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Talk:Kettle hat
added some stuff needs major overhaul
I'm going to grab some books and do some research so I can overhaul this article with verifiable information. Master z0b 04:51, 28 September 2007 (UTC)
reference
hey guys, couls I see some reference for this article? I'm trying ti let my 11th century reenactmentgroup allow these helmets —Preceding unsigned comment added by <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 11:43, 3 March 2010 (UTC)
Documentaria Anglo
What is the Documentaria Anglo (1478) ? It looks as a very important source but such title is simply not to be found. — Preceding unsigned comment added by <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 07:55, 17 September 2014 (UTC) | WIKI |
Talk:Javier Hernández
Goal in U20 World Cup 2007
Although he didn't play many minutes in the U20 World Cup 2007, I think it's worth mentioning that he came in as a substitute and scored a goal in the opening game against Gambia. The line about his shirt number seems less relevant. http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/u20worldcup/canada2007/matches/round=249401/match=58859/index.html
Semi-protected edit request on 15 July 2018
I would like to add the exact minutes-per-goal that Hernandez achieved during his time in Manchester United Cheech60 (talk) 17:52, 15 July 2018 (UTC)
* Red question icon with gradient background.svg Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Danski454 (talk) 18:36, 15 July 2018 (UTC)
Senior career
I added two teams he played in the Primera División "A", the second-tier of professional football in Mexico to his senior career: Chivas Coras Tepic and Tapatío. Even though the team were official Guadalajara's B teams, the teams were full-professional competing in a full-professional league, as they are shown on his player profile in the Liga MX official website. Ascenso MX statistics are often overlooked even by Mexican sport journalists.
This Chicharito's player profile: https://ligamx.net/cancha/jugador/41354. The official LigaMX website is kind of buggy, to open the player profile just hit enter on the address bar again. Carpechronos (talk) 19:37, 24 November 2023 (UTC) | WIKI |
Talk:Earth
density of the Earth
If the mass of the Earth is given in kg, then the density should be in kg/m3. Mir.Nalezinski (talk) 17:02, 13 March 2024 (UTC)
* ✅ Thanks for pointing that out! ✨ΩmegaMantis✨blather 18:42, 13 March 2024 (UTC)
* I will point out that the density of astronomical objects is largely given in g/cm³ and not kg/m³ by astronomers. However, Earth is of course the one astronomical object which is of interest to many fields beyond astronomy, so whether or not an exception can/should be made for units here can be argued either way. ArkHyena (talk) 22:23, 13 March 2024 (UTC)
* Good point. The source in the stat did use kg/m^3 though. ✨ΩmegaMantis✨blather 00:05, 14 March 2024 (UTC)
* Plus, iirc, using SI, density is kg/m^3, irregardless of what convention some astronomers may prefer.<IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 04:29, 17 May 2024 (UTC)
* It is more generally fitting to use the convention researchers of a given article's topic use, so in this case all astronomy-related articles (except Earth now, given its outlier status) have densities given in g/cm³ instead of kg/m³. ArkHyena (talk) 04:55, 17 May 2024 (UTC)
* I have changed the density units to g/cm3 for consistency with other articles, so comparisons can be made easily. This is the recommendation currently given by WikiProject Astronomy/Manual of Style, though this MOS is still in the process of solidifying, so input on the talk page there is welcome. As to whether the Earth should be an exception, its overall density is mostly only of interest in astronomy and planetary science and related fields. Chemistry and geology and whatnot I would expect to be more interested in the densities of specific substances on the Earth. But chemists firmly use g/cm3 and from our articles on minerals it looks like geologists do, too, so I'm not sure there's actually much disagreement between fields here. Maybe the NASA source cited in this case is just not following the prevailing professional convention. Heh, and maybe not the first time NASA was confused about units. -- Beland (talk) 03:21, 21 May 2024 (UTC)
* Fair point, I was mistaken about the usage of kg/m³ in other fields concerned with the bulk properties it seems! Regardless, I've added a comment stating that planetary densities should be (and, in literature, are) given in g/cm³ instead of kg/m³. ArkHyena (talk) 06:14, 21 May 2024 (UTC)
Units of Density
Why does Wikipedia specify densities for all of the other planets in grams per cubic centimeter but specifies Earth's density in kg per cubic meter? Shouldn't these be consistent? Etr52 (talk) 03:42, 19 May 2024 (UTC)
* See the messages above. Remsense 诉 03:48, 19 May 2024 (UTC)
* Just letting you know, it has been fixed. Eason Y. Lu (talk) 03:08, 21 May 2024 (UTC)
Semi-protected edit request on 31 May 2024
change all mentions of "the moon" to "luna"
change all mentions of "the sun" to "sol"
preferably change all mentions of "earth" to "terra" but that isn't very necessary yet Tygical (talk) 04:46, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
* Unfortunately, this will not be happening per WP:COMMONNAME—on Wikipedia, we use the most recognizable names for a general audience. Remsense 诉 04:52, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
Regarding The Tectonic Plates Infobox
The Nazca, Indian, and Filipino plates are very prominently marked on the image displayed, even when they aren't understood as the 7 major plates as per the relevant paragraph. I feel like updating the graphic to one with all unmentioned plates greyed-out as "others" would be a sensible alternative, which would also free up cyan and red to be used in the color-coding. <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 18:17, 7 June 2024 (UTC)
* The caption could perhaps be reworded. As to the map, the Philippine Sea Plate is the only one shown where the colour is opaque, which looks odd, perhaps there are more suitable alternatives out there. Mikenorton (talk) 21:32, 7 June 2024 (UTC)
* File:Tectonic plates (2022).svg is an alternative, although we would need to look again at the article text, as that map includes the Somali Plate. Mikenorton (talk) 22:18, 7 June 2024 (UTC)
Photographic representation of Earth
More than two years ago, a consensus was reached on Earth's talk page (https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Earth&oldid=1070139987#Photographic_representation_of_earth) regarding which version of The Blue Marble should be used to illustrate Earth.
Earth's article is primarily a scientific page, not a cultural one, and therefore should include accurate imagery of Earth rather than romanticized or distorted photographs, even if they are "culturally significant." Take, for example, Neptune. For years, a false color, vividly blue representation was used to illustrate it, and our cultural perception of Neptune was distorted as a result. Now, its current infobox properly uses a newly processed, true-color photograph, and the public perception of Neptune is finally closer to the truth. I believe that, unless a newer true-color image is chosen, the color-calibrated version of the 1972 photograph should be used. Aaron1a12 (talk) 19:18, 13 July 2024 (UTC)
* Also pointing out that the (still WIP) MOS:ASTRO explicitly states the infobox image should favor accuracy and clarity above all else when possible. ArkHyena (talk) 19:34, 13 July 2024 (UTC)
* It is very debatable whether there is such a thing as "true color" when it comes to photography in general and astronomical photography in particular. If "true color" is the colors which would be seen by the 'average' human *under the same lighting conditions*, that seems reasonable. Almost always photographs are adjusted (doctored) for various contrast, temperature, and chroma parameters. The ideals of accuracy and clarity come into conflict, especially with the Gas and Ice Giants as the various colors are low contrast and of faint hue. So, accurate pictures will show a lot less detail than high contrast ones. Seems to me the ideal is to provide both.<IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 04:40, 14 July 2024 (UTC)
Archean Art
The artist rendition of an Archean landscape is simply wrong. The sky (atmosphere) is believed to have been methane rich and pink/orange, not blue. The Earth-Moon distance back then was probably 40+ Earth radii (currently, it's ~60) so the Moon, if it were visible, would not occupy such a huge fraction of the sky. Its appearance would not be so similar to the modern Moon's surface. In addition, with the near-by volcanic activity, there's even more reason to believe you would not see blue sky. And with more particulates its unlikely that the Moon would be visible at all during daylight. If the artist's impression is supposed to be accurate and representative, I question why it shows a shallow lake or ocean without waves. The complete absence of life should be more apparent. This same artwork appears in a number of other Wikipedia articles, and it is just as wrong/misleading there as it is here.<IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 05:02, 14 July 2024 (UTC)
"known object to harbor life"
Would, within the first sentence, "known object to create life" or something of that means be more appropriate? Because of the fact we have the ISS and other things of that sort that are inhabited outside of Earth, it might be better. Please try and find something better than create, but the idea is that Earth isn't the only known inhabited thing in the universe. <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 12:38, 18 July 2024 (UTC) | WIKI |
-- Ugandan Coffee Exports Fall 18% After End of Main Harvest
Coffee exports from Uganda , Africa’s
second-biggest producer, fell 18 percent in March after the main
harvest ended in the country’s center and east. Shipments from the continent’s biggest exporter of the
beans declined to 187,592 bags from 228,579 bags a year earlier,
preliminary estimates e-mailed today by the Uganda Coffee
Development Authority showed. Exports slid 23 percent from
February and were 6.2 percent below its 200,000-bag forecast,
the authority said, valuing the deliveries at about $30 million. Uganda experienced a drought last year that affected crop
output and yields, according to the agriculture ministry.
National coffee exports in the year through September may rise
to 3.3 million bags from 3.15 million bags in 2010-11 as the
crop recovers, the authority said Oct. 10, without forecasting
production. Exports in 2010-11 were worth $449 million, it said. Shipments from October through March, the sixth month of
the season, climbed 0.8 percent to 1.34 million bags from 1.33
million bags a year earlier, according to a Bloomberg tally of
the authority figures. Uganda was Africa ’s biggest coffee exporter and the world’s
ninth-largest in the 12 months through last September, according
to the London-based International Coffee Organization. Robusta
beans, used in espressos and instant drinks, account for about
85 percent of Ugandan production, according to the authority. A
bag of coffee weighs 60 kilograms (132 pounds). To contact the reporter on this story:
Fred Ojambo in Kampala at
fojambo@bloomberg.net To contact the editor responsible for this story:
Riad Hamade at rhamade@bloomberg.net | NEWS-MULTISOURCE |
Calisthenics is a form of exercise that involves the use of bodyweight movements to increase strength, flexibility, and overall fitness. The term comes from the Greek words kallos, meaning beauty, and sthenos, meaning strength. Calisthenics can be performed anywhere, at any time, without the need for any equipment or gym membership, making it an incredibly accessible and convenient form of exercise.
The origins of calisthenics date back to ancient Greece, where it was used to train soldiers and athletes for battle and competition. Over time, calisthenics evolved into a popular form of exercise, with various forms and styles emerging across different cultures and regions.
Today, calisthenics is experiencing a resurgence in popularity, driven by the growing interest in bodyweight training and functional fitness. It has become a key component of many fitness programs and is often combined with other forms of exercise, such as weightlifting and cardio, to create a well-rounded workout routine.
The Benefits of Calisthenics
One of the primary benefits of calisthenics is that it can be performed anywhere, without the need for any equipment or gym membership. This makes it an incredibly accessible and convenient form of exercise, particularly for those who lead busy lifestyles or have limited access to gym facilities.
Calisthenics also provides a wide range of benefits for the body. By using bodyweight movements, it helps to build strength and endurance in the muscles, while also improving flexibility and mobility. This can lead to better posture, reduced risk of injury, and improved athletic performance.
Moreover, calisthenics is a highly versatile form of exercise that can be modified to suit the needs and abilities of individuals at any fitness level. This means that it can be adapted to challenge both beginners and advanced athletes alike, making it an effective form of exercise for anyone looking to improve their overall fitness and wellbeing.
Types of Calisthenics Exercises
There are many different types of calisthenics exercises, each of which targets different areas of the body and offers its own set of benefits. Some of the most common types of calisthenics exercises include:
Push-Ups: A classic calisthenics exercise, push-ups target the chest, shoulders, and triceps, while also engaging the core and upper back muscles.
Squats: Squats are a lower-body exercise that target the glutes, quads, hamstrings, and calves. They can be performed in a variety of different ways, such as with one leg or with added weight, to increase the difficulty.
Pull-Ups: Pull-ups are an upper-body exercise that target the back, biceps, and forearms. They can be performed using a bar or other stable surface, and can be modified to suit different levels of strength and ability.
Planks: Planks are a core exercise that help to strengthen the abdominals, lower back, and hips. They can be performed in a variety of different positions, such as on the hands or elbows, and can be modified to increase or decrease the difficulty.
Dips: Dips are an upper-body exercise that target the triceps, chest, and shoulders. They can be performed using parallel bars or other stable surfaces, and can be modified to suit different levels of strength and ability.
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Bromus pubescens
Bromus pubescens, the hairy woodland brome or hairy wood chess, is a grass species found across much of the eastern and central United States, as well as in Arizona, Québec and Ontario.
Bromus pubescens is a perennial grass up to 1.2 m (4 feet) tall. Leaf blades are up to 30 cm (12 inches) long and 15 mm (0.6 inches) across. Spikelets are drooping, up to 3 cm (1.2 inches) long, lacking awns on the glumes. | WIKI |
Talk:Arrow Global
Hi, the Arrow Global page is out of date and factually incorrect. Is it possible to suggest updates please.
* Now updated. Dormskirk (talk) 14:48, 4 January 2023 (UTC)
Page edits
Hi, suggested page edits to the Arrow page to reflect what the business does. Also to correct some inconsistencies I.e. Zach Lewy is not the chair. Business type is private, not public. Suggested words below. Thank you
Arrow Global Group is a European fund manager operating in the non-performing and non-core assets sector. The Group’s principal activities are to identify, acquire, manage and service secured and unsecured loan, real estate and other non-core investment portfolios. It was listed on the London Stock Exchange until it was acquired by TDR Capital in October 2021. Type: Private Traded as: NA Industry: Finance Founded: 2005 Headquarters: London, United Kingdom Key People: Zach Lewy, Founder, CEO, CIO, Phil Shepherd, CCO, John Calvao, Fund Principal Revenue: £331.3 million (2021) Operating Income: £1.1 million (2021) Net Income: £(87.7) million (2021) History The business was established as a debt collection business by Zach Lewy in 2005.[2] It was the subject of an initial public offering in October 2013.[3] In April 2015 the company bought Whitestar Asset Solutions and Gesphone - Serviços De Tratamento E Aquisição De Dívidas SA, both Portuguese debt purchasers.[4] In September 2014 it acquired Capquest, another UK debt purchaser.[5] In May 2016 it bought InVesting BV, a Dutch debt purchaser.[6] In August 2017 it announced the acquisition of Mars Capital's Irish mortgage servicing business.[7] In January 2022 it acquired Maslow Capital, a provider of UK real estate development finance.[8] In 2020 Arrow Credit Opportunities 1 was launched with total capital commitments of €1.7bn. (source: Arrow Prelims RNS (11).pdf In October 2021, the company was acquired by TDR Capital.[9] Operations Arrow operates a vertically integrated asset manager with three synergistic businesses. Fund and Investment Management (FIM) business Arrow’s investment team have a 15-year plus history of investing into non-performing and non-core assets. The Fund and Investment Management business currently has €5.6 billion of funds under management, including its discretionary closed-end ACO 1 fund with €1.7 billion of capital commitments. Balance Sheet business (BSB) Arrow has undertaken a pivot towards capital-light fund management. Arrow typically co-invests its balance sheet alongside third-party investor funds, managed by the Fund and Investment Management business, on approximately a 25:75% basis. Asset Management and Servicing (AMS) business Arrow’s pan-European local servicing platform services a significant portion of the assets for both Arrow’s Balance Sheet business and its Fund and Investment Management business, as well as for third-party clients such as other investment managers and banks. Arrow’s owns 18 asset management and servicing platforms across the UK, Ireland, Portugal, Italy and the Netherlands.
Thank you <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 14:54, 5 January 2023 (UTC)
* Hi - I have made the amendments regarding the CEO and the business type. As regards the other proposed changes, please can you provide reliable, independent, published sources for each item as required by WP:V, WP:CITE and WP:RS. When you have done that please use the request edit template so that other editors have the opportunity to comment. Thanks. Dormskirk (talk) 15:09, 5 January 2023 (UTC) | WIKI |
Ford posts best-ever August sales in China
Ford Motor Co. said Wednesday it had its best-ever August sales in China, selling 96,450 vehicles in the month. That was up 22% from a year ago. Year-to-date sales for Ford, Changan Ford and Jiangling Motor Corp. are close to 750,000 vehicles, up 8% on the same time a year ago. Growth was driven by sales of small vehicles, with the new Ford Focus chalking up 92% growth and the Ford Escort up 49%. Ford shares were slightly higher premarket, but are down 11% in the year so far, while the S&P 500 has gained 7%. | NEWS-MULTISOURCE |
Spilosoma punctaria
Spilosoma punctaria is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Caspar Stoll in 1782. It is found in the Russian Far East (Middle Amur, Primorye, southern Kuril Islands), China (Sichuan, Hubei, Guizhou, Shanghai, Zhejiang, Heilongjiang, Jiangsu, Fujian, Yunnan, Dunbei, Jilin, Liaonin, Beijing, Shaanxi, Anhui, Jiangxi, Hunan, Tibet), Korea, Taiwan and Japan. | WIKI |
Kenmore stoves are very reliable. However, there are times when things just do not operate as they should. Before calling a repairman to fix the stove, do some troubleshooting yourself. The most common cause of stove problems is heating elements. These are not difficult to test and you could save a lot of money by replacing them yourself.
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Top Elements Do Not Work
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There are a few things to look for when the top elements do not heat well. If only one element is not working right, it may be a defective element or terminal block. To check the terminal block, remove the nonworking element by lifting it up and pulling it out of the terminal. Remove a known good element in the same manner and insert it into the bad element's location. If the element still does not work, you have a bad terminal block that needs to be replaced. If the element works, the original heating element needs to be replaced.
The infinite switch should also be inspected. Unplug the range from the wall outlet and pull it away from the wall. Remove the rear panel from the range and find the control terminal for the bad element. Label and remove the wires from the control terminal. Set a volt-ohm meter to RX1 and place a probe on two of the terminals. If there is a reading other than zero, replace the switch.
Oven Does Not Heat
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The first thing to check when the oven will not heat is the heating elements. See if there are any breaks in the element itself. Remove the screws from the bracket that holds the baking element in the bottom of the oven. Pull the element forward and disconnect the wires from the terminals. Using a volt-ohm meter set at RX1, place a lead on each of the element terminals. A reading of 20 to 25 ohms should be seen. Any other reading, and the element should be replaced.
Broiler Does Not Work
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The broiler element should be checked in much the same way the baking element was. Remove the rear panel from the range and disconnect the wires from the broiler element terminals. Inside the oven, remove the two screws that mount the broiler to the back of the oven, then pull the element toward you. Set the volt-ohm meter to RX1 and place a probe on each of the terminals of the broiler element. If a reading other than 15 to 18 ohms is seen, the element should be replaced. | ESSENTIALAI-STEM |
Advanced Materials Science and Engineering of Carbon先进碳材料科学与工程
作者：[日]Michio Inagaki, [中]Feiyu Kang, [日]Masahiro Toyoda, [日]Hidetaka Konno
出版：清华大学出版社
年代：2013
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Carbon materials are exceptionally diverse in their preparation， structure， texture， and applications.In Advanced Materials Science and Engineering of Carbon， noted carbon scientist Michio Inagaki and his co-authors cover the most recent advances in carbon materials， including new techniques and processes， carbon materials synthesis， and up-to-date descriptions of current carbon-based materials， trends and applications.Beginning with the synthesis and preparation of nanocarbons， carbon nanotubes， and graphenes， the book then reviews recently developed carbonization techniques， such as templating， electrospinning， foaming， stress graphitization， and the formation of glass-like carbon. The last third of the book is devoted to applications， featuring coverage of carbon materials for energy storage （electrochemical capacitors， lithium-ion rechargeable batteries，and adsorptive storage of hydrogen and methane）， for environmental protection （photocatalysis，spilled oil recovery， and adsorption of VOCs， etc.）， for thermal management， and for nuclear applications.
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Pteface
Acknowledgment
CHAPTER 1 Introduction
1.1 Classification of carbon materials
1.2 Nanotexture of carbon materials
1.3 Microtexture of carbon materials
1.4 Specification of carbon materials
1.5 Construction of the present book
References
CHAPTER 2 Carbon Nanotubes: Synthesis and Formation
2.1 Synthesis of carbon nanotubes
2.2 Formation of carbon nanotubes
2.2.1 Formation into yarns
2.2.2 Formation into sheets
2.2.3 Formation into sponges
2.3 Applications of carbon nanotubes
2.4 Concluding remarks
References
CHAPTER 3 Graphene: Synthesis and Preparation
3.1 Preparation through the cleavage of graphite
3.2 Preparation through the exfoliation of graphite
3.2.1 Preparation using graphite oxides
3.2.2 Preparation using graphite intercalation compounds
3.3 Synthesis through chemical vapor deposition
3.4 Synthesis through the organic route
3.5 Preparation through other processes
3.6 Concluding remarks
References
CHAPTER 4 Carbonization Under Pressure
4.1 Carbonization under built-up pressure
4.1.1 Setup for carbonization under pressure
4.1.2 Optical texture and carbonization yield
4.1.3 Particle morphology
4.2 Carbonization under hydrothermal conditions
4.3 Carbonization under supercritical conditions
4.4 Concluding remarks
4.4.1 Temperature and pressure conditions for carbonization
4.4.2 Composition of precursors for the formation of carbon spheres
References
CHAPTER 5 Stress Graphitization
5.1 Graphitization under pressure
5.1.1 Structural change in carbons
5.1.2 Mechanism
5.2 Graphitization in coexistence with minerals under pressure
5.2.1 Coexistence with calcium compounds
5.2.2 Coexistence with other minerals
5.2.3 Mechanism for acceleration of graphitization
5.3 Stress graphitization in carbon/carbon composites
5.3.1 Acceleration of graphitization
5.3.2 Mechanism
5.4 Concluding remarks
5.4.1 Graphitization under pressure
5.4.2 Occurrence of graphite in nature
5.4.3 Stress graphitization in carbon/carbon composites
References
CHAPTER 6 Glass-Iike Carbon: Its Activation and Graphitization
6.1 Activation of glass-like carbon
6.1.1 Glass-Iike carbon spheres
6.1.2 Activation in a flow of dry air
6.1.3 Activation in a flow of wet air
6.1.4 Activation process _
6.1.5 Direct observation of micropores
6.1.6 Two-step activation
6.2 Graphitization of glass-like carbons
6.2.1 Graphitization through melting
6.2.2 Graphitization under high pressure
6.2.3 Graphitization in C/C composites
6.3 Concluding remarks
References
CHAPTER 7 Template Carbonization: Morphology and Pore Control
CHAPTER 8 Carbon Nanofibers Via Electrospinning
CHAPTER 9 Carbon Foams
CHAPTER 10 Nanoporous Carbon Membranes and Webs
CHAPTER 11 Carbon Materials for Electrochemical Capacitors
CHAPTER 12 Carbon Materials in Lithium-ion Rechargeable Batteries
CHAPTER 13 Carbon Materials in Photocatalysis
CHAPTER 14 Carbon Materials for Spilled-oil Recovery
CHAPTER 15 Carbon Materials for Adsorption of Molecules and lons
CHAPTER 16 Highly Oriented Graphite with High Thermal Conductivity
CHAPTER 17 Isotropic High-density Graphite and Nuclear Applications
INDEX
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作者：[日]Michio Inagaki, [中]Feiyu Kang, [日]Masahiro Toyoda, [日]Hidetaka Konno
出版：清华大学出版社
ISBN：9787302347170
出版日期：2013-12-01
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Satoshi Fukushima
Satoshi Fukushima (born 1962) is a Japanese researcher and advocate for people with disabilities. Blind since age nine and deaf from the age of eighteen, Fukushima was the first deafblind student to earn a degree from a Japanese university when he graduated from Tokyo Metropolitan University in 1987. Fukushima leads the Barrier-Free Laboratory, part of the Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology at the University of Tokyo; the research done by members of the lab's staff focuses on accessibility.
Early life and education
Satoshi Fukushima was born in Kobe on December 25, 1962. Fukushima developed an eye infection when he was five months old, and lost vision in his right eye when he was three years old. He lost the sight in his left eye at age nine due to sympathetic ophthalmia. After becoming fully blind, he transferred from a regular school to a school for the blind affiliated with the University of Tsukuba. His hearing decreased until he was deaf at age eighteen.
Fukushima struggled to communicate, and he found the most difficult part of his deafblindness was being unable to share his thoughts with his family and friends. In collaboration with his mother Reiko, he developed finger braille (yubitenji), a tactile communication method. In finger braille, the index, middle and ring fingers are used to mimic a Braille keyboard; finger braille users or interpreters tap onto both hands of the deafblind person.
In 1983, he passed the entrance examination for Tokyo Metropolitan University, becoming the first deafblind student to enroll in a university in Japan. Fukushima became the first deafblind person to graduate from college in Japan in 1987. He completed the doctoral course in education in March 1992 from Tokyo Metropolitan University, withdrawing due to the expiration of the time limit for earning credits. In 2008, he earned his Ph.D. from the University of Tokyo.
Research and advocacy
From April 1992 to March 1994, Fukushima was a special researcher for the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science. He became an assistant professor in the Department of Social Science and Humanities at Tokyo Metropolitan University in 1996, and later that year began working as an associate professor in the education department of Kanazawa University. He remained at Kanazawa University through March 2001.
He became the first deafblind person to teach at the University of Tokyo in 2001. He was hired as an associate professor to create a new academic program in disabilities studies. The proposal to establish the new program faced mild resistance, but the faculty voted unanimously to hire Fukushima. Fukushima heads the Barrier-free Laboratory, a unit consisting primarily of researchers with disabilities who conduct studies aiming to make people and society more accessible.
Fukushima is the director of the Japan Deafblind Association, an organization which provides information, training, and support to deafblind people and their families. He has also served as a representative to the World Federation of the Deafblind.
Recognition
Fukushima and his mother Reiko Fukushima won the Yoshikawa Eiji Cultural Award in 1996. In 2003, Fukushima was one of twenty-nine "Asian Heroes" selected by Time Asia magazine. He was honored with the Kazuo Homma Cultural Award by the Japan Braille Library in 2015.
Fukushima's biographical papers are located in the archives of the Rochester Institute of Technology.
Selected publications
* Watanabe sō no uchūbito - yubi tenji de kōshin suru hibi (Soboku Publishing, 1995) ISBN<PHONE_NUMBER>
* Mōrōsha to shite ikite : yubitenji ni yoru komyunikēshon no fukkatsu to saisei (Tōkyō-to Chiyoda-ku : Akashi Shoten, 2011) ISBN<PHONE_NUMBER>332
* Boku no inochi wa kotoba to tomo ni aru : 9-sai de shitsumei 18-sai de chōryoku mo ushinatta boku ga Tōdai kyōju to nari, kangaete kita koto (Tōkyō : Chichi Shuppansha, 2015) ISBN<PHONE_NUMBER>721
* Kotoba wa hikari (Tenri-shi : Tenrikyōdōyūsha, 2016) ISBN<PHONE_NUMBER>988 | WIKI |
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To clean up the list-formatted section at the end of the page, I suggest we create a "List of devices running MontaVista Linux" page. I'm sure some digging around MontaVista's corporate site could come up with a more complete list. Sound like a good idea to anyone else? MDuo13 (talk) 19:27, 26 June 2008 (UTC)
* I've gone ahead and spun off the separate article, but it needs more work to stand alone properly. mDuo13 (talk) 20:21, 27 June 2008 (UTC)
Android makes much of the article out of date
The talk about percentages of linux phones running MontaVista seems out of date to me with the rise of the Android OS. Also the section on Motorola given that Motorola now uses Android on it's high end phones. Mathiastck (talk) 02:22, 15 January 2010 (UTC)
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Challenge: Parse simple and complex types from a string
JavaScript Joel
Cofounded Host Collective (DiscountASP.net). Cofounded Player Axis (Social Gaming). Computer Scientist and Technology Evangelist with 20+ years of experience with JavaScript!
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The Challenge
Create a function to parse to parse the signatures into an array of types. There are two types one is simple like Apple, the other is complex like (Banana -> Grape). There could be any number of Arrows, even in the complex type.
"Apple" //=> ["Apple"]
"Apple -> Banana -> Grape" //=> ["Apple", "Banana", "Grape"]
"(Apple -> Banana) -> Grape" //=> ["(Apple -> Banana)", "Grape"]
"Apple -> (Banana -> Grape)" //=> ["Apple", "(Banana -> Grape)"]
"Apple -> (Banana -> Grape) -> Cherry" //=> ["Apple", "(Banana -> Grape)", "Cherry"]
function parseSignature(signature) {
/* insert code here */
}
parseSignature("Apple -> (Banana -> Grape) -> Cherry")
//=> ["Apple", "(Banana -> Grape)", "Cherry"]
Fun tip: This has a real world use case as it is part of the hindley milner signature pattern used by Haskell or the Fantasy Land specification.
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Guillaume Martigny • Edited
I have no idea of the purpose of this, but I never refuse a fun challenge :D
I use the proximity of your syntaxe with JSON to parse more easily.
function parseSignature (str) {
const reg = /\(.+\)|( ?-> ?)/g;
return JSON.parse(`["${str.replace(reg, (match, capture) => capture ? `", "` : match)}"]`);
}
parseSignature("Apple -> (Banana -> Grape) -> Cherry");
runkit.com/gmartigny/5bdc0d1932ccd...
Works with inconsistent white-space but not with deeper nested complex types.
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JavaScript Joel Author
I hate regex. It's so easy to write and so hard to read. I tried to not use regex in my solution, but it was just easier.
Great solution, I believe yours is even easier to read than mine!
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Guillaume Martigny • Edited
I love them for the exact same reasons =D
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Kasey Speakman
I am half-tempted to peak into the F# compiler source code, since it uses these exact type signatures and the Hindley-Milner type system. But it generates a syntax tree as the result. So the inner (Banana -> Grape) would become another expression tree.
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JavaScript Joel Author
Ya I'm sure they make an AST. That would have been too complex for this challenge. You are more than welcome to show is how it's done though! ;)
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Kasey Speakman
Oh, not me. :o) I guess just pointing out another practical application. And the F# compiler is bootstrapped (written in F#).
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JavaScript Joel Author
I always love when a compiler is written with that language. Eat your own dog food!
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Avalander
What is the output supposed to be? This doesn't look like valid javascript.
["Apple" -> "(Banana -> Grape) -> Cherry"]
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JavaScript Joel Author
I may have been typing directly into dev.to. lemme fix :D
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Avalander
It makes much more sense now :)
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JavaScript Joel Author
Thanks for catching that. Sometimes I gets the dumbs. :D
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Avalander
Better here than in production systems :P
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JavaScript Joel Author
That gives me a great idea. CI/CD system for blog posts! Haha
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JavaScript Joel Author
My solution using recursion:
const parse = (signature, values = []) => {
if (!signature) {
return values
}
const next = /^\([^)]+\)|\w+/.exec(signature)[0]
const nextSignature = signature.substr(next.length + 4)
return parse(nextSignature, [...values, next])
}
note: this solution doesn't account for inconsistent whitespace.
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JavaScript Joel Author
This one takes white space into consideration:
const parse = (signature, values = []) => {
if (!signature) {
return values
}
const next = /^\([^)]+\)|\w+/.exec(signature.trim())[0]
const nextArrow = signature.indexOf('->', next.length)
const trimAt = nextArrow === -1 ? next.length : nextArrow + 2
const nextSignature = signature.substr(trimAt).trim()
return parse(nextSignature, [...values, next])
}
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Jochem Stoel
It is highly ironic that the real world use case is somewhere in Fantasy Land.
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JavaScript Joel Author
lol. Trying not to laugh out loud in meeting. Thanks for that one!
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JavaScript Joel Author
I can definitely see the power in it!
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JavaScript Joel Author
I have not dug into Elixir at all. This block of code makes me curious. I like how you defined each parse step is.
Gonna have to add it to my list of languages to learn.
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relocate: Change column order
View source: R/relocate.R
relocateR Documentation
Change column order
Description
Use relocate() to change column positions, using the same syntax as select() to make it easy to move blocks of columns at once.
Usage
relocate(.data, ..., .before = NULL, .after = NULL)
Arguments
.data
A data frame, data frame extension (e.g. a tibble), or a lazy data frame (e.g. from dbplyr or dtplyr). See Methods, below, for more details.
...
<tidy-select> Columns to move.
.before, .after
<tidy-select> Destination of columns selected by .... Supplying neither will move columns to the left-hand side; specifying both is an error.
Value
An object of the same type as .data. The output has the following properties:
• Rows are not affected.
• The same columns appear in the output, but (usually) in a different place and possibly renamed.
• Data frame attributes are preserved.
• Groups are not affected.
Methods
This function is a generic, which means that packages can provide implementations (methods) for other classes. See the documentation of individual methods for extra arguments and differences in behaviour.
The following methods are currently available in loaded packages: \Sexpr[stage=render,results=rd]{dplyr:::methods_rd("relocate")}.
Examples
df <- tibble(a = 1, b = 1, c = 1, d = "a", e = "a", f = "a")
df %>% relocate(f)
df %>% relocate(a, .after = c)
df %>% relocate(f, .before = b)
df %>% relocate(a, .after = last_col())
# relocated columns can change name
df %>% relocate(ff = f)
# Can also select variables based on their type
df %>% relocate(where(is.character))
df %>% relocate(where(is.numeric), .after = last_col())
# Or with any other select helper
df %>% relocate(any_of(c("a", "e", "i", "o", "u")))
# When .before or .after refers to multiple variables they will be
# moved to be immediately before/after the selected variables.
df2 <- tibble(a = 1, b = "a", c = 1, d = "a")
df2 %>% relocate(where(is.numeric), .after = where(is.character))
df2 %>% relocate(where(is.numeric), .before = where(is.character))
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What Is SEMI TETHERED,TETHERED AND UNTETHERED iPhone Jailbreak
If you have come across the world of Jailbreaking, you should be know about the Terms “Tethered Jailbreak and Untethered Jailbreak and Semi Tethered Jailbreak”.The so-called “Tethered and Unthread” which has caused some confusion as to it’s definition. I’ll explain what a tethered jailbreak is versus an untethered jailbreak, and why one is better than the other.
Why you Should Jailbreak?
The main reason for Jailbreaking is to expand the feature set limited by Apple and its App Store. Jailbreaking is necessary if the user intends to run software not authorized by Apple. Some users look to software outside the App Store to express opposition to Apple’s censorship of content through the app approval process.Many Apps banned by Apple, due to the violations of iPhone Developer Program License Agreement.Including famous WikiLeaks App also banned for “violated their developer guideline”.Then Some people want to break these kind of restriction and rules made by Apple.Some users have found Jailbreaking to be a viable alternative to Apple’s censorship of content.Under the DMCA Act, Jailbreaking Apple devices is legal in the United States, although Apple has announced that the practice “can void the warranty”.
WHAT IS TETHERED JAILBREAK?
Tethered literally means ‘attached’,because they require a computer connection to boot a jailbroken iOS device.The tethered jailbreak is one in which a jailbroken iOS device cannot reboot when the battery dies(Complete Power off),you have to connect your iOS device back to your computer so that it can boot with the help of the jailbreak application like Sn0wbreeze. Such a device, if powered off, will go into recovery mode (or recovery loop) infinitely when rebooted unless it is attached to a computer and the same program that was used for jailbreak, will bypass the Apple logo and boot the device again.
What is the Need of Tethered Jailbreak?
Tethered jailbreak needs the help of a PC or MAC only because of the iBoot cannot pass the installed OS as genuine when booting in normal security check.It reads that as a modified (unsigned) one. The Jailbreak tool in your PC or MAC overrides iBoot itself, and so,security check will be bypassed and the OS remains as it was before, then you get the device booted.All your apps and Customizations won’t be modified;it will remain same.
WHAT IS UNTETHERED JAILBREAK?
An untethered jailbreak allows the device to be powered without computer assistance.It is the preferred jailbreak method because you don’t need computer assistance every time your iDevice Boots.You can reboot your iPhone or iPad as much as you want. If the battery dies on a device that has an untethered jailbreak, you don’t need the frustration, you just need charger and charge it again and it will boot as usual.
THEN WHAT IS SEMI-TETHERD JAILBREAK?
if you have a Tethered jailbroken iPhone and need to reboot it when you’re not near a computer… you might find yourself with an unusable phone until you get back to your home or office.semi-tethered jailbreak is a new concept which somehow sits in between the above two jailbreak methods . Semi-Tethered Jailbreak basically requires your device to be Tethered Jailbroken and then it helps you in a way that once your device turned off or battery dies you would have no choice other than rebooting with Redsn0w(connected with computer).
SemiTether lets you reboot a device that’s been jailbroken using a tethered message without getting stuck at the boot logo. Once you reboot you won’t have access to all of your device’s functions: You won’t be able to run jailbroken apps, the web browser won’t work, the Mail app doesn’t work, and some other apps may not function.
But you should be able to make calls or send text messages and use some built-in apps and that may be enough to tide you over until you can perform your next tethered boot.While hackers search for a way to perform an untethered jailbreak, SemiTether is probably the next best thing.
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healthy living weight loss
What is glycogen in simple terms?
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Glycogen (commonly known as animal starch although this name is inaccurate) is a polysaccharide that is the principal storage form of glucose in animal cells. Glycogen is found in the form of granules in the cytosol in many cell types, and plays an important role in the glucose cycle.
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Also to know is, what is glycogen for dummies?
Glycogen. The body breaks down most carbohydrates from the foods we eat and converts them to a type of sugar called glucose. When the body doesn't need to use the glucose for energy, it stores it in the liver and muscles. This stored form of glucose is made up of many connected glucose molecules and is called glycogen.
Beside above, what is an example of glycogen? A polysaccharide stored in animal liver and muscle cells that is easily converted to glucose to meet metabolic energy requirements. Most of the carbohydrate energy stored in animal cells is in the form of glycogen.
Likewise, what is the role of glycogen?
Glycogen is a multibranched polysaccharide of glucose that serves as a form of energy storage in animals, fungi, and bacteria. The polysaccharide structure represents the main storage form of glucose in the body. In humans, glycogen is made and stored primarily in the cells of the liver and skeletal muscle.
What is glycogen made of?
Glycogen Biosynthesis; Glycogen Breakdown. Glycogen is a polymer of glucose (up to 120,000 glucose residues) and is a primary carbohydrate storage form in animals. The polymer is composed of units of glucose linked alpha(1-4) with branches occurring alpha(1-6) approximately every 8-12 residues.
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Tricia Hervas
Professional
What is the difference between starch and glycogen?
It is most often used in food though, as an important energy source. 1. Glycogen is made up of only one molecule while starch is made up of two. While both are polymers of glucose, glycogen is produced by animals and is known as animal starch while starch is produced by plants.
Jerusa Toenisen
Professional
What is the difference between glucose and glycogen?
Glucose is a monosaccharide while glycogen is a polysaccharide. It is therefore a more complex sugar than glucose. If there is an excess of glucose in the system then it will be converted and then stored as glycogen in the liver.
Xuefeng Carraco
Professional
Is glycogen a protein?
Glycogen, a polymer of glucose, is an energy-storage molecule in animals. Glycogen Structure: Schematic two-dimensional cross-sectional view of glycogen: A core protein of glycogenin is surrounded by branches of glucose units. The entire globular granule may contain around 30,000 glucose units.
Maftei Trifiro
Explainer
How do you fill up glycogen stores?
Just prioritize a balanced diet rich in healthy carbohydrates like whole grains, along with plenty of good fat and rich protein. Since glycogen levels take many hours to fill up, what you ate yesterday is often more important than what you eat the morning of. Avoid food restriction and eat guided by hunger.
Isha Jakimets
Explainer
How do muscles store energy?
The source of energy that is used to power the movement of contraction in working muscles is adenosine triphosphate (ATP) – the body's biochemical way to store and transport energy. However, ATP is not stored to a great extent in cells. So once muscle contraction starts, the making of more ATP must start quickly.
Anwar Borcherding
Explainer
What happens when you deplete glycogen?
Glycogen and Diet
When first starting a low-carb diet, your body's glycogen stores can be severely depleted and you may experience symptoms of fatigue and mental dullness. Over time, glycogen stores are renewed and the water weight begins to return. When this happens, weight loss may stall or plateau.
Airas Jarkov
Pundit
How do animals store energy?
Animals store some energy as a more stable complex of many glucose molecules called glycogen. Animals also store some energy as fat, which has more energy for its weight than starches, and therefore is easier to carry around. Energy is broken down from its stored forms into glucose to be transported through the body.
Petya Frezzetti
Pundit
What does starch do to your body?
Most of the carbohydrates in your diet are starches. Starches are long chains of glucose that are found in grains, potatoes and various foods. But not all of the starch you eat gets digested. This includes improved insulin sensitivity, lower blood sugar levels, reduced appetite and various benefits for digestion (1).
Carime Uppenbrock
Pundit
How do you know if your glycogen stores are full?
Feeling of “Flatness” in Muscle Bellies
One way to judge whether or not you may be having glycogen depletion is to self-assess how the your muscles looks/feel compared to normal. A glycogen rich muscle often holds water, giving it a feeling of fullness and size (which can be a subjective measure nonetheless).
Bismark Delicado
Pundit
Does glycogen turn to fat?
