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When Bad Things Happen to Good Markets
Worried about where the stock market is going? You should be. The economic news seems good, but in the world of investing, good can be bad. Good times breed enthusiasm and complacency, a feeling that a rising market will rise forever. And yet, good times are often a harbinger of the apocalypse to come.
See Also: Kiplinger's Economic Outlooks
For example, in 1999, gross domestic product grew 4.7%, which turned out to be the fastest rate during the entire period from 1985 to 2017. Standard & Poor's 500-stock index rose more than 20% in 1999, for the fifth year in a row. Then the dot-com bubble burst, and the market tanked.
In late August, the current bull market became the longest on record, at least dating back to 1932. (A bull market is generally defined as one that avoids a decline of 20%.) The Dow Jones industrial average has nearly quintupled from its 2009 nadir. The U.S. will probably end the year with the lowest unemployment rate since 2000 and the highest GDP growth rate since 2005. Interest rates are low. All is right with the economic world.
Or is it? No one can predict disaster with anything close to certainty, but you should always be aware that bad things happen to good markets--and think about how to take cover. One reason for concern is that markets look ahead. The present may seem terrific, but you don't buy a stock based on current corporate earnings. You buy it based on what you think will happen in the future--and specifically how the future compares with the present.
As good as it gets? Looking at today's booming economy, the question is not whether it is good but whether you think it is going to get better. Will unemployment drop to 3%? Will annual GDP growth jump to 4%? Will earnings of S&P 500 companies keep rising at a 15% rate, as they did in 2017? Will businesses get another huge tax cut? Investors, said a bearish Morgan Stanley letter in July, are "finally faced with the proverbial question of 'What do I have to look forward to now?' "
Good news also causes investors to bid up the price of stocks. Throughout this bull market, I took solace in the fact that people did not seem to be overpaying for shares. Those times are over. The Shiller price-earnings ratio, named for Nobel Prize-winning Yale economist Robert Shiller, modulates extreme short-term market moves by using an average of earnings over the past 10 years, adjusted for inflation. That ratio jumped to 33 in January--higher than at any point in more than 130 years except in the time leading up to the dot-com debacle and just before the Black Tuesday crash of 1929, which preceded the Great Depression.
Never mind companies with crazy-high P/Es, such as Netflix. Be concerned about stalwarts such as Walmart and 3M, which are trading at valuations far exceeding their 20-year averages. The ratio of the price of S&P 500 stocks to their book value (that is, their net worth on the balance sheet) is the highest it's been since 2002.
The U.S. economy has been growing now for more than nine years--the second-longest expansion ever, after the one in the 1990s. Expansions generally end when the Federal Reserve takes away the punch bowl, raising interest rates to choke off inflation. Rates get so high that they discourage business investing and consumer borrowing (and thus spending). The second quarter of 2018 notched the biggest year-over-year increase in the consumer price index since 2012, and there is good reason to believe that inflation will only accelerate. Interest rates are still low, but the Fed will have to ratchet them up quickly if inflation starts to get out of hand.
The economy has other headwinds that could develop into full-fledged hurricanes: an impending trade war, increased borrowing by the Treasury as trillion-dollar deficits loom, oil prices that have risen about 50% in a year (energy price spikes have preceded five of the last six recessions), and geopolitical concerns across the globe. Finally, according to a recent headline on Bloomberg News, "The U.S. Housing Market Looks Headed for Its Worst Slowdown in Years" (see Market Signs to Watch ).
But as the title of a book by the late comedian Gilda Radner put it, It's Always Something. Global threats--political and economic--abound at all times in history. Markets sometimes underrate them, but the threats are typically reflected in the prices of stocks. Enthusiasm and complacency, which are what worry me, are different. These are emotions that often point investors in the wrong direction.
Mercurial Mr. Market. The best metaphor for this phenomenon is "Mr. Market," a concept invented by Warren Buffett's mentor, Benjamin Graham. Mr. Market has emotional problems. Sometimes he's euphoric and bids prices to the sky. Other times, he is depressed, fears the worst, and is willing to unload his portfolio at low prices. Right now, there is evidence that Mr. Market is on a sugar high.
The question for investors is, "What can I do with this warning?" To get to an answer, imagine you had bought an S&P index fund at the worst possible time, in mid 2007. In less than two years, the fund would have lost about half of its value. But in four years, it would have exceeded its previous peak. The S&P 500, which hit a low of 666 in March 2009, recently closed at 2875. That is the reason I believe buy-and-hold is the best strategy--even if you suspect tough times are ahead.
Graham's advice was to exploit the mental disorder of Mr. Market by looking for stocks that, even in a time of euphoria, continue to be shunned by investors. Realize that these stocks will also be hurt in a market downturn, but they don't have as far to fall.
A good way to find such stocks is by searching the portfolios of good value-focused funds, such as Fidelity Low-Priced Stock (symbol FLPSX ), which owns companies that have above-average earnings yields (earnings divided by price--a good metric for value). Among its top holdings: Oracle ( ORCL , $49), the business software giant; insurer UnitedHealth Group ( UNH , $264); and Murphy Oil ( MUR , $31), an energy firm. (Prices are through August 25; stocks and funds I like are in bold.)
Another good performer is T. Rowe Price Value ( TRVLX ). Attractive holdings include Cisco Systems ( CSCO , $46), which makes and sells internet networking products; regional banking and asset-management firm PNC Financial Services Group ( PNC , $143); and American Airlines Group ( AAL , $39). Or you can buy exchange-traded funds such as Vanguard S&P 500 Value ( VOOV , $112), which owns the value-stock components of the benchmark index, and WisdomTree US High Dividend ( DHS , $72). This ETF owns stocks with high dividend yields, which are often a sign of value.
See Also: 15 Consumer Stocks That Deliver Dividend Growth Like Clockwork
Finally, be sure that the gains in recent years have not produced a portfolio that is out of whack. If your intention 10 years ago was to own 60% stocks in your retirement account, you may well own 74% today. You'll need more ballast from bonds and cash as you batten down the hatches and ride out the storm. Because no matter how good things look today, you can be sure one will arrive. Eventually.
James K. Glassman chairs Glassman Advisory, a public-affairs consulting firm. He does not write about his clients and owns none of the stocks or funds recommended in this column.
The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.
The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc. | NEWS-MULTISOURCE |
Outside the United States, hundreds of thousands of women undertook combat roles during the Second World War. But America said no — the government believed the population simply wouldn’t accept it.
This meant that it was auxiliary roles that were undertaken by around 400,000 women in the states — auxiliary roles in uniform. Women worked as truck drivers, as mechanics, as electricians, as pilots — and as administrators.
About 4,500 women served as spies for the United States intelligence agency (aka Office of Strategic Services), including as undercover agents. And 19 million women took over working roles left unoccupied by men fighting overseas.
Only 543 American women were killed in the war — 16 by enemy fire.
This set of photographs, taken by Herbert Gehr for LIFE magazine, shows some of the many uniforms worn by women in World War II. | FINEWEB-EDU |
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Rh and perhaps, on the other hand, they felt that he really was what they called him in mockery, 'wise.' At any rate, after the great disaster of Syracuse he was the man they came to, to write the epitaph on the hopes of Athens.
The tradition, so gentle to Sophocles, raves against Euripides. "He was a morose cynic, privately vicious for all his severe exterior." "He did not write his plays; they were done by his slaves and casual acquaintances." "His father was a fraudulent bankrupt; his mother a greengroceress, and her greens bad. His wife was called Choirilê ('Sow'), and acted up to her name; he divorced her, and his second wife was no better." It delights in passages between the two tragedians in which the poverty-stricken misanthrope is crushed by the good Sophocles, who took to his cups and their bearers like a man, and did not profess to be better than his neighbours.
A few of these stories can be disproved; some are grossly improbable; most are merely unsupported by evidence. It can be made out that the poet's father, Mnesarchides, was of an old middle-class family owning land and holding an hereditary office in the local Apollo-worship at Phlya. His mother, Kleito the 'greengroceress,' was of noble family. Our evidence suggests that her relation towards her son was one of exceptional intimacy and influence; and motherly love, certainly forms a strong element in his dramas. Of Euripides's wife we only know that her name was not Choirilê, but Melitê, and that Aristophanes in 411 could find no ill to say of her. Of his three sons, we hear that Mnesarchus was a merchant, Mnesilochus an actor, Euripides apparently a professional playwright; he brought out the Iphigenîa, Bacchæ, and Alcmeon* after his father's | WIKI |
It's not just video games — tabletop gaming has a harassment problem too
Tabletop gaming is the gaming community's older but not necessarily wiser sibling. From Dungeons & Dragons to Munchkin, Magic: The Gathering, Settlers of Catan, and countless other "titles," board games, role-playing games, and card games have spawned an entire adjacent subculture of geekdom ranging from casual local game nights to intense convention tournaments. The tabletop gaming community doesn't necessarily overlap with the massive, amorphous communities that make up online video game culture. Because of the separation between the two, tabletop gaming has largely sidestepped the discussions of misogyny and sexism that have contributed to the ongoing controversy surrounding the Gamergate movement. Until now. During the first weekend in April, a lengthy Tumblr post by Canadian tabletop gamer Emily Garland gained some traction within the tabletop community. Garland's post, "Tabletop Gaming has a White Male Terrorism Problem," is dated March 23, 2016, and blends commentary about geek culture's long history of harassment with a narrative of her own horrible experiences within her personal gaming circles. Garland speaks of facing harassment from a young age, receiving death threats after winning a historic victory in a 2014 lawsuit involving sexual harassment at the game store she worked at, and being raped while attending a Canadian sci-fi convention. She starkly describes her experiences; her condemnation of what she identifies as the "white male terrorists" of the gaming community, as well as what she sees as tacit support for their views, is unequivocal: White male terrorism is the white underbelly of the gaming community, meant to terrify and disrupt the lives of those who threaten the status quo by race, gender, or sexuality. It succeeds because the majority of men in the community are too cowardly to stand against the bullies and the terrorists. At best, these cowards ignore the problem. At worst, they join the terrorists in blaming their victims for the abuse. The point of online terrorism is that it is endless, omnipresent, and anonymous. I have no way of knowing whether the person with whom I’m gaming is safe or the person who wants to "slit [my] throat and fuck the gash until [I] drown in cum". Knowing that the person sending those e-mails could be anyone and the community will not support me if/when I am attacked keeps myself and many others from the hobby. The majority of gamers do not engage in online terrorism, but are instead complicit in lower levels of harassment. It is almost impossible to convince gamers that sexist and racist jokes are unacceptable and that they make others uncomfortable and drive people off. Indeed, raising this issue at all often results in threats and more terrorism. Garland's post identifies three major areas of concern for women and genderqueer tabletop gamers: "If gamers didn’t think the harassment was justified or warranted, they would speak out against it," Garland writes. "That the community and industry as a whole choses to remain silent in the face of widespread public condemnation of its bigotry speaks volumes." Since Garland's Tumblr post first picked up momentum, it has gained thousands of comments and hundreds of reblogs and shares on other social media platforms, provoking considerable discussion from all around the tabletop community. So what prompted Garland to write the post to begin with? Speaking to Vox by email, Garland explained that she wrote the Tumblr post partly as a response to ongoing harassment in the tabletop gaming community as a whole, and partly as a result of tensions within a specific tabletop gaming community — the one surrounding Malifaux, a horror/fantasy war game played using collectible, customizable miniatures. Garland describes Malifaux as "a lot like three-dimensional chess with magic powers." After winning a harassment lawsuit against a gaming store in 2014, Garland told Vox she was "frozen out of one game store and harassed/threatened out of another." She began trying to discuss the issue of women's safety in the tabletop community on the forums for Malifaux's parent company, Wyrd, but said that just led to more harassment, this time from the Wyrd community. Garland said she had tried to raise concerns within the Wyrd forums about a particular Malifaux player who frequently told sexist jokes and was moderated for describing winning games as "raping" other players. Meanwhile, among the Malifaux community generally, friction had been growing over several controversial female characters that had been added to the game. One of these characters, Nekima, raised concerns from many community members that her design was sexist due to her large breasts and skimpy costume. Garland and many other fans of Malifaux were disappointed that so many of the game's new characters and models were either male or women who were overtly sexualized. Throw in a few other similar incidents, and tension in the forums was high. The situation in the Wyrd forums reached a boiling point in July 2015 when Malifaux's co-creator, Nathan Caroland, created a "Soapbox Thread" to discuss the new characters and other issues that had created conflict in the community. "Folks have derailed topic after topic over religion, sex, racism … you name it," Caroland wrote. "Here you go. The soapbox has been pulled out, step on up and voice your thoughts, concerns, gripes, major complaints or anything other that you feel you just have to get out of your system." Responses were civil and ranged from a thoughtful discussion of inclusivity to a collection of boob jokes. Garland said she felt belittled: "My concerns and the concerns of other women were dismissed in favor of defense of sexual harassment, jokes about what breasts are really for, and accusations that I was lying about rape for fun and profit." Members of the community argued that her complaints and reports of harassment had no place in "miniatures" tabletop games like Malifaux, and Caroland himself suggested that she take self-defense classes and start a ladies-only game club. The conversation remained polite, but Garland said that ever since she posted in the soapbox thread, she'd been the target of ongoing harassment by fellow Malifaux players — which included a death threat sent anonymously through Tumblr but signed as though it came from Caroland. Her attempts to hash out the matter with Wyrd were unsuccessful — Garland alleges that Wyrd either ignored her emails or hung up on her when she called. "All I wanted was confirmation that Wyrd was not behind the attacks and did in fact care about the safety of their female players," she said. "Rather than give me that, they refused to speak to me." Meanwhile, the harassment continued until Garland says she reached a kind of "event horizon" in mid-March and decided to speak out in her Tumblr post. When asked for comment, Wyrd spokesperson Kelly Brumley told Vox that while the company couldn't address specific allegations due to privacy concerns, "We can assure you that any employee engaged in such despicable acts as threats or harassment would not be tolerated. It is never acceptable behavior." Brumley continued: As a company, Wyrd believes in the value of a safe and respectful community that actively fights against harassment and other actions that create a hostile environment ... We have a code of conduct for our community organizers that they must adhere to, as well as strict forum rules. The company also responded tacitly to Garland's Tumblr post with a public post from Caroland noting that Wyrd "[does] not tolerate or condone any behavior that harasses, makes uncomfortable, insults, or otherwise diminishes another person." Coincidentally, it also released a few new previews of female characters that will be added to the game. Finally, Wyrd sent Vox a screencap of a Facebook post published by Caroland on a private Wyrd Facebook community. In it, he characterizes Garland's forum discussions as "vitriol," alleges that she harangued him and his fellow employees, and denies that he or any employee sent her abuse: As this issue is almost a year old at this point [July 2016] and I’ve yet to see any evidence to date, nor [have] been contacted by authorities in any manner, I can only assume that someone is wanting to stir the waters and get attention. I neither know this individual personally nor what has happened in their history, what I do know is what she has tried to do to this company and community with zero evidence of any misbehavior from anyone at Wyrd. Garland says she reported all the evidence she found of harassment to authorities, both anonymously through the anonymous reporting tip line for police, Crime Stoppers, and in person at her local police department, but never had enough evidence to prompt an investigation. Her last post in the Wyrd/Malifaux forums was in July 2015, right before her exit from them. She noted that she had reported the harassment to authorities and that it was part of a disturbing pattern. "I'm now 3/3 wargame communities where I have experienced direct, targeted harassment aimed at driving women out of the hobby," she says. "Are we going to accept that there's a problem?" In addition to generating considerable discussion about the issue of sexism in tabletop gaming, Garland's Tumblr post has garnered dismissal from both sides of the gaming cultural divide — the socially progressive side pushing the culture to be more feminist, diverse, and inclusive, and the more socially conservative side that resists, in their view, extreme and unnecessary change. Due to the dramatic way Garland describes her experience with harassment and assault, several social progressives who would otherwise be supportive have joined Garland's detractors in wondering if she's a troll. For instance, here is how she recounts her first experience in a game store: I am thirteen years old and in a game store for the first time. I examine their selection of dice and take them to the counter to pay. "How old are you?" asks the balding, middle-aged man behind the counter. "Thirteen." "Old enough to bleed, old enough to breed!" he chuckles in glee. The Warhammer 40K gamers at the table behind him take up the refrain. "Old enough to bleed, old enough to breed! Old enough to bleed, old enough to breed!" I run. The question of whether Garland's account is believable has led to heated debate in reblogs of her post. Garland clarified that her intention in documenting these recollections was to evoke the experience of each incident. "I wrote the flashbacks the way I did so that people who have not survived these events can know how they alter you permanently," she said. "I wrote the flashbacks as I [continue to] experience them — as PTSD flashbacks that interrupt your life and erode your sense of safety and normalcy. I refuse to apologize for my trauma not meeting some asshole's arbitrary credibility test. I was there. They weren't." While Garland's depiction of the events she describes may sound over the top to some, Garland emphasizes that that's kind of the whole point. After all, she was able to win her aforementioned lawsuit against the gaming store she used to frequent precisely because "the sexual harassment and misogyny in the gaming community is so normalized and so pervasive that … none of the gamers interviewed by the defense thought the sexual harassment was out of the ordinary. 'Old enough to bleed; old enough to breed' is tame in comparison." Writing about the numerous doubts and subsequent dismissals that have been cast upon Garland's post because of her writing style, one outside observer concluded on Facebook that debates over Garland's dramatic presentation are derailing the issue at hand: Regardless of what the Tumblr writer has done, what they've said, none of that matters. The issue at hand, and the one that should have been the focus for all of the discussion taking place on my Facebook page and on Twitter, is that THESE EVENTS ARE HAPPENING. It doesn't matter whether they happened to one person, or several, virtually every woman who games will be able to give you examples just like these, where they have been made to feel uncomfortable or even frightened in the company of people just like me. Garland said she's been gaming since the age of 9, and that after her early game store harassment at age 13 she "relied on older friends for gaming supplies because it was open knowledge that it wasn't safe for a girl under 13 to go into a game store alone." She says she used to like video games but that she was "harassed out of that hobby in my early 20s." Now nearly 30, Garland says she sees the same subcultural divide threatening tabletop gaming that has in recent years become a major issue in nearly every other geek subculture: the question of inclusivity and diversity. "As gaming becomes more varied and available, there is a growing schism between decent people who want an inclusive hobby and jealous Kylo Rens angry that Rey gets a lightsaber too," Garland explained. "These 'orthodox' gamers are becoming more and more threatened that a hobby that previously catered entirely to them is becoming more diverse." Garland's husband, Chris Taggart, who still participates in Wyrd's online forums, noted that Wyrd in particular has made important strides toward encouraging inclusivity and diversity, but that the problems faced by the tabletop gaming community are more widespread. "I think that is the thing about Wyrd," he told Vox. "They are the best miniatures company that I've found for [diverse] representation, but the people who play it are the same as those from any other tabletop game." Despite the prominence of this cultural issue, Garland says that on the whole, the reaction she's seen to her Tumblr post has been "overwhelmingly positive, aside from the abuse." Perhaps surprisingly, she even credits "Gamergate and their high-profile harassment of Anita Sarkeesian, Zoë Quinn, and Brianna Wu" for "chang[ing] the way the law responds to threats and to gamers." Garland told Vox that 2015 marked the first time she was able to talk to a police officer about gaming harassment incidents "without being insulted, threatened, or belittled." Her personal experiences with law enforcement include an incident described in her Tumblr post in which she called police to report being raped and police allegedly called her a drunk slut and hung up. "I'm still really angry about that," Garland says, noting that her own experience, combined with incidents like the Jian Ghomeshi trial and the history of Canadian law enforcement and missing and murdered indigenous women, led Garland to conclude that police do "not view women as worth protecting." But she also thinks things are starting to change. "While I'm very critical of the justice system in my post, police are getting better," she allows. "The officer I spoke to [after she reported the Malifaux forum incidents] treated me more like a domestic abuse survivor trying to leave a hostile situation than the victim of a crime, and I do not disagree with that response. Gaming communities can be insular and cult-like and I'm glad law enforcement is learning to work with women, even if it takes an infuriatingly long time." Still, Garland made it clear that despite the slow steps forward in the larger culture, she's reached a breaking point regarding her own experiences of gaming harassment: "Abuse in the hobby is omnipresent and does not stop until we stand up, call it wrong, and FORCE it to end." Regarding the response her Tumblr post has received, she added, "My life is the same whether I post [about] it or not. The only difference is that now everyone else going through this doesn't feel alone." | NEWS-MULTISOURCE |
St. Raphael the Archangel Catholic Church
Saint Raphael the Archangel Catholic Church is a Roman Catholic Jesuit church located in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States.
St. Raphael is part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Raleigh. The church is also the host of Saint Raphael the Archangel Catholic School. and Saint Raphael Preschool. The priests are members of the USA East Province of the Society of Jesus (the USA East Province was formed when the Maryland and USA Northeast provinces merged in 2020 ), the US Jesuit Portal, and Jesuits Worldwide.
Church
The Church of Saint Raphael the Archangel was dedicated in 1966 to serve a growing Catholic population. In 1996 the Jesuits accepted pastorship of the parish. It is the only Jesuit Parish in the Diocese of Raleigh. In 1997 the parish started a Hispanic Ministry program and added Spanish masses to the services. The main altar of St. Raphael's contains a relic of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton. The altar in the church's Chapel of Our Lady Queen of the Americas contains relics of Blessed Miguel Pro and of St. Katharine Drexel.
Motto
To See as Christ Sees and Love as Christ Loves
Mission
Saint Raphael the Archangel Catholic Parish is a diverse community of Catholic believers, called by baptism to share in the Christian mission of evangelization, worship, and service.
As stewards of this community, we commit our time, talent, and treasure to building the Body of Christ together.
Saint Ignatius statue
In 2014 a bronze life size statue of Saint Ignatius of Loyola, the founder of the Jesuits, was dedicated and blessed. It is located outside of Ignatius Hall, a gym and social center at the parish.
Angel Fountain
The Masini family, parish members of St. Raphael's, dedicated a stone statue and fountain of an angel playing a flute in 1996 in honor of their daughter, Toni Christine Masini, who died in 1992. The fountain was designed by two graduate students from North Carolina State University.
Chapels
The church has a Marian Chapel dedicated to Our Lady of Guadalupe, for daily mass, smaller liturgies and private prayer, as well as a Blessed Sacrament Chapel, used to reserve the Eucharist.
Schools
Saint Raphael the Archangel Catholic School and Saint Raphael Preschool, hosted on the grounds of the church, offer pre-school as well as grades kindergarten through eight. The school feeds into Cardinal Gibbons Catholic High School. It is one of the only Jesuit-run schools in North Carolina.
Scholarships
Saint Raphael Catholic School offers the Ryan O’Connell Memorial Scholarship to assist families who come under unexpected distress or have financial issues. The scholarship was named in honor of Ryan O'Connell, a third grader at the school who died in the year 2000.
Sports Department
Saint Raphael Catholic School has the following sports teams:
* Boys Soccer
* Girls Volleyball
* Boys Varsity and JV Basketball
* Girls Varsity and JV Basketball
* Boys Lacrosse
* Girls Soccer
* Boys Varsity Baseball
* Cheerleading | WIKI |
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Mortality at different ages 398
Duration of life in Europe 399
Paris Dead House 400
Suicides in France 400
Premature interments in France 401
Relative weight of the brain 401
Dimensions of the cerebellum 403
American Presidents 404
United States Armory at Springfield 407
The progress of Astronomy 415
Ethnology of Hindoostan 426
Condition of Japan 429
Sketch of Russia 426
Origin of Bible Societies 444
Guano 447
The Hermit Woman 450
Ossian's Address to the Sun 453
A Moorish execution 454
The migration of plants 456
Dress 458
Australia 463
Homer. 472
Chinese printing 475
Consumption, effects of climate 476
Mine under the sea 478
The Great Indiana Cave 479
Jews in China. 481
Southey the Poet 483
Biographical notice of Captain John Smith 489
Sketch of Richard Hooker 501
A Latin hymn 504
Proposed Atlantic and Pacific Ship Canal 507
Message of the President on the Boston slave case 511
Proclamation of the President on the same subject 515
Letter from the Secretary of State to the Mayor of Boston on the preceding subject 516
Ocean Steamers between California and China 518
Correspondence on the Austro-Hungarian question 524
Letter of the Secretary of War on the Florida Indians 525
Correspondence between the American Minister and British Secretary regarding dues on United States vessels 527
Letter from Sec. of Interior regarding the use of public timber by settlers 533
Bounty Land Law and the Mexican War 535
Proclamation of the President on the Cuban invasion 538
Act to found a Military Asylum 539
Liberia and slavery 541
The whale fishery (official notice) 545
The Pardoning Power and its abuses 552
Opinions of the Judges of New York City on the New York Code of Civil Procedure 564
Address from the Delegates of the Southern Rights Association 566
Speech of Queen Victoria on opening the Parliament, Feb. 1851 571
Views of British Chartists 572
Farewell Order of Sir Charles E. Napier 579
Act regarding Liabilities of Ship Owners 584
Official Circulars to the Creditors of Texas 585
Circular of Secretary of the Treasury on Mr. Hunter's Bill 589 | WIKI |
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Adding 2nd criteria for AverageIf Excel Formula
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Hello experts,
I'm using AVERAGEIF function to return the average of all the cells in a range that meet a given criteria.
I need to add a 2nd condition to the formula, but the problem is that the 2nd condition is not related to the first one, and hence it cannot be combined with it.
So, what I'm looking for is actually the following:
AverageIf (Condition 1 is met, Condition 2 is met, Average_Range*)
* Average_range is the actual set of cells to average.
I'm attaching the worksheet that has the AVERAGEIF formula in the hope it will better explain what I'm trying to achieve.
AverageIf-Sample-Data.xlsx
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I think you just mean:
=AVERAGEIFS(INPUT!$G$2:$G$1670,INPUT!$K$2:$K$1670,$E5,INPUT!$I$2:$I$1670,F$2)
This will return errors if there are no matching data, so you may want to add an IFERROR to return either "" or 0:
=IFERROR(AVERAGEIFS(INPUT!$G$2:$G$1670,INPUT!$K$2:$K$1670,$E5,INPUT!$I$2:$I$1670,F$2),"")
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Brilliant!
Thank you Rory - You're really Genius!!
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Mas'ud III of Ghazni
Mas'ūd III of Ghazna (b. 1061 – d. 1115), was a sultan of the Ghaznavid Empire and son of Ibrahim of Ghazna.
Life
Mas'ūd was born in 1061 in Ghazni.
Reign
Mas'ud was sultan for 16 years. In 1112, Mas'ūd III built the Palace of Sultan Mas'ud III in Ghazni, Afghanistan. Mas'ūd also built one of the Minarets of Ghazni. Signs of weakness in the state became apparent when he died in 1115, with internal strife between his sons ending with the ascension of Sultan Bahram Shah as a Seljuk vassal. Bahram Shah defeated his brother Arslan for the throne at the Battle of Ghazni in 1117. | WIKI |
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The Role of Lipid Nanoparticles in Vaccine Development
The recent approval of COVID vaccines from Moderna and Pfizer based on mRNA-containing lipid nanoparticles (LNPs) has propelled this pioneering technology, shifting it from being simply viewed as speculative research to becoming transformative in the area of genetic medicines. The pharmaceutical world has seen vaccine development experience a sharp jolt, evolving from the 1950’s concept of one egg, one vaccine dose and the bulk cellular expansion in bioreactors, to a highly efficient and timely manufacturing protocol. The advent of mRNA containing LNPs has enabled a highly effective new vaccine platform, but at the same time has raised many questions.
Why has this new technology changed our dependence on cell cultured vaccines? Will the NanoAssemblr democratise vaccine production globally?
The 4 pillars of RNA vaccine development
Classically there are four pillars of vaccine development, individually they are inconsequential; but together they can be a formidable assault on pathogenic viral invaders! These pillars are Antigens, Vectors, Delivery-Nanoparticles, and Manufacturing. Each pillar has its set of design and development considerations and associated technologies.
To streamline understanding of each pillar it is important to explore these further details; an Antigen is what the body defences identify as foreign and will attack. In the case of COVID much of the focus has been on the characteristic spike protein. Some of the vaccines are designed to create a copy of this passive component of the virus to educate the immune system to respond by producing antibodies. A viral vector is generally a harmless virus (often an Adenovirus) that is hijacked to carry the genetic code of interest (ie the spike protein) into the cells, like a letter is placed into an envelope to be posted. In this discussion consider the Vector as a replicon virus such as an Alphavirus where the structural protein code is substituted for the Gene Of Interest (GOI), being the spike protein, but retaining the four non-specific proteins (NSP) that work together to actively replicate the GOI once in the ribosome – ultimately producing a huge amount of antigens, a self-amplified RNA 1. A bit of RNA code is quite vulnerable, your body is trained to destroy free floating RNA, so it needs to catch an uber to enter the body and ultimately the cells. This uber needs to be able to navigate around our defences. To do this, a suitable camouflage is needed.
A Lipid Nanoparticle (LNP) is perfect to encapsulate the code thereby becoming the delivery pillar and it has huge scalable potential for manufacturing, which is the next pillar. Whilst it is a challenge to bring all these components together, the ultimate challenge is to manufacture to scale. Translating research to usable medicine is often a bottleneck and many candidates fall over at this stage. It is exceptionally important to de-risk the process well before this stage. This is where the Precision Nanosystems platform products – the NanoAssemblr range – have had a huge impact in translating research to the clinic.
The anatomy of lipid nanoparticles (LNP)
Often the terms Liposome and LNP are used interchangeably, however, whilst they are similar in many ways, there are distinct differences in their function and structure. Consider a Liposome is made up of a Lipid bilayer primarily composed of amphipathic phospholipid enclosing an interior aqueous space, it can be decorated with a protein adding targeted delivery to its capabilities. LNPs can take on a variety of forms enhancing their ability to encapsulate an assortment of cargoes like peptides, genetic payloads like siRNA, mRNA and saRNA plus other small molecules.
The most exciting of these are those formulated with ionisable cationic lipids. Recently research from Meng and Grimm proposes LNPs composed of the best-performing iPhos and different helper lipids—zwitterionic lipids, ionizable cationic lipids and permanently cationic lipids—achieved selective organ targeting (SORT) and organ-specific CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing in spleen, liver, and lungs of mice, respectively3 .
Mechanisms of LNP action and the role of different lipid components
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Consider one of these streams is aqueous, a buffer, such as PBS to maintain the pH whilst carrying the payload. The other stream has the lipid components dissolved in a solvent such as ethanol. Controlling the flow rate ratios and the total flow rate will vary the nanoparticle size. A LNP is not a solid sealed system like a rubber ball, instead it is a collection of elements that are bound by charge. In a mRNA example, the cationic lipids meet the negative charges of the phosphate backbone of the mRNA. Then the neutral helper lipids such as zwitterionic lipids stabilise the lipid bilayer of the LNP. This enhances delivery efficiency, and thanks to the aqueous environment, polyethylene glycol (PEG)-lipid forms the outer shell pointing it’s hydrophobic tails inwards. These improve the colloidal stability in biological environments by reducing specific absorption of plasma proteins and forming a hydration layer over the nanoparticles4. The result is unilamellar, predictably sized, uniform LNPs created in a matter of seconds.
Precision Nanosystems’ NanoAssemblr series facilitates the encapsulation of genetic material into ionisable cationic lipids ideal to be seen as ‘self’ by the body – moving by stealth into the cells by endocytosis. The cellular uptake of LNP mainly relies on the endocytic pathway. More in detail, it has been shown that specific serum proteins adsorbed on the surface of LNPs upon intravenous injection can drive the cell internalisation5. For an effective nucleic acid delivery, a large portion of functional molecules should escape the endosomal compartment before the degradation cascade begins. Ionizable lipids, which are capable of modulating their charge depending on the environmental pH, are recognised as a key component of LNPs for the endosomal escape6.
NanoAssemblr for vaccine development
Lipid nanoparticles (LNPs) are the most clinically advanced non-viral gene delivery system. Lipid nanoparticles safely and effectively deliver nucleic acids, overcoming a major barrier preventing the development and use of genetic medicines and vaccines. The Precision Nanosystems platform facilitates the formulation of LNP vaccines on a research scale through to full GMP manufacture. The nanoparticles produced work better than other methods of manufacture such as T-Tube mixing, in a study siRNA-LNPs manufactured by three NanoAssemblr® instruments exhibited encapsulation efficiencies of higher than 95%, Factor VII siRNA knockdown efficacy was maintained for nanoparticles produced on the NanoAssemblr® Benchtop, Blaze, and GMP System.
Particles generated by the NanoAssemblr® platform are more uniform than those made by conventional T-Tube mixing methods. T-tube generated lipid nanoparticles exhibit a multilamellar morphology vs the homogeneous-core structure for the NanoAssemblr® generated lipid nanoparticles. Serum Factor VII siRNA knockdown efficacy was higher for NanoAssemblr® siRNA lipid nanoparticles compared to conventional T-tube lipid nanoparticles, 72 hours following systemic administration7.
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REFERENCES:
1) Self-Amplified RNA Vaccine Against COVID-19. https://youtu.be/tVh1s06H_nw
2) Liposomes vs. Lipid Nanoparticles: Which Is Best for Drug Delivery? https://www.biochempeg.com/article/122.html Accessed 24 Sept 2021
3) Meng, N., Grimm, D. Membrane-destabilizing ionizable phospholipids: Novel components for organ-selective mRNA delivery and CRISPR–Cas gene editing. Sig Transduct Target Ther 6, 206 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41392-021-00642-z
4) Cullis, P. R., and Hope, M. J. (2017). Lipid nanoparticle systems for enabling gene therapies. Mol. Ther. 25, 1467–1475. doi: 10.1016/j.ymthe.2017.03.013
5) Cheng Q, Wei T, Farbiak L, Johnson LT, Dilliard SA, Siegwart DJ. Selective organ targeting (SORT) nanoparticles for tissue-specific mRNA delivery and CRISPR-Cas gene editing. Nat Nanotechnol. 2020;15:313-320. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41565-020-0669-6.
6) Schlich, M, Palomba, R, Costabile, G, et al. Cytosolic delivery of nucleic acids: The case of ionizable lipid nanoparticles. Bioeng Transl Med. 2021; 6:e10213. https://doi.org/10.1002/btm2.102137) https://www.precisionnanosystems.com/workflows/formulations/lipid-nanoparticles | ESSENTIALAI-STEM |
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Arturo Lona Reyes (1 November 1925 – 31 October 2020) was a Mexican bishop who served as the Catholic bishop from Tehuantepec, Oaxaca, Mexico. He served in his position for 30 years before resigning from his diocese in 2001.
Article body
Lona Reyes was born on 1 November 1925, in the state of Aguascalientes. He became a Roman Catholic priest in 1952. Reyes became famous for wearing a white shirt, blue jeans and huaraches and a large wooden cross on his chest.
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Activist Work
Radicalism
Something something
Lona Reyes joined the church in Tehuantepec in 1971, where he took a radical view on the social situation in the city. His teachings and beliefs were based on those espoused in the Second Vatican Council of 1962 and included seeking a "popular church", able to assist the poor and facilitate social justice. In 1972 he presided over the Episcopal Commission for Indigenous People. To benefit local producers he established two agricultural co-operatives—one exporting organic coffee to Europe and another to sell sesame—with profits shared equally between members. He was famous for providing advice to indigenous peoples resisting mining, wind and timber projects on their land.
On June 29, 1995, Lona Reyes was the victim of an assassination attempt by gunmen. He is believed to have been targeted because of his role as chairman of the Tepeyac Human Rights Centre in Tehuantepec. Throughout his career he was physically attacked 11 times. | WIKI |
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The kanji for this word are an example of, from and.
Noun
* 1) a cloth curtain used as a partition
* 2) unlined cloth clothing
* 3) a hitoe (single-layer kimono) worn during the summer
* 4) a special white kimono used to dress the dead for a Buddhist funeral, inscribed with the person's honorary name, an excerpt from a sutra, or a portion of a chant | WIKI |
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Holidays for the Jewish calendar year of 5780 (2019–2020)
Yom tov for the Three Pilgrimage Festivals (Pesach, Shavuot, and Sukkot) is observed for 1 day in Israel and in Reform and most Reconstructionist communities around the world, and is observed for 2 days in Orthodox and most Conservative communities outside Israel, because of yom tov sheni shel galuyot. In the table, these are referred to as 1-day and 2-day communities. | WIKI |
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FIFTIETH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Cris. 370-372. 1888. 175 shall be or rema1n the owner thereof, for all purposes except the adn11n1stration of the criminal laws of said State and the service of any (11Vll process therein. And the sum of seventy-five thousand APP"°P’i*=1*i°¤· dollars be, and the same is hereby, appropriated, out of a11y money 111 the Treasury of the United States not otherwise appropriated, to be used and expended in the purchase of said site and toward the construction of said building: Provided, That the site shall leave the P'°"'*"°· building unexposed to danger from fire in adjacent buildings by an open space of not less than forty feet, including streets and alleys 01*** SPM6- aroun the same. Approved, June 7, 1888. QKAP. 371.-An act to increase the appropriation for the erection of the public -711116 7. 1%. bmlding at Sacramento, California. **7 Re it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the amount §’§,$,‘§‘§(§‘{;*,j‘,§g;DC“l· heretofore fixed as the limit of cost for the erection of apublic build- Limit of cogt 111- ing, by the United States Government, at Sacramento, California, °"”S°d‘ be, and the same is hereby, increased to one hundred and fifty thousand dollars, and that sum is hereby fixed as the limit of cost for the erection of said building, including site. Sec. 2. That the officers of the United States Government havin °°””'“°*S- charge of the erection of public buildings are authorized and required to be governed by the limitation hereby prescribed in making contracts for the erection of said building. Sec. 3. That the additional sum of fifty thousand dollars be, and A1’1"‘°P"”*“°¤· the same is hereby, appro riated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriatel to be used and expended for the purposes provided in this act. Approved, June 7, 1888. CHAP. 372.-—An act for the erection of a public building in Paterson, New J ersey. Julie 7. 1888. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary ¥;j{)*{1!j<{;m§$i· of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pur- g' chase, or acquire by condemnation proceedings or otherwise, a site for, and cause to be erected thereon, a suitab e building, with fireproof vaults' therein, for the accommodation of the post-office and other Government offices, at the city of Paterson, New Jersey. The plans, specifications, and full estimates for said building shall be previously made and approved according to law, and shall not exceed _ for the site and building complete the sum of ei l1ty thousand dol- $1*** P'¤¤¤· em lars: Provirled, That the site shall leave the building unexposed to Praveedanger from fire in adjacent buildings by an open space of not less 01>¢¤¤1>¤¤¤. than forty feet, including streets and alleys; and no money appropriated for this urpose shall be available until a valid title to the Titiacw. site for said building shall be vested in the United States, nor until the State of New Jersey shall have ceded to the United States exclusive jurisdiction over the same, during the time the United States shall be or remain the owner thereof, for all purposes except the administration of the criminal laws of said State and the service of civil process therein. Sec. 2. That the sum of eighty thousand dollars be, and the same AvP¤>PYi¤¤<>¤· is hereby, appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury noto therwise appropriated, to be used and expended for the purpose provided in this act. Approved, June 7, 1888. | WIKI |
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hackpiersolar.com » 2013-05-24 14:11:36
using RevA, RevB, etc... for available dump is a bit misleading because those dumps come from the 3 released "reprint" versions while they were initially 3 original "classic" versions (each ones coming with different language subsets and different packagings).
I can confirm that the code from those classical verions is different from the "redump" versions (probably some tiny bugs were fixed and some code improved) so they should be the real first revisions.
I suggest putting a [Reprint] flag to distinguish existing dumps and maybe using using release dates instead of revisions since there are no mentions of rev A , B, etc... anywhere in the dumps
omonim2007 » 2016-09-23 01:42:33
I agree with this. It is necessary to somehow show that this new version of the game is exactly REPRINT.
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Joe McKnight
Joseph Nathan McKnight Jr. (April 16, 1988 – December 1, 2016) was an American professional football player who was a running back and return specialist in the National Football League (NFL) and Canadian Football League (CFL).
He attended the University of Southern California (USC), where he played college football for the USC Trojans. McKnight was selected in the fourth round of the 2010 NFL draft by the New York Jets. After playing in the NFL for the Jets and Kansas City Chiefs, he played in the CFL for the Edmonton Eskimos and the Saskatchewan Roughriders.
On December 1, 2016, McKnight was killed in an apparent road rage incident.
Early life
McKnight attended John Curtis Christian High School in River Ridge, Louisiana. For his first years of high school, McKnight played defense as a cornerback; his high school career was complicated by the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, which devastated his part of Louisiana just before his junior season of 2005. Separated from his mother, who had evacuated to Baton Rouge, McKnight temporarily relocated to Shreveport where he eventually enrolled and played two games for Evangel Christian Academy. His family was able to relocate back to River Ridge, but their home had been destroyed so they moved into a one-bedroom apartment.
For the rest of the shortened 2005 season, McKnight scored 22 touchdowns (nine rushing, five receiving, four punt returns, three interceptions, one kickoff return) and averaged 18 yards a play in leading his team to the state championship. In 2006, McKnight rushed for 719 yards on 45 carries, scoring 14 touchdowns, had 24 catches for 735 yards and 13 touchdowns, and with special teams play scored a total of 30 touchdowns as a senior; he was instrumental in John Curtis Christian's 14–0 season, often used as a decoy player due to his scoring threat.
McKnight was the latest of a line of running back prospects out of John Curtis Christian HS – among them Reggie Dupard, Chris Howard and Jonathan Wells. Most recruiting analysts ranked him as one of the top two of the 2007 high school class (next to quarterback Jimmy Clausen of Oaks Christian High School). Considered a five-star recruit, on January 28, 2007, McKnight was named co-Player of the Year by Parade, sharing the honor with Clausen. Rivals.com ranked McKnight the best running back prospect in the U.S., and the second best recruit overall.
USC assigned linebackers coach and former NFL All-Pro Ken Norton Jr. to handle the recruitment of McKnight. Louisiana State University (LSU) coach Les Miles visited McKnight on February 1, 2007, the last possible date before National Signing Day, in order to ensure McKnight's commitment to LSU. However, on February 7 McKnight committed to USC. At USC, McKnight was joined by second-ranked running back prospect Marc Tyler. The backlash against McKnight's decision to attend college out of state manifested itself when the Curtis School's marching band was booed performing at a Mardi Gras parade.
McKnight stated that his interest in USC came from its football tradition, notably their Heisman Trophies, and his interest in sports broadcasting, noting the USC Annenberg School for Communication. He is the highest rated football player ever recruited by the University of Southern California.
Recruiting controversy
McKnight told reporters on National Signing Day that he spoke to former USC running back Reggie Bush before he chose Southern California over favored LSU. On February 9, the Los Angeles Times reported that USC officials were investigating whether an NCAA recruiting violation occurred during the Trojans' pursuit of the Louisiana prep star. At issue was whether McKnight listened to a phone call between head coach Pete Carroll and Bush. NCAA rules state that alumni cannot speak to players and attempt to persuade them to join their former school.
McKnight and his high school coach, J.T. Curtis, both later claimed that McKnight misspoke during the news conference and that McKnight had never actually met or spoken to Bush. Bush and Carroll denied that a conference call ever took place. Carroll blamed the controversy surrounding McKnight on LSU fans who were unhappy that McKnight chose to leave the state of Louisiana and attend USC.
College career
Because of his talent and versatility, the media and opposing coaches called McKnight the "next Reggie Bush". McKnight began college at the University of Southern California in June 2007. He was awarded with the inaugural Frank Gifford Endowed Football Scholarship, which is given out annually by the USC athletic department to an incoming freshman running back, quarterback or wide receiver who best emulates Gifford's life, success and spirit. By the pre-season practice before his freshman season at USC, McKnight had already demonstrated some of the speed and moves that made him an impact player in high school.
After a slow start during his freshman season, dealing with fumble issues for the first time in his career, he made a pivotal contribution in a victory against Arizona, where he ran a punt return for 45 yards, and later ran for 59 yards to set USC up for their last 10 points in their game.
