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Stability Analysis of Equilibrium States of an SEIR Tuberculosis Model | On The Existence of Solution of A Tuberculosis Epidemic Model | s2orc_citation_titles |
Why is Platinum used in so many reactions at a catalyst? | The metal is corrosion-resistant. The catalytic properties of the six platinum family metals are outstanding (a mixture of hydrogen and oxygen explodes in the presence of platinum). For this catalytic property, platinum is used in catalytic converters, incorporated in automobile exhaust systems, as well as tips of spark plugs.\nPlatinum possesses remarkable resistance to chemical attack, excellent high-temperature characteristics, and stable electrical properties. All these properties have been exploited for industrial applications. | yahoo_title_answer |
How many people visit the australian melbourne zoo each year? | How many people visit melbourne zoo on average each year? | wikianswers |
Confirm from your if proposed-plan be executed. | def confirm_execution(self):
""""""
permit = ''
while permit.lower() not in ('yes', 'no'):
permit = input('Execute Proposed Plan? [yes/no] ')
if permit.lower() == 'yes':
return True
else:
return False | codesearch |
The functionality is fine. | Way bigger than expected. quite heavy. The functionality is fine. | amazon_reviews |
Stoichiometric reduction of molecular nitrogen by iron complexes | Catalytic conversion of nitrogen to ammonia by an iron model complex | s2orc_citation_titles |
Synthesis, characterization of [{(N-methyl-N-benzyl)amino}methyl]ferrocenes and their cyclopalladated complexes: Crystal structure of σ-Pd[(η5-C5H5)Fe(η5-C5H3CH2N(CH3)CH2C6H4NO2-4)]Cl(PPh3) | Condensation of aminomethylferrocene ( 1 ) and substituted benzaldehydes resulted in aldimines 2a – c which followed by reduction with sodium borohydride to give 3a – c . N -methylation of 3a – c with HCHO/NaCNBH 3 /HOAc led to 4a – c . Treatment of 4a – c with sodium palladium tetrachloride in the presence of sodium acetate afforded cleanly cyclopalladated 5a – c in which configurations consisted of the R N R C , S N S C . The preferable activation of C Ferrocenyl –H bond over C Phenyl –H bond was also observed. All compounds 2 – 5 were characterized by elemental analysis, IR and 1 H NMR. In addition, the molecular structure of 5c was confirmed by single crystal X-ray diffraction. The possible mechanism for the formation of 5 was also discussed. | s2orc_title_abstract |
Effect of sodium ion on heart rate? | How does sodium ions affect heart rate? | wikianswers |
Capture Missing Values with Inference on Knowledge Base | COSSET+: Crowdsourced Missing Value Imputation Optimized by Knowledge Base | s2orc_citation_titles |
Thoughts on the Use of the "Teaching-through-question Method" in the Course "An Introduction to Mao Ze-dong Thought | The use of the "teaching_through_question method" in the course "An Introduction to Mao Ze_dong Thought" can direct students to discover and solve problems by means of creating problem situations. In this way, students' learning initiative can be fully activated and they can have a better understanding of the fundamental notions of Mao Ze_dong thought and of the stand, ideas and methods of Mao Ze_dong. | s2orc_title_abstract |
how many hours do you have to work to get an rdo? | You work 8 hours a day for 5 days (Monday to Friday) which totals 40 hours but get paid 38 hours (7.6 hours per day). The other 2 hours accrue towards an RDO. | gooaq |
OBJECTIVE ::: A substantial proportion of adverse intraoperative events are attributed to failures in nontechnical skills. To strengthen these skills and improve surgical safety, the Non-Technical Skills for Surgeons (NOTSS) taxonomy was developed as a common framework. The NOTSS taxonomy was adapted for low- and middle-income countries, where variable resources pose a significant challenge to safe surgery. The NOTSS for variable-resource contexts (VRC) curriculum was developed and implemented in Rwanda, with the aim of enhancing knowledge and attitudes about nontechnical skills and promoting surgical safety. ::: ::: ::: DESIGN ::: The NOTSS-VRC curriculum was developed through a rigorous process of integrating contextually appropriate values. It was implemented as a 1-day training course for surgical and anesthesia postgraduate trainees. The curriculum comprises lectures, videos, and group discussions. A pretraining and posttraining questionnaire was administered to compare knowledge and attitudes regarding nontechnical skills, and their potential to improve surgical safety. ::: ::: ::: SETTING ::: The setting of this study was in the tertiary teaching hospital of Kigali, Rwanda. ::: ::: ::: PARTICIPANTS ::: Participants were residents of the University of Kigali. A total of 55 residents participated from general surgery (31.4%), obstetrics (25.5%), anesthesia (17.6%), and other surgical specialties (25.5%). ::: ::: ::: RESULTS ::: In a paired analysis, understanding of NOTSS improved significantly (55.6% precourse, 80.9% postcourse, p<0.01). All residents reported that the course would improve their ability to provide safer patient care, and 97.4% believed developing nontechnical skills would improve patient outcomes. ::: ::: ::: CONCLUSIONS ::: Nontechnical skills must be highlighted in surgical training in low- and middle-income countries. The NOTSS-VRC curriculum can be implemented without additional technology or significant financial cost. Its deliberate design for resource-constrained settings allows it to be used both as an educational course and a quality improvement strategy. Our research demonstrates it is feasible to improve knowledge and attitudes about NOTSS through a 1-day course, and represents a novel approach to improving global surgical safety. | DOI: https://doi.org/10.3126/jpahs.v5i2.23981 ::: ::: The cognitive and social skills are important categories of ‘nontechnical skills (NTS)’ for surgeons’ performance and is increasinglybeing appreciated and accepted widely.1 Adverse events duringhospital stay occur in up to 10-17% patients, half of which can beprevented because they occur not for the lack of knowledge,technical skills or equipment but simply due to failure of NTS. ::: Surgery (39.6%) and medication (15.1%) related events accounts formajority of these adverse events. Errors in nonoperativemanagement are responsible and causes more adverse events thansurgical technique. In a review of fatal medical accidents by the Japan Medical SafetyResearch Organization categorized the events into technical skills,NTS and inevitable progress of disease. It revealed that the causesof deaths were NTS in 34 (46.6%), disease progression in 33 (45.2%)and only in 2 (5.5%) due to technical skills and 2 (5.5%)undetermined. Further analysis of NTS revealed that the causes ofdeaths in 33 (97.1%) cases were due to errors in three areassituationawareness 14 (41.2%), team work 8 (23.5%) and decisionmaking 3 (8.8%). Thus, training in certain specific subcategories ofNTS may effectively reduce adverse events. ::: The NTS behavior includes ‘cognitive, social and personal skills’ thatcomplement technical skills for safe and efficient task performanceof individual and team in care of patients.5,6 The surgical NOTECHSbehavioral marker includes four categories- ‘leadership andmanagement, teamwork and cooperation, problem solving anddecision making, situation awareness among sub-team (of nurses,surgeons and anesthetists)’ and are important part of surgical skillsnecessary for surgeons and the team to become aware to managetheir situation appropriately. ::: Keywords: NOTSS, Non-technical skills | s2orc_abstract_citation |
By stage 4 , the pubic hairs densely fill the `` pubic triangle . '' | Pubic hair is hair that grows in the pubic region , which is the part of the body where the penis is . | altlex |
Now Eucalyptus wood begins to be used to pulp. The leaching rule of nano particles from E.camaldulensis Wood has an important significance in the forestry research and paper making engineering. Therefore, based on the single-factor method, the fresh E. camaldulensis shavings were treated by LiOH in a concentration range of 0.5%~25% g/mL and the duration is 3, 16 and 24 hours respectively. The extraction mass was analyzed and the results were discussed. The filtrates were analyzed by ZETA and SIZER. The results were following as: (1)The extraction mass arrived at the maximum value when concentration is about 17.5%. (2)The micro/nano particles in the diameter of 531-1720 nm, 531-17200 nm, 164-531nm is the most at the extracting time of 3h, 16h, 24h, respectively (2) The diameter the micro/nano particles of wood extractives and hemicellulose is chiefly between 164-1720 nm according to number fraction. However, there are micro particles in the diameter of more than 1720nm when LiOH concentration is biger than 15%. The micro/nano particles in the diameter of 531-1720 nm, 531-1720 nm, 164-531 nm is the most at the extracting time of 3h, 16h, 24h, respectively. | Now water, adhesives and other assistants are severely wasted because the extractive of Eucalyptus wood is enriched. What's worst, water pollution becomes more serious because of the polluting extractives of Eucalyptus wood. Therefore, based on the single-factor method, the fresh E. camaldulensis shavings were treated in the sorbitic extractor and supersonic wave extractor. The extractives were analyzed by ZETA and SIZER to find out the leaching rule of nano particles from E. camaldulensis wood, hence to obtain the way to lower the negative effect of the extractives. The results were following as: (1) the regression curve showed that the extraction mass increases when the extracting time extends in the sorbitic extractor; (2) diameters of leached nano particles distribute from 37.8 to 106 nm by volume evaluating indicator, and 28.2 to 91.3 nm by number evaluating indicator in the sorbitic extractor. The particles with diameters of 4150~5560 nm, 1110~6440 nm and 4150~5560 nm are too few to test, and their volume are only 0.3%, 2.6% and 0.3% respectively, however, they can bring barrier of wood extractives on wood permeability and obstructive action of wood turpentine on pulping; (3) the volume of the particles with diameter of 28.2~78.8 nm was 80.1%, the number of the particles with diameter of 24.4~50.7 nm was 89.0%, and the volume of 190~396 nm particles is 15.2%, but its number was very less. Therefore, not only extraction mass is increased but also the grouping number of leached nano particles from E. camaldulensis is lowered in supersonic wave extractor. | s2orc_abstract_citation |
This book will satisfied my love of reading .... I cannot get it out of my mind and heart ! I have been Flutterflied . | I just "back read" Echo Lake ... Book #1 " FOREVER this time " 5Star plus for ure. ! ............................................................................................ .This book reflects the true symbolic meaning of a Butterfly, honest to goodness .... and my heart is in the zone of Flutterfly affection today ... my feet are not grounded right now. ! In Book2 Heart Like Mine , Josie and Ethan and their surroundings really impacted me & Molly's chat with Delaney. 5Star plus for sure. ! There is Nothing like a Flutterfly Kiss ! By the way purple is symbolic of abundance ... .... ...... . heart emoticon<3 ... Hugs Avery heart emoticon
This book is an amazing gift to readers to enjoy and satisfy your of love reading ! | amazon_reviews |
Why Ahsoka Tano not in Star Wars revenge of the sith? | Does ahsoka tano ever come into the movies? | wikianswers |
