Acting Premier of South Australia. Following the second term election of the Labor government in March 2006, Gago was appointed Minister for Environment and Conservation, Minister for Mental Health and Substance Abuse and Minister Assisting the Minister for Health. On 24 July 2008, Gago was appointed Minister for State/Local Government Relations, Minister for the Status of Women, Minister for Consumer Affairs, Minister for Government Enterprises and Minister Assisting the Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Energy. On 8 February 2011, Gago was appointed Minister for Regional Development, Minister for Public Sector Management, Minister for the Status of Women, Minister for Consumer Affairs and Minister for Government Enterprises. On 21 April 2011, Gago was appointed Minister for Gambling. On 21 October 2011, Gago was appointed Minister for Agriculture Food and Fisheries, Minister for Forests, Minister for Regional Development, Minister for Tourism and Minister for the Status of Women. On 21 January 2013, Gago was appointed Minister for Minister for Agriculture, Food and Fisheries, Minister for Forests, Minister for Regional Development, Minister for the Status of Women and Minister for State/Local Government Relations. Following the 2014 election, Gago was appointed Minister for Employment, Higher Education and Skills, Minister for Science and Information Economy, Minister for the Status of Women, and Minister for Business Services and Consumers in the Weatherill Labor cabinet. Gago announced her resignation from cabinet on 15 January 2016, citing cabinet renewal. Gago also announced that she would be retiring from parliament as of the 2018 election. Personal life Gago is married to Penfolds chief winemaker Peter Gago. She is also the sister of former Victorian state Labor member Kaye Darveniza. An advocate for healthy living, Gago's interests include bushwalking and running. References External links Parliamentary Profile: SA Parliament website Parliamentary Profile: SA Labor website |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- Category:1957 births Category:Living people Category:Members of the South Australian Legislative Council Category:Australian trade unionists Category:Monash University alumni Category:Labor Left politicians Category:21st-century Australian politicians Category:21st-century Australian women politicians Category:Women members of the South Australian Legislative Council
Genetic diversity of ectomycorrhizal Basidiomycetes from African and Indian tropical rain forests. Ectomycorrhizal (ECM) fungi have a worldwide distribution. However, the ecology of tropical ECM fungi is poorly documented, limiting our understanding of the symbiotic associations between tropical plants and fungi. ECM Basidiomycete diversity was investigated for the first time in two tropical rain forests in Africa (Western Upper Guinea) and in Asia (Western Ghats, India), using a fragment of the mitochondrial large subunit rRNA gene to type 140 sporocarps and 54 ectomycorrhizas. To evaluate taxonomic diversity, phylogenetic analyses were performed, and 40 sequences included from identified European specimens were used as taxonomic benchmarks. Five clades were recovered corresponding to six taxonomic groups: boletoids, sclerodermatoids, russuloids, thelephoroids, and a clade grouping the Amanitaceae and Tricholomataceae families. Our results revealed that the Russulaceae species display a great diversity with several putative new species, especially in Guinea. Other taxonomic issues at family/section levels are also briefly discussed. This study provides preliminary insights into taxonomic diversity, ECM status, and biogeographic patterns of ECM fungi in tropical two rain forest ecosystems, which appear to be as diverse as in temperate and boreal forests.
Warminster station (SEPTA) Warminster station is a SEPTA Regional Rail station in Warminster, Pennsylvania. It serves as the north end of the Warminster Line. The station is occasionally served by passenger trains operated by the New Hope Railroad, which has an interchange there with Pennsylvania Northeastern Railroad. The station was a replacement for both the former Reading Company Bonair and Johnsville stations. Original electrification from Hatboro was extended to Warminster on July 29, 1974. This station is wheelchair ADA accessible. Description Warminster station consists of a side platform along the tracks that is wheelchair accessible. The station has a ticket office and waiting room that is open on weekday mornings. There are four bike racks available that can hold up to eight bicycles. Warminster station has a daily parking lot with 562 spaces that charges $1 a day and a permit parking lot with 238 spaces that charges $25 a month. Train service at Warminster station is provided along the Warminster Line of SEPTA Regional Rail, which begins at the station and runs south to Center City Philadelphia. Warminster station is located in fare zone 3. Service is provided daily from early morning to late evening. Most Warminster Line trains continue through the Center City Commuter Connection tunnel as part of the Airport Line, providing through service to Philadelphia International Airport. In FY 2013, Warminster station had a weekday average of 1295 boardings and 666 alightings. Station layout References External links SEPTA - Warminster Station Station from Google Maps Street View Category:SEPTA Regional Rail stations Category:Stations on the Warminster Line Category:Railway stations opened in 1974 Category:Railway stations in Bucks County, Pennsylvania
Q: How do you send a signal to a remote process in python? I've seen the signal module, it seems alright for installing signal handlers and setting up alarms but is sending a signal to another process done via, for example os.system('kill -s SIGUSR2 8269') And then is there a simple way to do this if the process is on a different host machine? A: os.kill() for local processes, paramiko and the kill command for remote systems.
The Genie in the Admixture Bottle Eastern Precast of Hatfield, Pa., an Oldcastle company, is using a new approach to designing plants: engineering them around the use of self-consolidating concrete (SCC). Under the leadership of Area Manager Chuck Galbraith, Oldcastle designers have incorporated SCC into practically all types of their precast production processes. In the course of planning for a plant transformation, Oldcastle engineers have tailored their production layouts to three key elements of SCC workability. Due to the use of SCC, workers minimize the use of vibrators, which can help to reduce the ambient noise level in the casting area. They're able to cut down on the amount of raking. Also, because SCC requires little handling during placement, crews use fewer tools and trowels. Finally, much less cleanup is required after a pour. In many cases, managers can reduce the size of crews, increase the number of elements cast during a single pour, or increase pour frequency. Galbraith had set a production goal to maximize most precast plants' most common constraint: the capacity of the bucket hopper. To do this, the engineering team decided to employ two 4-cubic-yard pan mixers. Another important production constraint that Galbraith wanted to minimize was mixer cleanout time. Designed to reduce any unnecessary labor costs, high-performance stainless-steel liners will lessen the need for cleanout at the end of the chute. Also, a second discharge chute was added so that a plant operator could direct material to a mobile concrete hauler. The article includes a production checklist for an SCC-engineered plant.
Psyllium husk Powder Psyllium husk Powder Okra is a nutritious food with many health benefits. It’s rich in magnesium, folate, fiber, antioxidants, and vitamin C, K1, and A. Okra may benefit pregnant women, heart health, and blood sugar control. It may even have anticancer properties. Description Psyllium husk Powder video ﻿ Psyllium husk Powder Specifications Name: Psyllium husk Powder Function: It increases the bulk in your stool, an effect that helps to cause movement of the intestines. It also works by increasing the amount of water in the stool, making the stool softer and easier to pass. Psyllium, one type of bulk-forming laxative, has also been used along with a proper diet to treat high cholesterol. Application: Storage Temp: N/A Color: Light brown powder What is Psyllium husk Powder? Psyllium husk powder is extracted from fiber obtained from the husks of the seeds of Plantago ovata plant. Psyllium husk is also known as ispaghula and is native to western and southern Asia. 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Virtual Surgical Planning Assisted Management for Three-Dimensional Dentomaxillofacial Deformities. Treatment of 3-dimensional dentomaxillofacial deformities remains a significant clinical challenge. This retrospective study aims to present the modalities of management for complex 3-dimensional dentomaxillofacial deformities with the assistance of virtual surgical planning (VSP) and 3-dimensional printed navigation templates. Ten patients diagnosed with complex 3-dimensional dentomaxillofacial deformities received treatment of combined orthodontics and orthognathic surgery. Various surgical techniques as well as bone graft and distraction osteogenesis were used under the guidance of VSP and 3-dimensional printed navigation templates according to the characteristics of each patient. Follow-up included clinical examination and studies of spiral computed tomography preoperatively and for an average of 12 months postoperatively. The clinical outcomes of patients showed that VSP was successfully transferred to actual surgery in all the 10 patients. Three-dimensional dentomaxillofacial deformities were corrected significantly. Satisfactory profiles and occlusion were achieved. The management of 3-dimensional dentomaxillofacial deformities required comprehensive consideration and detailed surgical planning. Virtual surgical planning serves as a reliable assistance in the management of 3-dimensional dentomaxillofacial deformities.
Q: onload redirect aleatorio Gostaria de criar uma função que carregasse uma página aleatória de um determinado endereço. Algo do tipo www.meusite.com/(numeros entre 0-100).html Acho que a função deveria criar a tag A, depois preencher com o texto www.meusite.com/ + random number + .html; e no final ser ativada por onload dentro da tag body. Tem como fazer algo do tipo usando JS? Acredito que sim mas nem sei por onde começar. Agradeço desde já qualquer ajuda. A: No HTML insira um onload que chama uma função: <body onLoad="mudarPagina()"> Função JavaScript: function mudarPagina() { var random = Math.floor((Math.random() * 100) + 1); location.href="http://www.meusite.com/"+random+".html"; } Seria isso?
Recurrent stenosis following carotid artery stenting treated with a drug-eluting balloon: a single-center retrospective analysis. Early in-stent restenosis after stent-protected angioplasty of the carotid artery (SPAC) is an infrequent, but potentially harmful condition for patients with carotid artery disease. In our retrospective single-center analysis of 176 patients with carotid artery stenting between 2009 and 2015, using duplex ultrasound, we detected 9 patients with high-grade carotid artery in-stent restenosis. All restenosis patients were treated with a drug-eluting balloon (DEB) to prevent recurrent neointimal hyperplasia. One patient had bilateral carotid artery disease with bilateral in-stent restenosis, and 1 patient needed repeated DEB treatment 19 months after the first DEB intervention, so 11 DEB procedures, in total, were performed. The median time-interval between primary carotid artery stenting and first DEB-treatment was 9 months. In 3 of the 11 interventions, the DEB treatment was assisted by an additional stent. One repeat DEB treatment was necessary, and three DEB treatments were followed by a secondary stent. No peri-interventional complications (TIA, stroke, or death) were observed during or after DEB intervention. Therefore, in the entire group, the 1y event-free survival (EFS) was 100%, and the 2y/3y/5y EFS was 83%. DEB intervention seems to be an effective and safe treatment for patients with high-grade in-stent restenosis after SPAC.
Q: Changing one event listener to another? I am new to jquery and I was wondering if it s possible to change all click events (for elements within a specific div) to double click events using jquery? Many thanks in advance. function isTouchDevice(){ return (typeof(window.ontouchstart) != 'undefined') ? true : false; } if(isTouchDevice()===true){ //change click events to doubleclick events } A: Watch this magic: $('*').each(function(){ var click = $(this).data('events').click; if(click[0]) { //check if there is a click handler attached $(this).on('dblclick', click[0].handler).off('click'); } }); The above will go through every element on the page and move it's click handler to its dblclick handler. Using * is not usually advised. I would try just selecting all of the elemts that have a click selector instead and go through them.
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only acp_audio_dma-objs := acp-pcm-dma.o snd-soc-acp-da7219mx98357-mach-objs := acp-da7219-max98357a.o snd-soc-acp-rt5645-mach-objs := acp-rt5645.o snd-soc-acp-rt5682-mach-objs := acp3x-rt5682-max9836.o obj-$(CONFIG_SND_SOC_AMD_ACP) += acp_audio_dma.o obj-$(CONFIG_SND_SOC_AMD_CZ_DA7219MX98357_MACH) += snd-soc-acp-da7219mx98357-mach.o obj-$(CONFIG_SND_SOC_AMD_CZ_RT5645_MACH) += snd-soc-acp-rt5645-mach.o obj-$(CONFIG_SND_SOC_AMD_ACP3x) += raven/ obj-$(CONFIG_SND_SOC_AMD_RV_RT5682_MACH) += snd-soc-acp-rt5682-mach.o obj-$(CONFIG_SND_SOC_AMD_RENOIR) += renoir/
Saturday, May 10, 2014 Started this like a month ago, got distracted and busy, and just now made the time to finish. Sso it's not actually current, but I haven't really had time to finish it up . . . really should've waited til life was a bit calmer before trying to start this blog up again. I don't particularly have time to write a post on any of these ideas, but the cow's stomach that is my brain has been regurgitating and re-chewing on this stuff lately. Blogger Kirk Miller highlights some of Carl Trueman's rumination's on his essay, "What Can Miserable Christians Sing?" The historic answer (not that anyone cares about that kind of silliness anymore) is: The Psalms. Having shoved aside the psalms in our worship, what have we done? Truman writes: By excluding the cries of loneliness, dispossession, and desolation from its worship, the church has effectively silenced and excluded the voices of those who are themselves lonely, dispossessed, and desolate, both inside and outside the church. By so doing, it has implicitly endorsed the banal aspirations of consumerism, generated an insipid, trivial and unrealistically triumphalist Christianity, and confirmed its impeccable credentials as a club for the complacent. In the last year, I have asked three very different evangelical audiences what miserable Christians can sing in church. On each occasion my question has elicited uproarious laughter, as if the idea of a broken-hearted, lonely, or despairing Christian was so absurd as to be comical . . . if Adam is not the first, who subsequently fell into sin, then the work of Christ loses its biblical meaning. If it is not true that all human beings descend from Adam, then the entire history of redemption taught in Scripture unravels. The result is no redemptive history in any credible or coherent sense and so the loss of redemptive history in any meaningful sense. John Calvin gives us a good rule to follow: So then, let us remember that whenever mention is made of [Christ's] death alone, we are to understand at the same time what belongs to his resurrection. Also, the same synecdoche applies to the word "resurrection": whenever it is mentioned separately from death, we are to understand it as including what has to do especially with his death. Inseparability, however, is not indistinguishably. Plainly Paul thinks of Christ's death and the resurrection as different events on the same plane of historical occurrence. The resurrection is not an aspect or component part of the death. Rather, as Calvin's statement itself reflects, each has a meaning of its own, which is suppressed at the risk of seriously distorting Paul's gospel.
Thursday, October 25, 2007 Give the Minnesota Wild a three goal lead and history shows they will not lose. That was before Wednesday night when the Calgary Flames became the first team to beat the Wild in franchise history when trailing by three goals or more. The Wild jumped out to a wicked fast start, scoring three goals (two power play) in the first ten minutes and took that lead into the intermission. Brian Rolston and Mark Parrish both added a power play goal and Wes Walz shipped a goal in as well. This was the best period I think I've ever seen the Wild play. The play was completely dictated by Minnesota and they really had their way. Anything they wanted they got. Oh how quickly a game can change. The Flames exploded for three goals in less than five minutes near the mid point of the second period and you could feel the momentum swing. The Flames came out in the 3rd period and really dominated, and added two goals in the final frame to take a 5-3 victory from the Wild.It had to happen sometime. The Wild were bound to lose eventually, but you wouldn't think this would be how. The Wild have been one of the leagues best defensive clubs in recent years and to give up five unanswered goals in only two periods is ridiculous. Hopefully this is a wake up call to the Wild and anyone who thinks any kind of lead in any sport is safe. I would never recommend sitting on a lead, and I think the Wild did this a bit as they backed down on their attack. I hope the Wild realize now they're not invincible and that a hockey game is 60 minutes long, not just 20. Minor bump in the road we'll have to see how the squad responds tonight in Edmonton. Monday, October 22, 2007 The Minnesota Wild continue to be the NHL's hottest team defeating the Colorado Avalanche 3-2 sunday night in St. Paul. Dispite giving away a two goal lead late in the 2nd period, the Wild managed to score with three minutes left in the 3rd to get the victory. The final goal was really a fantastic individual effort by Mikko Koivu, who intercepted a clearing attempt along the boards, looked as though he was going to take the puck behind the net and drove hard to the front and jammed the puck past the Avs goaltender. Head coach Jacque Lemaire has really praised Koivu's play this season. I definately agree, Koivu has been one of the Wild's best players. One minor note, Pavol Demitra left in he 3rd period with an undisclosed injury. Lets pray it's nothing serious. As the Wild continue to play they only look to be getting stronger. Behind the solid play of Backstrom and Harding, the powerplay which was in a 1-22 slump has caught fire, adding two goals in five chances last night and really moved the puck well. The penalty kill, which has been near the top of the league year in and year out, continues to look good. However having said that the Wild have been taking too many penalties for my liking. Brent Burns needs to clean his game up. Too much stick work and lazy play has left him in the penalty box more than actually on the ice. Last week against the Kings, Burns received five minor penalties and added two more last night against Colorado. That is the only knock I have on the Wild at this point; too many undisciplined penalties, extremely odd for a Lemaire coached team. Lets hope we can get it fixed before it comes back to really hurt us. Sunday, October 21, 2007 Through the first seven games (6-0-1) the Minnesota Wild have failed to score more than three goals in a game. However with the one-two punch of Nicklas Backstrom and Josh Harding (who?) carrying the team that's not a problem. When a team like the Minnesota Wild only have to score only two or three goals per game to get the W it's really scary. With offensive weapons like the Slovakian duo of Marian Gaborik and Pavol Demitra, goals shoudn't be a problem for these two. Then you have Brian Rolston. So far only two goals on the year, but he's added five assists for 2nd on the team in points behind free agent Eric Belanger who continues to impress. Belanger's three goals is tied for the team lead. The line trio of Rolston, Belanger and Pierre-Marc Bouchard have been pheominal. The three have accounted for almost half of the Wild's offensive production (nine of the 19 team goals). Another offensive bright spot has been the play of defenseman Brent Burns. Burns has played solid defensively but has also shined in the offensive zone, adding three goals. The story so far this season has definately been the play of the goaltenders Harding and Backstrom. 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Open-label, randomized, single-dose, crossover study to evaluate the pharmacokinetics and safety differences between two docetaxel products, CKD-810 and Taxotere injection, in patients with advanced solid cancer. The aim of this study was to compare CKD-810 (test docetaxel) with Taxotere(®) (reference docetaxel) in terms of pharmacokinetics and safety for patients with advanced or metastatic carcinoma. A randomized, open-label, two-way crossover study was conducted in eligible patients. Patients received with reference or test drugs of 75 mg/m(2) docetaxel by intravenous infusion for 60 min in the first period and the alternative drug in the second period with a washout of 3 weeks. Plasma concentrations of docetaxel were determined by validated high-performance liquid chromatography coupled to tandem mass spectrometry detection. Pharmacokinetic parameters, including the maximum plasma concentration (C(max)) and the area under the concentration-time curve (AUC), were determined by non-compartmental analysis. A total of 44 patients were included in the study, 21 patients received test drug and 23 received reference drug for the first cycle. The C(max) of docetaxel was 2,658.77 ng/mL for test drug and 2,827.60 ng/mL for reference drug, and two drugs showed no difference with a statistical significance. Time to reach C(max) (T(max)) of CKD-810 (0.94 h) versus reference docetaxel (0.97 h) was also not significantly different. Other pharmacokinetic parameters including the plasma AUC, elimination half-life, and total body clearance exhibited similar values without a significant difference. The most common grade 3 or 4 toxicity was neutropenia (CKD-810 19.5 or 29.3 %; reference docetaxel 14.6 or 41.5 %). Febrile neutropenia was experienced by only one patient in each group. Two patients died of progression of disease during the study. Docetaxel anhydrous CKD-810 use with patients suffering advanced or metastatic solid malignancies was equivalent to reference docetaxel in terms of pharmacokinetic parameters and safety profile. Additionally, the test and reference drug met the regulatory criteria for pharmacokinetic equivalence.
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#include "wsconnection.h" #include <stdlib.h> #include <vector> #include <assert.h> #include <arpa/inet.h> #include <string.h> #include <endian.h> #include "connection.h" #include "httprequest.h" #include "httpresponse.h" #include "stringutil.h" #include "sockutil.h" #include "log.h" using namespace std; using namespace std::placeholders; namespace tnet { size_t WsConnection::ms_maxPayloadLen = 10 * 1024 * 1024; static void dummyCallback() {} WsConnection::WsConnection(const ConnectionPtr_t& conn, const WsCallback_t& callback) { m_fd = conn->getSockFd(); m_conn = conn; m_callback = callback; m_payloadLen = 0; m_final = 0; m_opcode = 0; m_mask = 0; m_lastOpcode = 0; m_sendCallback = std::bind(&dummyCallback); } WsConnection::~WsConnection() { LOG_INFO("wsconnection destroyed"); } void WsConnection::onOpen(const void* context) { m_status = FrameStart; m_callback(shared_from_this(), Ws_OpenEvent, context); } void WsConnection::onError() { m_callback(shared_from_this(), Ws_ErrorEvent, 0); } void WsConnection::onConnEvent(const ConnectionPtr_t& conn, ConnEvent event, const void* context) { switch(event) { case Conn_ReadEvent: { const StackBuffer* buffer = (const StackBuffer*)context; onRead(conn, buffer->buffer, buffer->count); } break; case Conn_WriteCompleteEvent: { m_sendCallback(); m_sendCallback = std::bind(&dummyCallback); } break; default: break; } } #define HANDLE(func) \ ret = func(data + readLen, count - readLen); \ readLen += (ret > 0 ? ret : 0); ssize_t WsConnection::onRead(const ConnectionPtr_t& conn, const char* data, size_t count) { size_t readLen = 0; ssize_t ret = 1; while(readLen < count && ret > 0) { switch(m_status) { case FrameStart: HANDLE(onFrameStart); case FramePayloadLen: HANDLE(onFramePayloadLen); break; case FramePayloadLen16: HANDLE(onFramePayloadLen16); break; case FramePayloadLen64: HANDLE(onFramePayloadLen64); break; case FrameMaskingKey: HANDLE(onFrameMaskingKey); break; case FrameData: HANDLE(onFrameData); break; case FrameFinal: ret = handleFrameData(conn); readLen += (ret > 0 ? ret : 0); break; default: return -1; break; } } if(ret > 0 && m_status == FrameFinal) { ret = handleFrameData(conn); } if(ret < 0) { LOG_ERROR("onReadError"); m_status = FrameError; m_callback(shared_from_this(), Ws_ErrorEvent, 0); //an error occur, only to shutdown connection conn->shutDown(); } return ret; } ssize_t WsConnection::onFrameStart(const char* data, size_t count) { m_cache.clear(); char header = data[0]; if(header & 0x70) { //reserved bits now not supported, abort return -1; } m_final = header & 0x80; m_opcode = header & 0x0f; m_status = FramePayloadLen; return 1; } ssize_t WsConnection::handleFramePayloadLen(size_t payloadLen) { m_payloadLen = payloadLen; m_cache.reserve(payloadLen); m_cache.clear(); if(m_payloadLen == 0) { m_status = FrameFinal; } else { m_status = isMaskFrame() ? FrameMaskingKey : FrameData; } return 0; } ssize_t WsConnection::onFramePayloadLen(const char* data, size_t count) { uint8_t payloadLen = (uint8_t)data[0]; m_mask = payloadLen & 0x80; payloadLen &= 0x7f; if(isControlFrame() && payloadLen >= 126) { //control frames must have payload < 126 return -1; } if(payloadLen < 126) { handleFramePayloadLen(payloadLen); } else if(payloadLen == 126) { m_status = FramePayloadLen16; } else if(payloadLen == 127) { m_status = FramePayloadLen64; } else { //payload error return -1; } return 1; } ssize_t WsConnection::tryRead(const char* data, size_t count, size_t tryReadData) { assert(m_cache.size() < tryReadData); size_t pendingSize = m_cache.size(); if(pendingSize + count < tryReadData) { m_cache.append(data, count); return 0; } m_cache.append(data, tryReadData - m_cache.size()); return tryReadData - pendingSize; } ssize_t WsConnection::onFramePayloadLen16(const char* data, size_t count) { ssize_t readLen = tryRead(data, count, 2); if(readLen == 0) { return readLen; } uint16_t payloadLen = *(uint16_t*)m_cache.data(); //memcpy(&payloadLen, m_cache.data(), sizeof(uint16_t)); if(payloadLen > ms_maxPayloadLen) { return -1; } payloadLen = ntohs(payloadLen); handleFramePayloadLen(payloadLen); return readLen; } ssize_t WsConnection::onFramePayloadLen64(const char* data, size_t count) { ssize_t readLen = tryRead(data, count, 8); if(readLen == 0) { return readLen; } uint64_t payloadLen = *(uint64_t*)m_cache.data(); //memcpy(&payloadLen, m_cache.data(), sizeof(uint64_t)); if(payloadLen > ms_maxPayloadLen) { return -1; } //todo ntohl64 payloadLen = be64toh(payloadLen); handleFramePayloadLen(payloadLen); return readLen; } ssize_t WsConnection::onFrameMaskingKey(const char* data, size_t count) { ssize_t readLen = tryRead(data, count, 4); if(readLen == 0) { return 0; } memcpy(m_maskingKey, m_cache.data(), sizeof(m_maskingKey)); m_cache.clear(); m_status = FrameData; return readLen; } ssize_t WsConnection::onFrameData(const char* data, size_t count) { ssize_t readLen = tryRead(data, count, m_payloadLen); if(readLen == 0) { return 0; } if(isMaskFrame()) { for(size_t i = 0; i < m_cache.size(); ++i) { m_cache[i] = m_cache[i] ^ m_maskingKey[i % 4]; } } m_status = FrameFinal; return readLen; } ssize_t WsConnection::handleFrameData(const ConnectionPtr_t& conn) { uint8_t opcode = m_opcode; string data = m_cache; if(isControlFrame()) { if(!isFinalFrame()) { //control frames must not be fragmented return -1; } } else if(m_opcode == 0) { //continuation frame if(m_appData.empty()) { //nothing to continue return -1; } m_appData += m_cache; if(isFinalFrame()) { opcode = m_lastOpcode; data = m_appData; string().swap(m_appData); } } else { //start of new data message if(!m_appData.empty()) { //can't start new message until the old one is finished return -1; } if(isFinalFrame()) { opcode = m_opcode; data = m_cache; } else { m_lastOpcode = m_opcode; m_appData = m_cache; } } string().swap(m_cache); if(isFinalFrame()) { if(handleMessage(conn, opcode, data) < 0) { return -1; } } m_status = FrameStart; return 0; } ssize_t WsConnection::handleMessage(const ConnectionPtr_t& conn, uint8_t opcode, const string& data) { switch(opcode) { case 0x1: //utf-8 data m_callback(shared_from_this(), Ws_MessageEvent, (void*)&data); break; case 0x2: //binary data m_callback(shared_from_this(), Ws_MessageEvent, (void*)&data); break; case 0x8: //clsoe m_callback(shared_from_this(), Ws_CloseEvent, 0); conn->shutDown(500); break; case 0x9: //ping sendFrame(true, 0xA, data); break; case 0xA: //pong m_callback(shared_from_this(), Ws_PongEvent, (void*)&data); break; default: //error LOG_ERROR("invalid opcode %d", opcode); return -1; } return 0; } void WsConnection::ping(const string& message) { sendFrame(true, 0x9, message); } void WsConnection::send(const string& message) { send(message, !isTextFrame()); } void WsConnection::send(const string& message, bool binary) { char opcode = binary ? 0x2 : 0x1; //for utf-8, we assume message is already utf-8 sendFrame(true, opcode, message); } void WsConnection::send(const string& message, const Callback_t& callback) { m_sendCallback = callback; send(message); } void WsConnection::send(const string& message, bool binary, const Callback_t& callback) { m_sendCallback = callback; send(message, binary); } void WsConnection::close() { sendFrame(true, (char)0x8); } void WsConnection::sendFrame(bool finalFrame, char opcode, const string& message) { ConnectionPtr_t conn = m_conn.lock(); if(!conn) { return; } string buf; opcode |= (finalFrame ? 0x80 : 0x00); buf.append((char*)&opcode, sizeof(opcode)); //char mask = isMaskFrame() ? 0x80 : 0x00; //chrome not support mask char mask = 0x00; size_t payloadLen = message.size(); if(payloadLen < 126) { char payload = mask | (char)payloadLen; buf.append((char*)&payload, sizeof(payload)); } else if(payloadLen <= 0xFFFF) { char payload = mask | 126; buf.append((char*)&payload, sizeof(payload)); uint16_t len = htons((uint16_t)payloadLen); buf.append((char*)&len, sizeof(uint16_t)); } else { char payload = mask | 127; buf.append((char*)&payload, sizeof(payload)); uint64_t len = htobe64(payloadLen); buf.append((char*)&len, sizeof(uint64_t)); } if(mask) { int randomKey = rand(); char maskingKey[4]; memcpy(maskingKey, &randomKey, sizeof(maskingKey)); buf.append(maskingKey, 4); size_t pos = buf.size(); buf.append(message); for(size_t i = 0; i < buf.size() - pos; ++i) { buf[i + pos] = buf[i + pos] ^ maskingKey[i % 4]; } } else { buf.append(message); } conn->send(buf); } void WsConnection::shutDown() { ConnectionPtr_t conn = m_conn.lock(); if(conn) { conn->shutDown(); } } }
Moving mountains I’ll start off by saying that I went to these events with an open mind. And all I can say is that the following points left a very big impression on me. Hence why I decided to write about them. Perhaps, you too will be inspired, dear reader. Before moving on to the actual points, though, I’d like to start by describing what the atmosphere was like during the sessions. As I made my way into the dimly lit room, I could hear entrancing, ambient meditation music playing. I sat in my chair, approximately forty-five minutes before the start of the event. The hypnotic notes and sounds oozing out from the speakers immediately put me at ease, and calmed my nerves. I remember sitting there, with just two or three other people present, and feeling completely relaxed, almost as if being induced into some hypnotic state by the sheer calmness around me. As the room slowly started filling up, I couldn’t help but notice the behaviour of some audience members. People who knew each other embraced for a longer-than-usual amount of time, and some people who walked by simply smiled or nodded at me in greeting. Now, these humans were complete strangers to me, yet I felt a sense of belonging being among them. The complete opposite of how I feel when I’m at social gatherings with friends or family. I guess it’s true when they say it sometimes feels better to be in a place/country where nobody knows you. Another small observation I made was that I was the youngest person in the room, on both days. Now, on to actual points themselves… The Refuge and Generation of Bodhicitta Prayers – The sessions would begin with the following prayers. This would take approximately 10 to 15 minutes. DUGNGEL GYUDANG DRELGYUR CHIG/May all sentient beings be free from suffering and the causes of suffering. DEWA DAMDANG MIDREL SHOG/May all sentient beings never be apart from the supreme bliss, which is free of all suffering. CHAGDANG DRELWEI TANGNYOM SHOG/May all sentient beings live in the great equanimity, free from the attachment and aversion that keep some close and others distant. So, what did you notice in the texts? Did you notice, for example, how characters such as ‘god’ or ‘the holy spirit’ are not even mentioned once in these prayers? This is one thing which really struck me. The fact that prayers aren’t addressed to a particular supreme being of some sort. Instead, they are prayers which simply “wish” the best for all people. Correction. All sentient beings, I should say. Which means any living thing; from the biggest blue whale to the tiniest tick (yes, that includes cockroaches, snakes, and grasshoppers, too, for better or for worse). One thing, however, still eludes me. If, as many say, Buddhism is not a religion, then why the need to pray? The Orange and Apple Seeds Analogy: I’m sure you’ve heard this one before: We may seem different, but we are not all as different as we may seem. Rinpoche explained this better by using a simple and interesting example, which I call “The Orange and Apple Seeds Analogy”. What this means, basically, is that, although an orange and apple are two completely different fruits (their shape, colour, texture, taste, etc.) they are really the same thing: fruit! Peel away their skin (literally), and you’ll find that they have the same origin: seeds. Yes, once again, they look different, but when you think of it, even their origin is the same (both are planted in soil, given water Although the fruit seeds analogy made the concept easier to understand, I still have my doubts. I am still unable to fathom how people are “connected” in some way. It is extremely clear that people are different, and I’m not referring to appearance, of course. If we are “all the same”, why then do we each have different personalities? Why do we have different opinions? Why do we disagree on certain matters? On karma: Buddhists believe that all beings are made up of two things: the mind and body. Karma starts before we are even born, and that when we die, the “mind” part of us lives on. The Tibetan Buddhist concept of karma is similar to Newton’s Third Law of Motion, which states that for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. This is presented as a universal law that has nothing to do with abstract ideas of justice, reward, or punishment. Karma, whether one is aware of it or not, is constantly being created. As someone who believes that there is absolutely nothing after death, the karma concept doesn’t seem as far-fetched as, say, the theory that when we die we are reborn as an animal. It kind of makes sense, actually. The things we say to people, when we learn something from others, that’s all passing on of knowledge, right? So, technically, we are sharing our “mind” with those we speak to, and that is how it lives on. *short water break before carrying on* The link between Buddhism and science: Chamtrul Rinpoche made a short but bold statement to introduce this topic to us. ‘Look up anything about Buddhism, and you’ll most likely find an explanation about it. Just like science’, he had said. In other words, rather than a reliance on faith, hearsay, or speculation, there is actual evidence. The case is made that the philosophic and psychological teachings within Buddhism share commonalities with modern scientific and philosophic thought. Buddhism has been described by some as rational and non-dogmatic, and there is evidence that this has been the case from the earliest period of its history. Some popular conceptions of Buddhism connect it to discourse regarding evolution, quantum theory, and cosmology. On religious extremism: During Q&A time, a woman in the audience asked: What do you make of the recent Rohingya Buddhist attacks? As always, in his calm manner, Chamtrul answered, ‘The Dharma is always good. It is the people who, ultimately, go against the teachings and do wrong in the world. It is the same with other religions, of course. It is not these extremists that define a religion.’ Rinpoche’s concluding words, before the end of his final session, went something like this: I do not expect everyone to leave this room and remember everything I’ve said, or anything I’ve said, for that matter. But the fact that you were present for these sessions, and provided that you’ve listened carefully, then the seed has already been planted in you. Ultimately, it is up to you to acknowledge it, find it within you, and make it flourish. Just like a farmer who sows seeds in his fields, simply planting it in the soil is not enough to make a tree grow. He needs to water the soil, give it nutrients, and maintain it in order for the plant to grow. Other terms I learned: khata – A traditional ceremonial scarf, usually made of silk. It symbolises purity and compassion and are worn or presented with incense at many ceremonial occasions, including births, weddings, funerals, graduations, and the arrival or departure of guests. Tibetan khatas are usually white, symbolising the pure heart of the giver. samsara – A Sanskrit word that means “wandering” or “world”, with the connotation of cyclic, circuitous change. It also refers to the theory of rebirth and “cyclicality of all life, matter, existence”. The Dharma – The teachings of the Buddha, commonly known throughout the East as Buddha-Dharma. It includes especially the discourses on the fundamental principles (such as the Four Noble Truths and the Noble Eightfold Path). nirvana – A term used to describe the goal of the Buddhist path. It is a place of perfect peace and happiness, like heaven. In Hinduism and Buddhism, nirvana is the highest state that someone can attain – a state of enlightenment – meaning a person’s individual desires and suffering go away. Although I am still quite sceptical of certain Buddhist views and beliefs, one thing I was very impressed about was the way everything seemed to link to one another, even if they are non-related subjects! These two days were truly a fascinating and enlightening experience for me and, should another similar opportunity arise, I will certainly not think twice about going again. This slideshow requires JavaScript. Note: Images shown above are not my property. All photos in the slideshow were taken by Mr. Neville Delmar, during the talks. Search Search for: Text Widget This is a text widget, which allows you to add text or HTML to your sidebar. You can use them to display text, links, images, HTML, or a combination of these. 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Metro News & Reviews Trip2GO needs volunteers for study about daily travel in L.A. Trip2GO, a multimodal trip planning app developed by Metro, Caltrans, Partners for Advanced Transportation Technology (PATH) and UC Berkeley, is looking for volunteers to participate in a study on daily travel in the Los Angeles area. Participation is easy, and participants will also receive gift cards worth up to $100! Are you eligible? You must have an Android smart phone and live/work in the travel corridor that runs from Pasadena through downtown Los Angeles to Long Beach. What’s involved? Participants will complete a couple of questionnaires online about their households and travel choices. They can also earn more rewards by filling out a few shorter questionnaires about daily trips. The research team will analyze the data and use the results to hopefully improve travel forecasting and planning. How do I sign up? The sign-up period will be open until July 31, 2015. Participants must be able to commit to a 2-week period of daily testing. If you’re interested, fill out this form to get started! Simpler solution is to just partner up with Google and ask them for the data. Chances are most people just leave the Google Now and Google Location History feature on so they already have tons of data spanning months, if not several years from Android smartphone/tablet users based on GPS and cell signal data on where they live, where they work, and what their daily routes are to get there. The vast majority have 9-5 jobs during the weekday. Obviously if you’re NOT on the go from 18:00 evening to 07:00 the next day in a particular location almost everyday of the weekday, that’s likely where you live. Google can derive that info from those sets of data. And if you’re at another location and NOT moving from 09:00 to 17:00 every weekday, then that’s likely where that person is working. Google can derive that info from those sets of data. Google also tracks how you get there. Super-impose the data over Google Maps, Google already knows how you get between your home and your workplace. They’ve been doing this for years across millions of Android users so they already have tons of data to work from and I’m sure they’ll have years of data from Angelenos as well. These data are likely to become their backbone of their Google driverless car technology – if they know where people live, where they work, and how they get there, spanning months and years of data, they can derive the best way to deploy their Google driverless cars to start running along a particular set route when they hit the market. Again, how typical of LA that the only choices of transportation on this app is comparing car vs. mass transit, but nary a peep about a third alternative that increasing number of Millennials are opting to do today: riding a motorcycle, scooter or a moped to get around. I’m sensing an underlying motive here of promoting confirmation bias that this app was made so that results are skewed to show that it’s cheaper to take transit over cars, when in fact, it leaves out other variables like commuting with two wheel motorized vehicles which isn’t accounted for nor addresses the travel needs and variability of how people travel throughout the southland. By limiting it to only the Blue/Gold Line sector (Pasadena through DTLA to Long Beach? Hmm, sounds awfully skewed to promote the Blue and Gold Lines!), it really limits the reality of how Angelenos actually travel which can be all over the place and varies widely by the distance. Really Metro, you’ve stooped to a new low – using our tax dollars to promote your bias to socially engineer people to take transit, without accounting for all the variables. The app also fails to explain how the “cost” and “carbon footprint” figures are derived for cars to compare with transit. You can’t give a fair comparison to the cost of Metro which is fixed versus to a car which has a lot of variables. The automobile itself has many different categories today from those that do not require fossil fuels, to one that runs on hybrid engines, or traditional combustion engines which in itself can vary widely whether the car was built in the 1970s or the 2010s, whether it’s gas-guzzling Hummer or a fuel efficient Honda Civic. The cost of a car ownership also varies widely in terms of insurance and maintenance depending on what car you own. A Maybach or a Ferrari is going to be a lot more expensive to maintain than a Ford Focus. In order for this app to be a true study to compare against automobiles vs transit, it must also be allowed to enter one’s own vehicle, the cost of gasoline per fill up, odometer readings at each fill-up, keep a record of the MPG and the cost per mile of that car, as well as input the relevant data on insurance premiums and maintenance costs. Yes, if you live or work along the corridor, you may be eligible. Not sure about how wide the travel corridor is though. If you would like details, please email the app team directly: trip2goapp@gmail.com “…and live/work in the travel corridor that runs from Pasadena through downtown Los Angeles to Long Beach.” Too limiting. Not everyone in LA lives or works in the coridor between Pasadena, Downtown LA and LB . The sample size will to be too small and the criteria too limiting to offer any substantial data or empirical evidence for a commuter study.
1936–1939 Arab revolt in Palestine The 1936–1939 Arab revolt in Palestine, later came to be known as "The Great Revolt", was a nationalist uprising by Palestinian Arabs in Mandatory Palestine against the British administration of the Palestine Mandate, demanding Arab independence and the end of the policy of open-ended Jewish immigration and land purchases with the stated goal of establishing a "Jewish National Home". The dissent was directly influenced by the Qassamite rebellion, following the killing of Sheikh Izz ad-Din al-Qassam in 1935, as well as the declaration by Hajj Amin al-Husseini of 16 May 1936 as 'Palestine Day' and calling for a General Strike. The revolt was branded by many in the Jewish Yishuv as "immoral and terroristic", often comparing it to fascism and nazism. Ben Gurion however described Arab causes as fear of growing Jewish economic power, opposition to mass Jewish immigration and fear of the English identification with Zionism. The general strike lasted from April to October 1936, initiating the violent revolt. The revolt consisted of two distinct phases. The first phase was directed primarily by the urban and elitist Higher Arab Committee (HAC) and was focused mainly on strikes and other forms of political protest. By October 1936, this phase had been defeated by the British civil administration using a combination of political concessions, international diplomacy (involving the rulers of Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Transjordan and Yemen) and the threat of martial law. The second phase, which began late in 1937, was a violent and peasant-led resistance movement provoked by British repression in 1936 that increasingly targeted British forces. During this phase, the rebellion was brutally suppressed by the British Army and the Palestine Police Force using repressive measures that were intended to intimidate the Arab population and undermine popular support for the revolt. During this phase, a more dominant role on the Arab side was taken by the Nashashibi clan, whose NDP party quickly withdrew from the rebel Arab Higher Committee, led by the radical faction of Amin al-Husseini, and instead sided with the British – dispatching "Fasail al-Salam" (the "Peace Bands") in coordination with the British Army against nationalist and Jihadist Arab "Fasail" units (literally "bands"). According to official British figures covering the whole revolt, the army and police killed more than 2,000 Arabs in combat, 108 were hanged, and 961 died because of what they described as "gang and terrorist activities". In an analysis of the British statistics, Walid Khalidi estimates 19,792 casualties for the Arabs, with 5,032 dead: 3,832 killed by the British and 1,200 dead because of "terrorism", and 14,760 wounded. Over ten percent of the adult male Palestinian Arab population between 20 and 60 was killed, wounded, imprisoned or exiled. Estimates of the number of Palestinian Jews killed range from 91 to several hundred. The Arab revolt in Mandatory Palestine was unsuccessful, and its consequences affected the outcome of the 1948 Palestine war. It caused the British Mandate to give crucial support to pre-state Zionist militias like the Haganah, whereas on the Palestinian Arab side, the revolt forced the flight into exile of the main Palestinian Arab leader of the period, the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem – Haj Amin al-Husseini. Origins In 1930 Sheikh Izz ad-Din al-Qassam organized and established the Black Hand, an anti-Zionist and anti-British militant organization. He recruited and arranged military training for peasants and by 1935 he had enlisted between 200 and 800 men. They were engaged in a campaign of vandalizing trees planted by farmers and British-constructed rail lines. In November 1935, two of his men engaged in a firefight with the Palestine Police patrol hunting fruit thieves and a policeman was killed. Following the incident, the police launched a manhunt and surrounded al-Qassam in a cave near Ya'bad. In the ensuing battle, al-Qassam was killed. The death of al-Qassam generated widespread outrage among Palestinian Arabs. Huge crowds accompanied Qassam's body to his grave in Haifa. The dissent in Palestine was influenced also by the discovery in October 1935 at the port of Jaffa of a large arms shipment destined for the Haganah, sparking Arab fears of a Jewish military takeover of Palestine, Jewish immigration also peaked in 1935, just months before Palestinian Arabs began a full-scale, nationwide revolt. In the four years between 1933 and 1936 more than 164,000 Jewish immigrants arrived in Palestine, and between 1931 and 1936 the Jewish population more than doubled from 175,000 to 370,000 people, increasing the Jewish population share from 17% to 27%, and bringing about a significant deterioration in relations between Palestinian Arabs and Jews. The uprising began with the 1936 Anabta shooting, a 15 April 1936 roadblock that stopped a convoy of trucks on the Nablus to Tulkarm road during which the (probably Qassamite) assailants shot two Jewish drivers, Israel Khazan, who was killed instantly, and Zvi Dannenberg, who died five days later. The next day members of the militant Jewish faction, the Irgun, shot and killed two Arab workers sleeping in a hut near Petah Tikva in a revenge attack. Then the funeral for Khazan in Tel Aviv on 17 April attracted a huge crowd, and some Jews beat up Arab bystanders and destroyed property. This was followed by the Bloody Day in Jaffa, in which an Arab mob rampaged through a residential area killing Jews and destroying property. An Arab general strike and revolt ensued that lasted until October 1936. During the summer of that year, thousands of Jewish-farmed acres and orchards were destroyed, Jewish civilians were attacked and murdered, and some Jewish communities, such as those in Beisan and Acre, fled to safer areas. Economic background Economic factors played a major role in the outbreak of the Arab revolt. Palestine's fellahin, the country's peasant farmers, comprised over two-thirds of the indigenous Arab population and from the 1920s onwards they were pushed off the land in increasingly large numbers into urban environments where they often encountered only poverty and social marginalisation. Many were crowded into shanty towns in Jaffa and Haifa where they found succor and encouragement in the teachings of the charismatic preacher Izz ad-Din al-Qassam who worked among the poor in Haifa. The revolt was thus a popular uprising that produced its own leaders and developed into a national revolt. World War I left Palestine, especially the countryside, deeply impoverished. The Ottoman and then the Mandate authorities levied high taxes on farming and agricultural produce and during the 1920s and 1930s this together with a fall in prices, cheap imports, natural disasters and paltry harvests all contributed to the increasing indebtedness of the fellahin. The rents paid by tenant fellah increased sharply, owing to increased population density, and transfer of land from Arabs to the Jewish settlement agencies, such as the Jewish National Fund, increased the number of fellahin evicted while also removing the land as a future source of livelihood. By 1931 the 106,400 dunums of low-lying Category A farming land in Arab possession supported a farming population of 590,000 whereas the 102,000 dunums of such land in Jewish possession supported a farming population of only 50,000. The problem of 'landless' Arabs grew particularly grave after 1931, causing High Commissioner Wauchope to warn that this 'social peril ... would serve as a focus of discontent and might even result in serious disorders.' Although the Mandatory government introduced measures to limit the transfer of land from Arabs to Jews these were easily circumvented by willing buyers and sellers. The failure of the authorities to invest in economic growth and healthcare and the Zionist policy of ensuring that their investments were directed only to facilitate expansion of the Yishuv further compounded matters. The government did, however, set the minimum wage for Arab workers below that for Jewish workers, which meant that those making capital investments in the Yishuv's economic infrastructure, such as Haifa's electricity plant, the Shemen oil and soap factory, the Grands Moulins flour mills and the Nesher cement factory, could take advantage of cheap Arab labour pouring in from the countryside. After 1935 the slump in the construction boom and further concentration by the Yishuv on an exclusivist Hebrew labour programme removed most of the sources of employment for rural migrants. By 1935 only 12,000 Arabs (5% of the workforce) worked in the Jewish sector, half of these in agriculture, whereas 32,000 worked for the Mandate authorities and 211,000 were either self-employed or worked for Arab employers. The ongoing disruption of agrarian life in Palestine, which had been continuing since Ottoman times, thus created a large population of landless peasant farmers who subsequently became mobile wage workers who were increasingly marginalised and impoverished; these became willing participants in nationalist rebellion. Political and socio-cultural background Initially, the conflict with Zionism helped to make Palestinian Arab society more conservative in cultural, social, religious and political affairs because people were highly motivated to preserve their distinct heritage and identity against the dual impact of British colonialism and Jewish innovation. Traditionally, the Arabs had an elite, but not a real leadership. Both of these things changed
Microsoft's little-screen, big-screen interactive future - clbrook http://news.cnet.com/8301-10805_3-57572163-75/microsofts-little-screen-big-screen-interactive-future/ ====== clbrook Reminds me of Corning's day of glass videos: <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Cf7IL_eZ38>
Non-volatile data storage devices, such as universal serial bus (USB) flash memory devices or removable storage cards, have allowed for increased portability of data and software applications. Flash memory devices can enhance data storage density by storing multiple bits in each flash memory cell. For example, multi-level cell (MLC) flash memory devices provide increased storage density by storing 3 bits per cell, 4 bits per cell, or more. Data to be stored in a MLC memory may be first stored in a single-level cell (SLC) cache and later transferred from the SLC cache to the MLC memory during a background process. Alternatively, data may be written to the MLC memory in a direct-write operation. Storing data in a MLC memory is conventionally performed using multi-stage write operations at multiple adjacent word lines of the MLC flash memory, alternating between the adjacent word lines to reduce an impact of cross-coupling effects. However, alternating between multiple word lines may require swapping data for the different word lines into a set of latches in a flash memory die to enable programming of the latched data to a particular word line. Providing sufficient temporary storage capacity (e.g. in a random-access memory) to store multiple sets of data that is swapped into and out of the latches during a direct-write operation increases the manufacturing cost of a data storage device. Further, repeatedly transferring the temporarily stored data to the latches in the flash memory die during each of multiple write stages for each of the multiple word lines introduces delays associated with the data transfer, increasing latency of writing data to the MLC memory.
Overton High School (Texas) Overton High School is a public high school located in Overton, Texas (USA) and classified as a 2A school by the UIL. It is part of the Overton Independent School District located in northwestern Rusk County. In addition to the immediate Overton vicinity, the campus also serves rural areas in eastern Smith County. In 2013, the school was rated "Met Standard" by the Texas Education Agency. Band The marching band has won numerous state marching competitions throughout its history (most recently in 2001 as State Marching Champions (Texas) and 2003 State Honor band. UIL Marching Band State Champions 2001(1A) Theater The Theatre department has a long string of State UIL One Act Play appearances, with a 20-year streak of district championships led by longtime Drama instructor Lillian Cohagen, who retired in 1980. In 1997 OHS won a state Class 1A One Act Play championship with Confederate Letters, written and directed by Barre Gonzalez One Act Play 1997(1A) Athletics The Overton Mustangs compete in these sports - Baseball Basketball Cross Country Football Golf Softball Tennis Track and Field Volleyball The Mustang football team competes in Coach Chester Roy Stadium, named in honor of the first African-American member of the faculty following Desegregation. Coach Roy's tenure spanned more than thirty years as a coach and educator, before his passing in 2005. Overton's football program is notable for having won at least one district championship in every single decade starting in the 1930s, including a string of state playoff appearances from the 1980s through the 1990s, with the most recent league title coming in 2005. During the 2008-2009 baseball season, in only their fifth year of existence, the Overton Mustang baseball team reached the state tournament in Round Rock before losing to the eventual state champion. The Mustang baseball team has continued this success into the 2009-2010 season, beginning the year ranked #1 in the state in Class 1A en route to a 30-3 regular season record, a first district championship, and a second consecutive appearance in the state semifinals. State Titles Boys Golf 1966(B) References External links Overton ISD Category:Public high schools in Texas
Kabul after Regional Cooperation with Tehran: Afghan President Afghanistan’s President Ashraf Ghani voiced his country’s willingness to cement closer regional cooperation with the Islamic Republic of Iran. Afghanistan seeks to promote regional cooperation with Iran under bilateral and multilateral agreements, the Afghan president said at a meeting with his Iranian counterpart in Tehran. Ghani arrived in Tehran on Monday morning for a ceremony to sign a trilateral agreement between Iran, Afghanistan and India on the establishment of an international transit corridor via the Iranian port city of Chabahar. Elsewhere in the meeting, the visiting Afghan official stressed that stability, security and progress in Iran contributex to those in Afghanistan. For his part, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said Tehran attaches great significance to Afghanistan’s stability and development, expressing the country’s readiness for all-out cooperation with its eastern neighbor. He further pointed to the trilateral deal on international transit route, saying the agreement will help development not only in Iran, India and Afghanistan, but also in the entire region. The Chabahar route will allow Indian goods to reach Afghanistan via the Iranian port of Chabahar without crossing Pakistan’s territory. Chabahar is located in the Gulf of Oman on the border with Pakistan. It is the closest and best access point of Iran to the Indian Ocean and Iran has devised serious plans to turn it into a transit hub for immediate access to markets in the northern part of the Indian Ocean and Central Asia.
Q: How to deserialize YAML with YAMLDotNet? I want to deserialize this YAML with YAMLDotNet. It have sequence and nested mapping. data.yml people: - name: "John" age: 20 - name: "Michael" age: 21 - name: "William" age: 22 network: address: "192.168.1.1" port: 1234 param: paramNumber: 10 paramString: "text data" paramBool: true This is my code. But, It can't compile. I would like to know the following two things. How to define class to decerialize nested mapping? How to access it? Print Deserialized Data DeserializedObject obj = YamlImporter.Deserialize("data.yml"); foreach(var people in obj.people) { Console.WriteLine(people.name); Console.WriteLine(people.age); } Console.WriteLine(obj.network["address"]); Console.WriteLine(obj.network["port"]); /* how to access param? */ Deserializer Code (YAMLDotNet) public class YamlImporter { public static DeserializedObject Deserialize(string yamlName) { StreamReader sr = new StreamReader(yamlName); string text = sr.ReadToEnd(); var input = new StringReader(text); var deserializer = new DeserializerBuilder().WithNamingConvention(CamelCaseNamingConvention.Instance).Build(); DeserializedObject deserializeObject = deserializer.Deserialize<DeserializedObject>(input); /* compile error */ return deserializeObject; } } public class DeserializedObject { public List<People> people { get; set; } public class People { public string name { get; set; } public int age { get; set; } } public Dictionary<string, Network> network { get; set; } public class Network { public string address { get; set; } public int port { get; set; } public Dictionary<string, Param> param { get; set; } } public class Param { public int paramNumber { get; set; } public string paramString { get; set; } public bool paramBool { get; set; } } } Thanks, A: @AluanHaddad's advice helped me solve my problem. Thanks, // How to access params? // Console.WriteLine(obj.network.param.paramNumber); Console.WriteLine(obj.network.param.paramString); Console.WriteLine(obj.network.param.paramBool); //public Dictionary<string, Network> network { get; set; } public Network network { get; set; } public class Network { public string address { get; set; } public int port { get; set; } //public Dictionary<string, Param> param { get; set; } public Param param { get; set; } }
Search form PETOŠEVIĆ People After being the head of our largest office in Belgrade, Serbia for 12 years, Mihajlo Zatezalo transitioned to the role of Regional Manager for Western Balkans in 2017 and now oversees our offices in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia. We asked Mihajlo how come he started a career in the IP field, what the last book he read was, and much more. On his 11-year anniversary in the firm, we talked to Predrag Anokić, our Chief Operations Officer based in our Belgrade office. Predrag joined the firm as an associate and got to know the firm and the IP field inside and out before transitioning to his current role in 2017. We asked Predrag about the strangest task he had in his IP career, about his pet peeve and much more. In our first PETOŠEVIĆ People Q&A, we talked to Andrej Bukovnik, our Regional Manager for EU countries. While Andrej is based in our Brussels office, he is an attorney at law in Slovenia, regularly travels between the rest of our offices and attends conferences, which means he is one of the most frequent flyers at PETOŠEVIĆ! We asked Andrej about his work, his travels, music, food, and much more.
The Flying Ace is soaring with Hallmark’s 2015 Keepsake ornament Friday, October 23, 2015 When Love, Hallmark sent out an email to their blogger group asking if we’d like to work on this campaign, I practically begged them to pick me to review and host a giveaway. Thankfully, my “enthusiastic” email was rewarded and I am honored to present the Hallmark 2015 Keepsake ornament giveaway for the flying Ace! While I did receive this ornament free of charge to thank me for my time, my love of all things Peanuts, and most especially Snoopy, are 100% my own. My family and I aren’t alone in our love of the Peanuts gang. Young and old alike love all things Peanuts- but when Snoopy becomes The Flying Ace, something magical happens. That magical essence has been lovingly captured in this Hallmark keepsake ornament. Jim Kemme, the Hallmark Keepsake artist who worked on this piece missed no detail. The grimace on the Flying Ace’s face, the perfect shade of red on the plane, the goggles and cap, all work brilliantly to help us root on the Flying Ace as he races to save the day! When duty and adventure calls, he’s up, up and away! You can learn more about the artist and the ornament by visiting Hallmark here. This ornament has an extra element of cool because with the push the button you will hear the Flying Ace sound off! The batteries are included when you purchase or win it- but be warned, getting the batteries in is tricky! You’ll need a small screwdriver to open the back and a bit of patience as you jockey both button batteries into place. Dexterity will prevail and you’ll hear the Flying Ace take off in no time! If you love the Peanuts gang, Hallmark invites you to enter to win a hometown screening of the new Peanuts movie for you and 300 of your closest friends and neighbors! Hurry! This sweeps ends October 31, 2015! Win The Flying Ace Keepsake Ornament: Thanks to the generosity of Love, Hallmark, one lucky reader will receive their own The Flying Ace 2015 Keepsake ornament. Entering is easy using the Rafflecopter form below. I don’t know about you, but I’m ready to have a full on hear the bell- believe in magic- live in the moment- happy to be alive- sort of Holiday season this year. My heart and soul yearn for a simpler, less commercial, less hectic season, just like Snoopy and the Peanuts gang. I invite you to join me in my quest to slow down and truly enjoy each day from now until the New Year! Terms: No purchase is necessary to enter using the Rafflecopter from below. My WAHM Plan is responsible for prize fulfillment. Winners will be notified by email used on entry form and have 48 hours to respond or another winner will be chosen. This giveaway is not associated with nor endorsed by Facebook, Twitter, or any other social channel. You must have a PayPal email account to enter. My WAHM Plan is a PR friendly lifestyle blog keeping the focus on Family & Home while sharing honest reviews, giveaways, homemaking and gardening tips and insights on the work/family balance from a Work at Home Mom of two daughters. To learn more about us and our TN. life goHERE. To learn more about working with me goHERE. loading.. 21 comments I love all of the Peanuts characters. Snoopy stands out a favorite and I adore Charlie Brown. I have watched them so much I'm not certain which show/movie I saw them in first, but it was probably A Charlie Brown Christmas Follow Hi, I'm Linda, a happy Nashville, TN, work at home mom (WAHM) of two teenage girls celebrating 18 years of working at home. I enjoy sharing my love of all things home and garden, organizing, WAHM Tips, family fun, quick and easy recipes. It takes a good plan to keep all our busy mom plates spinning and I'm here to help you with practical, can do tips and ideas while embracing imperfection!
# (C) Copyright David Abrahams 2001. # (C) Copyright MetaCommunications, Inc. 2004. # Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0. (See # accompanying file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at # http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt) # The following #// line will be used by the regression test table generation # program as the column heading for HTML tables. Must not include a version # number. #//<a href="http://www.comeaucomputing.com/">Comeau<br>C++</a> import common ; import como ; import feature ; import generators ; import toolset : flags ; feature.extend-subfeature toolset como : platform : win ; # Initializes the Comeau toolset for windows. The command is the command which # invokes the compiler. You should either set environment variable # COMO_XXX_INCLUDE where XXX is the used backend (as described in the # documentation), or pass that as part of command, e.g: # # using como-win : 4.3 : "set COMO_BCC_INCLUDE=C:/include &&" como.exe ; # rule init ( version ? : command * : options * ) { local condition = [ common.check-init-parameters como-win : version $(version) ] ; command = [ common.get-invocation-command como-win : como.exe : $(command) ] ; common.handle-options como-win : $(condition) : $(command) : $(options) ; } generators.register-c-compiler como-win.compile.c++ : CPP : OBJ : <toolset>como <toolset-como:platform>win ; generators.register-c-compiler como-win.compile.c : C : OBJ : <toolset>como <toolset-como:platform>win ; generators.register-linker como-win.link : OBJ SEARCHED_LIB STATIC_LIB IMPORT_LIB : EXE : <toolset>como <toolset-como:platform>win ; # Note that status of shared libraries support is not clear, so we do not define # the link.dll generator. generators.register-archiver como-win.archive : OBJ : STATIC_LIB : <toolset>como <toolset-como:platform>win ; flags como-win C++FLAGS <exception-handling>off : --no_exceptions ; flags como-win C++FLAGS <exception-handling>on : --exceptions ; flags como-win CFLAGS <inlining>off : --no_inlining ; flags como-win CFLAGS <inlining>on <inlining>full : --inlining ; # The following seems to be VC-specific options. At least, when I uncomment # then, Comeau with bcc as backend reports that bcc32 invocation failed. # #flags como-win CFLAGS <debug-symbols>on : /Zi ; #flags como-win CFLAGS <optimization>off : /Od ; flags como-win CFLAGS <cflags> ; flags como-win CFLAGS : -D_WIN32 ; # Make sure that we get the Boost Win32 platform config header. flags como-win CFLAGS <threading>multi : -D_MT ; # Make sure that our config knows that threading is on. flags como-win C++FLAGS <cxxflags> ; flags como-win DEFINES <define> ; flags como-win UNDEFS <undef> ; flags como-win HDRS <include> ; flags como-win SYSHDRS <sysinclude> ; flags como-win LINKFLAGS <linkflags> ; flags como-win ARFLAGS <arflags> ; flags como-win NO_WARN <no-warn> ; #flags como-win STDHDRS : $(COMO_INCLUDE_PATH) ; #flags como-win STDLIB_PATH : $(COMO_STDLIB_PATH)$(SLASH) ; flags como-win LIBPATH <library-path> ; flags como-win LIBRARIES <library-file> ; flags como-win FINDLIBS <find-shared-library> ; flags como-win FINDLIBS <find-static-library> ; nl = " " ; # For como, we repeat all libraries so that dependencies are always resolved. # actions link bind LIBRARIES { $(CONFIG_COMMAND) --no_version --no_prelink_verbose $(LINKFLAGS) -o "$(<[1]:S=)" @"@($(<[1]:W).rsp:E=$(nl)"$(>)")" "$(LIBRARIES)" "$(FINDLIBS:S=.lib)" } actions compile.c { $(CONFIG_COMMAND) -c --c99 -e5 --no_version --display_error_number --diag_suppress=9,21,161,748,940,962 -U$(UNDEFS) -D$(DEFINES) $(WARN) $(CFLAGS) -I"$(HDRS)" -I"$(STDHDRS)" -I"$(SYSHDRS)" -o "$(<:D=)" "$(>)" } actions compile.c++ { $(CONFIG_COMMAND) -c -e5 --no_version --no_prelink_verbose --display_error_number --long_long --diag_suppress=9,21,161,748,940,962 --diag_error=461 -D__STL_LONG_LONG -U$(UNDEFS) -D$(DEFINES) $(WARN) $(CFLAGS) $(C++FLAGS) -I"$(HDRS)" -I"$(STDHDRS)" -I"$(SYSHDRS)" -o "$(<)" "$(>)" } actions archive { $(CONFIG_COMMAND) --no_version --no_prelink_verbose --prelink_object @"@($(<[1]:W).rsp:E=$(nl)"$(>)")" lib $(ARFLAGS) /nologo /out:"$(<:S=.lib)" @"@($(<[1]:W).rsp:E=$(nl)"$(>)")" }
Extracellular acidosis contracts coronary but neither renal nor mesenteric artery via modulation of H+,K+-ATPase, voltage-gated K+ channels and L-type Ca2+ channels. Extracellular acidosis (EA) jeopardizes the heart, whereas mild extracellular alkalinization is cardioprotective, but it remains elusive how the coronary artery (CA) responses to EA. In the present study, EA was demonstrated to induce contraction in rat coronary artery (RCA) in a manner dependent on extracellular pH (pHo, 7.2-6.6), whereas it did not affect the resting tone of either rat renal interlobe artery (RIA) or mesenteric artery (MA). The amplitude of contraction provoked by pHo 6.8 was approximately equal to that induced by 60 mmol l(-1) KCl at pHo 7.4. Blockade of L-type voltage-gated Ca(2+) channels and inhibition of H(+),K(+)-ATPase attenuated the contraction, whereas inhibition of nitric oxide synthesis and endothelial denudation augmented it. A molecular probe study showed that EA acidified the cytosol of arterial smooth muscle cells (ASMCs) in RIA and MA, but alkalinized it in RCA. Extracellular acidosis elevated the intracellular Ca(2+) concentration exclusively in RCA ASMCs. Patch-clamp studies showed that EA enhanced L-type voltage-gated Ca(2+) channel currents in RCA ASMCs, but depressed the currents in MA ASMCs and did not affect the currents in RIA ASMCs. Extracellular acidosis depressed voltage-gated K(+) channel (KV) currents only in RCA ASMCs. Lansoprazole blunted all these observed effects of EA on RCA. Taken together, the present results demonstrate that the responses of RCA to EA are different from those of RIA and MA and suggest that activation of L-type voltage-gated Ca(2+) channels and H(+),K(+)-ATPase as well as depression of KV may, at least partly, underlie the EA-induced contraction in RCA.
Latest News UTICA — West Seneca Post 735 and the Saratoga Stampede were semifinal winners Friday and they will play in the championship game of the New York State American Legion Baseball Tournament on Saturday at Murnane Field in Utica. West Seneca Post 735 continued its winning streak Friday, keeping Rockland OTB Pirates Post 130 at bay with a 4-1 win in the tournament’s 4th round. West Seneca is now 4-0, and Rockland, 2-2. In the second game, Saratoga Stampede defeated Brooks Shepard Post 765 of Fairport, 5-3. Saratoga is now 3-1 and Brooks Shepard, 2-2. ROME — William Russell Post 404 of Vernon downed Clinton County Mariners, 9-3, in the second round of the New York State American Legion Junior Baseball Championships today (July 31). The win eliminated the Mariners from the tournament, being held at Delutis Field in Rome. ROME — The New York State American Legion Junior Baseball Championships got underway with two games Thursday evening at Dilutis Field in Rome, with Rockland OTB Pirates Post 130 of Stony Point defeating Clinton County Mariners, 14-4 (in five innings), and Saratoga Stampede downing William Russell Post 404 of Vernon, 6-1. Those four teams continue play today (Friday), with the finalists vying for the title on Saturday. UTICA — Brooks Shepard Post of Fairport put players on base in the 4th and 7th innings to drive in 5 runs, beating Clinton County Mariners, 5 to 2, in the first game of the second round of the New York State American Legion Baseball Championships at Utica’s Murnane Field (Donovan Stadium) Wednesday. UTICA — The opening day of the New York State American Legion Baseball Championships featured four back-to-back games at Murname Field’s Donovan Stadium in Utica. The opening round went into the evening, with a hot sun beating down on most of the day’s play.
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Mesomorphy correlates with experiential cognitive style. The purpose of this study was to test for a relationship between mesomorphy and experiential cognitive style (S. Epstein, 1994) in a sample of university students (30 women and 24 men). Anthropometric somatotypes were obtained using the Heath-Carter procedure (J. E. L. Carter, 2002). Experiential cognitive style was operationalized as scores on the experiential scale of the Rational Experiential Inventory for Adolescents (A. D. Marks, D. W. Hine, R. L. Blore, & W. J. Phillips, 2008). Nonparametric bootstrap correlations were calculated using 80% confidence intervals. There were significant correlations between mesomorphy and experiential cognitive style for men (r(s) = .33) and women (r(s) = .25). For men, experiential cognitive style was also correlated with endomorphy (r(s) = .39) and ectomorphy (rs = -.48).
Keeping up standards: BS5750. The occupational health department of Dumfries and Galloway Health Board is the first of its kind to gain BS5750. Alison Sloan describes how her department achieved the British Standards Institute's quality assurance accreditation.
// Source : https://leetcode.com/problems/diagonal-traverse/ // Author : Han Zichi // Date : 2017-02-07 /** * @param {number[]} nums * @return {number[]} */ var nextGreaterElements = function(nums) { let len = nums.length; nums = nums.concat(nums.slice(0, len - 1)); let ans = []; let stack = []; // 单调队列？ nums.forEach((item, index) => { if (index === 0) { stack.push({ num: item, index: index }); } else { while (true) { if (!stack.length) break; if (item > stack[stack.length - 1].num) { let lastItem = stack.pop(); ans[lastItem.index] = item; } else { break; } } stack.push({ num: item, index: index }); } }); ans = ans.slice(0, len); for (let i = 0; i < len; i++) if (ans[i] === undefined) ans[i] = -1; return ans; };
The lovely 4-star Diamond Hotel is ideally situated on the popular Bulgarian resort of Sunny Beach, just 250 m from the fine sandy beach and only 50m from the lively resort centre. With a great location like that you will be in the midst of Bulgaria's party capital, benefiting from a wide array of delicious restaurants, vibrant bars and coffee shops, as well as souvenir shops and ice cream parlours. Basically, everything is a walking distance away, ensuring you will have the most pleasant, fuss-free stay here. Also, do not forget that the beautiful historic town of Nessebar is close by with its ancient Roman ruins and traditional Bulgarian buildings: a UNESCO site that is not to be missed. The Diamond hotel boasts spacious comfy rooms and studios, each of them fitted with an en-suite bathroom with shower and WC, balcony, telephone, satellite TV, minibar and air-conditioning. A large outdoor swimming pool with a children's section provides for the best place to lounge around - soak up the sunrays with a cold drink in hand from the poolside bar. After that head to the beach, which is only a stone's throw away and attracts with its oft golden sands and the warm waters of the crystal clear Black Sea. Back on site, the Diamond Hotel offers a buffet-style restaurant serving a variety of local and international dishes, a lobby bar and a cafeteria. A hairstylist is also available onsite should you need a new hairstyle before you head to dinner (or maybe before you hit those famous clubs?). After a long night out or a soothing night in, have a relaxing time at the in-house spa - opt for a massage or just head to the sauna or the Turkish Bath for the ultimate detoxification session. Adults will also love the Diamond Casino - place your bets and win big as you enjoy a fabulous time in the Diamond Hotel, Sunny Beach! The lovely 4-star Diamond Hotel is ideally situated on the popular Bulgarian resort of Sunny Beach, just 250 m from the fine sandy beach and only 50m from the lively resort centre. With a great location like that you will be in the midst of Bulgaria's party capital, benefiting from a wide array of delicious restaurants, vibrant bars and coffee shops, as well as souvenir shops and ice cream parlours. Basically, everything is a walking distance away, ensuring you will have the most pleasant, fuss-free stay here. Also, do not forget that the beautiful historic town of Nessebar is close by with its ancient Roman ruins and traditional Bulgarian buildings: a UNESCO site that is not to be missed. Other information Sunny Beach is a bearer of the prestigious Blue Flag prize for proven ecological advantages along the Black Sea coast. The hotel is great for young people who want to be close to the vibrant nightlife! Points of interest Beach/Sea 250m Burgas Airport 30 minutes Plovdiv Airport 3 hours 30 minutes Public Transport 100m Sofia Airport 4 hours 30 minutes Varna Airport 2 hours To make booking a cheap holiday at Diamond Hotel in Sunny Beach easier for you, we provide a range of different payment options.To find out if you can book Diamond Hotel with a low deposit holiday option or to check if you can grab a last minute holiday deal, please click the "Price and Availability"button above. A selection of available rooms is shown below. There may be more options available, shown after you've made your flight selection. loveholidays acts as an agent in respect of all bookings made on our website or by telephone. For all bookings, your contract will be with the applicable Service Provider of your chosen Travel Service (who may be the principal or the agent of the principal) and loveholidays acts only as an agent on their behalf, except where we state to the contrary in the terms and conditions. When you book certain flights or a package holiday with loveholidays.com, you can trust you are fully protected under the ATOL scheme. You will receive an ATOL Certificate confirming what is ATOL protected, where you can get information on what this means for you and who to contact if things go wrong. Please see our terms and conditions for more information, or for more information about financial protection and the ATOL scheme go to: www.caa.co.uk/atol-protection/.
The year really got going in March with a lot of action building on the momentum from February. The month kicked off with two very interesting cards on March 1st. In Japan we saw Middleweight titles unified as Akio Shibata defeated Daisuke Nakagawa to add the Japanese title to his OPBF belt. Sadly for Nakagawa he would retire after this loss. As for Shibata he has defended the unified crown twice, including a very recent win over Makoto Fuchigami. In the Philippines on the same day Genesis Servania showed his class as he stopped former world champion Alexander Munoz in 12 rounds. This win saw Servania continuing his rise through the ranks and it now looks likely that he will kick off 2015 with a WBO world title bout. The busy start to the continued on March 3rd when Japanese boxing fans had “Women's Day” and saw a trio of female world title bouts at the Korakuen Hall. These bouts saw wins for all 3 of the Japanese champions in action with Momo Koseki, Naoko Shibata and Ayaka Miyao all retaining their world titles. On March 4th we had more title action with a Japanese title double header. These saw Hiroki Okada claim the Japanese Light Welterweight title with a decision win over Masayoshi Kotake and Takayuki Hosokawa upsetting Tadashi Yuba for the Light Middleweight title. For Okada this was his first decision win after starting his career with 7 straight stoppages whilst Hosokawa's reign was a short lived one and he had to give up his title before making a single defense. On March 11th Japanese fans got a treat as the heavy handed Koji Numata fought to a thrilling draw with Takehiro Shimokawara. The bout was a 12 round war that was incredibly close leading to a split decision draw. A rematch between the two later in the year saw Numata stopping Shimokawara for the title before Numata announced his retirement, incidentally he had also announced his retirement after this draw. Our “Prospect of the Year”, Kosei Tanaka, fought his first bout of the year on March 16th as he defeated Filipino foe Ronelle Ferreras. Ferreras entered the bout as a world ranked foe though never came close to genuinely testing the Japanese youngster who lost a round en route to a clear 8 round decision win. Also on March 16th was “The Bloodbath of the Year” as Takuya Watanabe give an-in ring blood donation in his loss to Jaesung Lee. Watanabe was cut early in the bout and although blood was going everywhere the referee was happy for the bout to continue it's 10 round schedule. By the end of the bout Lee's shorts were covered in claret and it was a mystery as to how Watanabe had managed to continue the distance despite leaving much of himself in the ring. A day later Japanese Welterweight champion Suyon Takayama recorded a narrow defense of his title as he only just over-came Tetsuya Suzuki. Takayama would defend the belt once more, later in the year, and again seemed fortunate to keep the belt with it being very clear that he was one of, if not the, weakest domestic champion in the country. Just a couple of days after Sabillo's loss we saw another Filipino come up short in a title bout as Vinvin Rufino suffered an 8th round TKO at the hands of Hisashi Amagasa, the OPBF Featherweight champion. On the same show Hidenori Otake retained the Japanese Super Bantamweight title with a narrow decision win over Takafumi Nakajima. Fans in attendance here would almost certainly have been surprised if they were to be told that both Otake, against Scott Quigg, and Amagasa, against Guillermo Rigondeaux, would fight in world title bouts before the year was out. Staying with disappointment for Filipino fighters we saw Richard Pumicpic come up short in an OPBF Bantamweight title bout against Ryosuke Iwasa. Pumicpic really did give Iwasa a nightmare for 12 rounds though was unable to do quite enough to take the win over “Eagle Eye” who hinted that he had had problems making the 118lb weight limit. Before the year was out however Iwasa had agreed to an IBF Bantamweight world title eliminator, suggesting he was making a little bit of an excuse for a below par performance. It wasn't all bad for Filipinos however and on the same day Jonathan Taconing claimed the OPBF Light Flyweight title which had been vacated by Naoya Inoue. Taconing took on fellow Filipino Vergilio Silvano and the two men were involved in a full on brawl with Silvano eventually being stopped in round 11. The bout was regarded by many in attendance as one of the year's best contests in the Philippines though sadly full fight footage doesn't seem to have emerged. On March 26th it was the turn of Thai's to feel disappointed as veteran Denkaosan Kaovichit was stopped by Kohei Kono in a bout for the vacant WBA Super Flyweight title. Kono dropped the Thai in round 4 before finishing him off in round 8 to begin a second reign as a world champion. Sadly for Kono he has been inactive since this win with problems regarding mandatory challenger Koki Kameda delaying any chance of Kono to really build on his momentum. Thankfully however the champion will be back in action on December 31st. For Denkaosan this was the start of a forgetable year which also saw him suffer a KO loss to the exceptionally talented Ryo Matsumoto in September. On March 29th Russian “Krusher” Sergey Kovalev defended the WBO Light Heavyweight world title with a clear win over the out matched and negative Cedric Agnew who was stopped in 7 rounds after being thoroughly dominated.
FK Morava Ćuprija FK Morava Ćuprija () is a football club based in Ćuprija, Serbia. They currently compete in the Zone League West, the fourth level of the national league system. History The club participated in the Second League of Serbia and Montenegro in the 2003–04 season, being relegated to the Serbian League East. After winning the Pomoravlje-Timok Zone League in the 2011–12 season, the club was promoted back to the Serbian League East. Honours Pomoravlje-Timok Zone League (Tier 4) 2011–12 Pomoravlje District League (Tier 5) 2015–16 References External links Club page at srbijasport.net Category:1918 establishments in Serbia Category:Association football clubs established in 1918 Category:Football clubs in Serbia
Q: The sum of all the odd numbers to infinity We have this sequence: S1: 1+2+3+4+5+6.. (to infinity) It has been demonstrated, that S1 = -1/12. Now, what happens if i multiply by a factor of 2? S2: 2+4+6+8+10+12.... (to infinity). I have 2S1, which is equal to -1/6 On this, we can create a equation for the odd numbers: S3: 1+3+5+5+7+9+11... (to infinity) We know that for every term in S2, every term in S3 is just (n-1) Or, The sum of the even numbers, Minus , the sum of infinitely many (-1)s So S3 = -1/6 - ∞ However, we also know that the odd numbers + the even numbers = The natural numbers. So let's try it. -1/6 - (-1/6 -∞) We have -1/6 + 1/6 + ∞ Which is just ∞ So, there we have it. a paradox. S1 cannot be both -1/12 or ∞ A: Since $$ \zeta(z)=\sum_{k=1}^\infty\frac1{k^{\large z}} $$ and $$ 2^{-{\large z}}\zeta(z)=\sum_{k=1}^\infty\frac1{(2k)^{\large z}} $$ we have $$ \left(1-2^{-{\large z}}\right)\zeta(z)=\sum_{k=1}^\infty\frac1{(2k-1)^{\large z}} $$ Thus, the same reasoning that says $$ \sum_{k=1}^\infty k=\zeta(-1)=-\frac1{12} $$ would say that $$ \sum_{k=1}^\infty2k=2\zeta(-1)=-\frac16 $$ and $$ \sum_{k=1}^\infty(2k-1)=(1-2)\zeta(-1)=\frac1{12} $$ Taking the difference of these last two, would lead one to conclude that $$ \sum_{k=1}^\infty1=-\frac14 $$ not $\infty$. When dealing with divergent series, as with quantum mechanics, things are not always the way one would expect.
Hasseltiopsis Hasseltiopsis is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Salicaceae. It consists of one species of trees: Hasseltiopsis dioica, which is native to Central America. Formerly placed in the heterogeneous family Flacourtiaceae, Hasseltiopsis is now classified in Salicaceae, along with close relatives Prockia, Pineda, Neosprucea, and Banara. References Category:Monotypic Malpighiales genera Category:Salicaceae Category:Salicaceae genera
Vanilla Ace Ended 28 March 2015 ฿400.00 On Saturday, March 28, KU DÉ TA’s Saturday weekly House music night welcomes music mastermind, Vanilla Ace. The mysterious London based Vanilla Ace had a storming 2012 with releases on Toolroom, MODA, Clockhead, Maquina, Ministry of Sound. With support coming from the Magician (two tracks on two Magic Tapes), Soulclap and Seth Troxler to name a few. After being nominated for ‘Best breakthrough and Best new artist’ for the Soundplate.com awards (2012), his most recent ‘Musicology’ EP on Andre Crom’s OFF recordings has hit high heights on Beatport and has had critical acclaim.Inspired by the 1980’s era, Vanilla Ace’s approach to music is anything but plain and ordinary. His tracks are groovy, funky and soulful House, topped with an addictive amount of Bass purely built for the dance floor. Doors will open at 9PM with THB 400 + 1 drink entrance fee for Men and Free for Ladies. Guests will also enjoy a scoop of Vanilla Ice cream upon arrival – courtesy of Mingo Ice cream
An independent Nursery to Grade 8 school in Brooklyn, focused on hands-on science, arts, and math and committed to providing children with a rich and rigorous multilingual education in French and Mandarin. Science Discovery: Gr1–5 Science Discovery: Gr1–5 November 15, 2018 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm An event every week that begins at 5:00 pm on Thursday, repeating until December 20, 2018 |$420 Created by Kids is excited to offer our Science Discovery Class! Through weekly hands-on experiments, students will be introduced to the wonder of simple machines, chemical reactions, and geological investigations. Following the steps in the Scientific Method, students will log their hypotheses and findings in their very own scientific journals, learning valuable problem-solving skills while also having fun! These quirky projects will inspire curiosity and creativity and have them shouting EUREKA! with every new discovery. Each student will participate in team activities, like building a Rube Goldberg machine, growing cool crystals, and studying Leonardo da Vinci’s gravity-defying flying machines. They’ll also get the chance to make and take home unique projects, like hand-built beakers for experimenting, hand-made paper that will teach them about natural dyes and fibers, pinhole cameras that illustrate properties of light and color, a groovy lava lamp that will teach them about density, and of course, their scientific journal once the session is complete.
[New surgical method in the treatment of severe hemorrhoidal bleeding caused by decompensated liver cirrhosis]. Authors used a new technique for haemorrhoid surgery performed with PPH (Procedure for Prolapse and Haemorrhoids) instrument to cure bleeding haemorrhoids caused by vascularly decompensated liver cirrhosis. Longo developed the special circular stapler in 1993. The 69 years old female patient underwent continuous medical treatment during the last 10 years due to liver cirrhosis developed as a result of chronic alcoholism. There were two haemorrhoidectomies in her previous history. Haemorrhoidal bleed was in the background of severe haematochesia in July 1999. She was transfused with 38 units of blood at Department of internal medicine. Because no result was expected by further conventional surgery, this new procedure was performed. After uneventful postoperative period the patient was discharged without any complaints. During six months follow-up there was no further bleeding and her quality of life is better.
Gastric myoelectrical activity comprises slow waves or pacesetter potentials and, action potential activity. Patients with unexplained dyspepsia symptoms or unexplained nausea and vomiting often have no obvious cause for these symptoms when no peptic ulcer disease, reflux disease or gallbladder abnormalities are found. Gastric dysrhythmias are frequent pathophysiological findings in these patients. Gastric dysrhythmias are termed bradygastrias (1.0-2.5 cpm) and tachygastrias (3.7-10.0 cpm). These gastric dysrhythmias have been defined in many different patient groups where dyspepsia symptoms are present. U.S. Pat. No. 6,795,725 B2 discloses a catheter structure that can be placed into a human organ, such as the stomach, under direct vision via an endoscope to record myoelectric activity of the organ. These recordings indicate the presence of normal 3-cpm activity at baseline and in other activity in response to a variety of foods or drugs. Although the catheter structure is effective in locating the source of gastric myoelectrical activity, the catheter structure is limited in providing treatment or therapy at the source of the myoelectrical activity. Accordingly, there is a need to provide catheter structure that can not only locate the main pathways of electrical generation in a human organ, but can simultaneously delivery a variety of therapies and evaluate the effectiveness of the therapy at the tissue having the located pathways.
The Red Sox will acquire the Tigers 1st round pick for losing Victor Martinez to Detroit. This was the first unprotected pick available and thereby the best pick available in compensation. Boston will also receive a supplemental pick.
typedef unsigned short uint16; typedef unsigned uint32; typedef unsigned char uint8; typedef struct { uint16 len; uint16 maxlen; uint32 offset; }tSmbStrHeader; typedef struct { char ident[8]; uint32 msgType; uint32 flags; tSmbStrHeader user; tSmbStrHeader domain; uint8 buffer[1024]; uint32 bufIndex; }tSmbNtlmAuthRequest; typedef struct { char ident[8]; uint32 msgType; tSmbStrHeader uDomain; uint32 flags; uint8 challengeData[8]; uint8 reserved[8]; tSmbStrHeader emptyString; uint8 buffer[1024]; uint32 bufIndex; }tSmbNtlmAuthChallenge; typedef struct { char ident[8]; uint32 msgType; tSmbStrHeader lmResponse; tSmbStrHeader ntResponse; tSmbStrHeader uDomain; tSmbStrHeader uUser; tSmbStrHeader uWks; tSmbStrHeader sessionKey; uint32 flags; uint8 buffer[1024]; uint32 bufIndex; }tSmbNtlmAuthResponse; #define SmbLength(ptr) (((ptr)->buffer - (uint8*)(ptr)) + (ptr)->bufIndex)
Digital Summer School – 24 and 25 June Businesses across the West Midlands are being urged to sign up for a free two-day ‘Summer School’ to help them embrace the opportunities offered by digital technology. Delegates will be able to attend a series of hands-on workshops around the themes of Data, Marketing and Growth with industry experts from some of the biggest names in the sector on hand to help them overcome their technology challenges. The event, which takes place at Fazeley Studios and the Custard Factory in Digbeth on June 24 and 25, is open to SMEs from across the West Midlands who trade with other businesses and delegates who complete the two days will receive a Graduate Certificate’ from the Greater Birmingham Digital Academy. The Greater Birmingham Digital Academy and Summer School are supported by the Greater Birmingham Local Enterprise Partnership and the ERDF. Join the Conversation A place to share ideas and developments for a Smarter Birmingham Search this site Search for: Get in touch Are you already doing something that makes Birmingham a Smart City? Or do you have something you really want to put on the blog? Tell us what you are already doing via our simple form, or drop us a email to smartbrum@gmail.com
diff --git a/chrome/android/java/src/org/chromium/chrome/browser/notifications/NotificationWrapperBuilderFactory.java b/chrome/android/java/src/org/chromium/chrome/browser/notifications/NotificationWrapperBuilderFactory.java index cf33525790377668a857f209c651a6759a6e30a5..f83e924c6d7caef6f87f2b01d7998ca46bbabe81 100644 --- a/chrome/android/java/src/org/chromium/chrome/browser/notifications/NotificationWrapperBuilderFactory.java +++ b/chrome/android/java/src/org/chromium/chrome/browser/notifications/NotificationWrapperBuilderFactory.java @@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ public class NotificationWrapperBuilderFactory { } NotificationManagerProxyImpl notificationManagerProxy = - new NotificationManagerProxyImpl(context); + new BraveNotificationManagerProxyImpl(context); ChannelsInitializer channelsInitializer = new ChannelsInitializer(notificationManagerProxy, ChromeChannelDefinitions.getInstance(), context.getResources());
-132, -95, -24, 93? 2*t**3 - t**2 + 4*t - 152 What is the g'th term of -11, -53, -129, -245, -407, -621, -893? -g**3 - 11*g**2 - 2*g + 3 What is the h'th term of 11, 44, 97, 170, 263? 10*h**2 + 3*h - 2 What is the j'th term of -20, -46, -80, -122, -172? -4*j**2 - 14*j - 2 What is the l'th term of -27, -6, 35, 102, 201? l**3 + 4*l**2 + 2*l - 34 What is the x'th term of -30632, -30636, -30654, -30692, -30756? -x**3 - x**2 + 6*x - 30636 What is the w'th term of -19, -44, -71, -100, -131, -164, -199? -w**2 - 22*w + 4 What is the k'th term of 252, 506, 760, 1014? 254*k - 2 What is the f'th term of -349, -700, -1051, -1402, -1753? -351*f + 2 What is the d'th term of 304, 616, 918, 1204, 1468, 1704, 1906, 2068? -d**3 + d**2 + 316*d - 12 What is the y'th term of -98, -133, -168, -203, -238, -273? -35*y - 63 What is the g'th term of -22, -93, -210, -373? -23*g**2 - 2*g + 3 What is the g'th term of -96, -87, -66, -27, 36? g**3 + 2*g - 99 What is the m'th term of -49, -105, -165, -229? -2*m**2 - 50*m + 3 What is the i'th term of -1767, -1765, -1763, -1761? 2*i - 1769 What is the c'th term of 92, 152, 214, 278, 344, 412? c**2 + 57*c + 34 What is the b'th term of -157, -314, -473, -634, -797, -962, -1129? -b**2 - 154*b - 2 What is the w'th term of -144, -325, -520, -735, -976, -1249, -1560? -w**3 - w**2 - 171*w + 29 What is the z'th term of -4, -26, -58, -100, -152, -214? -5*z**2 - 7*z + 8 What is the w'th term of 438, 443, 450, 459? w**2 + 2*w + 435 What is the b'th term of -34, -39, -12, 65, 210? 3*b**3 - 2*b**2 - 20*b - 15 What is the o'th term of 7, 7, 21, 55, 115, 207, 337, 511? o**3 + o**2 - 10*o + 15 What is the j'th term of -52, -63, -74, -85? -11*j - 41 What is the a'th term of -105, -188, -271, -354, -437? -83*a - 22 What is the b'th term of -330, -644, -944, -1224, -1478? b**3 + b**2 - 324*b - 8 What is the r'th term of -5, -69, -253, -617, -1221, -2125, -3389, -5073? -10*r**3 + 6*r - 1 What is the a'th term of -3439, -6877, -10315, -13753? -3438*a - 1 What is the l'th term of -2688, -2684, -2682, -2682, -2684, -2688? -l**2 + 7*l - 2694 What is the m'th term of 2, 69, 254, 617, 1218? 10*m**3 - m**2 - 7 What is the w'th term of 23329, 23328, 23327, 23326? -w + 23330 What is the y'th term of 249, 246, 241, 234, 225, 214, 201? -y**2 + 250 What is the p'th term of 25, 18, 11? -7*p + 32 What is the v'th term of -152, -596, -1342, -2396, -3764, -5452, -7466, -9812? -v**3 - 145*v**2 - 2*v - 4 What is the h'th term of -18, -57, -122, -213, -330, -473? -13*h**2 - 5 What is the z'th term of 15, 32, 65, 120, 203? z**3 + 2*z**2 + 4*z + 8 What is the u'th term of -14, -8, 16, 64, 142, 256? u**3 + 3*u**2 - 10*u - 8 What is the f'th term of 29, 63, 99, 137, 177, 219, 263? f**2 + 31*f - 3 What is the k'th term of 17, 31, 41, 47, 49, 47, 41? -2*k**2 + 20*k - 1 What is the n'th term of -46, -51, -56? -5*n - 41 What is the b'th term of 12, 27, 32, 21, -12, -73, -168? -b**3 + b**2 + 19*b - 7 What is the t'th term of 9, 64, 163, 306? 22*t**2 - 11*t - 2 What is the l'th term of 94, 167, 240, 313, 386? 73*l + 21 What is the u'th term of 94, 179, 248, 295, 314, 299, 244, 143? -u**3 - 2*u**2 + 98*u - 1 What is the b'th term of -1413, -2829, -4245? -1416*b + 3 What is the h'th term of -1153, -1161, -1173, -1189, -1209, -1233, -1261? -2*h**2 - 2*h - 1149 What is the y'th term of 6, 37, 92, 171, 274? 12*y**2 - 5*y - 1 What is the g'th term of 4946, 9892, 14838, 19784? 4946*g What is the h'th term of -19, -46, -85, -142, -223, -334, -481, -670? -h**3 - 20*h + 2 What is the d'th term of 51, 150, 303, 516, 795, 1146, 1575, 2088? d**3 + 21*d**2 + 29*d What is the t'th term of 48, 204, 470, 852, 1356? t**3 + 49*t**2 + 2*t - 4 What is the b'th term of 496, 996, 1496, 1996, 2496? 500*b - 4 What is the z'th term of -635, -638, -651, -680, -731, -810, -923, -1076? -z**3 + z**2 + z - 636 What is the k'th term of 20, -72, -314, -778, -1536, -2660, -4222, -6294? -12*k**3 - 3*k**2 + k + 34 What is the n'th term of 114, 237, 360, 483, 606, 729? 123*n - 9 What is the z'th term of -74, -118, -186, -290, -442? -2*z**3 - 30*z - 42 What is the o'th term of 224, 223, 222? -o + 225 What is the x'th term of -20128, -20127, -20126, -20125, -20124, -20123? x - 20129 What is the y'th term of -67, -139, -213, -289? -y**2 - 69*y + 3 What is the m'th term of 337, 333, 329? -4*m + 341 What is the m'th term of -12, 3, 18, 33, 48, 63? 15*m - 27 What is the o'th term of -358, -356, -354, -352, -350? 2*o - 360 What is the m'th term of -234, -472, -710, -948, -1186? -238*m + 4 What is the c'th term of 1082, 1085, 1088, 1091? 3*c + 1079 What is the j'th term of -36, -58, -80, -102, -124, -146? -22*j - 14 What is the l'th term of 54, 53, 52, 51, 50? -l + 55 What is the a'th term of 20, 16, 14, 20, 40, 80, 146? a**3 - 5*a**2 + 4*a + 20 What is the p'th term of 11705, 11703, 11701? -2*p + 11707 What is the h'th term of -139, -114, -59, 38, 189? 2*h**3 + 3*h**2 + 2*h - 146 What is the q'th term of 33, 62, 85, 102, 113, 118, 117? -3*q**2 + 38*q - 2 What is the p'th term of -307, -620, -939, -1264? -3*p**2 - 304*p What is the i'th term of 7, 49, 179, 445, 895, 1577, 2539, 3829? 8*i**3 - 4*i**2 - 2*i + 5 What is the v'th term of -68, -149, -260, -413, -620, -893? -2*v**3 - 3*v**2 - 58*v - 5 What is the d'th term of 35, 35, 25, -1, -49, -125, -235, -385? -d**3 + d**2 + 4*d + 31 What is the m'th term of -3, -6, -17, -36, -63? -4*m**2 + 9*m - 8 What is the p'th term of -2249, -2260, -2285, -2330, -2401? -p**3 - p**2 - p - 2246 What is the g'th term of 311, 1235, 2775, 4931? 308*g**2 + 3 What is the b'th term of -89, -97, -105, -113? -8*b - 81 What is the m'th term of -30011, -30012, -30013, -30014? -m - 30010 What is the h'th term of 623, 625, 629, 635, 643, 653? h**2 - h + 623 What is the i'th term of -88, -344, -772, -1372, -2144? -86*i**2 + 2*i - 4 What is the l'th term of 2728, 2748, 2780, 2830, 2904, 3008, 3148? l**3 + 13*l + 2714 What is the q'th term of -40, -97, -156, -217, -280, -345, -412? -q**2 - 54*q + 15 What is the m'th term of -128, -503, -1128, -2003, -3128, -4503, -6128? -125*m**2 - 3 What is the q'th term of -481, -962, -1441, -1918, -2393? q**2 - 484*q + 2 What is the u'th term of -298, -600, -902? -302*u + 4 What is the d'th term of 54, 102, 150, 198, 246? 48*d + 6 What is the r'th term of -2225, -8884, -19981, -35516, -55489? -2219*r**2 - 2*r - 4 What is the m'th term of -1127, -1126, -1125, -1124, -1123? m - 1128 What is the d'th term of 2511, 5021, 7531, 10041, 12551, 15061? 2510*d + 1 What is the a'th term of -59, -113, -211, -359, -563? -a**3 - 16*a**2 + a - 43 What is the n'th term of -2863, -2864, -2865, -2866? -n - 2862 What is the f'th term of 593, 631, 669, 707, 745, 783? 38*f + 555 What is the p'th term of 126, 129, 134, 141, 150, 161? p**2 + 125 What is the d'th term of
{% extends "two_factor/_base_focus.html" %} {% load i18n %} {% block content %} <h1>{% block title %}{% trans "Permission Denied" %}{% endblock %}</h1> <p>{% blocktrans %}The page you requested, enforces users to verify using two-factor authentication for security reasons. You need to enable these security features in order to access this page.{% endblocktrans %}</p> <p>{% blocktrans %}Two-factor authentication is not enabled for your account. Enable two-factor authentication for enhanced account security.{% endblocktrans %}</p> <p> <a href="javascript:history.go(-1)" class="pull-right btn btn-link">{% trans "Go back" %}</a> <a href="{% url 'two_factor:setup' %}" class="btn btn-primary"> {% trans "Enable Two-Factor Authentication" %}</a> </p> {% endblock %}
DreamWorks to remake Hitchcock's 'Rebecca' Working Title taps 'Eastern Promises' scribe for classic mystery Jeff Sneider Variety February 9, 2012 DreamWorks and Working Title Films are embarking on a feature remake of Alfred Hitchcock's classic mystery ''Rebecca,'' that will be written by ''Eastern Promises'' scribe Steven Knight, who will go back to the original book by Daphne DuMaurier. Story follows a naive young woman who marries a rich widower and settles in his gigantic mansion, only to find that the memory of the first wife maintains a grip on her husband and the servants. Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner will produce for Working Title. Knight earned acclaim early in his career for writing Stephen Frears' ''Dirty Pretty Things'' and he recently adapted Dan Brown's bestselling novel ''The Lost Symbol'' for Sony. Knight is currently prepping his directorial debut ''Hummingbird,'' which will star Jason Statham.
ADVERTORIAL Higher prices, lower profits and job losses – what the global trade war means for South Africa With US President Donald Trump threatening to raise import duties on an additional $267 billion worth of Chinese products on top of the tariffs already in place, it is worth pausing to reflect on what the trade wars of the past can teach us about the likely outcomes of the current dispute, especially as South Africa seems likely to get caught up in the cross-fire. This is according to Tlotliso Phakisi, investment analyst at Cannon Asset Managers, who notes that lessons from the past reveal that trade wars seldom produce winners and that more often than not, the results leave both sides battle-bruised, scarred and worse off for the affair. “Instead, history teaches us that past trade disputes have led to heightened geopolitical tensions and dampened global economic growth, which in turn have sparked social crises, wars and economic depressions,” he said. “Take, for example, one of the most famous trade wars of the modern era, initiated under the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act of 1930. “In an eerie parallel to current events, this Act was passed by US lawmakers with the promise of protecting American jobs, particularly in the agricultural sector. Attempting to ease the effects of the Great Depression, the Act subsequently raised US import duties from 15% to more than 40% on nearly 1,000 items ranging from eggs and sugar to oil drums.” However Phakisi highlighted that this strategy did not turn out as planned. “US import and export volumes plunged 40% over the next two years as trade partners retaliated by raising their own tariffs in a tit-for-tat trade war,” he said. “The knock-on results saw prices of goods and services falling, unemployment surging, banks collapsing and world trade plunging. For all intents and purposes, the decade following the Great Depression saw a halving in global trade. And as crop prices fell and exports dried up, the American farmers who were supposed to benefit from the trade protection policy instead suffered perhaps the most of all.” “Far from the heroic measure needed, the Smoot-Hawley Act is now widely blamed for amplifying and elongating the Great Depression and, if not instigating, at least contributing to the eruption of World War II.” Phakisi noted that there is a difference between the Smoot-Hawley Act and Trump’s trade proposals in that the Smoot-Hawley Act raised tariffs against everyone, whereas Trump’s focus has remained largely on Mexico and China. “Ultimately, however, the outcome is likely to be the same, as world economies are even more interdependent now than they were in the 1930s. The tariffs imposed on China and Mexico will have a ripple effect on other trade partners, undoubtedly compromising the current system of relatively open and reasonably free markets,” he said. What next for South Africa? While the full impact of Trump’s trade war has not yet been seen, US trade policies will have a series of far-reaching effects that are likely to be felt around the globe, said Phakisi. “Unable to import the materials they need or export the goods they produce, companies will lose profits and lay off workers, while consumers will be hit with higher priced goods. US economic growth will falter, low business confidence and uncertainty will slow global investment, governments will lose revenue and, ultimately, global growth will be pulled lower,” he said. “One of the most prominent economists of the twentieth century, Joan Robinson, was fond of pointing out that raising tariffs, as a primary tools of trade wars, is like throwing rocks in the harbour to make imports more difficult. And just because you are throwing rocks in your harbour, there’s no reason I should throw rocks in my own. To do so just makes me worse off and why should I do that? Put simply, trade wars don’t produce winners. Everyone loses.” Unfortunately for South Africa, the global headwinds of protectionism, trade war anxieties and emerging market risk aversion have already hit investor sentiment, demonstrated by the dramatic fall of the Turkish lira over the course of 2018, Phakisi said. “And resilience, defined as the ability to quickly recover from setbacks, is a quality that our economy sadly lacks. “Without the kind of solid foundation that can withstand such circumstances, or the flexibility to respond quickly when global challenges arise, South Africa’s economy has been caught up in the emerging market storm. The policy flip-flops and posturing we have witnessed of late have only exacerbated the situation.”
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Aplidin induces the mitochondrial apoptotic pathway via oxidative stress-mediated JNK and p38 activation and protein kinase C delta. Aplidin, a new antitumoural drug presently in phase II clinical trials, has shown both in vitro and in vivo activity against human cancer cells. Aplidin effectively inhibits cell viability by triggering a canonical apoptotic program resulting in alterations in cell morphology, caspase activation, and chromatin fragmentation. Pro-apoptotic concentrations of Aplidin induce early oxidative stress, which results in a rapid and persistent activation of both JNK and p38 MAPK and a biphasic activation of ERK. Inhibition of JNK and p38 MAPK blocks the apoptotic program induced by Aplidin demonstrating its central role in the integration of the cellular stress induced by the drug. JNK and p38 MAPK activation results in downstream cytochrome c release and activation of caspases -9 and -3 and PARP cleavage, demonstrating the mediation of the mitochondrial apoptotic pathway in this process. We also demonstrate that protein kinase C delta (PKC-delta) mediates the cytotoxic effect of Aplidin and that it is concomitantly processed and activated late in the apoptotic process by a caspase mediated mechanism. Remarkably, cells deficient in PKC-delta show enhanced survival upon drug treatment as compared to its wild type counterpart. PKC-delta thus appears as an important component necessary for full caspase cascade activation and execution of apoptosis, which most probably initiates a positive feedback loop further amplifying the apoptotic process.
Substituted 1H-1,2,3-Triazol-4-yl-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridines by De Novo One-Pot Ring-Forming Coupling/Cyclization/Desilylation Cu Alkyne/Azide Cycloaddition (AAC) Sequence. Substituted 1H-1,2,3-triazol-4-yl-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridines are efficiently prepared by a one-pot coupling/cyclization/desilylation Cu alkyne/azide cycloaddition (CuAAC) sequence in the sense of a consecutive three-component fashion. The key feature of this new de novo formation of azole and triazole anellation is the sequentially Pd/Cu-catalyzed process employing tri(iso-propyl)silyl (TIPS) butadiyne as a four-carbon building block. In addition, the sequence can be expanded in a four-component fashion also employing the in situ formation of the required azides.
LOCAL_PATH:= $(call my-dir) include $(CLEAR_VARS) LOCAL_MODULE := imageutils$(LIB_SUFFIX) LOCAL_SRC_FILES := blur-jni.cpp \ similar-jni.cpp \ blur.cpp \ similar.cpp ifeq ($(TARGET_ARCH_ABI),armeabi-v7a) LOCAL_CFLAGS += -DHAVE_ARMEABI_V7A=1 -mfloat-abi=softfp -mfpu=neon LOCAL_C_INCLUDES += $(NDK_ROOT)/sources/android/cpufeatures LOCAL_STATIC_LIBRARIES += cpufeatures endif LOCAL_C_INCLUDES += $(LOCAL_PATH)/../common LOCAL_STATIC_LIBRARIES += common include $(BUILD_SHARED_LIBRARY)
Culture of France The culture of France has been shaped by geography, by historical events, and by foreign and internal forces and groups. France, and in particular Paris, has played an important role as a center of high culture since the 17th century and from the 19th century on, worldwide. From the late 19th century, France has also played an important role in cinema, fashion, cuisine, literature, technology, social science and mathematics. The importance of French culture has waxed and waned over the centuries, depending on its economic, political and military importance. French culture today is marked both by great regional and socioeconomic differences and strong unifying tendencies. A global opinion poll for the BBC saw France ranked as the country with the fourth most positive influence in the world (behind Germany, Canada and the UK) in 2014. France Culture The Académie française sets an official standard of language purity; however, this standard, which is not mandatory, is occasionally ignored by the government itself: for instance, the left-wing government of Lionel Jospin pushed for the feminisation of the names of some functions (madame la ministre) while the Académie pushed for some more traditional madame le ministre. Some action has been taken by the government in order to promote French culture and the French language. For instance, they have established a system of subsidies and preferential loans for supporting French cinema. The Toubon law, from the name of the conservative culture minister who promoted it, makes it mandatory to use French in advertisements directed to the general public. Note that contrary to some misconceptions sometimes found in the Anglophone media, the French government neither regulates the language used by private parties in commercial settings, nor makes it compulsory that France-based WWW sites should be in French. France counts many regional languages, some of them being very different from standard French, such as Breton (a Celtic language close to Cornish and Welsh) and Alsatian (an Alemannic dialect of German). Some regional languages are Roman, like French, such as Occitan. The Basque language is completely unrelated to the French language and to any other language in the world; it is spoken in an area that straddles the border between the southwest of France and the north of Spain. Many of these languages have enthusiastic advocates; however, the real importance of local languages remains subject to debate. In April 2001, the Minister of Education, Jack Lang, admitted formally that for more than two centuries, the political powers of the French government had repressed regional languages. He announced that bilingual education would, for the first time, be recognised, and bilingual teachers recruited in French public schools to support teaching these other languages. In French schools, pupils are expected to learn at least two foreign languages, the first of which is typically German or English. A revision of the French constitution creating official recognition of regional languages was implemented by the Parliament in Congress at Versailles in July 2008. Religions in France France is a secular country where freedom of thought and of religion is preserved, by virtue of the 1789 Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen. The Republic is based on the principle of laïcité, that is of freedom of religion (including of agnosticism and atheism) enforced by the Jules Ferry laws and the 1905 law on the separation of the State and the Church, enacted at the beginning of the Third Republic (1871–1940). A 2011 European poll found that a third (33%) of the French population "does not believe there is any sort of spirit, God or life force. In 2011, in a poll published by Institut français d'opinion publique 65% of the French population describes itself as Christians, and 25% as not adhering any religion. According to Eurobarometer poll in 2012, Christianity is the largest religion in France accounting 60% of French citizens. Catholics are the largest Christian group in France, accounting for 50% of French citizens, while Protestants make up 8%, and other Christians make up 2%. Non believer/Agnostic account for 20%, Atheist 13%, and Muslim 7%. France guarantees freedom of religion as a constitutional right, and the government generally respects this right in practice. A long history of violent conflict between groups led the state to break its ties to the established Catholic Church early in the last century, which previously had been the state religion. The government adopted a strong commitment to maintaining a totally secular public sector. Catholicism Long the established state religion, the Roman Catholic Church has historically played a significant role in French culture and in French life. Kings were considered head of the church and state. Most French people are Roman Catholic Christians; however, many of them are secular but still place high value on Catholicism. The Roman Catholic faith is no longer considered the state religion, as it was before the 1789 Revolution and throughout the various, non-republican regimes of the 19th century (the Restoration, the July Monarchy and the Second Empire). The Official split of Catholic Church and State ("Séparation de l'Eglise et de l'Etat") took place in 1905. This major reform emphazised the Laicist and anti-clericalist mood of French Radical Republicans in this period. At the beginning of the 20th century, France was a largely rural country with conservative Catholic mores, but in the hundred years since then, the countryside has become depopulated as people have become urbanized. The urban populations have become more secular. A December 2006 poll by Harris Interactive, published in The Financial Times, found that 32% of the French population described themselves as agnostic, some 32% as atheist, and only 27% believed in any type of God or supreme being. Protestantism France was touched by the Reformation during the 16th century; some 30% of the population converted to Protestantism and became known as French Huguenots. Some princes joined the reform movement. But the national monarchy felt threatened by people who wanted to leave the established state religion. Protestants were discriminated against and suppressed. On August 24, 1572, the St. Bartholomew's Day massacre took place in Paris and the French Wars of Religion are considered to have begun. this French civil war took place between Catholics, led by Henry I, Duke of Guise, and Protestants, led by Henri de Navarre. Henri de Navarre became king after converting to Catholicism in 1589. Louis XIII, Henri IV's son, began to suppress Protestants in violent attacks, such as the Siege of La Rochelle. After Louis XIV revoked the Edit de Nantes in 1685, Protestants who did not leave the country were generally suppressed. Thousands of Protestant Huguenots emigrated from France for their safety and to gain religious freedom, generally going to Protestant nations such as the Netherlands, England, South Africa, and the North American colonies. Their exile continued during the 17th century and until 1787, when religious freedom was re-established by Louis XVI. Judaism The current Jewish community in France numbers around 600,000, according to the World Jewish Congress and 500,000 according to the Appel Unifié Juif de France. It is concentrated in the metropolitan areas of Paris, Marseille and Strasbourg. The history of the Jews in France dates back over 2,000 years. In the early Middle Ages, France was a center of Jewish learning, but persecution increased as the Middle Ages wore on. France was the first country in Europe to emancipate its Jewish population during the French Revolution, but despite legal equality anti-Semitism remained an issue, as illustrated in the Dreyfus affair of the late 19th century. However, through the 1870 Décret Crémieux, France secured full citizenship for the Jews in then French-ruled Algeria. Despite the death of a quarter of all French Jews during the Holocaust, France currently has the largest Jewish population in Europe. In the early 21st century, French Jews are mostly Sephardic and of North African origins. More than a quarter of the historic Ashkenazi Jewish community was destroyed during the Holocaust of World War II after German forces occupied France and established the Vichy Regime. Jewish religious affiliations range from the ultra-Orthodox Haredi communities to the large segment of Jews who are secular and identify culturally as Jews. Islam Islam is the third-largest faith in France in the early 21st century. The Grande Mosquée was constructed in Paris in 1929 in honour of French colonial troops from North Africa who fought in the First World War. Arabs from North Africa started to settle in France. In the early 21st century, France had the largest Muslim population (in percentage) of any Western European country. This is a result of immigration and permanent family settlement in France, from the 1960s on, of groups from, principally, former French colonies in North Africa (Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia), and, to a lesser extent, other areas such as Turkey and West Africa. The government does not collect data on religious beliefs in census records, but estimates and polls place the percentage of Muslims at between 4% and 7%. Buddhism Buddhism is widely reported to be the fifth largest religion
package fr.lteconsulting.pomexplorer.commands; import java.io.File; import java.util.Set; import fr.lteconsulting.pomexplorer.ApplicationSession; import fr.lteconsulting.pomexplorer.Client; import fr.lteconsulting.pomexplorer.DefaultPomFileLoader; import fr.lteconsulting.pomexplorer.Log; import fr.lteconsulting.pomexplorer.PomAnalysis; import fr.lteconsulting.pomexplorer.Project; import fr.lteconsulting.pomexplorer.Tools; import fr.lteconsulting.pomexplorer.graph.PomGraph.PomGraphReadTransaction; import fr.lteconsulting.pomexplorer.model.Gav; import fr.lteconsulting.pomexplorer.tools.FilteredGAVs; public class GavCommand { @Help( "list the session's GAVs" ) public void main( ApplicationSession session, Log log ) { list( session, log ); } @Help( "list the session's GAVs" ) public void list( ApplicationSession session, Log log ) { list( session, null, log ); } @Help( "list the session's GAVs, with filtering" ) public void list( ApplicationSession session, FilteredGAVs gavFilter, Log log ) { StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder(); sb.append( "<br/>GAV list filtered with '" + (gavFilter != null ? gavFilter.getFilterDescription() : "no filter") + "' :<br/>" ); if( gavFilter != null ) { gavFilter.getGavs( session.session() ).stream().sorted( ( g1, g2 ) -> g1.toString().compareTo( g2.toString() ) ).forEach( gav -> sb.append( gav + "<br/>" ) ); } else { PomGraphReadTransaction tx = session.graph().read(); tx.gavs().stream().sorted( ( g1, g2 ) -> g1.toString().compareTo( g2.toString() ) ).forEach( gav -> sb.append( gav + "<br/>" ) ); } log.html( sb.toString() ); } @Help( "analyze all the gav's dependencies and add them in the pom graph." ) public void add( ApplicationSession session, Log log, Client client, Gav gav ) { log.html( "analyzing " + gav + "...<br/>" ); DefaultPomFileLoader loader = new DefaultPomFileLoader( session.session(), true ); File pomFile = loader.loadPomFileForGav( gav, null, log ); if( pomFile == null ) { log.html( Tools.errorMessage( "cannot fetch project " + gav ) ); return; } PomAnalysis analysis = new PomAnalysis( session.session(), loader, null, false, log ); analysis.addFile( pomFile ); analysis.loadProjects(); analysis.completeLoadedProjects(); analysis.addCompletedProjectsToSession(); Set<Project> addedToGraph = analysis.addCompletedProjectsToGraph(); log.html( "project " + gav + " fetched successfully, " + addedToGraph.size() + " project added to graph.<br/>" ); } @Help( "analyze gavs which have no associated project" ) public void resolve( ApplicationSession session, Log log, Client client ) { DefaultPomFileLoader loader = new DefaultPomFileLoader( session.session(), true ); PomAnalysis analysis = new PomAnalysis( session.session(), loader, null, false, log ); session.graph().read().gavs().stream().filter( gav -> session.projects().forGav( gav ) == null ).forEach( gav -> { log.html( "fetching pom file for " + gav + "...<br/>" ); File pomFile = loader.loadPomFileForGav( gav, null, log ); if( pomFile == null ) { log.html( Tools.errorMessage( "cannot fetch project " + gav ) ); return; } analysis.addFile( pomFile ); } ); analysis.loadProjects(); analysis.completeLoadedProjects(); analysis.addCompletedProjectsToSession(); Set<Project> addedToGraph = analysis.addCompletedProjectsToGraph(); log.html( "finished, " + addedToGraph.size() + " project added to graph.<br/>" ); } }
Modeling the effects of systemic mediators on the inflammatory phase of wound healing. The normal wound healing response is characterized by a progression from clot formation, to an inflammatory phase, to a repair phase, and finally, to remodeling. In many chronic wounds there is an extended inflammatory phase that stops this progression. In order to understand the inflammatory phase in more detail, we developed an ordinary differential equation model that accounts for two systemic mediators that are known to modulate this phase, estrogen (a protective hormone during wound healing) and cortisol (a hormone elevated after trauma that slows healing). This model describes the interactions in the wound between wound debris, pathogens, neutrophils and macrophages and the modulation of these interactions by estrogen and cortisol. A collection of parameter sets, which qualitatively match published data on the dynamics of wound healing, was chosen using Latin Hypercube Sampling. This collection of parameter sets represents normal healing in the population as a whole better than one single parameter set. Including the effects of estrogen and cortisol is a necessary step to creating a patient specific model that accounts for gender and trauma. Utilization of math modeling techniques to better understand the wound healing inflammatory phase could lead to new therapeutic strategies for the treatment of chronic wounds. This inflammatory phase model will later become the inflammatory subsystem of our full wound healing model, which includes fibroblast activity, collagen accumulation and remodeling.
Q: Conditional gem dependencies Is it possible to conditionally set a dependency on a gem at install time? Here's my situation which will hopefully clarify the question. There is a gem I maintain that depends on the json gem. However, I frequently use jruby which has a port of the json gem that's called json-jruby. To work around this I have to build two separate gems for each dependency. I'd like to build one gem that either says it depends on json OR json-jruby, or it checks at install time and uses the right dependency. Anyone have a good solution to this? A: Hmm, I believe one can code multiple dependencies because I've noticed gems which seemed to do this. But I would you advise against doing this. No matter how simple the code you are inserting here is, when you consider that the user will be loading one gem which depends on another which depends on another, even a small glitch in the logic of one piece of code or another can make the whole dependency train a nightmare. So, I'd leave your kludge as-is. Further, I'd suggest you have a tarball that users can download as well. I've had to manually extract the code inside of gems whose configuration code wouldn't let me install them. A: checkout a somewhat tutorial here: https://github.com/rdp/ruby_tutorials_core/wiki/gem (https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Ruby_Programming/RubyGems) it shows how to install different versions of dependencies depending on what version of ruby the installee is using. (short answer--it ain't as easy as it should be)
Introduction {#s1} ============ Prostate cancer (PCa) is the most prevalent solid tumor in men from industrialized nations and is the second largest cancer-related killer (Center et al., [@B14]; Siegel et al., [@B58]). Age is a significant risk factor for the disease. The incidence in USA jumps from 1 in 7,964 to 1 in 8 when comparing men under 40 years of age with men older than 70, respectively (Siegel et al., [@B58]). Most of the patients with advanced PCa are initially sensitive to traditional treatments of androgen ablation therapy. This is the mainstay of treatment, and leads to the regression of PCa tumors (Suzuki et al., [@B61]; Feldman and Feldman, [@B23]). However, with the progression of the disease, PCa often develops resistance to therapy and patients may eventually die of this metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC). As many as 50% of PCas will progress from an androgen-dependent (AD) to a hormone refractory state of disease, and will metastasize to bone and pelvic lymph nodes (Thalmann et al., [@B62]). There are still no curable treatments for CRPC (Karantanos et al., [@B34]). Drugs such as abiraterone, enzalutamide and TOK-001, bone-targeted therapies (such as bisphosphonates, denosumab, and Radium-223), and immunotherapies all have questionable efficacy (Chaturvedi and Garcia, [@B17]). Hence, novel treatment strategies are a necessity to improve the quality and span of life for PCa patients. Understanding the underlying mechanisms behind progression of PCa to CRPC and its metastasis is crucial in defining new therapeutic targets and prophylactic therapies for this type of cancer. While the role of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) in preventing colorectal cancer has been well-established (Muscat et al., [@B48]), numerous epidemiological studies have shown that they are protective against other cancers as well (Baron and Sandler, [@B7]; Cha and DuBois, [@B15]). One study reported nearly a 63% drop in the relative risk for colon cancer, 39% for breast cancer, 36% for lung cancer, and 39% for PCa with the increasing intake of NSAIDs (mainly aspirin or ibuprofen; Harris et al., [@B32]). One meta-analysis looked specifically at the association between aspirin and PCa, combining the results of 39 studies (20 case-control and 19 cohort studies; Liu et al., [@B43]). It was found that aspirin use was significantly associated with lower PCa incidence (OR = 0.92, 95% CI = 0.87--0.97) and lower PCa-specific mortality (HR = 0.86, 95% CI = 0.78--0.96). While evidence suggests a protective effect of aspirin, the processes underlying this remain unclear. The aim of this paper is to review some of the proposed mechanisms relating aspirin to the pathobiology of PCa neoplasms, with a main focus on the basic science research done in this context. Decreased PSA levels in chronic aspirin users among prostate cancer patients {#s2} ============================================================================ The majority of PCa patients first learn they might have the disease through a blood test that looks for increased or rising levels of PSA protein (Hamilton et al., [@B31]), produced by luminal cells in the prostate (Feldman and Feldman, [@B23]). In these settings, PSA can indicate the presence or recurrence of PCa. The concern is that drugs that artificially lower PSA levels might mask this marker, which normally flags the development of a prostate neoplasm. One study analyzed PSA levels in a cohort of over 1,000 men and found that PSA levels in the sample of men taking aspirin were nearly 10% lower than a control sample not taking aspirin (Hamilton et al., [@B31]). Researchers question whether this decrease in PSA is artificial or whether it might be a direct result of anti-tumorigenic properties of aspirin. Evidence points in both directions. Multiple epidemiological studies have reported an increase in high-grade PCa (HGPCa) in aspirin users (Bosetti et al., [@B10]; Olivan et al., [@B49]). One suggested explanation found in the literature is that aspirin and other NSAIDs lower PSA levels, but is not itself anti-tumorigenic (Berg et al., [@B9]; Schroder et al., [@B55]). If true, this would likely delay diagnosis of the disease, allowing it to progress unnoticed. Alternatively, it was also suggested that these drugs might relieve cancer-associated pain that normally motivates patients to investigate their symptoms earlier on. In contrast, it must also be noted that other studies show decreased levels of HGPCa in chronic aspirin users (Brasky et al., [@B11]; Dhillon et al., [@B21]). More conclusive research needs to be conducted to determine the mechanism by which aspirin decreases PSA: whether this is a by-product of the drug\'s anti-tumorigenic properties or truly a masking effect. Nonetheless, physicians should be weary of the accuracy of the PSA blood test in patients taking aspirin chronically. Aspirin and the COX pathway in prostate cancer {#s3} ============================================== NSAIDs inhibit the metabolism of arachidonic acid by blocking the cyclooxygenases (COXs) pathway and the prostaglandins (PGs) synthase pathway, thus suppressing PG synthesis and inflammation (Majima et al., [@B46]; Figure [1](#F1){ref-type="fig"}). COXs are key enzymes in prostanoid synthesis, existing in two isoforms: COX1 and COX2. COX1, referred to as "constitutive isoform," is expressed in several tissues under basal conditions. COX2 is believed to be undetectable in normal human tissues, but can be induced by mitogens, cytokines, and tumor promoters under various, mainly pathological condition. It is thus referred to as "inducible isoform" (Katori and Majima, [@B37]; Gupta and Dubois, [@B28]; Subbaramaiah and Dannenberg, [@B60]). COX2 activation hence promotes enhanced PGs synthesis in both inflamed and neoplastic tissues (Bennett, [@B8]; Rigas et al., [@B52]). ![**Schematic diagram showing the mechanism of action of NSAIDs like aspirin in inhibiting the metabolism of arachidonic acid by blockade of the cyclooxygenases (COX) pathway and the prostaglandins (PG) synthase pathway, thus suppressing PGs synthesis**. Aspirin also works by upregulating EP~3~, an inhibitory G-protein-coupled receptor of the prostaglandin PGE~2~.](fphar-08-00145-g0001){#F1} Aspirin is unique in that it irreversibly blocks both COX1 and COX2 activities through acetylation of significant enzyme serine residues. Ergo, new COX activity can only be achieved following aspirin treatment through *de novo* synthesis of COX. The main mechanism by which NSAIDs are thought to prevent the growth of neoplasms is the blocking of COX2 activity (Thun et al., [@B64]), though studies have shown that NSAIDs like aspirin have anticancer effects through both COX-dependent and independent cascades (Grosch et al., [@B27]; Alfonso et al., [@B2]). Several studies have demonstrated higher expression of COX2 in PCa tumor tissues than in benign prostate tissues (Gupta et al., [@B29]). It has been shown that both LNCaP and PC3 PCa cell lines express COX2. High COX2 expression in PCa cells has also been associated with poor prognosis (Khor et al., [@B38]). This has further corroborated the suggestion that NSAIDs could play a role in reducing PCa risk specifically through inhibiting the COX pathway. *In vivo*, anti-inflammatory doses of aspirin (a daily dose of \>2,000 mg) do bring systemic concentrations high enough to inhibit both COX1 and COX2. However, in nucleated cells, due to *de novo* synthesis, inhibition can only be prolonged with repeated daily dosing (Thun et al., [@B65]). It has been suggested in that same paper that aspirin in lower doses might still effectively inhibit COX2 due to partial dependence of COX2 expression in monocytes on activated platelets. Consequently, aspirin permanently inactivates COX in platelets, thus indirectly inhibits COX2 expression (Thun et al., [@B65]). The blockage of COX prevents the production of downstream PG products, known as prostanoids, such as TXA~2~, PGI~2~, PGE~2~, PGF~2α~, and PGD~2~. These prostanoids have roles in decreasing apoptosis and increasing cellular proliferation (Thun et al., [@B65]). One PCa-specific study reported that aspirin-treated LNCaP and PC3 PCa cells had the same proportion of dead cells as non-treated cells, signifying that aspirin might not induce apoptosis but instead suppresses proliferation (Olivan et al., [@B49]). The literature is not conclusive on this, however. In addition, this paper reported decreased colony formation and significant inhibition of invasion and migration capacities in aspirin-treated cells (PC3 cells in particular) with higher effects when aspirin is combined with simvastatin, a cholesterol-lowering drug (Olivan et al., [@B49]). Among the five PGs that have been identified in the COX pathway, PGE~2~ is the most common and ubiquitously produced PG, contributing to tumorigenesis via cell proliferation induction (Tjandrawinata et al., [@B66]), angiogenesis (Wang and Klein, [@B72]; Jain et al., [@B33]), invasion (Sheng et al., [@B57]; Buchanan et al., [@B13]), and metastasis (Konturek et al., [@B39]; Fulton et al., [@B25]). PGE~2~ levels are 10-fold higher in human malignant PCa tissues than in benign prostatic tissues (Chaudry et al., [@B18]). PGE~2~ works through EP~1~, EP~2~, EP~3~, and EP~4~, four G-protein coupled receptors (Kashiwagi et al., [@B36]). Human prostate epithelial cells express EP~2~ and EP~4~ receptors, while EP~1~ and EP~3~ receptor expression in these cells is not detected (Wang and Klein, [@B72]). EP~3~ is distinct from EP~2~ and EP~4~ in that it is not a stimulatory but instead an inhibitory G-protein. Thus, EP~3~ decreases levels of the secondary messenger cAMP when activated. A study by Kashiwagi et al. reported that aspirin decreases Androgen Receptor (AR) mRNA and protein levels in dose-and time-dependent manners (Kashiwagi et al., [@B36]), which is thought to be related to the proliferation of PCa. Interestingly, the same
#pragma once #include <elle/reactor/fsm/Transition.hh> #include <elle/reactor/fsm/fwd.hh> namespace elle { namespace reactor { namespace fsm { /// A specialized Transition that occurs at the end of the source State. class EndTransition : public Transition { public: using Condition = std::function<bool ()>; public: /// Called when the origin State is over. /// /// \param trigger Who trigger the transition. If null, exn is null /// and our condition is true or null, set /// trigger = this. /// \param exn An exception pointer. virtual void done(Transition*& trigger, std::exception_ptr& exn) override; protected: /// Create a EndTransition. /// /// \param start The source State of the Transition. /// \param end The destination State of the Transition. EndTransition(State& start, State& end); /// Create a EndTransition. /// /// \param start The source State of the Transition. /// \param end The destination State of the Transition. /// \param condition The Condition to trigger the Transition. EndTransition(State& start, State& end, Condition const& condition); friend class Machine; ELLE_ATTRIBUTE(boost::optional<Condition>, condition); /*----------. | Printable | `----------*/ public: void print(std::ostream& stream) const override; }; } } }
212 S.W.3d 277 (2006) Xavier SIKORA v. Douglas A. VANDERPLOEG. Court of Appeals of Tennessee, at Nashville. October 12, 2005 Session. July 3, 2006. Permission to Appeal Denied December 27, 2006. *280 Kenneth R. Jones, Jr. and William B. Hawkins, III, Nashville, Tennessee, for the appellant, Douglas A. VanderPloeg. Susan D. Bass and Thomas M. Pinckney, Nashville, Tennessee, for the appellee, Xavier Sikora. Permission to Appeal Denied by Supreme Court December 27, 2006. OPINION WILLIAM C. KOCH, JR., P.J., M.S., delivered the opinion of the court, in which WILLIAM B. CAIN and FRANK G. CLEMENT, JR., JJ., joined. This appeal involves a dispute over the sale of a chiropractic practice. The purchaser made several significant changes in the practice following the sale and, when the practice began to fail, filed an action for breach of warranty against the seller in the Circuit Court for Davidson County. The seller attributed the failure of the practice to the seller's poor business judgment and counterclaimed for unpaid lease payments. Following a three-day bench trial, the trial court found that the seller had breached the warranties of sale and awarded the purchaser $34,443 in damages. The trial court offset this award with a $18,294 judgment in favor of the seller for unpaid lease payments and then awarded the purchaser an additional $52,592 in attorney's fees and costs. We have determined that the trial court erred by failing to reform the purchase agreement to reflect the true agreement between the parties and by concluding that the seller violated his warranty to disclose all material or significant information regarding the practice. I. In 1985, Douglas A. VanderPloeg established VanderPloeg Chiropractic on Murfreesboro Road in Nashville. Ten years later, in 1995, he joined forces with a physician and formed a second, affiliated practice, Priority One Medical, P.C., to provide integrated medical and chiropractic services at the same Murfreesboro Road location. At the same time, Dr. VanderPloeg incorporated Priority One Staff & Equipment, Inc. (Priority One Staff) to furnish management, administrative, and personnel services to VanderPloeg Chiropractic and Priority One Medical. The integrated practice did not perform as well as Dr. VanderPloeg had hoped, and four years later, on May 15, 1999, he dissolved VanderPloeg Chiropractic's relationship with Priority One Medical and Priority One Staff. Later in 1999, Dr. VanderPloeg decided to sell VanderPloeg Chiropractic and to move to Maine. He hired the Paragon Group, Inc., a New Jersey company specializing in the valuation of chiropractic and other professional practices, to appraise *281 the business and serve as the exclusive listing agent for the sale. The Paragon Group's detailed appraisal report dated December 23, 1999 placed the fair market value of the tangible and intangible assets of VanderPloeg Chiropractic at $200,000 excluding the value of the accounts receivable. The Paragon Group appraisal report emphasized that the most valuable transferable asset a professional practice like VanderPloeg Chiropractic has is its professional goodwill, i.e., the likelihood that existing patients will continue to purchase chiropractic services in the future as long as patient care remains satisfactory and the practice's professional standards are maintained. Moreover, the report made it clear that the $200,000 figure was based largely on the professional goodwill Dr. VanderPloeg had built up over the preceding fourteen years of successful chiropractic practice at the same location. Xavier Sikora followed an unconventional path to becoming a chiropractor. He held a number of jobs following his graduation from high school in 1979, including a ten-year stint as a prison guard in Illinois. After receiving chiropractic treatment for a workplace injury, he decided to return to school in 1996 and study to become a chiropractor. He took out loans to support himself and his family while he was in school and received his chiropractic degree from Palmer College in Iowa in October 1999. Immediately upon receiving his chiropractic degree, Dr. Sikora began looking for an established practice to purchase and operate as a solo practitioner. As part of his search, he contacted the Paragon Group in New Jersey. The Paragon Group sent him its appraisal report for VanderPloeg Chiropractic. Dr. Sikora reviewed the report carefully but, by his own admission, did not understand the analysis and financial data contained in it.[1] Nevertheless, impressed by the professionalism of the report and the amount of information it contained, Dr. Sikora decided to investigate VanderPloeg Chiropractic further. After a single brief trip to Nashville to visit the practice, Dr. Sikora decided to purchase it from Dr. VanderPloeg for $200,000. Thus, on January 27, 2000, he entered into a non-binding letter of intent with Dr. VanderPloeg. Dr. Sikora hired a Nashville attorney, Arshad (Paku) Khan,[2] to prepare the necessary documents. On February 22, 2000, Mr. Khan sent Dr. VanderPloeg's transactional attorney a draft purchase agreement. It contained a warranty from Dr. VanderPloeg regarding VanderPloeg Chiropractic's total billings and collections for the 1999 calendar year with blanks where the appropriate figures could be inserted. On February 28, 2000, Dr. VanderPloeg's attorney wrote to Mr. Khan thanking him for the draft and suggesting a variety of changes. He advised Mr. Khan that the warranty provision regarding the practice's 1999 billings and collections should be removed because the months prior to "June 1999" would reflect not only the performance of VanderPloeg Chiropractic but also the performance of the integrated practice with Priority One Medical and Priority One Staff. At some point during the next few weeks, Dr. VanderPloeg provided Dr. Sikora with a handwritten chart showing VanderPloeg Chiropractic's monthly billings *282 for June through December 1999. At the bottom of the column showing each month's billings, the chart indicated that VanderPloeg Chiropractic's total billings for the seven-month period were "[$]257,952." On March 19, 2000, Dr. Sikora sent his attorney, Mr. Khan, a copy of this chart along with two sheets of paper with notes in Dr. Sikora's handwriting. The chart from Dr. VanderPloeg showed each month's billings from June through December 1999, and one of the sheets in Dr. Sikora's handwriting laid out VanderPloeg Chiropractic's monthly collections for the same period. Dr. Sikora's handwritten notes contained the figures "$257,952" and "$146,609" for billings and collections and indicated clearly that the figures covered the seven-month period from June through December 1999. However, when Mr. Khan inserted the figures into the warranty provision of the purchase agreement, he erroneously indicated that they represented the billings and collections for the six-month period from July through December 1999 instead of the seven-month period from June through December 1999 as indicated in the information Dr. VanderPloeg provided to Dr. Sikora and that Dr. Sikora then forwarded to Mr. Khan. No one noticed Mr. Khan's mistake in the dates, and four days later, on March 23, 2000, Dr. Sikora and Dr. VanderPloeg executed the flawed purchase agreement. A week later, Dr. Sikora executed a separate agreement assuming the lease for the office space on Murfreesboro Road. However, Dr. VanderPloeg remained secondarily liable for the lease payments. In addition, Dr. VanderPloeg stayed on as a consultant to the practice for sixty days following the sale under a collateral arrangement with Dr. Sikora. During this time, the practice continued to perform well, and new patient flow was satisfactory. However, as soon as Dr. VanderPloeg left, Dr. Sikora began making significant changes to the practice, and business dropped off sharply.[3] In spite of the fact that the primary asset he had purchased from Dr. VanderPloeg was professional goodwill, Dr. Sikora changed the name of VanderPloeg Chiropractic to Absolute Care Chiropractic so that it would be listed first among the chiropractors in the Yellow Pages. He dismissed Dr. VanderPloeg's insurance clerk and receptionist and replaced them with his wife even though she lacked experience in these areas. He changed the professional atmosphere of the office by having his youngest child spend every workday at the office because he and his wife lacked childcare alternatives. Finally, Dr. Sikora relocated the practice to a less desirable building in a deteriorating neighborhood. Dr. Sikora blamed Dr. VanderPloeg rather than himself for the decline in business. On February 12, 2002, he filed suit against Dr. VanderPloeg in the Circuit Court for Davidson County. Dr. Sikora alleged that Dr. VanderPloeg had falsely warranted that the practice had billings and collections of $257,952 and $146,609, *283 respectively, for the six-month period from July through December 1999. He also alleged that Dr. VanderPloeg had violated his warranty to disclose all material or significant information known to him relating to his operation of the practice. Dr. VanderPloeg denied Dr. Sikora's allegations and counterclaimed to recover the unpaid lease payments on the office space following Dr. Sikora's abandonment of the premises.[4] Following a three-day bench trial, the court entered an order on August 4, 2003 concluding that Dr. VanderPloeg breached his warranties to Dr. Sikora. The trial court acknowledged that the parties intended the billings and collections figures warranted in the purchase agreement to apply to the seven-month period from June through December 1999 instead of the six-month period from July through December 1999. Morover, the trial court
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// go run mksyscall.go -l32 -openbsd -arm -tags openbsd,arm syscall_bsd.go syscall_openbsd.go syscall_openbsd_arm.go // Code generated by the command above; see README.md. DO NOT EDIT. // +build openbsd,arm package unix import ( "syscall" "unsafe" ) var _ syscall.Errno // THIS FILE IS GENERATED BY THE COMMAND AT THE TOP; DO NOT EDIT func getgroups(ngid int, gid *_Gid_t) (n int, err error) { r0, _, e1 := RawSyscall(SYS_GETGROUPS, uintptr(ngid), uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(gid)), 0) n = int(r0) if e1 != 0 { err = errnoErr(e1) } return } // THIS FILE IS GENERATED BY THE COMMAND AT THE TOP; DO NOT EDIT func setgroups(ngid int, gid *_Gid_t) (err error) { _, _, e1 := RawSyscall(SYS_SETGROUPS, uintptr(ngid), uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(gid)), 0) if e1 != 0 { err = errnoErr(e1) } return } // THIS FILE IS GENERATED BY THE COMMAND AT THE TOP; DO NOT EDIT func wait4(pid int, wstatus *_C_int, options int, rusage *Rusage) (wpid int, err error) { r0, _, e1 := Syscall6(SYS_WAIT4, uintptr(pid), uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(wstatus)), uintptr(options), uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(rusage)), 0, 0) wpid = int(r0) if e1 != 0 { err = errnoErr(e1) } return } // THIS FILE IS GENERATED BY THE COMMAND AT THE TOP; DO NOT EDIT func accept(s int, rsa *RawSockaddrAny, addrlen *_Socklen) (fd int, err error) { r0, _, e1 := Syscall(SYS_ACCEPT, uintptr(s), uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(rsa)), uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(addrlen))) fd = int(r0) if e1 != 0 { err = errnoErr(e1) } return } // THIS FILE IS GENERATED BY THE COMMAND AT THE TOP; DO NOT EDIT func bind(s int, addr unsafe.Pointer, addrlen _Socklen) (err error) { _, _, e1 := Syscall(SYS_BIND, uintptr(s), uintptr(addr), uintptr(addrlen)) if e1 != 0 { err = errnoErr(e1) } return } // THIS FILE IS GENERATED BY THE COMMAND AT THE TOP; DO NOT EDIT func connect(s int, addr unsafe.Pointer, addrlen _Socklen) (err error) { _, _, e1 := Syscall(SYS_CONNECT, uintptr(s), uintptr(addr), uintptr(addrlen)) if e1 != 0 { err = errnoErr(e1) } return } // THIS FILE IS GENERATED BY THE COMMAND AT THE TOP; DO NOT EDIT func socket(domain int, typ int, proto int) (fd int, err error) { r0, _, e1 := RawSyscall(SYS_SOCKET, uintptr(domain), uintptr(typ), uintptr(proto)) fd = int(r0) if e1 != 0 { err = errnoErr(e1) } return } // THIS FILE IS GENERATED BY THE COMMAND AT THE TOP; DO NOT EDIT func getsockopt(s int, level int, name int, val unsafe.Pointer, vallen *_Socklen) (err error) { _, _, e1 := Syscall6(SYS_GETSOCKOPT, uintptr(s), uintptr(level), uintptr(name), uintptr(val), uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(vallen)), 0) if e1 != 0 { err = errnoErr(e1) } return } // THIS FILE IS GENERATED BY THE COMMAND AT THE TOP; DO NOT EDIT func setsockopt(s int, level int, name int, val unsafe.Pointer, vallen uintptr) (err error) { _, _, e1 := Syscall6(SYS_SETSOCKOPT, uintptr(s), uintptr(level), uintptr(name), uintptr(val), uintptr(vallen), 0) if e1 != 0 { err = errnoErr(e1) } return } // THIS FILE IS GENERATED BY THE COMMAND AT THE TOP; DO NOT EDIT func getpeername(fd int, rsa *RawSockaddrAny, addrlen *_Socklen) (err error) { _, _, e1 := RawSyscall(SYS_GETPEERNAME, uintptr(fd), uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(rsa)), uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(addrlen))) if e1 != 0 { err = errnoErr(e1) } return } // THIS FILE IS GENERATED BY THE COMMAND AT THE TOP; DO NOT EDIT func getsockname(fd int, rsa *RawSockaddrAny, addrlen *_Socklen) (err error) { _, _, e1 := RawSyscall(SYS_GETSOCKNAME, uintptr(fd), uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(rsa)), uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(addrlen))) if e1 != 0 { err = errnoErr(e1) } return } // THIS FILE IS GENERATED BY THE COMMAND AT THE TOP; DO NOT EDIT func Shutdown(s int, how int) (err error) { _, _, e1 := Syscall(SYS_SHUTDOWN, uintptr(s), uintptr(how), 0) if e1 != 0 { err = errnoErr(e1) } return } // THIS FILE IS GENERATED BY THE COMMAND AT THE TOP; DO NOT EDIT func socketpair(domain int, typ int, proto int, fd *[2]int32) (err error) { _, _, e1 := RawSyscall6(SYS_SOCKETPAIR, uintptr(domain), uintptr(typ), uintptr(proto), uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(fd)), 0, 0) if e1 != 0 { err = errnoErr(e1) } return } // THIS FILE IS GENERATED BY THE COMMAND AT THE TOP; DO NOT EDIT func recvfrom(fd int, p []byte, flags int, from *RawSockaddrAny, fromlen *_Socklen) (n int, err error) { var _p0 unsafe.Pointer if len(p) > 0 { _p0 = unsafe.Pointer(&p[0]) } else { _p0 = unsafe.Pointer(&_zero) } r0, _, e1 := Syscall6(SYS_RECVFROM, uintptr(fd), uintptr(_p0), uintptr(len(p)), uintptr(flags), uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(from)), uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(fromlen))) n = int(r0) if e1 != 0 { err = errnoErr(e1) } return } // THIS FILE IS GENERATED BY THE COMMAND AT THE TOP; DO NOT EDIT func sendto(s int, buf []byte, flags int, to unsafe.Pointer, addrlen _Socklen) (err error) { var _p0 unsafe.Pointer if len(buf) > 0 { _p0 = unsafe.Pointer(&buf[0]) } else { _p0 = unsafe.Pointer(&_zero) } _, _, e1 := Syscall6(SYS_SENDTO, uintptr(s), uintptr(_p0), uintptr(len(buf)), uintptr(flags), uintptr(to), uintptr(addrlen)) if e1 != 0 { err = errnoErr(e1) } return } // THIS FILE IS GENERATED BY THE COMMAND AT THE TOP; DO NOT EDIT func recvmsg(s int, msg *Msghdr, flags int) (n int, err error) { r0, _, e1 := Syscall(SYS_RECVMSG, uintptr(s), uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(msg)), uintptr(flags)) n = int(r0) if e1 != 0 { err = errnoErr(e1) } return } // THIS FILE IS GENERATED BY THE COMMAND AT THE TOP; DO NOT EDIT func sendmsg(s int, msg *Msghdr, flags int) (n int, err error) { r0, _, e1 := Syscall(SYS_SENDMSG, uintptr(s), uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(msg)), uintptr(flags)) n = int(r0) if e1 != 0 { err = errnoErr(e1) } return } // THIS FILE IS GENERATED BY THE COMMAND AT THE TOP; DO NOT EDIT func kevent(kq int, change unsafe.Pointer, nchange int, event unsafe.Pointer, nevent int, timeout *Timespec) (n int, err error) { r0, _, e1 := Syscall6(SYS_KEVENT, uintptr(kq), uintptr(change), uintptr(nchange), uintptr(event), uintptr(nevent), uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(timeout))) n = int(r0) if e1 != 0 { err = errnoErr(e1) } return } // THIS FILE IS GENERATED BY THE COMMAND AT THE TOP; DO NOT EDIT func utimes(path string, timeval *[2]Timeval) (err error) { var _p0 *byte _p0, err = BytePtrFromString(path) if err != nil { return } _, _, e1 := Syscall(SYS_UTIMES, uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(_p0)), uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(timeval)), 0) if e1 != 0 { err = errnoErr(e1) } return } // THIS FILE IS GENERATED BY THE COMMAND AT THE TOP; DO NOT EDIT func futimes(fd int, timeval *[2]Timeval) (err error) { _, _, e1 := Syscall(SYS_FUTIMES, uintptr(fd), uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(timeval)), 0) if e1 != 0 { err = errnoErr(e1) } return } // THIS FILE IS GENERATED BY THE COMMAND AT THE TOP; DO NOT EDIT func poll(fds *PollFd, nfds int, timeout int) (n int, err error) { r0, _, e1 := Syscall(SYS_POLL, uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(fds)), uintptr(nfds), uintptr(timeout)) n = int(r0) if e1 != 0 { err = errnoErr(e1) } return } // THIS FILE IS GENERATED BY THE COMMAND AT THE TOP; DO NOT EDIT func Madvise(b []byte, behav int) (err error) { var _p0 unsafe.Pointer if len(b) > 0 { _p0 = unsafe.Pointer(&b[0]) } else { _p0 = unsafe.Pointer(&_zero) } _, _, e1 := Syscall(SYS_MADVISE, uintptr(_p0), uintptr(len(b)), uintptr(behav)) if e1 != 0 { err = errnoErr(e1) } return } // THIS FILE IS GENERATED BY THE COMMAND AT THE TOP; DO NOT EDIT func Mlock(b []byte) (err error) { var _p0 unsafe.Pointer if len(b) > 0 { _p0 = unsafe.Pointer(&b[0]) } else { _p0 = unsafe.Pointer(&_zero) } _, _, e1 := Syscall(SYS_MLOCK, uintptr(_p0), uintptr(len(b)), 0) if e1 != 0 { err = errnoErr(e1) } return } // THIS FILE IS GENERATED BY THE COMMAND AT THE TOP; DO NOT EDIT func Mlockall(flags int) (err error) { _, _, e1 := Syscall(SYS_MLOCKALL, uintptr(flags), 0, 0) if e1 != 0 { err = errnoErr(e1) } return } // THIS FILE IS GENERATED BY THE COMMAND AT THE TOP; DO NOT EDIT func Mprotect(b []byte, prot int) (err error) { var _p0 unsafe.Pointer if len(b) > 0 { _p0 = unsafe.Pointer(&b[0]) } else { _p0 = unsafe.Pointer(&_zero) } _, _, e1 := Syscall(SYS_MPROTECT, uintptr(_p0), uintptr(len(b)), uintptr(prot)) if e1 != 0 { err = errnoErr(e1) } return } // THIS FILE IS GENERATED BY THE COMMAND AT THE TOP; DO NOT EDIT func Msync(b []byte, flags int) (err error) { var _p0 unsafe.Pointer if len(b) > 0 { _p0 = unsafe.Pointer(&b[0]) } else { _p0 = unsafe.Pointer(&_zero) } _, _, e1 := Syscall(SYS_MSYNC, uintptr(_p0), uintptr(len(b)), uintptr(flags)) if e1 != 0 { err = errnoErr(e1) } return } // THIS FILE IS GENERATED BY THE COMMAND AT THE TOP; DO NOT EDIT func Munlock(b []byte) (err error) { var _p0 unsafe.Pointer if len(b) > 0 { _p0 = unsafe.Pointer(&b[0]) } else { _p0 = unsafe.Pointer(&_zero) } _, _, e1 := Syscall(SYS_MUNLOCK, uintptr(_p0), uintptr(len(b)), 0) if e1 != 0 { err = errnoErr(e1) } return } // THIS FILE IS GENERATED BY THE COMMAND AT THE TOP; DO NOT EDIT func Munlockall() (err error) { _, _, e1 := Syscall(SYS_MUNLOCKALL, 0, 0, 0) if e1 != 0 { err = errnoErr(e1) } return } // THIS FILE IS GENERATED BY THE COMMAND AT THE TOP; DO NOT EDIT func pipe2(p *[2]_C_int, flags int) (err error) { _, _, e1 := RawSyscall(SYS_PIPE2, uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(p)), uintptr(flags), 0) if e1 != 0 { err = errnoErr(e1) } return } // THIS FILE IS GENERATED BY THE COMMAND AT THE TOP; DO NOT EDIT func Getdents(fd int, buf []byte)
1. Technical Field The present application relates to a method for making a field emitter, and particularly to a method for making a carbon nanotube based field emitter. 2. Discussion of Related Art Many potential applications have been proposed for carbon nanotubes, including conductive and high-strength composites, energy storage and energy conversion devices, sensors, field emission displays, and nanometer-sized semiconductor devices. As the carbon nanotubes are used in field emitters, shielding effect between two adjacent carbon nanotubes makes only a few carbon nanotubes emit electrons. Therefore, an emission current density of the field emitter is very small. Improving an emission voltage of the field emitter is often used to improve the emission current density. But improving the emission voltage will damage an emission tip of the field emitter. The damage to emission tips further damages the entire field emitter. Therefore, how to solve the shielding effect between two adjacent carbon nanotubes is a problem in application of a carbon nanotube field emitter. Moreover, the carbon nanotube field emitter includes an end that is opposite to the emission tip. A high strength of the end is required, in order to support the carbon nanotube field emitter. But the strength of the end of the carbon nanotube field emitter is not very high, affecting stability of emitting electrons, and limiting the widespread use of the carbon nanotube field emitter. What is needed, therefore, is to provide a method for making a carbon nanotube field emitter.
Q: How to merge values from an array by position looping I'm looking to append the values of two arrays by their respective positions [0] and [1]. For example - firstArray = [“John”, “Sam”] and secondArray = [“Smith”, “Thomas”]. I would like the output to read as John Smith and Sam Thomas. I've tried creating a loop to loop through as shown below: import UIKit var firstArray = ["John", "Tim"] var secondArray = ["Smith"] for i in firstArray.count - 1 { let name = firstArray[i] + secondArray[i] } Error message: Type 'Int' does not conform to protocol 'Sequence' A: The correct syntax of a for loop is: for [VARIABLE_NAME] in [SEQUENCE] { } In this case it could be for i in 0...(firstArray.count - 1) { } or for i in 0..<firstArray.count { } To merge both arrays, you could do: let firstArray = ["John", "Sam"] let secondArray = ["Smith",] var names = zip(firstArray, secondArray).map { $0 + " " + $1 } If you want to add the rest of the longer array: if firstArray.count < secondArray.count { names.append(contentsOf: secondArray[firstArray.count...]) } else if secondArray.count < firstArray.count { names.append(contentsOf: firstArray[secondArray.count...]) } print(names) //["John Smith", "Sam"] Finally, you could join them this way: let joinedNames = names.joined(separator: " and ") //John Smith and Sam More generically, you could merge any number of arrays this way: func zigzag<T>(through arrays: [[T]]) -> [T] { var result = [T]() var index = 0 while true { var didAppend = false for array in arrays { if index < array.count { result.append(array[index]) didAppend = true } } if didAppend == false { break } index += 1 } return result } For example: zigzag(through: [[11, 12], [21, 22, 23, 24], [31, 32, 33]]) //[11, 21, 31, 12, 22, 32, 23, 33, 24]
Q: python 2.7 chained conditions If Else not working. What's wrong? I can't figure out why the following doesn't work. # Example print "So, yes or no?" answer = raw_input() print answer if answer == "Yes": print "Yes indeed!" elif answer == "yes" or "y": print "Oh yeah!" elif answer == "No": print "No it isn't!" elif answer == "no" or "n": print "Not really!" else: print "Say what?" When I remove the or, it does work. What am I doing wrong? -edit- I have it now, thanks a lot! # Example print "So, yes or no?" answer = raw_input() print answer if answer in "Yes": print "Yes indeed!" elif answer in ("yes", "y"): print "Oh yeah!" elif answer in "No": print "No it isn't!" elif answer in ("no", "n"): print "Not really!" else: print "Say what?" A: One problem I see is this: elif answer == "yes" or "y": that literally translates to "if answer is yes or True" which always result in True. You could write it like this: elif answer in ("yes", "y"): A: elif answer == "yes" or answer == "y": elif answer == "No" or answer == "n": Using elif answer == "yes" or "y": etc.. you are basically checking if bool("n") not comparing if answer is equal to "n" so your statements will always evaluate to True: any non empty string will always evaluate to True: In [38]: bool("n") Out[38]: True In [39]: bool("y") Out[39]: True In [40]: bool("") Out[40]: False You can also test for membership using in if you want to check against more than one value: elif answer in {"yes", "y"}:
Q: Serializing C# model with a custom list to JSON I have a model with a list that I need to serialize to JSON in order to send a request to a web service. The problem is that in my model I have a list that need to be serialized in a specific format. My class looks like the following: [DataContract()] public class StanjeZalihaLek : BaseParameters { [DataMember(Name = "datumStanje")] public string _datumStanja; [DataMember(Name = "type")] public int Type { get; set; } [IgnoreDataMember] public DateTime? DatumStanja { get; set; } [IgnoreDataMember()] public List<Lek> ListaLek { get; set; } [OnSerializing()] protected void OnSerializingMethod(StreamingContext context) { _datumStanja = DatumStanja?.ToString(FormatDate); } } So all the elements are ok except the List ListaLek { get; set; } member that looks like the following: [DataContract()] public class Lek { const string FormatDate = "dd.MM.yyyy"; [DataMember(Name = "datumUlaz")] string _datumUlaza; [DataMember(Name = "datumRok")] string _rokUpotrebe; [DataMember(Name = "jkl")] public string JedinstvenaKlasifikacijaLeka { get; set; } [DataMember(Name = "kolicina)")] public double Kolicina { get; set; } [DataMember(Name = "kpp")] public string Kpp { get; set; } [IgnoreDataMember] public DateTime? DatumUlaza { get; set; } [IgnoreDataMember] public DateTime? RokUpotrebe { get; set; } [OnSerializing()] protected void OnSerializingMethod(StreamingContext context) { _datumUlaza = DatumUlaza?.ToString(FormatDate); _rokUpotrebe = RokUpotrebe?.ToString(FormatDate); } } This is the way my serialized code is supposed to look like: { "idZu": "12345678", "user": "ustanova1", "pass": "pass1w0rd", "type": "1", "datumStanje": "26.02.2019", "0": { "jkl": "0010200", "kolicina": "4", "kpp": "071", "datumUlaz": "26.02.2019", "datumRok": " 31.12.2019" }, "1": { "jkl": "0010220", "kolicina": "8", "kpp": "071", "datumUlaz": "26.02.2019", "datumRok": " 31.12.2019" }, "2": { "jkl": "12205014", "kolicina": "12", "kpp": "071", "datumUlaz": "26.02.2019", "datumRok ": "31.12.2019" } } So each new element of the list has a number as its DataMember name, with idZu, user and pass being parameters from the BaseParameters class which StanjeZalihaLek derives. Any ideas? Thanks A: Problem solved: public static byte[] Serialize(this StanjeZalihaLek data) { var sb = new StringBuilder(); using (var tw = new System.IO.StringWriter(sb)) { Newtonsoft.Json.JsonTextWriter jsonWriter = new JsonTextWriter(tw); jsonWriter.WriteStartObject(); jsonWriter.WriteRaw(JsonConvert .SerializeObject(data) .Substring(1) .TrimEnd('}')); jsonWriter.WriteRaw(","); int inx = 0; foreach (var item in data.ListaLek) { var str = $"{inx++}"; jsonWriter.WritePropertyName(str); jsonWriter.WriteRawValue(JsonConvert.SerializeObject(item)); } jsonWriter.WriteEndObject(); jsonWriter.Close(); } return System.Text.Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(sb.ToString()); }
Q: How to show a tensor is symmetric What is the best method for showing that a tensor is a symmetric tensor? For instance, I would like to show that the second fundamental form $$II_{ab}=\nabla^T_a \hat{n}_b \big\vert_\Sigma$$ where $\Sigma$ is a restriction to a hypersurface is a symmetric tensor. I thought about using the theorem that states "the product of a symmetric and antisymmetric tensor is zero" might be a way to do this, but am not sure if there's an easier method for showing such a tensor is symmetric. A: Look at how the tensor acts on the two vectors $a$ and $b$. And then compare this to the result when you interchanged $a$ and $b$. If the result is the same for general $a, b$ then you have your proof.
Regulation of rat glutathione S-transferase Ya subunit gene expression. DNA-protein interaction at the antioxidant responsive element. We have characterized the interaction of the antioxidant responsive element (ARE) in the 5'-flanking region of the rat glutathione S-transferase Ya subunit gene with its trans-acting factor. The ARE core sequence, 5'-ggTGACaaaGC-3', previously identified as the cis-acting element required for activation of the Ya subunit gene by planar aromatic compounds and phenolic antioxidants, is shown to be the high affinity recognition motif for a trans-acting factor(s) as determined by gel mobility shift assays as well as methylation interference and protection studies. The DNA-protein interaction appears to occur in the major groove and involves the GpG dinucleotide preceding and the G residue within the TGAC tetramer on the coding strand of the core sequence. In addition, DNase I protection analysis maps an extended region 5' from the core recognition motif, which was shown previously to be essential for basal activity of the ARE. The trans-acting factor is present in nuclear extracts from untreated and tert-butylhydroquinone-treated cells as determined by photochemical cross-linking experiments. The cross-linked protein appears to be a heterodimer with subunit molecular weights of approximately 28,000 and approximately 45,000.
In the AM, 25 back to the water blind in the morning. They are: 1-5-7-8-10-11-12-15-17-18-19-20-21-23-24-25-27-30-32-34-35-36-37-38-39 10-20-2013, 01:06 PM Troopers Mom 15 back to the 4th in the AM. They are: 1-5-7-8-10-11-15-18-19-21-23-24-27-30-35 10-20-2013, 05:04 PM jollydog A special congratulations to Martha and Tubb For their open win! 2 weekends in a row for Tubb!!! Congratulations to Mark Edwards and Briley with the 2nd, Tim Milligan and Dealer were 3rd with Tim and Boo 4th. Unofficial results - 2nd hand info
Modern communications systems are increasing in bandwidth requirements, causing greater needs for broadband antennas. Nature, in the present physics may impose fundamental limitations on instantaneous gain bandwidth relative to antenna size and shape. The thin ½ wave wire dipole antenna can have 3 dB gain bandwidth of 13 percent and 2.0 to 1 VSWR bandwidth of only 4.5 percent. This is often not adequate. Broadband dipoles are an alternative to the wire dipole. These preferably utilize cone radiating elements which are better fitted to wave expansion, rather than thin wires. A biconical dipole having, for example, a conical flare angle of ½π radians has essentially a high pass filter response, from a lower cut off frequency. Such an antenna provides higher bandwidth, and a response of 10 or more octaves may be achieved. In current, everyday communications devices, many different types of conical antennas, such as biconical dipoles, conical monopoles and discone antennas are used in a variety of different ways. These antennas, however, are sometimes expensive or difficult to manufacture and flat planar antennas may be preferable. Antenna shapes may be classified as linear, planar or 3 dimensional. Many applications, such as land mobile, may require thin planar antennas with vertical polarization when mounted in a horizontal plane. Such antennas can be planar monopoles, sometimes known as microstrip “patch” antennas. The advantages of these antennas including printed circuit manufacture, being mountable in low profile, and having high gain and efficiency have made them the antennas of choice in many applications. However, microstrip patch antennas typically are efficient only in a narrow frequency band. They are poorly shaped for wave expansion, such that microstrip antenna bandwidth is proportional to antenna thickness. Bandwidth can even approach zero with vanishing thickness (for example, see Munson, page 7-8 “Antenna Engineering Handbook”, 2nd ed., H. Jasik ed.). Simple antennas can provide quadratic “single dip” frequency responses, akin to resonant circuits. For instance, a center fed ½ wave wire dipole has an impedance response similar to a series resonant circuit plus a resistor. Multiple tuning has been described as a way to increase instantaneous gain bandwidth from small, simple antennas. In multiple tuning, an antenna may exhibit a rippled frequency response of many “dips” and “peaks”, corresponding to staggered resonances in frequency. Wheeler has shown that multiple tuned antennas can provide up to 3π the bandwidth of single tuned antennas: H. Wheeler, “The Wide-Band Matching Area for a Small Antenna”, IEEE Trans. Antennas and Propagation, Vol. AP-31, No. 2 March 1983. External impedance compensation networks, e.g. of the inductor capacitor (LC ladder) type, may be used to increase bandwidth by multiple tuning single tuned narrowband antennas. The LC network may connect at the antenna driving points between the antenna and the feedline, and the antenna becomes the final resonant section and a load, to a cascade of resonant filter sections. It may be preferable however to obtain the multiple tuned broadband responses directly from the antenna structure, without external compensation networks, for ease of manufacture, power handling and efficiency. Filter theory may be applied to antenna responses, and multiple tuned frequency responses tailored to polynomials. For example, a Butterworth polynomial may be used for minimal ripple or a Chebyshev polynomial for maximum bandwidth to a controlled ripple. The bent stacked slot antenna (BSSA) achieves a relatively wide bandwidth and small size and makes use of a center strip of a middle patch as an integrated impedance matching unit. An example of such an antenna is described in the European published patent application EP 795926. However, a disadvantage with the BSSA type of antenna is the relatively narrow bandwidth. U.S. Pat. No. 5,003,318, to Berneking et al. entitled “Dual Frequency Microstrip Patch Antenna With Capacitively Coupled Feed Pins” describes a planar ground plane antenna with two coaxial feeds or ports. Two separate antennas are collocated in space, each single tuned. U.S. Pat. No. 6,501,427 to Lilly et al. entitled “Tunable Patch Antenna” is directed to a patch antenna including a segmented patch and reed like MEMS switches on a substrate. Segments of the structure can be switched to reconfigure the antenna, providing a broad tunable bandwidth. Instantaneous bandwidth may be unaffected however. U.S. Pat. No. 7,126,538 to Sampo entitled “Microstrip antenna” is directed to a microstrip antenna with a dielectric member disposed on a grounded conductive plate. A patch antenna element is disposed on the dielectric member. U.S. Pat. No. 7,109,926 to du Toit entitled “Stacked patch antenna” discloses a stacked antenna, including a lower patch which may include a coplanar microstrip capable of feeding the stacked antenna and an upper patch which may include a slot-like part thereon and coupled to the upper patch. This antenna also requires a ground plane. There is a need for a relatively thin or horizontally planar antenna that has a wider instantaneous bandwidth, is more omnidirectional, is for vertical polarization transmission and reception and/or does not require a ground plane.
Introduction {#Sec1} ============ Pelvic organ prolapse (POP) is a significant health issue in females worldwide \[[@CR1], [@CR2]\]. There are approximately 250,000 procedures annually in the USA for POP, with as many as 29% of women having to undergo repeat surgery \[[@CR2]\]. Traditional anterior repair of cystocele or anterior compartment prolapse utilizing the patient's own tissue is a compensatory procedure that utilizes weakened and/or damaged tissue and has reported failure rates in the range of 40--60% \[[@CR3]\]. Additionally, plication or colporrhaphy techniques address only midline defects in the anterior compartment and do not provide any apical support which may also contribute to the failure rates seen with this type of repair \[[@CR3]\]. Abdominal Y-mesh sacralcolpopexy has the highest cure rates in the literature for vault prolapse, and the benefit of utilizing mesh in this particular repair seems to outweigh the risks \[[@CR4]\]. It results in anatomic repair with minimal tension and does not rely on the patients weakened tissue to maintain support. With the success of apical graft use, more recently, graft augmentation of prolapse repair has been utilized via the vaginal route. A recent Cochrane review has confirmed that mesh use in the anterior compartment has a lower failure rate versus traditional repair \[[@CR5], [@CR6]\]. Mesh trocar-based kits such as Perigee and Prolift were developed to try to simplify the placement of mesh, and initial studies have shown cure rates in the range of 87--96% \[[@CR7]--[@CR9]\]. These first-generation kits all required needles to be passed through the groins and obturator space with mesh arms subsequently pulled through this same space to attach the body of the graft to the levator muscles. Although many studies have shown successful cure rates when used by experienced surgeons in the right patient population, complications resulting from the external needle passes such as visceral and vascular injury as well as post-operative mesh complications have been concerning \[[@CR9]--[@CR11]\]. Vaginal or pelvic pain from the mesh arms being too tight, as well as issues such as rates of mesh extrusion as high as 15%, have been reported \[[@CR12]--[@CR14]\]. Additionally, a shortfall of most of these first-generation kits, is that they did not offer true level I or apical support in the anterior compartment, which may have led to apical failure. In an attempt to both benefit from the advantages of mesh use in the anterior compartment and also decrease some of the associated risks seen in the first-generation kits, a new single-incision vaginal approach was developed that utilizes a lighter and less-dense type I polpypropylene mesh (Intepro Lite, AMS) and eliminates all blind external needle passes. It also obtains true level I support through an anterior approach, by attaching the mesh, in an adjustable, tension-free matter to the sacrospinous ligaments via a novel and very minimally invasive fixation technique involving small self-fixating tips attached to the apical mesh arms. The purpose of the current study is to report the outcomes on a group of patients that underwent this procedure for treatment of symptomatic anerior compartment and/or apical prolapse at our specialty urogynecology center. Materials and methods {#Sec2} ===================== This study is a descriptive retrospective case series of 60 consecutive women with symptomatic stage 2 or greater anterior compartment prolapse (cystocele) that underwent anterior repair with mesh graft augmentation and vaginal vault suspension through a single transvaginal incision utilizing the Anterior Elevate by AMS (American Medical Systems, Minnetonka, MN, USA) system over a consecutive 12-month period at our center. Comprehensive pre-operative urogynecologic exams were completed including prolapse quantification utilizing the International Continence Society Pelvic Organ Prolapse Quantification (POP-Q) staging system. Inclusion criteria were patients with symptomatic anterior compartment prolapse ≥stage 2 that received the Anterior Elevate procedure over a consecutive 12-month timeframe at our center. Exclusion criteria included any patient that had any other vault suspension procedure at the time of the surgery. Additional testing included complex urodynamic testing to evaluate for the presence of concomitant stress urinary incontinence (SUI) (or detrusor instability) with and without the patient's prolapse reduced. If SUI was documented on urodynamic testing with or without the prolapse reduced, the patient was scheduled for a sub-urethral mesh tape sling procedure at the time of surgery. A sling was not placed prophylactically in any patient if SUI was not seen on testing. Procedure technique {#Sec3} ------------------- The procedure is begun with injection of a hydrodissection solution (25 cc of 1% lidocaine with epinephrine 1:200,000 diluted in 250 cc of saline) into the anterior vaginal wall. Typically, 40--60 cc of this solution is utilized. A 3 to 4-cm vertical incision is then made in the anterior vaginal wall starting at the level of the bladder neck towards the vaginal vault or the cervix. The incision is kept as small as possible and is NOT taken all the way to the apex of vagina. If the uterus was in situ, it was left in place in the current trial. A full-thickness dissection is then completed in the relatively avascular vesico-vaginal space out to the pelvic sidewalls and then up to the ischial spines bilaterally. Once the spine is reached, a medial sweep with the index and/or middle finger is completed to isolate the sacropinous ligament (SSL). It should be noted that the retropubic space does not need to be entered, nor does the ligament need to be visualized. The bladder should also be dissected off of the cervix or vaginal vault. The bladder neck arms of the graft are placed into the obturator internus muscle at the level of the bladder neck with their small self-fixating tips. The separate apical arms are then placed in the SSLs bilaterally approximately 2 cm medial to the ischial spine (Fig. [1](#Fig1){ref-type="fig"}). The apical portion of the graft is then fed over the arms attached to the SSLs and the vault adjusted into place in a tension free manner with an adjusting tool provided. Two 2--0 PDS sutures are used to attach the graft in the midline to the pericervical ring or the vaginal cuff. Once the final adjustment is reached, the graft is locked in place with small locking eyelets and the excess mesh cut off of the apical arms. Minimal to no vaginal epithelium is excised and the incision closed with a 2--0 delayed absorbable suture in a running-locked fashion. Cystoscopy is completed, foley catheter and vaginal packing placed for 24 h.Fig. 1Apical arm of the Elevate system placed into the sacropinous ligament 2 cm medial to the ischial spine. (Reproduced with permission from AMS) If an incontinence procedure was completed concomitantly, a separate sub-urethral incision was made and the tension-free sling placed utilizing standard technique. Remaining prolapse procedures were then completed as necessary. If stable, patients were discharged home on post-operative day 1. Vaginal estrogen cream was started 1 week post-operatively and used every other day. Patients were evaluated in the office at 4 weeks, 3 months, 6 months and then every 6 months thereafter. ICS POP-Q staging was completed as well as subjective assessment of prolapse (feeling or seeing a bulge), incontinence and urinary urgency and frequency symptoms. Quality of life questionnaires utilized were the Incontinence Impact Questionnaire-Short form (IIQ-7) and the Urogenital Distress Inventory-Short form (UDI-6). Objective cure was defined if the midline anterior vaginal wall (points Aa and Ba) was \<1.0 − 1.0 cm inside the hymenal ring and the apex was also less than or equal to stage I. Results {#Sec4} ======= Patient demographics are presented in Table [1](#Tab1){ref-type="table"}. Of the 60 patients, 11 (18.4%) had stage 2 prolapse, 43(71.6%) stage 3, and 6 (10%) had stage 4 on pre-operative pelvic examination and POP-Q scoring. The mean Ba value (±SD) was +2.04 ± 1.3 cm outside the vaginal opening, average C value (±SD) was −2.7 ± 2.9. Sixteen (26.6%) patients had previous anterior vaginal wall repairs and had recurrent cystoceles. Seventy-seven percent of patients had clinically significant apical prolapse. SUI was present in 61.6% of patients and tension-free tape slings were placed at the time of their surgeries. Twenty-six patients (43.3%) presented with SUI and 11 (18.3%) were discovered to have occult stress leakage with their prolapse reduced during urodynamic testing. Concomitant procedures at time of surgery included, 26/60 patients (43.3%) with posterior repair (16 with mesh grafts, 10 no graft used). No patient had any other vault support besides the Anterior Elevate and no patient underwent hysterectomy (27% of patients had their uterus in situ) (Table [2](#Tab2){ref-type="table"}). Nineteen patients (31.6%) were sexually active prior to surgery.Table 1Demographics*N* = 60Age (years ± SD)70.8 ± 6.1 (range 51--81)Parity2.8 ± 1.6 (range 0--8)Previous hysterectomy*N* = 44 (73%)Menopausal*N* = 59 (98.4%)Estrogen use*N* = 19 (31.6%)Previous repair*N* = 16 (26.6%)\>1 Previous repair*N* = 5 (8.3%)Prolapse stageII*N* = 11 (18.4%)III*N* = 43 (71.6%)IV*N* = 6 (10.0%)Table 2Concomitant proceduresProcedure*n*%Hysterectomy00Sling Mini-sling3355 TOT23.3 TVT23.3Posterior repair No graft1016.6 Mesh graft1626.6 Average blood loss was 47 cc (range 25--125 cc) and was deemed minimal. There were no post-operative bleeds or hematomas and no patient had to be taken back to the O.R. for bleeding or pain. There was one midline cystotomy above the trigone
Q: List folder ftp sort() expects parameter 1 to be array My code: function listar_pastas($pasta) { $this->lista = ftp_nlist($this->conexao,$pasta); sort($this->lista); foreach ($this->lista as $objeto) { if($this->verificar_pasta($objeto)) { $pastas[] = $objeto; } } return $pastas; } Secund code: $ftp = new FTP(); $ftp->conectar("host"); $ftp->autenticar("user","pass"); $array_pastas = $ftp->listar_pastas("."); foreach ($array_pastas as $pasta) { if($pasta != "." && $pasta != "..") { $total_musicas = $ftp->total_arquivos($pasta,"mp3"); echo '<option value="'.$pasta.'">'.$pasta.' ('.$total_musicas.')</option>'; } } Return erro: [08-Aug-2014 06:29:55 UTC] PHP Warning: sort() expects parameter 1 to be array, boolean given in /home/cassiano/public_html/admin/inc/classe.ftp.php on line 44 [08-Aug-2014 06:29:55 UTC] PHP Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in /home/cassiano/public_html/admin/inc/classe.ftp.php on line 46 [08-Aug-2014 06:29:55 UTC] PHP Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in /home/cassiano/public_html/gerenciar-musicas.php on line 153 [08-Aug-2014 06:29:57 UTC] PHP Warning: sort() expects parameter 1 to be array, boolean given in /home/cassiano/public_html/admin/inc/classe.ftp.php on line 44 Ps: The Same code is working on another server! But on my new server I get this error. A: You are assuming everything works as should. But, you should catch the errors. For example: ftp_nlist return FALSE on error: "Returns an array of filenames from the specified directory on success or FALSE on error.". You case for that particular function should be: $this->lista = ftp_nlist($this->conexao,$pasta); if ($this->lista !== FALSE) { sort($this->lista); foreach ($this->lista as $objeto) { if($this->verificar_pasta($objeto)) { $pastas[] = $objeto; } } return $pastas; } else { echo 'Unable to list files in the given directory'; die(); } You should catch the errors for ALL your functions.
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LG has launched its new tablet LG Pad III 10.1 FHD LTE. The name of the device itself confirms the screen size. This tablet is now only available South Korea for KRW 429,000. LG also confirmed that a variant of the tablet with Stylus Pen will also be launched early next year. LG G Pad III 10.1 LTE comes with 10.1 inch Full HD display. It runs on Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow. This tablet is powered by an octa-core 1.5GHz processor with 2 GB RAM. This tablet offers 32 Gb internal storage that can be expanded up to 2TB.
Q: Fat-Free-Framework global variables and functions I'm new to fat free framework and i'm a little bit confused about the global variables. $f3->route('GET /@page','display'); function display($f3) { echo 'I cannot object to an object' . $f3->get('PARAMS.page'); }; $f3->run(); Here i'm using GET /@page as a token for the url route. In the function i then use $f3->get('PARAMS.page') to get the value of that variable. Since $f3->get is the method to get a global variable, why do i have to pass the $f3 class to the function. The below code doesn't work ($f3 class not passed to the function). $f3->route('GET /@page','display'); function display() { echo 'I cannot object to an object' . $f3->get('PARAMS.page'); }; $f3->run(); So my question is: why do i have to pass the $f3 class to the function? Thx... A: The F3 instance variable which is declared at the very start of your index.php ($f3=require...) can be retrieved anywhere in the code using the static call $f3=Base::instance(). Anyway, for convenience purpose, at routing time this F3 instance as well as the route parameters are passed to the route handler. Therefore, instead of defining your route handler as: function display() { $f3=Base::instance(); echo 'I cannot object to an object' . $f3->get('PARAMS.page'); }; you could define it as: function display($f3) { echo 'I cannot object to an object' . $f3->get('PARAMS.page'); }; or even better: function display($f3,$params) { echo 'I cannot object to an object' . $params['page']; }; These 3 functions are absolutely identical so you should pick up the one that you understand best. But you should remember that $f3 and $params are only passed at routing time, which means to 3 functions: the route handler, the beforeRoute() hook and the afterRoute() hook. Anywhere else in the code (including inside a class constructor), you should call Base::instance() to retrieve the F3 instance. PS: your question being "why do i have to pass the $f3 class to the function?", I would suggest you to rename its title to reflect it. UPDATE: Since release 3.2.1, the F3 instance is also passed to the constructor of the route handler class: class myClass { function display($f3,$params) { echo 'I cannot object to an object' . $params['page']; } function __construct($f3) { //do something with $f3 } }
Q: How to pair a beer with a glass? I have recently begun to learn somethings about beer and I suddenly noticed that, for a while now, I have always been served similar types of beer on different looking beer glasses... which is confusing me. It could be human error, but it's got me wondering what beer glasses should I really be sipping from? So I decided to get some beer glasses, and what do I find? A plethora of beer glasses, all kinds and funky shapes, where not one glass is like the next. It makes me feel like the beer glass industry is very opinionated, rather than factual, and I need to know how to choose correctly. Could anyone please instruct me on the general type of beers and how they pair with beer glasses, as well as why x glass goes with y beer? A: It might sound snobbish to be peckish about the type of glass but the glass does influence the taste of the beer. Some things are: - the thickness of the glass. A thin glass invites to a more delicate way of drinking, a really thick glass would let you expect a sturdier beer. - the surface compared to the volume of beer. A big surface gives a change to let of more aroma's but I would think you also need a little more foam. - the capacity to keep the aroma's. As pointed out by Rube. Think of a cognac glass versus a vase. Some glasses also take in you nose deeper than others. - the way the beer flows. The shape of the glass how quickly you can drink it without spilling. Think of kwak, you HAVE to drink the last very carefully. So to answer your question: there are many factors how the glass influences how you taste a beer. What's best is very subjective. You could at first stick to the opinion of the brewer, what he finds the best glass for it. If you like the taste with an other glass better, use that. I would not approach this as a hard science. Brewers might choose a specific glass to "stand out". A: Beer glasses are mainly a product of the region in which the beer was originated and therefore tied to a specific beer. Belgian beers - Normally served in goblets because the beers have very complex aromas and the shape of the glass can help present and concentrate them for consumption. British beers - Normally served in the "nonic" glass. Simply a glass that is easier to hold in the hand whilst standing around the pub. Normally associated with most British ales. Pilsner - High sided flute to concentrate the hop aroma and show off the high carbonation of Pilsners. Weissbeir - German wheat beers are usually served in tall glasses to show off the cloudy beer and also the creamy tall head of foam. Scottish Ale - a Thistle glass designed to evoke the image of the national flower of Scotland. Stout - Popularized by Guinness, a glass designed to show off the nitrogen bubbles.
Q: How to install dkim-filter by apt-get? In tutorial, DKIM is installed by sudo apt-get install dkim-filter I wonder why on my Ubuntu 10.10, I am unable to do this as I receive error of E: Unable to locate package dkim-filter How can I install DKIM by apt-get? A: Maybe because it is not there anymore in 10.10: Package "dkim-filter" WARNING: the "dkim-filter" package was deleted from this repository Name: dkim-filter Description: DomainKeys Identified Mail (DKIM) Milter implementation Implements a Sendmail Mail Filter (Milter) for the DomainKeys Identified Mail (DKIM) standard. DKIM provides a way for senders to confirm their identity when sending email by adding a cryptographic signature to the headers of the message. The dkim-milter implements both signing and verification. Latest version: *DELETED* Release: maverick (10.10) Level: base Repository: universe Head package: dkim-milter However I've found this googling a little bit. Just download the .deb file an install it.
[Construction of Corynebacterium glutamicum/E. coli shuttle promoter-probe vector]. Based on the replication origins of the C. glutamicum pXZ10145 and the Escherichia coli ColE1 plasmid, a novel Corynebacterium glutamicum/Escherichia coli shuttle vector pAK6 was constructed. This vector was able to replicate in C. glutamicum and E. coli. Plasmid pAK6 carried multiple cloning site useful for gene cloning, kanamysin- and ampicillin-resistance-encoding gene. Furtherly based on the shuttle vector pAK6, a promoter-probe vector was developed for the isolation of promoter elements from C. glutamicum . This vector carried the promoterless chloramphenicol acetyltranstersae (CAT) gene as a reporter downstream from useful cloning site. For testing this promoter-probe vector, C. glutamicum genomic DNA was digested to completion with Sau3AI and the fragments shot-gun cloned into its unique Bgl II. Two fragments exhibiting promoter activity were isolated. By measuring CAT activity, the strength of promoter fragments was assayed. After being sequenced, promoter sequences were predicted by using BDGP Neural Network Promoter Prediction V2.2 and the similarities to the regions of the consensus promoter sequence or the known promoters were confirmed.
Firaya Sultanova-Zhdanova Firaya Rifkatovna Sultanova-Zhdanova (; born April 29, 1961 in Tyukovo, Tatarstan) is a retired female long-distance runner from Russia. She set her personal best in the women's marathon on June 21, 2003 in Duluth, Minnesota, clocking 2:27:05. Sultanova represented Russia at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, where she failed to reach the final of the women's 10,000 metres competition. Achievements References marathoninfo Category:1961 births Category:Living people Category:Russian female long-distance runners Category:Olympic athletes of Russia Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Category:Tatar people of Russia
Enron opens an office in Japan. Get the details in eBiz. Also in this issue: FERC suggests overhaul for California ENA's focus on upstream services Cyber Cafe in Dabhol It's all in the latest eBiz. Go to home.enron.com, click Publications, then click eBiz, and "eBiz November 3, 2000."
Mutations in transmembrane domains 5 and 7 of the human excitatory amino acid transporter 1 affect the substrate-activated anion channel. L-Glutamate is the predominant excitatory neurotransmitter in the brain, and its extracellular concentration is tightly controlled by the excitatory amino acid transporters (EAATs). The transport of 1 glutamate molecule is coupled to the cotransport of 3 Na+ and 1 H+ and the countertransport of 1 K+. In addition to substrate transport, the binding of glutamate and Na+ activates an anion current which is thermodynamically uncoupled from the transport process. We have identified three amino acid residues in EAAT1 (D272 in TM5, K384 and R385 in TM7) that influence the amplitude of the anion channel current relative to the transport current. Transporters containing the mutations R268A, D272A, D272K, K384A, K384D, R385A, and R385D were expressed in Xenopus laevis oocytes and their transport and anion channel functions measured using the two-electrode voltage clamp techniques. The D272, K384, and R385 mutant transporters showed no change in transport properties but have increased levels of anion channel activity compared to wild-type transporters. These results identify additional residues of the EAAT1 transporter that may contribute to the gating mechanism of the anion channel of glutamate transporters and also provide hints as to how substrate binding leads to channel activation.
History of landscape architecture The discussion of the history of landscape architecture is a complex endeavor as it shares much of its history with that of landscape gardening and architecture, spanning the entirety of man's existence. However, it was not until relatively recent history that the term "landscape architecture" or even "landscape architect" came into common use. Early history For the period before 1800, the history of landscape architecture, formally landscape gardening, is largely that of master planning and garden design for manor houses, palaces and royal properties, religious complexes, and centers of government. An example is the extensive work by André Le Nôtre for King Louis XIV of France at the Palace of Versailles. The first person to write of "making" a landscape was Joseph Addison in a series of essays entitled "On the Pleasures of the Imagination" in 1712 The term landscape architecture was first used by Gilbert Laing Meason in his book On The Landscape Architecture of the Great Painters of Italy (London, 1828). Meason was born in Scotland and did not have the opportunity to visit Italy, but he admired the relationship between architecture and landscape in the great landscape paintings and drew upon Vitruvius' Ten Books on Architecture to find principles and the relationship between built form and natural form. The term was then taken up by John Claudius Loudon and used to describe a specific type of architecture, suited to being placed in designed landscapes. Loudon was admired by the American designer and theorist Andrew Jackson Downing and landscape architecture was the subject of a chapter in Downing's book A Treatise on the Theory and Practice of Landscape Gardening, Adapted to North America (1841). First years This led to its adoption by Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux. Olmsted and a man named George Oskar gave a different slant to the meaning of 'landscape architecture', using the term to describe the whole professional task of designing a composition of planting, landform, water, paving and other structures. Their first use of the term was in the winning entry for the design of Central Park in New York City. Olmsted and Vaux then in 1863 adopted landscape architect as a professional title and used it to describe their work for the planning of urban park systems. Olmsted's project for the Emerald Necklace in Boston was widely admired and led to the use of landscape architect as a professional title in Europe, initially by Patrick Geddes and Thomas Mawson. Frederick Law Olmsted and Beatrix Farrand, with eight other leading practitioners Modern time Landscape architect has since become a worldwide profession, submitted for recognition by the International Labour Organization and represented on a world-wide basis by the International Federation of Landscape Architects. Garrett Eckbo and Dan Kiley were prominent modernist landscape architects in the mid-20th century. Their work is represented by a shift away from what might be termed the wild garden aesthetic of earlier landscape architects influenced by Romantic Naturalism, and toward a more spare and rectilinear aesthetic. Both studied under Warren Manning at Harvard, who in turn had studied under Frederick Law Olmsted. Several landscape architects practicing in the 1980s and 1990s moved the discipline beyond its roots in High Modernism. These include Martha Schwartz, Peter Walker, and Michael Van Valkenburgh. Starting in the mid-1990s, a new disciplinary shift occurred toward what has been called Landscape urbanism, a term that attempts to merge urban design, infrastructure design and landscape. Publications Three remarkable histories of the landscape architecture profession were published in the 1970s. A first comprehensive history of landscape architecture, as distinct from the history of gardening was written by Norman T Newton with the title Design on the land: the development of landscape architecture (Belknap/Harvard 1971). The book has 42 chapters. The first three chapters are on Ancient Times, The Middle Ages, and The World of Islam. The last three chapters are on Urban Open-Space Systems, Variations in Professional Practice and the Conservation of Natural Resources. This reflects the development of landscape architecture from a focus on private gardens, in the ancient world, to a focus on the planning and design of public open space in the modern world. Since kings used to be responsible for the provision of public goods (irrigation, streets, town walls, parks and other environmental goods) the distinction between public and private was not quite the same in the ancient world as it is in the modern world. A second comprehensive history of landscape architecture with the title History of Landscape Architecture was published in 1973 by George B Tobey. It extends from 5000 BC, through the development of agriculture and towns to the design of gardens, parks and garden cities. This represents a broader view of landscape architecture than that of Newton and would have been well suited to Newton's title 'Design on the land'. A third comprehensive history of landscape architecture was published by Geoffrey and Susan Jellicoe in 1975 with the title The landscape of man: shaping the environment from prehistory to the present day (Thames and Hudson, 1975). The book has 27 chapters and is more comprehensive than its predecessors, geographically, artistically and philosophically. Like Bannister Fletcher's History of Architecture, the book has introductory sections (e.g. on environment, social history, philosophy, expression, architecture, landscape) and then a series of examples with plans and photographs. Many of the examples are parks and gardens but the book also includes the layout of temples, towns, forests and other projects concerned with 'shaping the environment'. Related fine arts and representation The fine arts and landscape architecture have been interwoven in the outstanding professionals' methods. A history of landscape architecture, including the natural and designed the landscape and of public and private gardens: also includes the crucial professional component of artistic and technical representation, which have always been responsible for visualizing and communicating – the creative concepts, ideas, designs, options, 'manifested theories', and guiding aesthetic principles – between the landscape architect and the clients, builders, and interested parties. A few of the media and methods are unchanged, while most have evolved over the centuries to reflect new artistic methods and graphic supplies. Almost timeless are the fine arts media of charcoal sketch, oil paint, watercolor, pen and ink drawing, sculpture, and etching. Those were joined by: print-making; by film photography for prints, slides, and movies; collage and built up layered images; model making, and other techniques. Since the late 20th century the introduction of computers, numerous formatting uses for scanning and printing, the wide array of options with digital technology for drawing, images and site videos; and the nearly infinite reach of the internet have revolutionized how to explore and interact to share creative intent. These have also facilitated effective communicating collaboratively within the project team, clients, and involved people the world. Related fine arts Two-dimensional arts Printmaking, frescos Oil painting, watercolor Drawing, sketching Photography Black-and-white and Color (prints, slides) Full spectrum, Ultraviolet, and Infrared (art & site analysis) Digital art Computer art, Multimedia art, New media art Digital art, Digital photography (images, videos) Three-dimensional arts Sculpture Environmental sculpture Sculpture Sculpture garden social sculpture Public art Land or Earth art Environmental art Land art Earthworks (art) Land Arts of the American West Sustainable art See also History of gardening Landscape architecture Landscape planning History of Parks and Gardens of Paris References Further reading The profession of Landscape Architecture in Australia originally published by Margaret Hendry in 1997 Category:Landscape Category:Landscape architecture Category:Landscape design history
Superficial siderosis of the CNS: report of three cases and review of the literature. Superficial siderosis (SS) is a rare entity. A chronic subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) leads to the deposition of ferric pigments and ions in the surface of the central nervous system (CNS). The cause of this hemorrhage is identified in half of the cases. The disease progresses slowly and the damage is often irreversible by the time diagnosis is established. The management focuses on the identification and ablation of the bleeding source. Knowledge about this entity is based on sporadic reports. We describe three cases of superficial siderosis and briefly review the literature.
Disclosure: No potential conflicts of interest were disclosed. Introduction {#j_raon-2014-0040_s_001} ============ Ectopic spleen tissue takes two forms, it is either congenital and presents as accessory spleens or an acquired condition, called splenosis. Splenosis occurs as un-encapsulated splenic tissue localized outside the spleen. It is a benign condition, most commonly linked to splenic trauma or splenectomy. Post traumatic splenosis is believed to be a rare state; however, it is more likely only to be under-recognized. Patients are in fact most often asymptomatic and the majority of cases are diagnosed by coincidence.[@j_raon-2014-0040_ref_001] As a rule, there are multiple splenic tissue implants embedded in serous surfaces of abdominal cavity such as mesentery, omentum, surfaces of the colon or diaphragm. After penetrating abdominal trauma, extraperitoneal splenosis has also been reported in subcutaneous tissue, pleural cavity or pericardium.[@j_raon-2014-0040_ref_002]-[@j_raon-2014-0040_ref_005] Rarely, splenic tissue can implant in parenchyma of a visceral organ such as liver. In that case, the condition is defined as hepatic splenosis. Mechanism of splenic tissue spread is not completely understood. One of the hypotheses postulates invagination of splenic implants into sub-capsular area of the liver after spleen trauma. Alternatively, deep-seated hepatic splenic nodules would results from the microembolisation via the splenic vein. Nodular lesions in liver parenchyma are non-specific on imaging and can mimic malignant as well as benign lesions.[@j_raon-2014-0040_ref_006] Exploratory laparoscopy is the least invasive method for reaching definitive diagnosis and is the most suitable, especially in patients with history of malignant disease where liver metastases are suspected. Case report {#j_raon-2014-0040_s_002} =========== A 22-year old Caucasian male was presented after operative procedure due to left-sided inguinal hernia, during which a cystic mass inside of hernial sac was revealed. Histology of the tumour disclosed it to be mature cystic teratoma. The patient was treated for immature teratoma with a prevalence of neuroepithelial components and with high mitotic activity 22 years prior and the tumour most likely originated from retained right testicle. Surgical procedure was performed on day 6 after birth. The tumour had perforated and was macroscopically removed. He received 3 cycles of chemotherapy with vincristine, actinomycin D, cyclophosphamide and cisplatin in the adjuvant setting. On follow-up examinations there were no signs of relapse. At the age of 4 he underwent splenectomy after a motor vehicle accident. For the past year he had been treated for Henoch--Schönlein purpura with renal impairment, he was receiving methylprednisolone. After the operative procedure for hernia, patient's alpha-fetoprotein (AFP), Beta unit of human Chorionic Gonadotropin (Beta hCG) and Lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) levels were within normal ranges: AFP 2.2 kU/L (\< 5.8), Beta hCG \< 0.1 U/L (\< 2.0), LDH 2.25 ukat/L (\< 4.13). Additional laboratory testing revealed thrombocyte count 491 \*109 /L (140--340), neutrophil count 77.7% (40--75%), lymphocyte count 17.3% (20--40%), eosinophil count 0.7% (1--6%), and sedimentation rate 29 mm/h (\< 19). Electrolyte concentrations, liver function tests, LDH and thyroid hormones were within normal limits. Imaging diagnostics were performed for disease staging. Scrotal ultrasound revealed small left-sided hydrocele, and no suspicious lesions in left testicle. Left epididymis seemed appropriate. Computed tomography (CT) scan of thoracic organs demonstrated no signs of disease progression. However, on abdominal CT scan two poorly demarcated areas in the 6th liver segment and under the capsule were seen in portal phase of contrast enhancement ([Figure 1](#j_raon-2014-0040_fig_001){ref-type="fig"}). There was also small perihepatic oval shaped peritoneal solid lesion of same appearance. Liver size was normal. ![CT; portal phase of contrast enhancement - subtle hypodense lesions in 6th liver segment.](j_raon-2014-0040_fig_001){#j_raon-2014-0040_fig_001} With a view to define perihepatic lesions, magnet resonance imaging (MRI) with hepatospecific contrast medium (Gd-EOB-DTPA disodium, i.e. Primovist, Bayer Pharma AG) was performed. Five round lesions ranging from 0.7 to 2.6 cm in diameter were visible in 2nd, 6th segment and on the border of 6th and 7th segment. They were subcapsularly in liver parenchyma and on the surface of the liver. Lesions were hypointense in T1 weighted images (WI), slightly hyperintense in T2 WI, after administration of hepatospecific contrast medium enhanced during arterial phase, after that they remained hypointense in the late phase images ([Figures 2](#j_raon-2014-0040_fig_002){ref-type="fig"}‒[4](#j_raon-2014-0040_fig_004){ref-type="fig"}). Lesions were suspected to be metastases. ![MRI; **(A)**hypointense hepatic lesion in T1 weighted image (WI); **(B)**T2 fast spin echo (FSE) WI: slightly high signal intensity of hepatic lesion.](j_raon-2014-0040_fig_002){#j_raon-2014-0040_fig_002} ![MRI; hepatic lesions in T1 volume interpolated breathhold examination (VIBE) fat saturated (FS); **(A)** pre-contrast; **(B)**arterial phase; **(C)** portal phase; **(D)** delayed phase (20 minutes) of enhancement.](j_raon-2014-0040_fig_003){#j_raon-2014-0040_fig_003} ![Perihepatic lesion in pre-contrast T1 volume interpolated breathhold examination (VIBE) fat saturated (FS).](j_raon-2014-0040_fig_004){#j_raon-2014-0040_fig_004} The patient underwent two ultrasound guided fine-needle aspiration biopsies. Sonographically lesions were barely seen, mildly hyperechoic ([Figure 5](#j_raon-2014-0040_fig_005){ref-type="fig"}). Obtained samples were unfit to warrant a cytologic diagnosis. ![US; mildly hyperechoic subcapsular hepatic lesions; **(A)**abdominal probe; **(B)**high frequency linear probe.](j_raon-2014-0040_fig_005){#j_raon-2014-0040_fig_005} In order to verify suspicious lesions, laparoscopic excision was carried out and intraoperative frozen section analysis evinced spleen tissue. Histology of the obtained sample confirmed hepatic splenosis. Tumour, a coincidental finding at operative procedure in left inguinal region, was most likely a metastasis of childhood germ cell tumour. There were no signs of disease spread. Treatment of asymptomatic hepatic splenosis was not indicated. Discussion {#j_raon-2014-0040_s_003} ========== Hepatic splenosis is heterotopic autotransplantation of splenic tissue, as a rule it is a consequence of spleen trauma or splenectomy carried out from other reasons. Ectopic splenic tissue in abdominal cavity is present in more than 60% of patients after traumatic splenic rupture; however, isolated hepatic localization is described only in individual cases.6-10 The diagnosis is usually an incidental finding following diagnostics in the scope of another disease, as patients are most often asymptomatic. Mescoli *et al*. report an average time of 29 years between splenectomy and the liver nodules detection.6 The patient in our report underwent splenectomy 18 years before the hepatic splenosis was established. He was subjected to regular follow- up after the treatment for childhood immature teratoma, and intermittent abdominal sonography revealed no lesions in hepatic parenchyma. However, none of the imaging techniques is specific enough to identify hepatic splenosis; ultrasound sensitivity is very poor, CT imaging is moderately sensitive and MRI has high sensitivity. Hypervascular nodular hepatic lesions are most commonly haemangioma, hepatic metastases, hepatic adenoma, focal nodular hyperplasia, hepatocellular carcinoma.11 Strictly peripheral lesions in hepatic parenchyma with peritoneal deposits in spleenless patient should warrant differential diagnosis of splenosis. With respect to childhood tumour, hepatic metastases and/or peritoneal dissemination seemed a plausible differential diagnostic option in presented case. The patient was subjected to operative treatment for abdominal tumour few days after birth. Tumour was linked to undescended right testicle and was histologically diagnosed to be immature teratoma. Data shows a link between intraabdominal teratoma and cryptorchidism in children, also, tumour localization at the *annulus inguinalis profundus* is believed to cause testicular retention.[@j_raon-2014-0040_ref_012] Mature teratoma presenting in our patient's adulthood was considered to be a metastasis of primary childhood tumour and less likely metastatic germ cell tumour originating in left testicle. It is known that contralateral testicular tumour is more often found in patients with history of teratoma and *in situ* disgenesis is present in 9% of the patients.[@j_raon-2014-0040_ref_012] However, clinical examination, biochemistry and imaging excluded left testicle pathology with high probability. Considering differential diagnosis, nodular hepatic and perihepatic lesions could reflect metastases of immature childhood teratoma as well as mature adulthood teratoma. Immature teratomas are known to metastasize to the solid organs, including liver. Metastatic foci can contain histologically more mature elements than found in primary tumour. One of the reasons is retroconversion of metastases to differentiated mature teratoma under the influence of chemotherapy.[@j_raon-2014-0040_ref_014] Mature teratomas are usually asymptomatic and slow growing, 1.8 mm per year on average. That explains the longtime interval between primary tumor management after birth and finding the mature teratoma at the age of 22 in our case. Also, slow growth could explain presence of nodular hepatic lesions, assessed as possible metastases. On the other hand, the origo of metastases could be the adulthood teratoma, as malignant alteration and metastasizing occur in 1 to 2% of mature teratomas.[@j_raon-2014-0040_ref_015] Differential diagnosis of hepatic splenosis is wide and indirect diagnostic procedures are unreliable as opposed to histologic evaluation. Hematological evaluation can be useful in assessing any persistence of functioning splenic tissue and the absence of Howell-Jolly bodies, Heinz bodies or pitted cells on blood smears may be helpful in diagnosing splenosis. However, sensitivity of the test is low, especially when there is only small amount of ectopic splenic tissue. There are no typical radiological features of intrahepatic splenosis. Sonographic appearance is completely unspecific, similar to the current case. Hypoechoic, homogeneous, solid and well circumscribed implants are described in literature, however, in our case lesions were sonographically mildly hyperechoic.[@j_raon-2014-0040_ref_010] In contrast-enhanced CT scans, intrahepatic splenosis is generally revealed as round, oval, or lobular, well circumscribed, non-calcified and homogeneously enhancing. Before injection of contrast medium the implants are usually hypodense or isodense to the liver. In the literature, there are few published descriptions of hepatic splenosis on MRI.[@j_raon-2014-0040_ref_010],[@j_raon-2014-0040_ref_016]-[@j_raon-2014-0040_ref_021] On MRI, the characteristics of splenosis are limited to anecdotal cases that have found such lesions as homogeneous, of low signal intensity in T1 WI
Abandonment cost Abandonment costs or Abandonment expenditure (ABEX) are costs associated with the abandonment of a business venture. Abandonment costs traditionally applied to the process of abandoning an under-producing or non-producing oil or gas well. In that context, it means the removal of equipment, plugging of the well with cement, any environmental clean-up, etc. necessary to shut the well down. It is occasionally referred to as "Removal and Abandonment" or R & A. The objective of well abandonment is to ensure that no hydrocarbons leak into surface water or into the atmosphere. The cost of a routine abandonment of a typical well in the United States is about $5,000 (~Texas average cost in year 2000). If a well has developed a leak that allows gas to flow up the outside of the well casing, finding and correcting the leak can push the cost of abandonment beyond $100,000. Wells that have been used as injectors or have been subject to fracking operation are more likely to develop leaks because the injected substances can create channels that permit uncontrolled flow outside the casing. The term's application has been broadened from its original context to apply to the abandonment of other business ventures, primarily in manufacturing. It is often used in a cost-benefit analysis to determine if a marginal venture should be continued or if it is more financially beneficial to abandon the venture and plow the remaining money into something else in an attempt to recoup the losses. For example, General Motors had some abandonment costs from shutting down the Pontiac and Saturn brands. The existence of abandonment costs in an industry implies that there is no free exit from that industry. See also Psychology of previous investment Capital expenditure References Oilfield Glossary EPA Well Abandonment Cost Form Category:Petroleum economics
Thailand Photo Diary – Part 3 Hi sweethearts. I still have lots of photos from my holiday in Thailand, which means it’s time for another Thailand Photo Diary post! It’s been about a week and a half since I came back to Europe but I miss it everyday and wish I could go back and escape the cold here. Most of these photos were taken our last day in beautiful Krabi, Thailand. :) Like I mentioned in a previous post I love Thai food, we ate these dishes below almost every day for lunch. So yummie! I read many ebooks on my ipad in Thailand. Right now I’m reading the second book in the Blackstone Affair series which is kind of like Fifty Shades. The books are very short (only about 150-200 pages) but I really like the way they are written, especially the second book. Almost every day we enjoyed the beautiful afternoon sun at the Sunset Lounge of the hotel. I’ve already promised to show you more of the hotel we were staying at, my next post will be only about the hotel and our amazing room. Stay tuned… :) Welcome Norwegian New Yorker Hanne Sagstuen is the editor in chief of Beautylovin as well as a fashion model and art director. Beautylovin is the website where she shares her take on life, travel, beauty and everything in between.
Pages Tom Brady Is The Worst Athlete In The NFL. His Combine Stats Prove ThatToo. But Here's Why That Does Not Matter At All: Tom Brady has a remarkable story. No one thought he could do it. And for reasons beyond his entire control. They said he was too unathletic, too slow, too gangly. NFL scouts took this picture of him while at the combine the year he entered the 2000 draft: The most shallow industry in all of America is professional sports. They judge just about every player on physical attributes. Can he jump high? Can he bench press? How long are his arms? How big are his hands? Of all the starting quarterbacks in the NFL right now, Tom Brady had the worst combine. His 40-yard dash time, for example, was THE slowest. Take a look: Name 40 Yard Dash 20 Yard Shuttle 3 Cone Drill Vertical Russell Wilson 4.53 4.09 6.97 34 Colin Kaepernick 4.53 4.18 6.85 32.5 Cam Newton 4.56 4.18 6.92 35 Geno Smith 4.58 n/a n/a n/a Andrew Luck 4.59 4.28 6.8 36 Ryan Tannehill 4.65 n/a n/a n/a Aaron Rodgers 4.71 n/a 7.39 34.5 Ben Roethlisberger 4.75 n/a n/a n/a Jay Cutler 4.77 4.31 7.12 0 Peyton Manning 4.8 n/a n/a n/a Matthew Stafford 4.81 4.47 7.06 30.5 Andy Dalton 4.83 4.27 6.93 29.5 Drew Brees 4.83 4.21 7.09 32 Joe Flacco 4.84 4.27 6.82 28.5 Matt Ryan 4.89 4.51 7.1 24.5 Eli Manning 4.9 n/a n/a n/a Chad Henne 4.92 4.4 7.17 25.5 Tony Romo 5.01 4.2 7.11 30 Nick Foles 5.03 n/a n/a 30.5 Philip Rivers 5.08 n/a n/a n/a Tom Brady 5.28 4.38 7.2 24.5 Tom Brady stuck it to everyone. Of all the starting quarterbacks in the NFL right now, and all of the ones listed above, Tom Brady has had the best career. He's won more Super Bowls than all of them. He's passed for more yards and touchdowns than almost every single one of them too. He will be in the hall of fame. He might even be the greatest quarterback to have ever played. So let this story inspire you, and everyone around you. Forget about the team he plays for. Focus on his story. There's so much more to athletics than physical attributes. Tom Brady is your proof.
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Q: Optimising sorting time in half an hour interval arrays I have developed a small function that will sort array of objects that have lastAccessedTime datetime information into sortedData array that holds same informations but placed in half an hour intervals (preparedData is an array that will hold only start and end time interval information). My question is: is this the best way to achieve expected result? As data array gets bigger the prepareData() gets slower so I need to minimise time to do this preparing. Created a small fiddle to checkout logic https://jsfiddle.net/mtcljiljana/nvfq6h9h/ const data = 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const prepareData = (data) => { const sortedData = []; const startDate = []; const endDate = []; // transform GMT to local time data.forEach(d => { d.lastAccessedTime = moment(d.lastAccessedTime).format('YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm:ss'); }); // sort dates in ascending order data.sort((a, b) => moment(a.lastAccessedTime) - moment(b.lastAccessedTime)); data.forEach(d => { const start = moment(d.lastAccessedTime); let put = sortedData; let endMinutes; let startMinutes; if (start.minute() < 30) { endMinutes = 30 - start.minute(); startMinutes = -start.minute(); } else { endMinutes = 60 - start.minute(); startMinutes = 30 - start.minute(); }; const startTime = moment(start) .add(startMinutes, 'minutes') .add(-start.seconds(), 'seconds') .format('YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm:ss'); const endTime = moment(start) .add(endMinutes, 'minutes') .add(-start.seconds(), 'seconds') .format('YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm:ss'); sortedData.forEach(itm2 => { itm2.forEach(itm3 => { const date = moment(itm3.lastAccessedTime); const min = moment(startTime); const max = moment(endTime); if (date < max && date > min) { put = itm2; } }); }); if (put === sortedData) { startDate.push(startTime); endDate.push(endTime); put.push([d]); } else { put.push(d); }; }); const preparedData = sortedData.map((data, i) => { const object = { startDate: startDate[i], endDate: endDate[i] }; return object; }); console.log(JSON.stringify(sortedData)); console.log(JSON.stringify(preparedData)); }; prepareData(data); A: You could sort the array by using the ISO 8601 date string and take a hash table for grouping the same time slot. var array = [{ lastAccessedTime: "2017-11-16T07:15:41Z", path: "/login.htm" }, { lastAccessedTime: "2017-11-16T07:32:42Z", path: "/login.htm" }, { lastAccessedTime: "2017-11-16T07:32:47Z", path: "/concurrent_users.htm" }, { lastAccessedTime: "2017-11-16T07:36:02Z", path: "/concurrent_users.htm" }, { lastAccessedTime: "2017-11-16T07:36:55Z", path: "/concurrent_users.htm" }, { lastAccessedTime: "2017-11-16T07:37:28Z", 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New Zune 2 Flash-Based Players Confirmed By now those in the know are aware that Microsoft is just about set to release several new Zune media players. Thanks to some drawings over at the FCC website, I can confirm that there are definitely new models in the works. The diagram I was able to dig up shows the label placement on both 4GB and 8GB flash-based player models aimed squarely at the iPod Nano. This drawing all but confirms the leaked photo that Engadget managed to get their hands on yesterday.
A drill bit is a rotating cutting tool for drilling steel products and the like. FIG. 1 shows an exemplary structure of a conventional twist drill bit. The twist drill bit is formed by a cutting portion 1 which is applied to drilling, and a shank 2 which is adapted to discharge chips and is held in a chuck etc. of a cutting machine such as a drilling machine. In general, materials for drill bits are prepared from high-speed steel and cemented carbide. The high-speed steel, which is excellent in toughness but inferior in wear resistance, is improper for high-speed cutting. On the other hand, cemented carbide, which is excellent in wear resistance and tool accuracy characteristics but brittle, may cause breakage when the same is applied in a machine tool having a low rigidity, for example. In order to improve such materials, there has been proposed a structure attained by coating a cutting portion of high-speed steel with hard TiN, a structure attained by brazing a cutting portion of cemented carbide, and the like. In recent years, there has further been proposed a structure attained by brazing different cemented carbide materials (P30 and D30) for improving the wear resistance and toughness as disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Laying-Open No. 58-143115 (1983), or by metallurgically integrating/connecting such different materials as disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 62-46489 (1987). A drill bit having a double structure with central and outer peripheral portions has been made of different cemented carbide materials in consideration of the differences between the characteristics required for such drill bit portions, as disclosed in Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 62-218010 (1987). A method of attaining such a double structure by injection molding has been disclosed in Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 63-38501 or 38502 (1988). There has also been proposed a structure attained by preparing a material for a drill bit from cermet Ti-base cemented carbide in order to improve the adhesion resistance, as disclosed in Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 62-292307 (1987). A cutting portion and a shank of a drill bit are exposed to different load conditions during drilling. Therefore, different material characteristics are required for the respective parts or portions of such a drill bit. For example, wear resistance and adhesion resistance are required for a tip of the cutting portion, while toughness for maintaining strength of the tool is required for the shank. As to the tip of the cutting portion, different characteristics are required for central and outer peripheral portions thereof, since these portions are driven at different cutting speeds. When a drill bit with a coated cutting portion for meeting the complicated requirements for the material characteristics, is resharpened for general use, the coating layer is inevitably separated at least from a front flank side, and hence most of the coating effect is lost. On the other hand, a drill bit which is formed by brazing cemented carbide to its cutting portion, cannot be used for deep hole drilling of a hard to cut material. If the shank is made of steel, a significant difference between the thermal expansion coefficients of the steel and of the cemented carbide forming the cutting portion, exists whereby splitting or cracking may easily be caused during brazing. In recent years, a cemented carbide material for the shank of a drill bit, has been brought into a coarse grain or high binder phase state, in order to improve the toughness of the shank. However, the strength of the material is reduced by distortion of the elastic limit. Hence, the shank has a tendency to break during perforating, or due to vibration of a workpiece, an unstable rotation of a cutting machine or the like. While a drill bit formed by inseparably and integrally connecting the cutting portion and the shank, can be repeatedly used by resharpening the cutting portion after a prescribed operating time, the number of such resharpenings is limited, and production costs are increased. Further, sharpness and the tool life of such bits are non-uniform depending on conditions under which the resharpening is performed. In addition, it is necessary to successively and correctly ascertain the length of the resharpened drill bit if the bit is used in a numerically controlled and automated cutting machine tool. Thus, the length of the drill bit must be measured by a complicated operation every time the same has been resharpened.
Western Bypass Western Bypass can refer to several roads, or bypasses India Western Bypass, Coimbatore West Island Freeway, Mumbai Dehu Road–Katraj bypass, Pune
VIDEO: Eamonn Dowd Departure Lounge Two artists come to mind when I think about roads traveled allowing a sense of realities in music. One being Terry Lee Hale and the other being Irish legend Eamonn Dowd. Both troubadours have been around for what seems like forever. Passing through scenes and eras and accumulating those tactile experiences that make honest stories, which subsequently become the songs they share with the world. Dowd’s new album, Dig Into Nowhere, is a stellar example of earnest and weathered memories. Looking into the past to transition histories and thoughts into the now. A fitting example is the track “Departure Lounge”. So many vision as questions in no frills perfection.
Analysis of morphogenetic movements in the development of the notum anlage of Drosophila melanogaster. A comparison of the morphogenetic maps of the notum anlage of Drosophila melanogaster derived from the gynandromorph data and mosaics induced by somatic crossing-over during the first instar larval stage revealed that practically no major morphogenetic movements occur in the development of the anlage between the blastoderm and first instar larval stages and the adult stage. By comparing the morphogenetic map derived from gynandromorphs and the fate map derived from data on the transplantation of fragments of the mature wing imaginal disc, it was observed that no major morphogenetic movements occur in the notum anlage between the stages of the allocation of the disc and the mature disc. The results are consistent with the observations of other authors concerning the larval development of eye-antenna, wing and leg discs.
Do false positive thallium-201 scans lead to unnecessary catheterization? Outcome of patients with perfusion defects on quantitative planar thallium-201 scintigraphy. We postulated that artifactually abnormal thallium-201 scans are well identified at the time of initial clinical interpretation by experienced readers and do not lead to unnecessary coronary angiography. Exercise thallium-201 scintigraphy employing quantitative imaging techniques has yielded sensitivity and specificity values of 80% to 90%. There are image artifacts, such as breast shadows, and variants of normal that, if not correctly identified, can lead to a high false positive rate for detection of coronary artery disease. Data from 338 consecutive patients with one or more focal thallium-201 defects on quantitative planar images were reviewed. All patients had undergone symptom-limited exercise scintigraphy and were classified as having either artifactual or nonartifactual thallium-201 defects after review of clinical reports. Of the 265 patients with defects judged to be nonartifactual on clinical readings, 167 underwent coronary angiography, which demonstrated significant coronary artery disease (> or = 50% stenosis) in 161 (96%) and normal findings in 6. Four of the latter six had documented prior myocardial infarction. The remaining 73 patients (85% female) had thallium-201 defects deemed to be artifactual on clinical readings, chiefly as a result of breast (66%) and diaphragmatic (8%) attenuation or variants of normal (26%). Only 4 (5%) of the 73 patients underwent subsequent coronary angiography; none had coronary artery disease. One had aortic stenosis and two had variant angina. Follow-up (mean 20 +/- 2 months) of the 69 patients in this group who did not undergo coronary angiography revealed no deaths and one nonfatal non-Q wave myocardial infarction. Artifactual defects on quantitative planar thallium-201 scintigraphy are well recognized by experienced interpreters and do not result in a high false positive rate leading to unnecessary cardiac catheterization. The incidence of coronary artery disease is high in patients with thallium-201 defects judged to be nonartifactual, and many patients with perfusion defects and angiographically normal coronary arteries have organic heart disease.
Q: a very strange question in mathematica I am doing this in mma v7.0: r[x_] := Rationalize[x, 0]; N[Nest[Sqrt, 10., 53] // r, 500] It gave me 1.000000000000000222044604925031308084726333618164062500000000000000000 However, if I go one step further N[Nest[Sqrt, 10., 54] // r, 500] I got all zeros. Does anybody know an explanation, or it is a bug? Besides, looks like this way to produce more digits from the solution Nest[Sqrt, 10., 53] is not working very well. How to obtain more significant digits for this calculation? Many thanks. Edit If I did Nest[Sqrt, 10., 50], I still got a lot of significant digits. A: You have no significant digits other than zeros if you do this 54 times. Hence rationalizing as you do (which simply preserves bit pattern) gives what you saw. InputForm[n53 = Nest[Sqrt, 10., 53]] Out[180]//InputForm= 1.0000000000000002 InputForm[n54 = Nest[Sqrt, 10., 54]] Out[181]//InputForm= 1. Rationalize[n53, 0] 4503599627370497/4503599627370496 Rationalize[n54, 0] Out[183]= 1 For the curious: the issue is not loss of precision in the sense of degradation with iterations computation. Indeed, iterating these square roots actually increases precision. We can see this with bignum input. InputForm[n54 = Nest[Sqrt, 10.`20, 54]] Out[188]//InputForm= 1.0000000000000001278191493200323453724568038240908339267044`36.25561976585499 Here is the actual problem. When we use machine numbers then after 54 iterations there are no significant digits other than zeros in the resulting machine double. That is to say, our size restriction on the numbers is the cause. The reason is not too mysterious. Call the resulting value 1+eps. Then we have (1+eps)^(2^54) equal (to close approximation) to 10. A second order expansion then shows eps must be smaller than machine epsilon. InputForm[epsval = First[Select[ eps /. N[Solve[Sum[eps^j*Binomial[2^54, j], {j, 2}] == 9, eps]], Head[#] === Real && # > 0 &]]] Out[237]//InputForm= 1.864563472253985*^-16 $MachineEpsilon Out[235]= 2.22045*10^-16 Daniel Lichtblau Wolfram Research A: InputForm /@ NestList[Sqrt, 10., 54] 10. 3.1622776601683795 1.7782794100389228 1.333521432163324 1.1547819846894583 1.0746078283213176 1.036632928437698 1.018151721718182 1.0090350448414476 1.0045073642544626 1.002251148292913 1.00112494139988 1.0005623126022087 1.00028111678778 1.0001405485169472 1.0000702717894114 1.000035135277462 1.0000175674844227 1.0000087837036347 1.0000043918421733 1.0000021959186756 1.000001097958735 1.0000005489792168 1.0000002744895706 1.000000137244776 1.0000000686223856 1.000000034311192 1.0000000171555958 1.0000000085777978 1.0000000042888988 1.0000000021444493 1.0000000010722245 1.0000000005361123 1.0000000002680562 1.0000000001340281 1.000000000067014 1.000000000033507 1.0000000000167535 1.0000000000083769 1.0000000000041884 1.0000000000020943 1.0000000000010472 1.0000000000005236 1.0000000000002618 1.000000000000131 1.0000000000000655 1.0000000000000329 1.0000000000000164 1.0000000000000082 1.000000000000004 1.000000000000002 1.0000000000000009 1.0000000000000004 1.0000000000000002 1. Throwing N[x, 500] on this is like trying to squeeze water from a rock. The calculations above are done in machine precision, which is very fast. If you are willing to give up speed, you can utilize Mathematica's arbitrary precision arithmetic by specifying a non-machine precision on the input values. The "backtick" can be used to do this (as in the example below) or you can use SetPrecision or SetAccuracy. Here I will specify that the input is the number 10 up to 20 digits of precision. NestList[Sqrt, 10`20, 54] 10.000000000000000000 3.1622776601683793320 1.77827941003892280123 . . . 1.00000000000000051127659728012947952 1.00000000000000025563829864006470708 1.000000000000000127819149320032345372 As you can see you do not need to use InputForm as Mathematica will automatically print arbitrary-precision numbers to as many places as it accurately can. If you do use InputForm or FullForm you will see a backtick and then a number, which is the current precision of that number.
Millennium People I’m out Sunday, so I’m bringing you tomorrow’s post today (which is more than can be said of the actual post). In theory, the moon belongs to no one. That is to say, it belongs to everyone. We take solace in the fact that while the Earth might be geo-politically torn by the petty disputes of its microscopically visioned peoples, there lies beyond our fragile sphere the vast reaches of deep space. It calls to us with the voice of the New World, inviting us into the tranquility of eternal emptiness, a profound vacuum of silence. This is perhaps why the recent bombing of the moon by American satellites sits so uncomfortably in the public mind. The idea of pristine lunar landscapes being exploited by nations (India, China, Japan, Europe) and corporations is abhorrent, because we do not trust our own countries to behave responsibly. We’re no longer sure who is the parent and who the child in the modern citizen-state relationship: 20th century policies of paternalism have largely dissolved into models dictated by the Market Economy. One thing you sometimes hear from astronauts, although it is now fairly passé, is that ‘from space, the earth has no borders’. This invokes for me not grandiose visions of one nation, nor one love, one hope, nor any of that other white-rasta-fake-hippy shenanigans. I am after all a realist. It makes me reflect more on why there are no boundaries on other heavenly bodies. The moon is an inaccessible, but perpetually present, celestial element that for us is unified because it is unoccupied. I’ve written about the problems of mapping the moon before – the subtext of this post is concerned with the conceptual difficulties of creating a socio-political map of the moon. But what will happen when it is colonised? Most people hardly know the geography of the earth, let alone the moon. But will we begin to look up at that satellite and subconsciously divide it into its political regions, as we do with images of the earth? The final thing I wanted to say is that the difficulty of visualising the future human boundaries of the moon is tied up in the fact that we know those boundaries are arbitrary. When we view maps of Antarctica, the effect is similar. Yes, that segment belongs to Britain. But it is not a part of Britain, because it is physically unconnected to the socio-political evolution of that country. The New Millennium requires humanity to radically shift the way it conceives of boundaries, and I am not just referring to those that are socio-political. Perhaps the effect of a divided moon will have far-reaching impacts on the way we conceive of space that we cannot even begin to predict… Makes me think of Kim Stanley Robinson's constitution for Mars, in that it is essentially exploring the same question. Though once Mars is a unified polity, that sets up a boundary between it and Earth. Then later, when they colonise the moons of the gas giants, new boundaries are developed since people who have grown up on those moons can't withstand Earth's gravity… a boundary of ability rather than politics.
Q: Proguard can't find referenced class after migration to Kotlin I'm getting which looks to be a simple ProGuard error saying that a referenced class can not be found. The error happened just after migrate the class from Java to Kotlin. Warning: com.x.android.ui.ads.offerwall.OfferWallLoader$initIronSrc$1$1$run$1$1: can't find referenced class com.x.android.ui.ads.offerwall.OfferWallLoader$initIronSrc$1$1 Warning: com.x.android.ui.ads.offerwall.OfferWallLoader$initIronSrc$1$1$run$1$1: can't find referenced class com.x.android.ui.ads.offerwall.OfferWallLoader$initIronSrc$1$1 The problem is that I'm trying to keep it in the proguard file, but it looks like it's not having effect.. -keep class com.x.android.ui.ads.offerwall.OfferWallLoader$initIronSrc$* { *;} I'm not sure to understand the difference when keeping a class or a member after $ in the name. How can I fix it, what am I doing wrong? Edit: this is the migrated code to Kotlin which is failing (the code is simplified): private fun initIronSrc(activity: Activity) { synchronized(initIronSrcLock) { if (isIronSourceInitialised) { return } MyStaticClass.callAsync(object : BackgroundRunnable() { override fun run(backgroundServiceAccess: BackgroundServiceAccess) { synchronized(initIronSrcLock) { if (isIronSourceInitialised) { return } // Init IronSource } } }) } } Notice is failing to access initIronSrc$1$1$run$1$1 A: After some digging and investigation it turned out like is a tracked issue from Jetbrains: https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/KT-16084 Basically: Proguard can't find enclosing class of let closure inside apply closure So, seems to be an issue with nested classes or nested calls. In my case, I'm enclosing a static method call inside a synchronized block, so proguard is not able to resolve the call. The solution is get the call out of that block. In this case the sync can be handled anyway, being sure about the single use of the code and the single colaborator initialisation: private fun initIronSrc(activity: Activity) { synchronized(initIronSrcLock) { if (isIronSourceInitialised) { return } } MyStaticClass.callAsync(object : BackgroundRunnable() { override fun run(backgroundServiceAccess: BackgroundServiceAccess) { synchronized(initIronSrcLock) { if (isIronSourceInitialised) { return } // Init IronSource } } }) }
Jesper Ylivainio Jesper Ylivainio (born February 7, 1997) is a Swedish professional ice hockey player. He is currently playing with Mora IK of the HockeyAllsvenskan (Allsv). On February 27, 2015, Ylivainio made his Swedish Hockey League debut playing with Luleå HF during the 2014–15 SHL season. References External links Category:1997 births Category:Living people Category:Asplöven HC players Category:Luleå HF players Category:Swedish ice hockey forwards
Special Fasting means keeping one's ears, eyes, tongue, hands and feet - and all other organs - free from sin. Extra special Fasting means fasting of the heart from unworthy concerns and worldly thoughts, in total disregard of everything but God, Great and Glorious is He. This kind of Fast is broken by thinking of worldly matters, except for those conducive to religious ends, since these constitute provision for the Hereafter and are not of this lower world. Those versed in the spiritual life of the heart have even said that a sin is recorded against one who concerns himself all day with arrangements for breaking his Fast. Such anxiety stems from lack of trust in the bounty of God, Great and Glorious is He, and from lack of certain faith in His promised sustenance. To this third degree belong the Prophets, the true Auliya and the intimates of God. It does not lend itself to detailed examination in words, as its true nature is better revealed in action. It consists in utmost dedication to God, Great and Glorious is He, to the neglect of everything other than God, Great and Glorious is He. It is bound up with the significance of His words: 'Say: "Allah (sent it down)": then leave them to play in their vain discussions.' [al-An'am, 6:91] As for Special Fasting, this is the kind practiced by the righteous. It means keeping all one's organs free from sin and six things are required for its accomplishment: 1. SEE NOT WHAT DISPLEASES ALLAH (SWT) A chaste regard, restrained from viewing anything that is blameworthy or reprehensible, or that distracts the heart and diverts it from the remembrance of God, Great and Glorious is He. Holy Prophet Mohammad, on him be peace, said: 'The furtive glance is one of the poisoned arrows of Satan, on him be God's curse. Whoever forsakes it for fear of God will receive from Him, Great and Glorious is He, a faith the sweetness of which he will find within his heart.' Guarding one's tongue from idle chatter, lying, gossiping, obscenity, rudeness, arguing and controversy; making it observe silence and occupying it with remembrance of God, Great and Glorious is He, and with recitation of Holy Quran. This is the fasting of the tongue. Sufyan Said: 'Backbiting annuls the Fast.' Layth quotes Mujahid as saying: 'Two habits annul Fasting: backbiting and telling lies.' Holy Prophet Mohammad, on him be peace, said: 'Fasting is a shield; so when one of you is Fasting he should not use foul or foolish talk. If someone attacks him or insults him, let him say: "I am Fasting, I am Fasting!"' According to Tradition: 'Two women were Fasting during the time of Holy Prophet Mohammad, on him be peace. They were so fatigued towards the end of the day, from hunger and thirst that they were on the verge of collapsing. They therefore sent a message to Holy Prophet Mohammad, on him be peace, requesting permission to break their Fast. In response, Holy Prophet Mohammad, on him be peace, sent them a bowl and said: "Tell them to vomit into it what they have eaten." One of them vomited and half filled the bowl with fresh blood and tender meat, while the other brought up the same so that they filled it between them. The onlookers were astonished. Then the Holy Prophet Mohammad, on him be peace, said: "These two women have been Fasting from what God made lawful to them, and have broken their Fast on what God, Great and Glorious is He, made unlawful to them. They sat together and indulged in backbiting, and here is the flesh of the people they maligned!"' 3. HEAR NOT... Closing one's ears to everything reprehensible; for everything unlawful to utter is likewise unlawful to listen to. That is why God, Great and Glorious is He, equated the eavesdropper with the profiteer, in His words, Great and Glorious is He: 'Listeners to falsehood, consumers of illicit gain.' [al-Ma'idah, 5:42] God, Great and Glorious is He, also said: 'Why do their rabbis and priests not forbid them to utter sin and consume unlawful profit?' [al-Ma'idah, 5:63] Silence in the face of backbiting is therefore unlawful. God, Great and Glorious is He, said: 'You are then just like them.' [al-Nisa, 4:140] That is why the Holy Prophet Mohammad, on him be peace, said: 'The backbiter and his listener are copartners in sin.' 4. DO NOT... Keeping all other limbs and organs away from sin: the hands and feet from reprehensible deeds, and the stomach from questionable food at the time for breaking Fast. It is meaningless to Fast - to abstain from lawful food - only to break one's Fast on what is unlawful. A man who Fast like this may be compared to one who builds a castle but demolishes a city. Lawful food injurious in quantity not in quality, so Fasting is to reduce the former. A person might well give up excessive use of medicine, from fear of ill effects, but he would be a fool to switch to taking poison. The unlawful is a poison deadly to religion, while the lawful is a medicine, beneficial in small doses but harmful in excess. The object of Fasting is to induce moderation. Holy Prophet Mohammad, on him be peace, said: 'How many of those who Fast get nothing from it but hunger and thirst!' This has been taken to mean those who break their Fast on unlawful food. Some say it refers to those who abstain from lawful food, but break their Fast on human flesh through backbiting, which is unlawful. Others consider it an allusion to those who do not guard their organs from sin. 5. AVOID OVEREATING Not to over-indulge in lawful food at the time of breaking Fast, to the point of stuffing one's belly. There is no receptacle more odious to God, Great and Glorious is He, than a belly stuffed full with lawful food. Of what use is the Fast as a means of conquering God's enemy and abating appetite, if at the time of breaking it one not only makes up for all one has missed during the daytime, but perhaps also indulges in a variety of extra foods? It has even become the custom to stock up for Ramadan with all kinds of foodstuffs, so that more is consumed during that time than in the course of several other months put together. It is well known that the object of Fasting is to experience hunger and to check desire, in order to reinforce the soul in piety. If the stomach is starved from early morning till evening, so that its appetite is aroused and its craving intensified, and it is then offered delicacies and allowed to eat its fill, its taste for pleasure is increased and its force exaggerated; passions are activated which would have lain dormant under normal conditions. The spirit and secret nature of Fasting is to weaken the forces which are Satan's means of leading us back to evil. It is therefore essential to cut down one's intake to what one would consume on a normal night, when not Fasting. No benefit is derived from the Fast if one consumes as much as one would usually take during the day and night combined. Moreover, one of the properties consists in taking little sleep during the daytime, so that one feels the hunger and thirst and becomes conscious of the weakening of one's powers, with the consequent purification of the heart. One should let a certain degree of weakness carry over into the night, making it easier to perform the night Prayers (tahajjud) and to recite the praises (awrad). It may then be that Satan will not hover around one's heart, and that one will behold the Kingdom of Heaven. The Night of Destiny represents the night on which something of this Kingdom is revealed. This is what is meant by the words of God, Great and Glorious is He: Anyone who puts a bag of food between his heart and his breast becomes blind to this revelation. Nor is keeping the stomach empty sufficient to remove the veil, unless one also empties the mind of everything but God, Great and Glorious is He. That is the entire matter, and the starting point of it all is cutting down on food. 6. LOOK TO GOD WITH FEAR AND HOPE After the Fast has been broken, the heart should swing like a pendulum between fear and hope. For one does not know if one's Fast will be accepted, so that one will find favor with God, or whether it will be rejected, leaving one among those He abhors. This is how one should be at the end of any act of worship one performs. It is related of al-Hasan ibn Abil Hasan al-Basri that he once passed by a group of people who were laughing merrily. He said: 'God, Great and Glorious is
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Yuki Yamasaki is a Japanese female announcer for Fuji Television. Current appearances Regular Occasional Former appearances Films Bibliography Synchronization announcers Shinichi Tanioka Kotaro Kinoshita Sora Hodogai (transfer) References External links Category:Japanese announcers Category:People from Okayama Prefecture Category:1987 births Category:Living people
Friend or foe? Differential use of the self-based heuristic as a function of relationship satisfaction. We report two studies investigating whether relationship satisfaction differentially influences the use of the "self-based heuristic" (SBH) or the degree to which an individual's own characteristics contribute to ratings of another's personality. Individuals rated themselves, a friend, and a person with whom they have experienced significant conflict (a "foe"); ratings were made on measures of the Big Five and trait affectivity. Replicating previous research, judges made greater use of the SBH when rating trait affectivity than when rating the Big Five. In addition, individuals were more likely to utilize the SBH when rating friends than when rating foes. Further, relationship satisfaction made significant independent contributions in accounting for the variance in trait ratings of others. These findings extend our understanding of the mechanisms involved with person perception beyond observable trait-related information.
Q: Insert a value into a link at the given index Given the class Link, class Link: """A linked list. >>> s = Link(1, Link(2, Link(3, Link(4)))) >>> len(s) 4 >>> s[2] 3 >>> s Link(1, Link(2, Link(3, Link(4)))) """ empty = () def __init__(self, first, rest=empty): self.first = first self.rest = rest def __getitem__(self, i): if i == 0: return self.first else: return self.rest[i-1] def __len__(self): return 1 + len(self.rest) def __repr__(self): if self.rest: rest_str = ', ' + repr(self.rest) else: rest_str = '' return 'Link({0}{1})'.format(self.first, rest_str) How would I write this function? def insert(link, value, index): """Insert a value into a Link at the given index. >>> link = Link(1, Link(2, Link(3))) >>> insert(link, 9001, 0) >>> link Link(9001, Link(1, Link(2, Link(3)))) >>> insert(link, 100, 2) >>> link Link(9001, Link(1, Link(100, Link(2, Link(3))))) >>> insert(link, 4, 5) Index out of bounds """ "*** YOUR CODE HERE ***" A: check below please: class Link: empty = () def __init__(self, first, rest=empty): self.first = first self.rest = rest def __getitem__(self, i): if i == 0: return self.first else: return self.rest[i-1] def __len__(self): return 1 + len(self.rest) def __repr__(self): if self.rest: rest_str = ', ' + repr(self.rest) else: rest_str = '' return 'Link({0}{1})'.format(self.first, rest_str) def insert(link, value, index): if index >= link.__len__(): print "Index out of bounds" else: if index == 0: tmp = link.first link.first = value link.rest = Link(tmp, link.rest) else: insert(link.rest, value, index - 1) a = Link(1, Link(2, Link(3, Link(4)))) print a insert(a,23,0) print a insert(a,12,2) print a insert(a,3,6) print a insert(a,3,5) print a
6.8 -0.145*-3 0.435 Work out 29 * 1. 29 What is the product of 7.1 and -80? -568 Calculate -164*-5. 820 What is 0.41 times 0.1? 0.041 4*9.9 39.6 -0.1275*21 -2.6775 Product of -85 and -0.2. 17 0.07 times -1277 -89.39 0.85 * -0.03 -0.0255 What is the product of -4 and 40? -160 What is the product of 0.004 and -0.155? -0.00062 -1*0.7704 -0.7704 Work out -0.3 * -389. 116.7 Calculate 0.5*0.25. 0.125 -2520 * -0.5 1260 664 * 0.5 332 Work out 0.4 * 0.0656. 0.02624 What is the product of -2 and 0.036? -0.072 Work out -0.001 * 0.17. -0.00017 -0.5 * -5.2 2.6 Calculate 10*0.6. 6 Calculate -4*113. -452 60.7 * 0.15 9.105 Product of 3 and -1.4. -4.2 What is the product of 3 and -0.6? -1.8 1.4 times 0.01 0.014 What is -3498 times 5? -17490 0.1 times 0.483 0.0483 Multiply 65 and -12.3. -799.5 What is 3.59 times -0.4? -1.436 What is 21 times -801? -16821 -2.1 * 303 -636.3 135*-6 -810 What is 23 times 0.324? 7.452 Multiply 0.535 and -4. -2.14 What is the product of 11 and 2510? 27610 What is the product of 0.1 and 22? 2.2 Calculate -2.6*0.24. -0.624 What is 0.2116 times -3? -0.6348 -0.0934*-0.4 0.03736 Multiply 0.06 and 35.3. 2.118 Work out -1 * 53. -53 0.047*-10 -0.47 0.19 * -0.2 -0.038 What is 3 times -1.98? -5.94 What is 0.09 times 21? 1.89 -0.2193 times 5 -1.0965 -0.0452 * 0.17 -0.007684 Work out -5.43 * -0.4. 2.172 What is 48 times -65? -3120 -92*-8 736 Product of 59 and -0.14. -8.26 -0.02*-52 1.04 What is the product of 0.1 and -0.002? -0.0002 Product of -20 and 0.1. -2 0.1*0.0391 0.00391 Product of 0.002 and -0.5. -0.001 What is the product of -9 and -54? 486 Work out -231 * 0.1. -23.1 Work out 7372 * -0.1. -737.2 What is the product of 59.7 and 0.2? 11.94 What is the product of -0.09 and 0.19? -0.0171 Calculate 5*1296. 6480 What is 536 times -1? -536 -23.7 times 0.1 -2.37 What is the product of -56.9 and 0.7? -39.83 0.073 times -13.6 -0.9928 What is 4 times 0? 0 What is -829 times -13? 10777 -3 * 37 -111 Calculate -2.066*-0.4. 0.8264 Calculate 0.2*4662. 932.4 Product of -0.532 and 0.1. -0.0532 What is -2 times 148? -296 -6.28*-1 6.28 Product of -1 and 0.04. -0.04 Multiply -105 and -10. 1050 Calculate 4.7*0.315. 1.4805 134 times 0.046 6.164 Calculate -5254*0. 0 What is the product of -0.0528 and -5? 0.264 What is the product of -10 and 14.3? -143 -10.57 * 0.06 -0.6342 Product of -0.5 and 0.527. -0.2635 39 * 4.6 179.4 5 * -10.74 -53.7 What is the product of 0.86 and -9? -7.74 Calculate -0.4*-50. 20 Work out 6630 * 0. 0 4*-75 -300 Product of -1 and -586. 586 Work out -0.6 * -0.4. 0.24 What is 0 times -1.28? 0 6710*0.3 2013 What is 0.73 times -9? -6.57 Product of 10.5 and 3. 31.5 Calculate -278*-4. 1112 Work out 1.16 * 30. 34.8 12 * -3662 -43944 Multiply 3 and 24. 72 What is -0.08 times 526? -42.08 What is 0.6 times 4? 2.4 Work out -0.4 * 7.4. -2.96 0.17*0.4 0.068 0.5*-0.25 -0.125 -3 * -21 63 Multiply 0.034 and -79. -2.686 Work out -0.01 * 0.246. -0.00246 0.2 times -31 -6.2 Work out 268 * -4. -1072 Multiply 24.95 and -4. -99.8 Calculate -9.3*-0.4. 3.72 -4*-24 96 Multiply 0.85 and -0.06. -0.051 -110.1 times -4 440.4 -0.5 * -542 271 Calculate 0.07*-0.224. -0.01568 112 times 0.09 10.08 What is the product of -214 and 0.4? -85.6 1*19 19 0.1 * 406 40.6 Multiply 8095 and 4. 32380 0.5 times -255 -127.5 What is -0.21 times -15.6? 3.276 Product of 95 and 6. 570 What is -0.08 times -162? 12.96 1046 times 2 2092 -69 * -1.3 89.7 Multiply 1.59 and -0.2. -0.318 What is -0.13 times 62? -8.06 -34 times -58 1972 Multiply 1.9 and 50. 95 What is the product of 24 and 42? 1008 Multiply -726 and -0.5. 363 -1.7*-15 25.5 -5 times 0.6 -3 Calculate -0.73*-0.1. 0.073 Work out 0 * 75. 0 Product of -1007 and -0.2. 201.4 Product of 2614 and 0.5. 1307 Product of 4 and 0.13. 0.52 10 * -52 -520 What is the product of 0.66 and -25.3? -16.698 -41 times 1.47 -60.27 -49 times 2 -98 What is 4892 times 5? 24460 -35845*0 0 -5 times -0.042 0.21 Calculate -706*-0.11. 77.66 -96 times 1.7 -163.2 -0.08*-436 34.88 Product of 217 and 0.3. 65.1 What is 578 times 5? 2890 What is 1327 times 0.3? 398.1 Product of -281 and -0.08. 22.48 -3.9 * 0.5 -1.95 Work out -12801 * 0.4. -5120.4 -0.04 * -28 1.12 Multiply -0.3 and 148. -44.4 Product of 1 and 0.03078. 0.03078 Product of 11 and 12. 132 Product of -661 and 0.1. -66.1 Multiply -4 and 0.1084. -0.4336 Calculate -13*-16. 208 What is -0.0203 times 15? -0.3045 Multiply -105 and 7. -735 What is -2 times 228? -456 What is -19 times -0.4? 7.6 -0.1 times -52 5.2 Multiply 1793 and -3. -5379 -0.95 * -0.3 0.285 9.9 * -1 -9.9 What is -526 times 0.03? -15.78 Product of -74 and -0.5. 37 Multiply 545 and -0.3. -163.5 Calculate -0.6*3.8. -2.28 182 * 0 0 Calculate -1.1*-1.09. 1.199 Multiply -0.2 and 66. -13.2 Calculate -0.1*1188. -118.8 684 times 4 2736 Work out -7 * 2386. -16702 Product of -0.6 and -0.05. 0.03 9 * 16.8 151.2 What is the product of -203 and 10? -2030 -746 times 3 -2238 -0.5 * 25.5 -12.75 -10*-250.9 2509 3.79*0.4 1.516 Multiply 0.1 and -0.0239. -0.00239 What is the product of -0.12152 and -5? 0.6076 What is the product of 15 and -0.21? -3.15 What is the product of -67 and 1.81? -121.27 Work out 1 * 3.051. 3.051 0.2 * 100 20 402*-2 -804 0.5 times -386 -193 Calculate -4*633. -2532 Calculate -4*-0.03. 0.12 0.2 * -1.3 -0.26 Work out 263 * -0.3. -78.9 Work out 9 * 140. 1260 -8*-0.0491 0.3928 Calculate 1343.5*-0.2. -268.7 -1096 times 0.02 -21.92 Product of -60 and 62. -3720 Calculate -0.4*0.619. -0.2476 -4 times -5 20 -4 * -688 2752 What is the product of -5082 and 0.4? -2032.8 Multiply -0.447 and -0.5. 0.2235 Product of -22 and -0.1. 2.2 Calculate 0.132*0.16. 0.02112 -415 times -1.6 664 Calculate -0.0058*-6. 0.0348 Product of -0.2 and 0.38. -0.076 -2 times -1.128 2.256 -13 times -63 819 What is 1263 times -0.2? -252.6 -0.1 * 104 -10.4 241 * -28 -6748 Product of -3 and 0.01761. -0.05283 Multiply -89 and 1. -89 Multiply 2.753 and -1. -2.753 What is the product of 0.3 and 8.3? 2.49 -2.79 * 0.2 -0.558 Calculate 0.0296*0.3. 0.00888 What is 1.9 times -1.8? -3.42 Work out -4 * -1.51. 6.04 -0.3 times 502 -150.6 337 times 1 337 403 times 2 806 -0.272 times 2.3 -0.6256 -477 * 3 -1431 What is -4 times -51? 204 What is 431 times -0.03? -12.93 What is 0.5 times -5? -2.5 What is the product of -13 and -0.063? 0.819 1.33 * 1.8 2.394 0.11 * -137 -15.07 -0.12 * 515 -61.8 Calculate -19.4*-4. 77.6 Work out 1 * -69. -69 What is the product of -0.105 and 0? 0 Calculate -0.00845*-3. 0.02535 -6 * -4.23 25.38 404 * 0.05 20.2 -0.5 times 0.25 -0.125 What is 26 times -1? -26 -33 * -137 4521 Calculate -0.17*-368. 62.56 Product of -9.6 and -0.2. 1.92 13.5 * -0.13 -1.755 -0.08265*-1 0.08265 Work out 0 * 0.32. 0 What is the product of -1 and 0.0543? -0.0543 What is the product of 0.096 and -14? -1.344 Multiply 0.1 and 19. 1.9 Multiply 1801 and 5. 9005 Product of 0.02 and 0.681. 0.01362 -3.74*-12 44.88 What is the product of -789 and -5? 3945 Work out 344 * 0.4. 137.6 Calculate 51*0.028. 1.428 What is 4530 times 2? 9060 2.33 * -1.4 -3.262 -0.03526 times 0.2 -0.007052 What is 0.729 times -0.4? -0.2916 Product of -3 and 37. -111 -1.457 * -0.3 0.4371 What is -0.0577 times -0.4? 0.02308 -5*290 -1450 Product of -0.2 and 23.4. -4.68 Multiply -1 and -0.41. 0.41 -14.2 times -0.1 1.42 Multiply 4 and -0.166. -0.664 0.1*0.0285 0.00285 0.97 times 0.03 0.0291 Work out 5.4 * -2.4. -12.96 97*12 1164 Product of -0.0249 and 2. -0.0498 Calculate 153*-5. -765 -21.8 times 4 -87.2 3*181 543 10*-15 -150 What is the product of -4 and -0.44? 1.76 1*-1 -1 Work out 0.05 * -222. -11.1 What is -3 times 0.16? -0.48 Calculate 0.1*-0.013. -0.0013 Work out 0.192 * 0.2. 0.0384 What is the product of -1 and 17? -17 Product of 3 and -0.05. -0.15 Calculate 0.1*-163. -16.3 What is the product of 53.5 and -0.4? -21.4 What is 3.9 times -1.28? -4.992 682 times 3 2046 Work out 0.2 * 0.05. 0.01 Multiply -16 and 84. -1344 289*-1 -289 What is the product of -0.5 and 31? -15.5 What is the product of
--- title: Cells.Application Property (Word) keywords: vbawd10.chm155845608 f1_keywords: - vbawd10.chm155845608 ms.prod: word api_name: - Word.Cells.Application ms.assetid: be60412c-86a7-bfd5-25d6-e35d9c7cca96 ms.date: 06/08/2017 --- # Cells.Application Property (Word) Returns an **[Application](application-object-word.md)** object that represents the Microsoft Word application. ## Syntax _expression_ . **Application** _expression_ A variable that represents a **[Cells](cells-object-word.md)** object. ## See also #### Concepts [Cells Collection Object](cells-object-word.md)
Origin of antibody in porcine bile after intraperitoneal immunisation. Pigs were immunised intraperitoneally with ovalbumin (OVA) in Freund's complete adjuvant and killed between 52 and 71 days later. Sera, bile and spleen and liver tissue were collected at slaughter. IgG and IgA OVA antibody in bile and serum were detected by ELISA, and IgG and IgA anti-OVA containing cells (AOCC) in tissue were observed using double fluorochrome labelling techniques. The results indicated few IgA AOCC in spleen or liver, but an elevated IgA OVA response in bile compared to serum relative to IgG. The results indicate selective transport of IgA OVA antibody from serum to bile relative to IgG.
Q: Filter an array by comparing its property value with another array in angular/typescript I have two arrays //1st one tasks.push({ ID: 1, Address: "---", Latitude: 312313, Longitude: 21312 }); tasks.push({ ID: 3, Address: "---", Latitude: 312313, Longitude: 21312 }); //2nd one agentTasks.push({ID:2,AgentID: 2,TaskID:1}); Now I want to filter tasks array to get only those values which are not included in agentTasks array. Like task id 1 is included in agentTasks but 3 is not included. So I want ID 3 value only. How can I do this in angular/typescript? A: You could create a Set of all TaskIDs from agentTasks and then use .filter() on the tasks array to keep only those tasks which ID doesn't exist in the set of TaskIds: const tasks = [ { ID: 1, Address: "---", Latitude: 312313, Longitude: 21312 }, { ID: 3, Address: "---", Latitude: 312313, Longitude: 21312} ]; const agentTasks = [{ID:2,AgentID: 2,TaskID:1}]; const taskIds = new Set(agentTasks.map(({TaskID}) => TaskID)); const res = tasks.filter(({ID}) => !taskIds.has(ID)); console.log(res);
Q: Depth-first search I have a suffix tree, each node of this tree is a struct struct state { int len, link; map<char,int> next; }; state[100000] st; I need to make dfs for each node and get all strings which I can reach, but I don't know how to make. This is my dfs function void getNext(int node){ for(map<char,int>::iterator it = st[node].next.begin();it != st[node].next.end();it++){ getNext(it->second); } } It will be perfect if I can make something like map<int,vector<string> > where int is a node of my tree and vector strings which I can reach now it works void createSuffices(int node){//, map<int, vector<string> > &suffices) { if (suffices[sz - 1].size() == 0 && (node == sz - 1)) { // node is a leaf // add a vector for this node containing just // one element: the empty string //suffices[node] = new vector<string> //suffices.add(node, new vector<string>({""})); vector<string> r; r.push_back(string()); suffices[node] = r; } else { // node is not a leaf // create the vector that will be built up vector<string> v; // loop over each child for(map<char,int>::iterator it = st[node].next.begin();it != st[node].next.end();it++){ createSuffices(it->second); vector<string> t = suffices[it->second]; for(int i = 0; i < t.size(); i ++){ v.push_back(string(1,it->first) + t[i]); } } suffices[node] = v; } } A: You can pass the map<int, vector<string>> together with your depth first search. When a recursive call returns from a certain node n, you know that all suffices from that node are ready. My C++ skills are too limited, so I'll write it in pseudo-code: void createSuffices(int node, map<int, vector<string>> suffices) { if (st[node].next.empty()) { // node is a leaf // add a vector for this node containing just // one element: the empty string suffices.add(node, new vector<string>({""})); } else { // node is not a leaf // create the vector that will be built up vector<string> v; // loop over each child foreach pair<char, int> p in st[node].next { // handle the child createSuffices(p.second, suffices); // prepend the character to all suffices of the child foreach string suffix in suffices(p.second) { v.add(concatenate(p.first, suffix)); } } // add the created vector to the suffix map suffices.add(node, v); } }
This is very powerful data. A new, first-of-its-kind report from California's Department of Health (DPH) shows that health-harming agricultural pesticides are being sprayed close to schools across the state. Not just a few pesticides, either — or a few schools. More than 500,000 California children in hundreds of schools spend their days within 1/4 mile of pesticide applications. Of these, more than 100,000 (mostly Latino) children in 226 schools attend classrooms near fields with the heaviest use of dangerous chemicals. We have a problem. Each year we mark national Autism Awareness Month with an update on how many children officials say are now on the autism spectrum. We highlight the latest science linking prenatal pesticide exposure to increased risk. And we make an urgent pitch to shift from awareness to prevention. Well, once again the numbers are up. CDC reports that 1 in 68 children are now on the autism spectrum, up from 1 in 88 in 2008 and 1 in 150 "way back" in 2002. And once again, new science links certain chemical exposures to derailed fetal brain development — with an ever clearer understanding of how the damage is done. The good news? When it comes to talking prevention, there's been real progress. Scientists issued yet another wake up call last week, adding more chemicals to the list of those known to harm our children's brains. These neurotoxicants — including the common pesticide chlorpyrifos — are linked to falling IQs, increased risk of ADHD and other developmental disorders. Scan the ingredient list of many "antibacterial" soaps and body washes, and you'll find triclosan. This pesticide — yes, I said pesticide — is so widely used that it's now found in most of our bodies. And after decades of thinking about it, FDA is finally saying "enough." It turns out some significant risks are linked to triclosan, including altering how hormones work in our bodies, undermining our immune systems and making bacteria resistant to antibiotics. Oh, and according to FDA experts, it doesn't seem to get hands or bodies any cleaner than good old soap and water. Today, our PAN partners in Asia are releasing an in-depth, global study on children and pesticides. As a mom, I'm both deeply thankful for this report and profoundly frustrated that it needs to be written at all. Dr. Meriel Watts reviewed hundreds of scientific studies from around the world, and found that children across the globe face serious — and growing — health harms from exposure to pesticides. Her report then outlines clear, doable steps to making real change. When you're pregnant, there's a lot to think about. If it's your first, you're vaguely aware that your life is about to change forever. In the meantime, you worry. Am I eating right? Taking the right vitamins? And just what do I need to know about pesticides and other harmful chemicals during pregnancy? The critical importance of this last question just got an official nod from the largest national organization of OB/GYNs. The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) released a groundbreaking report last month recommending that every mother-to-be receive advice in prenatal visits on how to avoid chemicals that can harm fetal development — and the future health of her child. This is a very good, very powerful idea. EPA is doing a better job protecting children's health, according to a new government report. This is very welcome news indeed — kudos to EPA for recognizing that when it comes to environmental harms, kids cannot be treated like little adults. The bad news? The report flagged one arena where kids' health protection is lagging: pesticide decisionmaking. Yikes. As we know from our recent A Generation in Jeopardy report, pesticide exposure is a biggy when it comes to childhood health harms. Seven years. Scientists tell us that's the window in the first years of life when children are most vulnerable to pesticide harms. That's also exactly how long EPA has — so far — delayedputting rules in place to protect kids from pesticides that drift from agricultural fields. Bottom line? While regulators think about what to do, an entire generation of rural kids has experienced increased risk of harms that can last a lifetime. Health risks from early life pesticide exposure are very real, and can be serious. Science points to falling IQs, ADHD, learning disabilities, birth defects and, in some cases, cancer. That's why this week, we're taking EPA to court for being too darn slow.
Indonesian divers find crashed Lion Air jet's second black box JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesian authorities on Monday said they will immediately begin to download contents of a cockpit voice recorder (CVR) from a Lion Air jet that crashed into the sea near Jakarta more than two months ago, killing all 189 people on board. The crash was the world’s first of a Boeing Co 737 MAX jet and the deadliest of 2018, and the recovery of the aircraft’s second black box from the Java Sea north of Jakarta on Monday may provide an account of the last actions of the doomed jet’s pilots. “We have our own laboratory and personnel to do it,” Haryo Satmiko, deputy chief of the transportation safety committee, told Reuters. Satmiko said it had in the past taken up to three months to download, analyze and transcribe the contents of recorders. Contact with flight JT610 was lost 13 minutes after it took off on Oct. 29 from the capital, Jakarta, heading north to the tin-mining town of Pangkal Pinang. A preliminary report by Indonesia’s transport safety commission focused on airline maintenance and training, as well as the response of a Boeing anti-stall system and a recently replaced sensor, but did not give a cause for the crash. A group of relatives of victims urged the transportation safety committee to reveal “everything that was recorded” and to work independently. Navy Lieutenant Colonel Agung Nugroho told Reuters a weak signal from the recorder was detected several days ago and it was found buried deep in soft mud on the sea floor in water about 30 metres (98 ft) deep. “We don’t know what damage there is but it has obvious scratches on it,” Nugroho said. Indonesia's National Transportation Safety Committee (KNKT) officer shows a cockpit voice recorder (CVR) of a Lion Air JT610 that crashed into Tanjung Karawang sea, on the deck of Indonesia's Navy ship KRI Spica-934 at Karawang sea in West Java, Indonesia, January 14, 2019 in this photo taken by Antara Foto. Antara Foto/Aprillio Akbar/ via REUTERS Pictures supplied by an official from the transportation agency showed chipped bright orange paint on the CVR memory unit, but no major dents. Nurcahyo Utomo, an investigator at the safety committee, told reporters it should take no more than five days to download the data, but if there was a problem the CVR would be sent to the manufacturer. “We hope it can be done as soon as possible because all the Boeing operators are waiting,” said Utomo, adding that investigators hoped to complete the full report within a year of the crash. With the recovery of the CVR, officials said there was no plan to continue searching for other parts of the wrecked plane, including an angle of attack sensor that was suspected to have been faulty. The navy’s Nugroho said human remains had been found near the location of the CVR, about 50 metres from where the crashed jet’s other black box, the flight data recorder (FDR), was found three days after the crash. Investigators brought in a navy ship last week after a 10-day, 38 billion rupiah ($2.70 million), effort funded by Lion Air failed to find the recorder. Bureaucratic wrangling and funding problems hampered the initial search. The L3 Technologies Inc CVR was designed to send acoustic pings for 90 days after a crash in water, according to an online brochure from the manufacturer. That would mean that after Jan. 27, investigators could have faced a far bigger problem in finding the CVR buried along with much of the wreckage deep in mud on the sea floor.. Boeing said in a statement on Monday that it was taking “every measure” to fully support this investigation. Slideshow (3 Images) “As the investigation continues, Boeing is working closely with the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board as a technical advisor to support Indonesia’s National Transportation Safety Committee,” the planemaker said in a statement. Since the crash, Lion Air has faced scrutiny over its maintenance and training standards, and relatives of victims have filed at least three lawsuits against Boeing.