McKnight achieved a break-through at the end of his freshman season during the 2008 Rose Bowl, where he had 206 all-purpose yards: 36 on three punt returns, 45 on six pass receptions and 125 in 10 carries with one touchdown.
During his freshman season, McKnight painted "I need $" under his eye blacks to signify his desire to play professional football in the NFL.
Before his sophomore season, McKnight was included in Sports Illustrated spring list of top ten Heisman Trophy contenders going into the fall. However, his sophomore season was hampered early on by medical conditions, fumbles and injuries, including a nagging metatarsalphalangeal joint sprain that prevented him from playing in two games. In February 2009, Bobby Burton of Rivals.com summed up his career by writing, "McKnight really hasn't lived up to the hype. He's good, but he just hasn't broken out to show he's the best back in his class".
In his junior and final college football season, it was reported that McKnight was granted free use of a 2006 Land Rover SUV registered to Santa Monica businessman Scott Schenter, in violation of NCAA rules. Schenter responded, claiming that the SUV actually belonged to McKnight's girlfriend, Johana Michelle Beltran, although McKnight had reportedly been seen driving it around town. As a result of the pending investigation, the USC compliance department did not clear McKnight to play in the 2009 Emerald Bowl.
On January 8, 2010, McKnight declared his intention to forgo his final year of eligibility, hired an agent and entered the 2010 NFL draft.
2010
McKnight was selected by the New York Jets in the fourth round (112th overall) of the 2010 NFL draft. To select McKnight, the Jets traded up twelve spots in the fourth round with the Carolina Panthers. In return, the Jets sent their fourth (124th overall) and sixth (198th overall) round selections to Carolina. McKnight formally signed with the Jets on June 22, 2010.
McKnight struggled in the early stages of his professional career, vomiting during the Jets' rookie minicamp in May 2010. McKnight later admitted he had not been in proper condition at the time. He continued to struggle into the preseason, fumbling the football three times. Though he was not in danger of being released from the team, it was maintained that McKnight would not appear on the active roster until the coaches felt more confident in his abilities. McKnight made his NFL debut on October 3, 2010, against the Buffalo Bills and was used in a limited capacity on offense before being utilized as an emergency cornerback and on special teams over the course of the season. In McKnight's first game as the starting running back, against the Bills during the Jets' final regular season contest, McKnight ran for 158 yards on 32 carries with no fumbles and caught two passes for 15 yards.
2011
During the Jets' 2011 home opener against the Dallas Cowboys on September 11, 2011, McKnight blocked Matt McBriar's punt on a critical play resulting in a touchdown by fellow defender Isaiah Trufant. The Jets went on to defeat the Cowboys 27–24. During the Jets' Sunday night game against the Baltimore Ravens, on October 2, 2011, McKnight returned a kickoff for 107 yards, his first career touchdown. It was the longest play in Jets history. On January 16, 2012, McKnight was named as the Kick Returner for All-Pro team By Pro Football Weekly / Pro Football Writers Association.
2012
On September 26, 2012, Jets head coach Rex Ryan announced that McKnight would see an increase in defensive snaps at cornerback. The announcement was prompted after Darrelle Revis suffered a season-ending ACL tear. Shortly after the announcement was made, McKnight was switched back to his former role as a running back. On October 8, 2012, McKnight returned a 100-yard kickoff for a touchdown against the Houston Texans, recording his second career touchdown. Elias Sports Bureau reported that McKnight had extended the Jets' NFL record of most consecutive years with a kickoff return for a touchdown to 11 years.
He was released by the Jets on August 26, 2013.
Kansas City Chiefs
After spending the entire 2013 year out of football, McKnight signed with the Kansas City Chiefs on January 12, 2014. On July 21, McKnight was placed on the Physically Unable to Perform list. On September 21, 2014, in a game against the Miami Dolphins, he scored two times on receptions from Alex Smith. McKnight suffered a torn Achilles tendon during practice on September 26, 2014, and was ruled out for the rest of the 2014 season.
Canadian Football League
On February 19, 2016, McKnight signed with the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League (CFL). but was released on August 10, 2016. The Saskatchewan Roughriders acquired McKnight on September 20, 2016. On October 15, 2016, making his first career CFL start, McKnight rushed for 150 yards on 17 carries. He also had one reception for 3 yards. McKnight appeared in three games for the Roughriders in 2016, running for 228 yards in 38 attempts and catching 11 passes. McKnight was under contract to the Saskatchewan Roughriders for the 2017 season.
Death
On December 1, 2016, McKnight was fatally shot by 54-year-old Ronald Gasser at an intersection in Terrytown, Louisiana, in what was described as a road rage shooting.
McKnight exited his vehicle and approached Gasser's car when he was shot by Gasser who was still in his own vehicle. An initial media report based on an alleged eyewitness claimed that after firing the initial shot, Gasser stood over McKnight and said, "I told you not to fuck with me," after which, he fired another shot. However, this scenario was disputed by Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office, which stated that forensic evidence suggested Gasser fired the shots in quick succession from within his car. Gasser remained at the scene and turned in his gun to police.
The Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office took Gasser into custody for questioning, and released him without pressing charges while the investigation continued. Gasser was arrested for manslaughter on December 5, 2016, but was indicted by a grand jury on the more severe charge of second degree murder on February 2, 2017. On January 26, 2018, Gasser was acquitted of murder, but found guilty of manslaughter by a 10–2 verdict, and was sentenced to 30 years in prison two months later on March 15.
The conviction (by a 10–2 verdict) and sentence, however, were set aside as a result of the Ramos v. Louisiana ruling by the United States Supreme Court, which declared that non-unanimous criminal convictions violate the Sixth and Fourteenth Amendments. Because the decision was made retroactive, all defendants who had not exhausted appeals had their convictions set aside for new trials, and Gasser was granted a new trial shortly after the Ramos decision (a separate case, Edwards v. Vannoy, will address the issue for those who had already exhausted appeals). However, because of double jeopardy, Gasser can only face manslaughter and not murder charges on retrial. After this, Gasser remained in prison awaiting his retrial. In December 2022, Gasser accepted a plea-deal, and was sentenced to ten years in prison.
Awards and honors
* McKnight was named Pac-10 Offensive Player of the Week on September 14, 2009, for his role in a win against Ohio State.
* The Times-Picayune named McKnight its "Male High School Athlete of the Decade".
* Longest play in New York Jets history (107-yard kickoff return for a touchdown vs. Baltimore Ravens) on October 2, 2011. | WIKI |
(apparently) identical tests for two rake tasks; only one passes
I'm trying to write tests in rspec for two rake tasks which are defined in the same file (in a Rails 3.0.11 project). For some reason only one of them passes. I've written a small demo to abstract away the actual content of the tasks, and the same thing happens. Both tasks work when invoked with rake from the command line. What's going on? Here's my demo:
lib/tasks/demo_tasks.rake
namespace :demo do
task :test => :environment do
puts "test!"
end
task :test_two => :environment do
puts "second test!"
end
end
spec/lib/tasks/demo_spec.rb
require 'spec_helper'
require 'rake'
describe "test tasks" do
let(:rake) do
app = Rake::Application.new
app.options.silent = true
app
end
before :each do
Rake.application = rake
Rake.application.rake_require 'lib/tasks/demo_tasks',
[Rails.root.to_s]
Rake::Task.define_task :environment
end
describe "demo:test" do
it "runs" do
rake["demo:test"].invoke
end
end
describe "demo:test_two" do
it "also_runs" do
rake["demo:test_two"].invoke
end
end
end
rspec spec/lib/tasks/demo_spec.rb
test tasks
demo:test
test!
runs
demo:test_two
also_runs (FAILED - 1)
Failures:
1) test tasks demo:test_two also_runs
Failure/Error: rake["demo:test_two"].invoke
RuntimeError:
Don't know how to build task 'demo:test_two'
# ./spec/lib/tasks/demo_spec.rb:26:in `block (3 levels) in <top (required)>'
Answers
Nutshell: Change your before to a before :all (instead of :each).
Or: Pass an empty array as a third parameter to rake_require.
Rake.application.rake_require 'lib/tasks/demo_tasks',
[Rails.root.to_s],
[]
Details
def rake_require(file_name, paths=$LOAD_PATH, loaded=$")
fn = file_name + ".rake"
return false if loaded.include?(fn)
...
$" is a Ruby special variable that holds an array of modules loaded by require.
If you don't pass the optional parameter, rake_require will use that array of modules loaded by Ruby. This means the module won't be loaded again: Ruby knows the module was loaded, rake checks to see what Ruby knows, and it's a new rake instance for each test.
Switching to before :all worked because it meant the let block only ran once: one rake instance, one module load, everybody is happy.
All this said, why reload the rake environment twice anyway? Your goal is to test your tasks, which doesn't require a fresh rake context for every spec.
You could eliminate the local altogether at the cost of some minor verbosity in each spec:
describe "test tasks" do
before :all do
Rake.application = Rake::Application.new
Rake.application.rake_require 'lib/tasks/demo_tasks', [Rails.root.to_s]
Rake::Task.define_task :environment
end
describe "demo:test" do
it "runs" do
Rake::Task["demo:test"].invoke
end
end
end
You could define an instance variable in the before block to avoid the Rake::Task reference:
before :all do
@rake = Rake::Application.new
Rake.application = @rake
Rake.application.rake_require 'lib/tasks/demo_tasks', [Rails.root.to_s]
Rake::Task.define_task :environment
end
describe "demo:test" do
it "runs" do
@rake["demo:test"].invoke
IMO, less desirable for a number of reasons. Here's a summary I agree with.
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S EVE NTY- FIRS T CONGRESS. SEss. III. Cia. 187. 1931 . Yakima project (Kennewick Highlands unit), Washington : The u nex pen ded ba lan ce of the ap pro pri ati on of $640 .000 for construc- tion for the fiscal year 193 1 shall remain available for the same purpose for the fiscal year 1932 ; Riverton project, Wyoming : For ope rati on and maintenance, $30 .000 of the unexpended balances of the appropriations for this purpose for the fiscal years 1930 and 1931, shall continue available for this purpose for the fiscal year 1932 : Provided, That not to exceed $20,000 f rom the power revenues shall be available during the fiscal year 1932 for the operation and maintenance of the com- mercial system ; Shoshone project, Wyoming : For continuation of construction, Willwood division, $17,000 ; for operatio n and mai ntenance, Will- wood division, $16,000 ; in all, $33,000 : Provided, That the unex - pended balance of the appropriation for con str uct ion , Willwoo d division, for the fiscal year 1931, shall remain available for the same purposes for the fiscal year 1932 : Provided further, That not to ex ceed $20, 000 from power re venues sh all be av ailable during th e fiscal year 1932, for the operation and maintenance of the commercial system ; Secondary projects : For cooperative and general investigations, the unexpend ed balanc e of the appropri ation for this pur pose for the fiscal years 1930 and 1931, contained in the First Deficiency Act, fiscal year 1930, is continued available for this purpose for the fiscal year 1932 ; For i nves tigat ions nece ssar y to dete rmine the econ omic cond ition s and financial feasibility of new projects and for investigations and other activities relating to the reorganization, settlement of lands, and financial adjustments of existing projects, including examina- tion of soils, classification of land, land-settlement activities, includ- ing advertising in newspapers and other publications, and obtaining general economic and settlement data, $50,000 : Provided, That the exp enditures from thi s approp riation f or any re clamation project shall be considered as supplementary to the appropriation for that project and shall be accounted for and returned to the reclamation fund as other expenditures under the Reclamation Act ; Giving information to settlers : For the purpose of giving infor- mation and advice to settlers on reclamation projects in the selection of lands, equipment, and livestock, the preparation of land for irri- gation, the selection of crops, methods of irrigation and agricultural practice, and general farm management, $25,000, which shall be cha rged to t he genera l reclam ation fun d and sha ll not be charged as a part of the construction or operation and maintenance cost payable by the water users under the projects ; Refunds of construction charges : The unexpended balance of the appr opriation of $100,0 00 contain ed in the First Def iciency Ac t, fiscal year 1928, for refunds of construction charges theretofore paid on permanently unproductive lands excluded from the Federal recla- mation projects specified in the Act approved Dray 25, 1926 (U . S . C ., Supp . III, title 43, sec. 423a), in accordance with section 42 of said Act, is hereby made available for the same purposes for the fiscal ye ar 1932 ; Under the provisions of this Act no greater sum shall be expended, nor shall the United States Le obligated to expend during the fiscal year 193'3, on any reclamation project appropriated for herein, an amount in excess of the sum herein appropriated therefor, nor shall the w hole expen ditures o r obligati ons incurr ed for al l of such projects for the fiscal year 1932 exceed the whole amount in the "reclamation fund" for the fiscal year ; 1145 Kennewick High- lands unit. Balance available. Ante, p. 308. Eiverton, Wyo . Balance available . Ante, p. 308 . Protiso. Use of power reve. lines. Shoshone, Wyo. V illwood divisi on. Prou .,os. Balance reappropri- ated. Ante, p. 309. Use of power reve- nues. Secondary projects . Balances available . Ante, pp. 309, 878. Dev elopmen t of new pr ojects, etc . Inv estigat ions to de- termine economic con- ditions, etc. Pr ot !so . Expenditures su p- plementary to aPPro- pr iations for th e proj- ects. Information to set• tlers. Accounting . Per manentl y unpro- ductive lands. Construction charges on. refunded. Bal ance av ailable , Ante, p. 309 Vol .44,p647 . p. 582. ti.S.C ., Supp. Iv, Expenditures limited to specific allotments.
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What Type Of Oil For 2019 Honda Accord?
The same kind of fuel is required by both of the Accord’s various engine configurations for this model year. That oil is completely synthetic SAE 0w-20. Consult the owner’s manual for the 2019 Honda Accord for more detailed information. You should check there to find all the information you require about your car.
Open the hood of your car if you still need some assurance. The oil type is frequently printed directly on the motor oil cap next to your engine. That may provide you some extra information.
Honda advises using synthetic motor oil?
Can I run my Honda engine on synthetic oil? Motor oils made of petroleum are used to lubricate Honda engines throughout development, testing, and certification. Synthetic oils are permitted, but any motor oil used in our engines must adhere to the owner’s manual’s oil specifications.
Is 0W-20 oil for Honda synthetic?
For the best possible engine protection in Honda and Acura cars, Honda Genuine Synthetic Blend Motor Oils are premium quality, all-season synthetic blend engine oils. They transcend the standards set by Honda and Acura to further prevent damaging engine deposits and increase fuel efficiency. Honda R&D tests and certifies its motor oils.
Honda Genuine Synthetic Blend Motor Oil is designed to withstand viscosity and thermal breakdown even under extreme service conditions, to offer exceptional wear protection, and to reduce the production of sludge and varnish. It also has strong foam resistance and safeguards against rust and bearing corrosion. In comparison to conventional engine oils, the part-synthetic formulation offers improved oxidation resistance, thermal stability at high temperatures, and better pumpability at low temperatures, providing additional protection under all driving circumstances.
The performance standards for gasoline engines set out by API SN and ILSAC GF-5 are exceeded by Honda Genuine Synthetic Blend Motor Oil. It is “Resource Conserving for better fuel efficiency and protection of catalysts in emissions control systems.
except for the RDX, Honda and Acura cars
Honda Genuine Synthetic Blend Motor Oil goes above and beyond:
• API Service SN that Saves Resources
• GF-5 ILSAC
• prevents the buildup of sludge and varnish
• Excellent pumpability at low temperatures
• designed specifically for Honda and Acura automobiles
• Resource conservation to safeguard emissions systems and improve fuel efficiency
• exceeds ILSAC GF-5 requirements for new car warranties
• reduces wear to extend engine protection
• Excellent thermal breakdown and viscosity resistance at high temperatures
• Low volatility for less reliance on oil
How often should the oil be changed in a 2019 Honda Accord?
Typically, synthetic oil needs to be changed every 7,500 to 10,000 miles. One of the most essential and fundamental maintenance for your car is an oil change. For traditional oil, Honda advises changing your 2019 Honda Accord’s oil and filter every 3,000–5,000 miles.
What is engine oil 0W-20?
In colder temperatures, 0W-20 motor oil flows as freely as 0 Weight oil, but once the engine reaches operating temperature, it behaves more like 20 Weight oil. This guarantees that oil will begin to flow through the engine right away, lubricating important engine components even in cold weather.
The ‘W’ in viscosity descriptions does not, contrary to popular belief, stand for weight. In actuality, it represents Winter. This means that synthetic 0W-20 oil performs as a 0 Weight oil in cold areas but becomes as thick and viscous as a 20 Weight oil once the typical engine temperature has been attained.
Castrol EDGE, a cutting-edge full synthetic 0W-20 motor oil, is part of the company’s line of low viscosity 0W-20 lubricants. It is our toughest oil and is made to endure high temperatures and pressure. For those who want to push their car to the limit, it’s the perfect choice. Full synthetic 0W-20 motor oil liquid Castrol GTX MAGNATEC is designed with protective, clever ingredients that offer outstanding wear prevention.
For a 2019 Honda Accord, how much does an oil change cost?
Honda Accord Cost Estimate for Oil Change. A Honda Accord oil change typically costs between $109 and $123. While parts are priced between $66 and $70, labor costs are predicted to range between $42 and $53. Taxes and other fees are not included in this range, nor are your particular model year or geographic area taken into account.
Who manufactures Honda synthetic oil 0w20?
Idemitsu is a pioneer in the development of synthetic oils with lower viscosities, such as 0W-20.
Idemitsu and Honda teamed up to create a lower viscosity oil almost 20 years ago in order to improve the fuel efficiency of their hybrid automobiles. Honda started to fill their new Insight Hybrid at the factory with Idemitsu 0W-20 after extensive testing and refinement. Unique additives were utilized in this lower viscosity, higher quality synthetic oil to improve stability and decrease volatility—the traditional downsides of low-viscosity oil.
Honda soon started putting Idemitsu 0W-20 in non-hybrid vehicles in 2005. As soon as other automakers noticed, all the big Japanese brands swiftly followed suit. Nissan and Toyota both started utilizing it in 2006.
In 2010, Idemitsu introduced 0W-20 to the US. Since that time, it has been the factory-fill oil in countless American-made Honda, Toyota, and Nissan automobiles. Additionally, US automakers are increasingly considering 0W-20 as a feasible option in response to increasing regulatory pressure to improve fuel efficiency.
Therefore, why wouldn’t you choose Idemitsu Lubricants for your vehicle if these reputable manufacturers do?
What occurs if I substitute a synthetic blend for a full synthetic?
Since I’ve been working as a technician for eight years, I’ve always been told that switching from synthetic to traditional oil is not possible. I have witnessed the harm that returning to conventional causes. Is it accurate to say that switching back to conventional won’t harm your engine?
Answer
Although moving back and forth between fully synthetic and conventional oil won’t harm the engine, synthetic oils normally offer more protection than conventional lubricants. Naturally, this is based on the state of the engine at the time and the caliber of the regular oil being used.
Is Honda engine oil required?
Do you have to use fluids from the Honda brand? Yes is the clear-cut response. Corrosion is the key, and Honda fluids are the best fluid to reduce corrosion and keep your Honda dependable.
How long does Honda Accord synthetic oil last?
Generally speaking, synthetic oil needs to be changed every 7,500 to 10,000 miles. For traditional oil, Honda advises changing your 2020 Honda Accord’s oil and filter every 3,000 to 5,000 miles. One of the most essential and required procedures for your car is an oil change.
Is 0w 20 equivalent to 5w 20?
The ability of an oil to flow is measured by its viscosity. It also describes the thickness of the oil at various temperature levels.
When operating in freezing temperatures, 0W-20 motor oil performs like an SAE 0W weight oil. While 5W-20 oil functions as an SAE 5W weight oil.
The better the motor oil performs at low temperatures, according to SAE nomenclature, the lower the number before the ‘W’ is. Since 0W20 is much thinner than 5W-20, it is more stable at low temperatures and flows easily through the essential engine components.
A more suitable oil for a typical operating temperature range of -22F to 68F is 5W-20, which has a viscosity that is relatively thicker.
How frequently should 0W 20 oil be replaced?
The manufacturer has approved an oil change interval of 10,000 miles or 12 months for Toyota vehicles that utilize 0w-20 synthetic oil. When using this type of oil, vehicle owners should periodically check the engine’s oil level and top it off as necessary. This will enhance the effectiveness of the synthetic oil. The 10,000-mile oil change interval has NOT been approved by Toyota if you operate a Toyota Tundra or Toyota Sequoia that is fitted with a flex fuel-compatible engine.
Some engines may safely run on 0w-20 synthetic oil despite being tuned to run on 5w-20 mineral oil. Even if synthetic oil is used, these engines will still require the 5,000-mile/six-month oil change period.
Other maintenance tasks
Owners shouldn’t disregard the other maintenance requirements of their car just because it has a longer time between oil changes. Despite the fact that the oil only needs to be changed once a year, or after 10,000 miles, the 5,000-mile services are still necessary. This would cover procedures like brake inspections and tire rotations.
Toyota continues to demand the 5,000-mile/six-month interval from owners who frequently make short journeys in below-freezing weather, drive on dirt roads, off-road, or tow big loads. Even if an owner uses synthetic oil, this is still true.
What Are the Benefits of Synthetic Oil?
It mostly depends on the model you purchase, how the engine was made, and what is advised in the owner’s manual whether your new Toyota utilizes synthetic or traditional oil. There are advantages and disadvantages to using each type of oil, but here are a few of the advantages of synthetic oil. Before using synthetic oil, make sure to verify with the Toyota service center in your area.
• increased protection against engine wear
• Enhanced Protection for Performance and Turbocharged Parts
• Enhanced Protection at Higher Temperatures
• Better Performance at Low Temperatures
• Synthetic Oil Maintains Cleaner Engines
How Often Should You Change Synthetic Oil?
To guarantee best performance, standard oil change intervals are commonly set as 5,000 miles or 6 months. That period is increased to 10,000 miles or 12 months on Toyota cars that are required to use 0W-20 synthetic oil. Within that time frame, you should still periodically check and top off the oil level. For other models, synthetic oil is an option, and regardless of the type of oil you choose to use in those models, it is advised that you stick to the 5,000-mile/6-month intervals.
Is 0W 20 only available in synthetic form?
High quality base oils and potent additives are required to manufacture a 0W-20. At very low temperatures, the basic oils must still be able to protect and flow. For the oil to flow smoothly at these low temperatures, a lot of synthetic oil is typically required. 0W-20 motor oils are either fully synthetic or partially synthetic (synthetic blend) and need synthetic base oils; they are not conventional (or mineral) motor oils. And the additives must be light enough to move easily while still guarding these more modern, sophisticated motors.
How long is the lifespan of Honda full synthetic oil?
Your Honda Civic probably utilizes synthetic oil if it was manufactured after 2008. For vehicles using synthetic oil, Honda advises an oil change every 7,500 to 10,000 miles, or every six months. If your Honda Civic is older and was manufactured before 2008, you should change the oil every 3,000 to 5,000 miles.
How long does it take to replace the oil in a Honda Accord?
Missing Mileage Requirements In actuality, most Hondas can go between 5,000 and 10,000 miles between oil changes, with some even going up to 15,000 miles. | ESSENTIALAI-STEM |
Trump congratulates new Australian PM after week of political chaos
SYDNEY (Reuters) - New Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Saturday he had spoken with President Donald Trump and been congratulated by the U.S. leader, who got off to a famously rocky start with former premier Malcolm Turnbull. Morrison emerged as the surprise winner of a party-room vote to replace Turnbull after a week of political chaos in Canberra that marked the emergence of Australia’s sixth prime minister in less than 10 years. Morrison, the former treasurer under Turnbull, took over as leader of the Liberal Party, the senior partner in the conservative Liberal-National coalition. The coalition has consistently trailed the opposition Labor party in opinion polls in recent months and must call a new election by May 2019. Relations between Trump and Turnbull started badly in February 2017 when Trump berated the Australian leader over a bilateral refugee agreement before abruptly ending their telephone conversation, according to a leaked transcript of the call. Trump described the refugee deal, negotiated by Turnbull and former President Barack Obama, as “dumb”. However, Trump got off to a smoother start with Morrison. “Congratulations to new Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison. There are no greater friends than the United States and Australia!” he wrote on Twitter. Morrison in turn said on Twitter he had spoken to Trump. “Had a great discussion with @realDonaldTrump this morning. We affirmed the strength of the relationship between the US and Australia,” Morrison wrote. A representative from the prime minister’s office said Morrison had invited Trump to visit Australia during what was described as a “warm” conversation. Morrison said on Saturday his first official visit as prime minister would be to the drought-stricken state of Queensland next week. “I’m not pretending to know one end of a sheep from another, but I do know people are hurting in the country, and they have been hurting terribly,” SBS News quoted him as saying. Morrison set to work on Saturday building a new Cabinet, although the only confirmed change so far is the appointment of his Liberal Party deputy Josh Frydenberg, the former energy minister, as treasurer. One of his first tasks will be to try to heal a bitterly divided party that has a parliamentary majority of only one seat. Morrison has ruled out calling an early general election but will face his first electoral test with a by-election for Turnbull’s seat in Sydney. The harbourside electorate has long been regarded as a safe seat for the Liberals. Morrison’s victory marks the chance for a break from a decade of leadership clashes but ideological divisions in the party over issues such as climate change, energy policy, immigration and even globalization remain stark. Reporting by Alison Bevege; Editing by Paul Tait | NEWS-MULTISOURCE |
Current science continues to demonstrate that the reason we move away from health and develop chronic illness is due to our environment rather than our genes. Less than 1% of chronic illness is truly genetic in nature. Essentially, this means that chronic illness is preventable.
Yet over half of the American population has been diagnosed with a chronic illness and nearly 80% of all health care spending (doctors’ visits, prescriptions, hospitalizations, etc.) is a result of these conditions of lifestyle.
This number is expected to rise astronomically over the next few years. In fact, many say this single problem will bankrupt our nation. Interesting. It’s particularly interesting since science tells us this is completely preventable!
What are chronic illnesses? The list includes conditions such as cancer, heart disease, diabetes, obesity, depression, infertility, autoimmune issues and disorders, Alzheimer’s, dementia, chronic fatigue, chronic pain, acid reflux, constipation, insomnia, decreased sex drive, and so on.
With a list this expansive, it’s hard to imagine how we could possibly prevent these conditions from developing in the first place. They seem so unrelated. In order to understand our role in preventing chronic illness, first we must have a simple understanding of how chronic illness develops as a result of our environment.
To explain how our lifestyle and environment relates to chronic illness, I’d like to share with you a visual that Dr. James Chestnut, B.Ed., M.Sc.,D.C.,C.C.W.P. of The Wellness Practice in Victoria, B.C. teaches. Imagine that when your life begins you are born into a pool of water. You have two items on you: inflatable water wings and an empty backpack.
Your water wings have been inflated for you, but they have a very slow leak. The air in them is expected to last 120 years (the “healthy” human lifespan). As the air leaks out of them, you have less time left. It’s called getting older! If there’s no interference to these water wings, they’ll last you all 120 years.
Each time you make a lifestyle choice that is incongruent with your innate genetic requirements for health, you add a “rock” to your backpack. Our blueprint for health and optimal function requires purity and sufficiency in the way we eat, move and think. This means, giving our bodies exactly what’s required for optimal health (purity) and providing enough of it (sufficiency).
No where in our blueprint for optimal function do we find toxic and deficient choices of lifestyle. Toxicity and deficiency are incongruent with homeostatic cell function. Therefore, it’s these toxic and deficient choices that become the rocks in your backpack.
These rocks (stressors) can come from any area of lifestyle: poor nutritional choices, sedentary living, being overweight, being chronically stressed out, having unhealthy relationships, taking toxic drugs, not feeling loved or appreciated, excessive negative stimuli, having poor posture, smoking or exposure to smoke, not enough time outside, and so on.
So many of our toxic and deficient lifestyle choices are the direct result of an industrialized, “advanced” society. It’s hard to argue that we’re “advanced” in the area of health and wellness when we’re experiencing drastic increases in chronic illness in all age groups, despite our “advanced” efforts to treat these conditions.
The rocks slowly sink us. They have a cumulative effect on our health over the years. At first, we may not notice. Eventually, we may realize that our day to day life has become more stressful and more of a struggle. Often, we’re not even sure how or when this happened.
There isn’t a drug on the planet that can remove the rocks for you! That’s why treating the symptoms, or the effects of these rocks, is unsuccessful in terms of fixing the real problem. The drugs, in fact, can become yet another toxic rock. (Just listen to the side effects on any drug commercial!) Removing body parts doesn’t fare much better in solving the problem. We’re not sinking because of a lack of drugs or too many body parts! The body isn’t ‘stupid’. It’s displaying a perfectly normal physiological adaptation to an environmental stressor.
The rocks have another effect on your overall health picture. As more rocks are added to your backpack and you sink increasingly lower, the pressure on your water wings is increased, forcing the air to escape at a faster rate. You lose your years of life faster than originally intended… you age faster.
It’s these incongruent lifestyle choices, or stressors, that are the catalyst for chronic illness. These toxic and deficient choices result in what’s known as our allostatic load. A chronic allostatic load, as a result of months and years of incongruent lifestyle choices, changes our genetic expression, our cellular function, our physiology, our biology, our entire internal environment, and ultimately our expression of health. This is how chronic illness develops.
It becomes self-evident that the way to restore health is to remove rocks from your backpack, thus reducing pressure on your water wings!
Ultimately, this means reducing our toxic and deficient choices while increasing pure and sufficient choices. This changes our environment and changes the expression of our genetics. This is the science of Epigenetics – how our environment determines the expression of our genetic code.
Thankfully, science has shown us the blueprint. We do know what choices move us toward health. We can fix the problem. Adopting a lifestyle similar to our earlier (and healthier) ancestors is the most successful way to meet our innate genetic requirements for health and wellness while preventing chronic illness.
Note: Once again, the concepts in this article are attributed to Dr. James Chestnut, B.Ed, M.Sc, D.C., C.C.W.P.
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Talk:Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas
Notables
What about adding the current rector of the Pontifical North American College, Msgr. James Checchio? Pop6 (talk) 18:40, 12 July 2008 (UTC)
Affiliated Universities
Isn't Providence College affiliated with the Angelicum? Pop6 (talk) 18:40, 12 July 2008 (UTC)
Name change proposal
I'd like to discuss changing the article name to simply Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas per WP:UNIGUIDE. The parenthetical reference in Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas (Angelicum) seems to follow WP:DISAMBIG, which isn't necessary because there are no naming conflicts with "Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas". I realise the parenthetical reference is to an alternative name, but I'm pretty sure naming conventions don't support that sort of parenthetical usage. Let me know if I've missed any previous discussions on this topic, of course. King of the Arverni (talk) 21:21, 26 May 2009 (UTC)
* I like simple names. Okay to have redirects for (maybe) "Angelicum" (assuming that is unique? Student7 (talk) 23:03, 26 May 2009 (UTC)
* I suppose that I do, too, but I'm mainly focused on things like Wikipedia's naming conventions. Essentially, and you can read this as part of WP:UNIGUIDE, there's no need to disambiguate if there aren't any articles with the same title (also called a naming conflict). I'm not sure how anyone got away with using parentheses in this one, but I don't really know the history of the article, either, so that's not saying much. In answer to the redacted question, we would redirect Angelicum to this article if it truly is the primary topic, certainly (which seems to be the case). King of the Arverni (talk) 14:38, 27 May 2009 (UTC)
* So are all interested parties in agreement that we ought to request this article be moved to Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas ("Saint" vs. "St." per )? --King of the Arverni (talk) 16:54, 5 June 2009 (UTC)
* I say do it. I notice there hasn't been any change since this discussion a year ago, so if no one pipes in to the contrary in a few days, I will effect the change to Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas personally. — AlekJDS talk 04:41, 2 January 2011 (UTC)
* Okay, I'm moving the article. — AlekJDS talk 05:58, 3 January 2011 (UTC)
Requested move
The result of the move request was: page moved per request. - GTBacchus(talk) 19:47, 12 January 2011 (UTC)
Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas (Angelicum) → Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas — There has been a consensus that the page ought to be moved. "Angelicum" is nothing more than a common nickname, so it needn't be in the page title; and we're going with "Saint" over "St." since the institution itself seems to prefer that style (cf. this archived link; the webpage seems to be down at the moment). (And per Naming conventions: abbreviations: "'Saint' vs 'St' or 'St.' in placenames should depend upon the official usage.") — AlekJDS talk 06:06, 3 January 2011 (UTC)
* Support Seems straight forward. Skinsmoke (talk) 07:08, 12 January 2011 (UTC)
Notable alumni and faculty
The section about notable faculty and alumni is a bit too long, and it takes the form of a list. Each of those paragraphs should probably be moved to the article of the persons they describe. (For the ones without articles, the paragraphs would make excellent stub-starters.) Remember that this is an article about the Angelicum, not an honor roll of all of its notable figures. Please read the Manual of Style at WP:Universities, which describes the ideal "notable people section" as follows: ''This section is not for a list of famous alumni, but rather a description of notable academic staff and alumni presented in paragraph form. Summarize the number of affiliates and alumni who have won major scholarships (Rhodes, Fulbright, etc.), major awards (Nobel, Oscar, Pulitzer, etc.), served as heads of government or other major political office, or otherwise held elite or notable distinctions (astronauts, professional athletes, CEOs, etc.). Individuals who do not meet Wikipedia's notability guideline should not be included.'' I will take action to improve this article along these guidelines after a suitable period of time has passed for discussion. — AJDS talk 21:18, 1 July 2011 (UTC)
* Agree. More than that, the article is cluttered with who attended, thereby making the university famous. It should be about the university itself. Okay to have a list of graduates with one short line describing him.Student7 (talk) 23:08, 18 March 2013 (UTC)
Discussion: article size
Greetings, From the User:Dr pda/prosesize tool, the readable prose size (length) of this article is at 60kB and can either to be condensed, or split apart into sub-articles. Here are the stats:
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* Since the above posting, I've taken a second look at the article & noticed in the History section, the following sentence & wikilink is repeated a number of times with the (xxxx) school's name changed.
* For others who attended the (xxxxxxx) see the List of people associated with the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas.
* One way of shortening the article is to place a single sentence at the History section start, such as the following, and remove the duplicates.
* In addition, the wikilink for Santa Sabina is repeated numerous times, so I will remove most wikilinks, leaving the first one in each section. If there are any additional ways to shorten the article, more editors are welcome to improve. JoeHebda (talk) 15:28, 3 September 2015 (UTC)
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UNITED STATES of America v. Vernon HOLLAND. UNITED STATES of America v. Lamar HARRIS.
Crim. Nos. 89-0342-01(HHG), 89-0036-02(HHG).
United States District Court, District of Columbia.
Jan. 11, 1990.
Patrice I. Kopistansky, Thomas E. Zeno, Asst. U.S. Attys., Washington, D.C., for U.S.
Thomas Abbenante, Washington, D.C., for Vernon Holland.
OPINION
HAROLD H. GREENE, District Judge.
The two cases before the Court present ramifications of this Court’s earlier decision in United States v. Roberts, 726 F.Supp. 1359 (D.D.C.1989), which held unconstitutional on due process grounds, particularly as applied in this District, the new federal sentencing statute, and the guidelines issued pursuant thereto by the Sentencing Commission.
I
On November 16, 1989, in a comprehensive Opinion, the Court stated in Roberts that in its view the sentencing statute is unconstitutional under the Fifth Amendment’s Due Process Clause, and that recent policies of the United States Attorney for this District regarding the transfer of cases from the District of Columbia Superi- or Court to this Court “skewed the process even further.” This was so, according to Roberts, because the prosecutor had inter alia transferred to this Court from the local tribunal the cases of defendants who had refused to plead guilty, and those against whom charges had been dismissed or were subject to dismissal on account of the failure of the prosecution to be ready for trial on the date or dates set by the Superior Court. Based upon these considerations, the Court dismissed the charges against two defendants in cases pending before it, and it set down for a hearing the motion to dismiss of a third, Vernon Holland.
On November 27, 1989, the government filed an opposition to Holland’s motion in which it argued that the Court had no jurisdiction to interfere with the exercise of the U.S. Attorney’s prosecutorial authority. Attached to the opposition was a factual declaration of Assistant U.S. Attorney Charles J. Harkins, Jr., who directed the transfer operation, providing details of the transfer of approximately fifty-five cases from D.C. Superior Court to this Court. The opposition and the Harkins declaration contend in essence that the transfer operation did not have the purpose to confer tactical litigation advantages on the prosecution or to impose corresponding burdens on Holland or any other defendant.
Counsel for the defendant subpoenaed Mr. Harkins and three other Assistant U.S. Attorneys who were involved in the Holland transfer decision, as well as the files on the other individuals whose cases had been moved from Superior Court to this Court. A hearing was held on January 4-5, 1990, on the conflicting claims regarding the purpose and effect of the transfers of the cases originally indicted in D.C. Superior Court.
II
At the hearing on the motion to dismiss, Mr. Harkins described the procedure by which indictments were obtained in this Court for individuals already indicted in Superior Court for similar or identical offenses. Mr. Harkins testified that five specific criteria were used for the transfer decisions: the gravity of the offense, the defendant’s prior record for drug crimes, prior record for violent crimes, the use of weapons, and the amount of the drugs. According to Harkins, the Assistant U.S. Attorneys assigned to felony trials in Superior Court were asked to list those who met these criteria. However, it soon became apparent that this system was not workable, and the Harkins task force accordingly made a direct search of the files of approximately two hundred defendants out of the five thousand or more whose cases were pending in Superior Court on drug charges. Ultimately, two groups of cases were transferred by this method, the first consisting of forty cases, the second of fifteen cases. However, individual transfers continued to be made thereafter and are still being effected now.
Mr. Harkins, supported to an extent by the other three prosecutors who testified, stated emphatically and in accordance with his original declaration, that neither the failure of a defendant to plead guilty nor the dismissal or threatened dismissal of charges in Superior Court for failure of the prosecution to be ready for trial played any part in the transfer decisions. The defendant produced no testimony from any Assistant U.S. Attorney to contradict these assertions. However, he did produce some twenty-nine files out of the fifty-five of the transfer cases which demonstrate that the prosecution almost invariably secured a tactical litigation advantage as a consequence of the transfers.
In case after case, the particular defendant whose case was transferred had declined to plead guilty in Superior Court prior to his indictment in this Court. Indeed, in several instances, the relationship between the refusal to enter a guilty plea and indictment in federal court was explicitly spelled out.
Similarly, in case after case, the U.S. Attorney’s Office secured an indictment in this Court shortly before, contemporaneously with, or shortly after, a trial date in Superior Court. In several instances, the prosecution either was not, or expected not to be, ready for trial in the local court on the date set, but asked for a continuance ostensibly to enable it to become ready. Nevertheless, the U.S. Attorney’s Office then secured an indictment in this Court prior to the next Superior Court trial date, or obtained such an indictment upon a Superior Court dismissal for want of prosecution.
The Court finds that the circumstantial evidence of what actually occurred is more persuasive than the necessarily self-serving declarations of those who conducted the operation. It is improbable that the relationship in time between the transfer decisions, on the one hand, and the trial dates in Superior Court, on the other, was entirely coincidental.
It is not necessary, however, to decide this motion primarily on the basis of a conflict between the testimony of the no doubt well-meaning Assistant U.S. Attorneys and the facts as they emerge from the documents. Although Mr. Harkins denied repeatedly that transfer decisions were made to coerce guilty pleas in Superior Court, his testimony regarding avoidance of Superior Court trial dates was more equivocal. While the witness testified that he was not personally influenced by the imminence of Superior Court trial dates, or the possibility of dismissals for want of prosecution by that court, he did acknowledge that the factual data demonstrating these possibilities, probabilities, or certainties were usually listed on the file jackets which he and others reviewed. Furthermore, although the witness initially stated that his transfer decisions were made long before these Superior Court trial events became imminent threats, he subsequently conceded that decisions were made over a long period of time, and that some of them are still being made now.
The short of the matter is this. Properly analyzed, the documents and the testimony of the prosecutors are not in substantial disagreement on two fundamental matters —that, whatever the purpose, the defendants were, in fact, disadvantaged by the methods by which the transfer operations were carried out, and that the effect of the transfers was to secure for the prosecution significant tactical litigation advantages.
In the typical case, a decision was made in May or June of 1989 to secure an indictment in this Court, even though an indictment for the same conduct was already outstanding in Superior Court. However, despite the fact that the decision to transfer had already been made, the new federal indictment was deliberately not obtained until the fall of that year, just about the time the Superior Court case was called for trial and could no longer be postponed. During the interim period (between four and six months) normally no one other than the prosecutor knew — not the judge, not the defense counsel, not the defendant— that the proceedings in Superior Court were entirely meaningless since they would inevitably be superseded by new proceedings in District Court. This Court rejects the prosecution’s claim that this relative imbalance in knowledge did not amount to a tactical litigation advantage or that the prosecution had not generated it by its actions.
As far as the defendants and their counsel are concerned, they were spending their time, energy, and money in attempting to interview witnesses, track down leads, perform legal research, to file motions, and make court appearances, all against phantom charges — charges that the prosecution had no intention of bringing to fruition. Indeed, it appears that even the Superior Court judges were misled in some of the cases: they were requested to grant to the prosecution a continuance of the trial on the basis that, on the continued date, unlike at the time of the request, the prosecution would be ready to go forward, when actually the government had no intention of proceeding to trial in that court, having already secured or being about to secure an alternative indictment in this Court.
Moreover, there is an injury to the defendants that is even more direct — a violation of their right to a speedy trial. If an indictment had been returned when the decision was made to proceed in this Court in lieu of the pending Superior Court prosecution, the government would have had seventy days in which to proceed to trial. 18 U.S.C. § 3161. By deliberately waiting several months (typically some 120 to 180 days) following the decision to transfer but prior to its implementation, the prosecution doubled or tripled that seventy-day period, and to that extent it intentionally deprived the defendant of his speedy trial rights.
The prosecution’s own explanation for the delay substantiates that conclusion. Mr. Harkins testified that the decision was made to space the return of the federal court indictments over a substantial period both to avoid unduly burdening the District Court system and to avoid triggering the Speedy Trial Act clock. At the hearing, Harkins explained how avoidance of the Speedy Trial Act factored into the transfer decision:
Witness: I told them [the assistants] that in returning their indictments that they were to return them based upon the trial dates that were set in Superior Court, and I did not want all 30 indictments returned in one massive return.
Government Counsel: Why is that? Witness: Because it would have bogged down — under the Speedy Trial Act in the District of Columbia, it would have made trying those cases virtually impossible for both the Court and the individual assistants who were assigned to try them, because they would all have come up within the same 30 to 60 day period of time to be set for trial.
Transcript of January 5, 1990, Volume II, p. 51.
Such manipulation of the overlapping jurisdiction of the U.S. Attorney’s Office with the purpose to avoid the strict requirements of the Speedy Trial Act is “antithetical to the goals of the Federal speedy trial legislation.” See H.R. No. 93-1508, 93rd Cong., 2d Sess. 40, reprinted in 1974 U.S.Code Cong, and Adm.News, 7401, 7441.
III
Equally important, if not more so, is the context in which all of these activities took place. As the Court explained in Roberts, the transfer of a criminal ease from a District of Columbia court to this federal court now has implications and consequences that were absent before the new federal sentencing law and the Sentencing Commission guidelines were promulgated. Under these guidelines, “the prosecutor’s selection of the charges available to him from his large arsenal [in federal court] amounts at the same time to an almost precise selection of the ultimate sentence” to be imposed upon the defendant. Roberts, 726 F.Supp. at 1365. It follows that, when the government decides on a transfer of a defendant’s case from the District of Columbia court to this Court, he exposes the accused not only to a prosecution in a different court and a different judicial system, but also to a sentence the prosecutor can and frequently does calibrate in advance. In fact, in one of the examples before the Court on the present motion, the Assistant U.S. Attorney in Superior Court calculated with precision the sentence that would have to be imposed on the defendant upon his indictment in District Court.
