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PETRON TRADING CO., INC. v. HYDROCARBON TRADING AND TRANSPORT CO., INC.
No. 84-3127.
United States District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania.
May 20, 1986.
On Motion for Reconsideration Nov. 3, 1986.
Erik N. Yidelock, Jon A. Baughman, Martha A. Toll, Pepper, Hamilton & Scheetz, Philadelphia, Pa., for Petron Trading Co., Inc.
Mark L. Austrian, John B. Williams, Collier, Shannon, Rill & Scott, Washington, D.C., and Alexander Kerr, Hoyle, Morris & Kerr, Philadelphia, Pa., for Hydrocarbon Trading and Transport Co., Inc.
MEMORANDUM
LOUIS H. POLLAK, District Judge.
Plaintiff Petron Trading Co., Inc. (Pe-tron) brought this diversity case alleging that defendant Hydrocarbon Trading and Transport Co., Inc. (HTT) received and retained money from various third parties that was actually owed to plaintiff. The amended complaint (hereafter referred to as the complaint) states three causes of action, for conversion, unjust enrichment, and fraudulent misrepresentation. Defendant moved for summary judgment; the parties filed numerous memoranda, argued the motion orally, and then filed two rounds of supplemental submissions. The motion is now ripe for disposition.
The case arises out of the contractual relationships that each of the parties had with a third party, Alpha Petroleum Co. (Alpha). On September 10,1982, the Office of General Services for the State of New York awarded a contract to Alpha to supply fuel oil to various political subdivisions of New York State through July 31, 1983. Complaint, Ex. B. In the fall of 1982, Alpha entered into a contract with defendant, in which defendant was to meet Alpha’s responsibilities under its New York contract by supplying the fuel oil to the designated state recipients. Defendant would send its invoices to Alpha, and Alpha would send invoices to the State. Payments by the State were addressed to Alpha, but were sent to a lockbox at the Bank of New York maintained jointly by Alpha and defendant. A minimum balance of $35,000 was kept in the account, and payments in excess of that were forwarded by wire transfer to one of defendant’s accounts in Texas. According to an affidavit, attached to defendant’s motion, by Roger K. Ego, Chief Accountant for the defendant, defendant “had no knowledge of which invoices sent to Alpha had been paid by Alpha,” and “[a]t any one time, HTT would only know the total amount which had been invoiced to Alpha and the total amount received from Alpha.” Later in 1982, defendant terminated its contract with Alpha, and made its last delivery of fuel oil on December 3, 1982.
On November 30, 1982, Alpha entered into a contract with plaintiff that was similar to the one it had had with defendant. Complaint, Ex. A. Plaintiff was to supply fuel oil to the state recipients, and to send invoices to Alpha. Alpha would then prepare an invoice for the state, which plaintiff would mail. The state recipients were to send their payments to Alpha at an address which was in fact a lockbox jointly maintained by Alpha and plaintiff at the European/American Bank in New York.
In addition to the lockbox arrangement, a security feature common to both the Alpha/Petron contract and the Alpha/HTT contract, the Alpha/Petron contract included an additional security provision. In paragraph 3(b) of the contract Alpha granted Petron a security interest in Alpha’s rights to payment from New York State:
As security for the prompt and unconditional payment for the Oil sold to it hereunder, and the performance of all of Alpha’s other obligations hereunder, Alpha hereby grants to Petron a security interest and a general lien upon, and does hereby pledge, assign and transfer to Petron all of its right, title and interest in, to and under Alpha’s rights to payment from the State under the Contract, now existing or hereafter arising.
Early in 1983, plaintiff became aware that it was not receiving timely payments in the lockbox. It is not clear when plaintiff began to suspect that payments that should have been sent to its lockbox were in fact being sent to the lockbox maintained by Alpha and defendant. On February 24,1983, plaintiff sent a letter to Alpha in which plaintiff asked for “a list of payments received by Hydrocarbon Trading that should have been remitted to our lock-box.” When it received no reply, plaintiff’s President, Charles F. Hurchalla, sent a letter to defendant on March 14, 1983, asking for defendant’s assistance in determining whether HTT had received any payments that should have been sent to Petron. Attached to this letter was a copy of the February 24 letter to Alpha. Complaint, Ex. E. There is no record of any written response from defendant to the March 14 letter, but plaintiff asserts that, in a followup phone call, defendant’s President, Gerald LaBouff, stated that he was unaware of any mistaken payments. Complaint, ¶ 19. On August 3, plaintiff sent defendant a telex asking defendant to investigate the matter, and defendant replied that it lacked sufficient information to respond. Complaint, Exs. F, G. Plaintiff now alleges that from January, 1983, through August, 1983, “at least $542,718.15 [in payments owing to Petron] were mistakenly mailed by several of the state entities” to the lockbox maintained by Alpha and defendant. Complaint, ¶ 9.
At oral argument, counsel for defendant conceded “for the sake of this argument” that some payments for deliveries made by plaintiff were sent to defendant’s lockbox. Tr. at 12. Counsel for defendant maintained, however, that defendant took from the lockbox only the money owed it by Alpha, and that it returned payments in excess of what it was owed to Alpha:
We get to a situation in May of 1983, when all of a sudden, $140,000 gushes through the lockbox into our accounting department. At that point they took a look at what was opened, and they realized that Alpha’s account in New York State was pretty much paid up, but Alpha had other accounts with them, that Alpha owed $65,000. We kept that [$]65,000, offset it against the different account, took the remaining $75,000 — it’s actually $76,000 — sent it back to Alpha, said it’s overpayment, and instructed the Bank of New York to terminate the lock-box agreement. We don’t have a single penny in our possession for which we did not provide fuel oil. I don’t think there’s any dispute on that today.
Tr. at 9. In his affidavit, Roger Ego, defendant’s Chief Accountant, states:
5. HTT received payment from the Alpha lock box in May, 1983. On May 23, 1983, [defendant] received a wire transfer of $98,500.00 from Alpha which resulted in any [sic] overpayment of the monies owed HTT by Alpha. Pursuant to Alpha’s instructions, HTT returned the excess of $76,261.93 to Alpha on May 24,1983, and instructed the Bank of New York that the lock box arrangement was to be terminated.
6. Since this litigation was filed, I have reviewed the Alpha account and have been unable to reconcile the account to the penny. It appears that in June, 1983, the Alpha account showed a credit of $93.81. This credit was later removed and I have not yet been able to determine the reason for the appearance or the removal of this credit. Except for this possible credit of $93.81, however, HTT has no funds received from Alpha which were not owed it by Alpha.
Plaintiff has not submitted any evidence that contradicts these paragraphs of the affidavit, and defendant argues that Ego’s conclusion that defendant had not kept more funds than Alpha owed it is not in dispute. At argument, however, counsel for plaintiff contended that the Ego affidavit was not entitled to any weight. Counsel noted that the documents on which the affiant relied are not attached to the affidavit, and that some of these documents have not been produced through discovery. Tr. at 42.
Payments at Issue
Although nowhere treated in the parties’ written submissions, a threshold issue arises as to the nature of the payments at issue. Petron claims in its complaint that HTT mistakenly received payments of $542,718.15. Petron divides this sum into payments mailed before May 24, 1983 (the day HTT terminated its lockbox arrangement) and after May 24, 1983. The “pre-5/24/83” payments are listed in ¶ 10 of the complaint; they total $290,613.69. The “post-5/24/83 payments” are alleged in ¶ 11 to total “at least $252,104.46.” Plaintiff alleges that defendant received and retained exclusive control over the pre-5/24/83 payments, complaint at ¶1 12, and that plaintiff “never recovered” the post-5/24/83 payments.
According to the affidavit of Chief Accountant Ego, defendant: (1) did not receive any post-5/24/83 payments; (2) kept only those pre-5/24/83 payments that covered outstanding debts owed by Alpha; and (3) returned to Alpha any extra payments. As plaintiff noted at oral argument, the Ego affidavit is not accompanied by any supporting documentation. From the statements made at oral argument, it appears that plaintiff has been allowed to review defendant’s accounts related to its fuel oil contract, but not other records which may also be relevant. For example, defendant stated at argument that it used lockbox payments to offset a $65,000 debt on a “different account” with Alpha. Tr. at 9. Plaintiff responded at argument that it had not seen the records of this different account, tr. at 42, but conceded that it had received “documents related to the Alpha/New York contract,” id.
On the basis of the evidence submitted and the representations of counsel at argument, I conclude that there is no evidence that defendant received or had control over payments mailed to the lockbox after May 24, 1983. As to payments made prior to May 24, 1983, defendant concedes that some of the payments may have been mistakenly sent to its lockbox rather than to plaintiffs, but maintains (1) that it kept only those payments to which it was enti-tied, and (2) that plaintiff has no valid security interest in those payments. Because the Ego affidavit lacks supporting documentation, and because plaintiff has not had access to the records of “a different” Alpha/HTT account totalling $65,000 which was also offset by lockbox payments, I cannot conclude at this point that defendant kept only payments sufficient to cover debts that it was owed by Alpha. Thus, the question of whether HTT received and kept payments in excess of the amount owed it by Alpha will remain open pending further discovery and submissions. Since defendant concedes that it did use some mistaken payments to offset the money Alpha owed it for deliveries of fuel oil, however, it is appropriate to consider its motion for summary judgment as to those payments. I will therefore turn now to defendant’s contention that plaintiff had no valid security interest in any of Alpha’s payments mistakenly sent to HTT’s lock-box which HTT kept to offset outstanding Alpha accounts.
Applicability of the U. C. C.
In addressing whether payments mistakenly sent to defendant’s lockbox were payments which defendant could properly use to offset its Alpha account, I must first determine whether the claim that plaintiff makes to those payments is one to be evaluated according to the common law of assignments or according to Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code. Article 9, which governs secured transactions, applies “(a) to any transaction (regardless of its form) which is intended to create a security interest in personal property of fixtures including goods, instruments, general intangibles, chattel paper or accounts; and also (b) to any sale of accounts or chattel paper.” Uniform Commercial Code § 9-102.
The Alpha/Petron contract appears on its face to create a security interest covered by § 9-102. Paragraph 3(B) of the contract, quoted in full supra, states in pertinent part that:
Alpha hereby grants to Petron a security interest and a general lien upon, and does hereby pledge, assign and transfer to Petron all of its right, title and interest in, to and under Alpha’s rights to payment from the State under the Contract, now existing or hereafter arising.
(Emphasis added.) Paragraph 10 of the contract is consistent with the view that 113(B) creates a security interest:
10. Alpha agrees, at any time or from time to time hereafter, upon the request of Petron to give, execute and deliver any instrument, agreement or other document that Petron deems necessary or desirable in order to carry out this Agreement, and to consummate and effect the transactions contemplated hereby (including, without limitation, to create, preserve, protect or validate any security interest granted to Petron hereunder).
The language of these two provisions suggests that the parties did in the words of § 9-102 “intend[] to create a security interest” in Alpha’s rights to payment from the State for fuel oil.
The next issue is whether the interest in “rights to payment” is the sort of interest encompassed by § 9-102. Section 9-106 defines several terms used in the U.C.C., including the term “account”: “ ‘Account’ means any right to payment for goods sold or leased or for services rendered which is not evidenced by an instrument or chattel paper.” I conclude that Alpha’s right to payment from the State for fuel oil delivered under its contract with the state is an “account” within the meaning of § 9-106. Since § 9-102 encompasses transactions in which the parties intend to create a security interest in accounts, I further conclude that the transaction at issue here is one encompassed by Article 9.
Plaintiff argues, however, that the transaction is nevertheless excluded from Article 9 by virtue of § 9-104(f), which excludes from Article 9 “a transfer of a contract right to an assignee who is also to do the performance under the contract.” According to plaintiff, the contract between the parties should be interpreted as one in which Alpha transferred its contract right to payment from the state to an as-signee, Petron, who was also to do the performance under the contract, i.e. to deliver the fuel oil.
Defendant responds first by referring to II6 of the Official Comment on § 9-104, which discusses exclusion 104(f). The Official Comment states:
Paragraph (f) excludes from the Article certain transfers of such intangibles which, by their nature, have nothing to do with commercial financing transactions.
Similarly, this paragraph excludes from the Article such transactions as that involved in Lyon v. Ty-Wood Corporation, 212 Pa.Super. 69, 239 A.2d 819 (1968) and Spurlin v. Sloan, 368 S.W.2d 314 (Ky.1983).
Defendant argues that this is not the sort of transaction that has “nothing to do” with commercial financing. The sort of transaction that would be excluded under the language quoted from § 104(f), according to defendant, would be one that involved an absolute assignment of a contract, one where the assignor extricated itself completely from any role or. interest in the performance of the contract or in the receipt of payment for performance.
As further support for this construction of § 104(f), defendant notes that both of the cases cited in Official Comment 116 as illustrative of exempt transactions involve absolute assignments. For example, in Spurlin, a contractor who completed a contract for road construction assigned the funds due to him from the state to his bank, in order to satisfy a loan he had taken from the bank. The contractor wrote the state and told them to pay the bank directly, and wrote the bank and told them to expect payment on his loan from the state. The court held that this arrangement did not create a security interest, but was rather an'absolute assignment of a right to collect money due and owing.
In this case, defendant argues, Alpha did not absolutely assign its contract with New York State to Petron. In the first place, the payments were addressed to Alpha, and were referred to in the Alpha/Petron contract as payments by Alpha to Petron. According to tí 3(A)(ii) of the Alpha/Petron contract, “[Rjeceipt of timely payment into the Account from the State shall be deemed payment hereunder by Alpha for the subject oil.” Thus payment was not made directly from the State to Petron. Second, although Petron took over Alpha’s responsibility to deliver fuel oil, Petron did not send invoices directly to the State, but rather sent invoices to Alpha, which then prepared invoices for the State. Third, Alpha retained in 112 of the contract the right “to file petitions for ‘extraordinary adjustments’ which it (to the exclusion of Petron) may be eligible to lawfully receive under the Contract (in light of the aforementioned pricing arrangement provided in this Agreement).” In these three ways, defendant concludes, Alpha’s assignment of its New York State contract to Petron was incomplete.
In response, plaintiff relies on American East India Corp. v. Ideal Shoe Co., 400 F.Supp. 141, 156-58 (E.D.Pa.1975), where the court found that American East India Corp. was a performing assignee and therefore exempt from the U.C.C. under § 104(f). Plaintiff does not attempt to compare the intricate factual pattern at issue in American East India with the record developed in this case. As the court in American East India implicitly recognized, however, an inquiry into the applicability of § 104(f) is highly dependent on the particular facts of the case. 400 F.Supp. at 155. The facts in the present case bear no obvious resemblance to those at issue in American East India, which involved “principally an outlay of money with ancillary rendition of service.” Id. at 156.
Section § 104(f) does not state explicitly that only “absolute assignments” are to be exempt, but the Official Comment and the cases cited therein make clear that only those transactions having nothing to do with commercial financing, transactions such as absolute assignments of contract rights, are exempt. See J. White & R. Summers, Handbook of the Law Under the‘ Uniform Commercial Code 894 (1980). According to Professor Gilmore, the drafters intended to exclude transactions which were “not financing operations, which it made no sense to file, and which no one would ever think of filing.” G. Gilmore, Security Interests in Personal Property, § 10.5 (1965); accord White & Summers, supra, at 927 and n. 130. Absolute assignments of contract rights when the assignee is also to do the performance under the contract are examples of transactions “which it would make no sense to file,” since the transaction is not one about which potential creditors of the assignor would have reason to be concerned. Conversely, transactions in which the assignor retains some role may well be ones of concern to other creditors.
In this case, we do not have a complete assignment of Alpha’s contract with New York. Alpha retained rights to petition for price adjustments, continued to prepare invoices for the oil delivered, and did not notify the State of Petron’s involvement. Accordingly, in contracting with Petron, Alpha did not extricate itself from its contract with the State; the transaction thus differs significantly from that in Spurlin v. Sloan. Instead, Alpha entered into a kind of sub-contract with Petron for delivery of goods (fuel oil), with Petron holding a security interest in Alpha’s right to payments from the state. The Petron/Alpha transaction is also somewhat akin to á commercial financing transaction, in that it afforded Petron a means of obtaining the oil it needed to make the deliveries it contracted to make. It is therefore not exempt under § 104(f).
Perfection of the Security Interest
In order to have a valid security interest under Article 9, the party claiming the interest must have perfected that interest. When the collateral in which a party holds a security interest is an account, the only way to perfect the security interest is by filing a financing statement. Section 9-302; see G. Gilmore, supra, at § 12.6, 383-84. It is undisputed that Petron did not file a financing statement until September 1983, long after the relevant events in this litigation. It would seem, then, that plaintiffs interest must be considered unper-fected under the U.C.C.
Plaintiff initially contended that its security interest was automatically perfected, however, under § 9-302(l)(e), which exempts from the filing requirement “an assignment of accounts or contract rights which does not alone or in conjunction with other assignments to the same assignee transfer a significant part of the outstanding accounts or contract rights of the assignor.” At oral argument, the parties were not prepared to state whether the Alpha/Petron contract assigned to Petron a security interest in a significant part of Alpha’s outstanding accounts. By letter dated October 16, 1985, however, plaintiff conceded that the accounts assigned did constitute “a significant part” of Alpha’s outstanding account, and that Petron’s security interest could not have been exempt under § 9-302(l)(e) from the filing requirement.
In a second post-argument submission, plaintiff raises a new argument for automatic perfection under § 9-304(4). This section reads:
A security interest in instruments or negotiable documents is perfected without filing or the taking of possession for a period of 21 days from the time it attaches to the extent it arises for new value given under a written security agreement.
As determined earlier in this Memorandum, supra p. 1158, the collateral in which plaintiff obtained a security interest—i.e. rights to payment from the State—was an account. In plaintiff’s view, however, its interest lay not only in the rights to payment—which plaintiff evidently concedes to be accounts—but also in the checks written by the State and sent to the lockboxes, which plaintiff argues are instruments. Thus plaintiff concludes that it holds a security in instruments as well as in accounts.
Defendant responds that § 9-304(4) is not available because plaintiff’s security interest lay only in accounts, not in instruments. In the context of this transaction, defendant argues, the actual payments by the state were not collateral in which plaintiff had a distinct security interest, but were at most proceeds of accounts. A security interest in proceeds of accounts is continuously perfected if the interest in the underlying collateral is perfected. If the underlying interest is not perfected, however, the security interest in the proceeds lapses ten days after receipt of the proceeds by the debtor. Section 9-306(3).
Plaintiff’s attempt to characterize its security interest as one in instruments as well as in accounts is not persuasive. The description of the collateral in the Alph/Petron contract is not a description of instruments, as defined in § 9—105(i) and § 3-104, but rather one of accounts. Furthermore, the legislative history of the exceptions to the filing requirement in § 9-304(4) and 9-304(5) suggests “that these two subsections were designed for short term bank loans.” J. White & R. Summers, supra, at § 23-9, p. 928. Although the subsections are not expressly limited to such transactions, I see little sense in extending § 9-304(4) to a transaction such as this one, in which even plaintiff concedes that, at a minimum, the collateral involved accounts. Furthermore, plaintiff has cited to no case or other authority to support its proposed construction of § 9-304(4) and its definition of “instruments.” I conclude that plaintiff’s security interest in Alpha’s rights to payment from the State was not automatically perfected under § 9-304(4).
Priority of Claims
According to § 9-201, a party with an unperfected security interest generally takes priority over an unsecured creditor. There are several exceptions to this general rule, however, and defendant relies on the exception in § 9—301(l)(d):
(1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (2), an unperfected security interest is subordinate to the rights of:
(d) in the case of accounts and general intangibles, a person who is not a secured party and who is a transferee to the extent that he gives value without knowledge of the security interest and before it is perfected.
Defendant argues that this is a case involving accounts, and that defendant is a transferee to the extent that it gave “value,” in this case, fuel oil, without knowledge of planitiff s security interest and before that interest was perfected. Defendant states that its last delivery of fuel oil was December 3, 1982. Defendant’s reply brief at 5. The earliest date that Petron alleges telling any HTT official about its arrangements with Alpha is sometime in January, 1983. Hurehalla affidavit, at If 24.
Plaintiff argues first that this subsection is inapplicable because the collateral involved is not accounts but instruments. For the reasons already stated, I am not persuaded by plaintiffs characterization of the collateral.
Plaintiff also argues that defendant cannot properly be considered a “transferee.” Plaintiffs argument is that a party can be considered a transferee only if a transferor intentionally transfers something to it. In this case, because the disputed payments arrived in defendant’s lockbox by mistake or accident, and not by the intent of either Alpha or the State, plaintiff concludes that defendant cannot be considered a transferee.
Defendant reponds simply that in light of its having given value to Alpha, it must be considered to be a transferee for any payments it subsequently received from Alpha. Neither party has referred me to any case law on the subject, and the U.C.C. provides no definition of transferee. The definitions provided of transfer in Black’s Law Dictionary do not define the term with any precision; if any conclusion may be made from them, however, it is that “transfer” is a broad term that has not traditionally been understood to require the kind of purposive intent that plaintiff would ascribe to. it.
The question would be closer if defendant had no relation whatsoever with Alpha, and had found the payments in its lockbox as a result, for example, of an error by a postal filing clerk. In this case, however, defendant had an ongoing relationship with Alpha. Defendant made deliveries of fuel oil pursuant to its contract with Alpha, sent invoices to Alpha, and received payment from Alpha via a lockbox arrangement. In this arrangement, the payments, although sent by the State, were payments by Alpha. While it may be difficult, if not impossible, to determine whether Alpha or State officials intended that plaintiff or defendant receive a particular individual payment, it is possible to conclude that Alpha and the state intended to transfer to defendant funds sufficient to pay for the oil defendant delivered. Thus I conclude that defendant may be considered a transferee for payments received for fuel oil that defendant delivered under its contract with Alpha. Accordingly, defendant’s interest in these payments would take priority over plaintiff’s unperfected security interest under the terms of § 9-301(l)(d).
I will therefore grant summary judgment for defendant. This judgment will extend, however, only to those payments equal to Alpha’s debt to defendant. As I stated earlier in this Memorandum, the record is not sufficiently detailed to allow me to conclude that defendant kept only those payments equal to the money Alpha owed it, and returned all excess payments to Alpha. Plaintiff has challenged the affidavit on which defendant relies, and has not been afforded the opportunity to review all of the documents which defendant’s chief accountant reviewed in preparing that affidavit. I will therefore order that defendant make available the documents on which its accountant relied, and any other materials that might reasonably bear on the question of whether defendant kept payments in excess of what it was owed.
An appropriate Order is attached.
ON MOTION FOR RECONSIDERATION
On May 20, 1986, this court issued a Memorandum and Order partially granting defendant’s motion for summary judgment. Plaintiff has filed a motion for reconsideration of that order. In addition, plaintiff has moved for clarification as to the effect of that order on one of its claims. The facts of the case are summarized in our earlier memorandum, and need not be repeated here.
I. Motion for Reconsideration
Plaintiff continues to argue that it has an interest in the checks sent to defendant’s lock box not merely as proceeds of collateral, but as original collateral. That argument has already been made and rejected, as have the other arguments plaintiff now raises. Since our memorandum did not discuss this issue at length, however, we do not find it superfluous to supplement our earlier discussion.
Plaintiff argues that this court made an error of law in determining that “[t]he description of the collateral in the Alpha/Pe-tron contract is not a description of instruments, ... but rather one of accounts.” Alternatively, plaintiff argues that this court made an impermissible factual inference against it by assuming that the parties to the contract intended to limit plaintiff’s security interest to accounts. We disagree.
Plaintiff argues that the Code does not define “rights of payment,” the phrase used to describe the collateral, to mean “account.” Rather, “account” is defined by § 9-106 of the U.C.C. as “any right of payment ... which, is not evidenced by an instrument or chattel paper_” (emphasis added). “Instrument” is defined by § 9-105(i) in part as “... any ... writing which evidences a right to the payment of money ...” (emphasis added). Plaintiff’s position appears to be that the “right to payment” described as collateral in the contract is an account before it is evidenced in writing (before the state writes a check in partial satisfaction of its obligations under the account), and becomes an instrument once it is evidenced in writing.
We held, and continue to hold, that this interpretation of the contract language is unreasonable, and that summary judgment on this issue is appropriate. We do not dispute that the language of the contract refers to “rights to payment” and not to “accounts.” Nonetheless, we do not find it reasonable to interpret the contract language to mean that cheeks issued by the state in payment of its account obligations are to be treated as original collateral rather than as proceeds of collateral. See, e.g., Air Florida Systems, Inc., 49 B.R. 321 (Bankr.S.D.Fla.1985) (treating payments on account as proceeds). We do not here question that parties could contract to treat after-acquired proceeds as original collateral. See Weiss, Original Collateral and Proceeds: A Code Puzzle, 1C Bender’s Uniform Commercial Code Service § 24.-12[1] & [2] (1986); U.C.C. § 9-204. But we hesitate to think it reasonable to interpret a contract as intending to do so absent clearer language than is present in this case.
Great uncertainty would be generated by the result sought by plaintiff. The characterization of collateral is vital to the rules governing perfection of security interests. Proceeds routinely come in the form of checks or other instruments. The fact that one characteristic of an instrument under Article 9 is that it evidences a right to the payment of money does not, in our view, render it reasonable to interpret the words “right to payment” as expressing an intention to contract around the Code provisions governing proceeds and the perfection of interests in proceeds. Any rule of interpretation that so readily permitted collateral to take on the “form” of its proceeds would make it exceedingly difficult for parties to know what they must do to perfect their interests. Such uncertainty can be prevented, without interfering with the creativity of drafters of commercial financing contracts, by requiring a clear statement in the contract that the parties intend to treat proceeds as collateral.
II. Motion for Clarification
Our order of May 20, 1986, did not indicate specifically whether summary judgment was granted on all counts. Plaintiff requests clarification as to whether summary judgment was granted against it on its fraudulent misrepresentation count. Defendant has responded that “[t]he fraudulent misrepresentation count was denied by virtue of the Court’s holding that [defendant] was entitled to all the funds it had retained.”
We held in our May 20, 1986 memorandum that defendant’s interest in the checks had priority over plaintiff’s interest because plaintiff’s security interest was un-perfected and defendant was a transferee under § 9-301(l)(d). We did not, however, make clear the implication of that holding for plaintiff's fraudulent misrepresentation claim. The question was raised by the court at oral argument, but not resolved. Plaintiff’s current position is that the fraudulent misrepresentation claim survives our holding that defendant had the superior interest under Article 9. Yet plaintiff has still not clearly articulated why this is the case. Plaintiff merely argues, as it did at oral argument, that its allegations are legally sufficient to state a common law fraud claim and are unrefuted by competent evidence.
Nonetheless, plaintiff’s amended complaint does support a theory upon which our Article 9 holding would not be disposi-tive against plaintiff on its fraudulent misrepresentation claim. In essence, plaintiff alleges that, but for defendant’s fraudulent misrepresentations, plaintiff would not have been in the position of holding a mere unperfected security interest in the proceeds. Had defendant informed plaintiff that checks were arriving in defendant’s lockbox in excess of the amount owed defendant by Alpha under Alpha’s account in New York State, plaintiff could have taken steps to perfect its interest in its Alpha-New York State account and its proceeds.
This theory is consistent with our earlier decision and would serve to preserve plaintiff’s fraudulent misrepresentation claim. Our earlier decision holds that, due to the actual course of events, defendant had the superior interest. We did not hold that, as an abstract matter, defendant was “entitled” to the checks and plaintiff was not. Thus, it remains open to plaintiff to prove that the course of events leading to defendant’s position of Article 9 priority as to the checks would have been different but for the alleged fraudulent misrepresentations by Hyrdocarbon’s president.
We conclude from the record that summary judgment as to the fraudulent misrepresentation claim is inappropriate: questions of material fact remain as to the content of the statements alleged to have been made by Hydrocarbon’s president, the knowledge and intent behind them, whether Petron’s president did in fact rely on them, and whether it was reasonable for him to have done so.
III. Motion to Compel Production of Documents
On May 20, 1986, this court ordered defendant to produce all documents on which its Chief Accountant, Roger Ego, relied in preparing his affidavit, and any other materials bearing on the question of whether defendant kept payments in excess of what it was owed by Alpha. That question remains at issue, as plaintiff is entitled to the return of those funds notwithstanding the ultimate fate of its fraudulent misrepresentation claim. Plaintiff has brought to this court’s attention the poor quality of the photocopies it has been provided. In addition, plaintiff has requested and has not received copies of cash receipts accounting records, which we conclude are encompassed by our May 20 order. Defendant will be ordered to produce copies of those records to the extent that they pertain to defendant’s Alpha accounts.
An appropriate order is appended.
. Because federal jurisdiction in this case is based in diversity, I must look in the first instance to Pennsylvania law for the applicable conflict-of-laws rule. Klaxon Co. v. Stentor Electric Mfg. Co., 313 U.S. 487, 61 S.Ct. 1020, 85 L.Ed. 1477 (1941). Pennsylvania courts must look to the law of the place with the most significant relationship to the parties and to the transaction. Neville Chemical Co. v. Union Carbide Corp., 422 F.2d 1205 (3d Cir.), cert. denied, 400 U.S. 826, 91 S.Ct. 51, 27 L.Ed.2d 55 (1970). It is clear that the "center of gravity” in this matter lies in New York; accordingly, I will apply New York law.
All references are to the 1978 Official Text of the U.C.C. New York has adopted this text, and all sections referred to herein are identical to those in the New York Uniform Commercial Code (McKinney, Vol. 621/2 (1985)).
. As discussed in our earlier memorandum, plaintiff alleges that defendant's president misled plaintiff's president by stating that no payments for plaintiffs shipments were being received by defendant. Plaintiff alleges that these representations were false, that they were intended by defendant to "lull [plaintiff] into inaction,”, that plaintiff reasonably relied upon these statements, and that plaintiff suffered damages thereby since it refrained from taking action to protect its interests.
. The exchange between the court and plaintiffs’ counsel was as follows:
Mr. Videlock: Either we’re in the common law of assignments, or we’re in Article 9_
The Court: But if we are within Article 9, then we pursue that analysis, I take it, through § 301(l)(d).... But if you lose on that analysis, then we’ve gone past the common law assignment. Is that a problem?
Mr. Videlock: Yes, your honor.
The Court: Where does the misrepresentation claim lie at that point?
.We need not detail here what methods were available to plaintiffs. But we do think it appropriate to clarify the import of our statement that “it is possible to conclude that Alpha and the state intended to transfer to defendant funds sufficient to pay for the oil defendant delivered." Memorandum at 18. This statement was made in the context of our determination that defendant was a transferee under § 9-301(l)(d). In the course of our discussion of that issue, we also questioned whether intent was relevant to the issue of whether defendant was a transferee. We thus view our statement as to the possible intent of Alpha and the state as dictum.
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prep_data_for_fit: Data Preparation
Description Usage Arguments Value See Also Examples
View source: R/prep_data_for_fit.R
Description
Prepare binned data and model for bunching estimation.
Usage
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prep_data_for_fit(data_binned, zstar, binwidth, bins_l, bins_r, poly = 9,
bins_excl_l = 0, bins_excl_r = 0, rn = NA, extra_fe = NA,
correct_above_zu = FALSE)
Arguments
data_binned
dataframe of counts per bin
zstar
a numeric value for the the bunching point.
binwidth
a numeric value for the width of each bin.
bins_l
number of bins to left of zstar to use in analysis.
bins_r
number of bins to right of zstar to use in analysis.
poly
a numeric value for the order of polynomial for counterfactual fit. Default is 9.
bins_excl_l
number of bins to left of zstar to include in bunching region. Default is 0.
bins_excl_r
number of bins to right of zstar to include in bunching region. Default is 0.
rn
a numeric vector of (up to 2) round numbers to control for. Default includes no controls.
extra_fe
a numeric vector of bin values to control for using fixed effects. Default includes no controls.
correct_above_zu
if integration constraint correction is implemented, should counterfactual be shifted only above zu (upper bound of exclusion region)? Default is FALSE (i.e. shift from above zstar).
Value
data_binned returns a list with the following:
data_binned
The binned data with the extra columns necessary for model fitting, such as indicators for bunching region, fixed effects, etc.
model_formula
The formula used for model fitting.
See Also
bunchit
Examples
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data(bunching_data)
binned_data <- bin_data(z_vector = bunching_data$kink, zstar = 10000,
binwidth = 50, bins_l = 20, bins_r = 20)
prepped_data <- prep_data_for_fit(binned_data, zstar = 10000, binwidth = 50,
bins_l = 20, bins_r = 20, poly = 4,
bins_excl_l = 2, bins_excl_r = 3,
rn = c(250,500), extra_fe = 10200)
head(prepped_data$data_binned)
prepped_data$model_formula
bunching documentation built on Sept. 23, 2019, 5:04 p.m. | ESSENTIALAI-STEM |
Suge (song)
"Suge" (also known as "Suge (Yea Yea)" ) is the breakthrough hit by American rapper DaBaby, released as the lead single from his debut studio album Baby on Baby on April 23, 2019. It reached number seven on the US Billboard Hot 100. The song's title is a reference to former music executive Suge Knight. It was produced by JetsonMade and Pooh Beatz. The song was later nominated for Best Rap Performance and Best Rap Song at the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards. "Suge" was ranked as the 2nd best song of 2019 by Complex, and the 12th best by Billboard.
Composition and lyrics
"Suge" contains "throbbing production", a beat that sounds like "ticking drums and a croaking synth-bass". The chorus contains a "yeah, yeah" interjection, hence the subtitle of the song. The song's lyrics have been described as "brazenly confident", with DaBaby rapping about keeping $32,000 in one of his pockets (and a Glock in the other), paired with "powerful vocal delivery, clever bars, and an oversize personality".
Critical reception
The Washington Post said the song "showcases DaBaby's versatility" in sounding "suave" and then being able to "flip the switch". Noisey called the track "one of the album's best singles and a restless mess of lines", adding that DaBaby "free associates in a way that feels like Young Thug".
Commercial performance
"Suge" debuted on the US Billboard Hot 100 at number 87 during the week of April 13, 2019, becoming DaBaby's first Hot 100 entry. Suge continued to climb the Hot 100 over the next several weeks, and has since peaked at number seven on the chart and at number three on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. On June 23, 2019, the single was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for sales of over a million digital copies in the United States.
Music video
The music video for "Suge" was released on March 4, 2019. It features DaBaby in a variety of roles, including a mailman, Suge Knight, and dancing in an office. The video also features an excerpt from the intro song to his previous album, "Taking It Out".
Remix
On August 8, American rapper Joyner Lucas and Canadian rapper Tory Lanez ended their feud that started in 2018 by releasing a remix of the song together.
Nicki Minaj also made a non-official remix of the song premiering on her show, Queen Radio and also a snippet of her verse in an Instagram page.
In popular culture
In 2021, memes related to the song blew up on social media such as Twitter. They included surrealist descriptions/depictions of DaBaby as a convertible, inspired by his lyrics in the song, where he stated: "I will turn a nigga into a convertible; Push me a lil' nigga top back (Vroom)." DaBaby was then noted for his apparent resemblance to a convertible. The sound effects and producer tags used in the song, such as ‘No Cap’ and ‘Oh Lord, JetsonMade Another One’ also became very popular. | WIKI |
Talk:Fred Davis (snooker player)
1991 World Masters
While the article says "Davis was invited to compete in the 1991 World Masters, where he lost to Steve Davis 0–6. This was Fred's last TV appearance in a competitive match", the article for that tournament does not include Fred Davis in its results section. I am not sure if this means the statement is in error, there is an error in the other article, or the results are missing an earlier round? Dunarc (talk) 20:23, 26 March 2022 (UTC)
* Not an error, there was a 128 round that for whatever reason is not included on that page. Here's Dave Hendon stating it. I suspect the draw on that page is just copied from cuetracker as there is no source accompanying it. Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 14:40, 27 March 2022 (UTC)
* I also found this, commenting that the match was the first one to be played, and that the tournament was the "richest-ever", with a £1 million prize fund. Tame by today's standard! Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 14:47, 27 March 2022 (UTC)
* Thanks for this - I had thought it looked too specific to be an error, and it makes sense for there to have been an earlier round. Dunarc (talk) 20:42, 28 March 2022 (UTC)
* It is a bit surprising, as the general editing behaviours of the wikiproject is to include every professional match that ever happened. Thanks for the Q though. Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 14:41, 29 March 2022 (UTC) | WIKI |
Using a Sound Sensor With a Raspberry Pi to Control Your Philips Hue Lights
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Introduction: Using a Sound Sensor With a Raspberry Pi to Control Your Philips Hue Lights
Use case: once my kitchen door is closed I'm not able to hear my doorbell - annoying when you throw a party with many guests!
Luckily, one guy at the partycame up with the excellent idea to "hook up some kind of microphone and ring a sound if the doorell rings".
The idea seemed nice, so we brainstormed the possiblities over a couple of beers with my tech-savy friends.
It hat to be a bit more flashy than just a doorbell sound, so instead of using my speakers we decided to use my Philips Hue lights instead to create a cool light effect to announce new guests!
All of the lights were set up in the kitchen already, so we went for a blink the lights if the doorbell rings approach.
Step 1: Hardware Requirements
1. a Raspberry Pi 2 to run the software / scripts (every Raspberry generation should be feasible to implement this)
2. a cheap sound sensor for a couple of bucks from ebay/amazon/etc - e.g. here or here
3. some female-to-femalejumper wires to connect the sound sensor with the Pi
4. Philipps Hue lights, you can go for every set up you want - I went for
• Philips Friends of hue - LivingColors Bloom
• Philips Hue Go
• Philips hue - LED
• one of the above needs to be the starter kit / you will need a bridge to control the lights after all
Step 2: Software Requirements
In my setup I used a Raspberry Pi 2 with Raspbian Wheezy with a few python libraries:
1. Raspbian
2. Python package python-dev
3. Python library requests
4. Python library qhue from Quentin Stafford-Fraser
5. Python library RPI.GPIO
Step 3: Initial Setup
This will outline the main steps of the set up, as you can see it's pretty simple and should be straight-forward to understand.
1. Connect the sound sensor to the Raspberry Pi via female-to-female jumpers, using 3 jumpers for:
2. power on your Raspberry Pi
• If your sound sensor has indicator LEDs, make sure it triggers when creating noise to test the basic sound sensor capabilities
3. install Raspbian image (if not done already)
4. setup up and connect via ssh
5. install necessary software (python-dev) via
apt-get install python-dev
6. and install the python libraries requests, qhue and RPI.GPIO via
pip install requests
git clone https://github.com/quentinsf/qhue/
cd qhue
pip install RPI.GPIO
Step 4: Set Up the Script
Let's open a new script named sensor.py and put in the below code.
nano sensor.py
Content:
import time
import RPi.GPIO as GPIO from qhue import Bridge
GPIO.setmode(GPIO.BOARD) # use board pin numbers # define pin #7 as input pin pin = 7 GPIO.setup(pin, GPIO.IN)
b = Bridge("192.168.1.30", 'e254339152304b714add57d14a8fdbb') groups = b.groups # as groups are handy, I will contorll all
while 1: if GPIO.input(pin) == GPIO.LOW: i = 3 # number of iterations for l in range(1,i+1): # this is one of the temporary effects, see official docs # at http://www.developers.meethue.com/documentation/core-concepts b.groups[0].action(alert="select") #group 0 = all lights time.sleep(1) time.sleep(10)
Step 5: Fire It Up!
Just run the script via
sudo python sensor.py
And trigger the sound input - if all went well, your lights should blink 3 times..
Congratulations, you just created a listener script to listen to your doorbell / any sound you wish!