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Q: Help proving a function is continuously differentiable So i have a function $$f:\mathbb{R} \rightarrow \mathbb{R}$$ that's differentiable at x=0 and for $x,y \in \mathbb{R}$ let this be true: $$f(x+2y)=2f(x)f(y)$$ So how can i prove that this function is continuously differentiable? I thought i could use any of these theorems: Lagrange's and Rolle's, but i don't know which one and how, perhaps should i show at first it's differentable and then that derivative is continous? A: Let $x \in \mathbb{R}$. We want to show that $\lim_{h \to 0} \frac{f(x+h)-f(x)}{h}$ exists. We calculate $\frac{f(x+h)-f(x)}{h} = \frac{f(x+2h/2)-f(x + 0)}{h} = \frac{2f(x)f(h/2)-f(x)f(0)}{h}= f(x)\frac{f(h/2)-f(0)}{h}=f(x)\frac{f(\tilde{h})-f(0)}{2\tilde{h}} = \frac{f(x)}{2}\frac{f(\tilde{h})-f(0)}{\tilde{h}}$. So that the limit $\lim_{h \to 0} \frac{f(x+h)-f(x)}{h}$ equals $\frac{f(x)}{2} f'(0)$. As $f$ is continuous, this also implies that $f'$ is contiuous as we have $f'(x) = \frac{f(x)}{2} \cdot f'(0).$ A: I think this is only possible if $f(x)$ is constant for all values of $x$. Take $y=0$ and let $x$ be arbitrary. Then $$f(x+2\cdot 0) = 2f(x)f(0)$$ which means $f(x)=2f(x)f(0)$ for every $x\in\mathbb R$. Now, if $f(x)=0$ for every $x$, we are done. Otherwise, take some $x$ such that $f(x)\neq 0$, and divide the equation by $f(x)$ to get $1=2f(0)$ or $f(0)=\frac12$. Take $x=0$ and let $y$ be arbitrary. Then $$f(0+2y)=2f(0)f(y)$$ which means that $f(2y)=2f(0)f(y)$ for every $y\in\mathbb R$. From 1., we know that $2f(0)=1$, so we have that for every $y\in\mathbb R$, you have $f(2y)=f(y)$. Using the rule $f(y)=f(2y)$, we can show inductively that for every $x\in\mathbb R$ and every $n\in\mathbb N$, we have $$f(x)=f\left(\frac{x}{2^n}\right)$$ This last equality, along with the fact that $f$ is continuous at $0$ (because if it is differentiable, it is also continuous), can be used to prove that $f(x)=f(0)$ for every $x\in\mathbb R$: Let $x\in\mathbb R$ be arbitrary, and let $\epsilon > 0$. Then, there exists some $\delta$ such that $|f(y)-f(0)|<\epsilon$ if $|y|<\delta$ (continuity at $0$). Let $n$ be such that $\overline x = \frac{|x|}{2^n}<\delta$. We then know that $|f(\overline x) - f(0)| < \epsilon$. Then, since $f(x)=f(\overline x)$, we have $|f(x)-f(0)|<\epsilon$. In the beginning, the choice of $\epsilon$ was arbitrary. This means that $|f(x)-f(0)|<\epsilon$ for every value of $\epsilon$, something only possible if $f(x)=f(0)$ Since $x$ is arbitrary, $f(x)=f(0)$ is true for every $x$.
Q: CSS Positioning for jquery player I have a jQuery player on my front page that seems centered and ok for me in Chrome and Safari. But everyone else is seeing it on the left side of the screen for some reason. I tried different variations of positions like absolute, relative and tried margins without positions..nothing seems to put it in place for all others. the css for the div is: #container { width: 525px; height: auto; position: relative; left: 373px; margin: 0; padding: 0; z-index: 10; its on - www.tranceil.fm A: Remove the left property and adjust your margin to margin:0 auto; #container { width: 525px; position: relative; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0; z-index: 10; }
Advanced Go Programming in 7 Days Amaze yourself by the skills you gain in a week with Golang advanced programming concepts Go is a modern, open source, statically typed language that resembles C. It is particularly useful in developing cloud-native applications as it’s convenient, occupies a low footprint, and deploys fast. Go greatly simplifies the development of modern applications. With its vast ecosystem of tools and libraries, it’s easy to create an efficient software pipeline that satisfies business requirements. This course will elevate your knowledge of Go by teaching you the advanced concepts of the language. You’ll also understand how you can utilize them in practice. It starts by introducing familiar features of the language before delving into more details. You’ll master the art of programming with Go, which includes understanding the Go language, writing idiomatic yet readable code, building web applications, microservices, command-line applications, and more. By the end of the course, you’ll be ready to engineer efficient Go solutions that can move mountains. This course is super-friendly and accessible as it defines a daily curriculum. It will help you to implement advanced programming concepts (even if you don’t have the time to take a comprehensive course or book) and use it in your daily work. You’ll challenge your existing knowledge of Go by exploring some advanced concepts of the language. Also, you’ll master the art of writing command-line apps and server-level code, then start architecting an example issue tracker microservice-based application while adhering to best practices and making it more robust and deployable. What You Will Learn Understand Go’s type system and the language syntax itself Write elegant Go code that is efficient and readable Utilize concurrent features and understand the caveats of synchronization Work with networking and create web servers Understand Go tools and how to use them in practice by creating a productive workflow
FRITZ!Box 7272 Service - Knowledge Base Using a PlayStation 3 in the FRITZ!Box home network You can simply use a network cable or wireless LAN (WiFi) to connect your PlayStation 3 to your FRITZ!Box. The PlayStation can then access the internet and be used as a playback device for multimedia contents such as photos, videos, or music. Note:Here we show you how to connect a PlayStation to the FRITZ!Box using Sony PlayStation 3 (system software 3.61) as an example. Note:The configuration procedure and notes on functions given in this guide refer to the latest FRITZ!OS for your FRITZ!Box. 1 Enabling the FRITZ!Box's DHCP server In the factory settings, the FRITZ!Box automatically assigns the correct IP settings to all devices via DHCP. If you disabled the FRITZ!Box's DHCP server, re-enable it: Enter the FRITZ!Box's network key in the "WPA Key" field and confirm the entry. Now the system checks your network configuration and displays it. Save the settings list. Now the PlayStation is connected to the internet via the FRITZ!Box. It can play multimedia contents from the FRITZ!Box Media Server and other DLNA-compatible (Digital Living Network Alliance) media servers in the home network (for example computers with the Windows Media Player). Note:Refer to Sony for further information on how to set it up, for example on the PlayStation website. 3 Playing multimedia contents from the FRITZ!Box media server The following steps are only necessary if you would like to use your PlayStation to play multimedia contents from a USB storage device connected to the FRITZ!Box: Setting up the FRITZ!Box as a Media Server Playing multimedia contents Select the "AVM FRITZ!Mediaserver" icon under "Photo", "Music" or "Video". Now the PlayStation displays all of the files available on the FRITZ!Box Media Server that can be played by the PlayStation. Select the file you would like to play. 4 Setting up port sharing for online games By default, the FRITZ!Box's firewall protects all of the devices in the home network from incoming connections and unwanted data from the internet. However, this may cause problems with certain online games (for example FIFA 17) because other players from the internet must be able to access it. If the PlayStation shows "Type 2" as the NAT type under "Settings > Network > View Connection Status", then the FRITZ!Box and PlayStation are already correctly configured. If the PlayStation shows "Type 3" as the NAT type, then some of the services or data required by the PlayStation are being blocked. This is usually because port sharing was not configured. In this case, adjust the FRITZ!Box settings: Setting up automatic port sharing Set up the FRITZ!Box for automatic port sharing so that the PlayStation itself can open all of the ports in the FRITZ!Box that it requires: Setting up static port sharing If you still cannot connect to online games or the connection drops, configure the required port sharings manually: Set up static port sharing in the FRITZ!Box for the ports and IP protocols used by the PlayStation Network (PSN). TCP ports: 80, 443, 3478, 3479, 3480, 5223, 8080 UDP ports: 3074, 3478, 3479, 3658 If the online game uses other ports in addition to the ones required for the PlayStation Network, configure port sharing for those ports in the FRITZ!Box. For example, FIFA 17, the football simulation game, requires the following port sharings: TCP ports: 80, 443, 3659, 5223, 10000-10099, 42127 UDP ports: 3074, 3478-3479, 3658-3659, 5223, 6000 Note:With just a few clicks in the internet you can find lists of ports used by other games such as Battlefield, Call of Duty, Starcraft & Co., for example at www.portforward.com.
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Fixing Bad Credit: The Recommended Steps You go in to get a car loan, or to get approved for a mortgage, and your interest rates or down payment options are through the roof and completely ridiculous. Having a bad credit score is stressful, and can negatively affect your attempts to live the life you want to live, so if you’ve made some mistakes in the past… …maybe in college when you first tasted the freedom of being able to spend “whatever you want,” taking action to lowering your bad credit is incredibly important. Improving your credit score means improving your long-term quality of life, and the following article will give you some tricks and tips to boosting your less than desired credit score. First of all, here are a few bad habits that you should avoid: Ways To Destroy Your Credit Score The most important way to keep your credit score high and dry is to know how to avoid bad credit behavior in the first place. Engaging in behaviors like paying your credit card or loan amounts late or not paying them at all will tank your credit score and make it hard to dig yourself out of that hole. This isn’t as well known… …But only making the minimum payment on your credit amount borrowed can hurt your credit score, since your lenders will think that you are having a hard time making enough to pay your full debt amount off. It is important to inform your lender right away if you ARE going through financial hardships so that they can help find other options that won’t hurt your score as badly. Even if there aren’t any additional options, at least then your lender will know that you aren’t just missing payments without any reason. QUICK TIP: It is a common misconception that never borrowing will mean a “good credit rating.” This is simply NOT TRUE. If you have no history with a credit company, it makes it difficult for a car dealership or mortgaging company to assess your spending habits, and therefore give you the best financial option possible. Furthermore, if you have no long-term debt with interest possibilities, companies will be less likely to give you more credit, because they are going to want to reward customers that are going to make them the most money through interest payments. Frankly, though, if you’re reading this article, you probably have already made a lot of these mistakes and are looking to simply fix your credit score, not avoid tanking it. No fear! We’re going to cover how to improve your score soon. Important Things To Understand First: Repairing bad credit is kind of like losing a little bit of weight: it takes a little bit of dedication and discipline, and if you try to fix it too quickly, it could actually end up hurting you more than helping you. Therefore, you should also be wary of quick-fix claims by organizations and companies that claim that they can help you improve your credit score overnight. In order to fix your credit score, you’re going to need to take some long-term steps to manage your credit score responsibly. The following will give you the information you need. Follow These Steps: 1. Check Your Credit Report Most banks offer the option to ask for your credit report for free. Once you receive your credit score, check it for any errors that may or may not have come up in your account. Some of the errors may include incorrect late payments on your account, or incorrect amounts owed in your open accounts. It’s important to make sure there are no errors on your account… …If there are, you need to bring that up to your local credit bureau ASAP. OF COURSE, this isn’t the only step to solving your bad credit. However, it is the first and a very essential first step. 2. Create Payment Reminders The best way to keep your credit score “healthy” is to make sure you make your payments on time. Understandably, sometimes it’s hard to remember every month to make a payment, so it’s incredibly helpful to set up a reminder through email or text message every month so that you make sure you stay on top of your credit payments. Additionally: There is another option to have payments take out automatically every month, however, usually when the credit card takes the automatic payment out, it will only take out the minimum payment, which isn’t the best idea. Also: Having the automatic payment taken out kind of defeats the purpose of being more aware of your spending habits and payment necessities. 3. Take Steps To Reduce Your Owed Debt In order to make your credit score improve, first you are going to have to whittle down your physical credit card debt itself. This may sound difficult, depending on how much debt you have, but giving yourself a clean slate is incredibly important in order to climb up to a higher credit score. Additionally, having less credit debt is just going to make your life easier in general. You can accomplish this tough but rewarding goal by ceasing all credit card use, first of all, and then listing all of your accounts so you can figure out how much you owe on each card and then which card has the highest rate. From there, create a plan for paying off the debt on the accounts with the highest interest rates first, while still paying the minimum payments on your other accounts, until you pay all of your accounts off and are free of debt. Let’s take these tips a step further There are still many more ways to improve your credit score. Keep up on your payments and fulfill them on time. Even if you only pay your debt a few days late that still can have a very negative effect on your credit score. Make sure you always keep up on your payments in a timely manner. If you make a mistake and miss a payment, catch up as soon as possible. If you do make a mistake, it may negatively affect your credit score, but it isn’t the end of the world. Bad credit doesn’t stick around forever, and the longer you make payments on time for your credit card, the less effect your mistake will have on your credit score. Eventually, any bad credit will fade away in light of the fact that you have now proven that you are a responsible maintainer of your credit. WARNING: Paying off a collection account doesn’t take it off of your report. A collection account will remain on the report for seven years. If you are still having issues keeping your credit rate above the water, you should contact your creditor or seek further help in a credit counselor. Obviously, make sure the credit counselor is legitimate. This isn’t an immediate fix, but that’s pretty much impossible, and this way, you know for sure that you are making the right decisions regarding your credit payments. Maintain your payments so that your balance on your credit card is always low, as well as other “revolving credit”. Your credit score can be negatively affected by high outstanding debt. Don’t move around your debt. Instead, pay it off right away. Sometimes having multiple credit cards can result in “revolving” credit card debt that never gets resolved. Try having only a few open accounts, as it can actually be more beneficial for your credit score. Don’t ever open a large number of brand new credit cards if you don’t need them in order to get more available credit. This can actually bite you in the long run and lower your credit eventually, which you want to avoid at all costs. Don’t open a lot of accounts at once if you have only been a credit card user for a short amount of time. ­ To lenders, this kind of behavior can look a little sketchy, and this kind of activity will bring down your account age on average. This is detrimental as it can lower your score if you also don’t have a variety of credit information already available. Try again to establish a new credit history if you’ve made mistakes in the past regarding your credit. Over the long term, you can rectify some mistakes in credit usage if you open new accounts, keeping in mind to use these tips and to always be a responsible credit user. Stay on top of your credit report. Being diligent about checking your credit score frequently will never negatively affect your credit score, but make sure you get your credit report right from your credit provider, or a reputable and authorized credit reports. If you need to open a new credit account, be careful and wise. Don’t open more accounts just to create more credit options and combine them into a “better” credit mix. WHY? Because this will probably backfire on you and
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The proposal outlines the start of a methodological research program that should serve to enhance the study of chronic disability over time and the availability of such data and analyses to researchers. It focuses on disability data rising form the National Long Term Care Survey (NLTCS) and statistical method currently used for their analysis. The long-term goal of the principal investigator and her collaborators is to work with new and existing statistical methodology for the analysis for survey-based longitudinal disability data in developing new statistical tools to preserve the confidentiality of such data sources while making more broadly available for analysis by others. The goal will be achieved through extensive study of the NLTCS database, coordinated research on new statistical methodology for categorical data with the other researchers, and the extension of disclose limitation methods to this data analytic setting. The principal investigator is a New Investigator under the NIH definition. Nonetheless, the principal investigator has an established research record in data access and confidentiality, including statistical disclosure limitation, and substantial experience working with social science data.
### 中国人权律师祝圣武：向大法弟子学习（视频） ------------------------ #### [首页](https://github.com/gfw-breaker/banned-news/blob/master/README.md) &nbsp;&nbsp;|&nbsp;&nbsp; [手把手翻墙教程](https://github.com/gfw-breaker/guides/wiki) &nbsp;&nbsp;|&nbsp;&nbsp; [禁闻聚合安卓版](https://github.com/gfw-breaker/bn-android) &nbsp;&nbsp;|&nbsp;&nbsp; [网门安卓版](https://github.com/oGate2/oGate) &nbsp;&nbsp;|&nbsp;&nbsp; [神州正道安卓版](https://github.com/SzzdOgate/update) <div class="zhidingtu"> <div class="ar-wrap-3x2"> <img alt="中国人权律师祝圣武在温哥华法轮功学员反迫害20周年集会上。（图片来源：唐风/大纪元）" class="ar-wrap-inside-fill" src="http://img.soundofhope.org/2019/07/dsc-0488-600x400-600x400.jpg"/> </div> <div class="caption"> 中国人权律师祝圣武在温哥华法轮功学员反迫害20周年集会上。（图片来源：唐风/大纪元） </div> </div> <hr/> <div class="content"> <p> <span class="content-info-date"> 【希望之声2019年7月21日】 </span> <span class="content-info-type"> （作者：祝圣武） </span> <em> 编者按：7月20日下午1时许，大温地区的部分法轮功学员在温哥华市中心艺术馆前举行反迫害二十周年集会，中国大陆人权律师祝圣武参加集会并演讲。他发言的题目是“向法轮大法弟子学习”。以下是根据祝圣武律师的演讲整理的文稿（附视频）： </em> </p> <div class="widget ad-300x250 ad-ecf"> <!-- ZW30 Post Embed 300x250 1 --> <ins class="adsbygoogle" data-ad-client="ca-pub-1519518652909441" data-ad-slot="9768754376" style="display:inline-block;width:300px;height:250px"> </ins> </div> <p> 非常荣幸参加温哥华法轮大法反迫害二十周年集会！我是来自大陆的人权律师祝圣武。 </p> <p> 2017年9月，我因为反党反社会主义被吊销律师证，并被迫关闭我经营管理的山东信常律师事务所。被吊销律师证之前，我是中国互联网著作权纠纷领域非常有名的律师。2018年4月，我和妻子逃离中国大陆来到温哥华。 </p> <p> 今天，站在这片自由、民主的土地，面对各位大法弟子，我非常激动。我要大声的呼吁：向法轮大法弟子学习！ </p> <p> 2017年5月，我开始为大法弟子辩护。为大法服务的时间非常短，但大法弟子对我的思想影响非常深远。我在齐齐哈尔市、玉溪市、文山壮族苗族自治州、曲靖市、昆明市为被绑架的大法弟子辩护。 </p> <p> 这些蒙难的大法弟子没有一个因为失去自由而恐惧，没有一个因为受苦受难而唉声叹气，没有一个因为受到共产党的惨无人道的酷刑、监禁而放弃信仰。他们始终高昂着头、高声歌颂着法轮大法。 </p> <p> 大法弟子用生命捍卫信仰的壮举，彻底震撼了我，彻底改变了我对于“信仰”这个词的理解。对中国人而言，守护信仰远远不只是日常的供奉，更要求信仰者勇于承受中国（中共）政府施加的极端残酷的迫害。 </p> <p> 玉溪市大法弟子李海艳，59岁，因为在居民小区宣传大法而被绑架。我见到她的时候，她刚刚因为拒绝放弃信仰而被连续戴脚镣手镣一个月。她已经绝食抗议了很多天，身体非常虚弱，手上、脚上、脸上都浮肿了。她带着脚镣和手镣，扶着墙猫着腰才得以走出来。会见的时候，共产党的打手就站在李海艳旁边监视着。我看着她刚强、高贵、备受折磨的身躯，我哭了。我从心底里敬佩她。 </p> <p> 文山壮族苗族自治州大法弟子王文瑛，62岁，家境富裕，丈夫是处长级官员。王文瑛被绑架后，中国（共）政府试图以他丈夫的工作来胁迫她，她断然拒绝。他的丈夫被株连而提前退休。她总是高高兴兴的和我讲她的故事。我们还偷偷的把看守所内的“三退”（编辑加注：声明退出共产党、共青团和少先队）人员名单带出来交给大法联络人。开庭的时候，她没有丝毫的恐惧，高声为大法辩护。 </p> <div> </div> <p> 文山壮族苗族自治州大法弟子李群，65岁，和王文瑛一同被绑架和审判。这是李群第三次被绑架和审判，之前她因为信仰法轮大法而于2004年被判监禁4年，2009年被判监禁5年。即使曾经被非法拘禁过9年，李群依然没有害怕残暴的中国（共）政府，坚持信仰。在法庭上，李群微笑着、平静的面对非法审判，有理有据的辩护。李群因此而被中共法庭再次判处非法拘禁4年。李群的故事就是一部英雄史诗，我以认识她这样的勇士而自豪。 </p> <p> 大法弟子们，我站在这里，向你们传达中国大法弟子舍身护法、英勇抗争的故事。 </p> <p> 大法弟子们，我站在这里，讲述这些英雄故事，因为我想告诉全世界，中国人都应该向法轮大法弟子学习。 </p> <p> 2017年8月28日，正是王文瑛、李群被非法审判的日子，我收到山东省律师协会的电话，要求我立即前往谈话。开庭后，我没有立即回山东，而是去玉溪市、曲靖市会见被绑架的大法弟子。 </p> <p> 9月6日，山东省司法厅指控我反党反社会主义并做出了吊销我律师证的拟处罚决定（并非正式的处罚决定）。我收到这个决定的时候，正在江苏省南通市为访民周庆有代理开庭。这是我最后一次代理出庭。回到济南后，山东省司法厅一次又一次的找我谈话，并一再保证，只要我在媒体上公开认错道歉就可以不被吊销律师证，同时威胁把我交给公安局办理。我拒绝了。我说我办理了法轮功案件之后，看到那么多法轮功弟子为了信仰可以放弃事业、家庭和生命，我不能为了一个律师证而唾弃我对民主、法治的信仰。9月8号，山东省律师协会发布了震惊中国的对我祝圣武进行谴责的《声明》，指“祝圣武……反对党的领导，反对社会主义制度……”9月22日，山东省律师协会吊销我的律师证。同日，《环球时报（海外版）》发表文章对我进行谴责，并威胁追究我的刑事责任。 </p> <p> 谢天谢地，我没有蹲监狱！谢天谢地，我平安的逃离了共产党中国！ </p> <p> 今天，我站在这里，站在这么多可敬可爱的大法弟子面前，我感到非常的幸福！我要大声地谢谢你们！谢谢你们让我明白怎样才算是一个有骨气的中国人！谢谢你们为所有追求自由、民主、法治并坚持抗争的中国人点亮一盏又一盏明灯！谢谢你们为那些害怕黑暗、内心懦弱的中国人树立一座又一座道德丰碑！ </p> <p> 法轮功弟子在中国所遭受的群体灭绝迫害，所遭受的包括绑架、非法拘禁、亲人朋友被株连、酷刑、故意伤害、故意杀害、虐杀、“活摘器官”等等的迫害，是人类历史上最残酷的政治迫害之一。法轮大法弟子是最可爱的中国人！共产党及其党徒终将为他们的恐怖主义罪行受到惩罚。 </p> <p> 承受了20年持续不断的残酷迫害，法轮大法不但没有被灭绝，反而深深地扎根于中国社会，传遍整个地球。这是人类文明史上的又一个奇迹。 </p> <p> 大法弟子们，历史终将彪炳你们的丰功伟业！ </p> <div class="sohzw-video-wrapper"> <div class="ar-wrap-16x9"> <div class="ar-wrap-inside-fill"> </div> </div> </div> <p> （仅代表作者个人立场和观点） </p> <div class="content-info-btm"> <p class="content-info-zerenbianji"> <span class="content-info-title"> 责任编辑： </span> <span class="content-info-content"> 元明清 </span> </p> </div> </div> <hr/> 手机上长按并复制下列链接或二维码分享本文章：<br/> https://github.com/gfw-breaker/banned-news/blob/master/pages/soh_grpl/n3048038.md <br/> <a href='https://github.com/gfw-breaker/banned-news/blob/master/pages/soh_grpl/n3048038.md'><img src='https://github.com/gfw-breaker/banned-news/blob/master/pages/soh_grpl/n3048038.md.png'/></a> <br/> 原文地址（需翻墙访问）：http://www.soundofhope.org/gb/2019/07/21/n3048038.html ------------------------ #### [首页](https://github.com/gfw-breaker/banned-news/blob/master/README.md) &nbsp;|&nbsp; [一键翻墙软件](https://github.com/gfw-breaker/nogfw/blob/master/README.md) &nbsp;| [《九评共产党》](https://github.com/gfw-breaker/9ping.md/blob/master/README.md#九评之一评共产党是什么) | [《解体党文化》](https://github.com/gfw-breaker/jtdwh.md/blob/master/README.md) | [《共产主义的终极目的》](https://github.com/gfw-breaker/gczydzjmd.md/blob/master/README.md) <img src='http://gfw-breaker.win/banned-news/pages/soh_grpl/n3048038.md' width='0px' height='0px'/>
--- abstract: 'Recently there has been sustained interest in modifying prediction algorithms to satisfy fairness constraints. These constraints are typically complex nonlinear functionals of the observed data distribution. Focusing on the causal constraints proposed by [@NabiShpitser18Fair], we introduce new theoretical results and optimization techniques to make model training easier and more accurate. Specifically, we show how to reparameterize the observed data likelihood such that fairness constraints correspond directly to parameters that appear in the likelihood, transforming a complex constrained optimization objective into a simple optimization problem with box constraints. We also exploit methods from empirical likelihood theory in statistics to improve predictive performance, without requiring parametric models for high-dimensional feature vectors.' bibliography: - 'references.bib' --- INTRODUCTION {#sec:intro} ============ Predictive models trained on imperfect data are increasingly being used in socially-impactful settings. Predictions (such as risk scores) have been used to inform high-stakes decisions in criminal justice [@Perry2013policing], healthcare [@Kappen2018Clinical], and finance [@Khandani2010Finance]. While automation may bring many potential benefits – such as speed and accuracy – it is also fraught with risks. Predictive models introduce two dangers in particular: the illusion of objectivity and violation of fairness norms. Predictive models may appear to be “neutral,” since humans are less involved and because they are products of a seemingly impartial optimization process. However, predictive models are trained on data that reflects the structural inequities, historical disparities, and other imperfections of our society. Often data includes sensitive attributes (e.g., race, gender, age, disability status), or proxies for such attributes. A particular worry in the context of data-driven decision-making is “perpetuating injustice,” which occurs when unfair dependence between sensitive features and outcomes is maintained, introduced, or reinforced by automated tools. We study how to construct fair predictive models by correcting for the unfair causal dependence of predicted outcomes on sensitive features. We work with the proposed fairness criteria in [@NabiShpitser18Fair], where the authors propose that fair prediction requires imposing hard constraints on the prediction problem in the form of restricting certain causal path-specific effects. Impermissible pathways are user-specified and context-specific, hence require input from policymakers, legal experts, or the general public. Some alternative but also causally-motivated constrained prediction methods are proposed in [@chiappa2018path; @Kusner17fair] and [@zhang18fairness]. For a survey and discussion of distinct fairness criteria (both causal and associative) see [@mitchell2018prediction]. We advance the state of the art in two ways. First, we give a novel reparameterization of the observed data likelihood in which unfair path-specific effects appear directly as parameters. This allows us to greatly simplify the constrained optimization problem, which has previously required complex or inefficient algorithms. Second, we demonstrate how tools from the empirical likelihood literature [@OwenEL] can be readily adapted to construct hybrid (semi-parametric) observed data likelihoods that satisfy given fairness criteria. With this approach, the entire likelihood is constrained, rather than only part of the likelihood as in past proposals [@NabiShpitser18Fair]. As a result, we use the data more efficiently and achieve better performance. Finally, we show how both innovations may be combined into a single procedure. As a guiding example, we consider a setting such as automated hiring, in which we want to predict job success from applicant data. We have historical data on job success, resumes, and demographics, as well as new individuals for which we only see resumes and demographics for whom we would like to estimate a risk score with our predictive model. This may be considered a variant of semi-supervised learning or prediction with missing labels on a subset of the population. We aim to estimate those scores subject to path-specific fairness constraints. In order to describe the various components of this proposal, we must review some background on causal inference, path-specific effects, and constrained prediction. CAUSAL INFERENCE AND A CAUSAL APPROACH TO FAIRNESS {#sec:prelim} ================================================== Causal inference is concerned with quantities which describe the consequences of interventions. Causal models are often represented graphically, e.g. by directed acyclic graphs (DAGs). We will use capital letters ($V$) to denote sets of random variables as well as corresponding vertices in graphs and lowercase letters ($v$) to denote values or assignments to those random variables. A DAG consists of a set of vertices $V$ connected by directed edges ($V_i \to V_j$ for some $\{V_i,V_j\} \subseteq V$) such that there are no cycles. The set $\operatorname{pa}_{\cal G}(V_i) \equiv \{V_j \in V \mid V_j \to V_i \}$ denotes the parents of $V_i$ in DAG ${\cal G}$. ${\mathfrak X}_{A}$ denotes the statespace of $A \subseteq V$. A causal model of a DAG ${\cal G}$ is a set of distributions defined on potential outcomes (a.k.a. counterfactuals). For example, we consider distributions $p(V(a))$ subject to some restrictions, where $V(a)$ represents the value of $V$ had all variables in $\operatorname{pa}_{\cal G}(V)$ been set, possibly contrary to fact, to value $a$. In this paper, we assume Pearl’s *functional model* [@pearl09causality] for a DAG $\mathcal{G}$ which stipulates that the sets of potential outcome variables $\big\{ \{V_i(a_i) \mid a_i \in {\mathfrak X}_{\operatorname{pa}_{\mathcal{G}}(V_i)} \} \mid V_i \in V \big\}$ are mutually independent. All other counterfactuals may be defined using *recursive substitution*. For any $A \subseteq V \setminus \{ V_i \}$, $$\begin{aligned} V_i(a) \equiv V_i(a_{\operatorname{pa}_{\cal G}(V_i) \cap A}, \{ V_j(a) : V_j \in \operatorname{pa}_{\cal G}(V_i) \setminus A \}), $$ where $\{ V_j(a) : V_j \in \operatorname{pa}_{\cal G}(V_i) \setminus A \}$ is taken to mean the (recursively defined) set of counterfactuals associated with variables in $\operatorname{pa}_{\cal G}(V_i) \setminus A$, had $A$ been set to $a$. Equivalently, Pearl’s model may be described by a system of nonparametric structural equations with independent errors. A causal parameter is said to be *identified* in a causal model if it is a function of the observed data distribution $p(V)$. In the functional model of a DAG ${\cal G}$ (as well as some weaker causal models), all interventional distributions $p(V(a))$, for any $A \subseteq V$, are identified by the *extended g-formula*: $$p(V(a)) = \prod_{V_i \in V} \left. p(V_i | \operatorname{pa}_{\cal G}(V_i)) \right|_{A=a}.$$ For example, consider the DAG in Fig. \[fig:graphs\](a). $Y(a)$ is defined to be $Y(a,M(a,X),X)$ by recursive substitution and its distribution is identified as $\sum_{X,M} p(Y | a,M,X) p(M | a,X) p(X)$. The mean difference between $Y(a)$ and $Y(a')$ for some treatment value $a$ of interest and reference value $a'$ is ${\mathbb{E}}[Y(a)] - {\mathbb{E}}[Y(a')]$ and quantifies the *average causal effect* of treatment $A$ on the outcome $Y$. Mediation Analysis and Path-Specific Effects -------------------------------------------- An important goal in causal inference is to understand the mechanisms by which some treatment $A$ influences some outcome $Y$. A common framework for studying mechanisms is *mediation analysis* which seeks to decompose the effect of $A$ on $Y$ into the *direct effect* and the *indirect effect* mediated by a third variable, or more generally into components associated with particular causal pathways. As an example, the direct effect of $A$ on $Y$ in Fig. \[fig:graphs\](a) corresponds to the effect along the edge $A \rightarrow Y$ and the indirect effect corresponds to the effect along the path $A \rightarrow M \rightarrow Y$, mediated by $M$. In the potential outcome notation, the direct and indirect effects can be defined using nested counterfactuals such as $Y(a, M(a'))$ for $a, a' \in {\mathfrak X}_A$, which denotes the value of $Y$ when $A$ is set to $a$ while $M$ is set to whatever value it would have attained had $A$ been set to $a'$. Given $p(a, M(a'))$, the *natural direct effect* (NDE) (on the expectation difference scale) is defined as ${\mathbb{E}}[Y(a, M(a'))] - {\mathbb{E}}[Y(a')]$, and the *natural indirect effect* (NID) is defined as ${\mathbb{E}}[Y(a)] - {\mathbb{E}}[Y(a, M(a'))]$. Under certain identification assumptions discussed by [@pearl01direct], the distribution of $Y(a, M(a'))$ (and thereby direct and indirect effects) can be nonparametrically identified from observed data by the following formula: [$$\begin{aligned} p(Y(a, M(a')) = \sum_{X, M} \ p(Y \mid a, X, M) \ p(M \mid a', X) \ p(X).\end{aligned}$$ ]{}More generally, when there are multiple pathways from $A$ to $Y$ one may define various *path-specific effects* (PSEs). In this case, effect along a particular path will be obtained by comparing two potential outcomes, one where for the selected paths all nodes behave as if $A = a$, and along all other paths nodes behave as if $A = a'$. PSEs are defined by means of nested, path-specific potential outcomes. Fix a set of treatment variables $A$, and a subset of *proper causal paths* $\pi$ from any element in $A$. A proper causal path only intersects $A$ at the source node. Next, pick a pair of value sets $a$ and $a'$ for elements in $A$. For any $V_i \in V$, define the potential outcome $V_i(\pi,a,a')$ by setting $A$ to $a$ for the purposes of paths in $\pi$, and to $a'$ for the purposes of proper causal paths from $A$ to $Y$ not in $\pi$. Formally, the definition is as follows, for any $V_i \in V$, $V_i(\pi, a, a') \equiv a \text{ if }V_i \in A$, otherwise [$$\begin{aligned} \label{eqn:pse} V_i(\pi, a, a') \equiv & V_i \Big( \big\{ V_j(\pi, a, a') \mid V_j \in \operatorname{pa}_{\cal G}^{\pi}(V_i) \big\}, \nonumber \\ & \hspace{2cm} \big\{ V_j(a') \mid V_j \in \operatorname{pa}_{\cal G}^{\overline{\pi}}(V_i) \big\} \Big)\end{aligned}$$ ]{}where $V_j(a')
Administration of the immunophilin ligand FK506 differentially attenuates neurofilament compaction and impaired axonal transport in injured axons following diffuse traumatic brain injury. Traumatic axonal injury (TAI) following traumatic brain injury (TBI) remains a clinical problem for which no effective treatment exists. TAI was thought to involve intraaxonal changes that universally led to impaired axonal transport (IAT), disconnection and axonal bulb formation. However, recent, immunocytochemical studies employing antibodies to amyloid precursor protein (APP), a marker of IAT and antibodies to neurofilament compaction (NFC), RM014, demonstrated that NFC typically occurs independent of IAT, indicating the existence of different populations of damaged axons. FK506 administration has been shown to attenuate IAT. However, in light of the above, the ability of FK506 to attenuate axonal damage demonstrating NFC requires evaluation. The current study explored the potential of FK506 to attenuate both populations of damaged axons. Rats were administered FK506 (3 mg/kg) or vehicle 30 min preinjury. Three hours post-TBI, tissue was prepared for the visualization of TAI using antibodies targeting IAT (APP) or NFC (RMO14) or a combined labeling strategy. Confirming previous reports, FK506 treatment reduced the number of axons demonstrating IAT in the CSpT, from 411 +/- 54.70 to 91.00 +/- 33.87 (P <or= 0.05) and in the ML from 78.62 +/- 16.87 to 41.00 +/- 5.80 (P <or= 0.05). FK506 treatment failed to reduce the number of axons demonstrating NFC in either the CSpT or ML. FK506's failure to attenuate NFC suggests that additional therapeutic agents may be necessary to blunt the full burden of TAI. Because FK506 targets IAT, calcineurin appears to be a major target for neuroprotection in damaged axons demonstrating IAT.
Q: Does the "Urgent wish for children" card in Caverna allow construction of all types of dwellings? The B side of the "Wish for children" card titled "Urgent wish for children" requires you to build a "Dwelling" prior to family growth. Dwelling is written with a capital D on the card. Does that mean that you are required to build the regular dwelling priced at 4 wood, 3 stone that gives you 3 goal points or are you allowed to build any of the different types of dwellings? A: I don't think the capital D in "Dwelling" has any significance. In the rule book Dwelling is always capitalized. I would think that you could build any of the Dwellings. If you couldn't, I think there would be a specific explanation in the rule book. There are 6 different types of Dwellings. Every Dwelling provides room for one or two dwarfs. (P. 15)
Q: Matlab ( Input as string -> function -> plot it ) GUI I'm trying to get a function from edit text, then write it as function so I can plot it. However, What I did isn't working :(. Please if you can help me with this. Can you fix the problem here. I'm trying to get the function from a user as string then write change it to a function, and the output is going to be the plot of the input function.By the way I'm using gui, which have (edit box, pushbutton, and axes). t=0:0.1:10; maxi= get(handles.edit1, 'String'); whatever= strcat('@(x) ', maxi); fh = str2func(whatever); plot(t,fh(t)) Please explain what's the mistake that I did thanks, or show me what's the wright way to do it. A: maxi= get(handles.edit1, 'String'); gets the string data from the editbox as a cell array. So, before using into strcat, you need to convert maxi from the cell array version to a char array with char(..). Thus, the only edit you need to make in your codes would be - whatever= strcat('@(x) ', char(maxi));
Prepare to Publish: Your three month, sure-fire guide to turning your book idea into a book outline is here! Finding Gratitude Beyond My Circumstances I’ve not always been very good at being thankful. In fact, for many years of my life, I felt like I’d been dealt the short end of the stick in life, that my circumstances were more difficult than everyone else’s. How was I supposed to be thankful when all my friends had more money, more stuff, more influence, more excitement, more adventure and more popularity than I did? Needless to say, I hardly even recognize that girl anymore. In fact, when I think about it, I’m a little embarrassed. But the craziest part is, my ability to feel thankful now doesn’t come from improved circumstances. In fact, if anything, I have less money, less stuff, and less popularity than I did when I complained about those things. Still, one major thing has changed. I’ve learned that gratitude isn’t dependent on my circumstances. Gratitude is like a muscle, and the more I learn to flex it and to exercise it, the stronger it becomes, the more gratitude I feel, and the deeper that gratitude reaches, even when my circumstances don’t warrant it. I’m still learning, but this is what gratitude looks like for me. I recognize everything I have is a gift. This has been a major shift in perspective for me, maybe because I grew up in a culture that taught me my needs and wants were more important than everyone else’s, and that I deserved to have those needs and wants met. Or, maybe I didn’t need culture to teach me this. Maybe this is just the darkness that comes, when we let it, out of the human heart. Either way, I’m learning to see everything I have as more than I deserve. I’m learning it’s okay to want things. For so many years I convinced myself wants were bad — after all, I was never going to get what I wanted anyway, and if I admitted my wants out loud, they would just made me look selfish (I was). But pushing my wants away or pretending like they didn’t exist wasn’t getting me anywhere. In fact, my selfish wants were just festering and rotting inside of me. I wasn’t getting better. I was getting worse. It wasn’t until I learned to admit what I wanted, to talk about why, and to throw my whole weight into pursuing the things that mattered, that I learned what I really wanted wasn’t so far outside of my grasp. I started saying it before I felt it. For a long time I resisted this because it felt inauthentic. I had many friends in my life who were eternal optimists, and I respected them, even wanted to be like them in a way, but every time I opened my mouth to say words like, “Even though this isn’t ideal, I’m thankful…” it felt like I was lying. It felt like I wasn’t being myself. Since then I’ve discovered that sometimes it starts with words, and the feelings slowly follow. Sometimes we have to change the stories we tell ourselves before the realities we feel can catch up. Sometimes we have to put words to something before we can believe it exists. I focus on the small things. My mom calls them TJs. Tiny Joys. I like that. And at the end of the day, if I talk to my mom on the phone, she will likely have half a dozen “TJ’s” she could tell you about from her day. TJ’s don’t have to be extravagant or outlandish. In fact, they rarely are. They’re usually things like running into an old friend, a favorite song on the radio, or something funny someone said at work. What I’ve found is that, when I focus on the small reasons to be grateful in my life, even when they might feel miniscule or unimportant, usually, after awhile, they add up to something big. And it’s happening. Slowly, but surely, my gratitude muscle is become more pronounced. I hope yours is, too. LET'S BE FRIENDS! No, seriously, we can be friends...we can email back and forth and everything! :) I agree with the above from Tim. I can relate to much, and recognize how selfish my attitude has been often. Gratitude has become a practice over this past year and with intention and focus, it has become a more natural part of my life. Thank you for sharing, I am a work in progress… Barbara This is so true because The Bible also taught us, “give thanks in all circumstances” (1 Thes 5:18). I am still on learning how to be grateful everytime in every situations. You said it right, I have to exercise the “muscle”. And enjoy little things is one of my way to learn it (: Such a great post, Allison — that you’d be vulnerable enough to admit how difficult it was for you to be grateful. I grew up in an area that was filled with affluence, but our family was not affluent. So I lived my early years feeling the same things of things that you did — unfair, short end of the stick and all of that. It wasn’t until I became a Christian that I realized that it was possible to be satisfied with less, and to be honest — I embraced that with open arms. Jesus says, “if you want to be the greatest, you must be among the least.” I wish that growing up I could have had that kind of knowledge under my belt, because I probably would have saved myself a ton of heartache. When it all comes down to Thanksgiving and gratitude, Bill Hybels said something in a message that many years ago that has stuck with me. Great post. Especially enjoyed the “speak it first, and sometimes speaking it makes it become true” part of the story. Teaching ourselves to recognize and acknowledge the little things. Changing our perspective. Bless you, Alison! Tiny Joys is a concept that’s right up there next to gazingus pins. If we focus on our tiny joys, our gazingus pins won’t call us so loudly. Thank you very much – I’m grateful for you and your email newsletter. So beautiful, Ally! What I loved the most about this post was {well, everything} but what stuck out the most was the line: “I recognize everything I have is a gift.” YES. I am finding that myself these days. I notice that I’ll be washing dishes and will look around and feel grateful for everything I have. I love my life and even when bad things happen, or unfortunate circumstances, I’m learning to appreciate the good in things. This is a thought provoking post. It helps me to keep in mind that there’s nothing intrinsically wrong with wanting something. I think it’s when everything else gets tossed out the window that right and wrong becomes an issue. I have decided not to be defined by circumstances; circumstances do change.
Q: is it possible to direct connect a client and server with 10GBASE CX4 copper cables? Server has two 10GBASE-CX4 ports. client has 10GBASE CX4 HBA. can theybe directly connected with a CX4 cable without the need for a switch? like SAS Infiband connectors? A: Yes, it works perfectly fine without a switch. Give each system an IP on the same subnet. I've run this setup with dual-port Intel CX4 10GbE cards between a VMware host server and a Sun x4540 storage unit.
United Nations Share News France welcomes the unanimous adoption on June 18, 2015, by the Security Council of resolution 2225, which strengthens the international community’s mobilization in support of children in armed conflict. As a founding member of the UN in 1945, France places great importance on the multilateral system, in which it plays a leading role on a number of issues. Among the main United Nations bodies, it is a permanent member of the Security Council, alongside the United States, the United Kingdom, Russia and China. It is also involved in its subsidiary bodies, including the Human Rights Council, and is a permanent member of the Conference on Disarmament. Moreover, it is particularly active within the specialized agencies, as well as the United Nations funds and programmes. Within the United Nations, France is active in every field, in the political field (reform of the United Nations and the Security Council) as well as those of Human Rights (re-elected to the Human Rights Council in November 2013), the environment and climate change, official development assistance and maintaining international peace and security.
Dedicated to the Inner Movement Posts tagged ‘MsMelanian’ This is going to be a very special time when abundant blessings will be made available. According to Pranic healers, this will be a chosen time of blessings for restoration of spiritual health. Meditation and contemplation accompanied with bodily purity, fasting if possible or food which is obtained without harming / causing violence to animals is highly recommended to complement spiritual opening. The Super moon to appear Saturday May 5 2012, 11:54PM Eastern Time. A “supermoon” is the coincidence of a full moon (or a new moon) with the closest approach the Moon makes to the Earth on its elliptical orbit, or perigee, leading to the technical name for a supermoon of the perigee-syzygy of the Earth-Moon-Sun system. On Saturday and Sunday (May 5- 6) the “supermoon” of 2012 appears along with the Eta Aquarid meteor shower and both will hit their peak. While the bright full moon could interfere with the meteor display, some of the shower’s brightest fireballs should still be visible late Saturday and early Sunday. In addition, astronomers are saying that the “supermoon” will be even more super than usual. “The last full moon so big and close to Earth occurred in March of 1993,” Geoff Chester of the U.S. Naval Observatory in Washington D.C. told USA Today. This supermoon (a phrase coined by astrologer Richard Nolle in 1979) will appear especially large because the moment of perigee—when the moon is closest to the Earth in its monthly rotation—will coincide with the appearance of a perfectly full moon. During last year’s supermoon on March 19, 2011, for comparison, the perigee and full moon were 50 minutes apart. The moon will be 221,802 miles away from Earth Saturday night; (the average distance is 238,855 according to NASA.) That’s 17,053 miles closer. This all translates to a moon that will appear 14 percent larger and 30 percent brighter than other full moons this year, according to NASA. (An astronomer interviewed by National Geographic says 16 percent bigger.) The moon actually won’t become totally full until tonight at 8:35 p.m., and it then will be perigee, or super, at 8:40 p.m. and the actural moonrise begins at 8:09 pm reaching it’s zenith at 11:54 pm. The Super Moon happens about every 20 years as the moon comes closer to Earth in its elliptical, egg-shaped, orbit. It does exert a bit more gravitational pull influencing weather and people. ——————————————————- The Esoteric: Super Moon Gravitational Pull There is a legend that goes along with the Super Moon event where earthquakes, volcanoes erupting and general human mayhem happens. Astrologer Richard Noelle put forth that Idea about 30 years ago; he wrote about the Super Moon legend: “Super Moons are noteworthy for their close association with extreme tidal forces working in what astrologers of old used to call the sublunary world: the atmosphere, crust and oceans of our home planet – including ourselves, of course.” Noelle referenced the spiritual transformation this Super Moon can represent – and present to us for reflection. The universal healing forces of Virgo and Pisces are the spiritual energies present during this Super Moon. These two energies combined, according to astrologers, is about being called to a service higher than the Self. This is a time to make a commitment to devoting your personal energies to the highest Good, along with humility and surrender of the ego to Spirit. The cosmos are a reflection of ourselves on a much larger scale.. The planetary body has an atmosphere and so do we. On a spiritual level, with the super moon, it is a time to detox the air (your thoughts), water (your emotions), earth (your physical space) and fire (obstacles to living your life with passion). In short, this is a special time to get spiritually stronger and meet the intensity of this moment during the Super Moon. The Moon represents our instinct on a spiritual level. The Super Moon is considered special in spiritual belief systems. This Super Moon is happening in the constellation Virgo presenting a need for healing by breaking through. Envision the Super Moon as a healing presence in your life to help you make the necessary adaptations and adjustments. It can create a cosmic alignment to your path of life service, and even present a few personal miracles! So, “go with the flow,” allow the crust of old wounds to break away. Enjoy the new healing as it emerges to help you walk your spiritual path, and unleash a renewed and stronger person. Science: Suppose we were to take in a deep breath, the air sucked into our mouth is three times as much as a normal breath. Now let’s translate this analogy to the Moon and its pull on the Earth. During full moon and new moon days the whole Moon is pulling Earth and the effect is as if in the earlier analogy the Moon is taking a deep breath. We find that the circular atmosphere of three times the size of the moon is attracted from the Earth. The generic subtle (intangible) effect of the moon All objects including stars, planets and satellite bodies along with their gross (tangible) attributes emanate subtle (intangible) frequencies. These physical attributes and subtle frequencies affect us in varying degrees at a physical and subtle level. The frequencies emanating from the Moon affect the frequencies of the mental body, i.e. mind of human beings. By ‘mind’ we mean our feelings, emotions and desires. The mind consists of the conscious mind and the sub-conscious mind. Within the sub-conscious mind we have a number of impressions that are embedded that decide our basic nature and personality. We are however not aware of the thoughts or impressions in our sub-conscious mind. These impressions get collected over a number of lifetimes. As this New moon comes in, Divine inspiration has blessed me to begin the Esoteric study group in a way that never occurred to me before. Surely this is EVIDENCE of the SUPER POWER of this Sagittarius Moon! I have been reluctant to start the Study group mainly because of the difficulty in finding a place to hold the meetings on a regular basis that would be convenient to all intended participants. “Thank you Infinite Spirit for opening the way for this blessing to come through for all of us, seeking this grand gathering of the inner movement.” It came to me this evening during my meditation; rather than try to have a group come to me; that I should go to them…it is as simple as that! By Divine Grace I am able to come to your spiritual gathering to share and discuss some of the deeper meanings our collective spiritual unfoldment. If you have a group of friends that enjoy studying the subject of spiritual enlightenment to any degree and would like to develop an Esoteric Study Group please fill in the contact form here–> Study Group Your group can be small or large, intimate or public, weekly, bi-monthly, or monthly; if I am available on your scheduled date, we can arrange that I will either facilitate or simply participate in your study or discussion group on an ongoing basis or as an occasional guest. It is up to you and your group. That is all that is needed right now; the important thing is that IT IS TIME TO BEGIN. I trust that this will unfold and develop in the most perfect way. Please don’t hesitate…right now my Schedule is completely open as this has just this evening (November 25, 2011) come to me….And the first lesson in Esoteric Study in to trust your inner voice and act on your inspirations! It is my Duty: To think and say only that which I wish to become true. To put myself in a position of dignity and independence so as not to be a burden to anyone or myself. To build my financial structure mentally so that it manifests accordingly with the abundance of the universe. To have faith in my ability to make money and take action to receive my worth. To redeem myself from past mistakes with the dynamic forces that enable me to do marvels.
Tag: property management When you invest in real estate it can be smart when getting into the business but you have to be sure you take your time if you wish to be successful. You want to have done all your research and have all the information prior to making any investment purchases. The tips below will show you the best way to get going. Remember that reputation is key in this realm of business. Thus, you must consistently keep your promises and maintain complete honesty in your dealings. This will give you the credibility around town that will make people more loyal to you. Find out as much as you can about the pricing of properties in your selected area. Mortgages and rent in your local neighborhood could give you a better feel for the house’s value as opposed to its financial statements. You can make better decisions when you think about all of this. When drafting your business strategy, know that the initial costs will go beyond the selling price of the property. From inspection to closing costs, there are many influences on your bottom line. When working out your margins be sure to think of all of these costs and add them into your line item list. When considering retail or industrial investment properties, remember two guidelines. First, do not overpay for the property. Do not spend too much money on the business either. Look at the property values yourself and make sure the value is what you expect. If the numbers are good, then it’s a good buy. If you want to be a real estate investor, you need to consider how much free time you actually have to devote to the enterprise. Tenants require time and energy. If you see that you don’t have enough time in managing it, you could choose to hire a person to manage it for you. Pick properties that you’re confident will raise in value. Remember that good location is a plus when it comes to excellent resale value. Take all factors into consideration when projecting rises in property value. Always check out the whole neighborhood where a property is before you buy anything there. Depressed neighborhoods aren’t likely to give you a good ROI. Location is probably the primary factor in property value, even more than what’s on the property itself. When investing in real estate , you’ll recoup your initial investment, plus a profit. If you just invest in property and only get your money back, then you’ll be out the time you spent on the property. Always ask more than you spent so that you recoup the money you spent fixing it up. Property Management Try seeking out a company involved in property management. Though you will have to spend money to do so, the investment is often worthwhile. Property managers can screen prospective tenants and manage repair projects. Using a property management company allows you more time to search for new investment properties. Get along with others. Try to lose the image of them as competitors. You will be able to share valuable contacts. By helping each other out, you can build up a large and satisfied clientele. This can really help you have a better reputation. If you’re thinking about investing in multiple properties, it is best to have them all within a short distance of each other. By doing so, you’ll control gas costs and save a lot of time when having to visit the properties. Not only will it save you some time, you can become much more knowledge about that specific location. Learn about foreclosures sooner by using a listing service. This will minimize the work you have to do by eliminating different contacts completely. Finding accurate information is possible, since these tend to be up-to-date. Make sure that the properties you buy won’t take up all of your time in managing them. Your time is money, so do not waste it. Vacation rentals are something you will want to avoid. You want to choose investment properties that have a solid history of tenancy. When calculating profits, always factor in the costs of repairs that the inspection dictated as necessary. When planning on putting up the property for sale, you’re thinking about any repairs before this happens. If you plan to rent your property, you need to factor in maintenance costs. Your profit expectations are going to be most successful if you pad your estimates for costs that surprise you. Determine which types of buildings are easily maintained. You will need to care for the property that you purchase. You have to maintain it well to sell it. To illustrate, a home with heavy landscaping or two stories can be harder to take care of than a simple yard and only one story. Don’t get more than you are able to handle. Using the above information is crucial. Never make a real estate purchase based on a gut feeling. Do your research to learn what you should know. It isn’t easy to break into real estate investing. If you want to find some excellent investment tips, look no further. Continue reading to learn how to be a successful real estate investor. Always do your research, check out locations, and know about the market that you are getting into. Check out anywhere from 50 to 100 properties in your desired location, and take notes in a spreadsheet. You should take into account things like repairs, rental potential, and desirability of location. This will allow you to target the right properties. Real Estate Make the decision before you begin investing on exactly the style of real estate investment you want to concentrate on. You might find flipping ideal for you. Or, maybe you prefer rehab projects. Each area of real estate offers something different, so its best to know where your talents lie. Try to get an idea of the value of other property in the area. Local mortgages and rent rates will teach you more about a property’s value than some financial statements. Looking at the situation from the street level helps you make better decisions. Speak with fellow real estate investors. This will give you a stronger foundation than just reading books. It’s also handy to have friends in the business to consult when issues arise. The Internet is a place where you can locate help. Find forums to be active on and find meetings in your area. Try to listen as often as possible when talking to potential buyers. You might be shocked to see just how many people negotiate against their own interests when they have the chance to just run their mouth. Listening will also help you determine what approach to take before you even open your mouth. Join up with other investors in online groups, or follow blogs of real estate investors who have already seen success. You can learn a lot this way about how to do business. An online investment group allows you to speak to other investors. Having a good handyman will facilitate the process when you buy an investment property. Otherwise, you will spend lots on repair expenses. Having someone who understands how to fix things can really help save you a lot of money in the long run. Know how much the opportunity costs are to start with. While you may like to invest in fixer-uppers, you have to decide if they are worth your time. Should you focus on another opportunity instead? If outsourcing the work is a better choice, take advantage of it. Keeping your time free allows you to focus on the important angles for your business. Property Management Think about the advantages of property management companies. Although they will charge you a percentage of the rent, these companies often save you money and time. This company will handle repairs and screen potential renters. Using a property management company allows you more time to search for new investment properties. Location truly is the most important factor when buying real estate. Even a ramshackle property can be a wise investment if it is located well. You want to think about the potential of the investment and the location as well. Look at a few business properties. Not only can a business property be rented for longer terms, but they can bring in a lot of money. A strip mall, for example, may increase your capital gains tenfold. If you invest in real estate, you will have both good and bad times. Do not feel discouraged. Success will be yours, just stay persistent. Continue learning in order to experience financial freedom. You want to make sure that your real estate properties are as hassle-free as possible. Your time is money, so do not waste it. Bad neighborhoods and also vacation and college rentals should normally be avoided. The properties you put your money into need to show a pattern of proven long-term rental value. Make sacrifices. Investing in real estate will take
Q: the domain for $\dfrac{1}{x}\leq\dfrac{1}{2}$ What is the domain for $$\dfrac{1}{x}\leq\dfrac{1}{2}$$ according to the rules of taking the reciprocals, $A\leq B \Leftrightarrow \dfrac{1}{A}\geq \dfrac{1}{B}$, then the domain should be simply $$x\geq2$$ however negative numbers less than $-2$ also satisfy the original inequality. When am I missing in my understanding? A: The equivalence $$A\leq B\iff \frac{1}{A}\geq\frac{1}{B}$$ only holds for numbers $A$ and $B$ that have the same sign (i.e., are both positive or both negative). Remember, when $c>0$, we have $$A\leq B \iff c A\leq c B$$ and when $c<0$, we have $$A\leq B\iff cA\geq cB.$$ To go from $A\leq B$ to $$\frac{1}{A} \mathbin{\fbox{$\leq$ or $\geq$}} \frac{1}{B}$$ you'll multiply both sides by $c=\frac{1}{AB}$. This $c$ is greater than $0$ when $AB>0$, which happens when $A$ and $B$ have the same sign, and it is less than $0$ when $AB<0$, which happens when $A$ and $B$ have opposite signs. Thus, $$\frac{1}{x}\leq\frac{1}{2}\iff\begin{cases} x\geq 2 &\text{ if }x\text{ has the same sign as 2},\\ x\leq 2 &\text{ if }x\text{ has the opposite sign as 2}. \end{cases}$$
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Leary v. United States Leary v. United States, 395 U.S. 6 (1969), is a U.S. Supreme Court case dealing with the constitutionality of the Marihuana Tax Act of 1937. Timothy Leary, a professor and activist, was arrested for the possession of marijuana in violation of the Marihuana Tax Act. Leary challenged the act on the ground that the act required self-incrimination, which violated the Fifth Amendment. The unanimous opinion of the court was penned by Justice John Marshall Harlan II and declared the Marihuana Tax Act unconstitutional. Thus, Leary's conviction was overturned. Congress responded shortly thereafter by replacing the Marihuana Tax Act with the newly written Controlled Substances Act while continuing the prohibition of certain drugs in the United States. Facts that triggered the dispute The circumstances surrounding the petitioner's conviction were as follows. On December 20, 1965, Leary left New York by automobile, intending to take a vacation trip to the Mexican state of Yucatán. He was accompanied by his daughter and son, both teenagers, and two others. On December 22, 1965, the party drove across the International Bridge between the United States and Mexico at Laredo, Texas. They stopped at the Mexican customs station and, after apparently being denied entry, drove back across the bridge. They halted at the American secondary inspection area, explained the situation to a customs inspector, and stated that they had nothing from Mexico to declare. The inspector asked to search the car, examined its interior, and saw what appeared to be marijuana seeds on the floor. Small amounts of marijuana were also found on the car floor and in the glove compartment. A personal search of Leary's daughter revealed a silver snuff box containing semi-refined marijuana and three partially smoked marijuana cigarettes. Though Leary was arrested for violating the Marijuana Tax Act, it was also illegal in the state of Texas to possess marijuana. Hence, compliance under federal law would have provided self-incriminating evidence. Legal reasoning of the court a. If read according to its terms, the Marijuana Tax Act compelled petitioner to expose himself to a "real and appreciable" risk of self-incrimination; b. [The statute] required him, in the course of obtaining an order form, to identify himself not only as a transferee of marijuana but as a transferee who had not registered and paid the occupational tax; c. Compliance with the transfer tax provisions would have required petitioner unmistakably to identify himself as a member of [a]..."selective" and "suspect" group, we can only decide that when read according to their terms these provisions created a "real and appreciable" hazard of incrimination. Later development The Marihuana Tax Act ultimately was repealed by the U.S. Congress in the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970. See also List of United States Supreme Court cases, volume 395 References External links Category:Cannabis law reform in the United States Category:Marihuana Tax Act of 1937 Category:Timothy Leary Category:United States controlled substances case law Category:United States Fifth Amendment self-incrimination case law Category:United States Supreme Court cases Category:United States Supreme Court cases of the Warren Court Category:1969 in United States case law category:1969 in cannabis
Assad speaks on chemical attack DAMASCUS. – Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said a suspected chemical weapons attack was a “fabrication” to justify a US military strike, as Moscow digs in to defend its ally despite increasing strains with Washington. In an exclusive interview with AFP in Damascus – his first since the alleged April 4 attack prompted a US air strike on Syrian forces – Assad said his army had given up all its chemical weapons and that Syrian military power was not affected by the US strike. “Definitely, 100 percent for us, it’s fabrication,” he said in the interview on Wednesday in reference to the alleged chemical weapons attack. “Our impression is that the West, mainly the United States, is hand-in-glove with the terrorists. They fabricated the whole story in order to have a pretext for the attack.” Western leaders including US President Donald Trump have accused Assad of being behind last week’s attack in the rebel-held town Khan Sheikhun, saying his forces unleashed a chemical weapon during an air strike. The suspected attack killed at least 87 people, including many children, and images of the dead and of suffering victims provoked global outrage. Syria denied any use of chemical weapons and Moscow said the deaths had been the result of a conventional strike hitting a rebel arms depot containing “toxic substances”. In the interview, Assad insisted it was “not clear” whether an attack on Khan Sheikhun had even happened. “You have a lot of fake videos now,” he said. “We don’t know whether those dead children were killed in Khan Sheikhun. Were they dead at all?” He insisted several times that his forces had turned over all chemical weapons stockpiles in 2013, under a deal brokered by Russia to avoid threatened US military action. “There was no order to make any attack, we don’t have any chemical weapons, we gave up our arsenal a few years ago,” Assad said. He said his forces had not been diminished by the US strike. “Our fire-power, our ability to attack the terrorists hasn’t been affected by this strike.” President Trump Denouncing a “very barbaric” attack, Trump ordered a strike that saw 59 Tomahawk cruise missiles slam into the airbase in central Syria from where Washington accused Assad’s forces of launching the attack. It was the first direct US military action against Assad’s forces since the start of Syria’s civil war six years ago and led to a quick downward spiral in ties between Washington and Moscow. Russia accused the United States of breaking international law with the strike against the Syrian regime, a key ally that Moscow has supported with air strikes since 2015. Trump gave such criticism short shrift on Wednesday, saying: “I felt we had to do something about it. I have absolutely no doubt we did the right thing.” Yesterday Trump expressed confidence that US-Russia ties would improve. “Things will work out fine between the USA and Russia,” Trump said in a tweet. “At the right time everyone will come to their senses & there will be lasting peace!” The strains in ties were clear as US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson received a frosty reception Wednesday on a visit to Moscow, where he said there was now “a low level of trust” between the two countries. The polarised positions were evident too at the UN Security Council on Wednesday, when Russia vetoed a Western-drafted resolution that would have required Syrian cooperation in an investigation into the suspected chemical attack. It was the eighth time that Russia has used its veto power to block action directed at Damascus. - AFP.
Antithrombogenicity of the Gyro permanently implantable pump with the RPM dynamic suspension system for the impeller. In 1995, a group at Baylor College of Medicine started to develop the NEDO biventricular assist device (BVAD) using two Gyro permanently implantable (PI) centrifugal pumps. This pump consists of a sealless pump housing and an impeller supported with a double pivot bearing. In May 2001, an RPM dynamic suspension system (RPM-DS) for the impeller was developed to improve durability and antithrombogenicity without a complex magnetic suspension system. From March 2000 to March 2002, eight BVAD bovine experimental studies were performed for more than 1 month. Two pumps were implanted in two cases without the RPM-DS (group A) and in six cases with the RPM-DS (group B). In group A, the survival period was 45 and 50 days. The primary reason for termination was an increase in the requiring power, which was related to deposition of white thrombus on the bottom bearing. In group B, the survival period was 37, 48, 51, 60, 80, and 90 days. The reasons for termination were not related to thrombus formation. No thrombus was observed in the pumps except for one right pump. In that experiment, the thrombus formation may have occurred when that pump had a low flow rate at a level of 1 L/min for 6 hr. These studies demonstrate the apparent antithrombogenic effect of RPM-DS. The NEDO BVAD is ready to move into a 3-month preclinical system evaluation.
The "Gossip Girl" actress' workouts weren't just about stunt training, she was also understandably motivated by a daunting 2010 Vogue fashion shoot involving a skimpy white bikini. Courtesy of Vogue November 02, 2011 by Elizabeth Snead When Gossip Girl star Blake Lively snagged the role of fighter pilot Carol Ferris in Green Lantern, (starring Ryan Reynolds) she realized she was going to need to get physically stronger to do some stunts. So she turned to L.A. trainer-to-the-starBobby Strom, already on the set training his longtime client Reynolds, then married to Scarlett Johansson, who was also trained by Strom. "The producers told Blake she should probably work out to get stronger, to strengthen her core and help prevent injuries and soreness," Strom tells Fash Track exclusively. "She'd seen me working with Ryan and she'd seen what I had done for his wife Scarlett Johansson for her role in the action movie, Iron Man 2," added Strom, who has also trained buff actresses Jessica Biel, Jennifer Lopez, Leslie Mann, Elle McPherson, and Adrianne Palicki. Initially, Lively was working out solely to get stronger for stunts. But then she got motivated. Really, really motivated. Why? "When she found out she was going to model in a Vogue fashion spread that would involve swimsuits, a bikini and surfing, she decided she needed to be toned and look more athletic," Strom explains. Yup. Nothing like a little Vogue swimsuit spread to motivate a fitness regimen. Strom says Lively's workout was different from Johansson's "Scarlett did a lot of boxing," says Strom. "Blake and I focused on circuit training four days a week, 90 minutes each time. All the planks, push-ups, and walking lunges paid off too." Strom also set out to reduce Blake’s body fat by three or four per cent. ‘What you want is lower body fat to get more lean muscle,’ he explains. Yeah, especially in a bikini, right ladies? The workouts started with a light jog or the treadmill to get the blood flowing before moving onto circuits. "This meant that she was continuously burning fat," Strom added. "We did around 10 different moves three or four times, repeating the same exercises but never in the same order." Blake’s assistant and Strom shopped at a New Orleans Wholefoods for her uber-healthy diet. Blake also bought a juicer and blended beetroot, carrots, kale and celery for an energy boost. "She also ate healthy foods such as vegetables, tabbouleh salads and quinoa," added Strom. During her training, Lively also got a nightly massage from Strom's trainer/masseuse wifeAlicia Strom. Oh, wait. Surely you weren't thinking that Lively started training with Strom to hang out with Reynolds. Totally not true. None of that went on on the set. But the former co-stars have been seen together recently, llike on her three weekends in a row visit to Boston where Reynolds is filming R.I.P.D. As THR first reported, the life of Grace Kelly, the Hitchcock ingenue who went from Hollywood royalty to genuine royalty, is getting the big screen treatment courtesy of producer Pierre-Ange Le Pogam. Which Hollywood actress would be best to star in the highly coveted role?
Recurrent syncope for over a decade due to idiopathic ventricular fibrillation. A 35-year-old man had a history of recurrent syncope for more than a decade. During a witnessed episode, an ambulatory electrocardiographic recording showed ventricular flutter/fibrillation that lasted for 2 1/2 minutes and terminated spontaneously without adverse neurologic sequelae. No structural heart disease and no possible etiologic factor for the ventricular tachyarrhythmia was found. The patient received an automatic implantable cardioverter defibrillator. Review of the literature suggests that the automatic implantable cardioverter defibrillator is a valid option in idiopathic ventricular fibrillation in young individuals to avoid the potential risk of recurrent cardiac arrest.
Adams looking forward to representing Wayland in 2014 PLAINVIEW – Admittedly, Nicole Adams is what she said some people might consider a little different. “I’m probably more of what people call weird,” she said. It is, however, her unique perspective and total acceptance of who God created her to be that fuels her passion and makes her the perfect choice to wear the Miss Wayland crown in 2014. Adams competed with nine other college co-eds on Nov. 9 in Harral Auditorium for the right to wear the Miss Wayland crown. When the final name was called, it was Adams who stood alone. “Weird” isn’t really the perfect description for Adams. Her personality is one that simply looks at things a little differently. She approaches life with a smile on her face, never trying to fit in, looking for the humor in her surroundings. It is a personality that she grew into once she moved beyond the compulsion to fit in and past her insecurities about being around the “popular people” of whom she held a stereotypical view. “It seemed like everything about their life was perfect,” she said. “That is something I struggled with. I would ask God, why did you make me this way? Why do I have this type of personality? I wanted to be myself. Everything about me wanted to be who God created me to be. I just wasn’t confident enough to do that.” Adams was born in Fort Worth and moved to Amarillo with her family when she was very young. From third grade through high school, aside from her freshman year when she attended Amarillo High, Adams went to school in Claude where her mother worked. Adams said she really had no desire to attend college after high school, but her parents, Tinia and Steve, were adamant that she continue with her education. “I don’t like change. I was terrified of going to college,” Adams said. “My parents definitely were not OK with that. I had to go to college.” Adams said her parents drug her to a college fair where they visited a number of booths, most of which didn’t impress the soon-to-be college freshman. Steve and Tinia both had backgrounds in psychology and social work. Adams found herself interested in the field of psychology, but she wanted to go to a private, faith-based school. That desire led her, or more specifically her dad, to Hardin-Simmons University. “My dad fell in love with Hardin-Simmons,” she said. A visit to the HSU campus, however, had Adams heading in the other direction. “It wasn’t where I needed to be. I couldn’t be myself. It was really quite terrifying.” Adams said she used the experience to impress upon her parents that she didn’t need to go to college and she was happy staying at home. Her mother, however, had other plans. Tinia signed her daughter up for Big Weekend, a college preview weekend held each spring at Wayland. “I wound up coming to Big Weekend. I wasn’t going to, but I did,” Adams said. “I walked into the dorm and wound up staying and fell in love. I fell in love with the people and the place and this became home.” A junior, psychology major, Adams quickly fell in the love with her academics as well, embracing the field of psychology. She said one of her weird traits is being able to approach people and get them to talk when others might find the interaction uncomfortable. These skills, along with her love of people and getting to know them on a personal level has driven her passion for psychology. “I’ve always been good at getting people to open up,” she said. “I wanted to use the basic skills God had given me to further His kingdom.” Adams said it’s fascinated to look beyond the surface when dealing with people to learn more about their background and why they think in certain ways. “In a way (psychology) teaches you to look at the big picture as opposed to what your eyes and your senses see at that moment,” she said. While Tinia Adams played a major role in getting her daughter to Wayland, it was also her influence that prompted Nicole to compete for Miss Wayland. Nicole said her mother loved the idea and all the preparation that it entails. “I wanted something to be able to relate with to my mom,” Adams said. “I saw that Miss Wayland was a way to do that. It gave us something to talk about. Whether we were arguing about which outfit to wear or talking about my talent, it gave us something to engage over.” While winning the title was definitely a bonus, Adams said the relationships she built with the other contestants and the overall experience was well worth the time and effort it took to prepare for the competition. Now, however, she is embracing the responsibilities that come with being Miss Wayland and will use the position to promote the school. Whether she is speaking about her passions, such as the Diakonia project, a backpack project that provides food for elementary school students each weekend, or promoting the university to prospective students, Adams said she can’t wait for the opportunities. Adams said she is also excited about whatever doors God may open for her. She hopes to one day work with families and churches on connecting generationally and closing those communication gaps that grow between parents and children. She knows this will include additional education however, and is already making plans to work toward a double master’s degree in family ministry and family counseling -- a degree she plans to pursue at Hardin-Simmons. “But only the Lord knows,” she said. “He can change that at any moment.”
David Fitton David John Fitton (born 10 January 1955) is a former British diplomat who served as High Commissioner to Jamaica from 2013 to 2017. Fitton studied at Durham University, completing a BA in 1977. He joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 1980. Career Fitton initially served as a Desk Officer in the West Africa Department and then undertook a year of Japanese language training. From 1982 to 1986 he was based at the British Embassy in Tokyo, and back in London spent two years at the European Department, followed successively by stints as Head of the India Team (1988-1990), First Secretary in New Delhi (1990-1993), Deputy Head of the Southern European Department (1993-1996), and Counsellor in Tokyo (1996-2000). In the new millennium, Fitton served as Deputy Head of Mission in Ankara from 2001 to 2004. After some years in London he returned to Japan in 2008, where he spent the next four years as Deputy Head of Mission. He took up the role of High Commissioner to Jamaica in June 2013. References Category:Living people Category:British diplomats in East Asia Category:High Commissioners of the United Kingdom to Jamaica Category:Alumni of Hatfield College, Durham Category:1955 births Category:Members of HM Diplomatic Service
Opening/closing bodies for vehicles typically include a handle unit for opening or closing the opening/closing bodies. As disclosed in Patent Document 1, for example, a door handle of a sliding door generally includes a movable part, which is a handgrip, and is capable of releasing restraint (fully closed lock) of the sliding door by a lock mechanism by pulling the handgrip through manipulation of the door handle in the opening direction. In such a conventional structure, however, even when the sliding door is at a fully open position, the door handle first needs to be manipulated in the opening direction to release the restraint (fully open lock) of the sliding door by the lock mechanism. The sliding door thus cannot be closed through a motion continuous with the unlocking motion. This is one reason for a reduction in convenience for users. To address this problem, for example, in the handle unit disclosed in Patent Document 2, even if the handle unit is manipulated in a closing direction, the handgrip is allowed to move in that direction in addition to the case where the handle unit is manipulated in the opening direction. The handle unit is thus operable by manipulation inputs in two directions corresponding to an opening operation and a closing operation of the sliding door. That is, the fully open lock is released by a manipulation input in the closing direction to the handle unit. Thus, even when the sliding door is at the fully open position, the sliding door is closed through motion continuous with the unlocking motion as when the sliding door is opened from a fully closed position. Allowing the sliding door to be opened and closed through an intuitive manipulation input by a user to the handle unit as described above improves operability and convenience. Conventionally, opening/closing body control devices for vehicles have also been proposed that allow an opening/closing body of a vehicle to be opened and closed by a drive source like a door opening/closing apparatus disclosed in, for example, Patent Document 3. Employing such an opening/closing body control device for a vehicle significantly reduces the burden on users.
HARTFORD — Robert Crook ordered 1,000 stickers for gun owners opposed to more gun control laws to sport Monday at the state Capitol. "I am not sure 1,000 will be enough," said Crook, the executive director of the Coalition of Connecticut Sportsmen. A huge turnout is expected Monday when state lawmakers assigned to propose recommendations for reducing gun violence conduct an information-gathering hearing. "It is going to be big," said Ron Pinciaro, executive director of Connecticut Against Gun Violence. The day-long hearing is providing the first opportunity since the deadly school shooting in Newtown on Dec. 14 for the opposing sides in the gun control debate to showcase their arguments — and their numbers. The panel holding the hearing is a subgroup of a larger working group that the legislature's Democratic and Republican leaders formed to help shape policy responses to the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School. Advocates demanding and opposing more gun regulation are clearly looking to make an impressive showing at Monday's hearing, said Senate Minority Leader. John McKinney, R-Fairfield, co-chairman of the bipartisan working group. "It is extremely important," Pinciaro said. His group has issued an urgent appeal for people who support more gun controls to come out Monday or submit written testimony if they are unable to attend the hearing. The Connecticut Citizens Defense League is doing the same. It is asking members to consider taking a vacation day from work or make a plan otherwise to be there. Crook said he has also spread the word about the hearing to members of the Coalition of Connecticut Sportsmen. The National Shooting Sports Foundation and the Connecticut Education Association have both scheduled news conferences before the informational hearing's scheduled 10 a.m. start. The NSSF represents the firearms manufacturing and related industries in Connecticut. The trade group is going to highlight the role these industries plan in the state's economy. The CEA is going to release what it calls the first-ever poll of Connecticut teachers on gun laws and school safety. The union represents 43,000 teachers. The legislature last had a big debate on gun regulation two years ago when the Judiciary Committee proposed legislation to limit ammunition magazines to 10 rounds. The bill ran into stiff opposition from gun owners and the firearms industry, and the committee's Democratic leadership let the legislation die without coming to a vote. THE 10-ROUND LIMIT is among the long list of gun control measures that Gov. Dannel P. Malloy and the legislature are eyeing now because the Newtown shooter used 30-round magazines to carry out his killing spree. The Malloy administration did not take a position on the 2011 bill, but this time governor is not only championing the idea, but suggesting the limit possibly be lowered to seven rounds. "I support the constitution of the United States, but there is no reading of the constitution of the United States that would lead me to believe we can't do things to make our citizens safer," Malloy said. Crook estimated that 500 gun owners and sympathizers turned out two years ago when the 10-round restriction was first proposed. He said he expects double the turnout Monday — or possibly more. "They are upset. They are feeling they are being blamed. Their rights are being restricted. Their sports are being affected. They'll be here. They will absolutely be here," Crook said. Pinciaro hesitated to put a number on how many people Connecticut Against Gun Violence and allied advocates expect to turn out. "Frankly, it is difficult to estimate," he said. Pinciaro said advocates of additional gun regulation are more determined than ever after the massacre of 20 first-graders and six staff members at Sandy Hook Elementary School last month. Gun owners will have sympathizers among the subgroup of lawmakers who will be conducting Monday's hearing and making recommendations to the larger group, including Rep. Robert C. Sampson, R-Wolcott. "When you sit down and really consider the circumstances surrounding what happened in Sandy Hook, you realize it has very little to do with guns," Sampson said. Sampson said many of the details surrounding the Sandy Hook tragedy remain unknown. The state police are not expected to wrap up their investigation until June at the earliest. "I think it's unwise to make rash policy changes when we don't have all the facts," Sampson said. MALLOY CONTENDS THAT ENOUGH OF THE FACTS are known or easily discernible now. "We know a lot. We know somebody went into a school with semi-automatic weapons with large magazines with the intent to kill people, just as they have gone similarly armed into malls, into movie theaters, into schools in the past," he said. Some of the legislature's strongest advocates for more gun control laws are also serving on the subgroup on gun violence, including Senate Majority Leader Martin M. Looney, D-New Haven, and Rep. Bob Godfrey, D-Danbury. Looney and Godfrey are sponsoring some of the most sweeping gun regulations this session. Looney is co-chairing the subgroup. When all is said and done, Crook is not expecting much gun control legislation to get through the legislature this year. "I would expect to see one or two bills at most in the end, and I am not even sure those will pass," he said. However, the Democratic and Republican leaders are planning to approve additional gun regulations as part of an initial package of measures responding to the Sandy Hook tragedy in late February. There is evidence of bipartisan support for some gun control measures. McKinney co-sponsored legislation to set a 10-round limit on ammunition magazines with Sen. Gary D. LeBeau, D-East Hartford, for example. "We had a limitation on the size of magazines in the past and I can't imagine that we are not going to have a limitation on the size of magazines in the future," Malloy said. He was referring to federal assault weapon ban that expired in 2004. The law had a 10-round limit on magazines among its many provisions. Lawmakers have also proposed a number of bills to strengthen and update the state assault weapon ban that was enacted in 1993. " the nazi party of connecticut has already decided. this is all for show. a great many citizens will be turned into criminals with the stroke of a pen. people must realize that a seven round limit will outlaw most handguns. any candidate who runs on repealing this nonsense legislation will cruise to victory in the next election cycle. " " This is paraphrased from the Hartford Courant ;Mr Willian C Marino stated in written testimony posted on http://www.cga.ct.gov/asaferconnecticut. , "If the state wants to control the sale of any semi-automatic weapon then there should be a 100% sales tax put on the sale of the firearm, ammo, and anything related to it. I would include hand guns, any military type of semi-automatic, and any firearm with a removable, (clip/drum) type of magazine that holds more than 5 rounds. Only active duty law enforcement personnel would be excluded from the tax."Mr. Marino of North Haven goes on to state "It appears to me the slightest hint of any sort of gun control sends the [National Rifle Association] into a wild tizzy, getting all the gun owners worked up about the 2nd amendment. Truth is, the NRA is nothing more than a multi-million dollar lobbying firm for the gun industry," Marino who described himself in a phone interview as a hunter, owner of pistols and rifles, and a Navy veteran.I submit to you that this guy in a fake,and a shill for the liberal anti-gun groups and a prime example of of why law abiding gun owners have to fight for their rights. " " What is wrong with you people! What part of your brain doesn't work that you can't understand that something needs to be done. There is no reason why everyone who wants to buy a gun should have a background check or waiting period. You can still protect yourself without being a nutcase about it. With rights come responsibility. No one is actually taking time to discuss or listen, all you can think about is ""me, me, me". " Why don't we arm the children? When buying their little back packs and school supplies they could pick up flak jackets, bulletproof vests and an assault rifle. After all isn't it their own responsibility to protect themselves. Why should any American have to pay anything that benefits someone else?Isn't that what America is all about? These kids have been living off of us for long enough. If they don't want to be murdered in school, then they should protect themselves. Think about how many more assault weapons that would sell! The NRA would be thrilled and no American would be asked to lift a finger for those slacker kids. Win-win! " " Hummm. According to our mayor's plan, surveillance cameras could have prevented this disaster. The only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun, is a good guy with a
Sonadanga railway station Sonadanga railway station is a railway station under Sealdah railway division of Eastern Railway system. It is situated in besides National Highway 34 at Sonadanga village on the Lalgola - Lalgola lines lines in Nadia in the Indian state of West Bengal. The distance between Sealdah and Sonadanga is 134 km. Few EMU and Lalgola passengers trains are passing through Sonadanga railway station. It serves Nakashipara and the surrounding areas. Electrification The 128 km long Krishnanagar-Lalgola stretch including Sonadanga railway station was electrified in 2010 for EMU services. References Category:Sealdah railway division Category:Railway stations in Nadia district
tfa wrote: Not only should every police officer should be forced to wear one of these cameras, their videos should be freely uploaded for crowd-sourcing by the general public on YouTube. If privacy for the general public is a concern, they could blur people's faces a la` Google street view. This starts out fine, but then flies off into impossible territory. There's no way you could write an algorithm that would appropriately flag private data in a video. It would have to blur faces, bleep names, cut out any video in which the officer enters a private residence, and censor other random personal details. Not to mention that humans aren't dumb and we are able to figure out identities without just a face. The first person who gets fired after video of his arrest circulates his workplace will certainly sue. And be sure, these videos will be used in suspect shaming far more than in corruption allegations. I definitely think that police should have to wear these, and I think the videos should be automatically uploaded for separate, random review by internal affairs. We're probably headed this way, but it's going to be a fight in some places, and we'll have to wait for costs to come down.
Microchipping amnesty event Residents are being invited to an identification event to ensure their dog is complying with the law, a year since legislation was introduced. The FREE event hosted by Blaby District Council will give dog owners the chance to get their pet chipped and update the microchip’s details. The event takes place on Thursday 06 April from 10am-2pm at the Council’s offices, Desford Road, Narborough, LE19 2EP. In April 2016 it became law across the UK for all dogs to be chipped with the up-to-date details of the owner, and for dogs. Failure to have a dog chipped is a criminal offence and owners could face a fine of £500. Information about collar and tags will also be available, with the law stating that every dog must wear a collar with the name and address of the owner when in public. The event was held last year just before the new law was introduced and proved popular with residents, who turned up in numbers to ensure their pooch had a microchip, with all details on the chip up to date. Michelle Ikin, Senior Animal Services Officer at Blaby District Council, said: “We want to make sure that all dog owners in the District of Blaby are abiding by the law. Having a dog microchipped is a simple process which will take a few minutes and will help any organisation track the owner if a lost dog is handed into a shelter.” For more information about the event e-mail animal.services@blaby.gov.uk or call 0116 275 0555. Details and advice about dogs can be found at www.blaby.gov.uk/dogs.
Introduction {#Sec1} ============ Glycan analysis is increasingly applied in biological research, clinical analysis, and pharmaceutical biotechnological production. Specific glycosylation patterns have been associated with states of health and disease \[[@CR1]--[@CR4]\]. Moreover, glycosylation changes may modulate the biological activity of proteins, as demonstrated, for example, for the glycosylation of the Fc moiety of recombinant immunoglobulin G \[[@CR5], [@CR6]\]. Many approaches for analysis of oligosaccharides from glycoproteins have been described \[[@CR7]--[@CR9]\], and strategies for the analysis of the glycosylation of immunoglobulin G (both natural and recombinant) have recently been summarized \[[@CR10]\]. A large number of methods focus on the analysis of released and subsequently derivatized glycans. These approaches allow in-depth analysis of the oligosaccharide structure independent of the carrier glycoprotein, but provide no information on the attachment site of the glycan. As the application of separation methods with optical or mass-spectrometric detection for the characterization of glycans is hindered by the lack of a chromophore and their poor ionization properties, a wide variety of derivatization strategies with a large number of different labels have been applied. In this review an overview of the techniques applicable for glycan derivatization is given, e.g., reductive amination, Michael addition, hydrazide labeling, and permethylation, followed by some aspects on purification of derivatized glycans. Additionally, strategies for the analysis of tagged oligosaccharides using chromatographic and electromigrative separation techniques as well as mass spectrometry (MS) and their use in quantitation will be addressed. Criteria for the choice of derivatization strategies and detection methods will be discussed. Derivatization strategies {#Sec2} ========================= A large number of glycan derivatization strategies have been described in the literature. The most common reaction employed is the reductive amination. Permethylation is also often applied. Alternatively, Michael addition or hydrazide labeling may be applied. Various compounds which provide the required functional group for the labeling reaction can be used. The application of a specific release method may restrict the labeling options. Reductive amination, Michael addition, and hydrazide labeling all require the reducing end of the glycan, which is not present on *O*-glycans released by reductive β-elimination. Labeling reagents are usually present in large excess, and most of the analytical techniques require a sample workup to remove excess labeling reagents. Most frequently, size-exclusion chromatography and solid-phase extraction (SPE) are applied. Release methods {#Sec3} --------------- An efficient, reliable method for the release of oligosaccharides from protein or peptide backbones is a prerequisite for their detection \[[@CR7]\]. Several methods for *N*-glycan or *O*-glycan release have been reported, and are represented in Fig. [1](#Fig1){ref-type="fig"} \[[@CR7]--[@CR19]\]. Fig. 1Strategies for *N*-glycan and *O*-glycan release from glycoproteins and glycopeptides *N*-Glycans are commonly released enzymatically using PNGase F or A (see Fig. [1](#Fig1){ref-type="fig"}). The hydrazinolysis approach is applicable for *N*-glycans as well as *O*-glycans \[[@CR7], [@CR18], [@CR19]\], yielding glycans with a free reducing terminus. Even though the reaction mechanism of hydrazinolysis is not fully understood, it is generally accepted that glycan release occurs via an initial β-elimination step prior to a reaction with hydrazine resulting in a hydrazone derivate \[[@CR19]\]. The method has some major drawbacks, such as the necessity to use anhydrous hydrazine, which is a highly toxic and explosive chemical also used in rocket fuel \[[@CR20]\]. Several other disadvantages of the hydrazinolysis method have been given by various groups: one example is the release of *O*-glycans by hydrazinolysis, which has to be followed by re-N-acetylation and a concomitant acetohydrazone cleavage step, which is crucial in order to obtain intact glycans with a free reducing terminus \[[@CR7], [@CR9], [@CR18]--[@CR23]\]. Enzymatic release of *O*-glycans has a much more limited use owing to the very narrow substrate specificity of the enzymes available. Only two *O*-glycanases are commercially available \[[@CR7]\], the use of which is unfortunately restricted to the liberation of the unsubstituted core 1 disaccharide Galβ1-3GalNacα linked to either serine or threonine. Accordingly, chemical release is the major method for O-linked oligosaccharide liberation and several options have been reported (see Fig. [1](#Fig1){ref-type="fig"}), all of which, however, have the inherent risk that a possible, unwanted degradation step called a "peeling" reaction can occur \[[@CR19]\]. Peeling refers to a base-catalyzed elimination reaction which results in the loss of the 3-substituent of the innermost residue of an oligosaccharide \[[@CR19]\]. Reductive amination {#Sec4} ------------------- ### Reaction {#Sec5} Glycans can be labeled at their reducing end using reductive amination. In this reaction, a label containing a primary amine group reacts in a condensation reaction with the aldehyde group of the glycan, resulting in an imine or Schiff base, which is reduced by a reducing agent to yield a secondary amine (see Fig. [2a](#Fig2){ref-type="fig"}). The reaction is often performed in dimethyl sulfoxide containing acetic acid \[[@CR24]\], but alternative approaches using tetrahydrofuran \[[@CR25]\] and methanol \[[@CR26]\] have been described. An advantage of this labeling approach is the stoichiometric attachment of one label per glycan, allowing a direct quantitation based on fluorescence or UV-absorbance intensity. Fig. 2Labeling of glycans. **a** 2-Aminobenzoic acid (2-AA) labeling via reductive amination, **b** 1-phenyl-3-methyl-5-pyrazolone labeling via a Michael-type addition, **c** labeling with phenylhydrazide, and **d** glycan permethylation ### Labels {#Sec6} Various labels have been used for the reductive amination of glycans. In two reviews, an extensive, though not complete list of labels for reductive amination has been given \[[@CR27], [@CR28]\]. The most widely applied labels are 2-aminobenzamide (2-AB), 2-aminobenzoic acid (2-AA), 2-aminopyridine (PA), 2-aminonaphthalene trisulfonic acid (ANTS), and 1-aminopyrene-3,6,8-trisulfonic acid (APTS). Labeling kits are available for the tags 2-AB, 2-AA, and PA (see, e.g., <http://www.ludger.com>) as well as for labeling with APTS (see <http://www.beckmancoulter.com>) and ANTS (see <http://www.prozyme.com>). 2-AB is a label that lacks negative charges and is widely applied in chromatographic analysis. An extensive database has been developed which uses the standardized elution positions of 2-AB-labeled glycans in hydrophilic interaction liquid chromatography (HILIC) with fluorescence detection for structural assignment \[[@CR29]\]. PA is also widely used in high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) profiling \[[@CR30], [@CR31]\], and databases for structural assignments based on standardized elution positions have been developed as well \[[@CR32]\]. A major drawback of PA is the necessary recrystallization step prior to its use, since the commercially available compound lacks sufficient purity. The 2-AA label carries one negative charge, which makes it very versatile. It is used in HPLC and capillary electrophoresis (CE) separations as well as in positive-mode and negative-mode matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI) analysis, allowing detection of both neutral and sialylated glycan species \[[@CR33]--[@CR36]\]. APTS has three negative charges and is therefore very suitable for CE and capillary gel electrophoresis (CGE; see later) \[[@CR37], [@CR38]\]. However, the analysis of APTS-labeled oligosaccharides by MALDI appears to be difficult \[[@CR39]\]. Other labels have been explored for their potential in quantitation: A \[D~4~\]PA label was introduced for glycosylation analysis \[[@CR40]\]. Promising results were obtained; however, slight differences in retention times were observed between \[H~4~\]PA- and \[D~4~\]PA-labeled glycans when they were separated on a C~18~ column. No other stationary phases have been tested \[[@CR40]\]. In an alternative attempt, oligosaccharides from chondroitin sulfates were labeled with \[H~4~\]2-AA or \[D~4~\]2-AA \[[@CR41], [@CR42]\], and separation by size exclusion was performed to avoid possible shifts in retention time. A mass shift of only 4 Da was achieved, which may result in a partial overlap of glycan pair isotope envelopes in mass-spectrometric detection. Another option is to label oligosaccharides with \[^12^C~6~\]alanine and \[^13^C~6~\]alanine \[[@CR43], [@CR44]\]. With use of this approach, a difference of 6 Da is generated between the two different glycans, which is sufficient to have full resolution of the isotopic patterns of glycan pairs in MS. Moreover, the use of deuterium is avoided, so no retention shifts on C~18~ columns are observed. ### Reducing agent {#Sec7} The most widely applied reducing agent is sodium cyanoborohydride. Very high yields of labeled oligosaccharides have been reported using this compound \[[@CR24]\]. Alternatively, sodium triacetoxyborohydride \[[@CR45]\] and borane-diethylamine \[[@CR46]\] have been used; however, these compounds are not widely used within the glycoanalytical field. As an alternative, we recently described the use of 2-picoline borane for the reductive amination of oligosaccharides with 2-AA and 2-AB \[[@CR47]\]. The use of sodium cyanoborohydride results in the release of the toxic compound hydrogen cyanide, 2-Picoline borane is an efficient, nontoxic alternative. When comparing the two compounds, we observed equal efficacies for reductive amination using various tags such as APTS (unpublished results), 2-AA, and 2-AB \[[@CR47]\]. Moreover, 2-picoline borane can be employed in both aqueous and nonaqueous conditions \[[@CR47]\]. Owing to its superb properties, it has replaced sodium cyanoborohydride completely in the glycoanalytical protocols used in our laboratory, and we expect this to take place in other laboratories too. ### Optimal reaction conditions {#Sec8} The optimal conditions for the reductive amination reaction of *N*-glycans with the 2-AB and 2-AA labels using NaCNBH~3~ as the reducing agent were reported by Bigge et al. \[[@CR24]\] in 1995. The concentration of the labeling agent was recommended to be 0.25 M or greater, whereas more than 1 M reducing agent was required. The derivatization is enhanced by the addition of glacial acetic acid up to a content of 30% (v/v). A reaction temperature of 60 °C was found to be optimal. With use of these conditions,
Q: Assistance with jquery .children Im creating some buttons rollovers and for "graceful degradation" sake, and for the sake of not writing code for EVERY image rollover etc, im trying to write better more efficient code. That said, what im wanting to do is that with a few lines of code, that my rollovers become a bit smarter about what they display on the screen. one of the things im trying to achieve is that on rollover, that the text to appear in the center of the images div(via css absolute pos.) is the same text that is in the alt property/element of the image. This is the reg div with thumbnail image: <div class="imgW"><img src="img src here"/></div> now for the rollover, i add it via jquery : $('.imgW').prepend('<div class="portSecRollOver">lopan</div>'); So on page render, it should be outputted like this: <div class="imgW"> <div class="portSecRollOver">lopan</div> <img src="img src here"/> </div> at page load, portSecRollOver is hidden via css.(display:none); on rollover, portSecRollOver is shown via jquery: $('.imgW').mouseover(function(){ $(this).children('.portSecRollOver').css("display","block"); }); etc... now on this same rollover function block above, what i wanted to do is that on rollover, the text to appear inside of portSecRollOver div is the value of that divs image alt tag. How can i achieve this? ive tried many approaches and they all end up as nothing. when i do a console.log on it to test it, i always get an "undefined" which leads me to assume im not targeting the correct dom object. Any ideas? Ive tried many ways but, this is to give you an idea as to what ive tried...something like $(this).children('.portSecRollOver').html($(this).children('a img').attr('alt')); Thanks in advanced. A: You can achieve it very easily by coding this way, or if you want something more interesting you can make it like this.
Q: Merging small polygons with the biggest adjacent ones I want to merge the RED polygons with the YELLOW polygons. But i want to merge the one red polygon with the adjancent polygon with yellow one. This polygons are in one Feature class but classified in atributes. I am trying many methods but it doesnt work or i dont know how to do. A: Use the Eliminate tool to accomplish this. It does exactly this: "Eliminates polygons by merging them with neighboring polygons that have the largest area or the longest shared border. "
In this Ancient Earth collection, four full episodes will explore the life, love, and war of long ago. Scandals of the Ancient World acts as a video tabloid, revealing the juiciest dirt on the most notorious celebrities, scandals, and mishaps of these civilizations. Plus, three episodes of Superweapons of the Ancient World will revive some of the most destructive weapons of Greek and Roman war. Using top military engineers and other modern-day experts, skilled teams will recreate the frighteningly deadly legends: the Ram, the Claw, and the City Destroyer. For almost three hours, you'll be carried back into a fascinating world and view the times of peace and war through the eyes of the ancients.
Q: Extract only text content from a web page I need to extract all the text content from a web page. I have used 'document.body.textContent'. But I get the javascript content as well.How do I ensure that I get only the readable text content? function myFunction() { var str = document.body.textContent alert(str); } <html> <title>Test Page for Text extraction</title> <head>I hope this works</head> <script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/2.1.3/jquery.min.js"></script> <body> <p>Test on this content to change the 5th word to a link <p> <button onclick="myFunction()">Try it</button> </body> </hmtl> A: Just remove the tags you dont want read before doing body.textContent. function myFunction() { var bodyScripts = document.querySelectorAll("body script"); for(var i=0; i<bodyScripts.length; i++){ bodyScripts[i].remove(); } var str = document.body.textContent; document.body.innerHTML = '<pre>'+str+'</pre>'; } <html> <title>Test Page for Text extraction</title> <head>I hope this works</head> <script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/2.1.3/jquery.min.js"></script> <body> <p>Test on this content to change the 5th word to a link <p> <button onclick="myFunction()">Try it</button> </body> </hmtl>
Q: Solr stats facet left out some values I want to facet over products in Solr and want to retrieve statistics about the categories. My schema has got a field called categories, a multiValued field. the problem is, that the statistics left out a bunch of categories. Am I wrong with following query? Obviously, but how do I make it right? Pleeeease help, I'm despairing. q=*:*&rows=0&stats=true&stats.field=product_id&rows=0&stats.facet=categories A: The query looks fine, the problem is that it's faceting on a multiValued field: http://wiki.apache.org/solr/StatsComponent Computing statistics using stats.facet over a multi-valued field does not work properly. https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/SOLR-1782 Hope this helps!
Q: AWS SQS - Append data to message on retries I have a SQS queue which is accessed by a lambda. I'm leveraging the retry capability provided by SQS using redrive policy and forwarding the message to a dead letter queue on max retries. I would like to append additional data to the message on each retry , but would like SQS to continue managing the retries. Is this possible? A: This is not possible. The ReceiveMessages action provides an attribute called ApproximateReceiveCount, which is a counter that automatically increments with each receive... but otherwise, it isn't possible to change anything about a message in the queue.
Predisposing factors and prevention of frostbite. This review focuses on the physiological, behavioural and environmental factors which predispose to frostbite. Also prevention of frostbite is summarised. Predisposing factors may increase heat loss, decrease heat production, decrease the insulation of the clothing, make people especially susceptible to cold or make them to behave inadequately. Marked increase in convective or conductive heat loss is often the immediate reason for frostbite. Wind (as described by wind chill index) increases convective heat loss and touching of metal objects increases conductive cooling. Poor insulation of the clothing is also a common reason of frostbite. The insulation can be insufficient when clothing is wet, tight, permeable to wind or does not cover the cold sensitive body parts. Individual factors predisposing to frostbite are inadequate behaviour, low physical fitness, fatigue, dehydration, earlier cold injuries, sickness or poor circulation in peripheral parts of the body. Frostbite is often associated with the use of alcohol. To prevent frostbite, it is necessary to recognise cold risks, practise tasks in the cold, eat and drink well, have physical exercise, have sufficient clothing (also spare clothing), change into dry clothing if necessary and take care of companions. In the cold it is not advisable to get fatigued until exhaustion, sweat excessively, use tight and/or wet clothing, drink alcohol, smoke and expose oneself unnecessarily to wind, metals or fluids.
Q: Element by Element Matrix Multiplication in Scala I have an input mllib matrix like, matrix1: org.apache.spark.mllib.linalg.Matrix = 1.0 0.0 2.0 1.0 0.0 3.0 1.0 1.0 2.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 The dimensions of matrix1 is 3*4. I need to do an element by element matrix multiplication with another matrix so that dimensions of two matrices will be the same in all cases. Let us assume I have another matrix named matrix2 like matrix2: org.apache.spark.mllib.linalg.Matrix = 3.0 0.0 2.0 1.0 1.0 9.0 5.0 1.0 2.0 5.0 0.0 0.0 with dimensions 3*4 My resultant matrix should be, result: org.apache.spark.mllib.linalg.Matrix = 3.0 0.0 4.0 1.0 0.0 27.0 5.0 1.0 4.0 5.0 0.0 0.0 How can I achieve this in Scala ? (Note: inbuilt function multiply of spark mllib works as per exact matrix multiplication.) A: Below is one way of doing it. Here we iterate both the matrix column wise and find their element multiplication. This solution assumes that both the matrix are of same dimensions. First let's create test matrix as given in question. //creating example matrix as per the question val m1: Matrix = new DenseMatrix(3, 4, Array(1.0, 0.0, 2.0, 0.0, 3.0, 1.0, 2.0, 1.0, 0.0, 1.0, 1.0, 0.0)) val m2: Matrix = new DenseMatrix(3, 4, Array(3.0, 1.0, 2.0, 0.0, 9.0, 5.0, 2.0, 5.0, 0.0, 1.0, 1.0, 0.0)) Now let's define a function which takes two Matrix and returns their element multiplication. //define a function to calculate element wise multiplication def elemWiseMultiply(m1: Matrix, m2: Matrix): Matrix = { val arr = new ArrayBuffer[Array[Double]]() val m1Itr = m1.colIter //operate on each columns val m2Itr = m2.colIter while (m1Itr.hasNext) //zip both the columns and then multiple element by element arr += m1Itr.next.toArray.zip(m2Itr.next.toArray).map { case (a, b) => a * b } //return the resultant matrix new DenseMatrix(m1.numRows, m1.numCols, arr.flatten.toArray) } You can then call this function for your element multiplication. //call the function to m1 and m2 elemWiseMultiply(m1, m2) //output //3.0 0.0 4.0 1.0 //0.0 27.0 5.0 1.0 //4.0 5.0 0.0 0.0
Chronic swim stress enhances the motoric inhibiting effects of a muscarinic agonist. The authors previously demonstrated that chronic inescapable swim stress and footshock increase the capacity of a fixed dose of a muscarinic agonist to produce hypothermia in the rat. This project was designed to determine whether chronic inescapable swim stress in cold water would render a low dose of a muscarinic agonist, devoid of an effect on motor behavior in the naive rat (i.e., prior to subjection to the course of swim stress), an inhibitor of mobility. The study involved two groups of rats, an experimental group which received arecoline and a control group which received saline five minutes prior to being placed in an open field. Number of crossings, the dependent variable, was measured in both groups before and after a 14-day course of twice daily inescapable swim stress of 10 minutes duration at 12 degrees C. The arecoline-treated group, as hypothesized, exhibited a significantly greater reduction in number of crossings than the saline-treated groups following the course of swim stress.
#!/usr/bin/env python3 #pylint: disable=missing-docstring #* This file is part of the MOOSE framework #* https://www.mooseframework.org #* #* All rights reserved, see COPYRIGHT for full restrictions #* https://github.com/idaholab/moose/blob/master/COPYRIGHT #* #* Licensed under LGPL 2.1, please see LICENSE for details #* https://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl-2.1.html import chigger n = 3 line0 = chigger.graphs.Line(marker='circle', color=[0,0,1]) line1 = chigger.graphs.Line(marker='plus', color=[0,1,0], corner='right-top') graph = chigger.graphs.Graph(line0, line1) graph.setOptions('xaxis', lim=[0,n]) graph.setOptions('yaxis', lim=[0,n]) graph.setOptions('x2axis', lim=[0,n]) graph.setOptions('y2axis', lim=[0,n]) graph.setOptions('legend', visible=False) window = chigger.RenderWindow(graph, size=[300,300], test=True) window.write('secondary_initial.png') for i in range(n+1): line0.setOptions(x=[i], y=[i], append=True) line1.setOptions(x=[i], y=[n-i], append=True) window.write('secondary_' + str(i) + '.png') window.start()
FYI, another perspective on market opening successes down here, accomplished by Jose and the commercial team under Brett Wiggs. ---------------------- Forwarded by James M Bannantine/ENRON_DEVELOPMENT on 10/27/2000 01:51 PM --------------------------- John Novak@ENRON 10/12/2000 06:54 AM To: Brett R Wiggs/SA/Enron@Enron, James M Bannantine/ENRON_DEVELOPMENT@ENRON_DEVELOPMENT, Federico Cerisoli/SA/Enron@Enron cc: Randy Young/NA/Enron@Enron Subject: TBG-Enersil transaction FYI, my "post-mortem" note to Jim Derrick and Rob Walls on this deal. ---------------------- Forwarded by John Novak/SA/Enron on 10/12/2000 09:51 AM --------------------------- John Novak 10/09/2000 08:58 PM To: Stephanie Harris/Corp/Enron@ENRON, Rob Walls/NA/Enron@Enron cc: Robert C Williams/ENRON_DEVELOPMENT@ENRON_DEVELOPMENT, Randy Young/ENRON_DEVELOPMENT@ENRON_DEVELOPMENT Subject: TBG-Enersil transaction Jim and Rob: I thought you might be interested in seeing a translation of an article that came out in Gazeta Mercantil (the "WSJ" of Brazil) the day we signed the interruptible gas transportation contract with TBG. This is the deal we discussed in which we got comfortable with in-country arbitration in Brazil based on the relatively small size of the deal, its consistency with our practice in similar trading transactions in other parts of the world, and its importance to the commercial team in being able to implement our gas trading strategy in the region. As you can see below, despite the deal's small size, Enron's success in forcing open the market for interruptible gas transportation in Brazil made a big impression. The commercial team tells me they now have their sights set on opening the firm service market. We'll be hoping for similar success there. Regards, John Gazeta Mercantil, September 29, 2000. ENRON BREAKS STATE GAS MONOPOLY By Nicola Pamplona The state monopoly on transportation of natural gas ended today with the execution of the first Fuel Transportation Agreement by a private entity in Brazil. Enersil, a subsidiary of the North American company Enron, will carry 1 million cubic meters of gas per day through the Brasil-Bolivia Pipeline (Gasbol), operated by TBG, a company which has Petrobr?s as a majority shareholder. Negotiations with respect to the use of the pipeline have lasted for almost a year, punctuated by divergences on price and technical aspects of the services. The National Oil and Gas Agency (ANP) celebrates the execution of the agreement with a ceremony to take place today at the agency,s headquarters in Rio de Janeiro. The agreement not only represents the opening of the market for transportation of natural gas, but also the end of the first arbitration proceeding submitted to the agency. According to the involved parties, the proceeding was very complicated due to the non-existence of previous standards and to the fact that such market is only in its incipient stage. So much so that, after the ANP,s decision, it took over a month for the contract to be ready for execution. &ANP has guaranteed competitiveness to the market and also acquired experience for future arbitration proceedings8 says Enron Vice-President to regulatory affairs, Mr. Robert Gross. According to him, the proceeding lead to the definition of a model contract which may be used for future interested parties in transporting gas through Gasbol. The main inclusion was the distance factor to the tariff calculation, an issue that has never made part of TBG,s plans under the argument that it would prevent the return of the US$ 2 billions invested in the pipeline. &On top of that, there have been a number of general terms and conditions to the services which have been made more clear to the market", highlights Gross. Enron, however, has not succeed with respect to pricing the transportation tariff in the agreement which has been fixed to US$ 1,15 per million of BTUs (British thermal units). At the end of last year, when the negotiations started, the company was asking for a tariff with a 25% discount rate, as it referred to an interruptible service, i.e, services that use capacity already paid but not taken by third parties. Such services can be interrupted by the carrier, namely TBG, in the event the company that has contracted the capacity in first place decides to increase the volume to be transported. "It is a lower quality service, which is why we requested a lower price", explains the officer. ANP, however, has understood that since the volume transported through Gasbol is still very far from full capacity, the transport would not in fact be interrupted, incorporating thus the features of non-interruptible service. "We understand, however that, as the market develops, the tariff for the interruptible services will tend to fall", he states.
Our objective is to study the pathogenic relationship between human hepatitis B virus (HBV) and the development of hepatocellular carcinoma at the molecular level. Our goal is to fill the gap between putative "hepatoma oncogene" and HBV chronic infection/integration. The major effort will be to examine potential amplification, expression, and transposition of oncogenes and cellular DNA near the HBV integration site. Specific aims are as follows: 1. To continue and complete our current project of HT14 and FOCUS hepatomas. Both appear to have a single site of HBV integration. This project includes DNA sequencing of both HT14 and FOCUS flanking cellular DNA, isolation of the preintegration site from FOCUS, chromosomal localization of HT14 and FOCUS HBV, expression of FOCUS HBV, etc. 2. To follow up several putative amplification loci near the site of HBV integration in hepatomas R16, HT2, HT12, HT14. 3. To trace the history of potential HBV transposition in PLC/PRF/5 hepatoma cell lines. 4. To look for specific chromosomal abnormality with the strategy of combinations of classic and molecular cytogenetics, RFLP probes will be used in this approach (Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism). 5. To analyze HBV or oncogene specific RNA in adult or fetal hepatoma.
68 U.S. 221 (1863) 1 Wall. 221 GELPCKE ET AL. v. THE CITY OF DUBUQUE. No. 79. Supreme Court of United States. *222 Mr. JUSTICE SWAYNE delivered the opinion of the court: The counsel of the plaintiffs in error have submitted no argument in regard to the two first causes assigned for the demurrer. We have not therefore considered the questions which they present. They relate to certain provisions of the contract which are claimed to be invalid. Conceding this to be so, they are clearly separable and severable from the other parts which are relied upon. The rule in such cases, where there is no imputation of malum in se is, that the bad parts do not affect the good. The valid may be enforced.[*] That part of the complaint only which relates to the stipulations claimed to be valid will be considered. The residue of the complaint may be laid out of view as surplusage. The demurrer is to the whole complaint. If the part to be considered shows a sufficient cause of action, the court below should have overruled the demurrer. *223 I. It is claimed that the contract is for the borrowing of money, and that the complaint is bad, because it does not aver the sanction of two-thirds of the electors of the city. If the fact were so, the consequence would not follow. If the city could make such a contract with that sanction, the sanction will be presumed until the contrary is shown. The non-existence of the fact is a matter of defence which must be shown by the defendant. II. We are also of the opinion that the contract, except the provision for an advance to the city of $20,000, which it is stated has been repaid, is not for borrowing money. It bound the plaintiffs to pay the interest for the city upon the debts of the city already created and presumed to be valid. The city agreed to refund the amount so paid at the times and in the manner specified. Such a contract is neither within the terms nor the spirit of the provisions of the charter upon the subject of borrowing. JUDGMENT REVERSED AND CAUSE REMANDED. N.B. The dissenting opinion of Mr. Justice Miller, given in the principal case, No. 80, applied to Nos. 79 and 81. See also the dissenting opinion of that Justice in Meyer v. City of Muscatine (post), as well as that case generally. NOTES [*] United States v. Bradley, 10 Peters, 360.
[A preparative method for isolating the synaptonemal complexes from mammalian spermatocytes]. A method of isolation of synaptonemal complexes (SC) from mouse, rat and Syrian hamster spermatocytes is described. A fraction of pachytene spermatocyte nuclei was obtained by centrifugation of the testis homogenate in stepwise sucrose gradient and then lysed. The resulting chromatine was hydrolysed with DNAse II, and a fraction of isolated SCs was obtained by ultracentrifugation of the hydrolysate. The method can be applied for obtaining the SC fraction from spermatocytes sufficient for cytological, biochemical and molecular biology studies.
Q: making citrix run with squid Scenario: Our employees are on on-site assignment with company X. Company X has placed them behind a squid proxy for any internet-related access. There are a couple of applications that our employees need to access via citrix hosted in our organization. If they access it using a data-card (so that they are directly on the internet), they can connect and work perfectly. Problem: However, when they try to access our citrix site, they end up with 'Could not find Citrix Presentation Server' or 'The Citrix SSL Relay Name could not be resolved' We managed to fix the second problem by opening up the 1494 port on squid and changing the .ica file by updating the following: ProxyType=Auto ProxyUseFQDN=On The Citrix support chaps said that unless the client machine cannot directly resolve and connect (in other words, has a 'route') to your citrix server, it ain't gonna work. Has anyone out there got this working? If you done it by adding routes to the client machine, could you please tell me how to do it too? :) Thanks. A: If your Citrix server is directly on the Internet then you not be able connect to your Citrix server. As the company has blocked all direct connections. You have 2 options 1) Have the company setup a Socks Proxy, as this will allow you to resolve the external addresses. You will need to add the following lines to your ICA file ICASOCKSProtocolVersion=0 ICASOCKSProxyHost= "IP address of the proxy server" ICASOCKSProxyPortNumber=1080 2) Setup a Citrix Web Interface at your site which will allow you to connect from any proxy server. 3) Allow routes/ports through the X Company firewall to your Citrix Servers
Q: oracle database AUDIT doesn't show SQL text and bind values Based on this tutorial I have configured auditing on a database with these options: AUDIT ALL BY db BY ACCESS; AUDIT SELECT TABLE, UPDATE TABLE, INSERT TABLE, DELETE TABLE BY db BY ACCESS; AUDIT EXECUTE PROCEDURE BY db BY ACCESS; I prepare query from java and run a SELECT query. DBA_AUDIT_TRAIL table shows my SELECT query but SQL_TEXT and SQL_BIND fields are empty. How can I see them? Should I enable any other option? I'm using Oracle 11.2 Express Edition. Is this because It is express edition? A: The column SQLTEXT and SQLBIND are populated only when AUDIT_TRAIL option is set to db, extended. Here is an example: SQL> alter system set audit_trail=db,extended scope=spfile; System altered Restart the instance. SQL> audit select on your_table; Audit succeeded SQL> select sqltext from sys.aud$ where obj$name = 'YOUR_TABLE'; SQLTEXT -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- null SQL> select count(*) from your_table; COUNT(*) ---------- 3 SQL> select sqltext from sys.aud$ where obj$name = 'YOUR_TABLE'; SQLTEXT -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- select count(*) from your_table SQL>
Q: type conversion error, c# I am using Advanced Matrix Library in C#. NET@ http://www.codeproject.com/KB/recipes/AdvancedMatrixLibrary.aspx?msg=4042613#xx4042613xx. library css file is like using System; namespace MatrixLibrary { public class Matrix { private double[,] in_Mat; public Matrix(int noRows, int noCols) { this.in_Mat = new double[noRows, noCols]; } public Matrix(double [,] Mat) { this.in_Mat = (double[,])Mat.Clone(); } public static double[,] Identity(int n) { double[,] temp = new double[n,n]; for (int i=0; i<n;i++) temp[i,i] = 1; return temp; } public static double[,] ScalarDivide(double Value, double[,] Mat) { int i, j, Rows, Cols; double[,] sol; try {Find_R_C(Mat, out Rows, out Cols);} catch{throw new MatrixNullException();} sol = new double[Rows+1, Cols+1]; for (i = 0; i<=Rows;i++) for (j = 0; j<=Cols;j++) sol[i, j] = Mat[i, j] / Value; return sol; } }} I am trying to get identity matrix and getting error of type conversion. Could some one please guide me. Matrix id_mat = MatrixLibrary.Matrix.Identity(6); Can't implicity convert typedouble[,] to Matrix. But Matrix B = new Matrix(4, 4); Random rnd = new Random(); for (int i = 0; i < B.NoRows; i++) for (int j = 0; j < B.NoCols; j++) B[i, j] = 2 * rnd.NextDouble(); Matrix E = Matrix.ScalarDivide(2, B); It works and I can Have a matrix. Please guide me? regards, A: Read the error message. You have a method that returns double[,] and you are trying to store the reference in a variable for Matrix. There is no implicit conversion from a multidimensional array of doubles to a Matrix. To use that method, you would write double[,] id_max = MatrixLibrary.Maxtrix.Identify(6); If you actually need to store it as a Matrix, you need to define the appropriate conversion to do so.
As the price of digital cameras continues to decrease, they are becoming ever more popular. Many digital still cameras have the capability of recording audio signals as well as a digital image. The recording of audio sounds, e.g., music at a wedding, is often optional. When audio signals are recorded, they are normally saved within the camera in a digital audio file which is associated with one of the digital image files also stored in the camera. Alternatively, the audio and associated image data may be stored in a single file with the audio and/or video data being identified by a file header. Thus, for each optical image captured by a digital camera, audio data may, optionally, be associated therewith. Digital audio and image files generated using a digital camera can, and often are, downloaded to a computer system capable of displaying the image files and playing the audio files. In addition, many computer systems include image processing and printing capabilities. Unfortunately, at the present time, known systems do not provide a satisfactory way of storing recorded audio information, associated with a photograph, directly on the photograph. In view of the above, it is apparent that there is a need for methods and apparatus which will allow the storing of audio data directly on a printed photograph. It is desirable that any such methods do not significantly interfere with the quality of the printed image or block out portions of the image. In addition, it is desirable that it be relatively easy for a person to visually detect the presence or absence of audio data on a photograph. It is also desirable that a person be able to visually identify the region of a printed image or photograph where the audio data is stored, e.g., to facilitate the reading back and playing of the audio data via, e.g., the use of a hand held scanner.
Americans in the United Arab Emirates Americans in the United Arab Emirates are residents of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) who originate from the United States. As of 2015, there are over 50,000 Americans living in the country. Demographics The majority of Americans are based in Dubai. Due to the extensive military cooperation between both countries, there are also around 3,500 American military personnel stationed at the Al Dhafra Air Base in Abu Dhabi. The base, which is operated jointly, is one of the key US military bases in the region. Education There are numerous American international schools in the UAE, serving expatriate students. Some of the notable schools are the American Community School of Abu Dhabi, American International School in Abu Dhabi, American School of Dubai, Dubai American Academy, GEMS American Academy and the Sharjah American International School. In addition, there are also several American-accredited universities in the country, such as the American University in Dubai, Hult International Business School, International Horizons College, Rochester Institute of Technology - Dubai, the New York University Abu Dhabi and the American University of Sharjah. Organisations The United States has an embassy in Abu Dhabi and a consulate-general in Dubai which provide services to American citizens. There are also expatriate and business organisations, such as the American Women's Association in Dubai, the American Women's Network of Abu Dhabi an American Chamber of Commerce Abu Dhabi and an American Business Council of Dubai and the Northern Emirates. See also United Arab Emirates–United States relations American diaspora Emirati American References External links Embassy of the United States, Abu Dhabi Consulate General of the United States, Dubai United Arab Emirates Category:Ethnic groups in the United Arab Emirates
Q: MongoDB _id length getting as 25 I am trying to remove a document from MongoDB using nodeJS. My code flow is as below: 1.The user can delete a particular student. 2.So I have pulled all the student documents fron the DB and stored in students object. 3. User can filter the search with the textbox provided and can select a particular student and can delete that. Please find the below UI: The HTML page as below: <h2 align="center">Delete Student</h2> <div ng-controller="deleteStudentController"> <form ng-submit="deleteStudent()"> Student Name:<input type="text" letters-only ng-model="searchName"/><br> <div ng-repeat="student in students | filter:searchName" ng-show="searchName.length"> <input type="radio" ng-model="$parent.studentRadio" name="studentRadio" value="{{student._id}}"/>{{student | formatter}} </div> <input type="submit" value="Delete Student"/> {{output}} </form> </div> The angularJS controller associated with the UI is as below: mainApp.controller("deleteStudentController", function($scope,$http) { var resData = {}; $scope.student = {}; var urlGet = "/students/all"; $http.get(urlGet) .then(function(response) { $scope.students = angular.fromJson(response.data); }); $scope.deleteStudent = function(){ var urlDelete = "/students/remove:"+$scope.studentRadio; $http.delete(urlDelete) .success(function(response, status, headers, config){ $scope.output = "Student successfully deleted."; }) .error(function(response, status, headers, config){ $scope.output = "Error in processing. Please try again."; }); } }); Which inturn calls the node controller: router.delete("/remove:studId", function(req,res){ Students.remove(req.params.studId, function(err) { if (err) { throw err; } else { var respOut = "Student deleted"; res.send(respOut); } }); }); Inside the controller, there is an object of student model, in which the DB communication is made. I have used mongodb.ObjectID.createFromHexString() method to create objectID from the _id value that I got from the DB The student model code to delete a document: exports.remove = function(studentId, cb) { var collection = db.get().collection('students'); console.log("_id"+studentId); console.log("Length---->"+studentId.length); collection.remove({_id: mongodb.ObjectID.createFromHexString(studentId)}, function(err) { if (err) { throw err; } else { cb(err); console.log("Record deleted."); } }); } But its giving the error as "Error: Argument passed in must be a single String of 12 bytes or a string of 24 hex characters". So I tried to log the _id value that I got from the DB student document and its length. Surprisingly I am getting the length as '25'. Please find the below console out that I am getting: _id:576aba09090560f80bd2caaa Length---->25 Any idea about this issue? Please help..... A: Your Angular code is setting the endpoint like this: "/students/remove:"+$scope.studentRadio I assume that you want the : to be there, so the URL will look something like this: /students/remove:576c1d4781aaa4f16a68af24 Your Express route looks like this: router.delete("/remove:studId", ...) : is a special character in Express routes (it declares a named parameter called studId). This means that your route will take everything after /remove to be the value of studId, including the colon that's in the URL. So req.params.studId is :576c1d4781aaa4f16a68af24, which has a length of 25 characters. If you want to use this sort of URL scheme, you need to make the colon to be part of the match by escaping it (so it loses its special meaning): router.delete("/remove\\::studId", ...)
The far cry of a TB brain. Report of a case of tuberculous meningitis, multiple tuberculomas and tuberculous abscess. An unusual case of neurotuberculosis presenting with tuberculous meningitis, tuberculous abscess and multiple tuberculomas is reported. The patient showed a dramatic response and resolution of tuberculomas with antituberculous therapy only after excision of the abscess.
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Q: Circular reference problem Singleton I'm trying to creating a Singleton class like below where MyRepository lies in separate DAL project. It's causing me a circular reference problem because GetMySingleTon() method returns MySingleTon class and needs its access. Same way I need MyRepository access in constructor of MySingleTon class. public class MySingleTon { static MySingleTon() { if (Instance == null) { MyRepository rep = new MyRepository(); Instance = rep.GetMySingleTon(); } } public static MySingleTon Instance { get; private set; } public string prop1 { get; set; } public string prop2 { get; set; } } UPDATE: I was doing it very wrongly. I think didn't needed any singleton. Now I've created a class with static properties in a third project and I'm setting it once and accessing it everywhere. And it has solved my problem for now. Thanks everyone for your answers. A: The repository should not return a singleton object, a repository is used to access data and not returning singleton objects. Your repository could by itself be a singleton, but I don't recommend it, and I don't recommend using a singleton for the class using the repository either. In the code you have it seems like the repository needs to be aware of the "business layer" which is all messed up, the relationships should go only one way. I would re-write it as: public class MySingleTon { private MySingleTon() { // You constructor logic, maybe create a reference // to your repository if you need it } private static MySingleTon _instance; public static MySingleTon Instance { get { if(_instance == null) _instance = new MySingleTon(); return _instance; } } public string prop1 { get; set; } public string prop2 { get; set; } } I don't recommend my solution, but it should solve you problem. What I do recommend is looking into dependency injection and inversion of control since your design seems sort of wrong. Have a look at NInject. EDIT: One other thing, why does your singleton have several properties that are public? A singleton shouldn't expose properties it should only expose functions, and should mainly be used when you have a utility class like Math or a true singleton like a logger.
Summary ======= Aortic pulse wave velocity is altered by normal aging, as well as vessel wall pathology. We evaluated aortic compliance and its relationship to age in normals and patients with heart failure. Background ========== Aortic compliance (AC) can be evaluated noninvasively and its reduction with aortic pathology and age in normals has been demonstrated with both MRI and Doppler echo methods. Aortic pulse wave velocity (PWV), a measurement of the flow pulse traveling along aorta as a surrogate for AC, can be assessed using a single breath-hold phase contrast (PC) imaging technique. Congestive heart failure is often associated with a chronic cardiac remodeling process in which the myocardium either cannot eject blood very well (systolic heart failure); or the myocardium is stiff and ventricular chambers do not fill with blood easily (diastolic heart failure). We hypothesize that aortic stiffness is increased in the CHF population and its age dependency differs from that in normals. Methods ======= As normal controls, 196 healthy volunteers gave informed consent (96 male, age: 61.3±14.2) and were screened to exclude hypertension, hyperlipidemia and cardiovascular disease. Twenty two CHF patients had been referred for clinical CMR study with LVEF \< 55%. Using the 'candy cane' view of aorta, an axial plane through the ascending and descending aorta at the pulmonary artery level was prescribed and a through-plane velocity encoded PC cine imaging was acquired with VENC of 150 cm/s, TR/TE/FA = 98ms/2.9ms/15° and voxel spatial resolution 1.3×2×6 mm3 on a 1.5T MRI scanner. The distance traveled by the aortic pulse wave, ΔD, was determined as the distance along the center line between the axial sections as imaged in the 'candy cane' image. For flow pulse onset, the cross correlation between the first halves of the ascending and descending aortic flow curves was calculated by varying the relative time shift between them. The Δt was the time shift at the maximal correlation. We then calculated PWV=ΔD/Δt. Linear regression was used to determine the relationships between PWV and age at both groups. Results ======= PWV in CHF and in normals correlate with age, as shown in the Figure as left graph and right graph of scatter plots, respectively. The linear regression in normals is: PWV (m/s) = -5.548 + 0.2601\*Age; while in CHF patients: PWV (m/s) = -1.277 + 0.1879\*age; However, the relationship is stronger in normals. Young and elderly patients with CHF had lower PWV than normals, likely due to reduced stroke volume and blood pressure in the CHF group. ![The scatter plot of the fitting curve between pulse wave velocity and age: CHF patients with R2=0.24, p=0.02, n=22.](1532-429X-14-S1-P127-1){#F1} ![The scatter plot of the fitting curve between pulse wave velocity and age: normals with R2=0.18, p\<0.01, n=196.](1532-429X-14-S1-P127-2){#F2} Conclusions =========== Aortic stiffness increases with age in CHF patients, but the slope seems to differ from CHF patients to normals. Funding ======= None.
Tuesday, November 25, 2008 Designing the Second State In this part of our project, the designer is planning on adding some more elements to our wireframe to begin to flesh out the experience design (XD) of the application. In the iPhone and Dashboard versions of the weather widget, the 'back side' of the application has a function to choose which cities you'd like to track the weather for. Our designer decides to begin with this part of the app. In Flash Catalyst, our designer opens up the .fxp file and creates a new blank state by clicking on the 'New Blank Slate' button in the Pages/States panel. Interface elements are placed in the new state and a state title of 'chooseCity' is given to this second state. In the chooseCity state the user is presented with a list of current cities that are being tracked in a scrolling list. Each item in this list has the name of the city and a button to remove the city from the list. There is also a button to add a new city at the top of the interface as well as a button to go back to the previous view. All of the UI elements are placed on the stage. Next, our designer realizes that the scrolling list will have more than one city listed for a typical user. Since the items in the list will be similar, he decides to make this a Custom Component... good call! We create the custom component in the same way we created the dayComponent in the first part - select all the items for the component (remove button, city title, surrounding box) and click on the 'Convert Artwork to Component > Custom/Generic Component' in the heads up display (HUD). Now that our second state wireframe is complete, we'll build the transition from one state to the next. For those of you that attended MAX in San Francisco and were lucky enough to get into the hands-on lab with Catalyst, you'll recognize the transition we're going to build. It is a rotational transition that makes the application flip over like a card to show the 'back side' of the app. This is the same transition that Apple uses on the iPhone and in Dashboard. Begin by having the Timeline panel viewable - double clicking on the tab works if it's collapsed. Because we had Auto Effects for New Transitions checked by default in Flash Catalyst (it's in the Timelines menu) you should see some standard fade transitions between the 2 states. All the way to the left in the Timeline panel you will see 2 State Transitions - View City > Choose City and Choose City > View City. These represent the names of the 2 view states we've defined so far. We added 2 actions to each state transition - Rotate 3D - by clicking on the row for the item to be transitions (city and cityListGroup) and then clicking on the 'Add Action > Rotate 3D' button. We then selected each Rotate transition and changed the values to the ones in the diagrams below in the HUD. For the second state transition (the one that goes back to the viewCity state) we just reversed the order of the transitions. To trigger the interactivity for the transitions, our designer selects the round button in the first state, and adds a transition to second state interaction. On the second state, the back button is selected and an interaction is set to go back to the first state. If you run the application, you will see a transition like the one below. (click image to play movie) Handoff to the Developer The designer is satisfied with the transitions and basic wireframe positioning of elements and saves his .fxp and hands off to the developer again. Our developer realizes that some changes have been made to our project with a warning presented to him in Gumbo on import of our updated .fxp file. He accepts the changes as none are critical to the functionality already built. The first thing our developer does is to rename the newCustomComponent that our designer created in Catalyst - I'm hoping that Catalyst will allow you to declare class names in the future so as not to require that as part of the workflow - so that our naming conventions are consistent with one another. After digging into the created code a bit, our developer realizes that the button component that our designer created to transition from state 1 to state 2 is just 'floating' in state 1 and not part of a group or custom component. He thinks that might not be the best way to have this button represented and decides to place it into the group on state 1. The problem is, when doing this, it becomes difficult to access the state transition that occurs 1 level up in the display list chain. There is no event that would allow us to track this user interaction so a custom event class is created: FlipEvent. Our developer opens the cityComponent class and adds a few lines of code to include the new custom FlipEvent we've created. He ties that to the button - hmm, gotta' rename that button ;) - which triggers a function to dispatch our new event. Because our cityComponent is now set up to dispatch our 'flip' event, we can listen for that event in our application! In the weatherWidget_2 file, we add some code to listen for the event to be triggered. Rather than setting up a function to be called to switch the states of the app, we're using a shorthand for that by using the {} with our expression embedded in it to switch the currentState property.
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Q: Add the values of a text field into an array I need to add the values typed into the textfield into an array list. I implemented it as follows: public class MainActivity extends ActionBarActivity { Spinner spinner1,spinner2,spinner3; Button add; EditText subject; @Override protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) { super.onCreate(savedInstanceState); setContentView(R.layout.activity_main); // Spinner element spinner1 = (Spinner) findViewById(R.id.spinner1); spinner2 = (Spinner) findViewById(R.id.spinner2); spinner3 = (Spinner) findViewById(R.id.spinner3); add = (Button) findViewById(R.id.button1); subject = (EditText) findViewById(R.id.editText1); // Spinner click listener //spinner2.setOnItemSelectedListener(this); //spinner3.setOnItemSelectedListener(this); spinner1.setOnItemSelectedListener(new OnItemSelectedListener() { @Override public void onItemSelected(AdapterView<?> adapter, View v, int position, long id) { // On selecting a spinner item String item = adapter.getItemAtPosition(position).toString(); // Showing selected spinner item Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(), "Selected Subject : " + item, Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show(); } @Override public void onNothingSelected(AdapterView<?> arg0) { // TODO Auto-generated method stub } }); add.setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener() { Context context; @Override public void onClick(View v) { // TODO Auto-generated method stub String content; content = subject.getText().toString(); List list = new ArrayList(); list.add(content); ArrayAdapter dataAdapter = new ArrayAdapter(MainActivity.this,android.R.layout.simple_spinner_item, list); dataAdapter.setDropDownViewResource(android.R.layout.simple_spinner_dropdown_item); spinner1.setAdapter(dataAdapter); ListIterator it = list.listIterator(); it.hasNext(); } }); } public void addListenerOnSpinnerItemSelection() { spinner1 = (Spinner) findViewById(R.id.spinner1); spinner1.setOnItemSelectedListener(new OnItemSelectedListener() { @Override public void onItemSelected(AdapterView<?> arg0, View arg1, int arg2, long arg3) { //do something here } @Override public void onNothingSelected(AdapterView<?> arg0) { //optionally do something here } }); } But , every time I enter a new value in the text field the previous value is overwritten. How do I use arrays to implement this? every time I enter a value I want it to be saved separately in the drop down menu. A: The previous value is overwritten because you always adding new list instance into adapter. So make list instance only once,i.e. globally in your activity.i.e. add this line List list = new ArrayList(); below to public class MainActivity extends ActionBarActivity { Spinner spinner1,spinner2,spinner3; Button add; EditText subject; And use below code in your onClick function. as String content; content = subject.getText().toString(); list.add(content); ArrayAdapter dataAdapter = new ArrayAdapter(MainActivity.this,android.R.layout.simple_spinner_item, list); dataAdapter.setDropDownViewResource(android.R.layout.simple_spinner_dropdown_item); spinner1.setAdapter(dataAdapter);
According to the Pacific Business Journal report, a ruling has recently been issued by the Hawaii Public Utilities Commission (PUC) that aims to halt the state’s current metering program. The ruling hopes to approve two newly developed programs for any customers who are looking to install solar, self and grid-supply options. These new options will compensate customers at a new fixed rate but only if they are actively supplying power back to the grid. They must provide customers with a minimum bill if they do not. Hawaii is pushing towards its goal of using 100% renewable energy by 2045.
Q: I am trying to direct print my report I am using Visual studio 2015. and trying to print my report. my Preview report its working good. but when i am trying to Direct print then its default print of crystal report. i think my function is wrong. somebody please help me. thanks you. This is my Preview Code (its Working Good): Private Function GetDeliveryChallanPreviewPrint() As DataTable Dim Data As New DataTable Using conn Using cmd As New SqlCommand("select * from DcMaster dm Left join DcDetail dd on dm.ID = dd.ID where dm.id = '" & PrinByIDTextBox.Text.ToString() & "'", conn) conn.Open() Using adp As New SqlDataAdapter adp.SelectCommand = cmd adp.Fill(Data) Dim DcPrint As New Rpt_DeliveryChallan Dim FILEPATH As String = CurDir() & "\Reports\Rpt_DeliveryChallan.rpt" DcPrint.Load(FILEPATH) DcPrint.SetDataSource(Data) CrystalReportViewer1.ReportSource = DcPrint CrystalReportViewer1.Refresh() StatusLabel.Visible = False conn.Close() End Using End Using End Using End Function This is my Direct Print Code: (its not Working) Please Help me. Private Function GetDeliveryChallanDirectPrint() As DataTable Dim Data As New DataTable Using conn As New SqlConnection(ConfigurationManager.ConnectionStrings("VKDBx").ConnectionString) Using cmd As New SqlCommand("select * from DcMaster dm Left join DcDetail dd on dm.ID = dd.ID where dm.id = '" & PrinByIDTextBox.Text.ToString() & "'", conn) conn.Open() Using adp As New SqlDataAdapter adp.SelectCommand = cmd adp.Fill(Data) Dim DcPrint As New Rpt_DeliveryChallan Dim FILEPATH As String = CurDir() & "\Reports\Rpt_DeliveryChallan.rpt" DcPrint.PrintOptions.PrinterName = PrinterComboBox.Text DcPrint.Load(FILEPATH) DcPrint.PrintToPrinter(1, False, 0, 0) DcPrint.SetDataSource(Data) conn.Close() End Using End Using End Using End Function A: i am doing successfully. just some changing place PrintTOPrinter line Down. Private Function GetDeliveryChallanPrint() As DataTable Dim Data As New DataTable Using conn As New SqlConnection(_SqlCon) Using cmd As New SqlCommand("select * from DcMaster dm Left join DcDetail dd on dm.ID = dd.ID where dm.id = '" & PrintByIDLabel.Text.ToString() & "'", conn) conn.Open() Using adp As New SqlDataAdapter adp.SelectCommand = cmd adp.Fill(Data) Dim Printrpt As New Rpt_DeliveryChallan Dim FILEPATH As String = CurDir() & "\Reports\Rpt_DeliveryChallan.rpt" Printrpt.PrintOptions.PrinterName = PrinterComboBox.Text Printrpt.Load(FILEPATH) Printrpt.SetDataSource(Data) Printrpt.PrintToPrinter(NumberOfCopiesNumericUpDown.Value, False, 0, 0) End Using End Using End Using End Function
Weight stigmatization and bias reduction: perspectives of overweight and obese adults. This study employed qualitative methods with a sample of overweight and obese adults to identify and describe their subjective experiences of weight bias. Participants (274 females and 44 males) completed an online battery of self-report questionnaires, including several open-ended questions about weight stigmatization. These questions asked them to describe their worst experiences of weight stigmatization, their perceptions of common weight-based stereotypes, their feelings about being overweight and their suggestions for strategies to reduce weight stigma in our culture. Participants reported experiencing weight stigma across a range of contexts and involving a variety of interpersonal sources. Close relationship partners (such as friends, parents and spouses) were the most common source of their worst stigmatizing encounters. Participants challenged common weight-based stereotypes (notably, that obese individuals are 'lazy') and reported that they would like the public to gain a better understanding of the difficulties of weight loss, the causes of obesity and the emotional consequences of being stigmatized. Education was reported as the most promising avenue for future stigma-reduction efforts. The experiences and opinions expressed were not significantly different for men versus women or overweight versus obese individuals. A minority of participants expressed beliefs suggestive of self-blame and internalization of weight-based stereotypes. These results indicate that while obese individuals experience weight bias across many domains, more stigma-reduction efforts should target stigmatizing encounters in close relationships, including parents, spouses and friends of obese persons.
-Vince said there was no point in dwelling on their performance "or lack of it." He added, "We do know what we're doing, by the way." Vince spoke of WrestleMania 29 being the highest grossing WrestleMania to date. Vince spoke about getting into the reality show business. "We think we do it well and we think we have something under our belt to prove we do it well," he said regarding Total Divas. He indicated that they hope to do more in the reality television genre. -McMahon spoke about WWE proving via PG programming that they are a safe environment to be associated with. He spoke about Kmart and other business partners. -Regarding the app and other social media, Vince said they are teaching the television audience how to watch television all over again. He said others in entertainment will try to do the same thing but no one does it like they do. -Vince spoke about the WWE Performance Center. He praised the talent they have in the developmental system. -Barrios ran through the financial report presentation. He spoke about the television rights fees improvement and once again touted Total Divas. -The Fan Axxess event added 2.3 million to the live events revenue. -Revenue for The Call won't be available until later in the year. They expect to see a profit of $5.9 million off of a $1 million investment. -Barrios said the cash flow was down due to an $11 million increase in management compensation. -Barrios said their market research is favorable for the WWE Network. He said that over the next 18 months, they expect to renegotiate their largest television rights fees in the U.S., UK, and India. -They opened up the phone lines for questions. The first caller asked for an update regarding the WWE Network and their approach. Vince said all options are open to them. He said the rights fees coming up could be tied to the network. -The topic of rising ticket prices was brought up and they were asked whether they are driving some fans away. Barrios said the increases come at the premium seating level, whereas the lowest ticket prices have remained the same. -A caller asked Vince to step back and speak about what he's learned regarding the film industry over the last few years. Vince said they've tried a lot of models and they feel they have the right model now. He also praised Michael Luisi, who is heading up the division. Vince said the division is making money for them now and broadens the WWE brand. The caller said it feels better to have the WWE talent in secondary roles. Vince said that talent can be the stars of straight to DVD. He said he hopes that the talent has strong supporting roles in the theatrical releases while they learn how to become the stars. -The caller noted the "ridiculous" programming fees that are being paid for low level sporting events and questioned how WWE couldn't double what they get from USA Network for Raw. Vince said the caller answered his own question and feels they are poised -A caller asked a question about Rock's pay for WrestleMania 29, but they said they didn't want to get into who was paid what. -Vince said they get closer with the network each quarter. -Barrios said that when you factor in everything, including Fan Axxess, WrestleMania profits were down roughly $1 million. -A caller asked about the cost of the WWE Performance Center and the talent costs. Barrios said the spending happened predominantly in the first half of the year. He estimated between 50 and 100 developmental talents. -Vince said he would allow a caller to put a hammerlock on him if they don't deliver in their negotiations for improved television programming fees. The call wrapped up shortly thereafter.
Quintus Mucius Scaevola Quintus Mucius Scaevola, also called Augur (died 88 bc), prominent Roman jurist. He was the cousin of Quintus Mucius Scaevola Pontifex, who founded the scientific study of Roman law. Instructed in law by his father and in philosophy by the stoicPanaetius of Rhodes, Scaevola became governor of the province of Asia about 120. Although accused of extortion on his return to Rome, he defended himself successfully and was elected consul in 117. He developed a high regard for the powerful general Gaius Marius and voted against Sulla’s motion to declare Marius a public enemy (88). In his last years Scaevola taught law to Cicero, who became one of Rome’s greatest orators. Scaevola is one of the interlocutors in Cicero’s De oratore (“On Oratory”), De amicitia (“On Friendship”), and De republica (“On the Republic”).
Q: Multiple sed replace with back reference (parse SQL for joined tables) I'm trying to parse through some massive SQL query logs using sed and want to extract the names of all the tables that are joined in each query. Here's what I'm trying: echo '[SQL_STMT="SELECT A FROM TABLEA JOIN TABLEB ON SOMETHING JOIN TABLEC ON SOMETHINGELSE WHERE A = 1"]' \ | sed -e 's/SQL_STMT=.*JOIN \([A-Z0-9_]*\) .*\]$/SQL_JOINS="\1"]/g' but this only returns the following: [SQL_JOINS="TABLEC"] what I'd like to see is something like this: [SQL_JOINS="TABLEB TABLEC"] and have it work for any number of joins So how do I structure the backreference so that it gets all the joined tables? A: If you are ok with perl solution, try this: $ echo "......" | perl -ne '@x=/JOIN (\w+)/g;print "[SQL_JOINS=\""."@x"."\"]";' On testing with above: $ echo "[SQL_STMT=\"SELECT A FROM TABLEA JOIN TABLEB ON SOMETHING JOIN TABLEC ON SOMETHINGELSE WHERE A = 1\"]" | perl -ne '@x=/JOIN (\w+)/g;print "[SQL_JOINS=\""."@x"."\"]";' [SQL_JOINS="TABLEB TABLEC"] Sed solution: echo ...|sed -n ':a;/JOIN/{s/[^J]*JOIN \([A-Z0-9_]*\)/\1\n/;P;D;ta}' | sed -e ':a;N;s/\n/ /;ta' | sed 's/.*/[SQL_JOINS=\"&\"]/' The first sed prints all the table names, the second joins all lines of table names into one, and the last one formats it to get in the required format.
There is a method, called secure computation, for obtaining computational results without decrypting encrypted numerical values (see Non-patent literature 1, for example). In the method in Non-patent literature 1, encryption is performed that distributes pieces of a numerical value are distributed among three secure computers and the three secure computers cooperate to perform a computation, thereby enabling the result of an addition, subtraction, addition by a constant, multiplication, multiplication by a constant, or logical operation (negation, AND, OR, or exclusive-OR) or data format conversion (integer, binary) to be held in such a manner that the result is distributed among the three secure computers without reconstructing the numerical value, that is, with the result being kept encrypted. When pattern matching of character strings is performed, it is common practice to locate the positions in which the partial character strings included in a pattern appear in a text and determine whether the text matches the pattern on the basis of information about the positions.
# frozen_string_literal: true module Krane class DeployTaskConfigValidator < TaskConfigValidator def initialize(protected_namespaces, prune, *arguments) super(*arguments) @protected_namespaces = protected_namespaces @allow_protected_ns = !protected_namespaces.empty? @prune = prune @validations += %i(validate_protected_namespaces) end private def validate_protected_namespaces if @protected_namespaces.include?(namespace) if @allow_protected_ns && @prune @errors << "Refusing to deploy to protected namespace '#{namespace}' with pruning enabled" elsif @allow_protected_ns logger.warn("You're deploying to protected namespace #{namespace}, which cannot be pruned.") logger.warn("Existing resources can only be removed manually with kubectl. " \ "Removing templates from the set deployed will have no effect.") logger.warn("***Please do not deploy to #{namespace} unless you really know what you are doing.***") else @errors << "Refusing to deploy to protected namespace '#{namespace}'" end end end end end
[Cyclosporine induced nephrotoxicity and renal blood flow]. To elucidate the relationship between cyclosporine (Cs) nephrotoxicity and renal blood flow (RBF), we carried our experiments using rats. Adult male Wistar strain rats each weighing about 100 g were used. Rats were divided into 2 groups; the Cs group (Cs 50 mg/kg/day was intraperitoneally given for 10 consecutive days) and the control group (normal saline solution for 10 consecutive days). The renal cortical blood flow was measured in each group by electrolytic hydrogen gas clearance method. We also carried out renal angiography with barium sulfate (BaSO4). Then we measured blood vessel area/renal sagittal section area ratio and the diameter of interlobar arteries. The Cs group showed a significant decrease of renal cortical blood flow compared with the control group. On the other hand there was no significant change in renal angiogram. In conclusion, Cs decreased renal cortical blood flow. We suppose that vascular resistance increased following afferent arteriolopathy caused by Cs administration.
Uthum Herat Dr. Amal Uthum Herat (15 September 1957 - 23 October 2009) born in Colombo, Sri Lanka was Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka and Alternate Executive Director of the International Monetary Fund. School education Uthum Herat received his early education at St. Thomas' Preparatory School in Kollupitiya and St Thomas' College, Mt. Lavinia. He was a school prefect a member of the English Debating and Drama Societies, (with Chanaka Amaratunga, RD Gunaratne and Richard de Zoysa), a member of the Classical Quiz competition team which won the National competition (with Rohan Edirisinghe, Richard de Zoysa, RD Gunaratne, Chanaka Amaratunga and Devaka Fernando) a member of the Science Quiz team which reached the semi finals of the national competition (with RD Gunaratne Professor Chandu de Silva and Devaka Fernando). He was a committee member of the English Drama Society, represented the college in Chess, was secretary of the Chess Club and was awarded colours in Chess in 1975. other classmates included Russell de Mel and Duleep Goonewardena . His teachers included D.S. Jayasekera, ECK Abayasekera and Duleep De Chickera. Ivan Corea recollects Hearts contributions as a member of the Student Christian Movement. Herat was awarded the Bishop's Senior Divinity Prize and the HL Wendt Memorial Scholarship and served as Secretary of the Student Christian Movement. University education Herat entered the university of Jaffna but transferred to the University of Sri Jayawardenapura and was awarded a BSc degree with first class honours by the University of Sri Jayawardenapura. He was later awarded MSc and PhD from Purdue University in the United States. Career with the Central Bank of Sri Lanka Herat was one of Sri Lanka's leading figures in the world of banking. Having served the Central Bank of Sri Lanka with distinction for 26 years he was appointed Deputy Governor, the highest office for a career central banker in Sri Lanka, on 27 May 2009. As Deputy Governor, Herat was in charge of financial system stability, and chaired the Financial Stability Committee, and also served on many key committees within the Central Bank including the Monetary Policy Committee and Foreign Exchange Management Committee. He was also the ex-officio Chairman of the Credit Information Bureau of Sri Lanka and the National Payment Council. Prior to his appointment as Deputy Governor, Herat worked in the Statistics Department, and the Economic Research Department. While in Economic Research Department, he served as the Head of International Finance, Head of Money and Banking, Deputy Director, Additional Director, and as Director of Economic Research. In 2004, Herat was released to the International Monetary Fund to serve as Alternate Executive Director for Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, and Sri Lanka. Upon his return to the Bank in 2007, Herat assumed office as Assistant Governor in charge of Bank Supervision Department, Supervision of Non-Bank Financial Institutions Department, Financial Stability Departments and several operational departments within the Central Bank of Sri Lanka. Dr. Herat was also the Chairman of the Institute of Bankers of Sri Lanka (IBSL) since July 2009. He was a much loved and deeply respected official of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka Author Uthum Herat was an author on financial matters writing for both national and international magazines and newspapers - in the areas of monetary policy, foreign exchange market, financial sector reforms, money laundering, Central Bank independence, economic growth, exchange rate, financial market deployment, unemployment and savings and investments. He was an educator, sharing his expertise with university students in Sri Lanka - Dr. Herat was a visiting lecturer at the University of Colombo and the University of Moratuwa in Sri Lanka, SEACEN Research and Training Center, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka. He was also an Associate Member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants in the United Kingdom. Lay preacher Herat was a committed Christian and a man of faith. He was a Lay Preacher at the Methodist Church in Mount Lavinia. Church life was an integral part of Dr Herat, over the years he had led the Youth Fellowship, he was also General Superintendent of the Sunday School. In April 1974 he represented St.Thomas' College, Mount Lavinia in a dramatised act of Easter Worship, ' Breakdown and Breakthrough,' directed by Gillian Todd and held at the Anglican Cathedral of Christ the Living Saviour, in Colombo. Death At the age of 52, having been hospitalized after a stroke, Uthum Herat died on 23 October 2009 at a private hospital in Colombo. He is remembered not only for his service as a central banker but also for his charitable work in Sri Lanka. See also List of St. Thomas' College alumni List of Purdue University people Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia References External links Facebook Interest Page on Uthum Herat Category:1957 births Category:2009 deaths Category:Central bankers Category:Sri Lankan economists Category:Monetary economists Category:Sri Lankan Christians Category:People from Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia Category:Alumni of S. Thomas' Preparatory School, Kollupitiya
The feeding of power and communication cables across floors has long presented a problem in high-traffic environments such as production areas, warehouses, retail spaces and office complexes. Commercially available floor raceways are unable to accommodate the number and or bundled diameters of the cables that need to be run along a particular path. Moreover electrical codes forbid cramming when cables are routed through a tightly confined space such as a raceway. Also, in many cases the raceway designs are too boxy or protruberant and in most case they are insufficiently rugged to withstand the weight of heavy traffic over a sustained period of time. This is especially a problem in aisles, at the threshold of doorways, and in large open areas where the cables cross a substantial distance from a wall or floor power supply to power receptacles and or communication jacks at remote positions. Apart from locations that are coextensive with a wall, positioning a power cable along a floor is further unacceptable due to tripping hazards for foot traffic. Also, power cables are often encased in flexible metal conduit, which is unsightly and impedes movement of equipment across the floor. Communication cables are more delicate than power cords, thus they present additional concerns, such as ready damage if stepped on, run over, slid over or tripped over. Thus communication cables are often encased in a protective conduit, and that results in the same problems as for power cords. The usual way to overcome these difficulties is to feed the cables overhead, such as in the proximity of rafters or above drop ceilings, and then to feed such cables downward at many locations in association with power poles. Such feeding increases the complexity and often requires many power poles, which may be unsightly and in any case are undesirable obstacles on the working floor area. Alternatively, cables are fed under a raised floor, which is itself a tedious task. The need to use upward or downward detours of cables to circumvent traffic on working floors not only adds to the time, cost and tedium of electrical installations, but also hinders reconfiguring the cable network when distribution needs for power and data change over time at that site. Thus there is an ongoing need for improved design of cable protectors that can accommodate high traffic while still enabling cable distribution across a floor. It is an object of this invention to provide such protectors for the feeding of power and communication cables.
Email Job ALLO Lincoln Financial Analyst I Job Description ALLO Lincoln Financial Analyst I Job Locations US-NE-Lincoln Posted Date 2 weeks ago(2 weeks ago) Job ID 2018-6966 # of Openings 1 Category Accounting/Finance Overview Here's the deal: We're searching for a data-driven, motivated individual with a freakish attention to detail. More than spreadsheets and reporting, we need a thoughtful go-getter to join our team of big thinkers and innovative idea chasers. ALLO is in a period of seemingly endless growth, and the possibilities require stamina, flexibility, and the cool-keeping skill of an analytics guru in a fast-paced, often-changing environment. Knowledge and experience are essential, but character is just as important. We look for those who have a natural instinct for our core values: Honest, Local, Exceptional, and Hassle-Free. Advanced fiber-optic understanding isn't required, so if you nerd out about numbers and want to do more than just crunch them, let's talk about GIG things together. Responsibilities Here's what a typical day looks like: 1. Responsible for assisting the business with the financial variance reporting process to allow management to track budget and actual expense information.2. Compile and summarize the monthly variance information for executive level reporting financials and costing. Track information throughout the year to provide historical trend analysis.3. Identify and implement improvements in reporting, cost analysis and processes.4. Develop and maintain financial metrics and cost analysis for the division. Analyze results with explanations for growth and/or decline spikes, changes in trend and budget to actual variances.5. Create analysis to evaluate and track the costs of services compared to budget and to assist in development of strategic plans and monitoring of performance. 6. Perform business unit pricing activities which may include cost of ownership, activity based cost analysis, etc.7. Prepare, review, and submit various regulatory filings standard in the telecommunications industry.8. Provide ad-hoc financial analysis for business units as required. Qualifications Here's what we expect you to prove at the interview: EDUCATION: Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience required in Finance, Accounting or Business Administration with an emphasis in Accounting or Finance. EXPERIENCE: Financial analysis or accounting experience with a proven record of success. Knowledge of financial concepts relative to profitability and financial ratios. Consistent, High Quality Results: Establishes credibility and finance leadership by producing timely, accurate and insightful analysis, consistently. Earns the respect of others through effective interaction with all teams Efficiency/Accountability: Allocates time efficiently, focusing on ever-shifting priorities; continually seeks way to improve individual and team productivity. Highly accountable and able to manage multiple tasks in a fast paced dynamic environment Confident Communication Style: Effectively communicates with and engages all levels of the organization verbally and in writing Flexibility to handle pressure coming from all directions simultaneously Excellent presentation skills and report package development Excellent skills in analytic problem solving Discretion Expert in MS Excel and proficient in MS Word, PowerPoint and Access EEO Statement Nelnet is an Equal Opportunity Employer, complies with Executive Order 11246, and takes affirmative action to ensure that qualified applicants are employed, and that employees are treated during employment, without regard to race, color, religion/creed, national origin, gender, or sex, marital status, age, disability, use of a guide dog or service animal, sexual orientation, military/veteran status, or any other status protected by Federal or State law or local ordinance. Qualified individuals with disabilities who require reasonable accommodations in order to apply or compete for positions at Nelnet may request such accommodations by contacting Nelnet Talent Acquisition & Recruiting.
/* * Initialization and support routines for self-booting compressed image. * * $Copyright Open Broadcom Corporation$ * * $Id: circularbuf.h 452258 2014-01-29 19:17:57Z $ */ #ifndef __CIRCULARBUF_H_INCLUDED__ #define __CIRCULARBUF_H_INCLUDED__ #include <osl.h> #include <typedefs.h> #include <bcmendian.h> /* Enumerations of return values provided by MsgBuf implementation */ typedef enum { CIRCULARBUF_FAILURE = -1, CIRCULARBUF_SUCCESS } circularbuf_ret_t; /* Core circularbuf circular buffer structure */ typedef struct circularbuf_s { uint16 depth; /* Depth of circular buffer */ uint16 r_ptr; /* Read Ptr */ uint16 w_ptr; /* Write Ptr */ uint16 e_ptr; /* End Ptr */ uint16 wp_ptr; /* wp_ptr/pending - scheduled for DMA. But, not yet complete. */ uint16 rp_ptr; /* rp_ptr/pending - scheduled for DMA. But, not yet complete. */ uint8 *buf_addr; void *mb_ctx; void (*mb_ring_bell)(void *ctx); } circularbuf_t; #define CBUF_ERROR_VAL 0x00000001 /* Error level tracing */ #define CBUF_TRACE_VAL 0x00000002 /* Function level tracing */ #define CBUF_INFORM_VAL 0x00000004 /* debug level tracing */ extern int cbuf_msg_level; #define CBUF_ERROR(args) do {if (cbuf_msg_level & CBUF_ERROR_VAL) printf args;} while (0) #define CBUF_TRACE(args) do {if (cbuf_msg_level & CBUF_TRACE_VAL) printf args;} while (0) #define CBUF_INFO(args) do {if (cbuf_msg_level & CBUF_INFORM_VAL) printf args;} while (0) #define CIRCULARBUF_START(x) ((x)->buf_addr) #define CIRCULARBUF_WRITE_PTR(x) ((x)->w_ptr) #define CIRCULARBUF_READ_PTR(x) ((x)->r_ptr) #define CIRCULARBUF_END_PTR(x) ((x)->e_ptr) #define circularbuf_debug_print(handle) \ CBUF_INFO(("%s:%d:\t%p rp=%4d r=%4d wp=%4d w=%4d e=%4d\n", \ __FUNCTION__, __LINE__, \ (void *) CIRCULARBUF_START(handle), \ (int) (handle)->rp_ptr, (int) (handle)->r_ptr, \ (int) (handle)->wp_ptr, (int) (handle)->w_ptr, \ (int) (handle)->e_ptr)); /* Callback registered by application/mail-box with the circularbuf implementation. * This will be invoked by the circularbuf implementation when write is complete and * ready for informing the peer */ typedef void (*mb_ring_t)(void *ctx); /* Public Functions exposed by circularbuf */ void circularbuf_init(circularbuf_t *handle, void *buf_base_addr, uint16 total_buf_len); void circularbuf_register_cb(circularbuf_t *handle, mb_ring_t mb_ring_func, void *ctx); /* Write Functions */ void * circularbuf_reserve_for_write(circularbuf_t *handle, uint16 size); void circularbuf_write_complete(circularbuf_t *handle, uint16 bytes_written); /* Read Functions */ void * circularbuf_get_read_ptr(circularbuf_t *handle, uint16 *avail_len); circularbuf_ret_t circularbuf_read_complete(circularbuf_t *handle, uint16 bytes_read); /* * circularbuf_get_read_ptr() updates rp_ptr by the amount that the consumer * is supposed to read. The consumer may not read the entire amount. * In such a case, circularbuf_revert_rp_ptr() call follows a corresponding * circularbuf_get_read_ptr() call to revert the rp_ptr back to * the point till which data has actually been processed. * It is not valid if it is preceded by multiple get_read_ptr() calls */ circularbuf_ret_t circularbuf_revert_rp_ptr(circularbuf_t *handle, uint16 bytes); #endif /* __CIRCULARBUF_H_INCLUDED__ */
Swinney says Tigers should embrace being the favorites PINEHURST, NC – The ACC media voted Clemson as the preseason favorite to win the Atlantic Coast Conference Tuesday morning at the ACC Kickoff at the Pinehurst Resort, and head coach Dabo SwinneyDabo SwinneyHead CoachView Full Profile didn’t downplay the pick. Swinney said the Tigers are one of the teams that has a legitimate shot at a special season. “Ya'll know my answer to that and I've been pretty consistent with my answer for a long time whether we're picked third, fourth or first,” Swinney said. “I think the one interesting thing about nationally where we are - I think about every year I've been the head coach, we've finished higher than where we were picked except maybe once. Hopefully, we can meet the expectations that other people have. I think there are a bunch of teams that have a chance to win the league. I really believe that. I believe that we are definitely one of those teams that has a shot. Whether or not we should be first, that's for people to debate. Hopefully when it's all said and done, the people who voted for us, we can make them look smart. “ Swinney said the season could be special because of the presence of talented sophomore quarterback Deshaun WatsonDeshaun WatsonSo. Quarterback#4 6-2, 205Gainesville, GAView Full Profile. “We're very fortunate to have a bunch of good players, especially one like Deshaun. He's a good player but he's just a great young man,” Swinney said “He's fun to be around. He's consistent. He's always the same from day to day. He's a great preparer. He loves to prepare. He loves the process of being a good quarterback. He has a work ethic that's contagious and that's what we need from him. “Last year he was trying to become the guy and this year he is the guy and we need him to assert himself that way from a leadership standpoint. He's done a great job of that this summer. Hopefully, that's what will be different about us this season - you've got that definite leader out there. He's a guy that doesn't expect anything from anybody that he's not willing to do. When your best player is also one of your hardest workers and best leaders, that's a good combination.” Watson was named as the favorite to win the ACC Player of the Year, and Swinney said Watson will have to have the breaks – no pun intended – Watson didn’t receive last season. “Hopefully, we catch a few breaks. We didn't get many breaks with him last year,” he said. “The key is for him to be who he is and to execute within our system. He's prepared himself all year long to get back out there and get back to work. He's done a tremendous job in his rehab process and all of that. He's got to do a good job of taking care of himself.” Swinney then acknowledged that the Tigers will get the best shot each team has to offer. “We're going to get everybody's best shot. We know that and that's how I prepare our guys,” Swinney said. “There was a time when that might not have been the case. With what we've done at Clemson, we're not going to sneak up on anybody anymore. We're going to get everybody's best shot and that's why it's important that you - from a preparation standpoint and culture within the program - reinforce it. You can't say, 'Well, we're playing Florida State this week, so we're really going to have a great Monday and have a great Tuesday.' If that's your mentality, then you're never going to be consistent. “I think that's the thing we've been done the best job of over the last several years. We've become an incredibly consistent program from week in and week out. I don't think we have anybody on our team that has a loss to anybody who didn't finish in the top-10. There's been a very consistent approach from our players week in and week out. They've come ready. You just can't overlook anybody. You better be all in every week because if you're not, you're going to get beat. It's that simple. There are too many good teams out there and too many people that are capable of beating you.” If the Tigers are to indeed play for the ACC title or even make a run at the College Football Playoff, Swinney said the Tigers will have to embrace the expectations and not shy away from them. “I think that expectation has always been at Clemson. For me, it's trying to be a consistent program, continue to win at a high level and be one of the teams out there that people are talking about,” he said. “The next step for us is that we have to get back to winning this conference. That's the thing, we've won the division, we've tied for the division, we've finished second for the division, we've won the conference, but we've got to consistently stay right there and I think we've done that but we've got to get back to winning this league if we're going to have a legitimate shot at being in the College Football Playoff. As far as expectations, it wouldn't matter what's on the roster, people at Clemson, they expect to win.” OTHER NOTES Punt return and kick return “Artavis is definitely a guy. The only new guy that will be in the mix is probably Ray-Ray McCloudRay-Ray McCloudFr. Wide Receiver# 5-9, 175Land O' Lakes, FLView Full Profile. We pretty much have a good feel for who we want to work at punt return and kick return spots.” “Tanner just got there, so I haven't had a chance to get on the field with him yet, to really give you a good evaluation. I can tell you that we really like him as a prospect. He's an outstanding three-sport guy up here in North Carolina. He's a great baseball player. He's fast, big. I think he's got a bright future for us. He's done well the few weeks he's been there getting into our off season program. He's got a lot to learn.” Emphasis on South Carolina “We've always put a huge emphasis on South Carolina. It's just when you win the game, it's easy to say, 'Well, they emphasized the game more this year.' That's bologna. We did not make it more emphasis. The only thing that changed was there was a clock put in a meeting room by the coaches. It wasn't to sit and talk about that game every day. It was just a reminder that, 'Hey, that game is out there.' We didn't prepare any differently. Our practice plan wasn't any different. There was really no change from that standpoint. It wasn't a weekly meeting. We just played better. We earned the win. The ones before, they earned. It's a simple as that.” Impact freshmen “We've got a couple of those offensive linemen. They'll all get an opportunity to get in the mix. A couple of those young wideouts. Shadell BellShadell BellFr. Wide Receiver#11 6-3, 190Decatur, GAView Full Profile came in in January. Deon and Ray-Ray just got there. Definitely a couple of those guys will have an opportunity to get in the mix. We've got some really good redshirt freshmen that will get their opportunity to step up - Trevion ThompsonTrevion ThompsonRS Fr. Wide Receiver#1 6-2, 195Durham, NCView Full Profile, Kendall JosephKendall JosephRS Fr. Linebacker#34 5-11, 225Belton, SCView Full Profile - that I'm excited about. Mark FieldsMark FieldsFr. Cornerback# 5-10, 185Cornelius, NCView Full Profile is a really promising young corner. It's hard to really give a true evaluation of that until I can get out on the practice field with them and see where they all are.” “Kevin had a great spring. He's a guy that's kind of been laying in the weeds waiting on his opportunity, but he hasn't been just sitting idle. He's been working and preparing. He's been mentally preparing. He's been physically preparing in the weight room. I'm excited about Kevin Dodd. He's ready to step up and assume his opportunity. Kevin has prepared very well for his opportunity and I think he's going to take full advantage of it.” “T.J. Green, last year was a big year for his development. He had a lot to learn as a safety but he has studied and improved. Athletically, we don't have a better athlete on the team. That's never been a question. As the season progressed, he improved. He had a big interception in the bowl game. I think that gave him a lot of confidence going into the offseason. He's an excellent leader for us. He's a quiet leader. He's as committed a guy as he is in the program.” On playing a game overseas “Shoot yeah. I talk to Brad BrownellBrad BrownellHead CoachView Full Profile about that all of the
Q: Repeated column in mapping for entity: Hiv_AnswerForEntities column: variant_id (should be mapped with insert="false" update="false") I have problem with inheritance in ORM. I use JPA/hibernate. I am getting an error that I do not understand. I have declared once column, but error tell me that I've done this twice. It can be messed with inheritance somehow. But I don't know why. Please help Error I get: Caused by: org.hibernate.MappingException: Repeated column in mapping for entity: myInsurance.models.liability.hivAndVHProtection.Hiv_AnswerForEntities column: variant_id (should be mapped with insert="false" update="false") Entities code: @MappedSuperclass @Inheritance(strategy=InheritanceType.TABLE_PER_CLASS) public class Answer extends Generic<Answer> { @OneToOne public Variant variant; } @Entity @DiscriminatorValue("Answer") @Table(name="mi__Liability_Part_Hiv_Answer") @Inheritance(strategy=InheritanceType.SINGLE_TABLE) public class Hiv_Answer extends Answer { @OneToOne public HivAndVHProtection_Variant variant; } @Entity @DiscriminatorValue("AnswerForEntities") public class Hiv_AnswerForEntities extends Hiv_Answer { public int proffesionGroup; public int personCount; public int contributionPerPerson; @Transient public int totalContribution; } And full stack trace: play.api.UnexpectedException: Unexpected exception[PersistenceException: [PersistenceUnit: defaultPersistenceUnit] Unable to build EntityManagerFactory] at play.core.ReloadableApplication$$anonfun$get$1$$anonfun$apply$1$$anonfun$1.apply(ApplicationProvider.scala:148) ~[play_2.10.jar:2.2.6] at play.core.ReloadableApplication$$anonfun$get$1$$anonfun$apply$1$$anonfun$1.apply(ApplicationProvider.scala:112) ~[play_2.10.jar:2.2.6] at scala.Option.map(Option.scala:145) ~[scala-library.jar:na] at play.core.ReloadableApplication$$anonfun$get$1$$anonfun$apply$1.apply(ApplicationProvider.scala:112) ~[play_2.10.jar:2.2.6] at play.core.ReloadableApplication$$anonfun$get$1$$anonfun$apply$1.apply(ApplicationProvider.scala:110) ~[play_2.10.jar:2.2.6] at scala.util.Success.flatMap(Try.scala:200) ~[scala-library.jar:na] at play.core.ReloadableApplication$$anonfun$get$1.apply(ApplicationProvider.scala:110) ~[play_2.10.jar:2.2.6] at play.core.ReloadableApplication$$anonfun$get$1.apply(ApplicationProvider.scala:102) ~[play_2.10.jar:2.2.6] at scala.concurrent.impl.Future$PromiseCompletingRunnable.liftedTree1$1(Future.scala:24) ~[scala-library.jar:na] at scala.concurrent.impl.Future$PromiseCompletingRunnable.run(Future.scala:24) ~[scala-library.jar:na] at scala.concurrent.forkjoin.ForkJoinTask$AdaptedRunnableAction.exec(ForkJoinTask.java:1361) ~[scala-library.jar:na] at scala.concurrent.forkjoin.ForkJoinTask.doExec(ForkJoinTask.java:260) ~[scala-library.jar:na] at scala.concurrent.forkjoin.ForkJoinPool$WorkQueue.runTask(ForkJoinPool.java:1339) ~[scala-library.jar:na] at scala.concurrent.forkjoin.ForkJoinPool.runWorker(ForkJoinPool.java:1979) ~[scala-library.jar:na] at scala.concurrent.forkjoin.ForkJoinWorkerThread.run(ForkJoinWorkerThread.java:107) ~[scala-library.jar:na] Caused by: javax.persistence.PersistenceException: [PersistenceUnit: defaultPersistenceUnit] Unable to build EntityManagerFactory at org.hibernate.ejb.Ejb3Configuration.buildEntityManagerFactory(Ejb3Configuration.java:915) ~[hibernate-entitymanager-4.2.0.CR1.jar:4.2.0.CR1] at org.hibernate.ejb.Ejb3Configuration.buildEntityManagerFactory(Ejb3Configuration.java:890) ~[hibernate-entitymanager-4.2.0.CR1.jar:4.2.0.CR1] at org.hibernate.ejb.HibernatePersistence.createEntityManagerFactory(HibernatePersistence.java:57) ~[hibernate-entitymanager-4.2.0.CR1.jar:4.2.0.CR1] at javax.persistence.Persistence.createEntityManagerFactory(Persistence.java:63) ~[hibernate-jpa-2.0-api.jar:1.0.1.Final] at javax.persistence.Persistence.createEntityManagerFactory(Persistence.java:47) ~[hibernate-jpa-2.0-api.jar:1.0.1.Final] at play.db.jpa.JPAPlugin.onStart(JPAPlugin.java:35) ~[play-java-jpa_2.10.jar:2.2.6] at play.api.Play$$anonfun$start$1$$anonfun$apply$mcV$sp$1.apply(Play.scala:88) ~[play_2.10.jar:2.2.6] at play.api.Play$$anonfun$start$1$$anonfun$apply$mcV$sp$1.apply(Play.scala:88) ~[play_2.10.jar:2.2.6] at scala.collection.immutable.List.foreach(List.scala:318) ~[scala-library.jar:na] at play.api.Play$$anonfun$start$1.apply$mcV$sp(Play.scala:88) ~[play_2.10.jar:2.2.6] at play.api.Play$$anonfun$start$1.apply(Play.scala:88) ~[play_2.10.jar:2.2.6] at play.api.Play$$anonfun$start$1.apply(Play.scala:88) ~[play_2.10.jar:2.2.6] at play.utils.Threads$.withContextClassLoader(Threads.scala:18) ~[play_2.10.jar:2.2.6] at play.api.Play$.start(Play.scala:87) ~[play_2.10.jar:2.2.6] at play.core.ReloadableApplication$$anonfun$get$1$$anonfun$apply$1$$anonfun$1.apply(ApplicationProvider.scala:139) ~[play_2.10.jar:2.2.6] ... 14 common frames omitted Caused by: org.hibernate.MappingException: Repeated column in mapping for entity: myInsurance.models.liability.hivAndVHProtection.Hiv_AnswerForEntities column: variant_id (should be mapped with insert="false" update="false") at org.hibernate.mapping.PersistentClass.checkColumnDuplication(PersistentClass.java:682) ~[hibernate-core-4.2.0.CR1.jar:4.2.0.CR1] at org.hibernate.mapping.PersistentClass.checkPropertyColumnDuplication(PersistentClass.java:704) ~[hibernate-core-4.2.0.CR1.jar:4.2.0.CR1] at org.hibernate.mapping.PersistentClass.checkColumnDuplication(PersistentClass.java:726) ~[hibernate-core-4.2.0.CR1.jar:4.2.0.CR1] at org.hibernate.mapping.PersistentClass.validate(PersistentClass.java:479) ~[hibernate-core-4.2.0.CR1.jar:4.2.0.CR1] at org.hibernate.mapping.UnionSubclass.validate(UnionSubclass.java:61) ~[hibernate-core-4.2.0.CR1.jar:4.2.0.CR1] at org.hibernate.cfg.Configuration.validate(Configuration.java:1283) ~[hibernate-core-4.2.0.CR1.jar:4.2.0.CR1] at org.hibernate.cfg.Configuration.buildSessionFactory(Configuration.java:1734) ~[hibernate-core-4.2.0.CR1.jar:4.2.0.CR1] at org.hibernate.ejb.EntityManagerFactoryImpl.<init>(EntityManagerFactoryImpl.java:94) ~[hibernate-entitymanager-4.2.0.CR1.jar:4.2.0.CR1] at org.hibernate.ejb.Ejb3Configuration.buildEntityManagerFactory(Ejb3Configuration.java:905) ~[hibernate-entitymanager-4.2.0.CR1.jar:4.2.0.CR1] ... 28 common frames omitted --EDIT-- All my Variant classes that I use As relation in my Entities @Entity @Inheritance(strategy=InheritanceType.TABLE_PER_CLASS) public class Variant extends GenericDictionary<Variant> {} @Entity @Table(name="mi__Liability_Part_Hiv_Var") public class HivAndVHProtection_Variant extends Variant { @OneToMany public List<HivAndVHProtection_VariantValue> hivAndVHProtection_VariantValue = new LinkedList<HivAndVHProtection_VariantValue>(); } @Entity @Table(name="mi__Liability_Part_Legal_Var") public class LegalExpensesInsurance_Variant extends GenericDictionary<LegalExpensesInsurance_Variant> { @OneToMany private List<LegalExpensesInsurance_VariantValue> legalExpensesInsurance_VariantValues = new LinkedList<LegalExpensesInsurance_VariantValue>(); } All of this Variant like classes extends superclass Variant I've tried also: @OneToOne public Class<? extends Variant> variant; but getting an error: Caused by: org.hibernate.AnnotationException: @OneToOne or @ManyToOne on myInsurance.models.liability.hivAndVHProtection.Hiv_Answer.variant references an unknown entity: java.lang.Class A: In Answer you have @OneToOne public Variant variant; And in Hiv_Answer you have @OneToOne public HivAndVHProtection_Variant variant; Join column's name for both of these mappings defaults to variant_id, in which case JPA forces you to mark one of them with insertable = "false", updateable = "false" because you can't maintain the same field through multiple mappings. Your options are: Change variable name variant to something else in one of these mappings (preferred) Use @JoinColumn on at least one mapping to specify a different join column instead of the default one (variant_id)
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Recent progress and future directions in studies of the main terminal branch of the general secretory pathway in Gram-negative bacteria--a review. The main terminal branch (MTB) of the general secretory pathway is used by a wide variety of Gram- bacteria to transport exoproteins from the periplasm to the outside milieu. Recent work has led to the identification of the function of two of its 14 (or more) components: an enzyme with type-IV prepilin peptidase activity and a chaperone-like protein required for the insertion of another of the MTB components into the outer membrane. Despite these important discoveries, little tangible progress has been made towards identifying MTB components that determine secretion specificity (presumably by binding to cognate exoproteins) or which form the putative channel through which exoproteins are transported across the outer membrane. However, the idea that the single integral outer membrane component of the MTB could line the wall of this channel, and the intriguing possibility that other components of the MTB form a rudimentary type-IV pilus-like structure that might span the periplasm both deserve more careful examination. Although Escherichia coli K-12 does not normally secrete exoproteins, its chromosome contains an apparently complete set of genes coding for MTB components. At least two of these genes code for functional proteins, but the operon in which twelve of the genes are located does not appear to be expressed. We are currently searching for conditions which allow these genes to be expressed with the eventual aim of identifying the protein(s) that E. coli K-12 can secrete.
Provider variability in the initial diagnosis and treatment of congenital hypothyroidism. Early diagnosis and expeditious treatment of newborns with congenital hypothyroidism (CH) is necessary to avoid mental retardation. A survey of 44 practitioners in the southern US was conducted to better understand common practices regarding neonatal CH and the findings were compared with current guidelines in the US and Europe. Responses indicated some consensus that 10-15 μg of thyroid hormone/kg/day was the appropriate dosage. However, despite guidelines advocating their use, practitioners reported that they did not commonly use imaging or laboratory tests, though experienced providers apparently used them more often. Together, these results show moderate adherence to published guidelines for treating and diagnosing CH. Further research is needed to determine why providers deviate from these guidelines and to generalize these results to other populations.
$ groovy UserScript.groovy Caught: groovy.lang.MissingMethodException: No signature of method: User.givenName() is applicable for argument types: () values: [] Possible solutions: giveName(), getName(), setName(java.lang.String) at UserScript.run(UserScript.groovy:7)
""" ACE parser From wotsit.org and the SDK header (bitflags) Partial study of a new block type (5) I've called "new_recovery", as its syntax is very close to the former one (of type 2). Status: can only read totally file and header blocks. Author: Christophe Gisquet <christophe.gisquet@free.fr> Creation date: 19 january 2006 """ from hachoir_py3.parser import Parser from hachoir_py3.field import (StaticFieldSet, FieldSet, Bit, Bits, NullBits, RawBytes, Enum, UInt8, UInt16, UInt32, PascalString8, PascalString16, String, TimeDateMSDOS32) from hachoir_py3.core.text_handler import textHandler, filesizeHandler, hexadecimal from hachoir_py3.core.endian import LITTLE_ENDIAN from hachoir_py3.parser.common.msdos import MSDOSFileAttr32 MAGIC = b"**ACE**" OS_MSDOS = 0 OS_WIN32 = 2 HOST_OS = { 0: "MS-DOS", 1: "OS/2", 2: "Win32", 3: "Unix", 4: "MAC-OS", 5: "Win NT", 6: "Primos", 7: "APPLE GS", 8: "ATARI", 9: "VAX VMS", 10: "AMIGA", 11: "NEXT", } COMPRESSION_TYPE = { 0: "Store", 1: "Lempel-Ziv 77", 2: "ACE v2.0", } COMPRESSION_MODE = { 0: "fastest", 1: "fast", 2: "normal", 3: "good", 4: "best", } # TODO: Computing the CRC16 would also prove useful # def markerValidate(self): # return not self["extend"].value and self["signature"].value == MAGIC and \ # self["host_os"].value<12 class MarkerFlags(StaticFieldSet): format = ( (Bit, "extend", "Whether the header is extended"), (Bit, "has_comment", "Whether the archive has a comment"), (NullBits, "unused", 7, "Reserved bits"), (Bit, "sfx", "SFX"), (Bit, "limited_dict", "Junior SFX with 256K dictionary"), (Bit, "multi_volume", "Part of a set of ACE archives"), (Bit, "has_av_string", "This header holds an AV-string"), (Bit, "recovery_record", "Recovery record preset"), (Bit, "locked", "Archive is locked"), (Bit, "solid", "Archive uses solid compression") ) def markerFlags(self): yield MarkerFlags(self, "flags", "Marker flags") def markerHeader(self): yield String(self, "signature", 7, "Signature") yield UInt8(self, "ver_extract", "Version needed to extract archive") yield UInt8(self, "ver_created", "Version used to create archive") yield Enum(UInt8(self, "host_os", "OS where the files were compressed"), HOST_OS) yield UInt8(self, "vol_num", "Volume number") yield TimeDateMSDOS32(self, "time", "Date and time (MS DOS format)") yield Bits(self, "reserved", 64, "Reserved size for future extensions") flags = self["flags"] if flags["has_av_string"].value: yield PascalString8(self, "av_string", "AV String") if flags["has_comment"].value: size = filesizeHandler(UInt16(self, "comment_size", "Comment size")) yield size if size.value > 0: yield RawBytes(self, "compressed_comment", size.value, "Compressed comment") class FileFlags(StaticFieldSet): format = ( (Bit, "extend", "Whether the header is extended"), (Bit, "has_comment", "Presence of file comment"), (Bits, "unused", 10, "Unused bit flags"), (Bit, "encrypted", "File encrypted with password"), (Bit, "previous", "File continued from previous volume"), (Bit, "next", "File continues on the next volume"), (Bit, "solid", "File compressed using previously archived files") ) def fileFlags(self): yield FileFlags(self, "flags", "File flags") def fileHeader(self): yield filesizeHandler(UInt32(self, "compressed_size", "Size of the compressed file")) yield filesizeHandler(UInt32(self, "uncompressed_size", "Uncompressed file size")) yield TimeDateMSDOS32(self, "ftime", "Date and time (MS DOS format)") if self["/header/host_os"].value in (OS_MSDOS, OS_WIN32): yield MSDOSFileAttr32(self, "file_attr", "File attributes") else: yield textHandler(UInt32(self, "file_attr", "File attributes"), hexadecimal) yield textHandler(UInt32(self, "file_crc32", "CRC32 checksum over the compressed file)"), hexadecimal) yield Enum(UInt8(self, "compression_type", "Type of compression"), COMPRESSION_TYPE) yield Enum(UInt8(self, "compression_mode", "Quality of compression"), COMPRESSION_MODE) yield textHandler(UInt16(self, "parameters", "Compression parameters"), hexadecimal) yield textHandler(UInt16(self, "reserved", "Reserved data"), hexadecimal) # Filename yield PascalString16(self, "filename", "Filename") # Comment if self["flags/has_comment"].value: yield filesizeHandler(UInt16(self, "comment_size", "Size of the compressed comment")) if self["comment_size"].value > 0: yield RawBytes(self, "comment_data", self["comment_size"].value, "Comment data") def fileBody(self): size = self["compressed_size"].value if size > 0: yield RawBytes(self, "compressed_data", size, "Compressed data") def fileDesc(self): return "File entry: %s (%s)" % (self["filename"].value, self["compressed_size"].display) def recoveryHeader(self): yield filesizeHandler(UInt32(self, "rec_blk_size", "Size of recovery data")) self.body_size = self["rec_blk_size"].size yield String(self, "signature", 7, "Signature, normally '**ACE**'") yield textHandler(UInt32(self, "relative_start", "Relative start (to this block) of the data this block is mode of"), hexadecimal) yield UInt32(self, "num_blocks", "Number of blocks the data is split into") yield UInt32(self, "size_blocks", "Size of these blocks") yield UInt16(self, "crc16_blocks", "CRC16 over recovery data") # size_blocks blocks of size size_blocks follow # The ultimate data is the xor data of all those blocks size = self["size_blocks"].value for index in range(self["num_blocks"].value): yield RawBytes(self, "data[]", size, "Recovery block %i" % index) yield RawBytes(self, "xor_data", size, "The XOR value of the above data blocks") def recoveryDesc(self): return "Recovery block, size=%u" % self["body_size"].display def newRecoveryHeader(self): """ This header is described nowhere """ if self["flags/extend"].value: yield filesizeHandler(UInt32(self, "body_size", "Size of the unknown body following")) self.body_size = self["body_size"].value yield textHandler(UInt32(self, "unknown[]", "Unknown field, probably 0"), hexadecimal) yield String(self, "signature", 7, "Signature, normally '**ACE**'") yield textHandler(UInt32(self, "relative_start", "Offset (=crc16's) of this block in the file"), hexadecimal) yield textHandler(UInt32(self, "unknown[]", "Unknown field, probably 0"), hexadecimal) class BaseFlags(StaticFieldSet): format = ( (Bit, "extend", "Whether the header is extended"), (NullBits, "unused", 15, "Unused bit flags") ) def parseFlags(self): yield BaseFlags(self, "flags", "Unknown flags") def parseHeader(self): if self["flags/extend"].value: yield filesizeHandler(UInt32(self, "body_size", "Size of the unknown body following")) self.body_size = self["body_size"].value def parseBody(self): if self.body_size > 0: yield RawBytes(self, "body_data", self.body_size, "Body data, unhandled") class Block(FieldSet): TAG_INFO = { 0: ("header", "Archiver header", markerFlags, markerHeader, None), 1: ("file[]", fileDesc, fileFlags, fileHeader, fileBody), 2: ("recovery[]", recoveryDesc, recoveryHeader, None, None), 5: ("new_recovery[]", None, None, newRecoveryHeader, None) } def __init__(self, parent, name, description=None): FieldSet.__init__(self, parent, name, description) self.body_size = 0 self.desc_func = None type = self["block_type"].value if type in self.TAG_INFO: self._name, desc, self.parseFlags, self.parseHeader, self.parseBody = self.TAG_INFO[ type] if desc: if isinstance(desc, str): self._description = desc else: self.desc_func = desc else: self.warning("Processing as unknown block block of type %u" % type) if not self.parseFlags: self.parseFlags = parseFlags if not self.parseHeader: self.parseHeader = parseHeader if not self.parseBody: self.parseBody = parseBody def createFields(self): yield textHandler(UInt16(self, "crc16", "Archive CRC16 (from byte 4 on)"), hexadecimal) yield filesizeHandler(UInt16(self, "head_size", "Block size (from byte 4 on)")) yield UInt8(self, "block_type", "Block type") # Flags yield from self.parseFlags(self) # Rest of the header yield from self.parseHeader(self) size = self["head_size"].value - (self.current_size // 8) + (2 + 2) if size > 0: yield RawBytes(self, "extra_data", size, "Extra header data, unhandled") # Body in itself yield from self.parseBody(self) def createDescription(self): if self.desc_func: return self.desc_func(self) else: return "Block: %s" % self["type"].display class AceFile(Parser): endian = LITTLE_ENDIAN PARSER_TAGS = { "id": "ace", "category": "archive", "file_ext": ("ace",), "mime": ("application/x-ace-compressed",), "min_size": 50 * 8, "description": "ACE archive" } def validate(self): if self.stream.readBytes(7 * 8, len(MAGIC)) != MAGIC: return "Invalid magic" return True def createFields(self): while not self.eof: yield Block(self, "block[]")
Yisa Sofoluwe Yisa Sofoluwe (born 28 December 1967) is a Nigerian former football Defender. He won 40 caps and scored 1 goal for his country, and was their regular left back between 1983 and 1988, playing at the 1984 and 1988 African Nations Cups. References External links Nigerian Players Category:Nigerian footballers Category:Nigerian expatriate footballers Category:Nigeria under-20 international footballers Category:Nigeria international footballers Category:1984 African Cup of Nations players Category:1988 African Cup of Nations players Category:1967 births Category:Living people Category:Association football defenders Category:Yoruba sportspeople
Introduction ============ Pseudoaneurysm (PA) or false aneurysm is a relatively rare but threatening clinical disease \[[@B1]\]. PAs are always the results of trauma \[[@B2]\], inflammation \[[@B3]\] or iatrogenic procedures \[[@B4],[@B5]\], presenting with pulsatile masses, compressive feelings or hemorrhage as the most notable manifestations \[[@B1]\]. We report a case of a patient troubled with fever of unknown origin (FUO) that was solely due to the spontaneous formation of a huge PA in the bifurcation of his left common iliac artery. Combined endovascular managements using coils, balloon and stent graft were successfully performed. Case presentation ================= A 79-year-old Chinese man was admitted to our hospital complaining of episodes of repeated fever and some uncertain discomfort for 10 days. He had a nonproductive cough, but no chill, pharyngalgia, arthralgia, chest pain, dyspnea or diarrhea. He denied experience of trauma or drug abuse. He previously had been well but had a medical history of hypercholesterolemia and a long duration of two packs/day cigarette smoking. His father died from a sudden heart attack and he also had two brothers suffering from hypertension. On physical examination, he was 69 inches (1.73m) tall and weighed 178lb (81kg). He was febrile with a heart rate of 90 beats per minute, blood pressure 135/85mmHg, and respiratory rate 22 breaths per minute. Head and neck examinations were significant for pale conjunctivae and a left carotid bruit. His chest was clear to auscultation. His heart rhythm was regular with a nondisplaced apical impulse, an S4 gallop, no murmurs or rubs. His abdomen was benign, with no tenderness or masses. He had symmetrical palpable pulses in the femoral, popliteal and pedal arteries bilaterally without changes of skin appearance, temperature or sensations. Laboratory assessments revealed a high level of white blood cell count (20.7×10^9^/L), neutrophils (85%), C-reactive protein (132mg/L), erythrocyte sedimentation rate (45mm/hour) and a low level of hemoglobin (94g/L). A lipid level test showed total cholesterol, triglycerides, high-density lipoprotein and low-density lipoprotein were 342, 280, 35 and 263mg/dL respectively. Liver and kidney functions, urine and stool tests were normal. A chest X-ray showed no recent infections. Conventional antibiotics using cefoxitin and levofloxacin were given for 10 days in the out-patient department and 4 days in our hospital for suspected sepsis, but his temperature still fluctuated and mostly remained above 38°C. However, bacteriological cultures of blood, urine, and sputum were negative. Immune markers like complements, interleukins, self-antibodies and globulins showed no abnormalities. Tumor and human immunodeficiency virus biomarkers were also negative. However, a brief scanning of computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) were done to search for the focus of the fever and suggested edemas and abnormalities around his left greater psoas and peritoneum, suggesting inflammatory changes. Ceftizoxime and clindamycin were regulated to use on advice from microbiologists and kept for another 2 weeks, but still without any conspicuous relief of symptoms. Based on the ambiguity of the CT and MRI done earlier, a contrast-enhanced computed tomographic angiography (\[CTA\], Figures [1](#F1){ref-type="fig"}a and [1](#F1){ref-type="fig"}b) was performed and demonstrated the existence of an 81.9mm×61.6mm PA, which originated from his left iliac arteries and covered the bifurcation of his left common iliac artery and proximal ends of both his internal and external iliac arteries. ![**Imaging of computed tomographic angiography before the endovascular procedure. (a)** and **(b)** The contrast-enhanced computed tomographic angiography showed an 81.9×61.6mm lobular hematoma covering the bifurcation of the left common iliac artery and the proximal ends of both internal and external iliac arteries.](1752-1947-8-118-1){#F1} The endovascular procedure was performed 1 day after the CTA. Heparin 4000IU was administered intra-arterially once access had been obtained. A 6-F artery sheath punctured his contralateral femoral artery. Then a 5-F Rösch inferior mesenteric catheter (Cordis) and 0.035 3mm "J" standard guide wire (Cook) were used together to enter his left common iliac artery. Hand injections of contrast demonstrated the existence of a huge PA (Figure [2](#F2){ref-type="fig"}a) and also identified both the rupture of PA and the proximal end of his left internal iliac artery (Figure [2](#F2){ref-type="fig"}b). Another catheter and guide wire were inserted through an ipsilateral femoral artery puncture. Via the catheter passway, metal coils (Cook: 8mm diameter, Figure [2](#F2){ref-type="fig"}c) were released and fixed at the distal end of his left internal iliac artery. Then the left femoral artery was exposed and a 14-F artery catheter (Cordis) was inserted. A 14mm×7cm Bard self-expandable polytetrafluoroethylene-covered Fluency stent (Boston Scientific) was placed after dilating with an 8mm×4cm angioplasty balloon. A selective left iliac arteriography (Figure [2](#F2){ref-type="fig"}d) 5 minutes after deployment of the stent graft confirmed complete exclusion of the PA and normal flow to the arteries of his ipsilateral lower extremity. ![**Imaging of angiographies during the endovascular procedure. (a)** Preprocedural selective left iliac angiogram confirmed the existence of a huge pseudoaneurysm from the left iliac artery and **(b)** clearly revealed the orifice (arrow) of the pseudoaneurysm with a wide neck located at the bifurcation of the left common iliac artery. **(c)** Metal coils (arrow) were fixed at the distal end of the left internal iliac artery. **(d)**. Postprocedural selective angiography demonstrated complete exclusion of pseudoaneurysm with a self-expandable covered stent (arrows marked the proximal and the distal ends respectively).](1752-1947-8-118-2){#F2} The postprocedural course went well. The patient received subcutaneous low-molecular-weight heparin, urokinase and prophylactic cefminox. Furthermore, he was given long-term medications for hypercholesterolemia with atorvastatin, aspirin and omega 3 cod liver oil. Initially there was eradication of fever. His subsequent clinical course was uneventful and he was discharged 7 days after the endovascular treatment. CTA performed after 30 days showed a well-expanded stent with no signs of a new PA (Figure [3](#F3){ref-type="fig"}) and a decreasing and consolidated residual hematoma. He received oral administration of warfarin for 3-month anticoagulation, maintaining an international normalized ratio of 2.0 to 3.0. At 1.5-year clinical follow-up, his recovery was good. ![**Imaging of computed tomographic angiography after 30 days of discharge.** Contrast-enhanced computed tomographic angiography after 30 days of the treatment revealed a well-expanded stent and total occlusion of pseudoaneurysm.](1752-1947-8-118-3){#F3} Conclusions =========== Isolated PAs are always secondary to blunt trauma \[[@B2]\], inflammation \[[@B3]\], and iatrogenic procedures such as organ transplantation \[[@B4]\], interventional procedures \[[@B5]\] or neoplasia \[[@B6]\] that cause laceration of part of the vessel wall and extravasation of blood into surrounding tissues, followed by tamponade and clot formation. Typically, PAs present with pulsatile masses, compressive symptoms, secondary hemorrhage and neurologic deficit as the most common clinical manifestations. However, even spontaneous PAs or PAs without clear origins are clinically rare; they have been reported to occur in the facial artery \[[@B7]\], tibioperoneal trunk and anterior tibial artery \[[@B6]\], lumbar artery \[[@B8]\] and superficial femoral artery \[[@B9]\], presenting as pulsatile masses in the former two cases and as ruptured hemorrhage in the latter two respectively. FUO is defined as a temperature higher than 38.3°C on several occasions and lasting longer than 3 weeks, with a diagnosis that remains uncertain after 1 week of investigation. There are well over 200 different reported causes of FUO and five major categories of conditions: infections, neoplasms, connective tissue diseases, miscellaneous disorders and undiagnosed conditions \[[@B10],[@B11]\]. To the best of our knowledge, spontaneous formations of PAs originating from iliac arteries with atypical clinical manifestations are extremely rare. The mechanism of this case may be correlated with iliac arteriosclerosis. Underlying brittleness of the arterial wall due to extensive lesions of calcification (Figures [1](#F1){ref-type="fig"}a and [1](#F1){ref-type="fig"}b) both in the abdominal aorta and bilateral iliac arteries made them predisposed to rupture. Some cases of PAs were reported to be associated with the process of calcification or atherosclerosis \[[@B12]-[@B17]\]. Other than images, the patient's high body mass index, cigarette smoking, family history of heart attack and medical history of hypercholesterolemia all contribute to risk factors for arteriosclerosis. Besides, in this case the deep location and pelvic surroundings made the PA present without a remarkable pulsatile mass or ruptured hemorrhage. As for treatments of PAs, in recent years, several interventional techniques have been developed to achieve occlusion of PAs, including ultrasound-guided compression, direct percutaneous thrombin injection, transcatheter embolization with coils, glue, gelfoam or sclerosing agents and stent graft placement, showing a shorter hospitalization time, more favorable success rates and minimal morbidity \[[@B1]\]. Although traditional opening surgery may be necessary in some instances, the pendulum has now swung to endovascular therapy \[[@B2]\]. In this case, the PA is a complex condition as some episodes of giant size, wide neck and bifurcation lesion existed simultaneously. Considering those situations, we tend to opt for combined endovascular managements sequentially. Embolization of his internal artery with coils ensured no recurrence of blood flow into the PA, and then occlusion of the ruptured PA and support of the vessel that supplied blood to his lower extremity with a self-expandable covered stent graft were performed successfully. The result of a 1.5-year follow-up confirmed the combined treatment to be effective and safe. Consent ======= Written informed consent was obtained from the patient for publication of this case report and any accompanying images. A copy of the written consent is available for review by the Editor-in-Chief of this journal. Abbreviations ============= CT: Computed tomography; CTA:
To promote the safety of aircraft occupants, aircraft must meet certain head injury criteria (HIC) requirements. To meet HIC requirements, the head movements of an aircraft occupant in an HIC event should result in a minimal or below-threshold head injury. For example, aircraft certification in the United States requires engineers to demonstrate that a head strike into any one of several cabin furnishings complies with the HIC requirements specified in 14 C.F.R § 23.562 and 14 C.F.R § 25.562. HIC requirements may be satisfied in several ways, such as by providing head clearance and/or soft impact surfaces around the aircraft occupant. Both of these solutions, however, add cost and weight to the aircraft. Aircraft must include restraint systems to enhance occupant safety. For example, some aircraft include fixed seatbelts, which have a strap that does not extend in response to the bodily movement of the occupant. While fixed seatbelts may provide a short HIC trajectory, allowing for smaller seat pitch installation, fixed seatbelts are uncomfortable and may severely limit the mobility of the occupant, including hampering the pilot's ability to reach controls and look through windows. Other aircraft include inertia reel seatbelts, which have a strap that is extendable or retractable except when occupant movement reaches a threshold that causes the inertia reel to lock, preventing further extension of the strap. Inertia reel seatbelts have a delayed reaction time for locking the occupant into a secured position, resulting in increased head motion than that allowed by a fixed seatbelt. Accordingly, a need has arisen for a modal restraint system that provides a similar or superior range of head motion as compared to a fixed seatbelt, while also increasing occupant comfort and mobility.
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Occurrence of trypanosome infections in cattle in relation to season, livestock movement and management practices of Maasai pastoralists in Northern Tanzania. African animal trypanosomosis (AAT) is a parasitic disease considered to be one of the greatest constraints to cattle production in Tanzania. There is insufficient information on seasonal occurrence of AAT and management practices in Monduli District of the Maasai Steppe ecosystem to guide and prioritize AAT control programs. A cross-sectional survey was undertaken in 10 randomly selected villages of Monduli District. Information on seasonal animal movements, including wildlife interaction, and AAT management practices was gathered using a standardized questionnaire with 130 pastoralists. Blood samples were collected from a total of 960 cattle, in wet and dry seasons. An entomological survey was also undertaken in the dry season. Polymerase chain reaction targeting the internal transcribed spacer 1 (ITS1) was used for parasite identification in cattle blood and in tsetse flies. The overall apparent prevalence of AAT in cattle was 5.8% (95% CI of 4.1-8.3) and 4.2% (95% CI of 2.7-6.3) during wet and dry reasons, respectively. Trypanosoma vivax was the most common species identified in cattle. All tsetse flies (n = 426) collected were trapped in Esilalei village which is in close proximity to Lake Manyara National Park. Tsetse fly infection status was determined to be 7.0%; (CI 95% of 4.9-9.8%) with nearly 50% of infections due to T. congolense. All 130 cattle owners reported that they could easily recognize AAT and the majority (75%) identified the most prominent clinical signs. Nearly all owners (98.5%) identified that tsetse flies were responsible for AAT transmission. All cattle owners (100%) reported the use of trypanocides for AAT treatment, while 2.3% reported to also use herbal medicine. The trypanocides, Novidium® and Berenil®, were the most frequently reported commercial drugs and were used by 42% of cattle owners. Vector control by hand spraying was reported by the majority (90.8%) of cattle owners, while dipping and deployment of insecticide-impregnated targets were reported by few cattle owners (16.2% and 5.4%, respectively). The majority of cattle owners (83.1%) reported to move cattle away from home villages during the dry season with many migrating to areas in close proximity to wildlife parks. This study confirms the presence of circulating pathogenic trypanosomes in tsetse flies which continue to pose a threat to Maasai cattle. The seasonal movement of cattle during the dry season was associated with more clinical cases of cattle trypanosomosis. This study demonstrates the need to strengthen surveillance and control strategies for AAT.
1.. Introduction {#s1} ================ Despite a wealth of clinical and health services research, there is a well-recognized *"failure to translate research into practice and policy"* [@b1]. This failure has created a growing and significant interest in the field of implementation science (IS) which is defined as "*the scientific study of methods to promote the systematic uptake of research findings and other evidence-based practices into routine practice, and hence, to improve the quality and effectiveness of health services"* [@b2]. Over the last decade, IS has yielded an array of theories and frameworks to help clarify which factors influence the implementation and sustainability of evidence-based practice in health care [@b3],[@b4]. Given the extensive theoretical work in the field of IS, we asked how theoretical developments in IS might be of value to population health intervention research (PHIR) which supports the development and uptake of evidence-based policies and programs aimed at improving population level conditions of risk and reducing health inequities. Our research, therefore, sought to explore, if, and how key IS theories and frameworks might inform the development, implementation and sustainability of population health interventions [@b5]. This is not to suggest that PHIR is atheoretical [@b6],[@b7]; but rather the intent was to explore if recent theoretical developments in the field of IS might be of value to researchers and decision makers working within population health. 1.1.. Implementation science and population health {#s1a} -------------------------------------------------- There are similarities across the fields of IS and population health. IS investigates the best approaches to move research into practice "*to improve the quality and effectiveness of health services"* [@b2] focusing mostly on changing healthcare professional and organizational behavior [@b2],[@b8],[@b9]. A population health approach focuses on improving the health of the entire population through action toward determinants that contribute to inequalities among population groups [@b10]. Examples of population health interventions include affordable housing policies, immunization programs, and tobacco taxation, and PHIR aims to contribute relevant, credible, and timely evidence to enable decision makers to develop and implement policies and programs at the population-level [@b5]. In both, success in achieving intended impacts relies on evidence that is generated through meaningful and explicit engagement with the population of interest (e.g., patients/community) and the recognition of the importance of context to ensure interventions are relevant for individuals/patients, providers/practitioners, organizations and communities [@b11],[@b12]. Further, just as IS supports the need to develop and draw from relevant theories and theoretical constructs, PHIR supports the application of appropriate theories to ensure that evidence-based interventions reach whole populations/communities [@b13],[@b14]. Population health interventions are often directed at large groups or populations, targeting large-scale policies or entire communities, and focus on social-cultural factors and environmental conditions [@b5],[@b15]. Interventions that are aimed specifically at improving the social determinants of health are also often fundamental considerations in a population health approach [@b12],[@b16], including interventions that target key determinants such as income, housing, social exclusion, and food insecurity [@b17]. Considering these similarities and differences between IS and population health, the purpose of this synthesis was to critically assess the potential relevance of existing theories and frameworks developed in the field of IS to population health interventions. 2.. Methods {#s2} =========== A critical interpretive synthesis approach was used to identify key IS theories and frameworks, and to explore if, and how, they might be applicable to population health interventions [@b18]. For the purposes of this research, "theories" were defined as a set of analytical principles or statements with explanatory power [@b3],[@b19],[@b20], and "frameworks" as a structure without explanatory power that includes descriptive categories outlining various constructs that may explain the relations between them [@b3],[@b21]. The steps outlined in a recent scoping review of knowledge synthesis methods [@b18] were used to inform the operationalization of the review (see [Figure 1](#publichealth-05-01-013-g001){ref-type="fig"}). ![Overview of critical interpretive synthesis approach.](publichealth-05-01-013-g001){#publichealth-05-01-013-g001} The critical interpretive synthesis method offered an iterative approach to refine the research question, search and select articles, and define and apply codes and categories [@b18]. A core review team (JLM, GW, LL, RU, and a research assistant) conducted the primary review of relevant theories, and the larger authorship team (SP, JG, MM, LJ) reviewed the analysis, contributed feedback to preliminary results and revised the manuscript. A number of strategies were used to collect literature on IS theories and frameworks, which is supported by the emergent and exploratory nature of the review method [@b18]. Drawing on existing comprehensive research, the search began with an examination of two recent reviews of IS theoretical approaches that provided a comprehensive synthesis of current IS theories and frameworks [@b3],[@b4]. An initial list of theories was developed using the more recent review by Nilsen [@b3] using their categories of "determinant frameworks" and "implementation theories" as these categories emphasized theoretical explanations to implementation. To validate and expand the initial list, theories categorized as having a focus on "implementation" (i.e., putting evidence-based interventions into practice/policy) in the review by Tabak et al. [@b4] were also included. These theories were determined to be relevant for this review due to their focus on theoretical constructs to inform implementation. Thirty-one theories and frameworks were initially identified. Theories cited by others more than 1000 times in three bibliographic databases (Scopus, Web of Science, Google Scholar) provided the basis for further narrowing the list to those considered "seminal" or "formative" for the field of IS. Ten theories and frameworks were identified for inclusion through this process, and consensus on their strength of conceptual support for implementation and merit for the review was obtained from the authorship team. A standardized data extraction form was developed and used to identify theory development and evolution, key theoretical components and mechanisms, and other descriptive features for each of the ten theories ([Supplementary Table](#s01){ref-type="supplementary-material"}). The theories were also assessed using a data extraction process developed a priori to appraise if and how they might inform PHIR. The data extraction process was guided by three questions, and coding definitions (see [Table 1](#publichealth-05-01-013-t01){ref-type="table"}). Data were extracted by the core review team, with at least two reviewers supporting extraction and verification of each theory. The review team appraised the resulting data extraction table following the secondary review to ensure consistency in the results. The information extracted enabled the review and authorship teams to critically interpret the results, in an iterative manner, by identifying emerging similarities and differences across the theories and frameworks in terms of their relevance to inform population health interventions. Although not the main focus of this study, a secondary search within the published literature was completed to further understand where the final 10 theories/frameworks to population health were being utilized. Using each theory\'s foundational paper and applying population health search terms based on the Population Health Search Strategy developed by the United States National Library of Medicine [@b23], a search of relevant bibliographic databases (MEDLINE, Embase, CINAHL, Web of Science) was conducted. The results were screened by two reviewers (JLM, MM); examples of theories applied to population health research were identified (see [Table 2](#publichealth-05-01-013-t02){ref-type="table"}). ###### Data extraction questions, focus and coding developed for the review. -------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Key questions Could the theory help to inform interventions seeking to address populations (e.g., change conditions of risk?) Could the theory help to inform interventions seeking to address social determinants of health? Could application of the theory generate evidence to inform policy/practice change at a population level? Key focus Population health provides insights into the needs of populations, rather than the needs of individuals [@b22]. Population health interventions are intended to change the social-cultural and environmental conditions of risk to support the overall health of populations and reduce health inequities [@b5],[@b15]. The social determinants of health influence the health of populations. Although variously defined, one definition includes income and social status; social support networks; education; employment/working conditions; social environments; physical environments; personal health practices and coping skills; healthy child development; gender; and culture [@b16]. Population health research is aimed at generating relevant, contextually sensitive, credible and timely knowledge to enable decision makers to use evidence to improve policies and programs that prevent disease at a population level [@b5]. Coding definitions Yes, if macro (e.g., societal, policy) and community-level factors are considered, including a focus on populations and systems. Possibly, if remains focused on more micro (e.g., individual) or organizational levels. Yes, if social determinants of health are considered and integrated into components of the theory/framework. Possibly, if social determinants of health are not explicitly considered in the components of the theory/framework. Yes, if application of theory/framework could result in useful information to inform policy/practice change. Possibly, if application of theory/framework focused more on research utilization and does not seem likely to be useful for policy/practice change. -------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3.. Results {#s3} =========== A comprehensive description of the development of all ten theories is available in the [Supplementary Table](#s01){ref-type="supplementary-material"}; the results of the critical appraisal are available in [Table 2](#publichealth-05-01-013-t02){ref-type="table"}. ###### Results of the critical interpretive synthesis based on a priori data extraction criteria. Theory Could the theory help to inform interventions seeking to address populations (e.g., change conditions of risk?) Could the
A M-MLV reverse transcriptase with reduced RNaseH activity allows greater sensitivity of gene expression detection in formalin fixed and paraffin embedded prostate cancer samples. Formalin fixed and paraffin embedded (FFPE) human tissue collections are an invaluable resource for retrospective gene expression studies. However formalin fixation results in chemical modification of RNA and increased RNA degradation. This can affect RNA yield and quality. A critical step when analysing gene expression is the conversion of RNA to complementary DNA (cDNA) using a reverse transcriptase (RT) enzyme. FFPE derived RNA may affect the performance and efficiency of the RT enzyme and cDNA synthesis. We directly compared three commonly used FFPE RNA isolation methods and measured RNA yield, purity and integrity. We also assessed the effectiveness of three commercially available Moloney Murine Leukemia Virus (M-MLV) RTs on cDNA synthesis and gene expression sensitivity when using FFPE RNA as a template. Our results show that gene detection sensitivity is dependent on the isolation method, RT and length of the PCR amplicon (<200bp) when using FFPE RNA. The use of an M-MLV RT enzyme with reduced RNaseH activity gave significantly increased qRT-PCR sensitivity when using FFPE RNA derived from prostate tissue. The choice of RT can also affect perceived changes in target gene expression and thus the same RT should be used when attempting to reproduce results from different studies. This study highlights the need to optimise and evaluate RNA isolation methods and RTs when using FFPE RNA as a template in order to maximise a successful outcome in PCR applications.
Microsoft Surface 3 vs Surface Pro 3: Which is best for you? Before Microsoft announced Surface 3, choosing a Surface tablet was ultimately a matter of deciding which Surface Pro 3 model fits you best, depending on your budget and needs. But now that there's a new kid on the block, which is offered in four, very distinct trims, finding the right Surface just got trickier. Just like its older brother, the new Surface 3 features a high-resolution display, promises great battery life, offers a decent amount of storage, packs an x86 processor and runs Windows 8.1. The optional Type Cover keyboard makes an appearance as well, and so does Surface Pen. But there are some differences, of course. So which one should you buy? Now that the specs are out of the way, let's compare the two and find one where they shine. Power Many users will be considering a Surface device for resource-intensive applications, and that requires plenty of processing power. Here, Surface Pro 3 wins, hands down. Surface Pro 3 is equipped with high-end Core i processors, which are designed to offer a good balance between performance and battery life, while Surface 3 is equipped with an Atom processor that prioritizes battery life over outright speed. Not to mention that Surface Pro 3 can be had with a very powerful Core i7 processor, which furthers the performance gap. Also, Surface Pro 3 can be had with 8 GB of RAM, twice as much than Surface 3 offers in its flagship model, which will make multitasking easier. Even the base Surface Pro 3 model comes with 4 GB of RAM, while the base Surface 3 only offers half as much. That said, Surface 3 will be able to handle typical Windows software, like Google Chrome and Office. It just won't be able to handle all your virtual machine instances or development software as well as (or even remotely close to) Surface Pro 3. Productivity If you ignore the x86 processor found in Surface 3, the smaller Surface looks more like a typical tablet than a mobile device that might replace an ultrabook or smaller laptop. It will run all the Windows programs that users want, naturally, however it is limited in the productivity department by its smaller 10.8-inch display. In practice, you'll be able to browse the web, write an Office document and handle all your email, but you may want to connect it to a bigger screen to increase productivity. However, Microsoft is trying to make Surface 3 appeal to more consumers by bundling a one-year Office 365 subscription with each purchase. That's not the case with Surface Pro 3; you'll need to buy one separately. Having used Office 365 for a few good months now, it's hard not to see the value in it (hey, on top of Office, there's 1TB OneDrive storage thrown in for free -- and if you know where to look, you can unlock unlimited storage), especially for folks with tight budgets (like students). Meanwhile, Surface Pro 3 is designed as a "tablet that can replace your laptop". It's got a bigger display, akin to what you can find on a popular ultrabook like Apple's larger MacBook Air, it comes standard with a stylus (Surface Pen, optional on Surface 3), the kickstand can be angled in any number of ways (Surface 3's kickstand only has three positions), and the optional Type Cover keyboard is larger, and, most likely, more pleasant to type on, and also comes with a larger touchpad area. Connectivity Even though on the surface both Surface 3 and Surface Pro 3 are capable of meeting the needs of a road warrior, only Surface 3 also gives the user the option to connect to a 4G LTE network. This can be a major advantage for those who don't want to use their smartphone to tether or are unable to do so. Also, no matter which Surface 3 model you choose, you get Wi-Fi 802.11ac as standard. This isn't the case with the base Surface Pro 3 model, which gets the slower Wi-Fi 802.11n. The speed difference can be substantial, as long as you have a solid Wi-Fi 802.11ac router. Both slates offer a full-size USB 3.0 port, and a mini DisplayPort to connect an external display. It's worth pointing out that Surface 3's connectivity can be enhanced using a Surface Pro 3 Docking Station (it goes for $199.99). Mobile Credentials Let's talk about portability and battery life. Both Surface 3 and Surface Pro 3 promise similar battery life, except that whereas Surface 3's battery life is quoted for video playback, Microsoft rates Surface Pro 3's battery life for Wi-Fi browsing. As such, we can't really compare the two directly, as it'd be an apples to oranges comparison. However, both devices should offer great battery life when used accordingly. When it comes to portability, Surface 3 is the clear winner. It's both smaller and lighter, which means that it won't take as much room in a briefcase or backpack. Even with the optional keyboard on, it won't be much bigger or heavier than Surface Pro 3, sans its Type Cover keyboard. That said Surface Pro 3 packs a bigger punch, which will make it easier to work with heavy software on the go, if you ever need or want to do so. It's something to keep in mind, as battery life is likely to be similar and the extra bulk isn't intimidating. The Elephant in the Room It's the cost. Surface 3 is priced like a high-end tablet. The base model kicks off at $499, and for the money you get the 64 GB version with 2 GB of RAM. Step up to the 128 GB version with 4 GB of RAM, and you'll have to shell out just $100 more ($599). The 4G LTE option adds $100 to the cost, for either model. For a Type Cover keyboard, Microsoft will ask $129.99 (once it's available, of course). The stylus is a $49.99 option, which, depending on your needs, you may or may not want to get. Type Cover, however, is a must-have from my point of view. Now let's look at Surface Pro 3. The base model, which offers 64 GB of internal storage, Core i3 processor and 4 GB of RAM, costs $799. There's no 4G LTE option, but Surface Pen is included. Type Cover also costs $129.99. You may be able to get Surface Pro 3 for less, seeing as it's quite old at this stage and there's plenty of stock. Of course, there's nothing stopping you from spending upwards of $1,949 on Surface Pro 3 (without a keyboard, I should point out), to get the top-of-the-line model with 512 GB of internal storage, Core i7 processor and 8 GB of RAM. So, if cost (and the added mobility) is a major concern, Surface 3 makes more sense. The $300 price difference, which isn't small, between the base models can go towards a Type Cover keyboard, extended warranty and other things. Fundamental Differences Going by the specs alone, Microsoft has introduced Surface 3 for people who want Surface Pro 3, but do not need the extra performance offered by the Core i processors nor the larger display. Those can be folks who work more on the go (hence the 4G LTE option), don't run heavy software, and who, when they're at the office, connect their Surface to a proper monitor (which Surface 3 can handle, of course). If that's you, maybe Surface 3 should be your first option. Surface 3 retains all the other benefits provided by Surface Pro 3, like the compatibility with the docking station, Surface Pen support, and more, but offers them in a much more portable package. What's not to like? Meanwhile, Surface Pro 3 is aimed at folks who are looking for a tablet (let's say hybrid device) that they'll be using more at the office than on the go (or, if it's more on the go, they don't mind/they need the extra screen estate), which can run heavier software, and that they can store lots of data on. They also have to look past the higher asking price. Basically, Surface Pro 3 is more like a Swiss Army Knife, while Surface 3 looks more like a camping knife, in comparison. Personally, I prefer the Swiss Army Knife, even though the camping knife looks quite good for considerably less money (metaphorically speaking, of course). How about you?
Our training courses are online and/or face-to-face. They cover a range of topics to help keep sport safe, fair and inclusive. Simply click on the links below or 'View All' to see the course requirements. Today sporting organisations at all levels need to be able to respond to complaints from their members and personnel about on field and off-field behaviour, such as inappropriate behaviour in the club rooms, at practice or on away trips. 'Conduct and behaviour' underpins organisational culture. Organisations that have a positive culture generally flourish and bring a huge amount of value to their community. But what is a positive culture and what behaviours can promote it? There are five key areas for action that create welcoming and inclusive environments: Champions of change are active Expectations about behaviour are met Facilities and activities are accessible Everyone participates Commitment through ongoing action Key to success across sport is data collection, being able to show real evidence of change through consistent data collection Changing cultures, social norms and behaviours to make sporting organisations more welcoming and inclusive is a long term process Fear of judgement is a major barrier to womens participation in physical activity Thank you Paul for the introduction and hi everyone. I’d just like to start by acknowledging the traditional owners of the land on which we’re meeting today and pay my respect to elders past and present and to acknowledge any elders who are in the room today. As Paul mentioned, I’m from Vic Health. The people who don’t know us we’re the Victorian Health Promotion Foundation so really health and wellbeing is our business. Sport is a setting that we do a lot of work in because it has many great health benefits from a physical activity participation point of view but also because it’s a great setting to work with people around a whole range of other risk and protective factors for health like healthy eating, social connection, reducing harmful alcohol use. There’s a whole range of ways that we work with sport. The other thing I wanted to say about Vic Health is we have a real focus on health equity and that’s really very much aligned to the focus of today’s discussion and I guess what we mean by that is in all the programming work and all the investment we do we make a really conscious effort to think about how do we make sure the benefits are reaching the communities who are experiencing health inequalities when compared to the rest of the Victorian population so making sure that we’re benefiting everybody but we’re benefiting those communities who need more assistance to level up to the rest of the population more and that’s really where our focus is across a whole range of work. So I’m just going to talk today about a range of Vic Health work. I know the presentations I heard before, there has been some quite specific focuses on particular population groups, on particular population segments. I’m going to take it up a level and talk about a range of work we’re doing. Some people in the room will know this better than I do because probably you’ve been partnering with us on this fantastic work. I’ve also got a couple of my colleagues in the room today who I wanted to just give a shout out to because they also know this work probably much better than I do. So when we think about at Vic Health how do we make sure our work is reaching where we want it to reach, that we’re delivering benefits where they’re needed? We start by understanding the issues that we’re trying to address. In the case of growing diverse participation in sport we start by thinking about general trends in sport and physical activity participation and then we dig deeper to think about what’s going on for particular population segments and particular priority population groups. I’m sure you’ll know a lot of this information so I’m just going to very briefly cover off. We know from our Vic Health Indicators Survey, which is a big population survey across the State that one in five Victorian adults are doing no physical activity every week and that three out of five are not getting enough physical activity to benefit their health. We know that there is an increasing preference for non-organised physical activity particularly as people get older. This means that the demand for more social, flexible non-competitive ways of participating in sport and physical activity are also increasing and our Vic Health Indicators Survey showed that 10% of Victorian adults participate in physical activity by an organised sports club or association so 90% of the Victorian adult population aren’t currently engaged in a formal way with a sporting body so there’s a lot of room for us to move there. We know that children are playing organised sport in relatively good numbers but they’re dropping out as they hit adolescence so there’s a real question about how do we retain young people in sport as they get older? We also know that sport participation rates for women and girls in community sports club are far less than our male counterparts, about half. It’s a big gap and it’s receiving significant attention across the State and also in Vic Health work. So at the heart of success in providing participation options that meet the needs of diverse communities is really knowing your customer and I know people have talked about this today. We’ve done some research that looked across five life stages and identified some common themes and some unique attributes relating to people’s attitudes, motivations and barriers to physical activity. We spoke to young people aged 12 to 17, to young adults aged 18 to 24, to people aged over 25 with no children, with parents and with retirees and you can see some of the common themes that run across all of those five life stages up on the screen, things like knowing the benefits of activity are not enough, the importance of family modelling or family participation, winter being a major barrier, we know that, we’ve just come out of it. Having physical activity as part of the must do really gives it importance and prominence. It’s meant to say there I think adding one more session feels possible. Weekly routine is critical. The key role of workplaces and also life or routine changes being a critical window for making change in people’s physical activity participation levels. You can access resources we’ve got online called Physical Activity across life stages on the Vic Health website and we really encourage you to go and have a look, a much deeper look at what’s going on for each of those particular life stages. It is important to note though that kind of age or stage of life is just one way to think about how to group people. Obviously we’re complex beings. We need to think about other factors when we’re considering inclusive participation such as cultural background, disability, gender, socioeconomic status, geographic location and just that recognition that people don’t fit into a box and so let’s think about that. We need to think about complexity as we’re dealing with how to make sure that all of our programs and offerings are going to work for our diverse communities. A key premise of the work we do in health promotion is that we can create environments that promote health. We can also create environments that are terrible for health. In the case of growing diverse participation in sport there’s not a great value in just understanding the individual level barriers and drivers of participation, what’s going on for people. We need to also do the work to ensure that our sporting environments are welcoming, inclusive and supportive places for people who want to spend their time. Vic Health developed two programs, Healthy Sporting Environments, which from now are called HSE and the State Sporting Association Participation Program, which I’ll now call SSAPP to save some time, which ran between 2011 and 2014 and I’m sure some people in the room will have been involved in those programs. They had a specific focus on creating welcoming and inclusive healthy sporting environments and they really tested a new way of working both with State sporting associations, regional sporting associations and community sports clubs with an emphasis on organisational development and organisational practice to see how sport could be more welcoming, inclusive and healthy. We focused on four priority population groups where participation was particularly low; Aboriginal people, culturally diverse communities, people with a disability and women and girls. Through those programs we developed and tested a toolkit called everyone wins, which identified five key areas for action that could be addressed to help clubs create welcoming and inclusive environments. Those five areas were: 1.Champions of change are active 2.Expectations about behaviour are met 3.Facilities and activities are accessible 4.Everyone participates
Q: CSS dropdown menu - 3rd level issue Ive got a 3 leve dropdown menu and the 3rd level sub-menu displays next to the 2nd level menu item like it should, except for a gap. The 2nd level is set to a width of 100px so I've absolutely positioned the 3rd level to top:0, left:100px so it displays to the right of the 2nd level, but there's a gap. If I change left:100px to left:97px there is no gap. Why is this? The HTML: <nav> <ul> <li><a href="#">Menu 1</a></li> <li><a href="#">Menu 2</a> <ul> <li><a href="#">Sub-Menu 1</a></li> <li><a href="#">Sub-Menu 2</a></li> <li><a href="#">Sub-Menu 3</a></li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="#">Menu 3</a></li> <li><a href="#">Menu 4</a> <ul> <li><a href="#">Sub-Menu 1</a></li> <li><a href="#">Sub-Menu 2</a></li> <li><a href="#">Sub-Menu 3</a> <ul> <li><a href="#">Sub-Menu 4</a></li> <li><a href="#">Sub-Menu 5</a></li> <li><a href="#">Sub-Menu 6</a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="#">Menu 5</a></li> </ul> </nav> The CSS: /* Initialise for 3 tiers */ nav ul, ul li ul, ul li ul li ul { margin:0; padding:0; } nav ul li, ul li ul li, ul li ul li ul li { list-style-type:none; float:left; } /* Link Appearance for 3 tiers */ nav ul li a, ul li ul li a, ul li ul li ul li a { text-decoration:none; color:#fff; background:#666; padding:5px 10px; float:left; } nav ul li a:hover, ul li ul li a:hover, ul li ul li ul li a:hover { background:#C00; } /* 2nd Tier */ nav ul li { position:relative; } nav ul li > ul { display:none; position:absolute; top:30px; left:0; width:100px; } nav ul li:hover > ul{ display:block; } /* 3rd Tier */ nav ul li ul li { position:relative; } nav ul li ul li:hover > ul { display:block; } nav ul li ul li ul { display:none; position:absolute; top:0; left:100px; } JSFiddle A: The issue is the gap between the menus. They need to be adjacent or even overlap for this hover trick to work. So instead of specifying left: 100px; do something like left: 100%; /* or even */ left: 99%; This will cause the 3rd layer to be adjacent to the second layer menu, or even overlap the second slightly (for 99%), allowing you to move the mouse without any interruptions that close the menu. And you won't have to worry about the width of the menus either. Updated fiddle: http://jsfiddle.net/tqEfW/5/ If you want to keep the gap for the look of it, you can give the 3rd layer ul a padding: nav ul li ul li ul { .... left: 100%; padding-left: 4px; } Ad demonstrated here: http://jsfiddle.net/tqEfW/9/ That said, from a UX point of view, menus with 3 layers are very hard to use and should be avoided when possible.
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*sqrt(77))/sqrt(7))*5)**2. -200*sqrt(11) + 4425 Simplify (1*sqrt(132)*-5 - 4*(sqrt(132) + 2*sqrt(132)))/(sqrt(84)/(sqrt(700)*-1)) + -2. -2 + 170*sqrt(11) Simplify (sqrt(176) + -1 + 2 - -5*(-1*sqrt(176) - sqrt(176)))**2 + -5*((sqrt(77)*2 + sqrt(77))/sqrt(7))**2*4. -72*sqrt(11) + 12277 Simplify (1*sqrt(68)*2 + sqrt(68) + 5*((sqrt(68) - (1*sqrt(68) - sqrt(68))) + sqrt(68)))/(2*sqrt(36)*-4). -13*sqrt(17)/24 Simplify -4*(0 + sqrt(637) + -5 + 0 - -6*(-4*(sqrt(637) + 0) - sqrt(637))**2). -382180 - 28*sqrt(13) Simplify ((6*(sqrt(128)*-1 + sqrt(128) + 5))**2 - (((sqrt(128) + -1)*2)**2 + 4)) + 4. 64*sqrt(2) + 384 Simplify -5 + sqrt(28)/(1*sqrt(196)) + 2. -3 + sqrt(7)/7 Simplify 1*(1 + (-1*sqrt(520))/sqrt(10))*-6. -6 + 12*sqrt(13) Simplify 4 + 2 + sqrt(143)/sqrt(11) - (((sqrt(91) + -1*sqrt(91))*1)/sqrt(7))**2. sqrt(13) + 6 Simplify -1 + ((sqrt(143) - 2*sqrt(143))*2 + (sqrt(143) - 3*sqrt(143)*-2))/((sqrt(121) + sqrt(121)*-2)/sqrt(11) + 1*sqrt(11)*3). -1 + 5*sqrt(13)/2 Simplify ((sqrt(77) + 3*(sqrt(77) - (sqrt(77)*-4 + sqrt(77) + sqrt(77))))/(sqrt(539)*2 + sqrt(539)))**2. 100/63 Simplify ((3*(sqrt(68)*1 + sqrt(68)) + sqrt(68) - sqrt(68))/(sqrt(324)*4 + sqrt(4))*5)**2. 15300/1369 Simplify -3 + (2*(sqrt(85) - sqrt(85)*-1)*-3)/((sqrt(5) + sqrt(270)/sqrt(6))*6). -3 - sqrt(17)/2 Simplify (((2*sqrt(60))/sqrt(6) + sqrt(10))/(((sqrt(30)*-1)/sqrt(6) - sqrt(5)) + sqrt(5)) + 4)**2. -24*sqrt(2) + 34 Simplify sqrt(132)/(4*sqrt(1100) + sqrt(1100))*5. sqrt(3)/5 Simplify -4 + ((4*-5*sqrt(88)*1)/(sqrt(392) - (sqrt(392) - -1*(sqrt(392)*-2 - sqrt(392)))))**2. 2636/441 Simplify (((sqrt(110) + (sqrt(110)*-2*2 + sqrt(110) - sqrt(110)))*3)/((sqrt(480)*-1 - sqrt(480))/sqrt(3)))**2. 891/64 Simplify 0 + sqrt(119)/sqrt(448) + 5*(sqrt(17) - (-4 + sqrt(17))). sqrt(17)/8 + 20 Simplify 1 + -4*(sqrt(19) - -5*sqrt(1900)) + 1. -204*sqrt(19) + 2 Simplify -3 + (sqrt(21)/sqrt(3))**2 + 4 - (sqrt(56)/(-1*sqrt(8)) - (-3 + sqrt(28)/sqrt(4))). 5 + 2*sqrt(7) Simplify -5 + (sqrt(108)*-3 + 3 + -1*sqrt(108)*6)**2 + -1. -324*sqrt(3) + 8751 Simplify (sqrt(27) + 0)*-2*4 + -3*((sqrt(12)/sqrt(4) - sqrt(3))*2 - (sqrt(300)*-2 + sqrt(3))**2). -24*sqrt(3) + 3249 Simplify ((sqrt(567) - (sqrt(567) + 0 + sqrt(567)))*3)**2 + -5 + -4. 5094 Simplify (sqrt(48)*1 - ((sqrt(3) - (sqrt(3) + 1))*-5)**2) + 5 + 1*(0 + sqrt(3)). -20 + 5*sqrt(3) Simplify (-2*sqrt(272)*-2 + 4 + -2 + sqrt(272))**2. 80*sqrt(17) + 6804 Simplify (sqrt(1573) - ((sqrt(1573)*2)**2 + sqrt(1573)))*-1 + sqrt(1573) + 1*(sqrt(1573) + 1) + ((2 + sqrt(1573))*1)**2*6. 286*sqrt(13) + 15755 Simplify ((2*sqrt(324))/sqrt(3) - (-1*sqrt(3) + -1)*2) + 2. 4 + 14*sqrt(3) Simplify (5 + sqrt(85)/sqrt(5)*1)**2 - 2*(sqrt(1088) + 2). -6*sqrt(17) + 38 Simplify (0 + ((sqrt(108)*-3)/sqrt(6))/(sqrt(486) + -2*sqrt(486)))*-2. -2*sqrt(3)/3 Simplify (-5*5*-3*sqrt(114))/(sqrt(216) + (sqrt(216) + -1*sqrt(216))*6). 25*sqrt(19)/2 Simplify ((1*sqrt(209))/sqrt(11) - (sqrt(931) + -2*sqrt(931))**2) + ((1*(sqrt(171) + sqrt(171)*2 + sqrt(171) + sqrt(171)) - sqrt(171))/sqrt(9))**2. -627 + sqrt(19) Simplify (-1 + sqrt(22)/(sqrt(33)/sqrt(3)) + (4*(sqrt(98) + 2 - sqrt(98)) - sqrt(98)))**2. -84*sqrt(2) + 121 Simplify (-5 + 1 + sqrt(171))**2 + -1*((sqrt(19) - 2*sqrt(38)/sqrt(2)) + sqrt(19)). -24*sqrt(19) + 187 Simplify 4 + (sqrt(170)/sqrt(160) - (sqrt(17) + -1)*1 - (sqrt(119)/(sqrt(14)/sqrt(2))*1)**2). -12 - 3*sqrt(17)/4 Simplify (sqrt(504) + sqrt(504)*-2 + -2*1*sqrt(56))/(sqrt(24)/(sqrt(27)*2)). -30*sqrt(7) Simplify (sqrt(10)/(-2*sqrt(6)/sqrt(3)) - sqrt(45)*1*3) + -2. -19*sqrt(5)/2 - 2 Simplify (1*-3*5*(1 + sqrt(252) + 4))**2*-4. -249300 - 54000*sqrt(7) Simplify ((-5*sqrt(112)*1 - sqrt(112)) + -4 + (sqrt(112) - sqrt(112)*2*4 - sqrt(112) - ((sqrt(112) - (0 + sqrt(112))) + 2 - sqrt(112) - sqrt(112))))**2. 576*sqrt(7) + 16164 Simplify (5*sqrt(70)*4)/(5*sqrt(490)). 4*sqrt(7)/7 Simplify 6*(-4 + (sqrt(2) - (sqrt(20)/sqrt(90))**2) - -5*(sqrt(2) - (sqrt(2) + (-2*sqrt(4))/sqrt(2)))). -76/3 + 66*sqrt(2) Simplify ((sqrt(21) - (sqrt(252)*1)/sqrt(12))/sqrt(7) + 3)*-1*5. -15 Simplify (1 + 2 + sqrt(12) + 3)**2 + (1 + -2*(sqrt(12) + -2))**2. -16*sqrt(3) + 121 Simplify -4 + sqrt(7) + (-2*sqrt(77) + sqrt(77))/sqrt(11) + sqrt(7) + -4 + -2*sqrt(7) + -4 + 2. -10 - sqrt(7) Simplify 5 + sqrt(114)/sqrt(6) + -2 + (sqrt(228)/(sqrt(12) - sqrt(12)*-2) + 2)**2. 82/9 + 7*sqrt(19)/3 Simplify (5*(sqrt(117) - (sqrt(117) + (sqrt(117)*2 + sqrt(117))*-4))/sqrt(9))**2*6. 280800 Simplify ((sqrt(1539) - 1*3*sqrt(1539)) + sqrt(1539) - (sqrt(1539) + -2)*1)**2*1. -72*sqrt(19) + 6160 Simplify 0 + -3*1*sqrt(1053) + -5*(sqrt(1053) + 4). -72*sqrt(13) - 20 Simplify 3*(2*-5*(sqrt(1216) - sqrt(19)) + 2)**2. -840*sqrt(19) + 279312 Simplify 3*(-2 + -4 + (-1 + sqrt(1573) - sqrt(1573) - sqrt(1573))*1 + sqrt(1573))**2. 147 Simplify (-4*4*sqrt(156))/(sqrt(432)*-5). 8*sqrt(13)/15 Simplify (sqrt(42)/sqrt(32))/(sqrt(36)/sqrt(48)). sqrt(7)/2 Simplify ((sqrt(66) + sqrt(66) + (sqrt(66) - -2*sqrt(66)*-6))/(sqrt(6) + (sqrt(864) - sqrt(864)*-4)))**2. 891/3721 Simplify -4*(sqrt(405) - (sqrt(405) + -2)*-1)*2. -144*sqrt(5) + 16 Simplify ((sqrt(5) + sqrt(80) + 0 - (-2 + sqrt(5))*-1) + 2*sqrt(500) + sqrt(10)/sqrt(2)*5)**2. -124*sqrt(5) + 4809 Simplify (sqrt(26)/(-5*sqrt(6)/sqrt(3))*1 + 2*(sqrt(91)/(sqrt(28) - sqrt(7)) - sqrt(130)/(sqrt(10)*-1)))**2. 4693/25 Simplify ((sqrt(78) - (sqrt(78) - (5*sqrt(78)*-1 + sqrt(78) + sqrt(78) - sqrt(78)) - sqrt(78)))/(sqrt(600)*-2)*5*-3)**2. 1053/16 Simplify ((sqrt(448)*1)**2*4 + 0)*-5 + -2. -8962 Simplify (sqrt(3) - (sqrt(48)/sqrt(4))**2 - (sqrt(147) + 1 + sqrt(147))) + (-3*(sqrt(12) + 0)**2 - sqrt(24)/sqrt(2)*4). -49 - 21*sqrt(3) Simplify (sqrt(400) + sqrt(400) + -2*sqrt(400)*-6 + sqrt(400))/(-2*sqrt(288)). -25*sqrt(2)/4 Simplify ((sqrt(1911) + -2*sqrt(1911))*-6)/((sqrt(36)/sqrt(3)*-4)/sqrt(4)). -21*sqrt(13)/2 Simplify 5*((-4 + -4 + sqrt(20)*1)**2 + -5). -160*sqrt(5) + 395 Simplify -5*(-5*(sqrt(5) + -2) + -2 + 4). -60 + 25*sqrt(5) Simplify ((1 + sqrt(2))*-4 - ((sqrt(2) - (-4 + sqrt(32) + sqrt(2) + sqrt(2))) + sqrt(2) - sqrt(2))) + sqrt(72)*2 + (sqrt(128) + -2)**2. -19*sqrt(2) + 124 Simplify -2*(0 + (2*(1 + sqrt(147)) + 3)**2). -1226 - 280*sqrt(3) Simplify (2*sqrt(170)*1 - (sqrt(170) - 1*sqrt(170)*5))/(4*sqrt(30)/sqrt(3) - sqrt(10) - (-2*-2*sqrt(10) + sqrt(10))). -3*sqrt(17) Simplify (-1 + sqrt(1053) + -1)**2 - (2*sqrt(78)*-2)/sqrt(6). -32*sqrt(13) + 1057 Simplify sqrt(1900) - (3*1*sqrt(1900))**2 - ((1 + sqrt(1900))*-4)**2 - (5*(0 + sqrt(1900))**2 + 3). -57019 - 310*sqrt(19) Simplify -5*(3*sqrt(1539) + 4 - (sqrt(19) + sqrt(76)/sqrt(16) - ((sqrt(19) - sqrt(304)) + -5 + sqrt(19))))**2. -209875/4 + 235*sqrt(19) Simplify ((-2*1*sqrt(153) + sqrt(153) - sqrt(153)) + -3*(sqrt(153) + sqrt(153)*-2) + sqrt(153))/(sqrt(81)*2 + sqrt(9) - sqrt(36)*2). 2*sqrt(17)/3 Simplify -5 + 5 + ((-1 + sqrt(1100))*-2)**2 + 4. -80*sqrt(11) + 4408 Simplify 0 + (sqrt(136)/(sqrt(648) - sqrt(648)*4))**2*3 + 2. 503/243 Simplify ((sqrt(135) - -2*sqrt(135))/sqrt(9) - sqrt(135)/sqrt(81))/(sqrt(300) + 3*1*sqrt(300)). sqrt(5)/15 Simplify (sqrt(77) + sqrt(77) + (sqrt(77) - (sqrt(77) + (-2*sqrt(77) - sqrt(77)))))/sqrt(11) + ((sqrt(189)/sqrt(3))/sqrt(9))**2 + (sqrt(21)/sqrt(3)*-2)**2 + 3. 5*sqrt(7) + 38 Simplify ((sqrt(204) + (sqrt(204) - 5*sqrt(204)))*-4 - sqrt(204))/(sqrt(72)/(sqrt(36)/sqrt(6))) + 1. 1 + 11*sqrt(17) Simplify 0 + 0 + sqrt(84)/(sqrt(144)/sqrt(432))*-5. -30*sqrt(7) Simplify ((sqrt(456) - (sqrt(456) + -3*sqrt(456)*1))/sqrt(8))/((sqrt(3) + sqrt(6)/sqrt(2))*5*-5). -3*sqrt(19)/50 Simplify ((sqrt(3) - (sqrt(3) + (sqrt(3) - (sqrt(75) - sqrt(3))*-4))) + 4 - (0 + (sqrt(12)/sqrt(4)*-2)**2)) + 5. -17*sqrt(3) - 3 Simplify 6*((sqrt(132) + (sqrt(132) - (sqrt(132) + (sqrt(132) - (sqrt(132) - (sqrt(132)*1 + sqrt(132)))))))*4)/(sqrt(1200)*1). -12*sqrt(11)/5 Simplify (2 + -2*sqrt(363)*-2 + sqrt(363) + sqrt(363) + sqrt(363) + 5*(0 + sqrt(363)) + sqrt(363) + -1*sqrt(363) + -5 + sqrt(363))**2 + 1. -858*sqrt(3) + 61357 Simplify (5*sqrt(18)/(sqrt(9)*-2 - sqrt(9)))**2 - (3 + (-1 + sqrt(2))**2*5). -112/9 + 10*sqrt(2) Simplify (sqrt(171) + 1 + sqrt(171)*1 + 0 + 2 + -3)**2. 684 Simplify ((sqrt(15) - sqrt(150)/(1*sqrt(10)))/sqrt(3) - (-5 + sqrt(245) + sqrt(245) + 1 + sqrt(245) + sqrt(245) - sqrt(245))**2) + 3. -2218 + 168*sqrt(5) Simplify (sqrt(85)/sqrt(5) + -2)*-2 + sqrt(
Allelic variation in the serotonin transporter promoter affects onset of paroxetine treatment response in late-life depression. The relationship of the serotonin transporter gene promoter region polymorphism (5-HTTLPR) to antidepressant response was examined in 95 elderly patients receiving a protocolized treatment for depression with paroxetine or nortriptyline. Patients were treated for up to 12 weeks and assessed weekly with clinical ratings and measurements of plasma drug concentrations. Twenty-one of the paroxetine-treated subjects were found to have the ll genotype and 30 had at least one s allele. There were no baseline differences between these groups in pretreatment Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression (HRSD) scores or anxiety symptoms. During acute treatment with paroxetine, mean reductions from baseline in HRSD were significantly more rapid for patients with the ll genotype than for those possessing an s allele, despite equivalent paroxetine concentrations. Onset of response to nortriptyline was not affected. Allelic variation of 5-HTTLPR may contribute to the variable initial response of patients treated with a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor.
Vascular endothelial growth factor(165) gene transfer augments circulating endothelial progenitor cells in human subjects. Preclinical studies in animal models and early results of clinical trials in patients suggest that intramuscular injection of naked plasmid DNA encoding vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) can promote neovascularization of ischemic tissues. Such neovascularization has been attributed exclusively to sprout formation of endothelial cells derived from preexisting vessels. We investigated the hypothesis that VEGF gene transfer may also augment the population of circulating endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs). In patients with critical limb ischemia receiving VEGF gene transfer, gene expression was documented by a transient increase in plasma levels of VEGF. A culture assay documented a significant increase in EPCs (219%, P<0.001), whereas patients who received an empty vector had no change in circulating EPCs, as was the case for volunteers who received saline injections (VEGF versus empty vector, P<0.001; VEGF versus saline, P<0.005). Fluorescence-activated cell sorter analysis disclosed an overall increase of up to 30-fold in endothelial lineage markers KDR (VEGF receptor-2), VE-cadherin, CD34, alpha(v)beta(3), and E-selectin after VEGF gene transfer. Constitutive overexpression of VEGF in patients with limb ischemia augments the population of circulating EPCs. These findings support the notion that neovascularization of human ischemic tissues after angiogenic growth factor therapy is not limited to angiogenesis but involves circulating endothelial precursors that may home to ischemic foci and differentiate in situ through a process of vasculogenesis.
Přešovice Přešovice is a village and municipality (obec) in Třebíč District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. The municipality covers an area of , and has a population of 157 (as at 3 July 2006). Přešovice lies approximately south-east of Třebíč, south-east of Jihlava, and south-east of Prague. References Czech Statistical Office: Municipalities of Třebíč District Category:Villages in Třebíč District
I know we’ve talked about this before, but you know I’m obsessed with the Jewels mini-series. One of my faves! Did we watch that one time at my grandparents back in H.S.? One of the few instances where I like a movie better. AND the movie is how I knew who Wallis Simpson was so I felt all smart when talking about The King’s Speech. 🙂 Wait a minute…this book is a SERIES!!! I am on it! I think we DID watch that in high school! I remember that now! And after seeing The King’s Speech is how I knew who Wallis Simpson was in this book…love it!
Bayume Mohamed Husen Bayume Mohamed Husen (born Mahjub bin Adam Mohamed; 22 February 1904 – 24 November 1944) was the son of a former askari officer and served together with his father in World War I with German colonial troops in East Africa. Later, he worked as a waiter on a German shipping line and was able to move to Germany in 1929. He married and started a family in January 1933. Husen supported the German neo-colonialist movement and contributed to the Deutsche Afrika-Schau, a former human zoo used by Nazi political propagandists. Husen worked as a waiter and in various minor jobs in language tutoring and in smaller roles in various Africa-related German film productions. In 1941, he was imprisoned in the KZ Sachsenhausen, where he died in 1944. His Afro-German life was the subject of a 2007 biography and a 2014 documentary film. Background Husen was born in Dar es Salaam, then part of German East Africa, as the son of an askari who held the rank of Effendi. Prior to World War I, he had already learned German and worked as a clerk at a textile factory in Lindi. When war broke out in 1914, both he and his father joined the Schutztruppe and participated in the East African campaign against Allied forces. Husen was wounded in the Battle of Mahiwa in October 1917 and held as a POW by British forces. After the War, Husen worked as a "boy(servant)" on various cruise ships and worked as a waiter with a Deutsche Ost-Afrika Linie ship in 1925. In 1929, he travelled to Berlin to collect outstanding military pay for himself and his father, but his claims were rejected by the Foreign Office as too late. Husen stayed in Berlin and worked as a waiter. He used his Swahili in language courses for officials and security personnel and as a low paid tutor in university classes, e.g. for the famous scholar, Diedrich Westermann. He married a Sudeten German woman, Maria Schwandner, on January 27, 1933, three days before Hitler came to power. The couple had a son, Ahmed Adam Mohamed Husen (1933–1938), and a daughter, Annemarie (1936–1939). Husen had another son, Heinz Bodo Husen (1933–1945), from another relationship with a German woman named Lotta Holzkamp – this child was adopted by Schwandner and raised with his half-siblings. Role in the German neo-colonialist movement In 1934, Husen applied without success for the "Frontkämpfer-Abzeichen", the front-line veterans' Honour Cross. The German authorities were not willing to bestow the order upon "coloureds" in general, and Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck appeared to have explicitly ruled out the case of Husen in a letter to the foreign office. Husen nevertheless wore the badge and an askari uniform which he probably bought from a military supplies dealer during his participation in rallies of the German neo-colonialist movement, which sought to reclaim Germany's lost colonies. Whether he had received or lost German citizenship at all is not clear. It was common practice in Weimar Germany to provide migrants from the former German colonies with a passport carrying an endorsement "Deutscher Schutzbefohlener“ (German Protegee) which didn't give them full citizenship. After Hitler's rise to power, black Germans from the former colonies were often deemed to be nationals of the state that had succeeded Germany as the relevant colonial power under the Treaty of Versailles. As in the case of Hans Massaquoi, there was no level of discrimination against black Germans comparable to the systematic hatred the Jewish minority faced. Various assignments in Nazi Germany In 1934, Husen briefly returned to Tanganyika during the production of the film Die Reiter von Deutsch-Ostafrika, in which he had a minor role. Thereafter, Husen lost his main income as a waiter in the Haus Vaterland pleasure palace in 1935 after being dismissed due to racialist complaints by two co-workers. He allegedly also had ongoing conflicts with the Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Seminar für Orientalische Sprachen in Berlin, where he had helped to teach Swahili to police officers being readied for service in the regained German colonies after the anticipated war would end in German victory, or even in the event of an unlikely reversal of the colonial clauses of the Treaty of Versailles. In 1936, Husen joined the Deutsche Afrika-Schau, a sort of human zoo created by the German Foreign Office as part of a campaign for the return of the former German colonies. The Foreign Office wanted to use the Afro-Germans to argue against foreign claims that doubted Nazi Germany's ability to administer colonies. Other parts of the Nazi regime tried to use foreign colonial troops during the Occupation of the Rhineland and the Battle of France as a propaganda tool. In 1940, the show was stopped due to the war. After the British and French declaration of war against Germany in 1939, Husen asked to be accepted in the Wehrmacht but his admission was denied. From 1939 to 1941, Husen appeared in at least 23 German films, generally as an extra or in minor speaking roles. His last and most prominent role was that of Ramasan, the native guide of German colonial leader Carl Peters in the 1941 film of the same name. He stopped working for the university in April 1941, allegedly after being mistreated by Martin Heepe, an Africanist and linguistic expert. While on set, he engaged in an affair with a German woman and was reported to the authorities. Husen was arrested by the Gestapo on a charge of racial defilement and detained without trial in the Sachsenhausen concentration camp where he died in 1944. Legacy A 2007 biography by Marianne Bechhaus-Gerst made Husen's life known to a wider German public, and the artist Gunter Demnig installed a "stolperstein" memorial stone for Husen in front of his former apartment in Berlin. His life is the subject of the 2014 documentary film, Majubs Reise by Eva Knopf. Selected filmography 1934: Die Reiter von Deutsch-Ostafrika 1937: To New Shores 1937: Schüsse in Kabine 7 1938: Der unmögliche Herr Pitt 1938: Five Million Look for an Heir 1938: Sergeant Berry 1938: Faded Melody 1939: Men Are That Way 1940: The Star of Rio 1941: Pedro Will Hang 1941: Carl Peters References Bibliography External links Category:1904 births Category:1944 deaths Category:20th-century German male actors Category:Tanzanian male film actors Category:People who died in Sachsenhausen concentration camp Category:German military personnel of World War I Category:German prisoners of war in World War I Category:World War I prisoners of war held by the United Kingdom Category:Stolpersteine Category:Colonial people of German East Africa Category:People from Dar es Salaam Category:German people of Tanzanian descent Category:German service people Category:German male film actors
[The diagnosis of "smoker's lung" encourages smoking cessation]. In a controlled randomised trial we analysed whether the use of the term "smoker's lung" (Danish: "rygerlunger") instead of chronic bronchitis when talking to patients with chronic obstructive lung disease (COLD) changed their smoking habits. Fifty-six smoking patients with COLD were allocated to either intervention (n = 25) or control groups (n = 31). In the intervention group the lung disease was designated smoker's lung in all communication with patients about their illness and in the control group traditional terminology was used. All patients were given the same medical treatment and the same encouragement to stop smoking. One week after discharge 57% had stopped smoking in the smoker's lung group vs 26% in the control group (p = 0.028), at three months 50% vs 19% (p = 0.027) and at one year 40% vs 20% (p = 0.148). Referring directly to the cause of a self-inflicted illness may be an effective way of discouraging risk behaviour, at negligible cost.
# 2009 January 29 # # The author disclaims copyright to this source code. In place of # a legal notice, here is a blessing: # # May you do good and not evil. # May you find forgiveness for yourself and forgive others. # May you share freely, never taking more than you give. # #*********************************************************************** # # Verify that certain keywords can be used as identifiers. # # $Id: keyword1.test,v 1.1 2009/01/29 19:27:47 drh Exp $ set testdir [file dirname $argv0] source $testdir/tester.tcl db eval { CREATE TABLE t1(a, b); INSERT INTO t1 VALUES(1, 'one'); INSERT INTO t1 VALUES(2, 'two'); INSERT INTO t1 VALUES(3, 'three'); } set kwlist { abort after analyze asc attach before begin by cascade cast column conflict current_date current_time current_timestamp database deferred desc detach end each exclusive explain fail for glob if ignore immediate initially instead key like match of offset plan pragma query raise recursive regexp reindex release rename replace restrict rollback row savepoint temp temporary trigger vacuum view virtual with without }; set exprkw { cast current_date current_time current_timestamp raise } foreach kw $kwlist { do_test keyword1-$kw.1 { if {$kw=="if"} { db eval "CREATE TABLE \"$kw\"($kw $kw)" } else { db eval "CREATE TABLE ${kw}($kw $kw)" } db eval "INSERT INTO $kw VALUES(99)" db eval "INSERT INTO $kw SELECT a FROM t1" if {[lsearch $exprkw $kw]<0} { db eval "SELECT * FROM $kw ORDER BY $kw ASC" } else { db eval "SELECT * FROM $kw ORDER BY \"$kw\" ASC" } } {1 2 3 99} do_test keyword1-$kw.2 { if {$kw=="if"} { db eval "DROP TABLE \"$kw\"" db eval "CREATE INDEX \"$kw\" ON t1(a)" } else { db eval "DROP TABLE $kw" db eval "CREATE INDEX $kw ON t1(a)" } db eval "SELECT b FROM t1 INDEXED BY $kw WHERE a=2" } {two} } finish_test
Entries from blogs tagged with “Education” I used to post photos of out of the way places in this blog. Today I ran across something that was unexpected. Since it is a little out of the way, even though it is probably pretty obvious, I thought I'd post it. The World Bank isn't known historically as an environmentally friendly institution in terms of the sorts of development projects it has funded. So when the World Bank gets concerned about the possible affects of global warming perhaps even the skeptics ought to pay attention. Friends of mine seem surprised, and certainly questioning, when they learn I'm pro life. The questions my stance, which is a life style choice not a political siding, garner include the standard ones. I'm asked why I feel it's okay to tell someone else what they have to do with their body - my response is that I'm not telling anyone what they should do with their own body, just what they shouldn't do to a body too small and defenseless to stand up for itself. Hasn't that been the American way since the beginning of the American dream? Don't Americans put themselves into harms way and travel across the sea to protect those who don't have the physical abilities to defend themselves against cutting swords or toxic poisons another entity uses on them? It's easy for me to answer the 'when life begins' question. My response is that as a human development major I was taught that life begins with the zygote. I believe that. I appreciate people come from different belief systems, lifestyle choices, opinions, cultures and religions. In a perfect world the smallest form of human life would be cherished, protected, coddled, nourished. Once that perfect world of respect for the most fragile of human life begins, then our climate of a world at war begins to change. Our focus shifts and we begin to look inward towards the smallest movement, the slightest sound of a beating heart. I don't want or expect the reverse of our present culture where women for the most part retain secondary rights in respect to equal pay, sexual bias, and exploitation. They don't need to be put on a pedestal. But our culture would be vastly improved if our focus was placed on the family - the smallest of life's form was cherished to the ultimate end of giving it the optimal in physical, emotional and educational care. Women wouldn't be subjected to the fear of rape or incest because they would be cherished as the sacred houses where honored life begins. In a perfect world no one would need to defend their reasons NOT to kill an unprotected life. I know we don't live in a perfect world, but let us begin doing what we can. It starts at home - it begins within. Additional information about the club and how to become a Kansas Authors Ckub member may be found on-line. Kansasauthorsclub.com. (D stands for one of the seven districts that the club is divided in throughout the state) Oprah earned $222,000,000 last year. She likely paid a lower percentage in taxes than you or I did. Do you hate her for being intelligent enough to become wealthy and give mega money to the charities of her choice (many of them are outside the United States) rather than the government? Do you despise Romney or Brad Pitt for being wealthy and giving their money to the charities of their choice? Do you feel people lose their common sense during the months prior to Presidential elections in political debate? If you are up, one of the most important space exploration events is happening now through early Monday morning (August 6), the landing of Curiosity. Media coverage is pretty spotty. Fortunately there is NASA TV for us night owls. http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/index.html CNN is covering this at least on line but they are getting their feed from NASA, so go right to the source. Closer view of Gale Crater-landing site is in the upper left hand area of the crater by Paul Decelles Update! Curiosity has landed..first photos. Low res image from Curiosity. If I understood correctly the rover landed 232M from the landing target. by Paul Decelles You may not realize it but we are getting a good lesson about the way science works, or at least should work. The lesson involves an independent study of planetary temperature data designed to examine some of the global warming skeptic's concerns about the nature of the data used in previous studies on climate change. The new study was conducted by a group of scientists involved in a project called BEST- the Berkeley Earth Surface Temperature study. Some of the study's conclusions include the following: The heat island effect in urban areas is not biasing the estimates of land surface temperature. Poor quality weather stations are also not biasing the global estimates of land surface temperature. Adding more temperature data gives results that are consistent with those in previous studies. The best fit to to the data-(BEST did not use traditional climate models but a correlational approach) are a model that combines volcanic activity (the effect by the way is to cool climate) and carbon dioxide concentration. Variation in solar input is NOT an explanatory factor in current climate trends. The BEST group has submitted their analysis and results for publication and what is really admirable have opened up their data sets and analytical methods to public scrutiny. The study by the way was funded in part by the Charles Koch foundation. Now it easy to say well we knew a lot of this stuff from current work-but an important aspect of science is the confirmatory aspect of science- it's what should enable us to gain confidence in our ideas-while others fall by the way side as not tenable. I don't expect these results to convince every one and they may also be flawed in ways that aren't immediately obvious. But maybe they will nudge the scientific and political debate to where we can have a serious talk about how to deal with global warming. Several people have reported seeing these wonderful insects over the last couple of days. These are sometimes called velvet ants. They are not ants but mutillid wasps. The females are wingless and usually brightly colored-orange or orange and black, though a few are grey. The males are winged. The females are enter the burrows of ground nesting bees and wasps and lay their eggs on or near the larvae of their host. The eggs hatch and the Mutlillid larvae feed on the host's larvae. Mutillids can pack a powerful sting-especially the one pictured here. That probably is the origin of the other common name as a figure of speech- "Cow Killer." The females are extremely active and never seem to stop moving so it is difficult to get a decent picture of them. Fortunately I had a plastic lid to a lens filter handy and was able to trap this one long enough to get a good shot. Poet Timothy Pettet, Kansas City, Missouri, is drawn to the prairie, small towns (think Cottonwood Falls and Linwood, Ks), their cemeteries and their history. Pettet, who is in the process of finalizing an Opera entitled Mona and Zero, made his way to a cemetery outside Linwood today to research the Chance family. By a differing means of chance, Pettet met Stuart Sweeney (Union Pacific car inspector), who has information about the approximately 30 members of the Chance family Pettet is interested in. Pettet, who made his way into Linwood with the intent to research the lone cemetery, that sits atop a cottonwood treed shaded hilltop, at The Linwood Library, was directed to one of the town's yearly fund raising events hosted by The Lion's Club when he asked a member from the Sheriff's department to direct him to a restaurant. Wes Knight (stonemason) invited Pettet towards a cooker of pulled pork, homemade potato salad and a selection of desserts even though the fundraiser doesn't start for several hours (it is open from 3 -7 pm Saturday evening - donations accepted). Knight, Sweeney (sons Jacob and Andrew) and fellow BBQer Phil Rosewicz (Civil Engineer Amy Core), all of Linwood, spoke about a shelter, prescription eye wear and other uses the money from the Lion's Club fundraiser has provided the Linwood community since the mid 1950's when now deceased charter member Casey Jones helped set up tents along the road in which chickens were smoked.. These days, the smokers are filled with pork and chicken and club members remain downtown with their specialty smokers. Pettet left Linwood with an affirmation of why he is attracted to the prairie and small town comraderie. Pettet will be reading poem 'Switching Way Back' and discussing additional projects on KLWN live from The Runaway Pony Sunday, July 29th, between 8:30 and 9:30 am. With all the attention Google is getting with the fiber plans in
Q: Failed to send direct email message via aws Pinpoint I am trying to send email message to a specific email address via the aws pinpoint. My from email address is verified. However, whenever I try to send the email it gives me an error "Failed to submit email message to ". I don't understand where am I going wrong with this. A: @Krishna gave the right clue, however to be precise, all of the following must be true: Your From email address is verified in Amazon Pinpoint/SES. Either your To email address(es) is verified, OR you have requested Sending Limit Increase specifically for Amazon Pinpoint, not just SES. In my case it was problem no. 2, I have increased my sending limit for SES but not Pinpoint yet. Amazon treats them somewhat differently, however the error message it gave me was totally undecipherable: Message not sent: We weren't able to send your email message to someemail@gmail.com. Request Id 982 : Failed to send message. Specifically, check the Pinpoint project's right sidebar here: A: By default Pinpoint provides an sandbox environment. In order to send emails you need to white-list your from email address as well. ( i.e. got to SES and verify the from email id as well) You should them be able to send emails via Pinpoint. The receiver should acknowledge to terms and condition that AWS can send automated emails.