When to the power effectively, to determine the sentence that is vested in federal prosecutors everywhere by the sentencing law and the guidelines is added the unique power entrusted to the U.S. Attorney for this District to prosecute both in the federal and in the local courts — an authority not matched by any prosecutor, federal or state, anywhere in the United States — an accumulation of prosecutorial authority exists that is probably unprecedented in the American system of justice. That being the case, one might legitimately expect that these vast powers will be exercised with particular circumspection and restraint and with special regard for fairness to those affected by the decisions. On this record, the Court cannot find that that is what is occurring. The decisions made sought to maximize advantages to the prosecution irrespective of any other considerations.
The prosecution defends these choices on the basis that such measures are necessary to combat the drug problem that constitutes an extraordinary menace to this city and this nation. There is no question but that the illegal drug traffic presents a direct and massive threat to national domestic tranquility and to the safety of individual citizens. It is also beyond dispute that energetic actions are in order to fight and defeat this menace, and this Court has so stated on many occasions. See, e.g., p. 133, infra.
However, the measures adopted by the prosecution in these cases are not only ill-suited to that end, for they reach by and large only relatively marginal cases, not those of truly major offenders, but, more importantly, shortcuts in constitutional compliance cannot be justified on any basis. Whenever in history such shortcuts were initially countenanced on account of what were regarded as emergency situations, the courts and the American people have ultimately come to regret them.
IV
The prosecution has chosen the instant ease as a vehicle for a broad effort to undo the underpinnings of part of the Court’s decision in Roberts. For that reason, the Court has allowed evidence and arguments to be adduced on the entire subject of the recent case transfers from Superior Court. Upon consideration of that evidence and those arguments, the Court finds that the transfers have had the effect in a substantial proportion of the cases of violating the defendants’ due process and speedy trial rights, and it hereby reaffirms the conclusions reached in the Roberts case.
As for the defendant Vernon Holland, he was treated much like many of the other transferees. He was arrested on February 16, 1989, for possession with intent to distribute cocaine, and two days later he was presented in Superior Court. On May 18, 1989, counsel for Holland’s co-defendant Mills filed a motion to suppress, based upon an allegedly illegal no-knock entry, and Holland subsequently joined in that motion. Apparently because of the no-knock problem, the defendants were offered guilty pleas to the offense of attempted possession with intent to distribute cocaine, but because of their strong expectation of prevailing on the motion the defendants rejected the offer. The case was accordingly set for trial for October 5, 1989. However, on that date it was continued to October 17, 1989 when the Superior Court granted the government’s motion to dismiss the charges.
In any event, several weeks earlier, on September 21, 1989, the prosecution had already secured indictments against these defendants in this Court for possession with intent to distribute more than 5 grams of crack. That offense carries a mandatory five-year minimum penalty and a maximum penalty of forty years — far higher than the punishment for the offense for which defendants were indicted in Superior Court and even more so than that to which they had been offered pleas by the prosecution before the suppression issue arose.
It is the Court’s conclusion that, like a number of the other defendants, Holland has been deprived of his rights under the Due Process Clause and under the Speedy Trial Act, and the charges against him will therefore be dismissed.
V
Lamar Harris was convicted of two conspiracy counts, use of juveniles in drug trafficking, six counts of unlawful use of a firearm in aid of drug trafficking, four counts of distribution of cocaine, one count of assault with a dangerous weapon, and one count of unlawful possession of a firearm, and on October 18, 1989, this Court sentenced him pursuant to the federal sentencing statute and the Sentencing Commission guidelines to imprisonment for life plus fifty-five years. Thereafter, defendant moved to preclude application of the guidelines on the basis that these guidelines violate the Due Process Clause of the Constitution and constitute cruel and unusual punishment in violation of the Eighth Amendment.
There is no merit to the Eighth Amendment challenge. In Solem v. Helm, 463 U.S. 277, 103 S.Ct. 3001, 77 L.Ed.2d 637 (1983), the Supreme Court established a three-part test for determining whether a particular sentence of imprisonment passes the proportionality analysis required under Weems v. United, States, 217 U.S. 349, 30 S.Ct. 544, 54 L.Ed. 793 (1910), and Enmund v. Florida, 458 U.S. 782, 102 S.Ct. 3368, 73 L.Ed.2d 1140 (1982). The part of the test here relevant is that which requires a court to consider “the gravity of the offense and the harshness of the penalty.” Solem, 463 U.S. at 292, 103 S.Ct. at 3011.
At least two Circuits have recently upheld sentences of life imprisonment for drug offenders in application of this standard. Young v. Miller, 883 F.2d 1276, 1283 (6th Cir.1989); Terrebonne v. Butler, 848 F.2d 500, 504 (5th Cir.1988) (en banc), both stating that the distribution of drugs in large quantities is very serious in that, while a murderer kills only a single victim, “the foul hand of the drug dealer blights life after life and like the vampire of fable, creates others in its own evil image____” While the Court of Appeals for this Circuit has not yet had occasion to express itself on this subject, this Court has no hesitancy in associating itself with the conclusion reached by and the language used in the Young and Terrebonne eases. Indeed, what this Court said at the time it imposed sentence on Harris and his co-defendants expresses its view with respect to the claim that the offenses of which the defendants were convicted are not of sufficient gravity to justify the harshness of the penalty:
[The defendants] supplied thousands of men, women and children with crack ... Juveniles were used on some substantial scale in the distribution of this cocaine. The members of the conspiracy possessed many weapons ... The Court must impose punishment for causing a deliberate breakdown of law and order
... [and to send] a message to others [that] if you bring large amounts of drugs into the District of Columbia for sale, and particularly if it operated with weapons and with violence, you will go to the penitentiary for a long time, perhaps for life....
[I]t’s been suggested ... that compassion or mercy is to be given to these young men ... but I am even more sorry for the victims of their action: people ... who were made slaves to crack addiction through the insistent and violent acts of these defendants, ... the victims of the crimes the addicts committed to get money for the crack that the defendants were dispensing ... [and] finally, for the little babies born to the mothers who became addicts while they were pregnant through the assistance and the pressure of these defendants — the babies who have permanent brain damage, strokes, seizures, defective organs, who suffer the agonies of withdrawal____
Tr. of proceedings on October 18, 1989, at pp. 2-5. On this basis, the Eighth Amendment claim is rejected.
Defendant also attacks his sentence on due process grounds, claiming that the Sentencing Commission guidelines arbitrarily limit the sentencing court’s ability to determine a fair sentence and to individualize that sentence. The Court is not persuaded that the sentencing statute and the guidelines fail to mass muster under the Due Process Clause on this particular ground.
However, the Court held in Roberts that the statute and the guidelines suffer from other due process infirmities related to the de facto vesting of the sentencing power in prosecuting attorneys instead of in impartial judges, and the Roberts Opinion explains the reasoning underlying that conclusion in some detail. The Court has not changed its opinion in that regard. Indeed, it takes comfort from the fact that the high-level commission appointed by the Chief Justice of the United States to consider the long-range future of the federal courts recently came to conclusions which in significant respect parallels what this Court said in Roberts, as follows:
Instead of achieving the congressional purpose of limiting and regulating sentencing discretion, the guidelines have actually had the perverse effect of transferring discretion from the court to the prosecutor, who then exercises the discretion outside the system ... The rapid increase in the caseload compounds the problem. It appears that some prosecutors (and some defense counsel), in turn, have responded by evading and manipulating the guidelines in order to induce the pleas necessary to keep the system afloat.
Federal Courts Study Committee Tentative Recommendations for Public Comment, December 22, 1989 at 62.
Nevertheless, the Court is cognizant of the fact that the Supreme Court only last year upheld the constitutionality of the sentencing statute, albeit against a different challenge. Mistretta v. United States, 488 U.S. 361, 109 S.Ct. 647, 102 L.Ed.2d 714 (1989). The Court also notes that the government has appealed two of the dismissals resulting from the Roberts decision, and that these appeals are now pending in the Court of Appeals. In view of the fact that many sentences may have to be imposed before the due process challenges to the sentencing law are finally resolved, it is prudent from a judicial administration point of view to comply with that law at present notwithstanding the Court’s view of its invalidity.
Accordingly, following the lead of the many courts, including this Court, which sua sponte stayed the effectiveness of their pre-Mistretta declarations of unconstitutionality of the sentencing law under similar circumstances, this Court will likewise stay the effectiveness of its Roberts decision insofar as it broadly holds unconstitutional the sentencing law and the guidelines in their entirety, and it will, in this respect, continue to apply the statute and the guidelines pending disposition of the current appeals.
However, the Court does not stay its decision with respect to the special measures adopted by the U.S. Attorney for this District which augment the arbitrariness inherent in the statute and the guidelines. These special measures were not mandated by Congress, and they are for that reason not entitled to the same kind of deference from the courts. Moreover, these measures are not as widely applicable, and on that basis they would not create the same kind of practical problems in the event of an appellate reversal. Accordingly, in criminal prosecutions coming before it, the Court will continue to consider whether transfers occurred from the D.C. Superior Court to this Court which infringe on the defendants’ due process or Speedy Trial Act rights, and where such infringements have occurred, it will take appropriate action.
Inasmuch as the Court has stayed the effectiveness of its broad and general Roberts ruling, the motion of defendant Harris for a preclusion of the guidelines with respect to his sentence will be denied.
APPENDIX
Declaration of Charles J. Harkins Jr.
I, Charles J. Harkins, Jr., declare as follows:
1. I am an Assistant United States Attorney and the Deputy Chief of the Narcotics Section, Criminal Division of the United States Attorney’s Office in the District of Columbia.
2. In April 1989, Attorney General Dick Thornburgh and Director William Bennett announced federal initiatives to assist the District of Columbia in the battle against violent crimes and drug abuse. Consistent with that announcement, the United States Attorney’s Office began a review of all drug and weapon offenses pending in the Superior Court for the District of Columbia. The purpose of the this review was to determine whether any cases then pending in the Superior Court were matters that could appropriately be prosecuted in the United States District Court in the District of Columbia under the Comprehensive Crime Control Act of 1984, the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986, and the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988.
3. I conducted the review of the pending Superior Court matters and selected approximately forty cases to be brought in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. Since the original review, I have selected an additional fifteen cases to be brought in the District Court. Decisions of the United States Attorney’s Office to file charges in the District Court are being made without regard to whether the facts that place the defendant within the purview of an appropriate federal statute is known at the time of the initial charging decision or becomes known at a later time.
4. In bringing these matters in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, all decisions were made based upon the provable facts and circumstances available from a review of the material contained in each defendant’s case jacket. Other than fugitives, I did not take into account any factor in the procedural history of any case in determining whether to charge it in District Court. I did not make any effort to account for the plea posture of these cases, nor did I intend to encourage a plea by these decisions. Similarly, I did not make any effort to account for the length of time that the cases had been pending for speedy trial purposes. I did not seek to learn whether there were any speedy trial problems in these cases or try to ascertain whether indictment in District Court would impact any such problem, if it existed. Nor has it ever come to my attention that any of the Superior Court cases were indicted in Superior Court to avoid the time limits set forth by the Speedy Trial Act, 18 U.S.C. Section 3161 et seq.
5. Each of these matters was also reviewed by other supervisors. Only after this review was a determination made to present the matter to a Grand Jury in the United States District Court. In order to avoid a strain on the judicial resources of the District Court, those cases in which it was decided to seek an indictment in federal court were indicted in a staggered fashion with respect to their Superior Court trial date.
I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct.
Executed on November 27th, 1989.
/s/ Charles J. Harkins, Jr. Charles J. Harkins, Jr.
Assistant United States Attorney
ORDER
(U.S. v. Holland, Crim. No.
89-0342-01(HHG))
Upon consideration of defendant’s motion to dismiss the indictment, the government’s opposition, the evidence adduced at a hearing held on January 4 and 5, 1990, and the entire record herein, it is this 11th day of January, 1990, in accordance with an Opinion issued contemporaneously herewith
ORDERED that the motion be and it is hereby granted.
ORDER
(U.S. v. Harris, Crim. No.
89-0036-02(HHG))
Upon consideration of defendant’s motion for reconsideration of the denial of his motion to preclude application of the sentencing guidelines, the government’s opposition, and the entire record herein, it is this 11th day of January, 1990, in accordance with an Opinion issued contemporaneously herewith
ORDERED that the motion be and it is hereby denied.
. Sentencing Reform Act of 1984, Pub.L. No. 98-473, 98 Stat.1987 (codified as amended at 18 U.S.C. §§ 3551-3559, 3561-3566, 3571-3574, 3581-3586 (Supp. IV 1986) and 28 U.S.C. §§ 991-998 (Supp. IV 1986)).
. "Transfer” as used herein, refers to the practice of securing an indictment in this Court when an indictment was already pending in D.C. Superior Court against the same defendant for the same conduct.
. United States v. Wonson, Cr. No. 89-0319; United States v. Mills, Cr. No. 89-0342.
. The Harkins declaration is attached hereto as an Appendix.
. The Court denied the government’s motion to quash the subpoena, holding that by the Harkins declaration the prosecution had placed the bona fides of the transfer decisions in issue, and that defendant was for that reason entitled to the underlying papers with which to challenge those bona fides if he could do so. However, the Court granted the motion to quash with respect to documents in the files which would expose prosecution strategy or the names of possible trial witnesses. The Court subsequently also denied a subpoena for Jay Stephens, the United States Attorney for this District.
. There are some fifteen such prosecutors.
. Some of the prosecuting attorneys used other or additional criteria (or Harkins failed to list all of them). Thus, Assistant U.S. Attorney Sharon Sprague noted proximity of the drug sales to schools as constituting one criterion — a subject not mentioned by Mr. Harkins. It should be noted that under federal law this factor would lead to a doubling of the punishment in this Court, and its employment therefore added to the pressure on the defendant to plead guilty in Superior Court and thereby avoid a transfer. See infra.
. Mr. Harkins stated that it was impossible to determine how many of the remaining thousands of defendants displayed characteristics identical to those whose cases were transferred to this Court, but he candidly conceded that there were some or perhaps many. As discussed below, there is a substantial disparity between the sentences required to be imposed in this Court under the mandatory minimum sentencing laws and the Sentencing Commission guidelines, on the one hand, and the sentences which may be and are imposed in Superi- or Court, on the other. In view of that disparity, the practical consequences to a defendant from a transfer, or failure to transfer, whether accidentally or by design, are enormous.
To put it in more concrete terms, there must be at least fifty-five defendants whose cases remain pending in Superior Court which are mirror images of the fifty-five cases which were transferred here by the makeshift process used for the transfers. Those defendants who happened not to have been picked up for indictment here can confidently look forward to sentences of probation or imprisonment for short periods, while their counterparts who are now in this Court, will receive sentences of imprisonment for many years.
The issue is not which sentencing structure is preferable as a matter of policy; that is obviously for the Congress to decide. The issue is whether the enormous power of the U.S. Attorney's Office in this District (see pp. 130-131, infra) is being exercised prudently and in accordance with the principles of due process and equal protection.
. It is a credit to his enterprise and ingenuity that Mr. Thomas Abbenante, counsel for the defendant, a single practitioner specializing in the defense of individuals accused of crimes here and in Superior Court, was able on short notice to undertake and complete a detailed survey and analysis of even that many prosecutorial files.
. Not infrequently, a co-defendant did plead guilty there.
. Among the cases in this category are United States v. Holland, Cr. No. 89-0342-01; United States v. Mills, Cr. No. 89-0342-02; United States v. Saunders, Cr. No. 89-0402; United States v. Williams, Cr. No. 89-0364; United States v. Bailey, Cr. No. 89-0310; United States v. Ball, Cr. No. 89-0253; United States v. Peace, Cr. No. 89-0365; United States v. Roscoe Bracey, Cr. No. 89-0376-01; United States v. Phillip Bracey, Cr. No. 89-0376-02; United States v. Ricketts, Cr. No. 89-0361 (plea offer outstanding until indicted in District Court); United States v. Taylor, Cr. No. 89-0358; United States v. Lee, Cr. No. 89-0299; and United States v. Warren, Cr. No. 89-0379.
. See United States v. Shawn Sims, where the prosecutor noted that he had "told the defense counsel that if the drugs here meet the federal mandatory minimum of five grams or more of crack, the defendant must plead immediately or the case will be transferred to District Court.” Tr. of January 4, 1990 hearing at 86. See also, United States v. Williams, Cr. No. 89-0364 (“defendant did not plead until faced with the District Court indictment”) Tr. of January 4, 1990 at 37.
. At times necessary witnesses or documents were missing or unavailable when the case was originally called for trial on the Superior Court calendar in accordance with a continuance date set long in advance.
. United States v. Saunders, Cr. No. 89-0402; United States v. Carter, Cr. Nc. 89-0359; United States v. Ricketts, Cr. No. 89-0361; United States v. Constley, Cr. No. 89-0298; United States v.
Lee, Cr. No. 89-0299; United States v. Goggins, Cr. No. 89-0366; United States v. Williams, Cr. No. 89-0364; United States v. Roscoe Bracey, Cr. No. 89-0376-01; United States v. Phillip Bracey, Cr. No. 89-0376-02; United States v. Horne, Cr. No. 89-0372-01; United States v. Barnes, Cr. No. 89-0372-02; United States v. Hill, Cr. No. 89-0282-01; United States v. McCarthy, Cr. No. 89-0282-02; see also, United States v. Wiggins, Cr. No. 89-0301 (Superior Court denied continuance). In a few other instances, the trials were postponed apparently for other reasons, but again District Court indictments were obtained during the interim period.
. United States v, Williams, Cr. No. 89-0364; United States v. Ball, Cr. No. 89-0253; United States v. Jones, Cr. No. 89-0356.
. Moreover, under Bordenkircher v. Hayes, 434 U.S. 357, 98 S.Ct. 663, 54 L.Ed.2d 604 (1978), it is not illegal for a prosecutor to charge a defendant with a more serious offense in the wake of that defendant’s failure to plead guilty. It should be noted, however, that the Bordenkircher rule has never been applied in the context of a legal situation where, as here, the prosecutor is able not only to select the more serious charge but also the sentence that must be imposed on the new charge. See United States v. Roberts, supra, 726 F.Supp. at 1363-1365. At the time Bordenkircher and United States v. Goodwin, 457 U.S. 368, 102 S.Ct. 2485, 73 L.Ed.2d 74 (1982), were decided, the judge was able by his sentencing decisions to eliminate or to mitigate the consequences of prosecutorial overreaching resulting from an increase in the charge in the wake of a refusal to plead guilty. As indicated, that safety valve is largely gone.
. The prosecutors do, of course, vehemently deny any improper purpose.
. This is entirely apart from the disadvantage of being tried under a more severe sentencing scheme.
. These widespread effects are circumstantial evidence of purpose.
. Some of these efforts will presumably be useful also in the proceedings to be held in this Court on the new indictments; but obviously not all of them. Certainly, the emotional energy of a defendant, particularly one who is intent on going to trial, and who diligently prepares for it for weeks or months only to have to start anew when a new indictment is obtained in another tribunal, will be dissipated beyond the possibility of recapture.
. The Speedy Trial Act does not apply to the Superior Court.
. As the Court noted in Roberts, supra, 726 F.Supp. at 1371-1372, the decision of the Court of Appeals in United States v. Robertson, 810 F.2d 254 (D.C.Cir.1987), does not stand as a bar to dismissals on Speedy Trial Act grounds where there is evidence that the prosecution has intentionally evaded the Act, with the effect of the achievement of a tactical advantage.
. According to that prosecutor, his "calculations under the Guidelines [in the case of United States v. Bailey, Cr. No. 89-0310] come out to 37 to 46 months, plus 5 years mandatory minimum consecutive." Tr. of January 4, 1990 hearing at 50.
. The typical case transferred from Superior Court to this Court involves relatively small quantities of narcotics, and the defendants, while they may have prior criminal records, do not appear to be career criminals. If proof of these propositions were needed, it is supplied by the fact that these cases were not indicted in this Court in the first place, and that they were culled out of the mass of narcotics prosecutions pending in Superior Court only by means of a laborious process which encountered considerable difficulty distinguishing between cases that on their face or otherwise met transfer guidelines and others that did not. See also, note 8, supra.
. See, e.g., Korematsu v. United States, 323 U.S. 214, 65 S.Ct. 193, 89 L.Ed. 194 (1944) (Japanese relocation cases); Debs v. United States, 249 U.S. 211, 39 S.Ct. 252, 63 L.Ed. 566 (1919) (upholding conviction of presidential candidate for speech opposing United States participation in World War I).
. The penalty for that offense under local law is imprisonment for a minimum of 20 months and a maximum of 5 years.
. The penalty for that offense has no mandatory minimum.
. Tr. of October 5, 1989 at 6. It was claimed that a government witness testified at a preliminary hearing that entry was made as soon as the police arrived, there was no announcement of their presence, and no exigent circumstances.
. On October 5, 1989, the prosecutor had raised the stakes, apparently because of defendants’ insistence on the suppression motion, stating that the government would thereafter accept pleas only to the original indictment. Defendants rejected the offer. The Superior Court judge thereupon continued the matter to October 17, 1989. On that date he decided that the defendants should challenge the legality of their transfer in District Court instead, and he dismissed the charges.
. See note 26, supra.
. See note 27, supra.
. On October 17, 1989, the day before sentencing, counsel for Harris filed a motion to preclude application of the sentencing guidelines based on an argument that the Sentencing Act and its guidelines violate the Due Process Clause of the Constitution. The Court denied the motion at that time without prejudice to its renewal later. The motion now before the Court is therefore technically a motion for reconsideration of that denial.
. See United States v. Brodie, 686 F.Supp. 941, 955 (D.D.C.1988).
. In accordance with its decision in Roberts, the Court will also continue to consider, when called upon to do so by a defendant, whether a prosecutorial decision not to move for a departure pursuant to section 3553(e) of the statute or section 5K1.1 of the guidelines may have been arbitrary or capricious.
. Often the quantity and type of controlled substances cannot be positively determined until after chemical analyses are performed by the Drug Enforcement Administration Mid-Atlantic Laboratory and copies of the chemist’s reports are received by the United States Attorney’s Office. The chemist’s reports in the Superior Court are prepared based upon given trial dates, whereas the chemist’s reports in cases in the District Court are based upon the thirty-day indictment date.
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REFUNDING OR REFINANCING CERTAIN DEBT OBLIGATIONS.—
The tax imposed by section 4911 shall not apply to the acquisition of a debt obligation issued for the purpose of refunding or refinancing a new or original debt obligation if— (A) the purpose for which and circumstances under which the new or original debt obligation was issued are such that, were such debt obligation issued on the date on which the refunding or refinancing debt obligation is issued, the acquisition of that new or original debt obligation would not be subject to tax under section 4911, and " (B) the terms of the refunding or refinancing debt obligation are not unreasonable in light of credit practices in the business in which the person acquiring the debt obligation is engaged and the refunding or refinancing of the new or original debt obligation is customary in transactions of the type out of which it arose." (g)(1) EXCLUSION FOR ACQUISITIONS BY QLFC'S TO FINANCE EXPORTS.—
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Section 4915(e)(1)(A) is amended to read as follows: " (A)(i) the amounts received by the corporation as a result of the acquisition will not be used to acquire stock of foreign issuers or debt obligations of foreign obligors (other than stock or debt obligations the acquisition of which is not subject to the tax imposed by section 4911 on account of section 4914(c)), or utilized in any way outside of the United States other than for the acquisition of tangible personal property for leasing which is manufactured or produced in the United States, or (ii) the funds used for such acquisition were obtained from sources outside the United States; and". ^2) DEFINITION OF QLFC AMENDED.—Section 4920(d)(2) is amended by striking out everything preceding subparagraph (A) and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "(2) all debt obligations of foreign obligors (other than debt obligations the acquisition of which is not subject to the tax imposed by section 4911 on account of section 4914(c)) acquired by such corporation, and all tangible personal property not manufactured or produced in the United States acquired by such corporation for leasing, are acquired and carried solely out of—". (h)(1)
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Plant–soil feedback induces shifts in biomass allocation in the invasive plant Chromolaena odorata
Beest te, M. and Stevens, N. and Olff, H. and Van der Putten, W.H. (2009) Plant–soil feedback induces shifts in biomass allocation in the invasive plant Chromolaena odorata. Journal of Ecology, 97, 1281-1290. ISSN 0022-0477.
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1. Soil communities and their interactions with plants may play a major role in determining the success of invasive species. However, rigorous investigations of this idea using cross-continental comparisons, including native and invasive plant populations, are still scarce. 2. We investigated if interactions with the soil community affect the growth and biomass allocation of the (sub)tropical invasive shrub Chromolaena odorata. We performed a cross-continental comparison with both native and non-native-range soil and native and non-native-range plant populations in two glasshouse experiments. 3. Results are interpreted in the light of three prominent hypotheses that explain the dominance of invasive plants in the non-native range: the enemy release hypothesis, the evolution of increased competitive ability hypothesis and the accumulation of local pathogens hypothesis. 4. Our results show that C. odorata performed significantly better when grown in soil pre-cultured by a plant species other than C. odorata. Soil communities from the native and non-native ranges did not differ in their effect on C. odorata performance. However, soil origin had a significant effect on plant allocation responses. 5. Non-native C. odorata plants increased relative allocation to stem biomass and height growth when confronted with soil communities from the non-native range. This is a plastic response that may allow species to be more successful when competing for light. This response differed between native and non-native-range populations, suggesting that selection may have taken place during the process of invasion. Whether this plastic response to soil organisms will indeed select for increased competiti 6. The native grass Panicum maximum did not perform worse when grown in soil pre-cultured by C. odorata. Therefore, our results did not support the accumulation of local pathogens hypothesis. 7. Synthesis. Non-native C. odorata did not show release from soil-borne enemies compared to its native range. However, non-native plants responded to soil biota from the non-native range by enhanced allocation in stem biomass and height growth. This response can affect the competitive balance between native and invasive species. The evolutionary potential of this soil biota-induced change in plant biomass allocation needs further study.
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Tampa Bay Rowdies U23
The Tampa Bay Rowdies U23 were an American semi-professional soccer team based in St. Petersburg, Florida. They were the reserve club of USL Championship club Tampa Bay Rowdies.
The club is part of the Rowdies Youth Network, which consists of the U23 team in League Two, Rowdies Women (run in partnership with Pinellas County United SC), and the Tampa Bay United Rowdies Development Academy (run in partnership with Tampa Bay United).
In 2016, the Rowdies operated a team called Tampa Bay Rowdies 2 in the NPSL. This team was replaced by the U23s the following year.
Prior editions
In December 2015, the Rowdies announced that they would begin fielding a developmental team in the National Premier Soccer League for the 2016 season and that the club would be called Rowdies 2. The original Tampa Bay Rowdies had fielded a similarly named reserve/developmental squad from 1982 to 1983, but used Roman numerals to dub them Rowdies II. Rowdies 2 competed in the Sunshine Conference of the South Region of NPSL, finishing in fourth place with a record of four wins, four losses, and two draws. The team disbanded in 2016.
In February 2017, The Rowdies announced that they would field a U23 team in the USL's Premier Development League, with Rowdies U23 set to join the league this for 2017 PDL season, playing in the Southeast Division in the Southern Conference. The majority of the roster had ties to the Tampa Bay and Florida area. They played their first match on May 27 against Weston FC. The team went 3-8-3 in conference play and finished sixth out of nine teams. The team did not return for the 2018 season.
Current edition
On January 15, 2020, USL League Two (formerly the PDL) announced that the Rowdies would be re-launching the U23 for the 2020 USL League Two season, however, the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The team was to play in the Southeast Division once again, play its games as Al Lang Stadium, and will be coached by former Rowdies player Andres Arango. The team is a partnership between the USL Rowdies and Chargers SC.
However, they never played as the 2020 season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2021, they were replaced in USL2 by Tampa Bay United, who are also an affiliate of the Rowdies.
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French Films (band)
French Films was a Finnish rock band formed in 2010. After being signed to the Finnish label GAEA Booking & Records in fall of 2010, they released their first EP Golden Sea, which was followed by their debut album Imaginary Future in fall of 2011. The band released their second album White Orchid in April 2013.
History
The band's original line-up featured Johannes Leppänen (guitar, vocals), Joni Kähkönen (guitar, vocals), Mikael Jurmu (bass, vocals), Santtu Vainio (synth, vocals) and Antti Inkiläinen (drums), who formed the band in February 2010. Inkiläinen and Leppänen had previously been working together in a band, and they often played shows with Jurmu's band "Yes Please!". After growing accustomed to each other, they decided to start their own group. Leppänen later met Kähkönen in a local pub, who introduced him to Vainio. In October 2012 the band announced that Mikael had left the band and was replaced by Tuomas Asanti as the new bass player. Joni was replaced by Max Salonen in the beginning of 2014.
The name of the band was chosen when Kähkönen was speaking to Leppänen about a French foreign film he had just seen.
Since 2010 the band has been touring all over Europe, and also played shows in Japan, China and United States. Their first performance outside of Finland was in Skopje, Macedonia in the summer of 2010. French Films has been performing at some of the big European festivals like Roskilde Festival, Hultsfred Festival and Flow Festival. In July 2013 the band opened for Muse at their concert in the Helsinki Olympic Stadium.
French Films is a winner of the 2013 European Border Breakers Awards. The European Border Breakers Awards honour the best new music acts in Europe. The award ceremony took place at the Eurosonic Noorderslag music festival in Groningen (NL) in January 2013.
Imaginary Future (2011)
French Films released their debut album, Imaginary Future in September 2011. The album received positive reviews throughout the world, though it was mostly noted by the independent music media. Imaginary Future also won a European Border Breakers Award in the beginning of 2013. The band itself is quoted as saying "We think it's a good combination of roughness of punk and the softness of dream pop".
White Orchid (2013)
In early 2013 it was announced that French Films' second album called White Orchid will come out April/May 2013 in Europe and Asia. Like the debut album Imaginary Future also White Orchid was produced by the band itself and released by GAEA Records. The first single from the 10 track album called "Latter Days" was released 8 February 2013 as a digital release.
Studio albums
* Imaginary Future (September 2011, GAEA / Rimeout / Zappruder)
* White Orchid (April 2013, GAEA / Rimeout / Popfrenzy / Odyssey)
EPs
* Golden Sea (October 2010, GAEA)
Other
* When People Like You Filled The Heavens 7" (2012, GAEA)
* You Are the Sun (2015)
* Think It Over / Telephone 7" (2016, Fullsteam Records) | WIKI |
Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Dylan Reese
The result was delete. - Mailer Diablo 11:41, 27 November 2006 (UTC)
Dylan Reese
A few very minor assertions of notability: Selected 209th in 2003 NHL draft (but went to college instead); captain of the Harvard University hockey team, which is all very nice, but for one thing Harvard is not exactly an athletic power; and a top player in the North American Hockey League, which is a "Junior A league", whatever that means, but clearly a minor league. If and when he plays in the NHL, then of course he gets an article, but at this point, they guy seems to not come close to meeting any criteria of WP:NOTABILITY. Herostratus 05:55, 20 November 2006 (UTC)
* Delete Few players (like Luc Robitaille, for instance) get drafted that low and make an impact in the NHL. Harvard's team isn't ranked in the top 20 by ESPN, but they do have a strong program. Either way, he still has a way to go before satisfying WP:BIO. Caknuck 06:56, 20 November 2006 (UTC)
* Delete until moves to some level of notierity in field SkierRMH, 07:14, 20 November 2006 (UTC)
* Delete per nom. --Folantin 10:22, 20 November 2006 (UTC)
* Neutral, Harvard have a decent hockey program and he seems to be one of their best players right now, but maybe this should just be recreated when he is further along in his career. Recury 16:55, 20 November 2006 (UTC)
* Delete per nom - non-notable. Moreschi 20:26, 20 November 2006 (UTC)
* Delete per nom. No way to know if he'll even pursue a hockey career once he has a Harvard diploma. If he does, and makes the NHL, recreate then. Fan-1967 21:31, 20 November 2006 (UTC)
* Delete He's not a pro player, and shouldn't have a page until he becomes one. And the article really doesn't need to let us know what final club he's in. On the other hand, Harvard won the NCAA championship in men's hockey in 1989, and has been a contender a number of times. Reese's coach, Ted Donato, was the tournament MVP in '89. Darkspots 23:35, 20 November 2006 (UTC)
* Delete Currently not notable. Tulkolahten 11:38, 21 November 2006 (UTC)
| WIKI |
Author:Jeanette Jerome
Works
* The Anglo-Saxon review, 1899
* Shakespeare memorial souvenir of the Shakespeare Ball, 1911
Works about Jerome
* "Jennie Jerome" in Famous American Belles of the Nineteenth Century by Virginia Tatnall Peacock, 1901
* The reminiscences of Lady Randolph Churchill, 1908 | WIKI |
Perl is a well-liked web-oriented computer programming language, that's designed to make CGI scripts and also many different applications. It is very practical considering that you don't have to submit the very same program code over and over again to have some process executed several times, instead you're able to use modules. These are pre-defined subroutines or sets of activities which can be called and executed inside a script. In other words, you can add only a reference to a given module in your program code as an alternative to using the entire module code again and again. This way, your script will be shorter, thus it shall be executed a lot faster, not mentioning that it'll be a lot easier to maintain and / or modify. If you wish to employ a third-party ready-made Perl script rather than creating your own, it will probably need certain modules to be pre-installed on the website hosting server.
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Rabbit Ear Antennas
The Ultimate Guide To Rabbit Ear Antennas And How They Are Disrupting The Wireless Industry
The rabbit ear antennas have been around for a long time. They do not require a landline and are available for use in areas with weak or no service.
The rabbit ear antennas are disrupting the wireless industry because they are providing high-quality connectivity to homes, apartments, and other areas at low cost. It is being used as an alternative to cable, DSL, and satellite internet connections.
What is a rabbit ear antenna?
Rabbit ear antennas are usually installed on the roof of a building, or near the top of a tree. The antennae are designed at 45 degrees and typically have three elements.
Rabbit ear antennas are typically small and lightweight and can be used in any number of applications such as communication, shortwave radio, TV, FM radio broadcasting, cell phone reception, GPS navigation systems or even listening to AM radio broadcasts. The rabbit ear is also known as a collinear dipole antenna or an inverted-V dipole antenna.
How these wireless antennas have made an impact on the modern market
In the last 10 years wireless antennas have become an essential part of our modern lifestyles. They are used to provide a more reliable and faster internet connection to users in different parts of the world. These wireless antennas have made an impact on the modern market by providing a great solution for connectivity, enhancing our user experience, and increasing opportunities for growth. With that said, there is still a lot of room for improvement in this area.
The demand for these wireless antennas is increasing rapidly as people are constantly using these devices to enhance their user experience. There are a lot of opportunities ahead in this industry as well because there is still a lot of room for growth in terms of market share and technological advancement.
Is a rabbit ear WiFi antenna cheaper than a regular WiFi router?
In this article, we compare a regular wireless router with a Rabbit Ear WiFi Antenna. A wireless router is the most common type of router that enables Wi-Fi connections in your home or office. It is also used to connect multiple devices wirelessly to the Internet.
In this article, we found that a Rabbit Ear WiFi Antenna can be cheaper than a regular wireless router for some people. However, it does not mean that you should buy one instead of a regular wireless router. It just means that you can save money and still get the same coverage by considering an alternative option further down in this article.
Determinants of a successful rabbit ear antenna
The success of a Rabbit Ear Antenna is largely dependent on the height and weight of the rabbit.
Successful rabbit ear antennas can be found in areas where an owner has low heights, such as in yards or in communities with tall buildings such as churches, apartment complexes and industrial parks. The owner should select a rabbit that has long fur to provide better coverage than those with short fur.
This guide is meant to simplify the process of rabbit ear antenna design and setup. It covers topics such as choosing the best location for your antenna and what tools you will need.
Rabbit ears are great for people who have limited space or do not have any other options for getting internet access. They also provide reliable connectivity, as they are not affected by external factors like buildings or trees. For people who live in areas where there are a lot of construction sites, a rabbit ear on an outdoor window is the solution to getting internet access without it costing too much. Another advantage is that rabbit ears can be moved from one location to another if you change your mind about where you want to place it.
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On May 24, 1987, San Francisco held a bridge walk to commemorate the Golden Gate Bridge's 50th anniversary. With an estimated 300,000 people jammed like sardines onto the bridge, it began to creak and shake. Under the tremendous weight, the centre of the bridge dropped seven feet, forcing the famous arch to flatten. The panic that followed as thousands of people feared the structure was about to collapse was one of the most intense I have ever seen. Within minutes, emergency vehicles were swamped with calls from terrified citizens. Drivers pulled off the road to report that their cars were rocking back and forth, that the brakes didn't work. Some people jumped off the bridge into the icy waters of San Francisco Bay.
The damage was not enough to bring the structure down, but it did cause the city to build its own replacement bridge three years later.
1. The bridge was destroyed by an earthquake before it was even finished. In April 1935, the Golden Gate Bridge was under construction in San Francisco, California. An earthquake rocked the region in June 1935, when workers were working atop the bridge's unfinished south tower. The earthquake killed 77 people and injured another 612.
After this tragedy, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted to cancel the contract with John Armani and replace him with Edward Bennett Jr. as the new chief architect. The board also decided that instead of building a bridge that would be ready for traffic in less than a year, they would wait until there was more research into earthquake safety.
In addition, the board wanted to change the design of the bridge to make it stronger and more resistant to damage caused by vehicles driving off of it. They commissioned a study of how other long-span bridges around the world had withstood major earthquakes over the last 10 years and found that none of them were able to withstand more than 7 percent of their original weight on them. Since the maximum capacity of the bridge was expected to be about 10 times that number, this meant that it needed to be made out of steel that could resist forces up to 70,000 pounds (32,707 kg) per square foot (0.33 m).
Atop the bridge that connects San Francisco Bay to the Pacific Ocean The Golden Gate Bridge is a worldwide recognized symbol of San Francisco and California. It is an engineering marvel, built in four years thanks to remarkable human vision, perseverance, and technological competence.
The Golden Gate Bridge is composed of three separate bridges joined by continuous sidewalks. Each section of the bridge is independently strong enough to support its own weight as well as that of all traffic crossing it. This unique design allows for major repairs or replacements to be done on one section of the bridge without affecting the other two.
The bridge's construction was made possible by the use of innovative new materials and designs that were not available at the time. For example, the main cables of the bridge are made of stainless steel instead of iron or steel because researchers believed that this material would be less likely to rust.
Another example is the fact that the base of each tower is hollow so that cable cars can move up and down them. The bridge's designers also took advantage of its location near the mouth of the bay where the water is quite deep (up to 100 feet), which allowed for its size to be reduced significantly compared with other bridges at the time.
The Golden Gate Bridge's construction began on January 5, 1933, and was completed on April 19, 1937. The Golden Gate Bridge's construction began in 1933, with the Pylon S-1, Old Fort Point, and the North and South Towers in San Francisco. By 1935, the main part of the bridge was complete, except for the approaches and service roads. Work continued on the bridge after it opened to repair damage caused by its opening ceremony and natural disasters until it was officially declared open by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on May 30, 1937.
Although the Golden Gate Bridge is the world's most popular bridge experience, it has its drawbacks. Driving over the bridge is difficult because there are no shoulder lanes or parking lots, just two narrow traffic lanes separated by a barrier divider. There is also no escape route if something goes wrong during driving - the only option is to stop driving and wait for help to arrive.
In addition, the bridge is known for its tolls. Drivers need to pay $5 for a car license plate that is valid for up to four years or purchase a transponder for $10 per month. If you don't have enough cash or credit cards, there are still ways to pay for your license plate. For example, many agencies will issue temporary plates for free if you can provide proof of identity and residence. | FINEWEB-EDU |
A blood moon is coming!
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Total Lunar eclipse. Image c/o alfredogarciajr via Flickr
This Friday 27 July we get the chance to see one of the wonders of the night sky: a total eclipse of the moon!
There are many different types of eclipses, including eclipses of the sun and eclipses of the Moon.
An eclipse of the sun happens when the Moon passes between the Earth and the sun and blocks the light from the sun. Sometimes the whole sun is covered (a total eclipse); sometimes only a part of the sun is covered, known as a partial eclipse. These are seen only over a very small part of the Earth at any time; the last total eclipse of the sun seen in the UK was in 1999 and the next one visible from the UK won't be until August 2026.
An eclipse of the moon happens when the moon enters the Earth's shadow. The moon does not make its own light but reflects light from the sun. It is often possible to watch Earth's shadow sweep across the surface of the moon and then away.
As the shadow begins to cover the moon the moon begins to look different; it begins to turn reddish. The moon is not changing but the sunlight is being bent by our atmosphere and only the slower redder wavelengths of light pass through - causing the reddish tinge.
Friday's eclipse happens when the moon is at its closest approach to the Earth for this month, making this the longest lunar eclipse of the century; lasting 103 minutes. Sadly we won't get to see all the eclipse as the Moon doesn't rise for us until 9:06pm, when the eclipse is in full swing. Totality is at 9:21 so the Moon will be very low in the sky. The eclipse ends around 12:28am (twenty eight minutes after midnight, when the moon will be reasonably high.
If you can, go somewhere with a clear eastern horizon so you can see the moon as soon as it rises. You might also notice below the moon a bright red 'star'. This is Mars, the Red Planet. It is at its brightest right now as it lies directly opposite the sun (astronomers call this 'Opposition') so it is reflecting nearly all the sunlight that falls upon it.
If you can get to see Mars and the blood moon you are in for a treat. Best of all, the only special equipment you need is your eyes!
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Environmental, economical and technological Analysis of MQL assisted machining of Al-Mg-Zr Alloy using PCD tool
Karim, Md. Rezaul and Tariq, Juariya Binte and Morshed, Shah Murtoza and Shawon, Sabbir Hossain and Hasan, Abir and Prakash, Chander and Singh, Sunpreet and Kumar, Raman and Nirsanametla, Yadaiah and Pruncu, Catalin I. (2021) Environmental, economical and technological Analysis of MQL assisted machining of Al-Mg-Zr Alloy using PCD tool. Sustainability, 13 (13). 7321. ISSN 2071-1050 (https://doi.org/10.3390/su13137321)
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Clean technological machining operations can improve traditional methods’ environmental, economic, and technical viability, resulting in sustainability, compatibility, and human-centered machining. This, this work focuses on sustainable machining of Al-Mg-Zr alloy with minimum quantity lubricant (MQL)-assisted machining using a polycrystalline diamond (PCD) tool. The effect of various process parameters on the surface roughness and cutting temperature were analyzed. The Taguchi L 25 orthogonal array-based experimental design has been utilized. Experiments have been carried out in the MQL environment, and pressure was maintained at 8 bar. The multiple responses were optimized using desirability function analysis (DFA). Analysis of variance (ANOVA) shows that cutting speed and depth of cut are the most prominent factors for surface roughness and cutting temperature. Therefore, the DFA suggested that, to attain reasonable response values, a lower to moderate value of depth of cut, cutting speed and feed rate are appreciable. An artificial neural network (ANN) model with four different learning algorithms was used to predict the surface roughness and temperature. Apart from this, to address the sustainability aspect, life cycle assessment (LCA) of MQL-assisted and dry machining has been carried out. Energy consumption, CO 2 emissions, and processing time have been determined for MQL-assisted and dry machining. The results showed that MQL-machining required a very nominal amount of cutting fluid, which produced a smaller carbon footprint. Moreover, very little energy consumption is required in MQL-machining to achieve high material removal and very low tool change.
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Karim, Md. Rezaul, Tariq, Juariya Binte, Morshed, Shah Murtoza, Shawon, Sabbir Hossain, Hasan, Abir, Prakash, Chander, Singh, Sunpreet, Kumar, Raman, Nirsanametla, Yadaiah and Pruncu, Catalin I. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4926-2189; | ESSENTIALAI-STEM |
Page:The spirit of place, and other essays, Meynell, 1899.djvu/64
50 of his presence, not so much as the turn of your eyelid in his direction, and never a word to excuse you.