After a meal, carbohydrates are broken down into glucose, an immediate source of energy. Excess glucose gets stored in the liver as glycogen or, with the help of insulin, converted into fatty acids, circulated to other parts of the body and stored as fat in adipose tissue.
Silviano Neish
Pundit
What is the structure and function of glycogen?
Glycogen is a polysaccharide of glucose that serves as a form of energy storage in fungi and animals. The polysaccharide structure of glucose shows the primary storage form of glucose in the body. Glycogen is made and stored in the cells of liver and muscles that are hydrated with the four parts of water.
Renaud Valev
Teacher
Can you burn fat with full glycogen stores?
Glycogen is stored carbohydrates in your muscles and liver.” For example, if you exercise at 50 percent of your maximum heart rate (a fairly low intensity for most) about 60 percent of the calories you burn will come from fat and about 40 percent will come from glycogen.
Iliya Alzueta
Teacher
Does walking use glycogen?
Walking does NOT deplete muscle glycogen
Low intensity exercise like walking does not deplete muscle glycogen levels and therefore, later that day if you have excess calories they will likely be stored as body fat whereas if you deplete the glycogen the excess calories will primarily be stored in the muscles.
Konate Makuc
Teacher
Does protein replenish glycogen?
Simply put, arginine makes glycogen replenishment more efficient. This research clearly shows that protein can enhance muscle glycogen replenishment but that is just one part of the protein story. Protein provides amino acids, such as glutamine, necessary to rebuild muscle broken down as a consequence of exercise.
Niesha Opgenhoff
Teacher
What happens when glycogen stores are full?
Glycogen is both made and stored directly in the liver. When insulin goes up, the body stores food energy as glycogen. When insulin falls, as with fasting, the body breaks glycogen back down into glucose. When glycogen stores are full, the body uses a second form of energy storage — body fat.
Fredrick Estebanell
Reviewer
What is the job of glycogen?
Glycogen Function. In animals and humans, glycogen is found mainly in muscle and liver cells. Glycogen is synthesized from glucose when blood glucose levels are high, and serves as a ready source of glucose for tissues throughout the body when blood glucose levels decline.
Toribio Albrechts
Reviewer
Does glycogen depleted overnight?
What happens overnight? While muscle glycogen levels will not deplete significantly over night, the brain's demand for glycogen as fuel will drain liver glycogen. It is common for a night time fast to deplete the liver from roughly 90g of glycogen storage to 20g, due to the brain's 0.1 g/min glucose utilization rate.
Dannie Basyah
Reviewer
Do Bananas replenish glycogen?
Bananas are high in the good kinds of carbs that one deed after a workout. These fast-acting carbs help restore the body's levels of glycogen, which is known to help rebuilt damaged muscles. Moreover, bananas are packed with potassium.
Yareli Kazmiersk
Reviewer
Where is glycogen stored in animals?
Glycogen is the storage form of glucose in animals and humans which is analogous to the starch in plants. Glycogen is synthesized and stored mainly in the liver and the muscles. | ESSENTIALAI-STEM |
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Xue C.,GuangDong Institute for Monitoring Laboratory Animals | Xue C.,Key Laboratory of Laboratory Animals in GuangDong | Huang R.,GuangDong Institute for Monitoring Laboratory Animals | Huang R.,Key Laboratory of Laboratory Animals in GuangDong | And 3 more authors.
Genetics | Year: 2010
Since genome size and the number of duplicate genes observed in genomes increase from haploid to diploid organisms, diploidy might provide more evolutionary probabilities through gene duplication. It is still unclear how diploidy promotes genomic evolution in detail. In this study, we explored the evolution of segmental gene duplication in haploid and diploid populations by analytical and simulation approaches. Results show that (1) under the double null recessive (DNR) selective model, given the same recombination rate, the evolutionary trajectories and consequences are very similar between the same-size gene-pool haploid vs. diploid populations; (2) recombination enlarges the probability of preservation of duplicate genes in either haploid or diploid large populations, and haplo-insufficiency reinforces this effect; and (3) the loss of duplicate genes at the ancestor locus is limited under recombination while under complete linkage the loss of duplicate genes is always random at the ancestor and newly duplicated loci. Therefore, we propose a model to explain the advantage of diploidy: diploidy might facilitate the increase of recombination rate, especially under sexual reproduction; more duplicate genes are preserved under more recombination by originalization (by which duplicate genes are preserved intact at a special quasi-mutation-selection balance under the DNR or haplo-insufficient selective model), so genome sizes and the number of duplicate genes in diploid organisms become larger. Additionally, it is suggested that small genomic rearrangements due to the random loss of duplicate genes might be limited under recombination. Copyright © 2010 by the Genetics Society of America.
Xue C.,University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston | Xue C.,GuangDong Institute for Monitoring Laboratory Animals | Fu Y.-X.,University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston | Fu Y.-X.,Yunnan University | And 3 more authors.
PLoS ONE | Year: 2011
Lower energy expenditure (EE) for physical activity was observed in Africans than in Europeans, which might contribute to the higher prevalence of obesity and more athletic capability in Africans. But it is still unclear why EE is lower among African populations. In this study we tried to explore the genetic mechanism underlying lower EE in Africans. We screened 231 common variants with possibly harmful impact on 182 genes in the catabolic process. The genetic risk, including the total number of mutations and the sum of harmful probabilities, was calculated and analyzed for the screened variants at a population level. Results of the genetic risk among human groups showed that most Africans (3 out of 4 groups) had a significantly smaller genetic risk in the catabolic process than Europeans and Asians, which might result in higher efficiency of generating energy among Africans. In sport competitions, athletes need massive amounts of energy expenditure in a short period of time, so higher efficiency of energy generation might help make African-descendent athletes more powerful. On the other hand, higher efficiency of generating energy might also result in consuming smaller volumes of body mass. As a result, Africans might be more vulnerable to obesity compared to the other races when under the same or similar conditions. Therefore, the smaller genetic risk in the catabolic process might be at the core of understanding lower EE, more athletic capability and higher prevalence of obesity in Africans. © 2011 Xue et al.
Xue C.,University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston | Xue C.,GuangDong Institute for Monitoring Laboratory Animals | Liu X.,University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston | Gong Y.,University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston | And 3 more authors.
Journal of Translational Medicine | Year: 2013
Background: The disorders in metabolism of energy substances are usually related to some diseases, such as obesity, diabetes and cancer, etc. However, the genetic background for these disorders has not been well understood. In this study, we explored the genetic risk differences among human populations in metabolism (catabolism and biosynthesis) of energy substances, including lipids, carbohydrates and amino acids.Results: Two genotype datasets (Hapmap and 1000 Genome) were used for this study. The genetic risks of protein functional changing variants (PFCVs) on genes involved in lipid, carbohydrate and amino acid metabolism were calculated using two genetic risk indices: the total number of PFCVs (Num) and the total possibly harmful score of PFCVs (R). Observations in these two genotype datasets consistently showed that Africans had lower genetic risk in lipid metabolism (both catabolic and biosynthetic processes) compared to Europeans. However this relationship was not observed in carbohydrate and amino acid metabolism.Conclusions: Our results suggested that Africans had higher efficiency of utilizing lipids as energy substances than Europeans. In other words, lipids might be more preferred as energy substances in Africans than in Europeans. © 2013 Xue et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.
Xue C.,GuangDong Institute for Monitoring Laboratory Animals | Xue C.,Key Laboratory of Laboratory Animals in GuangDong | Huang R.,GuangDong Institute for Monitoring Laboratory Animals | Huang R.,Key Laboratory of Laboratory Animals in GuangDong | And 3 more authors.
BMC Genetics | Year: 2010
Background: Recently originalization was proposed to be an effective way of duplicate-gene preservation, in which recombination provokes the high frequency of original (or wild-type) allele on both duplicated loci. Because the high frequency of wild-type allele might drive the arising and accumulating of advantageous mutation, it is hypothesized that recombination might enlarge the probability of neofunctionalization (Pneo) of duplicate genes. In this article this hypothesis has been tested theoretically.Results: Results show that through originalization recombination might not only shorten mean time to neofunctionalizaiton, but also enlarge Pneo.Conclusions: Therefore, recombination might facilitate neofunctionalization via originalization. Several extensive applications of these results on genomic evolution have been discussed: 1. Time to nonfunctionalization can be much longer than a few million generations expected before; 2. Homogenization on duplicated loci results from not only gene conversion, but also originalization; 3. Although the rate of advantageous mutation is much small compared with that of degenerative mutation, Pneocannot be expected to be small. © 2010 Xue et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.
PubMed | GuangDong Institute for Monitoring Laboratory Animals
Type: | Journal: BMC genetics | Year: 2010
Recently originalization was proposed to be an effective way of duplicate-gene preservation, in which recombination provokes the high frequency of original (or wild-type) allele on both duplicated loci. Because the high frequency of wild-type allele might drive the arising and accumulating of advantageous mutation, it is hypothesized that recombination might enlarge the probability of neofunctionalization (Pneo) of duplicate genes. In this article this hypothesis has been tested theoretically.Results show that through originalization recombination might not only shorten mean time to neofunctionalizaiton, but also enlarge Pneo.Therefore, recombination might facilitate neofunctionalization via originalization. Several extensive applications of these results on genomic evolution have been discussed: 1. Time to nonfunctionalization can be much longer than a few million generations expected before; 2. Homogenization on duplicated loci results from not only gene conversion, but also originalization; 3. Although the rate of advantageous mutation is much small compared with that of degenerative mutation, Pneo cannot be expected to be small.
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Talk:Baldonnel, Dublin
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Baldonnell is mis-spelled here. cf. http://ims0.osiemaps.ie/website/publicviewer/main.aspx?id=&utype=&ecom=S1&user= Will move in 3 days (once account matures)
Jim no.6 (talk) 13:03, 10 April 2009 (UTC)
* Oppose: None of the references that I have spell it with two ls. I have found several inconsistencies with OSI mapping names and data, so anything found there or in print should be confirmed by another reliable source. If you look up the two spellings on the Placenames of Ireland Database you will see that while both show up and give the Irish name, only the spelling Baldonnel shows a location map and the spelling Baldonnell is listed as a street in Dublin. Any of the aviation sources, such as airport-data.com that use the Casement Aerodrome EIME airport code all spell it Baldonnel. Hold off for now as this require more research unless you can provide some rock solid sources. ww2censor (talk) 02:37, 13 April 2009 (UTC)
* End. Have contacted the Defence Forces Information Officer. The correct spelling is Baldonnel. Jim no.6 (talk) 11:53, 23 June 2009 (UTC) | WIKI |
How Rosie Perez Became the First Lady of Boxing
Just short of 40 years ago, in a house in Bushwick, Brooklyn, Rosie Perez realized she had a boxing jones. The dozen or so people in the house had just watched Sugar Ray Leonard win a sensational welterweight bout, and everyone was in tears because the loser was Wilfred Benitez, who, like them, was a native of Puerto Rico. Everyone, that is, except for Rosie, then 15, who wasn’t sure whether to mourn or celebrate. “I wanted to cry because the Boricua lost,” she said. “But I was also happy because Sugar Ray won. I felt so guilty about that, but I just loved the way he fought. That’s when I knew I was hooked. I was a boxing fan for good.” Nearly 100 movie, television and theater appearances and one Oscar nomination later, Rosie Perez still hasn’t been able to kick the habit, nor does she want to. “For me, it was a cultural thing,” she said. “When I grew up, it seemed like if you were Puerto Rican, you were always watching boxing. We watched boxing and baseball, but boxing just spoke to me in a certain way as a young kid. And it still does.” For Perez, Saturday night will be like Christmas morning. Two major boxing events will occur simultaneously in New York: a heavyweight title fight between Deontay Wilder and Luis Ortiz at Barclays Center in Brooklyn and a light-heavyweight bout between Sergey Kovalev, the W.B.O. title holder, and Igor Mikhalkin at the Theater at Madison Square Garden. A choice like that might keep an avid fight fan like Perez up at night trying to decide which one to attend. But to her, the better fight is clear. “I’ll definitely go to the Barclays,” Perez said. “And watch the Kovalev fight when I get home.” Thank heaven for the DVR, because it would be unseemly for the First Lady of Boxing — a sobriquet given to her by the TV analyst Al Bernstein a few years back — to be caught missing any of the action on one of the busiest fight nights in the city’s history. “It wasn’t that easy a decision because I’m a big Kovalev fan,” she said. “But I think Wilder and Ortiz is going to be a much more exciting fight. Everybody is saying Deontay is going to win because of that amazing reach, but you can’t discount Ortiz. He’s got a lot of power, and he knows how to get inside. So we’ll see.” As Perez’s 107,000 Twitter followers know, she can be relied upon to provide live running social media commentary on any televised fight, any night of the week. She can give you a thumbnail scouting report on just about any current boxer, and she impressed welterweight Errol Spence Jr. when she asked to see his wrists after he knocked out Lamont Peterson at Barclays last month to check, she said, his bone density. “That’s where the power comes from,” she said. Lou DiBella, a former vice president for HBO and a Brooklyn-based fight promoter who is involved with the Barclays card, said: “Rosie’s got boxing in her blood. She’s not just some celebrity boxing fan who comes to the fights to be seen. She’s a true hard-core boxing nut.” Unlike celebrities who attend only the biggest fights and arrive just before the main event, Perez attends even D-list boxing matches. “People ask me, ‘Why do you go to Barclays at seven o’clock when the fight doesn’t start until 10?’ ” she said. “I tell them because it’s fun. I get to see the undercard bouts. I get to talk crap with the fans. I get to mingle with the other fighters in the V.I.P. lounge.” It’s also how she scouts young talent, the way a baseball nerd will haunt minor league fields and scour Baseball America in search of the next big thing. “When you go to those four- and six-round fights, that’s when you’re going to see the next Lomachenko, the next Anthony Joshua, the next Mikey Garcia,” she said, dropping names familiar to dedicated fight fans. DiBella has become a friend of Perez and her husband, the artist Eric Haze, through their mutual association with boxing. “The better you get to know her,” he said, “the connection between her and boxing makes perfect sense.” Perez was born in Brooklyn, but a tumultuous family situation caused her to become a ward of the state. She lived in foster care in Peekskill and Poughkeepsie until she was 12. There were custody battles among her mother, her father and an aunt, and the Bushwick house she grew up in was frequently occupied by more than a dozen people. “I grew up like the boxers,” she said. “I grew up hard knocks. But I learned to fight my way through life. You get knocked down, you get back up again. I think that’s why boxing resonated with me so much even as a little girl.” Perez telegraphed her love for boxing in her first appearance on a movie screen, dancing in boxing gloves and trunks behind the opening credits of Spike Lee’s “Do the Right Thing.” As her fame grew, so did her ability to attend major boxing matches, and the girl who had idolized Benitez, Leonard, the Puerto Rican champion Wilfredo Gomez, Marvin Hagler and Aaron Pryor began to rub elbows with Mike Tyson, Hector Camacho and Felix Trinidad, a former welterweight champion from Puerto Rico. Perez delivered the induction speech for Trinidad at the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2014, which led her cousin Sixto Ramos, a frequent companion at the fights, and Bernstein to refer to her as the First Lady of Boxing. That nickname earned her a long-sought introduction to Kovalev, who had ignored Perez when they ran into each other at various events until the night he noticed many of his professional boxer peers coming over to pay homage at a New York fight. “Who is that woman?” he said. Told by another fighter that she was, in fact, the First Lady of Boxing, Kovalev was sufficiently impressed to come over and say hello. “I was like, ‘Oh my God, he finally spoke to me!’ ” she said. It turned out Perez and an acquaintance of Kovalev’s had trained at the same Shaolin temple, where Perez, who is 5-foot-1 and approximately a flyweight, became proficient in kung fu. “I’m not dangerous,” she said. “But don’t mess with me.” Lately, Perez has skipped what had been one of her fight night pleasures — wishing the fighters well in their dressing room before a bout. The last two she visited wound up losing, she said, and her family now considers her a jinx. So neither Wilder nor Ortiz can expect a visit from Perez before their bout Saturday night. “I used to love doing that, but I just can’t anymore,” she said. “Sixto won’t allow it. It’s a terrible thing to have hanging over my head.” There are responsibilities that go with the being the First Lady of Boxing, and Rosie Perez does not take them lightly. | NEWS-MULTISOURCE |
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Trippe may refer to:
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* Gavin Trippe (born 1940), English motorcycle racing promoter, journalist, and publisher
* Leo Trippe (1891–1964), Canadian hardware merchant, farm implement dealer, and political figure
* Juan Trippe (1899–1981), American airline entrepreneur and founder of Pan American Airlines
* John Trippe (1785–1810), officer in the United States Navy during the Quasi-War with France and the First Barbary War
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Emergency Room Fills 2-Year Gap : First One Since '87 Opens in Century City; Will Serve 100,000 - latimes
Bucking the trend, Century City Hospital has opened an emergency room, not closed one--the first to open in Los Angeles County in two years. The new emergency room brings to 93 the number in the county licensed by the state to receive paramedic and ambulance traffic--one fewer than the region had at the beginning of 1989. Officially opened Monday at a ceremony that included quiche and comedians, the facility offers 24-hour emergency services to an estimated 100,000 people in the area. 'Dream Emergency Room' Until now, the closest emergency rooms were at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in West Los Angeles, UCLA Medical Center in Westwood and Beverly Hills Medical Center. Even people who regularly visit the 195-bed hospital for other reasons had to seek emergency care elsewhere. We have everything you would want if you were able to build a dream emergency room, said James Pagano, medical director for emergency services at Century City Hospital. The staff was involved in planning the facility, Pagano said, and recommended such features as placing the nurses' station where the nurses could watch both the door used by incoming paramedics and patients and the monitoring equipment at the beds reserved for the critically ill. The emergency room will be staffed by nine full-time physicians, he said. The 4,400-square-foot facility cost $1.5 million, hospital Executive Director Joel Bergenfeld said. Century City is a private, for-profit hospital, owned by National Medical Enterprises of Los Angeles. As Pagano pointed out, the new emergency room is not a trauma center; it lacks the in-house surgeon and anesthesiologist that are among the requirements for licensing as a trauma center. Nor is the opening of an emergency room in a private hospital in affluent Century City expected to be more than a Band-Aid on the county's faltering emergency care system. Numbers Have Dwindled Barbara Pavey, an official with the county's emergency medical services agency, said the number of emergency rooms in the county has slipped to 93 from 100 since 1987. Only 13 of the 23 trauma centers linked in 1983 remain in operation. Pavey said she doubted that the Century City facility will be a high-impact ER as would a new facility in Inglewood or another under-serviced area of the city. But Century City Hospital officials and observers agree that the facility will at least provide paramedics with an additional option on those increasingly common occasions when busy emergency rooms are on diversion, or temporarily closed to them. At such times, paramedics often have to drive far longer than the requisite 10 minutes from the pickup point, making several stops before they find an emergency room that will accept an ill or injured individual. It just gives one more place for paramedics to go if the midtown hospitals are on diversion, said Kathleen Belkham of the Hospital Council of Southern California. Bergenfeld said the new emergency room will probably receive three or four ambulance transports a day. Century City Hospital staff carefully studied the demographics of health care in the area before opening the facility, he said. Most emergency-room closings are attributed to economics: The facilities, which are required as a condition of their licensing to treat anyone who walks through the door, say they cannot afford to care for growing numbers of uninsured, indigent patients. But Century City Hospital believes that it can make a go of it, in part, because it expects the majority of its clients to be insured or able to pay. Bergenfeld pointed out that a good emergency-room experience can turn a single-occasion patient into a regular client of a particular hospital. If we didn't think this would be a profitable operation, we wouldn't have proceeded, he said. The emergency room is still a gamble, Bergenfeld said. More emergency room and trauma closing centers in Los Angeles could alter the new facility's patient population and its economic viability. There are a lot of factors that are completely and totally out of our control, he said. But hospital staff are confident enough about the facility's chances for profitability to laugh about it. At Monday's ribbon-cutting ceremony, which included the inevitable speech-making and mini-quiches on the brunch buffet, the Groundlings improvised Westside hospital comedy. Isn't this a bank? asked a comic playing a confused patient. No, it isn't a bank per se, the comedy doctor answered. | NEWS-MULTISOURCE |
Mark RICHARDSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORITY, Defendant-Appellee.
Nos. 17-3508 & 18-2199
United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.
Argued May 14, 2019 Decided June 12, 2019
Taylor E. Muzzy, Sherrie E. Voyles, Attorneys, JACOBS, BURNS, ORLOVE & HERNANDEZ, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff - Appellant.
Irina Y. Dmitrieva, Attorney, CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORITY, Law Department, Chicago, IL, for Defendant - Appellee.
Daniel B. Kohrman, Attorney, AARP FOUNDATION LITIGATION, Washington, DC, for Amici Curiae AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF RETIRED PERSONS and AARP FOUNDATION.
Barry Charlton Taylor, Attorney, EQUIP FOR EQUALITY, INCORPORATED, Chicago, IL, for Amicus Curiae OBESITY ACTION COALITION.
Sue-Ann Rosen, Attorney, METRA, CHICAGO REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY, Chicago, IL, for Amicus Curiae NORTHEAST ILLINOIS REGIONAL COMMUTER RAILROAD CORPORATION, d/b/a METRA.
Kimberly A. Ross, Attorney, FORD HARRISON LLP, Chicago, IL, for Amicus Curiae ILLINOIS ASSOCIATION OF DEFENSE TRIAL COUNSEL.
Bryan P. Neal, Attorney, THOMPSON & KNIGHT LLP, Dallas, TX, for Amicus Curiae BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY.
Before Flaum, Kanne, and Scudder, Circuit Judges.
Flaum, Circuit Judge.
Mark Richardson, a former Chicago Transit Authority ("CTA") bus operator, alleged CTA took adverse action against him because of his extreme obesity in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 ("ADA"), 42 U.S.C. §§ 12101 - 12213, as amended by the ADA Amendments Act of 2008 ("ADAAA"), Pub. L. No. 110-325, 122 Stat. 3553. The district court disagreed. It held extreme obesity only qualifies as a disability under the ADA if it is caused by an underlying physiological disorder or condition, and granted CTA's motion for summary judgment because Richardson offered no such evidence. Richardson appeals this holding, as well as the district court's decision to tax costs against him. We affirm.
I. Background
Mark Richardson began working for CTA in 1993 as a temporary bus operator, and he worked as a full-time operator from August 1999 until February 2012. According to a CTA doctor, Richardson weighed 350 pounds in January 2005. And another CTA doctor indicated Richardson weighed 566 pounds in May 2009. Based on his Body Mass Index (a standardized weight-to-height ratio used to determine whether an individual is underweight, within the normal weight range, overweight, or obese) Richardson has "extreme" obesity whenever he weighs over 315 pounds. He also suffers from hypertension and sleep apnea.
Beginning in early February 2010, Richardson was absent from work because he had the flu. He attempted to return to work on February 19, but Advanced Occupational Medicine Services ("AOMS")-CTA's third-party medical provider-documented that Richardson had uncontrolled hypertension and influenza, weighed over 400 pounds, and could not return to work until he controlled his blood pressure. For that reason, on April 9, CTA's Disability Review Committee transferred Richardson to Temporary Medical Disability-Area 605 ("Area 605"). CTA administrative procedures define Area 605 as a "budgetary assignment for eligible union employees who have been found medically unfit to perform the essential functions of their job classification due to an illness or injury."
On September 13, 2010, AOMS examined Richardson's fitness to return to work. It found Richardson "physically fit to work as a bus operator," but indicated Richardson "must be cleared by safety prior to operating [a] bus." CTA requires AOMS to report if a bus operator returning from extended leave weighs over 400 pounds because CTA bus seats are not designed to accommodate drivers weighing over 400 pounds. Weighing over this maximum does not, however, automatically disqualify employees from working as bus operators. CTA permits such employees to operate buses if the safety department finds they can safely perform their job. To make this determination, CTA administers a "special assessment," a driving performance test used to determine whether bus operators can perform all standard operating procedures on six types of CTA buses.
On September 16, 2010, Richardson completed a special assessment. CTA's Acting Manager of Bus Instruction, Marie Stewart, assigned Bus Instructors John Durnell and Elon McElroy to administer the test. During the assessment, Durnell and McElroy joked about Richardson's weight. Durnell testified he was just trying "to lighten up the situation," and asserted that in response, Richardson "started laughing and he started to relax." Nevertheless, McElroy reported Durnell's comments to Stewart, and Stewart reprimanded Durnell for unprofessionalism.
Following the assessment, Durnell and McElroy each completed a report. While Durnell concluded Richardson "can drive all of CTA's buses in a safe and trusted manner," both instructors noted several safety concerns: Richardson cross-pedaled, meaning his foot was on the gas and brake at the same time; Richardson was unable to make hand-over-hand turns; Richardson's leg rested close to the door handle; Richardson could not see the floor of the bus from his seat; part of Richardson's body hung off the driver's seat; and the seat deflated when Richardson sat. Additionally, both instructors noted Richardson wore a seatbelt extender, wrote that Richardson was "sweating heavily" and needed to lean onto the bus for balance, and Durnell commented on a "hygiene problem." At his deposition, McElroy testified that as a "former heart patient," he was worried Richardson's "sweating [could] lead to an episode."
Stewart drafted a memorandum to CTA's Vice President of Bus Operations, Earl Swopes, concluding that "[b]ased on the Bus Instructors['] observations and findings, the limited space in the driver's area and the manufacturer requirements, it would be unsafe for Bus Operator Richardson to operate any CTA bus at this time." She specifically referenced the safety concerns listed above. Moreover, Stewart wrote that "[t]he maximum allowable weight per the manufacturer requirements for CTA buses is 400 pounds," and "[i]t has been represented that Operator Richardson is over that weight maximum." Because Richardson failed the assessment and could not adhere to all CTA operating procedures, Swopes determined that Richardson could not safely operate CTA buses. Swopes testified he based this decision solely on Stewart's memorandum, without any independent investigation.
Instead of immediately terminating Richardson's employment, CTA proposed a written agreement: CTA would transfer Richardson back to Area 605 so he could work with doctors to lose weight and be subject to periodic monitoring; in exchange, Richardson would release his ability to bring various causes of action. Richardson refused. In March 2011, CTA nonetheless transferred Richardson to Area 605; the accompanying form provides as a rationale that Richardson "exceeded the weight requirement to operate the bus." In October 2011, CTA informed Richardson that he was approaching two years of inactive status, and per CTA policy, he could extend his time in Area 605 by one year by submitting medical documentation.
Richardson did not submit documentation, and in February 2012, CTA terminated his employment.
On December 15, 2015, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ("EEOC") issued Richardson a right-to-sue letter, and on March 10, 2016, Richardson brought the operative complaint against CTA, alleging it violated the ADA by "refus[ing] to allow [him] to return to work because it regarded him as being too obese to work as a bus operator." On October 17, 2016, the district court denied CTA's motion to dismiss, ruling that "[e]ven if [Richardson] is ultimately required to prove that his obesity was caused by a physiological disorder, he is not required to allege the same." On April 20, 2017, Richardson and CTA filed cross-motions for summary judgment, and on November 13, 2017, the district court denied Richardson's motion and granted CTA's motion. It held, based on the language of the ADA and the pertinent EEOC regulation and interpretive guidance, that "to qualify as a protected physical impairment, claimants under the ADA must show that their severe obesity is caused by an underlying physiological disorder or condition." Because Richardson presented no such evidence, the district court entered judgment in CTA's favor.
On December 7, 2017, CTA filed its bill of costs, seeking to recover $ 7,333.56 in deposition and copying costs as the prevailing party pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 54(d)(1). Richardson argued costs should not be taxed because of his inability to pay, or alternatively, CTA's costs should be reduced because transcript delivery fees are not recoverable and the transcript costs CTA sought were over the rate allowed by local rules. On May 1, 2018, the district court issued a minute order taxing $ 2,067.26 in costs. It denied copying costs because the documents were available on the electronic docket, and it reduced deposition transcript costs.
Richardson separately appealed the district court's grant of CTA's motion for summary judgment and decision to tax costs. We consolidated the appeals for resolution.
II. Discussion
A. The ADA and Obesity
We review cross-motions for summary judgment de novo, "construing all facts and drawing all reasonable inferences in favor of the party against whom the motion under consideration was filed." Hess v. Bd. of Trs. of S. Ill. Univ. , 839 F.3d 668, 673 (7th Cir. 2016). Here, we consider only CTA's motion for summary judgment, so we draw all facts in favor of Richardson. Summary judgment is proper "where there are no genuine issues of material fact and the movant is entitled to judgment as a matter of law." Id. (citing Fed. R. Civ. P. 56(a) ).
The ADA prohibits employers from "discriminat[ing] against a qualified individual on the basis of disability." 42 U.S.C. § 12112(a). To succeed on an ADA claim, an employee must show: "(1) he is disabled; (2) he is otherwise qualified to perform the essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation; and (3) the adverse job action was caused by his disability." Roberts v. City of Chicago , 817 F.3d 561, 565 (7th Cir. 2016).
The ADA defines disability as: "(A) a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities of [an] individual; (B) a record of such an impairment; or (C) being regarded as having such an impairment." 42 U.S.C. § 12102(1). Richardson focuses his claim on the "regarded as" prong. To succeed, he must establish he was subject to a prohibited employment action "because of an actual or perceived physical or mental impairment whether or not the impairment limits or is perceived to limit a major life activity." Id. § 12102(3)(A). At issue here, then, is whether Richardson can demonstrate either: (1) his extreme obesity is an actual impairment; or (2) CTA perceived his extreme obesity to be an impairment.
1. Actual Impairment
Congress has not defined "impairment." In a regulation implementing the ADA, however, the EEOC defined "physical impairment" as: "Any physiological disorder or condition, cosmetic disfigurement, or anatomical loss affecting one or more body systems, such as neurological, musculoskeletal, special sense organs, respiratory (including speech organs), cardiovascular, reproductive, digestive, genitourinary, immune, circulatory, hemic, lymphatic, skin, and endocrine." 29 C.F.R. § 1630.2(h)(1). EEOC regulations interpreting the ADA are entitled to deference under Chevron, U.S.A., Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. , unless they are "arbitrary, capricious, or manifestly contrary to the statute." 467 U.S. 837, 844, 104 S.Ct. 2778, 81 L.Ed.2d 694 (1984) ; see Sutton v. United Air Lines, Inc. , 130 F.3d 893, 899 n.3 (10th Cir. 1997).
Richardson and CTA disagree about whether his extreme obesity-even without evidence of an underlying physiological condition-meets the definition of physical impairment and is thus an actionable disability for ADA purposes. This is an issue of first impression for this Circuit. However, three of our sister circuits have considered the question; each has held, based on the language of 29 C.F.R. § 1630.2(h)(1), that obesity is an ADA impairment only if it is the result of an underlying "physiological disorder or condition." See Morriss v. BNSF Ry. Co. , 817 F.3d 1104, 1108-13 (8th Cir.), cert. denied , --- U.S. ----, 137 S. Ct. 256, 196 L.Ed.2d 136 (2016) ; EEOC v. Watkins Motor Lines, Inc. , 463 F.3d 436, 441-43 (6th Cir. 2006) ; Francis v. City of Meriden , 129 F.3d 281, 286-87 (2d Cir. 1997). The majority of district courts have also expressed this view. In contrast, only a small number of district courts have held extreme obesity is an ADA impairment even without evidence of a physiological cause. See, e.g. , Velez v. Cloghan Concepts, LLC , No. 18-cv-1901, 2019 WL 2423145, at *4 (S.D. Cal. June 10, 2019) ; Velez v. II Fornanio (Am.) Corp. , No. 18-cv-1840, 2018 WL 6446169, at *2-4 (S.D. Cal. Dec. 10, 2018) ; McCollum v. Livingston , No. 14-cv-3253, 2017 WL 608665, at *35 (S.D. Tex. Feb. 3, 2017) ; EEOC v. Res. for Human Dev., Inc. , 827 F. Supp. 2d 688, 693-95 (E.D. La. 2011) ; Lowe v. Am. Eurocopter, LLC , No. 10-cv-24, 2010 WL 5232523, at *7-8 (N.D. Miss. Dec. 16, 2010). We join the Second, Sixth, and Eighth Circuits. Without evidence that Richardson's extreme obesity was caused by a physiological disorder or condition, his obesity is not a physical impairment under the plain language of the EEOC regulation.
In his arguments to the contrary, Richardson focuses first on the ADAAA. Congress passed these amendments in 2008 to ensure that the ADA's "definition of disability ... be construed in favor of broad coverage." 42 U.S.C. § 12102(4)(A). Congress emphasized "that the primary object of attention in cases brought under the ADA should be whether entities covered under the ADA have complied with their obligations," while "the question of whether an individual's impairment is a disability under the ADA should not demand extensive analysis." ADAAA § 2(b)(5), 122 Stat. at 3554.
Specifically, Congress sought to broaden the scope of the "being regarded as having such an impairment" definition of disability. Id. § 2(b)(3); see Miller v. Ill. Dep't of Transp. , 643 F.3d 190, 196 (7th Cir. 2011) ("[T]he 'regarded as' prong is an important protection that should not be nullified by creating an impossibly high standard of proof, as Congress indicated even more strongly in the 2008 amendments."). It rejected the Supreme Court's decision in Sutton v. United Air Lines, Inc. , 527 U.S. 471, 119 S.Ct. 2139, 144 L.Ed.2d 450 (1999), which held that to be regarded as disabled, an employee's disability must substantially limit a major life activity. See id. at 490, 119 S.Ct. 2139 ("An employer runs afoul of the ADA when it makes an employment decision based on a physical or mental impairment, real or imagined, that is regarded as substantially limiting a major life activity."). Therefore, Congress amended the ADA to make clear an individual can be "regarded as" having an impairment "whether or not the impairment limits or is perceived to limit a major life activity," 42 U.S.C. § 12102(3)(A), and the EEOC adopted regulations to the same effect. See 29 C.F.R. § 1630.2(j)(2) ("Whether an individual's impairment 'substantially limits' a major life activity is not relevant to coverage under ... the 'regarded as' prong."); id. § 1630.2(l)(1).
Additionally, Congress relaxed court-imposed rules as to how severe an impairment must be to be considered a disability. It sought to abrogate the Supreme Court's decisions in Sutton and Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Kentucky, Inc. v. Williams , 534 U.S. 184, 122 S.Ct. 681, 151 L.Ed.2d 615 (2002), because the Court's definition of "substantially limits a major life activity" in those cases "created an inappropriately high level of limitation necessary to obtain coverage under the ADA" by requiring that employees have an impairment that "severely restrict[ed]" a major life activity. ADAAA § 2(b)(2)-(5), 122 Stat. at 3554. It found that EEOC regulations "defining the term 'substantially limits' as 'significantly restricted' [were] inconsistent with congressional intent[ ] by expressing too high a standard," and expressed its "expectation" that the EEOC would revise its regulations. Id. § 2(a)(8), (b)(6). The EEOC adhered to this directive. See 29 C.F.R. § 1630.2(j)(1)(ii)
("An impairment need not prevent, or significantly or severely restrict, the individual from performing a major life activity in order to be considered substantially limiting."); id. § 1630.2(i)(2) ("[T]he term 'major' shall not be interpreted strictly to create a demanding standard for disability.").
Richardson contends that after the ADAAA, courts must broadly construe impairment to encompass extreme obesity, even without evidence of an underlying physiological condition. Cf. EEOC v. BNSF Ry. Co. , 902 F.3d 916, 923 (9th Cir. 2018) ("impairment" should be interpreted "broadly" after the ADAAA). We disagree. While Congress criticized the Supreme Court's understanding of "substantially limits a major life activity" at length, it said nothing about judicial interpretation of impairment. See Morriss , 817 F.3d at 1111. Likewise, while Congress instructed the EEOC to alter its definitions of "substantially limits" and "major life activity," it made no such instruction with respect to the EEOC's definition of impairment. See id. Indeed, the ADAAA's legislative history explicitly states that Congress "expect[ed] that the currently regulatory definition of [physical or mental impairment ], as promulgated by agencies such as the [EEOC] ... [would] not change." Statement of the Managers to Accompany S. 3406, The Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act of 2008, 154 Cong. Rec. S8342-01, S8345 (Sept. 11, 2008). The EEOC therefore did not modify its regulation defining impairment, and even after the ADAAA, the definition of physical impairment remains inextricably tied to a "physiological disorder or condition." 29 C.F.R. § 1630.2(h)(1) ; see Morriss , 817 F.3d at 1111 ("The ADAAA's general policy statement cannot trump this plain language.").
Next, Richardson insists that we must interpret the EEOC's definition of physical impairment in light of EEOC interpretive guidance. That guidance, which interprets both the ADA and the EEOC regulation, states:
It is important to distinguish between conditions that are impairments and physical, psychological, environmental, cultural, and economic characteristics that are not impairments. The definition of the term "impairment" does not include physical characteristics such as eye color, hair color, left-handedness, or height, weight, or muscle tone that are within "normal" range and are not the result of a physiological disorder.
29 C.F.R. pt. 1630, app. § 1630.2(h). While EEOC interpretive guidance is "not entitled to full Chevron deference," it does "reflect a body of experience and informed judgment to which courts and litigants may properly resort for guidance" and is therefore "entitled to a measure of respect under the less deferential Skidmore [v. Swift & Co. , 323 U.S. 134, 65 S.Ct. 161, 89 L.Ed. 124 (1944) ] standard." Fed. Express Corp. v. Holowecki , 552 U.S. 389, 399, 128 S.Ct. 1147, 170 L.Ed.2d 10 (2008) (citations and internal quotation marks omitted); see Gile v. United Airlines, Inc. , 95 F.3d 492, 497 (7th Cir. 1996).
According to Richardson, this EEOC guidance specifies that "impairment does not include the physical characteristic of weight if both of the following elements are present: (1) the weight [is] within the normal range; and (2) the weight is not the result of a physiological disorder." The Montana Supreme Court adopted this interpretation. BNSF Ry. Co. v. Feit , 365 Mont. 359, 281 P.3d 225, 229 (2012). So did at least three district courts. See Velez , 2019 WL 2423145, at *4 ; Velez , 2018 WL 6446169, at *4 ; Res. for Human Dev. , 827 F. Supp. 2d at 694. Removing the negatives, Richardson posits that "[i]mpairment does include the physical characteristic of weight if either of the following elements are true: (1) the weight is not within the normal range; or (2) the weight is the result of a physiological disorder."
Like the Eighth Circuit, we do not find this reading of the interpretive guidance persuasive. Rather, "a more natural reading of the interpretive guidance is that an individual's weight is generally a physical characteristic that qualifies as a physical impairment only if it falls outside the normal range and it occurs as the result of a physiological disorder." Morriss , 817 F.3d at 1108. As the Eighth Circuit reasoned, "reading ... the EEOC interpretive guidance in its entirety supports this conclusion" because, for example, "the interpretive guidance also provides that '[o]ther conditions, such as pregnancy, that are not the result of a physiological disorder are also not impairments.' " Id. at 1108-09 (alteration in original) (quoting 29 C.F.R. pt. 1630, app. § 1630.2(h) ).
Moreover, Richardson's preferred interpretation is overbroad. If we were to read the EEOC interpretive guidance in the way he suggests, even an employee with normal weight could claim a weight-based physical impairment if his weight was the result of a physiological disorder. Likewise, any employee whose weight-or other physical characteristic-is even slightly outside the "normal range" would have a physical impairment even with no underlying physiological cause. Such results are inconsistent with the ADA's text and purpose and must be rejected. Otherwise, "the 'regarded as' prong ... would become a catch-all cause of action for discrimination based on appearance, size, and any number of other things far removed from the reasons the [ADA] [was] passed." Watkins , 463 F.3d at 443 (quoting Francis , 129 F.3d at 287 ).
In any event, even if this interpretive guidance means what Richardson says it means, we do not defer to EEOC guidance that is contrary to the text of the regulation it purports to interpret. See Christopher v. SmithKline Beecham Corp. , 567 U.S. 142, 155, 132 S.Ct. 2156, 183 L.Ed.2d 153 (2012) ("Deference is undoubtedly inappropriate ... when the agency's interpretation is 'plainly erroneous or inconsistent with the regulation.' " (quoting Auer v. Robbins , 519 U.S. 452, 461, 117 S.Ct. 905, 137 L.Ed.2d 79 (1997) )). The EEOC defines physical impairment as a "physiological disorder or condition." 29 C.F.R. § 1630.2(h)(1). It is directly contrary to that definition to consider a physical characteristic such as weight, even if outside the "normal range," a physical impairment absent evidence of an underlying physiological condition.
Patient and scientific professional organizations, as amici curiae, make a somewhat related, but distinct argument. They insist that because both the medical community and federal and state policymakers understand obesity as a disease, obesity is in and of itself a physiological disorder and therefore a physical impairment within the definition of the ADA. This argument is not persuasive. The ADA is an antidiscrimination-not a public health-statute, and Congress's desires as it relates to the ADA do not necessarily align with those of the medical community. Moreover, amici's argument proves too much; if we agreed that obesity is itself a physiological disorder, then all obesity would be an ADA impairment. While Richardson does not ask us to hold that all obese individuals-found to be as high as 39.8% of the American adult population -automatically have an ADA impairment, adopting amici's position leads to this unavoidable, nonrealistic result.