Step 6: Set Up Autostart for Your Listener Script
We will be utilizing the Linux rc.local functionality and create a new shell script that will run the python part we just created in the previous step:
nano /home/pi/qhue/sensor.sh
Content:
#!/bin/sh<br># sensor.sh
sudo python /home/pi/qhue/sensor.py
Now make this script executable by performing:
chmod +x sensor.sh
Open up the /etc/rc.local file
nano /etc/rc.local
and enter the following line before exit 0 to run the script at startup
sudo /home/pi/qhue/sensor.sh
Save the file and reboot your Raspberry Pi via
sudo shutdown -r now
Step 7: Summary / To-Do
This instructable outlines the very basics, I will add a few pictures and more details once I got the time to fine-tune this.
It is worth noticing that the distance to your sound source shouldn't be too far away, neither should you place the Pi in a spot where you would expect regular noise.
Hope you enjoyed the guide, any suggestions? Feel free to comment ;)
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hello this is nice software . is it possible to use this sound card to recognize just alarm and performe some jobs like take picture from camera in case of alarm sound . please guide me . tnx
Sure saeed, that should work too!
In step 4 you could try to also import picamera library, replace the bottom part with the following:
while 1:
if GPIO.input(pin) == GPIO.LOW:
filename = now.strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H-%M")
camera = picamera.PiCamera()
camera.capture('image.jpg')
See some example code here:
https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/picamera-pure-pyt...
I tried to do this but i'm having problems with the script.
the if condition if GPIO.input(pin) == GPIO.LOW: is always true! so it's detecting sound all the time i already adjusted the sensitivity but nothing happens it keeps throwing alerts
can you pls help me with this?
Hey there,
you could try to test if the sound sensor works first.
In the middle of the code try something like:
while 1:
Print GPIO.input(pin)
To print the status of the sensor. Next trigger the sensor witrh a clap or something and see if the status changes. Also make sure you have connected the pins correctly.
If found this tutortial, they have better pictures that show you how to connect the sensor to the GPIO from the Pi. Note that they are using pin #12 instead of #7 as I do. You could use their setup and change the pin number in my code to see if it works? :)
Here's the instructable: https://www.instructables.com/id/DIY-alternative-to-smart-door-bell-when-someone-kn/
Cheers
David
Really nice!
But I have a question, has the sensor an digital output? Or is just analog?
In the case that is just analog, is it safe to connect it directly to the raspberry?
Hey there! The sound sensor I've used is analog.
I'm no expert here but I guess you should NOT hook it up directly. My setup is up and running since 14 months now though :)
Cheers!
Can i use it with my Milight bridge ? Or only coded for Hue?
This should work with any hardware that has an API you can access.
I could think of a setup with FHEM (http://fhem.de/fhem.html ) that most definitely will be able to control your lights.
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What’s an archive?
An archive is a collection of relocatable object files. Archive filenames end with the .a suffix.
Step-by-step guide on how to create an archive (C library)
First, write the header and implementation files for the C library.
/* math.h */
#ifndef MATH_H
#define MATH_H
int add(int a, int b);
#endif
/* math.c */
#include "math.h"
int add(int a, int b)
{
return a + b;
}
Next, create a relocatable object file from the implementation files.
unix > gcc -c math.c -o math.o The `-c` option for gcc ensures math.c is preprocessed, compiled into assembly, assembled into machine code, but not linked with other object files. Simply put, an object file is produced.
After, create the archive file.
unix > ar rcs libmath.a math.o
If you want to install the library so that all programs can used it on your system, put the header file in /usr/local/include and the archive file in /usr/local/lib.
unix > chmod 0644 math.h libmath.a
unix > chmod 0755 /usr/local/include
unix > chmod 0755 /usr/local/lib
unix > mv math.h /usr/local/include
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Category:Political parties in Mandatory Palestine
Political parties in the British Mandate of Palestine (1923 to 1948). | WIKI |
Sanofi, GSK Delay COVID-19 Vaccine Program Due To Low Immune Response In Elderly People
(RTTNews) - Sanofi (SNYNF, SNY) and GlaxoSmithKline Plc. (GSK.L, GSK) said Friday that they have delayed their adjuvanted recombinant protein-based COVID-19 vaccine program to improve immune response in older adults.
The delay in the vaccine program will push the vaccine availability to the fourth-quarter of 2021 from the earlier targeted deadline of mid-2021.
According to the companies, in the phase I/II study of the COVID-19 vaccine candidate in adults aged 18 to 49 years, the immune response was comparable to patients who recovered from COVID-19. But in older adults, the immune response was low, probably due to an insufficient concentration of the antigen.
The companies have now planned to conduct a phase IIb study of the COVID-19 vaccine candidate with an improved antigen formulation, which is expected to start in February 2021, with support from the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA).
The study will include a proposed comparison with an authorized COVID-19 vaccine. If all goes well as planned, a global phase III study could be started in the second quarter of 2021, and if the results are positive, a regulatory filing could be made in the second half of 2021, hence delaying the vaccine's potential availability from mid-2021 to the fourth-quarter 2021.
Sanofi and GlaxoSmithKline were earlier hoping to initiate the pivotal phase III study before the end of the year and had planned to request for regulatory approval in the first half of 2021.
In September, Sanofi and GSK signed a final agreement with the European Commission to supply European countries with up to 300 million doses from their European industrial network.
In July 2020, Sanofi and GSK announced a collaborative effort with the U.S. government to supply up to 100 million doses of their COVID-19 recombinant protein-based vaccine. The U.S. government has a further option to discuss the purchase of up to 500 million doses longer term.
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[Enhancement] edit metadata - trim borders manually screen - display pixel dimensions of area selected for trim
Bug #1917363 reported by Dedi Jedi
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Bug Description
User clicks on Edit metadata for desired book then
clicks on Trim borders - Trim borders manually and
screen where he can manually select area which should be kept after trim is displayed
Solution: User selects area and pixel dimensions of selected area are be displayed - so that before user user can see if the trimmed cover will have required dimensions before he clicks OK (user won't have to iterate trimming to reach desired dimensions).
Advantage: Probably quicker implementation, easy to handle
Disadvantage: If user doesn't know the "ideal" side ratio for his e-book reader, it doesn't neccessarily bring value to the user.
Alternative solution: There are predefined area rations user can choose from (e.g. if by default the book covers on the list of books in user's e-book reader have ratio 1,6:1, user selects this and area selection with this ratio is displayed and user can modify the selection while the area ratio is persisted).
Advantage: User doesn't have to calculate the final pixel dimensions for ideal ratio for his e-book reader.
Disadvantage: To provide the value, the list of available ratios would need to reflect ratios for at least couple of e-book readers with biggest market share. (all readers might have the same ratio, but I'm not sure about it).
User value of feature: It is easier for a user to achieve correct ratio so that the list of books in user's e-book reader have the same dimensions (actual pixel dimensions of the book cover image might differ cross books, but if the side ratio is the same it looks better)
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Kovid Goyal (kovid) wrote : Fixed in master
Fixed in branch master. The fix will be in the next release. calibre is usually released every alternate Friday.
status fixreleased
Changed in calibre:
status: New → Fix Released
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Overview
The ancient building which is the behind the Asiatic society of Bangladesh building is familiar as Nimtali Gate. There was a palace also. Though the place has been demolished. The gate is left, the gate has a hall room adjacent to it. This gate and place were built by Lt. Swanton in 1766 with a great haste. Ahmed Hasan Dani contents that Nimtali Phatak was the first to have a parallel during the British reign. History It was built towards the end of the Mughal rule in Dhaka as a residence of Nabi- nazir (Deputy-Governor) of Dhaka-Niabat (Dhaka Province) in 1765-1766. As it was situated in the Nimtali Mahalla (ward) of the city, it was popularly called the Nimtali kuthi (Nimatali Palace). All but one gateway (Nimtali Devri) of the place have now disappeared. When the capital of subah-i-Bangala was shifted from Dhaka to Murshidabad in a about 1717, Dhaka was made the seat of a Deputy-governor of a sub-province comprising approximately the greater part of present Bangladesh. The deputy -governor, usually a close ally of nawab, decided in one of the many abandoned palaces of forts of Dhaka. In 1763, when the British Army officer Lt. Swinton stormed the city. Nawab Jasarat Khan, the naib-nazin, who lived in the main fort of Dhaka (the present central jail), was not in Dhaka. He was then a prisoner of Nawab Mir Qasim in Bihar. Nawab Mir Qasim learnt, during his hostility with the British, about the role of Jasarat Khan in saving the British at Dhaka by disregarding an order of Nawab SIRAJJUDAULA, and he ordered Dewan Muhammad Beg to imprison him. Lt- Swinton’s attack on Dhaka was actually undertaken to Save the friendly deputy-governor Swinton made this residence in the old fort. Swinton was, however, soon instructed by calcutta (ovnic) to build a new residence for the niab-nazim. The conslrvcton of a new place at Nimtali was hastily completed by 1766.
History
It was built towards the end of the Mughal rule in Dhaka as a residence of Nabi- nazir (Deputy-Governor) of Dhaka-Niabat (Dhaka Province) in 1765-1766. As it was situated in the Nimtali Mahalla (ward) of the city, it was popularly called the Nimtali kuthi (Nimatali Palace). All but one gateway (Nimtali Devri) of the place have now disappeared. When the capital of subah-i-Bangala was shifted from Dhaka to Murshidabad in a about 1717, Dhaka was made the seat of a Deputy-governor of a sub-province comprising approximately the greater part of present Bangladesh. The deputy -governor, usually a close ally of nawab, decided in one of the many abandoned palaces of forts of Dhaka. In 1763, when the British Army officer Lt. Swinton stormed the city. Nawab Jasarat Khan, the naib-nazin, who lived in the main fort of Dhaka (the present central jail), was not in Dhaka. He was then a prisoner of Nawab Mir Qasim in Bihar. Nawab Mir Qasim learnt, during his hostility with the British, about the role of Jasarat Khan in saving the British at Dhaka by disregarding an order of Nawab SIRAJJUDAULA, and he ordered Dewan Muhammad Beg to imprison him. Lt- Swinton’s attack on Dhaka was actually undertaken to Save the friendly deputy-governor Swinton made this residence in the old fort. Swinton was, however, soon instructed by calcutta (ovnic) to build a new residence for the niab-nazim. The conslrvcton of a new place at Nimtali was hastily completed by 1766.
Architectural Value
As the Nimtali Place is not currently present. The mixed measurement of place cannot be count but through archaeological research, it was found that Nimtali Place occupied a considerable have a on the northern side to the city between the modern Nimtali Mahalla and the ltigh court building and consisted of a number of separate building. The site was just at the periphery of the then city, mostly surrounded by woodlands. It is not possible to provide a correct or defailed description of these structures as no contemporary narrative or plan of the site has yet been found. It may, however, be assumed, judging from the only extant gate way, the Nimtali Devri, that it was built after the usual Mughal Palace designs with several gateways, inner court, private residences, place of prayer, thanks or water reservoirs, barracks for soldiers and quarters of staff, gardens and the like. As long as the palace remained the residence of the Naib-nazim, it played many significant role in the social and cultural life of Dhaka. It acted as the bastion of the Mugahal culture in Dhaka, patronizing classical music and dance, painting and other arts and oratts. One colorful event that took place here regularly was the Eid procession brought out in celebration of the Eid-ul-Fitr, which use to start from Nimtali Devri and after parading different parts of the city, it terminated there. It played a very important pat in the Dhaka city. Bishop Heber who visited the city in 1824 left a graphic description of the palace complex although most of it was then in ruins. He mentions a “veally handsome gateway (Nimtali Deuri), with an open gallery, where the ‘No but’, or evening martial music, is performed, a mark of sovereign dignity, to which the Nawab never and a just claim, but in which Government continued to indulge him .......................`` He further mentons, “a very handsome hall, an octagon, supported by gothic a arches, with a verandah round it, and with high gothic window”.
Present Conditions
Thus the palace of Naib-nazims of Dhaka and the surrounding lands after passing through various vicissihdes and owners, eventually became the property of Dhaka university. The sole Surviving gateway, now lying wits the compound of the lone witness to testify to the existence of the Nimtali palace. The gate has been taken a good care by the authority of Asiatic society. | WIKI |
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510473420_Smoke_free_environment_for_a_healthier_family
Keep your child safe from tobacco-related harm.
Second-hand smoke is harmful
Your child looks up to you, he/she wants to be all that you are. This includes copying your habits - including smoking. Prevent your child from picking up smoking and keep him/her safe from second-hand smoke.
Every year, up to six million people in the world die as a result of tobacco-related diseases. That is one person in every six seconds! Five million people die from direct tobacco usage. More than six hundred thousand people who die are non-smokers exposed to second-hand smoke. Smoking is the main cause of preventable deaths, such as heart disease, stroke, lung cancer and other cancers.
What is second-hand smoke?
Second-hand smoke (SHS), also known as Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS), is the combination of two forms of smoke from burning tobacco products:
• Mainstream smoke: This is inhaled by the smoker through the filter tip of a cigarette, and then exhaled.
• Sidestream smoke: This comes from the burning tip of the cigarette and goes directly into the air that we breathe.
Non-smokers who inhale SHS absorb nicotine and other compounds just as smokers do, and suffer the same health risks.
Why is second-hand smoke dangerous?
At least 400 chemicals in cigarette smoke are harmful to humans, and up to 60 chemicals are cancer-causing. A non-smoker’s lung cancer risk is increased by 25 per cent if he/she is exposed to SHS at home or at work.
Children are particularly vulnerable to the effects of second-hand smoke because they are still developing physically, have higher breathing rates than adults, and have little control over their indoor environments. Mothers who smoke expose their children to the greatest health risks.
There is no safe level of exposure to second-hand smoke.
Infants and children exposed to second-hand smoke suffer from:
• more severe and frequent asthma attacks
• higher risk of ear and chest infections
• higher risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), especially if women smoke during pregnancy.
What is third-hand smoke?
Third-hand smoke is residual nicotine and other chemicals left on indoor surfaces by tobacco smoke. Third-hand smoke settles on surfaces such as sofas, curtains, carpets, walls, floors, and builds up over time. Airing out rooms, opening windows, turning on the air-conditioner - all these do not get rid of third-hand smoke.
Why is third-hand smoke harmful?
Young children are especially susceptible to third-hand smoke because they may breathe near, crawl, touch and lick contaminated surfaces. Third-hand smoke contains cancer-causing substances which is possibly a health hazard to children.
What can you do if you smoke?
• Quit smoking
1. There is a variety of methods to quit smoking, and you can choose the method which is most suitable for your lifestyle. For more information, call QuitLine at 1800 438 2000. It would be good to also explain to your child why you are quitting and involve him/her in your journey to quit smoking.
2. Modelling a smoke-free life
There is evidence to show that parental smoking can result in children picking up smoking at an earlier age. The Student Health Survey 2009 conducted by HPB showed that 50 per cent of youth smokers had at least one parent who smoked.
Similarly, a study by researchers at Dartmouth College revealed that children with parents who smoked were four times more likely to purchase cigarettes, as compared to children with non-smoker parents.
• Do not smoke during your pregnancy. Do not smoke in the home if you are unable to totally stop smoking.
How can you protect your child from the harmful effects of tobacco?
Talk to your child about the benefits of staying tobacco-free
Explain the facts such as how smoking is harmful, it is addictive, and the many benefits of being tobacco-free. Teach your child how to stand up to peer pressure if friends make fun of him/her for not smoking.
Make your home and vehicle smoke-free
Make it a rule to disallow smoking in your home and vehicle. If you have guests who are smokers, request that they do not light up in your house. Some parents might not feel comfortable about doing this. However, many smokers know that their habit can harm others and if you ask politely, citing health reasons, they are less likely to take offence. Do not keep ashtrays or cigarettes in your home.
Stay away from second-hand Smoke
Choose restaurants and public areas that prohibit smoking.
If you see smokers lighting up at places where smoking is prohibited, approach them and explain to them that they should not smoke here as it is designated as a no-smoking area by law. Inform them how smoking affects your child’s well-being — cite an example of health risk to the child, such as a higher risk of contracting coughs/colds. Remember, be polite at all times.
Parent-child activities: Get active!
With these games, you can help your child learn about the importance of a tobacco-free life.
Smoker’s lungs
Using pink cardboard or construction paper, cut out a set of lungs. Show them to your child and explain that this is what his/her lungs look like – pink and healthy. Give your child a sponge and some black paint to dab the paint over the paper lungs. Explain to your child that this is what a smoker’s lungs become as a result of tar, found in cigarette smoke, in the lung tissue. Explore with your child on how he/she can have healthy lungs. Discuss with your child what he/she can do to prevent his/her lungs from being damaged — for example, refrain from smoking, exercise regularly, avoid areas with tobacco smoke, encourage family members who smoke to quit.
Smells like smoke
Smokers tend to get more coughs and colds. Thus they have stuffy noses and cannot smell or taste well. Lay out an array of snacks for your child. Have your child taste one, and taste it again while pinching his/her nose. Explain to your child that this is why smokers cannot enjoy what they eat because smoking interferes with their sense of taste and smell.
Limited lungs
Give your child a skipping rope and a face mask. Help him/her put on the mask and skip 10 times. Then ask your child to remove the mask and skip another 10 times. Ask your child to contrast the experience of skipping with and without a mask — it should have been easier to skip without a mask. Use this experience to explain how smoking reduces one's stamina and causes breathing difficulty. Tell your child that over time, smokers can develop COPD (Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease), which is a non-reversible lung disease that results in breathing difficulty or lung cancer.
What’s your choice?
Download interesting anti-smoking advertisements and video clips from YouTube. View the advertisements or video clips together with your child and discuss what he/she has learnt.
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Microsoft's latest privacy policy says vendors listen to voice data
(Reuters) - Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) said on Wednesday it updated its privacy policy to let customers know that it had been collecting voice data of its users with the help of employees and contractors. A spokesperson for Microsoft said the company collects voice data to provide voice-enabled services for Skype and Cortana and sometimes uses vendors to assist in improving these services. “We realized, based on questions raised recently, that we could do a better job specifying that humans sometimes review this content,” the spokesperson said in an emailed statement. The company is the latest tech giant to admit to such practices, after media reports on Tuesday said Facebook Inc (FB.O) has been paying outside contractors to transcribe audio clips from users of its services. “We’ve updated our privacy statement and product FAQs to add greater clarity and will continue to examine further opportunities to improve,” the Microsoft spokesperson said. Tech companies in the United States have been facing broad criticism from lawmakers and regulators over their privacy practices. Reporting by Nivedita Balu in Bengaluru; Editing by Maju Samuel | NEWS-MULTISOURCE |
Newspaper online advertising slows to crawl
More bad news for newspapers. We've all gotten used to hearing that circulation is down, print advertising is down, newspapers are cutting staff and the industry is in deep, deep trouble. The one silver lining to all of this was the online efforts of newspapers, which were supposed to save the industry. Advertising dollars were actually growing at a rapid pace. That was then, apparently. The New York Times reports today that online advertising growth at newspapers had slowed to a crawl. After 17 quarters of ballooning growth, online revenue at newspaper sites is falling. In the second quarter, it was down 2.4 percent compared with last year, to $777 million, according to the Newspaper Association of America. It was the only year-over-year drop since the group began measuring online revenue in 2003. It seems that the huge amount of display advertising has shrunk, meaning that newspapers have been forced to cut prices. In response to the downturn, some publishers are exploring a larger, counterintuitive strategy: instead of creating more ad space, they are limiting it. We're going to reduce the number of ad sizes we use and the number of units, said Christian Hendricks, the vice president for interactive media at McClatchy. It is a case where yeah, you could probably sell another advertiser by creating another ad space, but that could hurt the revenue over all, he said. Online revenue at McClatchy rose 12.5 percent in the second quarter; a year earlier, revenue dropped 2.2 percent. Keep an eye on: (Photo: Reuters) We welcome comments that advance the story through relevant opinion, anecdotes, links and data. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. Views expressed in the comments do not represent those of Reuters. For more information on our comment policy, see http://blogs.reuters.com/fulldisclosure/2010/09/27/toward-a-more-thoughtful-conversation-on-stories/ […] Newspaper online advertising slows to crawl […] […] created a glut of Web advertising space. The glut forced papers to cut their ad rates. Reuters reported that some publishers reacted by restricting the Web ad space available. (Reuters also used a design […] | NEWS-MULTISOURCE |
UPDATE 2-Berkshire swings to big profit; Buffett laments Kraft Heinz
(Adds Buffett comment, details from earnings, related items links and byline) OMAHA, Neb., May 4 (Reuters) - Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc on Saturday said gains in its stock investments fueled a big first-quarter profit, while improved results from its Geico auto insurer and BNSF railroad units boosted operating results. Berkshire also said it repurchased $1.7 billion of its stock in the quarter, reflecting Buffett's troubles to find better uses for the Omaha, Nebraska-based conglomerate's cash hoard, which now totals $114.2 billion. Results were released as Buffett, 88, and Vice Chairman Charlie Munger, 95, prepared to answer more than five hours of questions from shareholders and analysts at Berkshire's annual meeting in Omaha, Nebraska, which draws tens of thousands of people. The $21.66-billion overall profit, or $13,209 per Class A share, compared with a year-earlier net loss of $1.14 billion, or $692 per share, and a fourth-quarter net loss of $25.39 billion. These results illustrate what Buffett has called the "wild and capricious" and, in his view, meaningless swings caused by an accounting rule requiring the reporting of unrealized stock gains with earnings, regardless of Berkshire's plans to sell. Berkshire had $15.1 billion of these gains in the first quarter. Operating profit, which Buffett considers a better performance measure, rose 5 percent to $5.56 billion, or about $3,388 per Class A share, from $5.29 billion, or $3,215 per share, a year earlier. Analysts on average expected operating profit of about $3,399 per Class A share, according to Refinitiv data. Results excluded operating earnings tied to Berkshire's 26.7 percent stake in Kraft Heinz Co because the food company has not released its own audited quarterly results, Buffett told reporters before the annual meeting. Buffett also maintained that "we paid too much" for Kraft Heinz, which was created in a 2015 merger between Kraft Foods and H.J. Heinz, which Berkshire and Brazil's 3G Capital controlled. In last year's fourth quarter, Berkshire took a $3-billion writedown on Kraft. GEICO, BNSF Geico saw pre-tax underwriting profit rise 14 percent as rising rates and premiums offset higher accident claims. BNSF's profit rose 9 percent to $1.25 billion as higher demand from the energy and industrial sectors offset lower volumes attributed to severe winter weather and flooding. Among other businesses, the Berkshire Hathaway Energy unit posted a 3-percent profit increase, while earnings from retailing and services units increased 16 percent, despite a 19 percent revenue drop at See's Candies because Easter fell late. Berkshire owns more than 90 companies. Last month, Berkshire committed $10 billion to Occidental Petroleum Corp's cash-and-stock bid for Anadarko Petroleum Corp, which Chevron Corp also wants to buy. The Berkshire investment is contingent on Occidental completing its proposed purchase of Anadarko. Berkshire's Class A shares closed Friday at $327,765.61, and its Class B shares closed at $218.60. (Reporting by Jonathan Stempel in Omaha, Nebraska; Additional reporting by Trevor Hunnicutt Editing by Nick Zieminski) | NEWS-MULTISOURCE |
Bio SearchDist
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Summary
Bio::SearchDist - A perl wrapper around Sean Eddy's histogram object
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Bio::Root::Root
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Bio::Root::Root
Synopsis
$dis = Bio::SearchDist->new();
foreach $score ( @scores ) {
$dis->add_score($score);
}
if( $dis->fit_evd() ) { foreach $score ( @scores ) { $evalue = $dis->evalue($score); print "Score $score had an evalue of $evalue\n"; } } else { warn("Could not fit histogram to an EVD!"); }
Description
The Bio::SearchDist object is a wrapper around Sean Eddy's excellent
histogram object. The histogram object can bascially take in a number
of scores which are sensibly distributed somewhere around 0 that come
from a supposed Extreme Value Distribution. Having add all the scores
from a database search via the add_score method you can then fit a
extreme value distribution using fit_evd(). Once fitted you can then
get out the evalue for each score (or a new score) using
evalue($score).
The fitting procedure is better described in Sean Eddy's own code
(available from http://hmmer.wustl.edu, or in the histogram.h header
file in Compile/SW). Bascially it fits a EVD via a maximum likelhood
method with pruning of the top end of the distribution so that real
positives are discarded in the fitting procedure. This comes from
an orginally idea of Richard Mott's and the likelhood fitting
is from a book by Lawless [should ref here].
The object relies on the fact that the scores are sensibly distributed
around about 0 and that integer bins are sensible for the
histogram. Scores based on bits are often ideal for this (bits based
scoring mechanisms is what this histogram object was originally
designed for).
Methods
BEGIN Code
_engineDescriptionCode
add_scoreDescriptionCode
evalueDescriptionCode
fit_GaussianDescriptionCode
fit_evdDescriptionCode
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Title : _engine
Usage : $obj->_engine($newval)
Function: underlyine bp_sw:: histogram engine
Returns : value of _engine
Args : newvalue (optional)
add_scorecodeprevnextTop
Title : add_score
Usage : $dis->add_score(300);
Function: Adds a single score to the distribution
Returns : nothing
Args :
evaluecodeprevnextTop
Title : evalue
Usage : $eval = $dis->evalue($score)
Function: Returns the evalue of this score
Returns : float
Args :
fit_GaussiancodeprevnextTop
Title : fit_Gaussian
Usage :
Function:
Example :
Returns :
Args :
fit_evdcodeprevnextTop
Title : fit_evd
Usage : $dis->fit_evd();
Function: fits an evd to the current distribution
Returns : 1 if it fits successfully, 0 if not
Args :
Methods code
BEGINTop
BEGIN {
eval {
require Bio::Ext::Align;
};
if ( $@ ) {
print $@;
print STDERR ("\nThe C-compiled engine for histogram object (Bio::Ext::Align) has not been installed.\n Please install the bioperl-ext package\n\n");
exit(1);
}
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sub _engine {
my ($self,$value) = @_;
if( defined $value) {
$self->{'_engine'} = $value;
}
return $self->{'_engine'};
}
## End of Package
1; __END__
}
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sub add_score {
my ($self,$score) = @_;
my ($eng);
$eng = $self->_engine();
#$eng->AddToHistogram($score);
$eng->add($score);
}
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sub evalue {
my ($self,$score) = @_;
return $self->_engine()->evalue($score);
}
fit_GaussiandescriptionprevnextTop
sub fit_Gaussian {
my ($self,$high) = @_;
if( ! defined $high ) {
$high = 10000;
}
return $self->_engine()->fit_Gaussian($high);
}
fit_evddescriptionprevnextTop
sub fit_evd {
my ($self,@args) = @_;
return $self->_engine()->fit_EVD(10000,1);
}
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sub new {
my($class,@args) = @_;
my $self = $class->SUPER::new(@args);
my($min, $max, $lump) =
$self->_rearrange([qw(MIN MAX LUMP)], @args);
if( ! $min ) {
$min = -100;
}
if( ! $max ) {
$max = +100;
}
if( ! $lump ) {
$lump = 50;
}
$self->_engine(&Bio::Ext::Align::new_Histogram($min,$max,$lump));
return $self;
}
General documentation
CONTACTTop
The original code this was based on comes from the histogram module as
part of the HMMer2 package. Look at http://hmmer.wustl.edu/
Its use in Bioperl is via the Compiled XS extension which is cared for
by Ewan Birney (birney@sanger.ac.uk). Please contact Ewan first about
the use of this module
FEEDBACKTop
Mailing ListsTop
User feedback is an integral part of the evolution of this and other
Bioperl modules. Send your comments and suggestions preferably to one
of the Bioperl mailing lists. Your participation is much appreciated.
bioperl-l@bioperl.org - General discussion
http://bio.perl.org/MailList.html - About the mailing lists
Reporting BugsTop
Report bugs to the Bioperl bug tracking system to help us keep track
the bugs and their resolution. Bug reports can be submitted via email
or the web:
bioperl-bugs@bio.perl.org
http://bugzilla.bioperl.org/
APPENDIXTop
The rest of the documentation details each of the object
methods. Internal methods are usually preceded with a _ | ESSENTIALAI-STEM |
What is Western blotting?
Introduction
Western blot is the analytical technique used in molecular biology, immunogenetics, and other molecular biology to detect specific proteins in a sample of tissue homogenate or extract. Western blotting is called so as the procedure is similar to Southern blotting. While Southern blotting is done to detect DNA, Western blotting is done for the detection of proteins. Western blotting is also called protein immunoblotting because an antibody is used to specifically detect its antigen.
Western blotting- Introduction, Principle and Applications
Principle of Western blotting
The technique consists of three major processes:
1. Separation of proteins by size (Electrophoresis).
2. Transfer to a solid support (Blotting)
3. Marking target protein using a proper primary and secondary antibody to visualize (Detection).
Electrophoresis used to separate proteins according to their electrophoretic mobility which depends on the charge, size of protein molecule, and structure of the proteins. Proteins are moved from within the gel onto a membrane made of Nitrocellulose (NC) or Polyvinylidene difluoride (PVDF). Without pre-activation, proteins combine with nitrocellulose membrane based on hydrophobic interaction (Blotting). For detection of the proteins, primary antibody and enzyme-conjugated secondary antibody are used. In addition of substrate, a substrate reacts with the enzyme that is bound to the secondary antibody to generate colored substance, namely, visible protein bands.
In this technique, a mixture of proteins is separated based on molecular weight, and thus by type, through gel electrophoresis. These results are then transferred to a membrane producing a band for each protein. The membrane is then incubated with labels antibodies specific to the protein of interest. The unbound antibody is washed off leaving only the bound antibody to the protein of interest. The bound antibodies are then detected by developing the film. As the antibodies only bind to the protein of interest, only one band should be visible. The thickness of the band corresponds to the amount of protein present; thus doing a standard can indicate the amount of protein present.
Western blotting is usually done on a tissue homogenate or extract. It utilizes SDS-PAGE (Sodium dodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis), a type of gel electrophoresis to first separate various proteins in a mixture on the basis of their shape and size. The protein bands thus obtained are transferred onto a nitrocellulose or nylon membrane where they are “probed” with antibodies specific to the protein to be detected. The antigen-antibody complexes that form on the band containing the protein recognized by the antibody can be visualized in a variety of ways.
If the protein of interest is bound by a radioactive antibody, its position on the blot can be determined by exposing the membrane to a sheet of X-ray film, a procedure called autoradiography. However, the most generally used detection procedures employ enzyme-linked antibodies against the protein. After binding of the enzyme–antibody conjugate, the addition of a chromogenic substrate that produces a highly colored and insoluble product causes the appearance of a colored band at the site of the target antigen. The site of the protein of interest can be determined with a much higher sensitivity if a chemiluminescent compound along with suitable enhancing agents is used to produce light at the antigen site.
Applications of Western blotting
1. Identification of a specific protein in a complex mixture of proteins. In this method, known antigens of well-defined molecular weight are separated by SDS-PAGE and blotted onto nitrocellulose. The separated bands of known antigens are then probed with the sample suspected of containing antibodies specific to one or more of these antigens. The reaction of an antibody with a band is detected by using either a radiolabeled or enzyme-linked secondary antibody that is specific for the species of the antibodies in the test sample.
2. Estimation of the size of the protein as well as the amount of protein present in the mixture.
3. It is most widely used as a confirmatory test for the diagnosis of HIV, where this procedure is used to determine whether the patient has antibodies that react with one or more viral proteins or not.
4. Demonstration of specific antibodies in the serum for diagnosis of neurocysticercosis and tubercular meningitis.
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Sagar Aryal is a microbiologist and a scientific blogger. He attended St. Xavier’s College, Maitighar, Kathmandu, Nepal, to complete his Master of Science in Microbiology. He worked as a Lecturer at St. Xavier’s College, Maitighar, Kathmandu, Nepal, from Feb 2015 to June 2019. After teaching microbiology for more than four years, he joined the Central Department of Microbiology, Tribhuvan University, to pursue his Ph.D. in collaboration with Helmholtz-Institute for Pharmaceutical Research Saarland (HIPS), Saarbrucken, Germany. He is interested in research on actinobacteria, myxobacteria, and natural products. He has published more than 15 research articles and book chapters in international journals and well-renowned publishers.
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Broke with Expensive Taste
Broke with Expensive Taste is the only studio album by American rapper Azealia Banks, released on November 7, 2014. In 2011, Banks started working on the album despite not having signed to a record label at that time. A year later, she signed a contract deal with Interscope and Polydor Records to work on the album. However, she felt dissatisfied with the labels' representatives and consequently, she ended the contract with the labels in July 2014 and signed to Prospect Park. After being delayed for over two years, Broke with Expensive Taste was released by Banks herself and Prospect Park via Caroline Records without any prior announcements.
Broke with Expensive Taste was described as a hip house and dance-pop record which incorporates elements from a wide range of genres, including hardcore punk, punk, trance, Bounce music, R&B and UK garage. The album received positive reviews from music critics, who praised Banks' musical diversity and opined that the album was "worth the wait".
The record spawned four singles: "Yung Rapunxel", "Heavy Metal and Reflective", "Chasing Time", and "Ice Princess". Broke with Expensive Taste peaked at number 30 on the US Billboard 200 and appeared on record charts of other five countries: Australia, Scotland, Belgium, Ireland, and the United Kingdom. Since its release the album has accumulated over 300 million streams on Spotify. In 2022, Rolling Stone placed it on their list of the '200 Greatest Hip Hop Albums of All Time'.
Background
In 2011, it was reported that Banks was working on a studio album with British producer Paul Epworth despite not having signed to a particular record label at that time. In January 2012, Banks signed a record deal with Interscope and Polydor Records to work on her album, and a month later, she announced the title of the album—Broke with Expensive Taste. Approximately a year later, she handed a complete album in to the labels. Banks initially thought that the album would receive favorable reception from the labels; however, the representatives told Banks that she had not recorded a "hit" single for the album. She consequently recorded a song called "Chasing Time" for the project, yet the label denied the track and forced Banks to choose "Soda" as the lead single, which made Banks become incredulous. Ultimately, Banks ended the record deal with Interscope/Polydor in July 2014. She later approached Jeff Kwatinetz and signed a contract with his company, Prospect Park. She reveals her dissatisfaction to Rolling Stone,
"I just spent a whole 'nother fuckin' four months in the studio trying to come up with some shit, and you want to go with fuckin' 'Soda'? I really just lost it. That was the day you saw me on Twitter, like, 'The fuck? I'm tired of talking to these white guys about my shit.' It felt like they were playing some sort of head game. And you know I love conspiracy theories. I was like, 'They're trying to brainwash me! Fuck these guys!'"
Music and lyrics
In regard to the album's sound, Banks has stated that she was aiming for something "just as stylish and authentic as anything that I do." She added that she did not want to do anything "young [or] mainstream" and described the album as "anti-pop". Steven J. Horowitz from Billboard characterized Broke with Expensive Taste as a hip house record with touchstones from R&B, UK garage, Bounce music and drum and bass. Mark Guiducci of Vogue noted the elements of trance and trap, while The Observer's Suzie McCracken described the record as "an aggressive strain of hip hop" blending with UK garage, deep house and trap. Writing for The New York Times, Jon Pareles also detailed the fusion of Caribbean beats, punk and surf rock. On behalf of The Irish Times, reviewer Jim Carroll called Broke with Expensive Taste an album of "dance-pop gallivanting".
The album opens with "Idle Delilah", a glitchy mid-tempo track that contains "tropical, thuggish and quirky" sounds and was compared to the work of Lauryn Hill and Missy Elliott due to its use of both rapping and singing, which were noted for being rugged and velvety. "Gimme a Chance" contains feather-light synths, an '80s-style sample, bold brass instruments and haphazard DJ scratches. The song's production changes towards the end and takes influence from a bachata groove, while Banks sings in Spanish. "Ice Princess" is an uptempo song that juxtaposes a sample of Morgan Page's 2011 dance song "In the Air" against a heavy trap drum pattern.
"Yung Rapunxel" sees Banks alternating between rapping and shouting over a manic '90s Hi-NRG-influenced "witch-hop" beat. "Heavy Metal and Reflective" is built over clanging synths and wobbling bass with elements of Bounce. "Chasing Time" is a dance-pop track, that takes influence from UK garage, deep house and jazz music. "Nude Beach a-Go-Go" is an alternate take on Ariel Pink's song of the same name, which is featured on Pom Pom (2014).
Release and promotion
In July 2013, Banks announced that the record would be released in the following fall; however, this was delayed to January, and again to March 2014. Ultimately, the album was released by Banks and Prospect Park via Caroline Records on November 7, 2014, without any prior announcements. In December 2013, Banks announced the first four tour dates in support of the album. The tour was set to begin in March 2014 in Glasgow, Scotland. However, in early March 2014, weeks before the opening date, Banks rescheduled the tour dates and cancelled some as the album's release was delayed. The rescheduled tour took place in Europe throughout September.
In January 2015, Banks began to announce tour dates to support the album. Touring began in Japan, in March 2015, and extended throughout the year. The tour marks Banks' first concert in New York since performing at the Bowery Ballroom in 2012 for her debut tour, The Mermaid Ball. Banks also played festivals to support the album, including Coachella, Reading and Leeds, and Glastonbury.
Singles
In January 2013, Banks announced that the album's lead single would be "Miss Amor", which would be accompanied by "Miss Camaraderie" as a B-side. Ultimately, the plan was cancelled and later that month, she confirmed that "Yung Rapunxel" would be the official lead single from Broke with Expensive Taste. The track was made available for streaming via SoundCloud in March 2013, and was released for digital sales a month later. "Yung Rapunxel" peaked at number 25 and 152 on the Australian Urban Singles Chart and UK Singles Chart, respectively.
On May 6, 2013, Banks announced that "ATM Jam" featuring Pharrell would serve as the second single from Broke with Expensive Taste. It was released on July 11, 2013. However, due to negative fan feedback and personal disinterest regarding the song, Banks later announced that "ATM Jam" would be removed from the album.
The second official single from Broke with Expensive Taste was "Heavy Metal and Reflective", which was released for digital sales on July 28, 2014. The song peaked at number 40 on the UK Indie Chart. Due to a leak of the song, "Chasing Time" was rush-released as the third single from the project, being released on September 22, 2014, a day after the leak. On March 23, 2015, "Ice Princess" was released as the fourth single from Broke with Expensive Taste. The music video for "Ice Princess", filmed on February 2 and 3, 2015 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, was released on March 31, 2015.
In further promotional efforts for the album, a music video for a non-single track "Wallace" was filmed in April, 2014 in New York City and released on March 11, 2015. The video is an interactive project released through Google Cloud. Years later on March 20, 2018, Banks released the music video for non-single "Soda". The video portrays Banks walking through the desert and sitting on rocks whilst shots jump to her band playing on the drums.
Critical reception
Broke with Expensive Taste received positive reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 77, based on 26 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". In Rolling Stone, Suzy Exposito hailed the record as possibly "the year's boldest release", while Matthew Horton from NME called it "a cascading flood of madcap imagination". Suzie McCracken of The Observer deemed it "a contender for album of the year" while praising the music's eclecticism: "Banks immerses herself in 90s nostalgia, spitting darkly and sharply over tracks full of elements of UK garage, deep house and trap (an aggressive strain of hip-hop)." Brennan Carley from Spin felt that Banks displayed a "burst of personality" and on an album "dripping in confidence, class, bursts of brilliance, and personality". Critic Robert Christgau commended her vocal performances but stated that while her understanding of sex was more dynamic than her male counterparts', "her troubles are the usual star-time overindulgences, and just about every terrific song here is a boast one way or another. Yet just about every song is a serious pleasure regardless."