What is the name of a Brazilian port? | Brazilian sea port? | wikianswers |
Why wont your bronco II 4x4 go into 4w drive? | Why wont your electronic 4x4 engage on your 1987 ford bronco II? | wikianswers |
An Integrated 0-1 Hour First-Flash Lightning Nowcasting, Lightning Amount and Lightning Jump Warning Capability | Nowcasting lightning occurrence from commonly available meteorological parameters using machine learning techniques | s2orc_citation_titles |
Ordered back in March - Tried to use today (May ... | Ordered back in March - Tried to use today (May 4th), can not get plug for bar oil out in order to fill - contacted Dewalt - gave me same instructions as in instructions manual, still can not get plug to open turning counterclockwise with locking tab down as instructed - contacted Dewalt repair center in Raleigh, NC - same info - now have a brand new, never been used Dewalt 20v chainsaw, which cost $200.00, which can not be used, and after 45 minutes trying to figure out how to contact Amazon, and bouncing all over their web site to no avail, hsve decided that I have lost the money & will no longer order from Amazon, who you can not talk to a real person. | amazon_reviews |
Study on Density, Hardness, and Moisture Uptake of Torrefied Wood Pellets | Fungal colonisation and moisture uptake of torrefied wood, charcoal, and thermally treated pellets during storage | s2orc_citation_titles |
When space race started? | Why did they start the Space Race? | wikianswers |
Wide Hybridization in Crop Brassicas | Intergeneric hybridization between Diplotaxis siifolia, a wild species and crop brassicas | s2orc_citation_titles |
What is good afternoon in egyptian? | How do you say good afternoon in ancient egyptian? | wikianswers |
What is the name of ozzy osborn youngest daughter? | What is ozzy osbournes daughter and son called? | wikianswers |
Literature and Personal Growth: A Look to the Future | In this chapter, the authors describe how the study of literature can support personal growth but also how specifically it can encourage personal growth to meet future needs and challenges. Literature allows personal growth to happen incidentally and unconsciously through the pleasurable experience of reading or producing a variety of literary texts. However, personal growth through literature can also be a very focused and conscious activity if we target particular twenty-first century skills in the texts and tasks we choose. Through person-centred and needs-based approaches, literary texts can encourage students to think critically and creatively, be collaborative, solve problems, and employ multiple intelligences. Creation of one’s own literary texts can lead to self-discovery, self-understanding, and self-expression. | s2orc_title_abstract |
When did German Migrate? | Why did German people migrate? | wikianswers |
“Green” reduction of graphene oxide to graphene by sodium citrate | Green preparation of reduced graphene oxide for sensing and energy storage applications | s2orc_citation_titles |
Great product easy to use | Great product easy to use. Black lab damaged them pretty easily but they saved my arms from bite marks and scratches. | amazon_reviews |
Heavy hose for rough shop life. | This hose is great, it is on the heavy side, but that is a good thing when it has to take the occasional beating in a shop. The reinforcing wire is actually a heavy gauge wire. | amazon_reviews |
Snails without a shell are usually called slugs . | When the word is used in a general sense , it includes sea snails , land snails and freshwater snails . Otherwise snail-like creatures that lack a shell ( or have only a very small one ) are called slugs . | simplewiki |
How long does it take the human body to replace 1 pint of blood? | How long does it take for your body to replace blood loss? | wikianswers |
what does the administrative division of quebec allocate most | Administrative divisions of Quebec conferences of elected officers" and "five CREs". The highest level of organization is the administrative region ("région administrative"). Quebec has 17 administrative regions. They serve primarily to organize the provision of provincial government services, most significantly the allocation of regional economic development funding. Local municipalities are organized into three kinds of supralocal units: regional county municipalities or RCMs ("municipalités régionales de comté", MRC), metropolitan communities or CMs ("communautés métropolitaines") and regional government ("administration régionale"). Most municipalities belong to an RCM. However, some municipalities, mostly urban, northern or Aboriginal, do not. While CMs may overlap with various administrative regions, RCMs are | paq |
... for 18 years and this is one of the worst pieces of crap I have ever come across | I've been working in IT for 18 years and this is one of the worst pieces of crap I have ever come across. It is constantly INITIALIZING or CLEANING itself. We are waiting, waiting, waiting.....The color copies are barely OK at best. I am not a printer snob or ultra picky. this is just a problematic piece of garbage. Jams often too and then makes a god-awful noise and all for no good reason. Paper is loaded correctly and not too full. JUNK. | amazon_reviews |
when did michael julien wrote the song jazz boat | Michael Julien the charts for an impressive 17 weeks. After this, Julien composed songs for films, including "Jazz Boat" in 1960. During the sixties, he continued to write songs for established artists such as David Hughes for whom he wrote "Teach me (how to love him)". Julien wrote the English lyrics to Cliff Richard's adaptation of "L'Edera", translating as "Constantly". It was a global hit, reaching the top ten in six countries. Julien's first major hit in the United States came with what is today a wartime classic. He wrote the title and lyrics of "Let's Live for Today", recorded by The | paq |
