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Extremely Dangerous
Extremely Dangerous is a 1999 four-part drama serial for ITV starring Sean Bean.
Synopsis
Neil Byrne, an ex-National Criminal Intelligence Service undercover agent convicted of the brutal murder of his wife and child who goes on the run to try and clear his name. He sets out to follow up a strange clue sent to him in prison. The boss of a local crime syndicate, a former associate, hears of his escape and sends out the word to bring him in. On the run from the police and disowned by his NCIS colleagues, he is faced with the fact that he may be guilty.
Cast
* Sean Bean as Neil Byrne
* Juliet Aubrey as Annie
* Antony Booth as Frank Palmer
* Ralph Brown as Joe Connor
* Sean Gallagher as DI Danny Ford
* Alex Norton as DCS Wallace | WIKI |
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102 STAT. 2150
PUBLIC LAW 100-457—SEPT. 30, 1988
SEC. 319. None of the funds appropriated in this Act may be used to prescribe, implement, or enforce a national policy specifying that only a single type of visual glideslope indicator can be funded under the facilities and equipment account or through the airport improvement program: Provided, That this prohibition shall not apply in the case of airports that are certified under part 139 of the Federal Aviation Regulations. Contracts. SEC. 320. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds Loans. appropriated in this or any other Act intended for studies, reports, or research, and related costs thereof including necessary capital expenses, are available for such purposes to be conducted through contracts or financial assistance agreements with the educational institutions that are specified in such Acts or in any report accompanying such Acts. SEC. 321. The Secretary of Transportation shall permit the obligation of not to exceed $4,000,000, apportioned under title 23, United States Code, section 104(b)(5)(B) for the State of Florida for operating expenses of the Tri-County Commuter Rail Project in the area of Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach Counties, Florida, during each year that Interstate 95 is under reconstruction in such area. SEC. 322. (a) Notwithstanding any provision of this or any other law, none of the funds provided by this Act for appropriation shall be available for payment to the General Services Administration for rental space and services at rates per square foot in excess of 102 percent of the rates paid during fiscal year 1988; nor shall this or any other provision of law require a reduction in the level of rental space or services below that of fiscal year 1988 or prohibit an expansion of rental space or services with the use of funds otherwise appropriated in this Act. (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, fiscal year 1989 obligations and outlays of "General Services Administration, Federal Buildings Fund" are reduced by an amount equal to the revenue reduction to such Fund pursuant to subsection (a). West Virginia. SEC. 323. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, section 144(g)(2) of title 23, United States Code, shall not apply to the Virginia Street Bridge in Charleston, West Virginia. 23 USC 130 note. SEC. 324. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary shall make available $250,000 per year for a national public information program to educate the public of the inherent hazard at railway-highway crossings. Such funds shall be made available out of funds authorized to be appropriated out of the Highway Trust Fund, pursuant to section 130 of title 23, United States Code. 33 USC 59x. SEC. 325. (a) The waters described in subsection ft)) are declared to be nonnavigable waters of the United States for purposes of the General Bridge Act of 1946 (33 U.S.C. 525 et seq.). (b) The waters referred to in subsection (a) are a drainage canal which— New Jersey. (1) is an unnamed tributary of the creek known as Newton Creek, located at block 641 (formerly designated as block 860) in the city of Camden, New Jersey; (2) originates at the north bank of Newton Creek approximately 1,200 feet east of the confluence of Newton Creek and the Delaware River; and (3) terminates at drainage culverts on the west side of Interstate Highway 676. SEC. 326. TEXAS TOLL ROAD PILOT PROGRAM.—Section 129(j) of title 23, United States Code, is amended—
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使用json-lib进行Java和JSON之间的转换（转）
转载：http://www.cnblogs.com/mailingfeng/archive/2012/01/18/2325707.html 稍许改动
1. json-lib是一个java类库，提供将Java对象，包括beans, maps, collections, java arrays and XML等转换成JSON，或者反向转换的功能。
2. json-lib 主页 ： http://json-lib.sourceforge.net/
3. 执行环境
需要以下类库支持
• jakarta commons-lang 2.5
• jakarta commons-beanutils 1.8.0
• jakarta commons-collections 3.2.1
• jakarta commons-logging 1.1.1
• ezmorph 1.0.6
4.功能示例
主程序
package com.clzhang.sample.json;
import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Date;
import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;
import net.sf.ezmorph.Morpher;
import net.sf.ezmorph.MorpherRegistry;
import net.sf.ezmorph.bean.BeanMorpher;
import net.sf.json.JSONArray;
import net.sf.json.JSONObject;
import net.sf.json.util.JSONUtils;
import org.apache.commons.beanutils.PropertyUtils;
import org.junit.Test;
/**
* JSON-lib包是一个JavaBean、Collection、Map、Array和XML等数据结构与JSON之间互相转换的包。
* 关于JSONArray与JSONObject的差别，请参考前一篇文章。
* @author acer
*
*/
public class JSONLibTest {
// 一般数组转换成JSON
// @Test
public void testArrayToJSON() {
boolean[] boolArray = new boolean[]{true, false, true};
JSONArray jsonArray = JSONArray.fromObject(boolArray);
System.out.println(jsonArray);
}
// Collection对象转换成JSON
// @Test
public void testListToJSON() {
List<String> list = new ArrayList<String>();
list.add("first");
list.add("second");
JSONArray jsonArray = JSONArray.fromObject(list);
System.out.println(jsonArray);
}
// 字符串JSON转换成JSON，根据情况是用JSONArray或JSONObject
// @Test
public void testJSONStrToJSON() {
JSONArray jsonArray = JSONArray.fromObject("['json','is','easy']");
System.out.println(jsonArray);
}
// Map转换成JSON， 是用jsonObject
// @Test
public void testMapToJSON() {
Map<String, Object> map = new HashMap<String, Object>();
map.put("name", "json");
map.put("bool", Boolean.TRUE);
map.put("int", new Integer(1));
map.put("arr", new String[]{"a", "b"});
map.put("func", "function(i){ return this.arr[i]; }");
JSONObject jsonObject = JSONObject.fromObject(map);
System.out.println(jsonObject);
}
// 复合类型bean转成成JSON
// @Test
public void testBeadToJSON() {
MyBean bean = new MyBean();
bean.setId("001");
bean.setName("银行卡");
bean.setDate(new Date());
List<Object> cardNum = new ArrayList<Object>();
cardNum.add("农行");
cardNum.add("工行");
cardNum.add("建行");
cardNum.add(new Person("test"));
bean.setCardNum(cardNum);
JSONObject jsonObject = JSONObject.fromObject(bean);
System.out.println(jsonObject);
}
// 普通类型的JSON字符串转换成对象
// @Test
public void testJSONToObject() throws Exception {
String json = "{name=\"json\",bool:true,int:1,double:2.2,func:function(a){ return a; },array:[1,2]}";
JSONObject jsonObject = JSONObject.fromObject(json);
System.out.println(jsonObject);
Object bean = JSONObject.toBean(jsonObject);
assertEquals(jsonObject.get("name"), PropertyUtils.getProperty(bean, "name"));
assertEquals(jsonObject.get("bool"), PropertyUtils.getProperty(bean, "bool"));
assertEquals(jsonObject.get("int"), PropertyUtils.getProperty(bean, "int"));
assertEquals(jsonObject.get("double"), PropertyUtils.getProperty(bean, "double"));
assertEquals(jsonObject.get("func"), PropertyUtils.getProperty(bean, "func"));
System.out.println(PropertyUtils.getProperty(bean, "name"));
System.out.println(PropertyUtils.getProperty(bean, "bool"));
System.out.println(PropertyUtils.getProperty(bean, "int"));
System.out.println(PropertyUtils.getProperty(bean, "double"));
System.out.println(PropertyUtils.getProperty(bean, "func"));
System.out.println(PropertyUtils.getProperty(bean, "array"));
@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
List<Object> arrayList = (List<Object>)JSONArray.toCollection(jsonObject.getJSONArray("array"));
for (Object object : arrayList) {
System.out.println(object);
}
}
// 将JSON解析成复合类型对象, 包含List
// @Test
public void testJSONToBeanHavaList() {
String json = "{list:[{name:'test1'},{name:'test2'}]}";
Map<String, Class<Person>> classMap = new HashMap<String, Class<Person>>();
classMap.put("list", Person.class);
MyBeanWithPerson diyBean = (MyBeanWithPerson)JSONObject.toBean(JSONObject.fromObject(json),MyBeanWithPerson.class , classMap);
List<Person> list = diyBean.getList();
for(Person p: list){
System.out.println(p.getName());
}
}
// 将JSON解析成复合类型对象, 包含Map
@Test
public void testJSONToBeanHavaMap() {
// 把Map看成一个对象
String json = "{list:[{name:'test1'},{name:'test2'}],map:{testa:{name:'testa1'},testb:{name:'testb2'}}}";
Map<String, Object> classMap = new HashMap<String, Object>();
classMap.put("list", Person.class);
classMap.put("map", Map.class);
// 直接将JSON解析为指定自定义对象，其中List完全解析，Map没有完全解析
MyBeanWithPerson diyBean = (MyBeanWithPerson)JSONObject.toBean(
JSONObject.fromObject(json), MyBeanWithPerson.class, classMap);
// 1.List完全解析，可以直接输出
List<Person> list = diyBean.getList();
for (Person p: list) {
System.out.println(p.getName());
}
System.out.println("-------------------");
// 2.Map没有完全解析，下面的结果不是想要的结果
Map<String, Person> map = diyBean.getMap();
for(Map.Entry<String, Person> entry: map.entrySet()) {
System.out.println(entry.getKey());
System.out.println(entry.getValue());
}
System.out.println("-------------------");
// Map经过下面的处理后，输出为想要的结果
//2.1 先往注册器中注册变换器，需要用到ezmorph包中的类
MorpherRegistry morpherRegistry = JSONUtils.getMorpherRegistry();
Morpher dynaMorpher = new BeanMorpher(Person.class, morpherRegistry);
morpherRegistry.registerMorpher(dynaMorpher);
// 这里的map没进行类型暗示，故按默认的，里面存的为net.sf.ezmorph.bean.MorphDynaBean类型的对象
Map<String, Person> transMap = new HashMap<String, Person>();
for(Map.Entry<String, Person> entry: map.entrySet()) {
//2.2 使用注册器对指定Bean进行对象变换
transMap.put(entry.getKey(), (Person) morpherRegistry.morph(Person.class, entry.getValue()));
}
//2.3 最终输出正确的结果
for(Map.Entry<String, Person> entry: transMap.entrySet()) {
Person p = entry.getValue();
System.out.println(entry.getKey() + "->" + p.getName());
}
System.out.println("-------------------");
}
}
方法testJSONToBeanHavaMap()输出如下：
test1
test2
-------------------
testb
net.sf.ezmorph.bean.MorphDynaBean@780525d3[
{name=testb2}
]
testa
net.sf.ezmorph.bean.MorphDynaBean@19f67d34[
{name=testa1}
]
-------------------
testb->testb2
testa->testa1
-------------------
5.下面提供上面例子所需的资源，包括jar包和代码
/Files/mailingfeng/json-lib/json-lib用例所需jar包和java类.rar
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Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 57 Part 2.djvu/506
INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS OTHER THAN TREATIES [57 STAT. June 10, 1943 Agreement between the United States of America and the Dominican [E.A .s .350] Republic approving memorandum of understanding dated May 20, 1943 respecting the purchase by the United States of exportable sur- pluses of Dominican rice, corn, and peanut meal. Effected by exchange of notes signed at Ciudad Trujillo June 10, 1943. The American Ambassador to the Dominican Secretary of State for ForeignAffairs EMBASSY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA No. 105 Ciudad Trujillo, D.R ., June 10, 1943. EXCELLENCY: I have the honor to refer to recent conversations held in Washing- ton between the Ambassador of the Dominican Republic, Dr. Jesfis Maria Troncoso, the Special Representative of the Dominican Gov- ernment, Sr. Manuel de Moya, and representatives of the interested agencies of my Government, regarding the purchase by the Govern- ment of the United States of the exportable surplus of a number of Dominican food products. I enclose herewith a "Memorandum of Understanding" containing a statement of the agreements which were arrived at as a result of the conversations to which reference has been made. If the understanding set forth in the memorandum is acceptable to the Government of the Dominican Republic, this note and Your Excellency's reply thereto will be regarded as placing on record the agreement between our Governments regarding these matters. Furthermore, I am authorized by my Government to suggest that at Your Excellency's convenience I shall be happy to continue in this capital the discussions concerning other agricultural products which were mentioned in the conversations held in Washington but which have not yet become the subject of an agreement between the two Governments. Accept, Excellency, the assurances of my most distinguished consideration. A. M. WARREN His Excellency ARTURO DESPRADEL, Secretary of State for ForeignAffairs of the Dominican Republic 1142
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Talk:U.S. Steel/Archives/2018
10 yr old sentence
in the section 'facilities' :
* In 2008 a major expansion of Granite City was announced, including a new coke plant with an annual capacity of 650,000 tons.[68]
and ... was this expansion really undertaken ? --Neun-x (talk) 13:19, 13 March 2018 (UTC)
Slavery by Another Name
The paragraph about Slavery by Another Name is contested by editor User:Excalibut26 who wrote in this diff:
* "[Impossible for U.S. Steel to have "hundreds of thousands" - the numbers might be correct for all industry throughout the South, but cannot stand scrutiny for one company. Indeed Blackmon himself points to eight states in total that allowed this and says: "The total number of workers caught in this net had to have totaled more than a hundred thousand and perhaps more than twice that figure". This is for all industry, and farms. ] "
-- Green C 06:14, 11 December 2018 (UTC)
* Fair enough. We can probably do without mentioning any number at all. Removed. -- Green C 06:18, 11 December 2018 (UTC) | WIKI |
Haiti scraps election; interim president says could stay for months
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Haiti’s interim president, Jocelerme Privert, said he will stay in office until next year to transfer power to an elected president unless parliament rules otherwise, after the electoral council on Monday scrapped the results of a disputed presidential vote. The poor Caribbean nation held a first-round vote in October, but a second-round run-off was postponed several times after losing candidates alleged fraud. Privert was chosen as an interim leader when the last president left office without a successor. The electoral council accepted a recommendation to scrap the first-round results after a commission found evidence of fraud and set new dates for a fresh first round to be held on Oct. 9, with a run-off vote on Jan. 8. Under a multi-party agreement, Privert was supposed to have overseen elections and handed power to an elected successor within 120 days, by June 14. Electoral deadlines were missed after a spat over appointments and the establishment of the commission to investigate the first round. In its non-binding final report delivered last week, the commission recommended an entirely new election, citing widespread fraud and “zombie” voting. Speaking to Reuters, Privert said he would stay in office unless parliament agreed to remove him. Privert has strong support in the upper house, and legislators have failed to meet at all lately, making it unlikely they will vote to remove him. “The agreement stands even beyond the 120 days. We have dates and deadlines that changed for reasons beyond our control, but the fundamental mission is to organize the election as soon as possible,” Privert said at the presidential palace. “I am ready to comply with any decision made by parliament in that regard. But if they are not able to make any decision, I cannot abandon my responsibilities,” he said. Earlier this week the United States warned that starting the elections from scratch could prolong the period Haiti remained without a democratically elected president. The election has divided opinion in Haiti. Supporters of Privert and his allies feel that international pressure to hold a vote quickly led to the flawed first round. Others feel the vote should go ahead quickly, in a country suffering from food shortages and barely recovering from the devastating 2010 earthquake. The party that came first in the contested first round warned of protests against the electoral council’s decision to start elections over, and blamed Privert for the delay. “He is manipulating the electoral council to organize fraudulent elections for his political family,” said Guichard Dore of the Haitian Tet Kale Party (PHTK) “We will continue to mobilize against current efforts to organize an electoral coup,” he said. Editing by Frank Jack Daniel and Leslie Adler | NEWS-MULTISOURCE |
Dynamic Linq + Entity Framework: datetime modifications for dynamic select
.net c# dynamic-linq entity-framework-6
Question
I am trying to find a way to move UTC time to Local before doing a sql grouping. I am using the System.Linq.Dynamic (managed here https://github.com/kahanu/System.Linq.Dynamic ). It works great for doing dynamic selects without having at compile time the required fields. In our case, we store all datetimes in UTC. In this dynamic select, its possible that someone would want to do a groupby on the Hour, year, month, etc. We have to move the data to a local time in this case, to prevent confusion.
Example:
var select = queryable.Select(string.Format("new ({0}, {1})", datetimeColumn, someOtherColumn));
Normally in our tsql or even in entity framework using lambda expressions, you can add in your desired offset. But in the dynamic linq option, it appears that you can't perform any date operations such as DateTime.AddHours(x) or DateTime.Subtract(x) like you could with Linq2Sql. Entity Framework 6 wants you to use DbFunctions.AddHours(x), etc. However the dynamic linq code, without modification, will not accept the DbFunctions without error.