In a less enthusiastic review for Clash, Mike Diver felt the album was as much enjoyable as it was "schizophrenic and really quite silly in places". Nolan Feeney of Time qualified his praise of Banks' ability to make the lines in her raps sound melodious: "She lines up syllables like a firing squad, repeating the same sounds and hums and clicks with a sing-song-y cadence. When she's in the zone, it's vaguely hypnotic. The downside is that it's also a limited tool set — her flows sometimes sound too much like her other verses. Get deep into one Azealia Banks song, and you'll often hear a line or two that remind you of another." Fred Thomas from AllMusic said the record's highlights, including "the time-tested singles", were spoiled by musically incongruous filler, making it feel "like a piecemeal collection of tracks that spike and dip in terms of quality and intent".
Broke with Expensive Taste appeared on several publications' lists of 2014's best albums. It was ranked number 38 by Spin, number 25 by Pitchfork, number 15 by Complex, number 10 by Boston Globe critic James Reed and Nolan Feeney from Time, and number 3 by Jon Pareles of The New York Times and Cosmopolitan editor Eliza Thompson. In Rolling Stone's list of the year's best rap records, it was named the 10th best and "the sort of effortless triumph that deserves to outshine the Internet circus". Broke with Expensive Taste was also voted the 14th best album of 2014 in the Pazz & Jop, an annual poll of American critics nationwide, published by The Village Voice. Robert Christgau, the poll's creator, named it the year's 7th best album in his own ballot.
Commercial performance
Broke with Expensive Taste debuted at number 62 on the UK Albums Chart for the week ending November 15, 2014, with 1,751 copies sold. The album debuted at number 30 on the US Billboard 200, selling 11,000 copies. In its second week of sales, the album dropped to number 105 on the chart, selling an additional 4,096 copies. As of April 2015, Broke with Expensive Taste has sold 31,000 copies in the United States.
Track listing
Credits for Broke with Expensive Taste are adapted from the digital booklet.
Sample credits
* "Idle Delilah" contains excerpts from "WAD" by Pearson Sound
* "Gimme a Chance" contains excerpts from "Knock That Door" by Enon
* "Desperado" contains excerpts from "Banderlero Desperado" by MJ Cole
* "JFK" contains excerpts from "Breezin'" by Boddika
* "212" contains elements of "Float My Boat" by Lazy Jay
* "Ice Princess" contains samples from "In the Air" by Morgan Page featuring Angela McCluskey
* "Yung Rapunxel" contains a sample of "No More Drama" by Mary J. Blige and "Fuck da' Haters" by Ruff Ryders and samples a portion of "Stop Playing Games" by 8Ball
* "Miss Amor" contains excerpts from "Coreshine Voodoo" by Lone
* "Miss Camaraderie" contains excerpts from "Rapid Racer" by Lone
Personnel
Credits adapted from AllMusic.
* Lone - Production and Songwriter
* Steve Ace – production
* The Apple Juice Kid – production
* AraabMuzik – production
* David Baker – mixing assistance, vocal engineering
* Azealia Banks – A&R, composition, executive production, vocals
* David Boyd – assistance, engineering assistance, engineering, vocal engineering
* Oskar Cartaya – composition
* Ronald "Flippa" Colson – composition
* Nick Conceller – engineering, mixing
* Calum Crease – art direction
* Warren "Oak" Felder – composition
* Flippa123 – production
* James Strife – composition
* Jack Fuller – composition
* Jonathan Harris – composition
* Andrew Hey – bass, engineering, guitar, horn engineering, vocal engineering
* Dan Higgins – clarinet
* Kevin James – composition
* Rob Kinelski – mixing
* Dave Kutch – mastering
* Lazy Jay – vocals
* Theophilus London – composition, vocals
* Jef Martens – composition, production
* Harvey Mason, Jr. – composition, vibraphone
* Trevor McFedries – composition, production
* Ric McRae – engineering, mixing
* Steve Mostyn – composition
* Filip Nikolić – composition, production
* Oakwud – production
* Abraham Orellana – composition
* Ariel Pink – composition, production
* Rob Sizwe Price-Guma – engineering assistance, engineering
* Scntst – composition, production
* Kelly Sheehan – composition, engineering
* Travis Stewart – composition, production
* The Underdogs – additional production, executive production
* Julian "Lil Internet" Wadsworth – composition, production
* Andrew "Pop" Wansel – composition | WIKI |
Panel Response from hook
I am running a hook to send an email when a page has been updated
'page.update:after' => function ($newPage, $oldPage) {
if($afewconditions){
$mail = new PHPMailer(true);
$mail->CharSet = 'UTF-8';
// ...........
try {
//... send E-mail
$mail->send();
// here when the email is successful there should be a panel popup
// saying "email successfully sent" or something
} catch (Exception $e) {
// E-Mail was no send, throw error
}
}
}
are there methods to throw some methods to get the response popup as confirmation in the panel?
Confirmations are not possible so far. You can only throw exceptions in case that something went wrong.
I think the biggest problems with confirmations is that it would be really difficult to prioritize them when multiple actions are registered for the same hook. Let’s say you have two actions on the page.update:after hook and both want to throw a confirmation. How would that be dealt with?
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In my example i am running only one action
which would be
• if field A and field B has content
• send E-mail
I could throw an error saying everything has worked (in this case) which wouldn’t be nice.
otherwise i could CC the e-mail to the logged-in user’s adress.
Both not the neatest ideas… But i am open for suggestions :wink:
That’s in fact difficult with hooks. I don’t have a good solution to this at the moment to be honest.
WordPress “solved” this issue using the (in)famous $priority argument to determine the order of execution. I personally think it’s a terrible solution. That said, I don’t really know if there’s an alternative to that. Maybe someone can come up with a clever alternative.
Thinking a bit more about it, we might need to separate this from hooks. The idea of hooks is to have numerous possible actions being executed mostly in the background. Maybe we need something like a definable page submission controller that can only be defined once per page type and can either react with a positive or negative response. I will keep on thinking about it :slight_smile: | ESSENTIALAI-STEM |
In the early 17th century, thousands of English Puritans colonized North America, mainly in New England.
Where was the Puritans located?
Arriving in New England, the Puritans established the Massachusetts Bay Colony in a town they named Boston. Life was hard, but in this stern and unforgiving place they were free to worship as they chose.
Where were Puritans mainly located in England?
The success of the Plymouth Colony led to what is known as the Great Migration (or the Puritan Migration) between 1620-1640 CE during which over 20,000 English Puritans migrated to New England, settling in Massachusetts primarily.
Where did the Puritans come from?
The Puritan Faith (Puritanism) started as a reform movement in England in the early 1600s. The Puritans were a group of English Protestants, who believed that the Church of England should be ‘purified,’ from Catholic practices.
Where were the Puritans in the 13 colonies?
The Puritans played a major role in colonizing much of the United States including the New England colonies of Massachusetts Bay, Rhode Island, and Connecticut.
Who were the Puritans in America?
The Puritans were members of a religious reform movement known as Puritanism that arose within the Church of England in the late 16th century. They believed the Church of England was too similar to the Roman Catholic Church and should eliminate ceremonies and practices not rooted in the Bible.
Who were the Puritans and where did they settle?
The Great Puritan Migration in the 1630s: Led by Puritan lawyer, John Winthrop, the company left England in April of 1630 and arrived in New England in June where they settled in what is now modern day Boston and established the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
Who were the Puritans in the crucible?
Puritans were an English Protestants who believe that Church of England is corrupted and the reforms weren’t enough and they separate themselves into another religious group.
Who were the Puritans in Elizabethan times?
Puritans were strict Protestants who wanted to ‘purify’ the Church and get rid of all traces of the Catholic faith. Many had fled abroad when Mary I, a Catholic, was queen, but had started to return when Elizabeth, a Protestant, came to the throne.
What are extreme Protestants called?
Some more extreme Protestants were called puritans. They believed that only the bible was necessary for worship and that all ceremonies and decorations were sinful. There were still many Catholics in England too and they believed that mass was the only way to get to heaven.
Where did the Pilgrims and Puritans come from?
Pilgrims were separatists who first settled in Plymouth, Mass., in 1620 and later set up trading posts on the Kennebec River in Maine, on Cape Cod and near Windsor, Conn. Puritans were non-separatists who, in 1630, joined the migration to establish the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
How were the Puritans different from the first European settlers in America?
Unlike many of the early colonists to America, the Puritans migrated over as groups of families instead of mainly just young men. These families were not only wealthier than other colonial settlers, they were also more intelligent and educated.
Why were the Puritans called Puritans?
These reformers, who followed the teachings of John Calvin and other Protestant reformers, were called Puritans because of their insistence on purifying the Church of England of what they believed to be unscriptural, Catholic elements that lingered in its institutions and practices.
Was Rhode Island a Puritan colony?
The second wave of English Puritans established the Massachusetts Bay Colony, the New Haven Colony, and Rhode Island. These Puritans, unlike the Separatists, hoped to serve as a “city upon a hill” that would bring about the reform of Protestantism throughout the English Empire.
How did Puritans shape America?
the Puritans as a political entity largely disappeared, but Puritan attitudes and ethics continued to exert an influence on American society. They made a virtue of qualities that made for economic success—self-reliance, frugality, industry, and energy—and through them influenced modern social and economic life.
What did the Puritans bring to America?
They came to explore, to make money, to spread and practice their religion freely, and to live on land of their own. The Pilgrims and Puritans came to America to practice religious freedom. In the 1500s England broke away from the Roman Catholic Church and created a new church called the Church of England. | FINEWEB-EDU |
Gametogenesis
Chapter
Part of the SpringerBriefs in Stem Cells book series (BRIEFSSTEM)
Abstract
This chapter gives a concise overview of the main mechanisms leading to the specification of primordial germ cells. The molecules and factors involved in the differentiation of the common progenitors of the male and the female gametes of the developing embryo are described. The process involved in the differentiation and maturation of the female gamete and the epigenetic regulations of such events are also discussed. The general features of meiotic division and the specificity of meiosis versus mitosis are evaluated. Fertilization and oocyte activation are compared and the distinct outcomes examined.
Keywords
Migration Recombination Germinal Bicarbonate Cytosol
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© The Author(s) 2013
Authors and Affiliations
1. 1.Unistem, Laboratory of Biomedical EmbryologyUniversità degli Studi di MilanoMilanItaly
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Raymond’s complete guide to HSTRING semantics
Raymond Chen
The title of today’s article is a blatant ripoff of Eric Lippert’s complete guide to BSTR semantics.
I’m going to start with a lie: An HSTRING is a reference-counted Unicode string.
Work with me here.
The string is immutable, and it uses the UTF-16LE encoding, as is traditional in Windows.
Here are the basic operations on HSTRINGs:
WindowsCreateString creates an HSTRING from a UTF-16LE-encoded buffer and a specified length. The buffer does not require a terminating null. If the buffer contains embedded null characters, then the resulting HSTRING will have embedded null characters. (In particular, if you pass a null-terminated string and you include the null terminator in the length, then the resulting string has an embedded null character. Note also that the length is in wchar_t code units, not in bytes.)
WindowsDuplicateString increments the reference count on an HSTRING, and returns a new HSTRING which you should use to refer to the string.
WindowsDeleteString decrements the reference count on an HSTRING. If the reference count drops to zero, then the string is destroyed. You shouldn’t use the HSTRING after passing it to WindowsDeleteString.
There are a small number of string manipulation functions like WindowsSubstring and WindowsConcatString which create new strings from old strings. The set of operations is rather limited, however. If you want to perform fancy operations on HSTRINGs, you’ll probably need to do them yourself. (Of course, if you’re using a projected language, the HSTRING will project as something closer to what your projected language operates on natively, at which point you will most likely have a rich collection of library functions available to do advanced manipulations.)
To access the characters in the HSTRING, use the WindowsGetStringRawBuffer function, which gives you two things: The return value is a pointer to the first character in the HSTRING, and the optional output parameter is the number of code units. The buffer should be treated as read-only because HSTRINGs are immutable.
The string contents in the buffer are always followed by a null character (which doesn’t count toward the string length); as a result, you can treat the string buffer as if it were a null-terminated string and get away with it most of the time.
The time you don’t get away with it is if the string contains embedded null characters. In that case, treating it as a null-terminated string will stop prematurely, mistaking the embedded null for the terminal null. You can use the WindowsStringHasEmbeddedNull function to detect whether an HSTRING contains an embedded null and reject the operation if you don’t support embedded nulls.
One of the special rules for HSTRING is similar to the corresponding rule for BSTR, namely that a null pointer is equivalent to a zero-length string. But HSTRING takes it further: Not only is a null pointer equivalent to a zero-length string, but in fact a null pointer is the representation of a zero-length string. In other words, if you call WindowsCreateString and specify that the string has length zero, then out will come a null pointer. It is legal to assume that a non-null HSTRING represents a non-empty string. Conversely, it is legal to test an HSTRING against a null pointer to see whether the string is empty.
Okay, so now I cop to the lie: An HSTRING is not always a reference-counted string.
There are these things called fast-pass strings. Fast-pass strings are HSTRINGs that involve no memory allocation. If you have a buffer that you want to turn into an HSTRING, and you promise not to modify the buffer for the lifetime of your HSTRING, then you can use the WindowsCreateStringReference function to create an HSTRING around your buffer. The resulting HSTRING is a legal HSTRING, but instead of allocating memory on the heap for a reference-counted object, it uses the HSTRING_HEADER structure which you passed to the WindowsCreateStringReference function to store the metadata, and it uses the buffer you passed to the function to store the string contents.
It’s called a fast-pass string because this special string doesn’t require any memory allocation, and no data copying occurs.
When you are finished with a fast-pass string, you just abandon the HSTRING. The underlying memory for the fast-pass string was provided by you, so you are still on the hook for freeing that memory as appropriate.
The existence of fast-pass strings explains why the WindowsDuplicateString function returns you another HSTRING: If the original string is fast-pass, then the WindowsDuplicateString function needs to convert it to a true reference-counted heap-allocated object, and then it returns an HSTRING to that heap-allocated string. (On the other hand, if the HSTRING is already a heap-allocated string with a reference count, then the WindowsDuplicateString function merely increments the reference count and returns the same HSTRING back.)¹
The rules for managing HSTRINGs therefore go like this:
• If you receive an HSTRING as a function parameter, you are welcome to use it as-is until your function returns, but don’t call WindowsDeleteString on that string, because you are not the owner of the string. It was merely lent to you. (This is the same rule that applies to COM reference counts.)²
• If you need to keep using the HSTRING after the function returns (say, because you’re saving it in a member variable), you must use WindowsDuplicateString and use the duplicate.
• Each call to WindowsCreateString or WindowsDuplicateString (or one of the helper functions that creates a string) should be matched to exactly one call to WindowsDeleteString which is passed the same handle that WindowsCreateString or WindowsDuplicateString returned.
You can think of fast-pass strings as lazy-heap-allocated strings: They get copied to the heap only if somebody needs to extend the lifetime of the string beyond the lifetime of the function.
The WRL library has wrapper classes for HSTRINGs: The HString class manages an HSTRING, and the HStringReference manages a fast-pass HSTRING.
¹ In theory, a debugging version of the WindowsDuplicateString function could create a full duplicate of the string anyway. That way, when you have an HSTRING leak, you can use heap leak tools to find the code that duplicated the string and failed to destroy it. I don’t know if this theory actually occurs in practice.
² COM violates its own rule with the CoGetInterfaceAndReleaseStream function, and that lapse came back to bite us.
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Java Iterative Solution
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I came up with the recursion solution first and tried to translate it into an iterative solution. It is very similar to doing a tree inorder traversal, I use three stacks - nodeStack stores the node I am going to process next, and leftIndexStack and rightIndexStack store the range where this node need to read from the nums.
public class Solution {
public TreeNode sortedArrayToBST(int[] nums) {
int len = nums.length;
if ( len == 0 ) { return null; }
// 0 as a placeholder
TreeNode head = new TreeNode(0);
Deque<TreeNode> nodeStack = new LinkedList<TreeNode>() {{ push(head); }};
Deque<Integer> leftIndexStack = new LinkedList<Integer>() {{ push(0); }};
Deque<Integer> rightIndexStack = new LinkedList<Integer>() {{ push(len-1); }};
while ( !nodeStack.isEmpty() ) {
TreeNode currNode = nodeStack.pop();
int left = leftIndexStack.pop();
int right = rightIndexStack.pop();
int mid = left + (right-left)/2; // avoid overflow
currNode.val = nums[mid];
if ( left <= mid-1 ) {
currNode.left = new TreeNode(0);
nodeStack.push(currNode.left);
leftIndexStack.push(left);
rightIndexStack.push(mid-1);
}
if ( mid+1 <= right ) {
currNode.right = new TreeNode(0);
nodeStack.push(currNode.right);
leftIndexStack.push(mid+1);
rightIndexStack.push(right);
}
}
return head;
}
}
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5
Great idea. The recursion approach is quite boring and let me share my iterative solution using BFS. There is a queue under the hood. And also a small data type encapsulate necessary info. Briefly, we assemble the tree from upper level to lower level, from left sibling to rightmost sibling. I think it is straight forward.
public class Solution {
public TreeNode sortedArrayToBST(int[] nums) {
if (nums == null || nums.length == 0) {
return null;
}
Queue<MyNode> queue = new LinkedList<>();
int left = 0;
int right = nums.length - 1;
int val = nums[left + (right - left) / 2];
TreeNode root = new TreeNode(val);
queue.offer(new MyNode(root, left, right));
while (!queue.isEmpty()) {
int size = queue.size();
for (int i = 0; i < size; i++) {
MyNode cur = queue.poll();
int mid = cur.lb + (cur.rb - cur.lb) / 2;
if (mid != cur.lb) {
TreeNode leftChild = new TreeNode(nums[cur.lb + (mid - 1 - cur.lb) / 2]);
cur.node.left = leftChild;
queue.offer(new MyNode(leftChild, cur.lb, mid - 1));
}
if (mid != cur.rb) {
TreeNode rightChild = new TreeNode(nums[mid + 1 + (cur.rb - mid - 1) / 2]);
cur.node.right = rightChild;
queue.offer(new MyNode(rightChild, mid + 1, cur.rb));
}
}
}
return root;
}
private static class MyNode {
TreeNode node;
int lb;
int index;
int rb;
public MyNode(TreeNode n, int theLeft, int theRight) {
this.node = n;
this.lb = theLeft;
this.rb = theRight;
}
}
}
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H
public class MyNode{
TreeNode node;
int start;
int end;
public MyNode(int start, int end, TreeNode node){
this.start = start;
this.end = end;
this.node = node;
}
}
public TreeNode sortedArrayToBST(int[] nums) {
if(nums.length ==0 ) return null;
Stack<MyNode> stack = new Stack<MyNode>();
int mid = 0 + (nums.length -1 - 0)/2;
TreeNode root = new TreeNode(nums[mid]);
MyNode MyRoot = new MyNode(0, nums.length -1, root);
stack.push(MyRoot);
while(!stack.isEmpty()){
MyNode curr = stack.pop();
int oldMid = curr.start + (curr.end - curr.start)/2;
if(oldMid -1 >= curr.start){
mid = curr.start + (oldMid-1 - curr.start)/2;
root = new TreeNode(nums[mid]);
stack.push(new MyNode(curr.start, oldMid - 1, root));
curr.node.left = root;
}
if(oldMid +1 <= curr.end){
mid = oldMid +1 + (curr.end - oldMid -1)/2;
root = new TreeNode(nums[mid]);
stack.push(new MyNode(oldMid + 1, curr.end, root));
curr.node.right = root;
}
}
return MyRoot.node;
}
Use an inner class to save space
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A
You are actually doing a preorder traversal...
• 0
G
@Adeath It's good to find someone who sees the same problem :) In this case any traversal used could solve the problem though.
• 0
C
instead of using two index stack, or wrap them up in a wrapper class, could just merge them into one stack.
• 1
S
@516364598chang Great solution. I'd argue that you don't even need the following lines inside the queue while :
int size = queue.size();
for (int i = 0; i < size; i++) {
...
}
The queue will pop all the nodes even without that loop and the function works fine.
• 0
B
beats 0.94% why?
slower than recursion
• 1
Z
your program seems like dfs, but use same space as bfs, maybe we can reduce the use of space.
• 0
M
Use a private class to make it more readable
private class Node {
TreeNode node;
int left, right;
public Node(TreeNode node, int left, int right) {
this.node = node;
this.left = left;
this.right = right;
}
}
public TreeNode sortedArrayToBST(int[] nums) {
if (nums == null || nums.length == 0) return null;
TreeNode root = new TreeNode(0);
Stack<Node> stack = new Stack<>();
Node node = new Node(root, 0, nums.length - 1);
stack.push(node);
while (!stack.isEmpty()) {
Node cur = stack.pop();
int mid = cur.left + (cur.right - cur.left) / 2;
cur.node.val = nums[mid];
if (cur.left < mid) {
cur.left = new TreeNode(0);
stack.push(new Node(cur.left, cur.left, mid - 1));
}
if (cur.right > mid) {
cur.right = new TreeNode(0);
stack.push(new Node(cur.right, mid + 1, cur.right));
}
}
return root;
}
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Applied Algebra, Algebraic Algorithms and Error-Correcting by Venkatesan Guruswami (auth.), Serdar Boztaş, Hsiao-Feng
By Venkatesan Guruswami (auth.), Serdar Boztaş, Hsiao-Feng (Francis) Lu (eds.)
This publication constitutes the refereed lawsuits of the seventeenth foreign Symposium on utilized Algebra, Algebraic Algorithms and Error-Correcting Codes, AAECC-17, held in Bangalore, India, in December 2007.
The 33 revised complete papers provided including 8 invited papers have been rigorously reviewed and chosen from sixty one submissions. one of the topics addressed are block codes, together with list-decoding algorithms; algebra and codes: earrings, fields, algebraic geometry codes; algebra: earrings and fields, polynomials, variations, lattices; cryptography: cryptanalysis and complexity; computational algebra: algebraic algorithms and transforms; sequences and boolean functions.
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First we assume that H does not contain any Ha . Then each Ha is a hyperplane in Ha . The inner summation is 0 unless λ vanishes on Ha , and there are precisely two such a for any λ, as λ = 0. So f |H (λ) = ±2t−1 ± 2t−1 which is 0 or ±2t . Secondly, assume that H does contain one of the Ha , say H . ) Then the inner sum will be 0 unless λ is the unique linear functional whose kernel is H . Thus the value of f |H (λ) in this case is (−1)g(H ) 2t . We thank John Dillon for discussions about these functions.
I i k The same argument repeated for the forms tr( i=1 ci (x2 y + xy 2 )) will give kn-dimensional subspaces of matrices of ranks n − 1, n − 3, ... n − 2k + 1. This recovers a result of Delsarte and Goethals [4], which also appears in [6]. For example, in the 3n-dimensional space of forms tr(c(x2 y + xy 2 ) + d(x4 y + xy 4 ) + e(x8 y + xy 8 )) 32 G. McGuire all nonzero elements have rank n − 1, n − 3 or n − 5. This 3n-dimensional subspace contains three obvious 2n-dimensional subspaces, consisting of all elements where one of c, d, e is 0.
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Within the framework of administrative divisions, the selo of Khatassy, the Urban type settlement of Zhatay and ten other rural localities are subordinated to the city of republic significance of Yakutsk, which is an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, Khatassy is incorporated as, and is the administrative centre of, Khatassky Rural Settlement. | WIKI |
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26 will permit. This is accomplished by the hard fine grit of the hone cutting and wearing away the steel. The strop cannot do this. On the contrary, stropping a razor, instead of giving it a thin and flat edge, always has a tendency to produce a rounded one. This results from the very nature of the strop, which always gives or sags more or less during the process of stropping, and the more the strop is permitted to sag, the sooner will such an edge be produced, and in proportion as the edge assumes this rounded form, it losses its keenness. The flattest and thinnest edge is always the sharpest, and the only way to impart such an edge to a razor is by means of the hone.
Before explaining the process of honing, it may be well to say a word about the different kinds of hones, so that should the reader wish to purchase one, he may do it intelligently.
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You may already be familiar with antioxidants and their ability to neutralize free radicals, but do you know exactly what they are? Antioxidants stop your skin from feeling the negative effects of free radicals and reverse visible signs of aging. Several antioxidants also moisturize your skin, increasing the retention of moisture and helping you fight off tired-looking skin. Thanks to their formulation, antioxidants can help improve your complexion. In short, antioxidants are a must-have in any anti-aging routine.
Antioxidants in Skin Care: What Can They Do for Your Skin?
The skin produces free radicals on its own. Although free radicals are essential to the metabolism of your body, they can also damage your skin and accelerate the aging process. Antioxidants are able to slow down free radicals and neutralize them completely. They also minimize the number of free radicals in your body, thus preventing further damage to your skin.
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1 - Antioxidants help correct signs of age
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2 - Antioxidants help prevent sun damage
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Page:Ruffhead - The Statutes at Large - vol 8.djvu/312
278 C, 2,2i Anno tricefimo primo Georgii II. A.D. 1757, CAP. XXXII. An Aft for repealing the Duty granted by an Act made in the fixth Year of the Reign of his late Majefty, on Silver Plate, made, wrought, touched, affayed, or marked, i Great Britain', and for granting a Duty on Licences, to be taken out by all Perfons dealing in Gold or Silver Plate ; and for difcontinuing all Drawbacks upon Silver Plate exported -, and for more effectually preventing Frauds and Abufcs in the Mark- ing or Stamping of Gold or Silver Plate. Preamble, reciting * "ITTHEREAS by an AS: of Parliament made in the fixth Year of the Reign of his late Ma- CUufesin Ail 6Geo. I. « yy jefty,' intituled, yin J^ for lay!u<r a Duty upon JFrought Plate ; arid for applying Monev arijing <^n^.ajna:d,dbyizG,o.j-^^p^^^l^,^^Pj.^^^^^^ ^ f^^, ^^^j^ of the forfeited Ejlates) towards anfwcring his Majeffs Supply -^ and for Rtfir^to'zEJ I S/ ^f^^'^^S ^ff the Drawbacks Upon Hops exported for hdand ; and for Payment of Annuities to be purchcijed c.zo. z H. 6. c. ii.^' ^f^^^' ^^■'^ -^"^^ of four Pounds per Centum per Annum, at //;^ Exchequer, redeemable by P arliament -y ^H.j.c.z. 1% El. and for appropriating Supplies granted in this Sejfion of Parlia?nent and to prevent counterfeiting Receipts r. 15. %^ (jW.i. (, 8. ana Warrants of the Officers of the South Sea Company end for explaining a late A£l concerning Foreign Salty cellared and locked upy before the four and twentieth Day ^ June one thoufand feven hundred and nineteen ; and to give a further Ti?ne for paying Duties on certain Apprentices Indentures ; and for Relief of l.oxw3iS Vernon Efquire, in relation to a Parcel of Senna impoitcd in the Tear one thoufand feven hundred and fix- icen^ It was amongft other Things enaded, That there fhould be raifed, levied, collefted, anfwered, and paid unto, and for the Ufe of his Majefty, his Heirs and Succcflbrs, for ever (fubje^ neverthe- lefs to fuch Redemption as in and by the faid A£t was afterv/ards provided in that Behalf) for and upon all Silver Plate which (hould be made or wrought in Great Britain., or at any Time or Times from and after the firft Day offline one thoufand fcvcn hundred and twenty, {hould or ought to be touched, afTayed or marked, in Great Britain, as is before in the faid A£l mentioned, a Duty after the Rate of fix Pence for every Ounce Troy, and proportionally for any gr.arer or lefler Quantity, to be paid by the Makers or Workers thereof refpec^ively ; and divers Provifions and Diredtions are contained in the faid A£t for and in Relation to the managing, fecuring, afcertaining colle<5ling, recovering, levying, and paying, the faid Duty for the Ufes and Purpofes therein mentioned : And vvhereas the Methods prefcribed for afcertaining and colledting the faid Duty, and for preventing Frauds therein, have been found ineffedual to fecure the Payment thereof, and the faid Duty hath by Reafon of various Frauds and Evafions for fome Years paft greatly decreafed, and is now infuffi- cient to anfwer the Purpofes for which the fame was granted ; We, your Majefty's moft dutiful and loyal Subje(5ts, the Commons of Great Britain in Parliament aflcmbled, think it will be for the Ad- vantage of the Publick to repeal the faid Duty, and in lieu thereof, to grant unto your Majefty the Duty upon Licences herein after mentioned : And therefore do moft humbly befeech your Majefty, that it may be enaded ; And be it enabled by the King's moft Excellent Majefty, by and with the Advice and Confent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this prefent Parliament airembled, and by the Authority of the fame. That from and after the firft Day of June one thou- r<>rm«r Duty on Plate fand feven hundred and fifty-eight, the faid Duty granted by the faid A6t made in the fixth Year of repealed i his latcMajefty's Reign, of fix Pence /(icr Ounce Troy, for and upon all Silver Plate made or wrought in Great Britain, or which ought to be touched, afl'aycd, or marked, in Great Britain, {hall ceafe, anri all Powers, kc. re- determine, and be no longer paid or payable ; and, that then and from thenceforth all the Powers lating thcicto J ^nd Authorities given and granted, and the Rules and Regulations eftablifhed and prefcribed by the faid recited Aft, or by any other Aft or Afts of Parliament, for or in Relation to the managing, fecuring, afcertaining, collefting, recovering, levying, and paying the laid Duty, and all Penalties and I'orfcitures in rcfpeft thereof, (hall alfo ceafe, determine, and be no longer put in Execution, except with refpe£ to fave only and except in all Cafes relating to the recovering any Arrears which may at that Time re- the Recovery otArrearf, main unpaid of the faid Duty, or to any Penalty or Forfeiture which ftiall have been incurred upon and Penalties .ncuned ^^ ^^ r^-^^ ^^^^^^ ^j^^ ^^jj ^^^ ^ of June One thoufand feven hundred and fifty-eight, any betore i June 1750. ^i-L-tr -ii 'J ■ ■, n y y<j// •' -' thing herem before contained to the contrary notwithftanding. Duty on Licences granted IE And be it further enafted by the Authority aforcfaid. That in lieu of the faid Duty by this Aft ia Litu thereof. repealed, there fhall, from and after the fifth Day of July one thoufand feven hundred and fifty-eight, be paid unto his Majefty, his Heirs and Succeilbrs, a Duty of forty Shillings for every Licence to be taken out in Manner herein after mentioned, by each Pcrfon trading in, felling, or vending Gold or Silver Plate. Trader* in, and Venders IH. And be it further enacted by the Authority aforefaid. That from and after the fifth Day of oj Hate 10 take out fucb y;^/y ^nc thoufand feven hundred and fifty-eight, no Pcrfon or Perfons whatfoever, who now, or at "'*'' any Time or 'Jinies hereafter, doth or (hall trade in, vend or fell, any Gold or Silver Plate, fhall prci'ume by him, her or themfclves, or by any other Pcrfon or Perfons whatfoever, employed by him, her or them, for his, her or their Benefit, either publickly or privately to trade in, vend or fell, any Gold or Silver Pl.ite, without firft taking out a Licence for that Purpofc, in Manner hereafter mentioned, before he, fhc or they, fl^all tiade in, vend or fell, any fuch Gold or Silver Plate, for which he, file 01 they fhall immediately, upon taking out thereof, pay down for fuch Licence, the Sum of forty Shillings, 3 | WIKI |
Teleporter
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Teleporter
Teleporter ig.png
Grid Teleporter.png
Properties
Type Block
Stackable Yes (64)
Energy Consumption
EU Use N/A EU/t
See below for usage costs
EU Storage MFE or MFSU EU
Technical Details
UU Cost {{{uu_cost}}}
First appearance ?
ID IC2:{{{id}}}
The Teleporter is a block that teleports the player standing directly above it to another linked teleporter.
The amount of EU it consumes depends on the distance and the amount of items in the player's inventory.
It must be powered directly by a storage unit (BatBox, MFE, MFSU) because its high power cost (cables won't even attach to the machine)
Recipe[edit]
Grid Advanced Circuit.png
Grid Glass Fibre Cable.png
Grid Advanced Circuit.png
Grid FreqTrans.png
Grid Advanced Machine.png
Grid Diamond.png
Grid Advanced Circuit.png
Grid Glass Fibre Cable.png
Grid Advanced Circuit.png
Grid Teleporter.png
See: Crafting Guide
Usage:[edit]
1. Place the Teleporter directly adjacent to a power storage unit such as an MFS Unit, or even a couple.
2. Use a FreqTrans to link one Teleporter to another.
3. Wire Redstone to the Teleporter.
4. Activate the Redstone.
If you have enough power in contiguous storage units, the power will be drained and you will be instantly teleported to the connected Teleporter.
Linking Teleporters[edit]
Linking Teleporters is as easy as 1,2,3
1. while holding a FreqTrans right-click on the first Teleporter.
2. repeat for the second Teleporter.
3. GO TELEPORTING. HAYO!
Power Costs[edit]
The power used by the Teleporter depends on a combination of what is being teleported and how far.
Teleporter EU cost Calculator[edit]
You can download a program to calculate EU cost of your teleporter(Programmed by Nexus/French) : v1.1.
You can also use the website at [1]
Formulas and Values[edit]
Animal weight: 100
Mob weight: 500
Player weight: 1000 + (100 per worn armor piece) + (100 per full item stack)
• Worst case player weight: 1000 + 4 * 100 + 4 * 9 * 100 = 5000
Energy cost: Floor(5 * Floor(Weight) * (Floor(Distance) + 10)^0.7)
• Minimum distance, worst case weight, 5 fully charged MFSU: ~51960
Energy Cost Example[edit]
Teleporting a player with only chest armor, boots, 64 cobblestone, 20 dirt, and 10 eggs for 15 distance.
Base cost: 1000
Armor cost: Chest(100) + Boots(100)
Inventory cost: Cobblestone(100 * 64/64) + Dirt(100 * 20/64) + Eggs(100 * 10/16) = 193.75
Player weight: 1000 + 200 + 193.75 = 1393.75
Total: Floor(5 * Floor(1393.75) * (15 + 10)^0.7) = 66294 EU
Distance Calculation[edit]
Distances are calculated in Euclidean meters.
Distance = sqrt( (dx)^2 + (dy)^2 + (dz)^2 )
dx, dy, and dz are distances in the x, y, and z directions, respectively.
Distance Example[edit]
If you place a teleporter at (10,50,-20) and another at (30,15,-60)
dx = 30-10 = 20
dy = 15-50 = -35
dz = (-60)-(-20) = -40
Distance = sqrt ( 20^2 + (-35)^2 + (-40)^2 ) = 56.78908
Energy Storage Devices[edit]
Energy will be drained from adjacent energy storage devices simultaneously. Equal amounts of energy will be drained from adjacent devices if there are enough energy. If three energy devices are adjacent 33.33% of the energy will be drained from each.
All types of energy storage can be used BatBox, MFE and MFSU.
Other Notes:[edit]
Teleporters can explode if you leave and reload a world without quitting Minecraft.
Other mods like TMI (Too Many Items) can interfere with IC2. Specifically Frequency Transmitters when setting up Teleporters. This bug often makes Frequency Transmitters get stuck on the first Teleporter when linking two Teleporters. Afterwards it is not possible to unlink from the first Teleporter and all other connections made will link to the first Teleporter.
Teleporters can teleport players that are standing one block above the teleporter. This makes it possible to place a storage device on all 6 sides. It also makes it possible to camouflage teleporters under the ground. With IC2 1.81 you get stuck, the teleporter must be visible if you will arrive without damage.
In SMP there may be a Loop Bug [2] the solution is an Pulse Former from RedPower2 or without RP2 an pulse limiter redstone circuit. You could also neglect to put a power storage device under one of the teleporters, though it will be only a one way teleport system.
One-way Teleporters[edit]
Teleporters can have one-way connections, which can give teleporter networks increased flexibility. Setting up a one-way connection requires at least three teleporters, referred to as A, B, and C. Link teleporter A to B and then C to B and the result will be a bi-directional link between B and C and a one-way link from A to B.
Example[edit]
Say you have a "teleportation hub" where you have a series of outgoing teleporters and a central receiving pad for incoming teleportations. The outgoing teleporter (A) connects to a far-away destination. At the destination, another teleporter (B) receives teleportations from A but also allows travel back to the hub. However, instead of teleporting back to A when activating B, you arrive back at a central receiving teleporter (C, unpowered). To achieve this, first use an unlinked Frequency Transmitter on A, then use the same transmitter on B. Next, clear the transmitter by right-clicking any non-teleporter block. Then use the transmitter on C and finally on B again. The result is a network of A -> B -> C.
History[edit]
Version Changes
Industrial Craft²
1.97 Before this version, the recipe of the Teleporter was this:
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Grid Advanced Machine.png
Grid Diamond.png
Grid Glowstone Dust.png
Grid Insulated Copper Cable.png
Grid Glowstone Dust.png
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Ricardo Virtuoso
Ricardo Magno Virtuoso Guarà (born 1 March 1984 in Guarapuava, Brazil) is a former Brazilian footballer and current futsal player.
Club
Virtuoso played in the youth systems of Guaratinguetá/SP and Clube Atlético Juventus. He signed with Swiss second division side FC Chiasso in 2004 and played two seasons there. On 18 May 2006, Virtuoso signed with the Columbus Crew, and was with the team until he was waived in March 2008. He returned in summer 2009 to sign with SC Zofingen, who played under his real name Ricardo Guara. After one season with SC Zofingen, returned for one season to his first Swiss club FC Chiasso. After the season 2010/2011, Virtuoso left Swiss and returned to Brazil.
International
Virtuoso has also been a member of the Brazil national U-17 team.
Futsal
After the end of his contract 2011 with Swiss side FC Chiasso, Virtuoso joined Brazilian Futsal club Valenga/Juventude Futsal. | WIKI |
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vector of matrices
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I would like to define vector of matrices with different dimensions. Can it be done directly or I need to define 3-dimensional array accompanied by additional array of real dimensions?
Tags: asked May 16, 2014
4 Answers
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I am not certain I am understanding your question, so here are a couple possibilities depending upon exactly what you are trying to do.
Multidimensional array case
If, for example, you have 2 matrices that are 3x4, then the multidimensional array syntax is pretty straightforward.
//for repeatable random numbers
rndseed 234532;
num_mats = 2;
num_rows = 3;
num_cols = 4;
//create the data for the array
//as a 6x4 matrix
x = rndn(num_mats*num_rows, num_cols);
//reshape the 6x4 matrix into an
//array that is 2x3x4
a = areshape(x, num_mats|num_rows|num_cols);
After the code above, the matrix x will equal:
-1.711 -0.939 -0.275 -0.286
-0.134 -1.428 0.353 1.188
-1.571 0.612 -0.238 1.930
0.099 0.660 0.878 2.252
-1.004 0.308 1.882 -0.084
-2.708 0.545 1.480 1.076
and the array a will equal:
Plane [1,.,.]
-1.711 -0.939 -0.275 -0.286
-0.134 -1.428 0.353 1.188
-1.571 0.612 -0.238 1.930
Plane [2,.,.]
0.099 0.660 0.878 2.252
-1.004 0.308 1.882 -0.084
-2.708 0.545 1.480 1.076
You can think about the first index of this three dimensional array as which matrix you are referencing. The second index would be which row in that matrix and the final index would be which column. For example:
print a[2, 3, 4];
would return:
1.076
and
print a[1, 2, 3];
would return:
0.353
Structure case
If the matrices are different sizes, then you will want to create a structure. Besides the ability to group together data of different dimensions, structures also allow you to give clear descriptive names to each member and allow you to mix, matrices with strings and string arrays as well.
For example, let's say your model uses data for several countries GDP, imports and exports. However, for some of these variables you have more data than others which makes the dimensions different. In this case you could create a structure like this:
//define structure
struct country {
matrix GDP;
matrix imports;
matrix exports;
matrix years;
};
//declare an instance of the structure
struct country albania;
//fill in the structure
albania.years = { 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 };
albania.GDP = { 3 2.2 1.5 0.8,
2.7 2.3 1.7 1.1,
2.9 2.5 1.4 1.3,
2.8 2.7 1.6 1.7 };
albania.imports = { 1017,
1125,
995,
1030 };
You can also make arrays of structures as well if you needed to. The structures tutorials on this page could be of help.
aptech
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I will clarify the problem. Let's assume we have 2 matrices, the first is 2x2 zero matrix, the second is 3x3 identity matrix. Now we want to create a vector that consist of these matrices, so that, for example v[1] is the first matrix and v[2] is the second.