Antioxidant and Anti-Inflammatory Phenolic Glycosides from Clematis tashiroi. From the 95% EtOH extract of dried aerial parts of Clematis tashiroi, eight new and four known phenolic (caffeic acid, coumaric acid, ferrulic acid) glycosides were isolated and characterized. The structures of the new isolates (clematisides A-H) were elucidated by spectroscopic data interpretation as trans-4-O-(6-O-trans-caffeoyl-β-D- glucopyranosyl)-9-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl caffeic acid (1), trans-4-O-(6-O-trans-feruloyl-β-D-glucopyranosyll)-9-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl caffeic acid (2), trans-4-O-(6-O-trans-p-coumaroyl-β-D-glucopyranosyl)-9-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl caffeic acid (3), trans-4-O-(6-O-trans-caffeoyl-β-D-glucopyranosyl)-9-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl p-coumaric acid (4), trans-3-O-(6-O-trans-caffeoyl-β-D-glucopyranosyl)-9-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl caffeic acid (5), trans-3-O-(6-O-trans-p-coumaroyl-β-D-glucopyranosyl)-9-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl caffeic acid (6), 6-(3',4'-dihydroxystyryl)-2-pyrone-4-O-(6-O-trans-caffeoyl)-β-D-glucopyranoside (7), and 6-(3',4'-dihydroxystyryl)-2-pyrone-4-O-{6-O-[4-O-(6-O-trans-caffeoyl)-β-D-glucopyranosyl]-trans-caffeoyl}-β-D-glucopyranoside (8), respectively. In a DPPH radical-scavenging test, compounds 1, 7, and 8 showed more potent antioxidant activity than that of the positive control, vitamin E. In addition, compound 7 also showed inhibitory activity in an antinitric oxide release assay.
The distribution of electronic media data (e.g., music, videos, movies, and television shows) may be accomplished using various methodologies. For example, entire media data files may be transferred from a media data server to a client electronic device. Alternatively, a media data stream may be established between the media data server and the client electronic device. Unfortunately, each methodology has its own shortcomings. Specifically, for systems in which the file is transferred to the client electronic device, the entire file is often required to be transferred prior to initiating rendering of the media data file. Further, for systems in which a media data stream is established between the media data server and the client electronic device, a considerable amount of time (e.g., >10 seconds) may be required to establish a connection with the media data server, often resulting in a less-than-optimal user experience.
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It is known that the motor vehicles are generally equipped with a device for fuel charging, located on the outer skin of the rear side portion of the bodywork, and formed by a metal part, or a rubber part, which defines a housing for the fuel filler and for the relating sealing cap, and is welded, or otherways fastened, to the metal sheet of the bodywork in correspondence of an opening provided on the same bodywork. Due to aesthetical and aerodynamic reasons, the filler sealing caps are covered, or masked, with a door, which, in most cases, is directly hinged to an edge provided on the metal sheet of the same bodywork. It is clear that during the steps of assemblage of the filler, and of the relevant covering door, a number of interventions are necessary, which must be carried out directly on the same bodywork. It is known as well that such type of interventions, by the assembler, are rather critical, due to reasons of available room. The purpose of the present invention is to propose a device for supporting the fuel charging filler. The assemblage of the filler on the bodywork of a motor vehicle is extremely simplified.
Now Commenting On: Red Sox quick hits Red Sox quick hits FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Three high-profile additions hope to blend in with the returning core to give the Red Sox what could be a special team. The successful courtship of Daisuke Matsuzaka from Japan was as legendary as it was expensive. Now all eyes will be on him as he joins a loaded rotation. Right fielder J.D. Drew replaces a fan favorite in Trot Nixon, but the Red Sox are confident that Drew's presence in the No. 5 hole will open more avenues for David Ortiz and Manny Ramirez. Shortstop Julio Lugo has the tough task of replacing a defensive stud in Alex Gonzalez. However, he also brings an energy and spunk at the top of the order that the Red Sox missed last year. And many of the familiar faces are back, led by Ortiz, Ramirez, Jason Varitek, Curt Schilling and Tim Wakefield. The pieces seem to be in place for another title run. But you never know until a team actually takes the field for real. Team strength: The rotation is the deepest the Red Sox have had in a while. Schilling, though 40, still pitches at a high level. Josh Beckett, with all that talent, could finally be on the verge of that elusive breakout season. Matsuzaka's hype precedes him, but he also has a wide array of nasty pitches. Jonathan Papelbon has electric stuff, be it as a closer or in his new (and old) role as starter. The venerable Wakefield is healthy again and should once more baffle opponents with his knuckleball. Achilles heel: Who is the closer? That question might not have an answer until the last week of Spring Training, or later. The candidates have been well publicized by now -- the quartet of Mike Timlin, Joel Pineiro, Brendan Donnelly and Julian Tavarez. If you're looking for a dark horse, think Devern Hansack. If the Red Sox don't find someone dependable for this role, things could get unsettled in a hurry. Look back to the first half of 2003 for a reference point. Top newcomer: Matsuzaka was nothing less than a national treasure in Japan. Red Sox Nation hopes he'll become a Fenway force. Backed by a fastball, curve, changeup and slider, Matsuzaka has a diverse arsenal. But he's never seen the loaded lineups he'll face in the American League this year. Matsuzaka should become one of the best pitchers in the game at some point. The question is how long it will take. Ready to make The Leap: Dustin Pedroia is set to become Boston's first rookie position player to start on Opening Day since Shea Hillenbrand did so in 2001. Nobody bettered his physique in the offseason more than Pedroia, who lost his pudgy look by dropping nearly 30 pounds. Pedroia will hit ninth, so the team merely needs him to be adequate, but he has the confidence to think he'll be a lot better than that. Don't let his lack of size fool you -- Pedroia has pop in his bat. He should be steady at second base. On the hot seat: This distinction will belong to whichever man is named the closer on Opening Day. And if the closer does not do the job, general manager Theo Epstein will feel the heat just as much, if not more. You can bank on: Ramirez will hit 30-plus home runs and top 100 RBIs. How is this known before the season starts? Because Ramirez is a hitting machine who has reached those totals in nine straight seasons, and 11 of the last 12. There are few players in baseball as consistently productive as Ramirez. Litmus test: If the rotation stays healthy and the bullpen finds some answers, the Red Sox should be one of the best teams in baseball. If not, a second consecutive frustrating season could be on deck. Games you don't want to miss: April 10-12 vs. Seattle: Matsuzaka should pitch in this series and have a most enticing matchup with fellow Japanese icon Ichiro Suzuki. April 20-22 vs. New York: The Red Sox and Yankees, age-old rivals, renew acquaintances for the first of 18 meetings in 2007. May 28 vs. Cleveland: Nixon makes his return to Fenway Park with his new team, and he is sure to get a thunderous ovation. June 15-17 vs. San Francisco: Barry Bonds plays at Fenway Park for the first time, and he just might be on the cusp of breaking Hank Aaron's all-time home run record. This will also be the first time Dave Roberts has played at Fenway since he became a legend during the 2004 postseason. June 8-10 at Arizona: Schilling could face his former team for the first time since the trade to the Red Sox prior to the 2004 season. Sept. 14-16 vs. New York: Somehow you just know that this three-game set at Fenway is going to have playoff implications. Ian Browne is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.
Emanuel Driggus Emanuel Driggus (surname was possibly derived from Rodriguez) (b. c. 1620s-d. 1673) and his wife Frances were Atlantic Creole slaves in the mid-seventeenth century in Virginia, of the Chesapeake Bay Colony. They first appear in a record of sale in 1640 to Captain Francis Potts; at the time they arranged for a contract of limited indenture for their two children in service. The Driggus couple had other children, who were born into slavery. In 1657, Captain Potts sold two of their children, Thomas and Ann Driggus, to pay off some personal debt. Driggus was freed after the death of Potts in 1658. By then he was a widower and had remarried, but he continued to provide for the enslaved children from his first marriage. He bequeathed a horse to his daughters Francy and Jane before his death in 1673. His son Thomas Driggus eventually married a free black woman; because she was free, their children were born free. According to the principle of partus sequitur ventrem, adopted into Virginia law in 1662, children born in the colony took the status of their mother. This principle, which contributed to the expansion of chattel slavery, was widely adopted by other colonies and incorporated into state laws after the American Revolutionary War. References Further reading Douglas Deal, Race and Class in Colonial Virginia, (Garland, 1993) Category:American slaves Category:Free negroes Category:People from Virginia
Busy Is Boring Can we can take and make time? Yes! “I was too busy.” “I am so busy.” “I will be busier than ever.” Suddenly phrases likes these strike me, more than ever, as at best inaccurate, and at worst self-important. The “busy” excuse rolls off tongues…just listen for it. Count the times in a day you hear or say it. But I have never, ever, heard someone with great responsibilities, much to do, complain about being too busy—they are getting it done, each thing receiving the amount of attention it deserves. While devoting a good bit of my time through workshops, correspondence, and over dinners to January’s topic, “The Joy of Single Tasking,” in The Philosopher’s Table, the repeated justification offered for an inability to concentrate on one thing at a time: helpless enslavement to a life too busy. “I have bills to pay, clients to meet, a dog to walk. I have too much to do, and make a new list every day.” The question: Does this preclude concentrating on each thing as you do it—pay bills…meet clients, one at a time…walk your dog? “I make crucial decisions and it will be dangerous if I don’t think ahead.” The question: Won’t it be dangerous if you aren’t single-minded on the “crucial” task at hand? The phrase “driven to distraction” keeps coming to mind. We do, indeed, drive ourselves to distraction—no one else is in the driver’s seat! Neil Young’s inability to get audience members to turn off electronics at his recent performances at Carnegie Hall says a great deal. We fly in different directions and fail to land in any one place. Just listen to Neil. Taste ginger. Pay attention to the wind, to your breath, to the person speaking. If we hone the ability to concentrate through patient practice, we can enjoy the efficiency and relaxation that single tasking affords. Sip tea. See patients. Carve wood. Take out trash. Do those dratted taxes. Greet guests. Balance the ledger and oneself. Walk. Pause. Sit. When I take the time to settle, my focus strengthens, and I actually make time. Truly, we create more time when we stop wasting it—unfocused, flitting here and there, complaining, perfecting procrastination. Years ago I read about a famous restaurant connected to a Zen Center in Kyoto, Japan. When asked what made the food so memorable, so delicious—after all, it was vegetarian and the ingredients ordinary—the Abbess replied: “When I wash rice, I wash rice.” A child learns to walk, one step at a time. It remains, all our lives, very hard to take more than one at a time, yes?
Q: Get data from XML file Python <Fruits> <Fruit> <Family>Citrus</Family> <Explanation>this is a Citrus fruit.</Explanation> <Type>Orange</Type> <Type>Lemon</Type> </Fruit> </Fruits> I want to extract the Explanation of this XML code and assign it to both fruits(Type) next to them. This is my code: import os from xml.etree import ElementTree file_name = "example.xml" full_file = os.path.abspath(os.path.join("xml", file_name)) dom = ElementTree.parse(full_file) Fruit = dom.findall("Fruit") for f in Fruit: Type = f.find("Type").text Explanation = f.find("Explanation").text print (Type, Explanation) I am just getting the result for the first fruit of the tree structure. Orange, this is a Citrus fruit. But I would like to get all types with their explanation assigned next to it. Therefore the result should look like this: Orange, this is a Citrus fruit. Lemon, this is a Citrus fruit. A: You're looping through the Fruit element, not the types within. So, you would need to do something like this (there are other ways, too) to get those results: import os from xml.etree import ElementTree file_name = "example.xml" full_file = os.path.abspath(os.path.join("xml", file_name)) dom = ElementTree.parse(full_file) Fruit = dom.findall("Fruit") for f in Fruit: Explanation = f.find("Explanation").text Types = f.findall("Type") for t in Types: Type = t.text print ("{0}, {1}".format(Type, Explanation))
################################################################################ # # uftp # ################################################################################ UFTP_VERSION = 4.10.2 UFTP_SITE = http://sourceforge.net/projects/uftp-multicast/files/source-tar UFTP_LICENSE = GPL-3.0+ UFTP_LICENSE_FILES = LICENSE.txt ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_OPENSSL),y) UFTP_DEPENDENCIES += host-pkgconf openssl UFTP_MAKE_OPTS += CRYPT_LIB="`$(PKG_CONFIG_HOST_BINARY) --libs libcrypto`" else UFTP_MAKE_OPTS += NO_ENCRYPTION=1 endif define UFTP_BUILD_CMDS $(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) $(MAKE) -C $(@D) $(UFTP_MAKE_OPTS) endef define UFTP_INSTALL_TARGET_CMDS $(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) $(MAKE) -C $(@D) $(UFTP_MAKE_OPTS) \ DESTDIR=$(TARGET_DIR) install endef $(eval $(generic-package))
Evaluation of the Control Strategy for the 2010 Foot-and-Mouth Disease Outbreak in Japan Using Disease Simulation. In 2010, Japan experienced a foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) epidemic where 292 premises were infected over a period of 75 days. The epidemic was controlled by stamping-out and vaccination, applied 5 weeks after the first confirmation of disease within a 10 km radius of identified infected places. This study aimed at identifying the role of emergency vaccination to epidemic control while adjusting for the dynamic pattern of local spread, and assessing alternative vaccination strategies, using a disease simulation model. Our results indicate that the overall hazard of local spread remained high throughout the silent spread phase and the first two weeks post-detection, with significant reduction occurring from week 3 onwards. The estimated effectiveness of emergency vaccination quantified as reduction in the hazard of infection was at most 81% and 44% for cattle and pig farms, respectively. The vaccination strategy reduced the simulated median number of IPs by 22%, epidemic duration by 64% and culling duration by 52%, but increased the total number of infected or vaccinated premises subject to culling by 144% compared with no vaccination. The simulation indicated that vaccination starting 2 weeks earlier (3 weeks post-first detection) with a smaller vaccination radius (3 km) was more effective for eradication of the epidemic compared with the actually implemented strategy.
Q: Java retainAll() not working? Let's say I have two Arraylists. a.add("Isabella"); a.add("Angelina"); a.add("Pille"); a.add("Hazem"); b.add("Isabella"); b.add("Angelina"); b.add("Bianca"); a.retainAll(b); This should give me Arraylist a with the following elements: Isabella, Angelina, Pille, Hazem. But, when I try a.size() I get 0. Why? My output: [DEBUG] The Karate Kid [DEBUG] The Day the Earth Stood Still [DEBUG] The Pursuit of Happyness [DEBUG] Justin Bieber: Never Say Never [DEBUG] After Earth [DEBUG] Independence Day [DEBUG] Men in Black [DEBUG] Men in Black II [DEBUG] Hancock [DEBUG] Shark Tale [DEBUG] Made in America [DEBUG] Six Degrees of Separation [DEBUG] Jersey Girl [DEBUG] The Legend of Bagger Vance [DEBUG] Men in Black 3 [DEBUG] Seven Pounds [DEBUG] Bad Boys II [DEBUG] Bad Boys 3 [DEBUG] Enemy of the State [DEBUG] Wild Wild West [DEBUG] Hitch [DEBUG] Ali [DEBUG] I, Robot [DEBUG] Live 8 [DEBUG] Where The Day Takes You [DEBUG] Independence Day 3 [DEBUG] I, Robot 2 [DEBUG] The Pursuit of Happyness [DEBUG] I Am Legend [DEBUG] Independence Day 2 [DEBUG] After Earth [DEBUG] Bad Boys [DEBUG] Partners in Time: The Making of MIB 3 [DEBUG] David Blaine: Real or Magic [DEBUG] Size: 0 The first part are films starring Jaden Smith, and second are films starring Will Smith, I want only films that have both. Is retainAll() the best method for this kind of work? A: I suspect that you are storing instances of your own class in the lists and not Strings. retainAll compares the content using the equals method. If you are storing instances of your own class and that class do not override equals it will compare references. Since you do not have the same instance in both lists (but rather different instances, which contain the same value), it will remove all movies from the first list. You can prevent this by implementing equals in your class. To do this you can take a look at this answer.
Keratin fibers including human hair may be colored (dyed) by the oxidative condensation reaction of a dyeing composition, particularly oxidative dyeing composition. In general, as described in Korean Patent Publication No. 10-0757028 or the like, such a dyeing composition comprises a first part containing an oxidative dye precursor, coupler and an alkaline agent, and a second part containing an oxidizing agent, and the two parts are mixed with each other upon use. The oxidative dye precursor and coupler infiltrate into hair and are coupled with each other via oxidative condensation, resulting in color formation. During such color formation, the alkaline agent (e.g. ammonia) contained in the first part accelerates the formation of perhydroxy anions of the oxidizing agent (e.g. hydrogen peroxide), and the perhydroxy anions cause the oxidation of a dye and melanin decomposition, resulting in color formation and decoloration. However, although the perhydroxy anions of the oxidizing agent serve to carry out the oxidation of a dye and melanin decomposition, the oxidative agent molecules may react among themselves as undesired side reaction to form radicals, which, in turn, may cause decomposition of hair proteins, leading to hair damages, comprising degradation of hair gloss and color formability. In addition, ammonia is used typically as an alkaline agent contained in the first part to accelerate the oxidation. However, such an alkaline agent having volatility is problematic in that it causes generation of a pungent smell. Further, such an alkaline agent increases pH, thereby causing scalp irritation and eye-smarting. To solve the above-mentioned problems, many approaches have been suggested. For example, Korean Patent Laid-Open No. 10-2005-0074860 discloses a method for enhancing color formability by using a phosphate surfactant capable of forming a multi-lamella liquid crystal structure and inducing a delay in reaction between the oxidative dye precursor and the coupler. However, the method suggests no solution to the problems of a pungent smell caused by the alkaline agent and sulfur compounds as well as eye-smarting. Referring to the above-mentioned pungent smell and eye-smarting, when an alkaline agent present in an aqueous phase (continuous phase) is allowed to be in an inner phase of micelles, vesicles or emulsion, or when the emulsion is provided with very high viscosity, it is possible to reduce a pungent smell and eye-smarting. However, in the case of a W/O formulation having an aqueous phase (continuous phase) as an inner phase of micelles, a dye co-existing with the aqueous phase is present in the inner phase at the same time, thereby making it difficult to carry out mass transfer (adhesion) to the hair, resulting in degradability of color formability. In addition, when the emulsion has very high viscosity, it cannot be applied to the hair with ease and the mass transfer is also difficult in this case, resulting in degradation of color formability.
Ask HN: Where can I hire developers for my dinky bootstrapped startup? - j32fun I&#x27;m interested in some ideas, fellow HNers. I run a bootstrapped software business. It&#x27;s small, but profitable. I want to expand the company, and I see myself (who&#x27;s technical) as needing some hired help in expanding the codebase with features and maintenance of the code.<p>I&#x27;ve tried the usual routes in finding contractors and interns to see if they would make a good fit into the company. I&#x27;d say that I&#x27;ve had 0% chance of success in this.<p>Any suggestions on those who have made a similar journey from a company of 1 person? ====== techjuice You may have to hire actual employees or highly paid contractors if you want the best people working for you. Unfortunately, if you are not able to pay really nice compensation you will get the bottom of the barrel people working for you. Now that may not be very realistic due to you being bootstrapped so you only have the following options: Hire an employee, hire better contractors, change where you are hiring interns from pr bring in a partner and make them a partner in your company that can help take some of the burden or outsource. If you want to outsource, you should insure you test the quality of the work you get before signing long term contracts. ------ gus_massa There are official monthly threads for jobs offers and freelance work. You can try posting there in the correct one: [https://news.ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html](https://news.ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html) For the latest post, see [https://news.ycombinator.com/submitted?id=whoishiring](https://news.ycombinator.com/submitted?id=whoishiring) ~~~ j32fun Thanks. I never paid attention to the monthly thread (was not in the position to look for a job). I'll definitely be combing through it. ------ SlowBro If it’s profitable could you demonstrate your profitability and outlook to investors so that you could afford better help?
Trudeau vacationing in Bahamas, PMO says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is vacationing in the Bahamas, his second Caribbean winter holiday in a row. The Prime Minister’s Office confirmed to reporters Monday that Trudeau has flown to Bahamas’ capital city Nassau for his vacation – after previously not providing a location to reporters. “Here is what I can confirm,” PMO spokesperson Andrée-Lyne Hallé said in a curt email to iPolitics. “He was flown to Nassau. He is taking private time with his family in the area.” Last year around this time, Canadian media found out details about Trudeau’s Christmas vacation at an exclusive villa in St. Kitts and Nevis through local media and the celebrity gossip site TMZ. That trip’s details became public when the Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis posted pictures of himself with Trudeau in front of a government plane. Details also emerged recently that Trudeau’s ten-day caribbean vacation in late 2015 cost $64,000 for the RCMP accommodations, along with the $48,000 it cost to keep a flight crew posted nearby. The PMO said last year Trudeau would reimburse the economy class fares for the trip.
Q: Fixing "unknown runtime error" in IE8 I don't see anyone else really trying to accomplish what I am... LOADS of people want to replace some node via innerHTML property however, I not only want to do this but I ALSO want to replace it with javascript. Here is my example script which is working fine in all versions of Firefox: http://syn4k.site90.net/working_test/ EDIT: If the above link does not work, try this one: http://www.syn4k.freehosting.com/working_test/ You will note that it is NOT working in IE8. I'm guessing it is not working in any version of IE... The process I have created at the link is simple: 1. The user clicks to being the process. 2. A new window is opened. 3. Data from the new window is sent back to the opener and inserted into the DOM. 3.note. The data being sent back is javacript and should execute as it does in Firefox. A: I got a look before your hosting went dowm; You cannot set innerHTML of a script node in IE, instead you need to newdiv.text = your_string_with_js; (or append a createTextNode() to it).
Q: Filtering xts objects in Shiny apps I'd like to display a basic Shiny dygraph in my Rmarkdown that toggles between networks. Here is a sample of the data: > head(df) nightTrips dayTrips network 2014-05-03 0 16 1 2014-05-04 0 5 1 2014-05-05 0 8 1 2014-05-06 0 3 1 2014-05-07 0 0 1 2014-05-08 0 3 1 > nrow(df) [1] 2239 If I subset the dataframe df where network=1, I can successfully render a dygraph for a single network with: > head(test) nightTrips dayTrips 2014-05-03 0 16 2014-05-04 0 5 2014-05-05 0 8 2014-05-06 0 3 2014-05-07 0 0 2014-05-08 0 3 dygraph(test, main = "Network1") %>% dySeries("nightTrips", label = "Night Trips") %>% dySeries("dayTrips", label = "dayTrips") %>% dyOptions(stackedGraph = FALSE) %>% dyRangeSelector(height = 20) But when I bind my data into one dataframe, add an extra column netowrk that specifies network, convert it to an xts object, and try to start a Shiny server - I get an error that a filter cannot be applied to xts object: Is there a known workaround for this issue? Here is the code for the inline Shiny app: ```{r, echo = FALSE} shinyApp( ui = fluidPage( titlePanel("Sample Timeseries"), sidebarLayout( sidebarPanel( uiOutput("networknames") ), mainPanel( dygraphOutput("networksgraph")) ) ), server = function(input, output) { data <- df data <- as_xts(data, date_col = day) output$networksgraph <- renderDygraph({ if (is.null(input$networkname)) return (NULL) filtered <- filter(data, network == intput$networkname) %>% dygraph() }) output$networknames <- renderUI({ selectInput("networkname", "Select your Network", choices = c(1,2,3)) }) } ) ``` A: The problem of applying dplyr functions to xts objects was identified but maybe has not been solved. If your dygraph() function has nothing to do with the time index, then you can simply use the coredata() as in filtered <- filter(coredata(data), network == intput$networkname). In the other case, you have to convert back and forth between xts and data.frame.
Q: Convert following code from C to VB.NET Hey guys, Can you please give me a hand to convert the following C code into VB.NET. I have a feeling it would be pretty simple... but my C knowledge is very very limited! Any help would be great! Thanks buf[0] = (num1 & 0xff000000) >> 24; buf[1] = (num1 & 0xff0000) >> 16; buf[2] = (num1 & 0xff00) >> 8; buf[3] = num1 & 0xff; buf[4] = (num2 & 0xff000000) >> 24; buf[5] = (num2 & 0xff0000) >> 16; buf[6] = (num2 & 0xff00) >> 8; buf[7] = num2 & 0xff; strncpy(buf+8, headers->key3, 8); buf[16] = '\0'; md5_buffer(buf, 16, target); target[16] = '\0'; A: byte[] temp1 = BitConvert.GetBytes(num1); byte[] temp2 = BitConvert.GetBytes(num2); Array.Copy(temp1, 0, buf, 0, 4); Array.Copy(temp2, 0, buf, 4, 4); Array.Copy(buf, 8, headers.key3, 0, 8) buf[16] = 0; Array.Copy(buf, target, 16) target[16] = 0; Using MD5 hasher = new MD5CryptoServiceProvider() target = hasher.ComputeHash(buf); End Using
package mockit; import static org.junit.Assert.*; import org.junit.*; public final class TestedClassWithNoDITest { public static final class TestedClass { private final Dependency dependency = new Dependency(); public boolean doSomeOperation() { return dependency.doSomething() > 0; } } static class Dependency { int doSomething() { return -1; } } @Tested TestedClass tested1; @Tested final TestedClass tested2 = new TestedClass(); @Tested TestedClass tested3; @Tested NonPublicTestedClass tested4; @Tested final TestedClass tested5 = null; @Mocked Dependency mock; TestedClass tested; @Before public void setUp() { assertNotNull(mock); assertNull(tested); tested = new TestedClass(); assertNull(tested3); tested3 = tested; assertNull(tested1); assertNotNull(tested2); assertNull(tested4); assertNull(tested5); } @Test public void verifyTestedFields() { assertNull(tested5); assertNotNull(tested4); assertNotNull(tested3); assertSame(tested, tested3); assertNotNull(tested2); assertNotNull(tested1); } @Test public void exerciseAutomaticallyInstantiatedTestedObject() { new Expectations() {{ mock.doSomething(); result = 1; }}; assertTrue(tested1.doSomeOperation()); } @Test public void exerciseManuallyInstantiatedTestedObject() { new Expectations() {{ mock.doSomething(); result = 1; }}; assertTrue(tested2.doSomeOperation()); new FullVerifications() {}; } @Test public void exerciseAnotherManuallyInstantiatedTestedObject() { assertFalse(tested3.doSomeOperation()); new Verifications() {{ mock.doSomething(); times = 1; }}; } } class NonPublicTestedClass { @SuppressWarnings("RedundantNoArgConstructor") NonPublicTestedClass() {} }
Questions of the accommodation of specific Muslim practices[^1^](#fn1){ref-type="fn"} and rights (e.g., headscarf, Mosques, Islamic education) within the limits of liberal societies are at the center of the polarized debate in Western Europe and other Western societies (e.g., [@c7]). Research has focused on understanding attitudes toward Muslim practices and rights in terms of group-based prejudice and Islamophobia (e.g., [@c36]; [@c56]; [@c59]). Support for banning the headscarf, for example, reflects anti-Muslim feelings ([@c25]; [@c57]). However, some studies suggest that the relationship between prejudice toward Muslims and acceptance of their religious practices is not straightforward (e.g., [@c63]; [@c74]; [@c75]). The level of acceptance or rejection of Muslim practices may depend on the nature of the specific practice in question, and individuals can be intolerant because of more principled objections to that particular practice rather than due to prejudicial feelings. Considering general feelings toward Muslims as well as the acceptance of a range of Muslim practices allows us to examine the possibility that people reject particular Muslim practices and the related rights (e.g., Islamic primary education) while thinking well of Muslims as a group, and vice versa. Further, if we were to investigate only one specific practice we risk missing the attitudes of those who would like to ban that practice but accept other Muslim practices, or conversely those who might accept the practice but want to forbid all else. Therefore, and in going beyond previous research on anti-Muslim attitudes, our primary goal is to jointly examine majority members' general feelings toward Muslims and their acceptance of a range of controversial but legal Muslim practices. Using four large datasets from the Netherlands and a person-centered approach we examined whether there are distinct groups of individuals within the majority population with different combinations of feelings and acceptance, and with different demographic and social psychological characteristics. Anti-Muslim Reactions {#SS1-1} ===================== Research in Europe (e.g., [@c66]; [@c69]) and in the United States (e.g., [@c36]) indicates that anti-Muslim feelings are more wide-spread than negative feelings toward other immigrant groups. [@c36] found that an empirical distinction can be made between people's attitudes toward categories that are defined by racial, ethnic, and religious background and their attitudes toward cultural groups that are defined by dissenting practices and behaviors. Anti-Muslim feelings were found to be connected to both attitudes, and most strongly to the latter ones. Using survey data, several studies try to examine the extent to which these anti-Muslim feelings reflect group-based prejudice and the extent to which these reflect specific forms of (religious) critique ([@c6]; [@c23]; [@c30]; [@c36]; [@c63]). For instance, research has demonstrated that Enlightenment values (e.g., [@c22]; [@c30]), secularism ([@c72]), and universalistic notions ([@c17]; [@c57]) predict anti-Muslim feelings over and above the statistical effect of generalized prejudice. These findings indicate that criticism of Islam cannot be reduced to anti-Muslim feelings. Another strategy that can be used to understand anti-Muslim feelings is to distinguish between group-based prejudice and (in)tolerance of specific practices. Research in Western Europe has argued that people with more prejudicial attitudes toward Muslim minorities also more strongly oppose, for example, the building of Mosques, the wearing of headscarves, and Islamic schools. Thus, opposition to and rejection of these specific practices would reflect a general dislike of Muslims. In support of this perspective, several studies have found that higher prejudice is indeed associated with higher intolerance of Muslim practices and that the rejection of dissenting practices is used to justify anti-Muslim feelings (e.g., [@c25]; [@c57]; [@c74]; [@c76]). However, there is also research that supports an alternative perspective, indicating that (political) intolerance and prejudicial attitudes are distinct phenomena ([@c9]; [@c23]; [@c37]; [@c75]; [@c83]). For example, in the context of Quebec, Canada, while those who hold prejudicial views supported a ban on religious symbols, a majority of the people supporting the ban did so out of principled secularism rather than prejudice ([@c6]). In another study in Quebec it was found that feelings of cultural threat and generalized prejudice predicted support for banning *minority* religious symbols whereas holding liberal values predicted support to ban *all* religious symbols ([@c4]). Similarly, analyzing data from six European countries, [@c25] found that Europeans with secular liberal values felt positively toward Muslims as a group, but felt torn regarding the legislation of religious practices such as the wearing of the headscarf. In addition, among national samples in the UK, France, Germany, and the Netherlands, a substantial portion of people with a positive attitude toward Muslims supported a ban on headscarves ([@c73]; see also [@c57]) and also rejected Islamic education and the building of Mosques ([@c74]). Drawing on these two competing perspectives, an objection to a specific practice may represent (1) an expression of one's negative attitude toward Muslims as a group, (2) an expression of disapproval of that particular practice, or (3) a combination of these two. For example, majority members can reject the founding of Islamic schools because they dislike Muslims, or because they believe that religion in general has no place in education, or a combination of the two. In other words, the distinction between group-based attitudes toward Muslim minorities and practice-specific disapproval is important and requires greater attention ([@c4]; [@c14]; [@c29]). One way to address this is by considering a range of Muslim practices in combination with general feelings toward Muslims. This allows us to develop a more detailed understanding of particular combinations of group-based feelings of Muslim minorities and the acceptance of specific Muslim practices. Intolerance and Multiple Practices {#SS1-2} ================================== The combination of negativity toward a minority group with nevertheless accepting this minority group's civil rights is central in the literature on political tolerance ([@c19]; [@c70]). However, negative out-group feelings are not a precondition for (political)*in*tolerance because one can reject a specific practice (e.g., ritual slaughter of animals) of people or groups (Jews, Muslims) to whom one has neutral or even positive feelings ([@c29]; [@c64]). Considering various dissenting practices simultaneously makes it possible to take into account the distinction between majority members who consistently accept or rather reject various Muslim practices, and people who do not consistently accept or reject the different practices. Cross-practice consistency can indicate a general like or dislike of Muslim minorities and inconsistencies can indicate principle considerations or rather social normative concerns about specific practices ([@c14]; [@c64]). Specifically, some people may display positive feelings toward Muslims and are consistent in accepting the various practices ("liking"), while others have negative feelings and consistently reject all practices ("disliking"). The existence of these two groups is in agreement with the literature that links support for Muslim minority practices with group-based feelings. Additionally, however, there is the possibility that these positive or negative feelings go together with the acceptance of some Muslim practices but not of other practices. This practice-based inconsistency indicates that people do not only consider information about whom they are asked to tolerate but also on the nature of the dissenting practices (e.g., [@c20]; [@c53]). The consideration of multiple practices might demonstrate that people have objections to a particular practice (e.g., wearing of a headscarf) but not toward another practice (e.g., Islamic education). A particular practice might raise specific moral concerns, such as the wearing of a headscarf which might evoke the issue of gender equality and religious education in public schools that can evoke concerns about the secular nature of the state ([@c46]; [@c58]). However, the rejection of some Muslim practices might also result from social normative standards that make it socially acceptable to express one's prejudiced feelings by rejecting these practices and not others ([@c8]). Thus, some individuals may be practicing a form of principled intolerance, where their disapproval emerges from specific views held about specific practices, while other individuals may be practicing a prejudiced intolerance, where the disapproval of specific practices emerges from a prejudice toward the group that they may be unwilling to express. Using data from four representative samples of the Dutch majority and a person-centered approach, we will examine whether these four groups of individuals do indeed exist and how many people can be described as practicing, for example, a principled or prejudiced intolerance. Furthermore, as a matter of construct validity we consider whether some key demographic and social psychological constructs characterize the different groups. Person-Centered Approach {#SS1-3} ======================== In general, social psychological research typically investigates associations using a variable-centered approach in which the evaluation of an out-group and its practices is considered to have a common underlying dimension that ranges individuals from low to high prejudice (see [@c42]). This approach ignores the possibility that individuals are not equally negative toward distinct sets of practices and therefore that a single score does not accurately reflect the stances that majority members take. Further, it is possible that people combine their feelings and objections in different ways leading to groups of individuals with distinct constellations of ratings. In other words, a variable-centered approach ignores the complex constellation of characteristics that make up individuals and precludes the possibility that there are profiles of people which would provide a nuanced and more detailed understanding of how majority members perceive and evaluate Muslims as a
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<span class="keyword">struct </span>pollfd fds[1];</div> <div class="line"><a name="l00061"></a><span class="lineno"> 61</span>&#160;</div> <div class="line"><a name="l00062"></a><span class="lineno"> 62</span>&#160; fds[0].fd = fd;</div> <div class="line"><a name="l00063"></a><span class="lineno"> 63</span>&#160; fds[0].events = POLLIN;</div> <div class="line"><a name="l00064"></a><span class="lineno"> 64</span>&#160;</div> <div class="line"><a name="l00065"></a><span class="lineno"> 65</span>&#160; <span class="keywordtype">int</span> pollret = poll(fds, 1, timeoutms);</div> <div class="line"><a name="l00066"></a><span class="lineno"> 66</span>&#160; <span class="keywordflow">if</span> (pollret == 0) {</div> <div class="line"><a name="l00067"></a><span class="lineno"> 67</span>&#160; errno = ETIMEDOUT;</div> <div class="line"><a name="l00068"></a><span class="lineno"> 68</span>&#160; <span class="keywordflow">return</span> 0;</div> <div class="line"><a name="l00069"></a><span class="lineno"> 69</span>&#160; } <span class="keywordflow">else</span> <span class="keywordflow">if</span> (pollret &lt; 0) {</div> <div class="line"><a name="l00070"></a><span class="lineno"> 70</span>&#160; <span class="keywordflow">return</span> -1;</div> <div class="line"><a name="l00071"></a><span class="lineno"> 71</span>&#160; }</div> <div class="line"><a name="l00072"></a><span class="lineno"> 72</span>&#160;</div> <div class="line"><a name="l00073"></a><span class="lineno"> 73</span>&#160; <span class="keywordflow">if</span> (fds[0].revents &amp; POLLIN)</div> <div class="line"><a name="l00074"></a><span class="lineno"> 74</span>&#160; <span class="keywordflow">return</span> 1;</div> <div class="line"><a name="l00075"></a><span class="lineno"> 75</span>&#160; <span class="keywordflow">return</span> -1;</div> <div class="line"><a name="l00076"></a><span class="lineno"> 76</span>&#160;}</div> <div class="line"><a name="l00077"></a><span class="lineno"> 77</span>&#160;<span class="comment"></span></div> <div class="line"><a name="l00078"></a><span class="lineno"> 78</span>&#160;<span class="comment">/**</span></div> <div class="line"><a name="l00079"></a><span class="lineno"> 79</span>&#160;<span class="comment"> * Test &amp; 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Q: Como movimentar animação em sentido horário? Bom galera, estou desenvolvendo um projetinho que visa simular o ambiente controlado de trilhos de trem, onde tenho 3 trens circulando em sentido horário, onde os três passam pelo mesmo local em determinados trechos. Minha dúvida primeiramente é, como fazer a movimentação desses trens que na figura abaixo representei por quadrinhos, e consequentemente poder alterar a velocidade de cada um dos mesmo. No meu código, tem apenas a parte gráfica, porque justamente não sei desenvolver a animação dos objetos. public class SistemasOperacionais extends JFrame { public SistemasOperacionais(){ setSize(1200,900); setTitle("Semáforo"); setLocationRelativeTo(null); setDefaultCloseOperation(EXIT_ON_CLOSE); setVisible(true); } public void paint(Graphics g){ g.drawRect(300, 100, 300, 170); g.fillRect(350, 95, 10, 10); g.drawRect(600, 100, 300, 170); g.fillRect(650, 95, 10, 10); g.drawRect(450, 270, 300, 170); g.fillRect(445, 330, 10, 10); } public static void main(String[] args) { new SistemasOperacionais(); } } A: Consegui assim: package trens; import java.awt.Color; import java.awt.EventQueue; import java.awt.Graphics; import java.util.concurrent.Executors; import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit; import javax.swing.BorderFactory; import javax.swing.JComponent; import javax.swing.JFrame; public class Trens { private static final double QUADROS_POR_SEGUNDO = 20.0; public static void preparar() { JFrame t = new JFrame(); t.setLayout(null); t.setSize(1200, 900); t.setTitle("Semáforo"); t.setLocationRelativeTo(null); t.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE); Trilho t1 = new Trilho(300, 100, 300, 170); Trilho t2 = new Trilho(600, 100, 300, 170); Trilho t3 = new Trilho(450, 270, 300, 170); Trem a = new Trem(t1, Color.BLUE, 350, 100, -170.0); Trem b = new Trem(t2, Color.GREEN, 650, 100, 0.5); Trem c = new Trem(t3, Color.RED, 450, 335, 44.0); t.add(a); t.add(b); t.add(c); t.add(t1); t.add(t2); t.add(t3); Runnable moverTudo = () -> { EventQueue.invokeLater(() -> { a.mover(1 / QUADROS_POR_SEGUNDO); b.mover(1 / QUADROS_POR_SEGUNDO); c.mover(1 / QUADROS_POR_SEGUNDO); }); }; Executors.newSingleThreadScheduledExecutor().scheduleAtFixedRate(moverTudo, 0, (int) (1000 / QUADROS_POR_SEGUNDO), TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS); t.setVisible(true); } public static void main(String[] args) { EventQueue.invokeLater(Trens::preparar); } public static class Trilho extends JComponent { public Trilho(int x, int y, int width, int height) { this.setBounds(x, y, width, height); this.setBorder(BorderFactory.createLineBorder(Color.BLACK)); } } public static class Trem extends JComponent { private Color cor; private Trilho trilho; private int x; private int y; private double velocidade; // pixels por segundo private double restante; // Frações de pixels que faltou andar. public Trem(Trilho trilho, Color cor, int x, int y, double velocidade) { this.trilho = trilho; this.cor = cor; this.x = x; this.y = y; this.velocidade = velocidade; this.setBounds(x - 5, y - 5, 10, 10); } @Override public void paintComponent(Graphics g) { g.setColor(cor); g.fillRect(0, 0, getWidth(), getHeight()); } public void mover(double deltaT) { if (velocidade == 0) return; boolean sentidoHorario = velocidade > 0; double distancia = Math.abs(restante + velocidade * deltaT); int tLeft = trilho.getX(); int tTop = trilho.getY(); int tRight = tLeft + trilho.getWidth(); int tBottom = tTop + trilho.getHeight(); for (int i = 0; i < (int) distancia; i++) { // Se deve ir à esquerda: if (x > tLeft && y == (sentidoHorario ? tBottom : tTop)) { x--; // Se deve ir à direita: } else if (x < tRight && y == (sentidoHorario ? tTop : tBottom)) { x++; // Se deve ir para cima: } else if (y > tTop && x == (sentidoHorario ? tLeft : tRight)) { y--; // Se deve ir para baixo: } else if (y < tBottom && x == (sentidoHorario ? tRight : tLeft)) { y++; // Se não for nenhum dos anteriores, o trem está descarrilhado. Coloca de novo no trilho. } else { x = tLeft; y = tTop; } } restante = distancia % 1; setLocation(x - 5, y - 5); } } } A velocidade da animação (não a dos trens) é definida por aquela constante QUADROS_POR_SEGUNDO. Como está definida em 20, ele vai (re)calcular a posição dos objetos 20 vezes por segundo. Utilizo o Executors.newSingleThreadScheduledExecutor().scheduleAtFixedRate(...) para chamar um Runnable a cada 1/20 segundos, arredondado em um número inteiro de milisegundos (ou seja, se você quiser 30 quadros por segundo, ele daria 33 milissegundos por quadro, e não 331/3 milissegundos por quadro). O trem azul está a uma velocidade de -170.0 pixels por segundo. Ou seja, ele vai bem rápido no sentido anti-horário. O trem vermelho está a uma velocidade de 44.0 pixels por segundo no sentido horário. O trem verde está a uma velocidade de 0.5 pixels por segundo. Ou seja, ele se move bem lentamente no sentido horário. Coloquei este valor pequeno para comprovar que ele funciona corretamente mesmo se a velocidade for menor que um pixel a cada passo e que ele não acaba nem ficando parado e nem forçando um movimento em cada quadro de animação. Observe que tenho uma classe para o Trem e uma para o Trilho. Ambas herdam de JComponent, e portanto, são componentes Swing e desenhados pelo Swing. Onde é necessário, eu sobreescrevo o método paintComponent, e não o paint. Utilizo as chamadas a EventQueue.invokeLater para não manipular objetos Swing fora da EDT. Há três threads aqui: a EDT, a thread principal e a thread do Executors. Assim sendo, para que os componentes sejam manipulados apenas na EDT, as outras duas threads executam todo o seu trabalho apenas através do EventQueue.invokeLater. Já o método mover da classe Trem descobre em que parte do trilho o trem está e move ele na direção adequada. A abordagem que usei não é a mais eficiente, mas deve funcionar no seu caso. Essa abordagem consiste em calcular a posição iterativamente, pixel a pixel de acordo com a velocidade, a fim de que as curvas dos trilhos sejam obedecidas. A abordagem ideal calcularia a posição final sem precisar usar um for para isso.
Q: Multi-Step Image Submission To Load Balanced Server Problem We have two apache/php web servers load balanced with squid page caching proxy. The squid caching is not active on image submission pages. We have a form where users can submit images. It's a two step process. They first upload the images. The second step they can enter details about the images and images are then moved over to correct folders once they submit the image details. Problem is when there is high traffic the second step might be served from a different server then the one with the uploaded images. So the second step might not find the uploaded images and upload fails to complete. We have thousands of image files on these servers so the syncing between them is slow. Is there anyway that we can force a specific page to always to be served from a specific server? Basically to bypass the load balancing feature. A: There are a few solutions to this. Switch to nginx as a reverse proxy and you can stick clients to the host Make the upload directory a NFS share mounted on both hosts Upload the file into a mysql table (probarbly best to use a hash table) so both servers can access it. Personally I would go with option 1 as you still get round robin load balancing, but each connection is stuck to the host that it was initially connected to. Option 2 has the benefit of still equally balancing requests, but the downside is the NFS share is a single point of failure. Option 3 can cause issues if there is not enough ram on the DB server if you use a hash table.
# Azure Service Bus Geo-disaster recovery To learn more about Azure Service Bus, please visit our [marketing page](https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/services/service-bus/). To learn more about our Geo-DR feature in general please follow [this](https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/service-bus-messaging/service-bus-geo-dr) link. This sample shows how to: 1. Achieve Geo-DR for an Service Bus namespace. 2. Create a namespace with live metadata replication between two customer chosen regions This sample consists of three parts: 1. The main scenario showing management (Setup, failover, remove pairing) of new or existing namespaces sample can be found [here](https://github.com/Azure/azure-service-bus/tree/master/samples/DotNet/Microsoft.ServiceBus.Messaging/GeoDR/SBGeoDR2/SBGeoDR2) 2. The scenario in which you want to use an existing namespace name as alias can be found [here](https://github.com/Azure/azure-service-bus/tree/master/samples/DotNet/Microsoft.ServiceBus.Messaging/GeoDR/SBGeoDR2/SBGeoDR_existing_namespace_name). Make sure to thoroughly look through the comments as this diverges slightly from the main scenario. Examine both, App.config and Program.cs. ***Note:*** If you do not failover but just do break pairing, there is no need to execute delete alias as namespace name and alias are the same. If you do failover you would need to delete the alias if you would want to use the namespace outside of a DR setup. 3. A sample on how to access the alias connection string which can be found [here](https://github.com/Azure/azure-service-bus/tree/master/samples/DotNet/Microsoft.ServiceBus.Messaging/GeoDR/TestGeoDR/ConsoleApp1). ## Getting Started ### Prerequisites In order to get started using the sample (as it uses the Service Bus management libraries), you must authenticate with Azure Active Directory (AAD). This requires you to authenticate as a Service Principal, which provides access to your Azure resources. To obtain a service principal please do the following steps: 1. Go to the Azure Portal and select Azure Active Directory in the left menu. 2. Create a new Application under App registrations / + New application registration. 1. The application should be of type Web app / API. 2. You can provide any URL for your application as sign on URL. 3. Navigate to your newly created application 3. Application or AppId is the client Id. Note it down as you will need it for the sample. 4. Select keys and create a new key. Note down the Value as you won't be able to access it later. 5. Go back to the root Azure Active Directory and select properties. 1. Note down the Directory ID as this is your TenantId. 6. You must have ‘Owner’ permissions under Role for the resource group that you wish to run the sample on. Regardless if you want to use an existing namespace or create a new one, make sure to add the newly created application as owner under Access Control (IAM). For more information on creating a Service Principal, refer to the following articles: * [Use the Azure Portal to create Active Directory application and service principal that can access resources](https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/azure-resource-manager/resource-group-create-service-principal-portal) * [Use Azure PowerShell to create a service principal to access resources](https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/azure-resource-manager/resource-group-authenticate-service-principal) * [Use Azure CLI to create a service principal to access resources](https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/azure-resource-manager/resource-group-authenticate-service-principal-cli) <!-- The above articles helps you to obtain an AppId (ClientId), TenantId, and ClientSecret (Authentication Key), all of which are required to authenticate the management libraries. Finally, when creating your Active Directory application, if you do not have a sign-on URL to input in the create step, simply input any URL format string e.g. https://contoso.org/exampleapp --> ### Required NuGet packages 1. Microsoft.Azure.Management.ServiceBus 2. Microsoft.IdentityModel.Clients.ActiveDirectory - used to authenticate with AAD ### Running the sample 1. Please use Visual Studio 2017 2. Make sure all assemblies are in place. 2. Populate the regarding values in the App.config. 3. Build the solution. 4. Make sure to execute on Screen option A before any other option. The Geo DR actions could be * CreatePairing For creating a paired region. After this, you should see metadata (i.e. Queues, Topics and Subscriptions replicated to the secondary namespace). * FailOver Simulating a failover. After this action, the secondary namespace becomes the primary * BreakPairing For breaking the pairing between a primary and secondary namespace * DeleteAlias For deleting an alias, that contains information about the primary-secondary pairing * GetConnectionStrings In a Geo DR enabled namespace, the Service Bus should be accessed only via the alias. This is because, the alias can point to either the primary Service Bus or the failed over Service Bus. This way, the user does not have to adjust the connection strings in his/her apps to point to a different Service Bus in the case of a failover. The way to get the alias connection string is shown in a seperate console app which you can also use to test your newly geo paired namespaces. It can be found [here](https://github.com/Azure/azure-service-bus/tree/master/samples/DotNet/Microsoft.ServiceBus.Messaging/GeoDR/TestGeoDR). ***Note:*** The AAD access data for the GeoDR sample must also be used for the Test sample.
Daily Archives: July 30, 2018 I have to thank my lovely mother for sending me the print copy of this amazing book – the cover is beautiful and so is the story… Alaska, 1974. Unpredictable. Unforgiving. Untamed. For a family in crisis, the ultimate test of survival. Ernt Allbright, a former POW, comes home from the Vietnam war a changed and volatile man. When he loses yet another job, he makes an impulsive decision: he will move his family north, to Alaska, where they will live off the grid in America’s last true frontier. Thirteen-year-old Leni, a girl coming of age in a tumultuous time, caught in the riptide of her parents’ passionate, stormy relationship, dares to hope that a new land will lead to a better future for her family. She is desperate for a place to belong. Her mother, Cora, will do anything and go anywhere for the man she loves, even if it means following him into the unknown. We are mostly in Leni’s viewpoint throughout this book, which takes us through Leni’s growing up years until she is a woman. I loved her character. Hannah’s writing is lyrical, intense and passionate, allowing us to get right inside the character of this sensitive, observant child. And of course she is hyperaware of the adults around her – with such an unstable family dynamic, it’s the only way she can survive… I also love Hannah’s depiction of Alaska, which is clearly a remarkable place that attracts remarkable people. And you need something about you that finds modern life in busy cities with all the trappings of civilisation inherently uncomfortable – or you wouldn’t be able to cope in such a challenging environment. The historical flavour of the time is also well captured – having lived through it, I do recall the sense that everything was sliding away. While we didn’t have the draft and a savage war to deal with in the UK, we did have strikes, the 3-day week and the oil crisis. This one was impossible to put down, once I started to read. The way the family dynamic worked was very well portrayed – it would have been so easy to have depicted her parents as uncaring or complete monsters. But they were nothing of the sort – they were people caught up in events and dealing with the fallout without any support – it’s been well documented elsewhere just what disgraceful treatment the Vietnam veterans endured once they returned home, often traumatised and unable to work. As for the climax of the novel – I wasn’t sure about the ultimate ending, to be honest. I think it was just a bit too upbeat, given what had happened. But overall, this is an amazing read that I will recall with great pleasure. Highly recommended for fans of books based on recent history and family-based adventure. 9/10
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[Cite as State v. Cheatham, 2014-Ohio-1545.] COURT OF APPEALS ASHLAND COUNTY, OHIO FIFTH APPELLATE DISTRICT JUDGES: STATE OF OHIO : Hon. W. Scott Gwin, P.J. : Hon. John W. Wise, J. Plaintiff-Appellee : Hon. Patricia A. Delaney, J. : -vs- : : Case No. 13-COA-028 EAFROM O. CHEATHAM : : Defendant-Appellant : OPINION CHARACTER OF PROCEEDING: Criminal appeal from the Ashland Municipal Court, Case No. 13-CRB-467 JUDGMENT: Affirmed DATE OF JUDGMENT ENTRY: April 10, 2014 APPEARANCES: For Plaintiff-Appellee For Defendant-Appellant W. DAVID MONTAGUE MATTHEW MALONE Assistant Law Director 11 1/2 East Second Street 1213 East Main Street Ashland, OH 44805 Ashland, OH 44805 [Cite as State v. Cheatham, 2014-Ohio-1545.] Gwin, P.J. {¶1} Appellant Eafrom O. Cheatham [“Cheatham”] appeals his convictions and sentences for five counts of theft in violation of R.C. 2913.02, misdemeanors of the first degree and one count of possessing criminal tools in violation of R.C. 2923.24, a misdemeanor of the first degree after a jury trial in the Ashland Municipal Court. Facts and Procedural History {¶2} Cheatham was charged with seven counts of theft and one count of possessing criminal tools as a result of stealing gasoline from a Circle K gas station on various occasions during February, March and April of 2013. The matter proceeded to jury trial on August 29, 2013. {¶3} On April 13, 2013, a Circle K cashier obtained the license plate of a silver Ford Focus suspected of being involved in drive-offs at the location. At trial, that employee, Tiffany Pirtle, testified that on April 13, 2013, she observed a silver Ford Focus during a time in which she was cleaning up the parking lot. Pirtle was able to obtain the license plate of the vehicle. In this instance, the driver of the vehicle did not steal any gas, but the vehicle returned on April 15 and April 20 and did successfully steal gas on those occasions. Pirtle authenticated and described a video of the April 20, 2013 event, which was viewed by the jury, and a "drive-off report" generated by her describing the event. {¶4} The Manager of the Circle K, Jill Kopchak, authenticated and described videos of February 2, February 6, March 2, March 10, March 26, and April 15, 2013 drive-offs. She also testified concerning the drive-off reports generated by store employees on each of those dates. These videos showed a black male matching the Ashland County, Case No. 13-COA-028 3 description of Cheatham and the same silver Ford Focus. In each instance, the front license plate had been removed from the Ford Focus and car was driven into the station’s parking lot and backed out of the parking lot so that store security cameras could not view the rear license plate. No witness ever identified the driver, but simply described him as a black male. The documentation of these drive-offs does not indicate the sex or race of the driver of the vehicle. {¶5} Officer Kiley of the Ashland Police Department testified that on April 20, 2013 he executed a search warrant at Cheatham’s residence. Officer Kiley found the silver Ford Focus matching the license plate number obtained by Tiffany Pirtle parked in front of Cheatham’s home. When Officer Kiley explained to Cheatham that he had a warrant, Cheatham laughed and asked "for gas?" Officer Kiley then questioned Cheatham at the police department. Cheatham first claimed that he had paid for the gas with his debit card. He then changed this account to he paid for gas using his wife debit card. Cheatham then claimed that it was his son driving. Cheatham finally agreed with Officer Kiley that he had gone to the Circle K with intent to steal gas and had not paid for gas. Inside the residence, a 3XL red hooded sweatshirt, a 2XL plaid hooded sweatshirt and an XL back Carhart coat were obtained. This clothing was consistent with clothing worn by the suspect. {¶6} Cheatham’s daughter, Tiesha Cheatam testified that her brother sometimes drive’s Cheatham’s car. She further testifed that her mother did not have a debit card. Tiesha further testified that her father had taken her to apply for a job at the Circle K and to a job interview at the station. However, the dates did not correspond to any of the dates on which gasoline was stolen. Ashland County, Case No. 13-COA-028 4 {¶7} At the conclusion of the trial, the jury found Cheatham was guilty of five counts of theft and the single possessing criminal tools count. The jury found Cheatam not guilty on two of the theft charges, specifically the February 6 and March 2, 2013 offenses. Assignment of Error {¶8} Cheatham raises ones assignment of error, {¶9} “I. APPELLANT'S CONVICTIONS FOR THEFT IN VIOLATION OF OHIO REVISED CODE SECTION 2913.02, MISDEMEANORS OF THE FIRST DEGREE, AND FOR POSSESSING CRIMINAL TOOLS IN VIOLATION OF REVISED CODE SECTION 2923.24, A MISDEMEANOR OF THE FIRST DEGREE, WERE AGAINST THE WEIGHT AND SUFFICIENCY OF THE EVIDENCE.” Analysis {¶10} Our review of the constitutional sufficiency of evidence to support a criminal conviction is governed by Jackson v. Virginia, 443 U.S. 307, 319, 99 S.Ct. 2781, 61 L.Ed.2d 560 (1979), which requires a court of appeals to determine whether “after viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution, any rational trier of fact could have found the essential elements of the crime beyond a reasonable doubt.” Id.; see also McDaniel v. Brown, 558 U.S. 120, 130 S.Ct. 665, 673, 175 L.Ed.2d 582(2010) (reaffirming this standard); State v. Fry, 125 Ohio St.3d 163, 926 N.E.2d 1239, 2010–Ohio–1017, ¶146; State v. Clay, 187 Ohio App.3d 633, 933 N.E.2d 296, 2010–Ohio–2720, ¶68. {¶11} Weight of the evidence addresses the evidence's effect of inducing belief. State v. Thompkins, 78 Ohio St.3d 380, 386-387, 678 N.E.2d 541 (1997), superseded Ashland County, Case No. 13-COA-028 5 by constitutional amendment on other grounds as stated by State v. Smith, 80 Ohio St.3d 89, 684 N.E.2d 668, 1997-Ohio–355. Weight of the evidence concerns “the inclination of the greater amount of credible evidence, offered in a trial, to support one side of the issue rather than the other. It indicates clearly to the jury that the party having the burden of proof will be entitled to their verdict, if, on weighing the evidence in their minds, they shall find the greater amount of credible evidence sustains the issue which is to be established before them. Weight is not a question of mathematics, but depends on its effect in inducing belief.” (Emphasis sic.) Id. at 387, 678 N.E.2d 541, quoting Black's Law Dictionary (6th Ed. 1990) at 1594. {¶12} When a court of appeals reverses a judgment of a trial court on the basis that the verdict is against the weight of the evidence, the appellate court sits as a “’thirteenth juror’” and disagrees with the fact finder’s resolution of the conflicting testimony. Id. at 387, 678 N.E.2d 541, quoting Tibbs v. Florida, 457 U.S. 31, 42, 102 S.Ct. 2211, 72 L.Ed.2d 652 (1982). However, an appellate court may not merely substitute its view for that of the jury, but must find that “‘the jury clearly lost its way and created such a manifest miscarriage of justice that the conviction must be reversed and a new trial ordered.’” State v. Thompkins, supra, 78 Ohio St.3d at 387, quoting State v. Martin, 20 Ohio App.3d 172, 175, 485 N.E.2d 717, 720–721(1st Dist. 1983). Accordingly, reversal on manifest weight grounds is reserved for “‘the exceptional case in which the evidence weighs heavily against the conviction.’” Id. “[I]n determining whether the judgment below is manifestly against the weight of the evidence, every reasonable intendment and every Ashland County, Case No. 13-COA-028 6 reasonable presumption must be made in favor of the judgment and the finding of facts. *** “If the evidence is susceptible of more than one construction, the reviewing court is bound to give it that interpretation which is consistent with the verdict and judgment, most favorable to sustaining the verdict and judgment.” Seasons Coal Co., Inc. v. Cleveland, 10 Ohio St.3d 77, 80, 461 N.E.2d 1273 (1984), fn. 3, quoting 5 Ohio Jurisprudence 3d, Appellate Review, Section 60, at 191–192 (1978). {¶13} There is no dispute in the case at bar that theft and possession of criminal tools as alleged had in fact occurred. Cheatham’s first argument is that there was insufficient evidence to identify him as the perpetrator of those crimes. {¶14} In the case at bar, it is true that no witness was able to identify Cheatham as having been the perpetrator of any of the offenses. However, evidence was submitted to tie him to the crimes. {¶15} The car that Cheatham owned and drove was consistent with the vehicle involved in the drive-offs. When Officer Kiley observed it parked by Cheatham’s home, he noticed that the front license plate was loose and could easily be removed by hand. {¶16} In addition, Cheatham’s interviews with the police show inconsistencies in his explanation. Cheatham told the police he used his debit
Monday, January 27, 2014 By stealing data out of the apps you use, according to an article in today’s Guardian, the NSA even can determine your specific sexual preferences. The National Security Agency and its UK counterpart GCHQ have been developing capabilities to take advantage of "leaky" smartphone apps, such as the wildly popular Angry Birds game, that transmit users' private information across the internet, according to top secret documents. The data pouring onto communication networks from the new generation of iPhone and Android apps ranges from phone model and screen size to personal details such as age, gender and location. Some apps, the documents state, can share users' most sensitive information such as sexual orientation – and one app recorded in the material even sends specific sexual preferences such as whether or not the user may be a swinger. Part of the genius of dribbling out the Edward Snowden data a little bit at a time is that it ought to keep the public’s anger level high. If the above revelations don’t make you angry, maybe the next batch will. As the article explains, even the photos that smartphone users upload to Facebook and other sites contain EXIF data that gives the NSA details such as the location the photo was taken. The NSA computers put together anything they can get on you: Depending on what profile information a user had supplied, the documents suggested, the agency would be able to collect almost every key detail of a user's life: including home country, current location (through geolocation), age, gender, zip code, martial status – options included "single", "married", "divorced", "swinger" and more – income, ethnicity, sexual orientation, education level, and number of children. Not mentioned in the article is that all levels of government share information. Hawaii has a “fusion center,” so all of that information may be shared with local police. We’ll never know what they are sharing, of course. Not angry yet? Please click on the link above and go to the Guardian article. Let me close with this snip from the same article: An ability to make the phone's microphone 'hot', to listen in to conversations, is named "Nosey Smurf".
Shim Jae-hong Shim Jae-Hong (born August 28, 1968) is a male South Korean former handball player who competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics and in the 1992 Summer Olympics. In 1988 he was a member of the South Korean team which won the silver medal in the Olympic tournament. He played five matches and scored four goals. Four years later he finished sixth with the South Korean team in the 1992 Olympic tournament. He played five matches again and scored six goals. External links profile Category:1968 births Category:Living people Category:South Korean male handball players Category:Olympic handball players of South Korea Category:Handball players at the 1988 Summer Olympics Category:Handball players at the 1992 Summer Olympics Category:Olympic silver medalists for South Korea Category:Olympic medalists in handball Category:Asian Games medalists in handball Category:Handball players at the 1990 Asian Games Category:Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics Category:Asian Games gold medalists for South Korea Category:Medalists at the 1990 Asian Games
Tiruttelicheri Parvatheeswarar Temple Tiruttelicheri Parvatheeswarar Temple( திருத்தெளிச்சேரி பார்வதீசுவரர் கோயில் ])is a Hindu temple located at Tiruttelicheri in Pondicherry, India. Now the place is known as Koilpatthu. The presiding deity is Shiva. He is called as Parvatheeswarar. His consort is known as Parvathi Ammai. Significance It is one of the shrines of the 275 Paadal Petra Sthalams - Shiva Sthalams glorified in the early medieval Tevaram poems by Tamil Saivite Nayanar Tirugnanasambandar. Literary mention Tirugnanasambandar describes the feature of the deity as: References External links Photogallery Category:Hindu temples in Puducherry Category:Padal Petra Stalam
Q: div resized according to the number of divs in a row I'm currently building an online editor, and I was wondering if it is possible to resize a <div> according to the number of divs that are not in a display:none state. For example, I have a row with three div columns, each of them are 32% large, I want that if one is in a display:none state the two others will be 48% large. So the code I have is in the html: <input type="checkbox" onclick="showHide('.text1')" checked="" /> <input type="checkbox" onclick="showHide('.text2')" checked="" /> <input type="checkbox" onclick="showHide('.text3')" checked="" /> <div id="line1"> <div id="text1"></div> <div id="text2"></div> <div id="text3"></div> </div> and in the javascript only this using jquery: function showHide(divId) {$(divId).slideToggle('slow');} What I want is that when I uncheck any of the text, the two other remaining go from 33% to 50%, and if another one is removed from 50% to 100%. A: If your HTML is something like this: <div class="container"> <div></div> <div></div> <div></div> </div> After you've applied the display values, you could use :visible to figure out how many elements are visible, and apply a width based on that: // select visible children var visibleDivs = $('.container div:visible'); // use whatever width calculation you'd like... var targetWidth = 100 / visibleDivs.length - 1; // apply the width to the divs visibleDivs.width(targetWidth);
Pages Wednesday, May 18, 2011 doing fine Looking back at the last two posts, I fear I may come across as slightly more traumatized than I actually am about the shots fired and whatnot. I wanted to write about the incident the way it felt when it happened - and there were big feelings - but I noticed that the big feelings faded fairly quickly. We are doing just fine. A couple thoughts still linger with me, tensions that have always been a part of my life in this neighborhood but thrown into greater relief after this experience. 1. Teenagers are scary kids. I have always understood that teenagers are people that most adults find a little frightening, especially when they are in groups. I've never wanted to feel that way about a group of people, and I think I have mostly focused on the kid part - they're just kids. Which is true. However, kids do dumb things (like, oh, say shooting a gun at public park at 4 in the afternoon) when given the chance. Which can be pretty scary. One of my neighbors and I were discussing this and she told me that she thinks of teenagers as being like someone who has never driven a car being given a Ferrari. "Great equipment, no idea how to use it." She said. It's the decision making skills that are scary - and around here there is more than one teenager whose life gives him(or her) no power outside of guns and violence, and no tempering parental presence to help bridge the gap between ability to act and the ability to decide. So. Maybe it's okay to temper my compassion with a little bit of wariness when it comes to the teens. 2. I still love my neighborhood, but it's complicated. (and that's okay) I am used to loving things completely and unreservedly. One of the reasons I love my neighborhood is that it makes me think. There are lots of reasons - racial and economic diversity, lots of parks, my neighbors, proximity to downtown and my work and Andrew's work, etc. It gets in the 90th percentile for walkability scores. And it makes me think. Which is related mostly to the racial diversity part. For the past seven years I have been working on and questioning my internal danger response to certain situations - a group of black teenage boys being loud, hanging out for example. If I feel uncomfortable I question that response and attempt to get curious about it. There aren't clear lines, of course. And this experience reminded me that sometimes it's okay to see danger. Sometimes it's real. So I am thinking on that, working on it. We have talked about going to our park again, but haven't actually done it yet. We will eventually. The weather is gradually, slowly, sometimes imperceptibly getting better and we have had some great sunny days. I have two more papers to write before the end of the quarter and three more Sundays at St. Paul's before I am done working there. Things are changing, but the sun is coming out. And we're doing fine. 4 comments: in response to your #1 - yes teens are scary kids. I work with adolescents ("scary" "at-risk" youth no less) and I love them, but I can admit they can be scary and their frontal cortex is not yet fully developed which lead to their not making great decisions (aka doing really really stupid and impulsive things). in response to your #2 I'm glad you still love your neighborhood and I hope that when you come across those things that make you think and question you have lots of opportunities to talk them through and really examine them :) I am a firm believer that every "type" of neighborhood has its problems. We even had a drive by shooting between some mixed race gangs in North Ballard 5 blocks from my house in a neighborhood. We have drug dealers around the corner. 2 strip clubs, a plasma donation center (mostly frequented by drug users), a sex shop, a liquor store and a medical marijuana shop are all within easy walking distance. For those of you not in Seattle, Ballard is pretty pasty white. But I still LOVE my neighborhood and don't want to move. It's hard not to think of teens as evil but if you focus on them just being kids with undeveloped brains (not being rude just truthful)and realize they are doing what they think they should, it can help. Most of them are fronting, trying to look tough and succeeding without realizing the consequences on how they are treated. Beautiful picture, your girl is really growing up and has a lovely look about her. I'm not sure how I would respond to the events you witnessed but I think responses to teens and perceived danger is an interesting area to reflect on. I try to question my own responses, I don't want to teach my daughter to be afraid of young men. Her cousins will be young men, her father was a young man. However, my only experience of crime, fleeting though it was, was at the hands of teen boys. I'll think on the idea of equipment and decision making, thanks for raising this.
Independent contributions of cortical gray matter atrophy and ventricle enlargement for predicting neuropsychological impairment in multiple sclerosis. The primary goal of this study was to investigate associations between regional gray matter (GM) atrophy and neuropsychological function in multiple sclerosis (MS), while accounting for the influence of central brain atrophy (i.e. third ventricle enlargement). Using a cross-sectional design, we studied 59 MS patients with brain MRI and neuropsychological testing. Regional gray matter fractions (rGMFs) were calculated from MRI images for 11 homologous brain areas using the semiautomatic brain region extraction (SABRE) technique. Neuropsychological testing followed consensus panel guidelines and included tests emphasizing episodic memory, working memory and processing speed. The analytic approach was stepwise linear regression, with forward selection and p<0.05 threshold for significance. Consistent with previous research, there were significant correlations between third ventricle width and neuropsychological tests. Stepwise linear regression analyses controlling for third ventricle width retained rGMFs obtained from specific regions within the prefrontal cortex. Left frontal atrophy was associated with tests emphasizing auditory/verbal memory. Right frontal atrophy was associated with impairment in visual episodic and working memory. For the first time, we show an independent relationship between cortical atrophy and cognitive impairment after accounting for the effects of central atrophy.
1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a technical field for a hydraulic brake boosting system for boosting the force for depressing a brake pedal of, for example, an automobile, with power realized by hydraulic pressure of operating fluid so that braking force is enlarged. More particularly, the present invention relates to a technical field for a pump operation control apparatus for a hydraulic brake boosting system for controlling the operation of a pump for generating the hydraulic pressure of the operating fluid. 2. Description of the Related Art Brake boosting systems for vehicles, for example, automobiles, include a hydraulic brake boosting system which incorporates a hydraulic brake boosting apparatus for boosting the force for depressing a brake pedal so as to enlarge the braking force. The hydraulic brake boosting system enables great braking force which cannot be obtained from only the depressing force which is applied to the brake pedal. Moreover, the force for depressing the pedal can be reduced. An hydraulic brake boosting system of the foregoing type incorporates a pump which is operated by a motor so as to generate hydraulic pressure of the operating fluid and an accumulator for accumulating the generated hydraulic pressure. When the brake pedal has been depressed, the hydraulic pressure accumulated in the accumulator is introduced into the hydraulic brake boosting apparatus. Thus, the hydraulic brake boosting apparatus produces an output obtained by boosting the depressing force applied to the pedal in accordance with the depressing force. The thus-produced output causes a master cylinder to be operated. The above-mentioned brake boosting system has a necessity that hydraulic pressure of a predetermined level can assuredly be introduced into the hydraulic brake boosting apparatus when the brake is operated. Therefore, the operation of the pump must be controlled in such a manner that predetermined hydraulic pressure is always accumulated in the accumulator. As a conventional pump operation control apparatus for controlling the operation of the pump as described above, pump operation control apparatuses have been disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 4-151364 and Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 3-213701. According to the disclosure, a pump-operating pressure sensor (or a pressure sensor which is hereinafter and representatively called a "pressure sensor") is employed to hydraulic pressure accumulated in the accumulator. When the hydraulic pressure accumulated in the accumulator has been raised to a level with which the pump must be operated, the pump is operated to raise the hydraulic pressure accumulated in the accumulator. Moreover, an alarm-issuing pressure sensor is employed to detect and issue an alarm when the hydraulic pressure accumulated in the accumulator has abnormally been reduced. Moreover, each of the pump operation control apparatuses disclosed as described above has a structure that when a failure of the pump-operating pressure sensor has occurred, the alarm-issuing pressure sensor controls the operation of the pump. The pump operation control apparatuses disclosed as described above enable predetermined hydraulic pressure to always be accumulated in the accumulator. Even if a failure of the pump-operating pressure sensor has occurred, hydraulic pressure having at least a minimum level required to operate the brake can furthermore reliably be accumulated in the accumulator. As another conventional pump operation control apparatus, a pump operation control apparatus has been disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 8-58562. According to the foregoing disclosure, depression of a brake pedal is detected by a brake switch. Moreover, time for which the brake pedal is depressed is integrated. When the integrated time has reached a predetermined value, the pump is operated so that hydraulic pressure is accumulated in the accumulator. The pump operation control apparatus disclosed as described above does not require a pump-operating pressure sensor. When a brake switch provided for operating a brake lamp or the like is simply used, the operation of the pump can be controlled to accumulate hydraulic pressure in the accumulator. Thus, the structure of the brake boosting system can be simplified. However, the above-mentioned pump operation control apparatus disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 4-151364 has the structure that the pump is operated in only a period until the alarm-issuing pressure sensor is turned off at which the alarm-issuing pressure sensor does not transmit the alarm signal if the pump is operated by the alarm-issuing pressure sensor because of a failure of the pump-operating pressure sensor. Therefore, hydraulic pressure cannot sufficiently be accumulated in the accumulator. If the characteristics of the pump-operating pressure sensor deteriorates, the pressure at which the pump is interrupted is undesirably changed. Thus, the pressure accumulated in the accumulator becomes insufficient, causing the braking force to be reduced excessively. As an alternative to this, the hydraulic pressure accumulated in the accumulator is raised excessively, thus causing the loads which must be borne by the pump, the motor, the accumulator and the like to be enlarged excessively. As a result, there is apprehension that the durability of the above-mentioned elements deteriorates. The above-mentioned pump operation control apparatus disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 3-213701 has the structure that the pump is operated for predetermined time from a moment at which the alarm-issuing pressure sensor has been turned on in a case where the operation of the pump is controlled by the alarm-issuing pressure sensor because of a failure of the pump-operating pressure sensor. Therefore, if a pressure at which the sensor is turned on is changed because of deterioration of the alarm-issuing pressure sensor or the like, hydraulic pressure cannot sufficiently be accumulated in the accumulator. The above-mentioned pump operation control apparatus disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 8-58562 has the structure that the time obtained by integrating the time for which the brake pedal is depressed is employed as a parameter for controlling the operation of the pump. Therefore, if the pressure accumulated in the accumulator is reduced in a case where depression of the brake pedal is not performed for a long time because, for example, the vehicle has been allowed to stand for a long time, the pump is not operated. Thus, there is apprehension that the braking force becomes too small. As described above, both of the pump operation control apparatus disclosed as described above have a problem in that hydraulic pressure cannot always, sufficiently and reliably be accumulated in the accumulator.
The Economics Of Being A Drug Dealer. American economist Steven Levitt looks at the common belief system that society places on drug dealers and debunks each concept based on data collected directly from interacting with the gang. He then compares this to modern day economics to show contrast.
The pregnancy "super-utilizer": how does a high-risk depression screen affect medical utilization? Our objective was to determine whether a score of >11 on the Edinburgh postnatal depression scale (EPDS) at the initial prenatal visit was associated with an increased use of acute medical visits when compared to pregnant women with an initial EPDS score of ≤11. This was a retrospective cohort study comparing the utilization of acute medical care during pregnancy and the first eight weeks after delivery amongst 200 women with an EPDS score >11 at their initial prenatal visit compared with 200 women with an EPDS score ≤11. "Super-utilization" was defined as ≥4 acute or unscheduled medical visits during pregnancy and the first eight weeks after delivery (90th percentile). Logistic regression was used to control for confounders. Women with an initial EPDS score >11 were significantly more likely to engage in super-utilization of acute medical care compared with those women scoring ≤11 (adjusted odds ratio [aOR], 2.12; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.53-3.90). Pregnant women scoring >11 on the EPDS at their initial prenatal visit are more likely to super-utilize acute medical care in the perinatal period. This subset of patients at-risk for increased utilization can be identified early during prenatal care. Interventions to better meet the medical and psychosocial needs of these women warrant future research.
FREE Computers for Youth Research has shown that youth who have access to computers in their home are more likely to attend school regularly and earn better grades when academically tested! The Council for Economic Opportunities in Greater Cleveland is offering FREEcomputers loaded academic software for youth ages 10-14 years old who are in grades 4 through 8. Income eligibility documentation is required, as well as an appointment in order for your family to apply. Burten, Bell, Carr Development, Incorporated (BBC) is a non-profit neighborhood development organization founded in 1990 that serves most of Cleveland's Ward 5. Our mission is to enhance the quality of life for residents of Ward 5 by initiating and cultivating housing, retail, employment, and recreation opportunities through effective partnerships with residents, community groups, government, corporations and institutions.
The Weekly Standard reserves the right to use your email for internal use only. Occasionally, we may send you special offers or communications from carefully selected advertisers we believe may be of benefit to our subscribers. Click the box to be included in these third party offers. We respect your privacy and will never rent or sell your email. Please include me in third party offers. Australians went to the polls on Saturday to elect a new government, and as Monday morning dawns, they still have no idea who won. Instead, the two major parties fought to a tie, with both falling just shy of a 76-seat parliamentary majority. At last count, 73 parliamentary seats have gone to Prime Minister Julia Gillard and her leftist Labor Party, while 73 have been won by Tony Abbott and his conservative Liberal-National Coalition. However, postal votes have yet to be fully counted and several seats are close enough that they could yet flip. More by Adam Brickley At the moment, the Liberal-National Coalition appears to have won the national popular vote, but the independents could make life very interesting. Parliament's three independents have, in some sense, just become the most powerful men in Australia, and the nation is on pins and needles as they decide which side to support. All three sitting independents (Bob Katter, Tony Windsor, and Rob Oakeshott) are former members of the agrarian National Party, the junior partner in the Liberal-National Coalition, and represent conservative rural electorates. However, all three left the Nationals disillusioned and have poisonous personal relationships with the current National leadership. Hence, they might be tempted to go with Gillard, who wants to seduce them with pork projects - including plans to build a national broadband Internet network (telecommunications is a big issue in sparsely populated rural Australia, where coverage is hard to come by) . To make matters even worse, the Green Party also managed to win it's first ever seat in the lower House, potentially giving the far-left environmentalists a role in breaking the tie - though they look pretty certain to back Labor. At this hour, one Australian publication features unconfirmed reports that two of the three independents (plus the Green) have sided with Gillard - and that the popular vote has shifted in Labor's favor after election night reports put the Coalition ahead by a few tenths of one percent. However, another newspaper is running a feature article declaring that the independents would be committing political suicide by voting with Labor - as they hold solidly conservative seats where voters firmly prefer Abbott over Gillard. If you have a headache after reading that analysis - you're probably in the same boat as 22 million confused Aussies. The only good news is that it seems the Coalition has some moral advantage in negotiations. Labor was firmly rebuked by the electorate, and Julia Gillard's plea to stay in power has generated comparisons to Gordon Brown. There also seems to be a lot of infighting in the Labor Party as a result of the loss of majority - whereas Abbott cemented his leadership of the Coalition with a totally unexpected surge. So, as the independents have said stability is a priority, Labor is less likely to hold itself together. Still, everything remains up in the air, and just a small shift could change everything.
Q: Re-sizing the partition after installing Ubuntu So I just finished installing Ubuntu (13.10) alongside Windows 7 (on the same hard drive). However, I ran into a small problem when I was installing that had to do with the partition sizes. I wanted my partitions to look like this: /dev/sda /dev/sda1 (Windows Reserved Partition) /dev/sda2 (Windows Partition C:) /dev/sda3 (Ubuntu SWAP) /dev/sda4 (Ubuntu ROOT) /dev/sda5 (Ubunutu (HOME) But unfortunately, I was unable to make more than 2 more partitions due to "unusable space" which I figured out was due to not being able to have more than 4 partitions. So now I have: /dev/sda /dev/sda1 (Windows Reserved Partition) /dev/sda2 (Windows Partition C:) /dev/sda3 (Ubuntu SWAP) /dev/sda4 (Ubuntu ROOT) Is there any way to go about fixing this or should I not be worried about this kind of thing? Sorry, I'm pretty new to Linux in general. EDIT: After doing sudo parted -i, this is what I get: Model: ATA WDC WD5000BPVT-2 (scsi) Disk /dev/sda: 500GB Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/4096B Partition Table: msdos Number Start End Size Type File system Flags 1 1049kB 106MB 105MB primary ntfs boot 2 106MB 395GB 395GB primary ntfs 3 395GB 397GB 2000MB primary linux-swap(v1) 4 397GB 500GB 103GB primary ext4 A: The restriction to 4 primary partitions is not specifically a Linux thing but bound to the used MBR partitioning scheme in general. To overcome this limitation, extended partitions was invented. So what you actually want is this: /dev/sda /dev/sda1 (Windows Reserved Partition) /dev/sda2 (Windows Partition C:) /dev/sda3 (Ubuntu SWAP) /dev/sda4 <- Extended partition /dev/sda5 (Ubuntu ROOT) <- Logical partition /dev/sda6 (Ubunutu (HOME)) <- Logical partition Some good documentation is found here: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/HowtoPartition
Extra-Long Nasal Wall-Directed Dental Implants for Maxillary Complete Arch Immediate Function: A Pilot Study. Immediate loading of maxillary denture prostheses in the context of severe bone atrophy is complicated by posterior implant placement, sometimes requiring a complex surgical approach as zygomatic or pterygoid implants. To overcome this complexity, the authors developed an extra-long (20-24 mm) 24-degree angulated platform. It was tested on 33 patients, with 24 patients immediately loaded (72.7%) for a total of 115 implants (46% nasal). All delayed loading implants osseointegrated. Eight bilateral and six unilateral sinus grafts were performed. There were no complications during the follow-up period.
﻿/* * SonarLint for Visual Studio * Copyright (C) 2016-2020 SonarSource SA * mailto:info AT sonarsource DOT com * * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either * version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version. * * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU * Lesser General Public License for more details. * * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, * Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA. */ using System; using System.Collections.Generic; using System.Diagnostics; using System.IO; using System.IO.Abstractions; using System.Linq; using EnvDTE; using SonarLint.VisualStudio.Core.Binding; using SonarLint.VisualStudio.Core.Helpers; using SonarLint.VisualStudio.Integration.Resources; namespace SonarLint.VisualStudio.Integration { internal class SolutionRuleSetsInformationProvider : ISolutionRuleSetsInformationProvider { public const char RuleSetDirectoriesValueSpliter = ';'; private readonly IServiceProvider serviceProvider; private readonly ILogger logger; private readonly IFileSystem fileSystem; public SolutionRuleSetsInformationProvider(IServiceProvider serviceProvider, ILogger logger) : this(serviceProvider, logger, new FileSystem()) { } internal SolutionRuleSetsInformationProvider(IServiceProvider serviceProvider, ILogger logger, IFileSystem fileSystem) { this.serviceProvider = serviceProvider ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(serviceProvider)); this.logger = logger ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(logger)); this.fileSystem = fileSystem ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(fileSystem)); } public IEnumerable<RuleSetDeclaration> GetProjectRuleSetsDeclarations(Project project) { if (project == null) { throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(project)); } return GetProjectRuleSetsDeclarationsIterator(project); } private IEnumerable<RuleSetDeclaration> GetProjectRuleSetsDeclarationsIterator(Project project) { /* This method walks through all of the available configurations (e.g. Debug, Release, Foo) and * attempts to fetch the values of a couple of properties from the project (CodeAnalysisRuleSet * and CodeAnalysisRuleSetDirectories). The collected data is put into a data object * and returned to the caller. The collected data includes the DTE Property object itself, which * is used later to update the ruleset value. * * TODO: consider refactoring. The code seems over-complicated: it finds the "ruleset" * property for all configurations, then backtracks to find the configuration, then looks * for the corresponding "ruleset directories" property. * Note: we are now fetching the "ruleset directories" property from the MSBuild project, * rather than through the DTE (the previous version of this code that used the DTE fails * for C# and VB projects that use the new project system). */ var declarations = new List<RuleSetDeclaration>(); var projectSystem = this.serviceProvider.GetService<IProjectSystemHelper>(); var ruleSetProperties = VsShellUtils.GetProjectProperties(project, Constants.CodeAnalysisRuleSetPropertyKey); Debug.Assert(ruleSetProperties != null); Debug.Assert(ruleSetProperties.All(p => p != null), "Not expecting nulls in the list of properties"); if (!ruleSetProperties.Any()) { logger.WriteLine(Strings.CouldNotFindCodeAnalysisRuleSetPropertyOnProject, project.UniqueName); } foreach (Property ruleSetProperty in ruleSetProperties) { string activationContext = TryGetPropertyConfiguration(ruleSetProperty)?.ConfigurationName ?? string.Empty; string ruleSetDirectoriesValue = projectSystem.GetProjectProperty(project, Constants.CodeAnalysisRuleSetDirectoriesPropertyKey, activationContext); string[] ruleSetDirectories = ruleSetDirectoriesValue?.Split(new[] { RuleSetDirectoriesValueSpliter }, StringSplitOptions.RemoveEmptyEntries) ?? new string[0]; string ruleSetValue = ruleSetProperty.Value as string; var declaration = new RuleSetDeclaration(project, ruleSetProperty, ruleSetValue, activationContext, ruleSetDirectories); declarations.Add(declaration); } return declarations; } public string GetSolutionSonarQubeRulesFolder(SonarLintMode bindingMode) { bindingMode.ThrowIfNotConnected(); var projectSystem = this.serviceProvider.GetService<IProjectSystemHelper>(); string solutionFullPath = projectSystem.GetCurrentActiveSolution()?.FullName; // Solution closed? if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(solutionFullPath)) { return null; } string solutionRoot = Path.GetDirectoryName(solutionFullPath); string ruleSetDirectoryRoot = Path.Combine(solutionRoot, bindingMode == SonarLintMode.LegacyConnected ? Constants.LegacySonarQubeManagedFolderName : Constants.SonarlintManagedFolderName); return ruleSetDirectoryRoot; } public bool TryGetProjectRuleSetFilePath(RuleSetDeclaration declaration, out string fullFilePath) { if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(declaration.RuleSetPath)) { fullFilePath = null; return false; } var options = new List<string>(); options.Add(declaration.RuleSetPath); // Might be a full path options.Add(PathHelper.ResolveRelativePath(declaration.RuleSetPath, declaration.RuleSetProjectFullName)); // Relative to project // Note: currently we don't search in rule set directories since we expect the project rule set // to be relative to the project. We can add this in the future if it will be needed. fullFilePath = options.FirstOrDefault(fileSystem.File.Exists); return !string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(fullFilePath); } private static Configuration TryGetPropertyConfiguration(Property property) { Configuration configuration = property.Collection.Parent as Configuration; // Could be null if the one used is the Project level one. Debug.Assert(configuration != null || property.Collection.Parent is Project, $"Unexpected property parent type: {property.Collection.Parent.GetType().FullName}"); return configuration; } } }
Time for another "Etch-a-Sketch" project, this time brought to us by Instructables user "MattWStephS". With their version, the drawing is controlled by a Nintendo Wii balance board. This is accomplished with an interesting mix of hardware and software. The balance board and Nintendo hardware connect via Bluetooth to a PC running GlovePIE to capture the movement data, which is then passed to a processing sketch which in turn controls an Arduino with two stepper motors geared onto the "Etch-a-Sketch". Furthermore they've included the plans and designs for the required physical hardware, so you can neatly recreate the project. Finally, the following is a quick video of the system in operation: Certainly an interesting example of synergy between two different technologies - click here to find out more. And for more, we're on twitter and Google+, so follow us for news and product updates as well. This tiny 3-axis accelerometer module can operate in either +/-1.5 g or +/-6 g ranges, giving your project the ability to tell which way is up. Ideal for robotics projects, tilt sensors, vehicle data loggers, and whatever else you can dream up. For more information and to order, click here.
We won’t get into the politics of emission-control laws here, except to observe that you’re either a Marx-quoting, global-warming-duped, vegan one-worlder who wants to crush personal initiative beneath tons of bureaucracy and force everyone to ride an electric bus to their groat rations at the communal kitchen… or you’re an Ayn-quoting, gun-fondling, toxic-waste-spreading wingnut who cackles with glee at the mental image of inner-city children shriveling like salt-soaked slugs beneath tons of lead, oxides of nitrogen, and unburned hydrocarbons. Now that you’ve all chosen sides, imagine that every official in every level of every government in the world waved their magic legislative pens and put the kibosh on all emissions-related regulations concerning motor vehicles. Would you go clean, dirty, or in-between with your next vehicle purchase?In such a world, most vehicle manufacturers would offer some sort of choice in the matter; simply tweaking engine-management software allows a vehicle to favor fuel-economy over emissions, power over emissions, or emissions over both. You’d be able to choose, say, the Dirty Bird Edition Challenger, which would have a giant wing, no catalytic converters, and oxides-of-nitrogen-enhancing 14:1 compression. Hey, if residents of Fontana don’t like smog, they can take advantage of our free-market system to find jobs in a place with clean air! If you want to impress others with your commitment to clean air, you could buy the Breath of Fresh Air Edition Prius, which would offer 16 wheel horsepower and a dashboard-mounted meter that registered individual carbon atoms coming from the tailpipe. Hey, if you can’t stand being stuck behind those holier-than-thou types, you have the freedom to get the hell out of San Francisco! What’s it gonna be? Recommended 118 Comments on “Question: If New-Vehicle Emission Regulations Were Abolished, Would You Opt For the Smog-Delete Package?...” I’m a libertarian on almost all issues, but these anti-pollution regulations seem to have done a good job at making the air of our cities smell half decent. When I lived in Los Angeles, I remember a time when it was physically difficult to breathe the air in the San Fernando Valley. When I visited Manila in the Philippines, I remember people wearing masks to help filter the horrendous air pollution. So I have to say it seems like this is one of the few times (in my view) where regulation has actually done some good. So I’m curious, where did this question come from? I find it hard to believe that air pollution regulations are in any danger with this administration. Actually this is just about the perfect example of a situation where regulation can do a lot of good. We as a society benefit more from the cleaner air allowed by air pollution regulations than we are harmed by the burden of making our cars comply with them; but any given individual’s interest in driving a noncomplying car would likely outweigh the harm that individual would suffer from the marginal emissions from his own unregulated tailpipe. You can quibble about what regulations are necessary and which do more harm than good, but the idea as a whole is pretty unassailable. California Air Resources Board may be no fun when it comes to dropping in some crate engine (although now you can get CARB compliant crate engines, GM sells the LS3 E-Rod engine, I’m waiting for GM to do the new C7 Vette LT1 as a crate engine for when my S2000 hits >200K miles), but the difference between 1975 and today is night and day. Emissions is a classic externality: The cost imposed by a polluting car is not born on the polluter, but on everyone else. There is no no-regulation solution for externalities. Where it gets tricky is when it comes down to determining whether what is good for California is actually any good for places like Minnesota. The idea of the community coming to together to solve a common problem isn’t counterintuitive to Libertarian ideals at all. It’s when those solutions are impressed on other communities where the cost/benefit ratio may not work out to be as favorable that objections arise. Which is why there are actually two car pollution regimes for new vehicles in the US.. There is the Federal standard, and then the California standard. A state can chose whether the vehicles sold have to meet the CA (50 state) standard or the more lenient EPA standard (so called 49 state vehicles). It just happens that enough states follow California’s lead that almost every manufacturer follows the CA standard now. And it is up to the states to handle how emissions are tested on existing vehicles. Some states require annual or biannual emissions testing, while others just don’t care if the once-compliant car becomes a polluting mess. Right, that’s how it is at the moment. The fact that automakers have preferred to implement a single standard on themselves is a result of a need to reduce their design and manufacturing complexities. From an individual or community standpoint, the argument against the current regulation regime is whether 2 standards is satisfactory for 50 States, and whether any Federal control over what is a State/local issue is appropriate. Yes, the Federal Government granted itself this authority under the Clean Air Act, and yes the EPA allows States to determine how/if they perform active testing. Many proponents of States’ rights argue whether that authority is necessary or valid. danio, the states’ rights argument gets tricky unless and until the states can set up force fields to keep emissions (and attendant environmental effects) from other states out of their states. Otherwise it’s just the externality problem on a much larger scale. @Ast Not really, unless you live in a place where there are twin cities in different states with different regulations. At that point it could be shown that one municipality is affecting the other. A resolution can be reached between the two municipalities etc. Ground level air pollution from vehicles is a local issue. If everyone in Los Angeles ran straight pipes tomorrow, no one in Las Vegas would have just cause to complain. I’ve thought for years that an emissions tax based system based on measured societal impact would be much better than an arbitrary fixed limit system. I had no idea that this concept was already formalized with an economic description and name. Thanks for teaching me something new today. BTW, some of the advantages of a tax based system is that the highest volume engines will get the most advanced tech to minimize emissions and fuel consumption. The niche markets would be free to minimize cost, and would go a long way to level the playing field between large corps and small start ups. California has cleaner air because 1) cars in general are far more efficient and cleaner and 2) CA imports a lot of its energy, including from dirty, coal-burning states to run its Chevy Volts (In other words, CA exports its dirty air). CA emissions rules are ridiculous, and should be preempted by federal law. California doesn’t have cleaner air than other places it “exports its dirty air” to — it has cleaner air than it had 40 years ago. The topography of the state, particularly in the Los Angeles basin, causes particulate emissions to get “stuck” in a way they don’t elsewhere. Smog in (e.g.) Chicago tends to blow away and get dispersed; in LA it just stays put. California has different laws because it has different problems — and because it’s had laws for longer than anywhere else. Would depend upon cost, and what the trade offs would be, if I was able to get 50 mpg and have 1000 hp in a suburban for example with $10,000 off the sticker, hell yea I’d opt out, but I don’t believe emission equipment holds cars back no where near that much (or rather I know they don’t). Basic emissions standards such as cats are plenty good, diesels on the other hand are hurting badly, a duramax that use to get 18-22 empty stock struggles now to get 14-15 stock. It would all depend on the particular situation to me, but most likely I wouldn’t opt out, however I would lose systems that I believe to be wasteful in a heartbeat(main concern being diesels). Cats I believe are to be perhaps the only system ever forcibly created by the govt to actually be worthwhile. I have a feeling some may have been expecting my comments here…. I agree that the impact on diesel engines seems to be higher. I notice that my mileage takes a dive when the DPF gets regenerated – but the SCR doesn’t seem to be hurting anything other than the extra weight and complexity. The modern common rail direct injected diesels have unprecedented power and torque, and with the DPF, no soot whatsoever, which is really nice. Do you know why the Duramax is hurting so badly??? (I don’t think the Cummins are) My brother has both a 05 dodge 2500 and
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// VirtThread.cpp #include "VirtThread.h" static THREAD_FUNC_DECL CoderThread(void *p) { for (;;) { CVirtThread *t = (CVirtThread *)p; t->StartEvent.Lock(); if (t->Exit) return 0; t->Execute(); t->FinishedEvent.Set(); } } WRes CVirtThread::Create() { RINOK(StartEvent.CreateIfNotCreated()); RINOK(FinishedEvent.CreateIfNotCreated()); StartEvent.Reset(); FinishedEvent.Reset(); Exit = false; if (Thread.IsCreated()) return S_OK; return Thread.Create(CoderThread, this); } void CVirtThread::Start() { Exit = false; StartEvent.Set(); } void CVirtThread::WaitThreadFinish() { Exit = true; if (StartEvent.IsCreated()) StartEvent.Set(); if (Thread.IsCreated()) { Thread.Wait(); Thread.Close(); } }
Description For a data set of features and samples, the classification process is run. It consists of data transformation, feature selection, classifier training and testing (prediction of samples not used in training). Arguments measurements Either a matrix, DataFrame or MultiAssayExperiment containing the training data. For a matrix, the rows are features, and the columns are samples. The sample identifiers must be present as column names of the matrix or the row names of the DataFrame. classes Either a vector of class labels of class factor of the same length as the number of samples in measurements or if the measurements are of class DataFrame a character vector of length 1 containing the column name in measurement is also permitted. Not used if measurements is a MultiAssayExperiment object. featureSets An object of type FeatureSetCollection which defines sets of features or sets of edges. metaFeatures Either NULL or a DataFrame which has meta-features of the numeric data of interest. minimumOverlapPercent If featureSets stores sets of features, the minimum overlap of feature IDs with measurements for a feature set to be retained in the analysis. If featureSets stores sets of network edges, the minimum percentage of edges with both vertex IDs found in measurements that a set has to have to be retained in the analysis. targets If measurements is a MultiAssayExperiment, the names of the data tables to be used. "clinical" is also a valid value and specifies that numeric variables from the clinical data table will be used. ... Variables not used by the matrix nor the MultiAssayExperiment method which are passed into and used by the DataFrame method. datasetName A name associated with the data set used. classificationName A name associated with the classification. training A vector which specifies the training samples. testing A vector which specifies the test samples. params A list of objects of class of TransformParams, SelectParams, TrainParams, or PredictParams. The order they are in the list determines the order in which the stages of classification are done in. verbose Default: 1. A number between 0 and 3 for the amount of progress messages to give. A higher number will produce more messages as more lower-level functions print messages. .iteration Not to be set by a user. This value is used to keep track of the cross-validation iteration, if called by runTests. Details This function only performs one classification and prediction. See runTests for a driver function that enables a number of different cross-validation schemes to be applied and uses this function to perform each iteration. datasetName and classificationName need to be provided. Value If called directly by the user rather than being used internally by runTests, a SelectResult object.
Share this: Okonomiyaki (Japanese Savoury Pancake) To be honest, my boyfriend wanted to make this for dinner. But he never ended up doing it, so I just decided to give it a go. And he wouldn’t change thing, he loved it so much! It’s also great to make a big batch and save for the next day. Recipe Ingredients 150 g flour (look for pancake flour at your Asian grocer which is starchier, if you can't find this use all-purpose flour and add a bit of potato starch) 1 cup of water with vegetable broth 1 tsp mirin Quarter of a wombok cabbage, shredded 1/2 can of corn, drained and rinsed 1 shallot, chopped To serve: Pickled ginger Spring onions Dulse seaweed flakes Sesame seeds Kewpie mayonnaise (Asian sweet mayo) Okonomiyaki sauce For the Okonomiyaki sauce: 2 tbsp ketchup 1/2 tbsp sriracha or hot sauce 1/2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce 1/2 tbsp soy or tamari sauce bonito flakes Directions Step 1 Add the flour to a large bowl and break the eggs into the flour one by one. Now add the water with vegetable broth and mix with a whisker until smooth. Transfer to the fridge. Step 2 Chop the shallot and cabbage, and drain the corn. Step 3 Take the bowl out of the fridge and add the shallot, cabbage and corn to the mixture. Mix with a spatula until combined. Step 4 Heat a large frying pan over medium heat and add some oil to the pan. Now add half of the mixture and press the vegies down a bit with a spatula. Cook for about 5-6 min until firm enough to turn over. Step 5 To make it easier to flip the pancake, hold a plate to the pan and turn it over. Now transfer the pancake back to the pan. Step 6 Cook for another 4-5 min until firm. Step 7 In the meanwhile you’ll make the okonomiyaki sauce. Step 8 When the pancake is ready, transfer to a plate and start your second pancake by repeating the process. Step 9 Spread the okonomiyaki sauce over the pancake and drizzle with the kewpie. Add toppings such as pickled ginger, spring onions, seaweed flakes and sesame seeds. Share this: Related Posts I love fennel! I just never really use it in cooking that much. This salad is so easy to make and very very tasty! Make a big batch and have it for lunch the entire week. Inspired by Deliciously Ella. Related OK so obviously we love the Japanese cuisine. We have tried to make a perfect vegan ramen soup (one of my partner’s favourite dishes) … and this one came pretty darn close. Don’t be fooled by the ‘soup’, it’s actually a real filling dish! Related
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Base excess, a useful marker in the prognosis of chest trauma in the geriatric population. To determine the usefulness of the determination of base excess in a cohort of elderly patients admitted to an intensive care unit (ICU) with a diagnosis of chest trauma. Two hundred and forty-nine patients were included aged 65 years and over with a diagnosis of thoracic trauma who required admission to the ICU. We made a statistical analysis in order to determine the association of the first base excess levels with mortality during the unit stay. Two hundred and forty-nine patients, with a mean APACHE II score of 16.21±7.87 and 24.45±14.16 ISS. Mean ICU stay was 12.74±16.85 days and the mean hospital stay was 26.55±30.1 days. Statistical analysis showed an association with mortality in patients whose blood pressure was lower than 110mmHg on admission, with an OR=4.11 (95% CI 1.91 to 8.85) compared to patients with blood pressure between 110 and 140mmHg. Those patients who had base excess levels on admission of less than -6mmol/L also showed increased mortality compared to patients with higher levels, with an OR=3.12 (95% CI 1.51 to 6.42). The presence of a base excess level of less than -6 is associated with increased mortality in elderly patients with initial blood pressure between 110 and 140mmHg, diagnosed with thoracic trauma and who require admission to ICU. Routine measurement of this parameter in this population may show the clinical usefulness of assessing possible hidden hypoperfusion.
/* LiquidCrystal Library - Hello World Demonstrates the use a 16x2 LCD display. The LiquidCrystal library works with all LCD displays that are compatible with the Hitachi HD44780 driver. There are many of them out there, and you can usually tell them by the 16-pin interface. This sketch prints "Hello World!" to the LCD and shows the time. The circuit: * LCD RS pin to digital pin 12 * LCD Enable pin to digital pin 11 * LCD D4 pin to digital pin 5 * LCD D5 pin to digital pin 4 * LCD D6 pin to digital pin 3 * LCD D7 pin to digital pin 2 * LCD R/W pin to ground * 10K resistor: * ends to +5V and ground * wiper to LCD VO pin (pin 3) Library originally added 18 Apr 2008 by David A. Mellis library modified 5 Jul 2009 by Limor Fried (http://www.ladyada.net) example added 9 Jul 2009 by Tom Igoe modified 22 Nov 2010 by Tom Igoe This example code is in the public domain. http://www.arduino.cc/en/Tutorial/LiquidCrystal */ // include the library code: #include <LiquidCrystal.h> // initialize the library with the numbers of the interface pins LiquidCrystal lcd(12, 11, 5, 4, 3, 2); void setup() { // set up the LCD's number of columns and rows: lcd.begin(16, 2); // Print a message to the LCD. lcd.print("hello, world!"); } void loop() { // set the cursor to column 0, line 1 // (note: line 1 is the second row, since counting begins with 0): lcd.setCursor(0, 1); // print the number of seconds since reset: lcd.print(millis()/1000); }
Miss Clarke's Tigers We promise to try our best and never give up to be the best we can be! Don't forget to keep practising your spellings and times tables. Shining Star Award This award is given to children for trying really hard to improve the presentation of their learning. Going for Gold medals Jude- For his growing confidence and becoming a 'can do' person! Jamie- For his determination to improve his handwriting! Tiger Class News- 21.7.17 Wow! An amazing final two weeks in the Tigers class. The children really have made the final two week wonderful. The children all worked incredible to publish their play scripts, which were excellent. They created their own front covers and back cover to make it all very professional. The children have continued to create their own board games. They made their own board games and then the children had the opportunity play each others games. It has been an excellent final two weeks. Thank you so much for all your support throughout the year. Have a lovely summer! Tigers Class News- 7.7.17 Another packed week of learning for all the children in Tigers class! In English, the children have been exploring play scripts. They have had the opportunity to perform a play script, which all the children loved. They have started to create toolkits to help them remember all the different features you must include. Towards the end of the week, the children have started to write their own play script linked to the Tin Forest. In Maths, the children have been revising different properties of shapes. We have investigated different angles. The children have been exploring quadrilaterals and how we can identify them. The children have spent some afternoons becoming inventors. They have been designing their own times tables games that they will make next week. An excellent week of learning for all children! Tigers Class News- 30.6.17 A fantastic short week of learning for all the children in Tigers class. As the children were with their new classes we had 3 fun pack days of learning. In English, the children edited and published their wonderful rhyming poems. They added illustrations to their poem and Miss Stockwin has turned this into a book for the children to read. In Maths, the children revised measure and how to convert. On Friday we had an Art morning to finish our lovely Tin Forest art boxes. The children also had the opportunity to make their own Tommy the toucan bird using marshmallows and melted chocolate. The children loved this and especially enjoyed eating them at the end. Another wonderful week for all the children in Tigers. Tigers Class News- 23.6.17 Another wonderful week of learning for all the children in Tigers. The children have worked extremely hard on publishing their newspaper report. These have been turned into our own class newspaper for the children to read. All the children work incredibly hard and myself and Miss Stockwin were amazed at their final draft! In Maths, the Tiger children have been revising telling the time. This is something some children find tricky, however with their 'can do' attitude all have taken a step forward in learning how to tell the time. The children also revised how to find equivalent fraction! The children have really enjoyed their Science this week. They have been learning about electricity, focusing on how to create a working circuit. The children loved making the circuit and enjoyed learning the different symbols to draw a circuit. A great week of learning for all the Tigers! Tigers Class News- 16.06.17 Wow! What a busy week all the children have had! In English, the children have worked incredibly hard planning and designing their own newspaper article. They have looked closely at how to write a good introducing and how the use columns to present their news paper article. Next week the children will be publishing them in our own class Tiger Times newspaper. In Maths, the children have been revising time and number factors. They have all worked extremely had problem solving and exploring how to find factors of a number. The children have started to create their sculpture ready to be put n their forest boxes. The children have explored magnets and some of their properties. An amazing week for all children in the Tiger class. Tigers Class News- 09.06.2017 Welcome back to all the Tiger children. The children have come back to school ready to learn and with a positive can do attitude. In English, the children have started to explore how to write a newspaper article. They have started to investigated the different feature they need to write a good newspaper report. The children will continue this next week. In Maths, the children have been revising perimeter and area. They investigated finding the area and perimeter of rectilinear and some compound shapes. The children also revised how to create balanced sums. A fantastic week back! Tigers Class News- 12.05.17 Another fantastic week of learning for all the Tiger children. In English, the class started to explore the story ‘Tin Forest’. We have created story map to help us retell the story. The children have tried to emphasis with the different characters in the story. All of this will help the children as we tackle diary writing next week. In Maths, the children have loved being taught by Miss Stockwin. Our focus this week has been time. The children have been converting times between analogue and digital and 12hr and 24hr clocks. They have been problem solving and took part in a time carousel to help improve their time telling skills. In English, the children have been learning how to write a good recount. As a class we learnt a text. The children created story maps to help retell the text. They added actions to help them do this. We began to identify the different features and created our own toolkit to help us write a good recount. In Maths, the children have been working with Miss Clarke or Mrs Justice. The year 4 children have been exploring decimals. Each child has worked incredibly hard and gained a better understanding of decimals. The year 3 children have been investigating shape and measure. The children found converting between different measure tricky but by the end of the week had gain much more confidence doing it. A great week of Maths learning for all the children. The children become recycling experts this week. They worked in teams and create amazing poster to inform people about recycling and what it can do to this planet. An awesome week for all children in the Tigers Class. Tigers Class News- 21.04.2017 Well what a fast first week back. I can’t quite believe just how much the Tiger children have squeezed into the last three days!! The children began the week by writing a recount about their favourite day in the Easter holidays. I enjoyed reading them to find out all about what you had all been up to. We started to explore a recount written about a school trip. The children created story maps for this recount and will start to add actions to help them learn the texts. The children took part in small Maths quizzes. I was impressed with the determination each child demonstrated towards some really tricky questions. A great first week back for all the children in Tigers class. Tigers Class News- 31.4.17 What an incredible final week of term for all the children in the Tigers class. In English, the children worked amazingly hard to create a final copy of their persuasive advert for their Roman Villa. All the children tried really hard to publish their work and were extremely happy with their final advert. In Maths, the children revised all the different areas of Maths we have focused on this term. I have amazed at what the children have remember and been able to able to small quizzes they have completed. A wonderful week of learning by all the children in Tigers Class. Have a great holiday. See you all in April! Tigers Class New-24.3.17 Wow! Another amazing week of work for all the children's in the Tigers class. In English, the children have continued their work on persuasive writing. They have all started to compose their own advert for their Roman villas. The children have challenged themselves to apply all the different features we learn to about to their own writing. In Maths, we have been exploring fraction using the bar model. This has been a new way of learning about fraction but all the children have risen to the challenge and have been impressed with all their hard work. We had an incredible day when two Roman Soldiers came to visit. The children loved this day and asked lots of great question to extend their own learning. Another amazing week for all the children in Tigers! Tigers Class News- 17.3.17 Another exciting week for all the children in the Tigers
Q: Existence of a parallel vector field I came across the following sentence in a comment on this question: Local existence of parallel vector field "the existence of a parallel vector field is equivalent to the condition that the metric splits locally into a Riemannian product of a one-dimensional manifold and an (n−1)-dimensional one. This implies, in particular, that the sectional curvatures of planes containing V are all zero." and I want to know what the poster mean by the metric splitting locally into a Riemannian product and what that has to do with sectional curvatures. A: The metric splitting locally means that you can pick local coordinates around any point $p$ such that in those coordinates, the metric tensor looks like a block matrix which is the direct sum of a $1 \times 1$ matrix and an $(n-1) \times (n-1)$ matrix. Observe that this isn't very hard to do for a single point, in fact, at a point, the key information we're getting out of this is that we can write the metric tensor in this form in an entire neighbourhood. In particular, this implies that if we just restrict our attention to the coordinate neighbourhood, the neighbourhood can be written as a product of a $1$-dimensional Riemannian manifold, and an $(n-1)$-dimensional Riemannian manifold, since the metric decomposes in a nice manner. Now if you pick any pair of orthogonal vectors at $p$, one of which is the tangent vector corresponding to the $1$-dimensional subspace, and flow along all linear combinations of the two vectors, you'll span out a surface whose scalar curvature is the sectional curvature along the two vectors. The key point to note here is that the Riemannian metric on the spanned surface will essentially be the Euclidean metric, which has $0$ scalar curvature, which means you're done.
for now, the only thing we're growing on this farm is kids - not the goat variety For the Chilean independence holiday, Dieciochera (September 18), you may remember that there was a weeklong festival in the park next door. The festival is sponsored at least in part by the city of Providencia, and the city provides the park's immediate neighbors with free entrance tickets to the festival. This gesture is, I suspect, a sort of apology for all the disruption. Our apartment complex is right next to the park. During the festival traffic is heavy around our usually quiet block, and finding a parking spot is nearly impossible. Noise is also an issue. Concerts would start around noon, and music would blare from the park until midnight. We could hear it inside our apartment, and we're on the side opposite of the park! I can't image being in one of the units that faces the park. The city sent us a few different types of tickets. Basically, we were all able to go together two times. But we also had two tickets that could be used repeatedly for the entire week. So, at any given time, two of us could go enjoy ourselves. So, one afternoon, Rosebud and I went together. It was like a mother-daughter date. Here she is all dressed up and ready to go. You can see she had a spring in her step as we headed to the park. We went early before it was too crowded so that she'd have a chance to ride some of the rides, like the mini-ferris wheel... the little merry-go-round for which she was almost too big... the airplane ride -- again, look how big she looks! She also had a long turn in a moon bounce before we watched a clown/superhero's balloon show.
#include <stdio.h> #include <stdlib.h> #include "item.h" #include "list.h" link new(Item item) { link t = malloc(sizeof(link)); t->item = item; t->next = NULL; return t; } link list_init(Item item) { return new(item); } void list_insert_next(link last, Item item) { last->next = new(item); } void list_print(link t) { while (t != NULL) { print_item(t->item); t = t->next; } }
When a guy makes sexual jokes about you, does he like you? This guy I studied with tonight kept making references to me dating a nerdy guy in our class, and messing around with said nerdy guy. And I was... Show More This guy I studied with tonight kept making references to me dating a nerdy guy in our class, and messing around with said nerdy guy. And I was joking and said "I'll just close my eyes when it's him." and then the guy I was studying with started laughing and put his head down, and when I asked what, he said "I'm just imagining you lying on the bed with your eyes closed". He was still laughing when he said that, but it still made me wonder if that's just a thing guys do with their female friends, or if he likes me. Updates: He constantly holds eye contact and then suggests me performing oral on the nerdy guy and that the nerdy guy only wants me for my body.idk I've just never had guys say stuff like that to me before.haha Most Helpful Opinion Anonymous What you said was pretty funny. I think he might just be acting like a guy acts with guys. Why don't you try to talk with him .may be he was checking out your intentions towards other guys, or he asked you about dating that guy to know if you are dating another one or in a relationship with other !. I can feel there is something matters with that guy !.he is flirting for sure ! (I think he laughed because he was happy hearing from you , you would close your eyes).he didn't mean to be funny.but it is a way out of the situation !
// (C) Copyright Gennadiy Rozental 2002-2008. // Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0. // (See accompanying file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at // http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt) // See http://www.boost.org/libs/test for the library home page. // // File : $RCSfile$ // // Version : $Revision: 49312 $ // // Description : simple minimal testing definitions and implementation // *************************************************************************** #ifndef BOOST_TEST_MINIMAL_HPP_071894GER #define BOOST_TEST_MINIMAL_HPP_071894GER #define BOOST_CHECK(exp) \ ( (exp) \ ? static_cast<void>(0) \ : boost::minimal_test::report_error(#exp,__FILE__,__LINE__, BOOST_CURRENT_FUNCTION) ) #define BOOST_REQUIRE(exp) \ ( (exp) \ ? static_cast<void>(0) \ : boost::minimal_test::report_critical_error(#exp,__FILE__,__LINE__,BOOST_CURRENT_FUNCTION)) #define BOOST_ERROR( msg_ ) \ boost::minimal_test::report_error( (msg_),__FILE__,__LINE__, BOOST_CURRENT_FUNCTION, true ) #define BOOST_FAIL( msg_ ) \ boost::minimal_test::report_critical_error( (msg_),__FILE__,__LINE__, BOOST_CURRENT_FUNCTION, true ) //____________________________________________________________________________// // Boost.Test #include <boost/test/detail/global_typedef.hpp> #include <boost/test/impl/execution_monitor.ipp> #include <boost/test/impl/debug.ipp> #include <boost/test/utils/class_properties.hpp> #include <boost/test/utils/basic_cstring/io.hpp> // Boost #include <boost/cstdlib.hpp> // for exit codes#include <boost/cstdlib.hpp> // for exit codes #include <boost/current_function.hpp> // for BOOST_CURRENT_FUNCTION // STL #include <iostream> // std::cerr, std::endl #include <string> // std::string #include <boost/test/detail/suppress_warnings.hpp> //____________________________________________________________________________// int test_main( int argc, char* argv[] ); // prototype for users test_main() namespace boost { namespace minimal_test { typedef boost::unit_test::const_string const_string; inline unit_test::counter_t& errors_counter() { static unit_test::counter_t ec = 0; return ec; } inline void report_error( const char* msg, const char* file, int line, const_string func_name, bool is_msg = false ) { ++errors_counter(); std::cerr << file << "(" << line << "): "; if( is_msg ) std::cerr << msg; else std::cerr << "test " << msg << " failed"; if( func_name != "(unknown)" ) std::cerr << " in function: '" << func_name << "'"; std::cerr << std::endl; } inline void report_critical_error( const char* msg, const char* file, int line, const_string func_name, bool is_msg = false ) { report_error( msg, file, line, func_name, is_msg ); throw boost::execution_aborted(); } class caller { public: // constructor caller( int argc, char** argv ) : m_argc( argc ), m_argv( argv ) {} // execution monitor hook implementation int operator()() { return test_main( m_argc, m_argv ); } private: // Data members int m_argc; char** m_argv; }; // monitor } // namespace minimal_test } // namespace boost //____________________________________________________________________________// int BOOST_TEST_CALL_DECL main( int argc, char* argv[] ) { using namespace boost::minimal_test; try { ::boost::execution_monitor ex_mon; int run_result = ex_mon.execute( caller( argc, argv ) ); BOOST_CHECK( run_result == 0 || run_result == boost::exit_success ); } catch( boost::execution_exception const& exex ) { if( exex.code() != boost::execution_exception::no_error ) BOOST_ERROR( (std::string( "exception \"" ). append( exex.what().begin(), exex.what().end() ). append( "\" caught" ) ).c_str() ); std::cerr << "\n**** Testing aborted."; } if( boost::minimal_test::errors_counter() != 0 ) { std::cerr << "\n**** " << errors_counter() << " error" << (errors_counter() > 1 ? "s" : "" ) << " detected\n"; return boost::exit_test_failure; } std::cout << "\n**** no errors detected\n"; return boost::exit_success; } //____________________________________________________________________________// #include <boost/test/detail/enable_warnings.hpp> #endif // BOOST_TEST_MINIMAL_HPP_071894GER
Question 1. Do you think changing Superior’s time-off policies will decrease unscheduled time-off?2. Beyond reducing occurrences of unscheduled time-off, are there any other benefits to offering PTO?3. Are there any disadvantages to changing to PTO? 4. What are the components of discretionary benefits? Provide two examples for each component of discretionary benefits.5. What kind of discretionary benefits would help companies to have better control over absenteeism?
Differential amplification and overexpression of HER-2/neu, p53, MIB1, and estrogen receptor/progesterone receptor among medullary carcinoma, atypical medullary carcinoma, and high-grade invasive ductal carcinoma of breast. Medullary carcinoma (MC) is a special type of breast cancer that has a better prognosis than atypical medullary carcinoma (AMC) and high-grade invasive ductal carcinoma (HGIDC) with prominent lymphocytic infiltrates. What accounts for the different clinical courses of these carcinomas, despite their similar histology, is unknown. To address this issue, we performed a comparative study of amplification and overexpression of HER-2/neu and expression of several other important biochemical markers (p53, MIB1, and estrogen receptor [ER]/progesterone receptor [PR]) in these 3 cancer groups. To evaluate HER-2/neu, p53, MIB1, and ER/PR as markers in the differential diagnosis of MC, AMC, and HGIDC.Design.-Nine cases of MC, 13 cases of AMC, and 16 cases of HGIDC with prominent lymphocytic infiltrates were identified according to strict histologic criteria. All tests were performed on formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded archival tissues. HER-2/neu gene amplification was examined by fluorescence in situ hybridization using PathVysion HER-2 DNA probes. Expression of HER-2/neu, p53, MIB1, and ER/PR was detected by immunohistochemistry. chi2 and Student t tests were applied for statistical analyses. None of 9 cases of MC examined had either amplification or overexpression of HER-2/neu (0%). In contrast, HER-2/neu amplification was observed in AMC (46%, P <.025) and HGIDC (56%, P <.005). All 3 categories of tumors had similar percentages of expression of p53 (78% of MC, 77% of AMC, and 69% of HGIDC) and MIB1 (89% of MC, 92% of AMC, and 94% of HGIDC). Immunostaining for ER/PR was rarely positive in either MC or AMC, and there were no significant differences of expression of ER/PR between these 2 lesions (P >.05). However, the expression rate of ER/PR (31%/44%) in HGIDC is higher than in both MC (P =.05) and AMC (P =.01). Medullary carcinoma of breast is distinct from AMC and HGIDC with prominent lymphocytic infiltrates in amplification and overexpression of HER-2/neu. This difference may account for its different clinical and biological behavior, and may potentially aid in diagnosis and management of these groups of patients.
Field of the Invention The present invention relates to loudspeaker systems generally, and more particularly to a subwoofer system for producing frequencies in the low or bass range of the audio frequency spectrum. Subwoofer systems designed to produce frequencies in the lower bass frequency range (generally below 200 Hertz) typically employ a bass reflex enclosure system using a single transducer (sometimes herein referred to as "drivers" or "cone drivers") placed in a large chamber having a port to tune the system to a desired low frequency. The port causes the back wave of the speaker to become in phase with the front or direct wave, thereby adding to the acoustical output of the system. In order to gain power from a bass reflex system, the system must be designed so that it is a high "Q" system. The disadvantages of high "Q" systems, however, is that they are generally effective over no more than one octave. It is also known to provide a double tuned bass reflex enclosure in which the enclosure is configured with two tuned chambers in front and/or back of the speaker and in which each chamber is tuned to a different frequency. This and other similar systems using one driver (or two drivers in a push-pull configuration) to cover several octaves have the disadvantage of being inefficient and impractical in environments where large acoustical outputs are required. Where maximum efficiency is desired, an enclosure can only be optimally tuned for operation over one octave, even if the bass reflex enclosure is tuned to more than one frequency, i.e., is relatively broadband. This can be understood by the fact that the acoustical output of a driver is determined by the size of the driver's piston or cone and the cone's maximum excursion. At low frequencies the reflex enclosure behind the driver needs to have a large volume and needs a large diameter cone to move a large volume of air in the enclosure. At higher frequencies the cone and chamber need to be smaller in order to obtain high output. Using a large cone with a small tuned chamber to produce higher frequencies, or a small cone with a large tuned chamber to produce lower frequencies is inefficient. Since bass reflex speaker systems have heretofore generally been limited to either producing one frequency at a time ("boom boxes") or to inefficient broader band systems, high output power systems capable of reproducing complex sounds, such as music, without distortion have not generally been available. For example, where a single driver is used with a broadband bass reflex design, the speaker, when driven with music, is generally capable of producing less than 0.5 acoustical watts, which may be appropriate for a home hi-fi system, but not for a speaker used in most commercial applications. A related problem with conventional designed bass reflex systems is that, when the driver is forced to follow the complex music signal, the excursion of the driver cone, and hence the acoustical output of the driver, is limited. Conversely, when the speaker is driven to higher output powers at a single frequency, the driver will have no excursion left to produce other frequencies, meaning it cannot accurately reproduce a complex low frequency sound. For example, one 15-inch diameter driver can produce one acoustical watt at 50 Hertz with a maximum excursion of one inch. When the driver is placed in a sealed chamber, the back wave is lost, but when it is optimally tuned (a Heimholtz resonator) to 50 Hertz the speaker can produce up to two acoustical watts by utilizing the back wave. When operating at this full power, there is no advantage to any other tuned chamber associated with the driver because there is no excursion left in the driver to drive any other frequency. The present invention overcomes the above limitations and trade-offs of conventional bass reflex speaker systems by providing an improved bass reflex speaker system capable of efficiently producing bass frequencies at high acoustical power levels, and to do so over substantially the entire bass region of the audio frequency spectrum, i.e., in the audio spectrum generally below 200 Hertz. Using a bass reflex speaker system in accordance with the invention, complex low frequency music signals can be accurately reproduced (i.e., without distortion) at high sound pressure levels suitable to commercial applications.
This challenge is all about capturing the roads, walks, trails, rails, steps, etc. we move from one place to another on. You can walk on them, climb them, drive them, ride on them, as long as the specific way is visible. Any angle of a bridge is acceptable as are any signs. There won’t ever a topic to this challenge. All you need have is the “way” visible and the main focus of your photo. Thanks, Kat. Just how it’s done there. No worries though. Turtle nesting sites and bird nesting sites are religiously monitored and protected. Off limits to vehicles after dark. It’s National Protected Seashore, so the NPS patrols and tends to it. The dunes are off limits, obviously. It’s taken good care of, by locals and visitors alike. that’s good to know….there is a beach on the Washington coast, its actually Indian reservation, so no one really is patrolling and caring for the people walking and let me tell you, they drive on it 24/7….its hard to get down to the water due to idiots driving on the beach…glad to hear those beaches are well cared for….kat They are. They’re as pristine as they can be. There’s just nothing built on the 13 miles of beach. Literally, nothing. No buildings, condos, hotels, houses. Nothing. And it’s not a crowded place anyway, so it’s really not bad.
Outline of human sexuality The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to human sexuality: Human sexuality is the capacity to have erotic experiences and responses. Human sexuality can also refer to the way one person is sexually attracted to another person of the opposite sex (heterosexuality), the same sex (homosexuality), or having both tendencies (bisexuality). The lack of sexual attraction is referred to as asexuality. Human sexuality impacts cultural, political, legal and philosophical aspects of life, as well as being widely connected to issues of morality, ethics, theology, spirituality, or religion. It is not, however, directly tied to gender. 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281 Wis.2d 1 (2005) 2005 WI 59 697 N.W.2d 49 In the MATTER OF DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS AGAINST Michael J. BACKES, Attorney at Law: OFFICE OF LAWYER REGULATION, Complainant, v. Michael J. BACKES, Respondent. No. 2002AP3238-D. Supreme Court of Wisconsin. Submitted on briefs December 14, 2004. Decided May 25, 2005. For the respondent there were briefs by Michael J. Backes, Milwaukee. For the complainant there was a brief by Gregg Herman, Matthew J. Price, and Loeb & Herman, S.C., Milwaukee. *3 ¶ 1. PER CURIAM. Attorney Michael Backes seeks review of a report and recommendation filed by Referee Joan Kessler on or about October 2, 2003.[1] ¶ 2. Attorney Backes attended law school following a career in real estate. He was admitted to practice in Wisconsin in 1986. He has no prior disciplinary history. ¶ 3. On December 5, 2002, the Office of Lawyer Regulation (OLR) filed a complaint against Attorney Backes, alleging some 15 disciplinary violations stemming from five separate client matters. *4 ¶ 4. Attorney Backes filed a timely answer and the parties stipulated to two exhibits, which were admitted at the hearing before the referee, conducted on July 8 and 9, 2003. The first exhibit was entitled "Binding Stipulation as to Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law." This constituted a "no contest plea" to the factual allegations and four violations charged in connection with one of the client matters which is referred to herein as "J.J." The parties also stipulated to a document entitled "Facts Admitted by Respondent..." that summarized the other facts admitted by Attorney Backes in connection with the other allegations made against him. The matter proceeded to a hearing before the referee. ¶ 5. Ultimately, the referee concluded that Attorney Backes had committed misconduct in connection with nine[2] of the 15 counts with which he was originally charged. He was cleared of six counts alleged in connection with two client matters. The referee recommended a public reprimand and restitution in the form of fee refunds to two clients. The referee recommended further that Attorney Backes pay the costs of the disciplinary proceeding. ¶ 6. Attorney Backes contends that a public reprimand is excessive discipline in view of the facts of this matter. He suggests that the recommended discipline was derived from considering all the charges against him and is no longer appropriate considering that the referee cleared him of the allegations made in connection with two client matters. Indeed, he points out that he was cleared of one of the most serious allegations, an alleged violation of SCR 20:8.4, which involves conduct *5 involving dishonesty, fraud, deceit or misrepresentation. He suggests further that the referee erred with respect to certain factual findings made in two client matters. He asserts that a private reprimand is sufficient discipline for his misconduct. ¶ 7. For clarity, the allegations against Attorney Backes will be discussed in connection with the client matters to which they relate. MATTER OF J.J. ¶ 8. Pursuant to the terms of the stipulation entered by the parties, Attorney Backes conceded he committed misconduct in this matter. As background, in 1994, the client, J.J., was convicted of one count of attempted first-degree murder and four counts of sexual assault. His conviction was affirmed on appeal. ¶ 9. In March 1998, J.J. contacted Attorney Backes about possible postconviction representation. He suggested he might be entitled to a new trial based on newly discovered evidence. Attorney Backes sent J.J. two letters, explaining first that he charged a flat fee, and later stating that fee would be $2500. On April 16, 1998, J.J. mailed Attorney Backes a check for $2500. There was no formal written fee agreement. ¶ 10. Attorney Backes visited J.J. in prison on June 26, 1998. At that meeting he stated that he would file a postconviction motion on J.J.'s behalf within 60 days of the meeting. ¶ 11. Despite several letters from Attorney Backes promising to take action in the near future, no pleading was ever filed on J.J.'s behalf. J.J. made several attempts to ascertain the status of the matter, including three attempts to terminate representation and obtain a refund of the retainer. *6 ¶ 12. In May 2002, during the course of the ensuing grievance investigation, Attorney Backes did refund the full $2500 retainer to J.J. ¶ 13. The OLR alleged and Attorney Backes conceded that (1) by failing to file a postconviction motion or to conclude his review of J.J.'s file for more than 2½ years, Attorney Backes failed to act with reasonable diligence in representing J.J. in violation of SCR 20:1.3[3]; (2) by failing to respond to J.J.'s correspondence, Attorney Backes failed to keep J.J. reasonably informed about the status of a matter and promptly comply with reasonable requests for information in violation of SCR 20:1.4(a)[4]; (3) by failing to respond to J.J.'s specific inquiries about various postconviction relief issues, Attorney Backes failed to explain a matter to the extent reasonably necessary to permit J.J. to make informed decisions regarding the representation in violation of SCR 20:1.4(b)[5]; and (4) by failing until May 2002, to refund the $2500 fee that J.J. had paid, Attorney Backes failed, upon termination of representation, to refund an advance payment of fees that had not been earned in violation of SCR 20:1.16(d).[6] *7 MATTER OF D.M. ¶ 14. Counts V through VIII of the complaint involved allegations of misconduct with respect to the matter of D.M. The referee concluded that Attorney Backes did not commit misconduct in his handling of the D.M. matter, and the OLR did not appeal that conclusion. Therefore, these facts and conclusions are not in dispute, but are discussed herein for reference because Attorney Backes contends this matter was wrongly considered by the referee in her decision to recommend a public reprimand. ¶ 15. D.M. was convicted of one count of second-degree sexual assault of a child in 1993. His motion for plea withdrawal was denied and the matter affirmed on appeal. ¶ 16. In May 1996, D.M. met with Thomas Russell, another lawyer at Backes' law firm, to discuss filing a possible postconviction motion. D.M. signed a fee agreement with this attorney. ¶ 17. A short time later, D.M. met with Attorney Backes and executed a new written fee agreement, for "post judgment matters" in which he agreed that the initial retainer would be $2500. The agreement provided: "This fee is a minimum and non refundable fee and is to be paid as follows: $1500.00 Down, Bal. 45 Days." The agreement goes on to discuss the possibility of a higher fee "if an appeal is required." D.M. paid Attorney Russell $1500 when he signed the fee agreement. ¶ 18. D.M. then "effectively disappeared." From May 1996 to May 1997, he neither initiated contact *8 with Attorney Backes nor responded to Attorney Backes' attempts to contact him. In September 1997, D.M. "reappeared" and requested legal action from Attorney Backes on a matter apparently unrelated to the earlier fee agreement. ¶ 19. On September 18, 1997, Attorney Russell provided Attorney Backes with a written analysis of D.M.'s case, concluding that there was no good-faith basis upon which a postconviction motion could be filed. At this point, the $1000 balance on the fee agreement was still due and owing. ¶ 20. In October 1997, Attorney Backes wrote to D.M. and asked for the additional $1000 to proceed with the case. The complaint indicates that "[t]hereafter, for over a year [D.M.] was unable to obtain $1,000.00 to pay [Attorney Backes]." In December 1998, D.M. gave Attorney Backes $1000 to proceed. ¶ 21. In a letter dated January 18, 1999, after some additional review of the file, Attorney Backes informed D.M. that there were no grounds upon which to proceed with a postconviction motion. Correspondence between the two ensued. It appears that D.M. was unwilling to accept Attorney Backes' conclusion, and repeatedly insisted some motion be filed. Attorney Backes declined to file a motion and declined to refund the $1000 payment, asserting that this fee was earned. ¶ 22. On March 21, 2002, four months after D.M. filed a grievance against him, Attorney Backes refunded D.M. $1000. ¶ 23. The OLR complaint alleged that Attorney Backes' conduct with respect to the D.M. matter violated SCR 20:1.3 (reasonable diligence), SCR 20:1.4(b) (failure to adequately explain matter), SCR 20:1.16(d) (failure to refund unearned payment), and the most *9 serious charge levied against Attorney Backes, SCR 20:8.4(c) (conduct involving dishonesty, fraud, deceit or misrepresentation). ¶ 24. The referee, however, concluded that Attorney Backes did not commit misconduct with respect to his handling of the D.M. matter, noting that a fixed fee agreement is not a per se violation of rules of professional conduct, so long as the fee is reasonable in relation to the work performed. The referee observed that there was no evidence that the fee here was unreasonable. The referee noted further that there was no indication that D.M. objected to the delay or to the fee "until after he was told that ... nothing could
package zmq.socket.radiodish; import zmq.Ctx; import zmq.Msg; import zmq.Options; import zmq.SocketBase; import zmq.ZError; import zmq.ZMQ; import zmq.io.IOThread; import zmq.io.SessionBase; import zmq.io.net.Address; import zmq.pipe.Pipe; import zmq.socket.pubsub.Dist; import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets; import java.util.ArrayList; import java.util.HashMap; import java.util.List; import java.util.Map; public class Radio extends SocketBase { private final Map<String, List<Pipe>> subscriptions; private final Dist dist; public Radio(Ctx parent, int tid, int sid) { super(parent, tid, sid, true); options.type = ZMQ.ZMQ_RADIO; subscriptions = new HashMap<>(); dist = new Dist(); } @Override public void xattachPipe(Pipe pipe, boolean subscribe2all, boolean isLocallyInitiated) { assert (pipe != null); pipe.setNoDelay(); dist.attach(pipe); xreadActivated(pipe); } @Override public void xreadActivated(Pipe pipe) { Msg msg = pipe.read(); while (msg != null) { if (msg.isJoin()) { List<Pipe> pipes = subscriptions.computeIfAbsent(msg.getGroup(), k -> new ArrayList<>()); pipes.add(pipe); } else if (msg.isLeave()) { List<Pipe> pipes = subscriptions.get(msg.getGroup()); if (pipes != null) { pipes.remove(pipe); if (pipes.isEmpty()) { subscriptions.remove(msg.getGroup()); } } } msg = pipe.read(); } } @Override public void xwriteActivated(Pipe pipe) { dist.activated(pipe); } @Override public void xpipeTerminated(Pipe pipe) { subscriptions.entrySet().removeIf(entry -> { entry.getValue().remove(pipe); return entry.getValue().isEmpty(); }); dist.terminated(pipe); } @Override protected boolean xsend(Msg msg) { // SERVER sockets do not allow multipart data (ZMQ_SNDMORE) if (msg.hasMore()) { errno.set(ZError.EINVAL); return false; } dist.unmatch(); List<Pipe> range = subscriptions.get(msg.getGroup()); if (range != null) { for (int i = 0; i < range.size(); i++) { dist.match(range.get(i)); } } dist.sendToMatching(msg); return true; } @Override protected Msg xrecv() { errno.set(ZError.ENOTSUP); // Messages cannot be received from RADIO socket. throw new UnsupportedOperationException(); } @Override protected boolean xhasIn() { return false; } @Override protected boolean xhasOut() { return dist.hasOut(); } public static class RadioSession extends SessionBase { enum State { GROUP, BODY } private State state; private Msg pending; public RadioSession(IOThread ioThread, boolean connect, SocketBase socket, final Options options, final Address addr) { super(ioThread, connect, socket, options, addr); state = State.GROUP; } @Override public boolean pushMsg(Msg msg) { if (msg.isCommand()) { byte commandNameSize = msg.get(0); if (msg.size() < commandNameSize + 1) { return super.pushMsg(msg); } byte[] data = msg.data(); String commandName = new String(data, 1, commandNameSize, StandardCharsets.US_ASCII); int groupLength; String group; Msg joinLeaveMsg = new Msg(); // Set the msg type to either JOIN or LEAVE if (commandName.equals("JOIN")) { groupLength = msg.size() - 5; group = new String(data, 5, groupLength, StandardCharsets.US_ASCII); joinLeaveMsg.initJoin(); } else if (commandName.equals("LEAVE")) { groupLength = msg.size() - 6; group = new String(data, 6, groupLength, StandardCharsets.US_ASCII); joinLeaveMsg.initLeave(); } // If it is not a JOIN or LEAVE just push the message else { return super.pushMsg(msg); } // Set the group joinLeaveMsg.setGroup(group); // Push the join or leave command msg = joinLeaveMsg; return super.pushMsg(msg); } return super.pushMsg(msg); } @Override protected Msg pullMsg() { Msg msg; switch (state) { case GROUP: pending = super.pullMsg(); if (pending == null) { return null; } // First frame is the group msg = new Msg(pending.getGroup().getBytes(StandardCharsets.US_ASCII)); msg.setFlags(Msg.MORE); // Next status is the body state = State.BODY; break; case BODY: msg = pending; state = State.GROUP; break; default: throw new IllegalStateException(); } return msg; } @Override protected void reset() { super.reset(); state = State.GROUP; } } }
Similarly to how we try to expand musical tastes here at Never Radio, we also want to push the boundaries of self-growth and cultural exploration. Subsequently, we are big fans of some of the amazing events in cities across the world that aid in one’s personal growth and harvest minds. Just like when you hear songs that enlighten you and makes you think, the ever popular Ted Talks can have similarly engaging effects. These talks that spread all over the world, currently based out of Vancouver, are also available in cities around the world through TEDX. Luckily, our Vancouver audience has an event coming up on May 28th 2016: TEDxStanleyPark. Importantly, TEDxStanleyPark is a non-profit event, legendary for its incredible speakers and the ideas put forward. This years event is thematically centered around “Ideas to Action” which is based around the sources for human achievement. This event will be a catalyst for positive change both individually and as a community and we at Never Radio are extremely proud to be part of such a positive event. We are extremely excited to be working with TEDxStanleyPark and the minds behind such an event. The event has been around for a few years already but this year they have expanded the capacity for the audience over five times from last year as demand continues to grow. Taking place at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre in downtown Vancouver, there will be 15 speakers covering a range of topics that will be of interest to most culturally aware and conscientious people throughout the lower mainland. To get an idea of what a day at a TEDX event can be like, check out our coverage of TEDxVancouver. However, this is a completely different event though, with a wonderfully engaging group of speakers. We will be covering the event and live-tweeting on the day as well as reviewing it in its entirety afterwards. Additionally, we will be interviewing one of the speakers, Connor Beaton, prior to the event and focusing on him in more detail as he will be one of the most anticipated talks of TEDxStanleyPark 2016. The complete list of the speakers and a preview of their respective talks is available here, but names such as Ryan Phillips, Galya Westler and Bosco Anthony are among them. Tickets for TEDxStanleyPark are available here and we encourage everyone to get them before they are gone as this event has sold out several weeks in advance previously.
Reduced phosphodiesters and high-energy phosphates in the frontal lobe of schizophrenic patients: a (31)P chemical shift spectroscopic-imaging study. (31)Phosphorous magnetic resonance spectroscopy has been widely used to evaluate schizophrenic patients in comparison to control subjects, because it allows the investigation of both phospholipid and energy metabolism in vivo; however, the results achieved so far are inconsistent. Chemical shift imaging (CSI) has the advantage that instead of only one or a few preselected voxels the tissue of a whole brain slice can be examined. The aim of the present investigation was to determine whether the results of previous studies of our group, showing that phosphodiesters (PDE) are decreased in the frontal lobe of schizophrenic patients as compared to control subjects, might be confirmed in an independent unmedicated patient sample using the CSI technique. A carefully selected new cohort including 11 neuroleptic-free schizophrenic patients and 11 age- and gender-matched healthy control subjects was recruited. CSI was applied and an innovative analysis method for CSI data based on a general linear model was used. PDE, phosphocreatine, and adenosine triphosphate (ATP) were found to be significantly decreased in the frontal lobe of patients with schizophrenia. Because PDE was decreased in schizophrenic patients, the membrane phospholipid hypothesis of schizophrenia could not be corroborated. Further results indicate decreased ATP production in the frontal lobe of patients with schizophrenia.
Bundesautobahn 23 is an autobahn in Germany. It runs largely parallel to the Bundesstraße 5; its main purpose is to connect the hinterland of Hamburg. North of Heide, the A 23 becomes B 5 and connects Eiderstedt, Husum and the ferries to the islands of Nordfriesland to the autobahn network. Exit list Husum |} External links 23 A023 A023
Q: Using Travis-CI for Node.js project I'm trying to set up travis-ci for my node.js project hosted on github. For some reason travis keeps using ruby worker for building/testing the project. My .travis.yml looks like: language: node_js node_js: - 0.6 script: - "make test" What am I missing? A: OK got it. The .travis.yml file must not contain 'tab' characters. Instead I have replaced them with spaces.
Q: Mapping the most gentle route for my single speed I commute to work on a single-speed road bike, so it's a lot easier if I avoid any steep hills (preferring to cover the same gradient gradually). Taking a look at a map, there are seemingly 3-4 sensible routes to get from point A to point B. Short of trying them all, is there any way to evaluate which has the most gradual climb? A: That's 4 days to evaluate all the routes. I'd just ride them. You can spend a lot of time with mapping tools trying to evaluate gradients and still get it wrong. Unless you can find a cycling guide that discusses the issue you will almost certainly not get a good answer. For a motor transport engineer (the people who design roads) anything under 1:10 is fine on a minor road, 1:20 on a major road. They just don't care about short steep sections vs long gentle sections. The flattest route could easily be the one where you come out of a compulsory stop onto a short steep section that climbs less than the 5m interval between contours on a most-detailed map. One electronic solution would be to use google streetview to survey each route. Look at the angle between the street and the vertical walls or horizontal floors. That will give you a rough idea of the slope of the road at each point. A: A lot of the online mapping websites have elevation data you can use to figure it out. Example 1: Go to http://maps.google.com/ choose the bicycle icon and ask for directions. Once it gives you the map, switch to the "map" instead of satellite view and turn on the terrain overlay. When you ask for bicycle directions it tries to avoid steep climbs and the terrain data overlay can give you some idea how bad things are. You can drag points on the route to force it into giving you a specific route. Example 2: Go to http://www.mapmyride.com/ -- go through the annoying interface to create a new ride (there's some annoying ad stuff). Once you've done that, you can see some data including a graph of the climbs. Do that for all the routes and compare side by side. There's a lot of competing websites for that kind of thing that you can search for out there. A: A very good solution is Google Earth. If you create a route (either create one or get a recorded track from a GPS device), you can see it's elevation profile (right click on the route and "Show Elevation Profile"): The profiling is interactive and linked to the map, so you can easily see where the "problem" (eg too high elevation) is on the map and modify your track accordingly.
“Facing the Lion”: A Memoir That Speaks Volumes about Effective Storytelling and Autobiographical Writing In 2003 the National Geographic Society published a memoir called Facing the Lion by Joseph Lemasolai Lekuton in which the author describes growing up on the savannah in northern Kenya along the southern border of Ethiopia and leading a nomadic life as a member of the Maasai people. The memoir—included on NEH’s list of favorite nonfiction titles—has elements of interest to middle grade readers from age eleven to fifteen, including adventure and danger. A fourteen-year-old, Lemasolai, the narrator, must overcome the village’s initial doubts about him and prove his courage as a warrior. Lemasolai is also an ambitious student, hungry for learning generally unavailable to members of his village. A series of both well-earned accomplishments and plain good luck lead to a scholarship at a high school and then to colleges in the United States. (A performance in a soccer match witnessed by Kenya’s president also plays a role.) Analyzing how Lekuton and his coauthor—Herman Viola—craft the memoir and how it reaches its resolution will serve as valuable steps for students continuing to develop skills in both critical reading and effective expository writing. Facing the Lion is a good read not only because it’s an exciting tale well told, but also because, like many great stories, it starts in media res—in the middle of things. Since Facing the Lion is a memoir, tension and conflict help shape the narrative from the outset. Most autobiographies would begin with the author’s birth and follow his or her life chronologically. A memoir, however, can choose a dramatic starting point that initiates tension and conflict, establishing themes for the rest of the work. This is one aspect of the memoir genre that Lekuton’s book does so well. Chapter 1—“A Lion Hunt”—begins with the threat of a nighttime attack by a lion on the village’s herd of cows, which Lemasolai is helping to watch over. The lion does in fact make a kill, the favorite cow of Lemasolai’s mother, which Lemasolai feels he must avenge by killing the lion. The day after the attack, however, when the warriors encircle the lion, Lemasolai realizes he is among the youngest in the group protecting the herd and chooses to seek the help of experienced warriors from another village. As Lemasolai meets and accompanies experienced warriors who are arriving to help, the lion is able to slip away, thereby creating the ingredients for a future fight. Members of Lemasolai’s own village suggest, however, he ran away at the most dangerous moment of confronting the lion. Aside from presenting the challenge of Lemasolai’s having to prove his courage, this opening chapter creates much milieu-setting detail. Lemasolai describes cows’ collective reaction, for example, to the danger of a hunting lion (this involves the loss of control over a bodily function), how a pair of lions that are hunting splits up and strategically establishes positions on either side of the herd, how acacia thorns and bushes tear flesh during the confusion and fear of a nighttime stampede. There are also moments when Lekuton judiciously employs onomatopoeia, such as in describing the lion’s warning roars. The result is a lively story line, punctuated with elements of interest in and of themselves and important as well in advancing the narrative. Lemasolai also feels a great pride in this first chapter in having suggested a tactic that saves most of the herd from being killed the night of the attack. He realizes his suggestion came from his “school learning” rather than his own experience, thus setting up the theme that will continue, regarding his pursuit of an education in what are often far-flung schools, where he must spend months away from his family, his village, and the brotherhood of warriors. Pride is at the center of the following chapter, aptly titled “The Proud One,” but for reasons a reader wouldn’t expect. Playing off readers’ expectations is in fact another time-honored aspect of the memoir or good storytelling in general. Days after his birth, Lemasolai still refuses to drink milk from his mother’s breast, preferring instead to drink from a cow’s teat. No coaxing would prevail in convincing the newborn to take milk from his mother, and as a result he earned his name, “Lemasolai” meaning “the proud one” in the Maasai language. We also learn that the word for the capital city of Kenya, Nairobi, comes from a Maa word meaning “cold," and that it’s taboo to count people, which causes census takers no end of pains to come up with an accurate number of Maasai. Cows are so integral to the culture, that every new birth among the village’s families is announced by saying either “male cow” or “female cow.” Reverence for cows, then, is at the heart of Chapter 3, which delves into some ethnographic detail, pointing out that the villagers count wealth only in the number of cows they own, and in fact not to own a cow is just simply uncivilized. The favorite drink among the Maasai is the sweet milk their cows produce, with cows’ blood mixed in, mixed in, in fact, in greater quantity when a medicinal drink is needed. With eleven chapters in all, the memoir goes on to resolve the central conflict about courage, narrate Lemasolai’s series of successes at school, the winning of scholarships, and his coming to the United States to earn a bachelor’s degree at St. Lawrence University. After earning a master’s at Harvard, Lekuton taught U.S. history at the Langley School just outside Washington, D.C. Lekuton and Viola tell Lemasolai’s story deftly and with an economy of speech that might seem to present a challenge to readers of this level, but the logical presentation of the right detail at the right moment make it all manageable, delightful, and entertaining. Additionally, the story hits on subjects central to the world of middle grade readers: family, friends, and community. Albert Marrin, author of several dozen books for young adults, has said, “Kids are very bright. I’m not going to write down. If anything, I’ll have them read up to me.” Therein lies the value of Facing the Lion, too. For teachers, presenting the first three chapters to classes near the end of the school year could pique students’ interest to continue on their own over the summer. If so, the effort will pay off, helping with future assignments in autobiographical writing, study of literary form (the family memoir), and literary analysis, opening the way as well for work in African studies and African literature.
--- title: Rosling.bubbles() subtitle: "The Bubbles Animation in Hans Roslings Talk" date: '2017-04-04' slug: Rosling-bubbles --- In Hans Rosling's attractive talk `Debunking third-world myths with the best stats you've ever seen`, he used a lot of bubble plots to illustrate trends behind the data over time. This function gives an imitation of those moving bubbles, besides, as this function is based on `symbols`, we can also make use of other symbols such as squares, rectangles, thermometers, etc. Suppose we have observations of $n$ individuals over `ani.options('nmax')` years. In this animation, the data of each year will be shown in the bubbles (symbols) plot; as time goes on, certain trends will be revealed (like those in Rosling's talk). Please note that the arrangement of the data for bubbles (symbols) should be a matrix like $A_{ijk}$ in which $i$ is the individual id (from 1 to n), $j$ denotes the $j$-th variable (from 1 to p) and $k$ indicates the time from 1 to `ani.options('nmax')`. And the length of `x` and `y` should be equal to the number of rows of this matrix. ```{r demo-a, cache=TRUE, interval=.2} library(animation) ani.options(interval = 0.2, nmax = 50) ## use default arguments (random numbers); you may try to find the real data par(mar = c(4, 4, 0.2, 0.2)) Rosling.bubbles() ``` ```{r demo-b, cache=TRUE, interval=.2} ## rectangles Rosling.bubbles(type = 'rectangles', data = matrix(abs(rnorm(50 * 10 * 2)), ncol = 2)) ```
Minister of Education, Youth and Culture, Maxine Henry-Wilson, has made an impassioned plea to residents of communities surrounding schools to adopt these institutions and ensure their protection. The Minister noted that because communities were the primary beneficiaries of the education system, they had a duty to ensure that schools continued to function effectively. “We know that schools face particular challenges because of financial constraints but available data shows that schools that have some of the best maintenance is not because they are awash with money, but because they have an active community participation programme,” Mrs. Henry-Wilson said, as she addressed a stakeholders meeting held recently at the Social Development Commission’s office in Morant Bay, St. Thomas. She pointed to a school in the South Eastern St. Andrew community, which she represents, that was damaged by Hurricane Dennis and the community formed a “construction brigade” to repair the damage.She also informed of “reading brigades” in the constituency to monitor reading in schools and “security brigades” to ensure that the properties are safe for children and teachers. The Education Minister noted also, that communities had a role to play in helping to quell violence in schools. “I hear all the cries about what education must do about security, but it is the community that must take the lead in doing something about violence,” she said. “If this continues, not only will more schools decide to close, as is happening now, but also, we are going to have to spend too much money on putting in place security guards, security fencing and cameras, money that could be spent putting in place a computer laboratory, a library or giving much needed support to teachers in the classroom,” she added. Mrs. Henry-Wilson noted further that as a country, “we cannot close our eyes to these incidents and then turn around looking surprised and complain that the government is doing nothing.you have to take a stand to end this type of violence in schools”.”It all boils down to accountability.from the Minister down”, she said, adding that, “everyone has to take an active part in ensuring the viability of the future.”
Q: in Rails, database call works in development but stalls in test I am running a test for a controller method as shown below: it "should assigns an instance var @items including my item" do @item = FactoryGirl.create(:item) get :index response.should include(@item) end The controller method is: def index @Item = Item.select_items end where select_items is a scope method in the Items model: scope :select_items, where(Items.arel_table[:select_field].not_eq(nil)) In development, this works fine. In test however, I get A 500 error when I test the controller method itself in the console No error when I simply test the model method in the console A permanent hang when I run the spec In test.log, the hang happens at the last line of the following: Connecting to database specified by database.yml Admin Load (0.5ms) SELECT `admins`.* FROM `admins` (0.6ms) RELEASE SAVEPOINT active_record_1 (0.2ms) SAVEPOINT active_record_1 SQL (1.1ms) INSERT INTO `items` (`various fields') (0.1ms) RELEASE SAVEPOINT active_record_1 Processing by Admin::ItemsController#index as HTML Admin Load (0.4ms) SELECT `admins`.* FROM `admins` WHERE `admins`.`id` = 1 LIMIT 1 Rendered admin/items/index.haml within layouts/tabs (0.2ms) Completed 200 OK in 15ms (Views: 3.9ms | ActiveRecord: 0.4ms) Item Load (1.2ms) SELECT `items`.* FROM `items` WHERE (`item`.`select_field` IS NOT NULL) LIMIT 25 OFFSET 0 If I run the test in rspec, the spec stops at this point. Why? A: Your test should be like this: it "should assigns an instance var @items including my item" do @item = FactoryGirl.create(:item) get :index assigns(:Item).should include(@item) end Your controller assigned an instance variable, and that is how you access them. The response holds a lot of information you probably never need to look at in your test. The exception is if you are returning things like JSON or XML, in which case you'd look at response.body. In addition, considering your controller instance variable is grabbing possible multiple items, you should name your variable @Items, pluralized. Furthermore, you never capitalize instance variables, so it should be @items. And lastly for nitpicky things, in your test, you don't need to make @item an instance variable as it exists just for your single it.
Diagnosis and management of acute bronchitis. Acute bronchitis is one of the top 10 conditions for which patients seek medical care. Physicians show considerable variability in describing the signs and symptoms necessary to its diagnosis. Because acute bronchitis most often has a viral cause, symptomatic treatment with protussives, antitussives, or bronchodilators is appropriate. However, studies indicate that many physicians treat bronchitis with antibiotics. These drugs have generally been shown to be ineffective in patients with uncomplicated acute bronchitis. Furthermore, antibiotics often have detrimental side effects, and their overuse contributes to the increasing problem of antibiotic resistance. Patient satisfaction with the treatment of acute bronchitis is related to the quality of the physician-patient interaction rather than to prescription of an antibiotic.
[Methodology of scientific transmission in the Middle Ages]. The objective of this article is to analyze the mode of transmission of medical scientific knowledge in the Middle Ages. It is based on two unpublished manuscripts, a Tacuinum sanitatis and a Treatise on the Gout, which are start from different assumptions and motivations, but which share the will to disseminate certain useful knowledge to cure the disease. The first manuscript exhibits little rigour and seems to have been written in order to prove the supremacy of empirical science over theoretical science. The second one is methodologically more rigorous and integrative, since it tries to maintain a balance between theoretical and practical knowledge. The coexistence of both manuscripts certifies two different ways of practising medicine in the middle of the 15th century.
Q: Search keyword highlight in ASP.Net I am outputting a list of search results for a given string of keywords, and I want any matching keywords in my search results to be highlighted. Each word should be wrapped in a span or similar. I am looking for an efficient function to do this. E.g. Keywords: "lorem ipsum" Result: "Some text containing lorem and ipsum" Desired HTML output: "Some text containing <span class="hit">lorem</span> and <span class="hit">ipsum</span>" My results are case insensitive. A: Here's what I've decided on. An extension function that I can call on the relevant strings within my page / section of my page: public static string HighlightKeywords(this string input, string keywords) { if (input == string.Empty || keywords == string.Empty) { return input; } string[] sKeywords = keywords.Split(' '); foreach (string sKeyword in sKeywords) { try { input = Regex.Replace(input, sKeyword, string.Format("<span class=\"hit\">{0}</span>", "$0"), RegexOptions.IgnoreCase); } catch { // } } return input; } Any further suggestions or comments?
IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT __________________ No. 95-40972 Conference Calendar __________________ MELVIN LEE JOHNSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, versus BETO I UNIT; UNIDENTIFIED JOHNSON, Lieutenant at Beto I Unit; KEN E. KUYKENDALL, Doctor at Beto I Unit; HERBERT SCOTT, Warden, Defendants-Appellees. - - - - - - - - - - Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas USDC No. 6:95-CV-511 - - - - - - - - - - June 26, 1996 Before HIGGINBOTHAM, BARKSDALE, and BENAVIDES, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM:* Melvin Johnson, #643399, appeals from the magistrate judge's dismissal as frivolous pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(d) of his civil rights complaint. He contends that the magistrate judge erred by dismissing his complaint as frivolous. We have reviewed the record and the magistrate judge's memorandum opinion and * Pursuant to Local Rule 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in Local Rule 47.5.4. No. 95-40972 -2- order and AFFIRM the dismissal of Johnson's complaint for essentially the reasons set forth by the magistrate judge. See Johnson v. Beto I Unit et al., No. 6:95-CV-511 (E.D. Tex. Nov. 6, 1995). Johnson's motion for a default judgment is DENIED. AFFIRMED.
/* vi:set ts=8 sts=4 sw=4 noet: * * VIM - Vi IMproved by Bram Moolenaar * * Do ":help uganda" in Vim to read copying and usage conditions. * Do ":help credits" in Vim to see a list of people who contributed. * See README.txt for an overview of the Vim source code. */ /* * diff.c: code for diff'ing two, three or four buffers. * * There are three ways to diff: * - Shell out to an external diff program, using files. * - Use the compiled-in xdiff library. * - Let 'diffexpr' do the work, using files. */ #include "vim.h" #include "xdiff/xdiff.h" #if defined(FEAT_DIFF) || defined(PROTO) static int diff_busy = FALSE; // using diff structs, don't change them static int diff_need_update = FALSE; // ex_diffupdate needs to be called // flags obtained from the 'diffopt' option #define DIFF_FILLER 0x001 // display filler lines #define DIFF_IBLANK 0x002 // ignore empty lines #define DIFF_ICASE 0x004 // ignore case #define DIFF_IWHITE 0x008 // ignore change in white space #define DIFF_IWHITEALL 0x010 // ignore all white space changes #define DIFF_IWHITEEOL 0x020 // ignore change in white space at EOL #define DIFF_HORIZONTAL 0x040 // horizontal splits #define DIFF_VERTICAL 0x080 // vertical splits #define DIFF_HIDDEN_OFF 0x100 // diffoff when hidden #define DIFF_INTERNAL 0x200 // use internal xdiff algorithm #define DIFF_CLOSE_OFF 0x400 // diffoff when closing window #define ALL_WHITE_DIFF (DIFF_IWHITE | DIFF_IWHITEALL | DIFF_IWHITEEOL) static int diff_flags = DIFF_INTERNAL | DIFF_FILLER | DIFF_CLOSE_OFF; static long diff_algorithm = 0; #define LBUFLEN 50 // length of line in diff file static int diff_a_works = MAYBE; // TRUE when "diff -a" works, FALSE when it // doesn't work, MAYBE when not checked yet #if defined(MSWIN) static int diff_bin_works = MAYBE; // TRUE when "diff --binary" works, FALSE // when it doesn't work, MAYBE when not // checked yet #endif // used for diff input typedef struct { char_u *din_fname; // used for external diff mmfile_t din_mmfile; // used for internal diff } diffin_T; // used for diff result typedef struct { char_u *dout_fname; // used for external diff garray_T dout_ga; // used for internal diff } diffout_T; // two diff inputs and one result typedef struct { diffin_T dio_orig; // original file input diffin_T dio_new; // new file input diffout_T dio_diff; // diff result int dio_internal; // using internal diff } diffio_T; static int diff_buf_idx(buf_T *buf); static int diff_buf_idx_tp(buf_T *buf, tabpage_T *tp); static void diff_mark_adjust_tp(tabpage_T *tp, int idx, linenr_T line1, linenr_T line2, long amount, long amount_after); static void diff_check_unchanged(tabpage_T *tp, diff_T *dp); static int diff_check_sanity(tabpage_T *tp, diff_T *dp); static int check_external_diff(diffio_T *diffio); static int diff_file(diffio_T *diffio); static int diff_equal_entry(diff_T *dp, int idx1, int idx2); static int diff_cmp(char_u *s1, char_u *s2); #ifdef FEAT_FOLDING static void diff_fold_update(diff_T *dp, int skip_idx); #endif static void diff_read(int idx_orig, int idx_new, diffout_T *fname); static void diff_copy_entry(diff_T *dprev, diff_T *dp, int idx_orig, int idx_new); static diff_T *diff_alloc_new(tabpage_T *tp, diff_T *dprev, diff_T *dp); static int parse_diff_ed(char_u *line, linenr_T *lnum_orig, long *count_orig, linenr_T *lnum_new, long *count_new); static int parse_diff_unified(char_u *line, linenr_T *lnum_orig, long *count_orig, linenr_T *lnum_new, long *count_new); static int xdiff_out(void *priv, mmbuffer_t *mb, int nbuf); /* * Called when deleting or unloading a buffer: No longer make a diff with it. */ void diff_buf_delete(buf_T *buf) { int i; tabpage_T *tp; FOR_ALL_TABPAGES(tp) { i = diff_buf_idx_tp(buf, tp); if (i != DB_COUNT) { tp->tp_diffbuf[i] = NULL; tp->tp_diff_invalid = TRUE; if (tp == curtab) diff_redraw(TRUE); } } } /* * Check if the current buffer should be added to or removed from the list of * diff buffers. */ void diff_buf_adjust(win_T *win) { win_T *wp; int i; if (!win->w_p_diff) { // When there is no window showing a diff for this buffer, remove // it from the diffs. FOR_ALL_WINDOWS(wp) if (wp->w_buffer == win->w_buffer && wp->w_p_diff) break; if (wp == NULL) { i = diff_buf_idx(win->w_buffer); if (i != DB_COUNT) { curtab->tp_diffbuf[i] = NULL; curtab->tp_diff_invalid = TRUE; diff_redraw(TRUE); } } } else diff_buf_add(win->w_buffer); } /* * Add a buffer to make diffs for. * Call this when a new buffer is being edited in the current window where * 'diff' is set. * Marks the current buffer as being part of the diff and requiring updating. * This must be done before any autocmd, because a command may use info * about the screen contents. */ void diff_buf_add(buf_T *buf) { int i; if (diff_buf_idx(buf) != DB_COUNT) return; // It's already there. for (i = 0; i < DB_COUNT; ++i) if (curtab->tp_diffbuf[i] == NULL) { curtab->tp_diffbuf[i] = buf; curtab->tp_diff_invalid = TRUE; diff_redraw(TRUE); return; } semsg(_("E96: Cannot diff more than %d buffers"), DB_COUNT); } /* * Remove all buffers to make diffs for. */ static void diff_buf_clear(void) { int i; for (i = 0; i < DB_COUNT; ++i) if (curtab->tp_diffbuf[i] != NULL) { curtab->tp_diffbuf[i] = NULL; curtab->tp_diff_invalid = TRUE; diff_redraw(TRUE); } } /* * Find buffer "buf" in the list of diff buffers for the current tab page. * Return its index or DB_COUNT if not found. */ static int diff_buf_idx(buf_T *buf) { int idx; for (idx = 0; idx < DB_COUNT; ++idx) if (curtab->tp_diffbuf[idx] == buf) break; return idx; } /* * Find buffer "buf" in the list of diff buffers for tab page "tp". * Return its index or DB_COUNT if not found. */ static int diff_buf_idx_tp(buf_T *buf, tabpage_T *tp) { int idx; for (idx = 0; idx < DB_COUNT; ++idx) if (tp->tp_diffbuf[idx] == buf) break; return idx; } /* * Mark the diff info involving buffer "buf" as invalid, it will be updated * when info is requested. */ void diff_invalidate(buf_T *buf) { tabpage_T *tp; int i; FOR_ALL_TABPAGES(tp) { i = diff_buf_idx_tp(buf, tp); if (i != DB_COUNT) { tp->tp_diff_invalid = TRUE; if (tp == curtab) diff_redraw(TRUE); } } } /* * Called by mark_adjust(): update line numbers in "curbuf". */ void diff_mark_adjust( linenr_T line1, linenr_T line2, long amount, long amount_after) { int idx; tabpage_T *tp; // Handle all tab pages that use the current buffer in a diff. FOR_ALL_TABPAGES(tp) { idx = diff_buf_idx_tp(curbuf, tp); if (idx != DB_COUNT) diff_mark_adjust_tp(tp, idx, line1, line2, amount, amount_after); } } /* * Update line numbers in tab page "tp" for "curbuf" with index "idx". * This attempts to update the changes as much as possible: * When inserting/deleting lines outside of existing change blocks, create a * new change block and update the line numbers in following blocks. * When inserting/deleting lines in existing change blocks, update them. */ static void diff_mark_adjust_tp( tabpage_T *tp, int idx, linenr_T line1, linenr_T line2, long amount, long amount_after) { diff_T *dp; diff_T *dprev; diff_T *dnext; int i; int inserted, deleted; int n, off; linenr_T last; linenr_T lnum_deleted = line1; // lnum of remaining deletion int check_unchanged; if (diff_internal()) { // Will update diffs before redrawing. Set _invalid to update the // diffs themselves, set _update to also update folds properly just // before redrawing. // Do update marks here, it is needed for :%diffput. tp->tp_diff_invalid = TRUE; tp->tp_diff_update = TRUE; } if (line2 == MAXLNUM) { // mark_adjust(99, MAXLNUM, 9, 0): insert lines inserted = amount; deleted = 0; } else if (amount_after > 0) { // mark_adjust(99, 98, MAXLNUM, 9): a change that inserts lines inserted = amount_after; deleted = 0; } else { // mark_adjust(98, 99, MAXLNUM, -2): delete lines inserted = 0; deleted = -amount_after; } dprev = NULL; dp = tp->tp_first_diff; for (;;) { // If the change is after the previous diff block and before the next // diff block, thus not touching an existing change, create a new diff // block. Don't do this when ex_diffgetput() is busy. if ((dp == NULL || dp->df_lnum[idx] - 1 > line2 || (line2 == MAXLNUM && dp->df_lnum[idx] > line1)) && (dprev == NULL || dprev->df_lnum[idx] + dprev->df_count[idx] < line1) && !diff_busy) { dnext = diff_alloc_new(tp, dprev, dp); if (dnext == NULL) return; dnext->df_lnum[idx] = line1; dnext->df_count[idx] = inserted; for (i = 0; i < DB_COUNT; ++i) if (tp->tp_diffbuf[i] != NULL && i != idx) { if (dprev == NULL) dnext->df_lnum[i] = line1; else dnext->df_lnum[i] = line1 + (dprev->df_lnum[i] + dprev->df_count[i]) - (dprev->df_lnum[idx] + dprev->df_count[idx]); dnext->df_count[i] = deleted; } } // if at end of the list, quit if (dp == NULL) break; /* * Check for these situations: * 1 2 3 * 1 2 3 * line1 2 3 4 5 * 2 3 4 5 * 2 3 4 5 * line2 2 3 4 5 * 3 5 6 * 3 5 6 */ // compute last line of this change last = dp->df_lnum[idx] + dp->df_count[idx] - 1; // 1. change completely above line1: nothing to do if (last >= line1 - 1) { // 6. change below line2: only adjust for amount_after; also when // "deleted" became zero when deleted all lines between two diffs if (dp->df_lnum[idx] - (deleted + inserted != 0) > line2) { if (amount_after == 0) break; // nothing left to change dp->df_lnum[idx] += amount_after; } else { check_unchanged = FALSE; // 2. 3. 4. 5.: inserted/deleted lines touching this diff. if (deleted > 0) { if (dp->df_lnum[idx] >= line1) { off = dp->df_lnum[idx] - lnum_deleted;
Q: Count elements in recursive list How can I count elements in recursive list? Here is data, but it could be bigger list. data <- list(list(list("a"), list("b"), list("c","d","e")), list("f")) > str(data) List of 2 $ :List of 3 ..$ :List of 1 .. ..$ : chr "a" ..$ :List of 1 .. ..$ : chr "b" ..$ :List of 3 .. ..$ : chr "c" .. ..$ : chr "d" .. ..$ : chr "e" $ :List of 1 ..$ : chr "f" On output I want to have vector with % usage which sums to 100%: o <- c(1/2/3/1, 1/2/3/1, 1/2/3/3, 1/2/3/3, 1/2/3/3, 1/2/1) [1] 0.16666667 0.16666667 0.05555556 0.05555556 0.05555556 0.50000000 sum(o) [1] 1 So I need v1 (is just rep of allocation = 100%): v1 <- rep(1, length( unlist(data) )) v1 [1] 1 1 1 1 1 1 v2: > v2 <- rep(length(data), length( unlist(data) )) > v2 [1] 2 2 2 2 2 2 v3, > v3 = c(3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 1) v4: v4 = c(1, 1, 3, 3, 3, 1) etc. In result: > v1/v2/v3/v4 [1] 0.16666667 0.16666667 0.05555556 0.05555556 0.05555556 0.50000000 sum(v1/v2/v3/v4) [1] 1 So question is how I can make v3 and v4 etc. ? Maybe is there way to get vector of str(data) count length of each child like: out <- c("2/3/1", "2/3/1", "2/3/3", "2/3/3", "2/3/3", "2/1") Then with this vector I can do math: > sapply(out, function(x) last(cumprod(1 / c(1, as.numeric(unlist(strsplit(x, "/"))))))) 2/3/1 2/3/1 2/3/3 2/3/3 2/3/3 2/1 0.16666667 0.16666667 0.05555556 0.05555556 0.05555556 0.50000000 A: This lends itself to a recursive solution, possibly something like: data <- list(list(list("a"), list("b"), list("c","d","e")), list("f")) f <- function(x, prop=1) { if(is.list(x)) lapply(x, f, prop=prop/length(x)) else prop/length(x) } unlist(f(data)) #[1] 0.16666667 0.16666667 0.05555556 0.05555556 0.05555556 0.50000000
1. Field of the Invention The present invention generally relates to a device, and more particularly to an adapter device. 2. The Related Art With the development of electronic sciences and technologies, tablet computers are more and more popular, in order to be applicable to different usage environments, more and more conditions of the tablet computers cooperating with other various electronic devices to be used are emerged. Currently, the tablet computer is generally smaller and thinner, the tablet computer usually has one insertion port or two insertion ports. A transmission cable is capable of being connected between the tablet computer and each of the various electronic devices. One end of the transmission cable has a first port for docking with the insertion port of the tablet computer, and the other end of the transmission cable has a second port for docking with a docking port of each of the various electronic devices. Each of the various electronic devices is capable of cooperating with the tablet computer to be used. So data signals, power signals or audio signals are capable of being connected and transmitted between the insertion port of the tablet computer and the docking port of each of the various electronic devices by virtue of the transmission cable. However, the various electronic devices which are capable of cooperating with the tablet computer to be used have different docking ports with different specifications, if different transmission cables of which the second ports have different specifications are just applied to dock with the different docking ports of the various electronic devices, so a large number of the different transmission cables need be prepared that causes an inconvenience in use. Thus, in order to solve the problem described above, an innovative adapter device need be provided, the various electronic devices which are capable of cooperating with the tablet computer are electrically connected with the tablet computer by virtue of the innovative adapter device being connected between the insertion port and the different docking ports, so the tablet computer is appropriate for being applied in various usage environments for satisfying multiple usage needs of users.
Q: Arduino IDE get stuck while uploading sketch I was trying to use my L293D motor driver module. But when I upload the following sketch to try and run my motor, but it would get stuck on "Uploading". This happens with this sketch only, and happens randomly, with odds of happening being 3 in 5 times. After a bit fiddling around I found an error Programmer is not responding. When I try to reset the board or just reconnect it to my PC it might work. Here's the sketch- int RightMotorForward = 12; int RightMotorReverse = 13; void setup() { pinMode(RightMotorForward, OUTPUT); pinMode(RightMotorReverse, OUTPUT); } void loop() { digitalWrite(RightMotorForward, HIGH); delay(10000); digitalWrite(RightMotorForward,LOW); delay(1000); } Can anybody point out where I am going wrong? I am using Arduino UNO. Is this just some problem in my code? A: Found the solution... Just connect the 5v from arduino to the 5v on the Module. Then another battery (12-36 V, I tried a 9v one... it worked but only for about 40 seconds), to the 12 V input, keeping the ground common... That's gonna make the motors run!
Q: Can I use a different graphical driver while booting, and the proprietery NVIDIA driver once my computer has started? I have a bit of a problem in that as I am booting my PC, the boot screen isn't exactly pretty because I am using the proprietary NVIDIA drivers. I am wondering if there is a method to use the VESA drivers while my computer boots to get the pretty splash screen (Either that, or make NVIDIA display the pretty splash screen -- I assume it is because of Kernel Mode Setting that it doesn't work properly) Any advise is much appreciated! (Note: I cannot use the nouveau drivers because they are faulty with my video card, making Ubuntu particularly difficult to install [NVIDIA GTX 580]) A: This is more of a workaround to what you are asking but it is as close as you are going to get This is a old guide but still works as of 13.04 http://news.softpedia.com/news/How-to-Fix-the-Big-and-Ugly-Plymouth-Logo-in-Ubuntu-10-04-140810.shtml I have a [NVIDIA GTX 550 TI] if you are wondering
10-285-cr United States of America v. Joshua Acoff 1 UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS 2 FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT 3 4 5 August Term, 2010 6 7 (Submitted on: January 31, 2011 Decided: February 9, 2011) 8 9 Docket No. 10-285-cr 10 11 12 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 13 14 Appellant, 15 16 — v.— 17 18 JOSHUA ACOFF, 19 20 Appellee. 21 22 23 24 B e f o r e: 25 26 CALABRESI, and LYNCH, Circuit Judges, MURTHA, District Judge.* 27 28 __________________ 29 30 Appellee Joshua Acoff pled guilty to possessing five or more grams of cocaine base with 31 intent to distribute, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841. Although the district court accepted 32 Acoff’s plea of guilty to that offense, it declined to sentence him pursuant to Section * The Honorable J. Garvan Murtha of the United States District Court for the District of Vermont, sitting by designation. 1 841(b)(1)(B), the penalty provision that covers the conduct charged in the indictment and 2 admitted to by Acoff. The government appealed. We find that the district court acted 3 unlawfully in sentencing Acoff to a term of imprisonment below the mandatory minimum. 4 Accordingly, we vacate the judgment of the district court and remand the case so that Acoff 5 can be resentenced consistent with the statutory mandate. 6 VACATED and REMANDED. 7 8 9 Brian P. Leaming, Assistant United States Attorney, and Sandra S. 10 Glover, Assistant United States Attorney (of counsel), for David B. 11 Fein, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, for 12 Appellant. 13 14 Thomas G. Dennis, Federal Defender, Sarah A.L. Merriam, Assistant 15 Federal Defender, Hartford, Connecticut, for Appellee. 16 17 PER CURIAM: 18 Appellee Joshua Acoff pled guilty to possessing five or more grams of cocaine 19 base with intent to distribute, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841. Although the district court 20 accepted Acoff’s plea of guilty to that offense, it declined to sentence him pursuant to 21 Section 841(b)(1)(B), the penalty provision that covers the conduct charged in the indictment 22 and admitted to by Acoff. In lieu of the sixty-month sentence mandated by the statute, the 23 district court sentenced Acoff to fifteen months in prison, over the government’s objection. 24 The district court justified its decision by observing that the 100-to-1 ratio between crack and 2 1 powder cocaine sentences established by the statute then in force “does not make sense at 2 all.” The government appealed. 3 The district court manifestly erred in sentencing Acoff to a term below the 4 statutory minimum. As the Supreme Court has explained, “the scope of judicial discretion 5 with respect to a sentence is subject to congressional control.” Mistretta v. United States, 6 488 U.S. 361, 364 (1989). Accordingly, except in circumstances not applicable here,1 district 7 courts lack the authority to impose a sentence below the statutory minimum. See Kimbrough 8 v. United States, 552 U.S. 85, 108 (2007). 9 Acoff contends that the mandatory minimum sentence no longer applies to him 10 in light of intervening congressional legislation that reduced sentences for certain crack 11 cocaine offenses. See Fair Sentencing Act of 2010, Pub. L. No. 111-220, § 2, 124 Stat. 2372 12 (amending 21 U.S.C. § 841) (“FSA”). This argument is unavailing. Under the general 13 savings statute, 1 U.S.C. § 109, “[t]he repeal of any statute shall not have the effect to release 14 or extinguish any penalty . . . incurred under such statute, unless the repealing Act shall so 15 expressly provide, and such statute shall be treated as still remaining in force for the purpose 16 of sustaining any proper action or prosecution for the enforcement of such penalty.” 1 A district court may sentence a defendant below the statutory minimum (1) where the defendant provided substantial assistance and the government moves to release the defendant from the statutory minimum under 18 U.S.C. § 3553(e), and (2) where the “safety-valve” exception (18 U.S.C. § 3553(f)) applies. In the present case, the government did not move pursuant to Section 3553(e), and Acoff did not qualify for safety valve consideration pursuant to Section 3553(f). 3 1 Although Acoff argues that the savings statute does not foreclose retroactive application of 2 the FSA, we have recently held otherwise. See United States v. Diaz, 627 F.3d 930 (2d Cir. 3 2010). 4 The fact that Acoff, unlike the defendant in Diaz, had not yet exhausted his 5 appeals when the FSA came into force does not change our analysis. Relying on Griffith v. 6 Kentucky, 479 U.S. 314 (1987), Acoff argues that principles of equal protection require us 7 to read the FSA as applying not only to future offenders, but also to those who violated the 8 statute before it was amended but whose sentences were not yet final when the FSA was 9 enacted. That is not correct. The constitutional concern that occupied the court in Griffith 10 was “the actual inequity that results when the Court chooses which of many similarly situated 11 defendants should be the chance beneficiary of a new rule.” Id. at 323 (internal quotation 12 marks and emphasis omitted). The Court’s holding, which required lower courts to apply 13 new constitutional rules of criminal procedure to all cases not yet final, was intended to 14 account for the injustice that would result if the Court were to grant certiorari and reverse one 15 defendant’s conviction, while otherwise applying the new rule only prospectively. There is 16 no suggestion in Griffith that similar constitutional concerns would apply to a new rule 17 announced by Congress. To the contrary, the Court found it necessary to adopt the rule that 18 it did precisely because “[u]nlike a legislature, we do not promulgate new rules of 19 constitutional criminal procedure on a broad basis.” Id. at 322. It is not irrational for 20 Congress to impose a penalty on those who committed their offenses at a time when they 4 1 knew or should have known the severity of the applicable penalty, even while reducing the 2 penalty as to future offenders. Accordingly, “because the FSA took effect . . . after [the 3 defendant] committed his crimes 1 U.S.C. § 109 bars the Act from affecting his punishment.” 4 Diaz, 627 F.3d at 391, quoting United States v. Gomes, 621 F.3d 1343, 1346 (11th Cir. 2010) 5 (omission in the original). 6 Acoff next contends that the mandatory sentencing scheme in former 21 U.S.C. 7 § 841(b) violates the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment, because there 8 is no rational basis for the disparity between sentences for crack and powder cocaine. We 9 have repeatedly rejected this argument. See United States v. Regalado, 518 F.3d 143, 149 10 n. 3 (2d Cir. 2008) (per curiam); United States v. Then, 56 F.3d 464, 466 (2d Cir. 1995); 11 United States v. Moore, 54 F.3d 92, 97-99 (2d Cir. 1995); United States v. Stevens, 19 F.3d 12 93, 96-97 (2d Cir. 1994). Nothing in the text or legislative history of the Fair Sentencing Act 13 undermines the validity of these prior decisions. As we have noted in another context, “[a] 14 congressional decision that a statute is unfair, outdated, and in need of improvement does not 15 mean that the statute when enacted was wholly irrational or, for purposes of rational basis 16 review, unconstitutional.” Smart v. Ashcroft, 401 F.3d 119, 123 (2d Cir. 2005). 17 We have considered Acoff's remaining arguments and find them to be without 18 merit. Because we reject Acoff’s arguments on the merits, we need not address the 19 government’s argument that Acoff waived his right to defend the sentence on appeal in his 20 plea agreement. 5 1 CONCLUSION 2 For the foregoing reasons, the judgment of the district court is VACATED and 3 the case is REMANDED for resentencing consistent with this decision. 6 1 GUIDO CALABRESI, Circuit Judge, concurring: 2 I believe the per curiam opinion accurately describes U.S. law and that of our 3 circuit, so I join it fully. That is, its treatment of the effect of a change in law on previously 4 imposed sentences in the absence of a clear statement of retroactivity is the normal—and 5 normally appropriate—procedure and leads to the result in this case. And, yet, there is 6 something troubling about this result with regard to a statute whose grossly different 7 treatment of chemically identical drugs—the rock and powder forms of cocaine—has been 8 criticized and questioned, particularly on grounds of racial injustice. E.g., U.S. Sentencing 9 Comm’n, Special Report to Congress: Cocaine and Federal Sentencing Policy 192 (1995) 10 (concluding that “the vast majority of those persons most affected by such an exaggerated 11 ratio are racial minorities,” which creates a perception—if not a reality—of injustice). As 12 we have learned more about the drugs’ similarities in terms of effect and addictiveness and 13 about the racially disparate
Nyasaland national rugby union team The Nyasaland national rugby union team formerly represented Nyasaland, now Malawi, in the sport of rugby union. Nyasaland played a series of matches in the 1930s against Rhodesia (present day Zimbabwe) starting in 1934. Many of the competitions were against teams from other British colonies in that part of Africa. The team was composed completely of white Nyasalanders. See also Rugby union in Malawi - rugby still has a minor presence in the region. References Category:Rugby union in Malawi Category:International rugby union teams Category:Former national rugby union teams National rugby union team
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Q: Issue getting distinct values from column into array from mySQL via PHP I'm trying to get the unique values in a specific column into an array, so I can validate what's being sent to my PHP to avoid mySQL injection. Here's what I have: $dbh = new PDO("mysql:host=$hostname;dbname=$database", $username, $password); $sessiont = 'SET SESSION group_concat_max_len=6000'; $fixed = $dbh->query($sessiont); $stmt = $dbh->prepare("select distinct `category` as cats FROM {$table}"); $stmt->execute(); $row = $stmt->fetch(); $categories = explode(",",$row["cats"]); $whatCategory = isset($_GET['category']) ? "{$_GET['category']}" : ''; if (in_array($whatCategory, $categories)) { $sql = "select distinct value from {$table} where category = '{$whatCategory}';"; $result = $dbh->query($sql)->fetchAll(PDO::FETCH_ASSOC); header('Content-type: application/json'); echo json_encode($result); } else { echo ("unauthorized!"); } Right now, this is only giving me the first value in the column category and isn't creating a valid array, which means I'm getting "unauthorized!" If I make a replacement to the above for $categories like this: $categories = array ('category1','category2','category3'); Then it works (i.e., I don't get unauthorized!) A: Totally untested but looking at the sql you use initially you will get several rows probably containing 'cats' rather than one field with comma separated values of cats. Perhaps you would wish to use group_concat( category ) as 'cats' to return a single row? You then go on to test whether '$whereCategory' is in the array of categories. I see no previous mention of $whereCategory!
Jim’s Letters Between December 1914 and August 1915, Tom and Jim write to each other whenever they get a chance. Tom talks about life at home on the farm while Jim writes from Egypt and then from the trenches of the Gallipoli peninsula. From the author and illustrator of Le Quesnoy comes a moving story of two brothers separated by war. It is based on the thousands of letters sent by and to Anzac soldiers fighting at Gallipoli, one of the most significant campaigns of the First World War.
COURT OF APPEALS EIGHTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS EL PASO, TEXAS ' BILL GRANT No. 08-13-00087-CR ' Appellant, Appeal from the ' v. County Criminal Court No. 4 ' THE STATE OF TEXAS, of El Paso County, Texas ' State. ' (TC# 20100C08307) ORDER Pending before the Court is a motion to withdraw as counsel by Appellant=s retained attorney, which the trial court granted on April 3, 2013. However, the motion does not comply with Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 6.5 in the following respects: 1) it does not contain a list of the current deadlines and settings on appeal (in particular, it does not advise Appellant of the deadline for responding to the Clerk=s notice dated April 4, 2013 regarding the certification of the right to appeal); 2) it does not contain the Appellant’s last known address; 3) it does not contain a statement that the Appellant was notified in writing of the right to object to the motion; and 1 4) it does not reflect that it was delivered to Appellant in person or mailed by both first-class and certified mail. See TEX. R. APP. P. 6.5(b). It is therefore ORDERED that the motion to withdraw is denied without prejudice to the filing of an amended motion that cures these defects. IT IS SO ORDERED this 15th day of May, 2013. PER CURIAM Before McClure, C.J., Rivera and Rodriguez, JJ. 2
Wolf (disambiguation) Wolf (plural: wolves) generally refers to the wolf, Canis lupus. Wolf or wolves may also refer to: Animals Canids All 38 subspecies of Canis lupus Some non-Canis lupus members of the dog family of animals, including: Armbruster's wolf, Canis armbrusteri, extinct canine of North America Zhoukoudian wolf, Canis variabilis, extinct canine of Central and East Asia Dire wolf, Canis dirus, extinct canine of North America Edward's wolf, Canis edwardii, extinct canine of North America African golden wolf, Canis anthus, formerly known as the African golden jackal Ethiopian wolf, Canis simensis, a.k.a. Abyssinian wolf, Abyssinian fox, red jackal, Simien fox, and Simien jackal Hare-eating wolf, Canis lepophagus, extinct canine of North America Maned wolf, Chrysocyon brachyurus, a South American canid species Mosbach wolf, Canis mosbachensis, extinct canine that lived in the middle to late Pleistocene in Eurasia Mountain wolf or red wolf, Cuon alpinus, also known as the dhole or Indian wild dog Painted wolf or ornate wolf, Lycaon pictus, better known as the African wild dog Prairie wolf, Canis latrans, better known as the coyote Reed wolf, Canis aureus moreoticus, better known as the European jackal Tweed wolf, a coywolf Rocky Mountain wolf (disambiguation) Timber wolf (disambiguation) Other animals Tasmanian wolf or marsupial wolf, Thylacinus cynocephalus, an extinct Australian mammal River wolf, Pteronura brasiliensis, better known as the giant otter Tiger wolf, Crocuta crocuta, better known as the spotted hyena People Wolf (name), including a list of people and fictional characters with this surname, given name or nickname Arts and entertainment Books Wolf (novel), a children's novel by Gillian Cross Wolves (book), a children's book by Emily Gravett The Boy Who Cried Wolf, one of Aesop's Fables about the dangers of making false claims The Dog and the Wolf, one of Aesop's Fables about how freedom should not be exchanged for comfort or financial gain Wolf, a name by which Lupin III, a manga and anime series, has been known, due to copyright issues The Wolf, 1908 play by Eugene Walter The Wolves (play), play by Sarah DeLappe (2016) Films Wolf (1955 film), a 1955 Japanese film Wolf (1994 film), a 1994 film starring Jack Nicholson Wolf (2008 film), a 2008 film by Daniel Alfredson Wolf (2013 film), a 2013 Dutch film by Jim Taihuttu Wolves (1930 film), starring Charles Laughton Wolves (1999 film), a documentary short Wolves (2014 film), a 2014 film Wolves (2016 film), a 2016 film The Wolf, 1919 film by James Young after 1908 play by Eugene Walter The Wolf (2004 film) (Spanish: El Lobo), 2004 Spanish drama biographical film directed by Miguel Courtois The Wolves (1956 film) The Wolves (1971 film), a Japanese film Ralph Wolf, a character in a series of animated cartoons from Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies Other arts and entertainment W.O.L.F. (Winter Operational Light Fighting Vehicle), a fictional Cobra vehicle in the G.I. Joe universe The Wolf (TV series) Wolf (card game), an historic variant of the card game, Tippen Wolf (TV series), a 1989 CBS TV-series set in San Francisco Wolf (video game), a 1994 simulation game where the player takes the role of a wolf Wolf Hawkfield, later stage name for professional wrestler James Rocha Wolf, a one-hour segment of CNN Newsroom hosted by Wolf Blitzer Wolf, a character from the show Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts. Music Wolf interval, an unusual musical interval in music theory Wolf tone, a noise produced on some stringed instruments Bands Wolf (band), a Swedish heavy metal band Albums Wolf (Trevor Rabin album), 1981 Wolf (Hugh Cornwell album), 1988 Wolf (Tyler, the Creator album), 2013 Wolves (Idiot Pilot album), 2007 Wolves (Deadlock album), 2007 Wolves (My Latest Novel album), 2006 Wolves (Rise Against album), 2017 Wolves (Story of the Year album), 2017 Wolves (Kyle Cook album), 2018 Songs "Wolf" (Joe Walsh song), 1973 "Wolf" (The Beau Brummels song), 1975 "Wolf" (Nash the Slash song), 1981 "Wolf" (Veruca Salt song), 1994 "Wolf" (Iced Earth song), 2001 "Wolf" (First Aid Kit song), 2012 "Wolf" (Exo song), 2013 "Wolf" (Tyler, the Creator song), 2013 "Wolf" (Tungevaag & Raaban song), 2016 "The Wolf" (Eddie Vedder song), 2007 "Wolves" (Garth Brooks song), 1990 "Wolves" (Machine Head song), 2007 "Wolves" (Scale the Summit song), 2007 "Wolves" (Wu-Tang Clan song), 2007 "Wolves" (Big Wreck song), 2012 "Wolves" (Ryan Adams song), 2014 "Wolves" (Kanye West song), 2016 "Wolves" (Rise Against song), 2017 "Wolves" (Selena Gomez and Marshmello song), 2017 "The Wolves" (Ben Howard song), 2011 "The Wolves" (Pharaoh song), 2012 "The Wolves" (Act I and II) (Bon Iver song), 2007 Military HMS Wolf, the name of numerous ships of the British Royal Navy SMS Wolf, an armed merchant raider of the German Imperial Navy in World War I Wolf Brigade (disambiguation), a variety of military and paramilitary units Wolf Armoured Vehicle, an Israeli-produced armored personnel carrier "Wolf", the military designation for the Mercedes-Benz G-Class in the German Bundeswehr Land Rover Wolf, a military utility vehicle in service with UK Armed Forces and the Dutch Marine Corps Places Geological features Wolf (river), a river of Baden-Württemberg, Germany Wolf (volcano), an active volcano in the Galápagos Islands (last eruption 1982) The Wolves (Bristol Channel), two treacherous rocks in the Bristol Channel, UK Municipalities United States Wolf, California (disambiguation) Wolf, Kansas Wolf, Minnesota Wolf, Ohio Wolf Township, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania Wolf, Wyoming Other places "Wolves", common nickname for Wolverhampton, England Wolf, Oklahoma Outer space Wolf 359, a red dwarf star Wolf (crater), on the moon Wolf–Rayet (disambiguation), astronomical objects Comet Wolf (disambiguation), several comets Radio and television stations 107.7 The Wolf, an independent station in Wolverhampton, UK KPLX-FM The Wolf (99.5), a country music station in Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas, United States WCIS-FM (WOLF-FM), a radio station (105.1 FM) licensed to DeRuyter, New York, United States WDAF-FM The Wolf (106.5), a country music station in Kansas City, Missouri, United States WIWF, a radio station (96.9 FM) licensed to Charleston, South Carolina, United States WLFF, a radio station (106.5 FM) licensed to Georgetown, South Carolina, United States WOLF (AM), a radio station (1490 AM) licensed to Syracuse, New York, United States The Wolf (radio network), a defunct nationwide radio network in New Zealand WOLF-FM, a radio station (92.1 FM) licensed to Baldwinsville, New York, United States WOLF-TV, a television station (channel 56) licensed to Hazleton, Pennsylvania, United States WPAW, a radio station (93.1 FM) licensed to Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States WQSL, a radio station (92.3 FM) licensed to Jacksonville, North Carolina, United States WQZL, a radio station (101.1 FM) licensed to Belhaven, North Carolina, United States Sports teams Australia Brisbane Wolves FC, an Australian soccer team South Coast Wolves Football Club, or "Wollongong Wolves," an Australian rules football team Western Wolves FC, an Australian rules football team Windsor Wolves, an Australian rugby team Canada Akwesasne Wolves, a hockey team La Tuque Wolves, a hockey team Ottawa Wolves RFC, a rugby team Ripley Wolves, a hockey team Shelburne Wolves, a hockey team St. Catharines Wolves, a soccer team Sudbury Wolves, a team in the Ontario Hockey League Sudbury Jr. Wolves, a team in the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League Sudbury Wolves (EPHL), a defunct team in the Eastern Professional Hockey League Lakehead Thunderwolves, athletic program of lakehead University United Kingdom Edinburgh Wolves, a Scottish American Football team Warrington Wolves, an English rugby league team Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C., an English football team commonly known as "Wolves" Worcester Wolves, a British basketball team Wolverhampton Wolves, an English Speedway team United States The American Wolves, a wrestling team Carolina Raging Wolves, a football team Chicago Wolves, a minor league ice hockey team Connecticut Wolves, a soccer team Detroit Wolves, a baseball team Hartford Wolf Pack, a hockey team Idaho Wolves, a soccer team Los Angeles Wolves, a former professional soccer team Manchester Wolves, a minor league arena football team Minnesota Timberwolves, a National Basketball Association franchise New England Black Wolves, an indoor lacrosse team NC State Wolfpack, the athletic program of North Carolina State University Nevada Wolf Pack, the athletic program of the University of Nevada, Reno Stockton Wolves, an arena football team Wisconsin Wolves, a football team New Mexico Lobos, athletic program for university of New Mexico Elsewhere La Louvière Wolves, a Belgian American football team Tangerang Wolves F.C., an Indonesian football team Warri Wolves F.C., a Nigerian soccer team Faisalabad Wolves, a Pakistani cricket team Wayamba Wolves, a Sri Lankan cricket team EHL Wolves, a Swiss ice hockey team Other uses Wolf (brand), or "Wolf Cooking", a sister brand to Sub-Zero Refrigerator Wolf (train), a South Devon Railway Eagle class 4-4-0ST steam locomotive Wolf Ammunition, a line of ammunition associated with Sporting Supplies International Wolf Prize, a science and art award WOLF, common name for the ".wol" file extension, used only for eBooks on the Hanlin eReader Women's Liberation Front (WoLF), an American non-profit radical feminist organization Wolf Racing Cars, an Italian racing car manufacturer See also VfL Wolfsburg, or the Wolves (in German, Die Wölfe), a German football club Woolfe, Woolfe: The Red Hood Diaries Wolff, a surname Wolfson, a surname The Wolf
All professionals at China Township Family Dentistry maintain the highest levels of accreditation and pursue ongoing education to stay abreast of the latest trends in dentistry. Read on to learn more about our staff's experience and training. Dr. Anthony Giuliano, DDS Dr. Tony was born and raised in Michigan. He graduated from the Univeristy of Michigan School of Dentistry in 1994 and did a General Practice Residency in Ann Arbor before purchasing a practice in Algonac in 1998 and partnering with Dr. Charlton at China Township Family Dentistry in 2005. Dr. Tony sees patients on Tuesday and Wednesday at China Township Family Dentistry. He has been active in the community, having served on the DDA, member of the Rotary Club and Civic Club in Algonac. He also volunteers with his boys school and sports activities. Dr. Tony is a member of the American Dental Association, Michigan Dental Association, Thumb District Dental Society and the International Association for Orthodontics. Dr. Gordon Charlton, DDS Dr. Charlton graduated from the University of Michigan School of Dentistry in 1996 and did a General Practice Residency at the Ann Arbor Veterans Administration Hospital before partnering with Dr. Tony at China Township Family Dentistry. Since then, Dr. Charlton has completed hundreds of hours of extensive continuing education, being a member of the Francis B. Vedder Society in Ann Arbor, MI and a participate of the Kois Center in Seattle, Washington to expand both his knowledge and application of skills in restorative dentistry. Dr. Charlton is a member of the American Dental Association, Michigan Dental Association, Thumb District Dental Society and the International Association of Orthodontics.
The present invention relates to steam traps and in particular to a float-type steam trap having an improved temperature responsive control arrangement. Float-type steam traps are well known and are effective in applications where the trap is in constant use. In these traps a float controls a flow of water from a float chamber through a valve seat in the bottom of the chamber as the liquid level within the chamber rises and falls. When a system using a float trap is in intermittent service, it has been found advantageous to purge gasses accumulated while the system was out of service through an additional valve in the top of the trap. The gas purging valve is open during start up of the system and is usually controlled by a thermostatic element. The thermostatic element allows flow through the upper valve during start up of the system to purge air and other gasses from the lines. When steam is first introduced to the system, it pushes the cold, collected gasses in front of it. When these gasses reach the steam trap, they flow through the upper valve and are vented into the atmosphere or elsewhere. Once steam reaches the trap, the thermostatic element closes the upper valve. It is important that the thermostatic element operate quickly and effectively to seal the valve so that the valuable steam is not wasted.
Q: Is there a performance hit for using EXTERNAL working storage variables This question is regarding IBM Enterprise COBOL 4.2. I have a program that requires a change and an increase to a working storage buffer. Unfortunately, this increase in buffer size has put me over the 128M max for the working storage section. My plan was to take some of the bigger 01 variables and make them EXTERNAL, but I am concerned that this will impact system performance. Does anyone know if making working storage variables external will slow down system performance? I have been told that in about a year we will be switching to COBOL 6.1, so if it is a small performance decrease, we should be able to handle it until we get 6.1 (where the working storage limits have been increased to 2G) A: As a practical matter, using EXTERNAL is no different than the system calling a program with each external data item as if it were a linkage section data item. I suggest compiling a small program and examining the generated code to see what the differences are. working-storage section. 01 ws-data pic x(8). 01 ext-data pic x(8) external. linkage section. 01 ls-data pic x(8). procedure division using ls-data. begin. move spaces to ws-data move spaces tp ext-data move spaces to ls-data goback . I suspect there is no difference between accessing ext-data and ls-data. This would provide specific information on how much of a "hit" to expect.
Search Tag Archive for 'mitochondrial dna' One thing we have done in Genomes Unzipped is to report on what is on the market for consumers interested in getting information about their genetic data. While we have found generally positive things to say about this market, there are also many exaggerated claims especially when it comes to making inferences about an individual’s ancestors from direct-to-consumer genetics companies. An example came up last summer with a BBC radio 4 interview of Alistair Moffat of Britain’s DNA. This post will discuss the scientific basis of some of the claims made in the interview. But first of all, what is my motivation to write this post? After all, there are quite a few genetic ancestry companies like Britain’s DNA, making similar claims. Why specifically discuss this BBC radio 4 interview? The main reason is that listening to this radio interview prompted my UCL colleagues David Balding and Mark Thomas to ask questions to the Britain’s DNA scientific team; the questions have not been satisfactorily answered. Instead, a threat of legal action was issued by solicitors for Mr Moffat. Any type of legal threat is an ominous sign for an academic debate. This motivated me to point out some of the incorrect, or at the very least exaggerated, statements made in this interview. Importantly, while I received comments from several people for this post, the opinion presented here is entirely mine and does not involve any of my colleagues at Genomes Unzipped.Continue reading ‘Exaggerations and errors in the promotion of genetic ancestry testing’
[Pathological analysis, an original way to study foodstuffs]. To study the composition of foodstuffs (sausage, merguez, chipolata) on microscopic examination. Six sausages, merguez, and chipolatas, sold in supermarkets were studied. The samples were weighed before and after dehydration to assess the water composition. Foodstuffs specimens were formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded and analyzed on microscopic examination. Proportions of different tissues were assessed by morphometric analysis. Specimens contained a high proportion of water (40 to 55%). Striated muscular fibers represented from 0.7 to 15.3% for the sausages and the merguez, and from 61 to 76.5% for the chipolatas. Sausages and merguez contained from 43.3 to 49.2% of adipose tissue. All the specimens had fibrous tissue and most of them had small fragments of bone and cartilaginous tissue. Fragments of salivar glands were found in the sausages and fragments of lymphoid tissue were found in merguez. There were neither parasite nor brain tissue. Manufacturer wrote on the label the presence of "meat" with no information about the nature and the proportion of tissues in the foodstuffs specimens. Prices of the foodstuffs were globally correlated to the quantity of muscular fibers in the specimens. Pathological studies are not performed in France for the control of foodstuffs. Microscopic analysis could be interesting, as well as biochemical and bacteriological studies, in order to identify the nature and the proportion of tissues involved in the composition of the foodstuffs, to search tissues with potential risk of pathogenic agents transmission, and to search for some parasites.
Q: Is servlet just like httpHandler in .Net? Anone can compare those two? Any similarity and difference? A: Not Exactly, but you can achieve more and less the same functionality as sync HTTPHandler.
Penion chathamensis Penion chathamensis is a species of very large predatory sea snail or whelk, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks. Description Penion chathamensis is a very large species of Penion siphon whelk. Although P. chathamensis has separate sexes, the species does not appear to exhibit secondary sexual dimorphism in shell shape or size. Distribution Penion chathamensis is endemic to New Zealand. The species is distributed off of the west coast of the South Island, and occurs on Chatham Rise and in waters surrounding the Chatham Islands The latter location is the type locality, giving rise to the binomial name of the species. References External links Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, Taxon: Penion chathamensis Powell, 1938 (Species) Auckland War Memorial Museum: Penion chathamensis New Zealand Mollusca - Penion chathamensis (Powell, 1938) Natural History Museum Rotterdam - Mollusca - Gastropoda - Buccinidae Category:Buccinidae Category:Gastropods of New Zealand Category:Gastropods described in 1938
UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 97-6263 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff - Appellee, versus DANIEL A. VOGEL, JR., Defendant - Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina, at Charleston. David C. Norton, District Judge. (CR-91-440, CA-96-170-2-18) Submitted: May 29, 1998 Decided: June 30, 1998 Before MURNAGHAN and ERVIN, Circuit Judges, and PHILLIPS, Senior Circuit Judge. Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion. Susan Graham James, Montgomery, Alabama, for Appellant. Alfred William Walker Bethea, Assistant United States Attorney, Florence, South Carolina, for Appellee. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. See Local Rule 36(c). PER CURIAM: Appellant appeals the district court’s order denying his motion filed under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 (1994) (current version at 28 U.S.C.A. § 2255 (West 1994 & Supp. 1998)). We have reviewed the record and the district court’s opinion and find no reversible error. Accordingly, we affirm on the reasoning of the district court. United States v. Vogel, Nos. CR-91-440; CA-96-170-2-18 (D.S.C. Jan. 27, 1997). See Lindh v. Murphy, 521 U.S. ___, 1997 WL 338568 (U.S. June 23, 1997) (No. 96-6298). We grant the motion to file a reply brief. We deny the motion for oral argument because the facts and legal contentions are adequately presented in the ma- terials before the court and argument would not aid the decisional process. AFFIRMED 2
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Share: The clothing brand Zara is world renowned for its affordable yet trendy, high quality products. With over 1,770 stores, Founder and CEO Amancio Ortega has grown his small store in Spain into a well-recognized fashion brand in more than 86 different countries! Fast Fashion Trends The secret to all this success? Zara has managed to keep up with the constant change in fashion throughout the world – whether it’s in Japan, Italy, Canada or the USA. Like a chameleon, Zara has been able to quickly adapt to the fast fashion trends. As a result of keeping up with constantly changing consumer trends, Zara ends up producing approximately 450 million items a year for their stores. Just walk into a store and speak to an associate. If you ask them when they expect new product, they always respond with something along the lines of “We’re getting new shipments in every day.” Are you now looking for that dress shirt you were thinking of buying last week? Chances are your size or that style is gone! If you get to the store a week too late, nearly half the products will be completely different. Supply chain management strategy So how has Zara been able to stand-out from all other fashion competitors? It’s well constructed supply chain management strategy. This strategy encompasses many stages. It begins by redesigning couture trends for the mainstream market and then leads to manufacturing, distribution and then retailing. All of this can be done in two weeks. Most designers and stores can take up to six months or more to get their new products in stores for consumers. To manage the overarching process, a significant amount of production is kept in-house. By doing so, Zara is able to adjust the frequency, amount and variety of new products when they need to. This creates the opportunity to create products that are in trend and get them on the market when the trend is still at its peak. And this is a major key to their high performance on social media. In conjunction with their ability to produce fast fashion, Zara has also managed to take advantage of the mobile digital world. With shopping and fashion lookbooks accessible online, especially through Instagram, Zara’s looks and new product are very quickly communicated to their fashion conscious followers. As soon as a new style is produced and sent to stores, it’s already on social media. Their ability to produce products quickly and communicate to audiences instantly has a direct correlation to their high follower count on Instagram. On Instagram, Zara has an astounding 9.7 million followers and over 14.7 million posts under the hashtag #zara. Their posts are constantly communicating what new styles are in stores and online. And a smart move on their end, they even post the reference number for their featured products – making the exact item easier to find. Gap, their American competitor, has 1.1 million followers on Instagram and just over 1.5 million posts under their hashtag #gap. If you compare the quality of their Instagram posts, you can see a difference in their approach to social media, which also reflects on their quickness to produce new items and encourage audiences to buy products. Gap’s Instagram posts don’t highlight what’s new in stores, nor do they identify product codes. The business model at Zara allows them to push product out quick. As a result, their posts are highly focused on communicating when new product reaches stores and easing the process of purchasing them. Lessons for Others With such fast paced production, expeditous inventory management, and social media networks that are exploding with followers, Zara has been able to successfully develop an internal and profitable supply chain strategy like no other. With limiting their production of their inventory items, Zara reduces their risk of stockpiling unwanted clothes. This artificial scarcity means there is not much inventory to be disposed of or discounted at sale prices, which ultimately means they are selling most of their inventory at full price, compared to the industry norm of 50%. Well done Zara!
package com.bird.web.sso; import lombok.Getter; import lombok.Setter; /** * @author liuxx * @date 2019/3/1 */ @Getter @Setter public abstract class SsoProperties { /** * cookie名称，默认为Sso-Token */ private String cookieName = "Sso-Token"; /** * 登录地址 */ private String loginPath; }
Q: Resolving a question that has answers that don't cover the entire question This is the question that I am referring to if needed. I asked a question regarding media queries and the detection of mobile devices. The answers that were relevant focused on the detection of devices and orientation using JavaScript, but failed to tie it together with the media queries and LESS CSS implementation side of things. The comments within the answers here were relevant to helping solve the problem, but not fully (vanilla CSS, not nested LESS), and additionally were not posted by the original answerer. I have since solved the LESS issue, and thus the entire problem. Should I accept the closest answer / the one that helped me the most and leave it at that? (this has already been awarded a bounty) Should I write and accept my own answer that compiles it all? Should I alter the question with a compiled solution and accept the closest answer? A: I personally would accept the closest/most helpful answer, and then leave a comment on it. Sometimes if the posted answer wasn't actually how I solved the problem, I've accepted my own answers. Also, in the future, try as best you can to ask only one question per question, so you don't have to deal with this as much
Q: Check to see if user has their microphone plugged in I have a function that checks to see if a browser supports speech recognition or not, and it alerts whether it supports or not, and it works well, except that it does not alert anything when the user is using Google Chrome, but DOES NOT have the microphone plugged in. I would like it to check to see if the user has their microphone plugged in or not. Is that possible? function recognize() { window.speechRecognition = window.speechRecognition || window.webkitSpeechRecognition || window.mozSpeechRecognition || window.webkitSpeechRecognition; if (window.speechRecognition == undefined) { alert("Speech Recognition Only Supported in Google Chrome"); } //end of if (window.speechRecognition == undefined) else { alert("Speech Recognition is Supported."); } //end of else if (window.speechRecognition != undefined) } //end of function recognize() A: if(confirm('Is your microphone plugged in?')) { //they said yes :-) } else { //they said no :-( }
Electrochemical energy conversion devices include fuel cell systems as well as hydrogen generators and other electrolysers, such as forco-electrolysing water and CO2. Fuel cells convert gaseous fuels (such as hydrogen, natural gas and gasified coal) via an electrochemical process directly into electricity. A fuel cell continuously produces power when supplied with fuel and oxidant, normally air. A typical fuel cell consists of an electrolyte (ionic conductor, H+, O2−, CO32− etc.) in contact with two electrodes (mainly electronic conductors). On shorting the cell through an external load, fuel oxidises at the negative electrode resulting in the release of electrons which flow through the external load and reduce oxygen at the positive electrode. The charge flow in the external circuit is balanced by ionic current flows within the electrolyte. Thus, at the positive electrode oxygen from the air or other oxidant is dissociated and converted to oxygen ions which migrate through the electrolyte material and react with the fuel at the negative electrode/electrolyte interface. The voltage from a single cell under load conditions is in the vicinity of 0.6 to 1.0 V DC, and current densities in the range of 100 to 1000 mAcm−2 can be achieved. In addition to the electricity, water is a product of the fuel cell reaction. Hydrogen generators and other electrolysers may be considered as fuel cell systems operating in reverse. Thus, a hydrogen generator produces hydrogen and oxygen when electricity and water are applied to the electrochemical cell. A fuel cell system capable of producing electricity may be designed to run in reverse in order to produce hydrogen, for example producing electricity during the day and hydrogen at night, with the hydrogen optionally being stored for use the next day to produce more electricity. However, it may be advantageous from the efficiency perspective to design separate fuel cell systems and hydrogen generators. While the invention is concerned with electrochemical energy conversion devices generally, for convenience only it will be described hereinafter primarily with reference to electricity generating fuel cell systems and cells for them. Several different types of fuel cells have been proposed. Amongst these, solid oxide fuel cell systems (SOFC) are regarded as the most efficient and versatile power generation system, in particular for dispersed power generation, with low pollution, high efficiency, high power density and fuel flexibility, and the invention is particularly concerned with solid oxide electrochemical energy conversion cells and with devices using them. Numerous SOFC configurations are under development, including tubular, monolithic and planar designs, and are now in production. The planar or flat plate design is perhaps the most widely investigated and now in commercial use, and the invention is particularly concerned in one aspect with electrochemical energy conversion devices comprising a stack of such solid oxide electrochemical cells. However, in another aspect, the invention also extends to solid oxide electrochemical energy conversion cells generally, that is it is concerned with tubular cells and monolithic cells, as well as with planar cells. For convenience only, the invention will be further described solely with respect to planar or flat plate design solid oxide electrochemical energy conversion cells, and devices using them. In these devices, individual planar SOFCs comprising electrolyte/electrode laminates alternate with gas separators, called interconnects when the gas separators convey electricity from one SOFC′ to the next, to form multi-cell unit or stacks. Gas flow paths are provided between the gas separators and respective electrodes of the SOFCs, for example by providing gas flow channels in the gas separators, and the gas separators maintain separation between the gases on each side. Apart from having good mechanical and thermal properties, as well as good electrical properties in the case of interconnects and good electrochemical properties in the case of the fuel cells themselves, the individual fuel cell device components must be stable to demanding fuel cell operating environments. SOFCs operate in the vicinity of 600° C.-1000° C. and, for devices using them to be economical, typical lifetimes of 5-6 years or more of continuous operation are desired. Thus, long term stability of the various device components is essential. Only a few materials fulfil all the requirements. In general, the high operating temperature of the SOFCs, the multi-component nature of the devices and the required life expectancy of several years severely restricts the choice of materials for the fuel cells, gas separators and other components such as seals, spacer plates and the like. A variety of different materials have been proposed for SOFC gas separators, including ceramic, cermet and alloys. For electrically conductive gas separators, that is interconnects, metallic materials have the advantage generally of high electrical and thermal conductivities and of being easier to fabricate. However, stability in a fuel cell environment that is high temperatures in both reducing and oxidising atmospheres, limits the number of available metals that can be used in interconnects. Most high temperature oxidation resistant alloys have some kind of built-in protection mechanism, usually forming oxidation resistant surface layers. Metallic materials commonly proposed for high temperature applications include, usually as alloys, Cr, Al and Si, all of which form protective layers. For the material to be useful as an interconnect in SOFC devices, any protective layer which may be formed by the material in use must be at least a reasonable electronic conductor. However, oxides of Al and Si are poor conductors. Therefore, alloys which appear most suitable for use as metallic interconnects in SOFCs, whether in cermet or alloy form, contain Cr in varying quantities. Cr containing alloys form a layer of Cr2O3 at the external surface which provides oxidation resistance to the alloy. The formation of a Cr2O3 layer for most electrical applications is not a problem as it has acceptable electrical conductivity. However, for SOFC applications, a major problem is the high vapour pressure and therefore evaporation of oxides and oxyhydroxides of Cr (Cr6+) on the positive electrode side of the fuel cell at the high operating temperatures. At high temperatures, oxides and oxyhydroxides of Cr (Cr6+) are stable only in the gas phase and have been found to react with positive electrode materials leading to the formation of new phases such as chromates, which destroy the electrode material and make it electrically resistive, as well as to deposits of Cr2O3 on the electrolyte. These reactions very quickly reduce electrode activity to the oxygen reduction reaction at and adjacent the positive electrode/electrolyte interface, and thereby considerably degrade the electrochemical performance of the cell. It has been attempted to alleviate this problem of degraded electrochemical performance by coating the positive electrode side of the interconnect with a perovskite barrier layer such as strontium-doped lanthanum manganite (LaMnO3) (LSM), which may also be the material of the positive electrode, but while short term performance was maintained there continued to be an unacceptable long term degradation in performance. The problem of degradation due to evaporation of oxides and oxyhydroxides of Cr from chromium-containing materials on the positive electrode side of the fuel cell was greatly relieved by the invention described in the applicant's WO96/28855, that is forming a self-repairing coating on the positive electrode side of a chromium-containing interconnect, the coating comprising an oxide surface layer comprising at least one metal M selected from the group Mn, Fe, Co and Ni and a M, Cr spinel layer intermediate the chromium-containing substrate of the interconnect and the oxide surface layer. Such a coating may also be formed on other chromium-containing heat resistant steel surfaces that are on the positive electrode side of the plant. However, it remains a challenge to ensure the coating remains full dense to prevent the release of the chromium species in the demanding fuel cell operating conditions. Other solutions have also been proposed for alleviating the degradation in fuel cell performance due to evaporation of oxides and oxyhydroxides of Cr on the positive electrode side of the fuel cell. For example, a low (or no) chromium steel is proposed in the applicant's WO00/75389, in which an alumina coating is formed on oxidation of the surface rather than chromium oxide. However, due to the low electrical conductivity of alumina, this heat resistant steel composition is not suitable for gas separators that are intended to act as interconnects conducting electricity from one side to the other. In a further effort to limit the problem of degradation due to evaporation of oxides and oxyhydroxides of Cr on the positive electrode side of the fuel cell, it has been proposed to introduce another layer (referred to hereinafter as “shield layer”) on the positive electrode layer to absorb chromium before it reaches the positive electrode layer. Positive electrode material for SOFCs are generally perovskites or oxides having perovskite-type structures (refined to herein as “perovskites”), such as lanthanum strontium manganite or LSM (La1-xSrxMnO3-δ), lanthanum strontium cobaltite or LSCo (La1-xSrxCoO3-δ), lanthanum strontium ferrite or LSF (La1-xSrxFeO3-δ), La1-xSrxCo1-yFeyO3-δ (LSCF), LaNixFe1-xO3-δ (LNF), and Ba1-xSrxCo1-yFeyO3-δ (BSCF) where 0≦δ<1 depending on the dopant. Other examples include SmxSr1-xCoO3-δ (SSC), LaxSr1-xMnyCo1-yO3-δ (LSMC), PrxSr1-xFeO3-δ (PSF), SrxCe1-xFeyNi1-yO3-δ (SCFN), SrxCe1-xFeyCo1-y03-δ, PrxCe1-xCOyFe1-yO3-δ and PrxCe1-xCoyMn1-yO3-δ. In the strontium-containing perovskites, for example, the strontium is
[Potter syndrome caused by bilateral renal agenesis and duodenal atresia]. A case of Potter syndrome secondary to renal agenesia and duodenal atresia with anular pancreas is presented. The karyotype was 47 XY-21. We discuss the antenatal diagnosis and the perinatal management.
Passenger cars can have a roof rack system on their roof in the form of a roof rack or a roof rail. These roof rack systems consist specifically of two retaining fixtures located parallel to one another, where under the present patent application a roof rack is understood to mean a system with feet at the lateral ends and, where required, center feet, that is to say, the system is located at a distance from the roof of the motor vehicle because of the end feet and the center feet. The roof rails mentioned refer to a system which does not have end feet and center feet, that is to say the roof rails run accordingly directly on the upper side of the roof of the vehicle. Cross bars can preferably be attached between the two roof rack elements or roof rail elements running spaced apart from each other to create additional support and carrying capacity for fastening a load on the roof of the motor vehicle. Since a roof rack system of this type has to be attached to the roof of the motor vehicle, a connection is made by means of an attaching device to load-bearing parts in the roof of the vehicle. This is usually done while the vehicle is being manufactured, that is to say, the roof rack systems mentioned here are usually assigned to the motor vehicle from the start and are not removed when the vehicle is in use. The invention addresses such systems, but comprises also possible systems which can be installed or removed as required. In each case it is necessary to effect the attachment of the roof rack system to the vehicle roof with a fastening device which passes through the roof skin using mounting bolts and is connected to corresponding load-bearing roof parts. Piercing the roof skin carries the risk that moisture can penetrate into the vehicle roof.
Barnes, Sunderland Barnes is an inner suburb in the southwest of Sunderland in northeast England, situated about a mile from the city centre. The area is split into Barnes, which lies towards the east, and High Barnes, which lies around Barnes Park and the Bede Sixth Form Centre of City of Sunderland College. Barnes is bounded by Chester Road to the north, Durham Road on the south, Springwell Road to the west and the city centre to the east. However, these boundaries are not officially set; views vary as to where the area begins and ends. The population of this ward taken at the 2011 Census was 10,987. There are two churches in the vicinity of High Barnes, Ewesley Road Methodist Church and St. Gabriel's Church. History The land that is now Barnes was once owned by the Bishop of Durham and was little more than fields in the Middle Ages. Over the years it has been owned by several families: firstly the Daltons, then the Bowes, then the Ettricks and finally, the Pembertons (these four families are now the names of the four houses in Barnes Junior School). The Ettrick family mansion, situated to the north of the modern day park on the hill overlooking the surrounding area, was the centre of the estate. The mansion house fell into disrepair and was demolished in the mid-19th century. Formerly Little Sisters of The Poor operated a Catholic care home, built in the late 19th century, on the site; it dominates the area. The Nuns relinquished the very large building in 2013 when the number of inhabitants dropped to twenty; the care home has been taken over by St Cuthbert's Care and continues to operate. The Pemberton family appear to have taken over the estate's ownership in the mid-19th century and lived in a red-brick mansion house called 'The Barnes' situated in what is now the lower bowling green areas of the park; 'The Barnes' house itself survived until 1921 when it was demolished to make way for the bowling greens. It was approached by two avenues of Dutch Elms; most of the trees have long since died, however the grand avenue remains as the path from the A690 Durham Road entrance to the park. During World War II, several houses in Colchester Terrace were destroyed in the blitzkrieg. No evidence of this damage remains, however it can be seen that the houses change in style from two-storey 1920s-built terrace houses to cottage style houses. Gallery Politics Since the creation of Barnes ward in 2004, the ward has been a marginal one, with a mixture of Conservative and Labour councillors. As of 2019, Barnes has two Conservative councillors and one Labour. Transport Barnes is well served by buses on Chester and Durham Roads, with frequent services to the city centre, as well as Newcastle upon Tyne, Durham, Consett and Washington. Services also exist for Herrington, Silksworth, Farringdon and Hastings Hill. Aside from the main bus lanes, the 5/5A and the 35 services provide a service to the town centre from Ormonde Street and Barnes Park. Barnes has no metro station, but Pallion, Millfield and University stations are within walking distance. Barnes Park The Barnes is most notable for its historic public space, Barnes Park. Opened in 1908, the park is a key part of Sunderland's heritage.. In 2009, following a successful lottery grant bid, the park was given a £2.4 million regeneration. References External links for history of Ettrick family within Barnes. for information about St. Gabriel's Church. Category:City of Sunderland suburbs Category:Sunderland
[Beta-HIVS combined cisplatin inhibited activities of human ovarian cancer cell line SKOV3 in vitro]. To study the effect of beta-hydroxyisovaleryl shikonin (beta-HIVS) combined cisplatin on activities of ovarian cancer cell line SKOV3 in vivo and its possible mechanisms. Cells were divided into the blank control group and six beta-HIVS groups (2 - 30 micromol/L). Effect of beta-HIVS at different concentrations on the activities of ovarian cancer cell line SKOV3 was detected using MTT assay. SKOV3 cells were treated with cisplatin (10, 20, and 40 micromol/L) and beta-HIVS (0.25, 1, and 2.5 micromol/L) combined cisplatin. Effect of beta-HIVS combined cisplatin on the activities of ovarian cancer cell line SKOV3 was determined by MTT assay. The expression of Bcl-2 and Bax after treated by different concentrations of beta-HIVS was detected by Western blot. The activities of SKOV3 were inhibited by different concentrations of beta-HIVS dose-dependently. The 50% inhibition rate (IC50) was 7.37 micromol/L. There was statistical difference in IC50 between each concentration beta-HIVS group and the blank control group (P < 0.05). There was statistical difference in IC50 between the beta-HIVS (1 and 2.5 micromol/L) combined cisplatin groups and the cisplatin group (P < 0.05, P < 0.01). The synergistic effect on beta-HIVS showed dose-dependent manner. Results of Western blot showed beta-HIVS at different concentrations (5, 7.5, and 10 micromol/L) could obviously up-regulate the expression level of Bax protein and inhibit the expression level of Bcl-2 protein, showing statistical difference when compared with the control group (P < 0.01). CONCLUSIONS; HIVS could obviously inhibit in vitro growth of SKOV3 in a dose-dependent manner. With the range of concentration, beta-HIVS showed synergetic effect with cisplatin. Besides, along with increasing beta-HIVS concentrations, the synergetic effect was more significant. The synergetic effect might accelerate the apoptosis of SKOV3 through up-regulating Bax expression and inhibiting Bcl-2 expression.
[Do viruses play a role in the etiology of keratoacanthoma?]. We report on investigations concerning the role of viruses with regard to the etiology of keratoacanthoma. At present, there is no evidence for any involvement of viruses in this process.
Q: jQuery .after with effect i would like to ask, if is it possible to use .after function in correlation with some effect like fadeIn or so. The whole flow should work like this: get some AJAX content depend on user action (.click or so) render response html right after current element I already try to mix .get, .after, .show or .fadeIn methods, but without success. Any help is highly appreciated. A: It's easy jQuery.ajax({ url:"//Your URL//" success: function(response){ jQuery(".defineYOURSELECTOR").after(jQuery(response).fadeIn()); } });
Pawłowo, Gdańsk County Pawłowo () is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Trąbki Wielkie, within Gdańsk County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Trąbki Wielkie, south-west of Pruszcz Gdański, and south-west of the regional capital Gdańsk. For details of the history of the region, see History of Pomerania. The village has a population of 371. References Category:Villages in Gdańsk County
Q: Are there guidelines in the peer reviewing process on assessing methodology? Usually an article goes through a peer-review process before it is published, and from what I here it is quite common that the reviewers "demand" some changes. Are there guidelines for peer- reviewers, especially as the methodological side of things is concerned? Are "methodology specialists" incorporated in the process? A: This does not really answer your question (because it doesn't deal in detail with methodological issues), but there is a nice journal article that deals with problems of the peer review process in general by evaluating "great scientific works of the past" from the perspective of current social sciences: Trafimov, D., & Rice, S. (2009). What if social scientists had reviewed great scientific works of the past? Perspectives on Psychological Science, 4, 65-78. doi:10.1111/j.1745-6924.2009.01107.x Available online at http://cda.psych.uiuc.edu/writing_class_material/perspectives_articles/trafimow.pdf The reference list has some articles on statistical/mathematical methodology questions. In another interesting article, Gerd Gigerenzer shows how p-values are misinterpreted in current research and null hypothesis testing is made a false requirement for the acceptance of papers by major journals: Gigerenzer, G., Krauss, S., & Vitouch, O. (2004). The null ritual: What you always wanted to know about significance testing but were afraid to ask. In D. Kaplan (Ed.), The Sage Handbook of Quantitative Methodology for the Social Sciences (pp. 391-408). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. Available online at http://www.sozialpsychologie.uni-frankfurt.de/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/GG_Null_20042.pdf A Google search for "peer review guidelines" brings many hits from publishers and institutions. Maybe some of them deal with methodological issues in more detail. A: I get the impression that good journal editors will get at least one reviewer who is skilled in the methodology used in the paper. The importance of this reviewer role would presumably vary with the statistical or other methodological complexity of the paper. That said, reviewing is well known to be imperfect particularly when it comes to checking all the possible smaller errors that can be made. Errors in statistical analysis and reporting are wide-spread in published articles in psychology. For example, Bakker and Wicherts (2011) did a review, where to quote the abstract we checked the consistency of reported test statistics, degrees of freedom, and p values in a random sample of high- and low-impact psychology journals... On the basis of 281 articles ... [we estimate that] around 18% of statistical results in the psychological literature are incorrectly reported. Inconsistencies were more common in low-impact journals than in high-impact journals. Moreover, around 15% of the articles contained at least one statistical conclusion that proved, upon recalculation, to be incorrect; that is, recalculation rendered the previously significant result insignificant, or vice versa. References Bakker, M., & Wicherts, J. M. (2011). The (mis) reporting of statistical results in psychology journals. Behavior Research Methods, 43(3), 666-678. FULL-TEXT
Methods, arrangements and structures related to the above-mentioned technical area or field and character are known earlier in a plurality of different embodiments. Electrically driven vehicles may to advantage be categorized as “railbound vehicles” or “non-railbound vehicles”. “Railbound vehicles” are conveyed along their roadway and its road portions by parallel rails, which are positioned in the direction of the roadway, which are openly disposed by means of sleepers and which guide the fixed pair of wheels of the vehicle. “Non-railbound vehicles” are conveyed along their roadway and its road portions by means of a steering or control equipment belonging to the vehicle. The present invention is based on and is intended to be utilized in the latter category and technology and is primarily intended to be applicable on heavy trucks or lorries, with or without a trailer connected thereto, wherein from the U.S. Pat. No. 4,129,203-A it is known a vehicle-related arrangement for letting contact springs, positioned below and under the vehicle, move upwardly and downwardly and sideways, with the contact springs lying under the vehicle for a mechanical and electrical cooperation with non-insulated surface portions of the electric conductors (14) associated with each of the road portions. Utilizing an insulator (16) inside a channel (18), which supports the conductors in the form of rails (14) is indicated here. A cover plate (20) provided with a slit (12) is removably attached to the upper and opposing wall portions of the channel (18), with said cover plate (20) being adjusted to a plane connecting to the upper surface (22) of the road portion. FIGS. 2 and 3 in the mentioned patent publication describe a vehicle-related table (98), to which table an arm (10) is rotatably secured (94, 96, 99). Sensors (30), associated with the table (98), generate signals, which with regard to their phase positions and magnitudes indicate the direction of and the distance from an axis (99) of rotation to the slit (12) in the cover plate (20), which signals are based on changes in a generated magnetic field. The table (98) and the arm (10) may be driven by a motor (32) between limits determined beforehand and limit breakers (40, 41) placed there. Patent publication WO 93/10995-A discloses an earlier known system for conveying electrically driven vehicles along a roadway and its road portions. FIG. 9 of the above-mentioned patent publication clarifies the basic structure of the system. It is indicated here that the roadway (14) and its road portions are provided with electrically conductive road sections (300a-30Of), wherein a road section can be considered to correspond to a road portion. The vehicles (310) have an electric motor (320) and two (312, 314) or three (312, 312′ and 314, respectively) contact springs placed thereunder and being adapted for mechanical and electrical contact with uninsulated electrically conductive conductors, the lengths of which are adapted to correspond to a chosen length (identically equal lengths) for utilized road sections. The electrically conductive conductors in the road sections (300a-30Of) are disposed behind each other with an intermediately disposed free space (302a-302e) so as to thereby avoid a short circuit between sliding contact springs (312, 312′, 314, respectively). Every second road section (300b, 30Od, 30Of, respectively) in a line of road sections is connected continuoually to a reference voltage (ground potential), whereas the remaining or intermediate road sections (300a, 300c and 20Oe, respectively) can either be connected directly to a direct current voltage source (440) or be connected over a switching means (304a, 304b, 304c, respectively) to any appropriate electric source of energy (308), when a vehicle is in its vicinity. When an embodiment is exposing that three contact springs are utilized, the distance between the latter is to be chosen such, that two or three contact springs always are in an electric contact with respective of two road sections exhibiting opposite polarities and so that neither of the two contacts is able to short circuit the free space (302a-302e) between two adjacent road sections. This system here requires specially constructed vehicles (310) for its function, in which vehicles a chosen distance between forward contacts (314) and rearward contacts (312, 312′) is to be identically equal and furthermore selected somewhat longer than the equal lengths of the road sections (300b, 30Od). Thus, specially constructed vehicles, having front contacts and rear contacts, are required and in which the respective ones of the utilized road sections (300a-30Of) are to be chosen with mutually equal lengths and they are to be disposed after each other in the direction of travel of the vehicle, with equal mutual open and intermediate spaces (302a-302e). The remainder of the patent publication indicates the presence of a single conductor or rail subjected to voltage within a road portion (page 5, lines 11-13) and that a vehicle is to request voltage to a road portion in front thereof (page 5, lines 19-21; page 6, lines 7-10; page 8, lines 28-32). Furthermore it is indicated that rails (16), which may be subjected to voltage, are to be able to be provided with drain tracks (page 9, lines 1-4) positioned at the sides. Lack of (or the presence of) an activating signal is to be able to actuate a control unit (38), (page 8, lines 23-27). The necessary distance between contacts belonging to a vehicle is mentioned in page 10, lines 17-20, and a utilizing activity is initiated as radio signals, and is proposed on page 11, lines 2-4 and page 14, lines 1-16, respectively. Furthermore, in page 15, lines 21-23 and in page 16, lines 1-15, the utilizing of a “Hall”-element (240) and the connection of the same to an amplifier (246), are proposed. Furthermore, alternatives of this element are illustrated in page 17, lines 3-9. It is also known to propel or move a vehicle electrically along a roadway by means of an inductive transfer of energy, which is activated between a vehicle and a road portion lying therebelow. As examples of this known technology reference is made to the contents of U.S. Pat. Nos. 3,914,562-A and 4,007,817-A, respectively. The present invention concerns a concentrating to or an application to a roadway, exposing an upwardly open track or tracks adapted to each other to from one road portion and adjacent road portions, each with at least two, preferably three, parallel 5 electric conductors introduced in each of, or selected, track portions, such as formed with uninsulated surface sections, and concerns an arrangement for ensuring a tracking or a testing of an adjacent road portion before that road portion becomes the object of applying voltage to the parallel electric conductors belonging to this adjacent and succeeding road portion (such as a road portion in front thereof).
Characterizing Coastal Ecosystem Service Trade-offs with Future Urban Development in a Tropical City. With rapid urbanization in the coastal zone and increasing habitat losses, it is imperative to understand how urban development affects coastal biodiversity and ecosystem service provision. Furthermore, it is important to understand how habitat fragments can best be incorporated into broader land use planning and coastal management, in order to maximize the environmental benefits they provide. In this study, we characterized the trade-offs between (a) urban development and individual mangrove environmental indicators (habitat quality and ecosystem services), and (b) between different environmental indicators in the tropical nation of Singapore. A range of biological, biophysical, and cultural indicators, including carbon, charcoal production, support for offshore fisheries, recreation, and habitat quality for a threatened species were quantified using field-based, remote sensing, and expert survey methods. The shape of the trade-off Pareto frontiers was analyzed to assess the sensitivity of environmental indicators for development. When traded off individually with urban development, four out of five environmental indicators were insensitive to development, meaning that relatively minor degradation of the indicator occurred while development was below a certain threshold, although indicator loss accelerated once this threshold was reached. Most of the pairwise relationships between the five environmental indicators were synergistic; only carbon storage and charcoal production, and charcoal production and recreational accessibility showed trade-offs. Trade-off analysis and land use optimization using Pareto frontiers could be a useful decision-support tool for understanding how changes in land use and coastal management will impact the ability of ecosystems to provide environmental benefits.
Stillman Witt Stillman Witt (January 4, 1808 — April 29, 1875) was an American railroad and steel industry executive best known for building the Cleveland, Columbus and Cincinnati Railroad, Cleveland, Painesville and Ashtabula Railroad, and the Bellefontaine and Indiana Railroad. Through his banking activities, he played a significant role in the early years of the Standard Oil company. He was also one of the founding investors in the Cleveland Rolling Mill, a major steel firm in the United States. Early life Witt was born January 4, 1808, in Worcester, Massachusetts, to John and Hannah ( Foster) Witt. His family was poor, and he had little education. The Witts moved to Troy, New York, when Stillman was 13 years old. John Witt ran a tavern on the halfway point between Troy and Albany, New York. Stillman obtained a job earning $10 a month paddling a skiff ferry across the Hudson River. Canvass White, an engineer and inventor, frequently rode the ferry, and became impressed with Stillman's attentiveness, attitude, and drive. After obtaining John Witt's permission, White apprenticed the boy as an engineer and accountant. To augment his apprenticeship, he took lessons at night in accounting and bookkeeping. Early career About 1826, White sent Witt to work for the Cohoes Company in Cohoes, New York. White and others founded the firm in 1826. In 1831, the Cohoes Company built a wooden dam across the Mohawk River above Cohoes Falls and later would construct six canals to provide hydropower to various mills, factories, and foundries in Cohoes. Witt went to work as paymaster for the Cohoes Company, although the date of his arrival is not known. Some sources claim that Witt helped to construct the dam and the six power canals, as well as platted the emerging village of Cohoes. If he did so, then it was under the supervision of Hugh White, the brother of Canvass (who had assumed construction supervisory duties, as Canvass White was too busy). Canvass White turned over operation of the Cohoes Company to Hugh White in 1830, before work on the dam began. Canvass White died in 1834, before work on the power canals began. Witt then went to work as a paymaster and engineer for the Juniata Bridge Company on the Clark's Ferry Bridge in Duncannon, Pennsylvania. Work began on the bridge, which spanned the Juniata River just before its confluence with the Susquehanna River, in 1939 and was completed later that year. Unclear work history Witt then traveled to Kentucky, where he was to work on the Louisville and Portland Canal. Sources vary considerably as to the next sequence of events. Two sources say Witt spent 18 months there, but did not finish the work and so returned to Albany. Maurice Joblin, however, says he fell ill shortly after arriving in Kentucky, and returned to Albany for 13 months of recuperation. The New York Times said Witt completed work on the canal (although it did not say how long that took) and then returned to Albany. If Witt worked on the canal, it seems unlikely that he spent much time there. The canal had been completed in December 1830, and the United States Army Corps of Engineers records almost no work done on the canal between 1830 and 1848 (when Witt is known to have been in Cleveland). The next sequence of events is even cloudier. According to business biographer James W. Campbell, Witt next became an agent for the Hudson River Steamboat Association. Railway Age claimed he was a manager, while The New York Times said he went to work for the People's Line. Joblin, however, says that Witt first captained the James Farley, a steamboat on the Erie Canal, for an unspecified period of time. Witt then captained the Hudson River steamboat Novelty for two or three years, before being hired as a manager by the Hudson River Steamboat Association. Joblin claims he remained with the group until it dissolved in 1841. Early railroading About 1840 or 1841, Witt took a managerial position with the Western Railroad. Witt's position has been variously reported as "general manager", "manager", "general freight agent", and "agent". The Western Railroad itself referred to Witt as a "superintendent" in April 1842, and as an "agent" in 1849. Whatever the scope of his duties, sources agree that Witt was stationed at Albany, and during his tenure oversaw the construction of the depot at East Greenbush (now a suburb of Albany). According to Joblin, Witt spent seven-and-a-half years working for the railroad. Career in Cleveland Cleveland, Columbus & Cincinnati Railroad By the late 1840s, Stillman Witt was well known as a manager and railroad builder. From 1840 to 1843, Frederick Harbach had worked as an assistant engineer on the Western Railroad, and the two men became acquainted. Witt also worked with Amasa Stone, who at that time was active constructing railroad bridges throughout New England. Stone, too, became acquainted with Harbach. The three men became involved with the Cleveland, Columbus and Cincinnati Railroad (CC&C). The CC&C was chartered in 1836, but for various reasons did not begin construction on the road for more than a decade. In 1847, Harbach left Massachusetts to accept an appointment at the CC&C as chief surveyor of the road. In November 1848, the company finally issued a request for proposals to build the first leg of its line from Cleveland to Columbus, Ohio. Alfred Kelley, an attorney and former state legislator, canal commissioner, banker, and railroad builder, was president of the railway, and he, too, knew Stone well from his railroading days in the east. Kelley and the CC&C managers reached out to Harbach, Stone, and Witt, and asked them to bid on the project. The three men formed a company in late 1848 to bid on the contract, which they then won. Construction began on the line in November 1849, and the final spike was driven on February 18, 1851. Harbach, Stone, and Witt agreed to take a portion of their pay in the form of stock in the railroad. The stock soared in value as soon as the spur was completed, making the three men very wealthy. Witt was first named a director of the CC&C in 1856, a position he held until 1868. He was elected vice president of the firm as well in June 1863, a position he also held until 1868. On May 16, 1868, the CC&C merged with the Bellefontaine Railway to form the Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati and Indianapolis Railway (CCC&I). Witt was elected a director and vice president of the new company, a position he held until his death in 1875. Cleveland, Painesville and Ashtabula Railroad Witt next became involved with the Cleveland, Painesville and Ashtabula Railroad (CP&A). On February 18, 1848, the CP&A received a state charter to build a line from Cleveland to join the Franklin Canal Railroad, whose line ran from Erie, Pennsylvania, to the Ohio border. Alfred Kelley was a director of the CP&A, and on July 26, 1850, the CP&A awarded a contract to build its line to the firm of Harbach, Stone, and Witt. The line was completed in autumn 1852. Once more Witt and his partners took a large portion of their pay in the form of stock, which made them very rich. Witt was first elected a director of the CP&A in 1853, a position he held until 1869. He was elected vice president of the company as well in 1859, and held that position 1868. The CP&A had a close working relationship with the Michigan Southern and Northern Indiana Railway, and in 1860 Witt was elected to the Michigan Southern's board of directors. He held this position at least through 1864. The CP&A merged with the Michigan Southern & Northern Indiana Railroad in May 1869 to form the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway (LS&MS). Witt was elected a director of the new company, a position he held until his death in 1875. Bellefontaine and Indiana Railroad In 1849, Harbach, Stone, and Witt won a contract to build the Bellefontaine and Indiana Railroad (B&I). The Indiana portion of the line was finished in 1852, and the Ohio portion in July 1853. Witt was elected a director of the B&I in July 1853, a position he held until 1865. He was named to the board's executive committee in 1861 and 1862. Witt was elected a director of the Indianapolis, Pittsburgh and Cleveland Railroad (IPCR) in 1856 after the B&I's sister railroad in Indiana, the Indianapolis and Bellefontaine Railroad, entered into a joint operating agreement with the IPCR on March 14, 1856. John Brough, a newspaper publisher and president of the Madison and Indianapolis Railroad, was elected the B&I's president in 1862. Witt encouraged Brough to run for Governor of Ohio in 1864. Knowing that Brough could not afford the large reduction in pay, Witt agreed to become president of the B&I and forward his salary to Brough. Brough gave his assent, and continued to receive the income from Witt until Brough's
/* * Copyright (c) 2007-2017 Xplenty, Inc. All Rights Reserved. * * Project and contact information: http://www.cascading.org/ * * This file is part of the Cascading project. * * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. * You may obtain a copy of the License at * * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 * * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and * limitations under the License. */ package cascading.tuple.io; import java.util.List; import cascading.tuple.Tuple; /** Class IndexTuple allows for managing an int index value with a Tuple instance. Used internally for co-grouping values. */ public class IndexTuple extends Tuple implements Comparable<Object> { int index; Tuple tuple; /** Constructor IndexTuple creates a new IndexTuple instance. */ public IndexTuple() { super( (List<Object>) null ); } /** * Constructor IndexTuple creates a new IndexTuple instance. * * @param index of type int * @param tuple of type Tuple */ public IndexTuple( int index, Tuple tuple ) { super( (List<Comparable>) null ); this.index = index; this.tuple = tuple; } public void setIndex( int index ) { this.index = index; } public int getIndex() { return index; } public void setTuple( Tuple tuple ) { this.tuple = tuple; } public Tuple getTuple() { return tuple; } @Override public String print() { return printTo( new StringBuffer() ).toString(); } public StringBuffer printTo( StringBuffer buffer ) { buffer.append( "{" ); buffer.append( index ).append( ":" ); tuple.printTo( buffer ); buffer.append( "}" ); return buffer; } public int compareTo( Object object ) { if( object instanceof IndexTuple ) return compareTo( (IndexTuple) object ); return -1; } public int compareTo( IndexTuple indexTuple ) { int c = this.index - indexTuple.index; if( c != 0 ) return c; return this.tuple.compareTo( indexTuple.tuple ); } @Override public boolean equals( Object object ) { if( this == object ) return true; if( object == null || getClass() != object.getClass() ) return false; IndexTuple that = (IndexTuple) object; if( index != that.index ) return false; if( tuple != null ? !tuple.equals( that.tuple ) : that.tuple != null ) return false; return true; } @Override public int hashCode() { int result = index; result = 31 * result + ( tuple != null ? tuple.hashCode() : 0 ); return result; } @Override public String toString() { return "[" + index + "]" + tuple; } }
Q: Objects, boolean logic, and boxing nil in Objective-C I would like to return an NSDictionary which might contain an NSError value for one key, and if not, should contain a null value. I know that I cannot actually set a value to nil because it is not an object, but why can I not use the || operator to return NSNull if my NSError is nil? if (requestError || ![matches count]) { return @{@"success": @NO, @"error": requestError || [NSNull null], @"country": country}; } The error I get is Collection element of type 'int' is not an Objective-C object. I understand that nil is an int value, but why does nil || NSObject not guarentee that an NSObject will be returned? A: The || operator returns a boolean, so requestError || [NSNull null] returns YES or NO. You could use the ternary operator instead: @"error": requestError ? requestError : [NSNull null],
Sunset at Chaophraya (2013 film) Sunset at Chaophraya (, Khu Kam) in 2013 romantic-war-drama film directed by Kittikorn Liasirikun. Adapted from the novel Khu Kam by Thommayanti, the story is a love triangle, set in World War II-era Thailand, and depicts the star-crossed romance between an Imperial Japanese Navy officer and a Thai woman who is involved with the Free Thai resistance. It was released on April 4, 2013. One of top five box office hits (Thailand film) in 2013. Starring Nadech Kugimiya as Kobori, a Japanese Military Officer who is in the Japanese troop that invaded Siam, and Oranate D. Caballes as Angsumalin (Hideko), a young Siamese woman whose feelings towards Kobori are complicated by her strong, anti-Japanese sense of nationalism and her intention to romantically commit to a childhood friend upon his return from abroad. The story depicts first love from the perspective of young characters, and how it affects their lives and their aspirations. Kugimiya and Caballes made their film debut. Plot Set in 1939, the early days of World War II in Siam, the film begins with Angsumalin meeting for one last time with her childhood friend, a young Thai man named Vanus. He is leaving for England for schooling, and hopes that Angsumalin will wait for him and marry him when he returns. Shortly thereafter, Thailand is invaded by Japanese military forces. In Thonburi, opposite Bangkok on the Chaophraya River, the Imperial Japanese Navy establishes a base. The forces there are led by Kobori, an idealistic young captain. One day he sees Angsumalin swimming in the river and falls for her. She, being a proudly nationalistic Thai woman, despises him because he is a foreigner. Nonetheless, Kobori persists at seeing her and a courtship develops. Angsumalin finds that Kobori is a gentleman and starts falling for him, but she kept her feelings secret because of the war and because of her involvement with the resistance. Then, for political reasons, Angsumalin's father - who is the leader of the Free Thai resistance, insists that she marry Kobori. Understanding that Angsumalin is not marrying him out of love, Kobori promises not to touch her, but he breaks that vow after the wedding. Despite this, Angsumalin develops tender feelings for Kobori, but is still torn by her feelings for her nation and feeling guilty towards Vanus, upon whose return sets in motion a conflict between the two men. Cast Nadech Kugimiya as Kobori Oranate D.Caballes as Angsumalin (in Japanese name Hideko) Nitis Warayanon as Vanus Surachai Juntimakorn as Pol Mongkol U-tok as Bua Tatsunobu Tanikawa as Yoshi Kullapong Boonnak as Angsumalin's father Mereena Mungsiri as Angsumalin's mather Jumnean Jareansub as Angsumalin's grandmother Accolades References External links Sunset at Chaophraya (2013) at SiamZone Official Website Category:2013 films Category:2010s romantic drama films Category:Pacific War films Category:Thai films Category:Thai-language films Category:Japanese-language films Category:Films about interracial romance Category:Thai romance films Category:Films based on works by Thommayanti
Effect of bulk magnetic field on critical Ising films Two-dimensional Ising films L x infinity in a nonvanishing bulk magnetic field H are studied at the bulk critical temperature Tc for two choices of surface fields (a) H1 = HL = 0 (ordinary transition), and (b) H1 = HL = infinity (normal transition) by the density-matrix renormalization-group method. Universal scaling functions for magnetization profiles, the excess magnetization gamma, the longitudinal correlation length xi parallel, and for the analog of the solvation force fsolv are found and discussed. When H1 = 0 the scaling function for fsolv has two symmetric minima at y = sgn(H)L magnitude of H nu/delta approximately +/- 1 with an amplitude at the minimum about 3.8 times the value at H = 0, the Casimir amplitude. For the normal transition the scaling function for fsolv has a single minimum near the continuation of the pseudocoexistence (capillary condensation) line, with an amplitude about 100 times the Casimir amplitude.
The market for electronic devices continually demands higher performance at lower costs. In order to meet these requirements the components which comprise various electronic devices need to be made more efficiently and to closer tolerances. In certain electronic devices a silicon substrate is bonded or otherwise coupled to another substrate or substrate carrier to form a completed device. In such instances, the electronic device is often exposed to harsh conditions and corrosive materials. In known devices, a substrate is bonded to a substrate carrier by using an organic, often a polymeric based, adhesive or adherent. However, over time, due to environmental conditions such as the presence of solvents, to which the adhesive is exposed, the bond may be partially damaged or completely broken. In turn, this may result in the exposure of sensitive electronic components to the environment. These components would then be damaged and the device potentially rendered non-functional. One application where a substrate is bonded to a carrier is a fluid ejection device, such as ink jet print head. In these devices a substrate containing multiple fluid ejection elements is often bonded to a substrate carrier.
Q: AJAX request not working in IE8 and IE9 This AJAX code is working in IE10+ and Chrome and another browser, but it is not working in IE8 and IE9. <table id="table" border="1"> <tbody style="display: table-row-group"></tbody> </table> jQuery(document).ready(function(){ $.support.cors = true; var url = "https://query.yahooapis.com/v1/public/yql?q=select%20*%20from%20yahoo.finance.xchange%20where%20pair%20in%20(%22EURUSD%22%2C%20%22CADUSD%22%2C%20%22GBPUSD%22%2C%20%22AEDUSD%22%2C%20%22TRYUSD%22%2C%20%22RUBUSD%22%2C%20%22INRUSD%22%2C%20%22SARUSD%22)&format=json&env=store%3A%2F%2Fdatatables.org%2Falltableswithkeys&callback="; var $tbody = $('#table').find('tbody'); var $thead = $('#table').find('thead'); $.ajaxSetup({ cache: false }); $.ajax({ crossDomain: true, type: "GET", url: url, cache: false }).done(function (data) { alert("lev 2 "); var ObjectKeys = Object.keys(data.query.results.rate[0]); var row = "<tr>"; row += "</tr>"; $thead.append(row); $.each(data.query.results.rate, function (i, el) { console.log("lev 3 = " + i); $tbody.append($('<tr />').append($('<td />').text(el.id)).append($('<td />').text(el.Name)).append($('<td />').text(el.Rate)).append($('<td />').text(el.Ask)).append($('<td />').text(el.Bid))); }); }); }); How can I solve this problem? DEMO Fiddle Here A: The issue is IE8 doesn't support the Cross Origin Resource Sharing (CORS) XHR, so you can't do a cross domain ajax call with the native XHR or jQuery's $.ajax. For IE8, Microsoft decided to come up with their own cross domain XHR instead of using the CORS XHR, which is called XDomainRequest, so you'll have to implement that to support IE8 users. An example usage can be found in this answer. Alternatively, you could proxy the cross domain request through your local server side, making the external request a server to server situation, which won't be subject to Same Origin Policy.
As an example of a conventional art using a distributed power source, such as fuel cells, a solar power generation system, or the like, upon interruption of electric service, there has been known a technique disclosed in JP,A 9-121457. According to this patent document, once a large-scale interruption of electric service has been caused by, for example, a fall-down of an electric power pylon for a high-voltage trunk transmission line, a control center commands and controls distributed power sources to supply power so that the total of a suppliable electric energy from the distributed power sources becomes equal to an unsuppliable electric energy. On the other hand, as facilities for supplying power only during interruption of the service, batteries (principally lead storage batteries) are used for emergency power generators or emergency power sources in hospitals, large-scale buildings, and the like. If the deregulation of electric power industry moves forward into the future, cost competition would suppress the capital investment in power stations, power transmission/transformation facilities, and the like, resulting in shortages of the amounts of power generation and transmission. This would incur a situation in which a stable power supply becomes unattainable. For example, as in the California power crisis, which caused a serious trouble in 2001, periodical and long-term interruptions of electric service might occur. However, utilizing a distributed power source using the conventional art as countermeasures against a long-term service interruption occurring under such a situation includes the following problems. Firstly, the guideline on power supply from a distributed power source is not well-defined, so that there is no other choice but to supply power to an indefinite number of loads. However, because the power generation capacity of the distributed power source is small, power can be supplied to only loads within a limited range. Therefore, it cannot be known until an interruption of electric service actually occurs, to which loads power can be supplied. This is a very risky situation when seen from the load side (power demand side). Secondly, within a power supply network with a distributed power source, power supply/demand balance controlling means consists of only the control of the power generation output of the distributed power source and the opening/closing of loads, that is, there is provided only limited balance control means. As a result, if the supply/demand of power gets out of balance even to a minimum extent, loads are to be shut off one after another. This is also a very unstable situation when seen from the load side (power demand side). Thirdly, many of distributed power sources to be introduced in the future are considered to be owned not by electric utilities (power providers), but by private companies. In this case, an electric utility cannot take the liberty of manipulating a power source owned by a private company. However, it is difficult for the owner itself of a private power source to execute the control of power supply/demand balance in place of the electric utility. Also, the battery, serving as an emergency power generator or emergency power source, is intended to supply power to private facilities upon interruption of electric service, and does not supply power to a load other than the private facilities. This has a problem that a load without an emergency power generator cannot receive a power supply upon interruption of the service.