Example:
var select = queryable.Select(string.Format("new (System.Data.Entity.DbFunctions.AddHours({0},7) as {0}, {1})", datetimeColumn, someOtherColumn));
Returns an error: No property or field 'System' exists in type XXX
(removing the namespace doesn't help).
Using the desired code:
var select = queryable.Select(string.Format("new ({0}.AddHours(7), {1})", datetimeColumn, someOtherColumn));
Results with error: LINQ to Entities does not recognize the method 'System.DateTime AddHours(Double)' method, and this method cannot be translated into a store expression.
I want to have SQL perform the datetime math prior to the groupby. Once the groupby happens, there is no concept of UTC any longer as the user will see the localized result set.
I'm afraid that Ill just to update my github fork with some extensions to support passing in the entity framework extensions, but before I did, wanted to see if anyone else has a solution or idea.
Note: I am not using DateTimeOffset due to possibilities of changing SQL data store technologies.
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Accepted Answer
You can post process the query expression with custom ExpressionVisitor and replace the unsupported methods with their DbFunctions equivalents.
Here is a starting point just to get the idea:
public static class QueryableExtensions
{
public static IQueryable BindDbFunctions(this IQueryable source)
{
var expression = new DbFunctionsBinder().Visit(source.Expression);
if (expression == source.Expression) return source;
return source.Provider.CreateQuery(expression);
}
class DbFunctionsBinder : ExpressionVisitor
{
protected override Expression VisitMethodCall(MethodCallExpression node)
{
if (node.Object != null && node.Object.Type == typeof(DateTime))
{
if (node.Method.Name == "AddHours")
{
var timeValue = Visit(node.Object);
var addValue = Visit(node.Arguments.Single());
if (timeValue.Type != typeof(DateTime?)) timeValue = Expression.Convert(timeValue, typeof(DateTime?));
if (addValue.Type != typeof(int?)) addValue = Expression.Convert(addValue, typeof(int?));
var methodCall = Expression.Call(
typeof(DbFunctions), "AddHours", Type.EmptyTypes,
timeValue, addValue);
return Expression.Convert(methodCall, typeof(DateTime));
}
}
return base.VisitMethodCall(node);
}
}
}
and sample usage:
var select = queryable
.Select(string.Format("new ({0}.AddHours(7), {1})", datetimeColumn, someOtherColumn))
.BindDbFunctions();
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Somtel
Somtel (Somtel, سومتيل) is a telecommunications company headquartered in Hargeisa, Somaliland.
Regions
Somtel provides services in both Somaliland and Somalia
Background
Somtel provides mobile voice and data services to customers, including Mobile Money Service. It is a 3G and 4G services provider in Somalia's network.
Somtel is largely owned by Dahabshiil but is officially registered in the British Virgin Islands.
Services
* Free charge services
* Subscription services
* Internet service
* Cloud
* Mobile Wallet
O3b
In November 2013, O3b Networks, Ltd. announced an agreement to provide high-speed, low-latency capacity to Somtel. The pact is expected to improve the firm's networks and reliability.
Google
Since 2012, Somtel has partnered with Google in e-mail services.
Frequency Band
Somtel operates on GSM and 4G LTE networks. 3G 2100, 2G 1800, 900 and LTE 800MHz 20 FDD. | WIKI |
Page:Popular Science Monthly Volume 5.djvu/94
84 one will be found to uphold this state of things as satisfactory, although there is great difference of opinion as to the cause of the uncertainty; the lawyers asserting that it is owing to the fanciful theories of medical men who never fail to find insanity where they earnestly look for it, the latter protesting that it is owing to the unjust and absurd criterion of responsibility which is sanctioned by the law. Meanwhile, it is plain that, under the present system, the judge does actually withdraw from the consideration of the jury some of the essential facts, by laying down authoritatively a rule of law which prejudges them; the medical men testify to facts of their observation in a matter in which they alone have adequate opportunities of observation; the judge, instead of submitting these facts to the jury for them to come to a verdict upon, repudiates them by the authority of a so-called rule of law, which is not rightly law, but is really false inference founded on insufficient observation.
In America it would seem that matters have been little better than they are in this country, the practice of the courts, like that of the British courts, having been diverse and fluctuating. In many instances juries have been instructed, in accordance with English legal authorities, that, if the prisoner, at the time of committing the act, knew the nature and quality of it, and that in doing it he was doing wrong, he must be held responsible, notwithstanding that on some subjects he may have been insane; that, in order to exempt a person from punishment, insanity must be so great in extent or degree as to destroy his capacity of distinguishing between right and wrong in regard to the particular act. But in other instances the instructions of the judges have been different. In the case of State Wier, Grafton, 60, 1864, Chief-Justice Bell charged the jury thus: | WIKI |
How do I define inner bean in Spring?
Inner bean is a bean define inside another bean, it can be seen as an inner class. In another word the inner bean is a bean defined within the scope of another bean. In this case the inner bean can only be use by the outer bean. No other bean in the Spring context can refer to that bean.
So if you sure that a bean is only use within a single bean it is a good idea to use an inner bean instead. Inner bean can be injected through setter injection or constructor injection.
Here is an example of Spring configuration for an inner bean injection:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<beans xmlns="http://www.springframework.org/schema/beans"
xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.springframework.org/schema/beans
http://www.springframework.org/schema/beans/spring-beans-3.0.xsd">
<bean id="racer" class="org.kodejava.example.spring.innerbean.Racer">
<property name="car">
<bean class="org.kodejava.example.spring.innerbean.Car">
<property name="maker" value="Ferrari"/>
<property name="year" value="2012"/>
</bean>
</property>
</bean>
</beans>
In this configuration we use a setter injection. So we use the property element. Instead of using a ref attribute for referring to another bean we define the bean using the bean element inside the property element. And then we create the Car bean and sets its properties.
If you want to you a constructor injection you can inject the Car bean into the Racer bean by defining a bean inside of the constructor-arg element in the Racer bean.
Below is our Racer and Car classes.
package org.kodejava.example.spring.innerbean;
public class Racer {
private Car car;
public Racer() {
}
public Racer(Car car) {
this.car = car;
}
public void setCar(Car car) {
this.car = car;
}
@Override
public String toString() {
return "Racer{" +
"car=" + car +
'}';
}
}
package org.kodejava.example.spring.innerbean;
public class Car {
private String maker;
private int year;
public void setMaker(String maker) {
this.maker = maker;
}
public void setYear(int year) {
this.year = year;
}
@Override
public String toString() {
return "Car{" +
"maker='" + maker + ''' +
", year=" + year +
'}';
}
}
Let’s create our Demo class to run the program:
package org.kodejava.example.spring.innerbean;
import org.springframework.context.ApplicationContext;
import org.springframework.context.support.ClassPathXmlApplicationContext;
public class Demo {
public static void main(String[] args) {
ApplicationContext context = new ClassPathXmlApplicationContext(
new String[] {"InnerBean.xml"});
Racer racer = (Racer) context.getBean("racer");
System.out.println("Racer = " + racer);
}
}
Here is the output of our program:
Racer = Racer{car=Car{maker='Ferrari', year=2012}}
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I executed the following command to create an alias file in CentOS 7.9:
echo 'alias ll="ls -alhF --color=auto"' > /etc/profile.d/alias-ll.sh
Then once I restarted the shell, "type ll" indicated that this alias did not work. I thought this may have been due to another file in /etc/profile.d overwriting the alias, so I renamed the file to "z-alias-ll.sh". Then I restarted shell and this time, "type ll" indicated that the alias had worked successfully.
However when I do the same in Ubuntu 20.04, "type ll" indicates that it does not work. There were some filenames like "Z99-cloud-locale-test.sh" and "Z99-cloudinit-warnings.sh" in /etc/profile.d in Ubuntu, so I tried these:
echo 'alias ll="ls -alhF --color=auto"' > /etc/profile.d/Z99-alias-ll.sh
echo 'alias ll="ls -alhF --color=auto"' > /etc/profile.d/ZZ99-alias-ll.sh
echo 'alias ll="ls -alhF --color=auto"' > /etc/profile.d/Z99-z-alias-ll.sh
echo 'alias ll="ls -alhF --color=auto"' > /etc/profile.d/ZZ99-z-alias-ll.sh
echo 'alias ll="ls -alhF --color=auto"' > /etc/profile.d/Z99Zalias-ll.sh
However, when I restart the terminal, "type ll" still says, "ll is aliased to `ls -alF'".
If I make another alias file:
echo 'alias lltest="ls -alhF --color=auto"' > /etc/profile.d/alias-lltest.sh
Then after I restart the terminal, "type lltest" indicates that this file is being sourced. So, I think the alias files in /etc/profile.d are being sourced, but the alias for "ll" is being overwritten somehwere.
Since I tried prefixing with "ZZ99" etc. I don't think it's an string sorting issue, like with CentOS 7.9, where I had to add the "z-" prefix to the filename to prevent another /etc/profile.d file from taking precedence. However, I am not 100% sure.
What file, script, etc., might be taking precedence over the alias files I created in /etc/profile.d? What takes precedence over /etc/profile.d in Ubuntu, in terms of defining environment variables?
I tried on both Ubuntu 20.04 and Ubuntu 22.10, using fresh Digital Ocean droplets.
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If "the terminal" means a terminal emulator, such as gnome-terminal, then by default in Ubuntu it likely starts an interactive non-login shell - which reads /etc/bash.bashrc and ~/.bashrc rather than the various profile files Commented Apr 25, 2023 at 23:30
• Thank you. By terminal, I meant the Digital Ocean droplet console. I did a test where I placed different aliases for the same command in /etc/bash.bashrc and /root/.bashrc, and a file in /etc/profile.d. It seems that the order of precdence is ~/.bashrc > /etc/profile.d > /etc/bash.bashrc. There was already an alias for "ll" in /root/.bashrc, that was the cause of my issue. Thank you very much for your assistance!
– Tristan
Commented Apr 26, 2023 at 2:20
• It's not a precedence, rather, whatever comes last wins. And bash does read system-wide configuration before user configuration and it does read profile before bashrc for interactive login shells.
– muru
Commented Apr 26, 2023 at 4:09
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Generally, user settings have precedence over system wide settings. This is also valid for aliases. User defined aliases have precedence over aliases defined at the system level. By default on Ubuntu, alias ll='ls -alF' is defined in the user's .bashrc file, thus overriding any alias you may have set elsewhere.
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• and alias ls='ls -ALf' will overide the default system ls command.
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Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Aghavrin Cottage
The result was delete__EXPECTED_UNCONNECTED_PAGE__. Eddie891 Talk Work 20:18, 13 May 2023 (UTC)
Aghavrin Cottage
* – ( View AfD View log | edits since nomination)
Non-notable early 20th century private home. No indication that subject building meets WP:GNG (only coverage in the article and elsewhere are trivial passing mentions in directory and land registration records). A Google search returns barely 200 results (mostly this article/mirrors/links). Also no indication that subject meets WP:NBUILDING (unlike the neighbouring Admiral's Folly, Aghavrin, it is *not* in the Record of Protected Structures for County Cork. And, unlike the neighbouring Aghavrin House, it hasn't even been surveyed under the NIAH regime for even *potential* future protection). It's just a fairly regular rural house, not dissimilar to dozens/hundreds of others in the immediate area. Or many millions globally. Local interest only. And barely that... Guliolopez (talk) 16:54, 6 May 2023 (UTC)
* Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Ireland-related deletion discussions. Guliolopez (talk) 16:57, 6 May 2023 (UTC)
* Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Architecture-related deletion discussions. Guliolopez (talk) 16:58, 6 May 2023 (UTC)
* Delete per nom. A strange Wikipedia entry indeed, fails WP:GNG. Sionk (talk) 08:45, 7 May 2023 (UTC)
* Delete per nom. Fails WP:GNG. Looks like it was created by an editor who created many articles for everything in their locality. Spleodrach (talk)
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Kid, PKA-cat (cAMP- dependent), RASSF1, CKS1, CDC14a, Geminin, CDC20, hCDH1, Aurora-A, MAD2a, Aurora-B, APC/CDC20 complex, Securin, BUB1, BUB3, CDK1 (p34), PLK1, APC/hCDH1 complex, ORC1L, CDK2, Tome-1, MAD2b, SKP2, CDC18L (CDC6), CDC25A, Anaphase-promoting complex (APC), Nek2A, Cyclin B, Cyclin A, TCP1, Emi1, BUBR1
Description:
Role of APC in cell cycle regulation
Cell division progression is governed by degradation of different regulatory proteins in the ubiquitin-dependent pathway. In this pathway, a polyubiquitin chain gets attached to a protein substrate by an ubiquitin-ligase, which targets it for degradation by the 26S proteasome. Anaphase-promoting complex ( APC ) is a one of ubiquitin ligases, which plays a key role in the cell cycle [1].
APC is mainly required to induce progression and exit from mitosis by inducing proteolysis of different cell cycle regulators. It contains its own catalytic core, but substrate recognition by APC is mediated by the APC activators, cell division cycle 20 homolog ( CDC20) and fizzy/cell division cycle 20 related 1 protein ( hCDH1 ). CDC20 activates APC mainly during prophase-anaphase and hCDH1 activates APC mainly in mitotic exit and G1 [1].
Phosphorylation of APC is one of the mechanisms used by the cell to modulate APC activity. In this regard, three different kinases have been described to phosphorylate APC: cyclin-dependent kinase 1 ( CDK1 )/ Cyclin B, polo-like kinase 1 ( PLK1 ) and cAMP-dependent protein kinase ( PKA ). This phosphorylation modulates CDC20 binding to the APC and APC activity [1].
Existence and activity of APC/ APC activators complex also depends on regulation of activators . It is proposed that phosphorylation of CDC20 by CDK1 directly or indirectly (via PLK1 ) is required for CDC20 -dependent APC activation [2] or for APC regulation of the spindle checkpoint [1].
In addition, CDC20 is also positively regulated by T-complex protein 1 ( TCP1 ), which is known as a folding machine for actin and tubulin. TCP1 is essential for CDC20 -dependent cell cycle events such as sister chromatid separation and exit from mitosis [3].
Two proteins of the spindle checkpoint, mitotic spindle assembly checkpoint proteins ( MAD2 ) and budding uninhibited by benzimidazoles 1 homologues ( BUB ), are capable of inhibiting APC/ CDC20 complex. Different studies have demonstrated that this inhibition is mediated by direct binding of MAD2 and BUB to CDC20. In addition, MAD2b may inhibit APC/ hCDK1 complex [4].
Besides the spindle checkpoint-dependent inhibitors of the APC, two other proteins, F-box protein 5 ( Emi1 ) [5] and Ras association domain family protein 1 ( RASSF1A ) [6], have been recently described as negative regulators of this ubiquitin-ligase.
APC/ hCDK1 is inhibited by phosphorylation by CDK1/ CyclinB or CDK2/ Cyclin A complexes during different cell cycle phases [7], [8]. The dephosphorylated hCDK1 binds to and activates APC [2]. Cell division cycle 14 homolog A ( CDC14a ) is a major phosphatase for hCDH1 [9].
The activated APC/ hCDK1 and APC/ CDC20 complexes ubiquitinate different substrates during different phases of cell cycle. Entry into anaphase is marked by the initiation of sister chromatid separation. The APC -dependent degradation of pituitary tumor-transforming protein 1 ( Securin ) participates in the cleavage of the cohesion complex, thereby allowing sister chromatid separation [10]. Degradation of both Cyclin A and Cyclin B is also required to induce sister chromatid disjunction. In addition, Cyclin B proteolysis is required for inhibition of CDK1 activity followed by the disassembly of the mitotic spindle, chromosome decondensation, cytokinesis and reformation of the nuclear envelope [1].
Moreover, Nek2A destruction in early mitosis is carried out by APC. Nek2A is a NIMA(never in mitosis gene a)-related kinase 2 implicated in regulating centrosome structure at the G2/M transition [11].
APC also induces degradation of several factors that are essential for spindle-pole separation and spindle disassembly. One of these factors is the kinesin-like DNA-binding protein ( Kid ). It plays an important role in both meiotic and mitotic cell cycles. Degradation of KID is mediated by both and APC/ hCDH1 and APC/ CDC20 complexes. It starts at anaphase and is maintained through the end of the G1 phase [12].
The main APC substrate during the G1 phase is the APC activator CDC20. CDC20 proteolysis by APC/ hCDH1 induces APC/ CDC20 inactivation and allows a switch from APC/ CDC20 to APC/ hCDH1 [13].