/r/freefolk is up and running! | If you see this post, you're on mobile, otherwise you would have been redirected to /r/freefolk | reddit_title_body |
Great case, provides sturdiness to my new phone and ... | Great case, provides sturdiness to my new phone and not to mention a Lil bling bling. Luvn my new case. | amazon_reviews |
Is sam koster and andy sixx friends? | What sam koster MySpace? | wikianswers |
Developments and first measurements of Ultra-Fast Silicon Detectors produced at FBK | First FBK Production of 50$\mu$m Ultra-Fast Silicon Detectors | s2orc_citation_titles |
India: A Potential Market for International Investors | There is no doubt that India is emerging as fast developing economy on the map of the world. To speed up the economic growth, more and more capital investment is required. Finance for investment can come predominantly from two sources, domestic savings and financial transfers from abraad. India being a developing country experienced perpetual shortfall ofsavings to meet the investment requirements. After the liberalization of Indian economy we are looking forward at International Investors as the source of capital formation. | s2orc_title_abstract |
Measuring the direction and the strength of coupling in nonlinear Systems-a modeling approach in the State space | Measuring information flow in nonlinear systems - A modeling approach in the state space | s2orc_citation_titles |
Who pioneered the mail-order businees? | Who was a pioneer at the mail order store? | wikianswers |
Is 9 a divisible of 21? | Is 62 divisible by 9? | wikianswers |
What did the articles of confederation give the confederation congress the power to do? | What power was congress given by the articles of confederation? | wikianswers |
Optimizing and Expressing of Proteins Including PDHA, PDHB and PDHC of Mycoplasma capricolum sub sp. capripneumoniae | Novel Candidates for Vaccine Development Against Mycoplasma Capricolum Subspecies Capripneumoniae (Mccp)—Current Knowledge and Future Prospects | s2orc_citation_titles |
How did the native americans respond to the restrictions placed on them by the american governmet? | How did most american indians respond to the restrictions placed upon thme by the us government? | wikianswers |
Very smooth countersink | This set of countersinks is the best I have ever owned. They cut a very smooth countersink with no chatter. I have not used them extensively, so I can't speak to their durability yet, but they have stayed sharp so far. | amazon_reviews |
Fixed point theorems in dislocated quasi-metric spaces | Some fixed point results in dislocated quasi metric (dq-metric) spaces | s2orc_citation_titles |
British and Related European Workplace Health and Safety Policies and Practices: No Major Changes Likely | Protecting the community : a worker's guide to health and safety in Europe | s2orc_citation_titles |
when did feed magazine and plastic.com close | investment, Feed merged with the popular editorial site Suck.com to create Automatic Media. The two sites sought to streamline their operations and collaborate with low staffing costs. Their joint project Plastic.com was founded with only four staffed employees. Despite the faithful cult following and a combined reader base of over 1 million, Automatic Media folded in June 2001, and Feed closed operations. Feed Magazine Feed or "feedmag.com" (1995–2001) was one of the earliest online magazines that relied entirely on its original content. "Feed" was founded in New York by Stefanie Syman and Steven Johnson in May 1995, with novelist Sam | paq |
Approximate Soft Shadows on Arbitrary Surfaces using Penumbra Wedges | Abstract Approximate Soft Shadows with an Image-Space Flood-Fill Algorithm | s2orc_citation_titles |
that examines love and dating in a very unique way | A hilarious, thoughtful read, that examines love and dating in a very unique way. A great book for anyone to read who enjoys traveling. It's also an empowering book for people who feel like they haven't found the right person yet or are not interested in settling down anytime soon. Kristin Newman knows who she is and allows herself to enjoy life instead of worrying about finding a husband. | amazon_reviews |
Suppression of the population of Lasioderma serricorne in stored tobacco by relocation of warehouses to cooler areas | To suppress populations of cigarette beetles, Lasioderma serricorne , during winter, domestic tobacco warehouses in Japan have been relocated since 2004. Warehouses located in warmer tobacco-cultivated areas were closed, and new ones were constructed in places where the daily mean temperature is below 5oC for over 70 d per year, a value chosen based on lethal low temperature conditions determined under constant laboratory and fluctuating field situations. In 2008, with relocations almost complete, the total number of beetles captured in pheromone traps in all warehouses had decreased by 98% compared to the 2001-2002 levels. Domestic tobacco production and the number of warehouses were reduced by 40% during the time. Keywords : Lasioderma serricorne ; Cigarette beetle; Tobacco warehouse; Low temperature; Winter survival | s2orc_title_abstract |
Why is tristana not popular in the lcs? | As an avid tristana player, I really don't understand why she isn't played more frequently in the lcs. She has a fairly decent laning phase, she's a hypercarry with almost a 900 range jump that resets on kills and assists, a basic attack range that beats out caitlyn late to mid game, and she has built in self peel that acts like a ranged lee sin kick. A
Especially with the recent league of assassins that seems to have warped the meta, I feel like the anti assassin adcs (ezreal and vayne being the popular ones) would all grow in popularity.