Nor does this blank behaviour seem savage to those who are used to nothing else. Yet it is somewhat more inhuman to refuse an answer to the beggar's remark than to leave a shop without "Good morning." When complaint is made of the modern social manner—that it has no merit but what is negative, and that it is apt even to abstain from courtesy with more lack of grace than the abstinence absolutely requires—the habit of manner towards beggars is probably not so much as thought of. To the simply human eye, however, the prevalent manner towards beggars is a striking thing; it is significant of so much.
Obviously it is not easy to reply to begging except by the intelligible act of giving. We have not the ingenuous simplicity that marks the caste answering more or less to that of Vere de Vere, in Italy, for example. An elderly Italian lady on her slow way from her own ancient ancestral palazzo to the village, and accustomed to meet, empty-handed, a certain number of beggars, answers them by a retort which would be, literally translated, "Excuse | WIKI |
Re: another minor ambiguity in DOM Level 2 CSS spec
David Flanagan wrote:
>
> CSSStyleDeclaration.setProperty() takes a priority argument which is
> described as "the new priority of the property". The problem is that it
> does not specify what value should be passed for properties that have no
> priority specification.
> I'm guessing that an empty string is the intended value to indicate no
> priority.
I'm guessing that too.
> However, I'm not sure what the method should do if null is
> passed. If this is an illegal value, I guess it should throw a
> SYNTAX_ERR exception.
No, we don't deal with null values in the DOM spec unless it is explicitly
specified. I would expect a Java implementation to throw a NullPointerException
for example.
From
http://www.w3.org/TR/2000/REC-DOM-Level-2-Core-20001113/core.html#ID-17189187
[[
Implementations should raise other exceptions under other circumstances. For
example, implementations should raise an implementation-dependent exception if
a null argument is passed when null was not expected.
]]
> Can someone clarify this, please?
I add this issue on our list.
Philippe
Received on Tuesday, 21 August 2001 17:30:56 UTC | ESSENTIALAI-STEM |
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Raider.IO Mythic Plus & Raiding
Overview
This is a companion addon to go along with the Raid and Mythic+ Rankings site, Raider.IO: https://raider.io. With this addon installed, you'll gain access to an easy way to view the Mythic Keystone scores and Raid Progress for players-- all without leaving the game!
Simply hover over a player with your mouse, your guild roster, or even the Group Finder list where you see queued people; if they meet the minimum qualifications then you'll see their score and best run in the tooltip.
Raider.IO Tooltip Example
Additionally, you can right-click players from the standard target unit frame to Copy Raider.IO URL and then easily look up their full profile on the site. With this functionality you can directly paste these URLs anywhere on Raider.IO to navigate to that player's profile page.
If you have run into any problems, check out our FAQ at https://raider.io/faq, or join us on Discord at: https://discord.gg/raider #addon-discussions -- we always have people around willing to help.
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Getting Started
The easiest way to get started is to use the RaiderIO Desktop App: https://raider.io/addon
Once installed you can load into the game and you will start seeing Scores and Best Runs on players around you. This AddOn works by storing a snapshot of character data from Raider.IO and then using that to populate information on qualified players. To qualify for inclusion in a snapshot, players must meet this criteria:
• Have earned at least 200 points in the current or previous season. Honored and higher patrons do not have a minimum score requirement in order to be shown in the addon.
• Have logged in to the game within the past 21 days
Remember: We update the addon with the latest scores and top runs multiple times each day. Update regularly to ensure you are seeing the freshest information. Using the RaiderIO Client you can keep your addon updated automatically!
Detailed Addon Usage
Our intent with this AddOn is to provide an easy way for people to get some information at a glance when forming groups. There is no substitute for talking with your fellow players, so be a pal and listen if an applicant whispers you. These are the fields we show, and when we show them:
Character Raid & Mythic+ Tooltips
Raid information in tooltips simply lists the best progress seen for the player.
Mythic+ tooltips have a lot of parts to them:
• Raider.IO M+ Score: This is the overall score for this character. If the score is from a previous season, then the value of the score is rounded to the nearest 10s, and is prefixed with ±. You can also identify the previous season score by looking for the (S#) suffix on the tooltip headline.
• Best Run: This will indicate the Mythic+ level for the player's best scoring run, along with the specific dungeon. Up to three plus signs + will be prefixed to the keystone level to indicate how much the keystone was upgraded during that run. Note: when this keyword is highlighted green it means that the player's Best For Dungeon is also the same as their overall Best Run.
• Best For Dungeon: You'll see this line when using LFD to form or join a Keystone group. This will show the Mythic+ level of the player's best scoring run for the chosen dungeon.
• Timed #+ Runs: These lines indicate how many M+ runs have been completed by this player within the timer over the course of the current season. The player's two highest categories of Timed Runs will show by default.
• Main's Best M+ Score / Main's Current M+ Score: This indicates the best character score on this player's account, if they have registered on Raider.IO and linked their Battle.Net account. This will only show if the Main's Score is greater than the current character's score. If someone has a good score on their main, then much of their prior experience will help them perform better in dungeons while on their alt.
Role icons included on Mythic+ tooltips can be thought of as badges earned by accumulating certain amounts of score while playing as that role. Fully opaque icons indicate they've earned at least 80% of their overall score in that role. Semi-transparent role icons indicate they have earned at least 40% of their overall score in that role.
Character Profile Tooltips
You can view your personal M+ and Raid Progress profile when you open the Dungeon Finder. This will be shown as a large tooltip alongside the Dungeon Finder frame with additional details about your per-dungeon performance.
This can be used to help understand what dungeons you should try to focus on in order to raise your score.
Raider.IO Profile
By default when you are in the Dungeon Finder it will show your own profile. However, you can press a modifier key (Shift/Alt/Ctrl/Cmd) to show the target character's full profile instead. There is also a config option to invert this behavior.
Keystone Tooltips
You can view additional details when hovering over Mythic+ Keystone items, such as:
• The highest key completed for each member of your group for the dungeon you are in, or queued for.
• Avg. Timed +# Player Score: This is the rounded median score of players who have successfully completed Mythic+ runs in time at this level. This data is sampled from the past 60 days of runs tracked on Raider.IO, and it excludes the top and bottom 1% of scores at each level. This is intended to provide a guide for the type of score you might consider when forming or joining a group based on data seen across all players.
Group Search
You can pull up detailed information for all the characters in your group at once by utilizing the Raider.IO Group Search feature.
Raider.IO Group Search
• Click the magnifying glass icon at the bottom of the Dungeon Finder
• Copy the text in the window that pops up
• Go to https://raider.io and hit Ctrl-V or Cmd-V to paste this while the site is in the foreground.
This will then take you to the Raider.IO Advanced Search page for all the characters in your group.
Copy Character Raider.IO URL
• Click the "Copy Raider.IO URL" button
• Copy the text in the window that pops up
• Go to https://raider.io and hit Ctrl-V or Cmd-V to paste this while the site is in the foreground.
This will take you to that character's profile page.
In-Game Character Search (Advanced)
Raider.IO In-Game Character Search
You can look up any character in the current database by using the /rio search command.
When you type this, you will be presented with a small frame where you can enter the realm name and character name to search for. If they are found, then their information will be pulled up and displayed.
You can type /rio search to hide the window.
Configuring the AddOn
Our recommended settings are enabled by default, but we've provided several options to customize how and where the tooltips might show while in-game. Type /raiderio to open the Raider.IO options frame. Alternatively, you can also find a shortcut in the Interface > AddOn settings frame.
Here you can easily enable or disable various features, including whether to show scores from each faction, and various tooltip customization options.
Remember to click "Save" to save the changes, or "Cancel" to abort and close the dialog.
Score Color Tiers
Scores map to a specific color based on their range. We've followed the standard WoW quality colors, but added additional gradients between the base values to provide more brackets to ascend through. These tiers are recalculated based on actual scores.
Patreon Rewards
Interested in supporting development of Raider.IO and getting some rewards while you're at it? We offer multiple levels of rewards.
Friendly:
• Browse Raider.IO AD-FREE!
• Friendly Patron rank in Discord
Honored:
• Exclusive profile header background options
• Minimum score requirement removed from addon
• Elevated queue priority
• Honored Patron rank in Discord
• Plus all rewards from Friendly tier
Revered:
• Desktop client updates scores 4 times a day
• Custom Vanity URL for your guild or character
• Queue priority elevated above Honored level
• Revered Patron rank in Discord
• Plus all rewards from Friendly and Honored tiers
Exalted:
• Desktop client updates scores 8 times a day
• Utilize up to 2 Custom Vanity URLs
• Queue priority elevated above Revered level
• Automatically qualify for all locked header backgrounds
• Exalted Patron rank in Discord
• Plus all rewards from Friendly, Honored, and Revered tiers
Become a Patron
Developer API
We love our fellow developers! We wanted to provide anyone in the community a simple way to tap into the scores that are a part of this addon. Addon developers can do this by utilizing the RaiderIO table to access certain APIs we provide.
RaiderIO.GetProfile
These functions return nil or a RaiderIOProfile table.
RaiderIO.GetProfile("target")
RaiderIO.GetProfile("Name-Realm", faction[, region])
RaiderIO.GetProfile("Name", "Realm", faction[, region])
RaiderIOProfile
This table contains data depending on what providers are loaded. This documentation is not complete, there are several internal values but they are all based on the core data that is documented below.
{
success = boolean
region = "us" | "kr" | "eu" | "tw" | "cn"
faction = 1 | 2
name = "Name"
realm = "Realm"
mythicKeystoneProfile = RaiderIOMythicKeystoneProfile | nil
raidProfile = RaiderIORaidProfile | nil
}
RaiderIOMythicKeystoneProfile
{
hasRenderableData = boolean - if false pretend the table was nil instead (the database is outdated so we don't want to show inaccurate data)
currentScore = number
previousScore = number
mainCurrentScore = number | nil
mainPreviousScore = number | nil
keystoneTwentyPlus = number
keystoneFifteenPlus = number
keystoneTenPlus = number
keystoneFivePlus = number
maxDungeonLevel = number
sortedDungeons = RaiderIOMythicKeystoneDungeonProfile[]
}
RaiderIOMythicKeystoneDungeonProfile
{
dungeon = RaiderIOMythicKeystoneDungeon
level = number
chests = 0 | 1 | 2 | 3
fractionalTime = number - between 0.0 and 1.0
}
RaiderIOMythicKeystoneDungeon
{
index = number
id = number
instance_map_id = number
keystone_instance = number
lfd_activity_ids = number[]
name = string
shortName = string
shortNameLocale = string
}
RaiderIORaidProfile
{
hasRenderableData = boolean - if false pretend the table was nil instead (the database is outdated so we don't want to show inaccurate data)
progress = RaiderIORaidProfileProgress[]
}
RaiderIORaidProfileProgress
{
difficulty = 1 | 2 | 3
progressCount = number
raid = RaiderIORaidProfileRaid
killsPerBoss = table<bossIndex, killCount>
}
RaiderIORaidProfileRaid
{
name = string
shortName = string
bossCount = number
}
RaiderIO.ShowProfile
Updates a tooltip widget and appends the character profile just like how RaiderIO does to the regular tooltips. This function uses the same arguments as RaiderIO.GetProfile except the first is the tooltip widget.
RaiderIO.ShowProfile(tooltip, ...) => true | false - depending on if the tooltip was altered or not
RaiderIO.GetScoreColor
Returns the colors for a given score.
RaiderIO.GetScoreColor(score) => red, green, blue - in the range of 0.0 to 1.0
Deprecated
Please refrain from using these API as they will be removed in future updates.
RaiderIO.ProfileOutput
RaiderIO.TooltipProfileOutput
RaiderIO.DataProvider
RaiderIO.HasPlayerProfile
RaiderIO.GetPlayerProfile
RaiderIO.ShowTooltip
RaiderIO.GetRaidDifficultyColor
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Ukraine and weapons of mass destruction
Ukraine, formerly a republic of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) from 1922–1991, once hosted Soviet nuclear weapons and delivery systems on its territory. The former Soviet Union had its nuclear program expanded to only four of its republics: Belarus, Kazakhstan, Russia, and Ukraine. After its dissolution in 1991, Ukraine became the third largest nuclear power in the world and held about one third of the former Soviet nuclear weapons, delivery system, and significant knowledge of its design and production. Ukraine inherited about 130 UR-100N intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM) with six warheads each, 46 RT-23 Molodets ICBMs with ten warheads apiece, as well as 33 heavy bombers, totaling approximately 1,700 nuclear warheads remained on Ukrainian territory.
While all these weapons were located on Ukrainian territory, Russia controlled the launch sequence and maintained operational control of the nuclear warheads and its weapons system. In 1994, Ukraine agreed to transfer these weapons to Russia and became a party to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, in exchange for assurances from Russia, the United States and United Kingdom to respect the Ukrainian independence and sovereignty in the existing borders. The decision by Ukraine to give up the nuclear weapons was debated when Russia, one of the parties of the agreement, invaded Ukraine.
Ukrainian nuclear arsenal after dissolution of the Soviet Union
After the dissolution of the Soviet Union, Ukraine held about one-third of the Soviet nuclear arsenal, the third largest in the world at the time, as well as significant means of its design and production. 130 UR-100N/RS-18 intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM) with six warheads each, 46 RT-23 Molodets ICBMs with ten warheads apiece, as well as 33 heavy bombers, totalling approximately 1,700 warheads remained on Ukrainian territory.
Forty of the underground launch silos for the RT-23 ICBMs had been installed around the city of Pervomaisk in the Mykolaiv Oblast, the home of the 46th Rocket Division of the 43rd Rocket Army of the Soviet Strategic Rocket Forces. The individual silos were scattered across the general area and often located on fields, surrounded by a fence and guarded. A group of nine or ten silos was connected to a common, underground Unified Command Post manned by several military officers.
As a republic in the Soviet Union, Ukraine was the base for the following nuclear force units:
* 43rd Rocket Army
* 19th Rocket Division (Rakovo, Khmelnytskyi Oblast) (see uk:19-та ракетна дивізія (СРСР))
* 37th Guards Rocket Division (Lutsk, Volyn Oblast)
* 43rd Guards Rocket Division (Romny, Sumy Oblast)
* 46th Rocket Division (Pervomaisk, Nikolayev Oblast)
* 50th Rocket Division (Bilokorovychi, Zhitomir Oblast)
Budapest Memorandum
The Declaration of State Sovereignty of Ukraine in 1990 stated that Ukraine would not accept, acquire, or produce nuclear weapons, and its government declared on 24 October 1991 that Ukraine would be a non-nuclear-weapon state.
On December 5, 1994 the leaders of Ukraine, Russia, United Kingdom, and the United States signed a memorandum to provide Ukraine with security assurances in connection with its accession to the NPT as a non-nuclear weapon state. The four parties signed the memorandum, containing a preamble and six paragraphs. The memorandum reads as follows:
"The United States of America, the Russian Federation, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland,
Welcoming the accession of Ukraine to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons as non-nuclear-weapon State,
Taking into account the commitment of Ukraine to eliminate all nuclear weapons from its territory within a specified period of time,
Noting the changes in the world-wide security situation, including the end of the Cold War, which have brought about conditions for deep reductions in nuclear forces.
Confirm the following:
1. The Russian Federation, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the United States of America reaffirm their commitment to Ukraine, in accordance with the principles of the Final Act of the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe, to respect the independence and sovereignty and the existing borders of Ukraine.
2. The Russian Federation, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the United States of America reaffirm their obligation to refrain from the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of Ukraine, and that none of their weapons will ever be used against Ukraine except in self-defence or otherwise in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations.
3. The Russian Federation, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the United States of America reaffirm their commitment to Ukraine, in accordance with the principles of the Final Act of the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe, to refrain from economic coercion designed to subordinate to their own interest the exercise by Ukraine of the rights inherent in its sovereignty and thus to secure advantages of any kind.
4. The Russian Federation, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the United States of America reaffirm their commitment to seek immediate United Nations Security Council action to provide assistance to Ukraine, as a non-nuclear-weapon State party to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, if Ukraine should become a victim of an act of aggression or an object of a threat of aggression in which nuclear weapons are used.
5. The Russian Federation, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the United States of America reaffirm, in the case of Ukraine, their commitment not to use nuclear weapons against any non-nuclear-weapon State party to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, except in the case of an attack on themselves, their territories or dependent territories, their armed forces, or their allies, by such a State in association or alliance with a nuclear-weapon State.
6. Ukraine, the Russian Federation, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the United States of America will consult in the event a situation arises that raises a question concerning these commitments."
France and China's commitments
France and China also provided Ukraine with assurances similar to the Budapest Memorandum, but with some significant differences. For instance, France's pledge does not contain the promises laid out in paragraphs 4 and 6 above, to refer any aggression to the UN Security Council, nor to consult in the event of a question regarding the commitments.
China's pledge takes a different form entirely, dating from December 4, and reading as follows:
* The Chinese Government welcomes the decision of Ukraine to destroy all nuclear weapons on its territory, and commends the approval by the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine on November 16 of Ukraine’s accession to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons as a non-nuclear-weapon State. China fully understands the desire of Ukraine for security assurance. The Chinese Government has always maintained that under no circumstances will China use or threaten to use nuclear weapons against non-nuclear-weapon States or nuclear-weapon-free zones. This principled position also applies to Ukraine. The Chinese Government urges all other nuclear-weapon States to undertake the same commitment, so as to enhance the security of all non-nuclear-weapon States, including Ukraine.
* The Chinese Government has constantly opposed the practice of exerting political, economic, or other pressure in international relations. It maintains that disputes and differences should be settled peacefully through consultations on an equal footing. Abiding by the spirit of the Sino-Ukrainian joint communiqué of January 4, 1992 on the establishment of diplomatic relations, the Sino-Ukrainian joint communiqué of October 31, 1992 and the Sino-Ukrainian joint statement of September 6, 1994, China recognizes and respects the independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine, and stands ready to further develop friendly and cooperative Sino-Ukraine relations on the basis of the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence.
Thus, China's pledge, similar to France's, does not pledge to involve UN or consultative mechanisms in case of crisis. However, it does pledge to respect the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine.
Russian invasion and nuclear weapons
Russian forces withdrew nuclear weapons and delivery systems from the Crimean peninsula after the dissolution of the Soviet Union, in the mid-1990s, with the exception of some nuclear-capable ships and submarines of the Black Sea Fleet stationed in accordance with agreements with Ukraine. After annexation of Crimea by Russia in 2014, which the UN General Assembly rejected as invalid, the Government of Ukraine in 2014 reaffirmed its 1994 decision to accede to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty as a non-nuclear-weapon state. Meanwhile, the Russian Federation again re-deployed nuclear-capable weapons to the peninsula, including S-300 antiaircraft missiles, and later Tu-22M3 Backfire bombers and Iskander-M ballistic missiles. In 2020, a Ukrainian NSDC official stated that Russia had done work on Soviet nuclear-weapons storage facility Feodosiia-13 in Krasnokamianka (Kyzyltash), and had added new tunnels to a nuclear submarine base at Balaklava.
Soon after the annexation of Crimea, Pavlo Rizanenko, a member of the Ukrainian parliament, told USA Today that Ukraine may have to arm themselves with their own nuclear weapons if the United States and other world leaders do not hold up their end of the agreement. He said, "We gave up nuclear weapons because of this agreement. Now, there's a strong sentiment in Ukraine that we made a big mistake." He also said that, "In the future, no matter how the situation is resolved in Crimea, we need a much stronger Ukraine. If you have nuclear weapons, people don't invade you." On December 13, 2014 Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko stated that he did not want Ukraine to become a nuclear power again.
During the subsequent invasion of Ukraine Russia started using their own nuclear weapons as a deterrent against a potential military intervention by other countries. In July 2014, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stated that Russia has the right to defend Crimea using nuclear weapons, and in March 2015 president Putin said that during the invasion of Crimea he had been prepared to put nuclear forces on alert. Around the same time, a Russian foreign ministry official said that Russia had the right to deploy nuclear arms to the peninsula, which is internationally recognized as Ukrainian territory.
Debates about Ukrainian renuclearization
In 1993, international relations theorist and University of Chicago professor John Mearsheimer predicted that a Ukraine without a nuclear deterrent was likely to be subjected to aggression by Russia.
However, Mariana Budjeryn, a Ukrainian scholar at Harvard argued that the denuclearization of Ukraine was not a mistake and that it was unclear whether Ukraine would be better off as a nuclear state. She argued that the deterrent value of the nuclear weapons in Ukraine was questionable. While Ukraine had "administrative control" of the weapons delivery systems, it would have needed 12 to 18 months to establish full operational control, and Ukraine would have faced sanctions from the West and likely retaliation from Russia. Moreover, Ukraine had no nuclear weapons program and would have struggled to replace nuclear weapons once their service life expired. Instead, by agreeing to give up the nuclear weapons, Ukraine received financial compensations and the security assurances of the Budapest Memorandum.
Andreas Umland, an analyst from the Swedish Institute of International Affairs, assessed that giving up its nuclear weapons had been a mistake by Ukraine, as breaking the Budapest Memorandum would have only limited consequences for Russia. He argued that states party to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty could not rely on security assurances, but could only ensure their sovereignty by having a nuclear deterrent of their own. Following Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Umland along with Hugo von Essen, reiterated that Russia's actions had weakened the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty significantly. They argued that Russia's invasion of Ukraine was only possible because Russia was kept fundamentally safe by its own nuclear arsenal, whereas Ukraine had made a mistake by giving up its own nuclear weapons.
On April 15, 2021, Ukrainian Ambassador to Germany Melnyk said that if Ukraine is not allowed to join NATO, his country might have to reconsider its status as a non-nuclear weapon state to guarantee its defense. In February 2022, during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky renewed such sentiments, suggesting that Ukraine could view the Budapest Memorandum as invalid should its security assurances not be met.
As of 2022 only three Ukrainian political parties supported bringing back nuclear weapons: Svoboda, Radical Party of Oleh Liashko, and the National Corps.
In April 2023, former US president Bill Clinton expressed regret at pressuring Ukraine to give up nuclear weapons, in light of the 2014 Russian invasion of Ukraine and escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian War from 2022. | WIKI |
Rogers Receives League Approvals on MLSE Acquisition
TORONTO, June 04, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Rogers Communications (TSX: RCI.A and RCI.B) (NYSE: RCI) today announced it has received all league approvals to buy out Bell’s 37.5% stake in Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment (MLSE). “We’re pleased to have league approvals to expand our ownership of MLSE, one of the most prestigious sports and entertainment organizations in the world,” said Tony Staffieri, President and CEO, Rogers. “As Canada’s leading communications and entertainment company, live sports and entertainment are a critical part of our core business strategy.”
Rogers has received approvals from the National Hockey League (NHL), National Basketball Association (NBA), Canadian Football League (CFL), Major League Soccer (MLS), and the American Hockey League (AHL) to become 75% owners of MLSE. The deal is subject to approval from the CRTC to acquire an additional indirect interest in Toronto Raptors Network Ltd (NBA TV Canada), representing a very small portion of the transaction. Rogers has previously received clearance from the Competition Bureau to proceed with the acquisition.
In September 2024, Rogers announced a deal to acquire Bell’s stake in MLSE for C$4.7 billion to become majority owner of MLSE.
About Rogers Communications Inc. Rogers is Canada’s leading communications and entertainment company and its shares are publicly traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: RCI.A and RCI.B) and on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: RCI). For more information, please visit rogers.com or investors.rogers.com.
For further information:
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Talk:Dutch colonization of the Americas
Chili?
The "Chili" section is a mess. Is this supposed to refer to the country of Chile? In any event, could someone knowledgable fix it? I would, but I know next to nothing on this topic. --Polynova 05:07, August 1, 2005 (UTC)
* Yes it is. Chili is Dutch for Chile. Peter Maas 14:44, 15 September 2006 (UTC)
"purchased" ?
The acquisition of Manhattan island is referred to as a "purchase", within quotes, as if there was something fishy about it. I have never heard of anything fishy going on during the transaction, so I think it would require a generally accepted source and explanation, if the deal was not all above board. --Lokimaros 16:14, 2 September 2006 (UTC)
* I think the deal with the quotes is that the Indians did not regard it as a purchase. Supposedly their view of the transaction is that the Dutch gave them gifts, and then they gave the Dutch use of the land (i.e., continued use of the land would be dependent on continued good will between the two groups). — Laura Scudder ☎ 17:21, 15 September 2006 (UTC)
Needs a map
This article needs a map similar to most other "Colonization in America" articles. --CPAScott (talk) 16:24, 31 March 2008 (UTC)
Image reflected disputed material
The image on main page is listed disputed material from the Dutch Empire discussion forms. The areas in Acadia were never practically held by the Dutch, as stated in this article, and therefore should be removed. -Kirkoconnell (talk) 21:11, 1 May 2008 (UTC)
* While I agree that Dutch Acadie should not be included on the map since it was never effectively held, there should be at least some mention of it in this article and in “Dutch Empire”, in its appropriate circumstance and context, to provide information to readers. Askari Mark (Talk) 00:26, 2 May 2008 (UTC)
More territories in the Caribbean Sea
Hi, This is my first message here; I hope I comply with all the rules.
We are sailing through the Caribbean and found more Dutch settlements/territories than listed in this article:
1. Isla Aves. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isla_Aves even lists it as being claimed by the Dutch. There's not much here, no settlements, currently a Venezuelan military station (if one could call it that).
The above has almost the same name as the next, but they are completely different islands:
2. Las Aves Archipelago, Isla Larga. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islas_Las_Aves lists Isla Larga but doesn't refer to any history. There are still remains of a Dutch fort there. It provided defense for the islands of Bonaire and Curacao. This is also the site of the famous Dutch victory over the French which is cited on the referenced link only as "major naval disaster in 1678, when a French fleet commanded by Admiral Jean d'Estrees was wrecked on the reefs of Aves de Barlovento."
3. Tortuga, Haiti. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tortuga references the Dutch colonists.
Also, we found many islands where Dutch pirates had their settlements but I don't think that counts as colonization? Anyway, here they are:
1. Cayos Hollandaises is a small group of islands in the San Blas (Panama) Several Dutch pirates & privateers made this their home.
2. Bluefields in Nicaragua got it's name from Dutch pirate Abraham Blauvelt as referenced here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bluefields
DeVerm (talk) 14:43, 14 September 2008 (UTC)
* Barbados was another one that was suspected of being on the verge of becoming Dutch. Sir William Courteen had an Anglo-Dutch heritage and began robust trade between Barbados and the Dutch isles leading to England's blockade of Barbados' harbour. I don't read Dutch to read old documents to uncover the extent to which the Dutch were said to have financed the founding of Barbados via William Courteen but because of his Dutch heritage, England is thought to have gave Barbados to Lord Carlisle instead who started a brand new settlement in Bridgetown to replace Courteen's port at Holetown. The Dutch Jews were whom introduced sugarcane to Barbados originally. To this day one can still see the ruins of many Dutch style windmills dotting the countryside of Barbados which were introduced to Barbados by the Dutch. CaribDigita (talk) 23:48, 1 May 2013 (UTC)
New Netherland
Though the info in this section is interesting it gives a rathered scattered view of North American colonialization. The fact that the Tri-State Region, the heart of the colony aound Upper New York Bay and the Hudson Valley is so vaguely hanlded does not not do justice to the substance of the beginnnings of the metropolitan area it would become. Will continue to expand and clarify.Djflem (talk) 10:19, 26 November 2008 (UTC)
Map of the Americas
The article does not reference any reliable sources that validate or distinguish the claim of certain locations in present day Chile being part of the Dutch Empire either as colonies, territories, trading posts, or other. Selecciones de la Vida (talk) 18:04, 9 January 2009 (UTC)
Were they really Dutch?
Were the historically supposed Dutch who colonized the Americas real germanic Dutch or were they jews who historians call Dutch? —Preceding unsigned comment added by <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 15:27, 11 April 2011 (UTC)
WP:ENGVAR
Well, this is a little more challenging than most. The namespace for the first edit is obviously AmE; it was a stub, though, and the first nonstub was BrE; but that edit kept the AmE title. Given that the topic does directly relate to the history of the USA and the namespace is much more obvious, I'm on the side of maintaining consistent American English but open if there's reasonable consensus going the other way. — LlywelynII 17:57, 23 November 2012 (UTC)
Dutch settlements
There should be a place here (or even a separate page) for the colonies of Dutch settlers that created places like Holland, Michigan, and Pleasureville, Kentucky. It wasn't gov't organized or on the scale of New Netherland but it wasn't nothing either. — Llywelyn II 07:38, 27 September 2013 (UTC)
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Central Bank of India Said to Raise $566 Million in Rights Sale
Central Bank of India (CBOI) , a state-run
lender, raised about 25 billion rupees ($566 million) in a
rights share sale that closed today, according to two people
familiar with the transaction. The shares were sold at 103 rupees each, a price set last
month by the Mumbai-based bank, the people said, declining to be
identified before an announcement. The stock climbed 1.4 percent
to 145.95 rupees at the 3:30 p.m. close. Not including Central Bank ’s rights offer, Indian companies
raised 104 billion rupees in equity and rights sales locally in
2011, a fifth of the amount sold in the same period last year,
according to data compiled by Bloomberg. A quarter of this
year’s sales were by banks, data show. ICICI Securities Ltd., Citigroup Inc. (C) , Enam Securities
Pvt., IDBI Capital Market Services Ltd., Royal Bank of Scotland
Group Plc (RBS) and SBI Capital Markets Ltd. managed the transaction,
according to a Jan. 25 sale document to the markets regulator. Citigroup is ranked first in managing India share sales in
2011, followed by SBI Capital, according to the Bloomberg data. To contact the reporter on this story:
Ruth David in Mumbai at
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Philip Lagerkranser at
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Responses of soil nitrogen cycling to the interactive effects of elevated CO2 and inorganic N supply
Audrey Niboyet, Laure Barthes, Bruce A. Hungate, Xavier Le Roux, Juliette M.G. Bloor, Annick Ambroise, Sandrine Fontaine, Peter M. Price, Paul W. Leadley
Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review
19 Scopus citations
Abstract
Despite increasing interest in the effects of climate change on soil processes, the response of nitrification to elevated CO2 remains unclear. Responses may depend on soil nitrogen (N) status, and inferences may vary depending on the methodological approach used. We investigated the interactive effects of elevated CO2 and inorganic N supply on gross nitrification (using 15N pool dilution) and potential nitrification (using nitrifying enzyme activity assays) in Dactylis glomerata mesocosms. We measured the responses of putative drivers of nitrification (NH4 + production, NH4 + consumption, and soil environmental conditions) and of potential denitrification, a process functionally linked to nitrification. Gross nitrification was insensitive to all treatments, whereas potential nitrification was higher in the high N treatment and was further stimulated by elevated CO2 in the high N treatment. Gross mineralization and NH4 + consumption rates were also significantly increased in response to elevated CO2 in the high N treatment, while potential denitrification showed a significant increase in response to N addition. The discrepancy between the responses of gross and potential nitrification to elevated CO2 and inorganic N supply suggest that these measurements provide different information, and should be used as complementary approaches to understand nitrification response to global change.
Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)35-47
Number of pages13
JournalPlant and Soil
Volume327
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 2010
Keywords
• Gross mineralization
• Gross nitrification
• Potential denitrification
• Potential nitrification
ASJC Scopus subject areas
• Soil Science
• Plant Science
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n 72 33 27 60 54 Case II. When both factors repeat,Examp. | WIKI |
5.4.3 Procedures that construct lists
The procedures in this section take values (including Lists) as input, and produce a new List as output. As before, the empty list is typically the base case. Since we are producing a List as output, the result for the base case is also usually null. The recursive case will use cons to construct a List combining the first element with the result of the recursive application on the rest of the List.
Example 5.12: Mapping
One common task for manipulating a List is to produce a new List that is the result of applying some procedure to every element in the input List.
For the base case, applying any procedure to every element of the empty list produces the empty list. For the recursive case, we use cons to construct a List. The first element is the result of applying the mapping procedure to the first element of the input List. The rest of the output List is the result of recursively mapping the rest of the input List.
Here is a procedure that constructs a List that contains the square of every element of the input List:
(define (list-square p) (if (null? p) null (cons (square (car p))
(list-square (cdr p)))))
We generalize this by making the procedure which is applied to each element an input. The procedure list-map takes a procedure as its first input and a List as its second input. It outputs a List whose elements are the results of applying the input procedure to each element of the input List.1
(define (list-map f p) (if (null? p) null (cons (f (car p)) (list-map f
(cdr p)))))
We can use list-map to define square-all:
(define (square-all p) (list-map square p))
Exercise 5.17. Define a procedure list-increment that takes as input a List of numbers, and produces as output a List containing each element in the input List incremented by one. For example, (list-increment 1 2 3) evaluates to (2 3 4).
Exercise 5.18. Use list-map and list-sum to define list-length: (define (list-length p) (list-sum (list-map p)))
Example 5.5: Filtering
Consider defining a procedure that takes as input a List of numbers, and evaluates to a List of all the non-negative numbers in the input. For example, (list-filter-negative (list 1 -3 -4 5 -2 0)) evaluates to (1 5 0).
First, consider the base case when the input is the empty list. If we filter the negative numbers from the empty list, the result is an empty list. So, for the base case, the result should be null.
In the recursive case, we need to determine whether or not the first element should be included in the output. If it should be included, we construct a new List consisting of the first element followed by the result of filtering the remaining elements in the List. If it should not be included, we skip the first element and the result is the result of filtering the remaining elements in the List.
(define (list-filter-negative p) (if (null? p) null (if ( \> = (car p)
0) (cons (car p) (list-filter-negative (cdr p))) (list-filter-negative
(cdr p)))))
Similarly to list-map, we can generalize our filter by making the test procedure as an input, so we can use any predicate to determine which elements to include in the output List.2
(define (list-filter test p) (if (null? p) null (if (test (car p)) (cons
(car p) (list-filter test (cdr p))) (list-filter test (cdr p)))))
Using the list-filter procedure, we can define list-filter-negative as:
(define (list-filter-negative p) (list-filter (lambda (x) ( \> = x
0)) p))
We could also define the list-filter procedure using the list-accumulate procedure from Section 5.4.1:
(define (list-filter test p) (list-accumulate (lambda (el rest) (if
(test el) (cons el rest) rest)) null p))
Exercise 5.19. Define a procedure list-filter-even that takes as input a List of numbers and produces as output a List consisting of all the even elements of the input List.
Exercise 5.20.Define a procedure list-remove that takes two inputs: a test procedure and a List. As output, it produces a List that is a copy of the input List with all of the elements for which the test procedure evaluates to true removed. For example, (list-remove (lambda (x) (= x 0)) (list 0 1 2 3)) should evaluates to the List (1 2 3).
Exercise 5.21. $\left[\star \star \right]$Define a procedure list-unique-elements that takes as input a List and produces as output a List containing the unique elements of the input List. The output List should contain the elements in the same order as the input List, but should only contain the first appearance of each value in the input List.
Example 5.6: Append
The list-append procedure takes as input two lists and produces as output a List consisting of the elements of the first List followed by the elements of the second List.3 For the base case, when the first List is empty, the result of appending the lists should just be the second List. When the first List is non-empty, we can produce the result by cons-ing the first element of the first List with the result of appending the rest of the first List and the second List.
(define (list-append p q)
(if (null? p) q (cons (car p) (list-append (cdr p) q))))
Example 5.7: Reverse
The list-reverse procedure takes a List as input and produces as output a List containing the elements of the input List in reverse order.4 For example, (list-reverse (list 1 2 3)) evaluates to the List (3 2 1). As usual, we consider the base case where the input List is null first. The reverse of the empty list is the empty list. To reverse a non-empty List, we should put the first element of the List at the end of the result of reversing the rest of the List.
The tricky part is putting the first element at the end, since cons only puts elements at the beginning of a List. We can use the list-append procedure defined in the previous example to put a List at the end of another List. To make this work, we need to turn the element at the front of the List into a List containing just that element. We do this using (list (car p)).
(define (list-reverse p) (if (null? p) null (list-append (list-reverse
(cdr p)) (list (car p)))))
Exercise 5.22. Define the list-reverse procedure using list-accumulate.
Example 5.8: Intsto
For our final example, we define the intsto procedure that constructs a List containing the whole numbers between 1 and the input parameter value. For example, (intsto 5) evaluates to the List (1 2 3 4 5).
This example combines ideas from the previous chapter on creating recursive definitions for problems involving numbers, and from this chapter on lists. Since the input parameter is not a List, the base case is not the usual list base case when the input is null. Instead, we use the input value 0 as the base case. The result for input 0 is the empty list. For higher values, the output is the result of putting the input value at the end of the List of numbers up to the input value minus one.
A first attempt that doesn’t quite work is:
(define (revintsto n)
(if (= n 0) null (cons n (revintsto (- n 1)))))
The problem with this solution is that it is cons-ing the higher number to the front of the result, instead of at the end. Hence, it produces the List of numbers in descending order: (revintsto 5) evaluates to (5 4 3 2 1).
One solution is to reverse the result by composing list-reverse with revintsto:
(define (intsto n) (list-reverse (revintsto n)))
Equivalently, we can use the fcompose procedure from Section 4.2:
(define intsto (fcompose list-reverse revintsto))
Alternatively, we could use list-append to put the high number directly at the end of the List. Since the second operand to list-append must be a List, we use (list n) to make a singleton List containing the value as we did for list-reverse.
(define (intsto n)
(if (= n 0) null (list-append (intsto (- n 1)) (list n))))
Although all of these procedures are functionally equivalent (for all valid inputs, each function produces exactly the same output), the amount of computing work (and hence the time they take to execute) varies across the implementations. We consider the problem of estimating the running-times of different procedures in Part II.
Exercise 5.70. Define factorial using intsto.
1. Scheme provides a built-in map procedure. It behaves like this one when passed a procedure and a single List as inputs, but can also work on more than one List input at a time.
2. Scheme provides a built-in function filter that behaves like our list-filter procedure.
3. There is a built-in procedure append that does this. The built-in append takes any number of Lists as inputs, and appends them all into one List.
4. The built-in procedure reverse does this. | ESSENTIALAI-STEM |
Server-Side Java with Jakarta-Tomcat
Simple ways to build web applications using servlets.
Apache
We could continue to use Tomcat as our main HTTP server. However, it is neither as fast nor as configurable as Apache or most other servers. For this reason, it's typical to use Apache for most HTTP requests and to forward servlet- or JSP-related requests to Tomcat.
In order for Apache to communicate with Tomcat, we must compile a module into our Apache server. The traditional way was with mod_jserv, based on a project called JServ. A new module, known as mod_jk, compiles into your Apache server similarly to mod_jserv but uses a more efficient and flexible protocol to communicate with Tomcat.
The easiest way to install mod_jk is to download the source code for Tomcat from the Jakarta web site. Even if you have downloaded the binary version of Tomcat for general use, you will need to retrieve the source code in order to compile and install mod_jk. After you unpack the source distribution, change to src/native/apache1.3. If you are using an early version of Apache 2.0, you should go to src/native/apache2.0 for the mod_jk source code.
The following instructions assume you have built your Apache server with the ability to handle DSO, dynamically loaded modules that were not originally compiled into the server. DSO is a wonderfully flexible mechanism for adding new modules; not all modules can always handle this flexibility, and you might find yourself compiling some or all of your Apache server statically. While mod_jk can certainly be compiled statically, the on-line documentation encourages users to install it as a DSO, both because it is easier to do so and because it means that you can update mod_jk without having to recompile Apache.
Compiling a module as a DSO means it must link against the Apache server using the names and addresses that were specified at the server's time of compilation. In order for us to compile modules with the same environment and information as the server, Apache provides apxs, a Perl program that ensures our modules are compiled correctly. apxs takes the same arguments as cc, as well as several of its own that allow us to install the module automatically.
From inside the apache1.3 directory, we can compile mod_jk in httpd.conf with the following command:
/usr/local/apache/bin/apxs -i -o mod_jk.so -I../jk \
-I$JAVA_HOME/include \
-I$JAVA_HOME/include/linux -c *.c ../jk/*.c
If you enter the above command in three lines, rather than one, remember to include the backslashes (\) as the final character on each of the first two lines. Also note that we did not include the -a option, which activates the module in the Apache configuration file, because (as we shall soon see) that is done from within another, automatically generated, configuration file.
Now that mod_jk is installed, we must get Tomcat and mod_jk to speak to each other. Normally, Tomcat expects to receive requests from Apache with the Ajpv12 protocol. However, mod_jk and Tomcat both understand the Ajpv13 protocol, which is more advanced in a number of ways. We will thus need to modify our Tomcat configuration so that it supports Ajpv13, and then configure Apache to use that protocol to communicate with Tomcat.
Tomcat has two configuration files, one for the HTTP server (web.xml) and one for the Java servlet container (server.xml) files. Even if you have never worked with XML, you should not have to worry very much; not only is XML easy to learn, but the Tomcat configuration files are heavily commented. Both configuration files are in the $TOMCAT_HOME/conf directory.
In order to tell Tomcat to use Ajpv13, we must find the section of server.xml that defines the Ajp12 connector. The section normally looks like this when you install Tomcat:
<ConnectorclassName="org.apache.tomcat.service.
<Parameter name="handler"
value="org.apache.tomcat.service.connector.
<Parameter name="port" value="8007"/>
</Connector>
As you can see, this defines the TCP/IP connector handler and indicates that Tomcat should use the Ajp12ConnectionHandler object in the org.apache.tomcat.service.connector package. We will add a similar block immediately following the one shown above:
<Connector className="org.apache.tomcat.service.
<Parameter name="handler"
value="org.apache.tomcat.service.connector.
<Parameter name="port" value="8009"/>
</Connector>
Aside from changing the name of the handler object, you can see that we have modified the port number to be 8009.
The mod_jk instructions make it clear that we should add the new Ajp13 handler to server.xml, leaving the Ajp12 handler in place. Otherwise, there may be problems when you try to shut down Tomcat.
Shut down Tomcat with $TOMCAT_HOME/bin/shutdown.sh, and start it up again with $TOMCAT_HOME/bin/startup.sh, just to make sure that the configuration changes did not break anything. If all is fine, you should see messages indicating that the HttpConnectionHandler is running on port 8080, the Ajp12ConnectionHandler is running on port 8007 and the Ajp13ConnectionHandler is running on port 8009.
The easiest and fastest way to tell Apache how to connect to Tomcat is to use mod_jk.conf-auto, a file that Tomcat generates each time it is restarted. This file, which is located in $TOMCAT_HOME/conf, contains all of the Apache directives necessary to load and use Tomcat. You simply need to include this set of definitions from within your Apache configuration:
Include /usr/java/jakarta-tomcat-3.2.1/conf/mod_jk.conf-auto
mod_jk.conf-auto is not only useful and automatic, it also provides a good sense of how to configure mod_jk and how to create sophisticated interactions between Apache and Tomcat. One thing to remember when working with Apache and Tomcat is that Apache must always start up after Tomcat is running so it can connect to the appropriate socket.