At bottom, Richardson does not present any evidence suggesting an underlying physiological disorder or condition caused his extreme obesity. Without such evidence, we cannot call Richardson's extreme obesity a physical impairment within the meaning of the ADA and the EEOC regulation. See Morriss , 817 F.3d at 1112 ; Watkins , 463 F.3d at 443.
2. Perceived Impairment
Alternatively, Richardson argues that even if we hold extreme obesity is not itself an impairment, he is still disabled under the ADA because CTA perceived his obesity to be a physical impairment. See 42 U.S.C. § 12102(3)(A). To succeed on this claim, Richardson must show CTA took adverse action against him based on the belief that his condition was an impairment-as the ADA defines that term-not merely based on knowledge of Richardson's physical characteristic. See Morriss , 817 F.3d at 1113 ("[A]s a threshold matter, [the employee] was required to show that [the employer] perceived his obesity to be a condition that met the definition of 'physical impairment.' "); Francis , 129 F.3d at 285 ("[T]he plaintiff must allege that the employer believed, however erroneously, that the plaintiff suffered from an 'impairment' that, if it truly existed, would be covered under the [ADA] ...."). In other words, Richardson must present sufficient evidence to permit a reasonable jury to infer that CTA perceived his extreme obesity was caused by an underlying physiological disorder or condition.
Richardson did not make this showing. To be sure, Richardson introduced evidence that CTA took adverse action against him based on his excessive weight. For example, CTA transferred Richardson to Area 605 because he exceeded the weight specifications for CTA buses. Additionally, CTA required Richardson to take a special assessment because he weighed over 400 pounds, not because of any violation of CTA standard operating procedures. And in Stewart's memorandum to Swopes summarizing the results of the special assessment, she highlighted safety concerns directly related to Richardson's weight: he could not perform hand-over-hand turning, he cross-pedaled, he had difficulty getting in and out of the driver's seat, his body hung off the seat, his leg was close to the door handle, and he exceeded the 400-pound maximum per CTA bus manufacturer requirements. But there is no evidence Stewart, Swopes, or anyone else at CTA believed Richardson's excessive weight was caused by a physiological disorder or condition. To the contrary, the evidence suggests CTA perceived Richardson's weight as a physical characteristic that made it unsafe for him to drive. These facts do not permit a finding that CTA regarded Richardson as disabled for purposes of ADA liability. See Francis , 129 F.3d at 287 (no liability where plaintiff "alleges only that [defendant] regarded him as disabled because it disciplined him for failing to meet a weight standard applied to all of its employees," and not "because it perceived him as suffering from a physiological weight-related disorder").
Richardson cites to the First Circuit's opinion in Cook v. State of Rhode Island, Department of Mental Health, Retardation, & Hospitals , 10 F.3d 17 (1st Cir. 1993), and suggests that the court held a jury could find an employer perceived an employee's extreme obesity as a physical impairment merely because the employer "stated concerns about the plaintiff's ability to perform her job duties." Richardson reads Cook too broadly. In Cook , the court affirmed a jury verdict in favor of the plaintiff under the identical "perceived disability" provision of the Rehabilitation Act.
Id. at 23. The court explained that a jury could have found the defendant treated the plaintiff "as if she had a physical impairment" because the evidence "show[ed] conclusively that [the defendant] treated plaintiff's obesity as if it actually affected her musculoskeletal and cardiovascular systems." Id. Critically, the court emphasized that the plaintiff presented "expert testimony that morbid obesity is a physiological disorder." Id. Here, by contrast, Richardson presented no such evidence. The district court thus properly held that CTA could not have perceived Richardson as having a physical impairment within the ADA's definition.
B. Costs
"Unless a federal statute, [the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure], or a court order provides otherwise, costs-other than attorney's fees-should be allowed to the prevailing party." Fed. R. Civ. P. 54(d)(1). "There is a presumption that the prevailing party will recover costs, and the losing party bears the burden of an affirmative showing that taxed costs are not appropriate." Beamon v. Marshall & Ilsley Tr. Co. , 411 F.3d 854, 864 (7th Cir. 2005). This presumption "is difficult to overcome" and therefore, "the district court's discretion is narrowly confined-the court must award costs unless it states good reasons for denying them." Weeks v. Samsung Heavy Indus. Co. , 126 F.3d 926, 945 (7th Cir. 1997). We reverse a district court's decision to award costs only after "a showing of clear abuse of discretion." Id.
We have held that "it is 'within the discretion of the district court to consider a plaintiff's indigency' " when taxing costs against him. Rivera v. City of Chicago , 469 F.3d 631, 634 (7th Cir. 2006) (quoting Badillo v. Cent. Steel & Wire Co. , 717 F.2d 1160, 1165 (7th Cir. 1983) ). To deny costs based on indigency, the court must first "make a threshold factual finding that the losing party is 'incapable of paying the court-imposed costs at this time or in the future.' " Id. at 635 (quoting McGill v. Faulkner , 18 F.3d 456, 459 (7th Cir. 1994) ). "The burden is on the losing party to provide the district court with sufficient documentation to support such a finding." Id. (internal quotation marks and citation omitted).
Richardson argues the district court abused its discretion because it "completely failed to consider or address [his] arguments and the evidence he submitted demonstrating his inability to pay the costs awarded at this time or in the future." We disagree. To be sure, "district judges [must] provide at least a modicum of explanation when entering an award of costs." Cengr v. Fusibond Piping Sys., Inc. , 135 F.3d 445, 454 (7th Cir. 1998). Here however, the court provided an explanation. It made clear that CTA was entitled to costs as the prevailing party, and it provided an accounting of how it calculated costs at $ 2,067.26 (significantly less than CTA's initial $ 7,333.56 request). True, the district court did not mention Richardson's claim that he was indigent, but the indigence exception "is a narrow one" and "is not a blanket excuse for paying costs." Rivera , 469 F.3d at 635-36. While we have held that a district court abuses its discretion when it denies costs without explanation on the basis of indigence, see id. at 636-37, Richardson does not cite any case holding a district court abuses its discretion when it grants costs, with an explanation, but does not explicitly consider the plaintiff's indigence. It was thus not unreasonable for the district court to tax $ 2,067.26 in costs.
III. Conclusion
For the foregoing reasons, we AFFIRM the judgment of the district court.
The Ninth Circuit has acknowledged that "the scope of ADA protection for individuals suffering from obesity ... presents an open question of federal law in this circuit," but it has not had to resolve the issue. Taylor v. Burlington N. R.R. Holdings, Inc. , 904 F.3d 846, 851-53 (9th Cir. 2018).
See, e.g. , Sturgill v. Norfolk S. Ry. Co. , No. 18-cv-566, 2019 WL 1063374, at *3-4 (E.D. Va. Mar. 6, 2019) ; Shell v. Burlington N. Santa Fe Ry. Co. , No. 15-cv-11040, 2018 WL 1156249, at *3 (N.D. Ill. Mar. 5, 2018) ; Brownwood v. Wells Trucking, LLC , No. 16-cv-01264, 2017 WL 9289453, at *6 (D. Colo. Nov. 9, 2017) ; Silva v. Bd. of Cty. Comm'rs for the Cty. of Roosevelt , No. 15-cv-1046, 2017 WL 4325769, at *7-8 (D.N.M. Sept. 26, 2017) ; Valtierra v. Medtronic Inc. , 232 F. Supp. 3d 1117, 1123-25 (D. Ariz. 2017) ; Revolinski v. Amtrak , No. 08-cv-1098, 2011 WL 2037015, at *11 (E.D. Wis. May 24, 2011) ; Hayes v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. , 781 F. Supp. 2d 1080, 1091 (D. Or. 2011) ; Ni v. Rite Aid of N.J. , No. 10-cv-1522, 2010 WL 2557523, at *3 (D.N.J. June 22, 2010) ; Hill v. Verizon Md., Inc. , No. 07-cv-3123, 2009 WL 2060088, at *6 (D. Md. July 13, 2009).
The Montana Supreme Court reached a similar conclusion, discussing the ADA when interpreting the analogous Montana law. BNSF Ry. Co. v. Feit , 365 Mont. 359, 281 P.3d 225, 230-31 (2012).
See Toyota , 534 U.S. at 197-98, 122 S.Ct. 681 (holding "substantially" and "major" "need to be interpreted strictly to create a demanding standard for qualifying as disabled," and therefore, to be disabled "an individual must have an impairment that prevents or severely restricts the individual from doing activities that are of central importance to most people's daily lives"); Sutton , 527 U.S. at 482-83, 119 S.Ct. 2139 ("A person whose physical or mental impairment is corrected by medication or other measures does not have an impairment that presently 'substantially limits' a major life activity.").
Richardson also emphasizes the EEOC has consistently expressed its view that extreme obesity is a physical impairment. In a compliance manual, the EEOC stated that while "[b]eing overweight, in and of itself, generally is not an impairment ..., severe obesity, which has been defined as body weight more than 100% over the norm, is clearly an impairment." EEOC Compliance Manual § 902.2(c)(5)(ii) (2012) (citations and footnotes omitted). The EEOC has also taken this position in litigation, both as plaintiff and amicus. True, courts may generally defer to both EEOC policy statements in a compliance manual and EEOC's interpretation of its own regulation in legal briefs. Christopher , 567 U.S. at 155, 132 S.Ct. 2156 ; Holowecki , 552 U.S. at 399, 128 S.Ct. 1147 ; see Bible v. United Student Aid Funds, Inc. , 799 F.3d 633, 663 (7th Cir. 2015) (Flaum, J., concurring in part and concurring in the judgment) ("[I]t is generally appropriate to defer to an agency's interpretation of its own regulations, even when that interpretation is informally announced."). Here, however, neither the compliance manual nor EEOC's litigation position are entitled to our deference. For one, the EEOC removed this paragraph from its compliance manual in 2012. See EEOC, Section 902 Definition of the Term Disability (2012), https://www.eeoc.gov/policy/docs/902cm.html. And more importantly, the EEOC's position is in direct conflict with the regulation because it considers extreme obesity a physical impairment even without evidence of an underlying physiological disorder or condition. See Morriss , 817 F.3d at 1111 n.4, 1112.
For example, the American Medical Association describes "obesity as a disease state with multiple pathophysiological aspects requiring a range of interventions to advance obesity treatment and prevention." Am. Med. Assoc. House of Delegates, Recognition of Obesity as a Disease (2013), https://www.npr.org/documents/2013/jun/ama-resolution-obesity.pdf. Likewise, the World Health Organization concluded "obesity should be considered a disease in its own right." World Health Org., Obesity and Overweight (2003), http://www.who.int/dietphysicalactivity/media/en/gsfs_obesity.pdf. And the National Institutes of Health said "[o]besity is a complex, multifactorial chronic disease." Nat'l Insts. of Health, Clinical Guidelines on the Identification, Evaluation, and Treatment of Overweight and Obesity in Adults , at xi (1998), https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/files/docs/guidelines/ob_gdlns.pdf.
For instance, the Internal Revenue Service decided an individual could deduct costs of a weight-loss program as a medical care expense because he had "a disease, obesity," I.R.S. Rev. Rul. 2002-19, 2002 WL 484628 (Apr. 2, 2002), and the Social Security Administration recognized obesity as "a complex, chronic disease characterized by excessive accumulation of body fat." SSR 00-3p, 2000 WL 33952015 (May 15, 2000). Additionally, in 2017, the Senate passed by unanimous consent a resolution in support of "National Obesity Care Week," recognizing "the disease of obesity," S. Res. 325, 115th Cong. (2017), and in 2018, the National Lieutenant Governors Association passed a resolution which called obesity "a chronic disease." Nat'l Lieutenant Governors Ass'n, Resolution in Support of the Treatment and Prevention of Obesity (June 29, 2018), https://www.nlga.us/wp-content/uploads/2018-Resolution-in-Support-of-the-Prevention-and-Treatment-of-Obesity-2.pdf.
See U.S. Dep't of Health & Human Servs., Prevalence of Obesity Among Adults and Youth: United States, 2015-2016 (Oct. 2017), https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/databriefs/db288.pdf.
True, Richardson's pulmonologist submitted a declaration stating Richardson's hypertension and sleep apnea were "related to" his obesity. However, there is nothing in the record suggesting Richardson's hypertension or sleep apnea caused his obesity.
Richardson also suggests the fact that he "suffered from extreme obesity ... alone is sufficient ... to establish that he meets the definition of 'disability' under the ADA." Cf. Watkins , 463 F.3d at 443-45 & n.1 (Gibbons, J., concurring) (opining that "[i]t is possible that morbid obesity is a disorder that by its very nature has a physiological cause," but agreeing summary judgment was proper because the plaintiff put forth no evidence to that effect); Cook v. State of R.I., Dep't of Mental Health, Retardation, & Hosps. , 10 F.3d 17, 23 (1st Cir. 1993) (concluding a jury could find that plaintiff's "morbid obesity" was a "physical impairment" because "she presented expert testimony that morbid obesity is a physiological disorder involving a dysfunction of both the metabolic system and the neurological appetite-suppressing signal system, capable of causing adverse effects within the musculoskeletal, respiratory, and cardiovascular system"). We need not decide whether, on a particular evidentiary showing, extreme obesity alone can be considered a physiological condition because Richardson presented no such evidence.
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Coly Li July 25, 2020, noon UTC
Mempool c->fill_iter is used to allocate memory for struct btree_iter in
bch_btree_node_read_done() to iterate all keys of a read-in btree node.
The allocation size is defined in bch_cache_set_alloc() by,
mempool_init_kmalloc_pool(&c->fill_iter, 1, iter_size))
where iter_size is defined by a calculation,
(sb->bucket_size / sb->block_size + 1) * sizeof(struct btree_iter_set)
For 16bit width bucket_size the calculation is OK, but now the bucket
size is extended to 32bit, the bucket size can be 2GB. By the above
calculation, iter_size can be 2048 pages (order 11 is still accepted by
buddy allocator).
But the actual size holds the bkeys in meta data bucket is limited to
meta_bucket_pages() already, which is 16MB. By the above calculation,
if replace sb->bucket_size by meta_bucket_pages() * PAGE_SECTORS, the
result is 16 pages. This is the size large enough for the mempool
allocation to struct btree_iter.
Therefore in worst case every time mempool c->fill_iter allocates, at
most 4080 pages are wasted and won't be used. Therefore this patch uses
meta_bucket_pages() * PAGE_SECTORS to calculate the iter size in
bch_cache_set_alloc(), to avoid extra memory allocation from mempool
c->fill_iter.
Signed-off-by: Coly Li <colyli@suse.de>
Reviewed-by: Hannes Reinecke <hare@suse.de>
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drivers/md/bcache/super.c | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
Patch
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diff --git a/drivers/md/bcache/super.c b/drivers/md/bcache/super.c
index b7ef11da026c..d86b31722b41 100644
--- a/drivers/md/bcache/super.c
+++ b/drivers/md/bcache/super.c
@@ -1908,7 +1908,7 @@ struct cache_set *bch_cache_set_alloc(struct cache_sb *sb)
INIT_LIST_HEAD(&c->btree_cache_freed);
INIT_LIST_HEAD(&c->data_buckets);
- iter_size = (sb->bucket_size / sb->block_size + 1) *
+ iter_size = ((meta_bucket_pages(sb) * PAGE_SECTORS) / sb->block_size + 1) *
sizeof(struct btree_iter_set);
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Troponin-T as a biomarker in neonates with perinatal asphyxia
T. Abiramalatha, M. Kumar, S. Chandran, Y. Sudhakar, M. Thenmozhi, N. Thomas* | JNPM 2017;
Abstract.
BACKGROUND: Troponin-T is a commonly used cardiac biomarker, which could be useful in perinatal asphyxia. We aimed to analyze troponin-T concentrations in asphyxiated neonates and to correlate the concentrations with clinical outcomes.
METHODS: Data were collected from electronic medical records of neonates diagnosed with perinatal asphyxia over a period of four years.
RESULTS:There were 63 neonates with moderate to severe encephalopathy, in whom serial troponin-T concentrations had been done on days 1, 3, and 7. 53 (84%) asphyxiated infants had troponin-T concentration >100 pg/ml at 2–4 h of life.The difference in troponin-T concentrations between moderate and severe encephalopathy was not statistically significant (173 vs. 263 pg/ml, p value 0.40). The difference in the concentrations at 72 hours between cooled and non-cooled neonates was not significant (48.5 vs. 62.5 pg/ml, p value 0.22). Troponin-T concentration was significantly higher in babies with hypotensive shock and hepatic injury, but not acute kidney injury. There was no significant correlation between troponin-T and the extent of resuscitation needed.Troponin-T concentration on day 1 of life was significantly higher in babies who died than who survived (407 vs. 168 pg/ml, p value 0.03). ROC curve for troponin-T to predict mortality had an area under the curve (AUC) of 0.803; the best cut-off value (190 pg/ml) had 82% sensitivity and 80% specificity.
CONCLUSION: There was no significant difference in troponin-T concentrations between cooled and non-cooled neonates. Troponin-T concentration had a good predictive accuracy for mortality before discharge.
*Corresponding Author:
Dr. Niranjan Thomas, Department of Neonatology, 3rd floor, ISSCC Building, Christian Medical College, Vellore; Tamil Nadu, India. Tel.: +91 416 2283311; E-mail: niranjan@cmcvellore.ac.in. | ESSENTIALAI-STEM |
The doublet is a garment, worn by both men and women from at least the end of the middle ages until about the 1700s. A variation of the garment can be seen today in the Indian Sherwani, a tight fitting across the breast jacket, that is usually coat length. It reaches to about knee-length, and like some doublets, buttons down the front.
Most doublets fit snugly over the body, providing a padded look, and feature the row of center buttons down the front, or alternately, the doublet could be securely tied with laces or pinned to produce the snug fit. There’s some speculation on what inspired the European doublet. Given the vast number of similar garments in the Middle East, it’s thought the style which first began in Spain, may have been just one of the cultural “loans” occurring after the Crusades.
Initially, men wore the doublet as protection under various kinds of armor. The doublet would fit tightly to the body and was quilted to prevent mail shirts (like the hauberk), or plate armor made of leather and metals (like the cuirass) from causing uncomfortable chafing. Early forms could be either hip length or short, depending upon whether they were to be worn under armor. As the doublet fashion trend grew, doublets were frequently worn on their own, and became more elaborate in style, and both men and women might wear them.
The earliest doublet styles often featured long skirts to hip length that ended in points. Lacking collars, these doublets were often called pourpoints. Collars for doublets did undergo changes through the next few centuries. A variety of collar styles each had their “day” in fashion history, including low collars, and very high ones especially as worn by aristocrats.
By the 16th century, the long-coated style was replaced by a short coat version, which could be worn with hose, often also lined and stuffed (bombasted). Some doublets began to feature peplums, short skirts that attached to the jacket at the waist, and padding became less fashionable. Sleeves of doublets underwent various changes. At first these were often loose, but it became more popular, especially as doublets were worn as outer clothing instead of under armor for sleeves to fight very tightly, and for them to feature lots of different decorations, like embroidery.
People of all classes might wear doublets. The wealthier folk in Europe choose expensive silks and fabrics, which usually were lined with material (if not also quilted) like linen. People in the middle classes would wear less expensive and less rare fabrics. Linen doublets, or even wool ones, were common for tradesmen and servants. | FINEWEB-EDU |
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6.59.24 SH Built-in Functions
The following built-in functions are supported on the SH1, SH2, SH3 and SH4 families of processors:
— Built-in Function: void __builtin_set_thread_pointer (void *ptr)
Sets the ‘GBR’ register to the specified value ptr. This is usually used by system code that manages threads and execution contexts. The compiler normally does not generate code that modifies the contents of ‘GBR’ and thus the value is preserved across function calls. Changing the ‘GBR’ value in user code must be done with caution, since the compiler might use ‘GBR’ in order to access thread local variables.
— Built-in Function: void * __builtin_thread_pointer (void)
Returns the value that is currently set in the ‘GBR’ register. Memory loads and stores that use the thread pointer as a base address are turned into ‘GBR’ based displacement loads and stores, if possible. For example:
struct my_tcb
{
int a, b, c, d, e;
};
int get_tcb_value (void)
{
// Generate ‘mov.l @(8,gbr),r0’ instruction
return ((my_tcb*)__builtin_thread_pointer ())->c;
}
— Built-in Function: unsigned int __builtin_sh_get_fpscr (void)
Returns the value that is currently set in the ‘FPSCR’ register.
— Built-in Function: void __builtin_sh_set_fpscr (unsigned int val)
Sets the ‘FPSCR’ register to the specified value val, while preserving the current values of the FR, SZ and PR bits. | ESSENTIALAI-STEM |
Celebrating a Life of Service THANK YOU, JAMES MADISON
As a full-grown man, James Madison stood just 5 feet, 4 inches tall. He had a health condition that, while never diagnosed, bore a resemblance to epilepsy, and he weighed only 100 pounds. He was so soft-spoken that his speeches were often difficult to hear, and he was frequently described as shy and quiet. Despite those qualities, Madison, whose birthday we celebrate on March 16, went on to become the fourth president of the United States. He held office for two terms, and, during that time, he helped establish America as a force to be reckoned with. For example, he led us through the War of 1812, which was our first war as an independent nation. Today, Madison is most well-known for co-writing the U.S. Constitution. In fact, so many of Madison’s ideas made it into the document that he is widely credited with being the father of the Constitution. If it were not for Madison, the Constitution might have never been ratified. To garner widespread support for the Constitution, Madison co-wrote 85 letters to the public with Alexander Hamilton and John Jay that explained the political philosophy underpinning the Constitution and defended its contents. Known as “The Federalist Papers,” these letters are still celebrated as some of the most groundbreaking political philosophy ever published, and it is broadly accepted that without them, the Constitution would not have been sworn into law.
Maryland, and South Carolina under the assurance that amendments would soon be proposed that would provide additional protections. Tireless in his efforts, Madison went to work on the Bill of Rights, which he promptly wrote and passed into law. Madison was an abolitionist, and although he did not free his own slaves or write the end of slavery into the Constitution, he helped lay the groundwork for ending slavery. In a historically groundbreaking move, Madison referred to slaves as people rather than belongings, which was remarkable since not many people were speaking, let alone thinking, in that way at the time. On his birthday this year, Madison should be remembered not only as a man of great intellect and accomplishment but also as a man whose life was characterized by hard work and humility. With that in mind, he would not want his birthday
to come and go without a nod to his wife, Dolley, born Dolley Payne Todd.
While Madison was described as shy and quiet, Dolley, who was 17 years his junior, was famous for being vivacious, loud, and well-loved by everyone. During Madison’s presidency, she hosted and entertained countless guests at the White House, where politicians from many different backgrounds and viewpoints gathered and socialized. Many political alliances and bridges were built under Dolley’s watch, and, for this reason, she is often credited with defining the role of the first lady. Many of the good aspects of America today can be traced back to the efforts of James Madison. On his birthday this year, let’s celebrate him by remembering the contributions he made to our government, our freedom, our justice, and the very fabric of our nation.
Even with “The Federalist Papers” circulating, the Constitution was only ratified in Massachusetts,
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Robert Trundle
Robert Christner Trundle, Jr. (born 1943) is an American philosopher, author, and college professor. He received his Ph.D. in Philosophy from the University of Colorado at Boulder. Fate Magazine named him one of the 100 most influential people in Ufology in 2005 based on his book Is E.T. Here? and an article published in Science and Method in the Netherlands.
Background
He is a Fellow at the Adler-Aquinas Institute and a former professor at Northern Kentucky University in the Philosophy and Religious Studies Program.
He specializes in History of Philosophy, Philosophy of Science, and Metaphysics.
Trundle's philosophical views are an Aristotelian-Thomistic perspective, using scientific inquiry to improve the objective truth, based on contemporary modal logic and a phenomenology of observational consciousness. In this, scientific truths about human psychology and biology form the basis for naturalistic ethics and then truths of politics.
Published works
* Beyond Absurdity: The Philosophy of Albert Camus with Ramakrishna Puligandla (1986), Univ Pr of Amer, ISBN 0-8191-5225-0 (hc), ISBN 0-8191-5226-9 (pb)
* "Is there any ethics in business ethics". Journal of Business Ethics. vol. 8 num 4. April 1989. pp 261–289. Springer Netherlands.
* Ancient Greek Philosophy (1994), Avebury, ISBN 1-85628-978-8
* Medieval Modal Logic & Science (1999), University Press of America ISBN 0-7618-1398-5
* UFOs: Politics, God and Science (2001), European Press Academic Publishing ISBN 88-8398-007-7
* From Physics to Politics (2001), Transaction Publishers; 2 edition ISBN 0-7658-0901-X
* Camus’ Answer: “No” to the Western Pharisees (2002), Sussex Academic Press ISBN 1-902210-98-0 (hc), ISBN 1-902210-99-9 (pb)
* Is E.T. Here? EcceNova Editions; 1st edition (2005), ISBN 0-9735341-2-5
* A Theology of Science: From Science to Ethics to an Ethical Politics (2007), Brown Walker Press; ISBN 1-59942-426-6
* Integrated Truth and Existential Phenomenology (2015), Brill; ISBN<PHONE_NUMBER>740
Specialization
Areas of scholarship include the History of Philosophy, Phenomenology, Philosophy of Science and Metaphysics. These are applied creatively to art, aesthetics, business ethics, ethics elsewhere, film, literature, logic, medicine, politics, science, theology, theological /scientific considerations of extraterrestrial intelligence etc.
Positions
High school teacher, state certification in mathematics and English, Department of Education, Toledo Public Schools, Toledo, Ohio, part-time 1972–74; University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, instructor, 1982–84; Regis College at Colorado Springs, adjunct assistant professor, 1982–86; Northern Kentucky University at Highland Heights, assistant professor starting in 1987, awarded early tenure and early promotions to both associate and full professor.
Awards and recognition
University of Toledo Teaching Assistantship, 1972–1974; Rice University Fellowship, 1975; Outstanding Junior Professor in the College of Arts & Sciences for Scholarship and Teaching at Northern Kentucky University; Invited referee for the following journals — Philosophy of Science (Philosophy of Science Association), Laval Théologique et Philosophique (Laval Université), and Dialogue: Canadian Philosophical Review (official journal of the Canadian Philosophical Association); Elected to advisory board of Sensus Communis: An International Quarterly for Research on Alethic Logic; Invited as an evaluator for Canada's most prestigious scholarly award, the Killam Research Fellowship (directed by the Canada Council for the Arts).
Memberships (past and present)
Include but not limited to Scientific Research Society of Sigma Xi, Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society, New York Academy of Sciences, American Philosophical Association, Society for Medieval and Renaissance Philosophy, Federation of American Scientists, American Association for the Advancement of Science. http://www.nku.edu/~trundle/ | WIKI |
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Private Networking between 2 droplets isn't working out-of-the-box in NYC3
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CentOSNetworkingFirewall
I’ve recently set up a new droplet in NYC3, and I’m trying to have a Django setup on my first Droplet with PostgreSQL on another one on NYC3 that I’ve had set up for a while, and linking them with private networking. I haven’t been met with much success, though. I have set up the networking interface to the point where it shows up in ifconfig on the first droplet, but the new droplet had private networking on when I created it, and initially, trying to do a connection of any kind (I have attempted ssh, ping and Django) has not worked at all, it would act like the other machine was firewalled out and would time out. On both of them, I can connect to themselves with the private IP, I just can’t get them both to connect with the private IP. I can even connect to them with the public IP and that minimally works but I want to get private networking set up.
I’m not sure if this problem has to do with firewalls. I do have Cloud Firewalls enabled on my first droplet, but I don’t on the second one, but nothing changes anything as far as I’ve tried. I have not attempted to change any iptables settings, but I have also tried starting up another droplet and having it connect to the new one and vice versa, and it has not worked, so I’m puzzled to why it’s not working because I have had this issue for more than a day already.
Anything would help to get this working, thanks.
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In the past you had to select private networking during droplet creation in order for them to be able to communicate with each other.
If you created one without private networking and just used ifconfig to add a private IP address, it wouldn’t be routed to your other droplets.
We have since made massive changes to the underlying network infrastructure to all droplets and now every customer gets their own VPC, virtual private cloud.
As long as you add droplets to the same VPC they will all be able to communicate with each other. | ESSENTIALAI-STEM |
Wardha River
The Wardha River, also known as the Varada River, is a major river in Vidarbha, Maharashtra, which originates in the Satpura Range and flows into the Wain ganga river to form the Pranhita river which finally joins the Godavari river.
Origin
The Wardha river originates at an altitude of 777 m in the Satpura Range near Khairwani village in Multai tehsil, Betul District, Madhya Pradesh.
Course
From its origin, it flows for 32 km in Madhya Pradesh and then enters into Maharashtra. After travelling for another 528 km, it joins the Wainganga, forming the Pranahita, which ultimately flows into the Godavari River.The river has developed extensive floodplains characterized by sweeping graceful meanders, low alluvial flats, and slip-off slopes.
Tributaries
The Kar, Wena, Jam, and Erai are its left-bank tributaries, while the Madu, Bembala, and Penganga are its right-bank tributaries. The Bembla, is also an important tributary of River Wardha.
Dams
The Upper Wardha Dam is located on the Wardha river near Morshi. It is considered a lifeline for the city of Amravati and the Morshi and Warud Talukas. The Lower Wardha Dam is located near Warud Bagaji and Dhanodi in Amravati District. It caters to Wardha District. A dam on the Bembala River has been constructed near Babhulgaon in Yavatmal district, and is considered a lifeline for part of Yavatmal. | WIKI |
FTP-75
The EPA Federal Test Procedure, commonly known as FTP-75 for the city driving cycle, are a series of tests defined by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to measure tailpipe emissions and fuel economy of passenger cars (excluding light trucks and heavy-duty vehicles).
The testing was mandated by the Energy Tax Act of 1978 in order to determine the rate of the guzzler tax that applies for the sales of new cars.
The current procedure has been updated in 2008 and includes four tests: city driving (the FTP-75 proper), highway driving (HWFET), aggressive driving (SFTP US06), and optional air conditioning test (SFTP SC03).
UDDS
The Urban Dynamometer Driving Schedule is a mandated dynamometer test on tailpipe emissions of a car that represents city driving conditions. It is defined in.
It is also known as FTP-72 or LA-4, and it is also used in Sweden as the A10 or CVS (Constant Volume Sampler) cycle and in Australia as the ADR 27 (Australian Design Rules) cycle.
The cycle simulates an urban route of 7.5 mi (12.07 km) with frequent stops. The maximum speed is 56.7 mph (91.2 km/h) and the average speed is 19.6 mph (31.5 km/h).
The cycle has two phases: a "cold start" phase of 505 seconds over a projected distance of 3.59 mi at 25.6 mph average speed, and a "transient phase" of 864 seconds, for a total duration of 1369 seconds.
FTP-75
The "city" driving program of the EPA Federal Test Procedure is identical to the UDDS plus the first 505 seconds of an additional UDDS cycle.
Then the characteristics of the cycle are:
* Distance travelled: 11.04 miles (17.77 km)
* Duration: 1874 seconds
* Average speed: 21.2 mph (34.1 km/h)
The procedure is updated by adding the "hot start" cycle that repeats the "cold start" cycle of the beginning of the UDDS cycle. The average speed is thus different but the maximum speed remains the same as in the UDDS. The weighting factors are 0.43 for the cold start and transient phases together and 0.57 for the hot start phase.
Though it was originally created as a reference point for fossil fuelled vehicles, the UDDS and thus the FTP-75, are also used to estimate the range in distance travelled by an electric vehicle in a single charge.
Deceptions
It is alleged that, similarly than in the NEDC, some automakers overinflate tyres, adjusting or disconnecting brakes to reduce friction, and taping cracks between body panels and windows to reduce air resistance, some go as far as removing wing mirrors, to inflate measured fuel economy and lower measured carbon emission.
In addition, it has been brought to attention that the relative height of the simulated wind fan with respect to the vehicle could alter the performance of aftertreatment systems due to changes in temperature and, consequently, modify the pollutant emissions values.
Highway driving
The "highway" program or Highway Fuel Economy Driving Schedule (HWFET) is defined in.
It uses a warmed-up engine and makes no stops, averaging 48 mph (77 km/h) with a top speed of 60 mph (97 km/h) over a 10 mi distance.
The following are some characteristic parameters of the cycle:
* Duration: 765 seconds
* Total distance: 10.26 miles (16.45 km)
* Average Speed: 48.3 mph (77.7 km/h)
* Maximum acceleration: 3.2 mph/sec
Before the 5-cycle fuel economy estimates were introduced in 2006 the measurements were adjusted downward by 10% (city) and 22% (highway) to more accurately reflect real-world results.
Supplemental tests
In 2007, the EPA added three new Supplemental Federal Test Procedure (SFTP) tests that combine the current city and highway cycles to reflect real world fuel economy more accurately,. Estimates are available for vehicles back to the 1985 model year.
US06
The US06 Supplemental Federal Test Procedure (SFTP) was developed to address the shortcomings with the FTP-75 test cycle in the representation of aggressive, high speed and/or high acceleration driving behavior, rapid speed fluctuations, and driving behavior following startup.
SFTP US06 is a high speed/quick acceleration loop that lasts 10 minutes, covers 8 mi, averages 48 mi/h and reaches a top speed of 80 mi/h. Four stops are included, and brisk acceleration maximizes at a rate of 8.46 mi/h per second. The engine begins warm and air conditioning is not used. Ambient temperature varies between 68 °F to 86 °F.
The cycle represents an 8.01 mile (12.8 km) route with an average speed of 48.4 miles/h (77.9 km/h), maximum speed 80.3 miles/h (129.2 km/h), and a duration of 596 seconds.
SC03
The SC03 Supplemental Federal Test Procedure (SFTP) has been introduced to represent the engine load and emissions associated with the use of air conditioning units in vehicles certified over the FTP-75 test cycle.
SFTO SC03 is the air conditioning test, which raises ambient temperatures to 95 °F, and puts the vehicle's climate control system to use. Lasting 9.9 minutes, the 3.6 mi loop averages 22 mi/h and maximizes at a rate of 54.8 mi/h. Five stops are included, idling occurs 19 percent of the time and acceleration of 5.1 mph/sec is achieved. Engine temperatures begin warm.
The cycle represents a 3.6 mile (5.8 km) route with an average speed of 21.6 miles/h (34.8 km/h), maximum speed 54.8 miles/h (88.2 km/h), and a duration of 596 seconds.
Cold cycle
A cold temperature cycle uses the same parameters as the current city loop, except that ambient temperature is set to 20 °F.
EPA fuel economy sticker
EPA tests for fuel economy do not include electrical load tests beyond climate control, which may account for some of the discrepancy between EPA and real world fuel-efficiency. A 200 W electrical load can produce a 0.94 mpg (0.4 km/L) reduction in efficiency on the FTP 75 cycle test. | WIKI |
St. David's School
St. David's School may refer to:
United Kingdom
* St David's School, Middlesex
* St David's School, Middlesbrough
United States
* St. David's School (Raleigh, NC)
* Saint David's School (New York City)
* St. David School (Richmond, California) | WIKI |
Piyabutr Saengkanokkul
Piyabutr Saengkanokkul (ปิยบุตร แสงกนกกุล,, , born 23 October 1979 ) is a Thai academic, activist, former politician, and Secretary-General of the Progressive Movement, a socio-political group. He served as a member of the Thai House of Representatives and was the first and only Secretary-General for the Future Forward Party, which he co-founded in 2018. Prior to his political career, Piyabutr was an associate professor at the Faculty of Law, Thammasat University. He has worked as a constitutional law professor for more than 16 years. In 2020, he was banned from national politics by the Constitutional Court.
Early life and academic career
Piyabutr was born on 23 October 1979 into a middle-class Thai Chinese family, the third of four children. Piyabutr graduated secondary school at Assumption College and studied for his bachelor's degree at the Faculty of Law, Thammasat University, graduating with second class honors. He received a scholarship from the French government to study for his master's and doctoral degrees. Piyabutr graduated with a master's degree in public law and environmental law from the University of Nantes and a PhD with Très honorable avec félicitations honours from the University of Toulouse.
Piyabutr became an assistant professor at the Faculty of Law, Thammasat University. He was also a member of Nitirat, a group of Thammasat law professors who campaigned for various ideas considered radical in Thai politics, such as amending the country's lèse majesté laws.
Political career
Piyabutr resigned from his academic career at Thammasat University to create, with Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit, the Future Forward Party, with an aim towards promoting democracy in Thailand and opposing the military junta. During the party's first meeting, he was elected secretary-general. In the 2019 Thai general election, Piyabutr was second on the Future Forward's list of party-list candidates and became a member of the lower house as Future Forward were allocated fifty party-list seats.
In his mandatory disclosure of assets to the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC), Piyabutr reported assets of 7.7 million baht.
Piyabutr was banned from national politics after the Future Forward Party was dissolved by a Constitutional Court ruling on 21 February 2020, which said that the party was in violation of election laws regarding donations to political parties.
Political activist
In 2020, Piyabutr and other committee formed the Progressive Movement, an NGO, after the party was dissolved, in which he became a secretary general. During the monarchy-reform movements in 2020-2021, he supports young protesters and gives out series of political speeches. In June 2022, he was accused of lèse-majesté by Thepmontri Limpaphayom, an ultra-royalist. Piyabutr vowed to continue as an monarchy-reform acitivist.
Personal life
Piyabutr is married to Eugénie Mérieau, a French academic. | WIKI |
Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2018 December 21
December 21
This is a list of redirects that have been proposed for deletion or other action on December 21, 2018.