Besides CDC20, Aurora-A kinase is also degraded by the APC during G1 phase. This proteolysis is exclusively mediated by APC/ hCDH1. Aurora A is localized to the spindles and its overexpression induces centrosome duplication [14].
A recent report has identified a new G1 substrate of the APC, Tome-1, required for degradation of some protein kinases and for mitotic entry [15]. In addition, Cdc25A degradation during mitotic exit and in early G1 is mediated by the APC/ hCDH1 [16].
Three different APC substrates control DNA replication: ORC1 [17], CDC18L [18] and Geminin [19]. This control is carried out by formation of the prereplication complex at the replication origins during S phase.
References:
1. Castro A, Bernis C, Vigneron S, Labbe JC, Lorca T
The anaphase-promoting complex: a key factor in the regulation of cell cycle. Oncogene 2005 Jan 13;24(3):314-25
2. Kotani S, Tanaka H, Yasuda H, Todokoro K
Regulation of APC activity by phosphorylation and regulatory factors. The Journal of cell biology 1999 Aug 23;146(4):791-800
3. Camasses A, Bogdanova A, Shevchenko A, Zachariae W
The CCT chaperonin promotes activation of the anaphase-promoting complex through the generation of functional Cdc20. Molecular cell 2003 Jul;12(1):87-100
4. Yu H
Regulation of APC-Cdc20 by the spindle checkpoint. Current opinion in cell biology 2002 Dec;14(6):706-14
5. Reimann JD, Freed E, Hsu JY, Kramer ER, Peters JM, Jackson PK
Emi1 is a mitotic regulator that interacts with Cdc20 and inhibits the anaphase promoting complex. Cell 2001 Jun 1;105(5):645-55
6. Song MS, Song SJ, Ayad NG, Chang JS, Lee JH, Hong HK, Lee H, Choi N, Kim J, Kim H, Kim JW, Choi EJ, Kirschner MW, Lim DS
The tumour suppressor RASSF1A regulates mitosis by inhibiting the APC-Cdc20 complex. Nature cell biology 2004 Feb;6(2):129-37
7. Sorensen CS, Lukas C, Kramer ER, Peters JM, Bartek J, Lukas J
A conserved cyclin-binding domain determines functional interplay between anaphase-promoting complex-Cdh1 and cyclin A-Cdk2 during cell cycle progression. Molecular and cellular biology 2001 Jun;21(11):3692-703
8. Chen J, Fang G
MAD2B is an inhibitor of the anaphase-promoting complex. Genes & development 2001 Jul 15;15(14):1765-70
9. Bembenek J, Yu H
Regulation of the anaphase-promoting complex by the dual specificity phosphatase human Cdc14a. The Journal of biological chemistry 2001 Dec 21;276(51):48237-42
10. Hagting A, Den Elzen N, Vodermaier HC, Waizenegger IC, Peters JM, Pines J
Human securin proteolysis is controlled by the spindle checkpoint and reveals when the APC/C switches from activation by Cdc20 to Cdh1. The Journal of cell biology 2002 Jun 24;157(7):1125-37
11. Hames RS, Wattam SL, Yamano H, Bacchieri R, Fry AM
APC/C-mediated destruction of the centrosomal kinase Nek2A occurs in early mitosis and depends upon a cyclin A-type D-box. The EMBO journal 2001 Dec 17;20(24):7117-27
12. Castro A, Vigneron S, Bernis C, Labbe JC, Lorca T
Xkid is degraded in a D-box, KEN-box, and A-box-independent pathway. Molecular and cellular biology 2003 Jun;23(12):4126-38
13. Zachariae W, Nasmyth K
Whose end is destruction: cell division and the anaphase-promoting complex. Genes & development 1999 Aug 15;13(16):2039-58
14. Littlepage LE, Ruderman JV
Identification of a new APC/C recognition domain, the A box, which is required for the Cdh1-dependent destruction of the kinase Aurora-A during mitotic exit. Genes & development 2002 Sep 1;16(17):2274-85
15. Lim HH, Surana U
Tome-1, wee1, and the onset of mitosis: coupled destruction for timely entry. Molecular cell 2003 Apr;11(4):845-6
16. Donzelli M, Squatrito M, Ganoth D, Hershko A, Pagano M, Draetta GF
Dual mode of degradation of Cdc25 A phosphatase. The EMBO journal 2002 Sep 16;21(18):4875-84
17. Araki M, Wharton RP, Tang Z, Yu H, Asano M
Degradation of origin recognition complex large subunit by the anaphase-promoting complex in Drosophila. The EMBO journal 2003 Nov 17;22(22):6115-26
18. Petersen BO, Wagener C, Marinoni F, Kramer ER, Melixetian M, Lazzerini Denchi E, Gieffers C, Matteucci C, Peters JM, Helin K
Cell cycle- and cell growth-regulated proteolysis of mammalian CDC6 is dependent on APC-CDH1. Genes & development 2000 Sep 15;14(18):2330-43
19. McGarry TJ, Kirschner MW
Geminin, an inhibitor of DNA replication, is degraded during mitosis. Cell 1998 Jun 12;93(6):1043-53
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Download jar-files or clone repository
Installation
Unit tests with JUnit
Documentation
Logging
Usage with the Eclipse IDE
The JAS source distribution can also be compiled and used from the Eclipse integrated development environment.
Instructions to install the JAS source:
1. Download the JAS source jar and unpack to some directory, or git clone the repository to some directory
2. Download the Log4j2 and the Junit jar files
3. Start eclipse
4. Create a new project from "existing source"
5. Specify the source directory src contained the directory from 1.
6. Add the jars from 2. to the project libraries as "external JARs"
7. Create a new project or use your default project
8. In the project properties add as "required project" the JAS project from 4.
Instructions to install the JAS binary:
1. Download the JAS binary jar file
2. Download the Log4j2 and the Junit jar files
3. Start eclipse
4. In your projects properties add the jar files from 1. and 2. to the project libraries as "external JARs"
Create and edit a sample java programm which uses the JAS API. E.g. the following sample computes the first ten Legendre polynomials.
import java.util.List;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import edu.jas.arith.BigRational;
import edu.jas.poly.GenPolynomial;
import edu.jas.poly.GenPolynomialRing;
public class mytests {
public static void main(String[] args) {
BigRational fac = new BigRational();
String[] var = new String[]{ "x" };
GenPolynomialRing<BigRational> ring
= new GenPolynomialRing<BigRational>(fac,1,var);
int n = 10;
List<GenPolynomial<BigRational>> P
= new ArrayList<GenPolynomial<BigRational>>(n);
GenPolynomial<BigRational> t, one, x, xc;
BigRational n21, nn;
one = ring.getONE();
x = ring.univariate(0);
P.add( one );
P.add( x );
for ( int i = 2; i < n; i++ ) {
n21 = new BigRational( 2*i-1 );
xc = x.multiply( n21 );
t = xc.multiply( P.get(i-1) ); // (2n-1) x P[n-1]
nn = new BigRational( i-1 );
xc = P.get(i-2).multiply( nn ); // (n-1) P[n-2]
t = t.subtract( xc );
nn = new BigRational(1,i);
t = t.multiply( nn ); // 1/n t
P.add( t );
}
for ( int i = 0; i < n; i++ ) {
System.out.println("P["+i+"] = " + P.get(i) );
}
}
}
Using the Jython interpreter
Using the JRuby interpreter
Using the Ruboto-IRB-JAS Android application
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Talk:Is the glass half empty or half full?/Archive
Half Full - Using Mathematics to prove it
It makes sense to define empty as having a value of zero and full as having a value of one. Therefore, the glass is half full, because it is simply half of one, which equals 0.5. It cannot be half empty because half empty is equal to half of zero which is equal to zero. So to say the glass is half empty is incorrect because why would you bother saying you've got half of nothing?. A better way of using the term "half empty" is to say that the glass is "half way to being empty". The term "half full" is the most appropriate. Let me know what you think.
It's half-empty
This article reads like one of those jokes I keep getting in my email. Sorry to whoever wrote it first.--OleMurder 21:17, 17 Mar 2005 (UTC)
Of course the true answer is that the glass is twice as big as necessary.--Anonyme User.
By the way, I think the glass is half empty. Not because I'm pessimistic, but 'cuz the glass wasn't filled before the water came, o'course! The oxygen's the glass's "national natives", since "empty" often is just, air! ;) By the way, note, I'm not optimistic either...I'm realistic. Guess what? I'm never disappointed.--OleMurder 22:32, 10 December 2005 (UTC)
The glass isn't half empty or half full, it's being and nothingness.
So a glass which could contain 150ml, currently containing 150ml, is being without nothingness? Drivel. OOOOOOOOHHHHHH shnap -anonymous
It's half full
And thats mathmaticaly proven James' dissproof of pessimism
The contents of the glass can change the whole perception of the question and answer. If the contents are undesirable the (Half full) scenario could be considered pessimistic and the (Half empty) scenario optimistic.
Please stop giving answers
The point to this question is that the answer is more a matter of point of view than empirical experience. Please don't try to add "the answer" by claiming that it is always half full or that it is half full if is was formerly empty and half empty if it was formerly full. No one ever cares if a particular glass is half full or half empty. It is a hypothetical glass used strictly rhetorically. --Tysto 01:04, 30 December 2005 (UTC)
* Technically, there is a correct answer to the question, but it varies from case to case (and is now given in the article). Whether there is such an answer doesn't matter - the question as posed is an idiomatic term, and as such does not rely on the answer to have its necessary effect. Grutness...wha? 00:52, 3 February 2006 (UTC)
* There is not a correct answer to the question. It is a philosophical question, not an empirical one. It has nothing to do with a glass of water. It is a means of demonstrating that some situations can be seen in different ways, that there may be a silver lining in the storm cloud. --Tysto 06:31, 27 March 2006 (UTC)
There is BOTH a philosophical answer and an empirical answer. The empirical answer will depend on how what most people prefer to name the glass, and when they do. Literature on the psychological phenomena called "framing" has investigated this
* There cannot be an empirical answer (observable and measurable) because there is no glass. The question merely points out that there are two ways of viewing the situation. If your boss tries to pressure you to do something you think is unethical and asks "do you know which side your bread is buttered on?" only an idiot would answer "the top side, I guess." --Tysto 17:45, 22 April 2006 (UTC)
What's the difference?
I find it obvious that the correct answer is yes. If you want me to be more specific: both. The glass is half full if and only if it is half empty. They both convey exactly the same information. Personally I say that it is half full because it is shorter and easier to say. It seems like it would work better if one asks what it isn't, as the glass not being full is clearly different information then not being empty. If someone remarks that it is not full, they probably thought that that was more remarkable then it not being empty, and are, therefore, an optimist. The same, or rather the opposite, applies to a pessimist.
The idea that people use this expression is totally rediculus to hear. It means nothing to me if I am trying be a realist. It is simply a 50/50 situation that people demonstate to make me feel positive and yet fail to due to me knowing it is still 50/50 dispite my outlook. Realism and science is the only way to live life. Sides, have you ever noticed that people always say be more positive when you un-lucky; it has a tendancy to make you feel less like being positive that ever. It is annoying to hear. I determin all this is pure psycho-drivel and I wish people would respect my philosophy.
* Actually, they are both denotatively correct, but could be, as previously stated, connotatively different.
point of view
Wow reading your different point of view about half full or half empty. I think for me, the point here is to determined what type of a person more likely you are with optimistic or pessimistic. if you answer half full meaning your more likely an optimistic person and same goes to half empty. When I saw the glass, I thought of half empty wich is really true I am more likely a pessimist person. =( -=) —Preceding unsigned comment added by <IP_ADDRESS> (talk • contribs)
Wow
I can't beleive that they actually have an article on this.... nweinthal
Neither
The best way to say is that the glass is just half. That's it. Saying it is half full or half empty may be considered taking sides. When I say the glass is half, I'm being realistic. Anyway, the possibility of recognizing the glass as just "half" should be discussed in the article, since it's applicable to real life as well.
The glass is 50% empty and 50% full
Just solved it. Case closed.
Melchoir 04:22, 28 September 2006 (UTC)
Significance
I'll just add that, to an engineer, the glass is twice the size it needs to be. Bunthorne 05:29, 17 November 2006 (UTC)
An Answer to the Question
I never understood the rhetorical value of the half empty/half full question, since the answer depends on the initial volume of the glass prior to being half empty/full. If the water was raised to the halfway mark, it is half full; if it was lowered, it is half empty. Of course, due to evaporation the water level is always lowering, so I suppose technically it would be half empty no matter what.
Damn, now I'm depressed. Wikilackey 02:57, 9 December 2006 (UTC)
* It doesn't really matter, you can always refill ~:D- -- DJiTH 02:04, 25 December 2006 (UTC)
Depends - The way I see it, if you put some stuff in the glass it is half full, but if you are pouring out the liquid it is half empty.
A glass is supposed to be filled. So, if you've got some water to fill.. go ahead! --<IP_ADDRESS> 15:20, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
Optimist vs. Pessimist
If you're an optimist, you probably see the glass half full. It is filled with a number of possibilities and opportunities. Pessimists don't think of things positively, so they see the glass as half empty. They think there is only half left until it's all gone. I personally say that an optimist is nice.
The solution
Pour into a smaller glass. The glass will be full. — $PЯING rαgђ 04:37, 8 June 2007 (UTC)
Cosby's Law
My favorite answer comes from a Bill Cosby graduation commencement address. He tells the story of being the first in his family to go to college. He comes home from college and is eager to tell his blue collar family all about the fancy lessons he is learning. His mom ask's what he learned in school and he tells her that in Philosophy class they spent the whole day discussing whether the glass is half empty or half full. His mom, he worked in hospitality for years says, "Son, you spent all day on that, that's easy... it depends on if you're drinkin' or if you're pourin'"
I always thought that was a great answer to this debate. —Preceding unsigned comment added by <IP_ADDRESS> (talk • contribs) | WIKI |
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Hearing Loss Prevention
Prevention is better than cure and hearing loss prevention is critical for sustained hearing health.
While hearing does slowly decline with age, protecting yourself from moderate to high level noise exposure will help avoid permanent hearing damage along the way – because once it’s lost, it won’t come back. There are proactive things you can do, like hearing exercises that improve hearing pathways, or solutions to help manage tinnitus.
If you’re experiencing hearing loss, do the test [1] or book an appointment [2].
Hearing Damage
Our hearing helps keep us connected. Most of us take it for granted until we notice we’re not hearing as well as we’d like to.
What can go wrong:
Noise exposure can accelerate natural age-related hearing loss. Damage can occur from one-off exposure to loud sound or from being around moderately loud sound for an extended timeframe.
Hearing damage can also arise as a result of:
• head trauma
• a perforated eardrum
• some cancer treatments and medications
• chronic and untreated ear infections
While you can’t reverse hearing loss, you can prevent further damage.
Listen to volume warnings
Sound is considered harmful when it exceeds 85 decibels (dB) and when you’re around that sound for a certain period of time.
For example, you can be exposed to 85 dB standing on the corner of a busy intersection, and that sound will become damaging to your hearing if you stand there for longer than 8 hours a day. Safe exposure limits halve with every 3 dB sound pressure increase.
Limit the time you spend in loud environments
For every hour of loud sound you’re exposed to, remove yourself from the source and allow yourself at least ten minutes of quiet.
Listen to your ears! They’re sensitive to dangerous noise, and pain receptors act as a warning.
Use good quality hearing protection
Wear hearing protection when you know you’re going to be around loud sound. Custom earplugs offer superior protection.
They limit damaging sound intensity without distorting or compromising music sound quality. Our clinicians can help you.
Turn it down
Your music is too loud if you can’t clearly hear someone talking at a normal level from about a metre away.
When you listen to music through earbuds or headphones, you’re probably damaging your hearing if the person next to you can hear what you’re listening to. Test volume levels by removing your headphones and holding them at arm’s length.
Avoid swimmer’s ear
Waterlogged ears can become inflamed and infected. Avoid this by wearing swimmer’s ear plugs and/or a neoprene hood or swimming cap. Make sure your ears are completely dry after a swim. You can purchase ear drops over the counter at a chemist that will help dry the ear.
Questions about your hearing?
Tinnitus
That sensation of hearing a ringing or buzzing noise inside your head is actually quite common. It’s known as ‘tinnitus’.
Tinnitus can be temporary, and it can come and go, but it interferes with daily life for 1 in 6 Australians.
What causes tinnitus?
While tinnitus can be a symptom of a medical condition, such as Meniere’s disease, it’s usually a sign that you have some hearing damage.
Damage may be caused by occasional exposure to dangerously loud sound or repeated exposure to moderately loud sound. Sometimes it only takes one encounter with extreme sound to create enough damage to cause lasting tinnitus.
Can hearing aids help tinnitus?