Introduction ============ Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC), whose 5-year survival rate is as low as 6%,^[@bib1],\ [@bib2]^ is one of the most aggressive malignancies, because the disease is often diagnosed at a late stage, and its treatment options are limited. PDAC has a very poor prognosis.^[@bib3],\ [@bib4],\ [@bib5]^ Therefore, a better understanding of the mechanisms driving the progression of this cancer is needed. Approximately 90% of all PDACs acquire *KRAS* mutations,^[@bib6]^ and the progression of these tumors is also accompanied by an increase in cellular oxidative stress levels.^[@bib7],\ [@bib8],\ [@bib9]^ Mitochondria are the main source of reactive oxygen species (ROS), and their functional state is modified during tumor progression.^[@bib10],\ [@bib11],\ [@bib12],\ [@bib13]^ Mitochondrial ROS play an essential role in cell proliferation and tumorigenesis in PDAC.^[@bib14],\ [@bib15]^ In particular, mitochondrial fragmentation, a phenomenon known as 'fission', is associated with increased energy demands and increased ROS production.^[@bib16],\ [@bib17]^ Mitochondrial fission is also associated with the generation of new organelles. Fission is mainly regulated by dynamin-related protein 1 (DRP1). DRP1 recruitment around mitochondria results in the formation of spirals, which draw together both the inner and the outer mitochondrial membranes to allow mitochondrial division.^[@bib18]^ Conversely, 'fusion', which is required to reduce stress, is regulated by mitofusins 1 and 2 (MFN1/2), which fuse the outer membrane, and optic atrophy 1, (OPA1), which fuses the inner membrane, creates elongated mitochondria.^[@bib19],\ [@bib20],\ [@bib21]^ Metabolic changes in cells lead to the regulation of fission and fusion.^[@bib22],\ [@bib23],\ [@bib24]^ Family with sequence similarity 49 member B (FAM49B) is encoded by a highly conserved gene in mammals. In humans, the *FAM49B* gene is localized on chromosome 8q24, encodes for a 37-kDa protein composed of 324 amino-acid residues,^[@bib25]^ and contains a characteristic DUF1394 domain. Another FAM49B isoform of \~20 kDa lacks the first 123 amino acids due to alternative splicing of its transcript. None of the isoforms contain any other known functional motifs. To date, no functional data regarding this protein have been published, and its role in cancer is unknown. In this study, we investigated the expression and role of FAM49B in PDAC. We demonstrated that FAM49B is highly expressed in PDAC cell lines and that this expression is downregulated *in vivo* by the surrounding tumor environment. In PDAC cells, FAM49B is predominantly localized in the mitochondria, and *FAM49B* gene knockdown leads to oxidative stress that enhances tumor proliferation and invasiveness. Thus, we have identified a novel 'tumor suppressor' gene that links the inflammatory environment to mitochondrial dynamics. Results ======= FAM49B expression in PDAC ------------------------- FAM49B expression levels in PDAC biopsy tissue samples (*n*=93) were analyzed by immunohistochemistry ([Figure 1a](#fig1){ref-type="fig"}). Most of the PDAC biopsies (71%) displayed negative staining for FAM49B ([Figure 1a](#fig1){ref-type="fig"}). However, the remaining biopsies (29%) displayed positive staining for FAM49B ([Figure 1a](#fig1){ref-type="fig"}). We subsequently evaluated the association between FAM49B expression and PDAC patient clinical and pathological characteristics ([Supplementary Table 1](#sup1){ref-type="supplementary-material"}). There were no significant differences in FAM49B expression levels among patients of different ages or survival times ([Supplementary Figure 1A](#sup1){ref-type="supplementary-material"}). However, there was a significant difference in the rate of tumor lymph node (LN) invasion between patients with positive and negative FAM49B expression. Specifically, the rate of LN invasion was much higher in patients who displayed negative FAM49B expression (*P*=0.004) than in patients who displayed positive FAM49B expression ([Figures 1b and c](#fig1){ref-type="fig"}). A similar pattern of low FAM49B expression was observed in the genetically engineered mouse (GEM) strains that spontaneously develop PDAC (LSL-KrasG12D/+, Pdx-1-Cre (KC), LSL-KrasG12D/+, LSL-Tp53R172H/+ and Pdx-1-Cre (KPC))^[@bib26]^ ([Figure 1d](#fig1){ref-type="fig"}). To determine whether FAM49B expression is downregulated during disease progression we examined KC and KPC mouse tissues collected at different time points, namely 3, 6, 9 and 12 months of age (*n*=8/age). FAM49B expression was low in normal pancreatic ducts ([Figure 1d](#fig1){ref-type="fig"}, left panels) and strongly expressed in most of the ADM/ early pancreatic intraepithelial neoplasia (PanIN) lesions ([Figure 1d](#fig1){ref-type="fig"}, mid panels), which represents early stages of the disease. By contrast FAM49B staining was very faint in well-established PDAC ([Figure 1d](#fig1){ref-type="fig"}, right panels). These results suggest FAM49B expression is lost during the progression from early PanIN to adenocarcinoma and the loss of correlates with its invasiveness. FAM49B expression is downregulated by the tumor microenvironment ---------------------------------------------------------------- Microarray analysis of FAM49B mRNA expression showed that FAM49B was expressed at similarly low levels in normal pancreatic duct samples and PDAC biopsy samples from both patients and xeno-transplanted immunosuppressed (xeno-PDAC) mice. In contrast, FAM49B was highly expressed in the Paca44 PDAC cell line ([Figure 2a](#fig2){ref-type="fig"}). Additional mRNA analysis showed that FAM49B expression levels were two- to threefold higher in six human PDAC cell lines (BXPC3, T3M4, PT45, Mia-PA-CA2, CFPAC1 and Hs766T) and elevated to a lesser extent in another two cell lines (L3.6pl and PANC1), as well as in the primary human pancreatic duct epithelial (HPDE) non-tumor cell line ([Figure 2b](#fig2){ref-type="fig"}), compared to normal human pancreatic duct tissues. Western blot analysis confirmed that FAM49B expression levels were higher in all the PDAC cell lines than in the HPDE cell line ([Figure 2c](#fig2){ref-type="fig"}) and that FAM49B expression was not detectable in the normal pancreatic duct ([Supplementary Figure 1B](#sup1){ref-type="supplementary-material"}). Our finding that FAM49B expression levels were higher in PDAC cell lines than in tumor tissues suggests that FAM49B expression is downregulated by the tumor environment. To confirm this hypothesis, we kinetically evaluated FAM49B *ex vivo* expression in orthotopically injected PDAC cells. KPC-derived K8484 murine PDAC cells expressing FAM49B ([Supplementary Figure 1C](#sup1){ref-type="supplementary-material"}) were orthotopically injected into syngeneic mice. After 30 days, the tumors were excised and dissociated, and the cells were analyzed for FAM49B expression ([Figure 2d](#fig2){ref-type="fig"}). On day 0, *ex vivo* mRNA analysis showed that FAM49B transcription was almost completely absent. However, when the K8484 cells were cultured again over 7--14 days, FAM49B expression increased significantly ([Figure 2e](#fig2){ref-type="fig"}). The extracellular matrix (ECM) can interact with tumor cells to influence their cellular behavior, such as migration, adhesion and proliferation. To evaluate the regulation of FAM49B expression by the ECM, we cultured CFPAC1 and T3M4 PDAC cell lines in a three-dimensional (3D) culture, by embedding cells in Matrigel or seeding cells on Matrigel coated plates, as the cell-cell and cell-ECM interactions that characterize this environment more closely mimic those of the natural environment found *in vivo*.^[@bib27]^ After spheroid formation ([Supplementary Figure 1D](#sup1){ref-type="supplementary-material"}), RNA and protein were isolated from the cells and analyzed for FAM49B expression. PDAC cells cultured in 3D displayed an almost complete downregulation of FAM49B compared to PDAC cells cultured on a 2D monolayer ([Figure 2f](#fig2){ref-type="fig"}) or normal HPDE cells ([Figure 2g](#fig2){ref-type="fig"}). Normal HPDE cells did not display the same downregulation of FAM49B when cultured in 2D and 3D conditions ([Figure 2f](#fig2){ref-type="fig"}). PDAC cells cultured on Matrigel coated plates showed a similar trend in the downregulation of FAM49B expression, while no changes were observed for HPDE cells ([Supplementary Figure 1E](#sup1){ref-type="supplementary-material"}). Even the murine PDAC cell line K8484 cultured in 3D conditions showed no detectable levels of FAM49B transcript at both 7 and 14 days ([Figure 2e](#fig2){ref-type="fig"}). To check possibility that downregulation of FAM49B expression in tumor microenvironment was due to accelerated protein degradation, we treated the PDAC cell lines CFPAC1, T3M4, K8484 and normal HPDE cells with the proteasome inhibitor MG132. There was no increase in the levels of FAM49B upon proteasome inhibition both in 2D and 3D cultures ([Supplementary Figures 2A and B](#sup1){ref-type="supplementary-material"}). These data strongly suggest that FAM49B downregulation in tumor cells occur at transcript levels rather than due to its protein stability. FAM49B knockdown enhances PDAC proliferation and invasion --------------------------------------------------------- The low *in vivo* FAM49B expression levels, mentioned above, correlate with higher PDAC LN invasion ([Figure 1c](#fig1){ref-type="fig"}). In addition, culturing *ex vivo*-cultured PDAC cells *in vitro* strongly enhances FAM49B expression. Those data prompted us to investigate whether FAM49B expression limits PDAC progression and invasiveness. We stably knocked down FAM49B in CFPAC1, T3M4 and HPDE cells using a short hairpin RNA (shRNA) for FAM49B (shFAM49B) or a scrambled control (shCTRL) ([Supplementary Figures 2C and D](#sup1){ref-type="supplementary-material"}) and evaluated their proliferation and invasiveness Using MTT and BrdU assays, we observed that both FAM49B-silenced PDAC cell lines proliferated significantly more than shCTRL cells ([Figures 3a and b](#fig3){ref-type="fig"}). Wound healing and Matrigel invasion assays revealed that FAM49B-silenced cells displayed enhanced migration compared to control cells ([Figures 3c and d](#fig3){ref-type="fig"}). Notably, FAM49B-silenced HPDE cells did not display increased proliferation or migration ([Supplementary Figures 3A and B](#sup1){ref-type="supplementary-material"}). Finally, to investigate the effects of FAM49B silencing *in vivo*, we injected shFAM49B or shCTRL CFAPC1 cells into the tail veins of immune compromised mice. The FAM49B-silenced cells spread to the lungs of these mice, where they grew to a much greater extent than the shCTRL cells ([Figure 3e](#fig3){ref-type="fig"}). FAM49B silencing alters mitochondrial dynamics ---------------------------------------------- The intracellular distribution of FAM49B was also investigated. FAM49B-GFP fusion protein were overexpressed in HEK293 cells and subjected to fluorescence protease protection assay, which utilizes digitonin and trypsin digestion. Both treatments eliminated the majority of the cytoplasmic proteins in the above-mentioned cell line, but the cells overexpressing FAM49B-GFP partially retained the fluorescence signal, suggesting that in addition to localizing in the cytoplasm, FAM49B also localizes in organelles ([Supplementary Figure 4A](#sup1){ref-type="supplementary-material"}), particularly in mitochondria,
Haptic applications for molecular structure manipulation. We describe the application of haptic technology to enhance the information available in chemical systems, specifically related to computational drug design. These methods are designed to build upon the visual information presented by molecular viewers and add the sensation of touch, or force feedback. The addition of sensory input can aid in the analysis of molecular structures and the understanding of intermolecular interactions by delivering chemically relevant forces to the end user.
Q: c# MSMQ between 2 local apps not receiving all messages sent I have created my own MSMQ wrapper class like this: public class MsgQueue { private MessageQueue messageQueue; public delegate void ReadMessageDelegate(string message); public event ReadMessageDelegate NewMessageAvailable; public MsgQueue(string queueName) { var queuePath = @".\Private$\" + queueName; if (!MessageQueue.Exists(queuePath)) MessageQueue.Create(queuePath); messageQueue = new MessageQueue(queuePath); messageQueue.Label = queueName; messageQueue.Formatter = new XmlMessageFormatter(new Type[] { typeof(string)}); messageQueue.ReceiveCompleted += new ReceiveCompletedEventHandler(MsgReceivedHandler); messageQueue.BeginReceive(); } private void MsgReceivedHandler(object sender, ReceiveCompletedEventArgs e) { try { MessageQueue mq = (MessageQueue)sender; var message = mq.EndReceive(e.AsyncResult); NewMessageAvailable(message.Body.ToString()); mq.BeginReceive(); } catch (MessageQueueException) { // Handle sources of MessageQueueException. } return; } public void SendMessage(string message) { messageQueue.Send(message); } } I tested it on two separate WinForms applications. First app sends a text message when button is clicked: private void btn_Click(object sender, EventArgs e) { var queue = new MsgQueue.MsgQueue("GBMqueue"); queue.SendMessage("some message text"); } Second app is listening for any incoming messages and then tries to process it: // declaration private MsgQueue queue; // preparation of the queue private void Form1_Load(object sender, EventArgs e) { queue = new MsgQueue.MsgQueue("GBMqueue"); queue.NewMessageAvailable += Queue_NewMessageAvailable; } // Handler for the incoming messages private void Queue_NewMessageAvailable(string message) { // Hits here very rarely!!! } The problem is that I can send the message from App1 several times, but the Queue_NewMessageAvailable handler catches only one random message, not the first one - just one of those which were sent. No exception is thrown, it just does not catch the incoming messages. What am I doing wrong here? A: I think the first App should not listen for new messages. It's possible that it takes away the messages for the second App. It should only send messages. When you split the functionality it should work.
20102010 E Hennepin Ave Minneapolis 2010 East Hennepin in Northeast Minneapolis is a complex of 14 buildings on over 6 acres. The mostly brick and industrial buildings are connected by a series of tunnels as well as Minnesota's first skyway. From 1930 to 1965, 2010 East Hennepin was home to the General Mills research laboratories. It is speculated that Cheerios, Wheaties and Kix were all invented within the enormous complex. Today, the walls and floors are still painted Wheaties orange and Cheerios yellow, but artists and artisans who build everything from kiln-fired glassware to violins have replaced the cereal scientists. With more than 172,850 square feet of industrial space in 14 buildings with exposed brick and enormous garage doors, the possibilities are virtually endless. Artists love the wide-open indoor expanses to create on a large scale. Smaller studio spaces or galleries and coffee shops would fit in perfectly with the existing community.
Coach McBride will join the Saints after completing his fifth season as the Associate Head Men's Basketball Coach at Tusculum College in Greenville, Tennessee where he was deeply involved in all phases of the program. From daily practice planning and coaching to game preparation in decision-making, McBride played a key role in the program's daily operation. During his time at Tusculum, the team earned a national ranking, competed in the top of the South Atlantic Conference, and earned the school's first ever at-large berth in the NCAA Division II National Tournament. Prior to coaching at Tusculum, McBride served as the Associate Head Coach at Indiana University Southeast in New Albany, Indiana from 2004-2007. While at IUS, McBride was involved in all phases of the program with an added emphasis in implementing the offensive system and developing post players. Additionally, McBride was extensively involved in practice planning, as well as game preparation and coaching. During his three years at Indiana University Southeast, the program experienced the most successful three-year span in the history of IUS basketball. Over this period, they accumulated a record of 79-22, including two regular season and tournament titles in the Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. That success led to multiple appearances in the NAIA Division II National Tournament. During his three seasons at IUS, McBride mentored eight All-Conference selections. As a collegiate coach, Coach McBride has served as the recruiting coordinator at both Indiana University Southeast and Tusculum College. In addition to coaching at the collegiate level, Coach McBride served as the Head Varsity Basketball Coach at Tipton High School in Indiana for four seasons where he took on the task of rebuilding the basketball program. During the 2001 season, he guided the Blue Devils to the Class 2A Taylor Sectional Championship; their first title in over a decade. His first stint as a collegiate coach came at Eastern Kentucky University during the 1999-2000 season, preceded by three years as head boys' varsity coach at Eminence (Ind.) High School. From 1997-1999, he also served the dual role as basketball coach and athletic director. The Jeffersonville, Indiana native played his collegiate career at Marian University where he was an All-Conference standout (1995-1996) and was twice named to the National Association of Basketball Coaches Honors Court (1994-1996). A 1996 graduate of Marian University, where he received a Bachelor of Arts Degree in English, McBride lettered three seasons with the Knights and served as team captain during his senior season. Coach McBride has also worked a number of basketball camps and clinics, serving as director of IUS Basketball Camp, Tipton Summer League, Tipton High School Basketball Camp and the Tipton Fall Development Camp. He has also worked with the Bloomington Red AAU Program, Five Star Basketball Camp and the Indiana University Basketball Camp.
Celebrating Scotland: 10 Things I Love About My Country #4 – Writers Should Scotland remain part of the UK now that we have been removed from the EU despite voting against it? When we had the vote for Scottish Independence I voted to remain part of the UK because I was happy being Scottish, part of the UK and part of the EU. Now that it has been decided for us/against us to leave the EU my thoughts about becoming an independent Scotland have changed. I am so proud to say I live in Scotland when I think of all the great music this amazing country has produced. So #4 in this series is Writers. When I put this list together perhaps I didn’t think it through clearly enough as this entry is proving slightly difficult since, well, I don’t really read. Not to worry, let’s get our literature on for #4 in this series Writers. I’ll point out first that there are a lot of great Scottish writers but perhaps what we are lacking are great Scottish readers (guilty). Looking at the vast list of brilliantly talented, literary Scots I am once again proud of my country and their achievements. Here ends the intellectual part of this post… I did actually read quite a lot when I was younger and I would often disappear off with an Enid Blyton book and escape into another world. As I got older I became far more interested in fantasy books and soon got caught up with Stephen King, Richard Laymon and most other horror writers. The only time I really read now is when I am on holidays and I have an “author of choice” for those times… Stuart MacBride There are so many crime writers out there these days and I won’t say that Stuart is the best as I’m just as sure he wouldn’t either. However, he is my favourite because he writes about places I know, places I’ve been and people I can relate to (well, maybe not the bad guys). Most of his novels are based in Aberdeen just as he was for a large period of his life. Everyone knows someone that knows him etc etc. I used to work with a lady whose husband works in an abattoir who was asked by Stuart to help him with one of his books. You can’t beat the local touch! If you like a gritty crime novel and want to learn more about Aberdeen then Stuart is your man! I should probably talk about Robert Louis Stevenson, Iain Banks or JM Barrie now but I’m not going to. Why? Well, every Sunday without fail or every year on Boxing Day did I read any of their work? No. What did I read at those times then? Comics are a form of writing. If you didn’t have a writer for them then the speech bubbles would just be empty and that would be useless… The Broons & Oor Wullie These are my favourite two comic strips ever. Every Sunday in The Sunday Post newspaper these two comics would appear and I would patiently wait until my Dad had read the news and sport before getting to read them. In fact I can picture it now…the smell of bacon and eggs, re-runs of Little House On The Prairie or The Waltons on the television and me waiting to get my hands on the newspaper. Not your usual comic strips – no superheroes, no talking animals – simply stories about either a typical Scottish family (The Broons) or a typical Scottish lad (Oor Wullie). Then, every Christmas there would be an extra treat as either The Broons book or The Oor Wullie book would be sitting waiting under the Christmas tree for me. I would usually have it finished by sometime between Boxing Day and Hogmanay. Simpler times… I could at this point talk about Sir Arthur Conan Doyle who created one of the most famous detectives ever, Sherlock Holmes, but I won’t since, as you might guess I’ve never read any of his books. Let’s instead talk about someone that’s still very much alive… Steven Moffat Mr Moffat is credited with bringing Sir Arthur’s creation bang up to date in the television show Sherlock. That’s good and everything but as I didn’t read the books, why would I watch the television show? I’m sure it’s very good, Steven, however I am much more interested in your other character – The Doctor (but thanks ever so much for Press Gang too)… Steven Moffat took over writing for Doctor Who from Russell T Davies a few years ago and is still going strong. A very different style from Russell in the fact that he tends to enjoy having a stronger, running theme through the episodes but it works just as well (although I may have to re-watch episodes to keep up). To say I am excited about how he introduces the new Doctor next week is an understatement of galactic proportions! Sticking with everyone’s favourite Time Lord, it’s great to think that the most successful Doctor, David Tennant and the new Doctor, Peter Capaldi both hail from Scotland. Not only that but one of the co-creators of Doctor Who, Donald Wilson, was born just 9 miles from where I was born… So, we’re almost at the end, I can’t pretend. Hey, I’m a poet and I didn’t realise it…ahem. Last but by no means least… Robert Burns A Poet by any other name would write just as brilliantly (in your face Shakespeare) hence he is also known as Robbie Burns, Rabbie Burns, Scotland’s favourite son, the Ploughman Poet, Robden of Solway Firth, the Bard of Ayrshire and in Scotland as The Bard. I’m not going to try and pretend that I know all his poems, what they all mean or even that I know all the words to Auld Lang Syne because I don’t. However, I know who he is, where he is from and I know all about Tam O’Shanter. I analyzed every line of this amazing poem at school and even had to repeat it, recite it, write it word for word and to honest at some points I really did just want to find out if Rabbie “burns”. I am making a note to myself now that I must investigate Robert Burns so much more and make myself even more proud to be Scottish than I already am. Also, Steven Moffat, if you are reading…Vincent & The Doctor is one of my favourite Doctor Who episodes so how about a Robert Burns episode soon? Just saying… For anyone who watched the opening ceremony of The Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games which started off with a lady who got somewhat criticised for her performance (no, not Susan Boyle, that sadly came later) I am going to try to redeem her at the same time as showing off one of Rabbie Burns best poems, Tam O’Shanter. Karen Dunbar performs this brilliantly… There we have it. Perhaps not the literary showcase it could have been but it’s my Scotland and it’s my writers! Are you proud of your country? Let me know about it in the comments below or tweet me @SteveSays2014 and don’t forget to take a look at other posts in this series. So Steve – what decade were you born in??? Enid Blyton, The Little House on the Prairie, The Waltons????? Or was Scotland behind the times. I grew up with them. Anyway – New Zealand’s literary heros…. my cousin Alan Duff is a well known Kiwi author – for the wrong reasons is a way. His books are violent and show the worst side of Kiwi life. Two Kiwis have won the Man Booker Prize – Keri Hulme for The Bone People – again showing the worst of life – but a better book and Eleanor Catton which is just the worst book I have ever read. Say no more Published by Steve I’m Steve and live in a village called Alford (home of Emeli Sande & birthplace of the Aberdeen Angus cow) in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. I currently work in the IT industry (yawn) I just want to share my ideas, findings and general reflections with whoever wants to listen. View all posts by Steve
Curious Geek. Husband. Father. Educator. Video: DeepFish Mobile Web Browser Here’s a 17 minute video I shot today showing off Deepfish, a new mobile web browser from Microsoft’s “Live Labs”. The video shows how Deepfish doesn’t try to squash normal-sized web pages onto your mobile device’s screen, but instead lets you scroll and pan smoothly, and zoom in to the parts of the page you want to read. This page brought to you by… If you want to find the best webhosting available, make sure you do your research. If you are going to purchase an exchange server host, you want to make sure your server is dedicated. Whether you plan on having a high traffic website, or just a personal website, you want a dedicated hosting server to meet your needs! I also compare Deepfish to the default Pocket IE browser that comes with all Windows Mobile devices, so you can see what really makes it different. This is a beta/tech preview of Deepfish, so there are some rough edges, but it’s a very cool technology – similar to the mobile Safari browser that Steve Jobs showed off on the iPhone. This video was shot with my Canon XH A1 HDV camcorder at 1080i, then edited in Apple iMovie 6 HD and exported as a 320×240 Quicktime video file. It weighs in at 312 MB, and was cropped from 16:9 widescreen to standard 4:3 aspect ratio (and I chopped off the sides of some of the titles/credits in the process – oops!). Here’s a direct download link to the movie file. Let me know what you think, or if you have any questions! I don’t have any affiliation with Microsoft, but I’ll be happy to help if I can. So do you think this represents a significant leap forwards? You seemed to have to do an awful lot of clicking to get to anything readable there. After years of browsing the web on mobile devices, I can think of nothing more irritating. I’d much rather everything was reformatted into a single column with no horizontal scrolling for reading with a vertical scroll wheel! Neat, but I think I like Picsel better. Picsel seems faster (you have to dig around for the Samsung Windows Mobile version that works on other Windows Mobile devices, since they don’t sell directly to consumers). Microsoft should seriously consider buying out Picsel. Hi, I wanted to thank you for publishing this videoclip in which you tell us a bit more about Deepfish. Now I know how to handle this little software tool, it has given me a lot of browsing pleasure so far! This video definately has helped me! Thank you very much and keep up the good work!
Filed 2/10/14 P. v. Berner CA6 NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN OFFICIAL REPORTS California Rules of Court, rule 8.1115(a), prohibits courts and parties from citing or relying on opinions not certified for publication or ordered published, except as specified by rule 8.1115(b). This opinion has not been certified for publication or ordered published for purposes of rule 8.1115. IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA SIXTH APPELLATE DISTRICT THE PEOPLE, H040079 (Santa Clara County Plaintiff and Respondent, Super. Ct. No. C1356190) v. CHRISTOPHER DEWEY BERNER, Defendant and Appellant. I. INTRODUCTION Defendant Christopher Dewey Berner pleaded no contest to failing to update his sex offender registration within five working days of his birthday. (Pen. Code, §290.012, subd. (a).)1 In accordance with the plea agreement, the trial court suspended imposition of sentence, placed defendant on probation on the condition that he serve 90 days in the county jail, and stayed the jail term while defendant was on electronic monitoring. Defendant filed a timely notice of appeal, and we appointed counsel to represent him in this court. Appointed counsel has filed an opening brief that states the case and facts but raises no issue. We notified defendant of his right to submit written argument on his own behalf within 30 days. The 30-day period has elapsed and we have received no response from defendant. 1 All statutory references hereafter are to the Penal Code unless otherwise indicated. Pursuant to People v. Wende (1979) 25 Cal.3d 436 and People v. Kelly (2006) 40 Cal.4th 106, we have reviewed the entire record. Following the California Supreme Court’s direction in People v. Kelly, supra, at page 110, we provide “a brief description of the facts and procedural history of the case, the crimes of which the defendant was convicted, and the punishment imposed.” II. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND In this case, no preliminary hearing was conducted and the waived referral report submitted by the probation officer did not include a summary of the facts of the instant offense. Defendant was required to register as a sex offender pursuant to section 290 based on a prior felony conviction for possession of child pornography in violation of section 311.11, subdivision (a). The felony complaint filed on May 3, 2013, charged defendant with one count of willfully failing to update his sex offender registration within five working days of his birthday. (§290.012, subd. (a).) On June 4, 2013, defendant entered into a plea agreement whereby he pleaded no contest to the charge of violating section 290.12, subdivision (a) in exchange for three years of probation, 90 days on the electronic monitoring program, and a continuing obligation to register. During the hearing held on August 9, 2013, the trial court denied defendant’s motion pursuant to People v. Marsden (1970) 2 Cal.3d 118 and also denied defendant’s motion to withdraw his plea. The sentencing hearing was also held on August 9, 2013. The trial court suspended imposition of sentence, placed defendant on probation for three years on the condition that he serve 90 days in the county jail, and stayed the jail term while defendant was on electronic monitoring. Due to defendant’s economic status, the trial court stated on the record that the court declined to impose a restitution fine (§ 1202.4, subd. (b)(2)) and suspended a $240 parole revocation restitution fine (§ 1202.45). The minute order of 2 August 9, 2013, indicates that both fines were waived. The court also ordered payment of a court security fee of $40 (§ 1465.8, subd. (a)(1)), a criminal conviction assessment fee of $30 (Gov. Code, § 70373), and a criminal justice administration fee of $129.75 to the City of San Jose (Gov. Code, § 29550.2). Additionally, the court directed that the the probation supervision fee not exceed $35 per month. III. APPEAL On August 16, 2013, defendant filed a notice of appeal challenging the validity of the plea. The trial court granted defendant’s request for a certificate of probable cause, which stated: “The defendant believes that the judge abused his discretion in denying the motion to withdraw the plea based on ineffective assistance of trial counsel. The defendant believes that trial counsel was not competent in advising the defendant to enter a plea of guilty and in investigating and preparing the case. Thus the plea was also improperly induced by representations which interfered with the defendant’s ability to make informed decisions. These issues go to the legality of the proceedings and may be reviewed on appeal. [Citations.]” Having carefully reviewed the entire record, we conclude that there are no arguable issues on appeal. (People v. Wende, supra, 25 Cal.3d at pp. 441-443.) IV. DISPOSITION The judgment is affirmed. 3 ____________________________________ BAMATTRE-MANOUKIAN, ACTING P.J. WE CONCUR: _________________________________ MIHARA, J. _________________________________ GROVER, J. 4
Huh, weird set so far. Many of the mythics feel like the typical "Intro Pack Rare", but with a slight nudge in power. Meanwhile, the card I am so far the most giddy about is an Uncommon - Wilderness Reclamation. In between, there are a whole lot of card that would have been super awesome back around the time of the first Ravnica block or so, but are less powerful and less exciting than things printed in the years since, and as such will often be outclassed by those better cards.
Science Confirms Selfies Are Linked To Psychopathy There has been a lot of talk about selfies in the media. In fact, the word selfie was recently added to Oxford’s online dictionary(link is external). But psychologists know surprisingly little about the effects of selfies or about the people who post them. A new study appearing in an upcoming issue of Personality and Individual Differences examined the relationship between selfie-posting, photo-editing and personality. Are people who post selfies on social media sites narcissistic and psychopathic, or self-objectifying, or both? In this study, the authors examined self-objectification, along with three traits, known as the “Dark Triad”: Narcissism, psychopathy, and Machiavellianism. They’re called “dark” because they have an almost evil connotation and are associated with a callous and manipulative way of interacting with other people.Narcissism: Extreme self-centeredness and a grandiose view of oneself. Narcissists have an excessive need to be admired by others and have a sense of entitlement. They’re likely to agree with statements like “I’m more capable than most people” and “I will usually show off if I get the chance”.Psychopathy: Impulsivity and lack of empathy. Those high in psychopathy are likely to agree with statements like “Payback needs to be quick and nasty”. Machiavellianism: Manipulative-ness without regard for others’ needs. Those high on this trait tend to have little concern about morals. Self-objectification: This is a tendency to view your body as an object based on its sexual worth. Those high in self-objectification tend to see themselves in terms of their physical appearance and base their self-worth on their appearance. To examine the association between selfies and personality, Fox and Rooney used data from a nationally representative sample of 1,000 men between 18 and 40 years old.1Participants completed personality questionnaires assessing the dark triad and self-objectification. They were asked how many selfies they had taken and posted on social media in the last week, as well as how many other photos they had posted and how much time they spent on social media sites. They were also asked to rate how often they used various methods to make themselves look better in pictures, such as cropping, filtering, and re-touching. Results showed that both narcissism and self-objectification were associated with spending more time on social networking sites, and with more photo-editing. Posting numerous selfies was related to both higher narcissism and psychopathy, controlling for the overall number of other types of photos posted. Machiavellianism was unrelated to photo behavior, when taking these other variables into account. This study suggests that narcissists are more likely to show off with selfies and make extra effort to look their best in these photos. Interestingly, psychopathic men posted more selfies, but didn’t tend to edit them more than their less psychopathic counterparts. The study’s authors speculated that this may be because they lack self-control and don’t really filter what they put on Facebook – Editing photos suggests a level of careful self-presentation that you would be unlikely to find among those high in psychopathy. But these results also show that men who view their bodies as objects are more likely to edit their photos. Self-objectification tends to be associated with low self-esteem, quite the opposite of narcissism which is correlated with high self-esteem. But this is consistent with other findings that both narcissism and low self-esteem are related to greater Facebook use.10 It is also important to note that those high on self-objectification didn’t post more selfies - They were just more conscious about their appearance in the ones that they did post. Given the greater self-objectification tendencies of women, it would be interesting to examine these questions in a female sample as well. But before you start accusing all your selfie-posting Facebook friends of being self-obsessed narcissists and psychopaths, realize that these correlations while statistically significant, were relatively small, and the sample studied didn’t include women. By Gwendolyn Seidman, Ph.D. is an associate professor of psychology at Albright College, who studies relationships and cyberpsychology. Follow her on Twitter(link is external) for updates about social psychology, relationships, and online behavior.
JavaOS JavaOS is an operating system with a Java virtual machine as a fundamental component, originally developed by Sun Microsystems. Unlike Windows, Mac OS, Unix, or Unix-like systems which are primarily written in the C programming language, JavaOS is primarily written in Java. It is now considered a legacy system. History The Java programming language was introduced by Sun in May 1995. Across the following six months, the Java platform and its ideas propagated through the world. Jim Mitchell and Peter Madany at JavaSoft designed a new operating system, codenamed Kona, written completely in Java. In March 1996, Tom Saulpaugh joined the now seven person Kona team to design an I/O architecture, having come from Apple as Mac OS engineer since June 1985 and co-architect of Copland. JavaOS was first evangelized in a Byte article. In 1996, JavaSoft's official product announcement described the compact OS designed to run "in anything from net computers to pagers". In early 1997, JavaSoft transferred JavaOS to SunSoft. In late 1997, Bob Rodriguez led the team to collaborate with IBM who then marketed the platform, accelerated development, and made significant key architectural contributions to the next release of JavaOS, eventually renamed JavaOS for Business. IBM indicated its focus was more on network computer thin clients, specifically to replace traditional "green screen" and UNIX terminals, and to implement single application clients. The Chorus distributed real-time operating system was purchased for its microkernel technology. JavaSoft has granted licenses to more than 25 manufacturers, including Oracle Corp, Acer Inc., Xerox, Toshiba Corp, and Nokia. IBM and Sun announced the cooperation for JavaOS for Business at the end of March 1998. In 1999, Sun and IBM announced the discontinuation of the JavaOS product. As early as 2003, Sun materials referred to JavaOS as a "legacy technology", recommending migration to Java ME, leaving the choice of specific OS and Java environment to the implementer. Overview JavaOS is based on a hardware architecture native microkernel, running on platforms including ARM, PowerPC, SPARC, StrongARM, and IA-32 (x86). The Java virtual machine runs on top of the microkernel. All device drivers are written in Java and executed by the virtual machine. A graphics and windowing system implementing the AWT API is also written in Java. JavaOS was designed to run on embedded systems and has applications in devices such as set top boxes, networking infrastructure, and ATMs. It comes with the JavaStation. See also JX (operating system) SavaJe Android Vino (operating system) Java Desktop System References External links Category:ARM operating systems Category:Embedded operating systems Category:Java platform Category:Microkernels Category:Microkernel-based operating systems Category:Object-oriented operating systems Category:Sun Microsystems software
Q: OS Error file path and name being changed without user interference I am trying to read a midi file in the following manner using an in-built function from the library - mido to read such files. mid = mido.MidiFile('..\Datasets\abel.mid') Error: OSError Traceback (most recent call last) <ipython-input-34-5c67b78f0caf> in <module>() ----> 1 mid = mido.MidiFile('F:\AI\Music classification\Datasets\abel.mid') ~\Anaconda3\lib\site-packages\mido\midifiles\midifiles.py in __init__(self, filename, file, type, ticks_per_beat, charset, debug, clip) 313 self._load(file) 314 elif self.filename is not None: --> 315 with io.open(filename, 'rb') as file: 316 self._load(file) 317 OSError: [Errno 22] Invalid argument: '..\\Datasets\x07bel.mid' If we observe the last line of the error, we notice that the file name seems to have been changed. Why does this happen? If I change the code in the following manner by adding an extra \wherever the file name seems to have been changed, then the file is read perfectly: mid = mido.MidiFile('..\Datasets\\abel.mid') Why is it that when I add an extra \, the code works? A: Python uses backslash for string escapes - which lets you define different values for a character sequence. Just as \n is a newline, \a is the hex byte 07. You can escape the backslash itself, so \\ is just a backslash. And you can use "raw" strings (e.g., `r"\a") to disable escaping all together.
Neandertals, Modern Humans May Have Interbred, Skull Study Suggests These differences suggest that "modern human evolution did not stop when people we call moderns appeared," he said. "There have been significant changes in human anatomy since the time we have the first modern humans." Moreover, Trinkaus said, the unusual features suggest intermixing between modern humans and Neandertals. The archaic features had been lost in early modern humans in Africa, he said. Therefore, the features' reappearance in the Romanian skull either requires a reversal of evolution once modern humans reached Europe or some degree of intermixing with Neandertals, according to the study. "It's much more likely the latter that happened," Trinkaus said. Interpretation Questioned Eric Delson is an anthropologist at Lehman College and the American Museum of Natural History, both in New York. The Romanian skull is definitely a modern human's with some unusual characteristics, he agreed—but the interpretation is questionable. "It's not very clear that the features they've located indicate interaction with Neandertals as opposed to a holdover from the more archaic past or local population differences," he said. According to Delson, analysis of the skull with a more statistically advanced technique that looks at the entire skull shape instead of individual features might help resolve some of these issues. Richard Potts, director of the Human Origins program at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C, said the skull shows "there is continuing evolution for the modern human skull even after humans got to Europe and other places in the world." But, he said, as the authors point out, the skull lacks uniquely Neandertal traits and thus does not prove interbreeding. In fact, he said, similar archaic traits are found in modern human remains found in a cave in China. Nevertheless, he added, evidence for interbreeding between modern humans and Neandertals would not be a surprise. "Evolution has involved sloppiness of boundaries between lineages," he said. "But if [interbreeding] occurred, it is extremely rare. Otherwise, we'd find much more of a mixing." Trinkaus has long argued that Neandertals interbred with modern humans as they spread across Europe. The Romanian skull supports the notion that the two "got it together," he said. "For some reason, many people find that very difficult to accept."
Mechanisms of tissue injury in cryosurgery. As the modern era of cryosurgery began in the mid 1960s, the basic features of cryosurgical technique were established as rapid freezing, slow thawing, and repetition of the freeze-thaw cycle. Since then, new applications of cryosurgery have caused numerous investigations on the mechanism of injury in cryosurgery with the intent to better define appropriate or optimal temperature-time dosimetry of the freeze-thaw cycles. A diversity of opinion has become evident on some aspects of technique, but the basic tenets of cryosurgery remain unchanged. All the parts of the freeze-thaw cycle can cause tissue injury. The cooling rate should be as fast as possible, but it is not as critical as other factors. The coldest tissue temperature is the prime factor in cell death and this should be -50 degreesC in neoplastic tissue. The optimal duration of freezing is not known, but prolonged freezing increases tissue destruction. The thawing rate is a prime destructive factor and it should be as slow as possible. Repetition of the freeze-thaw cycle is well known to be an important factor in effective therapy. A prime need in cryosurgical research is related to the periphery of the cryosurgical lesion where some cells die and others live. Adjunctive therapy should influence the fate of cells in this region and increase the efficacy of cryosurgical techniques.
Introduction {#sec1-2331216517744915} ============ Hearing loss in older adults is often left untreated ([@bibr4-2331216517744915]; [@bibr16-2331216517744915]), despite abundant evidence showing that hearing aid use improves communication and health outcomes ([@bibr5-2331216517744915]; Mulrow, Tuley, & Aguilar, 1992). The factors associated with low hearing aid uptake that were reported in observational studies were summarized in two systematic reviews ([@bibr21-2331216517744915]; [@bibr31-2331216517744915]). For a number of factors, one or both reviews concluded that they significantly influenced uptake. In particular, a higher likelihood of hearing aid uptake was associated with older age, greater self-reported disability, and greater measured hearing loss ([@bibr21-2331216517744915]; [@bibr31-2331216517744915]). Furthermore, persons who acknowledged more benefits than barriers to hearing aid use, who had no or limited perceptions of hearing aid stigma, who experienced greater social support and greater social pressure to get a hearing aid, and whose family and friends had positive attitudes toward hearing aids were more likely to take up a hearing aid ([@bibr31-2331216517744915]). In both reviews, inconsistent or sparse evidence was found for many other factors. Examples include level of education, manual dexterity, coping style, technology use, cognitive functioning, and employment status ([@bibr21-2331216517744915]; [@bibr31-2331216517744915]). There were also factors that were judged as potentially important based on clinical experience or anecdotal evidence, such as patient--professional interaction (e.g., mismatches in views between clinicians and patients; Laplante-Lévesque et al., 2012) and self-efficacy of hearing aid handling. Both [@bibr21-2331216517744915] and [@bibr31-2331216517744915] mentioned two important caveats in the research performed so far. First, many of the included studies did not use appropriate multivariable prediction modeling. When following the successive steps of building a multivariable model ([@bibr33-2331216517744915]), negligibly weak predictors and confounders (i.e., factors without true predictive value) will be discarded from the model. This is in contrast to a univariate approach, in which these factors could---incorrectly---be considered relevant predictors, based on their univariate statistical significance. In addition, when the final multivariable model has been built, the unique predictive value of each of the included predictors is reflected because each predictor is adjusted for all other predictors with which they share variance. Second, all previous studies had a retrospective, cross-sectional design (i.e., uptake status and predictor factors were measured at the same moment in time). This approach hampered any strong conclusions about the factors' true *predictive* value (see also [@bibr7-2331216517744915]). Since the publication of these two reviews, two observational studies have addressed the caveats outlined earlier. [@bibr32-2331216517744915] retrospectively examined a wide range of audiological and nonaudiological factors in a sample of older Australian hearing aid candidates. Their multivariable model showed that the following factors were associated with hearing aid uptake: relatively positive attitudes toward hearing aids, high self-efficacy of hearing aid handling, high social support toward hearing aids, severe hearing loss, low cognitive reasoning skills, and receiving a pension. [@bibr44-2331216517744915] examined the predictive value of a smaller list of nonaudiological factors in older American veterans and were the first to apply a longitudinal design. Their multivariable model showed that greater baseline hearing loss severity and higher self-reported readiness for change significantly predicted uptake at 6 months' follow-up. In various countries, including the United States, Australia, and The Netherlands, a hearing aid trial period can be part of the hearing aid uptake process. In Australia, whether trials are offered varies from clinic to clinic, while in most states in the United States, a trial period is mandated. In general, during the trial period, clients can return the device for a full or partial refund of the costs. In contrast, in The Netherlands, every client has the right to enter a 2-month trial period *before* having to decide to purchase the hearing aid or not. This evaluation period is noncommittal and free of costs in all cases. To the best of our knowledge, the predictors of entering a hearing aid trial period as a distinct outcome have never previously been analyzed. Understanding of such predictors is especially relevant for health-care systems (such as in The Netherlands) in which a trial period is a standard part of the purchase process, and precedes the purchase of the device. To distinguish the Dutch hearing aid trial period from trial periods in which the hearing aid has already been purchased, we henceforth refer to it as a hearing aid evaluation period (HAEP). In first-time hearing aid users, it is plausible that the decision to enter a HAEP may be predominantly driven by prefitting expectations, while the decision to take up hearing aids may be driven by actual experiences with the device during a HAEP. Examples of factors for which expectations might differ from experience are as follows: hearing aid benefits, wearing comfort, self-efficacy of hearing aid handling, and monetary costs. The fact that expectations may differ from experience was recently supported by [@bibr44-2331216517744915]. They found positive attitude changes in first-time help seekers who decided to take up a hearing aid, presumably as a consequence of their positive experiences with the devices. These changes did not occur in those who did not take one up. Both [@bibr32-2331216517744915] and [@bibr44-2331216517744915] incorporated the health belief model (HBM; [@bibr19-2331216517744915]; [@bibr41-2331216517744915]) into their study designs. The HBM is a common health behavior change theory that can be used to identify the determinants of particular health-behavior changes and is increasingly applied to explain the hearing help-seeking process ([@bibr32-2331216517744915]; [@bibr42-2331216517744915]; [@bibr43-2331216517744915]; [@bibr44-2331216517744915], [@bibr45-2331216517744915]; [@bibr51-2331216517744915]). When we apply the HBM to entering a HAEP (see [Figure 1](#fig1-2331216517744915){ref-type="fig"}), a person would be more likely to enter a HAEP if he or she perceives high *severity* of the consequences of hearing loss and high *susceptibility* to developing a more severe hearing loss. These two factors together cover *perceived threat*. Also, a person who expects relatively many *benefits* (and few *barriers*) would be more likely to enter a HAEP. In addition, strong *internal cues to action* (e.g., self-reported hearing disability) and strong *external cues to action* (e.g., incentives by others, hearing loss as measured through the audiogram) would move people to enter a HAEP. Figure 1.Schematic representation of constructs of the Health Belief Model along with examples of possible predictors of entering a hearing aid evaluation period. Adapted from [@bibr49-2331216517744915]. In the HBM, individual, modifying demographic and sociopsychological variables are defined. These can modify the effects that personal perceptions of *threat*, *benefits*, and *barriers* have on the health behavior change (see [Figure 1](#fig1-2331216517744915){ref-type="fig"}). Examples of such variables are age, gender, personality, and self-efficacy of hearing aid use. [@bibr15-2331216517744915] found that greater hearing loss severity in the better ear was significantly associated with uptake in women, while in men, only less denial and lower concerns over costs were significantly associated with uptake. In other words, they found supportive evidence that gender was a modifying variable for these factors. To our knowledge, no other researchers have examined whether there are individual factors that act as effect modifiers. Instead, individual factors (such as age and gender) were studied as *determinants* of uptake. We argue that it would be important to examine whether gender and age also modify the effects that predictors have on entering a HAEP. With increasing age, changes in societal participation (e.g., retirement) and health (e.g., more chronic diseases, more cognitive problems) occur ([@bibr6-2331216517744915]; [@bibr13-2331216517744915]). We hypothesize that the predictive strength of factors like having paid work and self-reported hearing disability decrease with increasing age relative to factors like social leisure activity, comorbidity, and cognitive function (their strength would increase with increasing age). In addition to age and gender, predictors of HAEP may be modified by a person's degree of readiness to do something about their hearing. Readiness for behavior change originates from the stages construct of the transtheoretical stages of change model (TTM; [@bibr39-2331216517744915]; [@bibr40-2331216517744915]). The TTM assumes that people progress via various stages toward adopting and maintaining a particular behavior change. For the purposes of this article, only the first three stages are relevant: (a) precontemplation (problem denial), (b) contemplation (problem awareness and ambivalence regarding the pros and cons of change), and (c) action (healthy behavior acquisition). Previous studies have shown that the stages are predictive of various hearing help-seeking outcomes ([@bibr18-2331216517744915]; Laplante-Lévesque, Hickson, & Worrall, 2012, 2013; [@bibr43-2331216517744915], [@bibr44-2331216517744915]). However, the question has never been studied whether the effects of certain predictors are different for persons with low intrinsic readiness (i.e., high precontemplation relative to contemplation and action) as opposed to persons with high intrinsic readiness (i.e., low in precontemplation relative to contemplation and action). Taking the HBM and the TTM as guiding frameworks, the current study aims to identify the predictors of entering a HAEP in a large sample of older adults eligible for hearing aids who had never tried a hearing aid before. This was done by using a prospective study design, by including a wide range of candidate predictors, applying multivariate prediction modeling, and studying effect modification by age, gender, and readiness for change. Methods {#sec2-2331216517744915} ======= Sample and Procedures {#sec3-2331216517744915} --------------------- The target population of this study comprises older adults without complex hearing problems, as defined in the Dutch field norm 'Nationaal Overleg Audiologische Hulpmiddelen (NOAH)-4' ([@bibr36-2331216517744915]). Roughly, all hearing losses except for presbyacusis are considered complex. Examples of
TEXAS COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD DISTRICT, AT AUSTIN NO. 03-13-00543-CR Billy Ray Byers, Appellant v. The State of Texas, Appellee FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF TRAVIS COUNTY, 427TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT NO. D-1-DC-11-302268, THE HONORABLE BOB PERKINS, JUDGE PRESIDING MEMORANDUM OPINION A jury convicted appellant Billy Ray Byers of murder, see Tex. Penal Code § 19.02(b)(1), and assessed his punishment at confinement for life in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, see id. § 12.32. Appellant’s court-appointed attorney has filed a motion to withdraw supported by a brief concluding that the appeal is frivolous and without merit. The brief meets the requirements of Anders v. California by presenting a professional evaluation of the record demonstrating why there are no arguable grounds to be advanced. See Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 744 (1967); Garner v. State, 300 S.W.3d 763, 766 (Tex. Crim. App. 2009); see also Penson v. Ohio, 488 U.S. 75 (1988). Appellant’s counsel sent appellant a copy of the brief along with a letter advising appellant of his right to examine the appellate record and file a pro se brief. See Anders, 386 U.S. at 744; Garner, 300 S.W.3d at 766. No pro se brief or other written response has been filed. We have conducted an independent review of the record and find no reversible error. See Anders, 386 U.S. at 744; Garner, 300 S.W.3d at 766; Bledsoe v. State, 178 S.W.3d 824, 826-27 (Tex. Crim. App. 2005). We agree with counsel that the record presents no arguably meritorious grounds for review and the appeal is frivolous. Counsel’s motion to withdraw is granted. The trial court’s judgment of conviction is affirmed. __________________________________________ J. Woodfin Jones, Chief Justice Before Chief Justice Jones, Justices Pemberton and Rose Affirmed Filed: July 23, 2014 Do Not Publish 2
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Hybrid Theory Conferences Hybrid Theory Conferences were a series of academic conferences held at Yale University from 1997 through 2001. The Hybrid Theory Conferences were started in New Haven at Yale University during the late 1990s, and held during the last week in April 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 and 2001. It was founded by students from within the Comparative Literature, Physics, and Philosophy Departments, who took to calling themselves Hybridists. History The Hybrid Theory Conferences at Yale explored the convergence, inter-penetration and consequent hybridization of traditional and emergent communication mediums. The Conference founders initiated the series as a vehicle for (1) fueling the birth of new hybridized communication mediums and technologies, (2) developing new hybrid theories to explore the mutating hybridized social, cultural and economic forms enabled by these emergent mediums, and (3) as a localized attempt to break down the walls said to exist between town and gown: the Yale University community and the Town of New Haven's inhabitants and workers. Speakers at the different conference events included members of the Yale community (including professors, graduate students and plant operation workers), leading entrepreneurs behind local internet and software start-ups, futurists, media and marketing consultants, local businessmen, landlords, politicians, union representatives from Bridgeport Brewing, townspeople from New Haven and many others. The diversity of the speakers and the audiences at the Hybrid Theory Conference was both a sign of the Conference success reinvigorating the format of public speaking and an expression of the founders stated belief that the standard academic conference format contributed to the belief amongst non-academics that theory was either irrelevant or a "dying body." Format The format of the conferences were derived in part from the Situationist International and French Surrealism and differed each year. Presentations at the second conference in 1998 were restricted to 3, 5, 10, or 20 minute durations. By radically shortening presentations down to nothing more than a couple of gestures entwined around a sentence or two in some cases, the Hybridists attempted to remove the long wait for meaning typical of the academic setting and reconnect conferences to more succinct and effectual public spectacles such as the boxing match or directing traffic. In part they saw the trope of Parataxis infecting the contemporary media landscape, and thought it was under represented in the Academy. Themes The Conferences were loosely ordered around themes. The advertised themes were: 1997: "Christ and the Shore: The Littoral Dollar" 1998: "Circularity and Odor: Olfactory Gaming" 1999: "Diabetics and Terroristics: the Hostage Twinky" 2000: "Heidegger, God, and Ayn Rand" 2001: "Marketing Alan Ginsberg" Presentations Presentations by Jonathan Bernstein, Kjell Otterness, Lance Duerfahrd, Marc Feldman, Frank Greco, Henry Pickford, David Procuniar, Anders Otterness, Susanna Slocum, Michelle Tupko, Wayne Tvedt, and others. Attendance Every presentation was preceded by a lengthy toast that in some instances exceeded the length of the paper. External links Related Groups & Events: Yale Faculty Seminar on Media Theory and History: https://web.archive.org/web/20110827113124/http://yalecollege.yale.edu/content/media-theory-and-history Yale Media Studies Collective: https://web.archive.org/web/20120402185757/http://ymsc.commons.yale.edu/ Yale Media Theory and History Graduate Conference: https://web.archive.org/web/20110407005040/http://mediaconference.commons.yale.edu/ Yale CMI2 - The Center for media and Instructional Innovation: https://web.archive.org/web/20110924064242/http://cmii.yale.edu/ Digital Humanities At Yale (a working group of the Whitney Humanities Center): http://digitalhumanities.yale.edu/ Category:Yale University
Inhibition of LOX by flavonoids: a structure-activity relationship study. The lipoxygenase (LOX) products have been identified as mediators of a series of inflammatory diseases, namely rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease, psoriasis, allergic rhinitis, atherosclerosis and certain types of cancer. Hence, LOX inhibitors are of interest for the modulation of these phenomena and resolution of the inflammatory processes. During LOX activity, peroxyl radical complexes are part of the reaction and may function as sources of free radicals. Thus antioxidants, such as flavonoids, capable of inhibiting lipid peroxidation and scavenging free radicals, may act as LOX inhibitors. The aim of this work was to assess the structure-activity relationship among a series of flavonoids concerning 5-LOX inhibition, through a systematic study of the inhibition of the formation of LTB4 in human neutrophils. The type of inhibition of the flavonoids was further studied using soybean LOX, type I, and Saturation Transfer Difference (1)H NMR (STD-(1)H NMR) was used to characterize the binding epitopes of the compounds to LOX-1. The obtained results reinforce flavonoids as effective inhibitors of LTB4 production in human neutrophils. It was also possible to establish a structure/activity relationship for the inhibitory activity and the type of inhibition.
Casualty (series 12) The twelfth series of the British medical drama television series Casualty commenced airing in the United Kingdom on BBC One on 11 September 1997 and finished on 28 February 1998. The first episode was originally due to be shown on the evening of Saturday 6 September, but this was delayed until the following Thursday due to coverage of the Funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales earlier on that day, as the BBC felt it would be inappropriate to air the episode so soon after such an event. This series was notable as two of the episodes (episodes 1 and 17) had an extended 'feature-length' running time of 75 minutes, compared to the standard episode length of 50 minutes. Episode 17, The Golden Hour, aired on 27 December 1997, featured a multiple motorway pile-up. The series also featured the first official two-part story, Everlasting Love, which played out over episodes 25 and 26. Cast Overview The twelfth series of Casualty features a cast of characters working in the emergency department of Holby City Hospital. The series began with 8 roles with star billing, with a number of cast changes following the departures of several characters at the end of the previous series. Peter Birch and Julia Watson starred as emergency medicine consultants Jack Hathaway and Barbara "Baz" Hayes. Gray O'Brien appeared as senior house officer Richard McCaig. Derek Thompson continued his role as charge nurse Charlie Fairhead while Sorcha Cusack portrayed sister Kate Wilson. Jonathan Kerrigan appeared as staff nurse Sam Colloby. Ian Bleasdale and Sue Devaney starred as paramedics Josh Griffiths and Liz Harker. Soo Drouet continued her recurring role as Monica, an anaesthetist, until episode three. The series' opening episode saw the introduction of six new characters: general manager Elliot Matthews (Peter Guinness); senior house officer Georgina "George" Woodman (Rebecca Lacey); senior staff nurse Mark Grace (Paterson Joseph); staff nurse Tina Seabrook (Claire Goose); receptionist Amy Howard (Rebecca Wheatley); and porter Derek "Sunny" Sunderland (Vincenzo Pellegrino). Barbara Marten also joined the cast in episode thirteen as senior staff nurse (later, sister) Eve Montgomery. Donna Alexander returned to the cast as paramedic Penny Hutchens, now a regular cast member following guest appearances in the previous series. Patrick Robinson, Brenda Fricker, Cathy Shipton and Clive Mantle reprised their roles as Martin "Ash" Ashford, Megan Roach, Lisa "Duffy" Duffin and Mike Barratt for the two-part season finale which saw Charlie and Baz marry. Six cast members departed throughout this series: Cusack, Birch and Devaney departed in episodes ten, eleven and twelve respectively; and Watson, O'Brien and Guinness left at the conclusion of the series. Main characters Donna Alexander as Penny Hutchens (from episode 1) Peter Birch as Jack Hathaway (until episode 11) Ian Bleasdale as Josh Griffiths Sorcha Cusack as Kate Wilson (until episode 10) Sue Devaney as Liz Harker (until episode 12) Claire Goose as Tina Seabrook (from episode 1) Peter Guinness as Elliot Matthews (episodes 1−26) Paterson Joseph as Mark Grace (from episode 1) Jonathan Kerrigan as Sam Colloby Rebecca Lacey as Georgina "George" Woodman (from episode 1) Barbara Marten as Eve Montgomery (from episode 13) Gray O'Brien as Richard McCaig (until episode 26) Vincenzo Pellegrino as Derek "Sunny" Sunderland (from episode 1) Derek Thompson as Charlie Fairhead Julia Watson as Barbara "Baz" Hayes (until episode 26) Rebecca Wheatley as Amy Howard (from episode 1) Recurring and guest characters Soo Drouet as Monica (until episode 3) Brenda Fricker as Megan Roach (episodes 25−26) Clive Mantle as Mike Barratt (episodes 25−26) Joseph May as Paul (episodes 3−17) Tim Perrin as Keith Merrick (episodes 21−26) Patrick Robinson as Martin "Ash" Ashford (episodes 25−26) Cathy Shipton as Lisa "Duffy" Duffin (episodes 25−26) Episodes References External links Casualty series 12 at the Internet Movie Database Casualty series 12 at TV.com Category:1997 British television seasons Category:1998 British television seasons
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Please consider supporting our efforts. Amount: Message from Wendy I was the 4th born into a single parent home in 1960; Vietnam took my eldest brother in the most tragic of ways. In 1973, my youngest brother was born. In 1980 I was married in a small church, 1986 our first child was born, then our second in 1988. In 1991 I separated from my spouse, never to re-unite and in 1996 finally divorced. In 2000 I graduated from nursing college. In 2001, after one year of saving pennies and quarters for the fee to sit for my national nursing exam, I passed with a generous margin. Currently I maintain a nursing license in three US states. I have never re-married. I am patiently waiting for my 2 children to provide me with grandchildren. In the mean time I have Bear, Baby kitty, Kiki kitty, Boo kitty, and white kitty. A biography is a detailed description of someone’s life. There are some points in our life, where when we look back we can say, “That point in time, made every difference in my life”. “I wish I had a twist tie for every mile I have walked”, that’s not what he said but that’s what I heard. Never be without twist ties or shoe laces. You never know when you might need them. They bind, they tie and as long as you have your supply you will be able to survive. As a young, struggling single mother of two very beautiful yet very young children, I could not look past the day in which we lived; for this day we needed to clothe our bodies and eat. So from day to day I simply put one foot in front of the other, one step at a time, slowly walking to a better future. While I have never been in war or fought for my own life, I can only imagine a soldier must have the same mentality: one day at a time, one foot in front of the other, and mile after mile, until he reaches a better future. When this struggle for survival encompasses a span of years, even decades, time and circumstance cannot pass without leaving a permanent scar. The soldier’s scars are permanently fixed on his body and his soul. My scars are etched in my mind and in my spirit, forever changed. I searched desperately for just one more twist tie, pushing aside broken door knobs, screw drivers and electrical cords in my kitchen junk drawer, “How can this be?” I moaned between tears which were always so close to the surface, “I could not have used them all, I had so many saved”! Suddenly, everything I had accomplished in the day did not matter, working my ass off for minimum wage, juggling the bills, studying for exams, apologizing and successfully begging the baby sitter to wait another week for her pay check. All of it didn’t matter. I had no twist ties. My son was absorbed in playing with a set of blocks on the living room floor. My daughter however, was standing next to me, watching the tears well up in my eyes. She wrapped her little arm around my left leg like a vice, with her thumb reaching to her mouth, her left hand reaching up to her delicate blonde hair. She always did this; soon I would hear the snapping of what little wisps of hair are left on her head. I reached down and placed my hand on her head, snuggly placing her against my thigh. My heart ached for them both, the stark knowledge of not being able to provide a better life for them, made my tears come more quickly. I need to talk to someone, just hear another voice I thought. But what would I say? “I have no twist ties and our lives are falling apart?” My rising panic quickly overcame my pride. I reached out to the only person who might understand, Patricia. Pat answered the phone cheerfully with her usual greeting “you are such a bitch, what do you want”? Immediately I smiled and my smile became a laugh, then I was able to speak;”I know this may sound strange, well maybe not coming from me but…I’m out of twist ties”. With an occasional sob, and shaking voice I continued. “You know how those old ladies who lived through the depression save plastic bags? They save them everywhere, plastic bags in the cabinets, plastic bags in the drawers, plastic bags under the mattress…” Pat interrupted me before I could go on, “I understand, I’ll be right over”. Within minutes Pat was at my side with a plastic baggie full of twist ties and a bottle of red wine. A most precious and severe gift any one has ever given me. Now fast forward to present day 2013. My children are grown, happy and healthy. My son has a better understanding of the human psyche than most people, including me. My daughter is fierce and adorable, with a full head of long beautiful blonde hair. As for me, it is the smallest of pleasures that bring the most joy. And I’m still walking: warm day walks with my faithful companion “Bear”; who absolutely must pause every five feet and smell the doggy trail. I have abandoned my need for twist ties, although I have never again been without a baggie full of them. Now on our warm day walks I hunt for treasure; the perfect pine and oak logs to feed our peaceful fire on a clear cool night. Sometimes, I even walk in the city with the one woman who knows me best, Patricia. Wendy Milne Collaborations The Diary of an Angel The Diary was in my position for a short few days and in that time I was able to value it’s amazing presence. So many lives, cultures, heart aches, joy and talent laid into one enormous project. Thank you Kyp… for your vision and dedication
The threshold detectable mass diameter for 2D-mammography and digital breast tomosynthesis. Digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) is currently under consideration for replacement of, or combined use with 2D-mammography in national breast screening programmes. To investigate the potential benefits that DBT can bring to screening, the threshold detectable lesion diameters were measured for different forms of DBT in comparison to 2D-mammography. The aim of this study was to compare the threshold detectable mass diameters obtained with narrow angle (15°/15 projections) and wide angle (50°/25 projections) DBT in comparison to 2D-mammography. Simulated images of 60 mm thick compressed breasts were produced with and without masses using a set of validated image modelling tools for 2D-mammography and DBT. Image processing and reconstruction were performed using commercial software. A series of 4-alternative forced choice (4AFC) experiments was conducted for signal detection with the masses as targets. The threshold detectable mass diameter was found for each imaging modality with a mean glandular dose of 2.5 mGy. The resulting values of the threshold diameter for 2D-mammography (10.2 ± 1.4 mm) were found to be larger (p < 0.001) than those for narrow angle DBT (6.0 ± 1.1 mm) and wide angle DBT (5.6 ± 1.2 mm). There was no significant difference between the threshold diameters for wide and narrow angle DBT. Implications for the introduction of DBT alone or in combination with 2D-mammography in breast cancer screening are discussed.
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Q: SOQL - UserLogin relationship from User I am trying to check if a user is frozen but i can't figure out the relationship query. It seems like one doesn't exist even though there is a lookup. This older post hints at it but I can't figure out how to form my query. SOQL error with relationship Tried all of these: List<User> Users = new list<User>([ SELECT Id,FirstName,LastName, (Select isFrozen FROM UserLogin) FROM User WHere LastLoginDate >= :SixtyDaysAgo ]); List<UserLogin> uLogins = new list<UserLogin>([ Select Id, UserId, UserId.FirstName, UserId.LastName FROM UserLogin WHERE IsFrozen = FALSE AND LastLoginDate >= :SixtyDaysAgo ]) List<UserLogin> uLogins = new list<UserLogin>([ Select Id, UserId, (Select FirstName, LastName FROM User WHERE LastLoginDate >= :SixtyDaysAgo) FROM UserLogin WHERE IsFrozen = FALSE ]) A: Try a Left Inner Join: SELECT FirstName, LastName FROM User WHERE Id IN (SELECT UserId FROM UserLogin WHERE IsFrozen = true) Also note that the query syntax returns a List<User>, and you are being excessively verbose. No need to do new List<User>([/*query*/]) where [/*query*/] will suffice.
Q: Difference between tomcat and resin? I like to know what are the differences between Tomcat container and Resin container A: Tomcat is a stand alone web server supporting the J2EE web technologies (eg. Servlets, JSP) and Resin is a full blown J2EE Application server which includes a web server plus the rest of the J2EE family of technologies (eg. EJB). Tomcat is always free to use for any purpose. Resin is free only for open source or hobby use. Commercial use of Resin is not free. One interesting feature of Resin is the ability to run PHP applications under the JVM through Quercus.
#include <KlayGE/KlayGE.hpp> #include <KFL/ErrorHandling.hpp> #include <KFL/Util.hpp> #include <KlayGE/Texture.hpp> #include <KFL/Math.hpp> #include <KlayGE/TexCompressionBC.hpp> #include <KlayGE/ResLoader.hpp> #include <iostream> #include <fstream> #include <vector> #include <cstring> using namespace std; using namespace KlayGE; namespace { void DecompressNormal(std::vector<uint8_t>& res_normals, std::vector<uint8_t> const & com_normals) { for (size_t i = 0; i < com_normals.size() / 4; ++ i) { float x = com_normals[i * 4 + 2] / 255.0f * 2 - 1; float y = com_normals[i * 4 + 1] / 255.0f * 2 - 1; float z = sqrt(1 - x * x - y * y); res_normals[i * 4 + 0] = static_cast<uint8_t>(MathLib::clamp(static_cast<int>((z * 0.5f + 0.5f) * 255 + 0.5f), 0, 255)); res_normals[i * 4 + 1] = com_normals[i * 4 + 1]; res_normals[i * 4 + 2] = com_normals[i * 4 + 2]; res_normals[i * 4 + 3] = 0; } } void DecompressNormalMapSubresource(uint32_t width, uint32_t height, ElementFormat restored_format, ElementInitData& restored_data, std::vector<uint8_t>& restored_data_block, ElementFormat com_format, ElementInitData const & com_data) { KFL_UNUSED(restored_format); std::vector<uint8_t> normals(width * height * 4); if (IsCompressedFormat(com_format)) { std::unique_ptr<TexCompression> tex_codec; switch (com_format) { case EF_BC3: tex_codec = MakeUniquePtr<TexCompressionBC3>(); break; case EF_BC5: tex_codec = MakeUniquePtr<TexCompressionBC5>(); break; default: KFL_UNREACHABLE("Compression formats other than BC3 and BC5 are not supported"); } for (uint32_t y_base = 0; y_base < height; y_base += 4) { for (uint32_t x_base = 0; x_base < width; x_base += 4) { uint32_t argb[16]; if (EF_BC5 == com_format) { uint16_t gr[16]; tex_codec->DecodeBlock(gr, static_cast<uint8_t const *>(com_data.data) + ((y_base / 4) * width / 4 + x_base / 4) * 16); for (int i = 0; i < 16; ++ i) { argb[i] = (gr[i] & 0xFF00) | ((gr[i] & 0xFF) << 16); } } else { BOOST_ASSERT(EF_BC3 == com_format); tex_codec->DecodeBlock(argb, static_cast<uint8_t const *>(com_data.data) + ((y_base / 4) * width / 4 + x_base / 4) * 16); } for (int y = 0; y < 4; ++ y) { if (y_base + y < height) { for (int x = 0; x < 4; ++ x) { if (x_base + x < width) { std::memcpy(&normals[((y_base + y) * width + (x_base + x)) * 4], &argb[y * 4 + x], sizeof(uint32_t)); } } } } } } } else { if (EF_GR8 == com_format) { uint8_t const * gr_data = static_cast<uint8_t const *>(com_data.data); for (uint32_t y = 0; y < height; ++ y) { for (uint32_t x = 0; x < width; ++ x) { normals[(y * width + x) * 4 + 0] = 0; normals[(y * width + x) * 4 + 1] = gr_data[y * com_data.row_pitch + x * 2 + 1]; normals[(y * width + x) * 4 + 2] = gr_data[y * com_data.row_pitch + x * 2 + 0]; normals[(y * width + x) * 4 + 3] = 0xFF; } } } else { BOOST_ASSERT(EF_ABGR8 == com_format); uint8_t const * abgr_data = static_cast<uint8_t const *>(com_data.data); for (uint32_t y = 0; y < height; ++ y) { for (uint32_t x = 0; x < width; ++ x) { normals[(y * width + x) * 4 + 0] = 0; normals[(y * width + x) * 4 + 1] = abgr_data[y * com_data.row_pitch + x * 4 + 1]; normals[(y * width + x) * 4 + 2] = abgr_data[y * com_data.row_pitch + x * 4 + 0]; normals[(y * width + x) * 4 + 3] = 0xFF; } } } } if (restored_format != EF_ARGB8) { std::vector<uint8_t> argb8_normals(width * height * 4); ResizeTexture(&argb8_normals[0], width * 4, width * height * 4, EF_ARGB8, width, height, 1, &normals[0], width * 4, width * height * 4, restored_format, width, height, 1, TextureFilter::Point); normals.swap(argb8_normals); } restored_data_block.resize(width * height * 4); restored_data.row_pitch = width * 4; restored_data.slice_pitch = width * height * 4; restored_data.data = &restored_data_block[0]; DecompressNormal(restored_data_block, normals); } void Normal2NaLength(std::string const & in_file, std::string const & out_file, ElementFormat new_format) { TexturePtr in_tex = LoadSoftwareTexture(in_file); auto const in_type = in_tex->Type(); auto const in_width = in_tex->Width(0); auto const in_height = in_tex->Height(0); auto const in_depth = in_tex->Depth(0); auto const in_num_mipmaps = in_tex->NumMipMaps(); auto const in_array_size = in_tex->ArraySize(); auto const in_format = in_tex->Format(); auto const & in_data = checked_cast<SoftwareTexture&>(*in_tex).SubresourceData(); TexCompressionBC4 bc4_codec; std::vector<std::vector<uint8_t>> level_lengths(in_num_mipmaps * in_array_size); std::vector<ElementInitData> new_data(level_lengths.size()); for (size_t array_index = 0; array_index < in_array_size; ++ array_index) { ElementInitData restored_data; std::vector<uint8_t> restored_data_block; if (in_format != EF_ARGB8) { DecompressNormalMapSubresource(in_width, in_height, EF_ARGB8, restored_data, restored_data_block, in_format, in_data[array_index * in_num_mipmaps]); } else { restored_data = in_data[array_index * in_num_mipmaps]; } std::vector<float3> the_normals(in_width * in_height); ResizeTexture(&the_normals[0], in_width * sizeof(float3), in_width * in_height * sizeof(float3), EF_BGR32F, in_width, in_height, 1, restored_data.data, restored_data.row_pitch, restored_data.slice_pitch, EF_ARGB8, in_width, in_height, 1, TextureFilter::Point); { if (IsCompressedFormat(new_format)) { new_data[array_index * in_num_mipmaps + 0].row_pitch = (in_width + 3) / 4 * 8; new_data[array_index * in_num_mipmaps + 0].slice_pitch = (in_width + 3) / 4 * (in_height + 3) / 4 * 8; std::vector<uint8_t>& new_lengths = level_lengths[array_index * in_num_mipmaps + 0]; new_lengths.resize(new_data[array_index * in_num_mipmaps + 0].slice_pitch); new_data[array_index * in_num_mipmaps + 0].data = &new_lengths[0]; array<uint8_t, 16> uncom_len; uncom_len.fill(255); BC4Block len_bc4; bc4_codec.EncodeBlock(&len_bc4, &uncom_len[0], TCM_Quality); uint32_t dest = 0; for (uint32_t y_base = 0; y_base < in_height; y_base += 4) { for (uint32_t x_base = 0; x_base < in_width; x_base += 4) { if (EF_BC4 == new_format) { std::memcpy(&new_lengths[dest], &len_bc4, sizeof(len_bc4)); dest += sizeof(len_bc4); } else { BOOST_ASSERT(EF_BC1 == new_format); BC1Block len_bc1; BC4ToBC1G(len_bc1, len_bc4); std::memcpy(&new_lengths[dest], &len_bc1, sizeof(len_bc1)); dest += sizeof(len_bc1); } } } } else { new_data[array_index * in_num_mipmaps + 0].row_pitch = in_width * sizeof(uint8_t); new_data[array_index * in_num_mipmaps + 0].slice_pitch = in_width * in_height * sizeof(uint8_t); std::vector<uint8_t>& new_lengths = level_lengths[array_index * in_num_mipmaps + 0]; new_lengths.resize(new_data[array_index * in_num_mipmaps + 0].slice_pitch, 255); new_data[array_index * in_num_mipmaps + 0].data = &new_lengths[0]; } } uint32_t the_width = in_width; uint32_t the_height = in_height; for (uint32_t level = 1; level < in_num_mipmaps; ++ level) { uint32_t new_width = std::max(the_width / 2, 1U); uint32_t new_height = std::max(the_height / 2, 1U); std::vector<float3> new_normals(new_width * new_height); if (IsCompressedFormat(new_format)) { new_data[array_index * in_num_mipmaps + level].row_pitch = (new_width + 3) / 4 * 8; new_data[array_index * in_num_mipmaps + level].slice_pitch = (new_width + 3) / 4 * (new_height + 3) / 4 * 8; } else { new_data[array_index * in_num_mipmaps + level].row_pitch = new_width * sizeof(uint8_t); new_data[array_index * in_num_mipmaps + level].slice_pitch = new_width * new_height * sizeof(uint8_t); } std::vector<uint8_t>& new_lengths = level_lengths[array_index * in_num_mipmaps + level]; new_lengths.resize(new_data[array_index * in_num_mipmaps + level].slice_pitch); new_data[array_index * in_num_mipmaps + level].data = &new_lengths[0]; uint32_t dest = 0; for (uint32_t y_base = 0; y_base < new_height; y_base += 4) { for (uint32_t x_base = 0; x_base < new_width; x_base += 4) { array<uint8_t, 16> uncom_len; for (uint32_t y = 0; y < 4; ++ y) { uint32_t y0 = MathLib::clamp((y_base + y) * 2 + 0, 0U, the_height - 1); uint32_t y1 = MathLib::clamp((y_base + y) * 2 + 1, 0U, the_height - 1); for (uint32_t x = 0; x < 4; ++ x) { uint32_t x0 = MathLib::clamp((x_base + x) * 2 + 0, 0U, the_width - 1); uint32_t x1 = MathLib::clamp((x_base + x) * 2 + 1, 0U, the_width - 1); float3 new_n = (the_normals[y0 * the_width + x0] + the_normals[y0 * the_width + x1] + the_normals[y1 * the_width + x0] + the_normals[y1 * the_width + x1]) * 0.25f; float len = MathLib::length(new_n); uncom_len[y * 4 + x] = static_cast<uint8_t>(MathLib::clamp(static_cast<int>(len * 255.0f + 0.5f), 0, 255)); if ((x_base + x < new_width) && (y_base + y < new_height)) { new_normals[(y_base + y) * new_width + (x_base + x)] = new_n; } } } if (IsCompressedFormat(new_format)) { BC4Block len_bc4; bc4_codec.EncodeBlock(&len_bc4, &uncom_len[0], TCM_Quality); if (EF_BC4 == new_format) { std::memcpy(&new_lengths[dest], &len_bc4, sizeof(len_bc4)); dest += sizeof(len_bc4); } else { BOOST_ASSERT(EF_BC1 == new_format); BC1Block len_bc1; BC4ToBC1G(len_bc1, len_bc4); std::memcpy(&new_lengths[dest], &len_bc1, sizeof(len_bc1)); dest += sizeof(len_bc1); } } else { for (uint32_t y = 0; y < 4; ++ y) { for (uint32_t x = 0; x < 4; ++ x) { if ((x_base + x < new_width) && (y_base + y < new_height)) { new_lengths[(y_base + y) * new_width + (x_base + x)] = uncom_len[y * 4 + x]; } } } } } } the_width = new_width; the_height = new_height; the_normals.swap(new_normals); } } TexturePtr out_tex = MakeSharedPtr<SoftwareTexture>(in_type, in_width, in_height, in_depth, in_num_mipmaps, in_array_size, new_format, true); out_tex->CreateHWResource(new_data, nullptr); SaveTexture(out_tex, out_file); } } int main(int argc, char* argv[]) { if (argc < 3) { cout << "Usage: Normal2NaLength xxx.dds yyy.dds [BC4 | BC1 | R]" << endl; return 1; } std::string in_file = ResLoader::Instance().Locate(argv[1]); if (in_file.empty()) { cout << "Couldn't locate " << in_file << endl; Context::Destroy(); return 1; } ElementFormat new_format = EF_BC4; if (argc >= 4) { std::string format_str(argv[3]); if ("BC4" == format_str) { new_format = EF_BC4; } else if ("BC1" == format_str) { new_format = EF_BC1; } else if ("R" == format_str) { new_format = EF_R8; } } Normal2NaLength(in_file, argv[2], new_format); cout << "Na Length map is saved to " << argv[2] << endl; Context::Destroy(); return 0; }
This invention relates generally to a mask and an exposure method using the same. More particularly, the invention is concerned with a mask and an exposure method which can be suitably used in the manufacture of various devices such as semiconductor chips (e.g., ICs or LSIs), display devices (e.g., liquid crystal panels), detector elements (e.g., magnetic heads), and image pickup devices (e.g., CCDs), for example. The manufacture of microdevices such as ICs, LSIs or liquid crystal panels, for example, use a projection exposure method and a projection exposure apparatus wherein a circuit pattern formed on a photomask or reticle (hereinafter, xe2x80x9cmaskxe2x80x9d) is projected through a projection optical system onto a photosensitive substrate such as a silicon wafer or a glass plate (hereinafter, xe2x80x9cwaferxe2x80x9d) which is coated with a photoresist, for example, by which the circuit pattern is transferred (photoprinted) to the wafer. In such a projection exposure method and projection exposure apparatus which play a main role in wafer microprocessing procedures, many attempts have been made to improve the resolution and to enlarge the exposure area in order that an image (circuit pattern image) of a size (linewidth) of 0.5 micron or less can be formed in a wider range. On the other hand, currently, projection exposure apparatuses having an excimer laser as a light source are used widely, because of its high projection resolving power. However, it is still difficult to produce a pattern image of 0.15 micron or less. U.S. Pat. No. 5,415,835 shows a technique for forming a very fine pattern in accordance with dual-beam interference exposure. With this dual-beam interference exposure, a pattern of a linewidth 0.15 micron or less can be produced on a wafer. The same assignee of the subject application has proposed in Japanese Patent Application Nos. H10-221095, H10-201333 and H10-221097 an exposure method by which, through a dual exposure process to a photosensitive substrate (to be exposed) including a periodic pattern exposure and an ordinary (standard) exposure, a circuit pattern having a portion of 0.15 micron or less can be produced. Here, the term xe2x80x9cordinary exposurexe2x80x9d or xe2x80x9cstandard exposurexe2x80x9d refers to an exposure process by which an arbitrary pattern can be photoprinted although the resolution is lower than that of the periodic pattern exposure. A representative example of it is the exposure process to be performed by projection of a mask pattern with a projection optical system. A pattern to be printed by the standard exposure (hereinafter, xe2x80x9cstandard exposure patternxe2x80x9d) may include a very fine pattern less than the resolution. The periodic pattern exposure is a process for forming a periodic pattern of a similar linewidth as that of the very fine pattern. Such a periodic pattern exposure may use a Levenson type phase shift mask, for example. FIG. 23 is a schematic view for explaining a dual exposure process. A periodic pattern (A) and a standard exposure pattern (B) are printed, by dual exposure, on the same position, by which a combined synthetic pattern (image) (C) is produced. Details of the principle of multiple exposure will be described later. FIG. 24 is a schematic view for explaining an inconvenience to be caused when a very fine pattern is formed through a dual exposure process using a periodic pattern and a standard exposure pattern. FIG. 24, at (A), shows the relation between first and second periodic patterns 1 and 2. FIG. 24, at (B), shows the relation between first and second standard patterns 1 and 2. FIG. 24, at (C), shows superposition of patterns by dual exposure. FIG. 24, at (D), shows the relation between first and second design patterns 1 and 2. FIG. 24 is an example wherein a pattern is to be formed in accordance with light transmitting portions, and the dual exposure process is performed so as to produce two design patterns (D) finally. The standard exposure pattern shown at (B) in FIG. 24 may be analogous to the design pattern (D). Although it should be determined in light of the magnification of the exposure apparatus, in FIG. 24 it is illustrated with a simple magnification of 1. The periodic pattern shown at (A) in FIG. 24 may be prepared in accordance with a very-fine line portion of the standard exposure pattern (B), and it may be made with the same pitch as a pattern being extracted only from the very-fine line portion of the standard exposure pattern. Thus, the periodic pattern (A), the standard exposure pattern (B) and the design pattern (C) in each set may have the same pitch. The periodicity number of the periodic pattern (A) may be the same as or larger than that of the pattern being extracted from the very-fine line portion described above. The shapes of the first and second periodic patterns 1 and 2 may be determined in accordance with the first and second design patterns 1 and 2. However, it has been found that, in dependence upon the spacing D between the first and second periodic patterns 1 and 2 which is determined in accordance with disposition of the design patterns 1 and 2, during the periodic pattern exposure process there may occur a disturbance in periodicity (i.e., disturbance of pattern) at the boundary between the first and second periodic patterns 1 and 2. More specifically, it has been found that, if the pitch P1 of the first periodic pattern 1 and the pitch P2 of the second periodic pattern 2 differ from each other, there may occur a disturbance of periodicity at the boundary between the periodic patterns 1 and 2. Also, even in a case wherein the pitches P1 and P2 of the design patterns 1 and 2 are equal to each other (P1=P2), in dependence upon a disposition of the design patterns, there may occur a disturbance in the periodic pattern. Now, an example of L=S where L is the width of lines and S is the width of spacings, both constituting the pitch of the periodic pattern, will be explained. If design patterns 1 and 2, wherein the design pattern spacing D is equal to a multiple of L or S by an odd number, are to be produced, the spacing D between the periodic patterns 1 and 2 is equal to the spacing width S and, therefore, no disturbance will be produced between the periodic patterns 1 and 2. If, however, the spacing DS is made equal to a multiple of L or S by an even number, the spacing D between the periodic patterns 1 and 2 becomes D=2S. As a result of it, there occurs a disturbance in periodic pitch at the boundary between the two patterns. Further, also in a case where the spacing DS of the design patterns 1 and 2 is not equal to a multiple of S by an integer, the spacing between the periodic patterns 1 and 2 do not satisfy a relation D=S (which does not cause a disturbance in periodicity). As a result, there may occur a disturbance in periodicity. As described above, since the periodic pattern should be determined in accordance with the design pattern and in light of current situations that patterns should be formed closely to each other, it is difficult to avoid a disturbance in periodicity, with the prior art, at the boundary between two adjacent periodic patterns in a periodic pattern exposure process, included in a multiple exposure procedure. It is accordingly an object of the present invention to provide a mask and/or an exposure method by which disturbance of periodicity such as described above can be reduced significantly. In accordance with a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a mask for multiple exposures, having a plurality of periodic patterns in which a relation 0.5S less than D less than 1.5S is satisfied where S is the spacing between lines of a first periodic pattern of said plurality of periodic patterns and D is the spacing between the first periodic pattern and a second periodic pattern, of said plurality of periodic patterns, juxtaposed to the first periodic pattern with respect to the periodicity direction. In accordance with a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a mask for multiple exposure having a plurality of periodic patterns in which a relation 0.9S less than D less than 1.1S is satisfied, where S is the spacing between lines of a first periodic pattern of said plurality of periodic patterns and D is the spacing between the first periodic pattern and a second periodic pattern, of said plurality of periodic patterns, juxtaposed to the first periodic pattern with respect to the periodicity direction. In a third aspect of the present invention, in relation to the first or second aspect thereof, adjoining pattern portions (lines or spaces) of the first and second periodic patterns juxtaposed with each other may have opposite phases. In accordance with a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a mask having a plurality of periodic patterns, wherein adjoining pattern portions (lines or spaces)
Frightfully Easy Ghost Cookies Halloween is just around the corner and what better way to celebrate All Hallows’ Eve than with these spooky ghost cookies! With only FOUR ingredients, you’ll find that they are frighfully easy to make. Instructions In a small saucepan on medium heat, melt the white chocolate chips with 1 tablespoon of shortening stirring constantly until smooth. (The shortening helps thin out the chocolate so it won’t be so thick. Do not use water or butter–just shortening). Once it’s melted, if you find it is still too thick, add an additional 1/2 tablespoon of shortening. If you “over melt” it, it will burn the chocolate and the chocolate will start to harden instead of soften.I learned this the hard way Line a cookie sheet with waxed paper. Dip the cookie in the chocolate. I use my fingers for this process (clean ones, of course–and resist licking them!!) but you can use tongs. Fingers seem to work best for me. Dip the whole cookie into the chocolate allowing it to drizzle a moment over the bowl before laying it out on the wax paper. If you see a bare spot on the chocolate, while the cookie is still wet, dab some more chocolate on them with your finger. Immediately place 2 mini chocolate chips on the cookies to form eyes. Let stand about 15 minutes or until set. For a quicker method, place cookies in the fridge to set. In a small saucepan on medium heat, melt the white chocolate chips with 1 tablespoon of shortening stirring constantly until smooth. (The shortening helps thin out the chocolate so it won’t be so thick. Do not use water or butter–just shortening). Once it's melted, if you find it is still too thick, add an additional 1/2 tablespoon of shortening. If you “over melt” it, it will burn the chocolate and the chocolate will harden instead of soften. I learned this the hard way :( Line a cookie sheet with waxed paper. Dip the cookie in the chocolate. I use my fingers for this process (clean ones, of course–and resist licking them!!) but you can use tongs. Fingers seem to work best for me. Dip the whole cookie into the chocolate allowing it to drizzle a moment over the bowl before laying it out on the wax paper. If you see a bare spot on the chocolate, while the cookie is still wet, dab some more chocolate on them with your finger. Immediately place 2 mini chocolate chips on the cookies to form eyes. Let stand about 15 minutes or until set. For a quicker method, place cookies in the fridge to set. Oh, How Pinteresting Meet the Bakerette Team Cecelia of CeceliasGoodStuff.com: I'm excited to announce Cecelia's cookbook titled “Good Food for Good People” will be coming soon. It is filled with delicious, easy, healthy recipes that will inspire you to share your love through cooking.
Vertidrive M3 Sandblasting Robot for Ship Hulls, Water Tankers Meet the Vertidrive sandblasting robot from BlastOne: a machine that can climb and blast vertical surfaces such as water tanks, ship hulls, and other large steel structures. It has magnets on each of its wheels and a continuously oscillating arm that can carry up to 3 blast nozzles.
PC version of new Thief will not be a console copy Stephane Roy from Eidos Montreal says that the PC version of the new Thief will not be just a console copy. Instead, they will be making the PC version as a PC gamer would want to play the game. Playing the game with the keyboard and the mouse is different. The new Thief revival has been one of the most eagerly awaited projects to get off the ground in a long time. Eidos has confirmed that it will be a next generation console and PC-only release. The news coming out of Eidos Montreal is good for PC gamers, as it would appear that the developer is going to spend the time necessary to deliver a PC version that is unique from the console version, which is great news for PC gamers. Other than the new Thief title is to arrive at some point next year, we know very little about the new title. Sources tell us that we should expect to know more after E3.
Right Age for Orthodontics While the American Association of Orthodontics recommends that patients should have their first orthodontic exam by the age of seven, it does not necessarily mean every 7 year-old will require braces. We typically will recommend orthodontic treatment for our younger patients in cases where we can manage skeletal growth to optimize facial and dental development. Typical signs of the need for an orthodontic exam may include, but are not limited to the early or late loss of teeth, difficulty in chewing, mouth-breathing, finger sucking, crowded teeth, jaw dysfunction, a sunken or protruding jaw or misaligned teeth. Signs of potential orthodontic problems may not be obvious. Our initial exams are at no charge and are the most sensible means of ensuring proper oral health. Interceptive care refers to orthodontic treatment at an age before all of the permanent teeth have erupted. This typically at occurs between the ages of 7 and 9. We can often correct major problems with occlusion such as crossbites or severe skeletal structural issues, as well as incisor alignment, when they are causing emotional distress at this age. Early treatment can make subsequent Phase II treatment more productive and ensure better results.
The present invention relates generally to accessing a memory by a processor, and more specifically, to accessing a block of data in a memory atomically or block concurrently by a processor. Scalar code expects that a central processing unit (CPU) executing the code will access all of the bytes of a software variable together. In a typical architecture for CPUs, such expectation is met for a scalar code as long as the access is performed on a boundary in a memory that is an integer multiple of the size of the data being accessed. When a scalar code is vectorized by a compiler, the load and store instructions are often converted to vector load and store instructions. However, a vector load instruction and a vector store instruction often have no consistency guarantees, or consistency is guaranteed only if the vector load or store instruction is on a boundary that is the size of the vector register in a CPU. For accesses which are not atomic or block concurrent, if one CPU writes out data and another CPU reads data at the same time, the CPU reading the data may see partial updates to the memory locations containing the latter CPU's variables. This is not consistent with the semantics of most programming languages, or programming techniques such as lock-free data structures.
All data is available in the supplements of this article. Introduction {#sec004} ============ Reverse transcription quantitative PCR (RT-qPCR) has become the method of choice for quantification of RNA molecules. This powerful tool enables the detection of minimal starting amounts of specific nucleic acids. However, because of its power, this technique is subject to a high degree of technical variation that can severely bias the data. This issue has been thoroughly described and guidelines were recently published that aim to set minimal standards of data reporting to enable an adequate interpretation of published data and provide sufficient details to allow reproduction of experiments by independent researchers \[[@pone.0122515.ref001]\]. Moreover, these guidelines can help researchers with the set-up of qPCR experiments to conform to the posed guidelines and standardize qPCR experimental set-up. Alas, despite a wide acceptance of these guidelines within the specialized field of qPCR, recent literature reviews indicate that these guidelines have not been sufficiently adopted by a larger group of researchers \[[@pone.0122515.ref002],[@pone.0122515.ref003]\]. One of the most crucial points in RT-qPCR data analysis is the choice of a proper normalization method. The parallel quantification of endogenous reference genes is accepted as the most reliable method for normalization of samples \[[@pone.0122515.ref004]\]. This strategy compensates for most of the variation introduced by pre-PCR and PCR processing. However, in biological systems there are no endogenous reference genes that are truly stably expressed across tissues. Reference gene stability can even vary within the same tissue/cell type between conditions \[[@pone.0122515.ref005],[@pone.0122515.ref006]\]. Consequently, the optimal strategy to normalize raw qPCR data is to perform an initial comparison of a set of independently regulated reference genes to assess the most stable ones in each specific experiment or biological setting. This subset of stably expressed reference genes is then used to calculate a normalization factor based on the geometric mean of the most stable reference genes \[[@pone.0122515.ref005],[@pone.0122515.ref007],[@pone.0122515.ref008]\]. Strikingly, this strategy is still not sufficiently applied in the general literature. Recent reviews indicate that in most investigations only one reference gene is used \[[@pone.0122515.ref002],[@pone.0122515.ref003]\]. To facilitate the use of multiple reference genes, a series of algorithms were developed to enable a comparison of the stability of the reference genes. Three of these algorithms, i.e. BestKeeper, geNorm, and NormFinder, have been incorporated in free to use Excel based software packages \[[@pone.0122515.ref004],[@pone.0122515.ref007],[@pone.0122515.ref009]\]. The development of these packages, along with newly developed R-based packages using these algorithms has resulted in a rise of research papers in which reference genes are compared. Recently, these algorithms were combined in a free to use web-tool (RefFinder) that, in combination with a fourth comparison termed the comparative CT method \[[@pone.0122515.ref010]\], enables the assessment of the most stable reference gene. This web-tool uses raw Cq values as raw input and does not enable the input of the specific PCR efficiency of each separate assay. Although this web-tool has been frequently used in the recent literature \[[@pone.0122515.ref011]--[@pone.0122515.ref025]\], its implementation has not been sufficiently validated to the original described software packages. In the present paper, we describe the assessment of the most stable reference genes in biopsies of testicular tissue containing carcinoma in situ (CIS), as well as cells from a co-culture model of the human adult Sertoli cell line FS1 and the seminoma-like TCam-2 cells. For reference gene validation, we used the three main algorithms, i.e. BestKeeper, geNorm, and NormFinder and compared these results to the RefFinder output and to the outputs of three R-based software packages incorporating the geNorm and/or NormFinder algorithm. Materials and Methods {#sec005} ===================== Cell lines and cell culture {#sec006} --------------------------- The human adult Sertoli cell line FS1 \[[@pone.0122515.ref026]\] was cultured in Medium I (DMEM (Invitrogen, Karlsruhe, Germany), supplemented with 4.5 g/l D-glucose, 1% 4 mM L-glutamine (Sigma, Deisenhofen, Germany), 1% sodium pyruvate (41966, Gipco, by Life Technologies, Eggenstein, Germany), 20% fetal calf serum (PAA, Pasching, Austria), 1% nonessential amino acids, and 1% penicillin/ streptomycin (Biochrom, Berlin, Germany). The human seminoma-like cell line TCam-2 \[[@pone.0122515.ref027]\] was cultured in Medium II (RPMI 1640 (Gipco) with 2 mM L-glutamine, 10% fetal calf serum, and 1% penicillin/ streptomycin). Each cell line was incubated in 75-cm^2^ flasks (1x10^6^ cells/ flask) at 37°C in a humidified incubator with 5% CO~2~ with medium changes every two or three days. Cells reaching 80% of confluence were used for the further experiments. Cell co-culture model {#sec007} --------------------- FS1 cells (passages 14--16) were indirectly co-cultured with TCam-2 cells in six well ThinCert (Greiner Bio One, Frickenhausen, Germany) cell culture inserts with translucent membranes and 0.4 μm pores. 50,000 FS1 cells were seeded into the apical chamber on the upper side of the membrane and 50,000 TCam-2 cells were seeded on the underside of the membrane. The cells were co-cultured for 3 weeks in a mixture of 1.5 ml Medium I and 2 ml Medium II at 37°C and 5% CO2 in 2--3 day rotation. One control group consisted of FS1 cells indirectly co-cultured with equine bone marrow derived mesenchymal stromal cells (eBM-MSC). A second control group consisted of FS1 in monoculture. Both control groups were cultured under the same conditions as the experimental group for 3 weeks. Each of the three groups was cultured in four replicates. Patient samples {#sec008} --------------- Testicular biopsies from six patients (ages 20--35 years; mean 26 years) were taken under general anaesthesia after written informed consent was obtained. The study was approved by the ethics committee of the Faculty of Medicine of the Justus Liebig University of Giessen (refnr 105/10). Biopsy specimens were cut into two equal pieces. One part was fixed in Bouin solution and embedded in paraffin wax. Sections (5μm) were stained with hematoxylin and eosin and scored according to Bergmann and Kliesch (2010) \[[@pone.0122515.ref028]\]. Diagnosis of CIS was established by placental alkaline phosphatase immunostaining \[[@pone.0122515.ref028]\]. Diagnosis of CIS was established by placental alkaline phosphatase immunostaining \[[@pone.0122515.ref029]\]. The other part was snap-frozen in liquid nitrogen and stored at -80°C until further processing for RT-qPCR. RNA isolation and reverse transcription {#sec009} --------------------------------------- For RNA isolation, cells were sampled after three weeks of culture in the different conditions. Total RNA was extracted using the peqGold Total RNA kit (Peqlab Biotechnology, Erlangen, Germany) following the kit instructions. From the cryo-preserved biopsies, total RNA was isolated with Trizol (Gibco) according to the manufacturer's instructions. Quantity and purity (260/280 ratio) of the RNA was assessed by a BioPhotometer (Eppendorf AG, Hamburg, Germany). RNA integrity was assessed by capillary electrophoresis (Bioanalyzer 2100, Agilent Technologies, Boblingen, Germany). DNase digestion was performed incubating 6.65 μl of total RNA (200 ng/μl) with RNase-free DNase I (1 U/μg; Roche, Mannheim, Germany) for 25 min at 37°C, 10 min at 75°C, and cooled at 4°C. Reverse transcription was performed with the MultiScribe Reverse Transcriptase kit (Applied Biosystems, Darmstadt, Germany) using 0.2 μg RNA in a final volume of 10 μl. Samples were incubated for 25 min at 37°C, 5 min at 75°C and cooled at 4°C. RT-qPCR analysis {#sec010} ---------------- For RT-qPCR, four replicates of each of the three *in vitro* cell cultures were used along with the six CIS samples. 14 putative reference genes were selected for evaluation of their expression profile ([Table 1](#pone.0122515.t001){ref-type="table"}): TATA box-binding protein (*TBP*), Ubiquitin C (*UBC*); Succinate dehydrogenase, subunit A (*SDHA*), Ras-like protein 13 (*RLP13*), Tyrosine 3-monooxygenase/tryptophan 5-monooxygenase activation protein, zeta polypeptide (*YHWAZ*), Hydroxymethylbilane synthase (*HMBS*), ß2-Microglobulin (*B2M*), Hypoxanthine phosphoribosyltransferase 1 (*HPRT1*), Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (*GAPDH*), Ribosomal protein S18 (*RPS18*, formerly *S18*), ß-actin (*ACTB*), topoisomerase (DNA) II beta (*TOP2B*), insulin-like growth factor 1 receptor (*IGF1R*), and SRY (sex determining region Y)-box 9 (*SOX9*). 10.1371/journal.pone.0122515.t001 ###### Primers used in the study (Ta: annealing temperature). ![](pone.0122515.t001){#pone.0122515.t001g} Oligo Name Sequence direction Gene symbol Accession No. length bp Ta --------------- --------------------------- ----------- ------------- --------------- ----------- ---- GAPDH122-for aatcccatcaccatcttccag forward GAPDH NM_002046.4 122 59 GAPDH122-rev aaatgagccccagccttc reverse BACT90-for ttccttcctgggcatggagt forward ACTB NM_001101.3 89 59 BACT90-rev tacaggtctttgcggatgtc reverse B2M135-for ggcattcctgaagctgacag forward B2M NM_004048.2 135 59 B2M135-rev tggatgacgtgagtaaacctg reverse SDHA85-for tggttgtctttggtcggg forward SDHA NM_004168.2 85 59 SDHA85-rev gcgtttggtttaattggaggg reverse UBC74-for gccttagaaccccagtatcag forward UBC NM_021009.5 74 59 UBC74-rev aagaaaaccagtgccctagag reverse RLP13-127-for caaactcatcctcttccccag forward RLP13 NM_000977.3 127 59 RLP13-127-rev ctccttcttatagacgttccgg reverse YHWAZ178-for atgcaaccaacacatcctatc forward YWHAZ NM 003406.3 178 59 YHWAZ178-rev gcattattagcgtgctgtctt reverse TOP2B137-for aactggatgatgctaatgatgct forward TOP2B NM_001068.3 137 59 TOP2B137-rev tggaaaaactccgtatctgtctc reverse HMBSlOO-for ctgtttaccaaggagctggaac forward HMBS NM_001258208 100 59 HMBSlOO-rev tgaagccaggaggaagca reverse S18-88-for aaaaccaacccggtcagcc forward PRS18 X03205 88 59 S18-88-rev cgatcggcccgaggttatct reverse HPRT94-for aggaaagcaaagtctgcattgtt forward HPRT NM_000194. 94 59 HPRT94-rev ggtggagatgatctctcaactttaa reverse TBP-143-for gagagttctgggattgtaccg forward TBP NM_003194.4 143 59 TBP-143-rev atcctcatgattaccgcagc reverse SOX9-F gagcgaggaggacaa forward SOX9 NM_000346.3 151 59 SOX9-R catgaaggcgttcatggc reverse IGF1R-F tgatgacacggggcgatct forward IGF1R NM_000875 82 59 IGF1R-F gcttggaggtgctaggactgg reverse All samples were run in triplicate and each run included three no template controls. Standard dilution curves were generated to determine PCR efficiency using cDNA of normal testicular tissue. RT-qPCR was performed in 20 μl final volume containing 1 μl cDNA, 0.6 μl of primers each (10 μM), and 10 μl iQ SYBR Green Supermix (Bio-Rad, Hercules, CA). RT-qPCR was performed on a CFX 96 Real-Time system (Bio-Rad) with a two-step method. The hot start enzyme was activated (95°C for 3 min), and cDNA was amplified for 40 cycles consisting of
Update on Watarrka National Park region Northern Territory Parks and wildlife commission have advised closures to rim walk at Kings Canyon due to extreme heat and have evacuated Kings Canyon Resort due to fires in the area and as a precautionary measure. Latest updates advise: Fires are continuing to burn in an area approximately 10 km east of the Kings Canyon Resort near the turnoff to Kings Canyon itself.The Parks and Wildlife Commission NT is continuing to monitor the fire and urge visitors to stay out of the day use area.There continues to be a lot of fire activity around Watarrka National Park and motorists are urged to refrain from driving through this area until further notice. Most importantly all passengers are safe and sound; Adventure Tours are taking all necessary steps to ensure the safety of all passengers. Any tours en route will have an amended itinerary to divert from the current conditions in Watarrka National Park.
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package cm.aptoide.pt.app.view; import android.view.LayoutInflater; import android.view.ViewGroup; import androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView; import cm.aptoide.pt.R; import cm.aptoide.pt.app.AppViewSimilarApp; import cm.aptoide.pt.app.view.similar.SimilarAppClickEvent; import java.text.DecimalFormat; import java.util.List; import rx.subjects.PublishSubject; /** * Created by franciscocalado on 11/05/18. */ public class AppViewSimilarAppsAdapter extends RecyclerView.Adapter<AppViewSimilarAppViewHolder> { private List<AppViewSimilarApp> similarApps; private DecimalFormat oneDecimalFormater; private PublishSubject<SimilarAppClickEvent> appClicked; private SimilarAppType type; public AppViewSimilarAppsAdapter(List<AppViewSimilarApp> similarApps, DecimalFormat oneDecimalFormater, PublishSubject<SimilarAppClickEvent> appClicked, SimilarAppType type) { this.similarApps = similarApps; this.oneDecimalFormater = oneDecimalFormater; this.appClicked = appClicked; this.type = type; } @Override public AppViewSimilarAppViewHolder onCreateViewHolder(ViewGroup viewGroup, int viewType) { return new AppViewSimilarAppViewHolder(LayoutInflater.from(viewGroup.getContext()) .inflate(R.layout.displayable_grid_ad, viewGroup, false), oneDecimalFormater, appClicked); } @Override public void onBindViewHolder(AppViewSimilarAppViewHolder appViewSimilarAppViewHolder, int position) { if (similarApps.get(position) != null) { appViewSimilarAppViewHolder.setSimilarApp(similarApps.get(position), type); } } @Override public int getItemViewType(int position) { return similarApps.get(position) .getNetworkAdType(); } @Override public int getItemCount() { return similarApps.size(); } public void update(List<AppViewSimilarApp> apps) { similarApps = apps; notifyDataSetChanged(); } public enum SimilarAppType { APPC_SIMILAR_APPS("appc_similar_apps"), SIMILAR_APPS("similar_apps"); private final String description; SimilarAppType(String description) { this.description = description; } public String getDescription() { return description; } } }
Frontier Group Project Set between its tropical Caribbean and Pacific coasts, Costa Rica is one of the most breath-taking countries in the world. Even though it covers just 0.03% of the world’s landmass, it is home to an incredible 500,000 species including jaguars, spider monkeys and five types of turtle. This is the highest density of species of any country in the world. Frontier interns are carrying out groundbreaking survey work, exploring Costa Rica's remote habitats and helping to combat the effects of global warming by establishing a baseline against which future protected area management can be assessed. On this project you will live in a wilderness camp set in dense tropical forest on the shores of the Pacific Ocean next to pristine turtle beaches. You'll live and work with other enthusiastic and energetic staff, interns and volunteers at a basic research camp near some of Costa Rica's most impressive protected areas. You'll carry out crucial surveys that are being used to find out how climate change is affecting endangered species and threatened habitats. Jaguars, sloths, Howler Monkeys and Harpy Eagles are just a fraction of the species here that are under threat; it is your job to help find out how to best protect these species and preserve their environment whilst gaining experience towards a career in conservation. Join this incredible project to discover a world of fragile beauty and help safeguard Costa Rica's precious wildlife and exceptional habitats for future generations. PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS Work alongside and shadow experienced field staff; Help to preserve Costa Rica's abundant and unique biodiversity ; Extend your field work experience in the wildlife conservation sector in this global biodiversity hotspot WHAT WILL I BE DOING? You will be working in the Pacific rainforests and beaches near Corcovado, one of the most remote parks in Costa Rica. Home to one of the largest tropical primary lowland rainforests in the world, the Corcovado National Park is also the habitat of a large range of endangered plant and animal species. Dense rainforest creates a dramatic habitat for hundreds of bird and mammal species, along with a high population of marine turtles nesting on the beaches each year (please note there are no turtles at this site from December to April). Work will include extensive baseline biodiversity surveys as well as walking primate transects to spot the White-faced Capuchin Monkeys, Squirrel Monkeys, Jeffries Spider Monkey and Mantled Howler Monkey which thrive in these biologically rich forests. You will also be surveying populations of exotic birds, insects and amphibians, patrolling turtle nesting beaches (remember, there are no turtles in this region from December to April), or tracking big cats. You will be working to compose complete species lists and to advance management plans for the primary rainforest and species found here. Components of the work programme include zoological work focused on observational methodologies such as: Sea turtle monitoring Volunteers patrol two beaches close to camp. The patrols not only help to gather valuable population data of the endangered marine turtles, but also serve to discourage poachers and predators trying to raid nests and collect eggs. The two species of turtle most frequently observed are the Olive Ridley and the Pacific Green Turtle. During peak nesting season (July-November), turtles found nesting on the beach at night are tagged and given a health check. In the afternoon we conduct nest cleanings which involve checking the hatched nests to assess reproductive success after the hatchlings have emerged. Total clutch size, number of successfully hatched eggs and the number and stage of development of un-hatched eggs are recorded. Any hatchlings that might have remained trapped in the next chamber are freed and placed on the beach to allow them to reach the sea. Primate (and other mammal) surveys Mammals are social animals and frequently travel in pairs or groups. The most abundant mammal species found in the area are the four species of monkey: Squirrel Monkey, Mantled Howler Monkey, Jeffries Spider Monkey and White-faced Capuchin Monkey. A variety of other mammal species are commonly seen in the area and their presence is also recorded through the range of prints found on the muddy forest trails. Forest walks are regularly conducted during which all species are recorded to create a species list. When groups of mammals are encountered, group size is also noted as well as their behaviour. Big cat monitoring Pumas, jaguars and Ocelots are also present in the region. These species are elusive and sightings are rare however they can still be monitored by studying their tracks and faeces. Any signs are recorded in order to better understand the abundance and distribution of big cats in the area. This data is crucial in order to assess the effectiveness of conservation measures, and in particular whether the extent of wildlife corridors between protected areas is sufficient to ensure the long term survival of big cat populations in Costa Rica. Tracks and scats In addition to the surveys which use direct observations, we also record indirect evidence of mammals through the identification of tracks and scats. Frequently sighted prints include those of pumas, agoutis, peccaries, armadillos, coatis and the rare Neotropical river otter. These walks take place both along the forest trails and along the river. The GPS location, size and abundance of the tracks are recorded and this information can then be used to map the presence of many mammals which are elusive and thus rarely observed in the forest. This also contributes to our knowledge of the use of the area as a biological corridor for mammals with large ranges, such as pumas. Forest amphibian surveys Costa Rican amphibians are a diverse group and are amongst one of the most sensitive to climate change due to their use of small microhabitats and the porous nature of their skin. Declines have already been seen amongst amphibian groups due to reductions in pool sizes, shortened rain fall seasons and increased temperatures increasing bacterial growth and disease transmission. The sensitive nature of amphibians to altered climatic variables makes them an excellent indicator group for studying the effects of changing climates. The primary forest blocks where the Frontier camp is situated have a range of leaf litter frog species. As these groups lay their eggs in leaf litter, increasing decomposition rates due to increasing temperature can eliminate their breeding habitat to the point that reproduction of an entire population can be threatened. Our survey study aims to determine the species composition across an altitudinal gradient. In the long term, the effects of rising temperatures on forest amphibians could be assessed. Point surveys for bird species Bring your binoculars and set your alarm early and you can join in our bird surveys which take place at the lagoon on Pejeperro beach. Many of Costa Rica’s beautiful birds can be found here, as well as several migratory species. Frequently sighted are pink Roseate Spoonbills, several species of herons, egrets, scarlet macaws and, if you’re lucky, ospreys! Bird counts are a commonly used method of identifying avian species composition in an area. A pilot study was recently initiated to carry out bird call counts along trails throughout the forest in order to get a better idea of species diversity and abundance. The long term goal of this project is to investigate and provide data for models of ecosystem migration and species displacement due to climate change and the subsequent implications of climate change upon Costa Rica's network of protected areas. The project addresses four important questions in order to safeguard the future of Costa Rica's economically and biologically important natural heritage: What effect is global warming having on the biodiversity within Costa Rica's system of protected areas? What future effect is global warming likely to have on the biodiversity within Costa Rica's system of protected areas? Is there adequate existing connectivity between habitat blocks within Costa Rica, and within the Mesoamerican hotspot as a whole, to allow ecosystem migration? What conservation efforts can and need to be put in place to ensure the continued existence, where possible, of the ecosystems which typify the natural habitats of Costa Rica? WHAT HAPPENS WHEN I ARRIVE? If you arrive on a Monday before 12:00pm, you will be greeted at Puerto Jimenez airport or bus station by a Frontier staff member and escorted by local bus to the project camp. If arriving after 12:00pm on a Monday or at any time on any other day, a pick-up can be arranged for an additional $40. WHERE WILL I BE STAYING? Life on camp is a unique experience! You will be staying in simple, shared, mixed-sex eco-cabins amidst the jungles near to Carate. This is a jungle research camp, so you may sometimes find yourself sleeping in a tent or in a hammock – a mosquito net is an absolute must! We have tried to keep the camp in harmony with its pristine surroundings, so conditions are simple, but environmentally friendly and comfortable. The camp is situated about 5 minutes walk from Playa Carate,
Product development management involves, in part, planning, organizing, securing and managing resources to bring about the successful completion of a project with respect to specific goals and objectives. Project managers can manage resources using, for example, agile development approaches, which are characterized by factors such as relatively short time-frame intervals (often referred to as sprints or iterations), delivery of certain goals at the end of each iteration, and regular adaptation of requirements and designs in response to changing circumstances. Exemplary changes in circumstances include changes in business goals, changes driven by customer feedbacks, changes driven by improved understanding of technological challenges, changes to downstream features based on cumulative knowledge, changes in skills and resources, and changes derived from improved knowledge of estimates of work completion based on team velocity. Under agile development approaches, a project can be organized into one or more features with each feature delivering a package of related functionalities that an end user generally expects to get all at once. In turn, each feature can be broken down into a collection of related stories with each story defining a particular functionality. For example, given a feature involving programming inline table resizing, it can be broken down into three stories—resizing columns, resizing rows and resizing the table itself. In addition, a working feature or product can be produced at the end of a release, during which the feature or product is refined through successive iterations. Typically, each iteration involves a team working through a full development cycle including the phases planning, designing and testing. Thus, agile methods minimize overall risks by allowing a project to adapt to changes quickly. One common challenge for product development management teams using any product development approach (e.g., an agile approach) is trying to measure and compare progress made by different teams, especially when the teams are composed of different types of members and/or work on different products. Meaningful insights gathered regarding how project teams achieve results can be critical to the success of current projects as well as future projects. Typically, in an agile development approach, story points, burndown and velocity metrics can be used to measure team effectiveness. Story points refer to units of effort and can be used by a team to estimate and track work. Burndown refers to story points completed and plotted against time lapsed. The burndown has only been used by teams within and during a short time period, such as a given iteration, to visually track progress during that period. Velocity refers to the average number of story points delivered by an agile team over one or more iterations, which is important for forecasting how much work a team is able to handle. However, none of these metrics can accurately, fairly and consistently quantify team effectiveness to enable analysis of cross-team behavior (e.g., behavior of different teams staffed on different projects) to inform decision-making at the organizational level. In particular, story points and velocity (i.e., a function of story points) are specific to a given team. They represent a blend of inherent team understanding, assumptions and norms that are team specific. Hence, these metrics are inherently inefficient and inaccurate for comparing cross-team effectiveness.
Cite as 2014 Ark. App. 507 ARKANSAS COURT OF APPEALS DIVISIONS II & III No. CV-14-56 OPINION DELIVERED OCTOBER 1, 2014 ROBERT A. BUTLER APPEAL FROM THE SEBASTIAN APPELLANT COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT, FORT SMITH DISTRICT [NO. DR-2007-871(II)] V. HONORABLE ANNIE POWELL HENDRICKS, JUDGE KARLA GLASS BUTLER APPELLEE AFFIRMED ROBERT J. GLADWIN, Chief Judge The Sebastian County Circuit Court granted judgment on September 25, 2013, to appellee Karla Butler in the amount of $52,471.99 for arrearages in alimony, insurance payments, and child support; denied appellant’s request for a reduction in alimony and claim for offset; and found appellant in contempt, ordering him to comply within six months or be incarcerated. On appeal, appellant argues that the trial court erred (1) by finding him in contempt, (2) in its analysis of a material change in circumstances, (3) in its analysis of appellant’s claim for offset, and (4) in applying unclean hands to the offset analysis. We affirm. I. Procedural History Appellant filed for divorce on October 10, 2007, and appellee counterclaimed, asking for custody of their two children and for appellant to be responsible for all marital debt. By temporary order of July 14, 2008, appellant was ordered to pay $2500 in alimony and child Cite as 2014 Ark. App. 507 support, as well as certain bills, including the mortgage, homeowner’s insurance, and medical insurance for the children. Appellant filed a motion for reconsideration on July 23, 2008, claiming that he had presented testimony that he makes no income; however, if the circuit court had used the 2007 income in setting support, then the amount ordered was above the amount listed in Administrative Order No. 10. An amended temporary order was filed on September 15, 2008, ordering appellant to pay $2500 in temporary alimony and child support effective July 1, 2008, with $1666.67 designated as child support and $833.33 as alimony. He was further ordered to continue paying the bills. The circuit court noted that, regardless of appellant’s testimony, he had continued to pay alimony and the bills as ordered. On September 19, 2008, the Child Support Enforcement Unit (CSEU) intervened and filed a motion for contempt against appellant claiming that he was in arrears in child support in the amount of $5000.01. On September 29, 2008, CSEU filed a motion to modify, claiming that appellant had been ordered to pay $2500 per month in child support, and asked for a wage-assignment order. This motion was modified on October 6, 2008, to reflect the designated child-support obligation of $1667.67.1 On December 29, 2008, the circuit court ordered that the payments continue as ordered, plus an additional $500 for “any” arrearage. The court found that appellant was 1 We recognize the one-dollar difference in the amount as set forth in the September 15, 2008 order and the October 6, 2008 motion. 2 Cite as 2014 Ark. App. 507 current on child support through November 30, 2008. Further, the court ordered that the payments to appellee be made directly to her by wire transfer. The court also ordered that any “payor” deduct child-support payments from appellant’s pay. On June 11, 2009, CSEU filed a motion for citation for a child-support arrearage of $7500 since December 20, 2008. A hearing was set for September 22, 2009, and on that day, a decree was filed granting the parties a divorce and awarding custody to appellee. A support and property-settlement agreement was attached. The parties agreed that appellant would pay $1282 per month child support beginning July 2009. The child-support amount was to decrease to $894 monthly on August 16, 2009, when the oldest child turned eighteen. Alimony was set at $1000 per month beginning July 2009 through May 2023. They agreed that any modification would be based on a substantial change in appellant’s income before June 30, 2012. Appellant was also to reimburse appellee $250 per month for medical insurance. On January 15, 2010, appellant’s lawyer filed a motion to withdraw because his client had not paid his fees or those of the ad litem, who had been appointed on January 8, 2009. An order was entered allowing withdrawal on January 20, 2010. On January 28, 2010, appellee filed a motion for contempt for appellant’s failure to pay bills in violation of the September 15, 2008 amended temporary order. Included were the internet bill, real-estate taxes for 2008, medical insurance, and alimony for April, May, and June 2009. Further, appellee alleged that she was forced to pay car and mortgage payments and insurance on both. She also claimed that appellant had failed to pay the child support, 3 Cite as 2014 Ark. App. 507 medical insurance, and alimony payments as called for in the property settlement and decree. On February 18, 2010, the attorney ad litem filed a contempt motion against appellant for nonpayment of fees in the amount of $1239.58. On April 22, 2010, appellant filed a countermotion for abatement of alimony, reduction in child support, and for contempt, claiming a substantial change in his income. He alleged that appellee contacted a third party to complain online about his company. Also, he alleged that she had thwarted visitation and communication with his child. An agreed order was filed September 23, 2010, wherein appellant was to make an immediate payment of $15,648 to CSEU for child support and insurance from July 2009 through July 2010. He was also to pay $3000 in outstanding attorney’s fees and $1240 to the attorney ad litem. In exchange, he was not to begin alimony payments until May 2011, when he would then owe for twenty-two months of alimony. The agreement was for him to pay an extra $1000 per month at that time, making his payments $2000 per month from May 2011 through February 2013. In March 2013, he would go back to paying $1000 per month through May 2023. All previous orders not conflicting with the new agreement stayed in effect. Appellee preserved her argument regarding alimony for April–June 2009. On May 22, 2012, appellee filed a contempt petition alleging that appellant was behind $4300 in child support, $3000 in insurance, and $44,000 in alimony. On August 27, 2012, appellant filed a counterclaim alleging that he was entitled to a modification in alimony and asked for a decrease in child support as well. He also asked for a set-off against moneys owed him for repairs he had made to the marital home. 4 Cite as 2014 Ark. App. 507 After a hearing on July 9, 2013, an order was filed September 25, 2013, denying appellant’s motion for reduction in alimony and disallowing any offset. Judgment was awarded to appellee in the amount of $52,471.99. The circuit court noted that appellant had unclean hands for not paying alimony and child support during the time appellee occupied the home. The circuit court found as follows: The Plaintiff is ordered and directed to comply with all Orders in the future and that if the judgment is not satisfied within a reasonable period of time not to exceed six (6) months from the date this Order is entered, a Body Attachment shall issue and the Plaintiff shall be incarcerated in the Sebastian County Detention Center until such time as he brings current all of his obligations under the previous Order and current Orders of this Court. This appeal timely followed. II. Contempt Civil contempt protects the rights of private parties by compelling compliance with orders of the court made for the benefit of private parties. Ward v. Ward, 2014 Ark. App. 261, 434 S.W.3d 923. Because appellant was held in civil contempt, we apply our standard of review for civil contempt, which is whether the finding of the circuit court is clearly against the preponderance of the evidence. Id. Appellee claims that because appellant has not been imprisoned as yet for his failure to comply, the order is not final and appealable. Appellant replies that Ark. R. App. P.–Civ. 2(a)(13) (2014) addresses this issue and that the order is appealable. Rule 2(a)(13) allows that an appeal may be taken from a circuit court to the Arkansas Supreme Court from a civil- contempt order, which imposes a sanction and constitutes the final disposition of the contempt matter. 5 Cite as 2014 Ark. App. 507 In Henry v. Eberhard, 309 Ark. 336, 832 S.W.2d 467 (1992), our supreme court stated that suspension of a sentence for contempt is in effect a complete remission of the contempt. However, the court noted that when part of the sentence is suspended, the portion that was suspended is remitted, but the remaining portion of the contempt still exists. Henry, 309 Ark. at 342, 832 S.W.2d at 470. The supreme court held that a partial suspension of a contempt sentence did not render the appeal moot. Id. The supreme court noted that a conditional suspension was a “mere postponement of the contempt rather than a remission.” Id. Here, because the circuit court issued the judgment and found appellant in contempt, sentencing him to jail time if he did not satisfy
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Q: jQuery unable to find same div if i remove and add it back? I'm attempting to load different content into a div, the refresh code I have is quite similar to this: http://jsfiddle.net/TbJQ3/6/ but is more complex, it takes padding and magin etc into account. The difference is that in my actual code, I used .load() to feed the content into my div rather than empty() and append(). When my page first loaded, I call my resizeContainer() function to render my layout dynamically set the size of my DIVs, everything looks good. I looked at firebug and this is what I got (all the sizes are there, set by my function): <div id="divWrapper" class="fullscreen"> <div id="divTop" class="Top " style="height: 0px;"> </div> <div id="divContainer" class="Container round" style="width: 1024px; height: 560px;"> <div id="divContent" class="Content round" onclick="javascript: jQfn.testclick();" style="width: 701px; height: 542px;"> Content </div> <div id="divQuery" class="Query round" onclick="javascript: jQfn.testclick();" style="width: 292.2px; height: 558px;"> Query </div> <div id="divStatus" class="Status " onclick="javascript: jQfn.testclick();" style="width: 701px; float: left;"> Status </div> </div> </div> I made a test function to basically swap the content just to test the concept out... jQfn.testclick = function(){ if (jQ.busy == true) { console.log('Using busy.jsp'); jQ('#divContainer').load('busy.jsp'); jQ.busy = false; } else { console.log('Using login.jsp'); jQ('#divContainer').load('login.jsp'); jQ.busy = true; } jQ(window).trigger('resize'); } However, if i click it twice just to swap it back to the original content, my resizeContainer function won't render anything at all. I've been hammering this problem for the past 5+ hours now, I tried to use: empty, append detach calling the resize function in many different ways calling my custom resizeContainer function in many different ways combination of all of the above and some more I noticed that after i loaded my content, jQuery was unable to find the divs that got reinserted anymore... which would explain why my resizeContainer function couldn't set the width and height properly... But why? I could see it on the div on the screen as well as in the firebug... This is what I see after i swap the content, obviously the styles is not present, as my custom resizeContainer function couldn't find the div. <div id="divWrapper" class="fullscreen"> <div id="divTop" class="Top " style="height: 0px;"> </div> <div id="divContainer" class="Container round" style="width: 1024px; height: 560px;"> <div id="divContent" class="Content round" onclick="javascript: jQfn.testclick();"> Content </div> <div id="divQuery" class="Query round" onclick="javascript: jQfn.testclick();"> Query </div> <div id="divStatus" class="Status " onclick="javascript: jQfn.testclick();" style="width: 701px; float: left;"> Status </div> </div> </div> The reason why I know jQuery couldn't find my divs, is because I used the following code, and it logged some empty element: var content = jQuery('#divContent'); console.log(content); What could be wrong? I even tried to manually detach those DIVs before loading in the new content. A: Load is an Ajax method, and inserts content from external files, when using ajax methods and not the append methods you will in most cases have to use jQuery's live(); to gain access to the inserted DOM elements. Once the content is inserted the first time with Ajax, try using detach and one of the append methods instead of Ajax to reinsert it, otherwise it will not work, as load just reinserts new DOM elements, and not the content you just detached.
Employee Engagement and a Culture of Safety in the Intensive Care Unit. A descriptive, retrospective design was used to explore the relationship between employee engagement and culture of safety in ICUs within a large Midwestern healthcare system. Results demonstrated a strong positive relationship between total engagement score and total patient safety score (r = 0.645, P < .01) and positive relationships between total engagement score and the 12 safety culture dimensions. These findings have implications for improving managerial strategies relative to employee engagement that may ultimately impact perceptions of a safety culture.
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REVIEW The is the first installment of Anal Angels, a new backdoor series that Elegant Angel started about a year ago. Although the video was released in 2001, the DVD version is brand new. At the time this review was written, two more installments of Anal Angels have been released. There really is no plot here worth mentioning. At the beginning of each scene, the male performer appears after a tease sequence. The guy is always dressed in black and wears matching sunglasses. He tells the starlet that he is their "anal angel" and is there to bring them pleasure. The box cover wisely ignores this ridiculous premise, and characterizes the girls themselves as "anal angels." SCENE ONE Scene one features a Bridgette Kerkove, a familiar face (and ass!) to raincoaters. And to keep everything on a even keel, the scene takes place in Elegant Angel's familiar bedroom set. Bridgette has long hair here and nude except for black stockings and heels. Ms. Kerkove breasts are the "enhanced" version here. Overall, she looks OK, but not exceptional. Starring Shelbee Myne, Charlie, Mandy Mystery, Envy, and Bridgett Kerkove with Pat Myne, Bobby Vitale, Chris Charming and Dante. Directed by Pat Myne SCENE ONE : Bridgett Kerkove and Bobby Vitale. The scene starts with some original music and Bridgett posing in front of a mirror, before putting on some stockings. She lies down on a bed and soon gets woken up by the guy. He goes down on her and rims her. He fucks her pussy before he fucks her ass, she gives an A2M bj, and gets more anal. She gapes a bit as well before getting a facial. --I have seen Bridgett numerous times, but I dont remember her looking this good. She has large tits, large lips (mouth), and a bald pussy (in this scene), for those of you who have never seen her, plus shes a blonde. Not only does she look great, but she also performs very solidly as well. The guy also performs well. This is a simple scene, with very excellently captured sex. Great way to open up a film, now to see if the rest of the film will be as good SCENE TWO : Charlie and Dante.
1964 Washington Redskins season The Washington Redskins season was the franchise's 33rd season in the National Football League (NFL) and their 28th in Washington, D.C.. The team improved on their 3–11 record from 1963 and finished 6-8. Regular season Schedule Season summary Week 1: vs. Cleveland Browns Week 5 The first meeting between the two teams since they traded quarterbacks in the offseason. Week 9: at Cleveland Browns Standings Roster References Washington Category:Washington Redskins seasons Washington Redskins
Q: Graphs of different orders( at different powers) Given a connected graph $G =(V,E)$ and a positive integer $k$, the k-th power of $G$, denoted $G^k$ , is the graph whose set of nodes is $V$ and where vertices $u$ and $v$ are adjacent in $G_k$ if and only if $d(u,v) \le k$ in $G$. $P_8$ is a path graph with 8 vertices such as: o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o $C_{10}$ is a cycle graph: $C_{10}$ has 10 vertices. $d(u,v)$ is the distance between $u$ and $v$, which is the length of the shortest path $u-v$ from $u$ to $v$ in graph $G$. I know that two vertices are adjacent in the 2nd power if and only if there's a path of length at most 2 between them in $P_8$. Draw the 2-nd and 3-rd powers of $P_8$ and $C_{10}$ . For a graph $G$ of order $n$, what is $G^{diam(G)}$ I know the stuff above and I am asking for any answers and help, appreciate it. A: I'll give you the graphs of $P_8^2$ and $P_8^3$, and hopefully this will help you figure out $C_{10}^2$ and $C_{10}^3$. As for the diameter problem, recall that the diameter is the least non-negative integer $d$ such that $d(u,v)\le d$ for all $u,v\in V$. Knowing this and the definition of $G^k$, can you figure out what $G^d$ is? Here are $P_8^2$ and $P_8^3$.
--- abstract: 'Lossy communication of correlated sources over a multiple access channel is studied. First, lossy communication is investigated in the presence of correlated decoder side information. An achievable joint source-channel coding scheme is presented, and the conditions under which separate source and channel coding is optimal are explored. It is shown that separation is optimal when the encoders and the decoder have access to a common observation conditioned on which the two sources are independent. Separation is shown to be optimal also when only the encoders have access to such a common observation whose lossless recovery is required at the decoder. Moreover, the optimality of separation is shown for sources with a common part, and sources with reconstruction constraints. Next, these results obtained for the system in presence of side information are utilized to provide a set of necessary conditions for the transmission of correlated sources over a multiple access channel without side information. The identified necessary conditions are specialized to the case of bivariate Gaussian sources over a Gaussian multiple access channel, and are shown to be tighter than known results in the literature in certain cases. Our results indicate that side information can have a significant impact on the optimality of source-channel separation in lossy transmission, in addition to being instrumental in identifying necessary conditions for the transmission of correlated sources when no side information is present.' author: - '[^1] [^2]' bibliography: - 'IEEEabrv.bib' - 'ref.bib' --- Introduction {#Sec:introduction} ============ We consider the transmission of two correlated memoryless sources over a multiple access channel with fidelity criteria. The encoders and/or the decoder may have access to side information correlated with the sources. We propose an achievable joint source-channel coding scheme in the presence of correlated decoder side information. We then focus on the case when the two sources are conditionally independent given the side information available at the encoders and/or the decoder. First, we identify the necessary and sufficient conditions under which separation is optimal when the side information is shared between the encoders and the decoder. Additionally, we show that separation is optimal for sources with reconstruction constraints, when only the decoder has access to the side information conditioned on which the two sources are independent. Next, we consider the case when the decoder is required to recover the common information shared by both encoders losslessly, but can tolerate some distortion for the parts known only at a single encoder. We show that separation is also optimal for this case. We then consider the transmission of sources with a common part in the sense of G[á]{}cs-K[ö]{}rner [@gacs1973common], and investigate the conditions under which separation is optimal in the absence of side information. Next, we provide necessary conditions for the transmission of correlated sources over a multiple access channel. This is achieved by providing a particular side information to the receiver and the transmitters, and using our results for transmitting correlated sources in the presence of side information. In particular, when the two sources are independent conditioned on the side information, our initial results indicate that the necessary and sufficient conditions can be achieved by considering separate source and channel coding. For the special case of transmitting bivariate Gaussian sources over a Gaussian multiple access channel, we provide comparisons of the necessary conditions obtained from our approach with the conditions from [@lapidoth2010sending] and [@7541654]. Our results show that the proposed technique provides the tightest known bound in certain scenarios. [*Related Work:*]{} Shannon proved the optimality of separate source and channel coding for transmitting a source through a noisy channel [@Shannon], known as the separation theorem. Separation was shown to be optimal for the lossy transmission of a source with decoder side information, in [@shamai1998systematic]. The point-to-point scenario was extended in [@gunduz2007correlated] to transmission of correlated sources through a multiple access channel, and separation was shown to be optimal when one of the sources is shared between the two encoders. For the lossless case, the optimality of separation was established in [@gunduz2009source] for transmitting correlated sources through a multiple access channel, whenever the decoder has access to some side information conditioned on which the two sources are independent. A joint source-channel coding scheme was proposed in [@minero2015unified] for the transmission of correlated sources over a multiple access channel based on hybrid coding. Transmission of correlated sources in the presence of common reconstruction constraints at the encoders is considered in [@steinberg2009coding]. Necessary conditions are derived in [@7541654] for the lossy transmission of correlated sources over a multiple access channel, and in [@lapidoth2010sending] for transmitting correlated sources over a Gaussian multiple access channel. In the remainder of the paper, $X$ represents a random variable, and $x$ is its realization. $X^n=(X_1, \ldots, X_n)$ is a random vector of length $n$, and $x^n=(x_1, \ldots, x_n)$ denotes its realization. $\mathcal{X}$ is a set with cardinality $|\mathcal{X}|$. $\mathbb{E}[X]$ is the expected value and $\text{var}(X)$ is the variance of $X$. ![Communication of correlated sources over a multiple access channel.[]{data-label="Fig:Model1"}](SystemModel1v4.eps){width="0.7\linewidth"} System Model {#Sec:SystemModel} ============ Consider the transmission of two discrete memoryless sources $S_1$ and $S_2$ in Fig. \[Fig:Model1\]. Encoder $1$ observes $S_1^n=(S_{11}, \ldots, S_{1n})$. Encoder $2$ observes $S_2^n=(S_{21}, \ldots, S_{2n})$. If switch $\text{SW}_2$ in Fig. \[Fig:Model1\] is closed, the two encoders also have access to a common observation $Z^n$ correlated with $S_1^n$ and $S_2^n$. Encoders $1$ and $2$ map their observations to the channel inputs $X_1^n$ and $X_2^n$, respectively. A discrete memoryless multiple access channel (DM-MAC) exists between the encoders and the decoder, characterized by the distribution $p(y|x_1, x_2)$. If switch $\text{SW}_1$ in Fig. \[Fig:Model1\] is closed, the decoder has access to side information $Z^n$. Upon observing the channel output $Y^n$ and side information $Z^n$ whenever it is available, the decoder constructs $\hat{S}_1^n$, $\hat{S}_2^n$, and $\hat{Z}^n$ such that $$\frac{1}{n}\sum_{i=1}^n\mathbb{E}[d_j(S_{ji}, \hat{S}_{ji})]\leq D_j \text{ for } j=1,2$$ where $D_j$ is the maximum average distortion allowed for $S_j$, given a distortion measure $d_j(s_{ji}, \hat{s}_{ji})$ for $j=1,2$, and $P(Z^n\neq \hat{Z}^n)\rightarrow 0$ as $n\rightarrow \infty$. Random variables $S_1$, $S_2$, $Z$, $X_1$, $X_2$, $Y$, $\hat{S}_1$, $\hat{S}_2$, $\hat{Z}$ are defined over the corresponding alphabets $\mathcal{S}_1$, $\mathcal{S}_2$, $\mathcal{Z}$, $\mathcal{X}_1$, $\mathcal{X}_2$, $\mathcal{Y}$, $\hat{\mathcal{S}}_1$, $\hat{\mathcal{S}}_2$, $\hat{\mathcal{Z}}$. Note that, when the switch $\text{SW}_1$ is closed, error probability in decoding $Z^n$ becomes irrelevant since it is readily available at the decoder, and serves as side information. We use the following notation from [@shamai1998systematic], [@gunduz2007correlated]. Define the minimum average distortion for $S_j$ given $Q$ as $$\label{func1} \mathcal{E}(S_j|Q)=\min_{f:Q\rightarrow \hat{S}_j} E[d_j(S_j, f(Q))], \quad j=1,2,$$ and the conditional rate distortion function [@gray1972conditional] for source $S_j$ when side information $Z$ is shared between the encoder and the decoder as $$\label{func2} R_{S_j|Z} (D_j) = \min_{\substack{p(u_j| s_j, z)\\\mathcal{E}(S_j|U_j, Z)\leq D_j}} I(S_j; U_j|Z), \; \; j=1,2.$$ Joint Source-Channel Coding with Decoder Side Information {#section3} ========================================================= We first assume that only $\text{SW}_1$ is closed, and present a general achievable scheme for the lossy communication of correlated sources in the presence of decoder side information. \[lemma:hybrid\] The distortion pair $(D_1, D_2)$ is achievable for sending two discrete memoryless correlated sources $S_1$ and $S_2$ over a DM-MAC with $p(y|x_1, x_2)$ and decoder side information $Z$ if there exists a joint distribution $p(u_1, u_2, s_1, s_2, z)=p(u_1|s_1)p(u_2|s_2)p(s_1, s_2, z)$, and functions $x_j(u_j, s_j)$, $g_j(u_1, u_2, y,z)$ for $j=1,2$, such that $$\begin{aligned} I(U_1; S_1|U_2, Z)&< I(U_1;Y|U_2, Z) \label{eq4n}\\ I(U_2; S_2|U_1, Z)&< I(U_2;Y|U_1, Z) \label{eq5n}\\ I(U_1, U_2; S_1, S_2| Z)&<I(U_1, U_2;Y|Z) \label{eq6n}\end{aligned}$$ and $\mathbb{E}[d_j(S_j, g_j(U_1, U_2, Y, Z))]\leq D_j$ for $j=1,2$. Our achievable scheme builds upon the hybrid coding framework of [@minero2015unified], by generalizing it to the case with decoder side information. The detailed proof is available in Appendix \[appendix0\]. For the remainder of this section, we assume that the sources are independent when conditioned on the side information, i.e., the Markov condition $S_1-Z-S_2$ holds. Optimality of Separation ------------------------ We now focus on the conditions under which separation is optimal when sources $S_1$ and $S_2$ are independent given the side information $Z$. ### Decoder Side Information Available at the Encoder We first consider that both switches in Fig. \[Fig:Model1\] are closed. We show that whenever the two sources are independent given the side information that is shared between the encoders and the decoder, separation is optimal. The next theorem states the necessary and sufficient conditions. \[lemma2\] Consider the communication of two correlated sources $S_1$ and $S_2$ with side information $Z$ shared between the encoders and the decoder. If $S_1-Z-S_2$ form a Markov chain, then separate source and channel coding is optimal, and a distortion pair $(D_1, D_2)$ is achievable if $$\begin{aligned} R_{S_1|Z} (D_1)&< I(X_1; Y|X_2, Q) \label{lemm2cond1}\\ R_{S_2|Z} (D_2)&< I(X_2; Y|X_1, Q) \label{lemm2cond2} \\ R_{S_1|Z} (D_1) + R_{S_2|Z} (D_2)&< I(X_1, X_2; Y|Q) \label{lemm2cond3}\end{aligned}$$ for some $p(x_1, x_2, y,q)=p(y|x_1, x_2) p(x_1|q) p(x_2|q)p(q)$. Conversely, for any achievable $(D_1, D_2)$ pair, - must hold with $<$ replaced with $\leq$. See Appendix \[appendixA\]. When side information $Z$ is available only at the decoder, i.e., when only switch $\text{SW}_1$ is closed, separation is known to be optimal for the lossless transmission of sources $S_1$ and $S_2$ whenever $S_1-Z-S_2$ [@gunduz2009source]. In light of Theorem \[lemma2\], we show that a similar result holds for the lossy case whenever the
Q: How can i represent multiple m:n relations from two tables? My tables: medic->id_medic, name patient->id_patient, name I have the following situacion: A medic can have many patients and a patient can have many medics A medic can send many messages to a patient and a patient can send many messages to a medic. how i represent this in the E-R model? A: you will have two another tables messages and medic_patient : medic->id_medic, name patient->id_patient, name messages -> id_message,content, #id_medic_receiver,#id_patient_sender,#id_patient_receiver,#id_medic_sender medic_patient -> #id_medic,#id_patient
Evidence of alterations in transcallosal motor inhibition as a possible long-term consequence of concussions in sports: A transcranial magnetic stimulation study. Growing evidence suggests that long-term structural and physiological alterations are present in the brain of previously concussed athletes. In this study, we sought to further explore the long-term consequences of concussions with transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) by examining excitability changes both within and between hemispheres. Participants (32 young adults with and without a history of concussions (HxC)) first underwent testing to assess cognitive and motor performance using standardized tests. Then, the following TMS measures were derived bilaterally: (1) resting motor threshold and motor evoked potentials (MEP), (2) afferent-induced modulation, (3) contralateral silent period (cSP) and MEP facilitation, and, (4) ipsilateral silent period (iSP). Multivariate analyses of performance data revealed no major group differences. For TMS data, no "hemisphere" effects were detected for all measures. Group differences were detected only for iSP derived measures owing to alterations in the onset latency and duration of transcallosal inhibition in the HxC group. While no major asymmetries were found between hemispheres, participants in the HxC group showed evidence of impaired transcallosal inhibition. Results provide one of the first piece of evidence pointing to alterations in transcallosal inhibition as a potential neurophysiological marker of long-term consequences of concussions in sports.
Peripheral Inflammatory Biomarkers for Myocardial Infarction Risk: A Prospective Community-Based Study. Most previous studies regarding chronic inflammation and risk of myocardial infarction (MI) have lacked repeated measures of high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) and/or white blood cell (WBC) count over time. We examined whether cumulative average and longitudinal changes in these biomarkers were associated with subsequent MI risk. In this prospective, community-based study, we included 82544 Chinese participants [66796 men and 15748 women; mean (SD) age 55.1 (9.86) y] without prior cardiovascular diseases or cancer at baseline (2006-2007). hs-CRP, WBC and other clinical covariates were assessed at baseline and every 2 years during follow-up. During 6 years of follow-up (2006-2012), we documented 714 incident MI cases. Higher baseline and cumulative average concentrations of hs-CRP and/or WBC were consistently associated with increased risk of MI (Ptrend <0.001 for both). Longitudinal increase in hs-CRP (Ptrend <0.001), but not WBC, was also associated with a higher future risk of MI, after adjustment for their baseline values and other covariates. Each 1-mg/L increment per year in hs-CRP was associated with a 9.3% increase in risk for future MI [hazard ratio (HR) = 1.09, 95% CI, 1.03; 1.17]. Participants with high-grade inflammatory status (hs-CRP ≥10 mg/L and WBC ≥10 × 109/L) had a higher risk of MI occurring <3 months after hs-CRP/WBC assessments vs those with hs-CRP <0.5 mg/L and WBC <5 × 109/L (HR = 6.64; 95% CI, 1.49-29.6), as compared with MI occurring ≥4 years (HR = 2.95; 95% CI, 0.90, 9.65). Plasma hs-CRP concentration and WBC predicted MI risk. Longitudinal increase in hs-CRP was also associated with a higher risk of MI.
These authors contributed equally to the study. This work was supported by grants from the Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center (Nos. 2016-27 and KY-GW-2017-17), the National Key Research and Development Program of China (Nos. 2016YFC1201000 and 2016YFC1200405 to S. J., 2016YFC-1202901 to L. L.), the Sanming Project of Medicine in Shenzhen to L. L. and S. J., and the Hi-Tech Research and Development Program of China (863 Program) (No. 2015AA020930 to L. L.).We also thank Guangzhou Sagene Biotech Co., Ltd. for its aid in the preparation of the figures.
Port Dickson 4x4 International Sand Challenge This is a competition between big and mean machines that was launched under the patronage of Duli Yang Maha Mulia Yang di-Pertuan Besar Negeri Sembilan Darul Khusus. It is the first-of-its-kind in the ASEAN region and has opened its door to participants from Thailand, Myanmar and Singapore. It will be a test of winching, handling, obstacles and may more!
Congenital muscular dystrophy with merosin deficiency: MRI findings in five patients. We present the MRI findings in five patients with congenital muscular dystrophy (CMD) and merosin (laminin alpha2) deficiency, which was total in one and partial in four. In one patient with partial merosin deficiency, MRI was normal. The other four patients had supratentorial white matter abnormalities. In three, T2-weighted images revealed subcortical, deep lobar and periventricular high signal in white matter, while in the other there were only small peritrigonal areas of increased signal. On T1-weighted images, there was slightly low signal. Cortical abnormalities were absent. None of these changes were accompanied by symptoms or signs of central nervous system involvement. White matter abnormalities in a patient with CMD should prompt investigation of merosin.
/** * Copyright (c) 2010-2020 Contributors to the openHAB project * * See the NOTICE file(s) distributed with this work for additional * information. * * This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the * terms of the Eclipse Public License 2.0 which is available at * http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-2.0 * * SPDX-License-Identifier: EPL-2.0 */ package org.openhab.binding.lifx.internal.protocol; import java.lang.reflect.Constructor; import java.lang.reflect.Field; import java.nio.ByteBuffer; import org.eclipse.jdt.annotation.NonNullByDefault; /** * A generic handler that dynamically creates "standard" packet instances. * * <p> * Packet types must have an empty constructor and cannot require any * additional logic (other than parsing). * * @param <T> the packet subtype this handler constructs * * @author Tim Buckley - Initial Contribution * @author Karel Goderis - Enhancement for the V2 LIFX Firmware and LAN Protocol Specification */ @NonNullByDefault public class GenericHandler<T extends Packet> implements PacketHandler<T> { private Constructor<T> constructor; private boolean typeFound; private int type; public boolean isTypeFound() { return typeFound; } public int getType() { return type; } public GenericHandler(Class<T> clazz) { try { constructor = clazz.getConstructor(); } catch (NoSuchMethodException ex) { throw new IllegalArgumentException("Packet class cannot be handled by GenericHandler", ex); } try { Field typeField = clazz.getField("TYPE"); type = (int) typeField.get(null); typeFound = true; } catch (NoSuchFieldException | IllegalAccessException ex) { // silently ignore typeFound = false; } } @Override public T handle(ByteBuffer buf) { try { T ret = constructor.newInstance(); ret.parse(buf); return ret; } catch (ReflectiveOperationException ex) { throw new IllegalArgumentException("Unable to instantiate empty packet", ex); } } }
News: In keeping a positive experience for our disc golf community, we reserve the right to take down photos, comments and other material deemed "unproductive,” by the KCFDC. This includes, but is not limited to, vulgar language, disturbing photos, angry or aggressive behavior toward fellow members and posting anything in violation of any intellectual property right of another. If someone persists in offensive behavior or continually violates any of our house rules, we may block that person from further participation. So please, just remember to respect everyone here and on the course. Thanks to Tom Butler for all the time, effort, energy and planning to make this course happen!!! 18 holes of beauty!! Tom has worked to no end to make this dream a reality...with the help of his tiny flocking of friendly birds. Tees are marked but pins are still in his garage being built....hopefully get the pins poured over the next week or so and have a playable course soon. Please be patient and stay clear until pins are in....we don't need people stepping in holes out there before we even get a course. Also....the same rules apply out there as at PC....NO ALCOHOL, DOGS ON LEASHES and be sure to pack out what you pack in because there are no trash cans yet. Once again....TOM BUTLER IS THE MAN and will make an official announcement when the course is officially open. Also...big thanks to Olathe Parks & Rec....they have footed the bill for pretty much the entire project AGAIN!! So complain about JoCo all you want.....they are awsome for doing all they do for us golfers!! I first asked the City to consider putting a course in at Olathe lake in 2001, shortly after they closed down Lakeside Hills Public Golf Course. In 2007 they asked me to prepare do a design, which I did, and presented them a drawing. They mulled it over a few months and came back with "we like the idea, but we can't afford to keep it mowed". Jumping ahead to the fall of 2011, when I presented the Prairie Center course modification plan to them, I again mentioned Lakeside Hills. Again they asked me to prepare a design, but on a totally different part of the 100 acre tract they have there. So, my 2007 design was scrapped, and a new design was done. I presented the design, but since I used 55 acres instead of the 44 they wanted me to use, it was rejected, and I went back to the drawing board, and back to walk and re-walk, and walk the land some more. Based on where they wanted me to have the main parking, and holes 1, 9, 10, and 18, the 44 acres available, and the terrain, I came up with a design which, after being looked at closely by the City at many different levels, has been accepted. I'm sure there will be critiscm of the layout, and there may be accolades as well, but after spending over 250 hours walking the land, and studying the aerials, along with meeting the City's wishes on size and the parking areas, I know it is as good a tract as possible. The first pin placements going in will for the most part be the long pins, so don't get discouraged and think it plays too hard at first. We will eventually get in more birdy and ACE placements. In the longs I envision it being a par 56, playing at approximately 7000'. There are a couple of holes with some woods, a couple of holes with big downhills, a couple of blind uphills (which I hate), and a few big open bomber holes too. The course sits on the South end of Lake Olathe, and on a few of the hilltop holes will have some beautiful views of the lake. The baskets are Innova Pro 28's, yellow. We hope to have them planted in the next week or two. The tee boxes will be natural fior a few months to allow for final choice of location. The City made up some sweet temprary tee markers which I can move pretty easily. The 5' x 12' concrete tees should be constructed by early Summer. I plan on playing KCFDC league out there this Summer, but haven't decided if we will rotate between PC and Lakeside, or just always be at the Lake. It's cool that Lakeside Hills is only about 2 miles from Prairie Center.It will take time for this tract to develop and mature and to get the amenities we want, but we have occupied the land for now. Please watch here on the forum or on the Lakeside Hills facebook page for updates and requests for volunteer labor. There have been many people behind the scenes helping me with this endeavor, and I want to recognize some of them here. First and foremost I want all to know that we wouldn't be out on this awesome tract without the support, encouragement, and labor of Cindy. The other major contributors are Andy Lewis, Dean Uhlman, Brian Taylor (the hardest worker), Brain Corneilius, Mark Albers, Mike Davis, and from the City P & R department, Johnny Brokus and Paul Hecker.
Title Authors Featured Faculty Jamie Patrick Hopkins Document Type Article Publication Date 8-10-2017 Abstract Investors started Wednesday by flinching at the specter of nuclear conflagration with North Korea. By the market close, they had largely shrugged off the fear, trading as if the threat was as remote as ever. Recommended Citation Newmyer, Tory, "The Finance 202: Stock market to Trump: 'Fire and fury' is 'fire and forget'" (2017). In the News. 2430. https://digitalcommons.theamericancollege.edu/news/2430
Tuesday, September 29, 2009 Who killed the calves? Getting the full story This morning I read a very small item in the Dom-Post about large numbers of calves having to be shot by MAF on a farm owned by the Crafars, who've been in the news a lot lately for dirty dairying. CraFarms, now up for sale, is New Zealand’s biggest privately-owned dairying group and produces 0.5% of Fonterra’s total output. It runs 20,000 milking cows and 10,000 other stock, and it has 200 staff and around NZ$200 million of debt. A MAF spokeswoman said "The farm manager had had a serious accident and was unable to care for and manage the calves". That's odd, I thought. Then, looking for something else, I came across a Herald article which told a very different story. "Poor management and the pressures of massive debts obtained during rapid expansion meant this farm was so poorly managed that none of the staff trained the calves to drink milk, allowing them to die of dehydration in a muddy pen even though their trough was often full. MAF's inspectors were called in to this farm and others in the Crafar Farms group many times in recent years, yet this and others like it were allowed to keep operating." The farm manager had indeed had an accident, breaking both his legs, but this happened the day the MAF inspector arrived. His visit was prompted by a concerned local farmer who asked MAF to look into the conditions on the property. According to the Herald, MAF gave farm staff advance notice, "prompting an impromptu slaughtering of those calves closest to death by workers who bludgeoned them to death with hammers or slit their throats." The MAF inspector shot the others. MAF has not yet determined whether it will take any further action. A video of the starving calves was "obtained" by interest.co.nz, the site that ran the original story. This "news and opinion" site is sponsored by RaboBank and edited by Bernard Hickey, a veteran journalist and editor. He and his producer were attacked when they visited the farm. Comments on the story are flooding in - a few in support of the Crafars. Many draw attention to the fact that the move to enormous dairy holdings (run by hired, often poorly paid staff) has been lauded by Fonterra. There is no route back to a norm of smaller, owner-operated farms. But surely it's vital for NZ's reputation and its whole economic future - not to mention humane, sustainable practices and safe food - that such appalling abuses are swiftly picked up and severely dealt with. Our animal welfare standards are said to be "world-class". But as MAF's replies to Hickey's queries show, it is "currently resourced" for precisely five animal welfare inspectors, with "part time assistance...utilised as required." And despite all the concerns and fines, Fonterra has gone right on accepting Crafar Farms milk. Apparently there'll be more on TV One's Close-Up tonight. Meanwhile the Dom-Post should be ashamed of itself for running such a pathetic apology for a story. 1 comment: Unfortunately, I would say that anyone who ever bought into the myth of NZ as a wonderful success story of wealth founded on agriculture is partly responsible.Meat and dairy are luxury goods, not commodities suitable for mass production. And unfortunately, until we manage to diversify our economy into other (lighter footprint) areas, those who rely on taxes for their income will continue to turn an uneasy blind eye to such practices - at least until it arrives on Close Up... The Colour of Food: a memoir of life, love & dinner INTERVIEW Also in ebook This Piece of Earth: a year in my New Zealand garden Harvey's memoir, now available as an Awa Press e-book - click on the cover to see how to buy it. MY FOOD BLOG Click on the lemons to go to Something Else To Eat FACEBOOK At my book launch - Lois Daish, me, Mary Varnham of Awa Press. Click on the photo to go to the book's Facebook page. Harvey's last anthology, These I Have Loved: My favourite New Zealand poems, published by Steele Roberts, was launched on 10/10/2010. To see what Beattie's Book Blog has to say about it, click on the cover. "I read for pleasure and that is the moment I learn the most." — Margaret Atwood
Resource breakdown structure In project management, the resource breakdown structure (RBS) is a hierarchical list of resources related by function and resource type that is used to facilitate planning and controlling of project work. The Resource Breakdown Structure includes, at a minimum, the personnel resources needed for successful completion of a project, and preferably contains all resources on which project funds will be spent, including personnel, tools, machinery, materials, equipment and fees and licenses. Money is not considered a resource in the RBS; only those resources that will cost money are included. Definition Assignable resources, such as personnel, are typically defined from a functional point of view: "who" is doing the work is identified based on their role within the project, rather than their department or role within the parent companies. In some cases, a geographic division may be preferred. Each descending (lower) level represents an increasingly detailed description of the resource until small enough to be used in conjunction with the work breakdown structure (WBS) to allow the work to be planned, monitored and controlled. Example In common practice, only non-expendable (i.e., durable goods) resources are listed in an RBS. Example of hierarchies of resources: 1. Engineering 1.1 Mr. Fred Jones, Manager 1.1.2 Ms. Jane Wagner, Architectural Lead 1.1.3 Software Design Team and Resources 1.1.3.1 Mr. Gary Neimi, Software Engineer 1.1.3.2 Ms. Jackie Toms, UI Designer 1.1.3.3 Standard Time Timesheet (timesheet and project tracking software) 1.1.3.4 Microsoft Project (project scheduling) 1.1.3.5 SQL Server (database) 1.1.4 Hardware Architecture Team and Resources 1.1.4.1 Ms. Korina Johannes, Resource Manager 1.1.4.2 Mr. Yan Xu, Testing Lead 1.1.4.3 Test Stand A 1.1.4.3.1 SAN Group A 1.1.4.3.2 Server A1 1.1.4.4 Test Stand B 1.1.4.4.1 SAN Group B 1.1.4.4.2 Server B1 Both human and physical resources, such as software and test instruments, are listed in the example above. The nomenclature is a numbered, hierarchical list of indented layers, each level adds an additional digit representing. For example, the numeric labels (1.1, 1.1.2) make each resource uniquely identifiable. Use in Microsoft Project The RBS (also known as the User Breakdown Structure) fields in a Project file are specifically coded by the administrator of that project, usually the Project Manager. Sometimes a PM Administrator is designated in larger project who will manage the Project tool itself. This field is called the Enterprise Resource Outline Code and it falls into one of two categories, RBS (resource field) and RBS (assignment field). These are high-level fields that require managers who know what these will be used for in terms of the organization. See also Business architecture List of project management topics Microsoft Project Project planning References Category:Schedule (project management) Category:Enterprise architecture
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This application claims priority from Korean Patent Application No. 2002-0044442 filed on Jul. 27, 2002. The present invention pertains, in general, to fabrication methods of UBM (under bump metallurgy) for flip chip interconnections of semiconductor devices, and in particular, to a method of fabricating the desired UBM by controlling current density during electroplating and without using an etching process. Generally, as interconnection techniques between a semiconductor integrated circuit chip and a substrate, there have been employed the processes of flip chip, wire bonding and TAB (tape automated bonding). Of them, the flip chip process is advantageous in terms of high-speed and high density connections due to higher connection density and shorter connection distance, compared to the others. As for the flip chip interconnections, a UBM layer is bonded to a pad (aluminum or copper) of the chip, after which UBM is further bonded to a conductive solder bump. The bump-formed chip functions to bond the solder bump and the metal layer on the substrate, whereby electric signal transmission between the chip and the substrate can be accomplished. As such, a mechanical bonding is practicable. UBM provides good adhesion between the solder and the pad of the chip eliminates much of the mutual diffusion between the solder and the substrate. Such a flip chip connection technique was devised for the first time by IBM in the 1960s. The fabrication method of those days comprised forming UBM with chromiun/chromium-copper alloy/copper layers on the chip pad by evaporation and then forming Sn-95% Pb solder bumps thereon by evaporation. In such a structure, the chromium layer is provided to be bonded to the pad, and the chromium-copper alloy layer prevents mutual diffusion of the solder and the pad. In addition, the copper layer is introduced to increase bondability and wettability with the solder. The above method, excellent in reliability, has been used for a considerable period. However, in typical electronic parts, the solder of 63% Sn-37% Pb having higher Sn content is mainly used, compared to Sn-95% Pb solder. In recent years, the process trended toward using environmentally safe materials, such as a Pb-free solder. Many problems are caused in the flip chip process including the finding that the UBM structure cannot effectively prevent the diffusion between the solder and the pad upon use with 63-37% Pb process solder and Pb-free solder, and in particular, Pb-free solder. Many researchers are working on UBM suitable for use with Pb-free solder, using sputtering, electroplating and electroless plating methods. Most Pb-free solders developed until now have a large amount of tin. The Pb-free solder materials, suitable for use in the flip chip interconnections, are exemplified by Sn-3.5% Ag, Sn-0.7% Cu, and Sn-3.8% Ag-0.7% Cu. These materials contain 95% or more of Sn. Since the tin element rapidly reacts with copper, tin in the solder reacts with copper of UBM by heat generated in the course of reflow of the flip chip or use of the chip. Thus, an intermetallic compound is formed at the interface of UBM and the solder, and the copper is self-extinguished. If the intermetallic compounds are excessively formed or the copper layer in the UBM is completely self-extinguished, bonding strength between the solder and the pad is drastically decreased. Hence, UBM for use with Pb-free solder having high Sn content requires a novel diffusion barrier. In this regard, nickel is used. Nickel is slower in reaction rate with tin than copper. Until now, there have been proposed various processes for the formation of the diffusion barrier made of nickel or nickel alloy through sputtering, electroplating and electroless plating methods. However, the UBM structure including the nickel layer suffers from the problems related with poor solderability of nickel and residual stress in the nickel layer. In this regard, since nickel is low in wettability and bondability with the solder, it should be coated with gold or copper to obtain sufficient wettablity. Also, different from the copper layer, the nickel layer has high residual stress due to intrinsic properties of nickel and processing characteristics of the plating process. In the case where nickel is applied to UBM of silicone chip, the silicone chip may be cracked due to residual stress in UBM containing the stressed nickel. So, the residual stress in the UBM layer or thickness thereof should be decreased to prevent such cracks. However, if the thickness of the UBM is excessively reduced, the UBM layer may be completely self-extinguished upon the interfacial reaction with the solder. Therefore, the thickness of the UBM layer should be maintained at a predetermined level. UBM for use with Pb-free solder in flip chip interconnections should meet requirements such as good wettablility and bondability with the solder, slow reaction with the solder to prevent the diffusion between the solder and the chip pad, and low residual stress not to cause cracks of the chip. With the aim of exhibiting the above requirements, the UBM structure comprises the multilayered structure as in the following Table 1. The lower layer made of aluminum, chromium or titanium is responsible for maintenance of bondability with the pad of the chip, and the intermediate layer 1 formed of aluminum or copper decreases the residual stress in UBM. The intermediate layer 2 formed of nickel or nickel alloys prevents diffusion, and the upper layer made of gold or copper provides wettability with the solder. As representative UBM structures for flip chips, there are chromium/copper-chromium alloy/copper, titanium-tungsten alloy/copper/electrolytic copper, aluminum/nickel-vanadium alloy/copper, electroless nickel-phosphorus alloy/gold. Of them, chromium/copper-chromium alloy/copper structure, which was developed by IBM, is known not to be used with the Pb-free solder. In the structure of titanium-tungsten alloy/copper/electrolytic copper developed for use with Sn-37% Pb solder, the higher the Sn content as in the Pb-free solder, the thicker the electrolytic copper layer. Thus, the above structure has high residual stress and cannot be used. In the case of aluminum/nickel-vanadium alloy/copper structure developed to use with Pb-free solder by Delco, the nickel-vanadium layer is known to be slow in reaction with the Pb-free solder, but the used sputtering method requires an etching process, and suffers from higher process cost, compared to electroplating method. The structure of electroless nickel-phosphorus alloy/gold is advantageous in low fabrication cost but has the disadvantage of brittleness of the electroless nickel layer upon reaction with the Pb-free solder. Therefore, it is an object of the present invention to solve the problems in the prior art and to provide a method of fabricating multi-layered UBM having a copper/nickel-copper alloy/copper structure via electroplating. In accordance with one embodiment, the present invention provides a method of fabricating UBM for flip chip interconnections of a semiconductor device. The method comprises dipping a patterned wafer into a plating solution containing a material source of nickel and copper ions. A copper layer is formed at a predetermined current density for connection between a chip pad and a solder bump. The copper layer is of sufficient thickness to provide residual stress-buffering on the wafer. A nickel-copper alloy layer is formed, at an increased current density, and having sufficient thickness for prevention of mutual diffusion between the solder and the pad on the copper layer. Another copper layer is optionally formed on the nickel-copper alloy layer at a decreased current density for improvement of wettability with the solder. The ratio of the current density required to form the copper layer and the nickel-copper layer preferably ranges from 1:2.5 to 1:10. The material source of supplying the nickel ion include NiSO4, NiCl2, Ni(SO3NH2)2, and combinations thereof. The material source of supplying the copper ion include CUSO4, CuCN, Cu2P2O7 and combinations thereof.
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57 F.Supp.2d 681 (1999) ARMAMENT SYSTEMS & PROCEDURES, INC., Plaintiff, v. DOUBLE 8 SPORTING GOODS CO., INC., and Double 8 Trading Company, Inc., Defendants. Civil Action No. 95-C-0400. United States District Court, E.D. Wisconsin. July 2, 1999. *682 Bruce C. O'Neill, Fox, O'Neill & Shannon, Milwaukee, WI, Richard S. Kuhlman, Wolin & Rosen, Chicago, IL, Wanda E. Jones, Cappas & Jones, Highland, IN, James M. McCarthy, Bradley J. Hulbert, McDonnell Boehnen, Hulbert & Berghoff, Chicago, IL, for plaintiff. Mitchell P. Novick, Attorney-at-Law, Montclair, NJ, for defendant Double 8 Trading Co. ORDER 1) FINDING DEFENDANT DOUBLE 8 TRADING COMPANY, INC., IN CIVIL CONTEMPT FOR VIOLATING THE COURT'S OCTOBER 13, 1995 CONSENT JUDGMENT AND ORDER, 2) GRANTING PLAINTIFF'S MOTION TO COMPEL, and 3) ESTABLISHING SCHEDULE FOR FUTURE PROCEEDINGS REYNOLDS, District Judge. I. INTRODUCTION This patent infringement action has been awakened from a nearly four-year dormancy. Before the court are two motions by plaintiff Armament Systems & Procedures, Inc. ("ASP"), one to find defendant Double 8 Trading Company, Inc. ("Double 8 Trading"), in civil contempt for violating a consent judgment issued by the court on October 13, 1995, and the other to compel production of documents. The court conducted a hearing on ASP's motions on June 24, 1999. Pursuant to that hearing, the court grants ASP's motions and establishes a schedule for further proceedings. II. MOTION FOR CIVIL CONTEMPT A. Findings of Fact[1] ASP manufactures steel expandable metal batons that are used primarily by law enforcement agencies. On April 14, 1995, ASP brought this patent infringement action against Double 8 Trading and a related company, Double 8 Sporting Goods Co., Inc. ("Double 8 Sporting Goods"). ASP accused the defendants of selling expandable batons that infringed three of ASP's patents. Those patents are: U.S. Patent No. 5,110,375 ("the '375 patent"), entitled "Baton Method of Heat Treating Expandable"; U.S. Patent No. 5,348,297 ("the '297 patent"), entitled "Expandable Baton With Locking Joints"; and U.S. Patent No. 5,161,800 ("the '800 patent"), entitled "Retainer Clip for Expanding Baton". ASP's action was initially resolved with a minimum of court intervention: Double 8 Sporting Goods failed to answer the complaint and the court entered default judgment *683 against it on November 9, 1995.[2] Double 8 Trading, on the other hand, reached a settlement with ASP, and both parties stipulated to the entry of a consent judgment and order governing the resolution of their dispute ("the Consent Judgment"). Double 8 Trading's then-president, Daric Kwoc, signed the stipulation. The court issued the Consent Judgment on October 13, 1995. Under the terms of the Consent Judgment, Double 8 Trading conceded that all three of ASP's patents are "valid and enforceable as between these parties." (Consent Judgment ¶¶ 2-4.) Double 8 Trading also conceded that it had infringed the '800 patent by selling steel expandable batons and steel spring batons incorporating the retaining[3] clip claimed in that patent.[4] The Consent Judgment prohibited Double 8 Trading and its agents, employees, officers, directors and shareholders, from directly or indirectly infringing the claims of all three patents. The Consent Judgment provided, however, that Double 8 Trading would be "relieved of its obligations under this Consent Judgment and Order ... in the event a final decision is rendered in any Court of competent jurisdiction that said U.S. Patents are invalid or unenforceable." (Id. ¶ 11.) The court retained jurisdiction over the action for purposes of enforcing compliance with the Consent Judgment. The court did not hear from the parties again until this year. On March 17, 1999, ASP moved for an order finding Double 8 Trading, and its former president, Daric Kwoc, in civil contempt for violating the terms of the Consent Judgment. ASP alleged that on multiple occasions Double 8 Trading had violated the Consent Judgment by selling expandable batons that infringed all three of ASP's patents. Counsel for Double 8 Trading filed a notice of appearance on April 13. On April 22, ASP filed a motion to compel the production of documents and to schedule a deposition. On May 14, the court issued an order establishing a hearing date and briefing schedule for ASP's motions. The hearing took place on June 24. ASP focuses its case primarily on alleged violations of the '800 patent covering the retaining clip. A little more than a year after the court issued the Consent Judgment, in December of 1996, ASP's chief executive officer, Dr. Kevin Parsons ("Dr.Parsons"), purchased two 16 inch steel expandable batons from Double 8 Trading. Those Double 8 Trading batons contained retaining clips that were similar to the retaining clip claimed in the '800 patent. The opposed legs of the retaining clips on the Double 8 Trading batons were tapered at the ends. In a letter dated March 25, 1997, counsel for ASP informed Double 8 Trading that ASP believed the sale of these batons constituted a violation of the Consent Judgment. (Mar. 17, 1999 Pl.'s Mem. of Law, Ex. H.) Counsel for Double 8 Trading responded in a letter dated April 11, 1997, and explained that any sales of infringing batons were inadvertent and possibly the result of "old stock" being accidentally sold. (Hr'g Ex. 6.) Counsel for Double 8 Trading assured ASP that his client would "take care to see that no old products are available for an accidental sale to occur." (Id. at 2.) Counsel for Double 8 Trading also stated that his client had been informed by its baton manufacturer that all batons sold by Double 8 Trading would use a retaining clip that did not infringe the '800 patent. (See id.) In an effort to resolve this dispute, Double 8 Trading agreed to redesign the retaining clip on its batons before any *684 future sales were made. (See Hr'g Ex. 8 at 1.) Double 8 Trading also agreed to send ASP a sample of the redesigned clip for pre-approval to ensure that the new clip did not violate the Consent Judgment. (Id. at 2.) Contrary to these representations, Double 8 Trading never provided ASP with a redesigned clip for pre-approval. More than a year later, in July of 1998, Dr. Parsons noticed an advertisement for Double 8 Trading expandable steel batons in a catalogue distributed by a company named Smokey Mountain Knife Works ("Smokey Mountain"). The batons were described in the catalogue as "Double 8 Telescoping baton". (Hr'g Ex. 9.) Dr. Parsons ordered two Double 8 Trading batons from Smokey Mountain. Dr. Parsons inspected the batons and found that although the retaining clips had been redesigned, they were extremely similar to the retaining clips that had been held to infringe the '800 patent in the Consent Judgment. In August of 1998, Dr. Parsons visited a trade show in Las Vegas. Double 8 Trading had a large exhibit at the show and the exhibit included a large display of expandable batons. Dr. Parsons examined the retaining clips on the batons and found no difference between those retaining clips and the retaining clips contained in the batons held to infringe the '800 patent in the Consent Judgment. In February of 1999, Dr. Parsons again discovered Double 8 Trading batons offered for sale in the Smokey Mountain catalogue. The catalogue described the batons as "Double 8 Telescoping baton". (Hr'g Ex. 12.) On February 24, Dr. Parsons ordered two Double 8 Trading batons from Smokey Mountain. (See Hr'g Ex. 13.) Dr. Parsons inspected the retaining clips contained in the batons and found no difference between those retaining clips and the retaining clips found in the batons held to infringe the '800 patent in the Consent Judgment. On April 9, 1999, counsel for Double 8 Trading and counsel for ASP had a phone conversation in which counsel for Double 8 Trading represented that his client had ceased the manufacture, sale, and shipment of expandable batons. Counsel for Double 8 Trading also agreed that within ten days he would confirm that Double 8 Trading's distributors did not have any inventory of Double 8 Trading batons and had stopped taking orders for such batons. The conversation between counsel for Double 8 Trading and counsel for ASP is memorialized in a letter dated April 9, 1999, from counsel for ASP. (See Hr'g Ex. 30.) On April 14, 1999, Dr. Parsons again ordered Double 8 Trading batons from Smokey Mountain. (See Hr'g Ex. 14.) Again, Dr. Parsons found little difference between the retaining clips in these batons and the retaining clips in the batons found to infringe the '800 patent in the Consent Judgment. One of the batons ordered by Dr. Parsons on April 14 has been provided to the court as Exhibit 15. B. Scope of the Court's Proceedings The court intended to limit the scope of the June 24, 1999 hearing to the issue of whether there was more than a "colorable difference" between the newly-accused batons and the batons governed by the Consent Judgment. The Federal Circuit has held that "colorable difference" is a threshold issue in patent infringement contempt proceedings; contempt proceedings are not appropriate if there is more than a colorable difference between an accused device
Q: The category of posets I am trying to teach myself category theory and, as a beginner, I am looking for examples that I have a hands-on experience with. Almost every introductory text in category theory contains following facts. The class of all posets with isotone maps is a category (called $Pos$). Every individual poset $P$ is a category, with comparable pairs $x\leq y$ as arrows. This can be called "a categorified poset". Sometimes, product and coproduct in $Pos$ is characterized and (less frequently) it is pointed out that a Galois connection can be characterized as a pair of adjoint functors of categorified posets. Also, it is sometimes mentioned that products and coproducts in categorified posets are joins $\vee$ and meets $\wedge$, so a categorified poset has products and coproducts iff it is a latttice. Moreover, some texts contain the fact that the category of finite posets and the category of finite distributive lattices are dually equivalent -- this is extremely useful. But I cannot find much more. For example, when I tried to search for equalizers and coequalizers in $Pos$, the only source I found is the PhD thesis by Pietro Codara, available here, which is from 2004 and characterizes (co)equalizers in $Pos$. Does anyone know about some other sources of information about $Pos$ from the category-theoretic viewpoint? Specifically, I am looking for things like useful functors to $Pos$ and from $Pos$, pullbacks, pushouts and other universal constructions in $Pos$, examples of adjoint functors, applications of Yoneda lemma etc. A: Here is a fact that should be much more widely known than it is. The category of posets is isomorphic (not just equivalent) to the category of $T_0$ Alexandrof spaces. A topological space is said to be Alexandrof if arbitrary (not just finite) intersections of open sets are open. For example, every finite topological space is an Alexandrov space. Finite spaces are fascinating and the connection with algebraic topology is very close: finite spaces have associated finite simplicial complexes. Don't just look categorically: that takes the fun out of it! There are notes on my web page and there is a book by Barmak. A: Here are some basic remarks and examples: (Caution. This answer refers to preorders; but many of the remarks also apply to partially ordered sets aka posets) Many concepts of category theory have a nice illustration when applied to preorders; but also the other way round: Many concepts familiar from preorders carry over to categories (for example suprema motivate colimits; see also below). This is partially justified by the following observation: An arbitrary category is a sort of a preorder but where you have to specify in addition a reason why $x \leq y$, in form of an arrow $x \to y$. The axioms for a category tell you: For every $x$ there is a distinguished reason for $x \leq x$, and whenever you have a reason for $x \leq y$ and for $y \leq z$, you also get a reason for $x \leq z$. A preorder is a category such that every diagram commutes. In a preorder, the limit of a diagram is the same as the infimum of the involved objects. Similarly, a colimit is just a supremum. The transition morphisms don't matter. When $f^* : P \to Q$ is a cocontinuous functor between preorders, where $P$ is complete, then $f^*$ has a right adjoint $f_*$; you can write it down explicitly: $f_*(q)$ is the infimum of the $p$ with $f^*(p) \leq q$. This construction motivates the General Adjoint Functor Theorem. In this setting we only have to add the solution set condition, so that the a priori big limit can be replaced by a small one and therefore exists. Let $f : X \to Y$ be a map of sets. Then the preimage functor $\mathcal{P}(Y) \to \mathcal{P}(X)$ between the power sets is right adjoint to image functor $\mathcal{P}(X) \to \mathcal{P}(Y)$. Every cocontinuous monoidal functor $\mathcal{P}(Y) \to \mathcal{P}(X)$ arises this way. The inclusion functor $\mathrm{Pre} \to \mathrm{Cat}$ has a left adjoint: It sends every category to its set of objects with the order $x \leq y$ if there is a morphism $x \to y$. In particular, it preserves all limits. In fact, it creates all limits, and limits in $\mathrm{Cat}$ are constructed "pointwise". Thus, the same is true for limits in $\mathrm{Pre}$ (which one could equally well see directly). For example, the pullback of $f : P \to Q$ and $g : P' \to Q$ is the pullback of sets $P \times_Q P'$ equipped with the order $(a,b) \leq (c,d)$ iff $a \leq c$ and $b \leq d$. If we apply this to difference kernels, we see that $f : P \to Q$ is a monomorphism iff the underlying map of $f$ is injective. The forgetful functor $\mathrm{Pre} \to \mathrm{Set}$ creates coproducts: Take the disjoint union $\coprod_i P_i$ and take the order $a \leq b$ iff $a,b$ lie in the same $P_i$, and with respect to that preorder we have $a \leq_i b$. The construction of coequalizers seems to be more delicate; see this SE discussion. I don't have a reference for all these observations, but they are easy. A general reference for basic category-theoretic constructions (and it surely says something about preorders and posets) is the book "Abstract and Concrete Categories - The Joy of Cats" by Adamek, Herrlich, Strecker which you can find online. EDIT: Here is something not so basic: Sefi Ladkani studied the notion of derived equivalent posets. Two posets $X,Y$ are called (universally) derived equivalent if for some specific (every) abelian category $\mathcal{A}$ the diagram categories $\mathcal{A}^X$, $\mathcal{A}^Y$ are derived equivalent. A: Probably not what you are looking for, but: There is this recent paper by George Raptis: Homotopy theory of posets, 2010 discussing about model category structures on the category of posets.
Q: How can I control error level of NSLog messages on iOS? I observed the NSLog() does log all my messages with error level Warning but when I look to the console I see other messages with different error levels like Info, or `Error. How can I control the error level of my messages? A: I don't believe you can alter the logging level of NSLog() messages. You can use 3rd party logging solutions (or write your own macro) to insert different error level strings into the logs that can then be filtered on. Check out the following libraries for pre-built logging solutions. http://0xc0.de/LibComponentLogging https://github.com/robbiehanson/CocoaLumberjack http://labs.grupow.com/index.php/2010/12/objective-c-logging-with-sosmax/ A: Use the ASL log: asl_log(NULL, NULL, ASL_LEVEL_INFO, "Hello World!!!"); Where the ASL_LEVEL_INFO can be any of these: ASL_LEVEL_EMERG ASL_LEVEL_ALERT ASL_LEVEL_CRIT ASL_LEVEL_ERR ASL_LEVEL_WARNING ASL_LEVEL_NOTICE ASL_LEVEL_INFO ASL_LEVEL_DEBUG
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Q: ¿Transformacion de punteros? Tengo una duda sobre los punteros. Al declarar un puntero sea short, int, float, etc este lo podemos pasar a un puntero void ¿porque?. Y ¿como se testea para hacer lo opuesto?. Gracias A: Un puntero a void* es un puntero genérico, es decir, puede apuntar a cualquier tipo de dato. Por ejemplo: int x = 9; void* px = &x; En ese ejemplo, le estás asignando la dirección de memoria de la variable "x" al puntero "px". Para poder escribir/leer algún dato en la variable "x" a través del puntero, debes hacer un casting (el compilador necesita saber a que tipo apunta el puntero) al puntero genérico al momento de desreferenciar. int x = 9; void* px = &x; *(int*)px = 10; Para hacer el proceso inverso es muy sencillo, mirad este ejemplo: int main() { int x = 9; void* px = &x; *(int*)px = 10; int* y = (int*)px; //Resultado en pantalla: 10 printf("%d\n", *y); return 0; } Si te puedes dar cuenta, es necesario hacer un casting al momento de asignar el contenido de "px" al puntero "y", dado que el compilador de C++ nos obliga a hacer una conversión explicita (algo que en lenguaje C es innecesario). EDIT: El motivo de porqué se necesita hacer un casting al momento de desreferenciar un puntero genérico, es debido a que, el compilador necesita calcular un offset a través de ese tamaño en bytes y de ese modo, crear el modo de direccionamiento adecuado para poder calcular la dirección de memoria de un elemento en específico. Por ejemplo: int main(void) { char n[5] = {"ABCD"}; void* pn = n; for(int i = 0; i != sizeof n; ++i) printf("%c\n", *(pn + i)); getchar(); return 0; } Ese código no compilaría, porqué el compilador no sabe cual es el tipo de dato al que apunta el puntero genérico, de eso depende que se pueda calcular correctamente la dirección de memoria del dato. Ahora que pasaría si engañamos al compilador y hacemos esta conversión explicita: for(int i = 0; i != sizeof n; ++i) printf("%c\n", *((double*)pn + i)); Asumiremos que las direcciones de memoria del arreglo n son: |0x01| |0x02| |0x03| |0x04| |0x05| A B C D \0 Entonces, el código de arriba debería imprimir los caracteres A, B, C, D, pero eso no ocurrirá porqué se estaría calculando otras direcciones de memoria que no corresponde al arreglo de caracteres. Antes de comprobar el porqué, necesitamos comprender esta parte: *((double*)pn + i) El compilador interpretaría esa sentencia de esta forma: *((double*)pn + i* 8) Se multiplica por 8 bytes porqué el tamaño de un tipo double es de 8 bytes. Básicamente esto lo hace el compilador para obtener el offset necesario y así poderlo sumar a la dirección base del búfer y de ese modo hallar la dirección de memoria del elemento. Entonces, sabiendo esto, ¿qué pasaría si la variable i vale 1? ¿Obtendrá la dirección de memoria del caracter B? La respuesta sería no. Cuando i valga 1, la expresión sería evaluada de esta manera: //Asumiendo que puntero el pn apunta a la dirección 0x01. *(0x01 + 1* 8) *(0x01 + 0x08) *(0x09) El resultado fue 0x09, pero si revisamos la tabla de ejemplo, la dirección de memoria del caracter B es 0x02, por lo tanto, estaríamos desreferenciando una dirección que ni sabemos si le pertenece al programa, haciéndolo abortar de inmediato (lo más probable que sea así). Aquí concluimos que es fundamental especificar a que tipo apunta el puntero genérico, ya que de ese modo, se va a generar una dirección de memoria que sea correspondiente a lo que se quiere acceder. La solución del ejemplo anterior sería: for(int i = 0; i != sizeof n; ++i) printf("%c\n", *((char*)pn + i)); ¿Cuando no es necesario especificar el tipo al que apunta el puntero a void*? Pues cuando un puntero tiene más de un nivel de direccionamiento indirecto (es decir, habrá más trayectos para llegar al dato) no se necesitaría especificar el tamaño, siempre y cuando no se acceda al dato. Por ejemplo: int main(void) { char* n[5] = {"AA", "BB", "CC", "DD", "EE"}; void** pn = n; for(int i = 0; i != 5; ++i) printf("%d\n", *(pn + i)); getchar(); return 0; } En este ejemplo, se declara un arreglo de punteros de tipo char, luego, se le pasa la dirección base del arreglo al puntero doble pn. Hay que recalcar que pn no es un puntero genérico. El puntero pn apunta a un puntero genérico de tipo void*, que a su vez apunta a un dato de cualquier tipo (int, float, char, entre otros). El código de arriba compilaría, porqué el compilador conoce el tamaño en bytes (a lo que apunta pn), en este caso podría ser 4 o 8 bytes, esto depende de la arquitectura de la máquina (si es de 32 bits o 64 bits). Si analizamos esta línea: printf("%d\n", *(pn + i)); Y además, asumimos que compilamos este ejemplo en una máquina de 32 bits, el compilador interpretaría este código de esta forma: printf("%d\n", *(pn + i* 4)); Aquí el tamaño en bytes es conocido, porqué el compilador sabe que la dirección de memoria que se va a calcular es la de un puntero, no la de un dato. Pero si ahora hacemos esto: for(int i = 0; i != 5; ++i) printf("%c\n", *(char*)*(pn + i)); En este caso es fundamental especificar el tamaño, porqué queremos acceder a la dirección de memoria de un caracter, no la de un puntero. ¿Cuando podemos utilizar un puntero genérico? Pues eso dependerá del problema que quieras resolver, por ejemplo, si quisiéramos crear una función que reserve memoria dinámica para la creación de una matriz dinámica, sería ideal usar punteros genéricos, ya que, la matriz podría ser de cualquier tipo. Por ejemplo: He creado dos funciones, una función para crear una matriz dinámica de cualquier tipo (ya sea integer, float, short, etc.), además de eso, también se creó la subrutina para liberar la memoria reservada. La función CrearMatriz: void** CrearMatriz(int filas, int columnas, size_t size) { //Se reserva memoria para las filas (que en realidad es un arreglo de punteros). void** n = (void**)malloc(filas * sizeof *n); if(n == NULL) { printf("Error: Hubo un problema al momento de asignar memoria para las filas\n"); return NULL; } for(int i = 0; i != filas; ++i) { //Se reserva memoria para las columnas (que en realidad es el array dinámico al que apuntará un puntero X del arreglo de punteros). n[i] = (void*)malloc(columnas * size); if(n[i] == NULL) { printf("Error: Hubo un problema al momento de asignar memoria para las columnas\n"); //Se debe liberar la memoria hasta lo que se haya reservado liberar(n, i); return NULL; } } return n; } Para liberar la memoria: void liberar(void* p, int filas) { void** n = (void**)p; //Se libera cada array dinámico al que apunta un puntero X del arreglo de punteros for(int i = 0; i != filas; ++i) free(n[i]); //Se libera el arreglo de punteros free(n); } Modo de uso: int main(void) { int** i; float** f; //El sizeof **i es equivalente a sizeof(int) i = (int**)CrearMatriz(5, 10, sizeof **i); if(i == NULL) return 1; //El sizeof **f es equivalente a sizeof(float) f = (float**)CrearMatriz(2, 5, sizeof **f); if(f == NULL) { //Se debe liberar la primera matriz que se haya reservado dinámicamente. liberar(i, 5); return 1; } liberar(i, 5); liberar(f, 2); getchar(); return 0; }
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Cardiac myofibroblasts: a novel source of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and its receptors Flt-1 and KDR. Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), produced predominantly by endothelial cells, is involved in angiogenesis and mitogenesis. Myofibroblasts (myoFb) are phenotypically transformed fibroblast-like cells found at the site of myocardial infarction. Since myoFb play a role in tissue repair/remodeling at the site of infarction, and express endothelin and angiotensin II (AngII), it was interesting to investigate whether myoFb express VEGF and its receptors de novo, and if the expression is influenced by vasoactive peptides. Primary cultures of myoFb were isolated from 4-week-old adult rat heart infarct were used in this study. Semiquantitative reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR), utilizing primers designed to amplify known isoforms of VEGF revealed expression of two predominant forms, VEGF120 and VEGF164 and northern blot hybridization detected VEGF mRNA of 4.5 kb. VEGF actions are mediated via two major receptors, Flt-1 and KDR, and hence the expression of these receptors was investigated. Flt-1 and KDR expression in myoFb was detected by RT-PCR, RNA transcripts were confirmed by northern blot hybridization while western blot confirmed the presence of VEGF, Flt-1 and KDR proteins in myoFb. In this study AngII upregulated VEGF and Flt-1 expression in myoFb, but not KDR; this was mediated predominantly by AT1-receptor. We report for the first time that cardiac myoFb, isolated from the site of infarction express VEGF, its receptors, Flt-1 and KDR, with modulation of VEGF and Flt-1 expression by AngII. Thus, VEGF may contribute to tissue remodeling and angiogenesis at the site of infarction in an autocrine manner.
androgen The androgenic hormones are internal endocrine secretions circulating in the bloodstream and manufactured mainly by the testes under stimulation from the pituitary gland. To a lesser extent, androgens are produced by the adrenal glands in both sexes, as well as by the ovaries in women. Thus women normally have a small percentage of male hormones, in the same way that men's bodies contain some female sex hormones, the estrogens. Male secondary sex characters include growth of the beard and deepening of the voice at puberty. Androgens also stimulate the growth of muscle and bones throughout the body and thus account in part for the greater strength and size of men as compared to women. androgen insensitivity syndrome n. An inherited condition in which the body cells are completely or partially unable to respond to androgens, resulting, in the complete form, in a person with an XY karyotype developing typical female external genitalia but usually no uterus, a short vagina, and undescended or partially descended testes. People with mild or partial forms are infertile and have a variety of phenotypes. All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.
In the paper by Sen *et al.* (2018[@bb1]), the address of the correspondence author, Galyna G. Tsapyuk, should be 'Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Department of Chemistry, 64 Vladimirska Str., Kiev 01601, Ukraine', as given above.
Introduction {#Sec1} ============ An electromagnetic tracking system is a navigation system that is based on the measurement of electromagnetic fields with a known distribution. Based on those measurements, the position and orientation of the field sensor can be calculated. Electromagnetic tracking systems are not dependent on line-of-sight or rigid connections like in optical and mechanical tracking systems. It is used in computer-assisted surgery to track the position of the instrument relative to the patient's anatomy \[[@CR1]\]. It has been used successfully for navigation in ear, nose and throat surgery (ENT) as well as in cranial and spine applications. The availability of microsensors has also allowed for the use of EMTS in tightly controlled cardiac mapping and pulmonary applications. EMTS has also shown its benefit in laparoscopic ultrasonography, needle aspiration biopsy, ultrasound freehand tracking, brachytherapy, ultrasound bone registration, and has also been introduced in endoscopic and bronchoscopic procedures \[[@CR1]--[@CR7]\]. EMTS is often applied in environments that typically contain metallic objects (conductive, para- or ferromagnetic) or electronic devices that may affect the magnetic reference fields. Ferromagnetic materials alter the shape of the reference fields and consequently distort both the direct current (DC) and the alternating current (AC) EMTS \[[@CR8]--[@CR10]\]. The eddy currents induced by conductive materials generate secondary AC magnetic fields, which distort the reference field pattern \[[@CR8], [@CR11]--[@CR13]\]. The resulting fields are difficult to determine or characterize analytically \[[@CR8], [@CR14]\]. Stray fields produced by electronic devices \[[@CR4], [@CR14]\] or power lines \[[@CR9]\] also distort the reference field. Internal electronic components of EMTS may also have an influence on the accuracy of position measurements \[[@CR14]\]. Distortions originating from electronic devices and eddy currents additively overlay the reference field. Errors caused by nearby metallic objects are the most serious problem in clinical applications \[[@CR14]\]. In a minimally invasive surgery operating table, LCD displays, light, metal studded walls, C-arms, operating microscopes and surgical instruments placed in proximity to the field generator affect the accuracy of EMTS \[[@CR9], [@CR14]--[@CR16]\]. Distortions in EMTS could be eliminated by placing potential sources of distortions far away from the region of interest (ROI). This is typically not possible in clinical applications without changing the medical workflow. There are many methods presented in literature for the compensation of distortions caused by metal devices fixed in position and orientation. A survey of such methods of calibration has been published \[[@CR17]\]. Calibration techniques, however, cannot compensate dynamic distortions originating from mobile objects such as surgical tools or movable imaging equipment. In such circumstances, measurements could be averaged or filtered (e.g., with a Kalman filter) \[[@CR18]\]. Another method utilizing reverse tracking has been claimed, whereby a magnetic field source is integrated within the medical device, i.e., the catheter to be tracked contains the magnetic field source while a sensor coil array is distributed outside the patient body \[[@CR19]\]. This approach is less sensitive to external distortions by conductive objects but suffers from very weak magnetic fields which could be generated within a small volume inside the patient's body. Another approach is the shielding of at least one side of the tracking system \[[@CR20]\]. Aside from strategies to avoid distortions, there are also approaches for the detection and correction of the errors caused by conductive objects. The detection of field distortion can be accomplished using two field sensors attached rigidly to the surgical tool. The known distance between the sensors is compared with the measured value. If the deviations exceed a given tolerance, an error message may be presented \[[@CR9]\]. The correction of metallic disturbances can be based on redundant measurements \[[@CR21]\]. In this manner, another approach measured the position using two frequencies \[[@CR22]\]. The measurement with lower frequency was interpreted as less distorted and was used to correct the measurement with higher frequency. In order to decrease its influence on the accuracy of the tracking system, the medical instrument in use could be made from laminated conductive materials \[[@CR23]\] similar to transformer cores. In the patent \[[@CR24]\], the authors model distortion with RL circuits and claim to correct the measured voltage with the calculated parameter of the conductive distorter. The author of the patent \[[@CR25]\] proposes to represent the conductive distorter as lag or lead--lag networks. The excitation of the emitting coil with at least two frequencies leads to the calculation of the parameters of this lead--lag network. The influence of the conductive distorters is removed by adjusting the magnetic fields based on the estimated parameters. In contrast, the method of distortion compensation presented in this paper does not require modeling of the parameter of the conductive distorter. In proposed approach, the emitting coil is supplied with a quadratic excitation, which therefore allows the voltage induced in the sensing coil by the emitting coil to be distinguished from the voltage induced by the conductive distorter. Only the undistorted voltage induced in the sensing coil directly by the emitting coil is used for the position and orientation calculation. Methods {#Sec2} ======= Equivalent circuit {#Sec3} ------------------ The presented method of the distortion minimization is based on a model of the tracking system and on a model of a conductive distorter. AC EMTS typically uses a sensing coil as a field sensor, which measures the magnetic field of the emitting coil for further position estimation. The equivalent circuit of the magnetically coupled emitting and sensing coil is presented in Fig. [1](#Fig1){ref-type="fig"}. In this equivalent circuit, the emitting coil is supplied with a voltage $\documentclass[12pt]{minimal} \usepackage{amsmath} \usepackage{wasysym} \usepackage{amsfonts} \usepackage{amssymb} \usepackage{amsbsy} \usepackage{mathrsfs} \usepackage{upgreek} \setlength{\oddsidemargin}{-69pt} \begin{document}$${U}_{1}$$\end{document}$ and the voltage $\documentclass[12pt]{minimal} \usepackage{amsmath} \usepackage{wasysym} \usepackage{amsfonts} \usepackage{amssymb} \usepackage{amsbsy} \usepackage{mathrsfs} \usepackage{upgreek} \setlength{\oddsidemargin}{-69pt} \begin{document}$${U}_{2}$$\end{document}$ is measured on the sensing coil. The amplitude of the voltage on the sensing coil is used for the position estimation. $\documentclass[12pt]{minimal} \usepackage{amsmath} \usepackage{wasysym} \usepackage{amsfonts} \usepackage{amssymb} \usepackage{amsbsy} \usepackage{mathrsfs} \usepackage{upgreek} \setlength{\oddsidemargin}{-69pt} \begin{document}$${R}_{L1}, {R}_{L2}, {L}_{1}$$\end{document}$ and $\documentclass[12pt]{minimal} \usepackage{amsmath} \usepackage{wasysym} \usepackage{amsfonts} \usepackage{amssymb} \usepackage{amsbsy} \usepackage{mathrsfs} \usepackage{upgreek} \setlength{\oddsidemargin}{-69pt} \begin{document}$${L}_{2}$$\end{document}$ are resistances and inductances of the emitting coil and of the sensing coil, respectively. The currents $\documentclass[12pt]{minimal} \usepackage{amsmath} \usepackage{wasysym} \usepackage{amsfonts} \usepackage{amssymb} \usepackage{amsbsy} \usepackage{mathrsfs} \usepackage{upgreek} \setlength{\oddsidemargin}{-69pt} \begin{document}$${I}_{1}$$\end{document}$ and $\documentclass[12pt]{minimal} \usepackage{amsmath} \usepackage{wasysym} \usepackage{amsfonts} \usepackage{amssymb} \usepackage{amsbsy} \usepackage{mathrsfs} \usepackage{upgreek} \setlength{\oddsidemargin}{-69pt} \begin{document}$${I}_{2}$$\end{document}$ are flowing in the emitting and in the sensing coil, respectively. $\documentclass[12pt]{minimal} \usepackage{amsmath} \usepackage{wasysym} \usepackage{amsfonts} \usepackage{amssymb} \usepackage{amsbsy} \usepackage{mathrsfs} \usepackage{upgreek} \setlength{\oddsidemargin}{-69pt} \begin{document}$$M_{12}$$\end{document}$ is the mutual inductance between the emitting and the sensing coil.Fig. 1Equivalent circuit of the coupling between the emitting and the sensing coil The output of the model may be considered as an open loop due to the high impedance of the AD card. The current flow in the sensing coil $\documentclass[12pt]{minimal} \usepackage{amsmath} \usepackage{wasysym} \usepackage{amsfonts} \usepackage{amssymb} \usepackage{amsbsy} \usepackage{mathrsfs} \usepackage{upgreek} \setlength{\oddsidemargin}{-69pt} \begin{document}$${I}_{2}$$\end{document}$ is therefore approximately equal to zero. Such a system may be also considered as an air transformer with a very low efficiency. The resulting transmittance $\documentclass[12pt]{minimal} \usepackage{amsmath} \usepackage{wasysym} \usepackage{amsfonts} \usepackage{amssymb} \usepackage{amsbsy} \usepackage{mathrsfs} \usepackage{upgreek} \setlength{\oddsidemargin}{-69pt} \begin{document}$${G}_{1{-}2}(s)$$\end{document}$ linking the input voltage $\documentclass[12pt]{minimal} \usepackage{amsmath} \usepackage{wasysym} \usepackage{amsfonts} \usepackage{amssymb} \usepackage{amsbsy} \usepackage{mathrsfs} \usepackage{upgreek} \setlength{\oddsidemargin}{-69pt} \begin{document}$${U}_{1}$$\end{document}$ and the output voltage $\documentclass[12pt]{minimal} \usepackage{amsmath} \usepackage{wasysym} \usepackage{amsfonts} \usepackage{amssymb} \usepackage{amsbsy} \usepackage{mathrsfs} \usepackage{upgreek} \setlength{\oddsidemargin}{-69pt} \begin{document}$${U}_{2}$$\end{document}$ is given in the Laplace domain in Eq. ([1](#Equ1){ref-type=""}), where $\documentclass[12pt]{minimal} \usepackage{amsmath} \usepackage{wasysym} \usepackage{amsfonts} \usepackage{amssymb} \usepackage{amsbsy} \usepackage{mathrsfs} \usepackage{upgreek} \setlength{\oddsidemargin}{-69pt} \begin{document}$${\tau }_{1}$$\end{document}$ is a time constant depending on the inductance and on the resistance of the emitting coil ([3](#Equ3){ref-type=""}).$$\documentclass[12pt]{minimal} \usepackage{amsmath} \usepackage{wasysym} \usepackage{amsfonts} \usepackage{amssymb} \usepackage{amsbsy} \usepackage{mathrsfs} \usepackage{upgreek} \setlength{\oddsidemargin}{-69pt} \begin{document}$$\begin{aligned}&{G}_{1{-}2}({s})=\frac{{U}_2 ({s})}{{U}_1 ({s})}=\frac{M_{12}^{\prime } \cdot {s}}{\left( \frac{1}{{\tau }_{1}}+{s}\right) },\end{aligned}$$\end{document}$$$$\documentclass[12pt]{minimal} \usepackage{amsmath} \usepackage{wasysym} \usepackage{amsfonts} \usepackage{amssymb} \usepackage{amsbsy} \usepackage{mathrsfs} \usepackage{upgreek} \setlength{\oddsidemargin}{-69pt} \begin{document}$$\begin{aligned}&M_{12}^{\prime }=\frac{M_{12}}{{L}_{1}},\end{aligned}$$\end{document}$$$$\documentclass[12pt]{minimal} \usepackage{amsmath} \usepackage{wasysym} \usepackage{amsfonts} \usepackage{amssymb} \usepackage{amsbsy} \usepackage{mathrsfs} \usepackage{upgreek} \setlength{\oddsidemargin}{-69pt} \begin{document}$$\begin{aligned}&{\tau }_1 =\frac{{L}_{1}}{{R}_{L1}}, \end{aligned}$$\end{document}$$According to the transmittance, the voltage on the sensing coil is proportional to the derivative of the voltage on the emitting coil. The value of the mutual inductance $\documentclass[12pt]{minimal} \usepackage{amsmath} \usepackage{wasysym} \usepackage{amsfonts} \usepackage{amssymb} \usepackage{amsbsy} \usepackage{mathrsfs} \usepackage{upgreek} \setlength{\oddsidemargin}{-69pt} \begin{document}$$M_{12}$$\end{document}$ is used for the calculation of the magnetic field of the emitting coil and for solving the position and orientation algorithm. Conductive distorters in the EMTS may be modeled as an additional RL circuit \[[@CR24], [@CR25]\]. The equivalent circuit of two magnetically coupled coils with an additional conductive distorter is presented in Fig. [2](#Fig2){ref-type="fig"}. Along with the coefficients common with the previous model, Fig. [2](#Fig2){ref-type="fig"} comprises the current flow within the conductive distorter $\documentclass[12pt]{minimal} \usepackage{amsmath} \usepackage{wasysym} \usepackage{amsfonts} \usepackage{amssymb} \usepackage{amsbsy} \usepackage{mathrsfs} \usepackage{upgreek} \setlength{\oddsidemargin}{-69pt} \begin{document}$${I}_{\mathrm{D}}$$\end{document}$, inductance $\documentclass[12pt]{minimal} \usepackage{amsmath} \usepackage{wasysym} \usepackage{amsfonts} \usepackage{amssymb} \usepackage{amsbsy} \usepackage{mathrsfs} \usepackage{upgreek} \setlength{\oddsidemargin}{-69pt} \begin{document}$${L}_{\mathrm{D}}$$\end{document}$ and resistance $\documentclass[12pt]{minimal} \usepackage{amsmath} \usepackage{wasysym} \usepackage{amsfonts} \usepackage{amssymb} \usepackage{amsbsy} \usepackage{mathrsfs} \usepackage{upgreek} \setlength{\oddsidemargin}{-69pt} \begin{document}$${R}_{\mathrm{D}}$$\end{document}$ of the conductive distorter. The model also includes the mutual inductance between the emitting coil and the distorter $\documentclass[12pt]{minimal} \usepackage{amsmath} \usepackage{wasysym} \usepackage{amsfonts} \usepackage{amssymb} \usepackage{amsbsy} \usepackage{mathrsfs} \usepackage{upgreek} \setlength{\oddsidemargin}{-69pt} \begin{document}$$M_{1{\mathrm{D}}}$$\end{document}$ and the mutual inductance between the distorter and the sensing coil $\documentclass[12pt]{minimal} \usepackage{amsmath} \usepackage{wasysym} \usepackage{amsfonts} \usepackage{amssymb} \usepackage{amsbsy} \usepackage{mathrsfs} \usepackage{upgreek} \setlength{\oddsidemargin}{-69pt} \begin{document}$$M_{2{\mathrm{D}}}$$\end{document}$.Fig. 2Equivalent circuit of two magnetically coupled coils with conductive distorter modeled as RL circuit The resulting transmittance $\documentclass[12pt]{minimal} \usepackage{amsmath} \usepackage{wasysym} \usepackage{amsfonts} \usepackage{amssymb} \usepackage{amsbsy} \usepackage{mathrsfs} \usepackage{upgreek} \setlength{\oddsidemargin}{-69pt} \begin{document}$${G}_{1-D-2}(s)$$\end{document}$ linking the input voltage $\documentclass[12pt]{minimal} \usepackage{amsmath} \usepackage{wasysym} \usepackage{amsfonts} \usepackage{amssymb} \usepackage{amsbsy} \usepackage{mathrsfs} \usepackage{upgreek} \setlength{\oddsidemargin}{-69pt} \begin{document}$${U}_{1}$$\end{document}$ and the output voltage $\documentclass[12pt]{minimal} \usepackage{amsmath} \usepackage{wasysym} \usepackage{amsfonts} \usepackage{amssymb} \usepackage{amsbsy} \usepackage{mathrsfs} \usepackage{upgreek} \setlength{\oddsidemargin}{-69pt} \begin{document}$${U}_{2}$$\end{document}$ of the two coils coupled indirectly across the RL circuit is presented in the Laplace domain in Eq. ([4](#Equ4){ref-type=""}). The value of the time constant $\documentclass[12pt]{minimal} \usepackage{amsmath} \usepackage{wasysym} \usepackage{amsfonts} \usepackage{amssymb}
Q: Split a string into multiple elements I need to split a string into multiple elements so that they can be inserted into an array. Below is an idea of what'd i'd like this to look like. The number of users is dynamic, but the string format never changes. string Usernames = "User1, User2, User3, User4"; String[] Users = Usernames; Console.WriteLine("First User: " + Usernames[0] + "Second User: " + Usernames[1]); //output.. //First User: User1 //Second User: User2 A: var users = Usernames.Split(new string[] { ", " }, int.MaxValue, StringSplitOptions.None);
package org.rrd4j.core.jrrd; import java.io.IOException; import java.io.PrintStream; import java.text.NumberFormat; /** * Instances of this class model a data source in an RRD file. * * @author <a href="mailto:ciaran@codeloop.com">Ciaran Treanor</a> * @version $Revision: 1.1 $ */ public class DataSource { private static enum ds_param_en { DS_mrhb_cnt, DS_min_val, DS_max_val, DS_cde } private final long offset; private final long size; private final String name; private final DataSourceType type; private final int minimumHeartbeat; private final double minimum; private final double maximum; // initialized during RRDatabase construction private PDPStatusBlock pdpStatusBlock; DataSource(RRDFile file) throws IOException { offset = file.getFilePointer(); name = file.readString(Constants.DS_NAM_SIZE); type = DataSourceType.valueOf(file.readString(Constants.DST_SIZE).toUpperCase()); UnivalArray par = file.getUnivalArray(10); minimumHeartbeat = (int) par.getLong(ds_param_en.DS_mrhb_cnt); minimum = par.getDouble(ds_param_en.DS_min_val); maximum = par.getDouble(ds_param_en.DS_max_val); size = file.getFilePointer() - offset; } void loadPDPStatusBlock(RRDFile file) throws IOException { pdpStatusBlock = new PDPStatusBlock(file); } /** * Returns the primary data point status block for this data source. * * @return the primary data point status block for this data source. */ public PDPStatusBlock getPDPStatusBlock() { return pdpStatusBlock; } /** * Returns the minimum required heartbeat for this data source. * * @return the minimum required heartbeat for this data source. */ public int getMinimumHeartbeat() { return minimumHeartbeat; } /** * Returns the minimum value input to this data source can have. * * @return the minimum value input to this data source can have. */ public double getMinimum() { return minimum; } /** * Returns the type this data source is. * * @return the type this data source is. * @see DataSourceType */ public DataSourceType getType() { return type; } /** * Returns the maximum value input to this data source can have. * * @return the maximum value input to this data source can have. */ public double getMaximum() { return maximum; } /** * Returns the name of this data source. * * @return the name of this data source. */ public String getName() { return name; } void printInfo(PrintStream s, NumberFormat numberFormat) { StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder("ds["); sb.append(name); s.print(sb); s.print("].type = \""); s.print(type); s.println("\""); s.print(sb); s.print("].minimal_heartbeat = "); s.println(minimumHeartbeat); s.print(sb); s.print("].min = "); s.println(Double.isNaN(minimum) ? "NaN" : numberFormat.format(minimum)); s.print(sb); s.print("].max = "); s.println(Double.isNaN(maximum) ? "NaN" : numberFormat.format(maximum)); s.print(sb); s.print("].last_ds = "); s.println(pdpStatusBlock.lastReading); s.print(sb); s.print("].value = "); double value = pdpStatusBlock.value; s.println(Double.isNaN(value) ? "NaN" : numberFormat.format(value)); s.print(sb); s.print("].unknown_sec = "); s.println(pdpStatusBlock.unknownSeconds); } void toXml(PrintStream s) { s.println("\t<ds>"); s.print("\t\t<name> "); s.print(name); s.println(" </name>"); s.print("\t\t<type> "); s.print(type); s.println(" </type>"); s.print("\t\t<minimal_heartbeat> "); s.print(minimumHeartbeat); s.println(" </minimal_heartbeat>"); s.print("\t\t<min> "); s.print(minimum); s.println(" </min>"); s.print("\t\t<max> "); s.print(maximum); s.println(" </max>"); s.println(); s.println("\t\t<!-- PDP Status -->"); s.print("\t\t<last_ds> "); s.print(pdpStatusBlock.lastReading); s.println(" </last_ds>"); s.print("\t\t<value> "); s.print(pdpStatusBlock.value); s.println(" </value>"); s.print("\t\t<unknown_sec> "); s.print(pdpStatusBlock.unknownSeconds); s.println(" </unknown_sec>"); s.println("\t</ds>"); s.println(); } /** * Returns a summary the contents of this data source. * * @return a summary of the information contained in this data source. */ public String toString() { StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder("[DataSource: OFFSET=0x"); sb.append(Long.toHexString(offset)); sb.append(", SIZE=0x"); sb.append(Long.toHexString(size)); sb.append(", name="); sb.append(name); sb.append(", type="); sb.append(type.toString()); sb.append(", minHeartbeat="); sb.append(minimumHeartbeat); sb.append(", min="); sb.append(minimum); sb.append(", max="); sb.append(maximum); sb.append("]"); sb.append("\n\t\t"); sb.append(pdpStatusBlock.toString()); return sb.toString(); } }
Euthanasia: the "good death"? The changing attitude of some medical practitioners in certain countries condones the practice of euthanasia. This article examines the scope of attitudes toward life and death, suggesting moral and ethical considerations regarding euthanasia.
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remainder when 25 is divided by o? 12 Let m(g) = -3. Let x(b) = b + 7. Let l(p) = 7*m(p) + 3*x(p). Let w be l(-1). Calculate the remainder when 25 is divided by (-38)/w + 3/9. 12 Suppose 0 = -0*p + 2*p - 6. Let l be ((-2)/p)/(3/54). Calculate the remainder when (-2)/(-3) - 88/l is divided by 3. 2 Let f = -11 + 13. Suppose 2*l + 4*y = 40, 0 = -f*y - 2*y + 12. Let g = 42 + -16. What is the remainder when g is divided by l? 12 Let q(g) = g + 11. Let m be q(-9). Suppose -m*s = 2*s - 4. Calculate the remainder when 2 is divided by s. 0 What is the remainder when 84 is divided by 33 + (-3 - -7)*-1? 26 Let b(n) = 6*n - 7. Suppose -r = 3*r - 108. Let d = 39 - r. What is the remainder when b(5) is divided by d? 11 What is the remainder when 9 is divided by ((-6)/(-2))/(6/4)? 1 Suppose -4*t = -s + 7 - 40, 2*s + 30 = 4*t. What is the remainder when 62 is divided by t? 8 Suppose -5*h - 6 = -81. Calculate the remainder when 72 is divided by h. 12 Suppose 113 - 15 = 7*g. Suppose -u + 5 + 7 = -2*m, 0 = -5*u + m + 33. Let n = u + 2. Calculate the remainder when g is divided by n. 6 Let q(t) = -t + 14. Let z = 14 + -7. What is the remainder when q(z) is divided by 2? 1 Let c = -5 - -6. Let i be c + 4 - (-2 + 4). Suppose -g - l = -6*l + 3, -3*l - 15 = -i*g. What is the remainder when 19 is divided by g? 5 Let b(q) = q**2 - 3*q + 9. Calculate the remainder when 33 is divided by b(0). 6 Let f(g) = -g**3 + 19*g**2 + g - 8. Calculate the remainder when f(19) is divided by 7. 4 Let g = 196 - 128. Let i = 32 + -9. Calculate the remainder when g is divided by i. 22 Suppose 4*o + 0*r - 49 = -3*r, 4*o - 46 = -2*r. Let b(l) = -2*l**3 - 5*l**2 + 2*l - 3. What is the remainder when b(-4) is divided by o? 7 Let r(l) = -l**3 + 5*l**2 + 7*l - 1. Let t(u) = -u**3 + 5*u**2 + 8*u + 7. What is the remainder when t(6) is divided by r(6)? 4 Suppose 3*m - 60 = m. Suppose 0 = -4*s + 7*s - m. Calculate the remainder when 39 is divided by s. 9 Suppose 2*o - 27 = -3*t + 152, -t + 63 = 4*o. Let f be 10*3/((-6)/(-4)). What is the remainder when t is divided by 2/(2 - 38/f)? 19 Let c(m) = 8*m**2 + 30*m + 6. Let n = -9 + 14. Calculate the remainder when c(-4) is divided by n. 4 Let j(k) = k**3 + 9*k**2 + 6*k + 3. Let u be j(-8). Let d = u + -2. Calculate the remainder when d is divided by 6. 5 Suppose -p + 4*a - 18 = 0, 3*a - 23 = -4*p - 0*p. Suppose -r + 9 = p. Calculate the remainder when 13 is divided by r. 6 Suppose 4*u + 0*w + w - 131 = 0, -2*u + 5*w = -49. What is the remainder when 94 is divided by u? 30 Let i = -3 + 29. Calculate the remainder when 49 is divided by i. 23 Let w(g) = 2*g - 2. Let y be w(4). Suppose -o + y*o = v + 173, -4*o = -5*v - 130. What is the remainder when o is divided by 12? 11 Let d(c) = 15*c**2 + 2*c + 1. Calculate the remainder when 25 is divided by d(-1). 11 Let j = -46 + 72. Calculate the remainder when 127 is divided by j. 23 Let f be -1 + 6*2/4. Let k(z) = 70*z**2 + 4*z - 3. Let h be k(f). Suppose -h = -i - 4*i. Calculate the remainder when i is divided by 15. 12 Suppose 4 = r - 5. Calculate the remainder when 80 is divided by r. 8 Let w(q) = -q**3 - 3*q**2 + 4*q + 3. Let p be w(-4). Suppose -p*l = -0*l - 75. Calculate the remainder when l is divided by 13. 12 Let z(t) = t**2 - 5*t + 4. Let y = -4 - -9. Let d = y + 1. What is the remainder when d is divided by z(5)? 2 Suppose 8 = -2*p + 3*p. What is the remainder when 47 is divided by (-7)/((-21)/6)*p? 15 Suppose -6*g + 277 = -77. Calculate the remainder when g is divided by 10. 9 Suppose 5*d - 348 = l, d - 2*l - 27 = 48. Calculate the remainder when d is divided by 18. 15 Let q(s) = -2*s + 1. Let j be q(-2). Suppose 7 = j*k - 8. What is the remainder when 11 is divided by k? 2 Let p(o) = -o**3 + 4*o**2 - 2. Let s be p(4). Let k(t) = 1 + 8 - 15*t - 7. Calculate the remainder when k(s) is divided by 11. 10 Let j = 2 + 0. Suppose -3*o + j*b + 51 = 5*b, 130 = 5*o - 4*b. Calculate the remainder when 65 is divided by o. 21 Suppose z = 5*h - 102, -z = -3*h + 2*z + 54. Suppose 5*k = 34 + h. Calculate the remainder when 21 is divided by k. 10 Let g be (15 - 8/4)*-1. Let r = -6 - g. What is the remainder when 17 is divided by r? 3 What is the remainder when 22 is divided by (-1)/4 - (-99)/12? 6 Let v(c) = 2 - 2 + 468*c - 463*c. Suppose 0 = p - 0*p - 2. What is the remainder when v(p) is divided by 6? 4 Suppose 0 = -2*f + 2, 3*d + 7 - 20 = 2*f. Let c = 0 + 3. Suppose d*w + c = 43. Calculate the remainder when w is divided by 3. 2 Suppose 4*y = j - 26, -3*j = -4*y + y - 78. What is the remainder when j is divided by 10? 6 Suppose -5*f = -5*z + 1355, 3 = -2*f + 5. Suppose 0*j = j + 5*g - 93, 4*j - z = 5*g. Let c = -48 + j. What is the remainder when c is divided by 14? 11 Suppose 5*w - 13 + 243 = 0. Let m = 76 + w. What is the remainder when m is divided by 11? 8 Let y = 122 - 113. Calculate the remainder when y is divided by 5. 4 Let i(t) = -t**3 - t + 8. Let b be i(0). Let k = 68 - b. Let q = k - 13. Calculate the remainder when q is divided by 16. 15 Suppose 5 = y - 5. What is the remainder when 58 is divided by y? 8 Let c(m) be the second derivative of m**4/6 - m**3/6 + 2*m. Suppose 9 = 3*n + 3. What is the remainder when c(-1) is divided by n? 1 Suppose 0 = -f - f - 2*m + 22, -10 = 5*m. Suppose 2*l - 10 = -0. What is the remainder when f is divided by l? 3 Suppose 5*i + 34 - 149 = 0. Calculate the remainder when 43 is divided by i. 20 Let k = 2 + 3. Let d(g) be the third derivative of 5*g**4/12 - g**3 - 2*g**2. Calculate the remainder when d(k) is divided by 15. 14 Let k = 30 - -1. What is the remainder when k is divided by 8? 7 Let c(b) = b**2 - 3*b - 34. Calculate the remainder when (-8)/10*290/(-4) is divided by c(-6). 18 Let k(h) = -h**2 - 9*h - 7. Suppose 4*l = -5*j - 19, 3*l + 14 = -4*j - 0*j. Calculate the remainder when 32 is divided by k(l). 10 Suppose 0 = -4*h + 2*h + 4. Suppose -p - h*p = -15. Suppose -5*s - 3*j + 19 = 0, 5*j - 5 = 2*s + 3*s. What is the remainder when p is divided by s? 1 Suppose -53 = -5*u + 27. Calculate the remainder when 2 is divided by 1/(-4) - (-20)/u. 0 Let a(p) = -p + 9. Suppose 2*g - 85 = -3*g. What is the remainder when g is divided by a(3)? 5 Let i(t) = -t**2 - 9*t + 16. Let o be i(-11).
Chagas disease: 100 years after its discovery. A systemic review. Although Chagas disease was only discovered in 1909, it began millions of years ago as an enzootic disease among wild animals. Its transmission to man began accidentally as an anthropozoonosis when mankind invaded wild ecotopes. Endemic Chagas disease became established as a zoonosis over the last 200-300 years through deforestation for agriculture and livestock rearing and adaptation of triatomines to dwellings and to humans and domestic animals as food sources. When T. cruzi is transmitted to man, it invades the bloodstream and lymphatic system and lodges in muscle and heart tissue, the digestive system and phagocytic cells. Through this, it causes inflammatory lesions and an immune response, particularly mediated by CD4(+), CD8(+), IL2 and IL4, with cell and neuron destruction and fibrosis. These processes lead to blockage of the heart's conductive system, arrhythmias, heart failure, aperistalsis and dilatation of hollow viscera, especially the esophagus and colons. Chagas disease is characterized by an acute phase with or without symptoms, with (or more often without) T. cruzi penetration signs (inoculation chagoma or Romaña's sign), fever, adenomegaly, hepatosplenomegaly and patent parasitemia; and a chronic phase: indeterminate (asymptomatic, with normal electrocardiogram and heart, esophagus and colon X-rays) or cardiac, digestive or cardiac/digestive forms. There is great regional variation in the morbidity caused by Chagas disease: severe cardiac or digestive forms may occur in 10-50%, and indeterminate forms in the remaining, asymptomatic cases. The epidemiological and control characteristics of Chagas disease vary according to each country's ecological conditions and health policies.
Mice found living in Kmart boot display, get adopted as pets Updated: Oct 10, 2018 - 6:54 AM Loading... of 0 Mice found living in Kmart boot display, get adopted as pets BISMARCK, N.D. - A pair of North Dakota brothers are enjoying a family of mice their mother let them bring home from their local Kmart Monday. But the mice didn't come from the pet section, they were found in a pair of winter boots. Talon and Deakon Riederer along with their mom, Shasta, were not sure at first what the critters were that came rolling out of the new winter boot. "'Mom,' he goes, 'Mom, look.' I honestly thought it was Vienna Sausages rolling around the floor, until they started moving, but then we heard them squeaking," Shasta told WDAY. They were not sausages, but a family of mice. First they saw two, then counted a total of seven.
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Become an Income-Based Scholarship Program Provider Created in 2013, the Income-Based Scholarship Program provides scholarships to students from working class families to attend the participating private school of their choice. The scholarships are open to students entering grades K-5 for the 2018-19 school year who are from working-class families. Eligibility will expand by one grade level per year until it is fully phased in. Scholarships are renewable through high school graduation. See what participating schools are saying… "Adding this additional option for parents to access private education will allow families the opportunity to attend schools that have been out of their financial reach in the past. We are excited to participate in a scholarship program that allows students to have a choice in where they are educated." - Wendie Cuckler, Bowling Green Christian Academy Become a Provider Private schools that wish to participate in the Income-Based Scholarship Program must comply with certain requirements and register using the Ohio Department of Education’s online SAFE account. Requirements, video tutorials and online tools that assist schools through the registration process can be found on the Ohio Department of Education’s website here. Note: The Income-Based Scholarship Program is an expansion of the EdChoice Scholarship Program. By signing up as an Income-Based Scholarship provider, you are also signing up to become a provider for EdChoice. Questions? If you have questions about becoming a provider for this scholarship program, contact the Ohio Department of Education at 877-644-6338. Spread the Word By participating in Ohio’s scholarship programs, you are offering children a life-changing opportunity. Families across the state want to send their children to a high-quality school, but sometimes just do not have the means to do so. By accepting scholarships, you are making these families’ dreams come true. School Choice Ohio is happy to help you get the word out in your community. Below is a marketing kit to help you spread the word about your school's participation in the EdChoice and Income-Based Scholarship Programs.
package ws.schild.jave.filters; import java.util.ArrayList; import java.util.Arrays; import java.util.List; import java.util.stream.Collectors; /** * A filterchain as described by <a * href="https://ffmpeg.org/ffmpeg-filters.html#Filtergraph-syntax-1">FFMPEG Documentation</a>. * * <p>A filterchain is a comma separated series of filters. * * @author mressler */ public class FilterChain implements VideoFilter { private List<Filter> filters; /** Create an empty filterchain. */ public FilterChain() { filters = new ArrayList<>(); } /** * Create a filterchain with the specified filters * * @param filters The ordered list of filters in this chain */ public FilterChain(Filter... filters) { this.filters = new ArrayList<>(Arrays.asList(filters)); } /** * Add one Filter to this filterchain * * @param filter The Filter to add to this chain. * @return this FilterChain for builder pattern magic */ public FilterChain addFilter(Filter filter) { filters.add(filter); return this; } public FilterChain prependFilter(Filter filter) { filters.add(0, filter); return this; } /** * Adds an input label to the first filter in this chain. * @param label The label to use for the input label for the first filter in this chain * @return this FilterChain for builder pattern magic * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException if there are no filters in this chain. */ public FilterChain setInputLabel(String label) { filters.get(0).addInputLabel(label); return this; } /** * Adds an output label to the first filter in this chain. * @param label The label to use for the output label for the last filter in this chain * @return this FilterChain for builder pattern magic * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException if there are no filters in this chain. */ public FilterChain setOutputLabel(String label) { filters.get(filters.size() - 1).addOutputLabel(label); return this; } @Override public String getExpression() { return filters.stream().map(VideoFilter::getExpression).collect(Collectors.joining(",")); } }
Qualifications Level 3 – Fitness Australia Accreditation 10+ years and additional CEC’s The advanced level represents an exercise professional who has a more progressed level of knowledge and skill and has considerable experience to draw upon. It is expected that a professional at this stage of development can combine the use of competencies, experience and critical thinking skills in practice.
This invention relates to protective coatings. More specifically, it relates to coatings for preventing high temperature oxidation of the graphite electrodes of electric arc steelmaking furnaces. Steelmaking by the electric arc furnace accounts for a considerable portion of the world' s steel production, especially of higher alloy and stainless steels. Because of its many advantages, such as its greater scheduling flexibility and its capability to produce practically all the known grades of steel including those with very low residual phosphorus and sulfur contents, the electric arc furnace process is receiving increased usage by steelmakers. The electrodes of electric arc steelmaking furnaces are made almost exclusively of graphite. Vast amounts of graphite are consumed during the steelmaking, the cost of electrode replacement being exceeded only by the cost of the steel scrap charge and the electrical power. A number of destructive mechanisms are responsible for the high electrode consumption and include sidewall oxidation, arc tip erosion, breakage, slag attack and hot metal attack. While little can be done to minimize the latter four mechanisms, development of an impermeable coating that will keep oxygen from reaching the graphite surface of the electrode would minimize and possibly eliminate the sidewall wear. It is therefore a primary object of this invention to provide such a protection in the form of an inexpensive and easily applied coating composition. Many methods have been used to provide a suitable coating for the prevention of high-temperature oxidation of graphite electrodes and other graphite surfaces, these methods usually involving the formation of a silicon carbide layer. For example, in British Patent 866,818, silicon powder is applied and bonded to a graphite body such as by flame spraying; subsequent localized heating of the silicon is said to cause it to melt and simultaneously flow into and react with the graphite body to form a silicon carbide protective coating. In U.S. Pat. No. 3,275,471, a graphite component is dipped into a suspension of about equal amounts of finely divided silicon and silicon carbide, optionally with added carboxymethylcellulose, and subsequently fired at 1415.degree. to 1500.degree.C. for 5 to 25 seconds to produce a protective coating of silicon containing dispersed silicon carbide. And in British Patent 1,166,429, the graphite body is coated with a primary layer of silicon and a metallic surfacing layer of aluminum; preferably the layers are applied by flame spraying, and the body is heated to above 550.degree.C. to cause the components of the two layers to form a low-melting eutectic alloy and the silicon to react with the graphite body to form silicon carbide. An aqueous solution of alkali metal phosphate, borate or silicate may be applied to the surface layer to form a sealing layer. None of these methods, however, allows for the application of the protective coating to graphite electrodes in a simple and inexpensive manner, especially under the operating conditions of the electric arc steelmaking process.
Transposable element-host interactions: regulation of insertion and excision. Transposable elements propagate by inserting into new locations in the genomes of the hosts they inhabit. Their transposition might thus negatively affect the fitness of the host, suggesting the requirement for a tight control in the regulation of transposable element mobilization. The nature of this control depends on the structure of the transposable element. DNA elements encode a transposase that is necessary, and in most cases sufficient, for mobilization. In general, regulation of these elements depends on intrinsic factors with little direct input from the host. Retrotransposons require an RNA intermediate for transposition, and their frequency of mobilization is controlled at multiple steps by the host genome by regulating both their expression levels and their insertional specificity. As a result, a symbiotic relationship has developed between transposable elements and their host. Examples are now emerging showing that transposons can contribute significantly to the well being of the organisms they populate.
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Add membership option to shopping cart I have a cart system in place that is for selling products and I want it modified to sell 2 types of memberships instead. Eliminating the sale of products altogether. I use [url removed, login to view] as my payment processor. The memberships will be for time periods of either 60 or 90 days. The two memberships offered are only single selection items without any additional options or add-ons to complicate the cart. I'm basically looking for a form that the customer will fill out and select their desired membership term length and also collect all their contact information. I prefer that the form does not ask them to create a username and password at this point. The return page after the payment gateway will be my &quot;create a username and password&quot; form (I have this form already so you won't need to code it). If it's easier/better to have them create a username and password on the main form before the gateway that's fine I suppose, but it's very important that they are not allowed to login until they have paid successfully. The user's information must not be stored if the sale is not successful. I also need two crons: -One that will detect when memberships are about to expire 7 days and 24 hours prior and send them and myself an email notification. -One that will delete accounts and related site files found that are expired which were not renewed. I've created my site using Dreamweaver with Nextensio and MXKart extensions. If you use these tools it would be a plus since I would like the compatability factor for my site.
There are many options and paths you can take to integrate VISUAL to your other business applications. Some are easy, and some are not so easy.... some may involve 3rd party integration tools/services and some may require custom programming with APIs and BODs. However, there is one way where Infor couldn't make it any easier to integrate.... In this case, we can use a VMX file to interact/interface with VISUAL from another application. It involves creating a VMX file on the fly based on end-user contextual request on demand...I may have made that terminology up...lol...not sure if that really means what I trying to explain. Here's an example... You could have an excel file with a list of parts where you can click on a cell containing a Part ID to call up VISUAL's Material Planning Window for the demand and supply of that specific part - without having to leave Excel. This can be done behind the scenes using simple (more or less) VBA code that creates the VMX file and executes it. Here's a visual of it in action Double Click on Image for a better visual. Let me walk you through it We're going to create an Excel file with a list of parts that when you select a cell/row - it will open VISUAL Material Planning Window for that specific part. Now I'm using Excel for my walk through - because it's easy and everyone uses Excel. But you can do this with any application where you can program simple code to create a VMX file based on user input. Assuming we are on VISUAL 9 - (if you are not on Visual 9 - why aren't you?) Create an Excel File containing a list of parts with the following columns: Column A: Site ID (required) Column B: Part ID (required) Column C: Description Column D: UM Column E: Qty Be sure to populate the list with parts starting on Row 2 Open the Visual Basic module of Excel (under the Developer Tab). If you don't have the Developer Tab - you will need to enable it - go to File > Options. Insert the following code in the SelectionChange event/procedure of the worksheet. Caden using his Google Home Mini - He's asking the same question, but in his case, it's to build up his youTube channel - "Caden's World" Google may not be plugged into your operations....yet. BUT if it were, it would likely answer you with results generated from the BOM Xploder. The BOM Exploder is a VISUAL extension tool that quickly lets you know on whether you have all the materials to complete a job (work order) - right here, right now. The tool looks at ALL of your jobs (works orders) in VISUAL, drills down through all levels deep, looks to future supply and demand of parts - and tells you if you have any shortages anywhere throughout the multi-level BOM - even if parts of that BOM have their own engineering master that hasn't been released yet One of the great things about the BOM Xploder is that it allows you to work at the Job Level rather than at the Part Level like the Material Planning Window. I know how arduous it can be going down the rabbit hole in the Material Planning Window chasing parts that may cause you grief in production. The BOM Xploder gives you an overview of all your jobs to see what can be built or not based on what's available or expected to be available. The Jobs are color-coded to providing you more information on whether you can build or not: BLACK → You can build right now RED→ Part Shortages - no supply purchase orders and no supply work orders BLUE→ Part Shortages - supply purchase order and supply work orders in place ORANGE→ You can build now - BUT you would be stealing from other jobs Static screenshot does not do this justice Contact me for a demo! - You can drill down to investigate further as well as jump directly into the Material Planning Window, Manufacturing Window and Work Order Traveller A "bonus" feature allows you to view all the parts that are causing jobs to be late. This list can be considered your Hot or Expedite List as it prioritizes the parts based on the number of jobs they are causing to be late. It's definitely a tool you should consider if you have deep BOMs and spending a significant amount of time in the Material Planning Window to investigation possible part shortages. Ping me if you are interested in hearing more about BOM Xploder! Now full disclosure :-) BOM Xploder is product developed by the great team at Synergy Resources who I work for. So you may consider this post as being biased - but I do think it's a great VISUAL extension and it's currently being used in the community with great success. If you have or know of a great product or solution for VISUAL - I'm interested in speaking with you and showcasing it Do you often find yourself opening the same VISUAL windows after signing in? It'd be nice if you can have VISUAL open them automatically. VISUAL doesn't have this as a built-in feature - but that's not to say we can't make it happen. We can use a VMX file to achieve this. FYI: VMX files are shortcuts to specific records in VISUAL. You may have come across them if you have ever used the Send To feature in VISUAL - they will be attached to emails for recipients to open. VMX files are associated to the VISUAL application - so the system will know what to do when the user double clicks on them. The VMX file is basically a text file that VISUAL reads and executes. If you look at the contents of the file (using a text editor like Notepad), you will notice that all VMX files start with LSASTART. The next line indicates the module (program) to open and the document id to retrieve. For example, if we wanted the VMX file to open Customer Order Id 123897, the file would contain: LSASTARTVMORDENT~123897 VMORDENT refers to Customer Order Entry window - which is the VMORDENT.EXE executable file. The 123897 is the customer order record to retrieve. The tilde("~") is used to separate the program file and the record. Now why am I explaining this? Well, we can use this in our VISUAL hack. The VMX file does not limit us to the number of programs to open at once. And the document id reference is optional - meaning we can just reference the program without having it retrieve a record. And another thing, because the VMX file is associated with VISUAL - the system will check whether you are signed in. If you are not, the Sign In window will appear before opening your windows. So, all you need to do is create a VMX file with all the VISUAL windows you want to have opened after signing in. This VMX will now be your Shortcut to Signing into VISUAL (as oppose to your standard sign in shortcut pointing to the VM.exe file) Here's a quick Walk-Through Create a new file using your favorite text editor (like Notepad) Enter "LSASTART" on the first line On the next line(s), enter the program name(s) of the VISUAL window(s) you want opened as part of your startup. For example, if you want Part Maintenance, Customer Order Entry and Material Planning Window to be part of your start up - you should have the following: LSASTARTVMPRTMNTVMORDENTVMPLMWIN If you are not sure of the program name, you can look this up by calling up the window in VISUAL and selecting "About..." under the Help menu. Save the file to your desktop. Be sure to save it with a "VMX" extension. At lastly, make sure VMX files are associated to VISUAL. To do this, right click on your VMX file - and select OPEN WITH from the popup menu. Select Infor VISUAL from list of applications (and check the checkbox to always use the application) - and click the OK to confirm Oh, I'm confident you have. I'm also betting that for the most part you responded YES, YES, YEEESSSS!!! In fact, for some of you, it's probably so second nature you don't even notice what's being asked and hitting the ENTER key. These prompts mean well - and they may have stopped you from making a mistake and made you seriously think of what your doing - but for the most part they are annoying and slowing you down - and yes, you know what you're doing! You can prevent these prompts and skip over them by configuring your preference settings. Your preference settings can be found in Preference Maintenance under the ADMIN menu. The two settings that affect these prompts are in the ManufacturingWindow section: SkipMsgLoadOpTypeDef and SkipMsgPartAlreadyUsed If you have these two
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Evolution of the inflated calyx syndrome in Solanaceae. Species that express the inflated calyx syndrome (ICS) are found in several genera of the Solanaceae. The MADS-box protein MPF2, together with the plant hormones cytokinin and gibberellin, has been shown to be responsible for this trait in Physalis floridana. We have used sequence data from 114 species belonging to 35 genera to construct a molecular phylogeny of Solanaceae. Apart from the 2 Witheringia species analyzed, species within a given genus cluster together on the resulting cladogram. Witheringia solanacea is embedded within the Physalinae, but Witheringia coccoloboides is placed basal to the Iochrominae. The ICS trait seems to be of multiple origins both within the Solanaceae and the Physaleae. Surprisingly, expression of MPF2-like genes in floral organs appears to be plesiomorphic in both the Physaleae and the Capsiceae. Some species in these tribes that show neither ICS nor calyx accrescence fail to express the MPF2-like gene in floral organs. Among those that do express this gene in the calyx are the species Capsicum baccatum, Lycianthes biflora, Tubocapsicum anomalum, W. solanacea, and Vassobia breviflora, all of which form small calyces that do not respond to externally applied hormones. The plesiomorphic nature of MPF2-like gene expression in the calyx of the Physaleae and Capsiceae raises the possibility that originally ICS also was actually a plesiomorphic character in these 2 groups. However, this trait might have undergone changes in a number of species due to secondary loss of components in ICS formation, like hormone response of calyx development. These findings are discussed in an evolutionary context of a molecular pathway leading to ICS.
Mainstream (Lloyd Cole and the Commotions album) Mainstream is the third and final studio album released by Lloyd Cole and the Commotions. It was produced by Ian Stanley and released by Capitol Records in the US and Polydor in the UK on 26 October 1987. It contained the hits "From the Hip", "My Bag", and "Jennifer She Said". Although the album reached number nine in the UK, it failed to chart in America and was not embraced by all critics: Mainstream is the only Lloyd Cole and the Commotions release not to sell at least 100,000 copies in the US. Recording The album took two years to make as finding a producer proved difficult. The band first went with Chris Thomas, when that did not work out they brought in Stewart Copeland. With Copeland they only recorded one track, "Hey Rusty", then finally found Ian Stanley. Donegan reflected in 2004 that "with the previous LP, Easy Pieces, we had tried to broaden out and make more of a pop record and it hadn't really worked. It sounded rushed and the songs were not all up to standard. So, a year after Easy Pieces, we went into the studio to try and make something more powerful. But the LP that we actually made took so long that we lost our initial vision by the time we finished it. The songs that Lloyd was writing were more introspective, so the stadium rock idea gradually went out the window." Mainstream cost £300,000, ten times as much as their debut album Rattlesnakes, and took five months to record. Keyboardist Blair Cowan had already left the group by the time the album came out (hence his picture is missing from the photographs of the band that feature on the artwork, and only included on a 'dedication' to him on the inner sleeve) and Donegan was also close to calling it a day, having been accepted on a journalism course. As a result the group decided that they had come to a natural end and to split up after the release of the album, but were obliged to promote it and undertake a tour first, which took a year. After the Commotions had broken up, Cole moved to New York to resume his songwriting partnership with Cowan and joined up with Fred Maher and Robert Quine, both formerly with Lou Reed, to begin work on a solo career. Composition The album's opening track and lead single, "My Bag", contains several allusions to cocaine. Cole said, "I wrote [the song] when I was drunk one night. It's basically about a coked up stockbroker. I took most of the scenarios from that song from Big Lights, Bright City [sic] or things that I'd heard like some executive that we've dealt with getting a phone call from another part of the office saying, 'Come upstairs, it's snowing' which of course meant a whole load of new coke was in. I thought 'a multi-story snowstorm' was quite a nice way to start a song." On the track "From the Hip", which charted in the UK, Cole laments over his helplessness in combating violence and abuse. "Jennifer She Said" has a Mark Knopfler-like guitar break and is about a newlywed who has lost interest and "last forever love that leads to a tattoo". "Mr. Malcontent" is based on the character played by Daniel Day-Lewis in My Beautiful Laundrette and is about someone who would rather waste time than face the world. "Sean Penn Blues" is a "cheeky [and] upbeat" tune and "recover[s] the sly wit" of the band's earlier material. The track was inspired by an incident that Cole had read about in which the actor Sean Penn was invited to a poetry reading which turned out to be set up purely to mock him. The song opens with dialogue featuring the voices of Scottish actors Robbie Coltrane and Katy Murphy, taken from the BBC television comedy-drama series Tutti Frutti which had been broadcast seven months before the release of Mainstream. "Hey Rusty", the one track produced by Stewart Copeland of The Police, has a "Springsteen-like theme and a U2-like musical track". "These Days" has a bassline copied from a track on Mister Heartbreak by Laurie Anderson and has been called "gorgeous [and] melancholic". Critical reception Although Mainstream was not universally embraced by the press it was favored by some critics. Q said, "Two years and six producers in the making, Mainstream could have easily appeared suffering from exhaustion and over-production... Mainstream put Lloyd Cole in the enviable position of being on a hat-trick of excellent contemporary pop albums. It is to his credit that he has remained communicative without being verbose and intelligent without being clever-clever." John Williamson of the Evening Times called Mainstream "the band's most accomplished work to-date" and "a major development for the band". In The New Rolling Stone Album Guide the album is called Cole's "most well-rounded" and "cleanly produced". Jim Zebora of the Record-Journal gave the album a B and said it "hit with a lot of artistry" but admits Cole's "potential hasn't been reached". RS Murthi of New Straits Times writes that Cole's "rough-hewn vocals...provide a fine contrast to the smooth and buoyant music" and it "bristles with chiming guitars and dulcet synthesizer textures". NME observed that "instead of going mad, these people have overcome mega self-consciousness to make a record they should have made years ago. Mainstream beats most contemporary rock for its wit, intelligence and use of stringed instruments, and it thrashes crateloads of pop on the tunes, production and fun level." Record Mirror considered that calling the album Mainstream was "asking for trouble. It's a statement of intent as well as a nifty way to draw critics' fire before the cries of 'sell out' come your way." The reviewer felt that "the only disappointment is that Mainstream sounds a little too polite at times. You yearn for just one track that will hit you between the shoulder blades with the bare boned intensity of some of their earlier work..." but concluded that overall it was "a flawed (slightly) masterpiece". On the other hand, Richard Luck of The Rough Guide to Rock writes that Mainstream "was by and large a disappointing affair". William Ruhlmann, in Allmusic, laments that there is "little to alleviate the vitriol in the music". He did favor the track "Hey Rusty" but other than that he believes the songs are not "coherent, specific, [or] moving" Lastly, the album is described in The Great Rock Discography as "sound[ing] lacklustre in comparison" to their earlier work. Sounds was disappointed, saying, "Unfortunately, by developing his laid-back style, Lloyd has sacrificed some of the urgency and excitement so often present in his tales of seedy weekends and perfect lovers... He's given up pampering the intellectuals and is facing up to the things that are important in his own life. For these changes he can only be applauded, and yet the net result, at moments, seems somewhat lacklustre." Track listing All tracks written and composed by Lloyd Cole and the Commotions, except where noted. "My Bag" – 3:56 "From the Hip" (Neil Clark, Cole, Blair Cowan, Lawrence Donegan, Stephen Irvine, McKillop) – 3:57 "29" – 5:28 "Mainstream" – 3:14 "Jennifer She Said" – 3:02 "Mr. Malcontent" – 4:49 "Sean Penn Blues" – 3:28 "Big Snake" (lyrics: Cole, music: Ian Stanley) – 5:16 "Hey Rusty" – 4:30 "These Days" – 2:27 Personnel Lloyd Cole and the Commotions: Lloyd Cole – guitar, vocals Neil Clark – guitar Blair Cowan – keyboards Lawrence Donegan – bass Stephen Irvine – drums Additional personnel: Jon Hassell – trumpet on "Big Snake" Nicky Holland – backing vocals on "29", string arrangements on "Jennifer She Said" Tony Jackson – backing vocals on "Mainstream" John Sloman – backing vocals on "Mainstream" Fraser Speirs – harmonica on "Sean Penn Blues" Tracey Thorn – vocals on "Big Snake" Tommy Willis – lap steel guitar on "29" Production Femi Jiya – engineer Ian Stanley – producer Alastair Thain – photography Charts Release history References Category:1987 albums Category:Lloyd Cole and the Commotions albums Category:Albums produced by Ian Stanley Category:Capitol Records albums Category:Polydor Records albums
Contraceptive care of adolescents: overview, tips, strategies, and implications for school nurses. The United States has one of the highest unintended pregnancy rates of all industrialized nations in the world, with 13% of those occurring among the adolescent population. In 2005, the adolescent birthrate in the United States was 40.5 per 1,000 women and increased 3% in 2006 (Martin et al., 2009). Unintended pregnancy and motherhood can have a tremendous impact and lifelong implications for adolescents and their children as well as financial and societal costs. Helping make contraception accessible to adolescents is one area where school nurses are able to have an impact. Various contraceptive methods are described. Advantages and disadvantages are summarized along with considerations relative to adolescents. General strategies for counseling and caring for adolescents to encourage successful initiation, use, and continuation of contraception also reviewed.
Deep Thoughts on What Makes Humans Special Below: Next story in Science PROVIDENCE, R.I.-Our special stature among Earth's creatures may look shaky when considering that humans share 98 percent of our genes and many behaviors with chimps. Yet human behaviors stand out by reaching levels of complexity unseen in any other part of the animal world, according to a neurobiologist. Seeing humans beyond mechanistic cause-and-effect or animal-like behaviors can be difficult after a lifetime spent studying brains and behavior, said Robert Sapolsky, a neurobiologist and primatologist at Stanford University. But he plunged wholeheartedly into a keynote talk about human uniqueness during a brain science symposium here on Wednesday (Oct. 13). What makes humans special comes in no small part from the sheer quantity of available brain power – at least 300,000 brain cells for each neuron in a fruit fly brain. Sapolsky referred to a quip made by chess grand master Garry Kasparov after being defeated by IBM's Deep Blue supercomputer: "Sometimes quantity becomes quality." Basic biological units such as brain cells remain more or less the same across species. Yet humans have harnessed their higher neuron count and complex brain networks to achieve an unmatched level of cognitive sophistication. "We have the same nuts-and-bolts physiology, yet we're using it in very novel ways," Sapolsky explained. Taking it to another level Animals may share characteristics with humans such as politically motivated aggression, empathy and culture, but humans take them to a level without parallel among animals. Bands of chimps regularly patrol their territories to kill any intruders, conquer the territory of neighboring chimps, and even wipe out other chimp bands in an act bordering on genocide, Sapolsky said. By contrast, humans have deployed terrible yet sophisticated weapons technologies so that a drone operator sitting at Creech Air Force Base outside Las Vegas can "rain down hellfire on Mesopotamia [Iraq]" by day, and then rush out in the evening to a daughter's ballet recital. Chimps and some other species have also demonstrated "theory of mind," which allows them to understand the thoughts or motivations of another creature. But they fall short of humans when considering secondary theory of mind – understanding what another person thinks of a third party. Such capabilities allow humans to enjoy delicious stories with layers of intrigue and gossip, such as "every Shakespeare play ever written," Sapolsky said. Like us, animals such as chimps have shown they can take pleasure in just anticipating a reward, and will perform an action even if there is some delay in getting the reward. But no chimp has the long-range vision of a human to study for the SAT so that he or she can get into a good college in order to get a good job. Empathy is also not unknown among chimp troops, as evidenced when members of a troop groom an "innocent bystander" that was pummeled by an aggressive alpha chimp. Yet humans can commonly extend empathy over time and space, even experiencing feeling on behalf of other species. People can understand the terror in the eyes of a horse in Picasso's Guernica painting, or even feel sympathy for the fictional blue-skinned Na'vi aliens of the 3D film "Avatar." The uncharted brain On a darker note, Sapolsky pointed out how the sophisticated thought processes of humans can also go haywire in ways that defy imitation in the animal world. Depression stands out as one of the few big exceptions as a mental illness that afflicts humans and animals alike. But plenty more can and does go wrong in the human brain. Some obsessive-compulsive disorder sufferers ritualistically act out the same behavior again and again. People with Tourette syndrome often make uncontrolled noises and curse like sailors. Even rarer neurobiological problems exist. Patients suffering from so-called Rapunzel syndrome compulsively seek out and eat so much hair that it blocks their intestines; acrotomophiliacs can only experience sexual arousal with amputees; and apotemnophiliacs try to lop off limbs in the belief that they deserve to be amputees. Certainly no chimp or baboon ever suffered from so-called Jerusalem syndrome, Sapolsky said. The bizarre instances of temporary insanity almost exclusively afflict devout Christians on pilgrimage to Jerusalem who tend to be traveling alone, jetlagged and experiencing disappointment with a modern Jerusalem that does not resemble their dreamy vision of the Holy Land. These individuals typically end up wrapping a white sheet around their naked bodies like a toga and preaching on street corners in the belief that they are the messiah or an apostle. Answers to everything and nothing Some people may still worry about neuroscientists slowly stripping away the uniqueness of humans and reducing human motivations and behaviors to equations or chemical formulas. But Sapolsky suggested two reasons not to worry. First, explaining everything in purely mechanistic terms would not diminish our appreciation of classical music composed by Johann Sebastian Bach or the sight of a leaping gazelle, Sapolsky said. But he added that the second and more crucial reason to have no fear is that researchers will never somehow figure out an answer for everything. "Every time neuroscience comes up with an answer, it's attached to 10 new questions, and nine of them are better than the original," Sapolsky said. That idea of science being meant to encourage a sense of mystery rather than cure seemed to infect the audience of scientists and laypeoplewhen it came time for questions. One person pointed out that one of the few differences between humans and chimps comes from the amount of cell division for brain cells, and wondered about someday getting chimp genes to "crank out a few more orders of complexity" and boost chimp intelligence. That's an open possibility, Sapolsky agreed. The questioner then asked about applying the same procedure to humans and cranking up our intelligence. Sapolsky didn't miss a beat.
Welcome to Hatch Furniture. We are Dan and Flo. We design and manufacture furniture from our little workshop in East Anglia. Here's a little more about us and what we do. OUR FURNITURE Our furniture is inspired by mid-century Scandinavian designs, bought up to date with our own twist and modern manufacturing methods. As well as ensuring our furniture looks great, we put a lot of focus on the practicality and functionality of our furniture, including things like hidden compartments to hide wires and extension leads to prevent them cluttering surfaces. Our Digby Desk and Sidetable are perfect examples. Our ever growing Collection currently includes a Sideboard, TV stand, Desk, Chair, and Stool, as well as home accessories such as our oversized wooden clock. Our furniture is certainly built to last – from both a construction and also style perspective. THE DESIGN PROCESS The design process from start to finish is a lengthy one, due to the fact we want to get every single tiny detail right. The start of the process begins with sketches – lots of them! We talk it through together until we are both happy, then design it on computer and render it up so we have a very realistic image of what the final product will look like. We normally have 3 or 4 versions of one design and eventually decide which option to progress. The next stage is prototyping the product – we’ll do this many times, machining and assembling over and over until the design is spot-on. But it doesn’t end there. We then take that piece of furniture home with us and live with it in our home for a few months – if you use it day in and day out it’s easier to spot if any imporvements can be made. DAN & FLO Dan and Flo met at college in 2008, before Dan headed off to Uni to study Furniture & Product design, with Flo heading off a year later to study Design and Marketing. After graduating, both lived and worked in London for a few years, but the drive to start their own business soon took over. So, after much planning the couple took the plunge and moved back home to East Anglia in early 2015 to focus full time on launching Hatch Furniture. After multiple late nights experimenting with new designs and creating many prototypes, the couple finally felt they had the perfect starter range to launch with, and in May 2015 Hatch quite literally Hatched!
Portfolio The Mighty Christmas Tree This is one of the most awesome Christmas trees I’ve ever seen! Sure, it’s bathed in a sea of rampant commercialism, but, like a Russian friend said, “It is what it is.” I wonder if there is a “Making Of” for this tree inside the Galaries Lafayette in Paris. The entire thing is suspended in midair! I’d love to see how they get this giant tree inside and hang it every year. It must take forever, since the French are only legally allowed to work 12 hours per week.
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What is prob of sequence cozg? 1/120 Two letters picked without replacement from {s: 17, i: 2}. What is prob of sequence ss? 136/171 Calculate prob of sequence mov when three letters picked without replacement from bobvbbvobmmbmobob. 1/170 Calculate prob of sequence zdz when three letters picked without replacement from {a: 1, u: 1, z: 8, q: 1, d: 8}. 224/2907 Four letters picked without replacement from ggggg. What is prob of sequence gggg? 1 Two letters picked without replacement from {q: 5, s: 5, b: 3, y: 4, v: 1}. What is prob of sequence sv? 5/306 Three letters picked without replacement from {s: 5, x: 5}. What is prob of sequence xxx? 1/12 Three letters picked without replacement from uuguffuiiuuuumuluu. Give prob of sequence iug. 11/2448 What is prob of sequence tt when two letters picked without replacement from dddtddddtttt? 5/33 Four letters picked without replacement from vivvvivviviviiiiiviv. 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What is prob of sequence jlg? 1/35 What is prob of sequence oow when three letters picked without replacement from {w: 3, o: 7}? 7/40 What is prob of sequence ox when two letters picked without replacement from {x: 3, o: 3}? 3/10 Calculate prob of sequence fgi when three letters picked without replacement from iigfigifi. 5/126 Calculate prob of sequence vv when two letters picked without replacement from {v: 2, d: 2}. 1/6 Three letters picked without replacement from jyxaxyyxlyxlax. Give prob of sequence lxl. 5/1092 Calculate prob of sequence bccb when four letters picked without replacement from ccyyycccb. 0 Calculate prob of sequence men when three letters picked without replacement from {e: 2, m: 15, n: 3}. 1/76 What is prob of sequence nz when two letters picked without replacement from znnzznn? 2/7 What is prob of sequence od when two letters picked without replacement from oddddddd? 1/8 Two letters picked without replacement from {m: 3, k: 1, h: 2, u: 4, z: 1}. Give prob of sequence uz. 2/55 Calculate prob of sequence qtfx when four letters picked without replacement from {f: 1, t: 4, q: 1, n: 1, x: 1}. 1/420 Calculate prob of sequence pz when two letters picked without replacement from pxzrztzz. 1/14 What is prob of sequence qv when two letters picked without replacement from qvqqvqqvvqvqqvqqqq? 4/17 Four letters picked without replacement from wwwwwwkw. Give prob of sequence wkww. 1/8 Two letters picked without replacement from emmiieemiememmmeee. What is prob of sequence mm? 7/51 Four letters picked without replacement from {w: 4, u: 6}. Give prob of sequence wwww. 1/210 Calculate prob of sequence ecfy when four letters picked without replacement from ybbbbccfbbce. 1/3960 Four letters picked without replacement from leeeellm. 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What is prob of sequence cccc? 1/2 What is prob of sequence oqq when three letters picked without replacement from oqqoqqqqqoooqq? 15/91 What is prob of sequence ii when two letters picked without replacement from {o: 5, i: 5}? 2/9 What is prob of sequence yyve when four letters picked without replacement from eeqeqyyqeeyenyv? 1/455 What is prob of sequence ebce when four letters picked without replacement from {p: 2, b: 1, c: 1, e: 5, y: 1}? 1/252 Three letters picked without replacement from pppkypppkpkypppppppp. What is prob of sequence kpk? 1/76 Four letters picked without replacement from {c: 4, z: 3, w: 4, v: 4, y: 4, q: 1}. Give prob of sequence wqvc. 8/14535 Three letters picked without replacement from oooeeooeeeoooeoooso. Give prob of sequence eeo. 20/323 What is prob of sequence mv when two letters picked without replacement from ivm? 1/6 Four letters picked without replacement from {o: 5, y: 2}. 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BSE, public anxiety and private neurosis. Following the recent focus of media attention on BSE, and the putative link between the cattle disease and cases of variant CJD in humans in the UK, we report two cases of "BSE phobia." The relationship between popular conceptions of science and psychopathology is discussed.
Gbetagamma recruits Rho1 to the site of polarized growth during mating in budding yeast. In mating mixtures of Saccharomyces cerevisiae, cells polarize their growth toward their conjugation partners along a pheromone gradient. This chemotropic phenomenon is mediated by structural proteins such as Far1 and Bem1 and by signaling proteins such as Cdc24, Cdc42, and Gbetagamma. The Gbetagamma subunit is thought to provide a positional cue that recruits the polarity establishment proteins, and thereby induces polarization of the actin cytoskeleton. We identified RHO1 in a screen for allele-specific high-copy suppressors of Gbetagamma overexpression, suggesting that Rho1 binds Gbetagamma in vivo. Inactivation of Rho1 GTPase activity augmented the rescue phenotype, suggesting that it is the activated form of Rho1 that binds Gbetagamma. We also found, in a pull-down assay, that Rho1 associates with GST-Ste4 and that Rho1 is localized to the neck and tip of mating projections. Moreover, a mutation in STE4 that disrupts Gbetagamma-Rho1 interaction reduces the projection tip localization of Rho1 and compromises the integrity of pheromone-treated cells deficient in Rho1 activity. In addition to its roles as a positive regulator of 1,3-beta-glucan synthase and of the cell integrity MAP kinase cascade, it was recently shown that Rho1 is necessary for the formation of mating projections. Together, these results suggest that Gbetagamma recruits Rho1 to the site of polarized growth during mating.
Goldman Gets Akamai Wrong Beyond valuation, we are also concerned about intensifying competition as private entrants proliferate and selected large network operators begin to eye the space ... While portions of Akamai's customer base are likely relatively immune from competitive pressures, we believe that the majority of Akamai's 2,700 customers will be able to put increasing pressure on the company as contracts come up for renewal this year. My response? Go sell crazy somewhere else. Whining on Wall StreetOf course, I can't entirely blame Goldman for its conclusion. A huge part of the problem is Wall Street and the caffeine-and-sugar crowd that moves in and out of stocks like Jeff Gordon at Daytona. To these traders -- no one with this itchy a trigger finger can reasonably be called an investor -- Akamai was worth only a few points. Bank 'em and move on, the thinking goes. But Goldman isn't entirely blameless. New entrants? Large players? Talk about a sweeping analysis. Why not just say anyone with a data center is a threat? It's happened before. Google (Nasdaq: GOOG) was dubbed a competitor once for that very reason. Here, AT&T (NYSE: T) is allegedly the gorilla that could eat Akamai's bananas. Ma Bell, which reportedly outsources a fair amount of content delivery to Akamai, is thinking of building its own content delivery network (CDN). The horror! Or is it? The risk in Goldman's analysis is that it ignores the details. Here's how Dan Rayburn, a veteran watcher of the content delivery industry, put it recently: Based on my briefing with AT&T and the details I gave out about the scale of their build-out, if they end this year with the 400Gbps they are aiming for, across all of their CDN service, video, software downloads, app delivery etc. ... that would give them a fraction of what Akamai has. Not to mention no transcoding service, content management, DRM and all the other functionality that Akamai's Stream OS product has. Translation: Even with the build-out, AT&T is still a lightweight compared to Akamai. And let's not whitewash history. Big data center operators were going to displace Akamai years ago. They didn't because content delivery isn't merely a bandwidth game. You can't just buy servers and storage and become a content delivery network. At its essence Akamai is Google -- a math company that created an algorithm for Web traffic delivery rather than search. Courts have upheld Akamai's intellectual property rights in this area. That's no small thing; it means that every competitor, AT&T included, is going to have to pass the test that former peer Speedera and current rival Limelight (Nasdaq: LLNW) failed. Once more with the numbersGoldman may have a point in that pricing will take a toll on some Akamai customers. Churn rose to 4% in the most recent quarter, for example. But the essence of the business remains. More than 100 customers spend at least $1 million on Akamai services annually. And its average revenue per customer was up 21% to $23,200 in Q1. Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) and Microsoft are among the list. Finally, I think Goldman's thesis depends on the market for content delivery slowing or at least normalizing. Only then would a bare-knuckles fight for market share make sense. Evidence points to the contrary. Online video is surging, up 64% in March, according to comScore. And web content is important enough that CBS just agreed to acquireCNET (Nasdaq: CNET) for $11.50 a share. Even so, Goldman may be right over the very short term. Churn may rise as industry newcomers play the cheap card. Over the long term though, in tech, low-cost leaders rarely become market leaders. Those that provide value -- Google, VMware (NYSE: VMW) , and, yes, Akamai -- do. Comments from our Foolish Readers Help us keep this a respectfully Foolish area! This is a place for our readers to discuss, debate, and learn more about the Foolish investing topic you read about above. Help us keep it clean and safe. If you believe a comment is abusive or otherwise violates our Fool's Rules, please report it via the Report this Comment icon found on every comment. Here is the foolish thing: Goldman Sachs owns 30,343,532 shares of Limelight, the company Akamai is suing out of existence. Since July of last year, due mostly to the suit, GS has lost $599 million dollars of value in the LLNW shares. On the day of the GS downgrade, AKAM lost about $600m in market cap. Now that Akamai and Goldman Sachs have hurt each other evenly, it will be interesting to see what the next move is. I agree with Tim's position on Akamai. Akamai has a worldwide network of close to a 100,000 servers running a proprietary set of software applications that deliver cutting edge user experience to web surfers at a cost that is below the build cost for any business IT Department regardless of the size of the business. They have unlimited growth potential at this point and an incredible lead versus the competition. It will take time because they don't control their growth rate, it is controlled by external parties (users of their technology).