Am I missing something? Is it just that her laning phase is lacking or has she fallen out of favor because vayne does her job better? | reddit_title_body |
What is a term for a coastel area below sea level that is kept dry? | Term for a coastal area below sea level that is kept dry? | wikianswers |
Many North Texas school districts will be able to save jobs, thanks to every Texas district getting its share of $830 million from the Federal Education Jobs Fund. | Texas school districts save some jobs | sentence_compression |
is king ralph on netflix? | King Ralph ( 1991 ) on Netflix As the only relative to take over the Royal throne, a down on his luck American slob must learn the ways of the English. | gooaq |
Where in the constitution is congress discussed? | He powers of Congress are discussed in which article of the Constitution? | wikianswers |
What was important about Washingtons farewell address? | Why was the george washingtons farewell address important? | wikianswers |
A study of the deformation of weft-knit preforms for advanced composite structures Part 2: The resultant composite | This paper investigates the formability (i.e. the ability of a textile preform to conform to a 3-D shape) of weft-knit reinforced composites via the use of a composite case study (helicopter door track pocket), including the cutting plan methodology used for composite fabrication in the RTM process. The difficulties encountered during composite fabrication with specific preform types are discussed and expanded on the findings of the dry preform simulated formability results reported in part 1. The formability in the composite part was investigated through the deformation patterns of the various preform structures. The formability is specifically expressed as distributions of the preform deformation. The results of the composite case study showed that formability is influenced by the extensibility of the preform, the quality of the subsequent composite in terms of the degree of faults, and the distribution of the preform elongation in the composite. | s2orc_title_abstract |
Can you consolidate student loans after filing? | How do you consolidate loans? | wikianswers |
Electronic equalization for the mitigation of the impairments due to nonlinear and linear effects in optical fiber communication systems, including polarization mode dispersion (PMD), has become commonly used in optical fiber systems. The receiver-side equalizers applied to PMD mitigation are typically based on minimum mean-square error (MMSE) criterion and have been implemented with feedforward (FFE) and decision feedback (DFE) structures. In this paper, we use Monte Carlo method with multiple importance sampling to accurately evaluate and compare the performance of MMSE equalizers in the first-and second-order PMD plane for a realistic system dominated by ASE noise. We also discuss properties and implementation issues of the MMSE equalizers when implemented for PMD mitigation. | We present a novel polarization diversity receiver for mitigating polarization-mode dispersion (PMD). We show that with simple fixed optics and electronics we can significantly decrease the outage probability due to PMD and can achieve better performance than an electronic equalization solution using no diversity. By incorporating equalization into the diversity receiver structure, further performance improvements can be achieved and the intersymbol interference due to higher order PMD distortions can be reduced. We demonstrate the performance advantages of the proposed diversity receiver using importance sampling to accurately calculate the outage probability due to PMD. | s2orc_abstract_citation |
Lupus Anticoagulant, Antiphospholipid Syndrome and Cardiac Surgery | Management of anticoagulation during cardiopulmonary bypass in a patient with a circulating lupus anticoagulant. | s2orc_citation_titles |
Initialize `helpers` with default `options`.
```js
var helpers = require('test-helpers')
helpers({dir: 'test'})
```
@method `helpers`
@param {Object} `options` Default options to use.
@api public | function helpers (options) {
extend(helpers, Options.prototype);
var opts = extend({}, options);
helpers.option('dir', opts.dir || 'test');
helpers.option('fixtures', helpers.options.dir + '/fixtures');
helpers.option('actual', helpers.options.dir + '/actual');
helpers.config(opts);
return helpers;
} | codesearch |
Top US General Says American Troops Should Be Ready To Die For Israel | I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same..." This is the oath of enlistment that every American military service member or federal employee takes upon entry into government service (with slight variation for commissioned officers).
With the largest joint U.S.-Israeli air defense exercise ever conducted having recently concluded, which involved over 2,500 American service personnel, and in the midst of heightened Israeli involvement in the Syrian war, we find ourselves asking...
Are US troops ready to fight and to die for America’s Israel's defense? ...We think not, but there are US generals out there enthusiastically promoting the idea.
Brig.-Gen Zvika Haimovitch, the head of the IDF's Aerial Defense Division and US Air Force 3rd AF Commander Lt. Gen. Richard Clark. Image source: Jerusalem Post.
Earlier this month, in the midst of the 9th annual 12-day massive joint exercise named "Juniper Cobra" which was hailed in Israeli media as the largest of its kind, simulating a "battle on three fronts" (namely, Syria-Lebanon-Gaza Strip) US Third Air Force Commander Lt. Gen. Richard Clark spelled out just such a scenario wherein US troops could be asked to fight and to die for defense of America Israel - even to the point of being placed under Israeli commanders responsible for battlefield decision making.