High quality hearing aids – that sound comfortable and don’t distort sound – can help people with tinnitus in several ways:
• they make external sounds more audible and comfortable so that the tinnitus isn’t as noticeable
• they lessen the effort it can take to listen, reducing stress and fatigue – which can trigger or worsen tinnitus
• they make communication easier by helping stop the sounds you want to hear from being masked by unwelcome noise
What if hearing aids aren’t enough?
A hearing aid usually helps mask tinnitus, but doesn’t always solve the problem.
If tinnitus is a major issue for you, you can investigate sound therapy or seek assistance from a specialist audiologist or a psychologist who specialises in tinnitus management. Our audiologists can talk to you about your options.
It’s important to get a medical check.
Your GP may refer you to an audiologist who may discover an underlying health issue or find that your tinnitus is caused by ear wax blockage.
Hearing Exercises
You can’t reverse hearing loss, but you can proactively strengthen your hearing pathways. When used in combination with high quality hearing aids, listening exercises may slow the effects of hearing loss and improve your hearing capacity.
Are you ‘ear fit’?
You can do these listening aerobics daily to help keep your ears fit:
Memory Stretches
Ask a friend to recite three numbers to you. Repeat them back, in reverse order.
When you can do three, do four. And so on.
Next, ask a friend to read a passage of three sentences. When they’ve finished, recall – out loud – the first and last word of the passage
Increase difficulty as you go.
Music Training
Music training helps improve your ability to make sense of speech sounds. Sites like thetamusic.org [3] offer a great range of music training games.
You can also use music to help focus your hearing in background noise.
• Turn on the radio or CD player and have a friend talk to you from a reasonable distance, at a normal volume.
• Work on filtering out the music.
• Add more sound sources as your skill improves.
Listening Lifts
Find a place to sit without interruption, and close your eyes.
• Focus on the sounds around you. What can you hear?
• Try to identify the sound furthest away from you. Hold that sound in your focus for a moment, then listen to a closer sound.
How many sounds can you identify?
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Applies To: Windows Server 2008 R2
DHCP server role: Configuring a DHCP server
DHCP servers centrally manage IP addresses and related information and provide it to clients automatically. This allows you to configure client network settings at a server, instead of configuring them on each client computer. If you want this computer to distribute IP addresses to clients, then configure this computer as a DHCP server.
This topic explains the basic steps that you must follow to configure a DHCP server. When you have finished setting up a basic DHCP server, you can complete additional configuration tasks, depending on how you want to use the DHCP server.
Before you begin
Before you configure your computer as a DHCP server, verify that:
• You are familiar with DHCP concepts such as scopes, leases, and options.
• The operating system is configured correctly. In Windows Server® 2008, DHCP depends on the appropriate configuration of the operating system and its services.
• This computer has a static IP address (see Configuring a DHCP server static IP address.)
• All existing disk volumes use the NTFS file system. FAT32 volumes are not secure, and they do not support file and folder compression, disk quotas, file encryption, or individual file permissions.
When you add the DHCP server role, you create one scope that defines the range of IP addresses that the DHCP server allocates to the clients on one subnet. You need to create one scope for each subnet that has clients that you want to manage using DHCP. The following table lists the information that you need to know before you add the DHCP server role, so that you can create the first scope. You need to collect the same information for each additional scope.
Before adding a DHCP server role Comments
Review DHCP security issues.
Security issues might affect the way you deploy DHCP servers. Make sure you understand how DHCP uses security groups. For more information, see More About DHCP Security Groups.
Identify the range of IP addresses that the DHCP server should allocate to the clients.
Use the entire range of consecutive IP addresses that make up the local IP subnet. In many cases, a private address range is the best choice. For more information and a list of all the IP address ranges approved for use on private networks, see RFC 1918, "Address Allocation for Private Internets", at the Internet Engineering Task Force Web site.
Determine the correct subnet mask for the clients.
When the DHCP server leases an IP address to a client, the server can specify additional configuration information, including the subnet mask.
Identify any IP addresses that the DHCP server should not allocate to clients.
For example, a server or a network-connected printer often has a static IP address, and the DHCP server must not offer this IP address to clients.
Decide the duration of the lease of the IP addresses.
The default is eight days. In general, the duration of the lease should be equal to the average time that the clients on this subnet are active. For example, the ideal duration may be longer than eight days if the clients are desktop computers that are rarely turned off, or it may be shorter than eight days if the clients are mobile devices that frequently leave the network or are moved between subnets.
(Optional) Identify the IP address of the router (default gateway) that the clients should use to communicate with clients on other subnets.
When the DHCP server leases an IP address to a client, the server can specify additional configuration information, including the IP address of the router.
(Optional) Identify the name of the DNS domain of the clients.
When the DHCP server leases an IP address to a client, the server can specify additional configuration information, including the name of the DNS domain to which the clients belong.
(Optional) Identify the IP address of the DNS server that the clients should use.
When the DHCP server leases an IP address to a client, the server can specify additional configuration information, including the IP address of the DNS server that the clients should contact to resolve the name of another computer.
(Optional) Identify the IP address of the WINS server that the clients should use.
When the DHCP server leases an IP address to a client, the server can specify additional configuration information, including the IP address of the WINS server that the clients should contact to resolve the NetBIOS name of another computer.
Installing DHCP server
To install a DHCP server
1. Click Start, click Administrative Tools, click Server Manager, and then acknowledge User Account Control.
2. In Roles Summary click Add Roles, click Next, check DHCP server, and then click Next.
Additional Resources
For updated detailed IT pro information about DHCP and server roles, see the Windows Server 2008 documentation on the Microsoft TechNet Web site. | ESSENTIALAI-STEM |
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Memoria
Demo: http://wildhoney.io/memoria/example
Memoria is an extensible form storage for memorising user inputs. Never again will you lose form data!
Install via npm: npm install memoria-js
Implementation
Although Memoria is zero configuration, there are a few requirements to get it working using native input fields.
• All form containers must have a unique name attribute per website;
• All input/select/textarea fields must have a unique name/data-memoria-name attribute per form;
• All input fields with type of radio must be implemented specially.
• All custom input fields must be implemented using the provided hooks.
Unit Tests
All of the unit tests for Memoria are written in Jasmine and can be run with grunt test.
Contributions
You're more than welcome to contribute to the Memoria project! Please include unit tests and it'll be more than happily merged in.
Clearing Storage
Since a form submission is no guarantee that the form data was received successfully, Memoria leaves it entirely up to you to clear the stored form data.
Simply invoke memoria.clear('form-name'); on your form submission, AJAX request onSuccess handler, etc... once you're sure the data has been safely received.
onSuccess: function(response) {
if (response.valid) {
memoria.clear('contact-form');
}
}
Overloading Event Name
Memoria allows for each supported input type to overload the default event name.
For example, on an input field that is of type text, the default event is onkeyup. However, by adding the data-memoria-event="onclick" attribute to the input node, the _save method is now invoked on the onclick event instead of onkeyup.
<input type="text" name="name" id="name" data-memoria-event="onkeydown" />
Problem of Radio Inputs
Since input elements with the type radio have the same names, they are indistinguishable from one another, which makes it problematic to pinpoint which one the value should be applied to. However, Memoria overcomes this by allowing you to specify a custom name for all of your nodes – for the most part this should be avoided, because the name attribute will suffice, but on radio inputs it is a must! Simply add the data-memoria-name attribute to each radio input and ensure their names are unique.
<input name="response" data-memoria-name="response-yep" type="radio" />
<input name="response" data-memoria-name="response-nope" type="radio" />
Ignoring Inputs
By default Memoria will attempt to find all input, select, textarea fields. However, sometimes you not want a particular node to use Memoria. For this you can simply define the data-memoria-ignore attribute on any node.
<div class="ui form small input">
<input data-memoria-ignore type="text" name="name" id="name" data-memoria-event="onkeyup" />
</div>
HTML5 Input Fields
Memoria supports all HTML5 input fields – the Baker's Dozen as they're endearingly known. As with all native input fields, there is zero configuration and they will all work out-of-the-box.
<div class="ui form small input">
<input type="number" id="age" name="age" value="16" />
</div>
HTML5 inputs are: color, date, datetime, datetime-local, email, month, number, range, search, tel, time, url and week!
Custom Nodes
By default, Memoria supports all default input elements. However, what if you're using a custom JavaScript dropdown? What then? Luckily you're able to indicate a form input by applying the data-memoria-input attribute with a value – the value will be used to load your custom delegator object.
<div class="options"
data-memoria-input="Choice" data-memoria-event="onclick" data-memoria-name="gender">
<div class="option" data-value="Male">Male</div>
<div class="option" data-value="Female">Female</div>
</div>
From the above code – as seen in example/index.html, Memoria will be looking for an object called Memoria.Observer.Choice.
• data-memoria-input – name of the delegator class to handle the callbacks;
• data-memoria-event – on which event(s) to respond to the element;
• data-memoria-name – name of the input for when it's stored in localStorage;
If it's necessary, you can also specify multiple events with data-memoria-event by separating them with a comma – don't worry about whitespace, Memoria will trim that for you.
<div class="options"
data-memoria-input="Choice" data-memoria-event="onclick, ondblclick" data-memoria-name="gender">
<div class="option" data-value="Male">Male</div>
<div class="option" data-value="Female">Female</div>
</div>
Memoria provides two callbacks:
• setupElement – invoked when localStorage has found a value pertaining to the current custom element (data-memoria-name). Should be used to setup your element visually based on the saved value;
• eventFired – invoked when the user triggers the event (data-memoria-event). Should be used to return the value you wish to save in localStorage;
For an example of a custom element, please refer to Memoria.Observer.MultipleSelect. | ESSENTIALAI-STEM |
Prepare for an adrenaline-fueled battle in Super Mech War, where the fate of the world hinges on the outcome of intense conflicts over energy resources. Take command of mighty mechs, engage in tactical turn-based combat, and strategize your way to victory. But why settle for an ordinary gaming experience when you can unleash the full potential of Super Mech War on PC with BlueStacks?
Table of Contents
1. Command Battles With Ease Using Keyboard and Mouse Controls
2. Play on Multiple Accounts Simultaneously and Experiment With Different Strategies
3. Reroll to Minmax Your Performance and Power in Combat
Master the Mech Battles in Super Mech War on PC with BlueStacks
Experience the game like never before by playing Super Mech War on BlueStacks, the ultimate Android app player for PC. With its advanced tools and features, BlueStacks provides unrivaled precision, customization, and convenience. In this comprehensive guide, we’ll explore the essential tools and configurations that will enhance your Super Mech War gameplay, allowing you to dominate the battlefield with ease.
So gear up, pilot your mechs, and get ready to experience the full potential of Super Mech War on PC with BlueStacks. In this guide, we’ll provide you with the tools and knowledge to maximize your gameplay experience, ensuring that you stand out on the battlefield. Let’s dive into the world of mecha warfare and discover how BlueStacks can elevate your Super Mech War adventure to new heights.
Command Battles With Ease Using Keyboard and Mouse Controls
In the high-stakes battles of Super Mech War, precision and control are vital. While touchscreen controls can be functional, there’s no denying that the use of a keyboard and mouse provides a superior gaming experience. With BlueStacks’ keymapping tool, you can harness the power of PC peripherals to create an intuitive and customizable control scheme that gives you the edge on the battlefield.
Master the Mech Battles in Super Mech War on PC with BlueStacks
One of the primary advantages of playing Super Mech War on BlueStacks is the ability to map controls to your keyboard and mouse. Gone are the days of awkwardly fumbling with virtual buttons on a small touchscreen. With BlueStacks, you can assign specific actions and commands to keys on your keyboard, allowing for quick and precise execution of maneuvers. The fluidity and responsiveness of the keyboard and mouse combination significantly enhance your control over mechs, giving you an undeniable advantage in combat.
Furthermore, BlueStacks’ Keymapping Tool offers a high level of customization. You have the freedom to map commands to specific keys of your choice, allowing you to create a control scheme that suits your playstyle. Whether you prefer assigning menus to different keys or customizing hotkeys for special abilities in combat, the possibilities are endless. This level of personalization ensures that you can optimize your control setup to match your preferences, enhancing your overall gameplay experience.
Master the Mech Battles in Super Mech War on PC with BlueStacks
To access the Keymapping Tool, you can press Ctrl + Shift + A to bring up the Advanced Editor screen where you can view your current bindings and shortcuts, as well as modify, delete, or add new ones. Once you’re done customizing your controls layout, you can click on “Save” on the bottom right to implement your adjustments, and jump back into the fray with the most intuitive keyboard and mouse controls that only BlueStacks can provide.
Playing Super Mech War on BlueStacks and utilizing the keymapping tool revolutionizes the way you command battles. The superior control and customization options offered by keyboard and mouse controls give you a competitive advantage, enabling precise and efficient execution of maneuvers. Say goodbye to the limitations of touchscreen controls and embrace the power and versatility of BlueStacks to dominate the battlefield.
Play on Multiple Accounts Simultaneously and Experiment With Different Strategies
Super Mech War offers a diverse array of mechs, pilots, and strategic possibilities. To fully explore the game’s depth and experiment with different lineups and strategies, playing on multiple accounts can be incredibly advantageous. With BlueStacks’ Multi-Instance Manager, you can effortlessly manage multiple instances of the game, allowing you to play on multiple accounts simultaneously without the need to constantly switch between them on a mobile device.
Master the Mech Battles in Super Mech War on PC with BlueStacks
To use the Instance Manager, users simply need to press Ctrl + Shift + 8 while in-game to bring up the instance list where they can view all the created instances. In this menu, users can also edit the properties of their instances, delete them, or create new ones. By clicking on the “+ Instance” button on the lower left and following the instructions, players can create as many instances as they need, and then run them all individually, provided they have enough CPU and RAM resources to sustain them.
The Multi-Instance Manager feature in BlueStacks empowers you to create and run multiple instances of Super Mech War with just a few clicks. Each instance functions as a separate virtual Android device, enabling you to log into different accounts and play them simultaneously. This means you can explore different team compositions, test various pilot and mech combinations, and fine-tune your strategies without the hassle of logging in and out on your mobile device.
Master the Mech Battles in Super Mech War on PC with BlueStacks
One of the significant advantages of playing on multiple accounts simultaneously is the ability to experiment and optimize your performance. With different accounts, you can try out various strategies, adapt to different playstyles, and discover synergies between pilots and mechs that you may not have considered before. This opens up a world of possibilities and allows you to gain a deeper understanding of the game mechanics while honing your skills.
Furthermore, playing on multiple accounts is especially useful for those looking to reroll in Super Mech War. Although not necessary due to the generous 10x summonings at the beginning, rerolling can still be an appealing option for players who strive for a perfect start. By using BlueStacks’ Multi-Instance Manager, you can perform multiple 10x summonings on different accounts simultaneously, significantly speeding up the process and increasing your chances of obtaining desirable mechs and pilots.
Reroll to Minmax Your Performance and Power in Combat
In Super Mech War, building a powerful lineup of mechs and skilled pilots can greatly impact your performance in combat. While it’s not mandatory to reroll for a strong start, some players may want to optimize their chances of obtaining desirable mechs and pilots right from the beginning. BlueStacks provides the necessary tools to streamline the rerolling process, allowing you to minmax your performance and power.
Master the Mech Battles in Super Mech War on PC with BlueStacks
It’s important to reinforce that rerolling is an optional strategy and not essential for success in Super Mech War. The game provides generous opportunities to obtain powerful mechs and pilots through various means. However, for players seeking to fine-tune their starting lineup and maximize their performance in combat, utilizing BlueStacks’ tools for rerolling can be a valuable advantage.
Rerolling involves resetting your progress and starting anew to try and obtain favorable summons. With BlueStacks’ Multi-Instance Manager, you can create multiple instances of Super Mech War and perform the free 10x summonings on different accounts simultaneously. This enables you to increase the number of summons you can make in a shorter amount of time, increasing your chances of acquiring high-tier mechs and powerful pilots.
Master the Mech Battles in Super Mech War on PC with BlueStacks
The process is straightforward. Using BlueStacks, set up multiple instances of Super Mech War through the Multi-Instance Manager. Log into each instance with a different account or create new accounts for the sole purpose of rerolling. With this setup, you can initiate the 10x summoning on all accounts simultaneously, accelerating the process of obtaining favorable results.
BlueStacks’ efficient tools not only save you time but also enhance your rerolling experience. The powerful performance of BlueStacks ensures smooth gameplay across all instances, allowing you to navigate through the rerolling process seamlessly. With the flexibility of PC controls, you can swiftly navigate menus and quickly perform the necessary actions, making the entire process more efficient and convenient.