Furthermore, let's think about procedure, where the input should contain a number of matrices, each of different dimensions, but the number of matrices is not fixed. This is the reason, why it would be useful for me, to have one variable which is vector of matrices. Can I use directly multidimensional arrays or structures in order to have vector of matrices with different dimensions as in the aforementioned example?
By the way, I have realised that in my case matrices have one dimension fixed whereas the other is bounded. So I can try to circumvent the problem by concatenating the matrices (in one big matrix with fixed dimensions) and preserving the information on actual dimensions in an additional vector, which needs to be an input to my procedure.
Thank you for your help,
Piotr
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It depends upon how many matrices will be needed all the time and how many at most. If you will need 3 matrices all the time, but will not need more than 7 for instance, then I would create a structure with 7 matrix elements and only fill in what is needed, like this:
//define structure
struct parameters {
matrix alpha;
matrix beta;
matrix gamma;
matrix delta;
matrix epsilon;
matrix zeta;
matrix eta;
};
//declare structure instance
struct parameters p1;
//assign required members
p1.alpha = zeros(10, 10);
p2.beta = eye(10);
p3.gamma = rndn(10, 5);
//Set the remaining members only when needed
//p1.delta = ones(10, 20);
//p1.epsilon = rndu(10, 40);
//...
//...
proc (1) = myProcedure(struct parameters p1);
local out;
//perform some calculations
out = p1.alpha + p1.beta .* p1.gamma;
.
.
.
retp(out);
endp;
If you have no idea how many matrices will be needed, then you could make a struct that just took a matrix as a member and then reshape it into an array of structures like this:
//define structure
struct matrix_data {
matrix x;
};
//declare structure instance
struct matrix_data md;
//reshape into 12x1 array of structures
num_mats = 12;
md = reshape(md, num_mats, 1);
//Set the members
md[1].x = zeros(10,10);
md[2].x = eye(10);
.
.
.
proc (1) = myProcedure(struct matrix_data md);
local out;
//perform some calculations
out = md[1].x + md[2].x .* md[3].x;
.
.
.
retp(out);
endp;
You can also mix these options. You could either pass in two structures into your main procedure: the first containing the minimum members and the second being an array of structures like in the second example.
struct parameters {
matrix alpha;
matrix beta;
};
struct matrix_data {
matrix x;
};
struct parameters p;
struct matrix_data md;
p.alpha = zeros(10, 1);
p.beta = eye(10);
md = reshape(md, 2, 1);
md[1].x = rndn(10, 10);
md[2].x = rndu(10, 200);
proc (1) = myProcedure(struct parameters p, struct matrix_data md);
.
.
.
endp;
Or you could make a structure like the my_data structure be a member of your main structure.
struct matrix_data {
matrix x;
};
struct parameters {
matrix alpha;
matrix beta;
struct matrix_data extra_matrices;
};
struct parameters p;
struct matrix_data mats;
p.alpha = zeros(10, 15);
p.beta = eye(10);
mats = reshape(mats, 2, 1);
mats[1].x = rndn(10, 10);
mats[2].x = rndn(10, 200);
p.extra_matrices = mats;
proc (1) = myProcedure(struct parameters p);
local out;
out = p.alpha + p.beta .* p.extra_matrices[1].x + p.extra_matrices[2].x;
.
.
.
retp(out);
endp;
aptech
580
0
Arrays of structures works fine. Thank you very much!
Since GAUSS is used in time-series econometrics and cross-sectional analyses i.e., therefore, in my opinion, it would be desirable, if objects could be nested simpler then by arrays of structures. So it would be nice, if variables like vector of matrices or vector of vectors of vectors could be created and refered to similarly like 2-dimensional matrices. For example
Amat = zeros(2,3);
Bmat = eye(4);
v = zeros(2,1); // ?? or some declaration?
v[1] = Amat;
v[2] = Bmat;
Best regards,
Piotr | ESSENTIALAI-STEM |
Page:The three colonies of Australia.djvu/206
little further on he says, "those who contended that instead of adopting the squatting ordinances the minimum price of land ought to have been reduced, asserted, that by the regulations the squatters were virtually put in possession of land which could never be resumed if wanted. Experience has, however, demonstrated that there was no ground for such an apprehension. Already in Victoria above £20,000 has been laid out by one individual, in purchasing the fee-simple of land which had been occupied as a run by another person." Earl Grey's illustration is most unfortunate, but characteristic of the careless manner in which he collects the few "facts" with which he embellishes his narrative. In the case cited no lease had been granted to the occupier of the run, no lease could be granted, inasmuch as it was within the settled district of Melbourne. Leases are for 8 years and for 14 years, and no lease granted under the ordinances has yet run out. The purchase in question consisted of land, which from its quality and situation, if put up for auction in convenient lots even at an upset of one shilling an acre, would have fetched more than the sum paid under the special survey system, in one block, viz., £20,000 for 20,000 acres without competition. This purchase gave the purchaser the right of pre-emption and of pasturage over three times as much more land, which was worth to rent altogether at that time one thousand pounds a year.
Earl Grey says (vol i. page 317), "there can be no doubt that by reducing the price as much as would be necessary to meet the views of the chief opponents of the present system, a powerful impulse would be given to the spirit of land jobbing."
For our own parts we cannot conceive any system more calculated to promote land-jobbing than that which retains good agricultural land as sheep walks, until such time as the spread of population raises the demand high enough to tempt a capitalist speculator who lays out twenty thousand pounds in order to make sixty, by retailing to actual cultivators, without adding a shilling to the value of the land, by roads, buildings or fences.
And that is the system Earl Grey approved and maintained in office, and still approves in his unwilling retirement.
We have deemed it right to give the history of the land question at great length, with full quotations from colonial evidence on the subject, because its past and proximate effects on the condition of the colonists, and their relations with the parent state, fill a place in colonial annals not less important than the anti-corn law struggle in the political | WIKI |
Page:Ferrier Works vol 2 1888 LECTURES IN GREEK PHILOSOPHY.pdf/342
Rh to be a man; he does not become an animal. Man, then, considered as man simply, is man endowed with thought, reason, self-consciousness. These cannot be disunited, for these are his very essence. Such is the character and constitution of man, considered as man simply. Secondly, of man considered as susceptible of pleasure and of pain. This point requires no explanation. Pleasure and pain, I may merely say, are not essential to man, as thought and intelligence and self-consciousness are. Man can be man without them. You can readily understand that happiness and misery are something which are superinduced upon man; at least, are not so intimately his as those other qualities which have been specified—viz., thought, reason, and self-consciousness.
21. We have now to ask, What kind of moral scheme will be applicable to man, considered simply as man? The answer is, that the scheme of morals which will suit him will be such as the anti-Utilitarians contend for. Happiness cannot be his summum bonum, nor can misery be his summum malum, for, considered as man simply, he has no sense either of happiness or of misery. Something else, therefore, must be his chief good and his chief evil; something different from happiness must be what he pursues; something different from misery must be what he shuns. What must these be? They can be no other than the maintenance or the perfection of his being | WIKI |
RT Journal A1 Carmeli Y, Troillet N, Karchmer AW, Samore MH T1 HEalth and economic outcomes of antibiotic resistance in pseudomonas aeruginosa JF Archives of Internal Medicine JO Archives of Internal Medicine YR 1999 FD May 24 VO 159 IS 10 SP 1127 OP 1132 DO 10.1001/archinte.159.10.1127 UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archinte.159.10.1127 AB Background Antimicrobial resistance is an increasing problem.Objective To examine the clinical and economic impact of antibiotic resistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa.Methods In-hospital mortality, secondary bacteremia, length of stay, and hospital charges were examined in a cohort of 489 inpatients with positive clinical cultures for P aeruginosa. One hundred forty-four had a resistant baseline P aeruginosa isolate and 30 had resistance emerge during follow-up. Multivariable and survival analytic methods were used to adjust for confounding and effects of time.Results The overall in-hospital mortality rate was 7.6%, 7.7% in patients with a resistant isolate at baseline (relative risk [RR], 1.3; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.6-2.8) and 27% in patients in whom resistance emerged (RR, 3.0; 95% CI, 1.2-7.8). Secondary bacteremia developed in 1.4% of patients in whom resistance did not emerge and in 14% of those in whom resistance emerged (RR, 9.0; 95% CI, 2.7-30). The median duration of hospital stay following the initial P aeruginosa isolate was 7 days. Emergence of resistance, but not baseline resistance, was significantly associated with a longer hospital stay (P<.001 and P=.71, respectively). The average daily hospital charge was $2059. Neither baseline resistance nor emergence of resistance had a significant effect on the daily hospital charge. In a matched cohort analysis, a trend was seen toward increased total charges in patients demonstrating emergence of resistance (difference, $7340; P=.14).Conclusions Emergence of antibiotic resistance in P aeruginosa results in severe adverse outcomes. Efforts should be directed toward early detection and prevention of emergence of antibiotic resistance. | ESSENTIALAI-STEM |
Page:The Genuine Speech of the Lord Lansdowne, against Repealing the Occasional and Schism Bills.djvu/18
Executioner, who cuts what the Axe could not hurt, what the Regicides could not take from Him, His good Name, has not been aſham’d to attempt it Barefaced!
grieves me, that this Animadverſion ſhould fall to my Lot; to the Lot of any private Lord: I was in hopes a generous Indignation would have warm’d this noble Aſſembly to have made it their own Act, to reprehend ſuch ir-reverend Slander, as would much better have become a Deſcendant from Bradſhaw, than a Succeſſor of.
I ask Pardon—this unlucky Reflection may have tranſported me too far.
In a Word: That I may not appear Prejudiced to Merit in any Man, I will conclude with this Motion; That a Liſt be laid before us of ſuch Diſſenters, by Name, as have in any kind merited from the Publick, and I will moſt readily come into any Meaſures that may diſtinguiſh them, and their particular Service. God forbid but that they ſhould all have their Deſerts.
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Melvern Lake
Melvern Dam is a dam in Osage County, Kansas.
The earthen dam was completed in 1970, and the reservoir completely filled in 1975, as a flood control project of the United States Army Corps of Engineers. The dam impounds the Marais des Cygnes River, notorious for its destructive flooding, notably in the Great Flood of 1951. The dam is 188 feet high, is 9650 feet long at its crest, and is owned and operated by the United States Army Corps of Engineers.
The reservoir it creates, Melvern Lake, has a water surface of 10.8 sqmi and a maximum capacity of 363,000 acre feet, although normal storage is 154,000 acre feet. Recreation includes fishing, hunting, boating and camping in the five parks surrounding the lake (Outlet Park, Arrow Rock Park, Coeur d'Alene Park, Turkey Point Park, and Sun Dance Park) and the adjoining state park, Eisenhower State Park. | WIKI |
Stone-curlew
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Stone-curlews
Temporal range: Late Oligocene to present
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Bush stone-curlew, Burhinus grallarius
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Charadriiformes
Suborder: Chionidi
Family: Burhinidae
Mathews, 1912
Genera
The stone-curlews, also known as dikkops or thick-knees, consist of nine species within the family Burhinidae, and are found throughout the tropical and temperate parts of the world, with two species found in Australia. Despite the group being classified as waders, most species have a preference for arid or semi-arid habitats.
Description[edit]
They are medium to large birds with strong black or yellow black bills, large yellow eyes—which give them a reptilian appearance—and cryptic plumage. The names thick-knee and stone-curlew are both in common use, the preference among authorities for one term or the other varying from year to year. The term stone-curlew owes its origin to the broad similarities with true curlews (which are not closely related). Thick-knee refers to the prominent joints in the long yellow or greenish legs and apparently originated with a name coined in 1776 for B. oedicnemus, the Eurasian stone-curlew. Obviously the heel (ankle) and the knee are confused here.[1]
Behaviour[edit]
They are largely nocturnal, particularly when singing their loud wailing songs, which are reminiscent of true curlews.[2] The diet consists mainly of insects and other invertebrates. Larger species will also take lizards and even small mammals.[2] Most species are sedentary, but the Eurasian stone-curlew is a summer migrant in the temperate European part of its range, wintering in Africa.
Species[edit]
A fossil genus Wilaru, described from the Late Oligocene to the Early Miocene of Australia, was originally classified as a stone-curlew; however, it was subsequently argued to be a member of the extinct anseriform family Presbyornithidae instead.[3] The ten living species are:
Picture Name Binomial name
Burhinus oedicnemus0.jpg Eurasian stone-curlew Burhinus oedicnemus
Burhinus indicus, central India.jpg Indian stone-curlew Burhinus indicus
Burhinus senegalensis.jpg Senegal thick-knee Burhinus senegalensis
Waterdikkop-crop.jpg Water thick-knee Burhinus vermiculatus
Cape Thick-knee at the Henry Doorly Zoo, Omaha, Nebraska (2006-09-30).jpg Spotted thick-knee Burhinus capensis
Double-striped Thick-knee.jpg Double-striped thick-knee Burhinus bistriatus
Peruvian Thick-knee (Burhinus superciliaris).jpg Peruvian thick-knee Burhinus superciliaris
Bush Stone-curlew.jpg Bush stone-curlew Burhinus grallarius (formerly B. magnirostris, the bush thick-knee).
Thimindu 2009 09 27 Yala Great Stone Curlew 2.JPG Great stone-curlew Esacus recurvirostris
Beach Thick-knee Inskip Pt2.JPG Beach stone-curlew Esacus magnirostris
References[edit]
1. ^ Kochan, Jack B. (1994). Feet & Legs. Birds. Mechanicsburg: Stackpole Books. ISBN 0-8117-2515-4.
2. ^ a b Harrison, Colin J.O. (1991). Forshaw, Joseph, ed. Encyclopaedia of Animals: Birds. London: Merehurst Press. pp. 105–106. ISBN 1-85391-186-0.
3. ^ Vanesa L. De Pietri, R. Paul Scofield, Nikita Zelenkov, Walter E. Boles and Trevor H. Worthy (2016). "The unexpected survival of an ancient lineage of anseriform birds into the Neogene of Australia: the youngest record of Presbyornithidae". Royal Society Open Science. 3 (2): 150635. doi:10.1098/rsos.150635.
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Cationic zinc (II) phthalocyanine nanoemulsions for photodynamic inactivation of resistant bacterial strains
Photodiagnosis Photodyn Ther. 2021 Apr 21:102301. doi: 10.1016/j.pdpdt.2021.102301. Online ahead of print.
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND: The growing emergence of microbial resistance to antibiotics represents a worldwide challenge. Antimicrobial photodynamic inactivation (aPDI) has been introduced as an alternative technique, especially when combined with nanotechnology. Therefore, this study was designed to investigate the therapeutic merits of combined aPDI and nanoemulsion in infections caused by resistant bacterial strains.
METHODS: Cationic zinc (II) phthalocyanine nanoemulsions (ZnPc-NE) were prepared using isopropyl myristate (IPM) as oil phase, egg phosphatidylcholine (egg PC) as emulsifier, and N-cetyl-N,N,N-trimethyl ammonium bromide (CTAB). Nanoemulsions were characterized for particle size, polydispersity, zeta potential, viscosity, and skin deposition. The in-vitro aPDI was investigated on human resistant pathogens; gram-positive methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and gram-negative Multidrug-resistant strain of Escherichia coli (MDR E. coli), under different experimental conditions. In addition, in-vivo model of abrasion wound infected by MDR E. coli was induced in rats to investigate the therapeutic potential of the selected formulation.
RESULTS: It was evident that the selected ZnPc formulation (20% IPM, 2% egg PC and 0.5% CTAB) displayed a particle size of 209.9 nm, zeta potential +73.1 mV, and 23.66% deposition of ZnPc in skin layers. Furthermore, the selected formulation combined with light achieved almost 100% eradication of the two bacterial strains, with superior bacterial load reduction and wound healing propertiesin-vivo, compared to either the nanoemulsion formulation or laser alone.
CONCLUSION: ZnPc nanoemulsion improved antimicrobial photodynamic therapy in inactivating resistant bacterial infections and provided a promising therapeutic means of treating serious infections, and hence could be applied in diseases caused by other bacterial strains.
PMID:33894372 | DOI:10.1016/j.pdpdt.2021.102301 | ESSENTIALAI-STEM |
King Cotton (disambiguation)
King Cotton was a phrase used to illustrate the importance of cotton to the Confederate economy.
King Cotton may also refer to:
* King Cotton (march), a military march composed in 1895
* King Cotton (novel), a 1947 novel by Thomas Armstrong
* King Cotton (play), a musical written by Jimmy McGovern and directed by Jude Kelly
* King Cotton (performer), stage name of Dicky Sony
* King Cotton Classic, a national level high school basketball tournament
* King Cotton, an album by Northern English folk band Fivepenny Piece | WIKI |
Facundo Oreja
Facundo Julián Oreja (born 14 June 1982) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a right-back.
Career
Aldosivi were Oreja's first club, which he played for from 2002 to 2008 and scored two goals in one hundred and fifty-one appearances in Torneo Argentino A and Primera B Nacional. In 2008, Oreja signed for Primera B Metropolitana side Nueva Chicago. He went on to feature thirty-three times and score one goal (vs. Brown) as Nueva Chicago finished 2nd in 2008–09. Further moves to San Martín and Ferro Carril Oeste in Primera B Nacional followed between 2009 and 2012, during which time he made a total of eighty-eight appearances along with two goals. On 5 July 2012, Oreja joined fellow Primera B Nacional side Gimnasia y Esgrima.
He played in thirty-six fixtures in his first season with Gimnasia y Esgrima, 2012–13, which concluded with promotion to the Argentine Primera División. In the Primera División, Oreja featured one hundred and twenty-one times for the club across his first five seasons in Argentina's top-flight. On 23 June 2019, after two hundred and twenty-one appearances for the La Plata club, Oreja agreed to depart by penning a contract with Barracas Central of Primera B Nacional. He left the club by the end of his contract in the summer 2020.
Career statistics
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The Hill's 12:30 Report | TheHill
Hey, friends! Welcome to the new 12:30 Report! We have a new look now, but the content won't change -- and neither will my affinity for bad puns ;). We'd love to hear your feedback, suggestions and any comments. Email me at cmartel@thehill.com. The Hill's 12:30 Report: Breaking - NFL owners consider requiring players to stand for anthem | Trump offers to compare IQ tests with Tillerson | Trump says NYT set up 'Liddle' Bob CorkerRobert (Bob) Phillips CorkerTrump announces, endorses ambassador to Japan's Tennessee Senate bid Meet the key Senate player in GOP fight over Saudi Arabia Trump says he's 'very happy' some GOP senators have 'gone on to greener pastures' MORE' | What to know about Trump's expected health-care order | Pittsburgh Penguins visiting the White House | DC getting two new Milk Bar bakeries TALK OF THE MORNING -- LOL AND WE THOUGHT THE 'MORON' TALK COULD BE OVER WITHOUT A MIDDLE SCHOOL FIGHT. HAVE WE LEARNED NOTHING?!: In an interview with Forbes, President Trump offered to compare IQ scores with his secretary of State, Rex TillersonRex Wayne TillersonState Dept. extends travel ban to North Korea Scaramucci breaks up with Trump in now-familiar pattern Senate braces for brawl over Trump's spy chief MORE, after reports that Tillerson had called him a "moron." Quote: "I think it's fake news, but if he did that, I guess we'll have to compare IQ tests," Trump said. Annnnd there it is --> "And I can tell you who is going to win," he continued. Full interview: http://bit.ly/2yVY3ut Other notable quotes from the interview: AND A LITTLE BIT OF HYPERBOLE: "I've had just about the most legislation passed of any president, in a nine-month period, that's ever served. We had over 50 bills passed. I'm not talking about executive orders only, which are very important. I'm talking about bills." COMING UP NEXT ON 'REAL WORLD: WEST WING': "I also have another bill ... an economic-development bill, which I think will be fantastic. Which nobody knows about. Which you are hearing about for the first time. ... Economic-development incentives for companies. Incentives for companies to be here." It's a beautiful "summer" Tuesday in D.C. The Washington Nationals risk elimination in the MLB playoffs today. Come on, guys! I'm Cate Martel with a quick recap of the morning and what's coming up. Send comments, story ideas and events for our radar to cmartel@thehill.com, @CateMartel and on Facebook. BREAKING — POSSIBLE NFL CHANGE REGARDING THE NATIONAL ANTHEM: NFL owners will consider a rule next week that would require players to stand for the national anthem. An NFL spokesman said in a statement obtained by ESPN that owners will have a chance to review the current policy, which encourages players to stand for the anthem but doesn't make it mandatory.” http://bit.ly/2xvJilD NEW REPORT — THREE WOMEN ACCUSE WEINSTEIN OF RAPE: Three women have reportedly accused Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein of rape. Who: Actress Asia Argento and former actress Lucia Evans, along with a third woman, said Weinstein had raped them. Full story in The New Yorker: http://bit.ly/2fYWS5Y DUDE I FEEL YA. I MEAN, HAVE YOU SEEN THIS CITY'S SPORTS TEAMS...?: Citing a confidant in the president, The Washington Post's Robert Costa, Philip Rucker and Ashley Parker report that President Trump's frustration in Washington is reaching a boiling point. Excerpt: "One Trump confidant likened the president to a whistling teapot, saying that when he does not blow off steam, he can turn into a pressure cooker and explode. 'I think we are in pressure cooker territory,' said this person, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to talk candidly." http://wapo.st/2zdsg90 NEW POLLING -- I'M SURE THIS ISN'T HELPING: President Trump's approval rating has fallen in all 50 states since his inauguration in January, according to a Morning Consult poll. For example: A majority of voters in 25 states said in September they disapproved of Trump's job performance. http://bit.ly/2i2KGoT ANOTHER STORY THAT COULDN'T SIMPLY FLOAT AWAY INTO THE DISTANCE: Remember how Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.), who is retiring at the end of this Congress, suggested in a New York Times interview that President Trump is unstable and is putting the U.S. "on the path to World War III?" Full NYT interview: http://nyti.ms/2xtywri WELL THIS MORNING -- I APPRECIATE THE USE OF 'LIDDLE': Trump claimed The New York Times set up Corker "to sound a fool" -- by recording the interview. Trump's tweet: "The Failing @nytimes set Liddle' Bob Corker up by recording his conversation," Trump tweeted. "Was made to sound a fool, and that's what I am dealing with!" http://bit.ly/2g89qvw AND IT OBVIOUSLY WASN'T OVER WITH THAT: The New York Times's Jonathan Martin tweeted back, "Corker had 2 aides on line, also recording, and they made sure after it ended that I was taping, too." I.e.: Corker knew what he was doing. http://bit.ly/2ycX8Zd WHERE MCCONNELL STANDS IN THIS FEUD: Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnellAddison (Mitch) Mitchell McConnellTrump faces crucial decisions on economy, guns Are Democrats turning Trump-like? House Democrat calls for gun control: Cities can ban plastic straws but 'we can't ban assault weapons?' MORE (R-Ky.) defended Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) amid his feud with President Trump. But McConnell side-stepped a question on whether he agreed with Corker: Asked about whether he agreed with Corker's criticism of Trump, McConnell said, "[Corker is] an important part of our team and he's a particularly important part of the budget debate which will be on the floor next week." http://bit.ly/2xxqMEM WHAT TO WATCH THIS WEEK -- MAKE WAVES, MAKE WAVES, MOANA: President Trump could make waves with his planned executive order on health care that is expected as soon as this week. What it will do: It would allow small businesses or other groups of people to band together to buy a form of insurance known as association health plans. What that means: That would make plans cheaper for healthy people, potentially luring them away from the ObamaCare market. The result could be that only sicker, costlier people remain in ObamaCare plans, leading to a spike in premiums. http://bit.ly/2yCD7N4 OP-ED -- WHAT TO EXPECT FROM TRUMP'S ANTICIPATED IRAN DEAL ANNOUNCEMENT: In an op-ed in The Hill, Joel Rubin, a former deputy assistant secretary of State for legislative affairs, gives his side of the Iran nuclear deal. Excerpt: "When President Trump declares this week, as anticipated, that the Iran nuclear deal is not in America's interest, he'll actually be saying one thing and doing another. This is because in a quirk, Congressional legislation requires the president to certify the deal but gives the power to terminate it to Congress, as it must then vote on whether to re-impose nuclear sanctions that will kill the deal. So Congress now gets to deal with the consequences of its own legislation. And President Trump gets to say he didn't end the deal, even though he's laying the groundwork for its actual disintegration." 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As far as could be determined, the weights of oil, passengers, crew, and baggage were correctly entered on the weight and balance form for the Boise-Pueblo flight.
The aircraft departed Boise at 1058 after receiving the proper ARTC clearance. It proceeded routinely to Pueblo, Colorado, via Burley, Malad City, Rock Springs, Rawlins-Cherokee, Laramie, Denver, and Colorado Springs, arriving at 1626. This flight of five hours and 28 minutes would, at 37 gallons per hour, have consumed 476 gallons. The quantity of fuel remaining at Pueblo must have been approximately 118 gallons.
The aircraft was refueled at Pueblo. A fuel receipt and a statement by the serviceman indicate that a total of 500 gallons was placed on board. The servicemen stated that he filled the two main tanks and put 100 gallons into each of the two rear or auxiliary tanks. He further stated, in substance, that there were 622 gallons on board the aircraft upon completion of the
refueling.
The weight and balance form for the flight from Pueblo to Lackland Air Force Baas did not carry a destination. This form indicates a total of 380 gallons of fuel in the front tanks, but did not carry an entry showing any fuel in the rear or auxiliary tanks. Fuel weight entered was 2,280 pounds. However, computations and the statement of the servicemen indicate a total of approximately 622 gallons of fuel, or an apparent discrepancy of 2A2 gallons weighing 1,552 pounds. Therefore, the gross weight at takeoff from Pueblo was 26,322 pounds rather than 2A,870 pounds, as shown on the weight and balance form. The maximum allowable takeoff weight from Pueblo (elevation A,725 feet) was 2h,950 pounds. The aircraft, therefore, was overweight upon departing Pueblo by a computed 1,372 pounds.
The flight plan filed prior to departing rueblo carried an estimated time en route of four hours and 30 minutes with fuel for five hours and 30 min- utes. This conflicts with the amount of fuel entered on the weight and balance form, since at 87 gallons per hour 380 gallons would be used in four hours and 22 minutes. This is actually less than the estimated time en route shown on the flight plan. The aircraft was airborne for approximately five hours and 37 minutes from takeoff until the accident. Icing conditions requiring in— creased Dower prevailed for at least the final one and one-half hours. There— fore, at the time of departure from Pueblo, there was more fuel on board than shown on the flight plan, and much more than the 380 gallons shown on the weight and balance form.
As far as could be determined, all other height items were correctly com- puted and entered 0n the weight and balance form for the Pueblo—Lackland Air Force Base flight.
Either Captain Epps or Reserve Captain Hitt obtained a weather briefing
by telephone from the U. S. Weather Bureau Station at Memorial Airport in Pueblo for the Pueblo—Lackland portion of the flight. This unrecorded briefing{ according to testimony of the weather Bureau, was comprehensive in regard to the probability of widespread icing conditions. The pilot, who did not identify 4 himself, displayed considerable interest in the expected weather and questioned3 the observer extensively. An IER flight plan was then filed by telephone with the FAA combined station—tower facility. It contained the following: Point of{ | WIKI |
Assign the Intune app protection profile to a directory-linked group Skip Navigation
Assign the
Intune
app protection profile to a directory-linked group
Create a Microsoft Intune app protection profile.
If users are members of multiple directory-linked groups and each group is assigned a different
Microsoft Intune
app protection profile, the
BlackBerry Bridge
app might not activate successfully or function as expected.
1. On the menu bar, click
Groups
.
2. Search for the directory-linked group.
3. In the search results, click the name of the directory-linked group.
4. On the
Settings
tab, in the
Assigned profile
section, click The Add icon.
5. Click
Microsoft Intune app protection profile
.
6. In the drop-down list, click the name of the
Intune
app protection profile that you want to assign to the group.
7. Click
Assign
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Tim Cook explains to Apple employees why he met with President-elect Trump – TechCrunch
In a series of answers to questions posted on Apple’s internal employee info service Apple Web today, CEO Tim Cook commented to employees on some hot-button topics. We obtained some of the answers to interesting questions about a few topics, including the fate of the Mac — but more on that later. First up is probably the most topical: Why did he feel it was important to meet with President-elect Trump? The short answer: You have to show up to have a say. Cook was part of a round table of tech leaders that met with Trump last week. The group included Sheryl Sandberg of Facebook, Jeff Bezos of Amazon, Larry Page of Google, Satya Nadella of Microsoft and others. There has been a lot of discussion about the event, but the most prominent difference of opinion among commentators was whether it was worth engaging Trump in this manner at all — given that the publicly expressed values of many of these leaders were at such odds with statements he has made during and after his campaign. Cook’s case in the internal communication, which we verified is legitimate, is that there was more value in engaging than there was in not doing so. “Personally, I’ve never found being on the sideline a successful place to be,” writes Cook. “The way that you influence these issues is to be in the arena. So whether it’s in this country, or the European Union, or in China or South America, we engage. And we engage when we agree and we engage when we disagree. I think it’s very important to do that because you don’t change things by just yelling. You change things by showing everyone why your way is the best. In many ways, it’s a debate of ideas.” So much for the “take your tech and stay home” camp. The response was given, specifically, to the following question: “Last week you joined other tech leaders to meet President-elect Donald Trump. How important is it for Apple to engage with governments?” In his response, Cook says that there are specific issues that Apple cares about deeply and that it would need to become an advocate for those things. “It’s very important [to engage]. Governments can affect our ability to do what we do,” he responded. “They can affect it in positive ways and they can affect in not so positive ways. What we do is focus on the policies. Some of our key areas of focus are on privacy and security, education. They’re on advocating for human rights for everyone, and expanding the definition of human rights. They’re on the environment and really combating climate change, something we do by running our business on 100 percent renewable energy.” Though this is far from a statement of intent, and he doesn’t mention them specifically, Cook’s strong statement does touch on a variety of topics that abut controversial Trump stances. “We very much stand up for what we believe in. We think that’s a key part of what Apple is about. And we’ll continue to do so,” he concludes. During the close reading and aftermath of the meeting, Cook’s dour expression (seen above) at the table became a meme of the moment. His stoic mien somehow transmitting what most people hoped was the attitude at the table: “I can’t believe I have to be here but someone has to do it.” Cook’s statements to employees seem to back that up. No one knows for sure whether President-elect Trump will in fact enact many of the sweeping changes to immigration policy, cybersecurity and environmental protection laws that he promised during the campaign — but his cabinet selections so far are not doing much to disabuse people of that notion. If there is going to be a healthy counter-balancing of those policies from the private sector, then CEOs like Cook must be willing to take a firm stance publicly. I was able to get a hold of this internal posting and it’s out there now, but it would be encouraging (as argued well recently by Kara Swisher) to see these kinds of statements made “on the record” — and for them to be made by more people at that table. I await your calls. Cook also talked about the future of the Mac desktop and Apple’s differentiating factor in a more and more crowded tech sector, but I’ll have more on that in a bit. Here’s the posting in full: Last week you joined other tech leaders to meet President-elect Donald Trump. How important is it for Apple to engage with governments? It’s very important. Governments can affect our ability to do what we do. They can affect it in positive ways and they can affect in not so positive ways. What we do is focus on the policies. Some of our key areas of focus are on privacy and security, education. They’re on advocating for human rights for everyone, and expanding the definition of human rights. They’re on the environment and really combating climate change, something we do by running our business on 100 percent renewable energy. And of course, creating jobs is a key part of what we do by giving people opportunity not only with people that work directly for Apple, but the large number of people that are in our ecosystem. We’re really proud that we’ve created 2 million jobs, just in this country. A great percentage of those are app developers. This gives everyone the power to sell their work to the world, which is an unbelievable invention in and of itself. We have other things that are more business-centric — like tax reform — and something we’ve long advocated for: a simple system. And we’d like intellectual property reform to try to stop the people suing when they don’t do anything as a company. There’s a large number of those issues, and the way that you advance them is to engage. Personally, I’ve never found being on the sideline a successful place to be. The way that you influence these issues is to be in the arena. So whether it’s in this country, or the European Union, or in China or South America, we engage. And we engage when we agree and we engage when we disagree. I think it’s very important to do that because you don’t change things by just yelling. You change things by showing everyone why your way is the best. In many ways, it’s a debate of ideas. We very much stand up for what we believe in. We think that’s a key part of what Apple is about. And we’ll continue to do so. | NEWS-MULTISOURCE |
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XPathPrecedingDocOrderIterator Struct
Definition
Iterates over all preceding nodes according to the XPath preceding axis rules, and returns nodes in document order without duplicates.
This API supports the product infrastructure and is not intended to be used directly from your code.
public value class XPathPrecedingDocOrderIterator
public struct XPathPrecedingDocOrderIterator
type XPathPrecedingDocOrderIterator = struct
Public Structure XPathPrecedingDocOrderIterator
Inheritance
XPathPrecedingDocOrderIterator
Properties
Current
This API supports the product infrastructure and is not intended to be used directly from your code.
Returns the current result navigator.
Methods
Create(XPathNavigator, XmlNavigatorFilter)
This API supports the product infrastructure and is not intended to be used directly from your code.
Initializes the XPathPrecedingDocOrderIterator.
MoveNext()
This API supports the product infrastructure and is not intended to be used directly from your code.
Positions the iterator on the next preceding node.
Applies to | ESSENTIALAI-STEM |
C-sharp major
C-sharp major (or the key of C-sharp) is a major scale based on C♯, consisting of the pitches C♯, D♯, E♯, F♯, G♯, A♯, and B♯. Its key signature has seven sharps. Its relative minor is A-sharp minor (or enharmonically B-flat minor), its parallel minor is C-sharp minor, and its enharmonic equivalence is D-flat major.
The C-sharp major scale is:
A harp tuned to C-sharp major has all its pedals in the bottom position. Because all the strings are then pinched and shortened, this is the least resonant key for the instrument.
Scale degree chords
* Tonic – C-sharp major
* Supertonic – D-sharp minor
* Mediant – E-sharp minor
* Subdominant – F-sharp major
* Dominant – G-sharp major
* Submediant – A-sharp minor
* Leading-tone – B-sharp diminished
Compositions
Most composers prefer to use the enharmonic equivalent D-flat major since it contains five flats as opposed to C-sharp major's seven sharps. However, Johann Sebastian Bach chose C-sharp major for Prelude and Fugue No. 3 in both books of The Well-Tempered Clavier. In Hungarian Rhapsody No. 6, Franz Liszt takes the unusual step of changing the key from D-flat major to C-sharp major near the start of the piece, and then back again to B-flat minor. Maurice Ravel selected C-sharp major as the tonic key of "Ondine" from his piano suite Gaspard de la nuit. Erich Wolfgang Korngold composed his Piano Concerto for the Left Hand, Op. 17, in C-sharp.
The Allegro de concierto by Spanish composer Enrique Granados is written in C-sharp major. Canadian composer and pianist Frank Mills originally wrote and performed his instrumental hit "Music Box Dancer" in C-sharp major; however, most modern piano editions have the piece written in C major.
Louis Vierne used C-sharp major for the "Dona nobis pacem" of the Agnus Dei of his Messe solennelle in C-sharp minor. | WIKI |
# Cherry Picking
A cherry-pick takes the patch that was introduced in a commit and tries to reapply it on the branch you’re currently on.
Source: Git SCM Book
# Copying a commit from one branch to another
git cherry-pick <commit-hash> will apply the changes made in an existing commit to another branch, while recording a new commit. Essentially, you can copy commits from branch to branch.
Given the following tree (Source)
dd2e86 - 946992 - 9143a9 - a6fd86 - 5a6057 [master]
\
76cada - 62ecb3 - b886a0 [feature]
Let's say we want to copy b886a0 to master (on top of 5a6057).
We can run
git checkout master
git cherry-pick b886a0
Now our tree will look something like:
dd2e86 - 946992 - 9143a9 - a6fd86 - 5a6057 - a66b23 [master]
\
76cada - 62ecb3 - b886a0 [feature]
Where the new commit a66b23 has the same content (source diff, commit message) as b886a0 (but a different parent). Note that cherry-picking will only pick up changes on that commit(b886a0 in this case) not all the changes in feature branch (for this you will have to either use rebasing or merging).
# Copying a range of commits from one branch to another
git cherry-pick <commit-A>..<commit-B> will place every commit after A and up to and including B on top of the currently checked-out branch.
git cherry-pick <commit-A>^..<commit-B> will place commit A and every commit up to and including B on top of the currently checked-out branch.
# Checking if a cherry-pick is required
Before you start the cherry-pick process, you can check if the commit you want to cherry-pick already exists in the target branch, in which case you don't have to do anything.
git branch --contains <commit> lists local branches that contain the specified commit.
git branch -r --contains <commit> also includes remote tracking branches in the list.
# Find commits yet to be applied to upstream
Command git cherry shows the changes which haven't yet been cherry-picked.
Example:
git checkout master
git cherry development
... and see output a bit like this:
+ 492508acab7b454eee8b805f8ba906056eede0ff
- 5ceb5a9077ddb9e78b1e8f24bfc70e674c627949
+ b4459544c000f4d51d1ec23f279d9cdb19c1d32b
+ b6ce3b78e938644a293b2dd2a15b2fecb1b54cd9
The commits that being with + will be the ones that haven't yet cherry-picked into development.
Syntax:
git cherry [-v] [<upstream> [<head> [<limit>]]]
Options:
-v Show the commit subjects next to the SHA1s.
< upstream > Upstream branch to search for equivalent commits. Defaults to the upstream branch of HEAD.
< head > Working branch; defaults to HEAD.
< limit > Do not report commits up to (and including) limit.
Check git-cherry documentation for more info.
# Syntax
• git cherry-pick [--edit] [-n] [-m parent-number] [-s] [-x] [--ff] [-S[key-id]] commit...
• - git cherry-pick --continue - git cherry-pick --quit - git cherry-pick --abort
# Parameters
Parameters Details
-e, --edit With this option, git cherry-pick will let you edit the commit message prior to committing.
-x When recording the commit, append a line that says "(cherry picked from commit …)" to the original commit message in order to indicate which commit this change was cherry-picked from. This is done only for cherry picks without conflicts.
--ff If the current HEAD is the same as the parent of the cherry-pick’ed commit, then a fast forward to this commit will be performed.
--continue Continue the operation in progress using the information in .git/sequencer. Can be used to continue after resolving conflicts in a failed cherry-pick or revert.
--quit Forget about the current operation in progress. Can be used to clear the sequencer state after a failed cherry-pick or revert.
--abort Cancel the operation and return to the pre-sequence state. | ESSENTIALAI-STEM |
Portal:Ancient Greece/Selected biography/2
Alcibiades Cleiniou Scambonides (Greek: Ἀλκιβιάδης Κλεινίου Σκαμβωνίδης, (pronunciation) transliterated Alkibiádēs Kleiníou Skambōnidēs) meaning Alcibiades, son of Cleinias, from the deme of Skambonidai; c. 450–404 BC), was a prominent Athenian statesman, orator, and general. He was the last famous member of his mother's aristocratic family, the Alcmaeonidae, which fell from prominence after the Peloponnesian War. He played a major role in the second half of that conflict as a strategic advisor, military commander, and politician.During the course of the Peloponnesian War, Alcibiades changed his allegiance on several occasions. In his native Athens in the early 410s BC, he advocated an aggressive foreign policy, and was a prominent proponent of the Sicilian Expedition, but fled to Sparta after his political enemies brought charges of sacrilege against him.