Autograf
Closed discussion, see full discussion. Result was:
* The result of the discussion was retarget to Autograph. (non-admin closure) feminist (talk) 07:03, 30 December 2018 (UTC)
* Autograf → Cool (Alesso song) (talk · links · [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Autograf&action=history history] · stats) [ Closure: ]
Autograf is an electronic dance music trio from Chicago, but I don't see anything related to them in the target article (which is a single from another dj named Alesso). CycloneYoris talk! 20:33, 26 November 2018 (UTC)
* Comment should this redirect to the Autograph (disambiguation)? It seems to be the spelling for Autograph in several languages in Europe. Also consider Autograft and Autografh. AngusWOOF ( bark • sniff ) 00:30, 29 November 2018 (UTC)
Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
* Retarget to Autograph (disambiguation) as a plausible misspelling. Thryduulf (talk) 23:01, 1 December 2018 (UTC)
* Retarget to Autograph as a plausible misspelling. There is a primary topic. -- Tavix ( talk ) 15:14, 5 December 2018 (UTC)
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Steel1943 (talk) 18:17, 7 December 2018 (UTC) Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, ~ Amory (u • t • c) 22:54, 14 December 2018 (UTC) Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, CoolSkittle (talk) 23:25, 21 December 2018 (UTC)
* Retarget to autograph (not the disambiguation page), since it indeed is plausible. If X is a plausible typo for Y, it shouldn't go to Y (disambiguation) except perhaps in a rare situation that I can't envision at the moment. Nyttend (talk) 03:55, 24 December 2018 (UTC)
* Retarget to Autograph. Why was this relisted three times when there was a clear outcome? I see now. -- Flooded with them hundreds 10:11, 28 December 2018 (UTC)
Baruch Hashem
Relisted, see Redirects for discussion/Log/2018 December 31%23Baruch Hashem
CAT:CAT
Closed discussion, see full discussion. Result was:
* The result of the discussion was keep . (non-admin closure) feminist (talk) 07:04, 30 December 2018 (UTC)
* CAT:CAT → Category:Wikipedia categories (talk · links · [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=CAT:CAT&action=history history] · stats) [ Closure: ]
Retarget to Category:Cats, as that would make more sense. Kamafa Delgato (Lojbanist)Styrofoam is not made from kittens. 16:35, 21 December 2018 (UTC)
* Oppose, shortcuts are primarily intended for internal matters. A header may be appropriate, but I question that. – Laundry Pizza 03 ( d c̄ ) 19:21, 22 December 2018 (UTC)
* Keep as is, consistent with all the other CAT: cross-namespace redirects to the Category namespace. UnitedStatesian (talk) 22:16, 22 December 2018 (UTC)
* Keep - "CAT:" pseudonamespace shortcuts are abnormal for non-maintenance categories, which makes a retarget as suggested inappropriate. — Godsy (TALK<sub style="margin-left:-2.0ex;"> CONT ) 11:19, 24 December 2018 (UTC)
Bourges Foot
* The result of the discussion was soft delete . This seems to be a very niche issue. With Angus writing down "comment" rather than a confident "keep", I'm closing this as an unopposed request. Deryck C. 18:51, 3 January 2019 (UTC)
* Bourges Foot → Bourges 18 (talk · links · [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bourges_Foot&action=history history] · stats) [ Closure: ]
Bourges Foot and Bourges 18 are two separate teams. Bourges Foot should not redirect to Bourges 18. Both compete in 2018-19 Championnat National 3 Group C. Gricehead (talk) 13:33, 21 December 2018 (UTC)
* Comment this is rather confusing as the fr:Football Club de Bourges has a statement "En 2008, le Bourges Foot fusionne avec le Bourges Asnières 18 et forme le Bourges 18." Bourges Foot merged with Bourges Asineres to form Bourges 18. AngusWOOF ( bark • sniff ) 18:46, 21 December 2018 (UTC)
* The current Bourges Foot was formed in 1983 as Jeunes Bourges Nord, taking the name Bourges Foot in 2013. Gricehead (talk) 16:20, 28 December 2018 (UTC)
Draft:Barry Allen (The Flash) (2)
* The result of the discussion was keep . ~ Amory <small style="color:#555"> (u • t • c) 16:58, 4 January 2019 (UTC)
* <span id="Draft:Barry Allen (The Flash) (2)">Draft:Barry Allen (The Flash) (2) → Flash (Barry Allen) (talk · links · [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Draft:Barry_Allen_(The_Flash)_(2)&action=history history] · stats) [ Closure: ]
Not a plausible redirect Gonnym (talk) 15:28, 11 December 2018 (UTC) <div class="xfd_relist" style="border-top: 1px solid #AAA; border-bottom: 1px solid #AAA; padding: 0px 25px;"> Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
* Comment: Per the redirect's edit history, this draft was moved to Barry Allen (The Flash), which was then redirected to Flash (Barry Allen) as a duplicate article. I’m thinking that either the draft content needs to be moved back to the draft namespace (though the draft’s creator is the one who moved it to the article namespace in the first place), or this redirect should be kept and tagged R avoided double redirect for Barry Allen (The Flash) per the spirit of WP:RDRAFT. Either way though, I oppose deletion. Steel1943 (talk) 15:58, 11 December 2018 (UTC)
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, ~ Amory <small style="color:#555"> (u • t • c) 11:50, 21 December 2018 (UTC)
* Comment not sure this belongs on RFD as deciding whether the article should go back to draft is more of either an AFD or MFD thing. AngusWOOF ( bark • sniff ) 18:48, 21 December 2018 (UTC)
Template:ThisDateInRecentYears2006Rev
Relisted, see Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2019 January 4%23Template:ThisDateInRecentYears2006Rev
Arthur the tv show
* The result of the discussion was split decision. Keep "Arthur the tv show", delete "ARTHUR the show" . Deryck C. 18:52, 3 January 2019 (UTC)
* Arthur the tv show → Arthur (TV series) (talk · links · [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Arthur_the_tv_show&action=history history] · stats) [ Closure: ]
* ARTHUR the show → Arthur (TV series) (talk · links · [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Arthur_the_tv_show&action=history history] · stats) [ Closure: ]
Unlikely search term Slashme (talk) 07:14, 21 December 2018 (UTC)
* Keep the first, delete the second - The first strikes me as a completely plausible search term, especially for someone who is not super familiar with Wikipedia naming conventions. matt91486 (talk) 18:36, 21 December 2018 (UTC)
* If you look at the longer time series data, it was used a fair amount in the 2015-2016 range, even if it has been triggered less lately. matt91486 (talk) 18:38, 21 December 2018 (UTC)
* Keep first as above, delete the second as weird implausible stylization. AngusWOOF ( bark • sniff ) 18:49, 21 December 2018 (UTC)
Template:R with possibilties
Relisted, see Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2018 December 31%23Template:R with possibilties | WIKI |
Stumpy Thomason
John Griffin "Stumpy" Thomason (February 24, 1906 – April 30, 1989) was a professional American football player who played running back for seven seasons for the Brooklyn Dodgers and Philadelphia Eagles. He played college football for the 1928 national champion Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team, in the backfield with Warner Mizell. Thomason was All-Southern in 1927. | WIKI |
New York Police Urged to Fix Inequities in Deployment of Investigators
The New York City public advocate, the City Council speaker and other elected officials called on the Police Department on Wednesday to fix inequities in how it deploys investigative resources in poor, predominantly black and Hispanic neighborhoods. Elected leaders were also working on measures seeking information from the department about how it assigns detectives and about the precinct-by-precinct rate at which it solves violent crimes. That would represent a sharp break from years of secrecy around how the department investigates serious crime in different parts of New York. The calls for transparency followed the publication of an article last weekend in The New York Times that analyzed confidential deployment data and found that precinct detective squads and homicide squads in parts of the Bronx, Brooklyn and Queens were sharply understaffed compared with those in Manhattan. Precinct detectives in the Bronx, the borough with the highest violent crime rate, carried an average of 20 more violent felonies last year than detectives in Brooklyn and Queens, and 30 more than detectives in Manhattan and Staten Island. Overall violent crime in the Bronx — murders, rapes, robberies and felony assaults — rose last year through late December, even as the city on Wednesday touted citywide declines in crime. The 40th Precinct in the South Bronx, where overall crime climbed by 13 percent last year, had the city’s highest murder rate through November, but the fewest detectives per violent crime. The precinct covers some of the city’s poorest neighborhoods, including Mott Haven and Melrose, and the population is largely black and Hispanic. The public advocate, Letitia James, sent a letter to the police commissioner, James P. O’Neill, arguing that the analysis showed “a need to re-evaluate the way the N.Y.P.D. deploys resources within the Detective Bureau,” and asking him to report to her office about plans to reallocate detectives. Ms. James thanked the Police Department for helping drive down crime in many neighborhoods. “But,” she wrote, “we must work harder to address the disparities that exist across neighborhoods and that predominantly affect low-income New Yorkers of color.” In an interview, Ms. James criticized the department’s “Manhattan-centric” view. “We can’t continue to be a progressive city if we continue to shortchange districts and precincts where they are under-resourced, and where the common factor is living below the poverty level,” she said. The heavy caseloads that some detectives carry outside Manhattan — sometimes more than double the department’s standard — remained shrouded to many city elected leaders even as they voted last year to substantially expand the department’s ranks. The City Council speaker, Melissa Mark-Viverito, whose district covers part of the 40th Precinct, questioned whether that increase was being felt in every neighborhood. “The City Council increased N.Y.P.D. head count by nearly 1,300 officers to help ensure the N.Y.P.D. has the resources it needs to best serve all New Yorkers,” she said in a statement. “This report raises serious concerns about equitable staffing and how police resources are allocated throughout the five boroughs. The Council will be reviewing the staffing levels and methodology to ensure that these resources are equitably distributed.” Mayor Bill de Blasio, speaking at a news conference on Wednesday to discuss 2016 crime totals, dismissed the notion of a disparity in policing resources. “I don’t think we share that interpretation of the statistics,” he said. “Those resources are constantly being moved around as needed.” Precinct detective squads have contracted in some neighborhoods, like the South Bronx, where crime has persisted, even as the squads have expanded in some neighborhoods where crime has plummeted, city staffing data shows. The public advocate, Letitia James, sent a letter to the police commissioner, James P. O’Neill, arguing that the analysis showed “a need to re-evaluate the way the N.Y.P.D. deploys resources within the Detective Bureau.” Mr. O’Neill said the department would add investigators to the Detective Bureau after it staffed its neighborhood policing initiative, which is the centerpiece of the administration’s policing agenda. He said boroughwide investigative units, like homicide squads, supported precinct detectives. The Bronx homicide squad had one detective for every four murders last year, while Lower Manhattan’s squad had more detectives than it did murders. Councilwoman Vanessa L. Gibson, a Bronx Democrat who oversees policing as the chairwoman of the Committee on Public Safety, said she would seek more information as part of the budgeting process. “When you look at distribution of resources across the city, the Bronx and Brooklyn should always get more than average, because it’s necessary for us,” she said. Councilman Rory I. Lancman, the chairman of the Committee on Courts and Legal Services, said the article in The Times had prompted him to begin drafting legislation that would require the police to report the rate at which they solve serious crimes in each precinct. The police have not reported precinct-by-precinct clearance rates since 2001. “Race plays a factor in our criminal justice system at every level,” said Mr. Lancman, a Queens Democrat. “If you look at the communities that experience overpolicing, the communities that experience under-investigating and lower clearance rates, those are almost all communities of color.” He added: “It has to be a very high priority of the department to solve crimes that have occurred, both because it completely destroys the faith that communities have in the Police Department’s ability to protect them, and also allows people who have committed one crime to continue committing others.” | NEWS-MULTISOURCE |
Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Stuart M. Pepper
The result was speedy delete. recreated material Xy7 (talk) 23:54, 21 September 2008 (UTC)
Stuart M. Pepper
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I'm not really sure what the deal is with this article. An article about the same person was deleted today as a result of a deletion discussion; shortly after that AfD began, this article was created and quickly tagged with an AfD notice linking to that AfD, though as near as I can tell, no mention of this article was ever made in that discussion. I can't tell whether this article, in its current form, is a duplicate of the deleted one, but if the person has been judged to be nonnotable, this article should probably be deleted as well. Deor (talk) 17:00, 21 September 2008 (UTC)
* Speedy delete per this log. The admin who closed Articles for deletion/Stuart pepper deleted the redirect Stuart pepper but neglected to delete Stuart M. Pepper, which was where the article was moved to. I've tagged the article for speedy deletion. Cunard (talk) 17:17, 21 September 2008 (UTC)
* Ah, sorry; I overlooked the move or I would have used db-afd myself. Deor (talk) 17:25, 21 September 2008 (UTC)
* Note This article was created when the original article "Stuart pepper" was renamed to "Stuart M. Pepper" in order to correctly reflect the perosn's name. Schmidt, MICHAEL Q. 19:02, 21 September 2008 (UTC)
* Delete Though this person qualifies as notable through WP:Athlete, having played in a professional sports team for many years, he did not have sufficient notability as a filmmaker to convince editors at an AfD to look past his filmolgy to the letter of WP:Athlete and his sports background. I improved the article but it did not survive the original AfD. Its "ghost" may as well be deleted too. Why not? Schmidt, MICHAEL Q. 19:02, 21 September 2008 (UTC)
* I still don't agree with that. He passes WP:ATHLETE so I really don't see why it was deleted. Schuy m 1 ( talk ) 20:59, 21 September 2008 (UTC)
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Should I have my baby circumcised?
Baby_sleep_boyWhether or not you have your child circumcised is a deeply personal choice and deciding if its right for your family will require you to consider many factors. In addition to the personal, cultural and religious aspects associated with the decision, you may have medical questions as well. The following are answers to many of the most common questions that Richard Yu, MD, PhD, of Boston Children’s Hospital’s Department of Urology hears when counseling families on this matter.
Will circumcision make our baby healthier in any way?
Yes and no. If your baby is circumcised, the penis becomes very easy to clean for parents and ultimately for the child and adult, which helps reduce the risk of infection from bacteria. Circumcised infants also have a lower risk of urinary tract infections in the first year of life. However, if your child is not circumcised, but he is able to fully pull back his foreskin around the time of toilet training and takes care to keep the entire penis clean with soap and water every day, he also should do well. The foreskin should never be forcefully retracted, but you may gently retract the skin for general cleaning. Some pediatricians recommend that the foreskin is never retracted and to let things take care of themselves naturally. I would advise against this because boys can run into trouble with penile itching and inflammation due to the trapped debris within the foreskin in an area that can not be cleaned. If you decide to leave the foreskin alone, you should monitor your child for any signs or symptoms of penile discomfort or pain with urination. If this occurs, please bring it to the attention of your pediatrician.
How common a practice is circumcision?
Circumcision is common. The Centers for Disease Control recently reviewed the current trends of newborn circumcision in the U.S., and the national rate was almost 60 percent. According to the data, circumcision rates are highest in the Midwest and Northeast and lowest in the West.
What are the risks associated with the procedure? How often do they occur?
The most common risks associated with circumcision are bleeding and infection, but this only happens in 0.2 percent of cases, or about 1 in every 500 procedures.
Are there any medical conditions that would make circumcision unsafe for my baby?
Yu_Richard
If your baby has active issues with heart or lung function, or a bleeding disorder, circumcision may be unsafe and should be delayed. There are also congenital findings that may require more extensive repair. Circumcision should be delayed if the opening of the urethra is located on the bottom of the penis, the penis is notably curved, or the penis is relatively small. Always consult a pediatrician when weighing whether or not you wish to circumcise, or when establishing a timeline of when you wish to have the procedure done.
What does the procedure involve?
Most newborns are kept still by holding them or by placing them into a circumcision brace. The baby is comforted and may receive a local anesthetic (numbing medication) to reduce discomfort. The skin covering the head of the penis is removed with a protective device and then gauze with petroleum jelly or antibiotic ointment is applied. In older children and adults, the procedure is commonly performed under general anesthesia.
Is it extremely painful for the child?
Despite what many people may believe, this is not an extremely painful procedure. If local anesthesia is given, the child will feel pressure and movement but not pain. The child may be briefly upset while he is being held in place. If the circumcision is performed under general anesthesia, he will not experience any pain during the procedure. Once completed, the child will not have pain with urination since the urethra is left untouched during circumcision.
What is the recovery process like and how long does it last?
Newborns and infants recover very quickly from the procedure, usually within 12 to 24 hours. Young children recover in one to two days. Older children and young adults recover in three to four days. After circumcision, there may be temporary skin bruising or mild swelling that can last for one to two weeks.
Is it only done on newborns?
Circumcision can be performed at any age. Newborn circumcisions are normally performed while the child is awake. When the child is more than 3 months old, parents should consider having the procedure performed under general anesthesia.
Learn more about circumcision and Boston Children’s Department of Urology.
• I have two boys. I didn’t circumcise my oldest because his biological father wasn’t. I was told it would be harder to keep his penis from getting infected but so far he hasn’t had any trouble. He is now a teenager. He hasn’t complained about getting teased for having a penis that looks different.
I opted to have my youngest son circumcised. He had a bell put on it at birth and he didn’t have any complications. It has been easier keeping it clean. It is so much different than my first son.
I know circumcision is a big deal to many people and I am finding that more parents are opting out of circumcising their newborn babies.
I highly recommend that if parents are trying to determine if they should have their baby boy circumcised that they do extensive research and determine what is best for their baby. Like you said, it is a personal choice and if you do it at a young age your baby won’t remember it. My youngest son was a bit upset after he had it done but he quickly calmed down after I offered him the breast. It took a few days for the bell to fall off and caring for it was easy. I didn’t have to use the Vaseline to keep it from sticking to the diaper.
• hollywoodnun
This is a really good study published in an AAP journal “Pediatrics.” http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/early/2013/03/12/peds.2012-2896.full.pdf
• hollywoodnun
My son is only 8 months old. But so far his intact penis is easier to keep clean than it is to keep my daughter clean. No UTI’s yet either, and a few men I know have had no complaints or problems either with their intact penises.
• Jess18
All of our boys have their whole, natural penis. They range in age from 8 to 13. None have ever had any medical problems or infection, and none have ever been ridiculed or teased. In fact, my oldest son says that the locker room is mixed about half-and-half.
Our boys were the first intact males in both our families, but they have had many cousins who have followed in this “new” tradition. The foreskin was fused until around potty-training age (sometimes much later) and NEVER required special pulling, soaping, or washing underneath. We just left it alone and made sure our sons bathed as often as their sister. It was actually quite easy compared to all the Vaseline and bandages that other moms had to deal with. | ESSENTIALAI-STEM |
Contact Card not Available for Facetime? – (Fixed!)
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Hello, everyone! Welcome back to thesoftbest, where we strive to bring you valuable and informative content to enhance your tech experience. Here, we’ll address a common issue faced by many iOS users: the “Contact Card Not Available for FaceTime” error.
Contact Card not Available for Facetime
Highlights:
• Ensure your device is running the latest software to eliminate potential bugs causing FaceTime issues.
• Clear up space on your device by offloading FaceTime in iPhone storage settings to resolve contact card problems.
• Download and install the latest version of FaceTime from the App Store to address compatibility issues and bugs.
• Perform a force restart on your device to refresh the system and resolve lingering FaceTime issues.
How to Solve Contact Card not Available for Facetime Problem
To fix the “Contact Card Not Available for FaceTime” issue, update your device’s software, manage iPhone storage by offloading FaceTime, reinstall the latest FaceTime version from the App Store, and perform a force restart.
If you’ve been grappling with this problem, don’t worry – we’ve got you covered.
Now, we’ll walk you through a simple step-by-step guide on resolving this issue and getting your FaceTime back on track.
Step 1: Check for Software Updates
Check for Software Updates
Check for Software Updates
The first and most crucial step is ensuring that your device runs the latest software. Navigate to your home screen and access the settings on your device. Scroll down and tap on “General,” then select “Software Update.”
Make sure your device is running the most recent software version. If an update is available, proceed to install it to eliminate any potential bugs or glitches causing the FaceTime contact card issue.
Step 2: Manage iPhone Storage
Manage iPhone Storage
Manage iPhone Storage
Another potential culprit for FaceTime issues could be insufficient storage on your device. In the settings, tap on “iPhone Storage” and then select “Show All” to view a comprehensive list of apps and their storage usage.
Look for FaceTime in the list, tap on it, and choose to offload the app temporarily. This step can help clear any cache or temporary files that might be affecting FaceTime’s performance.
Step 3: Reinstall FaceTime
Reinstall FaceTime
Reinstall FaceTime
After offloading FaceTime, head to the App Store on your device. In the search bar, type “FaceTime” and locate the app.
Download and install the latest FaceTime version to ensure you have the most up-to-date and bug-free version. This step can be crucial in resolving compatibility issues or bugs causing the contact card problem.
Step 4: Force Restart Your Device
Once you’ve updated FaceTime, perform a force restart on your device. Press and release the volume up button, then do the same with the volume down button. Finally, press and hold the side (or power) button until you see the Apple logo.
This force restart can help refresh your device’s system and resolve any lingering FaceTime issues.
Conclusion
And there you have it, a comprehensive guide on fixing the “Contact Card Not Available for FaceTime” issue.
By following these simple steps – checking for software updates, managing iPhone storage, reinstalling FaceTime, and performing a force restart – you should be able to resolve the problem and enjoy uninterrupted FaceTime calls.
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Types Of Media Files
Audio files, video files, digital files, they all are different types of media files. We will discuss various types of media files further in this article. But first you should know that each file has certain characteristics and features. Sometimes you might have encountered that the image you want to view or a video you are trying to play in our computer system is not playing. This is because of the simple reason that the type of media file you are trying to play is not supported by your PC. You might need to upgrade your PC or change the file type. So, one should know about some of the popular audio, video and other various types of media files.
Audio Files- these files contain sound or audio which you want to hear. There are many formats in which you may create your audio file. The various formats are discussed here:
* WMA (Windows Media Audio) – this is one of the old audio formats included in the various types of media files and it was created by Microsoft for Windows Media Player. Its compression format was specifically designed by Microsoft and hence it cannot be converted into any other file. This audio file provides decent quality of audio and its audio is noticeably different than any other audio types.
* Moving Pictures Experts Group, Audio Layer 3- generally known as MP3 is one of the finest audio types. Its audio quality is said to be very good. Audio compression for MP3 files was created in Germany where perceptual coding for the audio was used to compress CD sound quality. Hence it has become one of the universal types of media files which is most commonly used.
After discussing the main audio files, let us see what video files have in store for us-
Video Files- all the digital video files have two layers- upper layer and lower layer. Upper layer or outer layer is called as container which wraps the audio and video codecs in the inner layer. A video file is generally differentiated according to the container in which the codecs are stored. Some main files which an individual should know about are-
* AVI- they come with the extension ‘.avi’. Avi format is generally present in the video cameras which are inexpensive and it works well for the purpose of playing back. The main problem with the avi files is that they cannot be stored in large sizes so that the quality could be maintained.
* MP4- they have the extension .mp4. This file format is generally supported by all playback softwares and hence it is most common in use.
* ASF or WMV- with a .wmv extension, Microsoft developed it for windows media player. You will have no problem in playing this video as Windows and MAC both have pre installed Windows Media Players.
* Flash- all the YouTube videos are in the Flash format with .flv extension. To play these videos you need a flash player installed on your PC or Laptop.
These are some types of media files which are most common in use. | ESSENTIALAI-STEM |
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C++ Question
template variadic function: arbitrary number of classes with arbitrary number of constructor parameters
I am unsure of what the proper name is, so far I comprehend the notion of using variadic template arguments (e.g., in comparison to
std::initializer_list
).
So let's assume there is an arbitrary number of classes
k
and an arbitrary number of parameters
i
which is dependant on each class
k
constructor.
I know that I may construct any class
k
using a variadic template:
template <typename T, typename... Args>
void make_class(Args... args)
{
auto k = T(args...);
}
However I want to allow creation of multiple classes which are not of the same type and most likely have different
Args
.
Furthermore, I want to iterate the classes
k
being constructed.
Something along the lines:
template <typename T, typename... Classes, typename Args>
void make_classes(Classes... classes)
{
for (auto type : classes) {
make_class<T>(args...); //???
}
}
1. Is this possible?
2. If not possible, are there any potential work-arounds?
3. Is there a name for such a pattern/approach? Is this a
parameter_pack
?
Apologies if this is a duplicate.
Answer
You'll need to delineate the arguments for each class by passing them in a tuple, since otherwise the result could be ambiguous for classes with more than one constructor (and note that most classes have at least a default constructor and copy constructor).
That done, this is easy to write:
template<class... Classes, class... Args>
void make_classes(Args&&... args) {
auto k = std::tuple<Classes...>{
std::make_from_tuple<Classes>(std::forward<Args>(args))...};
}
Usage:
make_classes<std::pair<int, float>, std::string, std::vector<double>>(
std::forward_as_tuple(42, 3.14f),
std::forward_as_tuple("hello"),
std::forward_as_tuple(5, 99.99));
Example.
Note that make_from_tuple is a C++17 library addition; if your library doesn't have it you can copy the example implementation.
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No. 36,375
James E. Stanley, Appellee, v. United Iron Works Company and The Employers Mutual Liability Insurance Company, Appellants.
(160 P. 2d 708)
Opinion filed July 7, 1945.
Lawrence M. Walker, of Pittsburg, and F. H. Richart, of Joplin, Mo., argued the cause, and Paul A. Clark, pi Pittsburg, was on the briefs for the appellants.
Sylvan Bruner and Pete Farabi, both of Pittsburg, argued the cause for the appellee.
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Parker, J.:
This is a workmen’s compensation case. In the proceeding before the compensation commissioner the claimant was denied an award. He appealed to the district court and there prevailed. The employer and the insurance company appeal.
The issues can be simplified by immediate relation of uncontroverted facts disclosed by the record.
By stipulation at the hearing before the commissioner it was agreed that the relationship of employer and employee existed at the date of the alleged accidental injury; that the parties were governed by the Workmen’s Compensation Act of Kansas; that the average weekly wage of the claimant was $31.68; that respondent had actual notice; that written claim for compensation was made; that claimant met with an accidental injury which arose out of and in the course of claimant’s employment; that medical service was furnished by the respondent; that no compensation had been paid; that the issues therein were: (1) Nature and extent of claimant’s disability, if any, (2) amount of compensation due, if any.
As to the circumstances and conditions under which the claimant James E. Stanley was injured all parties agree that on January 15, 1944, while employed by respondent, United Iron Works Company, and at work on the inside of a steel tank, 7 feet in width and 6% feet high, placing steel bands together on the inside thereof, the claimant was struck on the forehead and the left side of his face and left jaw by a metal chain which was being used to lower the steel bands into the tank. As an immediate consequence of the blow he was rendered unconscious for a period of between 15 and 20 minutes and when he recovered consciousness began to vomit.
Likewise conceded is the fact the claimant on June 26, 1926, long prior to his employment by the respondent had suffered an accident which caused complete loss of vision in his right eye.
■ With respect to the nature and extent of the injury suffered by claimant as a result of the accident the parties are in hopeless disagreement. They can best be revealed by reference to the testimony, which, of course, will be limited to portions of the evidence tending to support the award made by the district court under the well-established rule that we are concerned only with evidence which upholds an award, and are not permitted to speculate on whether there was other testimony which might have warranted a contrary decision (see Proffitt v. Aldridge, 154 Kan. 468, 472, 119 P. 2d 523; Holler v. Dickey Clay Mfg. Co., 157 Kan. 355, 362, 139 P. 2d 846, and cases there cited).
On the subject to which we have just referred the claimant’s testimony was in substance as follows: As far as I could tell I had no impairment in the vision of my left eye or in my hearing in either ear prior to January 15, 1944; after the accident my eyes began to blur, I couldn’t see, and every time I would stoop over I would have dizzy spells; my head was hurting, my left ear was hurting and a little later on my right ear went to hurting; my head continued to hurt and I had pains across my forehead; around my left eye, down around my ear and down around the back of my neck on the left side; those pains are still present; my left eye began to fog up on Sunday after I was hurt on Saturday; it began to turn blue and got bloodshot on Sunday, the eyeball itself was sore and it remained sore for about six weeks; there is pain at the back part of my eye which feels like it comes straight out into the ball; the pain extends back from that eye over iny head and neck; the pain in my ear and eye is still there; I noticed I couldn’t hear as well as I could and there seems to be more impairment in my left ear than in my right ear; the hearing in my ear became stationery about three months ago; prior to the time I got hurt I did not have any trouble at all with my hearing; I do not see as good out of my left eye since my injury and the loss of vision in it seemed to reach its maximum about three months after I was hurt and it has remained about the same since that time; I have continued to vomit from one to three times a day since the accident.
Dr. Herman E. Yazel, an eye, ear, nose and throat specialist of Kansas City, Mo., was a witness for claimant. In his deposition which was given on September 16,1944, he made the following statements in narrative form:
“At Mr. Bruner’s request I examined the eyes, ears, nose and throat of James E. Stanley on June 17, 1944. I took the man’s personal family history and a statement as to his present ailments and complaints and examined his eyes, ears, nose and throat and the bones of his skull. I took an X ray and laboratory report, the X ray having been taken at Dr. Clyde Donaldson’s office with his equipment and he and I examined the X ray and passed on! it and interpreted it. Claimant’s Exhibit A is the X ray that Dr. Donaldson and I interpreted. It was all negative, with the exception of the external superior rim of the orbit of the left eye. There is a fracture that runs upward and outward and then inward in the malar bone, just above the anastomosis of the malar and the frontal bone. It' is in the frontal bone proper and runs outward and upward.
“The right eye is blind and has been for several years and is due to an accident so the patient states. The whole fundus of the left eye has a degenerated appearance and the disk is not distinct. Vision is down 70.5 percent. His visual field is contracted 20 percent. The Eustachian tube and tympanum are normal in both ears, still he has a loss of hearing of his 15 percent in the right ear and 60 percent in the left ear. This is all indicative of an injury to this man’s brain. There is evidence of an intracranial pressure that has pretty well run its course at this time except for the pathology that it has left behind. This could all be caused from the injury that he stated that he sustained in his history.
“I examined his eyes, ears, nose and throat again this morning and there was no change in the findings of any of them.”
The following specific questions and answers also appear in the deposition as a part of his testimony:
“Q. Now, Doctor, coming to the left eye, you state about a degenerative appearance of the whole fundus, the whole fundus being of a yellow color. Did that condition disclose anything to you, as a physician and surgeon specializing in the eyes, and the margin of the optic nerve not being distinct? A. Yes.
“Q. What does that show? A. That he had some swelling of the disk due to intercranial pressure.
“Q. That is what you would call a choked disk, evidence of a choked disk of the eye? A. Yes, the swelling of the disk.
“Q. Have you an opinion whether or not that could reasonably be brought about by the tjrpe of accident or injury this claimant gave you a history of? A. Yes.
"Q. What is that opinion? A. That it could.
“Q. For near he reads Jaeger’s No. 12 without glasses at 14 inches. What is normal vision, Doctor? A. Jaeger’s No. 1 at 14 inches.
“Q. His vision is 20/100. What is normal vision? A. 20/20.
“Q. The vision you arrived at in the left eye of 20/100 and reading Jaeger’s No. 12 at 14 inches, did you take these into account in any way in arriving at your opinion as to the percentage of impairment of vision? A. Yes, I followed the Kansas Compensation Commission bulletin on it, taking once the vision for distance and twice the vision for near and adding them together and dividing it by three. The measure was 70.5 percent.”
In response to a hypothetical question relating to history of the claimant’s case, his alleged injury and its consequences, Doctor Yazel answered that in his opinion the loss of vision in claimant’s left eye and the loss of hearing in his right and left ears could reasonably be ascribed to the injury received by him. To a question similar in its nature he replied that in his opinion the loss of vision in the eye and the impairment of hearing in both ears was permanent in character. Replying to another question of like form he "stated it was his belief the fracture (more fully described hereafter) was probably caused from the accident and injury.
Other questions and their answers read:
“Q. Is that claimant’s Exhibit A the X ray that you and Doctor Donaldson interpreted of this claimant? A. Yes, sir.
“Q. Did you, in that X ray, make any findings or interpretation or the interpretation of anything other than normal in that picture? A. Yes. It was all negative, with the exception of the external superior rim of the orbit of the left eye. There is a fracture that runs upward and outward and then inward in the malar bone, just above anastomosis of the malar and the frontal bone. It is the frontal bone proper and runs outward and upward.
“Q. On which side of the face? A. On the left side of the face, the upper orbital rim.
“Q. The left eye? A. Yes.
“Q. That is what the left eye is held in, is it Doctor? A. Yes, sir.”
On the question of consequences resulting from the injury the cross-examination of this witness is as enlightening and informative if not more so than his direct examination. For that reason we quote questions asked and answers made at length. They are:
"Q. Doctor, is it your opinion based upon your examination and knowledge of this case, taking into account any history you may have obtained from this claimant, that his entire disability is due to being struck by this chain on the left side of his head or face on January 15, 1944?
“Mr. Bruner: Do you mean except the right eye?
“Mr. Hudson: Yes. with the exception.of the right eye.
“A. Including the deflected septum, which is quite possible, and confining it to the eye, ear, nose and throat, I think it positively comes from the injury. I can find no other cause for it.
“Q. Did you say ‘positively’ or ‘possibly’? A. I think it positively comes from that. I see no reason to doubt it.
“Q. Did you say ‘positively’ or ‘possibly’? A. Positively. I see no reason to doubt it.
“Q. And the condition you have found and described here, resulting in the disability to which you have testified, with the exception of the right eye, is in your opinion a direct result of trauma on January 15, 1944? A. Yes, sir. I could find no other thing to ascribe it to.
“Q. Doctor, could the left eye disability, the loss of hearing and the man’s headaches all be due to the same brain lesion in your opinion? A. Yes, sir.
“Q. Can you tell from what area or in what area that lesion exists? A. This appears to have been a homogeneous affair, the edema of the brain itself, however we don’t have any picture of the whole skull, but the fact that this optic nerve and fundus has been degenerated as a result of pressure, it looks like the whole brain had some congestion or concussion of it.
“Q. From your examination by X-ray or physical examination, can you determine how long this degenerative process in the left eye nerve has existed? A. No. I cannot. It is apparent that it is clearing up however and it has been of several months, a few months at least.
"Q. I understood you to say there was no change in your findings based upon your examination of today and of June 17, 1944? A. That is right. I am speaking of the first time I examined him and it appeared it was not of too old standing, just back a few months. I wouldn’t want to say how long.
“Q. The degenerative process? A. Yes. This comes on immediately after an injury. When there is a trauma to the head causing a concussion it comes on immediately and the patient complains óf severe headaches, nausea and vomiting and then they begin to have some trouble with their ears and with their vision and in stooping over they fall forward and complain that their' head fills up quickly and this slight congestion is the result of the change in posture, and the optic disks ordinarily begin to swell and many times they have noises in the ear, and sometimes they don’t, and the hearing gradually goes down, and that comes up to an extreme along in ten days to three weeks and starts down, and most authors in writing it up say the patient should be kept in bed about six months, meaning they think the swelling will go out of the brain in that length of time or gives them time to take care of themselves. There is very little we can do outside to remove the pressure and a patient should be hospitalized and some authorities think they should have a spinal puncture and draw off some blood and some use cathartics. There are two schools on what they think best to do about it. I would say from a few months to six months they ordinarily get in this'condition and after that we expect them to stay about there.
“Q. If this man’s condition is due to the blow to the head you wouldn’t anticipate any greater recovery than he has already sustained? A. I think he is about stationary.
“Q. With reference to the left eye and ears, do you recommend any treatment? A. No. I think it is too late. I think the man should have been hospitalized at the time and some effort made to do a decompression to stop the pressure on the man’s nerves in both the auditory and optic nerve.”
Dr. Clyde 0. Donaldson, an X-ray specialist, of Kansas City, Mo., also appeared as a witness for the claimant. Without detailing his testimony it will suffice to say its substance was that the claimant had a fracture of the rim of the left orbit which in his opinion could very easily have been caused from a blow such as he had received at the time he was injured.
While it is not expressly so stated it appears from- the record that after all parties had adduced their evidence and rested the commissioner did not immediately announce his decision but took the case under advisement. Be that as it may, before he entered an award the claimant filed a motion to reopen the case and submit additional testimony. So far as the record discloses, the only objection made to the granting of the motion was that if the case was to be reopened it should be generally reopened with permission to the respondent and the insurance company to also offer additional evidence. We confess the record is not as complete on that subject as might be desired. At any rate, permission was granted and all the parties participated in the proceedings without further complaint as to the propriety of that procedure although it should be noted that as the new hearing progressed opposing parties repeatedly objected to the introduction of evidence tending to establish general disability on the ground the claim was originally filed and tried upon the theory the injury suffered by plaintiff was a scheduled one and in no sense based upon general disability which incapacitated him from performing the work he had been doing prior to- its occurrence.
At this.point in the interest of clarity it should be stated that at the first hearing no attempt was made to show the injury had caused claimant to be unable to perform the work, he had been doing prior to its happening. On the contrary, his own testimony was that he had continued in his employer’s service and performed all duties required by the position he was occupying.
The purpose in having the case reopened is clearly indicated in statements made by claimant’s counsel to the examiner who sought to ascertain whether claimant was changing his position and basing his right to compensation on general disability instead of a scheduled injury. In response to a question, if that was the situation, counsel replied:
“Well, at that time, your Honor, if this man- was working it would be a specific injury at that time; but if the conditions change then the compensation law in relation to his injury would change; that is my position.”
Later he was asked, “But you are changing your position now from a schedule injury to a general disability,” to which inquiry he made the following answer:
“I am taking the position, your Honor, that there is both in this case; and what I would like to do is to make my proof and then Your Honor can decide it under the law on the facts as presented.”
Still later, and after all evidence had been adduced he made this statement:
“I would like to state to your Honor for the purpose of the record here, some confusion might arise in the record, that if at any previous hearing the claimant is apparently or is limiting himself or appears to be limiting himself to scheduled injuries, that claimant is in error and claimant wishes to state that he is now claiming compensation for general disability in addition to any scheduled injuries that may exist in the record and in the evidence.”
Under the facts and circumstances disclosed by the record we regard questions pertaining to the right to reopen the case and evidence properly admissible, when once it was reopened, of more importance than the evidence itself. However, in order to properly dispose of the issues raised by the parties it must be referred to. Briefly summarized, although controverted, it was to the effect that after the first hearing claimant had been discharged by his employer because of his condition, that as a consequence of his discharge he was unable to secure similar employment, and that because of his then physical condition he was unable to procure or do work except at a materially decreased rate of compensation.
With the evidence in the state heretofore related the commissioner denied an award on the ground claimant’s condition was not brought about by his accidental injury. On the same record the district court set aside that action and awarded compensation. The portion of its judgment with which we are concerned on appellate review reads:
“That as a direct result of said accidental injury suffered by Claimant on January 15, 1944, he received a severe injury to his head and brain which brought about the impairment of claimant’s vision and hearing and which injury will probably become progressively worse as further time elapses. That as a direct result of said accidental injury suffered by the claimant on January 15, 1944, the Claimant, has now sustained a 70.5 percent permanent partial loss of sight of his left eye, for which he is entitled to 77.55 weeks compensation, and also sustained a 15 percent permanent partial loss of hearing of the right ear, and a 60 percent permanent' partial loss hearing of the left ear, for which he is entitled compensation for 37.5 weeks, making a total of 115.05 weeks compensation to which claimant is now entitled. . . .”
So far as the findings of the trial court with respect to the facts are concerned it is not our function to pass upon them. Our only duty is to examine.the record to ascertain if they are supported by substantial competent evidence (Hall v. Kornfeld-Harper Well Servicing Co., 159 Kan. 70, 73, 151 P. 2d 688; Holler v. Dickey Clay Mfg. Co., supra, and McMillan v. Kansas Power and Light Co., 157 Kan. 385, 389, 139 P. 2d 854). That evidence when examined precludes any conclusion other than the one reached by the trial court, namely, that as a direct result of claimant’s accidental injury his sight in one eye and his hearing in both ears were impaired to the extent found by the trial court on the date the case was submitted to the commissioner. We might add, although immaterial from our standpoint since there is no cross-appeal, we conclude by the same process claimant failed to establish that on such date the condition resulting from his injury was of such character as to entitle him to relief under G. S. 1943 Supp. 44-510 (3a) (3b), providing for compensation where disability is total and permanent, temporary total or temporary partial, in character or under 44-510(22) providing for unscheduled temporary or permanent partial disability.
From what has been said resort to the statute makes it apparent that if the award is to be sustained it must be upheld on the basis G. S. 1943 Supp. 44-510 (3c), providing for compensation for scheduled injuries, permits recovery. Obvious also is the fact that under the findings of the trial court determination of whether the consequences directly resulting from claimant’s injury are scheduled injuries, like the question of whether the award is supported by substantial competent evidence, is a question of law which, it may be added, is actually the crux of this appeal.
Aside from a general contention the claimant’s impairments did not result from the accident, appellants’ principal assignment of error is that the evidence did not justify an award for scheduled injuries. In support of their position they contend that permanent partial'loss of the use of a member or organ is not a scheduled injury. Were this a case of first impression an examination of the present statute G. S. 1943 Supp. 44-510 (3c) when compared with R. S. 1923, 44-510 (3c), which it supplants, would lead us to a conclusion contrary to the contention made. But it is not so. This court has repeatedly passed on the question and reference to the decisions at once reveals there can no longer be any' doubt as to its Construction of the statute.
One of our leading cases on the subject is Gallagher v. Menges & Mange Const. Co., 146 Kan. 506, 72 P. 2d 79. There the claimant had suffered the permanent loss of the use of a finger. In the opinion we said:
“Is such temporary total loss of use followed by permanent partial loss of use, compensable as a schedule injury? Respondent says it is not, but concedes this court has held otherwise, (Hering v. San Ore Construction Co., 130 Kan. 70, 285 Pac. 592; Orendoc v. Kaw Steel Construction Co., 131 Kan. 366, 291 Pac. 952; Paul v. Skelly Oil Co., 134 Kan. 636, 7 P. 2d 73.) Respondent respectfully contends this court was wrong in so holding, and that the compensation should have been determined as provided by section 10, 3c(22), or section 10,3b. Our attention is directed to decisions from other jurisdictions where it is said a similar compensation law obtains. We have noted the decisions and concede the question is not entirely free from difficulty, but upon reconsider-’ ation we have arrived at the same conclusion reached in previous pronouncements on the subject. On the basis of the foregoing decisions the injury was not only compensable as a scheduled injury, but the amount of compensation was correctly compúted. (Sec. 10, 3-c [2,19].) . . .” (p. 509.)
In Neuhaus v. Hope Engineering Co., 132 Kan. 72, 294 Pac. 655, we held:
“A workman’s little finger of his right hand was injured, resulting in permanent partial loss of use of the finger. The hand was not injured, but its use is permanently partially impaired. Under Laws 1927, ch. 232 (R. S. Supp. ch. 44, art: 5), the injury to the little finger was a specific schedule injury. . . .” (Syl.)
To the same effect is Bull v. Patti Const. Co., 152 Kan. 618, 626, 106 P. 2d 690, where it was said:
“We shall first consider the finding claimant suffered a total temporary disability of twenty weeks’ duration. He did not lose the great toe, but that he lost some of its use immediately following the accident must be, and is, conceded. He continued to have ten to fifteen percent permanent disability approximately eleven months after the accident. This was a scheduled injury. The mere fact he did some work did not deprive him of scheduled compensation for the loss of the use of his toe. (Sauvain v. Battelle, 100 Kan. 468, 164 Pac. 1086; Raffaghelle v. Russell, 103 Kan. 849, 176 Pac. 640; Gallagher v. Menges & Mange Const. Co., 146 Kan. 506, 508, 72 P. 2d 79) . . .”
Other decisions recognizing the principle are, Chamberlain v. Bowersock Mills & Power Co., 150 Kan. 934, 96 P. 2d 684; Cornell v. Cities Service Gas Co., 138 Kan. 607, 27 P. 2d 228; Gallivan v. Swift & Co., 136 Kan. 234, 14 P. 2d 665 and Resnar v. Wilbert & Schreeb Coal Co., 132 Kan. 806, 297 Pac. 429. More could be cited, but we deem those referred to.ample to definitely establish the proposition, that permanent partial loss of the use of members or organs listed in our workmen’s compensation act are compensable as scheduled injuries, is no longer a debatable question in this state.