K.F.C. Olympic Burst KFC Olympic Burst is a Belgian association football club based in Burst, East Flanders. The club has matricule number 3901 and the club's colours are black and blue. They currently play in East Flanders Division Three in the Belgian Provincial leagues. They play their home games at the Complex Oudendijk in Burst. History The club was founded on 20 August 1943 and joined the Royal Belgian Football Association, with matricule number 3901 being assigned to the team. Burst played in the provincial leagues and did reach the Second Provincial, but was then swiftly relegated back to Third Provincial. They were the winner of their series, Third Provincial D, in season 2009/10, resulting in Burst re-appearing, after a long absence, in the Second Provincial. However, after two seasons, Burst was again relegated back to the Third Provincial in season 2011/12. Merger plans There are ongoing plans for the four remaining clubs from Erpe-Mere (SK Aaigem, KRC Bambrugge, KFC Olympic Burst and FC Mere) to merge. A new stadium will be built on the domain of Steenberg, with an objective of it being ready by 2015. However, the merger is not expected to happen before 2016 at the earliest due to the need for a multi-purpose hall to be built first in Steenberg (source: municipality Erpe-Mere). The new football club will use the matricule number of KRC Bambrugge, that plays in the first provincial league, as the other teams play in lower series. It is thought to be almost certain that there will be black in the new club's colours, because of the four clubs that are still active, and the three clubs who merged into FC Mere, all had black in their club's colours. The K of Koninklijke (Royal) and Erpe-Mere will appear in the new club's name. More information about the name is currently unavailable. References External links Site youth Olympic Burst Category:Football clubs in Belgium Category:Erpe-Mere Category:1943 establishments in Belgium fr:Burst#Sports
Father John Misty doesn’t put on your typical rock concert. Don’t expect much heavy bass, electric guitar, or a mosh pit. While many use music as an escape from the difficulties of daily life, Father John Misty, born Joshua Tillman, chooses to highlight these issues through his songs. After three straight sold-out shows in Brooklyn, it’s clear that people are willing to listen. Tillman was raised in a Evangelical Christian household, which is not exactly conducive to becoming a rockstar. When he left home for college, he abandoned his faith, moved to Seattle, and started making music. In April, he released Pure Comedy, his third album as Father John Misty. If you’re looking for a feel-good summer album, look elsewhere. But with recent events, this may not be the ideal time for happy entertainment. Although the themes that Tillman addresses are timeless, the concertgoers at his Brooklyn show were mostly millennials, perhaps drawn by his recent SNL performance. Tillman played an epic 23-song set filled with both his greatest hits and newest songs. The audience seemed a bit tepid at first while listening to the slower piano ballads from Pure Comedy, but grew more excitable when Tillman played the classics from his first two albums. While the music is decidedly opinionated, Tillman is often the subject of controversy for expressing his views. In July, he made headlines when he cut a concert short to rant about the entertainment complex and how it damages society. He is never afraid to voice his opinion, whether it be on Twitter on in the middle of one of his concerts. The music itself is a mix of rock, folk, indie, and even a little bit of country at times. His song topics range from his wife to society’s use of technology and even narcissism and personal relationships. Tillman is a born performer, constantly running across the stage, dancing to his own songs, and interacting with the audience. While the musical topics and societal outlook may be rather bleak, the crowd at his shows left smiling, knowing that even if they were headed towards a tough four years, they would have a catchy voice to narrate it. ]]>https://theschreibertimes.com/2017/05/22/fatherjohnmisty/feed/0Boys lacrosse coasting through regular seasonhttps://theschreibertimes.com/2017/05/20/boys-lacrosse-coasting-through-regular-season/ https://theschreibertimes.com/2017/05/20/boys-lacrosse-coasting-through-regular-season/#respondSat, 20 May 2017 16:02:15 +0000https://theschreibertimes.com/?p=6040Have you seen those royal blue jackets and parachute pants roaming the halls of Schreiber lately? The jacket’s Viking logo, filled by the American flag, has become emblematic of the boys lacrosse team’s early season success. After a quick stumble out of the gates, it didn’t take long for the Vikings to find their footing and catch fire in April. Under the leadership of senior captains Brian Crawley, Joey Manno, Crew Weingard, and Justin Masi, the Vikings are currently sitting comfortably at second place in Nassau Conference One with a record of 6-2. “We try to make the most out of every rep in every drill we do, and we compete hard against each other in everything we do,” said senior captain Crew Weingard. “On the practice field, we act like it’s a real game when we scrimmage each other so that we’re ready to play when we take the field on game days.” The season started off on a bad foot when the boys dropped their home opener on March 21 against South Side by a score of 14-8. However, the Vikings used that game as a learning experience to fix the issues at hand. On that Tuesday afternoon, the score was knotted up at 6-6 at halftime prior to a poor second half that saw the Vikings get outscored 4-1 in each of the final two quarters. “After that game, we bonded as a team and got to know each other much better. In addition, we started to push ourselves much harder,” said freshman Brian Pohoreckyj. Senior Brian Crawley (4 assists), junior John Athanasian (1 goal, 3 assists), and junior Harry Basham (3 goals) did everything they could to keep Port Washington in the game, but the Vikings fell short when it was all said and done. Despite the loss, there were plenty of positives to take away from the game against South Side. One of those positives was a strong performance by the Vikings’ freshman class of Mikey Beil, Zander Stapleton, Brandon Caslow, and Brian Pohoreckyj. This year’s group of freshmen is special, and so far they’ve all contributed in one way or another. Beil scored his first career goal in the loss against South Side, Stapleton has already announced his verbal commitment to play college lacrosse at Boston University, Caslow is ready to go after rehabbing his way back from a torn ACL, and Pohoreckyj tallied his first career point with an assist against Seaford. “Being on varsity this year is a pretty big step up from where we were playing last year, but the upperclassmen do a great job at making us part of the team,” said freshman Mikey Beil. “The captains’ leadership has been excellent so far and we really appreciate the way they try their best to make us better as a team.” In addition to being contributors on the field, the freshmen provide a different vibe within the locker room. “Having four freshmen is great because it gives the team a different dynamic,” said senior Crew Weingard. “We want to give them as much advice as we can to make sure the program continues to head in the right direction.” After losing their first game, the Vikings responded with an 8-7 victory in a thriller against Locust Valley. Sophomore goalie AJ Galassi (16 saves) turned in an excellent performance between the pipes. On the offensive end of the spectrum, Crawley (2 goals, 2 assists), Athanasian (1 goal, 2 assists), and Dalimonte (2 goals) paved the way for the Vikings’ first victory of the spring. Beil also contributed his second career goal. The boys took a 5-2 lead into halftime, but Locust Valley came storming back. In the fourth quarter, the Vikings protected their lead during a man down play with just over two minutes remaining. Then, with about a minute to play, Port forced a turnover to seal the deal and cap off win number one. A week after squeaking out a win in nail-biting fashion at Locust Valley, the Vikings absolutely steamrolled a winless Freeport team. Freeport, currently sitting on a 0-5 record, had no idea what was coming on April Fool’s Day. Despite the fact that it was April 1, the Vikings’ 15-0 halftime lead and 18-1 final score was no joking matter. Nine different Vikings tallied at least one goal, and the leading scorers were Crawley (2 goals, 5 assists) and Dalimonte (career high 5 goals). Other key contributors in this dominant victory were Athanasian (4 points), Basham (4 points), junior Drew Turner (3 points), and Stapleton (first 2 career goals). Everything was clicking on the Vikings’ home turf during one of their largest margins of victory in program history. Following the demolition of Freeport, the Vikings extended their win streak to three games with a 13-8 win over Baldwin. Dalimonte (5 points), senior Robbie Connors (4 points), Crawley (3 points), and Athanasian (3 points) paced Port’s offensive attack. Connors’ trio of goals marked the senior’s first game back after a one-game absence, and he made sure his presence was felt. Galassi (10 saves) turned in yet another spectacular effort in net by recording another game with double digit saves. The victory was a statement win for the Vikings, who continue to prove that they’re now a different team than the one that melted in the second half against South Side. When the 0-7 Seaford Vikings came to town for a battle of Vikings, Port Washington decimated them by a score of 15-3. Port’s 10-1 halftime lead allowed them to cruise through the second half and to see some of the younger guys on the team in action. Sophomore Steven Betsch, Caslow, and Carillo all scored their first goals of the season. In addition, junior goalie George Moschos (12 saves) had his first career varsity game with double digit saves in goal. Connors (4 goals, 1 assist) and Turner (2 goals, 2 assists) sparked the Port Washington offense. Another notable feat from the game against Seaford was Beil’s (3 goals) first career hat trick. Beil scored 7 goals in the first 5 games for the Vikings. The offensive clinic against Seaford marked the second time in three games where Port exploded for at least 15 goals in a game. You can bet that all these crooked numbers have caught the eyes of other coaches across the county. During the three game homestand, Port finished 3-0 and saw elite offensive performances from Crawley (11 points), Dalimonte (10 points), Athanasian (10 points), Connors (9 points), and Turner (9 points). On April 12, the Vikings extended their win streak to five games by way of an 18-1 thrashing of Hempstead. Hempstead, known for its athletic prowess, was no match for Port Washington when it came to skill. At the
Q: C++ return by value - what happens with the pointer inside? So I'm having a bit of SegFaults and was wondering if someone can explain me in higher depth how does this work. I have a wrapper class around a numeric variable, and I'm trying to build a compute tree of the expression. Here is a sample code: class DoubleWrap{ public: static int id; DoubleWrap(double value){this->value = value;myid=++id;} double value; int myid; std::vector<DoubleWrap*> parents; DoubleWrap operator+(DoubleWrap& x){ DoubleWrap result(this->value + x.value); setParents(*this,result); setParents(x,result); return result; } void setParents(DoubleWrap& parent,DoubleWrap& child){ child.parents.push_back(&parent); } void printTree(){ std::cout<< "[" << this->myid << "]-("; for (auto& elem: this->parents) std::cout<< elem->myid << "," << elem <<","; std::cout<<")"<<std::endl; for (auto& elem: this->parents) elem->printTree(); } } The problem I got is for an expression like x = a+b+c+d; When I try to look for the parents of x, it has 2 parents, but parents[0].parents[0] is nil, e.g. for some reason the pointer to the allocated place does not work or the allocated memory is destroyed? I'm quite interested if anyone can advise me on a workaround and why this happens. To give an example on this code: DoubleWrap dw(12.6); DoubleWrap dw2(12.5); DoubleWrap dw3(12.4); DoubleWrap dw4(12.3); DoubleWrap a = dw + dw2 + dw3; DoubleWrap b = a + dw+ dw2+ dw3 + dw4; b.printTree(); I expect the output: [10]-(9,0x13a4b50,4,0x7fff5bdb62f0,) [9]-(8,0x13a4b00,3,0x7fff5bdb62c0,) [8]-(7,0x13a49f0,2,0x7fff5bdb6290,) [7]-(6,0x7fff5bdb6320,1,0x7fff5bdb6260,) [6]-(5,0x13a4db0,3,0x7fff5bdb62c0,) [5]-(1,0x7fff5bdb6260,2,0x7fff5bdb6290,) [1]-() [2]-() [3]-() [1]-() [2]-() [3]-() [4]-() But the result I get (usually different on different runs): [10]-(9,0x7ffffd5e2f00,4,0x7ffffd5e2de0,) [9]-(33,0x1c6da10,3,0x7ffffd5e2db0,) Process finished with exit code 139 My guess is that the return of the operator in fact copies the DoubleWrap variable, thus value to which the pointer in parents is pointing to goes out of scope and the memory is released? The temporary solution was to return by reference, but the question is why and is there a proper one? PS: Fixed a previous mistake I got which is a mistake in setParents. A: Your problem is that you're adding pointers to temporary objects to the vector. DoubleWrap a = dw + dw2 + dw3; The above will first call dw.operator+(dw2). That creates a temporary object, let's name it temp. It then calls temp.operator+(dw3). Now inside operator+ there's this call to setParents where you pass temp as the parent. You then take the address of temp (at least that's what the code should be doing in order to compile) and add it to the vector of child. Now when the call to operator+ returns, temp gets destroyed, and the vector in a contains a pointer to a non-existing object. You could solve this by storing the elements in the vector using shared_ptr. Note that if referential cycles are possible you should be careful to break those cycles with weak_ptr (I didn't include an implementation for that in the below code). Here's what the final code could look like: class DoubleWrap { public: static int id; DoubleWrap(double value) : value(value), myid(++id) {} double value; int myid; std::vector<std::shared_ptr<DoubleWrap>> parents; DoubleWrap operator+(const DoubleWrap& x) const { DoubleWrap result(this->value + x.value); setParents(*this, result); setParents(x, result); return result; } static void setParents(const DoubleWrap& parent, DoubleWrap& child) { child.parents.push_back(std::make_shared<DoubleWrap>(parent)); // makes a copy of parent } void printTree() const { std::cout << "[" << this->myid << "]-("; for (const auto& elem: this->parents) std::cout << elem->myid << "," << elem.get() << ","; std::cout << ")" << std::endl; for (const auto& elem: this->parents) elem->printTree(); } }; int DoubleWrap::id = 0;
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Q: Longest shortest path between any two nodes of a graph I am trying to find two nodes that are furthest from each other in my Neo4j Database. For the purposes of my analysis, I am considering shortest distance between the two nodes as the distance between them. Therefore, the two nodes that are furthest will have longest shortest path between them. I am using the following syntax from Cypher to find the shortest node. Given two nodes as shown in the Neo4j example documentation http://docs.neo4j.org/chunked/milestone/query-match.html#match-shortest-path, I can run the following Cypher query. MATCH p = shortestPath((martin:Person)-[*..15]-(oliver:Person)) WHERE martin.name = 'Martin Sheen' AND oliver.name = 'Oliver Stone' RETURN p My database has over 1/2 million nodes. The brute force way will obviously take a long time. Is there any easy or faster way to get the two nodes? [As an extra wrinkle .. the graph is weighted but this detail can be ignored.] A: If I'm reading this correctly, you want all-pairs shortest path. This will give you a list with each node as a source and the shortest path to every other node. While it does do it by weight, you can simple use a weight of 1 for everything. You'll have to implement this yourself in Java as Cypher doesn't have anything for this.
Long-term blockade of mu-opioid receptors suggests a role in control of ingestive behaviour, body weight and core temperature in the rat. Chronic subcutaneous infusion with a low dose (0.5 mg/kg/h) of naloxone via minipumps blocked the antinociceptive action of the mu-agonist, morphine, without affecting that of the kappa-agonist, U50488H. This dose resulted in a transient suppression in the rate of body weight gain and a sustained reduction in daily food intake (FI) and water intake (WI): this decrease was seen in both the light and dark phases. Naloxone also resulted in a reduction in resting core temperature (TC) in the light but not the dark phase. It did not affect the weight loss or hypothermia which accompanied 24 h food and water deprivation. Naloxone did, however, suppress FI and WI following deprivation and inhibited the recovery of body weight thereafter. The influence of naloxone upon FI, WI, TC and body weight was dose-dependent over 0.05-0.50 mg/kg/h. Increasing the dose to 3.0 mg/kg/h eliminated the antinociceptive action of U50,488H revealing a blockade of kappa- (in addition to mu-) receptors. This higher dose was not more effective in reducing FI, WI, body weight and TC than 0.5 mg/kg/h. Further, treatment with MR 2266, an antagonist (or weak partial agonist) with a higher activity at kappa-receptors than naloxone, was not more effective than naloxone in reducing FI, WI and body weight: further, it did not affect TC. Moreover, chronic infusion of bremazocine, (a kappa-agonist and mu-antagonist) reduced WI, FI, body weight and TC by a magnitude comparable to that of naloxone. Finally, chronic infusion of the mu-agonist, sufentanyl, led to a sustained rise in TC. It is concluded, that: (1) mu-opioid receptors may play a major role in the modulation of daily FI and WI and of body weight in freely behaving rats: this action is expressed in both the light and dark phases of the cycle and maintained following deprivation. The data provide no evidence for (but do not exclude) a particular role of kappa-receptors. (2) mu-Receptors play a physiological role in the modulation of TC in the light but not the dark phase of the daily cycle.
Turbonilla willaseni Turbonilla willaseni is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies. References External links To World Register of Marine Species Category:Pyramidellidae Category:Gastropods described in 2011
Determination of 18 beta-glycyrrhetic acid in human plasma by high-performance liquid chromatography. A sensitive high-performance liquid chromatographic method has been developed for the determination of 18 beta-Glycyrrhetic acid in human plasma. 18 alpha-Glycyrrhetic acid was used as an internal standard. The procedure includes pretreatment by liquid-liquid extraction and chromatographic separation on a reversed-phase column with ultraviolet detection. The detection limit of the drug was 5 ng/ml. The method was applied to the determination of 18 beta-glycyrrhetic acid in plasma after oral administration of a herbal medicine containing 18 beta-glycyrrhitic acid in human volunteers.
Things That Car Owners Should Know To Ensure Safety On The Road Many people seem to love driving and going on out of town trips but it is also important to ensure the safety of the driver all of its passengers. Road safety must always be the number one priority because the last thing that you want to happen is to get into an accident that can cause serious injuries and even death. So if you happen to be a car owner let us run down some helpful tips aside from glass tinting on how to ensure and promote road safety at all times. Always check your tires- Road trips or highway driving can cause our vehicle to run at a faster speed. That its why it is important for you to check your tire pressure to prevent your tires from exploding which can cause accidents on the road. Make sure that you have the right amount of tire pressure by stopping by at a gasoline station every couple of hours. Also having less amount of tire pressure can cause flat tires which can cause inconvenience for everyone. Make sure to always have a spare tire and the necessary tools at your rear cabin. Wear your seat belts- This is one of the most common mistakes that most drivers make while on the road. You have to keep in mind that these seat belts are there for a reason. And that is to protect you and your occupants from the impact in case of minor accidents, collision and sudden braking. Do not entirely rely on your airbags so it is better to take the necessary precautions rather than experience more serious damages Change the tints of your car- Although it may cost you extra money to have your car undergo window tinting Brisbane but it can bring you a lot of benefits. Of the the main reasons why you should have car tints is to reduce the harmful ultra violet rays by at least 95%. We all know that exposure to sunlight while driving can cause you to easily get blinded by the sun especially when driving during day time. You can choose medium tins so your road visibility will not be compromised at all. Regular maintenance- Please do not forget to bring your car at your local dealership or your personal mechanic at least once every three months for a routing check up. Every vehicle is designed to experience the normal process of wear and tear as we continue to use it. It will not cost you much time and money to have your vehicle maintained. It is better to be safe than sorry.
Moi, Norway Moi is the administrative centre of Lund municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The village is located at the northern end of the lake Lundevatnet, one of the deepest lakes in Norway. The European route E39 highway passes through Moi. The Sørlandet Line also runs through Moi, stopping at Moi Station. The village has a population (2015) of 1,998 which gives the village a population density of . Industry The largest employer in Moi is NorDan, which is the largest window factory in northern Europe. After the Industrial Revolution, Moi developed a relatively large timber industry. Moi is also home to Moen Bjøllefabrikk, a bell manufacturer, which was the official supplier of animal bells used to cheer on athletes at the Lillehammer 1994 Winter Olympics, and in partnership with Cowbells.com for the Salt Lake City 2002 Winter Olympics. Additionally, Norway's only active clog factory is located just north of Moi in the village of Eik. Attractions Lund kirke, the local church, is approximately 200 years old and built in the traditional Norwegian country style in wood and painted white. Lund bygdemuseum og kulturbank, the local museum, is located by the church in the old barn of the priest's farm. It has an extensive display of agricultural tools as well as objects from World War II. Attached to the museum is Haien, an old farm, which is very well preserved. Notable residents Several musicians are from Moi: Elvira Nikolaisen Emil Nikolaisen (Serena Maneesh) Ivar Nikolaisen (Silver) Hilma Nikolaisen (Serena Maneesh) Øystein Stensheim (Det Norske Solistkor). Pete Sanstol, Norway's only boxing world champion, was born in Moi. On 7 June 2005, the village raised a monolith in its city park to his memory. Boye Brogeland, a world champion contract bridge player, was born in Moi in 1973. References External links The municipality's official site Category:Villages in Rogaland Category:Lund, Norway https://www.moenbjollefabrikk.no
Q: How do I use parallel processing for a function acting on a numpy array, when part of the function is to add rows to the array and keep updating it? The code I have below functions perfectly fine. But what I want to change is: if the "variable" I have is greater than 0, I want to add a row, for example [0,1,0,0], to the existing array, and then have the function and parallel processing work on this updated array. I wrote down the code I've already tried below. I get the error message: "IndexError: index 2 is out of bounds for axis 0 with size 2". The message also says this is a direct cause of this line: master_array = np.vstack((pool.map(third_three_part_function, array))) import numpy as np import multiprocessing array = np.zeros((4, 4)) for i in range(np.size(array,1)): array[i,0] = 10 def third_three_part_function(array): for i in range(np.size(array) - 1): variable = (np.random.poisson( 1, 1)) array[i+1] =array[i ]+ variable return(array) from multiprocessing import Pool if __name__ == '__main__': pool = Pool(processes=2) master_array = np.vstack((pool.map(third_three_part_function, array))) print(master_array) #### What I've already tried, but doesn't work: for i in range(np.size(array) - 1): variable = (np.random.poisson( 1, 1)) array[i+1] =array[i ]+ variable if variable>0: addition = [0,1,0,0] array = np.vstack([array,addition]) return(array) The goal is that for each new row I add to the array, the function and parallel processing also works on those new rows, as opposed to only the original rows of the array. A: When you use Pool.map to run a function over an array, your function is run in parallel in two processes (in this case). Each of these two processes has a copy of array. Whatever you do to the array in one process does not change the array in the other process! Nor does it influence the array in the parent process that calls Pool.map! So for a Pool.map to work properly, your worker function has to take a single argument (this can be a list or tuple, though). It works on that argument and then returns a result. The multiprocessing module then sends this result back to the parent process. All these return values are gathered in a list and returned by Pool.map. For example, suppose you want to count the number of words in files. You call Pool.map with a worker function and a list of file names. The worker function takes a single filename as an argument. It reads that file, count the words and returns the number of words in that file. So Pool.map returns a list of word counts, corresponding to the list of file names given. Edit: If you are not bound to numpy arrays, you could use shared memory in the form of a multiprocessing.Array. But you need to think about how to use this. When you create such an array you can specify if it should be protected with a lock (which is the default). This wil serialize access to the array and prevent memory corruption, but it will show things down. The other option is to not use a lock. But in that case, you have to prevent memory corruption. For example, say you have an array of 100 numbers, and you want to use two processes. Then you should program your worker function to take an offset argument. The first worker gets offset 0, and only works on array elements 0 to 49. The second worker gets offset 50 and only works on elments 50 to 99. If you do it like this, you should be able to use shared memory without locks and without memory corruption.
1I was led away in chains along with the people of Judah and Jerusalem who were being taken to Babylonia. Nebuzaradan was the officer in charge of the guard, and while we were stopped at Ramah, the Lord caused him to set me free. 2Nebuzaradan said: Jeremiah, the Lord your God warned your people that he would bring disaster on this land. 3But they continued to rebel against him, and now he has punished them just as he threatened. 4Today I am taking the chains off your wrists and setting you free! If you want to, you can come with me to Babylonia, and I will see that you are taken care of. Or if you decide to stay here, you can go wherever you wish. 5King Nebuchadnezzar#40.5 Nebuchadnezzar: See the note at 21.2. has chosen Gedaliah to rule Judah. You can live near Gedaliah, and he will provide for you, or you can live anywhere else you choose. Nebuzaradan gave me a supply of food, then let me leave. 6I decided to stay with the people of Judah, and I went to live near Gedaliah in Mizpah. The Harvest Is Brought In 7-8# 2 K 25.22-24. Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, together with Johanan and Jonathan, the two sons of Kareah, had been officers in Judah's army. And so had Seraiah the son of Tanhumeth, the sons of Ephai the Netophathite, and Jezaniah from Maacah. They and their troops had been stationed outside Jerusalem and had not been captured. They heard that Gedaliah had been chosen to rule Judah, and that the poorest men, women, and children had not been taken away to Babylonia. So they went to Mizpah and met with their new ruler. 9Gedaliah told them, “There's no need to be afraid of the Babylonians. Everything will be fine, if we live peacefully and obey King Nebuchadnezzar.#40.9 Nebuchadnezzar: See the note at 21.2.10I will stay here at Mizpah and meet with the Babylonian officials on each of their visits. But you must go back to your towns and bring in the harvest, then store the wine, olive oil, and dried fruit.” 11-12Earlier, when the Babylonians had invaded Judah, many of the Jews escaped to Moab, Ammon, Edom, and several other countries. But these Jews heard that the king of Babylonia had appointed Gedaliah as ruler of Judah, and that only a few people were left there. So the Jews in these other countries came back to Judah and helped with the grape and fruit harvest, which was especially large that year. Gedaliah Is Murdered 13One day, Johanan got together with some of the other men who had been army officers, and they came to Mizpah and met with Gedaliah. 14They said, “Gedaliah, we came to warn you that King Baalis of Ammon hired Ishmael to murder you!” Gedaliah refused to believe them, 15so Johanan went to Gedaliah privately and said, “Let me kill Ishmael. No one will find out who did it. There are only a few people left in Judah, but they are depending on you. And if you are murdered, they will be scattered or killed.” 16Gedaliah answered, “Don't kill Ishmael! What you've said about him can't be true.”
Q: hash code of different objects are the same I am facing a bizarre outcome in a java application (Spring batch job) after one of the internal custom dependencies -a library we have developed in my company- has been upgraded. After the upgrade in the code two new different objects of the same type show to have the same hash code. CustomObject oj1 = new CustomObject(); oj1.setId(1234L); CustomObject oj2 = new CustomObject(); oj2.setId(9999L); System.out.println(oj1); //Prints CustomObject@1 System.out.println(oj2); //Prints CustomObject@1 System.out.println(oj1.hashCode()); //Prints 1 System.out.println(oj2.hashCode()); //Prints 1 I noticed this issue after realizing that one of the unit test which has a HashSet variable was only adding the very first object and ignoring the rests. Obviously the hashSet is doing what is supposed to do but the objects are not supposed to be the same and are new instances with different Ids. I tested the same thing outside of the unit test within the application and still the same issue. As soon as I revert back to the old dependency code behaves normally and the above print statements show different numbers! I am sure one of the dependencies is causing this issue abut I am not able to determine the root cause. CustomObject is being pulled indirectly through that same dependency and does not have equals() and hashcode() implemented, it only has private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L; Looking at the source of CustomObject reveals this implementation public class CustomObject extends BaseModel implements Serializable and BaseModel has the equals and hashCode methods defined import org.jvnet.jaxb2_commons.lang.*; import org.jvnet.jaxb2_commons.locator.ObjectLocator; import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlAccessType; import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlAccessorType; import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlSeeAlso; import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlType; import java.io.Serializable; @XmlAccessorType(XmlAccessType.FIELD) @XmlType(name = "BaseModel") @XmlSeeAlso({ CustomObject.class }) public abstract class BaseModel implements Serializable, Equals2, HashCode2 { private final static long serialVersionUID = 1L; public boolean equals(ObjectLocator thisLocator, ObjectLocator thatLocator, Object object, EqualsStrategy2 strategy) { if ((object == null)||(this.getClass()!= object.getClass())) { return false; } if (this == object) { return true; } return true; } public boolean equals(Object object) { final EqualsStrategy2 strategy = JAXBEqualsStrategy.INSTANCE; return equals(null, null, object, strategy); } public int hashCode(ObjectLocator locator, HashCodeStrategy2 strategy) { int currentHashCode = 1; return currentHashCode; } public int hashCode() { final HashCodeStrategy2 strategy = JAXBHashCodeStrategy.INSTANCE; return this.hashCode(null, strategy); } } Thank you in advance. A: Clearly something has changed in a base class, and you will just have to find it and fix it, or else implement hashCode() and equals() acceptably in this class. Somebody somewhere has implemented hashCode() to return 1, which is idiotic. They would have been better off not to implement it at all. And it's not hard to find. Just look at the Javadoc for CustomObject and see where it inherits hashCode() from. A: I think you have already realized what the answer to your question is, but the code that you added in your update makes it clear: Your CustomClass extends the BaseClass. The BaseClass overrides Object::hashCode() The override in the version of BaseClass that you showed us will always return 1. It is calling a hashCode(ObjectLocator, HashCodeStrategy2) method with a specific strategy, but the implementation of that method simply ignores the strategy argument. Now is pretty clear that that version the BaseClass code can only ever return 1 as the hashcode. But you say that your code used to work, and you only changed the dependency. From that, we must conclude that the dependency has changed, and that the new version of the dependency is broken. If anything is "bizarre" about this, it is that someone decided to implement the (new) BaseClass like that, and release it without testing it properly. Actually, there is a possible way that you can get your CustomClass to work. The BaseClass::hashCode(ObjectLocator, HashCodeStrategy2) method is public and not final, so you could override it on your CustomClass as follows:. @Override public int hashCode(ObjectLocator locator, HashCodeStrategy2 strategy) { return System.identityHashCode(this); } And indeed, it may be that the implementers of BaseClass intend you to do this. But I would still argue that BaseClass is broken: Coding the class so that hashCode returns 1 as the default behavior is nasty. There is no javadoc in BaseClass to explain the need to override the method. Their (unannounced?) change to the behavior of BaseClass is an API breaking change. You shouldn't do stuff like that, without very good reason, and without warning. The default behavior of the corresponding equals method is objectively wrong.
[Ultra-high dose thrombolytic therapy with streptokinase in peripheral venous thrombosis]. 56 patients with deep vein thrombosis (lower limb) and two patients with vena subclavia thrombosis were treated for six hours/day according to an ultrahigh dosage scheme (1,500,000 U/h streptokinase). An average number of three cycles was applied. Complete recanalization could be demonstrated in 23 patients (43%) with lower limb thrombosis, whereas a partial recanalization was demonstrable in 40% (22 patients). A complete thrombolysis could be achieved in one patient with vena subclavia thrombosis. Severe side effects were one intracerebral hemorrhage and one major lung embolism, causing death in both patients. Ultrahigh dosage thrombolysis with streptokinase is an effective therapeutic regimen and is considered to be an alternative to standard fibrinolytic procedures.
Bystrinskoye mine The Bystrinskoye mine is one of the largest gold mines in Russia and in the world. The mine is located in Zabaykalsky Krai. The mine has estimated reserves of 6.4 million oz of gold. References Category:Gold mines in Russia
The Surgeon (video game) The Surgeon is a computer game published in 1985 by Information Systems for Medicine (ISM) for Amiga and Macintosh. The game has two sequels, The Surgeon II and The Surgeon III. In this game, the player is a surgeon. Dr. Myo Thant, The Surgeon's designer, would later go on to design Life & Death, a surgical game with similar elements, albeit with a wider release. Gameplay In The Surgeon, the player takes the role of a surgeon in a hospital. The game begins with the player meeting with a patient, and being provided with either a x-ray of the spine or an ultrasound examination of the abdomen, both of which may need to be requested by the player for further insight rather than being given to begin with. When meeting with a patient, the player may judge the patient's condition from a description of symptoms from the patient and the information they're given, and the player may choose to observe the patient (do nothing), prescribe painkillers, or operate. Inaction, such as prescribing painkillers or doing nothing if a patient's condition is serious and time-sensitive, may result in the patient's death. Patients may also die from failed surgery, or abrupt complications during surgery if the player fails to treat them in time. Patients may also die post-surgery from infection if the player neglects to sterilize the area with antiseptic solution before and after surgery, or by not washing their hands. The death of a patient resets the player's progress, and The Surgeon lacks a save function. The Surgeon's manual details possible medical afflictions the player will need to diagnose and treat in-game, describing their symptoms and the treatment needed. The manual also offers detailed step-by-step instructions for the surgeries in The Surgeon. Reception Macworld reviewed the Macintosh version of The Surgeon; the reviewer is a licensed doctor of medicine. Macworld says that the beginning of the game becomes "boring" after playing it several times, a necessity due to the game's lack of a save function, and due to a patient's death resetting progress in-game, they express that "you find yourself going through the early steps again and again." Macworld praises the gameplay and graphics, stating that "The operation consists of a well-defined series of steps that begins with scrubbing yourself and preparing the patient's skin with antiseptic solution. During surgery, any of several potentially fatal complications may arise. If you fail to recognize or treat them properly, the patient will die", calling the gameplay a "reasonably accurate simulation" and "fast paced", but disputes a claim in the game's manual that the game may be valuable to medical students, instead suggesting that "it might prove educational and challenging to nonmedical personnel." INFO reviewed the Amiga version of The Surgeon, giving it three out of five stars. The reviewer wrote that the game was "definitely not for the squeamish" and an "absolutely realistic simulation where you must make quick, correct decisions to fix an aneurysm." INFO expressed that "Additional diseases would have given this more stars, but once you've mastered the aneurysm, there's nothing else to do." Datormagazin, the Swedish computer magazine, gave the Amiga version three out of five stars. Datormagazin praised The Surgeon's "helpful" UI and that the game offers hints as to what to do during surgery, and stated that "Surgeon seems to be a realistic simulation of an operation, it's not just cutting in, removing the bad part, putting in a new one and sewing them up. There are many steps involved, and if you do not have any medical education or equivilant, it is doubtful if you can do it at all." Datormagazin further notes the game's difficulty, expressing that "In the manual, there are step-by-step instructions for the operation ... But even if you have those instructions in front of you, it's uncertain that you'll succeed ... Even if you get as far as sewing the patient back together again, he may die after the surgery, because you made a small mistake during the operation." They also say that their interest in the game "only went so far", expressing that "for a doctor or medical student, this game is probably very good, fun, and interesting. For me, who's just an ordinary person, it's not as fun." Datormagazin calls The Surgeon "an original and fun idea", but states that "it is worse than games meant for the general public" due to its niche audience. References External Links The Surgeon Amiga Version playable in-browser at Archive.org The Surgeon at Hall of Light Amiga database Category:1985 video games Category:Amiga games Category:Mac OS games Category:Medical video games Category:Video games developed in the United States
What’s the difference between Disaster Recovery and High Availability? published: 2013-04-21 00:00 SQL Server offers many disaster recovery and high availability options. However, before we discuss the different options available it’s worth talking about the differences between disaster recovery and high availability implementations. Disaster recovery can be categorized as the failure of multiple servers often separated by distance. Often implementing a disaster recovery plan is a manual process resulting in a period of downtime. The amount of downtime will generally depend upon the personnel involved and whether the failover process is well documented and practiced. Obviously costs also play their part but a well planned and executed failover does not need to incur significant expenditure. The intention of a disaster recovery plan is to - retain data minimise downtime minimise data loss High availability differs from disaster recovery as it is often an automated process involving fewer servers. Failover often happens within the same data centre. The intention is to – retain service 100% uptime zero data loss Disaster recovery: Log shipping Performed at a database level and is available in both standard and enterprise editions. This is a tried and trusted disaster recovery implementation and has been an option within SQL Server for many years. It consists of copying logged operations from a primary to a secondary, often offsite location. It consists of three main operations; backup of the transaction log, copy the transaction log backup from source to destination and restore the transaction log at destination. The amount of potential data loss experienced is dependent upon the configuration options chosen. For example how often you backup, copy and restore the transaction logs? Generally, failover is a manual process. High availability: Clustering Clustering is performed at an instance level. It is not designed to protect data but rather to protect the availability of server hardware. Unlike AlwaysOn Availability Groups SQL Server clustering uses shared storage which does expose it to SAN failures. As a result clustering is often used with other disaster recovery technologies such as log shipping. Unlike most other options when failover occurs all SQL Server logins, jobs etc. failover. Disaster recovery or High Availability Database Mirroring One important point to note is database mirroring is expected to be removed as an option in future releases of SQL Server. It has been replaced by AlwaysOn Availability Groups. Database mirroring is performed at a database level. A database can be configured to use mirroring for high availability (synchronous) or disaster recovery (asynchronous) but not both. Synchronous mirroring is a high availability option and is often referred to as high safety. Transactions need to be committed at both the principle and the mirror increasing latency. However, as high availability options are often configured within the same physical location this should not result in major performance problems. Additionally, an optional witness can be configured enabling automatic failover. Asynchronous mirroring is a disaster recovery option and is often referred to as high performance. It sends logged transactions to the mirror without waiting for the mirror to write the log to disk. This allows the principle to run with minimum transaction latency and is especially useful as often disaster recovery sites are separated by distance. The amount of potential data loss will depend upon the network latency between your principle and mirror database. Failover should be a manual process. You would not configure the optional witness as failover in mirroring is only possible when using a synchronous configuration. Async AlwaysOn Availability Groups (SQL Server 2012) It has been described by Microsoft as the next evolution of database mirroring which is great, but it comes at a cost. Synchronous database mirroring is available in the standard edition of SQL Server, whereas AlwaysOn is an enterprise edition feature only. It uses Windows clustering technology to manage the network name and the IP address. However, one important point to note is that is doesn’t use shared storage unlike traditional clustering. It uses a listener which is like a virtual network name that determines which SQL instance clients connect to. There is no need to reconfigure clients to point to a different SQL Server instance name as this does not change during failover. You can configure one primary and 1-4 secondary replica groups. These groups can contain up to 100 databases. A SQL Server instance can contain many replica groups but a particular database can only be a member of one primary replica. Unlike database mirroring, groups of databases can be failed over rather than a single database. Additionally, replica groups can be used in both synchronous and asynchronous configurations. So for example you could have; One SQL Server instance name A primary replica group containing databases for read-write operations A secondary replica group for synchronous, high availability failover A third replica group for asynchronous disaster recovery failover And a fourth replica group for reporting purposes We think AlwaysOn Availability Groups are a great leap forward and is major step towards offering a high availability and disaster recovery solution in one. Replication Some of you may be wondering why SQL Server replication isn’t listed above? Although, SQL Server replication can be used as a disaster recovery / high availability solution, what we’re finding more and more is that this implementation is often used for reporting purposes. For example more and more clients are distributing load by separating their reporting from their production environments. Replication gives you the option of replicating certain articles so copies of entire databases are not necessary. Summary Implementing a disaster recovery and/or high availability plan will depend upon business requirements. Questions the business needs to answer include; Can the business cope with downtime and if so how much? Can the business cope with data loss and if so how much? What budget do you have available? Implementing a plan does come at a cost but those costs don’t need to be overly excessive. Log shipping and synchronous database mirroring are available in the standard edition of SQL Server. However, if your SQL Server instance hosts multiple databases and you require a true disaster recovery / high availability solution, AlwaysOn Availability Groups are an excellent, if not expensive alternative.
--- abstract: 'Hardy’s proof is considered the simplest proof of nonlocality. Here we introduce an equally simple proof that (i) has Hardy’s as a particular case, (ii) shows that the probability of nonlocal events grows with the dimension of the local systems, and (iii) is always equivalent to the violation of a tight Bell inequality.' author: - 'Jing-Ling Chen' - Adán Cabello - 'Zhen-Peng Xu' - 'Hong-Yi Su' - Chunfeng Wu - 'L. C. Kwek' title: 'Hardy’s Paradox for High-Dimensional Systems: Beyond Hardy’s Limit' --- [*Introduction.—*]{}Nonlocality, namely, the impossibility of describing correlations in terms of local hidden variables [@Bell64], is a fundamental property of nature. Hardy’s proof [@Hardy92; @Hardy93], in any of its forms [@Goldstein94; @Mermin94a; @Mermin94b; @KH05], provides a simple way to show that quantum correlations cannot be explained with local theories. Hardy’s proof is usually considered “the simplest form of Bell’s theorem” [@Mermin95]. On the other hand, if one wants to study nonlocality in a systematic way, one must define the local polytope [@Pitowsky89] corresponding to any possible scenario (i.e., for any given number of parties, settings, and outcomes) and check whether quantum correlations violate the inequalities defining the facets of the corresponding local polytope. These inequalities are the so-called [*tight*]{} Bell inequalities. In this sense, Hardy’s proof has another remarkable property: It is equivalent to a violation of a tight Bell inequality, the Clauser-Horne-Shimony-Holt (CHSH) inequality [@CHSH69]. This was observed in [@Mermin94a]. Hardy’s proof requires two observers, each with two measurements, each with two possible outcomes. The proof has been extended to the case of more than two measurements [@Hardy97; @BBDH97], and more than two outcomes [@KC05; @SG11; @RZS12]. However, none of these extensions is equivalent to the violation of a tight Bell inequality. The aim of this Letter is to show that, if we remove the requirement that the measurements have two outcomes, then Hardy’s proof can be formulated in a much powerful way. The new formulation shows that the maximum probability of nonlocal events, which has a limit of $0.09$ in Hardy’s formulation and previously proposed extensions, actually grows with the number of possible outcomes, tending asymptotically to a limit that is more than four times higher than the original one. Moreover, for any given number of outcomes, the new formulation turns out to be equivalent to a violation of a tight Bell inequality, a feature that suggest that this formulation is more fundamental than any other one proposed previously. All this while preserving the simplicity of Hardy’s original proof. [*A new formulation of Hardy’s paradox.—*]{}Let us consider two observers, Alice, who can measure either $A_1$ or $A_2$ on her subsystem, and Bob, who can measure $B_1$ or $B_2$ on his. Suppose that each of these measurements has $d$ outcomes that we will number as $0,1,2,\ldots,d-1$. Let us denote as $P(A_2 < B_1)$ the joint conditional probability that the result of $A_2$ is strictly smaller than the result of $B_1$, that is, $$P(A_2 < B_1)=\sum_{m<n}P(A_2=m, B_1=n),$$ with $m, n \in \{0, 1, \ldots, d-1\}$. Explicitly, for $d=2$, $P(A_2 < B_1)=P(A_2=0,B_1=1)$; for $d=3$, $P(A_2 < B_1)=P(A_2=0,B_1=1)+P(A_2=0,B_1=2)+P(A_2=1,B_1=2)$, etc. Then, the proof follows from the fact that, according to quantum theory, there are two-qudit entangled states and local measurements satisfying, simultaneously, the following conditions: \[E1\] $$\begin{aligned} &P(A_2 < B_1) = 0, \label{E1a}\\ &P(B_1 < A_1) = 0, \label{E1b}\\ &P(A_1 < B_2) = 0, \label{E1c}\\ &P(A_2 < B_2) > 0. \label{E1d}\end{aligned}$$ Therefore, if events $A_2<B_1$, $B_1<A_1$, and $A_1<B_2$ never happen, then, in any local theory, event $A_2 < B_2$ must never happen either. However, this is in contradiction with (\[E1d\]). If $d=2$, the proof is exactly Hardy’s [@Hardy92; @Hardy93]. [*Beyond Hardy’s limit.—*]{}Let us define, $$P_{\rm Hardy}=\max P(A_2 < B_2)$$ satisfying conditions (\[E1a\])–(\[E1c\]). For $d=2$, $$\begin{aligned} \label{Hlimit} P^{(d=2)}_{\rm Hardy}=\frac{5\sqrt{5} - 11}{2}\approx 0.09,\end{aligned}$$ and is achieved with two-qubit systems [@Hardy92; @Hardy93]. In previous extensions of Hardy’s paradox to two-qudit systems [@KC05; @SG11; @RZS12], (\[Hlimit\]) is also the maximum probability of events that cannot be explained by local theories. For example, the extension considered in Ref. [@KC05] is based on the following four probabilities: $P(A_1 = 0, B_1 = 0) = 0$, $P(A_1 \neq 0, B_2 = 0) = 0$, $P(A_2 = 0, B_1 \neq 0) = 0$, and $P(A_2 = 0, B_2 = 0) = P_{\rm KC} > 0$. Ref. [@SG11] proves that, for two-qutrit systems, $\max P_{\rm KC}$ equals (\[Hlimit\]), and conjectures that $\max P_{\rm KC}$ is always (\[Hlimit\]) for arbitrary dimension. Ref. [@RZS12] provides a proof of this conjecture. Interestingly, in the proof presented in the previous section, $P_{\rm Hardy}$ equals Hardy’s limit (\[Hlimit\]) for $d=2$, but this is not longer true for higher dimensional systems. To show this, we will consider pure states satisfying the three conditions (\[E1a\])–(\[E1c\]). An arbitrary two-qudit pure state can be written as $$\begin{aligned} |\Psi\rangle = \sum\limits_{i = 0}^{d-1} \sum\limits_{j = 0}^{d-1} h_{ij} |i\rangle_A|j\rangle_B,\end{aligned}$$ where the basis states $|i\rangle_A, |j\rangle_B \in \{|0\rangle, |1\rangle, \ldots, |d-1\rangle\}$, and $h_{ij}$ are coefficients satisfying the normalization condition $\sum_{ij} |h_{ij}|^2 = 1$. The coefficients $h_{ij}$ completely determine the state $|\Psi\rangle$. We can associate any two-qudit state $|\Psi\rangle$ with a coefficient-matrix $H=(h_{ij})_{d \times d}$, where $i, j=0, 1, \ldots, d-1$, and $h_{ij}$ is the $i$-th row and the $j$-column element of the $d\times d$ matrix $H$. The connection between the coefficient-matrix $H$ and the two reduced density matrices of $|\Psi\rangle\langle\Psi|$ is $$\begin{aligned} \rho_A&={\mbox{tr}}_B(|\Psi\rangle\langle\Psi|)=HH^\dag, \\ \rho_B&={\mbox{tr}}_A(|\Psi\rangle\langle\Psi|)=H^T(H^T)^\dag,\end{aligned}$$ where $T$ for matrix transpose and $H^\dag$ is the hermitian conjugate matrix of $H$. The probability $P(A_i=m, B_j=n)$ can be calculated as $$\begin{aligned} \label{PRab} P(A_i=m, B_j=n)={\mbox{tr}}[(\hat{\Pi}_{A_i}^m\otimes \hat{\Pi}_{B_j}^n)\rho],\end{aligned}$$ where $\hat{\Pi}_{A_i}^m$ and $\hat{\Pi}_{B_j}^n$ are projectors, and $\rho=|\Psi\rangle\langle\Psi|$. Explicitly, the projectors are given by \[PR1\] $$\begin{aligned} &\hat{\Pi}_{A_1}^m=\mathcal {U}_1 \;|m\rangle\langle m| \;\mathcal {U}_1^\dag, \label{PR1a}\\ &\hat{\Pi}_{B_1}^n=\mathcal {V}_1 \;|n\rangle\langle n| \;\mathcal {V}_1^\dag, \label{PR1b}\\ &\hat{\Pi}_{A_2}^m=\mathcal {U}_2 \;|m\rangle\langle m| \;\mathcal {U}_2^\dag, \label{PR1c}\\ &\hat{\Pi}_{B_2}^n=\mathcal {V}_2 \;|n\rangle\langle n| \;\mathcal {V}_2^\dag, \label{PR1d}\end{aligned}$$ where $\mathcal {U}_1$, $\mathcal {V}_1$, $\mathcal {U}_2$, and $\mathcal {V}_2$ are, in general, $SU(d)$ unitary matrices. To calculate $P^{\rm opt}_{\rm Hardy}$, it is sufficient to choose the settings $A_1$ and $B_1$ as the standard bases, i.e., taking $\mathcal {U}_1=\mathcal {V}_1=\openone$, where $\openone$ is the identity matrix. Evidently, the condition (\[E1b\]) leads to $h_{ij}=0$, for $i>j$. This implies that the matrix $H$ is an upper-triangular matrix. In Table \[Table1\], we list the optimal values of $P^{\rm opt}_{\rm Hardy}$ for $d=2,\dots, 7$. The corresponding optimal Hardy states $H^{\rm opt}$ are explicitly given in the Appendix. The calculations for $d>7$ are beyond our computers capability. However, we observe that $H^{\rm opt}$, written in the representation of $H$, have reflection symmetry with respect to the anti-diagonal line, that is, $h_{ij}=h_{d-1-j, d-1-i}$. We use this to calculate approximately the maximum probability for nonlocal events $P^{\rm app}_{\rm Hardy}$, by using a special class of states $H^{\rm app}$. The explicit form of states $H^{\rm app}$ is given in the Appendix. This allows us to go beyond $d=7$ and compute $P^{\rm app}_{\rm Hardy}$ from $d=2$ to $d=28000$. In Fig. \[fig1\], we have plotted $P^{\rm app}_{\rm Hardy}$ from $d=2$ to $d=1000$, showing that $P^{\rm app}_{\rm Hardy}$ increases with the dimension. Values for higher dimensions are given in the Appendix. In Table \[Table1\], we also compare the $P_{\rm Hardy}$ for the optimal states and the approximate optimal states. This allows us to speculate that the asymptotic limit may be a little higher than the one showed in Fig. \[fig1\]. However, the limit $1/2$ can never be surpassed since $P(A_2>B_2)$ is always bigger than $P(A_2<B_2)$ as observed in the numerical computations. At this point, we do not know whether or not $1/2$ may be the asymptotic limit. $d$ 2 3 4 5 6 7 --------------------------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------- ---------- $P^{\rm opt}_{\rm Hardy}$ 0.090170 0.141327 0.176512 0.203057 0.224221 0.241728 $P^{\rm app}_{\rm Hardy}$ 0.088889 0.138426 0.171533 0.195869 0.214825 0.230172 Error Rates 0.014207 0.020527 0.020288 0.035399 0.0419051 0.047807 ![(Color online) $P^{\rm app}_{\rm Hardy}$ from $d=2$ to $d=1000$.[]{data-label="fig1"}](phardyto1000.eps "fig:"){width="80mm"}\ [*Degree of entanglement.—*]{}Hardy’s proof does not work for maximally entangled states. The same is true for the proof introduced here. However, in out proof, as $d$ increases, the degree of entanglement tends to 1. To show this, we use the generalized concurrence or degree of entanglement [@AF01] for two-qudit systems given by $$\begin{aligned} \mathcal {C}=\sqrt{\frac{d}{d-1}\biggr[1-{\mbox{tr}}(\rho_A^2)\biggr]}=\sqrt{\frac{d}{d-1}\biggr[1-{\mbox{tr}}(\rho_B^2)\biggr]}.\end{aligned}$$ In Table \[Table2\], we have plotted $\mathcal{C}$ for the optimal Hardy’s states and the approximate Hardy’s states. From Table \[Table2\], we observe that, for $d=2$, the optimal Hardy’s state occurs at $\mathcal {C}^{\rm opt}\approx 0.763932$, and this value increases to $\mathcal {C}^{\rm opt}\approx 0.827702$ when $d=5$. For a fixed $d$, the corresponding $\mathcal {C}^{\rm app}$ is larger than that of $\mathcal {C}^{\rm app}$, and it also increases with the dimension $d$. For $d=800$, $\mathcal {C}^{\rm app}\approx 0.998062$, and tends to 1 as $d$ grows. $d$ 2 3 4 5 6 7 -------------------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Optimal States 0.763932 0.793888 0.813483 0.827702 0.838679 0.847510 Approximate States 0.825885 0.845942 0.861735 0.874459 0.884926 0.893695 Finally, we can prove that the proof cannot work for two-qudit maximally entangled states, $$\begin{aligned} |\Psi\rangle_{\rm MES}=\frac{1}{\sqrt{d}}\sum_{j=0}^{d-1}|j\rangle_A |j\rangle_B.\end{aligned}$$ *Proof:* ${\mbox{tr}}[(\hat{\Pi}_{A_1}^m\otimes \hat{\Pi}_{B_1}^n) |\Psi\rangle\langle\Psi|]$ can be expressed as $${\mbox{tr}}[ (|m\rangle\langle m| \otimes |n\rangle\langle n| )(\mathcal {U}^\dag_1\otimes \mathcal {V}^\dag_1) |\Psi\rangle\langle\Psi| (\mathcal {U}_1\otimes
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Q: how to merge 2 database results in one column I have 2 columns as follow: A | B ---|--- 7 | 1 7 | 2 3 | 7 4 | 5 ------- I want to get 1 column containing (1,2,3). Currently i'm quering this: SELECT `A` , `B` FROM `mytable` WHERE `A` =7 OR `B` =7 but I'm getting 2 columns containing the number 7 in both sides A and B. i'm sure there is a way to get what I want but I don't know how to google that!! A: You could use this: SELECT case when A=7 then B else A end FROM yourtable WHERE 7 IN (A, B) If you want a single column, you could use this: SELECT GROUP_CONCAT(case when A=7 then B else A end ORDER BY case when A=7 then B else A end) FROM yourtable WHERE 7 IN (A, B) See fiddle here. If value of both A and B could be 7 at the same time, and you want to skip that row, you could substitute: WHERE 7 IN (A, B) with WHERE A=7 XOR B=7
Q: Is the Three-Eyed Raven incapable of emotion? (Game of Thrones, S07E03–E04) When Meera leaves Bran at Winterfell and is unsatisfied with his lack of gratitude for all of her help (which you would be after all they went through), she concludes that 'Bran' died in the cave, leaving only the Three-Eyed Raven. Bran tells Meera that he remembers being 'Bran' but remembers "so much else now", without even trying to express any more thanks, consolation or sorrow for her/their losses along the way. What's more he now constantly talks in a slow and monotonous tone, appearing devoid of any emotion. He clearly does still possess all of Bran's memories when conversing with Sansa and Arya in the Weirwood and can express reason as he gives the dagger to Arya claiming "it is wasted on a cripple". He does, however, in S07E03, express sorrow at what has happened to Sansa and that "it happened at home". So now that he has assumed the identity of the Three-Eyed Raven and the associated memories, is he losing the capability of expressing or feeling emotion to the point where it will disappear completely? A: From the mouth of the actor in charge of playing the current Three-Eyed Raven, Isaac Hempstead-Wright: "He's got this wealth of important information that really needs to get to the right people. And so by the start of season seven, Bran is in many ways a very different character," Hempstead Wright said. "He's the Three-Eyed Raven — he's not Bran Stark, which means he's really just a vehicle for the greater world's fate. That is what Bran's destiny is and what he's doing in season seven." — Isaac Hempstead-Wright, INSIDER and "Bran is existing in thousands of planes of existence at any one time. So it’s quite difficult for Bran to have any kind of semblance of personality anymore because he’s really like a giant computer." — Isaac Hempstead-Wright, Entertainment Weekly Essentially: being in all places at once, throughout time (past, present and potential future) has been a gift and a curse for Bran, as he is no longer the Bran Stark we knew before, even though he says himself that he remembers what it was like to be Bran Stark, a boy from Winterfell, scattering your mind to bear witness to every event ever in the world, as well as being given the burden of the responsibility of seeing the world through the peril of the Night King, seems to have this extreme and literal greater-goal effect on his character. He repeatedly confirms what the actor has also clarified: he is no longer Bran Stark. His apparent apathy and emotionlessness are a consequence of not having the same perspective that normal people have. We see Meera saying, "My brother died for you", having no effect on Bran because he has watched hundreds of thousands of deaths and births and horrific events, he has a completely shifted perspective, almost god-like, on the relatively smaller events or interactions, due to his omniscience. Since I first wrote this answer, an official HBO interview with actor Isaac Hempstead-Wright, over at the official behind the scenes blog, Making Game of Thrones, has come out, further confirming what has been said, as well as adding some more insight: HBO: Do you agree with Meera’s assessment that Bran died in the cave back in Season 6? Isaac Hempstead Wright: It’s quite a bold thing for Meera to have said. Sadly, I think in many ways she was right. It’s just this whole idea that Bran has become a much smaller part of the character’s brain, when before 100 percent of his head was taken up with being Bran Stark. Now, that’s just one tiny file in a huge system. But certainly, he’s almost completely a different character. He acts utterly differently, and really any semblance of personality he used to have has gone. HBO: Is there anything left of the old Bran? Isaac Hempstead Wright: In Episode 4 [“The Spoils of War”] he says, “I remember what it felt like to be Brandon Stark, but I remember so much else now,” which sums up exactly the situation Bran is in. There is a flicker of Bran left in him, but really, can you imagine putting the entire history of the universe, every single moment, every single second that ever existed in one person’s brain? You’d think it would just short circuit. Bran just becomes this calm, zen character. He’s really like a human supercomputer. HBO: How challenging was it to essentially take on that new character while still maintaining the fact that you are in some small way Bran? Isaac Hempstead Wright: It was definitely difficult to get it right. I had a meeting with [series creators] David [Benioff] and Dan [Weiss], and they wanted him to be quite monotone and agenda-less, but at the same time have a slight flair, so it wasn’t just like listening to a robot talk. There had to be a sense of mystery and wisdom to him. He was sort of inspired by Dr. Manhattan in The Watchmen series — being in all these places at once, in all these time zones at once. I tried to base it on the old Three-Eyed Raven [played by Max von Sydow in Season 6] and have a sense of this wise, old, man sitting in a tree. At the same time, still have that slight spark somewhere in there where you know this is Bran Stark. It was a fine balance. —"Isaac Hempstead Wright on the 'Fine Balance' of Playing Bran", Making of Game of Thrones A: I think, first of all, that kind of broad, over-arching knowledge of everything is distinctly not a human experience (think of Dr Manhattan in the Watchmen). The previous three-eyed raven became detached enough from normal human feelings and emotions that he sat there and allowed tree roots to grow through him over the decades/centuries. To be the three-eyed raven is to sacrifice your humanity and enter a different plane of existence, clearly. But, on the other hand, I'd think you'd have to lose touch with your human emotions, and empathy. You're able to see and experience everything that has ever happened to everyone. Which means Bran can see and experience his father's final moments of fear, despair, his actual death getting his head chopped off. He'd feel his own grief and despair seeing his father betrayed, he'd see and experience Arya's and Sansa's grief, despair and loss in that moment, and other awful moments ("How is Sansa doing? Oh, looks like she got married, awesome...." then he gets to experience and see her being raped and tortured by her husband). If he doesn't develop a powerful detachment from his former feelings and empathy, the Three-Eyed Raven would experience, first-hand, all the tragedy and loss to fill thousands of lifetimes, on a constant basis. It would drive a normal human mad or to suicide, very quickly. I suspect that part of his "training" is not only learning to control the ability to see the visions, but learning how to deal with what he sees, as well. When he gives into his natural human inclinations and tries to go back and see what he was deemed not ready to see yet, he encounters the Night King, gets touched, and the dead are unleashed upon the sanctuary he was in. Behaving like a normal human has disastrous consequences, and he was being trained not to behave that way. None of this is canon, just my own speculation on why he has to become detached as he more fully develops into this other, non-human being. A: Alright to elaborate on my comment In short wargs leave part of their selves in the animal and so when the animal dies part of the warg dies as well. So the death of summer resulted in Bran losing his emotions as he spent a lot of time in Summer which Jojen warned him about From Westeros Once an animal has been joined to a man, any skinchanger can slip inside and ride him. The joining works both ways, however, for a dead skinchanger's animal carries a part of him and the new master of the beast will find the dead man's voice whispering to him (III: 835) - When the beast is warged the skingchanger/warg/greenseer can sense where the animal is As such we see that Wargs/Skin Changers/Greenseer leave part of their selves in their animal. As such when that animal dies we can assume that that piece dies and as the entire Greenseeing thing is very pagan/Celtic it fits that the greenseer put their souls in objects. It also appears to work in reverse with Rickon acting more like his wolf in the books A large list of skin changing/warging references in the books Westeros: http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/Concordance/Section/14.1.2./ Additional: http://awoiaf.westeros.org/index.php/Skinchanger BONUS Also From Westeros As a powerful skinchanger dies, his ability expands to encompass all animals in his vicinity (V: 14) Just
Q: Converting a text file to a CSV file I'm attempting to learn more about Java and have created a method that takes a text file with stdout (space separated file) and converts it to a CSV file. I was attempting to use standard Java SE version 8. Is there a better, more efficient, way of doing this? The logic is: Open file Read file by line into string so it can be split Split string removing spaces, back into array Join with StringJoiner using , Convert back to string to remove leading , Update final array to be returned Method to open file: public void OpenFile(String fileName) { try { subFile = new Scanner (new File(fileName)); } catch (Exception e) { System.out.println("File dosn't exist."); } } Method to convert: public String[] TextToCsvArray(String[] fileArray) { int i=0; while(subFile.hasNext()) { String line = subFile.nextLine(); String[] split = line.split("\\s+"); StringJoiner joiner = new StringJoiner(","); for (String strVal: split) joiner.add(strVal); line = joiner.toString(); line = line.startsWith(",") ? line.substring(1) : line; fileArray[i++] = line; } return fileArray; } A: If your input is already separated correctly by spaces, it seems all you need to do is to convert those into commas and you're good. I'm not sure you need to go to/from arrays. I would replace the code inside the loop: { String line = subFile.nextLine(); String[] split = line.split("\\s+"); StringJoiner joiner = new StringJoiner(","); for (String strVal: split) joiner.add(strVal); line = joiner.toString(); line = line.startsWith(",") ? line.substring(1) : line; fileArray[i++] = line; } with this: { String line = subFile.nextLine(); line.trim().replaceAll(" +", " "); //check for double spaces line.replace(' ', ','); //replace space with comma fileArray[i++] = line; } Oh, and check for the array size like someone else mentioned. A: Since you are using Java 8 it is good to use the great streaming methods it give you. You can write your code simply like the following: public static void main(String[] args) { String fileName = "./a.txt"; try (Stream<String> stream = Files.lines(Paths.get(fileName))) { String result = stream.map(s -> s.split("\\s+")) .map(s -> Arrays.stream(s).collect(Collectors.joining(","))+"\n") .collect(Collectors.joining()); System.out.println(result); } catch (IOException e) { e.printStackTrace(); } The final result is stored in result and you just need simply to write it into the file!
Plans to build a new seven-acre public park under the Kosciuszko Bridge in Greenpoint are moving forward. Last month, the North Brooklyn Parks Allianceunveiled designs for “Under the K,” a linear public space that will feature four distinct spaces and stretch to Newtown Creek. Designed by Toronto-based architecture firm Public Work, the new park will feature access to the waterfront, public art installations, performances, and areas for recreation on land currently vacant. The first part of the new Kosciuszko Bridge, which replaced the old 1939-built truss bridge, opened to traffic in 2017 and connects Brooklyn and Queens. That same year, the state asked the North Brooklyn Parks Alliance to develop ideas to turn the open space under the bridge’s Brooklyn side into a park. The Brooklyn-bound span of the bridge is expected to open in September. According to Curbed NY, construction of the section below the bridge will wrap up a month after. “As our neighborhoods became increasingly dense amid historic development, we must reimagine the types of spaces that can become open and public,” Katie Denny Horowitz, the executive director of the Alliance, said. “Under the K is a visionary solution to the urban plight of limited space, transforming how cities can and should approach future parks.” The design from Public Works, the firm behind “The Bentway,” a public space that opened last year under the Gardiner Expressway in Toronto, is defined by the bridge’s concrete beams, which range in height from 40 feet at the entrance to 120 feet at the waterfront. Four distinct spaces will be constructed beneath the Bridge: the “Arm,” the “K-flex 1,” the “K-flex 2,” and the edge of Newtown Creek. The Arm links pedestrians and cyclists from the bridge to the main park, with planting zones able to host markets. The two flex zones will be multifunctional with space for programming, play, and larger events. The Creekside will contain public seating, outlooks, and restored ecologies, as well as programming geared toward environmental initiatives. “Few parks could offer such raw potential for community engagement in activation, recreation, culture, and nature–a testing ground for contemporary expressions of social and ecological transformation,” Marc Ryan and Adam Nicklin, cofounders of Public Work, said in a statement. “Under the K dreams of a collaborative space that celebrates the resilience of nature and Brooklyn’s diverse community culture.” 6sqft is committed to ensuring digital accessibility for individuals with disabilities. We are continuously working to improve the accessibility of our web experience for everyone, and we welcome feedback and accommodation requests. If you wish to report an issue or seek an accommodation, please contact us at [email protected].
Q: NHibernate QueryOver and string.format I am working with QueryOver in NHibernate and I want to customize one property of my projected DTO using the following syntax: IEnumerable<PersonResponseMessage> persons = session.QueryOver<PersonEntity>() .SelectList(list => list .Select(p => p.Active).WithAlias(() => dto.Active) .Select(p => p.Alert).WithAlias(() => dto.Alert) .Select(p => p.Comments).WithAlias(() => dto.Comments) .Select(p => string.Format("{0}api/Person/{1}", uriHelper.Root, p.Id)).WithAlias(() => dto.DetailsUrl) ) .TransformUsing(Transformers.AliasToBean<PersonResponseMessage>()) .List<PersonResponseMessage>(); Unfortunately NHibernate cannot do this and throws an exception saying that: Variable P referenced from scope "" is not defined A: There are in common two ways. Partially we can move that concat operation on the DB side, as documented here: 16.7. Projection Functions In this case, we'll use the Projections.Concat: .SelectList(list => list .Select(p => p.Active).WithAlias(() => dto.Active) .Select(p => p.Alert).WithAlias(() => dto.Alert) .Select(p => p.Comments).WithAlias(() => dto.Comments) // instead of this //.Select(p => string.Format("{0}api/Person/{1}", uriHelper.Root, p.Id)) // .WithAlias(() => dto.DetailsUrl) // use this .Select(p => Projections.Concat(uriHelper.Root, Projections.Concat, p.Id)) .WithAlias(() => dto.DetailsUrl) ) .TransformUsing(Transformers.AliasToBean<PersonResponseMessage>()) .List<PersonResponseMessage>(); But I would vote for ex-post processing on the Application tier, in C#: .SelectList(list => list .Select(p => p.Active).WithAlias(() => dto.Active) .Select(p => p.Alert).WithAlias(() => dto.Alert) .Select(p => p.Comments).WithAlias(() => dto.Comments) // just the ID .Select(p => p.Id).WithAlias(() => dto.Id) ) .TransformUsing(Transformers.AliasToBean<PersonResponseMessage>()) .List<PersonResponseMessage>() // do the concat here, once the data are transformed and in memory .Select(result => { result.DetailsUrl = string.Format("{0}api/Person/{1}", uriHelper.Root, p.Id) return result; });
Q: Where is $page['sidebar_second'] rendered? I want to edit the style of the listing of the recent comments The comments in the block recent comments is styled with an unordered list. I want the points of the list beginn exactly under the N of New Comments. Google Chrome tells me that there is a padding-left: 40px; attribute: I do not know from where i get this attribute. I looked in my themes css files but there is no attribut padding-left: 40px; Here is the element lookup in Firefox: I need to set the padding-left attribute to exactly 15px. This is how it should look like: I'm using the mas Theme in markapot. Can I define the style of the ul in the function $page['sidebar_second']? If so, where is the sidebar built? Thanks for any help! A: I think you have to look in how theme works in Drupal. However, as per your question, $page['sidebar_second'] is the variable that stores the region "sidebar_second". This region doesn't have any specific styles and this goes for all the other regions as well. If a block is created in your system it needs a region to be displayed. So The blocks are always assigned to the desired regions. If you want to style the block then you have to find the candidate files via devel & devel_themer module and then in the theme directory have to create the file and style. Also if you are not wiling to do that then write a overriding css for your theme that will override the styles like, .class-name { padding: 15px !important; } But I would recommend not to use !important unless its really needed.
They also warned that patchy coverage of services meant people were relocating and even selling their homes to get effective care. The Guardian heard from one young woman who had to relocate to Gloucestershire with her mother because she could not return home due to a lack of effective community support. “What is clear is that the system is not working at the moment. What we desperately need is more money put into community services so people can get support close to home when they need it. This means we can intervene earlier and stop people ending up in hospital,” said Caroline Price, Beat’s director of services. Hyperglobalisation has concentrated massive wealth in a few hands, boosting the cult of materialism that the great civil rights campaigner warned us about // Byung-Chul Han // The real threat now is to the underlying trust, cohesion and sense of fairness that markets depend upon in order to function effectively. Against this, insisting that “there is no alternative” is yesterday’s political slogan. People everywhere desire much the same thing: a decent job, a secure home, a safe environment, a better future for their children and a government that listens and responds to their concerns. They want a different deal from that offered by hyperglobalisation. Prosperity for all cannot be delivered by austerity-minded politicians, rent-seeking corporations and speculative bankers. What is urgently needed now is a global new deal. Three elements – recovery, regulation and redistribution – remain at the heart of any such deal. Book Richard Kozul-Wright is director of the globalisation and development strategies division in the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development. Its annual report, Beyond Austerity: Towards a Global New Deal, is published today A total of 181,692 bed days were lost in hospitals in England in July to “delayed transfers of care”, when patients are fit to leave but cannot be safely discharged. Prof Derek Alderson, the president of the Royal College of Surgeons, said hospitals’ ability to cope with the coming winter was at risk because so many beds were tied up with such patients. [...] A war of words between local councils and the NHS broke out on Thursday over who was to blame for the high number of patients trapped in hospital. [bc on both sides, money was not spend on care that was allocated but elsewhere to pluck holes] [...] It also emerged on Thursday that the number of written complaints about NHS services in England rose by 5% last year – with GPs a particular target of patients’ frustration. District nurses in NHS Grampian could come under management of GPs as part of changes to the organisation of community care being considered by health bosses. The board believes the move, one of several options being considered, would result in a stronger link between patients and the GP responsible for their care. Unions have held talks with management however after some staff raised fears it could lead to longer waits for patients receiving vital care due to piling the extra workload on already under-pressure doctors. Eight in 10 under 34 year-olds identify as 'always or often' lonely. On top of that, stats say Britain is the loneliest country in the EU. Loneliness is such a big issue that it was even included in the Conservative, Labour and UKIP snap election manifestos. But, why? And why are Britain’s young people bearing the brunt of it? The Royal Brompton hospital’s heart centre is among the best in the country, so why is it earmarked for closure? - [ the reson why closing down smaller hospital units, and aim for middle to larger ones ... in any specialist area, can be specialist when doing it only and much. increasing positive outcomes. but as we see here, some units/hospitals are bucking the expert view that you need big units w many surgeries - to be good and or outstanding ] '125 operations per surgeon [per year] to maintain skill levels is necessary' Both the Royal College of Surgeons and the professional body, the Society of Cardiothoracic Surgeons, support the new NHS standards that may lead to the closure of children’s heart surgery units such as Royal Brompton. To non-fans, these tics can be irritating. The linguist Mark Liberman described them as an “intellectual used-car-salesman voice” akin to “high-energy sales pitches” or even a “carnival barker”. But that’s another point about the popularity of YouTube’s stars: the way they divide fans from non-fans is a big part of their appeal too. [...] “Looking at survey comments and feedback, teens enjoy an intimate and authentic experience with YouTube celebrities, who aren’t subject to image strategies carefully orchestrated by PR pros. Teens also say they appreciate YouTube stars’ more candid sense of humour, lack of filter and risk-taking spirit, behaviours often curbed by Hollywood handlers.” A report has warned that neighbourhood policing in parts of England and Wales is at risk because officers are having to carry out other duties away from their local communities. HM Inspectorate of Constabulary says in some cases, front-line teams are spending as little as half their time on the beat. Department of Health and NHS England have insufficient data on patient outcomes or value for money, and little control over its spiralling budget, committee says [...] “The Department of Health and NHS England do not have the data needed to assess the impact of the fund on patient outcomes, such as extending patients’ lives, or to demonstrate whether this is a good use of taxpayers’ money.” The fund was set up in 2010 by the Conservative government because of the regular outcry from patient organisations and the media when cancer drugs, which typically offer potential weeks or months of extra life to those with a terminal diagnosis, were turned down by Nice, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence. [ when councils can not raise $ because there is no money $ then there needs to be redistribution. thus devolution praised to regenerate areas like the north, is a con trick. positioning. for votes. normal people don't read and think farther than headlines. ] Most of the money aimed at regenerating Scotland's most disadvantaged communities is going to wealthier areas, a report has said. The independent regeneration network, Surf, said current policies were increasing rather than reducing inequality. [...] The report said there was evidence that, following the financial crash of 2008, there was a trend of public and private sector capital being invested in Scotland's affluent areas and commercial centres with poorer areas missing out. It said that was damaging town centres and "secondary locations" such as Falkirk and Paisley. [...] fairer, wealthier and more successful place for everyone." Edinburgh council leaders are "cautiously optimistic" they can shed 2,000 jobs in 12 months without the need for compulsory redundancies. The city's Labour/SNP coalition has identified £85m worth of savings to balance next year's budget. The proposals, which include selling off property as well as job cuts, will go before councillors next week. [...] The council admitted the cuts would damage services but insisted its priority was to protect the most vulnerable. [...] "We need to take action in order to achieve the necessary savings to meet this demand, and we are making every effort to do this in a way that will safeguard frontline services for the people of Edinburgh. "We want to invest in the services that are important to the public but must also look to rationalise our spending where appropriate." Kevin McCloud reveals the designs which have reinvented the suburbs // [the new house] it's energy can start a new context [...] can transform an area. // suburbs have the freedom to design [...] can always revisit and redesign/build new to reflect time and thought // housing is ever more uniform in UK, no supply (no choice) forces demand to accept what is on offer; status quo is one big developer, all houses uniform because its cheaper that way for the developer to build and extract most profit out of contract (lowest bidder symptom), get couple of developers for a plot and you get some difference but still sameness (garden variety) [REFLECTIVE OF SOCIETY AND CAPITALISM AT LARGE, NO INDIVIDUALISM/INDIVIDUALITY. STATUS ANXIETY: JUST ABOUT THE PRICE TAG AND BRAND]. get 100s of developers and you get Progressive new suburb that reflects time, culture, ideas, thought, mood, principles, ... making a place! // << Nasty Party has no guts. No principles. No guiding light. No mark. [ no judgement. empathy. compassion. see Dr Gabor Mate Rich Roll Podcast #189 ] When they confessed things to me, these strangers were offering something but they were also asking for something. They were asking for the subject of the book itself: empathy. They wanted an enactment of its central principle, its primary call: to pay attention. Even when they didn't say they wanted this, I felt I owed it to them. The professor struggling with chronic headaches wasn't asking for anything, she was just
The invention relates to an electrochemical gas sensor in a closed casing with gas openings for measuring gases in gas mixtures. A variety of methods are known for measuring the concentration of individual gases in gas mixtures. For example, DE-B 1190698 discloses a method for the determination of hydrogen or oxygen in a gas mixture, in which the gas mixture is fed through the gas space of a gas diffusion electrode, and the electrode potential and electrode current are then measured to determine the concentration of the gas. By way of example, this document also indicates that several gases, such as hydrogen and oxygen, can be determined in tandem by using one diffusion electrode each for hydrogen and oxygen, by feeding the gas mixture first to the oxygen electrode which ignores hydrogen, and then to the hydrogen electrode. The document Journal of Power Sources 34 (1991), pages 331-338, A. Winsel and C. Fischer, xe2x80x9cNew apparatus for the measurement of the selfdischarge of the nickel hydroxide electrodexe2x80x9d discloses a method for determining oxygen content by means of a zinc-air cell. WO 97/35186 also discloses a method and a device for determining oxygen concentration, in which a zinc-air cell is used as the measuring element. Thus, an object of the invention is to determine the concentration of two gas components in a gas mixture, and to provide a suitable gas sensor which is simple and compact in design and operates reliably. In the invention, a single electrochemical cell is used for measuring two gas components in a gas flow. For example, oxygen and hydrogen or oxygen and nitrous oxide can be measured in a gas flow. The electrochemical gas sensor can, therefore, be employed in conjunction with an anesthetizing device, to measure oxygen concentrations and nitrous oxide concentrations, or may be used at the output of methanol reformers to measure nitrogen and oxygen content.
Haixiu 121-class tug Haixiu 121 class tug is a class of naval auxiliary ship currently in service with the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN). The class is named after the first unit commissioned, and only a single unit of this class is known to be in active service. The designation Haixiu 121 is unique in that it is different from the usual Chinese naming convention for ships in military service. Ordinarily, auxiliary ships in PLAN service are designated by a combination of two or more Chinese characters followed by three-digit number. The first Chinese character denotes which fleet the ship is belongs to-- East () for East Sea Fleet, North () for North Sea Fleet, and South () for South Sea Fleet. The second indicates the function the ship performs, usually for tugboats. Haixiu 121 is a tug, but is designated a repair ship ). The pennant numbers may have changed due to a change of Chinese naval ships naming convention. References Category:Auxiliary ships of the People's Liberation Army Navy Category:Auxiliary tugboat classes
I met my Rap addicted cousin today. I gave him some U2 stuff couple of years ago. Back then he was like "Oh yeah ! Vertigo. yeah yeah yeah... I love it. Great punk band. Edge Evans, The BooooNoooo and umm...." Then a few months later, he said he loved Pop. "Pop is huge, but all the other albums suck ! Love the guys through... The Edge, BooNoo, Michael Clayton, and umm.. who's the old guy ?" Now he seems to like NLOTH. And now "The Edge, BooNoo, Larry Mullen and Adam Clayton Jr, "
James Richards James Richards may refer to: James Richards (artist) (born 1983), British artist James Richards (Canadian football) (born 1969), American football offensive guard James Richards (cricketer) (1855–1923), English cricketer James Richards (politician) (1723–1810), Revolutionary War Captain and Connecticut state representative James Richards (veterinarian) (1948–2007), American veterinarian and noted expert on cats James A. D. Richards (1845–1911), United States Representative from Ohio James Maude Richards (1907–1992), British architectural writer James P. Richards (1894–1979), United States Representative from South Carolina James William Richards (1850–1915), Canadian politician James Edwin Richards (1945–2000), American journalist, editor and publisher James Lorin Richards (1858–1955), American financier and industrialist James Richard (1928–2002), sound editor, sometimes as James A. Richards Jamie Richards (born 1957), cyclist from New Zealand See also Jim Richards (disambiguation) Richard James (disambiguation) Jimmy Richards (born 1975), Welsh rugby player Jamie Richards (footballer) (born 1994), English footballer
Cocos nucifera L. water improves reproductive indices in Wistar Rats. This study explored the effects of Cocos nucifera L. water (CW) on the hypothalamo-pituitary-gonadal axis (HPG) and fertility in Wistar rats. Adult male and female Wistar rats were treated orally as follows; Study 1: Group 1: control (distilled water), group 2: 20 ml/kg corn oil (danazol vehicle), group 3: 20 ml/kg CW, group 4: 40 ml/kg CW, group 5: danazol, group 6: danazol + 20 ml/kg CW and group 7: danazol + 40 ml/kg CW. 200 mg/ kg danazol was administered. Serum levels of LH, FSH, estradiol and testosterone; gonadal weights and sperm indices were assessed. Study 2: Group 1: control (distilled water), group 2: 20 ml/kg CW, group 3: 40 ml/kg CW for 6 and 2 weeks prior to mating in male and female rats respectively. Significant (p < 0.05) increases in estradiol concentration were observed in groups 3, 4, 6 and 7. Significant reductions in LH, FSH, estradiol and testosterone levels were observed in group 5 which were ameliorated in groups 6 and 7. Males showed significant increases in sperm count and motility in groups 3, 4, 6 and 7, and reductions in these variables along with viability in group 5. CW pre-treatment increased fecundity index and proportion of female pups from dams, while the pups from sires showed higher birth weights. CW acts on the HPG to positively influence reproductive function in both males and females and may aid in maternal preconception sex selection of female offspring.
Jan Op De Beeck Jan Op De Beeck (born 1958 in Congo) is a famous Belgian caricature artist. He was born in the Congo and moved to Belgium in 1960. He obtained a mastership in 1979 at Sint-Thomas in Brussels and graduated in model drawing at the Royal Academy in Mechelen. He started teaching arts in 1979 at the Coloma Institute in Mechelen. He has given many workshops and master classes worldwide for professional caricature artists and was invited to many conventions as star guest and keynote speaker. Among others: 2001, together with Sebastian Krüger, master class in Portugal Master classes and workshops at multiple ISCA conventions and at Eurocon 2013 in Vienna. Publications Bekketrekkers uit Belgenland (1989) Het Laatste Testament der Belgen (The Last Testament of the Belgians, 1993) De Kunst van de Karikatuur (The Art of Caricature, L'art de la caricature, 肖像漫画的艺术, 1996, published in Dutch and French, translated into Korean and Mandarin) Famous Corpses (Co-authoring with Danielle Griffith and Emi Sato, 2006) Sketching is Fun! 1 & 2 (2010) Awards Jan Op De Beeck has won numerous international awards, including 1st Place of Best Traditional Art (Caricature) at the Eurocature 2017 “Honorary Master” at the National Caricaturist Network "Master of the Year” in 2006 and 2012 at the National Caricaturist Network "Portfolio of the Year" in 2006 and 2007 at the National Caricaturist Network Many first places at ISCA conventions, in different categories 2003 “World’s Best Caricaturist” at the cartoon festival in Iran (?) Place at the Global Caricature Exhibition in Seoul, Korea References Sources Official web site biography European Cartoon Center in Belgium Category:1958 births Category:Living people Category:Belgian artists
Auguste Renoir, Sculptor With Hired Hands: A Masterful Artistic Cooperation Overshadowed by Legal Issues and Copyright Infringement. The coping with rheumatoid arthritis of the famous French impressionist painter Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919) is described in former publications. The heavily handicapped painter has in his last years created sculptures in cooperation with the sculptor Richard Guino (1890-1973). The extraordinary genesis of the sculptures through a masterful artistic cooperation, as well as the resulting legal issues and shameful copyright infringements, is reported. Renoir's decision to create sculptures with the help of Guido can be attributed to his remarkable artistic vision, vitality, optimistic nature, and strong will and is also a further testimonial of creative coping of an artist overcoming the physical handicap due to rheumatoid arthritis of his final years, so far not described in detail in the medical literature.
﻿// // Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. // namespace Microsoft.Zelig.CodeGeneration.IR { using System; using System.Collections.Generic; using System.Runtime.CompilerServices; using Microsoft.Zelig.Runtime.TypeSystem; public class ExternalDataDescriptor : DataManager.DataDescriptor { public interface IExternalDataContext { byte[] RawData { get; } void WriteData( ImageBuilders.SequentialRegion region ); object DataSection { get; } } private IExternalDataContext m_externContext; internal ExternalDataDescriptor() { } public ExternalDataDescriptor( DataManager owner , IExternalDataContext context , DataManager.Attributes flags , Abstractions.PlacementRequirements pr ) : base( owner, null, flags, pr ) { m_externContext = context; } public IExternalDataContext ExternContext { get { return m_externContext; } } public override object GetDataAtOffset( Runtime.TypeSystem.FieldRepresentation[] accessPath, int accessPathIndex, int offset ) { throw new NotImplementedException(); } internal override void IncludeExtraTypes( Runtime.TypeSystem.TypeSystem.Reachability reachability, CompilationSteps.PhaseDriver phase ) { throw new NotImplementedException(); } internal override void Reduce( GrowOnlySet<DataManager.DataDescriptor> visited, Runtime.TypeSystem.TypeSystem.Reachability reachability, bool fApply ) { } internal override void RefreshValues( CompilationSteps.PhaseDriver phase ) { } internal override void Write( ImageBuilders.SequentialRegion region ) { m_externContext.WriteData( region ); } protected override string ToString( bool fVerbose ) { return "ExternalDataDescriptor"; } } }
-74.56(-0.30%) -3.20(-0.04%) Buried inside Twitter's Android app is a "Secret conversation" option that if Twitter is making good on its pledge to fight the persistent problems of spam, bots, harassment and misinformation that have plagued the social platform for years. Today, in its generally positive Q1 earnings report, the company announced that changes it has made related to TweetDeck and its API -- two of the most common spam vectors on Twitter -- in the past quarter have translated into real numbers that point to overall improvements in quality on the service. Specifically, according to figures published in the company's letter to investors, 142,000 apps, accounting for 130 million tweets, have had their API access revoked; and there are now 90 percent fewer accounts using TweetDeck to create junk tweets. To note, Twitter's new changes took effect only on March 23, and the earnings report covers only activity for the three months ending March 30 -- meaning these numbers are just covering a week of activity. In other words, the effect over the longer term will likely be significant. The TweetDeck stat covering 90 percent fewer users using TweetDeck to create false information and automated engagement spam are both a result of changes to TweetDeck itself as well as a new and more proactive approach that Twitter is taking. In February, Twitter stopped allowing automating mass retweeting -- or TweetDecking, as it's been called by some -- in which power users turned to TweetDeck to retweet posts across masses of accounts they managed, as well as across smaller user groups of people who managed masses of accounts, a technique that helps a tweet go viral. Some weeks later it moved to suspend a number of accounts that were guilty of the practice. Policies and enforcement around the company's API have also been tightened up. The 142,000 applications that are no longer connected to the API were responsible for no less than 130 million "low-quality tweets." It's a sizeable volume on its own, but -- given the Twitter model -- it's even more impactful since they spurred a number of interactions and retweets outside those spam accounts, perpetuated by individuals. As with TweetDeck, the API changes were part of the larger overhaul Twitter made around automation and multiple accounts. It's an interesting turn for the company: Given that the mass-action tweeting ability has been so hugely misused, it's a wonder why Twitter ever allowed it in the first place. It may have been one of those badly conceived moments where Twitter thought it would help with traffic and activity on the site at a time when it needed to demonstrate growth, and perhaps just to bring more activity to the platform when it was smaller. Beyond its own desire to be a force for good and not abuse, it's also something that Twitter has been somewhat forced to address. Social media sites like Twitter and Facebook have proven to have a huge role in helping to disseminate information, but that spotlight has taken on a particularly pernicious hue in recent times. The rise of fake news and what role that might have played in the outcome of the EU referendum in the U.K. and the most recent presidential election in the U.S.; and extreme cases of harassment online, are two of the uglier examples of where social sites might have an obligation to play a stronger role beyond that of simply being a conduit for information. With governments now also looking into the issue, Twitter taking better control of this is an important step, and perhaps one it would rather control itself. In any case, this appears to be just the start of how Twitter hopes to raise the tone, and generally make its platform a safer and nicer place to be. "Our systems continue to identify and challenge millions of suspicious accounts globally per week as a result of our sustained investments in improving information quality on Twitter," the company notes. There are also some interesting plans in the pipeline. The company has been on a "health" kick of late, and has been looking to crowdsource suggestions for how to improve trust and safety, and reduce abuse and spam, on the platform. An RFP that it issued to stakeholders -- and anyone interested in helping -- has so far yielded 230 responses from "global institutions," the company said. "We expect to have meaningful updates in the second quarter, and we’re committed to continuing to share our progress along the way." We are listening to the earnings webcast and will update with more related to this as we hear it.
814 F.2d 1363 59 A.F.T.R.2d 87-950, 87-1 USTC P 9277 Howard S. SCAR and Ethel M. Scar, Petitioners-Appellants,v.COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Respondent-Appellee. No. 85-7212. United States Court of Appeals,Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Feb. 6, 1986.Decided April 14, 1987. Mark Bernsley, Los Angeles, Cal., for petitioners-appellants. Francis Allegra, David I. Pincus, Washington, D.C., for respondent-appellee. Petition to Review a Decision of the Tax Court of the United States. Before FLETCHER, NELSON and CYNTHIA HOLCOMB HALL, Circuit Judges. FLETCHER, Circuit Judge: 1 Taxpayers Howard and Ethel Scar petition for review of the Tax Court's denial of their motion to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction and denial of their two summary judgment motions. Taxpayers argue that the Tax Court lacked jurisdiction because the Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued an invalid notice of deficiency. Alternatively, they argue that the Tax Court incorrectly denied their motions for summary judgment and should not have granted the Commissioner's request to amend his answer. We reverse. BACKGROUND 2 On September 3, 1979, petitioners Howard and Ethel Scar filed a joint return for tax year 1978.1 The Scars claimed business deductions totaling $26,966 in connection with a videotape tax shelter,2 and reported total taxes due of $3,269. 3 On June 14, 1982, the Commissioner mailed to the Scars a letter (Form 892); it listed taxpayers' names and address, the taxable year at issue (the year ending December 31, 1978), and specified a deficiency amount ($96,600). The body of the letter stated in part: 4 We have determined that there is a deficiency (increase) in your income tax as shown above. This letter is a NOTICE OF DEFICIENCY sent to you as required by the law. 5 It informed the taxpayers that if they wished to contest the deficiency they must file a petition with the United States Tax Court within 90 days. 6 Attached to the letter was a Form 5278 ("Statement--Income Tax Changes") purporting to explain how the deficiency had been determined. It showed an adjustment to income in the amount of $138,000 designated as "Partnership--Nevada Mining Project." The Form 5278 had no information in the space on the form for taxable income as shown on petitioners' return as filed. It showed as the "total corrected income tax liability" the sum of $96,600 and indicated that this sum was arrived at by multiplying 70 percent times $138,000. 7 Another attached document, designated as "Statement Schedule 2," with the heading "Nevada Mining Project, Explanation of Adjustments," stated as follows: 8 In order to protect the government's interest and since your original income tax return is unavailable at this time, the income tax is being assessed at the maximum tax rate of 70%. 9 The tax assessment will be corrected when we receive the original return or when you send a copy of the return to us. 10 The increase in tax may also reflect investment credit or new jobs credit which has been disallowed. 11 Also attached to the letter was a document, designated as "Statement Schedule 3," with the heading "Nevada Mining Project, Explanation of Adjustments." This document explained why the Nevada Mining Project deductions were being disallowed. 12 On July 7, 1982, the taxpayers filed a timely petition with the Tax Court to redetermine the deficiency asserted. In their petition, they alleged that they had never been associated with the "Nevada Mining Project Partnership" and had not claimed on their 1978 return any expenses or losses related to that venture. The Commissioner, on August 30, 1982, filed an answer denying the substantive allegations of the petition. 13 Sometime in September 1982, the Commissioner conceded in a telephone conversation with the taxpayers that the June 14 notice of deficiency was incorrect because it overstated the amount of disallowed deductions and wrongly connected taxpayers with a mining partnership. Nevertheless, the Commissioner maintained that the notice of deficiency was valid. The Commissioner confirmed his position in a letter dated November 29, 1982, stating "the taxpayers should not be surprised by the fact that the Commissioner means to disallow the deductions claimed in 1978 for Executive Productions, Inc." because similar objections had been made to the deductions claimed for the same tax shelter on taxpayers' 1977 return. The Commissioner enclosed with this letter a revised Form 5278, which contained the appropriate shelter explanation and decreased the amount of tax due to $10,374, and notified the taxpayers that he intended to request leave from the Tax Court to amend his answer. 14 On December 6, 1982 the taxpayers filed a motion to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction, claiming that the June 14 notice of deficiency was invalid because the Commissioner failed to make a "determination" of additional tax owed before issuing the notice of deficiency. The Commissioner filed a response which conceded the inaccuracy of the notice of deficiency but maintained that it was sufficient to give the Tax Court jurisdiction. On March 21, 1983, the Tax Court held a hearing on the taxpayers' motion to dismiss. At the hearing, counsel for the Commissioner attempted to explain why the Form 5278 sent to the taxpayers contained a description of the wrong tax shelter. He stated that an IRS employee transposed a code number which caused the IRS to assert the deficiency on the basis of the Nevada mining project instead of the videotape tax shelter. No witness, however, testified to this fact at the hearing,3 and no explanation was ever offered for the discrepancy of over $80,000 between the deficiency notice assessment and that later conceded to be the correct amount. 15 Following the March 21 hearing, the taxpayers filed a motion for summary judgment based on the Commissioner's concession that they had not been involved in any mining partnerships. The Commissioner shortly thereafter filed his motion to amend his answer to correct the error made in the notice of deficiency and accompanying documents. On November 17, 1983 the Tax Court, in an opinion reviewed by the full court, ruled on these various motions. The Tax Court majority upheld the validity of the June 14 notice of deficiency, finding that it satisfied section 6212(a),4 which states the formal requirements for a deficiency notice. The Tax Court further ruled that the Commissioner could amend his answer as requested, and denied taxpayers' motion for summary judgment. The reviewed opinion contained several concurring and dissenting opinions. Five dissenting judges would have denied jurisdiction on the basis that the deficiency notice was invalid and four dissenting judges would not have permitted the Commissioner to amend his answer. 16 The Commissioner amended his answer and asserted in it, despite the patent incorrectness of the notice of deficiency and the acknowledgment of error by the Service, that the taxpayer had the burden of disproving the correctness of the Commissioner's revised determinations. The taxpayers renewed their motion for summary judgment. The Tax Court denied this second motion for summary judgment on the ground that triable issues of fact remained concerning whether the taxpayers' primary motivation for entering the videotape venture was the prospect of earning a profit or avoiding tax. On February 22, 1985, the Tax Court entered a decision, pursuant to a stipulation, that taxpayers owed $10,377 in additional tax.5 The stipulation afforded the taxpayers the right to file a petition for review of the Tax Court's adverse rulings. DISCUSSION 17 In order to decide whether the Tax Court had jurisdiction we review de novo the Tax Court's interpretation of section 6212(a). Orvis v. Commissioner, 788 F.2d 1406, 1407 (9th Cir.1986); Ebben v. Commissioner, 783 F.2d 906, 909 (9th Cir.1986). 18 Section 6212(a) states in part: "If the Secretary determines that there is a deficiency in respect of any tax imposed ... he is authorized to send notice of such deficiency to the taxpayer by certified mail or registered mail." Section 6213(a) provides in part: "Within 90 days ... after the notice of deficiency authorized in section 6212 is mailed ... taxpayer may file a petition with the Tax Court for a redetermination of the deficiency." The Tax Court has jurisdiction only when the Commissioner issues a valid deficiency notice, and the taxpayer files a timely petition for redetermination. "A valid petition is the basis of the Tax Court's jurisdiction. To be valid, a petition must be filed from a valid statutory notice." Stamm International Corp. v. Commissioner, 84 T.C. 248, 252 (1985). See Midland Mortgage Co. v. Commissioner, 73 T.C. 902, 907 (1980). 19 The taxpayers correctly note that section 6212(a) authorizes the Commissioner to send a notice of deficiency only if he first "determines that there is a deficiency." Because the deficiency notice mailed to the taxpayers contained an explanation of a tax shelter completely unrelated to their return, contained no adjustments to tax based on their return as filed, and stated affirmatively that the taxpayers's return is "unavailable at this time," taxpayers maintain that the Commissioner could not have "determined" a deficiency with respect to them. The taxpayers assert that, in the absence of a determination, the deficiency notice was invalid
Time to accept our place in Asian region Workers at a Foxconn plant in Shenzen . . . China has almost tripled its share of the global economy. Photo: Bloomberg by Kishore Mahbubani ‘By the logic of geography, the continent of Australia should have been populated with Asians. Instead, by an accident of history, Australia has been predominantly populated with Westerners." This is how I began a paper for the Australian National University in August, which concluded that as Australia’s Western destiny was coming to an end, it had to start preparing for its Asian destiny. Sadly, no major Australian newspaper or pundit commented. This made me aware that Australian’s intelligentsia is still reluctant to face head on Australia’s painful new geopolitical realities. Against this backdrop, the release of the Asian Century white paper is timely. It should provide a sharp wake-up call to the Australian population that Australia’s destiny is now firmly tied to Asia. Julia Gillard is absolutely right in saying: “The transformation of the Asian region into the economic powerhouse of the world is not only unstoppable, it is gathering pace." One truly impressive part of the paper is the data it provides on Asia’s rise. It notes, for example, that “in the past 20 years, China and India have almost tripled their share of the global economy and increased their absolute economic size almost six times over. By 2025, the region as a whole will account for almost half the world’s output." The paper could have helpfully added that from the year 1 to 1820, China and India always had the world’s two largest economies. Hence, the past 200 years of Western economic domination was a major historical aberration. This would have been an important point to make because for the past 200 years, Western power has essentially provided Australia a valuable buffer from Asian geopolitical realities. In this Asian century, as Western power recedes steadily, Australia will be left “beached" alone as the solitary Western country (together with New Zealand) in Asia. Twenty-two million Australians will have to learn to deal with 3.5 billion Asians with great care and sensitivity. Ignorance about Asia could prove to be fatal for Australia’s long-term future. This is why the report is right in highlighting Australian misperceptions about Asia. “For example, a Lowy Institute poll in 2011 found that many believe that ‘Indonesia is essentially controlled by the military, despite Indonesia’s democratic system of government’." Related Quotes Company Profile Sadly, this kind of abysmal ignorance may be a result of deeply rooted flaws in Australian education. This is one alarming revelation of the report: “Only a small proportion of Year 12 students study anything about Asia in the subjects of history, literature, geography, economics, politics and the arts under existing state-based curriculums." Worse, only 5 per cent of each Australian cohort study any kind of Asian language. Hence, when I addressed the annual convention of the Australian Primary Principals Association in Melbourne in September, I said that the kindest thing Australian society could do to its five-year-old children was to teach them an Asian language, be it Mandarin or Hindi, Bahasa Indonesia or Japanese. Learning Asian languages would also open windows to Asian cultural and political sensitivities. An early test of Australian political sensitivities will come when Australia joins the UN Security Council. Its Asian neighbours will be watching to see if it votes more in line with its fellow Western or fellow Asian members in the council. The painful geopolitical choices that Australia will have to make as Western power recedes and Asian power rises are clearly something that no official white paper can address. The paper delicately touches on “China, the United States and Australia" without pointing out some of the painful choices Australia will have to make from time to time. The one surprising omission in the paper is ASEAN (Association of South-East Asian Nations). The paper fails to acknowledge that ASEAN has provided Australia with a valuable geopolitical buffer in recent decades. The failure to understand this has led to some of Australia’s most unwise foreign policy decisions, including efforts to bypass ASEAN sometimes. Despite this, all Asians should welcome the bold decision of the Australian government to release this white paper. The time for Australians to think deeply about their Asian destiny has arrived. The sooner Australia adjusts to its new Asian destiny, the less painful the adjustment will prove to be.
Q: Is there any API to fetch both rear and front camera view at the same time? I have a requirement to show both rear and front camera in a single display. Is it possible to show both simultaneously. Is there any api to fetch both views at the same time? A: Same as a single camera... Just double. Two SurfaceHolders, and two Camera instances. http://developer.android.com/reference/android/hardware/Camera.html
Q: High-pitched noise from boost converter. Need your help I'm experiencing some high-pitched squealing noise from my boost converter, I'm getting some resonating frequency when I start increasing the load current.The inductor is a 47uH inductor. The part number for the diode is MBRD640CTT4G. This is my schematic: [1] I checked the power line with the scope and this is the 12V line @ 100mA using AC Coupling: [2] As you can see, the ripple noise isn't so bad, I'm getting about 200mV peak to peak. But when I run it at 500mA load this is what happens: [3] The ripple is horrible, I'm getting about 4V p-to-p. Any ideas what is going on? A: I went into AN19 http://cds.linear.com/docs/Application%20Note/an19fc.pdf and it has a section for Frequency Compensation on pin VC. I simply increased the capacitance to 1uF and kept the resistor on 1K and I no longer have this problem. I am going to talk to Linear Tech to better fine tune this circuit and see if there is a more optimal value for that Capacitor (C112).
Third ventricular meningiomas of infancy. A case report. Intraventricular location of meningiomas is impressively higher in childhood and adolescence than in adult patients, respectively 15 to 22% versus 0.2 to 4%. However, location of this tumor within the third ventricle is extremely rare in the pediatric population, since, as far as we know, 17 cases have been reported so far. A case of meningioma of the third ventricle in a 9-year-old boy and its clinical and pathological finding are discussed.
Eminem already made clear where he stood on Donald Trump as a candidate. Now he's targeting his displeasure at Donald Trump the president. The Detroit rapper blasted Trump during three recent festival performances in Scotland and England, his only scheduled shows of 2017. Sporting "FACK TRUMP" shirts at each of the shows, Eminem also voiced his vitriol during his sets at Glasgow Summer Sessions and the Reading Festival, ahead of his 2002 song "White America," "Scotland might have to be our new home, because (profanity) ain’t going so well in the states," he told the Glasgow crowd of 35,000 on Thursday. "And I just want to take this moment out right now to say (profanity) Donald Trump!" He returned to the theme Saturday in front of 80,000-plus in Reading, England: "I’m not about to stand up here and use this (profanity) stage for some kind of a platform to be all political," he said sarcastically. "And I don’t want to cause any controversy, so I won’t say no names. But this (profanity) Donald Trump, I can’t stand!" He then led the Reading crowd in a chant of "(profanity) Trump." See a YouTube clip here.
Life-threatening severe allergic reactions: urticaria, angioedema, and anaphylaxis. Urticaria, angioedema and anaphylaxis are life threatening skin diseases. Allergological emergencies are common; drugs, food, food ingredients/additives, insects, and many other factors have been reported to elicit anaphylactic reactions. The severity of symptoms ranges from pruritus to generalized skin eruptions, gastrointestinal, bronchial problems to systemic anaphylaxis and cardiovascular emergencies. The pathomechanisms and treatment of urticarias, angioedema and anaphylaxis are described. In some situations emergency kit: antihistamines, steroids, betamimetics and adrenaline is needed. Familiarity with the early diagnosis and correct management should be acknowledegable for dermatologists to recognize these allergic reactions and must be prepared to administer emergency kit.
Q: Git gets confused with ä in file name I'm in a bad git situation because of a filename with an ä. It's an old file that probably has been there for ages: So it's marked as untracked with \303\244 but then if I remove it, it's instead marked as deleted, but with \314\210. Very confusing. I don't really care about the file, but want to know for the future… ~/d/p/uniply ❯❯❯ git status master ◼ On branch master Your branch is up-to-date with 'origin/master'. Untracked files: (use "git add <file>..." to include in what will be committed) "deployment/ec2/Prods\303\244ttning" nothing added to commit but untracked files present (use "git add" to track) ~/d/p/uniply ❯❯❯ rm deployment/ec2/Prodsättning master ◼ ~/d/p/uniply ❯❯❯ git status master ✖ On branch master Your branch is up-to-date with 'origin/master'. Changes not staged for commit: (use "git add/rm <file>..." to update what will be committed) (use "git checkout -- <file>..." to discard changes in working directory) deleted: "deployment/ec2/Prodsa\314\210ttning" no changes added to commit (use "git add" and/or "git commit -a") ~/d/p/uniply ❯❯❯ git checkout -- deployment/ec2 master ✖ ~/d/p/uniply ❯❯❯ git status master ◼ On branch master Your branch is up-to-date with 'origin/master'. Untracked files: (use "git add <file>..." to include in what will be committed) "deployment/ec2/Prods\303\244ttning" nothing added to commit but untracked files present (use "git add" to track) A: Short version: You’re clearly using a Mac, which converts all filenames to NFD, and git used to blindly treat filenames as bytes but now converts filenames to NFC on Mac for better compatibility with other systems. As a result, old paths in commits will behave strangely. $ python3 >>> import unicodedata >>> unicodedata.normalize('NFC', b'a\314\210'.decode()).encode() b'\xc3\xa4' >>> unicodedata.normalize('NFD', b'\303\244'.decode()).encode() b'a\xcc\x88' The full names for these formats are Normalization Form D (Canonical Decomposition) and Normalization Form C (Canonical Decomposition, followed by Canonical Composition), and they are defined in UAX #15. Similar things can happen on case-insensitive filesystems — try checking out the Linux kernel tree on a Windows or Mac! — with the exception that you might expect to find a few repos containing both Makefile and makefile, but nobody in their right mind would check in files named both a\314\210 and \303\244, at least not deliberately. The core problem is that the operating system makes the same file appear under different names, so git sees something different depending on what it’s looking for, if what it’s looking for is not the default name that the operating system is presenting. Here’s how that path would behave today, starting fresh: $ git init Initialized empty Git repository $ git config --get core.precomposeUnicode true # this is the default in git 1.8.5 and higher $ touch Prodsättning $ env -u LANG /bin/ls -b Prodsa\314\210ttning $ git status -s ?? "Prods\303\244ttning" By using ls in C locale, I can see the bytes in the filename, which contains the decomposed values. But git is composing the character into a single code point, so that users on different platforms will not produce different results. The patch that introduced precomposed unicode explains in detail what happens for various git commands. If two files in a commit have the same name up to Unicode normalization (or case folding), then they will appear to "fight" when git checks out the files: $ git clone https://gist.github.com/jleedev/228395a4378a75f9e630b989c346f153 $ git reset --hard && git status -s HEAD is now at fe1abe4 M "Prods\303\244ttning" $ git reset --hard && git status -s HEAD is now at fe1abe4 M "Prodsa\314\210ttning" So, if you just want to remove the file, you can proceed as you like. If you want to reliably manipulate these files, look at setting the core.precomposeUnicode option to false, so that git will store exactly the filename bytes you tell it, but that is probably more trouble than it’s worth. I might suggest creating a commit that converts all the filenames to NFC so that git will not think a file is missing. There are some older answers to this question at Git and the Umlaut problem on Mac OS X, but many of them predate git’s ability to normalize Unicode, and setting core.quotepath=false will only cause confusion in this case.
Four suspected of running over woman's hand outside party in Santa Cruz SANTA CRUZ &GT;&GT; Authorities arrested three young women and a man Monday after they ran over a 57-year-old woman's hand while stealing her cellphone outside a Santa Cruz house party, police said. The 18- and 19-year-olds were trying to crash a party on Laurent Street on the Upper Westside Friday night, and the woman took pictures of them with her cellphone to document their behavior when her phone was snatched, said Santa Cruz Deputy Police Chief. She fell down on the street, fractured her left hand in several places and suffered a black eye during the attack, she said. She was released from a hospital Saturday, but said Monday that she is still in pain and shock. "The upper Westside is not exactly the inner city. You don't expect this kind of thing to happen," said the woman, who the Sentinel is not naming her because she fears retaliation. "Right now I'm just trying to focus on getting better." Kyla Bell-Bernard, an 18-year-old from Freedom, Cassie McCabe, an 18-year-old from Soquel, Esabella Gentile-Montgomery, a 19-year-old from Santa Cruz and Riley Cameron, and 18-year-old from Santa Cruz, all were arrested on suspicion of robbery and conspiracy, police said. Police said Bell-Bernard drove the silver Toyota Prius during the attack and was also arrested on suspicion of felony hit-and-run. The trouble started Friday night when teenagers had a party on the 1500 block of Laurent Street, police said. The four teens in the Prius had been at another party in Aptos that night and arrived uninvited to the Santa Cruz gathering on Laurent Street, Clark said. Police already had been called to break up the party because of noise, and officers arrived and were clearing it out as the four teens were on the street. A 57-year-old woman who lives in the neighborhood was outside the home and snapped pictures of some of the teens on the street. People in the group got upset and attacked her, police said. They grabbed her phone and tried to smash it, but the woman got her phone back and continued to take pictures, said Clark. The teens then left in the Prius but came back minutes later because they were afraid some of the woman's photos might end up on social media, Clark said. So they "hatched a plan," returned to the woman on the street and lured her near the car. "One of the suspects reached out and grabbed the victim's phone, pulling it and the victim's arm into the car," Clark said. "The victim fell to the ground and the driver accelerated away." The woman's hand was run over by a rear tire of the Prius. The four suspects fled in the car and later tossed the cellphone in the ocean, Clark said. Police declined to describe the phone and where it was discarded. It was not recovered as of Tuesday afternoon. Detectives determined that the Prius belonged to McCabe's family, although Bell-Bernard was the driver. McCabe was arrested at her Soquel home, and the Prius was impounded, police said. Cameron was arrested at his home in Santa Cruz, and Bell-Bernard and Gentile-Montgomery were arrested at Gentile-Montgomery's home in Santa Cruz, authorities said. Bell-Bernard and Gentile-Montgomery remained in Santa Cruz County Jail on Tuesday in lieu of $50,000 bail, according to jail records.
Pattern of ventilation during manual hyperinflation performed by physiotherapists. Summary The aim of this prospective observational study was to document patterns of ventilation during manual hyperinflation by physiotherapists. Manual hyperinflation with a Mapleson-F system was performed on the same patients on two consecutive days. Patterns of ventilation were recorded using a heated pneumotachometer, pressure transducer and custom designed data acquisition and analysis systems. The mean (SE) results were: inspiratory time 1.45 (0.10) s; volume delivered 1.23 (0.07) l; peak inspiratory and expiratory flow rate 1.51 (0.06) l.s(-1) and 3.26 (0.30) l.s(-1), respectively and I : E flow rate ratio 0.63 (0.05). All the physiotherapists achieved an increase in volume which was delivered within a safe and effective pressure range and without cardiovascular compromise. Most (26 out of 34 sessions) performed the technique in the way recommended for enhancing secretion clearance. This is the first study to document comprehensively the pattern of ventilation during manual hyperinflation and provides the basis for further clinical trials evaluating its effectiveness for secretion clearance and volume restoration.
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Q: Changing the toolbar in Emacs Lisp I'm trying to customize the Emacs toolbar with my own images and commands. I have two images for each button, a "disabled" and an "enabled" image. Unfortunately, elisp only provides tool-bar-add-item, which allows you to specify a single image. However, the extended menu item syntax for the toolbar has an :image property, which can be set to either a single image or a vector of four images, for all combinations of enabled/disabled and selected/deselected. I'm storing my two images in "filename.xpm" and "filename-disabled.xpm", and I've defined a helper function to allow me to easily define new toolbar items in this format: (defun wk-add-toolbar-button (display-name icon definition &rest properties) "Add an item to the toolbar Automatically look for ICON.xpm and ICON-disabled.xpm" (let ((images `((,(concat icon ".xpm") xpm nil) (,(concat icon ".xpm") xpm nil) (,(concat icon "-disabled.xpm") xpm nil) (,(concat icon "-disabled.xpm") xpm nil)))) (define-key global-map (vector 'tool-bar (make-symbol display-name)) `(menu-item ,display-name ,(make-symbol display-name) ,definition :image ,(vconcat (mapcar (lambda (xs) (apply 'create-image xs)) images)) ,@properties)))) But when I call this function, like: (setq tool-bar-map (make-sparse-keymap)) (wk-add-toolbar-button "Build" "c:/Users/William/Desktop/emacs-icons/build" 'smart-compile) my toolbar remains empty. Adding an image manually, like this: (define-key global-map [tool-bar build] `(menu-item ,(symbol-name 'build) ,'smart-compile :image [ ,(create-image "c:/Users/William/Desktop/emacs-icons/build.xpm" 'xpm nil) ,(create-image "c:/Users/William/Desktop/emacs-icons/build.xpm" 'xpm nil) ,(create-image "c:/Users/William/Desktop/emacs-icons/build-disabled.xpm" 'xpm nil) ,(create-image "c:/Users/William/Desktop/emacs-icons/build-disabled.xpm" 'xpm nil)])) causes the menu item to appear, but then it quickly disappears, with no obvious trigger. How can I correct this behavior? A: This part is faulty: `(menu-item ,display-name ,(make-symbol display-name) ; <=========== GET RID OF THIS ,definition Get rid of the make-symbol part and you get what you used manually. And an icon appears in the tool bar. You can see what's wrong if you print the result of calling wk-add-toolbar-button: (menu-item "Build" Build smart-compile :image [(image :type xpm :file "c:/Users/William/Desktop/emacs-icons/build.xpm") (image :type xpm :file "c:/Users/William/Desktop/emacs-icons/build.xpm") (image :type xpm :file "c:/Users/William/Desktop/emacs-icons/build-disabled.xpm") (image :type xpm :file "c:/Users/William/Desktop/emacs-icons/build-disabled.xpm")]) That Build symbol is extaneous. You want only the "Build" string and the smart-compile symbol.
Girls basketball: Key for Prophetstown will be to control tempo, execute offense efficiently Prophets excited for sectional rematch Caption (Philip Marruffo/pmarruffo@saukvalley.com) Then-freshman Clare Kramer drives against East Dubuque’s Nicole Hayes during the Prophets’ 45-28 victory in a Class 1A sectional semifinal Feb. 14, 2012 at Eastland High School. It was Kramer’s first varsity start. Every Sunday, Robinson plays cards with his wife and mother-in-law. And, every Sunday, they take him to the cleaners. But yesterday, the longtime coach might have found the key to success in his weekly get-togethers – and it’s one which translates well to his team’s semifinal game at the Class 1A River Ridge Sectional. “Those two women kick me every Sunday,” Robinson said, “but [this week], we played a short game with only six or seven hands … and I won! I may take that scorecard and use it in pregame.” The message: Make tonight’s game against the defending 1A state champs as short as possible. “The secret for us as the year has gone on is to try and get the lead, then win the time of possession,” Robinson said. “Get the lead, then be patient and eat clock, then when we finally get a good shot, take it. When we make it, that’s when we seem to extend the lead, make the other team nervous or put them into a little bit of panic mode.” Robinson cautions that it’s easier said than done with a team like Aquin. The Bulldogs (27-2) feature a wealth of experience, led by Arizona State-bound Sophie Brunner and heady point guard Haley Chang. The do-it-all Brunner can score, rebound, pass and play defense, and Chang complements her with as a solid ball-handler and consistent outside threat. “Sophie does everything, and she has that ability to make her teammates look terrific,” Robinson said. “She defers early to her teammates to get them involved, and then she makes it look so easy when she does take over the game. “Put her with that point guard, who has been around basketball a lot thanks to her dad coaching the Aquin boys team, and they don’t get shook up too easy when those two are on the floor.” But experience goes both ways. When the two teams met in last year’s 1A Eastland Sectional final, Prophetstown (27-3) had virtually the same team it does this time around. Sophomores Corrie Reiley and Clare Kramer have been in the fold all season, and junior Karlie Stafford has developed into the girl who does all the dirty work after winning the fifth starter job at the beginning of the year. When you include senior standouts Cassie Reiley and Riley Walters and a deep bench featuring the likes of senior Molly Corbin, juniors Brooke Remley and Kaeli Kovarik, and sophomore Cydney Westen, the Prophets have a lot of players with postseason experience. “Everybody has a valuable part on this team,” Stafford said. “The whole bench has something to bring to the team, and we’ve all played together all year now instead of throwing in some younger girls at the end of the season like last year. “We all just have to do our parts, communicate on defense and just give it our all. We’ve been looking forward to this game all season, and we don’t want to have any regrets.” Last year’s 36-24 loss to Aquin has been in the back of the Prophets’ minds ever since last February. Within two points early in the fourth quarter, Prophetstown went cold from the field, and the Bulldogs closed the game with a 10-0 run in arguably their toughest game en route to the state title. Kramer, who was making just her second varsity start, remembers being as nervous as she’s ever been. This time around, she believes the experience of playing in that atmosphere will be a big help – as will the fan bus Prophetstown will be taking to the game. “I’m getting really excited for this game, and I think the other girls are, too,” Kramer said. “It was a really good battle last year, and I’m looking forward to playing Sophie again; she’s probably the best player I’ve ever defended, and it’s a challenge to stop her. “But I think us playing her last year, we’re going to be much better about calming those nerves down. I think we’ll play with a lot more confidence, and it will really be in our favor if we keep the game at our tempo and execute well.” Whether or not he uses his recent card-playing experience as a pregame pep talk, Robinson knows he won’t have to do a lot of motivating tonight. With his players fired up to avenge last year’s season-ending loss – as well as keep their postseason march going – he’s going to talk about the same things in the locker room he usually talks about. Play your role, trust your teammates. Run the offense, rotate on defense, take the open shots. Don’t get too high when good things happen, and don’t get too down when Aquin has success. And, above all, stay positive, enjoy the moment and have fun. “The girls have had this game marked on their calendars for quite a while, thinking, ‘If we could just get back to this game, it’s a fun way to maybe rewrite some things,’ “ Robinson said. “Just like last year, we know we’ll have to play a great game to win, but I believe we’re capable of it. “The longer we can be in the game, that helps our chances. Then, if we can hit a few big shots, hit a few 3-ball daggers in a close game, get to the free-throw line, maybe they come down and force something. If we can do that, it’ll give us our best chance.”
974 So.2d 387 (2008) MENDEZ v. JAMES. No. SC07-2420. Supreme Court of Florida. January 11, 2008. Decision without published opinion. Rev.dismissed.
The present invention generally relates to an improvement to a computer system, particularly a gateway used in an Internet of Things (IoT) setting by facilitating accessing a management console of the gateway. As IoT grows and numerous devices are connected to one or more IoT cloud servers, the functionality of an IoT gateway gains further importance. An IoT gateway communicates data between the cloud servers and multiple end-point devices in the IoT setting. For example, the gateway aggregates sensor data, translates between sensor protocols, processes sensor data before sending it onward and more to the server(s). With scores of protocols, connectivity models and energy profiles and the highly dispersed nature of IoT systems, gateways manage and control these complex environments. IoT gateways perform several critical functions such as device connectivity, protocol translation, data filtering and processing, security, updating, management and more. In one or more examples, IoT gateways also operate as platforms for application code that processes data and becomes an intelligent part of a device-enabled system. IoT gateways are considered to be at the intersection of edge systems—devices, controllers and sensors—and the cloud. Thus, managing the IoT gateway itself is a critical aspect of managing the IoT setup. The management of the IoT gateway is performed using a management console.
Graph kernels for chemical informatics. Increased availability of large repositories of chemical compounds is creating new challenges and opportunities for the application of machine learning methods to problems in computational chemistry and chemical informatics. Because chemical compounds are often represented by the graph of their covalent bonds, machine learning methods in this domain must be capable of processing graphical structures with variable size. Here, we first briefly review the literature on graph kernels and then introduce three new kernels (Tanimoto, MinMax, Hybrid) based on the idea of molecular fingerprints and counting labeled paths of depth up to d using depth-first search from each possible vertex. The kernels are applied to three classification problems to predict mutagenicity, toxicity, and anti-cancer activity on three publicly available data sets. The kernels achieve performances at least comparable, and most often superior, to those previously reported in the literature reaching accuracies of 91.5% on the Mutag dataset, 65-67% on the PTC (Predictive Toxicology Challenge) dataset, and 72% on the NCI (National Cancer Institute) dataset. Properties and tradeoffs of these kernels, as well as other proposed kernels that leverage 1D or 3D representations of molecules, are briefly discussed.
IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT No. 01-40664 Summary Calendar TERRY L. BROWN, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus JOE E. KING, Etc.; ET AL., Defendants, R. A. GARCIA, Warden; WILLIAM STEPHENS, Assistant Warden; DUC VAN TRAN, DR., Defendants-Appellants. -------------------- Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas USDC No. G-98-CV-128 -------------------- December 12, 2001 Before DeMOSS, PARKER and DENNIS, Circuit Judges PER CURIAM:* R.A. Garcia, William Stephens, and Dr. Duc Van Tran appeal from the denial of their motion for summary judgment in this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 brought by Texas inmate Terry Brown. They argue that the magistrate judge erred by denying their summary judgment motion on the merits of their qualified immunity defense. * Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. R. 47.5.4. No. 01-40664 -2- We must determine the basis of our jurisdiction, on our own motion, if necessary. Mosley v. Cozby, 813 F.2d 659, 660 (5th Cir. 1987). “[O]rders denying qualified immunity are immediately appealable only if they are predicated on conclusions of law, and not if a genuine issue of material fact precludes summary judgment on the question of qualified immunity.” Palmer v. Johnson, 193 F.3d 346, 351 (5th Cir. 1999). With respect to Tran, as noted by the magistrate judge, we perceive the existence of a material issue of fact that precludes summary judgment based on qualified immunity. Accordingly, we DISMISS the appeal as to Tran for want of jurisdiction. Although the magistrate judge also noted the existence of disputed issues of material fact as to Garcia and Stephens, these appellants argue on appeal that as a matter of law they are entitled to qualified immunity because they relied on the reports and recommendations of trained grievance investigators in denying Brown’s grievances. We agree with Garcia and Stephens that this argument, if accepted, would render immaterial any remaining factual disputes, and thus we have jurisdiction over their appeal. However, after reviewing both the summary judgment motion submitted by Garcia and Stephens as well as their reply brief on summary judgment, we conclude that this argument was not raised in the court below. Because Garcia and Stephens raise this issue for the first time on appeal, it is reviewed only for plain error. See Highlands Ins. Co. v. National Union Fire Ins. Co., 27 F.3d 1027, 1031-32 (5th Cir. 1994)(applying, in civil case, plain-error No. 01-40664 -3- analysis of United States v. Olano, 507 U.S. 725 (1993)). Plain error must be clear or obvious and must affect the appellant's substantial rights. United States v. Calverley, 37 F.3d 160, 162-64 (5th Cir. 1994)(en banc). In such a situation, the court has the discretion to correct errors that seriously affect the fairness, integrity, or public reputation of judicial proceedings. Id. Garcia and Stephens admit in their brief to this court that it is not clear whether a prison warden may have liability for accepting the conclusion of a grievance investigator, and thus we conclude that there has been no plain error in the court below. We therefore decline to consider the argument raised for the first time on appeal. Accordingly, we AFFIRM the denial of qualified immunity as to Garcia and Stephens. DISMISSED IN PART AND AFFIRMED IN PART.
The Brazilian-American Chamber of Commerce holds a breakfast on "Investing in Brazil." Take a look at long-term trends and opportunities with a focus on current perspectives, including a growing middle class, positive demographic trends and infrastructure investments needed for the 2014 FIFA World Cup and the 2016 Olympics. 8:30-10:30 a.m. The Bankers Club, Two S Biscayne Blvd., suite 1400, Miami. Free. RSVP requested. Details: (305) 579-9030 or www.brazilchamber.org. Since the Miami River Greenway Action Plan was adopted by government entities in 2001, walkways along the bay and river in downtown Miami have intermittently developed. The Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce has recently adopted an initiative to connect the two in a continuous riverwalk/baywalk. The Chamber’s New World Center Committee holds a luncheon detailing this goal with speakers Brett Bibeau, executive director of the Miami River Commission; Spencer Crowley, Miami-Dade County representative on the Florida Inland Navigation District; Alice Bravo, capital improvements program director for the City of Miami and Francisco J. Garcia, director of the City of Miami’s planning department. 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Finnegan’s River, 401 SW Third Ave., Miami. $35-$50. Details: (305) 577-5491 or www.miamichamber.com. Wednesday 12/8 ROUNDTABLE TALK The Miami Beach Chamber of Commerce holds a business roundtable. Find ways to expand your business and discuss how the chamber can help you boost your bottom line. Held every other Wednesday. 8:30-10:30 a.m. Miami Beach Chamber of Commerce boardroom, 1920 Meridian Ave., Miami Beach. Details: (305) 674-1300 or rsvp@miamibeachchamber.com or www.miamibeachchamber.com. The West Kendall Business Association holds a holiday party. Proceeds benefit the Hearing and Speech Center of Florida. 5:30-8 p.m. The Palms at Town & Country, 8505 Mills Drive, Kendall. $15 in advance. $20 on site. Details: (305) 386-4030 or www.westkendallbusiness.com. MEXICO CONFERENCE The University of Miami’s Center for Hemispheric Policy holds a conference on Mexico, including the "Outlook for the Mexican economy in the global context," Mexico-U.S. relations and the future of NAFTA. 8 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Hyatt Regency Coral Gables, 50 Alhambra Plaza, Coral Gables. $100. Details: (305) 284-9918 or www.miami.edu/chp. NETWORKING NIGHT Mix and mingle with Coral Gables Chamber of Commerce members at the chamber’s "Wind Down Wednesday" event. Blankets, slippers, toiletries and other such items will be collected as holiday gifts for local senior citizens. 5:30 p.m. Novecento, 121 Alhambra Plaza, Coral Gables. $20-$25. Details: (305) 446-1657 or www.gableschamber.org. HOLIDAY NO-NOS With the infamous holiday office party approaching for many, the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce holds a session on appropriate employee behavior. Using interactive, lively "What would you do?" scenarios, attorney Scott S. Allen of Jackson Lewis will delve into topics like behavior before, during and after the party, picture taking and employee accommodations. 8-10:30 a.m. Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce, 1601 Biscayne Blvd., Miami. $25-$50. Details: (305) 577-5458 or icanales@miamichamber.com or www.miamichamber.com. The Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce Domestic Business Development Group holds a holiday reception. 6-9 p.m. U.S. Century Bank, 848 Brickell Ave., Miami. $10-$30. Details: (305) 577-5438 or rdeleon@miamichamber.com or www.miamichamber.com. AIR RESERVE Take a tour of the Homestead Air Reserve Base with the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce’s Military Affairs Committee. Includes lunch and a parachute demonstration. 7:30 a.m. Homestead Miami Air Reserve Base, 29050 Coral Sea Blvd., Homestead. $30. Advance registration and government-issued identification required. Details: www.miamichamber.com.
Saturday, November 7, 2009 Apparently, Ford has little regard for its potential customers and their intellect. It feels either their memories are too short or their brains are too full to understand S.H.O. versus "SHO." In 1989, Ford set the automotive world afire with with the 3.0L, 220hp, V6, Taurus Super High Output, or S.H.O. Back in the day, we were impressed with 220 hp from a naturally aspirated V6. Today, Ford has revived the S.H.O. moniker for a 3.5L 365hp, twin-turbo charged V6. To be honest, 365 hp from a 3.5L, force inducted engine can hardly be considered "Super High Output", but come on! "SHO?" Have you no shame? Interestingly, this is not the first occasion Ford has taken to spoon feed a naming convention to its customers. Take for instance the 1993-1998 Lincoln Mk VIII. If you were interested in one of babies, you would go to your local dealership and inquire about the "Lincoln Mark Eight". Today, after skipping the Mk IX, we have the MKX. Ford apparently felt customers had so much difficulty with Roman Numerals that they couldn't be troubled with the name "Mark Ten" so they have thrown in the towel and refer to the vehicle as the "MKX". Aside from being a complete departure from decades of "Mark" names, this adds to the confusion in the alphabet soup names of the Luxury market. Monday, October 19, 2009 Following these steps was the key to unlocking binomials. While almost everybody is able to maneuver through basic Algebra, why do I see the order of operations violated so many times during everyday life? How many people do you see fill their paper cup with piping hot coffee before putting on a cup sleeve? Isn't it much easier, quicker and safer to put the sleeve on before filling it with a potentially law-suit inducing, hot, beverage? I am so excited about the coming barrage of Android phones. I have been a sideline fan of the iPhone since it was released, only to quickly realize, it was still an Apple product :( I quickly got on the Palm Pre bandwangon, only to discover it was simply an iPhone-lite. By lite, I don't mean to imply that it is less capable than the iPhone, but rather it was developed in the same walled garden vein as the iPhone, by ex-Apple employees. I wish Palm had adopted the Android platform and customized it to the extend they appear to have made WinMo usable on their earlier WinMo phones. Today, I get a lot out of my 750P. More than the iPhone has to offer regarding streaming podcasts with Kinoma. I can stream my TV to my phone via Slingplayer Mobile and am not tied to WiFi networks. It seems SlingMedia has such a bad taste in its mouth from creating a marginalized Slingplayer Mobile for the iPhone that only works on a WiFi network, that they are not anxious to develop an app for the Android or Palm community. Let them know what you think here. UPDATE 1.10.10 I checked out the HTC Hero on Sprint's launch day. Loved the phone and Sense UI interface, Despised the virtual keyboard. NOTE: I have since heard there is an extensive calibration process that I did not try. Hopefully that will make the keyboard at least as good as the iPhone, which I can barely tolerate. Next up, Samsung Moment. I have never been much of a physical keyboard fan, but no longer have Palm's Graffiti to rely on. The Moment should be miles ahead of the Hero with its keyboard. The improved processor and flash is also attractive as well, but it is without Sense UI. The DROID on Verizon seems to incorporate a much improved Android 2.0 interface with a physical keyboard and fast processor. If Verizon hadn't lied to me on multiple occasions, I would be lining up for the new DROID. Motorola's questionable user interfaces of the RAZR also make me wary of the end-all-be-all, iPhone killer that Droid is made out to be. Friday, September 11, 2009 It looks like the PalmOS legacy may be one step closer to being overtaken by the iPhone, WebOS and Android tri-fecta. With the October 11th release of the HTC Hero, it seems like I will finally make the jump into the modern era of smartphones. I really, really wanted to like the Palm Pre, but there is too much Apple influence and it is growing too slowly for my tastes at the moment, I may check back with Palm WebOS in a year or so, but the HTC Hero with the Sense UI have me really intrigued right now. What did Palm do in anticipation of the Hero launch? They served up the Pixi with a fantastic form factor, but dumbed it down by omitting WiFi and an external memory slot. I have been a hold-out Treo 700P user for over 3 years. I wanted to like the iPhone when it was introduced. I went to the Apple store the day after it was launched and played with the stunning GUI for over 30 minutes before admitting it was definitely not for me. Simple? Yes. Easy to use? Check. Useful? Not Quite. I am so accustomed to: Kinoma Player- I listen to podcasts literally every day. NPR hourly news multiple times, TED talks on occasion, Adam Carolla, This Week in Google. I don't have a set listening schedule and I can't be bothered with subscribing to podcasts in iTunes and downloading them to my phone. I want to find and listen to casts instantaneously. Kinoma player allows me to do this on my Treo 700P. The user interface is tired, yet functional after all these years. -----> Google Listen and DoggCatcher both seem to offer the functionality of Kinoma on a modern platform. I am VERY enouraged by this.Documents to Go- Creating and editing real MS Office documents and syncing them with my laptop. Rarely does a day go by that I don't jot a business idea or blog post into a word file. I could use a "cloud" version of google docs, but I do find myself on planes enough that I am much more comfortable with native files. For all you sneering about my comments regarding audio streaming above, calm down. When I am preparing for a trip, I may stream & download a few podcasts to the phone in the airport lounge prior to boarding. I like to keep my options open all the time. ----->Available for $29.99 in the Android Market! I paid $30 for Kinoma player and a similar amount for Docs 2 Go several Palm OS devices ago. SlingPlayer- This is the tricky one. iPhone has a useless version of this that restricts use to WiFi networks only. If I have access to a WiFi network, there is a good chance that:A. I am at Home and can watch my own TVB. I am in a public location that does not lend itself to uninterrupted TV viewing. Sling seems unwilling to develop an app for Android. Orb seems like it may be a convoluted option. Wednesday, August 26, 2009 It would probably be a challenge to reach back into the depths of Los Angeles' storied history to a point that the city actually inspired the imagination of the country. I am sure there were days when the lure of Hollywood cast its glow on the image of Los Angeles, but those days are long gone. Today the city is an ill managed symbol of class segregation. West LA and the Rest of LA. Disney-like idyllic living (albeit at a huge monetary cost) west of the 405 and gang-land east of the 405. It kills me when middle class Gen Xers hop on the "urban" bandw agon and glorify the efforts of mediocre vandals. Tagging is everywhere in LA. For those of you that like to think the tagging is somehow artistic, I challenge you to travel to Paris, where the tagging is actually much more pleasant to look at, but still very annoying. It shocked and depressed me to find the following stories helping a bedridden tagger use technology to tag again (thankfully in a less permanent manner). Monday, June 22, 2009 Since Lenovo's purchase of the ThinkPad brand of business oriented laptops from IBM, they have made subtle changes to the product without really diluting the features that made the IBM's so great. In my opinion, there have been two, minute changes that annoyed me in the Lenovo era. 1. The Power, Volume and Access IBM keys- The design of these keys changed on from the T40 series to the T60 series. The keys looked cheap. I have no data to prove that the design was driven by cost savings concerns, but they sure appeared to be that way. 2. The Blue and Red highlights on the TrackPoint were removed. It seems hard to argue that this was not a cost savings effort.
Android Oreo (O) is here! Check out the list of phones that will get O Android 8.0 is now official as Android Oreo. It is named after a very popular biscuit called Oreo. Google has partnered with the biscuit producer Nasbsico to call the new Android version Oreo. Initially, the Operating system was known as Andriod 8 but Google revealed on Monday, the final name. Considering that last night was also the moment of solar eclipse in the US. Google said that the Oreo will be rolled out to compatible phones with update 8.0, starting with the Google's own Pixel phones. So its Android O, not Octopus, not Orange, not Oysters, not Ocean but OREO. The Biggest Question now is: Will my smartphone receive the new Operating System, “The Android Oreo”? Every time Google launches a new Android version, manufactures have to bring up to date the new OS which requires lot of time and effort due to which only some devices get updated. Google says that update is already rolling out. Staring with August 2017, only 12.3 per cent of Android devices are running Android Nougat 7.0 and 1.2 per cent are running Nougat 7.1 which is a fairly dismal adoption rate. The Android versions, Lollipop and Marshmallow still continue to predominate the Android smartphone market. Even Nougat is on handful of phones. Android 8.0 top features Android 8.0 Oreo comes with a host of refinements, back-end changes, user-centric features and polishes aimed at improving the user experience. With the picture-in-picture feature, Android Oreo will allow users to have open two apps on the screen at the same time. For instance, it will allow you to check your schedule while you're on a video call. The major features includes; First, the notification dots, which allows users to see what’s new in their apps especially the important ones users put on their home screen and then take action on those notifications quickly. Then we have the support for third party calling apps. Android Oreo is said to be the most secure version of Android so far. In case cyber criminals are trying to get bad software onto your device, the new Android version will shield the phone. Notification channels, in which notifications are segmented into channels such as sports, news, music and the new 'Google Protect'. Android Oreo is more secure with Google Play Protect built in, security status front and center in settings, and tighter app installs controls. According to Google, The Android Oreo will be available on some phones. Lets take a look at which smartphones will be getting the new Android version update- OREO. The company also adds that all the devices enrolled in the beta program will automatically get the Android Oreo update
Q: Authorization error on gdata Spreadsheet Was using gdata to update a spreadsheet file on my drive using python on appengine. Everything works fine until recently, the code started encountering error. import webapp2 import gdata.spreadsheet.text_db from google.appengine.api import mail client = gdata.spreadsheet.text_db.DatabaseClient(username='mail@gmail.com', password='passsword') class createSurvey(webapp2.RequestHandler): def get(self): db = client.CreateDatabase("Project")// this line started to show the error below. . Traceback (most recent call last): File "<pyshell#3>", line 1, in <module> db = client.CreateDatabase("Project") File "C:\Python27\lib\gdata\spreadsheet\text_db.py", line 146, in CreateDatabase db_entry = self.__docs_client.UploadSpreadsheet(virtual_media_source, name) File "C:\Python27\lib\atom\__init__.py", line 1475, in deprecated_function return f(*args, **kwargs) File "C:\Python27\lib\gdata\docs\service.py", line 466, in UploadSpreadsheet folder_or_uri=folder_or_uri) File "C:\Python27\lib\gdata\docs\service.py", line 161, in _UploadFile converter=gdata.docs.DocumentListEntryFromString) File "C:\Python27\lib\gdata\service.py", line 1236, in Post media_source=media_source, converter=converter) File "C:\Python27\lib\gdata\service.py", line 1358, in PostOrPut 'reason': server_response.reason, 'body': result_body} RequestError: {'status': 401, 'body': '<HTML>\n<HEAD>\n<TITLE>Authorization required</TITLE>\n</HEAD>\n<BODY BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#000000">\n<H1>Authorization required</H1>\n<H2>Error 401</H2>\n</BODY>\n</HTML>\n', 'reason': 'Authorization required'} Initially thought it was the restriction on the file but i have made it open and it still didn't work. How can i fix this . A: Google stopped allowing such method of authentication. Developers have to create credentials on google console. see this for more help and if you are using Google Data Protocol for to access help use spreadsheet as db like i was trying to do, This should also be of help.
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Give It Up (Hothouse Flowers song) "Give It Up" is a single released by Irish rock group Hothouse Flowers from their second album Home. The song hit number two on the U.S. Modern Rock chart and number 30 on the UK Singles Chart. Charts References Category:Irish rock songs Category:1990 singles Category:1990 songs
While lithium metal has a wide variety of uses in present-day industry, one use which is substantially increasing at the present time is the use of lithium as an anode in non-aqueous batteries. These "lithium" batteries have extremely long life and high energy, and are therefore valuable additions to the battery art. Lithium batteries are, however, substantially more expensive than conventional dry cells and, for that reason, every effort is being made to reduce the cost of manufacturing batteries containing lithium anodes. Lithium itself is a very light weight soft metal and is, for a metal, highly reactive. For example, lithium in contact with water will react to form lithium oxide and hydrogen gas, presenting a potential fire hazard. Conventional methods for cutting lithium involve the use of knives or dies. Due to cold welding of lithium on the blade at the cutting edge, a clean dry blade developes a build-up of lithium which needs to be removed after only a few cutting operations. It has further been proposed to use lubricants on the blade to prevent contamination by the lithium on the blade. It has further been proposed to use lubricants on the blade to prevent contamination by the lithium on the blade. This, however, results in contamination of the lithium with the lubricant. Lithium which is to be used in a battery must be cleaned, necessitating an additional step in the manufacturing process. Accordingly, it is an object of this invention to provide a method for cutting lithium which permits repetitive cutting in the simplest possible manner. Another object of this invention is to provide a device suitable for cutting lithium metal into a plurality of pieces wherein neither the lithium nor the knife blade are contaminated by contacting each other. Other objects will appear herein.
--- layout: page title: Sandboxes - Sinon.JS breadcrumb: sandbox --- Sandboxes removes the need to keep track of every fake created, which greatly simplifies cleanup. ```javascript var sandbox = require('sinon').createSandbox(); var myAPI = { hello: function () {} }; describe('myAPI.hello method', function () { beforeEach(function () { // stub out the `hello` method sandbox.stub(myAPI, 'hello'); }); afterEach(function () { // completely restore all fakes created through the sandbox sandbox.restore(); }); it('should be called once', function () { myAPI.hello(); sandbox.assert.calledOnce(myAPI.hello); }); it('should be called twice', function () { myAPI.hello(); myAPI.hello(); sandbox.assert.calledTwice(myAPI.hello); }); }); ``` ## Sandbox API #### Default sandbox Since `sinon@5.0.0`, the `sinon` object is a default sandbox. Unless you have a very advanced setup or need a special configuration, you probably want to only use that one. ```javascript const myObject = { 'hello': 'world' }; sinon.stub(myObject, 'hello').value('Sinon'); console.log(myObject.hello); // Sinon sinon.restore(); console.log(myObject.hello); // world ``` #### `var sandbox = sinon.createSandbox();` Creates a new sandbox object with spies, stubs, and mocks. #### `var sandbox = sinon.createSandbox(config);` The `sinon.createSandbox(config)` method is often an integration feature, and can be used for scenarios including a global object to coordinate all fakes through. Sandboxes are partially configured by default such that calling: ```javascript var sandbox = sinon.createSandbox({}); ``` will merge in extra defaults analogous to: ```javascript var sandbox = sinon.createSandbox({ // ... injectInto: null, properties: ["spy", "stub", "mock"], useFakeTimers: false, useFakeServer: false }); ``` The `useFakeTimers` and `useFakeServers` are **false** as opposed to the [defaults in `sinon.defaultConfig`](https://github.com/sinonjs/sinon/blob/master/lib/sinon/util/core/default-config.js): ```javascript sinon.defaultConfig = { // ... injectInto: null, properties: ["spy", "stub", "mock", "clock", "server", "requests"], useFakeTimers: true, useFakeServer: true } ``` To get a full sandbox with stubs, spies, etc. **and** fake timers and servers, you can call: ```javascript // Inject the sinon defaults explicitly. var sandbox = sinon.createSandbox(sinon.defaultConfig); // (OR) Add the extra properties that differ from the sinon defaults. var sandbox = sinon.createSandbox({ useFakeTimers: true useFakeServer: true }); ``` ##### injectInto The sandbox's methods can be injected into another object for convenience. The `injectInto` configuration option can name an object to add properties to. ##### properties What properties to inject. Note that only naming "server" here is not sufficient to have a `server` property show up in the target object, you also have to set `useFakeServer` to `true`. The list of properties that can be injected are the ones exposed by the object returned by the function `inject`, namely: ```javascript { //... properties: [ "spy", "stub", "mock", "createStubInstance", "fake", "replace", "replaceSetter", "replaceGetter", "clock", "server", "requests", "match" ] } ``` ##### useFakeTimers If set to `true`, the sandbox will have a `clock` property. You can optionally pass in a configuration object that follows the [specification for fake timers](../fake-timers), such as `{ toFake: ["setTimeout", "setInterval"] }`. ##### useFakeServer If `true`, `server` and `requests` properties are added to the sandbox. Can also be an object to use for fake server. The default one is `sinon.fakeServer`, but if you're using jQuery 1.3.x or some other library that does not set the XHR's `onreadystatechange` handler, you might want to do: ```javascript sinon.config = { useFakeServer: sinon.fakeServerWithClock }; ``` ##### exposing sandbox example To create an object `sandboxFacade` which gets the method `spy` injected, you can code: ```javascript // object that will have the spy method injected into it var sandboxFacade = {}; // create sandbox and inject properties (in this case spy) into sandboxFacade var sandbox = sinon.createSandbox({ injectInto: sandboxFacade, properties: ["spy"] }); ``` #### `sandbox.assert();` A convenience reference for [`sinon.assert`](./assertions) *Since `sinon@2.0.0`* #### `sandbox.replace(object, property, replacement);` Replaces `property` on `object` with `replacement` argument. Attempts to replace an already replaced value cause an exception. `replacement` can be any value, including `spies`, `stubs` and `fakes`. This method only works on non-accessor properties, for replacing accessors, use `sandbox.replaceGetter()` and `sandbox.replaceSetter()`. ```js var myObject = { myMethod: function() { return 'apple pie'; } }; sandbox.replace(myObject, 'myMethod', function () { return 'strawberry'; }); console.log(myObject.myMethod()); // strawberry ``` #### `sandbox.replaceGetter();` Replaces getter for `property` on `object` with `replacement` argument. Attempts to replace an already replaced getter cause an exception. `replacement` must be a `Function`, and can be instances of `spies`, `stubs` and `fakes`. ```js var myObject = { get myProperty: function() { return 'apple pie'; } }; sandbox.replaceGetter(myObject, 'myMethod', function () { return 'strawberry'; }); console.log(myObject.myProperty); // strawberry ``` #### `sandbox.replaceSetter();` Replaces setter for `property` on `object` with `replacement` argument. Attempts to replace an already replaced setter cause an exception. `replacement` must be a `Function`, and can be instances of `spies`, `stubs` and `fakes`. ```js var object = { set myProperty(value) { this.prop = value; } }; sandbox.replaceSetter(object, 'myProperty', function (value) { this.prop = 'strawberry ' + value; }); object.myProperty = 'pie'; console.log(object.prop); // strawberry pie ``` #### `sandbox.spy();` Works exactly like `sinon.spy` #### `sandbox.createStubInstance();` Works almost exactly like `sinon.createStubInstance`, only also adds the returned stubs to the internal collection of fakes for restoring through `sandbox.restore()`. #### `sandbox.stub();` Works exactly like `sinon.stub`. ##### Stubbing a non-function property ```javascript const myObject = { 'hello': 'world' }; sandbox.stub(myObject, 'hello').value('Sinon'); console.log(myObject.hello); // Sinon sandbox.restore(); console.log(myObject.hello); // world ``` #### `sandbox.mock();` Works exactly like `sinon.mock` #### `sandbox.useFakeTimers();` Fakes timers and binds the `clock` object to the sandbox such that it too is restored when calling `sandbox.restore()`. Access through `sandbox.clock`. #### `sandbox.useFakeXMLHttpRequest();` Fakes XHR and binds the resulting object to the sandbox such that it too is restored when calling `sandbox.restore()`. Since 2.x, you can no longer access requests through `sandbox.requests` - use `sandbox.useFakeServer` to do this. This function maps to `sinon.useFakeXMLHttpRequest`, only with sandboxing. #### `sandbox.useFakeServer();` Fakes XHR and binds a server object to the sandbox such that it too is restored when calling `sandbox.restore()`. Access requests through `sandbox.requests` and server through `sandbox.server` #### `sandbox.usingPromise(promiseLibrary);` Causes all stubs and mocks created from the sandbox to return promises using a specific Promise library instead of the global one when using `stub.rejects` or `stub.resolves`. Returns the stub to allow chaining. *Since `sinon@2.0.0`* #### `sandbox.restore();` Restores all fakes created through sandbox. #### `sandbox.reset();` Resets the internal state of all fakes created through sandbox. #### `sandbox.resetBehavior();` Resets the behaviour of all stubs created through the sandbox. *Since `sinon@2.0.0`* #### `sandbox.resetHistory();` Resets the history of all stubs created through the sandbox. *Since `sinon@2.0.0`* #### `sandbox.verify();` Verifies all mocks created through the sandbox. #### `sandbox.verifyAndRestore();` Verifies all mocks and restores all fakes created through the sandbox.
Research and learning exchange between The University of Edinburgh and a local NGO, Salaam Baalak Trust, who work with street children in Delhi. Tag: women’s rights One of our plans for our time in Delhi is initiating a “Women’s Talk”. Salaam Baalak Trust already runs a City Walk focusing on the lives of the street children, but the lives and experiences of women and girls on the streets can be very different from those of the men and boys. We want to illustrate these specific “women’s issues” with a walk complementary to the City Walk, highlighting the specific vulnerabilities of women. Unfortunately, even the streets of central Delhi are not safe enough for a walk led by girls. Hopefully one day they will be but for now we will convey the stories of these women and girls through a talk instead of a walk. We want the talk to be as powerful as the existing City Walk and we felt the best medium was film. The first step was learning about film making. An ex- University of Edinburgh student Shiva, living in Delhi, volunteered to run a workshop, teaching a group of young people from SBT about filming, editing and creating a narrative. We hope that getting the girls, as well as the boys, to use the immersive medium of film will convey both the feeling of a walk, but also crystallise their experience of the chaotic and dangerous streets in the minds of those who attend the talk. Learning how to make a movie We discussed and planned the stories we wanted to tell and the locations we wanted to show. We decided on areas around Connaught Place, a place where at every step you are confronted by tiny children selling balloons and roses or begging while holding even tinier children in their arms. The girls we work with know some of these children living on the street, as some are girls who used to live with them in the children’s home before they returned to their families. We wanted to film where they live, where they wash, the temples that serve them meals and speak to them about their experiences and opinions. Having decided what to film the next step was creating the film for our Woman’s Talk, Shiva accompanied us into the streets to do the filming while the girls led the interviews. It is likely that a full four in ten Indian women do not have access to disposable sanitary towels. This is the case for the girls who live on the streets and are more focused on food, water, and shelter. Mothers teach their daughters to use cloths. When there is nothing else to use, they resort to dirty cloths or even old newspaper. It is not just safe clean sanitary products that are needed, but it is access to safe and private toilets, too. They also need clean water for washing, a safe place to wash, and places to dry reusable products. Reusable products or cloths must be washed and dried properly. When they are dried in a dark corner, hidden away, out of sight and out of sunlight, this increases the chance of infection. Infection causes irritation, embarrassment, and further complications. When safe drying areas aren’t available, proper information and medical support are unlikely. Illness can emerge and last for years. One of the most important ways to improve menstrual hygiene is to break the taboo that leads to women hiding their periods in dark corners. Lack of information and silence on the matter acts to fuel the stigma. The main barrier is a lack of education and especially education for men. Girls in the care of the SBT children’s homes get good education about puberty, periods and sex. For the children on the street, their health and sex education is more likely to come from word of mouth or from watching porn on mobile phones. This lack of information can lead to dangerous attitudes towards women and unhealthy practices when it comes to menstruation. Educating men and boys around menstrual health is important. But education of boys around sexual health and safe practices may be even more important. A comprehensive “life skills” curriculum is taught in schools in India, and it covers many aspects of sex and sexuality. As with menstrual health those children not enrolled in school miss out. Nevertheless, the legacy of sexual inequality is obvious. Public toilets for men are plentiful and free in Delhi. There are far fewer for women – and in all cases they must pay to use them. Condoms are cheaper here than the most basic sanitary products. We have initiated a workshop on hygiene and sexual health for girls currently living on the street, run by older girls who live in SBT homes. The workshops are animated and provide a friendly reunion – many of these girls remember each other. So far the workshops have been run by girls but we will expand these to include workshops run by young men, for young men, this weekend. Today Adam, Rachel and I (Alice) had a meeting with three young women who are currently in, or had recently graduated from the care of Salaam Balaak Trust’s (SBT) shelter homes. The purpose of our meeting was to discuss a potential ‘Women’s Walk of Delhi’ to complement the existing City Walks run by SBT. We wanted to use the women’s walk to raise awareness about women’s issues in Delhi and the workshops that the three young women are currently facilitating to help educate younger girls living on the street about issues such as growing up, periods, hygiene and consent. These are really important issues for young people living on the street where it can be difficult to access both the knowledge and products necessary to stay safe and well. Ayesha*, one of the young women, told us some of the questions she had been asked when she facilitated the first workshop last Friday. Questions such as: “Why does our skin get so itchy?” “Sometimes we get pains during our periods. Why?” The young women facilitating the workshop already held an impressive array of knowledge and were easily able to answer these questions. In response to “why does our skin get itchy?”, Ayesha responded with “because you need to wash more”. Simple answer right? Not so. Children and young people living on the streets have extremely limited access to safe washing facilities. They also have poor access to sanitary products when they have their periods. Luckily, the young women we met today knew of an affordable and usable solution – they told us about re-usable pads which can be washed and used time and again for up to three years. We worked out the costs and it turns out to be around £35 to get these products for 50 girls. Three of the workshop leaders Now this is where our ‘Women’s Walk’ really shines. We can use the money made through the walk to buy sanitary products and perhaps even set some aside to help build safe cleaning facilities for young people living on the street. Or so we thought. After having discussed the idea with as many SBT staff as we could, it became clear that there was a real concern for the safety of the young women leading the walking tours. It was generally felt that it wouldn’t be safe for the young women, who may be subject to unwanted attention, harassment, and even sexual harassment. Having heard these concerns, Adam, Rachel and I talked among ourselves and agreed that there was absolutely no way we would risk the safety and well-being of anyone on the team for the project. We felt deeply frustrated that the very issues we want to raise awareness about were encroaching on the feasibility of the project. We couldn’t settle for that. The issue of safety highlighted the importance of this initiative even more. If women are not even safe to talk and walk around familiar local neighbourhoods, urgent societal change is needed. So we’ve been thinking of alternative solutions and have a couple of exciting options. Right now, I’m going to leave you hanging – I don’t want to announce our plans while they remain half-baked. We haven’t even spoken to the young women on the team yet and it feels important to do that first. So let me leave you with a question instead: If you were to ask these young women about their experiences of growing up in Delhi from girlhood, what would you ask? We really value your thoughts so please get involved in the conversation and comment below! If you would like to donate to the project you can do so here.
Verville-Packard R-1 Racer The Verville-Packard R-1 Racer was a military racing aircraft that was modified from Alfred V. Verville's previous Verville VCP-1 design. The R-1 is sometimes known also as the Verville-Packard VCP-R or the Verville-Packard 600. The R-1 was the first racing aircraft built for the United States Army Air Corps. Development The first R-1 was created from a VCP-1 in 1919, by installing the Packard V-12 engine. Operational history On November 27, 1920, Capt. Corliss Moseley, flying an R-1 racer, out of 24 track finishers, won the Pulitzer Trophy Race at Mitchel Air Force Base. The top speed was 156.54 mph. Operators United States Army Air Corps Specifications (R-1) See also Notes References External links "Army Pilot Wins Pulitzer Air Race," New York Times, Nov 26, 1920, Page 1, Column 6, Subtitle: "Lieutenant Mosley, in Verville Packard, Averages Almost Three Miles a Minute" ThisDayInAviation.com - Coverage of the R-1 Winning the Pulitzer Trophy in 1920 Category:1920s United States military utility aircraft Category:Racing aircraft Category:Verville aircraft Category:Biplanes Category:Single-engined tractor aircraft Category:Aircraft first flown in 1919
--- abstract: | We examine the elliptic system given by $$\label{system_abstract} -\Delta u = v^p, \qquad -\Delta v = u^\theta, \qquad \mbox{ in } \IR^N,$$ for $ 1 < p \le \theta$ and the fourth order scalar equation $$\label{fourth_abstract} \Delta^2 u = u^\theta, \qquad \mbox{in $ \IR^N$,}$$ where $ 1 < \theta$. We prove various Liouville type theorems for positive stable solutions. For instance we show there are no positive stable solutions of (\[system\_abstract\]) (resp. (\[fourth\_abstract\])) provided $ N \le 10$ and $ 2 \le p \le \theta$ (resp. $ N \le 10$ and $1 < \theta$). Results for higher dimensions are also obtained. These results regarding stable solutions on the full space imply various Liouville theorems for positive (possibly unstable) bounded solutions of $$\label{eq_half_abstract} -\Delta u = v^p, \qquad -\Delta v = u^\theta, \qquad \mbox{ in } \IR^{N-1},$$ with $ u=v=0$ on $ \partial \IR^N_+$. In particular there is no positive bounded solution of (\[eq\_half\_abstract\]) for any $ 2 \le p \le \theta$ if $ N \le 11$. Higher dimensional results are also obtained. author: - | Craig Cowan\ [*Department of Mathematical Sciences*]{}\ [*University of Alabama in Huntsville*]{}\ [*258A Shelby Center*]{}\ *Huntsville, AL 35899\ [*ctc0013@uah.edu*]{}* title: 'Liouville theorems for stable Lane-Emden systems and biharmonic problems' --- \[0\][ ]{} \[1\][ \#1 \_H ]{} [*2010 Mathematics Subject Classification: 35J61, 35J47.*]{}\ [*Key words: Biharmonic, entire solutions, Liouville theorems, Stability, Lane-Emden Systems, Half-space*]{}. Introduction ============ In this article we examine the nonexistence of positive classical stable solutions of the system given by $$\label{eq} -\Delta u = v^p, \qquad -\Delta v = u^\theta, \qquad \mbox{ in } \IR^N,$$ where $ 1 < p \le \theta$. We also examine the nonexistence of positive classical stable solutions of the fourth order equation given by $$\label{fourth} \Delta^2 u = u^\theta \qquad \mbox{ in } \IR^N,$$ where $ \theta>1$. We now define the notion of a stable solution and for this we prefer to examine a slight generalization of (\[eq\]) given by $$\label{eq_2} -\Delta u = f(v), \qquad -\Delta v = g(u), \qquad \mbox{ in $\IR^N$,}$$ where $ f,g$ are positive and increasing on $(0,\infty)$. We say a smooth positive solution $(u,v)$ of (\[eq\_2\]) is stable provided there exists $ 0 < \zeta, \chi$ smooth with $$\label{stand} -\Delta \zeta = f'(v) \chi, \qquad -\Delta \chi = g'(u) \zeta \quad \mbox{in $ \IR^N$}.$$ This definition is motivated from [@Mont], also see (\[mont\_sta\]). \[equi\] Note that the standard notion of a stable positive solution of $ \Delta^2 u = u^\theta$ in $ \IR^N$, is that $$\label{standard} \int \theta u^{\theta-1} \gamma^2 \le \int (\Delta \gamma)^2,$$ for all $ \gamma \in C_c^\infty(\IR^N)$. For our approach we prefer to recast (\[fourth\]) into the framework of (\[eq\]). So towards this suppose $ 1 < \theta$ and $ 0 < u $ is a smooth solution of (\[fourth\]). Define $ v:=-\Delta u$. By [@Wei_10] $ v >0$ and hence $(u,v):=(u, -\Delta u)$ is a smooth positive solution of (\[eq\]) with $p=1$. One now has two options for the notion of the stability of (\[fourth\]). Either one views the equation as a scalar equation and uses the standard notion (\[standard\]), when we do this we will say $u$ is a stable solution of (\[fourth\]) or we view the solution as a solution of the system and we use the notion defined in (\[stand\]), when we do this we will say $(u,v)$ is a stable solution of (\[eq\]) with $p=1$. See Lemma \[equivalence\] for a relationship between these notions of stability. We define some parameters before stating our main results. Given $ 1 \le p \le \theta$ we define $$t_0^-:= \sqrt{ \frac{p \theta (p+1)}{\theta+1}} - \sqrt{ \frac{p \theta (p+1)}{\theta+1} - \sqrt{ \frac{p \theta (p+1)}{\theta+1}}},$$ $$t_0^+:= \sqrt{ \frac{p \theta (p+1)}{\theta+1}} + \sqrt{ \frac{p \theta (p+1)}{\theta+1} - \sqrt{ \frac{p \theta (p+1)}{\theta+1}}}.$$ Properties of $ t_0^-,t_0^+$:\ (i) $ t_0^- \le 1 \le t_0^+$ and these inequalities are strict except when $ p=\theta=1$.\ (ii) $t_0^-$ is decreasing and $ t_0^+$ is increasing in $ z:= \frac{p \theta (p+1)}{\theta+1}$ and $ \lim_{z \rightarrow \infty} t_0^-=\frac{1}{2}$.\ We now state out main theorem. (Lane-Emden System) \[MAIN\] 1. Suppose $ 2 \le p \le \theta$ and $$\label{cond_syst} N <2 + \frac{4( \theta+1)}{p \theta-1} t_0^+.$$ Then there is no positive stable solution of (\[eq\]). In particular there is no positive stable solution of (\[eq\]) for any $ 2 \le p \le \theta$ if $ N \le 10$; see Remark \[computations\]. 2. Suppose $ 1 < p \le \theta$, $ 2 t_0^- <p$ and (\[cond\_syst\]) holds. Then there is no positive stable solution $(u,v)$ of (\[eq\]). \[MAIN\_four\] (Fourth Order Scalar Equation) Suppose that $ 1=p < \theta$ and $$\label{four_Extremal} N < 2 + \frac{4(\theta+1)}{\theta-1} t_0^+.$$ Then there is no positive stable solution of (\[eq\]). In particular there is no positive stable solution of (\[eq\]), when $p=1$, for any $ 1 < \theta$ if $ N \le 10$. We now turn our attention to the case of half space. Consider the Lane-Emden system given by $$\label{eq_half} \left\{ \begin{array}{rll} \hfill -\Delta u &=& v^p \qquad \; \mbox{ in } \IR^N_+ \\ \hfill -\Delta v &=& u^\theta \qquad \; \mbox{ in } \IR^N_+, \\ \hfill u &=& v =0 \quad \mbox{ on } \partial \IR^N_+, \end{array}\right.$$ where $ 1 < p \le \theta$. This is an updated version of the original work which contained results only regarding stable solutions on the full space. All results on the half space, in particular Theorem \[system\_thm\_half\], did not appear in the original work. Since the original work appeared there have been many very nice improvements, extensions and or related works. In [@new_3] the range of exponents in Theorem \[MAIN\_four\] is improved. In [@new_1] they examine (\[eq\]) but without any stability assumptions. They obtain optimal results regarding the existence versus nonexistence of positive radial solutions of (\[eq\]). In [@new_2] the problem $ \Delta^2 u = |u|^{p-1} u$ in $ \IR^N$ is examined. They give a complete classification of stable and finite Morse index solutions (no positivity assumptions). We now state our main theorem. \[system\_thm\_half\] (Lane-Emden System in $\IR_+^N$) 1. Suppose $ 2 \le p \le \theta$ and $$\label{cond_syst_Half} N-1 <2 + \frac{4( \theta+1)}{p \theta-1} t_0^+.$$ Then there is no positive bounded solution of (\[eq\_half\]). In particular there is no positive bounded solution of (\[eq\_half\]) for any $ 2 \le p \le \theta$ if $ N \le 11$; see Remark \[computations\]. 2. Suppose $ 1 < p \le \theta$, $ 2 t_0^- <p$ and (\[cond\_syst\]) holds. Then there is no positive bounded solution of (\[eq\_half\]). \[computations\] We are interested in obtaining lower bounds on the right hand side of (\[cond\_syst\]), in the case where $ 2 \le p \le \theta$, and so we set $ f(p,\theta):= \frac{4(\theta+1)}{p \theta-1} t_0^+$. We rewrite $f$ using the change of variables $ z= \frac{p \theta(p+1)}{\theta+1}$ to arrive at $$\tilde{f}(p,z)= \frac{4p}{z-p} \left( \sqrt{z}+ \sqrt{ z - \sqrt{z}} \right),$$ and the transformed domain is given by $$\mathcal{D}=\{ (p,z): p \ge 2, \; p^2 \le z \le p^2+p \}.$$ A computer algebra system easily shows that $ \tilde{f}>8$ on $\partial \mathcal{D}$. Note that $ \partial_p \tilde{f} > 0$ on $ \mathcal{D}$ and so we have $ \tilde{f} >8$ on $ \mathcal{D}$ which gives us the desired result. There has been much work done on the existence and nonexistence of positive classical solutions of the Lane-Emden equation given by $$\label{lane_class} -\Delta u = u^\theta, \qquad \mbox{in $ \IR^N$,}$$ for instance see [@Caf], [@chen], [@gidas],[@Gidas]. It is known that there are no positive classical solutions of (\[lane\_class\]) provided that $$1< \theta < \frac{N+2}{N-2},$$ and in the case of $ N =2$ there is no positive solution for any $ \theta>1$. We further remark that this is an optimal result. It is well known that a Liouville theorem related to (\[lane\_class\]) implies apriori estimates of solutions of the same equation on a bounded domain, see [@Caf], [@gidas]. We remark that this equation originally appeared in astrophysics, where it was a model for the gravitational potential of a Newtonian self-gravitating, spherically symmetric, polytropic fluid. In [@Wang_solo] and [@Gui_Ni_Wang] parabolic versions of (\[lane\_class\]) were examined and in particular they were interested in the asymptotics. They also obtained various properties of solutions of (\[lane\_class\]) and in particular their results easily imply that for $ N \ge 11$ and $ \theta \ge \theta_{JL}$, where $\theta_{JL}$ is the so called Joseph-Lundgren exponent, there exists positive stable radial solutions of (\[lane\_class\]). In [@farina] the equation $$\label{far} -\Delta u = |u|^{\theta-1} u, \qquad \mbox{in $ \IR^N$,}$$ was examined. They completely classified the finite Morse index solutions of (\[far\]). It was shown there exists nontrivial finite Morse index solutions of (\[far\]) if and only if $ N \ge 11$ and $ \theta \ge \theta_{JL}$. In [@Wei_dong] the nonexistence of stable solutions of (\[fourth\]) was examined. It was shown that there is no positive stable solutions of (\[fourth\]) provided either: $ N \le 8$ or $ N \ge 9$ and $ 1 < \theta < \frac{N}{N-8} + { \varepsilon}_N$ where $ { \varepsilon}_N $ is some positive, but unknown parameter. We also alert the reader to the work of [@Warn], where the nonexistence of
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Cognitive styles in depressed children with and without comorbid conduct disorder. Little is known about patterns of cognitive impairment in depression comorbid with conduct disorder. The study included clinically depressed children with (N = 23) or without conduct disorder (N = 29), and controls without psychiatric disorder (N = 37). Cognitive biases typical of depression and patterns of social information processing were assessed. Both depressed groups had substantially higher rates of negative cognitive distortions, attributional biases and ruminative responses than non-depressed children. Children in the comorbid group made more hostile attributions and suggested more aggressive responses for dealing with threatening social situations, whilst children with depression only were more likely to be unassertive. Depression has a number of similar depressotypic cognitive biases whether or not complicated by conduct disorder, and may be potentially susceptible to similar interventions. The results also highlight the importance of recognising social information processing deficits when they occur and targeting those too, especially in comorbid presentations.
From ice to ocean: changes in the thermal function of harp seal pelt with ontogeny. Many animals exhibit ontogenetic changes associated with adaptations for survival. Harp seals (Pagophilus groenlandicus) live in the Arctic and rely on thick insulation to maintain thermal homeostasis. Adult harp seals primarily use blubber for insulation, but newborn harp seals rely on a lanugo pelt while nursing, as their blubber layer develops and their first-year pelage grows. This study compared ontogenetic changes in the thermal properties of harp seal pelts in water and in air. Thermal conductivity, pelt thickness, and thermal resistance were measured in water for pelts of harp seal neonates (1 day old), thin whitecoats (4 day old), fat whitecoats (9 day old), ragged jackets (2 week old), beaters (3 week old), and adults and compared to previously published measurements made on the same pelts in air. Pelt conductivity was significantly higher in water than air for pre-molt and molting pups (P ≤ 0.031). Unlike adult pelage, which flattened underwater, lanugo hairs lifted underwater, a phenomenon that has not been reported previously. Thermal resistance of the pelt was significantly reduced in water compared to air for neonates and thin whitecoats (P ≤ 0.0001). A mathematical model of conductive heat transfer for an ellipsoid body showed volume-specific heat loss in water decreased and then stabilized as harp seals aged (P = 0.0321) and was significantly higher for neonates, thin whitecoats, and ragged jackets in water than in air (P ≤ 0.0089). Overall, pelt function is reduced in water for harp seal pups with lanugo, and this renders neonates and thin whitecoats particularly vulnerable to heat loss if submerged.
The present invention relates in general to household and kitchen utensils. In particular, the present invention relates to an improved device which may be used as a measuring cup, a funnel, and a strainer. Numerous household tasks, including cooking, often required that certain basic acts. Among these are measuring materials, transferring materials from one container to another, and straining materials. There are numerous devices known for performing each of these individual tasks. Specifically, measuring cups are well known, as are funnels, strainers and colanders. While each of these utensils performs its function well, these individual items must be purchased individually, and require space for storage.
08 / 12 / 2017 The new Lube Store Enna opens in Sicily Growth of Gruppo Lube continues with inauguration of the new large Store Enna in Enna in Sicily, in collaboration with Di Blasi Group srl. The four-day event, which will start on Thursday, 7 December with the ribbon-cutting ceremony and run to Sunday, 10 December, will feature plenty of promotions for all customers present. The Store has over 210m2 of floorspace to showcase a selection of 10 models of the Cucine Lube and CREO Kitchens brands. Visitors to the store will be able to see a wide range of models, including the minimalist design of the Clover model in the Cucine LUBE collection and original and alternative solutions like the Kyra model in the CREO Kitchens collection. Two sector experts will be there to provide customers with pre- and after-sales assistance services. With opening of the new Lube Store Enna,Gruppo Lube confirms the extraordinary results obtained in its fiftieth year of activity, which have taken the Marche-based company to the top of its sector in Italy.
Q: error: `itoa` was not declared in this scope I have a sample c file called itoa.cpp as below: #include <stdio.h> #include <stdlib.h> int main () { int i; char buffer [33]; printf ("Enter a number: "); scanf ("%d",&i); itoa (i,buffer,10); printf ("decimal: %s\n",buffer); return 0; } When i compile the above code with the below command: gcc itoa.cpp -o itoa i am getting this error: [root@inhyuvelite1 u02]# gcc itoa.cpp -o itoa itoa.cpp: In function "int main()": itoa.cpp:10: error: "itoa" was not declared in this scope What is wrong in this code? How to get rid of this? A: itoa is not ansi C standard and you should probably avoid it. Here are some roll-your-own implementations if you really want to use it anyway: http://www.strudel.org.uk/itoa/ If you need in memory string formatting, a better option is to use snprintf. Working from your example: #include <stdio.h> #include <stdlib.h> int main () { int i; char buffer [33]; printf ("Enter a number: "); scanf ("%d",&i); snprintf(buffer, sizeof(buffer), "%d", i); printf ("decimal: %s\n",buffer); return 0; } A: If you are only interested in base 10, 8 or 16. you can use sprintf sprintf(buf,"%d",i); A: Look into stdlib.h. Maybe _itoa instead itoa was defined there.
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Background ========== Global growing concerns about energy shortages and the environmental pollution have led to worldwide use of renewable energy. Hydrogen is considered as a viable energy carrier for the future which could play an important role in the reduction of emissions of greenhouse gases \[[@B1],[@B2]\]. Recently, biological hydrogen production processes, especially photo-fermentative hydrogen production by PFB has been attracting more and more attention, as it utilizes various renewable sources like biomass and sunlight to produce an ideal, renewable and carbon-free energy for the future \[[@B3]\]. However, it should be realized that most of photo-fermentative processes are based on suspended culture \[[@B4]-[@B6]\] in which it is difficult to achieve high biomass concentration, effective retention and separation of PFB biomass, resulting from poor flocculation of PFB \[[@B7]\]. For steady-state operation of photobioreactor, due to the poor flocculability, PFB cells cannot be efficiently separated from supernatant and rush out with effluent from reactor continuously. This increased the effluent turbidity, meanwhile led to increases in pollutants like chemical oxygen demand, total nitrogen, and total phosphate, causing poor effluent water quality. Furthermore, to replenish the biomass washout, substrate was continuously utilized for cell growth rather than hydrogen production \[[@B8],[@B9]\]. Thus, the poor flocculability not only deteriorated the effluent quality, but also decreased the potential yield of hydrogen from substrate. Therefore, enhancing the flocculability of PFB is urgent necessary to further develop photo-fermentative process. Previous studies also tried to isolate self-flocculated PFB or enhance flocculation of PFB, but successful case was rare. Watanabe \[[@B10]\] first and only reported that photosynthetic bacteria *Rhodovulum sp*. PS88 has a self-flocculating activity. And high density cell culture was obtained under continuous cultivation in a single-tower fermenter \[[@B11]\]. However, there was no report about photo-hydrogen production and flocculation mechanism of *Rhodovulum sp*. PS88. According to the DLVO theory, the PFB, *Rhodopseudomonas acidophila*, could not overcome the total energy barrier to flocculate effectively, because contribution of van der Waals interaction energy to the total interaction energy could be neglected resulting from the small effective Hamaker constant (2.27×10^-23^ J) \[[@B12]\]. As a result, *R. acidophila* could not overcome the total energy barrier to flocculate effectively. So far, the information about PFB could flocculate and simultaneously improve hydrogen production have been not yet reported, and effective method and detailed mechanism of flocculation in photo-fermentation hydrogen production is still lacking. In this work, we first time found that the L-cysteine induced the obvious bioflocculation of *Rhodopseudomonas faecalis* RLD-53 and at the same time promoted hydrogen production. Traditionally, flocculability of biological cells highly depended on the extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) \[[@B13]\], bacterial surface characteristics \[[@B14]\] and electrolyte concentration \[[@B15]\]. However, L-cysteine is unique natural amino acids containing a thiol group, which could form disulfide bond. Disulfide bonds are crucial to the folding and stability of many proteins \[[@B16],[@B17]\], usually proteins secreted to the extracellular medium. As a predominant component in EPS, proteins have been demonstrated to play a crucial role in the bacterial aggregation \[[@B18],[@B19]\]. Therefore, the mechanism of aggregation triggered by L-cysteine was explored through combination biological function of L-cysteine and traditional flocculation theory. EPS, surface properties and zeta potential of PFB were investigated for better understanding flocculation characteristics of strain RLD-53 under different concentration of L-cysteine. Effect of disulfide bonds on components of EPS production and conformational changes of proteins in EPS were also determined. Furthermore, contribution of specific EPS protein conformation and cell surface functional groups to bacterial aggregation were further discussed. Finally, the DLVO theory was used to evaluate the flocculability of *R. faecalis* RLD-53. Results and discussion ====================== Hydrogen production and bioflocculation of *R. faecalis* RLD-53 --------------------------------------------------------------- Hydrogen productions were carried out at different L-cysteine concentrations (0.5, 1.0 and 1.5 g/l) in batch culture and the control was no addition of L-cysteine. After cumulative hydrogen production was obtained, modified Gompertz equation was used as kinetic model to determine the hydrogen production kinetics of *R. faecalis* RLD-53 at different L-cysteine concentrations (Figure [1](#F1){ref-type="fig"}). The hydrogen production kinetic parameters at different L-cysteine concentrations were shown in Table [1](#T1){ref-type="table"}. The maximum cumulative hydrogen production (*H*~*max*~) and maximum production rate (*R*~*max*~) increased with increasing L-cysteine concentration from 0.0 to 1.0 g/l, but decreased with further increasing the L-cysteine concentrations from 1.0 to 1.5 g l/l. At 1.0 g/l of L-cysteine, hydrogen production started rapidly with the lag phase of about 27.46 h, reaching the maximum hydrogen yield of 2.58 mol H~2~/mol acetate and production rate of 32.85 ml/l/h, respectively. However, at 1.5 g/l of L-cysteine, hydrogen production started slowly, did not reach the maximum rate of 20.81 ml/l/h until lag time 46.10 h and hydrogen yield was only 1.66 mol H~2~/mol acetate. The results indicated that a proper concentration of L-cysteine (1.0 g/l) could promote the hydrogen production, while excessive L-cysteine depressed the hydrogen productivity. ![**Hydrogen production kinetics of*R. faecalis*RLD-53 at different L-cysteine concentrations.**](1754-6834-6-64-1){#F1} ###### Effect of L-cysteine concentration on hydrogen production kinetics and nitrogenase activity **L-cysteine (g/l)** **H**~**2**~**yield (mol H**~**2**~**/mol acetate)** ***H***~***max***~**(ml/l)** ***R***~***max***~**(ml/l/h)** ***λ*(h)** ***r***^***2***^ **Nitrogenase activity (nmol C**~**2**~**H**~**4**~**/ml/h)** ---------------------- ------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------ -------------------------------- ------------ ------------------ --------------------------------------------------------------- 0.0 2.33±0.106 2610±118 24.97 36.22 0.998 957±85 0.5 2.46±0.123 2755±137 29.35 31.77 0.997 1125±78 1.0 2.58±0.129 2878±144 32.85 27.46 0.994 1374±94 1.5 1.66±0.114 1859±127 20.81 46.10 0.996 765±69 In order to further demonstrate above results, acetylene reduction was used to determine the activity of nitrogenase, which catalysed the hydrogen production in photofermentation \[[@B3]\]. As shown in Table [1](#T1){ref-type="table"}, nitrogenase activities increased with the L-cysteine concentration, reached maximum (1374 nmol C~2~H~4~/ml/h) at 1.0 g/l. However, with further increase of L-cysteine to 1.5 g/l, the nitrogenase activity sharply decreased to765 C~2~H~4~/ml/h. Thiol group from L-cysteine is a key part of active sites in nitrogenase, which play an important role in structure and function of nitrogenase \[[@B20],[@B21]\]. In chemical evolution of a nitrogenase model, the ratio of thiol and molybdenum significantly influenced the catalytic activity, and the maximum catalytic activity was obtained at ratio of 1:1 \[[@B22]\]. In this study, nitrogenase activity was enhanced by increasing of thiol from L-cysteine, but strongly depressed by excessive L-cysteine. Figure [2](#F2){ref-type="fig"} showed the cell growth and flocculability of *R. faecalis* RLD-53 at various L-cysteine concentrations. Cell biomass increased with the concentration of L-cysteine from 0 to 1.0 g/l, reached maximum (1.08 g/l) at 1.0 g/l, and then decreased sharply with further increase of L-cysteine to 1.5 g/l. The results suggested that excessive L-cysteine depressed cell growth of RLD-53. In the previous study, L-cysteine was also found to inhibit the growth of *Neurospora crassa* at high concentration, due to itself rather than its metabolism products \[[@B23]\]. The flocculability increased from 16.73 to 40.86% with an increase in L-cysteine concentration from 0.0 to 1.0 g/l, and then decreased. Above results indicated that suitable concentration of L-cysteine could significantly enhance the flocculability of *R. faecalis* RLD-53 and also promote photo-hydrogen production. After standing for 5 minutes, the absorbance of the supernatant decreased with increasing L-cysteine concentration. This suggested that after a short settlement, the biomass rush out could be significantly reduced and the effluent quality could be greatly improved in the continuous operation. Therefore, the described flocculation behaviour of *R. faecalis* RLD-53 during photo-hydrogen production is potentially suitable for practicable application. ![**Cell growth and flocculability of*R. faecalis*RLD-53 at different L-cysteine concentrations.**](1754-6834-6-64-2){#F2} As seen from Figure [3](#F3){ref-type="fig"}a, bioflocculation formation increased with the concentration of L-cysteine, and best floc was observed at 1.0 g/l. And then, bioflocculation decreased with L-cysteine, due to weak cell growth at high concentration of L-cysteine. The result showed that L-cysteine could cause the remarkable flocculation of *R. faecalis* RLD-53. After formation (about 48 hours), the floc was stable in whole hydrogen production, which indicated that flocculation of *R. faecalis* RLD-53 could be applied in the continuous hydrogen production. Scanning electron microscope (SEM) analysis also showed that there were clear morphological differences of bioflocculation at different concentration of L-cysteine (Figure [3](#F3){ref-type="fig"}b). Loosely structure was observed in the control (0 g/l of L-cysteine) and there were almost not formation of floc. Interaction adhesion among cells increased and formed a stable structure through covered and tightly linked together by EPS at 1.0 g/l of L-cysteine. The amount of EPS on the cell surface was increased with the L-cysteine from 0.0 to 1.0 g/l, indicating that proper concentration of L-cysteine may promote the production of EPS. The porous structure of the floc was also observed at 1.0 g/l. Such structure was likely to facilitate the passage of substrate and the release of hydrogen gas as well as light penetration. ![**Bioflocculation of*R. faecalis*RLD-53 at different concentration of L-cysteine.** (**a**) photo of bioflocculation; (**b**) SEM images of bioflocculation.](1754-6834-6-64-3){#F3} EPS of *R. faecalis* RLD-53 --------------------------- EPS have been reported as a major component in microbial aggregates and play a crucial role in bioflocculation formation \[[@B24]\]. Characteristics and the contents of the EPS have significant effect on the formations and properties of microbial aggregates \[[@B13]\]. Figure [4](#F4){ref-type="fig"} illustrated the effect of L-cysteine concentrations on EPS chemical compositions. The total EPS content increased from 24.23 to 60.47 mg/g dry cell with the increase of L-cysteine from 0 to 1.0 g/l. A further
Motor vehicles include seat assemblies for supporting occupants above a floor in a passenger compartment of the vehicle. It is known to provide seat assemblies that are selectively movable or adjustable in a generally horizontal direction along an upper surface of the floor to accommodate occupants of varying heights or cargo of varying dimensions. It is also known to provide seat assemblies that pivot or flip into a recessed storage space located beneath the upper surface of the floor to expand the cargo carrying capacity in the passenger compartment. Such designs, however, are difficult for some users, since the seat assembly must be lifted as it is pivoted or flipped. Further, such designs are not easily implemented in vehicles where packaging space is limited, since the seat assemblies must have room to pivot or flip. Thus, it remains desirable to provide an improved seat assembly that allows generally horizontal adjustment along the floor of the vehicle and is substantially vertically displaceable to a stowed position disposed in a storage space below the floor without pivoting or flipping.
Q: Does Slick handle a collection like List/Set etc? My question is: My Scala's case class has parameters where a collection(i.e., List) is a part of its constructor parameters, and I wonder how to map my case class into Slick style database table or tables if necessary? In other words, I would like to "Join tables in Slick way to map to a Json formatted case class, which is to be represented to the frontend (javascript) bits"? Please kindly give me a shout if my question is not clear enough. The same question is at: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/scalaquery/QqZz_M-1VTg For example, case class ClassA (id: Int, lists: List[ClassB]) object ClassA extends TableQuery(new ClassATable(_)) { // JSON formatter implicit val classAFormat: Format[ClassA] = ( (JsPath \ "id").formatNullable[Int] and (JsPath \ "lists").format[List[ClassB]] )(ClassA.apply, unlift(ClassA.unapply)) } case class ClassB (id: Int, name: String) object ClassB extends TableQuery(new ClassBTable(_)) { implicit val classBFormat: Format[ClassB] = ( (JsPath \ "id").formatNullable[Int] and (JsPath \ "name").format[String] )(ClassB.apply, unlift(ClassB.unapply)) } So, the missing bit is to create ClassATable and ClassBTable in such a way that there is a bi-directional relationship by means of each one's "id"? Many thanks, A: A class like this case class ClassA (id: Int, lists: List[ClassB]) implies that table B has to be loaded when Table A is loaded. This hard-codes the loading strategy. This is avoided in idiomatic Slick code. Instead, in Slick this is usually solved with tuples to make it more flexible. The Slick tables are then simply mapped to versions of ClassA and ClassB, which do NOT contain references to each other, only the column data. Instead, a join can produce a result of type List[(ClassA,ClassB)] and with a groupBy and map you get (ClassA,List[ClassB]). (Alternatively you get the same with two separate queries.) This is roughly what you want. Instead of a Tuple you can define a small case class AWithBs(a: ClassA, bs: List[ClassB]) to associate them. You can .map(AWithBs.apply) to create them from the list of tuples.
Influences of IL-1b-3953 C>T and MMP-9-1562C >T Gene Variants on Myocardial Infarction Susceptibility in a Subset of the Iranian Population. IL-1b-3953 C>T and MMP-9-1562C>T variants have been shown to be linked to the development of myocardial infarction (MI), although previous studies have reported inconsistent results. The aim of the present study was to determine whether these genetic variations are associated with MI susceptibility in an Iranian population. In the current study, 117 patients with MI and 120 control group members were selected as participants. Peripheral blood samples were taken from all the subjects for genomic DNA extraction. Single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) genotyping was performed by polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) assays. Multiple logistic regression analysis revealed that the TT genotype of the IL-1b-3953 C>T polymorphism is associated with a significant MI protective effect in: the homozygote model after adjustment for MI risk factors (odds ratio [OR]: 0.18, confidence interval [95% CI] = 0.04-0.72; p = 0.01); and also in the recessive genetic model both before (OR: 0.39, 95% CI: 0.15-0.96, p = 0.04) and after (OR: 0.15, 95% CI: 0.04-0.58, p = 0.006) adjustment for MI risk factors. Furthermore, multiple logistic regression analysis indicated that the individuals with the TT genotype of the MMP-9-1562C>T polymorphism were significantly protected against MI in comparison with the CC genotype (OR: 0.01, 95% CI: 0.002-0.68, p = 0.03). The findings suggest that the minor alleles of the two polymorphisms under study both have protective effects with respect to MI susceptibility in the Iranian population.
It had all the trappings of a lighthearted moment on the campaign trail: At a forum last week to celebrate the arts, Portland City Council candidate Jo Ann Hardesty got up to dance the Electric Slide. But Hardesty's choice of dance partners turned a routine event into a flash point with her opponent, Multnomah County Commissioner Loretta Smith—one that brings the national conversation about sexual harassment to the fore and renews questions about the personalities of both candidates. One of Hardesty's dance partners was Baruti Artharee—a former City Hall staffer who, five years earlier, publicly made sexually suggestive remarks about Smith. The prospect of gender and racial progress has been a backdrop for the campaign: No black woman has ever served on the Portland City Council. With two black women competing for the seat Commissioner Dan Saltzman is vacating, the November runoff election held the possibility for a monthslong discussion about how Portland's traditionally marginalized communities could be better served. (Hardesty bested Smith in a six-candidate primary by 25 percentage points but failed to get a majority of the votes cast.) But of late, the conversation has devolved into a bitter and toxic contest. Smith pounced on Hardesty's dance gaffe, blasting out a press release and cellphone video of the event. For Hardesty, a fiery activist, the episode raised further questions about her judgment. Artharee's inappropriate comments about Smith were widely publicized in 2013—the front-runner had every reason to know that making him part of her campaign would pose a problem. "It's reigniting the pain that [Smith] so publicly had to deal with," says former state Sen. Margaret Carter (D-Portland), a Smith supporter. "That was bad decision-making. Women have to look out for women." Smith says she was traumatized. "This was a re-victimizing of Loretta Smith to throw me off my game," Smith told WW in an Oct. 3 endorsement interview. "It was almost like they were taunting me, just like Donald Trump, just taunting me to see how they can get me off my game. That's what I felt like. And I knew how I felt when I went home, and I just kept crying." For Hardesty, it raised questions about whether Smith was promoting herself as a victim for political gain. "The reaction to him participating in this three-minute dance did seem over the top to me," Hardesty says. "My response was to immediately call her to find out how she has been harmed, and she chose not to respond." Jo An Hardesty and Loretta Smith at the Northwest Oregon Labor Council picnic in Oaks Park. (Jistin Katigbak) In the past year, with the arrival of the #MeToo movement, it's become received wisdom among Democrats that sexual harassment is unacceptable and disqualifying for public office. But five years ago, Artharee introduced Smith at an event organized by The Skanner newspaper. In his own account to WW at the time, Artharee introduced Smith by saying, "Here's our beautiful commissioner, Loretta Smith. Mmm, mmm, mmm, she looks good tonight." (He'd also commented on her appearance at previous events.) It was only after a massive public outcry that Mayor Charlie Hales agreed to a city investigation and then a one-week suspension for Artharee. Artharee resigned soon after and said the city's power structure was trying to keep him out of Portland politics. He repeatedly returned to the issue on local public access television. (Smith said at the time black leaders criticized her for bringing down a prominent black official.) Now Artharee is a supporter of Hardesty's campaign. He has come to several events and sat in the front row. Smith expressed her displeasure about Artharee's behavior, most recently during a recent endorsement interview at the Portland Tribune, where Smith challenged the paper's judgment for using a quote from Artharee in reporting on the race. Hardesty said last week she apologized immediately when Smith informed her—via press release—of her hurt. But Smith refused to let the subject drop. She drew parallels between sexual assault and the verbal humiliation she experienced. "I don't want anyone to suggest that what happened to me is anything less than has happened to people who have had violent kinds of sexual harassment," she told WW last week. Hardesty says she doesn't take issue with how Smith characterizes the incident. "I won't tell anyone their harm was less," says Hardesty. "No one woman deserves to be harassed, humiliated or assaulted." "It's one blowup after another," Moore says. "Smith is looking for things she can use to show Jo Ann as being unfit. It's a classic strategy." Smith has cast herself as the offended party under less credible circumstances. Nearly two years ago, Smith faced accusations of mistreatment from two former staffers, both women of color. MeeSeon Kwon and Saba Saleem accused Smith of bullying them. Smith asked the county to conduct an investigation. But then, when the county hired an outside investigator to look at the issue, Smith claimed it was racism on the part of county officials. She also threatened to sue the county for conducting an investigation of her—an investigation she'd requested. "Were Commissioner Smith white, it is unlikely that the Chair would insist on continuing an investigation of a complaint that the County already resolved," reads the tort claim she filed in April 2017. Smith's claim generated an outpouring of support for her from black leaders. While Smith continues to vociferously deny mistreating staffers, that reversal and threat to sue while accusing the county of racism has raised questions about her credibility. Moore says Hardesty's gaffe isn't the first time Smith has used this type of strategy for political effect. "Many of them were overstated," he says, adding that the tactic could prove politically effective. State Sen. Lew Frederick (D-Portland), a supporter of Smith's, says that's a fundamental misunderstanding of Smith's style. "She lets people know she's not pleased," says Frederick. "It creates a problem for people who would rather let it slide." But Smith isn't wrong that Hardesty messed up. When Hardesty told WW at the endorsement interview her dance partner was just a guy who happened to be on hand, Smith said Hardesty could have danced with her. "I would have danced with her in the Electric Slide," Smith said. "We probably would have been on beat."
Morphological and structural properties of electrospun Sm0.5Sr0.5CoO3-delta nanofibers. Strontium-doped samarium cobaltite (Sm0.5Sr0.5CoO3-delta, SSC) fibers were successfully fabricated by electrospinning of a precursor gel derived from polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) and aqueous metal nitrate. After calcination of the as-spun SSC fibers in microwave furnace at above 500 degrees C, SSC fibers of 100 +/- 20 nm in diameter with well-developed cubic-perovskite structure were successfully obtained. The crystal structure morphology, and grain structure of the fibers were influenced by the calcination temperature and the grain structure was evolved to "bamboo" structured polycrystalline SSC at above 700 degrees C.
Leigh Vial Leigh Grant Vial (28 February 1909 – 30 April 1943) was an Australian patrol officer and coastwatcher in Papua New Guinea during the Second World War. His calm, clear voice earned him the nick name "Man With the Golden Voice". When war broke out with Japan in late 1941 Vial was an Assistant District Officer stationed in Rabaul. While a patrol officer he became the first white person to climb Mount Wilhelm, the highest mountain in Papua New Guinea. Vial was killed in a plane crash in 1943, the year after he had been awarded the American Distinguished Service Cross for his "extraordinary heroism" in New Guinea. He is buried in Lae War Cemetery. References Category:1909 births Category:1943 deaths Category:Australian explorers Category:Australian military personnel killed in World War II Category:Explorers of Papua New Guinea Category:Papua New Guinea in World War II Category:People from Melbourne Category:Recipients of the Distinguished Service Cross (United States) Category:Royal Australian Air Force officers Category:Royal Australian Air Force personnel of World War II Category:Territory of Papua people Category:Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in Papua New Guinea
1. Introduction {#sec1} =============== Alpha 2-HS glycoprotein (AHSG), also designated as fetuin-A, is a 46 kDa serum protein that is synthesized mainly in hepatic cells \[[@B1]\]. The protein is known to exhibit multiple functions \[[@B2]\]. AHSG acts as a natural inhibitor of insulin receptor tyrosine kinase \[[@B3]\]. Goustin and Abou-Samra \[[@B4]\] summarized its molecular mechanism and pathogenesis. AHSG was recently revealed to be an endogenous ligand for Toll-like receptor 4 playing a crucially important role in stimulating adipose tissue inflammation, resulting in insulin resistance \[[@B5]\]. These evidences show the close relation of AHSG to occurrence of type 2 diabetes \[[@B6]\]. Moreover, AHSG is bound to calcium phosphate with high affinity. It is a major component of the extracellular matrix of the bone \[[@B7]\]. The major physiological function is to prevent extracellular calcification \[[@B8]\]. The low plasma level of AHSG from hemodialysis accelerates the stiffening and calcification of arteries \[[@B9]\]. AHSG used to be a conventional genetic marker for use in isoelectric focusing in anthropology \[[@B10]\]. Two major alleles of *AHSG* ^*∗*^ *1* and *AHSG* ^*∗*^ *2* comprise double nonsynonymous substitutions of T230M (rs4917) in exon 6 and T238S (rs4918) in exon 7 \[[@B11]\]. In addition to the amino acid replacement, the plasma AHSG level in the *AHSG* ^*∗*^ *2* homozygote is approximately 20% lower than that of the *AHSG* ^*∗*^ *1* homozygote \[[@B12]--[@B14]\]. This phenomenon means that the linked nucleotide substitutions are directly attributable to biosynthesis or degradation of mRNA. In particular, SNP (rs2248690) of AP-1 binding site in the promotor region affects the transcriptional activity \[[@B15]\]. This SNP has been nominated as the most potent association with type 2 diabetes \[[@B16]\]. However, the mechanism of the*cis*-acting expressional differences has not been elucidated. To assess the abundance of allele-specific mRNA, intraindividual assay of the heterozygote is preferred over interindividual assays, which are subject to several potential environmental errors such as variation in mRNA quality as a result from specimen degeneration \[[@B17]\]. For the intracellular assay, human hepatoma cell lines that have heterozygous AHSG genotype were searched \[[@B18]\]. In order to develop such intra-assays, the specific detection of coexisting alleles in the heterozygote is crucially important, relying on the ability to distinguish one allele from the other with no cross-reaction. Buckland \[[@B19]\] described several molecular procedures to assess allele-specific expressional differences. In the present study, we developed a novel RT-PCT procedure to quantitate the amounts of two allelic transcripts of*AHSG* separately, in which primers were designed with incorporation to the two closely located SNPs of rs4917 and rs4918. The allelic expression differences in the heterozygote were examined in the liver tissue and the culture cells of hepatic carcinoma cell lines. Finally, to elucidate the effects of degradation, mRNA levels were examined after the addition of actinomycin-D synthesis as a potent inhibitor of RNA synthesis. 2. Materials and Methods {#sec2} ======================== 2.1. Subjects {#sec2.1} ------------- To examine amounts of AHSG mRNA, four specimens of postmortem liver tissues obtained during autopsy at the Department of Forensic Medicine, Tokai University School of Medicine, were available for mRNA extraction. Then they were stored at −80°C until use \[[@B11]\]. All specimens were heterozygous in the*AHSG* genotype. After being approved by our institutional ethics committee, informed consent was obtained from the family members of deceased subjects. DNA from unrelated individuals was used to ensure the linkage of SNPs. Buccal swabs were obtained from 52 Japanese individuals for DNA extraction, as described previously \[[@B20]\]. 2.2. Cell Culture {#sec2.2} ----------------- Cells of HepG2, PLC/PRF/5, and HeLa cell lines were cultured in DMEM medium supplemented with penicillin at 100 mg/L, streptomycin at 100,000 U/L and 10% fetal bovine serum (Biological Industries Ltd., Israel) in a humidified atmosphere containing 5% CO~2~ at 37°C. The cells for culture were dispersed in 60 mm dishes with 7.5 × 10^6^ cells in 5 mL of the medium at overnight and were collected for DNA and total RNA extraction. After washing with phosphate buffered saline, the confluent cells were treated in 0.25% w/v trypsin and 1 mM EDTA at 37°C for 5 min, followed by adjustment to 1 × 10^5^ cells in 1 mL of DMEM medium. To arrest RNA synthesis, the medium was replaced with fresh medium containing 5 *μ*M actinomycin-D (Wako Pure Chemical Industries Ltd., Osaka, Japan). Cells were harvested at 0, 2.5, 5, 7.5, and 10 h after addition of the transcriptional inhibitor. Then they were examined using real-time PCR. 2.3. Extraction of DNA and RNA {#sec2.3} ------------------------------ Homogenized liver tissue of 1 g and the suspended culture cells were dissolved in Trizol solution (Invitrogen Life Technologies, Carlsbad, CA, USA). From 500 *μ*L of the cell lysates, RNA was extracted using as Rneasy Lipid Tissue Mini Kit (Qiagen Inc., Hilden, Germany) according to instructions provided by the manufacturer. Total RNA was reverse-transcribed to cDNA using Superscript III (Invitrogen) priming with oligo-dT combined with T7 RNA polymerase promoter. DNA was extracted using spin columns of the QIAamp mini kit (Qiagen). Genotyping was performed using PCR-restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP), as described previously \[[@B11]\]. 2.4. Allele-Specific PCR {#sec2.4} ------------------------ To detect mRNA expression levels of *AHSG* ^*∗*^ *1* and *AHSG* ^*∗*^ *2* separately in the intra-assays, allele-specific amplification was performed in the real-time PCR procedure. We designed specific oligonucleotide primer sets of 5′-AGGTTGCAGTGACCTGCA[C]{.ul}-3′ and 5′-TCTGGTTGGGGCTGTGAG[G]{.ul}-3′ for *AHSG* ^*∗*^ *1*, and 5′-AGGTTGCAGTGACCTGCA[T]{.ul}-3′ and 5′-TCTGGTTGGGGCTGTGAG[C]{.ul}-3′ for *AHSG* ^*∗*^ *2*, in which substitutions of rs4917 and rs4918 are incorporated into the 3′-terminal of both forward and reverse oligonucleotide primers. The amplified fragments were detected using Power SYBER Green PCR Master Mix (Applied Biosystems, Life Technologies) in optical 96-well MicroAmp plates using 7300 real-time PCR system (Applied Biosystems). To generate standard curves, the plasmid vectors recombined by the *AHSG* ^*∗*^ *1* and *AHSG* ^*∗*^ *2* cDNA fragments were used as the template \[[@B11]\]. Fivefold serial dilutions at 0.4, 0.08, 0.016, 0.0032, and 0.00064 ng were added to the reaction mixture of 25 *μ*L, in which 1 ng of the template corresponded to 4.18 × 10^−16^ mol and 2.52 × 10^8^ copies. To confirm the cross-reactivity to the other allele, the allele-specific primer pairs operated against the other allelic vector as the template. For the control, *β*-actin amplification using a primer set of 5′-GGACTTCGAGCAAGAGATGG-3′ and 5′-AAGGAAGGCTGGAAGAGTGC-3′ was employed using pGEMT-Easy plasmid recombined by the PCR fragment. The critical threshold (Ct) values for each PCR reaction were calculated automatically using the ABI prism sequence detection system (ver. 1.6). The starting concentration of DNA fragment present in each reaction was calculated by comparing Ct values of unknown samples to those of standards with known amounts of target DNA fragment; Ct values were plotted against the log of the initial concentration of DNA to produce a standard curve. The Ct value that is dependent upon the starting copy number of the target is defined as the cycle number at which a statistically significant increase of the reporter fluorescence can first be detected. The mean of triplicates was selected for each measurement. To compare two groups statistically, data from the experiments were analyzed using Student\'s *t*-test. Results for which *P* \< 0.01 were inferred as significant. 2.5. Linkage Analysis {#sec2.5} --------------------- PCR amplification was performed with extracted DNA from each of 52 individuals. The three SNPs examined here were presented in [Figure 1](#fig1){ref-type="fig"}. Linkage analysis was conducted using software (SNPAlyze ver. 7 standard; Dynacom Co. Ltd., Yokohama, Japan); *r* square (*r* ^2^) and the linkage disequilibrium (*D*′) were calculated. 3. Results {#sec3} ========== 3.1. Allele-Specific Detection of mRNA {#sec3.1} -------------------------------------- The first objective was comparison of the relative expression levels of two*AHSG* alleles within the same individual and the single culture cell line. The comparison in these intra-assays of the heterozygote depends on specific detection of the alleles. As [Figure 1](#fig1){ref-type="fig"} shows, the highly linked nucleotide substitutions of rs4917 and rs4918 are closely located in adjacent exons 6 and 7. In the present attempt, these two substitutions are incorporated into the 3′ end of both forward and reverse PCR primers, which yields 61 bp DNA products in length from cDNA. As presented in [Figure 2(a)](#fig2){ref-type="fig"}, no cross-reactivity was observed using the other template like the *AHSG* ^*∗*^ *1* amplification against *AHSG* ^*∗*^ *2* allelic fragment as the template. The efficiencies of amplification might be mutually distinct. Therefore, the standard curve was constructed separately to obtain the absolute copy number. However, no apparent difference of fluorescence intensity in the amplification curves was observed in the subcloned DNA fragments of *AHSG* ^*∗*^ *1* and *AHSG* ^*∗*^ *2* as the template. The standard curve was generated by regression in which amplification of the template of recombinant plasmid at various concentrations showed linearity over a range of four orders of magnitude ([Figure 2(b)](#fig2){ref-type="fig"}). 3.2. Intraindividual Assay {#sec3.2} -------------------------- The real-time PCR procedure quantitated the abundance of transcript amounts of *AHSG* ^*∗*^ *1* and *AHSG* ^*∗*^ *2* mRNA in the hepatic tissues from four heterozygous individuals. As depicted in [Figure 3(a)](#fig3){ref-type="fig"}, a relative amount of ^*∗*^ *1* mRNA was significantly greater from 2.2-fold to 3.2-fold than that of ^*∗*^ *2* with a mean and SD of 2.5 ±
Manchester City had wanted to undertake what they call a ‘full reveal’ tonight – marketing speak for displaying the team’s new third-choice strip at the moment the players peeled off their tracksuit jackets to get down to work. Except that Uefa did not let them show off as much as they would liked: only the new shirts got an airing because the blue shorts would have clashed with the opposition. The important stuff went on full show, though. There were no impediments to City revealing the football which they believe can take them to places in Europe that Roberto Mancini never reached. The way they were rolling around the ball almost casually by the end – the magisterial Sergio Aguero might have had four – should not diminish the instantaneous impression made by Manuel Pellegrini, whose Midas touch in Europe was so much of an attraction when City hired him. The energy suggested that the Chilean really had made the players feel “that they have the capacity, and feel the confidence,” as he put it late on Monday. The opposition offered minimal threat and man-for-man, Pellegrini’s were superior in every position on the pitch but City were carrying a millstone – aware that anything less than a win would have reawakened all the old doubts about this competition. The way Edin Dzeko was mobbed when he put the side ahead, early in the second half, revealed a spell being broken. City capably quelled a counter-attacking threat before squeezing all life out of the game with three goals in a lightning ten minutes. The environment was as inhospitable as life in the Europe always is; a tight stadium thumping and bouncing to the sound of Czech optimism and reminding us, with its tatty, worn-out seating and puddled walkways, why facing rich and gilded sides like City always inspires the have-nots. It is hard to understate how desperately needed a victory was. This had been another day in which City’s evolution was manifest. Patrick Vieira’s new Under-19 charges began it by displayed the technicality, passing and width the club want to inculcate, sweeping away the Czech champions’ youth side by a score of 4-1, to launch Uefa’s Youth League. And as the goals were bouncing in, the latest of a blizzard of new commercial partnerships, with First Gulf Bank, was announced. But those significant steps are subsidiary to the quest for European success which absorbs and obsesses Manchester City. Only by striding into the later stages of elite European competition can they assume the global status they seek. There was one of those heart-stopping fumbles which have come to make autumns on the continent such a haunting business for them - Joe Hart swinging only half a punch at a free kick and the ball was frenetically lashed clear – but this City did seem to possess the urgency and self-belief Manuel Pellegrini had declared it was his mission to imbue with them with. The midfield which had seemed stodgy and little more than functional on the six away ties which have yielded only three points in the last two years was given a conviction and fluidity by the presence of Fernandinho, who freed Yaya Touré to drive forward sooner and more often than perhaps any time he has played for City. Jesus Navas flickered with occasional menace and the Czechs just did not possess enough to prevent Sergio Aguero from displaying why he is waiting to light up Europe. The visiting team could and should have been two goals to the good by the interval, testing the security of the woodwork in the first period’s outstanding moment, when Aguero raced diagonally through the midfield and found the balance to shoot left as his momentum took him right. Dzeko, whose 16 goals in 43 league appearances in this country’s top flight suggested that he might know how to unlock things, conspired to hit the keeper with his effort when Aleksandr Kolarov’s cross put him in possession with the goalkeeper, Matus Kozacik at his mercy. Fernandinho, billeted to forego his box-to-box instincts so that Touré could advance, was booked, along with Kolarov as they halted the Czech counter-attacking game – led by the influential captain Pavel Horvath. But there was no doubt which side had the supremacy. They quickly asserted it after the interval. Aguero left Lukas Hejda on the turf after the two had challenged for a ball and burst away before levelling a ball for Dzeko, who trapped the ball and slotted it, side-footed past Kozacik from 15 yards. Touré, basking in that space which he had been allowed, bore down on goal and unravelled one of those long range shots – from 25 yards – which display his magnificent touch. Within five minutes, Aguero was taking the ball again, back to goal: receiving from Samir Nasri and swivelling to slam home left-footed shot in from 18 yards. Plzen somehow found some obduracy but Aguero might still have filled his boots in the finale. He headed a ball into his own path, spun and flashed a shot which Kozacik did well to parry. Substitute Alvaro Negredo then squared for the advancing Argentinian to fire well over. The partial ‘reveal’ displayed new white tops, you’ll have seen. Modest beginnings in western Bohemia for sure – but this doesn’t feel like another campaign in which City will be raising a flag of that colour.
Q: Saving java file in maven project fails when I try to save a java file in my project the following error occurs. Failed to (re)build the JAX-RS metamodel for projet TestApp java.lang.NullPointerException It only occurs when I create the default constructor so public class Account { public Account () {} } gets the error, while public class Account { } does not get it. I was using the jboss-javaee6-webapp-blank-archetype to create my project A: I found the failure by myself, there was no src/main/java folder created(I had my files in the resources folder), I reinstalled Eclipse, now the folder gets created and when I have my java files there, I don't get an error anymore.
Tag Archives: UNESCO World Heritage After four unsuccessful attempts, in June 2012 UNESCO approved a new World Heritage Cultural Landscape: the subaks and water temples of Bali. An innovative management plan empowers the elected heads of subaks and villages to manage the World Heritage as a Governing Assembly, with assistance from government departments. Implementation of this management system has been delayed, but it has been endorsed by UNESCO as a promising model for democratic adaptive management.
Affect and the therapeutic action of psychoanalysis. In connection with controversial IJP articles by Stern et al. and Fonagy on the interpretation of the repressed and the recovery of past memories, the author maintains that the affect that is inherent in positive transference is at the heart of therapeutic action. Points of view put forward in the controversy (based on neurobiological knowledge) are related to Freudian metapsychology, as well as to their precursors whose scope was necessarily limited by a lack of access to more recent scientific discoveries. The author demonstrates metapsychological elements of therapeutic action inherent in the intersubjective relationship, especially identification, manifested in introjection and empathy. He describes cognitive development as spontaneously blossoming from the affective nucleus, and he explains the neuroscientific bases of this step forward. The classic (interpretative) psychoanalytic method makes up the cognitive superstructure necessary for the organisation of the mind that has sprung from the affective substructure. As a primary factor in psychic change, interpretation is limited in effectiveness to pathologies arising from the verbal phase, related to explicit memories, with no effect in the pre-verbal phase where implicit memories are to be found. Interpretation--the method used to the exclusion of all others for a century--is only partial; when used in isolation it does not meet the demands of modern broad-spectrum psychoanalysis, as the clinical material presented illustrates.
Manpowelopment objective of the Gas Supply Security Facility Project for Ukraine is to enhance Naftogaz’s ability to increase Ukraine’s security of gas supply, by facilitating access to cost-effective... Albania’s hydro plants provide nearly 80% of the country’s power, so it is imperative to ensure their upkeep and safety. That’s the aim of Albania’s Dam Safety Project, supported with World Bank funds.... Agim Hadushaj says things are looking increasingly brighter for himself and his extended family in the Albanian city of Fier. “Now the electricity comes regularly, and our washing machine and television...
Union station (TTC) Union is a subway station on Line 1 Yonge–University of the Toronto subway in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It opened in 1954 as one of twelve original stations on the first phase of the Yonge line, the first rapid transit line in Canada. It was the southern terminus of the line until the opening of the University line in 1963, and is today the inflection point of the U-shaped line. Along with Spadina station, it is one of two stations open overnight. Union station is located on Front Street between the Yonge Street and University Avenue sections of the line. It is named for and directly connects to the railway station and regional bus terminal of the same name, serving all GO Transit train lines and train-bus services as well as Via Rail intercity routes (including Amtrak's Maple Leaf service to New York City). It connects to the Union Pearson Express (UPX), a dedicated rail link to Toronto Pearson International Airport. It is the only subway station with a direct connection to Via services. Based on Toronto's street grid, Union is the southernmost subway station and the closest to Lake Ontario; however, using standard compass directions, Kipling and Islington stations are further south. It serves approximately 100,000 people a day, ranking it as the fourth-busiest station in the system, after Bloor–Yonge, St. George, and Sheppard–Yonge, and the busiest served by only one line. Adjacent to the subway station is an underground terminal loop for two streetcar routes, the 509 Harbourfront and 510 Spadina. In 2007, Union subway station became the first location on the TTC where Presto cards could be used, as part of a trial. Wi-Fi service has been available at this station since 2014. Entrances North side entrances: Street-level stairs on north side of Front Street. Underground connection from Royal Bank Plaza Underground connection from Brookfield Place South side entrances: 2 street-level staircases on south side of Front Street. Outdoor connections via the "moat" to the Union railway station History The station opened as the southern terminus of the original Yonge subway line on March 30, 1954. On February 28, 1963, Union became a through station with the opening of the University section of the Yonge–University line. On June 22, 1990, Union became the terminus of route 604 Harbourfront LRT, now part of the 509 Harbourfront and 510 Spadina streetcar routes. A new underground streetcar platform was built south of the subway tracks, connected to the station concourse by a 30-metre pedestrian tunnel and a flight of stairs. Elevators were installed in 1996, making Union one of the first wheelchair-accessible subway stations in Toronto. An elevator was added to the streetcar platforms, even though streetcars were not accessible themselves. By the time accessible streetcars began serving the station in 2014, the elevator had been replaced as a part of the station expansion. On August 18, 2014, a second subway platform was opened to serve Yonge line trains, leaving the existing platform to serve only University line trains. Flexity Outlook streetcars started to serve Union from route 510 Spadina on October 12, 2014, and from route 509 Harbourfront on March 29, 2015. As a result, passengers are now required to have Proof-of-payment (POP) to depart Union by streetcar. Station expansion In 2003, planning began on a station expansion to address overcrowding in the station. Despite being one of the busiest stations in the system, the station had only one narrow island platform serving both the University and Yonge lines, and a small concourse area. The resulting plan was to build a new subway platform on the south side of the tracks to serve the Yonge line, leaving the existing island platform to serve only the University line. This new platform would feature a level connection to the streetcar platform. The project also included significantly expanding the concourse level and replacing all finishes. Preparatory work began in 2006, and construction began in February 2011. The new second platform opened on August 18, 2014. Station decor When the station opened in 1954, the wall coverings were glossy yellow Vitrolite tiles with red lettering and trim, and the station name on the walls was in the TTC's unique Toronto Subway Font. During renovations in the 1980s, the yellow vitrolite tiles were replaced with brown ceramic tiles and vinyl siding and the station font was changed to Univers. The 2011–2015 station expansion replaced these tiles and panels with white tiles and black trim, and the station name was returned to its original Toronto Subway typeface. As part of the second platform project, a glass wall was built to block off the southern side of the old platform, since it now only serves the University line. It features the art piece "Zones of Immersion" by Stuart Reid, a professor at the OCAD University The work comprises 166 large glass panels, each measuring more than one by two metres, extending along the length of the platform. Mostly transparent, it is visible from both the Yonge and University platforms. Each panel contains images or words, many based on sketches that Reid drew while riding the subway. Public reaction towards the art piece has been mixed, with some users of the station finding it "tragic" or "dark and depressing". Subway infrastructure in the vicinity The station lies on an east–west axis along Front Street. It is one of three stations on Line 1 with an east–west orientation, the others being and . Leaving the station eastbound, the Yonge leg of the line runs briefly under Front Street and turns 90 degrees north to run under Yonge Street; leaving westbound, the University leg also runs under Front Street, and shortly after turns 90 degrees north to run under University Avenue. This station is one of only three that have a slightly curved platform (the other two being and stations). The station is also noted as being one of only three where a signal is publicly accessible (the others being and stations). The signal is located on the east (trailing) end of the University line platform. It is an interlocking signal that protects the crossover to the northbound Yonge Line and is only occasionally used to reverse Yonge Line trains at Union. Streetcar loop Union Station Loop was opened for streetcar service in 1990. It is located at the north end of a tunnel under Bay Street from the underground Queens Quay station at the street named Queens Quay. The tunnel is over 500 metres long. Union Station Loop is currently inadequate for the volume of customers it currently handles because of its single track and its curved, narrow platform. The present loop will not be able to handle the peak demand of 3700 people per hour projected for 2041. A 2010 Environmental Assessment (EA) for the East Bayfront LRT (a proposed streetcar line) approved rebuilding the existing streetcar loop plus the construction of a connection from the streetcar tunnel to the East Bayfront LRT on Queens Quay East. The EA design would rebuild the loop to have four platforms, each with a bypass track, so that a streetcar could bypass other streetcars loading or unloading. Design work was 30% complete, but the project was never funded. Expansion of the loop's capacity is needed in order to support an East Bayfront LRT. , two options are being considered to increase capacity: Rebuilding the loop as per the 2010 EA, or Replace streetcar service at Union station with a funicular in the tunnel to Queens Quay station, where passengers transfer to streetcar service. Nearby landmarks Nearby landmarks include the Union Station railway station, the Royal York Hotel, Scotiabank Arena, Rogers Centre, the Metro Toronto Convention Centre, the CN Tower, Royal Bank Plaza, Brookfield Place, the Hockey Hall of Fame, and the Sony Centre for the Performing Arts. Surface connections A direct connection between the subway and streetcars within the fare-paid zone is provided for these routes: Access to these routes is also available while the subway is not running, as the station is open overnight. A transfer is required to connect between the subway or streetcars and these bus routes at curbside stops: References External links Stuart Reid – "Zones of Immersion" union station toronto,[sic] anticipated completion 2014 History of Union station at Transit Toronto Category:Line 1 Yonge–University stations Category:Toronto streetcar loops Category:PATH (Toronto) Category:Railway stations opened in 1954 Category:Toronto Transit Commission stations located underground
Q: How response.end and response.send differs? Hi I am trying to build a simple application using express js. I am new to node and express js. Can somebody explain the difference in response.end and response.send I tried this command and both sent the request(message) to the Server. res.send('Send the message'); res.end('send the message'); A: res.send() is a method built into express, and will make it automatically assume a Content-Type of html. res.end(), on the other hand, just uses the underlying end() implementation built into nodejs on the response stream (aka. not express), so it doesn't attempt to assume the Content-Type.
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I've nvr touched on C++ or DLL before and I don't know what to do with the code in the above link Anyone who can show me the way? The speed of sound is defined by the distance from door to computer divided by the time interval needed to close the media player and pull up your pants when your mom shouts "OH MY GOD WHAT ARE YOU DOING!!!"
Łukasz Bodnar Łukasz Bodnar (born 10 May 1982) is a Polish former road bicycle racer, who competed professionally between 2003 and 2016 for the , , , and teams. He is the brother of fellow racing cyclist Maciej Bodnar. Major results 2000 3rd Time trial, UCI Junior Road World Championships 2001 6th Overall Course 4 Asy Fiata Autopoland 2002 3rd Paris–Mantes-en-Yvelines 3rd GP Ostrowca Swietokrzyskiego 2003 4th Pasmem Gór Świętokrzyskich 2004 1st Time trial, National Under-23 Road Championships 10th Time trial, UEC European Under-23 Road Championships 2005 4th Overall Course de la Solidarité Olympique 2006 2nd Time trial, National Road Championships 3rd Overall Course de la Solidarité Olympique 10th E.O.S. Tallinn GP 2007 1st Time trial, National Road Championships 1st Overall Course de la Solidarité Olympique 1st Stage 4 (ITT) 5th Overall Tour du Poitou-Charentes 8th Overall Bałtyk–Karkonosze Tour 2008 1st Time trial, National Road Championships 1st Overall Course de la Solidarité Olympique 1st Stage 4 (ITT) 1st Stage 5 (TTT) Dookoła Mazowsza 2nd Overall Bałtyk–Karkonosze Tour 4th Memoriał Andrzeja Trochanowskiego 6th Overall Okolo Slovenska 2009 1st Overall Dookoła Mazowsza 1st Stage 3 1st Stage 8 Tour du Maroc 2010 1st Stage 3 (ITT) Szlakiem Grodów Piastowskich 4th Overall Szlakiem Walk Majora Hubala 8th Overall Tour de Seoul 2011 2nd Time trial, National Road Championships 3rd Overall Szlakiem Grodów Piastowskich 3rd Overall Tour of Małopolska 4th Puchar Ministra Obrony Narodowej 9th Duo Normand (with Mateusz Taciak) 2012 3rd Time trial, National Road Championships 5th Overall Szlakiem Grodów Piastowskich 2013 1st Overall Tour of Małopolska 1st Mountains classification 1st Stage 2 3rd Road race, National Road Championships 3rd Puchar Ministra Obrony Narodowej 2014 3rd Overall Memorial Grundmanna I Wizowskiego 3rd Memoriał Andrzeja Trochanowskiego 5th Memoriał Henryka Łasaka 2015 7th Memoriał Andrzeja Trochanowskiego 2016 6th Overall Course de la Solidarité Olympique 8th Memorial Grundmanna I Wizowskiego References External links Category:Polish male cyclists Category:1982 births Category:Living people Category:Sportspeople from Wrocław
Background ========== A wealth of research about the health effects of economic insecurity has provided important evidence about the impact of unemployment on mental and physical well-being \[[@B1]-[@B11]\]. Yet, investigations into the short and long-term effects of unemployment on health behaviours such as smoking, drinking and body weight have yielded mixed results. It is increasingly being recognized that the dichotomous categories of employed/unemployed inadequately explain the current unemployment situation; unemployment must be studied in the context of social assistance programs, temporary employment and other atypical employment situations \[[@B12]-[@B16]\]. Mixed findings regarding the impact of unemployment on health behaviours may partially be attributed to heterogeneity within unemployment groups defined by the receipt of unemployment benefits. Alcohol ------- Socio-environmental and stress-based theories of alcoholism propose that alcohol abuse and addiction develop as coping reactions to stressful socio-environmental conditions such as unemployment\[[@B17]\]. However, it is also known that risky behaviours, such as problem drinking, result in increased unemployment\[[@B18]\]. Thus, it is likely that both causation and selection effects are involved in the relationship between alcohol consumption and unemployment. Cross-sectional studies in Scotland\[[@B19]\] and France\[[@B20]\] have found an increased frequency of alcohol abuse among the unemployed compared to the employed. Longitudinal studies have yielded mixed results; studies in the US\[[@B21]\] and Sweden\[[@B22]\] suggest that unemployment may increase alcohol consumption, but British and Norwegian studies demonstrate no such effect \[[@B23]-[@B25]\]. There is some evidence that the relationship between unemployment and alcohol use may be time-dependent; a recent investigation suggested that short-term unemployment decreases alcohol use while longer unemployment increases it\[[@B26]\]. Smoking ------- Cigarette smoking, like alcohol use, has been found to be associated with stressful socioeconomic conditions such as unemployment\[[@B27]\]. Cross-sectional studies generally show that unemployed people are more likely to smoke than employed people\[[@B28]\], although unemployed smokers sometimes report smoking fewer cigarettes a day than their employed counterparts\[[@B29]\]. Longitudinal studies on unemployment and smoking have presented mixed findings\[[@B24]\] and are not consistent across countries\[[@B30]\]. Yet, there is some evidence that job loss is a risk factor for increasing smoking and that these effects may be long lasting\[[@B31]\]. Body Weight ----------- There is evidence from longitudinal studies that unemployment may impact body weight; data from the British Regional Heart Study\[[@B24]\] showed that men who had experienced some unemployment during the study period were more likely than continuously employed men to either lose or gain more than 10% of their body weight. In the study of a factory closure in Michigan, job loss was shown to have an impact on body weight. Subjects who lost their job showed greater instability in their weight over the two years of observation, even after re-employment\[[@B32]\]. In a nationwide representative sample of Finnish subjects, overweight in women was associated with long-term unemployment\[[@B33]\]. Yet, the association between food insecurity and body mass index (BMI) has been found to be curvilinear (i.e., thin and overweight people display different behaviours from normal weight subjects while facing periods of economic and food insecurity)\[[@B34]\]. Objectives ---------- As is the case with any epidemiological research short of a clinical trial, it is virtually impossible to control for all of the variables that could determine both employment instability and health behaviours simultaneously. However, when facing contradictory evidence on the relationship between unemployment and health behaviours, it would be precipitous to conclude that differences are due simply to a better or worse adjustment for the effects of selection. A key factor in understanding these mixed findings could be the social context in which the unemployment occurs. Systems of formal support and social benefits are known to help maintain the health status of individuals exposed to unemployment. Perceived health status has been shown to differ between groups of unemployed people defined by the types of benefits they receive\[[@B30],[@B35]\] Mental health is also affected by social assistance programs with the receipt of benefits being associated with a reduction in depression symptoms\[[@B35]\]. Our aim is to examine the impact of unemployment on smoking, drinking and body weight changes among re-employed individuals. This study expands upon previous work by investigating whether unemployment compensation influences these behaviours. Receiving unemployment compensation may help alleviate the stress of unemployment and thereby reduce the negative behavioural effects for two reasons. One reason is because receiving benefits reduces the psychological stress associated with a sharp decline in income. The second, in line with research on the study of income inequality, social capital and health\[[@B36]\], is because unemployment compensation might act as a form of social support for the unemployed. While the benefits conferred in unemployment compensation are primarily financial, previous research has shown that the individual\'s perception of support, in addition to the extent of actual supportive behaviours, mediates its health protective effects\[[@B37]\]. Thus, by reducing the financial, psychological and sociological strains of unemployment, the receipt of unemployment compensation may help reduce the negative behavioural changes associated with job-instability. Methods ======= Participants ------------ Data for this study were provided from the Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID) conducted by the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. The PSID is a longitudinal survey of a representative sample of US individuals and the families with whom they reside. The study emphasizes the dynamic aspects of economic and demographic behaviour but also contains information on mental and physical health. Beginning with a national sample of 4,800 families in 1968, the PSID has traced individuals from those original households and their offspring since that time. Because the original focus of the study was the dynamics of poverty, the 1968 sample included a disproportionately large number of low income households. To make the sample more representative of the population, additional families were added in 1995 and 1999 resulting in a sample size of 6,997 households in 1999. The PSID has a very high response rate ranging between 96.9% and 98.5%. Approximately 92% of the sample is interviewed by telephone each year; the remaining 8% of the sample is interviewed in person\[[@B38]\]. The household head, defined as the husband in a husband-wife pair or the primary wage earner, is most often the respondent. Measures -------- ### Unemployment We define employment as working full-time (\> = 40 hours/week). Unemployment is defined as not working while still actively looking for work. Individuals who reported that they did not have a job and were not looking for work were not considered to be unemployed. In order to reduce the influence of prior unemployment and increase the homogeneity of the study group, only heads of household who were employed continuously in 1998, 1999 and at the time of the survey in 2001 were included in the study group. A total of 3,451 respondents were used in the analysis. The subjects were divided into three groups: those who were employed continuously in 2000 (N = 3,321), those who experienced unemployment in 2000 and received unemployment compensation (N = 51) and those who experienced unemployment in 2000 and who did not receive unemployment compensation (N = 79). The latter two groups were compared to the continuously employed group to examine their relative risk for increasing their smoking and drinking and either increasing or decreasing their body weight. Unemployment insurance (UI) is a US. federal-state system that provides partial, temporary wage replacement to eligible workers. It is the largest unemployment compensation program in the US. The eligibility for (UI) varies by state and a comprehensive review of its conditions can be found elsewhere\[[@B39]\]. Briefly, eligibility has two major components: a monetary standard and a non-monetary standard. The monetary eligibility criteria can exclude some low-wage workers and temporary workers and, as a result, many states have adopted an alternative eligibility standard based on hours worked\[[@B40]\]. The main purpose of the non-monetary standard is to ensure that individuals who quit their jobs voluntarily or are fired cannot collect UI. Additional standards ensure that workers are available for work, are actively seeking employment and have not unduly refused work. Nearly all wage and salary workers are covered by the unemployment insurance system; the main exceptions are individuals who are self-employed and seasonal workers\[[@B41]\]. The weekly benefit allowance provided by UI again varies by state, but in general the maximum amount workers can claim is between 50 and 70% of the their previous average weekly wage\[[@B41]\]. Most states provide benefits for up to 26 weeks for workers with substantial work experience\[[@B41]\]. ### Smoking, Alcohol and Body Weight In the PSID, alcohol consumption is defined as the average number of drinks per day (none, less than one, 1--2, 3--4, or 5 or more per day) over the past year. Cigarette usage is defined as the average number of cigarettes smoked per day over the past year (1--100 cigarettes). Because of the relatively small numbers of individuals in the two unemployment categories, a binary dependent variable was used as the outcome variable to increase the power of the analysis. We created binary variables to determine whether the number of cigarettes smoked per day, the number of alcoholic drinks drunk per day or body weight had either increased or decreased between 1999 and 2001. An increase was defined
Browse Advertising Backpage.com Rejects Calls for Censorship september 21, 2010 04:58 pm FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Backpage.com respectfully declines the recent demand by a group of 21 state attorneys general that it close its adult classifieds website. Backpage.com is a legal business and operates its website in accordance with all applicable laws. In response to concerns raised by the AGs in recent months, Backpage.com has increased its efforts to provide clear, legal rules to users who post classified ads and to ban users who violate those rules. While no system is perfect, even the AGs acknowledge Backpage.com's good-faith cooperation with law enforcement. In the last two years, Backpage.com users have posted 58 million ads and only 6 million in the adult services section. Federal and state authorities have called on Backpage.com to testify in just five cases involving alleged abuse of underage persons. Backpage.com continues to respond to valid subpoenas from law enforcement officials whose job it is to investigate, apprehend and prosecute criminals who wrongfully post illegal ads and victimize others. Backpage.com is disappointed that the AGs have determined to shift blame from criminal predators to a legal business operator in an apparent attempt to capitalize on political opportunity during the election season. The Internet was born. The federal government enacted laws to regulate its use and to allocate responsibilities and immunities to web operators. Backpage.com follows those laws and it declines to censor an entire section of free speech from its website. Censorship will not create public safety nor will it rid the world of exploitation.
Q: How good is current tsunami prediction? We all know that predicting tsunami and earthquake is difficult, with too many variables involved. But with the advent in data collection and computing power and better models, one should be able to predict tsunami better than in the past. How accurate is current tsunami prediction? A: Well, immediately after the earthquake, they created the map showing when the tsunami arrives at different places: I guess that it ended up being pretty accurate but I haven't checked. The speed of ocean waves actually depends on the frequency... Your ordering "tsunami and earthquake" is somewhat bizarre. You do acknowledge and realize that the tsunami was a consequence of the earthquake, don't you? ;-) Predicting earthquakes themselves is not really possible. I think that no one knew about the Japanese earthquake until the very moment when it took place.
According to the report, crimes against humanity have been, and are being committed in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, under policies established at the highest level of the state. These horrific crimes include "extermination, murder, enslavement, torture, imprisonment, rape, forced abortions and other sexual violence, persecution on political, religious, racial and gender grounds, the forcible transfer of populations, the enforced disappearance of persons and the inhumane act of knowingly causing prolonged starvation." Its description of North Korea's "kwanliso" political prison camp system is particularly appalling. According to the report, hundreds of thousands of political prisoners have perished over the past five decades. "Unspeakable atrocities" take place in these camps, which "resemble the horrors of camps that totalitarian states established during the twentieth century." Delivering the report, Kirby reminded the international community of its obligations, stating: At the end of the Second World War so many people said "if only we had known ... if only we had known the wrongs that were done in the countries of the hostile forces". Well, now the international community does know ... There will be no excusing of failure of action because we didn't know. Too many times ... there are reports and no action. Well, this is a time for action. Not surprisingly North Korean state media responded with a ranting statement that claimed the report was "peppered with fabrications", and included homophobic slurs against Kirby. We know the reality of the North Korean system, and, in knowing, the international community, including Australia, bears a moral responsibility to act. Therefore it was dismaying to see in a Lateline report earlier this month that a British Virgin Islands-based private equity firm, SRE Minerals, recently signed a joint venture with the regime-run Korea Natural Resources Trading Corporation to develop a North Korean mining operation for the next 25 years. The project's lead scientist and director of operators is Dr Louis Schurmann, a Brisbane-based geologist and fellow of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. Further, Dr Schurmann is also a director of Australian Stock Exchange-listed EHG Corporation, which last year announced it had acquired a sub-licence "to mine, process, extract and sell all minerals from the North Hwanghae province" in the closed communist state. Most importantly, SRE Minerals will be able to exploit one of the world's largest deposits of"rare earths" minerals at Jongju, north of the capital Pyongyang. That site was surveyed by Salva Resources, a company that at the time was owned by Brisbane mining executive Lachlan Broadfoot, and has been estimated to contain more than 200 million tonnes of rare earths, making it one of the world's largest such deposits. To maintain its iron-fisted hold over the North Korean population, the Pyongyang regime needs hard currency, and it is clear that these projects could provide billions of dollars to the North Korean leadership. As North Korea experts have argued, these projects could not have been approved without the upper echelons of the regime allowing it - or without them taking a cut. In the words of North Korea watcher Ken Kato: Rare earths and other mineral resources don't go to the North Korean people ... The people starve. So while one Australian, Michael Kirby, has recently exposed - for all the world to see - the atrocities being committed by the North Korean regime, we have other Australia-based individuals, and Australian listed companies working on North Korean projects that are likely to benefit the ultimate perpetrators of those atrocities on the North Korean people. Last week, the Pyongyang regime announced that it would be undertaking its own human rights report that would "show the true picture of the people of the DPRK dynamically advancing toward a brighter and rosy future while enjoying a free and happy life under the socialist system centered on the popular masses." The UN General Assembly reconvenes in September and is likely to discuss and vote on a resolution reaffirming the findings of the report by Justice Kirby. According to human rights advocates the purpose of Pyongyang's report is to influence some of the non-aligned countries that might waver on stronger condemnatory language in the General Assembly. While it may seem absurd that anyone would take Pyongyang's protestations seriously, it almost appears that Dr Louis Schurmann buys into Pyongyang's newspeak. In an email to a human rights activist he wrote: Have you ever thought that doomsday prophets like you cause most of the problems? What we are doing is making a difference. A positive one. Australia, as a current member of the Security Council, and because of Justice Kirby's role, should be taking a leading role in pushing for new measures to impel the North Korean regime to improve its human rights record. But the actions of Australian listed companies, and Australia-based individuals are undermining our position. How serious is Australia about human rights, when we do nothing to prevent Australian involvement in projects potentially worth billions to the North Korean regime? At the General Assembly, some countries may ask why they should take Justice Kirby's report seriously, when his countrymen are making millions from mining licences in North Korea. Will the Abbott Government's obsession with appeasing mining industry interests extend to looking the other way on deals that benefit the world's most brutal and oppressive regime? I hope not. In Justice Kirby's words: "This is a time for action". Michael Kirby will be appearing before the Australian Parliament’s Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence, and Trade, in relation to the report on North Korea in October. Michael Danby MP is the shadow Parliamentary Secretary the Leader of the Opposition. In 2009, in co-operation with the South Korea-based Citizens Alliance for Human Rights in Korea, he organised a conference in Melbourne on human rights in North Korea. View his full profile here. Comments (110) struck dumb: 20 Aug 2014 4:50:46pm Money has no conscience; it serves one purpose, to create more and regardless of how its been made, its impossible to tell the difference between dirty money made at the expense of the North Korean population, or money made by screwing over the working population of the US. We may pay lip service to the abuse of human rights, but look at what we are trying to do here to our own citizens; does anyone seriously think our government will take any action, unless their political future depends on it or it offends one of their backers? John Coochey : 20 Aug 2014 5:47:23pm I wonder what Michael's position would be concerning human rights in occupied Palestine which has been under military rule since 1967? Israel has refused to either withdraw from the occupied territories or to grant the inhabitants full voting rights which they would be entitled to if citizens. Israel can be a Jewish state in its current boundaries or it can be a democratic state, it cannot be both! Zing: 20 Aug 2014 6:27:20pm A state doesn't stop being democratic merely because it occupies another hostile state's territory. Israel occupies the territory because it was confiscated from hostile parties during a war. In normal cases, an occupation continues until a peace agreement is reached or the occupied territory ceases to be hostile. The Jones Crusher: 20 Aug 2014 6:44:28pm "Israel occupies the territory because it was confiscated from hostile parties during a war." They started out with confiscated territory and keep on keeping on. The reason the USA failed in Iraq is because every Arab in the region believed that the US invasion was simply the first step in a process of further confiscation. Zing: Mitor the Bold: 20 Aug 2014 7:17:16pm "The reason the USA failed in Iraq is for a simple reason:" Because they didn't understand what success looked like. The situation in Iraq is largely the consequence of the absence of Saddam. It's pretty much why we sponsored him back in the day. IS or some other rabid Islamist outfit is what constitutes 'success' in Iraq. Just because we don't like it is not the point. Bush thought you could substitute Jesus for Saddam, or the idea of 'democracy' (which, as we all know, is nothing of the sort and which Iraqis discovered when they 'voted' for Maliki). Iraqis are not killing Iraqis any more than Europeans were killing Europeans in Bosnia - they don't identify as Iraqis so much as they identify with their tribe or religion or whatever. Iraq is an idea made up by the postwar allies. Ideas like 'Egypt', 'Libya' and 'Syria' are similarly under pressure from people who recognise and identify with no such grouping. The reason the USA failed in Iraq is for a simple reason: there existed no other possible outcome (other than Saddam winning easily). Fidanza: "While we hoped that popular revolt or coup would topple Saddam, neither the U.S. nor the countries of the region wished to see the breakup of the Iraqi state. We were concerned about the long-term balance of power at the head of the Gulf." Zing: 21
William Watson (cricketer, born 1881) William Watson (10 November 1881 – 12 February 1926) was an Australian cricketer. He played two first-class matches for New South Wales in 1910/11. See also List of New South Wales representative cricketers References External links Category:1881 births Category:1926 deaths Category:Australian cricketers Category:New South Wales cricketers Category:Cricketers from Newcastle, New South Wales
Eurema ada Eurema ada is a species of butterfly in the genus Eurema. It was discovered in northern Borneo and described in 1871. Its main distinctive features are that its ground color is pale sulfurous, not white, and the border margins on its wings are blacker and wider. Wingspan is 35 mm. Known subspecies Listed alphabetically: E. a. choui Gu, 1994 E. a. indosinica Yata, 1991 E. a. iona Talbot, 1939 E. a. prabha Fruhstorfer E. a. toba (de Nicéville), [1896]) E. a. varga Fruhstorfer E. a. yaksha Fruhstorfer References Category:Eurema Category:Moths of Asia Category:Butterflies described in 1887 Category:Butterflies of Borneo Category:Butterflies of Indochina
Q: Multiple passes with awk and execution order Two part question: Part One: First I have a sequence AATTCCGG which I want to change to TAAGGCC. I used gsub to change A to T, C to G, G to C and T to A. Unfortunetly awk executes these orders sequentially, so I ended up with AAACCCC. I got around this by using upper and lower case, then converting back to upper case values, but I would like to do this in a single step if possible. example: echo AATTCCGG | awk '{gsub("A","T",$1);gsub("T","A",$1);gsub("C","G",$1);gsub("G","C",$1);print $0}' OUTPUT: AAAACCCC Part Two: Is there a way to get awk to run to the end of a file for one set of instructions before starting a second set? I tried some of the following, but with no success for the data set 1 A 2 B 3 C 4 D 5 E I am using the following pipe to get the data I want (Just an example) awk '{if ($1%2==0)print $1,"E";else print $0}' test | awk '{if ($1%2==0 && $2=="E") print $0}' I am using a pipe to rerun the program, however I have found that it is quicker if I don't have to rerun the program. A: This can be efficiently solved with tr: $ echo AATTCCGG | tr ATCG TAGC Regarding part two (this should be a different question, really): no, it is not possible with awk, pipe is the way to go. A: Here is a method I have found for the first part of the question using awk. It uses an array and a for loop. cat sub.awk awk ' BEGIN{d["G"]="C";d["C"]="G";d["T"]="A";d["A"]="T";FS="";OFS=""} {for(i=1;i<(NF+1);i++) {if($i in d) $i=d[$i]} } {print}' Input/Output: ATCG TAGC
Q: how to solve orientation issue? I want to make 480x800, 600x800, 600x1024 and 800x1280 resolution layouts. i have to show both orientation(portrait and landscape) with resolution 600x800, 600x1024 and 800x1280 and resolution 480x800 show only landscape mode. Right now it is showing both orientation mode. <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" package="com.nga.swp" android:versionCode="1" android:versionName="1.0"> <supports-screens android:resizeable="true" android:largeScreens="true" android:normalScreens="false" android:smallScreens="false" android:anyDensity="true" /> <application android:icon="@drawable/icon" android:label="@string/app_name"> <activity android:name=".MainActivity" android:theme="@android:style/Theme.NoTitleBar.Fullscreen" android:label="@string/app_name" android:windowSoftInputMode="adjustPan"> <intent-filter> <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" /> <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" /> </intent-filter> </activity> <activity android:name=".PhraseListActivity" android:theme="@android:style/Theme.NoTitleBar.Fullscreen" android:label="@string/app_name" android:windowSoftInputMode="adjustPan" /> <activity android:name=".ViewActivity" android:theme="@android:style/Theme.NoTitleBar" android:label="@string/app_name" /> </application> <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" /> <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_LOGS" /> <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" /> <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO" /> <uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="8" /> </manifest> my issue is how i am able to show landscape mode only with resolution 480x800. what changes i have to do in my menifest file. A: The best way to have conditional layouts is by using qualified directory names inside the /res directory. But in your case, you would need to change the android:screenOrientation of your activity. Alas, it is in the manifest and it does not seem to be setable in your activity layout. So, I guess you have to use code in your activity onCreate. First get the screen dimension using: Display display = getWindowManager().getDefaultDisplay(); int width = display.getWidth(); int height = display.getHeight(); Then conditionally adapt screen orientation using : if((width != 480) && (height !=800)) setRequestedOrientation(ActivityInfo.SCREEN_ORIENTATION_PORTRAIT); See ActivityInfo.screenOrientation for further orientation modes.
Yaxa Dəllək Yaxa Dəllək (also, Yakha-Dallyak and Yakhadellyak) is a village and municipality in the Sabirabad Rayon of Azerbaijan. It has a population of 911. References Category:Populated places in Sabirabad District
Interactions between the immune system and connective tissue in arthritis: aspects on T-cell activation. The synovial inflammation in rheumatoid arthritis can both serve as a model for the study of chronic inflammation in general and be analyzed with the goal to understand which features that distinguish RA from other chronic inflammatory diseases. In this paper we discuss both these problems with the emphasis on mechanisms of T cell activation and how activation of T cells against structures associated with the cartilage may contribute to the perpetuation of RA by means of triggering rheumatoid factor production. We also present some original data concerning phenotypes of in vivo activated synovial T cells, demonstrating high levels of HLA-DR expression, low levels of CD45+/Leu3a+ T "suppressor/inducer" cells and varying numbers of Leu 15+/Leu2a+ "suppressor" T cells. The observed phenotypic pattern is compatible with the occurrence of a normal but perpetuated immune response to a persistant antigen "X" in the arthritic joint.
/l))/(l**(1/6))**40 assuming l is positive. l**(-29/3) Simplify (r**(-1/10)/((((r**(-1/4)*r)/r)/r)/r))/(r/(r**(2/5)/r))**(-8) assuming r is positive. r**(299/20) Simplify q*q/(q*q*q*(q*q**2)/q*q)*q*q**(2/21) assuming q is positive. q**(-61/21) Simplify ((j**(-4)/j)/(j*j**10*j))**(-28) assuming j is positive. j**476 Simplify (z*z**11*z**(-4))**(-7) assuming z is positive. z**(-56) Simplify (q**0)**(7/11) assuming q is positive. 1 Simplify (c/(c**1/c)*c)**(4/25)/(c*c**(2/3)*c)**(-1/16) assuming c is positive. c**(73/150) Simplify (f*f**(2/67))/f**(-1/24) assuming f is positive. f**(1723/1608) Simplify ((k**(-4/5)*k)/(k**4/k*k))/(k**(2/7)/k**7) assuming k is positive. k**(102/35) Simplify ((w*w/(w*w**(3/5))*w*w)/w*w*w**18)**(-15) assuming w is positive. w**(-306) Simplify ((t**(-6)/t)**(-38/7))**(9/2) assuming t is positive. t**171 Simplify (b**(-2))**(-2/7)/((b**7*b)/(((b*b**(-7/3)/b)/b)/b*b)) assuming b is positive. b**(-226/21) Simplify z**(-2/3)/z**13 assuming z is positive. z**(-41/3) Simplify ((u*u*u*u**(-3)*u*u)/(u/(u/(u/(u*u**8)))*u))/(u**(2/3))**48 assuming u is positive. u**(-23) Simplify z**(-12)*z/(z/(z*z*(z*z*z/z**(-1/9)*z)/z*z)) assuming z is positive. z**(-53/9) Simplify (a/(a/(a**(1/5)*a))*a*a**(1/5))**32 assuming a is positive. a**(384/5) Simplify (t**(-3/4)*t**(2/13))**10 assuming t is positive. t**(-155/26) Simplify (k/(k/(k/k**5))*k)/k*k/(k/k**(-3))*(k**(2/13)*k*k*k)/((k/((k*k*k/k**(2/9)*k)/k))/k) assuming k is positive. k**(-125/117) Simplify ((b/(b/b**(-1/2)))**27)**(2/63) assuming b is positive. b**(-3/7) Simplify i/(i**(1/8)*i)*i**(1/8) assuming i is positive. 1 Simplify (((u*(u/(u**36/u*u))/u)/u)/u)/u**(-5/4) assuming u is positive. u**(-143/4) Simplify l*l**(2/9)*l*l**(-39) assuming l is positive. l**(-331/9) Simplify ((g*g**(-3)/g*g)/(g**(-7)*g))**(-1/29) assuming g is positive. g**(-4/29) Simplify (u**1/u**(-3/4))/(u**(3/5)*u**5*u) assuming u is positive. u**(-97/20) Simplify (t**(4/15))**41 assuming t is positive. t**(164/15) Simplify u**11/((u/(u*u*u**(2/15)))/u) assuming u is positive. u**(197/15) Simplify (((u*u/u**3*u)/u*u)/(u**(2/3)/u))/((u/u**0)/(u**0*u)) assuming u is positive. u**(1/3) Simplify (q**(2/25)/q)/(q**(2/5)/q)*q**6/(q/(q**(-1/5)*q)*q) assuming q is positive. q**(112/25) Simplify ((k*k**(-18)*k)/(k/(k/k**(4/3))))**7 assuming k is positive. k**(-364/3) Simplify ((v**(-2))**18)**17 assuming v is positive. v**(-612) Simplify ((v/(v*v**0*v))/v*(v*v**(-2))/v*v)**(-23) assuming v is positive. v**69 Simplify (v**(5/4))**(-40) assuming v is positive. v**(-50) Simplify (x/((x/(x/x**(-7/6))*x)/x))/x**(-19) assuming x is positive. x**(127/6) Simplify ((q*q*((q/(q*q/(q*q**(-9))))/q)/q)/q)**(-6/11) assuming q is positive. q**(60/11) Simplify (o*o**(1/2))**(-4/15)/(o**1)**(1/23) assuming o is positive. o**(-51/115) Simplify ((r*r**(-1/12)*r*r)/(r/r**(-1/4)))**35 assuming r is positive. r**(175/3) Simplify (u**(-1/5)*u/u**(-6/7))**(2/31) assuming u is positive. u**(116/1085) Simplify (b/(b*b**(1/12)*b)*b**(-8))**(3/29) assuming b is positive. b**(-109/116) Simplify (p/(p/(p*p*((p/p**(-5/4)*p)/p)/p*p)))**(-23) assuming p is positive. p**(-391/4) Simplify (o**(-6)*o*o/(o**5/o*o)*o*o)/((o*o*o*o/((o*o*o*o*o**0*o)/o))/o)**4 assuming o is positive. o**(-3) Simplify (q*q**3*q)/q**4*(q/q**(-2/7))**(-23) assuming q is positive. q**(-200/7) Simplify (k/k**(-1/5))**(-40) assuming k is positive. k**(-48) Simplify a/(a/a**(-1/3))*(a/(a/a**(2/11)))/a assuming a is positive. a**(-38/33) Simplify (c**(3/5))**(-12) assuming c is positive. c**(-36/5) Simplify c**(-1/17)/(c**(4/17)/c*c) assuming c is positive. c**(-5/17) Simplify (q*q**(1/3))**(2/39)*(((q/(q*(q/((q*q**(1/6))/q))/q)*q)/q*q*q)/q)/(q*q*q**(-2)*q) assuming q is positive. q**(55/234) Simplify (l/(l*l/l**(-2/19)))**(-24/7) assuming l is positive. l**(72/19) Simplify (m**(-4)*(m*m**(2/3))/m*m)/(m**0/m**(-4/7)) assuming m is positive. m**(-61/21) Simplify (m**(-1/3)/m**(-1/3))/(((m/(m*m*m**(3/4)*m*m))/m)/m**0) assuming m is positive. m**(19/4) Simplify q*q*q*q/(q**(-13/3)*q)*q*q**8 assuming q is positive. q**(49/3) Simplify ((f*f**(3/4)/f)/f)/f*f*(f**(-1/7)/f)/f assuming f is positive. f**(-67/28) Simplify (s/(s/(s/(s**(-16)/s*s))))**(3/5) assuming s is positive. s**(51/5) Simplify (t/(t/t**(-1)))**(1/5)*((t*t*t**(2/11)/t*t)/t)/((t*t**(5/4))/t) assuming t is positive. t**(-59/220) Simplify h**2*h**(2/27) assuming h is positive. h**(56/27) Simplify i**(-1/21)/i*(i*i/(i/(((i*i/i**0)/i*i)/i)*i))/i assuming i is positive. i**(-22/21) Simplify ((r**(-1))**(-5/6))**7 assuming r is positive. r**(35/6) Simplify q/((q/((q*q**(-7))/q*q))/q)*(q**30/q)/q assuming q is positive. q**23 Simplify (i*i*i/(i/(i*i**(5/2)*i))*i*i*(i*i*i**(1/2))/i)/(i**(-5/3)/i**(6/7)) assuming i is positive. i**(263/21) Simplify (h**(-2/3)/h)**(-20/3) assuming h is positive. h**(100/9) Simplify (f*((f*f**4)/f)/f*f/f**(-4/5))**(-23/4) assuming f is positive. f**(-667/20) Simplify ((k**(1/3)*k)**40)**(28/3) assuming k is positive. k**(4480/9) Simplify (b/b**(2/43))**(1/5) assuming b is positive. b**(41/215) Simplify (o/(((o**5/o)/o)/o))**(-3/4) assuming o is positive. o**(3/4) Simplify (w**(-2/7)/(w*w**(1/6)))**0 assuming w is positive. 1 Simplify (n*n/n**(-2))/(n*n*n**(-5/12)*n) assuming n is positive. n**(17/12) Simplify (d*d**(-1))**33/(d/(d*d*d**(2/3)/d*d)*d*d*d**(-4)*d*d) assuming d is positive. d**(5/3) Simplify v**(-2/7)/(v*(v/(v**(3/5)*v))/v)*(v/(v*(v/v**0)/v))**(2/13) assuming v is positive. v**(11/35) Simplify ((a*a/a**0)/(a/(a/(a**(6/11)/a))))**(10/7) assuming a is positive. a**(270/77) Simplify u/(u*u/u**5)*u*u*(u*u**0)/u*u*(u/u**0*u)**(-3/2) assuming u is positive. u**4 Simplify (n**7/n**(-5/3))**(-27) assuming n is positive. n**(-234) Simplify (t/(t**0*t)*t**(-5))**37 assuming t is positive. t**(-185) Simplify (s**(-1/3))**47/(s*s**0*s*s)**(-1/18) assuming s is positive. s**(-31/2) Simplify (s*s/(s*s*s/(s/(s/(((s**5/s)/s*s)/s)))*s)*s**(-4/3)/s)/(s**(-6)/(s**3/s)) assuming s is positive. s**(20/3) Simplify w**(-3)*w**(1/4)*w*w**(-5)*w/(w/((w/(w/(w/(w**(5/3)*w)))*w)/w)*w) assuming w is positive. w**(-113/12) Simplify ((g**(-1/14)/g)/g*g*g**1*g)/(((g/(g/g**(1/7)))/g)/(g/(g/(g/(g/g**(1/13)))))) assuming g is positive. g**(339/182) Simplify u**(-2/9)/u**(4/5)*u**0*u*u**(-2/21) assuming u is positive. u**(-37/315) Simplify (i/((i**0*i)/i)*i**2*i)/(i**0)**(-19) assuming i is positive. i**4 Simplify (t**23*t)/(t/(t**(2/55)*t)) assuming t is positive. t**(1322/55) Simplify (m**(-1))**(8/7)*(m**(-1/4)*m*m)**31 assuming m is positive. m**(1487/28) Simplify q**(-4/13)/(q*((q/((((q/(q*q*q/(q/q**(-1/7))))/q)/q)/q))/q)/q) assuming q is positive. q**(-379/91) Simplify (f**(-3/8))**(2/85) assuming f is positive. f**(-3/340) Simplify (z**(-8/3)/z**(-2/19))**(-27) assuming z is positive. z**(1314/19) Simplify h/(h*h**(-5))*h**6*h*h**(-4/5)*h/((h*h/h**(2/5))/h*h) assuming h is positive. h**(53/5) Simplify (m/(m*m*m**(2/15))*m*m/m**(-1/8))/(m/m**(-2/3))**4 assuming m is positive. m**(-227/40) Simplify (m/(m/(m**(2/7)/m*m)))**(-45)*m**(3/4)/(m*m/(m**(4/5)*m)) assuming m is positive. m**(-1723/140) Simplify (r*r**3)**(-36) assuming r is positive. r**(-144) Simplify ((k**(2/5))**(-16/9))**(9/4) assuming k is positive. k**(-8/5) Simplify (i*i**(-13/2))/(i/(i/i**(-3/5))*i) assuming i is positive. i**(-59/10) Simplify (r**(2/9))**(4/27)*r**(-2/15)*r**(-1/3) assuming r is positive. r**(-527/1215) Simplify (g**(-3)/(((g**0/g)/g)/g))/((g**2*g)/g**(-2)) assuming g is positive. g**(-5) Simplify (j**(-2/11))**(11/8)*j/((j*j**9)/j)*j**(-1/13)/j assuming j is positive. j**(-485/52) Simplify ((w*w*w**6*w)/(w*w/(w*w**(-4)/w*w*w)))/(w*w**(2/5))**33 assuming w is positive. w**(-206/5) Simplify r**(2/153)/r**13 assuming r is positive. r**(-1987/153) Simplify (x/(x/(x**(-1/2)*x*x*x*x*x*x))*x)**29/(x/(x/x**2))**(1/3) assuming x is positive. x**(1127/6) Simplify (t**9)**(-7/9) assuming t is positive. t**(-7) Simplify ((k*k**19*k)/k)**(-23) assuming k is positive. k**(-460) Simplify (g**(3/4)*g**2)/(g**(2/5)/g**3) assuming g is positive. g**(107/20) Simplify (h*h**29)**(4/9) assuming h is positive. h**(40/3) Simplify (n**14/n)/(n/(n*n/n**(-3/8))) assuming n is positive. n**(115/8) Simplify i**6*i/(i*i/i**(-5/4))*i**(-3/2)*i*i**(-2/3) ass
Q: The set $\{1,2,3,\ldots,n\}$, where $n \geq 5$, can be divided into two subsets so that the sum of the first is equal to the product of the second A peer of mine showed me earlier today this problem, taken from a 7th grade math contest : Let $A=\{1,2,3,\ldots,n\}$; (where $n \geq 5$) prove that $A$ can be divided into two disjoint subsets such that the sum of the elements in the first subset is equal to the product of the elements in the second subset. This has been puzzling me for 15 minutes already, but I'm sure there's a simple, straight-forward way to do it since it's a 7th grade problem, albeit I can't see it. Can anyone shed some wisdom here ? A: Going by the assumption that for an odd $n$ the product of $1, (n-1), (n-a)$ is equal to the sum of the rest of the numbers, we have $$ 1(n-1)(n-a) = \frac{n(n+1)}{2} - 1 -(n-1) - (n-a) $$ solving this gives $a=\frac{n+1}{2}$ Now for odd $n \ge 5$, we have $$n-a = \frac{n-1}{2} \ge 2$$ Therefore the numbers $1, n-1, n-a$ are distinct. A similar assumption for even $n$ with $1, n, (n-a)$ gives $$ 1*n(n-a) = \frac{n(n+1)}{2} - 1 -n - (n-a) $$ and the solution is $a=\frac{n+2}{2}$ And for even $n \ge 6$ we have $$n-a = \frac{n-2}{2} \ge 2$$ And therefore the numbers $1, n, n-a$ are distinct. A: You can always do it with the product being three elements, one of them $1$. $$1+2+3+4+\cdots +n = n(n+1)/2$$ Find $a,b$ so that $n(n+1)/2-(1+a+b) = ab$. This is easy to do since $1+a+b+ab=(1+a)(1+b)$. So, when $n$ odd, choose $a=n-1,b=\frac{n-1}{2}$. E.g., for $n=7$, that gives $1\cdot 3\cdot 6=2+4+5+7$. For $n$ even, $a=n,b=\frac{n-2}{2}$. For example, $n=6$ yields $a=6,b=2$ and $1\cdot 2\cdot 6=3+4+5$. When $n<5$, $\{a,b,1\}$ are not distinct. It's harder to do it in two elements in the product. Then you'd need $ab=n(n+1)/2-(a+b)$ or $(1+a)(1+b)=\frac{n^2+n+2}{2}$. So you'd need to factor $\frac{n^2+n+2}{2}$ into two distinct numbers $\leq n+1$. You can do this for $n=17$, for example, then $\frac{n^2+n+2}{2}=154=11\cdot 14$. so $a=10,b=13$. Then $$10\cdot 13 =1+2+3+4+5+6+7+8+9+11+12+14+15+16+17$$ The question came up about products of $4$ numbers. Let's still try to seek simple answers, so a product of the form $1\cdot 2\cdot a\cdot b = \frac{n(n+1)}{2}-(a+b+1+2)$, or: $$2ab +a+b+3=\frac{n(n+1)}{2}$$ Multiply both sides by $2$ and you get: $$(2a+1)(2b+1)+5 = n(n+1)$$ So we need to factor $n(n+1)-5$ into two distinct odd numbers $\leq 2n+1$. For example, $n=10$ then $n(n+1)-5=105=15\cdot 7$. So $a=3,b=7$. Then: $$1\cdot2\cdot3\cdot 7 = 4+5+6+8+9+10$$ An example with the product containing $5$ elements, $n=20$ then: $$1\cdot 2\cdot 3\cdot 4\cdot 8 = 5+6+7+9+10+\cdots + 20$$ An example with a product of $4$ numbers, none equal to $1$ (with $n=26$): $$2\cdot 3\cdot 5\cdot 11 = 1+4+6+7+8+9+10+12+\cdots +26$$ Another with $4$ in the product: $$3\cdot 5\cdot 7\cdot 16 = \frac{58\cdot 59}{2} - (3+5+7+16)$$ We can get arbitrarily long product solutions. You can show that for $n=k!-k$, let $A=\frac{k!}{2}-k$, then: $$1\cdot 2\cdot3\cdots k\cdot A = \frac{(k!-k)(k!-k+1)}{2}-(1+2+\cdots + k + A)$$ For example: $$\begin{align}4!\cdot 8 &= \frac{20\cdot21}{2}-(1+2+3+4+8)\\ 5!\cdot 55 &= \frac{115\cdot116}{2}-(1+2+3+4+5+55)\\ 6!\cdot 354 &= \frac{714\cdot715}{2}-(1+2+3+4+5+6+354)\\ 7!\cdot 2513 &= \frac{5033\cdot 5034}{2}-(1+2+3+4+5+6+7+2513) \end{align}$$ More generally, if $\{x_i\}_{i=1,\cdot,m}$ are distinct positive integers with at least one even, let $S=\sum x_i$ and $P=\prod x_i$. Then if $S=\frac{k(k+1)}2$ for some $k$, then let $A=\frac{P}{2}-k$ and $n=P-k$. Then: $$A\cdot \prod x_i = \frac{n(n+1)}{2} - (x_1+\cdots + x_m + A)$$ For small collections of small values $x_i$ this doesn't always give a good $A$, but in most cases, it does. For example $5+10=\frac{5(5+1)}2$. So $n=45$ and $A=20$, and you get $$5\cdot 10\cdot 20 = \frac{45\cdot 46}{2}-(5 + 10+20)$$ This means that we can always extend any $x_1,\cdots,x_m$ with a larger $x_{m+1}$ so that $\sum_{i=1}^{m+1} x_i$ is a triangular number, and then find the $A$ above. Indeed, we can write an explicit formula. If $S=\sum_{i=1}^m x_i$ and $P=\prod_{i=1}^m x_i$ then you can define $$\begin{align}x_{m+1}&=2S(S-1)\\x_{m+2}&=PS(S-1)-2S+1\\n&=2PS(S-1)-2S+1.\end{align}$$ A: This can't be done for $n=4$. One element of the product side won't do. Two elements on the product side won't do. ($1*2=2\neq 7, 1*3=3\neq 8, 1*4\neq6, 2*3=6\neq 4, 2*4, nope$) Surely it doesn't work for three elements on the product side. It doesn't work. For $n\geq 5$, certainly seems to be true. What I've found so far: 1*2*4 = 3+5 1*2*6 = 3+4+5 1*3*6 = 2+4+5+7 1*3*8 = 2+4+5+6+7 1*4*8 = 2+3+5+6+7+9 6*7 = 1+2+3+4+5+8+9+10 1*5*10 = 2+3+4+6+7+8+9+11 1*5*12 = 2+3+4+6+7+8+9+10+11 1*6*12 = 2+3+4+5+7+8+9+10+11+13 1*6*14 = 2+3+4+5+7+8+9+10+11+12+13 1*7*14 = 2+3+4+5+6+8+9+10+11+12+13+15 1*7*16 = 2+3+4+5+6+8+9+10+11+12+13+14+15 10*13 = 1+2+3+4+5+6+7+8+9+11+12+14+15+16+17 1*8*18 = 2+3+4+5+6+7+9+10+11+12+13+14+15+16+17 1*9*18 = 2+3+4+5+6+7+8+10+11+12+13+14+15+16+17+19 1*9*20 = 2+3+4+5+6+7+8+10+11+12+13+14+15+16+17+18+19 1*10*20 = 2+3+4+5+6+7+8+9+11+12+13+14+15+16+17+18+19+21 1*10*22 = 2+3+4+5+6+7+8+9+11+12+13+14+15+16+17+18+19+20+21 1*11*22 = 2+3+4+5+6+7+8+9+10+12+13+14+15+16+17+18+19+20+21+23 1*11*24 = 2+3+4+5+6+7+8+9+10+12+13+14+15+16+17+18+19+20+21+22+23 1*12*24 = 2+3+4+5+6+7+8+9+10+11+13+14+15+16+17+18+19+20+21+22+23+25 15*21 = 1+2+3+4+5+6+7+8+9+10+11+12+13+14+16+17+18+19+20+22+23+24+25+26 1*13*26 = 2+3+4+5+6+7+8+9+10+11+12+14+15+16+17+18+19+20+21+22+23+24+25+27 1*13*28 = 2+3+4+5+6+7+8+9+10+11+12+14+15+16+17+18+19+20+21+22+23+24+25+26+27 1*14*28 = 2+3+4+5+6+7+8+9+10+11+12+13+15+16+17+18+19+20+21+22+23+24+25+26+27+29 1*14*30 = 2+3+4+5+6+7+8+9+10+11+12+13+15+16+17+18+19+20+21+22+23+24+25+26+27+28+29 1*15*30 = 2+3+4+5+6+7+8+9+10+11+12+13+14+16+17+18+19+20+21+22+23+24+25+26+27+28+29+31 1*15*32 = 2+3+4+5+6+7+8+9+10+11+12+13+14+16+17+18+19+20+21+22+23+24+25+26+27+28+29+30+31 1*16*32 = 2+3+4+5+6+7+8+9+10+11+12+13+14+15+17+18+19+20+21+22+23+24+25+26+27+28+29+30+31+33 1*16*34 = 2+3+4+5+6+7+8+9+10+11+12+13+14+15+17+18+19+20+21+22+23+24+25+26+27+28+29+30+31+32+33 1*17*34 = 2+3+4+5+6+7+8+9+10+11+12+13+14+15+16+18+19+20+21+22+23+24+25+26+27+28+29+30+31+32+33+35 22*28 = 1+2+3+4+5+6+7+8+9+10+11+12+13+14+15+16+17+18+19+20+21+23+24+25+26+27+29+30+31+32+33+34+35+36 21*31 = 1+2+3+4+5+6+7+8+9+10+11+12+13+14+15+16+17+18+19+20+22+23+24+25+26+27+28+29+30+32+33+34+35+36+37 1*18*38 = 2+3+4+5+6+7+8+9+10+11+12+13+14+15+16+17+19+20+21+22+23+24+25+26+27+28+29+30+31+32+33+34+35+36+37 1*19*38 = 2+3+4+5+6+7+8+9+10+11+12+13+14+15+16+17+18+20+21+22+23+24+25+26+27+28+29+30+31+32+33+34+35+36+37+39 1*19*40 = 2+3+4+5+6+7+8+9+10+11+12+13+14+15+16+17+18+20+21+22+23+24+25+26+27+28+29+30+31+32+33+34+35+36+37+38+39 1*20*40 = 2+3+4+5+6+7+8+9+10+11+12+13+14+15+16+17+18+19+21+22+23+24+25+26+27+28+29+30+31+32+33+34+35+36+37+38+39+41 1*20*42 = 2+3+4+5+6+7+8+9+10+11+12+13+14+15+16+17+18+19+21+22+23+24+25+26+27+28+29+30+31+32+33+34+35+36+37+38+39+40+41 1*21*42 = 2+3+4+5+6+7+8+9+10+11+12+13+14+15+16+17+18+19+20+22+23+24+25+26+27+28+29+30+31+32+33+34+35+36+37+38+39+40+41+43 1*21*44 = 2+3+4+5+6+7+8+9+10+11+12+13+14+15+16+17+18+19+20+22+23+24+25+26+27+28+29+30+31+32+33+34+35+36+37+38+39+40+41+42+43 27*36 = 1+2+3+4+5+6+7+8+9+10+11+12+13+14+15+16+17+18+19+20+21+22+23+24+25+26+28+29+30+31+32+33+34+35+37+38+39+40+41+42+43+44+45 1*22*46 = 2+3+4+5+6+7+8+9+10+11+12+13+14+15+16+17+18+19+20+21+23+24+25+26+27+28+29+30+31+32+33+34+35+36+37+38+39+40+41+42+43+44+45 1*23*46 = 2+3+4+5+6+7+8+9+10+11+12+13+14+15+16+17+18+19+20+21+22+24+25+26+27+28+29+30+31+32+33+34+35+36+37+38+39+40+41+42+43+44+45+47 1*23*48 = 2+3+4+5+6+7+8+9+10+11+12+13+14+15+16+17+18+19+20+21+22+24+25+26+27+28+29+30+31+32+33+34+35+36+37+38+39+40+41+42+43+44+45+46+47 For $n=39$, I found these $7$ partitions: 1*19*38 = 2+3+4+5+6+7+8+9+10+11+12+13+14+15+16+17+18+20+21+22+23+24+25+26+27+28+29+30+31+32+33+34+35+36+37+39 1*25*29 = 2+3+4+5+6+7+8+9+10+11+12+13+14+15+16+17+18+19+20+21+22+23+24+26+27+28+30+31+32+33+34+35+36+37+38+39 3*7*35 = 1+2+4+5+6+8+9+10+11+12+13+14+15+16+17+18+19+20+21+22+23+24+25+26+27+28+29+30+31+32+33+34+36+37+38+39 4*11*17 = 1+2+3+5+6+7+8+9+10+12+13+14+15+16+18+19+20+21+22+23+24+25+26+27+28+29+30+31+32+33+34+35+36+37+38+39 5*10*15 = 1+2+3+4+6+7+8+9+11+12+13+14+16+17+18+19+20+21+22+23+24+25+26+27+28+29+30+31+32+33+34+35+36+37+38+39 2*6*7*9 = 1+3+4+5+8+10+11+12+13+14+15+16+17+18+19+20+21+22+23+24+25+26+27+28+29+30+31+32+33+34+35+36+37+38+39 1*3*4*7*9 = 2+5+6+8+10+11+12+13+14+15+16+17+18+19+20+21+22+23+24+25+26+27+28+29+30+31+32+33+34+35+36+37+38+39 Amazingly good question!