Super Mech War offers an exhilarating mech warfare experience with its engaging gameplay, deep strategic elements, and captivating storyline. By playing on BlueStacks, you can elevate your gaming experience to new heights, taking advantage of the intuitive keyboard and mouse controls, the ability to play on multiple accounts simultaneously, and the streamlined rerolling process. Whether you’re commanding battles with ease, experimenting with different strategies, or minmaxing your performance, BlueStacks provides the ideal platform to fully enjoy the game’s potential.
Start playing Super Mech War on PC with BlueStacks and unlock a whole new level of excitement and strategic gameplay. Command your mechs, assemble your team of skilled pilots, and conquer the battlefield with precision and dominance. The world of Super Mech War awaits you—harness the power of BlueStacks and rise to greatness in this epic mech warfare adventure. | ESSENTIALAI-STEM |
Wikipedia:Wikipedia clichés
Due to overuse, editors are asked to avoid adding the following text strings to Wikipedia's database:
* 1) "more heat than light"
* 2) "a solution in search of a problem"
* 3) "witch hunt"
* 4) "mob" with or without "pitchforks" and/or "torches"
* 5) "pound of flesh"
* 6) "[other page] is that way"
* 7) "beyond the pale"
* 8) "net positive"/"net negative"
* 9) "not a good look"/anything mentioning "optics"
* 10) "if it isn't broke, don't fix it"
* 11) "just don't like it"
* 12) "suboptimal"
* 13) "sound of crickets"
* 14) "I thought they were already an administrator"
* 15) "[problem], again" in headers
* 16) "pile-on"/"dogpile"
* 17) "get a thicker skin"
* 18) "civility/tone police"
* 19) "spend more time building an encyclopedia", said to editors who complain about being unable to build an encyclopedia | WIKI |
Brezhoneg Pemp
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Brezhoneg Pemp
"Brezhoneg Pemp" is a course in the Breton Department. In this advanced course, students are introduced to elaborate texts or proverbs, grammar complements and some colloquial phrases for a usual conversation.
Rekipeoù Breizh
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Krampouezh (pancakes) is the best known of Breton cooking. More basic to the region's gastronomy than bread, pancakes come in two main varieties:
* Sweet pancakes, made with plain wheat flour mixed with eggs and milk, are generally folded over a sweet filling of some kind.
* Salted pancakes, also called "galettes", are made with buckwheat flour, eggs, and water, and are usually filled with savory ingredients. Crêperies, which dot almost every street in Brittany, serve extensive all-crêpe menus, offering fillings ranging from a sprinkling of sugar or a bit of jam to layers of ham, vegetables, and cheese.
Pancakes are eaten at any time of day, as a snack or as a full meal—and are almost always accompanied by a cup or bowl of locally pressed cold (alcoholic) cider.
One Breton seafood recipe that is slightly more complex is "cotriade", now considered a luxury dish, but long the traditional daily stew of poor local fishermen. Heading out to sea for four or five days, fishermen took along provisions that would not spoil easily—potatoes, onions, garlic, leeks. Throwing these into a pot of water spiked with sea brine, they'd put in some of the more common fish they caught that day—a mix that might include mackerel, conger eel, sardines, skate, crab, mussels, and shrimp, among other things.
If cotriade is Brittany's bouillabaisse, kig ha farz is its pot-au-feu. A specialty of the Leon region, it is a hefty stew made with beef or salt pork, cabbage, potatoes, onions, carrots, turnips, garlic, and leeks. The farz, or stuffing, is a thick buckwheat porridge made with bouillon, milk, and a dollop of lard, wrapped in a dishcloth, and immersed in the pot to cook alongside the stew. By the time the stew is finished, the farz has become a heavy, crumbly dumpling or pudding, to be fluffed with a fork and served with the meat, vegetables, and broth. Like many stews, kig ha farz is better the next day.
Cakes an also important like "kouign amann", Breton for butter cake—a traditional dessert said to have originated in the mid-19th century in the port of Douarnenez, at the southwestern tip of Brittany. But now you find it throughout Brittany.
Traou Mad is a Breton delicacy produced in Brittany, being a full fat butter biscuit served for breakfast or afternoon tea. Traoù Mat (in peurunvan orthography) stands for Good Things in Breton.
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Lessons
* Kentel kentañ : Goueliañ / Having fun
* Eilved kentel : Proverbs
* Teirved kentel : Cooking
* Pederved kentel : More tenses
* Pempved kentel : Traoù fentus (jokes)
* } | WIKI |
• Corpus ID: 19010664
A Logical Alternative to the Existing Positional Number System
@inproceedings{Forslund1995ALA,
title={A Logical Alternative to the Existing Positional Number System},
author={Robert R. Forslund},
year={1995}
}
This article introduces an alternative positional number system. The advantages of this alternative system over the existing one are discussed, and an illustration of the use of the system to re-interpret apparent errors in ancient archaeological documents is presented.
Number Theory and Formal Languages
I survey some of the connections between formal languages and number theory. Topics discussed include applications of representation in base k, representation by sums of Fibonacci numbers, automatic
Editor's Endnotes
I am flattered that the reviewer of Claudia Henrion’s book Women in Mathematics: the Addition of Difference [this MONTHLY 107 (2000) 959–963] identified with me in a number of instances. However, in
Zero Displacement Ternary Number System: the most economical way of representing numbers
Este artigo aborda a questao da eficiencia de sistemas de numeros. Partindo da identificacao da mais economica base inteira de numeros de acordo com um criterio preestabelecido, propoe-se um
The Generalized Nagell–Ljunggren Problem: Powers with Repetitive Representations
TLDR
A natural generalization of the Nagell–Ljunggren equation to the case where the qth power of an integer y, for q ⩾ 2, has a base-b representation that consists of a length-ℓ block of digits repeated n times is considered.
References
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The History of Mathematics
In the figure above, AA′ is a side of a 2-gon circumscribed about the circle. CC ′ is a side of a 2-gon, BC and B′C ′ are half of such sides. Consider the segment ABM. You want to prove that
A History of Mathematics.
Origins. Egypt. Mesopotamia. Ionia and the Pythagoreans. The Heroic Age. The Age of Plato and Aristotle. Euclid of Alexandria. Archimedes of Syracuse. Apollonius of Perga. Greek Trigonometry and | ESSENTIALAI-STEM |
Trần Anh Khoa
Trần Anh Khoa (born 28 July 1991) is a Vietnamese former footballer who played as an attacking midfielder for V-League club SHB Đà Nẵng.
Quế Ngọc Hải incident
In a match of 2015 V.League 1 on 13 September 2015 between SHB Đà Nẵng and Sông Lam Nghệ An, Anh Khoa was dribbling into the box at the 21st minute when Quế Ngọc Hải, committed a dangerous and reckless tackle to stop him. Ngọc Hải was only shown a yellow card by the referee but Anh Khoa had to be substituted and suffered serious injury to his knee ligaments and leg bone because of the tackle. Ngọc Hải was later suspended for 6 months for all football related activities, and was ordered to pay the roughly 800 million đồng for Anh Khoa's medical expenses. Anh Khoa was expected to remain injured for 12 to 18 months and had to travel to Singapore for surgery. Doctors said that there was only a 50% chance of Anh Khoa recovering enough to play professional football again. After many operations, he retired from professional football in 2017. | WIKI |
Guides
VPN Protocols Explained
The main goals of VPN technology is to be able to provide a high level of security over the internet. It makes use of an encryption system that is used to avoid any leak of information and it makes sure the data will only be viewed by the authorized recipient.
Security protocols are important in the VPN industry. Maximizing security over the internet lines/connections are their main purpose. Here, we’ll look at the most common VPN protocols that VPN companies use.
Internet Protocol Security (IPsec)
This term refers to the group of protocols which are transported over the internet lines to secure the data being transmitted or received. The most common IPsec protocols include Authentication Header (AH), Internet Key Exchange (IKE) and the Encapsulating Security Payload (ESP). When these protocols are combined, the flow of data between gateways, firewalls, hosts, servers and so on will be secured at all times.
Open VPN a.k.a. SSL VPN Protocol
This is actually a freeware used to create a site-to-site or point-to-point connection between servers and users. It makes use of an SSL/TLS security system that’s why it is called as such. Open VPN works like this. Users have the ability to grant permissions to the files being transmitted or shared incorporating the use of passwords, certificates and pre-shared keys. Only the corresponding parties know these passwords. Therefore making the connection as confidential as possible. This kind of protocol are usually used in some LAN games.
Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP)
Also known as the channel traffic between VPN protocols. Data are sent through “Tunnels” where the security levels are high. Encryption system is used in this type of protocol. Windows OS makes use of this protocol.
Secure Socket Tunneling Protocol (SSTP VPN)
This protocol is used to synchronize the communication between multiple endpoint. It also allows such simultaneous utilization of the system so that there will be an efficient use of network resources. This is considered to be one of the most flexible protocols since it supports roaming services. This means that users can access the VPN protocol anywhere and anytime they want to.
Must Read 10 Reasons Why You Need to Hide Your IP Online Right Now
There are many other VPN protocols out there. Those mentioned above are just the commonly used ones. Like people, each protocol is also unique. Each has its own strength and it has its own weaknesses. But no matter what kind of protocols there are, they all provide users the maximum security they deserve.
When you consider getting your own VPN account, make sure you learn about the different protocols each VPN service provides. In this way, you will know what VPN company would be best for you. It is now time to decide for a premium VPN provider. It is not yet too late to protect and secure your internet activities. A good place to get started is by reading our overview and reviews of VPN providers.
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12 2 STA T .3 21 PUBLIC LA W 11 0– 1 8 1 —J A N .28, 2008 (e)REPORT.—Notla te r t h a nD e c e mb er 1,20 0 8, the comm is sion shall s u bmit to the P resi d ent, the S ecretar y o f Defense, the Sec - retary of E ner g y, the Secretary of State, the C ommittee on A rmed Ser v ices of the Senate, and the Committee on Armed Services of the H ouse of Re p resentatives a report on the commission ’ s findings, conclusions, and recommendations. T he report shall iden- tify the strategic posture and nuclear w eapons strategy rec- ommended under subsection (c)(2)( B ) and shall include— (1) the military capabilities and force structure necessary to support the strategy, including both nuclear and non-nuclear capabilities that might support the strategy (2) the number of nuclear weapons re q uired to support the strategy, including the number of replacement warheads required, if any; ( 3 ) the appropriate qualitative analysis, including force- on-force e x change modeling, to calculate the effectiveness of the strategy under various scenarios; ( 4 ) the nuclear infrastructure (that is, the si z eofthe nuclear complex) required to support the strategy; ( 5 ) an assessment of the role of missile defenses in the strategy; ( 6 ) an assessment of the role of nonproliferation programs in the strategy; ( 7 ) the political and military implications of the strategy for the U nited States and its allies; and (8) any other information or recommendations relating to the strategy (or to the strategic posture) that the commission considers appropriate. (f) FUNDI N G .— O f the amounts appropriated or otherwise made available pursuant to this Act to the Department of Defense, $ 5,000,000 is available to fund the activities of the commission. (g) TER M IN A TION.—The commission shall terminate on J une 1, 200 9 . SEC.1063 . T EC HNI C AL AN D CLE R ICAL A M ENDMENTS. (a) TIT L E 10, UNITED STATE S CODE.—Title 10, United States Code, is amended as follows
(1) Chapter 3 is amended— (A) by redesignating the section 127c added by section 1201(a) of the John W arner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Y ear 2007 (Public L aw 109 – 364; 120 Stat. 2410) as section 127d and transferring that section so as to appear immediately after the section 127c added by section 1231(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (Public Law 109–163; 119 Stat. 3467); and (B) by revising the table of sections at the beginning of such chapter to reflect the redesignation and transfer made by paragraph (1). (2) Section 629(d)(1) is amended by inserting a comma after ‘ ‘(a)’’. (3) Section 662(b) is amended by stri k ing ‘‘paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of subsection (a)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a)’’. (4) Subsections (c) and (d) of section 948r are each amended by striking ‘‘Defense Treatment Act of 2005’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Detainee Treatment Act of 2005’’.
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Shadow ministry of Tim Nicholls
The Shadow ministry of Tim Nicholls is the Liberal National Party opposition between May 2016 and December 2017, opposing the Palaszczuk government in the Parliament of Queensland. It was led by Tim Nicholls following his election as leader of the party and Opposition Leader on 6 May 2016. Deb Frecklington was the deputy party leader and Deputy Leader of the Opposition.
The current Shadow Ministry was announced on 8 May 2016. It succeeded the Springborg shadow ministry and was replaced by the Frecklington shadow ministry on 15 December 2017. | WIKI |
Weave Engineer/Brandon Atkinson/Nil Is Not Nil
Published Mon, 09 May 2022 23:02:11 -0600
Summary
This lightning talk was presented at the Utah Go Meetup and covered some unintuitive ways that nil and interfaces can interact in Go.
Key Takeaways
Interfaces in Go wrap a value and include both a type as well as a value. In order for an interface to be nil, both the type and value must be nil. For example:
package main
func main() {
var a *int // a is nil
var b interface{} // b is nil
c := interface{}(a) // c is not nil
}
In this snippet a is clearly nil becase the default value for all pointer types in Go is nil. b is also nil because the default type and value for an interface{} are both nil. c however, is not nil because while it wraps a nil value, it’s underlying type is *int.
NameTypeValueIs Nil?
an/anilyes
bnilnilyes
c*intnilno
This can lead to some unexpected results when using nil checks in your code.
package main
import (
"bytes"
"io"
)
func main() {
var bodyBuf *bytes.Buffer
example(bodyBuf)
}
func example(body io.Reader) {
if body == nil { // prevent nil panics
return
}
switch v := body.(type) {
case *bytes.Buffer:
bodyLen := v.Len() // still get a nil panic
}
}
In the example above you can see that while we do check if body is nil, we still end up with a nil panic when the code is run. This is because body is actually an interface with a concrete type *bytes.Buffer and therefore is not nil. Once we convert the interface back into a *bytes.Buffer we’re back to a nil value. This causes the code to panic when we try to call the buffers Len method.
We can fix this code in one of three ways.
1. We can avoid passing nil values into the example function and instead only pass nil in explicitly. This works because an explicit nil has not type so the underlying interface will have a nil type as well.
package main
import (
"bytes"
"io"
)
func main() {
var bodyBuf *bytes.Buffer
if bodyBuf == nil {
example(nil)
} else {
example(bodyBuf)
}
}
...
1. We can check for nil after type casting inside the example function.
package main
import (
"bytes"
"io"
)
func main() {
var bodyBuf *bytes.Buffer
example(bodyBuf)
}
func example(body io.Reader) {
if body == nil {
return
}
switch v := body.(type) {
case *bytes.Buffer:
if v == nil { // check for nil again
return
}
bodyLen := v.Len()
}
}
1. Or, we can directly check if the value inside the interface is nil using the reflect package.
package main
import (
"bytes"
"io"
"reflect"
)
func main() {
var bodyBuf *bytes.Buffer
example(bodyBuf)
}
func example(body io.Reader) {
if body == nil || isNilV(body) {
return
}
// ...
}
func isNilV(r io.Reader) bool {
if r == nil {
return true
}
// https://pkg.go.dev/reflect#Value.IsNil
rv := reflect.ValueOf(r)
if (rv.Kind() == reflect.Ptr && rv.IsNil()) ||
(rv.Kind() == reflect.Chan && rv.IsNil()) ||
(rv.Kind() == reflect.Func && rv.IsNil()) ||
(rv.Kind() == reflect.Map && rv.IsNil()) ||
(rv.Kind() == reflect.Interface && rv.IsNil()) ||
(rv.Kind() == reflect.Slice && rv.IsNil()) {
return true
}
return false
}
A quick note on this final fix. isNilV as presented here is error-prone and does not cover several edge cases. Because of this, reflect should be used with caution to check for nil interfaces.
Details
The full source code fo this talk can be found here | ESSENTIALAI-STEM |
Heatstroke
Heatstroke is your body overheating, usually as a result of prolonged exposure to or physical exertion in high temperatures. Heatstroke can require emergency treatment, as untreated it can quickly damage your brain, heart, kidneys and muscles.
Symptoms
• High body temperature. Of 104 F (40 C) or higher,
• Altered mental state or behavior. Confusion, agitation, slurred speech, irritability, delirium, seizures and coma can all result from heatstroke.
• Alteration in sweating. In heatstroke brought on by hot weather, your skin will feel hot and dry to the touch. However, if brought on by strenuous exercise, skin may feel dry or slightly moist.
• Nausea and vomiting.
• Flushed skin.
• Rapid breathing.
• Racing heart rate. Your pulse may significantly increase because heat stress places a tremendous burden on your heart to help cool your body.
• Headache. Your head may throb.