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(No. 7166.
December 15, 1944.)
IDAHO MUTUAL BENEFIT ASSOCIATION, INC., Appellant, v. W. L. ROBISON, G. W. SUPPIGER and B. W. OPPENHEIM, constituting and being the Industrial Accident Board of the State of Idaho, Respondents.
(154 P. (2d) 156.)
Z. Reed Millar for appellant.
Bert H. Miller, Attorney General, and Thomas Y. Gwil-. liam, Assistant Attorney General, for respondents.
GIVENS, J.
The Industrial Accident Board had apparently indicated it would require appellant to pay unemployment compensation premiums on certain of its agents. Appellant, not being acquiescent, instituted the present suit under the declaratory judgment law asking the court to construe the unemployment compensation statute (Chap. 12, Third Extraordinary Session of 1935, as amended by Chapters 9, 183, 187, and 188 of the 1937 Sess. Laws; Chaps. 202, 203, and 239, 1939 Sess. Laws; Chaps. 65, 175, and 182, 1941 Sess. Laws; Chaps.' 29, 68, 92, 1943 Sess. Laws) and attacking the same. A demurrer was interposed and sustained, hence the appeal, in which appellant makes these principal contentions: that the law is unconstitutional because it constitutes the board both investigator and trier of the facts without, in the first instance, a hearing where the employer is present before the examiner; that a direct appeal does not lie from orders of the Industrial Accident Board covering questions under the unemployment compensation law; that the penalties provided by the act are so severe as to render the statute unconstitutional; that the agents are not employees within the scope of the statute; that plaintiff is not engaged in any business or profession within the unemployment compensation law. Other questions were raised which by reason of the disposition of this case need not be considered herein.
Respondent took the position the court did not have jurisdiction under the declaratory judgment statute to entertain the controversy but entire jurisdiction was wholly in the Industrial Accident Board.
The declaratory judgment statute is broad and comprehensive. Conceding the Industrial Accident Board may determine its jurisdiction and attendant questions antecedent to enforcing the unemployment compensation law, as to the matters determined herein such right is not exclusive. (Inland Empire Rural Elec. v. Dept. of Pub. Service, 199 Wash. 527, 92 P. (2d) 258; Union Pac. R. Co. v. Bean, 167 Ore. 535, 119 P. (2d) 575.) There is nothing to indicate the power to construe statutes granted in chap. 70, supra, did not and was not intended by the legislature to include the unemployment compensation statute as well as all others. Its interpretation ánd applicatory scope as outlined by this court are sufficiently broad to encompass this controversy (Sweeney v. American National Bank, 62 Ida. 544, 115 P. (2d) 109), and the district court did have jurisdiction to entertain the suit and determine the meaning and scope of the statute to the extent herein indicated.
The constitutional amendment authorizing direct appeal from orders of the Industrial Accident Board to the supreme court was proposed by the legislature, House Joint Resolution No. 1, February 16, 1935, 1935 Sess. Laws, p. 377; before it was ratified the social security or unemployment compensation statute had been passed by the legislature, August 6, 1936, Chap. 12, Third Ex. Sess. of 1935, p. 20. Thereafter the amendment was submitted by the secretary of state, October 3, 1936, and ratified by the people November 6,1936. Therefore, at the time of the ratification and approval by the people of the constitutional amendment the Industrial Accident Board had by the legislature been given the duty of administering the unemployment compensation statute (Ch. 12, 3d Ex. Sess. 1935, sec. 10, p. 37), expressly providing that the procedure generally applied in workmen’s compensation cases, i. e., industrial accidents, should be applicable to the functions of the board in connection with the unemployment compensation statute (Ch. 12, 3d Ex. Sess. 1935, sec. 6, p. 27) and authorizing appeals from the board as in industrial accident cases (Ch. 12, 3d Ex. Sess. 1935, sec. 6, p. 27; 1941 S. L., Ch. 182, sec. 6(g), p. 405.)
The people, not the legislature, amend the constitution. (Art. 20, sec. 1.) True, in the absence of a constitutional convention, the proposal must be initiated by the legislature, but the amendment becomes effective when ratified by the people and not otherwise. (McBee v. Brady, 15 Ida. 761, 100 P. 97; Utter v. Moseley, 16 Ida. 274, 100 P. 1058; Johnston v. Wolf, 208 Cal. 286, 280 P. 980; Andrews v. Reidy, (Cal.) 54 P. (2d) 30; State v. Duncan, 108 Mont. 141, 88 P. (2d) 73; Porter v. First Nat. Bank of Panama City, 96 Fla. 740, 119 So. 130; Matheny v. Independence County, 169 Ark. 925, 277 S. W. 22.)
The legislature in passing a statute is presumed to have in mind the law that exists at the time the legislature enacts the statute. (State v. Fite, 29 Ida. 463, at 469, 159 P. 1183; Phipps v. Boise St. Car Co., 61 Ida. 740, 107 P. (2d) 148; Morrison v. Cottonwood Development Co., 38 Wyo. 190, 266 P. 117; Sandahl v. Dept. of Labor & Industries, 170 Wash. 380, 16 P. (2d) 623; State v. State Highway Comm., 38 N. M. 482, 35 P. (2d) 308; People v. Bucchierre, 57 Cal. App. 153, 134 P. (2d) 505; McLeod v. Santa Fe Trail Transp. Co., 205 Ark. 225, 168 S. W. (2d) 413; Nebraska Central Bldg. & Loan Ass’n. v. Yellowstone, Inc., 141 Neb. 679, 4 N. W. (2d) 762; Mandel v. Brooklyn Nat. League Baseball Club, 179 Misc. 27, 37 N. Y. S. (2d) 152; State v. Keedy, 124 W. Va. 408, 20 S. E. (2d) 468; Johns v. Town of Sheridan, 44 Ind. App. 620, 89 N. E. 899; Steiert v. Coulter, 54 Ind. App. 643, 102 N. E. 113; Ascher & Baxter v. Edward Moyse & Co., 101 Miss. 36, 57 So. 299; McKenzie v. Missouri Stables, (Mo.) 34 S. W. (2d) 136; Gully v. Harrison County, 173 Miss. 402, 162 So. 166; The Penza. 9 F. (2d) 527; Baker v. White, 251 Ky. 691, 65 S. W. (2d) 1022; T. M. Crutcher Dental Depot v. Miller, 251 Ky. 201, 64 S. W. (2d) 466; 59 C. J. 1038, sec. 616.)
The general rules of statutory construction apply to the amendment of a constitution. (Fletcher v. Gifford, 20 Ida. 18, at 26, 115 P. 824; Phipps v. Boise Street Car Co., supra; Zancanelli v. Central Coal & Coke Co., 25 Wyo. 511, 173 P. 981; People v. Denault, 81 Cal. App. 1, 253 P. 151; Badger v. Hoidale, 88 F. (2d) 208, 109 A. L. R. 798; Shepherd v. City of Little Rock, 183 Ark. 244, 35 S. W. (2d) 361; State v. Stewart, 57 Mont. 397, 188 P. 904; Wendell v. Lavin, 246 N. Y. 115, 158 N. E. 42; Wingate v. Flynn, 139 Misc. Rep. 779, 249 N. Y. S. 351; Hodges v. Dawdy, 104 Ark. 583, 149 S. W. 656; State v. Imel, 242 Mo. 293, 146 S. W. 783; Leach v. Auwell, 154 App. Div. 170, 138 N. Y. S. 975; Hoffman v. W. H. Worden Co., 2 F. Supp. 353; State v. Leslie, 100 Mont. 449, 50 P. (2d) 959; 12 C. J. 699, sec. 42.)
Since the people are the ones who give life to a constitutional amendment, the state of the law at the time they vote upon the proposed constitutional amendment is that which is controlling and must be considered as that which the people had in mind; therefore, when the people voted upon the amendment they perforce intended that direct appeals should be from the board concerning all matters of which the board had jurisdiction, and indeed there is no reason to think they did not intend such direct appeal to apply to any prospective- duties though not then in contemplation, as well as prior, otherwise, every time additional jurisdiction is given to any body, board, or court from which a direct appeal lies to this court, there would have to be an additional constitutional amendment.
Since the amendment was all inclusive, it would seem reasonable to conclude the amendment was thought sufficient to encompass appeals from the board to this court in both industrial accident cases and unemployment compensation matters and was so understood a,nd prospectively intended by the legislature and presently the people. There is as much reason and necessity for short-cutting appeals in the one as the other.
Furthermore, no possible advantage or reason can be advanced why there should be direct appeals from the board in regard to workmen’s compensation and not with regard to unemployment compensation or occupational diseases, which latter statute (1939 S. L., Ch. 161, p. 286) was passed after the amendment. Constitutional provisions must be read in the light of the law existing at the time of the adoption of .the constitution (amendment.) Christensen v. Hollingsworth, 6 Ida. 87, at 93, 53 P. 211. It has been universally held by this court prior to the constitutional amendment that upon such appeals the district court and this court are bound by the findings of fact made by the board. (McNeil v. Panhandle Lumber Co., 34 Ida. 773, 203 P. 1068, 67 A. L. R. 797; Kaylor v. Callahan Zinc-Lead Co., 43 Ida. 477, 253 P. 132; Butler Anaconda Copper Min. Co., 46 Ida. 326, 268 P. 6; Burchett v. Anaconda Copper Min. Co., 48 Ida. 524, 283 P. 515; Delich v. Lafferty Shingle Mill Co., 49 Ida. 552, 290 P. 204; Vaughn v. Robertson & Thomas, 54 Ida. 138, 29 P. (2d) 756; Fields v. Buffalo-Idaho Min. Co., Inc., 55 Ida. 212, 40 P. (2d) 114; Bybee v. Idaho Equity Exchange, 57 Ida. 396, 65 P. (2d) 730; Bower v. Smith, 63 Ida. 128, 118 P. (2d) 737; Stroscheim v. Shay, 63 Ida. 360, 120 P. (2d) 267; In re Cain, 64 Ida. 389, 133 P. (2d) 723; Jensen v. Bohemian Breweries, 64 Ida. 679, 135 P. (2d) 442.) The same provision is in the unemployment statute. (Ch. 182, 1941 S. L., sec. 6 (g), p. 405.) The supreme court then is as much bound by the proviso in one appeal as the other. There would be no trial de novo in the district court, the witnesses would not be called, and there would be no reexamination of the facts except to determine whether there are facts sufficient to uphold the order. (Brady v. Place, 41 Ida. 747, 242 P. 314.) Double appeals would double expense, and many times this would be an onerous burden without any benefit to any one, and no doubt actuated the amendment. No jurisdiction was taken from the courts in placing the administration of the unemployment compensation law in the Industrial Accident Board because this is purely a statutory proceeding and right and did not exist at common law. (Shields v. Johnson, 10 Ida. 476, at 482, 79 P. 391; People v. Burnham, 35 Ida. 522, 207 P. 589; Morton v. Morton Realty Co., 41 Ida. 729, 241 P. 1014; Brady v. Place, supra, at 751.
It is further urged the statute denies due process of law in this, that the board having administrative charge of the unemployment compensation statute would be determining status and imposing and exacting these charges, in the first instance, through the board’s employees, and in passing upon their legality would be functioning as prosecutor, jury, and judge; that it is one of the concomitant and essential elements of due process that a person’s cause be heard before an impartial tribunal, which the board would not be. The point assertedly is emphasized by the other provision of the constitutional amendment specifying that upon such appeals the board’s findings as to questions of fact are binding upon the courts. Reliance is had upon Abrams v. Jones, 35 Ida. 532, 207 P. 724. In the first place, however, the court there decided that the statute contained no provision authorizing the department of law enforcement to revoke licenses issued prior to the passage and approval of the act. The licenses therein considered had been issued prior to the passage of the statute, and the vital holding was “that respondent’s license is not subject to revocation by the department of law enforcement, upon the grounds and in the manner provided in the present dental law, the license having been issued prior to the passage and approval of said law.” The court continued: “We will, nevertheless, proceed to discuss the second question presented,” that is, as to whether or not the procedure before the board was due process on the ground stated herein. It would seem clear therefore that this discussion was in the nature of dictum because the court itself said, “we do not decide whether a procedure might be had under the law which would safeguard and protect the rights of the accused.” It was evidently considered that Abrams v. Jones was not authority for holding that due process was not afforded, in view of the point involved, by proceedings before the Industrial Accident Board. Such procedure- was an admonition requiring adherence to constitutional safeguards being inferentially approved. (Cook v. Massey, 38 Ida. 264, at 277, 220 P. 1088, 35 A. L. R. 200, on reargument.
Courts have quite uniformly considered hearings before a board, as the Industrial Accident Board herein, which has no personal interest in the controversy though its employees have made investigations and orders, are not a denial of due process. (City of Pocatello v. Murray, 21 Ida. 180, at 204-5, 120 P. 812; In re Edwards, 45 Ida. 676, 266 P. 665.) The board is not in the true sense of the word an adversary. (Berry v. Alderson, 59 Cal. App. 729, 211 P. 836; Winning v. Board of Dental Examiners, 114 Cal. App. 658, 300 P. 866; Employees of Utah Fuel Co. v. Industrial Commission, 99 Utah 88, 104 P. (2d) 197.) Similar provisions with regard to the finality of administrative fact finding exist in other statutes and have been held no denial of due process. (Public Utility Commission, secs. 59-502, 59-612. 59-629. I. C. A., 51 C. J. 60, 61. secs. 111. 112. and sec. 138 at p. 76; workmen’s compensation statutes, 43-1404, 43-1406-9, I. C. A., 71 C. J. 1372, sec. 1331; Federal Trade Commission, 15 U. S. C. A. 334, sec. 45 (c); National Labor Relation Board, 29 U. S. C. A. 239, sec. 160(f); Precision Castings Co. v. Boland, 13 F. Supp. 877, 85 F. (2d) 15.)
While the district court had jurisdiction to declare whether an appeal would lie directly from the board to this court and to pass upon certain constitutional questions, it did not have jurisdiction to determine whether or not appellant or its agents were within the scope of the act, since they involve fact finding. In other words we hold that the district court had jurisdiction to construe the law and pass upon its constitutionality, but that it had no jurisdiction to investigate the facts, to make findings thereon or to determine the weight of the evidence or credibility of witnesses. (Abelleira v. District Court, 17 Cal. (2d) 295, 109 P. (2d) 942, 132 A. L. R. 715; In re Persons Employed at St. Paul & Tacoma Lumber Co., 7 Wash. (2d) 580, 110 P. (2d) 877; Knestis v. Unemployment Compensation and Placement Division, 16 Wash. (2d) 577, 134 P. (2d) 76; In re Morton, 284 N. Y. 167, 30 N. E. (2d) 369; South v. Railroad Retirement Board, 43 F. Supp. 911; Johnson v. Pratt, 200 S. C. 315, 20 S. E. (2d) 865; Craig v. Kansas State Labor Commissioner, 154 Kan. 691, 121 P. (2d) 203.) These were questions to be determined by the Industrial Accident Board in the first instance reviewable on appeal. We will therefore not determine these phases of the controversy but leave them for the appropriate tribunal and consequent attendant procedure.
No penalties have yet been imposed, hence the question of whether or not such excessive penalties are authorized as to render the statute unconstitutional is not properly before us.
Appellant contends that sec. 7-5, as amended by sec. 6 of ch. 182 of the 1941 S. L., p. 405, is unconstitutional. While the authorities are not unanimous, we believe the better rule is to the effect that in connection with hearings before • administrative boards of this kind unless an' appeal is provided therefrom to a court, even though the scope of review be limited, due process is not satisfied. (Zachos v. Huiet, 195 Ga. 780, 25 S. E. (2d) 806; Precision Castings Co. v. Boland, supra; Warren v. Indiana TelePhone Co., 217 Ind. 93, 26 N. E. (2d) 399; Miller v. Price, 282 Ky. 611, 139 S. W. (2d) 450; Union Indemnity Co. v. Saling, 166 Okla. 133, 26 P. (2d) 217.) The requirement that any appellant by appeal submit to the jurisdiction of a board in an appeal wherein he might be questioning jurisdiction is violative of this principle. This portion of the act (“The filing of an appeal under this section by any person shall constitute a submission by such person to the jurisdiction of the Board and”) is therefore unconstitutional and cannot be sustained. In view of the legislative declaration and also because it does not in and of itself appear to be an integral or indispensable part of the act it may be stricken therefrom without affecting the balance of the act.
The other claimed constitutional defects bearing on the passing of the statute and its lack of clarity are without merit. (State v. Taylor, 58 Ida. 656, 78 P. (2d) 125; Idaho Gold Dredging Co. v. Balderston, 58 Ida. 692, 78 P. (2d) 105; Fisher v. Masters, 59 Ida. 366, 83 P. (2d) 212; Ada County v. Wright, 60 Ida. 394, 92 P. (2d) 134; State v. Headrick, 65 Ida. 148, 139 P. (2d) 761.)
The judgment of the trial court therefore, insofar as the sustaining of the demurrer was based on the conclusion that it did not have jurisdiction to entertain the action for declaratory judgment is reversed. Insofar as the demurrer was sustained on the ground that it did not have jurisdiction of the determination of the factual question involved, namely, whether or not the appellant’s agents were employee’s within • the contemplation of the statute is sustained, and this feature of the case with all attendant questions as indicated above is to be determined by the Industrial Accident Board, with right of appeal by any party deeming himself adversely affected thereby.
Holden, C. J., and Ailshie, J., concur.
BUDGE, J.,
Dissenting. — This action was instituted by appellant under the Declaratory t.Judgment Law. (1933 Sess: Laws, Chap. 70) in which it was sought to have the district court determine, adjudge and declare the rights, status. and duties of appellant under the Unemployment Compensation’Law (Third Ex. Sess. Laws 1936, chap. 12,' as amended by Sess. Laws 1937, chaps. 9, 183, 187 and 188; Sess: .Laws 1939, chaps. 202 and 239; Sess. Laws 1941,. chaps. 65, 175 and 182; Sess. Laws 1943, chaps, 29, 68 and 92) and particularly as it affects said Association with ,re-.; spect to the payment of unemployment compensation taxes upon its insurance agents.
In appellant’s amended complaint it is alleged, inter alia:
“That the plaintiff is now and at all times hereinafter mentioned a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the State, of Idaho, to-wit: Chap. 110 of the 1933 Session Laws of Idaho and Chap. 114 of the 1941 Session Laws of Idaho, with its principal place at Boise, Idaho.
“That defendants W. L. Robinson, G. W. Suppiger and B. W. Oppenheim are the duly appointed, qualified and acting members of, and now constitute the Industrial Accident Board of the State of Idaho; and as such the said defendants are charged with the administration of the Unemployment Compensation Law of Idaho (Chap. 12, 3rd Ex. Sess. Laws of 1935, as amended; Chap. 182, 1941 Sess. Laws) through the medium of the Unemployment Compensation Division of the Industrial Accident Board.
“The defendants, acting by and through the said Unemployment Compensation Division of the Industrial Accident Board, have heretofore notified this plaintiff of their intention to apply to this plaintiff the contribution provisions of said Unemployment Compensation Law, in retrospect to January 1st, 1936, as respects the earnings of agents of the plaintiff compensated on a commission basis in connection with sales of policies of insurance written by such agents on behalf of plaintiff.
“The plaintiff is a non-profit, mutual benefit association with limited powers, holding its funds, accumulations, investments, securities and properties in trust for its members, as provided in Sec. 4, Chap. 114, 1941 Sess. Laws of Idaho, and is in doubt as to its lawful authority to comply with the demand of the defendants heretofore made, in pursuance of the notice as set forth in paragraph III, supra, for payment of unemployment compensation benefit contributions * * *.
“The rights, status, legal relations and duties of the plaintiff under the said act (Unemployment Compensation Law) are in doubt, and uncertain; the plaintiff is, and since the enactment of said Unemployment Compensation Law has been advised that it is not within the scope of said act, and is under no legal obligation to pay the said contributions; the defendants have, upon ex parte investigation and ruling, held the said act applicable to agents of this plaintiff paid on a commission basis as aforesaid, and now proposes to enforce the said act against this plaintiff. This plaintiff has declined to pay the said contributions, upon the grounds hereinafter set forth; and by reason of its nature ás a non-profit benefit association operating upon a contribution basis the plaintiff will be irreparably damaged by enforcement of said act against it.
“The said Unemployment Compensation Act does not apply to said plaintiff association nor to the agents of this plaintiff, and is unlawful, invalid and inapplicable to this plaintiff for the following reasons: ”
Thereafter there is set forth in the complaint numerous reasons why the act is unlawful, invalid and inapplicable to appellant, and furthermore, the constitutionality of the act is attacked upon numerous grounds. It is not necessary to set out all the various allegations of the complaint attacking the constitutionality and validity of the act and its applicability to appellant, for the reason that if I am correct in the conclusion I have reached all questions sought to be raised and to have adjudicated, other than that of jurisdiction, would be determined by the trial-court in the first instance, and reviewed by this court on appeal in the event that either party should be dissatisfied with the judgment of the trial court.
The pertinent question here is whether or not the district court had jurisdiction to determine the controversy between the respective parties under the Declaratory Judgment Law, or whether the jurisdiction rested solely and exclusively with the Industrial Accident Board sitting as administrator of the Unemployment Compensation Law with authority to administer said law, and orders made by said board when so acting are subject to review by direct appeal to this court, and not otherwise.
The original Unemployment Compensation Law (Third Ex. Sess. Laws 1936, chap. 12, sec. 6) provides, inter alia:
“Any person aggrieved by the determination of the board shall have the right of appeal to the district court of the county in this state in which the dispute arose, and any person aggrieved by the decision of the district court, in eluding the board, shall have the right of appeal to the supreme court of this state.”
It is provided in sec. 5, subsec. (g) chap. 182, 1941 Sess. Laws, amending sec. 6, chap. 12, Third Ex. Sess. Laws, 1936, that in unemployment compensation cases:
“A decision of the Board, in the absence of fraud, shall be final and conclusive unless within thirty days after a copy of the decision has been served on the parties, either party appeals to the Supreme Court. In such appeals the jurisdiction of the Court shall be limited to a review of questions of laiv. * * *” (Italics mine.)
In other words, the original act provided for an appeal to the district court from all orders of the Industrial' Accident Board sitting as administrator of the Unemployment Compensation Law, while, by the 1941 amendment, the legislature sought to provide an appeal directly from the orders of the board to the supreme court as upon appeals from awards in industrial accident cases, and limited the jurisdiction of the supreme court to a review of questions of law only.
Sec. 20, art. 5 of the constitution provides:
“The district court shall have original jurisdiction in all cases, both at law and in equity, and such appellate jurisdiction as rpay be conferred by law.”
' Sec. 18, art. 5 of the constitution is as. follows:
“The legislature shall have no power to deprive the judicial department of any power or jurisdiction which rightly pertains to it as a coordinate department of the government; but the legislature shall provide a proper system of appeals, and regulate by law, when necessary, the methods of proceeding in the. exercise of their powers of all court below the supreme court, so far as the samé may be done without conflict with this constitution.”.
In Fox v. Flynn, 27 Ida. 580, 150 P. 44, art. 5, sec. 13, supra,- was held: to be a restriction upon the power of. the legislature to limit the jurisdiction conferred by the constitution on the judicial department of the state, holding that the legislature, had no powér to prescribe the jurisdiction of the district courts less broad than contained in sec. 20, art. 5 of thé constitution.
Legislative enactments limiting the jurisdiction of the constitutional courts of the. state cannot be upheld.
■ Prior to November 4,T936, sec. 9, art. 5 of the constitution read as follows:
“The Supreme Court shall have jurisdiction to review, upon appeal, any decision of the district courts, or the judges thereof, and any order of the public utilities commission; the legislature may provide conditions of appeal, scope of appeal,, and procedure on appeal from orders of the public utilities commission. * * *”
At its regular session in 1935 the legislature passed a joint resolution proposing an amendment to sec. 9, art. 5, the same to be submitted to a vote of the people at the general election on November 3, 1936, and proposed that the following additions be inserted in said section so that it would read as follows:
■ ‘The supreme court shall have jurisdiction to review, upon appeal, any decision of the district courts, or the judges thereof, and any order of the public utilities commission, and'any order of. the Industrial Accident Board: the legislature may provide conditions of appeal, scope of appeal, and procedure on appeal from orders of the public utilities commission and of the Industrial Accident Board. On appeal from orders of the Industrial Accident Board the court shall be limited to a review of questions of law.”
I assume it will be conceded that in the absence of the amendment providing for direct appeals from orders of the Industrial Accident Board to the supreme court (1935 Sess. Laws, p. 377) the district court would have had jurisdiction of both the subject-matter and of the parties in the instant case. The query then arises, did the amendment deprive the district courts of jurisdiction in unemployment compensation controversies, and vest in the Industrial Accident Board, exclusively, power under the Unemployment Compensation Law to hear and determine all matters enumerated in the Unemployment Compensation Law and the numerous amendments thereto, subject only to review upon appeal directly to the supreme court as in cases brought under the Workmen’s Compensation Law?
It will be observed that the resolution to be submitted to the people amending sec. 9, art. 5, supra, passed the House and Senate in 1935, and at that time there was no Unemployment Compensation Law in this state. The original Unemployment Compensation Law was enacted August 6, 1936, but did not become effective until September 1, 1936, and it provided, as heretofore pointed out, that it should be administered by the Industrial Accident Board until otherwise provided by law, acting not as the Industrial Accident Board but as administrator of the Unemployment Compensation Law. Otherwise stated, the legislature designated the Industrial Accident Board as the agency to administer the Unemployment Compensation Law. It could well have designated any other agency, bureau or commission. When administering this law the Industrial Accident Board is not acting under its power, constitutional or statutory, as the Industrial Accident Board, but merely in the capacity and possessed of the power and authority conferred upon it by the Unemployment Compensation Law.
The constitutional amendment to sec. 9, art. 5, wherein it is provided “the Supreme Court shall have jurisdiction to review, upon appeal, any decision of the district courts, or the judges thereof, and any order of the public utilities commission, and any order of the Industrial Accident Board,” has no application to the Unemployment Compensation Law, but has reference only to the Workmen’s Compensation Law, and wherein said amendment provides “the Supreme Court shall have jurisdiction to review upon appeal * * * any order of the Industrial Accident Board” cannot, by any stretch of the imagination, be extended to include any order of the Industrial Accident Board sitting as administrator of the Unemployment Compensation Law.
Clearly it was not the intention of the legislature in proposing the amendment, or the voters when adopting it, to provide for an appeal directly to the supreme court from any order of the Industrial Accident Board sitting as administrator of the Unemployment Compensation Law made at some future time in administering the Unemployment Compensation Law which was to be administered by the board temporarily, or until otherwise provided by law. If it had been the intention of the legislature such a provision would have been included in the amendment, and it would have read that a direct appeal to the supreme court would lie from any order of the Industrial Accident Board, or any order of the Industrial Accident Board sitting as administrator of the Unemployment Compensation Law.
Should it be held that under sec. 9, art. 5 of the constitution, as amended, the district courts may be by-passed and held to be without jurisdiction to entertain controversies arising under the Unemployment Compensation Law, and that review of all orders made by the Industrial Accident Board sitting as administrator of the Unemployment Compensation Law could be reviewed only by direct appeal to the supreme court, as in matters arising or growing out of the Workmen’s Compensation Law, and that the supreme court would be limited to a review of questions of law only, it would follow that in all appeals from any order of the Industrial Accident Board administering the Unemployment Compensation Law the supreme court would be limited to a review of questions of law only, and no review of questions of fact involved would be subject to judicial review or determination. Such holding would nullify sec. 20, art. 5 of the constitution, wherein it provides that the district court shall have original jurisdiction in all cases, both at law and in equity, and also overrule Fox v. Flynn, supra.
In my opinion the legislature had no power under the amendment to limit appeals direct to the supreme court from .any order of the Industrial Accident Board sitting as administrator of the Unemployment Compensation Law as it undertook to do in chap. 182, 1941 Sess. Laws, p.‘ 889, sec. 5, subsec. (g) and in chap. 68, 1943 Sess. Laws, p. 139, sec. 1, hence the above amendments were without force or effect and did not deprive the district court of jurisdiction in unemployment compensation controversies.
I concur in the majority opinion wherein it is held: “In other words we hold that the district court had jurisdiction to construe the law and pass upon its constitutionality,” but dissent from the holding “that it [district court] had no jurisdiction to investigate the facts, to make findings thereon or to determine the weight of the evidence or credibility of witnesses.”
To my mind the above holding is not sound. Either the district court had jurisdiction of both the parties and the subject-matter and that such jurisdiction carried with it power to determine every issue or question properly arising in the case, to do all things with reference thereto, and to grant full relief, or the Industrial Accident Board had exclusive jurisdiction of the entire controversy subject to review of questions of law only upon appeal to this court, not divided jurisdiction.
Under the majority holding it becomes necessary for appellants to go to the district court and have that court pass upon the constitutionality of the Unemployment Compensation Law, and that is as far as the district court can proceed. Then it becomes necessary for appellant to appear before the Industrial Accident Board, sitting as administrator of the Unemployment Compensation Law, where an investigation will be had of the facts, which cannot be reviewed on appeal to this court, the supreme court being limited under the constitution, as amended, to a review of questions of law only. There is no judicial determination of the facts except by an administrative board. Clearly this is not due process of law.
There is no question that the people, not the legislature,, amend the constitution, but the constitution must be amended by the people before its plain provisions are disregarded and courts deprived of judicial power in violation of the constitution by legislative enactment conferring such judicial power upon administrative boards. Furthermore, it is illogical to hold that under the amendment the people had in mind the enactment of the Unemployment Compensation. Law, or any other law enacted at a time subsequent to the' proposed amendment, or that the legislature would subsequently temporarily empower the Industrial Accident Board to administer said law, and that said amendment deprived the district court of all jurisdiction under the Declaratory Judgment Law and limited review of all proceedings had under the Unemployment Compensation Law. The people, no doubt, reading the proposed amendment understood that it had reference only to proceedings before the Industrial Accident Board in. industrial accident proceedings, not proceedings before the Board as an agency administering the Unemployment Compensation Law, or any other law subsequently enacted by the legislature designating said Board as temporary administrator thereof.
Whether or not the Industrial Accident Board, in the first instance, is authorized to determine factual matters in unemployment compensation proceedings is not necessarily here for determination. The only question here necessary to be determined is whether or not the district court, under the Declaratory Judgment Law, had jurisdiction to determine, adjudge and declare the rights, status and duties of appellant under the Unemployment Compensation Law. The Declaratory Judgment Law was enacted for the express purpose of avoiding unnecessary expense and delay by affording an opportunity to litigants to have their rights, status and obligations judicially determined in a proper proceeding thereby avoiding double appeals and double expense and unnecessary delay.
I am, therefore, not convinced that double appeals or double expense is a sound or sufficient reason, or any reason, to emasculate a constitutional provision, or that it actuated or influenced the adoption of the amendment to the constitution.
In my opinion the demurrer should have been overruled in its entirety, not in part. The district court had jurisdiction of the parties and the subject-matter without limitation, and should have proceeded to determine the entire controversy.
I am authorized to state that Justice Dunlap concurs in the foregoing dissenting opinion.
Chapter 70, 1933 Session Laws, page 113.
“Sec. 1. Courts of record within their respective jurisdictions shall have power to declare rights, status, and other legal relations, whether or not further relief is or could be claimed. No action or proceeding shall he open to objection on the ground that a declaratory judgment or decree is prayed for. The declaration may be either affirmative or negative in form and effect, and such declarations shall have the force and effect of a final judgment or decree.
“Sec. 2. Any person interested under a deed, will, written contract or other writings constituting a contract or any oral contract, or whose rights, status or other legal relations are affected by statute, municipal ordinance, contract or franchise, may have determined any question of construction or validity arising under the instrument, statute, ordinance, contract or franchise and obtain a declaration of rights, status or other legal relations thereunder.
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“Sec. 12. This Act is declared to be remedial; its purpose is to settle and afford relief from uncertainty and insecurity with respect to rights, status and other legal relations, and is to be liberally construed and administered.”
“(a) The term ‘covered employer’ where used in this Act shall, for the purpose of this Act, mean an employer as defined in Sec. 7-6 of this Act, who in any calendar quarter paid or became liable to pay for services rendered to him in covered employment occurring on or after January 1, 1939, wages amounting to $78.00 or more. Determination with respect to whether an employer is a covered employer and whether services performed for or in connection with the business of an employer constitutes covered employment shall be made by authorized representatives of the Board. Any person aggrieved by such a determination may file with the Board an appeal from such determination. Such an appeal shall be heard and decided by the Board consistent with the provisions of this Act with the procedure for handling disputed claims for compensation under the Workmen’s Compensation Law and review of the decision of the Board may be had in the Supreme Court in accordance with the procedure set forth in section 6, subsection (g), of this Act. The filing of an appeal under this section by any person shall constitute a submission of such person to the jurisdiction of the Board and whenever a certified copy of a final decision of the Board or of the Supreme Court under the appeal procedure herein set forth shall be filed in hny court, the matters determined in such decision shall be deemed to be conclusively established, as to the rights of the parties to such appeal, in the court wherein such certified copy is filed.”
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/* * This software is Copyright (c) 1986 by Rick Adams. * * Permission is hereby granted to copy, reproduce, redistribute or * otherwise use this software as long as: there is no monetary * profit gained specifically from the use or reproduction or this * software, it is not sold, rented, traded or otherwise marketed, and * this copyright notice is included prominently in any copy * made. * * The author make no claims as to the fitness or correctness of * this software for any use whatsoever, and it is provided as is. * Any use of this software is at the user's own risk. * * process - process options for readnews/vnews */ #ifdef SCCSID static char *SccsId = "@(#)process.c 2.14 1/17/86"; #endif /* SCCSID */ #include "rparams.h" #define OPTION 0 /* pick up an option string */ #define STRING 1 /* pick up a string of arguments */ struct optable *optpt, options[] = { /* optlet filchar flag newstate oldmode newmode buf */ 'p', '\0', FALSE, OPTION, UNKNOWN, UNKNOWN,(char *)NULL, 't', '\0', FALSE, STRING, ANY, UNKNOWN,header.title, 'a', ' ', FALSE, STRING, ANY, UNKNOWN,datebuf, 'n', NGDELIM, FALSE, STRING, ANY, UNKNOWN,header.nbuf, 'c', ' ', FALSE, STRING, UNKNOWN, UNKNOWN,coptbuf, 'l', ' ', FALSE, OPTION, UNKNOWN, UNKNOWN,(char *)NULL, 'r', '\0', FALSE, OPTION, ANY, UNKNOWN,(char *)NULL, 's', NGDELIM, FALSE, STRING, ANY, UNKNOWN,header.nbuf, 'x', '\0', FALSE, OPTION, ANY, UNKNOWN,(char *)NULL, 'h', '\0', FALSE, OPTION, ANY, UNKNOWN,(char *)NULL, #ifdef TMAIL 'M', '\0', FALSE, OPTION, UNKNOWN, MAIL, (char *)NULL, #else /* !TMAIL */ '\377', '\0', FALSE, OPTION, UNKNOWN, UNKNOWN,(char *)NULL, #endif /* !TMAIL */ 'f', '\0', FALSE, OPTION, ANY, UNKNOWN,(char *)NULL, 'u', '\0', FALSE, OPTION, ANY, UNKNOWN,(char *)NULL, 'e', '\0', FALSE, OPTION, ANY, UNKNOWN,(char *)NULL, '\0', '\0', 0, 0, 0, 0, (char *)NULL }; process(argc,argv) register int argc; register char **argv; { register int state = STRING; register char *ptr = header.nbuf; char filchar = NGDELIM; int len = BUFLEN, tlen; /* loop once per arg. */ if (argc > 1 && **argv != '-') nflag = TRUE; while (--argc) { if (state == OPTION) { if (**argv != '-') { xerror("Bad option string \"%s\"", *argv); } while (*++*argv != '\0') { for (optpt = options; optpt->optlet != '\0'; ++optpt) { if (optpt->optlet == **argv) goto found; } /* unknown option letter */ #ifdef TMAIL fprintf(stderr, "Usage: %s [ -a [ date ]] [ -n newsgroups ] [ -t titles ] [ -lprxhfuM ]\n", Progname); #else /* !TMAIL */ fprintf(stderr, "Usage: %s [ -a [ date ]] [ -n newsgroups ] [ -t titles ] [ -lprxhfu ]\n", Progname); #endif /* !TMAIL */ fprintf(stderr, "\t[ -c [ ``mailer'' ]]\n\n"); fprintf(stderr, " %s -s\n", Progname); exit(1); found:; if (mode != UNKNOWN && (mode&optpt->oldmode) == 0) { xerror("Bad %c option", **argv); } if (mode == UNKNOWN) mode = optpt->newmode; filchar = optpt->filchar; optpt->flag = TRUE; state = optpt->newstate; ptr = optpt->buf; len = BUFLEN; } argv++; /* done with this option arg. */ } else { /* * Pick up a piece of a string and put it into * the appropriate buffer. */ if (**argv == '-') { state = OPTION; argc++; /* uncount this arg. */ continue; } if ((tlen = strlen(*argv)) >= len) xerror("Argument string too long"); strcpy(ptr, *argv++); ptr += tlen; if (*(ptr-1) != filchar) *ptr++ = filchar; len -= tlen + 1; *ptr = '\0'; } } return; } | ESSENTIALAI-STEM |
NH GOP agenda pushes abortion limits for minors - Boston.com
CONCORD, N.H.New Hampshire has no law governing abortion, but Republicans believe they have the votes to require minors to notify their parents before obtaining an abortion. House Republicans' exclusion of a gay marriage repeal from their agenda has overshadowed their inclusion of parental notification as a top priority. They plan to put their collective votes behind passing the limits on abortion they say will be constitutional. After surveying new legislators in both the House and Senate, abortion rights supporters believe Republicans may have the votes to pass the abortion limits. I think they have a shot, said Pilar Olivo, executive director of NARAL Pro-Choice New Hampshire. That means, Democratic Gov. John Lynch could play a pivotal role in whether a bill becomes law. Four years ago, Lynch made New Hampshire the first state to repeal a law requiring parental notification for teenagers to get abortions. At the time, Lynch said he strongly believes parents should be involved in the decision, but the law was unconstitutional because it failed to protect the health and safety of the young women. In an interview with The Associated Press last month, Lynch would not say whether he would veto a parental notification bill -- a promise he has made if he is sent a bill to repeal gay marriage. He also would not outline what would be an acceptable bill. I am pro-choice, he said after being asked several times. I'm not going to prejudge the bills until I get them. New Hampshire's Legislature has a long tradition of supporting abortion rights, but some lawmakers make a distinction between granting those rights to adults as opposed to teenage girls. House Republican Leader D.J. Bettencourt dismissed attempts to classify parental notification as an abortion issue when he presented the GOP agenda Thursday. Bettencourt said it is a parents' rights issue, not a social issue. Olivo is hoping Lynch will continue to support teenagers' rights to obtain abortions. Governor Lynch has been a great supporter of putting women's health and safety first. We're hoping he'll continue to see that's the right thing to do, she said Friday. NARAL Pro-Choice America's 2011's guide to state laws says 43 states have parental notice or consent laws. Some require both notice and consent. In 2003, New Hampshire passed a parental notification law that required abortion providers to notify at least one parent 48 hours or more before performing an abortion on a minor. Republicans dominated the House and Senate then as they do now, but the bill only passed the House by six votes and by one vote in the Senate. Republican Gov. Craig Benson signed it into law, but it was never was enforced because Planned Parenthood of Northern New England and others filed suit. It was the first law regulating abortions in New Hampshire since the Legislature -- under Benson's predecessor, Democratic Gov. Jeanne Shaheen, now a U.S. senator -- repealed three criminal abortion statutes dating to 1848. A federal judge declared the parental notification law unconstitutional in late 2003 because it lacked a provision to forego notification in emergencies where the health of the mother was at stake. The state appealed and the U.S. Supreme Court sent it back to the federal court in New Hampshire to determine if the law could be salvaged. U.S. District Judge Joseph DiClerico put the case on hold while the Legislature acted. U.S. Sen. Kelly Ayotte, who was attorney general at the time, led the state's appeal. The law's supporters tried unsuccessfully to amend it to grant some form of health exception in emergencies. They stressed that parents' rights were at stake. After Democrats won control in the 2006 election, they moved quickly to strip the law from the books in 2007. Bettencourt said Thursday that Republicans will file a bill this time that includes a health exception to avoid the pitfalls of the 2003 law. Olivo said abortion rights advocates will wait to see the bill, but if it should become law they won't rule out suing to stop it from taking effect. We can't rule out any strategy. Our priority is for protecting women's health and safety. If it means bringing a legal challenge, we would do that, she said. | NEWS-MULTISOURCE |
Comprehensive 2023 Guide: The Google Sheets Unique Function
Data imported from multiple sources often contains multiple copies of the same entries or other errors. As such, one of the prime tasks in data cleaning is to clear duplicate values, ensuring that you are only left with a clean set of Google Sheets unique values in the column.