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258 GRIMMA cing but a small part of the alphabet. The completion of the work, his brother having died before him, was intrusted to Moritz Heyne, Rudolf Hildebrand, and Karl Weigand; and it is said that the brothers Grimm left sufficient materials to carry out the original plan in all its essential features. The first part of vol. iv., reaching to the word Garten, was published in Leipsic at the beginning of 1874. The work was completed nearly to the letter L, and it is expected that the whole will be ready about 1890. Since his death three volumes of his minor writings (Kleinere Schriften including an autobiography, have been published. II. Wilhelm Karl, a German philologist, brother of the preceding, born in Hanau, Feb. 24, 1786, died in Berlin, Dec. 16, 1859. He was educa- ted at Cassel and Marburg, was appointed in 1814 secretary of the library of Cassel, and in 1830 assistant librarian at Gottingen, where he became professor in 1835. He was deprived of this office in 1837, and accompanied his brother to Cassel and Berlin. He devoted himself especially to German medieval poetry, and, besides the works which were the joint productions of the two brothers, wrote trea- tises Ueber die deutschen Eunen (Gottingen, 1821) and Ueber die deutschen Fingemamen (Berlin, 1848) ; translated the Altddnische Hel- denlieder, Balladen und MarcJien (Heidelberg, 1811) ; and edited the Grave Euodolf (Gottin- gen, 1828), Die deutsche Heldensage (1829), Der Freiaank (1834), Der grosse fiosengarten(1834:), Das Rolandslied (1838), Wemners vom Nied- herrhein Veronica (1839), Konrads von Wurz- lurg Goldene Schmiede (Berlin, 1840), Athis und Prophilias (1846), Exhortatio ad Plebem Christianam (1848), and Altdeutsche GesprdcTie (1851), for all of which he furnished introduc- tions and disquisitions of great value. III. Lnd- nig Emil, a German painter and engraver, bro- ther of the preceding, born in Hanau in 1790, died in Cassel, April 4, 1863. He studied under Karl Hess at Munich, served in the campaign of 1813, and in 1817 went to Italy. In 1832 he became professor in the academy of painting at Cassel. He made more than 130 engravings, most of them his own compositions. Of his paintings, a " Madonna " and numerous por- traits are most admired. IV. Hermann Friedrieh, son of Wilhelm Karl, born in Cassel, Jan. 6, 1828. He studied at Berlin and Bonn, and has since 1849 resided in the former city. Among his works are the drama Arminius (1851), the tragedy Demetrius (1854), the poem Traum und Erwachen (1854), Novellen (1856 ; 2d ed., 1862), Essays (1859), Leben Michel Angela^ (2 vols., 1860-'63 ; 3d ed., 1868 ; English transla- tion by F. E. Bunnett, 2 vols., 1865), Neue Es- says (1865), mainly devoted to the writings of Emerson, and the novel Unuberwindliche Mdch- te (3 vols., 1867). He has also edited Ueber Kunstler nnd Knnstwerlce (3 vols., 1865-'7). (.KIMMA, a town of Saxony, on the Mulde, 14m. S. E. of Leipsic; pop. in 1871, 6,536. It is pleasantly situated, and contains several church- GRINDELWALD es, an ancient town hall, and a royal palace which is used for public offices. Celebrated among its schools is the Furstenschule (Illustre Moldanuni), with more than 120 pupils and a library of 6,000 volumes. Grimma was the most important commercial and manufacturing emporium of Saxony until the 14th century, but has considerably declined. The local in- dustry has lately somewhat revived, and it also contains two large publishing houses. The Gfolzermiihle, outside the town, includes an ex- tensive manufactory of paper and machinery, and an iron foundery. Albert the Brave, pro- genitor of the Saxon dynasty, was born in the castle of Grimma in 1443. GRINDAL, Edmund, an English prelate, born at Kensingham, Cumberland, in 1519, died at Croy- don, July 6, 1583. In 1459 he became presi- dent of Pembroke hall, Cambridge, and, having greatly distinguished himself as a preacher, became Bishop Ridley's private chaplain in 1550. The next year he was appointed chap- lain to the king ; but on the accession of Mary he fled to Strasburg, where he remained till her death, when returning, he was employed to draw up the new liturgy, and, with seven other Protestants, to oppose the Roman Catholic prelates in public debate. In 1559 he was made master of Pembroke hall, and the same year was nominated to succeed Bonner as bish- op of London. In 1570 he was translated to the see of York, and five years after succeeded Parker as archbishop of Canterbury. Eliza- beth, disliking the frequent meetings of the clergy for mutual improvement, directed Grin- dal to break up these " prophesyings." Ven- turing decidedly to question the propriety of doing this, he was confined to his house by order of the star chamber, and his see was sequestered from him. He was afterward partially restored to his power and place, but in 1582 he became blind, and resigned his see, receiving a pension from the queen. He wrote little, but a tract of his on the real presence is printed in Fox's "Acts and Monuments." GRINDELWALD, a village of Switzerland, in the canton and 36 m. S. E. of the city of Bern, and 10 m. E. S. E. of Interlaken, about 3,500 ft. above the sea, on the Bergelbach ; pop. about 3,000. It is the centre of the rqad to the Bernese Oberland, and is celebrated for the scenery of the Grindelwald valley, the beauty of the passes of the Scheideck, and the surrounding mountains and glaciers. The vil- lage consists of picturesque wooden cottages widely scattered over the valley. The inhab- itants are mainly employed in rearing cattle, in dairy work, and in preparing Kirschwasser. The most celebrated Swiss guides are natives of this vicinity. Owing to the proximity of the glaciers, the climate is cold and unsettled even in summer. The Grindelwald valley is trav- ersed by the Black Lutschine, and is about 16 in. long and 2 m. wide. South of the val- ley rise the Wellborn, Wetterhorn, Mettenberg, Schreckhorn, Eiger, and Monch; and north | WIKI |
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take up formations which interfere with the highest development of its fire, or which offer favorable targets to the hostile infantry and artillery. This is especially the case where infantry is in the act of beginning an assault, when the slightest hesitation may jeopardize success. If cavalry actually begins to charge at this moment, only the bodies immediately threatened halt at the signal "attention," and face the cavalry; the remainder continue the march.
The sudden appearance of a line of charging cavalry produces such a tremendous psychological effect on troops not immediately threatened, that they either watch the attack passively, or else too many of them take a hand in repulsing it. This moment, in which the attention of the troops is so completely riveted on the cavalry, is seldom utilized for the purpose of gaining ground to the front, or for effecting a withdrawal. It needs but little imagination to picture to one's self the success which the French army could have gained at Waterloo if infantry masses had followed on the heels of Ney's cavalry squadrons. In the battle of Vionville the German infantry fired at the most incredible angles at the charging French Guard cavalry. While Bredow's Brigade was making its charge during the same battle, part of the infantry of the 6th Division stopped firing on the French skirmishers, to follow with intense interest the cavalry charge that was taking place on a totally different part of the battlefield. This conduct, as | WIKI |
Up 30% Over The Last Year, Is Skyworks Stock Poised For Further Gains?
Skyworks (NASDAQ:SWKS), a company that sells analog semiconductors and radio frequency (RF) products saw its stock price rise by about 30% over the last 12 months. The stock is also up almost 130% since the end of 2018. The recent rally is driven by the ongoing transition to 5G wireless technology, which is leading to stronger demand for Skyworks’ chips from mobile devices and wireless infrastructure equipment. Are further gains in the cards for Skyworks or is the good news priced in the stock for the near-term? Let’s take a look at what’s driven the gains in Skyworks’ stock price in recent years and what the outlook for the company could be like. See our dashboard analysis on Why Has Skyworks Stock Gained 136% Since 2018? for a detailed overview of how Skyworks’ Revenues, Margins, and multiple have changed in recent years.
What Has Driven Skyworks Stock Price In Recent Years
Skyworks sells analog semiconductors that include power amplifiers, front-end modules, and RF products that go into mobile and wireless devices as well as wireless infrastructure equipment. Skyworks Revenues have declined from around $3.9 billion in FY’18 (the company’s fiscal year ends on the Friday closest to September 30) to about $3.4 billion in FY’20. The decline was partly due to the ban on exports to China’s Huawei, a key customer, although this was partly offset by stronger 5G solutions sales. Revenue remained almost flat over the last 12 months. Skyworks’ Net Margin stood at about 24% over the last 12 months, roughly flat compared to FY’18. The company’s EPS stood at about $4.84 for the last 12 months, down from about $5.06 in FY’18. However, the markets have valued Skyworks much more richly, with its trailing P/E multiple expanding from about 14x in 2018 to about 33x currently (based on trailing 12-month EPS), in anticipation of stronger sales from the ongoing 5G upgrades.
Are More Gains In The Cards For Skyworks Stock?
Skyworks stands to benefit significantly from 5G upgrades, as 5G systems are more complex, with more challenging RF front-end and analog component designs. Skyworks should also benefit from strong demand from Apple – its largest customer, which reportedly accounts for about half of its Revenue. Apple has been seeing robust demand for its new 5G iPhone 12 handsets and has reportedly raised its iPhone production targets for H1 2021 by 30% compared to last year per Nikkei.. Apart from smartphones, the company is also expected to see stronger demand for solutions for next-generation MIMO (Multiple-Input Multiple-Output) base stations and small cell installations. Skyworks’ revenue is likely to grow by about 17% over 2021, per consensus estimates with its adjusted EPS likely to rise to over $7.50. This means that the stock trades at about 21x projected earnings, which is relatively reasonable considering the company’s growth. This could give the company further room for upside in the near-term. That being said, the semiconductor market is quite cyclical due to the short lifespan of the technologies, and if the 5G wireless upgrade cycle shows signs of saturation, this could impact the stock.
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Wikipedia:Peer review/U.S. Navy Marine Mammal Program/archive1
U.S. Navy Marine Mammal Program
This article discusses an interesting, unusual, and controversial program of the U.S. Navy, which received some sensational (and probably wildly inaccurate) media coverage recently following Hurricane Katrina. As such, I think it would make an interesting feature article; so, let's see if it's up to standard! — Johantheghost 15:08, 2 October 2005 (UTC)
Great article - I'd support it --PopUpPirate 09:16, 7 October 2005 (UTC)
The article needs a clear reference section added, it should include all the sources used to write the article- html links in the text should also be fully described in this section so that if the source website goes down or the page is moved- then there is still a record on Wikipedia of what the refernce was.--nixie 15:25, 7 October 2005 (UTC)
* Thanks for the comment, nixie. I was trying to figure out the best way to do the whole reference thing... anyway, I've had a go, and the page now has a real ref section. Comments? — Johantheghost 17:35, 7 October 2005 (UTC)
Looks great. The capitalisation of animal names should be consistent, since were dealing with mammals a common name should be Bluenose Dolphin and a group of species lowercase is ok (I adjusted the lists so you an see what I'm talking about), you'll notice that many of the links to names in the article now go though a redirect due to capitalisation differences. Have you come across any information on how good the animals are at their jobs, I thought I read an article earlier in the year about how the gulf dolphins weren't doing well - I'd be an interesting addition if you can find the information. --nixie 01:50, 8 October 2005 (UTC)
Thanks again for the comments. I've fixed (I think) the capitalization, and I found a reference about the claimed effectiveness of their mine-clearance work — good idea, that. I couldn't find that negative story, though. (There was one dolphin that ran off, but it came back again.) Anyhow, I think the article pretty much rocks now — thanks to everyone who's been commenting and tweaking it recently — what do you think? — Johantheghost 11:49, 8 October 2005 (UTC) | WIKI |
Hurricanes (X-League)
The Hurricanes are an American football team located in Kodaira, Tokyo, Japan. They are a member of the X-League.
Team history
* 1978 Team founded by Hitachi, Ltd. business group. Team named the Hitachi Hurricanes.
* 1999 Team promoted from X3 to X2.
* 2003 Renesas Electronics becomes new team sponsor. Team renamed the Renesas Hurricanes.
* 2004 Won X2-X1 promotion match against Club Huskies 41-33. Promoted to X1 for the following season.
* 2005 Finished 6th in the Central division (0 wins, 6 losses).
* 2006 Finished 6th in the Central division (0 wins, 6 losses). Won X1-X2 replacement match against Bullseyes-Tokyo 26-0.
* 2009 Renesas Electronics ends sponsorship of the team. Team renamed the Hurricanes. Finished 5th in the Central division (2 wins, 5 losses).
* 2010 Finished 4th in the Central division (2 wins, 6 losses). Lost X1-X2 replacement match against Sagamihara Rise 0-57. Demoted to X2 for the following season.
* 2012 Finished 1st in the X2 East division (9 wins, 0 losses). Won X2-X1 promotion match against Fuji Xerox 20-13. Promoted to X1 for the following season.
* 2015 Finished 6th in the Central division (0 wins, 7 losses). Team demoted to X2 for the following season. | WIKI |
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Article reassessed and graded as start class. --dashiellx (talk) 18:37, 29 April 2008 (UTC)
Information Box Format
I changed the format of the information box from the previous format to one that has already been established for military installations http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Fort_Leavenworth&diff=222857417&oldid=221952683 The reasoning behind this, Fort Leavenworth is an active U.S. Army installation. The other U.S. Army installations Fort Campbell, Kentucky, Fort Drum, New York, Fort Hood, Texas, Fort Riley, Kansas, Fort Myer, Virginia, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, etc. have the same format and even this installation is a historical post, it is no exception to the rule already established on Wikipedia. -Signaleer (talk) 13:27, 1 July 2008 (UTC)
* Thank you. The old infobox was spectacularly misleading. I don't believe the whole fort is on NHS. Thanks again. Americasroof (talk) 19:41, 1 July 2008 (UTC)
* There are other historical installations like West Point, New York, Fort Monroe, Virginia, Fort Myer, Virginia, Fort Sheridan, Illinois, etc. which are historical installations but the precedence has already been established for the information box format. -Signaleer (talk) 16:04, 2 July 2008 (UTC)
Manning Detention
Didn't want to go ahead and add this but it's been confirmed that this location is where Private Manning will serve up to 35-year prison sentence, as reported in The Kansas City Star Given the media attention this case had garnered it would seem fitting to mention this point on the wiki.
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Scopolia
Scopolia is a genus of four species of flowering plants in the family Solanaceae, native to Europe and Asia. The genus is named after Giovanni Scopoli (1723–88), a Tyrolean naturalist. The genus has a disjunct distribution, with two recognised species in Central to Eastern Europe, (including the Caucasus), and two species in East Asia. The two European species are: and the two Asiatic species are:
* Scopolia carniolica Jacq. of Slovenia, Austria and the Carpathian Mountains
* Scopolia caucasica Kolesn. ex Kreyer of the Caucasus
* Scopolia lutescens Y.N. Lee of Korea
* Scopolia japonica Maxim. of Japan
The four species in the equally medicinal genus Anisodus have in the past been placed in the genus Scopolia, as has the monotypic genus Atropanthe with its single species Atropanthe sinensis Pascher.
* Anisodus tanguticus (Maxim.) Pascher
* Anisodus luridus Link ex Spreng.
* Anisodus carniolicoides (C.Y.Wu & C.Chen) D'Arcy & Z.Y.Zhang
* Anisodus acutangulus C.Y.Wu & C.Chen
Scopolia carniolica - the longest-known species and the one with the westernmost distribution - is a creeping perennial plant, with light green leaves and dull reddish-purple flowers (cream-to-yellow in the attractive and more ornamental form hladnikiana, sometimes cultivated as a decorative plant). Extract of Scopolia (which contains a form of the alkaloid scopolamine) is used in at least one commercial stomach remedy (Inosea, produced by Sato Pharmaceutical). The extract is an anti-spasmodic in low doses and may be used to relax smooth muscle tissue or prevent motion-sickness-induced nausea; in higher doses, it is a poison having hallucinogenic and memory-inhibiting effects.
Other alkaloids found in Scopolia carniolica include cuscohygrine, hyoscyamine, and atroscine.
The coumarin phenylpropanoids umbelliferone and scopoletin have been isolated from the roots of Scopolia japonica.
Comparison of Scopolia carniolica with Atropa belladonna
The existence of the synonym Scopolia atropoides (i.e. "Atropa-like Scopolia") for Scopolia carniolica demonstrates the perceived similarity between Scopolia carniolica and its better-known relative Deadly Nightshade (Atropa belladonna). The most obvious dissimilarity lies in the respective fruits, that of Scopolia being a pyxidium (i.e. a dry, pot-like capsule with an operculum (lid)) while that of Atropa is a juicy, glistening, jet-black berry bearing a superficial resemblance to a cherry - indeed this pyxidium / berry dichotomy constitutes the feature separating the genus Atropa into a subtribe of its own within the Solanaceous tribe Hyoscyameae: all other genera in tribe Hyoscyameae have the same type of dry, pyxidial capsule as Scopolia. Other points of dissimilarity include:
* Pedicel type: Scopolia carniolica, long, slender and delicate / Atropa belladonna, shorter and broadening toward the calyx - particularly at fruiting.
* Calyx type: Scopolia carniolica, cup-shaped, with slight peaks rather than distinct lobes / Atropa belladonna distinctly lobed, the individual lobes somewhat leaf-like and these lobes spreading to make the calyx star-shaped in fruit.
* Colour of corolla: Scopolia carniolica, exterior: purplish-brown striped longitudinally with cream veins, interior: cream, except for some dark venation at the very base / Atropa belladonna, dull purple shading to green netted with darker veins at the base.
* Glabrescence / pubescence: Scopolia carniolica, glabrous (hairless), the corolla often having a glossy, "enameled" appearance / Atropa belladonna pubescent (hairy), the corolla and calyx being clothed in short trichomes (hairs) - though less so in those of its eastern subspecies A. belladonna ssp. caucasica.
* Corolla shape: Scopolia carniolica, simple, un-lobed, straight-sided bell / Atropa belladonna urceolate (= urn-shaped) bell bearing short but distinct lobes, somewhat recurved.
* Pistil: Scopolia carniolica, straight and shorter than corolla / Atropa belladonna, curved and exserted (=protruding beyond corolla). | WIKI |
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Talk:Slave Trade Act 1807
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If Stephen married wilberforce sister, isn't he his brother in law, not his son in law?
[1] The index/table of parliamentary acts referring to "Acts of Parliament of predecessor states to the United Kingdom" needs a bit of correction. The 'UK' didn't yet exist in 1707, it didn't come about till 1800/1801. The timetable was: England and Scotland (and Ireland) all had separate parliaments up to ?May 1707, and then the English and Scottish parliaments were succeeded by the 'parliament of Great Britain' from 1707 to 1800. This continued in parallel with a separate parliament of Ireland, until that too was united to form the parliament of the UK from 1801. (In practice the Scottish and Irish parliaments really disappeared in 1707 and 1800, and what had been the English parliament absorbed their functions but kept a kind of continuity of its own.)
[2] A significant attack from this page seems to be any reference to the history tendng to show that slavery and slave status were already unlawful and not recognised in Scotland. At least and at latest, after the decision of 1772 in James Somersett's case, it seems to have been widely understood that slaves were automatically freed by law in England -- from the moment they set foot on English soil.
The trouble was, the rule was only limited in its effect, and didn't cover what went on outside the country.
So the point of the 1807 Act was not to abolish slavery in England (because it was already unsupported by the law in England), it was to extend and export that law as widely as the UK parliament was able to do so, and to control the behaviour of British subjects and residents, both in the UK and in British-controlled places overseas, and prohibit them from either engaging in slave-trading or doing ancillary things that helped the slave trade, such as providing insurance for the transactions for it -- anywhere.
<IP_ADDRESS> 18:33, 21 March 2007 (ATC)
* Regarding "after the decision of 1772 in James Somersett's case, it seems to have been widely understood that slaves were automatically freed by law in England", it should be noted that the judge in that case, Lord Mansfield, would appear to have taken exception to that "wide understanding" when he took the liberty of interrupting counsel during the case R v Inhabitants of Thames Ditton to specifically state: "The determinations [of Somerset] go no further than that the master cannot by force compel him to go out of the kingdom."
* As can be read in that article, Lord Mansfield took a month to come to his decision against Stewart. The following sentence from his decision seems central to its reasoning. "A foreigner cannot be imprisoned here on the authority of any law existing in his own country: the power of a master over his servant is different in all countries, more or less limited or extensive; the exercise of it therefore must always be regulated by the laws of the place where exercised."
* I read this as saying that whatever the law in the colonies had to say about ownership of slaves did not apply in England, and therefore on English soil Stewart could not claim ownership of Somerset on the ground that colonial law permitted it.
* Many seem to prefer to read it as saying that it made Somerset a free man and also made slavery illegal in England. However courts cannot create law other than by precedent of rulings and there was no ruling here to create any law in Britain against slavery, nor to establish that Somerset was a free man in England.
* So "widely understood" was appropriately said here. Vaughan Pratt (talk) 01:57, 5 November 2020 (UTC)
Ending Slave Trade in United States
This referred to the importation of slaves. This posed no problem for most slaveholders in the United States as they could grow their own supply. <IP_ADDRESS> (talk)
Did British suppress non-British Atlantic slave trade? When? By what acts?
This article explicitly mentions that in 1807 they prohibited slave trade by British subjects. It also mentions that later on, in 1870s, the Royal Navy suppressed Arab slave trade, essentially violating the sovereignty of whatever Gulf Arab states that were doing this. Now, what about Atlantic slave trade by non-British vessels, like the Portuguese? Did the British act against those? If yes, starting from when and was there special legislature for this purpose?
* I don't know the relevant Act of Parliament but if a foreign ship was found on the High Seas (i.e., in International Waters) to be carrying slaves, the Royal Navy was ordered to treat the offending ship's master and crews as pirates, which meant that they were liable to be hanged. Within another country's own territorial waters, this did not apply, as these waters were governed by the relevant country's own laws. So slavers were safe as long as they didn't enter international waters, but of course this greatly limited their scope for trade as this meant that it became effectively impossible to transport slaves internationally by ship.
* As the British Empire controlled all the waters around its numerous worldwide colonies, this greatly increased the extent of the waters that came under British and hence Royal Navy jurisdiction, so if a slavers route took them anywhere within these waters they were liable for rough justice, as slave ships were invariably 'caught in the act' - it being effectively impossible to deny the carrying of slaves when the evidence was so obvious - which led some to throw their human cargoes overboard when sighting a British warship. Unfortunately for the slavers' crews, this was usually noticed and led to them being hanged anyway.
* Carrying slaves by this time was regarded by the British as morally indefensible and inexcusable under any circumstances, and I doubt that they cared much whether other countries might object to this policy if these other countries either condoned slavery or were incapable or unwilling to police their own waters. So, as the British could not prevent the other countries from allowing slavery, or transporting slaves, they just did what they could by making the business unprofitable and downright dangerous for the slavers.
* Whether this was an example of the British Empire's 'reprehensible' treatment of, and 'interference' in, 'other peoples affairs', I'll leave to the reader to decide. — Preceding unsigned comment added by <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 12:45, 25 March 2012 (UTC)
I think that this article could use more relationships with other pages. More information about the people involved in getting the act passed could also be added.Rvnuss (talk) 21:25, 10 December 2012 (UTC)
change to external links 27/5/10
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Indigenous leader pushes EU to block Brazil deal over native community deaths
RIO DE JANEIRO (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Europe must press Brazil to end killings of indigenous people by refusing to sign off on a major trade deal, a community leader said on Monday after a young member of the country’s protected Guajajara tribe was shot dead by illegal loggers. Sonia Guajajara, the head of APIB which represents many of the country’s 900,000 native people, urged lawmakers to refuse the deal after an indigenous warrior was killed and another injured in an ambush by illegal loggers on Friday. “(Signing) this deal would be turning a blind eye to what is happening in Brazil. It would be institutionalizing genocide,” she told the Thomson Reuters Foundation. Sonia said the EU deal would grant countries from the South American trading bloc Mercosur greater access to markets in the European Union, which could result in farmers and loggers invading indigenous lands to drive production. Mercosur includes Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay. “It facilitates trade ... for companies that will want to exploit indigenous lands even more,” she said. “We are asking governments here not to sign the deal as it stands,” said Sonia. “We are planting a seed ... showing how much these territories are important to the world’s well-being.” Indigenous leaders are touring 12 European countries to denounce attacks on Brazil’s native communities. The group was set to meet members of the Belgium Parliament on Monday and also expects to meet with the European Parliament. They have already spoken with lawmakers and representatives of companies from seven other countries. The deal reached in June after 20 years of negotiations was hailed by Brazil as a major diplomatic victory. But it was criticized by environmentalists and French president Emmanuel Macron after large swaths of Amazon rainforest were burned by illegal loggers and farmers. France and other countries could form a blocking minority to prevent the deal from going into effect. Brazil’s Justice minister Sergio Moro said at the weekend that “no efforts would be spared” to catch those responsible for last week’s murder. The governor of Maranhao, Flavio Dino, said he would create a special police force to protect indigenous people in his state, where the killing took place. Sonia welcomed the move but said that was too little after Brazil’s right wing president Jair Bolsonaro’s repeated vows to open indigenous lands to economic development. Indigenous communities have reported increasing attacks since Bolsonaro’s election in 2018. “Invaders feel empowered by (Bolsonaro’s) rhetoric,” Sonia said, adding “A crime like this cannot go unpunished.” The man killed on Friday, Paulo Paulino was like Sonia part of the Guajajara, among Brazil’s largest indigenous groups numbering some 20,000. In 2012 they set up the Guardians of the Forest to patrol an indigenous reservation threatened by illegal logging. Since then at least three Guajajara guardians have been killed in conflicts with illegal loggers. Despite the deaths, Sonia believes her people are winning the war against deforestation, noting “Cases like this have an enormous impact, and people are watching.” Reporting by Fabio Teixeira; Editing by Chris Michaud. Please credit Thomson Reuters Foundation, the charitable arm of Thomson Reuters, that covers humanitarian news, women’s and LGBT+ rights, human trafficking, property rights, and climate change. Visit www.trust.org | NEWS-MULTISOURCE |
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User:John Henry DeJong
Apparently someone was terrified of the idea that someone, somewhere, might also get a 10-year badge? I don't know.
My name is John Henry DeJong, I commonly go by John Henry in public life. I own and operate several websites which I included here in the earlier version of my bio because they help establish my credibility in certain subjects.
Apparently some bloke in the UK thought it appropriate to label this "advertising" and vandalize/delete my entire user page, which is a pretty rude and obnoxious thing to do.
I'm beginning to understand why so many people I trust have recommended against returning as an editor here. *shrug* so much for the idea of a publicly-sourced compendium of information, eh? It seems that in the time since I was active here, the place has been taken over by a closed circle. Since the fact that it wasn't a closed circle was why I decided to start editing in the first place, and that is obviously no longer the case and my input is clearly not welcome or wanted here, I anticipate that this page, too, will be deleted by some neckbeard with delusions of power.
I guess if anyone wants to know who I am and how to get in touch, they'll have to google it. Enjoy your bizarre and counter-productive power trip, and let me know if and when Wikipedia gets back to founding principles. I'll be happy to add my efforts when I'm not treated something that someone stepped in simply because I include the URLs to my sites in my user bio - a bio that, incidentally, sat here just fine from September 2005 to April 2015 before one delusional twit decided it was "unambiguous advertising" and unilaterally nuked it.
Ironically this proves the need for quality control among editors at Wikipedia. Problem is, it appears to be precisely the editors who most need to be removed that have taken control. Have at it, kids; there are much bigger worlds than these. -- lowgenius -- My Talk Page 00:00, 27 September 2015 (UTC) | WIKI |
Understanding Knee Pain
Before diving into the utilization of frankincense oil for knee pain relief, it is crucial to understand the nature of knee pain itself. This section provides an overview of the common causes of knee pain and its impact on individuals' lives.
Common Causes of Knee Pain
Knee pain can be attributed to various factors, with some of the most common causes including osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, injury, and overuse. Knee pain can also be caused by inflammation stemming from certain medical conditions or physical activities.
Cause of Knee Pain Description
Osteoarthritis Characterized by the breakdown of cartilage in the knee joint, leading to pain and stiffness.
Rheumatoid Arthritis An autoimmune disease where the body's immune system attacks the lining of the joint capsule, causing swelling and pain.
Injury Damage to the ligaments, tendons, or muscles surrounding the knee can lead to pain.
Overuse Repetitive motion or strain on the knee can cause pain over time.
Inflammation Conditions that cause inflammation in the knee, such as bursitis or tendonitis, can lead to pain.
The Impact of Knee Pain
The impact of knee pain extends beyond physical discomfort. It can significantly impair a person's quality of life, restricting mobility and causing distress during daily activities [2].
Chronic knee pain can lead to decreased physical activity, muscle weakness, and reduced overall function. It can affect people of all ages, but it is more common in older adults due to age-related wear and tear on the joints.
The severity of knee pain can range from mild discomfort to debilitating pain. It can significantly impact a person's ability to perform daily tasks, participate in physical activities, and maintain an active lifestyle.
Knee pain can be a chronic condition that requires ongoing management and treatment to alleviate symptoms and improve function. In severe cases, it may require medical intervention and lifestyle modifications for effective management.
The next sections of this article will explore how frankincense oil can be utilized for knee pain relief, offering a natural and alternative method to traditional pain relief strategies.
The Power of Frankincense
Frankincense, known for its distinctive aroma, is more than just an ingredient in perfumes and incense. Its oil, extracted from the resin of the Boswellia tree, holds a potent combination of properties that make it an effective remedy for various ailments, including knee pain.
Traditional Use of Frankincense
Frankincense has a long history of use in traditional medicine. It has been used for centuries in Ayurvedic medicine to support the healing of wounds, reduce inflammation, and treat various ailments, including arthritis. Its anti-inflammatory properties have made it a popular remedy for pain relief, particularly for inflammatory conditions such as arthritis. This extensive use in the past has paved the way for its integration into modern medicine, particularly in the realm of pain relief.
Frankincense in Modern Medicine
In modern medicine, frankincense continues to be recognized for its potential health benefits. Research indicates that frankincense oil may help in managing knee pain, showcasing its continued relevance as a natural remedy.
Indian frankincense, an Ayurvedic remedy, has shown some beneficial effects in treating osteoarthritis of the knee, based on evidence from Randomized Controlled Trials (RCTs). The beneficial effects might last for a period of time even after treatment is stopped [4]. This evidence underscores the potential for utilizing frankincense oil for knee pain relief.
As research continues to explore and validate the therapeutic properties of frankincense, its role in both traditional and modern medicine is becoming increasingly significant, particularly for individuals seeking natural remedies for pain relief.
Frankincense for Knee Pain
Frankincense oil has been recognized for its potential therapeutic properties, including anti-inflammatory and analgesic effects, which can be particularly beneficial for individuals experiencing knee pain.
Clinical Studies on Frankincense
Clinical studies provide evidence supporting the efficacy of utilizing frankincense oil for knee pain relief. In a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial, a topical oily solution containing frankincense extract was evaluated for its effectiveness in treating knee osteoarthritis (OA) [5]. The study showed that patients with knee OA who used the frankincense solution experienced a significant decrease in pain severity and improvement in function compared to those who used a placebo.
Moreover, another study in 2018 showed that those with osteoarthritis who received a combination of frankincense oil and massage showed significant improvements in pain and physical function compared to those who only received a placebo.
How Frankincense Alleviates Knee Pain
Frankincense oil may help reduce knee pain by decreasing inflammation in the body and providing a cooling sensation when applied topically to the affected area. It is suggested that frankincense oil reduces symptoms of osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis, including knee pain, by inhibiting the production of inflammatory molecules.
Although more research is needed, these potential anti-inflammatory and pain-relieving properties of frankincense oil make it a promising natural remedy for managing knee pain without the side effects associated with some conventional medications.
Frankincense oil's healing properties have been recognized for centuries, with traditional medicine using it to treat various ailments, including inflammatory conditions like arthritis [1].
In conclusion, the emerging evidence from clinical studies and the long-standing use of frankincense oil in traditional medicine suggest that it may be an effective, natural approach to managing knee pain. Always remember to consult a healthcare provider before starting any new treatment regimen.
Using Frankincense for Knee Pain
Utilizing frankincense oil for knee pain relief has been explored in modern medicine as a natural alternative to conventional treatments. The application method and safety considerations are crucial factors to consider when using this traditional remedy.
Topical Application of Frankincense Oil
Frankincense oil may help reduce knee pain by decreasing inflammation in the body and providing a cooling sensation when applied topically to the affected area. When used in aromatherapy, frankincense oil can also help manage pain and promote relaxation, potentially benefiting individuals with knee pain.
In a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial, a topical solution containing frankincense extract was evaluated for its effectiveness in treating knee osteoarthritis (OA). The patients who used the frankincense extract solution experienced a significant decrease in pain severity and improvement in function compared to those who used a placebo.
When used topically, diluted frankincense oil may help reduce knee pain and improve knee function in individuals with arthritis [2]. The anti-inflammatory properties of frankincense oil may make it effective in reducing pain, swelling, and inflammation associated with knee osteoarthritis.
Safety Considerations
While frankincense oil has shown promise in managing knee pain, it's essential to consider safety precautions. The oil should always be diluted with a carrier oil (such as coconut or jojoba oil) before topical application to avoid skin irritation. It's also recommended to conduct a patch test on a small area of the skin to check for any allergic reactions.
Pregnant or breastfeeding women, as well as individuals with certain medical conditions, should consult with a healthcare provider before using frankincense oil.
In summary, while more research is needed, the potential anti-inflammatory and pain-relieving properties of frankincense oil make it a promising natural remedy for managing knee pain without the side effects associated with some conventional medications.
Alternative Uses of Frankincense
Apart from its effectiveness in alleviating knee pain, frankincense oil has other uses as well. In this section, we will discuss the role of frankincense in aromatherapy and massage therapy.
Frankincense in Aromatherapy
Frankincense oil is highly valued in aromatherapy for its soothing properties. Its aroma can help manage pain and promote relaxation, potentially benefiting individuals with knee pain. The relaxing properties of frankincense oil can contribute to pain relief and overall well-being when used for knee pain.
In aromatherapy, frankincense oil can be used in several ways. It can be diffused in the air using a diffuser or added to a warm bath. Alternatively, it can be inhaled directly from the bottle or applied to a cloth. Remember, when inhaling frankincense oil, it's essential to do so in moderation to avoid any potential side effects.
Frankincense in Massage Therapy
Frankincense oil can also be utilized in massage therapy. Incorporating frankincense oil into a massage oil blend can provide relief and relaxation for those with knee pain.
When used in massage therapy, frankincense oil is often diluted with a carrier oil before application. This can help reduce pain and inflammation when applied to the skin over the affected area, such as the knees.
Here's a simple guide on how to prepare frankincense oil for massage therapy:
1. Start with a carrier oil such as jojoba oil, almond oil, or coconut oil.
2. Add a few drops of frankincense oil to the carrier oil. A common ratio is 2-3 drops of frankincense oil for every 1 ounce of carrier oil.
3. Mix the oils thoroughly.
4. Apply the oil blend to the affected area and massage gently.
Remember, before applying frankincense oil to the skin, it's crucial to conduct a patch test to ensure there's no allergic reaction. If redness, itching, or discomfort occurs, discontinue use and consult with a healthcare professional.
By exploring the various uses of frankincense oil beyond knee pain relief, one can discover the versatile benefits of this ancient essential oil. Its soothing properties and ability to promote relaxation make it a valuable addition to any aromatherapy or massage therapy routine.
References
[1]: https://www.webmd.com/arthritis/essential-oils-for-knee-and-joint-pain
[2]: https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/frankincense
[3]: https://www.webmd.com/vitamins/ai/ingredientmono-448/frankincense
[4]: https://versusarthritis.org/about-arthritis/complementary-and-alternative-treatments/types-of-complementary-treatments/indian-frankincense/
[5]: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9984289/
[6]: https://www.buoyhealth.com/blog/health/best-frankincense-oil-knee-pain | ESSENTIALAI-STEM |
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Release Date: December 7 2010
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Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Raditz
The result was redirect/merge to List of Saiyans in Dragon Ball. - brenneman 02:52, 23 February 2007 (UTC)
Raditz
This is a pretty minor character from a pretty large series. The page just expands upon a five episode period that the character was around for (out of around 300 total episodes), and throws in some other junk.. There is really no reason the page should should exist besides for the sake of existing, so it should be redirected to it's place on the List of Saiyans in Dragon Ball. Nemu 13:34, 16 February 2007 (UTC)
* Merge into above list, as per WP:FICT. This is a minor character without a surplus of extra information, so they should just be mentioned on a list and not in a standalone article. --Maelwys 18:57, 16 February 2007 (UTC)
* Strongly Oppose - Nemu is just having the page deleted/merged just because everyone was against him at redirecting the page. He always does this. He wants every single character to be scrapped away to a list if they only appear in a few episodes. That's just wrong. Power level (Dragon Ball) 19:30, 16 February 2007 (UTC)
* This is the kind of thing you do when people close to the article think otherwise. This helps get a better opinion of the situation. It's hardly because I'm petty. Of course I want minor characters on the list. You just said it yourself: "only appear in a few episodes". That hardly warrents a page. Nemu 19:34, 16 February 2007 (UTC)
* I also don't see how this is in anyway malicious intent, he's just following protocol. He tried to redirect it to a list, but when that failed he filed an AfD to get a larger community consensus. Him following protocol to accomplish something that you oppose isn't a valid reason to oppose the AfD, you need to give a better reason to keep this article than WP:ILIKEIT. --Maelwys 19:41, 16 February 2007 (UTC)
* Comment if it weren't for Raditz (Goku's brother) dying and involving the other Dragon Ball villains, there wouldn't have been a DBZ. Hence, my reasons are simply that Raditz stays because of two reasons:
* 1) He is Son Goku's (main hero) full-blooded brother
* 2) He sparked the beginning of the DBZ series with a bang
* Ergo, had it not been for his presence, the main good guys and heroes of Earth wouldn't have become as strong as they are all now. What other reasons are there? Power level (Dragon Ball) 20:04, 16 February 2007 (UTC)
* Redirect There shouldn't be an article for every minor character in DBZ. --Farix (Talk) 20:11, 16 February 2007 (UTC)
* Merge The article is no more informative than Raditz's entry in the List of Saiyans in Dragon Ball.--Nohansen 20:27, 16 February 2007 (UTC)
* Strongly Oppose for the same reasons Power Level mentioned. Raditz is a significant character because of the impact he had on the storyline as well as his direct relation to the main protagonist. I don't think a character's significance can be summed up by the number of episodes they appear in. JamesMcCloud129 20:33, 16 February 2007 (UTC)
* Comment He was simply the first of Freeza's henchmen encounter by the "Z-team". His relations to Goku is irrelevant. --Farix (Talk) 20:54, 16 February 2007 (UTC)
* Strongly Oppose this issue has already been disscused the consensus back then was No, He might not have been around long but he sure is a major character, actually he is the reason that Dragon Ball Z exists, although it seems Nemu is following protocol he is just doing this because he keep reviving the disscusion after a consensus was reached after he ultimately didn't get people behind him he decided to nominate the article for deletion he seems to enjoy doing that. -Dark Dragon Flame 23:08, 16 February 2007 (UTC)
* Comment I don't think it is about the joy of deleting an article. If Raditz is the main article, it's supposed to go into greater detail than the list entry... it's not doing that. It's supposed to give an out-of-universe perspective on the character... it's not doing that either. How about info on the creation of the character? Details of the appearances in other media? Something other than a summary of the five episodes it appears? It does none of that. So Strong Support: Merge.--Nohansen 00:28, 17 February 2007 (UTC)
* Merge Not every character needs their own article, even if they are important to the plot. Takuthehedgehog 23:57, 16 February 2007 (UTC)
* Merge - Not around long enough to merit an article in my opinion-- SU IT -n-tie 00:10, 17 February 2007 (UTC)
* Strong Merge for the reasons cited above. There are fan-wikis for long sprawling articles and essays on characters like this. There's absolutely no reason why this character cannot be confined to a brief, paragraph long summary within a larger article. Wikipedia is not an indiscriminate collection of information. --Action Jackson IV 01:13, 17 February 2007 (UTC)
* So it seems the merger takes it by consensus, lets give it some time maybe a day more if no changes are made in this disscusion by then we merge them. -Dark Dragon Flame 01:57, 17 February 2007 (UTC)
* AfD discussions last 5 days. Sometimes it goes shorter when there are many comments which are unanimous in one direction or another, thus we can invoke WP:IAR via the snowball principle. Another cases are when nominations are made in bad faith, often to prove a WP:POINT or if the article falls under one of the criteria for speedy deletion. --Farix (Talk) 03:02, 17 February 2007 (UTC)
* Strong Merge - As many others have stated, there's nothing in the article to warrant its existence. There's more information that could be added to the article, but still nothing that couldn't be added to his entry in a list. Wikipedia would be better served with Raditz as an entry on the character list. --DesireCampbell 03:19, 17 February 2007 (UTC)
* Comment: If, after the entry is added to the list, the information on Raditz balloons to a point where it seems it should be split into its own article, then so be it. But as it stands now - there's not enough. --DesireCampbell 03:20, 17 February 2007 (UTC)
* *Comment - Why not redirect instead? If the article is merged, all of the useful info will be lost forever. I'm talkin' about the voice actors and such. They'll surely be forgotten. A merger is too much to bear, isn't it? Power level (Dragon Ball) 04:20, 17 February 2007 (UTC)
* In my opinion yes, but since it seems everyone wants the merge I can't really do anything here, unless we can all agree to redirect the page, Nemu's I-always-want-to-win attitude has won this one... -Dark Dragon Flame 04:33, 17 February 2007 (UTC)
* I wouldn't worry about Nemu's I-always-want-to-win-blah-blah-blah attitude. "What goes around, comes around" I always say, and he'll soon learn that not everything can go the way he wants it to. Soon, very soon, that is, he'll get what's comin' for him... Power level (Dragon Ball) 06:37, 17 February 2007 (UTC)
* Do avoid issuing vield threats to other editors and remember to be WP:CIVIL. That is very much a blockable offense. --Farix (Talk) 12:03, 17 February 2007 (UTC)
* Let me be frank: I don't really care what happens to this article, as long as it's not an article after this. Frankly, I don't want there to be any information about English voice actors. I don't want his 'story recap' to be any more than two sentences. He's a very small character, he doesn't need his own article. Delete, Merge, Redirect, ehatever - get him the fuck out. --DesireCampbell 20:45, 17 February 2007 (UTC)
* Applause Well said. Beyond a plot synopses of the first few episodes (excluding Gohan's adventure in the woods), what is there to say about the guy besides that he was Goku's brother and that he's a bad guy? He kills a farmer, punks out Piccolo, Reveals Goku's origin and smacks Kuririn, kidnaps Gohan, eats a deer, thumbs his scouter, fights off Goku/Piccolo, dodges the Makankosappo, has his tail grabbed and tricks Goku, gets hurt by Gohan, gets grabbed by Goku, eats Makankosappo, DONE. Make those proper sentences and I don't see why it need be more than two paragraphs max (with maybe a sub section on VG appearences) Onikage725 23:27, 21 February 2007 (UTC)
* Merge. Raditz was, IMO, a minor character and more of a plot device then anything else. I don't feel he was complex enough, or had enough history/actions to warrant a full page to explain him when a paragraph or two in the character list and a summary in the saga page would suffice. Beowulph 05:39, 17 February 2007 (UTC)
* Delete or Merge Regardless of his relation to the protagonist, Raditz is a minor character found in one section of the whole series, and the only people who would oppose this are merely die hard fans who have a biased viewpoint. Passed the Frieza "saga," Raditz had no major role in the show; get rid of this article, one way or another. ♣ Klptyzm Chat wit' me § Contributions ♣ 06:03, 17 February 2007 (UTC)
* Delete/merge - minor character, major series, violates WP:FICT, no assertion of real-world notability (as usual). Moreschi Request a recording? 12:18, 17 February 2007 (UTC)
* Merge I believe that Raditz's relevence to the start of Dragonball Z is important, but beyond that, he's done nothing to directly influence the series. He isn't a major character, and even his relation to Goku isn't really that important. There honestly isn't enough direct info on him that should be considered for a full article. Perhaps just him being listed on the list of Saiyans (or whatever that article is called) is enough, I think it is. Raditz's relevence could be easily summed up in a simple five or six sentences. --Majinvegeta 05:19, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
* Merge One could add a line or two on Toriyama's creation I believe, but that would go just as well on the list entry. There simply isn't much that could be done to expand the entry. If someone thinks they can, I'm all for it. Onikage725 02:09, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
* Oppose Even if he is not a character who has appeared a lot he is the member of Goku's family which gives him the right of having a family tree when he is mentioned. He also appears in a lot of video games so the article would be too long for a brief selection. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Ghadden (talk • contribs) 03:14, 21 February 2007 (UTC).
* Comment I don't think video game info would take up that much. His role isn't terribly significant in any of them, so nothing really needs to be said besides that he was in them. It has worked for many other characters in the past.