While major joint military exercises involving significant troop deployments are nothing new for the US and its allies (Juniper Cobra itself has been conducted annually for nearly a decade), Lt. Gen. Clark's words to Israeli media are truly precedent setting and shocking, especially as he is among the highest ranking military officers in the US armed forces.
It is well worth reading the alarming scenario Gen. Clark laid out while speaking to the Jerusalem Post in its entirety:
“The United States and Israel enjoy a strong and enduring military-to-military partnership built on a trust that has been developed over decades of cooperation,” said USAF Third Air Force commander Lt.-Gen. Richard Clark, who also serves as the commander for the deploying Joint Task Force – Israel. “The Juniper Cobra exercises continue to strengthen this relationship, providing us with the opportunity to bolster interoperability and develop seamless integration with our Israeli partners.” According to Clark, the US and Israeli troops will work side-by-side under each other’s relevant chain of command.
But this is where Clark pushes far across the normative "military-to-military partnership" characteristic of joint drills with other allied nations. He says that US troops should be prepared to die for the Jewish State:
“As far as decision-making, it is a partnership,” he continued, stressing nonetheless that “at the end of the day it is about the protection of Israel – and if there is a question in regards to how we will operate, the last vote will probably go to Zvika [Brig.-Gen. Zvika Haimovitch, head of the IDF's Aerial Defense Division].” Washington and Israel have signed an agreement which would see the US come to assist Israel with missile defense in times of war and, according to [Israeli commander] Haimovitch, "I am sure once the order comes we will find here US troops on the ground to be part of our deployment team to defend the State of Israel." And those US troops who would be deployed to Israel, are prepared to die for the Jewish state, Clark said. "We are ready to commit to the defense of Israel anytime we get involved in a kinetic fight there is always the risk that there will be casualties. But we accept that - as every conflict we train for and enter, there is always that possibility," he said.
And it appears that both military leaders are in agreement on this point - that they are ready and willing to put US troops in harm's way in pursuit of Israeli defense policy.
Disturbingly, Clark acknowledges willingness for life-and-death battlefield decisions impacting American soldiers to be placed in the hands of the Israeli chain of command in saying: "if there is a question in regards to how we will operate, the last vote will probably go to [Israeli General] Zvika."
While in more stable times in the Middle East, Clark's words might possibly be dismissed as hyperbole and misplaced enthusiasm for "the mission" - his words come as Israel is already actively involved on two fronts: Gaza and Syria. And according to many analysts and reports, including one recently leaked internal Israeli defense memo, Israel is ramping up for devastating engagement along a third front as Tel Aviv continues to view Lebanese Hezbollah to its north as the prime threat to Israeli security.
Should broader war break out between Israel, Hezbollah, Iran, and Syria, will US troops who find themselves working closely with the IDF be forced to obey the commands of Israeli generals, even to the point of death? We can't find anything in the oath of enlistment or the Constitution [federal statute in 10 U.S.C. 502, and based in Article VI of the Constitution] that requires US citizens or soldiers to defend and fight for a foreign nation. | ccnews |
Controls on temporal variability of the geochemistry of the deep Cariaco Basin | Interannual variability in sea surface temperature and fCO2 changes in the Cariaco Basin | s2orc_citation_titles |
How much is a gold liberty dollar worth? | How much is a 2004 one dollar liberty gold coin worth? | wikianswers |
Need help coming up with a Verilog final project for class. | I'm trying to figure out a goodfinal project for my HDL class that I will program in Verilog. The book I use is the Verilog HDL, by Samir Palnitkar and the Design through Verilog HDL, T. R. Padmanabhan. I'm not looking for someone to do the project for me I just need some help finding a good final project for the class. If you need more information on what we've done let me now. | reddit_title_body |
How do you spell doing homework in spanish? | How do you spell the homework in spanish? | wikianswers |
Performance Evaluation of the Town of Monterery Wastewater Treatment Plant Utilizing Subsurface Flow Constructed Wetlands | Efficiency of a Horizontal Sub-Surface Flow Constructed Wetland Treatment System in an Arid Area | s2orc_citation_titles |
where did j cole sing crooked smile | Crooked Smile had teased the music video for over a month, on September 18, 2013 the video was released. TLC does not appear in the video with J. Cole but their verses are featured. It is dedicated to Aiyana Stanley-Jones. J. Cole performed the song, along with his other single "Power Trip" from his second album, at the 2013 BET Awards on June 30, 2013. On August 13, 2013, he performed the song on "Conan". "Rolling Stone" ranked the song at number 37 on their list of the 100 Best Songs of 2013. The song was nominated for "The Ashford and Simpson | paq |
Two new species of the genus Neophyllobius Berlese, 1886 viz. Neophyllobius zolfigolii sp. nov. collected from soil under a wild rose bush and Neophyllobius kamalii sp. nov. collected from pomegranate leaves infested by Cenopalpus irani Dosse (Acari: Tenuipalpidae) are described and illustrated from Iran. A key to the Iranian species is provided. | In this study a new species of Neophyllobius quercus sp. nov., and the male of Neophyllobius yunusi Akyol and Koç, 2006 from Turkey are described and illustrated. http://urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:01CD8222-A523-4BEF-8118-83D051BDA828 | s2orc_abstract_citation |