Risk Factors
(other than the obvious, exertion in hot weather, and lack of air conditioning)
• Medications. Be especially careful if you take medications that narrow your blood vessels (vasoconstrictors), regulate your blood pressure by blocking adrenaline (beta blockers), rid your body of sodium and water (diuretics), or reduce psychiatric symptoms (antidepressants or antipsychotics).
Stimulants for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and illegal stimulants such as amphetamines and cocaine also make you more vulnerable to heatstroke.
• Health Conditions. Certain chronic illnesses, such as heart or lung disease, might increase your risk of heatstroke. So can being obese, being sedentary and having a history of previous heatstroke.
Prevention
Take these steps to prevent heatstroke during hot weather:
• Wear loose fitting, lightweight clothing.
• Protect against sunburn. Wide-brimmed hat, sunglasses and a broad-spectrum sunscreen with an SPF of at least 15. Apply sunscreen generously, and reapply every two hours — or more often if you're swimming or sweating.
• Drink plenty of fluids. Staying hydrated will help your body sweat and maintain a normal body temperature.
• Never leave anyone (people or pets) in a parked car. The temperature in your car can rise 20 degrees F (more than 6.7 C) in 10 minutes.
• Take it easy during the hottest parts of the day. If you can't avoid strenuous activity in hot weather, drink fluids and rest frequently in a cool spot. Try to schedule exercise or physical labor for cooler parts of the day, such as early morning or evening.
• Get acclimated. Limit time spent working or exercising in heat until you're conditioned to it. People who are not used to hot weather are especially susceptible to heat-related illness. It can take several weeks for your body to adjust to hot weather.
• Be cautious if you're at increased risk. If you take medications or have a condition that increases your risk of heat-related problems, avoid the heat and act quickly if you notice symptoms of overheating. If you participate in a strenuous sporting event or activity in hot weather, make sure there are medical services available in case of a heat emergency.
Remedies / 1st Aid
Others should take steps to cool you off while waiting for emergency help to arrive. Don't drink any fluids while waiting for medical assistance.
If you notice signs of heat-related illness, lower your body temperature to prevent your condition from progressing. In a lesser heat emergency, such as heat cramps or heat exhaustion, the following steps may lower your body temperature:
• Get to a shady or air-conditioned place. If you don't have air conditioning at home, go someplace with air conditioning, such as the mall, movie theater or public library.
• Cool off with damp sheets and a fan. If you're with someone, cool them by covering with damp sheets or spraying with cool water. Direct the fan towards them. **Women ~ run your sports bras under the tap to dampen, put it in the freezer, once frozen (& you’re in need) put ‘em on to cool yourself super-fast!**
• Take a cool shower or bath.
• Rehydrate. You lose salt through sweating, replenish with sports drinks.
(It's not recommended that you drink sugary or alcoholic beverages to rehydrate. )
Splish Splash! Keep having a blast!!
#heatstroke #overheating #sunstroke #heatexhaustion
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Match Group Stock Is Collapsing: Is There Any Hope Left for the Dating Giant?
2022 was a rough year for Match Group (NASDAQ: MTCH), and 2023 is shaping up to be another disappointment. After falling more than 60% last year, Match Group stock hit a new all-time low last week after reporting its third-quarter earnings. The dating giant and owner of online properties such as Tinder, Hinge, and Match.com saw its revenue and profits grow, but investors were worried about declines in paying subscribers. As of this writing, shares of Match Group are off 83% from highs set in 2021.
Match Group has collapsed in value. Should investors buy the dip, or is it time to give up hope for this online dating leader?
Growing revenue, declining users
If you just read the headline numbers, Match Group's third-quarter results looked solid. Revenue was up 9% year over year to $882 million, with operating profit up an even stronger 16% to $244 million. That's an impressive operating margin of 28%.
Dating apps such as Tinder and Hinge have fantastic unit economics given their extremely low incremental costs when charging for premium features. The only sizable fee is to the app stores run by Apple and Google parent Alphabet. As Match Group grows its revenue, it should continue to see operating margins expand, which will lead to earnings growing even faster than revenue.
The financials looked great, so what was the problem? Investors are concerned because Match Group's paying users declined 5% year over year to 15.7 million, mainly due to losing subscribers at its largest app, Tinder. Tinder raised the price of its subscription offerings in the U.S. by as much as 50% over the past year to keep on par with other dating apps. Clearly, the aggressive price hikes have taken their toll on subscriber numbers.
While it now looks like Tinder was mismanaged before new CEO Bernard Kim took the reins in 2022, declining payers isn't necessarily a bad thing. Only a small percentage of dating app users pay for upgraded features, so the absolute number of payers has little bearing on the number of people actively using Tinder. In fact, in some cases, a smaller number of paying users could actually help improve the health of the dating marketplace. The No. 1 complaint female users have on Tinder is that they are overwhelmed with likes and can't make a choice. Fewer premium users who get unlimited likes could reduce these issues.
Investors definitely need to track the number of payers at Match Group's portfolio of brands, but it isn't the end of the world if they decline for a few quarters after some aggressive price hikes. Revenue and profits are still climbing higher, which is what investors should focus on. As long as people are using Tinder, the company should be able to charge some of them for premium services. If that ends up being just a small percentage of the users paying a lot of money, so be it.
A bright future for Hinge, potential improvements at Tinder
The brightest spot in the Match Group portfolio is Hinge, the relationship-focused dating app and the second-largest brand for the company. Revenue at Hinge grew 44% year over year to $107 million in Q3, and it's on pace for $400 million in sales this year. After rolling out in many European countries and with plans to hit more markets in the near future, Hinge's users have exploded higher in the last few quarters, which in turn have helped fuel revenue growth. Eventually, Match Group believes this can be a $1 billion business.
Tinder is by far the largest segment for Match Group doing over $500 million in revenue last quarter. Price hikes have supported revenue growth, but Kim and his new team believe there's a lot of low-hanging fruit for Tinder to improve its service. These opportunities include improving the female experience, adding more conversational tools to profiles, and using a new marketing campaign.
Previously, Tinder didn't have much of a marketing strategy and just grew off the virality of the service. Now, it's a more mature business, and management wants to drive the brand narrative for consumers and convince its core, younger demographic to engage with the app.
There are other brands that Match Group owns, but the two drivers of growth will be Tinder and Hinge. As Hinge rides the wave of international expansion and Tinder accelerates growth over the next few years with these operational improvements, Match Group could continue to grow its revenue around 10% each year.
Data by YCharts.
Is the stock a buy?
With the stock now below $30, Match Group trades at a forward price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) of just 10.6. This is well below the market average and is typical of a business with zero growth prospects. Match Group is growing its revenue at a healthy clip and is riding the secular tailwind of online dating around the world. If the company continues to put up steady revenue growth with growing profit margins, this valuation will likely recover to a much higher level in the future.
Management wants to take advantage of this low stock price too. It has started to repurchase shares, buying back $300 million of stock just last quarter (and $445 million year to date). At a market cap of about $8 billion as of this writing, Match Group could reduce its share count substantially.
Add all this up, and Match Group is a great buy at these prices, despite all the negative sentiment out there.
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User:Mr. Ibrahem/Omidenepag
Omidenepag, sold under the brand name Eybelis among others, is a medication used to treat ocular hypertension including glaucoma. It is used as an eye drop.
Common side effects include sensitivity to light, blurry vision, eye redness, headache, and eye pain. Other side effects may include changes to the eyelashes and macular edema. It is a relatively selective prostaglandin E2 (EP2) receptor activator.
Omidenepag was approved for medical use in Japan in 2018, and the United States in 2022. It is not currently in the approval process in either Europe or the United Kingdom as of 2022. | WIKI |
Mark Boslough
Mark Boslough is an American physicist at Los Alamos National Laboratory, research professor at University of New Mexico, fellow of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry, and chair of the Asteroid Day Expert Panel. He is an expert in the study of planetary impacts and global catastrophes. Due to his work in this field, Asteroid 73520 Boslough (2003 MB1) was named in his honor.
Background and education
Boslough grew up in Broomfield, Colorado. He holds a B.S. in physics at Colorado State University, and an MS and PhD in applied physics at the California Institute of Technology.
Scientific career
An expert on planetary impacts and global catastrophes, Boslough's work on airbursts challenged the conventional view of asteroid collision risk and is now widely accepted by the scientific community. He was the first scientist to suggest that the Libyan Desert Glass was formed by melting due to overhead heating from an airburst. His hypothesis was popularized by the documentaries "Tutunkhamun's Fireball" (BBC), (recipient of Discover Magazine's Top 100 Science Stories of 2006) and Ancient Asteroid National Geographic. Footage from the documentaries has been used to describe the controversial notion that a large airburst over North America caused an abrupt climate change mass extinction. However, Boslough has been a leading critic of the Younger Dryas impact hypothesis, arguing among other things that the proponents have misinterpreted his airburst models. He appeared as a skeptic on the "Last Extinction" Nova, (recipient of AAAS Kavli award for best science documentary of 2009).
In 2011, he presented a paper at the IAA Planetary Defense Conference in Bucharest, Romania, in which he stated, "It is virtually certain (probability > 99%) that the next destructive NEO event will be an airburst." This prediction proved true less than two years later, on Feb. 15, 2013, when an airburst over Chelyabinsk, Russia injured more than 1000 people. Boslough was among the first western scientists to arrive in Chelyabinsk, where he did field research and accompanied a production crew filming Meteor Strike for Nova. Most of the documentaries are focused on his impact and airburst modeling.
In February 2011, it was announced that Boslough had been elected a fellow of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry.
In 2014, Boslough delivered a major address on "death plunge" asteroids that can pose a sudden danger to Earth at the second Starmus Festival in the Canary Islands. Also in 2014 he talks about his interest in asteroids to Toni Feder of Physics Today: "In his childhood home in Colorado, says Boslough, "there was a left-brain right-brain thing going on, with fiction and nonfiction in the same household."
In recognition of Boslough's work in the field of planetary impacts and global catastrophes, Asteroid 73520 Boslough (2003 MB1) was named in his honor.
Scientific skepticism
Boslough is a vocal critic of pseudoscience and anti-science and has written about climate change denial in the Skeptical Inquirer in reference to "Climategate" conspiracy theories. He is also active in uncovering scientific misconduct.
Humor
An advocate of using humor to defend science, he once published an essay as an April Fool's Day joke in the April, 1998 issue of the New Mexicans for Science and Reason newsletter to poke fun at New Mexico's legislature for attempting to require schools to teach creationism. He wrote that the Alabama state legislature had voted to change the value of the mathematical constant pi from 3.14159 to the 'Biblical value' of 3.0. The article was posted on a newsgroup and passed around to people via email, causing an outrage. When people started calling the Alabama legislature to protest, the joke was revealed. National Geographic News highlighted Boslough's story when it compiled a list of "some of the more memorable hoaxes in recent history." It was elevated by the Museum of Hoaxes to number seven on its "Top 100 April Fools Hoaxes of All Time" list. It eventually took on a new existence as an urban legend and has had to be debunked by Snopes.
He also demonstrated that emailed lists of "Darwin Awards" include fake stories. After receiving an annual list of unfortunate deaths at the end of 1998, he fabricated his own over-the-top fictional Darwin Award recipient, appended it, and forwarded the list to his friends. That story also went viral, was printed as an actual event by the Denver Post, leading to another debunking by Snopes.
Political career
In a tweet on March 13, 2018, Boslough announced he was a candidate for the New Mexico House of Representatives, saying "I will be on the primary ballot on June 5, 2018. I am challenging the incumbent NRA-supported candidate, William Rehm, in NM district 31." According to the New Mexico Political Report:
"Republican Bill Rehm is in one of the most Republican districts in the state. So his biggest challenge could be Mark Boslough, a scientist from Sandia Labs, in the primary ... The winner of the primary will face a Libertarian opponent, William Arnold Wiley Jr."
Boslough lost the primary election to the incumbent william Rehm, 1,509 to 288 (84% to 16%).
Private property rights
Boslough is an advocate of laws to reform the 19th-century law known as RS 2477 to prevent it from being used to take private property for public use. His fight turned into a prolonged battle with off-road clubs pulling out boulders and seedlings that Boslough used to try and restore his property. He also received verbal and physical threats before he successfully defended a lawsuit (Ramey v. Boslough) in which the ownership of a four-wheel-drive road across his Colorado property was challenged by a plaintiff who was backed by off-road recreation interests. He used this experience to argue that the "right to radiate" is a prescriptive private property right, and that carbon polluters must compensate individuals for degrading their personal cooling capacity. | WIKI |
-- South Korea Restricts Carbon Offsets, Sets Rules for Giveaways
South Korea asked its largest
emitters to make cutbacks at home before giving them credit for
overseas spending to reduce greenhouse gases , and it will begin
charging for about 3 percent of pollution allowances in 2018. The nation won’t allow so-called global carbon offsets
until after 2020, according to an e-mailed statement today from
the prime minister’s office and other government agencies. South
Korea agreed in May to start a cap-and-trade system in 2015 to
rein in the fastest-growing emissions in the developed world. The trading system will “provide economic motivations to
emitters for cutting greenhouse gases and bolster their
developments of green technologies,” the prime minister’s
office said in the statement. The government will give emitters all their allowances for
free from 2015 until 2017, rejecting requests for giveaways
through 2020, according to the statement. The nation announced
guidelines today for awarding as much as 97 percent of firms’
emission allowances for free between 2018 and 2020. They stand
to get 90 percent free after 2021 under rules designed to favor
emitters with overseas competition and the highest carbon costs. “We hope the government will grant exceptions to export
contributors,” Kim Tae Yoon, head of the strategic industries
team at the Federation of Korean Industries, a business lobby
group with about 500 members, including Samsung Electronics Co.,
Posco, and Hyundai Motor Co. (005380) “The exceptions should be given to
boost their global competitiveness.” 30% Reduction South Korea, which pledged to reduce greenhouse-gas
emissions by 30 percent from forecast levels in 2020, is
following a more restrictive policy with regard to offsets.
These global credits allow emitters subject to cap and trade to
pay for overseas abatement as a less-expensive alternative to
domestic reductions. The European Union, which runs the world’s biggest
emissions market, has allowed emitters to turn in offers under
the United Nation’s programs since 2005. Australia is set to
allow polluters to use UN credits for as much as 12.5 percent of
their compliance starting in 2015, while New Zealand allows
unlimited use of offsets. Offsets won’t be permitted in the first phase of South
Korea ’s emissions trading, scheduled to run from 2015 to 2017,
the prime minister’s office said. They will also be banned in
the second phase, which covers 2018 to 2020, according to the
government’s final guidelines. “Korea’s decision to not allow international credits into
its program will ensure a higher carbon price than would have
otherwise been the case,” said Milo Sjardin, the Singapore-
based head of Asia-Pacific analysis at Bloomberg New Energy
Finance. “However, the fact that the government intends to
provide most allowances for free until 2020 indicates that the
actual compliance cost for industrials and power generators will
be mitigated.” Cheaper Offsets UN Certified Emission Reductions for December rose 9.4
percent yesterday on London ’s ICE Futures Europe exchange,
closing above 1 euro ($1.27) a ton for the first time since Nov.
6. The offsets are down 85 percent from a year ago and sell for
less than EU permits, which rose 9 percent yesterday to settle
at 9.08 euros. South Korea’s cabinet passed the cap-and-trade enforcement
system today after finalizing details in hearings with
industrial and academic leaders over the past few months. While the government didn’t clarify which sectors will get
free permits, it announced guidelines for awarding allowances
based on trade exposure and emission costs. Beneficiaries of
free allowances include emitters who export more than 30 percent
of a sum of annual revenues and import amounts. The Ministry of Environment , which will govern the trading
system, will create or designate a carbon-trading exchange
depending on negotiations with related organizations, according
to the statement. To contact the reporter on this story:
Sangim Han in Seoul at
sihan@bloomberg.net To contact the editor responsible for this story:
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Merinizzata Italiana
The Merinizzata Italiana is a breed of domestic sheep from southern Italy. It is a modern breed, created in the first half of the twentieth century or in recent decades by cross-breeding of indigenous Gentile di Puglia and Sopravissana stock with imported Merino breeds such as the French Berrichon du Cher and Île-de-France, and the German Merinolandschaf. The aim was to produce a good meat breed without sacrificing wool quality. The Merinizzata Italiana is raised mostly in Abruzzo, mainly in the provinces of L'Aquila and Teramo, with small numbers in neighbouring regions.
The Merinizzata Italiana is one of the seventeen autochthonous Italian sheep breeds for which a genealogical herdbook is kept by the Associazione Nazionale della Pastorizia, the Italian national association of sheep-breeders. In 2000 total numbers for the breed were estimated at 600,000, of which 19,000 were registered in the herdbook; in 2013 the number recorded in the herdbook was 27,260.