We do not ignore our opinion in Consolidated Cement Co. v. Baker, 129 Kan. 845, 284 Pac. 415, which, in passing we note, is the only one of our decisions cited by appellants as supporting their position on the specific question just reviewed. They direct our attention to an isolated statement appearing in that opinion wherein it was said that the loss of the use of a leg is not á scheduled injury. The court in that case was not dealing directly with the question here involved and we are not prepared to say whether the statement was inadvertently made or was simply wrong. Be that as it may, the language used is not in harmony with'the rule announced in our other decisions and should no longer be regarded as authority for contentions similar to the one advanced by appellants in this action.
Appellants further contend that unless an accident results in an injury directly to the affected member or organ there can be no recovery for scheduled injuries. Baldly stated, their argument is that if an employee is struck on the head and is injured to the extent such injury results in partial loss of the use of a scheduled member, or if he suffers an injury to his spine which causes a permanent partial paralysis of some such member or organ, the only compensable scheduled injury is that place on the body, which comes in direct contact with the blow. We confess that to us, under findings such as we have in this case, the contention is a new and startling one. So new that we know of no case in this state where it has been urged. The fact that the learned counsel for appellants cite no decision to support it while the equally learned counsel for appellee fail to direct our attention to one refuting it indicates' to us that there are none. So startling in its significance and far reaching in effect that, in view of the language of the applicable statute, we are inclined to wonder if this is the first time anyone has had the temerity to suggest it. Is it possible the workmen’s compensation act is so limited in its scope? We do not think so. '
G. S. 1943 Supp. 44-510(3c), reads:
“Where disability, partial in character but permanent in quality, results from the injury, the injured workman shall be entitled to the compensation provided'in paragraph 1 of this section, but shall not be entitled to any other or further compensation for or during the first week following the injury. Thereafter compensation shall be paid as provided in the following schedule, the average weekly wages to be computed as provided in section 44-511 of the General Statutes of 1935, and the compensation in no case to be more ihan eighteen dollars per week: . . .” (Emphasis supplied.) ■
Under all our decisions provisions of the compensation act must be liberally construed with the view of effecting its purpose (Rupp v. Jacobs, 149 Kan. 712, 718, 88 P. 2d 1102; Chamberlain v. Bowersock Mills & Power Co., 150 Kan. 934, 944, 96 P. 2d 684; Murphy v. I. C. U. Const. Co., 158 Kan. 541, 548, 148 P. 2d 771 and Bailey v. Mosby Hotel Co., post, p. 258, 160 P. 2d 701, this day decided).
Note the emphasized portion of the statute just quoted. It does not restrict compensation to disability which occurs at the point of impact but includes disability which results from the injury. Neither does it limit it to a single consequence or condition which results from such injury. That this last statement is true is indicated by G. S. 1943 Supp. 44-510(3c-25), which reads:
“The total amount of compensation that may be allowed or awarded an injured workman for all injuries received in any one accident shall in no event exceed the compensation provided for in this act for total permanent disability.”
Here the court found that as a direct result of an accidental injury to claimant’s head and brain he sustained permanent partial loss of sight in one eye and hearing in both ears. The disability having resulted from the injury and to scheduled members the claimant was entitled to compensation for each under G. S. 1943 Supp., 44-510 (3c-19). To hold otherwise would not only violate the rule the statute must be liberally construed but would do violence to the spirit and intent of the compensation act itself.
Another assignment of error is that the court erred in considering evidence offered by the claimant after the case had been submitted and the hearing concluded. The strict rules of the civil code are not applicable to compensation proceedings, the act is complete in itself and designed to defray the expense of additional litigation (Souden v. Rine Drilling Co., 150 Kan. 239, 92 P. 2d 74). G. S. 1935, 44-523, expressly so provides and requires that the commissioner give the parties reasonable opportunity to be heard and present evidence. It contemplates that all available facts shall be brought to the attention of the commissioner before his award is made. We find nothing in the act which prohibits him from reopening a case after it has been concluded and before he makes his award. To deprive him of that right might in many cases result in additional litigation. It might even result in injustice to one of the parties. 'Moreover, in this case the appellants did not object to that procedure, nor do they make a showing the court considered the evidence adduced at such subsequent hearing. Even if it was considered no contention is made that its consideration prejudiced the appellants or would have changed the result. The decision, Walz v. Missouri Pac. Rl;d. Co., 142 Kan. 164, 45 P. 2d 861, cited by appellants is not in point. In that case the claimant sought a rehearing after, not before, the rendition of the award. We conclude that under the provisions of the act the question of whether a compensation case may be reopened before rendition of an award for the purpose of receiving additional evidence as to the factual situation on which a decision is to be based rests in the sound discretion of the commissioner and that in the absence of any showing as to abuse of discretion action of such character cannot be relied on as a basis for reversal of the award.
It is next urged that the award of the district court was erroneous because it found general disability and awarded compensation for scheduled injuries. The major portion of the argument on this contention is predicated upon appellants’ theory that loss of the use of a member is not a scheduled injury, which, as we have seen, is not well founded. Our attention is, however, directed to the heretofore quoted portion of the findings of the trial court and in particular the language “which injury will probably become progressively worse as further time elapses.” It is suggested this phrase earmarks the findings as an award for general disability. Not so. We regard such language as mere surplusage and of little, if any, force and effect. Certainly it does not warrant the construction which appellants place upon it.
Appellants' final contention is that even.if claimant is entitled to compensation for scheduled injuries the trial court erred in computing the amount thereof. Their claim is restricted to compensation for partial loss of hearing in both of claimant’s ears. That compensation for loss of sight’was properly computed is conceded. It is argued the commissioner, under G. S. 1935, 44-601 and related statutes, has power to make rules and regulations and establish procedure in connection with the exercise of the authority conferred upon him in compensation matters. Quite true so long as the exercise of such powers does not conflict with provisions of the statute. It is pointed out the commissioner has provided by rule and regulation that in measuring loss of hearing the procedure recommended by the American Medical Association is to be used whenever possible. Also true, and we add quite proper for the law does not make requirement as to the manner in which partial loss of hearing is to be measured. It is further urged the commissioner by the same rules and regulations has set up a method for computation of compensation due for such injuries. Perhaps so. Reference to the rules and regulations promulgated by him would so indicate. We shall not labor the intricacies of that method of computation. It will suffice to say that if appellants’ compute it correctly compensation for 15 percent loss of hearing in one ear and 60 percent in the other would entitle the claimant to compensation for practically the same number of weeks he would have been entitled to had he suffered an 80 percent loss of hearing in one ear and the hearing in the other had been unimpaired. .
G. S. 1943 Supp. 44-510 (3c-19), so far as pertinent reads
. . for the permanent partial loss of the use of a finger, ... or the sight of an eye or the hearing of an ear, compensation shall be paid . . ., not in excess of eighteen dollars per week, during that portion of the number of weeks in the foregoing schedule provided for the loss of such finger. ... or the sight of an eye or the hearing of an ear, which the partial loss thereof bears to the total loss of a finger, . . ., or the sight of an eye or the hearing of an ear . . .”
This court has construed the section of the statute just quoted and determined that its terms provide the method for computation of compensation for permanent partial loss of hearing in both ears as scheduled injuries. That being true no method which does not comply with its requirements can be substituted, either by rule and regulation or otherwise.
In Beal v. El Dorado Refining Co., 132 Kan. 666, 669, 296 Pac. 723, it was held:
“The result of the court’s computation of compensation for loss of hearing of both ears is approved.” (Syl. ff 2.)
And said:
“It was stipulated that hearing of the right ear was impaired 30 por cent, and hearing of the left ear was impaired 20 per cent. The insurance carrier contends impairment of hearing should be computed on the basis of 25 weeks, as provided in paragraphs 18 and 19. This is not, however, a case of impairment of hearing of one ear, and then, disregarding that ear, impairment of hearing of the other ear. It is a case of permanent partial loss of hearing of both ears, and compensation should be computed on the basis of 100 weeks, under paragraphs 17 and 19. (Horn v. Elliott, ante, p. 454, 295 Pac. 719, superseding Orendoc v. Kaw Steel Construction Co., 131 Kan. 366, 291 Pac. 952).
“Apparently the court took for the percentage of loss of hearing of both ears the average of the loss to each ear (30 per cent and 20 per cent), which equals 25 per cent; computed compensation on the basis of 25 per cent of 100 weeks, which equals 25 weeks; and then distributed the compensation, 15 weeks for the right ear and 10 weeks for the left ear. As indicated, the percentages of loss of hearing were agreed to. Since hearing of one ear was impaired 30 per cent, and hearing of the other ear was impaired 20 per cent it cannot be said that total loss of hearing was less than 25 per cent. The basis of 100 weeks was properly employed, and the distribution was not prejudicial to the insurance carrier.” (p. 669.)
In our opinion the method of computation approved in the decision just quoted is the one required by the statute. Reference to the trial court’s findings will reveal such method was followed by it in reaching its conclusion the claimant was entitled to compensation for 37.5 weeks for his permanent partial loss of hearing in both ears. Based on that method its computation was correct and is approved.
The judgment is affirmed. | CASELAW |
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April 16, 2018 in Engine & platform | 5 min. read
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As developers, we’re always aware of performance, both in terms of CPU and GPU. Maintaining good performance gets more challenging as scenes get larger and more complex, especially as we add more and more characters. Me and my colleague in Shanghai come across this problem often when helping customers, so we decided to dedicate a few weeks to a project aimed to improve performance when instancing characters. We call the resulting technique Animation Instancing.
We often implement outdoors scenes with GPU Instancing, such as grasses and trees. But for SkinnedMeshRenderer (for example characters), we can’t use instancing, because the skinning is calculated on the CPU, and submitted to the GPU one by one. In general, we can’t draw all characters through one submission. When there are lots of SkinnedMeshRenderers in the scene, this results in lots of draw calls and animation calculations.
We have found a way to reduce CPU cost and supplement GPU Instancing in Unity with Animation Instancing. You can get our code on GitHub. Be aware that this is custom experimental solution, we’ve only shared it with a few of our enterprise support customers until recently. Now we’re ready for more feedback - please let us know what you think directly in the project comments!
Goals
Our initial goals for this experimental project were:
• Instancing SkinnedMeshRenderer
• Implement as many animation features as possible
• LOD
• Support mobile platform
• Culling
Not all of our goals were reached due to time constraints. Animation features supported are: Root Motion, Attachment, Animation Events (not yet supported features: Transitions, Animation Layer). Also, bear in mind that this only works on mobile platforms using OpenGL ES 3.0 and newer.
However, we felt that the experiment was successful in proving that this approach can have interesting results. Let’s dig into some of the details.
Animation Generation
Before using instancing for characters, we need to generate the animations. We generated the animations of a character into textures. These textures are called Animation Texture. The textures are used in skinning on GPU.
This generator collects animations from the Animator component attached to the GameObject in question. It collects the animation events as well. It’s convenient to transfer from Mecanim system to Animation Instancing. If you want to attach something on a character, you need to specify the bones to which something can attach in the Attachment settings.
When we finish generating the animation texture, the Animation Instancing script will load the animation information at runtime. Note that the animation information are not the animation clip files.
Instancing
It’s simple to apply Animation Instancing. Let’s add the Animation Instancing script to our generated game object. The Bone Per Vertex parameter controls the number of bones which are calculated per vertex. The important thing to be aware of here is that having less bones improves performance, but decreases accuracy.
Next, we need to modify the shader in order to support Instancing. Basically, what you need is to add these lines into your shaders. It doesn’t affect your shading, but adds a vertex shader to skinning.
#include “AnimationInstancingBase.cginc”
#pragma vertex vert
Performance Analysis
We used a slightly modified version of a demo scene from the Mecanim Example Scenes and tested its performance on an iPhone 6. Let’s take a closer look at the profiler views for both original and instancing example.
CPU
The original projects spawns 300 characters, and our FPS is around 15. To get to at least 30 FPS, we have to limit the number of characters to about 150. In the Animation Instancing version we can spawn 900 characters while maintaining 30 FPS.
As you can see, calculations on the CPU slow the project down.
Using the instancing project, we reduced the animation calculations (skeleton and skinning etc.) a lot on the CPU. That way, we can spawn five or six times as many characters!
In the test scene, drawing the environment requires around 80 draw calls. The character has three materials. So we have three draw calls to render a character.
Without instancing spawning 250 characters requires around 1100 draw calls (3 *250 characters + their shadows).
When using Animation Instancing, after spawning 800 characters, the draw calls only increases to about 50. As you can see, there are 4800 batched draw calls in the instancing column and 48 batches(3 * 8 characters + 3 * 8 shadows). That is because we submit 100 characters per batch.
GPU
This technique increases GPU cost a little, because we put skinning on the GPU. If the characters have shadows, we have to skin the characters again in the shadow pass. However, it improves the overall frame rate because it reduces CPU cost. Usually CPU cost is the biggest issue in crowd simulations in games.
Memory
The additional memory is used to store the Animation Textures. The texture holds the skin matrix. We use RGBAHalf format texture. Let’s assume a character has N bones and four pixels per bone(one matrix); we generate one animation as M key frames. So one animation costs N * 4 * M * 2 = 8NM bytes. If a character has 50 bones and we generate 30 keyframes, one animation has 50 * 4 * 30 = 6000 pixels. So a 1024*1024 texture can store up to 174 animations.
Conclusion
We’ve found Animation Instancing can significantly reduce CPU cost if you have lots of SkinnedMeshRenderers. It’s suitable for crowds of similar enemies such as zombies etc.
We hope this experimental project provides some insight that can shine into your own project’s performance challenges and gives you the ability to build more elaborate scenes. Certainly, there are many avenues for future work, such as support for transitions, animation layers etc.
Please check out the code on Github and post any comments / issues you have directly to the project!
April 16, 2018 in Engine & platform | 5 min. read
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Kam Nai-wai
Kam Nai-wai MH (born 1960, Hong Kong) is a founding member of the Democratic Party, and was a former member of Central and Western District Council. He is also a former member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong (Geographical constituency, Hong Kong Island). His profession is as a social worker and he is a director of an IT company.
Kam served on the former Urban Council and district councils from 1995.
Political career
In 2007, Kam planned to participate in 2007 Hong Kong Island by-election after the former chairman of DAB, Ma Lik, died of colon cancer. He later withdrew from the election process, denying that it was under pressure from fellow democrats who feared splitting the vote with Anson Chan. He won praise for his support for victims of the Lehman minibonds saga in 2008.
In the 2008 Hong Kong legislative election he won the Hong Kong Island geographical constituency seat for the Democratic Party.
Views, policy positions and Legco voting
In June 2010, he voted with the party in favour of the government's 2012 constitutional reform package, which included the late amendment by the Democratic Party – accepted by the Beijing government – to hold a popular vote for five new District Council functional constituencies.
Personal life
Kam is married to Candy. | WIKI |
NuStar Energy Promises Growth, High Debt a Burden - Analyst Blog
On Dec 26, 2014, we issued an updated research report on NuStar Energy, L.P. ( NS ). The San Antonio-based publicly traded partnership has reported strong results in the past three quarters and expects a year-over-year improvement in fourth-quarter earnings. However, considering the weakness in oil prices , the demand for their transportation and storage services are likely to get hampered, thus affecting earnings. Moreover, high debt levels increases concern.
These factors are reflected in NuStar's current Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), implying that it is expected to perform in line with the broader U.S. equity market in the next one to three months.
During its third-quarter results, NuStar has stated that it expects a year-over-year growth in its fourth quarter earnings. It projects higher earnings from the pipeline segment, which comprises a major portion of the partnership's earnings.
Moreover, Nustar continues its focus on organic growth. The partnership anticipates investments of $330-$350 million in 2014, which should further improve earnings in the upcoming quarters. The highlight of the investment continues to be the Pipeline segment. In Oct, the partnership entered a joint venture agreement with the Mexican state-owned petroleum company Pemex to develop pipeline infrastructure assets, which when operational should be accretive to the earnings of both the parties.
However, the demand for transportation and storage services are directly linked to the price of the underlying commodities - oil and natural gas. With weak oil prices and upstream firms reducing their expenditure on exploration activities, the demand for such services is likely to be impacted significantly, hurting earnings.
We also remain concerned about NuStar's high debt levels - representing a debt-to-capitalization ratio of 61% - that leave the partnership vulnerable to an extended downturn.
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Center of Gravity and Motion of Material Points
What is this about?
Problem
Let $A,$ $B,$ $C,$ $D$ be points in a plane and $\lambda$ and $\mu$ two real numbers. Define $E$ and $F$ on $AB$ and $CD$ by $BE/AB=DF/CD=\lambda.$ Define $K$ and $L$ on $AD$ and $BC$ by $DK/AD=BL/BC=\mu.$ Finally, define $G,$ $H,$, $I,$ $M$ - the midpoints of $AC,$ $EF,$ $BD,$ and $KL,$ respectively.
Four material points
Prove that $G,$ $H,$ $I,$ and $M$ are collinear
Hint
Take a look into center of gravity (barycenter) and barycentric coordinates of material points.
Solution 1
Consider $A,$ $B,$ $C,$ $D$ as material points, placing masses $\lambda$ at $A$ and $C$ and $1-\lambda$ at $B$ and $D.$ Then, with $E=\lambda A + (1-\lambda)B,$ the material point $(E,1)$ is the barycenter of points $(A,\lambda)$ and $(B,1-\lambda).$ Similarly, $(F,1)$ is the barycenter of points $(C,\lambda)$ and $(D,1-\lambda).$ The midpoint $(H,2)=((E+F)/2,2)$ is the barycenter of all four points.
Four material points - solution 1
Now, proceed a little differently, first finding $(G,2\lambda)$ and $(I,2(1-\lambda)$ is the barycenters of pairs $(A,\lambda),$ $(C,\lambda)$ and $(B,1-\lambda),$ $(D,1-\lambda).$ Then $(\lambda (A+C)/2 + (1-\lambda)(B+D)/2, 2)$ is the barycenter of all four points and needs to coincide with $(H,2).$ Or, differently, since the barycenter of two points is on the line between these points, the barycenter of the four points $A,$ $B,$ $C,$ $D$ is on the lines $EF$ as well as $GI$ and, hence, at their intersection, implying that $G,$ $H,$ and $I,$ are collinear.
Now, with $\mu$ instead of $\lambda$ find first barycenters of $A$ and $D$ and also of $B$ and $C$ and then combine the two into the barycenter of all four points, with the same result as above. This will show that $M$ is collinear with $G$ and $I$ and, therefore, also with $H.$
Solution 2
The parametric equations of lines $AB$ and $CD$ are, respectively, $f(t)=A+t\mathbf{AB}$ and $g(t)=C+t\mathbf{CD},$ where the two vectors are in bold (e.g., $\mathbf{AB}=B-A)$ and $t$ is a real parameter such that $f(0)=A,$ $f(1)=B,$ $g(0)=C,$ $g(1)=D.$ The function $h=(f+g)/2$ is also linear such that $h(0)=G$ and $h(1)=I.$ Furthermore, for any $t,$ $h(t)$ is the midpoint between $f(t)$and $g(t),$ as well as being on the line between $h(0)$ and $h(1).$ The given problem corresponds to choosing $t=1-\lambda.$
Four material points - solution 2
The derivation for point $M$ is analogous.
We may imagine one traveler walking along $AB$ and another along $CD$ with constant speeds such that they are at $A$ and $C$ at time $t=0$ and at $B$ and $D$ at time $T=1.$ If there is an elastic band stretched between them, its midpoint will also move along a straight line with a fixed speed.
Finally, note that, instead of talking of a midpoint, we could have chosen any fixed ratio $r$ and points it defines between the pairs $A,$ $C$ and $B,$ $D.$
Acknowledgment
The problem has been posted by Dao Thanh Oai at the CutTheKnotMath facebook page.
This is a clear generalization of a property of bimedians and Newton's line in a quadrilateral.
Finally, the statement is actually a reformulation of Hjelmslev's Theorem.
Barycenter and Barycentric Coordinates
1. 3D Quadrilateral - a Coffin Problem
2. Barycentric Coordinates
3. Barycentric Coordinates: a Tool
4. Barycentric Coordinates and Geometric Probability
5. Ceva's Theorem
6. Determinants, Area, and Barycentric Coordinates
7. Maxwell Theorem via the Center of Gravity
8. Bimedians in a Quadrilateral
9. Simultaneous Generalization of the Theorems of Ceva and Menelaus
10. Three glasses puzzle
11. Van Obel Theorem and Barycentric Coordinates
12. 1961 IMO, Problem 4. An exercise in barycentric coordinates
13. Centroids in Polygon
14. Center of Gravity and Motion of Material Points
15. Isotomic Reciprocity
16. An Affine Property of Barycenter
17. Problem in Direct Similarity
18. Circles in Barycentric Coordinates
19. Barycenter of Cevian Triangle
20. Concurrent Chords in a Circle, Equally Inclined
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Colin R. McMillan
Colin Riley McMillan (July 27, 1935 – July 24, 2003) was a United States Assistant Secretary of Defense under President George H. W. Bush during the Gulf War. He was awaiting confirmation as United States Secretary of the Navy in 2003 when he died from an apparently self-inflicted gunshot wound in the head at his New Mexico ranch.
McMillan was the chairman and CEO of Permian Exploration Corporation, an oil exploration company, the chairman of the First Federal Savings Bank in Roswell, New Mexico, and the founder and CEO of McMillan Production Company. He was appointed in 2001 to be the chairman of the Sallie Mae Corporation by President George W. Bush.
McMillan earned his bachelor's degree in geology from the University of North Carolina in 1957. He served in the United States Marine Corps from 1957 to 1960 and in the Marine Corps Reserve from 1960 to 1972, attaining the rank of major.
McMillan served in the New Mexico House of Representatives from 1971 to 1982. He ran for the United States Senate seat in New Mexico in 1994 but lost to incumbent Democrat Jeff Bingaman by a 54% to 46% margin. In 2000, McMillan was the New Mexico state chairman of George W. Bush's presidential campaign.
McMillan was survived by his wife, Kay, four children, and eight grandchildren. | WIKI |
Anatoli Lvovich Kaplan
Anatoli Lvovich Kaplan (Анатолий Львович Каплан, תנחום קאפלאן), (1902 – 1980) was a Soviet-era Russian painter, sculptor and printmaker, whose works often reflect his Jewish origins.
Life
Kaplan was born in Rogachov, Mogilev Governorate, Russian Empire (now Rahachow, Belarus) on December 26 or 28 1902. He was one of six children; his father was a butcher in Rahachow which was at that time within the Jewish Pale of Settlement in Russia. His background was therefore not dissimilar to that of Marc Chagall, born a generation earlier in 1887, and although their lives were very different, their art has much in common. The shtetl (Jewish village) figures in many of Kaplan's paintings; autobiographical references are very clear in The Butcher's Shop (1972) and Tailor's Shops (1975) and in the many illustrations which he was to create to the works of Sholem Aleichem.
Around 1922 Kaplan came to Leningrad (then named Petrograd), where he was to base his career for the rest of his life, although he often revisited the towns of his childhood. He graduated in 1927 from the Russian Academy of Arts there.
In the 1930s he became associated with a group of artists and lithographers in Leningrad which had been instructed to prepare a series of works dedicated to the remote Jewish Autonomous Oblast, being created by Joseph Stalin in the hope of resettling Russia's Jewish population in a remote area in the Far East of the country. Here Kaplan learnt and took to the skills of printmaking, developing many individual techniques. His first cycle of prints (1937–1940) was entitled Kasrilevka, (the name of the village invented by Sholem Aleichem).
During the war Kaplan was at first evacuated to the Urals, but returned to Leningrad in 1944. His lithograph cycle of Landscapes of Leningrad during the Days of the Blockade (1948) was widely acclaimed in Russia and was purchased by eighteen State galleries.
At one time Kaplan was supervisor of design in a glassware factory and this gave him an interest in the third dimension which was later to blossom in his ceramics and sculptures.
From the 1950s onwards Kaplan's artworks concentrated on Jewish themes, despite constant and often serious opposition and obstruction from the Soviet cultural authorities. Amongst these works are his cover and illustrations to the Jewish Folksongs of Dmitri Shostakovich (1977), illustrations to Aleichem's Tevye the Milkman (3 series, 1957–1966), The Enchanted Tailor (1954–57) and Song of Songs (1962), and an extensive series of coloured lithographs (printed in London in 1961) on the old Jewish Passover song Chad Gadya (One Kid Goat). Throughout this time Kaplan was also producing paintings, though because of their subject matter they were rarely displayed in the Russia of his time. From 1967 onward he began also to produce ceramics and sculptures, including a set based on the characters of Gogol's Dead Souls.
Kaplan died in Leningrad, aged 77.
Exhibitions
A substantial retrospective exhibition of Kaplan's work was held at the Russian Museum, St. Petersburg, in 1995. Other major exhibitions have been held in New York City (1992), London, Amsterdam, Jerusalem and elsewhere. | WIKI |
Syrian protests
Syrian protests may refer to:
* 1936 Syrian general strike
* 1964 Hama riot
* 1999 Latakia protests
* 2004 Al-Qamishli riots
* Civil uprising phase of the Syrian Civil War (2011)
* Syrian protests (2016)
* 2020 Suweida protests in the southern Syrian city of Suweida | WIKI |
Romeyn
Romeyn is a Dutch given name and surname. Among variant forms are Romeijn, Romein, Romijn and Romyn, each pronounced in Dutch. Romein means "Roman", and the given name could be considered cognate to Romeo. The surname's origin may thus be patronymic or toponymic, indicating someone from Rome. Sometimes the name is a spelling change from Remein, which started as a patronymic based on the given name Remy / Remigius. Notable people with the name include:
Given name
* Romeyn B. Ayres (1825–1888), Union Army general in the American Civil War
* Romeyn Berry (1881–1957), American sports administrator and author
* Romeyn de Hooghe (1645–1708), Dutch painter, sculptor, engraver and caricaturist
* Romeyn Beck Hough (1857–1924), American physician and botanist best known for creating The American Woods
* As a middle name
* Theodric Romeyn Beck (1791–1855), American physician specializing in medical jurisprudence
* John Romeyn Brodhead (1814–1873), American historical scholar
* Charles Romeyn Dake (1849–1899), American homeopathic physician and writer
* Elizabeth Romeyn Elwyn (1922–2002), American-born architect
* Ned Romeyn Healy (1905–1977), member of Congress from 1945 to 1947
* Theodoric Romeyn Westbrook (1821–1885), U.S. Representative from New York
Surname
* Annie Romein-Verschoor (1895–1978), Dutch author and historian, wife of Jan
* Charles Romeyn (1874–1950), American football player and United States Army officer
* Charles W. Romeyn (died 1942), American architect
* (1929–2008), Dutch linguist and author
* Hennie de Romijn (born 1968), Dutch football defender
* Henry Romeyn (1833–1913), American Army officer and Medal of Honor recipient
* Jan Romein (1893–1962), Dutch historian, journalist and literary scholar, husband of Annie
* John le Romeyn (died 1296), mediaeval Archbishop of York
* Luke Romyn (born 1975), Australian action thriller author
* Piet Romeijn (born 1939), Dutch football defender
* Rebecca Romijn (born 1972), American actress and model
* Willem Romeyn (1624–1693), Dutch landscape painter | WIKI |
Wikipedia:Peer review/Randy Orton/archive1
Randy Orton
Randy Orton is a bright upstart in the wrestling industry, and because he happened to start his career at a time when most wrestling fans began to blab info on their computers, there's a wealth of info on him. He's a popular wrestler, a controversial figure in his own right, and a colorful character in the ring. Although far from a mainstream celebrity or a popular influential person, his biography, because he is so well-known among today's wrestling community, can serve as a guide for the pages of other wrestlers.
Truth be known, most wrestling-oriented wikipedians lack the necessary perspective to put the details of his life in order; with the help of ordinary editors, who are not fans of the sport and who will not give value to useless details, this page can become a major success for writing articles on wrestling subjects.
I appreciate all feedback! Sincerely, -- Sc r ew ba ll 23 talk 02:30, 19 August 2007 (UTC)
* Please see automated peer review suggestions here. Thanks, Ruhrfisch ><> ° ° 02:40, 15 September 2007 (UTC) | WIKI |
OTRS API Reference JavaScript
Namespace: Core.UI.Dialog
Core.UI. Dialog
Contains the code for the different dialogs.
Author:
• OTRS AG
Source:
Methods
(static) CloseDialog(Object)
Closes all dialogs specified.
Parameters:
Name Type Description
Object jQueryObject The jQuery object that defines the dialog or any child element of it, which should be closed.
Source:
(static) MakeDialogWait()
Shows a spinner overlay on the currently visible modal dialog. Is meant for showing the user that something is about to happen, e.g. if changing a field within a dialog causes a page reload.
Source:
(static) ShowAlert(Headline, Text, CloseFunction)
Shows an alert dialog.
Parameters:
Name Type Description
Headline String The bold headline text.
Text String The description.
CloseFunction function The special function which is started on closing the dialog (optional, if used also the removing of the dialog itself must be handled).
Source:
(static) ShowContentDialog(HTML, Title, PositionTop, PositionLeft, Modal, Buttons, AllowAutoGrow)
Shows a default dialog.
Parameters:
Name Type Description
HTML String The content HTML which should be shown.
Title String The title of the dialog.
PositionTop Number | String The top position the dialog is positioned initially.
PositionLeft Numer | String The left position the dialog is positioned initially.
Modal Boolean If defined and set to true, an overlay is shown for a modal dialog.
Buttons Array The button array.
AllowAutoGrow Boolean If true, the InnerContent of the dialog can resize until the max window height is reached, if false (default), InnerContent of small dialogs does not resize over 200px.
Source:
(static) ShowDialog(Params)
The main dialog function used for all different types of dialogs.
Parameters:
Name Type Description
Params Object The different config options.
Properties
Name Type Description
Modal Boolean Shows a dark background overlay behind the dialog (default: false)
Type String Alert|Search (default: undefined) Defines a special type of dialog.
Title String Defines the title of the dialog window (default: undefined).
Headline String Defines a special headline within the dialog window (default: undefined).
Text String The text which is outputtet in the dialog window (default: undefined).
HTML String Used for content dialog windows. Contains a complete HTML snippet or an jQuery object with containing HTML (default: undefined).
PositionTop Number Defines the top position of the dialog window (default: undefined).
PositionBottom Number Defines the bottom position of the dialog window (default: undefined).
PositionLeft Number | String Defines the left position of the dialog window. 'Center' centers the window (default: undefined).
PositionRight Number Defines the right position of the dialog window (default: undefined).
CloseOnClickOutside Boolean If true, clicking outside the dialog closes the dialog (default: false).
CloseOnEscape Boolean If true, pressing escape key closes the dialog (default: false).
AllowAutoGrow Boolean If true, the InnerContent of the dialog can resize until the max window height is reached, if false (default), InnerContent of small dialogs does not resize over 200px.
HideHeader Boolean Hide the header by setting this to true
HideFooter Boolean Hide the footer by setting this to true
Buttons Object Array of Hashes with the following properties (buttons are placed in a div "footer" of the dialog):
Properties
Name Type Description
Label String Text of the button.
Type String 'Submit'|'Close' (default: none) Special type of the button - invokes a standard function.
Class String Optional class parameters for the button element.
Function function The function which is executed on click (optional).
Source:
(static) ShowWaitingDialog(Title, Text)
Shows a waiting dialog (with spinner icon) and customizable title and text
Parameters:
Name Type Description
Title String The title of the dialog.
Text String The text of the dialog.
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Why is '#!/usr/bin/env python' supposedly more correct than just '#!/usr/bin/python'?
Question
Anyone know this? I've never been able to find an answer.
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8/30/2009 2:30:30 AM
Accepted Answer
If you're prone to installing python in various and interesting places on your PATH (as in $PATH in typical Unix shells, %PATH on typical Windows ones), using /usr/bin/env will accomodate your whim (well, in Unix-like environments at least) while going directly to /usr/bin/python won't. But losing control of what version of Python your scripts run under is no unalloyed bargain... if you look at my code you're more likely to see it start with, e.g., #!/usr/local/bin/python2.5 rather than with an open and accepting #!/usr/bin/env python -- assuming the script is important I like to ensure it's run with the specific version I have tested and developed it with, NOT a semi-random one;-).
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8/30/2009 2:36:51 AM
From wikipedia
Shebangs specify absolute paths to system executables; this can cause problems on systems which have non-standard file system layouts
Often, the program /usr/bin/env can be used to circumvent this limitation
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Introspection - getting class array in and out of JSON
Hi
I am trying to use introspection to serialise a hierarchical class structure for export via JSON - like a prefs file.
I seem to be OK with creating JSON strings for most properties, including primitives, dates, classes and arrays of primitives, but it all seems to fail with arrays of classes - I keep getting a TypeMismatchException when trying to assign the propertyInfo.value (which should be the array of classes) back to a locally dim’d array of the same classes e.g. as in
dim ss() as jsonRecord = pi.value(o) //where pi is the propertyInfo, o is the object that the property sits in and jsonRecord is the expected class.
The strange thing is that I can export to JSON OK - the JSON.toString is fine. I can import that string to recreate the classes just fine - and all the classes are in their correct position/content etc. But when I try to re-export to JSON again I get the TypeMismatch error above. It is as if something in the re-creation of the classes hasn’t completed properly - perhaps in the constructor.invoke command in Introspection.constructorInfo.
Has anyone successfully done this that can share some code?
Yes. In fact, I have a whole open-source project to do just this:
https://github.com/ktekinay/Data-Serialization
Brilliant! Thanks Kem - looks comprehensive - I’ll let you know how I get on with it.
Well, it took a while but I eventually found the solution in your code (I couldn’t apply your classes directly as I wanted a different JSON format)
'// You can't go from a Variant that holds an array of some objects directly to '// an Object array, but you can go from an Auto that holds that array '// to an Object array. Am I exploiting a bug? Maybe, but it works. 'dim a as Auto = v 'dim arr() as Variant = a 'for i as integer = 0 to arr.Ubound 'elementsChild.Append ToJSONValue( arr( i ), "" ) 'next
The trick of loading the propertyInformation.value via an Auto before loading into a Variant did the trick and prevented the TypeMisMatch exception. In my code it looks like this:
[code] dim a as auto = pi.value(o) // - to avoid typeMismatchException after reload
dim ss() as variant = a
//need to cycle through the array to append each one.
for i as integer = 0 to ss.ubound
js.value( str(i) ) = jsonRecord.get_json( ss(i), onlyPrefixed, compact)
next[/code]
A bug I think.
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Ijaye
Etymology
From.
Proper noun
* 1) an military and trade town founded by a grandson of , . Most of its inhabitants were of the subethnic group. It was destroyed by during the Ìjàyè war
* 2) the short-lived kingdom founded in the town of Ìjàyè, which fell at the end of the Ìjàyè war.
* 3) a district in modern-day city of ; founded by refugees of the original town of
* 4) the conflict between the kingdom of and from 1861-1862; resulting in the destruction of.
* 1) the conflict between the kingdom of and from 1861-1862; resulting in the destruction of. | WIKI |
U.S. ready for a trade deal under new administration: UK foreign minister
LONDON (Reuters) - British foreign minister Boris Johnson said on Tuesday the incoming administration in the United States was keen to do a free trade deal with Britain. Johnson, who traveled to the United States earlier this week to meet senior advisers to U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, told parliament he had found a “huge fund of goodwill” for Britain. “There was a huge fund of goodwill for the United Kingdom on Capitol Hill and a very large measure of understanding that now is the time to do a free trade deal,” he said. “They want to do it and they want to do it fast and that understanding was most vivid and most urgent on the part of the incoming administration.” Reporting by William James, writing by Elizabeth Piper; editing by Stephen Addison | NEWS-MULTISOURCE |
Await MatriX
C# 5.0 brought us the great new Async and Await feature. It helps to avoid bottlenecks when it comes to performance or to improve the responsiveness of UI applications.
Both of them were never a problem in MatriX, because its completely asynchronous internal. We helped GUI developers a lot by handling all multi threading and invoking to GUI threads inside of MatriX.
But the traditional techniques for writing asynchronous code based on callbacks can be complicated, difficult to maintain, hard to debug, error prone, and often ends in the callback hell.
Here is an for requesting a vcard with the new async await API
var viq = new VcardIq { To = "bob@ag-software.net", Type = IqType.get };
var vcardResult = await xmppClient.IqFilter.SendIqAsync(viq);
Here is a more complex example of creating a MUC room containing the following steps.
• request our reserved nickname
• create the room with the requested nickname
• request the room configuration
• submit the room configuration
With the old async callback based API this simple task requires you to setup multiple callbacks or listen to multiple events. This splits your code in many different functions, or you use many inline lambdas. Error handling gets complicated and the control flow is hard to follow.
So look at the code with the new async await API. It looks like simple synchronous code. Easy to read with simple try/catch error handling, fully asynchronous. The compiler is doing all the complicated work for us.
try
{
Jid roomJid = "dev@conference.ag-software.de";
var nick = await mucManager.DiscoverReservedNicknameAsync(roomJid);
var createResult = await mucManager.CreateRoomAsync(roomJid, nick);
// check from createResult if the room requires configuration
if (createResult.Error != null
&& createResult.Error.Condition == ErrorCondition.ItemNotFound)
{
var roomConfig = await mucManager.RequestRoomConfigurationAsync(roomJid);
var data = ProcessRoomConfig(roomConfig);
var submitResult = await mucManager.SubmitRoomConfigurationAsync(roomJid, data);
}
}
catch (TimeoutException ex)
{
// handle exceptions here
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
// handle exceptions here
}
Many of our customers are tied to older .NET versions and not able to use the latest and greatest features. This is the reason why we will offer separate builds for .NET 4.5 with the async API extensions, and .NET 3.5 builds.
We will upload new .NET 4.5 builds soon, so stay tuned. If you can’t await then contact us directly ;-)
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Review: ‘The Body of an American’: Ties Created by War
Dan O’Brien’s “The Body of an American,” a lyrical, untidy and ultimately poignant work of theater is a ghost story. It is also a true story. In Somalia, in 1993, the journalist and war photographer Paul Watson heard that an American soldier was being dragged through the street, possibly alive, possibly dead. Hustled into a car by a driver and a bodyguard, he went in search of the soldier, Staff Sgt. William David Cleveland, and found him: dead, his nearly naked body fouled and bruised, ropes coiled around his hands and feet. In the few frames Mr. Watson shot before the mood of the crowd forced his retreat, Somalian men cheer as they desecrate the body. A woman reaches out a sandaled foot to trample the soldier’s stomach. These photographs won Mr. Watson a 1994 Pulitzer Prize and may have helped speed the withdrawal of American troops from the region. They also may have influenced the United States’ refusal to intervene in the Rwandan genocide shortly after. The images he captured would haunt Mr. Watson and the words that Mr. Watson used to describe them in a radio interview would haunt Mr. O’Brien, then a Princeton fellow working on a play about historical ghosts. For reasons Mr. O’Brien can’t articulate or understand, he sent an email to Mr. Watson. And Mr. Watson, for reasons equally mysterious, replied. The two men formed a tentative friendship — on email, on the telephone and eventually in person. From their conversations and from research into Mr. Watson’s life and his own, Mr. O’Brien has composed this poetic and fragmentary play for two actors, which won the inaugural Edward M. Kennedy prize for a drama inspired by American history. Under Jo Bonney’s direction for Primary Stages at the Cherry Lane Theater, Michael Cumpsty mostly plays Paul and Michael Crane mostly plays Dan, though they switch these roles occasionally and play a host of other characters, too — a girlfriend, a psychiatrist, a translator, the radio interviewer Terry Gross. Mr. Cumpsty has an effortless authority and an unforced charisma. Mr. Crane, a flexible actor, nicely conveys Dan’s unsettled art and life. There are a few discrete scene breaks, but mostly stories and speeches flow into one another, with light changes (by Lap Chi Chu) to signal a shift in mood or place. Mr. Watson’s photographs, projected on the back wall, also help to set the tone. On the surface these are very different men. Paul vaults from one dangerous locale to the next, often risking his life, while Dan mostly stays put, teaching undergraduates and trying to write his plays, risking little. But they sense similarities in each other — melancholy, difficulty relating to others, a sense of remove from one’s own life. At one point, Paul writes to Dan, “I’ve been meaning to say: You sound kind of depressed,” which is rather like the pot calling the kettle despondent. As a photographer and as a playwright, Paul and Dan are professional witnesses. Over the course of their slow-burn friendship, they become witnesses and confessors to each other. At times the play can seem glum, solipsistic and self-serious, but what invigorates it — beyond the energy and precision of the performances — is the sense of both men struggling, and often failing, to understand what draws them to each other or why they continue their conversation. At many points in the script, Dan admits to not knowing what he’s doing. “I’m hoping you’re still willing to write this play, or whatever it is, with me,” he writes to Paul. He often jokes about needing material for a second act. (These jokes, like many in the play, are not exactly funny.) At the same time, Paul, who was born with one hand, is not always sure why he takes his photographs. “I can’t figure out my story,” he says. This ambiguity can be frustrating, but it also feels truthful. Does their friendship help them to understand themselves, to understand each other? Probably not. But what Mr. O’Brien suggests, powerfully, is the need these haunted men feel for connection, and their hope that by writing, by shooting, by Skyping, by drinking, by loving, they might start to make sense of their inexplicable lives. This information was last updated on Aug. 27, 2018 | NEWS-MULTISOURCE |
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My Lead for Susan Griffin
Original: Susan Griffin (born January 26, 1943) is a radical feminist philosopher, essayist and playwright particularly known for her innovative, hybrid-form ecofeminist works.