* Comment We don't confer notability to people are relatives to notable people. So why should fictional characters be an exception? --Farix (Talk) 03:54, 22 February 2007 (UTC)
* Comment I think if everybody is hellbent on taking down Raditz' page, perhaps we should start proposing mergers and redirects for characters like Nappa, Dodoria, and Zarbon, who had far less of a long-term impact on the story line than Raditz did. JamesMcCloud129 03:16, 22 February 2007 (UTC)
* Comment Granted that there are a lot of DB and DBZ character articles that should be merged. But to declare that Raditz is more important then Nappa, Dodoria, and Zarbon, that's just beyond silly. --Farix (Talk) 03:38, 22 February 2007 (UTC)
* The long-term impact that Nappa, Dodoria and Zarbon had on the DBZ storyline is minimal. Nappa served to further show the strength of the Saiyans, and also the strength of the resurrected Goku. Zarbon and Dodoria served to illustrate the strength of Frieza's army and also as fodder to illustrate the strength of Vegeta. Isn't this the same role Raditz played, to kick off the saga and show the strength of the Saiyans? (This is of course ignoring the fact that, if not for Raditz, Vegeta and Nappa would likely have not even come to earth in the first place.) Their pages are basically carbon copies of Raditz's page anyway: a short summary of their story with some other "useless" info thrown in. These pages could thus easily be merged or redirected, like the rabble seems to want to do with Raditz... Nonetheless, they are minor characters no matter how you spin it, and either all the minor characters get their own pages or none of them do. Otherwise you're just splitting hairs. JamesMcCloud129 03:56, 22 February 2007 (UTC)
* Comment I'd just like to say that Napp and Zarbon were far more of a presnece in this series than Raditz (Dodoria's arguable). The fact that Raditz dropped the opening plot twist has absolutely no bearing on whether or not he deserves his own headline here at Wikipedia. What is important is the content of the article. Nappa was in far more episodes, was the personal trainer and right hand man of one the first major villains and was pretty much the face of the "Saiyan threat" for most of the battle (responsible for the deaths of 3 of the Z senshi and incapaciting two others before Goku showed up). Zarbon and Dodoria showed similar presence as Freeza's top men, and Zarbon is present in most of what FUNimation dubbed the "Namek Saga," even handing Vegeta a severe thrashing during his tenure. Raditz really just showed up, dropped a plot twist, bit off more than he could chew, and faded into obsucurity. Giving him a full article is like giving King Cold a full article. Onikage725 14:42, 22 February 2007 (UTC)
* Nappa killed three of the Z warriors and was in more episodes, yes. But Raditz' actions led to the death of the main protagonist, Goku. Raditz's presence also was the catalyst for Piccolo and Goku joining forces (a fact that has not been yet mentioned, but is still a very significant turning point in the series). If Goku had not died during Raditz's incursion, he would not have met King Kai, done all of that training, yadda yadda. Zarbon's biggest feat was whipping Vegeta. But so what? Raditz was one of the only villains to ever punk out Goku like he did. Does that make him more worthy of an article? Apparently not. Like I said, people now are just splitting hairs -- either give the minor characters all their own pages, or put them all in separate, collective lists. Not to mention, the same junk that people are complaining about on Raditz's page (voice actors, video game info) all exists as filler on Nappa's, Dodoria's and Zarbon's pages which are barely longer than Raditz's page. If you're going to start merging and redirecting, do it accross the board, don't just pick and choose characters here and there. It'll keep things consistent and tidy. JamesMcCloud129 18:00, 22 February 2007 (UTC)
* We're currently discussing which articles to keep here. Nemu 18:08, 22 February 2007 (UTC)
* Thanks, I hadn't seen that. JamesMcCloud129 18:34, 22 February 2007 (UTC)
* Comment So far, the "keep" comments have only pointed that the character was the first villain, albeit short-lived, of the DBZ storyline and that he is the brother of the main protagonist of the series. First of all, we don't extend notability to family members simply because they are family under any of the notability guidelines. Also, there really isn't much to say about this character. And while he does start the ball rolling for DBZ, he is no more important for that then Kagome's cat who was likewise merged into a list. --Farix (Talk) 03:54, 22 February 2007 (UTC)
* Delete or merge Either way, the character is not notable enough to deserve its own page. -- Chairman S. Talk Contribs 11:34, 22 February 2007 (UTC)
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Rh flashed fire; his nostrils dilated, swollen with the inner storm. But these transient movements, whatever their cause may have been, in no way brought disorder to his mind. He seemed to be able to control at will these explosions, which, by the way, as time went on, became less and less frequent. His head remained cool. The blood never went to it, but flowed back to the heart. In ordinary life his expression was calm, meditative, and gently grave. When in a good humour, or anxious to please, his expression was sweet and caressing, and his face was lighted up by a most beautiful smile. Amongst familiars his laugh was loud and mocking."
At this period of his life, Napoleon, says Méneval, "was in the enjoyment of vigorous health." He had just been cured by Corvisart of that cutaneous disease which he had contracted from the gunner whose work he did at the siege of Toulon. Napoleon had neglected at the time to undergo treatment:
"In the carelessness of youth, and being entirely absorbed in his work, he had neglected to undergo any treatment. He contented himself with some remedies which only caused the outward signs of the disease to disappear, but the poison had been driven into his system, and caused great damage. This was the reason, it was added, of the extreme thinness, and poor, | WIKI |
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How to manage Secrets in Kubernetes environment
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Guest post originally published on Medium by Saurabh Gupta, Sr. Developer Advocate at DigitalOcean
Introduction:
However, there are times when you want bake-in sensitive secret information into your Kubernetes cluster and share it across when needed. You do not want to put this information into a Pod definition YAML or a docker image. This is where Kubernetes Secret comes to your rescue.
In this post, we will try to gain more insight into how we can manage secrets effectively in Kubernetes.
Why Use a Secret?
To solve this challenge, Kubernetes provides an object called Secret, which we can use to store sensitive data. Secrets management also enables better management of microservices-based software architecture.
What is the Kubernetes Secret?
Kubernetes Secret can be injected into a Pod container either as an environment variable or mounted as a file.
Difference between a ConfigMap and Secrets in Kubernetes?
So use Secrets for storing critical data like API keys, passwords, service-account credentials, etc and use Configmaps for not-secret configuration data like app theme, base platform URL, etc
How does Kubernetes Secrets Work?
• Built-in secrets — Kubernetes Service Accounts automatically create secrets and attach them to containers with API Credentials. The automatic creation and use of API credentials can be disabled or overridden if desired.
• Custom secrets — you can define your own sensitive data and create a custom secret to store it.
Built-in Kubernetes secrets
These secrets are stored in plaintext format on the cluster’s etcd server, and unless, etc is configured to encrypt communication using TLS, are visible on the wire as the etcd cluster is synchronized. Furthermore, anyone who has, or can gain root access to any node in the cluster can read all secret data by impersonating the kubelet.
Creating your own Custom secrets:
$ kubectl create secret <secret-name>
If you want this secret to be added to a specific namespace or context add the — namespace or use-context arguments to this command. (Otherwise, it will be added to the default namespace).
You can use $ kubectl describe secret <secret-name> to view a summary of your secret. Using $ kubectl get secret or $ kubectl describe secret will not reveal the information in the secret.
• Creating a Secret manually: you can also create a Secret in a file first, in JSON or YAML format, and then create that object. The name of a Secret object must be a valid DNS subdomain name. The Secret contains two maps: data and stringData. The data field is used to store arbitrary data, encoded using base64. The stringData field is provided for convenience and allows you to provide secret data as unencoded strings.
Secret Management in Cloud:
Some of the popular secret management solutions from different cloud vendors are shared below:
1. Secrets Manager from AWS
2. Key Vault from Azure Cloud
3. Cloud Key Management Service from Google cloud | ESSENTIALAI-STEM |
Talk:A First Series of Hymns and Songs/Sacred Songs/Oh, blessed is my Baby Boy
Attribution
This text is attributed to C.H. in the TOC. Further research gives the following attributions:
I don't know why Samuel Carter Hall credits it to "P. D.", but note that his wife Anna Maria credits it to him, as do all the otheers up to 1950; further, C. H. is a reasonable abbreviation for [Samuel] Carter Hall, so I think this is sufficient evidence to claim he is the author despite his having credited it otherwise. —Beleg Tâl (talk) 18:43, 22 April 2016 (UTC) | WIKI |
Week 2 Pharmodynamics Module Flashcards Preview
Foundations 1 > Week 2 Pharmodynamics Module > Flashcards
Flashcards in Week 2 Pharmodynamics Module Deck (48):
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define pharmodynamics
what a drug does to the body
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define pharmokinetics
what the body does to a drug
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what is a drug?
an exogenous chemical compound that effects a biochemical or physiological function in a specific way
4
define receptor
a sensing element in a chemical communication system that coordinates the function of different cells in the body
5
define inert binding site
an endogenous molecule that binds to a drug but does not lead to a response (ex drugs commonly bind with albumin, and that binding does not cause any physiologic effects)
6
give an example of a drug that inhibits an enzyme
Statin: inhibits HMGCoA Reductase which decreases intra-hepatic cholesterol synthesis
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give an example of a drug that acts on a transport protein
Digitalis: inhibits Na/K ATPase
8
give an example of a drug that acts on a structural protein
Colchicine: binds tubuline
9
what are the four families of receptors. which are membrane receptors?
ligand-gated ion channels: membrane G protein coupled receptors: membrane Enzyme-linked receptors: membrane Intracellular receptros: not in the membrane (ligand is hydrophobic)
10
what are three prototypes of statin?
simvastatin, lovastatin, atorvastatin
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what do glucocorticoid drugs do?
anti-inflammatory agents
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what are three prototypes of glucocorticoids?
dexamethasone, prednisone, hydrocortisone
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Drug affinity is directly proportional to what two factors?
bond strength and structural conformation
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what is an agonist?
substance that activates receptors. has affinity for receptor and intrinsic activity
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what is an antagonist
substance that prevents receptor activation. affinity for receptor but no intrinsic activity
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what is othrosteric binding of drugs
drug binds to active site
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what is allosteric binding of drugs
drug binds at a site other than the active site
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what is a full agonist?
produces 100% activation of a receptor at high concentrations
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what is a partial agonist
binding results in less than 100% activation even at very high concentrations
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what is an inverse agonist
binding results in a response below the basal activity
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what is a competitive antagonist. can they be overcome
binds to the same site as an agonist (reduce potency). overcome by increasing agonist concentration
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what is a noncompetitive antagonist. how can they be overcome?
binds to a different site than the agonist. prevent the binding of agonist or prevent the agonist from activating the receptor. reduce efficacy. cant be overcome
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define potency
amount of drug needed to reach a desired effect
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define efficacy
max effect a drug can produce
25
what are physiological antagonists
opposing pathways that exist in the body
26
what are chemical antagonists
receptors are not involved, activity based on chemical interactions
27
what is selectivity
the degree to which a drug or chemical has an affinity for a particular type of receptor
28
what is favorable about highly selective drugs?
they produce the intended or desired effect with minimal side effects
29
give an example of a selective drug
some beta blockers selectively block Beta 1 receptors in the heart but not beta 2 receptors in the lungs
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a drug is selective if...
the drug interacts with only one type of receptor, and if that receptor type regulates just a few processes
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a drug is non-selective if...(2 options)
if a drug interacts with one receptor but that receptor regulates multiple processes. OR if a drug interacts with multiple receptors.
32
which drugs are completely selective
none. increasing does of any drug will lead to side effects.
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does selectivity guarantee drug safety?
no. too much of a drug can still have a negative effect
34
what is a graded dose-response curve? what can it tell you?
a curve that shows how different concentrations of a drug impact its effects. it can be used tom compare potency and efficacy of different drugs
35
what is Emax?
the maximal response or effect. biggest response a drug can produce
36
what is EC50
the concentration of the drug producing 50% of the maximal effect (Emax)
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what to quantal dose-response curves show?
these curves tell you how drugs effect the general population. Give you ED50, TD50, LD50
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what is ED50
the effective dose in which the desired effects are seen in 50% of people
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what is TD50
the toxic dose for 50% of popn
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what is LD50
the lethal dose for 50% of people
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how do you calculate therapeutic index? TI
TI=TD50/ED50
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how do you calculate the margin of safety?
MS=LD1/ED99
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when is it ok to use a drug with a narrow therapeutic window (small TI)
only when no other therapeutic options exist. routine monitoring of drug levels is necessary
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a wide therapeutic window has what TI?
large TI
45
what is this?
Quantal dose response curve
46
what is this?
graded dose response curve
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give an example of a non-slective beta blocker?
propanolol and sotolol
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what are examples of selective beta blockers
atenolol, metoprolol, esmolol
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How Successful is Physical Therapy?
How Successful is Physical Therapy?
Physical therapy is highly effective at treating symptoms like pain, stiffness, and limited movement. Physical therapy targets specific medical conditions with personalized interventions to promote a healthier and more active lifestyle. If you want to improve your balance, movement, and mobility without any surgery or medicine, consider the physical therapy offered at Hudson Sport and Spine. Visit Dr. Todd Givens, DC, and his team today at 70 Hudson St Suite 2B, Hoboken, NJ 07030. For more information, please contact us or schedule an online appointment with us.
How Successful is Physical Therapy?
How Successful is Physical Therapy?
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What is physical therapy, exactly?
How successful is physical therapy at treating pain?
Can physical therapy improve mobility and functionality?
Does physical therapy treat and prevent injuries?
Can physical therapy help after surgery?
Can physical therapy help manage chronic conditions?
Will physical therapy work for me?
Many causes of pain can be addressed with physical therapy. It can relieve pain but also help patients move and feel better. For many patients, physical therapy can be life-changing, and you could easily be one of these patients. Just how successful is physical therapy? Let’s take a closer look at it, its applications, its benefits, and how well it works for patients.
What is physical therapy, exactly?
Physical therapy is a professional, proven method for relieving a patient’s pain, improving mobility and functionality, treating and preventing injuries, rehabilitating a patient after surgery, or managing a chronic condition. It is, in fact, proven to work, so it’s very successful for many patients.
How successful is physical therapy at treating pain?
It can be very successful, not just in the short term, but in the long term too. In fact, physical therapy may even eliminate pain entirely and prevent it from returning for some patients. Pain relief is one of the biggest benefits of physical therapy, and you can almost certainly expect relief if you get physical therapy.
Can physical therapy improve mobility and functionality?
It can and likely will, and as a result, physical therapy can improve a patient’s lifestyle greatly. If a patient is experiencing difficulty with walking or their posture, physical therapy can help. Strengthening and stretching exercises can improve a patient’s joint stabilization and muscle strength even if the patient doesn’t have any problems. Even balance and coordination can be improved with physical therapy.
Does physical therapy treat and prevent injuries?
Yes, it can. The damage caused by an injury can be healed with the help of physical therapy. It can also help prevent permanent or recurring problems. Even if a person doesn’t have any problems, like an active athlete, physical therapy can prevent injuries like stress fractures from occurring in the first place, and a physical therapist can put together an injury prevention plan for a person.
Can physical therapy help after surgery?
It definitely can, yes. In fact, after surgery, many patients receive a referral form to see a physical therapist. He or she can put together a comprehensive recovery program for the patient that will help the treated area heal and rehabilitate the patient.
Can physical therapy help manage chronic conditions?
For chronic conditions like osteoarthritis and others, physical therapy can help a great deal. For this particular condition, physical therapy can relieve pain or be done as a component of a joint-replacement recovery program. The symptoms of conditions like diabetes and some vascular conditions can be managed with physical therapy, as it can help manage blood sugar levels or improve vascular and nerve function. People with pulmonary problems can benefit from physical therapy too.
Will physical therapy work for me?
There’s a very good chance that physical therapy will work for you. It works for people who have no health problems at all, as well as those who have chronic pain and chronic health problems, and people in between. In fact, physical therapy is scientifically proven to be one of the most effective methods for treating pain and helping patients in the areas we’ve mentioned in this article.
If you believe as we do that physical therapy will help you, then reach out to us today at Hudson Sport & Spine, your local provider of professional physical therapy. We can tell you more about how physical therapy can help you, or we can see you for a simple consultation to discuss your symptoms, your condition, and the likelihood of success you’ll have with physical therapy. To book that consultation with us, call us today or book with us online. And when you’re ready to come in for your consultation, you’ll find our clinic over at 70 Hudson St Suite 2B, Hoboken, NJ 07030. | ESSENTIALAI-STEM |
Recently, a fellow historian sent me a 1910 newspaper article and upon reading it, I was reminded of how commonplace fires were in the early days of the North.
Imagine coming to the North in 1910 before there were any roads or even a railway. You likely arrived by canoe. But what did you see when you arrived? There were trees — lots and lots of trees. And how did you build your first shelter? First, you had to clear a plot of land. Trees were felled and you built a log structure from these. What did you use for heating and cooking? You cut down trees and used their wood. A winter’s supply of wood was usually stacked next to the outside of the log structure.
This served two purposes: One was to have a handy supply and the other was to help stave off winter winds — a double fire hazard in the making.
Tin stove pipes frequently accumulated creosote inside and this just as frequently caught fire. The intense heat of a chimney fire could ignite the entire wooden structure and any precut wood stacked beside it, therefore making house fires a regular occurrence. Sparks from one house fire could drift to the next house and the next, levelling many homes depending on how the wind blew. | FINEWEB-EDU |
Pocket reduction surgery
In dentistry, pocket reduction surgery is a periodontal surgery performed in order to reduce the probeable depth of the gingival sulcus (known as a periodontal pocket in disease) to allow for less plaque accumulation and greater access for hygiene. Reducing the depths of the periodontal pockets eliminates an environment that is hospitable for the more virulent periodontal pathogens. | WIKI |
Amid arms race, Macron offers Europe French nuclear wargames insight
PARIS (Reuters) - President Emmanuel Macron on Friday offered to open a “strategic dialogue” with willing European partners about the role of French nuclear deterrence policy in continental security, calling for a “surge” in European defense spending and resolve. The overture to Europeans chimes with Macron’s insistence that Europe should reinforce its strategic autonomy in the face of growing global threats and stop relying solely on the United States and the transatlantic alliance for its defense. In a much-anticipated speech on French nuclear deterrence, a ritual for every French president under the Fifth Republic, Macron said that European nations who wanted to do so, could be associated with French nuclear deterrence wargames. “France’s vital interests now have a European dimension,” Macron told the future elite of French armed forces at Paris’ Ecole de Guerre. “European partners who want to do so will be able to be associated to French deterrence forces’ wargames,” he said. Elysee officials did not elaborate on what form this association could take, but said this did not mean “sharing” French deterrence but “talking about it and deepening Europeans’ joint strategic culture.” The French leader, who refused to place the French nuclear deterrent under EU or NATO command, as suggested recently by a German lawmaker, also reaffirmed that Brexit would not change anything regarding France’s nuclear co-operation with Britain. France, the EU’s only nuclear power since Britain left the bloc, has long prided itself in its independent deterrent, built by World War Two hero Charles de Gaulle and confirmed by French presidents ever since. Paris spends about 3.5 billion euros ($4 billion) annually on maintaining its stockpile of about 300 submarine-launched and air-launched nuclear weapons. It plans to spend 5 billion euros a year by 2020 on modernizing its nuclear weapons capacity. It put an end to nuclear weapons testing in 1996 after a test in the South Pacific sparked global outrage. The criticism was especially fierce in Germany, where anti-nuclear sentiment is strong and the U.S. nuclear umbrella is considered a cornerstone of security. “The issue is not for Europeans to know whether they must defend themselves with or without Washington,” Macron said. “But our security derives also, inevitably, from a greater capacity by Europeans to act autonomously.” He added that European freedom could only come from “economic and digital sovereignty”, citing 5G and cloud computing as systemic “nerve centers”: “To build the Europe of tomorrow, our norms can’t be under American control. Our infrastructures, our ports and airports can’t be controlled by Chinese capital, neither can our digital networks be under Russian pressure,” Macron said. Reporting by Michel Rose, Editing by William Maclean | NEWS-MULTISOURCE |
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Demystifying 3D Printing: A Comprehensive Guide for Beginners
Introduction:
In the fast-paced world of technological evolution, one innovation stands out for its potential to revolutionize manufacturing: 3D printing. As a proud Canadian company deeply immersed in this transformative technology, we've noticed a mounting curiosity about 3D printing among our clients and the public alike. So, we thought it's high time to demystify this incredible innovation and provide you with a comprehensive guide to understanding 3D printing.
Part 1: What Is 3D Printing?
3D printing, also known as additive manufacturing, is a process that creates physical objects from a digital model by layering materials, often in the form of filament or resin, layer by layer. It is fundamentally different from traditional, subtractive manufacturing methods, where material is removed from a larger block to create the desired object.
Part 2: The 3D Printing Process
The 3D printing process can be broken down into three main steps:
1. Design: This step involves creating a 3D digital model of the object to be printed using computer-aided design (CAD) software. These digital designs can either be created from scratch or through 3D scanning of an existing object.
2. Slicing: Once the 3D model is ready, it needs to be converted into a format that the 3D printer can understand. This is done by "slicing" the model into hundreds or thousands of horizontal layers using slicing software.
3. Printing: The sliced file is then sent to the 3D printer. The printer reads each slice (or 2D image) and creates the object layer by layer, starting from the bottom.
Part 3: Materials Used in 3D Printing
3D printers can use a variety of materials, including plastic, resin, metal, and more. The choice of material often depends on the purpose of the object being printed. For example, a plastic such as PLA (polylactic acid) is often used for prototypes, while a more durable material like ABS (acrylonitrile butadiene styrene) might be used for functional parts.
Part 4: Applications of 3D Printing
The possibilities of 3D printing are endless. It's being used in industries as diverse as aerospace, where it's used to create lighter and more efficient parts, to healthcare, where bio-printing is beginning to print human organs for transplantation. 3D printing is also an invaluable tool for product designers, enabling rapid prototyping and iterative design.
Conclusion:
While 3D printing might seem like the stuff of science fiction, it's a very real and accessible technology that's poised to bring about a manufacturing revolution. As we continue to explore and unlock its full potential, there's no better time than now to familiarize yourself with this technology and its limitless possibilities.
In our bid to demystify 3D printing, we hope this comprehensive guide has helped you understand the basics of this exciting technology. Stay tuned to our blog as we dive deeper into the intricacies of 3D printing in the weeks and months to come.
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Aelurillus brutus
Aelurillus brutus is a species of jumping spider in the genus Aelurillus that lives in Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan. The female was first described by Wanda Wesołowska in 1996 and the male by Galina Azarkina in 2003. The spider is small with a carapace that is between 2.5 and 3.2 mm long and an abdomen between 2.4 and 4.7 mm in length. The female is larger than the male. The spider is generally dark brown and hairy, but the male abdomen has a pattern of grey-yellow wavy lines. The difference between this species and others in the genus are subtle. The females are particularly difficult to distinguish. However, there are three distinctive stripes on the eye field and a pattern on the bottom of the abdomen.
Taxonomy
Aelurillus brutus is a jumping spider species first described by Wanda Wesołowska in 1996. It was one of over 500 species identified by the Polish arachnologist during her career. She placed it in the genus Aelurillus that was first circumscribed by Eugène Simon in 1885. The genus name derives from the Greek word for cat. It was placed in the subtribe Aelurillina in the tribe Aelurillini, both named after the genus, by Wayne Maddison in 2015. These were allocated to the clade Saltafresia. In 2017, the genus was grouped with nine other genera of jumping spiders under the name Aelurillines.
Initially, only the female was described. In 2003, Galina Azarkina first described the male, and also demonstrated the relationship between the species and other Aelurillus spiders. She also found that an example of Aelurillus v-insignitus from 1985 had been misidentified and was in fact an example of this species.
Description
The spider is medium-sized. The female has a dark brown, nearly black carapace that is 3.2 mm in length and 2 mm in width. It has a covering of short white hairs and long brown bristles around the eyes, that sit within a short eye field. The carapace is high and looks stretched in length, with more width towards the back. The clypeus, or face of the spider, is dark brown. The chelicerae, part of the mouthparts, are brown. The abdomen is grey-yellow and also looks stretched, measuring 4.7 mm in length and 3.2 mm in width. The back is pointy and the whole abdomen has a scattering of grey-yellow hairs interspersed with brown bristles. The spinnerets are grey-yellow. The legs are hairy and orange-yellow with patches of brown visible. The pedipalps are yellow. The epigyne is oval with a large pocket and two central copulatory openings. The spider has three distinctive stripes on its eye field and, unlike many in the genus, lacks hairs on its legs and the sides of the carapace.
The male is slightly smaller than the female. The dark brown carapace is 2.5 mm long and 1.8 mm wide and covered in white scales. The clypeus is also dark brown like the female. The abdomen is 2.4 mm long and 1.8 mm wide, grey-yellow with a pattern of indistinct wavy lines. The chelicerae, legs and spinnerets are brown-yellow but the pedipalps are brown rather than yellow. The palpal bulb is large with a small embolus.
The species is closely related to Aelurillus helvanacius but the female has distinctive flaps on the epigyne. The morphological differences between the species, Aelurillus ater and Aelurillus dubatolovi are subtle. Unlike Aelurillus ater, the spider has white hairs on the clypeus and, unlike both the other species, short hairs on the side of the carapace and a pattern on the bottom of the abdomen. Not unusually for this genus, the females of all three species are hard to tell apart.
Distribution
The spider was first found in Gaplaňgyr Nature Reserve on the south Ustyurt Plateau in Turkmenistan. The holotype, a female, was collected in 1985. The spider has also been seen in the Repetek Biosphere State Reserve. In 2003, Azarkina extended the species distribution to include Kazakhstan based on paratypes found on the then-island Barsa-Kelmes, in the Ustyurt Nature Reserve and on the Mangyshlak Peninsula. It is reckoned to live across both western Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan. | WIKI |
Monastery of San Felice
The Monastery of San Felice was one of the main female Benedictine monasteries of Pavia. Founded during the Lombard period, it was suppressed in the 18th century. Part of the church and the crypt survive from the original Lombard complex.
History
The first attestation of this monastery dates back to 760, when the Lombard king Desiderius and his wife, Queen Ansa, donated it to the monastery of Santa Giulia in Brescia. The institution was confirmed in 851 as a dependency of the Brescia monastery with the name of the Queen: Lothair and Louis the German donated it to Gisela, Lothair's daughter. In 868 the monastery was donated by Emperor Louis the German to his wife Engelberga, a possession confirmed by King Arnulf of Carinthia in 889. In 890 Æthelswith, sister of the English king Alfred the Great and wife of the king of Mercia Burgred, who died while she was in Pavia in 888, was buried inside. In 891 Guy III of Spoleto donated the monastery to his wife Ageltrude and in that year the dependence of the Pavia monastery from the Brescia one ceased.
The institution then passed under the control of the kings of the Ottonian dynasty: a plaque placed inside the church recalls the building interventions sponsored by Emperor Otto III in 980. The same sovereign in 1001 confirmed to the monastery the privileges and donations obtained by the previous kings and emperors, remembering also that the institution kept a relic of the wood of the Cross, together with the remains of the Dalmatian martyr Felix. The monastery received numerous imperial donations and diplomas of immunity and confirmation of its possessions by the emperors Otto III, Henry II, Conrad II, Henry IV. In particular, with the diploma of Emperor Henry II in 1014, the monastery obtained goods on Lake Maggiore, in Coronate, Voghera, Travacò Siccomario, Pieve Porto Morone and Tromello. In the 15th century the monastery went through a phase of great development and obtained possessions and rights from Filippo Maria Visconti, Bianca Maria Visconti, Bona of Savoy and Ludovico Sforza. In the same period, the importance of the monastery attracted among the nuns several young representatives of the major noble families of the city, such as the abbess Andriola de 'Barrachis, who ruled the monastery between 1446 and 1506. Andriola, who was also a painter ( some of her works are preserved in the Civic Museums), and welcoming among the nuns exponents of the major urban lineages, such as the abbess Andriola de 'Barrachis (documented between 1446 and 1506), a talented painter (in the Civic museums of Pavia two of her paintings), who around 1490 had a large part of the monastery rebuilt in Renaissance style. The monastery was suppressed in 1785, when there were still 60 nuns in the monastery. After the suppression, the Austrian government commissioned the architect Leopoldo Pollack to transform the monastery into an orphanage (the sober neoclassical facade on Piazza Botta was given to Pollack). The orphanage was active from 1792 until about 1950, when it was ceded to the university of Pavia. It currently houses the Departments of Philosophy and Psychology and the Department of Economics.
Architecture
Recent archaeological excavations have allowed us to reconstruct the architectural events of the church with greater precision, which datable around the middle of the eighth century and was built on the remains of late Roman buildings. Originally the building had a single hall and equipped with three apses and provided an atrium outside, intended as a sepulchral area, incorporated into the church in the 10th century. During the excavations of 1996/97 eight tombs were found (while other burials came to light on via San Felice), some of which are internally frescoed with sacred images and which are visible inside the university hall that occupies the space of the former church. These burials date back to the eighth century and in one of them there is an inscription with the name of the abbess Ariperga while in another tomb the skeleton of a nun was found accompanied by a gilded bronze ring with an embedded gem and leather shoes at the feet.
Externally, along via San Felice, you can still see the 8th and 9th century masonry of the church, characterized by high blind arches with small windows. The building underwent interventions in the Renaissance and modern times, such as the creation of a loggia to house the nuns' choir around 1490. In the seventeenth century the church was lengthened and completely re-frescoed. The writings along the walls that list the relics contained in the sacred building also date back to these interventions. In 1611 the abbess Bianca Felicita Parata of Crema had the epigraph transcribed on the north wall of the church with which they remembered the building interventions wanted by Emperor Otto I.
Below the church is one of the main examples of early medieval architecture in Pavia: the crypt. The environment is equipped with a corridor and provided with three apses and niches carved into the side walls. The crypt has two has two entrances, placed on both sides of it, in order to allow the descent and ascent during the rites and processions. Inside the crypt there are large reliquary arks in white marble, with a gabled roof, dating back to the 10th century and, probably, the rare remains of green and black plaster on the vault of the room also date back to the same period. Near the church there is also a large Renaissance cloister. The cloister was built between 1493 and 1500. A capital preserves an inscription that recalled how the abbess Andriola de’ Barrachis had the work done in the year 1500. The cloister, in Renaissance style, is equipped with 30 columns in marble with capitals, terracotta decorations of the arches and clypei in which busts of nuns are frescoed. Even in the arches and walls there are remains of frescoes, mostly dating back to the 16th century, while in the northern part of the cloister there is a brick pillar, the only surviving element of the previous Romanesque cloister. | WIKI |
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3 Chip Stocks Investors Shouldn't Ignore
Year-to-date, volatility has headlined the market, and it’s been challenging to be an investor trying to sail through these rough waters as the market struggles to find a direction.
However, the forecast seems to be clearing up. The market rallied significantly last week and provided investors with the best weekly performance since last November. Stocks have pulled back slightly this week, but it feels like overall market sentiment is much more positive than it has been.
Amid returning market strength, many stocks provide serious upside after slashed valuations. Semiconductor companies, which have been some of the most exciting stocks in the market over the last couple of years, provide exactly that. Let’s look at three chip stocks I believe provide substantial upside amid a higher bullish market sentiment.
ON Semiconductor Corporation
ON Semiconductor Corporation ON is a leading semiconductor manufacturer with over 80,000 different parts and a global supply chain reaching thousands of customers. Year-to-date, shares of the company have slid 11%, underperforming the S&P 500. The decline has caused ON’s forward earnings multiple to decrease to 14.9X, much lower than its high of 42.6X in 2020 and its high of 25.4X this year.
Analysts have been rapidly revising their estimates upwards over the last 60 days, boosting the Zacks Consensus Estimate for next quarter by 27% to $1.04 per share and 25% to $1.05 per share for the following quarter. Full-year earnings estimates have also increased substantially, surging 27% to $4.16 per share for the current year and nearly 40% to $4.44 per share for 2023.
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The company has displayed consistent earnings growth over the last four quarters, beating estimates each time and acquiring a four-quarter average EPS surprise of 16%. Looking back even further, the company hasn’t had an EPS miss since May 2020, and in its latest quarter, ON exceeded expectations by nearly 16%. Furthermore, the current year’s consensus EPS estimate reflects year-over-year earnings growth of almost 42%.
ON Semiconductor Corporation Price, Consensus and EPS Surprise
ON Semiconductor Corporation price-consensus-eps-surprise-chart | ON Semiconductor Corporation Quote
The Zacks Consensus Sales Estimate for the current year is forecasting a year-over-year top-line increase of nearly 14%, and the company currently sports a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) with an A Style Score for Growth. Additionally, the company has received 37 upwards estimate revisions over the last 60 days, and the forward earnings multiple has declined to an attractive level. These are all reasons why I believe that ON is a chip stock that investors should consider.
Analog Devices, Inc
Analog Devices, Inc. ADI is a worldwide leader in designing and manufacturing high-performance analog, mixed-signal, and digital signal processing integrated circuits. The company’s shares have declined nearly 10% year-to-date and have underperformed the general market. ADI’s forward earnings multiple of 19.8X is much lower than its high of 29.2X in 2020 and considerably lower than its high of 23.5X this year.
Upwards estimate revisions have been coming in left and right for the company over the last 60 days, boosting the Zacks Consensus Estimate across all time frames. 18 upwards estimate revisions have increased the consensus estimate trend 12% to $2.08 per share for Q2 and 11.5% to $2.14 per share for Q3. Current full-year earnings estimates have increased by 10% to $8.32 per share, while next year’s consensus estimate has increased by 8.7% to $8.99 per share.
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Impressively, the company has exceeded earnings expectations nine quarters in a row dating back to February 2020, and in its latest quarter, it beat estimates by 8%. The chip provider's four-quarter trailing average is a solid 8.4%, and the current year’s consensus EPS estimate reflects year-over-year earnings growth of nearly 30%.
Analog Devices, Inc. Price, Consensus and EPS Surprise
Analog Devices, Inc. price-consensus-eps-surprise-chart | Analog Devices, Inc. Quote
The Zacks Consensus Sales Estimate is forecasting a year-over-year sales increase of a remarkable 54%, and the company currently boasts a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) with a B Style Score for Growth. Like many stocks, ADI has had a bumpy 2022 so far, but this provides a much cheaper opportunity to buy shares at a lower valuation. After pairing the above metrics with its rapidly increasing consensus estimate trend, I believe that ADI would be a great addition to your portfolio.
Advanced Micro Devices
Advanced Micro Devices AMD is a global company specializing in manufacturing semiconductor devices used in computer processing. AMD shares have declined 20% year-to-date, vastly underperforming the S&P 500 and causing its forward earnings multiple to decrease substantially to 30.9X, a much lower value than its high of 67.8X last November.
Similar to ADI and ON, the chip supplier has received many upwards estimate revisions over the last 60 days. The consensus estimate trend for the next quarter has surged 34% to $0.91 per share, and for the following quarter, it has increased 27% to $0.94 per share. AMD’s current full-year consensus earnings estimate has jumped 22% to $3.99 per share, and next year’s earnings estimate has increased 21%, reflecting full-year EPS of $4.76.
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AMD is currently on a blazing-hot earnings streak, chaining together seven consecutive EPS beats dating back to June 2020. In its latest quarter, the chip giant beat estimates by nearly 23%, and the average earnings surprise over the last four quarters is an impressive 17%. Additionally, the current year’s consensus EPS estimate reflects a stellar 43% year-over-year earnings growth.
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. Price, Consensus and EPS Surprise
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. price-consensus-eps-surprise-chart | Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. Quote
Current full-year sales are expected to grow to $21.5 billion, a 30% increase year-over-year, and the company is currently a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) with a B Style Score for Growth. AMD has established itself as a cutting-edge chip manufacturer, clearly seen within its rapidly increasing consensus estimate trend and consistent earnings growth. Additionally, AMD’s forward earnings multiple has declined into a sweet spot for investors. For these reasons, I believe that AMD shares should be on investors’ shortlists.
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List of Russian Americans
This is a list of notable Russian Americans, including both original immigrants who obtained American citizenship and their American descendants.
To be included in this list, the person must have a Wikipedia article showing they are Russian American or must have references showing they are Russian American and are notable.