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// Copyright 2017-2020 Lei Ni (nilei81@gmail.com) and other Dragonboat authors. // // Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); // you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. // You may obtain a copy of the License at // // http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 // // Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software // distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, // WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. // See the License for the specific language governing permissions and // limitations under the License. package rsm import ( "crypto/md5" "encoding/binary" "sort" "strings" "github.com/lni/goutils/logutil" pb "github.com/lni/dragonboat/v3/raftpb" ) func addressEqual(addr1 string, addr2 string) bool { return strings.EqualFold(strings.TrimSpace(addr1), strings.TrimSpace(addr2)) } func deepCopyMembership(m pb.Membership) pb.Membership { c := pb.Membership{ ConfigChangeId: m.ConfigChangeId, Addresses: make(map[uint64]string), Removed: make(map[uint64]bool), Observers: make(map[uint64]string), Witnesses: make(map[uint64]string), } for nid, addr := range m.Addresses { c.Addresses[nid] = addr } for nid := range m.Removed { c.Removed[nid] = true } for nid, addr := range m.Observers { c.Observers[nid] = addr } for nid, addr := range m.Witnesses { c.Witnesses[nid] = addr } return c } type membership struct { clusterID uint64 nodeID uint64 ordered bool members *pb.Membership } func newMembership(clusterID uint64, nodeID uint64, ordered bool) *membership { return &membership{ clusterID: clusterID, nodeID: nodeID, ordered: ordered, members: &pb.Membership{ Addresses: make(map[uint64]string), Observers: make(map[uint64]string), Removed: make(map[uint64]bool), Witnesses: make(map[uint64]string), }, } } func (m *membership) id() string { return logutil.DescribeSM(m.clusterID, m.nodeID) } func (m *membership) set(n pb.Membership) { cm := deepCopyMembership(n) m.members = &cm } func (m *membership) get() pb.Membership { return deepCopyMembership(*m.members) } func (m *membership) getHash() uint64 { vals := make([]uint64, 0) for v := range m.members.Addresses { vals = append(vals, v) } sort.Slice(vals, func(i, j int) bool { return vals[i] < vals[j] }) vals = append(vals, m.members.ConfigChangeId) data := make([]byte, 8) hash := md5.New() for _, v := range vals { binary.LittleEndian.PutUint64(data, v) if _, err := hash.Write(data); err != nil { panic(err) } } md5sum := hash.Sum(nil) return binary.LittleEndian.Uint64(md5sum[:8]) } func (m *membership) isEmpty() bool { return len(m.members.Addresses) == 0 } func (m *membership) isConfChangeUpToDate(cc pb.ConfigChange) bool { if !m.ordered || cc.Initialize { return true } if m.members.ConfigChangeId == cc.ConfigChangeId { return true } return false } func (m *membership) isAddingRemovedNode(cc pb.ConfigChange) bool { if cc.Type == pb.AddNode || cc.Type == pb.AddObserver || cc.Type == pb.AddWitness { _, ok := m.members.Removed[cc.NodeID] return ok } return false } func (m *membership) isPromotingObserver(cc pb.ConfigChange) bool { if cc.Type == pb.AddNode { oa, ok := m.members.Observers[cc.NodeID] return ok && addressEqual(oa, string(cc.Address)) } return false } func (m *membership) isInvalidObserverPromotion(cc pb.ConfigChange) bool { if cc.Type == pb.AddNode { oa, ok := m.members.Observers[cc.NodeID] return ok && !addressEqual(oa, string(cc.Address)) } return false } func (m *membership) isAddingExistingMember(cc pb.ConfigChange) bool { // try to add again with the same node ID if cc.Type == pb.AddNode { _, ok := m.members.Addresses[cc.NodeID] if ok { return true } } if cc.Type == pb.AddObserver { _, ok := m.members.Observers[cc.NodeID] if ok { return true } } if cc.Type == pb.AddWitness { _, ok := m.members.Witnesses[cc.NodeID] if ok { return true } } if m.isPromotingObserver(cc) { return false } if cc.Type == pb.AddNode || cc.Type == pb.AddObserver || cc.Type == pb.AddWitness { for _, addr := range m.members.Addresses { if addressEqual(addr, string(cc.Address)) { return true } } for _, addr := range m.members.Observers { if addressEqual(addr, string(cc.Address)) { return true } } for _, addr := range m.members.Witnesses { if addressEqual(addr, string(cc.Address)) { return true } } } return false } func (m *membership) isAddingNodeAsObserver(cc pb.ConfigChange) bool { if cc.Type == pb.AddObserver { _, ok := m.members.Addresses[cc.NodeID] return ok } return false } func (m *membership) isAddingNodeAsWitness(cc pb.ConfigChange) bool { if cc.Type == pb.AddWitness { _, ok := m.members.Addresses[cc.NodeID] return ok } return false } func (m *membership) isAddingWitnessAsObserver(cc pb.ConfigChange) bool { if cc.Type == pb.AddObserver { _, ok := m.members.Witnesses[cc.NodeID] return ok } return false } func (m *membership) isAddingWitnessAsNode(cc pb.ConfigChange) bool { if cc.Type == pb.AddNode { _, ok := m.members.Witnesses[cc.NodeID] return ok } return false } func (m *membership) isAddingObserverAsWitness(cc pb.ConfigChange) bool { if cc.Type == pb.AddWitness { _, ok := m.members.Observers[cc.NodeID] return ok } return false } func (m *membership) isDeletingOnlyNode(cc pb.ConfigChange) bool { if cc.Type == pb.RemoveNode && len(m.members.Addresses) == 1 { _, ok := m.members.Addresses[cc.NodeID] return ok } return false } func (m *membership) applyConfigChange(cc pb.ConfigChange, index uint64) { m.members.ConfigChangeId = index switch cc.Type { case pb.AddNode: nodeAddr := string(cc.Address) delete(m.members.Observers, cc.NodeID) if _, ok := m.members.Witnesses[cc.NodeID]; ok { panic("not suppose to reach here") } m.members.Addresses[cc.NodeID] = nodeAddr case pb.AddObserver: if _, ok := m.members.Addresses[cc.NodeID]; ok { panic("not suppose to reach here") } m.members.Observers[cc.NodeID] = string(cc.Address) case pb.AddWitness: if _, ok := m.members.Addresses[cc.NodeID]; ok { panic("not suppose to reach here") } if _, ok := m.members.Observers[cc.NodeID]; ok { panic("not suppose to reach here") } m.members.Witnesses[cc.NodeID] = string(cc.Address) case pb.RemoveNode: delete(m.members.Addresses, cc.NodeID) delete(m.members.Observers, cc.NodeID) delete(m.members.Witnesses, cc.NodeID) m.members.Removed[cc.NodeID] = true default: panic("unknown config change type") } } var nid = logutil.NodeID func (m *membership) handleConfigChange(cc pb.ConfigChange, index uint64) bool { // order id requested by user ccid := cc.ConfigChangeId nodeBecomingObserver := m.isAddingNodeAsObserver(cc) nodeBecomingWitness := m.isAddingNodeAsWitness(cc) witnessBecomingNode := m.isAddingWitnessAsNode(cc) witnessBecomingObserver := m.isAddingWitnessAsObserver(cc) observerBecomingWitness := m.isAddingObserverAsWitness(cc) alreadyMember := m.isAddingExistingMember(cc) addRemovedNode := m.isAddingRemovedNode(cc) upToDateCC := m.isConfChangeUpToDate(cc) deleteOnlyNode := m.isDeletingOnlyNode(cc) invalidPromotion := m.isInvalidObserverPromotion(cc) accepted := upToDateCC && !addRemovedNode && !alreadyMember && !nodeBecomingObserver && !nodeBecomingWitness && !witnessBecomingNode && !witnessBecomingObserver && !observerBecomingWitness && !deleteOnlyNode && !invalidPromotion if accepted { // current entry index, it will be recorded as the conf change id of the members m.applyConfigChange(cc, index) if cc.Type == pb.AddNode { plog.Infof("%s applied ADD ccid %d (%d), %s (%s)", m.id(), ccid, index, nid(cc.NodeID), string(cc.Address)) } else if cc.Type == pb.RemoveNode { plog.Infof("%s applied REMOVE ccid %d (%d), %s", m.id(), ccid, index, nid(cc.NodeID)) } else if cc.Type == pb.AddObserver { plog.Infof("%s applied ADD OBSERVER ccid %d (%d), %s (%s)", m.id(), ccid, index, nid(cc.NodeID), string(cc.Address)) } else if cc.Type == pb.AddWitness { plog.Infof("%s applied ADD WITNESS ccid %d (%d), %s (%s)", m.id(), ccid, index, nid(cc.NodeID), string(cc.Address)) } else { plog.Panicf("unknown cc.Type value %d", cc.Type) } } else { if !upToDateCC { plog.Warningf("%s rej out-of-order ConfChange ccid %d (%d), type %s", m.id(), ccid, index, cc.Type) } else if addRemovedNode { plog.Warningf("%s rej add removed ccid %d (%d), %s", m.id(), ccid, index, nid(cc.NodeID)) } else if alreadyMember { plog.Warningf("%s rej add exist ccid %d (%d) %s (%s)", m.id(), ccid, index, nid(cc.NodeID), cc.Address) } else if nodeBecomingObserver { plog.Warningf("%s rej add exist as observer ccid %d (%d) %s (%s)", m.id(), ccid, index, nid(cc.NodeID), cc.Address) } else if nodeBecomingWitness { plog.Warningf("%s rej add exist as witness ccid %d (%d) %s (%s)", m.id(), ccid, index, nid(cc.NodeID), cc.Address) } else if witnessBecomingNode { plog.Warningf("%s rej add witness as node ccid %d (%d) %s (%s)", m.id(), ccid, index, nid(cc.NodeID), cc.Address) } else if witnessBecomingObserver { plog.Warningf("%s rej add witness as observer ccid %d (%d) %s (%s)", m.id(), ccid, index, nid(cc.NodeID), cc.Address) } else if observerBecomingWitness { plog.Warningf("%s rej add observer as witness ccid %d (%d) %s (%s)", m.id(), ccid, index, nid(cc.NodeID), cc.Address) } else if deleteOnlyNode { plog.Warningf("%s rej remove the only node %s", m.id(), nid(cc.NodeID)) } else if invalidPromotion { plog.Warningf("%s rej invalid observer promotion ccid %d (%d) %s (%s)", m.id(), ccid, index, nid(cc.NodeID), cc.Address) } else { plog.Panicf("config change rejected for unknown reasons") } } return accepted }
Q: Rails - All tests fail - ' ... ConstraintException: UNIQUE constraint failed: admins.email ... ' When I run this: rails test, then all my (10) tests fail, with the same error (Unique constraint failed). Here's the error-message: E Error: WelcomeControllerTest#test_the_truth: ActiveRecord::RecordNotUnique: SQLite3::ConstraintException: UNIQUE constraint failed: admins.email: INSERT INTO "admins" ("created_at", "updated_at", "id") VALUES ('2017-02-20 16:22:33.516784', '2017-02-20 16:22:33.516784', 298486374) bin/rails test test/controllers/welcome_controller_test.rb:4 One of the tests are this one: test "the truth" do assert true end By browsing around, I saw that it probably was something about the fixtures. In /test/fixtures/admin.yml then this was there: # This model initially had no columns defined. If you # add columns to the model remove the '{}' from the fixture # names and add the columns immediately below each fixture, # per the syntax in the comments below # one: {} # column: value # two: {} # column: value If I then comment out one: {} and two: {}, then it works. I have no idea why this is? Can anyone explain it, please? A: It doesn't like you using two emails that are nil, it is expecting unique email addresses for each model. Change it to this: # This model initially had no columns defined. If you # add columns to the model remove the '{}' from the fixture # names and add the columns immediately below each fixture, # per the syntax in the comments below # one: email: 'one@one.com' two: email: 'two@two.com'
Q: Employee and Customer = People Table? Is it bad to store information such as: name, phone number, address etc. in one table? That would result in the Employee and Customer Table having a foreign key referencing to the "People" Table. If we don't store such information in one table, we would have the Employee and Customer Table have a lot of similar type of information. What would be the best design? A: My personal preference: separate out customer and employee database. While some of the data may be same between customer and employee, it won't be long before data requirements and rules start differing. For example, for employees you may want to store birth dates but you may not need that for customer. Keeping the table also prevents error in selects. If customers and employees were reference in people and a newcomer doesn't know what to join and when to use the where clause to separate customers and employees, the result may be unexpected and may go undetected. Having customer and employee separate avoids such issues. Having them separate is also helpful in adding customer table to schema associated with customers/orders etc., and employee tables can go to hr related schema. Different levels of protection can be applied to them. People table's maintenance may affect customer and employee tables. For example, if you had to add a column in a large people table, some RDBMS may lock the table too long. If tables were separate, you would be able to prepare only the relevant group. Overall, I see little benefit in creating people table with FK related to customer and employees. Perhaps others on SO may raise benefits of people table.
Q: Why are there many different ways to pronounce a phoneme? A phoneme may be pronounced in different ways, depending on its position in the utterance, and still remain the same phoneme. Why? A: People don't produce phonemes. Instead, they produce phones. A listener then maps phone to phoneme. So, if two speakers produce two phones, but both map to a single phoneme, an average listener would say these represent the same phoneme. Note, this mapping is language-specific. Further reading: What languages have a three-way vowel distinction with backness?
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There are three cinematic masters in today’s reigning generation of directors, who each rarely ever fail to produce masterpiece after masterpiece. Along with Quentin Tarantino and Christopher Nolan, Wes Anderson is one of those elite few who seem to just churn out brilliance without having to even try. When the idiosyncratic director of Rushmore tackled stop-motion animation with 2009’s Fantastic Mr. Fox, he found his truest calling. In the wake of his Oscar-nominated Moonrise Kingdom and The Grand Budapest Hotel, Anderson has now returned to the same arena of animation and it’s a masterpiece even when stacked against his best. I hate hyperbolizing in my reviews. Not only did I spend my teens paying for a childhood of calling each movie I saw “the best ever,” but words like ‘masterpiece’ and ‘classic’ can lose their power very easily with overuse. Last year, though, I told people Dunkirk was quite probably the tensest movie I’d ever seen. I’d never outright said that about a movie I’d seen before, as no movie had impacted me like Dunkirk. Now a second movie has. Many lists that are predominantly populated by modern movies feel slanted to younger writers/readers who may not have an exposure to films older than they are or a contextual understanding of their importance. The superhero movie is a unique beast, though. A few genres and sub-genres, like sci-fi, have been greatly helped by the advance of CGI over the last quarter-century. Sci-fi was still capable of brilliance with just ideas alone, though; superhero movies lend themselves so closely to goofiness, parody, or sublime farce that the modern age of computer effects has served largely to legitimize a type of film that often wasn’t taken very seriously before the new millennium, even when they starred icons like Superman or Batman. Each Monday or Tuesday, I’ll have a bite-size “Best Of,” related to whatever’s coming out that week. But, unlike other in-depth rankings of mine, I’ll be giving no justification for the order, defence of controversial choices, or rambling description of each entry. Today, I try a new weekly feature on The Apple Box. Each Monday or Tuesday, I’ll have a bite-size “Best Of,” related to whatever’s coming out that week. But, unlike other in-depth rankings of mine, I will be giving no justification for the order, defence of controversial choices, or rambling description of each entry. Truly, that should be enough. If any living filmmaker has earned the assumption that every movie of theirs will be, at the very worst, worth seeing — and at the very best, a masterpiece like E.T. or Raiders of the Lost Ark — it’s Sir Stevie. And sure enough, Ready Player One is, at the very least, worth seeing. More than that, it’s the most fun movie of 2018 so far. You know how once a plane’s going fast enough, it naturally wants to lift off the ground? Tomb Raider is a plane that’s constantly trying to take off, but no matter how fast it keeps speeding, director Roar Uthaug is intent on grounding it.
[Postoperative palsies of the common peroneal nerve and the tibial nerve associated with lateral position]. A 36-year-old woman with systemic lupus erythematous secondary to diabetes underwent right total hip arthroplasty in the left lateral position. An epidural catheter was inserted at the L1-2 interspace and placed cephalad prior to induction of general anesthesia. After the operation, she complained of numbness on the dorsum and plantar of the left foot and was unable to dorsiflex and plantarflex the ankle. The symptoms persisted after discontinuation of the epidural infusion of a local anesthetic, and they became exacerbated after the second operation in the left lateral position. Electromyography and nerve conduction study revealed palsies of the left common peroneal nerve and the tibial nerve due to local compression and also showed mononeuritis multiplex. Fortunately, the symptoms disappeared completely eight months post-operation. It should be noted that lateral positioning may be at a substantial risk of perioperative peripheral neuropathy in patients with diseases causing neural disorder.
Ann Doherty Ann Doherty (c. 1786 – c. 1831–32) was an English novelist and playwright, who corresponded with Robert Southey. Her father, Thomas Holmes (1751–1827), was a wealthy East India merchant from Worcestershire, who changed his name to Hunter on inheriting an estate, Gobions in North Mymms, Hertfordshire, through his wife, the daughter of the Governor of Bombay, William Hornby. Relationships Ann Holmes, said to have "a very superior intellect" and much wealth as a child, wrote at the age of fifteen a number of excited love letters and verses to Hugh Doherty, an Irish ex-dragoon, who was twice her age when they married. However, she left him and their baby in 1806, after which Hugh Doherty published a book entitled The Discovery, which included her letters and related that they had eloped after Ann's parents had confined her in a private madhouse. In 1811, Hugh Doherty brought a successful action against the architect Philip William Wyatt (died 1835) for "criminal conversation" with his wife, but received only £1000 in damages, not the £20,000 he had claimed. Her relationship with Wyatt had broken down by 1818, when she was calling herself Ann Attersoll, presumably referring to cohabitation with the wealthy merchant and banker John Attersoll (c. 1784–1822), who had briefly been a Whig MP for Wootton Bassett in 1812–13. By 1820, Ann Doherty was living under the name St Anne Holmes in France, where she remained. Writings As an author, Ann Doherty published anonymously or as "St Anne". Her novels "tended towards an Ossianic, flowery style" with heroines of "a high degree of feminine softness". They included Ronaldsha (1808), The Castles of Wolfnorth and Mont Eagle (1812) and The Knight of the Glen. An Irish Romance (1815). While with Attersoll, she began corresponding with the Lake Poet Robert Southey. In 1818 she sent him a copy of her Peter the Cruel King of Castile and Leon: An Historical Play in Five Acts. She received from him a copy of the 1821 French translation of Southey's Roderick the Last of the Goths, which had been dedicated to her. References Category:19th-century English novelists Category:19th-century British women writers Category:Pseudonymous women writers Category:Pseudonymous writers Category:Writers from Hertfordshire Category:People from Hertfordshire (before 1965) Category:Robert Southey Category:1780s births Category:1830s deaths
Q: WatchKit issue retaining data between classes I have two classes named InterfaceController and LoadInterfaceController. I'm fetching information in the LoadInterfaceController that I wish to pass-on to a variable in my InterfaceController class. LoadInterfaceController: - (void)fetchData { NSArray *database = //fetched information //... on fetch complete InterfaceController *interfaceController = [InterfaceController alloc]; [interfaceController initilizeDatabase:database]; } InterfaceController: @property (nonatomic) NSArray *db; - (void)initilizeDatabase:(NSArray *)database { self.db = database; NSLog(@"database count: %d", database.count); //: 3 NSLog(@"db count: %d", self.db.count); //: 3 [self utilizeInformation]; } - (void)utilizeInformation { NSLog(@"db count: %d", self.db.count); //: 0 //... } db's information is not retained outside of the initilizeDatabase: function. I have tried running it on the main thread (as explained here), but the information is still not retained. How may I specify the thread to pass-on the information from my second class? A: There are no problems with the threads or retention, everything is right from this perspective. But there is another issue: when you initialise the InterfaceController programmatically you create an instance of it and the db property is perfectly stored until your Watch loads it again, because Watch creates another instance of InterfaceController on its own as a result you get the empty db property on a new instance. The solution I'd suggest here is to add a model entity into your architecture that will act as a singleton class and it ensures your data always will be available. Here is an implementation considering your example: XYZDataBaseManager: @interface XYZDataBaseManager : NSObject + (nonnull XYZDataBaseManager *)sharedInstance; - @property (nonnull, strong) NSMutableArray *data; @end @implementation XYZDataBaseManager + (XYZDataBaseManager *)sharedInstance { static dispatch_once_t once; static XYZDataBaseManager *instance; dispatch_once(&once, ^{ instance = [[XYZDataBaseManager alloc] init]; }); return instance; } @end LoadInterfaceController: - (void)fetchData { NSArray *database = //fetched information [XYZDataBaseManager sharedInstance].data = database; } InterfaceController: @property (nonatomic) NSArray *db; - (void)utilizeInformation { NSLog(@"db count: %d", [XYZDataBaseManager sharedInstance].data.count]); } Of course there are a lot of things to improve but I think the main idea is clear. And also I didn't execute this code so there might be some typos (I'm more swift-oriented).
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4 easy steps to becoming a data scientist Buy a book on modern data science, avoid statistics textbooks re-labeled as data science like plague: they will lead you to nowhere. Any public-domain stuff that's been invented 50 years ago will lead to a job that will eventually be replaced by a robot - we are working on this to make it happen. If you have an analytic background, my book is a good start. Older versions are still available for free, but the Wiley version is much more organized and easy to read, and costs less than $25. Other books can be found in the reference section below. In April, We will publish a new book data science 2.0. initially available for free to Data Science Central members. This book will have more source code, even advanced spreadsheets, and detailed explanations on many data science concepts. Read our data science cheat sheets: the version for beginners, or the more advanced version, depending on your background. Also read our resources section where you will find articles featuring plenty of useful external links about Python, machine learning, deep learning, Hadoop, R programming and more. Also check out the reference section at the bottom of this article: it offers a selection of books, training, conferences, jobs, salary surveys and other career-related stuff like job interview questions for data scientists. Launch your career: apply for a job at AnalyticTalent.com, create your start-up (here are a few ideas for data scientists, check also this link), collect and sell data (for instance, stock market forecasts delivered via an API), become a consultant, or a digital publisher like us. And don't forget to connect with practitioners on DataScienceCentral.com - you will find people interested in your ideas, and able to help you, if you contribute intelligently.
Years 7, 8 and 9 programme of study KS3.Y789.R – Reading KS3.Y789.R.1.a: reading a wide range of fiction and non-fiction, including in particular whole books, short stories, poems and plays with a wide coverage of genres, historical periods, forms and authors, including high-quality works from English literature, both pre-1914 and contemporary, including prose, poetry and drama; Shakespeare (2 plays) and seminal world literature KS3.Y789.W – Writing KS3.Y789.W.1.a: writing for a wide range of purposes and audiences, including: well-structured formal expository and narrative essays; stories, scripts, poetry and other imaginative writing; notes and polished scripts for talks and presentations and a range of other narrative and non-narrative texts, including arguments, and personal and formal letters KS3.Y789.W.1.b: summarising and organising material, and supporting ideas and arguments with any necessary factual detail KS3.Y789.W.1.c: applying their growing knowledge of vocabulary, grammar and text structure to their writing and selecting the appropriate form KS3.Y789.W.1.d: drawing on knowledge of literary and rhetorical devices from their reading and listening to enhance the impact of their writing KS3.Y789.W.2 – Plan, draft, edit and proofread through: KS3.Y789.W.2.a: considering how their writing reflects the audiences and purposes for which it was intended KS3.Y789.W.2.b: amending the vocabulary, grammar and structure of their writing to improve its coherence and overall effectiveness KS3.Y789.W.2.c: paying attention to accurate grammar, punctuation and spelling; applying the spelling patterns and rules set out in English appendix 1 to the key stage 1 and 2 programmes of study for English KS3.Y789.GV – Grammar and vocabulary Pupils should be taught to: KS3.Y789.GV.1 – Consolidate and build on their knowledge of grammar and vocabulary through: KS3.Y789.GV.1.a: extending and applying the grammatical knowledge set out in English appendix 2 to the key stage 1 and 2 programmes of study to analyse more challenging texts KS3.Y789.GV.1.b: studying the effectiveness and impact of the grammatical features of the texts they read KS3.Y789.GV.1.c: drawing on new vocabulary and grammatical constructions from their reading and listening, and using these consciously in their writing and speech to achieve particular effects KS3.Y789.GV.1.d: knowing and understanding the differences between spoken and written language, including differences associated with formal and informal registers, and between standard English and other varieties of English KS3.Y789.GV.1.e: using standard English confidently in their own writing and speech KS3.Y789.GV.1.f: discussing reading, writing and spoken language with precise and confident use of linguistic and literary terminology* KS3.Y789.SP – Spoken English Pupils should be taught to: KS3.Y789.SP.1 – Speak confidently and effectively, including through: KS3.Y789.SP.2 – Using standard English confidently in a range of formal and informal contexts, including classroom discussion KS3.Y789.SP.3 – Giving short speeches and presentations, expressing their own ideas and keeping to the point KS3.Y789.SP.4 – Participating in formal debates and structured discussions, summarising and/or building on what has been said KS3.Y789.SP.5 – Improvising, rehearsing and performing play scripts and poetry in order to generate languages and discuss language use and meaning, using role, intonation, tone, volume, mood, silence, stillness and action to add impact
The Cheka Tsarist Russia had secret police before, but Tsarist Russia was to be swept away to make room for the workers' paradise. However, setting up the most powerful, all-consuming state in history required unprecedented police action. On December 20, 1917, after seizing power in Russia, Vladimir Lenin created the All-Russian Extraordinary Commission for Combating Counter-Revolution and Sabotage—the Cheka, the Soviet Union’s secret police. The organization's name would change throughout the lifetime of the Soviet Union, but the terror inspired by the name “Cheka” would not. The world rightly shudders to the think of the Nazi SS and its concentration camp terror, cruel medical experiments, and arbitrary imprisonments and executions. But this phenomenon had direct historical precedent in the Cheka. The Cheka was directly responsible for hundreds of thousands of executions, and indirectly responsible for millions of other deaths. Its mission was “to punish and liquidate all attempts or actions connected with counter-revolution or sabotage, whatever their source, throughout Russia; to hand over for trial by a revolutionary tribunal all saboteurs and counter-revolutionaries, and to elaborate measures to combat them; and to carry out a preliminary investigation only in so far as was necessary for preventive purposes.”(1) The Council of People’s Commissars named Felix Dzerzhinsky as its chief. Dzerzhinsky did not attempt to hide the essence of his group. In a newspaper interview he stated, “we represent organized terror—this must be said openly—a terror which is absolutely essential in the revolutionary period we are passing through.”(2) This revolutionary period quickly saw the Cheka expand its already-terrifying powers. Where the law was vague, and it usually was, the Cheka stepped in with firm determination to implement the revolution at all costs and with Lenin’s full support. Though the new government outlawed capital punishment, a hated Tsarist tradition, the reality of the Cheka’s mission led the government to brush this ban aside. Though initially the Revolutionary Tribunals were supposed to oversee the Cheka, Dzerzhinsky and his henchmen quickly began holding their own trials and executions. Its extraordinary powers met some resistance from party officials and the official machinery of the Soviet justice system, but Lenin’s enthusiastic support always allowed the Cheka to overstep its bounds and consider the new territory its new bounds, over and over. The haze of the revolution and the ensuing Russian Civil War brought many new communist organizations into existence, which the Cheka swallowed piece by piece. It soon became the primary instrument in the worker’s paradise for strike-breaking, censorship of the press, interference in elections, surveillance of the general citizenry, disruption of the Russian Orthodox Church, and ideological enforcement in the Red Army. In 1919 the Main Directorate for Corrective Labor camps was established under the Cheka. Commonly known as the Gulag, this string of concentration camps swelled under the influence of politically unreliable “criminals” as well as ordinary criminals who would usually have been sent to a local jail. The conditions in these camps were similar to those in more famous concentration camps: insufficient food, forced labor, torture, twisted medical experimentation, and rampant disease. Life expectancy in the Gulag was notoriously low. Soviet law required peasants to sell all their excess grain to the state at prices determined by the state. These payments being practically worthless, many peasants chose to keep it themselves or sell their grain at better prices to black marketeers, who then distributed it elsewhere with market-like mechanisms. Given that “class enemies” were often denied rations entirely, illegal means of acquiring food through these middlemen were the only option for many people. Lenin fought these “speculators” by having his Cheka execute them ruthlessly. After even this failed to transfer the desired amounts of grain to official Soviet stocks, the Cheka was ordered to confiscate the excess grain itself. Entire villages were destroyed and many peasants were executed during this campaign. As they were opponents of these agricultural policies, they officially became enemies of the Revolution and could be slaughtered mercilessly. This in the name of protecting their class from exploitation. Exact numbers are unknown, but estimates of those killed by the Russian famine of 1921 that resulted from this campaign range from three to ten million. At the end of the Civil War, the Soviet government disbanded the Cheka. However, to safeguard the now firmly-established Revolution, a new agency was created with powers and a mandate almost exactly like the Cheka’s, and was substantially manned by Chekists, including its head, “Iron” Felix Dzerzhinsky. This new organization, the State Political Directory, continued terrorizing the Russian people, as did its successors. Having one organization that seeks out, arrests, and punishes criminals—in addition to deciding what criminality is in the first place—is a recipe for disaster. However, the loaded term “disaster” implies that the results, mass tyranny and death, are undesirable. For the Soviet government and its Cheka, mass tyranny and death were exactly the goal. No amount of blood was too much to be shed in the name of the Communist Revolution.
After some time they came to Leafian.There is it. said Fugeo.It was like he described it: a small city that was built in the trees, the huts was small but they looked like they were of stable build.They landed in the middle of the city and heard a voice say.It is you again. It was an old green male dragon, it looked like there was growing plants on him.Yes, we have a friend that is badly hurt, can you help him? asked Fugeo.Alright let me see what I can do. said the green dragon. They walked into a hut, there was plenty of room in the hut, enough that they all could be there. Come down Leaf we have a patient. said the green dragon.Im coming dad. said a female voice, there came a beautiful young green dragon with yellow eyes, a yellow belly and there were beautiful flowers on her green wings and back.We will put him in this room. said the green dragon.Hope put Spark on a bed in the room.Just relax, we will cure him as fast as possible. said Leaf.Hope didnt answer her.Then two dragons walked in the room where Spark was and locked the door. The only thing the others could do was to wait. After some hours came Spark out with Leaf supporting him.Spark! said everybody.He will be just fine, but he needs to relax a little. said the green dragon.You can stay here in this city as long as you like. said Leaf.Let us stay here a little bit. said Spyro and twisted his tail with Cynders, they both blushed a little.Dad Ill take him to get the last bandage. said Leaf to her dad and he nodded. She took Spark outside, Spyro and Cynder walked also outside. Hope didnt know what she should do now. She thought about Spark, she got a strange feeling, did she like Spark? He saved her twice and that felt good, that he would risk his life for her. She must have to find him and talk to him, she walked outside and looked after him. But was shocked that she saw Spark and Leaf kissed passionately, they tails were twisted and he had a wing on her shoulder. Hope just wanted to go in but also saw Spyro and Cynder do that the same like the other two. Kissed, tails and wings. She decided to walk inside and try to sleep because it was getting late.But she couldnt sleep, she thought about Spark, could she really like him?She didnt know. At last she felt asleep.
In the United States Court of Federal Claims No. 10-244 Filed: January 31, 2017 **************************************** 26 U.S.C. §§ 6223 (Notice To * Partners Of Proceedings), 6226 * (Tax Equity And Fiscal * Responsibility Act Of 1982), BASR PARTNERSHIP, by and through * 7430 (Awarding Of Costs And WILLIAM F. PETTINATI, SR., Tax Matters * Certain Fees), 7522 (Content Of Partner, * Tax Due); * 28 U.S.C. § 2412 (Equal Access To Plaintiff, * Justice Act); * Treas. Reg. §§ 301.7430–1 v. * (Exhaustion Of Administrative * Remedies), 301.7430–4 THE UNITED STATES, * (Reasonable Administrative * Costs), 301.7430–5 (Prevailing Defendant. * Party); * TEX. BUS. ORG. CODE ANN. §§ * 11.051, 11.055, 152.002, * 152.703, 152.704, 152.705, * 152.708; * TEX. PROP. CODE ANN. § 113.019. **************************************** Thomas A. Cullinan, Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP, Atlanta, Georgia, Counsel for Plaintiff. Jacob Earl Christensen, United States Department of Justice, Tax Division, Washington, D.C., Counsel for the Government. MEMORANDUM OPINION AND FINAL ORDER GRANTING, IN PART, AND DENYING, IN PART, PLAINTIFF’S MARCH 7, 2016 MOTION FOR LITIGATION COSTS BRADEN, Judge. On March 7, 2016, BASR Partnership filed a Motion For Litigation Costs, pursuant to Section 7430 of the Internal Revenue Code. To facilitate review of this Memorandum Opinion And Final Order, the court has provided the following outline: I. RELEVANT FACTUAL BACKGROUND AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY. II. DISCUSSION. A. Plaintiff’s Argument. 1. BASR Is A “Prevailing Party.” 2. BASR Meets The Requirements of I.R.C § 7430(b). 3. Special Factors Require An Increase In BASR’s Attorney Fees Above The Statutory Maximum. 4. BASR’s Paralegal Fees And Other Costs Are “Reasonable.” B. The Government’s Response. 1. BASR Did Not Pay Or Incur Any Litigation Costs. 2. BASR Was Not A “Real-Party-In-Interest.” 3. The “Real-Parties-In-Interest” Have A Net Worth Above The Statutory Maximum. 4. BASR Is Not A “Prevailing Party,” Because It Did Not Make A “Qualified Offer.” The “Qualified Offer” Provision Does Not Apply, Because Tax Liability Was Not “In Issue.” The “Qualified Offer” Provision Does Not Apply, Because There Was No “Qualified Offer Period.” The Offer Was A “Sham.” 5. The Court Should Exercise Its Discretion To Deny Awarding Litigation Costs. 6. BASR’s Requested Litigation Costs Are Not “Reasonable.” BASR May Not Recover Attorney Fees Above The Statutory Maximum. BASR May Not Recover Litigation Costs Incurred In Connection With Proceedings Before The Internal Revenue Service And The United States Tax Court. BASR May Not Recover Paralegal Fees For “Merely Clerical Tasks.” BASR May Not Recover Litigation Costs Incurred In Connection With An Unsuccessful Discovery Motion. C. Plaintiff’s Reply. 1. BASR “Incurred” Litigation Costs, Required By Texas Partnership Law. 2. BASR Is A “Prevailing Party.” BASR Was A “Party” To The TEFRA Proceeding. Even if BASR Was Not A “Party,” BASR’s Partners Meet The Net- Worth Requirement. BASR Made A Proper “Qualified Offer.” 2 3. BASR’s Requested Litigation Costs Are “Reasonable.” 4. BASR Is Entitled To An Award Of Additional Attorney Fees Incurred In Connection With The March 7, 2016 Motion For Litigation Costs And Post- Trial Litigation. D. The Government’s Sur-Reply. E. Plaintiff’s Supplemental Filing. F. The Government’s Supplemental Response. G. The Court’s Resolution. 1. BASR Is A “Prevailing Party” Under I.R.C § 7430. BASR Is A “Party” Under I.R.C § 7430(c)(4). BASR Made A “Qualified Offer” And Is Therefore A “Prevailing Party” Under I.R.C § 7430(c)(4)(E). i. Tax Liability Was “In Issue” In This Case. ii. A “Qualified Offer” Was Made During The “Qualified Offer Period.” iii. The “Qualified Offer” Was Not A Sham. 2. BASR “Incurred” The Fees Paid To Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP. 3. BASR’s Litigation Costs Are “Reasonable.” BASR’s Attorneys Spent A “Reasonable” Number Of Hours On This Case. BASR May Recover “Reasonable” Supplemental Fees. The Requested Increase In The Statutory Rate Set Forth In I.R.C. § 7430(c)(1)(B)(iii) Is “Reasonable.” The Paralegal Fees Are “Reasonable.” Other Litigation Costs Are “Reasonable.” 4. BASR Meets The Requirements of I.R.C § 7430(b). 5. The Court’s Award Of Litigation Costs. III. CONCLUSION. 3 I. RELEVANT FACTUAL BACKGROUND AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY.1 On January 20, 2010, the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) issued a Notice Of Final Partnership Administrative Adjustment (“FPAA”) to William F. Pettinati, Sr., the Tax Matters Partner of the BASR Partnership, regarding the BASR Partnership’s federal income tax returns for tax years ended June 12, 1999 and December 22, 1999. Compl. Ex. A; Compl. ¶ 4. On April 16, 2010, the BASR Partnership, by and through its Tax Matters Partner, Mr. Pettinati, Sr., filed a Complaint in the United States Court of Federal Claims, pursuant to the judicial review procedures established by the Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982 (“TEFRA”). See 26 U.S.C. § 6226(a)(3)2 (“Within 90 days after [notice of a FPAA], the tax matters partner may file a petition for a readjustment of the partnership items for such taxable year . . . with the [United States] Court of Federal Claims.”). On October 29, 2013, the court issued a Memorandum Opinion And Final Order, determining that the IRS did not timely issue the FPAA and was time-barred by I.R.C. Section 6501(c). See BASR Partnership by & through Pettinati v. United States, 113 Fed. Cl. 181,194 (2013). On December 26, 2013, the Government appealed. ECF No. 55. On July 29, 2015, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed the court’s Memorandum Opinion And Final Order. See BASR Partnership v. United States, 795 F.3d 1338, 1350 (Fed. Cir. 2015). On September 28, 2015, the Government filed a Petition For En Banc Rehearing. On November 12, 2015, the appellate court denied the Petition. On December 2, 2015, the Clerk of the Court issued the mandate of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. ECF No. 60. On March 7, 2016, BASR Partnership (“Plaintiff” or “BASR”) filed a Motion For Litigation Costs,3 with the United States Court of Federal Claims, pursuant to I.R.C § 7430 1 The relevant facts discussed herein are derived from the April 16, 2010 Complaint (“Compl.”) and exhibits (“Compl. Exs A–D”); exhibits attached to Plaintiff’s March 7, 2016 Memorandum in Support of Litigation Costs (“Pl. Mem. Exs. A–D”); the Appendix attached to the Government’s April 28, 2016 Opposition (Gov’t App. 1–295); the exhibits attached to Plaintiff’s May 9, 2016 Reply (“Pl. Reply Exs. A–E”); the exhibits attached to Plaintiff’s December 1, 2016 Supplemental Brief (“Pl. Supp. Exs. A–F”); and the court’s prior Memorandum Opinion and Final Order, BASR Partnership by & through Pettinati v. United States, 113 Fed. Cl. 181, 181–194 (2013). 2 The Internal Revenue Code, contained in Title 26 of the United States Code, is referred to throughout this Memorandum Opinion And Final Order as the “I.R.C.” 3 I.R.C § 7430(c)(1) defines “reasonable litigation costs” as including: (A) reasonable court costs, and (B) based upon prevailing market rates for the kind or quality of services furnished- (i) the reasonable expenses of expert witnesses in connection with a court proceeding, except that no expert witness shall be compensated at a rate in 4 together with a Memorandum In Support (“Pl. Mem.”) and exhibits (“Pl. Mem. Exs. A–D”).4 ECF No. 61. Therein, BASR requests an award for the following attorney and paralegal fees and costs: (1) $147,326 in attorney fees reflecting the time billed by Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP (“Sutherland Asbill”) at the statutory hourly rate;5 (2) $118,014 in addition to the statutory rate, because of the complexity of this case; and (3) $34,940.69 in paralegal fees and other costs. Pl. Mem. at 7–10. On March 16, 2016, the Government filed a Motion For Leave To Conduct Limited Discovery Related To Plaintiff’s Motion For Litigation Costs, For An Extension Of Time Within Which The Government May File a Response To Plaintiff’s Motion, And For An Order Limiting The Time Within Which Plaintiff Must Respond To Discovery. ECF No. 62. On the same day, BASR filed a Response. ECF No. 63. On March 17, 2016, the court convened a telephone status conference to discuss the Government’s motion. ECF No. 66, 3/17/16 TR at 1–12. Thereafter, the court entered an Order requiring BASR to “produce the client’s fee agreement, a copy of all legal bills sent to the client, and any proof of payment from the client.” ECF No. 64. excess of the highest rate of compensation for expert witnesses paid by the United States, (ii) the reasonable cost of any study, analysis, engineering report, test, or project which is found by the court to be necessary for the preparation of the party’s case, and (iii) reasonable fees paid or incurred for the services of attorneys in connection with the court proceeding[.] I.R.C. § 7430(c)(1) (emphasis added). 4 These exhibits included: (1) Pl. Mem. Ex. A–July 12, 2012 letter to the United States Department of Justice sent by BASR’s counsel, marked “Qualified Offer Pursuant To 26 U.S.C § 7430 And Chief Counsel Notice (35)4(16)(12)-0A On Behalf Of Mr. William F. Pettinati, Sr., BASR Partnership, And All Other Partners (Direct And Indirect) Of BASR Partnership.” (2) Pl. Mem. Ex. B–(i) the Affidavit Of William Pettinati,
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Q: SSMS 2014 Addin ServiceCache Error I'm trying to get the current connection using sql server 2014 (visual studio 2013), but I keep getting ServiceCache The type 'Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.UI.VSIntegration.ServiceCache' exists in both 'SqlPackageBase.dll' and 'Microsoft.SqlServer.SqlTools.VSIntegration.dll' when I put a breakpoint on the servicecache call. Anyone know of a fix for this? Any help is much appreciated! my references are: Microsoft.SqlServer.ConnectionInfo.dll Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Sdk.SqlStudio.dll Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.SqlStudio.Explorer.dll Microsoft.SqlServer.RegSvrEnum.dll Microsoft.SqlServer.Smo.dll Microsoft.SqlServer.SqlTools.VSIntegration.dll ObjectExplorer.dll SQLEditors.dll SqlWorkbench.Interfaces.dll using System.Reflection; using System.Globalization; using Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.UI.VSIntegration; using Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.UI.VSIntegration.ObjectExplorer; using Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Common; using Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo; using Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.RegSvrEnum; using Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.SqlStudio.Explorer; namespace NewAddin { /// <summary>The object for implementing an Add-in.</summary> /// <seealso class='IDTExtensibility2' /> public class Connect : IDTExtensibility2, IDTCommandTarget { /// <summary>Implements the constructor for the Add-in object. Place your initialization code within this method.</summary> public Connect() { } SqlConnectionInfo _myCurrentConnection = null; private UIConnectionInfo currentUIConnection; /// <summary>Implements the OnConnection method of the IDTExtensibility2 interface. Receives notification that the Add-in is being loaded.</summary> /// <param term='application'>Root object of the host application.</param> /// <param term='connectMode'>Describes how the Add-in is being loaded.</param> /// <param term='addInInst'>Object representing this Add-in.</param> /// <seealso class='IDTExtensibility2' /> public void OnConnection(object application, ext_ConnectMode connectMode, object addInInst, ref Array custom) { _applicationObject = (DTE2)application; _addInInstance = (AddIn)addInInst; if (Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.UI.VSIntegration.ServiceCache.ScriptFactory.CurrentlyActiveWndConnectionInfo != null) { // _myCurrentConnection = ServiceCache.ScriptFactory.CurrentlyActiveWndConnectionInfo.UIConnectionInfo; currentUIConnection = ServiceCache.ScriptFactory.CurrentlyActiveWndConnectionInfo.UIConnectionInfo; } A: Remove reference to Microsoft.SqlServer.SqlTools.VSIntegration.dll. Then explicitly add a reference to the SQLPackageBase.dll From the same location C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\110\Tools\Binn\ManagementStudio\ That fixed it for me locally.
Actions of CCK in the controls of food intake and body weight: lessons from the CCK-A receptor deficient OLETF rat. The OLETF rat, lacking CCK-A receptors, provides an important model for identifying roles for CCK in the controls of food intake and body weight. OLETF rats are obese and diabetic and express deficits in the control of the size of individual meals. Meal size in OLETF rats is doubled and although meal number is decreased, the decrease is not sufficient to prevent hyperphagia. Analyses of patterns of hypothalamic gene expression in OLETF rats indicate the presence of a primary deficit in DMH NPY signaling. These data suggest an important role for CCK in controlling NPY expression in a population of non-leptin regulated hypothalamic neurons. In the absence of this control, NPY is overexpressed, contributing to hyperphagia and obesity. Thus, the obesity in the OLETF rats may be the outcome of two regulatory disruptions, one depending upon a peripheral within meal satiety pathway and the other depending upon a central pathway critical to overall energy balance.
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someone from another forum built a box to these specs for his 12" Fi Q. he said it sounded amazing in it. Since the cvx and the q are similar in recommended specs for port box cubes do you think this box would be to big for a 12" CVX?
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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Cleveland Browns owner Jimmy Haslam said today that his business, which was raided by federal authorities Monday, has done nothing wrong and said "the last thing I want to do'' is put a blemish on Cleveland or the Browns. Haslam met with reporters at his headquarters at the Pilot Flying J in Knoxville, where he said that he believed the federal investigation centers on a small group of trucking company customers that were owed rebates that were never paid. The news conference can be seen on the WBIR web site. "We, of course, disagree,'' he said. He explained the rebate system like this: If a trucking company buys 50,000 gallons of gas from Pilot Flying J, it would receive so much of a rebate from Haslam's business. If it buys 100,000 gallons, it would receive another amount. Pilot Flying J deals with 3,300 companies. He said he was unsure how much money was in question. He did not have any idea of the number of customers involved in the probe, saying "we believe it to be a low number.'' He also said the rebate issue has not come up before. He said no stores were affected by the raids. Haslam acknowledged the raid was part of a criminal investigation. On Monday, FBI and IRS agents raided Haslam's business, seizing records and documents. U.S. Attorney Bill Killian told The Plain Dealer today that agents executed four search warrants -- three yesterday and one last night. He called the case "an ongoing investigation,'' though he would not discuss any details. Haslam said several sales people in his company had received subpoenas, though he himself was not subpoenaed. He said he is unsure why IRS agents were involved in the raid, and he said he believes there are no tax implications. He said he wants the focus this week to be on the Browns first minicamp practices and the NFL draft next week. Haslam said he spoke with Browns management about the situation and said he will be in Cleveland later in the week, as previously planned. Cleveland Browns owner Jimmy HaslamLynn Ischay, The Plain Dealer He said his company is doing an internal audit, in addition to the federal investigation. He said he is unsure how long the federal investigation will take, but he is prepared for it to take a long time. Haslam stressed that the company is cooperating with the investigation. In a statement released before the press conference, Pilot Flying J provided reporters with a series of questions and answers about the investigation. The statement offered little new information, but it did raise the issue of whether the investigation is politically motivated. The headquarters of Pilot Flying J, a nationwide chain of truck stops and convenience stores, was locked down for much of the day. In a statement released this afternoon, Pilot Flying J said several subpoenas also were served, though it did not disclose with whom the documents were filed. The release said the investigation appears "to revolve around the application of rebates to a small group of Pilot Flying J trucking company customers.'' The statement does not go into greater detail. The release said the company is cooperating with authorities, and it is conducting its own investigation. The release, in a question-and-answer format, asked: "Are the feds targeting any executives?'' The answer was simple: "Not to our knowledge.'' Earlier in the afternoon, the Knoxville News Sentinel reported on its website that the entrance to the travel center operator's headquarters was blocked, media were barred from entering the campus and employees were being escorted off the campus. A company spokeswoman told The Plain Dealer that the FBI arrived "sometime after lunch" but that no one knew why. Knoxville television station WBIR-TV reported that FBI agents refused to allow traffic to enter the headquarters grounds, wouldn't answer questions and told their reporters to leave. Pilot was founded in 1958 by Jim Haslam. His son, Jimmy, runs a business often described as one of the largest private companies in America. Gov. Bill Haslam, another son, resigned from the company to become mayor of Knoxville and is now governor of Tennessee. Follow Us cleveland.com is powered by Plain Dealer Publishing Co. and Northeast Ohio Media Group. All rights reserved (About Us).The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Northeast Ohio Media Group LLC.
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Q: How to display child elements of at 100% height? I am having an issue trying to make a specific element inside my <li> tag to take up 100% of the <li> height. Specifically I want an icon I added with a border on its right to fill the entire height of the <li> element. as you can see from the last item in the list, the border for the download icon does not take the entire height of its <li> element. How can I fix this? My code: <ul> <li>طلب المشروع من قبل الجهة المستفيدة<div class="download"><a href="#" class="active"><i class="fa fa-download"></i></a></div></li> <li class="list_background">وجود قرار تخصيص موقع من قبل المجلس البلدي<div class="download"><a href="#" class="active"><i class="fa fa-download"></i></a></div></li> <li>بكتاب الامانة العامة لمجلس الوزراء رقم 344 - 3679 المؤرخ<div class="download"><a href="#" class="inactive"><i class="fa fa-download"></i></a></div></li> <li class="list_background">على مهندس المشروع التأكد من استيفاء ما يلي حسب ما جاء بكتاب الأمانة العامة لمجلس الوزراء رقم 344-3679 المؤرخ (مرفق صورة من الكتاب المذكور) : <br>- استلام متطلبات المشروع معتمدة من قبل الجهة المستفيدة. <br>- إعداد كراسة طلب المشروع. <br>- الحصول على موافقة وزارة المالية على اعتماد ميزانية المشروع. <br>- شهادة خلو الموقع من العوائق.<div class="download"><a href="#" class="inactive"><i class="fa fa-download"></i></a></div></li> </ul> CSS: ul { padding: 0; margin: 0; list-style: none; width: 100%; } ul li { direction: rtl; text-align: right; padding: 0 1rem 0 0; margin: 0; font-size: 1.1rem; color: #8c97b2; font-weight: 400; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-color: #dadfea; line-height: 54px; height: 100%; } ul li .download { height: 100%; float: left; border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-right-color: #dadfea; display: block; } ul li .download i { font-size: 22px; width: 54px; text-align: center; height: 100%; } A: To achieve that you have to use table structure which mean make the li tag act as table and content act as tabel-cell and icon act as another table cell. also add a container for the text and never let it flow on any container ul { padding: 0; margin: 0; list-style: none; width: 100%; } ul li { direction: rtl; text-align: right; padding: 0 1rem 0 0; margin: 0; font-size: 1.1rem; color: #8c97b2; font-weight: 400; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-color: #dadfea; line-height: 54px; height: 100%; display: table; width:100%; } ul li .download { height: 100%; float: left; border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-right-color: #dadfea; display: tablle-cell; } ul li p{ display:table-cell; } ul li .download i { font-size: 22px; width: 54px; text-align: center; height: 100%; } <link href="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/font-awesome/4.5.0/css/font-awesome.min.css" rel="stylesheet"/> <ul> <li><p>طلب المشروع من قبل الجهة المستفيدة</p><div class="download"><a href="#" class="active"><i class="fa fa-download"></i></a></div></li> <li class="list_background"><p>وجود قرار تخصيص موقع من قبل المجلس البلدي</p><div class="download"><a href="#" class="active"><i class="fa fa-download"></i></a></div></li> <li><p>بكتاب الامانة العامة لمجلس الوزراء رقم 344 - 3679 المؤرخ</p><div class="download"><a href="#" class="inactive"><i class="fa fa-download"></i></a></div></li> <li class="list_background">على مهندس المشروع التأكد من استيفاء ما يلي حسب ما جاء بكتاب الأمانة العامة لمجلس الوزراء رقم 344-3679 المؤرخ (مرفق صورة من الكتاب المذكور) : <br>- استلام متطلبات المشروع معتمدة من قبل الجهة المستفيدة. <br>- إعداد كراسة طلب المشروع. <br>- الحصول على موافقة وزارة المالية على اعتماد ميزانية المشروع. <br>- شهادة خلو الموقع من العوائق.</p><div class="download"><a href="#" class="inactive"><i class="fa fa-download"></i></a></div></li> </ul>
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Description The apartment is situated in the top floor of a house located in a beautiful and very peaceful part of island Čiovo,only 10 meters from the sea with private beach.Image of shower,sun beds,sun umbrellas for guests only.Apartment have 75 m2 indoor space + 50 m2 terrace.Possible to tie up the boat in front of the beach. The advantages are that it owns the private beach in front of the house with sun beds and sunshades,children playground, big terrace (50m2) with a beautiful open sea view,parking place and garage are right in front of the house. The apartment is fully equipped and modern. It contains: two bedrooms, two bathroom ,apartment has a SMART TV in the living room and LCD TV in the bedrooms, a large living room, fully-equipped kitchen with dining room, fireplace and is equipped with several air conditioning, Internet access (WIFI) and satellite televisions.Back of the house there is a large barbecue table and chairs and a playground for children. Distance from the market is 300m, big sandy beach with lot's of bars and restaurants is only 5 minutes by car and it takes only 10 minutes driving to town Trogir.Nearest restaurant is 10 minutes walk from the apartment by the guests (for example, airport and road)We offer car rental service. At the place located apartment offers more de renta boat, diving center, fish picnic boat Cancellation Policy: Flexible You will be refunded the total price minus the cancellation fee if you cancel the booking at least 2 days before check-in by 12 noon CET (Central European Time). For cancellations that are made less than 2 days before check-in, you will be refunded 5% of the total price minus the cancellation fee.
import random c_choice = random.randint(100,999) a = int(input("Guess a number?(100-999) ")) running = True while running: if a == c_choice: print("BINGO!") running = False elif a < c_choice: print("The answer is bigger.") a = int(input("Try again~ ")) elif a > c_choice: print("The answer is smaller.") a = int(input("Try again~ "))
The interesting thing about this whole story is the lessons it teaches about how not to lie. 1. Don’t make up such a preposterous story that people are going to want to repeat it. In this day and age, someone will know the truth, and if your lie gets spread around on social media, those who know will come forward. 2. If you’re in charge of the social media, or any type of media relations, for a team, before you start spreading the story of your “hero” player, make double sure it’s actually true. USC might not be as embarrassed about the story as Shaw is, but they look a little sloppy here.
// Copyright 2014 The Serviced Authors. // Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); // you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. // You may obtain a copy of the License at // // http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 // // Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software // distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, // WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. // See the License for the specific language governing permissions and // limitations under the License. package dao // -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- // -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- // **** USE OF THE METHODS IN THIS FILE IS DEPRECATED **** // // THAT MEANS DO NOT ADD MORE METHODS TO dao.ControlPlane // // Instead of adding new RPC calls via dao.ControlPlane, new RPCs should be added // rpc/master.ClientInterface // -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- // -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- import ( "time" "github.com/control-center/serviced/domain/addressassignment" "github.com/control-center/serviced/domain/logfilter" "github.com/control-center/serviced/domain/service" "github.com/control-center/serviced/metrics" ) // ControlPlaneError is a generic ControlPlane error type ControlPlaneError struct { Msg string } // Implement the Error() interface for ControlPlaneError func (s ControlPlaneError) Error() string { return s.Msg } // EntityRequest is a request for a control center object. type EntityRequest interface{} // ServiceRequest identifies a service plus some query parameters. type ServiceRequest struct { Tags []string TenantID string UpdatedSince time.Duration NameRegex string } // ServiceCloneRequest specifies a service to clone and how to modify the clone's name. type ServiceCloneRequest struct { ServiceID string Suffix string } // ServiceMigrationRequest is request to modify one or more services. type ServiceMigrationRequest struct { ServiceID string // The tenant service ID Modified []*service.Service // Services modified by the migration Added []*service.Service // Services added by the migration Deploy []*ServiceDeploymentRequest // ServiceDefinitions to be deployed by the migration LogFilters map[string]logfilter.LogFilter // LogFilters to add/replace } // ServiceStateRequest specifies a request for a service's service state. type ServiceStateRequest struct { ServiceID string ServiceStateID string } // ScheduleServiceRequest specifies a request to schedule a service to run. type ScheduleServiceRequest struct { ServiceIDs []string AutoLaunch bool Synchronous bool } // WaitServiceRequest is a request to wait for a set of services to gain the requested status. type WaitServiceRequest struct { ServiceIDs []string // List of service IDs to monitor DesiredState service.DesiredState // State which to monitor for Timeout time.Duration // Time to wait before cancelling the subprocess Recursive bool // Recursively wait for the desired state } // HostServiceRequest is a request for the service state of a host. type HostServiceRequest struct { HostID string ServiceStateID string } // AttachRequest is a request to run a command in the container of a running service. type AttachRequest struct { Running *RunningService Command string Args []string } // FindChildRequest is a request to locate a service's child by name. type FindChildRequest struct { ServiceID string ChildName string } // SnapshotRequest is a request to create a snapshot. type SnapshotRequest struct { ServiceID string Message string Tag string ContainerID string SnapshotSpacePercent int } // TagSnapshotRequest is a request to add a tag (label) to the specified snapshot. type TagSnapshotRequest struct { SnapshotID string TagName string } // SnapshotByTagRequest is request for the snapshot idenfified by the tag name. type SnapshotByTagRequest struct { ServiceID string TagName string } // RollbackRequest is a request to apply a snapshot to the current system. type RollbackRequest struct { SnapshotID string ForceRestart bool } // MetricRequest is a request for the metrics of the instances of a service. type MetricRequest struct { StartTime time.Time HostID string ServiceID string Instances []metrics.ServiceInstance } // The ControlPlane interface is the API for a serviced master. type ControlPlane interface { //--------------------------------------------------------------------------- // Service CRUD // Add a new service AddService(svc service.Service, serviceID *string) error // Clones a new service CloneService(request ServiceCloneRequest, serviceID *string) error // Deploy a new service DeployService(svc ServiceDeploymentRequest, serviceID *string) error // Update an existing service UpdateService(svc service.Service, _ *int) error // Migrate a service definition MigrateServices(request ServiceMigrationRequest, _ *int) error // Remove a service definition RemoveService(serviceID string, _ *int) error // Get a service from serviced GetService(serviceID string, svc *service.Service) error // Find a child service with the given name FindChildService(request FindChildRequest, svc *service.Service) error // Assign IP addresses to all services at and below the provided service AssignIPs(assignmentRequest addressassignment.AssignmentRequest, _ *int) (err error) // Get a list of tenant IDs GetTenantIDs(_ struct{}, tenantIDs *[]string) error //--------------------------------------------------------------------------- //ServiceState CRUD // Schedule the given service to start StartService(request ScheduleServiceRequest, affected *int) error // Schedule the given service to restart RestartService(request ScheduleServiceRequest, affected *int) error // Schedule the given service to rebalance RebalanceService(request ScheduleServiceRequest, affected *int) error // Schedule the given service to stop StopService(request ScheduleServiceRequest, affected *int) error // Schedule the given service to pause PauseService(request ScheduleServiceRequest, affected *int) error // Stop a running instance of a service StopRunningInstance(request HostServiceRequest, _ *int) error // Wait for a particular service state WaitService(request WaitServiceRequest, _ *int) error // Computes the status of the service based on its service instances GetServiceStatus(serviceID string, status *[]service.Instance) error // Get logs for the given app GetServiceLogs(serviceID string, logs *string) error // Get logs for the given app GetServiceStateLogs(request ServiceStateRequest, logs *string) error // Get all running services GetRunningServices(request EntityRequest, runningServices *[]RunningService) error // Get the services instances for a given service GetRunningServicesForHost(hostID string, runningServices *[]RunningService) error // Get the service instances for a given service GetRunningServicesForService(serviceID string, runningServices *[]RunningService) error // Attach to a running container with a predefined action Action(request AttachRequest, _ *int) error // ------------------------------------------------------------------------ // Metrics // Get service memory stats for a particular host GetHostMemoryStats(req MetricRequest, stats *metrics.MemoryUsageStats) error // Get service memory stats for a particular service GetServiceMemoryStats(req MetricRequest, stats *metrics.MemoryUsageStats) error // Get service memory stats for a particular service instance GetInstanceMemoryStats(req MetricRequest, stats *[]metrics.MemoryUsageStats) error // ----------------------------------------------------------------------- // Filesystem CRUD // Backup captures the state of the application stack and writes the output // to disk. Backup(backupRequest BackupRequest, filename *string) (err error) // GetBackupEstimate estimates space required to take backup and space available GetBackupEstimate(backupRequest BackupRequest, estimate *BackupEstimate) (err error) // AsyncBackup is the same as backup but asynchronous AsyncBackup(backupRequest BackupRequest, filename *string) (err error) // Restore reverts the full application stack from a backup file Restore(restoreRequest RestoreRequest, _ *int) (err error) // AsyncRestore is the same as restore but asynchronous AsyncRestore(restoreRequest RestoreRequest, _ *int) (err error) // Adds 1 or more tags to an existing snapshot TagSnapshot(request TagSnapshotRequest, _ *int) error // Removes a specific tag from an existing snapshot RemoveSnapshotTag(request SnapshotByTagRequest, snapshotID *string) error // Gets the snapshot from a specific service with a specific tag GetSnapshotByServiceIDAndTag(request SnapshotByTagRequest, snapshot *SnapshotInfo) error // ListBackups returns the list of backups ListBackups(dirpath string, files *[]BackupFile) (err error) // BackupStatus returns the current status of a running backup or restore BackupStatus(_ EntityRequest, status *string) (err error) // Snapshot captures the state of a single application Snapshot(req SnapshotRequest, snapshotID *string) (err error) // Rollback reverts a single application to the state of a snapshot Rollback(req RollbackRequest, _ *int) (err error) // DeleteSnapshot deletes a single snapshot DeleteSnapshot(snapshotID string, _ *int) (err error) // DeleteSnapshots deletes all snapshots for a service DeleteSnapshots(serviceID string, _ *int) (err error) // ListSnapshots returns a list of all snapshots for a service ListSnapshots(serviceID string, snapshots *[]SnapshotInfo) (err error) // ResetRegistry prompts all images to be re-pushed into the docker // registry. ResetRegistry(_ EntityRequest, _ *int) (err error) // RepairRegistry will try to recover the latest image of all service // images from the docker registry and save it to the index. RepairRegistry(_ EntityRequest, _ *int) (err error) // ReadyDFS waits for the DFS to be idle when creating a service shell. ReadyDFS(serviceID string, _ *int) (err error) }
Reports out of Dearborn strongly suggest that the Lincoln MKR and Ford Interceptor concepts will remain just that, concepts. Suppliers say the twin-turbo gasoline direct-injected 3. 5-liter V6 seen under the shapely hood of the MKR will be the only part of that car to see the light of day, possibly in the MKS or Lincoln’s rumored version of the forthcoming Ford Fairlane crossover. If true, this is a sad day for Ford and a lost opportunity it may never have the chance from which to fully recover. Response to the cars has been strong from both the press and auto show goers alike—especially in the case of the Lincoln—and failure to build them will result—rightly or wrongly—in a deluge of stories questioning the company’s ability to survive. Management insiders talk of planning meetings in which the first—and to many only—question asked is “What is Europe doing?” At first, this appears to be the logical outcome of trying to coordinate the platform plans of Ford’s various regions, but closer inspection suggests it is a delegation of responsibility to a group (Europe) that is seen as successful and in the process of launching a grouping of stunning new vehicles (Mondeo, S-Max, Galaxy). Insiders say it is also a classic Ford response to tough situations: follow the leader. More disturbing than the lack of a rear-drive platform, say these same insiders, is that Ford is on a path that will relegate engineers in the U.S. to modifying platforms originating at Mazda, Volvo, and Ford of Europe for use here. The MKR and Interceptor were the best chance for Ford’s North American engineers to develop a platform on their own. As of this writing, the only platforms to originate in North America will be found on the truck side of Ford’s ledger.—CAS
A large majority of toilets in present use include a tank that can hold considerable water (e.g. five gallons) between flushings, and a flush valve at the bottom of the tank which is lifted to release water to the toilet bowl. Recent government regulations generally limit the amount of water used in each flushing to about 1.6 gallons. Although timed valves have been used to close the flush valve early and bricks have been placed in the tank to reduce the amount of water, such measures are easily reversed. Applicant has been considering the development of a dump bucket toilet, which is described in several old patents, but which applicant has not seen in use. In such toilets, a bucket holds water between flushings and is tipped to release substantially all water. Applicant's recent U.S. Pat. No. 5,666,674 shows one design that applicant earlier developed. Applicant realizes that despite the advantages of a dump bucket toilet, of accurately measuring flush volume, permanently limiting the amount of water dispensed in each flushing, and avoiding leakage from leaky flush valves, that such toilets will not replace modified conventional toilets unless the new dump bucket toilet is of great simplicity and operates to provide an effective flushing with little water, in a tank of conventional shape and moderate height. Such a conventional tank usually lies very close to a bathroom wall, with the toilet bowl part extending forwardly therefrom. The shape and size of the toilet bowl part is substantially fixed, and to assure that it projects as little as possible forward of the bathroom wall, the tank must have a small forward-to-rearward depth of less than one foot. A dump bucket toilet which fit into a tank of such conventional shape, and which was of great simplicity and of reliable and efficient construction, would be of value.
Adina (given name) Adina (עדינא) is a feminine given name of Hebrew origin. Notable people with the name include: Adina (biblical figure), listed in I Chronicles 11:42 as one of the "mighty men" of King David's army Adina (singer), Ghanaian musician Adina Anton (born 1984), Romanian long jumper who competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics Adina Bar-On (born 1951), Israeli performance artist Adina Bar-Shalom (born 1945 or 1946), Israeli educator, columnist and social activist Adina Bastidas (born 1943), Venezuelan economist active in politics Adina Beg (died 1758), Governor of the Punjab Adina Fohlin (born 1984), Swedish model and photographer Adina Giurgiu (born 1994), Romanian women's footballer Adina Hoffman (born 1967), American essayist, critic, and biographer Adina Howard (born 1973), American singer and songwriter Adina Izarra (born 1959), Venezuelan musician, music educator and composer Adina Mandlová (1910–1991), Czech actress, sex-symbol, and European movie star Adina Laura Meiroșu (born 1985), Romanian handballer Adina Porter (born 1971), American actress Adina Salaoru (born 1989), Romanian female volleyball player Adina Tal (active from 1985), Swiss-born Israeli actress, playwright and theater director Adina-Ioana Vălean (born 1968), Romanian politician and social activist See also Adina (disambiguation) Adena (name) Edina (name) Idina References Category:Feminine given names Category:Romanian feminine given names
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Introduction ============ The elimination of preventable blinding diseases as a public health problem by the year 2020, is one of the three components of the World Health Organization (WHO) "VISION 2020 initiative: the Right to Sight." According to WHO, about 284 million people in the world suffer from visual impairment \[[@r1]\]. Recent studies and patented new ophthalmic compositions suggest a potential prevention of visual dysfunction and a potent medicine to treat blinding ocular diseases using antioxidants in the eye \[[@r2]-[@r4]\]. Such specificity may be explained by the fact that diet rich in antioxidants (vitamins) and developed pro drugs prevent reactive oxygen species (ROS)-induced oxidation of lipids and proteins in the inner mitochondrial membrane in vivo and outside mitochondria in the cellular and tissue structures of the lens and eye compartments \[[@r2]\]. However, under pathological conditions, light exposure, aging, ROS, pro-oxidants (free radicals, atoms or clusters of atoms with a single unpaired electron determined by external and internal factors under aerobic metabolism), can increase, surpassing the body's detoxification capacity and thus contribute to molecular level organic pathology \[[@r5]\]. The literature provides exhaustive catalogs of all available oxidative stress measures. Available biomarkers of oxidative stress in our context proceed by lipid peroxidation (8-isoprostane and oxidized low-density lipoprotein) and by DNA oxidation (8-hydroxy-deoxyguanosine). Oxidation of lipid molecules may result in reduced structural fluidity of these compounds with loss of integrity of cellular membrane, while oxidation of DNA molecules can result in mutation \[[@r5]\]. Because of epidemiologic transition (emergence of non-communicable diseases such as hypertension, metabolic syndrome, obesity, and diabetes mellitus versus decrease of infectious diseases), lifestyle changes (physical inactivity, smoking, alcohol intake), urbanization, rural-urban migration, poverty, advanced nutrition transition \[[@r6]\], and demographic transition (Aging), Central Africans in Kinshasa town are exposed to external sources of free radicals such as environment with ionizing radiation and pollution (heavy metals in soils and food plants, dioxins in clays; unpublished), cigarette smoke, as well as dietary intake of excessive alcohol, unsaturated fat, refined sugars, and salt, but lack or very low intake of fruits and vegetables \[[@r7]\]. They are also at higher risk of cardiometabolic and ocular pathologies often associated with oxidative stress and/or with visual disability \[[@r8]-[@r14]\]. Up to now, no published data in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Central Africa, addressed these issues. Therefore, this study aimed to estimate the normal values of oxidant status defined by oxidized low-density lipoprotein (Ox-LDL), 8-isoprostane, and 8-hydroxy-deoxyguanosine (8-OHdG), and to determine their pathogenic role in the prevalence and the severity of visual disability among these Central Africans. Methods ======= Design, period, and setting --------------------------- This was a cross-sectional, analytic and community-based survey conducted in Kinshasa town, RDC, from July to September, 2010, from a case-control study. Kinshasa, the largest city (7 million inhabitants) enjoys a tropical climate and constitutes an Hinterland with 4 administrative districts (Mont Amba, Funa, Lukunga, Tshangu). Permission for the study was obtained from the authorities of St. Joseph Hospital in Kinshasa Limete, RDC. The study protocol was approved by the University of Kinshasa Medical Ethics Committee and the study was performed in full compliance with the Declaration of Helsinki II. Participants and sampling ------------------------- Two groups were divided on type 2 diabetes and non-diabetic participants. A 10% simple random of adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM, n=156 cases) was drawn from the list of all T2DM patients managed at the Ophthalmology division, St Joseph hospital, DRC, Kinshasa between May and June 2010. These cases were matched for gender and age to fifty two apparently healthy controls from Kinshasa general population; 13 participants randomly selected from each district. Among eligible cases, six refused to participate in, while two individual eligible controls did not accept to participate in the study. Data collection --------------- The structured and standardized questionnaire, administered to each participant during 30 min, sought relevant information on age, gender, rural-urban migration, residence, education level, cigarette smoking, alcohol intake, socioeconomic status (SES), ethnicity and diet. Dietary assessment ------------------ To assess dietary intake, a-24 H recall of eating taro leaves (*Colocasia Antiquorum* ; Yes or No) and a 10-Month recall of eating Safou fruit (*Dacryodes edulis*; Yes or No) were collected. Clinical measurements --------------------- Weight, height and waist circumference (WC) were measured in a standard fashion by trained, certified observers. Height was measured with a portable stadiometer and recorded to the closest 0.1 cm. WC was measured with a non stretchable tape measures to the nearest 0.1 cm. Weight was measured with a Soehnle beam scale (Soenle-Waagen Gmbh Co, Murrhardt, Germany) to the nearest 0.1 Kg. All instruments were calibrated once weekly. Blood pressure including systolic blood pressure (SBP) and diastolic blood pressure (DBP), was measured from the right arm of the seated participant after 15 min with an electronic validated digital devices (OMRON M7; Intelle/Sense, Kyoto, Japan). Laboratory data --------------- Fasting (10--12 overnight fast and Post-prandial fast) blood glucose (hexokinase glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase reaction), triglycerides, total cholesterol, low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), and high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) were measured on commercially available kits (Biomerieux, Marcy l'Etoile, France) and a Hospitex autoanalyzer (Hospitex Diagnostic, Florence, Italy). Antibodies against Oxidized LDL-cholesterol (Ox-LDL) were measured using solid phase two-side immunoassay based on the direct sandwich technique (Mercodia AB, Uppsala, Sweden). Commercial Cayman's kits (Cayman Chemical Company, Ann Arbor, MI) were used to measure 8-Isoprostane in plasma. Serum 8-OHdG levels were measured using a competitive enzyme linked immunosorbent assay method on Biomerieux Reader version and commercial Kits supplied by Northwest Laboratories (Northwest Life Science Specialties, LLC, Vancouver, Canada). Eye examination --------------- Eye examination of each participant included visual acuity measurement, ocular alignment and motility, pupil reactivity and function, visual fields, intraocular pressure, slit lamp examination of the cornea, iris, lens and vitreous, and dilated fundus examination. This fundus examination was detailed and performed at the best possible mydriasis, after dilating the pupils with tropicamide 1% and phenylephrine 10%, by indirect ophthalmoscopy at the slit lamp (Haag Steit 900, Koeniz, Switzerland) with 90 D lens. Participants were refracted with the use of standard subjective refraction techniques. Visual acuity (VA) was measured separately for each eye and was defined according to the lowest line on the Snellen chart for which the majority of letters were read correctly, with the full required distance correction as determined by the decimal optometric scale. Best corrected VA was defined as the VA in the better eye with full distance correction. Due to limited resources, retinal photography was excluded as a diagnostic tool in sub-Saharan Africa \[[@r15]\]. Definitions ----------- Diagnosis of T2DM was based on criteria established by the American Diabetes Association Expert Committee \[[@r16]\]: exhibiting either a fasting plasma glucose concentration of ≥126 mg/dl (7.0 mmol/l) on more than one occasion, and/or pharmacological treatment of diabetes. Total obesity was defined by body mass index (weight in Kg/height in m^2^) ≥30 Kg/m^2^ \[[@r17]\]. Metabolic syndrome (Mets) was diagnosed according to the IDF criteria: WC≥94 cm for men, WC≥80 cm for women, triglycerides levels ≥1.7 mmol/l, HDL-cholesterol \<1.03 mmol/l (male) or \<1.29 mmol/l (female), SBP ≥130 mmHg or DBP ≥85 mmHg, or treatment for lipid abnormalities, and fasting plasma glucose ≥100 mg/dl (5 mmol/l) \[[@r18]\]. Arterial hypertension was defined as SBP ≥140 mmHg or DBP ≥90 mmHg or under antihypertensive drug treatment as recommended by the ISF/WHO guidelines Committee \[[@r19]\]. Aging was defined as age ≥60 years. The intake of ≥4 glasses of beer/day was considered as excessive alcohol intake. Smoking habits were classified into 2 groups: never smoker and current smoking ≥1 cigarette per day. Longer duration of diabetes was ≥5 years (median). A diagnosis of diabetic retinopathy (DR) was made only for participants who had a minimum of one microaneurysm in any field, in addition to exhibiting hemorrhages (dot, blot, or flame shaped) and maculopathy (with and without clinically significant macula edema). For classification of DR, the modified Airlie House classification as introduced by Early Treatment Diabetic Retinopathy Study (ETDRS) \[[@r20]\] was used as follows: non proliferative (NPDR), proliferative (PDR), and maculopathy. Visual Disability (VD) was defined as blindness and visual impairment using the World Health Organization (WHO) definition and the recommendation for the revision of classification \[[@r21]\]. Blindness was defined as VA \<0.1 (\<6/60) and visual impairment (low vision) was defined as VA \<0.3≥0.1 (\<6/18≥6/60). Normal vision was defined by a VA between 1.0 and 0.3 (6/6--6/18). Uncontrolled diabetes was defined by fasting plasma glucose ≥126 mg/dl at evaluation. Self-reported ethnicity included Kongo tribe from South-West of DRC, Ngala tribe from the North-West, Luba tribe from the Centre and Swahili people from the Eastern part of DRC. According to the 4 administrative districts of Kinshasa town, the environment of residence of participants was defined as rural for Lukunga and Tshangu districts and urban for Funa and Mont Amba districts. The education level included illiteracy, primary school, high school, and university levels. Low education level was defined as illiteracy and primary school levels. High education level included secondary school (High school) and university levels. Socioeconomic status (SES) included low (lack of income, unemployment) and high SES. Statistical analysis -------------------- Qualitative data were expressed
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Optimal biopsy techniques in the diagnosis of primary ciliary dyskinesia. Adequate biopsy specimens that clearly demonstrate cilia, and therefore enable the determination of the presence or absence of primary cilia dyskinesia, may be difficult to obtain. This study is an attempt to identify the optimal sampling technique to best examine respiratory tract cilia. A prospective comparison of the four sampling techniques was carried out: nasal brushing, nasal biopsy, bronchial brushing, and tracheal biopsy. Tertiary care pediatric hospital: Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario. Ten consecutive patients booked for bronchoscopy and tracheal biopsy underwent all four procedures. Specimens were examined under light microscopy for an assessment of quality. The nasal brushing and tracheal biopsy specimens provide superior quality (p = .22); however, nasal brushing is more cost efficient. Nasal biopsy samples frequently are metaplastic and therefore are inferior to nasal brushing samples (p = .02). With equal efficiency demonstrated, the reduction in potential morbidity and health care costs suggests nasal brushings to be the optimal initial investigation for primary ciliary dyskinesia.
A new report by Law360, that came to light late last month by the Sophos news site called Naked Security, reveals that Massachusetts federal district judge Judith Dein gave agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) the right to press a suspect’s fingers on any iPhone found in his apartment in Cambridge that law enforcement believes that he’s used, in order to unlock the devices with iPhone Touch ID. The ATF agent wrote in the requested warrant that "The suspect, Robert Brito-Pina, is suspected of gun trafficking. He’s a convict, which makes gun possession illegal. The phone is likely to contain a lot of evidence. In fact, the investigation that led agents to Brito-Pina was in large part enabled by information gleaned from other people’s phones, including text messages, drop-off locations stored in the Waze navigation app, and photos of illegal guns taken by people on their own phones – often featuring them posing with the guns. In addition, ATF special agent Robert Jacobsen added that a web of illegal, interstate gun trafficking led to Brito-Pina. ATF agents have to get into any phones that he may have used, he said, given that there’s a window of time to use to unlock iPhones with Touch ID before they require the passcode. Attempting to unlock the relevant Apple device[s] is necessary because the government may not otherwise be able to access the data contained on those devices for the purpose of executing the requested search warrants. For more on this, read the full report here. Last October Patently Apple posted a report titled "With a legally obtained Warrant, the FBI Forced a Suspected Child Pornographer to Open his iPhone X using his Face," based on a Forbes report. The report noted that "The case marks another significant moment in the ongoing battle between law enforcement and tech providers, with the former trying to break the myriad security protections put in place by the latter. Since the fight between the world's most valuable company and the FBI in San Bernardino over access to an iPhone in 2016, Forbes has been tracking the various ways cops have been trying to break Apple's protections." The report goes into some depth about the ongoing battle between law enforcement and Apple. You could review that report here. On the flip side, many liberal judges have denied warrants requesting the search of an iPhone using Face or Touch ID. The legal battle of law enforcement being able to override security features on smartphones via warrants will continue to be an issue for many years to come. About Making Comments on our Site: Patently Apple reserves the right to post, dismiss or edit any comments. Those using abusive language or negative behavior will result in being blacklisted on Disqus.
The author opens with a critique of the NY Times coverage of India in general, small tidbit here (emphasis added): “Combined with Nick Kristof’s regular martyring operations to rescue underage trafficked prostitutes in Kolkatan brothels, what we have here is a consistent picture of an India that is not yet “fully modern,” informed by the liberal discourse of rights and progress. It seems that the New York Times will never, ever tire of incessantly replicating imperial tropes.” The bulk of the article then deconstructs the Orientalism in a travel story that appears in the Times’Modern Love column by May Jeong, a Korean Canadian reporter based in Toronto (serving as a reminder that whiteness is not limited by skin color). Surie von Czechowski notes: “Jeong’s writing is of a piece with that familiar eroticization of India–Orientalist imaginings of the lushness of nature combine with the well-worn tropes of India as chaotic, as a seductive and sexual place of pure experience, spirituality and true self-knowledge, with sinewy yet docile natives. If I had a penny for every time a (usually white and almost always North American or European) person has gushed to me about how much they love India because they found God or themselves there/how it was wild and filthy and beautiful all at the same time, I’d have a serious amount of change by now.” NY Times’ Modern Love: “Welcomed With Open Arms in Mumbai”, by May Jeong (Illustration: Brian Rea/NY Times) Again, it reminds us of how exhibitions at the Asian Art Museum operate, reinforcing the Orientalist notion of absolute difference between our all-too-generic workaday West and the exotic East: “Though Jeong writes about the difference in a way that doesn’t malign it, what is of utmost importance here is that the separateness of the two domains is upheld and reinforced, thus leaving the imperial ideology underpinning Orientalism untouched.” Much like the museum, this Asian Canadian Westerner asserts that she can transcend this difference, but instead, as Surie von Czechowski points out (emphasis added), “ends up reaffirming the notion of the essential, unchanging, and unchangeable difference…” Reframing the Contemporary as Ancient, Immutable, “Tradition” of Oriental Otherness: actual text on wall at museum It’s very much how, with the current PHANTOMS OF ASIA exhibition, the Asian Art Museum reaffirms this same characteristic immutability of absolute difference by re-framing the contemporary by forcing it into a context of pre-modern antiquity, under the euphemisms of “Asian Tradition” and “Contemporary Awakens the Past.”
Transanal one-stage endorectal technique for Hirschprung's disease--a preliminary report of 24 cases from a single institution. Numerous surgical techniques for Hirschprung's disease have been developed and modified, being associated with extensive surgical procedures involving laparotomy, resection of affected segment of colon and descensus of the functional bowel to the anus. Conventional surgery was followed by complications, although the incidence of early and late postoperative complications has significantly decreased. Transanal mucosectomy was practiced as a part of conventional and laparoscopic assisted pull through procedures. The latest promising achievement is entirely transanal pull-through procedure, described by De la Tore-Mondragon and Ortega-Salgado: entirely transanal endorectal pull-through, thus avoiding both laparotomy and laparoscopy. Due to minimal invasive surgery it offers excellent results. During a five year period (2003-2008), 24 patients were operated with this technique. The recovery was uneventful in all patients. This study adds valuable information of meticulous details of the new, still developing technique with the emphasis on controversies about surgical complications reported in multicentric studies.
Click on thumbnail to view full image Search Miscellaneous Art Showing results (4-33) of 1921 Description: halo_b5.jpg Size: 107K Screen size: 640x480 Created by Edward Howard. "This is a character study that I have been working on. I had not intended to release this but I thought I might as well. It is not complete and is rough around the edges. If you have any questions please let me know." More by this artist(4) Description: halo.800x600.jpg Size: 26K Screen size: 800x600 Created by Hippieman. Snagged off the bungie.org Hotline Server.More by this artist(5) Description: nwns.jpg Size: 158K Screen size: 800x600 Created by decede. "Inspired by boredom and 2 liters of pepsi, nwns.jpg (No Window No Soul) has kept me busy for around 1 hour in photoshop5. Everything is original except for the shape of the text. Kinda uhh not for the squimish.. Up to 1280x1024 available."More by this artist(6) Description: halo.jeh.jpg Size: 78K Screen size: 1024x768 Created by Joseph E. Haake. "A picture of the halo ring and all the planets within it... at least, I THINK this is what its supposed to look like, shadows a little off though ;)"Also available in its original PICT form (832K stuffed).More by this artist(7) Description: nightvision.jpg Size: 77K Screen size: 1024x768 Created by DeathGuru. "Here is a pic I've had on my desktop for a little too long..." Also, check out the author's Wallpaper submissionshere!More by this artist(8) Description: marine_sketch.jpg Size: 96K Screen size: 591x472 Created by Alex Choo.An *approximate* character study on the halo marines... it started out with the pencil sketch first, and progressed to a render in my trusty ball point pen!"More by this artist(11) Description: halosmall.jpg Size: 105K Screen size: 371x480 Created by Alan Greene. "This image was created with four original photos that I took a number of years ago. I found them lying around on an old Jaz disk, so I decided to do something with them. Thematically, the result is related to Halo, though in a sort of indirect way. There are some hidden things here and there, and some of the symbolism may be obvious, but I am pleased with the result." An enormous version (2550 x 3300 pixels, 2099K) is also available.More by this artist(15) Description: asstgun-export.jpg Size: 28K Screen size: 436x326 Created by Daniel Speed. "Here's a bit of art I am working on, the Assault rifle from the videos. it has been rendered in a cartoon style and I've touched up some effects to it."More by this artist(19) Description: considerphlebas.gif Size: 41K Screen size: 246x381 Created by Marathon's Story. This is the UK Cover of "Consider Phlebas" (author Iain M. Banks) illustrator Mark Salwowski. The first "Culture" novel. Picture courtesyof the Marathon's Story page. For more information on "Culture"references in Halo see the Story page here. More by this artist(33)
Sunday, February 21, 2010 In town to promote her "Let's Move" campaign targeting childhood obesity, Michelle Obama on Friday visited a North Philadelphia elementary school as well as the new Fresh Grocer Progress Plaza on North Broad Street, where she enjoyed a strawberry smoothie, as the Inquirer reported: Obama brought shrieks of delight from excited shoppers at the Fresh Grocer in North Philadelphia. Chanting, "we love you," the shoppers reached out to shake hands with Obama who arrived at 11:45 a.m. through a back door to enter the store at 1501 North Broad Street. The first lady walked into the crowd at a receiving area near the store's butcher shop. She reached across an area of bread and cakes to shake hands with the shoppers many of whom had gathered hours before to get a good look of her. She greeted the workers, telling them, "You guys are great," and made her way to the fruit smoothie machine where she ordered herself a strawberry twister smoothie containing strawberries, banana and blueberries. "I have my own money," she told the worker pulling out a $20 bill to pay for the $4.31 drink. She sipped her drink through a straw while owner, Patrick Burns, chief executive officer of Fresh Grocer, accompanied her around the store as she spoke to employees. She spent about 15 minutes there before leaving in her motorcade for Fairhill Elementary also in North Philadelphia. Good to see the First Lady enjoying a quick visit to Philadelphia. Related to the reason for Michelle Obama's visit, The Food Trust was recently featured on Good Morning America for their work targeting childhood obesity at John Welsh Elementary School in North Philadelphia. Watch the segment here. No comments: ABOUT The Illadelph is a weblog about the city of Philadelphia… and all the ineffable awesomeness (and, unfortunately, awfulness) that comes with it. As it happens, it's come to focus on a variety of favorite topics near and dear to our hearts, ranging from restaurants, hotels, transit and zoning to sports, media and, err, city hall? Whatever. Really, anything’s fair game. And from time to time, it’s basically a place we go for some good old-fashioned grandstanding, and, honestly, what’s not to like about that? Happy Internets! LOVE When you’re feeling generous, please send tips, rumors, hate mail and all other missives to tips@theilladelph.com. Please note that we reserve the right to publish said communications, however, we respect our readers' anonymity and highly encourage reader submissions. elsewhere HATE Disclaimer: From time to time we deal in conjecture, gossip, hearsay and the like. Said information on this site may or may not be true and we make no warranty as to the validity/veracity of any claims. So if a certain post has you feeling litigious, let us know before freaking out and going Jackie Chiles all over our sordid asses.
Q: Symfony3 : choice type field filled with array of objects I have an entity Product. My product can have multiple names in different languages. A name in french, a name in english, etc. I don't want to use an automatic translation. The user will have to write the names in the Product form and select the corresponding language. He can add so many names as he wants thanks to an Add button. All the languages are created by the admin user (in another form). So, Language is also an Entity which have a name (ex: English) and a code (ex: EN). I created the Entity ProductName which have a name and a language (that conform to what the user writes in the Product form). In that case, I don't need to associate Entity ProductName with Entity Language. I just want the language code. So, in my ProductName entity, I have this property : /** * @ORM\Column(name="Language_Code", type="string", length=2) */ private $language; My Product form (ProductType) has a CollectionType field in order to add several names. // Form/ProductType.php ->add('infos', CollectionType::class, array( 'entry_type' => ProductInfosType::class, 'allow_add' => true, 'allow_delete' => true, 'prototype' => true, 'label' => false, 'mapped' => false )) And ProductInfosType form has 2 fields : // Form/ProductInfosType.php ->add('name', TextType::class, array( 'attr' => array('size' => 40) )) ->add('language', EntityType::class, array( 'placeholder' => '', 'class' => 'AppBundle:Language', 'choice_label' => 'code', 'attr' => array('class' => 'lang'), 'query_builder' => function (EntityRepository $er) { return $er->createQueryBuilder('l')->orderBy('l.code', 'ASC'); } )) So, when I go on my form page, I have a block which contains an input text field (Name) and a select field (language). The select field is like this : <select id="product_infos_0_language" required="required" name="product[infos][0][language]"> <option value=""></option> <option value="DE">DE</option> <option value="EN">EN</option> <option value="ES">ES</option> <option selected="selected" value="FR">FR</option> </select> At this point, everything works well. I created an add button so that the user can add other names, etc... But, when I submit the form, when I check form data in my ProductController, I noticed that it does not correspond to what I want to store in database. print_r($form->get('infos')->getData()); // returns : Array ( [0] => AppBundle\Entity\ProductName Object ( [language:AppBundle\Entity\ProductName:private] => AppBundle\Entity\Language Object ( [code:AppBundle\Entity\Language:private] => FR [name:AppBundle\Entity\Language:private] => Français ) [name:AppBundle\Entity\ProductName:private] => Ceinture lombaire LombaSkin ) ) What I would like is : Array ( [0] => AppBundle\Entity\ProductName Object ( [language:AppBundle\Entity\ProductName:private] => FR [name:AppBundle\Entity\ProductName:private] => Ceinture lombaire LombaSkin ) ) I don't want the language object but directly the language code ! That's why I think that I should not use EntityField in ProductNameType form but ChoiceType field. How can I load all the languages stored in db in the choice field ? I hope that this explanation is more understandable ;-) A: I found the solution thanks to this post : Passing data to buildForm() in Symfony 2.8/3.0 ProductController.php : pass custom data as an option in the createForm() method. // ... // build the form $em = $this->getDoctrine()->getManager(); $product = new Product(); $languages = $em->getRepository('AppBundle:Language')->findAllOrderedByCode(); $form = $this->createForm(ProductType::class, $product, array( 'languages' => $languages )); ProductType form : pass custom data in the options resolver public function configureOptions(OptionsResolver $resolver) { $resolver->setDefaults(array( 'data_class' => 'AppBundle\Entity\Product', 'languages' => null )); } Then, in the buildForm() function, add an entry_options option in the CollectionType field : $builder->add('infos', CollectionType::class, array( 'entry_type' => ProductInfosType::class, 'entry_options' => array('languages' => $options['languages']), 'allow_add' => true, 'allow_delete' => true, 'prototype' => true, 'label' => false, 'by_reference' => false )); ProductInfosType form : pass custom data in the options resolver (exactly the same as in the ProductForm) public function configureOptions(OptionsResolver $resolver) { $resolver->setDefaults(array( 'data_class' => 'AppBundle\Entity\ProductName', 'languages' => null )); } Now, you have two alternatives : either you want that your form returns entities or simple strings. In my example, I just want the language code (like FR, EN, etc.). Case 1 : return only the language code when the form is posted : // Form/ProductInfosType.php // ... // Convert array of objects in an array of strings $choices = array(); foreach ($options['languages'] as $lang) { $code = $lang->getCode(); $choices[$code] = $code; } $builder->add('language', ChoiceType::class, array( 'placeholder' => '', 'choices' => $choices )); // returns : Array ( [0] => AppBundle\Entity\ProductName Object ( [name:AppBundle\Entity\ProductName:private] => Ceinture lombaire LombaSkin [language:AppBundle\Entity\ProductName:private] => FR ) ) Case 2 : return Language Entity when the form is posted : // Form/ProductInfosType.php // ... $builder->add('language', ChoiceType::class, array( 'placeholder' => '', 'choices' => $options['languages'], 'choice_label' => 'code', 'choice_value' => 'code' )); // returns : Array ( [0] => AppBundle\Entity\ProductName Object ( [name:AppBundle\Entity\ProductName:private] => Ceinture lombaire LombaSkin [language:AppBundle\Entity\ProductName:private] => AppBundle\Entity\Language Object ( [code:AppBundle\Entity\Language:private] => FR [name:AppBundle\Entity\Language:private] => Français ) ) ) With this solution, we don't need to create our form as a service in order to pass entity manager as an argument. All is managed in the controller and form options.
Q: React-Select : How to rotate dropdown indicator when menu open in example : https://codesandbox.io/s/jz33xx66q9?module=/example.js i want to rotate emoji to up size down when menu open how to do that A: react-select provides a styling api which offers such customization. Each attribute in the object given to the styles prop is a function which is getting the current component state as a prop. The state also has props from the base component (Select). <Select { ... } styles={{ dropdownIndicator: (provided, state) => ({ ...provided, transform: state.selectProps.menuIsOpen && 'rotate(180deg)' }) }} /> CodeSandbox example
St. Michael's Episcopal Church (Manhattan) St. Michael's Church is a historic Episcopal church at 225 West 99th Street and Amsterdam Avenue on Manhattan's Upper West Side in New York City. The parish was founded on the present site in January 1807, at that time in the rural Bloomingdale District. The present limestone Romanesque building, the third on the site, was built in 1890–91 to designs by Robert W. Gibson and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1996. The church building also is noted for its Tiffany stained glass and its two tracker-action pipe organs built in 1967 by the Rudolph von Beckerath Organ Company (Hamburg, Germany); the church has fine acoustics. In addition to traditional Anglican services, St. Michael's has services and prayer groups influenced by the emerging church movement. Sale of air rights that enabled the building of The Ariel allowed St. Michael's to finance a major building restoration. On April 12, 2016, the church, parish house and rectory were designated landmarks by the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission. History Almost uniquely among upper Manhattan's houses of worship, St. Michael's Church has been located on exactly the same site for two centuries. The first building was a simple white frame structure with a belfry, built for pewholders of Trinity Church, Wall Street, who sought a more convenient place to worship near their summer homes overlooking the Hudson River amid the farms on what is now Manhattan's Upper West Side. At that time the City of New York was confined to the southern tip of Manhattan. Among the congregation was the widow of Alexander Hamilton. A second, larger, Carpenter Gothic building was in use from 1854 to 1891. In the 1840s and 50s Rev. Thomas McClure Peters extended a missionary church in the racially integrated settlement of Seneca Village, demolished to make way for Central Park. In the 1850s the Rector's wife Mrs. William Richmond transformed the John McVickar house, formerly the center of a sixty-acre estate south of St. Michael's, for a Protestant Episcopal "home for abandoned women who found no hand outstretched to help them". The third and current building, influenced by the Romanesque and Byzantine styles and designed to seat 1,500 people, was dedicated in December, 1891. The church stands on ground formerly used as a cemetery. In building the church it was decided not to disturb it. Among those still buried there are the Rev. Mr. Richmond, the first rector of the church. The last interment took place in 1872. The present church was erected after an elevated railroad was built on Columbus Avenue absorbing the rural district into the growing city. In 1895, Louis Comfort Tiffany (1848–1933) was commissioned to design and install the seven great lancet windows representing St. Michael's Victory in Heaven, along with a marble altar. Twenty-five years later, Tiffany's overall design scheme was completed with the Chapel of the Angels reredos mosaic depicting the Witnesses of the Redemption. From the 1890s through the 1920s, parishioners donated stained glass windows of eclectic styles. In 1997 St. Michael's Church became a Designated Historical Building on the National Register of Historic Places and the New York State Register of Historic Places. Its rectory stands at the head of the former St. Michael's Lane: the ghostly presence of St. Michael's Lane may still be traced in mid-block back alleys and service access between apartment buildings for several blocks south of 91st Street. Architecture and art The church was designed by architect Robert W. Gibson. St. Michael's is noted for the many works of art created for the congregation by Tiffany studios. After the church building was completed, seven windows were commissioned and installed showing "St. Michael's Victory in Heaven." Louis Comfort Tiffany designed the windows which were made in his studios with the assistance of artists Clara W. Parrish, Edward P. Sperry, Louis J. Lederle and Joseph Lauber. Two additional Tiffany stained glass windows were later installed in the Chapel of the Angels, in addition to a large Tiffany mosaic behind the altar. Tiffany decorations in the main sanctuary include a white Vermont marble altar, altar rail, and pulpit and the dome of the apse. The many Tiffany features were installed between 1891 and 1920. The windows were restored in 1990. After the windows were restored, the church had the entire interior painted by Fine Art Decoration of New York with the architectural details picked out in an array of colors drawn from the windows and mosaics. The square, Romanesque bell tower rises 160 feet. Organ A Rudolf von Beckerath organ was installed in 1967. Impact For most of its existence, and continuing today, St. Michael's has influenced the physical and social development of New York City. St. Michael's founded at least six New York churches, including All Angels' Church, located first in Seneca Village, in what is now Central Park, and later on West End Avenue. After the Civil War, St. Michael's provided space and financial support for the free Bloomingdale Clinic, District Nurse Association, Day Nursery and Circulating Library. In the 1980s the congregation had dwindled to thirty, but by 1987 it was up to three hundred, thanks in large part to the energies of Rev. Frederick Hill, who retired in 1992 and died in 1997. St. Michael's is known for its wide range of programs and for its congregation's wide ethnic, socio-economic, and sexual orientation diversity. The church draws people from all areas of New York City and its surroundings. Today, the church has five choirs; more than 100 children are involved in the Christian Formation Program. Social ministries include work for the hungry and the homeless, the ill and their caregivers, the unemployed and their dependents. Both church and parish house provide space for extensive parish activities and major not-for-profit community organizations. Since the early 1990s, St. Michael's has been partnered with St. Michael's, Promosa, in Matlosane, South Africa and, most recently, with the Diocese of Madras in the Church of South India. See also List of New York City Landmarks National Register of Historic Places listings in New York County, New York Complete List of Presiding Bishops Succession of Bishops of the Episcopal Church in the United States Anglican Communion St. Michael's Episcopal Church (disambiguation) References Notes Bibliography Salwen, Peter (1989) Upper West Side Story: A History and Guide New York: Abbeville Press. . External links St. Michael's Church website Category:Episcopal church buildings in New York City Category:Churches in Manhattan Category:Upper West Side Category:Romanesque Revival church buildings in New York City Category:Religious organizations established in 1807 Category:Properties of religious function on the National Register of Historic Places in Manhattan Category:Renaissance Revival architecture in New York City Category:Churches completed in 1891 Category:19th-century Episcopal church buildings Category:1807 establishments in New York (state) Category:Robert W. Gibson church buildings Category:New York City Designated Landmarks in Manhattan
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Q: how to work with jprogress bar in Java Swing i have a desktop GUI in swing , i want to show status of user storage used in the GUI using jProgressBar, Please suggest some attractive way to do. A: I suggest you read this tutorial. I think it is the most attractive way to learn how to use JProgressBar. To elaborate the answer a little: JProgressBar progress = new JProgressBar(0, totalAvailableStorage); progress.setValue(occupiedStorage); Of course, you have to add the progress bar to its container and call progress.setValue() whenever needed.
Robert Wynne (Irish politician) Robert Wynne (4 May 1761 – 31 May 1838) was an Irish Member of Parliament. He sat in the House of Commons of Ireland from 1789 to 1799, as one of the two MPs for Sligo Borough. References Category:1761 births Category:1838 deaths Category:Members of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) for County Sligo constituencies Category:Irish MPs 1783–1790 Category:Irish MPs 1790–1797 Category:Irish MPs 1798–1800
Monday, 14 April 2014 Pay Difference Issue After a couple of years in the Air Force.....I came to note one simple psychological conclusion.....guys are more prone to risk-taking than women. You take three guys out into a dense housing area and yank on them to cut down trees within fifty foot of a house.....they will do with barely any thinking or calculation over the tree falling the other way. You take three women out to the same housing area....same trees near the houses....and they start to talk about impact, calculations, and really don't feel thrilled over the work required. Over the years, I've noted various professions that have high-risks involved....which tend to be dominated by guys. Coal-mining, prison guards, fire-fighting, policemen, oilmen, farmers......all dominated by men, and a few women. Low-risk jobs? Opposite numbers. I occasionally read over at AEI Ideas on economic issues, and they brought up an interesting point....in 2012, around 4,045 men died in work-place jobs. Women for 2012? 338 women died in such jobs over the year. A nine-to-one statistic? Yeah. Course, you get around to my Air Force experience.....women tend to sit there and think about safety issues, the potential for a screw-up, and don't take actions unless it's safe enough to survive. If the oilfield industry was dominated by women....there would likely be less oil pumped because of schedules slipping....due to safety planning. If the farming industry was dominated by women....tractors would be sold only with 100-percent of the safety gear available. The same industry would breed out hostile angry bulls, to get more docile bulls into the mix. If the mining industry was dominated by women.....there'd likely be a longer process to open new mines, more safety reviews, and fewer accidents....but also more man-hours built into the product and less profit. If the prison guard industry was dominated by women....they'd be armed and hostile prison members would be kept in isolation or limited in freedoms. So you come around to the pay difference question. Guys make more than women....no one argues about that point. Guys taking more risks than women? Well.....we might want to admit that too. Women out-surviving men? Well, yeah....due to planning and safety concerns.....they live longer. Maybe the question is.....if equal pay is such a big deal.....should we force women into marginal safety jobs, or force more guys into maximum safety jobs that pay less? Letters From Ripley Inspired by Letters from Seneca (124-essay effort) that brought Stoicism out of the shadows. Stoicism is the concept of accepting pains, woes, sorrows, troubles, luck, gains, losses, and life as being "part of nature". Whatever happened yesterday...simply happened....I can learn from it, gain from it, and then just accept it. No matter what the score was....there is tomorrow and I simply need to put my best foot forward. Me? There is a tide in the affairs of men, which, taken at the flood, leads onto fortune; Omitted, all the voyage of their life is bound in shallows, and in miseries. So I intend to ride out this flood upon my virtual porch in Ripley and see where this "flood of life" takes me...whilst sipping ice cold tea with a chunk of lemon...pondering the comings and goings of life.
Semiconductor devices, such as diodes and transistors are essential components for electronic devices. A continuing demand exists for new, alternative, less expensive and/or improved manufacturing processes for their production. Currently, a particular interest exists in processes for the production of flexible electronics components for use e.g. in RFID tags, flexible LED and LCD displays and photovoltaics. Flexible electronics are typically produced using so-called roll-to-roll (R2R) processing (also known as web processing or reel-to-reel processing). R2R processing refers to production methods wherein thin-films are deposited on a flexible (plastic) substrate and processed into electrical components in a continuous way. In an R2R process preferably printing techniques (e.g. imprint, inkjet, or screen printing) and coating techniques (e.g. roll or spray coating) are used in order to achieve a high throughput, low-cost processing. Such techniques include the use of inks, i.e. liquid compositions, which can be deposited on the substrate using a simple coating or printing technique. This way flexible electronics can be fabricated at a fraction of the cost of traditional semiconductor manufacturing methods. R2R processing is however a technology which is still in development. Problems that need to be overcome in order realize flexible electronics for high-performance applications, such as HF RFIDs and electronics for foldable phones, include the development of low-cost processes for the realization of thin-film structures with small feature size and high alignment accuracy and the development of ink-based processes for realizing high-mobility semiconducting thin-films on a flexible plastic substrate. U.S. Pat. No. 6,861,365 B2 describes the realization of a three-dimensional resist structure on a thin-film semiconductor multi-layer stack on a flexible substrate. Subsequent (anisotropic) etching of the 3D mask allows the formation of thin-film semi-conducting structures in the multilayer stack. The minimum feature size and the alignment accuracy are determined by the 3D mask, which is further determined by the photolithography. The etching steps however are based on vacuum process thus providing a R2R process with an inefficient energy consumption and material usage. Moreover, although the 3D resist mask provides the required alignment, it introduces substantial design constrains and processing complexity. EP 1 087 428 A1 describes a method for forming silicon film on the basis of silicon-containing ink. A solution containing a silane compound is applied onto a quartz substrate using ink-jet printing. After evaporation of the solvent, a silicon precursor film is formed that is subsequently transformed in silicon by an annealing step. The method however requires very high temperatures of up to 550° C. for converting the silane compound in the film into a crystalline silicon. Such high temperatures processing steps cannot be used in combination with flexible plastic substrates. Hence, there is a need for in the art for improved methods for manufacture of thin-film structures on a flexible plastic substrate.
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Reusable Space Launchers Make Orbit Affordable Landing Booster Rockets Reduces the Cost of Space Travel : In late November Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin launched and landed its “New Shepard” Spacecraft. The rocket traveled just over 100km (the edge of space) before making a powered landing exactly where intended. The only other firms to date which have accomplished this are Space X and Burt Rutan’s company, using the Space Ship One
Seasonal time-course of gradients of photosynthetic capacity and mesophyll conductance to CO2 across a beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) canopy. Leaf photosynthesis is known to acclimate to the actual irradiance received by the different layers of a canopy. This acclimation is usually described in terms of changes in leaf structure, and in photosynthetic capacity. Photosynthetic capacity is likely to be affected by mesophyll conductance to CO(2) which has seldom been assessed in tree species, and whose plasticity in response to local irradiance is still poorly known. Structural [N and chlorophyll content, leaf mass to area ratio (LMA)] and functional leaf traits [maximum carboxylation rate (V(cmax)), maximum light-driven electron flux (J(max)), and mesophyll conductance (g(i))] were assessed by measuring leaf response curves of net CO(2) assimilation versus intercellular CO(2) partial pressure, along a vertical profile across a beech canopy, and by fitting a version of the Farquhar model including g(i). The measurements were repeated five times during a growth season to catch potential seasonal variation. Irradiance gradients resulted in large decreasing gradients of LMA, g(i), V(cmax), and J(max). Relative allocation of leaf N to the different photosynthetic processes was only slightly affected by local irradiance. Seasonal changes after leaf expansion and before induction of leaf senescence were only minor. Structural equation modelling confirmed that LMA was the main driving force for changes in photosynthetic traits, with only a minor contribution of leaf Nitrogen content. In conclusion, mesophyll conductance to CO(2) displays a large plasticity that scales with photosynthetic capacity across a tree canopy, and that it is only moderately (if at all) affected by seasonal changes in the absence of significant soil water depletion.
Ask HN: Is it 'normal' to struggle so hard with work? - throwawayqdhd This question might come across as dumb, especially for a 30 year old, but I come from a culture where this aspect of work was never emphasized and at this point, I don&#x27;t know who to ask.<p>Basically, since as long as I can remember, I&#x27;ve had issues motivating myself to work and focusing on a single task.<p>I&#x27;ve used everything from rewards (&quot;If I work for X hours, I&#x27;ll play a video game&quot;) and punishment (&quot;If I don&#x27;t work for X hours, I&#x27;m a complete failure&quot;) to get myself to work.<p>I have to come up with elaborate new schemes to get myself to focus. I&#x27;ve tried awarding myself &quot;points&quot; for doing a task, turning my work into a virtual RPG. I&#x27;ve tried keeping elaborate spreadsheets of my work habits. I&#x27;ve tried the Seinfeld method of mapping out my &quot;win&quot; and &quot;fail&quot; days.<p>Essentially, I come up with a new tactic to motivate myself every couple of months. If I don&#x27;t do so, I find myself struggling to meet my goals and distracted.<p>Part of the reason for this is perhaps the nature of my work. I&#x27;m a freelancer and have been one since I graduated from college. I make a decent enough earning because I&#x27;ve acquired a niche set of in-demand skills. But I struggle to meet deadlines and never have enough dedication to meet any of my long-term tasks (such as building an app or starting a business).<p>For years, I thought this was &quot;normal&quot;. But I&#x27;m now starting to think that maybe I just don&#x27;t have a regular case of procrastination.<p>Does anyone else feel this way? Is work such a complicated endeavor for you as well? Am I suffering from some form of undiagnosed ADHD? ====== endymi0n I can relate a lot. I'm still burning through self-motivation hacks at 35, some of which are helping while most don't. Eventually, the hack with by far the largest impact (which brought me to currently being cofounder and CTO of one of the more successful German startups) was realizing that while I simply suck at self-motivating, I never had a problem getting stuff done when working for others. I effortlessly produced two albums for other artists, while I still haven't finished my own single release after 20 years. I tried to build my own company three times and failed miserably. Eventually, I "just" found the right teams and eventually cofounders with a great vision and lots of focus who constantly pull and motivate me to do the stuff I'm really good at (which is building teams, sharing knowledge and architecturing systems). So I've just made my peace with the fact that I need someone else to get me started every day and just stopped fussing around it. My talents are somewhere else and I've got lots of creativity and intelligence to make up for my lack of structure. Stop focusing on your weaknesses. KNOW your weaknesses, but don't beat yourself up for it. Also know your strengths (which is often times the other side of ADHD). Practice self-love every day. Don't be afraid to ask for help. Let me end with a quote of probably one of the greatest procrastinators out there: > "I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by." — > Douglas Adams You're not alone. And it's gonna be fine. ~~~ orblivion So here's a question - what if I am of this disposition but I have a lot of ideas? And I would not be satisfied with life unless I'm pursuing them? Is there a way to reach out to find people to be in charge of me to execute on my ideas? Does anybody want to do that? (These are not necessarily businesses) ~~~ Denzel Take this with a heavy grain of salt. It's an idea I've had -- even though I don't have motivation problems -- that I have yet to do. (I plan to within the next three months.) Hire a part-time project manager. A good project manager is immensely helpful in (1) teasing out and decoupling requirements, (2) producing a work-breakdown structure (WBS), (3) setting a schedule/timeline for execution, (4) assessing risks, and finally (5) controlling activity and adherence to the schedule. These are all activities that suck to do alone. A project manager offers a useful _organizer_ and _controller_. Basically, they represent a forcing function. Just like personal trainers help unmotivated people stay in-shape, I think a personal part-time project manager would help you follow through on your projects. ~~~ iandanforth I like this idea. Also as soon as you commit cash it's going to be easier to follow through. Make the sunk costs fallacy work in your favor! ------ zinckiwi I'm familiar with this. There's no magic solution, sadly, but I'll share one thing that has helped me and may apply at least to some of your situations. I realised a while ago that my main issue was with nebulous tasks -- that is, the more concrete, defined, and _meetable_ a task was, the less trouble I had with it. So I started to break down large tasks, which never got started much less finished, into smaller ones, in the same way you might break a scrum- poker 20-pointer into a bunch of 3s. You want to go from this: \- I should really write [some great app idea] To this: \- I'll make a list of technologies that I want to use \- I'll read the docs, like a book, for the ones that are new \- I'll write a single api endpoint \- I'll flesh out the api for the rest of a feature \- I'll MVP a UI for that one feature, without any concern for design \- etc. In my case, a combination of the size of and amount of ambiguity in a task is inversely proportional to the ability I have to both get it underway and get it finished. ~~~ tlrobinson I've been wondering, is there a todo / task tracking app that can somehow aggregate tasks across multiple applications? Currently my tasks are spread across emails and email drafts, Github issues, iOS reminders, Slack, my head, etc. It's a lot of work to keep track of them all. Maybe I should just carry around a paper notebook and make that the authoritative source of tasks. ~~~ beejiu Sounds like you need a process, rather than a tool. Personally, I jot down everything that gets mentioned to me on paper and, within 1-2 days, it will end up in the project management system (if it is something to be worked on). Once it's there, I strike it through in my notepad. So basically, 99% of my notepad is a scribble - only 1% that I need to think about remains un-struck. ------ scotty79 Get hired in some software corporation. You'll be amazed how easy the work is and how well it pays. The only motivation you'll need is to get up in the morning and haul you ass to the office. After few months of what will feel like vacation to you, in the company of fresh smart people, you'll start to get bored, even despite doing more hobby programming in your free time then you done in a long time. But at this point your freelancing clients will direly need you. So you'll take some jobs for weekends and evenings, at way higher hourly rate then you used to have. After a while of that let one of your freelancing clients hire you but not as freelancer but a full time remote employee paid not for hours of coding but rather for 8 hours each day, same way you were paid at corporation. After working for two or 3 years like that your problems with motivating yourself will come back but till then hopefully you'll get enough money to take a long break and then get hired somewhere else or do something else entirely. As a side note don't ever play MOBA games. You'll get hooked so bad you'll have very little time to do any personal development and will have trouble enjoying any other games you enjoyed previously. ~~~ xor1 >As a side note don't ever play MOBA games. You'll get hooked so bad you'll have very little time to do any personal development and will have trouble enjoying any other games you enjoyed previously. 5000+ hours of DOTA2, started playing DOTA in 2005, played lots of HON and LOL too, confirmed. I was able to quit for 6 months, which was the longest I'd ever stopped playing, but relapsed recently. I don't even enjoy playing that much anymore. It's just really addictive. ~~~ Topgamer7 I migrated to pubg from hon. RIP HON :( ~~~ dcow I miss Nomad and Aluna and Predator even though Predator is basically Huskar. I also heard Fortnight recently overtook PUBG.. and they're not even in China yet. Wise advice OP. ------ modernerd
Q: How to iterate through a list of Data frames and drop all data if a specific string isnt found I am using the python library Camelot to parse through multiple PDFs and pull out all tables within those PDF files. The first line of code yields back all of the tables that were scraped from the pdf in list format. I am looking for one table in particular that has a unique string in it. Thankfully, this string is unique to this table so I can, theoretically, use it to isolate the table that I want to grab. These pdfs are more or less created in the same format, however there is enough variance that I cant just have a static call on the table that I want. For example, sometimes the table I want will be the first table scraped, and sometimes it will be the third. Therefore, I need to write some code to be able to select the table dynamically. The workflow I have in my mind logically goes like this: Create an empty list before the for loop to append the tables to. Call a for loop and iterate over each table in the list outputted by the Camelot code. If the table does not have the string I am looking for, delete all data in that table and then append the empty data frame to the empty list. If it does have the string I am looking for, append it to the empty list without deleting anything. Is there a better way to go about this? Im sure there probably is. I have put what I have so far put together in my code. Im struggling putting together a conditional statement to drop all of the rows of the dataframe if the string is present. I have found plenty of examples of dropping columns and rows if the string is present, but nothing for the entire data frame import camelot import pandas as pd #this creates a list of all the tables that Camelot scrapes from the pdf tables = camelot.read_pdf('pdffile', flavor ='stream', pages = '1-end') #empty list to append the tables to elist = [] for t in tables: dftemp = t.df #my attempt at dropping all the value if the unique value isnt found. THIS DOESNT WORK dftemp[dftemp.values != "Unique Value", dftemp.iloc[0:0]] #append to the list elist.append(dftemp) #combine all the dataframes in the list into one dataframe dfcombined = pd.concat(elist) A: You can use the 'in' operator on the numpy array returned by dftemp.values link for t in tables: dftemp = t.df #my attempt if "Unique Value" in dftemp.values: #append to the list elist.append(dftemp)
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IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT No. 98-60198 Summary Calendar ALEXEI IVANOV, Petitioner, versus IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, Respondent. - - - - - - - - - - Petition for review of an order of the Board of Immigration Appeals USDC No. A70-690-548 - - - - - - - - - - February 4, 1999 Before DAVIS, DUHE’, and PARKER, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM:* Alexei Ivanov petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ decision dismissing his appeal from the immigration judge’s decision to deny his application for asylum and for a withholding of deportation. We have reviewed the record and the briefs and determine that the Board’s decision is supported by substantial evidence. See Carbajal-Gonzalez v. INS, 78 F.3d 194 197 (5th Cir. 1996). The petition for review is DENIED. * Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. R. 47.5.4.
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--- abstract: 'We report results from an intensive multi-wavelength monitoring campaign on the TeV blazar Mrk 421 over the period of 2003–2004. The source was observed simultaneously at TeV energies with the Whipple 10 m telescope and at X-ray energies with [*Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer*]{} (RXTE) during each clear night within the [*Whipple*]{} observing windows. Supporting observations were also frequently carried out at optical and radio wavelengths to provide simultaneous or contemporaneous coverages. The large amount of simultaneous data has allowed us to examine the variability of Mrk 421 in detail, including cross-band correlation and broad-band spectral variability, over a wide range of flux. The variabilities are generally correlated between the X-ray and gamma-ray bands, although the correlation appears to be fairly loose. The light curves show the presence of flares with varying amplitudes on a wide range of timescales both at X-ray and TeV energies. Of particular interest is the presence of TeV flares that have no coincident counterparts at longer wavelengths, because the phenomenon seems difficult to understand in the context of the proposed emission models for TeV blazars. We have also found that the TeV flux reached its peak days [*before*]{} the X-ray flux did during a giant flare (or outburst) in 2004 (with the peak flux reaching $\sim$135 mCrab in X-rays, as seen by the ASM/RXTE, and $\sim$3 Crab in gamma rays). Such a difference in the development of the flare presents a further challenge to the leptonic and hadronic emission models alike. Mrk 421 varied much less at optical and radio wavelengths. Surprisingly, the normalized variability amplitude in optical seems to be comparable to that in radio, perhaps suggesting the presence of different populations of emitting electrons in the jet. The spectral energy distribution of Mrk 421 is seen to vary with flux, with the two characteristic peaks moving toward higher energies at higher fluxes. We have failed to fit the measured SEDs with a one-zone SSC model; introducing additional zones greatly improves the fits. We have derived constraints on the physical properties of the X-ray/gamma-ray flaring regions from the observed variability (and SED) of the source. The implications of the results are discussed.' author: - | M. B[ł]{}ażejowski, G. Blaylock, I. H. Bond, S. M. Bradbury, J. H. Buckley, D. A. Carter-Lewis, O. Celik, P. Cogan, W. Cui, M. Daniel, C. Duke, A. Falcone, D. J. Fegan, S. J. Fegan, J. P. Finley, L. Fortson, S. Gammell, K. Gibbs, G. G. Gillanders, J. Grube, K. Gutierrez, J. Hall, D. Hanna, J. Holder, D. Horan, B. Humensky, G. Kenny, M. Kertzman, D. Kieda, J. Kildea, J. Knapp, K. Kosack, H. Krawczynski, F. Krennrich, M. Lang, S. LeBohec, E. Linton, J. Lloyd-Evans, G. Maier, D. Mendoza, A. Milovanovic, P. Moriarty, T. N. Nagai, R. A. Ong, B. Power-Mooney, J. Quinn, M. Quinn, K. Ragan, P. T. Reynolds, P. Rebillot, H. J. Rose, M. Schroedter, G. H. Sembroski, S. P. Swordy, A. Syson, L. Valcarel, V. V. Vassiliev, S. P. Wakely, G. Walker, T. C. Weekes, R. White, and J. Zweerink,\ and\ B. Mochejska, B. Smith, M. Aller, H. Aller, H. Teräsranta, P. Boltwood, A. Sadun, K. Stanek, E. Adams, J. Foster, J. Hartman, K. Lai, M. Böttcher, A. Reimer, and I. Jung title: 'A Multi-wavelength View of the TeV Blazar Markarian 421: Correlated Variability, Flaring, and Spectral Evolution' --- Introduction ============ Over the past decade or so, one of the most exciting advances in high energy astrophysics has been the detection of sources at TeV energies with ground-based gamma ray facilities (see Weekes 2003 for a recent review). Among the sources detected, blazars are arguably the most intriguing. They represent the only type of active galactic nuclei (AGN) that has been detected at TeV energies (although a 4-$\sigma$ detection of M87 has been reported; Aharonian et al. 2003). To date, there are a total of six firmly established TeV blazars. The emission from a blazar is generally thought to be dominated by radiation from a relativistic jet that is directed roughly along the line of sight (review by Urry & Padovani 1995 and references therein). Relativistic beaming is necessary to keep gamma-ray photons from being significantly attenuated by the surrounding radiation field (via photon-photon pair production). The spectral energy distribution (SED) of TeV blazars invariably shows two characteristic peaks in the $\nu F_{\nu}$ representation, with one located at X-ray energies and the other at TeV energies (Fossati et al. 1998). There seems to be a general correlation between the two SED peaks as the source varies (e.g., Buckley et al. 1996; Catanese et al. 1997; Maraschi et al. 1999; Petry et al. 2000). A popular class of models associates the X-ray emission from a TeV blazar with synchrotron radiation from highly relativistic electrons in the jet and the TeV emission with inverse-Compton scattering of the synchrotron photons by the electrons themselves (i.e., synchrotron self-Compton or SSC for short; Marscher & Gear 1985; Maraschi et al. 1992; Dermer et al. 1992; Sikora et al. 1994; see Böttcher 2002 for a recent review). The SSC models can, therefore, naturally account for the observed X-ray–TeV correlation. Moreover, they have also enjoyed some success in reproducing the measured SEDs. However, the models still face challenges in explaining some of the observed phenomena, such as the presence of “orphan” TeV flares (Krawczynski et al. 2004; Cui et al. 2004). Alternatively, the jet might be energetically dominated by the magnetic field and it is the synchrotron radiation from highly relativistic protons that might be responsible for the observed TeV gamma rays (Aharonian 2000; Mücke et al. 2003). Other hadronic processes have also been considered, including photo-meson production, neutral pion decay, and synchrotron-pair cascading (e.g., Mannheim & Biermann 1992; Mücke et al. 2003), but they are thought to be less important in TeV blazars (Aharonian 2000; Mücke et al. 2003). Another class of hadronic models invokes $pp$ processes, for instance, in the collision between the jet and ambient “clouds” (e.g., Dar & Laor 1997; Beall & Bednarek 1999) or inside the (dense) jet (Pohl & Schlickeiser 2000). In this case, the gamma-ray emission is mainly attributed to the decay of neutral pions produced in the $pp$ interactions. In both classes of hadronic models, the emission at X-ray and longer wavelengths is still attributed to the synchrotron radiation from relativistic electrons (and positrons) in the jet, as in the SSC models. Although the hadronic models may also be able to describe the observed SED of TeV blazars and accommodate the X-ray–TeV correlation, they are generally challenged by the most rapid gamma-ray variabilities observed in TeV blazars (Gaidos et al. 1996). TeV blazars are also known to undergo flaring episodes both at X-ray and TeV energies. The flares have been observed over a wide range of timescales, from months down to less than an hour. The observed X-ray flaring hierarchy seems to imply a scale-invariant physical origin of the flares (Cui 2004; Xue & Cui 2005). Blazar flares are thought to be related to internal shocks in the jet (Rees 1978; Spada et al. 2001), or to the ejection of relativistic plasma into the jet (e.g., Böttcher et al. 1997; Mastichiadis & Kirk 1997). Recently, it is suggested that the flares could also be associated with magnetic reconnection events in a magnetically dominated jet (Lyutikov 2003) and thus they could be similar to solar flares in this regard. Such a model might offer a natural explanation for the hierarchical flaring phenomenon, again in analogy to solar flares. To make further progress on distinguishing the emission models proposed for TeV blazars, we believe that a large amount of simultaneous or contemporaneous data is critically needed over a wide range of flux, especially in the crucial X-ray and TeV bands, for quantifying the SED and spectral variability of a source and for allowing investigations of such important issues as variability timescales, cross-band correlation, spectral variability, spectral hysteresis, etc. Such data are severely lacking at present, despite intense observational efforts over the years. In this paper, we present results from an intensive multi-wavelength monitoring campaign on Mrk 421. This source is the first TeV blazar discovered (Punch et al. 1992) and remains one of the few blazars that can be detected at TeV energies nearly all the time with ground-based imaging atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes (IACTs). Some of the preliminary results have appeared elsewhere (Cui et al. 2004); they are superseded by those presented in this work. We have assumed the following values for the various cosmological parameters: $H=71\mbox{ }km\mbox{ }s^{-1}\mbox{ }Mpc^{-1}$, $\Omega_m=0.27$, and $\Omega_{\Lambda}=0.73$. The corresponding luminosity distance of Mrk 421 ($z=0.031$) is about 129.8 Mpc. Observations and Data Reduction =============================== Gamma-ray Observations ---------------------- From 2003 February to 2004 June, Mrk 421 was observed at TeV energies with the Whipple 10 m Telescope (on Mt. Hopkins, AZ) during each clear night within the dark moon observing periods. The typical exposure time of a nightly observation was 28 minutes, corresponding to one observing run, but more runs were taken on occasion, especially near the end of the campaign (in
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Q: Conversion Error can someone please tell me why i am getting the following error, when i run through my code, im not to sure if its a problem with my sql statement as this seems to be ok, but i added it below so that i can get a second opinion "Conversion failed when converting date/time from character string" public static int GetConveyorProductionCount(string machineNameV, string StartTimeV, string EndTimeV) { try { int count; SqlParameter param01 = new SqlParameter("@param01", SqlDbType.VarChar, 5); param01.Value = machineNameV; SqlParameter param02 = new SqlParameter("@param02", SqlDbType.VarChar, 5); param02.Value = StartTimeV; SqlParameter param03 = new SqlParameter("@param03", SqlDbType.VarChar, 5); param03.Value = EndTimeV; SqlCommand getConveyorProductionSC = new SqlCommand("SELECT cast([" + machineNameV + "] as int) FROM VWCONVEYORPRODUCTION WHERE([DA_TE] BETWEEN @param02 AND @param03)", myConnection); getConveyorProductionSC.Parameters.Add(param01); getConveyorProductionSC.Parameters.Add(param02); getConveyorProductionSC.Parameters.Add(param03); myConnection.Open(); object result = getConveyorProductionSC.ExecuteScalar(); myConnection.Close(); if (result == DBNull.Value) { count = 0; } else { count = Convert.ToInt32(result); } return count; } catch (Exception e) { throw new Exception("Error retrieving the Conveyor production count. Error: " + e.Message); } A: Well aside from the large amount of other problems with this code SqlParameter param02 = new SqlParameter("@param02", SqlDbType.DateTime); param02.Value = StartTimeV; SqlParameter param03 = new SqlParameter("@param03", SqlDbType.DateTime); param03.Value = EndTimeV; Would be a good start Assuming of course the DA_TE column in the table is a datetime? Of course you need to pass them in as DateTimes as well I do commend you for using parameterised queries though. If it was me my code would look something like public static int GetConveyorProductionCount(string machineNameV, DateTime StartTimeV, DateTime EndTimeV) { { using (SqlConnection connection = new SqlConnection(myConnectionString)) { connection.Open(); using(SqlCommand command = new SqlCommand(String.Format(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture, "SELECT cast([{0}] as int) FROM VWCONVEYORPRODUCTION WHERE([DA_TE] BETWEEN @StartDate AND @EndDate)", machineNameV), connection); { command.Parameters.AddWithValue("StartDate",StartTimeV); command.Parameters.AddWithValue("EndDate",EndTimeV); object result = command.ExecuteScalar(); if (result == DBNull.Value) { return 0; } else { return (Int32)result; } } } } Anything you create one the fly that implements IDisposable put inside a using block. Don't unless you are doing explicit transactions, or have connection caching turned off persist Ado.Net db connections. Pass DateTimes as DateTimes Give your variables decent names, param02 doesn't mean anything, and count was misleading. Don't create stuff before you need it The thing you did with exception I personally wouldn't bother trapping in this code, especially simply to throw it again, after throwing all the useful details about the exception away. If you want to do that, define a CustomException, then do throw new MyCustomException("Error retrieving the Conveyor production count.",e); That way we you'll be able to trap this specific exception if you need to, but you'll have the entire exception chain and all the stack traces. Last but not least treat all coding examples including mine, as though they were constructed by the village idiot's thick cousin. :D
Madea's Class Reunion Madea's Class Reunion is a 2003 play, directed, written by, and starring Tyler Perry. The live performance that was released on DVD was taped in Detroit. Plot Tyler Perry's outrageous and tough granny character, Madea, is traveling to the Pandora Hotel, the venue for her 50-year class reunion. Running afoul of the law, Madea still manages to teach valuable lessons amidst the comedy and chaos, addressing the importance of forgiveness and the value of friendship. In addition to Madea, the insane bellboy/bartender, "Dr." Willie Leroy Jones (new character played by Perry), is causing ruckus in the already rowdy hotel before she even arrives. Willie is suffering from an unknown number of Mental illnesses claiming at times to be on lithium, Prozac, and Xanax and is likely criminally insane as he mentions a probation officer. Madea, her daughter Cora, and her colorful crazy neighbor and classmate, Mr. Brown (whose wife from the previous play, Mattie, died from Alzheimer's complications and was cremated) help married couple Corey and Trina Jeffrey (Terrell Carter, Pamela Taylor) come to terms with infidelity. A woman Stephanie (Cheryl "Pepsii" Riley) hurt by years of sexual and chemical torment must give up prostituting herself with her abusive husband (D'Wayne Gardner), and reconcile with her tired elderly mother Emma (Chandra Currelly-Young) who was fired by the evil manager of the Pandora, Anne (Chantel Christopher), who is having an affair with her son's father (Anselmo Gordon) who is married to Cora's friend Diana (Judy Peterson), who is too reliant on her man. While all of this takes place Madea enters with her usual flair and quickly cuts through all the lies and secrets and forces everyone to see their situations in a new light giving aid and advice to all. They save the Jeffrey's marriage through the timely interruption of a would be affair with Anne by forcing the woman away and reminding the husband that he stilled loved his wife. Madea convinces Stephanie to break free of her husband and in so doing gain her independence, her self-respect, and a measure of revenge for all the years of abuse. In so doing Stephanie also reconciles with her mother healing their bond. Throughout Madea battles Anne and during a visit to the spa with Diana reveals the relationship between Anne and Diana's husband. Diana confronts Anne and is shocked to learned she has given the man a child and in response she kicks her husband out of her life and turns her life over to God. In the finale we learn that Emma, a long time employee of the hotel, had spoken to the owner about her previous termination by Anne only to be reminded that her previous purchase of stocks in the company to keep it afloat during a financial crisis had blossomed proving her with an impressive fortune. Citing her cruel treatment of employees and her less than satisfying contact with customers Emma fires Anne much to everyone's delight. Before leaving Madea reveals that Mr. Brown is actually Cora's father much to Cora's then despair. Everyone is shown repairing their relationships as the play ends with a powerful and grateful appeal from the cast to Christ for his aid and his goodness. Cast Madea and Dr. Willie Leroy Jones - Tyler Perry Emma - Chandra Currelley Stephanie - Cheryl Pepsii Riley Brooklyn New York October 18 Mr. Brown - David Mann Diana - Judy Peterson Vero Beach Florida October 26 Cora - Tamela J. Mann Corey - Terrell Carter Buffalo New York August 14 Trina - Pam Taylor Ann - Chantell Christopher Greenwood South Carolina October 17 Horace -D'Wayne Gardner Clarence -Anselmo Gordon Brooklyn New York November 13 Victor - Ahmad Jamal McGhee Atlanta Georgia October 29 Musical numbers "Someday" – Cora "Gospel Medley" – Brown, Emma and Cora "One More Chance" – Trina "I Need Thee" – Emma "What If I Did?" – Corey "Taking My Life Back" – Stephanie "My Man" – Diana "You Can Make It (Through The Night)" – Diana, Cora, Emma, Stephanie, Corey and Trina External links Category:Class reunions in popular culture Category:Plays by Tyler Perry Category:African-American plays Category:2003 plays
How Claude Davis raised awareness of First Financial Bank across state lines By: | 1:53pm EDT August 28, 2013 Shortly after he began with First Financial Bank some nine years ago, Claude Davis felt so strongly about building brand awareness that each year he and his team engaged a study to measure the awareness of the bank in each of the states where it operates. The year-to-year report showed the progress — and the momentum the bank was achieving. “We did a lot of work,” says Davis, who is CEO, president and chairman of the bank. “It has been about constant marketing, constant awareness building and the consistency and the look and feel of the brand.” The payoff has been impressive. The bank has locations in Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana. With 1,400 employees and company revenue of about $300 million, Davis has been leading a significant expansion for the bank since 2008. In Indiana, awareness has increased from less than 10 percent to 53 percent. It’s a similar story in Ohio where the bank went from less than 10 percent awareness to almost 50 percent. Here’s how Davis builds awareness for First Financial Bank in a highly competitive industry. Go for innovation With 20 local banking centers, 90 consecutive quarters of profitability and the continuation of a 100 percent dividend payout ratio, it’s no surprise that Davis’ leadership has garnered praise across the banking industry for his efforts to grow the bank despite an economy in the doldrums. If you had to pick the “must haves” to grow your business, innovation has to be among them. “One of the real changes in the business is that you have to be focused on really being more innovative as a company,” Davis says. That focus, which is becoming more 24/7 every day with the Internet and smartphones, has been spawned by the rapid advances in technology. While you can keep up with competitors and offer every product they do, it only goes so far. “You always have to be in touch with what the competition is doing,” he says. “We certainly don’t have a lock on good ideas.” There are a lot of people in the industry who are very innovative and develop interesting ideas that you may choose to follow. “You have to think about it and look at all aspects and say, ‘What is the best thing for our client, and what can we offer?’ “The challenge is also being in touch with the technology companies that serve the banking industry,” Davis says, “and to make sure you are drawing the connection between your client and what is being developed in the industry — and deciding when is the right time to offer that as part of your product suite.” It’s not a good idea to second-guess consumers on the subject of technology and online banking. “Our younger clients start out very electronic-based and just grow with that,” he says. “But what we are finding with our more mature clients is that they are adopting the electronic form of banking more quickly than I would say is common wisdom — and it is because of the ease-of-use. Secondly, with the introduction of mobile banking and smartphones, we are all very comfortable now making transactions online. The rate of adoption is increasing among all our clients.” Adopt a ‘client first’ model If innovation is among the “must haves,” another requirement involves exceptional customer service. To stand out against your competitors, think about how you base your decisions. “All our decisions have to be based on the client,” Davis says. “We believe we have to be a client-intimate oriented company. We call it being ‘client first’ in our operating model.” It means taking care of all your customers without any favoritism. It has to cut across every business line. “For us, that’s from small business to large corporate clients to individuals and in the individual states from those who were maybe just establishing bank accounts and bank business to those who are high net worth and who really need investment advice and stated advice,” he says. “You try to serve that full-spectrum and serve all of them in a very personalized way.” To stay in touch with both consumers and developers, it takes doing your own research and tapping into industry research. “Talk to your own clients about how they want to be served, what products they would like and more importantly, what delivery channels they want to use to interact with you. “So if you are a consumer client, you want to be able to interact with your bank whenever and however you want to interact,” Davis says. “We have every touch point covered as well as we are continuously asking consumers what do we not have in our products that they would like to see.” First Financial launched a product called Panorama by which users can assemble their accounts from all their banks and credit cards on one online site. Such a step requires some stepping out of the comfort zone for a company. “It is our recognition that while we would like everybody to do business only with us, we understand that that is not the case with most consumers,” Davis says. Blend the cultures in acquisitions A third “must have” to employ during the growth efforts pertains to acquisitions. While such growth was often thought to be only in the realm of large companies, small and midsize companies are taking successful ventures into the once-exclusive territory. The focus, not surprisingly, is that the cultures of the two or more businesses are aligned. First Financial Bank has had five acquisitions since 2009, three in Indiana and two in Ohio. The company also has a long history dating back to the 1980s of doing more than 20 acquisitions in Indiana and Ohio. “Cultural integration is the most important part of that process,” Davis says. “It is not the data processing conversion. It is not the financial metrics. It’s how well you integrate the associates of the company you are buying and how well you integrate the clients that are a part of that company you’re buying and making both feel like your company is a better place for them to be. “Be open and willing to say that they may do something better in one or more areas than you do, and you decide to adopt that practice,” he says. “When you take that attitude, then you create a foundation and a trust level between the two organizations that says you really do value the merger process and it is not just a function of you want to buy their assets and move on. “Begin with openness: ‘Look, we’re going to take the best of both and not make assumptions, just because we may be the buyer, everything we do may not be better than what the seller has been doing.’” It takes time. It can sometimes take a few years to work through that process to really have everyone feeling like they are equal partners in the newly combined company. “It takes a couple of years typically for that process to occur and to leave behind what that company used to be,” Davis says. “There is typically a lot of loyalty and pride that is built up in that prior company that doesn’t just leave you in three, six or nine months.” How to reach: First Financial Bank, (877) 322-9530 or www.bankatfirst.com
Introduction {#eji3970-sec-0010} ============ Testicular cancer is the most common tumor among young men of 20--34 years of age and is increasing in incidence [1](#eji3970-bib-0001){ref-type="ref"}. Testicular germ cell tumors (TGCTs) account for the majority of testicular cancers and consist predominantly of classical seminomas and nonseminomatous germ cell testicular tumors (NSGCTTs). Seminomas are morphologically homogeneous whilst NSGCTTs are more heterogeneous and can be composed of multiple components including embryonic carcinoma, choriocarcinoma cells and teratoma [2](#eji3970-bib-0002){ref-type="ref"}. In addition, some testicular germ cell tumors can contain both seminoma and NSGCTT elements and these are classified as mixed germ cell tumors (mGCTs). All post‐pubertal TGCTs are thought to originate from a pre‐invasive lesion termed germ cell neoplasia in situ (GCNIS) [3](#eji3970-bib-0003){ref-type="ref"}. Genome‐wide expression profiling studies suggest that GCNIS cells are derived from pluripotent gonocytes that have survived within the post‐natal testis [4](#eji3970-bib-0004){ref-type="ref"}, [5](#eji3970-bib-0005){ref-type="ref"} and subsequent post‐pubertal signals from surrounding somatic cells may initiate the development of an invasive tumor. Cancer/testis antigens (CTAg) are proteins that are expressed in germ cells but are usually silenced in somatic cells [6](#eji3970-bib-0006){ref-type="ref"}. They include the melanoma‐associated antigen (MAGE) family and NY‐ESO‐1 antigen which are attractive candidates for cancer vaccine trials and adoptive cellular immunotherapy [7](#eji3970-bib-0007){ref-type="ref"}, [8](#eji3970-bib-0008){ref-type="ref"}, [9](#eji3970-bib-0009){ref-type="ref"}. Importantly, CTAg expression is observed in many tumor subtypes and incomplete clonal deletion of CTAg reactive thymocytes in the thymus can lead to the development of CTAg‐specific T‐cell responses [10](#eji3970-bib-0010){ref-type="ref"}, [11](#eji3970-bib-0011){ref-type="ref"}, [12](#eji3970-bib-0012){ref-type="ref"}. Study of CTAg expression in testicular cancer has revealed that MAGE‐A family proteins are expressed frequently in classical seminoma and seminomatous elements of mGCTs but are generally absent in GCNIS [13](#eji3970-bib-0013){ref-type="ref"}, [14](#eji3970-bib-0014){ref-type="ref"}, [15](#eji3970-bib-0015){ref-type="ref"}, [16](#eji3970-bib-0016){ref-type="ref"}, [17](#eji3970-bib-0017){ref-type="ref"}, [18](#eji3970-bib-0018){ref-type="ref"}, [19](#eji3970-bib-0019){ref-type="ref"}, [20](#eji3970-bib-0020){ref-type="ref"}. Conversely NY‐ESO‐1 expression is limited to pre‐invasive GCNIS [21](#eji3970-bib-0021){ref-type="ref"} and is usually negative in both seminoma and NSGCTT [16](#eji3970-bib-0016){ref-type="ref"}, [17](#eji3970-bib-0017){ref-type="ref"}, [18](#eji3970-bib-0018){ref-type="ref"} indicating a pattern of downregulation during transition to carcinoma. As testicular cancer is itself a germ cell tumor we investigated if cellular immunity against CTAg proteins develops in patients with testicular tumors. We find that strong CD8^+^ and CD4^+^ CTAg‐specific T‐cell responses are indeed found in many patients and that the global memory T‐cell pool is also substantially increased at diagnosis. The magnitude of CTAg‐specific responses decreases substantially after treatment and coincides with a reduction in the T‐cell memory pool. These data indicate that natural CTAg‐specific immunity is established in many patients with testicular cancer and comprises a population of short‐lived effector T cells that persist poorly in the absence of antigen. Results {#eji3970-sec-0020} ======= Spontaneous T‐cell responses against MAGE‐A proteins develop in many patients with testicular cancer {#eji3970-sec-0030} ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Forty‐five patients with a diagnosis of testicular cancer were recruited prior to orchidectomy or within 2 weeks of the operation. PBMCs were stimulated with overlapping peptide pools derived from CTAg proteins prior to analysis using IFN‐γ ELISPOT assay. T‐cell responses were determined against peptide pools representing MAGE‐A1, MAGE‐A3, MAGE‐A4 and NY‐ESO‐1 and were examined in all patients as well as 17 age‐matched male donors. T‐cell responses against MAGE proteins were observed in many patients with testicular cancer. A representative ELISPOT is shown in Fig. [1](#eji3970-fig-0001){ref-type="fig"}A. Specifically, T‐cell responses to MAGE‐A1 were detected in 17% (1/6) and 31% (9/29) of patients with mixed germ cell tumors (mGCT) and seminoma respectively but were absent in patients with non‐seminomatous germ cell testicular tumors (NSGCTT) (Fig. [1](#eji3970-fig-0001){ref-type="fig"}B). MAGE‐A3‐specific responses were detected in patients across all testicular tumor types (Fig. [1](#eji3970-fig-0001){ref-type="fig"}C) with 31% (9/29) of seminoma, 50% (3/6) of mGCT and 30% (3/10) of NSGCTT patients demonstrating an immune response to this protein. MAGE‐A4 responses were detected in 28% (8/29) of seminoma and 33% (2/6) of mGCT patients (Fig. [1](#eji3970-fig-0001){ref-type="fig"}D), but were not identified in patients with NSGCTT. Interestingly, NY‐ESO‐1‐specific T‐cell responses were undetectable in all TGCT patients examined, irrespective of the tumor subtype (Fig. [1](#eji3970-fig-0001){ref-type="fig"}E). The majority of patients and healthy donors responded to the CEFT positive control (Fig. [1](#eji3970-fig-0001){ref-type="fig"}F). Overall, CTAg‐specific T‐cell responses were detectable in 44% (20/45) of patients prior to adjuvant therapy. ![Enumeration of CTAg‐specific T cells in testicular cancer patients and healthy male donors. (A) Representative IFN‐γ ELISPOTs from a healthy male donor and a seminoma patient are shown. PBMCs were stimulated with overlapping peptides spanning the full length of the CTAg protein indicated. Each spot represents a single antigen‐specific IFN‐γ secreting cell. Cells stimulated with DMSO alone served as a negative control and a CEFT peptide pool was used as a positive control. Computational analysis was used to count the spots in each well. (B‐F) Scatter dot plots show the frequency of (B) MAGE‐A1, (C) MAGE‐A3, (D) MAGE‐A4**,** (E) NY‐ESO‐1**,** and **(F)** CEFT**‐**specific T cells in healthy donors (*n* = 17) and patients with NSGCTT (*n* = 10), mGCT (*n* = 6) and seminoma (*n* = 29). Each point represents the mean adjusted value of 2 replicates for each individual patient and is expressed as the frequency of CTAg‐specific T cells /10^6^ PBMCs. Dashed lines represent the threshold for a positive response. (G) An overview of MAGE‐A‐specific responses in TGCT patients by tumor type, showing the number of patients exhibiting a positive response to 1, 2, or all 3 MAGE‐A antigens. Data shown were generated from the indicated number of donor samples for each group.](EJI-47-1232-g001){#eji3970-fig-0001} Further analysis revealed that a substantial proportion of patients with seminoma and mGCT exhibited a T‐cell immune response against multiple MAGE‐A family proteins (Fig. [1](#eji3970-fig-0001){ref-type="fig"}G). In particular, of those exhibiting at least one response, 50% (7/14) of patients with seminoma and 66% (2/3) of patients with mGCT had responses to at least 2 of the 3 MAGE‐A family antigens that were examined. In contrast, NSGCTT patients generated responses against only the MAGE‐A3 protein. Interestingly, analysis of the immune response in relation to clinical parameters revealed that all NSGCTT patients with a MAGE‐A3 directed immune response had evidence of metastatic disease outside the testis. There was no association between the frequency or magnitude of CTAg‐specific responses and tumor stage in patients with seminoma or mGCT (data not shown). MAGE‐specific T cells comprise both CD4^+^ and CD8^+^ T cells and demonstrate a Th1 cytotoxic phenotype {#eji3970-sec-0040} ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- In order to further characterize the CTAg‐specific immune response we next went on to define the T‐cell subtype and effector function in a group of patients with an established MAGE‐specific response (*n* = 10). PBMCs were stimulated with overlapping peptides in short‐term cultures and then intracellular cytokine staining was used to examine IFN‐γ and TNF‐α production (Fig. [2](#eji3970-fig-0002){ref-type="fig"}A). As expected given their previous identification through IFN‐γ ELISPOT, all patients demonstrated intracellular IFN‐γ production following peptide stimulation (data not shown). However, it was noteworthy that all patients also exhibited a high frequency of MAGE‐specific cells which produced TNF‐α but not IFN‐γ and this IFN‐γ^−^TNF‐α^+^ phenotype was more pronounced within the CD8^+^ T‐cell compartment (Fig. [2](#eji3970-fig-0002){ref-type="fig"}B). The frequency of MAGE‐specific CD8^+^ T cells was 6‐fold greater than MAGE‐specific CD4^+^ T cells, yet a strong positive relationship within individual donors was observed (r = 0.7697, *p* = 0.0156) (Fig. [2](#eji3970-fig-0002){ref-type="fig"}C) suggesting the development of a coordinated CD4^+^ and CD8^+^ T‐cell response against such antigens. ![Effector function of MAGE‐A‐specific CD4^+^ and CD8^+^ T cells stimulated with overlapping 15mer peptides. IFN‐γ and TNF‐α production was assessed on both CD4^+^ and CD8^+^ T cells by intracellular cytokine staining following restimulation with overlapping peptides in a cohort of patients demonstrating a positive IFN‐γ ELISPOT (*n* = 10). **(A)** A representative flow cytometry density plot demonstrating the gating strategy used to determine the subset of IFN‐γ^+^TNF‐α^−^, IFN‐γ^−^TNF‐α^+^ and IFN‐γ^+^TNF‐α^+^ T cells following pepmix stimulation is shown. (B) The mean proportion of CD4^+^ and CD8^+^ T cells within each cytokine subset was determined and is represented as a percentage of the total CD4^+^ or CD8^+^ T‐cell pool. Error bars represent SEM. (C) The correlation between the proportion of cytokine‐secreting CD4^+^ T cells and CD8^+^ T cells. Each symbol represents an individual patient and spearman\'s rank correlation coefficient (r) and significance (p) are reported. **(D)** The proportion of CD107a‐expressing CD8^+^ T cells within subsets of IFN‐γ^+^TNF‐α^+^ and IFN‐γ^−^TNF‐α^+^ cells in response to peptide stimulation. All data excluding (A) are pooled from 10 independent experiments. Data shown as mean + SEM. Data analyzed by Mann--Whitney test, \*\**p* \< 0.01.](EJI-47-1232-g002){#eji3970-fig-0002} Finally, we determined the cytotoxic capacity of CD8^+^ T cells using CD107a surface mobilization as a marker of degranulation, and analyzed this in relation to the cytokine secretion profile. Importantly, although the majority of IFN‐γ^+^TNF‐α^+^ and IFN‐γ^−^TNF‐α^+^ CD8^+^ T cells demonstrated surface mobilization of CD107a in response to peptide stimulation (mean: 97.5% vs. 85.3%) (Fig. [2](#eji3970-fig-0002){ref-type="fig"}D), nearly 15% of the latter subset failed to undergo degranulation (*p* = 0.0054). MAGE‐specific CD8^+^ T cells can be identified through staining with immunodominant pMHC‐I multimers {#eji3970-sec-0050} ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Following identification of MAGE‐specific CD8^+^ T cells through cytokine production we next investigated if CTAg‐specific T cells could be identified through the use of staining with HLA‐peptide dextramers containing immunodominant peptides from MAGE‐A1, MAGE‐A3, MAGE‐A4 and/or NY‐ESO‐1/LAGE‐1 (Table [1](#eji3970-tbl-0001){ref-type="table-wrap"}). Freshly isolated PBMCs were expanded with peptide for 10 days prior to dextramer staining (Fig. [3](#eji3970-fig-0003){ref-type="fig"}A) and a positive response was reported when the frequency of MAGE‐specific T cells
Mowtowr-e Abdol Naser Kelekeli Mowtowr-e Abdol Naser Kelekeli (, also Romanized as Mowtowr-e ʿAbdoln Naşer Kelkelī) is a village in Howmeh Rural District, in the Central District of Iranshahr County, Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 48, in 10 families. References Category:Populated places in Iranshahr County
Moling of Luachair Moling of Luachair, Irish cleric and poet, fl. 695. The Annals of Tigernach relate that upon the death of King Fínsnechta Fledach mac Dúnchada, Mo Ling Luachra do-rigni in rand-so ar Fínachta/Moling of Luachair made this stave on Finachta:: To this, Adomnán of Iona responded: This in turn generated a final verse from Moling: External links http://www.ucc.ie/celt/published/G100002/index.html http://www.ucc.ie/celt/published/T100002A/text011.html Category:Medieval Irish poets Category:7th-century Irish writers Category:7th-century Irish poets Category:Irish male poets Category:Irish-language writers
Q: For the long-term evolution of atmosphere/orbit, when is perihelion more important than mean distance? When we want to figure out the long-term evolution of a planet's atmosphere/orbit, when is perihelion more important than mean distance? E.g. some processes (like Jeans Escape and escape of atmospheres) are disproportionately affected during perihelion (point of closest approach) rather than during aphelion. A: Well, you basically answered your own question- The more elliptical an orbit, the more pronounced the perihelion-only effects are. For planets, I don't think any have orbits so elliptical that it matters very much. Comets, on the other hand... I think outgassing is so pronounced for comets whose perihelion is in the inner Solar System that it actually affects their orbits, not just their atmospheres (er, tails).
Management of the first-time lateral patellar dislocation. Little guidance exists on the management of the first-time patellar dislocation. The aim of this article was to review current guidance for management of this condition. Recent meta-analyses, systematic reviews and current consensus documents relating to first-time patellar dislocation were sourced. An instructional lecture was then created and delivered at the acute knee injuries session at the British Orthopaedic Association 2019 annual conference, which was presented on behalf of the British Association for Surgery of the Knee. This article has been written based on this lecture. There is a paucity of literature relating to management of the first-time patellar dislocation. Many studies are of poor design, with inadequate follow-up, making it difficult to draw conclusions from them. However, based upon available information and consensus from working groups it is recommended that patients presenting with first-time dislocation should be assessed to ensure they have not sustained an alternative or associated injury that may require surgical intervention, be assessed and counselled for the risk of recurrent dislocation, and be referred for initial conservative treatment. Surgical stabilisation should be reserved for patients with recurrent instability. Most patients with a first-time patellar dislocation can be managed conservatively, having excluded associated injuries. Due to the poor quality of the literature, care must be taken interpreting the results of studies. It is clear that further research is required in this field.
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Primrose Azelhart Primrose Azelhart is a fictional character in the 2018 video game Octopath Traveler, where she serves as one of its eight protagonists. Concept and creation Primrose was created for the 2018 video game Octopath Traveler. She is a dancer who is seeking information on and revenge for the murder of her father. Primrose is described by sound producer Yasunori Nishiki as having a femininity that exudes sadness and melancholy. Primrose's story is themed around revenge, but the creators wanted to create a sense of wistfulness as well for her music theme.They added metallic sounds to the theme to represent a desert setting. She is voiced by Laura Post in the English version of Octopath Traveler. She and fellow Octopath protagonist Olberic were made playable in the first demo due to their relative proximity to other characters and for them showing the appeal of the game's mechanics best. Appearances Primrose appears in Octopath Traveler, as one of eight characters that players can choose to select from the start. If they do not select her to start, they must later recruit her. Primrose, along with Olberic, appears in Final Fantasy Record Keeper. Reception Primrose has received mixed reception. Brittany Vincent of SyFy Wire called her the "video game heroine" of July 2018, calling her personality and story unique. Mat Smith of Engadget felt her story was the highlight of the game, while Zach Wilkerson of RPGFan felt her story was "mishandled and ultimately fizzled." Kirk Hamilton of Kotaku found her story to be interesting but cliched, while Katharine Castle of Rock, Paper, Shotgun felt her story had been seen "a dozen times before." Brian Gilbert of Polygon felt her story was the most compelling and the most bearable to have in the party, while Neal Ronaghan of Nintendo World Report considered her a highlight of the cast. Scott Clay of RPGFan called her "beautiful and deadly," giving her an award during the website' game of the year awards. Edwin Evans-Thirlwell of Eurogamer found her gameplay mechanic of seducing people to help her in battle to be problematic due to Primrose's backstory of misogyny and sex trafficking. Jess Joho called her a "grotesque cliche," criticizing the writers for using "women's trauma to give a thin character some semblance of personality or depth," while noting that this element is forgotten during lighthearted moments. Joho also finds issue with the relative darkness of her story compared to the relatively "rosy" stories of everyone else. References Category:Female characters in video games Category:Square Enix protagonists Category:Video game characters introduced in 2018
One of the finest baroque concert disks in decades. No matter how many recordings of this music you may already have, if you buy one Baroque music disk this year, let it be this one ... see Full Review John Hawkins’ music is distinguished by its innate sense of sincerity and craftsmanship.[CT] Sincere, honest and impeccably written … accessible, communicative … likely to appeal to larger audiences. Well worth looking for. [HC]… see Full Review Review IndexesBy Label Select a label and all reviews are listed in Catalogue orderBy MasterworkLinks from composer names (eg Sibelius) are to resource pages with links to the review indexes for the individual works as well as other resources.
THE FINE ART OF FIRECRACKERS Growing up in the Mystery Box-land that is Providence, RI, it has always been a special treat to await the festivities that are annually celebrated on one larger than life day here in the United States, Independence Day. The Fourth of July. I grew up near a beach, so in actuality it was the eve of the Fourth, on the night of the Third of July that was the real party, with everyone making bonfires along the beach, and lighting more illegal fireworks than could be imagined. . Nothing goes better with fireworks than liquor and bonfires on a beach . The actual day of the Fourth was always reserved more for cookouts, seafood boils, parades and hangovers, with fireworks generally relegated to the larger displays by the local municipalities or baseball stadiums, and whatever scant few firecrackers were still unlit from the night before by the plebeians were casually used—making for an occasional pop and crack here and there throughout the day and night. Fireworks in RI and MA were illegal. You needed to have someone run a trip up to New Hampshire and fill the trunk of their car, a flatbed, or the back of their truck with enough to satisfy families, friends and seemingly, entire neighborhoods. I can’t recall anyone ever being arrested for using fireworks, as it seemed that unless you really put folks in harm’s way, the local law enforcement looked the other way and enjoyed the spectacle like everyone else. Oh, and did I forget to mention that we had a family friend who was a policeman, and he usually supplied us with loads of firework every year. . Get your illegal fireworks here! . The laws for firework use in the United States has always been a touchy mess of a state by state thing. Sort of like marijuana. I remember that sparklers, black snakesand poppers were always fine to have around, but in many states, for anything larger strict local approval was needed. . Sparklers are fun until you discover the good stuff… . Speaking of black snakes, after you lit them, the payoff was always highly disappointing. Instead of what the artwork depicted you would unleash upon a terrified crowd: a long, fierce and venomous, creepy snake-like object, you usually ended up with a short, harmlessly ineffective, grey turd. . . State by state, the sale of fireworks for consumer use dwindled to fewer and fewer states, realizing that the extra taxes and profits to be made outweighed any safety concerns. Then in June of 2010, the ban was lifted in RI, as it had been in so many states before, and fireworks were made legal to sell and use by consumers. Stores large and small throughout the state scrambled to stock fireworks for the oncoming 4th, and everywhere you saw hand-made signs happily supplying the punters willing to shell out a few clams, all manner of exploding thrill. A glorious time was to be had for all—except of course for the sensitive ears of babies, pets and anyone else who had a particular disdain for this incendiary nastiness. Me, I have always been drawn to the sparkle and boom of the tiny joy of individual gunpowder delights. I even lit packs of them off many times while appearing onstage in a band! Having had many a small firecracker blow off in my fingers, I was as comfortable with firecrackers as I was reading comic books. It was not a pleasant experience for the fingers, but seemed to be a one of the rituals of growing up. A typical pack of firecrackers, still wrapped . We called even the smallest of firecrackers “salutes,” especially the small ones that came in packs, but in actually, the term is usually used more for the larger devices that we also often obtained—and believe me, these were not something you want to have explode near your fingers, head or body: cherry bombs, M-80s, quarter sticks, half sticks, and though you would now be getting into serious dynamite territory, full sticks. I think about it now I have to say I was extremely lucky that nothing serious ever happened, so please—don’t do what I did! The earliest use of fireworks are attributed to the Chinese during the Han Dynasty (206 B.C.-220 A.D.) who had discovered that the air pockets in bamboo would explode when thrown into a fire and left for a length of time. The Chinese name for firecracker is Baozhu, which means “exploding bamboo”. . Ancient Chinese bamboo firework . The Chinese retained this name because once you had the invention of gunpowder and used it for a rolled up firecracker, you still had something that looked like a small bamboo-like object. The use of them originally was for scaring off evil spirits. Tied packs of these small firecrackers were then introduced, and for the most part until the 80’s, were still handmade low tech devices using black powder, and later flash powder, for the explosive part. Much of the appeal for myself, was always the artwork on a pack of firecrackers, calling me to a world of strange enchantment filled with danger or exotic travels, with the most famous of all firecracker art being theBlack Cat brand. Here then, are small few of my favorite jewels of the pyrotechnics industry. This is a tiny fraction of the number I could easily share with you. These are mostly of the vintage variety, but some, as you can see, are more recent styles, and the images should speak for themselves. So, as you enjoy this delirious art of the “big bang,” please sit back and raise a glass of celebration to the multitude of fireworks workers that have toiled since the 7th century, all for our simple fun and merry joy.
Jones is a horrible prospect. So slow. No instincts. Not a natural football player. Can't catch. Only thing he's got going for him is size._________________[2015 Adopt-A-Patriot]:#17 - Aaron Dobson Rec:13 Yards:141 TDs:0Status:IR'd. All but gone...
Q: How to iterate over a nested TreeMap without creating temporary Objects I'm working on a nGrams, and I'm using a nested TreeMap kind of datastructure to store the ngrams. The template for Quadgrams looks like this. public TreeMap<String, TreeMap<String, TreeMap<String, TreeMap<String, Integer>>>> ngramWordCounter; The problem is arising when i'm trying to dump it to a file, basically i'm iterating over keySet of first map, and then into the keymap of the second and so on and so forth. As a result a lot of temporary objects are created and i'm getting GCOverlimitExceeded Error. The code snippet for iterating is as follows, for(String key: ((Quadgram)quadgram).ngramWordCounter.keySet()) { for(String key1: ((Quadgram)quadgram).ngramWordCounter.get(key).keySet()) { for(String key2: ((Quadgram)quadgram).ngramWordCounter.get(key).get(key1).keySet()) { for(String key3:((Quadgram)quadgram).ngramWordCounter.get(key).get(key1).get(key2).keySet()) { //Do something } } } } Is there a better way to iterate over this list without creating temporary objects? A: New objects won't be created. new references will be created. Map returns reference to key in keyset. Use this reference to explore this concept or you can read java tutorials about this concept. I prefer following way to iterate map is for (Map.Entry<String, String> entry : map.entrySet()) { String key = entry.getKey(); String value = entry.getValue(); // process key and value }
What Do Your Taxes Pay For? Tip: Mid May. If the government had raised taxes enough to cover federal borrowing, we would have had to work until May 6 just to cover the tax bill. Source: Tax Foundation, 2018 Taxes are one of the biggest budget items for most taxpayers, yet many have no idea what they’re getting for their money. In 2017, as in recent years, Americans spent more on taxes than on groceries, clothing, and shelter combined. In fact, we worked until late April just to earn enough money to pay our taxes. So what do all those weeks of work get us?1 Fast Fact: In the Hole. In fiscal 2018, the federal government will spend $804 billion more than it collects in revenue. The government borrows the funds it needs to cover this shortfall by selling Treasury securities and savings bonds. Source: Congressional Budget Office, 2018 The accompanying chart breaks down the $3.95 trillion in federal spending for 2017 into major categories. By far, the biggest category is Social Security, which consumes one-fourth of the budget. Income security, which includes food assistance and unemployment compensation, takes another 13%. Defense and related items take 15% of the budget, and 28% goes to Medicare and health programs.2 Pieces of the Federal Pie More than 60% of 2017 federal spending was used for Social Security, Medicare, defense, and related programs. Source: Pew Research Center, 2018 Tax Foundation, 2018 Pew Research Center, 2018 The content is developed from sources believed to be providing accurate information. The information in this material is not intended as tax or legal advice. It may not be used for the purpose of avoiding any federal tax penalties. Please consult legal or tax professionals for specific information regarding your individual situation. This material was developed and produced by FMG Suite to provide information on a topic that may be of interest. FMG Suite is not affiliated with the named broker-dealer, state- or SEC-registered investment advisory firm. The opinions expressed and material provided are for general information, and should not be considered a solicitation for the purchase or sale of any security. Copyright 2019 FMG Suite. Quick Links Check the background of your financial professional on FINRA's BrokerCheck. The content is developed from sources believed to be providing accurate information. The information in this material is not intended as tax or legal advice. Please consult legal or tax professionals for specific information regarding your individual situation. Some of this material was developed and produced by FMG Suite to provide information on a topic that may be of interest. FMG Suite is not affiliated with the named representative, broker - dealer, state - or SEC - registered investment advisory firm. The opinions expressed and material provided are for general information, and should not be considered a solicitation for the purchase or sale of any security.
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U.S. Pat. No. 7,682,117 B2 discusses an isolating holder for connecting a fuel distributor rail of a fuel injection system for the direct injection of fuel into an internal combustion engine, in order to reduce the transmission of noise and structure-borne noise from the fuel distributor rail to the engine structure, by realizing an elastic decoupling. The advantage is a reduction in the audible noise of the fuel distributor rail. Clamping elements are provided, which face each other, serve as pretension delimiters and have a damping ring made of an elastomer assigned in each case. In the fastening, the axial pretensioning excursion is delimited via a gap between the clamping elements. In the holder from U.S. Pat. No. 7,682,117 B2, it is therefore possible to use two annular elastomeric components in conjunction with two metal sleeves for the damping, while the pretension is restricted. The restriction is adjustable via the predefined gap. The gap is bridged in the screw fitting, and the annular elastomeric components are pretensioned. As soon as the metal sleeves reach a hard stop, the additional screw pretension is no longer introduced into the elastomeric components but rather into the metal components. This protects the elastomeric components against overexpansion and against failure when the tightening torques are too high. However, the holder from U.S. Pat. No. 7,682,177 B2 has the disadvantage that due to the tolerances of the individual components of the elastomer components and the metal sleeves, especially with regard to the height dimensions, tolerance-related variances in the prestretching come about in the elastomer components in the assembled state. In particular when the elastomer components are implemented as thin-layer elastomer components, they are very sensitive with regard to this tolerance chain, which causes the dimensional play to be lost. For the maximum boundary samples pretensioned the most for tolerance-related reasons are especially at risk of tearing, whereas the corresponding minimum boundary samples result in a clamping force that is too low with respect to a holder body. On the other hand, the use of elastomer components having random flexibility is also disadvantageous because this results in higher, quasi-statistical displacements of the fuel distributor and the fuel injectors with regard to the introduction of operating forces, which in turn leads to higher wear at the seals, especially at the seals with respect to a fuel injector. In addition, there is the disadvantage that a tangential movement of the elastomer material toward the rigid metal surface occurs at the boundary layers between the elastomer components and the metal sleeves. This results in heavy abrasion of the elastomer at the contact surfaces, and thus to a high risk of failure.
Monthly Archives: November 2015 Remember “RoboCop,” Paul Verhoeven’s landmark sci-fi thriller movie? A future monolithic corporation controls a crime-infested Detroit. It transforms a dead police officer into a cybernetic law-enforcement “unit” called RoboCop. The cyborg hero devastates urban criminality, and soon the streets are safe.[1] RoboCop is little more than an cybernetic enforcement drone; the remains of his humanity is an open question. Well, science fiction, warts and all, sometimes gives us as good an eye on the present as on the future, even though its plot and characters may be weak or its tone juvenile. Such stories often point to the problems of the present in the guise of a technically advanced future. “Robocop” is something more than human, but he is also dehumanized by his cyber-mechanization. His modus operandi is always overpowering force of violence – a high-tech old west “shoot first and ask questions later” modality. However, in the real world cops are people too. The death of Albuquerque police officer Daniel Webster, after being shot in a routine traffic stop, occurred in the context of widespread public criticism of the excessive use of force and high rate of killings by Albuquerque police in the previous decade. The Department seemed in seriously dysfunctional when a Justice Department investigation led to specific requirements for reform. Yet, the community energetically rallied around Officer Webster and his family while he lay struggling to live. Community support grew even stronger when Officer Webster died a few days after the shooting. People came forward and lauded him as a true hero, a “guardian angel” who had gone above and beyond the official duties of his job whenever he had the opportunity to help people in need. Officer Webster, a combat veteran, evidently was widely recognized for being a true peace officer. The growing trend toward drone cops, completely isolated from the people, is the exact opposite. Officer Webster seemed an exception to the emerging rule in policing. Today, drone bombings and missile attacks on human “targets” abroad have proliferated on the presumption that “suspicious activity” may involve terrorists in Yemen, Afghanistan, or elsewhere. The adaptation of that mental model of operating in “conflict zones” to police practices by civilian “law enforcement” is well underway, although fundamentally flawed. At the same time, presidential “hit lists” must give us pause, even if the targets are overseas. In so-called “targeted killing,” – a term that conjures images of precision, likely unjustified – pretty much everyone near the target is defined as “the enemy” unless proven otherwise. So called “collateral damage” is widespread, though under-reported via re-definition. Children in Yemen are called “terrorists in training” by drone operators at their stations back in Nevada. At what point in the militarization of domestic law enforcement do neighborhoods become “combat zones,” and to what extent, does enforcement take the place of law? And what is the result? What is the effect of local police in the U.S. adopting the combat model of operations? Clearly, it is already happening in various jurisdictions around the “homeland.”[2] We’ve seen some of the result already. The destruction of small villages in Yemen, killing innocent civilians, is analogous to the excessive use of force and indiscriminate shooting of civilians on city streets across the “homeland.” As dangerous as drones over our cities and towns may become for aviation, no less to civil liberties and human rights, an even more dangerous “dronification” is happening to police officers themselves. They are being turned into Drone Cops. To understand what a drone cop is, consider the contrast with the traditional concept of law enforcement and the role of peace officer in communities. Traditional peace officers were members of their community tasked with assuring the safety and security of the citizenry. They knew their neighbors. What distinguishes a drone from a manned aircraft? It is the pilot of course. Yes, on-the-ground operators do “pilot” the drones. The technology of “unmanned aerial vehicles” (UAVs) allows for two possible tasks: surveillance and targeted killing. Perhaps inadvertently, they sometimes bomb wedding parties and other innocent gatherings. This may be due to “faulty intelligence” (weak electronic information compounded by cavalier attitudes about who may be defined as an “enemy”). But it is also caused by a blurring of definitions of “enemy” vs. “civilian.” A similar blurring results as police are dehumanized and become Drone Cops, who also have come to have just two tasks: surveillance and targeting for violence too often involving killing. The idea, for example, that any Afghan male who seems to be of an age suitable for military service is to be predefined as a “terrorist” unless subsequent to his death he is proven otherwise, is beyond Kafka in its absurdity. But it is convenient for the trigger-happy commanding officer “managing” an ad hoc conflict zone in a non-war. A similar mindset seems increasingly prevalent in urban law enforcement circles. Young men of color are routinely pre-defined as criminal without regard to circumstance or behavior. They become dehumanized “enemies.” The death toll for civilians in the conflict zones that has been created by the questionably named “War on Terror,” keeps rising without consequence for the presidentially sanctioned killers. Some who found their own dehumanization to be intolerable have become whistle-blowers.[3] Unverified distant technical means, such as a cell phone being near a location, are used to target persons on a “kill list.” The illegality of extra-judicial assassination aside, the essence of the exercise is its indiscriminate practice of terrorizing citizens of other nations. The meaning of terror is heightened by drone strikes in far away places. What can be more terrifying than a drone attack on your village? The culture of unending war produces terrorist enemies by its own terrorist practices. Terror is also a product of the unending “war on drugs” by Drone Cops, which ultimately becomes a war on vulnerable people.Part II of this essay will address the replacement of the human decision-maker in law enforcement with the application of technology to control populations. ___________ [1] Netflix description accessed at: http://dvd.netflix.com/Search?v1=RoboCop&oq=roboc&ac_posn=1 [2] A strange term, “homeland.” It is akin to the terms “fatherland” and “motherland,” which connote nationalistic ideologies, usually asserted by empires. It is interesting to note that the term came into use in the United States largely in response to the attacks of 9/11, which were the first major successful retaliatory actions by deranged Middle East adversaries who identify U.S. military presence, occupations, and actions as a threat to their societies. The blurring of the distinction between foreign combat zones and “the homeland” by the 9/11 attacks seems to have brought the term to use as attempts were made to reorganize security within the nation along the lines of military security at the edges of empire. The implications of all this for domestic law enforcement include the ease with which municipal police departments have become militarized, both in equipment and in attitudes toward the public, both of which foster an image of the public as potential “enemy combatants” and blur any distinction between citizen and criminal. [3] Four drone-war whistle blowers told their stories of personal dehumanization and indiscriminate killing-at-a-distance on Democracy Now!, November 20, 2015. Accessed at: http://www.democracynow.org/2015/11/20/exclusive_air_force_whistleblowers_risk_prosecution Humanity must minimize the chaos of a catastrophic convergence of accelerating climate destabilization, growing poverty and food shortages, armed conflict, and massive migrations around the world. Otherwise, while the old plutocratic order will be destroyed, nothing viable will emerge to replace it. A new form of “creative destruction” must occur for human survival. A new Great Transformation of humanity’s relationship with our earth systems has to happen. It will be very complex and difficult, and “success” is unpredictable. While it is hard to imagine, a massive social transformation in all industrially developed nations is necessary very soon. Social transformation is no simple matter. How do you turn around the most powerful institutions in the history of humanity? How do you redirect the fundamental thrust of distorted economies? Well, maybe you don’t. It just might be that the only way to stem the tide of anthropogenic economic and climate destabilization is to resist its continued domination. But that resistance must be indirect, since the corporate state has a monopoly on physical power. Resistance must take the form of replacing the very institutions that individuals and groups do not have the power to directly transform. As R. Buckminster Fuller is often quoted: You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete. While that may not always be true, it certainly is when confronted by the overwhelming power of the corporate state and all the physical force that entails. The New American Revolution will be one of replacement, not of fighting the existing reality in order to overthrow or destroy it. In the intellectual history of economics itself we find a concept that recognized the destructive power of replacement through creativity. Joseph Schumpeter [1] popularized the notion of “creative destruction” in economics as a theory
Texas Governor Hospitalized, Forced to Miss Dallas Police Funerals Officials with Governor Greg Abbott’s office announced Monday afternoon that he has been hospitalized for treatments related to burns suffered late last week. Abbott was burned by scalding water on both legs below the knees and his feet. Governor Abbott was admitted to the Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio on Monday afternoon after tests revealed a “minor infection” following his burn injuries. The treatment will force the governor to miss the funerals for the Dallas-area police officers who were killed Thursday night, according to a statement obtained by Breitbart Texas. Abbott’s burns were also sustained on Thursday while he was out of state. The governor will receive treatments on Tuesday for his second and third degree burns. Doctors will treat Abbott with skin grafts to repair the damage to both feet. He will also receive treatment for the “minor infection.” Doctors will use local anesthesia for the skin grafting treatment. Governor Abbott did not release the news of his injury until well after the shooting in Dallas that left five police officers dead and many others wounded. Despite the obvious pain, the governor traveled to Dallas to meet with city officials, family members and police officers on Friday when he returned to the state. Unfortunately, the Texas governor will not be able to attend the memorial service scheduled for the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center in Dallas on Wednesday. Texas First Lady Cecilia Abbott will represent the governor at the service. The service will also be attended by President Barack Obama, Vice President Joe Biden and former President George W. Bush. Abbott’s staff said the governor’s schedule will be “day to day” through his recovery process.
Q: Sharepoint or MS Project? We currently use a web based project management system (less than 30 users) that we pay way too much for. I'm trying to decide if we want to move to a Project or Sharepoint environment. I understand what MS Project is and how it works, but I've never really understood what Sharepoint does other than managing Office Documents. Is there a reason why Sharepoint won't manage projects? Is there a very informative overview of what Sharepoint does and how it can benefit us? Thank you! A: I use Sharepoint for managing projects all the time, but it is very different to MS Project. Sharepoint gives me lots of freeform lists and tables that allow me to manage things like incoming information, issued documents, reports being prepared, refeneces, risk assessments etc. You can configure views to give you some basic information like how many comments still need to be addressed, what is the current status of xxxx etc. As a project management tool it can therefore manage the whole process. MS Project is suited to planning a project in terms of time and resource and then monitoring the projects progress against that plan. This gives it a very different emphasis compared with Sharepoint. It is more suited to managing larger projects with specific time and resource constraints and lots of complex interactions. It doesn't necesserily help manage a project, it is more of a planning and monitoring tool. Which one to plump for very much depends on how you would like to manage a project but I wouldn't say that either is mutually exlclusive. They both achieve different things, but you can also acheive the basics of either using other less sophisticated approaches.
Basile J. Luyet and the beginnings of transfusion cryobiology. The first president of the Society for Cryobiology was a Roman Catholic priest born in a mountain village in Switzerland. Basile J. Luyet immigrated to the United States in 1929 with doctorates in biology and in physics and then devoted his life to studies described best by the title of his early monograph "Life and Death at Low Temperatures." Established in the faculty at St. Louis University, he pursued studies on living matter in the cold that in midcareer led to efforts to vitrify red cells by ultrarapid cooling. As a purist who wanted to vitrify living matter without the assistance of cryoprotectant additives, he did not succeed with red cells. However, his 40 years of exploration of the biology of the cold joined physical chemistry with biology and made cryobiology into a new branch of scientific thought. A very formal man, he served both his God and his science with the dictum that "truth does not contradict truth." His contributions are preserved in the knowledge and wisdom that he created and in the memory of the people of the Alpine village of his birth.
# Open Source Help Wanted Projects The purpose of this repo is to maintain a list of open source projects by language that allow for the community to quickly indentify areas they can contribute. This is very helpful for individuals that are new to a language. I'm also hoping this will be used for hackathons and meetups. ## Go [golang.org](http://golang.org) - [Help Wanted](https://github.com/golang/go/labels/help%20wanted) - [Documentation](https://github.com/golang/go/issues?q=is%3Aopen+is%3Aissue+label%3ADocumentation) - [Contribution Guidelines](https://golang.org/doc/contribute.html) #### [InfluxDB](http://github.com/influxdata/influxdb) To see only help wanted issues, follow these links: - [All Help Wanted](https://github.com/influxdata/influxdb/issues?q=is%3Aopen+is%3Aissue+label%3Astatus%2Fhelp-wanted) - [Help Wanted - Difficulty: low](https://github.com/influxdata/influxdb/issues?q=is%3Aopen+is%3Aissue+label%3Astatus%2Fhelp-wanted+label%3Adifficulty%2Flow) - [Help Wanted - Difficulty: medium](https://github.com/influxdata/influxdb/issues?q=is%3Aopen+is%3Aissue+label%3Astatus%2Fhelp-wanted+label%3Adifficulty%2Fmedium) - [Help Wanted - Difficulty: high](https://github.com/influxdata/influxdb/issues?q=is%3Aopen+is%3Aissue+label%3Astatus%2Fhelp-wanted+label%3Adifficulty%2Fhigh) #### [Kapacitor](http://github.com/influxdata/kapacitor) To see only help wanted issues, follow these links: - [All Help Wanted](https://github.com/influxdata/kapacitor/labels/help%20wanted) - [Help Wanted - Difficulty: easy](https://github.com/influxdata/kapacitor/labels/difficulty-easy) - [Help Wanted - Difficulty: medium](https://github.com/influxdata/kapacitor/labels/difficulty-medium) - [Help Wanted - Difficulty: hard](https://github.com/influxdata/kapacitor/labels/difficulty-hard) #### [Docker](https://github.com/docker/docker) - [Beginner](https://github.com/docker/docker/issues?q=is%3Aopen+is%3Aissue+label%3Aexp%2Fbeginner) - [Intermediate](https://github.com/docker/docker/issues?q=is%3Aopen+is%3Aissue+label%3Aexp%2Fintermediate) - [Expert](https://github.com/docker/docker/issues?q=is%3Aopen+is%3Aissue+label%3Aexp%2Fexpert) #### [Mattermost Server](https://github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server) Open source Slack-alternative built on Go and React. - [All Help Wanted](https://mattermost.com/pl/help-wanted) - [Go Help Wanted - Difficulty: Easy](https://github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+label%3ADifficulty%2F1%3AEasy+label%3A%22Tech%2FGo%22) - [Go Help Wanted - Difficulty: Medium](https://github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+label%3ADifficulty%2F2%3AMedium+label%3A%22Tech%2FGo%22+) - [Go Help Wanted - Difficulty: Hard](https://github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+label%3ADifficulty%2F3%3AHard+label%3A%22Tech%2FGo%22+) #### [CockroachDB](https://github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach) - [All Help Wanted](https://github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/labels/helpwanted) - [Help Wanted - Easy](https://github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/issues?q=is%3Aopen+label%3Ahelpwanted+label%3Aeasy) #### [Caddy](https://github.com/mholt/caddy) - [All Help Wanted](https://github.com/mholt/caddy/labels/help%20wanted) - [Help Wanted - Easy](https://github.com/mholt/caddy/labels/easy) #### [Gogs](https://github.com/gogits/gogs) - [Help Wanted](https://github.com/gogits/gogs/issues?q=is%3Aopen+is%3Aissue+label%3A%22help+wanted%22) #### [Arduino Create Agent](https://github.com/arduino/arduino-create-agent) This project works, but it's a mess of non idiomatic go code without tests. - [Help wanted - Refactor](https://github.com/arduino/arduino-create-agent/issues/3) #### [universal-translator](https://github.com/go-playground/universal-translator) - [Help Wanted - Tests](https://github.com/go-playground/universal-translator/issues/1) #### [Go kit](https://github.com/go-kit/kit) - [Help Wanted](https://github.com/go-kit/kit/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+label%3A%22help+wanted%22) - [Help Wanted, Newbie Friendly](https://github.com/go-kit/kit/issues?utf8=✓&q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+label%3A"help+wanted"+label%3A"newbie+friendly") #### [fsnotify](https://github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify) - Help wanted to [investigate and reproduce issues](https://github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+label%3Ainvestigate), review [pull requests](https://github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify/pulls), support additional platforms, and clean up the existing code. #### [log](https://github.com/go-playground/log) - [Help Wanted](https://github.com/go-playground/log/issues/1) #### [gorilla/mux](https://github.com/gorilla/mux) - [Help Wanted](https://github.com/gorilla/mux/labels/helpwanted) - [Documentation](https://github.com/gorilla/mux/labels/documentation) #### [gorouter](https://github.com/vardius/gorouter) - [Help Wanted](https://github.com/vardius/gorouter/labels/help%20wanted) #### [go-api-boilerplate](https://github.com/vardius/go-api-boilerplate) - [Help Wanted](https://github.com/vardius/go-api-boilerplate/labels/help%20wanted) #### [httpexpect](https://github.com/gavv/httpexpect) - [Help Wanted](https://github.com/gavv/httpexpect/labels/help%20wanted) ## C++ #### [Roc Toolkit](https://roc-streaming.org/) - [Help Wanted](https://github.com/roc-streaming/roc-toolkit/labels/help%20wanted) - [Contribution Guidelines](https://roc-streaming.org/toolkit/docs/development/contribution_guidelines.html)
“Radical” review: 61-84 Interestingly, David starts off this chapter with another horrifying story. In it, he relates how a pastor of a church he was speaking at responded to his to ministry in inner-city New Orleans and impoverished areas overseas: David, I think it’s great you are going to those places. But if you ask me, I would just as soon God annihilate all those people and send them to hell. (62) On this one example, David and I are in complete agreement. I would say “what the fuck is this shit,” but David is considerably more indirect than I am. He simply says “Wow” (63). After that reaction, though, our views of the situation diverge … as one would probably expect at this point in my Radical review. David looks at this pastor’s antagonistic and violent attitude toward global missions and argues that every Christian is commanded by the Great Commission to be a global missionary, because it says “to all nations.” I look at that pastor’s violent approach to inner city communities and developing nations as one drenched with white supremacy and an uncritical adoption of American imperialism, colonization, and exceptionalism, along with a core-deep belief in capitalism as a moral system. The problem is, David shares some of those problems. He sees Christianity as an American export. This perspective is, depending, both right and wrong. David has inherited a view of Christianity that’s very much entrenched in the western European articulation of it. All of that is exacerbated by British and American missionary movements and the indelible affect they’ve had on how American Christianity views itself. I don’t know about your experience, but in mine there’s nothing more pious than reading missionary biographies. What those biographies failed to convey to anyone I knew was that American and British missionary efforts frequently went hand-in-hand with colonization. Many missionaries were more focused on westernizing people than they were in converting them (Kingsolver’s The Poisonwood Bible is an excellent depiction of this that pissed me off the first time I read it, back when I was still a fundamentalist). There are echoes of that in other situations, too– America and Canada have a sordid past with essentially kidnapping First Nation children and abusively forcing our culture onto them. This oppressive act was frequently justified to white people as “Christianizing” them (for a horrifying look into that point of view, there’s Janette Oke’s Drums of Change). In another sense, modern American evangelicals are still engaged in the same exact thing. If you’d like to know more about that, God Loves Uganda (which you can stream on Netflix) talks about how our evangelical leaders have spent a lot of time and money trying to make countries like Uganda just as homophobic as us. For more on that, I highly recommend this piece by Bisi Alimi. But, in a very serious sense, he’s also wrong. From his point of view, the United States doesn’t count as a mission field (“having a heart for the United States” is a “smoke screen” for lazy people, 75)– and woven all through chapter four is this concept that we need to think “globally” about the Gospel which, according to him, means taking our version of Christianity to other countries. What he fails to recognize is that many other nations have deep Christian roots– but they don’t look like American Christianity, so he dismisses them. For example, there are Kurdish Christians with a religious tradition reaching back to the fifth century. Then there’s Jordan, which has one of the oldest Christian communities anywhere in the world, but were one of the targets of the Christian crusades. Ethiopian Christian history stretches back centuries– to long before they built a monastery in the sixth century. When people like David conceptualize “the Christian tradition,” they’re most likely not including the traditions of Jordan, Ethiopia, Turkey, or India. They don’t look like American evangelicals, so they’re dismissed as “not actually followers of Christ” (76). His view of “developing” nations is racist. This chapter is not the first time this has come up– in every chapter up to now he’s spent a great deal of time making sure we understand how woebegone and beggared other countries are. People living in garbage pits, people without access to clean water, people who struggle to find food. David has this concept of evangelicalism being beset by concerns with “first world problems” like padded pews and projectors, but is blinded by American exceptionalism and a shallow, “single-story” view of Africa and Asia (which, just to be clear, are continents, not countries. Looking at you, Jen Hatmaker, with your “African” this and your “African” that). America, while wealthy, isn’t that spectacular, and other nations aren’t all shanty towns and open sewage. Just do an image search for Abuja or Vientiane or Ulaanbaatar. He sees wealth as God’s blessing, and therefore as a reflection of God’s glory. The principle argument of this chapter is that God created everything in order to glorify himself. People worshiping God is the “final, ultimate, all-consuming, glorious, guaranteed, overwhelmingly global purpose of God in Scripture. This is the great why of God.” He exists to be glorified, we exist to glorify. End of story. Then we get a letter from a church member who had recently come back from a short-term missions trip to Guatemala, which he uses to conclude the chapter: After spending a week around precious childen who eat a small cup of porridge a day, the question I have come back to Birmingham asking God is why he has blessed me when others have so little. And this is what God has shown me: “I have blessed you for my glory. Not so you will have a comfortable life with a big house and a nice car. Not so you can spend lots of money on vacations, education, or clothing. Those aren’t bad things, but I’ve blessed you so that the nations will know me and see my glory.” … That is why God has given me income and education and resources. God saves me so that that nations will know him. He blesses me so that all the earth will see his glory! (84) “Blessings” is a shorthand in evangelicalism for “money.” God gave this woman money instead of children who are starving because giving her money glorifies him. She had the money to go to Guatemala on a likely ineffective and ultimately harmful short-term trip and that means God was glorified dontcha know! Yeah. Sure. That makes sense. The problem is that David has spent this entire chapter quite literally railing against the concept that some people are “called” to be missionaries while those who aren’t are supposed to do what they can to financially support the missionary effort. And then he concludes his chapter with someone basically doing exactly that.
Kate Edger Kate Milligan Evans (née Edger, 6 January 1857 – 6 May 1935) was the first woman in New Zealand to gain a university degree, and possibly the second in the British Empire to do so. Early life Edger was born in 1857 at Abingdon, Berkshire, England. Her family emigrated from England to New Zealand in 1862. She and her sisters received much of their early education from their father. They lived in Albertland and then in Auckland, and as there was no higher education for girls at the time, but she showed academic promise, she was placed in the top class of the Auckland College and Grammar School. On 11 July 1877 she graduated from the University of New Zealand with a BA in Mathematics and Latin. When Kate applied to the senate of the University of New Zealand for permission to sit for a university scholarship she did not state her gender and her application was successful. She was the only female in classes at Auckland College and Grammar School, which was affiliated to the University of New Zealand (Auckland University College was yet to be established.) She graduated in 1877 with a Bachelor of Arts (specialising in mathematics and Latin) from the University of New Zealand. Her qualification was lauded and 1,000 people came to cheer as the Bishop awarded her with a camellia to symbolise her modesty and her achievement. She and her sister, Lilian, both went on to obtain master's degrees. Edger was the founding principal of Nelson College for Girls in 1883. She created drills for the girls. She married in 1890 and said that she would work on however she later resigned. This is thought to be due to her pregnancy with her first child. Family Kate Edger was a daughter of the Rev. Samuel Edger, a Christian minister who brought his family from England with the Albertland settlers to New Zealand in 1862. A university graduate himself, he supported Kate and her sister Lilian in their efforts to gain higher education. Kate married in 1890 and supported her husband, William, who did charitable works by running a private school. Edger's sister Gertrude had a daughter, Geraldine Hemus, who became the third woman in New Zealand to be admitted to practice law as a barrister and solicitor. Legacy The Kate Edger Educational Charitable Trust provides financial assistance for women pursuing undergraduate or postgraduate degrees. In 2004 the Kate Edger Information Commons was created at The University of Auckland. In 2017, Kate Edger was chosen as one of the Royal Society of New Zealand's "150 Women in 150 Words" project. In September 2018, the Department of Mathematics at the University of Auckland was temporarily renamed to the "Kate Edgar Department of Mathematics" to mark the 125th anniversary of women's suffrage in New Zealand. References Category:1857 births Category:1935 deaths Category:New Zealand women academics Category:New Zealand academics Category:University of New Zealand alumni Category:English emigrants to New Zealand Category:New Zealand social workers Category:Nelson College for Girls faculty Category:19th-century New Zealand people Category:Christchurch Girls' High School faculty
High-fidelity self-recognition and self-discrimination are of principal importance in living systems[@b1], which enable biological macromolecules, such as proteins and DNA, to self-organize into uniform quaternary and double helical structures with a controlled handedness, respectively, through noncovalent interactions even within complex mixtures of subunits or molecular strands with a similar shape, size and sequence, thereby providing sophisticated functions that are essential for human life[@b1][@b2]. Such an incredible self-sorting performance observed in biological systems ultimately relies on the preprogrammed monomer sequences and homochirality of their building blocks and components[@b2][@b3]. Recent advances in the total chemical synthesis of unnatural [D]{.smallcaps}-proteins[@b4][@b5] and [L]{.smallcaps}-DNA[@b6] clearly revealed the indispensable role of the homochirality along with the monomer sequences of natural [L]{.smallcaps}-proteins and [D]{.smallcaps}-DNA towards chiral specificities in enantioselective reactions and complementary double-helix formations, respectively. In organic and supramolecular chemistry, the control of the size and shape[@b7][@b8][@b9][@b10][@b11][@b12][@b13], and topology[@b14][@b15] as well as the handedness[@b16][@b17][@b18][@b19][@b20][@b21][@b22][@b23][@b24][@b25][@b26][@b27][@b28][@b29][@b30][@b31] of supramolecular assemblies from mixtures of a variety of components via spontaneous self-sorting has become one of the urgent and emerging topics[@b10][@b32][@b33] because it will not only enrich our understanding of the principles underling the precise recognition behaviour of biological macromolecules but also contribute to the development of novel supramolecular catalysts[@b34], optoelectrical devices[@b35] and sensors[@b36]. In most cases[@b32][@b33], however, self-sorting has been achieved in a size- and shape-[@b7][@b8][@b9][@b10][@b11][@b12][@b13] or topology-selective way[@b14][@b15][@b28] through the formation of macrocycles[@b11][@b15], capsules or cages[@b13][@b17][@b22] and helices[@b23][@b24][@b27][@b30][@b31][@b37], while a limited number of supramolecular systems undergoes chiral self-sorting, producing either homochiral[@b16][@b17][@b18][@b19][@b20][@b21][@b22][@b23][@b24][@b25][@b26][@b27][@b28][@b29][@b30][@b31][@b32] or heterochiral assemblies[@b32][@b38][@b39][@b40], which is mostly relevant to the biological processes as well as the state-of-the-art asymmetric catalysis[@b41] and optical resolution on crystallization[@b42]. Here we report artificial chirality- and sequence-selective chiral self-sorting of dimeric strands consisting of carboxylic acid or amidine groups joined by chiral amide linkers with different sequences (NHCO or CONH) through specific homoduplex and subsequent hetero- (complementary-) duplex formations with implications for biological double helices in DNA. DNA-like double helices have a significant advantage in the precise recognition of the monomer sequence[@b14][@b43] and chain length between the complementary strands[@b44]. Although hydrogen-bond-driven peptide nucleic acids[@b45] and metal-coordinate-bonded helicates[@b7][@b8][@b9][@b46] are known to show self-sorting with respect to their sequences and/or chain lengths, chirality- and sequence-selective successive self-sorting is currently unknown. Results ======= Design and synthesis of carboxylic acid and amidine dimers ---------------------------------------------------------- Our molecular design is mainly based on the previously reported heterodouble helices composed of complementary dimer strands with *m*-terphenyl backbones intertwined through amidinium--carboxylate salt bridges ([Fig. 1a](#f1){ref-type="fig"}, **AA·CC**)[@b44][@b47][@b48][@b49][@b50]. Owing to the high tolerance of the salt bridges towards various functional groups, a variety of linkers (L) could be introduced while maintaining the double-stranded helical structures with a one-handed helical sense biased by the chirality introduced on the amidine residues[@b49]. During the course of our study, we also found that an achiral carboxylic acid dimer joined by a *p*-diethynylbenzene linker with *n*-octyl (R^A^) substituents self-associated into a racemic homodouble helix through interstrand hydrogen bonds between the carboxy groups ([Fig. 1a](#f1){ref-type="fig"}, (**CC**~**2**~))[@b51]. We anticipated that either a right- or left-handed homodouble helix would be induced in the carboxylic acid dimers when chiral linkers[@b52], such as (*S*,*S*)- or (*R*,*R*)-*trans*-1,2-cyclohexane-based (*c*Hex) *bis*-amide derivatives, were introduced between the monomer units (**1** and **2**, [Fig. 1b](#f1){ref-type="fig"}). Incidentally, we have found a complete sequence-selective chiral self-sorting in a mixture of racemic (*rac*)-**1a** and *rac*-**2a** mediated by unique interstrand multihydrogen-bond-driven homoduplex formations, the structures of which are significantly different from our expected self-associated homodouble helices, and are further different from each other depending on the linker amide sequences (NHCO-*c*Hex (**L1**) or CONH-*c*Hex (**L2**), [Fig. 1c](#f1){ref-type="fig"}). The further addition of an enantiopure amide-linked amidine dimer (**3** or **4**) with a particular linker amide sequence to a mixture of *rac*-**1a** and *rac*-**2a** results in the formation of a single optically pure complementary duplex with a 100% diastereoselectivity and sequence specificity stabilized by the amidinium--carboxylate salt bridges ([Fig. 1c](#f1){ref-type="fig"}). In addition, we show that the diastereoselectivities during the complementary duplex formations, however, greatly rely on the sequence and chirality of the amide linkers of the amidine dimers relative to those of the carboxylic acid dimers and are almost independent of the amidine chirality. We also demonstrate a vital role of multihydrogen bonds formed between the amide linkers that determines the observed unique chirality- and sequence-selective homo- and complementary self-sorting. A series of chiral dimers of carboxylic acids (**1**, **2**) and amidines (**3**, **4**) linked through chiral or *meso* amide residues with different sequences was prepared according to the reported methods (see [Supplementary Methods](#S1){ref-type="supplementary-material"})[@b47][@b50][@b53]. Self-sorting behaviour of carboxylic acid dimers ------------------------------------------------ We first investigated the self-association behaviour of the carboxylic acid dimers (*R*,*R*)- or (*S*,*S*)-**1a** and -**2a**. The circular dichroism (CD) spectra of the enantiomeric (*R*,*R*)- and (*S*,*S*)-strands of **1a** and **2a** in CDCl~3~ showed intense split-type Cotton effects that are mirror images of each other ([Fig. 2a](#f2){ref-type="fig"}). However, the CD intensities significantly decreased in dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO; [Supplementary Fig. 1](#S1){ref-type="supplementary-material"}) because of dissociation into single strands in DMSO because DMSO is a strong hydrogen-bond acceptor and strongly hampers the interstrand hydrogen bonds; therefore, the CD spectral patterns and intensities of (*R*,*R*)-**1a** as well as (*R*,*R*)-**2a** in DMSO were similar to those of the carboxy-protected (*R*,*R*)-**1b-OMe** and -**2b-OMe** in CDCl~3~, respectively. The formation of homochiral duplexes **1a**~2~ and **2a**~2~ in CDCl~3~ was also supported by the corresponding dimer peaks \[**1a**~2~+Na\]^+^ and \[**2a**~2~+Na\]^+^ observed in their matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectra ([Supplementary Fig. 2](#S1){ref-type="supplementary-material"}). The dimerization constants (*K*~d~) of (*R*,*R*)-**1a** and (*S*,*S*)-**2a** in CHCl~3~ at 25 °C were then estimated to be *ca.* 3.2 × 10^7^ and *ca.* 5.0 × 10^5 ^M^−1^ by extrapolation of the *K*~d~ values measured in CHCl~3~/THF (tetrahydrofuran) and CHCl~3~/CH~3~CN mixtures with various ratios, respectively, because the *K*~d~ values in pure CHCl~3~ are too high to accurately estimate ([Supplementary Fig. 3](#S1){ref-type="supplementary-material"}). These significantly higher *K*~d~ values as compared with those of the model compounds (*R*,*R*)-**M1** and -**M2** lacking the *m*-terphenyl moieties (*K*~d~=*ca.* 20 M^−1^, [Supplementary Fig. 4](#S1){ref-type="supplementary-material"}) and **CC** (*K*~d~=*ca.* 1.4 × 10^3 ^M^−1^)[@b51] suggest the strong multiple interstrand hydrogen bonds, which were consistent with the significant downfield shifts of the amide NH proton resonances of (*S*,*S*)-**1a** and (*R*,*R*)-**2a** in their ^1^H NMR spectra in comparison with the corresponding carboxy-protected (*S*,*S*)-**1b-OMe** and (*R*,*R*)-**2b-OMe** ([Fig. 2b](#f2){ref-type="fig"}). The variable-temperature ^1^H NMR spectral changes of (*R*,*R*)-**1a** and -**2a** also support the strong interstrand hydrogen bonds; the amide NH signals of both (*R*,*R*)-**1a** and -**2a** showed larger negative temperature coefficients (Δ*δ*/Δ*T* (ppb per °C)) in DMSO-*d*~6~ (−5.8 and −4.9) than those in CDCl~3~ (−2.0 and −3.1; [Supplementary Figs 5--8](#S1){ref-type="supplementary-material"})[@b54]. The X-ray crystallographic analyses of analogous (*S*,*S*)-**1a′** and -**2a′** whose structures are assumed to be almost identical to those of (*S*,*S*)-**1a** and -**2a**, respectively, except for the pendant and/or terminal substituents (see [Fig. 1b](#f1){ref-type="fig"}), revealed a unique deeply intertwined duplex structure ([Fig. 2c,d](#f2){ref-type="fig"}). Unexpectedly, these structures are completely different from a self-associated homodouble helix-like **CC**~2~ (see [Fig. 1a](#f1){ref-type="fig"}). Each strand adopts a similar 'U-shape\' structure resulting from the (*S*,*S*)-*trans*-1,2-cyclohexyl linker residue, binding together through the eight interstrand hydrogen bonds, in which each amide group at the linker moiety is sandwiched between the two carboxy groups of the other strand. The remarkable structural difference between (*S*,*S*)-**1a′** and -**2a′** in the solid state is that the homoduplex ((*S*,*S*)-**2a′**)~2~ has a well-packed structure due to the almost parallel orientation of the strands ([Fig. 2d](#f2){ref-type="fig"}), while the intertwined strands of (*S*,*S*)-**1a′** are oriented perpendicular to each other, resulting in a less sterically hindered structure ([Fig. 2c](#f2){ref-type="fig"}). This difference in the steric hindrance between ((*S*,*S*)-**1a′**)~2~ and ((*S*,*S*)-**2a′**)~2~ is reasonably correlated with the difference in their self-association affinities; the *K*~d~ value of (*S*,*S*)-**1a** is ∼10^2^ times greater than that of (*S*,*S*)-**2a**. The ^1^H two-dimensional (2D) nuclear Overhauser effect spectroscopy (NOESY) analysis of (*R*,*R*)-**1a** and (*S*,*S*)-**2a** in CDCl~3~ ([Supplementary Figs 9--13](#S1){ref-type="supplementary-material"}) showed characteristic interstrand NOE cross-peaks including those between the linker *c*Hex protons and the terminal aromatic protons of the *m*-terphenyl moieties along with the interstrand aromatic protons, indicating that such unique intertwined structures in the solid state were retained in solution. The observed large downfield shifts of the amide NH and CO~2~H protons of (*S*,*S*)-**1a** and (*R*,*R*)-**2a** in their ^1^H NMR spectra ([Fig. 2b](#f2){ref-type="fig"}) also support the structures. We next investigated the chiral self-sorting behaviour of *rac*-**1a** and *rac*-**2a** using ^1^H NMR in CDCl~3~ at 25 °C. The ^1^H NMR spectrum of *rac*-**1a** showed two sets of signals with an integral ratio of 2:1 (0% enantiomeric excess (e.e.), [Fig. 3a](#f3){ref-type="fig"}), which did not coalesce even at 50 °C ([Supplementary Fig. 14](#S1){ref-type="supplementary-material"}), whereas a single set of signals was observed in DMSO ([Supplementary Fig. 15](#S1){ref-type="supplementary-material"}), in which the duplexes undergo the anticipated dissociation into the single strands. The NOESY spectrum of *rac*-**1a** in CDCl~3~ also exhibited interstrand NOEs similar to those for the enantiopure (*R*,*R*)-**1a** without chemical exchange cross-peaks between the two species except for the labile CO~2~H signals ([Supplementary Figs 16 and 17](#S1){ref-type="supplementary-material"}), suggesting that the exchange rate between the species is slower than the present NMR timescale. The major set of signals of *rac*-**1a** is identical to the signals of the homochiral duplexes ((*R*,*R*)-**1a**)~2~ and ((*S*,*S*)-**1a**)~2~, and the minor set of the signals decreased
Black Pond Brews’ Beers Today, in December 2016, Untappd says they have 117 beers. That is, of course, absurd for a million reasons. It also doesn’t really mean much, but Black Pond is tiny and often overlooked and yet, there are 117 beers of theirs listed on Untappd?! I’m just listing a few. Beers: Unknown to most of the Connecticut beer scenesters (their loss), Black Pond has done a bunch of bottle releases of clever and creative beers. They have done a collaboration or two with Big Elm up in Massachusetts. They are young and energetic and have a fun and sort of unique outlook on the industry from their outpost up in Danielson. In short, they don’t seem to really GAF and I rather like that. Of course, not G’ingAF when running a business is not often the most viable model, but they are small enough (and otherwise employed enough, I think) to get away with it for now. They say their beer is hand crafted beer brewed by authentic Swamp Yankees. Now, the term “Swamp Yankee” has unknown origins and seems to be one of those “cool” and not really pejorative pejoratives that people use. Several theories speculate that “Swamp Yankees” were the undesirable, trouble-making New Englanders who moved to the “swamps” of southeastern New England upon arriving in the New World in the 17th century. Another theory claims that the term originated during the American Revolution when residents of Thompson, Connecticut fled to the surrounding swamps to escape a feared British invasion in 1776. When the refugees arose from the swamps several weeks later, they were ridiculed and called “Swamp Yankees.” (more here) More importantly, they’ve named a beer giving a nod to Tool (Four.Six & 2) and one to Radiohead (High and Dry) and have a framed Radiohead poster in their bathroom. So you know what, I like them no matter what they do. Fortunately, their beer that I’ve had has all be pretty darn good.
Introduction ============ Black phosphorus (BP), as a novel 2D material, has attracted global attention owing to outstanding optoelectronic properties and wide applications ([@B17]; [@B56]). Bulk BP can be easily exfoliated into nanosheets (NSs) with different thicknesses ([@B7]; [@B47]). Compared with other 2D materials such as graphene and MoS~2~, BP has a larger specific surface area to adsorb large amounts of theranostic agents or antitumor drugs, thereby being potentially applicable to drug delivery ([@B34]). Unlike other 2D materials, the bandgap voltage of BP is related with its number of layers, ranging from 0.3 eV (a bulk value) to ∼2.0 eV (a monolayer value), ([@B20]) so it has absorptions in both UV and near-infrared (NIR) regions. Thus, BP NSs have unique optoelectronic performance ([@B28]) to work as either an excellent nano-optoelectronic device or an effective photothermal agent for photothermal therapy (PTT) due to high photothermal conversion efficiency and NIR extinction coefficient ([@B16]; [@B32], [@B31]; [@B46], [@B45]). Therefore, antitumor drug doxorubicin (DOX) or paclitaxel are often loaded onto BP NSs to fabricate multifunctional drug delivery systems for synergistic cancer chemotherapy/PTT. Nevertheless, the application of BP is greatly hindered, because it is prone to degradation into P*x*O*y* in the air and aqueous solutions ([@B21]; [@B8]). To this end, researchers have endeavored to stabilize BP NSs through surface modification strategies such as ligand surface coordination ([@B55]; [@B15]), covalent aryl diazonium functionalization ([@B27]) and capping layer protection ([@B41]), which, however, are unsuitable for human drug delivery for either introducing toxic substances or weakening photothermal outcomes. As a surface-adherent biomimetic material formed through the oxidative self-polymerization of dopamine under alkaline conditions, polydopamine (PDA) is inspired by marine mussel and has been widely used a coating on nanomaterial surfaces owing to high biodegradability, biocompatibility and pH responsiveness at low pH values ([@B19]; [@B22]; [@B4]). We have previously elevated the stability of BP NSs in aqueous solution by simply modifying their surface with PDA safely and effectively, without attenuating the photothermal effects ([@B10]), based on the photothermal conversion efficiency of PDA ([@B22]; [@B5]; [@B24]). Besides, BP NSs can be readily phagocytosed and cleared by the mononuclear phagocytic system (MPS) after being injected *in vivo*. Conventionally, the *in vivo* circulation of nanocarriers is prolonged through surface modification with hydrophilic or zwitterionic polymers among which polyethylene glycol (PEG) is most investigated and utilized due to excellent biocompatibility and hydrophilicity, especially for the polymers based drug delivery ([@B2]; [@B9]; [@B14]; [@B39]). This technique is also known as PEGylation ([@B51]; [@B6]; [@B23]; [@B53]; [@B43]; [@B33]). However, it suffers from the following issues. First, PEGylated therapeutic agents, after being administered repeatedly, cannot fully escape from being phagocytosed by cells in MPS, and the immunogenicity is bound to induce obvious humoral immune response. Therefore, they are recognized and removed by the immune system. Second, PEGylated liposome and nanoparticles can be immunoreactive to induce an accelerated blood clearance (ABC) phenomenon ([@B40]; [@B36]). Third, the *in vivo* stability of PEG is affected, because its polyether main chain easily undergoes oxidative degradation. [@B1] found the cleared PEG and PDLLA fragments of (ethylene glycol)-block-poly([D,L]{.smallcaps}-lactide) (PEG-b-PDLLA) micelles in mouse urine. Furthermore, it is difficult to conjugate the surface of PEGylated nanocarriers with functional ligands because PEG has limited reactive groups, thus requiring an alternative technique to stabilize BP NSs for *in vivo* biomedical applications ([@B42]). In recent years, poly(2-ethyl-2-oxazoline) (PEOz) has been verified as a high-molecular weight, long-chain polymer with high water solubility, flexibility and biocompatibility, and approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration. Meanwhile, PEOz is capable of long circulation *in vivo*, inhibiting protein adsorption and decreasing blood clearance, as a qualified substitute for PEG. Compared with PEG, PEOz has a more stable main chain which facilitates the introduction of various active groups and provides a chemical basis for further linking to target molecules. Notably, with unique tertiary amide groups in the main chain, PEOz has a similar p*K*a to that of physiological pH, which can be adjusted by varying the molecular weight. At pH lower than its pKa, PEOz is reversed from negatively to positively charged through ionization of tertiary amide groups along the PEOz chain. As a result, PEOz-modified drug nanodelivery system can be enriched and charge-reversed in the weakly acidic environment of tumor tissue (pH ∼6.8), allowing endocytosis and pH-responsive drug release after being induced by the low pH (∼5.0) of endosomes and lysosomes. Finally, the drug release rate is controllable and the tumor-targeting ability is improved, managing to enhance the antitumor activities and to reduce the side effect simultaneously ([@B11],[@B12],[@B13]; [@B54]; [@B37]). As a broad-spectrum antitumor agent, DOX can be intercalated into DNA of tumor cells to suppress nucleic acid synthesis, exerting therapeutic effects on acute leukemia and a variety of solid tumors. Nevertheless, it is highly cytotoxic and easily degradable, without selectivity or specificity ([@B3]; [@B44]; [@B52]). Bortezomib (BTZ), on the other hand, is a common clinical antitumor agent applicable to patients with multiple myeloma, which can inhibit tumor cell growth by binding the threonine residues of active sites of several proteases and induce apoptosis mainly via the mitochondrial pathway. However, the therapeutic effects of BTZ on many types of solid tumors are limited, because it is non-specifically bound to normal cell proteins and can thus be rapidly cleared by the blood, accompanied by dose-related cytotoxicity ([@B30]). Consequently, we herein designed a nanodrug BP-DOX\@PDA-PEOz-BTZ carrying DOX and BTZ simultaneously for the chemo/photothermal combination therapy of breast cancer. The PDA layer enhanced the system stability before reaching the tumor site, and maintained the remarkable photothermal effects for subsequent modification. Afterward, PEG was replaced by PEOz to prolong *in vivo* drug circulation and to increase cellular uptake. In the meantime, a pH-targeted controlled release trigger system was constructed to remedy the deficiency of chemical drugs in solid tumor therapy, and to further boost the antitumor effects relying on high photothermal conversion efficiency. This system is conducive to chemo/photothermal combination therapy by not only raising the drug loading content, cellular uptake and pH-responsive release rate, but also exhibiting high photothermal activity against tumor cells. Materials and Methods {#s1} ===================== Materials --------- Bulk BP was purchased from Smart-Elements (Austria) and stored in a 4°C refrigerator. Dopamine hydrochloride was bought from Sigma-Aldrich (St. Louis, MO, United States). H~2~N-PEG was obtained from Shanghai Yare Biotech, Inc. (China). H~2~N-PEOz was bought from Xi'an Ruixi Biological Technology Co., Ltd. (China). The molecular weights (M*~w~*) of PEG and PEOz were both 2 kDa. DOX was purchased from Dalian Meilun Biology Technology Co., Ltd. (China). BTZ was obtained from Beijing Zhongshuo Pharmaceutical Technology Development Co., Ltd. (China). Other analytical-grade reagents and solvents were used as received. HyPure Molecular Biology Grade Water (Hyclone^TM^) was used to prepare all solutions. Preparation of BP NSs --------------------- Black phosphorus NSs were fabricated by simply exfoliating the corresponding bulk BP sample in liquid. Briefly, 20 mg of BP was dispersed in 20 mL of 1-methyl-2-pyrrolidinone (NMP) which was argon-bubbled to decrease oxidation by eliminating dissolved oxygen molecules during exfoliation. The mixture was thereafter sonicated in an ice water bath for 8 h (amplifier: 25%, on/off cycle: 5 s/5 s). The low system temperature was kept by the ice water bath. Afterward, unexfoliated bulk BP was removed by centrifuging the brown dispersion at 2,000 rpm for 10 min, and the supernatant containing BP NSs was carefully collected for further use. DOX Loading Onto BP NS Surface ------------------------------ Doxorubicin (2 mg) was mixed with 2 mL of 1 mg mL^-1^ BP NSs solution in water, and the solution pH was adjusted to 8.5 with sodium hydroxide. After being stirred vigorously in dark overnight, the obtained DOX-loaded BP (BP-DOX) NSs were collected by centrifugation and washed by water. The LC (%) of DOX were calculated using the following equation. Drug LC ( \% ) = w e i g h t o f d r u g i n t h e n a n o p a r t i c l e s w e i g h t o f n a n o p a r t i c l e s × 100 \% PDA Coating on BP NS Surface ---------------------------- BP-DOX NSs were dispersed in 2 mL HyPure Molecular Biology Grade Water at 1 mg mL^-1^. Then pH was adjusted to 8.5 by adding sodium hydroxide, and the solution was added 10 μL dopamine hydrochloride (100 mg mL^-1^) and stirred for 2.5 h in dark at room temperature. Finally, BP-DOX\@PDA particles were collected by 10 min of centrifugation at 12,000 rpm and washed by deionized water. Conjugation of H~2~N-PEOz or H~2~N-PEG Onto BP-DOX\@PDA Surface --------------------------------------------------------------- PDA-coated NSs (2 mg) were first resuspended in 2 mL of HyPure Molecular Biology Grade Water with pH adjusted to 8.5 by an appropriate amount of sodium hydroxide. After 2 mg of H~2~N-PEOz was added into the BP\@PDA suspension, the mixture was vigorously stirred for 3 h in dark at room temperature. Then the H~2~N-PEOz-modified NPs (BP-DOX\@PDA-PEOz) were purified by 10 min of centrifugation at 12,000 rpm and washed by deionized water. With a similar procedure, BP-DOX\@PDA-PEG was fabricated
88 F.3d 318 65 USLW 2041 Robert GARCIA, Plaintiff-Appellant,v.UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellee. No. 92-8490. United States Court of Appeals,Fifth Circuit. July 3, 1996. Lonnie Ann Roach, Austin, TX, for plaintiff-appellant. Mollie S. Crosby, Austin, TX, Peter Rolf Maier, United States Department of Justice, Civil Division, Washington, DC, Ernest Carlos Garcia, Office of the United States Attorney, Austin, TX, Barbara L. Herwig, US Department of Justice, Civil Division, Washington, DC, for defendant-appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas. Before WISDOM, BARKSDALE and EMILIO M. GARZA, Circuit Judges. RHESA HAWKINS BARKSDALE, Circuit Judge: 1 On remand from our en banc court, 62 F.3d 126 (1995), under the Westfall Act we must first decide whether, under Texas law, a federal employee acted within the scope of his employment, as so certified by the Attorney General; and second, if the employee was not within the scope, resulting in his being reinstated as defendant, we must decide whether the action remains in federal court. Whether the action so remains involves not only the pertinent provisions of the Westfall Act, but also jurisdictional concerns under Article III of the Constitution. Holding that the agent was not within the scope and that the action must remain in district court, we REVERSE and REMAND. I. 2 In early 1991, the Environmental Protection Agency dispatched one of its special agents from its Dallas office to Austin to assist for several days in a criminal investigation. While there, having had several drinks after 10:00 p.m., the agent was involved in an automobile accident with Robert Garcia. 3 Garcia brought this action in state court against the agent. But, pursuant to the Federal Employees Liability Reform and Tort Compensation Act of 1988, Pub.L. No. 100-694, 28 U.S.C. §§ 2671-80 (the Westfall Act), the Attorney General certified that the agent was acting within the scope of his employment at the time of the accident, resulting in substitution of the United States as defendant and removal to federal court, § 2679(d)(2). (As discussed infra, removal was also under, inter alia, 28 U.S.C. § 1442.) 4 The United States moved to dismiss for failure to exhaust administrative remedies, as required by the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2675(a). Garcia countered by seeking remand to state court, asserting that, at the time of the accident, the agent was not acting within the scope of his employment and, accordingly, was not entitled to FTCA protection. The district court held that it could review the certification; that federal, not state, law controlled the scope question; and that, under either, the agent was acting within the scope. As a result, the action was dismissed for failure to exhaust. 5 On appeal, 22 F.3d 609 (1994), this panel held that the certification was not subject to judicial review, based upon a statement to that effect in Mitchell v. Carlson, 896 F.2d 128, 131 (5th Cir.1990), and a subsequent unpublished opinion which, based on that statement, expressly so held. However, this panel recommended en banc review of this controlling precedent. 22 F.3d at 612. 6 Our en banc court agreed with the district court that certification is subject to judicial review, pursuant to the intervening holding to that effect in Gutierrez de Martinez v. Lamagno, --- U.S. ----, ----, 115 S.Ct. 2227, 2236, 132 L.Ed.2d 375 (1995). 62 F.3d at 127. But, contrary to the district court, our court held that the scope issue is reviewed under state law. Id. at 128. II. 7 We determine first whether, under Texas law, the EPA agent was acting within the scope of his employment. If he was not, he must be reinstated as defendant, and we must decide whether the action remains in federal court. A. 8 We review the scope issue de novo. Williams v. United States, 71 F.3d 502, 505 (5th Cir.1995). Under Texas law, an employee is within the scope if acting (1) within the general authority given by the employer, (2) in furtherance of the employer's business, and (3) for the accomplishment of the object for which employed. Robertson Tank Lines, Inc. v. Van Cleave, 468 S.W.2d 354 (Tex.1971). There is a presumption that an employee involved in an accident while driving the employer's vehicle is within the scope. J & C Drilling Co. v. Salaiz, 866 S.W.2d 632, 636 (Tex.Ct.App.--San Antonio, 1993, reh'g denied ). But, on the other hand, an employee involved in an accident while going to or returning from the place of employment is generally not within the scope. American Gen. Ins. Co. v. Coleman, 157 Tex. 377, 303 S.W.2d 370, 374 (1957). An exception applies when the employee "undertakes a special mission at the direction of his employer, or performs a service in furtherance of his employer's business with the express or implied approval of his employer". Id., 303 S.W.2d 370. 9 The Government contends that, when the accident occurred, the agent was on a special mission because he was on assignment in Austin. "If found to be on a special mission, the employee will be considered to be in the course and scope of his employment from the time that the employee commences the special mission until its termination, absent any deviation therefrom for personal reasons." Chevron, U.S.A., Inc. v. Lee, 847 S.W.2d 354, 356 (Tex.Ct.App.--El Paso, 1993) (emphasis added). The deviation exception is consistent with the general rule that "when the servant turns aside, for however short a time, from the prosecution of the master's work to engage in an affair wholly his own, he ceases to act for the master, and the responsibility for that which he does in pursuing his own business or pleasure is upon him alone". Texas & Pac. Ry. Co. v. Hagenloh, 151 Tex. 191, 247 S.W.2d 236, 241 (1952). 10 The factual scenario (provided by the agent's deposition) follows. The agent drove a government-owned vehicle and was provided with a gasoline credit card and per diem for food and lodging; but, the EPA does not reimburse for alcoholic beverages. His work involves irregular, unscheduled hours; during an investigation, his work day is not over until his "head hits the pillow". The agent could not "really say there was a time when [he] was through" with investigative activities on the day of the accident. On the other hand, there was "a point where you might have said or thought well, let's call it a day, go get something to eat". He did not know the time when he reached that point, "but it was late. It was late in the evening. 10:00." Because the agent was still pursuing investigative activities, he stopped at a restaurant in close proximity; once there, he considered eating, but did not. Next, he stopped at a second restaurant and again did not eat, but had several drinks. It is common for him to not eat if his stomach "doesn't feel right". (Although he did not remember how many drinks he had, his blood alcohol level was at least .2 later that night.) 11 The agent drove from the restaurant to a pharmacy. When he arrived, he became very ill in the parking lot. He then drove away; but, he did not testify as to where he was going. In fact, he did not "recall even leaving the parking lot"; instead, "the first thing I really remember is the EMS attendant telling me ... let me take you to the hospital". Concerning whether he remembered seeing Garcia's car prior to the collision, the agent only "remember[ed] stomping on the brakes and seeing lights". 12 Noting that "the concept of 'special mission' has escaped full definition in Texas", Chevron provides: "However, inherent in any applicable definition is the principle that an employee must be under the control of the employer or acting in furtherance of the employer's business to be on any such 'special mission' ". 847 S.W.2d at 356. Assuming arguendo that the agent's entire stay in Austin was a special mission, we conclude that this exception would not apply at the time of the accident, because the agent was then engaged in a personal deviation. Id. He apparently had completed work for the day (at the very least, temporarily) and stopped for dinner; he did not eat, but instead consumed alcohol; he then drove to a pharmacy; and his destination when he drove away from the pharmacy and had the collision is unknown. 13 Therefore, the agent was not within the scope of employment at the time of the accident. As a result, the United States cannot be substituted as defendant; the agent must be reinstated in that capacity.B. 14 Accordingly, we address whether the action must be remanded to state court. This turns, in part, on whether district court retention of the action is outside the jurisdictional boundaries set by Article III of the Constitution. If remand is not required, we are faced also with whether it is discretionary. 15 The issue at hand turns on § 2679(d)(1)-(3) of the
Q: Adopt a consistent policy on what "Requires Editing" means in the review queues In the review queues (and the triage queue in particular), there are three options for a post. One of those options is labeled "Requires Editing". In the description of what those options mean, it says: Requires Editing for questions where edits by the author or others would result in a question that is clear and answerable However, by consensus here on Meta, it has been decided that "Requires Editing" actually should be applied only to posts that the community can edit into shape, not posts that require editing by the original author. Such posts, it is argued, should be marked instead as "Unsalvageable" since the community can do nothing on its own to salvage them. I don't want to debate the policy or the interpretation. I want to draw attention to the fact that there is currently a massive disconnect between the official guidance in the UI and the policy as it is enforced by the moderation team. I know this has been asked before, and subsequently closed as a duplicate of a major triage review reworking proposal, but this text has not yet been fixed and I recently became aware that moderators are handing out review bans for users who choose "Requires Editing" for posts that…require editing. This is completely unacceptable as far as I'm concerned. To be clear, I'm not proposing that we be less harsh on people who make bad decisions in the review queues, like choosing "Looks OK" on these problematic questions. I am, however, saying that we need to be fair. Either change the guidelines in the official UI, or stop manually issuing bans to people who choose what appears to be a completely valid choice. A: As of today, the guidance now reads: ...and also includes a second link to this meta answer as the last line in the expanded instructions (same answer linked to in "help separating questions" in the short explanation at the top). This is based on a suggestion by K.Davis a few months back, and I think it nicely side-steps the problems inherent in asking reviewers to guess at what others are able to fix. If a majority of reviewers think they can fix it themselves (with or without help from the author), chances are it's probably fixable... Of course, we'll see how much of an effect it actually has in practice.
Enhanced skin penetration of lidocaine through encapsulation into nanoethosomes and nanostructured lipid carriers: a comparative study. Lipid based nanoparticles have become a major research object in topical drug delivery to enable drugs to pass the stratum corneum and reach the desired skin layer. The present investigation deals with the encapsulation of lidoacine into nanostructured lipid carriers (NLCs) and nanoethosomes for improving its dermal delivery and consequently local anesthetic efficacy. Concurrently these two topical delivery systems were compared. Lidocaine-loaded NLCs and nanoethosomes were characterized by various techniques and used for an in vitro skin penetration study using excised rat skin and Franz diffusion cells. The nanoparticles were tracked in the skin by following the Rhodamine-labled nanocarriers under fluorescent microscopy. Optimized lidocaine-loaded NLCs (size 96 nm, zeta potential -13.7 mV, encapsulation efficiency (EE) % 69.86% and loading capacity (LC) % 10.47%) and nanoethosomes (size 105.4 nm, zeta potential -33.6 mV, EE 40.14% and LC 8.02%) were chosen for a skin drug delivery study. Higher skin drug deposition of NLCs and nanoethosomal formulations compared to lidocaine hydroalcoholic solution represented a better localization of the drug in the skin. NLC formulation showed the lowest entered drug in the receptor phase of Franz diffusion cell in comparison with nanoethosomes and hydroalcoholic solution confirming the highest skin accumulation of drug. Both colloidal systems showed superiority over the drug solution for dermal delivery of lidocaine, however, NLC exhibited more promising characteristics than nanoethosomes regarding drug loading and skin targeted delivery.
Q: how to time an arbitrary function in f# here's the problem. I need to time a function in f# using another function. I have this piece of code let time f a = let start = System.DateTime.Now in let res = (fun f a -> f(a)) in let finish = System.DateTime.Now in (res, finish - start) which I'm trying to call saying time ackermann (2,9);; I have a function ackermann that takes a tuple (s,n) as argument Probably something fundamentally wrong with this but I don't think I'm far away from a solution that could and looks somewhat like this. Any suggestions? Oh btw. the error message I'm getting is saying : stdin(19,1): error FS0030: Value restriction. The value 'it' has been inferred to have generic type val it : (('_a -> '_b) -> '_a -> '_b) * System.TimeSpan Either define 'it' as a simple data term, make it a function with explicit arguments or, if you do not intend for it to be generic, add a type annotation. A: You have at least two issues: Try let res = f a. You already have values f and a in scope, but you're currently defining res as a function which takes a new f and applies it to a new a. Don't use DateTimes (which are appropriate for representing dates and times, but not short durations). Instead, you should be using a System.Diagnostics.Stopwatch. A: You can do something like this: let time f = let sw = System.Diagnostics.Stopwatch.StartNew() let r = f() sw.Stop() printfn "%O" sw.Elapsed r Usage time (fun () -> System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(100)) I usually keep the following in my code files when sending a bunch of stuff to fsi. #if INTERACTIVE #time "on" #endif That turns on fsi's built-in timing, which provides more than just execution time: Real: 00:00:00.099, CPU: 00:00:00.000, GC gen0: 0, gen1: 0, gen2: 0
Q: Covariant derivative of second fundamental form Picture below is from 1706th page of Zhao Liang's The first eigenvalue of Laplace operator under powers of mean curvature flow. $g_{ij}$ is Riemannian metric, $h_{ij}$ is second fundamental form, and $H=g^{ij}h_{ij}$. $\nabla$ is Riemannian connect, and $\nabla^pH=g^{pl}\nabla_lH$. $h$ is a constant independ to $x$. For getting the below equation, I get stuck at $$ g^{ij}g^{pl}H^k\nabla_lh_{ij}-2g^{ij}g^{pl}H^k\nabla_ih_{jl}=-H^k\nabla^pH $$ How should I to do it ? A: Note $$g^{ij} \nabla_l h_{ij} = \nabla_l (g^{ij} h_{ij}) = \nabla _l H$$ as $\nabla_l g^{ij} = 0$. Thus $$g^{ij}g^{pl}H^k\nabla_lh_{ij}=g^{pl} H^k\nabla_l H = H^k\nabla^pH$$ by definition of $\nabla ^p = g^{pl}\nabla_l$. For the next term, it is important to remark that one is working on hypersurfaces in $\mathbb R^{n+1}$. In particular the ambient curvature is zero and the Codazzi equation gives $$\nabla_i h_{lj} - \nabla_l h_{ij} =0.$$ Thus we have $$-2g^{ij}g^{pl}H^k\nabla_ih_{jl}=-2g^{ij}g^{pl}H^k\nabla_lh_{ij}=-2g^{pl}H^k\nabla_lH = -2H^k\nabla^pH.$$
They finally got Golden Magic cheered in Arena Naucalpan. They just needed to give the crowd someone else to be angry about. This entire match was built to big Super Astro Jr. spots and he had a rough night. I appreciate the effort of trying to make a new guy a star, but I’m not sure it would’ve worked regardless: the fans didn’t see Super Astro Jr. at the level as the other guys at the start and his botches in key moments just confirmed their beliefs. His tope was awesome, and he got thrown around well, but he stuck out in this match in a bad way and it would’ve been an easy recommendation without him. It’s a really fun match if you’re looking for multiman action, and the dive train is among the best I’ve seen this year. Production is goofy; they have two cameras, but aren’t big on switching back and forth on them for key moments. Rey Horuz looked like a standout (and his split mask looked cool), Último Ninja looked good, and I wish we’d got more of them and less of Astro. A strong match in front of a very loud crowd. Sadico looked like one of the fastest and cleanest wrestlers around in this match. Bandido, Golden Magic and Emperador Azteca had some moments too. The finishing spot was good, it was just missing a little more drama before the end. And maybe it would’ve been cooler if the crowd dive was on the camera side. This match doesn’t seem much early, as anything good is canceled out by some communication issues. It gets better when Cerebro Negro decides to start punching the heck of tecnicos, then just goes wild in the second fall and end of the third. This is much more a random really hot TV match than a must see year end match. Still, it’s not particularly long and goes crazy for a few moments, an easy use of time. It’s also the year contribution to my (probably misguided) belief that Hijo del Pantera is at least top 50 guy in Mexico who we only see about six times a year. required Freelance moonsault into the crowd GIFcameraman had zero idea this was coming Some matches don’t really have much of a story. This match definitely has a story! Impulso’s plan is to find high places and leap off them onto Demus any chance he gets. Demus has spent the last many years fighting tiny guys who attempt similar things, so sometimes that works out well for Impulso and sometimes it works out very poorly. The match ends perfectly in that story. Not working so perfectly is how obvious Impulso is at blading. He’s actually sort of hilarious transparent at getting his blade ready to cut, then cutting this forehead while the chair is on him. You’re going to see it unless you put both hands over your eyes. Usually there’s a cut away there. This is a pretty fun match while it lasted. There’s a post match brawl to set up a match that isn’t happening (this is RCH’s last show!), so the finish in the match is coming maybe a little sooner than you’d expect. This is an elimination match, which I forgot until the match kept going, and maybe people in the match also forgot until it kept going. Review: Keyra and Lady Maravilla take a break from destroying each to beat up two of the Kamikazes, who give it back as much as they get. This is the usual Mexican Strong Style match with two women who aren’t doing a lot of flying but more than willing to make it up with suplexes and hard shots. This gets uncomfortable, not just in men slapping women sense, but in the no one seemingly taking much care of each other at times. Iron Kid drops Maravilla really awkwardly, then she gets two bad shots from Alas de Acero near the end, but she gets in shots earlier. The lack of sharpness plays into the out of control feeling of the match, as out of control as some of the dives felt. The match is dinged a little by the initial finish coming out of nowhere, and the second elimination feeling tacked on and unnecessary. Still, unless men versus women violence makes it tough for you to enjoy a match, this is one definitely worth your time. all kinds of spinsKeyra armdragthe good part about watching lucha matches much later is you can be certain no one died during them There’s a lot of versions of this match. The longest version is the Estrellas del Ring one, but they do condense the match at points. Review: There’s a minute or two stretch here where Arez just takes over the match: meets a dive with a chair, finishes that guy off violently, brings the other two back in and takes them out for a while. He’s just missing his own dive from being all you need to see off Arez. He looks dominant when he’s meant to be and on another level than everyone else here. Of course, that means it’s about it for him in a multiman elimination match. The match loses something without him and with it being slowed down for the final two. Even with dead parts being cut out, it feels like it drags a bit to get before the finish. This one does come thru much better in video than it would on GIFs, with a lot of hard chops early on and near the end. Crowd reacts better to the finish than I thought they would.
Q: PHP Repairing Bad Text This is something I'm working on and I'd like input from the intelligent people here on StackOverflow. What I'm attempting is a function to repair text based on combining various bad versions of the same text page. Basically this can be used to combine different OCR results into one with greater accuracy than any of them individually. I start with a dictionary of 600,000 English words, that's pretty much everything including legal and medical terms and common names. I have this already. Then I have 4 versions of the text sample. Something like this: $text[0] = 'Fir5t text sample is thisline'; $text[1] = 'Fir5t text Smplee is this line.'; $text[2] = 'First te*t sample i this l1ne.'; $text[3] = 'F i r st text s ample is this line.'; I attempting to combine the above to get an output which looks like: $text = 'First text sample is this line.'; Don't tell me it's impossible, because it is certainly not, just very difficult. I would very much appreciate any ideas anyone has towards this. Thank you! My current thoughts: Just checking the words against the dictionary will not work, since some of the spaces are in the wrong place and occasionally the word will not be in the dictionary. The major concern is repairing broken spacings, once this is fixed then then the most commonly occurring dictionary word can be chosen if exists, or else the most commonly occurring non-dictionary word. A: Have you tried using a longest common subsequence algorithm? These are commonly seen in the "diff" text comparison tools used in source control apps and some text editors. A diff algorithm helps identify changed and unchanged characters in two text samples. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diff Some years ago I worked on an OCR app similar to yours. Rather than applying multiple OCR engines to one image, I used one OCR engine to analyze multiple versions of the same image. Each of the processed images was the result of applying different denoising technique to the original image: one technique worked better for low contrast, another technique worked better when the characters were poorly formed. A "voting" scheme that compared OCR results on each image improved the read rate for arbitrary strings of text such as "BQCM10032". Other voting schemes are described in the academic literature for OCR. On occasion you may need to match a word for which no combination of OCR results will yield all the letters. For example, a middle letter may be missing, as in either "w rd" or "c tch" (likely "word" and "catch"). In this case it can help to access your dictionary with any of three keys: initial letters, middle letters, and final letters (or letter combinations). Each key is associated with a list of words sorted by frequency of occurrence in the language. (I used this sort of multi-key lookup to improve the speed of a crossword generation app; there may well be better methods out there, but this one is easy to implement.) To save on memory, you could apply the multi-key method only to the first few thousand common words in the language, and then have only one lookup technique for less common words. There are several online lists of word frequency. http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktionary:Frequency_lists If you want to get fancy, you can also rely on prior frequency of occurrence in the text. For example, if "Byrd" appears multiple times, then it may be the better choice if the OCR engine(s) reports either "bird" or "bard" with a low confidence score. You might load a medical dictionary into memory only if there is a statistically unlikely occurrence of medical terms on the same page--otherwise leave medical terms out of your working dictionary, or at least assign them reasonable likelihoods. "Prosthetics" is a common word; "prostatitis" less so. If you have experience with image processing techniques such as denoising and morphological operations, you can also try preprocessing the image before passing it to the OCR engine(s). Image processing could also be applied to select areas after your software identifies the words or regions where the OCR engine(s) fared poorly. Certain letter/letter and letter/numeral substitutions are common. The numeral 0 (zero) can be confused with the letter O, C for O, 8 for B, E for F, P for R, and so on. If a word is found with low confidence, or if there are two common words that could match an incompletely read word, then ad hoc shape-matching rules could help. For example, "bcth" could match either "both" or "bath", but for many fonts (and contexts) "both" is the more likely match since "o" is more similar to "c" in shape. In a long string of words such as a a paragraph from a novel or magazine article, "bath" is a better match than "b8th." Finally, you could probably write a plugin or script to pass the results into a spellcheck engine that checks for noun-verb agreement and other grammar checks. This may catch a few additional errors. Maybe you could try VBA for Word or whatever other script/app combo is popular these days.
<?php /* * * ____ _ _ __ __ _ __ __ ____ * | _ \ ___ ___| | _____| |_| \/ (_)_ __ ___ | \/ | _ \ * | |_) / _ \ / __| |/ / _ \ __| |\/| | | '_ \ / _ \_____| |\/| | |_) | * | __/ (_) | (__| < __/ |_| | | | | | | | __/_____| | | | __/ * |_| \___/ \___|_|\_\___|\__|_| |_|_|_| |_|\___| |_| |_|_| * * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify * it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or * (at your option) any later version. * * @author PocketMine Team * @link http://www.pocketmine.net/ * * */ namespace pocketmine\permission; use pocketmine\plugin\Plugin; use pocketmine\utils\PluginException; class PermissionAttachment{ /** @var PermissionRemovedExecutor */ private $removed = null; /** * @var bool[] */ private $permissions = []; /** @var Permissible */ private $permissible; /** @var Plugin */ private $plugin; /** * @param Plugin $plugin * @param Permissible $permissible * * @throws PluginException */ public function __construct(Plugin $plugin, Permissible $permissible){ if(!$plugin->isEnabled()){ throw new PluginException("Plugin " . $plugin->getDescription()->getName() . " is disabled"); } $this->permissible = $permissible; $this->plugin = $plugin; } /** * @return Plugin */ public function getPlugin(){ return $this->plugin; } /** * @param PermissionRemovedExecutor $ex */ public function setRemovalCallback(PermissionRemovedExecutor $ex){ $this->removed = $ex; } /** * @return PermissionRemovedExecutor */ public function getRemovalCallback(){ return $this->removed; } /** * @return Permissible */ public function getPermissible(){ return $this->permissible; } /** * @return bool[] */ public function getPermissions(){ return $this->permissions; } /** * @return bool[] */ public function clearPermissions(){ $this->permissions = []; $this->permissible->recalculatePermissions(); } /** * @param bool[] $permissions */ public function setPermissions(array $permissions){ foreach($permissions as $key => $value){ $this->permissions[$key] = (bool) $value; } $this->permissible->recalculatePermissions(); } /** * @param string[] $permissions */ public function unsetPermissions(array $permissions){ foreach($permissions as $node){ unset($this->permissions[$node]); } $this->permissible->recalculatePermissions(); } /** * @param string|Permission $name * @param bool $value */ public function setPermission($name, $value){ $name = $name instanceof Permission ? $name->getName() : $name; if(isset($this->permissions[$name])){ if($this->permissions[$name] === $value){ return; } unset($this->permissions[$name]); //Fixes children getting overwritten } $this->permissions[$name] = $value; $this->permissible->recalculatePermissions(); } /** * @param string|Permission $name */ public function unsetPermission($name){ $name = $name instanceof Permission ? $name->getName() : $name; if(isset($this->permissions[$name])){ unset($this->permissions[$name]); $this->permissible->recalculatePermissions(); } } /** * @return void */ public function remove(){ $this->permissible->removeAttachment($this); } }
Q: QueryDSL - order by count as alias I'm using queryDSL to get users with some additional data from base: public List<Tuple> getUsersWithData (final SomeParam someParam) { QUser user = QUser.user; QRecord record = QRecord.record; JPQLQuery = query = new JPAQuery(getEntityManager()); NumberPath<Long> cAlias = Expressions.numberPath(Long.class, "cAlias"); return query.from(user) .leftJoin(record).on(record.someParam.eq(someParam)) .where(user.active.eq(true)) .groupBy(user) .orderBy(cAlias.asc()) .list(user, record.countDistinct().as(cAlias)); } Despite it's working as desired, it generates two COUNT() in SQL: SELECT t0.ID t0.NAME to.ACTIVE COUNT(DISTINCT (t1.ID)) FROM USERS t0 LEFT OUTER JOIN t1 ON (t1.SOME_PARAM_ID = ?) WHERE t0.ACTIVE = true GROUP BY t0.ID, to.NAME, t0.ACTIVE ORDER BY COUNT(DISTINCT (t1.ID)) I want to know if it's possible to get something like this: SELECT t0.ID t0.NAME to.ACTIVE COUNT(DISTINCT (t1.ID)) as cAlias FROM USERS t0 LEFT OUTER JOIN t1 ON (t1.SOME_PARAM_ID = ?) WHERE t0.ACTIVE = true GROUP BY t0.ID, to.NAME, t0.ACTIVE ORDER BY cAlias I failed to understand this from documentation, please, give me some directions if it's possible. A: QVehicle qVehicle = QVehicle.vehicle; NumberPath<Long> aliasQuantity = Expressions.numberPath(Long.class, "quantity"); final List<QuantityByTypeVO> quantityByTypeVO = new JPAQueryFactory(getEntityManager()) .select(Projections.constructor(QuantityByTypeVO.class, qVehicle.tipo, qVehicle.count().as(aliasQuantity))) .from(qVehicle) .groupBy(qVehicle.type) .orderBy(aliasQuantity.desc()) .fetch(); select vehicleges0_.type as col_0_0_, count(vehicleges0_.pk) as col_1_0_ from vehicle vehicleges0_ group by vehicleges0_.type order by col_1_0_ desc; I did something like that, but I did count first before ordering. Look the query and the select generated.