Conformant Planning for Domains with Constraints — A New Approach | A conformant planner based on approximation: CpA(H) | s2orc_citation_titles |
Efficient power transmission system using phase-conjugation of multiple inputs for 2D communication | Proximity Connection in Two-Dimensional Signal Transmission | s2orc_citation_titles |
Self annealing effect on neutron irradiated silicon detectors by Hall effect analysis | Hall effect analysis on neutron irradiated high resistivity silicon | s2orc_citation_titles |
What did the patriots win by winning the american revolution? | Did the Patriots or Loyalists wIn the American Revolution? | wikianswers |
Improved hand tracking algorithm in video sequences for intelligent rehabilitation | Human limb motion real-time tracking based on CamShift for intelligent rehabilitation system | s2orc_citation_titles |
which magazine published a profile of the spanx shoe company in june 2014 | a potential footwear expansion by Spanx according to a statement Blakely made in October 2013 explaining her ambition to design the world's most comfortable high-heel shoe prior to retirement. In Blakely's June 2014 "Forbes" profile, the publication claims that the company generates "over $250 million in annual revenues and net profit margins estimated at 20%", while Blakely is very strongly committed to maintaining the private status of Spanx. However, speculation arose about a possible IPO following Goldman's resignation. In July 2014, Jan Singer, formerly of Nike, joined Spanx as CEO. She replaces Laurie Ann Goldman, who left the company in | paq |
Attaches a time object to collection
@param \WallaceMaxters\Timer\Time $time
@return \Wallacemaxters\Timer\Collection | public function attach(Time $time)
{
$time->setFormat($this->format);
$this->add($time);
return $this;
} | codesearch |
) Great office desktop computer monitor | Its a basic monitor and it works. What else is there to say? Not for gamers and whatnot, because it has no HDMI; only has VGA. (The description doesn't claim HDMI, so I see no problem with this.) Great office desktop computer monitor. | amazon_reviews |
where is the album lost sessions made | Lost Sessions Lost Sessions is fourth instrumental album released exclusively on LP on November 24, 2017 by hip hop producer Pete Rock and InI under Vinyl Digital, a record label based in Germany. The songs on the album contains 10 tracks that are instrumentals that was made during the recordings of InI's "" LP in the 1990s. The two songs on the album "The Life I Live" & "Think Twice" are songs from the 1995 album "" which contains no vocals by either InI or Pete Rock. The other songs like "Guitar (Intro)", "Aretha", "Blue Monday", "Flash Back", "Strung Out", | paq |
Are raw peanuts safe to eat? | Diseases caused by eating raw peanuts? | wikianswers |
The coming era of intensive wastewater reuse in the Mediterranean region | Challenges to wastewater reuse in the Middle East and North Africa | s2orc_citation_titles |
How many stairs does Currituck Beach Lighthouse have? | How many stais are in currituck lighthouse? | wikianswers |
What is the temperature of West Virginia's climate? | What is the usaul climate of west virginia? | wikianswers |
good book for comic book fans | This book is a great read for comic book fans because it explains the importance of inking comics.
The book gives examples of the importance of inking by showing examples of particular comic book pages inked by various inkers.
This shows how the end result depends heavily on the particular inker. | amazon_reviews |
Impaired Glucose Tolerance (IGT) to Frank Diabetes: Dietary Manipulations in WNIN/GR-Ob Rats | High sucrose diet induced diabetes in WNIN/Gr-Ob obese rats: Biochemical and histological changes | s2orc_citation_titles |
What is the highest common factor of 15 and 25? | What is the gratest common factor of 25 and 15? | wikianswers |
how much are breakfast bowls at sonic? | The Hearty Chili Bowl can be found at participating Sonic locations now for a suggested price of $2.49, while the Loaded Chili Bowl carries a suggested price of $2.99. Eating something warm, flavorful, and spicy on a cold, wet, winter afternoon is priceless. But, at Sonic, it will cost you less than three dollars. | gooaq |
Water heater pilot light won't stay lig? | What is wrong if my propane water heater pilot light won't stay lite? | wikianswers |
How much do males brown bear weigh? | How much dose a male grizzly bear weigh? | wikianswers |
Why does second pre-image resistance imply pre-image resistance? Definitions here: Pre-image resistance Given a hash value h it should be difficult to find any message m such that h = hash(m). Second pre-image resistance Given an input m1 it should be difficult to find different input m2 such that hash(m1) = hash(m2). says: These properties form a hierarchy, in that collision resistance implies second pre-image resistance, which in turns implies pre-image resistance, while the converse is not true in general. Assuming pre-image resistance is broken, we have a function pre(h) which can easily find m such that h = hash(m). How is it helpful in finding a different m2 such that hash(m1) = hash(m2)? What if pre(m1) always returns m1? Edit. The definition on Wikipedia is not quite formal. A better explanation is . | Why does second pre-image resistance imply pre-image resistance I am studying hash functions. I can understand why collision resistance implies second preimage resistance, but I don't get why second preimage resistance should imply first preimage resistance. Could anybody be help me with this argument