Lambs are usually weaned at 6–7 weeks, and slaughtered soon after, at a weight of 10–15 kg. Rams yield about 4.5 kg of wool, ewes about 2.5 kg; the wool is of good quality, with a fibre diameter of 18–26 microns. | WIKI |
User:Plevyman
I am a Mathematics lecturer at Lancaster University, specializing in Lie algebras and algebraic groups, often (though not always) over fields of positive characteristic. | WIKI |
Shiva Space Machine
Shiva Space Machine was an album by Me Mom & Morgentaler, released in 1993 on Chooch Records. It was the band's sole full-length studio album. "Oh Well" was released as a single and accompanied by a music video. The video was nominated for "Best Alternative Video" at the 1993 Canadian Music Video Awards.
The album was re-released in 2007 as Shiva Space Machine: Gone Fission (Expanded Edition) by Éditions Musiart. It features remixed and remastered versions of the album, along with previously unreleased live tracks. The song order is different from the original version and the song "The Ghost of Martin Sheen" is omitted.
Original 1993 release
* 1) "Are You Really Happy? (Intro)"
* 2) "Jacqueline"
* 3) "Oh Well"
* 4) "Everybody's Got AIDS"
* 5) "I Still Love You Eve"
* 6) "Angel's Time"
* 7) "Heloise"
* 8) "My Mother's Friends"
* 9) "Anarchie"
* 10) "Your Friend"
* 11) "Pepita la pistolera"
* 12) "Invasion of the Corporate Cockroaches from Planet Widdley"
* 13) "No More Nervous Breakdown"
* 14) "The Ghost of Martin Sheen"
* 15) "Open Up for Your Demon"
* 16) "Landlord"
2007 re-release
* 1) "Jacqueline"
* 2) "Your Friend"
* 3) "Oh Well"
* 4) "Heloise"
* 5) "Pepita la pistolera"
* 6) "Beneath the Planet of the Corporate Cockroaches"
* 7) "Anarchie"
* 8) "Open Up for Your Demon"
* 9) "Everybody's Got AIDS"
* 10) "I Still Love You Eve"
* 11) "My Mother's Friends"
* 12) "Angel's Time"
* 13) "Landlord"
* 14) "No More Nervous Breakdown"
* 15) "Laura" [Live] (From the Clown Heaven and Hell EP)
* 16) "Fast Cars & Easy Women" [Live] (Foufounes Électriques, Montréal - 1990)
* 17) "Easy Way Out" [Live] (Foufounes Électriques, Montréal - 1990)
* 18) "Master of the Universe" [Live] (Rialto, Montréal - 1993)
* 19) "Race Against the Clock" [Live] (Métropolis, Montréal - 1993)
* 20) "Mood Swings" [Live] (Hidden Track) | WIKI |
Why a Coronavirus Recession Would Be So Hard to Contain
A supply shock is not a problem our usual economic tools are particularly good at solving. But it’s the one we face. Get an informed guide to the global outbreak with our daily Coronavirus
newsletter.
It looks more and more likely that the novel form of coronavirus will do meaningful economic damage to the United States. Stock and bond prices already suggest that the outbreak could halt the longest expansion on record and even send the nation into recession. The risks loom larger because this particular crisis is ill suited to the usual tools the government has to stabilize the economy. If a recession happens, it will probably be a result of this poor fit between the economic effects of the potential pandemic and the mechanisms the government uses to try to keep the economy growing. Interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve — which appeared more likely Friday after a late-afternoon statement by its chairman, Jerome Powell — can lower borrowing costs and raise stock prices. But they can’t replace the goods made by factories closed to keep their workers from getting sick with Covid-19, the serious respiratory illness the virus causes. The government can try to pump more money into people’s pockets directly, such as with tax rebates, but money alone won’t put goods on empty store shelves. Beyond the natural limitations of policy to cushion the damage, there is the economic and political backdrop of the current moment: a Fed with little room to cut already-low interest rates, and a Congress divided along partisan lines while a president seeks re-election. If a potential coronavirus downturn were a fire, the recession-fighters would be like a fire brigade low on supplies, fighting among themselves, and probably lacking the right chemicals to quench the flames anyway. Updated Feb. 26, 2020 “I’m looking at the combination of fiscal and monetary policy as potential triage,” said Joseph Brusuelas, chief economist at the accounting firm RSM. “All they can do is really mitigate the shock of supply chains and reduce the second-order effects.” A recession, defined as a significant decline in economic activity lasting more than a few months, hasn’t occurred in the United States in more than 10 years. If one happens, it will mean higher unemployment and lower incomes. And it would be a different kind of downturn from most of the recent ones. The core of the economic problem emerging from coronavirus is a “supply shock,” meaning a reduction in the economy’s capacity to make things. Companies in China that have shut down because their workers are quarantined are not making goods. That could eventually mean shortages of certain items for which there are few sources of elsewhere in the world. Multinational companies typically operate complex supply chains, with lean inventories and essential merchandise that often arrives just in the nick of time. That means American companies that rely heavily on Chinese suppliers might begin facing shortages of key goods in the weeks ahead, said Nada Sanders, professor of supply chain management at Northeastern University. “I believe we’re going to have a massive shortage of goods,” she said. “Two weeks ago I told people this was coming. The big problem was economists don’t understand how global supply chains work, how intertwined and interconnected they are.” It is an issue she said would particularly affect pharmaceuticals and electronics. Macroeconomic policies can’t really do anything about supply shocks like those. But it’s possible that supply shocks can bleed into demand shocks, and there economic policy can help. Tara Sinclair, who studies business cycles at George Washington University, compares it to a grocery store. A store with no goods on the shelves has a supply problem, while a store with full shelves but no customers has a demand problem. And it is generally easier to boost short-term demand than short-term supply. But supply problems can bleed into demand problems, and vice versa. “If first the store is empty of products, and then people don’t go to the store anymore and they lose their jobs, they can’t buy anything,” Ms. Sinclair said. “That’s what we’re risking here.” In parts of Italy, for example, where outbreaks of the virus have disrupted daily life, tourism is slowing and restaurants and stores are reportedly empty as people seek to avoid exposure. That could result in waiters and store clerks who endure a drop in income, which could in turn feed back into less demand for all sorts of products, and a weaker economy. Similarly, businesses might go bankrupt if the financial markets freeze up and they cannot get access to credit, meaning otherwise sound businesses end up laying off employees or closing down. The role for economic policy, in that sense, wouldn’t be to solve the supply shock, but to try to prevent that initial supply shock from triggering a demand shock. So, for example, the government could offer widespread tax breaks, or direct payments to unemployed workers. The Fed, with interest rate cuts, can help ensure financing keeps flowing. Those actions might in turn give consumers and businesses the space to figure out how to operate despite the problems they face. But this is not the only challenge. If coronavirus were to spread widely in the United States, and officials decided to impose widespread quarantines, the economic impact is hard for economists to model. What happens to a service economy if people can’t safely travel, go shopping, or even go to work? The answer is no one really knows. The closest comparison may be the aftermath of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, when air travel was temporarily suspended. But that didn’t keep the vast majority of Americans from going to work. And in those more dire scenarios, it’s anybody’s guess how things might shake out. “There are a lot of reasons to think we don’t have a lot of tools for this,” Ms. Sinclair said. “It’s more of a supply-side issue, and we can’t do a whole lot to stimulate supply. And if it does trickle over into demand, it will be a real test of whether the Fed has any firepower left and whether we have appetite for the kind of fiscal stimulus that’s actually impactful.” In other words, it would be best if the public health efforts to contain the spread of the virus are effective enough that we don’t have to ask very much of the economic firefighters. | NEWS-MULTISOURCE |
Suvorexant for Insomnia
First in new class of drugs
In 2015 Merck started selling the orexin antagonist suvorexant under the brand name Belsomra. The FDA approved the drug in 2014. It is the first insomnia medication intended to act on the orexin neurochemical system.
It is a prescription medicine and under patent, so that it is likely to be expensive for the foreseeable future. It's also the first medicine of this type sold widely. The pharmaceutical industry and the regulators and the medical community will be watching to see how it plays out. In particular, they will watch for incidence and severity of side effects (always a question for a new medicine) and whether doctors and patients choose to stay with this drug after tying it.
Merck lists the potential side effects as
Because this drug suppresses the wake-promoting system in the brain, there is concern about too much sleepiness during the day after you take the drug. When you start this drug, you are advised to avoid driving the next day until you can see how you can handle it and whether you get the side effects.
Tbere were concerns that suvorexant might depress alertness so much it would also suppress breathing and increase the risks of apnea. A dounle-blind study found suvorexan was safe for people with mild to moderate OSA.
This is one reason people with narcolepsy are not supposed to take suvorexant. As a orexin receptor antagonist, it suppresses the arousal system in the brain, and narcoleptics already tend to have low levels of orexin.
The drug has been found effective among elderly patients.
Doctors and patients should welcome the addition of a new hypnotic drug to the list of treatment options, especially one that works though a different mechanism than other insomnia medications.
The Sleepdex book is now available on Amazon.com.
Click here | ESSENTIALAI-STEM |
Stu Calver
Stuart 'Stu' Calver was a British (born 1946) musician who died 3 October 2000 at the age of 54. He had cystic fibrosis. He is best known for his work as a backing vocalist with the singer Cliff Richard. | WIKI |
Caudron C.690
The Caudron C.690 was a single-seat training aircraft developed in France in the late 1930s to train fighter pilots to handle high-performance aircraft. It was a conventional low-wing cantilever monoplane that bore a strong resemblance to designer Marcel Riffard's racer designs of the same period. Caudron attempted to attract overseas sales for the aircraft, but this resulted in orders for only two machines - one from Japan, and the other from the USSR. In the meantime, the first of two prototypes was destroyed in a crash that killed René Paulhan, Caudron's chief test pilot.
Despite this, the Armée de l'Air eventually showed interest in the type, and ordered a batch of a slightly refined design. The first of these was not delivered until April 1939, and only 15 C.690Ms were supplied before the outbreak of war.
Variants
* C.690: Single-seat fighter trainer aircraft. Four aircraft built.
* C.690M: Slightly refined version for the Armee de l'Air. Only 15 aircraft were built.
Operators
* Armee de l'Air
* Imperial Japanese Air Force - One aircraft only (KXC1).
* soviet Air Force - One aircraft only.
* Imperial Japanese Air Force - One aircraft only (KXC1).
* soviet Air Force - One aircraft only.
* soviet Air Force - One aircraft only. | WIKI |
The Return of Life
The Return of Life (عودة الحياة, transliterated as Awdat el hayat) is an Egyptian film released on August 24, 1959. The film is directed and written by Zoheir Bakir, features a screenplay co-written by Adly Nour, and stars Ahmed Ramzy, Maha Sabry, and Mahmoud el-Meliguy. The plot involves a family who lives in peace until the wife asks her husband for help with her glaucoma, leading him to seek drugs and turn the family’s life upside down.
Cast
* Ahmed Ramzy (Ahmed Abdelaziz, a lawyer)
* Maha Sabry (Semsema, Hussein’s daughter)
* Youssef Fakhr Eddine (Amin, Semsema’s brother/Zarif)
* Mahmoud el-Meliguy (Hussein Abdelfattah)
* Zeinat Sedki (Ehsan Daqdaq, a scientist)
* Samiha Ayoub (Tahia, Hussein’s wife)
* Mohamed Reda (Darwish, Tahia’s uncle from Brazil)
* Abdel Ghani Kamar (Sgt. Mustafa)
* Mohamed El Deeb (Rashid, a lawyer)
* Badr Nofal (doctor)
* Khalil Badr El Dein (Ezzat)
* Wafaa Sharif (Fatima)
* Kawther Ramzi (Ensaf)
* Ighraa (Zainab)
* Farhat Omar (Shadid)
* Laila Hamdy
* Mohamed Youssef
* Abdulhamid Badawi
* Ahmed Bali
* Samia Mohsen
* Ezzat Abduljawad
* Fouad Rateb
* Hussein Abdel Ghani
* Mutawa Owais
* Ismail Kamel
* Fayza Abdo
* Wafaa Helmy
* Salwa Rushdi
* Abdelhalim al-Nahal
* Zaki Azab
* Mahmoud Ashmawi
* Ahmed Abdelfattah
* Mahmoud Abdel Aziz
* Othman el-Miniawy (singing)
Synopsis
Hussein Abdelfattah (Mahmoud el-Meliguy), a simple worker, lives contentedly with his wife, Tahia (Samiha Ayoub), and his two children, Amin and Semsema. Tahia chafes at their life of poverty and demands that her husband bring them above it. Hussein encounters his former co-workers Ezzat (Khalil Badr El Dein), who lives in a large house but funds it through drug dealing. Police arrest Hussein and lose one of their own during the ensuing firefight, earning him a sentence of life in prison and the confiscation of his money.
Tahia moves into a small loft on Muhammad Ali Street in Cairo’s Old City with the help of her friend, a scientist named Ehsan Daqdaq (Zeinat Sedki). Her son Amin falls ill and is hospitalized, leading Tahia to suffer a nervous breakdown and be committed to a mental hospital, whence Ehsan adopts Semsema. Amin recovers and goes with Sgt. Mustafa (Abdul Ghani Kamar) to Ehsan’s house, where she refuses to see him. Ehsan runs a wedding belly dance troupe in which her daughter Zainab (Ighraa) works with two young entertainers, composer Zarif (Youssef Fakhr Eddine) and Semsema (Maha Sabry).
Darwish (Mohamed Reda), Tahia’s uncle, returns from Brazil an enriched man to find her and her children. He enlists a lawyer named Rashid (Mohamed El Deeb) to help find them after depositing 100,000 Egyptian pounds in the bank to care for them. Rashid assigns his paralegal, Ahmed Abdelaziz (Ahmed Ramzy) to handle the search. Ahmed discovers Tahia in the hospital with amnesia. Ahmed rents her a house and contacts Ehsan, who denies knowing Semsema’s whereabouts for fear of losing her as the band’s star singer.
Tahia falls madly in love with Ahmed and accuses Semsema of stealing him from her. Hussein gets out of prison and searches for Tahia, revealing to them that Amin and Zarif are one and the same. He threatens Ehsan into confesses that Semsema is in fact Tahia’s daughter. Tahia is injured in accident that restores her memory. Ahmed marries Semsema, and the family is reunited at last. | WIKI |
Page:The Biographical Dictionary of America, vol. 01.djvu/305
BERRIAN.
BERRY,
BERRIAN, William, clergyman, was born in New York city in 1787. He was graduated at Columbia college in 1808. and ordained to the priestliood of the Episcopal church in 1810. He accepted a curacy in Trinity parish, New York, in 1811; became rector of the church in 1830, trustee of Columbia college in 1832, and of Hobart college in 1848, holding these offices up to the time of his decease. In his fifty-one years of service as rector of Trinity church he had also the oversight and direction of the several chapels connected with the parent church. He edited the works of Bishop John Henry Hobart, with a memoir (three volumes. New York, 1833), and pubUshed an "Historical Sketch of Trinity Church," New York, as well as numerous devo- tional works, and " Travels in France and Italy" (1820). Columbia gave him the degree S.T.D. in 1828. He died Nov. 7, 1862.
BERRIEN, John Macpherson, jurist, was born near Princeton, N. J., Aug. 23, 1781, son of Maj. John Berrien, an officer in the Contin- ental army. His mother was a sister of John MacPherson, who was an aide-de-camp to General Lafayette, and subsequently served on the staff of General Laclilan Mcintosh. Major Berrien settled in Georgia in 1782, but his son John passed his school days in New York and New Jersey, and was gradviated at Nassau hall, Princeton, in the class of 1796. He studied law and was ad- mitted to the Georgia bar in 1799, practising in Chatham county. In 1809 he was appointed so- licitor-general of the eastern disti-ict of the state, and two years later was elected judge of his cir- cuit, holding the judgeship until 1821. Soon after the beginning of the war of 1812 he entered the army as major of cavalry. The legislature of Georgia in 1812, to relieve the debtor class among the citizens of that state, passed laws which practically closed the doors of the courts to creditors. At a convention of the judges of the state, four cases were presented and a unani- mous opinion, prepared by Judge Berrien, was rendered that the laws impaired the obligation of contracts, and were therefore unconstitutional. This is held as the ablest exposition made on that question. On the expiration of his term as judge he was elected a member of the state senate. In 1824 he was elected to the senate of the United States. He resigned his seat as senator in 1829, and was appointed attorney -general in the cabinet of President Jackson. In June, 1881, he resigned with the other members of the cabinet, receiving a letter from the President expressing his ap- proval of his zeal and efficiency, and tendering him the mission to Great Britain, which he declined. He returned to his home at Savannah and re- sumed the practice of law. In 1841 he was returned to the United States senate, taking his
seat the 4th of March, and serving for a time as chairman of the judiciary committee. In 1845 he was made judge of the supreme court of Georgia, and in 1847 was once more elected to the United States senate, resigning his seat in May, 1852, when, being in his seventy-first year he retired to private life. In 1844 he was a dele- gate from Georgia to the national Whig conven- tion at Baltimore that nominated Henry Clay for President. His speech in the senate on the constitutionality of the bankrupt law won gen- eral commendation, and drew from Mr. Clay a graceful compliment in open session of the senate. His argument on "the right of instruc- tion " was complimented by Mr. Justice Story, who proposed to insert it in a new edition of his work on the Constitution. He was one of the board of regents of the Smithsonian institution, Washington. The college of New Jersey con- ferred on him the degree of LL.D. in 1829. The county of Berrien, in the state of Georgia, is named in his honor. He died in Savannah, Ga., Jan. 1, 1856.