Performance
* Paul Abrahamian (born 1993), reality television personality, of Russian and Armenian descent
* Odessa Adlon (born 2000), actress, has Russian ancestry through her mother
* Dianna Agron (born 1986), actress, father of Russian Jewish ancestry
* Monique Alexander (born 1982), pornographic actress, actress and model
* Woody Allen (born 1935), actor, writer, director, and musician, mother of Russian Jewish ancestry
* Alan Arkin (1934–2023), actor, director, producer, and screenwriter, grandchild of Russian immigrants
* René Auberjonois (1940–2019), Tony Award-winning character actor (and grandson of the painter), best known for his early 1980s role as Clayton Endicott III on the television show Benson and his role as Odo on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
* Olga Baclanova (1893–1974), actress
* Eric Balfour (born 1977), actor, portraying Milo Pressman in 24, of Russian Jewish descent
* Sasha Barrese (born 1981), actress of Irish, Dutch, American Indian, and Russian descent
* Anna Baryshnikov (born 1992), actress, daughter of Mikhail Baryshnikov
* Mikhail Baryshnikov (born 1948), dancer and actor, immigrant from Russia
* Shura Baryshnikov (born 1981), dancer, choreographer, actress
* Michael Bay (born 1965), American film director and producer (Bay's grandfather was Russian)
* Irving Berlin (1888–1989), Russian-born, considered one of the greatest songwriters in American history, nominated eight times for Academy Awards
* Emma Berman (born 2008), American actress, of Russian descent
* Jack Black (born 1969), actor, comedian, musician, mother of Russian Jewish descent
* Michael Bolton (born 1953), singer, all of his grandparents were Jewish immigrants from Russia
* Jon Bon Jovi (born 1962), singer-songwriter, mother of partial Russian descent
* Alexey Brodovitch (1898–1971), the pioneer of graphic design, created a prototype of the modern glossy magazine about fashion
* Agnes Bruckner (born 1985), actress, mother has Russian background
* Yul Brynner (1920–1985), Russian-born American actor, won Academy Award
* Cheryl Burke (born 1984), professional dancer known for starring on the television series Dancing with the Stars, father of Russian and Irish descent
* Semyon Bychkov (born 1952), conductor
* Amanda Bynes (born 1986), actress, mother of Russian Jewish descent
* Dove Cameron (born 1996), actress of Russian descent
* Eddie Cantor (1892–1964), actor and dancer, parents were Jewish immigrants from Russia
* Timothée Chalamet (born 1995), actor, mother of Russian Jewish descent
* Michael Chekhov (1891–1955), actor and dancer, immigrant from Russia
* Jennifer Connelly (born 1970), actress, mother of Russian Jewish and Polish Jewish descent
* David Copperfield (born 1956), illusionist and stage magician, paternal grandparents were Jewish immigrants from Russia
* Lydia Cornell (born Lydia Korniloff, 1953), actress, father of Russian descent
* Eric Dane (born 1972), actor, of partial Russian-Jewish descent
* Gavin DeGraw (born 1977), musician, mother of Russian Jewish descent
* Alexis Denisof (born 1966), actor, father of mostly Russian ancestry
* Kat Dennings (born 1986), American actress, grandparents were Russian Jewish immigrants
* Leonardo DiCaprio (born 1974), actor, Academy Award winner, maternal grandmother was Russian
* Jim Downey (born 1952), comedy writer
* Michael Dudikoff (born 1954), actor, father was an immigrant from Russia
* Aaron Eckhart (born 1968), actor, father of German and Russian descent
* Ansel Elgort (born 1994), actor, father of Russian-Jewish descent
* Val Emmich (born 1979), singer-songwriter and actor of Italian, Russian, and German ancestry
* Evidence, real name Michael Perretta (born 1976), American hip hop musician, Russian mother
* Peter Falk (1927–2011), born to a Polish Jewish father and a Russian Jewish mother
* Tina Fey (born 1970), American actress and comedian, father of part-Russian descent
* Carrie Fisher (1956–2016), actress, father of Russian Jewish descent
* Michel Fokine (1880–1942), dancer and choreographer
* Olga Fonda (born 1982), actress and model
* Harrison Ford (born 1942), actor, mother of Russian Jewish descent
* Dave Franco (born 1985), actor, mother of Russian Jewish descent
* James Franco (born 1978), actor, mother of Russian Jewish descent
* Isabelle Fuhrman (born 1997), actress (mother, Elena Fuhrman, is a Russian-Jewish immigrant, father is of Russian Jewish descent)
* Drew Fuller (born 1980), actor of Russian, Scottish and English heritage
* Edward Furlong (born 1977), actor, the star of such film as Terminator 2: Judgment Day and American History X, father of Russian origin
* George Gaynes (1917–2016), actor, singer
* Galen Gering (born 1971), actor of Russian Jewish (father) and Basque Spanish (mother) descent
* George Gershwin (1898–1937), composer and pianist, author of Rhapsody in Blue, Russian Jewish and Ukrainian Jewish ancestry
* Alexander Godunov (1949–1995), dancer and choreographer
* Katerina Graham (born 1989), actress, singer, record producer, dancer, and model, mother of Russian Jewish ancestry
* Seth Green (born 1974), actor, part Russian Jewish ancestry
* Jake Gyllenhaal (born 1980), mother Naomi Foner Gyllenhaal of Russian Jewish descent
* Maggie Gyllenhaal (born 1977), mother Naomi Foner Gyllenhaal of Russian Jewish descent
* Armie Hammer (born 1986), actor, father of part Russian Jewish/Russian descent
* Juliana Harkavy (born 1985), actress, has Russian ancestors
* Ben Harper (born 1969), singer-songwriter, Jewish mother of Russian and Lithuanian ancestry
* Barbara Hershey (born 1948), actress, father of partial Russian Jewish descent
* Fedor Jeftichew (1868–1904), freak show attraction nicknamed "Jojo the dog-faced man" and a star of the Barnum Circus
* Kidada Jones (born 1974), actress, model, and fashion designer, daughter of actress Peggy Lipton and musician Quincy Jones; mother of Russian Jewish descent
* Rashida Jones (born 1976), actress, model, and musician, daughter of actress Peggy Lipton, mother of Russian Jewish descent
* Milla Jovovich (born 1975), actress and model, born in Kyiv to a Russian mother and a Serbian father
* Stacy Kamano (born 1974), actress of German, Russian, Polish and Japanese descent
* Lila Kedrova (1909–2000), Russian-born French-American actress, won Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
* Olga Kern (born 1975), Russian-born classical pianist, won the 11th Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, direct family ties to both Rachmaninov and Tchaikovsky
* Justin Kirk (born 1969), stage and film actor, mother of Russian Jewish descent
* Charles Klapow (born 1980), American choreographer and dance instructor, Emmy Award winner, father of Russian origin
* Christopher Knight (born 1957), actor
* Walter Koenig (born 1936), parents were Russian Jewish immigrants
* Theodore Kosloff (1882–1956), dancer and choreographer
* Lenny Kravitz (born 1964), American singer, father of Russian Jewish descent
* Zoë Kravitz (born 1988), American actress, singer and model daughter of Lenny Kravitz, both parents of half Russian Jewish descent
* Mila Kunis (born 1983), Russian Jewish immigrant (born in Ukrainian SSR)
* Joe Lando (born 1961), film actor
* Feodor Lark (born 1997), Russian-born television actor
* Logan Lerman (born 1992), of Russian Jewish, Polish Jewish, and Lithuanian Jewish descent
* Margarita Levieva (born 1980), Russian-born Jewish American actress; born in the Soviet Union; professional gymnast before starring in the films The Invisible, Adventureland and Spread
* Peggy Lipton (1946–2019), actress, of Russian Jewish ancestry
* Karina Lombard (born 1969), actress and singer of Lakota Sioux, Russian, Italian and Swiss descent
* Annet Mahendru (born 1985), actress, mother of Russian descent
* James Maslow (born 1990), actor and singer of Scots Irish, English, and Russian Jewish descent
* Marlee Matlin (born 1965), actress who starred in Children of a Lesser God, of Russian Jewish descent
* Walter Matthau (1920–2000), actor and comedian, parents were Jewish immigrants from Russia
* Blake Michael (born 1996), actor of Russian Jewish descent
* Wentworth Miller (born 1972), actor, mother of partial Russian descent
* Eugene Mirman (born 1974), actor, born in Russia
* Taylor Momsen (born 1993), actress, musician and model, fronts the rock band The Pretty Reckless
* Mandy Moore (born 1984), actress, singer, of Russian Jewish descent (from her maternal grandfather)
* Vic Morrow (1929–1982), actor, parents were Russian Jewish immigrants
* Sarah Natochenny (born 1987), voice actress
* Alla Nazimova (1879–1945), theater and film actress, Jewish immigrant from Russia
* Alexander Nevsky (born 1971), actor, producer, writer, bodybuilder, immigrant from Russia
* Nancy Novotny (born 1963), voice actress, radio personality
* Pat O'Brien (born 1965), guitarist, half Russian
* Larisa Oleynik (born 1981), actress (Mad Men, 3rd Rock from the Sun), father of Russian descent
* Mandy Patinkin (born 1952), actor and singer, of Russian Jewish descent
* Sean Penn (born 1960), two-time Academy Award winning actor, paternal grandparents Jewish immigrants from Russia and Lithuania
* Lee Philips (1927–1999) (born Leon Friedman), parents were Russian Jewish immigrants
* Joaquin Phoenix (born 1974), actor, Jewish mother of Russian and Hungarian ancestry
* River Phoenix (1970–1993), actor, Jewish mother of Russian and Hungarian ancestry
* Bronson Pinchot (born 1959), actor, best known for Perfect Strangers; father, born Henry Poncharavsky, is of Russian ancestry
* Alexander Polinsky (born 1974), actor
* Natalie Portman (born 1981), actress, of Russian Jewish, Polish Jewish, Romanian Jewish, and Austrian Jewish ancestry
* Mike Portnoy (born 1967), musician, founding member of American heavy metal band Dream Theater
* Princess Superstar (born 1971), musician, father of Russian Jewish descent
* Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873–1943), Russian-born composer who immigrated to the US in 1918 and lived there until his death in 1943; acquired U.S. citizenship in 1943
* Sam Raimi (born 1959), Jewish American film, producer, actor and writer, whose parents came from Russia and Hungary
* Ted Raimi (born 1965), actor and brother of Sam Raimi, star of Xena: Warrior Princess
* Raven (born 1979), drag queen and reality-television star
* Joan Rivers (1933–2014), comedian, parents were Russian Jewish immigrants
* Sasha Roiz (born 1973), Russian Jewish immigrant (born in Tel Aviv, Israel)
* Natalya Rudakova (born 1985), actress
* Paul Rudd (born 1969), American actor of Russian Jewish ancestry
* Olesya Rulin (born 1986), actress and singer, immigrant from Russia
* Melanie Safka-Schekeryk (born 1947), folk singer, father of Russian and Ukrainian ancestry
* Steven Seagal (born 1952), actor, father of Russian Jewish descent
* Jack Shaindlin (1909–1978), composer, musical director of the March of Time newsreel series
* Peter Shukoff (born 1979), YouTuber, co-founded ERB, of Russian descent
* Jenny Slate (born 1982), actress, comedian and author, of Russian Jewish origin
* Sasha Alex Sloan (born 1995), singer-songwriter
* Regina Spektor (born 1980), Russian born American singer-songwriter and pianist, born in Moscow
* Leonard Stone (1927–2011), father Russian Jewish immigrant from Russia
* Igor Stravinsky (1882–1971), composer and pianist
* Michael Strong (1918–1980) (born Cecil Natapoff), parents were Russian Jewish immigrants
* Tara Strong (born 1973), Canadian-born actor whose family is of Russian Jewish descent
* Gene Stupnitsky (born 1977), screenwriter, born in Kyiv, now Ukraine
* Svoy (born 1980), Russian-born American songwriter/producer for Universal Music Group
* Max Terr (1889–1951), Russian-born American pianist, arranger, bandleader and film composer
* Tonearm (Ilia Bis), performance musician
* Michelle Trachtenberg (born 1985), television and film actress, mother is an immigrant Jewish from Russia
* Sofia Vassilieva (born 1992), actress, parents were Russian immigrants
* Sasha Velour (born 1987), drag queen and winner of RuPaul's Drag Race Season 9
* Gene Wilder (1933–2016), actor, father was a Russian immigrant and mother was of Polish descent
* Lana Wood (born 1946), actress, parents were immigrants from Russia
* Natalie Wood (1938–1981), Academy Award-nominated actress, won a Golden Globe, parents were immigrants from Russia
* Anton Yelchin (1989–2016), actor, Jewish immigrant from Russia
* Elena Zoubareva (born 1972), opera singer, immigrant from Russia
Visual arts
* Jane Aaron (1948–2015), filmmaker
* Miya Ando (born 1978), artist
* Alan Arkin (1934–2023), actor, director, producer, and screenwriter, grandchild of Russian immigrants), artist and painter
* Andrey Avinoff (1884–1949), artist and painter
* Irwin Chanin (1891–1988), architect and builder whose skyline signature was formed of jazzy Art Deco towers and six elegant Broadway theaters
* Dimitri Devyatkin (born 1949), filmmaker and video artist
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U.S. housing starts hurt by weakness in multi-family units
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. housing starts slipped in May as the construction of multi-family housing units dropped, but further gains in building permits signaled a rebound that would support economic growth in the second quarter. Groundbreaking fell 0.3 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual pace of 1.16 million units, the Commerce Department said on Friday. May’s decline followed a 4.9 percent surge in April. Building permits rose 0.7 percent to a 1.14-million unit rate in May. “Another month of gains in building permits coupled with near record low mortgage rates provide opportunity for a bounce back,” said Bill Banfield, vice president at Quicken Loans in Detroit. Though the pace of home building has slowed after a brisk first quarter, housing remains a pillar of strength for the economy. Residential construction added almost six-tenths of a percentage point to first-quarter gross domestic product, the biggest contribution in more than three years. The economy grew at a 0.8 percent annualized rate in the first quarter. The Atlanta Federal Reserve left its growth forecast for the second quarter unchanged at a 2.8 percent pace after Friday’s housing starts data. Economists polled by Reuters had forecast housing starts falling to a 1.15 million-unit pace last month. The S&P homebuilding index .SPLRCHOME rose 1.21 percent, outperforming a broadly weaker U.S. stock market. Shares in the nation’s largest homebuilder, D.R. Horton Inc (DHI.N), advanced 1.31 percent and Lennar Corp (LEN.N) gained 1.0 percent. Luxury homebuilder Toll Brothers rallied 1.82 percent. Prices for U.S. government debt fell and the dollar .DXY was trading lower against a basket of currencies. Groundbreaking on single-family homes, the largest segment of the market, rose 0.3 percent to a 764,000-unit pace last month. Single-family starts in the American South, where most of the home building takes place, rose 2.6 percent to their highest level since December 2007. Single-family starts in the Northeast region surged 12.7 percent. In the West, groundbreaking on single-family housing projects rose 1.9 percent. But single-family starts in the Midwest tumbled 14.7 percent to a six-month low. Further gains in single-family starts are likely after a survey on Thursday showed confidence among home builders rose to a five-month high in June amid optimism over sales and buyer traffic. But single-family home construction continues to run ahead of permits, which could limit the rise in the short term. Housing starts for the volatile multi-family segment fell 1.2 percent to a 400,000-unit pace last month, following an 11.9 percent jump in April. The multi-family segment of the market continues to be supported by strong demand for rental accommodation as some Americans remain wary of owning homes years after the housing market collapse. Multi-family home construction is also being aided by rising household formation as a fairly strong labor market increases employment opportunities for young adults. “There is some evidence of a pullback in multi-family activity from very elevated levels seen in the summer of last year, but the strength of the rents data in the inflation report suggests that this is not a product of overbuilding,” said John Ryding, chief economist at RDQ Economics in New York. The government reported on Thursday that rents in May posted their biggest gain since February 2007. Permits for the construction of single-family homes fell 2.0 percent last month to a 726,000-unit rate. But single-family permits in the South rose 0.8 percent to a five-month high. Multi-family building permits increased 5.9 percent to a 412,000-unit pace in May. “We think the signals from the recent permits data, which are forward looking, are more indicative of the underlying trends. We look for continued improvement related to single-family units over time but some cooling in the multifamily data,” said Daniel Silver, an economist at JPMorgan in New York. Reporting by Lucia Mutikani; Editing by Paul Simao | NEWS-MULTISOURCE |
2017 OK CR 15
Isaac Luna ASHTON, Appellant, v. The STATE of Oklahoma, Appellee.
Case No. F-2016-15
Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma.
FILED JUNE 1, 2017
APPEARANCES AT TRIAL, STANLEY D. MONROE, KIRSTEN PALFREYMAN, 15 WEST 6TH STREET, STE 2112, TULSA, OK 74119, COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANT
JULIE DOSS, BECKY JOHNSON, ASSISTANT DISTRICT ATTORNEYS, 500 SOUTH DENVER, STE 900, TULSA OK 74103, COUNSEL FOR THE STATE
APPEARANCES ON APPEAL, JAMES H. LOCKARD, DEPUTY DIVISION CHIEF, OKLAHOMA INDIGENT DEFENSE SYSTEM, P.O. BOX 926, NORMAN, OK 73070
E. SCOTT PRUITT, ATTORNEY GENERAL OF OKLAHOMA, JAY SCHNIED-ERJAN, ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL, 313 N.E. 21ST ST., OKLAHOMA CITY, OK 73105, COUNSEL FOR THE STATE
OPINION
LUMPKIN, PRESIDING JUDGE:
¶ 1 Appellant, Isaac Luna Ashton, was tried by jury and convicted of First Degree Murder (Counts 1 & 2) (21 O.S.Supp.2012, § 701.7(A)) and Carrying a Weapon Unlawfully (Count 4) (21 O.S.Supp.2013, § 1272) in District Court of Tulsa County Case Number CF-2014-4108. The jury recommended as punishment imprisonment for life without the possibility of parole in both Count 1 and Count 2. The jury further recommended incarceration in the county jail for thirty (30) days in Count 4. The trial court sentenced Appellant accordingly, ordered the sentence in Count 4 to run concurrent with Counts 1 and 2, and ordered the sentences in Counts 1 and 2 to run consecutively. It is from these judgments and sentences which Appellant appeals.
FACTS
¶ 2 On August 18, 2014, Appellant shot and killed both Verdell Walker and Tiara Sawyer. The homicides occurred in the parking lot outside Appellant’s apartment at 47th and Darlington in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Four different individuals were outside the apartments that day and observed the incident. At trial, they described what had occurred. None of the witnesses observed any physical contact between the parties. Neither Walker nor Sawyer was armed. Walker did not attack Appellant. He did not fight Appellant for the gun. Instead, Appellant was the aggressor. He shot both Walker and Sawyer after Walker cursed him.
¶ 3 Appellant, his girlfriend, Tyesha Goff, and his best friend, Doneka Brown, had recently become acquainted with Walker and Sawyer. The duo lived in an apartment near Appellant’s home. They visited Appellant’s home on the night of August 17th without any problem.
¶ 4 The next morning, Walker and Sawyer asked Appellant for a ride to a tag agency. Goff gave the duo a ride in the Gold Honda CRV which Appellant’s mother owned. When they returned to Appellant’s apartment, Goff and Sawyer argued over Goffs missing cellphone.. The two women yelled loudly at each other.
¶ 5 The argument lasted for close to ten minutes. It grew to include all five of the individuals. Goff and Brown argued with Sawyer as Appellant searched the apartment for the phone. Walker and Sawyer remained in the parking lot. They stood just outside the small fenced enclosure which led to the front door of the apartment, Appellant entered the fray after Walker cursed Goff. He walked to the waist high gate, opened it and declared: “You better step off my lady, Cuz.”
¶ 6 Walker backed further out into the parking lot. Sawyer went with him. After several feet, Walker stopped and took a few steps back towai’ds Appellant. He gestured with his hands in the air similar to a referee declaring a touchdown in a game of football. Walker exclaimed, “You’re a bitch.” He laughed and backed away from Appellant.
¶ 7 Appellant walked out into the parking lot. He drew his Smith & Wesson .38 special from his waist, pointed it. at Walker, and declared; “I got your bitch right here.” From approximately four feet away, Appellant. shot Walker one time in the abdomen. Walker fell to the ground.
¶8 Sawyer took off running towards a nearby pole. Appellant chased her and shot her in the head with the gun. After Sawyer fell to the ground, Appellant returned to where Walker lay on the ground. He shot Walker on the side of his head.
¶ 9 Appellant, Brown and Goff fled the scene. Goff drove the trio away from the apartments in the Gold Honda CRV. They travelled to the home of Appellant’s mother in Jenks.- The Tulsa Police Department in cooperation with the Jenks ¡ Police Department placed the home under surveillance. Brown telephoned her mother and asked her to come pick her up. When she arrived, Brown, Appellant and Goff got into the car. Appellant laid down in the backseat so he could not been seen. However, the surveilling officers had seen him enter the car and they stopped the vehicle and placed'him under arrest.
¶ 10 After Appellant waived his rights under Miranda, Detective Justin Ritter of the Tulsa Police Department interviewed him concerning the events. Appellant noted that Ritter’s shirt indicated that he worked for the Homicide Division and asked Ritter: “Who died?” Appellant did not claim accident, self-defense, or defense of another, Instead, he repeatedly claimed that he did not know anything about the events. He informed Ritter that he was not present at the apartments that day. He claimed that he did not stay at the apartment in question and asserted that he did not know why Ritter was questioning him concerning the deaths of Walker and Sawyer.
¶ 11 Joshua Lanter, M.D., of the State Medical Examiner’s Office performed an autopsy on Walker’s body. He found that Walker had been shot through the abdomen. This gunshot had transected his aorta and would have likely been fatal. This injury was consistent with Walker turning to run away from the shooter. Lanter further found that Walker had also been shot through the right ear. This gunshot caused excessive injury to Walker’s brain and was incompatible with life. This injury was consistent with' the shooter firing at Walker while he was on the ground. Lanter further found that Walker did not have any injuries to his hands which would be consistent with fisticuffs. Lanter determined that Walker had died from the gunshot wounds. He recovered both projectiles from Walker’s body.
¶ 12 Lanter also performed an autopsy on Sawyer’s body. He found that Sawyer had been shot through the left temple. Lanter was able to recover the projectile from Sawyer’s body. He did not find any recent injuries on Sawyer’s hands. Lanter determined that the single gunshot wound caused Sawyer’s death.
¶ 13 Officers executed a search warrant on the home of Appellant’s mother and found Appellant’s .38 special handgun and some spent shell casings. Firearms' Examiner, Joy Patterson, of the Tulsa Police Department compared the projectiles recovered from the bodies of Walker and Sawyer with 'the handgun. She determined that the handgun had fired the projectiles which had killed the duo.
¶ 14 Brown testified at trial on Appellant’s behalf. Although she had given a different account to the detectives when she was initially interviewed concerning the incident, Brown asserted that Walker had hit Goff. She claimed that Appellant only shot Walker after Walker threatened him and rushed at him,
¶ 15 Appellant testified- in his own defense at trial. He wholly admitted that he had repeatedly lied to Detective Ritter during his interview. He further admitted that he was carrying the handgun without a license. Although he asserted that he had not intended to shoot either Walker or Sawyer, Appellant claimed that Walker had hit Goff, threatened to kill him, and came at him. Appellant admitted that he had pulled out the gun and pointed it at Walker but claimed that he had inadvertently pulled the trigger on the gun in reaction to Walker. Appellant asserted that Walker pushed against his free arm, he stepped backwards, and in the process the gun simply fired. Appellant further claimed that Walker had reached for the gun.
¶ 16 Appellant explained that the initial shot hit Walker in the abdomen. He asserted that he fired the gun two more times because Walker continued to advance on him. He related that he closed his eyes, turned his head, and shot the gun twice more from approximately his waist level. He acknowledged that he had fled the scene with Brown and Goff. He asserted that he had panicked.
¶17 On cross-examination, Appellant admitted that neither Walker nor Sawyer was armed with any weapons. He acknowledged that his revolver had to be held in just the right position to fire because it was missing the frame lug. Despite this fact, he maintained that he randomly fired the shots which hit Walker and Sawyer in the head. Although he retracted his claim.that he fired these shots with the gun at waist level, he continued to assert that he had fired the shots -with both his eyes closed and his head turned,
DISCUSSION
I.
¶ 18 In his first proposition of error, Appellant contends that he was denied his constitutional right to present a complete defense. Citing Tyesha Goffs invocation of the Fifth Amendment’s privilege- against self-incrimination, he argues that he was precluded from presenting Goffs account of the homicides.
¶ 19 “[T]he Constitution guarantees criminal defendants a meaningful opportunity to present a complete defense.” Crane v. Kentucky, 476 U.S. 683, 690, 106 S.Ct. 2142, 2146, 90 L.Ed.2d 636 (1986) (quotations and citation omitted). However, a defendant’s right to present relevant evidence is not unlimited, but rather is subject to reasonable restrictions. United States v. Scheffer, 523 U.S. 303, 308, 118 S.Ct. 1261, 1264, 140 L.Ed.2d 413 (1998); Chambers v. Mississippi, 410 U.S. 284, 295, 93 S.Ct. 1038, 1045-1046, 35 L.Ed.2d 297 (1973). “The accused does not have an unfettered right to offer testimony that is -incompetent, privileged, or otherwise inadmissible under standard' rules of evidence.” Taylor v. Illinois, 484 U.S. 400, 410, 108 S.Ct. 646, 653, 98 L.Ed.2d 798 (1988). This Court has recognized that a meaningful opportunity to present a complete defense does not include the right to' compel a- witness to give testimony in contravention of the witness’s privilege against self-incrimination. Pavatt v. State, 2007 OK CR 19, ¶ 43, 159 P.3d 272, 286; Sherrick v. State, 1986 OK CR 142, ¶ 6, 725 P.2d 1278, 1282; Bryant v. State, 1967 OK CR 196, ¶ 9, 434 P.2d 498, 500.
¶ 20 Appellant, first, argues that the trial court erred when it allowed Goff to invoke the privilege against self-incrimination. He mistakenly asserts that Goffs recitation of the circumstances which occurred pri- or to Appellant’s flight from the apartment complex would not have tended to subject her to criminal prosecution. We review the trial court’s grant of the privilege for an abuse of discretion. Pavatt, 2007 OK CR 19, ¶ 42, 159 P.3d at 286.
¶21 The United States Supreme Court has always broadly construed the protection of the Fifth Amendment. Maness v. Meyers, 419 U.S. 449, 461, 95 S.Ct. 584, 592, 42 L.Ed.2d 574 (1975). “Th[e] privilege applies to anyone called as a witness, not just to the accused in a criminal trial; it is not limited to answers which would directly incriminate the witness in the instant proceeding, but extends to any incriminating consequences which would flow from compelled disclosure.” Pavatt, 2007 OK CR 19, ¶ 43, 159 P.3d at 286. “[It] does not merely encompass evidence which may lead to criminal conviction, but includes information which would furnish a link in the chain of evidence that could lead to prosecution, as well as evidence which an individual reasonably believes could be used against him in a criminal prosecution.” Maness, 419 U.S. at 461, 95 S.Ct. at 592. “The central standard for the privilege’s application has been whether the claimant is confronted by substántial and ‘real,’ and not merely trifling or imaginary, hazards of incrimination.” Marchetti v. United States, 390 U.S. 39, 53, 88 S.Ct. 697, 705, 19 L.Ed.2d 889 (1968).
¶ 22 Reviewing the record in the present case, we find that the trial court did not abuse its discretion. Goff was confronted by a substantial and real hazard of incriminating herself for the offense of Accessory to Felony. 21 O.S.2011, § 175. The prosecutor specifically mentioned this offense when she sought to protect Goffs rights at the pre-trial evidentiary hearing. The evidence at trial appeared to potentially support the- filing of such a charge. Certainly, Goff would have tended to incriminate herself if she admitted that she had driven Appellant away from the scene and, thus, helped him avoid or escape arrest. Inst. No. 2-2, OUJI-CR(2d) (Supp. 2015). However, it is also reasonably likely that Goffs answers to questions concerning the events prior to that would have tended to incriminate her or supply a link in the chain of evidence, as well. If Goff acknowledged that Appellant shot and killed Walker and Sawyer without any provocation, this would have tended to establish the third element of the offense of Accessory to Felony, ie., knowledge that the offender had committed the acts constituting the underlying felony. Id. As the privilege against self-incrimination extends to both direct incrimination as well as information which would furnish a link in the chain of evidence that could lead to prosecution, Goffs privilege extended to protect her from testifying about any portion of the day’s events. Accordingly, we find that the trial court did not err when it allowed Goff to invoke the Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination.
¶ 23 Second, Appellant alternatively argues that the trial court should have granted Goff immunity in exchange for her testimony pursuant to Article II, Section 27 of the Oklahoma Constitution. This Court’s interpretation of this provision is well established.
In order for a person to secure immunity under the above section of Constitution on account of incriminating evidence given by him as a witness in any court, he must have' testified under an agreement made with thé prosecuting attorney, approved by the court, or he must have claimed the privilege of silence which must have been denied by the court and such person must have been compelled by the court to testify-
State v. Barthelme, 2007 OK CR 40, ¶ 9, 172 P.3d 201, 203-04, quoting Cortez v. State, 1966 OK CR 17, ¶ 4, 415 P.2d 196, 199; Coleman v. State, 1940 OK CR 109, 70 Okla. Crim. 246, 254, 104 P.2d 1004, 1008 (1940) (“[Witness must have testified under agreement with the prosecuting attorney, approved by the court, or must have claimed privilege which was denied.”). We have determined that the trial court is without power to grant a defense witness immunity under this Constitutional provision. Mills v. State, 1985 OK CR 58, If 12, 733 P.2d 880, 882 (conviction reversed on other grounds on rehearing).
¶ 24 In the present case, neither of the two avenues for securing immunity under Section 27 occurred. The prosecution did not enter into an immunity agreement with Goff. Thus, there was nothing for the trial judge to approve. Since the trial court properly permitted Goff to invoke the privilege against self-incrimination, she was not compelled to testify. Accordingly, we find that the trial court did not have the authority to grant Goff immunity.
¶ 25 In a singlé sentence within this claim of error, Appellant alludes to the argument that a rule permitting immunity to only state’s witnesses would violate' the Equal Protection Clause. As Appellant failed to set out this claim as a separate proposition of error in his brief, we find the issue is waived pursuant to Rule 3.5(A)(5), Rules of the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals, Title 22, Ch. 18, App. (2016). Murphy v. State, 2012 OK CR 8, ¶ 23, 281 P.3d 1283, 1291.
¶ 26 Third, Appellant alternatively argues that the trial court erred when it failed to admit Goffs out-of-court statements) under the statement against interest hearsay exception. In the exercise of the right to present a defense, the accused, as is required of the State, must comply with established rules of procedure and evidence designed to assure both fairness and reliability in the ascertainment of guilt and innocence. Simpson v. State, 2010 OK CR 6, ¶ 9, 230 P.3d 888, 895; Gore v. State, 2005 OK CR 14, ¶ 21, 119 P.3d 1268, 1275. “Whether Appellant was denied the right to present a defense ultimately turns on whether the evidence at issue was admissible.” Id., 2010 OK CR 6, ¶ 10, 230 P.3d at 895. We review a trial court’s decision to admit or exclude evidence for an abuse of discretion. Id., 2010 OK CR 6, ¶ 9, 230 P.3d at 895.
¶27 During discovery proceedings, the State disclosed a Summary of Goffs out-of-court statements to Appellant. The Summary was based off of notes which one of the prosecutors had taken when the State had met with Goff. After Goff invoked her privilege against self-incrimination and beeame unavailable as a witness at trial, Appellant sought to introduce this Summary under the statement against penal interest exception to the hearsay rule. Appellant requested that a portion of the Summary be read to the jury or, alternatively, the admission of the document as an exhibit. The trial court denied Appellant’s request.
¶28 Appellant, now, contends that this constituted error. We find that Appellant-has not shown that the trial court abused its discretion when it denied admission of the document. Reviewing the record in the present case, we find that Appellant has not shown that the proffered Summary was admissible.
¶ 29 The statements within the Summary document constituted hearsay within hearsay. “Hearsay ‘is a statement, other than one made by the declarant while testifying at the trial or hearing, offered in evidence to prove the truth of the matter asserted.’ ” Logsdon v. State, 2010 OK CR 7, ¶ 34, 231 P.3d 1156, 1168 (quoting 12 O.S.2001, § 2801(A)(3)). “ ‘Hearsay is not admissible except as otherwise provided by an-act of the Legislature.’ ” Taylor v. State, 2011 OK CR 8, ¶ 20, 248 P.3d 362, 370 (quoting 12 O.S.2001, § 2802). Hearsay within hearsay is only admissible “if each part of the combined .statements conforms with an exception to the hearsay rule provided in [the Evidence] Code.” Mitchell v. State, 2005 OK CR 15, ¶ 47, 120 P.3d 1196, 1209 (quoting 12 O.S.2001, § 2805).
¶30 In the present case, Appellant has only shown that one part of the combined statements met an exception to the hearsay rule. Goffs statements fell within the state-nient against penal interest exception to the prohibition against the admission of hearsay. Ashinsky v. State, 1989 OK CR 59, ¶ 16, 780 P.2d 201, 204 (“Hearsay testimony is admissible if the declarant is unavailable, the statement made was adverse to the declarant’s penal interest; and the statement tends to expose the declarant to criminal liability and is offered to exculpate the accused, and corroborating circumstances clearly indicate the trustworthiness of the statement.”). Goff invoked her Fifth Amendment privilege and was unavailable at trial. Her statements suggested that she had knowledge of Appellant’s actions in shooting the unarmed Walker and Sawyer, thus, they tended to expose her to criminal liability for aiding Appellant escape arrest. Brown’s testimony sufficiently corroborated the trustworthiness of Goffs statements.
¶31 However, Appellant has not shown that the prosecutor’s hearsay statements summarizing Goffs story met a recognized hearsay exception. Appellant did not make any attempt to establish that the prosecutor’s hearsay statements were admissible at the time of trial. See Cline v. State, 1989 OK CR 69, ¶ 8, 782 P.2d 899, 401 (holding proponent of evidence at trial bears burden to lay proper foundation for its admission). On appeal, he has again failed to set forth or argue that the prosecutor’s out-of-court statements were admissible under any of the hearsay exceptions in the Evidence Code. Since Appellant has not shown that each part of the combined hearsay statements conformed to an exception to the hearsay rule, we find that the trial court did not abuse its discretion when it determined that the Summary document was inadmissible.
¶32 Regardless, we find that the trial court’s ruling did not deprive Appellant of a meaningful opportunity to present a defense. Chambers, 410 U.S. at 302, 93 S.Ct. at 1049 (holding that evidence which bears “persuasive ' assurances of trustworthiness” may not be excluded based on a mechanistic application of the rules of evidence when evidence is critical to a defendant’s case.). Goffs, testimony would have been cumulative to Appellant’s other evidence. Gourley v. State, 1989 OK CR 28, ¶4, 777 P.2d 1345, 1348 (finding defendant not denied right to present defense where witness’ testimony would have been cumulative). Brown testified on Appellant’s behalf at trial and related a substantially similar account as. set forth in the proffered Summary, Appellant gave an analogous story when he testified at trial. As Goffs statements in the Summary were cumulative to the other evidence at trial, we find that exclusion of the Summary did not violate Appellant’s right to present a defense,
¶ 33 We further find, that there is no indication that admission of Goffs statements from the Summary would have created a reasonable doubt where none had existed before. The prosecutor’s Summary was not critical to Appellant’s defense. Primeaux v. State, 2004 OK CR 16, ¶¶ 49-54, 88 P.3d 893, 903-04 (recognizing that evidence was not critical to defendant’s case where there was no indication that witness’s statement would create reasonable doubt where none existed before). The State presented compelling evidence of Appellant’s guilt. Their consistent accounts substantially differed from Appellant’s claimed defense at trial. In contrast, Appellant’s evidence was disputed. Brown had given the police a different account of the events imrilediately following Appellant’s arrest. Appellant’s story had dramatically changed over time. He fled the scene after the shooting and denied even being present at the complex that day when the police first questioned him. In addition to being cumulative, Goffs testimony would have been subject to the same impeachment as Brown’s account. As with -Brown, Goff had related a different account to the police officers immediately following Appellant’s arrest. Since Goffs statements' in the Summary would not have created a reasonable doubt where none existed before, we find that they were not critical to Appellant’s defense. Proposition One is denied. '
II.
¶ 34 In his second proposition of error, Appellant contends that the trial court erred when it gave the jury the uniform instruction concerning the doctrine of flight. He concedes that he waived appellate review of-this claim for all but plain error review when he failed to object to this instruction at trial. Daniels v. State, 2016 OK CR 2, ¶ 3, 369 P.3d 381, 383. Therefore, we review Appellant’s claim pursuant to the test set forth in Simpson v. State, 1994 OK CR 40, 876 P.2d 690, and determine whether Appellant has shown an actual error, which is plain or obvious, and .which affects his substantial rights. Tollett v. State, 2016 OK CR 15, ¶ 4, 387 P.3d 915, 916; Hogan v. Slate, 2006 OK CR 19, ¶ 38, 139 P.3d 907, 923. This Court will only correct plain error if the error seriously affects the fairness, integrity or public reputation of the judicial proceedings or otherwise represents a miscarriage of justice. Id.
¶ 35 “ ‘This Court has long upheld the giving of flight instructions where the defendant interposed a plea of self-defense or justifiable homicide or testified at trial explaining his departure.’ ” Hancock v. State, 2007 OK CR 9, ¶ 104, 155 P.3d 796, 820, quoting Mitchell v. State, 1993 OK CR 56, ¶ 7, 876 P.2d 682, 684, as corrected 1994 OK CR 78, 887 P.2d 335. Despite this fact, Appellant urges this Court to eliminate and discontinue the jury instruction on the doctrine of flight as it relates to consciousness of guilt. He' argues that the instruction improperly assumes the defendant committed the crime and impermissibly shifts the burden onto the defendant. We have previously considered and rejected these same arguments. See Andrew v. State, 2007 OK CR 23, ¶ 115, 164 P.3d 176, 199; Hill v. State, 1995 OK CR 28, ¶ 20, 898 P.2d 165, 162-63; Mitchell, 1993 OK CR 56, ¶¶ 11-16, 876 P.2d at 685-86. We do so again.
¶ 36 Appellant testified that he had not intended to shoot either Walker or Sawyer but solely reacted to Walker actions. He admitted that he had departed the scene but disputed the assertion that he fled from that location with a consciousness of guilt. Instead, he claimed that he had panicked. Thus, the circumstances of the present case fall within the well-established parameters where the flight instruction has been approved. Accordingly, we find that Appellant has not shown that error, plain or otherwise, occurred. Proposition Two is denied.
III.
¶ 37 In his third proposition of error, Appellant contends that prosecutorial misconduct deprived him of a fair trial. He concedes that he waived appellate review of his claims for all but plain error review when he failed to object at trial. Malone v. State, 2013 OK CR 1, ¶ 41, 293 P.3d 198, 211-12. Therefore, we review Appellant’s claims pursuant to the test set forth in Simpson v. State, 1994 OK CR 40, 876 P.2d 690, and determine whether Appellant has shown an actual error, which is plain or obvious, and which affects his substantial rights. Malone, 2013 OK CR 1, ¶ 41, 293 P.3d at 211-212; Hogan, 2006 OK CR 19, ¶ 38, 139 P.3d at 923.
¶38 Appellant asserts that the prosecutor’s ethical abuses deprived him of the due process of law. This Court’s review is well established. Prosecutorial comments, like jury instructions, are not reviewed in artificial isolation, but must be judged in the context of the entire' record. Romano v. State, 1995 OK CR 74, ¶ 64, 909 P.2d 92, 116. “Allegations of prosecutorial misconduct do not warrant reversal of a conviction unless the cumulative effect was such [as] to deprive the defendant of a fair trial.” Warner v. State, 2006 OK CR 40, ¶ 197, 144 P.3d 838, 891 (quotations and citations omitted).
¶ 39 Appellant, first, argues that the prosecutor engaged in witness intimidation. He claims that, during pre-trial proceedings, the prosecutor threatened'to charge Goff as an accessory after the fact. The récord fails to support this claim. ''
¶ 40 In Webb v. Texas, 409 U.S. 95, 97-98, 93 S.Ct. 351, 353, 34 L.Ed.2d 330 (1972), the United States Supreme Court determined that a trial judge cannot substantially interfere with a defense witness’s decision to testify. See Clark v. State, 1978 OK CR 108, ¶ 6, 585 P.2d 367, 368-69; United States v. Serrano, 406 F.3d 1208, 1215 (10th Cir. 2005). In Webb, the trial judge’s threatening remarks, directed only at the single witness for the defense, effectively drove that witness off the stand, anddeprived the defendant of due process of law and his right to present witnesses, Webb, 409 U.S. at 98, 93 S.Ct. at 353.
¶ 41 This Court has extended the rule announced in Webb to prosecutors within- our State. Clark, 1978 OK CR 108, ¶¶ 6-8, 585 P.2d at 369. In Clark, “we held that if a prosecutor threatens a defense witness with future charges by virtue of the witness’ testimony, and the witness then refuses to testify, the defendant has been deprived of his right to present witnesses, and reversal of the conviction is required.” Mills v. State, 1986 OK CR 58, ¶ 3, 733 P.2d 880, 883 (opinion on rehearing).
¶ 42 However, Webb does not stand for the proposition that merely warning a witness of the consequences of testifying demands reversal. United States v. Smith, 997 F.2d 674, 679 (10th Cir. 1993). In Webb, “the judge did not stop at warning the witness of his right to refuse to testify and of the necessity to tell the truth.” Webb, 409 U.S. at 97, 93 S.Ct. at 353. Instead, the trial judge gratuitously singled out the defendant’s sole witness, threatened the witness with prosecution, conviction and a consecutive sentence for perjury if he testified, and advised defense counsel that he should let the witness decline to testify when counsel nonetheless sought to call the witness to the stand. Id., 409 U.S. at 97-98, 93 S.Ct. at 353.
¶ 43 Up till now, this Court has not had the opportunity to distinguish between an improper threat and a proper warning concerning the consequences of testifying. In United States v. Pablo, 696 F.3d 1280 (10th Cir. 2012), the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals lay out this distinction.
To determine if the government impermis-sibly interfered with a witness’s decision to testify, we ask whether the government’s interference was “substantial.” Id. at 1216 (quotations omitted). “Interference is substantial when the government actor actively discourages a witness from testifying through threats of prosecution, intimidation, or coercive badgering.” Id. (emphasis added). But “[t]he potential for unconstitutional coercion by a government actor significantly diminishes ... if a defendant’s witness elects not to testify after consulting an independent attorney.” Id. By way of example, in Serrano, we found no substantial interference where the prosecution merely raised to the district court a legitimate concern about witnesses incriminating themselves if they testified and the district court simply expressed this concern to the witnesses and appointed independent counsel to advise them on that issue. Id.
Pablo, 696 F.3d at 1295-96, (citing Serrano, 406 F.3d at 1215-16).
¶ 44 We find that the analysis in Pablo is persuasive. In certain circumstances, a prosecutor may have an ethical duty to see that a witness is advised concerning her privilege against self-incrimination and the possible need for counsel. See Rule 3.8(c), Rule 4.3 and Rule 4.4, Oklahoma Rules of Professional Conduct, 5 O.S.Supp.2016, Ch. 1, App. 3-A; ABA Standards for the Administration of Criminal Justice § 3-3.2(b) (3rd ed. 1993). At the same time, a prosecutor is prohibited from calling a witness who the prosecutor knows will claim a valid privilege not to testify. Howell v. State, 1994 OK CR 62, ¶ 15, 882 P.2d 1086, 1091; Harriet v. United States, 373 U.S. 179, 187-88, 83 S.Ct. 1151, 1155, 10 L.Ed.2d 278 (1963). The proper procedure in either of these circumstances is for the prosecutor to seek to make a record outside the presence of the jury. Battenfield v. State, 1991 OK CR 82, ¶ 13, 816 P.2d 555, 560; 12 O.S.2011, § 2104(C), and § 2513. An independent attorney who can provide competent counsel is a cornerstone of our judicial system. Miller v. State, 2001 OK CR 17, ¶ 48, 29 P.3d 1077, 1087. The court may assume that after consultation with competent counsel an individual knowingly and freely exercises her rights. See Bradshaw v. Stumpf 545 U.S. 175, 183, 125 S.Ct. 2398, 2405, 162 L.Ed.2d 143 (2005) (holding court will presume defendant knowingly and intelligently entered plea where plea entered upon the advice of competent counsel). Accordingly, we adopt the analysis from Pablo.
¶ 45 Turning to the present case, we find that the prosecutor did not substantially interfere with Goffs decision whether to testify. Neither the prosecutor nor the trial judge actively discouraged Goff from testifying. Although the prosecutor advised the court, defense counsel, and Goff that she was potentially facing criminal charges based upon the circumstances which followed the homicides, the prosecutor did not threaten to charge Goff if she testified. Instead, the prosecutor properly sought to have Goff advised concerning her rights. The prosecutor approached the judge at the pretrial motion hearing, raised a legitimate concern about Goff unwittingly incriminating herself if she testified and requested that the judge appoint her legal counsel. Defense counsel agreed with this request.
¶ 46 We note that the prosecutor’s initial remarks at the pretrial hearing were slightly emphatic. The better practice is for the prosecution to more subtly raise its concern. Nonetheless, the record reveals that Goff was not present during this portion of the hearing. When the trial judge later spoke with Goff, he simply advised her that he thought it was in her best interests to have counsel to advise and consult with and appointed her independent counsel.
¶ 47 Ultimately, Goff elected not to testify at Appellant’s trial and invoked her Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination. She testified that she based her decision upon the advice of her lawyer. As Goff based her decision upon the independent and competent advice of her counsel, we find that the prosecution did not substantially interfere with her decision concerning testifying. Accordingly, Appellant has not shown that error, plain or otherwise, occurred.
¶48 Second, Appellant asserts that the prosecutor argued facts not in evidence during closing argument. It is well established that the prosecution may not argue facts outside the record during closing argument. Warner, 2006 OK CR 40, ¶ 190, 144 P.3d at 890. It is equally well established that both the prosecution and the defense have the right to fully discuss the evidence from their standpoint, including the reasonable inferences and deductions therefrom. Bland v. State, 2000 OK CR 11, ¶ 97, 4 P.3d 702, 728.
¶ 49 Appellant argues that there was absolutely no evidence admitted at trial which would support the prosecutor's references to the homicides as “execution style.” However, Appellant chooses to ignore the uncontro-verted evidence that he shot both of the unarmed victims in the head at fairly close range. In particular, the evidence tended to suggest that Appellant shot Walker through the right ear, at close range, while Walkér lay on the ground. Pickens v. State, 1993 OK CR 16, ¶ 69, 860 P.2d 328, 342 (finding no error where prosecutor used term “execution” to describe homicide involving shot to head at close range). As the prosecutor’s argument was reasonably based upon the evidence, we find that Appellant has not shown that error, plain or otherwise occurred.
¶ 60 Third, Appellant argues that the prosecutor injected her personal opinion concerning the credibility of Appellant’s testimony at trial when she commented on Appellant’s demeanor on the witness stand. This Court has explicitly stated that it is improper for the prosecutor to state her personal opinion concerning the defendant’s guilt. Young v. State, 1985 OK CR 18, ¶¶ 4-5, 696 P.2d 868, 869. Reading the prosecutor’s comments in the present ease in their full context, we find that the comments were proper. We note that the prosecutor prefaced her “I thought” remarks with the explanation that it was up to the jurors to decide what they thought about Appellant’s demeanor on the witness stand. As such, we find that the comments were not an improper expression of personal opinion. Carter v. State, 1994 OK CR 49, ¶ 61, 879 P.2d 1234, 1253 (finding preface to remarks prevented them from being considered improper expression of personal opinion). Thus, we find that Appellant has not shown that error, plain or otherwise occurred.
¶ 51 Fourth, Appellant contends that the prosecutor improperly elicited sympathy for the victims when she reminded the jurors that Walker and Sawyer “will never be with their family here on earth again.” This Court has found that blatant appeals to sympathy, sentiment, or prejudice are improper. Pryor v. State, 2011 OK CR 18, ¶¶ 6-10, 264 P.3d 721, 722-26. The prosecutor’s comments in the present case were made in response to defense counsel’s request that the jurors “be compassionate, considerate, show mercy and understanding.” Although the prosecutor’s comments bordered upon impropriety, the comments were invited and did no more than respond substantially to defense counsel’s appeal. Jackson v. State, 2007 OK CR 24, ¶ 27, 163 P.3d 696, 604 (holding prosecutor’s comment that case was important to people who could not speak or seek justice for themselves bordered upon impropriety of overtly seeking sympathy for victims); Warner, 2006 OK CR 40, ¶ 190, 182, 144 P.3d at 889 (holding invited comments which do no more than respond substantially in order to right the scale, do not warrant reversing a conviction). Accordingly, we find that Appellant has not shown that error, plain or otherwise occurred.
¶ 52 Fifth, Appellant argues that the prosecutor misstated the law during closing argument when she informed the jurors that they could not consider Appellant’s age or have sympathy for his family when determining the issue of punishment. This Court has previously explained that prosecutors should not misstate the law in closing argument. Florez v. State, 2010 OK CR 21, ¶ 6, 239 P.3d 156, 158. Misstatements of the law which do not mislead the jury do not require relief. See Hooks v. State, 2001 OK CR 1, ¶ 49, 19 P.3d 294, 316; Bland v. Sirmons, 459 F.3d 999, 1015 (10th Cir. 2006)
¶ 53 Although the prosecutor’s comments in the present case were somewhat inartful, they do not rise to the level of plain error. Both Appellant and the State agree that the prosecutor alluded to the trial court’s instruction based upon Instruction No. 10-8, OUJI-OR(2d) (Supp.2000) which stated that the jurors were to “not let sympathy, sentiment or prejudice enter into their deliberations.” We note that evidence of mitigating circumstances is inadmissible in single stage, non-capital jury trials in Oklahoma. Malone v. State, 2002 OK CR 34, ¶ 7, 58 P.3d 208, 210. As the prosecutor explicitly informed the jurors to consider the evidence in the case, we find that the challenged comments did not mislead the jury. Accordingly, we find that Appellant has not shown that plain error occurred.
¶ 54 Reviewing the entire record in the present case, the cumulative effect of the prosecutor’s comments did not deprive Appellant of a fair trial. Malone, 2013 OK CR 1, ¶ 43, 293 F.3d at 212. The evidence of Appellant’s guilt was particularly strong. His sentences were driven by the circumstances of the crimes. Thus, we find that prosecutorial misconduct did not deprive Appellant of á fundamentally fair trial and we deny this proposition of error.
IV.
¶ 55 In his fourth proposition of error, Appellant challenges the effectiveness of his counsel at trial. This Court reviews ineffective assistance of counsel claims under the two-part test mandated by the United States Supreme Court in Strickland v. Washington, 466 U.S. 668, 687, 104 S.Ct. 2052, 2064, 80 L.Ed.2d 674 (1984). Mitchell v. State, 2011 OK CR 26, ¶ 139, 270 P.3d 160, 190. The Strickland test requires an appellant to show: (1) that counsel’s performance was constitutionally deficient; and (2) that counsel’s deficient performance prejudiced the defense. Bland, 2000 OK CR 11, ¶ 112-13, 4 P.3d at 730-31 (citing Strickland, 466 U.S. at 687, 104 S.Ct. at 2064).