from Introduction to Modern Cryptography by Katz & Lindell, please? Collision resistance: This is the strongest notion and the one we have considered so far. Second pre-image resistance: Informally speaking, a hash function is second pre-image resistant if given $s$ and $x$ it is infeasible for a probabilistic polynomial-time adversary to find $x' \ne x$ such that $H^s(x') = H^s(s)$. Pre-image resistance: Informally, a hash function is pre-image resistant if given $s$ and $y = H^s(x)$ (but not $x$ itself) for a randomly chosen $x$, it is infeasible for a probabilistic polynomial-time adversary to find a value $x'$ such that $H^s(x') = y$. (Looking ahead to later chapters in the book, this essentially means that $H^s$ is one-way.) [...] Likewise, any hash function that is second pre-image resistant is also pre-image resistant. This is due to the fact that if it is possible to invert $y$ and find an $x^\prime$ such that $H^s (x^\prime ) = y$ then it is possible to take $x$, compute $y = H^s (x)$ and invert it again obtaining $x^\prime$. Since the domain of $H$ is infinite, it follows that with good probability $x \neq x^\prime$. We conclude that the above three security requirements form a hierarchy with each definition implying the one below it. | stackexchange_title_body |
Iraqi Council Member Dies of Wounds from Attack | Aquila al-Hashimi, a member of Iraq's interim governing council, dies in a U.S. military hospital in Baghdad of wounds sustained in an assassination attempt five days ago. Her death caps a day of violence, including a fatal explosion outside the hotel housing the staff of NBC News in Baghdad, and an ambush on a U.S. convoy in northern Iraq. Hear NPR's Guy Raz. | npr |
Verification of Hasselmann's energy transfer among surface gravity waves by direct numerical simulations of primitive equations | The temporal evolution of nonlinear wave fields of surface gravity waves is studied by large-scale direct numerical simulations of primitive equations in order to verify Hasselmann's theory for nonlinear energy transfer among component gravity waves. In the simulations, all the nonlinear interactions, including both resonant and non-resonant ones, are taken into account up to the four-wave processes. The initial wave field is constructed by combining more than two million component free waves in such a way that it has the JONSWAP or the Pierson–Moskowitz spectrum. The nonlinear energy transfer is evaluated from the rate of change of the spectrum, and is compared with Hasselmann's theory. It is shown that, in spite of apparently insufficient duration of the simulations such as just a few tens of characteristic periods, the energy transfer obtained by the present method shows satisfactory agreement with Hasselmann's theory, at least in their qualitative features. | s2orc_title_abstract |
SPLTea 2014: First International Workshop on Software Product Line Teaching | Teaching Software Product Lines: A Snapshot of Current Practices and Challenges | s2orc_citation_titles |
Rom Bahadur Thapa | Rom Bahadur Thapa (1924–1983) is the first Inspector General of Nepal Police from the Magar ethnic group. Before joining the Nepal Police, he had been a Physical Training Instructor at the Military Academy in Burma (Myanmar). He had a reputation as a great war hero (of Burma) before joining Nepal Police. He was awarded the Burma Gallantry Medal for his heroic actions during World War II.
He is known to have been one of the only two officers to remain IGP for a period of 6 years, the other officer being his successor, Khadgajeet Baral. Rom Bahadur Thapa was appointed Consul General of Calcutta, India by His Majesty's Government after his retirement
from Nepal Police.
Nepal lost this extraordinary visionary man to cancer at a young age of 59 on 26 October 1983. He is survived by his wife, four sons, a daughter, twelve grandchildren and three great grandsons and one great granddaughter.
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Nepalese police officers
Chiefs of police
Inspectors General of Police (Nepal)
1924 births
1983 deaths | wikipedia |
[TOMT] Solver will receive Gold | Please help me out by finding the artist and/or title of this melody. It's a song with numerous horns and trumpets, there are no lyrics. The solver will receive Gold!! | reddit_title_body |
How do you get Top-Rated Seller on eBay? | How do you become a top rated seller on ebay? | wikianswers |
So being new to DND, what's up with Paladins? | You can find my first post about my first game playing DnD here which I *recommend* you read before you answer this to get a grasp of a bit of what I know.
I'm mainly just wondering what's up with Paladins? I *have* to be Lawful Good, give my spare money to charities, only keep gold for food/upgrades, etc etc.
But on the other hand I get immunity to evil or some things like that?
Can someone just tell me if Paladins are strong/worth it and what the benefits are and downfalls are of being a Paladin please? :)
I'll see if I can get a picture of my character sheet tomorrow , my friend forgot to put character sheets in his bag so it will be on a piece of lined paper but it's better than nothing.
Thanks guys, this subreddit is amazing :D
Edit: Just got back from school and you guys have some amazing replies , which I thank you for. Here's what I found out is that my paladin is for AD&D so i'm not sure how it may change anything but in my friends handbook it says the info above, about the gold to charities etc etc.
Thanks again guys! | reddit_title_body |
what are .rar files mac? | RAR is a compressed file format – similar to ZIP – that can hold many files in one place, and is especially useful for sending or downloading a large number of files. When you open a RAR file on your Mac, it will turn into a folder where you can access all of the decompressed files. | gooaq |