To add:
Award-winning
She is also a poet, well-known for her innovative works which commonly focus on female self-discovery and empowerment.
She considered to be a key influencer in the ecofeminist movement.
Her works also touch on democracy, war, and violence.
She has acted in films such as Mother!
My Lead:
Susan Griffin (born January 26, 1943) is a radical feminist philosopher, essayist, award-winning playwright, actor, and poet, particularly known for her innovative, hybrid-form works. She was a key influencer in the ecofeminist movement of the late 1970s. Her works also touch on subjects such as democracy, war, and political freedom.
Sources:
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/susan-griffin
http://www.shesbeautifulwhenshesangry.com/susan-griffin/
To potentially add for Susan Griffin:
Griffin and Pornography
-Comment on views regarding pornography/feminism therein, potential source already implemented in article: http://bailiwick.lib.uiowa.edu/wstudies/griffin.html
Woman and Nature and Mother!
https://psmag.com/social-justice/a-conversation-about-mother-with-susan-griffin
MY ROUGH DRAFT: Susan Griffin
Susan Griffin (born January 26, 1943) is a radical feminist philosopher, essayist and playwright particularly known for her innovative, hybrid-form ecofeminist works.
Life
Griffin was born in Los Angeles, California, USA in 1943 and has resided in California since then. She attended UC Berkeley, where she received her B.A. in 1965, and her M.A. in 1973. She has taught as an adjunct professor at her alma mater as well as at Stanford University and California Institute of Integral Studies. She currently lives in Berkeley, California.
Work
Griffin has written 21 books, including works of nonfiction, poetry, anthologies, plays, and a screenplay.
Griffin describes her work as "draw[ing] connections between the destruction of nature, the diminishment of women and racism, and trac[ing] the causes of war to denial in both private and public life."
Griffin articulated her anti-pornography feminism in "Pornography and Silence: Culture's Revenge Against Nature". In this work she makes the case that although the pursuit of "political freedom", especially freedom of speech, could lead to a position against the censorship of pornography, in the case of pornography the freedom to create pornography leads to a compromise of "human liberation" when this term includes liberation for all of humankind including the emancipation of women. She argues against the collapse of pornography and eros, arguing that they are separate and opposing ideas.
In addition to her many published writings, Griffin co-wrote and narrated the award-winning 1990 documentary, Berkeley in the Sixties.
Griffin and Ecofeminism
Griffin's perhaps most influential work was her novel, Woman and Nature: The Roaring Inside Her, which has sold more than 100,000 copies. The novel was first published in 1978, and draws connections between ecological destruction, sexism, and racism. This novel, considered a form of prose-poetry, is believed to have launched ecofeminism in the United States.
Griffin attributes her connection to ecofeminism to her upbringing along the Pacific Coast in the High Sierras of California, which she believes cultivated her awareness of ecology.
Griffin and Pornography
In 1981, Griffin released another controversial and stirring novel entitled Pornography and Silence: Culture's Revenge Against Nature. In this novel, Griffin railed against the influence of pornography in culture, and mourned the connection to nature which is lost to pornography. According to Griffin, pornography's origins are rooted in a widespread fear of nature, and in a pornographic culture, men are told to take on the role of the "Killer", while women become the "victims". This, according to Griffin, teaches women to self-deprecate, and fuels an unhealthy, perverted culture.
In contrast, Griffin argues that "real sexual liberation requires a reconciliation with nature, a healing between body and spirit".
Critics largely responded to Pornography and Culture with contempt, many complaining that that it came off as more of a rant than realistic philosophical discussion.
Awards
Griffin has received a MacArthur grant for Peace and International Cooperation, an NEA Fellowship, and an Emmy Award for the play Voices. She is featured in the 2014 feminist history film She's Beautiful When She's Angry. She was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize in 1993 for her nonfiction work, A Chorus of Stones: The Private Life of War.
Writings (1967 to present)
* Woman and Nature: the Roaring Inside Her (1978) Ecofeminist treatise
* Rape: The Power of Consciousness (1979)
* Pornography and Silence: Culture's Revenge Against Nature (1981) Sociological aspects of pornography
* "Sadomasochism and the erosion of self: a critical reading of Story of O," in Against Sadomasochism: A Radical Feminist Analysis, ed. Robin Ruth Linden (East Palo Alto, Calif. : Frog in the Well, 1982.), pp. 183–201
* Unremembered Country: poems (Copper Canyon Press, 1987)
* A Chorus of Stones: the Private Life of War (1993) Psychological aspects of violence, war, womanhood
* The Eros of Everyday Life: Essays on Ecology, Gender and Society (1995)
* Bending Home: Selected New Poems, 1967-1998 (Copper Canyon Press, 1998)
* What Her Body Thought: a Journey into the Shadows (1999)
* The Book of the Courtesans: a Catalogue of Their Virtues (2001)
* Wrestling with the Angel of Democracy: On Being an American Citizen (2008)
* Transforming Terror: Remembering the Soul of the World, co-edited with Karen Lofthus Carrington (University of California Press, 2011) | WIKI |
Copper: Health Benefits and Risks
Copper: Health Benefits and Risks
Copper is an essential mineral to maintain our health. It has cuproenzymes that help with energy production, neurotransmitter synthesis, connective tissue synthesis, iron metabolism, and other important functions. It is, furthermore, required for various psychological processes like brain development, gene expression, pigment formation, and immune system functioning. The mineral also helps produce red blood cells. Most of the copper we consume through our everyday diet is in our muscles, kidneys, liver, brain, and heart.
A variety of animal foods and plants like shellfish, nuts, chocolates, whole grain products, wheat bran cereals, potatoes, beef, oysters, etc contain copper. Furthermore, the tap water that we consume also has some copper. Having a copper deficiency can lead to anemia, hypopigmentation, osteoporosis, risks of infection, and connective tissue disorders.
Copper Deficiency
Our usual diet contains copper. As a result, the chances of getting copper deficiencies are minute. People who can develop a copper deficiency include those with celiac disease and Menkes disease. Also, people who take high doses of zinc supplements might develop copper deficiency as consuming high zinc can lead to lower absorption of the copper mineral.
A copper deficiency in the body can lead to:
Cardiovascular Diseases: several animal studies have demonstrated that a copper deficiency can cause high cholesterol levels and high blood pressure
Alzheimer’s Disease: The etiological cause of Alzheimer’s disease and dementia can also be a deficiency in dietary copper.
Problems in Immune Function: A low amount of copper can also result in a deficiency of white blood cells called neutropenia. White cells are the ones fighting off the infections. When they drop in numbers, there can be problems in immune function.
Osteoporosis: Several researchers have also highlighted that a lack of copper in our body might lead to high risks of osteoporosis although more research is required to affirm the findings.
Copper: Health Benefits
The mineral helps us in several ways:
• Arthritis: A few studies performed on animals have revealed that the copper mineral can help delay arthritis. More studies have yet to be undertaken to confirm the reality of the studies performed on animals.
• Collagen Production: A few studies also point towards the mineral’s capability of preventing skin aging in people. It helps maintain the levels of collagen and elastin. It is believed that it contains antioxidants, which, with the help of other antioxidants, can help prevent aging.
• Bone Loss: Enzyme lysyl oxidase is required for the formation of bones. Copper, being a cofactor of the enzyme, also proves to help prevent bone loss. Various studies have demonstrated the mineral’s success in lowering bone loss among women with postmenopausal symptoms.
• Increases Energy Production: Copper is additionally effective for the synthesis of adenosine triphosphate. Adenosine triphosphate helps retain the energy in our body, which helps us get through the day.
• Helps in Thyroid: A balanced and sufficient amount of copper consumption ensures the proper functioning of thyroid glands. However, do not ignore the fact that excessive amounts of copper can also lead to poor functioning of these glands. Consequently, it is indispensable to maintain a healthy equilibrium.
• Production of HDL Cholesterol: The right amount of copper intake is also beneficial for the production of HDL cholesterol which is healthy for our body. Furthermore, it reduces the production of LDL or bad cholesterol.
Health Risks from the Excess of Copper
An excessive amount of copper can also lead to health issues like abdominal pain, cramps, nausea, diarrhea, and vomiting. It can furthermore result in developing liver diseases. Healthy individuals are unlikely to have an excess of copper in their bodies unless they inherit a copper homeostasis defect from their parents.
Conclusion
Copper is an essential mineral to continue living healthy. It can help prevent arthritis, bone loss, thyroid, and LDL cholesterol. It furthermore aids in the production of RBCs, HDL cholesterol, and collagen.
Despite the numerous benefits of the mineral, an excess amount can cause detrimental impacts on human health. It is crucial to consume a healthy routine diet that maintains a required balance of copper in your body.
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Biak Scrubfowl
You’d be surprised how many members make up the megapodius family. But, some have not been researched much, because they live in areas that are difficult to reach or difficult to see. This is the case of the biak scrubfowl.
Do you know where it lives?
The megapodius gellvinkianus is a species of galliform bird that belongs to the megapodiidae family. It is unique to the forests of the Schouten Islands, which are located in the ancient bay of Geelvink (Indonesia), hence its name.
It was formerly considered a subspecies of the Freycinet talegalus as well as the Reinwardt talegalus, but was eventually established as a separate species. It generally lives in the deepest areas of the forests.
What does it look like?
Although there have been few encounters with members of this species, it has been established that it is a bird that measures 36 cm and can weigh around 500 grams. The female and male would look identical, so the species does not have sexual dimorphism.
The feathers on his body are completely black, with a slight greyish touch. There are no feathers in the eye area, as with the rest of talegalos, but because the skin is very dark, it is almost imperceptible. It has very long wing feathers. Only when you have them open can you see that the primary feathers are of a mixed color between brown and black.
As with the rest of her body, her legs and beak are blackish. However, some specimens have been found in which the tip of the beak is light yellowish in colour, but have been considered as subspecies.
An almost unknown species
Biak Scrubfowl is almost an unknown species. Their diet is probably made up of invertebrate animals that live in the forest, but it is not proven. Nor is anything known about their courtship process or when it is the mating season.
The species is currently vulnerable according to IUCN. It is estimated that there are between 2500-999999 mature specimens. In recent years the species has lost quite a bit of habitat due to the expansion of cities and deforestation for raw materials. But, apart from these consequences, there have been few sightings of this species, which suggests that the population may be decreasing considerably and the survival rate of the young is very low.
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Template talk:Monarchs of Poland
This template
Wouldn't it make more sense to use a succession table than this template, which is huge and awkward? john k 19:32, 16 Feb 2005 (UTC)
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Polish Monarchs
I suggest we change the title of the template to "Polish Monarchs". The current title gives the impression that it is an enumeration of all of Poland's dukes, high dukes, and kings, which is obviously not the case.
* OK, let's make that "Monarchs of Poland", since a member of a Polish royal family who ruled another state would also be a "Polish Monarch".
* One second thought, there's already a category called "Polish Monarchs" and it seems unlikely that this title will create confusion, so that's what I'll change it to.
* Eventually, the name of the template will need to be changed as well.
* Well, it should be the list of all rulers of Poland from Dukes, through kings and princes to the partitions. However, indeed it should not include people who earned their ducal titles for service for other states and courts and never ruled Poland nor any of her dependencies. Polish Monarchs seems fine. Halibutt 05:42, July 27, 2005 (UTC)
Updates
I want to change the template so that the monarchs are divided into dynasties. This will make it a bit bigger, but there are plenty of big templates on WP (like Template:Region). I still need to add the image of the Eagle that's in the current template. Let me know what you think. Appleseed 16:06, 7 October 2005 (UTC)
Krak and Polpiel should be omitted, these are fairy tales. First on list as a legendary (or semi-legendary) monarch should be Siemowit Radomil talk 14:45, 11 October 2005 (UTC) | WIKI |
Cuckoo Fungus Mimics Termite Eggs by Producing the Cellulose-Digesting Enzyme β-Glucosidase
Kenji Matsuura, Toshihisa Yashiro, Ken Shimizu, Shingo Tatsumi, Takashi Tamura
Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review
49 Citations (Scopus)
Abstract
Insects and fungi share a long history of association in various habitats, including the wood-decomposition niche [1]. Fungal mimicry of termite eggs is one of the most striking evolutionary consequences of insect-fungus association [2, 3]. Termites of the genus Reticulitermes often harbor fungal sclerotia, called "termite balls," along with eggs in nursery chambers, whereby the fungus gains a competitor-free habitat in termite nests. Sophisticated morphological and chemical camouflage are needed for the fungus to mimic termite eggs [3]. However, the mechanism of chemical egg mimicry by the fungus is unknown. Here, we show that the fungus mimics termite eggs chemically by producing the cellulose-digesting enzyme β-glucosidase. We found that the termite egg-recognition pheromone consists of β-glucosidase and lysozyme. Both enzymes are major salivary compounds in termites and are also produced in termite eggs. Termite balls were tended by termites only when the fungus produced β-glucosidase. Our results demonstrated that the overlap of the cellulose digestion niche between termites and the fungus sharing the same chemicals provided the opportunity for the origin of termite egg mimicry by the fungus. This suggests that pheromone compounds might have originally evolved within other life history contexts, only later gaining function in chemical communication.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)30-36
Number of pages7
JournalCurrent Biology
Volume19
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jan 13 2009
Keywords
• EVO_ECOL
ASJC Scopus subject areas
• Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology(all)
• Agricultural and Biological Sciences(all)
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Ultima
Ultima is a series of fantasy computer role-playing games from Origin Systems, Inc.. Ultima was created by Richard Garriott, a.k.a. Lord British. Several games of the series are considered seminal games of their genre. Today, Electronic Arts holds the brand. It is considered the longest running RPG game franchise, as well as being one of the longest running, if not the longest, video game series.
Ultima VII Part Two: Serpent Isle
* Xenkan monk: Does the corn have a name? Can you hear the cry of the corn?
* Dupre: (while looking in a mirror) Thou impudent snot!
* Shamino: (while looking in a mirror) Thou art dung, Dupre.
* Iolo: Why couldn't have Lord British sent us to Daisy Isle, instead?
* Shamino: (when the player clicks repeatedly on a cat) Bloody cats!
* The Avatar: Taste mine cold steel, Trapper!
Ultima VIII: Pagan
* Pyros: For what pathetic reason have you summoned me, mortal?
Ultima IX: Ascension
* Prisoner in Castle British dungeon: "He is Lord British, let him go!"
* Prisoner in Castle British dungeon: "Shamino, speak up man!"
* Blackthorn: My lord, the Avatar has arrived in Britannia, and has easily been dispatched by my wyrmguard.
* The Guardian: Do not be so sure. The meddlesome champion of Virtue is not so easily defeated.
* Blackthorn: Of course, my lord. But I ask you, where is he now? The mirror of darkness would reveal Lord British's lackey. If he lives—
* The Guardian: The Avatar has been teleported to a place hidden from the mirror's sight. Our... virtuous paragon could only have been taken to Stonegate... and by one of great power.
* Blackthorn: Shall I reduce Stonegate to a cinder, my lord?
* The Guardian: No. I want the champion of Britannia to see what has become of the land and its people. I want to feel his rage burn as he sees what I have done to Britannia. You are to keep the Avatar occupied while I complete my plan for Britannia's conquest. What remains is yours when I am finished. Now leave me.
* Blackthorn: Yes, my lord. (leaves)
* The Guardian: (to himself) Blackthorn... you are indeed a fool to want Britannia once I have finished with it.
* —Opening dialogue of the game | WIKI |
Talk:Benevolence International Foundation
Deeply Saddening
I knew Enaam Arnaout as a child and although I dimly remember him, I will stoutly declare that he was not and is not a terrorist. The government lawyers worked up a frenzy feeding charge after charge against him but simply had no evidence to back any of it up. The fact that Enaam has plead guilty to "providing boots, tents, and uniforms for rebels in Chechnya and Bosnia" is a ridiculous reason to face a 20 year sentence. BIF was a charity organization, period. I fully believe that those Chechans deserved every single bit of assistance they required against the Russian genocidal war. Bosnia I'm sure deserved the aid as well. How is helping the fighters of a small, poor, on-the-verge-of-extermination country wrong when they only are fighting against an oppressor? They're not trying to take over the world.
For the record though, I do not support at all the Chechan's terrorist acts but then again neither do I support Russia's efforts to make them an extinct race, which has become more and more obvious over time...although it tends to not make it to the newspapers. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Abomination (talk • contribs) 14 November 2004
Prove it
Knowing someone since childhood proves nothing. People change as they get older as witness to the family of the British-Pakistani youth who was involved in the London bombings. Their family was also dismayed that their son had turned into a radical Islamic terrorist. He was sent to Pakistan to "find a wife" and apparently hooked up with al-Qaeda there. People change, get over it. ''— —Preceding unsigned comment added by <IP_ADDRESS> (talk • contribs)
Arnaout
I put in a link to his indictment. Very informative. LDH 15:23, 11 March 2007 (UTC)
Golden Chain
The link to the "golden chain" directs to an article about a flower. Something should be done to correct this, or else the link should be removed altogether. Deepfryer99 (talk) 20:27, 13 August 2008 (UTC)
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School choice is threatening equity in DC public schools | TheHill
Shared Destiny. Shared Responsibility. Public schools with high levels of student poverty are seeing declining enrollment, followed by declining resources. Story at a glance When Congress created a school voucher program in 2004 for D.C. public schools, critics said it would lead to greater inequality in education. A new study by the Center for Research and Reform in Education suggests they had good reason to worry. Less than half of students in D.C. — about 40 percent — attend either their in-boundary school or another school that is closer to their homes, according to the study, showing that the school-choice option is popular in the District. The study found that enrollment declined for schools with large percentages of at-risk students. Since enrollment numbers are tied to the allocation of funding and other resources, this means there are fewer resources each year for schools serving the largest percentages of at-risk students. The study comes two years after a 2018 report projecting enrollment for D.C. public schools and uses enrollment data from the Office of the State Superintendent of Education and MySchoolDC, the school enrollment lottery. Another finding was that schools with greater proportions of at-risk and black students experienced higher year-to-year student mobility than schools serving lower proportions of at-risk and black students. “Schools with highly mobile student populations may need more resources to support students, both academically and in terms of social-emotional development,” the study said. However, if that movement is happening away from those schools, they are losing resources when they need them the most. The report called on Mayor Muriel Bowser and the D.C. council to address the increasing inequity in funding and resources for schools serving large percentages of at-risk students. “Additional policies are needed to address the inequities that can result from longstanding patterns of residential segregation and the more recent pattern of families selecting away from schools serving the largest concentrations of at-risk students,” the study said. Students appear to do better on math and English tests after their school installed air purifiers, according to a new study. Students appear to do better on math and English tests after their school installed air purifiers, according to a new study. A new bill would require schools to educate their staff about epilepsy and how to deal with the disorder in students. A new bill would require schools to educate their staff about epilepsy and how to deal with the disorder in students. A summer intern has made the first discovery ever through NASA’s newest planet-finding program. A summer intern has made the first discovery ever through NASA’s newest planet-finding program. America is changing fast! Sign up for our newsletter to stay informed and engaged. | NEWS-MULTISOURCE |
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/*
** 2001 September 15
**
** The author disclaims copyright to this source code. In place of
** a legal notice, here is a blessing:
**
** May you do good and not evil.
** May you find forgiveness for yourself and forgive others.
** May you share freely, never taking more than you give.
**
*************************************************************************
** This file contains C code routines that are called by the parser
** to handle DELETE FROM statements.
**
** $Id: delete.c,v 1.14 2001/09/16 00:13:27 drh Exp $
*/
#include "sqliteInt.h"
/*
** Process a DELETE FROM statement.
*/
void sqliteDeleteFrom(
Parse *pParse, /* The parser context */
Token *pTableName, /* The table from which we should delete things */
Expr *pWhere /* The WHERE clause. May be null */
){
Vdbe *v; /* The virtual database engine */
Table *pTab; /* The table from which records will be deleted */
IdList *pTabList; /* An ID list holding pTab and nothing else */
int end, addr; /* A couple addresses of generated code */
int i; /* Loop counter */
WhereInfo *pWInfo; /* Information about the WHERE clause */
Index *pIdx; /* For looping over indices of the table */
int base; /* Index of the first available table cursor */
if( pParse->nErr || sqlite_malloc_failed ){
pTabList = 0;
goto delete_from_cleanup;
}
/* Locate the table which we want to delete. This table has to be
** put in an IdList structure because some of the subroutines we
** will be calling are designed to work with multiple tables and expect
** an IdList* parameter instead of just a Table* parameger.
*/
pTabList = sqliteIdListAppend(0, pTableName);
if( pTabList==0 ) goto delete_from_cleanup;
for(i=0; i<pTabList->nId; i++){
pTabList->a[i].pTab = sqliteFindTable(pParse->db, pTabList->a[i].zName);
if( pTabList->a[i].pTab==0 ){
sqliteSetString(&pParse->zErrMsg, "no such table: ",
pTabList->a[i].zName, 0);
pParse->nErr++;
goto delete_from_cleanup;
}
if( pTabList->a[i].pTab->readOnly ){
sqliteSetString(&pParse->zErrMsg, "table ", pTabList->a[i].zName,
" may not be modified", 0);
pParse->nErr++;
goto delete_from_cleanup;
}
}
pTab = pTabList->a[0].pTab;
/* Resolve the column names in all the expressions.
*/
if( pWhere ){
sqliteExprResolveInSelect(pParse, pWhere);
if( sqliteExprResolveIds(pParse, pTabList, pWhere) ){
goto delete_from_cleanup;
}
if( sqliteExprCheck(pParse, pWhere, 0, 0) ){
goto delete_from_cleanup;
}
}
/* Begin generating code.
*/
v = sqliteGetVdbe(pParse);
if( v==0 ) goto delete_from_cleanup;
if( (pParse->db->flags & SQLITE_InTrans)==0 ){
sqliteVdbeAddOp(v, OP_Transaction, 0, 0, 0, 0);
sqliteVdbeAddOp(v, OP_VerifyCookie, pParse->db->schema_cookie, 0, 0, 0);
}
/* Special case: A DELETE without a WHERE clause deletes everything.
** It is easier just to clear all information the database tables directly.
*/
if( pWhere==0 ){
sqliteVdbeAddOp(v, OP_Clear, pTab->tnum, 0, 0, 0);
for(pIdx=pTab->pIndex; pIdx; pIdx=pIdx->pNext){
sqliteVdbeAddOp(v, OP_Clear, pIdx->tnum, 0, 0, 0);
}
}
/* The usual case: There is a WHERE clause so we have to scan through
** the table an pick which records to delete.
*/
else{
/* Begin the database scan
*/
sqliteVdbeAddOp(v, OP_ListOpen, 0, 0, 0, 0);
pWInfo = sqliteWhereBegin(pParse, pTabList, pWhere, 1);
if( pWInfo==0 ) goto delete_from_cleanup;
/* Remember the key of every item to be deleted.
*/
sqliteVdbeAddOp(v, OP_ListWrite, 0, 0, 0, 0);
/* End the database scan loop.
*/
sqliteWhereEnd(pWInfo);
/* Delete every item whose key was written to the list during the
** database scan. We have to delete items after the scan is complete
** because deleting an item can change the scan order.
*/
base = pParse->nTab;
sqliteVdbeAddOp(v, OP_ListRewind, 0, 0, 0, 0);
sqliteVdbeAddOp(v, OP_Open, base, pTab->tnum, 0, 0);
for(i=1, pIdx=pTab->pIndex; pIdx; i++, pIdx=pIdx->pNext){
sqliteVdbeAddOp(v, OP_Open, base+i, pIdx->tnum, 0, 0);
}
end = sqliteVdbeMakeLabel(v);
addr = sqliteVdbeAddOp(v, OP_ListRead, 0, end, 0, 0);
sqliteVdbeAddOp(v, OP_MoveTo, base, 0, 0, 0);
if( pTab->pIndex ){
for(i=1, pIdx=pTab->pIndex; pIdx; i++, pIdx=pIdx->pNext){
int j;
sqliteVdbeAddOp(v, OP_Recno, base, 0, 0, 0);
for(j=0; j<pIdx->nColumn; j++){
sqliteVdbeAddOp(v, OP_Column, base, pIdx->aiColumn[j], 0, 0);
}
sqliteVdbeAddOp(v, OP_MakeIdxKey, pIdx->nColumn, 0, 0, 0);
sqliteVdbeAddOp(v, OP_DeleteIdx, base+i, 0, 0, 0);
}
}
sqliteVdbeAddOp(v, OP_Delete, base, 0, 0, 0);
sqliteVdbeAddOp(v, OP_Goto, 0, addr, 0, 0);
sqliteVdbeAddOp(v, OP_ListClose, 0, 0, 0, end);
}
if( (pParse->db->flags & SQLITE_InTrans)==0 ){
sqliteVdbeAddOp(v, OP_Commit, 0, 0, 0, 0);
}
delete_from_cleanup:
sqliteIdListDelete(pTabList);
sqliteExprDelete(pWhere);
return;
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How to assign condition to variables that replaces non-missings but retains missings
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How to assign condition to variables that replaces non-missings but retains missings
The original data looks like:
data have;
input Var1 Var2 Var3 Var4;
datalines;
1 0 . 0
1 1 1 2
1 . . 3
0 2 3 1
;
I want to create a data that looks like:
1 0 . 0
1 0 0 0
1 . . 0
0 2 3 1
;
The idea is if Var1 = 1 then replace all non-missing values of Var2, Var3 and Var4 to 0 and keep missing values as-is.
EDIT: Will this work?
data want; set have;
array varlist
Var 2 Var3 Var4;
do i = 1 to 4;
if Var1 = 1 and varlist(i) ne . then varlist(i) = 0;
end; drop i; run;
EDIT 2: It turns out to work. Sorry for bringing it up.
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Re: How to assign condition to variables that replaces non-missings but retains missings
What about you first mark in your previous posts which answers had been helpful and which ones correct to "close off" these threads before starting a new one?
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Navigating the Differences: Marine Valves Vs Ordinary Valves?
Have you ever wondered what makes marine valves different from their land-based counterparts? Could there be more to it than meets the eye? How do these differences influence the functionality and performance of the valves in their respective environments? These are questions that can often come to mind when delving into the world of marine and ordinary valves.
Marine valves and ordinary valves differ significantly in terms of the environments they are designed for, the materials they are made from, their manufacturing standards, quality control, maintenance, and functionality. In essence, each valve is tailored to perform optimally in its designated environment, whether on land or at sea.
Stay with us as we explore the intriguing differences between these two types of valves, the role these variations play, and why it matters in the world of engineering.
What factors contribute to the differences between marine valves and ordinary valves?
Understanding the differences begins with acknowledging the diverse environmental adaptability of these valves. Marine valves, as the name suggests, are primarily used in marine environments, meaning they must resist corrosion from seawater and prevent biofouling. On the other hand, ordinary valves are designed for terrestrial environments where these considerations may not be as crucial.
Why are different materials used in the construction of marine valves and ordinary valves?
Marine valves are often crafted from materials such as bronze which offer superior corrosion resistance. This characteristic is essential due to the persistent exposure to seawater. In contrast, ordinary valves may be manufactured from iron or steel, materials which are less resistant to corrosion but are cost-effective and practical for many land-based applications.
How do manufacturing standards and quality control differ between marine and ordinary valves?
Marine valves are bound by stringent standards and regulations set by international organizations such as the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and various classification societies like the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) and China Classification Society (CCS). Ordinary valves, however, may adhere to a different set of production standards that vary based on their intended use.
What about maintenance and testing procedures?
Given the critical role of marine valves in the operational safety of vessels, they require specialized maintenance and testing procedures. For example, regular seawater pressure tests are conducted to check the seal’s integrity. Meanwhile, ordinary valves may have less stringent testing requirements based on their functionality and application.
How do the functionalities of marine and ordinary valves differ?
Marine valves often have to withstand higher pressures and maintain exceptional seal integrity due to the direct impact on the safety of the vessel and its crew. In comparison, ordinary valves may not need to meet such demanding performance criteria.
In conclusion…
The differences between marine valves and ordinary valves extend far beyond their names. From environmental adaptability, materials used, manufacturing standards, quality control, to their functionality – these distinctions all play a crucial role in ensuring that each type of valve performs at its best in its designated environment. So, the next time you encounter a valve, remember, it’s more than just a valve – it’s a marvel of engineering tailored to its specific application. | ESSENTIALAI-STEM |
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Sri Ramakrishna at the Sinti Brahmo- Samaj
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Bhagavan Sri Ramakrishna had been asked to attend the anniversary meeting of the Brah-mo-Samaj, which that year was held in the beautiful garden-house of a gentleman named Veni Babu. The morning service was over when the Bhagavan arrived in a carriage with certain of His disciples and took His place on a raised seat set apart for Him on the veranda overlooking a large quadrangle. Crowds of dev-otees, followers and members of the Brahmo- Samaj gathered round Him in a circle. The prayers, music and other exercises of a devo- | WIKI |
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How do I press "Ctrl + A" to select all text while remoting PC from my mobile?
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Isn't there a pane that you can swipe in where you can toggle the ctrl (and other) keys for a single subsequent keypress ?
As in, you swipe-in this pane, then you toggle Ctrl to ON, then you press A, and that functions as a Ctrl + A command sent to the remote terminal.
Obviously you'd then have to repeat by re-toggling the Ctrl key to ON (since it will have gone back to OFF as soon as you have pressed the A key), and then press C to copy and ... well ... you know what to do from there =]
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Living healthily
Diet
Maintaining a healthy lifestyle – eating well, getting enough exercise, and keeping bad habits to a minimum – has benefits for everyone. When you have IBD leading a healthy lifestyle can also help manage your symptoms and keep you feeling well.
People with IBD will often have:
• Loss of appetite: As a result of feeling unwell, pain and nausea as well as diarrhoea
• Weight loss: As a result of diarrhoea and poor appetite
• Altered fluids, nutrients, and electrolytes ('salts') absorption due to inflammation in small intestine and/or colon
• Diet-related flare-ups (in some people)
A well-balanced diet can help to prevent nutritional deficiency, particularly in patients with Crohn’s disease.
Diet is not the cause of IBD, but certain foods may trigger a flare-up or make symptoms worse. Those triggers can vary widely from person to person and no one type of food or beverage aggravates symptoms for all people with ulcerative colitis or Crohn’s disease.
Although there is no ‘magic’ diet that works for everyone with IBD, a healthy diet generally will help you manage your IBD and reduce the effects of flare-ups.
A healthy diet is more about what you keep in your diet, rather than what you cut out. If you exclude foods but find no real difference in your symptoms then you can try to reintroduce them back into your diet.
To determine which foods tend to provoke symptoms and flare-ups, it can be useful to keep a food diary. This can help you to see how your diet relates to your symptoms.
In general, people who have either ulcerative colitis or Crohn’s disease should:
• Eat smaller portions regularly. Divide the daily intake into 5-6 smaller portions and eat every 2-3 hours. This is better than eating less frequently but larger portions. Smaller portions will help to reduce the load on the digestive tract, helping it to digest the food better
• Reduce intake of fat. Fats can increase instestinal peristalsis and so crampy pains. Reducing oils, butters, hardened fats and margarines, cream but also desserts and filled biscuits can help to reduce fat intake
• Reduce intake of simple sugars. These are found in honey, desserts, cakes and concentrated fruit juices. They may cause or increase the chance of diarrhoea
• Reduce or avoid intake of milk and dairy products. Milk and dairy products (milk, cream and processed cheeses, less in yogurts both full-fat or low-fat) can aggravate symptoms of IBD. They should be avoided during flare-ups and then gradually re-included in the diet according to your personal tolerance for dairy products
• Avoid preserved meals and semi-finished products
• Avoid savoury and spicy meals
• Avoid artificial sweeteners – in particular sorbitol – that may cause or increase the chance of diarrhoea
• Avoid nuts and seeds
• Avoid greasy and fried foods, which can cause gas and diarrhoea
• Restrict foods high in fibre, such as fresh fruits and vegetables and wholegrains, as these can aggravate symptoms (especially when the intestines are inflamed). During a flare-up it is necessary to avoid oat flakes and corn flakes as well as legumes, vegetables and fruit with high fibre content (in particular cabbage, sprout, citrus fruit, plums, grapes and apricots). Served fruit and vegetables need to be peeled, cleared of seeds and heat-treated (e.g. stewed apples are suitable)
• Cook high fibre foods before eating: Rather than eliminating these necessary foods from your diet, thoroughly cook fruits and vegetables, and avoid eating them raw
• Avoid foods that can cause gas such as beans, cabbage, broccoli, caffeine, and carbonated drinks
If a particular food causes problems, talk to your healthcare provider or dietician before permanently eliminating it from your diet. You may need to add a vitamin or mineral supplement to replace necessary nutrients.
Next steps:
• Speak to your IBD specialist to see whether you would benefit from discussing your own situation with a dietician or nutritionist
• Read up on healthy eating guidelines
• Create a shopping list incorporating foods you have learnt about and think you may enjoy
• Discuss with your family or housemates what changes you may be making to your diet
Do I need to eat differently during a flare-up?
During a flare-up, you may want to give your intestine a “rest” and restrict your food intake. However, as a result, you may miss out on important nutrients, in particular, proteins that help the body to cope with the inflammatory process. Moreover, some medicines (mainly steroids) may interfere with protein metabolism. You may find it easier to digest food if it is mashed up or pureed.
Once your flare-up has been resolved, it is important to reintroduce any food you avoided in the space of 3-5 days one at a time.
Is there a special way to cook my food?
To help to reduce pressure on your digestive system, foods should be heat-treated and easily digestible. Stewing, steaming, braising or moderate grilling are all good ways to cook food. You should avoid frying where possible.
What is a healthy, varied diet?
The basic principles for diet in IBD are the same as those for the rest of the general population. This means that the diet should include a mixture of carbohydrate-containing foods (potatoes, pasta, rice, bread, oats, corn), protein-rich foods (meat, fish, milk, eggs and cheese) and lower amounts of fat, particularly animal fat. Together with fruit, vegetables and fluids, these provide the energy, vitamins and trace elements that are necessary to ensure good health.
Should I avoid milk?
Some people cannot properly digest lactose, the sugar present in milk and many milk products, regardless of whether they have IBD. This is because they do not make enough of a digestive enzyme, called lactase.
Poor lactose digestion may lead to cramps, abdominal pain, gas, diarrhoea, and bloating. If you are unsure about whether you have lactose intolerance, ask for a “lactose tolerance test” to identify the problem.
If you have ulcerative colitis or Crohn’s disease, you can also try limiting dairy products and seeing if that makes a difference. If you think you are lactose intolerant, you can try adding lactase supplements to help your body digest this type of food.
Dairy foods are a good source of nutrition, in particular calcium and protein, so you should, where possible maintain intake of this food group.
Do I need to take extra vitamins?
People with Crohn’s disease in particular may need to take vitamin supplements since the condition affects the small intestine, the area responsible for absorbing vitamins from food.
Vitamin B12 is absorbed in the lower ileum. If you have ileitis (Crohn’s disease that affects the ileum), you may need to take injections of vitamin B12, because your body cannot absorb enough from your food.
If you are on a low-fibre diet, you may not be getting enough of certain vitamins common in fruits, such as vitamin C and may need to take a supplement.
In general, it is probably worthwhile for most people with IBD to take a multivitamin preparation regularly.
If you suffer from maldigestion or have undergone intestinal surgery, other vitamins, particularly vitamin D, may be required especially in non-sunny countries, and calcium intake may be necessary. Steroid use and Crohn’s disease itself are linked to bone thinning and osteoporosis, so adequate calcium and vitamin D are very important.
In general, people with IBD do not suffer from mineral deficiency. However, calcium, phosphorus, and magnesium supplements may prove necessary in people who have extensive small intestinal disease or who have had substantial lengths of intestine removed through surgery. Iron therapy is helpful to correct anaemia. Oral iron turns the stools black, which can sometimes simulate intestinal bleeding.
How much fluid should I be drinking?
Since people with inflammatory bowel disease often experience diarrhoea, there may be a risk of dehydration and eventually kidney problems. Initially, dehydration and salt loss create a feeling of weakness. If your fluid intake does not keep up with diarrhoea, your kidney function may be affected. Patients with Crohn’s disease can have an increased incidence of kidney stones. For these reasons, people with IBD should consume ample fluids, especially in warm weather when skin losses of salt and water may be high.
Are there supplements that I can take?
At present, there are numerous experimental studies to see if supplements have a benefit in inflammatory bowel disease. Examples include:
• Fish or flaxseed oils, in the diet or as supplements, have helped fight the inflammation in IBD
• Complex carbohydrates (e.g. psyllium) that are not digested by the small bowel, may stimulate the bacteria in the colon to produce short-chain fatty acids, which help the mucosa (the lining) of the colon to heal itself
• L-glutamate is believed to nourish the lining of the small intestine and may be helpful in healing in early Crohn’s disease
• Probiotics (e.g. Lactobacillus preparations and live-culture yoghurt). “Good” bacteria may help to restore balance to the intestinal bacterial (microflora). Live yogurt can be very helpful in aiding recovery of the intestine
There is still a lot of research needed to see how such supplements may help in both ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease.
Treatment with certain minerals (selenium, calcium), vitamins (folic acid) and medications (the 5-ASA drugs seem to fulfil this role for many with IBD) to prevent colorectal cancer is still a developing field, and there will be more about this as new research studies are published.
Exercise
If you are experiencing a flare-up of your ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease, you may not feel like exercising, but you should not use your symptoms as an excuse not to exercise.
Staying active is good for you psychologically as well as physically. Osteoporosis, a condition where bones become weak and brittle, is a possible complication of IBD. There is evidence to show that exercise builds up bone and helps to prevent osteoporosis. If you are able to exercise, you will not be at risk of ‘over-doing it’ just because you have IBD. You will have a pretty good idea of what types of exercise you can and cannot do.
Remember:
• You don’t have to engage in intense activities to gain benefits
• Less intense activities (many of which can be done near toilet facilities) can include stretching and toning, walking, swimming, cycling and golf
• Engaging in more strenuous activities regularly when you are feeling well is perfectly OK – there are a number of elite athletes with IBD whose condition doesn’t prevent them from competing at the highest level
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410, that I must have brought it upon myself by some insolence? In one sense I had; for I had been telling him that I suspected him of having something to do with Mrs. Crane’s death. Lady Jane Chesney heard me say it, for the encounter took place at her garden gate, and she happened to be there. No wonder he caned me. The only marvel to me now is, looking back, that he did not three parts kill me. I know I was too insolent. But there’s something worse than all behind, that I have not yet spoken of.”
“What’s that?” asked Sir Stephen.
“Well, it’s very dreadful: not altogether pleasant to talk about. That first wife, that poor Mrs. Crane, turns out to have been the lost daughter of the Earl of Oakburn.”
Sir Stephen felt confounded. “My boy! what is it that you are telling me?”
“Nothing but the miserable truth. She was Clarice Chesney. You may guess what this discovery is, altogether, for Lady Jane. So far, however, Mr. Carlton must be exonerated. From what can be gleaned, it would appear that he never knew she was connected with them,—never knew her for a Chesney,—only as Miss Beauchamp, and she married him under that name alone.”
“I never heard anything so painful in my life,” exclaimed Sir Stephen. “But why should—Frederick, what in the world’s all this?”
He might well exclaim! They had turned into the street at South Wennock, and found themselves in the midst of a dense and shouting crowd. The fact was, Mrs. Fitch, who was no more capable of keeping a secret than are ladies in general, had spread the news abroad amidst the public that Sir Stephen Grey was coming in, in a barouche and pair; and she hoped they’d cheer him.
The recommendation was needless. Gathered there to wait for the carriage, the mob broke out with one loud shout of acclamation when it came in sight. “Long live Sir Stephen Grey! Would he ever pardon them for having suspected him?—they’d never forgive themselves. Health, and joy, and long life to Sir Stephen Grey!”
They pressed round the barouche as they shouted. Sir Stephen was not eaten, but his hands were pretty nearly shaken off. And before he was at all aware of what the mob were about, they had unharnessed the horses, sent them away by the post-boy, and were harnessing themselves to the carriage, squabbling and fighting which and how many should enjoy the honour. In this manner, shouting, hurrahing, and gesticulating, they commenced drawing Sir Stephen towards his brother’s.
Frederick did not admire being made much of. He opened the door to leap out, but with that dense mob, extending for some yards round about, it could not be done without danger. He remonstrated, and Sir Stephen remonstrated, but only to draw forth fresh cheers and an increased rate of speed in the transit; so they were obliged, perforce, to resign themselves to their fate, the good-humoured Sir Stephen laughing and bowing incessantly.
Suddenly there was a halt, a stoppage, a summary check to the triumphal car. The mob had come in contact with another mob, who had been waiting all that while round the town hall for Mr. Carlton to emerge from it. That gentleman, escorted by the whole force of the South Wennock police, consisting of about six, was in front, with the attendant mob dancing around. The two mobs joined voice, and the shouts for Sir Stephen Grey changed into yells of anger.
They were close abreast, the barouche and the prisoner, and neither could stir one road or the other, for the mob had it all their own way. The few policemen were quite powerless.