Introduction {#s01} ============ The presynaptic active zone (AZ) is a highly specialized subcellular compartment, where neurotransmitter-containing synaptic vesicles dock within a few tens of nanometers from voltage-gated calcium channels (Ca~V~) and are prepared to fuse with the plasma membrane in a Ca^2+^-dependent manner. Synaptic signal transduction is coordinated by protein complexes at the pre- and post-synaptic sites. In this framework, the presynaptic release machinery is regulated by cytomatrix at the AZ (CAZ) proteins, including Munc13, RIM, Bassoon, CAST (also named ELKS2α or ERC2), and ELKS (ELKS1α or ERC1; [@bib16]; [@bib48]; [@bib39]) that compose the presynaptic density ([@bib18]). These proteins are believed to perform a variety of roles such as formation and maintenance of synapses, tethering and docking synaptic vesicles at AZ release sites, and recruitment of Ca~V~ channels to the AZ. In addition to studies investigating the functional properties of the individual CAZ proteins in various synapses ([@bib48]; [@bib19]), work using combinatorial deletion of proteins, such as ELKS (CAST/ELKS) and RIM, or RIM and RIM-BP, has shown a strong reduction of docked vesicles or presynaptic dense projections---classical morphological markers of the AZ ([@bib1]; [@bib51]). Elaborate electron-dense structures are found at invertebrate T-bar synapses and ribbon synapses of the vertebrate eye and ear ([@bib57]; [@bib54]; [@bib35]; [@bib41]). These so-called "synaptic ribbons" are mainly composed of RIBEYE and CAZ proteins, including Bassoon, Piccolo, RIM, and CAST ([@bib43]; [@bib11]; [@bib25]; [@bib39]; [@bib35]; [@bib22]). In this framework, genetic deletion of RIBEYE eliminated the ribbon and disrupted both fast and sustained neurotransmitter release from bipolar cells (BCs; [@bib35]). In contrast, in auditory hair cells, ribbon loss upon RIBEYE deletion led to elaborate developmental compensation that resulted in the formation of multiple ribbonless AZs at each synaptic contact with spiral ganglion neurons that sustained basic release rates ([@bib4]; [@bib22]). Bassoon, another multi-domain CAZ protein, exerts an essential role in anchoring the synaptic ribbon at the AZ membrane, and loss of Bassoon results in impaired transmission at retinal and cochlear synapses ([@bib12]; [@bib25]; [@bib5]). Deletion of RIM2 reduced Ca^2+^ influx and affected release from rod terminals without changing rod ribbon synapse anatomy ([@bib15]; [@bib33]). At hair cell synapses, RIM2 disruption reduced the number of presynaptic Ca^2+^ channels and tethered synaptic vesicles at the AZ membrane. Conversely, deletion of CAST, a molecular scaffold and protein interaction hub, reduced rod photoreceptor AZ size, ultimately leading to impaired electroretinogram (ERG) responses and attenuated contrast sensitivity ([@bib50]). While the presynaptic function of CAST has been analyzed in various preparations over recent years ([@bib49]; [@bib23]; [@bib50]; [@bib20]; [@bib30]), other work on invertebrate CAST/ELKS homologues in *Caenorhabditis elegans* (ELKS) and *Drosophila melanogaster* (bruchpilot) suggest additional roles in synapse formation and the promotion of AZ assembly, respectively ([@bib8]; [@bib27]). In contrast, the role of presynaptic ELKS remains largely enigmatic, mainly owing to the fact that in vertebrates ELKS isoforms are ubiquitously expressed and constitutive ELKS knockout (KO) mice are embryonic-lethal ([@bib9]; [@bib31]). ELKS is characterized by higher solubility than CAST in spite of its 92% sequence similarity with the neuron-specific CAST ([@bib40]; Fig. S1). Since ELKS is also found at retinal ribbon synapses ([@bib10]), we hypothesized that ELKS may---at least partially---compensate for the loss of CAST from the synapse, thereby masking the individual contributions of CAST/ELKS family proteins in synaptic processes. To elucidate the roles of ELKS and CAST in retinal photoreceptor AZ formation and maintenance as well as in synaptic processing of visual information, the present study established ELKS conditional KO (cKO) and CAST KO/ELKS cKO (double KO \[dKO\]) mice using a Crx-Cre line ([@bib38]) for retina-specific deletion of ELKS. Comprehensive functional and anatomical analysis revealed that CAST and ELKS have both redundant and unique roles at the rod photoreceptor ribbon synapse. Remarkably, the acute depletion of ELKS from the mature retinal network induced a concomitant loss of ribbon synapses and photoreceptors. Therefore, we conclude that organization of release machinery with CAST and ELKS plays functional and anatomical roles in photoreceptor neurotransmission, the disruption of which may cause progressive blindness due to synaptic and neural remodeling. Results {#s02} ======= Combined ablation of ELKS and CAST from retinal photoreceptors causes impaired visual responses {#s03} ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- First, we generated an ELKS cKO crossing *ELKS^flox/flox^* mice with Crx-Cre mice for targeted deletion of exon 11 in the retina ([Fig. 1 A](#fig1){ref-type="fig"} and Fig. S1; [@bib38]; [@bib13]). Deletion of exon 11 causes a frame shift in exons 12 and 13, resulting in the premature termination of all ELKS isoforms including α, β, γ, δ, and ε (Fig. S1 C; [@bib37]), and hence elimination of all functional ELKS protein from the retina. ELKS cKO mice showed normal development, while mice carrying *CAST^−/−^* and *ELKS^flox/flox^* alleles as well as Crx-Cre (CAST/ELKS dKO) exhibited slightly smaller body weight and eye size (Fig. S2 A and Table S1). In accordance with a previous study ([@bib10]), immunohistochemical analysis of ELKS expression in the retina confirmed the presence of ELKS in the outer plexiform layer (OPL), where rod and cone terminals form synapses with BCs and horizontal cells (HCs). In contrast, in the OPL of ELKS cKO mice, only a small number of nonspecific speckles could be observed ([Fig. 1 C](#fig1){ref-type="fig"}). Similarly, the inner plexiform layer (IPL), containing the synapses formed by BC, amacrine, and ganglion cells, also showed ELKS immunofluorescence in control retinae that was absent in ELKS cKO mice ([Fig. 1 C](#fig1){ref-type="fig"}). Immunoblotting of synapse-related proteins from retinal lysates confirmed the targeted deletion of ELKS and CAST in the respective individual KOs and the removal of both proteins from the dKO ([Fig. 1, D and E](#fig1){ref-type="fig"}). As previously reported ([@bib50]), we found a threefold, potentially compensatory up-regulation of ELKS in the CAST KO mice. Conversely, CAST expression increased in ELKS cKO mice ([Fig. 1, D and E](#fig1){ref-type="fig"}; and Fig. S2, B--E), indicating mutual compensatory up-regulation of both proteins. Interestingly, expression of RIM1/2, which directly interacts with CAST/ELKS ([@bib40]; [@bib52]; [@bib9]), was decreased in the ELKS cKO and dKO mice, but not in the CAST KO mice ([Fig. 1, D and E](#fig1){ref-type="fig"}). We speculate that the reduction in RIM1/2 protein levels reflects the loss of an ELKS-RIM interaction, because the observed reduction of RIM1/2 was comparable between ELKS cKO and dKO mice ([Fig. 1 E](#fig1){ref-type="fig"}) despite the prominent up-regulation of CAST in ELKS cKO mice. ![**Genetic ablation of CAST and ELKS in the retina elicits impaired photoreceptor neurotransmission. (A)** The *ELKS flox* allele contains two loxP sequences flanking exon 11 of mouse *ELKS*. Conditional ablation of *ELKS* was mediated by crossing ELKS flox mice with *Crx-Cre* mice. **(B and C)** Immunohistochemistry for Cre expression and subsequent depletion of ELKS from ELKS cKO retina. **(C)** ELKS distribution in both OPL and IPL is depleted, although a slight background signal is detected at the OPL (arrowhead). GCL, ganglion cell layer. Bars, 50 µm. **(D and E)** Western blotting of adult (9--12-wk-old) retinal homogenates of mutant mice with indicated antibodies. **(E)** ELKS expression (*n* = 6) is increased in the CAST KO and, conversely, CAST expression (*n* = 4) is enhanced in the ELKS cKO. RIM1/2 expression (*n* = 3) is reduced by ∼50% in ELKS cKO and dKO mice; mean ± SEM; asterisks indicate statistical comparison to control. \*, P \< 0.05; \*\*, P \< 0.01 (one-way ANOVA, post hoc Tukey test). **(F--I)** Scotopic ERG responses recorded from control (*n* = 7), ELKS cKO (*n* = 6), CAST KO (*n* = 7), and dKO (*n* = 7). Scotopic b-waves (H), indicating downstream BC activity, and oscillatory potentials (I) are significantly impaired in CAST KO, and even more dramatically in dKO, while a-waves (G), indicating phototransduction, remained unaffected. Colored asterisks indicate statistical comparison to the respectively colored genotypes and statistical significance. mean ± SEM; \*, P \< 0.05; \*\*, P \< 0.01; \*\*\*, P \< 0.001 (two-way ANOVA, post hoc Tukey test).](JCB_201704076_Fig1){#fig1} To characterize visual function in mice of the different genotypes, we measured the ERG under scotopic conditions ([Fig. 1, F--I](#fig1){ref-type="fig"}). In these experiments, dark-adapted mice were exposed to dim light flashes of increasing intensity to trigger progressively stronger retinal responses. Here, the a-wave, indicating photoreceptor transduction, was unaltered across all genotypes. In contrast, the scotopic b-wave, reflecting rod photoreceptor transmission, was reduced in all mutants, from near normal in ELKS cKO to about half in the CAST KO mice, and nearly abolished in dKO. The oscillatory potentials, primarily reflecting the activity of the inner retina, were reduced in CAST KO and even further in dKO mice. Hence, the reduction in scotopic ERG signals indicates impaired synaptic transmission in the OPL and IPL in response to loss of CAST, a phenotype that is further aggravated by additional deletion of ELKS. Loss of photoreceptor ribbon synapses and enhanced formation of ectopic ribbon synapses {#s04} --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Next, we analyzed the formation of retinal layers. The thickness and the density of nuclei layers (outer nuclear layer \[ONL\] and inner nuclear layer \[INL\]) were not significantly different across the genotypes in the adult retina (∼10 wk old; Fig. S2, F and G). In contrast, both CAST KO and dKO showed a reduction in OPL thickness (Fig. S2, F
Fright (film) Fright is a 1971 British thriller film starring Susan George, Ian Bannen, Honor Blackman, and John Gregson. The film follows a babysitter who is terrorized one evening by her employer's deranged ex-husband. Its original working titles were The Baby Minder and Girl in the Dark before it was titled Fright. Plot College student Amanda is babysitting for Helen and Dr. Cordell, watching after their young son at their large estate in the woods. When she arrives, the child, Tara, is already asleep; Helen and Dr. Cordell leave, Amanda makes tea in the kitchen, and is watched by a man through the window. After hearing odd noises, she is startled by the doorbell ringing, and finds her boyfriend Chris at the door. The two lounge on the couch before she makes him leave after Helen calls the home to check in. As Chris walks outside, he is attacked by a man hiding outside who clobbers him on the head. Amanda continues to hear knocking noises and believes it is Chris playing a prank on her. She opens a window to reveal a silhouetted face staring back at her. Panicked, Amanda calls the restaurant where Helen is dining with her boyfriend Jim and their friend, Dr. Cordell. Helen is notified by the restaurant staff and goes to take the call, but the line goes dead after she picks up. Worried that her ex-husband, Brian, may have arrived at the home, Helen has Jim call the local psychiatric institute, who notify him that Brian escaped earlier in the night; Helen reveals in conversation that he had been institutionalized after he attempted to murder her; Dr. Cordell is his doctor. At the front door, Amanda finds Chris, covered in blood; with him is Brian, who claims to be a neighbor who heard a commotion outside. Chris loses consciousness on the floor, and Brian consoles Amanda, who is distraught. At the house, Amanda grows disconcerted when Brian refuses to allow her upstairs, and begins calling her Helen. Realizing that he is Helen's ex-husband, Amanda begins to play into Brian's delusions, and repeatedly proclaims her love for him. Brian eventually falls asleep, and Amanda attempts to leave the house with Tara, but is stopped by him in the foyer. Chris regains consciousness and attempts to fight Brian, but Brian murders him. Amanda flees out the front door just as police arrive at the home, but she is pulled back inside by Brian, who threatens her and Tara with a shard of glass. Helen and Jim arrive at the home, where Dr. Cordell and numerous policemen have gathered. A standoff ensues in which they attempt to coax him out of the house. Brian demands Helen come inside, but she agrees only on the condition that Amanda and Tara are let outside. Helen enters the home, where Brian locks her inside, and begins choking her after he finds she has brought in a canister of tear gas. Amanda stops him by slashing his face open with the glass shard, and flees outside. Brian charges after her, carrying Tara with a piece of glass against his neck. The police hold fire and Helen follows outside and attempts to negotiate with him. Brian hands Tara to her and she slowly backs away from him. As she does so, Amanda avenges Chris by shooting Brian in the head, killing him. Cast Susan George as Amanda Ian Bannen as Brian Lloyd Honor Blackman as Helen Lloyd John Gregson as Dr. Cordell George Cole as Jim Dennis Waterman as Chris Maurice Kaufmann as Inspector Roger Lloyd-Pack as Constable Michael Brennan as Sergeant Release Critical response A review published in The Village Voice noted: "Fright has little else on its mind other than what the title implies, but the first half hour of the film is so full of red herrings and squeaky doors that all the potential for situational horror is soon dissipated." Leonard Maltin deemed the film a "contrived, [with] mechanical direction and so-so script." Roger Ebert praised George and Bannen's performances, but deemed the film "a passably good thriller" in comparison to director Collinson's previous film, The Penthouse (1967). Robert Sellers of the Radio Times called the film "formulaic" in direction and added: "George merely alternates between pouting and screaming," assessing her performance as a "dress rehearsal for her ordeal in Straw Dogs." Vincent Canby of The New York Times criticized the film's cinematography and "arbitrary cruelties," deeming it a "a describably dreadful English suspense melodrama." Film historian James Arena credited the film as a "groundbreaker" of the "terrorized babysitter formula," comparing it to Halloween, which was released seven years later. Other critics, such as Gary Smith, cite the film as a proto-slasher film. Home media Anchor Bay Entertainment released Fright on DVD in 2002. On 3 June 2019, Scream Factory announced they will be releasing a Blu-ray edition of the film on 17 September 2019. In October 2019, Studio Canal released the movie on Blu-Ray in the UK in a brand new restoration, featuring extra features with interviews with Susan George and horror expert Kim Newman. References External links Category:1971 films Category:1970s independent films Category:1970s psychological thriller films Category:1970s slasher films Category:British films Category:British independent films Category:British thriller films Category:English-language films Category:Films about psychopaths Category:Films directed by Peter Collinson Category:Films set in country houses Category:Home invasions in film Category:Films shot at Shepperton Studios
HOUSE-HOLDERS have told of their dismay as their homes look likely to be demolished by their own council. Most people in the Middlehaven area, just outside of Middlesbrough town centre, have already sold up to Middlesbrough Borough Council. Just five house owners have refused to sell out of 180 but now the council has applied to the Government for the right to make compulsory purchase orders (CPOs) to forcibly buy the properties. The authority wants the 100-hectare site in the shadow of the Transporter Bridge and historic Old Town Hall, for a new Middlesbrough College campus, offices, leisure facilities, bars and campus. Melissa Blackburn, 36, one of the last remaining people holding out, told The Northern Echo she had strong emotional attachments to the area. She was also annoyed the council’s offer of £51,000 for her semi-detached home with a £20,000 relocation grant was not enough. She said: “I’ve lived here my whole life and my mother was here and was only 44 when she died here. There are old people who lived round here in the old flats and homes before these were built and were just devastated. “The houses were only built in 1984 and there’s nothing at all wrong with them. They want to build new ones here, but don’t want to relocate us to them, for some reason I don’t understand. Their offer is rubbish. You can’t relocate to a similar home on what they’re offering. They say, ‘well, you’re living in a derelict area,’ but it’s become derelict because of them.” Ms Blackburn’s neighbour, Anne Yassin, has already sold up for £56,000 plus the relocation grant, but said she didn’t want to. “I felt pressurised to move,” she explained as she by her living room wall which is covered with the signatures of people in the community lamenting the decision to demolish the homes. She said: “My family have lived round here for generations, at least 100 years. I’ve lived in sight of that old town clock my whole life, in six homes. I thought I’d always be here.” Middlesbrough council and the Homes and Communities Agency say Middlehaven will attract £150m-worth of investment to the area and the site has already created about 1,500 jobs. As reported in yesterday’s Northern Echo, Councillor Charlie Rooney, the council’s executive member for regeneration, said the redevelopment would “play a major role in the town’s economic success.” Anyone wishing to oppose the CPO must lodge their objection by Monday, September 1. All representations must be made in writing and sent directly to the Secretary of State. Comments (4) you wont buy another semi for that so they boot you out and force you to take out a mortgage to make up the difference in cost for something similar , putting you in debt, some of the owners over say 50 will not get another mortgage so will have to rent , some of them may have paid of the mortgage and will now have to rent when they have worked all their lives and were debt mortgage free, these **** at the council are **** scum and should be s you wont buy another semi for that so they boot you out and force you to take out a mortgage to make up the difference in cost for something similar , putting you in debt, some of the owners over say 50 will not get another mortgage so will have to rent , some of them may have paid of the mortgage and will now have to rent when they have worked all their lives and were debt mortgage free, these **** at the council are **** scum and should be sLUSTARD behonest wrote: I have some sympathy with Lustard's view. If the council want the power to be able to force you out of your own home, they should be required to pay you a bit over the odds to get you out. youd really understand fully when the council bod tells you, you need to be extremly rich to fight us, then sends you to the wrong ombudsman to complain AFTER THEY TAKE YOUR HOME ,,, could be quite frustrATING TO SOME [quote][p][bold]behonest[/bold] wrote: I have some sympathy with Lustard's view. If the council want the power to be able to force you out of your own home, they should be required to pay you a bit over the odds to get you out.[/p][/quote]youd really understand fully when the council bod tells you, you need to be extremly rich to fight us, then sends you to the wrong ombudsman to complain AFTER THEY TAKE YOUR HOME ,,, could be quite frustrATING TO SOMELUSTARD
1 a factor of (47 - 53) + j + 892? False Let k = -219 + 212. Is (-6 - -6)/k + 50 even? True Let c = -20719 - -23129. Is 5 a factor of c? True Suppose 43 = z - 2. Suppose -4*n - w + 404 = 0, -n - z = 2*w - 139. Suppose c - 2*c = -n. Is c a multiple of 16? False Suppose -7*p + 12*p = -2630. Let g = 814 + p. Does 48 divide g? True Let s(y) = -4*y - 37. Let m be s(-10). Suppose -m*x - 2*x = -1170. Does 15 divide x? False Suppose -5 = -5*g, 2*g - 3*g - 121547 = -7*d. Is 120 a factor of d? False Suppose -4*o = 2*m - 4024, 2*m - 157*o - 4030 = -155*o. Is m a multiple of 19? True Let g(p) = -79*p + 1051. Is 37 a factor of g(-34)? True Let x = 6541 + -5281. Does 6 divide x? True Is -1 - 1 - (21 - (14 - -3524)) a multiple of 29? False Let p(g) = 2*g**2 - 31*g + 11. Let h be p(15). Is 19 a factor of -679*1*h/14? False Suppose -36*t + 34*t = 0. Suppose 0*c - 3*c + 6 = t, 0 = -f - 3*c. Let q = f - -110. Is 13 a factor of q? True Let y = 8114 + -4047. Is y a multiple of 35? False Suppose p - 3*p + 5*r = -17, -61 = -4*p + r. Let u = p - 36. Is (u/12)/((-6)/45)*2 a multiple of 2? False Let t = -13868 - -25550. Is 28 a factor of t? False Let k(c) = 7*c + 61. Let m be k(-9). Is 12 a factor of m - (46/(-3) - 24/(-18))? True Let y(t) = t**2 - 49*t + 59. Let v be y(37). Let f = v + 710. Is 13 a factor of f? True Suppose -2*g - 63 = 5*v - 7, v + 4*g + 22 = 0. Suppose 25*j - 34*j = -522. Let h = v + j. Is h a multiple of 24? True Let b = 704 - -2050. Suppose -388*m - b = -391*m. Is m a multiple of 51? True Suppose -3*x + 843 = -330. Let l = x + -251. Is l a multiple of 14? True Suppose -2*a + 3*u + 13 = 2*u, u - 15 = -5*a. Suppose -4*v - 4*q - q + 36 = 0, a*q - 28 = -3*v. Let c(n) = -n**3 + 5*n**2 + 5*n - 1. Does 7 divide c(v)? True Let t(u) = -2*u**3 + 82*u**2 + 60*u - 104. Does 32 divide t(39)? True Let m = -560 - -846. Is 72069/39 + 22/m a multiple of 84? True Let r = -17205 + 25746. Does 34 divide r/36 - 3/(-4)? True Let m be 80/60 - 16/3. Let k(t) = -9*t**3 + 5*t**2 + 10*t + 11. Is 13 a factor of k(m)? False Let x = -3092 - -5038. Does 3 divide x? False Let o = -57 + 57. Suppose o = 8*a + 11 - 3. Does 4 divide (-3)/(a + (-60)/(-65))? False Let i = 58267 - 40077. Is i a multiple of 214? True Suppose -5*w + 4*r = -1877, -119*w + 731 = -117*w + 5*r. Is w a multiple of 7? False Suppose 2*c - 33 = 3*a, -4*c + 16 = 4*a - 0. Suppose 2*k + 4*d = c + 25, 5*k - 113 = -3*d. Suppose 3*g = -n + k, 2*n - 3*g = -0*n + 5. Is n a multiple of 10? True Suppose 3*t - 107808 = -2*t + i, -i = -t + 21568. Does 35 divide t? True Let f be ((-4)/(-10))/(436/40 - 11). Is 6 a factor of ((-822)/(-24) + f)/(1/12)? False Does 80 divide (-230)/(-3)*22110/275 + -13? False Suppose 5*y - 209095 = -5*n, 154*n = y + 150*n - 41824. Does 205 divide y? True Does 42 divide 420/1470 - (-28516)/7? True Suppose -17*v = 2*v - 71630. Is v a multiple of 29? True Let q be (6 + 10)*(-20 - -1). Let x = q + 704. Does 40 divide x? True Suppose -211*s + 68*s + 69804 = -2336886. Is s a multiple of 55? True Let f = 6260 - 2699. Is f a multiple of 28? False Let q be ((-21)/(147/(-1400)))/(-1). Let o = 386 + q. Is 62 a factor of o? True Does 88 divide (0 - (-4)/20 - (-155364)/55) + 3? False Suppose 7*z - 2*k - 15 = 4*z, 0 = 4*z - 3*k - 20. Suppose -g = -3*t - 335, 3*t - 2621 + 874 = -z*g. Is g a multiple of 29? False Let z = 27 + -21. Let s(u) = u**3 - 7*u**2 + 7*u - 6. Let r be s(z). Suppose r = -q + 51 + 18. Is q a multiple of 13? False Suppose 2*a - 283 = 5*y, 0 = 5*a + 5 - 0. Let z = 82 + y. Is 5 a factor of z? True Let v(c) be the second derivative of 5*c**4/12 - c**3/3 + c**2 + 13*c. Let h be v(3). Let m = h + 49. Is 30 a factor of m? True Suppose -64*t + 46277 = -118*t + 61*t. Does 7 divide t? False Let m(i) = 6 - 161*i**3 - 4*i - 5*i**2 + 0*i + 160*i**3. Let y be m(-4). Does 7 divide (4/y)/(((-78)/(-216))/13)? False Does 10 divide 1/(2/6) - (-3072 + -8)? False Let o be (-3 - (-9 - -3))/(3/(-46)). Let w be o/(-2)*60/(-15). Let a = w + 129. Is 6 a factor of a? False Let t(l) = -l**2 - 7*l - 269. Let j be t(0). Let n = j - -599. Is 10 a factor of n? True Let o(w) = -w**3 + w**2 + w - 1. Suppose q + 30 = 3*q. Let l(a) = a**2 - 15*a - 3. Let s be l(q). Is o(s) a multiple of 16? True Let d(h) = h - 10 - 17 + 35 - 30*h. Suppose 15*o + 20 = 10*o. Is d(o) a multiple of 19? False Let m(p) = 2*p**3 - p**2 + p + 1. Let c be (-2)/(3/((-9)/6)). Let j be m(c). Suppose 3*l - j*q + 4*q = 248, l - 92 = 2*q. Is l a multiple of 21? True Suppose 313*q - 319*q + 36 = 0. Suppose 2*b - 612 = -2*r, -q*r - 2*b = -9*r + 893. Does 10 divide r? False Let l(w) = -56*w - 15. Let r be l(-2). Let h = r + -62. Is h a multiple of 35? True Suppose 68 = -8*g + 20. Suppose 0*r + 4*i = -r + 14, -3*i = 3*r - 6. Is 33 a factor of (4 + r + (-27)/g)*18? False Suppose 13 = -22*w - 9. Let a(l) be the first derivative of -39*l**4/2 + l**3/3 + 5*l**2/2 + 4*l + 13. Is 13 a factor of a(w)? True Let n = 162 + -178. Does 17 divide 2 - (-4)/(n/(-196))? True Let h = -33067 - -46798. Is 59 a factor of h? False Let q(v) = v - 17. Let f be q(22). Suppose 37 = f*y - 18. Let m = y + 28. Is 13 a factor of m? True Let m(i) = 3*i**2 - 9*i + 3. Suppose 40 = 6*h - 26*h. Is m(h) even? False Suppose 2*g + 3*a - 5 = 0, -3*g - 12 + 19 = 5*a. Suppose -g*h = -2*y + 4230, 281 + 1828 = y - 4*h. Does 21 divide y? True Let n = -8395 - -13036. Is 16 a factor of n? False Suppose i - 3*i + 3*r = -1, 0 = 2*i + 3*r - 7. Let q(u) = -12*u - 5. Let j be q(i). Let g = j - -33. Is g a multiple of 3? False Let c(p) = -175*p - 2322. Is 42 a factor of c(-44)? False Let j be ((-4038)/(-12) - 0) + 3/6. Let b = j + -177. Is b a multiple of 20? True Is 5 + (15555 - (3 - 16)) a multiple of 134? False Let f = -14904 - -21168. Is f a multiple of 116? True Suppose 45*p - 43335 - 52020 = 0. Does 10 divide p? False Let m(c) = 1784*c**2 - 157*c - 482. Is m(-3) a multiple of 26? False Let w be (16/144)/((-2)/6)*0. Suppose w = 38*x - 28*x - 640. Does 16 divide x? True Let a(j) be the third derivative of j**4 - 57*j**3/2 - 186*j**2. Is 9 a factor of a(12)? True Let d = -3712 - -3872. Is d a
Automatic non-rigid temporal alignment of intravascular ultrasound sequences: method and quantitative validation. Clinical studies on atherosclerosis regression/progression performed by intravascular ultrasound analysis would benefit from accurate alignment of sequences of the same patient before and after clinical interventions and at follow-up. In this article, a methodology for automatic alignment of intravascular ultrasound sequences based on the dynamic time warping technique is proposed. The non-rigid alignment is adapted to the specific task by applying it to multidimensional signals describing the morphologic content of the vessel. Moreover, dynamic time warping is embedded into a framework comprising a strategy to address partial overlapping between acquisitions and a term that regularizes non-physiologic temporal compression/expansion of the sequences. Extensive validation is performed on both synthetic and in vivo data. The proposed method reaches alignment errors of approximately 0.43 mm for pairs of sequences acquired during the same intervention phase and 0.77 mm for pairs of sequences acquired at successive intervention stages.
News,Events,Entertainment,Fashion,Beauty and Inspiration. Colin Kaepernick sparked the NFL protests last season when he decided to kneel during the national Anthem. He recieved tons of backlash for the peaceful demonstration and now six weeks into the new football season Kaepernick still hasn’t been hired by a team. According to NFL writer for USA today Mike Jones, the football player has filed a grievance against owners of the NFL and is doing so independently of the NFL players Association. He has reportedly accussed owners of participating in collusion which means that he basically thinks that they are conspiring to keep him out of the NFL . The Collective Bargaining Agreement or CBA actually prohibits this from happening and if he can prove this it would be a huge deal.
Get the Perfect Haircut: How to Talk to Your Barber Brett SHARE Get the Perfect Haircut: How to Talk to Your Barber Think back to your last haircut. How’d you feel about it when you walked out of the shop? Disappointed? While your disappointing haircut might have been due to poor barbering, it’s often the case that your poor communication with the barber was at least partly to blame. Barbers can’t read minds. If you don’t tell them exactly what you want, you’re going to get whatever haircut the barber feels comfortable giving. For example, I knew an old barber (and I’m talking old) who’d give every customer a crew cut if the customer didn’t explicitly say exactly how he wanted his hair cut. If you want to avoid this fate, you have to learn how to talk to your barber. But telling a barber what you want can be intimidating for a man, especially with all the special lingo they throw around. Well, never fear. I called up registered master barber Steve Hankins from Red’s Classic Barbershop in Indianapolis, IN to get the scoop on how to confidently communicate with your barber. With his tips, we’ve created a comprehensive guide on what to say to your barber so you get exactly the haircut you want next time you plop down in that chair. Let’s get to it. Watch the Video Tell him what general style you want When you first sit down in the barber’s chair, try to give him a general description of the style you want. Are you looking for a crew cut? Are hoping you to look like Don Draper? Perhaps you want a more modern style. You might want to bring in a photo of the look you’d like to achieve. Once you’ve got this covered, you can then get into the specifics. Tell him how much you want taken off and where After you tell your barber what general style you want, tell him exactly how much you want taken off. Don’t just say, “Give me a trim, Mac” or “Just a little off the top.” One barber’s trim is another barber’s close shave. To avoid getting your hair cut too short, Steve says to be specific with how much you want taken off. “Short and long are all relative from barber to barber,” he says. So say things like “an inch off the top” or “a quarter inch off the side.” If you don’t know exactly how much you want taken off, let your barber know you don’t know. What he’ll probably do is just cut a bit off to see if you like it. Then if you want it shorter, you can go shorter. If you’re a clippers man, memorize the numbers of the guards you use. Then you can just walk into the barber and tell him “I want a 2 on the sides and a 3 on the top.” Tell him if you want a taper When you’re at the barber, you’ll likely hear the word “taper” thrown around quite a bit. If you’ve been nodding your head all this time and saying “Yeah, give me that!” even though you have no idea what a taper even is, here’s a quick rundown on what a taper means when it comes to haircuts. A taper gradually changes your hair length from the top of the head down to the nape of the neck. The taper usually starts off long at the top and gets shorter as you go down to the neck. The length of the taper can vary. You can have a really long taper or a short taper. Most men’s haircuts involve some sort of taper, but some men prefer that their hair length be the same all around their head. Make sure to tell the barber your preference. Tell him what kind of neckline (or nape) you want A lot of men don’t think about how their neckline looks because they hardly ever see it, but the masses of people who walk and stand behind you get to eyeball it every day. If you don’t keep it clean and trim, a great haircut can suddenly look unkempt. When choosing what sort of neckline you want, you have three options: blocked, rounded, and tapered. Each has their pros and cons. Blocked. A blocked nape means cutting a straight line across the natural neckline. When done correctly, your neckline will have the appearance of a squared block. If you’re self-conscious about your skinny chicken neck, a blocked nape can give you the appearance of a wider, thicker neck. If you already have the neck of a drill sergeant, go with another type of neckline. The biggest drawback with blocked napes is that they will appear untidy as the hair grows out. Once the hair begins to grow under the neckline, the new hair growth sticks out like a sore thumb. If you decide to go with the blocked neckline, it’s recommended you go back into the barber once a week to clean it up. Or better yet, learn to do it yourself. Rounded. A rounded neckline simply takes the corners off a blocked nape finish. Like the blocked neckline, the rounded nape can start to look untidy once hair starts growing below the neckline. Tapered. Instead of creating a strong line at the nape of the neck, a tapered neckline follows the natural neckline and gradually shortens the hair as it gets closer to the bottom of the neckline. A tapered neckline can slim a wide neck. However, the biggest advantage to the tapered nape is that as your hair grows out, the neckline remains blended and neat. You won’t need frequent touch-ups as you would with a blocked or rounded nape. Tell him if you want any texture in your hair Many of the more modern men’s hairstyles incorporate some sort of texturing. Steve the Barber recommends using these terms with your barber if you’d like to add some texture to your hair: Choppy. When you need a bit of volume to your hair, ask for choppy. Choppy hair occurs when the barber uses point cutting. He’ll pick up the hair at different lengths and cut it at a 45 degree angle. You can then run product through your hair and style it as you please. The result is a nice, textured look. Razored. When a barber razors your hair, he uses a straight razor to trim the ends instead of scissors. “Why,” you might ask, “would I want the barber to use a straight razor to cut my hair?” First, it’s badass. Second, it helps the hair lay flatter on your head and diminishes bulk. “If you have really curly hair, you might ask your barber to trim the edges with a razor blade,” says Steve. Layered. When you have longer hair resting on top of shorter hair, you’ve got layers, my friend. If you have thinning or balding hair, layers can give your hair the appearance of depth and volume. Thinned out. If you have a thick, bushy mane, ask the barber to bust out the thinning shears to take some of that volume off your brain canister. Thinning shears look like regular scissors, but they have teeth that cut some hair strands and leave other strands uncut. Men with normal hair thickness will be okay getting their hair thinned every other visit to the barbershop. If you have a giant furry animal living on your head, Steve suggests getting it thinned at every visit. Tell him how you want your arches The spaces between your hairline and your ears are called arches. Here’s how you can trim them. High arch. You can ask your barber to cut the arch around your ear higher into your hairline. That will leave more space between where your hairline ends and your ears begin. Men with smaller ears might consider a higher arch as it can make the ears appear larger. The disadvantage with having a higher arch is that it can look messy and awkward as your hair grows out. And if they’re too high, they make you look pretty dorky. Natural arch. For most men, keeping their natural arch is the way to go. That’s what Steve the Barber recommends; “It just looks better,” he says. Tell the barber to keep your natural arch and he’ll just clean it up with some short trimming. Tell him how you like your sideburns Finally, tell him how you like your sideburns. Basic details you should give him include how long and how thinned out you want them. Possible sideburn lengths include: Top of the ear Mid-ear Bottom of the ear If you’re not going for the Ambrose Burnside look, ask your barber to trim and thin out your sideburns a bit. Now quit yapping and listen to your barber for a minute… After you’ve told the barber what you want, Steve suggests shutting your yap and listening to your barber’s
When you guys get back into the office, check your bottom right-hand drawer. Merry Christmas, Mike
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Prove You Wrong Prove You Wrong is the third album by the metal band Prong. It is their only album with Troy Gregory on bass guitar. The album includes a cover of "(Get A) Grip (On Yourself)", originally by The Stranglers. Track listing "Irrelevant Thoughts" – 2:37 (Parsons, Victor) "Unconditional" – 4:45 (Troy Gregory, Victor) "Positively Blind" – 2:43 (Victor) "Prove You Wrong" – 3:31 (Gregory, Victor) "Hell If I Could" – 4:00 (Gregory, Victor) "Pointless" – 3:07 (Prong) "Contradictions" – 4:10 (Victor) "Torn Between" – 3:11 (Gregory, Victor) "Brainwave" – 3:01 (Victor) "Territorial Rites" – 3:31 (Prong) "(Get A) Grip (On Yourself)" – 3:05 (Hugh Cornwell) "Shouldn't Have Bothered" – 2:39 (Victor) "No Way to Deny It" – 4:41 (Victor) Personnel Prong Tommy Victor – lead vocals, lead and rhythm guitars Troy Gregory – bass guitar, backing vocals Ted Parsons – drums, percussion, backing vocals Mark Dodson – additional vocals Production Prong – arrangers, producers Mark Dodson – arranger, producer, engineer, mixing Brooke Hendricks – engineer, assistant engineer Brian Stover – assistant engineer Greg Calbi – mastering Roger Lomas – mastering References Category:Prong (band) albums Category:1991 albums Category:Epic Records albums Category:Albums produced by Mark Dodson
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Q: ASP.NET MVC Core DateTime format using jQuery DateTimePicker I have an ASP.NET Core MVC application with a view model which has a DateTime property for "Date of Birth": [Required] public DateTime DateOfBirth { get; set; } I want to let the user to pick/enter date in dd/mm/yyyy format. In the view originally I was using html Date type and it was working fine in Chrome but some issues in Edge and not working in IE 11 at all. Therefore I have decided to replace it with the jQuery DatePicker: <input class="form-control datepicker" name="DateOfBirth" type="text" required> In Js file: $(".datepicker").datepicker({ dateFormat: 'dd/mm/yy' }); It all works fine as long as I pass value as mm/dd/yyyy format (12/12/2017). As soon as I change it to 13/12/2017 (dd/mm/yyyy) I get server side error saying that method arguments are not valid. A: You need to set the culture of your server to one that accepts dates in dd/MM/yyyy format. To set the default culture in your startup.cs file, in the ConfigureServices method (note the following sets the culture to en-AU (Australia)) public void ConfigureServices(IServiceCollection services) { services.Configure<RequestLocalizationOptions>(options => { options.DefaultRequestCulture = new RequestCulture("en-AU"); }); services.AddMvc(); } and in the Configure method public void Configure(IApplicationBuilder app, IHostingEnvironment env, ILoggerFactory loggerFactory) { app.UseRequestLocalization(); app.UseMvc(); }
Pemphigoid nodularis: a case with 230 kDa hemidesmosomes antigen associated with bullous pemphigoid antigen. We report a 73-year-old woman with typical clinical, histological and immunofluorescence features of pemphigoid nodularis. Direct immunofluorescence studies of prurigo nodularis-like lesions and peribullous skin showed the linear deposition of IgG and C3 at the basement membrane zone. Circulating IgG against the basement membrane was also detected by indirect immunofluorescence. The serum from the patient was shown to contain the autoantibody against 230 kDa hemidesmosomal antigen associated with bullous pemphigoid antigen.
Tilemachos Chytiris Tilemachos Chytiris (; b. 1945) is a Greek politician from the Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK) who has served as member of Parliament and minister. He has also published poetry collections. He was born in 1945 in Corfu. His father, Gerasimos Chytiris, was an important author, journalist and folklorist of the island. He studied Philosophy in the University of Florence and Agriculture in the University of Pisa. He was a member of the Lambrakis Democratic Youth and took part in the Anti-Junta movement against the Greek military junta of 1967–74. He worked as press advisor in the Greek Embassy in Bucharest (1982-1984) and in London (1984-1987). From 1987 to 1989 he was special Secretary at the Ministry for the Presidency of the Government. In 1989 Andreas Papandreou appoints him as his spokesman for media. In 1990 he became a member of the Central Committee of PASOK. He was elected in Athens B constituency in the 1993 elections and reelected in every election until 2009. He served as deputy minister of Presidency (1993-4), deputy minister for the Press and the Media (1994-5) and minister for the Press and the Media (1995-6). From 2000 to 2004 he was deputy minister Ministry for the Press and the Media in the third Cabinet of Costas Simitis. In the cabinet of George Papandreou he served as alternate Minister for Culture and Tourism responsible for the Media until 2011. When he was in Florence he met the famous Greek singer Maria Farantouri with whom he got married and has a son, Stephanos. Along with his political career, Tilemachos Chytiris has published several poetry collections and some of his poems have been translated and published in Italian, French, English, German and Romanian. Collections that he has published are: Poiimata ek promeletis (Ποιήματα εκ προμελέτης) (1968-1972) Thema (Θέμα) (1972-1977) Topoi Neoi (Τόποι Νέοι) (1982-1984) San na sinevi (Σαν Να Συνέβη) (1984-1986) Kalokairi (Καλοκαίρι) (2001) Kitrini Skoni (Κίτρινη Σκόνη) (2006) Ti menei ap to rodo & Mikro Manifesto (Τι μένει απ' το Ρόδο" & "Μικρό μανιφέστο) (2010) External links Personal web page Category:1945 births Category:People from Corfu Category:University of Florence alumni Category:University of Pisa alumni Category:Greek MPs 1993–1996 Category:Greek MPs 1996–2000 Category:Greek MPs 2000–2004 Category:Greek MPs 2004–2007 Category:Greek MPs 2007–2009 Category:Greek MPs 2009–2012 Category:PASOK politicians Category:Government ministers of Greece Category:Modern Greek poets Category:Living people
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New mortgage deal criticised. Last week's announcement of Government-backed moves aimed at easing NHS staff accommodation problems in London has brought mixed reactions from nurses, health unions and management.
Matthew Lee (lawyer) Matthew Lee ( ) is an American public interest lawyer, author, and founder of two non-profit organizations, Inner City Press and Fair Finance Watch. Both are known for their investigations of the banking industry's treatment of low-income communities of color around the world. Lee produces weekly reports on, and advocates concerning, such global banks as HSBC, Citigroup, Royal Bank of Scotland, Mizuho, and others. In 2005-2006, Lee was engaged in litigation to deem the "citizens-only" provision of the Freedom of Information Act of Delaware (and ten other states) to be unconstitutional. Lee and Fair Finance Watch in October 2013 raised fair lending concerns regarding Mercantile Bank and its proposed acquiring of FirstBank. On November 26, 2013, Michigan Live reported on the challenge and Mercantile telling the Security & Exchange Commission the issues Lee and FFW raised would result in a delay of the merger. Lee is the author of the non-fiction book Predatory Lending: Toxic Credit in the Global Inner City and the novel Predatory Bender. Lee is also an accredited journalist at the United Nations. In mid-2006, Lee's investigative journalism at the UN, published online in Inner City Press uncovered and led to the United Nations Development Programme halting its disarmament programs in the Karamoja region of Uganda in response to human rights abuses exposed in the parallel forcible disarmament programs carried out by the Uganda People's Defense Force. For another view, see the Ugandan newspaper The New Vision, which was critical of UNDP's halt of funding. Lee is also a frequent video discussion guest on BloggingHeads.tv, discussing things related to United Nations internal operations. In 2008, Lee appeared on the ninth episode of the sixth season of the show Penn & Teller: Bullshit! . The show discussed "World Peace" and went on a tour that Lee led most of in the UN building. Besides leading the tour, he also discussed some of the actions that the UN takes which are hypocritical, or make little sense. In 2009, Lee reported extensively on the conflict in Sri Lanka from New York, including critically covering UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon's visit to the internally displaced persons' camps in Vavuniya in May 2009. In early 2010, Lee was invited to speak on the topic of Sri Lanka at the Rebellious Lawyers' conference at Yale Law School. Inner City Press' questioning of the UN on when it asked the Syrian government for access to al Ghouta was played on Democracy Now on August 28, from Minute 18:30. Personal life Lee was born in Washington, D.C., to parents of Chinese and Anglo descent. His father was in the U.S. Foreign Service. After finishing middle school overseas, Lee attended high school in the US. See also Inner City Press Fair Finance Watch References External links "A Citizen of the World, At Home in The Bronx," Washington Post, April 17, 2006 "HSBC 'overcharging' US troops," The Observer (UK), December 18, 2005 "Wading through the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Muck," US Banker, November 2005 Review of Predatory Bender Another review of Predatory Bender Video discussions/debates involving Matthew Lee on BloggingHeads.tv The Beat by Eric Konigsberg (Sept. 26, 2011), The New Yorker What is Inner City Press? by Tom McGregor (Oct. 17, 2011), UN Post Trouble in the UN Press Core (June 28, 2012) by Richard Armstrong 'World Policy Review' Category:American lawyers Category:Year of birth missing (living people) Category:Living people Category:21st-century American novelists Category:American male novelists Category:21st-century American male writers Category:21st-century American non-fiction writers Category:American male non-fiction writers
Q: print out the position of vertices after rotation i drawn a cube and i can rotate it. I would want to print out the position of vertices after rotation. in some tutorials i found that i can use QMatrix4x4 to rotate my cube and the to get the new position of vertices. the i changed mu code: void MyWidget::paintGL() { glClear(GL_COLOR_BUFFER_BIT | GL_DEPTH_BUFFER_BIT); glLoadIdentity(); QMatrix4x4 matrix; // new matrice for transformation matrix.translate(0.0, 0.0, -10.0); matrix.Rotate(xRot / 16.0, 1.0, 0.0, 0.0); matrix.Rotate(yRot / 16.0, 0.0, 1.0, 0.0); matrix.Rotate(zRot / 16.0, 0.0, 0.0, 1.0); glBegin(GL_QUADS); //1st quad qglColor(Qt::green); glNormal3f(0.0f, 0.0f, -1.0f); --- glEnd(); } my question is how to apply the matrix to draw the vertice because glvertex3f can't take that matrix. Then i will print out the new position as follow: ( matrix * QVector3D(0.0f, 0.0f, -1.0f)) for example; After Some days and thanks to the links you gave me, i had tried to read about Modern OpenGL: Here is my code now: void GLWidget::paintGL() { -------- QMatrix4x4 matrixTransformation; matrixTransformation.rotate(alpha, 0,1,0); matrixTransformation.rotate(beta, 0, 1, 0); QVector3D cameraPosition = matrixTransformation * QVector3D(0,0,distance); QVector3D cameraUpDirection = matrixTransformation * QVector3D(0, 1, 0); vMatrix.lookAt(cameraPosition, QVector3D(), cameraUpDirection); // display the coordinates foreach(const QVector3D& p, cameraPosition) { qDebug() << "Rotated position =" << matrixTransformation * p; } shaderProgram.bind(); shaderProgram.setUniformValue("mvpMatrix", pMatrix * vMatrix *mMatrix); shaderProgram.setUniformValue("color", QColor(Qt::white)); shaderProgram.setAttributeArray("vertex", vertices.constData()); shaderProgram.enableAttributeArray("vertex"); glDrawArrays(GL_TRIANGLES, 0,vertices.size()); shaderProgram.disableAttributeArray("vertex"); shaderProgram.release();} } an error appeared : error C2039: ‘const_iterator’ : is not a member of ‘QVector3D’ error C2039: ‘i’ : is not a member of ‘QForeachContainer’ I had included and in my header but the error still there. Is the way i used correct to get the coordinates of vertices?? the error is from my foreach loop code, and is maybe about the declaration of QVector3D in a qvector3d.h of Qt. How to solve it?? if the use of transformation matrix , how can iuse a transform feedback object to pass the vertex positions that come out of the vertex shader back into another buffer object. I seen that its another solution to get coordinates of vertices after rotation. Thanks and sory for my questions which are may be for beginners. A: You can upload a QMatrix4x4 to the OpenGL matrixstack. Uploading a matrix is done by using the glLoadMatrixf methode, where your data comes from the QMatrix4x4's constData() function. The code could look like the following: glClear(GL_COLOR_BUFFER_BIT | GL_DEPTH_BUFFER_BIT); glLoadIdentity(); QMatrix4x4 matrix; // new matrice for transformation matrix.translate(0.0, 0.0, -10.0); matrix.Rotate(xRot / 16.0, 1.0, 0.0, 0.0); matrix.Rotate(yRot / 16.0, 0.0, 1.0, 0.0); matrix.Rotate(zRot / 16.0, 0.0, 0.0, 1.0); glLoadMatrixf(matrix.constData()); //Draw as already done before More information about how qt's matrices and vectors can be used together with OpenGL can be found in this very good answer here
Thursday, November 19, 2009 Website of the Day In class today we talked about the advantages of presenting a single box search to users over the multiple boxes of most library search engines. Dartmouth college has adopted the single box search using Summon. I don't entirely understand how to describe it, so I think you should just take a look for yourself.
Andro and Tess Z. Camiling are conscientious students and researchers of Kapampangan history, language and culture. They wrote “ Pampanga: History and Culture", "Pampanga: Towns and Barangays", "The Province of Pampanga and Its People” and other articles including “Malay Relation With Kapampangan Language and Culture” , "Spanish Relation With Kapampangan Language and Culture", biographies of sixteen (16) famous Kapampangan and the history of the towns of Apalit, Lubao, Masantol, Mexico, Minalin, San Fernando, San Simon and Santo Tomas of the Province of Pampanga, Philippines. Andro is a true-blue Kapampangan based in California USA where he is employed as an accounting/financial director at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles and practices his CPA profession as a management and tax consultant. His wife and co-author of the aforementioned articles, the former Teresita Manalansan Zuniga of Lubao, Pampanga, Philippines is a public school teacher in Pasadena, California. Both of them are dedicated socio-civic-religious leaders in their community and served as long-term presidents of their town non-profit charitable organizations in the USA.
--- abstract: 'Identifying groups of variables that may be large simultaneously amounts to finding out which joint tail dependence coefficients of a multivariate distribution are positive. The asymptotic distribution of a vector of nonparametric, rank-based estimators of these coefficients justifies a stopping criterion in an algorithm that searches the collection of all possible groups of variables in a systematic way, from smaller groups to larger ones. The issue that the tolerance level in the stopping criterion should depend on the size of the groups is circumvented by the use of a conditional tail dependence coefficient. Alternatively, such stopping criteria can be based on limit distributions of rank-based estimators of the coefficient of tail dependence, quantifying the speed of decay of joint survival functions. Numerical experiments indicate that the algorithm’s effectiveness for detecting tail-dependent groups of variables is highest when paired with a criterion based on a Hill-type estimator of the coefficient of tail dependence.' author: - Maël Chiapino - Anne Sabourin - Johan Segers date: 'Received: date / Accepted: date' title: Identifying groups of variables with the potential of being large simultaneously --- Introduction ============ A question that often arises when monitoring several variables is which groups of variables are prone to be large simultaneously. In food risk management, for instance, the variables under consideration may be the concentrations of different contaminants in blood samples of consumers. In environmental applications, one may be interested in several physical variables such as wind speed and precipitation recorded at several locations, with the purpose of setting off a regional warning when several of these variables exceed a high threshold. In the context of semi-supervised anomaly detection, when the training sample is mostly made of normal instances, identifying the groups of variables which are likely to be large together allows to label certain new instances as abnormal. The latter use case is the motivation behind the DAMEX algorithm [@goixsparse; @goix2017sparse]. In a regular variation framework, identifying those groups among $d$ variables that may be large simultaneously amounts to identifying the support of the exponent measure. The algorithm returns the list of groups of features $\alpha\subset\{1,\ldots, d\}$ such that the mass of the empirical exponent measure on certain cones exceeds a user-defined threshold. However, when the empirical version of the exponent measure is scattered over a large number of such cones, the DAMEX algorithm does not discover a clear-cut structure. @chiapinofeature encounter this difficulty for extreme streamflow data recorded at several locations of the French river system. To overcome this issue, the same authors come up with the CLEF (CLustering Extreme Features) algorithm. Instead of partitioning the sample space, CLEF considers nested regions corresponding to increasing subsets of components. A group of variables is enlarged until there is no longer enough evidence that all features in it may be large together. In this respect, CLEF resembles the Apriori algorithm [@agrawal1994fast], which is a data-mining tool for discovering maximal sets of items among $d$ available items that are frequently bought together by consumers. Apriori considers increasing itemsets that are made to grow until their frequency falls below a user-defined threshold. In CLEF, the stopping criterion concerns the relative frequency of simultaneous occurrences of large values of all components in a considered subset compared to the frequency of simultaneous occurrences of larges values of all but one component in this subset. @chiapinofeature find the method to work well on real and simulated data but do not investigate the asymptotic properties of the statistic underlying the stopping criterion. Our contributions are three-fold. First, we investigate the asymptotic behavior of the statistic underlying CLEF. In this way, the informal stopping criterion can be turned into a proper hypothesis test with controllable level. A second issue concerns the specification of the null hypothesis in the CLEF stopping criterion. Originally, a certain conditional tail dependence coefficient, $\kappa_\alpha$, related to a given group of variables $\alpha \subset \{1, \ldots, d\}$ is supposed to be above a strictly positive, user-defined and therefore somewhat arbitrary threshold. We propose instead to base the stopping criterion on the hypothesis that a multivariate version of the coefficient of @ledford1996statistics and @ramos2009new is equal to one. The test is based on the limit distributions of multivariate extensions of nonparametric estimators in @peng1999estimation and @draisma2001tail [@draisma2004bivariate]. Third, we conduct a numerical experiment to compare the finite-sample performance of the DAMEX algorithm and the CLEF algorithm with the various stopping criteria. We find that overall, the multivariate extension of the Hill-type estimator in [@draisma2004bivariate] yields the most reliable procedure to detect maximal groups of asymptotically dependent variables. Section \[sec:taildep\_background\] casts the problem in the language of regular variation and introduces the tail dependence coefficients upon which the CLEF stopping criteria will be based. Necessary background on empirical tail dependence functions and processes is reviewed in Section \[sec:etdf\], including a new result for the empirical joint tail function. In Section \[sec:test-kappa\], we derive the asymptotic distribution of the statistic used in CLEF and turn the heuristic stopping criterion implemented in [@chiapinofeature] into a statistical test with asymptotically controllable level. Two alternative tests based on the asymptotic distributions of estimators of the Ledford–Tawn–Ramos coefficient of tail dependence are constructed in Sections \[sec:mult-extens-peng\] and \[sec:hill\]. We report the results of our simulation experiments in Section \[sec:simu-study\]. Section \[sec:conclusion\] concludes. Proofs are gathered in Appendix \[sec:appendix\] while the pseudo-code for the CLEF algorithm and variations is provided in Appendix \[sec:appendix-CLEF\]. Regular variation and tail dependence coefficients {#sec:taildep_background} ================================================== Bold letters denote vectors and binary operations between vectors are understood componentwise. The indicator function of a set $A$ is denoted by ${{\mathbbm{1}}}_A$. For $t\in {\mathbb{R}}\cup\{\infty\}$, we let ${\bm}t_\alpha$ denote the constant vector of $({\mathbb{R}}\cup \{\infty\})^\alpha$ with all coordinates equal to $t$. In the special case $\alpha = \{1, \ldots, d\}$, the index $\alpha$ is usually omitted for brevity when clear from the context: for instance, ${\boldsymbol{0}}= {\boldsymbol{0}}_{\{1,\ldots,d\}} = (0, \ldots, 0) \in {{\mathbb{R}}}^d$. Let ${{\bm}X} = (X_1, \ldots, X_d)$ be a random vector in ${{\mathbb{R}}}^d$ with cumulative distribution function $F$, whose margins $F_1, \ldots, F_d$ are continuous. We assume that the transformed vector ${{\bm}V} = (V_1, \ldots, V_d)$ with $V_j = 1/\{1 - F_j(X_j)\}$ for all $j \in \{1,\ldots,d\}$ is regularly varying on the cone $[0,\infty]^d \setminus \{{\boldsymbol{0}}\}$ with (nonzero) limit or exponent measure $\mu$. This means that $\mu$ is finite on Borel sets of $[0,\infty]^d \setminus \{{\boldsymbol{0}}\}$ bounded away from the origin and that $$\label{eq:reg-var} \lim_{t \to \infty} t {\operatorname{\mathbb{P}}}[ {{\bm}V} \in t A] = \mu(A),$$ for all Borel sets $A \subset [0,\infty]^d \setminus \{{\boldsymbol{0}}\}$ such that ${\boldsymbol{0}}\notin\partial A$ and $\mu(\partial A)=0$. The measure $\mu$ is homogeneous, i.e., $\mu(s \,\cdot\,) = s^{-1} \mu(\,\cdot\,)$ for all $0 < s < \infty$, and therefore assigns no mass to hyperplanes parallel to the coordinate axes. As a consequence, applies to finite and infinite rectangles that are bounded away from the origin and whose sides are parallel to the coordinate axes. The measure $\mu$ characterizes the extremal dependence structure of ${{\bm}X}$. The reader is referred to @resnick:2007 [@resnick2013extreme] for an introduction to regular variation. Let $\varnothing \ne \alpha \subset {\{1,\ldots,d\}}$. Particular instances of include the extremal coefficient $\lambda_\alpha$ [@schlather2003dependence] and the joint tail coefficient $\rho_\alpha$: $$\begin{aligned} \label{eq:lambda_alpha} \lambda_\alpha &= \lim_{t \to \infty} t {\operatorname{\mathbb{P}}}[ \exists j \in \alpha : V_j > t ] = \mu ( \{ {\bm}{u} \in [0, \infty)^d \mid \exists j \in \alpha : u_j > 1 \} ), \\ \label{eq:rho_alpha} \rho_\alpha &= \lim_{t \to \infty} t {\operatorname{\mathbb{P}}}[ \forall j \in \alpha : V_j > t ] = \mu ( \{ {\bm}{u} \in [0, \infty)^d \mid \forall j \in \alpha : u_j > 1 \} ).\end{aligned}$$ In the bivariate case, $|\alpha|=2$, and with our choice of Pareto margins, we have $\rho_\alpha = \lim_{t\to \infty} {\operatorname{\mathbb{P}}}(V_{\alpha_1}>t \mid V_{\alpha_2}>t)$, the upper tail dependence coefficient denoted by $\chi$ in [@coles1999dependence]. Our general objective is to propose statistically sound procedures to recover maximal subgroups $\alpha$ of components that are likely to be concomitantly large. Our aim can thus be phrased as recovering the maximal subsets $\alpha\subset{\{1,\ldots,d\}}$ such that $\rho_\alpha>0$. Since $\rho_\alpha {\leqslant}\rho_\beta$ as soon as $\alpha \supset \beta$, any positive tolerance level with which we would like to compare an estimate of $\rho_\alpha$ should depend on $\alpha$ and in particular be decreasing as a function of the cardinality $|\alpha|$. To circumvent this issue, @chiapinofeature consider for $\alpha$ such that $|\alpha| {\geqslant}2$ the conditional tail dependence coefficient $$\label{eq:kappa} \kappa_\alpha = \lim_{t\to \infty} {\operatorname{\mathbb{P}}}\left[ \forall j \in \alpha : V_j > t \; \Big|\; \textstyle\sum_{j\in\alpha} {\mathbbm{1}}{\{V_j > t\}} {\geqslant}|\alpha| -1 \right],$$ which is the limiting conditional probability that all variables in $\alpha$ exceed a large threshold given that all but at most one already do. In contrast to $\rho_\alpha$, the coefficient $\kappa_\alpha$ has no particular reason to decrease as a function of $|\alpha|$. Note that $\rho_\alpha = \mu(\Gamma_\alpha)$ while $\kappa_\alpha = \mu(\Gamma_\alpha) / \mu(\Delta_\alpha) = \rho_\alpha / \mu(\Delta_\alpha)$ where $\Gamma_\alpha = \{ {\bm}{x} \in [0, \infty)^d \mid \forall j \in \alpha : x_j > 1 \}$ and $\Delta_\alpha = \{{\bm}x \in [0, \infty)^d \mid \textstyle\sum_{j \in \alpha} {\mathbbm{1}}_{\{x_j{\geqslant}1\}}{\geqslant}|\alpha|-1\}$, provided $\lvert \alpha
Q: Sed find and delete single word I would like to remove a username from a .htaccess file. Example .htaccess: RewriteEngine On RewriteBase /~usern/ RewriteRule ^index\.php$ - [L] RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d RewriteRule . /~usern/index.php [L] I want to us a sort of dynamic command in that I don't have to manually type /~username every time for each user. I tried sed 's/$whoami##g' .htaccess but this does not achieve the desired result. A: You could sed -i "s/$(whoami)//g" .htaccess If you only want to remove the first entry on a line, remove the last g option. sed -i (inline sed, do actions directly on file) "s/find_this/replace_with_this/" (search and replace) If you want to search for ~/username and remove that instead of only username entries, just change the expression to: sed -i "s/~\/$(whoami)//g" .htaccess
Influence of the T cell receptor alpha-chain on T cell reactivity and tolerance to Mls-1 in T cell receptor beta-chain transgenic mice. Previous analyses of a TCR V beta 8.1 transgenic mouse revealed multiple mechanisms of tolerance to the retroviral superantigen, Mls-1. Whereas some T cells were clonally deleted in the thymus, others became anergic in the periphery, or remained unaffected by the expression of Mls-1. In addition, a strong correlation between TCR alpha-chain usage and Mls-1 reactivity of individual transgenic V beta 8.1+ T cell hybridomas was established. Based on these observations, we speculated that the different mechanisms of tolerance were a consequence of the alpha-chain-mediated differences in Mls-1 reactivity. In the current studies, we make use of a V alpha 2-specific mAb to directly examine the role of the alpha-chain on tolerance in this transgenic model. We show, first, that V alpha 2+ CD4+ T cells, as a group, are relatively less Mls-1-reactive, and are elevated twofold in the periphery of Mls-1+ compared with Mls-1-V beta 8.1 transgenic mice. This elevated expression is also seen in the V alpha 2+ CD4+ population of mature thymocytes, but not in immature thymocytes. Second, Mls-1-induced neonatal tolerance in Mls-1-negative mice caused an increase of V alpha 2+ CD4+ T cells, comparable with the frequency of expression in transgenic mice that endogenously expressed Mls-1. Third, we have demonstrated a general correlation between the age-dependent increase in Mls-1-expression and the levels of V alpha 2+ CD4+ T cells during the first 4 wk of life. Taken together, these data suggest that the over-expression of V alpha 2+ CD4+ T cells in Mls-1+ mice is a consequence of mechanisms of tolerance, predominantly mediated by preferential lack of clonal deletion in the thymus. These data support the idea that clonal deletion is a competitive process and the influence of the TCR alpha-chain on the strength of Mls-1 reactivity of individual V beta 8.1+ transgenic T cells controls their susceptibility to clonal deletion.
Barriers to Participation in an Online Nursing Journal Club at a Community Teaching Hospital. HOW TO OBTAIN CONTACT HOURS BY READING THIS ISSUE Instructions: 1.2 contact hours will be awarded by Villanova University College of Nursing upon successful completion of this activity. A contact hour is a unit of measurement that denotes 60 minutes of an organized learning activity. This is a learner-based activity. Villanova University College of Nursing does not require submission of your answers to the quiz. A contact hour certificate will be awarded after you register, pay the registration fee, and complete the evaluation form online at http://goo.gl/gMfXaf. In order to obtain contact hours you must: 1. Read the article, "Barriers to Participation in an Online Nursing Journal Club at a Community Teaching Hospital," found on pages 536-542, carefully noting any tables and other illustrative materials that are included to enhance your knowledge and understanding of the content. Be sure to keep track of the amount of time (number of minutes) you spend reading the article and completing the quiz. 2. Read and answer each question on the quiz. After completing all of the questions, compare your answers to those provided within this issue. If you have incorrect answers, return to the article for further study. 3. Go to the Villanova website to register for contact hour credit. You will be asked to provide your name, contact information, and a VISA, MasterCard, or Discover card number for payment of the $20.00 fee. Once you complete the online evaluation, a certificate will be automatically generated. This activity is valid for continuing education credit until November 30, 2019. CONTACT HOURS This activity is co-provided by Villanova University College of Nursing and SLACK Incorporated. Villanova University College of Nursing is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. OBJECTIVES Describe the benefits and barriers to participating in an online nursing journal club (ONJC) over a standard journal club. Identify three strategies to address the barriers to participation in an ONJC. DISCLOSURE STATEMENT Neither the planners nor the author have any conflicts of interest to disclose. Journal clubs can be an important tool enabling health care professionals in promoting evidence-based practice within their organizations. The researchers examined 183 nurses' perceptions of an online nursing journal club (ONJC) and perceived barriers to participation through a survey at a teaching hospital. Time was identified as the greatest participation barrier. The respondents preferred journal articles regarding the topics policy and procedures, medications, and nursing practice changes. To increase the use of the ONJC, it is imperative to focus on perceived barriers and strategies to eliminate them to help with increasing overall participation and achieving success when using an ONJC. J Contin Educ Nurs. 2016;47(12):536-542.
Q: Swift: implement a protocol variable as a lazy var? It seems that it's not possible to implement a variable that's required by a protocol, with a lazy variable. For example: protocol Foo { var foo: String { get } } struct Bar: Foo { lazy var foo: String = "Hello World" } Compiler complains that Type 'Bar' does not conform to protocol 'Foo'. It's also not possible to add the lazy keyword in the protocol declaration, since then you get 'lazy' isn't allowed on a protocol requirement error. So is this not at all possible? A: Citing the Language Guide - Properties - Lazy Stored Properties [emphasis mine]: A lazy stored property is a property whose initial value is not calculated until the first time it is used. I.e., the value is mutated upon first usage. Since foo has been blueprinted in the Foo protocol as get, implicitly nonmutating get, the value type Bar does not fulfil this promise with its lazy property foo, a property with a mutating getter. Changing Bar to a reference type will allow it to fulfil the Foo blueprint (as mutating a property of a reference type doesn't mutate the type instance itself): protocol Foo { var foo: String { get } } class Bar: Foo { lazy var foo: String = "Hello World" } Alternative, specify in the blueprint of the foo property of Foo that it has a mutating getter. protocol Foo { var foo: String { mutating get } } struct Bar: Foo { lazy var foo: String = "Hello World" } See the following Q&A for some additional details of the mutating/nonmutating specifiers for getters and setters: Swift mutable set in property
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Really, don't worry about it in the slightest. Watch 'The Gathering' and then the episodes in the order they come on the DVDs and simply get immersed in the story for the first time. You won't really appreciate the nuances until the second time, anyway so just concentrate on it as presented in the simplest way possible - which is how those of us who watched it in its first run saw it. Enjoy. I envy you your first two viewings! Jan So, there is no need to watch the movies in the order JMS himself advices, between the episodes of the series? Just out of curiosity, does it make sense the suggestion to watch the season 4 finale as series finale? (no spoilers, of course... just be vague ) ....order. If you do not watch the TV movies where they are supposed to go chronologically, keep in mind when watching them where they are supposed to go, i.e. what timeframe they're from.. HOWEVER, watch The Gathering FIRST. Why? It's not correct and certainly NOT the authorised jms chronological viewing order. Oh crikey, so they weren't even filmed in either "the original order" or in JMS's order? This is the correct jms authorised chronological order from the Babylon 5 Historical Database Crusade Season 1 2267.War Zone 1st Jan - 5th Jan 2267. The Long Road. 27th Feb - 2nd March 2267. Appearances and Other Deceits. March 2267 The Memory of War. 30th March - 1st April 2267. Needs of Earth. April 2267. Racing the Night. May 2267, Visitors from Down the Street. 13th May - 14th May 2267 Each Night I Dream of Home. May 2267. The Path of Sorrows. June 2267. Ruling from the Tomb. 15th June - 16th June 2267. Patterns of the Soul. June 2267. The Well of Forever. July 2267. (Joe confirmed that Mr Jones saying Matheson had sensed the emotions of others, was indeed referring to Durkani and Lyssa from Visitors from Down the Street) Rules of the Game. July 2267 To The Ends of the Earth 1st September - 3rd September 2267 (Full script but unproduced. Dates from the script) Value Judgements. September 2267 (Full script but unproduced) End of the Line. December 2267 (Full script but unproduced) Oh crikey, so they weren't even filmed in either "the original order" or in JMS's order? Short answer: yes. This happened quite a lot on B5 -- "Chrysalis" was filmed in the middle of Season 1, for instance. (Actually, for some time now I've wondered if that was in part because JMS was hedging his bets on Michael O'Hare's health, the way he hedged by filming "Sleeping in Light" at the end of Season 4. But maybe it really was because of all the visual effects necessary.) In this case in particular, I think that the time needed was correct. JMS said in the script books: Quote: “Chrysalis” required new ship designs, the creation of Earthforce One, the Shadow vessel,36 the Shadows themselves, the Io station, the attack on the Narn fleet, and a lot of naturalistic CGI – the hardest kind to produce convincingly – including the DownBelow environments and the Maze, which for me was emblematic of Londo’s life. Each turn of the maze represents a choice he’s made, or is going to make, for good or ill. He’s in the center of that maze, just as he is in the center of his life, when Mr. Morden offers him a direction and a choice, appealing to him as a patriot but also as someone who wants desperately to be recognized, to be important again. Once he makes that choice, Londo begins a journey that will ultimately take him far from any hope of salvation. To illustrate just how close we ran to the bleeding edge in terms of delivering these big episodes in time for broadcast...and how things don’t always work out as you plan them...we were frenziedly working on “Chrysalis” until the last possible minute, to make sure it was absolutely flawless. Finally, exhausted but happy, we delivered the episode the day before it was to be beamed out to the various PTEN stations via satellite feed. __________________ "You know, I used to think that life was terribly unfair. Then I thought, wouldn't it be much worse if life were fair? If all the terrible things that happen to us come because we actually deserve them? So now I take great comfort in the general hostility and unfairness of the universe." ~~Marcus Cole
// go run mksysnum.go https://gitweb.dragonflybsd.org/dragonfly.git/blob_plain/HEAD:/sys/kern/syscalls.master // Code generated by the command above; see README.md. 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Saint-Jean-de-Cuculles Saint-Jean-de-Cuculles is a commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region in southern France. Population See also Communes of the Hérault department References INSEE Category:Communes of Hérault
Ponte Vista at San Pedro is a proposed 830 home project in Northwest San Pedro, being developed by Ponte Vista Partners. This blog is intended to deal with anything and everything within the Ponte Vista site. My Email address to comment directly to me or contribute a post is; mrichards2@hotmail.com. September, 2006. All Rights Reserved. Wednesday, April 13, 2011 I am writing identical posts on two of my blogs dealing with Ponte Vista at San Pedro. The Northwest San Pedro Neighborhood Council is a great source of information dealing with the project proposed for 61.53 acres in northwest San Pedro, directly across the street from homes and a very large business in Rancho Palos Verdes. Here is a very good link to the Council's site where information can be gathered. http://www.nwsanpedro.org/pontevistaindex.asp It appears that when the new Environmental Impact Report is published, HOPEFULLY VERY SOON, everyone will have a better opportunity to view the details and begin greater discussions and debates about having a large condominium project with access only along Western Avenue, built. Expected are three 'Alternatives' that will have studies considered. The primary 'Alternative' looks to be for 1,345 condominium and/or apartment units, some 'masquerading' as single-family units, but are legally identified as condominium units. This Alternative provides for fewer than the "2,300" units published as the proposed Alternative when Bob Bisno was the Developer. There will probably be "Alternative 2" which might include a proposal to construct condominium and apartment units in the 800-850 units range. As a reminder, The Gardens is a 1,100-unit development that was first offered as owner-occupied condominiums on 80 acres of land almost adjacent to the Ponte Vista site. Using the number of units constructed and the acreage, the dwelling density of The Gardens is 13.75 dwelling units per gross acre of land. If the figure of 13.75 dwelling units per gross acre is applied to the Ponte Vista at San Pedro site, up to 846 dwelling units, maximum, to equal the dwelling density of The Gardens. It is true that many of the 'condominium' units at The Gardens are now rental or leased out units and that actually changes the traffic count numbers when owner-occupied units become rented or leased out. The new developers at Ponte Vista at San Pedro have proposed one of the building being constructed to contain "392 Apartment Units" but after they breath, they will tell you they expect and/or 'hope' that those Apartment Units would become owner-occupied units. Here is where I need to mention that I still have two acres of The Moon up for sale and if you really believe 392 Apartment Units will eventually become owner-occupied units, you are someone I really want to talk to about unloading an acre or two on The Moon I have been trying to sell for years. Alternative 3 will most likely be the legally required "No Project" Alternative. This Alternative is legally mandated to be studied and included with Environmental Impact Reports and it is the Alternative that uses the idea that no zoning changes are made to an existing site and what the current zoning on the site is, is what new construction must utilize. In the case of Ponte Vista at San Pedro, it was zoned by the city of Los Angeles to be "R1" which means single-family, detached dwellings on lots of not less than 5,000 square feet in size. The other zoning existing on some of the site is O1 or OS1 (Open Space), plus there is some land that is not suitable to have new housing constructed on it. The "R1" designation on suitable construction land at the site allows for the construction of up to 429 single-family units. Currently there are approximately 245 'duplex' units constructed for military housing purposes and when they were constructed for the military, no city zoning requirements or restrictions applied to military housing there. The current zoning would not allow for refurbishment of existing residential units on the site. The current developers have suggested and stated that they do not wish to apply for any 'density bonuses' on the 22 lots that comprise Ponte Vista at San Pedro. If density bonuses were applied for and approved, the number of proposed units could be increased by up to 35%. What they have stated in one for or another is that they will be seeking new municipal codes from the Los Angeles City Council that will change the current zoning on the site and provide entitlements on lots that they would probably try to sell to others rather than actually contracting any firm to build new housing on their behalf. What impresses me and what impressed other opponents of over development in our area is that the new development team seems to have greater understanding and they seem to be much more willing and able to sit down and discuss just about everything related to Ponte Vista at San Pedro and local neighborhoods in all the communities near the site. R Neighborhoods Are 1, the communities-wide organization that worked hard and helped by a weakening economy to keep Bob Bisno from going further with his plans, has not gone anywhere. Records illustrating the fact that more people signed petition sheets demanding that the Ponte Vista site remain R1 than Councilwoman Janice Hahn was looking for to help her decide her stance, remain on file. About Me I am finally taking to heart the following phrase: If you don't stand for something, you'll fall for anything. I am a happily married Caveman and I have the two greatest sons, two greatest daughters-in-laws and a rat terrier puppy that...well what can one say about a rat terrier? On May 31, 2013 Miss Monroe Summer Wells entered our lives and we could not be happier. She is NOT the apple of her grandpa's eyes, she is an entire orchard.
for r. -2 Let r be (-2)/(-4) + 15/10. Let l be (4 - (-9)/(-3))*r. Solve -z + 0*z - l = 0 for z. -2 Let o(h) be the first derivative of 3*h**2/2 - 12*h - 8. Let p be o(5). Let y(x) = 2*x**2 + 3*x + 3. Let n be y(-3). Solve -6*r + p*r - n = 0 for r. -4 Let d = 34 - 30. Solve 6 + 14 = -d*o for o. -5 Let k = -1 + 3. Solve k*t = -3 - 1 for t. -2 Suppose -5*l - 3*i = -7, -5*l + 3*i + 14 - 1 = 0. Solve 6*f - l*f + 16 = 0 for f. -4 Suppose -3*f + 12 + 6 = 0. Solve -5*r + f - 1 = 0 for r. 1 Suppose -3*z - x - 3 = -15, -3*x = 9. Solve z = -2*y + 3 for y. -1 Suppose 89*o = 90*o - 1. Solve -r = -o - 2 for r. 3 Let b be 84/(-48)*(-7 - 1). Solve -39 = 5*f - b for f. -5 Let g(s) = -2*s**2 + 10*s + 6. Let n be g(5). Solve 9 = -n*p + 3*p for p. -3 Suppose 3*y - 10 = 23. Let r = -16 + y. Let m = -5 - r. Solve m = 5*f - 5 - 5 for f. 2 Let p = 14 - 6. Let y be 6 - 6 - p/(-2). Solve -2*s + 4 = -y*s for s. -2 Let a(m) = -m**2 - 4*m - 3. Suppose -3*y = -2*y + 3*o + 12, -4*o = 12. Let w be a(y). Solve 2*c - 5*c = w for c. 0 Suppose 0 = 2*l + 3*z - 15, -5*l = -z - 12 - 0. Solve 6 + l = -3*k for k. -3 Suppose 3 = 2*u + 3*a + 5, 13 = 5*u + 3*a. Suppose 0 = 3*y + 2*f - 13, y - 5*y = f - 14. Solve -4*q + y*q = u for q. -5 Let o be (0 + 0)*(-2 - -3)/1. Solve -2*b - 6 = -o*b for b. -3 Suppose -4*m - 5 = -5*m. Let f(s) = s**2 + 6*s - 9. Let u be f(-7). Let i = m + u. Solve -3*p + 0 + i = 0 for p. 1 Suppose 34 = 2*c + 5*a, 2*a - 22 = -2*c - 0*c. Let q = c - 4. Suppose -z = q*b + 2*z - 30, 2*b - 5*z - 13 = 0. Solve 3*u = -3 - b for u. -4 Suppose 0 = -0*j + j - 5. Solve -6*x = -x + j for x. -1 Let o be 6 - (-7 - -5 - -4). Solve -o*x + 10 = -2*x for x. 5 Suppose 4*h = -2*d + 18, -3*d + 18 = 3*h - 0*h. Let m(r) = -7*r + 5*r**3 + 1 + 5 - 6*r**h + 7*r**2. Let y be m(6). Solve y = -7*n + 3*n for n. 0 Let a = -183 - -186. Solve 0 = -a*k + 4 - 7 for k. -1 Let y = -47 - -47. Solve -2*v + 5*v - 3 = y for v. 1 Let v(i) = -i**3 - i**2 + 5*i + 5. Let s be v(-3). Solve 3*p = s*p + 5 for p. -1 Let x(d) = -d**2 + 1. Let n be x(1). Let w be (1/(-3))/(1/(-9)). Let k(i) = -i**2 - 7*i - 7. Let q be k(-5). Solve n*h + q = w*h for h. 1 Suppose -5*u + 60 = -u. Let f be -2*3/(-6)*3. Suppose 0 = -5*w - 0*w - 25, u = 3*v + f*w. Solve -p - 4*p = v for p. -2 Let c(f) be the second derivative of f**4/12 - f**2 + 2*f. Let w be c(5). Suppose -2*g + 5*i + 0 = -w, -29 = -5*g + 3*i. Solve g + 0 = z for z. 4 Let k be (4/6)/((-1)/(-3)). Let g be 0 + 1 + (10 - 9). Let m = k - g. Solve m = -i + 1 - 0 for i. 1 Let k = 2 - -1. Solve 0 = -2*l + k*l for l. 0 Suppose 3*c = 5*c - 4. Suppose 3*h = 15 + 15. Suppose -3*a + h = -3*p - 8, 3*a - 22 = 4*p. Solve -c*l = a*l + 16 for l. -4 Let x(j) = j - 1. Let s be x(4). Let w = -7 - -9. Suppose 12 = q - 5*y, 7*q = 4*q - w*y + 2. Solve s*o = q*o - 3 for o. -3 Let w(x) = -2*x**3 + 4*x**2 - 2*x. Suppose -3*s = -3*r + 2*s - 19, -2*s + 4 = -3*r. Let b be w(r). Let v be (-8)/(2 + b)*5. Solve -6*n - v = -2*n for n. -5 Let g(k) = -k**2 + 5*k - 1. Let u be g(4). Let r be (-34)/170 + (-2)/(-10) + 12. Solve -v - u*v = r for v. -3 Let n(w) = 5*w - 15. Let l be n(5). Solve -l = 5*g + 5 for g. -3 Let a be (-2)/(-12) + 2/(-12). Suppose h - 4*h + 42 = a. Solve -h + 4 = -2*v for v. 5 Let n = -8 - -12. Let f be (1/(-1))/((-3)/18). Suppose u + 10 = f*u. Solve u*h = n + 6 for h. 5 Let t = -92 - -96. Solve -u - 1 = -t for u. 3 Suppose -3*s + r = -3, -2*s - 3*s + 2*r = -6. Let q = s - -2. Solve 2*h - q = 2 for h. 2 Suppose 2*g = g + 10. Solve -h + g = h for h. 5 Let c(p) = p**3 + 2*p**2 + p + 3. Let f be c(-3). Let w be (-3)/(-6) - f/2. Solve 3*a - 10 = w for a. 5 Let n(i) = 14*i - 1. Suppose -2 + 0 = 2*k. Let b be n(k). Let x = b + 25. Solve -4*f + 10 = -x for f. 5 Let l be (-3 + 8)*(-2)/5. Let u be (-24)/(-9)*(-3)/l. Solve u*j + 12 = j for j. -4 Let r(l) be the first derivative of -l**3/3 + 4*l**2 + 1. Let y be r(8). Solve y*k = -k + 4 for k. 4 Let z(f) be the first derivative of -f**2/2 + 9*f + 1. Let c be z(-7). Solve c + 0 = 4*i for i. 4 Let t = -6 - -10. Let h(i) = 2*i - 6. Let w be h(6). Let a be (t/3)/(2/w). Solve -a*r = r - 25 for r. 5 Suppose 20 = 4*j - 4*h, j - 3*h + 0*h = 11. Let b = 8 - 3. Solve 3 = j*l - b*l for l. -1 Let r(x) = x**2 + 4*x + 3. Let q be r(-4). Suppose s = -0*s + q. Let p be 2 + (-1 + 7 - -1). Solve -3*d + s = -p for d. 4 Let o = -32 + 32. Solve o*z = -4*z for z. 0 Let c be (-21)/(-35) + 44/10. Let p = 0 + c. Solve 0 = -4*v + 11 + p for v. 4 Let p(g) = g**2 - 3*g. Let a be p(5). Suppose 0 = 2*o - a - 2. Suppose -3*x = -0*x - o. Solve -4 = -u - x for u. 2 Let a = -10 + 15. Let y(n) = 5*n**2 - 12*n - 8. Let l(c) = 4*c**2 - 11*c - 7. Let u(o) = a*y(o) - 6*l(o). Let s be u(-7). Solve -3*j = -6*j - s for j. -3 Let b = 6 + -3. Suppose 5 = -2*s + b*s. Suppose 5*d + s = 80. Solve -d = -q - 4*q for q. 3 Suppose -8 = 2*w + 4*o, o - 3*o = 2*w. Solve c - 3 = -w for c. -1 Let v(i) = 2*i - 21. Let f be v(12). Solve y - f*y + 10 = 0 for y. 5 Suppose 21 = 4*y + 5. Solve -j - j = -y for j. 2 Suppose -4*f + 0*f - 16 = 0. Let t = f + 8. Solve 16 + t = -4*k for k. -5 Suppose 0 = b - 6 - 0. Let r be (8/(-6))/((-2)/b). Suppose -r*u = -t - 14, -3*u + 5*u = -4*t - 2. Solve 0 = -0*p - p - u for p. -3 Let j(a) = 3*a**2 - 5*a + 2. Let l be j(4). Suppose -2*t - t = -x - l, x + 25 =
Q: How to improve swimming performance in the gym? Question is quite simple. I'm looking for gym-specific bunch of exercises which can help me to build up swimming performance/endurance/speed. So, when I'm not in the water I can still be continuously improving my swimming. Of course I know that I need to go into water because of technique training, feel of water etc. Edit: focused on crawl performance. Not interested in strength improvement in other styles at this moment. A: I found huge improvements from taking on gyming while swimming - specifically muscular strength and endurance. That is, until I overtrained and heavily damaged my back. Be wise and know your limits! How often? I think two to three swim sessions to one gym session is a good ratio. If you're a sprinter, maybe more towards two to one swim sessions to one gym session. How many sessions a week that ends up being depends on how into the sport you are! A competitive swimmer may be doing 7-10 swim sessions a week, coupled with 3-4 gym sessions would be a nice mix. Make sure you give enough time for your muscles to recover. Throwing gym into the mix puts a much higher demand on your muscles. Sets and Reps I did freestyle mid-distance events, 200 m up to 800 m, so my focus was more on endurance reps. For standard workouts, I would do 3 sets of 20, and gradually increased weights accordingly. I did them at a similar speed to swimming stroke rate, except for legs of course. I frequently did circuit training - 30 seconds on, 30 seconds off, go to the next exercise, around 70% of my max or greater. This was the money, I loved these workouts! One stupid set I frequently did was pyramid sets on quads until muscle strain. 20 reps, climb weight until you injure your muscles, then climb back down. I actually didn't realise that I was straining my muscles, the 5+ days for my quads to recover despite my well conditioned muscles should have been an obvious clue! Routines Think through what muscles hold you back the most, and focus on them. Cable flys - these were my favourite! Go for pulling from full extension, this is great for having a powerful pull at maximum reach. Slight bend in the elbow, just like your initial underwater pull. Biceps curls - pretty boring, but important Triceps - use free weights, extend from half to full. Heaps of ways to do this and they're all pretty similar. Shoulders - free weights, extend to horizontal on your side and front Rows - your traps are helpful in the pull sequence, but more so it's just good to work the opposite muscles so you keep your muscle development equal. Bench press - covers the above muscles quite well. Pull ups/machine pull downs - real important Abs with weights - whether it be sit ups with plates or pulling on a cable, it's all good - gives your off the wall dolphin kicks more grunt Back extensions with weights - just as important as the abs I know some people like to throw squats in the mix for more off the wall push power, but I'd say that it's lesser importance unless you're in some serious competitions. In which case, you would have asked this question to your team physio/gym trainer!
INTRODUCTION ============ Type II restriction--modification (R--M) systems are comprised of (i) a restriction endonuclease that recognizes a specific DNA sequence and introduces double-stranded breaks at or around the recognition site and (ii) a methyltransferase (methylase) that recognizes the same DNA sequence and methylates it first on one of DNA strands to produce hemimethylated DNA, and then on the other strand to produce fully methylated DNA. Methylation protects DNA from cleavage by the endonuclease ([@B1],[@B2]). In several cases that have been studied experimentally, bacterial cells carrying R--M genes become resistant to infection by bacteriophages containing unmethylated (unmodified) DNA, which may explain their wide dissemination. R--M systems are often carried on mobile genetic elements capable of horizontal spread between different bacterial species ([@B3]). Premature production of endonuclease upon the entry of a genetic element carrying R--M system genes into a naïve host can lead to host DNA degradation and death of the host. To minimize the likelihood of such an outcome, which would also destroy the R--M system and the mobile element that carries it, R--M systems evolved special mechanisms to coordinate expression of their genes, ensuring that endonuclease expression is activated only after the host DNA is fully methylated by the methylase. Several distinct mechanisms of such activation have been described ([@B4]). Eight R--M systems---*Ahd*I ([@B5],[@B6]), *Bam*HI ([@B7]), *Bgl*II ([@B8]), *Eco*72I ([@B9]), *Eco*RV ([@B10]), *Esp*1396I ([@B11]), *Pvu*II ([@B12]) and *Sma*I ([@B13])---have been experimentally shown to rely on specialized control (C) proteins ([@B7],[@B12]) for coordinated expression of their genes. All C proteins are related through common ancestry and are also distantly related to phage helix-turn-helix DNA-binding transcription factors, including the well-studied phage λ repressor. The structures of three C proteins (C.BclI, C.AhdI and C.Esp1396I) that have been studied by crystallography ([@B14; @B15; @B16]) reveal that these proteins form dimers and that each monomer is similar to the DNA-binding domain of the lambda cI repressor, belonging to the Xre family of transcription factors ([@B15]). Genes coding for C proteins are often located upstream of, and partially overlap with, the endonuclease (*R*) gene ([@B17]), forming a single operon. Upstream of and partially overlapping with the *CR* operon promoter, two C protein-binding sites are located ([@B17]). When a C protein dimer binds to the high-affinity promoter-distal site, transcription is activated, leading to increased C protein (and endonuclease) gene expression ([@B6],[@B10]). The exact mechanism(s) of activation is not known and may vary in different R--M systems. In the few cases that have been studied, the promoter-distal C protein-binding site is located immediately upstream of the −35 promoter element of the *CR* operon promoter ([@B6],[@B10],[@B18]). Thus, C protein-dependent activation may involve protein-protein contacts between the C protein and the RNA polymerase σ subunit region 4, which specifically recognizes the --35 promoter element ([@B19]). C protein binding to the weaker, promoter-proximal site, occludes the --35 element of the *CR* operon promoter and inhibits transcription ([@B6],[@B15],[@B20]), most likely by excluding the RNA polymerase σ subunit region 4 from the --35 element. The dual (activation and repression), concentration-dependent mode of transcription regulation of the *CR* promoter by C protein ensures a delayed appearance of the endonuclease activity during establishment of C protein-dependent R--M systems in a naïve host and allows to maintain constant steady-state levels of endonuclease during the stable maintenance of R--M system in the host \[see, for example, ref. ([@B6]) for kinetic modeling of the process\]. The high cooperativity of C protein dimer interactions with DNA observed in at least some studied systems ([@B5],[@B6]) affords sharp regulatory responses of C protein-dependent autoregulatory loops. In this work, we used a bioinformatics approach to answer the following questions. First, we wanted to systematically identify genes coding for C protein homologs. Second, we wanted to predict DNA-binding sites of bioinformatically identified C proteins. Lastly, we sought to determine if proteins homologous to C proteins from R--M systems are specific to such systems or are also found in other genetic contexts. METHODS ======= The *Rebase* database contains 48 C protein sequences. One of the proteins (C.MjaVP) is more than twice as long as the rest of the C proteins. Another protein (C.AmaFACHORFAP) resulted from a formal translation of a pseudogene. These two proteins were excluded from the analysis. The remaining 46 C protein sequences were used as queries in the *BLAST* ([@B21]) search against the non-redundant nucleotide database of GenBank ([@B22]) (*tblastn*, threshold 1*e*--05). This search yielded 245 unique hits, which were considered as genes encoding putative C proteins, or, more exactly, C protein-family regulators (although, naturally, in the absence of experimental data even this general functional assignment is only preliminary). Starts of the genes were manually corrected using the standard bacterial ORF analysis rules and the fact that the average C protein length is about 70 amino acids (aa). Multiple alignment of all 291 proteins (46 proteins from *Rebase* and 245 hits generated by the *BLAST* search) was built using the *muscle* program ([@B23]) and the unrooted maximum likelihood tree with molecular clock was constructed using the *proml* procedure from the *PHYLIP* package ([@B24]). Both programs were run with the default parameters. The tree was split into several large subfamilies which were analyzed independently. For each group of closely related proteins, short (100 bp) regions upstream of the corresponding genes were aligned using *muscle* with the default parameters. The following procedure was used to extend this alignment by including upstream regions of more distantly related C protein genes. Genes were added to the alignment one by one in the order dictated by the tree, and at each step the upstream regions were re-aligned. When the alignment started to degrade, such 'extension' process was stopped and putative binding motifs were manually predicted by the analysis of the remaining conservation islands. Further, each remaining upstream region was compared with its nearest neighbors on the tree, for which the binding sites had already been predicted. The multiple alignment, which included this remaining region and its tree neighbors, was forced to align the predicted sites and again was analyzed manually. If the conserved island covering the putative site did not deteriorate upon inclusion of the new sequence, the latter was also predicted to be a binding site. To account for a possibility that some sites were missed because of mis-annotation of gene starts or positioning of the site outside of the 100 bp upstream region, all C protein-family genes for which the procedure described above failed to reveal a putative binding site were analyzed further. First, *hmmer* (<http://hmmer.wulst.edu>) profiles of candidate sites were built for each constructed alignment (hmmbuild --g, nucleotide mode). Second, the *hmmsearch* procedure was applied and these profiles were used to scan regions from --100 bp to +50 bp relative to translation starts of putative C protein genes without predicted sites. The best candidates were added to the set of predicted binding sites. However, this procedure resulted in few additional binding sites, showing that the overall approach is a robust one. The whole set of putative binding sites was split into clusters, which are further referred to as motifs, using the *ClusterTree-RS* procedure ([@B25]). The procedure yielded 10 stable motifs, which contained 181 (90%) of 201 predicted sites. Since *ClusterTree-RS* generates nested clusters, we were able to subdivide motifs 2 and 6 into motifs 2, 2^b^, 2^c^ and 6 and 6^b^, respectively. The resulting motifs 2 and 6 contain the most conserved members of the original motifs, while 2^b^, 2^c^ and 6^b^ contain sequences more distantly related to motif 2 and motif 6 consensus sequences. Genome loci containing C protein-family genes with predicted binding sites were studied in more detail. These loci were defined formally as genomic regions from 3000 bp upstream to 3000 bp downstream of each C protein-family gene. Candidate genes were defined as ORFs longer than 150 codons with potential start codons. These genes were translated and compared to the non-redundant protein database (*blastp*, threshold 1*e*--06), and the *pfam-a* seed database ([@B26]) (*hmmer*, global mode, no calibrate-mode, threshold --E 0.01 --Z 1). All hits were classified into three functional categories: 'phage-related', 'R--M-related' and 'the rest'. To do that, a list of relevant pfam families and words in protein annotations was compiled. This list was used to scan the pfam assignments and lists of *BLAST* hits for each ORF, followed by manual verification of the ORF status. A locus containing at least one phage-related or R--M-related ORF was labeled correspondingly. To identify hypothetical genes consistently appearing in the vicinity of C protein-family genes, all ORFs were further clustered by similarity using a two-step procedure. At the first step, groups of highly similar ORFs were identified using the standard *blastclust* procedure ([@B21]) (length coverage *L* = 0.50, identity percentage *S* = 0.90). Sixty groups which contained three or more sequences were collapsed and only one representative of each group was used for further clustering. At the second step, total pairwise *BLAST* search (*blastp*, threshold 1*e*--10) was performed and clusters were determined by a single linkage procedure. Proteins from the resulting 38 clusters were aligned using *muscle* (default parameters). However, since the
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Q: ServiceMix config change for a bundle in scripting mode using `client` binary I have a ServiceMix 5.1.4 instance (localhost) and I want to script some property change with the provided client (smx_home/bin/client). If I test manually my commands in the smx console (without using client) config:edit org.myspace.test.mybundle config:propset propertyOne false config:propset propertyTwo true config:update ... it works great. Now I want to execute these command from a bash, then I wrote a simple bash like this: #!/bin/bash smxcli='/opt/mysmxdir/bin/client' $smxcli -h localhost -a 8101 -u smx -p smx config:edit org.myspace.test.mybundle $smxcli -h localhost -a 8101 -u smx -p smx config:propset propertyOne false $smxcli -h localhost -a 8101 -u smx -p smx config:propset propertyTwo true $smxcli -h localhost -a 8101 -u smx -p smx config:update or if I tried with the client itself in the command line, it fails on the second line as it does not look to keep track of the first edit command. No configuration is being edited--run the edit command first I tried to provide the commands like a list: ./client -h localhost -a 8101 -u smx -p smx "config:edit org.myspace.test.mybundle" "config:propset propertyOne true" "config:propset propertyTwo false" "config:update" and with the option -b (batch) ./client -h localhost -a 8101 -u smx -p smx -b "config:edit org.myspace.test.mybundle" "config:propset propertyOne true" "config:propset propertyTwo false" "config:update" but it does not work. I know I can use the option -f (writing all smx commands in one file and execute them with client -f myfile.cmd) but I am wondering if it is possible from a single bash script without extra file. A: In fact the solution was very simple: like in unix/linux you can separate commands by a semicolon ; in the same command string. Example: ./client -h localhost -a 8101 -u smx -p smx "config:edit org.myspace.test.mybundle; config:propset propertyOne true; config:propset propertyTwo false; config:update" I found it is also possible to send all commands at once for several bundles. If I try to send two different command, for changing properties for two different bundles the second one is not working. In that case the solution is to concatenate all the changes with only one command like this: ./client -h localhost -a 8101 -u smx -p smx "config:edit org.myspace.test.bundle-1; config:propset propertyOne true; config:propset propertyTwo false; config:update; config:edit org.myspace.test.bundle-2; config:propset propertyX true; config:propset propertyY false; config:update"
Q: Compare two tables in different databases and change one table I have two databases in the same sql instance. One is backup2 which is a restored backup of my original database. Database Table Original.Payments Backup2.Payments I have two fields in each that I need to compare: PaymentsId - guid IsProcessed - bit I need to compare the PaymentsId in each and if the payment exists in Backup2 and is marked Processed, I need to mark the Original.Payments.Backup as true. I have the first part of the query done but I'm not sure how to link it to the Original database: SELECT [PaymentId] ,[CorporationId] ,[IsProcessed] FROM [Backup2].[Web].[Payment] WHERE CorporationId = '2aa2dfw-20d2-4694-8e01-72288a1e8d4' and IsProcessed = 'true' This gives me my list of payments but I need to compare those to the original database and I'm not sure how. Where do I go from here? Thank you! A: you can use update with join syntax update OP set IsProcessed = 'true' FROM [Original].[Payments].[Backup] OP JOIN [Backup2].[Web].[Payment] BP on OP.PaymentId = BP.PaymentId and BP.corporationId = '2aa2dfw-20d2-4694-8e01-72288a1e8d4' and BP.IsProcessed ='true' and OP.corporationId = '2aa2dfw-20d2-4694-8e01-72288a1e8d4'
OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS AUSTIN, Eonorable Cieo. Y. Sheppard Comptroller of Fublio Amounts Austin, Te.xas marm.Sboppsrli: t for 6a opinion lature, sutbor- antin payment to a Special Mstrl8t aoornell prior to the ; for tucuaplo, acfar , Iares The rwar Distrlet snee has msde and filed proper 717 passed at the late regular session of the 48th LegislatuGe, insoPar as pertiaent to your inquiry, Is as followst *tMotlon 1. Thst any person holding a State ot Mstrlot oStioe in the &ate of Texas, whether as a meruber of the exeout.kTe lef#elatite QC ju&ioial de- psrtments, when oalled i WO.the sdU* s)BFtiue OS dther the Btste orlatlonalWvernamts,isheNby mnorablc Cieo. ii. ,Shepparii - pwe 2 tUlthOX'iS& t0 file tit& the ~OEQtrOller of EQbliO AOcOunts Of the State, a statement or certirioate ia writing, to tbe effeot tbat be waives tbe pay- meat of his salary or pay Or the emolument5 of bf5 said officedurini; the pe~i0d ofbie5dlitary se+ vice ond authmldnk; the paymmt of euab salary, pay or 5Inoluments of his office to any other per- son, who, under t&e provi5ioxm oi any law of t.bia State io ;rppolnted or eltwted to temporlrrily ml1 such oitil offioe dur%ng the abe8noe of euob ~?f$- oer,euchwaivr or assigmasmt toternrinatelmm- dlately upon the release or discbarge of 5aid of- fleea from wch SdliterJ serece. *see. 2. 8ush waimr or assignmsnt sballbs suiiiOi6nt authority ror the mmptrollsr or public AMouat5 of the state of sexa to isuae state w5r- raata an&to pay susb jsrscm so holding susb off%- osr'opssitisndlWnghloaImmselnmlliikzy ser- rioe out OS appropriatl0ns me by the Legislature ror such office. 'Sec. 3. The filing wlth the Oomptroller o? RlbLto acoountu of State or *exe8 the of errah waiver orameignmemtpr0vldedrerin tbiolicf shall'mmrb~eoastrued~auyuourt 0r a.0 State to be a remtgaatioa fmm hi5 off300 by the person eaterlag the ntulty 6mece of the state or Yational l3wsrmnsnts or that his office is ~a- ant by reason tberbof. Wee. 4. The Up0rtance of this leglslatioa and the fact that many 21&e aul Dletriat otiiaars or the state of Texas are enterhg tbe mllity semi00 or tme state azul or the united St&se, whose OW'%oes are tlllsd by sUb8titute5, e~mlss- ionero and special Judges amI Others, and tbat apedal appropriation to pay oacb petsons 90 fill- ing the offices of those in tbe ndlitarj servloe fe insufficient anri insdeguate and, further, it is impossible to aceuratel~ detsmlne or antloipate tbe amunte or 5uc.b apprepriati0n5, creates an eaer- gamy andan%mperatirepubfio neee5sit~ tbattbs Constitutional Bule reqmkrlng bills to be read 011 three several days in @+a& Bonse be onopended, and the said Rule15 hsrew raspended,and tbatth%s dot take effect from and a?Mr its passage, and at is so taMBted.* Obviously, this Act oontemplates tbat the war- rant to a Special District Judge, whether for salary or expensea, is to be paid frm the appropriation for Ms- triot Judges. Your inquiry is liudted to the matter of war- rauts in payrzeut 0r sontbly expense accOunt8. Tbe expenses allowed te a District Judge are pro- vided for in Article 0820 , of th0 Revisal Civil Statutes, as follows8 sAl1DistrietJudgee5 5 swbes engaged in tha disohsrge Of their effkcial duties in any county of this State otba than the oormty of their residsnce, shall be allarod their actual aud noeessary expeuses while actually engaged in the discharge oS socb tit&es, not to exoeed @.oo per day for hotel bills, aail Pot to exoeed 4 a mile rhea traveling w rallroad aud no I to exoaed 20# a mile wheu traveling hy private oouveyauoe, in going to sad returaing Prom tbe plaoe where such duties are disctlmrg~, traw3ling by the neasest praoti- cai route. 2uoh 5fflo5rs shall also roaeive the actual and necessary postage, tolerpaph arm telephone expenscls incurred by them in tbe actual disoharge or their duties.* DOS, uuder tbe provisions of gcotioa 1 of 8. B. Do. 717, above quoted, tho waiver by the absent Mstrict Judge, aud therefore the authority to pay the Special Ms- trict Judge, is limited t.O~.rthopaymnt of his salary or pay or the esoluuzents of' hio said office. St does not contemplate expenses whatsoever by the absent District Judge, Por hoer course till have inourred none. In our Opinion No. O-454$ addressed to pw, under date of hpril 20, lW2, no add3ed as iolloast ****. Cc find no law nor prsotslea or itcu of uppropriation bill providiug rsr pay- mmt by t&e State of traveling expouses to IfonoraBle (ieo. Si. Sheppard - page 4 Special Dfstriot Jut&%. In the abaenee of a law so providing, you are net wfhoEieed to issue warrants for the payment of traveling ex- penses of Special D&strict Judgee.n drticle 6#&21 OP the Revised Civil statutes oavers the subjed of salaries of apwial judges, but it contains no provieioa for expenses of any kind. Itern 14 of the current bienalal appropriation for the Jidioiary se&ion - Comptroller*s Department -- is as follomSt 'Spealal Dietriot Judges' salaries and regular District Judgeat expeusee ohm hold- ing court out ot their dIntrIot," $VSOO.~ for eimh fisoal yeor. Thle approprirtien, whatever my be the amming thereof with rospeet to expezmes, can not aheage the sltua- tioo, SOr it %s thoroughlysettled that aa appoprlatlen may not ~oeast.ltutiormlZy rithcl~n~money f'rarn the treamry In tho abseuee of a prf?vlously exietiq law wthoridng tho game. (Coast., Art. III, sets. 44) Incidentally, we crall yeur attention to the faot that the oorrespom.Ung approprirtfon ior~the foFthotmdng bienxdum in Item 6 is preeloelf the same as in the current appropriation. Tram what we have s&d it iollora that haLther k. ii. Bo. VI?, nor any other statute whlah we have been able to find, authoriz6m the ieouance of a varraut w you to pp9 expenses of a 8peaial Dfetriot Judge.
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Electromechanical design and construction of a rotating radio-frequency coil system for applications in magnetic resonance. While recent studies have shown that rotating a single radio-frequency (RF) coil during the acquisition of magnetic resonance (MR) images provides a number of hardware advantages (i.e., requires only one RF channel, avoids coil-coil coupling and facilitates large-scale multinuclear imaging), they did not describe in detail how to build a rotating RF coil system. This paper presents detailed engineering information on the electromechanical design and construction of a MR-compatible RRFC system for human head imaging at 2 T. A custom-made (bladeless) pneumatic Tesla turbine was used to rotate the RF coil at a constant velocity, while an infrared optical encoder measured the selected frequency of rotation. Once the rotating structure was mechanically balanced and the compressed air supply suitably regulated, the maximum frequency of rotation measured ~14.5 Hz with a 2.4% frequency variation over time. MR images of a water phantom and human head were obtained using the rotating RF head coil system.
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Conversion from a paracrine to an autocrine mechanism of androgen-stimulated growth during malignant transformation of prostatic epithelial cells. Normal adult prostate epithelium of both human and rat origin was transplanted with Matrigel into intact or androgen-ablated (i.e., castrated) nude mice. Within these transplants, an influx of mouse mesenchymal cells was one of the earliest events to occur resulting in the development of a collar of smooth muscle cells and fibroblasts surrounding the transplanted epithelium. A subset of these surrounding stromal cells express androgen receptor (AR). The surrounded transplanted epithelium initially expresses high molecular weight cytokeratins characteristic of prostatic basal cells and AR. In both intact and androgen-ablated hosts, this epithelium subsequently develops a patent lumen producing a rudimentary glandular acini. Only in the nonablated hosts, however, do these rudimentary acini undergo a further proliferative growth phase, as determined by Ki67 immunocytochemical stainings and the development of a low molecular weight cytokeratin positive layer of luminal (i.e., secretory) epithelial cells. Because AR is expressed in both the donor epithelium and host (i.e., mouse) stromal cells, this androgen-stimulated growth response could involve either autocrine pathways initiated within donor normal adult epithelial cells themselves or paracrine pathways initiated within the AR-expressing subset of mouse stromal cells. To resolve this issue, mice carrying the testicular feminized mutation in the X-linked AR gene were cross-bred to AR-wt nude mice to produce AR-null nude male mice. None of the cells in these AR-null nude male mice express functional AR protein. Therefore, these animals can be used to prevent any possibility of host stromal cell paracrine involvement in initiating an androgen-stimulated growth response when normal adult or malignant prostatic epithelial cells are transplanted into these null hosts. In these AR-null nude male mice, the androgen-stimulated growth of normal adult prostatic epithelial cells did not occur (i.e., androgen-induced growth response of normal prostatic epithelial cells requires stromal cell paracrine involvement). In contrast, using four different prostatic cancer models (i.e., human PC-82, human LNCaP, human LAPC-4, and rat R3327G), the androgen-stimulated growth of prostatic cancer cells occurred identically in both AR-null and AR-wt nude male mice (i.e., a direct autocrine mechanism is responsible for androgen-stimulated growth of malignant prostatic epithelial cells). In summary, a fundamental change in the mechanism for androgen-stimulated growth occurs during the transformation from normal to malignant prostatic epithelial cells.
Q: Check multiple tables in one single query I want to SELECT data from my MySQL using PHP but the WHERE clause can be kind of confusing. Basically i want to select the appointments that are coming up, then checking if the business is wanting to send out reminders, then checking if the user wants to receive reminders. But I want to do all that in one query. Here are my tables: appointments - appointment_date - appointment_time - business_id - user_id businesses - reminders_enabled users - reminders_enabled Here are the steps of what I want to do before I select the right data: SELECT * FROM appointments WHERE DATE(appointment_date) = CURDATE() AND appointment_time is within the next 1 hour From the data selected above from step #1, I want to filter it. I want to SELECT * FROM businesses WHERE business_id = business_id_from_step_1 AND reminders_enabled = 1 Then I want to filter it even more. If results are found after step 2, do another select: SELECT * FROM users WHERE user_id = user_id_from_step_1 AND reminders_enabled = 1 That's it after that. How can I do that? Thanks! A: Something like this should work. The JOINs do the filtering as you describe in your steps 1-3: SELECT * FROM appointments a JOIN businesses b ON b.business_id = a.business_id AND b.reminders_enabled = 1 JOIN users u ON u.user_id = a.user_id AND u.reminders_enabled = 1 WHERE DATE(a.appointment_date) = CURDATE() AND a.appointment_time BETWEEN NOW() AND NOW() + INTERVAL 1 HOUR
UK media coverup: “White power” supermarket attacker is Muslim, wrote “The wrath of Allah is about to come down upon the kaffir” UPDATE June 25, 2015: Zak Ali has admitted to being a neo-Nazi white supremacist who was carrying out a “white power” attack. —– Last week, a young man named Zack Davies ran amok in a Tesco supermarket in north Wales. He attacked a Sikh, Sarandev Brahambra, with a hammer and a machete, leaving him with serious injuries. This story from the Mirror last week identifies the victim by name but describes him only as “Asian,” without ever saying he was Sikh, and also says: “The attacker was shouting ‘White power’, witnesses said, and detectives have confirmed the assault appeared to be racially-motivated.” So this was presented to the British public as a an attack by one of those right-wing racists that British authorities are much more concerned about than they are about Islamic jihadists, and this attack appeared to substantiate their concern. There’s just one catch: Zack Davies is a Muslim who calls himself Zak Ali, and who warned on his Facebook page on the morning of his attack in Tesco: “The wrath of Allah is about to come down upon the kaffir, I will have my revenge.” He also posted four Qur’an verses (identifying the suras as “books”) that call for violence against unbelievers: Book of Al-Anfal, verse 12 ( 8:12) – “I (Allah) will instill terror into the hearts of the unbelievers: smite ye above their necks and smite all their finger-tips off.” 5- Book of Al-Baqara, verse 191 (2:191) – “Kill them wherever you find them, and drive them out from wherever they drove you out.” 6- Book of Al-Baqara, verse 193 (2:193) – “Fight them on until there is no more tumult and religion becomes that of Allah” 7- Book of Al-Tawba verse 29 (9:29) – “Fight those who do not believe in Allah and the last day… and fight People of the Book, (Christian and Jews) who do not accept the religion of truth (Islam) until they pay tribute (Jizyah tax) by hand, being inferior.” The fact that Zak Ali is a Muslim who clearly believes in jihad against unbelievers doesn’t mean that this wasn’t a “white power” attack. As I have noted before, neo-Nazis have an affinity for Islam, based on their shared Jew-hatred. The British media, however, has not reported on the jihad aspect of this attack at all. Yet two reports strongly suggested that at least some British journalists know that the perpetrator was a Muslim, and are covering up that fact. The Mirror ran a photo of Zack Davies that appears on Zak Ali’s Facebook page — but it is remotely possible that they got it from somewhere else, and didn’t see Zak Ali’s page. Also, the Daily Post ran a story Monday with the headline, “Mold Tesco attack sparks fear in Sikhs across Wales.” Only Sikhs? But wasn’t this a “white power” attack against an “Asian,” which would mean that Muslims should be just as fearful as Sikhs? But neither this story nor any other says anything about Muslims being afraid after this “white power” assault on an “Asian” — a strong indication that the British media knows that the attacker was a Muslim, and are concealing this from the British public. “Community cohesion” must be preserved at all costs! “Mold Tesco: First picture of Zack Davies accused of ‘racially-motivated’ attempted murder of shopper,” by Luke Traynor and Steve Bagnall, Mirror, January 16, 2015 (thanks to Clayton for this link and for alerting me to the attacker’s Facebook page and identity): This is the first picture of a man accused of a racially-motivated attempt to kill an Asian customer who was shopping in a Tesco supermarket. Shoppers fled for their lives when Zack Davies, 25, allegedly ran amok on Wednesday afternoon, armed with a machete and a hammer in Mold, north Wales. Victim Sarandev Brahambra, 24, was left with ‘life-changing’ injuries after suffering deep cuts to the left hand, his back and the back of his head. He was seen being wheeled out of Tesco by paramedics towards an ambulance with thick bandages wrapped around his skull. The attacker was shouting ‘White power’, witnesses said, and detectives have confirmed the assault appeared to be racially-motivated. Rich Fay, 20, said: “It was chaotic. The staff told everyone to get out of the store “Everyone was bewildered, quite a few shoppers didn’t realise what was happening.” Davies appeared before magistrates in Wrexham today where was charged with attempted murder. He confirmed his name, address and date of birth before he was remanded in custody. Wearing a grey top with short cropped hair, he was flanked by two security guards as he stood in the dock. Comments “As I have noted before, neo-Nazis have an affinity for Islam, based on their shared Jew-hatred.” Based also on their color. (sarc/off) Did you know that Muhammad was…WHITE? “The Prophet passed through the lane of Khaibar quickly and my knee was touching the thigh of the Prophet . He uncovered his thigh and I saw the whiteness of the thigh of the Prophet.” (Bukhari 1.8.367) Great news- now i can insult this asshole without being called racist. The most funny thing maybe ,that black muslims who converted from christianity(because it’s according to them a white religion) to islam is now a jump from the frying pan into the fire converting to a religion that enslaved them(and castrated them all//death rate 80%)for 1400 years was created by a white arab supremacist 🙂 (as i know at least two ,maybe three of the 4 califs had white skin either.Seems to me more like an arab clu clux clan-just less tolerant ) “Islam is the religion of peace.” “Muslims are the best of people.” “Muslim extremists are a very small minority” “The sun sets in a muddy puddle in the West” “The mountains are pegs that hold the land in place” “Mohammed was white” Yeah. After a bit, any statement made by a mohammedan (Bukhari in this case) starts to sound suspect. In this case Mohammed’s thigh probably looked white because of the dried semen left from his latest encounter with Aisha. Actually, Bukhari was conscientious and honest. Christopher Hitchens wrote that of the 300,000 proposed hadiths that Bukhari had to evaluate for authenticity, Bukhari immediately rejected 200,000 of them as obviously worthless. In the end, Bukhari accepted only 20,000 of the remaining 100,000 as canonical. Now, one is free to believe, as Muslims do, that Bukhari was 100% accurate, and that everything he rejected was chaff and that everything he accepted was all wheat. One can believe this, but it would be an unprovable and unfalsifiable belief. It would be nothing more than an act of faith. To say Bukhari is inerrant would be an act of faith. To say Bukhari was a conscientious if biased collector of tradition is… pretty much what I’d say. I think Muslim bin al-Hajjaj the Nishapuri was better at it, myself, but that’s just me. Both Muslim and Bukhari were men of old Central Asia. Both were probable racial Soghdians. Northern Iranians. THEY were white men, with a little Asian. I’ve seen photos of late 1800s Bukhara; many of those guys looked exactly like me. So maybe the hadiths which say Mo was white were part of the anti-Arab shu’ubiya. This movement was strongest in newly-Islamicised Persia, as part of the ‘Abbasid revolution. Man, I am never going to win. I can literally count on one hand the few web sites that are functional with decent print functions. Unfortunately JW isn’t one of them. Anyway…. ….regarding Bukhari: Questions for Muslims 12-20-14 “What the horn is to the rhinoceros, what the sting is to the wasp, the Mohammedan faith is to the Arabs of the Sudan-a faculty of offence. All the warlike operations of Mohammedan peoples are characterised by fanatacism” Winston Churchill “While Hindus, Sikhs, Christians, Parsees and Jews, along with several million adherents of an animistic religion, all coexisted in relative harmony, one religion that would not accept compromise stood out from the rest: Islam.” Mahatma Gandhi About three years ago I ordered some reading material, including Taha’s “Second Message”, and a “study” Koran to find out what this “Islam thing” was all about. When I was sixteen I was chanting nam yo ho renge kyo to a piece of paper, (gahonzen?), having NO idea what I was doing. A few years later, hair down to my ass and a knapsack on my back, I hitchhiked cross country, got saved in Nashville Tenn. and went to live on a Christian farm in Mansfield Ohio. (Not the prison.) My gra’mom called me a “seeker”. As I said, there came a time when I wanted to understand this “religion of peace”. It was Humaid’s article on jihad I found in my Summarized Bukhari that decided “things” for me. “we may describe it, (jihad), as a surgeon’s lancet and not a butcher’s knife.”
[Diversity of culturable butane-oxidizing bacteria in oil and gas field soil]. Butane-oxidizing bacteria in soil sample sites from Puguang gas field in Sichuan province and Jianghan oil field in Hubei province were isolated and 16S rRNA gene sequence and phylogenetic analysis were applied. The differences of number and phylogenetic position and population diversity of hydrocarbon-oxidizing bacteria in different environment were investigated. The results show that 25 strains of butane-oxidizing bacteria were isolated. Based on sequencing of 16S rRNA gene, the species of bacteria in two samples are classified into 3 phyla including Firmicutes, Actinobacteria and Proteobacteria. The community structure of butane-oxidizing bacteria isolated from two oil samples is simple, both of them contain 4 genus including Bacillus, Pseudomonas, Rhodococcus and Arthrobacter. Strains in the genus of Ochrobactrum and Mycobacterium were only isolated from Puguang gas field. The number and population diversity of butane-oxidizing bacteria in Puguang gas field was more than those in Jianghan oil field.
After two lawsuits, public debates and $97,500, Sahl Communications has left Northampton County's employ. After surviving a legal challenge and bipartisan criticism that it was a waste of taxpayer money, Northampton County's contract a with public relations firm ended Wednesday with little fanfare. Director of Administration Luis Campos confirmed the county's yearlong contract with Sahl Communications ended Wednesday. He and County Executive John Brown declined further comment on the topic. Brown hired the Bethlehem firm in February 2014 after some of his first initiatives in office met with vocal opposition. He withdrew his nomination of Robert Sletvold, the husband of county Judge Jennifer Sletvold, for chief public defender after council raised concerns it would create an appearance of impropriety. Around the same time, council railed against a proposed $715,200 contract Brown wanted to Four-Score LLC, an Emmaus financial consultant. After saying little publicly in his first month in office, Brown held his first news conference to fire back against the contract's detractors. Sahl Communications President Kim Plyler greeted reporters at the conference, and the county signed her firm to an $84,000 contract within a week. Plyler said Wednesday her business created an internal communications structure within the county, including a crisis communication plan. It also organized brown bag lunches where Brown would interact with employees, wrote the county's internal newsletter, created social media and held town hall meetings where Brown visited different parts of the county to hear from residents. Plyler said handling media inquiries was the most time-consuming part of the job. "We're very pleased to have had an opportunity to work with the county," she said. The Sahl Communications contract brought renewed criticism from other elected officials, and Controller Stephen Barron sued Brown to end the contract. Brown conceded he did not put the contract up for bid, forcing him to end the deal. After going through the proper procedures, Brown hired Sahl a second time, this time to a $76,500 contract. Barron, a Democrat, sued again, this time claiming Brown was breaking the deal into a piecemeal contract, an illegal maneuver in which a multi-year contract is broken into a series of one-year contracts to avoid oversight. Northampton County Judge Paula Roscioli discredited the argument, saying it didn't apply unless Brown tried to extend the contract a second year. Barron ultimately withdrew the second lawsuit. "It was a terrible waste of $97,500 of taxpayer dollars. I'm glad it's over. Honestly, anyone who gets paid to say no comment is not worth anything," Barron said Wednesday, totaling the amount Sahl received over the two contracts. Councilman Hayden Phillips, a Republican like Brown, opposed the contract, saying it was unnecessary use of taxpayer money. He hoped Brown would not do anything to legitimize Barron's concerns. "I think if John renews that, we would have to look at it and see it as piecemeal. That's what I'll be watching for," he said. Councilman Lamont McClure claimed in August that Brown was attempting to use the Sahl contract to further his own political agenda, not the county's. To bolster his claims, he produced emails showing Plyler asked if Brown planned on attending a fundraiser for former Gov. Tom Corbett, and that she encouraged him to meet with Bethlehem business owners. Brown denied the allegations, calling McClure's claims hollow and absurd. "That's a public good," McClure said when informed about the contract's end.
Q: What are the best practices in adding custom header fields for a .net web api call on Swagger? I can see a lot of ways to do it online but most of them are messy, for me I was using these two ways Using scopes, I did one for mobile and another one for the website var webScope = apiDescription.ActionDescriptor.GetFilterPipeline() .Select(filterInfo => filterInfo.Instance) .OfType<WebAuthorize>() .SelectMany(attr => attr.Roles.Split(',')) .Distinct(); var mobileScope = apiDescription.ActionDescriptor.GetFilterPipeline() .Select(filterInfo => filterInfo.Instance) .OfType<MobileAuthorize>() .SelectMany(attr => attr.Roles.Split(',')) .Distinct(); And it worked because I had two different ways in authorizing the api calls, as you can see I had a Mobile Authorize and a Web Authorize so my api calls would look something like this: [HttpGet] [Route("something")] [WebAuthorize(Code = PermissionCode, Type =PermissionType)] public async Task<Dto> Getsomething() { return await unitOfWork.GetService<ISomething>().GetSomething(); } Issues I face when using scopes is that all calls that have web authorize will share the same headers so for the special calls I used another way to add custom headers. Using apiDescription.RelativePath, and I will check it if the relative path is equal to the api call I want to add that custom header, example: [HttpPost] [Route("rename")] [InHouseAuthorize(Code = PermissionCode, Type =PermissionType)] public async Task<HttpResponseMessage> RenameDevice() { HttpRequestMessage request = Request ?? new HttpRequestMessage(); String deviceName = request.Headers.GetValues("deviceName").FirstOrDefault(); String deviceGuid = request.Headers.GetValues("deviceGuid").FirstOrDefault(); await unitOfWork.GetService<IDeviceService>().RenameDevice(deviceGuid, deviceName); await unitOfWork.Commit(); return new HttpResponseMessage(HttpStatusCode.OK); } And then I would add to the AddRequiredHeaderParameter.cs the following if (apiDescription.RelativePath.Contains("device/rename")) { operation.parameters.Add(new Parameter { name = "deviceGuid", @in = "header", description = "Add the Device Guid", type = "string", required = false }); operation.parameters.Add(new Parameter { name = "DeviceName", @in = "header", description = "Add the Device Name", type = "string", required = false }); } At first this was convenient and good enough fix but things are turning ugly as I'm adding a lot of calls that need custom headers and if the same URL have a Get and Post then it will even get uglier. I am searching for the best way to deal with this issue. A: It's possible to use attribute [FromHeader] for web methods parameters (or properties in a Model class) which should be sent in custom headers. Something like this: [HttpGet] public ActionResult Products([FromHeader(Name = "User-Identity")]string userIdentity) For me it looks like the easiest solution. At least it works fine for ASP.NET Core 2.1 and Swashbuckle.AspNetCore 2.5.0.
Makeover For Plaza May Be Bid January 12, 2014 WHEELING - It is the city's goal to have the long-awaited renovation of Market Plaza in downtown Wheeling out for bid sometime in March, City Manager Robert Herron said. Talk of sprucing up the plaza - which once was a hub of commercial activity downtown but today is home to only the Stone Center and a few other businesses - dates back to early 2009, but the city at that time didn't have the funds to complete the project. Plans developed last year by Hays Landscape Architect Studios at a cost of about $40,000 call for sidewalk repair, new brick work, landscaping and moving back the front wall of the plaza to create room for additional metered parking spaces. Though the project cost won't be known before bids are received, the city has set aside $500,000 from a 2011 Tax Increment Financing bond issue for upgrades to the plaza. Article Photos Photo by Ian HicksUpgrading Market Plaza in downtown Wheeling has been a topic of discussion among city officials for several years. City Manager Robert Herron hopes to bid the project in March. "The plaza has been a public space for many years, and it's in need of renovations," Herron said. "It will make that end of downtown much more attractive." City Council last week approved a $202,000 contract with Jarvis, Downing & Emch of Wheeling to install a new water line across the plaza, replacing an old line that was taken out of service several years ago. Herron couldn't recall exactly when the line last was used, but believes it was early in his tenure as city manager, which began in 2002. According to Herron, work to install the new waterline could begin by mid-February. The city already replaced several taps serving the plaza area this past summer. The cost of that work is being paid through the water department construction fund and is not included in the $500,000 available for the renovation project. Herron said the infrastructure upgrades will ensure the city can continue to pump water to the Stone Center and surrounding buildings in the event it has to shut down one of the main lines in the area. There are no major development projects in the works at the plaza, Herron said, but he noted activity at the Stone Center has increased of late with the recent move of Wheeling Jesuit University's physical therapy program into the building. Another tenant at the center, Williams Lea, recently announced plans to expand its operations - including hiring about 50 additional employees.
--- abstract: '[ ]{}' author: - 'Alexander Marx[^1]' - Jilles Vreeken bibliography: - 'abbrev.bib' - 'bib-jilles.bib' - 'bib-paper.bib' - 'bib-alex.bib' title: '[Causal Inference on Multivariate and Mixed-Type Data]{}' --- Introduction {#sec:intro} ============ Telling cause from effect is one of the core problems in science. It is often difficult, expensive, or impossible to obtain data through randomized trials, and hence we often have to infer causality from, what is called, observational data [@pearl:09:book]. We consider the setting where, given data over the joint distribution of two random variables $X$ and $Y$, we have to infer the causal direction between $X$ and $Y$. In other words, our task is to identify whether it is more likely that $X$ causes $Y$, or vice versa, that $Y$ causes $X$, or that the two are merely correlated. In practice, $X$ and $Y$ do not have to be of the same type. The altitude of a location (real-valued), for example, determines whether it is a good habitat (binary) for a mountain hare. In fact, neither $X$ nor $Y$ have to be univariate. Whether or not a location is a good habitat for an animal, is not just caused by a single aspect, but by a *combination* of conditions, which not necessarily are of the same type. We are therefore interested in the general case where $X$ and $Y$ may be of any cardinality, and may be single or mixed-type. To the best of our knowledge there exists no method for this general setting. Causal inference based on conditional independence tests, for example, requires three variables, and cannot decide between $\XtoY$ and $\YtoX$ [@pearl:09:book]. All existing methods that consider two variables are only defined for single-type pairs. Additive Noise Models (ANMs), for example, have only been proposed for univariate pairs of real-valued [@peters:14:continuousanm] or discrete variables [@peters:11:dr], and similarly so for methods based on the independence of $P(X)$ and $P(Y\mid X)$ [@sgouritsa:15:cure; @liu:16:dc]. Trace-based methods require both $X$ and $Y$ to be strictly multivariate real-valued [@janzing:10:ltr; @chen:13:ktr], and whereas [@vreeken:15:ergo] also works for univariate pairs, these again have to be real-valued. We refer the reader to Sec. \[sec:rel\] for a more detailed overview of related work. Our approach is based on algorithmic information theory. That is, we follow the postulate that if $\XtoY$, it will be easier—in terms of Kolmogorov complexity—to first describe $X$, and then describe $Y$ given $X$, than vice-versa [@janzing:10:algomarkov; @vreeken:15:ergo; @budhathoki:16:origo]. Kolmogorov complexity is not computable, but can be approximated through the Minimum Description Length (MDL) principle [@rissanen:78:mdl; @grunwald:07:book], which we use to instantiate this framework. In addition, we develop a causal indicator that is able to handle multivariate and mixed-type data. To this end, we define an MDL score for coding forests, a model class where a model consists of classification and regression trees. By allowing dependencies from $X$ to $Y$, or vice versa, we can measure the difference in complexity between $\XtoY$ and $\YtoX$. Discovering a single optimal decision tree is already NP-hard [@murthy:97:decision-trees], and hence we cannot efficiently discover the coding forest that describes the data most succinctly. We therefore propose [<span style="font-variant:small-caps;">Crack</span>]{}, an efficient greedy algorithm for discovering good models directly from data. Through extensive empirical evaluation on synthetic, benchmark, and real-world data, we show that [<span style="font-variant:small-caps;">Crack</span>]{}performs very well in practice. It performs on par with existing methods for univariate single-type pairs, is the first to handle pairs of mixed data type, and outperforms the state of the art on multivariate pairs with a large margin. It is also very fast, taking less than 4 seconds over any pair in our experiments. Preliminaries {#sec:prelim} ============= First, we introduce notation and give brief primers to Kolmogorov complexity and the MDL principle. Notation -------- In this work we consider data $D$ over the joint distribution of random variables $X$ and $Y$. Such data $D$ contains $n$ records over a set $A$ of $|A| = |X| + |Y| = m$ attributes, $a_1, \dots, a_m \in A$. An attribute $a$ has a type $\textit{type}(a)$ where $\textit{type}(a) \in \{ \text{\textit{binary}, \textit{categorical}, \textit{numeric}} \}$. We will refer to binary and categorical attributes as *nominal* attributes. The size of the domain of an attribute $a$ is defined as $$|\dom(a)| = \begin{cases} \#\textit{values} &\text{if \textit{type}$(a)$ is nominal}\\ \frac{\max(a) - \min(a)}{\res(a)} + 1&\text{if \textit{type}$(a)$ is numeric} \; , \end{cases}$$ where $\res(a)$ is the resolution at which the data over attribute $a$ was recorded. For example, a resolution of 1 means that we consider integers, of $0.01$ means that $a$ was recorded with a precision of up to a hundredth. We will consider decision and regression trees. In general, a tree $T$ consist of $|T|$ nodes. We identify internal nodes as $\node \in \internal(T)$, and leaf nodes as $\leaf \in \lvs(T)$. A leaf node $l$ contains $|l|$ data points. All logarithms are to base 2, and we use $0 \log 0 = 0$. Kolmogorov Complexity, a brief primer ------------------------------------- The Kolmogorov complexity of a finite binary string $x$ is the length of the shortest binary program $p^*$ for a universal Turing machine $\mathcal{U}$ that generates $x$, and then halts [@kolmogorov:65:information; @vitanyi:93:book]. Formally, we have $$K(x) = \min \{ |p| \mid p \in \{0,1\}^*, \mathcal{U}(p) = x \} \; .$$ Simply put, $p^*$ is the most succinct *algorithmic* description of $x$, and the Kolmogorov complexity of $x$ is the length of its ultimate lossless compression. Conditional Kolmogorov complexity, $K(x \mid y) \leq K(x)$, is then the length of the shortest binary program $p^*$ that generates $x$, and halts, given $y$ as input. For more details see [@vitanyi:93:book]. MDL, a brief primer ------------------- The Minimum Description Length (MDL) principle [@rissanen:78:mdl; @grunwald:07:book] is a practical variant of Kolmogorov Complexity. Intuitively, instead of all programs, it considers only those programs that we know that output $x$ and halt. Formally, given a model class $\models$, MDL identifies the best model $M \in \models$ for data $\data$ as the one minimizing $$L(\data, M) = L(M) + L(\data \mid M) \; ,$$ where $L(M)$ is the length in bits of the description of $M$, and $L(\data\mid\model)$ is the length in bits of the description of data $\data$ given $M$. This is known as two-part MDL. There also exists one-part, or *refined* MDL, where we encode data and model together. Refined MDL is superior in that it avoids arbitrary choices in the description language $L$, but in practice only computable for certain model classes. Note that in either case we are only concerned with code *lengths* — our goal is to measure the *complexity* of a dataset under a model class, not to actually compress it [@grunwald:07:book]. Causal Inference by Compression {#sec:causal} =============================== We pursue the goal of causal inference by compression. Below we give a short introduction to the key concepts. Causal Inference by Complexity ------------------------------ The problem we consider is to infer, given data over two correlated variables $X$ and $Y$, whether $X$ caused $Y$, whether $Y$ caused $X$, or whether $X$ and $Y$ are only correlated. As is common, we assume causal sufficiency. That is, we assume there exists no hidden confounding variable $Z$ that is the common cause of both $X$ and $Y$. The Algorithmic Markov condition, as recently postulated by Janzing and Schölkopf [@janzing:10:algomarkov], states that factorizing the joint distribution over and into $P(\cause)$ and $P(\effect \mid \cause)$, will lead to simpler—in terms of Kolmogorov complexity—models than factorizing it into $P(\effect)$ and $P(\cause \mid \effect)$. Formally, they postulate that if $X$ causes $Y$, $$K(P(X)) + K(P(Y \mid X)) \le K(P(Y)) + K(P(X \mid Y)) \; . \label{eq:janzing}$$ While in general the symmetry of information, $K(x)+K(y\mid x) = K(y) + K(x \mid y)$, holds up to an additive constant [@vitanyi:93:book], Janzing and Schölkopf [@janzing:10:algomarkov] showed it does *not* hold when $X$ causes $Y$, or vice versa. Based on this, Budhathoki & Vreeken [@budhathoki:16:origo] proposed $$\DXY^{*} = \frac{K(P(\dataX)) + K(P(\dataY \mid \dataX))}{K(P(\dataX)) + K(P(\dataY))} \; , \label{eq:origo}$$ as a causal indicator that uses this asymmetry to infer that $X \rightarrow Y$ as the most likely causal direction if $\DXY^* < \DYX^*$, and vice versa. The normalisation has no function during inference, but does help to interpret the confidence of the indicator. Both scores assume access to the true distribution $P(\cdot)$, whereas in practice we only have access to empirical data. Moreover, following from the halting problem, Kolmogorov complexity is not computable. We can approximate it, however, via MDL [@vitanyi:93:book; @grunwald:07:book], which also allows us to directly work with empirical distributions. Causal Inference by MDL ----------------------- For causal inference by MDL, we will need to approximate both $K(P(\dataX))$ and $K(P(\dataY \mid \dataX))$. For the former, we need to consider the model classes $\models_{X}$ and $\models_{Y}$, while for the latter we need to consider class $\models_{Y\mid X}$ of models $\model_{Y \mid X}$ that describe the data of $Y$ dependent the data of $X$. That is, we are after the *causal* model $\model_{\XtoY}= (\model_{X}, \model_{Y\mid X})$ from the class $\models_\XtoY = \models_{X} \times \models_{Y \mid X}$ that best describes the data $Y$ by exploiting as much as possible structure of $X$ to save bits. By MDL,
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Background {#Sec1} ========== Pattern recognition receptors (PRRs) are well known to function in the early stages of the innate immune response and recognize pathogen-associated molecular pattern (PAMPs) from external microorganisms or damage-associated molecular patterns (DAMPs) from damaged tissues \[[@CR1]\]. There are four types of PRRs, including C-type lectin receptors (CLRs), RIG I-like receptors (RLRs), NOD-like receptors (NLRs), and Toll-like receptors (TLRs) \[[@CR2]--[@CR4]\]. TLRs recognize various ligands (e.g. DNA, RNA, proteins), and activate intracellular signaling pathways (e.g., MAPK, NF-кB) and produce pro-inflammatory cytokines in antigen presenting cells (APCs), e.g., dendritic cell (DCs) \[[@CR5]--[@CR7]\]. Among the TLRs, TLR4 is the mostly well-studied, and it was the first TLR found in humans that can recognize lipopolysaccharide (LPS), a component present in gram-negative bacteria \[[@CR8]\]. Its ligands also include HMGB1, heat shock proteins, fusion proteins, as well as other proteins \[[@CR2]\]. DCs express TLRs to which numerous ligands can bind, thereby inducing the expression of co-stimulatory molecules and the secretion of pro-inflammatory cytokines \[[@CR9]\]. DCs have been shown to be important not only in the innate immune response, but also in the adaptive immune response where mature DCs can present uptaken antigen to naïve T cells leading to their activation \[[@CR10], [@CR11]\]. DC-based cancer vaccines have been produced, and of the different cancer vaccines available for use in humans (antigen/adjuvant vaccines, anti-idiotype vaccines, DNA vaccines, tumor cell vaccines) are the most preferred \[[@CR12]--[@CR14]\]. As an example, Provenge, a DC-based cancer vaccine drug, is the only such vaccine approved by the FDA \[[@CR15], [@CR16]\]. In order to generate DC-based cancer vaccines, an adjuvant that binds to TLRs that can induce maturation and activation of DCs is needed. It is well known that LPS, a TLR4 ligand, has a significant effect on inducing maturation and activation of DCs through the MyD88 and TRIF cell signaling pathways \[[@CR17]\]. However, LPS is not appropriate for use in humans because it is an endotoxin, which is derived from the cell walls of gram-negative bacteria. Instead, the TLR9 ligand CpG, or the TLR3 ligand I:C, are commonly used, but require a large amount of CpG or I:C to induce DC maturation and activation. Therefore, we need to find a new adjuvant that can bind to TLR4 to effectively induce DC maturation. To identify an efficient adjuvant that binds to TLR4, intracellular proteins in human tumor cells were screened through a pull-down assay. About twenty TLR4-binding proteins were found, half of which were ribosomal protein families. These ribosomal proteins were purified and tested for their ability to induce maturation and activation of DCs. Among the ribosomal proteins studied, 40S ribosomal protein S3 (RPS3) was identified as a possible adjuvant for use in DC-based vaccines. RPS3 is a component of the 40S/60S ribosome. RPS3 is involved in the regulation of apoptotic signaling pathways and the control of gene expression \[[@CR18], [@CR19]\]. Specifically, it has been shown that DNA damage is repaired and that NF-κB driven gene expression is activated after binding to the KH domain, the DNA binding site, that resides at the N-terminal of RPS3 (a.a. 21--92). Moreover, RPS3 has also been shown to bind to Hsp70, Hsp90, several enzymes, and kinases, as well as other proteins \[[@CR20]--[@CR27]\]. In addition to the many intracellular functions of RPS3, it has been shown that RPS3 is secreted after its N-linked glycosylation, although how it acts extracellularly is not known \[[@CR28]\]. In the present study, we screened RPS3 from human tumor cells as a new TLR4 ligand. We examined the effects of RPS3 on maturation and activation of mouse and human dendritic cells in vitro. Furthermore, DC vaccination with RPS3 and tumor cell specific peptides confirmed the utility of RPS3 as an adjuvant in vivo. In addition, we showed that the adjuvant effects of RPS3 were dependent on TLR4. Methods {#Sec2} ======= Mice {#Sec3} ---- Female C57BL/6 mice, 6--8 weeks of age, were purchased from Orient Bio (Seongnam, Korea). TLR4 knockout mice (C57BL/10ScNF) were purchased from Jackson Laboratories (Maine, USA). All mice were kept under specific pathogen-free conditions in accordance with the animal care guidelines approved by the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) of Konkuk University. Cells {#Sec4} ----- TC-1 is a transformed mouse lung epithelial cell expressing the HPV-16 E7 gene \[[@CR29]\]. The human cell lines CFPAC-1, SNU17, and SKOV3, as well as the mouse lymphoma EG.7 cell line (mouse EL4 cells transfected with the OVA cDNA) were obtained from ATCC (Virginia, USA). The mouse melanoma cancer cell line B16F10 was obtained from the Korean Cell Line Bank. Cells were incubated at 37 °C in an atmosphere of 5% CO~2~ and cultured in RPMI-1640, DMEM, or IMEM (Biowest, Rue de la Caille, France) medium supplemented with 10% fetal bovine serum (Biowest, Rue de la Caille, France) and 50 U/mL penicillin streptomycin (Biowest, Rue de la Caille, France). HEK293 cells expressing hTLR4-MD2-CD14 were cultured according to the protocol provided by InvivoGen (CA, USA). Human monocytic THP-1 cells were differentiated by treating with PMA (200 μg/mL) (Sigma, Missouri, USA) \[[@CR30]\]. Mouse dendritic cells were isolated from mice bone marrow and cultured in RPMI-1640 medium supplemented with 10% fetal bovine serum, 50 U/mL penicillin streptomycin, 1000 μM 2-mercaptomethanol (Gibco, MA, USA), recombinant mouse IL-4, and granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (JW CreaGene, Seongnam, Korea). The culture medium was changed every two days and the cells were differentiated for six days. After DC differentiation, CD11c + DCs were used in our experiments after gating through Flow Cytometry. Human DCs were differentiated after the isolation of monocytes from peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs). And due to the excess of number of characters, the detailed protocols are described in supplementary data (Additional file [1](#MOESM1){ref-type="media"}). Purification of recombinant RPS3 protein {#Sec5} ---------------------------------------- The RPS3 expression vector was constructed from a cDNA derived from the human pancreatic adenocarcinoma CFPAC-1 cell line. The insert DNA along with cloning sites (NdeI and NotI) was synthesized using a CFPAC-1 cDNA and the RPS3 primer (forward primer; 5′-CATATG GCAGTGCAAATATCCAAGAAG-3′, reverse primer; 5′-GCGGCCGC TTATGCTGTGGGGACTGG-3′). This DNA was then inserted into the pET28b bacterial expression vector. Two fragments of the recombinant RPS3 protein (1--95 and 91--243) were synthesized using the 95-amino acid reverse primer (5′-GCGGCCGC TTAACCTCTAGTGGCCACCTT-3′) and the 91-amino acid forward primer (5′-CATATG GTGGCCACTAGAGGTCTGTGT-3′). The detailed protocols are described in supplementary data (Additional file [1](#MOESM1){ref-type="media"}). Luciferase assay {#Sec6} ---------------- Luciferase activity was assessed using the Dual-Glo Luciferase Assay System (Promega, Wisconsin, USA). The pGL4.32\[luc2P/NF-κB-RE/Hygro\] vector (Promega) and the pRL-TK vector (Promega) were transfected into 293/hTLR4A-MD2-CD14 cells to assess the activation of NF-κB activity by the RPS3 protein. Cells (2 × 10^4^/well were seeded into a 96-well white plate (SPL, Pocheon, Korea) and then transfected with each of the two plasmids. Cells were then incubated at 37 °C, after 16 h, RPS3 (1 μg/mL), GFP (5 μg/mL), or LPS (100 ng/mL) were added to the culture and the incubation was continued for a further 2 h. Firefly luminescence, as a measure of NF-κB activity value and Renilla luminescence as a normalization value, were measured according to the protocol provided by the assay kit manufacturer (Promega). Luciferase activity was expressed as the ratio of firefly luminescence:Renilla luminescence for each well. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) {#Sec7} ----------------------------------------- The levels of secreted cytokines derived from mouse BMDCs and THP-1 cells were measured using ELISA kits and followed the individual ELISA kit's manufacturer's instructions for mouse and human TNF-α, IL-1β, IL-6, IL-10, IL-12p70 (ebioscience, MA, USA) and IFN-β (pbl). The levels of cytokines (IL-10 and IL-12p70) secreted from human DCs were determined using ELISA kits obtained from BD Bioscience (New Jersey, Korea). Flow cytometry analysis {#Sec8} ----------------------- Mouse BMDCs, or THP-1 cells, were stained with the following surface markers; FITC-CD11c, PE-CD40, PE-CD80, PE-86, PE-MHC-I, PE-CD83, or PE-CCR7 (BioLegend). Human DCs were stained with FITC-labeled anti-HLA-DR, PE-labeled anti-CD80, and FITC-labeled anti-CD86 (Miltenyi). Cell activation was analyzed using a FACSCalibur with CELLQuest (Becton Dickinson, New Jersey, USA). To assess CD8^+^ T cell generation in vivo, splenocytes from treated or vaccinated mice were stained with PE-labeled anti-CD8a (BioLegend) and FITC-labeled anti-IFN-γ (BioLegend). FITC-labeled IFN-γ staining was performed using an intracellular staining kit (BD Bioscience). TLR4 blocking antibody {#Sec9} ---------------------- MAb mTLR4/MD2 (InvivoGen) was pre-treated on mouse BMDCs 1 h before the treatment of RPS3 of LPS. Western blotting {#Sec10} ---------------- Mouse BMDCs were treated with RPS3 (1 μg/mL) over a time course (0, 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, and 60 min) and the cells harvested. Cells were lysed using RIPA buffer (0.5% NP-40, 1 mM EDTA, 50 mM Tris-Cl pH 8.0, 120 mM NaCl, protease inhibitor cocktail, 100 mM PMSF, 0.5 M NaF) on ice for 1 h. The detailed protocols are described in supplementary data (Additional file [1](#MOESM1){ref-type="media"}). Immunoprecipitation {#Sec11} ------------------- His-tagged human recombinant TLR4 was bound to the Ni-NTA resin at 4 °C using a binding buffer of 1× PBS (pH 7.4). After 12 h, the TLR4-Ni-NTA beads were washed five times with PBS, and then the B16F10 tumor cell supernatant was added and the incubation continued for 12 h at 4 °C. The B16F10 tumor cells were treated with 10 μg/mL of
Q: Integrating Gluon Scene Builder into Eclipse? I've been figuring out how to integrate Gluon Scene Builder into my IDE of choice and decided it would be a good share with the Stack Overflow community for those of you who have had trouble with this in the past. Keep in mind this is for those who have had prior experience with JavaFX and Gluon Scene Builder, minimal at least. A: I haven't "scene" any posts directly addressing integration of SceneBuilder as a tutorial so I figured I would set it nice and simple since there were a few questions roaming around. THIS GUIDE IS FOR ECLIPSE AND USES GLUON'S SCENEBUILDER Note this guide is intended for those lightly to moderately experienced with JavaFX as an application builder //INTELLIJ AND NETBEANS WILL COME LATER PER DEMAND FOR EACH Alright guys, here we go. Step 1) Open up your Eclipse IDE(preferably with JavaFX installed prior to installing SceneBuilder) and a web browser of your choice. You will need elements of JavaFX in order to properly implement SceneBuilder. Step 2) Click or browse with this link: http://gluonhq.com/open-source/scene-builder/ Select your current operating system on which you will be installing SceneBuilder. SceneBuilder's default location on Windows is in C:\Users\YourUserFolder\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Gluon, but of course it is more than possible and recommended to change the path while downloading. Step 3) Once SceneBuilder is downloaded and installed, close SceneBuilder and find the .exe file on your PC(or Mac) where you chose to install it to or in it's default location. Copy SceneBuilder.exe's file path. For example if you allowed SceneBuilder to install in it's default location, the file path would be: C:\Users\YourUserFolder\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Gluon\SceneBuilder.exe Now we need to associate FXML files with SceneBuilder Step 4) Associate FXML with SceneBuilder. Still inside Eclipse, click Windows at the top > Preferences > search "File Associations" Browse for the SceneBuilder.exe file path we copied earlier and click OK. Step 5) Return to the Eclipse IDE and open up a JavaFX Project and name it "test". File > New > Other > JavaFX Project OR (Ctrl + N) > JavaFX Project Go into the src folder of test project. Create an FXML file: test > src > application > New > Other > New FXML Document Name your FXML file "testfx" Congratulations, upon firing up your FXML document, you should be billed with a SceneBuilder window. If not you may not have associated FXML documents correctly. Now how to implement the code is for a different time. For now this tutorial is all I've got within me! If you guys found this helpful, shoot me a pm and let me know! I appreciate your feedback and would like to be able to build upon this greatly. Thanks guys, Happy Programming! A: Eclipse integration with Gluon Executable JAR on Windows Parameters/Preconditions used in this example: Folder for SceneBuilder: c:\example\ Version: scenebuilder-all-8.3.0-all.jar Eclipse Version: Neon.3 Release (4.6.3) Install e(fx)clipse Plugin: http://www.eclipse.org/efxclipse/install.html e(fx)clipse Version used: 2.4.0 Step by Step Download "Executable JAR" from Gluon to folder c:\example\. http://gluonhq.com/products/scene-builder/#download Create Batch File "c:\example\scene_builder.bat" and add the following line: "java.exe" -jar "%~dp0\scenebuilder-all-8.3.0-all.jar" %* Double click batch file to test it, SceneBuilder should start In Eclipse open Window - Preferences - JavaFX SceneBuilder executable: c:\example\scene_builder.bat Right click on fmxl File in Eclipse and click Open in ScenenBuilder Comments "java.exe" If Java is not installed in the default way, specify the whole path to executable in quotation mark. "C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.8.0_131\bin\java.exe" %~dp0\ Will open SceneBuilder JAR in the directory of the batch file %* Will pass all command line arguments passed to the batch file to SceneBuilder call
A diesel particulate filter (hereinafter referred to as “DPF”), for example, is known as a filter for collecting particulate matter (hereinafter referred to as “PM”) contained in exhaust gas emitted from a diesel engine. The DPF can only collect a limited amount of PM. Thus, so-called forced regenerations need to be performed, in which accumulated PM is periodically burned and removed. In a forced regeneration, unburned hydrocarbons (HC) are supplied to a diesel oxidation catalyst (hereinafter referred to as “DOC”) on an upstream side in an exhaust gas flowing direction through in-pipe injection (fuel injection into an exhaust pipe) or post-injection to cause oxidation, and to raise the temperature of the exhaust gas to a PM burning temperature. Known techniques for detecting an amount of accumulated PM collected by a DPF include, for example, a technique of estimating the amount on the basis of a pressure difference across the DPF and a technique of estimating the amount from the electrostatic capacity (capacitance) between electrodes provided in the DPF (e.g., see PATENT LITERATURE DOCUMENTS 1 and 2).
<?php /** * SimplePie * * A PHP-Based RSS and Atom Feed Framework. * Takes the hard work out of managing a complete RSS/Atom solution. * * Copyright (c) 2004-2016, Ryan Parman, Geoffrey Sneddon, Ryan McCue, and contributors * All rights reserved. * * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification, are * permitted provided that the following conditions are met: * * * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this list of * conditions and the following disclaimer. * * * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice, this list * of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials * provided with the distribution. * * * Neither the name of the SimplePie Team nor the names of its contributors may be used * to endorse or promote products derived from this software without specific prior * written permission. * * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS * OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY * AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS * AND CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR * CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR * SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY * THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR * OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE * POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. * * @package SimplePie * @copyright 2004-2016 Ryan Parman, Geoffrey Sneddon, Ryan McCue * @author Ryan Parman * @author Geoffrey Sneddon * @author Ryan McCue * @link http://simplepie.org/ SimplePie * @license http://www.opensource.org/licenses/bsd-license.php BSD License */ /** * Date Parser * * @package SimplePie * @subpackage Parsing */ class SimplePie_Parse_Date { /** * Input data * * @access protected * @var string */ var $date; /** * List of days, calendar day name => ordinal day number in the week * * @access protected * @var array */ var $day = array( // English 'mon' => 1, 'monday' => 1, 'tue' => 2, 'tuesday' => 2, 'wed' => 3, 'wednesday' => 3, 'thu' => 4, 'thursday' => 4, 'fri' => 5, 'friday' => 5, 'sat' => 6, 'saturday' => 6, 'sun' => 7, 'sunday' => 7, // Dutch 'maandag' => 1, 'dinsdag' => 2, 'woensdag' => 3, 'donderdag' => 4, 'vrijdag' => 5, 'zaterdag' => 6, 'zondag' => 7, // French 'lundi' => 1, 'mardi' => 2, 'mercredi' => 3, 'jeudi' => 4, 'vendredi' => 5, 'samedi' => 6, 'dimanche' => 7, // German 'montag' => 1, 'dienstag' => 2, 'mittwoch' => 3, 'donnerstag' => 4, 'freitag' => 5, 'samstag' => 6, 'sonnabend' => 6, 'sonntag' => 7, // Italian 'lunedì' => 1, 'martedì' => 2, 'mercoledì' => 3, 'giovedì' => 4, 'venerdì' => 5, 'sabato' => 6, 'domenica' => 7, // Spanish 'lunes' => 1, 'martes' => 2, 'miércoles' => 3, 'jueves' => 4, 'viernes' => 5, 'sábado' => 6, 'domingo' => 7, // Finnish 'maanantai' => 1, 'tiistai' => 2, 'keskiviikko' => 3, 'torstai' => 4, 'perjantai' => 5, 'lauantai' => 6, 'sunnuntai' => 7, // Hungarian 'hétfő' => 1, 'kedd' => 2, 'szerda' => 3, 'csütörtok' => 4, 'péntek' => 5, 'szombat' => 6, 'vasárnap' => 7, // Greek 'Δευ' => 1, 'Τρι' => 2, 'Τετ' => 3, 'Πεμ' => 4, 'Παρ' => 5, 'Σαβ' => 6, 'Κυρ' => 7, ); /** * List of months, calendar month name => calendar month number * * @access protected * @var array */ var $month = array( // English 'jan' => 1, 'january' => 1, 'feb' => 2, 'february' => 2, 'mar' => 3, 'march' => 3, 'apr' => 4, 'april' => 4, 'may' => 5, // No long form of May 'jun' => 6, 'june' => 6, 'jul' => 7, 'july' => 7, 'aug' => 8, 'august' => 8, 'sep' => 9, 'september' => 9, 'oct' => 10, 'october' => 10, 'nov' => 11, 'november' => 11, 'dec' => 12, 'december' => 12, // Dutch 'januari' => 1, 'februari' => 2, 'maart' => 3, 'april' => 4, 'mei' => 5, 'juni' => 6, 'juli' => 7, 'augustus' => 8, 'september' => 9, 'oktober' => 10, 'november' => 11, 'december' => 12, // French 'janvier' => 1, 'février' => 2, 'mars' => 3, 'avril' => 4, 'mai' => 5, 'juin' => 6, 'juillet' => 7, 'août' => 8, 'septembre' => 9, 'octobre' => 10, 'novembre' => 11, 'décembre' => 12, // German 'januar' => 1, 'februar' => 2, 'märz' => 3, 'april' => 4, 'mai' => 5, 'juni' => 6, 'juli' => 7, 'august' => 8, 'september' => 9, 'oktober' => 10, 'november' => 11, 'dezember' => 12, // Italian 'gennaio' => 1, 'febbraio' => 2, 'marzo' => 3, 'aprile' => 4, 'maggio' => 5, 'giugno' => 6, 'luglio' => 7, 'agosto' => 8, 'settembre' => 9, 'ottobre' => 10, 'novembre' => 11, 'dicembre' => 12, // Spanish 'enero' => 1, 'febrero' => 2, 'marzo' => 3, 'abril' => 4, 'mayo' => 5, 'junio' => 6, 'julio' => 7, 'agosto' => 8, 'septiembre' => 9, 'setiembre' => 9, 'octubre' => 10, 'noviembre' => 11, 'diciembre' => 12, // Finnish 'tammikuu' => 1, 'helmikuu' => 2, 'maaliskuu' => 3, 'huhtikuu' => 4, 'toukokuu' => 5, 'kesäkuu' => 6, 'heinäkuu' => 7, 'elokuu' => 8, 'suuskuu' => 9, 'lokakuu' => 10, 'marras' => 11, 'joulukuu' => 12, // Hungarian 'január' => 1, 'február' => 2, 'március' => 3, 'április' => 4, 'május' => 5, 'június' => 6, 'július' => 7, 'augusztus' => 8, 'szeptember' => 9, 'október' => 10, 'november' => 11, 'december' => 12, // Greek 'Ιαν' => 1, 'Φεβ' => 2, 'Μάώ' => 3, 'Μαώ' => 3, 'Απρ' => 4, 'Μάι' => 5, 'Μαϊ' => 5, 'Μαι' => 5, 'Ιούν' => 6, 'Ιον' => 6, 'Ιούλ' => 7, 'Ιολ' => 7, 'Αύγ' => 8, 'Αυγ' => 8, 'Σεπ' => 9, 'Οκτ' => 10, 'Νοέ' => 11, 'Δεκ' => 12, ); /** * List of timezones, abbreviation => offset from UTC * * @access protected * @var array */ var $timezone = array( 'ACDT' => 37800, 'ACIT' => 28800, 'ACST' => 34200, 'ACT' => -18000, 'ACWDT' => 35100, 'ACWST' => 31500, 'AEDT' => 39600, 'AEST' => 36000, 'AFT' => 16200, 'AKDT' => -28800, 'AKST' => -32400, 'AMDT' => 18000, 'AMT' => -14400, 'ANAST' => 46800, 'ANAT' => 43200, 'ART' => -10800, 'AZOST' => -3600, 'AZST' => 18000, 'AZT' => 14400, 'BIOT' => 21600, 'BIT' => -43200, 'BOT' => -14400, 'BRST' => -7200, 'BRT' => -10800, 'BST' => 3600, 'BTT' => 21600, 'CAST' => 18000, 'CAT' => 7200, 'CCT' => 23400, 'CDT' => -18000, 'CEDT' => 7200, 'CEST' => 7200, 'CET' => 3600, 'CGST' => -7200, 'CGT' => -10800, 'CHADT' => 49500, 'CHAST' => 45900, 'CIST' => -28800, 'CKT' => -36000, 'CLDT' => -10800, 'CLST' => -14400, 'COT' => -18000, 'CST' => -21600, 'CVT' => -3600, 'CXT' => 25200, 'DAVT' => 25200, 'DTAT' => 36000, 'EADT' => -18000, 'EAST' => -21600, 'EAT' => 10800, 'ECT' => -18000, 'EDT' => -14400, 'EEST' => 10800, 'EET' => 7200, 'EGT' => -3600, 'EKST' => 21600, 'EST' => -18000, 'FJT' => 43200, 'FKDT' => -10800, 'FKST' => -14400, 'FNT' => -7200, 'GALT' => -21600, 'GEDT' => 14400, 'GEST' => 10800, 'GFT' => -10800, 'GILT' => 43200, 'GIT' => -32400, 'GST' => 14400, 'GST' => -7200, 'GYT' => -14400, 'HAA' => -10800, 'HAC' => -18000, 'HADT' => -32400, 'HAE' => -14400, 'HAP' => -25200, 'HAR' => -21600, 'HAST' => -36000, 'HAT' => -9000, 'HAY' => -28800, 'HKST' => 28800, 'HMT' => 18000, 'HNA' => -14400, 'HNC' => -21600, 'HNE' => -18000, 'HNP' => -28800, 'HNR' => -25200, 'HNT' => -12600, 'HNY' => -32400, 'IRDT' => 16200, 'IRKST' => 32400, 'IRKT' => 28800, 'IRST' => 12600, 'JFDT' => -10800, 'JFST' => -14400, 'JST' => 32400, 'KGST' => 21600, 'KGT' => 18000, 'KOST' => 39600, 'KOVST' => 28800, 'KOVT' => 25200, 'KRAST' => 28800, 'KRAT' => 25200, 'KST' => 32400, 'LHDT' => 39600, 'LHST' => 37800, 'LINT' => 50400, 'LKT' => 21600, 'MAGST' => 43200, 'MAGT' => 39600, 'MAWT' => 21600, 'MDT' => -21600, 'MESZ' => 7200, 'MEZ' => 3600, 'MHT' => 43200, 'MIT' => -34200, 'MNST' => 32400, 'MSDT' => 14400, 'MSST' => 10800, 'MST' => -25200, 'MUT' => 14400, 'MVT' => 18000, 'MYT' => 28800, 'NCT' => 39600, 'NDT' => -9000, 'NFT' => 41400, 'NMIT' => 36000, 'NOVST' => 25200, 'NOVT' => 21600, 'NPT' => 20700, 'NRT' => 43200, 'NST' => -12600, 'NUT' => -39600, 'NZDT' => 46800, 'NZST' => 43200, 'OMSST' => 25200, 'OMST' => 21600, 'PDT' => -25200, 'PET' => -18000, 'PETST' => 46800, 'PETT' => 43200, 'PGT' => 36000, 'PHOT' => 46800, 'PHT' => 28800, 'PKT' => 18000, 'PMDT' => -7200, 'PMST' => -10800, 'PONT' => 39600, 'PST' => -28800, 'PWT' =>
Effect of antibody preparations on glucose uptake by a cariogenic Streptococcus. The effect of antisera to whole cells or cell wall components on glucose uptake by S. mutans 6715 was examined. Early stationary phase 6715 cells were treated with test serum and incubated at 37 degrees C in the presence of 14C-glucose. Samples were removed at timed intervals and measured in a liquid scintillation counter for radioactive uptake. Antisera to both whole cells and components known to be present on the surface of the cells reduced glucose uptake relative to normal serum. It is suggested that inhibition of glucose uptake may be one mechanism by which a caries vaccine may operate.
Papilledema Papilledema or papilloedema is optic disc swelling that is caused by increased intracranial pressure due to any cause. The swelling is usually bilateral and can occur over a period of hours to weeks. Unilateral presentation is extremely rare. In intracranial hypertension, the optic disc swelling most commonly occurs bilaterally. When papilledema is found on fundoscopy, further evaluation is warranted because vision loss can result if the underlying condition is not treated. Further evaluation with a CT or MRI of the brain and/or spine is usually performed. Recent research has shown that point-of-care ultrasound can be used to measure optic nerve sheath diameter for detection of increased intracranial pressure and shows good diagnostic test accuracy compared to CT. Thus, if there is a question of papilledema on fundoscopic examination or if the optic disc cannot be adequately visualized, ultrasound can be used to rapidly assess for increased intracranial pressure and help direct further evaluation and intervention. Unilateral papilledema can suggest a disease in the eye itself, such as an optic nerve glioma. Signs and symptoms In the early stages, papilledema may be asymptomatic or present with a headache. It can progress to enlargement of the blind spot, blurring of vision, visual obscurations (inability to see in a particular part of the visual field for a period of time). Ultimately, total loss of vision can occur. The signs of papilledema that are seen using an ophthalmoscope include: venous engorgement (usually the first signs) loss of venous pulsation hemorrhages over and/or adjacent to the optic disc blurring of optic margins elevation of the optic disc Paton's lines (radial retinal lines cascading from the optic disc) On visual field examination, the physician may elicit an enlarged blind spot; the visual acuity may remain relatively intact until papilledema is severe or prolonged. Causes Raised intracranial pressure as a result of one or more of the following: Brain tumor, pseudotumor cerebri (also known as Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension), cerebral venous sinus thrombosis or intracerebral hemorrhage Respiratory failure Hypotonia Isotretinoin, which is a powerful derivative of vitamin A, rarely causes papilledema. medications like tetracycline Hypervitaminosis A, in some people who take megadoses of nutritional supplements and vitamins. Hyperammonemia, elevated level of ammonia in blood (including cerebral edema/intracranial pressure) Guillain–Barré syndrome, due to elevated protein levels Foster Kennedy syndrome (FKS) Chiari malformation Tumors of the frontal lobe Acute mountain sickness and high-altitude cerebral edema Lyme disease (Lyme meningitis specifically, when the bacterial infection is in the central nervous system, causing increased intracranial pressure). Malignant hypertension Medulloblastoma Orbital Glaucoma: central retinal vein occlusion, cavernous sinus thrombosis Local lesion: optic neuritis, Ischemic optic neuropathy, methanol poisoning, infiltration of the disc by glioma, sarcoidosis and Lymphoma Acute lymphocytic leukemia (caused by infiltration of the retinal vessels by immature leukocytes) Long periods of weightlessness (microgravity) for males (See also visual impairment and intracranial pressure) CPAP therapy for sleep apnea: Those with sleep apnea on continuous positive airway pressure therapy had a 105% increased hazard of experiencing papilledema (adjusted HR=2.05 [CI=1.19-3.56]) relative to individuals without sleep apnea. Pathophysiology As the optic nerve sheath is continuous with the subarachnoid space of the brain (and is regarded as an extension of the central nervous system), increased pressure is transmitted through to the optic nerve. The brain itself is relatively spared from pathological consequences of high pressure. However, the anterior end of the optic nerve stops abruptly at the eye. Hence the pressure is asymmetrical and this causes a pinching and protrusion of the optic nerve at its head. The fibers of the retinal ganglion cells of the optic disc become engorged and bulge anteriorly. Persistent and extensive optic nerve head swelling, or optic disc edema, can lead to loss of these fibers and permanent visual impairment. Diagnosis Checking the eyes for signs of papilledema should be carried out whenever there is a clinical suspicion of raised intracranial pressure, and is recommended in newly onset headaches. This may be done by ophthalmoscopy or fundus photography, and possibly slit lamp examination. It is important to determine whether the observed condition is due to optic nerve head drusen, which can cause an elevation of the optic nerve head that can be mistaken for papilledema. For this reason, optic nerve head drusen is also called pseudopapilledema. Treatment Historically, papilledema was a potential contraindication to lumbar puncture, as it indicates a risk for tentorial herniation and subsequent death via cerebral herniation, however newer imaging techniques have been more useful at determining when and when not to conduct a lumbar puncture. Imaging by CT or MRI is usually performed to elicit whether there is a structural cause i.e., tumor. An MRA and MRV may also be ordered to rule out the possibility of stenosis or thrombosis of the arterial or venous systems. The treatment depends largely on the underlying cause. However, the root cause of papilledema is the increased intracranial pressure (ICP). This is a dangerous sign, indicative of a brain tumor, CNS inflammation or idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) that may become manifest in the near future. Thus, a biopsy is routinely performed prior to the treatment in the initial stages of papilledema to detect whether a brain tumor is present. If detected, laser treatment, radiation and surgeries can be used to treat the tumor. To decrease ICP, medications can be administered by increasing the absorption of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), or decreasing its production. Such medicines include diuretics like acetazolamide and furosemide. These diuretics, along with surgical interventions, can also treat IIH. In IIH, weight loss (even a loss of 10-15%) can lead to normalization of ICP. Meanwhile, steroids can reduce inflammation (if this is a contributing factor to increased ICP), and may help to prevent vision loss. However, steroids have also been known to cause increased ICP, especially with a change in dosage. However, if a severe inflammatory condition exists, such as multiple sclerosis, steroids with anti-inflammatory effects such as Methylprednisolone and prednisone can help. Other treatments include repeated lumbar punctures to remove excess spinal fluid in the cranium. The removal of potentially causative medicines including tetracyclines and vitamin A analogues may help decrease ICP; however, this is only necessary if the medication is truly felt to contribute to the ICP increase. References External links Category:Disorders of optic nerve and visual pathways
1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a drive circuit that is connected between an electric power source and an electric load and a method of applying a high voltage test on the drive circuit. 2. Description of the Related Art JP-A-2001-160748 or U.S. Pat. No. 6,392,463 B1, which is a counterpart of the former, discloses a drive circuit that includes series connected MOSFET type transistors (hereinafter referred to as MOSFET or MOSFETS) for high-side or low-side driving. The drive circuit includes a clamp circuit that protects the MOSFETS when a high voltage is applied to the drive circuit. Such a clamp circuit is a series circuit of a backflow preventing diode and a zener diode that is connected between the drain and the gate of an N-channel MOSFET for low-side driving. In order to provide a drive circuit with a fail safe function, the same MOSFETS may be connected in series for high-side driving or low-side driving. In this case, the drive circuit can properly drive an electric load connected to the drive circuit even if one of the transistors short-circuits. However, if the clamp circuit that is disclosed in the above publication is merely connected to this drive circuit, both the MOSFETS may simultaneously turn on when a high voltage is applied to the drain terminal of the MOSFETS even if the gate signal is not applied to the gate terminal. In other words, it is impossible to keep the MOSFETS turning off when a high voltage is applied to the drain terminal.
Field-effect devices for detecting cellular signals. The integration of living cells together with silicon field-effect devices challenges a new generation of biosensors and bioelectronic devices. Cells are representing highly organised complex systems, optimised by millions of years of evolution and offering a broad spectrum of bioanalytical receptor "tools" such as enzymes, nucleic acids proteins, etc. Their combination with semiconductor-based electronic chips allows the construction of functional hybrid systems with unique functional and electronic properties for both fundamental studies and biosensoric applications. This review article summarises recent advances and trends in research and development of cell/transistor hybrids (cell-based field-effect transistors) as well as light-addressable potentiometric sensors.
Quantitative blood group typing using surface plasmon resonance. The accurate and reliable typing of blood groups is essential prior to blood transfusion. While current blood typing methods are well established, results are subjective and heavily reliant on analysis by trained personnel. Techniques for quantifying blood group antibody-antigen interactions are also very limited. Many biosensing systems rely on surface plasmon resonance (SPR) detection to quantify biomolecular interactions. While SPR has been widely used for characterizing antibody-antigen interactions, measuring antibody interactions with whole cells is significantly less common. Previous studies utilized SPR for blood group antigen detection, however, showed poor regeneration causing loss of functionality after a single use. In this study, a fully regenerable, multi-functional platform for quantitative blood group typing via SPR detection is achieved by immobilizing anti-human IgG antibody to the sensor surface, which binds to the Fc region of human IgG antibodies. The surface becomes an interchangeable platform capable of quantifying the blood group interactions between red blood cells (RBCs) and IgG antibodies. As with indirect antiglobulin tests (IAT), which use IgG antibodies for detection, IgG antibodies are initially incubated with RBCs. This facilitates binding to the immobilized monolayer and allows for quantitative blood group detection. Using the D-antigen as an example, a clear distinction between positive (>500 RU) and negative (<100 RU) RBCs is achieved using anti-D IgG. Complete regeneration of the anti-human IgG surface is also successful, showing negligible degradation of the surface after more than 100 regenerations. This novel approach is validated with human-sourced whole blood samples to demonstrate an interesting alternative for quantitative blood grouping using SPR analysis.
Terrain Stamps for Gaia Vol 3 Desert Areas The Desert Area terrain stamps pack is perfect for adding to your Gaia stamp collection for stamping desert areas into your terrain. This pack contains 11 stamps perfect for areas in your game similar to both southwestern United States and Middle East desert type environments. Description The Gaia Desert Areas Stamp Pack contains terrain stamps used by the Gaia stamping system to stamp features to your Unity terrains. Desert Areas is a collection of 11 stamps of areas containing a mostly flat or gently rolling terrain captured from deserts of the southwestern United States. Some have small hill features while others have mountain areas bordering at least one of the stamp’s edges. Testing was done with both Manufactura K4’s Middle-East pack (for an Afghanistan type desert) and Philipp Schmidt’s Big Environment Pack 3 desert textures, trees, cactus, and grasses (for a southwestern US type desert). Related Third Party Assets Used in Screenshots Related Related Screenshots Click on the image to cycle through our screenshot gallery of terrains made with stamps in this pack. Related Changelog Stamps Pack Vol 3 – Version 1.0.2 June 12, 2016 – Added updated Gaia eXtension (GX) script which includes the ability to play the session files which were created when the stamps were originally tested so you can have the exact same terrains as shown in the pack’s screenshots. Related Stamps Pack Vol 3 – Version 1.0.1 March 28, 2016 Updated Gaia extension script with a change that was made in stamps pack volume 1 but was missed in this pack along with volume 2 and the sampler pack which would cause errors when creating a standalone build. Related Stamps Pack Vol 3 – Version 1.0.0 March 15, 2016 Initial Release Related Related 1 review for Terrain Stamps for Gaia Vol 3 Desert Areas Rated 5 out of 5 Scott (verified owner)–March 21, 2016 These are a must have addition to Gaia. Simple to use and fantastic stamps. Only logged in customers who have purchased this product may leave a review.
--- abstract: 'The out-of-equilibrium electron transport of carbon nanotube semiconducting quantum dot placed in a magnetic field is studied in the Kondo regime by means of the non-equilibrium Green functions. The equation of motion method is used. For parallel magnetic field the Kondo peak splits in four peaks, following the simultaneous splitting of the orbital and spin states. For perpendicular field orientation the triple peak structure of density of states is observed with the central peak corresponding to orbital Kondo effect and the satellites reflecting the spin and spin-orbital fluctuations.' author: - 'D. Krychowski' - 'S. Lipinski' title: 'Kondo effect in carbon nanotube quantum dot in a magnetic field\' --- Introduction ============ Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have emerged as a viable electronic material for molecular electronic devices because they display a large variety of behavior depending on their intrinsic properties and on the characteristics of their electrical contacts \[1\]. These systems also form the powerful tool for the study of fundamental many-body phenomena. An example is the observed Kondo effect in semiconducting carbon nanotube quantum dots (CNTQD) \[2,3\]. The long spin lifetimes, the relatively high Kondo temperature and the fact that this effect can be seen over a very wide range of gate voltage encompassing hundreds of Coulomb oscillations \[4\] make CNTQDs interesting candidates for spintronic applications. The purpose of the present work is to discuss magnetic field dependence of the Kondo conductance of CNTQD. Perpendicular field couples only to spin and parallel field influences both spin and orbital magnetic moments. For vanishing magnetic field and orbitally degenerate states the Kondo effect appears simultaneously in spin and orbital sectors resulting in SU(4) Fermi liquid ground state with totally entangled spin and orbital degrees of freedom \[5\]. Magnetic field breaks the spin-orbital symmetry and in accordance to the experiment \[2,3\] our calculations show the occurrence of the multi-peak structure of the differential conductance reflecting the spin, orbital and spin-orbital fluctuations. Model ===== The low energy band structure of semiconducting carbon nanotubes is orbitally doubly degenerate at zero magnetic field. This degeneracy has been interpreted in a semiclassical fashion as the degeneracy between clockwise and counterclockwise propagating electrons along the nanotube circumference \[1\]. In the present considerations we restrict to the single shell and the dot is modeled by double orbital Anderson Hamiltonian with additional interorbital interaction: $$\begin{aligned} \lefteqn{{\mathcal{H}} = \sum_{k \alpha m \sigma}\epsilon_{k \alpha m \sigma} c^{+}_{k \alpha m \sigma}c_{k \alpha m \sigma}} \nonumber\\ &&+\sum_{k \alpha m \sigma}t_{\alpha}(c^{+}_{k \alpha m \sigma}d_{m\sigma}+c.c.)\nonumber\\ && +\sum_{k \alpha m \sigma}\epsilon_{m \sigma}d^{+}_{m \sigma}d_{m \sigma}+\sum_{m}U n_{m+}n_{m-} \nonumber\\ &&+\sum_{\sigma \sigma'}U_{12} n_{1\sigma}n_{-1\sigma'}\end{aligned}$$ where $m = \pm1$ numbers the orbitals, the leads channels are labeled by $(m,\alpha)$, $\alpha =L,R$. $\epsilon_{m\sigma}=\epsilon_{0}+\mu_{orb}m h cos(\Theta)+g\sigma \mu_{B} h$, $\Theta$ specifies the orientation of magnetic field $h$ relative to the nanotube axis, $\mu_{orb}$ is the orbital moment. The first term of (1) describes electrons in the electrodes, the second describes tunneling to the leads, the third represents the dot and the last two terms account for intra ($U$) and interorbital ($U_{12}$) Coulomb interactions. Current flowing through CNTQD can be expressed in terms of the Green functions \[6\]: $$\begin{aligned} I_{\alpha} = \frac{\imath e}{2 \hbar}\int_{-\infty}^{+\infty}\frac{d \omega}{2 \pi} \sum_{m \sigma}\Gamma_{\alpha m \sigma}(\omega)\cdot G^{<}_{m \sigma}(\omega)+\nonumber \\+\Gamma_{\alpha m \sigma}(\omega)\cdot f_{\alpha}(\omega)\cdot\ [G^{+}_{m \sigma}(\omega)-G^{-}_{m \sigma}(\omega)]\end{aligned}$$ where $G^{<}$,$G^{+}$ and $G^{-}$ are lesser, retarder and advanced Green functions, respectively, $f_{\alpha}$ is the Fermi function of $\alpha$ lead and tunneling rate $\Gamma_{\alpha m \sigma}=2\pi|t_{\alpha}|^{2}\varrho_{\alpha m \sigma}$, where $\varrho_{\alpha m \sigma}$ is the density of states of the leads. The total current is given by $I=(I_{L}-I_{R})/2$. The lesser Green function $G^{<}$ is found using Ng ansatz \[7\], according to which the lesser self-energy $\Sigma^{<}$ is proportional to the self-energy of the corresponding noninteracting system $\Sigma^{<}(\omega)=A\cdot \Sigma^{<}_{0}(\omega)$, and A can be found by the Keldysh requirement $\Sigma^{<}-\Sigma^{>}=\Sigma^{+}-\Sigma^{-}$. The Green functions are found by the equation of motion method using the self-consistent decoupling procedure proposed by Lacroix \[8\].\ Results and discussion ====================== The first point of our numerical analysis is addressed to the experiment of Jarillo-Herrero et al. \[2\], in which the conductance of CNTQD for the almost parallel field orientation was examined ($\Theta \simeq 21^{\circ}$). The calculations were performed with Coulomb interaction parameters $U = U_{12} = 40 meV$, inferred from the size of Coulomb diamonds. The addition energy spectrum indicates that the level spacing of examined CNTQDs $\Delta\epsilon \simeq 4.3 meV$ \[9\], what corresponds to the length of NCT $L \sim 400nm$. The estimated Kondo temperature is $T_{K} \sim7.7 K$ \[2\]. Our discussion is based on the single shell model (1) with the level placed in the centre of Coulomb valley ($\epsilon_{0} = -20meV$). Such an oversimplified approach, which gives only a first crude insight is justified since $\Delta \epsilon/k_{B}T_{K} \sim6.5$ is large and the higher levels do not play an important role \[10\]. To get the experimental value of the Kondo temperature one has to assume a value of coupling to the leads $\Gamma = 3.2meV$, which is slightly higher than the observed broadening of atomic or Coulomb lines for NCTs examined by Jarillo-Herrero et al.\[2,9\]. The fact that the single level description of the multilevel systems underestimates Kondo temperature is well known in literature \[10,11\]. Orbital moment is estimated from the average slope between the two Coulomb peaks that correspond to the addition of the electrons to the same orbital state and reads $\mu_{orb} \sim 13 \mu_{B}$ \[2\]. We focus on the regime, where the quantum dot is occupied by a single electron. Fig.1a presents the calculated gray-scale plot of conductance versus magnetic field and bias voltage for $T = 0.34 K$ compared with the corresponding experimental plot (inset). The central bright spot of dimension determined by $T_{K}$ is the region of spin-orbital Kondo effect. For vanishing bias and magnetic field the Kondo effect appears simultaneously in spin and orbital sectors resulting in a SU(4) Fermi liquid ground state. ![Calculated differential conductance $dI/dV$ of CNTQD versus bias voltage $V$ and magnetic field $h$ in the centre of Coulomb valley for $T = 0.34 K$. The parameters used are: $U = U_{12} = 40 meV$, $ \Gamma= 3.2 meV$, $\epsilon_{0} = -20 meV$ and $\mu_{orb} = 13 \mu_{B}$. The angle between the nanotube axis and the field $\Theta = 21^{\circ}$. Colorscale: $0.1$ to $1.5 e^{2}/h$. Inset shows the corresponding (V,h) conductance map obtained from the data of Jarillo- Herrero et al.\[2\].[]{data-label="fig1"}](fig2.eps){width="0.7\columnwidth"} The conductance reaches in the centre a value $G = 1.3 \times e^{2}/h$. Magnetic field breaks the degeneracy and four high intensity lines appear. A pair of inner lines observed for small bias corresponds to orbital conserving fluctuations and the outer lines reflect the orbital fluctuations and simultaneous spin and orbital fluctuations. The latter two processes are not resolved for the assumed values of $\Gamma$ and temperature. ![Calculated linear conductance $G = dI/dV|_{V\rightarrow0}$ versus gate voltage at $T = 0.34 K$ and 8 K for the CNTQD specified by parameters as in Fig. 1a. Inset shows the corresponding curves obtained from the data reported in \[2\].[]{data-label="fig2"}](fig1.eps){width="0.7\columnwidth"} Fig. 1b presents the linear conductance versus gate voltage at $T = 8K$ and $0.34 K$. $\Delta V_{G} =0$ corresponds to the centre of Coulomb valley. Our calculations reasonably well reproduce the shape of the dependence but underestimate all the values of conductance roughly by a constant value $0.5 \times e^{2}/h$ . The source of this discrepancy is not clear, but we suggest that a possible explanation is a neglect of higher orbital levels in our description. Apart from the earlier mentioned renormalization of Kondo temperature they also can cause a formation of shoulders in the density of states above the Fermi edge on the scale much larger than the Kondo temperature \[10\] and this might lead to additional weakly bias dependent contribution to the conductance. A detailed discussion of the mentioned point will be given in the following paper \[12\]. ![Differential conductance of CNTQD in perpendicular magnetic field for $T = 1.2 K$ calculated for the centre of Coulomb valley. The parameters used are: $U = U_{12} =15meV$, $\Gamma = 1.25 meV$, $\epsilon_{0} = -8 meV$ with asymmetry of the leads $\Gamma_{L}/\Gamma_{R}=6$. Inset shows the corresponding curves for the same values of magnetic fields obtained from the data of Makarowski et al. \[3\]. []{data-label="fig3"}](fig3.eps){width="0.8\columnwidth"} Now let us turn to the discussion of the influence of perpendicular field, which breaks only the spin degeneracy. Our numerical analysis describes the results of Makarovski et al. \[3\] for 600nm-long nanotube quantum dot ($\Delta \epsilon \sim 3 meV$). The Coulomb parameters estimated again from the size of Coulomb diamonds are taken as $U = U_{12} = 15 meV$ and the orbital level is placed in the centre of Coulomb valley $\epsilon_{0} = -8 meV$. $\Gamma$ is taken as the width of orbital or Coulomb peaks. $\Gamma = 1.25 meV$ , together with the above parameters, well reproduces the experimental value of $T_{K}\sim 13 K$. The calculated differential conductance for several values of magnetic field is compared with experiment on Fig.2. A quasi SU(4) type behavior is still observed in the low field range, what reflects in a moderate change of conductance and
// Created by cgo -godefs - DO NOT EDIT // cgo -godefs defs_linux.go package ipv4 const ( sysIP_TOS = 0x1 sysIP_TTL = 0x2 sysIP_HDRINCL = 0x3 sysIP_OPTIONS = 0x4 sysIP_ROUTER_ALERT = 0x5 sysIP_RECVOPTS = 0x6 sysIP_RETOPTS = 0x7 sysIP_PKTINFO = 0x8 sysIP_PKTOPTIONS = 0x9 sysIP_MTU_DISCOVER = 0xa sysIP_RECVERR = 0xb sysIP_RECVTTL = 0xc sysIP_RECVTOS = 0xd sysIP_MTU = 0xe sysIP_FREEBIND = 0xf sysIP_TRANSPARENT = 0x13 sysIP_RECVRETOPTS = 0x7 sysIP_ORIGDSTADDR = 0x14 sysIP_RECVORIGDSTADDR = 0x14 sysIP_MINTTL = 0x15 sysIP_NODEFRAG = 0x16 sysIP_UNICAST_IF = 0x32 sysIP_MULTICAST_IF = 0x20 sysIP_MULTICAST_TTL = 0x21 sysIP_MULTICAST_LOOP = 0x22 sysIP_ADD_MEMBERSHIP = 0x23 sysIP_DROP_MEMBERSHIP = 0x24 sysIP_UNBLOCK_SOURCE = 0x25 sysIP_BLOCK_SOURCE = 0x26 sysIP_ADD_SOURCE_MEMBERSHIP = 0x27 sysIP_DROP_SOURCE_MEMBERSHIP = 0x28 sysIP_MSFILTER = 0x29 sysMCAST_JOIN_GROUP = 0x2a sysMCAST_LEAVE_GROUP = 0x2d sysMCAST_JOIN_SOURCE_GROUP = 0x2e sysMCAST_LEAVE_SOURCE_GROUP = 0x2f sysMCAST_BLOCK_SOURCE = 0x2b sysMCAST_UNBLOCK_SOURCE = 0x2c sysMCAST_MSFILTER = 0x30 sysIP_MULTICAST_ALL = 0x31 sysICMP_FILTER = 0x1 sysSO_EE_ORIGIN_NONE = 0x0 sysSO_EE_ORIGIN_LOCAL = 0x1 sysSO_EE_ORIGIN_ICMP = 0x2 sysSO_EE_ORIGIN_ICMP6 = 0x3 sysSO_EE_ORIGIN_TXSTATUS = 0x4 sysSO_EE_ORIGIN_TIMESTAMPING = 0x4 sysSOL_SOCKET = 0x1 sysSO_ATTACH_FILTER = 0x1a sizeofKernelSockaddrStorage = 0x80 sizeofSockaddrInet = 0x10 sizeofInetPktinfo = 0xc sizeofSockExtendedErr = 0x10 sizeofIPMreq = 0x8 sizeofIPMreqn = 0xc sizeofIPMreqSource = 0xc sizeofGroupReq = 0x88 sizeofGroupSourceReq = 0x108 sizeofICMPFilter = 0x4 sizeofSockFprog = 0x10 ) type kernelSockaddrStorage struct { Family uint16 X__data [126]int8 } type sockaddrInet struct { Family uint16 Port uint16 Addr [4]byte /* in_addr */ X__pad [8]uint8 } type inetPktinfo struct { Ifindex int32 Spec_dst [4]byte /* in_addr */ Addr [4]byte /* in_addr */ } type sockExtendedErr struct { Errno uint32 Origin uint8 Type uint8 Code uint8 Pad uint8 Info uint32 Data uint32 } type ipMreq struct { Multiaddr [4]byte /* in_addr */ Interface [4]byte /* in_addr */ } type ipMreqn struct { Multiaddr [4]byte /* in_addr */ Address [4]byte /* in_addr */ Ifindex int32 } type ipMreqSource struct { Multiaddr uint32 Interface uint32 Sourceaddr uint32 } type groupReq struct { Interface uint32 Pad_cgo_0 [4]byte Group kernelSockaddrStorage } type groupSourceReq struct { Interface uint32 Pad_cgo_0 [4]byte Group kernelSockaddrStorage Source kernelSockaddrStorage } type icmpFilter struct { Data uint32 } type sockFProg struct { Len uint16 Pad_cgo_0 [6]byte Filter *sockFilter } type sockFilter struct { Code uint16 Jt uint8 Jf uint8 K uint32 }
Suo jure Suo jure is a Latin phrase, used in English to mean "in his own right". In the context, it means “in her own right”, as the phrase is normally used of women; in practice especially in England a man rarely derives any style or title from his wife although this is seen in other countries when a woman is the last heir of her line. It can be used for a male when such male was initially a 'co-lord' with his father or other family member and upon the death of such family member became the sole ruler or holder of the title "in his own right" (Alone). It is commonly encountered in the context of titles of nobility or honorary titles, e.g. Lady Mayoress, and especially in cases where a woman holds a title through her own bloodline or accomplishments rather than through her marriage. An empress or queen who reigns suo jure is referred to as an "empress regnant" or "queen regnant", those terms often being contrasted with empress consort or queen consort: "empress" and "queen" are, however, often used alone to refer to either a regnant or consort, the distinction being indicated by context. Examples of suo jure titles Ela of Salisbury, 3rd Countess of Salisbury – countess suo jure Matilda, Margrave of Tuscany – Italian, Imperial Vicar and Vice-Queen of Italy suo jure, Margrave suo jure Eleanor, Duchess of Aquitaine – French, then English queen consort, duchess suo jure Mary, Duchess of Burgundy – Queen consort of the Romans, duchess suo jure Anne Marie Louise d'Orléans, Duchess of Montpensier – French princess, peeress suo jure Hawise, Duchess of Brittany – duchess suo jure Henrietta Godolphin, 2nd Duchess of Marlborough – English peeress suo jure Maria Theresa of Austria – Austrian archduchess regnant, Hungarian and Bohemian queen regnant Elizabeth of Russia – Russian empress regnant Princess Wilhelmine, Duchess of Sagan – Princess of Courland, duchess suo jure Princess Alexandra, 2nd Duchess of Fife – British princess, duchess suo jure Cayetana Fitz-James Stuart, 18th Duchess of Alba – Spanish grandee suo jure Patricia Mountbatten, 2nd Countess Mountbatten of Burma – British countess suo jure Jane Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby, 28th Baroness Willoughby de Eresby – British baroness suo jure Rosalinda Álvares Pereira de Melo, 1st Duchess of Cadaval-Hermès – Portuguese duchess suo jure Diana Álvares Pereira de Melo, 11th Duchess of Cadaval – half-sister of the above, Portuguese duchess ad personam and suo jure Jeanne d'Albret – queen regnant of Navarre Margaret of Mar, 31st Countess of Mar – Scottish peeress suo jure Anne Hamilton, 3rd Duchess of Hamilton – Scottish duchess suo jure Catherine Willoughby, 12th Baroness Willoughby de Eresby – English baroness suo jure Joan of Kent – suo jure 4th Countess of Kent and 5th Baroness Wake of Liddell Queen Anne Boleyn of England – Marquess of Pembroke suo jure Elizabeth II, suo jure Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and several other Commonwealth realms since 1952 Catharina-Amalia, Princess of Orange became, in 2013, the first suo jure Hereditary Princess of Orange since Mary of Baux in 1417 Princess Elisabeth, Duchess of Brabant became, in 2013, the first-ever suo jure Hereditary Duchess of Brabant Princess Leonor of Spain – Princess of Asturias suo jure Claude, Queen Consort of France – French princess, Hereditary Duchess of Brittany suo jure See also List of peerages created for women in the peerages of the British Isles List of peerages inherited by women in the peerages of the British Isles Jure uxoris List of Latin phrases References Category:Nobility Category:Latin words and phrases
Q: level shifting 5V pulse to 12V pulse When I search for level shifting 5V pulse to 12V, I came to know about the circuit given below. It is simply based on a push-pull amplifier configuration as you all know. And what I have understood is, when the input reaches 5V (high) level, then Q1 conducts and since it is an NPN transistor, it will make the gate of the MOSFETs both low so that Q3 starts to conduct and vice versa for when an input is 0V. When we see a graph in an oscilloscope it will show 12V pulse as in the attached graph given below. But when input pulse goes low (0V), I cannot see an output voltage at 0V. Instead, I am getting 6.366V in output wave instead of 0V. why does that happen and how to resolve this problem? Thanks for the help in advance! Edit: As per suggestions from the comment, I have attached an output node. A: The most apparent serious problem with the circuit is that you have the Source and Drain of this FET wrong way around in the circuit. Note how the body diode will conduct a lot of current when the lower FET tries to pull low. If you want a chance of getting a 5V to 12V driver circuit working prepare it more like this configuration and get rid of a couple of transistors in the process.
Robert Avery Robin Avery (born 4 December 1948) is a British sprint canoer who competed in the early 1970s. At the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, he was eliminated in the semifinals of the K-2 1000 m event and the repechages of the K-4 1000 m event. References Sports-reference.com profile Category:1948 births Category:Canoeists at the 1972 Summer Olympics Category:Living people Category:Olympic canoeists of Great Britain Category:British male canoeists
﻿using Engine.Exceptions; using Engine.Model.Client; using Engine.Model.Common.Entities; using OpenAL; using System; using System.Collections.Generic; using System.Security; using System.Threading; namespace Engine.Audio.OpenAL { public sealed class OpenALPlayer : MarshalByRefObject, IPlayer { #region fields private readonly object _syncObject = new object(); private bool _disposed; private AudioContext _context; private Dictionary<UserId, SourceDescription> _sources; #endregion #region nested types private class SourceDescription { public int Id { get; private set; } public long LastPlayedNumber { get; set; } [SecurityCritical] public SourceDescription(int soueceId) { Id = soueceId; } [SecurityCritical] public ALFormat GetFormat(SoundPack pack) { if (pack.Channels != 2 && pack.Channels != 1) throw new ArgumentException("channels"); if (pack.BitPerChannel != 8 && pack.BitPerChannel != 16) throw new ArgumentException("bitPerChannel"); if (pack.Channels == 1) return pack.BitPerChannel == 8 ? ALFormat.Mono8 : ALFormat.Mono16; else return pack.BitPerChannel == 8 ? ALFormat.Stereo8 : ALFormat.Stereo16; } } #endregion #region constructor [SecurityCritical] public OpenALPlayer(string deviceName = null) { if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(deviceName) || IsInited) return; Initialize(deviceName); } #endregion #region properties public bool IsInited { [SecuritySafeCritical] get { return Interlocked.CompareExchange(ref _context, null, null) != null; } } public IList<string> Devices { [SecuritySafeCritical] get { try { return AudioContext.AvailableDevices; } catch (Exception) { return new List<string>(); } } } #endregion #region methods [SecurityCritical] private void Initialize(string deviceName) { try { lock (_syncObject) { _sources = new Dictionary<UserId, SourceDescription>(); if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(deviceName)) deviceName = AudioContext.DefaultDevice; if (!AudioContext.AvailableDevices.Contains(deviceName)) deviceName = AudioContext.DefaultDevice; _context = new AudioContext(deviceName); } } catch (Exception e) { if (_context != null) _context.Dispose(); _context = null; ClientModel.Logger.Write(e); throw new ModelException(ErrorCode.AudioNotEnabled, "Audio player do not initialized.", e, deviceName); } } [SecuritySafeCritical] public void SetOptions(string deviceName) { if (IsInited) { Stop(); _context.Dispose(); } Initialize(deviceName); } [SecuritySafeCritical] public void Enqueue(UserId id, long packNumber, SoundPack pack) { if (!IsInited) return; lock (_syncObject) { SourceDescription source; if (!_sources.TryGetValue(id, out source)) { int sourceId = AL.GenSource(); source = new SourceDescription(sourceId); _sources.Add(id, source); } if (source.LastPlayedNumber > packNumber) return; source.LastPlayedNumber = packNumber; int bufferId = AL.GenBuffer(); AL.BufferData(bufferId, source.GetFormat(pack), pack.Data, pack.Data.Length, pack.Frequency); AL.SourceQueueBuffer(source.Id, bufferId); if (AL.GetSourceState(source.Id) != ALSourceState.Playing) AL.SourcePlay(source.Id); ClearBuffers(source, 0); } } [SecuritySafeCritical] public void Stop(UserId id) { if (!IsInited) return; lock (_syncObject) { SourceDescription source; if (!_sources.TryGetValue(id, out source)) return; Stop(source); _sources.Remove(id); } } [SecuritySafeCritical] public void Stop() { if (!IsInited) return; lock (_syncObject) { foreach (SourceDescription source in _sources.Values) Stop(source); _sources.Clear(); } } [SecurityCritical] private void Stop(SourceDescription source) { int count; AL.GetSource(source.Id, ALGetSourcei.BuffersQueued, out count); ClearBuffers(source, count); AL.DeleteSource(source.Id); } [SecurityCritical] private void ClearBuffers(UserId id, int input) { SourceDescription source; if (!_sources.TryGetValue(id, out source)) return; ClearBuffers(source, input); } [SecurityCritical] private void ClearBuffers(SourceDescription source, int count) { if (_context == null) return; int[] freedbuffers; if (count == 0) { int buffersProcessed; AL.GetSource(source.Id, ALGetSourcei.BuffersProcessed, out buffersProcessed); if (buffersProcessed == 0) return; freedbuffers = AL.SourceUnqueueBuffers(source.Id, buffersProcessed); } else freedbuffers = AL.SourceUnqueueBuffers(source.Id, count); AL.DeleteBuffers(freedbuffers); } #endregion #region IDisposable [SecuritySafeCritical] public void Dispose() { if (_disposed) return; _disposed = true; if (_context != null) { Stop(); _context.Dispose(); } } #endregion } }
Emergency brake response time after first metatarsal osteotomy. There is sparse information upon which to recommend a return to activity after foot surgery. The purpose of this study was to determine whether six weeks is sufficient time for the emergency brake response time to return to preoperative levels after a first metatarsal osteotomy for symptomatic hallux valgus. We conducted a prospective, observational study to assess the effect of surgery on emergency brake response time in a group of twenty-eight patients undergoing a unilateral first metatarsal osteotomy on the right side for symptomatic hallux valgus. A custom-made driving simulator was used to assess total brake response time, reaction time, and brake time. Patients were assessed preoperatively and at two and six weeks postoperatively. A control group of twenty-eight individuals matched for age, driving status, and sex was included for baseline comparison. Total brake response time, reaction time, and brake time were significantly lower for the control cohort compared with the preoperative values recorded in the study cohort (p < 0.05). Only seven of the twenty-eight study patients were able to complete the assessment at two weeks; the remainder were not able to complete it because of postoperative pain. All patients were able to comfortably complete the study at six weeks. In the study cohort, the total brake response time, reaction time, and brake time had significantly improved compared with preoperative recordings (p < 0.05). By six weeks after surgery, emergency braking time in patients undergoing a first metatarsal osteotomy is similar to that of healthy individuals.
Q: Objective-C and C interoperability We're going to have to write a C library and this library has to be accessible from Objective-C. Now I don't know anything about Objective-C so I wonder how simple Objective-C <-> C interoperability is. Is that as simple as including the C header in the Objective-C code and linking to the library? Is there anything special I'm supposed to do (like the extern "C" bit with C++)? A: Objective-C is a strict superset of C. You don't need to use extern "C" or anything like that. A: Objective-C is a strict superset of GNU C (note, this is not the same as ISO C90).
A welcome reception is planned on Sunday, January 26, at 1 p.m., for the Rev. Willie L. McDaniel, the new pastor of Curry Temple C.M.E. Church, 322 West Rosecrans Avenue in Compton. Ordained in 1984 as an elder, Pastor McDaniel has led several C.M.E. parishes including Carter Temple in Dallas, TX; Central Metropolitan in Jacksonville, FL; and St. Stephen in Fairfield, CA.Locally, he served as pastor at Amos Temple in Riverside, Warren Chapel in San Pedro, and St. Mark in Los Angeles. Pastor McDaniel earned a Bachelor’s degree at Southern University, Master’s degree at CSU – Dominguez and completed doctoral studies at Trinity Theological Seminary.Among his awards and honors are Northern California Pastor of the Year in 2002 and Southern California Pastor of the Year in 1996. A member of the Public Administrator’s Honor Society, Pastor McDaniel worked more than 20 years as a municipal executive in Los Angeles, San Francisco and Dallas.He is married to Mrs. Patricia Rowe McDaniel and they are the parents of two adult children. For information on the reception, call Dorothy McMillan at (310) 631-5265.
TAT-peroxiredoxin 2 Fusion Protein Supplementation Improves Sperm Motility and DNA Integrity in Sperm Samples from Asthenozoospermic Men. We compared levels of peroxiredoxin 2 in semen samples from normozoospermic and asthenozoospermic men. The potential effects of TAT-peroxiredoxin 2 fusion protein on sperm motility and DNA integrity were also evaluated. Semen samples were obtained from 50 normozoospermic and 50 asthenozoospermic men. Lipid peroxidation of semen was determined using a commercial malondialdehyde kit. Sperm DNA fragmentation was evaluated by TUNEL assay. Western blot and immunofluorescence were performed to detect the amount of peroxiredoxin 2 protein in seminal plasma and spermatozoa. Sperm motility, DNA damage and levels of reactive oxygen species were evaluated after TAT-peroxiredoxin 2 fusion protein supplementation to the sperm suspension for 2 and 12 hours of incubation. In asthenozoospermic semen samples a significantly higher level of malondialdehyde and DNA damage was discovered. However, the expression of peroxiredoxin 2 was significantly lower in seminal plasma and spermatozoa compared with that of normozoospermic men. TAT-peroxiredoxin 2 fusion protein was successfully prepared and delivered to the spermatozoa. Interestingly adding TAT-peroxiredoxin 2 in asthenozoospermic sperm suspension effectively defended against the decrease in progressive motility and the increase in DNA damage. This study shows that supplementation of TAT-peroxiredoxin 2 fusion protein in the sperm suspension from asthenozoospermic men effectively improved sperm motility and DNA integrity by reducing levels of reactive oxygen species. Therefore, we speculate that peroxiredoxin 2 may have an important role as an antioxidant defense in semen and would provide new prevention and therapy alternatives for asthenozoospermia.
Barry Ife Sir Barry William Ife (born 19 June 1947) was Principal of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama from 2004-2016 He was educated at King's College London (BA, 1968) and Birkbeck, University of London (PhD 1984). He was knighted in the 2017 New Year Honours. The second principal of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama to be so honoured, the first being Sir Landon Ronald in 1922. References Category:1947 births Category:Living people Category:Alumni of King's College London Category:Alumni of Birkbeck, University of London Category:Fellows of King's College London Category:Commanders of the Order of the British Empire Category:Knights Bachelor
Entanglement transition in hyperbranched polyether-polyols. Are hyperbranched polymers capable of forming entanglements? This is the central issue of this contribution. Hyperbranched polyglycerol (hbPG) samples with different molecular weights (600-106 000 g · mol(-1) ), narrow polydispersities (1.2-1.8) and high degrees of branching (≈0.6) were prepared by anionic ring-opening polymerization. The viscoelastic properties of these polymers with respect to molecular architecture and molar mass were investigated. At low molecular weights "classical" scaling behavior between zero shear viscosity and molecular weight can be observed, whereas between 3 000 and 10 000 g · mol(-1) a plateau-like area is found. The results indicate entanglement dynamics when exceeding a critical molar mass ($\overline {M} _{{\rm c}}^{*} $ ≈ 20 000 g · mol(-1) ) due to entangled hyperbranched polyglycerols.
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#ifndef __CONCRETE_PRODUCT_1_H__ #define __CONCRETE_PRODUCT_1_H__ #include "product.h" struct concrete_product_1 { struct product product; }; void concrete_product_1_init(struct concrete_product_1 *); #endif /* __CONCRETE_PRODUCT_1_H__ */
Clinical relevance of VEGF receptors 1 and 2 in patients with chronic myelogenous leukemia. Vascularity is increased in the bone marrow of patients with chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) and high vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) levels correlate with worse survival. We analyzed the significance of VEGF-receptor 1 (VEGF-R1) and VEGF-R2 levels in bone marrow samples from 170 CML patients (137 chronic, 24 accelerated, and 9 blastic phase). Median VEGF-R1 and VEGF-R2 levels were 4.66 and 2-fold, respectively, that in normal control samples. Receptor levels did not correlate with disease phase or other host and disease features examined. Chronic phase CML patients with increased VEGF-R2 levels had significantly inferior survival than patients without receptor up-regulation (P=0.009). Patients in accelerated/blastic phase CML with elevated VEGF-R2 expression had marginally worse survival (P=0.05). In contrast, high VEGF-R1 levels did not correlate with a specific CML phase, characteristic, or outcome. Our findings support VEGF-R2 over-expression as an independent prognostic indicator for shortened survival in patients with CML.
Imaging devices are used in various types of systems and perform a variety of functions. Some imaging devices may be used for applications involving manufacturing, assembly, image analyses, and depth sensing, among others. Over time, the manner in which these imaging systems operate is becoming more robust, efficient, and intuitive. As imaging systems are integrated into numerous aspects of modern life, it is desirable for imaging systems to operate effectively under many different types of conditions. Therefore, a demand for robust and accurate imaging systems has led to advances in the various components that form imaging systems, as well as within the image processing techniques used to analyze and interpret data from images captured by imaging systems.
Should I Spend $1k on a Smartphone? - praveenscience https://www.wired.com/story/should-i-spend-1000-on-a-smartphone/ ====== xtiansimon The question I find fascinating is whether we should spend $100 for a hard case to protect our $1000 smart phone. I bought an Otter case for my current iPhone, and it's saved my phone 6 times from a fall of 3 feet or more (I know, because I scratch a tick mark into the case each time). The comment I get most often is how bulky my phone is with the case. It's a tradeoff. A lot of damage could be avoided with a lanyard, but none of the iPhones have lanyard holes. Nearly all early cell/mobile phones, and small audio devices had this feature. Cameras have had straps and lanyard holes for years. Why not the iPhone??
Q: PBKDF2WithHmacSHA256 on Android API 24 and lower I'm trying to use Luke Joshua Park SecureCompatibleEncryptionExamples on android. My problem is that PBKDF2WithHmacSHA256 is not available for android below API 26. Any way to get around this? A: Android doesn't support PBKDF2withHmacSHA256 before API 26, but it does support PBKDF2withHmacSHA1 in older versions. Unless there is a specific reason you want to use SHA256 as the PBKDF2 hash, there is no harm in changing this. The algorithms in my repository can be changed relatively easily by adjusting the PBKDF2_NAME parameter. SHA1 is still safe to use with PBKDF2, so you could simply adjust: private final static String PBKDF2_NAME = "PBKDF2WithHmacSHA256"; To: private final static String PBKDF2_NAME = "PBKDF2WithHmacSHA1"; In your Android code and in your PHP change: define("PBKDF2_NAME", "sha256"); To: define("PBKDF2_NAME", "sha1"); Also of note, if you're using this as transport security, you shouldn't be. You should be using TLS.
Children with comorbid attention-deficit-hyperactivity disorder and tic disorder: evidence for additive inhibitory deficits within the motor system. For children with attention-deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) or tic disorder (TD), we recently reported deficient inhibitory mechanisms within the motor system by using transcranial magnetic stimulation. These deficits--stated as reduced intracortical inhibition in ADHD and shortened cortical silent period in TD--could be seen as neurophysiological correlates of motor hyperactivity and tics, respectively. To investigate neurophysiological aspects of comorbidity, we measured motor system excitability for the first time also in children with combined ADHD and TD. The findings of a reduced intracortical inhibition as well as a shortened cortical silent period in these comorbid children provide evidence for additive effects at the level of motor system excitability.
Articles Master of Arts in History Six Causes of World War I The First World War began in the summer of 1914, shortly after the assassination of the Austria’s Archduke, Franz Ferdinand, and lasted more than four years, ending in 1918. The Great War left more than 20 million soldiers dead and 21 million more wounded, which can be attributed to trench warfare and the amount of countries involved in the war. For aspiring historians, understanding the causes of World War I are equally as important as understanding the conflict’s devastating effects. Though the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand was the direct precipitating event leading to the declaration of war, there were many other factors that also played a role in leading up to World War I (WWI). European Expansionism In the 1900s, several European nations had empires across the globe, where they had control over vast swaths of lands. Prior to World War I, the British and French Empires were the world’s most powerful, colonizing regions like India, modern-day Vietnam and West and North Africa. The expansion of European nations as empires (also known as imperialism) can be seen as a key cause of World War I, because as countries like Britain and France expanded their empires, it resulted in increased tensions among European countries. The tensions were a result of many colonies often being acquired through coercion. Then, once a nation had been conquered, it was governed by the imperial nation: many of these colonial nations were exploited by their mother countries, and dissatisfaction and resentment was commonplace. As British and French expansionism continued, tensions rose between opposing empires, including Germany, Austria-Hungary and the Ottoman Empire, leading to the creation of the Allied Powers (Britain and France) and Central Powers (Germany, Austria-Hungary and the Ottoman Empire) during World War I. Serbian Nationalism Nationalism was one of many political forces at play in the time leading up to World War I, with Serbian nationalism in particular, playing a key role. Serbian nationalism can be dated to the mid- and late-1800s, though two precipitating nationalism events are directly linked to the start of WWI. In the Balkans, Slavic Serbs sought independence from Austria-Hungary and the Ottoman Empire, and in 1878, they tried to gain control of Bosnia and Herzegovina to form a unified Serbian state. With the decline of the Ottoman Empire, Serbian nationalism continued to rise, culminating in the assassination of the Archduke of Austria in 1914 by a Bosnian Serb and officially triggering the start of the Great War. Assassination of Franz Ferdinand On June 28, 1914, the Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria was assassinated by Gavrilo Princip. Ferdinand was chosen as a target because he was to be the heir of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. On the day of his assassination, the Archduke traveled to Sarajevo to inspect imperial armed forces in Bosnia and Herzegovina, former Ottoman territories acquired by Austria-Hungary in 1908. While Ferdinand was traveling in an open car in Sarajevo, Princip fired into the car, shooting Ferdinand and his wife Sophie. Following the assassination, Austria-Hungary issued an ultimatum to Serbia, which was rejected and led Austria-Hungary to declare war against Serbia, with German support. Russia then came to Serbia’s defense, therefore initiating the First World War. Conflicts over Alliances In the age of imperialism prior to World War I, countries throughout Europe had created alliances. The alliances promised that each country would support the other if war every broke out between an ally and another Great Power. Prior to WWI, the alliances of Russia and Serbia; France and Russia; Germany, Italy and Austria-Hungary; Britain, France and Belgium; France, Britain and Russia; and Japan and Britain were firmly in place. The alliance, between France, Britain and Russia, formed in 1907 and called the Triple Entente, caused the most friction among nations . Germany felt that this alliance surrounding them was a threat to their power and existence. As tensions continued to rise over alliances, the preexisting alliances fed into other countries declaring war against one another in the face of conflict. These conflicts over alliances — which forced nations to come to the defense of one another — led to the formation of the two sides of World War I, the Allied and Central Powers. By the start of the war, Italy and the United States entered on the side of the Allied Powers, which consisted of Russia, France and Great Britain. The Central Powers, alternately, consisted of Germany, Austria-Hungary, the Ottoman Empire and Bulgaria. The Blank Check Assurance: Conspired Plans of Germany and Austria-Hungary The alliance between Germany and Austria-Hungary at the start of World War I is also commonly known as the “blank check assurance.” In July 1914, during a meeting between members of the Austrian Foreign Ministry, the Ambassador to Berlin, the German Emperor and the German Chancellor, Germany offered Austria-Hungary unconditional support in the wake of the assassination of Franz Ferdinand. This “blank check,” via unconditional support, sought military and political triumph in securing the Balkans. It also gave Austro-Hungarian leaders the confidence needed to embark on war against Serbia. Today, historians regard it as one of the most controversial decisions in the history of modern warfare, particularly because Germany failed to withdraw the unconditional support when given the opportunity. It is also widely recognized as one of the main reasons Germany is seen as responsible for the escalation and continuation of World War I. Germany Millenarianism – Spirit of 1914 Millenarianism is a belief held by a religious, political or social group or movement that a coming major transformation will occur, after which all things will be changed. For Germany, leading into World War I, historians report that the Spirit of 1914 was high, with support from the German population for participation in the war. The German government believed that the onset of war and its support of Austria-Hungary was a way to secure its place as a leading power, which was supported by public nationalism and further united it behind the monarchy. The success Germans saw in the opening battles of WWI provided a platform for the German government to position itself as able to accomplish more when unified and nationalistic. However, this millenarianism was short-lived, as Germany was unprepared to fight the long war, which took a dramatic and demoralizing toll on its people and later set the stage for the rise of the Third Reich, less than two decades later. Following the events above, World War I moved into full force from 1914 through 1918, ending when peace was brokered between the German and Central Forces and the Allied Powers with the signing of the Treaty of Versailles on November 11, 1918. However, this treaty forced punitive measures on Germany that further destabilized Europe and laid the groundwork for the start of World War II. By understanding the causes of World War I, historians can develop a keen comprehension of how and why this devastating conflict began. Learn More Norwich University is an important part of American history. Established in 1819, Norwich is a nationally recognized institution of higher education, the birthplace of the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC), and the first private military college in the United States. With Norwich University’s online Master of Arts in History program, you can enhance your awareness of differing historical viewpoints while developing the skills needed to refine your research, writing, analysis, and presentation skills. The program offers two tracks – American History and World History, allowing you to tailor your studies to your interests and goals.
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A proposed specification for acrylic bone cement. A proposed specification covering handling characteristics and physical and chemical properties of bone cement composed primarily of methyl methacrylate has been prepared on the basis of data from the authors' studies and from various other sources. Under handling characteristics, requirements included relate to dough, handling and setting time, proper plasticity for insertion and temperature rise on setting. Mechanical properties specified include compressive strength and indentation and recovery characteristics. Maximum limits are proposed for water sorption and solubility. Suggested packaging requirements are also included.
Q: Is it true that cyclic subgroups are always normal? There is a proposition that I'm supposed to "prove", but it doesn't sound true to me. It says that if $H$ is a cyclic subgroup of a group $G$ (notation $H<G$), then every $K <H$ is normal in $G$. If that were the case, since $H<H$, we'd have a corollary: If $H$ is cyclic, then $H$ is normal in $G$. But is that even true? A: No, it's not true that if $H$ is a cyclic subgroup of $G$ then it is a normal subgroup of $G$. For a simple counterexample, let $G=S_3$ and let $H$ be the subgroup generated by the transposition $(12)$. Perhaps the problem should instead read "every $K\leq H$ is normal in $H$".
1987 Egyptian parliamentary election Early parliamentary elections were held in Egypt on 6 April 1987, with a second round for nine seats on 13 April. They followed a change in the electoral law, approved by a referendum in February, which would allow independent candidates to run in the election. The result was a victory for the ruling National Democratic Party, which won 346 of the 458 seats. Following the election, the People's Assembly nominated incumbent Hosni Mubarak for the post of president, whose candidacy was put to voters in a referendum on 5 October. Voter turnout was reported to be 50.45%, but was estimated to be closer to 25%. Results * The Islamic Alliance was a coalition of the Socialist Labour Party, the Liberal Socialists Party and the Muslim Brotherhood References 1987 Category:1987 in Egypt Category:1987 elections in Africa Category:April 1987 events in Africa
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Q: What's wrong with this? Cannot find symbol. symbol - constructor public MyLine(double x, double y) { MyLine p1 = new MyLine(); p1.x = x; p1.y = y; } That's my code and the error I get is ./MyLine.java:12: cannot find symbol symbol : constructor MyLine() location: class MyLine MyLine p1 = new MyLine(); A: Don't instantiate it inside the constructor. Just assign: this.x = x; this.y = y; The error tells you that you don't have a no-argument constructor, but even if you had, the behaviour won't be as you expect A: The error message tells you that you don't have a no-arguments constructor in your MyLine class. You could create one to let that code compile. However it looks like you're trying to instantiate a MyLine object inside the MyLine constructor. You almost certainly don't want to do this. Instead you want to take the values passed as arguments and initialize the fields of the current object with them: public MyLine(double x, double y) { this.x = x; this.y = y; } A: This line: MyLine p1 = new MyLine(); should be removed. That's creating a new instance, you actually want to work with the instance you're creating (since you're in the constructor.) You're getting the error because you're calling a constructor from this line that doesn't exist, but you don't want to be doing that anyway. You can use the this keyword to reference the current instance (which you need to do if the fields have the same name as the parameters, which in this case it looks like they do.) So taking that into account, you'd end up with the following: public MyLine(double x, double y) { this.x = x; this.y = y; }
Q: Javascript - Infinite scroll loop Short story : I want to parse a website that has infinite scroll on it, I don't want to implement infinite scroll. So I want to create a script that automatically scroll the page from the browser console wait for the data to appears then repeat until the end. Long story : I'm trying to scroll down an infinite scroll using javascript console into my browser. When we scroll to the bottom, an Ajax call is made and fill a <div> element so we have to wait for this to occurs then resume our process. My main problem here is that all of this is done too quickly, it doesn't wait the ajax to be completed before resuming the process. To have a concrete example, when I go to AngelList jobs page (need to be logged in) and when I put this in my browser console : function sleep(µs) { var end = performance.now() + µs/1000; while (end > performance.now()) ; // do nothing } var loading = true; $(window).load(function () { loading = false; }).ajaxStart(function () { loading = true; }).ajaxComplete(function () { loading = false; }); function waitAfterScroll() { if(loading === true) { console.log("Wait the Ajax to finish loading"); setTimeout(waitAfterScroll, 1000); return; } console.log("Ajax DONE"); } var X= 0; while(X < 100){ sleep(1000000); X = X + 10; console.log(X); window.scrollTo(0,document.body.scrollHeight); waitAfterScroll(); } I've got this result : 10 Wait the Ajax to finish loading 20 Wait the Ajax to finish loading 30 Wait the Ajax to finish loading 40 Wait the Ajax to finish loading 50 Wait the Ajax to finish loading 60 Wait the Ajax to finish loading 70 Wait the Ajax to finish loading 80 Wait the Ajax to finish loading 90 Wait the Ajax to finish loading 100 Wait the Ajax to finish loading Wait the Ajax to finish loading Ajax DONE What I would like is : 10 Wait the Ajax to finish loading // one or multiple times..... Ajax DONE 20 Wait the Ajax to finish loading // one or multiple times..... Ajax DONE 30 Wait the Ajax to finish loading // one or multiple times..... Ajax DONE 40 Wait the Ajax to finish loading // one or multiple times..... Ajax DONE 50 Wait the Ajax to finish loading // one or multiple times..... Ajax DONE 60 Wait the Ajax to finish loading // one or multiple times..... Ajax DONE 70 Wait the Ajax to finish loading // one or multiple times..... Ajax DONE 80 Wait the Ajax to finish loading // one or multiple times..... Ajax DONE 90 Wait the Ajax to finish loading // one or multiple times..... Ajax DONE 100 Wait the Ajax to finish loading // one or multiple times..... Ajax DONE I hope this is clear. In other words, I would like to be able to scroll down, stop the execution of the javascript or at least wait for the ajax to finish loading, then repeat. A: I am pretty sure that I misunderstood what you wanted, but anyway. Why not using Promises?: var promise = new Promise(function(resolve, reject) { var req = new XMLHttpRequest(); req.open('GET', url); req.onload = function() { if (req.status == 200) { resolve(req.response); } }; }); promise.then(function(result) { window.scrollTo(0,document.body.scrollHeight); }) Or, you could make a synchronous ajax request to stop javascript execution. jQuery.ajax({ url: "someurl.html", async: false, success: function(html){ window.scrollTo(0,document.body.scrollHeight); } }); But, for performance reasons, I would not recommend that. Instead you could: // Start off with a promise that always resolves var sequence = Promise.resolve(); arrayOfWebsiteContentUrls.forEach(function(url) { sequence = sequence.then(function() { return fetchTheContent(url); }).then(function(content) { addContent(content); window.scrollTo(0,document.body.scrollHeight); }); }); I took that last bit from this excelent article on Promises. Please, let me know if there is something that you don't get.
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Q: Python pickle - how does it break? Everyone knows pickle is not a secure way to store user data. It even says so on the box. I'm looking for examples of strings or data structures that break pickle parsing in the current supported versions of cPython >= 2.4. Are there things that can be pickled but not unpickled? Are there problems with particular unicode characters? Really big data structures? Obviously the old ASCII protocol has some issues, but what about the most current binary form? I'm particularly curious about ways in which the pickle loads operation can fail, especially when given a string produced by pickle itself. Are there any circumstances in which pickle will continue parsing past the .? What sort of edge cases are there? Edit: Here are some examples of the sort of thing I'm looking for: In Python 2.4, you can pickle an array without error, but you can't unpickle it. http://bugs.python.org/issue1281383 You can't reliably pickle objects that inherit from dict and call __setitem__ before instance variables are set with __setstate__. This can be a gotcha when pickling Cookie objects. See http://bugs.python.org/issue964868 and http://bugs.python.org/issue826897 Python 2.4 (and 2.5?) will return a pickle value for infinity (or values close to it like 1e100000), but may (depending on platform) fail when loading. See http://bugs.python.org/issue880990 and http://bugs.python.org/issue445484 This last item is interesting because it reveals a case where the STOP marker does not actually stop parsing - when the marker exists as part of a literal, or more generally, when not preceded by a newline. A: This is a greatly simplified example of what pickle didn't like about my data structure. import cPickle as pickle class Member(object): def __init__(self, key): self.key = key self.pool = None def __hash__(self): return self.key class Pool(object): def __init__(self): self.members = set() def add_member(self, member): self.members.add(member) member.pool = self member = Member(1) pool = Pool() pool.add_member(member) with open("test.pkl", "w") as f: pickle.dump(member, f, pickle.HIGHEST_PROTOCOL) with open("test.pkl", "r") as f: x = pickle.load(f) Pickle is known to be a little funny with circular structures, but if you toss custom hash functions and sets/dicts into the mix then things get quite hairy. In this particular example it partially unpickles the member and then encounters the pool. So it then partially unpickles the pool and encounters the members set. So it creates the set and tries to add the partially unpickled member to the set. At which point it dies in the custom hash function, because the member is only partially unpickled. I dread to think what might happen if you had an "if hasattr..." in the hash function. $ python --version Python 2.6.5 $ python test.py Traceback (most recent call last): File "test.py", line 25, in <module> x = pickle.load(f) File "test.py", line 8, in __hash__ return self.key AttributeError: ("'Member' object has no attribute 'key'", <type 'set'>, ([<__main__.Member object at 0xb76cdaac>],))
The present invention relates to a method for bit error rate measurements in a cell-based telecommunication system. In cell-based telecommunication systems, the information is transferred by means of cells of fixed or variable byte-length. These cells typically have an overhead section wherein control, management and routing information is embedded and a payload section, carrying user information. Cell-based telecommunication systems comprise for example ATM (Asynchronous Transfer Mode) communication networks. ATM cells for instance have a fixed length of 53 bytes, 8 bytes of which constitute the overhead section or the so called ATM cell header, reserved for overhead information. The whole transmitted cell-stream in a cell-based network is generally composed of two different types of cells: on the one hand used cells carrying in their payload section the proper user information and on the other hand unused cells with no user information in their payload section. The unused cells are generated and inserted amid the used cells to be transmitted in order to provide a continuous cell-stream between transmitting means and receiving means. Bit errors which occur during transmission of these cells, have a negative impact onto the quality of the connection. A bit error which occurs in the payload section of the cell implies a falsification of the transmitted information; wherein a bit error which occurs in the overhead section of the cell potentially implies a falsification of the destination address, and thus a loss of the cell. Therefore, in cell-based telecommunication systems, the bit error rates (ratio of bits transferred erroneously due to noise or impairments of the physical transmission medium in proportion to the totality of transferred bits) are traditionally measured during initialisation of the system or during a test phase. Hereby a predetermined signal is sent from a transmitter to a receiver. The arriving signal is then analysed at the receiver's side by comparing the transmitted signal with a generated reference signal. In an ADSL (Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line) system for instance, the signal to noise ratio (SNR) is measured at the different carrier frequencies during initialisation of the system. This signal to noise ratio can be seen as a measure for the expected bit error rate. The results of these measurements afterwards are used to determine the bit allocations, i.e. the way wherein data bits are distributed over the different carriers that constitute a DMT (Discrete Multi Tone) symbol, to cope with the maximum allowable bit error rate of 10−7 prescribed by the ADSL standard. The SNR measurements and the use thereof in the bit allocation process are described in the ANSI (American National Standards Institute) ADSL Standard T1E1.4, in paragraph 12 entitled ‘Initialization’ on pages 87-111 and in paragraph 6.5 entitled ‘Tone Ordering’ on Pages 36-37. Traditional bit error rate measurement methods have the disadvantage, that normal operation of the system has to be interrupted and the system has to be brought in a test phase. During this test phase, no transmission of proper user information is possible.
Q: Hive date conversion I intended to extend certain records in a table by adding 366 days to its date keys: to_date(date_add(from_unixtime(unix_timestamp('20150101' ,'yyyyMMdd'), 'yyyy-MM-dd'), 366)) as new_date 2016-01-01 But how to convert this value back to format of original key i.e. 20160101 ? A: Since your requested date is 2016-01-01 it seems you want to add 365 days and not 366. select from_unixtime(unix_timestamp(date_add(from_unixtime(unix_timestamp( '20150101','yyyyMMdd')),365),'yyyy-MM-dd'),'yyyyMMdd'); Demo hive> select from_unixtime(unix_timestamp(date_add(from_unixtime(unix_timestamp( > '20150101','yyyyMMdd')),365),'yyyy-MM-dd'),'yyyyMMdd'); OK 20160101
Channels Services Amarok 2.4.3 brings updated UI The Amarok project has released version 2.4.3 of its open source music player. The release was originally intended to be 2.4.2 but the developers skipped that version due to technical problems. Version 2.4.3 brings updates to Amarok's visual design: the status bar has been removed from the bottom of the application window in favour of "more focused notifications up top, or where they make the most sense". New visual effects have been added. Amarok 2.4.3 on Windows 7 Source: amarok.kde.org Dynamic playlists are easier to understand and more reliable, and Collections now support drag-and-drop. Other changes include fixes for some of the online services, the ability to configure the names of podcast episodes, automatic lyrics scrolling and various bug fixes. The developers say that, meanwhile, students participating in this year's Google Summer of Code (GSoC) and Season of KDE (SoK) events have been working "in git branches" on Amarok Mobile and podcast integration with Gpodder.net. More details about the update can be found in the official release announcement. Amarok 2.4.3 is available to download from the project's site. Amarok is licensed under version 2 of the GNU General Public Licence (GPLv2).
A device, system, platform, or operating environment may include more than one processor or a processor having more than one core (i.e., a multi-core processor). The security, reliability, and efficient operation of such a device, system, platform, or operating environment may be enhanced by the inclusion and use of the multi-core processor. For example, a multi-core processor may provide the processing performance of multiple processors by executing multiple threads of instruction in parallel while consuming less power, costing less, and using less space than multiple single-core processors. Operationally, the die of a single core processor may have a power density that is higher in some regions of the die (i.e., hot spots) as compared to other regions of the die. Hot spots may present challenges to efficiently managing thermal and power dissipation aspects of the processor. In some instances, a multi-core processor may have a tendency to have a greater number or intensity of hot spots as compared to a single core processor.
Relationship of John Henryism to cardiovascular functioning at rest and during stress in youth. John Henryism, a coping style characterized by a strong predisposition to confront daily psychosocial stressors in an active and effortful manner, has been associated with cardiovascular (CV) disease risk in adults. This study examined the relationship of John Henryism to CV functioning at rest and during laboratory stressors (i.e. forehead cold stimulation, postural change, and treadmill exercise) in 173 normotensive 10-to 17-year-old African-American and White children. High John Henry scores were associated with higher blood pressure, higher total peripheral resistance, and lower cardiac index at rest. These relationships were qualified by an interaction with socioeconomic status (SES) such that those from lower SES backgrounds who were high on John Henryism had particularly high levels of resting CV measures. No significant associations were observed with CV reactivity to the stressors. Findings are discussed in terms of possible impact of coping styles to environmental stress upon physiological functioning and health.
Elaiomycin Elaiomycin is an antimicrobial chemical compound, classified as an azoxyalkene, which was first isolated from Streptomyces in 1954. A laboratory synthesis of elaiomycin was reported in 1977. A variety related compounds, collectively called elaiomycins, have also been reported. References Category:Antimicrobials
Q: Add columns based on join I have huge tables (3 millions records) that must have a joined column. This value will not change. How can I add a column based on a join? There will be some other queries. If I use join, it will be a slower process. Ex: Main Table: add_cod | name 1 | alfa 2 | beta 1 | zeta Addon Table: cod | col_ext 1 | jam 2 | bam The result should be the main table, but with col_ext column: add_cod | name | col_ext 1 | alfa | jam 2 | beta | bam 1 | zeta | jam A: This is a simple JOIN. SELECT a.*, b.col_ext FROM main a INNER JOIN addon b ON a.add_cod = b.cod You don't have to worry about performance if you have properly implemented index on your tables. SQLFiddle Demo
-----Original Message----- From: JFagan <JFagan@PEC.com>@ENRON Sent: Monday, December 17, 2001 9:08 AM To: Richey, Cooper Subject: RE: contact info what up... let me know when you are getting into town so we can hook up. by the way, would your parents be interested in dropping by for a drink on Friday evening? mike's parents and my parents are going to be coming by a little earlier, then we're going to kick them out and and get wasted - just kidding. anyway, it looks like mara, quang, tasha, jeff, etc. are all coming over, should be pretty fun. see ya h (703) 683-0299 w (703) 633-7851
We left St. John's and headed south, stopping at Ferryland to take in the scenery. We were headed for St. Vincent, at the bottom of the Avalon peninsula. In St. Vincent, the water drops off deeply just off shore, and it's a popular place to watch whales, since they come in very close to shore. Only thing is, it's almost always hidden in a dense fog. We go to St. Vincent every time we are in Newfoundland, but it's always been so foggy we couldn't even see the beach, let along the water, or any whales. But today is it was clear and sunny! Locals were coming to the beach to watch the whales, and they said it was the first clear day in two weeks. Unfortunately the pain in my knee had gotten so bad that I couldn't put any weight on my leg at all, so I was stuck in the RV, watching from the window. Seabirds were diving for the caplin (small fish that the whales come here for), and they are very entertaining to watch. The birds would fly high, then dive straight down, folding their wings in close just before hitting the water with a huge splash. There were even a few whales, but they were next to impossible to photograph. Where you able to see the whales from the camper? And what type of whale were they please? That first photo is gorgeous by the way. Reply Martha 8/15/2016 04:14:29 pm Yes, they were humpback whales. There weren't that many - maybe three or four. Mostly you just saw their back fins as they skimmed the surface for air, but three times I saw one do a lateral dive, and then their tails came way up out of the water. I think it was still a bit early in the season for whales though, as the caplin had just arrived. One of the locals told Jan that there's a famous wildlife photographer who comes every year, and has been able to take the most amazing photos, especially of the whales breaching (jumping right up out of the water) Now that truly would be a sight! Reply Leave a Reply. Author Martha Boers is an award-winning Canadian doll maker and costumer specializing in fantasy and historical-style costumes.Read More...
Question 244: Asked on June 22, 2008 Mean output of solar cells of three types are measured six times under random light intensity over a period of 5 minutes, yielding the results shown. Research question: Is the mean solar cell output the same for all cell types?
/* Copyright 2016 The Kubernetes Authors. Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License. */ // +k8s:deepcopy-gen=package // +k8s:protobuf-gen=package // +k8s:openapi-gen=true // +k8s:prerelease-lifecycle-gen=true // +groupName=certificates.k8s.io package v1beta1 // import "k8s.io/api/certificates/v1beta1"
Purification and molecular characterization of a novel diadenosine 5',5'''-P(1),P(4)-tetraphosphate phosphorylase from Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Rv. In this study, Rv2613c, a protein that is encoded by the open reading frame Rv2613c in Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Rv, was expressed, purified, and characterized for the first time. The amino acid sequence of Rv2613c contained a histidine triad (HIT) motif consisting of H-phi-H-phi-H-phi-phi, where phi is a hydrophobic amino acid. This motif has been reported to be the characteristic feature of several diadenosine 5',5'''-P(1),P(4)-tetraphosphate (Ap4A) hydrolases that catalyze Ap4A to adenosine 5'-triphosphate (ATP) and adenosine monophosphate (AMP) or 2 adenosine 5'-diphosphate (ADP). However, enzymatic activity analyses for Rv2613c revealed that Ap4A was converted to ATP and ADP, but not AMP, indicating that Rv2613c has Ap4A phosphorylase activity rather than Ap4A hydrolase activity. The Ap4A phosphorylase activity has been reported for proteins containing a characteristic H-X-H-X-Q-phi-phi motif. However, no such motif was found in Rv2613c. In addition, the amino acid sequence of Rv2613c was significantly shorter compared to other proteins with Ap4A phosphorylase activity, indicating that the primary structure of Rv2613c differs from those of previously reported Ap4A phosphorylases. Kinetic analysis revealed that the K(m) values for Ap4A and phosphate were 0.10 and 0.94mM, respectively. Some enzymatic properties of Rv2613c, such as optimum pH and temperature, and bivalent metal ion requirement, were similar to those of previously reported yeast Ap4A phosphorylases. Unlike yeast Ap4A phosphorylases, Rv2613c did not catalyze the reverse phosphorolysis reaction. Taken together, it is suggested that Rv2613c is a unique protein, which has Ap4A phosphorylase activity with an HIT motif.
Comments Voice-of-reality 4:31pm Wed 27 Feb 13 Cameron's 'change of heart' has little to do with actually supporting the measure - it is more about the parliamentary timetable. In a situation in which the coalition in broken down with the Lib Dems blocking any overtly Conservative policy and v.v., the PM has to find a series of issues with which to fill parliamentary time - as the government cannot be seen to do absolutely nothing for two years - it is of course mandated to stay in power for the full five years. In reality, of course, that is precisely what is happening - as no 'pressing' policy initiatives can be initiated as a consequence of the voting deadlock between the parties. Expect therefore two years of 'fringe' policies - smoking, devolution, gay marriage - all issues that in one sense are unimportant (though paradoxically also fundamental from constitutional and liberty viewpoints) as a consequence of the two warring factions of government being unable to 'come together' to actually address the non-fringe issues that actually matter; such as the economy and the need to cut the welfare bill so that the country can afford to live. The effect of both the coalition and the fixed-term initiatives has been to introduce into the Westminster model a form of the 'lame duck' - that vexatious of issues that permeates the American model of democracy. Cameron's 'change of heart' has little to do with actually supporting the measure - it is more about the parliamentary timetable. In a situation in which the coalition in broken down with the Lib Dems blocking any overtly Conservative policy and v.v., the PM has to find a series of issues with which to fill parliamentary time - as the government cannot be seen to do absolutely nothing for two years - it is of course mandated to stay in power for the full five years. In reality, of course, that is precisely what is happening - as no 'pressing' policy initiatives can be initiated as a consequence of the voting deadlock between the parties. Expect therefore two years of 'fringe' policies - smoking, devolution, gay marriage - all issues that in one sense are unimportant (though paradoxically also fundamental from constitutional and liberty viewpoints) as a consequence of the two warring factions of government being unable to 'come together' to actually address the non-fringe issues that actually matter; such as the economy and the need to cut the welfare bill so that the country can afford to live. The effect of both the coalition and the fixed-term initiatives has been to introduce into the Westminster model a form of the 'lame duck' - that vexatious of issues that permeates the American model of democracy.Voice-of-reality Cameron's 'change of heart' has little to do with actually supporting the measure - it is more about the parliamentary timetable. In a situation in which the coalition in broken down with the Lib Dems blocking any overtly Conservative policy and v.v., the PM has to find a series of issues with which to fill parliamentary time - as the government cannot be seen to do absolutely nothing for two years - it is of course mandated to stay in power for the full five years. In reality, of course, that is precisely what is happening - as no 'pressing' policy initiatives can be initiated as a consequence of the voting deadlock between the parties. Expect therefore two years of 'fringe' policies - smoking, devolution, gay marriage - all issues that in one sense are unimportant (though paradoxically also fundamental from constitutional and liberty viewpoints) as a consequence of the two warring factions of government being unable to 'come together' to actually address the non-fringe issues that actually matter; such as the economy and the need to cut the welfare bill so that the country can afford to live. The effect of both the coalition and the fixed-term initiatives has been to introduce into the Westminster model a form of the 'lame duck' - that vexatious of issues that permeates the American model of democracy. Score: 1 behonest 4:34pm Wed 27 Feb 13 Yet another Tory u-turn. They are utterly clueless. Yet another Tory u-turn. They are utterly clueless.behonest Yet another Tory u-turn. They are utterly clueless. Score: 0 Copley23 4:36pm Wed 27 Feb 13 I'll just bend over and they can wipe my backside whilst they are at it. I'll just bend over and they can wipe my backside whilst they are at it.Copley23 I'll just bend over and they can wipe my backside whilst they are at it. Score: 1 battboy77 5:25pm Wed 27 Feb 13 Voice-of-reality wrote… Cameron's 'change of heart' has little to do with actually supporting the measure - it is more about the parliamentary timetable. In a situation in which the coalition in broken down with the Lib Dems blocking any overtly Conservative policy and v.v., the PM has to find a series of issues with which to fill parliamentary time - as the government cannot be seen to do absolutely nothing for two years - it is of course mandated to stay in power for the full five years. In reality, of course, that is precisely what is happening - as no 'pressing' policy initiatives can be initiated as a consequence of the voting deadlock between the parties. Expect therefore two years of 'fringe' policies - smoking, devolution, gay marriage - all issues that in one sense are unimportant (though paradoxically also fundamental from constitutional and liberty viewpoints) as a consequence of the two warring factions of government being unable to 'come together' to actually address the non-fringe issues that actually matter; such as the economy and the need to cut the welfare bill so that the country can afford to live. The effect of both the coalition and the fixed-term initiatives has been to introduce into the Westminster model a form of the 'lame duck' - that vexatious of issues that permeates the American model of democracy. Yeah thanks for all that!!!!!!! cant you just be glad for a positive move towards this type of ban without all that ramble??? [quote][p][bold]Voice-of-reality[/bold] wrote: Cameron's 'change of heart' has little to do with actually supporting the measure - it is more about the parliamentary timetable. In a situation in which the coalition in broken down with the Lib Dems blocking any overtly Conservative policy and v.v., the PM has to find a series of issues with which to fill parliamentary time - as the government cannot be seen to do absolutely nothing for two years - it is of course mandated to stay in power for the full five years. In reality, of course, that is precisely what is happening - as no 'pressing' policy initiatives can be initiated as a consequence of the voting deadlock between the parties. Expect therefore two years of 'fringe' policies - smoking, devolution, gay marriage - all issues that in one sense are unimportant (though paradoxically also fundamental from constitutional and liberty viewpoints) as a consequence of the two warring factions of government being unable to 'come together' to actually address the non-fringe issues that actually matter; such as the economy and the need to cut the welfare bill so that the country can afford to live. The effect of both the coalition and the fixed-term initiatives has been to introduce into the Westminster model a form of the 'lame duck' - that vexatious of issues that permeates the American model of democracy.[/p][/quote]Yeah thanks for all that!!!!!!! cant you just be glad for a positive move towards this type of ban without all that ramble???battboy77 Voice-of-reality wrote… Cameron's 'change of heart' has little to do with actually supporting the measure - it is more about the parliamentary timetable. In a situation in which the coalition in broken down with the Lib Dems blocking any overtly Conservative policy and v.v., the PM has to find a series of issues with which to fill parliamentary time - as the government cannot be seen to do absolutely nothing for two years - it is of course mandated to stay in power for the full five years. In reality, of course, that is precisely what is happening - as no 'pressing' policy initiatives can be initiated as a consequence of the voting deadlock between the parties. Expect therefore two years of 'fringe' policies - smoking, devolution, gay marriage - all issues that in one sense are unimportant (though paradoxically also fundamental from constitutional and liberty viewpoints) as a consequence of the two warring factions of government being unable to 'come together' to actually address the non-fringe issues that actually matter; such as the economy and the need to cut the welfare bill so that the country can afford to live. The effect of both the coalition and the fixed-term initiatives has been to introduce into the Westminster model a form of the 'lame duck' - that vexatious of issues that permeates the American model of
Q: How to remove stop words using nltk or python So I have a dataset that I would like to remove stop words from using stopwords.words('english') I'm struggling how to use this within my code to just simply take out these words. I have a list of the words from this dataset already, the part i'm struggling with is comparing to this list and removing the stop words. Any help is appreciated. A: from nltk.corpus import stopwords # ... filtered_words = [word for word in word_list if word not in stopwords.words('english')] A: You could also do a set diff, for example: list(set(nltk.regexp_tokenize(sentence, pattern, gaps=True)) - set(nltk.corpus.stopwords.words('english'))) A: I suppose you have a list of words (word_list) from which you want to remove stopwords. You could do something like this: filtered_word_list = word_list[:] #make a copy of the word_list for word in word_list: # iterate over word_list if word in stopwords.words('english'): filtered_word_list.remove(word) # remove word from filtered_word_list if it is a stopword
Tumor necrosis factor is delivered to mitochondria where a tumor necrosis factor-binding protein is localized. The roles of the known tumor necrosis factor (TNF) receptors (TNFR-I and TNFR-II) and their associated signaling pathways in mediating the diverse actions of TNF remain incompletely defined. We have found that a proportion of exogenous TNF is delivered to mitochondria as well as to lysosomes. Using confocal and immunoelectron microscopy and Western blotting of subcellular fractions, we have identified a 60-kd protein in the inner mitochondrial membrane that is recognized by a monoclonal antibody to TNFR-II. In isolated mitochondria, this protein binds [125I]-TNF. This provides evidence of a mitochondrial binding protein for an extracellular ligand and demonstrates the presence of a pathway capable of delivering TNF from the cell surface to mitochondria. These findings suggest that TNF effects on cells may be due in part to a direct effect on mitochondria.
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#import <Foundation/Foundation.h> /** * MurmurHash2 was written by Austin Appleby, and is placed in the public domain. * http://code.google.com/p/smhasher **/ #ifndef YapDatabase_YapMurmurHash_h #define YapDatabase_YapMurmurHash_h NSUInteger YapMurmurHash2(NSUInteger hash1, NSUInteger hash2); NSUInteger YapMurmurHash3(NSUInteger hash1, NSUInteger hash2, NSUInteger hash3); NSUInteger YapMurmurHashData(NSData *data); int32_t YapMurmurHashData_32(NSData *data); int64_t YapMurmurHashData_64(NSData *data); #endif
ad ad ad ad ad ad ad ad ł Preprint Padova, DFPD 97/TH\ December 1997\ Introduction ============ Chiral bosons are described by $p$–form gauge potentials $B_p$ whose curvatures $H_{p+1}=dB_p$ satisfy, as equation of motion, a Hodge (anti)self–duality condition in a space–time with dimension $D=2(p+1)$. In space–times with Minkowskian signature $\eta_{ab}=(1,-1,\cdots,-1)$ the self–consistency of such an equation restricts $p$ to even values and hence the relevant dimensions are $D=2,6,10,\ldots$ Such fields populated superstring and supergravity theories, and more recently M theory, from their very beginning. Two dimensional chiral bosons (scalars) are basic ingredients in string theory, six–dimensional ones belong to the supergravity– and tensor–multiplets in $N=1$, $D=6$ supergravity theories and are necessary to complete the $N=2$, $D=6$ supermultiplet of the M-theory five–brane; finally a ten–dimensional chiral boson appears in $IIB$, $D=10$ supergravity. A peculiar feature of the (manifestly Lorentz covariant) self–duality equation of motion of those fields is that a manifestly Lorentz invariant lagrangian formulation for them was missing for long time. The absence of a Lorentz invariant action from which one can derive the equations of motion leads in principle to rather problematic situations e.g. the conservation of the energy–momentum tensor is not guaranteed a priori and the coupling to gravity can not be performed via the usual minimal coupling. For previous attempts in facing this problem and for a more detailed discussion of the problematic aspects involved, see in particular [@probl]. Recently a new manifestly Lorentz–invariant lagrangian approach for chiral bosons has been proposed in [@PST; @PST3]. The most appealing features of this approach are the introduction of [*only one*]{} single scalar auxiliary field, its natural compatibility with all relevant symmetries, in particular with diffeomorphisms and with $\kappa$–invariance [@M5], and its general validity in all dimensions $D=2(p+1)$ with $p$ even. Another characteristic feature of this approach is the appearance of two new local bosonic symmetries: one of them reduces the scalar auxiliary field to a non propagating “pure gauge” field and the other one reduces the second order equation of motion for the $p$–form to the first order (anti)self–duality equation of motion. A variant of this approach allowed to write manifestly duality invariant actions for Maxwell fields in four dimensions [@PSTDUAL] and to construct a covariant effective action for the M theory five–brane [@M5]. On the other hand, the actions obtained through the non manifestly covariant approach developed in [@schw] can be regarded as gauge fixed versions of the actions in [@M5; @PSTDUAL] where the scalar auxiliary field has been eliminated. The coupling of all these models with chiral bosons to gravity can be easily achieved since the new approach is manifestly covariant under Lorentz transformations; as a consequence it is obvious that the two above mentioned bosonic symmetries, which are a crucial ingredient of the new approach, are compatible with diffeomorphism invariance. To test the general validity of the approach, it remains to establish its compatibility with global and local supersymmetry. This is the aim of the present talk. In the next section we review the covariant method, for definiteness, for chiral two–forms in six dimensions. In section three we test its compatibility with supersymmetry by writing a covariant action for the most simple cases, i.e. the rigid tensor supermultiplet and the free supergravity multiplet in six dimensions. Section four is devoted to some concluding remarks and to a brief discussion of the general case i.e. the supergravity multiplet coupled to an arbitrary number of tensor multiplets and super Yang–Mills multiplets. The general strategy developed in this paper extends in a rather straightforward way to two and ten dimensions. Particularly interesting is the case of $IIB$, $D = 10$ supergravity whose covariant action we hope to present elsewhere. The bosonic part of this action has already been presented in [@IIB]. For more details on the results presented here and for more detailed references, see [@DLT]. Chiral bosons in six dimensions: the general method =================================================== In this section we present the method for a chiral boson in interaction with an external or dynamical gravitational field in six dimensions. To this order we introduce sechsbein one–forms $e^a = d x^m {e_m}^a(x)$. With $m,n =0,\ldots,5$ we indicate curved indices and with $a,b=0,\ldots,5$ we indicate tangent space indices, which are raised and lowered with the flat metric $\eta_{ab}=(1,-1,\cdots,-1)$. To consider a slightly more general self-duality condition for interacting chiral bosons we introduce the two-form potential $B$ and its generalized curvature three–form $H$ as $$H=dB+C\equiv {1\over 3!}e^a e^b e^c H_{cba}, \label{forms}$$ where $C$ is a three-form which depends on the fields to which $B$ is coupled, such as the graviton, the gravitino and so on, but not on $B$ itself. The free (anti)self–dual boson will be recovered for $C=0$ and $e_m{}^a=\delta_m{}^a$. The Hodge–dual of the three–form $H$ is again a three–form $H^*$ with components $H^*_{abc} = \frac{1}{3!} \e_{abcdef} H^{def}.$ The self–dual and anti self–dual parts of $H$ are defined respectively as the three–forms $H^{\pm} \equiv \frac{1}{2} (H \pm H^*)$. The equations of motion for interacting chiral bosons in supersymmetric and supergravity theories, as we will see in the examples worked out in the next section, are in general of the form $H^{\pm}=0,$ for a suitable three–form $C$ whose explicit expression is determined by the model. To write a covariant action which eventually gives rise to the equation $H^{\pm}=0$ we introduce as new ingredient the scalar auxiliary field $a(x)$ and the one–form v=[1]{} dae\^b v\_b. In particular we have $v_b={\partial_b a\over \sqrt{-\partial_c a \partial^c a}}$ and $v_bv^b=-1$. Using the vector $v^b$, to the three–forms $H,H^*$ and $H^\pm$ we can then associate two-forms $h,h^*$ and $h^\pm$ according to $$h_{ab}=v^cH_{abc}, \qquad h={1\over 2} e^a e^b h_{ba},$$ and similarly for $h^*$ and $h^\pm$. The action we search for can now be written equivalently in one of the following two ways \[S0\] S\_0\^= (v h\^ H + [12]{} dB C) = d\^6x([124]{}H\_[abc]{}H\^[abc]{} +[12]{}h\_[ab]{}\^h\^[ab]{}) dBC. $S_0^+$ will describe anti self–dual bosons ($H^+=0$) and $S_0^-$ self–dual bosons ($H^-=0$). The last term, $\int dBC$, is of the Wess–Zumino type and is absent for free chiral bosons. What selects this form of the action are essentially the local symmetries it possesses. Under a general variation of the fields $B$ and $a$ it varies, in fact, as \[dS0\] S\_0\^= 2(vh\^dB + [v]{} h\^h\^ da). From this formula it is rather easy to see that $\delta S^\pm_0$ vanishes for the following three bosonic transformations, with transformation parameters $\Lambda$ and $\psi$, which are one–forms, and $\varphi$ which is a scalar: \[bos\] &I)&B=d,a =0\ &II)&B= -[2h\^]{} ,a =\ &III)&B=da ,a =0. For what concerns $I)$ and $III)$ invariance of the action is actually achieved also for finite transformations. This fact will be of some importance below. The transformation $I)$ represents just the ordinary gauge invariance for abelian two–form gauge potentials. The symmetry $II)$ implies that $a(x)$ is an auxiliary field which does, therefore, not correspond to a propagating degree o freedom[^1]. Finally, the symmetry $III)$ eliminates half of the propagating degrees of freedom carried by $B$ and allows to reduce the second order equation of motion for this field to the desired first order equation, i.e. $H^{\pm}=0$. To see this we note that the equations of motion for $B$ and $a$, which can be read from [(\[dS0\])]{}, are given respectively by d(vh\^)=0\[emb\],d([v]{}h\^h\^)=0. First of all it is straightforward to check that the $a$–equation is implied by the $B$-equation, as expected, while the general solution of the $B$–equation is given by $vh^\pm={1\over 2}d\tilde{\psi}da$, for some one–form $\tilde{\psi}$. On the other hand, under a (finite) transformation $III)$ we have $\delta\left(vh^\pm\right)={1\over 2}d\psi da$ and therefore, choosing $\psi=-\tilde\psi$, we can use this symmetry to reduce the $B$-equation to $vh^\pm=0$. But $vh^\pm=0$ amounts to $h^\pm=0$, and this equation, in turn, can easily be seen to be equivalent to $H^\pm=0$, the desired chirality condition. This concludes the proof that the actions $S_0^\pm$ describe indeed correctly the propagation of chiral bosons. In a theory in which the $B$ field is coupled to other dynamical fields, for example in supergravity theories, we can now conclude that the complete action has to be of the form $$S=S_0^\pm+S_6,$$ where $S_6$ contains the kinetic and interaction terms for the fields to which $B$ is coupled. To maintain the symmetries $I)$–$III)$ one has to assume that those fields are invariant under these transformations and, moreover, that $S_6$ is independent of $B$ and $a$. For more general chirality conditions describing self–interacting chiral bosons, like e.g. those of the Born–Infeld type, see ref. [@PST3]. To conclude this section we introduce two three–form fields, $K^\pm$, which will play a central role in the next section due to their remarkable properties. They are defined as \[k\] K\^H+2vh\^and are uniquely determined by the following peculiar properties: i) they are (anti) self–dual: $K^{\pm*} = \pm K^{\pm}$; ii) they reduce to $H^\pm$ respectively if $H^\mp= 0$; iii) they are invariant under the symmetries $I)$ and $III)$, and under $II)$ modulo the field equations [(\[emb\])]{}. These fields constitute therefore a kind of off–shell generalizations of $H^\pm$. $N=1$, $D=6$ supersymmetric chiral bosons ========================================= In this section we illustrate the compatibility of the general method for chiral bosons
Q: MVC 3 Razor - Unobtrusive Validation Not Working Can anyone see why my validation is not working? Currently it just posts and fails on the insert because the data insert doesn't allow nulls instead of catching it client-side and displaying the required field messages. View http://pastebin.com/4grwD02i Controller http://pastebin.com/jdbYk8tR Layout http://pastebin.com/AbQ9xYLG AppSettings <appSettings> <add key="ClientValidationEnabled" value="true" /> <add key="UnobtrusiveJavaScriptEnabled" value="true" /> </appSettings> ~~UPDATE~~ Model http://pastebin.com/FJkPgKsX I'm just using a Linq to SQL DBML file for my DAL so, no I haven't done any decorating of properties. Can I do this and still use DBML? A: The default model binder relies on data annotations in order to perform validation. So if your model properties don't have any attributes to indicate how validation is performed it will always be considered as valid (except for example in cases where you are trying to bind invalid formats to a DateTime or int fields when the default model binder will automatically mark the model state as invalid).
Impact of drought on productivity and water use efficiency in 29 genotypes of Populus deltoides x Populus nigra. We examined the relationships among productivity, water use efficiency (WUE) and drought tolerance in 29 genotypes of Populus x euramericana (Populus deltoides x Populus nigra), and investigated whether some leaf traits could be used as predictors for productivity, WUE and drought tolerance. At Orléans, France, drought was induced on one field plot by withholding water, while a second plot remained irrigated and was used as a control. Recorded variables included stem traits (e.g. biomass) and leaf structural (e.g. leaf area) and functional traits [e.g. intrinsic water use efficiency (Wi) and carbon isotope discrimination (Delta)]. Productivity and Delta displayed large genotypic variability and were not correlated. Delta scaled negatively with Wi and positively with stomatal conductance under moderate drought, suggesting that the diversity for Delta was mainly driven by stomatal conductance. Most of the productive genotypes displayed a low level of drought tolerance (i.e. a large reduction of biomass), while the less productive genotypes presented a large range of drought tolerance. The ability to increase WUE in response to water deficit was necessary but not sufficient to explain the genotypic diversity of drought tolerance.
The recent discovery of genes responsible for the potassium leak currents, the KCNK family of potassium channels, has created the opportunity to directly target arrhythmogenic triggers of atrial fibrillation, rather than merely trying to contain them through pulmonary vein isolation. Expression of the KCNK0 gene in neurons can render these cells electrically silent by effectively shorting out any depolarizing currents. We have extended this work to demonstrate that expression of KCNK0 in cardiomyocytes renders them inexcitable. We thus propose to evaluate the KCNK0 gene for its ability to silence cardiomyocytes as a treatment for atrial fibrillation in the following specific aims: Specific Aim1: In vitro evaluation of KCNK0 for the electrical silencing of cardiomyocytes. This will involve assessment of biological effects in cardiomyocytes - establishing transfection efficiency targets, assessing cell viability, studying the electrophysiologic effects of heterogeneity from mosaic KCNK0 expression, and assessing possible cytotoxicity. Specific Aim 2: In vivo adenoviral delivery of KCNK0 to the anterior right atrium to create a line of block. This will involve linear delivery of the Ad.KCNK0 followed 5 days later by multielectrode recordings of electrical activity. Comparison of two gene delivery methods and dose response will be evaluated with assessment of gene transfer efficiency, toxicity, and protein levels. Specific Aim 3: In vivo adenoviral delivery of KCNK0 to silence pulmonary vein myocytes in a large animal model. This will involve baseline electroanatomic mapping, followed by KCNK0 gene delivery to the pulmonary veins, and then remapping of the pulmonary veins to document electrical silencing. Animals will also undergo atrial programmed stimulation and Holter monitoring to assess for proarrhythmia. Comparison will be made to Ad.GFP treated animals as well as animals treated with traditional radiofrequency pulmonary vein isolation. PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE: Our primary objective is to demonstrate the feasibility of electrically silencing the pulmonary veins using gene transfer as a potential treatment for atrial fibrillation in an experimental animal model. In this project, sheep be will be used to determine whether expression of a modified potassium leak current, KCNKO, by adenoviral gene therapy approach leads to loss of electrical excitability (electrical silencing) of the cardiomyocytes investing the pulmonary vein ostia.
Identification and functional characterization of thioredoxin-related protein of 14 kDa in Oncomelania hupensis, the intermediate host of Schistosoma japonicum. Oncomelania hupensis is the unique intermediate host of the blood fluke Schistosoma japonicum, which causes schistosomiasis. In snails, highly toxic reactive oxygen species (ROS) can be continually generated by hemocytes in response to foreign particles or pathogens, and may be involved in damaging and eliminating digenean larvae. Thioredoxin-related protein of 14 kDa (TRP14) is a member of the Trx superfamily, and plays an important role in the scavenging of ROS. This study was designed to identify and characterize TRP14 from O. hupensis (OhTRP14), and investigate the involvement of OhTRP14 in the scavenging of ROS in snail host immune response to the parasite S. japonicum. Here we expressed and purified the recombinant OhTRP14 and its mutant, and rOhTRP14 displayed oxidoreductase activity dependent on the CPDC motif. OhTRP14 protein was ubiquitously present in all the tested snail tissues, and especially immunolocalized in the cytoplasm of immune cell types (hemocytes). Both the expression of OhTRP14 and ROS level increased significantly in snails following challenge with S. japonicum. The dsRNA-mediated knockdown of OhTRP14 was successfully conducted by oral feeding, and ROS production was increased by OhTRP14 knockdown, implying that OhTRP14 was involved in the scavenging of ROS in O. hupensis circulating hemocytes. Therefore, we conclude that OhTRP14 may be involved in the scavenging of ROS in snail host immune response to the parasite S. japonicum. The results expand our understanding of the interaction between this parasite and host, and lay a foundation for the establishment of Oncomelania-schistosome infection models.