That’s where the UNIQUE function comes in. There are a number of ways to remove duplicates in Google Sheets, but in this tutorial, we are going to focus on the Google Sheets UNIQUE values function. This (aptly named) function helps extract unique values from a given range.
We will take a close look at what it does, its syntax, and different ways you can use it.
What Does the UNIQUE Function Do?
The UNIQUE function is used to filter unique values in Google Sheets by taking a range of cells and returning the unique values in the range after getting rid of duplicates.
The rows are returned in the order in which they appeared in the source range of cells. The great thing about the UNIQUE function, as opposed to other methods of duplicate removal, is that this function lets you remove duplicates without messing with the original data.
It also works dynamically, so any changes made to the original data also get reflected in the UNIQUE function’s result.
When to Use the UNIQUE Function
The UNIQUE function can be used in various situations:
• You can use Google Sheets to get unique values from columns from your data into a separate table.
• You can also use the UNIQUE function to remove duplicates from your data.
The Syntax for the UNIQUE Function
The syntax for the UNIQUE function is as follows:
UNIQUE(range, filter_by_column, exactly_once)
Here,
• range is the data that we want to extract unique values from
• filter_by_column is an optional parameter. It specifies if we want the data filtered by row or column. A FALSE value means we want it filtered by row, while a TRUE value means we want it filtered by column. By default, this value is FALSE
• exactly_once is also an optional parameter. It specifies if we want only entries with no duplicates. A FALSE value means we want to include entries that have duplicates exactly once, while a TRUE value means that we want to eliminate any entry that has duplicates completely.
The range parameter can include either a range of column names or a range of cell references. The function will show the result starting from the cell in which you entered the formula.
Use Cases for the UNIQUE Function
To understand how to use the UNIQUE function, let us use a few examples. For the first few examples, we will use the following data:
Use Cases for the UNIQUE Function - example list
You can find our example sheet here.
Using the Google Sheets UNIQUE Function to Find Unique Values in a Single Column
Let us consider the case where we want only the First names that are unique. In other words, we want to display all First names in the data set, with each name appearing only once.
For this, we will use the UNIQUE Google Sheet function as follows:
=UNIQUE(A2:A8)
1. In a new column, select a cell
2. Type in the equal sign and the UNIQUE formula
3. Select the cells in the column with the data
4. Close the brackets and hit Enter
Using Google Sheets UNIQUE Function to Find Unique values in a Single Column
As you can see from the above screenshot, copies of the names John and Paul have been removed from the result, and we are left with just 4 first names.
Using Google Sheets UNIQUE Function to Find Unique Values in Multiple Columns
Now let us consider the case where we want to work with more than one column, and we want to make sure that no two rows have the same combination of first and last names. We can use Google Sheets’ unique with multiple columns.
For this, we will use the UNIQUE Google Sheets function as follows:
=UNIQUE(A2:B8)
1. In a new column, select a cell
2. Type in the equal sign and the UNIQUE formula
3. Select the cells in the two columns with the data
4. Close the brackets and hit Enter
Notice that we used both columns A and B inside the UNIQUE function.
Using Google Sheets UNIQUE Function to Find Unique Values in Multiple Columns
From the above screenshot, we can see that individually, a first or a last name may repeat in a column. However, we cannot find any combination of first and last names appearing more than once.
This means John Smith’s name is not repeated, although it appears three times in the original dataset.
UNIQUE Function with the SORT Function
You can also make an advanced UNIQUE formula in Google Sheets by combining it with the SORT function in Google Sheets. With this combination, you can remove duplicates and arrange your data in a specific order simultaneously.
For example, in our example sheet, we can replace the UNIQUE formula with the following:
=SORT(UNIQUE(A2:B8))
SORT with UNIQUE
The result is a list of the unique names arranged in Alphabetic order.
The SORT function arranges things in alphabetical order from A to Z. If you want any other order, you can, for example, from Z and A, you can use the 2nd argument and 3rd argument.
Using UNIQUE Function in Google Sheets to Filter Data by Unique Values
The UNIQUE function of Google Sheets sometimes also works as a duplicate filter. This is because we can also use this function to filter out repeating values. In other words, any value that is repeating in the dataset can be removed from the output simply by changing the third parameter of the UNIQUE function to TRUE.
Here’s how we can use the UNIQUE function to retain only non-recurring rows in a dataset:
=UNIQUE(A2:B8,FALSE,TRUE)
Notice that we also specified the second parameter as FALSE (even though it is already FALSE by default). Whenever you want to specify the third parameter, you also have to explicitly specify the other parameters that come before it, even if they are optional.
Using UNIQUE Function in Google Sheets to Filter Data by Unique Values
Using the UNIQUE Function to Filter Data by Column
We can use the UNIQUE function to filter both by row and column. So far, we have seen only examples of filtering unique values by row. Let us now look at an example where we use the UNIQUE function to filter entries by column.
Consider the following dataset of 4 columns.
dataset
Out of these, two columns have exactly the same sequence of values, while the rest 2 have a different sequence of values. If we want to retain only the unique columns, we can use the UNIQUE function as follows:
Using UNIQUE Function to Filter Data by Column
As you can see, the third column has been removed since it was a duplicate of the first column.
Points to Remember About the UNIQUE Function
Here are a few points to keep in mind when using the Google Sheet UNIQUE values function:
• The UNIQUE function is used for discarding duplicates dynamically, so any changes you make to the source data get automatically reflected in the output of the UNIQUE function.
• You cannot make any changes to the output of the UNIQUE function. If you try to do so, you will end up getting a #REF! error.
• If you want to work on the output of the UNIQUE function, you can select the cells that comprise the output of the function, copy them by pressing CTRL+C and then paste them by value in the same place by pressing CTRL+SHIFT+V.
The UNIQUE function works great if you want to remove records where all the values are repeating. However, consider the following case where you want to remove a record when a part of it is repeating:
we could use a Google Sheets QUERY function to extract unique rows, while keeping some of the columns intact.
In the above example, we want to retain just one copy of John Smith’s record, but we also want to retain the sum of all his sales amounts. In such cases, the UNIQUE filter Google Sheets might not do a very good job.
As an alternative, though, we could use a Google Sheets QUERY function to extract unique rows while keeping some of the columns intact. However, the explanation of this technique is beyond the scope of this tutorial. To learn more about the Google Sheets QUERY function, click here.
Conclusion
In this tutorial, we went over the syntax and usage of the UNIQUE function. We also demonstrated different ways and use cases in which the Google Sheets UNIQUE function can be applied to get different types of results involving unique values. We hope that through this tutorial, we were successful in giving you a well-rounded idea about the Google Sheets UNIQUE function.
You might also like to read this article on two ways to find unique values in Google Sheets.
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Nahid Akhter is a writer, programmer, and online course content creator. She has an MS in Computer Science and has been in the education line for more than 14 years. Her specialization is in programming and Tech-writing, and her areas of interest include Office productivity, Artificial Intelligence, and Web design and development. | ESSENTIALAI-STEM |
Salesforce to buy MuleSoft for $5.9 billion
(Reuters) - Salesforce.com Inc (CRM.N) said on Tuesday it would buy U.S. software maker MuleSoft Inc MULE.N for about $5.90 billion in a cash-and-stock deal, illustrating CEO Marc Benioff’s push to bolster the company’s cloud-based portfolio with new technology. MuleSoft shareholders would get $36 in cash and 0.0711 of a Salesforce share, or $44.89 per share, representing a premium of 36 percent to Mulesoft’s Monday close. MuleSoft shares were up 5 percent in extended trading after rising 27 percent during the day. Salesforce shares were down more than 2 percent after the bell. Including debt, the deal was valued at $6.5 billion, the companies said in a joint statement. “It is really a natural fit for Salesforce to own Mule,” Steve Koenig, analyst at Wedbush Securities said. “Salesforce usually helps customers move to the cloud and digitally transform their business that often starts with CRM, so having Mule helps eliminate friction as customers transform their business and to provide a more complete solution,” he said. MuleSoft listed on the New York Stock Exchange on March 17 last year at $17 apiece. It closed up 40 percent on the first day of trading, giving it a market value of nearly $3 billion. Salesforce Ventures, the company’s venture capital arm, led a $128 million funding round in MuleSoft in 2015. Salesforce holds more than 18 percent of the global customer relationship management software market, followed by Oracle Corp (ORCL.N) with 9.4 percent, according to 2016 figures provided by research firm IDC. MuleSoft makes software that provides enterprises with tools to automatically integrate various applications, devices and disparate data to help businesses networks run faster. It counts Coca-Cola Co (KO.N), McDonald’s Corp (MCD.N), Salesforce and Spotify (SPOT.N) among its customers. Reuters had reported about the deal earlier on Tuesday. BofA Merrill Lynch is Salesforce’s financial adviser and Goldman Sachs advised MuleSoft. Reporting by Supantha Mukherjee in Bengaluru; Editing by Shounak Dasgupta | NEWS-MULTISOURCE |
Greg the Bunny
Greg the Bunny is an American television sitcom that originally aired on Fox in 2002. It starred Seth Green and a hand puppet named Greg the Bunny, originally invented by the team of Sean S. Baker, Spencer Chinoy and Dan Milano. Milano and Chinoy wrote and co-produced the Fox show. The show was spun off from The Greg the Bunny Show, a series of short segments that aired on the Independent Film Channel, which were based on the Public-access television cable TV show Junktape. A show spin-off, called Warren the Ape, premiered on June 14, 2010, on MTV.
Plot
In the FOX show, Greg was the co-star of a children's television show called Sweetknuckle Junction. Like The Muppet Show, Greg the Bunny treated puppets as though they were real creatures within the reality of the show. Although in this show, they were treated as a racial minority (who prefer to be called by the politically correct term "fabricated Americans"), sometimes struggling against second-class citizenship.
Humans
* Gilbert "Gil" Bender (played by Eugene Levy) – The overwhelmed TV producer and director of Sweetknuckle Junction and the father of Jimmy Bender. He expects Jimmy to succeed in his life.
* Jimmy Bender (played by Seth Green) – The human roommate of Greg the Bunny and the son of Gil Bender. He was a former pool man before he started working with his father where he hooked Greg up for a part on Sweetknuckle Junction. After Greg lands the part on the show, Jimmy becomes the production assistant to his father. In "SK-2.0," Jimmy temporarily became a creative consultant to help modernize the show. He went back to his production assistant job after "SK-2.0" caused the test audience children to have seizures and the network getting lawsuits from the parents of the children.
* Alison Kaiser (played by Sarah Silverman) – The network executive that Gil Bender works for. She used to work at PBS.
* Jack Mars (played by Bob Gunton) – An actor and Vietnam War veteran who plays Junction Jack, the railroad engineer host of Sweetknuckle Junction. Even though he has a distaste for puppets off-camera, Jack is the drinking buddy of Warren DeMontague and Count Frederick Blah. In "SK-2.0," Jimmy's filming of the alter-ego of "Sweetknuckle Junction" called "SK-2.0" had Junction Jack converted to a cyborg named Cybo-Jack who also wears a rocket pack. After the viewing of "SK-2.0" by the test audience children caused them to have seizures and their parents to file lawsuits against the network, Jack started playing Junction Jack again. In "Jewel Heist," it is revealed that Jack grew up on a farm where his job was to castrate the bull cattle. In "Surprise," it is revealed that Jack can shoot better when he dresses like a woman. In "Sock Like Me," Jack's reason for his puppet distaste is because his mother had an affair with a puppet while he was a child. This led to Jack's mom leaving Jack and his dad where she ran off with the puppet.
* "Dottie" Sunshine (played by Dina Waters) – An actress who is the beautiful human co-host of Sweetknuckle Junction. She is more comfortable around most puppets than any other person. In "SK-2.0", Dottie wore a sexy outfit. When "SK-2.0" fails to pan out where it caused the children test audience to have seizures and the network getting lawsuits from the parents of the children, Dottie goes back to her original outfit. In "Jewel Heist," it is revealed that Dottie is allergic to bees. In "Greg Gets Puppish," it is revealed that Dottie had a puppet best friend growing up where Dottie later confesses that the puppet in question was her maid growing up.
Puppets
There have been many puppets that have been used on the show. The ones who are exclusive to the show have been designed and built at Animated Engineering McAvene Designs. Several of these puppets that appeared on the FOX show were reused from the children's direct-to-video series The Adventures of Timmy the Tooth like some members of the Gingivitis Gang appearing as background crew members.
* Greg the Bunny (performed by Dan Milano) – A rabbit who is the title character of the show. Greg underwent many changes throughout the course of his career. The original Greg had buttons for eyes and did not have a mouth. In the Fox series, he was given a moving mouth and plastic eyes for the later episodes. When Greg the Bunny returned to IFC, his button eyes were restored and he lost his moving mouth. On the show, he acts mostly as comic relief, and jokes are made at his expense (particularly by Warren) about how he cannot act and that he's just there to look cute. In the IFC series, he lives with Spencer Chinoy and Sean S. Baker. In the Fox series, he lives with Jimmy Bender. Jimmy was the one who got his father Gil to give Greg a job on Sweetknuckle Junction where he portrayed himself as the nephew to the former character Rochester Rabbit co-starring alongside Junction Jack, Dottie, Count Blah, and Warren DeMontague. In "SK-2.0," the Sweetknuckle Junction alter-ego "SK-2.0" had Greg the Bunny playing "G. the B." When "SK-2.0" fails to pan out where it caused the children test audience to have seizures and the network getting lawsuits from the parents of the children, he becomes Greg the Bunny again. In "Greg Gets Puppish," Greg gets the Puppish name of Bizzleburp from Hurbada Hymena. In the MTV series spin-off "Warren the Ape," Greg makes an appearance when Warren spends time with him to become sexually abstinent. However, it ends up with the clueless Greg being arrested as a pedophile and losing his virginity while in jail. He was built by Paul McAvene.
* Warren DeMontague (performed by Dan Milano) – A helmet-wearing ape who is the second main character on the show later starring in his own series Warren the Ape. He is the only character who uses a separate character name on Sweetknuckle Junction playing Professor Ape. He portrays himself as a veteran stage actor trying to make a new name for himself while having several substance-related vices. He initially despises working with Greg the Bunny because of his lack of stage experience. Warren has an agent named Maury who Warren tends to call up for any acting opportunities. In "SK-2.0," there were fat jokes made about Warren which caused him to strangle the test audience child that insulted him enough for Gil and Alison to break it up. Jimmy's plans for the alter-ego of "Sweetknuckle Junction" called "SK-2.0" had him telling Warren to shed some pounds. During the filming of "SK-2.0" under Jimmy's supervision, Warren had to operate as "Prof Meister Ape" with Gil eventually telling him to say his lines with feeling or else he'll rip the stitches that were placed in his rear and suck out the fat with an industrial vacuum. When "SK-2.0" fails to pan out where it caused the children test audience to have seizures and the network getting lawsuits from the parents of the children, he portrays Professor Ape again. In "Jewel Heist," it is revealed that Warren had a relationship with Farrah Fawcett.
* Fredrick "Count Blah" Blah (performed by Dan Milano in the IFC show, Drew Massey on the FOX show) – A vampire who is another actor that had worked with Warren DeMontague many years ago. He is a parody of Count von Count of Sesame Street fame, although he regularly claims that Count von Count stole his act and took away his fame. In the IFC series, Spencer often asks Blah when directing to stop saying "Blah." This makes Blah very upset, as he insists that Blah is his gimmick. Blah was another puppet who underwent changes between series. In the IFC series, he has lighter skin and smaller eyes than he does on the Fox show and his hands are those of the assistant puppeteers.
* Tardy Turtle (performed by Victor Yerrid) – A turtle who is exclusive to the FOX show. He is portrayed as a slow turtle (hence his name), in the sense that he is regularly late as well as likely being mentally handicapped and often says very random things ("Crayons taste like purple," "... the green ones make me horny," "... drumsticks can also be chicken") in the manner of Ralph Wiggum from The Simpsons. Tardy also ends some of his sentences or when he is frightened with a high-pitched squeal much like Leonardo DiCaprio's character Arnie Grape in What's Eating Gilbert Grape. In the opening credits, it's said that he graduated from Harvard at the head of his class, indicating that there is a possibility that he is a Savant. When FOX cancelled the series, the puppet was "stolen" and FOX claimed copyright to it. Someone that resembled Tardy makes an appearance on the IFC DVD in one of the pre-episode audio introductions.
* Susan Monster (performed by James Murray) – A full-bodied furry purple monster with six breasts and a male voice who is exclusive to the FOX series. She works as an office worker at the network where Sweetknuckle Junction is filmed. In "Welcome to Sweetknuckle Junction," Susan was among the puppets who auditioned for Rochester Rabbit's part. In "Surprise," Susan is revealed to have a habit of eating stray cats. When FOX cancelled the series, they claimed copyright to Susan Monster's puppet.
* Rochester Rabbit (performed by James Murray) – A gruff rabbit born in 1946 who was the previous puppet host of Sweetknuckle Junction for 15 years until he was fired due to forgetting his lines at his age and was replaced by Greg the Bunny. He is mentioned to have 43 kids. After Greg the Bunny landed Rochester's part on Sweetknuckle Junction as Rochester's nephew, Rochester crashed the filming of the show and threatened to cut him up with scissors only for him to be knocked out by Jimmy during the on-set skirmish between Warren and Jack. In "Rabbit Redux," Greg's recurring nightmares of Rochester burying him alive causes Greg to want to patch things up with him. Greg and Jack find Rochester selling Stars Maps with Jack hoping to get back the meatloaf pan that Rochester borrowed from him. Rochester rants about how Greg stealing his part on Sweetknuckle Junction caused him to lose his home and go broke. Greg convinced Gil to rehire Rochester which resulted in Rochester behind hired as a janitor. Greg even fakes an injury so that Rochester can get a part on the Thanksgiving episode of Sweetknuckle Junction, where he dances during one of the musical numbers until he suddenly dies from a heart attack. During the memorial service/roast, some jokes are made about Rochester followed by a presentation where Rochester got hurt during each episode. When it came to Warren's talk about Rochester, the cigar that was placed in Rochester's dead mouth started to burn Rochester's dead body.
* Cranky (performed by Victor Yerrid) – A crew member who is often annoyed at things. He is a recycled version of Cavity Goon from The Adventures of Timmy the Tooth.
* Dr. Aben Mitchell (performed by Drew Massey) – Aben is the leader of the Pro-Puppet Movement and an advocate on Puppet Rights. Being a Live-Hand Puppet, Drew Massey is assisted in performing him by James Murray.
* Gay Bear (performed by Drew Massey) – A bear that acts gay. He was among the puppets that auditioned for Rochester Rabbit's part on Sweetknuckle Junction in the episode "Welcome to Sweetknuckle Junction."
* Mr. Hygiene (performed by Victor Yerrid) –
* Hurbada Hymena (performed by Drew Massey) – The leader of the militant puppet group called International Puppets Alliance.
* Mushma and Ratagaba (performed by James Murray and Drew Massey) – Two members of the International Puppets Alliance that work for Hurbada. Mushma is a furry one-eyed monster and Ratagaba is a tall-headed goat-like creature.
* Crippled Writer (performed by Victor Yerrid) – A leg brace-wearing writer at the network who is exclusive to the FOX series. In "The Singing Mailman," the Crippled Writer's forearm crutches were once stolen by Leo Kornelly after he had a fall and nobody has come to help the Crippled Writer up.
* Jamaican Guy (performed by James Murray) – A Jamaican puppet who provides the piano music for Sweetknuckle Junction. Similar to Count Blah saying "Blah," Jamaican Guy says "Mon" at the end of his sentences as seen in "Dottie Heat" during their card game with Warren, Jack, a dog puppet, and an unnamed crew member.
* The Wumpus (performed by Dan Milano) – A monster character exclusive to the IFC show. He is a parody of the Sesame Street Monsters and is very clumsy. The Wumpus, created by Chris Bergoch, first appeared in the early nineties in a Bergoch short.
* Pal Friendlies (performed by Dan Milano) – A character exclusive to the IFC show. He is the talent agent for all the puppets who work on the show, although he is a very ineffective one. He also doubles as a lawyer in some episodes.
* Elephant Man (performed by Paul McGinnis) – A puppet character that is modeled after Joseph Merrick who is exclusive to the IFC show.
Background and production
Junktape was a half-hour, bi-weekly Public-access television show created by Sean S. Baker, Spencer Chinoy and Dan Milano. The show aired on New York City's Manhattan Neighborhood Network, Monday nights at 11:30 pm. Eventually, the show got the attention of the Independent Film Channel and given its own series of regular segments starring one of the main characters from Junktape, Greg the Bunny. The Greg the Bunny Show on IFC involved Greg and other characters introducing independent films being screened by using skits that parodied the films.
The Fox show made its debut in March 2002 and its last episode aired in August 2002, with two episodes unaired. Its failure was largely ascribed to the show runner and networks' seeming cluelessness as to the direction they wanted the show to take. The network promoted Greg the Bunny as a puppet show for adults, but within the show itself, they insisted on toning down its edgier aspects. The creators felt these changes caused the show to lose something, and gave it much more of a traditional sitcom feel. The show runner and network also wanted to focus the show more on the human cast, while the creators maintained that the puppets were the heart of the show. Despite these problems, the series acquired a significant cult following, and was eventually released on DVD in 2004.
In August 2005, Greg the Bunny returned to the IFC, in a series of short segments, spoofing both old and new movies such as Annie Hall, Miller's Crossing, Barton Fink, Fargo, Blue Velvet, Easy Rider and Pulp Fiction. The cast for these segments primarily features puppets Greg and Warren Demontague with appearances from Count Blah, new character Pal Friendlies, and returning character The Wumpus. Tardy the Turtle and Susan were unable to appear in the IFC series because they were the property of FOX.
Episodes
The episodes appear in production code order on the DVD release.
IFC shorts (2005)
Greg the Bunny returned as a series of 12-minute shorts that aired on IFC, starting in August 2005.
Home media
The original "Greg the Bunny: The Complete Series" DVD was released October 19, 2004.
The IFC series was partially released as "Greg the Bunny: Best of the Film Parodies" October 24, 2006.
The remainder of the IFC series released as "The Passion of Greg the Bunny: Best of the Film Parodies, Vol. 2" May 6, 2008.
Appearances in other shows
* Greg the Bunny made a guest segment on Mad TV (episode 719, aired 2002): in it, Greg, the jaded pro, deals with an audition for a minor part from his psychotic first drama teacher.
* Greg the Bunny appeared in the Duel Masters episode "Kokujo Strikes Back." He was portrayed as the world's second best duelist.
* Peter Griffin mentions Greg the Bunny at the beginning of the Family Guy comeback episode "North by North Quahog", when he lists the shows that Family Guy was cancelled to "make room for" (roughly shows that were cancelled and their entire run was between the original cancellation and return of Family Guy). As he says "Greg the Bunny", he moves his head toward Chris, referencing the fact that Seth Green, one of the stars in Greg the Bunny, is also Chris' voice actor.
* An original Greg the Bunny short was created by Dan Milano for the 100th episode of the podcast "Star Wars Action News". While no other puppets were featured, the skit showed Greg playing with his favorite Star Wars action figures. Creator Dan Milano also was featured in a second, separate, video segment.
* Footage of the show can be seen in Sean Baker's Starlet and The Florida Project. | WIKI |
I’m starting a small/medium-sized python project, likely in Test Driven Development. My backgrounds are more in C and java than python (I used ant and makefile)
I know that in python you might not need a build tool, but I will, because I’ll use cython and PyInstaller (the thing should work on a couple of different UNIXes, without depending directly on python) and I’d like the convenience of selecting the tests form CLI, building the docs, maybe check dependencies, etc.
Somebody is complaining that python lacks a make-like tool.
I know that few tools exist, like scon and paver, but I’d like to hear from real users and not just their website. Does anybody use paver?
What’s about the usual setup.py that comes with many packages? I looked into a few to see if there is a common usage, but I didn’t find anything interesting (maybe I used the wrong examples)
Do you recommend sticking with things I already know (ant and Makefile) at least to start? If so, is there any ant extension you recommend for python (+cython+pyinstaller+pyUnit)?
EDIT: to avoid further answers like jwp’s one, note that, for this project, I absolutely need my program being a standalone executable because it is absolutely impossible to have a python VM on the target platform where the executable will run. I have exactly the same hw available for compiling, so luckly I don’t need to cross-compile (but I’d do the development on a more friendly Linux).
I’d also like to test if my code compile in Cython from the beginning, not to premature optimize, but just to be sure that I’m not going too far with the use of incompatible features, which would require a painful refactoring if Cython would be seriously needed.
So please focus on my actual question
Your requirements suggest rather Scons which, according to their website, has more control over variety of building tasks than Paver. In the latter you would end up using a lot of sh() which runs a regular command line programs.
Recently, I started using Paver which is really great to run tests, build documentations with Sphinx, but I use only pure Python.
If you want to see what’s possible with Paver I highly recommend those 2 articles:
converting-from-make-to-paver and writing-technical-documentation by Doug Hellmann and you definitely want to check his pavement.py configuration file.
If it is at all possible, I’d suggest avoiding extension modules(C/cython) in the beginning. Get your all code written in Python, use a simple distutils based configuration, run your tests using -m (python -m mypkg.test.testall, or whatever; import unittest).
Once you get your project to a comfy state, then start tackling some optimizations with cython and the extra project management that comes with that. distutils can build extension modules, so I’m not sure you’ll need make/scons..
project-dir/
setup.py
mypkg/
__init__.py
mymod.py
test/
__init__.py
testall.py
testsomething_specific.py
I’ve been using setuptools for this, sometimes in combination with Ant for more complex stuff, or for integrating with other builds. In general it has worked well for me, but I’ve heard some people at #python (freenode) complain about a generally low source quality for this package, and recommending the standard distutils.
One thing to really watch out with if you are used to Java (like me), is that python does not support split packages. That is, you cannot put site.db in src/site/db, site.view in src2/site/view, put src and src2 on PYTHONPATH and the expect everything to work. This caused major headaches for me with the build tools, it worked a bit sporadically 🙂
One tool I love is virtualenv: http://pypi.python.org/pypi/virtualenv
from the site:
What It Does
virtualenv is a tool to create isolated Python environments.
The basic problem being addressed is one of dependencies and versions, and indirectly permissions. Imagine you have an application that needs version 1 of LibFoo, but another application requires version 2. How can you use both these applications? If you install everything into /usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages (or whatever your platform’s standard location is), it’s easy to end up in a situation where you unintentionally upgrade an application that shouldn’t be upgraded.
You can also try: http://pypi.python.org/pypi/zc.buildout
from the site:
The Buildout project provides support for creating applications, especially Python applications. It provides tools for assembling applications from multiple parts, Python or otherwise. An application may actually contain multiple programs, processes, and configuration settings.
Tried it a couple of times, excellent for deploying development envrionments, maybe it’s too much for your needs.
I’ve also been told and read in a couple of places that nose is a very cool testing tool
http://somethingaboutorange.com/mrl/projects/nose/0.11.1/, I’m looking for some free time to try it.
Hope It helps
Cheers,
Ale
to avoid further answers like jwp’s one, note that, for this project, I absolutely need my program being a standalone executable because it is absolutely impossible to have a python VM on the target platform where the executable will run. I have exactly the same hw available for compiling, so luckly I don’t need to cross-compile (but I’d do the development on a more friendly Linux).
I’d also like to test if my code compile in Cython from the beginning, not to premature optimize, but just to be sure that I’m not going too far with the use of incompatible features, which would require a painful refactoring if Cython would be seriously needed.
If all you’re looking for is to have a stand-alone executable, you don’t need to run Cython. There are a few good libraries for doing this:
However, to run Python code, you’re simply going to have to install an interpreter or virtual machine on the target machine in some form or fashion. The solutions I presented involve merely embedding the interpreter to make it easier to install. In fact, I’m pretty sure (but could be wrong) that Cython won’t allow you to build a stand-alone executables. It’s mainly meant for creating extensions to the Python interpreter.
However, there are a couple of other alternatives. If you have a Java interpreter on the target machine, you can run Jython. There’s also a IronPython for .net. However, you will still have to distribute the runtimes for these languages with your project.
In short, if you want a stand-alone executable with no dependencies, your only option is pretty much to go with straight C or C++.
If you are looking for a simple python based build tool. Check out pynt. Tasks in pynt are just (decorated) python function. It also support Rake style parameter passing to tasks. | ESSENTIALAI-STEM |
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Peking Plan
The Peking Plan (or Operation Peking) was an operation in which three destroyers of the Polish Navy, the ORP Burza, ORP Błyskawica (H34), and ORP Grom (1936), were evacuated to the United Kingdom in late August and early September 1939. They were ordered to travel to British ports and assist the British Royal Navy in the event of a war with Nazi Germany. The plan was successful and allowed the ships to avoid certain destruction or capture in the German invasion.
Background
The plan was created in order to remove the Destroyer Division (Dywizjon Kontrtorpedowców) of the Polish Navy from the Baltic Sea operation theatre. The Kriegsmarine had a significant numerical advantage over the Polish Navy, and in the event of a war the Polish High Command realised that ships which remained in the Baltic Sea were likely to be quickly sunk by the Germans. Also, the Danish straits were well within the operational range of the Kriegsmarine and Luftwaffe, so there was little chance for the plan to succeed, if implemented after hostilities began.
On 24 August 1939, the British government, through Lieutenant-General Sir Adrian Carton De Wiart, head of the British Military mission, made strong representations to Marshal Edward Śmigły-Rydz, commander-in-chief of the Polish Forces, that the most modern elements of the fleet be evacuated from the Baltic Sea. Although Śmigły-Rydz resisted the idea at first, he finally agreed.
Part of Śmigły-Rydz's reason for so doing was the idea of a Romanian Bridgehead. It was hoped the Polish forces could hold out in the southeast of the country, near the common border with Romania, until relieved by a Franco-British offensive. The western powers could send munitions and arms via Romanian ports and railways, and the Polish Navy would escort the ships delivering the supplies to Romanian ports.
Docking at Edinburgh
As tensions between Poland and Germany increased, the Commander of the Polish Fleet, Counter Admiral Józef Unrug signed the order for the operation on 26 August 1939, a day after the signing of the Polish-British Common Defence Pact. The order was delivered in sealed envelopes to the ships' command. On 29 August, the fleet received the signal "Peking, Peking, Peking" from the Polish Commander-in-Chief, Marshal Śmigły-Rydz: "Execute Peking". At 12:55 hours, the ships received the signal via signal flags or radio from the signal tower at Oksywie. The respective commanders of the ships opened the envelopes and departed at 14:15 under the command of Komandor porucznik Roman Stankiewicz. Błyskawica was commanded by Komandor porucznik Włodzimierz Kodrębski, Burza by Komandor podporucznik Stanisław Nahorski and Grom by Komandor porucznik Aleksander Hulewicz.
The ships sailed without any problems through the Baltic, entering Øresund after midnight. In the passage they encountered the German light cruiser Königsberg and a destroyer, but as the war had not yet started there was no combat. The Polish ships then passed through the Kattegat and Skagerrak. On 31 August, the ships were spotted and followed by German reconnaissance seaplanes, and the group changed course towards Norway in order to shake off the pursuit during the night, when they returned to their original course towards the UK. The ships entered the North Sea, and at 0925 on 1 September learned about the German invasion of Poland. At 12:58, they encountered the Royal Navy destroyers HMS Wanderer (D74) and HMS Wallace (1918) and received a liaison officer. At 17:37, they docked in Leith, the port of Edinburgh.
Aftermath in Allied Forces
The Peking Plan generated controversy in Poland, but it proved to be a wise decision. The ships and their crews served alongside the Royal Navy throughout the war (the ORP Burza and ORP Błyskawica survived the war, whereas the ORP Grom was sunk on 4 May 1940 in the Rombaken fjord, near Narvik, during the Norwegian Campaign). On the other hand, all the other surface ships of the Polish Navy which had remained in the Baltic were engaged and sunk or captured by the German fleet, starting with the Battle of the Gdańsk Bay on 1 September. The two remaining major warships of the Polish fleets, the destroyer Wicher and the heavy minelayer Gryf, were both sunk by 3 September 1939.
As for the Germans, in the face of the Peking Plan on 30 August, they recalled from the Baltic Sea the tactical unit which had been assigned to engage them — the three light cruisers Nürnberg, Köln and Leipzig, under Vice-Admiral Hermann Densch. | WIKI |
Sonja Kastl
Sonja Kastl (born July 14, 1929) is a Croatian film and stage actress, teacher, dancer and choreographer.
Early and personal life
Kastl was born in Zagreb on July 14, 1929, to a Croatian Jewish family of Đuro and Josipa Kastl. Her father was an architect and her mother was an opera singer. Kastl's mother abruptly ended her career because of the husband and his family disapproval. Kastl's family has relative connections with Croatian politician Stjepan Radić. From her second marriage with doctor Boris Zimermann, Kastl had a 22-year-old daughter Mirjana who was killed in a car accident.
Career
Kastl began dancing at the age of five in the rhythmic school of Mirjana Janeček Stropnik. As a schoolgirl, she danced in the theater "Children's empire". In this theater Kastl sang and danced in the ballets "Little Red Riding Hood", "Three girls" and "Queen of dolls". In 1944, Kastl began her professional ballerina career at the Zagreb Opera Ballet. From 1947, she danced the solo roles. In 1949, Kastl acted in the film "Flag", where she embodied the character of a promising young ballerina Marija. She has performed in ballets such as Sleeping Beauty, Ballad of Medieval Love, Romeo and Juliet, Coppélia, Cinderella, The Slaughter of the Amazons, The Miraculous Mandarin and The Devils of Loudun. With the last one she has traveled the world together with choreographers Pio and Pina Mlakar. At 35, Kastl abandoned her career as a dancer due to a knee injury. Soon after she became the director of the ballet at the Croatian National Theatre in Zagreb. Over the next 40 years she worked at the choreography. In 2007, her memoir "To dance is to live" was released, written by singer and writer Davor Schopf and dancer and ballet critic Mladen Mordej Vučković.
Honors
In 1991, Kastl received the Vladimir Nazor Award for her lifetime achievement. | WIKI |
Yi Hyŏn-un
Yi Hyŏn-un was a Goryeo military commander. He was a subordinate of Kang Cho.
Biography
In 1009, Yi participated in Kang Cho's coup to destroy Kim Chi-yang's faction, dethrone King Mokjong and install King Hyeonjong. Prior to the coup, he was the vice military inspector of Seobukmyeon and the Vice Minister of Personnel. After the coup, Kang Cho merged the Security Council, the Office of Transmission , and the Institute of Palace Miscellaneousness into the newly formed Palace Secretariat. Kang was appointed as the head of the Palace Secretariat, and Yi Hyŏn-un, as his deputy, was made its vice head.
When the Khitan Liao invaded Goryeo in response to the coup in 1010, Yi became Kang's second-in-command, as the haengyŏng tot'ongbusa of the Goryeo army sent to fight the Khitans. Kang and Yi were both captured in battle and brought before Emperor Shengzong of Liao. Emperor Shengzong asked both men to defect and serve the Liao. While Kang Cho refused, Yi Hyŏn-un accepted. He told the emperor that "Now that I have seen the bright new sun and moon with my own two eyes, how could I persist to think of the old streams and mountains?"
In popular culture
* Portrayed by Choi Jun-yong in the 2009 KBS2 TV series Empress Cheonchu.
* Portrayed by Kim Jae-min in the 2023 KBS1 TV series Korea–Khitan War. | WIKI |
Puppigerus
Puppigerus is an extinct genus of sea turtle from the Eocene. It is known from finds in the United States, the United Kingdom, Belgium, Denmark, and Uzbekistan.
Taxonomy
Puppigerus was described by Edward Drinker Cope in 1870. As of 1997, P. camperi and P. crassicostata were considered the two valid species. P. camperi was later thought to be the sole species of the genus until the 2005 discovery of P. nessovi from Uzbekistan.
Description
Fossils show that Puppigerus was around 90 cm long, and its weight has been estimated as being somewhere around 9 - 14 kg. Although cheloniids such as Puppigerus first appeared during the Cretaceous, several traits of this genus give it more of a resemblance to modern cheloniids: its "huge" eyes pointed sideways rather than upward, unlike more primitive cheloniids, and its shell was completely ossified. The pygal (rearmost plate of the upper shell) also lacked the notch seen in earlier cheloniids. It was a herbivore, living on marine vegetation, and one of the "best-adapted" prehistoric turtles; its "unusually large" eyes helped it gather as much light as possible, and its specialized jaw structure kept it from accidentally breathing in water. Its front legs were flipper-like, but its hind legs were not developed in this manner, suggesting it would have spent considerable time on dry land, where females would have laid their eggs.
Palaeoecology
Puppigerus camperi is known from the London Clay and Bracklesham Beds of England, as well as the Sables de Bruxelles and the Sables de Wemmel of Belgium. P. nessovi is known from the Dzheroi 2 locality of Uzbekistan. A Puppigerus species is also known from the Fur Formation of Denmark. | WIKI |
Chapter 14
1. OOP enables programmers to model programming objects after complex real-world objects, and to reuse existing, tested code.
2. An example in this chapter of information hiding or encapsulation is the use of public member functions to govern read and write access to private member variables .
3. Inheritance involves an is a relationship. An example is a student is a person.
4. Containership involves a has a relationship. Examples include that a car has an engine and a person has a birthday.
5. A structure is a programmer-defined data type that enables you to package related variables that may be of different data types.
6. When you declare a structure, you are declaring a data type. You need to declare a variable of that structure to create an instance of it.
7. You may initialize a structure using either an initialization list or a constructor.
8. You can nest one structure within another structure, such as a birthday member variable of a Person structure being a Date structure itself.
9. A structure may be passed by reference even if the function will not change the value of its member variables because less memory is required to pass the address of an object than the object itself, which may take up a lot of bytes. In this situation, you may precede the structure instance in the function argument list with the const keyword to prevent the function from inadvertently changing the values inside the structure instance.
10. Member variables are, by default, public in a structure but private in a class.
C++ Demystified(c) A Self-Teaching Guide
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This is a common question that our customers at Organimi ask us often. In this article, we’ll cover a few quick and easy ways for you to convert a CSV file into an Excel file, complete with full columns in a single workbook. Additionally, we’ll provide some basic advice for how to handle issues when they arise, such as if the CSV file isn’t correctly displaying within the columns of the Excel sheet.
If you need to transfer data from a CSV file to an Excel workbook, it can be an annoying problem. Often, we’ll have customers of ours that attempt to do so but end up with all sorts of errors and formatting issues that they did not account for.