¶ 56 The Court begins its analysis with the strong presumption that counsel’s conduct fell within the wide range of reasonable professional assistance. Strickland, 466 U.S. at 689, 104 S.Ct. at 2065. Appellant must overcome this presumption and demonstrate that counsel’s representation was unreasonable under prevailing professional norms and that the challenged action could not be considered sound trial strategy. Id
¶ 57 When a claim of ineffectiveness of counsel can be disposed of on the ground of lack of prejudice, that course should be followed. Phillips v. State, 1999 OK CR 38, ¶ 103, 989 P.2d 1017, 1043 (citing Strickland, 466 U.S. at 697, 104 S.Ct. at 2069). To demonstrate prejudice an appellant must show that there is a reasonable probability that the outcome of the trial would have been different but for counsel’s unprofessional errors. Bland, 2000 OK CR 11, ¶ 112, 4 P.3d at 730-31. “The likelihood of a different result must be substantial, not just conceivable.” Harrington v. Richter, 562 U.S. 86, 112, 131 S.Ct. 770, 792, 178 L.Ed.2d 624 (2011).
¶ 58 Appellant asserts that defense counsel was ineffective for failing to challenge the flight instruction. We determined in Proposition Two that the trial court properly gave this instruction. Therefore, there is not a reasonable probability that had counsel raised an objection the result of the trial would have been different. Bland, 2000 OK CR 11, ¶ 117, 4 P.3d at 732.
¶ 59 Appellant further asserts that defense counsel was ineffective for failing to challenge the prosecutor’s comments which he asserted constituted prosecutorial misconduct in Proposition Three. We determined in Proposition Three that Appellant had not shown that error, plain or otherwise, had occurred. As such, we find that Appellant has not established a reasonable probability that the outcome of the trial would have been different but for counsel’s failure to raise the challenge that he now raises on appeal. Glossip v. State, 2007 OK CR 12, ¶¶ 110-12, 157 P.3d 143, 161.
¶ 60 Appellant further asserts that trial counsel was ineffective for failing to have Walker’s shirt tested for the presence of gunshot residue. It is apparent from the record that trial counsel did not have the shirt tested. Medical Examiner, Joshua'Lan-ter, M.D., testified that he had observed what appeared to be soot around the gunshot hole in Walker’s shirt, however, he admitted that the stain on the shirt had not been tested. On cross-examination, trial counsel secured Lanier’s explanation that soot or gun powder on the shirt would give investigators an idea of how far away the gun .was from Walker’s person when it was fired. Lanter stated that typically a gun had to be about one foot or closer to leave soot on a white shirt. On redirect, Lanter admitted that an expert would have to forensically test the actual gun and ammunition used to determine the exact distance.
¶ 61 Firearms Examiner, Joy Patterson, testified that she was qualified to determine distance from gunshot residue. She explained that the process was complex. The first part of the process requires testing of the victim’s clothing. The second part of the process requires testing of the actual gun and ammunition used during the shooting. Neither Patterson nor anyone else had tested Walker’s shirt to determine if the substance was, in-fact, gunshot residue.
¶ 62 Although it is clear that trial counsel failed to have Walker’s shirt tested for the presence of gunshot residue, we find that Appellant has not shown a reasonable probability that the outcome of the trial would have been different but for counsel’s omission. Nothing in the record establishes what the omitted testing would reveal.
¶ 63 Simultaneous with the filing of his Brief, Appellant filed his Application for Evidentiary Hearing on Sixth Amendment Claims. Appellant seeks to supplement the record on appeal pursuant to Rule 3.11(B)(3), Rides of the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals, Title 22, Ch. 18, App. (2016) and requests an evidentiary hearing based upon his claim that counsel was ineffective for failing to have Walker’s shirt tested. We review this motion pursuant to the analysis set forth in Simpson v. State, 2010 OK CR 6, ¶ 53, 230 P.3d 888, 905-906.
¶ 64 Reviewing the Affidavit and Criminal-istics Examination Report attached to Appellant’s application, we find that Appellant has not provided sufficient information to show this Court by clear and convincing evidence that there was a strong possibility .that defense counsel was ineffective. Id. From the materials attached to the application,- it appears that Appellant has had the shirt tested. However, this was only the first part of the process. As Patterson explained in her testimony, both the gun and ammunition must be tested for completion of the distance determination process. Thus, we are entirely left to speculate as to what completed testing would reveal. Lott v. State, 2004 OK CR 27, ¶ 135, 98 P.3d 318, 351 (holding Appellant must present evidence, not speculation, second guesses or innuendo in order to meet clear and convincing standard of Rule 3.11); Stemple v. State, 2000 OK CR 4, ¶ 61, 994 P.2d 61 (denying ineffective assistance claim where the appellant failed to show what the witness’ testimony would have been). In light of the testimony of the several eyewitnesses as well as Appellant’s own admission, we find that he has not shown a reasonable probability that the outcome of the trial would have been different absent counsel’s omission. Appellant has not shown ineffective assistance of counsel under Strickland, therefore, his application is DENIED. Simpson, 2010 OK CR 6, ¶ 53, 230 P.3d at 905-906. Proposition Four is denied.
V.
¶ 65 As to Proposition Five, we find Appellant was not denied a fair trial by cumulative error. Ashinsky v. State, 1989 OK CR 59, ¶ 31, 780 P.2d 201, 209 (“[A]n accumulation of error argument will be rejected where all of the alleged errors are meritless.”); Bechtel v. State, 1987 OK CR 126, ¶ 12, 738 P.2d 559, 561; Therefore, Proposition Five is denied.
DECISION
¶ 66 The judgments and sentences are hereby AFFIRMED. Appellant’s Application for Evidentiary Hearing on Sixth Amendment Claims is DENIED. Pursuant to Rule 3.15, Rules of the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals, Title 22, Ch. 18, App. (2017), the MANDATE is ORDERED issued upon the delivery and filing of this decision.
LEWIS, V.P.J.: Concur
JOHNSON, J.: Not participating
SMITH, J.: Concur
HUDSON, J.: Concur
. Prior to trial the District Court accepted Appellant’s plea of guilty to Unlawful Possession of Controlled Drug (Marijuana) (misdemeanor) (Count 3) (63 O.S.Supp.2012, § 2-402) and sentenced him to incarceration in the county jail for one (1) year with credit for time served.
. Tr. Ill, 747.
. Tr. IV, 666, 698.
. Tr. IV, 666, 699.
. State’s Exhibit No. 110.
.' I maintain that the jury should be instructed upon flight each time evidence of flight is presented. Mitchell v. State, 1993 OK CR 56, ¶ 3, 876 P.2d 682, 687 (Lumpkin, P.J., concurring in paiydissenting in part). Without the guidance of an instruction upon flight, the jury could jump to the conclusion that a defendant was ipso facto guilty just because he or she left the scene. Id.
. Appellant notes that the State had listed Goff as a witness in the charging Information but it was the defense which intended to call Goff to testify at trial. As the Information is the initial document filed in the case and the State must endorse "all the witnesses known to the district attorney at the time of filing” we find no fault in the prosecutor’s action. 22 O.S.2011, §§ 301, 303.
. Defense counsel advised Goff that she would not face charges if she testified.
. Tr. VII, 1413-14.
. Tr. VII, 1413.
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LED Panels: The Future of Lighting
LED Panels: The Future of Lighting
There are several good reasons why more and more people are replacing their fluorescent ceiling lights with LED panels. The most important ones are, of course, the savings that can be made and the positive impact on the environmental protection. With only one or two years before the investment completely pays off, LED panels seem like a shrewd business decision.
The breakthroughs in technology have made such panels more affordable and with energy prices constantly increasing, the sooner you make the switch, the sooner you’ll be saving money. Here are some things you need to consider when deciding which LED panels to buy.
Size and position
Naturally, the size primarily depends on your ceiling. Still, you should make sure that the panel you’re about to fit has adequate ventilation and that there’s enough depth. Since LED panels come in the same sizes as traditional ones, they are a perfect drop-in solution.
You can also choose to have your panels suspended from the ceiling. Each panel comes with clear and detailed instructions regarding installation, so you can explore all options before making the final decision.
Power
LED panels provide much more usable light, while at the same time consuming much less power, in comparison to fluorescent ones. So, you can either install the same number of panels and enjoy better light or reduce the number of panels, thus maintaining the quality of light, but making even more savings.
Savings
Most people are interested in how much they’ll be saving once they have new LED panels installed. The answer depends on many things, but just to give you an idea, let’s take into account traditional fluorescent 600 X 600 fittings (using 4 T8 tubes). They deliver around 3,200 lumens and use 88W. A LED panel which produces a similar light output uses around 25W, which means less than one third of the energy consumed by traditional fluorescent lights.
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Are all LED panels the same?
Of course they aren’t. The latest, high-tech models are more efficient than those produced several years ago and you should definitely look into the specs before making the final decision. You need to take into account the number of units you’re planning to install. For example, when it comes to LED panel office light, you are likely to need more units, which means a more significant investment, but also even greater savings.
When making a purchasing decision, you need to take into account the initial expenditure, the envisaged savings and the expected lifetime. Only then can you realise how great the benefits of using LED panels, since they run longer and consume less energy.
DIY or call an expert?
If you know how to install any kind of traditional light, you won’t have any problems installing a LED panel. On the other hand, if you’ve never done anything like that and feel insecure, please don’t even attempt to start practicing unsupervised now. Instead, call a licenced electrician, who can do it for you.
As you can see, the advantages of having energy-efficient LED panels by far outweigh the disadvantage of having to spend money on buying them. Not only will they soon pay off by cutting down your electricity bill by a significant chunk, but they will be much more economical in terms of energy consumption.
Regardless of whether you’re planning to introduce them to your home or office, you need to choose wisely and in accordance with your budget. Don’t forget to calculate the electrician’s fee when planning the purchase and get ready to enjoy even better quality of light while at the same time paying less for it. | ESSENTIALAI-STEM |
Introduction To Asp Internet Core Net Api
If you understand nothing about ASP.NET internet utility development, you should significantly consider outsourcing the project to a good IT consulting agency to save tons of money and time. While many choose to study ASP.NET on their very own to be able to construct their net applications, it’s possible to outsource this work to an experienced software development team corresponding to Keene Systems. When it involves building dynamic web sites, dynamic web pages, net applications, and net services, hundreds of thousands of builders worldwide are turning to ASP.NET for its versatility. ASP.NET is a server-side expertise used for creating dynamic web sites and internet functions.
what is meant by asp net
The Uniform Interface Constraint defines an interface between the shopper and the server. Resources are represented using commonplace data formats corresponding to JSON or XML. To understand the uniform interface constraint, first, we have to perceive what a resource is and the HTTP verbs corresponding to GET, PUT, POST, PATCH, and DELETE.
Common Sources
ASP.NET is an open-source internet framework for constructing internet apps on the .NET (dotNET) framework. It is created by Microsoft and version 1.zero was released in 2002 to permit developers to build dynamic net apps, providers, and websites. The framework is built to work with the standard HTTP protocol, which is the standard protocol used across all internet functions. ASP.NET is an online application framework
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It was also (as most of these languages) a dynamic language and it was interpreted. The first preview release of ASP.NET got here out nearly 15 years in the past as a part of the .NET Framework. Since then tens of millions of developers have used it to build and run nice internet apps, and over the years we’ve added and advanced many capabilities to it. Hemant Deshpande, PMP has greater than 17 years of expertise working for various world MNC’s. He has more than 10 years of experience in managing giant transformation applications for Fortune 500 clients throughout verticals corresponding to Banking, Finance, Insurance, Healthcare, Telecom and others.
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Most code may be made today with tools which are free to make use of. To write ASP.NET code, you ought to use a simple textual content editor, one of a quantity of free programming textual content editors, or the widely used Microsoft Visual Studio program. Visual Studio Community Edition is free to make use of for non-business functions, and you may get it from the Microsoft web site. Microsoft additionally gives everybody, together https://www.globalcloudteam.com/ with businesses, access to a free model of Visual Studio Code, which is a lighter integrated growth environment (IDE) and editor. ASP.NET is a great choice in phrases of building applications and websites for a variety of causes. Some of the most important benefits are a quick obtain speed, low value, and assist for numerous languages.
what is meant by asp net
But since ASP.NET Core came out in 2016, ASP.NET apps not need to be hosted on IIS. Instead, they will now be hosted on Linux, MacOS, and Windows as nicely as Windows. When making a internet site, the price of the software is a vital factor to assume about.
What’s AspNet Mvc?
ASP.NET Core Web API is commonly used for constructing RESTful APIs that expose information and companies over HTTP. They at present make use of over 30 extremely skilled .NET developers who are capable of take your concept and rapidly deliver it to life in the real world precisely as you’ve envisioned. Whether you want to write your web app in C#, Visual Basic, J#, or one other certainly one of your favorite languages, you’ll find a way to do so. Several ”server facet languages” had been developed (PHP, Perl, ASP…) which allowed the server to process the Web page earlier than sending it back to the shopper. The incontrovertible truth that the process took place on the server stands for the name of ”server aspect”. That meant the consumer asked for a page by the use of an URL and the server despatched the web page back to him/her precisely as it has been designed.
In simple words, we can say that we’re moving towards the app world from the net. ASP.NET pages aren’t static; they have executable, server-side code behind them that may dynamically generate page content or work together with the serving system—they’re energetic (web) server pages. Due to the versatile nature of ASP.NET growth, it has been used all through a vast variety of industries, sectors, and use cases. While this isn’t an exhaustive record, we’ll cover some frequent makes use of for ASP.NET, together with inventory administration, process workflows, medical records, and content management. All of those frameworks are good and have all the elements they need.
Finally it has access to the full .NET framework which helps a wide number of helper classes. Find centralized, trusted content material and collaborate around the technologies you utilize most. Advertise with TechnologyAdvice on Developer.com and our different developer-focused platforms. Resharper is a tool that provides an absolute productivity boost in code quality evaluation and helps to scale back time by identifying errors. Presently, people all throughout the globe are dealing with quite a few net applications in their day-to-day life.
ASP.NET has all kinds of benefits in comparability with different frameworks presently available on the market today, some of which we’ll cowl in additional detail beneath. If we have been to rely every public website running on ASP.NET at present, we’d arrive at a staggering number of approximately 7 million sites, illustrating widespread use and adoption. C# and VB.NET are the languages which can be utilized, but I guess different .NET languages also can be utilized.
Main makes use of WebHostBuilder, which follows the builder pattern, to create an online application host. The builder has strategies that outline the online server (for example UseKestrel) and the startup class (UseStartup). In the instance above, the Kestrel internet server is used, however different do i need asp.net net servers could be specified. WebHostBuilder supplies many optional methods including UseIISIntegration for internet hosting in IIS and IIS Express and UseContentRoot for specifying the basis content material directory.
But that is the place ASP.NET comes to the rescue and makes these functions worthwhile. If you get an thought for one thing you would like to construct in Umbraco, likelihood is that someone has already constructed it. And when you have a query, are looking for documentation or want friendly advice, go ahead and ask on the community boards. In 2016 the most recent version of ASP.NET was released – ASP.NET Core, which is supposed to replace ASP.NET. The primary difference is that ASP.NET Core is cross-platform which suggests it could possibly run on macOS, Linux, and Docker as nicely as of course Windows. ASP.NET continues to be supported and updated, but transferring ahead the major focus for Microsoft is to develop the new cross-platform model.
user. In the previous I worked very much with Active Server Pages (ASP) and every little thing was fantastic. I will not only clarify the theoretical half however I also will present you some sensible ”howdy world ” type examples. So take a cup of tea, have a seat on your favourite place and luxuriate in this article. Web Essentials is a device, that opens up the inventory of CSS, Html, JavaScript, TypeScript. Microsoft Web Platform Installer is a free tool that may effectively run internet purposes and get the latest parts like SQL Server Express, .NET Framework, and Visual Studio.
• It’s the fruition of many years of exhausting work by Umbraco HQ and the Umbraco community.
• Microsoft has put a lot of money into their growth platforms, their community of builders, and the assistance they give to the businesses that make the software program that runs these apps.
• By default the content root is similar as software base path for the executable hosting the app; an alternate location can be specified with WebHostBuilder.
• It permits you to use a full featured programming language corresponding to C# or VB.NET to construct internet applications simply.
PHP, JavaScript, and Ruby are all examples of interpreted programming languages. It is a component of the .NET platform that provides further instruments and libraries for making issues for the online, like web sites and online apps. A service is a part that is meant for common consumption in an software. ASP.NET Core features a simple built-in inversion of management (IoC) container that supports constructor injection by default, however may be simply changed with your IoC container of selection.
In November 2020, Microsoft shortened the name, and the word “Core” disappeared altogether. This means that the name of future variations will just be “.NET” adopted by a version number. This implies that .NET 5 got here out in 2020,.NET 6 in 2021, and so forth. This article is about understanding ASP.NET and aims to give a full introduction to the subject. Here, we’ll talk about crucial elements of ASP.NET, such as its history, architecture, parts, growth process, and deployment options.
The Product, Employee, Customer, Country, State, City, and so on. are all assets. The HTTP verb (GET, PUT, POST, PATCH, and DELETE) that is despatched with each request tells the API what to do with the resource. Each useful resource is identified by a particular URI (Uniform Resource Identifier). The REST architectural pattern specifies a set of constraints that a system ought to adhere to. Web API is a concept (not a technology) that works on the HTTP Protocol and is used to extend the performance of an utility. In the late Nineties, Microsoft came out with its first internet know-how known as ASP which stood for Active Server Pages. | ESSENTIALAI-STEM |
Panaraga Beach
Panaraga Beach is a tourist area in Barobo, Surigao del Sur, Philippines.
Panaraga beach has a beautiful view with a stretch of blue sea and natural white sand.currently being carried out various supporting the needs of tourists in order to provide comfort.
Panaraga Beach has a history with people from Ponorogo, East Java. Ponorogo ship anchored on the beach with a large ship so that the beach is called Panaraga by the surrounding community, which then makes good relations with residents around the coast, Ponorogo people give farming lessons and self-defense to residents around the coast.
Ponorogo in Javanese is written in Panaraga. | WIKI |
Microglial and astrocyte chemokines regulate monocyte migration through the blood-brain barrier in human-immunodeficiency virus-1 encephalitis
Yuri Persidsky, Anuja Ghorpade, Jennifer Rasmussen, Jenae Limoges, Xiao Juan Liu, Monique Stins, Milan Fiala, Dennis Way, Kwang Sik Kim, Marlys H. Witte, Martin Weinand, Lee Roy Carhart, Howard E. Gendelman
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Abstract
The numbers of immune-activated brain mononuclear phagocytes (MPs) affect the progression of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-1-associated dementia (HAD). Such MPs originate, in measure, from a pool of circulating monocytes. To address the mechanism(s) for monocyte penetration across the blood-brain barrier (BBB), we performed cross-validating laboratory, animal model, and human brain tissue investigations into HAD pathogenesis. First, an artificial BBB was constructed in which human brain microvascular endothelial and glial cells - astrocytes, microglia, and/or monocyte-derived macrophages (MDM) - were placed on opposite sides of a matrix-coated porous membrane. Second, a SCID mouse model of HIV-1 encephalitis (HIVE) was used to determine in vivo monocyte blood-to-brain migration. Third, immunohistochemical analyses of human HIVE tissue defined the relationships between astrogliosis, activation of microglia, virus infection, monocyte brain infiltration, and β-chemokine expression. The results, taken together, showed that HIV-1- infected microglia increased monocyte migration through an artificial BBB 2 to 3.5 times more than replicate numbers of MDM. In the HIVE SCID mice, a marked accumulation of murine MDM wag found in areas surrounding virus- infected human microglia but not MDM. For human HIVE, microglial activation and virus infection correlated with astrogliosis, monocyte transendothelial migration, and β-chemokine expression. Pure cultures of virus-infected and activated microglia or astrocytes exposed to microglial conditioned media produced significant quantities of β-chemokines. We conclude that microglial activation alone and/or through its interactions with astrocytes induces β- chemokine-mediated monocyte migration in HAD.
Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1599-1611
Number of pages13
JournalAmerican Journal of Pathology
Volume155
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 1999
ASJC Scopus subject areas
• Pathology and Forensic Medicine
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Postmenopausal hormone therapy and regional brain volumes: The WHIMS-MRI Study
S. M. Resnick, M. A. Espeland, S. A. Jaramillo, C. Hirsch, M. L. Stefanick, A. M. Murray, J. Ockene, C. Davatzikos
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Objectives:: To determine whether menopausal hormone therapy (HT) affects regional brain volumes, including hippocampal and frontal regions. METHODS:: Brain MRI scans were obtained in a subset of 1,403 women aged 71-89 years who participated in the Women's Health Initiative Memory Study (WHIMS). WHIMS was an ancillary study to the Women's Health Initiative, which consisted of two randomized, placebo-controlled trials: 0.625 mg conjugated equine estrogens (CEE) with or without 2.5 mg medroxyprogesterone acetate (MPA) in one daily tablet. Scans were performed, on average, 3.0 years post-trial for the CEE + MPA trial and 1.4 years post-trial for the CEE-Alone trial; average on-trial follow-up intervals were 4.0 years for CEE + MPA and 5.6 years for CEE-Alone. Total brain, ventricular, hippocampal, and frontal lobe volumes, adjusted for age, clinic site, estimated intracranial volume, and dementia risk factors, were the main outcome variables. RESULTS:: Compared with placebo, covariate-adjusted mean frontal lobe volume was 2.37 cm lower among women assigned to HT (p = 0.004), mean hippocampal volume was slightly (0.10 cm) lower (p = 0.05), and differences in total brain volume approached significance (p = 0.07). Results were similar for CEE + MPA and CEE-Alone. HT-associated reductions in hippocampal volumes were greatest in women with the lowest baseline Modified Mini-Mental State Examination scores (scores <90). CONCLUSIONS:: Conjugated equine estrogens with or without MPA are associated with greater brain atrophy among women aged 65 years and older; however, the adverse effects are most evident in women experiencing cognitive deficits before initiating hormone therapy.
Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)135-142
Number of pages8
JournalNeurology
Volume72
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 13 2009
ASJC Scopus subject areas
• Clinical Neurology
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Resnick, S. M., Espeland, M. A., Jaramillo, S. A., Hirsch, C., Stefanick, M. L., Murray, A. M., Ockene, J., & Davatzikos, C. (2009). Postmenopausal hormone therapy and regional brain volumes: The WHIMS-MRI Study. Neurology, 72(2), 135-142. https://doi.org/10.1212/01.wnl.0000339037.76336.cf | ESSENTIALAI-STEM |
South African Class NG G11 2-6-0+0-6-2
The South African Railways Class NG G11 2-6-0+0-6-2 of 1919 is a class of narrow gauge steam locomotives.
Between 1919 and 1925, the South African Railways (SAR) placed five Class NG G11 Garratt locomotives with a Double Mogul type wheel arrangement in service on the Avontuur narrow gauge line through the Langkloof, and also in Natal. They were the first Garratt locomotives to enter service in South Africa.
Background
The challenges of Africa resulted in the regular need for double-heading of steam locomotives on heavy trains. While West Africa found its solution in larger 4-6-2 Pacific and 2-8-2 Mikado locomotives at the beginning of the twentieth century, the steeper gradients and tighter curves in South Africa made a different solution necessary.
On the South African Railways (SAR) narrow gauge lines, that solution was found in 1914 when orders were placed with Beyer, Peacock & Company for a narrow-gauge Garratt locomotive. It was to become the first Garratt to enter SAR service.
Garratt characteristics
A powerful steam locomotive is problematic on a track gauge of only with a tight minimum radius of about 150 ft which, in practice, restricts powerful rigid-frame locomotives to four-coupled wheels, often with at least one flangeless coupled wheelset.
The same problem also existed on Cape gauge light-rail single-line track where train lengths would be limited because conventional locomotives had been enlarged to the limit of their possible power due to restrictions on axle loading. Alternative solutions would either be double-heading longer trains or re-building and re-aligning large parts of the lines to accommodate heavier locomotives. Either method was expensive and, in such conditions, the Garratt design had distinct advantages.
On a Garratt locomotive, the shared boiler and cab are carried on a cradle frame which is suspended on pivot centres attached to the frames of the two engine units, which are both free to align itself to the track curvature. To accommodate the pivoting, the steam and exhaust pipes have flexible connections between the engine units and the central cradle.
Garratt advantages
A Garratt is actually two separate locomotives combined in a double articulated format, thereby providing multiple powered axles over which the total locomotive weight is spread. This, in turn, results in a more powerful locomotive, since a much larger percentage of the locomotive's total mass contributes to traction compared to a tender locomotive of similar total mass. The use of a Garratt locomotive enables the capacity of a line to be approximately doubled without having to strengthen the track, bridges and culverts, or re-align the curvature.
Unlike tender locomotives, Garratts are bi-directional, which eliminates the need for turntables or triangles, also known as wyes. The fact that they did not need to be run through to terminals to be turned around also made increased operational flexibility possible.
Probably the greatest advantage of the Garratt was that, with its boiler and grate area suspended between two engine units without the need to leave room for coupled wheels and cylinders, wide and deep fireboxes with large grate areas and large diameter boilers were possible. On a Garratt, the boiler could literally be dimensioned up to the full cross section of the loading gauge. With each set of cylinders and coupled wheels constituting a separate engine, the result was two locomotives in one, with one huge shared boiler which needed only one crew. A Garratt is therefore a single locomotive with double the tractive effort and, with its weight distributed over a long and flexible multi-axle wheelbase, a lower axle loading.
Garratt drawbacks
The Garratt design has some inherent drawbacks, however, the first being a diminishing factor of adhesion over long distances. As water and coal is consumed, the weight over the coupled wheels is reduced, thereby reducing their factor of adhesion, the ratio of weight on coupled wheels to tractive effort. Therefore, as the weight on the coupled wheels decreases, the locomotive has less adhesion and becomes increasingly prone to slipping.
Another drawback is the risk of tilting. These narrow gauge Garratts had boilers of 4 ft inside diameter on a frame width of about 6 ft. This created the risk of the locomotive tilting over on tight curves.
Manufacturer
Although they had already been ordered in 1914, production was disrupted by World War I. Beyer, Peacock & Company was only able to deliver the first three locomotives in 1919 after cessation of hostilities. All three, numbered in the range from NG51 to NG53, were erected at the Uitenhage workshops and no. NG51 was put on trials on the Avontuur line in May 1920. It initially remained there after the trials, while the other two went to the Stuartstown line in Natal, to be joined there by no. NG51 later. These three locomotives were not superheated. They had outside plate frames, Walschaerts valve gear, Belpaire fireboxes and used saturated steam and slide valves.
Having been proved successful during trials, another two locomotives were ordered from Beyer, Peacock. Numbers NG54 and NG55 were delivered in 1925 and erected at the Durban workshops in April of that year. Both entered service in Natal. These two were superheated and, as a result, had longer smokeboxes and were 9+1/2 in longer in overall length. Superheating also required alteration of the valve gear and piston valves were therefore used instead of slide valves. The cabs of the second order locomotives were also improved to offer better protection to the crew.
Classification
The system of grouping narrow-gauge locomotives into classes was only adopted by the SAR somewhere between 1928 and 1930. At that point, in spite of the difference between the two batches of 1919 and 1925, these five locomotives were all classified as Class NG G11, with the letters "NG" indicating narrow gauge and the "G" prefix to the classification number identifying it as a Garratt locomotive.
Service
The first three locomotives were all working in Natal soon after entering service. All but one remained there for the rest of their service lives until withdrawal by 1962. No. NG51 was later returned to the Avontuur line to replace the retiring Class NG3 no. NG5 as yard shunter at Humewood Road.
After completion of the Otavi Railway's gauge widening by April 1961, a flood of Class NG15 locomotives from South West Africa swamped the Humewood Road depot in Port Elizabeth. From a total of 23 engines in March 1961, of which four were sub-shedded at Loerie, the number almost doubled to 43 by July. As a result, no NG51 was officially retired by July 1962.
The two locomotives of the second order also served in Natal, ending up working on the branch from Estcourt to Weenen. In 1964 they were both transferred to the Avontuur line in exchange for two newer Class NG G13 locomotives. In Port Elizabeth, they were employed on shed and yard duty and on transfer trips to and from the docks until, after the arrival of the Class 91-000 diesel-electric locomotives in 1973, they were withdrawn from service in October 1974.
Preservation
Of the first three locomotives, only no. NG52 still exists. It was sold to Rustenburg Platinum Mines in 1956 and became their no. 7. After retirement at the mine, it was preserved at the Museum of Man and Science in Johannesburg in 1974, then moved to the Klein Jukskei Motor Museum by 1981 and finally donated to the South African National Railway & Steam Museum. In 2010 it was acquired by Sandstone Estates. By 2011 it was being restored and rebuilt in Bloemfontein. In January 2017, fully rebuilt, it was transferred to the Sandstone Estates Railroad where it made its operational debut in March 2017 during the annual Stars of Sandstone event.
The other two were scrapped after being retired from SAR service.
Both superheated locomotives still exist. No. NG54 was restored in Bloemfontein in 1989, After a period working the Apple Express out of Port Elizabeth, it ended up staged out of service at Humewood Road until it was removed by Sandstone Estates in 2011 for safe-keeping. It was still at Sandstone in July 2017, stored indoors in reasonable condition awaiting a THF decision on whether to leave it at Sandstone or return it to Humewood Road. NG55 was restored to full working order also at Bloemfontein for the Patons Country Narrow Gauge Railway (PCNGR) at Ixopo in Natal by 2005. At the time, the PCNGR was operating tourist excursion trains between Ixopo and Ncalu. By July 2017 no. NG55 was stored in the open at Ixopo awaiting extensive boiler repairs. | WIKI |
How to add a modpack server to the public server list
Summary
Enabling a Minecraft server to be on the public server lists allows server owners to show their server to all users who look through the multiplayer server list menu. This step boosts the potential for increased player interaction, fostering a vibrant community and positioning the server as a preferred option among modpack enthusiasts. This tutorial will show how to add a server to this list and allow owners to focus on creating the best server while players join consistently.
How to Add a Modpack Server to the Public Server List
1. Log in to the BisectHosting Premium or Budget Panel.
2. Toggle the button next to Public Server List.
Note If the button isn't visible, the modpack author hasn't activated the Public Server List.
3. On the Public Server Name field, input a name for the server.
4. Select the Save button.
5. Once saved, the server will show on the multiplayer menu within the modpack.
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Kings North
Kings North is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.
The electoral district was formed through redistribution in 1956. It was previously part of the district of Kings.
District profile
Agriculture is a major industry in Kings North. The district has many geographical features of note, including Cape Blomidon, Cape Split, and the Minas Basin. Also in the district is Blomidon Provincial Park.
Communities within Kings North include:
* Aldershot
* Baxters Harbour
* Billtown
* Blomidon
* Buckleys Corner
* Canada Creek
* Canard
* Canning
* Centreville
* Chipman Brook
* Glenmont
* Habitant
* Halls Harbour
* Town of Kentville
* Kingsport
* Kinsmans Corner
* Lakeville
* Lower Canard
* Medford
* Port Williams
* Ross Corner
* Scot's Bay
* Sheffield Mills
* Starr's Point
Members of the Legislative Assembly
Kings North has elected the following members of the Legislative Assembly:
2013
* Progressive Conservative
* John Lohr
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* New Democrat
* Jim Morton
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* Liberal
* Stephen Wayne Pearl
* align="right"|2,787
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does nothing to lengthen its lease of life, while it does everything to shorten it. The capitalist class offers nothing that is clean, noble, and alive. The revolutionists offer everything that is clean, noble, and alive. They offer service, unselfishness, sacrifice, martyrdom - the things that sting awake the imagination of the people, touching their hearts with the fervor that arises out of the impulse toward good and which is essentially religious in its nature.
But the revolutionists blow hot and blow cold. They offer facts and statistics, economics and scientific arguments. If the workingman be merely selfish, the revolutionists show him, mathematically demonstrate to him, that his condition will be bettered by the revolution. If the workingman be the higher type, moved by impulses toward right conduct, if he have soul and spirit, the revolutionists offer him the things of the soul and the spirit, the tremendous things that cannot be measured by dollars and cents, nor be held down by dollars and cents. The revolutionist cries Out upon wrong and injustice, and preaches righteousness. And, most potent of all, he sings the eternal song of human freedom -a song of all lands and all tongues and all time. | WIKI |
Considerable progress in the knowledge of HIV and Compact disc4 cell
Considerable progress in the knowledge of HIV and Compact disc4 cell dynamics using computational choices undergirded by sound epidemiologic and numerical principles continues to be achieved. disease outbreaks. Nevertheless, as of this juncture, epidemiologic problem-solving and decision-making proceeds when confronted with uncertainties and small details often. One methodology to handle these kinds of shortcomings may be the program of risk evaluation. Risk evaluation is an activity 568-72-9 supplier for decision producing under doubt that includes three fundamental duties: risk administration, risk evaluation, and risk conversation. Excitingly, the potential function that computational versions and risk evaluation may well play in the advancement from the theoretical knowledge of disease procedures and the id of specific involvement strategies holds the to influence and save individual lives. or in vitro, systems evaluation, mathematical, risk evaluation or computational to mention several [1 simply,5C14]. The strategies developed to comprehend and anticipate the spread of infectious illnesses as well as the impact of treatment and control strategies range between compartmental versions represented by pieces of differential equations [7C9]; to highly complicated individual-based models which signify daily interconnections and activities of people via transmission sites [10]. Compartmental versions could be resolved conveniently, however they cannot model adaptive behaviors of people and complex connections of different sets of populations during disease outbreaks. While individual-based versions like Agent Structured Modeling can catch the pass on of illnesses with high-fidelity, modeling huge populations frequently resorts to supercomputers and helps it be impractical PTP2C for quick what-if analyses of interventions or remedies under differing different conditions. Epidemiologic problem-solving and decision-making proceeds when confronted with uncertainties and small details often. Emerging illnesses are one particular challenging issue to 568-72-9 supplier public wellness decision makers given that they encounter a whole lot of doubt at the first phases of disease outbreaks. Risk analysis is a process for decision making under uncertainty that consists of three fundamental jobs: risk management, risk assessment, and risk communication. Risk analysis can be considered as the process of examining the whole of a risk holistically by assessing the risk and its related relevant uncertainties for the purpose of its efficacious management, facilitated by effective communication about the risk. It is a systematic way of gathering, recording, and evaluating info that can lead to recommendations for a decision or action in response to an recognized hazard or chance for gain. Risk analysis is not a science; it is not certain; it is not a solution; it is not static. While risk assessment has existed in various forms for many years, the process used by US Environmental Safety Agency (EPA) while others was formalized in the pivotal 1983 National Study Council (NRC) statement known as the Red Publication [15]. The Red Publication codified the well-known four methods of risk assessment (hazard recognition, exposure assessment, dose-response assessment, and risk characterization) and emphasized the necessity of a conceptual variation between risk assessment, risk management and risk communication. On the intervening quarter-century, risk assessment offers developed considerably, driven in part by additional NRC reports, EPA, World Trade Corporation, and other agency guidelines, and publications in the peer-reviewed literature. You will find two major types of risk assessments Qualitative Risk Assessments and Quantitative Risk Assessments (Probabilistic Risk Assessment (PRA)). PRA is used to estimate risk by computing probability distributions to determine what can go wrong, how likely is it to happen, and what are its effects. Health (individual, animal and place) PRA provides 568-72-9 supplier insights into the way the risk propagates from the foundation to the finish point (Situation tree); how most likely is each situation to happen; exactly what will end up being the effect (e.g., the amount of people potentially contaminated or wiped out); the weaknesses and efficacy of different mitigations to lessen the chance and associated consequences. However, there’s a want in expanding the usage of PRA in individual health because so many of the individual wellness risk assessments are environmental. | ESSENTIALAI-STEM |
Len Tillem
Leonard M. Tillem (June 9, 1944 – January 13, 2022) was an American attorney and radio broadcaster. He hosted "The Len Tillem Show," which is considered to be one of the first legal affairs radio show in the U.S.
Early life
Tillem was born on June 9, 1944, in The Bronx in New York City, New York, to Jewish immigrants from Poland who spoke Yiddish. He grew up in Belle Harbor, Queens. He attended Far Rockaway High School, graduating in 1962. He earned his Juris Doctor (J.D.) from the New York University School of Law and was admitted to the State Bar of California on January 18, 1972.
Career
Tillem got his start in radio in 1990 on Napa Valley's KVON. He moved onto KSRO in Santa Rosa before San Francisco mega-station KGO gave him a Sunday afternoon show in 2000. His show would eventually move to the noon weekday timeslot, where it was the highest ranked program.
On December 1, 2011, KGO changed to an all-news format and terminated the employment of all of its weekday radio program hosts except for Ronn Owens. Tillem resumed his radio program on the Bay Area radio station KKSF NewsTalk 910 AM San Francisco on January 3, 2012.
Tillem ceased broadcasting on NewsTalk 910 on March 29, 2013. From then until July 23, 2013, he continued his radio program exclusively on the web via podcasts.
Personal life
Tillem's niece, Joya Tillem, is a physician and is married to filmmaker Jon Favreau.
He died on January 13, 2022, at the age of 77 at his home in Sonoma, California. | WIKI |
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Threading Macromolecules
The ability to precisely control the transport of single DNA molecules through a nanoscale channel is critical to DNA sequencing and mapping technologies that are currently under development. Threading a macromolecule such as genomic DNA through a nanopore or nanochannel forces its extension and ensures the sequential passage of molecular segments through a nanoscale volume. Electrical or optical probing of this volume produces a highly localized signal that can be correlated to the structure or nucleotide sequence of the DNA.
The transport of DNA molecules through these nanoscale conduits is most often achieved by applying an electric field across the conduit, which induces an electrostatic force on the negatively charged DNA and pulls it into the confines of the nanopore or nanochannel. This force must be sufficient to overcome the free-energy barrier to DNA entry into the nanopore or nanochannel that results from the reduced conformational entropy of the confined macromolecule. Control over transport dynamics in turn affects the throughput and resolving power of such platforms vis-à-vis the efficiency with which DNA molecules are introduced to the nanoscale region and the speed with which the DNA passes through the detection volume. By incorporating a three-dimensional nanofunnel at the nanochannel entrance, DNA can be more efficiently introduced into the nanochannel without an increase in the nanochannel electric field.
In a paper published in Nature Communications, the Ramsey and Rubinstein groups describe the fabrication of nanochannels having three-dimensional nanofunnel entrances of various shapes using FIB-milling, visualization of DNA behavior in these nanofunnels, and modeling of this behavior to better understand how controlling the geometry of the nanochannel entrance can enhance the electrokinetic manipulation of DNA molecules in nanofluidic platforms.
Individual DNA molecules are imaged as they attempt to overcome the entropic barrier to nanochannel entry. Theoretical modeling of this behavior reveals the pushing and pulling forces that result in up to a 30-fold reduction in the threshold electric field needed to initiate nanochannel entry. In some cases, DNA molecules are stably trapped and axially positioned within a nanofunnel at sub-threshold field strengths, suggesting the utility of nanofunnels as force spectroscopy tools. These applications illustrate the benefit of finely tuning nanoscale conduit geometries, which can be designed using the theoretical model developed here. | ESSENTIALAI-STEM |
Francis Parker House
Francis Parker House, also known as Parker's Big Run or High House, is a historic home located near Murfreesboro, Northampton County, North Carolina. It was built about 1785, and is a $1 1/2$-story, hall and parlor plan, Georgian style frame dwelling with a one-story rear wing. It has a gambrel roof, is sheathed in weatherboard, sits on a raised brick basement, and rebuilt massive paved double-shoulder exterior end chimneys. The house was moves to its present location in 1976. The contributing Vaughan house and pyramidal-roof frame dairy (formerly located in Hertford County near the Parker house), were also moved to the site.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. | WIKI |
-- U.S. Orange-Juice Sales May Decline 8.9% as Prices Increase, Florida Says
Orange-juice sales by U.S. retailers
may fall as much as 8.9 percent in the 2010-2011 season, the
Florida Department of Citrus said. Sales may be 552 million gallons to 586.1 million gallons,
down from the estimated 605.7 million gallons in the 2009-2010
season, the agency said today in a report, citing Nielsen Co.
data. Retail prices may range from $5.57 to $5.91 a gallon in the
2010-2011 season, up from an estimated $5.51 in the 2009-2010
season, according to the report. To contact the reporter on this story:
Elizabeth Campbell in New York at
ecampbell14@bloomberg.net To contact the editor responsible for this story:
Steve Stroth at
sstroth@bloomberg.net | NEWS-MULTISOURCE |
Jill Venton
B. Jill Venton is a professor of chemistry at University of Virginia, where she serves as the department chair since 2019. Venton's research focuses on developing analytical chemistry methods to enable detection of molecules in the brain.
Education
Venton received her BS in Chemistry from University of Delaware in 1998 and her PhD in Chemistry from University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill in 2003. She was an NIH postdoctoral fellow at University of Michigan from 2003 to 2005.
Research
Venton joined the Department of Chemistry at University of Virginia as an assistant professor in 2005, received tenure and was promoted to an associate professor in 2011, and was promoted to full professor in 2016. Venton develops analytical tools such as carbon-fiber microelectrodes for sensing molecules in the brain to achieve real-time monitoring of neurotransmitters to help understand the brain functions both under normal physiological conditions and in neurological disorders.
Awards and honors
* National Science Foundation Career Award, 2007–2012
* Meade Endowment Honored Faculty, 2007–2008
* Eli Lilly Young Analytical Investigator Award, 2007
* American Chemical Society PROGRESS/Dreyfus Foundation Lectureship, 2008
* Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar, 2010
* Society for Electroanalytical Chemistry, Young Investigator Award, 2011
* President Elect, International Society of Monitoring Molecules in vivo, 2018–2022
* Distinguished Researcher Award, American Chemical Society Virginia Section, 2020 | WIKI |
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Modern International Law Problems. every local jurisdiction: (i) Places within the ordinary territorial jurisdiction of the courts of any African possession of Her Majesty or of any other non-African power; (2) Morocco, Tunis, Liberia, Zanzibar, South African Republic, Orange Free State; (3) places as to which any other indepen dent order in council is in force; and (4) places subject to the jurisdiction of the Egyptian courts (s. 6). The powers given by the order apply to ( I ) British subjects, that ¡5(5.3) persons enjoying her majesty's protection, including subjects of native princes and states in India; (2) property and personal and proprietary rights within the jurisdiction; (3) foreigners submitting, and whose government has made them amenable to the jurisdiction (s. 10). Civil and criminal jurisdiction is to be exercised céleris poribus in accordance with English law (s. 13); and the Secretary of State may by " instructions " apply to a local jurisdiction the laws or ordinances of any "African possession" of her majesty, in cluding Mauritius (ss. 3, 15). Treaties with respect to places within " local jurisdictions" are to have effect (s. 16), and crimes, breaches of contract, etc., against natives of Africa are cognizable as if affecting British subjects (s. 17). The following local juris dictions have been constituted with a court of appeal, intermediary, in each case, be tween the consulate courts and the privy council: Oil River Protectorate, Court of Appeal, Supreme Court of Lagos; Congo, Court of Appeal, Supreme Court of Gold
Coast; British sphere in East Africa, ex cluding Zanzibar, for which there is a sepa rate order in council, Court of Appeal, High Court of Bombay; formerly Madagascar, Court of Appeal, Supreme Court of Maur itius (see Haggard r. Pelicier Frères), 1892, App. Cas. 6 1 — an interesting appeal to the Privy Council from Madagascar through Mauritius, in which it was held that the judges of courts regulated under tlje Foreign Jurisdiction Acts are entitled to the same protection from suits as courts of record : British sphere north of the Zambesi, Court of Appeal, Supreme Court of Cape of Good Hope. The unit of jurisdiction in each of these territories is a consular court, which is a court of record and also of law and equity, with probate, bankruptcy, admiralty and criminal jurisdiction as well. It is presided over by the consul-general, or the consul, or vice-consul or judicial officer or commissioner. Sentence of death by the consular court must be confirmed by the secretary of state. The order con tains minute provisions — based on English law — as to procedure. A careful study of this and other orders in council under the Foreign Jurisdiction Acts throws an in teresting sidelight on the application of the law of civilized countries in uncivilized or semicivilized communities. The English Orders reach a high level of judicial expres sion and of range, and are worthy of the atten tion of countries in which foreign jurisdiction is beginning to develop.
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