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858 N.E.2d 109 (2006) Terry KINSLOW, Individually and as Personal Representative of the Estate of Marshall Lee Kinslow, Deceased, Appellant-Plaintiff, v. GEICO INSURANCE COMPANY and Lucille Taylor, Appellees-Defendants. No. 49A04-0604-CV-197. Court of Appeals of Indiana. December 6, 2006. *110 Nathaniel Lee, Robert E. Feagley, II, Lee Cossell Kuehn & Love, LLP, Indianapolis, IN, Attorneys for Appellant. Mark D. Gerth, Kightlinger & Gray, LLP, Indianapolis, IN, Attorney for Appellee. OPINION BARNES, Judge. Case Summary Terry Kinslow, individually and as personal representative of her husband's estate, appeals the trial court's entry of summary judgment in favor of GEICO Insurance Company ("GEICO"). We affirm. Issue The sole restated issue is whether the trial court properly concluded that GEICO is not required to provide uninsured motorist benefits to Kinslow. Facts On July 19, 2003, Kinslow and her husband, Marshall Kinslow, were on a motorcycle traveling westbound on 34th Street in Indianapolis. Lucille Taylor was traveling eastbound on 34th Street and attempted to make a left turn onto Rural Street. When she did so, she struck the Kinslows' motorcycle. Another vehicle struck the rear of the Kinslows' motorcycle, but it left the scene of the accident. The accident caused fatal injuries to Marshall and serious bodily injuries to Kinslow. At the time of the accident, the Kinslows were covered by two policies issued by GEICO, a general automobile policy and a specific motorcycle policy. Both policies had UM bodily injury limits of $100,000 per person and $300,000 per occurrence. Kinslow sued Taylor on her own behalf and on behalf of her husband's estate. She also sued GEICO, seeking recovery of uninsured motorist ("UM") benefits, which GEICO had refused to pay, related to the unknown vehicle that fled the scene of the accident. Taylor and Taylor's insurer settled with Kinslow for a total of $200,000, or $100,000 for Kinslow's own injuries and $100,000 for the fatal injuries suffered by Marshall. GEICO thereafter moved for summary judgment on the basis that Taylor's $200,000 payment completely set off any and all UM benefits it might have been required to pay Kinslow. The general automobile policy issued by GEICO read in part: LIMITS OF LIABILITY * * * * * 1. The limit of Bodily Injury Liability for Uninsured Motorists Coverage stated in the declarations for "each person" is the limit of our liability for all damages, including those for care or loss of services, due to bodily injury sustained by one person as the result of one accident. * * * * * The amount payable under this Coverage will be reduced by all amounts: (a) paid by or for all persons or organizations liable for the injury. . . . *111 App. p. 45. The motorcycle policy read in part: Limit of Liability * * * * * * 1. The limit of bodily injury shown on the Declarations as applying to "each person" is the maximum we will pay for all damages sustained by one person as a result of one accident covered by this Part. * * * * * Any amounts otherwise payable for damages under this coverage shall be reduced by: 1. All sums paid because of the bodily injury by or on behalf of persons or organizations who may be legally responsible. This includes all sums paid under the Liability coverage or Motorcycle Medical Payments coverage of this policy; and 2. All sums paid or payable because of the bodily injury under any workers' or workmen's compensation, disability benefits or any similar law. App. p. 32.[1] The trial court granted GEICO's summary judgment motion. Kinslow now appeals. Analysis Summary judgment is appropriate only if the evidence shows there is no genuine issue of material fact and the moving party is entitled to a judgment as a matter of law. Ind. Trial Rule 56(C); Bowman ex rel. Bowman v. McNary, 853 N.E.2d 984, 988 (Ind.Ct.App.2006). We must construe all facts and reasonable inferences drawn from those facts in favor of the nonmoving party. Bowman, 853 N.E.2d at 988. Our review of a summary judgment motion is limited to those materials designated to the trial court, and we must carefully review decisions on such motions to ensure that parties are not improperly denied their day in court. Id. Assuming that there was an uninsured motorist involved in the accident here, the question before us is strictly one of law involving interpretation of an insurance policy. The proper interpretation of an insurance policy, even if it is ambiguous, is generally a question of law appropriate for summary judgment. Progressive Ins. Co., Inc. v. Bullock, 841 N.E.2d 238, 240 (Ind. Ct.App.2006), trans. denied. Setoff provisions in UM and underinsured ("UIM") motorist policies have generated frequent litigation, often focusing on whether payment to an insured from a third party should be deducted from the total amount of damages sustained by the insured or from the limits of liability of the UM/UIM coverage. Kinslow argues for the former proposition in this case; that is, assuming (for example) that her and Marshall's total damages totaled $400,000,[2] Taylor's payment of $200,000 would be deducted from that amount, leaving GEICO liable for the remaining $200,000 in damages sustained. GEICO argues for the latter proposition, with which the trial court agreed; that is, Taylor's payment of $200,000 should be deducted from GEICO's policy limits for UM/UIM coverage that would apply to this case, or $200,000, leaving GEICO with zero liability, regardless of the total damages. In 1992, our supreme court decided two cases involving UM/UIM setoff provisions, *112 Tate v. Secura Insurance, 587 N.E.2d 665 (Ind.1992) and American Economy Insurance Company v. Motorists Mutual Insurance Company, 605 N.E.2d 162 (Ind.1992). In Tate, the UM/UIM portion of the policy had a provision stating, "Amounts payable will be reduced by . . . [a]mounts paid because of the bodily injury by, or on behalf of, persons or organizations who may be legally responsible." Tate, 587 N.E.2d at 668. The Tate court construed this language as meaning, "It is [the] amount of damages, not the coverage limit, which is the `amounts payable' to be reduced by the amount paid to Tate by or on behalf of the tortfeasor." Id. In American, the court considered a UM/UIM provision that stated, under a section denominated "LIMIT OF LIABILITY," as follows: "Any amounts otherwise payable for damages under this coverage shall be reduced by all sums . . . [p]aid because of the bodily injury or property damage by or on behalf of persons or organizations who may be legally responsible." American, 605 N.E.2d at 164. This language was found to be distinguishable from the language considered in Tate. Id. Thus, the court held that the amount already recovered from the insured by a third party would be deducted from the insured's UIM policy limits, not the total damages sustained, unlike in Tate. Id. The court gave two reasons for this holding. First, the setoff clause was found within the "LIMIT OF LIABILITY" section of the policy. Id. Second, the court emphasized the following additional language in the policy: "The limit of liability shown in the Declarations for this coverage is our maximum limit of liability for all damages resulting from any one accident. This is the most we will pay. . . ." Id. Ten years later, our supreme court granted transfer in Beam v. Wausau Insurance Company, 765 N.E.2d 524 (Ind. 2002), to address two different lines of interpretation involving UM/UIM setoff clauses that this court had developed after Tate and American. See Beam, 765 N.E.2d at 529. The policy at issue in Beam stated in part: D. LIMIT OF INSURANCE . . . 2. The Limit of Insurance under this coverage shall be reduced by all sums paid or payable by or for anyone who is legally responsible, including all sums paid under the Coverage Form's LIABILITY COVERAGE. 3. Any amount payable for damages under this coverage shall be reduced by all sums paid or payable under any workers' compensation, disability benefits or similar law. Id. at 527. The court concluded that the policy was unambiguous and provided that any reduction for worker's compensation benefits the insured had received would "be taken from the amount of damages Beam incurred rather than from the policy limit." Id. at 530. It noted that the policy expressly provided for a reduction from the insured's "damages," not policy limits. Id. The court also stated that the phrase, "`under this coverage,' is a general phrase contained in insurance agreements that refers to the scope of the initial insuring agreement, not the dollar amount of the policy limit." Id. at 530-31. The "scope of coverage" was compensatory damages the insured was entitled to recover from the owner of an underinsured vehicle. The court concluded: any reduction for worker's compensation and disability benefits should come from [the amount of damages to which the insured was legally entitled], irrespective of whether that amount is above or below the policy limits. If that amount is above the limit, this helps the insured, and if
Q: Why GIT status is confusing when deleted a file and created a folder with same name? I did this in a git repo. My git version is 2.9.0. touch a git add --all git commit -m "file created" rm a mkdir a cd a touch b git status Now the status shows this, in the changes not staged for commit. deleted: a But it doesn't show anything for the fact that a new folder (named "a") is created and there is a new file (named "b") in it. Not even as untracked changes... I mean what about new file b, there is nothing in untracked file section or anything So the confusion is, if I remove a file and create a new folder/directory with the same name, git only shows that file is deleted, but not the addition of the directory. However when I did git add and commit, I got my changes committed. But why does status behave in such a way? Why is git confused when a file is deleted and a folder is created with the same name? A: It's a minor bug in git status. As Arpit noted, you have to get git status to give you information about all untracked files, rather than letting it attempt to summarize directories ("folders"). When it does the summary instead, it gets confused by the fact that there is an entry in the index for a file with the shortened version of the name: $ mkdir rmtest; cd rmtest; git init Initialized empty Git repository in /home/torek/tmp/rmtest/.git/ $ echo for testing rm file replace with dir > README $ git add README $ git commit -m initial [master (root-commit) c650ec0] initial 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+) create mode 100644 README $ echo create a as file > a $ git add a $ git commit -m 'add file a' [master e33cff2] add file a 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+) create mode 100644 a $ rm a $ mkdir a $ touch a/b We are now in your state: there is an untracked file named a/b, while tracked file a has gone missing. The tracked file a is still in the index so it will be in the next commit made. The untracked file a/b is not in the index, so it will not be in the next commit made—it cannot be; the tracked file a is in the way. Due to the minor bug, git status reports this as: $ git status On branch master Changes not staged for commit: (use "git add/rm <file>..." to update what will be committed) (use "git checkout -- <file>..." to discard changes in working directory) deleted: a no changes added to commit (use "git add" and/or "git commit -a") However, git status -uall makes git status list the contents of directory a individually, rather than trying to summarize them as "there are one or more untracked files within a directory named a", so that we see: $ git status -uall On branch master Changes not staged for commit: (use "git add/rm <file>..." to update what will be committed) (use "git checkout -- <file>..." to discard changes in working directory) deleted: a Untracked files: (use "git add <file>..." to include in what will be committed) a/b no changes added to commit (use "git add" and/or "git commit -a") This happens because the summarized version uses the path a, which—as noted above—remains in the index. If we force a new commit, we can see that the new commit contains the file a: $ git commit --allow-empty -m recommit [master d7cbb81] recommit $ git ls-tree -r HEAD 100644 blob ada8d39a4e96a31a4c7f2301dbfc807fcfdac71c README 100644 blob 739675cd3231d46a10d4b8f477cc1b35857758c1 a $ git log --all --decorate --oneline --graph * d7cbb81 (HEAD -> master) recommit * e33cff2 add file a * c650ec0 initial Normally, Git would print "a/" in the "untracked files" section, but because a is tracked (and as we just saw, still gets committed!), it can't report it there (because it's missing a special case that would take it temporarily out of the in-core cache to allow it to be reported). Interestingly, the same issue shows up differently if you git reset HEAD a: $ git reset HEAD a Unstaged changes after reset: T a Note that here, Git is reporting the issue as a file-type change (the file type has gone from "regular file" to "directory", and Git does not store directories, so this is also a bug). If we replace directory a containing file a/b with plain symlink a, the status reports become correct, since Git is able to store symlinks and is not attempting to summarize anything: $ rm -r a; ln -s foo a $ git status On branch master Changes not staged for commit: (use "git add <file>..." to update what will be committed) (use "git checkout -- <file>..." to discard changes in working directory) typechange: a no changes added to commit (use "git add" and/or "git commit -a")
United States Court of Appeals FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT ___________ No. 08-3393 ___________ United States of America, * * Appellee, * * Appeal from the United States v. * District Court for the * Western District of Missouri. Mario B. Valdez-Aldaba, * * [UNPUBLISHED] Appellant. * ___________ Submitted: June 5, 2009 Filed: July 23, 2009 ___________ Before BYE, COLLOTON, and GRUENDER, Circuit Judges. ___________ PER CURIAM. Mario Valdez-Aldaba appeals the district court’s1 dismissal of his post- judgment motion seeking to modify his sentence to grant him credit for time served on a state sentence. The district court dismissed the motion as untimely under Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 35(a). Valdez-Aldaba’s counsel has moved to withdraw. Because Valdez-Aldaba’s post-judgment motion was filed more than eighteen months after his sentencing, we conclude that the district court correctly denied it as 1 The Honorable Ortrie D. Smith, United States District Judge for the Western District of Missouri. untimely, whether it is characterized as a motion to correct a sentence under Rule 35(a), or as a motion for relief from an illegal sentence under section 2255. See 28 U.S.C. § 2255(f)(1) (indicating motion for relief from sentence under § 2255 must be filed within 1 year from date on which judgment of conviction became final); Fed. R. Crim. P. 35(a) (providing for correction of sentence “[w]ithin 7 days after sentencing”). Accordingly, we affirm and grant counsel’s motion to withdraw. ______________________________ -2- 2
Founded in 2006, charity: water brings clean and safe water to people in developing countries. The organization has funded over 24,500 programs for 7 million people across 24 countries to date. And they use the power of design to make it happen. “Branding and design are so core to who we are. When we started just over 10 years ago, one of the first hires was a designer.” ― Lauren Letta, Chief Operating Officer of charity: water. Still, while most nonprofits were sharing somber graphics that guilted donors into participating, charity: water made an early decision to take a positive approach to design. They’re tasked with taking an issue as complex as the global water crisis and turning it into powerful images that inspire change. As Dutch said, “From our brand’s bright colors to the joyful illustration styles we employ, we aim to inspire our supporters with a hopeful view of the global water crisis.” Here are four core strategies charity: water uses to spread hope and inspiration through design. “We wanted to change the image around charity in a way that can be filled with hope and inspiration, as opposed to despair and sadness." ― Lauren Letta, Chief Operating Officer of charity: water. Share the solution, not just the problem charity: water chooses to share the “after” picture — not the “before.” That is, they want to inspire donors and advocates by showing them exactly how their contributions can help those in need. “One of our values as an organization is to not objectify the people that we're serving. You'll never see photos of kids with flies on their faces. You’ll see smiling, happy people, often with clean water.” ― Lauren Letta, Chief Operating Officer of charity: water. charity: water celebrates 11 years of clean water: Instagram post shared by @charitywater “Our brand relies heavily on photography, which is a very emotional medium,” Dutch said. “We are very selective with the images we choose and the emotions we want our supporters to feel when they see our photos and interact with our brand.” ― Lauren Letta, Chief Operating Officer of charity: water. Help people relate through interactive campaigns It’s not easy to educate millions of people about the global water crisis. But charity: water has a plan. “Everybody can understand what it's like to have clean water. So we think: ‘How can we get people to understand what it's like to not have clean water?’” Letta said. “Again, we always lead with inspiration; it's a problem that we know how to solve.” But they can’t solve that problem alone. That’s why charity: water launches high-profile campaigns to spread the word about its cause and engage its worldwide audience. For World Water Day, for instance, charity: water produced the “Someone Like You” campaign. Through this campaign, they invited people to take a three-step quiz about themselves, and see who they match with in Adi Etot, a village in rural Ethiopia that was soon to get clean water. “It's about contextualizing this issue,” Letta said. “Someone's on the other side of the world who you might not be able to relate to, but you can see how they go to school, clean their house, and raise their children. We’re always striving to bring the connection as close as possible through our design and our storytelling.” People aren’t the only subjects of these storytelling campaigns, either. In 2011, charity: water put its drilling rig “Yellow Thunder” front and center. The nonprofit invited donors to crowdsource the funding needed to build the rig, which would help dig 80 new wells and give 40,000 people access to clean water. They even created a video and microsite detailing how each part of the rig would be built and how much it would cost. This helped people know exactly where their money was going. Once the rig was funded and built, charity: water invited the world to track Yellow Thunder’s journey on a map and follow it on Twitter, where it Tweets its location every time it digs a well. “Ideally, we’d take anybody who wants to learn about the water crisis to the field and help them see it firsthand,” Letta said. “But we know that we can't do that, so we have to find ways to make this issue relatable and connect people as close as possible to those who are affected.” charity: water also takes this approach with its annual charity: ball, a black-tie affair that caps the end of each year. “For our annual gala, we're always telling a story, typically about a community or a group of people that we'll be able to collectively help in that evening,” Letta said. “This year, we decided to go a layer deeper and profile our implementing partners.” The 2017 gala — held in December at the Metropolitan Museum of Art — highlighted two indigenous organizations in Cambodia and Ethiopia. charity: water used its platform to tell the stories of the people, drillers, and teams that bring clean water to communities in these countries each day. “We'll be talking about the sacrifice they make to do their jobs, because in many cases it means being away from their families for a long times and working excessive hours,” Letta said. “But then, we’ll highlight the joy that they receive by actually being the people on the ground, seeing the communities get clean water for the first time.” Make information easy to share and consume Beyond the human emotions and stories behind charity: water’s work, there’s a web of concrete numbers and data to be shared with audiences. “We’re always thinking about how to use numbers and data, and how to make them relatable and interesting,” Letta said. “So we try to turn big stats into content that people can digest and understand.” Take this blog graphic, for instance. It communicates the achievements of charity: water's teams of mechanics at a glance. charity: water also offers a downloadable poster that people can print or share online. It showcases a harrowing statistic: each year, 443 million school days are lost due to lack of clean water and sanitation. But it uses bold text and engaging graphics to grab people’s attention and draw awareness to charity: water’s mission. charity: water downloadable poster The nonprofit even designed a series of Facebook Timeline Photos for advocates to download and place on their own sites or social platforms. charity: water Facebook timeline photo “With everything we create, we think of the audience first and how and where they are most likely consuming content,” Dutch said. “Our strategy changes drastically when designing for different mediums.” When Dutch creates graphics for social media, for instance, he considers that people are probably seeing this content on their phones and tablets. So he tends to create short, easily digestible content for these mediums rather than long-form stories. For example, charity: water released this infographic in September to celebrate 11 years of providing clean water to millions of people in need. Instead of just writing, “Thanks for helping us reach 7 million people!” or drafting a long blog post about the nonprofit’s history, the designers created a timeline to showcase charity: water’s progression. It could easily be shared and consumed on social media. Celebrating 11 years of clean water: Facebook post shared by charity: water Embrace the beauty in charity “We really believe that charities can be beautiful,” Letta said. “You should want to wear a charity, to be really proud to wear a charity T-shirt because it's beautiful, and because you want to support that organization.” This doesn’t just apply to donors and advocates. It applies to charity: water’s own teams as well. Most importantly, this commitment to branding helps charity: water stand out from the noise and continue to spread hope and inspiration. “There's so much amazing content out there — not just from nonprofits, but from all brands,” Letta said. “So how do we stay unique? We're constantly trying to push forward and find a new way to innovate. Whether it be through storytelling or design, we continue to be cutting edge in the way that we think about our brand.” What do you think of charity:water's approach in branding and designing? We would like to hear from you on @XiMnetMY.
[**Some Comments on Wheeler De Witt Equation for Gravitational Collapse and the Problem of Time**]{} by\ and [*F.C. Khanna$^{+}$[^1]*]{} $^{\ddag}$Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, UFES.\ Centro de Ciências Exatas\ Av. Fernando Ferrari s/n$^{\underline{0}}$\ Campus da Goiabeiras 29060-900 Vitória ES – Brazil.\ $^{+}$Theoretical Physics Institute, Dept. of Physics\ University of Alberta,\ Edmonton, AB T6G2J1, Canada\ and\ TRIUMF, 4004, Wesbrook Mall,\ V6T2A3, Vancouver, BC, Canada. Abstract We write the Hamiltonain for a gravitational spherically symmetric scalar field collapse with massive scalar field source, and we discuss the application of Wheeler De Witt equation as well as the appearence of time in this context. Using an Ansatz for Wheeler De Witt equation, solutions are discussed including the appearence of time evolution. Introduction {#introduction .unnumbered} ============ #### {#section .unnumbered} In this letter we discuss the problem of gravitational collapse of a star using the Wheeler-De Witt equation. In accordance with [@dois] we assume a scalar field, $\phi$, with a mass term and we assume that the super hamiltonian has a constraint \[1-5\] such that $H\simeq 0$. Ordering of operators is assumed. A particular ansatz for the functional is chosen to show qualitatively the appearance of the notion or concept of “time” after quantization. As in the case of the hydrogen atom the discrete index is identified with an “internal time” just as in any relativistic field theory or general relativity but different from the usual quantum mechanics, where “time” appears as a Galilean time. We apply the Wheeler-De Witt equation for a special collapse condition despite the fact that the question related to the Copenhagen interpretation for product of functional $\psi (\Lambda ,R,\phi )$ is not understood. Let us begin by writing the super Hamiltonian for a gravitational spherically symmetric scalar field collapse with massive scalar field source such as [@dois]. $$H={\cal H}+\frac{1}{2}\ m^2R^2\Lambda \phi^2\ ,$$ where $$\begin{aligned} {\cal H} &=& -R^{-1}P_RP_{\Lambda}+\frac{1}{2}\ R^{-2}\Lambda P^2_{\Lambda}+ \Lambda^{-1}RR''-\Lambda^{-2}RR'\Lambda '+\frac{1}{2}\ \Lambda^{-1} R{'}^2+\nonumber \\ &-&\frac{1}{2}\ \Lambda +\frac{1}{2}\ R^{-2}\Lambda^{-1}P^2_{\phi}+ \frac{1}{2}\ R^2\Lambda^{-1}\phi{'}^2\ .\end{aligned}$$ In the expression above $P_R,P_{\Lambda},P_{\phi}$ imply respectively conjugate momenta associated with $R,\Lambda$ and $\phi$ variables. Furthermore $R=R(r,t)$, $\Lambda =\Lambda (r,t)$, $\phi =\phi (r,t)$. We define conjugate momentum as $$\pi_x=-i\ \frac{\partial}{\partial x}$$ where $\underline{x}$ means $R,\Lambda$ or $\phi$ variable. It is a known fact that using the Hamiltonain (2) some operator ordering problems appear [@um; @dois]. A simple form to represent the ambiguous order of factors $\left(x\ , \ \displaystyle{\frac{\partial}{\partial x}}\right)$ and $\left(y\ , \ \displaystyle{\frac{\partial}{\partial y}}\right)$ is given by [@um]. Applying such an ordering for operators in (2) we can find the following squared conjugate momenta $$\begin{aligned} \pi^2_x &=&-\frac{\partial^2}{\partial x^2}-\frac{p}{x}\ \frac{\partial}{\partial x}\nonumber \\ \\ \pi^2_y &=&-\frac{\partial^2}{\partial y^2}-\frac{q}{y}\ \frac{\partial}{\partial y}\nonumber \end{aligned}$$ where $(p,q)$ are $c$-numbers. It is assumed that the Hamiltonian (2) is a constraint for a classical Hamiltonain with the mass term present for the scalar field $\phi$. In other words, the canonical quantization needs the annihilation of the wave function $\psi$ by the corresponding quantum operator $$\hat{H}\psi =0$$ that results in the Wheeler-De Witt equation. Using eq. (2-5) we get $$\frac{\Lambda}{2R^2}\left(\frac{\partial^2\psi}{\partial \Lambda^2}+ \frac{p}{\Lambda}\ \frac{\partial \psi}{\partial \Lambda}\right)+ \frac{1}{2R^2\Lambda}\left(\frac{\partial^2\Lambda}{\partial \phi^2}+ \frac{q}{\phi}\frac{\partial \psi}{\partial \phi}\right)- \frac{1}{R}\ \frac{\partial^2\psi}{\partial R\partial \Lambda}\equiv V \psi$$ where $\psi$ is a functional of $\Lambda$, $\phi$ and $R$ functions, and $V$ is a potential term written as $$V=\frac{R}{\Lambda}\ R''-\frac{R}{\Lambda^2}\ R'\Lambda '+\frac{1}{2\Lambda}\ R{'}^2-\frac{1}{2}\ \Lambda +\frac{1}{2}\ \frac{R^2}{\Lambda}\ \phi{'}^2 + \frac{1}{2}\ m^2R^2\Lambda \phi^2$$ The prime means derivative with respect to the coordinate $\underline{r}$. Observe that in equation (6) we don’t have any derivative with respect to time. This means that the equation (6) could be describing a spherically symmetric gravitational collapse but without any explicit time dependence for functional $\psi$. The concept of “time” in this case may appear only after quantization in accordance with [@tres]. This suggests that eq. (6) is like the usual Schrödinger equation of quantum mechanics applied to gravitational collapse but with a difference depending on the operator ordering \[1-5\]. The usual Schrödinger equation is written as $$H\psi =i\frac{\partial \psi}{\partial t}$$ where $H$ means the Hamiltonian of the system. It means that the wave function of the system has an important difference with equation (6) besides the fact that $\psi$ in (8) to be a function while $\psi$ in (6) being a functional $\psi (\Lambda ,\phi ,R)$. The parameter “time” $\underline{t}$ in (8) is a universal time-“external time” in the sence of Galili-Newton time, while in equation (6) “time” is an internal parameter. In some sense there is no “time” with which we could describe the evolution of gravitational collapse of the star for exemplo. Thus, in principle we might apply the equation for a static case such as Schwarszchild solution but not for a dynamic case where the functions $R,\Lambda ,\phi$ might be time dependent. In other words, one can apply Wheeler-De Witt equation (6) for static Schwarszchild case where $R=R(r)$, $\Lambda =\Lambda (r)$ and $\phi =\phi (r)$ but shall we apply the same equation for the general case, with $R=R(r,t)$, $\Lambda =\Lambda (r,t)$ and $\phi =\phi (r,t)$? How does the conception of “time” appear in this case? How can we get the notion of evolution in time of a collapsing star using equation (6) without explicit time dependence of the functional $\psi$? The equation (8) can be applied for steady systems such as hydrogen atom where the right side is zero and we have $$\hat{H}\psi =E\psi =0$$ where $E$ is the energy. In the particular case of $E=0$ this equation has a strong resemblance to the Wheeler-De Witt equation. It is a well known fact that stationary solution can be find from equation (9) in terms of $R(r),\ \Theta (\theta ),\ \phi (\varphi )$ with $R$, the radial solution and $\Theta (\theta )\phi (\varphi )=Y(\theta ,\varphi )$ being the spherical harmonics. The obvious similarity of eq. (9) and eq. (5) leads us to think that eq. (6) can be solved in the general case, with an “internal time” and the idea of “evolution” being identified with some discrete index $i=1,2,3\cdots $. after solving eq. (6). We know that there are many different $\psi_{k\ell m}(r,\theta ,\varphi )$ for different values of $k,\ell ,m$ for the hydrogen atom and in some sense “the evolution of the system” can be seen as a changing of wave function for a stationary situation. There is no “external time” in eq. (8) for the hydrogen atom. In the same way we can think of applying in eq. (6) with an “internal time” or without an external time any way and to obtain the functional $\psi (\Lambda ,\phi ,R)$. We may take an appropriate ansatz for the eq. (6) and to verify if it really does satisfy eq. (6). But immediately two questions can be raised. First, which ansatz? There are an inifinite number of possibilities. Second, the introduction of a mass term in (1) for scalar field $\phi$ can break the “constraint” character for $H$ and eq. (5) may not be valid anymore. We must remind that we are assuming the presence of mass of the scalar field and it does not break the constraint of super Hamiltonian as in [@dois]. In general the Wheeler-De Witt equation can be separated depending on the potential term (7). The role of $V\left(R,R',R'',\Lambda ,\Lambda ',\phi ,\phi ',m\right)$ is similar to the coordinates system for decoupling of the Schrödinger equation. It is a known fact that the Schrödinger Equation can be separated in several coordinates systems. In the same manner eq. (6) may decouple for $\psi (R,\Lambda ,\phi )$ depending on the potential term and the particular choice of the [*ansatz*]{} for the $\psi$ functional. But eq. (6-9) is too complicated and again there is no derivative in “time”. Qualitatively the problem can be solved in the following way. Suppose that $\psi$ functional reads as $$\psi \left(\Lambda ,\phi ,R\right)=\Lambda (r+c) \sqrt{\phi (r+c)}\ R(r+c)$$ where $\Lambda ,R,\phi$ are functions of $\ \underline{r}\ $ only since there is no“external time” as in eq. (8) or an “internal time” as in general Relativity theory or in the relativistic Klein Gordon equation. In eq. (9) $\underline{c}$ is a constant that can be identified with “time” after quantization. A class of solutions such as is shown below may be found In reality we can find a sequence of $R_i(r),\ \Lambda_j(r)$ and $\phi_k(r)$ where $i,j,k=1,2,3\cdots$ the concept of “time” being identified with $i,j,k\sim t$ (Time). In the Schrödinger equation for the hydrogen atom the wave function $\psi_{k\ell m}(r,t)$ can be written as a product of $R_{k\ell}(r),\Theta_{\ell m}(\theta )$ and $\phi_m(\varphi )$ for stationary states and one may see a notion of “evolution” through the different configurations is possible given by different values of $k,\ell ,m$. In our case the same idea can be utilised by identifying with a discrete index $(i=1,2,3\cdots )$ as the “time” where $i,j,k$ are the different functions that contribute to our functional $\psi$. Finally, we need to be clear that eq. (6) has a infinite number of solutions with the proposal given by eq. (10) being one of them. The Wheeler-De Witt equation itself has many different possibilities depending of the operator ordering [@um; @dois; @tres; @quatro; @cinco]. Then, in principle one can write different mathematics (different
Q: Node file modes on Windows? In Node, file modes (e.g. for fs.open) are defined in the terms of the POSIX world (a three-digit octal value). However, that does not map to how Windows does things. Windows does not have such tight coupling between user permissions and the filesystem. Windows' OpenFile function does not even have any related parameters. But from what I gathered so far, they are not entirely ignored either. Is there any explanation on how to use Node file modes on Windows? A: Take a look at the source. It seems like the only thing they are doing is setting FILE_ATTRIBUTE_READONLY based on whether the file is writeable or not. if (flags & _O_CREAT) { if (!((req->mode & ~current_umask) & _S_IWRITE)) { attributes |= FILE_ATTRIBUTE_READONLY; } } The notes on fs.chmod are interesting as well. /* Todo: st_mode should probably always be 0666 for everyone. We might also * want to report 0777 if the file is a .exe or a directory. * * Currently it's based on whether the 'readonly' attribute is set, which * makes little sense because the semantics are so different: the 'read-only' * flag is just a way for a user to protect against accidental deleteion, and * serves no security purpose. Windows uses ACLs for that. * * Also people now use uv_fs_chmod() to take away the writable bit for good * reasons. Windows however just makes the file read-only, which makes it * impossible to delete the file afterwards, since read-only files can't be * deleted. * * IOW it's all just a clusterfuck and we should think of something that * makes slighty more sense. * * And uv_fs_chmod should probably just fail on windows or be a total no-op. * There's nothing sensible it can do anyway. */
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Drug delivery devices allowing for multiple dosing of a required dosage of a liquid medicament, such as liquid drugs, and further providing administration of the medicament to a patient, are as such well-known in the art. Generally, such devices have substantially the same purpose as that of an ordinary syringe. Drug delivery devices of this kind have to meet a number of user specific requirements. For instance in case of those with diabetes, many users will be physically infirm and may also have impaired vision. Therefore, these devices need to be robust in construction, yet easy to use, both in terms of the manipulation of the parts and understanding by a user of its operation. Further, the dose setting must be easy and unambiguous and where the device is to be disposable rather than reusable, the device should be inexpensive to manufacture and easy to dispose. In order to meet these requirements, the number of parts and steps required to assemble the device and an overall number of material types the device is made from have to be kept to a minimum. Typically, the medicament to be administered is provided in a cartridge that has a moveable piston or bung mechanically interacting with a piston rod of a drive mechanism of the drug delivery device. By applying thrust to the piston in a distal direction, a predefined amount of the medicinal fluid is expelled from the cartridge. In particular for elderly or physically infirm users, the overall handling of the device in a home medication environment should be simple and highly reliable. As for instance illustrated in FIGS. 1 to 3, drug delivery devices and in particular pen-type injectors typically comprise a multi-component housing. Here, a distal end section typically serves as a cartridge holder 12. The cartridge holder 12 comprises a threaded socket 16 at its distal end to receive a needle assembly 18 having a correspondingly threaded needle hub 20 and a double tipped injection needle 22. The cartridge holder 12 further comprises an insert portion 26 at its proximal end section, by way of which the cartridge holder 12 can be at least partially inserted into a correspondingly shaped distal receptacle of a proximal housing component 14 of the drug delivery device, typically denoted as body 14. The body 14 serves to accommodate a drive mechanism having a piston rod to become operably engaged with a piston of a cartridge to be disposed and fixed in the cartridge holder 12. By way of the inspection window 24, the fluid or filling level of the cartridge can be visually inspected. The known device 10 as illustrated in FIGS. 1 to 3 is of disposable type. Cartridge holder 12 and body 14 are adapted to be interconnected in a non-releasable way. For this purpose, the insert portion 26 of the cartridge holder 12 comprises several circumferentially distributed through openings 28 of substantially rectangular shape. Correspondingly and as illustrated in FIG. 3, the receiving side wall portion 32 of the body 14 comprises radially inwardly protruding pegs or prongs 34 adapted to mate with the through openings 28 of the cartridge holder as soon as the cartridge holder 12 is appropriately inserted into the body 14 with its insert portion 26. Radially inwardly protruding prongs 34 further comprise a beveled surface 36 towards their distal end in order to facilitate mutual engagement of prongs 34 and through openings 28. Furthermore, the insert portion 26 of the cartridge holder 12 is delimited in distal direction by a circumferential and radially outwardly extending rim 30, which in a final assembly configuration abuts against a distally located end face 38 of the body 14. The housing components 12, 14 are typically manufactured as injection moulded plastic components, which, by virtue of appropriately selected thermoplastic materials feature a sufficient elasticity in order to support the snapping in and a resulting positive interconnection of cartridge holder 12 and body 14. However, since such drug delivery devices 10 are predominately intended for home medication, the device has to fulfill highest possible standards in terms of failure safety and robustness, especially in view of mechanical impact. If for instance the device 10 drops down from a considerably height, a mechanical load-distribution may rise above a critical level in the interconnection of cartridge holder 12 and body 14. Point stresses or point loading acting on the through opening 28 and/or on the prongs 34 may exceed a critical level and the interconnection of cartridge holder 12 and body 14 may break down, the housing components 12, 14 may release and the device 1 would be no longer of use. It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a drug delivery device comprising a robust, reliable and mechanically resistant interconnection of cartridge holder and body. The interconnection should be easily integrable in existing housing designs of drug delivery devices. It should also be easily implementable, both, in terms of production costs and assembly work. Moreover, the interconnection of body and cartridge holder should be intuitive and easy to establish.
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If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the FAQ by clicking the link above. You may have to register before you can post: click the register link above to proceed. To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below. Crossbow vs Bow? So I brought a Forest Gnome Ranger to level 35 before I grew tired of him. He absolutely destroys war camps from hiding, but having to use a short bow leaves me wanting. I was told to try a crossbow and just want some opinions. I was looking into the gnomish ones since I heard gnomes get an advantage. What type of advantage do they get? I've never even tried a crossbow tbh. Advantages, disadvantages? They offer significant DS penalties and tend to be much slower, but if you can stay in hiding the whole time, you could get the AS bonus from kneeling and the AS bonus from Camouflage and destroy things. I'm not sure whether you'd find the 5-shot mechanical bow or the speed bows to be better. I'd generally say the 5-shot, but the speed bow might be better in a warcamp overall. Edit: I'd max every hiding skill to make this happen, so 2x hiding, CMAN Shadow Mastery, and even blessings lore if you can work it in. Get a mechanical crossbow from Duskruin that can hold 3+ bolts (max is 5 bolts). As long as you have 1 bolt loaded into the crossbow, the cock time is 2s flat. Fire is 2s, aimed fire is 3s. So you're looking at 5s RT + the time it takes for the game to process your commands. Additionally, Rangers have a specific perk if you're using 608 as an opener. You can cock a crossbow while in casting RT. This makes them faster than bows on the initial shot after using 608. For bows you have 3s cast RT, then you can fire for 5s RT. For crossbows, you have 3s cast RT, combined with 2s cock RT, and fire in 2-3s (depending on aiming). Secondly, you can kneel for +30 AS. None of the above actions will take you out of stealth. Order of operations - cast 608, cock my crossbow, get 1 my bolt from <container>, load crossbow, *optional* kneel, fire target, stance defensive, stand (if kneeling). This is a lot more commands to process vs a bow, but it comes with higher DF, and potentially higher AS if you decide to use the kneel option. Recommend you develop a simple script or macro to manage the command sequence. You don't need to stance into offensive either, doing the cock action forces you into offensive. As mentioned, you'll lose some parry DS. I don't think it's significant in offensive stance, but can be noticeable in defensive stance. I have a level 62 halfling ranger and use a mechanical crossbow with the afformentioned 608 and kneeling. I love it. However, this hunting style is fiddly so make some good macros or scripts... Kneel, cast 608, fire, cock, load bolt, loot, gather bolt(s), put bolts in quiver, stand... For each critter. If you don't mind the fiddly it's a blast. It's definitely a little fiddly, but so is ranged in general. The biggest problem I ran into was accidentally cocking the crossbow with no bolts in it, since it behaves like a standard crossbow when unloaded (as far as cocking RT is concerned). I just made a macro that loaded a bolt after (or probably before?) every shot I fired. I liked it well enough with my halfling rogue, but eventually gave it up for UAC. Though now that I've basically abandoned my rogue for my monk, maybe it's time to try ranged again...
Reel Life Productions discography Reel Life Productions, also known as Gothom, is an independent record label formed in 1990. Based in Detroit, Michigan in the United States, it was formed by rapper Esham and his older brother James H. Smith. Catalog References External links Reel Life Productions official website Reel Life Productions discography at Discogs Overcore discography at Discogs Category:Record label discographies Category:Hip hop discographies Category:Reel Life Productions
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Fernandez, J. (2013). Theory of Contact : Children of the Ancients, Volume 1. Retrieved from http://members.worldlibrary.net/ Description I decided to write this story not based on the future but in the past, at the end of WWII. When As many, I was unemployed and looking for work. To keep my preoccupation under control between job searches, application and letters of not getting a job, I started this series. This series of books are based on Military Science fiction with cloak and dagger, Romance as well modern social issues put in contrast to those found in the 1940's. It is more about a description of our 21st century translated to the 1940's America. Summary The arrival of Exo-Earth humans to planet Earth during the final days of The Second World War propels the American and British governments into military cover operations toward the unknown. Special units from the two Allied nations are quickly form and diverted from the European and Pacific theaters of war to deal with these unexpected circumstances. The two governments are forced to follow an uncharted path, encountering the unforeseen opposition from concealed groups interested in obtaining the scientific advances of the Exo-Earth Humans castaways. Also the discovery of the concealed intentions from a mysterious group to topple economically the United States and the Soviet Union in the next 100 years after the end of the Second World War. To obtain world domination. This creates a geopolitical turmoil that forces all sides to strange alliances out of necessity to protect three human civilizations in our Solar System from an ancient foe that quietly observes from the distance of space for its moment to strike.
Two episodes from Steven Seagal's television series TRUE JUSTICE put together to make one feature length film, VIOLENCE IN ACTION. Seagal plays Elijah Kane, an ex-military man who is very well trained. He is recruited by the CIA as an operative and in return for his service, is promised information on the man that put a hit on his team.
CYP2D6 gene deletion allele in patients with neuroleptic malignant syndrome: preliminary report. Neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS) is a potentially fatal adverse reaction to psychopharmacologic treatment. Reported herein are two NMS patients with schizophrenia who were found to possess a CYP2D6 gene deletion allele (CYP2D6*5). The deletion results in decreased CYP2D6 activity, possibly leading to drug accumulation. Both patients with NMS had been treated with neuroleptics, including CYP2D6 substrates. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) followed by restriction fragment length polymorphism analyses and long PCR were performed to detect CYP2D6 genotype. One patient was found to possess *5/*10; the other had a *1/*5 genotype. The present preliminary report suggests that pharmacokinetic factors cannot be excluded and the CYP2D6 polymorphism is possibly associated with the etiology of NMS.
Endocrine manifestations of chronic HCV infection. Chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection has been associated with a great number of extra-hepatic manifestations (EHMs), including several endocrine disorders. Currently available epidemiological, clinical and experimental data do not show a link between HCV and all EHMs. Thyroid disorders (TD) and type 2 diabetes, for example, are the most frequent endocrine alterations in patients with chronic HCV infection, but there are only weak evidences that HCV could be involved in hypothalamic-pituitary axis perturbation, bone metabolism alteration and sexual dysfunctions induction. Thus, this issue needs further investigation. Prospective studies have also shown that interferon (IFN)-based therapy for chronic HCV infection can induce or worsen EHMs. In particular, IFN has been associated with development of autoimmunity and/or TD in up to 40% of chronic HCV infected patients. Hence, a careful monitoring of thyroid function should be performed in such patients. The recent approval of direct-acting antiviral agents in IFN-free regimens for chronic hepatitis C treatment will dramatically reduce not only liver-related mortality but also morbidity due to EHMs.
A car I have spottet around here a couple of times this past year. Is it some London taxi prototype? LP17 SKK Vehicle details Vehicle make: LONDON TAXIS INT Date of first registration: August 2017 Year of manufacture: 2017 Cylinder capacity (cc): Not available CO₂Emissions: 0 g/km Fuel type: Not available Euro Status: Not available Export marker: No Vehicle status: SORN in place Vehicle colour: WHITE Vehicle type approval: Not available Wheelplan: 2-AXLE-RIGID BODY Revenue weight: Not available
535 U.S. 1033 PIERCE COUNTY, WASHINGTONv.GUILLEN, LEGAL GUARDIAN OF GUILLEN ET AL., MINORS, ET AL. No. 01-1229. Supreme Court of the United States. April 29, 2002. 1 Sup. Ct. Wash. Motions of International Municipal Lawyers Association and Association of American Railroads for leave to file briefs as amici curiae granted. Certiorari granted. Reported below: 144 Wash. 2d 696, 31 P. 3d 628.
Oostenburgervaart The Oostenburgervaart is a canal in the center of Oostenburg island, one of the Oostelijke Eilanden (Eastern Islands) in Amsterdam. Location The Oostenburgervaart is rectangular, and runs from the northeast to the southwest. Towards the south of the northwest side the canal is connected via the Oostenburgerdwarsvaart to the Wittenburgervaart. It has no other outlet. To the south of the Oostenburgerdwarsvaart, down to the end of the canal, the canal bank is occupied by former East Indian warehouse of the Dutch East India Company, completed in 1721. The warehouse collapsed in 1822 and a new, smaller warehouse was built on the same site. This building has been used as the "Pakhuis Oostenburg" apartment complex since 1998. The Oostenburgerpark lies at the southwest end of the canal. A series of four-story apartment buildings along Conradstraat have their backs on the southeast bank. The INIT office building is at the northern end of the northwest bank, down to Jacob Bontiusplaats. History Oostenburg island was reclaimed from the swamp along the IJ in the second half of the 17th century, and was purchased by the Dutch East India Company (VOC) in 1661. As shown on a 1782 map, the Oostenburgervaart originally ran from the Nieuwe Vaart north past the company's warehouse and its shipyard to the VOC dock on the IJ. The VOC was dissolved in 1799. Later both ends of the Oostenburgervaart were filled in leaving only the channel to the Wittenburgervaart. Development plans In 2015 the state cleared all buildings from the area between the Oostenburgervaart and Ooostenburgermiddenstraat, from Oostenburgerdwarsvaart to Jacob Bontiusplaats to the northwest. On 7 February 2008 a development plan for the area was issued for comment. The plan did not say what would be built, but formalized the zoning plan: 8 stories high on Oostenburgermiddenstraat and up to 6 stories high in the rest of the area. The houses on the Oostenburgervaart would come to the edge of the water. Around 400 homes would be built, mostly rental properties, apart from the homes on the Oostenburgervaart. The rental homes would mostly be privately owned. See also Canals of Amsterdam Notes Sources Category:Canals in Amsterdam
Independent predictors of survival and the impact of repeat surgery in patients undergoing surgical treatment of spinal metastasis. Surgery for spinal metastasis is considered palliative, and postoperative survival is often less than a year. Recurrence of metastatic lesions is quite common, and it remains unclear whether repeat surgery is effective. In this study, the authors assessed independent predictors for survival at 6 months, 1 year, and 2 years after surgery, and examined whether repeat surgery for recurrence of spinal metastasis influenced survival rates. Retrospective review of the electronic medical records was performed to identify a consecutive population of adult patients who underwent surgery for spinal metastasis during the period 2005-2011. Utilizing a Cox proportional hazard regression model, the authors assessed independent predictors and risk factors for survival at 6 months, 1 year, and 2 years after surgery. In addition, the impact of repeat surgery on survival was specifically assessed via multivariable analysis. A total of 99 patients were included in the final analysis. The overall mean postoperative duration of survival was 9.6 months. In addition to previously identified predictors of survival (preoperative ambulation, Karnofsky Performance Status [KPS], radiotherapy, primary cancer type, presence of extraspinal metastasis, and number of spinal segments with metastasis), pain on presentation and body mass index (BMI) of 25-30 were both independently associated with survival. Patients with recurrence who underwent repeat surgery had longer mean survival times than patients with recurrence who did not undergo repeat surgery (19.6 months vs 12.8 months, respectively). Repeat surgery was also independently associated with higher survival rates on multivariate analysis. Follow-up KPS was significantly higher in patients who underwent repeat surgery as well. In addition to confirming previously identified predictors of survival following surgery for spinal metastasis, the authors identified BMI and pain on presentation as independent predictors of survival. They also found that repeat surgery may be a viable option in patients with metastatic recurrence and may offer prolonged survival, likely due to improved functionality, mitigating complications associated with immobility.
Virginia voters go to primary polls Tuesday WASHINGTON – It has been a low-key campaign, with more intraparty squabbles than real issues, but voters in Virginia will choose candidates for two statewide offices and 12 legislative slots in a primary on Tuesday. The top of the ticket for the Nov. 5 election has been set for weeks, with Democrat Terry McAuliffe facing Republican Ken Cuccinelli. But voters in Tuesday’s primary will be choosing the Democratic candidates for lieutenant governor and attorney general. Meanwhile, seven members of the House of Delegates face primary challenges, including five Republicans who are up against newcomers who say they’ve broken faith with the party. That includes the 28th District, where House Speaker Bill Howell, who represents Stafford County and Fredericksburg, is being challenged by Craig Ennis. In the the 33rd District, Delegate Joe May, of Loudoun County, is being challenged by Dave LaRock. Larry Sabato, director of the University of Virginia Center for Politics, says those challenges are a residual effect of the passage of the multi-billion dollar transportation package by the Virginia General Assembly earlier this year. “Some of the anti-tax, Tea Party Republicans want to exact a price, a pound of flesh, from some of the Republicans who voted for the bill,” he says. In statewide races, Democrats will choose between state Sen. Ralph Northam and former Obama White House technology chief Aneesh Chopra for the lieutenant governor’s nomination, and between Sen. Mark Herring and Fairfax lawyer Justin Fairfax for the attorney general nomination. Sabato predicts that fewer than than 200,000 Democrats will turn out to vote in the statewide races. Republicans have already chosen E.W. Jackson as their candidate for lieutenant governor and Mark Obenshain as their attorney general candidate.
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Nucleotide excision repair-deficient human cells in culture exhibit decreased survival after 2-chlorodeoxyadenosine treatment. 2-Chloro-2'-deoxyadenosine (CldAdo, cladribine) is a clinically important nucleoside analog for adult and pediatric leukemias. We previously described an activity in HeLa cell nuclear extracts that specifically recognized CldAMP-substituted oligomers. The factor was present in extracts prepared from repair-deficient xeroderma pigmentosum (XP) complementation group A cells, but not from group E--which are defective in damaged DNA-binding (DDB) protein--suggesting a possible repair process for incorporated analogs. Here we examined XP lymphoblast survival after CldAdo treatment using a cell proliferation assay. Control CEM leukemia cells and immortalized normal human lymphoblasts exhibited similar cytotoxicity profiles at each concentration tested. However, a 2.1-fold increase in sensitivity to CldAdo was detected in XP-E (5) cells lacking a functional DDB subunit. XP-A, XP-D and XP-G cell lines also had increased sensitivity to CldAdo, ranging from 1.61- to 1.91-fold greater compared to normal lymphoblasts. Our findings suggest that the clinical efficacy of CldAdo may be attenuated by repair mechanisms that target and remove such altered nucleic acids from cellular DNA.
Fanning v. Fanning IN THE TENTH COURT OF APPEALS No. 10-91-238-CV NITA KISSEL FANNING, Appellant v. WHITNEY ELY FANNING, Appellee From the 19th District Court McLennan County, Texas Trial Court # 88-4480-1 O P I N I O N Nita Fanning appeals from a court order reducing her former husband's child-support payments from $3000 per month to $2250 per month. After a hearing on Whitney Fanning's motion to modify child support, the court found that his net resources were less than at the time of divorce. Because Nita Fanning was improperly denied discovery of documents essential to prove the net resources available to Whitney Fanning, we reverse the judgment and remand the cause for a new trial. The Decree of Divorce was rendered by the trial court on June 30, 1990. Mr. Fanning filed his motion to modify on September 28, 1990. On May 9, 1991, the court set the hearing on the motion to modify for May 20. Also on May 9, Ms. Fanning served Mr. Fanning with a notice to take his oral deposition on May 17. The notice was accompanied by a subpoena duces tecum, requesting the production of all financial documents supporting his motion to modify at least twenty-four hours before the deposition. The request for production designated particular documents including bank depository records, personal and business expense records, financial statements, and tax returns reflecting Mr. Fanning's income since November 2, 1989. At Mr. Fanning's request, the deposition was rescheduled for May 24, 1991, and the hearing was rescheduled for May 30. Finally, the deposition was again rescheduled by Mr. Fanning for May 29, one day before the hearing. On May 30, Ms. Fanning presented to the court a motion for sanctions related to Mr. Fanning's failure to comply with the requested discovery. At the beginning of the hearing Ms. Fanning's attorney informed the court that, although Mr. Fanning made no objections or claims of privilege to the discovery request, he produced only ten pieces of paper at the time specified in the amended notice of oral deposition. Mr. Fanning appeared at the deposition with incomplete records of bank deposits, but he refused to produce other records to substantiate his claimed reduction in income from his law practice. According to Ms. Fanning's attorney, during the deposition Mr. Fanning claimed for the first time that the requested financial documents were privileged. Nevertheless, the court proceeded to hear evidence on Mr. Fanning's motion to modify without considering Ms. Fanning's motion for sanctions. Mr. Fanning testified that there had been a material and substantial change in his net resources since the entry of the divorce decree. The court overruled Ms. Fanning's objections to the conclusory nature of his testimony. At the time of the divorce, the amount of net resources available to Mr. Fanning was $19,000 per month. He offered, as evidence of a change in resources, copies of income-tax returns representing his income for 1989 and 1990. Ms. Fanning objected to the admission of both exhibits because they were a summary of financial records not in evidence and because Mr. Fanning had failed to provide such records during discovery. Mr. Fanning testified that the 1989 return reflected a gross income of $251,000 and a net income of less than $180,000. Ms. Fanning objected to the introduction of the 1990 tax return, which was unsigned, as hearsay. She also objected to the introduction of his accountant's letter, attached to the return, as hearsay. Mr. Fanning testified that the 1990 return reflected gross receipts of $321,000 from his law profession, a gross income of $135,065, and taxes of $40,000. The court overruled Ms. Fanning's objections and admitted the two exhibits. Finally, Mr. Fanning argued that, because of recent changes in the workers' compensation laws, his law practice was going to suffer. Although the court took judicial notice of the statutory changes, and Mr. Fanning testified that over half of his income was attributable to workers' compensation cases, he offered no evidence of how his practice had in fact been affected by the changes in workers' compensation practice generally. Section 14.052(a) of the Family Code provides that the statutory guidelines for the support of a child "are intended to guide the courts in determining equitable amounts of child support in any suit affecting the parent-child relationship, including . . . actions involving . . . modification . . . ." According to section 14.053(a), "An order of child support shall be based on the `net resources' of the obligor and obligee . . . ." "Net resources" includes self-employment income: Income from self-employment, whether positive or negative, includes benefits allocated to an individual from a business . . . less ordinary and necessary expenses required to produce that income, but may exclude amounts allowable under federal income tax law as depreciation, tax credits, or any other business expenses shown by the evidence to be inappropriate to the determination of income for the purpose of calculating child support. (Emphasis added). For the court to properly consider what business expenses are appropriately deducted from the gross income of Whitney Fanning's law practice, Nita Fanning must be able to conduct discovery of the financial documents supporting his calculations of net income. Without the requested documents, Ms. Fanning is unable to adequately challenge Mr. Fanning's testimony concerning his financial resources. Ms. Fanning properly requested discovery of Mr. Fanning's financial records, filed a motion for sanctions upon his refusal to produce documents that he asserted were privileged, sought a hearing on her motion before the hearing on Mr. Fanning's motion to modify, and objected to Mr. Fanning's evidence of net income because it was derived from the financial records withheld from her. Under these circumstances, we find that the denial of discovery deprived Ms. Fanning of access to material information needed to effectively cross-examine Mr. Fanning and to effectively challenge the accuracy of his testimony. The denial of discovery was material not only because it denied Ms. Fanning information needed to adequately present her case to the court, but also because it deprived the trial court of sufficient evidence on which to base a determination of Mr. Fanning's net resources, including his income from the law practice. We recognize the need to protect the confidentiality of the records of Mr. Fanning's law practice. However, this need not be an absolute bar to discovery because the court may order an in camera inspection of the documents to protect confidential client records. We find that the denial of discovery was such a denial of Nita Fanning's rights as was reasonably calculated to cause and probably did cause the rendition of an improper judgment. As a result, we sustain Nita Fanning's second point of error, and, without reaching her other points, we reverse the judgment and remand the cause for a new trial. BOBBY L. CUMMINGS Justice Before Chief Justice Thomas, Justice Cummings, and Justice Vance Reversed and remanded Opinion delivered and filed November 18, 1992 Publish
Q: Triangle - Triangle Intersection Test I'd like to know if there is out there some tutorial or guide to understand and implement a Triangle-Triangle intersection test in a 3D Environment. (i don't need to know precise where the intersection happened, but only that an intersection has occurred) I was going to implement it following a theoric pdf, but i'm pretty stuck at the Compute plane equation of triangle 2. Reject as trivial if all points of triangle 1 are on same side. Compute plane equation of triangle 1. Reject as trivial if all points of triangle 2 are on same side. Compute intersection line and project onto largest axis. Compute the intervals for each triangle. Intersect the intervals. point 5 of this guide. I don't really know what's asking (all 5,6 and 7). XD As i don't have high knowledge in mathematics (well, i know as far the couple of exams at the university has given me (i'm a raw programmer XD)), please try to be as simple as possible with me. :D (I tried to search on google, but most of the links point to some 4-5 pages full of formulas I don't really care to know and I don't understand.) Thanks for the help A: You said: I'd like to know if there is out there some tutorial or guide to understand and implement a Triangle-Triangle intersection test in a 3D Environment. And then you said: most of the links point to some 4-5 pages full of formulas I don't really care to know I note that those two statements totally contradict each other. So which is it? Do you want to understand how triangle-triangle intersection works, or do you just want an implementation that works but you don't understand it? It's not like all those web pages are full of unnecessary math. All the math is necessary to understanding how the intersection algorithm works. Start at the beginning and learn how all of it works. Steps 5, 6 and 7 are straightforward to understand once you know what the words mean. The intersection line is the line made by the intersection of the two planes. Each triangle lies in a plane. There are three cases: the planes are parallel and do not intersect. The triangles obviously do not intersect. the planes are the same plane. The triangles might meet or might not. the planes are two different planes that meet at a line. If the triangles intersect, they obviously must intersect on that line. Suppose we're in the third case. Compute the segment of the intersection line which is contained in the first triangle. Compute the segment of the intersection line which is in the second triangle. The question is now "do these segments overlap?" You can work that out by projecting the segments onto a convenient axis, and seeing whether the line segments on that axis overlap. Basically, it works like this: imagine you are shining a light on the line segments, such that their shadows fall onto an axis. If the shadows on the axis intersect then the line segments must intersect. If there is a gap between the shadows on the axis, then clearly there must be a gap between the line segments, and therefore the triangles do not intersect. If you want to understand how this works then there's no getting around the fact that you are going to need to understand all this stuff -- all the algebra that works out how planes intersect and how projects onto an axis work. It's all necessary. And all that stuff is basic building blocks out of which more complex transformations, projections, and so on, will be built, so understand the basics thoroughly if you want to go farther.
Q: Column vs Field: have I been using these terms incorrectly? I feel kind of embarrassed here, I've always used the terms "column" and "field" completely interchangeably, which recently caused some confusion in a technical discussion. I was told, though, that this wasn't correct, that it should be (translating each term into spreadsheet terminology, ignoring data types and all the other stuff that make databases useful): Database Column: like a spreadsheet column Database Record: like a spreadsheet row Database Field: like a spreadsheet "cell" (a specific column of a specific row) Is this right? I could have sworn that column and field are used more interchangeably than that. I certainly have been. So we don't add fields to a table, we add columns to a table, and fields are only relevant when talking about data within a record? Other thoughts on column vs field? Edit: to clarify, the current context is MS SQL Server. My background before SQL server was MS Access, which might influence my use of these terms. A: Relational database theory does not include the use of the word Field. Dr. E.F. Codd, who wrote the series of papers that provide the theoretical basis for RDBMS's never used the term. You can read his seminal 1970 paper A Relational Model of Data for Large Shared Data Banks if you want to check. Terms like Domain, Table, Attribute, Key and Tuple are used. One reason for this, is that his papers were largely concerned with relational algebra, and the way a particular implementation would define a table in a database wasn't considered by Codd to be important. Vendors would flesh that out later. People also have to understand that historically, RDBMS's evolved from existing hierarchical and network databases that predate them, AND the inner workings of an RDMBS still have to be concerned with data organization and storage. In common use, and you can easily verify this by simply doing a bit of googling, Fields and columns are the same thing. PC Databases like DBase, Access and Filemaker typically use "field" instead of "column". "Attribute" is another term that can be used interchangeably. For example, here's a link to the MS Access manual on adding a "field" to a table. It's clear to see that in MS Access a "field" is equivalent to a "column". The same holds for Dbase and Filemaker Pro. Sometimes people will refer to a specific value in a specific row as being a "field" or more properly a "field value" but that does not make the use of "field" when referring to a column or column-equivalent-concept incorrect. This does tend to cause a level of confusion because people have used "field" to mean different things for many years. In relational theory -- a single atomic value is referred to as a "Datum". If someone stated that a "field" is one value in a relational database and not the same as a column, that is their opinion, since "field" is not part of relational database vernacular. They are neither right nor wrong, however, throughout the database world, field is more often used to mean column. With that said, projects and teams often have to work out an understanding of how they want to use particular terminology within the project to avoid confusion. You aren't wrong, but you also might decide to simply go along with the convention being used, or avoid using the word field altogether in favor of "column". With relational databases, "Table" and "Column" are the building blocks that exist in DDL and it's best to just use those terms and avoid "field" which isn't used, nor clearly defined. A: The older SQL:92 refers to fields as components of datetime items: "Fields in datetime items", specifies the fields that can make up a date time value; a datetime value is made up of a subset of those fields The fields here are year, month, and so on... and the term field doesn't seem to have any other meaning in the rest of the document. The newer SQL:2003 standard has this: Columns, fields, and attributes The terms column, field, and attribute refer to structural components of tables, row types, and structured types, respectively, in analogous fashion. As the structure of a table consists of one or more columns, so does the structure of a row type consist of one or more fields and that of a structured type one or more attributes. Every structural element, whether a column, a field, or an attribute, is primarily a name paired with a declared type. and later: A field F is described by a field descriptor. A field descriptor includes: — The name of the field. — The data type descriptor of the declared type of F. — The ordinal position of F within the row type that simply contains it. This contrast with the column, which is defined as: A column C is described by a column descriptor. A column descriptor includes: — The name of the column. — Whether the name of the column is an implementation-dependent name. — If the column is based on a domain, then the name of that domain; otherwise, the data type descriptor of the declared type of C. — The value of , if any, of C. — The nullability characteristic of C. — The ordinal position of C within the table that contains it. ... (and more) Then later again, when introducing tables: A table is a collection of rows having one or more columns. A row is a value of a row type. Every row of the same table has the same row type. The value of the i-th field of every row in a table is the value of the i-th column of that row in the table. The row is the smallest unit of data that can be inserted into a table and deleted from a table. (emphasis mine). This seems to support what you wrote in the question: a specific column of a specific row. A: And how many angels can dance around the head of a pin? The person who corrected you could themselves be corrected. Table = Relation Row = Tuple Column = Attribute Domain = Data Type See the Wikipedia entry on relational databases here. I worked for an airline and the word "flight" could be used in three different ways depending on whether you were talking to pilots/flight-attendants, engineers or marketing. pilots/attendants: a "flight" was out and back from base (i.e. two take-offs and two landings), engineers: one take-off and one landing, could be test, repair, training (i.e. one airport back to the same airport) or a "leg", i.e. one airport to another - what "civilians" would normally call a flight, as in "I'm catching my flight home tomorrow"), marketing: a six month (typically on-season or off-season) series of "flights" from/to a given airport in the context of a contract. The spreadsheet analogy is more than good enough for 99.99% of cases, even in reasonably technical speech (unless one is a professor of relational algebra). Does the person who corrected you use the word "whom" correctly? 99.99% of people don't and it really doesn't matter.
Q: Ubuntu 14.04 Server - WiFi WPA2 Personal I just installed Ubuntu 14.04 Server and cannot get wifi configured correctly to work with WPA2 personal and could use some help. There was a simple wizard during install where I selected my SSID from a list and entered my passphrase and that worked great. Now that the install is done I am having trouble configuring wifi. My Access Point is setup to WPA2 Personal TKIP or AES. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. I have been messing around with WPA supplicant ant my /etc/network/interfaces file with no luck. Thanks A: I suggest you set up /etc/network/interfaces something like: auto lo iface lo inet loopback auto wlan0 iface wlan0 inet static address 192.168.1.150 netmask 255.255.255.0 gateway 192.168.1.1 wpa-ssid <your_router> wpa-psk <your_wpa_key> dns-nameservers 8.8.8.8 192.168.1.1 Be sure to select a static address outside the range used by the DHCP server in the router, switch or other access point. Of course, substitute your details here. Get the system to read and use the changes: sudo ifdown wlan0 && sudo ifup -v wlan0 Did you connect? ping -c3 192.168.1.1 ping -c3 www.google.com A: I managed to connect to my WPA2 access point by putting the following in /etc/network/interfaces. Slightly modified from the accepted answer, and using DHCP. auto wlan0 iface wlan0 inet dhcp wpa-ssid <your_router> wpa-psk <your_wpa_key> Then a simple sudo ifup -v wlan0 and it connected. All good. A: Using either DHCP or a static config (doesn't matter which)--AND assuming your wifi worked during install--make your /etc/network/interfaces look something like below (for wlan0 should match the name of your wifi card listed under ifconfig -a e.g. your detected wifi card could be nicknamed eth1 by the OS for all I know.): auto lo iface lo inet loopback auto wlan0 iface wlan0 inet dhcp wpa-conf /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf To configure wpa_supplicant use the command (Referenced in the config above) wpa_passphrase "YOUR_SSID" SSID_PASSWORD | sudo tee /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf Next, create a new executable script named iwconfig (you can name this script anything really, "iwconfig-default-ssid", perhaps?--I just made it short for the example): sudo touch /etc/network/if-up.d/iwconfig && sudo chmod 700 /etc/network/if-up.d/iwconfig && sudo ln -s /etc/network/if-up.d/iwconfig /etc/network/if-pre-up.d/iwconfig Now edit /etc/network/if-up.d/iwconfig and add the SSID you want Ubuntu Server to connect to on startup: #!/bin/sh iwconfig wlan0 essid "YOUR_DEFAULT_SSID" mode managed Now bring ifdown (if you haven't already), then ifup, and you should be golden now and when you reboot (as long as you're near your SSID.) If you're out in public with your laptop with this config, you'll have to use: iwlist wlan0 scan, then sudo iwconfig essid "PUBLIC_ESSID" mode managed to connect with anything (and/or make a unique script for each place(s) you visit--just don't put any of these scripts under the 'if-up.rc.d' folder. /etc/network/interfaces can also handle location alias, so check the man/forums for help on this.) Or you can try your luck with the CLI frontend for wicd when roaming about town: sudo apt-get install wicd-curses
1. Field of the Invention This invention relates to contacting apparatus for mass and heat transfer operations, and more particularly, to a liquid-gas, extended surface interphase fluid contact medium defined by multiple, shaped, tube-containing interlocking panels for distributing a falling liquid into a thin film in order to provide an extended liquid surface for gas contact with the liquid. Such gas-liquid contact is used in trickle filters, absorption towers, stripping units, cooling towers and other equipment for treating, heating or cooling gases and liquids by contact between the fluids. In order to maximize efficiency, the apparatus used for effecting such gas-liquid contact should be characterized by a high void volume to effect a low resistance to the flow of fluids, a large surface area per unit of volume and a low density in order to provide an extensive contact surface with minimum weight. 2. Description of the Prior Art Various apparatus are known in the art for providing gas-liquid contact for the purpose of stripping gas of undesirable contaminants, cooling the gas, as in the case of cooling towers used to cool air and other unit operations where it is necessary or desirable to expose a large liquid area in a small volume or in a short distance. Of the prior art devices designed to effect such liquid-gas contact, among the most efficient are the corrugated contact structures, which are constructed of a plastic or paper material to achieve a desirable weight reduction and to satisfy the necessary high void volume and large surface area requirements. However, problems have been experienced with many of these prior art devices, in that the falling liquid tends to "channel" or flow in streams across many of the contact surfaces rather than to completely wet the surfaces. This condition creates dry areas in the structure and reduces contact efficiency. In addition, excessive resistance to the flow of gas upwardly has been encountered in some of the prior art fluid contact designs and many of these structures are not sufficiently strong to permit efficient maintenance. Typical of the liquid-gas interfacing devices known in the prior art is the contacting arrangement for mass transfer operations disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 4,107,241, to Roland Braun. This patent discloses a plurality of stacked contacting grates having a first set of parallel strips and a second set of laterally spaced strips arranged in angular relationship with respect to the first set and provided with projections which are stamped from each strip in order to provide a large wetting surface. The plates may be manufactured of metal or of a plastic material and in the latter case, may be formed by injection molding. Another liquid-gas contact device is disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 3,830,684, to Maurice Hamon, which device includes a corrugated, sheet-type, liquid-gas contact apparatus which includes a plurality of ramp-like deformations which are said to reduce liquid channeling, particularly in the trough portions of the corrugations. Yet another prior art fluid-contact device is disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 2,793,017, to Douglas E. Lake, entitled "Apparatus for Distributing Falling Liquid in Thin Films." The Lake invention as embodied in this patent includes an assembly of corrugated sheet elements in stacked relationship, to provide an extended fluid contact surface for use in such devices as trickle filters, cooling towers, absorption towers, and the like. According to the disclosure, the corrugated sheet elements can be manufactured from organic thermoplastic sheet material, including a polymer or copolymer of styrene. A similar gas-liquid contacting device is disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 3,485,485, to Heinz Faigle, which "Cooling Screen" device is characterized by a plurality of sheets having a median longitudinal axis, with corrugations extending in the longitudinal direction on either side of this axis and offset from one another on either side of the longitudinal axis, such that when viewed transversely, the ridge of one of the corrugations is aligned with the valley of another corrugation, the ridges and valleys of the corrugations being equal; when viewed longitudinally, unimpeded passageways are formed between the adjacent sheets. U.S. Pat. No. 3,792,841, to Carl G. Munters discloses a contact apparatus for liquid and gas which includes a contact body having first and second sets of corrugated sheets arranged with the sheets of the first set disposed alternately with sheets of the second set. The sheet corrugations provide channels or passageways which penetrate the contact body from edge to edge, with both the horizontal and vertical components thereof defining a fluted configuration. Another fluid contact device is disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 3,704,869, to Ronald Priestley, and includes packing sheets comprising spaced, parallel units, each of which is a sector of a hollow, corrugated tube, connected by planar portions of the sheets, the assembled sheets providing a regular array of hollow, corrugated tubes. U.S. Pat. No. 2,977,103, to L. R. Smith, et al, discloses a "Cooling Tower Structure" which includes a rectangular, box-like container, open at the top, the sides and bottom of the container formed of U-shaped wire members positioned by cooperating longitudinal wires. Solid metal sheets define the ends of the container and cooling plates or baffles are placed in the frame in parallel, spaced relationship to achieve the desired fluid contact. One of the problems associated with many of the prior art liquid-gas interface structures is the relatively great weight of such devices and particularly those which are constructed of metal. Since the supporting structure which contains the contacting material must frequently support more than one layer of the material, the economics of constructing such an apparatus dictate in favor of using materials which are light in weight and yet which provide a high percentage of voids and a large surface area for contacting the liquid and gas. Another problem which is frequently apparent in the use of prior art liquid-gas interfacing apparatus is the lack of sufficient contact surface and voids, a condition which frequently results in an excessive pressure drop across the apparatus itself. In an ideal mass transfer device, the contacting arrangement should ensure that all surfaces available for mass transfer are approximately uniformly wetted and that the entire cross-section is traversed by the gases without unused spaces or voids, such that mass transfer is maximized, with an accompanying low pressure drop in the gas stream. Furthermore, the device should present a large, extended surface area for wetting by the liquid and the apparatus should be constructed of a wetting material which is light in weight and yet resistant to the corrosive effects of the gas and/or the water or liquid stream. As heretofore described, in many such prior art devices the incoming liquid stream has a tendency to channel or form streams as it traverses the contact apparatus and therefore, does not wet and cover the surfaces of the apparatus to a desired extent. This channeling of the incoming liquid greatly reduces the area available for mass transfer, or the interaction between the gas and the water or other fluid, and lowers the efficiency of the material used as the contacting medium. This undesirable operating condition also results in a substantial reduction in interface contact between the liquid and gas, with a consequential reduction in heat transfer between the fluids. Accordingly, it is an object of this invention to provide a new and improved tubular matrix medium for effecting efficient contact between fluids and between a gas and a liquid in particular, which medium is characterized by a high percentage of voids, minimum pressure drop in the gas phase, reduced channeling of the downward flowing fluid and a large surface area for effecting good interphase contact between the fluid streams. Another object of this invention is to provide a new and improved extended surface contact apparatus having multiple, tubular-shaped members in a repeating array for use in cooling or cleaning incoming gas by using a countercurrent, downward movement of water or other liquid, which apparatus is characterized by resistance to corrosion, lightness of weight and an accompanying high percentage of voids and wettable contact surface areas, the surface areas being designed and oriented in a matrix to minimize channeling of the liquid and maximize disposition of a film of liquid on the contact surfaces to maximize the gas-liquid contact efficiency. A still further object of this invention is to provide a hew and improved, substantially inert contact medium shaped into interlocking panels for interface contact between a gas and a liquid, which medium is characterized by multiple tubular-shaped members arranged in spaced relationship in a matrix array of connecting members, or fins and is light in weight, resistant to corrosion and is further characterized by a high percentage of voids with minimum pressure drop in the gas and a large liquid-gas contact surface area and which can be utilized in substantially any application, including heat and mass transfer operations where contact between a liquid and a gas is desired. Yet another object of this invention is to provide new and improved, interlocking, liquid-gas contactor panels of selected size and
Dot-matrix printheads have an array of printing elements that are selectively turned on and off by a printer controller to form printed shapes that are recognizable as characters. If one of the printing elements is inoperative, then the characters produced by the printhead will have a gap where the inoperative printing element would have produced a dot. If only one printing element is malfunctioning, the characters will appear deformed and unaesthetic. If several printing elements are malfunctioning, the print may be difficult to read. Unfortunately, printing elements can develop defects at any time without warning and the user must replace the malfunctioning printing elements immediately or accept inferior quality print. Newer printheads for dot-matrix printers tend to have more printing elements so they can print at a faster rate with higher resolution. However, additional printing elements reduce the reliability of the system. If the probability of failure of each individual printing element is P and there are N printing elements, then the probability of zero nonfunctioning printing elements is (1-P).sup.N. Thus, the probability of all printing elements working properly decreases exponentially with the total number of printing elements. Hence, there is an increasing need for a fault-tolerant dot-matrix printing mode. Some thermal ink jet printers, such as the Hewlett-Packard Desk Jet and Paint Jet printers, have a service station that restores printing elements having clogged nozzles. The service station primes the ink chambers of the printing elements and wipes the nozzle plate of the printhead to unclog the nozzles. If the service station clears a clogged nozzle, then that printing element can function normally. However, if the service station can not unclog the nozzle or if the nozzle is malfunctioning for some other reason, then the printing element will continue to malfunction and the printer will continue to produce inferior quality print. Most dot-matrix printers do not have any way of restoring malfunctioning printing elements.
128 B.R. 16 (1991) In re Joseph A. FERRETTI, Debtor. Bankruptcy No. 89-10846. United States Bankruptcy Court, D. New Hampshire. June 4, 1991. *17 *18 William Gannon, Wadleigh, Starr, Peters, Dunn & Chiesa, Manchester, N.H., for debtor. AMENDED MEMORANDUM OPINION JAMES E. YACOS, Bankruptcy Judge. This case came on for a disclosure statement hearing on April 30, 1991 pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 1125(a). I disapproved the proposed statement at that time. Because this disclosure statement is typical in many respects of the kind of disclosure statements this Court has been receiving, and finding objectionable, I have taken leave to discuss in an opinion much of what is required in disclosure statements in this Court. OVERVIEW The purpose of a disclosure statement is to provide "adequate information" to creditors to enable them to decide whether to accept or reject the proposed plan. The phrase "adequate information" has been deliberately left vague by Congress to give a bankruptcy court "wide discretion to determine on a case by case basis" whether the disclosure is reasonable. In re Dakota Rail, Inc., 104 B.R. 138, 143 (Bankr.D. Minn.1989). Many courts have adopted an extensive list of the type of information often needed in disclosure statements for guidance in drafting disclosure statements. See, e.g., In re Cardinal Congregate I, 121 B.R. 760 (Bankr.S.D.Ohio 1990); In re Dakota Rail, supra; In re Microwave Products of America, Inc., 100 B.R. 376 (Bankr. W.D.Tenn.1989); In re Scioto Valley Mortgage Co., 88 B.R. 168 (Bankr.S.D.Ohio 1988); In re Metrocraft Publishing Serv., Inc., 39 B.R. 567 (Bankr.N.D.Ga.1984). Those features which I believe should be considered for inclusion by disclosure statement drafters are as follows: 1. The circumstances that gave rise to the filing of the bankruptcy petition; 2. A complete description of the available assets and their value; 3. The anticipated future of the debtor, with accompanying financial projections; 4. The source of the information provided in the disclosure statement; 5. The condition and performance of the debtor while in chapter 11; 6. Information regarding claims against the estate, including those allowed, disputed, and estimated; 7. A liquidation analysis setting forth the estimated return that creditors would receive under chapter 7; 8. The accounting and valuation methods used to produce the financial information in the disclosure statement; 9. Information regarding the future management of the debtor, including the amount of compensation to be paid to any insiders, directors, and/or officers of the debtor; 10. A summary of the plan of reorganization; 11. An estimate of all administrative expenses, including attorneys' fees and accounts' fees; 12. The collectibility of any accounts receivable; 13. Any financial information, valuations or pro forma projections that would be relevant to creditors' determinations of whether to accept or reject the plan; 14. Information relevant to the risks being taken by the creditors and interest holders; *19 15. The actual or projected value that can be obtained from avoidable transfers; 16. The existence, likelihood and possible success of nonbankruptcy litigation; 17. The tax consequences of the plan; 18. The relationship of the debtor with affiliates. This list is by no means comprehensive. Nor must every debtor provide all the information on the list. The Court will decide what is appropriate in each particular case. Yet, information that is provided must be clear and comprehensible. I have previously ruled that disclosure statements should not contain overly technical language that the average creditor cannot readily understand. See In re Waterville Timeshare Group, 67 B.R. 412 (Bankr.D. N.H.1986). Other courts have agreed. See, e.g., In re Cardinal Congregate I, supra, at 766; In re Scioto Valley Mortgage Co., supra at 171. Indeed, one recent court has adopted "the Plain English Disclosure Statement Rule." In re Dakota Rail, supra, at 150. Another Court aptly phrased this requirement as follows: The burden of deciphering the meaning of the treatment of a claim should not be placed upon a creditor inexperienced with the technicalities of bankruptcy law at this early stage of a bankruptcy proceeding. * * * * * * Thus, it is important for these average investors/general unsecured creditors that the Disclosure Statement contain simple and clear language delineating the consequences of the proposed plan on their claims and the possible Code alternatives so that they can intelligently accept or reject the Plan. In re Copy Crafters Quickprint, Inc., 92 B.R. 973, 981 (Bankr.N.D.N.Y.1988). See generally Phelan and Cheatham, "Would I Lie to you?  Disclosure and Bankruptcy Reorganizations", 9 Securities Regulation Law J. 140 (1981) (subtitled "If we make it thick enough maybe no one will read it.") In short, a proper disclosure statement must clearly and succinctly inform the average unsecured creditor what it is going to get, when it is going to get it, and what contingencies there are to getting its distribution. This disclosure statement fails this test. Specific Problems 1. This disclosure statement is not titled "Amended" which it should be since it is amended from a previous statement. 2. This disclosure statement buries the treatment of creditors in general discussion about what the Bankruptcy Code provides or what the plan provides. A disclosure statement should not repeat these provisions, but should disclose their effect and their meaning in a particular case. (A general reference to a statutory provision may be acceptable.) For example, if there is treatment of certain kinds of administrative claims in a certain class, it is not necessary to inform the reader that the statute provides for priority treatment. It is only necessary to tell them what are the approximate amount of administrative claims in the estate and how that class will be treated. 3. In regards to general unsecured claims, a disclosure statement should not say, as this one does, that if all claims are allowed each creditor will get ten percent. Rather, the statement should inform the reader what the undisputed claims are, what the disputed claims are, what effect, if any, there will be on the distribution if disputed claims are or are not allowed, and when will distribution be made. This requires a total dollar amount projected for the undisputed claims, and a total dollar amount projected for the disputed claims should they be allowed over objections. 4. The disclosure statement states what the claims bar date is, and then it states "if the Court extends the Bar Date for filing any given claim, the date so set shall be the Bar Date, but only with respect to such claim." I am unaware that the claims bar deadline is material in this case, but if it is material then this should be *20 made more specific. This Court will very rarely modify the claims deadline except upon a very strong showing that a particular creditor should get some special treatment that other creditors do not get so I do not see the need for such a provision in a disclosure statement. 5. The disclosure statement provides a paragraph stating that no other disclosure should be provided to voters as to the affairs of the debtor other than what is in this disclosure statement. This is contrary to Century Glove, Inc. v. First American Bank of New York, 860 F.2d 94, 100 (3d Cir.1988), which held: Section 1125 seeks to guarantee a minimum amount of information to the creditor asked for its vote. * * * * * * The provision sets a floor, not a ceiling. Thus we find that § 1125 does not on its face empower the bankruptcy court to require that all communications between creditors be approved by the Court. Of course, this does not give parties a license to solicit votes based on falsehoods. When that occurs, the Court must use its equitable powers. See, e.g., In re Media Central, Inc., 89 B.R. 685 (Bankr.E.D. Tenn.1988); In re Gulph Woods Corp., 83 B.R. 339 (Bankr.E.D.Pa.1988). 6. The disclosure statement states in a paragraph that much of the information has not been subject to a certified audit so the debtor warrants or represents all the information is accurate. Obviously there is a "not" missing in the latter part of this statement. 7. The disclosure statement has a section entitled "Brief Explanation of Chapter 11." These paragraphs are verbose and have nothing to do with the average creditor figuring out whether to vote for the plan. In particular, I do not like creditors being told in effect that their vote doesn't matter because the Court can approve the plan over their vote anyway. For the average unsecured creditor it is quite confusing and inappropriate to solicit their vote and then go through a long litany as to why their vote doesn't mean anything anyway. 8. This disclosure statement has "special" definitions which relate to this plan, and "general" definitions which are simply a regurgitation of what the Bankruptcy Code provides and/or what the plan provides. These latter definitions are not necessary for disclosure statement purposes. It is counterproductive because it buries within those verbose provisions the things the average creditor wants to know about the nature
**Core tip:** Endosonography-guided biliary drainage is an effective alternative in the failure of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography, with the potential to provide the least invasive and the lowest risk therapeutic modality for biliary drainage when compared to percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage or surgery. For this procedure, access to the biliary tree can be obtained by transhepatic or transduodenal approaches. However, the transhepatic approach offers a good acoustic window for puncture of the biliary tree, a straight and easier to work with position of the echoendoscope, a better positioning of the guidewire, and a lower chance of bleeding or choleperitoneum. INTRODUCTION ============ Traditionally, endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) is the standard approach to biliary drainage\[[@B1],[@B2]\]. However, the procedure fails in up to 10% of patients, especially owing to anatomic variations, malignant duodenal obstructions and previous surgeries\[[@B3],[@B4]\]. For these cases, percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage (PTBD) or surgery has been used, despite the high morbidity and not negligible mortality caused by these procedures\[[@B5],[@B6]\]. More recently, endosonography-guided biliary drainage (EUS-BD) has emerged as an effective alternative, with the potential to provide the least invasive and lowest risk therapeutic modality for biliary access and drainage\[[@B7],[@B8]\]. A recent meta-analysis has reported technical and clinical success of 90% and 94%, respectively\[[@B9]\]. We aimed to evaluate the role of different EUS-BD techniques in case of ERCP failure, and to propose a systematic routine for EUS-BD according to the feasible access routes to the biliary tree. MATERIALS AND METHODS ===================== Study design ------------ This was a retrospective study with prospective data collection about the role of EUS-BD conducted at two tertiary-referral centers. Between February 2010 and December 2016, 3528 ERCPs were performed at these centers. Eligible cases included patients older than 18 years with unresectable biliopancreatic neoplasia, and patients with benign conditions referred to EUS-BD when access to the biliary tree and internal biliary drainage by ERCP were not possible. ERCP failure was considered when biliary cannulation could not be achieved even after advanced techniques (cannulation in addition to a pancreatic guidewire or stent, needle-knife access papillotomy over a pancreatic stent, cannulation through a duodenal stent, and back-loading of the duodenoscope over a duodenal guidewire to pass a luminal stricture). Exclusion criteria were an international normalized ratio (INR) \> 1.5 or platelet count \< 50000/μL, ascites around the puncture area, absence of an adequate acoustic window for hepatic or choledochal puncture, total gastrectomy, and patient refusal. After EUS-BD, four follow-up visits were scheduled for each patient during the first 90 d, or until their death. The study was approved by the Institutional Review Board (Approval No. 2.191.319), and all patients gave written informed consent for ERCP and EUS-BD before enrollment. Technical aspects ----------------- All EUS-BD procedures were performed by the same experienced endoscopist with Fujinon (FujiFilm Corporation, Nishiazabu 2-chome Minato, Ku, Tokyo) duodenoscopes (ED-530XT) and curvilinear array echoendoscopes (EG530UT2) coupled to SU-7000 or SU-8000 ultrasound units. The sequential EUS-BD procedures proposed for all patients were as follows: first, transhepatic puncture with a 19 gauge aspiration needle (EUSN-19 T, Cook, Winston Sallen, NC, United States) was tried. The EUS-RV technique was successful when the guidewire could be passed through the papilla and seized in the second portion of the duodenum. In case of papillary benign disease or absence of duodenal stenosis, retrograde treatment with a duodenoscope or echoendoscope was performed. An anterograde approach was attempted when tumoral duodenal infiltration or duodenal stenosis did not allow the capture of the guidewire in the duodenum. If the anterograde approach failed, Endosonography-guided hepatogastrostomy (EUS-HG) was the next alternative. In case of failure of the intrahepatic puncture due to unfavorable anatomy, cirrhosis or difficulty in maintaining the adequate position of the guidewire, patients were submitted to endosonography-guided choledocoduodenostomy (EUS-CD). If all approaches for EUS-BD were unsuccessful, patients were submitted to PTBD. Duodenal self-expandable metallic stents (SEMS) were used in all stenoses obstructing access to the papilla. The procedures were always performed with the patient in the left lateral decubitus position, under deep sedation with the assistance of an anesthesiologist. After the procedure, patients were monitored for two hours, and intravenous antibiotics (ciprofloxacin and metronidazole) were given for 7 d. Routine for EUS-BD approaches ----------------------------- **Endosonography-guided rendez-vous:** When the duodenoscope could reach the major papilla, EUS-RV was tried and a curvilinear echoendoscope was used to obtain biliary access. The tip of the echoendoscope was positioned in the gastric fundus to access the intrahepatic bile duct. A 19 gauge EUS aspiration needle was used to puncture the bile duct close to the hepatic hilum, and to insert a large-caliber guidewire to deploy the stent. After fluoroscopic confirmation of the needle inside the bile duct, the guidewire was inserted through the obstruction and passed to the duodenum. Once the guidewire crossed the papilla, the guidewire was retrieved with a biopsy forceps or snare. Next, a metal stent was deployed by means of the over-the-wire technique\[[@B10]\]. **Endosonography-guided anterograde stent insertion:** In the presence of neoplastic duodenal stenosis, when the guidewire could not be seized in the duodenum, the stent was placed in an anterograde way. Access to the intrahepatic bile duct was obtained using a 19 gauge aspiration needle. Once puncture of the bile duct was confirmed by fluoroscopy, the guidewire was inserted through the duodenal major papilla and positioned in the second portion of the duodenum. At this point, a SEMS was inserted through the gastric wall across the papilla. **Endosonography-guided hepatogastrostomy:** EUS-HG was tried after failure of the EUS-RV and EUS-anterograde stent insertion (EUS-ASI) techniques, in those cases whose hepatic puncture was successful but the guidewire could not be passed through the papilla. The dilated intrahepatic bile duct was punctured, and the guidewire was placed through the stenosis. The tract was dilated with a 6 Fr cystostome, and a fully covered metal stent was deployed, with care taken to leave more than 3 cm of the stent in the gastric lumen to avoid food obstruction. **Endosonography-guided Choledocoduodenostomy:** In patients for whom a transhepatic approach was not feasible, EUS-CD was performed with the identification of the extrahepatic bile duct from the duodenal bulb. Once the insertion of the guidewire into the bile duct was confirmed by cholangiography, the tract was dilated with a 6 Fr cystostome, and a fully covered self-expandable metal stent was inserted. Technical and clinical success ------------------------------ Technical success was defined as adequate positioning of the stent as shown by endoscopic and fluoroscopic images. Clinical success was defined as a decrease of at least 50% in serum total bilirubin levels. Statistical analysis -------------------- A linear model was adjusted for the calculation of the technical success prevalence ratios, generalized by Poisson distribution and by the linking logarithmic function using the Proc Genmod of SAS 9.3 software (SAS Institute Inc., Cary NC, United States) to determine whether the different approaches had any impact on efficacy, compared to the EUS-RV technique (*P* \> 0.05). RESULTS ======= Patient demographics and technical aspects ------------------------------------------ During the study period, it was not possible to cannulate the biliary tree in 24 of 3528 (0.68%) patients submitted to ERCP. Thirteen men and 11 women with a mean age of 67.8 years old were included in the study. The most common symptom was jaundice in 96% of the patients, followed by abdominal pain and acute biliary pancreatitis in 21% and 8.3% of cases, respectively. The demographics, reasons for ERCP failure, indications for EUS-BD, as well as technical and clinical success are listed in Table [1](#T1){ref-type="table"}. ###### Demographics and treatment success of patients submitted to endosonography-guided biliary drainage due to endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography failure **EUS-BD** **EUS-RV** **EUS-ASI** **EUS-HG** **EUS-CD** ---------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- *n* (%) 24 (100) 7 (29) 5 (21) 6 (25) 6 (25) Sex (M/F) 13/11 5/2 1/4 4/2 3/3 Age (range), yr 67.8 (42-91) 67.7 (42-84) 60.8 (42-70) 68.2 (50-81) 73.5 (52-91) Reasons for ERCP failure (*n*) \- \- \- \- \- Malignant duodenal stenosis 8 2 3 2 1 Malignant papillary infiltration 7 1 2 1 3 Impossibility of access to the common bile duct or intrahepatic duct 7 2 0 3 2 Giant duodenal diverticulum 1 1 0 0 0 Billroth II gastrectomy without access to the duodenal papilla 1 1 0 0 0 Indications for EUS-BD \- \- \- \- \- Malignant 20 3 5 6 6 Pancreatic cancer 13 3 4 2 4 Liver metastases of colon cancer 4 0 0 3 1 Cholangiocarcinoma 1 0 0 1 0 Duodenal lymphoma 1 0 1 0 0 Papillary cancer 1 0 0 0 1 Benign 4 4 0 0 0 Common bile duct stones 2 2 0 0 0 Biliary necrotizing acute pancreatitis 1 1 0 0 0 Recurrent acute pancreatitis due to sphincter of Oddi dysfunction 1 1 0 0 0 Technical success *n* (%) 20 (83.3) 5 (71.4) 5 (100) 5 (83.3) 5 (83.3) Clinical success (%) 18 (75) 4 (57.1) 5 (100) 4 (66.7) 5 (83.3) Complications (%) 3 (12.5) 2 (28.5) 0 (0) 1 (16.7) 0 (0) EUS-BD: Endosonography-guided biliary drainage; EUS-RV: Endosonography-guided rendez-vous; EUS-ASI: Endosonography-guided anterograde stent insertion; EUS-HG: Endosonography-guided hepaticogastrostomy; EUS-CD: Endosonography-guided
Post navigation Just Announced: Life happens before and after spring break Hopefully everyone was able to breath a sigh of relief after their end-of February midterms, and for those of you with midterms in the near future, may you study long and prosper. It is getting towards that time though where everyone just pushes through these last few weeks of March before their much-anticipated spring break. But did you know that you can find insane entertainment before AND after spring break? WUD Music knew. We’ve always known and just for the enjoyment of students all around campus, we announce these sick shows below:
The effects of growth hormone and insulin-like growth factor on the proliferation rate and morphology of RAW 264.7 macrophages. It is well documented that growth hormone (GH) functions to regulate both cell growth and cell number and is considered the master hormone because it affects almost every cell of the body. Growth hormone stimulates the liver to secrete insulin-like growth factor (IGF-1), which is also capable of binding insulin as well as insulin-like binding receptors on the cell surface. It is possible that GH cellular effects are mediated by IGF-1 rather than GH itself. In this study, RAW 264.7 cells were challenged with a high dose of GH (48 ng/microliter), a low of dose GH (4.8 ng/microliter), a high dose of IGF-1 (26 ng/microliter) or low doses of IGF-1 (6.3 ng/microliter) for 24, 48, 72, and 96 hours. Cell number, cell protein concentration, cell damage, and cellular morphology were measured at each time point and compared to untreated RAW 264.7 cells. The results show significant increases in cell number for cells treated with low doses of GH and IGF-1 at 24 hour phase. Cell proliferative effects were also observed at 48 hours in IGF-1 treated cells. Cellular damage (MDA levels) was not statistically significant for any treated group for the entire duration of the experiment. Most notable differences were observed in cellular morphology for both IGF-1 and GH treated cells. IGF-1 resulted in condensation of the nuclear material as early as 24 hours after treatment. (1) RAW 264.7 responded to both IGF-1 and GH equally (viability and proliferation), and (2) morphological changes were observed in all cells treated with both hormones compared to control group. This study indicates that GH hormone could induce its effect directly or indirectly through IGF-1.
The statements in this section merely provide background information related to the present disclosure and may or may not constitute prior art. A typical multi-speed transmission uses a combination of clutches and brakes or several dog clutch/synchronizers to achieve a plurality of forward or reverse gear ratios. Typically an electronically controlled hydraulic control circuit or system uses a hydraulic fluid to actuate these torque transmitting mechanisms, as well as to lubricate and cool the transmission. The hydraulic fluid is typically stored in a fluid reservoir, or sump, located at a bottom of the transmission. In some transmission architectures, there is a need for additional hydraulic fluid storage in a front or side cover of the transmission when the sump cannot hold all the hydraulic fluid. Typically, the sump is unable to hold the hydraulic fluid when the temperature of the hydraulic fluid increases, thereby increasing the volume required to store the hydraulic fluid. Without the additional storage capacity of the side cover, hydraulic fluid can contact moving parts, such as gear sets or torque transmitting mechanisms, and create higher spin losses which can in turn decrease fuel economy. A fluid level control valve located between the side cover and the sump controls the flow of the hydraulic fluid from the side cover to the sump. The fluid level control valve is typically fully open at low transmission operating temperatures to allow unrestricted hydraulic fluid flow from the side cover to the sump and fully closed at high transmission operating temperatures to restrict the hydraulic fluid flow from the side cover to the sump. However, pressure on the fluid level control valve due to large amounts of fluid in the side cover can force open the fluid level control valve. Accordingly, the amount of fluid within the sump can have significant variations depending on how much fluid is in the side cover. Additionally, when the transmission is operating with many shift events, hydraulic fluid from the hydraulic control system can flood the side cover, thereby increasing the amount of fluid in the side cover and increasing the pressure on the flow control valve, and again leading to unwanted variations in the amount of fluid in the sump. Therefore, there is a need in the art for a side cover that controls the fluid flow from the side cover to the sump, eliminates dead volume in the side cover and thereby allows a constant sump volume.
The present invention relates to a wireless local area network (WLAN) and, more particularly, to a method and apparatus for correlating a signal of a WLAN having an extended data rate. A wireless local area network (WLAN) is a data communication system implemented as an extension of or alternative to a wired data communication network (LAN). A WLAN provides location independent access between computing devices using radio frequency or other wireless communication techniques. WLANs have been or are being developed to conform to a number of standards, including the IEEE 802.11, Bluetooth and HomeRF standards. The IEEE 802.11 standard, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY—TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION EXCHANGE BETWEEN SYSTEMS—LOCAL AND METROPOLITAN AREA NETWORKS—SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS—PART 11: WIRELESS LAN MEDIUM ACCESS CONTROL AND PHYSICAL LAYER (PHY) SPECIFICATIONS, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, was approved in 1997 and a supplement providing for higher data rate WLANs, IEEE 802.11b, WIRELESS LAN MEDIUM ACCESS CONTROL (MAC) AND PHYSICAL LAYER (PHY) SPECIFICATIONS: HIGHER SPEED PHYSICAL LAYER (PHY) EXTENSION IN THE 2.4 GHz BAND, was approved in 1999. The IEEE 802.11 standards define a protocol and a compatible interface for data communication in a local area network via radio or infrared-air transmission. While the standard defines an infrared-air communication interface, radio frequency (RF) communication is the most commonly used communication method for WLAN implementation. The IEEE 802.11 standard defines the physical layer (PHY) and a media access control (MAC) sublayer for WLANs with data rates of 1 Mbits/s or 2 Mbits/s using either frequency hopping spread spectrum (FHSS) or direct sequence spread spectrum (DSSS) RF communication techniques. These RF systems operate in the 2.4 GHz, ISM (Instrument, Scientific, and Medical) frequency band. As defined by local regulations, the ISM band extends from 2.4000-2.4835 GHz in the U.S., Canada and much of Europe. A similar, if not identical frequency band, is set aside for use by unlicensed RF radiators in several other countries. For a frequency hopping system, the transmission frequency is periodically shifted in a pseudorandom pattern known to both the transmitter and the receiver. For North America and most of Europe, 79 hop channels of 1 MHz and a maximum channel dwell time of 400 ms are specified for IEEE 802.11 FHSS systems. FHSS permits a simpler transceiver design than that required for a DSSS system. However, high bit packing coding schemes required for reliable operation of FHSS in the narrow channels prescribed by the regulations become impractical at high data rates due to high signal-to-noise ratios. As a result, the data rate of practical FHSS, ISM band systems is relatively limited and DSSS is the technique of choice for higher data rate WLANs. In a DSSS system, the modulated signal is spread over a transmission bandwidth greater than that required for the baseband information signal by directly modulating the baseband information signal with a pseudorandom noise (PN) or spreading code that is known to both the transmitter and the receiver. Each data bit of the baseband information is mixed with each of a plurality of chips or bits of the spreading code. For example, the spreading code for DSSS wireless networks conforming to the basic IEEE 802.11 standard is a Barker sequence comprising eleven chips having the sequence “01001000111” (non-polar signal) or “+1, −1, +1, +1, −1, +1, +1, +1, −1, −1, −1” (non-return to zero (NRZ) or polar signal). Referring to FIG. 1, each bit of the baseband data 20 is mixed (Exculsive-ORed) 22 with the eleven chips of the Barker sequence 24 to form an 11-chip codeword. A logic “0” baseband information bit is encoded as a first codeword 26 and a logic “1” is encoded as a second chip sequence or codeword 28. The resulting multi-chip symbol or codeword is transmitted in the bit period of the baseband data bit or the time between the starting and ending of the baseband bit. If the bit rate for baseband information is 1 MSymbols/s, the eleven chip Barker sequence is encoded at a chipping rate of 11 MHz. In a phase shift key (PSK) modulated system like IEEE 802.11 systems, the encoded chips are transmitted as phase changes in the transmitted signal. Since the signal changes phase several times in the period required to transmit a single data bit, the frequency bandwidth must be wider than that required for the baseband. When the signal is demodulated, the frequency spreading is reversed and signals from potentially interfering radiators are eliminated decreasing the likelihood that the signal of interest will be jammed. IEEE 802.11 compliant DSSS systems utilize differential phase shift keying where the relative phase difference between the waveforms received during to successive codeword intervals indicates the value of transmitted data. Differential binary phase shift keying (DBPSK) (one phase shift per information bit) modulation is used for transmission at the basic data rate of 1 Mbits/s. Differential quadrature phase-shift keying (DQPSK) (four phase shifts to encode two information bits) is used to increase the data transfer rate to 2 Mbits/s. For 2 Mbits/s DQPSK modulation, the information data stream is grouped into pairs of bits or dibits and one of four codewords is selected based on the values of the bits of a dibit. Alternate codewords are multiplied by either a first cosinusoidal phase-shift modulation signal and transmitted as a first “in-phase” (I) signal or a second 90° phase-shifted sinusoidal carrier at the same frequency and transmitted as a second “quadrature” (Q) signal. The 11-chip Barker code and a chip rate of 11 Mchip/s permits three non-overlapping DSSS channels in the ISM frequency band. The preamble of the IEEE 802.11 data packet is used by the receiver to initiate spreading code synchronization is always transmitted as the DBPSK wave form. This permits all receivers to identify the transmitted waveform and, if the receiver is capable, switch to a higher rate mode of operation for interaction a particular WLAN device. The header of an IEEE 802.11 data packet which includes a cyclic redundancy check code, a packet payload transmission rate indicator, and payload length signal may be transmitted as either a DBPSK or DQPSK waveform. To achieve higher data rates, the IEEE 802.11b revision adopts Complementary Code Keying (CCK) to replace the 11-chip Barker sequence for modulating data packet payloads. Complementary codes or binary, complementary sequences are polyphase codes comprising a pair of equal finite length sequences having the property that the number of pairs of like elements with any given separation in one series is equal to the number of pairs of unlike elements with the same separation in the second series. As a set, these code sequences have unique mathematical properties that facilitate distinguishing between code words at the receiver even in the presence of substantial noise and multipath interference. For an 11 Mbits/s data rate the information data stream is divided into eight bit segments. The values of six of the data bits are used to generate one of 64 unique subcodes. The values of the two remaining data bits are used to select one of the DQPSK phases for rotating the selected subcode producing 256 possible codewords for transmission. Systems operating in the 5.5 Mbits/s mode use two data bits to generate one of four subcodes and two bits are used to select one of the four DQPSK phases. With a symbol rate of 1.375 Msymbols/s, an eight chip spreading code, and a chipping rate of 11 MHz the high data rate waveform occupies approximately the same bandwidth as that of the 2 Mbits/s DQPSK waveform of the lower rate systems. As a result, the ISM band is sufficiently wide for three non-overlapping higher data rate channels promoting interoperability of the lower and higher data rate systems. In a receiver, the “as received” analog signal is converted to a digital signal and correlation is used to strip the PN or spreading code from the digital signal. In the CCK modes utilized by the higher data rate systems, a bank of correlators followed by a largest correlation value detector is used to detect the modulation. The CCK codewords are an eight chip Walsh code that can be decoded with a fast Walsh transform. The correlators typically implement the transform as a butterfly function comprising 64 separate correlations requiring 512 complex additions to decode the 64 subcodes which are used to estimate six bits of reconstructed data. The remaining two bits of the signal are demodulated using the DQPSK demodulation. For 5 Mbits/s operation, 28 butterflies and 112 complex additions are required to decode two bits. In a pending U.S. patent application, the inventor and others have disclosed a method of extending the data rate of a DSSS WLAN through the use of bandwidth efficient M-ary phase shift keying modulation. While the signals of the extended data rate system are structurally similar to those of the higher data rate IEEE 802.11b CCK operating modes, the information bits encode 4096 codewords for transmission. Correlation of the signal utilizing the process of the IEEE 802.11b CCK modes would require a substantial bank of correlators significantly increasing the cost
Kail was Netflix's vp of information technology operations until August 2014. He was in charge of contracts and invoices for Netflix's tech vendors, which included an enterprise software company called Vistara IT and a tech contract worker company called Netenrich. What Netflix didn't know, the video streaming company alleges, is that Kail had a side company called Unix Mercenary, which was taking a 12-15% commission on invoices being paid by Netflix. Netflix claims fraud and breach of fiduciary duty. Yahoo declined to comment on the case when contacted by Business Insider. Business Insider has also reached out Kail for comment. We'll update this story when we hear from him. Kail has not responded to the suit, which was only filed in a California state court on Nov. 24. Over two or three years, Netflix paid $1.4 million to Vistara for its services, the suit claims, and $2.3 million to Netenrich. At some point along the way, Kail began requiring the companies pay commissions to Unix Mercenary in chunks of around $5,000 to $10,000 at a time. The 12-15% commission rate would mean that Kale took between $450,000 and $560,000, the lawsuit implies. However, the suit only mentions specific payments to Unix of $76,000. Unix's billing address was Kail's house, the suit alleges. Kail did not disclose the arrangement to Netflix, the company claims. Netflix appears to have discovered the alleged scheme by reading Kail's emails. This one from October 2013 allegedly talks about "my/our arrangement": CA Superior Court A short time later, Kail appears to have written to Netenrich to ask about "getting my portion paid": CA Superior Court This alleged email from Netenrich mentions Kail's "referral fees": CA Superior Court This is the text of what Netflix claims is an invoice showing that Unix was based at Kail's home:
Blog Archives The stop-motion animation wizards at Laika have made some of the most charming and visually impressive movies of the last few years, including The Box Trolls, Kubo and the Two Strings, and ParaNorman. They’ve built up enough trust that I will see anything that they attach their name to. Missing Link is probably their least successful big screen effort yet, though that still means it’s only perfectly fine rather than great-to-amazing. It’s a heartfelt buddy comedy about a Bigfoot creature (voiced by Zach Galfianakis) that seeks out mentorship from a dashing adventurer (Hugh Jackman). It’s a sweet story but not fully emotionally engaging because the characters are fairly simplistic. There isn’t a lot of depth here and, surprisingly, more crass jokes aimed at a younger audience than their earlier output. From a visual standpoint, it’s beautiful with vibrant colors and fluid animation that has become indistinguishable from CGI nowadays. The action set pieces, usually appearing at a regular clip with each new location change, are fun and have their clever moments, like a capsizing ship that reminded me of the spinning Inception hallway. It’s an amusing, lower tier animated movie for Laika, but I’m worried that there might not be more of these movies the way they’re going at the box-office. Laika was treading financial water with excellent movies, and anything “less than” seems like it could possibly tip the independent animation production company over for good. Missing Link is a cute, mostly harmless, mostly entertaining movie that just doesn’t have the same ambitions and level of execution that previous Laika films have had. With that being said, it’s still worth a watch on the big screen for any animation aficionado. At this point the Laiki studio (ParaNorman, The Box Trolls) has earned as much good will and credibility as Pixar in their pre-Cars 2 prime. I almost was going to write off their latest, Kubo and the Two Strings. For the first forty minutes or so I was somewhat indifferent to it. Sure the stop-motion animation was stunningly realized and the creation of the environments was very meticulous, but I just couldn’t connect with the movie’s story of a young boy, Kubo, and his quest to claim magic items to thwart the advances of his dangerous and estranged mystical family. Then the first big set piece happened and then the next, and then the plot made some deft reveals and provided a strong emotional foundation, and I was hooked. This is Laika’s first real action film and the wide shots and long takes do plenty to serve the action and allow you to further marvel at the painstaking brilliance of these hard-working animators. It’s a full-fledged fantasy epic that tickles the imagination and provides a poignant undercurrent of emotion especially during the final act. As Kubo declares his real strength are his memories of loved ones past, I was starting to get teary. It’s a lovely message to top off an exciting and involving action movie with creepy villains and side characters that do more than throwaway one-liners. Art Parkinson (Game of Thrones) gives a very expressive and emotive performance as our lead. Charlize Theron is outstanding as Kubo’s maternal protector who just happens to be a monkey. Rooney Mara is also genuinely eerie as an ethereal pair of flying sisters trying to snatch Kubo. Matthew McConaughey isn’t the best vocal actor due to the limited range of his vocal register but he’s still enjoyably daft. The Japanese setting and culture are recreated with loving touches that celebrate rather than appropriate. I still regard the arch silliness of The Box Trolls as my favorite film but Kubo is more than a worthy follow-up. The slow start is worth it by film’s end, so stick with it if you start to doubt yourself, because the emotional wallop of Kubo and the Two Strings, not to mention its creative high points, is well worth the invested effort. Another delightful film from the creators of ParaNorman, the whimsical Boxtrolls is another stop-motion treasure that plays just as well for children as it does adults. The fanciful world follows the industrious title creatures that have wrongly been demonized as villains. Snatcher (a tremendous Ben Kingsley) has much to gain by stirring up boxtroll fears, and if he captures them all he’ll finally be allowed to join the town’s inner circle of muckity mucks. We follow “Eggs” a boy who has been raised by the boxtrolls since he was a baby and his re-emergence with the world above ground, notably with the help of a morbid little girl, Winnie (Elle Fanning). The world building is confident and well developed, the storyline finds nuanced ways to be touching and deliver serious messages about peer pressure, assimilation, and the ways which we judge ourselves and whether those are even of merit. But the main draw is the glorious animation, so fluid, so lively, and a landscape that makes full use of color and light and shadow. It’s an immersive experience that your eyes don’t want to blink for fear of missing something. The plot is droll and expertly sequenced with its variety of character and comic asides. The vocal cast does a terrific job, notably Kingsley and a hilarious Tracy Morgan. The film can get a little spooky for young children but should still be comfortable viewing. The Boxtrolls is further proof that the animation house Laika is operating at near-Pixar peak levels of brilliance and deserve the benefit of the doubt with any future films. Like this: The gorgeously animated stop-motion film ParaNorman is a terrific sight for the eyes. There’s a certain magic to stop-motion, the tangible nature of it all, the knowledge that these intricate worlds actually existed. Like Coraline, the previous film by the same animation house, I thoroughly enjoyed immersing myself in this handcrafted world. The animation is so fluid, so sprightly, and displays a rich artistic tone. The story, about a kid who can see ghosts, is noticeably less ambitious. The characters are a tad one-dimensional (bratty older sister, dimwitted jock, socially awkward chubby best friend, etc.) and the plot is fairly predictable, but what really elevates ParaNorman is its sense of humor. I was laughing heartily throughout the movie, not just a giggle or a chortle but good, solid laughs. ParaNorman has an irreverent sense of humor with some surprisingly adult-oriented gags (nothing to worry about parents). With these virtues, the movie becomes an entertaining horror comedy aimed at young teens and older adults. It’s a fun movie, short of a saggy second act, and the animation is aces.
Rosuvastatin alleviates high-salt and cholesterol diet-induced cognitive impairment in rats via Nrf2-ARE pathway. The objectives of our study were to investigate the possible effect of rosuvastatin in ameliorating high salt and cholesterol diet (HSCD)-induced cognitive impairment and to also investigate its possible action via the Nrf2-ARE pathway. In silico studies were performed to check the theoretical binding of rosuvastatin to the Nrf2 target. HSCD was used to induce cognitive impairment in rats and neurobehavioral studies were performed to evaluate the efficacy of rosuvastatin in enhancing cognition. Biochemical analyses were used to estimate changes in oxidative markers. Western blot and immunohistochemical analyses were done to check Nrf2 translocation. TUNEL and caspase 3 tests were performed to evaluate reversal of apoptosis by rosuvastatin. Rosuvastatin showed good theoretical affinity to Nrf2, significantly reversed changes in oxidative biomarkers which were induced by HSCD, and also improved the performance of rats in the neurobehavioral test. A rise in nuclear translocation of Nrf2 was revealed through immunohistochemical analysis and western blot. TUNEL staining and caspase 3 activity showed attenuation of apoptosis. We have investigated a novel mechanism of action for rosuvastatin (via the Nrf2-ARE pathway) and demonstrated that it has the potential to be used in the treatment of cognitive impairment.
Sleeve material is not resistant to wear. When walking inside of the sleeve clings zipper pockets and deteriorating rapidly.The actual size of the jacket more than you need. If you normally wear a size of XL, then you must buy LComfortable to wear in winter to a temperature of - 12 Celsius(10.4°F). Only had the coat a couple of weeks and the Velcro on the sleeves ripped out. Tried to take it back to the store to exchange it but by that time they had nothing in the store or on line. This was a Christmas gift and should last more than a couple of weeks. Otherwise I like the coat as far as warmth and weight. Too bad I have to pay extra now to the tune of 20.00 to get it repaired.
Mr. Evan Sayet is one of the most well renowned conservative comedians out there. He has worked with Ben Stein, Bill Maher and Andrew Breitbart. In this speech to The Conservative Forum he explains, “Why Liberals think Conservatives are Evil.” According to David Horowitz, Mr. Sayet is “simply the best political comedian working in America today”, and a more serious thinker. In the latter capacity, Evan delivered the speech to the Heritage Foundation which Andrew Breitbart called “one of the five most important conservative speeches ever given,” a lecture that is now by far the single most viewed talk in their history. Evan has written and/or produced in just about every medium there is, including TV’s “Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher” (for which he apologizes), the multiple festival award-winning documentary “Dodo” and authored The Kindergarden of Eden: How the Modern Liberal Thinks (Evan will be selling and signing his new book). He was also the original writer for the long-running, cult classic game show, “Win Ben Stein’s Money.” Evan lives in Los Angeles. About the author Onan Coca Onan is the Editor-in-Chief at Liberty Alliance media group. He's also the managing editor at Eaglerising.com, Constitution.com and the managing partner at iPatriot.com. You can read more of his writing at Eagle Rising. Onan is a graduate of Liberty University (2003) and earned his M.Ed. at Western Governors University in 2012. Onan lives in Atlanta with his wife and their three wonderful children.
Welcome to an Engaged Community There's a better way to personalize your website experience. With myConnection, the profile you create allows you to set up a unique starting point for the tasks and transactions that you want to complete in your time on this website. Use myConnection to gather the information that you most care about from across this website into one central location, giving you greater control over how you connect with your community. Following the passage of a voter referendum on November 6, 2012 authorizing the Village of Hawthorn Woods to contract with an electric supplier to seek savings for residential and small commercial retail electric accounts, the Village contracted with FirstEnergy Solutions (FES) for a one-year term. The results of the initial contract brought a cumulative savings to the community of $396,000 in the first nine months of the program, with the average household (that was enrolled in the program) saving $200 in electricity supply costs over that term. The Village again sought bids to renew the program and selected FirstEnergy Solutions for the low competitive rate they were able to offer. The new rate is 5.48 cents per kWh, for a 36-month term ending 2017. The current ComEd Price to compare is 7.48 cents per kWh (effective June 1, 2014), but can change monthly. The Hawthorn Woods rate will remain fixed at 5.48 cents. Opt out notices were mailed to all eligible residential and small commercial retail accounts unless they had already switched to another alternative Supplier, were in the Residential Real-Time Pricing (RRTP) program, or were subject to the ComEd Bundled Hold. If the latter, residents would have received a letter from ComEd explaining the “hold” process. If a ratepayer has already switched to another supplier but would like to enroll in the Village’s program with FirstEnergy Solutions, they may call FES at 888-651-5200, 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Central time, Monday through Friday and present their name, address and ComEd account number for enrollment. Enrollment will occur with one to two billing cycles. Ratepayers are recommended to first check to determine if they have an early termination fee with their supplier, or to check their termination date before enrolling in the Village’s program. There is no fee to join the program during the three-year term, and no early termination fee should a ratepayer choose to vacate the program or move from the community. As in the initial program, residents and small commercial retail business owners whose ComEd accounts are enrolled in the program will receive only one bill from ComEd. It will include the electric supply charges from FirstEnergy Solutions. ComEd will continue to charge for delivery. Electric Aggregation Program FAQs How can I enroll in the program? You need do nothing if you have an eligible resident or small commercial electric account; you will automatically be enrolled unless you opt out. What is an eligible resident or small commercial account? Any resident who is currently with ComEd and has not already switched to an Alternate Retail Electric Supplier (ARES) or who is not enrolled in a special Residential Real-Time Pricing (RRTP) program is eligible, and small commercial accounts are eligible. You must also have a residence or business located in the Village of Hawthorn Woods. What is a “small commercial account?” A small commercial account is defined by the ICC as a commercial account using under 15,000 kWh per year. What if I don’t want to be in the program? You may opt out before the program begins. All eligible resident and small commercial ratepayers will receive an opt out notice. They must sign and return the notice as directed within the letter within the 14-day opt out period if they do not wish to be in the program. Otherwise, they will automatically be enrolled. I am located in Hawthorn Woods’ Village limit, have already switched to another ARES, but would like to join the program. Can I do this? Yes. Contact FES directly at 888-651-5200 to enroll. You are advised to check your current contract to review any early termination fees for which you may be liable. You may wait for your current contract to expire before enrolling in the aggregation program. You may join the program at any time during the one-year contract, for no fee. Why is the Village doing this? A Municipal Electric Aggregation Program was approved by voters in a November 6, 2012 referendum allowing the Village to seek pricing from an ICC- licensed alternative electric supplier. Are other municipalities doing this? Yes. Over 650 Illinois municipalities have undertaken an aggregation program, representing approximately 80 percent of the State’s population. What is the current ComEd rate? The current non-summer ComEd rate as of March 2014 is 6.023 cents per kWh. This includes a fixed charge of 5.523 cents (includes supply and transmission services) plus a variable Purchase Energy Adjustment (PEA), of 0.5 cents. This rate can vary every month. These items are listed separately on the ComEd bill; program participants receive just one single fixed rate of 5.48. Will I get two bills, one from ComEd and another from the new supplier? No. ComEd will continue to bill you for electric supply, delivery and taxes. They will pass the monies you pay for the energy supply to FES. ComEd will retain the fees you pay for delivery. Will that affect my ComEd electric service? No. ComEd has not generated electricity since 2007. A government agency, the Illinois Power Agency (IPA) has contracted your electric supply for you. You are free to select a lower-cost supplier. Whom do I call if I have service problems? Call ComEd with reports of outages or downed power lines at 800-334-7661. For questions about your supply, you can call the customer service number for FES. This is listed under “Electric Supply Services” on your ComEd bill. How will I know if I am saving money? Your new supplier’s rate will be clearly stated on your ComEd bill along with the customer service number. Subtract that number from the ComEd rate of 5.48 cents. The difference, multiplied by your kWh usage for the month, is the dollar amount you are saved that month. Will the new FES rate change? The rate is fixed for three years with an option for residents to leave at any time with no early termination fee. The Village may back to bid for new rates when this term expires. You will automatically be included in the program again unless you choose to opt out. I am on ComEd’s residential space heating rat. How do I benefit? As of June 2013, the special space heat rate program has been discontinued. The rate is now the same as the non-space heat rate. If I am automatically enrolled in the program now, can I leave the program at any time? Yes, you may leave the program and move your account back to ComEd or another ARES, and at no early termination fee. What is ComEd’s 12-month “stay” requirement? Please note ComEd regulation prohibiting customers from switching accounts frequently. If your account was with an ARES and you moved back to ComEd more than two months ago, you are under a 12-month “stay” and may not switch to a new supplier for that period. If you are automatically enrolled in the Village’s aggregation program, and later switch back to ComEd, you must switch to a new supplier within two months or you will be subject to that 12-month stay. If you have never chosen a supplier and choose to opt out of the aggregation program, you are not under a 12-month stay and may switch to another supplier at any time. Who is the new supplier? FirstEnergy Solutions is a wholly owned subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp, an Akron, Ohio based, NYSE-listed company, symbol FE. FES is certified by the Illinois Commerce Commission as an Alternate Retail Electric Supplier in the State of Illinois. FirstEnergy has significant experience in municipal aggregations for electricity, serving over 1.5 million residential accounts across several states. I am enrolled in low-income assistance program. Will that be affected? No. If you currently receive assistance via PIPP or LIHEAP, that status will not change and you can continue to get these benefits for your ComEd bill. I’m on ComEd’s budget billing plan. Will that change? No, you will remain on the budget-billing plan. Can I still have my payment automatically deduced from my checking account as I do now? Yes. The way you pay your ComEd bill will not change. What if the ComEd rate drops below the Village’s contracted rate at some future time? The Village of Hawthorn Woods entered into a contract with FES that offers a fixed rate for three years. Should the ComEd rate drop below the Village’s rate, ratepayers may leave the program and move back to ComEd at any time—for no early termination fee. Will someone come to my home or call to sign me up? No. You need do nothing to automatically be
One standard procedure for removing lung tumors is surgical excision. Such operations require a thoracotomy and can require very major lung resections, depending on the position of the tumor in the lung and the size of the tumor. This puts a considerable strain on the patient. As an alternative it has been proposed that tumors should be ablated, generally using high-frequency ablation. However this is currently only performed for tumors that have developed in the bronchi. Ablation is then palliative and only the bronchus is opened up by ablation so that a gas exchange can take place. Peripheral lung tumors can be punctured by means of a transcutaneous puncture and then ablated. However opening up the bronchi in this procedure can cause a pneumothorax, which causes the lung tissue to collapse. Ablation, in particular high-frequency ablation, is only used palliatively in the prior art as an alternative to irradiation. This is because larger ablations, which could potentially be curative, produce large pulmonary fistulas, which cannot be controlled therapeutically. This is discussed for example in the articles by T. Suzuki et al., Percutaneous radiofrequency ablation for lung tumors beneath the rib under CT fluoroscopic guidance with gantry tilt, Acta Radiol. 2010 (4), 389-395 and M. Nomura et al., Complications after lung radiofrequency ablation: risk factors for lung inflammation, British Journal of Radiology, 81 (2008), 244-249. Also inadequate evaluation of the ablation result means that total ablation is only achieved in 39% of patients with a tumor larger than 3 cm (see also M. Akeboshi, Percutaneous Radiofrequency Ablation of Lung Neoplasms: Initial Therapeutic Response, J Vasc Intery Radiol, 2004 (15), pages 463-470). Only one solution for avoiding pulmonary fistulas during and after ablation is described in the cited article.
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Comparative evolution of P-M system and infection by the sigma virus in French and Spanish populations of Drosophila melanogaster. In 1983, an extensive survey of populations of D. melanogaster was started in a southern French region (Languedoc) in two non-Mendelian systems: the P-M system of transposable elements and the hereditary Rhabdovirus sigma. Unexpectedly fast-evolving phenomena were observed and interesting correlations were noted, giving similar geographical pattern to the region in both systems. For these reasons, the analysis was continued and extended towards the north (Rhône Valley) and the south (Spain). In the P-M system, all the Languedoc populations evolved from 1983 to 1991 towards the Q type which is characteristic of the Rhône Valley populations. In contrast, M' strains are currently observed in the southernmost French populations and in all Spanish ones, so that there is a clear pattern in their geographical distribution. The frequency of flies infected by the sigma virus dramatically increased from 1983 to 1988 in Languedoc; this increase was clearly correlated with some viral characteristics. But, in northern France, similar characteristics did not trigger any increase in the frequency of infected flies. The data presented here show that the distinctive features of Languedoc extend northwards through the Rhône Valley up to Lyon and disappears southwards before the Spanish border.
Q: Parse Python's serialized object in Perl I need to make my Perl code read some Python's serialized object for later processing. I came with parser based on Parse::MGC, but it's slow. May be I did it wrong or may be someone knows better way to convert Python's serialized object in some sort of Perl structure? Here is my Parse code: package Room::HandParser; use base qw( Parser::MGC ); my @poker_cards_string = ( '2h', '3h', '4h', '5h', '6h', '7h', '8h', '9h', 'Th', 'Jh', 'Qh', 'Kh', 'Ah', '2d', '3d', '4d', '5d', '6d', '7d', '8d', '9d', 'Td', 'Jd', 'Qd', 'Kd', 'Ax', '2c', '3c', '4c', '5c', '6c', '7c', '8c', '9c', 'Tc', 'Jc', 'Qc', 'Kc', 'Ac', '2s', '3s', '4s', '5s', '6s', '7s', '8s', '9s', 'Ts', 'Js', 'Qs', 'Ks', 'As' ); sub parse_declaration { my $self = shift; [ $self->any_of( sub { $self->token_int }, sub { $self->token_string }, ), $self->expect(":"), $self->parse, ] } sub parse_hash { my $self = shift; my %ret; $self->list_of(",", sub { my $res = $self->parse_declaration; $ret{$res->[0]} = $res->[2]; }); return \%ret; } sub parse_cards { my $self = shift; my $card = $self->token_int; return $poker_cards_string[$card & 0x3F]; } sub parse { my $self = shift; $self->any_of( sub { $self->scope_of( "[", sub { $self->list_of(",", \&parse) }, "]" ) }, sub { $self->scope_of( "(", sub { $self->list_of(",", \&parse) }, ")" ) }, sub { $self->scope_of( "{", sub { $self->parse_hash }, "}" ) }, sub { $self->scope_of( "PokerCards([", sub { $self->list_of(",", \&parse_cards) }, "])" ) }, sub { $self->token_float }, sub { $self->token_int }, sub { $self->token_string }, sub { $self->token_kw( qw(None True False) ) }, ); } 1; Here is example of serialized Python object I need to parse: [('game', 0, 195, 0, 0.0, 'holdem', '100-200-no-limit', [50312, 50313, 50314, 50315, 50316, 50317, 2], 0, {2: 1000000, 50312: 200000, 50313: 200000, 50314: 200000, 50315: 200000, 50316: 200000, 50317: 200000}), ('position', 1), ('blind', 50313, 10000, 0), ('position', 2), ('blind', 50314, 20000, 0), ('position', -1), ('round', 'pre-flop', PokerCards([]), {2: PokerCards([226, 208]), 50312: PokerCards([223, 206]), 50313: PokerCards([221, 233]), 50314: PokerCards([222, 211]), 50315: PokerCards([235, 216]), 50316: PokerCards([209, 236]), 50317: PokerCards([237, 243])}), ('position', 3), ('call', 50315, 20000), ('position', 4), ('call', 50316, 20000), ('position', 5), ('call', 50317, 20000), ('position', 6), ('call', 2, 20000), ('position', 0), ('fold', 50312), ('position', 1), ('call', 50313, 10000), ('position', 2), ('check', 50314), ('position', -1), ('round', 'flop', PokerCards([7, 21, 46]), {2: PokerCards([226, 208]), 50313: PokerCards([221, 233]), 50314: PokerCards([222, 211]), 50315: PokerCards([235, 216]), 50316: PokerCards([209, 236]), 50317: PokerCards([237, 243])}), ('position', 1), ('check', 50313), ('position', 2), ('check', 50314), ('position', 3), ('check', 50315), ('position', 4), ('check', 50316), ('position', 5), ('check', 50317), ('position', 6), ('check', 2), ('position', -1), ('round', 'turn', PokerCards([7, 21, 46, 38]), None), ('position', 1), ('check', 50313), ('position', 2), ('check', 50314), ('position', 3), ('check', 50315), ('position', 4), ('check', 50316), ('position', 5), ('check', 50317), ('position', 6), ('check', 2), ('position', -1), ('round', 'river', PokerCards([7, 21, 46, 38, 20]), None), ('position', 1), ('check', 50313), ('position', 2), ('check', 50314), ('position', 3), ('check', 50315), ('position', 4), ('check', 50316), ('position', 5), ('check', 50317), ('position', 6), ('check', 2), ('position', -1), ('showdown', None, {2: PokerCards([226, 208]), 50313: PokerCards([29, 41]), 50314: PokerCards([222, 211]), 50315: PokerCards([43, 24]), 50316: PokerCards([209, 236]), 50317: PokerCards([45, 51])}), ('end', [50317], [{'serial2delta': {2: -20000, 50313: -20000, 50314: -20000, 50315: -20000, 50316: -20000, 50317: 100000}, 'player_list': [50312, 50313, 50314, 50315, 50316, 50317, 2], 'serial2rake': {50317: 0}, 'serial2share': {50317: 120000}, 'pot': 120000, 'serial2best': {2: {'hi': [101154816, ['FlHouse', 46, 20, 7, 34, 21]]}, 50313: {'hi': [50841600, ['Trips', 46, 20, 7, 38, 21]]}, 50314: {'hi': [50841600, ['Trips', 46, 20, 7, 38, 21]]}, 50315: {'hi': [50842368, ['Trips', 46, 20, 7, 38, 24]]}, 50316: {'hi': [50841600, ['Trips', 46, 20, 7, 38, 21]]}, 50317: {'hi': [101171200, ['FlHouse', 46, 20, 7, 51, 38]]}}, 'type': 'game_state', 'side_pots': {'building': 0, 'pots': [[120000, 120000]], 'last_round': 3, 'contributions': {0: {0: {2: 20000, 50313: 20000, 50314: 20000, 50315: 20000, 50316: 20000, 50317: 20000}}, 1: {}, 2: {}, 'total': {2: 20000, 50313: 20000, 50314: 20000, 50315: 20000, 50316: 20000, 50317: 20000}, 3: {}}}}, {'serials': [50313, 50314, 50315, 50316, 50317, 2], 'pot': 120000, 'hi': [50317], 'chips_left': 0, 'type': 'resolve', 'serial2share': {50317: 120000}}])] For such structure it takes several seconds and 100% CPU to parse this object which is not acceptable in my case. EDIT: here I am NOT looking for workaround like writing python script for eval'ing this strucutre and output it JSON, or rewrite original Python app with added functions to store data as JSON. I am looking into parsing this data with Perl with reasonable performance, since this format is pretty close to JSON and it should be possible to parse it in similar time. A: How about you use a different format? JSON for example is fairly easy to parse, and there are implementations in Perl that should work out-of-the box. Python has JSON serialization and deserialization built into it, so you won't have to reinvent any wheels there either. A: If anyone interested: I end up with few regexps which transform this string into JSON (since they are so close-looking) and then parsing it with JSON::XS. https://github.com/hippich/Bitcoin-Poker-Room/commit/2f0e089908d3fa71dc16021ac6a24807c46529ad#diff-1 __parse_hands() subroutine.
List of SNK vs. Capcom characters The playable cast of the SNK vs. Capcom fighting games all previously appeared in other games (not necessarily fighting games), with each company's flagship fighting game series providing most of the characters. Characters from Street Fighter Akuma (豪鬼) Voice Actor: Tomomichi Nishimura Balrog (マイク・バイソン) Voice Actor: Kōichi Yamadera, Sounosuke Nagashiro Blanka (ブランカ) Voice Actor: Yuji Ueda Cammy White (キャミィ) Voice Actor: Susan Hart (director), Miki Nagasawa Chun-Li (春麗) Voice Actor: Neya Michiko, Mari Jitsukawa Dan Hibiki (火引 弾) Voice Actor: Osamu Hosoi Dhalsim (ダルシム) Voice Actor: Yoshiharu Yamada, Eiji Yano Eagle (イーグル) Voice Actor: Jin Yamanoi Edmond Honda (エドモンド 本田) Voice Actor: Masashi Sugawara Evil Ryu Voice Actor: Toshiyuki Morikawa Guile (ガイル) Voice Actor: Kōichi Yamadera, Takenosuke Nishikawa Hugo Andore (ヒューゴー) Voice Actor: Wataru Takagi Ken Masters (ケン・マスターズ) Voice Actor: Yuuji Kishi, Monster Maezuka M. Bison (ベガ) Voice Actor: Norio Wakamoto Ryu (リュウ) Voice Actor: Toshiyuki Morikawa Sagat (サガット) Voice Actor: Shin-ichiro Miki, Kouji Suizu Sakura Kasugano (春日野 さくら) Voice Actor: Yuko Sasamoto Shin Akuma Voice Actor: Tomomichi Nishimura Vega (バルログ) Voice Actor: Yuji Ueda, Kiyotomi Narikinya Yun Lee (ユン・リー) Voice Actor: Kentarou Itou Zangief (ザンギエフ) Voice Actor: Tesshō Genda Characters from Final Fight Maki Genryusai (マキ) Voice Actor: Miki Nagasawa Rolento Schugerg (ロレント) Voice Actor: Jin Yamanoi Characters from The King of Fighters Benimaru Nikaido (二階堂 紅丸) Voice Actor: Monster Maezuka Chang Koehan (チャン・コーハン) Voice Actor: Hiroyuki Arita Choi Bounge (チョイ・ボンゲ) Voice Actor: Monster Maezuka Goenitz (ゲーニッツ) Voice Actor: Yoshinori Shima Iori Yagami (八神 庵) Voice Actor: Kunihiko Yasui Kyo Kusanagi (草薙 京) Voice Actor: Masahiro Nonaka Leona Heidern (レオナ) Voice Actor: Masae Yumi Orochi Iori Voice Actor: Kunihiko Yasui Rugal Bernstein (ルガール・バーンシュタイン) Voice Actor: Toshimitsu Arai Vice (バイス) Voice Actor: Masae Yumi Characters from Fatal Fury Geese Howard (ギース・ハワード) Voice Actor: Kong Kuwata Joe Higashi (ジョー・ヒガシ) Voice Actor: Nobuyuki Hiyama Kim Kaphwan (キム・カッファン) Voice Actor: Satoshi Hashimoto Mai Shiranui (不知火 舞) Voice Actor: Akoya Sogi Raiden (ライデン) Voice Actor: John Hulaton Rock Howard (ロック・ハワード) Voice Actor: Eiji Takemoto Ryuji Yamazaki (山崎 竜二) Voice Actor: Kouji Ishii Terry Bogard (テリー・ボガード) Voice Actor: Satoshi Hashimoto Characters from Art of Fighting Kasumi Todoh (藤堂 香澄) Voice Actor: Masae Yumi King Voice Actor: Harumi Ikoma Mr. Karate (ミスター・カラテ) Voice Actor: Eiji Tsuda Ryo Sakazaki (リョウ・サカザキ) Voice Actor: Masaki Usui Ryuhaku Todoh (藤堂 竜白) Voice Actor: Takeshi Aono Yuri Sakazaki (ユリ・サカザキ) Voice Actor: Kaori Horie Characters from Psycho Soldier Athena Asamiya (麻宮 アテナ) Voice Actor: Haruna Ikezawa Characters from Darkstalkers Baby Bonnie Hood Demitri Maximoff Voice Actor: Nobuyuki Hiyama Felicia Voice Actor: Kae Araki Morrigan Aensland Voice Actor: Yayoi Jinguji Characters from Samurai Shodown Earthquake (アースクエイク) Voice Actor: Masaki Usui Genjuro Kibagami (牙神 幻十郎) Voice Actor: Kong Kuwata Haohmaru (覇王丸) Voice Actor: Daiki Nakamura Nakoruru (ナコルル) Voice Actor: Harumi Ikoma Shiki (色) Voice Actor: Kaori Minami Characters from The Last Blade Akari Ichijou (一条 あかり) Hibiki Takane (高嶺 響) Voice Actor: Kyoko Hikami Characters from Rival Schools Kyosuke Kagami Voice Actor: Isshin Chiba Characters from Red Earth Tessa Voice Actor: Kie Sakura Characters from Metal Slug Mars People (マーズピープル) Characters from Mega Man Zero Voice Actor: Yuuto Kazama Characters from Athena Athena (アテナ) Voice Actor: Mie Itou Characters from Ghosts 'n Goblins Red Arremer (レッドアリーマー) Voice Actor: Kiyotomi Narikinya Original Characters Shin Mr. Karate (known in-game as "Honki ni Natta Mr. Karate or Serious Mr. Karate) Voice Actor: Eiji Tsuda Ultimate Rugal (known in Japan as "God Rugal") Voice Actor: Toshimitsu Arai Violent Ken Voice Actor: Monster Maezuka Category:Lists of Capcom characters Category:Lists of SNK characters Category:Fighting game characters Category:SNK vs. Capcom fighters
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Report: Numerous security policy violations in inmate escape By KATE BRUMBACK - 7/21/17 1:13 PM ATLANTA — Two Georgia prison guards failed to properly search and secure their prisoners on a transfer bus, enabling two inmates to free themselves and rush forward to overpower and kill the guards who had violated numerous security procedures, officials said Friday in reports on the deadly June escape. The two reports lay the blame for the escape on the slain guards, and corrections officials said numerous procedures are being revised in response. “My heart remains heavy with the realization of the gravity of these losses to the families, to our agency and to our state,” Georgia Department of Corrections Commissioner Greg Dozier told reporters before detailing the report findings and plans for sweeping changes. “I am determined not to allow an event like this to take place again,” Dozier said. The security lapses enabled inmates Ricky Dubose and Donnie Rowe to exit the inmate compartment, overpower Sgt. Christopher Monica and Sgt. Curtis Billue and use the officers’ guns to kill them, according to a report from an external review conducted after the June 13 escape. The external review conducted by representatives from several state law enforcement agencies focused on the escape. An internal review by the Department of Corrections was meant to evaluate agency security procedures for inmate transport. Dubose and Rowe carjacked a driver and sped off, sparking an intense manhunt that culminated two days later in Tennessee. The two are accused of killing Monica and Billue and face charges including murder. The external review report says it began when Monica and Billue missed what’s believed to be a toothbrush when searching Rowe before he boarded the bus around 4:42 a.m. The officers failed to double-lock the inmates’ restraints, which is required by policy. That allowed Dubose to remove his handcuffs within two minutes of boarding the bus and then to remove the cuffs from Rowe and many other inmates, the report says. The “single greatest point of failure” was the failure to secure the gate between the inmate compartment and the officer compartment on the bus, the report says. The officers violated policy by leaving their assigned handguns in storage boxes throughout the trip rather than wearing them, and by not wearing ballistic vests. Billue’s vest was later found in his personal vehicle. Monica didn’t even have a ballistic vest, and a separate vest that blocks stab wounds was retrieved from his family. The bus also left Baldwin State Prison before sunrise, despite a policy that says prisoners shouldn’t be transported in the dark unless there’s an emergency and pre-dawn transport is approved by the warden. When the bus arrived at Hancock State Prison at 5:43 a.m. to pick up additional inmates, both officers exited the bus, leaving the inmates unattended. An inmate can be heard on video telling the other inmates that the lock on the gate between the compartments wasn’t locked. It took Rowe about a minute to get the door open using the implement he’d smuggled aboard, the report says. Rowe and Dubose went into the officers’ compartment and rifled through the officers’ lunches, returning to the inmate compartment before the guards returned with more inmates at 6:05 a.m. and again failed to lock the gate, the report says. Dubose removed his uniform shirt about 20 minutes later and he and Rowe began moving toward the front of the bus a short time later. As Rowe began attempting to reopen the security gate, video shows most of the other inmates moving toward the back of the bus, the report says. Rowe and Dubose got through the gate at about 6:40 a.m., attacked and killed the guards with their own guns within seconds and then carjacked the passing driver, the report says. Several inmates who were on the bus said Monica was asleep during portions of the trip, but that could not be confirmed by video, the report says. Dozier said three changes were made immediate following the escape: a trail vehicle was added for every prison transport by June 20; all transportation officers underwent refresher training between June 20 and June 28; and a duty officer was assigned at all facilities to ensure compliance with transport procedures. Going forward, even more changes will be implemented, he said. They include: — Key-retaining padlocks on the doors to the inmate compartment on transfer buses to ensure the key couldn’t come out of the lock without the lock being secure; — Implementation of a pre-departure checklist before inmate transport; — Continuing use of newly implemented trail vehicles for all inmate transports; — Video surveillance throughout the bus, not just in inmate compartment; The AP is one of the largest and most trusted sources of independent newsgathering. AP is neither privately owned nor government-funded; instead, as a not-for-profit news cooperative owned by its American newspaper and broadcast members, it can maintain its single-minded focus on newsgathering and its commitment to the highest standards of objective, accurate journalism.
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Investigating centre of mass stabilisation as the goal of posture and movement coordination during human whole body reaching. In the light of experimental results showing significant forward centre of mass (CoM) displacements within the base of support, this study investigated if whole body reaching movements can be executed whilst keeping the CoM fixed in the horizontal axis. Using kinematic simulation techniques, angular configurations were recreated from experimental data imposing two constraints: a constant horizontal position of the CoM and an identical trajectory of the hand to grasp an object. The comparison between recorded and simulated trials showed that stabilisation of the CoM was associated with greater backward hip displacements, which became more marked with increasing object distance. This was in contrast to recorded trials showing reductions in backward hip displacements with increasing distance. Results also showed that modifications to angular displacements were necessary only at the shoulder and hip joints, but that these modifications were within the limits of joint mobility. The analysis of individual joint torques revealed that the pattern and timing of simulated trials were similar to those recorded experimentally. Peak joint torque values showed particularly that keeping the CoM at a constant horizontal position resulted in significantly smaller ankle peak flexor and extensor torques. It may be concluded from this study that 'stabilising' the CoM during human whole body reaching represents a feasible strategy, but not the one chosen by subjects under experimental conditions. Our results also do not support the idea of the CoM as the stabilised reference value for the coordination between posture and goal-directed movements.
Physiologic responses to static, dynamic and combined work. The main objective of the present study was to determine the effects on cardiovascular stress of tasks that have varying degrees of static and dynamic components (weight holding, manual lifting and stepping). Heart rate, oxygen consumption and blood pressure were used as indices of cardiovascular stress. The results showed that oxygen consumption and heart rate responses to manual lifting are significantly lower than those of stepping and higher than those of weight holding. A low frequency lifting task evoked significantly lower systolic blood pressure than a high frequency lifting task. This study supported the idea that a physiologic fatigue criterion (PFC) based on stepping should not be applied directly to tasks such as manual lifting. In addition, a PFC for manual lifting should not be based only on oxygen consumption or heart rate; it also should incorporate systolic blood pressure as one of the monitored stress factors in setting lifting standards.
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The first chiral organometallic triangle for asymmetric catalysis. A family of chiral organometallic triangles based on cis-Pt(PEt3)2 metallocorners and enantiopure atropisomeric bis(alkynyl) bridging ligands (L1-4) has been synthesized and characterized by 1H, 13C{1H}, and 31P{1H} NMR, UV-vis, and circular dichroism (CD) spectroscopies, FAB and MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry, and microanalysis. Metallocycle 4 which contains three 1,1'-bi-2-naphthol functionalities in combination with Ti(iOPr)4 has been shown to be an excellent catalyst for highly enantioselective additions of diethylzinc to aromatic aldehydes to afford chiral secondary alcohols. This research illustrates the potential of generating novel functional materials on the basis of supramolecular chemistry.
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291 S.W.3d 179 (2009) Wesley and Tina SETH, Appellants, v. ST. EDWARD MERCY MEDICAL CENTER, Appellees. No. 07-1348. Supreme Court of Arkansas. January 22, 2009. *180 McHenry, McHenry & Taylor, by: Donna McHenry, Robert McHenry, and Greg Taylor, Little Rock, for appellants. Thompson and Llewellyn, P.A., by: William P. Thompson, Fort Smith, for appellee. ELANA CUNNINGHAM WILLS, Justice. Wesley and Tina Seth appeal from an order of the Sebastian County Circuit Court granting St. Edward Mercy Medical Center's (St.Edward) motion for summary judgment on the basis of the charitable immunity doctrine. The Seths first argue that the trial court erred because St. Edward waived any claim of charitable immunity from suit or liability and that the principle of estoppel prevents application *181 of the defense to St. Edward. Second, the Seths argue that the trial court erred in retroactively applying this court's decision in Low v. Insurance Co. of North America, 364 Ark. 427, 220 S.W.3d 670 (2005), and by refusing to allow amendment of their complaint to name St. Edward's pooled liability fund owner and/or its commercial liability insurer as proper party defendants. On February 18, 2004, the Seths filed a medical negligence suit against St. Edward, Arkansas Heart Center, Emergency Medicine Associates, and two doctors. The complaint also named St. Edward's unknown insurer in the event that St. Edward asserted a charitable immunity defense, and stated in paragraph seven of the complaint that St. Edward "may claim immunity from suit or tort liability as a charitable or non-profit entity," and "in such case, John Doe Insurance Company would be the appropriate Defendant under the Arkansas direct action statute." St. Edward filed an answer to the Seth's complaint on March 16, 2004, averring that it was a nonprofit corporation, denying negligence or causation, and asserting certain affirmative defenses. However, St. Edward specifically responded to paragraph seven of the Seths' complaint in its answer by stating, "No response from this defendant is required to paragraph 7 of the Complaint. To the extent any response is required, the allegations in paragraph 7 are denied."[1] The Seths filed a motion for partial summary judgment on November 28, 2005, asserting that no factual issues remained to preclude determination of St. Edward's negligence. St. Edward filed a response to the answer on December 30, 2005, contending that genuine issues of material fact remained, but once again did not raise the defense of charitable immunity.[2] The trial court denied the Seths' motion. On January 24, 2007, St. Edward filed an amended answer to the Seths' complaint, asserting for the first time that it was entitled to charitable immunity from liability and suit. On the same date, St. Edward also filed a motion for summary judgment, requesting that the trial court dismiss the complaint against it because it was a charitable entity as a matter of law and, therefore, immune from tort liability. The Seths filed a response to St. Edward's motion for summary judgment, arguing that Arkansas law at the time the action arose and the complaint was filed required St. Edward to be named as a defendant because it was not immune from suit. Further, the Seths contended that St. Edward never asserted the defense of immunity from suit in its original answer or the amended answer, thus waiving such defense under Ark. R. Civ. P. 8 and 12 and under the principle of estoppel.[3] The Seths also argued that "[n]ew law," presumably Low, supra, should not be applied retroactively to this case. Alternatively, the Seths argued that if St. Edward was dismissed from the complaint, the court *182 should allow substitution of Sisters of Mercy, a Missouri corporation that managed a pooled liability fund for St. Edward, and/or St. Edward's separate commercial liability insurer as proper party defendants under the direct-action statute. The Seths also argued that they should be allowed to amend their complaint to add the individual employees of St. Edward as defendants under Ark. R. Civ. P. 15. The Seths did not file a separate motion to strike St. Edward's amended answer as provided by Rule 15(a). The trial court issued an order on May 9, 2007, granting St. Edward's motion for summary judgment "[p]ursuant to the case law as set forth in George v. Jefferson Hosp. Ass'n, Inc., 337 Ark. 206, 987 S.W.2d 710 (1999); Low v. Insurance Co. of North America, et al, 364 Ark. 427, 220 S.W.3d 670 (2005) and Sowders v. St. Joseph's Mercy Health Center, 368 Ark. 466, 247 S.W.3d 514 (2007) and the cases and authorities cited in the respective cases." The Seths filed a timely notice of appeal after the trial court granted the Seths' motion to voluntarily dismiss all remaining defendants. This court's standard of review for summary judgment has been often stated as follows: Summary judgment is to be granted by a trial court only when it is clear that there are no genuine issues of material fact to be litigated and the moving party is entitled to judgment as a matter of law. Once a moving party has established a prima facie entitlement to summary judgment, the opposing party must meet proof with proof and demonstrate the existence of a material issue of fact. After reviewing undisputed facts, summary judgment should be denied if, under the evidence, reasonable minds might reach different conclusions from those undisputed facts. On appeal, we determine if summary judgment was appropriate based on whether the evidentiary items presented by the moving party in support of its motion leave a material question of fact unanswered. This court views the evidence in a light most favorable to the party against whom the motion was filed, resolving all doubts and inferences against the moving party. Our review is not limited to the pleadings, as we also focus on the affidavits and other documents filed by the parties. Sykes v. Williams, 373 Ark. 236, 240, 283 S.W.3d 209, 213 (2008). The Seths first argue that the trial court erred in granting St. Edward's motion for summary judgment on the basis of charitable immunity because St. Edward waived any defense based on its charitable status.[4] Specifically, the Seths' complaint stated that St. Edward "may claim immunity from suit or tort liability as a charitable or non-profit entity," and "in such case, John Doe Insurance Company would be the appropriate Defendant under the Arkansas direct action statute." After asserting that it was a nonprofit corporation, St. Edward responded to this paragraph of the complaint by stating, "No response from this defendant is required to paragraph 7 of the Complaint. To the extent any response is required, the allegations in paragraph 7 are denied." Accordingly, the Seths assert that St. Edward denied that it would claim immunity from either suit or liability as a charitable entity, thus waiving the charitable immunity defense it later raised in the amended answer. *183 Under Ark. R. Civ. P. 8(c), "an affirmative defense must be set forth in the defendant's responsive pleading." Poff v. Brown, 374 Ark. 453, 454, 288 S.W.3d 620, 622 (2008). Although Rule 8 lists a number of affirmative defenses, "the list is not exhaustive and includes `any matter constituting an avoidance or affirmative defense.'" Id. The "failure to plead an affirmative defense can result in the waiver and exclusion of the defense from the case." Felton v. Rebsamen Med. Ctr., 373 Ark. 472, 284 S.W.3d 486 (2008). This court has clearly stated that "charitable immunity is an affirmative defense that must be specifically pled." Neal v. Sparks Reg'l Med. Ctr., 375 Ark. 46, 289 S.W.3d 8 (2008) (citing Felton, supra). St. Edward did not affirmatively plead charitable immunity in its original answer, but contends that it may amend its answer under Ark. R. Civ. P. 12 and 15, because Rule 15 allows a pleading to be amended at any time, and charitable immunity is not a defense that is waived if not asserted in an original responsive pleading under Rule 12(h)(1).[5] Neal, supra, involved a similar situation as that presented in this case. The appellants in Neal filed a medical negligence action against Sparks Regional Medical Center (Sparks) in 2005. Under Arkansas precedent at the time the suit was filed against Sparks, a charitable entity was immune from liability but not suit; therefore, the appellants were required to file suit against Sparks, rather than against Sparks and its liability carrier. See Clayborn v. Bankers Standard Ins. Co., 348 Ark. 557, 75 S.W.3d 174 (2002); see also Scamardo v. Jaggers, 356 Ark. 236, 149 S.W.3d 311 (2004) (declining to overrule Clayborn). Sparks filed an answer on September 8, 2005, stating that it was a "not-for-profit Arkansas corporation," but did not assert that it was a charitable entity or assert the defense of charitable immunity as to either liability or suit. In December 2005, this court handed down its decision in Low, supra, holding that a qualified charitable entity was immune from suit as well as liability, and that the Arkansas direct-action statute, Ark.Code Ann. § 23-79-210, required an action to be filed against
/**************************************************************************** * net/socket/socket.c * * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more * contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed with * this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership. The * ASF licenses this file to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with the * License. You may obtain a copy of the License at * * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 * * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT * WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the * License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations * under the License. * ****************************************************************************/ /**************************************************************************** * Included Files ****************************************************************************/ #include <nuttx/config.h> #include <sys/socket.h> #include <errno.h> #include <assert.h> #include <debug.h> #include "usrsock/usrsock.h" #include "socket/socket.h" #ifdef CONFIG_NET /**************************************************************************** * Public Functions ****************************************************************************/ /**************************************************************************** * Name: psock_socket * * Description: * socket() creates an endpoint for communication and returns a socket * structure. * * Input Parameters: * domain (see sys/socket.h) * type (see sys/socket.h) * protocol (see sys/socket.h) * psock A pointer to a user allocated socket structure to be * initialized. * * Returned Value: * Returns zero (OK) on success. On failure, it returns a negated errno * value to indicate the nature of the error: * * EACCES * Permission to create a socket of the specified type and/or protocol * is denied. * EAFNOSUPPORT * The implementation does not support the specified address family. * EINVAL * Unknown protocol, or protocol family not available. * EMFILE * Process file table overflow. * ENFILE * The system limit on the total number of open files has been reached. * ENOBUFS or ENOMEM * Insufficient memory is available. The socket cannot be created until * sufficient resources are freed. * EPROTONOSUPPORT * The protocol type or the specified protocol is not supported within * this domain. * ****************************************************************************/ int psock_socket(int domain, int type, int protocol, FAR struct socket *psock) { FAR const struct sock_intf_s *sockif = NULL; int ret; /* Initialize the socket structure */ psock->s_crefs = 1; psock->s_domain = domain; psock->s_conn = NULL; #if defined(CONFIG_NET_TCP_WRITE_BUFFERS) || defined(CONFIG_NET_UDP_WRITE_BUFFERS) psock->s_sndcb = NULL; #endif if (type & SOCK_CLOEXEC) { psock->s_flags |= _SF_CLOEXEC; } if (type & SOCK_NONBLOCK) { psock->s_flags |= _SF_NONBLOCK; } type &= SOCK_TYPE_MASK; psock->s_type = type; #ifdef CONFIG_NET_USRSOCK if (domain != PF_LOCAL && domain != PF_UNSPEC) { /* Handle special setup for USRSOCK sockets (user-space networking * stack). */ ret = g_usrsock_sockif.si_setup(psock, protocol); psock->s_sockif = &g_usrsock_sockif; return ret; } #endif /* CONFIG_NET_USRSOCK */ /* Get the socket interface */ sockif = net_sockif(domain, type, protocol); if (sockif == NULL) { nerr("ERROR: socket address family unsupported: %d\n", domain); return -EAFNOSUPPORT; } /* The remaining of the socket initialization depends on the address * family. */ DEBUGASSERT(sockif->si_setup != NULL); psock->s_sockif = sockif; ret = sockif->si_setup(psock, protocol); if (ret < 0) { nerr("ERROR: socket si_setup() failed: %d\n", ret); return ret; } return OK; } /**************************************************************************** * Name: socket * * Description: * socket() creates an endpoint for communication and returns a descriptor. * * Input Parameters: * domain (see sys/socket.h) * type (see sys/socket.h) * protocol (see sys/socket.h) * * Returned Value: * A non-negative socket descriptor on success; -1 on error with errno set * appropriately. * * EACCES * Permission to create a socket of the specified type and/or protocol * is denied. * EAFNOSUPPORT * The implementation does not support the specified address family. * EINVAL * Unknown protocol, or protocol family not available. * EMFILE * Process file table overflow. * ENFILE * The system limit on the total number of open files has been reached. * ENOBUFS or ENOMEM * Insufficient memory is available. The socket cannot be created until * sufficient resources are freed. * EPROTONOSUPPORT * The protocol type or the specified protocol is not supported within * this domain. * * Assumptions: * ****************************************************************************/ int socket(int domain, int type, int protocol) { FAR struct socket *psock; int errcode; int sockfd; int ret; /* Allocate a socket descriptor */ sockfd = sockfd_allocate(0); if (sockfd < 0) { nerr("ERROR: Failed to allocate a socket descriptor\n"); errcode = ENFILE; goto errout; } /* Get the underlying socket structure */ psock = sockfd_socket(sockfd); if (!psock) { errcode = ENOSYS; /* should not happen */ goto errout_with_sockfd; } /* Initialize the socket structure */ ret = psock_socket(domain, type, protocol, psock); if (ret < 0) { nerr("ERROR: psock_socket() failed: %d\n", ret); errcode = -ret; goto errout_with_sockfd; } /* The socket has been successfully initialized */ psock->s_flags |= _SF_INITD; return sockfd; errout_with_sockfd: sockfd_release(sockfd); errout: set_errno(errcode); return ERROR; } #endif /* CONFIG_NET */
Eulima dubia Eulima dubia is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Eulimidae. The species is one of a number within the genus Eulima. References External links To World Register of Marine Species Category:Eulima Category:Gastropods described in 1838
Q: Unable to produce variable output of type string in multi-lines in PHP I don't know the correct wording for this issue I am having. I have a object returned from the database like below: $pProvisioningFileData->m_fileContent = # Placeholders identified by '${}' will be replaced during the provisioning # process, only supported placeholders will be processed. Dcm.SerialNumber = ${unit.serial_number} Dcm.MacAddress = ${unit.mac_address} Dcm.MinSeverity = "Warning" Cert.TransferHttpsCipherSuite = "CS1" Cert.TransferHttpsTlsVersion = "TLSv1" Cert.MinSeverity = "Warning"; The curly brackets are placeholders, the problem I am facing is that when I try output all the content using either echo or print_r, all the content prints in one line however I want to display the content in the same sequence as above. I tried using var_dump but it also gives some extra info like length and type of variable which I don't want. So is there a simple way of doing this without using an array? A: If you are outputting to browser then wrapping your var_dump in html <pre> tags is quick solution. If you outputting to console then I advise you to install some advanced debuging software. Xdebug comes to mind.
Molecular spintronics. The electron spin made its debut in the device world only two decades ago but today our ability of detecting the spin state of a moving electron underpins the entire magnetic data storage industry. This technological revolution has been driven by a constant improvement in our understanding on how spins can be injected, manipulated and detected in the solid state, a field which is collectively named Spintronics. Recently a number of pioneering experiments and theoretical works suggest that organic materials can offer similar and perhaps superior performances in making spin-devices than the more conventional inorganic metals and semiconductors. Furthermore they can pave the way for radically new device concepts. This is Molecular Spintronics, a blossoming research area aimed at exploring how the unique properties of the organic world can marry the requirements of spin-devices. Importantly, after a first phase, where most of the research was focussed on exporting the concepts of inorganic spintronics to organic materials, the field has moved to a more mature age, where the exploitation of the unique properties of molecules has begun to emerge. Molecular spintronics now collects a diverse and interdisciplinary community ranging from device physicists to synthetic chemists to surface scientists. In this critical review, I will survey this fascinating, rapidly evolving, field with a particular eye on new directions and opportunities. The main differences and challenges with respect to standard spintronics will be discussed and so will be the potential cross-fertilization with other fields (177 references).
Q: Well ordering of $\mathbb{N}$ with weak induction In my Algebra course the well-ordering property of $\mathbb{N}$ has been proven just by standard ("weak") induction, but I can't understand the proof given by the lecturer. The proof proceeds as follows: let $S\subset \mathbb{N}$ a set with no minimum, we show that $S=\emptyset$. The claim is that if $S$ has no minimum and $ t \in \mathbb{N}$, then $S \cap t=\emptyset$; from this fact the conclusion would easily follow, since this proves that no $n \in \mathbb{N}$ can belong to $S$. Now we suppose by contradiction that $S \cap t \ne \emptyset$; since $S \cap t \subset t$, $S \cap t$ is finite, since $S \cap t \subset \mathbb{N}$, $S \cap t$ is totally ordered. Hence there is $m=\min S \cap t$. We claim that this $m$ is in fact the minimum of the whole $S$, which is a contradiction. We have to prove that $m \le x$ for every $x \in S$. If $x \in S \cap t$, this is obvious. If $x \notin S \cap t$, then $x \notin t$, hence either $x=t$ or $t \in x$ (by trichotomy property). Here begins the part I can't understand: the lecturer writes: " In this case [which one?] we have $m \in t$, so that $m \subsetneq t$, but also $ t \subsetneq x \implies m \subsetneq x \implies m <x$". Can someone explain this last passage? A: It seems to refer to the case where $t\in x$. But both cases can be treated the same way: in either case you have $t\subseteq x$ so since $m\in t$ you have $m\in x$, so $m<x$ by definition.
Mille Lacs County Times Public Notices 1010 LG Mortgage Foreclosures 13-091917 NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE THE RIGHT TO VERIFICATION OF THE DEBT AND IDENTITY OF THE ORIGINAL CREDITOR WITHIN THE TIME PROVIDED BY LAW IS NOT AFFECTED BY THIS ACTION. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that default has occurred in the conditions of the following described mortgage: DATE OF MORTGAGE: October 17, 2003 ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF MORTGAGE: $159,500.00 MORTGAGOR(S): Sharon M. Branville and Richard M. Branville, wife and husband MORTGAGEE: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. TRANSACTION AGENT: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. MIN#: 1001625-0006940174-4 LENDER OR BROKER AND MORTGAGE ORIGINATOR STATED ON THE MORTGAGE: Mortgage Source, Inc. SERVICER: CitiMortgage, Inc. DATE AND PLACE OF FILING: Filed October 22, 2003, Mille Lacs County Recorder, as Document Number 304863 ASSIGNMENTS OF MORTGAGE: Assigned to: CitiMortgage, Inc. LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY: The South Half of the North Half of the Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Section 9, Township 38, Range 26 PROPERTY ADDRESS: 17446 90Th Ave, Milaca, MN 56353 PROPERTY IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: 02-009-0603 COUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTY IS LOCATED: Mille Lacs THE AMOUNT CLAIMED TO BE DUE ON THE MORTGAGE ON THE DATE OF THE NOTICE: $136,105.99 THAT all pre-foreclosure requirements have been complied with; that no action or proceeding has been instituted at law or otherwise to recover the debt secured by said mortgage, or any part thereof; PURSUANT, to the power of sale contained in said mortgage, the above described property will be sold by the Sheriff of said county as follows: DATE AND TIME OF SALE: August 22, 2013, 10:00am PLACE OF SALE: Sheriff's Main Office, 640 3rd Street SE, Milaca, MN 56353 to pay the debt secured by said mortgage and taxes, if any, on said premises and the costs and disbursements, including attorneys fees allowed by law, subject to redemption within 6 months from the date of said sale by the mortgagor(s) the personal representatives or assigns. TIME AND DATE TO VACATE PROPERTY: If the real estate is an owner-occupied, single-family dwelling, unless otherwise provided by law, the date on or before which the mortgagor(s) must vacate the property, if the mortgage is not reinstated under section 580.30 or the property is not redeemed under section 580.23, is 11:59 p.m. on February 24, 2014. Dated: June 27, 2013 CitiMortgage, Inc. Assignee of Mortgagee SHAPIRO & ZIELKE, LLP BY /s/ Lawrence P. Zielke - 152559 Diane F. Mach - 273788 Melissa L. B. Porter - 0337778 Randolph W. Dawdy - 2160X Ronald W. Spencer - 0104061 Stephanie O. Nelson - 0388918 Gary J. Evers - 0134764 Patricia L. Assmann - 0388455 Attorneys for Mortgagee 12550 West Frontage Road, Ste. 200 Burnsville, MN 55337 (952) 831-4060 PURSUANT TO THE FAIR DEBT COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT, YOU ARE ADVISED THAT THIS OFFICE IS DEEMED TO BE A DEBT COLLECTOR. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. This NOTICE is required by the provisions of the Fair Debt Collection PRACTICES Act and does not imply that we are attempting to COLLECT money from anyone who has discharged the debt UNDER the Bankruptcy Laws of the United States. Published in the MILLE LACS COUNTY TIMES July 4, 11, 18, 25, August 1, 8, 2013 3435008 1010 LG Mortgage Foreclosures NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Date: July 4, 2013 YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT: 1. A default has occurred in the conditions of that certain mortgage executed by Marvin T. Oeffling, a married person, as mortgagor, in favor of KleinBank, a Minnesota banking corporation, as mortgagee, dated April 18, 2008, and recorded on April 24, 2008, as Document No. 348885, in the Office of the County Recorder in and for Mille Lacs County, Minnesota ("Mortgage"). The land described in the Mortgage is not registered land. 2. The original principal amount secured by the Mortgage was: $87,971.31. 3. No action or proceeding at law is now pending to recover the debt secured by the Mortgage or any part thereof. 4. The holder of the Mortgage has complied with all conditions precedent to acceleration of the debt secured by the Mortgage and foreclosure of the Mortgage and all notice and other requirements of applicable statutes. 5. As of the date of this notice, the amount due on the Mortgage is: $91,853.30. 6. Pursuant to the power of sale in the Mortgage, the Mortgage shall be foreclosed, and the land located at 105 School Street, Foreston, Minnesota 56330, Property Tax ID No. 19- 280-0020, and legally described as follows: Lot 2, Block 1, Foreston Oaks, according to the plat thereof on file and of record in the Office of the County Recorder, Mille Lacs County, Minnesota ("Property"), shall be sold by the Sheriff of Mille Lacs County, Minnesota, at public auction on August 22, 2013 at 10:00 a.m., at the Mille Lacs County Sheriff's Office: 640 Third Street SE, Milaca, MN 56353. 7. The time allowed by law for redemption by mortgagor or mortgagor's personal representatives or assigns is six (6) months after the date of sale. 8. THE TIME ALLOWED BY LAW FOR REDEMPTION BY THE MORTGAGOR, THE MORTGAGOR'S PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES OR ASSIGNS, MAY BE REDUCED TO FIVE WEEKS IF A JUDICIAL ORDER IS ENTERED UNDER MINN. STAT. § 582.032, DETERMINING, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THAT THE MORTGAGED PREMISES ARE IMPROVED WITH A RESIDENTIAL DWELLING OF LESS THAN FIVE UNITS, ARE NOT PROPERTY USED IN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, AND ARE ABANDONED. 9. The mortgagor released from financial obligation on the Mortgage is: None. KleinBank (a Minnesota banking corporation) By its attorneys: Joshua D. Christensen, (#332616) Lindsay W. Cremona, (#393599) Anastasi Jellum, P.A. Attorneys for Mortgagee 14985 60th Street North Stillwater, MN 55082 (651) 439-2951 16797-F1 Published in the MILLE LACS COUNTY TIMES July 4, 11, 18, 25, August 1, 8, 2013 3435799 1010 LG Mortgage Foreclosures NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE THE RIGHT TO VERIFICATION OF THE DEBT AND IDENTITY OF THE ORIGINAL CREDITOR WITHIN THE TIME PROVIDED BY LAW IS NOT AFFECTED BY THIS ACTION. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that default has occurred in the conditions of the following described mortgage: DATE OF MORTGAGE: 08/07/2007 MORTGAGOR(S): Goldy Thiel and Josi Thiel, husband and wife. MORTGAGEE: Bank of America, N.A. Transaction Agent: N/A Transaction Agent Mortgage ID No: NA Lender or Broker: Bank of America, N.A. Servicer: Nationstar Mortgage, LLC Mortgage Originator: Bank of America, N.A. DATE AND PLACE OF RECORDING: Recorded August 14, 2007,Mille Lacs County Recorder, Document No. 343750. ASSIGNMENTS OF MORTGAGE: Assigned to: BAC Home Loans Servicing LP Dated: June 13, 2011,Recorded June 15, 2011,Mille Lacs County Recorder, Document No. A367895. Nationstar Mortgage LLC Dated: November 14, 2012,Recorded December 31, 2012,Mille Lacs County Recorder, Document No. A377227. LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY: Lot 10, Block 2, Meadow View Estates Second Addition, according to the plat thereof on file or of record in the Office of the County Recorder, Mille Lacs County, Minnesota. REGISTERED PROPERTY: No TAX PARCEL NO.: 24-551-0140 ADDRESS OF PROPERTY: 1205 Meadowview Dr Princeton, MN 55371 COUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTY IS LOCATED: Mille Lacs ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF MORTGAGE: $152,000.00 AMOUNT DUE AND CLAIMED TO BE DUE AS OF DATE OF NOTICE, INCLUDING TAXES, IF ANY, PAID BY MORTGAGEE: $174,863.70 That prior to the commencement of this mortgage foreclosure proceeding Mortgagee/Assignee of Mortgagee complied with all notice requirements as required by statute; that no action or proceeding has been instituted at law or otherwise to recover the debt secured by said mortgage, or any part thereof; PURSUANT to the power of sale contained in said mortgage, the above described property will be sold by the Sheriff of said county as follows: DATE AND TIME OF SALE: Tuesday, September 03, 2013, 10:00 a.m. PLACE OF SALE: Lobby of Sheriff's Office, City of Milaca to pay the debt then secured by said Mortgage, and taxes, if any, on said premises, and the costs and disbursements, including attorneys' fees allowed by law subject to redemption within 6 months from the date of said sale by the mortgagor(s), their personal representatives or assigns. DATE TO VACATE PROPERTY: The date on or before which the mortgagor must vacate the property if the mortgage is not reinstated under Minnesota Statutes section 580.30 or the property redeemed under Minnesota Statutes section 580.23 is 03/03/2014 at 11:59 p.m. If the foregoing date is a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday, then the date to vacate is the next business day at 11:59 p.m. MORTGAGOR(S) RELEASED FROM FINANCIAL OBLIGATION ON MORTGAGE: NONE THE TIME ALLOWED BY LAW FOR REDEMPTION BY THE MORTGAGOR, THE MORTGAGOR'S PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES OR ASSIGNS, MAY BE REDUCED TO FIVE WEEKS IF A JUDICIAL ORDER IS ENTERED UNDER MINNESOTA STATUTES SECTION 582.032, DETERMINING, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THAT THE MORTGAGED PREMISES ARE IMPROVED WITH A RESIDENTIAL DWELLING OF LESS THAN FIVE UNITS, ARE NOT PROPERTY USED IN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, AND ARE ABANDONED. Dated: July 01, 2013 Nationstar Mortgage LLC Assignee of Mortgagee Peterson, Fram & Bergman, P.A. By: Ben I. Rust Attorneys for: Nationstar Mortgage LLC Assignee of Mortgagee 55 E. 5th St., Suite 800 St. Paul, MN
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Food Safety, Veterinary and Phytosanitary Policy Garcia Martinez, Marian (2007) Food Safety, Veterinary and Phytosanitary Policy. In: Albania: Strategic Policies for a More Competitive Agriculture Sector. Sustainable Development Sector Unit, Europe and Central Asia, The World Bank, pp. 37-49. (The full text of this publication is not available from this repository)
Q: Texto sin traducción en el perfil Al ver el perfil de un usuario cualquiera que no tiene respuestas a ninguna pregunta se ve el texto sin traducir "answered" y debería cambiarse a "respondido": En todo caso debería quedar: Este usuario no ha respondido ninguna pregunta. También ocurre lo mismo cuando se observa las preguntas del usuario: Aunque en este caso creo que se debería cambiar a algo que tenga más sentido ya que: Este usuario no tiene preguntas ninguna pregunta. Es incorrecto, de acuerdo a los enlaces a los que apunta cada uno lo ideal sería: Este usuario no ha preguntado ninguna pregunta. Y este último suena como al Chavo del 8. Creo que podría quedar así: Este usuario no ha preguntado aún. ¿Qué opinan? Actualización El perfil que he visitado para la parte de las preguntas es el de Andres Vilca A: ¡Ya está solucionado!
Computing appliances, e.g., computer systems, servers, networking switches and routers, wireless communication devices, and the like are typically comprised of a number of disparate elements. Such elements often include a processor, system control logic, a memory system, input and output interfaces, and the like. To facilitate communication between such elements, computing appliances have long relied on general purpose input/output busses to enable these disparate elements of the computing system to communicate with one another in support of the myriad of applications offered by such appliances. Perhaps one of the most pervasive of such general purpose bus architectures is the Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) bus. The PCI bus standard (Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) Local Bus Specification, Rev. 2.2, released Dec. 18, 1998) defines a multi-drop, parallel bus architecture for interconnecting chips, expansion boards, and processor/memory subsystems in an arbitrated fashion within a computing appliance. While typical PCI bus implementations have a 133 Mbps throughput (i.e., 32 bits at 33 MHz), the PCI 2.2 standard allows for 64 bits per pin of the parallel connection clocked at up to 133 MHz resulting in a theoretical throughput of just over 1 Gbps. The throughput provided by the PCI bus architectures has, until recently, provided adequate bandwidth to accommodate the internal communication needs of even the most advanced of computing appliances (e.g., multiprocessor server applications, network appliances, etc.). However, recent advances in processing power and increasing input/output bandwidth demands create a situation where prior general purpose architectures such as the PCI bus architecture have become processing bottlenecks within such computing appliances. Another limitation associated with prior architectures is that they are typically not well-suited to process isochronous (time dependent) data streams. An example of an isochronous data stream is a multimedia data stream which requires a transport mechanism to ensure that the data is consumed as fast as it is received and to ensure that the audio portion is synchronized with the video portion. Conventional general purpose input/output architectures process data asynchronously, or in random intervals as bandwidth permits. Such asynchronous processing of multimedia streams data can result in lost data and/or misaligned audio and video.
--- abstract: 'Given an elliptic curve $E/\mathbb{Q}$, it is a conjecture of Goldfeld that asymptotically half of its quadratic twists will have rank zero and half will have rank one. Nevertheless, higher rank twists do occur: subject to the parity conjecture, Gouvêa and Mazur constructed $X^{1/2-\epsilon}$ twists by discriminants up to $X$ with rank at least two. For any $d\geq 3$, we build on their work to consider twists by degree $d$ $S_d$-extensions of $\mathbb{Q}$ with discriminant up to $X$. We prove that there are at least $X^{c_d-\epsilon}$ such twists with [positive rank]{}, where $c_d$ is a positive constant that tends to $1/4$ as $d\to\infty$. [Moreover, subject to a suitable parity conjecture, we obtain the same result for twists with rank at least two.]{}' address: - 'Department of Mathematics, Tufts University, 503 Boston Ave, Medford, MA 02155' - 'Department of Mathematics, University of South Carolina, 1523 Greene St, Columbia, SC 29201' author: - 'Robert J. Lemke Oliver' - Frank Thorne bibliography: - 'nonabeliantwists.bib' title: Rank growth of elliptic curves in nonabelian extensions --- Introduction and statement of results ===================================== Let $E/\mathbb{Q}$ be an elliptic curve and let $E_D/\mathbb{Q}$ be its twist by the field $\mathbb{Q}(\sqrt{D})$. Goldfeld [@Goldfeld1979] has conjectured that as $D$ ranges over fundamental discriminants, asymptotically 50% of the twists $E_D/\mathbb{Q}$ will have rank zero and 50% will have rank one. Following the work of Gross and Zagier [@GrossZagier1986] and Kolyvagin [@Kolyvagin1988] on the Birch and Swinnerton-Dyer conjecture in the late 1980’s, it became of critical importance to demonstrate the existence of a twist, satisfying some additional splitting conditions, with *analytic* rank one. This was first achieved independently by Bump, Friedberg, and Hoffstein [@BumpFriedbergHoffstein1990] and Murty and Murty [@MurtyMurty1991]. Together, these results imply that if the analytic rank of an elliptic curve $E/\mathbb{Q}$ is at most one, then its algebraic rank is equal to its analytic rank. In the wake of these results, it became natural to search for twists of rank two or greater. By employing an explicit construction, the squarefree sieve, and the then recently proven cases of the Birch and Swinnerton-Dyer conjecture, Gouvêa and Mazur [@GouveaMazur1991] were able to produce $\gg X^{1/2-\epsilon}$ discriminants $D$ with $|D|\leq X$ for which the analytic rank of $E_D/\mathbb{Q}$ is at least two; under the parity conjecture, these twists also have algebraic rank at least two. Unconditional results on twists with algebraic rank at least two were estbalished by Stewart and Top [@StewartTop1995], though with a worse exponent. Motivated by the program of Mazur and Rubin on Diophantine stability (see, e.g., [@MazurRubin2015]), we may cast the above results as being about the growth of the rational points $E(K)$ relative to $E(\mathbb{Q})$ in quadratic extensions $K/\mathbb{Q}$. In this work, we are interested in the analogous problem when $K$ is a degree $d$ $S_d$-extension of $\mathbb{Q}$. Let $$\mathcal{F}_d(X) := \{ K/\mathbb{Q} : [K:\mathbb{Q}] = d, \mathrm{Gal}(\widetilde{K}/\mathbb{Q}) \simeq S_d, |\mathrm{Disc}(K)| \leq X\}$$ where $\mathrm{Disc}(K)$ denotes the absolute discriminant of the extension $K/\mathbb{Q}$ and $\widetilde{K}$ denotes its Galois closure. Our main theorem is the following analogue of Gouvêa and Mazur’s work: \[thm:general\] Let $E/\mathbb{Q}$ be an elliptic curve and let $d \geq 2$. There is a constant $c_d>0$ such that for each $\varepsilon = \pm 1$, the number of fields $K \in \mathcal{F}_d(X)$ for which $\mathrm{rk}(E(K))> \mathrm{rk}(E(\mathbb{Q}))$ and the root number $w(E,\rho_K) = \varepsilon$ is $\gg X^{c_d-\epsilon}.$ We may take $c_d = 1/d$ for $d\leq 5$, $c_6 = 1/5$, $c_7=c_8=1/6$, and $$c_d = \frac{1}{4} - \frac{d^2+4d-2}{2d^2(d-1)}$$ in general. In particular, we may take $c_d > 0.16$ always, and $c_d > 1/4 - \epsilon$ as $d\to\infty$. Here the [root number]{} $w(E,\rho_K) = \frac{w(E_K)}{w(E)}$ is related to the analytic ranks of $E/\mathbb{Q}$ and $E/K$ as follows. Let $L(s, E)$ and $L(s, E_K)$ be the Hasse-Weil $L$-functions associated to $E/\mathbb{Q}$ and its base change to $K$. Under the Birch and Swinnerton-Dyer Conjecture, the ranks $\mathrm{rk}(E(\mathbb{Q}))$ and $\mathrm{rk}(E(K))$ are equal to the analytic ranks of these $L$-functions. Therefore, $\mathrm{rk}(E(K) - \mathrm{rk}(E({\mathbb{Q}}))$ is conjecturally equal to the order of vanishing of $\frac{L(s, E_K)}{L(s, E)}$ at the central point $s = 1/2$. This quotient is an $L$-function in its own right, the [*non-abelian twist*]{} $L(s, E, \rho_K)$ of $E$ by the standard representation $\rho_K$ of $\mathrm{Gal}(\widetilde{K}/\mathbb{Q}) \simeq S_d$. (See Section \[sec:twist-props\].) This $L$-function is conjectured, and is in some cases known, to be analytic and to satisfy a self-dual functional equation sending $s\mapsto 1-s$ with root number $w(E, \rho_K)$. (For example, this holds whenever $L(s,\rho_K)$ satisfies the strong Artin conjecture.) This root number thus controls the parity of ${{\text {\rm ord}}}_{s = 1/2} \frac{L(s, E_K)}{L(s, E)}$. Under either the Birch and Swinnerton-Dyer conjecture or the parity conjecture, this is the same as the parity of $\mathrm{rk}(E(K)) - \mathrm{rk}(E(\mathbb{Q}))$, and we obtain the following. Assuming the parity conjecture, the number of $K \in \mathcal{F}_d(X)$ for which $\mathrm{rk}(E(K)) \geq 2 + \mathrm{rk}(E(\mathbb{Q}))$ is $\gg X^{c_d-\epsilon}$, with $c_d$ as in Theorem \[thm:general\]. Using known progress toward the Birch and Swinnerton-Dyer conjecture, we also obtain the following unconditional result on analytic ranks in the case $d=3$. \[thm:analytic\] Assume that the elliptic curve $E/\mathbb{Q}$ has at least one odd prime of multiplicative reduction. Then the number of $K \in \mathcal{F}_3(X)$ for which the analytic rank of $L(s,E,\rho_K)$ is at least $2$, is $\gg X^{1/3-\epsilon}$. A curious feature of Theorem \[thm:general\] is that the constant $c_d$ approaches $1/4$ from below. One might therefore hope that there is some easy improvement to Theorem \[thm:general\] that resolves this quirk. In fact, the value of $c_d$ presented is not always optimal: the proof of Theorem \[thm:general\] makes use of the Schmidt bound $\# \mathcal{F}_d(X) \ll X^{(d+2)/4}$, and this has been improved for large values of $d$. However, the net effect of this is minor, and the following result is not obviously improved by any stricter assumption on $\#\mathcal{F}_d(X)$. \[thm:field-improvement\] Let $d \geq 7$. If $\#\mathcal{F}_d(X) \ll X^{\frac{d-3}{4}+\frac{1}{2d}+\epsilon}$, then we may take $$c_d = \frac{1}{4} - \frac{1}{2d}.$$ in Theorem \[thm:general\]. In particular, this is unconditional for $d\geq 16052$. In fact, while our method in principle might have the ability to produce exponents $c_d$ slightly larger than $1/4$, we presently only see how to do so under rather heavy assumptions. \[thm:overkill\] Assume either that the $L$-functions $L(s,E_K)$ for $K \in \mathcal{F}_d(X)$ are automorphic and satisfy the generalized Riemann hypothesis and the Birch and Swinnerton-Dyer conjecture, or that the bound $\#\mathrm{Cl}(K(E[2]))[2] \ll D_K^\epsilon$ holds for all $K \in \mathcal{F}_d(X)$ and all $\epsilon>0$. Then Theorem \[thm:general\] holds with $$c_d = \frac{1}{4} + \frac{1}{2(d^2-d)}.$$ We now comment on what we expect to be true. It is a folklore conjecture, strengthened by Bhargava [@Bhargava2007], that there is a positive constant $a_d$ such that $\#\mathcal{F}_d(X) \sim a_d X$. Based on the minimality philosophy, since fields $K \in \mathcal{F}_d(X)$ admit no nontrivial subfields and the root numbers $w(E,\rho_K)$ assume both signs, it is reasonable to expect that a version of Goldfeld’s conjecture should hold. That is, that the number of $K \in \mathcal{F}_d(X)$ for which $\mathrm{rk}(E(K))=\mathrm{rk}(E(\mathbb{Q}))$ and the number for which $\mathrm{rk}(E(K))=1+\mathrm{rk}(E(\mathbb{Q}))$ should each be asymptotic to $\frac{1}{2}a_d X$. Furthermore, a naïve heuristic based on quantization of Tate-Shafarevich groups and Tate’s version of the Birch and Swinnerton-Dyer conjecture over number fields suggests that perhaps the number of $K$ for which $\mathrm{rk}(E(K))=2+\mathrm{rk}(E(\mathbb{Q}))$ should be $X^{3/4+o(1)}$. Thus, Theorem \[thm:general\] – which, to the best of our knowledge, provides the first general bounds as $d\to\infty$ for the number of $K \in \mathcal{F}_d(X)$ for which $\mathrm{rk}(E(K))>\mathrm{rk}(E(\mathbb{Q}))$ – is presumably very far from the truth. However, it is only known at present for $d\geq 6$ that $\#\mathcal{F}_d(X) \gg X^{1/2+1/d}$ due to recent work of Bhargava, Shankar, and Wang [@BhargavaShankarWang]. This result is the culmination of a natural line of thought (constructing fields via writing down polynomials), so producing a stronger lower bound for $\#\mathcal{F}_d(X)$ will require a substantial new idea. In particular, since we are conjecturally accessing in Theorem \[thm:general\] fields for which the rank increases by at least two, based on the above discussion, it is reasonable to expect that the best possible version of Theorem \[thm:general\] available with current methods can do no better than $c_d = 1/4 + 1/d$. We therefore view Theorem \[thm:general\] as nearly optimal, though it would surely be desirable to bridge the small gap between our results and this limit. It is not clear to us at this time how to do so. Finally, we discuss briefly other results on the growth of the Mordell–Weil group in non-quadratic extensions $K/\mathbb{Q}$. Most notably for our purposes, V. Dokchitser [@Dokchitser2005] analyzed the root numbers of $L(s,E_K)$ for general $K$ and obtained many corollaries about analytic ranks. His work is a crucial ingredient in controlling the root numbers in Theorem \[thm:general\]. Quite recently, Fornea [@Fornea] has shown that for many curves $E/\mathbb{Q}$, the analytic rank of $E$ increases over a positive proportion of $K \in \mathcal{F}_5(X)$, though his work does not control the algebraic rank nor does it access twists for which the rank increases by two. In the large rank direction, in earlier work, by a consideration of root numbers, Howe [@Howe1997] showed that in Galois $\mathrm{PGL}_2(\mathbf{Z}/p^n\mathbf{Z})$-extensions, the
The Glitter Band The Glitter Band are a glam rock band from England, who initially worked as Gary Glitter's backing band under that name from 1973, when they then began releasing records of their own. They were unofficially known as the Glittermen on the first four hit singles by Gary Glitter from 1972 to 1973. The Glitter Band had seven UK Top 20 hit singles in the mid-1970s, and three hit albums. History When Gary Glitter's first single "Rock and Roll Parts 1 and 2" became a number 2 hit in the UK, his manager Mike Leander realised that he would need a backing band and contacted John Rossall who was then the musical director of the Boston Showband. With a few changes in personnel, the Boston Showband became the Glittermen, and later The Glitter Band in 1973 who were: John Rossall (trombone and musical director), Gerry Shephard (lead guitar and vocals), Pete Phipps (drums and keyboards), Tony Leonard (drums), John Springate (bass and vocals) and Harvey Ellison (saxophone). They backed Glitter in live performances, although in the studio Mike Leander played all the instruments, apart from the brass section provided by Rossall and Ellison. In 1973, Rossall approached Leander with the suggestion that the band record some material without Glitter. Leander agreed, but rejected the first recordings. The band then went back into the studio and recorded the Rossall/Shephard composition "Angel Face", which met with Leander's approval, but not without some changes. The band, now working as a separate entity with Tony Leonard having replaced Pete Gill, as well as continuing to back Glitter, played a few well-received live shows before their first single came out, mixing some new songs with cover versions of 1950s and 1960s songs. In March 1974, "Angel Face" was released on Bell Records, reaching number four in the UK Singles Chart, and outselling Glitter's "Remember Me This Way". Further hits followed between 1974 and 1976, along with the release of four albums. Rossall left the band on 31 December 1974. Gerry Shephard, John Springate and Pete Phipps taking over leadership, with Springate taking lead vocal duties on hits such as the ballad "Goodbye My Love", "The Tears I Cried", and "People Like You". Sales dropped in 1976, with the advent of punk rock. The band switched to CBS Records and later Epic Records, and changed their name to The G Band to disassociate themselves from Glitter, but failed to find another hit single. The name reverted to The Glitter Band in March 1977 for the release of "Look What You've Been Missing", co-written by John Rossall and Gerry Shephard. May 1977 saw the band release a final single as the Glitter Band, "She Was Alright". Finally Springate, Phipps and Shephard released "Gotta Get a Message Back To You" in September 1977, under the new name of Air Traffic Control. The single, written by Springate and Phipps, never made it past a few initial commercial pressings on the Epic label. In 1979, Shephard and Phipps worked with former Sparks keyboard player Peter Oxendale, recording the US only album Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is. They regrouped as The Glitter Band in 1980 with the addition of Eddy Spence on keyboards and Brian Jones replacing Harvey on sax. Further sporadic releases followed in the 1980s on a variety of labels. Trevor Horn played bass guitar for the band in this era. The band's profile was maintained with a slew of Greatest Hits releases, mainly concentrating on their peak mid-1970s era. Guitarist/singer Gerry Shephard and drummer/pianist Pete Phipps (Eurythmics, XTC, and The Stranglers 1982-1985) reformed the band in 1987, and successfully performed in the UK and Europe, including tours with Gary Glitter, until 2001 when they split up. Shephard and former drummer Tony Leonard formed one band, whilst Phipps continued to perform with his own band. After Rossall was taken to court in 1983, an injunction banned him from using Glitter in his band name; a second legal ruling in 1997, after Rossall had persistently breached the first order, resulted in him receiving a one-year suspended prison sentence which would come into force if he used the Glitter name again. Rossall was subsequently not allowed to use Glitter Band as part of his band's name, but was allowed to advertise his historical connections to the band. With Shephard's death in May 2003, Leonard retired to concentrate on musical production activities in Norway, whilst both Phipps and Rossall continued on the road with their own bands. Shephard and Phipps had previously guested on Denim's Back In Denim (1992). Pete Phipps and John Springate still perform live as The Glitter Band. In April 2010, The Glitter Band performed at Scala, Kings Cross, London where they were joined by special guests Angie Bowie and Adam Ant. Rossall and Harvey Ellison continued to tour with their band, releasing the album Glitteresque in 2008, which was subsequently withdrawn from circulation by their record company because of trademark infringement. Following Ellison's death in 2017, Rossall continues to tour. Springate and Shephard also wrote the UK's 2000 Eurovision Song Contest entry, "Don't Play That Song Again" performed by Nicki French. Phipps and Shephard appeared in the Identity Parade line-up on the first episode of Never Mind The Buzzcocks, recorded on 28 October 1996. In December 2013, John Rossall released a new single, a Glitter styled version of the classic White Christmas. In 2014 the song Angel Face was included on the soundtrack of the hit Spanish film The Face of an Angel. Discography Albums Hey (1974) UK No. 13 Rock 'n' Roll Dudes (1975) UK No. 17 Listen to the Band (1975) Makes You Blind (1975), Arista Paris Match (1977) Live albums Live at the Marquee (1986) Glitz Blitz, Live! (1998), MCI Greatest Hits ...Live! (2001), Armoury Compilations Greatest Hits (1976) UK No. 52 The Collection (1990) Pop Fire (1994), Pilz Let's Get Together Again (1996) 20 Glittering Greats (1998), Music Club Solid Silver: The Ultimate Glitter Band Vol. 1 (1998), Edsel The Best of the Glitter Band (1999) The Glitter Band: The Bell Singles Collection (2000) Greatest Hits (2002) Singles Film appearances Remember Me This Way (1974), as themselves Never Too Young to Rock (1975), as themselves References External links The Official Glitter Band Website - The Glitter Band The Official Website for Pete Phipps and The Glitter Band John Rossall's Official Website + Detailed History of the Boston Showband/Glitter Band The Glitter Band at discogs.com [https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=oa.1611929632214770&type=3 High Court documents Category:English glam rock groups Category:Gary Glitter Category:Musical groups established in 1973 Category:Bell Records artists Category:Epic Records artists
707 F.Supp.2d 114 (2010) AMERICAN PAPER RECYCLING CORP. v. IHC CORPORATION, MPS/IH, LLC, and Wilmington Paper Corp. Civil Action No. 09-10761-RGS. United States District Court, D. Massachusetts. April 23, 2010. *116 Carlo Cellai, Cellai Law Offices, P.C., Boston, MA, for American Paper Recycling Corp. Christopher S. Finnerty, Jeffrey S. Patterson, Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP, Boston, MA, for MPS/IH, LLC. Charyn K. Hain, Varnum, LLP, Grand Rapids, MI, for Wilmington Paper Corp. Jeffrey R. Martin, Catherine Elizabeth Murillo, Burns & Levinson LLP, Boston, MA, for IHC Corporation. MEMORANDUM AND ORDER ON CROSS-MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT STEARNS, District Judge. American Paper Recycling Corporation (APR), brought this action in Bristol Superior Court seeking to compel performance by defendants IHC Corporation (IHC)[1] and MPS/IH, LLC (MPS) of a waste paper sales contract. APR also seeks to enjoin the sale of waste paper by MPS to a competitor, Wilmington Paper Corporation (Wilmington). Defendants removed the case to the federal court on diversity grounds, and then moved to dismiss the Complaint. In the interim, APR filed an eight-count Amended Complaint alleging breach of contract and breach of the covenant of good faith and fair dealing against IHC and MPS, as well as tortious interference claims against MPS and Wilmington. On August 7, 2009, the court heard oral argument, after which it denied the motions to dismiss without prejudice, pending limited discovery. The court's margin Order read as follows. [T]he court grants the parties 120 days (until December 7, 2009) to conduct discovery limited to the nature of the acquisition of assets by MPS from Ivy Hill and the resulting corporate relationship between the two entities. The parties will also identify all issues related to any potential liability attributable to Wilmington on the count of tortious interference. The parties have since filed cross-motions for summary judgment.[2] The court heard oral argument on April 13, 2010. *117 BACKGROUND The following material facts are not in dispute or where disputed are viewed in the light most favorable to the relevant non-moving party. APR is an Illinois corporation engaged in the business of purchasing waste paper and other paper products for recycling. APR is registered as a foreign corporation in Massachusetts and has its principal office in Mansfield, Massachusetts. IHC is a subsidiary of Cinram (U.S.) Holdings, Inc. (Cinram). Cinram is the sole shareholder of IHC. Prior to the events giving rise to this litigation, Ivy (now IHC) was engaged in the business of manufacturing paper packaging for use in the media industry. Ivy operated plants in Terre Haute, Indiana, and Louisville, Kentucky.[3] As a by-product of its manufacturing business, Ivy generated significant quantities of recyclable waste paper. APR paid Ivy an agreed rate based on the volume and quality of the waste paper. On November 6, 1990, Ivy and APR entered into a Waste Paper Sales Contract (Sales Contract), under which Ivy agreed to sell all of its waste paper to APR. In return, APR provided Ivy with manufacturing equipment on generous terms. The Sales Contract, in relevant part, provided that: E. It is mutually agreed that the quantities, classification, price periods during which the Agreement shall be effective, packing, shipping and other provisions shall be as follows: 1. Entire accumulation of saleable waste paper stock generated at [Ivy] plants. * * * * 3. This Agreement shall continue throughout December 31, 2004, and shall be automatically renewed at the same terms unless written cancellation is given by either party 90 days prior to the expiration of this contract period. Beginning in February of 1991, Ivy and APR executed the first of ten amendments to the Sales Contract dealing with the provision by APR of additional processing equipment and financing to Ivy. In conjunction with several of these amendments, Ivy agreed to extensions of the Sales Contract. In November of 1993, APR undertook to "add[] baling equipment [and to build out space], for the purpose of gathering waste paper . . . at the Ivy Hill L.A. California Plant" at a cost of $386,515 to APR. Ivy in return granted APR the right to purchase ninety percent of its waste paper product for an additional ten years to January 1, 2015. A year later, in November of 1994, the parties executed Amendment # 4, under which APR provided additional baling equipment for Ivy's Louisville, Kentucky plant at a cost to APR of $65,545. Ivy agreed to extend the Sales Contract for an additional year to January 1, 2016. In March of 1996, the parties amended the Sales Contract a fifth time. APR agreed to install and finance additional baling equipment. In exchange, Ivy granted APR a right of first refusal for the purchase of all of the waste paper generated at the planned Burbank, California plant. Although the pre-printed amendment form included language extending the Sales Contract for an additional year, the provision was stricken by agreement of the parties. The Sales Contract was, however, extended for an additional year when, in July of 1996, Ivy and APR executed Amendment # 6, under which APR *118 agreed to supply Ivy with air conveyor equipment for the Los Angeles plant. Under Amendment # 7, executed on May 15, 2000, APR provided Ivy with zero-percent financing for an additional baling system for the Los Angeles plant, and Ivy agreed to extend the Sales Contract to January 1, 2018. When Ivy needed financing to repair two balers at its Terre Haute plant, APR again provided favorable terms. The resulting Amendment # 9 extended the Sales Contract to January 1, 2019. The final relevant amendment to the Sales Contract occurred on May 1, 2006. Under Amendment #10, APR agreed to finance a baler repair project at Ivy's Los Angeles plant, and Ivy agreed to a twenty-four-month extension of the Sales Contract. The final version of the Sales Contract, as modified by the series of amendments, was to expire on December 31, 2020. On April 9, 2009, pursuant to an Asset Purchase Agreement (APA),[4] Cinram sold substantially all of Ivy's assets to MPS in a cash-and-stock deal.[5] Under the terms of the APA, Cinram received $23,250,000 in cash and 7,750 shares of Series C Preferred Stock in Multi Packaging Solutions, Inc., the parent company of MPS.[6] The APA provided that: Buyer hereby purchases and acquires from the Company [Ivy], all of the right, title and interest in and to the Company's Assets, rights, properties and interest in properties of the Company of every kind, nature and description, whether real, personal or mixed, tangible and intangible, whether or not used in, held for usage in or otherwise relating to the Business (other than Excluded assets). . . . APA ¶ 1.1. Additionally, as part of the transaction, MPS agreed to assume substantially all of Ivy's liabilities. Assumed Liabilities. On the terms and subject to the conditions contained in this Agreement, simultaneously with the sale, transfer, conveyance and assignment to Buyer of Purchased Assets, Buyer hereby assumes all of the Liabilities of the Company [Ivy] relating to the Business other than the Excluded Liabilities. APA ¶ 2.1.[7] The APA then identified certain assets that would not be transferred including cash, pre-paid expenses, insurance policies, pre-paid taxes, corporate documents, bank accounts, certain employee benefit plans, and all real estate owned in fee simple. See id. In addition, Schedule 1.2(m) of the APA identified specific assets excluded from the sale, including: Waste Paper Sales Contract dated November 6, 1990, as amended by Amendment *119 # 1 dated February 19, 1991, Amendment # 2 dated November 26, 1991, Amendment #3 dated November 9, 1993, Amendment # 4 dated November 1, 1994, Amendment # 5 dated March 20,1996, Amendment #6 dated July 1, 1996, Amendment # 7 dated May 15, 2000, Amendment # 8 dated March 29, 2001, Amendment # 9 dated May 6, 2003 and Amendment # 10 dated May 1, 2006, between American Paper Recycling Corporation and [Ivy]. On April 16, 2009, Ray Wheelan, a MPS Vice-President, notified Kenneth Golden, APR's President, that MPS intended to consolidate the recycling business at the newly-acquired Terre Haute and Louisville plants with MPS's existing contract with Wilmington. Wheelan told Golden that APR's recycling services at these facilities were being terminated effective May 10, 2009. On April 24, 2009, Wheelan wrote to APR warning that "[y]ou need to stop scheduling pick ups at the Terre Haute and Louisville plants effective immediately. All pick ups have been discontinued." APR then filed this lawsuit. DISCUSSION Summary judgment is appropriate when "the pleadings, the discovery and disclosure materials on file, and any affidavits show that there is no genuine issue as to any material fact and that the movant is entitled to judgment as a matter of law." Fed.R.Civ.P. 56(c). "A `genuine' issue is one that could be resolved in favor of either party, and a `material fact' is one that has the potential of affecting the outcome of the case." Calero-Cerezo v. U.S. Dep't of Justice, 355 F.3d 6, 19 (1st Cir. 2004), citing Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc., 477 U.S. 242,
High winds damage Gustavus breakwater Clough: Violent storm exceeded the capacity of the facility The Gustavus breakwater float is pictured in December after a storm damaged the structure. Earlier this week a second storm battered the facility ultimately causing the float to detach from the pilings that once held it in place. Recent storms have battered a state-owned dock facility in Gustavus and caused damage to various parts of the structure, including the breakwater and, pictured here, the skiff haulout. This photo was taken after a storm in December. A violent storm in Gustavus Tuesday caused a state-owned breakwater to break away from its pilings and wash up onto the shore. The breakwater, which is also used as a small boat harbor in the summer, was built in 2010 alongside a new ferry dock. The entire project cost $17 million and was funded by the state, the Denali Commission and the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act. Southeast Director for the Department of Transportation Al Clough said the breakwater has minor damage and can be salvaged, but that there are no immediate plans to rebuild the three-year-old dock. “We have absolutely no idea because we don’t have the money to do it,” Clough said. “The first order of business is to secure the existing facility, which essentially is get that breakwater back floating and put some place where it’s not going to receive any additional damage.” Clough said the next steps include looking at design changes to re-establish the breakwater. He said there are numerous options for the department to consider, but that “none of them are cheap or easy.” The damage to the breakwater does not at all affect the Alaska Marine Highway ferry dock, Clough said. He said the breakwater is not connected to the ferry dock. However, a major storm near the end of December that caused damage to the loading ramp on the ferry dock also caused damage to the breakwater. Clough said when completing repairs to the ferry dock last week, workers noticed damage to the breakwater pilings. Clough said workers were preparing to return to Gustavus to repair the breakwater when the storm happened. “We were literally getting ready to send the contractor back with the necessary equipment, which they did not have the first time they were over there, to affect that effort and this latest storm blew in yesterday and the day before,” Clough said. “That storm event late yesterday afternoon damaged the mooring system for the floating breakwater and set it free.” The last two storms that damaged the breakwater were not anticipated in the design of the structure, Clough said. “It’s an exposed shoreline there and we had a design that was based on a number of assumptions on what kind of sea conditions and things one might expect and obviously we had a pretty violent storm that exceeded the capacity of the facility,” he said. National Weather Service Meteorologist Edward Liske said wind gusts up to 47 mph were recorded at Bartlett Cove Tuesday. Bartlett Cove is inside the west edge of Point Gustavus; the ferry dock and breakwater are on the east side of the point. Liske said Tuesday’s winds in Bartlett Cove were unusually high.
Q: Populate HTML listbox using javascript function on page load I have a HTML Listbox and I need to add values to it on the page load. I have tried to call a JS function on page load event on both <body> tag and <select> tag but it does not execute the the function. <body onload='popListbox(<%=session.getAttribute("objNames")%>)'> <select id="lstObjects" onload='popListbox(<%=session.getAttribute("objNames")%>)'> If I try onclick it executes fine but not in onload event. Can someone help me with this.? UPDATE: my JS function function popListbox(objList){ var select = document.getElementById("lstObjects"); var objects = objList; var objects_array = []; for(var i in objects) { if(objects.hasOwnProperty(i) && !isNaN(+i)) { objects_array[+i] = objects[i]; } } for(var i = 0; i < objects_array.length; i++) { var opt = objects_array[i]; var el = document.createElement("option"); el.textContent = opt; el.value = opt; select.appendChild(el); } } A: try document.ready $( document ).ready(function() { //your code here });
Manager - Service Designer - London Job information PwC is evolving it's approach to business transformation by bringing in experience strategy, design, and user experience (UX) capabilities. We believe that providing a combined approach incorporating business, experience and technology is essential to delivering successful transformative outcomes for our clients. This new team will benefit from working closely with our established business strategists and technologists throughout the firm, gaining access to leading clients globally. PwC has recently appointed a new CXO (Chief Experience Officer) to its Consulting practice, to evolve the firm’s approach. We therefore have a new exciting opportunity available for a Service Designer with previous agency experience, relevant client-side (public or private sector), or consultancy experience to join its growing London-based experience team. We’re looking for keystones - the brightest and most ambitious thinkers to define and deliver challenging projects. Designers are integral to our process here at PwC and we are deeply committed in making sure the work we produce is intuitive, intelligent and enjoyable. Big thinking. Forward thinking. We are looking for someone who can find sources of innovation by looking where no one else is and use these insights to create services that change the world as we know it. This role is very visible, so articulation of complex design principles and ideas is vitally important, both to internal stakeholders and with clients. It is also a hands-on role: leading teams to conduct research and find fresh and actionable insights and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to create, and brilliantly communicate, service concepts and experiences that help our clients solve complex problems and differentiate their businesses. 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1. Field of Invention The invention relates generally to the field of computer-assisted data manipulation and analysis. Specifically, in one exemplary aspect, the invention relates to methods and apparatus for collection and classification of data regarding an audience in a content-based network such as a cable television or satellite network. 2. Description of Related Technology “Nielsen Ratings” are a well known system of evaluating the viewing habits of cross sections of the population. When collecting Nielsen ratings, companies use statistical techniques to develop a sample population which is a cross section of a larger national population. Theoretically, the viewing habits of the sample population will minor the larger population. The companies then measure the populations viewing habits to identify, among other things, what programs the population is watching as well as the time and frequency at which those programs are watched. This information is then extrapolated to gain insight on the viewing habits of the larger population. Historically, the Nielsen system has been the primary source of audience measurement information in the television industry. The Nielsen system, therefore, affects various aspects of television including inter alia, advertising rates, schedules, viability of particular shows, etc., and has been also recently expanded from measuring an audience of program content to measuring an audience of advertising (i.e., Nielsen ratings may be provided for advertisements themselves). The Nielson system collects data regarding audiences via either (i) by asking viewers of various demographics to keep a written record of the television shows they watch throughout the day and evening, or (ii) by using “set meters,” which are small devices connected to televisions in selected homes which electronically gather the viewing habits of the home and transmit the information nightly to Nielsen or a proxy entity over a connected phone line or other connection. There are several disadvantages to the Nielsen approach. First, the sample of viewers selected may not be fairly representative of the population of viewers (or the subset of cable viewers) as a whole. For example, in a cable network comprising four million cable viewers, a sample of any 100,000 viewers may exhibit different average viewing habits than the averages associated with the other 3,900,000 cable viewers who are not in the sample. Second, static delivery makes it difficult to precisely target an audience that is known to be in the market. For example, suppose that the ideal target for a sports car advertisement is the set of all consumers who like and would be interested in buying sports cars. If all that is known from Nielsen data is that 10% of the sample group has watched the auto-racing channel for over three hours in the last month, this may not perfectly correlate with set of consumers who like sports cars. This may be the case, for example, if there are some consumers who are in the market for sports cars but who never watch the auto racing channel, or if there are some viewers of the auto racing channel who have no interest in buying or owning sports cars. As such, patterns based on viewership data often imprecisely identify the desired audience. Furthermore, the Nielson system is disadvantageously program-specific. Program-specific audience data collection is problematic from the standpoint that this program-coupled approach is only as good as the underlying demographic correlation model. For example, assuming a demographic of 18-30 year old females typically tune in to American Idol each broadcast (e.g., Monday at 8:00 pm), this same demographic may not have any interest in watching the program immediately preceding or following American Idol, and hence may tune away (or delay tuning to that channel until the start of America Idol). Another disability of the Nielson approach is that it tends to aggregate data or results for given premises (e.g., households) as opposed to providing data for specific users of that premises. For example, the switching activity associated with a given settop box for a family of five represents switching activity for each member of that family (including perhaps viewing of cartoons for a child, teen-related programs for a teenager, and adult-related content for one or more adults). Hence, the data obtained using Nielsen techniques may be somewhat of an amalgam of the data for individual users, and various combinations thereof. Though certain so called “people meters” may be utilized for the precise identification of a viewer such as by age, sex, etc. For media content providers such as cable and satellite companies and the like, a major issue is how to more accurately target population segments for advertising campaigns based on particular characteristics of an audience, opportunities for insertion (or replacement) of an advertisement, and other factors. It is most desirable for advertisers to have advertisements for products that are targeted to a particular demographic to be viewed by that demographic. Therefore, there is a need for improved methods and apparatus which do not require or rely solely on population sampling or trend analysis based on a sample population, in order to more accurately generate and analyze audience measurement data. Such improved methods and apparatus would ideally be adapted to gather audience information in real-time or near-real time with associated viewership actions of actual viewers. Exemplary methods would obtain audience information directly from customer's premises equipment (i.e. set top boxes, cable modems etc.), for each individual box or even on a per-user basis where possible, thereby allowing a content provider to gather specific information in large quantities across a broad geographical area. Ideally, these methods and apparatus would be able to monitor multiple sources of content to which viewership behavior relates, and also maintain subscriber anonymity or privacy (i.e., no use of personally identifiable information). These features would also be provided using substantially extant network infrastructure and components, and would be compatible with a number of different client device and delivery systems including both wired and wireless technologies.
Total renal denervation reduces sympathoexcitation to different target organs in a model of chronic kidney disease. It is known that increased sympathetic nerve activity in chronic kidney disease (CKD) progressively worsens kidney function and hypertension. We tested the hypothesis that total renal denervation contributes to reduce sympathetic activation to different beds and improves renal function in 5/6 nephrectomy model of CKD in male Wistar rats. After eight weeks of 5/6 nephrectomy surgery there was an increase in mean arterial pressure (CKD 179±22mmHg, n=6 vs. control animals 108±9; p<0.05, n=6) with no changes in heart rate (HR). Sympathetic nerve activity was increased at different levels to the remaining kidney, splanchnic and lumbar beds compared to control (CTL) group (CKD rSNA: 150±50, n=9 vs. CTL 96±15, n=9; CKD sSNA: 129±51, n=5 vs. CTL 34±14, n=6; CKD lSNA: 203±35, n=8 vs. CTL 146±21, spikes/s, n=7, p<0.05). Three weeks after total renal denervation (DNX) MAP was normalized in the CKD rats (124±19mmHg, n=5, p<0.05), with no change in HR. The lSNA was normalized (151±40, n=5, vs. CKD 203±35 spikes/s, n=8) and sSNA was decreased in 49% (64±34, n=5 vs. CKD 129±51 spikes/s, n=5, p<0.05). Renal function, assessed by creatinine plasma levels was improved after renal denervation (CKD 1.50±0.64, n=8; vs. CKD+DNX 0.82±0.22mg/mL, n=8, p<0.05). These findings demonstrate that renal nerves contribute to the maintenance of hypertension in CKD by increasing sympathoexcitation to other beds.
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Q: Creating loops to read an ascii (.txt) file by piping it into a program and then outputting it into another file I am trying to essentially pipe a .txt ascii file into a program. My program needs to be able read the lines upon lines of ascii code and then output what it reads into a file. At which point i will compare the file I just filled with ascii to another file which has the correct output of the file already using the diff command. I am really new to C (it's my third week, with once a week lab instruction time with my prof), and I feel I'm quite close to figuring this out, but i feel the nesting of my loops is off. 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ESC At this point in the command line i would compile and then: ./a.out < encoded_picture.txt > decoded_picture.txt And then to compare to see if it work: diff decoded_picture.txt ascii_cat.txt At this point i know that if diff displays an output, I've done it wrong. Any help would be appreciated (actual program part3_file.c). int length; int i; // loop until the end of input sentinel is seen while (1) { // get the first element in the line scanf("%d%c", &length, &character); if(length == -1) { break; } else { // is it the sentinel? if so, then break out of the loop // reconstruct a line, as per part 2 while ( length != -1 ) { for( i = 0; i<= length; i++) { printf("%c", character); } scanf("%d%c", &length, &character); } printf("\n"); } } return 0; A: If I understand your question and you want to read encoded_picture.txt from stdin and then based on each encoded pair 'lc' (that's l as in length and c as in character) output l number of characters c to stdout until length is -1 where a '\n' is output, then you are on the right track. However your loop logic is a bit strange. You can use your scanf format string "%d%c". However, you always, always want to check the return of scanf to validate the expected number of conversions took place. For example, to read each pair until end of file is encountered you can do something like the following: while (scanf ("%d%c", &l, &c) == 2) { Your next task, to repeatedly output the specified number of characters, you can simply do: for (int i = 0; i < l; i++) printf ("%c", c); (if l == -1 the loop will not execute anyway, also note: the loop is i < l for l characters, where i <= l would result in l+1 chars) Your final task is to control the output of the newline in the event l == -1, if (l == -1) putchar ('\n'); Putting it together, you could do something like: #include <stdio.h> int main (void) { int l; char c; while (scanf ("%d%c", &l, &c) == 2) { for (int i = 0; i < l; i++) printf ("%c", c); if (l == -1) putchar ('\n'); } return 0; } Example Use/Output Based on the encoded_picture.txt text you provided, that would result in something like the following (that looks like the start of Ratchet's ears): $ ./bin/decodpic <dat/encpic.txt :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::. ....::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::. .... ..:. .:.:::::::: ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::..:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::. ... .... .::::::..: ::::::::::::.::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::...... .. .::::::..: ::::::::::::..:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::. ... ... .:::::::: :::::::::::: .:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::.. . .. .:::::::: ::::::::::::. .:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::. . .... .:::::::: ::::::::::::. :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::........ :::::::: :::::::::::::. .. .:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::....... .. :::::::: :::::::::::::: .. .::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::...... ... . :::::::: ::::::::::::::. .. .:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::...... ... .. :::::::: :::::::::::::::. ... .::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::..... .. ...... .:::::::: :::::::::::::::: .... .:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::..... ...... ..... .:::::::: ::::::::::::::::...... .::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::...... ........ ..... .:::::::: :::::::::::::::::...... ..:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::...... ......... ..... .:::::::: :::::::::::::::::....... ..::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::...... ........ ..... .:::::::: ::::::::::::::::::....... .::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::...... .......:. ... . .:::::::: Look things over and let me know if I misunderstood or if you have questions. Writing Output WITHOUT a final POSIX line-end While this is improper, the decoded_picture.txt does not contain a POSIX line-end. If you run the first version of my code, and then use diff -uNb decoded_picture.txt the_output.txt you find the only difference is my code properly includes a POSIX line-end (e.g. '\n') after the final line written. You can dupe the code into not writing a POSIX line-end by setting a toggle to only write the newline if characters were previously written in that line. That effectively prevent a final newline. You can do that as follows: #include <stdio.h> int main (void) { int l, flag = 1; char c; while (scanf ("%d%c", &l, &c) == 2) { for (int i = 0; i < l; i++) printf ("%c", c); if (l == -1) { if (flag) { putchar ('\n'); flag = 0; } } else flag = 1; } return 0; } Result Then testing the code and output, you find the following: $ gcc -Wall -Wextra -pedantic -std=gnu11 -Ofast -o bin/decodpic2 decodpic2.c $ ./bin/decodpic2 <dat/encoded_picture.txt > dat/decode2.txt $ diff -uNb dat/decoded_picture.txt dat/decode2.txt (no output, the files match :) While there is educational use in forcing a final write without a POSIX line-end -- do not do this is real life :)
Developmental ability of cloned embryos from neural stem cells. The success rate is generally higher when cloning mice from embryonic stem (ES) cell nuclei than from somatic cell nuclei, suggesting that the embryonic nature or the undifferentiated state of the donor cell increases cloning efficiency. We assessed the developmental ability of cloned embryos derived from cultured neural stem cell (NSC) nuclei and compared the success rate with that of embryos cloned from other donor cells such as differentiated NSCs, cumulus cells, Sertoli cells and ES cells in the mouse. The transfer of two-cell cloned embryos derived from cultured NSC nuclei into surrogate mothers produced five live cloned mice. However, the success rate (0.5%) was higher in embryos cloned from cultured NSC nuclei than from differentiated NSCs (0%), but lower than that obtained by cloning mice from other cell nuclei (2.2-3.5%). Although the in vitro developmental potential to the two-cell stage of the cloned embryos derived from NSC nuclei (73%) was similar to that of the cloned embryos derived from other somatic cell nuclei (e.g., 85% in Sertoli cells and 75% in cumulus cells), the developmental rate to the morula-blastocyst stage was only 7%. This rate is remarkably lower than that produced from other somatic cells (e.g., 50% in Sertoli cells and 54% in cumulus cells). These results indicate that the undifferentiated state of neural cells does not enhance the cloning efficiency in mice and that the arrest point for in vitro development of cloned embryos depends on the donor cell type.
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Tag Archives: Life It wasn’t raining, the sun was shinning, the wind was blowing and it felt like a spring afternoon for once. After work I made the short drive to the Whitney Point Reservoir where I normally launch from the north end at Upper Lisle but today I decided to be different and put in on the south end and begin from there. Today’s adventure would have me exploring the three islands that dot the lake. The largest of the three islands is where I beached and began to check things out. I’d love to know if its possible to camp here. I never noticed any signs on the road in that said “No Camping”, however this is something I’ll have to ask the DEC. Following the shoreline north I would be treated to a chorus of song birds. Several vibrant colored Baltimore Orioles and Cardinals fluttered from tree branch to tree branch teasing me with their beauty. I came upon several fisherman, three kayakers and brief spring shower. Today was a great day to start the month. I hope we are finally going to have some good weather. I began shooting slide film around 1990 but most of the images I made at this point were mostly captured on print film, something I regret. I didn’t really begin to convert solely to slide film until early 1992 and have been shooting it ever since. I’ll admit that in 2005 I was intrigued by the digital camera and purchased my first DSLR (Digital Single Lens Reflex) camera. I enjoyed it and made some great images with it as well. I loved the instant gratification of viewing the picture immediately. I also liked the fact that outside the camera and flash card there was no additional cost of film purchase and processing. I vowed to never shoot another roll of film again. That vow would only last about 6 months before I found myself lacking in something I craved the most. A tangible asset. I would go on to own more DSLR camera bodies as well as film bodies. I spent several years arguing the film vs. digital argument only to realize that it all boils down to preference and what your goals are. There is room in my camera bag for both film and digital. Our world moves at the speed of now and that is why I carry a DSLR with me most of the time. News happens at a moments notice! A passion of mine is to preserve history and I choose to do my preservation through photography. No matter the subject matter or the camera you use every click of the shutter captures a moment in time, a piece of our history and for me that is most important. Over the past 24 years I have been documenting my career mostly on film but I do have several hundred images made with a digital camera. I have also been documenting our family as well which is 90% slide film and 10% digital. Without an actual physical count I’d have to estimate my family slide collection hovers somewhere near 8,000 images of which only half have been filed. I just received another 216 slides the other day from the holidays. Another reason I still shoot slide film is because of monetary value. Collectors want originals. I’ve sold older slides from my collection on Ebay for some serious amounts of money. As a matter of fact I know people who do it for a living. They buy slide collections and break them up. This is both sad and fascinating as well. I’ve slowly been acquiring slides that I hope to flip in the near future but only time will tell. Since Kodak has exited the slide film market entirely there are only several choices left in which to buy it. Agfa Photo has recently restarted its slide film business and I’m glad because I love the stuff compared to Fuji’s. Its comes done to personal choice. Also Kodak does not process film anymore and most film (Print) is either processed in house at local photo labs or stores like Walmart or CVS. Slide film processing is only done at a handful of locations around the United States with the most popular being Dwayne’s Photo in Parsons, Kansas. Although those yellow Kodak boxes of joy that came in the mail are no longer I still get excited for those Red, White & Blue boxes from Dwayne’s! Over the past six months I’ve been doing some real soul-searching pertaining to my life and what I want. My soul-searching began not long after finishing the New York City Marathon. I realized all these things I had been drawn into was truly taking me away from my ultimate passion, my family. The very people who have unconditionally loved me, supported me and most of all missed me. Over the course of this reevaluation I realized that my passion for cycling pretty much wasn’t there anymore. I began to feel it was a major time suck. I also realized that my passion for running was growing two-fold. It was simple, no expensive gear, just a pair of running shoes, shorts and a shirt. I had visions of triathlon’s but who was I kidding. I’ve never really been a swimmer and quite honestly I don’t want to be. At points I felt like I was forcing myself to be something I truly wasn’t. All of these things have really removed me from my family so to speak. My family has no interest in cycling, running or swimming. However we do share some common passions that were staring me right in the face. We all really enjoy getting out hiking, kayaking and canoeing. My boys who are now thirteen and sixteen really enjoy this and I well, I love to canoe. As a mater of fact my sons and I are planning a 2016 canoe/camping trip along a beautiful section of the Northern Forest Canoe Trail. This summer our family will visit Lake George and Lake Placid to canoe, kayak, hike and spend time in a beautiful place. Michael and I will hike our first high peak together. I truly miss spending time with my wife. We’ve always had a wonderful relationship and have always enjoyed being together. We want to do more traveling together. Nothing exotic, just time spent seeing new places whether right here in our own State or some place else in America. She has always wanted to visit Charleston, South Carolina. In July just the two of us will be flying there to take in the sights, enjoy the food but most importantly spend time together without our referee shirts and red cards. So with that said I will be hanging up my swim trunks and deflating my bike tires. I will embrace my paddling, whether being by myself on a remote Adirondack pond or paddling with my family on the many beautiful lakes so close to where we live. I will continue to embrace and develop my passion for running but most of all I will make every attempt to nurture my relationship even more with three of the most beautiful human beings. Flipping through my mental rolodex to the afternoon of February 24th 2012 standing on a scale in my doctors office watching in horror while the nurse continue to slide the weight on the scale higher and higher. The weight kept climbing like the thermometer on a summer afternoon. Two hundred pounds, two hundred and fifty, finally the mercury stopped at three hundred and eight pounds. I was mortified! Later that afternoon sitting on our couch depressed I made a life altering decision, I was not only going to lose weight but I would get myself into shape at age forty. The very next day I made a drastic change to my diet. I began to walk six miles a day five days a week and slowly things began to change for me. My body started feeling better. The digestive issues I had been having were suddenly gone. I began to have more energy and my walking began to speed up. Fast forward to an afternoon in late April as I returned from the local store where I had bought some fertilizer for our lawn. After lifting these extremely heavy bags from the car I happened to notice each bag weighed forty five pounds. Stepping back for a moment and standing there in amazement realizing I had lost forty five pounds at this point and lifting those bags of fertilizer really put what had happened to me in perspective. A week later several friends had begun to push me to run a 5K race. Now I had not run since playing high school lacrosse twenty two years prior. I was resisting all I could but my curiosity would eventually get to me. However we signed up as a family and had planned to walk it. Race day finally
Introduction ============ Biology is an integrated study, which aimed to discover the various mechanisms in complex network. Although conventional experiments based on biochemical experiment can suggest \'clue\' of individual mechanism in certain condition, but they restricted to reveal the \'real\' phenomenon in whole cell or organism level. Molecular imaging is a powerful tool to discover various biological mechanisms, providing temporal and spatial information of cell and organism level \[[@B1],[@B2]\]. The spatio-temporal analysis could provide the more exact mechanism in complex and changeable system, living organism. As researches become more complex with our knowledge of biological system, the role of molecular imaging are more increasing. Infectious disease is one of the required fields with molecular imaging. Infection is complex process in whole organism related with various molecules in pathogens and host. As the biological effects of pathogen and immunological responses of host are varies at each time course and each organ \[[@B3]\], study of infectious disease requires analysis with various conditions. In conventional analysis with animal experiment as host system, enormous labor, time and animals are needed with long time-consuming experiment at separated time point. But, molecular imaging analysis which can chase the pathogens in organism level, pathogen can overcome the limitation of conventional analysis and biological and pathological process and be monitored. In recent study, it was discovered that bubonic plaque is colonized at lymph node first, and disseminated at liver and spleen by visualization of bioluminescence *Yersinia pestis* \[[@B4]\]. In similar analysis system, the primary germination site of *Bacillus anthracis* spore in organism was revealed as lung \[[@B5]\]. Vaccine is one of the ideal solutions against infectious disease. In order to develop efficient vaccine, efficacy evaluation methods with high accuracy are required. In conventional method for efficacy evaluation of vaccine have been dependent on detection of immunoglobulin for specific antigens or observation of animal lethality \[[@B3],[@B6]\]. But, the former cannot provide direct efficacy against disease, the latter requires a lot of labors and animals. In vaccine efficacy evaluation, visualization of pathogens in whole organism at each time point would be able to reduce the consuming animals and provide the *in vivo* information within consistent background with identical organism. In this study, we verified the application of *in vivo* molecular imaging system as vaccine efficacy evaluation method using fluorescent *Escherichia coli*, and suggest that the possibility of novel method for vaccine evaluation system. Materials and Methods ===================== Bacterial strain and growth condition ------------------------------------- *E. coli*-green fluorescent protein (*E. coli*-GFP) strain MC1061 with GFP expression plasmid obtained from Korea National Institute of Health (KNIH; Osong, Korea). *E. coli*-GFP was cultured in Luria Bertani broth (Invitrogen, Carlsbad, CA, USA) in 37℃. One hundred µg/mL ampicilin (Invitrogen) was used as antibiotics to selection of bacteria containing GFP expression plasmid. Measurement of bacteria density and relative fluorescence intensity ------------------------------------------------------------------- Bacteria density was determined by measurement of OD^600^ and calculated with matched bacteria density-OD^600^ index. Relative fluorescence intensity of *E. coli*-GFP was measured using SpectraMax (Molecular Devices, Sunnyvale, CA, USA) with 485 nm of excitation and 510 nm of emission filters \[[@B7],[@B8]\]. Whole-animal fluorescent imaging -------------------------------- Five to six weeks old of female BALB/c mice were purchased and used in bacteria injection experiment. All experiments were accomplished under the provision of KNIH Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee. *E. coli*-GFP was injected with intradermal (i.d.) of intraperitoneal (i.p.) route to BALB/c mice and injected mice were analyzed with IVIS spectrum whole live-animal imaging system (Perkin Elmer Inc., Waltham, MA, USA). Mice were anesthetized with isoflurane using a vaporizer, and fluorescent image was obtained GFP filter set (excitation wave length, 488 nm; emission wave length, 510 nm). Results ======= Fluorescent signal was increased by bacterial replication --------------------------------------------------------- Compared to wild type *E. coli* strain, fluorescent intensity was increased proportionately by concentrating *E. coli* MC1061 strain which expresses GFP (*E. coli*-GFP), which suggest quantified fluorescent intensity can indicate the number of bacteria ([Table 1](#T1){ref-type="table"}, [Fig. 1A](#F1){ref-type="fig"}). Fluorescent signal of *E. coli*-GFP was visualized by IVIS spectrum analysis and signal intensity could be represented by pseudo-color distribution ([Table 1](#T1){ref-type="table"}, [Fig. 1B](#F1){ref-type="fig"}). Increasing of fluorescent signals was matched with the number of bacteria measured by optical density at 600 nm. Injected bacteria was traced by fluorescent signal on the molecular imaging system ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Visualizing of bacteria which reside inside of whole animal is most essential factor for *in vivo* live imaging. After confirmation of fluorescent signal increased by bacterial replication, GFP-tagged strain was injected at different colony-forming unit (CFU) through the various routes and the fluorescent signal was measured. To verify the possibility of applying fluorescence expressing pathogen to *in vivo* monitoring system of pathogen infection, we injected *E. coli*-GFP to mice with i.d. and i.p. route ([Fig. 2](#F2){ref-type="fig"}). Over 10^9^ CFU, injected *E. coli*-GFP in both cased was clearly visualized in IVIS analysis system, suggesting fluorescent signal can be pass through skin of animal and be detected. Although auto-fluorescent signal from naïve animal was strong, high intensity of fluorescent signal from *E. coli*-GFP was distinguishable and can be normalized with background signal. Visualizing disseminated pathogen showed different signals in each organ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Infected pathogen can disseminated to several organs in animal, and targeting of pathogen toward specific organ is related with pathogenic disease. So, investigation of disseminated localization of pathogen is important to study of disease and also evaluation of vaccine efficacy. In anatomical condition, each organ which directly injected with *E. coli*-GFP was visualized by IVIS analysis system ([Fig. 3A](#F3){ref-type="fig"}). Detached organ showed more obvious fluorescent signal, and intestine showed strongest fluorescent signal ([Fig. 3B](#F3){ref-type="fig"}). This seems to be due to its cavity structure that could contain bacteria. Organ of infectious situation, which provide the condition of bacterial infiltration to cells of organ, would be represented with more obvious and strong signal. Discussion ========== Vaccine efficacy is usually tested using IgG titer after vaccination or protection assay with animals. Of course those methods are very effective to confirm the efficacy and safety for newly developed vaccine candidates and currently available vaccines on the improvement. However we still can\'t get further information about the distribution and clearance of infected pathogens after vaccination. To fill the gap of information about the works of vaccines, *in vivo* imaging using GFP-conjugated pathogens can be applied for pathogen tracing and immune cell trafficking. Injected bacteria was clearly distinguished organ by organ presumably representing bacterial replication levels or integrated bacterial number in each organ ([Fig. 3](#F3){ref-type="fig"}). It was clear that fluorescence-tagged bacterial strain was replicated both on the culture plates and in the animals ([Figs. 1](#F1){ref-type="fig"}, [3](#F3){ref-type="fig"}), however, *in vivo* tracing was not completely possible only with fluorescence-tagging on the current *in vivo* imaging apparatus due to the penetration capacity of fluorescence and the intensity of current fluorescence-tagging molecules \[[@B9]\]. There are several limits to use the GFP-conjugated bacteria to trace the pathogen distribution and clearance. First of all, GFP signals are usually not strong enough to be analyzed on currently available *in vivo* imaging systems, luciferase or other stronger signals could be considered for better signal tracing for infected pathogens \[[@B10],[@B11]\]. Even though autofluorescence from animal body itself can be normalized using imaging software, still fluorescence signal seems not enough to show the track and localization of infected bacteria or other pathogens in each organ. Second, the sensitivity of fluorescence is not high enough to detect small number of infected pathogens, especially for chronic infection diseases without exponential replication such as acquired immunodeficiency syndrome or tuberculosis. Visualization of signal-tagged pathogens can be traced and measured after several multiplications in animal body, but the quick multiplication of infected pathogens cannot be expected in chronic infectious diseases. This low multiplicity of infection in chronic infection could be another limit for pathogen tracing in infected animals. Even though these several limits, the visualizing methods using signal-tagged pathogens can be a good model system to enforce the efficacy tests of vaccines or new drug candidates because it can supply related information about the pathogen localization and distribution after infection, also about the pathogen clearance in each targeted organ \[[@B12]-[@B15]\]. With more strong visualizing signals such as luciferase or optical nanomolecules, the molecular imaging methods for pathogen tracing and clearance could be a highly confident way to evaluate the vaccine efficacy in the future. No potential conflict of interest relevant to this article was reported. This study was supported by Korea National Institute of Health (grant number 2011-N45003-00). ![Fluorescent signal of *E. coli*-GFP strain. (A) Relative fluorescence intensity of *E. coli*-GFP. Fluorescent signal intensity was increased by bacteria count. Intensity of highly concentrated bacteria (No. 1) appeared as saturated signal. Bacteria numbers matched with each number (1-5) are presented at [Table 1](#T1){ref-type="table"}. (B) Visualization of serial diluted *E. coli*-GFP. In pseudo-color covered image, the high intensity of fluorescence appeared as red color and low intensity of fluorescence as blue. *E. coli*-GFP, *Escherichia coli* MC1061 strain which expresses green fluorescent protein.](cevr-1-83-g001){#F1} ![Visualization of *E. coli*-GFP strain in mice by *in vivo* imaging. (A) Fluorescent imaging of *E. coli*-GFP injected with intradermal route. 5×10^9^ CFU (500 µL) of *E.
/* * Copyright (C) 2016 - 2018 ExoMedia Contributors * * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. * You may obtain a copy of the License at * * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 * * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and * limitations under the License. */ package com.devbrackets.android.exomedia.core.video.mp; import android.content.Context; import android.media.AudioManager; import android.media.MediaPlayer; import android.media.PlaybackParams; import android.net.Uri; import android.os.Build; import android.support.annotation.FloatRange; import android.support.annotation.NonNull; import android.support.annotation.Nullable; import android.util.Log; import android.view.Surface; import com.devbrackets.android.exomedia.core.ListenerMux; import com.devbrackets.android.exomedia.core.exoplayer.WindowInfo; import com.devbrackets.android.exomedia.core.video.ClearableSurface; import java.io.IOException; import java.util.Map; import static android.content.ContentValues.TAG; /** * A delegated object used to handle the majority of the * functionality for the "Native" video view implementation * to simplify support for both the {@link android.view.TextureView} * and {@link android.view.SurfaceView} implementations */ @SuppressWarnings("WeakerAccess") public class NativeVideoDelegate { public interface Callback { void videoSizeChanged(int width, int height); } public enum State { ERROR, IDLE, PREPARING, PREPARED, PLAYING, PAUSED, COMPLETED } protected Map<String, String> headers; protected State currentState = State.IDLE; protected Context context; protected Callback callback; protected ClearableSurface clearableSurface; protected MediaPlayer mediaPlayer; protected boolean playRequested = false; protected long requestedSeek; protected int currentBufferPercent; @FloatRange(from = 0.0, to = 1.0) protected float requestedVolume = 1.0f; protected ListenerMux listenerMux; @NonNull protected InternalListeners internalListeners = new InternalListeners(); @Nullable protected MediaPlayer.OnCompletionListener onCompletionListener; @Nullable protected MediaPlayer.OnPreparedListener onPreparedListener; @Nullable protected MediaPlayer.OnBufferingUpdateListener onBufferingUpdateListener; @Nullable protected MediaPlayer.OnSeekCompleteListener onSeekCompleteListener; @Nullable protected MediaPlayer.OnErrorListener onErrorListener; @Nullable protected MediaPlayer.OnInfoListener onInfoListener; public NativeVideoDelegate(@NonNull Context context, @NonNull Callback callback, @NonNull ClearableSurface clearableSurface) { this.context = context; this.callback = callback; this.clearableSurface = clearableSurface; initMediaPlayer(); currentState = State.IDLE; } public void start() { if (isReady()) { mediaPlayer.start(); currentState = State.PLAYING; } playRequested = true; listenerMux.setNotifiedCompleted(false); } public void pause() { if (isReady() && mediaPlayer.isPlaying()) { mediaPlayer.pause(); currentState = State.PAUSED; } playRequested = false; } public long getDuration() { if (!listenerMux.isPrepared() || !isReady()) { return 0; } return mediaPlayer.getDuration(); } public long getCurrentPosition() { if (!listenerMux.isPrepared() || !isReady()) { return 0; } return mediaPlayer.getCurrentPosition(); } @FloatRange(from = 0.0, to = 1.0) public float getVolume() { return requestedVolume; } public boolean setVolume(@FloatRange(from = 0.0, to = 1.0) float volume) { requestedVolume = volume; mediaPlayer.setVolume(volume, volume); return true; } public void seekTo(long milliseconds) { if (isReady()) { mediaPlayer.seekTo((int) milliseconds); requestedSeek = 0; } else { requestedSeek = milliseconds; } } public boolean isPlaying() { return isReady() && mediaPlayer.isPlaying(); } public int getBufferPercentage() { if (mediaPlayer != null) { return currentBufferPercent; } return 0; } @Nullable public WindowInfo getWindowInfo() { return null; } public boolean setPlaybackSpeed(float speed) { // Marshmallow+ support setting the playback speed natively if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.M) { PlaybackParams params = new PlaybackParams(); params.setSpeed(speed); mediaPlayer.setPlaybackParams(params); return true; } return false; } public float getPlaybackSpeed() { // Marshmallow+ support setting the playback speed natively if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.M) { return mediaPlayer.getPlaybackParams().getSpeed(); } return 1F; } /** * Performs the functionality to stop the video in playback * * @param clearSurface <code>true</code> if the surface should be cleared */ public void stopPlayback(boolean clearSurface) { currentState = State.IDLE; if (isReady()) { try { mediaPlayer.stop(); } catch (Exception e) { Log.d(TAG, "stopPlayback: error calling mediaPlayer.stop()", e); } } playRequested = false; if (clearSurface) { listenerMux.clearSurfaceWhenReady(clearableSurface); } } /** * Cleans up the resources being held. This should only be called when * destroying the video view */ public void suspend() { currentState = State.IDLE; try { mediaPlayer.reset(); mediaPlayer.release(); } catch (Exception e) { Log.d(TAG, "stopPlayback: error calling mediaPlayer.reset() or mediaPlayer.release()", e); } playRequested = false; } public boolean restart() { if (currentState != State.COMPLETED) { return false; } seekTo(0); start(); //Makes sure the listeners get the onPrepared callback listenerMux.setNotifiedPrepared(false); listenerMux.setNotifiedCompleted(false); return true; } /** * Sets video URI using specific headers. * * @param uri The Uri for the video to play * @param headers The headers for the URI request. * Note that the cross domain redirection is allowed by default, but that can be * changed with key/value pairs through the headers parameter with * "android-allow-cross-domain-redirect" as the key and "0" or "1" as the value * to disallow or allow cross domain redirection. */ public void setVideoURI(Uri uri, @Nullable Map<String, String> headers) { this.headers = headers; requestedSeek = 0; playRequested = false; openVideo(uri); } public void setListenerMux(ListenerMux listenerMux) { this.listenerMux = listenerMux; setOnCompletionListener(listenerMux); setOnPreparedListener(listenerMux); setOnBufferingUpdateListener(listenerMux); setOnSeekCompleteListener(listenerMux); setOnErrorListener(listenerMux); } /** * Register a callback to be invoked when the media file * is loaded and ready to go. * * @param listener The callback that will be run */ public void setOnPreparedListener(@Nullable MediaPlayer.OnPreparedListener listener) { onPreparedListener = listener; } /** * Register a callback to be invoked when the end of a media file * has been reached during playback. * * @param listener The callback that will be run */ public void setOnCompletionListener(@Nullable MediaPlayer.OnCompletionListener listener) { onCompletionListener = listener; } /** * Register a callback to be invoked when the status of a network * stream's buffer has changed. * * @param listener the callback that will be run. */ public void setOnBufferingUpdateListener(@Nullable MediaPlayer.OnBufferingUpdateListener listener) { onBufferingUpdateListener = listener; } /** * Register a callback to be invoked when a seek operation has been * completed. * * @param listener the callback that will be run */ public void setOnSeekCompleteListener(@Nullable MediaPlayer.OnSeekCompleteListener listener) { onSeekCompleteListener = listener; } /** * Register a callback to be invoked when an error occurs * during playback or setup. If no listener is specified, * or if the listener returned false, TextureVideoView will inform * the user of any errors. * * @param listener The callback that will be run */ public void setOnErrorListener(@Nullable MediaPlayer.OnErrorListener listener) { onErrorListener = listener; } /** * Register a callback to be invoked when an informational event * occurs during playback or setup. * * @param listener The callback that will be run */ public void setOnInfoListener(@Nullable MediaPlayer.OnInfoListener listener) { onInfoListener = listener; } public void onSurfaceSizeChanged(int width, int height) { if (mediaPlayer == null || width <= 0 || height <= 0) { return; } if (requestedSeek != 0) { seekTo(requestedSeek); } if (playRequested) { start(); } } public void onSurfaceReady(Surface surface) { mediaPlayer.setSurface(surface); if (playRequested) { start(); } } protected void initMediaPlayer() { mediaPlayer = new MediaPlayer(); mediaPlayer.setOnInfoListener(internalListeners); mediaPlayer.setOnErrorListener(internalListeners); mediaPlayer.setOnPreparedListener(internalListeners); mediaPlayer.setOnCompletionListener(internalListeners); mediaPlayer.setOnSeekCompleteListener(internalListeners); mediaPlayer.setOnBufferingUpdateListener(internalListeners); mediaPlayer.setOnVideoSizeChangedListener(internalListeners); mediaPlayer.setAudioStreamType(AudioManager.STREAM_MUSIC); mediaPlayer.setScreenOnWhilePlaying(true); } protected boolean isReady() { return currentState != State.ERROR && currentState != State.IDLE && currentState != State.PREPARING; } protected void openVideo(@Nullable Uri uri) { if (uri == null) { return; } currentBufferPercent = 0; try { mediaPlayer.reset(); mediaPlayer.setDataSource(context.getApplicationContext(), uri, headers); mediaPlayer.prepareAsync(); currentState = State.PREPARING; } catch (IOException | IllegalArgumentException ex) { Log.w(TAG, "Unable to open content: " + uri, ex); currentState = State.ERROR; internalListeners.onError(mediaPlayer, MediaPlayer.MEDIA_ERROR_UNKNOWN, 0); } } public class InternalListeners implements MediaPlayer.OnBufferingUpdateListener, MediaPlayer.OnErrorListener, MediaPlayer.OnPreparedListener, MediaPlayer.OnCompletionListener, MediaPlayer.OnSeekCompleteListener, MediaPlayer.OnInfoListener, MediaPlayer.OnVideoSizeChangedListener { @Override public void onBufferingUpdate(MediaPlayer mp, int percent) { currentBufferPercent = percent; if (onBufferingUpdateListener != null) { onBufferingUpdateListener.onBufferingUpdate(mp, percent); } } @Override public void onCompletion(MediaPlayer mp) { currentState = State.COMPLETED; if (onCompletionListener != null) { onCompletionListener.onCompletion(mediaPlayer); } } @Override public void onSeekComplete(MediaPlayer mp) { if (onSeekCompleteListener != null) { onSeekCompleteListener.onSeekComplete(mp); } } @Override public boolean onError(MediaPlayer mp, int what, int extra) { Log.d(TAG, "Error: " + what + "," + extra); currentState = State.ERROR; return onErrorListener == null || onErrorListener.onError(mediaPlayer, what, extra); } @Override public void onPrepared(MediaPlayer mp) { currentState = State.PREPARED; if (onPreparedListener != null) { onPreparedListener.onPrepared(mediaPlayer); } callback.videoSizeChanged(mp.getVideoWidth(), mp.getVideoHeight()); if (requestedSeek != 0) { seekTo(requestedSeek); } if (playRequested) { start(); } } @Override public boolean onInfo(MediaPlayer mp, int what, int extra) { return onInfoListener == null || onInfoListener.onInfo(mp, what, extra); } @Override public void onVideoSizeChanged(MediaPlayer mp, int width, int height) { callback.videoSizeChanged(mp.getVideoWidth(), mp.getVideoHeight()); } } }
﻿using System; using UIKit; namespace Xamarin.Forms.Platform.iOS.UnitTests { internal static class ColorComparison { public static bool ARGBEquivalent(UIColor color1, UIColor color2) { color1.GetRGBA(out nfloat red1, out nfloat green1, out nfloat blue1, out nfloat alpha1); color2.GetRGBA(out nfloat red2, out nfloat green2, out nfloat blue2, out nfloat alpha2); const double tolerance = 0.000001; return Equal(red1, red2, tolerance) && Equal(green1, green2, tolerance) && Equal(blue1, blue2, tolerance) && Equal(alpha1, alpha2, tolerance); } static bool Equal(nfloat v1, nfloat v2, double tolerance) { return Math.Abs(v1 - v2) <= tolerance; } } }
The objectives are: (1) to further characterize human 6-phosphofructokinase (PFK; EC. 2.7.1.11) isozymes in terms of their biochemical properties, cellular and subcellular localization, and the nature of the enzymatic lesions and their metabolic consequences in inherited PFK deficiency states; and (2) to undertake a detailed genetic dissection at the level of gene(s) localization, structure, organization, and mechanism(s) and regulation of expression with special reference to the mutant genes. These objectives will be pursued in the following specific studies: (1) Comparative structural and kinetic analyses of the three homotetramers; (2) Immunocytochemical localization of the three PFK subunits; (3) Elucidation of the biochemical and genetic bases of inherited PFK deficiency in patients with typical and atypical clinical syndromes; (4) Molecular cloning and characterization of the normal and mutant PFK genes; and (5) Elucidation of the control mechanisms involved in gene(s) expression in a number of pathophysiological states in humans; (6) Precise chromosomal localization of the PFK loci and investigation of the existence of complementation groups in glycogenosis type VII. These goals will be approached by: (1) Direct isolation and characterization of three homotetramers; (2) Immunocytochemical localization of the PFK subunits using subunit-specific antibodies; (3) Chromatographic, immunochemical and metabolic studies of the PFK-deficient humans; (4) Somatic cell and in situ hybridization methods; (5) Isolation of PFK-specific cDNAs and of natural and mutant PFK genes; and (6) Detailed structural and functional analyses of the cloned PFK genes in a number of pathophysiological states characterized by altered gene expression. These studies are expected to yield important clues as to the basic biochemical properties, genetic control mechanisms and physiological significance of PFK isozymes in human biology. These studies are expected to define the clinical syndromes, the nature of the genetic defects underlying them at the molecular level and their metabolic consequences.
Lipids of synaptic vesicles: relevance to the mechanism of membrane fusion. Synaptic vesicles from the electric organ of the marine ray Narcine brasiliensis, purified to at least 90% homogeneity, were analyzed for the lipid and fatty acid content of their membranes. The major lipids (mol %) were phosphatidylcholine (32.3%), phosphatidylethanolamine (20.5%), phosphatidylserine (6.1%), sphingomyelin (3.0%), and cholesterol (33.3%), a composition which did not differ greatly from that of the parent electric organ. While the number of double bonds per fatty acid molecule was similar for both synaptic vesicle and whole electric organ phospholipids, the vesicles were highly enriched in docosahexenoic acid (22:6). Reaction with the amine labeling reagents isethionylacetimidate and trinitrobenzenesulfonic acid indicated that 40% of the phosphatidylserine and 60% of the phosphatidylethanolamine are present on the external (cytoplasmic) surface of the synaptic vesicle. These data on a natural fusing membrane have relevance to models of membrane fusion, which have been based largely on studies of in vitro fusion using synthetic membranes.
Bookmobile Stops - May/June 2020 Library Puts Bookmobile Back On Road, Continues Curbside Pick Up Of Materials Pickaway County Library’s Bookmobile will be making stops in Commercial Point, Williamsport, and Tarlton beginning May 18. With the safety and health of staff and patrons in mind, the bookmobile staff will serve one patron/family at a time at a table outside of the Bookmobile. Patrons may pick up holds, use staff assistance to access materials from the bus, and return materials. Safety procedures will be in place, and patrons are encouraged to wear a mask when visiting the Bookmobile. The Bookmobile schedule will be: Commercial Point Community Men’s Club: Mondays 9:30AM to 2PM and Tuesdays 1:30PM to 6PM The library continues offering curbside pick up of library materials at the Main Library in Circleville and the Floyd E. Younkin Branch Library in Ashville. Curbside pick up is available at both locations from 10 AM to 8 PM Monday thru Thursday, 10 AM to 6 PM Saturday and 1 PM to 5 PM Sunday. The Main Library will also have pick up hours 10 AM to 6 PM Friday. Patrons are encouraged to search for local items in the online catalog by using the “narrow your search” tools on the right side of the online catalog. Staff assistance is available by phone at 740-477-1644 x 227 or by emailing reference@pickawaylib.org. “Health and safety procedures are evolving statewide. The services we are able to offer may change depending on staff availability and community needs, but we are looking forward to providing physical materials again in addition to the electronic content that have remained available,” says Library Director David Fausnaugh. “We appreciate everyone’s patience during these difficult circumstances.”
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ESPN Innovates Sports Technology to Enhance, Not Distract June 27, 2016 12:30 pm 0 Shares Sports has always been a stomping ground for innovative technology, and ESPN is always leading the charge. Whether it be the NFL’s 1st & Ten line from the late 90’s or the recent K-Zone in the MLB, there has been a steady stream of new technology used in games for the last few decades. But when it comes to the decision to implement a certain type of sports technology into a game, the big guys at ESPN always want to make sure that the added flare is adding to the game rather than distracting from it. And sometimes, unfortunately, they miss the mark considerably. As startup founders and employees know, the key to success is learning from failure. Fortunately, the innovation team at ESPN has experienced plenty of failure to develop a keen sense of what works and what doesn’t. Take, for instance, the NHL’s glowing puck, used to make seeing the puck in hockey that much easier. Heads of FOX believed that by super-imposing a glowing trail behind the puck, viewers would be able to see it easier and, subsequently enjoy the game more. However, they found that the bright streak across the screen was more distracting than helpful, and was quickly removed from broadcasting history.While ESPN didn’t come up with the technology, they were able to see the flaw in its ways. This was the first instance of the popular sports media giant realizing that sports technology is more about “shoulda” than “coulda.” “It was possible via new technology, but it was determined that it didn’t help the viewing experience the way they had hoped,” Jed Drake, ESPN’s senior vice president of product innovation. This commitment to quality technology that exclusively adds to the watching experience rather than distracting from it has made ESPN the leader in sports around the world. It has also helped them develop technology that will likely change sports for the better in the future. Their most recent sports technology innovation, the Virtual 3, is poised to make an substantial impact on the game. While barely noticeable, this tech could be integral to the understanding of the game of basketball in future years. ESPN now plans to broadcast NBA games with a three-point line that illuminates whenever a player takes a shot from behind it. While it may only save viewers a few seconds between checking the score and watching the players, it will ideally add to the overall enjoyment of the game, which for ESPN is the goal. “We’ve always said this — and it may sound like a stock line — but it’s about enhancing the experience,” said Drake. “If we don’t do that, we’ve missed the point.” Did you like this article? Sorry about that. Try these articles instead! Conor is a writer, comedian and world-renowned sweetheart. As the Assistant Editor and Writer at Tech.Co, he’s written about everything from Kickstarter campaigns and budding startups to tech titans and innovative technologies. His background in stand-up comedy made him the perfect person to host Startup Night at SXSW and the Timmy Awards for Tech in Motion. In his spare time, he thinks about how to properly pronounce the word "colloquially." Conor is the Assistant Editor and Writer at Tech.Co. You can email him at conor@tech.co.
All City Teen Poetry Slam Festival Forward Arts, a Baton Rouge collective focusing on arts education for youth, presents its annual All City Teen Poetry Slam Festival. Come see the work of the know crop of teen poet performers, whose predecessors have won awards for their performances. Schedule below. forwardarts.org.
More CROWN POINT, Ind. (CBS) — A prospective juror in a fatal drunken driving crash case who left during jury selection has been ordered to stand in front of the Lake County Courthouse the next two Mondays with a sign that says, “I failed to appear for jury duty.” Court officials did not release the man’s name, but the 22-year-old told Judge Thomas Stefaniak Jr. he wasn’t thinking when he left after lunch during jury selection Dec. 5 for the trial of Jeffery Cleary of Valparaiso, the Post-Tribune reports. “I’ve never been in trouble before,” said the man, who acknowledged he didn’t follow the judge’s instructions during the jury selection process. “Help me understand what it is about my words, ‘You’ve got to come back,’ that you don’t understand?” Stefaniak said. ”I’m at a loss to understand why you did what you did.” “I wasn’t really paying attention,” said the man, who is unemployed. Stefaniak said the man was “the very person who should be on a jury. You’ve got nothing else to do.” Stefaniak ordered the man’s name be put back into the juror pool, and told him to show up in court at 7:30 a.m. Monday and Feb. 6 with the sign and walk in front of the courthouse until the bailiffs release him. Cleary was convicted Dec. 14 on lesser drunken driving charges but jurors deadlocked on the higher level felony counts in the 2010 death of Philip Amsden, 63. Prosecutors said he had a blood-alcohol level of more than 0.15 percent when he crashed into a truck, crushing Amsden, who was repairing a flat tire near the Ridge Road ramp to Interstate 65 in Hobart in 2010.
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Thomas P. Corbett Thomas Patrick Corbett (September 15, 1914May 10, 1995) was an American lawyer, politician, and judge. He was a for ten years in Racine County. He also served one term in the Wisconsin State Assembly. Biography Born in Marinette, Wisconsin, Corbett and his family moved to Racine, Wisconsin, in 1918. Corbett graduated from St. Catherine's High School and then received his bachelor's degree from Marquette University and his law degree from Marquette University Law School. He briefly practiced law, but was elected to the Wisconsin State Assembly in his first year out of law school, representing the city of Racine, Wisconsin, as a Republican. He served in the legislature for two years, then, in 1943, enlisted with the United States Navy for service in World War II. He returned from the war in 1945 and resumed his law practice. In 1949, the Racine city council appointed him City Attorney, where he remained for the next thirteen years. In 1961, he was elected to one of the newly created branches of the Racine County court and was instrumental in establishing the court in Burlington, Wisconsin, in the far western part of the county. He served there until his election as a judge of the Racine-based 21st circuit in 1969. His service bridged the 1978 reorganization of Wisconsin trial courts, which saw the circuit and county courts merged, and finished his judicial service in 1979 as a judge of the Racine circuit. After his retirement, Corbett served as a reserve judge in Racine and Waushara counties. Corbett died at the Veteran's Home in King, Wisconsin. Family Corbett married Lucille K. "Terry" Tarro in 1942. They had two children. Electoral history | colspan="6" style="text-align:center;background-color: #e9e9e9;"| Primary Election, September 1940 | colspan="6" style="text-align:center;background-color: #e9e9e9;"| General Election, November 1940 Notes Category:1914 births Category:1995 deaths Category:People from Marinette, Wisconsin Category:People from Racine, Wisconsin Category:Marquette University alumni Category:Marquette University Law School alumni Category:Military personnel from Wisconsin Category:Wisconsin state court judges Category:Wisconsin Republicans Category:Members of the Wisconsin State Assembly Category:20th-century American judges Category:20th-century American politicians
Q: Unable to block room using Google calendar Api This is my java code using this code I am trying to create event with room (room is added using resource Google Calendar API) event created success fully with room A. However when I check in Google Calendar and try see available room in that A room is available. I would expect it should not display or it should show with strike can any one please tell me the solution for this where am doing I am mistake is there permission issue please suggest me. public class CalendarQuickstart { private static final String APPLICATION_NAME = "API Quickstart"; private static final java.io.File DATA_STORE_DIR = new java.io.File(System.getProperty("user.home"), ".credentials/calendar-java-quickstart"); private static FileDataStoreFactory DATA_STORE_FACTORY; private static final JsonFactory JSON_FACTORY = JacksonFactory.getDefaultInstance(); private static HttpTransport HTTP_TRANSPORT; private static final List < String > SCOPES = Arrays.asList(CalendarScopes.CALENDAR); static { try { HTTP_TRANSPORT = GoogleNetHttpTransport.newTrustedTransport(); DATA_STORE_FACTORY = new FileDataStoreFactory(DATA_STORE_DIR); } catch (Throwable t) { t.printStackTrace(); System.exit(1); } } public static Credential authorize() throws IOException { // Load client secrets. /*InputStream in = CalendarQuickstart.class.getResourceAsStream("/client_secret.json"); GoogleClientSecrets clientSecrets = GoogleClientSecrets.load(JSON_FACTORY, new InputStreamReader(in)); // Build flow and trigger user authorization request. GoogleAuthorizationCodeFlow flow = new GoogleAuthorizationCodeFlow.Builder(HTTP_TRANSPORT, JSON_FACTORY, clientSecrets, SCOPES).setDataStoreFactory(DATA_STORE_FACTORY).setAccessType("offline").build(); Credential credential = new AuthorizationCodeInstalledApp(flow, new LocalServerReceiver()).authorize("user"); System.out.println("Credentials saved to " + DATA_STORE_DIR.getAbsolutePath()); return credential;*/ Credential credential = GoogleCredential.fromStream(CalendarQuickstart.class.getResourceAsStream("/client_secret.json")) .createScoped(SCOPES); return credential; } public static com.google.api.services.calendar.Calendar getCalendarService() throws IOException { Credential credential = authorize(); return new com.google.api.services.calendar.Calendar.Builder(HTTP_TRANSPORT, JSON_FACTORY, credential) .setApplicationName(APPLICATION_NAME).build(); } public static void createEvent() throws IOException { Event event = new Event().setSummary("Google I/O 2015") .setDescription("A chance to hear more about Google's developer products."); DateTime startDateTime = new DateTime("2017-02-27T22:00:00+05:30"); EventDateTime start = new EventDateTime().setDateTime(startDateTime).setTimeZone("Asia/Kolkata"); event.setStart(start); DateTime endDateTime = new DateTime("2017-02-27T23:00:00+05:30"); EventDateTime end = new EventDateTime().setDateTime(endDateTime).setTimeZone("Asia/Kolkata"); event.setEnd(end); EventAttendee[] attendees = new EventAttendee[] { new EventAttendee().setEmail("account@gmail.com"), new EventAttendee().setEmail("anil@gmail.com"), new EventAttendee(). setEmail("company.com_35353134363037362d333130@resource.calendar.google.com").setResponseStatus("accepted") }; event.setAttendees(Arrays.asList(attendees)); EventReminder[] reminderOverrides = new EventReminder[] { new EventReminder().setMethod("email").setMinutes(24 * 60), new EventReminder().setMethod("popup").setMinutes(10), }; Event.Reminders reminders = new Event.Reminders().setUseDefault(false) .setOverrides(Arrays.asList(reminderOverrides)); event.setReminders(reminders); String calendarId = "primary"; event = getCalendarService().events().insert(calendarId, event).execute(); System.out.printf("Event created: %s\n", event.getId()); } public static void updateEvent() throws IOException { Event event = getCalendarService().events().get("primary", "3k90eohao76bk3vlgs8k5is6h0").execute(); event.setSummary("Appointment at Somewhere"); // Update the event Event updatedEvent = getCalendarService().events().update("primary", event.getId(), event).execute(); System.out.println(updatedEvent.getUpdated()); } public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException { com.google.api.services.calendar.Calendar service = getCalendarService(); DateTime now = new DateTime(System.currentTimeMillis()); Events events = service.events().list("primary").setMaxResults(10).setTimeMin(now).setOrderBy("startTime") .setSingleEvents(true).execute(); List < Event > items = events.getItems(); if (items.size() == 0) { System.out.println("No upcoming events found."); } else { System.out.println("\nUpcoming events"); for (Event event: items) { DateTime start = event.getStart().getDateTime(); if (start == null) { start = event.getStart().getDate(); } System.out.printf("%s (%s)\n", event.getSummary(), start); } } createEvent(); } A: Hi All after long search from google i found solution . Steps to create event google event. Step1: Set following scopes to authorise api. https://www.googleapis.com/auth/calendar.readonly https://www.googleapis.com/auth/calendar Step2: While authorizing asks for permission to manage and view calendar , uses has to allow it . and which will generated authorization code. Step3: Create access_token by generated authorization code Step 4: Pass generated access_token to craete google event. Java code to create google event public static com.google.api.services.calendar.Calendar getCalendarService() { GoogleCredential credential = new GoogleCredential().setAccessToken(access_token); return new Calendar.Builder(HTTP_TRANSPORT, JSON_FACTORY, credential).build(); } these steps Work for me block room while creating Event using Google calendar api. i have tried with another way using service account in that case we are able to create event but not able to block room .
Tesia The tesias are a genus, Tesia, of Old World warbler. Though once included in the large family Sylviidae, more recent research placed it within a new family, Cettiidae. The four species inhabit undergrowth of montane forests in South and Southeast Asia, where they are resident or short-range migrants. They have longish legs and appear tailless, with (seemingly) only 8 rectrices. Their simple songs are fairly loud, and their nests are typically ball-shaped. Their name is derived from Tisi, the Nepalese name for T. cyaniventer. Range and diversity The genus has a disjunct distribution in South and South East Asia. The three northern species range widely across southern China, Burma, Northern Thailand and Laos and into India, southern Nepal and Vietnam; whereas the other two species are found in Java and the Lesser Sundas in southern Indonesia. One species of tesia, the chestnut-headed tesia, which occupies the northern area of the genus' range, is now usually placed into the genus Cettia. The russet-capped tesia was once considered to be a race of the Timor stubtail, Urosphena subulata. The three northern species are sometimes known as ground-warblers. Description Tesias are tiny ground-living warblers which range in length from 7–10 cm and weigh between 6-12 g. They have long legs and an upright stance, and appear to almost lack a tail, as their tail rectrices are shorter than the tail coverts. The plumage of the northern species (except the Chestnut-headed) is olive backs and wings and grey bellies (darker slate in the slaty-bellied tesia); the southern species have brown wings and backs. All species have an eye-stripe and all except the slaty-bellied tesia have a supercilium; this is most prominent in the Javan tesia. The plumage of the chestnut-headed tesia is different from the other species; it has a bright yellow belly, chest and throat, and a deep chestnut coloured head and an incomplete white orbital ring. It lacks the facial stripes of the other species. The bill of all species is long and bicoloured, with a dark upper mandible and a flesh-coloured lower one, as well as strong ridge on the upper mandible. Habits Tesias live in the undergrowth of forest, usually montane broadleaf forest. They have a preference for damp forests, and are often found near water, particularly the Chestnut-headed and slaty-bellied tesias, although they use a range of microhabitats within the forest, including patches of bamboo or nettles. The three northern species are altitudinal migrants, breeding up to 4,000 m but wintering as low as 150 m. The two southern species are resident within their range. The tesias are active insectivores that usually feed near the ground amongst the undergrowth and leaf litter, but may forage as high as 25 m off the ground (in the case of the russet-capped tesia) amongst the tangle of creepers on large tree trunks. The slaty-bellied tesia will move leaves around in the manner of a thrush while foraging, and the grey-bellied tesia has been recorded joining mixed-species feeding flocks in the non-breeding season. Breeding There is little information about the breeding biology of the tesias, only three species, the Grey-bellied, Chestnut-headed and Javan, have even had their nests described. They are seasonal breeders, with the Grey-bellied and russet-capped tesias nesting in May–July, and the Javan tesia having two seasons, April–June and October to December. The nest is a ball of moss for the grey-bellied tesia and plant fibres, moss and roots, and is fixed into vegetation or moss on the side of a tree, low down. The clutch size of the grey-bellied tesia is 3-5 eggs, but only 2 eggs for the Javan tesia and chestnut-headed tesia. In the chestnut-headed tesia both sexes incubate the clutch; this species is also known to occasionally be parasitized by the lesser cuckoo. Status None of the tesias are considered to be threatened by human activities, and are all listed as least concern by the IUCN. Even the island species, which have restricted ranges, are described as common within their ranges. Species The four species are: Slaty-bellied tesia (Tesia olivea) – Bhutan to n Vietnam Grey-bellied tesia (Tesia cyaniventer) – n India to s Vietnam Javan tesia (Tesia superciliaris) – w Java, Indonesia Russet-capped tesia (Tesia everetti) – Sumbawa & Flores islands, e Indonesia References * Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
Photodynamic hyperthermal therapy with indocyanine green (ICG) induces apoptosis and cell cycle arrest in B16F10 murine melanoma cells. We examined the effects of photodynamic hyperthemal therapy (PHT), which is a combination of photodynamic therapy (PDT) and hyperthermia (HT), on the apoptosis and cell cycle progression of murine melanoma B16F10 cells. The percentage of apoptotic cell was determined by flow cytometry using fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC)-conjugated Annexin V and propidium iodide (PI) double staining. The cell cycle analysis was performed by PI staining with flow cytometry. The expression of cyclins and heat shock protein 70 (Hsp70) were examined by a Western blotting analysis. PHT induces death in B16F10 cells, and PHT-mediated apoptosis occurred acutely and persistently in vitro. Our study demonstrated that PHT using indocyanine green (ICG) and near infrared (NIR) light source induces apoptosis and G0/G1 cell cycle arrest in the B16F10 cells.
35 F.3d 553 Pujana-Menav.U.S. NO. 93-2226 United States Court of Appeals,Second Circuit. Aug 31, 1994 1 Appeal From: E.D.N.Y. 2 AFFIRMED.
Chage Chage (born 6 January 1958, in Kokurakita-ku, Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka Prefecture) is a Japanese musician and radio personality. His real name is . He dropped out from Japan University of Economics. He changes his name from , CHAGE (1989 to 2008), and Chage (since 2009). He is also a singer-songwriter, and he is the main vocalist and lyricist-composer of Chage and Aska. Discography Singles As Yuko Ishikawa and Chage Original singles Limited singles Albums Original albums Best albums Project albums Limited albums {|class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Link |- | 2011 || Chage Live Tour 10-11 "Mawase Ōkina Chikyūgi" || iTunes Store |- | 2013 || ''Chage no Chakai 2012 –Za Ai Tōyoko Hama– || iTunes Store |} Live albums Videography Books, photo collections Limited editions Fan clubs Venues, shops {|class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Ref. |- | 1999 || ' || |- | 2012 || ' || |- | 2013 || ' || |- | 2014 || ' || |- | 2015 || ' || |} FilmographyBold'''' indicates that the programme is still airing Radio Television Guest Advertisements References External links Official website Record companies this deals with his released works until 2000 Blogs (25 March 2009 –) (8 October – 26 December 2008) Regular radio programmes Related Category:Japanese male singer-songwriters Category:Japanese male pop singers Category:Japanese folk singers Category:Japanese male composers Category:Universal Music Japan artists Category:Japanese radio personalities Category:Japanese photographers Category:People from Kitakyushu Category:1958 births Category:Living people