First, we’ll start by showing you how to open a CSV file in Excel. This is the simplest and most resistance-free way to open CSV data in an Excel worksheet.
How to Open a CSV File in Excel
If you created a CSV file in another program or database software and would like to open it in Excel, you’re in luck! You can still open it as an Excel Workbook using the “Open” command in the “File” menu. However, there are some special considerations that you need to take into account when you open it.
Keep in mind that opening a CSV file in Excel doesn’t actually change the file format. It just allows you to open your CSV file in the program and view the contents. There are other steps that you will have to take in order to create the full conversion.
Step #1 — Open Microsoft Excel
Step #2 — Go to the “File” tap and click on “Open.”
Step #3 — This will open the Open dialog box. When you see that pop up, select “Text Files (*.prn,*.txt,*.csv) from the drop-down list. This list will be visible in the lower right-hand corner of the box.
Step #4 — Browse through your files to locate the CSV file. Open it by double clicking on the file.
Once you have opened the file, Excel will try to open the file immediately. In the case of a .csv file, Excel should be able to open it and important the data into a new workbook without any problems.
If you are opening a .txt file, you’ll have to go through the Import Text Wizard for the data to be located correctly.
When Microsoft Excel opens your .csv file, it will use all of the default data from the settings to understand how to import the file and assign data to each of the columns in the workbook. If you data has different formatting than the defaults within the program, you will have to use the Import Text Wizard instead.
Issues that can arise in this process that would require you to use the Import Text Wizard include:
• Different delimiters used to separate the different data fields from one another.
• The .csv file has a different format for dates that Excel can not read with default settings.
• You have converted numbers with leading zeroes and would like to preserve those leading zeroes when you load it into the Excel sheet.
• You would like to see a preview of how the data will look once it has been loaded into Excel
• You would like to play around with the options to see what other options are available within the wizard.
Excel will automatically open the Import Text Wizard screen for any file ending in the .txt extension. You can change the filetype of your document from .csv to .txt to get the screen to open if you would like.
How to Import CSV to Excel
There are other options for importing CSV data into Excel as well. You can use this method to import the data contained in the CSV file into a new Excel Worksheet. This method is different because it does not open the file in Excel but actually converts the .csv file to .xlsx or .xls, depending on your version of Excel.
If you would like to import CSV files to Excel, follow these steps:
Step #1 — With the Excel spreadsheet open, click on the cell where you would like to import the data from the .csv. In many cases, this will be cell A1.
Step #2 — On the “Data” tab, go to the “Get External Data” group, and click “From Text.”
Step #3 — Find the .csv file in your system that you would like to import. Then click the “Import” button, or double click the file in the window.
Step #4 — Now, the “Text Import Wizard” will appear. Follow the steps that are provided on the screen based on how the information in your .csv file is laid out. Then we choose the delimiter information that we will use to help Excel import the .csv data. The delimiter is the character that is used to separate data fields in your .CSV file. The most commonly used .csv delimiter is the comma.
text import wizardFollowed by:
Notice how this screen provides you with a preview of the data that you can use to ensure that you are importing the data correctly, using the right delimiters.
Step #5 — Choose the destination for importing the information. This will be a cell in an existing or new worksheet. Click “OK” to finish, and you’re done importing!
Converting CSV to Excel
Converting a CSV file to an Excel (XLS) file is a relatively simple process using these two methods. These present the easiest and most straightforward ways to pull CSV data into an Excel workbook.
Creating CSV or Excel File for Import into Organimi
Organimi allows you to import any CSV or Excel file for creation of your org chart. To get started on creating a CSV file for import the CSV file must contain these columns (in any order)
• ID
• First Name
• Last Name
• Boss ID*
*You can create a “Boss ID” column that outlines reporting relationships based on IDs or you can leave the Boss ID for the topmost role (i.e. CEO) blank.
Tips:
• Ensure that the file contains the following columns: ID, First Name, Last Name, and when you use these columns shown above, Organimi automatically creates the org chart structure
• Ensure that row 1 (the top row) consist of column headings
• Place the top role (i.e. CEO or President) in row 2 directly below the column headings. Notice that the first cell under the heading Boss ID is intentionally left blank
• Ensure you include a column for the email address, as this is used as an identifier, and is important if you wish to re-upload the CSV file again to update your roster information (and chart
• Avoid having blank rows between names.
• Separate multiple role IDs in the Dottedids column with a colon
You can import a sample CSV file here. For more information on CSV to Excel, please visit our help centre for more information.
Import A CSV File into Organimi
1. From your organization’s dashboard, click the BULK IMPORT button.
2. Click the ROSTER + CHART button
3. Click IMPORT A NEW CHART
4. Drag and drop the Excel/CSV file into the grey box or click the grey tile to select the filefrom your ocmputer
5. Click the NEXT button
6. Review and select all column names that match the corresponding field data names
7. Click the NEXT button
8. Click FINISH
For a more thorough step-by-step, please visit our help centre document on Importing a CSV file into Organimi | ESSENTIALAI-STEM |
Bish Mahalleh
Bish Mahalleh may refer to: God, Son of God, and Holy Spirit
* Bish Mahalleh, Amol
* Bish Mahalleh, Dabudasht, Amol County | WIKI |
Barroso (region)
Barroso or Terras de Barroso (Lands of Barroso) is the traditional name of the region formed by the Portuguese municipalities of Montalegre and Boticas.
The Terras de Barroso existed as an administrative division of Portugal from 1273 to 1876, and the term "Barroso" and "Barrosã/Barrosão" (adjective) continue to be widely used to refer to the distinctive and isolated heritage, culture and landscape of this area. The region was one of the first in Europe, in 2018, to be recognised by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation as a 'Globally Important Agricultural Heritage System.' The stocky Barrosã cattle with long curved horns are farmed across the North of Portugal and have been extensively studied because of their ancient genetic heritage.
History
The area is notable for the discovery of Gallaecian warrior statues - powerful, slightly larger than life size, stone images of iron age warrior heroes, dating to the immediate pre-Roman era.
"Terras de Barroso" refers to one of the ancient "terras", administrative and judicial structures, in which Portugal was divided from the 11th century. The term is first found in the will of Saint Rosende from 942 includes among his possessions a herd of cows "in Barosa." The first incontrovertible use of the term "Barroso" is in a Galician document from 1100 which indicates that the term Barroso refers to the "villa" of Tourém. Possibly, the original administrative centre of this region was the castle of São Romão, which occupies a now uninhabited site on the southern bank of the Alto-Rabagão dam. | WIKI |
Radar visualization for Kibana
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Radar visualization for Kibana
This is a plugin developed for Kibana that you can build radar visualziations
Installation Steps from Kibana docs
cd KIBANA_HOME
./bin/kibana-plugin install \
https://github.com/dlumbrer/kbn_radar/releases/download/Kibana-6.X/kbn_radar.zip
Installation Steps from release
1. Go to releases and download the right one for your Kibana
2. unzip/untar it into KIBANA_HOME/plugins
3. Start your Kibana
Installation Steps from GitHub source code
1. Move into plugins folder: cd KIBANA_HOME/plugins
2. Clone the source code (it depends on your Kibana's version):
• Kibana 6.3 or upper: git clone https://github.com/dlumbrer/kbn_radar.git -b 6-dev
• Kibana 6.0, 6.1 or 6.2: git clone https://github.com/dlumbrer/kbn_radar.git -b 6.2-dev
3. Install dependencies:
cd kbn_radar
npm install
4. Start Kibana
Important: If you have any problem with the plugin version (like a warning message "it expected Kibana version "x.x.x", and found "x.x.x"") only change the value of the "version" tag on the package.json to your Kibana version
Uninstall:
cd KIBANA_HOME
rm -rf plugins/kbn_radar/
or
cd KIBANA_HOME
./bin/kibana-plugin remove kbn_radar
Example of use
Example
Help me to improve! 😄
If there's any problem or doubt, please, open a Github Issue (Pull Request) or contact me via email (dmorenolumb@gmail.com). It would be very helpful if you tried it and tell me what you think of it, the errors and the possible improves that I could make.
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Svchost Is hogging my cpu and memory
#1
Recently I refreshed my computer and installed windows 8 and now my svchost is hogging my cpu and it makes my computer very slow. I would like to know if anyone can help me fix this issue.
MikeHawthorne
Essential Member
Microsoft Community Contributor
#2
Hi
This is a problem that goes way back, at least to Windows XP.
It usually has to do with Windows Updates.
But before you get into that run Malwarebytes and make sure you don't have any viruses etc.
Go to Windows Updates and turn off automatic updates and then reboot, see if the problem goes away.
Here is a link to the page about it at Microsoft...
http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/...-manager/6b372d8b-0ca4-4042-ba37-b2a7cdcdbd06
Mike
This website is not affiliated, owned, or endorsed by Microsoft Corporation. It is a member of the Microsoft Partner Program. | ESSENTIALAI-STEM |
Warnings issued for Florida as Hurricane Matthew turns from Cuba
(Reuters) - Southeastern Florida was under hurricane and tropical storm warnings on Wednesday as the eye of powerful Hurricane Matthew moved off of the northeastern coast of Cuba, the National Hurricane Center said in an advisory. Hurricane Matthew was about 20 miles (30 km) northwest of the eastern tip of Cuba with winds of 130 miles per hour (215 kph), the center said. The storm was expected to turn toward the north-northwest during the day, followed by a northwest turn on Wednesday night, the hurricane center said. The current threat to life and property was high, the National Weather Service warned, predicting tropical storm- force winds of up to 70 mph (115 kph) and 4 inches (10 cm) of rain for parts of the area. “Failure to adequately shelter may result in serious injury or loss of life,” the service said in an advisory. Reporting by Brendan O'Brien in Milwaukee | NEWS-MULTISOURCE |
Hypospadius - Diseases and Conditions Identified in Children
Hypospadius
Condition Description
Hypospadius (pronounced HY-po-SPAY-dee-us) is a common birth defect where a baby boy's urethra does not extend to the tip of the penis and instead opens on the underside of the penis or even below the penis (in the area called the perineum). Most boys will also have a condition called chordee where there is a fibrous band of tissue along the length of the penis that pulls it downward, especially apparent during erection. Some boys are also have undescended testicles, inguinal hernias or hydroceles.
During fetal life between the 6th and 14th week, the embryonic cells do not come together to fuse and close the urethral grove to form a tube for urine passage to the surface from the bladder. Instead, the opening can be anywhere along the underside. 85% of the time the opening is near the tip of the penis (in the glans or corona of the penis). Affected boys should not be circumcised because the foreskin will be used in the surgical repair. The surgery is typically performed between 6 and 18 months of age. The surgical correction of the chordee and the urethra is generally very successful, resulting in good function and appearance.
The cause of hypospadius is unknown but it is slightly more common in some families. There is a possible relationship between the mother being exposed to estrogens or endocrine-disrupting chemicals such as PCBs.
This is a common condition, occurring in 1 of every 300 baby boys. Our program has been tracking hypospadias among live births in select counties since 2005 and gradually are expanding statewide.
• Using data from births to Hennepin and Ramsey county residents between 2009-2013, we found that 62 babies were born with hypospadias per 10,000 births.
• Using this data, we estimate about 222 babies are born with hypospadias every year in Minnesota.
Parental education and support are essential, and local, regional and national organizations may be very helpful.
Condition specific organizations
Additional information and resources for families are available. | ESSENTIALAI-STEM |
Software design for validation scenarios execution Abstract
This report is the deliverable D5.1 of the H2020 SESAR CREATE project. The purpose of this document is to outline the experimental approach which shall be used to perform the initial “proof-of-concept” experiment of the CREATE concept of operations (CONOPS) and its solutions developed under the previous work packages:
• CREATE Solution 1: Multi-scale multi-pollutant air quality system (AQS);
• CREATE Solution 2: Framework for multi-aircraft environmentally-scored weather-resilient optimized 4D-trajectories in the flight execution phase, WAAP = Weather Avoidance for extended ATC planning.
As solution 2 has been embedded within solution 1, the validation of both solutions is part of the same experiment (plan). The main experimental objective is to test the integrated concept of the various computational modules within the solutions, and to investigate if the solutions provide operational benefits for the following use-cases;
• TMA Naples a` reduced LAQ impacts and efficient thunderstorm evasion;
• En-Route North-Atlantic tracks extending into the European Civil Aviation Conference (ECAC) areaa`reduced environmental impacts in terms of CO2 and non-CO2 metrics in climate sensitive areas, and efficient contrail and thunderstorm evasion.
For both use-cases a reference run derived from historical data shall be used as a baseline. The solution runs shall have the CREATE solutions activated to measure the differences in operational performance with respect to the baseline runs. The presented experimental plan focuses on TRL1 criteria for the solutions’ maturity assessment.
As the computational modules for the CREATE WAAP framework have been developed by various partners, using various independently operating software tools, it has been decided to perform the validations via a “distributed fast-time simulation (FTS)” method. This method uses a centralised database (i.e. NLR external Sharepoint) where the various inputs and outputs of the modules will be stored. Via a linear process each module will be run individually, taking the inputs from the database, and after the computation storing the output in the database. The downloading/uploading of files to the database is a manual (non-automated) process.
The results of the experiment shall be documented in CREATE deliverable “D5.2 Procedures validation identifying potential benefits and risks and stakeholders implementation suggestions”. | ESSENTIALAI-STEM |
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Text of anthem
I noticed that User:Bornhj removed the full text of the Corsican national anthem because it was at Wiki source. When an editor removes appropriate text like that, it is considered resonable to put the referential Template:wikisourcepar with the direct address into the article. (see 21 August 2005 edit by User:Uncle G) In this case, however, there is a more specific guideline than the general rule of Don't include copies of primary sources. In fact within that very guideline is the statement: Some short texts such as short poems and national anthems are usually included in their article. I have restored the first and last stanzas, and included the template. Signed: Bejnar 19:50, 6 September 2006 (UTC) | WIKI |
water being pouredRecent research has shown that simply drinking more water can both help with weight loss and provide a mental boost. The best part? It’s free of artificial colors and flavors; it isn’t genetically modified, and it’s readily available for most people living in developed countries. The value of water lies in far more than its thirst-quenching abilities.
Water Shown to Aid in Weight Loss
Rebecca Muckelbauer of the Berlin School of Public Health in Germany led a review of water studies, looking for any link between the top-hydrator and weight loss. She and her colleagues poured over studies on water consumption and weight loss and found 11 that fit their criteria. Of those, 3 demonstrated that increased water intake was tied to greater weight loss in dieters.
One of those studies, for instance, found that women who drank two cups of water before a meal lost about 4 pounds more on average than those women who didn’t. Another found that those who drank more than one liter of water each day lost more weight than those who drank less.
It could be that water fills your stomach and helps you lessen your caloric intake. But, Mucklbauer says, water may also increase your calorie-burning capability in what is known as “water-induced thermogenesis.” Though not very well studied, water-induced thermogenesis is an idea that drinking water boosts the amount of energy your body must expend and therefore burn. Water with lemon can be especially effective at burning fat and boosting immunity.
While the research isn’t exactly concrete, there is no question that water is amazingly healthful.
But if a slimmer waistline isn’t enough to convince you to drink more, maybe a sharper mind is.
Drinking Water Could Boost Brain Power
A small study published in the journal Frontiers in Human Neuroscience recently found that participants who drank about three cups of water before a round of cognitive testing scored better in some areas than those who did not. The improved scores were specifically pronounced in reaction times. People who were admittedly thirsty scored lowest.
“It might be that physiological processes [of drinking or not drinking water] affect performance on different tasks in different ways,” said Caroline Edmonds of the University of East London School of Psychology in England. “Thirst might lead to better performance on some tasks,” since the hormone vasopressin, which activates the thirst response, has also been linked to attention and arousal.” He continues, “Around 80 per cent of the brain is water, so it is clearly important to make sure it gets enough.”
So just how much water should you be drinking? The Institute of Medicine recommends about 2.7 liters for women and 3.7 liters for men. Others recommend about 8, 8 ounce glasses of water daily.
Additional Sources:
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How To Work Fitbit Blaze?
What are the buttons for on a Fitbit blaze?
Use the buttons
Blaze has 3 buttons: Action, Select, and Back.
Use the Back button to return to the previous screen.
The behavior of the Action and Select buttons depends on the screen, but usually these buttons are an alternative to tapping.
Can u text on fitbit blaze?
You can quickly turn on or off notifications on the Blaze, as well as control music from your smartphone. You can read full texts on the screen, but you cannot reply. The module pops out for charging and when you want to change the frame to accompany a different band.
How do you reset the Fitbit blaze?
How to reset your Fitbit Blaze
• Press the left-hand button and right lower button simultaneously. Hold down the indicated buttons to reset your Fitbit Blaze. Amazon.
• Hold the buttons for 10 to 12 seconds.
• Wait until the Fitbit logo displays on the screen (the tracker will likely vibrate as well).
• Release the buttons.
Is fitbit blaze discontinued?
Fitbit Blaze: Discontinued & Discounted. If you’ve been following wearable news, you know that Fitbit’s latest offering, the Versa, is making waves. With the Versa’s release, it’s time to say goodbye to the Fitbit Blaze, which the Versa is replacing.
What are the two side buttons on fitbit blaze?
Use the buttons
Blaze has 3 buttons: Action, Select, and Back. Use the Back button to return to the previous screen. The behavior of the Action and Select buttons depends on the screen, but usually these buttons are an alternative to tapping.
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Where is the back button on the Fitbit blaze?
Find the Back and Select buttons on your Fitbit Blaze (left and bottom right). Press and hold the Back and Select buttons for about 10 seconds, until you see the Fitbit logo appear.
Can you answer calls on the Fitbit blaze?
It even has a few standard smartwatch features, such as answering and declining calls, calendar syncing and music playing. But the Blaze is a fitness band — not a smartwatch. The Apple (AAPL) Watch and many other smartwatches do a lot that the Fitbit can do.
Can you answer calls on fitbit versa 2?
Though the Versa 2 does have a microphone, you cannot place or answer calls. Non iOS users can respond to messages with their voice on Android, and all users can activate the microphone to summon Alexa.
Can you text on a Fitbit?
If you use an Android phone with your Fitbit Versa 2, you can respond to messages received on the watch via preset and customizable quick replies. Currently, SMS text messages, Twitter, Gmail, Facebook Messenger, and Line all allow for this quick reply functionality on Fitbit devices such as the Versa 2.
Why did my Fitbit blaze stopped working?
Perform a restart on your smartwatch. Find the Back and Select buttons on your Fitbit Blaze (left and bottom right). Press and hold the Back and Select buttons for about 10 seconds, until you see the Fitbit logo appear. Release the buttons.
How do you sync a Fitbit blaze?
Tap on the screen, then tap on Bluetooth Classic to put the watch in pairing mode. On your Android device, go into the device’s Bluetooth settings and search for the Blaze. According to the app, it should show up as Blaze (Classic). Tap on it and complete the pairing process.
How do I clear my Fitbit for a new user?
How do I delete my Fitbit account?
1. Fitbit app. Tap the Today tab. , and tap your profile picture. Scroll down and tap Manage Data. Tap Delete Account and follow the on-screen instructions.
2. fitbit.com dashboard. From the fitbit.com dashboard, click the gear icon. > Settings. Scroll down and click Delete Account and follow the on-screen instructions. | ESSENTIALAI-STEM |
Chen Ming-tang
Chen Ming-tang is a Taiwanese politician. He has served as the Administrative Deputy Minister of Justice in the Executive Yuan since 11 March 2013. In September 2013, he briefly became the acting Minister of Justice after incumbent Minister Tseng Yung-fu's sudden resignation.
Chen Shui-bian prison transfer
In mid-April 2013, Deputy Minister Chen confirmed that former ROC president Chen Shui-bian was transferred from Taipei Veterans General Hospital to Pei-de Hospital in Taichung Prison, where he will serve his remaining 20 years of sentence there. Deputy Minister Chen added that this transfer was made to ensure former president Chen's proper medical attention, in which it was made in consideration of him being prison inmate, patient and a former president.
Taiwanese fisherman shooting incident
Responding to the shooting incident of Taiwanese fisherman by Philippine government vessel on 9 May 2013 at the disputed water in South China Sea, in end of May 2013, Chen said that the ROC MOJ has declined Philippine request for bilateral judicial assistance because Manila refusal of handing over the incident video to ROC government, although they have agreed to allow Taiwanese investigators to board the Philippine Coast Guard vessel involved in the shooting incident. | WIKI |
Scanner dialog not showing
Hi all,
I have an HP OfficeJet Pro 8720 which GIMP is seeing when I select scanner/camera but when I select it, I get an error message that it cannot be found?
I have other software that I use with the scanner and that works fine.
Thanks.
I’ve moved this to the Gimp category, since the question is not about processing. The category ‘Hardware’ might also be an option.
One cause is:
The Gimp Windows twain.exe plugin is old and 32 bit. If the installed HP scanner software (TWAIN drivers) are 64 bit then the scanner is not ‘seen’.
…or it might be something completely different.
Try running Gimp in a terminal with the --verbose switch and look for error messages when you choose the scanner.
Many thanks for the replies. I’m sorry but have no idea what “the verbose switch” is or where it’s located - I am running GIMP on a Windows 10, 64-bit laptop.
I’ve seen a solution on the web which suggests going into the “Toolbox” submenu and selecting “Acquire” but my toolbox only contains the words “Raise the toolbox (press F1 for more help)”. The moment I move the cursor to select “Raise the toolbox” the message disappears.
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Talk:whatchamahoozy
RFV discussion: April–October 2015
Any attestation? There is one quotation at Citations:whatchamahoozy. My position is that quotations of similar spellings such as whatchamahoosie do not count to attest "whatchamahoozy". --Dan Polansky (talk) 14:17, 12 April 2015 (UTC)
* I can find plenty of citations, but all on blogs, and as I understand it, they don't meet our attestation criteria. Kiwima (talk) 07:56, 23 April 2015 (UTC)
* RFV failed. —Mr. Granger (talk • contribs) 13:16, 10 October 2015 (UTC) | WIKI |
James Oldham
James Oldham (23 June 1801 – 10 June 1890) was a British civil engineer, involved in the reclamation of Sunk Island in the East Riding of Yorkshire, as well as a number of dock and other civil engineering schemes in and around Kingston upon Hull.
Biography
James Oldham was born in Kingston upon Hull, England, on 23 June 1801. At the age of 14, he went to sea, spending time on ships in the Baltic; however, the life of a seaman prove too much for him and he later returned to England, and joined his father, a millwright, as apprentice, learning mechanical engineering.
One of Oldham's first contracts for was for the upgrade of the North Bridge on the River Hull in 1832, for the Hull Corporation, on which he acted as superintending engineer.
In 1835, he prepared a plan for the conversion of the Old Harbour, Hull, in 1835, a design for a West Dock for Thomas Thompson, published in 1836; and a plan for a dock in the east of Hull for the Queen's Dock Company in 1838. He also was engineer for a number of proposed railways : the Hull and Gainsborough (New Holland to Gainsborough) of 1844, the 1845 Hull and Barnsley Junction scheme, the 1866 Hull and West Yorkshire and Lancashire, and the 1884 Hull and Lincoln railway. He also was an engineer on the Hull and Leeds (1835) (Hull to Selby), and Hull and Hornsea Railways.
In 1850, he was employed by the Commissioners of Woods and Forests to reclaim the land a Sunk Island on the north bank of the Humber Estuary, and undertook surveys for reclamation of a larger area to the east of 2000 to 3000 acre. In 1874, he entered into partnership with George Bohn; the firm acted under James Abernethy during the construction of the Alexandra Dock of the Hull and Barnsley Railway in the 1880s.
Oldhan was a founder of the Hull Mechanic's Institute, and a regular and reliable witness to Committees of the Houses of Parliament.
He died on 10 June 1890, of congestion of the lungs. | WIKI |
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Droplet not working, no idea what happens
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Hi,
I have a WP droplet on DigitalOcean.
It was working until a few days ago when I tried to install the SSL certificate.
Long story short, at this point the website isn’t responding and I have no idea what the issue is.
I have an open ticket but the feedback is painfully slow. I get a reply being told to do some stuff, which doesn’t work, then I reply, and then I have to wait several hours for the next answer. It’s been going on for days, and my website is still down.
DigitalOcean has gone from being an easy and straight-forward solution for me to host my website, to being a total hinderance, because I am stuck, can’t access my website, and I am losing COUNTLESS hours googling for answers… not worth it.
At this point, I’d simply like to fetch my whole website and move to a new hosting platform, like NameCheap, which offers live support.
As I mentioned earlier, the website isn’t working, but I am connected to the server via ssh.
Would there be a guide on how to fetch the whole WP installation to move it somewhere else?
Thank you
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Hello,
From what you’ve mentioned it is quite apparent what caused the problem. As far as I can see when you tried to install an SSL, this is when things stopped working so it is most likely your Apache service that is having some issues.
Have you tried to do any troubleshooting? If so can you share more information about the errors and the steps that you’ve taken?
A good start is to follow the steps from this answer here:
https://www.digitalocean.com/community/questions/how-to-troubleshoot-common-apache-issues-on-linux-server
Besides that I don’t think there is a specific guide on how to move specifically to NameCheap but they offer this as a service:
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Cold vs. Allergy in Children: How to Tell the Difference
Colds are infections of the upper respiratory tract (sinuses, nasal passages, throat, and larynx). They are caused by several different viruses. They are spread by:
• Touching a person with a cold, such as shaking hands, and then touching your eyes, nose, or mouth
• Touching an object that someone with a cold has touched and then touching your eyes, nose, or mouth
• Breathing the virus in the air after someone with a cold has coughed or sneezed into the air
Seasonal allergies (hay fever) are caused by the immune system reacting to pollen from trees, grasses, and weeds as if it were harmful to the body. Allergies aren't contagious. This means they don't spread from person to person. The reaction causes symptoms that can seem like a cold. Allergies often run in families. Seasonal allergies occur at the same time each year. If your child has allergy symptoms all year, they may be allergic to things (allergens) in the home. These can include dust mites, animals, mold, and cockroaches.
The table below is a guide to symptoms. See your child's healthcare provider for a diagnosis and treatment options.
Symptoms
Allergy (Airborne)
Cold
Stuffy or runny nose
Often
Often
Sneezing
Often
Often
Sore scratchy throat
Often
Often
Wheezing
Sometimes
Sometimes
Red or itchy eyes
Often
Rarely
Fever
Never
Often, especially at the start of a cold
Weakness and lack of energy (fatigue)
Sometimes
Sometimes
Body aches
No
Yes
Headache
Sometimes
Often
Cough
Sometimes
Often
Hoarseness
Sometimes
Often
Occur at a certain time of year
Often
Rarely
Need for antibiotics
No
No
Warning time
Symptoms occur after exposure to allergen
Gets worse over several days
How long it lasts
As long as your child is exposed to the allergen
Usually 3 to 14 days
Online Medical Reviewer: Deborah Pedersen MD
Online Medical Reviewer: Jessica Gotwals BSN MPH
Online Medical Reviewer: Marianne Fraser MSN RN
Date Last Reviewed: 4/1/2022
© 2000-2022 The StayWell Company, LLC. All rights reserved. This information is not intended as a substitute for professional medical care. Always follow your healthcare professional's instructions. | ESSENTIALAI-STEM |
The Road to Delphi
Delphi – Free Pascal – Oxygene
How customize the fonts of a TActionMainMenuBar and TPopupActionBar with the VCL Styles Enabled
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This week I received two emails from different Delphi developers asking about : How customize the fonts of a TActionMainMenuBar and TPopupActionBar with the Vcl Styles Enabled? Also a question about the same topic was asked in StackOverflow.
This post shows how this task can be done.
In order to change the font and size of a TActionMainMenuBar and a TPopupActionBar in a VCL application you must use the Screen.MenuFont property like so.
Screen.MenuFont.Name := 'Impact';
Screen.MenuFont.Size := 12;
But if the Vcl Styles are enabled these changes are not reflected (This is because the Vcl Styles uses the fonts defined in style file).
Now if you want change the font type or font size of the Vcl Styles elements related to the menus like MenuItemTextNormal, MenuItemTextHot and so on, you will use the Style Designer and set font values which you want.
But unfortunately this will not work either, I mean even if you edit the fonts of the Vcl Style file, the changes are not reflected in the Menus components (or others controls). The reason for this is that the Vcl Styles Engine ignores the fonts types and font size defined in the style file. and just use the font color value to draw the text of the controls.
Note : The font used by the Vcl Styles is Tahoma and the Size is 8.
So what is the solution for customize the font of a TActionMainMenuBar component? A possible workaround is create a new Action Bar Style and also create a new TCustomMenuItem and TCustomMenuButton to override the DrawText method and draw your self the menu text using the Screen.MenuFont values, the good news are which since now, you can find a implementation of a new Action Bar Style in the <a href="https://github.com/RRUZ/vcl-styles-utils/blob/master/Common/Vcl.PlatformVclStylesActnCtrls.pas unit (which is part of the VCL Styles Utils project) which allows you to modify the font of the TActionMainMenuBar and TPopupActionBar components.
So to use this new Action Bar Style, just add the Vcl.PlatformVclStylesActnCtrls unit to your project and then assign the new style to your Action Manager like so :
ActionManager1.Style:=PlatformVclStylesStyle;
And now when you run your app the TActionMainMenuBar and TPopupActionBar will use the font defined in the Screen.MenuFont property.
Author: Rodrigo
Just another Delphi guy.
2 thoughts on “How customize the fonts of a TActionMainMenuBar and TPopupActionBar with the VCL Styles Enabled
1. Neato’ !
The first one defines the phrase “bold text”.
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Letter to Me
"Letter To Me" is a song written and recorded by American country music singer Brad Paisley. It was released in October 2007 as the third single from his album 5th Gear. The song spent four weeks at Number One on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts in February 2008, becoming his sixth consecutive Number One on that chart, as well as his tenth overall.
Inspiration
Paisley was inspired to write "Letter to Me" after his wife, Kimberly Williams-Paisley, was asked in 2007 to write for a book entitled What I Know Now: Letters to My Younger Self. Upon hearing of the book, he thought that the concept of writing a letter to his younger self would be a good idea for a country song. According to him, it took most of a week to write the song, as he would constantly change the lyrics and write a new letter every month.
Content
In "Letter to Me," the song's narrator is an adult who is reflecting on his youth. Now older and wiser for having lived various teen-aged experiences, the narrator uses experiences he had as a teenager to give his more youthful self advice on dealing with various situations.
Among the experiences are: dealing with the trauma of breaking up with a steady girlfriend after several months, breaking the habit of reckless driving and missing a much-anticipated homecoming bonfire rally to improve a failing algebra grade. The adult also guides his teen-aged self through dealing with older and wiser people, such as his family and teachers.
Other situations are more light-hearted, such as a first-date experience with the right girl. After a teaser about how good his wife and children look, the narrator gives his teen-aged self some final words about how the best years of his life lie ahead and that he now regrets he did not study Spanish and typing, finally noting, "I wish you wouldn't worry, let it be."
The song references many aspects of Paisley's childhood such as the corner of "Tomlinson and Eighth," two streets in his hometown of Glen Dale, West Virginia. Mrs. Brinkman, whose name is mentioned in the song, was a teacher at John Marshall High School in Glen Dale until her retirement in 2007.
At the 51st Grammy Awards, Paisley won Best Male Country Vocal Performance for "Letter to Me."
Critical reception
Kevin John Coyne of Country Universe gave the song a A− grade. Coyne says that it is "appropriate that in a letter to himself at a younger age where he reveals how much greatness he has ahead of him, Paisley proves his adult self is telling the truth about all of his personal strengths."
Music video
The music video, directed by Jim Shea, was shot at his high school, John Marshall, in Glen Dale, W.V. The video is used as a homecoming and features many of his former classmates and teachers. In the end after the song is done, there is a short outro of footage of Paisley being given a crown during a school assembly in 1991. This scene was not home footage. It was shot in present day, with an actor playing a younger Paisley. Paisley has called this video, "The most personal video I've ever done." He also says that this, as well as his 2008 “Waitin’ on a Woman” video, are his favorite videos of his own.
Personnel
* Ron Block - banjo
* Jim "Moose" Brown - Wurlitzer organ
* Randle Currie - steel guitar
* Eric Darken - percussion
* Kevin "Swine" Grantt - bass guitar
* Wes Hightower - background vocals
* Brad Paisley - lead vocals, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, Tic tac bass
* Ben Sesar - drums
* Bryan Sutton - mandolin
* Justin Williamson - fiddle | WIKI |
UPDATE 2-Centene profit hit by higher medical costs, shares fall 5%
(Recasts lead, adds share movement, analyst comment) Feb 4 (Reuters) - U.S. health insurer Centene Corp posted a 13% fall in fourth-quarter profit on Tuesday, hurt by higher medical costs in its Obamacare business and a rise in flu-related claims, sending its shares down about 5% in trading before the bell. Centene's health benefits ratio, the amount it spends on medical claims compared with its income from premiums, worsened to 88.4% from 86.8% a year earlier. Analysts on average had expected a ratio of 87.60%, according to Refinitiv IBES data. Medical cost dynamics in Centene's fourth quarter were identical to those of Anthem, Stephens analyst Scott Fidel said. Rival Anthem blamed a sooner-than-expected onset of the flu season for higher medical costs in the latest quarter, although industry bellwether UnitedHealth downplayed the impact, saying there was some increase in outpatient care but hospitalizations were not high. Centene, which closed its acquisition of smaller rival WellCare Health Plans last month, said it continues to expect mid-to-higher single-digit growth in 2021 profit from the deal. Net earnings attributable to Centene fell to $209 million, or 49 cents per share, in the quarter ended Dec. 31 from $241 million, or 57 cents per share, a year earlier. The company said it added 1.07 million members to its health insurance plans in 2019, taking the total to 15.24 million. The membership growth and higher revenue from premiums helped the insurer report a 14% rise in total revenue to $18.86 billion, above estimates of $18.43 billion. Excluding some items, Centene reported earnings per share of 73 cents, in line with estimates. The insurer said it expects to update its forecast for the year to reflect the WellCare deal on March 3. (Reporting by Manojna Maddipatla and Tamara Mathias in Bengaluru; Editing by Maju Samuel and Anil D'Silva) | NEWS-MULTISOURCE |
Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Cedella Booker
The result was keep. The result was keep. The subject is notable as the mother of a major celebrity, but that is totally seperate from her notability as a published musician and author. Keep. Lawrence Cohen § t / e 23:30, 15 April 2008 (UTC)
Cedella Booker
* ( [ delete] ) – (View AfD) (View log)
Well i saw that bob marleys mother passed away, but instead of deleting the article i was thinking of having a merge to Bob Marley Under Family. What do you think? All thoughts are welcomed.--Pookeo9 (talk) 21:51, 9 April 2008 (UTC)
Don't delete. Instead, merge with Marley family page. There will be a lot of interesting bio articles all over the web that can be linked. She also had a singing career of her own, and was the matriarch of this very famous and large family. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Kwgreen (talk • contribs) 12:29, 10 April 2008 (UTC) — Kwgreen (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic.
She deserves a page on her own, even if she is Bob Marley's mother. Just like Bob's wife would probably deserve a page because of her work in The We-Fives, and in raising Bob's legal children. I say legal, because Bob left descendants other than Ziggy, Rohan and their siblings. gtdanyelz --<IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 22:09, 9 April 2008 (UTC)
* merge with Bob Marley's article - she has no notability except by connection with him.Be best (talk) 23:35, 9 April 2008 (UTC)
* Keep, but give the article better citations. A number of good articles from reputable news media outlets are now available and more info will probably be available in the next few days.Scanlan (talk) 00:21, 10 April 2008 (UTC)
* Keep subject is notable for her albums and books. Editorofthewiki 10:46, 10 April 2008 (UTC)
* This AfD nomination was incomplete. It is listed now. DumbBOT (talk) 11:43, 10 April 2008 (UTC)
* Note: This debate has been included in the list of Authors-related deletion discussions. -- Fabrictramp (talk) 13:52, 10 April 2008 (UTC)
* Keep References like the ones Scanlan found can be added. Her relationship with Bob Marley alone wouldn't be enough. But if you combine that with the books and albums I'd say there's just enough to pass for a solo article.--Cube lurker (talk) 15:33, 10 April 2008 (UTC)
* Keep. But work on the article is needed. —Preceding unsigned comment added by <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 21:07, 10 April 2008 (UTC) — <IP_ADDRESS> (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic..
* Delete. Giving birth to someone who later became famous doesn't make you notable. Are we to have articles on the parents of every celebrity? <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 10:22, 11 April 2008 (UTC)
* Comment Not all of them, just the ones that go on to author books, release albums or partake of other notable activity.--Cube lurker (talk) 13:35, 11 April 2008 (UTC)
* Keep. She has written books, and recorded a couple of albums on her own. Some people have done much less than that and can be found on WP... Jahsensie (talk) 17:09, 11 April 2008 (UTC)
| WIKI |
Quéménéven Parish close
The Quéménéven Parish close comprising the parish church, a triumphal arch and calvary is located in the arrondissement of Châteaulin in Finistère in Brittany. The bell tower and the western façade of the church are a listed historical monument since 1969.
The Église Saint-Ouen
This, the Quéménéven parish church and originally dating back to 1786, was reconstructed between 1860 and 1861. The church has a nave of three bays with aisles, a transept and choir.
The stained-glass window known as the "Crucifixion" window
A 16th-century-stained glass window depicts the "Passion of Jesus Christ".
The porch
In a niche above the porch entrance is a statue of Saint Ouen.
Statuary
The church has statues of Saint Méen in the attire of a bishop, Saint Peter, Saint Guénolé (a polychromed woodcarving dating to the 16th century), Saint Enéour, Saint Ouen and Saint Lawrence. Méen was a Breton saint, thought to be Cornish or Welsh in origin.
The calvary
The Calvary attached to the parish church is 6 metres in height and statues of John the Evangelist and the Virgin Mary are back-to-back with the people in the Pietà. At the summit of the Calvary a depiction of the crucifixion includes an angel touching Jesus' hair. | WIKI |
Role of CD44 in the reaction of vascular smooth muscle cells to arterial wall injury
Mukesh Jain, Qi He, Wen Sen Lee, Saori Kashiki, Lauren C. Foster, Jer Chia Tsai, Mu En Lee, Edgar Haber
研究成果: 雜誌貢獻文章同行評審
94 引文 斯高帕斯（Scopus）
摘要
CD44, the principal receptor for hyaluronic acid, is a widely distributed cell surface proteoglycan involved in cellular activation, proliferation, and migration. These processes are also central to the vascular smooth muscle cell's response to arterial wall injury. We evaluated the expression of CD44 and its isoform, CD44-v6, on vascular smooth muscle cells in vitro and in vivo and assessed the role of CD44 in DNA synthesis. Cultured vascular smooth muscle cells expressed CD44 and CD44-v6 at levels equal to or higher than those of the β1 and β3 integrins. In a rat carotid artery balloon injury model, CD44 and CD44-v6 mRNAs were upregulated in vascular smooth muscle cells after injury, and CD44 protein expression was greatest at the luminal edge of the growing neointima. CD44-expressing smooth muscle cells proliferated actively, and hyaluronic acid expression increased after injury in a temporal pattern similar to that of CD44. Through binding to hyaluronic acid, CD44 augmented DNA synthesis in cultured human and rat smooth muscle cells by 48±7.8 and 100±12.5%, respectively, an effect inhibited by an anti-CD44 antibody that blocked hyaluronate binding. These observations support a role for CD44 in the reaction of vascular smooth muscle cells to arterial wall injury.