“Down with him! Let’s seize him! Let’s have lynch law over here for once! What right had he, that Carlton, knowing what he’d done, to come into our houses, a-doctoring of our wives and children? Let’s serve him out, as he served out her! Here goes!”
Another moment, and Mr. Carlton would have been in their hands, at their cruel mercy, but Sir Stephen Grey rose up to the rescue. He stood on the seat of the carriage and bared his head while he addressed the excited mob; the flaring gas light from a butcher’s shop shining full on his face.
“If you touch Mr. Carlton by so much as a finger, you are not my fellow townsmen, my own dear old neighbours of South Wennock, and I will never again meet you as such. I thought you were Englishmen! If Mr. Carlton be accused of crime, is there not the law of his country to judge him? You are not the law; you are not his accusers; he has not injured you. My friends, in this moment, when you have made me so happy by your welcome, don’t do anything to mar it; don’t make me ashamed of you!”
“It was he druv you from the town, Sir Stephen; it was he, with his canting lies again you, made us think ill of you, and turn our backs upon the truest friend we ever had.”
“That’s not your affair; that’s mine; he did not drive you from it. If I forgive and forget the past, surely you can do it. Carlton,” he impulsively said, “I do forgive you heartily for any wrong they think you may | WIKI |
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Identifying Links within the course
There is a discussion of how best to identify links within a particular Wikiversity course. See: Wikiversity_talk:External_links. If improvements are made in this area, these guidelines can be simplified. --Lbeaumont (discuss • contribs) 11:37, 9 April 2016 (UTC) | WIKI |
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WHAT IS BMI
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BMI (Body mass index) is used to measure our body fat.
Definition
Body mass index is also called Quetlet Index. It is a measurement technique by which we can measure our body fat based on our height and weight. It is world widely.
How to determine our BMI
We can estimate BMI by following way.
BMI= weight (kg)/height (m2).
Example
Let my height is 5 ft 4’’, and my weight is 57 kg. Now I am going to calculate my BMI.
[1ft= 12 inch, so 5ft 4inch ={(12*5) +4} = 64 inch. 1 inch = 2.5 cm so, 64 inch =(64*2.5) =2.56]
So, my BMI is =weight (kg)/height (m2) =57/1.60*1.60= 22.2
Categories
WHO referred that if one’s BMI is 18.5 then he or she will suffer from underweight, malnutrition, and whose BMI is greater than 25 he or she will suffer from overweight and when BMI comes above 30 then he or she will suffer from obesity.
Categories BMI range kg/m2 BMI prime
Very severely underweight Less than 15 Less that 0.60
Severely underweight from 15 to 16 from 0.60 to 0.65
Underweight from 16 to 18.5 From 0.65 to 0.75
Normal (healthy) from 18.5 to 25 From 0.75 to 1
Overweight from 25 to 30 From 1.0 to 2
Obese class 1(moderate obese) from 30 to 25 From 1.2 to 1.4
Obese class 2 (severe obese) from 35 to 40 From 1.4 to 1.5
BMI for age
To assess body fat of any children, BMI is used. It is calculated same way as for adults. When people whose age 20years or under having BMI is less than 6th percentile then he or she considered as underweight and above 94th percentile will suffer from obesity. When BMI is 86th to 96th for the age group of under 20 will suffer from overweight.
Things that you should know about BMI
Advantages
• It is a simple method
• Time consuming method
• Easy to understand
• Apart from shoe no need to remove cloths.
Short comings
• It is not distinguish between overweight and obesity.
• It is not differentiate between muscle mass, fat, internal organ. Skeletal weight.
Conclusion
BMI provides us a quick result about people’s body fat. It has some limitations. To get an accurate result we should use BMI with other anthropometric test.
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How to Calculate BMI
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BMI, which stands for Body Mass Index, is a measurement tool that allows you to have an idea on whether your weight is appropriate for your height. It will indicate whether you are overweight, underweight, or at a healthy weight. The steps listed below will teach you how to calculate BMI manually.
Step One: Get your weight.
For this step, you will need a bathroom weighing scale to get your weight in pounds. Take note of your exact weight.
Step Two: Measure your height.
To do this, you have to stand straight against a wall and put a pencil mark that is at the same level as the top of your head. Starting from the floor to the pencil mark, use a tape measure and take note of the measurement in inches.
Step Three: Get the square of your height.
To get the square, you have to take your height and multiply the number by itself. For example, your height is 66 inches, when you multiply 66 by 66 the product will be 4356. I need you to take note of that number.
Step Four: Divide your weight by the square of your height and round off to two significant figures.
For this step, you will need to divide your weight in pounds by the square of your height that we have calculated in the previous step. So for example, you have a weight of 130 pounds and we divided that by 4356, the answer would be 0.030.
Step Five: Multiply the answer by 703.
You will get your body mass index by multiplying the answer you got on the previous step by 703. So 0.030 multiplied by 703 is 21.09.
How to Interpret the Result
1. If your BMI is less than 18.5, you are considered to be underweight for your height.
2. If your BMI is within the range of 18.5 – 24.99, you are at a healthy weight.
3. If your BMI is greater than or equal to 25, you are overweight.
4. If your BMI is equal to or greater than 30, it indicates obesity.
Tips:
1. In measuring your height, don’t forget to take off your footwear and hat.
2. Make sure that when you use the tape measure, it should be flat against the wall.
3. If you got a BMI of 30 or greater, consider consulting with your physician.
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Boris Johnson's Brexit bill passes MPs in boost for plan to leave EU
Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Brexit bill on Tuesday passed its first stage in the UK Parliament after months of delay.The vote is a major boost for the prime minister's prospects of fulfilling his pledge to take the UK out of the European Union.However, MPs rejected the timetable for passing Johnson's bill through its final stages.Following the second vote, Johnson said he would have to "pause" further passage of the bill, meaning Britain could still be heading for another Brexit delay.Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.Boris Johnson's Brexit bill on Tuesday passed its first stage in the UK Parliament in a major boost to the prime minister's plan to take the UK out of the European Union.Members of Parliament voted 329-299 to approve Johnson's Withdrawal Agreement Bill in principle.The vote was a clear sign of support for Johnson's Brexit plans, after his immediate predecessor, Theresa May, failed on four occasions to pass her deal.However, Johnson's victory was quickly followed by defeat, as MPs voted to reject his timetable for passing the legislation through its final stages.Read more: Boris Johnson set for Brexit delay after MPs reject his plan to force his deal through ParliamentJohnson welcomed the deal's approval but said after the second vote that he would need to "pause" the legislation."How welcome it is — even joyful — that for the first time in this long saga this House has actually accepted its responsibilities together, come together, and embraced a deal," he said.He acknowledged that the UK could be heading for a Brexit delay."The EU must now make up their minds over how to answer Parliament's request for a delay," he told MPs.Watch Johnson say he's disappointed by a Brexit delay:—BBC Politics (@BBCPolitics) October 22, 2019MPs were set to begin debating amendments to the bill on Wednesday that could radically alter it or wreck its prospects of passing.Among alternative plans being pushed by MPs are holding a second referendum and compelling Johnson to negotiate retaining ties to EU customs rules after Brexit.Another amendment designed to extend the 14-month transition period beyond 2020 is also gathering support among MPs.The rejection of Johnson's timetable means the government will have to decide whether to bring forward a new timetable or attempt to force a general election.The prime minister earlier on Tuesday insisted that any attempt to frustrate or delay Brexit would mean that he would pull the bill and "go forward with a general election," adding that Brexit could not be allowed to continue to be delayed for months.Sources close to Johnson suggested that he might be willing to accept a shorter, weeks-long delay to ratify his deal, according to multiple reports.Donald Tusk, the European Council president, indicated on Tuesday that the EU was prepared to grant an extension of the Brexit deadline until next year.Tusk told the European Parliament: "The situation is quite complex following events over the weekend in the UK, and the British request for an extension of the Article 50 process."He added: "We should be ready for every scenario. But one thing must be clear, as I said to Prime Minister Johnson on Saturday: A no-deal Brexit will never be our decision."Before the vote, the Labour Party leader, Jeremy Corbyn, said the prime minister's deal was "nothing less than a charter for deregulation and a race to the bottom.""They always say the devil is in the detail," he said. "And having seen the detail, it confirms everything we thought about this rotten deal: a charter for deregulation across the board, paving the way for Trump-style trade deals that will attack jobs, rights, and protections and open up our precious National Health Service and other public services for further privatisation."What's in the Withdrawal Agreement Bill?
The Withdrawal Agreement Bill is designed to give legal effect to the Brexit deal negotiated by Johnson and allow Britain to legally leave the EU while entering a 14-month transition period.The bill is based on a previous agreement negotiated by May but with significant differences in the relationship between Northern Ireland and the rest of the United Kingdom.Under the agreement, Northern Ireland would remain tied to EU customs rules after Brexit. This measure has proved hugely controversial because it would mean new checks in the Irish Sea, something that has outraged unionists in Northern Ireland.Other aspects of the deal include provisions for the UK to pay its £39 billion "divorce bill" to the EU and for maintaining the rights of EU citizens living in the UK after Brexit.Opponents of the bill are concerned about several other aspects of the agreement, including provisions that would allow the prime minister to take Britain out of the EU without a deal at the end of the transition period.
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Configuring Flow Collectors
Configuring devices
Network devices that support one of the three protocols can be configured to send data to Opsview Monitor, so that it can be stored, analyzed and displayed. The configuration of each protocol varies from vendor to vendor, however on a Cisco router the main part of the required configuration is:
ip flow-export source Ethernet0/0 ip flow-export destination 192.168.11.11 9997
You then have to configure ‘ip flow ingress’ on each router sub interface you wish to monitor the traffic of. To view the configuration of the Cisco router, run the command ‘show ip flow export’, as shown below:
2611#show ip flow export
Flow export v1 is enabled for main cache
Exporting flows to 192.168.11.11 (9997) 192.168.15.23 (9997)
Exporting using source interface Ethernet0/0
Version 1 flow records
Cache for destination-prefix aggregation:
Flow export is disabled
35687335 flows exported in 4525686 udp datagrams
0 flows failed due to lack of export packet
4525685 export packets were sent up to process level
0 export packets were dropped due to no fib
0 export packets were dropped due to adjacency issues
0 export packets were dropped due to fragmentation failures
0 export packets were dropped due to encapsulation fixup failures
For more information on configuring Cisco devices to export NetFlow data, please use online internet results to review this information. For information on configuring NetFlow/jFlow/sFlow for your network device, please contact your network device vendor.
As you will notice, we have configured the router to send flow data to a specific destination. This destination must be either the Opsview Monitor master or a collector in an Opsview cluster, which is known as a Flow collector, i.e. something that collects inbound flow packets and stores them. The device sending the flow data is known as a source, i.e. the source of the data.
Flow sources and Flow collectors
In the example above, you can see that we have three routers that are exporting flow data; one is sending flow data to a flow collector server in an Opsview Cluster, and the remaining two are sending flow data to the master. The routers are labelled ‘flow sources’, and the Opsview Monitor servers are ‘flow collectors’.
Note
You may need to open ports through your firewall to allow the network devices to pass data to Opsview Monitor. Check your device configuration on which ports to open.
Adding a Flow Collector
To add a Flow Collector, navigate to the Configuration > Flow Collectors page.
Add a Flow Collector
To add a new Flow Collector, click on the Add New button in the top left. This will load a modal window as shown below:
New Flow Collector
The modal window contains the following fields:
Name
The name of the Flow Collector, i.e. ‘Master’, ‘UK’, etc.
NetFlow port
The port to which NetFlow data should be sent to; this can be modified. This port is set by the user and please ensure that the network connectivity is open as this will stop the netflow results from being received if it is not
Note
When manually changing the port to an already configured Flow Collector, it is required to run “Apply Changes” (from the Configuration menu) and restart opsview-flowcollector on the Opsview collector.
sFlow port
The port to which sFlow data (and also jFlow) data should be sent to. This is also user-modifiable.
Monitoring cluster
Choose the monitoring cluster that will act as the newly configured Flow Collector. This cannot be edited once saved.
A monitoring cluster can only be configured as a Flow Collector once, i.e. if you have one cluster and the master monitoring cluster, you can have a maximum of two Flow Collectors.
Adding a source
Now that you have added your Flow Collectors, you can configure the Flow Sources; a Flow Source being a Host that is sending Flow data inbound into a flow collector.
To add a Flow Source, edit a collector and navigate to the Sources tab and click on the Add New button:
Adding a source
In the example above, we have added our Flow Source, ‘Cisco2611’, and its IP address has been determined via lookup. If the IP address cannot be looked up, then the field will display an error as shown below:
Invalid IP address
This error is displayed as Opsview Monitor needs to know the IP address of the Host in order to map the received Flow data (which contains a ‘From:’ field containing an IP address) to the Host, i.e. ‘cisco2611.opsview.com == 192.168.13.2’. To add the IP, click on ‘Override IP Address?’ and manually enter the IP address.
Once the correct Host and IP address has been entered, ensure you have selected ‘Active’ ’ otherwise the Flow Source wont be displayed within the Flow Collector Dashlets.
Click ‘update’ to save any changes you have made to the individual Flow Source, and then finally click ‘Submit Changes’ to close the window and save the newly added Flow Sources.
It is then required to apply your changes for both the Flow Collector and the newly-added Flow Sources, by running Configuration - Apply Changes from the navigation bar.
Note
Before you remove the Flow Collector feature, please delete any Flow Collector sources and Flow Collectors, otherwise you will not be able to edit some information on the host or cluster.
Field details
Active
To easily enable or disable this Flow Source.
Type
Choose the type of Flow Source. For JFlow, use the sFlow option.
Host
Choose the Host that is the Flow Source. You can only choose Hosts that are associated to this Monitoring Cluster for this Flow Collector.
IP Address
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This is a notable institution as the biggest credit union in Central Florida. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Orlandotony (talk • contribs) 22:25, 29 December 2009
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Bina Bektiati
Bina Bektiati is an Indonesian journalist and author. A writer for Tempo magazine, she helped found the Alliance of Independent Journalists after Tempo was banned in 1994. Briefly exiled from Indonesia, she won the Courage in Journalism Award in 1997. After returning to Indonesia, she is today an editor at Tempo, and a regular contributor to the Jakarta Post.
Life
Bina Bektiati was born and raised in East Java Province. She graduated from the Social and Political Science Department of Airlangga University.
In 1991 Bektiati started writing for Tempo, reporting about politics. In 1994, the Suharto regime banned Tempo, revoking its license and replacing it with a government-controlled publication. Bektiati refused to continue writing, joined other Tempo colleagues in a legal challenge to the government's ban, and helped found the Alliance of Independent Journalists in Indonesia.
Unable to find work, Bektiati left Indonesia for Australia in 1995, writing as a correspondent for a newspaper based in East Java. Returning to Jakarta in 1996, she worked with Tempo colleages to set up an online version of the magazine. She was among the Indonesian journalists who helped Goenawan Mohamad establish the Institute for the Study of Free Flow of Information (Institut Studi Arus Informasi, ISAI). She then joined Detektif Dan Romantika (D&R), a weekly news magazine, edited by a former Tempo writer. She continued writing on politics, often under a pseudonym, until Suharto's fall in 1998.
In 1997 the International Women's Media Foundation awarded Bektiaki their Courage in Journalism Award, making her the first recipient from Indonesia.
After President Habibie's new government relaxed media censorship, Tempo was re-established and Bektiati resumed writing for it.
In 2015 she co-edited Letters from Foreign Lands, an anthology of personal accounts by diasporic Indonesians.
Bekiati is a member of the Specialty Coffee Association of Indonesia (SCAI). In 2019 she conducted media training around the Indonesian coffee industry with the Institute for Press and Development Studies (Lembaga Studi Pers dan Pembangunan, LSPP).
Books
* Memoar orang-orang Singkawang [People from Singkawang: a memoir]. Jakarta: Galeri Foto Jurnalistik Antara, 2011.
* (ed. with Nugroho Dewanto) Surat dari Rantau [Letters from Foreign Lands]. Kreasi Mitramedia Utama, 2015.
* (ed.) Kita bisa berdaya : pemberdayaan tenaga kerja migran sebagai duta bangsa dengan misi memperkenalkan kebaikan dan kelebihan Indonesia dimana-mana [We can be empowered: empowering migrant workers as ambassadors of the nation with a mission to introduce the goodness and advantages of Indonesia everywhere] by Indah Morgan. Jakarta: PT. Merah Putih Sejahtera, 2016. ISBN<PHONE_NUMBER>204 | WIKI |
Analytic torsion
In mathematics, Reidemeister torsion (or R-torsion, or Reidemeister–Franz torsion) is a topological invariant of manifolds introduced by Kurt Reidemeister for 3-manifolds and generalized to higher dimensions by and. Analytic torsion (or Ray–Singer torsion) is an invariant of Riemannian manifolds defined by as an analytic analogue of Reidemeister torsion. and proved Ray and Singer's conjecture that Reidemeister torsion and analytic torsion are the same for compact Riemannian manifolds.
Reidemeister torsion was the first invariant in algebraic topology that could distinguish between closed manifolds which are homotopy equivalent but not homeomorphic, and can thus be seen as the birth of geometric topology as a distinct field. It can be used to classify lens spaces.
Reidemeister torsion is closely related to Whitehead torsion; see. It has also given some important motivation to arithmetic topology; see. For more recent work on torsion see the books and.
Definition of analytic torsion
If M is a Riemannian manifold and E a vector bundle over M, then there is a Laplacian operator acting on the k-forms with values in E. If the eigenvalues on k-forms are λj then the zeta function ζk is defined to be
* $$\zeta_k(s) = \sum_{\lambda_j>0}\lambda_j^{-s}$$
for s large, and this is extended to all complex s by analytic continuation. The zeta regularized determinant of the Laplacian acting on k-forms is
* $$\Delta_k=\exp(-\zeta^\prime_k(0))$$
which is formally the product of the positive eigenvalues of the laplacian acting on k-forms. The analytic torsion T(M,E) is defined to be
* $$T(M,E) = \exp\left(\sum_k (-1)^kk \zeta^\prime_k(0)/2\right) = \prod_k\Delta_k^{-(-1)^kk/2}.$$
Definition of Reidemeister torsion
Let $$X$$ be a finite connected CW-complex with fundamental group $$\pi := \pi_1(X)$$ and universal cover $${\tilde X}$$, and let $$U$$ be an orthogonal finite-dimensional $$\pi$$-representation. Suppose that
* $$H^\pi_n(X;U) := H_n(U \otimes_{\mathbf{Z}[\pi]} C_*({\tilde X})) = 0$$
for all n. If we fix a cellular basis for $$C_*({\tilde X})$$ and an orthogonal $$\mathbf{R}$$-basis for $$U$$, then $$D_* := U \otimes_{\mathbf{Z}[\pi]} C_*({\tilde X})$$ is a contractible finite based free $$\mathbf{R}$$-chain complex. Let $$\gamma_*: D_* \to D_{*+1}$$ be any chain contraction of D*, i.e. $$d_{n+1} \circ \gamma_n + \gamma_{n-1} \circ d_n = id_{D_n}$$ for all $$n$$. We obtain an isomorphism $$(d_* + \gamma_*)_\text{odd}: D_\text{odd} \to D_\text{even}$$ with $$D_\text{odd} := \oplus_{n \, odd} \, D_n$$, $$D_\text{even} := \oplus_{n \, \text{even}} \, D_n$$. We define the Reidemeister torsion
* $$\rho(X;U) := |\det(A)|^{-1} \in \mathbf{R}^{>0}$$
where A is the matrix of $$(d_* + \gamma_*)_\text{odd}$$ with respect to the given bases. The Reidemeister torsion $$\rho(X;U)$$ is independent of the choice of the cellular basis for $$C_*({\tilde X})$$, the orthogonal basis for $$U$$ and the chain contraction $$\gamma_*$$.
Let $$M$$ be a compact smooth manifold, and let $$\rho\colon\pi(M)\rightarrow GL(E)$$ be a unimodular representation. $$M$$ has a smooth triangulation. For any choice of a volume $$\mu\in\det H_*(M)$$, we get an invariant $$\tau_M(\rho:\mu)\in\mathbf{R}^+$$. Then we call the positive real number $$\tau_M(\rho:\mu)$$ the Reidemeister torsion of the manifold $$M$$ with respect to $$\rho$$ and $$\mu$$.
A short history of Reidemeister torsion
Reidemeister torsion was first used to combinatorially classify 3-dimensional lens spaces in by Reidemeister, and in higher-dimensional spaces by Franz. The classification includes examples of homotopy equivalent 3-dimensional manifolds which are not homeomorphic — at the time (1935) the classification was only up to PL homeomorphism, but later showed that this was in fact a classification up to homeomorphism.
J. H. C. Whitehead defined the "torsion" of a homotopy equivalence between finite complexes. This is a direct generalization of the Reidemeister, Franz, and de Rham concept; but is a more delicate invariant. Whitehead torsion provides a key tool for the study of combinatorial or differentiable manifolds with nontrivial fundamental group and is closely related to the concept of "simple homotopy type", see
In 1960 Milnor discovered the duality relation of torsion invariants of manifolds and show that the (twisted) Alexander polynomial of knots is the Reidemeister torsion of its knot complement in $$S^3$$. For each q the Poincaré duality $$P_o$$ induces
* $$P_o\colon\operatorname{det}(H_q(M))\overset{\sim}{\,\longrightarrow\,}(\operatorname{det}(H_{n-q}(M)))^{-1}$$
and then we obtain
* $$\Delta(t)=\pm t^n\Delta(1/t).$$
The representation of the fundamental group of knot complement plays a central role in them. It gives the relation between knot theory and torsion invariants.
Cheeger–Müller theorem
Let $$(M,g)$$ be an orientable compact Riemann manifold of dimension n and $$\rho\colon \pi(M)\rightarrow\mathop{GL}(E)$$ a representation of the fundamental group of $$M$$ on a real vector space of dimension N. Then we can define the de Rham complex
* $$\Lambda^0\stackrel{d_0}{\longrightarrow}\Lambda^1\stackrel{d_1}{\longrightarrow}\cdots\stackrel{d_{n-1}}{\longrightarrow}\Lambda^n$$
and the formal adjoint $$d_p$$ and $$\delta_p$$ due to the flatness of $$E_q$$. As usual, we also obtain the Hodge Laplacian on p-forms
* $$\Delta_p=\delta_{p+1} d_p+d_{p-1}\delta_{p}.$$
Assuming that $$\partial M=0$$, the Laplacian is then a symmetric positive semi-positive elliptic operator with pure point spectrum
* $$0\le\lambda_0\le\lambda_1\le\cdots\rightarrow\infty.$$
As before, we can therefore define a zeta function associated with the Laplacian $$\Delta_q$$ on $$\Lambda^q(E)$$ by
* $$\zeta_q(s;\rho)=\sum_{\lambda_j >0}\lambda_j^{-s}=\frac{1}{\Gamma(s)}\int^\infty_0 t^{s-1}\text{Tr}(e^{-t\Delta_q} - P_q)dt,\ \ \ \text{Re}(s)>\frac{n}{2}$$
where $$P$$ is the projection of $$L^2 \Lambda(E)$$ onto the kernel space $$\mathcal{H}^q(E)$$ of the Laplacian $$\Delta_q$$. It was moreover shown by that $$\zeta_q(s;\rho)$$ extends to a meromorphic function of $$s\in\mathbf{C}$$ which is holomorphic at $$s=0$$.
As in the case of an orthogonal representation, we define the analytic torsion $$T_M(\rho;E)$$ by
* $$T_M(\rho;E) = \exp\biggl(\frac{1}{2}\sum^n_{q=0}(-l)^qq\frac{d}{ds}\zeta_q(s;\rho)\biggl|_{s=0}\biggr).$$
In 1971 D.B. Ray and I.M. Singer conjectured that $$T_M(\rho;E)=\tau_M(\rho;\mu)$$ for any unitary representation $$\rho$$. This Ray–Singer conjecture was eventually proved, independently, by and. Both approaches focus on the logarithm of torsions and their traces. This is easier for odd-dimensional manifolds than in the even-dimensional case, which involves additional technical difficulties. This Cheeger–Müller theorem (that the two notions of torsion are equivalent), along with Atiyah–Patodi–Singer theorem, later provided the basis for Chern–Simons perturbation theory.
A proof of the Cheeger-Müller theorem for arbitrary representations was later given by J. M. Bismut and Weiping Zhang. Their proof uses the Witten deformation. | WIKI |
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children; and possibly to that cause may partly be attributed that fine type of agricultural labourer, that race of permanent giants there found, though something also must be due to nationality, and their superior education and thrift; but the elements are not so dissimilar but that like conditions may gradually produce elsewhere like consequences, for it has been observed by competent judges, that this Northern workman, though earning much higher wages than his Southern neighbour, is not an expensive labourer, but rather the contrary, as he does far more and better work.
Now, concerning this allotment of cow lands, it has been found on an estate where many such places exist, that by holding them out as prizes to those labourers who had saved money, who actually had an account at the Savings' Bank amassed by themselves, very considerable inducement was afforded to thrifty habits, and opportunities for investment with a prospect of comparative comfort were held out which indirectly has had a most beneficial effect on all the neighbourhood. This state of things is adverted to in the Report of the Agricultural Commission by the assistant-commissioner, Mr. Edward Stanhope, and such effects as the following, direct and indirect, may be summarized as resulting from the system, if it can so be called.
1. Selection by means of thrift of the best | WIKI |
Justin Kurpeikis
Justin William Kurpeikis (July 17, 1977) is a former American football player. He played for the Pittsburgh Steelers, New England Patriots, Cleveland Browns, Detroit Lions, and the Hamburg Sea Devils.
Playing career
Kurpeikis attended the Central Catholic High School in Pittsburgh where he was a high school All-American linebacker selection. He was also a standout sprinter and shot putter on the track team.
Kurpeikis played college football at Penn State, finishing his career with 172 tackles, 17 sacks and 43 stops for losses. He also twice earned Academic All-Big Ten honors and was included in the second-team All-Big Ten in 2000.
Kurpeikis He signed as an undrafted free agent with the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2001, and spent the 2001 and 2002 seasons with the franchise. In 2003, he joined the New England Patriots as member of practice squad and spent the 2003 and 2004 seasons with the team, also winning Super Bowl XXXIX. Kurpeikis spent the 2005 season as member of the Cleveland Browns practice squad. Kurpeikis began the 2007 season as member of NFL Europa's Hamburg Sea Devils, before signing as a free agent with the Detroit Lions on August 9, 2007.
Coaching career
Kurpeikis served as an assistant coach with the State College ninth grade Little Lions football team in State College, Pennsylvania, leading the team to a 6–2 record overall. In a 2005 interview with Mark Harrington, Justin exclaimed that "The advice I want to give to everyone out there, "No matter up or down, you have to constantly strive for more and more and never be satisfied. People have their backs against the wall and in tough situations and they have two choices: cower or come out swinging... I would advise you all to come out swinging!" | WIKI |
Gene Clair
Gene Clair (May 6, 1940 – December 3, 2013) was an American sound engineer who, along with his brother Roy Clair, founded Clair Brothers Sound in 1966. The company was among the first to provide sound reinforcement equipment and personnel that toured with music performers. Gene and his company were involved with many important innovations in sound reinforcement. His company grew to be among the largest sound companies in the world.
Early years
Gene Clair was born in 1940 in the Lititz, Pennsylvania area. Gene graduated from Warwick High School in 1958. He was given awards for being one of the top athletes of his class. He received a two-year degree in Engineering from Penn State York. He started working with sound in 1955 when his father bought him and his brother a small PA system. In high school, college and afterward they started renting the PA out to bands, schools, and churches. They also expanded it with new equipment.
Birth of touring sound reinforcement
In 1966, they provided sound to Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons at a local show. Their road crew was so impressed by the Clair Brothers sound system, the Clair brothers were asked to bring their equipment and provide sound for the Frankie Valli tour. Because of Clair Brothers success with Frankie Valli he was soon being hired to tour with Jefferson Airplane, Blood Sweat and Tears, and Elvis among others.
Growth of Clair Brothers
Gene along with his brother Roy presided over the growth of Clair Brothers during the 1970s and 1980s from a small company to one of the leading sound companies in the US. The Clair brothers evolved the company from using standard commercial sound products to designing and manufacturing much of their own equipment. Two notable products were the S4 4-way speaker system and their 12 AM stage monitor. | WIKI |
Talk:Esalen Institute/Archive 1
Inside view
I have spent time at Esalen, and this page needs major, major work. It should be a much longer, more thorough article. I wonder if someone at Esalen can do a draft? --Brw12 16:48, 23 August 2005 (UTC)
* Certainly more information would be welcome. However, keep in mind that Wikipedia attempts to adhere to a neutral point of view (NPOV). If edits are made which make unsubstantiated claims or attempt to cast Esalen in a light which is not purely factual, expect other editors to voice concern and/or edit down the article until it adheres to NPOV standards.
* Good luck, and happy editing! -Harmil 18:00, 23 August 2005 (UTC)
Delete or rewrite?
The entire contents of this article have been lifted, verbatim, from http://www.esalen.org/artsfestival05/ArtsFestFacts.pdf and http://www.orgonomictherapy.com/reichian-workshops.htm. The article needs to be either completely rewritten or deleted. As it is, it doesn't adhere to NPOV. I lack the knowledge of Esalen to write a better article, but I lean a bit toward inclusion in Wikipedia, so I'd rather not delete it. I'll wait a few days or a week to see if anyone decides to rewrite it. If they don't, I'll nominate it for deletion (it's probably high time I learned how to do that, anyway). —CKA3KA (Skazka) 16:41, 7 April 2006 (UTC)
* I added the Complete Rewrite template. —CKA3KA (Skazka) 16:55, 7 April 2006 (UTC)
* Quite a bit has been added—principally, I think, by Goethean—since I posted my last comment, but little, if anything has been removed or rewritten. The article is still largely lifted from other web sites and reads like a promotional brochure rather than an encyclopedia article.
* Hats off to you, Goethean, for taking this in hand as far as you have. As I said before, I tend slightly toward being an inclusionist so I'd prefer to see the article improved rather than deleted, even though I'm not sure, just from reading the article, that the Esalen Institute is any more notable than any other high-end spiritual retreat. However, I lack the knowledge to rewrite the article myself, and, as it is, it just doesn't seem to me to be encyclopedic.
* Since I'm relatively new at this, I'm going to see if I can get any second opinions from other Wikipedians before I take any steps toward recomending the article for deletion. —CKA3KA (Skazka) 21:16, 3 May 2006 (UTC)
* Thanks for the compliment. Esalen is definitely notable -- here's a book about it published by Indiana U Press and written by Jeffrey Kripal. I don't have much knowledge about it to contribute. It wouldn't bother me if this article was reduced to a stub and started over. — goethean ॐ 21:26, 3 May 2006 (UTC)
This sounds very much like an advertisement for esalen. All the sources and quotations are connected esalen. Does not meet NPOV at all.
Trillian
* Not quite all, anymore, but the article still does need a rewrite. There can be no serious question of deleting it for the subject is relevant. I have just added a major contemporary evaluation.
(I am also removed a less relevant and very POV praragraph about a psychiatry conference. DGG 06:04, 21 April 2007 (UTC)
It didn't read like an advertisement to me, although it is written with affection. Except for the "Current" section, which is very (and disapprovingly) POV. It makes the earlier, more affectionate sections look like nostalgia. Deaconse 08:37, 8 July 2007 (UTC)
Wikipedia is Esalen
I am startled that anyone would propose to delete Esalen from Wikipedia. There wouldn't be a Wikipedia if, decades earlier, there hadn't been an Esalen. The whole proposition that gifted amateurs might have something to teach a profession gone rigid is Esalen. The very mood and tone of Wikipedia is Esalen. Profhum (talk) 09:04, 20 December 2007 (UTC) 09:50, 19 November 2007 (UTC)
Official name of springs
The article claims, "the official name was “Big Sur Hot Springs” though it was more generally referred to as “Slate’s Hot Springs”." I have seen a United States Geological Survey map pair of California, from around 1960. It says "Slate's Hot Springs." So I think this was reversed. —Preceding unsigned comment added by <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 15:40, 16 January 2008 (UTC)
True, it shows up on maps both ways. I changed to official "business" name as the business name was "Big Sur Hot Springs" from the 1950s until it took on the Esalen name. I have period photos of the roadside sign. —Preceding unsigned comment added by <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 07:38, 13 February 2008 (UTC)
Matthew Fox
There is a "Matthew Fox" listed as a Past Teacher at Esalen. When the name is clicked, it leads to a disambiguation page. While my guess is that the Fox in question is the priest listed (and not the "Lost" actor), I lack the complete confidence I'd need to make the change. Can anyone resolve this permanently? Hannibal V Constantine (talk) 21:30, 16 May 2008 (UTC)
Bias
This article seems pretty biased to me. I don't know how to fix this, but maybe adding some things like "the institute claims to be..." instead of "the institute is..." Anyway, I think the bias tag is warranted and should remain either until the article is changed or just as a heads up to people reading this article. Anyway, I think the first paragraph is a good example of bias just in the way it's written:
"Part think-tank for the emerging world culture, part college and lab for transformative practices, and part restorative retreat, Esalen is dedicated to exploring work in the humanities and sciences that furthers the full realization of what Aldous Huxley called the “human potential”.
Esalen Institute was founded by Michael Murphy and Dick Price in 1962, and soon became known for its blend of East/West philosophies, experiential/didactic workshops, and a steady influx of philosophers, psychologists, artists, and religious thinkers."
Maybe we need some citations or something this just looks biased to me. —Preceding unsigned comment added by <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 03:19, 1 September 2008 (UTC)
It's hilarious. You need to imagine it read in gushing tones by a female NPR journalist. <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 11:41, 7 September 2008 (UTC)
PoV
this article is laughably biased, i think it should be deleted until its no longer an advertisement —Preceding unsigned comment added by <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 01:17, 21 October 2008 (UTC)
Article is unbalanced promotional marketing
This is one of the worst NPOV cases I have ever seen on wikipedia. No mention is made of the psychologically unhealthy personalities involved in Esalen, and its status as a emotionally coercive brainwashing cult. Where is the editorial objectivity here? —Preceding unsigned comment added by <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 23:22, 3 October 2008 (UTC)
As someone who has lived and worked at Esalen - and spent much of my childhood there during the 1960s - (I no longer live or work there), I find the above absurd.
Esalen has had a very broad range of teachers and presenters and it certainly is true than some have been controversial but Esalen is hardly coercive - a primary ethos being "Maximum availability, minimum coercion" and is not nearly unified enough to even remotely be classified as a cult. To the Institute's credit, Esalen has resisted central 'charismatic leaders', does not have people change names, break off contact with families, sign assets over, pressure conformity, or any of the other exploitive characteristics of cults. I have seen no legitimate data to substantiate claims of brainwashing or being a cult beyond specious, lunatic fringe, conspiracy theory websites - which obviously know nothing of the actual place and Institution. —Preceding unsigned 19:50, 26 October 2008 (UTC)
I don't really know anything about this place, and happened upon it from a link to it. It does very much strike me as something written as a promotional marketing piece rather than a NPOV encyclopedia article.
For instance, why is their a "pre-esalen" section? What does the actual piece of land this place sits on have to do with the institute? Pre-esalen is, by definition, out of topic since the article is about the institute. My only conclusion is this section is related to the "philosophy" of the place. Great it you're into that, but hardly NPOV.
The intro-article (which colors the rest of the page) reads like a marketing statement. Part this, part that, part everything. If it's so undefinable, why try to define it? I'm left with really no idea what this place is, except some kind of imagined hippy-dippy, find yourself, everything-you-know-is-wrong kind of un-place. In short, the intro sounds like it was written by a "true believer". That's maybe great for other "true believers", but no so great for someone coming to a page that just wants to understand what this place is.
If there really is controversy about this place, it needs to be referenced and explained. But in general I agree the article is horrible and needs to be drastically cleaned up. --Vellmont (talk) 19:59, 7 February 2009 (UTC)
I also have never heard about this institute before following a link to it, but I was interested in the "Pre-Esalen" section. If it is considered for deletion, I'd rather it be added to the http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esselen page. —Preceding unsigned comment added by <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 06:21, 1 April 2009 (UTC)
This article reads like an advertisement and needs lot of cleanup. Yawp (talk) 04:42, 16 September 2009 (UTC)
Soviet-American Exchange Program
I deleted this section. I am against section blanking but half of this was unrelated at all to the article and the rest had dubious at best connection to this place. The whole thing was unsourced and violating NPOV. If anyone is of the opinion that this needs restoration then be my guest and I will not revert. However, I feel that sourcing and cleanup would be required for this to fit Wikipedia standards. <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 01:55, 30 March 2010 (UTC)
Cleanup
I'm doing some cleanup on this page. If anyone has a problem with my edits, please comment here. Thanks. Viriditas (talk) 02:42, 5 August 2008 (UTC)
* Moved this to talk until we can fit it into the right place. As it was, it interrupted the flow of the text and didn't provide any chronological information or source: "Joan Baez was in residence at this time as was Hunter S. Thompson (who was employed, and later fired, by Vinnie Murphy as a security guard) and Henry Miller was a regular visitor." Viriditas (talk) 02:46, 5 August 2008 (UTC)
Jeffrey Kripal's book confirms the above. —Preceding unsigned comment added by <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 03:35, 3 January 2011 (UTC)
Issues
The POV issues with this article, going back to 2008, have still not been addressed properly, and the article still reads like an advertorial. Laval (talk) 03:24, 16 July 2013 (UTC)
* There have been no genuine issues raised. This article consists of statements of fact that are both affirmative and critical of Esalen Institute. Genuine, documented criticism has been incorporated to provide balance. Now the article has been challenged by mere speculation and unsupported conclusions, characteristic of "hit and run" editors who haven't done their homework. If any of the material in this article continues to be specifically disputed, that will require reference to contradictory facts contained in reliable sources. Of course, that will require study and genuine work to produce. Perhaps, if that work is actually done to support specific challenges, and reliable factual material is produced to support contradictory claims, then the end product will be improved. We will see if challengers can fish or merely cut bait. Callaban (talk) 19:57, 17 July 2013 (UTC)
Enough!
I have tried to maintain respectable standards of quality for the ongoing editing of this article. When I started a couple of years ago it was a total personal embarrassment for me to read. It was a complete mess, full of nonsense and bad English. Now there are no serious inaccuracies, and there is much information that the current management team at Esalen probably would like to see removed. I have had over forty years of personal, first-hand experience with Esalen Insitute, both in Big Sur and the old Esalen office in San Francisco. I have read and re-read all the Esalen histories. I have studied many of the disciplines taught at Esalen over the years. I have known many of the foundational figures in Esalen’s long history. I count many Esalen leaders as my personal friends. And I am definitely not a close ally of Esalen’s management. I admit that I once received a small check for teaching T’ai Chi at Esalen, which I endorsed over to my local state Bar Association. And I have written extensively about some Esalen related subjects. But otherwise, I am objective. I have many concerns about the current state of Esalen management. And I have expressed my concerns openly in the proper forum. I can honestly say that there are no substantial inaccuracies in the current article. I have provided serious references where there were hardly any before. Now, on balance, it is a pretty good portrait of the Institute. It is inevitably abbreviated. Full accounts of Esalen’s history fill hundreds of pages. And crackpots write blogs full of criticism. I removed material that was merely "puffery." I admit that I have allowed some verifiable language written by others to remain in the article, which might be considered as complimentary by the uninformed. However, Esalen truly is an amazing place, and any attempt to describe it violates the inevitable limitations of language. There are very few places open to the public that can boast equivalent esthetic attributes or intellectual credentials. And Esalen has had an indisputable impact on American culture. Dick Price had an impact on the practice of psychology that continues to this day. And Michael Murphy really did have an impact on relations with Russia toward the end of the Cold War. Long lists of luminaries who have taught at Esalen don't convey what happened there. Normal people like me were able to befriend cultural giants like Joseph Campbell and Gregory Bateson, sitting with them in the Lodge. At the same time, there are serious problems at Esalen, especially right now. Over the last decade, there has been a major transformation of Esalen’s business model, which has negatively impacted the lives of many people. But there are references in this article to materials which would not be here unless I made sure they were included. There’s a reference to Marion Goldman’s book, which is disfavored by senior Esalen management, and last time I checked was not carried by the Esalen Bookstore. There are links to newspaper articles which contain stinging criticism of Esalen. There is a reference to Chris Price’s departure. And I included problems, like the risk of fire, which management would probably just as soon see excluded. And there is a report of the truly explosive management survey. Any talented journalist could find leads for a critical review of Esalen. Of course, if you don’t know the subject matter, you really have no idea what has been included here. But, at the same time, there are many unreported disputes that are currently in progress at Esalen, which do not belong in a Wikipedia article. There are many problems that remain unresolved. But this is not a forum for “yellow journalism.” This is a site for factual reporting rather than inflammatory litigation of disputes. At least, that has been my understanding of the ongoing nature of this project. So, criticism of the current article will no doubt serve to invite irresponsible behavior. Over the last couple of years I've have seen this kind of behavior creep into the editing of this article. What may happen? No doubt, there will be an impulse toward nonsense without reference. There may be people who try to promote their favorite group leader from the past, or promote themselves! Current Esalen management may recognize an invitation to transform this article into a marketing tool to attract business and to solicit contributions. Disgruntled employees may be encouraged to ventilate grievances. Disappointed tourists with bruised egos may see an opportunity to act out. I did my best. I’ve worked on this article without, frankly, knowing why. Perhaps it was to insure that a record of something important survived. But I suspect that Esalen Institute will probably survive Wikipedia, Esalen's current management team, me and you. Callaban (talk) 22:09, 16 July 2013 (UTC)
* Everything you just wrote in that massive wall of text above basically illustrates the POV problems with this article. It is written like an advertorial. Wikipedia is not here to promote the Esalen Institute, no matter how wonderful you claim it is. WIkipedia is an encyclopedia, not a soapbox. Laval (talk) 09:42, 17 July 2013 (UTC)
* It's easy to attack. It's easy to be destructive. It takes work to be constructive - to take a mess and give it structure and verifiable content; it takes knowledge, research and hard work. Unfortunately, Wikipedia allows anybody with a keyboard and a connection to snipe and criticize. Destructiveness and empty attack are cheap ways of gaining quick gratification. There has been nothing responsible or substantive about the current attack on this article. There has been nothing that represents real work. Callaban (talk) 12:20, 17 July 2013 (UTC)
* It's more than obvious that you've got a very personal connection to the subject of this article, and that itself is a problem since you are way too biased in favor of the subject. That you suggest the article should actually be uncritical demonstrates that you've got a fundamental misunderstanding of Wikipedia in general. Please read WP:NPOV -- this article can't under any circumstances be considered "neutral", again for the same reason that you're the primary author & you've got a close, personal connection to the subject. Esalen has plenty of criticism leveled against it, which this article basically ignores. The whole article is a whitewash & practically an advertisement. Scientologists tried doing that with the Scientology articles & ended up being banned, and Scientology critics tried similar tactics from an opposing perspective & many of them also got banned. So Wikipedia is about presenting all possible sides & perspectives, so long as the sources are reliable & verifiable. Stop taking everything so personally. Laval (talk) 10:29, 24 July 2013 (UTC)
* On this, I agree with Laval. The amount of space devoted to criticisms is minute, and the details of the criticisms are not spelt out. On any controversial topic space and detail need to be balanced. This topic is controversial, and it is not balanced at present. Macdonald-ross (talk) 11:14, 20 October 2013 (UTC)
Ridiculous
I don't even know where to start with this horribly biased article. Obviously, the tactics of "hey this isn't biased, you don't understand it, go do your homework" have succeded as the discussion has apparently gone on for a decade. I arrived at the article as a diversion from the Rajneesh page which is quite funny because Rajneesh/Osho was a highly controversial sect guru, but the page on him is much more informational and neutral than this load of *CENSORED*.