原文英語
頁（從 - 到）596-603
頁數8
期刊Journal of Clinical Investigation
97
發行號3
出版狀態已發佈 - 二月 1 1996
對外發佈Yes
ASJC Scopus subject areas
• Medicine(all)
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Delson station
Delson station is a commuter rail station operated by Exo in Delson, Quebec, Canada. It is served by the Candiac line.
Local transit connections
* CIT Roussillon route 36 | WIKI |
The Handmaid’s Tale season 2, episode 2 recap: “Unwomen” visits the Colonies
Every week, a few members of the Vox Culture team gathered to talk out the latest episode of The Handmaid’s Tale, Hulu’s adaptation of Margaret Atwood’s 1985 novel. This week, critic at large Todd VanDerWerff and staff writers Constance Grady and Caroline Framke discuss “Unwomen,” the second episode of the show’s second season. Todd VanDerWerff: It’s gonna be weird when Alexis Bledel has two Emmys. That’s my primary reaction to this season of The Handmaid’s Tale so far. Bledel, who plays Emily, now sent off to the environmentally devastated Colonies, presumably to work until she dies, manages to help the episode land a story structure of which I’m not typically a huge fan. The structure goes something like this: One of the regular characters needs to do a big, big thing, which some people will consider a moral transgression, and then the show works backward from that big thing in order to create a story that will force the character into a corner where they have no other choice. (Another example of an episode like this that works — at least for me, as it’s a controversial one — is Mad Men’s “The Other Woman,” a.k.a. the one where Joan sleeps with a guy to land the Jaguar account.) Now, Emily murdering Marisa Tomei’s character (a Commander’s wife, sent to the Colonies for a “sin of the flesh”) isn’t a radical break from who her character was before. After all, as the “previously on” was happy to remind us, she exited the series in season one by running over a couple of people in a car. But that was different. They were firing on her. Here, she just poisons a woman because she has the opportunity and the motive of hating everything that’s been done to her in the name of the God Tomei’s character still so fervently worships. (Which ... fair.) But the story structure works because Bledel makes us feel the full weight of those last few moments with her son, who escapes to Canada alongside Emily’s wife Sylvia (Clea DuVall, who seems to only act these days when playing the wife of more famous performers, which is too bad because she’s great), then makes us feel the tiny respite the Commander’s wife feels with Emily, before ultimately making us realize just how little Emily has left to lose. Living in Gilead has shattered her, and even if she could escape to Canada, there’s no real guarantee she would be able to get back to the woman who watched her wife and son rise away from her on an escalator. But I do have a question for you both: I totally buy the idea of non-state-sanctioned sex as a transgressive, maybe even fulfilling, maybe even life-affirming act in this show’s world. But do any of us buy that sex with Nick in particular would be any of the above? Caroline Framke: No. No we do not. But okay, to use a little less snark: This episode makes for a forceful reminder that Max Minghella has always been out of his depth acting opposite Elisabeth Moss. Nick isn’t a particularly rewarding part — even when he’s busting Handmaids out of hospitals — but I can’t help but think about what the part might have looked like if someone with a bit more obvious fire in him were cast instead. For as devastating as the ravaged Boston Globe offices are, and as startling as June’s desperate, hungry appetite for Nick is, though, this episode belongs to Emily. Getting to see Emily in her life before Gilead took over makes her life in the Colonies that much more stark, horrifying, and terrifyingly real. Before Emily got separated from her family, she was a respected biology professor. Her impatience with condescending men was already a prominent feature of her personality, which we see as she pushes back against both a cocky student and her supervisor. But Emily’s conflict with her supervisor (played by the ever-reliable John Carroll Lynch) is a complicated one that — surprise! — ends in tragedy. After a student sees a picture of her (gay) family on her phone, he tells her that she should stop teaching classes until things calm down, much to her gobsmacked disdain. But it turns out that he’s also gay — and terrified that the struggles he had when he was younger are coming back tenfold. When Emily scoffs that “they can’t force us back into the closet,” his sad shrug tells us all we need to know. When he ends up dead, hanging from a window with the word “FAGGOT” spray-painted on the ground, the message couldn’t be clearer. “They” can force people back into the closet — or worse. The first season touched on the fact that Gilead sees queer people as “gender traitors,” through both Emily’s trauma and Moira’s resigned pain at becoming a prostitute for hypocritical men. But “Unwomen” is the most explicit The Handmaid’s Tale has ever been about how fraught life became for queer people — and just how quickly their degradation became the norm. Now that I’m even more attached to Emily, she seems pretty much doomed in the Colonies, because wow, that place is about as bleak as they come. Are the Colonies what you expected, Constance? I’m also curious as to what you think regarding story possibilities in this setting, because from where I’m standing, there’s only so much they can do here. Constance Grady: I agree that the Colony plot line was this week’s strongest, but I have to admit I was a little distracted by how the blue of those dingy Colony uniforms exactly matches the blue of Alexis Bledel’s eyes. Emily might be toiling to her death in unspeakably bleak conditions, but dammit, the show will never let us forget those giant blue Rory Gilmore eyes! But in all seriousness, Bledel and her eyes are doing lovely work on this show. As you pointed out, Todd, that look of resigned, barely controlled panic on her face as she watches her wife leave (Clea DuVall, come back to Emily and to our TV screens!) is what sells the flat rage with which she watches the Commander’s Wife writhe in agony. But what really got me is the moment in which Emily reels in Tomei’s Wife by giving her pills that she says will protect her from E. coli but are actually poison. Tomei asks Emily why she’s being so kind to her, and Bledel’s face goes simultaneously tense and wistful and misty-eyed as she says, “A mistress was kind to me, once.” That statement happens to be sort of almost true — last season, we briefly saw Emily with a Wife who felt guilty enough about her situation that she tried to delay the monthly ceremonial rape — and she’s convincing enough that you can see why the Wife would buy it. But it rings false in the moment. Would the fact that one woman felt kinda bad about being complicit in Emily’s torture really be enough to win Emily’s goodwill toward some random? Well, no, as it turns out. It’s not enough. Emily was playing that Wife out of sheer cold-blooded hatred, and it all works because Bledel is hitting every single note of her performance. In the June plot line, meanwhile, what struck me most was the thought she mulls over at the beginning of the episode: that even if she’s escaped from the Waterfords, Gilead will always be inside her, “like the Commander’s cock.” Giving June the breathing space to explore how she’s internalized Gilead is meaningful character work, but it also helps resolve one of this show’s biggest structural problems. When the show takes June out of her traumatic situation long enough to really explore her PTSD, it also creates a slight remove from the cramped, claustrophobic present tense of the rest of the show. It’s just a small tonal shift — June’s plot in this episode is still plenty bleak — but it’s enough of a change in register that it’s possible for the show to offer June a catharsis that feels earned. And that’s a goal that the show repeatedly struggled to achieve last season. Did that final tableau work for you, Todd? And do you think there’s much dramatic mileage to be found in keeping June out of the Waterford house? Todd: I actually loved everything non-Nick-related about the June plot. The wordless sequence where June learned just what happened to the freedom of the press in Gilead was breathtaking, Moss’s silent face and Adam Taylor’s music combining to fill in so many gaps. The elegant storytelling device of one woman’s shoe at her desk — and then the other on the floor next to what was obviously the scene of a massacre — made me a little disappointed when June explained to Nick that the place was a “slaughterhouse.” Yeah, it makes sense in that moment for the character (she’s done more exploring than he), but the show’s willingness to go silent is one of its greatest strengths. And there’s something jarring, too, about a scene of June just kicking back and watching Friends, a message in a bottle from some other world. The first season gained a lot of its strength from how accidentally political it was, and now that the second season has been produced in a world where reviews of the show are contractually obligated to include the word “timely,” I worry that the series might overstep itself just a little bit (as it arguably does when it invokes the specter of ICE to separate a pretty white woman from her wife and son, instead of something much more true to our reality). But scenes like June watching a well-known sitcom from our world, then deciding to find her way toward some sort of meaning, no matter how futile, accomplish the goal of saying, “This is how far we are from Gilead — and how close we are too,” so much better than more pointed political commentary ever could. All told, I’m really happy Hulu launched “Unwomen” on the same day as “June.” Both episodes have their flaws, but they neatly illustrate almost everything the series does spectacularly when it’s on its game. I might joke about how out of his depth Nick seems all the time, but sequences like June’s exploration of the Globe offices will hang with me long after the flaws have subsided in memory. The first two episodes of The Handmaid’s Tale season two are currently available to stream on Hulu. | NEWS-MULTISOURCE |
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with the most extraordinary change of heart—a mortal disgust for the whole proposition. It came upon me like that!—and he snapped his fingers—as abruptly as an old wound that begins to ache. I could n't tell the meaning of it; I only realised I had turned against myself worse than against the man I wanted to smash. The idea of not coming by that half-million in that particular way, of letting it utterly slide and scuttle and never hearing of it again, became the one thing to save my life from a sudden danger. And all this took place quite independently of my will, and I sat watching it as if it were a play at the theatre. I could feel it going on inside me. You may depend upon it that there are things going on inside us that we understand mighty little about."
"Jupiter, you make my flesh creep!" cried Tristram. "And while you sat in your hack watching the play, as you call it, the other man looked in and collared your half-million?"
"I haven't the least idea. I hope so, poor brute, but I never found out. We pulled up in front of the place I was going to in Wall Street, but I sat still in the carriage, and at last the driver scrambled down off his seat to see whether his hack had n't turned into a hearse. I could n't have got out any more than if I had been a corpse. What was the matter with me? Momentary brain-collapse, you'll say. What I wanted to get out of was Wall Street. I told the man to drive to the Brooklyn ferry and cross over. When we were over I told him to drive me out into the country. As I had told him originally to drive for dear life down town, I suppose he thought I had lost my wits 31 | WIKI |
Harris Rowe
Frederick Harris Rowe (November 10, 1923 – September 8, 2013) was an American politician, businessman, and lawyer.
Born in Jacksonville, Illinois, Rowe graduated from Jacksonville High School and then served in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. He received his bachelor's degree from Illinois College and his law degree from Northwestern University School of Law. He then practiced law in Jacksonville, Illinois, and also worked in his family's insurance business. Rowe also was in the banking business. Rowe served on the Jacksonville City Council and was a Republican. Then, Rowe served in the Illinois House of Representatives from 1961 to 1967. He was the Republican candidate for Illinois state treasurer in 1966, narrowly losing to Adlai Stevenson III by 39,655 votes out of 3.7 million votes cast. His father was Richard Yates Rowe who served as Illinois state treasurer and Illinois secretary of state and who unsuccessfully sought the Republican nomination for governor in 1952. Rowe died in Jacksonville, Illinois, at the age of 89. | WIKI |
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2010–11 in French football
The 2010–11 season is the 78th season of competitive professional football in France. The league season began on 6 August 2010 for the Championnat National and Ligue 2 and on 7 August for Ligue 1 and the Championnat de France amateur. The season concluded on 26 May 2011 for Ligue 2, 27 May for the Championnat National, and 28 May for Ligue 1 and the Championnat de France amateur. The men's France national team began play on 11 August contesting a friendly match against Norway, while the women continued their quest for qualification to the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup by facing Iceland on 21 August.
Television deals
On 1 April 2010, the LFP announced that the league had reached a broadcasting agreement with Italian channel Sportitalia. The channel will broadcast Ligue 1 games for the next two seasons beginning with the 2010–11 season. Sportitalia will show one or two live matches a week and will also air a weekly highlights show. A similar deal was reached a week later with Hong Kong telecommunications company PCCW who will broadcast Ligue 1 matches in the country for the next two seasons. On 7 May, the president of the Ligue de Football Professionnel, Frédéric Thiriez, announced that the organization had reached a two-year deal with Eurosport to broadcast Ligue 2 matches. The deal is worth €10 million a year and guarantees the channel broadcasting rights to the annual Monday night Ligue 2 match.
Le Classique in Tunisia
On 2 April, the LFP announced that, for the second consecutive season, the Trophée des champions will be held on international soil. The match will be played in Tunis, Tunisia, at the Stade 7 Novembre and will be contested by the winner of Ligue 1, Olympique de Marseille and the winner of the Coupe de France, Paris Saint-Germain. The match will be played on either Tuesday, 27 July, or Friday, 30 July. Like last year, the idea will be to promote French football abroad, but this time more specifically in Africa and the Arab world.
New channel in 2012
On 7 May 2010, the president of the Ligue de Football Professionnel, Frédéric Thiriez, confirmed that the organization was interested in creating its own television channel for the broadcasting Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 matches. Thiriez referred to the channel as "an investment for the future" and that the channel will not come to fruition until the conclusion of the organization's television deals with pay channels Canal+, Orange and SFR, which expires in 2012.
Artificial pitch switch
On 17 May 2010, the Ligue de Football Professionnel announced that, for the first time in French football history, two clubs, Lorient and Nancy, will switch the surface of their football pitch from grass to artificial turf. This type of surface is common in North America and Eastern Europe, but is considered rare in Western Europe. Both clubs attributed the switch to weather and ecological problems with severe cold fronts affecting their region every winter. The switch would, in turn, reduce energy costs and also avoid cancellations of matches due to a frozen pitch. Also, in Lorient's case, a constant proliferation of earthworms onto their pitch over the past two seasons have led to a rapid deterioration of the ground, which has forced the club to spend as much as €2 million to replace it. Both clubs will have pre-season tours of Russia, Austria, and Norway to become better acclimated with the surface.
New national team manager
On 16 May 2010, Laurent Blanc confirmed his departure from Bordeaux after three seasons in charge of the French outfit. After resigning from his position, Blanc contacted the French Football Federation (FFF) to inquire about the France national team job, which will be vacated by Raymond Domenech following the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Later that day, FFF president Jean-Pierre Escalettes confirmed that Blanc was a candidate for the position. On 18 May 2010, with Blanc's appointment to the position becoming more probable, Bordeaux chairman Jean-Louis Triaud demanded compensation from the FFF. On 20 May 2010, the club reached an agreement with the Federation for €1.5 million. Blanc will not be named the coach of the team until the end of the World Cup.
Evian stadium move
After earning promotion to Ligue 2 for the 2010–11 season, Evian were rumored to be pursuing a move to play their home matches at the Stade de la Praille in Geneva, Switzerland, after it was determined that their current facility, the Stade Joseph-Moynat, did not meet the Ligue de Football Professionnel (LFP)'s standards. Thonon-les-Bains, the commune where the club situates itself, is a few kilometers from the Swiss border and is only 34.6 km, a 45-minute car drive, from the city of Geneva. It was reported that the club's president, Patrick Trotignon, had been in the process of advocating for the move since the beginning of the 2009–10 Championnat National season just in case the club had achieved promotion to the second division. The vice-president of Swiss club Servette FC, who occupy the stadium, questioned the move, citing possible schedule conflicts as well as the health of the pitch if both clubs were to use the stadium on a weekly basis. His claims, however, were refuted by Benoît Genecand, who serves as president of Fondation du Stade de Genève (FSG), which owns and operates the facility. The club responded immediately to Genecand's comments via a press release posted on the club's official website.
Evian petitioned to the State Council of Geneva and obtained approval from the LFP for the move in early May. On 20 May 2010, Evian received a favorable ruling from the FFF with the Federal Council voting in favor of the move. According to the FFF, the move now had to be agreed upon by a UEFA executive committee, which is composed of 17 officials. On 8 June, UEFA officially denied Evian's request to play at the Stade de la Praille, meaning the club will likely play its home matches at the Parc des Sports in nearby Annecy.
Five referee system for cup
On 20 August 2010, the LFP confirmed that the Coupe de la Ligue would utilized the five-referee system that is currently being used in the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Europa League. The announcement makes the Coupe de la Ligue the first national cup competition in Europe to adopt the system and was approved by the International Football Association Board (IFAB) on 21 July. The system officially began on 24 August with the start of the second round matches and will be in place until the final in April 2011.
National
On 15 June 2010, following a study of each club's administrative and financial accounts in the Championnat National, the DNCG ruled that both Bastia and Gueugnon would be relegated to the Championnat de France amateur, while Amiens, Guingamp and Strasbourg were having their accounts subjected to further deliberation in order to determine whether each club could retain its professional status. Both Bastia and Gueugnon had the option to appeal the decision. On 25 June 2010, the Corsican Assembly and the General Council of Haute-Corse approved grants of €800,000 and €150,000 to be given to Bastia in order for the club to meet the DNCG's financial requirements, which will allow the club to remain in the Championnat National. On 6 July, however, the DNCG remained firm on its stance relegating the club to the fourth division after questioning the legitimacy of the grants. Bastia president Julien Lolli remained confident that the club would play in the Championnat National and formerly made an appeal to the CNOSF, the National Sporting Committee of France, the same day. On 2 July, the DNCG announced that Gueugnon would remain in National after the club successfully appealed to the organization. On 16 July, the CNOSF ruled against the DNCG and announced that Bastia should play in the Championnat National. The club's place in the league was confirmed upon the release of the league table.
On 2 July, local media in Alsace reported that Strasbourg were on the verge of being relegated to the Championnat de France amateur by the DNCG due to financial issues. The club responded by announcing its willingness to appeal if the news reported was confirmed. With the club's accounts still being reviewed, Strasbourg's financial issues were slightly alleviated after the sale of striker Magaye Gueye to English club Everton for €1.4 million. Strasbourg later transferred captain Guillaume Lacour and Algerian international Yacine Bezzaz to Evian and Troyes, respectively, for nominal fees. On 16 July, the report was confirmed when the DNCG officially relegated Strasbourg to the CFA. Strasbourg will appeal the decision next week.
CFA
On 15 June 2010, following a study of each club's administrative and financial accounts in the Championnat de France amateur, the DNCG ruled that Besançon RC, Hyères FC, CS Louhans-Cuiseaux, FC Montceau Bourgogne, EDS Montluçon, Olympique Noisy-le-Sec, and RCF Paris would be relegated to the Championnat de France amateur 2. The organization also ruled that newly promoted club Calais RUFC would be excluded from ascending up to the fourth division, while SO Cassis Carnoux, which had been relegated from the Championnat National, would also be excluded from the league. The second place club in Calais' group, CMS Oissel, who was set to replace Calais was also denied promotion to the Championnat de France amateur. All clubs had the option to appeal the decision.
On 7 July, Besançon, Hyères, and Oissel's appeals were heard by the DNCG Appeals Committee and, following deliberation and explanations from each club, the committee ruled in favor of Besançon, but upheld the appeals of Hyères and Oissel. The following day, the appeals committee granted both Louhans-Cuiseaux and Noisy-le-Sec appeals to stay in the fourth division. The committee, however, upheld the rulings of Calais, Montceau Bourgogne, Montluçon, and Racing Paris.
Referee suspension
On 5 March 2011, the FFF confirmed through an official statement on its website that referees who were scheduled to officiate the 5–6 March matches would be barred from officiating them after it was revealed that the referees, who are all members of the Syndicat des Arbitres de Football Elite (SAFE), the referee's union, would purposely delay the start time of matches in response the overall "profound disrespect for referees from everyone involved in football". On its official website, the FFF regretted SAFE's decision and also accused the group of attempted blackmail. The referees were replaced by their counterparts in the Championnat National, the third level of French football, for the week.
Under-17 team record win
On 30 March 2011, the national under-17 team of France recorded a 9–0 win over Belarus in the Elite Round qualification for the 2011 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship. The result is the biggest victory ever in Elite Round qualification history. The goals were scored by Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Abdallah Yaisien, who scored four; Caen striker Lenny Nangis, who scored a hat trick; Sébastien Haller of Auxerre, who converted a stoppage time penalty; and Athletic Bilbao defender Aymeric Laporte, who scored a first-half goal. The victory progressed the team to the final tournament.
Investigation into alleged quota
On 28 April 2011, French investigative website Mediapart released a story which claimed that the FFF had been attempting to secretly put in place a race-quota system in order to limit the number of black and Arab players in its national academies. Quoting a senior figure in the FFF, the organisation was said to have wanted to set a cap of 30% on the number of players of non-white origin by limiting places in the academies in the 12–13 age bracket. The FFF responded by releasing a public statement on its website denying the report stating "none of its elected bodies has been validated, or even contemplated a policy of quotas for the recruitment of its training centers". The FFF also announced that it has authorized a full investigation into the matter and, as a result, suspended National Technical Director François Blaquart pending the outcome of the investigation.
On 29 April, national team manager Laurent Blanc, who, in the report, was claimed to have agreed with the decision to implement the quotas, held a personal press conference at the l'Hôtel Le Régent in Bordeaux, in which he also denied the report declaring that he had "not heard of such a project". On the following day, after Mediapart announced that it had a taped audio recording of the November 2010 meeting, Blanc released a statement on the FFF's website in which he apologized for possible offending comments he made during the meeting, while also declaring he was misquoted and denying he was racist, stating, "I do not withdraw the remarks I made yesterday. I admit that some terms used during a meeting on a sensitive subject can be ambiguous, out of context, and, if in my case, I've hurt some feelings, I apologize. But being suspected of racism or xenophobia, which I am against all forms of discrimination, I do not support it."
Former national team player Lilian Thuram said of the allegations, "Initially I thought this was a joke. I'm so stunned I don't know what to say," while Patrick Vieira declared that the comments Blanc allegedly made at the meeting made were "serious and scandalous". The French government also gave opinions on the matter. President Nicolas Sarkozy was quoted as being "viscerally opposed to any form of quota", while adding "setting quotas would be the end of the Republic". National Sports Minister Chantal Jouanno echoed the President's sentiments, while also demanding that the FFF "shed light" on a report. Blanc was defended by several former players, most notably his 1998 World Cup-winning teammates Christophe Dugarry, Bixente Lizarazu, Didier Deschamps, Zinedine Zidane, Marcel Desailly and Emmanuel Petit, current players such as current national team captain Alou Diarra, and external sources, which included Pathé Diba, the president of L'Association Soutien aux Handicapés Africains (Association to Support the Disabled in Africa). On 9 May, Blanc gave testimony at a hearing set up by the FFF to investigate the quota matter. The results of the inquiry will be revealed on 10 May.
Promotion and relegation
Teams promoted to Ligue 1
* Caen
* Brest
* Arles-Avignon
Teams relegated to Ligue 2
* Le Mans
* Boulogne
* Grenoble
Teams promoted to Ligue 2
* Evian
* Reims
* Troyes
Teams relegated to Championnat National
* Guingamp
* Strasbourg
* Bastia
Teams promoted to Championnat National
* Colmar
* Gap
* Niort
* Orléans
* Alfortville
Teams relegated to Championnat de France amateur
* Moulins
* Hyères
* Cassis Carnoux
* Louhans-Cuiseaux
Promoted to Championnat de France amateur
* Aubervilliers
* Avion
* Béziers
* Calais
* Lorient Reserves
* Metz Reserves
* Monaco Reserves
* Monts d'Or Azergues
* Le Poiré-sur-Vie
* Saint-Étienne Reserves
* Saint-Pryvé Saint-Hilaire
* Uzès Pont du Gard
Teams relegated to Championnat de France amateur 2
* Balma
* Bordeaux Reserves
* Dunkerque
* Grenoble Reserves
* Le Pontet
* Mantes
* Marck
* Montpellier Reserves
* Pontivy
* Quimper
* Strasbourg Reserves
* Toulouse Fontaines
* Vesoul Haute-Saône
Teams promoted to Championnat de France amateur 2
* Bonchamp
* Borgo
* Brive
* Chambly
* Chartres
* Dinan-Léhon
* Forbach
* Grand-Synthe
* Granville
* Jura Dolois
* La Châtaigneraie
* Lannion
* Le Puy
* Lormont
* Paris B
* Prix-les-Mézières
* Revel
* Saint Marcel
* Sablé-sur-Sarthe
* Schiltigheim
* Toulon-Le Las
* Vierzon
France
Friendly
UEFA Euro 2012 qualification
Friendly
UEFA Euro 2012 qualification
Friendly
UEFA Euro 2012 qualification
Friendly
Last updated: 15 June 2011 Source: French Football Federation
France (women's)
2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
2011 FIFA Women's World Cup playoff qualification
Friendly
Cyprus Cup
Friendly
2011 FIFA Women's World Cup
Last updated: 16 July 2011 Source: French Football Federation
France U-21
2011 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualification
Friendly
Last updated: 5 June 2011 Source: French Football Federation
France U-20
Friendly
Unofficial Friendly
Friendly
Unofficial Friendly
Friendly
2011 Toulon Tournament
Unofficial Friendly
Friendly
2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup
Last updated: 20 August 2011 Source: French Football Federation
France U-19
2010 Sendai Cup
2011 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship qualification
Friendly
Porto Tournament
2011 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship Elite Round qualification
Last updated: 25 May 2011 Source: French Football Federation
France U-18
Friendly
Tournio de Limoges
Winter Tournament
Friendly
Friendly
Friendly
Last updated: 12 May 2011 Source: French Football Federation
France U-17
Serbia Tournament
Friendly
2011 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship qualification
2011 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship Elite Round qualification
Friendly
2011 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship
Friendly
2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup
Last updated: 4 July 2011 Source: French Football Federation
France U-16
Friendly
Tournio du Val-de-Marne
Friendly
2011 Aegean Cup
Friendly
2011 Montaigu Tournament
Friendly
Last updated: 25 May 2011 Source: French Football Federation | WIKI |
How to Record Your Windows 10 Screen? – Screencasting
It can often happen that you have to record your screen, in particular, to create tutorials or to capture content on the Internet that may be protected. Unlike the screenshot, which is offered natively, the computer will almost never have the means to film its screen. It is therefore advisable to use software that allows screencasting by offering various options.
What is screen recording or screencasting?
Screencasting is a process that allows you to record everything that happens on a PC or Mac screen. It is generally dedicated software that allows this work.
Examples of using screencasting
Screencasting is widely used to create tutorials and record video sequences on the Internet when sites do not offer the option of recording.
Using a built-in program might slow down your computer when you are gaming online and want to record your screen. The program that we will recommend to you is designed not to affect your computer’s performance when shooting your screen.
Another opportunity where you might need to record your screen would be during a business video conference meeting, watching a video call with a friend. If you need to register one or more webcams, then this type of software is for you.
Picture-in-picture functionality
One feature that many users are looking for is picture in picture (PIP). It is a way to record two screen windows simultaneously. You might need this when presenting on Google Meet and want to record both your webcam and what you are presenting. You will thus film your screen as a whole but with separate instances.HitPaw screencasting tool
Hitpaw screencasting software
We present here the HitPaw program, which offers several features for filming your screen under Windows 10. You can even modify the video sequences filmed on the screen.
How to record your Windows 10 screen with HitPaw?
This software is particularly appreciated by those who record games sessions and for all other reasons, but also for the picture in picture (PIP) function.
First of all, install the software to start using it. You just have to go to the official page to download it or simply click here.
Saving a game
You can record the screen while playing any game without any problem, and most importantly, without affecting the performance of the game itself. Since this is a screen recording, you will, of course, be able to record any type of game. You also can record games with your webcam, which allows you to add your own creations to the video you create.
Screen/webcam recording
If for some reason, you want to exclude audio from your video, you will be able to do so without any problem with this program. You can also record in full screen or only windows using the zoom function. You can also record from your webcam and change the resolution of the video you create. While recording your webcam screen, you can also take as many screenshots as you want.
A special function: picture in picture
It has become more and more common to organize business meetings or video conferences online while working from home. All the more so when the meetings are made with people who are abroad. The simultaneous recording of your webcam and your screen (for example, the presentation of a project) can be done thanks to HitPaw in several ways.
First of all, it only takes one click to start recording with the program. You can then make the webcam appear smaller in the video, with the presentation large, or vice versa (webcam in the foreground and your screen small). This is a commonly used option in meetings, and the important thing is that you can quickly switch between them.
The different types of recordings
Record a game
1. Click on “game registration” and select the game in the games menu or your applications;
2. Click on “start” to start recording your game. Otherwise, use the keyboard shortcuts if they have been configured;
3. All you have to do is click on “start” again to end the recording, and you can then change the duration of the video if you wish. You will find it in the destination folder defined previously.
Record in full screen
1. From the basic interface of the program, just select “Record screen” to get started;
2. Using your mouse, select your entire screen or long-press to choose a smaller area to record;
3. End your recording whenever you want. You will then see it appear in the destination folder.
Record webcam
1. If, in addition to a webcam integrated into your computer, you have an external one, you will have to select the one you want to use in the program, then click on “webcam recording” mode;
2. Click “Save” to start. At the same time, you can also change your own webcam settings;
3. At this point, you just need to click on “stop” to end the recording.
Save picture in picture
1. To get started, all you need to do is click on “Screen recording” or “Game recording,” depending on what you want to do for your video;
2. Now click on the options bar at the top, the one called “PIP.” Adjust the settings (they are very intuitive) as you wish, or leave everything as it is, as that won’t change much;
3. You can easily switch from recording the foreground screen to a webcam that takes up the entire screen. Depending on where you want to focus your video: just switch between them with a single click.
4. At this stage, the recording will have started. You just have to click on “Stop” to end the recording, and the software will automatically switch to edit mode.Windows screen recording
Faq
Some questions/answers on screen recording through Windows.
How do you make a screen recording on a computer?
On Windows 10, there are several ways to film your screen without resorting to external apps. Here is one of those examples:
Using the Windows key + G shortcut simultaneously, after opening the application, you want to register. Unfortunately, applications such as file manager or full-screen recordings are not possible with this method. With this method, you must also validate “yes, it’s a game” to open the GameBar (even if you do not save a game, you will have to do so to be able to save). Then to start recording, click on the Start recording button (or Win + Alt + R together).
How do you film your screen online?
There are many applications online for you to capture your screen without downloading anything. However, we will always recommend the HitPaw solution to you because the software offers so many features. It also has an online screen recorder, which allows you to capture everything that happens on the screen, from a window or even from a tab in your browser with sound.
How do you take a video capture on a Windows 7 PC?
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I believe I had read somewhere that the 2 Zwaardvis class submarines in Lumut had been disposed off as scrap metal. I do not recall where did I read this though. Will be having some friends visiting the naval base this weekend to confirm it. [amlisk] — Preceding unsigned comment added by Amlisk (talk • contribs) 17:39, 24 April 2014 (UTC)
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Zwaardvis and Hai Lung classes not close enough
I think the Dutch Zwaardvis and Taiwanese Hai Lung classes should be removed from the Barbel-class template, with a separate template made for the Zwaardvis class, including the Hai Lungs, especially as they were all built in the Netherlands. A similar appearance and general arrangement does not amount to "the same" class. There is no indication from the articles that assistance of any kind was received from the United States in developing these submarines. Also, the Barbel-class' beam is 0.4 meters more than in the Dutch-built classes. RobDuch (talk) 21:55, 12 April 2019 (UTC) | WIKI |
GOP frets over nightmare scenario for Senate primaries | TheHill
Republicans are facing an early headache of nightmare primary fights as they plot to keep control of the Senate. In Alabama and Kansas, two deep-red states that should be safe GOP seats, the party is facing bids from conservatives Roy MooreRoy Stewart MooreGOP Senate candidate 'pissed off' at Trump over health care for veterans Durbin says he has second thoughts about asking for Franken's resignation Alabama GOP senate candidate says 'homosexual activities' have ruined TV, country's moral core MORE and Kris Kobach, respectively, who are viewed as unelectable in a general election and have a history of stealing the national spotlight. Republicans say they feel good about their chances to hold onto the chamber in 2020 — when they will be playing defense in mostly red territory — but bloody fights in those two states could help widen Democrats’ path back to the majority. A GOP operative watching the Senate races who is “cautiously optimistic” about Republicans keeping the majority, warned that Republicans can’t “afford to play games” by potentially nominating a candidate with baggage that compromises their ability to win in November. “We don’t need to be having any problems, it’s not a state we can stumble in. The map for the majority is OK, but if you have to start diverting resources to Kansas it complicates things,” the operative said, adding that Alabama is also viewed as a “must-win state.” National groups have wasted little time staking out opposition to Moore and Kobach. The National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) and the Senate Leadership Fund (SLF), which is aligned with Majority Leader Mitch McConnellAddison (Mitch) Mitchell McConnellPelosi, Schumer press for gun screenings as Trump inches away The malware election: Returning to paper ballots only way to prevent hacking First House Republican backs bill banning assault weapons MORE (R-Ky.), blasted both of their campaign announcements. Neither group has ruled out intervening in the primaries if either emerges as a viable contender for the party’s nomination. A second Republican strategist added that the message against the candidates is that the two states should be easy Republican wins that will help the party keep control of the chamber — and “people like Kris Kobach and Roy Moore threaten that.” “They both have a record of losses that doesn’t sit well with Republican voters,” the strategist added, characterizing the two candidates as an “unnecessary headache” and a “distraction” in the larger battle for the Senate. It’s not the first time conservative challengers have created early frustrations for Republicans. During the 2012 cycle, then-Sen. Claire McCaskillClaire Conner McCaskillEx-CIA chief worries campaigns falling short on cybersecurity Ocasio-Cortez blasts NYT editor for suggesting Tlaib, Omar aren't representative of Midwest Trump nominees meet fiercest opposition from Warren, Sanders, Gillibrand MORE (D-Mo.) was viewed as likely to lose her race until GOP nominee Todd Akin, who defeated more-mainstream picks during the primary, said that “if it’s a legitimate rape, the female body has ways to try to shut that whole thing down.” In the same election cycle, conservative challenger Richard Mourdock defeated longtime Sen. Richard Lugar (R-Ind.) during the primary, only to lose against Democratic nominee Joe DonnellyJoseph (Joe) Simon DonnellyLobbying world Trump nominees meet fiercest opposition from Warren, Sanders, Gillibrand GOP frets over nightmare scenario for Senate primaries MORE. But the party has become more adept at beating back primary candidates they either view as anthema to general election voters or likely to spark a fierce intraparty fight. National Republicans spent heavily in 2018 to successfully defeat former coal CEO Don Blankenship during the West Virginia Republican Senate primary. And, causing a sigh of relief for party leadership, Rep. Mark WalkerBradley (Mark) Mark WalkerOn The Money: House passes sweeping budget, debt limit deal | Dem court filing defends powers to get Trump's NY tax returns | Debt collectors to pay M to settle consumer bureau charges House passes sweeping budget, debt limit deal Romney to vote against budget deal: Agreement 'perpetuates fiscal recklessness' MORE (R-N.C.) passed on challenging Sen. Thom TillisThomas (Thom) Roland TillisThe United States broken patent system is getting worse Gun reform groups to pressure GOP senators with rallies in all 50 states To cash in on innovation, remove market barriers for advanced energy technologies MORE (R-N.C.) for the party’s nomination next year. This cycle they are defending almost two dozen seats, compared to 12 that Democrats are trying to hold onto. But most of the GOP seats are in deeply red states, meaning the battleground for the Senate will likely be limited to a handful of seats like Maine, Colorado and Arizona. The dynamic has left Republicans feeling optimistic about their ability to hold onto the Senate, where Democrats would need to win at least three seats and the White House in order to have a vice president break ties in their favor in an evenly-divided chamber, and four seats to win an outright majority. “The map’s going to be fairly large, our members are going to have to work hard to win reelection and we think that they’re well positioned to do that,” said Sen. John ThuneJohn Randolph ThuneSchumer blasts 'red flag' gun legislation as 'ineffective cop out' Lawmakers jump-start talks on privacy bill Trump border fight throws curveball into shutdown prospects MORE (S.D.), the No. 2 Senate Republican. Republicans also argue that Democrats have struggled to snag big-name recruits in several Senate races, including Georgia and Montana, that would allow them to expand the map of top-tier races beyond the handful of early toss-up states. How much of a threat Moore and Kobach will be during the 2020 cycle, and if they can help expand Democrats’ path to retaking the Senate, remains to be seen. Lacking Moore’s personal baggage, Kobach could be the bigger headache for Republicans. The former Kansas secretary of state lost last year’s gubernatorial election by 5 percentage points. Before that he was considered for a Cabinet post, headed up Trump’s panel investigating alleged voter fraud and was briefly considered for an administration job overseeing immigration policy. “It seems to me that if you have just lost a statewide race that the chances of you winning, running again for another statewide race would be very difficult,” said Sen. Pat RobertsCharles (Pat) Patrick RobertsKobach says he's more prepared for 'propaganda' in Senate campaign Pompeo: Senate run 'off the table' Grassley gambles on drug price bill despite GOP doubts MORE (R-Kan.), who Kobach is trying to succeed. “Kris Kobach, once he makes up his mind, makes up his mind.” McConnell sidestepped weighing in on the Kansas Senate race except to plug his preference that Secretary of State Mike PompeoMichael (Mike) Richard PompeoCotton warns China: Crackdown on Hong Kong would be 'grave miscalculation' Pompeo expresses concern over North Korea missile tests Pompeo acknowledges 'places where ISIS is more powerful today' MORE get in the race. “I’m not sure the president agrees with this, that I’d love to see the secretary of State run for the Senate in Kansas. But the filing deadline is not until next June,” McConnell said. Moore won the party’s primary in 2017, including defeating Sen. Luther StrangeLuther Johnson StrangeGOP frets over nightmare scenario for Senate primaries Roy Moore trails Republican field in Alabama The Hill's Morning Report — US strikes approved against Iran pulled back MORE (R-Ala.), only to narrowly lose to now-Sen. Doug Jones (D-Ala.) by less than 2 points after facing several allegations of sexual misconduct with teenage girls when he was in his 30s. Moore, 72, denied the allegations, but Republicans are hopeful the damage will keep him in a distant third place during the 2020 race. McConnell, asked about Moore during a weekly press conference, predicted that Alabamians have “seen quite enough of Roy Moore.” Sen. Richard ShelbyRichard Craig ShelbyIn-space refueling vs heavy lift? 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callback() () : param(); } }; // a CssmCryptoContext whose callback is a virtual class member class CryptoDataClass : public CssmCryptoData { public: CryptoDataClass() : CssmCryptoData(callbackShim, this) { } virtual ~CryptoDataClass(); protected: virtual CssmData yield() = 0; // must subclass and implement this private: static CSSM_RETURN callbackShim(CSSM_DATA *output, void *ctx); }; // // Other PodWrappers for stuff that is barely useful... // class CssmKeySize : public PodWrapper { public: CssmKeySize() { } CssmKeySize(uint32 nom, uint32 eff) { LogicalKeySizeInBits = nom; EffectiveKeySizeInBits = eff; } CssmKeySize(uint32 size) { LogicalKeySizeInBits = EffectiveKeySizeInBits = size; } uint32 logical() const { return LogicalKeySizeInBits; } uint32 effective() const { return EffectiveKeySizeInBits; } operator uint32 () const { return effective(); } }; inline bool operator == (const CSSM_KEY_SIZE &s1, const CSSM_KEY_SIZE &s2) { return s1.LogicalKeySizeInBits == s2.LogicalKeySizeInBits && s1.EffectiveKeySizeInBits == s2.EffectiveKeySizeInBits; } inline bool operator != (const CSSM_KEY_SIZE &s1, const CSSM_KEY_SIZE &s2) { return !(s1 == s2); } class QuerySizeData : public PodWrapper { public: QuerySizeData() { } QuerySizeData(uint32 in) { SizeInputBlock = in; SizeOutputBlock = 0; } uint32 inputSize() const { return SizeInputBlock; } uint32 inputSize(uint32 size) { return SizeInputBlock = size; } uint32 outputSize() const { return SizeOutputBlock; } }; inline bool operator == (const CSSM_QUERY_SIZE_DATA &s1, const CSSM_QUERY_SIZE_DATA &s2) { return s1.SizeInputBlock == s2.SizeInputBlock && s1.SizeOutputBlock == s2.SizeOutputBlock; } inline bool operator != (const CSSM_QUERY_SIZE_DATA &s1, const CSSM_QUERY_SIZE_DATA &s2) { return !(s1 == s2); } class CSPOperationalStatistics : public PodWrapper { public: }; } // end namespace Security #endif //_H_CSSMPODS | ESSENTIALAI-STEM |
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