This is the kind of article that gives wikipedia a bad reputation.
I mean, a section on "travel and fire safety" -- are you kidding me? How is this of relevance in an encyclopedia? Come on, tell me landslides on Highway 1 and forest fires in the area are a focal point illustrating the connectedness of Esalen disciples with nature and Gestalt, and just it needs more elaboration on how it will lead to a cure for cancer and world peace; and therefore it's more relevant than landslides in my kids' sandbox and forest fires in Burkina Faso (the latter probably in fact relevant to many more people).
I understand some interesting people have been in Esalen, as such I an article is warranted. But please, please add information, remove "affectionate" (as one earlier commentor called it) marketing blurb and text entropy. --<IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 08:49, 24 April 2014 (UTC)
Pre-Esalen - Dates
In the Pre-Esalen section it states that there has been a human presence in that location since 2600 BP. The footnote indicates that BP means "Before Present." According to, "In scientific and academic contexts, BP (before present) is often used. This is calibrated from January 1, 1950, not from the date of publication." The distinction may not be significant given the inexact nature of carbon dating; however, since this is not really an academic or scientific context - the article is generally about a cultural-historical movement/organization, readers getting here may not be aware of the distinction. I recommend that we create a definitional link for those unfamiliar with the abbreviation.
Moreover, the Manual of Style states that the format of dates should be "18,000 BP." Does this mean that the date should be given as "2,600 BP"?
This section by itself seems unrelated to what the article is generally about unless the reader has read the very last sentence of the introductory section. I recommend moving that sentence to the beginning of this section. Ileanadu (talk) 04:28, 5 February 2015 (UTC)
Is 2600 BP (or 2,600 BP) correct? The footnote states that
* Documentation provided by Steven Harper of radiocarbon dating, performed by members of the Sonoma State University Cultural Resources Faculty, that produced the following results: 4,630 +/- 100 years BP (before present). Harper notes confirmation by similar tests from Big Creek (4-5 miles south of Esalen Institute), which produced: 6,400 years BP, as cited in The Prehistory of Big Creek by Terry Jones (2000).
Should 2,600 really be 4,600 BP or is it supposed to be 2,600 BCE, which is about 4,630 minus 1950?
The article on the Esselen people itself places their presence "in the Big Sur since circa 2630 BCE." The footnote source for this is material from the Esalen institute. This suggests that the reference should be to "human presence as early as 2,600 BCE." Ileanadu (talk) 04:51, 5 February 2015 (UTC)
→ Interesting... I had absented myself from this page for a very long time, after frustration with the way responsible work on it drew mostly empty criticism. I was frankly shocked by how little has changed in the interim! It really is a good portrait of Esalen. However, this comment is exactly right. The main text contains a typo. I should be 2,600 BCE. The Somoma State research report, which Steve Harper produced, contained the "before present" notation. That's the source of the typo. I took the liberty of making the change, although I am grateful that you found it.Callaban (talk) 21:16, 11 March 2015 (UTC)
Just too biased
This article was interesting, and in many respects informative, but it is just too biased; all criticism is relegated to footnotes. Had those footnote been briefly summarized in a paragraph of accounts of criticism of the organization, i would have been much more satisfied with the article. Reading this biased article is likelier to make people more rather than less suspicious of the organization--79spirit (talk) 03:40, 27 April 2015 (UTC)
Passion
As a newbie to this article, I'm glad to see so much passion here in the Talk page. In my uninformed opinion, the essence of Wikipedia is Passion. Not just about a specific topic, but a passion for contributing to the ease with which our world culture can now access information. My hope is to contribute my own passion for such a contribution by collaborating with kindred spirits like everyone who's added something to this Article and/or Talk page. My goal is to do that in a respectful and neutral tone. Thank you for your passion. Jw4nvc (talk) 21:28, 1 August 2015 (UTC)
* Outstanding! I'm happy. Passion is life. If you haven't already, steep yourself in the books, starting with Anderson and then Kripal, then Goldman. Anderson is good for the early days. Kripal has an admitted bias, and is now very close to Mike and Gordon. But he is a very fine academic. He interviewed all the players, read everything, and did a magnificent, factually trustworthy job. Goldman is unbiased, and a careful academic. She is excellent for biographies of David Price and Gordon Wheeler. (BTW, Al Wong is now a Ph.D. therapist in Marin.) Goldman talked to everybody and is well respected, but her book was not (how to put it) well received by some, because she can be critical of the players. Kripal's book of essays is very good because it contains multiple perspectives. Of special interest is the essay about Dick by "Eric" Erickson. Unfortunately, Eric died recently. Eric and Dick were very close. Eric's dissertation (about Dick and Esalen) is full of great information, but very difficult to read. Do not trust anything you read in the Press, except Kera Abraham with the Monterey Weekly. She did accurate reporting about some recent events. [added later: Don Lattin is an old-timer, and his article in the Post can be trusted] The Dick Price and Gestalt Practice Wiki-s are very trustworthy because they were reviewed by practitioners, friends and family. (David Price has a Wiki, but nobody else wants to interact with the Wikipedia environment, for obvious reasons.) An enjoyable read, and good for context, is Seymour Carter's interview, "Esalen's Resident Alien...." Seymour was an amazing guy. Unfortunately he died a couple of years ago in the Ukraine. For some particularly interesting information, check out Jane Fonda's web blog. Otherwise, have fun, and get in touch if you get stuck. Callaban (talk) 22:45, 1 August 2015 (UTC)
Gia-fu Feng
For academically accepted spelling, see link to the copyright page of his Tao Te Ching, here: https://books.google.com/books?id=FULLqv_uiDYC&lpg=PR4&dq=Tao%20te%20ching%20copyright%20%40%201972%20Feng%2C%20Gia-fu&pg=PR4#v=onepage&q=Tao%20te%20ching%20copyright%20@%201972%20Feng,%20Gia-fu&f=false And I recommend that you read his biography, Still Point of the Turning World. He introduced Dick to his first wife, Bonnie, in SF. Then kept track of Esalen's financial records on an abacus. Amazing guy.... Callaban (talk) 13:34, 2 August 2015 (UTC)
@ Callaban
Hi Callaban, please keep from writing long, emotional comments and appeals in the edit summary. The place for discussion is here. Not every edit you don't like is vandalism.--<IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 10:33, 1 August 2015 (UTC)
* Grow up! Do a little work before you vandalize articles. Callaban (talk) 14:13, 1 August 2015 (UTC)
* Mind this, please: WP:PERSONAL - no personal attacks! --<IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 16:37, 1 August 2015 (UTC)
* How about actually doing research? Oops!...my bad. Callaban (talk) 16:49, 1 August 2015 (UTC)
Mind this, please: WP:OR, no original research. How about getting informed about Wikipedia rules and policies.--<IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 11:05, 2 August 2015 (UTC)
* Mind this, pretty please. How about you actually do some work for a change. Callaban (talk) 13:41, 2 August 2015 (UTC)
How to make responsible contributions to this article.
If you want to do some good work on this article, then please, first carefully read (don't just skim) the following books -- The American Soul Rush: Esalen and the Rise of Spiritual Privilege, by Marion Goldman -- Esalen: America and the Religion of No Religion, by Jeffery Kripal -- the collection of essays entitled, On The Edge Of The Future: Esalen And The Evolution Of American Culture, edited by Jeff Kripal and Glenn Shuck -- and also, The Upstart Spring: Esalen and the Human Potential Movement: The First Twenty Years, by Walt Anderson. This basic foundation will give you a good understanding of the subject matter. Then, if you like, you will be able to explore collateral works on topics that attract you. Enjoy the experience.... Callaban (talk) 20:05, 2 August 2015 (UTC)
Thanks to Jw4nvc
I am very happy that someone with knowledge of the subject matter has chosen to work on this article. Most recent "editors" have been clueless or merely destructive. I became very discouraged to watch the article degenerate. On balance, the new changes and additions have been excellent. I will make a couple of minor alterations, and try to restore some essential information. And I will be happy to see any new work from someone who actually knows what they're doing for a change. Thank you, Jw4nvc. Callaban (talk) 17:22, 28 July 2015 (UTC)
* I hope people will expand the Criticism section, because that might appease those who object to the article (or Esalen itself). While it's true that there has indeed been much criticism of Esalen over the years, the article is relevant (other than the Criticism section) and relatively well written and annotated. As for the institution, one of my own criticisms is that they do not welcome casual "drop-in" visitors. While this makes perfect sense in terms of preserving the quiet "retreat" quality of the place, the experience of being turned away from an unscheduled visit attempt also prompted me to read more about it and add some material to this excellent wikipedia entry. So in essence, I agree both with those wanting to see more details about Criticism of Esalen and those who share my enjoyment of the place and its contributions to science and popular culture. Jw4nvc (talk) 22:47, 27 July 2015 (UTC)
* NO people should NOT "expand the Criticism section". Doing so is in violation of Wikipedia policies WP:CSECTION / WP:STRUCTURE. What they should do is incorporate the positive and negative reactions throughout the article. -- TRPoD aka The Red Pen of Doom 00:06, 28 July 2015 (UTC)
* Good point in these links about troll bait though the terse style and lack of specific helpful suggestions may be in conflict with Talk page guidelines ("Be positive" and "Avoid excessive emphasis"). The problem I'm having in trying to integrate the material is in where to put it so that it flows with the article. Maybe someone has positive specific suggestions? Jw4nvc (talk) 01:46, 28 July 2015 (UTC)
* In addition to weaving content into the history, an "Impact and reception" section which covers both positive and negative aspects in the proportions they are held by third party mainstream academics is acceptable. -- TRPoD aka The Red Pen of Doom 09:54, 28 July 2015 (UTC)
The main problem with this article is that it has been damaged by editors who have no knowledge of the subject matter. For instance, some misguided person removed references to several important figures in the history of the institute – among them, John Heider, Ph.D., author of “The Tao of Leadership” and son of Fritz Heider, the “founder” of Social Psychology. Such deletions are incomprehensible to anyone who knows anything about Esalen Institute. Furthermore, essential information about the history of Native Americans on the property was deleted, even though this information is foundational to contemporary claims of Native American “burial ground” status. This verges on racism, and is incomprehensible to anyone who has any understanding of the Institute. Uninformed interventions like these have discouraged responsible academics from having anything to do this article. Over the years, there have been many genuine criticisms of the Institute and of the human potentials movement, in general. While I did not necessarily agree with Lasch, he provided a stimulating counterpoint. To ignore such criticism is intellectually dishonest. Anyone who responsibly studies the history of the Institute must be directed to this kind of information. Kripal carefully deals with criticism of the Institute. Kripal demonstrates that neutrality can be based on either of two foundations – understanding or non-intervention. For those who have no understanding of the subject matter, the latter course is preferable. Callaban (talk) 17:22, 28 July 2015 (UTC)
* We present what the reliable sources cover, not what Wikipedia editors claim to know from personal experience. -- TRPoD aka The Red Pen of Doom 18:27, 30 July 2015 (UTC)
* Interesting... That means you must have done a great deal of work before you felt competent to work on this article, considering the complexity of the subject matter. For example, I have studied this subject extensively. I have read all the histories several times. I have read the professional work of related authors. I have written about related topics. I have a professional degree with an unblemished professional record. You must have a similar background. What did you do to prepare? Did you read all the histories? What other books did you read in preparation? What sources did you reference? Have you accurately quoted your sources? Did you learn something about the California Native American heritage? You must have done all of this to "present what the reliable sources cover". ...Or perhaps not...Callaban (talk) 21:24, 30 July 2015 (UTC)
* Then provide sourced content that better represents how the mainstream academics view the subject. -- TRPoD aka The Red Pen of Doom 22:09, 30 July 2015 (UTC)
* Of course, there's currently lots of legitimate academic support for the content of this article. Did you know that? Did you do any research about the authors? Have you researched their academic backgrounds? Do you know anything about the subject matter? Did you do your homework? Callaban (talk) 22:28, 30 July 2015 (UTC)
* By the way, I just checked. A majority of the references cite to Ph.D.s who currently teach at major American universities. (Did you know that?) There's one Ph.D. clinician who is deceased. Most of the people referenced in this article had advanced degrees. Many were famous scholars. How does that compare with the work you did before intervening in this article? You would have had to do a lot of preparation to be qualified, don't you think? Or did you just kind of decide to dive right in without any preparation? Callaban (talk) 23:01, 30 July 2015 (UTC)
* Making proclamations about what other editors do and do not know is completely unacceptable. Please strike. -- TRPoD aka The Red Pen of Doom 13:48, 2 August 2015 (UTC)
* →Sure thing...done...no more proclamations! Callaban (talk) 16:28, 2 August 2015 (UTC)
* Callaban, it is rather awkward and hardly acceptable, how you have changed your previous text here, to which TheRedPenOfDoom responded, and thus circumventing and obscuring his criticism. So now a reader can no longer understand what exactly TheRedPenOfDoom referred to. The original context is distorted by your changes. Your original version is here: [] --<IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 17:58, 2 August 2015 (UTC)
Notice has been taken of the WARNINGS to “TRPoD aka The Red Pen of Doom” that were recently posted on that person’s "User talk" page. The current discussion of that person’s disruptive editing on the Administrators' noticeboard has been carefully reviewed. The acts of damage, disruption and vandalism perpetrated against this article were much worse. However, if there are no more disruptions of any kind committed against this article, there will be no reason to proceed further. Callaban (talk) 00:31, 8 August 2015 (UTC)
* This has nothing to do with the fact that you changed the text of your contribution here on the talk page to which TheRedPenOfDoom responded. You concealed your previous remarks. That is deceptive and unacceptable. Generally speaking you are not in the position to lecture or bully other editors as you have.done on this talk page quite a few times. Every editor can contribute whatever he or she wants, and can use whatever source he or she likes. Unfortunately you lack sufficient understanding of the nature of Wikipedia. --<IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 13:21, 8 August 2015 (UTC)
→The truly important point is that nobody seems to have done the work necessary to responsibly intervene in this article. That's why knowledgeable people stay away from it. Most of the distortions that appear in this article have been empty-headed nonsense or just somebody ventilating about some private grudge. For instance, if you really wanted to report about Fritz Perls' departure from Esalen, you would have to study the tension between Perls and Schutz in an objective way, and report Maslow's reaction to some of Perls' weird behavior. To do that you would have to carefully read the well documented histories that have been written by academics like Kripal. I have. It certainly doesn't seem that anybody else who meddles with the article has. If responsible editors would actually do their homework, that would be fine with me. I don't enjoy this. Quite frankly, I have more important work to do. So if editors actually spend the time researching this subject, and then write an excellent article, that would be great. Do a good job and I'll enjoy reading it. So will other knowledgable people. But that will not happen until contributors to this article start taking the time to thoroughly learn the subject matter before intervening. Read the histories. Read the collateral sources. Then do some truly responsible work on this article with my blessings. Callaban (talk) 19:10, 2 August 2015 (UTC)
* I've asked for further suggestions from [| Antandrus] who has helped me with some other efforts to contribute. He suggested a section titled "cultural influence and legacy" so I'm going to take a crack at that. I hope you'll join me, or find another way to integrate the "criticism" material. Jw4nvc (talk) 21:33, 1 August 2015 (UTC)
Perls, leaving Esalen, claims or facts?
I removed this text from the article: "his behavior was sometimes “childish”, and he engaged in disruptive rivalries with Will Schutz, and others, before he left. "
It is necessary to make a difference between facts and claims and personal views, according to Wikipedia:Neutral Point of View WP:NPV. The text I removed does not clarify, if this is just the personal view of the authors, or if there is reliable evidence for the claims, and if yes, what the evidence is. And apart from that the text about critical views concerning Perls should be in an adequate length (that is: rather less than more) compared with what was said about Perls before. --<IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 10:55, 11 August 2015 (UTC)
* @Callaban:In your latest edit that I reverted you even extended the part that deals with critical views concerning Perls rather than making it shorter, and giving a summary. That leads to an inadequate domination of those views, and it misrepresents Perls in this article by the sheer amount of sentences. And again, please mind WP:NPV. That was still a problem in your edit. --<IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 13:59, 11 August 2015 (UTC)
Conflict of interest disclaimers
If you are an employee or closely affiliated with the Esalen Institute, and you choose to edit this article, Wikipedia asks that you reveal any potential conflict of interest. This article is notorious for its bias and favorable point of view. It's been noted that a number of contributors' account names bear close resemblances to current employees, and the IP addresses also correspond to those associated with Esalen. Please add a disclaimer below stating your affiliation with Esalen. You should also commit to maintaining a neutral point of view and strive to present information in a balanced perspective. Otherwise your contributions may be removed. Thanks. — btphelps (talk to me) (what I've done) 16:43, 30 September 2016 (UTC)
* has demonstrated in their edits to the article, their edit summary comments, and their talk page comments here an intimate familiarity with and close association with the Esalen Institute. This editor has made 27.4% of the edits to the page. The editor's user name bears a remarkable resemblance to a known author who has written about Esalen and had a long relationship with the resort. He's been asked on his user page to disclose here any possible COI and to not make further edits to the article, but to request changes on this talk page. — btphelps (talk to me) (what I've done) 05:59, 18 October 2016 (UTC)
When I found this article it was bereft of support, and it was a magnet for uninformed opinions. I am an attorney. I have an unblemished ethical record. I have no professional connection with Esalen Institute. However, I know a great deal about Esalen and its history. I have attempted to accurately document that history here and elsewhere. I have done so without any prospect of reward. All the contributions I have made have been rigorously documented. This article has attracted the worst kind of inaccuracies. It has been the target of both detractors and promoters. For a long time I tried to maintain some degree of quality. Finally I gave up. I decided it was a waste of my time, and I grew tired of the ignorance and insults that seem to be a part of this unregulated Wikipedia environment. I fully expect this article to degenerate in the future. Callaban (talk) 19:01, 18 October 2016 (UTC)
→ This unfounded attack on my credibility led to a review of recent edits. Much damage has been done. The most egregious and factually unsubstantiated misstatement will have to be corrected. However, I dislike having to involve myself with this article, anymore. As the article degenerates further I want to totally disengage myself from it. Callaban (talk) 22:21, 18 October 2016 (UTC)
* , thanks for sharing your knowledge and for your contributions to the article. Wikipedia needs experts like you, as long as you contribute within the boundaries Wikipedia has set up to avoid conflict of interest that could lead to biased content. I'm not sure which "unfounded attack on your credibility" you're referring to. No one desires to attack you—that's against the rules!—only to understand your relationship with the topic of the article. If you are an attorney who has represented Esalen, or if you have a relationship with management, or if you are merely an appreciative participant, disclosing your relationship will help other editors to evaluate your content more equitably.
* I agree it can be a challenge to develop quality articles on Wikipedia. And I have found that with patience, perseverance, and a collaborative attitude it is possible to write worthy content even about challenging topics.
* I have been to Esalen on more than one occasion and appreciate its special place in many people's hearts. I hope you do continue to contribute, but you do need to more clearly disclose your relationship with the Institute. — btphelps (talk to me) (what I've done) 00:39, 19 October 2016 (UTC)
Do not attempt to backpedal. You have published defamatory remarks in order to injure the reputation of an attorney. I do not have any problem with someone trying to improve this article. I do not have any argument with someone publishing true information that may not be flattering to Esalen Institute, if that is relevant. I have no professional relationship with the institute. Everything I have done is pro bono, as we say. I also have no problem with someone publishing flattering information about the institute, if true and relevant. I only care about the accuracy of this article. You have already attempted to publish questionable statements in the article, about which you have no knowledge (except, perhaps, gossip). Apparently, you did that with reckless disregarded of the truth. If you had made a studious attempt to examine the worthiness of my work, before you started making accusations, you would have discovered that my contributions have been accurate and balanced. Consequently, I believe my displeasure with your remarks is justified. Callaban (talk) 01:53, 19 October 2016 (UTC)
* , let's not carry on this discussion in two places. Please see my reply to your exact same comments on your talk page. — btphelps (talk to me) (what I've done) 19:55, 19 October 2016 (UTC)
Good. I am happy to dispose of this matter on the other page. Thank you. Callaban (talk) 21:12, 19 October 2016 (UTC)
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Just a quick scan of this article reveals it has no editorial "distance" from its topic. Essentially, it's no more insightful than what one might expect to find on the Esalen web site. This is a shame and lacking in credibility. Badiacrushed (talk) 00:20, 10 January 2018 (UTC)
Edit Suggestion
In the third paragraph, there is a reference to keeping the Esalen Institute "profitable" - but the first paragraph had called the Esalen Institute a non-profit. Should this word be replaced with "solvent"? or is the implication meant to be that its not for profit status is in some way spurious? — Preceding unsigned comment added by <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 18:33, 24 August 2020 (UTC) | WIKI |
From the International Herald Tribune archives: The United States permits the U.N. General Assembly to resume operations without a confrontation over Soviet voting rights in 1965.
1965: U.S. Drops Effort to make Russia Pay UN Debts
UNITED NATIONS, N.Y. — The United States today said it would bow to the will of the majority and permit the UN General Assembly to resume normal operations without a confrontation over Soviet voting rights. U.S. Ambassador Arthur J. Goldberg, in his first UN speech, told the 33-nation Committee on Peace-Keeping Operations that the United States had regretfully concluded, ‘‘on ample evidence, that at this stage in the history of the United Nations, the General Assembly is not prepared to carry out the relevant provisions of the Charter in the context of the present situation. | NEWS-MULTISOURCE |
Herbalife hires new lawyer, makes personnel changes: source
BOSTON (Reuters) - Herbalife Ltd (HLF.N) has named a new acting general counsel in a wave of management changes as the nutrition and supplements company works to comply with a legal settlement with U.S. regulators last year over deceiving customers, according to a person familiar with the hiring decision. Rick Werber joined the Los Angeles-based company about a month ago, taking over duties previously performed by Mark Friedman, who signed a Federal Trade Commission settlement in which Herbalife avoided being labeled a pyramid scheme but agreed to change its business model in the United States. It is not clear whether Werber will take the position permanently. Herbalife has not publicly disclosed any of the personnel changes. But its website no longer lists Friedman as a member of senior management. A person familiar with the matter said Friedman, formerly executive vice president, general counsel and secretary, now works on special projects at Herbalife. A company spokesman declined to comment. Friedman could not be reached for comment. Another top insider, Frank Lamberti, who served as senior vice president and managing director for North Asia since early 2016, has moved into a new role at headquarters, where his responsibilities include implementing FTC-mandated changes to the company’s business model, the person familiar with the personnel decisions said. Werber and Lamberti previously worked with the company’s new chief executive, Richard Goudis, at vitamin maker Rexall Sundown. Goudis took over as CEO from Michael Johnson last week. Jerry Li, who previously ran Herbalife’s China operations, and Gioji Okuhara, who had overseen Brazil, are no longer in their positions, company documents show. In July 2016 Herbalife agreed with the FTC to restructure its U.S. business operations and pay $200 million to settle charges that it deceived customers into believing they could earn substantial amounts of money selling Herbalife products. The settlement also required Herbalife to pay participants for products they sell, rather than for new recruits they bring in. In a recent regulatory filing, the company warned investors that changes in management could affect results. “Our reliance upon, or the loss or departure of any member of, our senior management team could negatively impact our member relations and operating results,” it said in an 8-K filing last month, using language common to corporate filings. Herbalife has been tangling with hedge fund manager William Ackman since 2012, when the billionaire investor put on a $1 billion short bet against the company, calling it a pyramid scheme and saying its stock price would tumble to zero. The company’s shares ended regular trading on Monday down 6.7 percent, or $4.93, at $68.99 on the New York Stock Exchange. Earlier the company said second-quarter sales would fall more than expected.. Reporting by Svea Herbst-Bayliss; Editing by Scott Malone and Steve Orlofsky | NEWS-MULTISOURCE |
Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Abhijit038/Archive
19 February 2014
* Suspected sockpuppets
* User compare report Auto-generated every hour.
* Editor interaction utility
At the Thriller (Michael Jackson album) article, a few editors have tried to change the number of album sales to figures greater than 100 million. Last year during January 2013, wrote that the album had "confirmed sales figures of by EMI records 120 million copies worldwide." This was reverted. The next day, wrote that the album sold "between 65 and 110 million copies worldwide." This was also reverted. Fast forward to February 17, 2013: Abhijit038 changes the sales figure to 110 million, and is reverted. The user tried again and was reverted. The next day, the user tried a third time, then was warned against edit warring, and was reverted. On February 19, the account Lordenigma was created; its first edit was to continue the edit war, with an edit summary that acknowledged the ongoing dispute and the state of multiple reversions: "Unless you have an evidence to the contrary, stop changing the sales figure." This is clearly the work of a sockpuppet. Binksternet (talk) 20:14, 19 February 2014 (UTC)
Comments by other users
Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments
* - Endorsing request per behavioral evidence above. Mark Arsten (talk) 06:13, 20 February 2014 (UTC)
* Though we're dealing with a couple of highly dynamic and very large ranges, it's that is a sock of .--Jezebel's Ponyo bons mots 22:49, 20 February 2014 (UTC)
* The behavioural evidence combined with the likely result is enough for me. Both blocked indef and tagged. Closing. Callanecc (talk • contribs • logs) 03:03, 21 February 2014 (UTC)
21 February 2014
* Suspected sockpuppets
* User compare report Auto-generated every hour.
* Editor interaction utility
Four hours after Abhijit038 and his sock Lordenigma were blocked following the previous SPI, the account Edmundblack was registered. Edmundblack's sole focus is the same issue of 110 million units of sales for the Michael Jackson album Thriller, as seen in his [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Thriller_%28Michael_Jackson_album%29&diff=prev&oldid=596455974 first edit]. Edmundblack warred this figure back in to the article[//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Thriller_(Michael_Jackson_album)&diff=prev&oldid=596477668][//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Thriller_(Michael_Jackson_album)&diff=prev&oldid=596477944] and he argued for 110 million on the talk page.[//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Thriller_%28Michael_Jackson_album%29&diff=prev&oldid=596478191] The appearance of Edmundblack so quickly after Abhijit038 was blocked, and the resumption of edit warring over the same exact issue, make me conclude that Edmundblack is a sockpuppet. I am requesting checkuser to make certain of the connection. Binksternet (talk) 16:54, 21 February 2014 (UTC)
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Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments
* ✅. Semi-protecting the target(s) article(s) is the best option here, otherwise it will be a continued game of whack-a-mole due to the size of the ranges used.--Jezebel's Ponyo bons mots 17:20, 21 February 2014 (UTC)
* I've blocked and tagged the account and semi-protected the target article. Closing now. Mark Arsten (talk) 17:52, 21 February 2014 (UTC) | WIKI |
Page:History of Aurangzib (based on original sources) Vol 1.djvu/267
CHAP. X.] Aurangzib even begged Shah Jahan not to answer Qutb-ul-mulk's submissive letter, nor to listen to the intercessions of Dara and others on his behalf,—because it would result in a great sacrifice of expected gain! When Mir Jumla's son would reach the Court, he would tell the Emperor all about the wealth and weakness of the Golkonda king, and suggest the means of squeezing the utmost out of him. In short, as he wrote, the Emperor "should make the most of this splendid opportunity."
But these grotesquely mixed appeals to orthodoxy and cupidity, humanity and ambition, were wasted on Shah Jahan. The Emperor was loth to ruin a brother king for merely trying to bring his disloyal wazir under discipline. Dara, who had been bribed and implored by the Golkonda envoy at Delhi,—to the intense disgust and anger of Aurangzib, —pleaded hard for Qutb-ul-mulk, and secured peace for him on the payment of an indemnity. The Emperor's letter accepting this settlement reached Aurangzib on 24th February. But meantime his position at Golkonda had greatly improved. The | WIKI |
Thyrsis
Thyrsis or Tirsi may refer to:
* Thyrsis, a character in the first idyll of Theocritus
* Thyrsis, a character in the seventh eclogue of Virgil
* Thyrsis (poem), an 1865 poem by Matthew Arnold
* Thyrsis, a character in the 1608 opera La Dafne by Marco da Gagliano
* Tirsi, one of the characters in Clori, Tirsi e Fileno, a 1707 comic cantata by George Frideric Handel
* Thyrsis, a character in the 1920 play "Aria da Capo" by Edna St. Vincent Millay
* Thyrsis's Cave, a natural cavern located in the Manifold Valley in Staffordshire, England
* Cupidesthes thyrsis, a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae
* Gangara thyrsis, commonly known as the giant redeye, a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae
* Chilo thyrsis, a moth in the family Crambidae | WIKI |
Compress Images Online Easily and Quickly
Learn how to easily and quickly compress images online in British English.
In today's digital age, where visual content dominates the online space, it is essential to optimize your images for maximum efficiency. Compressing images not only reduces file sizes, but also enhances loading times, saves storage space, and improves website performance and user experience. With numerous online image compression tools available, choosing the right one can be overwhelming. However, by following a step-by-step guide and implementing best practices, you can easily and quickly compress your images to perfection.
Why Compressing Images is Important
As a website owner or content creator, you may wonder why compressing images is necessary. The answer lies in the benefits it offers:
Reducing File Size for Faster Loading Times
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Once you are satisfied with the compression results, download the compressed images to your device or directly integrate them with your website. Remember to save the original images in a safe place in case you need them for future use.
Best Practices for Image Compression
To ensure optimal image compression, consider implementing the following best practices:
Understanding Different Image File Formats and Their Compression Abilities
Each image file format, such as JPEG, PNG, and GIF, has its own compression capabilities and suitable applications. Familiarize yourself with these formats and select the most appropriate one for your specific needs.
Optimizing Image Dimensions and Resolutions
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Balancing Image Quality and File Size
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Conclusion
Compressing images online is a straightforward process that offers significant benefits for website owners and content creators. By reducing file sizes, saving storage space, and enhancing website performance, you can ensure a seamless user experience. With the right online image compression tool and adherence to best practices, you can effortlessly optimize your images, without compromising on quality. Take advantage of the available resources and make image compression an integral part of your digital content strategy.
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If you are missing features like TikTok in your apps, now Instagram has introduced short video feature reels like TikTok in India. Before India, this feature was launched in Brazil, Germany and France. This feature allows users to create videos and add creative filters and music. The user will be able to create and share a 15 second video with the help of reels. The new feature will allow the user to shoot videos as well as add music and filters from the Instagram catalog.
How do you get started
To create a video like Tiktok from Instagram Reels, you first need to turn on Instagram's camera and make a 15 second video from it. Like Tiktok, Reels also features speed, effects, and a timer along with audio from the Instagram music library. After recording the reels, the user has to select the audience he wants to share with. Unlike Instagram Stories the reels can be shared in the Explore section, from where everyone can see them on this platform. Multiple reels of 15 seconds can be recorded at once with different effects. The user can review, delete or re-record the reels as per his requirement. Like Tiktok, the reels also have the option of use audio. It will help the user to create reels along with their original videos.
How to create reels
- For this the user has to first select the reels from the Instagram camera below.
- Then you have to click on the audio option. Then select the song you want to use with the reels from the Instagram music library.
- Users can use their own original video like Tiktok if they wish.
- User can combine AR effect with video. This can make the reel interesting and different. Here the user will also have the option to control the speed of audio-video. | ESSENTIALAI-STEM |
camelbrush camelbrush - 1 year ago 66
SQL Question
Group and sum row data into columns in MS-SQL?
Original Question
I didn't know If I should open a new question or just un-mark the last one!
So, What I want to do is:
WorkWeek Catg Item Cost
WorkWeek1 Cat1 Item1 Price
WorkWeek1 Cat1 Item2 Price
WorkWeek1 Cat2 Item3 Price
WorkWeek1 Cat3 Item4 Price
WorkWeek1 Cat3 Item1 Price
WorkWeek2 Cat1 Item1 Price
WorkWeek2 Cat2 Item2 Price
WorkWeek3 Cat1 Item1 Price
WorkWeek4 Cat1 Item2 Price
.
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WorkWeekA CatB ItemC Price
I want to create a new table listing each workweek and then the total of each catg's price in that work week. This is how I am doing it right now, but the query just adds up everything for each ww giving me the same sum for all workweeks:
select
workweek
,(select sum(cost) from DataTable where Catg = 'Cat1') as Cat1TotalCost
,(select sum(cost) from DataTable where Catg = 'Cat2') as Cat2TotalCost
,(select sum(cost) from DataTable where Catg = 'Cat3') as Cat3TotalCost
.
.
.
.
from DataTable
group by Workweek
Answer Source
You can also do the pivot like this:
select workweek,
sum(case when Catg = 'Cat1' then cost end) as Cat1TotalCost,
sum(case when Catg = 'Cat2' then cost end) as Cat2TotalCost,
sum(case when Catg = 'Cat3' then cost end) as Cat3TotalCost
from DataTable
group by Workweek
You should not be doing a separate subquery for each value.
The pivot statement is also a very reasonable alternative. I tend to stick with the explicit version (above), because it gives me more flexibilty in adding columns.
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Orchestration from the Cloud to the Edge [chapter]
Sergej Svorobej, Malika Bendechache, Frank Griesinger, Jörg Domaschka
2020 The Cloud-to-Thing Continuum
The effective management of complex and heterogeneous computing environments is one of the biggest challenges that service and infrastructure providers are facing in the cloud-to-thing continuum era. Advanced orchestration systems are required to support the resource management of large-scale cloud data centres integrated with the big data generation of IoT devices. The orchestration system should be aware about all available resources and their current status in order to perform dynamic
more » ... ions and enable short time deployment of applications. This chapter will review the state of the art with regards to orchestration along the cloudto-thing continuum with a specific emphasis on container-based orchestration (e.g. Docker Swarm and Kubernetes) and fog-specific orchestration architectures (e.g. SORTS, SOAFI, ETSI IGS MEC, and CONCERT). The inarguable success of cloud computing combined with rapid growth in adoption of Internet services is resulting in an unprecedented demand for computing resources. However, cloud computing performance for many applications depends closely on the network latency. In particular, the strength of network connectivity is crucial for large data sets. As more and more data is generated by enterprises and consumers, particularly with the adoption of the Internet of Things (IoT), traditional cloud connectivity may not be sufficient (Carnevale et al. 2018) . To make up for the lack of speed and connectivity with conventional cloud computing, processing for mission-critical applications will need to occur closer to the data source. Processing the data close to where it originated is referred to as edge computing and fog computing. Edge computing is pushing computing applications, data, and services away from centralised cloud data centre architectures to the edges of the underlying network (Barika et al. 2019). It is defined by NIST (Iorga et al. 2018) "as a local computing at the network layer encompassing the smart end-devices and their users. It runs specific applications in a fixed logic location and provides a direct transmission service." It promises to reduce the amount of data pushed to centralised cloud data centres avoiding load on the network and therefore is beneficial for analytics and knowledgebased services. Edge computing also leads to lower latencies, hence increasing communication velocity, reducing wider network footprints and avoiding congestion. As it reduces the distance the data must travel, it boosts the performance and reliability of latency-critical applications and services. Service orchestration is an arrangement of auxiliary system components that cloud providers can use for coordination and management of computing resources to ensure service provision to cloud consumers (Bohn et al. 2011) . Orchestration can also be defined as the use of programming technology to manage the interconnections and interactions among
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Here’s how to fix Conflict software detected Steam error
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Steam is a popular digital distribution platform for purchasing and playing video games, but many users reported Conflict software detected message. One of the error reads like this:
An incompatible version of LavasoftTCPService.dll (related to Lavasoft Web Companion has been detected inside of the Steam process.
We suggest updating or uninstalling this software if you experience crashes or network slowdowns while running Steam or individual games.
Since many Steam users are facing this problem, we have put together this guide including all the possible solutions to fix this error on Windows computers.
How can I fix Conflict software detected Steam error?
1. Uninstall conflicting software
2. Run Windows Defender
3. Run Antivirus software
4. Reset network adapter
1. Uninstall conflicting software
The best guess here is that some software is creating a conflict with the Steam process resulting in Conflict software detected.
Depending on the error you get, try to find the mentioned software (like Lavasoft in the above example) and uninstall it.
1. Open Control Panel and go to Programs and Features > Uninstall. Conflict software detected programs and features
2. Look for Lavasoft or any other software mentioned by the error message.
3. If you don’t find Lavasoft software in the Control Panel, look for any other related program like WEN Companion, etc.
4. Click Uninstall and restart your PC.
A lot of software leave unwanted leftovers after you uninstall them and if you want to make sure you got rid of any Lavasoft remaining files.
You might thus consider other options in order to eliminate the issue of conflicting software and put your Steam services back on track. Hence, it’s feasible to check other efficient uninstaller software for Windows 10 PC.
2. Run Windows Defender
Conflict software detected error usually appears if you have junkware on your PC. Sometimes these unwanted applications can interfere with your system and lead to various problems.
To get a more secure digital activity it’s often recommended to rely on Windows antivirus services and be always secured from online threats that may appear.
Plus, by protecting your system with Windows Defender you can stay relaxed when browsing on different sites, or downloading certain programs, knowing you will be alerted.
You also benefit from account protection, firewall, and network protection, or PC security regarding hardware issues that appear over time.
After removing the infected files, the issue should be permanently fixed.
3. Run Antivirus software
In case the last solution didn’t seem to work out for you, no need to worry. You can always find other qualitative antivirus choices to protect your system from application errors.
More so, if you are a notorious Steam user and always run your games using this platform, then strong antivirus is required to protect the PC from malware and other issues.
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4. Reset network adapter
Some users have reported the Internet connection is not working due to the Conflict software detected error. This could be because the adware has altered your network settings.
You can easily fix the problem by resetting the network adapter through Command Prompt.
1. Press Windows Key, and type Command Prompt in the Cortana/Search bar.
2. Right-click on the Command Prompt option and select Run as Administrator.Reset Network Adapter Winsock Conflict software detected
3. Type the following command and hit enter.
• netsh winsock reset
4. Close the Command Prompt window.
Launch any web browser and open a web page to see if the Internet connectivity is restored.
The An incompatible version of LavasoftTCPService.dll (related to Lavasoft Web Companion) has been detected inside of the Steam process is caused by a potentially unwanted Program (PUP)
The PUP might have infected your PC during an unsafe browsing session on the Internet or after downloading something from a torrent site.
It is always recommended to use an Antivirus, such as Bullguard to keep your PC protected from unknown threats.
Also, if you have bought a new PC, always clean install Windows OS to remove any bloatware or hidden adware (although rare) to be on the safer side.
Do let us know if any of the solutions worked for and if you’ve managed to fix Conflict software detected Steam error.
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