BERRIEN, John Macpherson, naval officer, was born in Savannah, Ga., in 1802; son of John Macpherson Berrien, attorney-general in the cabi- net of Andrew Jackson, and grandson of Major John Macpherson, a Continental soldier. He was appointed to the navy as midshipman, and was on the Constellation in 1827 in the West Indies. After serving on the frigate Chierriere in the Pacific squadron and on the sloop Vincennes he was promoted lieutenant in 1837, and assigned to the Natchez of the West India squadron. He was at the capture of Tabasco, Mexico, as commander of the Bonito, and in 1856 was commissioned commander. Subsequently he served in the Portsmouth, N. H., navy yard, and two years later commanded the John Adams in Hong Kong, China. In 1862 he was promoted captain and made assistant inspector of ordnance at Pittsburg, Pa. He served in Boston harbor and at the Norfolk, Va., navy yard, in 1865; was commis- sioned commodore, Sept. 20, 1866; apiwinted inspector of light-houses, 1866-"69; and was retired in December of that year. He died in Philadelphia, Nov. 20, 1883.
BERRY, Abraham J., physician, was born in New York city, in 1799, and became prominent as a physician. In 1832, when Asiatic cholera was raging in New York, he refused to follow the advice of his friends and the examples of most of his brother practitioners, but worked with in- domitable energy to conquer the plague, and for his zeal and sacrifice received the thanks of the municipality. Dr. Berry was elected the first mayor of Williamsburg. N. Y., when that village was incorporated as a citv, his family having been the original owners of at least half | WIKI |
Talk:Henry Street (Manhattan)
Fanny Brice
The "stub" on Henry Street in the East Side of Lower Manhattan has an incorrect statement. Fanny Brice did not grow up on Henry Street. She was born into a middle class Hungarian family that owned a chain of saloons in Newark, NJ. She was not a child of the tenements as the Broadway show "Funny Girl" depicts. After her parents split up, her mother moved the family to various nice apartments and townhouses in Brooklyn where she was successful in real estate. — Preceding unsigned comment added by <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 15:42, 29 April 2014 (UTC)
* Since the statement was unsourced anyway, I've removed it fromthe article. BMK (talk) 16:39, 29 April 2014 (UTC) | WIKI |
generator-template-ui5-project
(Sub-)generator for a UI5 project
Usage no npm install needed!
<script type="module">
import generatorTemplateUi5Project from 'https://cdn.skypack.dev/generator-template-ui5-project';
</script>
README
Generator for UI5 projects in MTA folder structure
[![Build Status][test-image]][test-url] [![Dependency Status][daviddm-image]][daviddm-url] [![License Status][license-image]][license-url]
Generator which use the official UI5 tooling from ui5-community and support multiple deployment targets such as the SAP Business Technology Platform.
Usage with hanacloudui5
gt; npm i -g yo
gt; yo hanacloudui5 project
_-----_
| | ╭──────────────────────────────╮
|--(o)--| │ Welcome to the hanacloudui5 │
`---------´ │ generator! │
( _´U`_ ) ╰──────────────────────────────╯
/___A___\ /
| ~ |
__'.___.'__
´ ` |° ´ Y `
generation flow
Run you can use npm start (or yarn start) to start the local server for development.
Standalone usage
Note the different greeting when the generator starts.
gt; npm i -g yo
gt; yo ./generator-ui5-project
_-----_ ╭──────────────────────────────╮
| | │ Welcome to the │
|--(o)--| │ hanacloudui5-project │
`---------´ │ generator! │
( _´U`_ ) ╰──────────────────────────────╯
/___A___\ /
| ~ |
__'.___.'__
´ ` |° ´ Y `
generation flow
Target platforms
During the prompting phase, the generator will ask on which target platform your app should run. Currently, the following options are available:
SAP HTML5 Application Repository service for SAP BTP
This option is a more sophisticate way to serve the web app from Cloud Foundry-based environments.
Deployment
Depending on your target platform you'll need to install additional tools:
Cloud Foundry
Deployment steps:
Call this command from the root directory to deploy the application to Cloud Foundry
npm run deploy
Embedded Technologies
This project leverages (among others) the following Open Source projects:
Support
Please use the GitHub bug tracking system to post questions, bug reports or to create pull requests.
Contributing
We welcome any type of contribution (code contributions, pull requests, issues) to this generator equally. | ESSENTIALAI-STEM |
Ranges and arrays
Overview
Teaching: 60 min
Exercises: 30 min
Questions
• What is Chapel and why is it useful?
Objectives
• Learn to define and use ranges and arrays.
Ranges and Arrays
A series of integers (1,2,3,4,5, for example), is called a range. Ranges are generated with the .. operator, and are useful, among other things, to declare arrays of variables.
Let’s examine what a range looks like (ranges.chpl in this example):
var example_range = 0..10;
writeln('Our example range was set to: ', example_range);
chpl ranges.chpl -o ranges.o
./ranges.o
Our example range was set to: 0..10
An array is a multidimensional sequence of values. Arrays can be any size, and are defined using ranges: Let’s define a 1-dimensional array of the size example_range and see what it looks like. Notice how the size of an array is included with its type.
var example_range = 0..10;
writeln('Our example range was set to: ', example_range);
var example_array: [example_range] real;
writeln('Our example array is now: ', example_array);
We can reassign the values in our example array the same way we would reassign a variable. An array can either be set all to a single value, or a sequence of values.
var example_range = 0..10;
writeln('Our example range was set to: ', example_range);
var example_array: [example_range] real;
writeln('Our example array is now: ', example_array);
example_array = 5;
writeln('When set to 5: ', example_array);
example_array = 1..11;
writeln('When set to a range: ', example_array);
chpl ranges.chpl -o ranges.o
./ranges.o
Our example range was set to: 0..10
Our example array is now: 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
When set to 5: 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0
When set to a range: 1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0 5.0 6.0 7.0 8.0 9.0 10.0 11.0
Notice how ranges are “right inclusive”, the last number of a range is included in the range. This is different from languages like Python where this does not happen.
Indexing elements
One final thing - we can retrieve and reset specific values of an array using [] notation. Let’s try retrieving and setting a specific value in our example so far:
var example_range = 0..10;
writeln('Our example range was set to: ', example_range);
var example_array: [example_range] real;
writeln('Our example array is now: ', example_array);
example_array = 5;
writeln('When set to 5: ', example_array);
example_array = 1..11;
writeln('When set to a range: ', example_array);
// retrieve the 5th index
writeln(example_array[5]);
// set index 5 to a new value
example_array[5] = 99999;
writeln(example_array);
chpl ranges.chpl -o ranges.o
./ranges.o
Our example range was set to: 0..10
Our example array is now: 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
When set to 5: 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0
When set to a range: 1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0 5.0 6.0 7.0 8.0 9.0 10.0 11.0
6.0
1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0 5.0 99999.0 7.0 8.0 9.0 10.0 11.0
One very important thing to note - in this case, index 5 was actually the 6th element. This was caused by how we set up our array. When we defined our array using a range starting at 0, element 5 corresponds to the 6th element. Unlike most other programming languages, arrays in Chapel do not start at a fixed value - they can start at any number depending on how we define them! For instance, let’s redefine example_range to start at 5:
var example_range = 5..15;
writeln('Our example range was set to: ', example_range);
var example_array: [example_range] real;
writeln('Our example array is now: ', example_array);
example_array = 5;
writeln('When set to 5: ', example_array);
example_array = 1..11;
writeln('When set to a range: ', example_array);
// retrieve the 5th index
writeln(example_array[5]);
// set index 5 to a new value
example_array[5] = 99999;
writeln(example_array);
chpl ranges.chpl -o ranges.o
./ranges.o
Our example range was set to: 5..15
Our example array is now: 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
When set to 5: 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0
When set to a range: 1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0 5.0 6.0 7.0 8.0 9.0 10.0 11.0
1.0
99999.0 2.0 3.0 4.0 5.0 6.0 7.0 8.0 9.0 10.0 11.0
Back to our simulation
Let’s define a two dimensional array for use in our simulation:
// this is our "plate"
var temp: [0..rows+1, 0..cols+1] real = 25;
This is a matrix (2D array) with (rows + 2) rows and (cols + 2) columns of real numbers, all initialised as 25.0. The ranges 0..rows+1 and 0..cols+1 used here, not only define the size and shape of the array, they stand for the indices with which we could access particular elements of the array using the [ , ] notation. For example, temp[0,0] is the real variable located at the first row and first column of the array temp, while temp[3,7] is the one at the 4th row and 8th column; temp[2,3..15] access columns 4th to 16th of the 3th row of temp, and temp[0..3,4] corresponds to the first 4 rows on the 5th column of temp.
We must now be ready to start coding our simulations. Let’s print some information about the initial configuration, compile the code, and execute it to see if everything is working as expected.
const rows = 100;
const cols = 100;
const niter = 500;
const x = 50; // row number of the desired position
const y = 50; // column number of the desired position
const mindif = 0.0001; // smallest difference in temperature that would be accepted before stopping
// this is our "plate"
var temp: [0..rows+1, 0..cols+1] real = 25;
writeln('This simulation will consider a matrix of ', rows, ' by ', cols, ' elements.');
writeln('Temperature at start is: ', temp[x, y]);
>> chpl base_solution.chpl -o base_solution
>> ./base_solution
This simulation will consider a matrix of 100 by 100 elements.
Temperature at start is: 25.0
Key Points
• A range is a sequence of integers.
• An array holds a sequence of values.
• Chapel arrays can start at any index, not just 0 or 1.
• You can index arrays with the [] brackets. | ESSENTIALAI-STEM |
• The pons (bridge) which connects the cerebrum to the corresponding cerebellum on the other half is also considered to be a part of the brainstem.
• The front part (genu is Latin for knee because that's what it looks like) of the corpus callosum which connects the two halves of my brain together.
This allows me to think whole thoughts and not just half baked ideas ;)
• This is my thalamus through which most of the nerve connections to and from different parts of my cerebral cortex pass.
In addition it is a gatekeeper, determining which parts of the flood of sensory inputs get to the cortex, and is thus involved in the regulation of sleep, alertness and attention. It is probably part of, the mechanism of consciousness.
• The cerebellum's role is the fine coordination of movement.
• The primary visual cortex is at the back of my head and is the first brain area to process signals from the retina.
• A sinus cavity. This one is the frontal sinus.
• Another sinus. This one is the sphenoid.
• the spinal cord
• A suture in the skull, which is where the bones surrounding the baby's soft spot fuse firmly together in the adult.
• The hard palette (the roof) of my mouth.
• My epiglottis keeps me from choking to death every time I eat or drink something.
• Even men have an uvula, so it's probably not what you may be thinking it is. It hangs off of the soft palette and cartoonists like to draw it.
• My pituitary gland (or hypophysis) sits here. This is the master endocrine gland that controls most hormone producing cells in the body.
• This should be my optic chiasma, the point where 1/2 of each optic nerve crosses the mid-line to end up on the other side.
• the pineal gland is here. It coordinates the daily and seasonal rhythms of the body.
• The mammillary bodies are involved with the processing of recognition memory and smell recollection.
• Here is the medulla oblongata, a part of the brain stem, which contains the cardiac, respiratory, vomiting and vasomotor centers and deals with autonomic functions, such as breathing, heart rate and blood pressure. Be careful of mine please.
• Folded up wrinkles of muscle, fat and skin. I was effectively hunching in the MRI while laying on my back.
• This is the cerebral aqueduct, and below it the 4th ventricle - full of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF).
• This area is part of the third ventricle, itself a part of the ventricular system within the human brain. It is full of CSF and surrounds the two thalamic halves.
• One of the disks in the cervical part of my spine.
• This is my hypothalamus. It links the nervous system to the endocrine system via the pituitary gland (hypophysis).
• Part of the choroid plexus hanging in my 3rd ventricle which produces the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) that cushions my brain and fills the ventricles. 500 ml/day is produced but it needs to fit into a 135 to 150 ml space, so it must be continuously reabsorbed.
• The nucleus accumbens is thought to play an important role in reward, laughter, pleasure, addiction, fear and the placebo effect
• This whole thickness is part of my cerebrum (also known as the telencephalon). Contrast this with the cerebellum, at the bottom right.
• My tongue of course.
• The habenula is the stalk of the pineal gland. Habenular nuclei (neural bodies) have been shown to be involved in many functions, including pain processing, reproductive behavior, nutrition, sleep-wake cycles, stress responses, learning, and negative feedback/negative rewards.
• This is part of my fornix which carries signals from my hippocampus to my mammillary bodies
• This shows the thickness of my cingulate cortex. Cingulum means belt in Latin and it surrounds my corpus callosum
Annotated Sagittal T1 Midline MRI Scan of Reigh's Brain
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The same shot as the previous one in my photostream, except this one is labelled.
For those misguided people who are 'doctoring' themselves...a note on variation. The gross physical structure of each brain can be strikingly different between people - while still being quite normal! Don't be at all concerned if the gyri and sulci (the ridges and grooves of the folds of the surface) don't match yours, or if the size of my thalamus and the shape of my corpus callosum are different from yours.
In order to highlight some details about what you are looking at here I inserted labels using The GIMP, a photo manipulation program!
technovore, drjmedulla, sz1125, and 12 other people added this photo to their favorites.
1. xxcorixx 109 months ago | reply
So, I hope you don't mind, but I sort of used a picture of your brain during a presentation for my Psychology class.
It was a great visual aid.
:)
2. Reigh LeBlanc 109 months ago | reply
of course not. glad to be able to help.
Reigh
3. loveablelevi1 78 months ago | reply
Hi,
I have used your pic on my blog. Hope that's ok?
coldteaandsmellynappies.blogspot.co.uk/
4. Reigh LeBlanc 78 months ago | reply
of course not. glad to be able to contribute to your content.
Reigh
5. dorothyncharles 77 months ago | reply
Hello,
I'm using this photo as the icon on my science blog. I've cited you and linked back to this page in the footnote. Let me know if that's not okay or if you want me to modify my citation.
Thanks!
6. MelissaCCheung 72 months ago | reply
Hi Reigh,
This is a great photo! I hope it is ok if I use it in my latest blog post on how researchers discovered that learning a new language makes parts of your brain bigger (I was sure to cite you and link back to your photo). It’ll be up on October 17th.
My blog is called Real Research, Real Simple and explains research in fun, everyday language. Here's the link if you'd like to check it out (I write the blog for Sunnybrook Research Hospital in Toronto – I see we’re both in that general region of Canada):
realresearchrealsimple.sunnybrook.ca/
Thanks!
Melissa
7. emuriel 65 months ago | reply
Hi! I liked you photo and I will use shortly in a new post about the brain in my blog: www.enriquemuriel.com (spanish). Thank you!
8. Reigh LeBlanc 48 months ago | reply
FRANCIS BETH
If I understand you correctly you wish to add this image to your Fox Valley Imaging blog. This looks like it will be a commercial use of my image. I request that you DO NOT USE MY IMAGE on your commercial web site as per the license it was published under. Not only would it appear that I am endorsing your service, but it would look as though the image came from your facility, which it did not. I want no part of this.
9. Reigh LeBlanc 46 months ago | reply
What the Hell??!!!??? It looks like Flickr broke my annotations! Damn.
10. Reigh LeBlanc 36 months ago | reply
Well, 10 months after the fact I finally got around to replacing the original with an actually annotated version, this time not using the now defunct Flickr Notes.
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Mid-Day ETF Update: ETFs, Stocks Modestly Higher Following Leading Econ Index Data; Markets Look Ahead to Non-Farm Payrolls Data, ECB Meeting
Active broad-market exchange-traded funds in Wednesday's regular session:
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ( SPY ): +0.38%, with new 52-week highs
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Index ( EEM ): +0.48%
iShares Russell 2000 Index ( IWM ): -0.26%, with new 52-week highs
iPath S&P 500 VIX Short Term Futures TM ( VXX ): -1.04%, earlier hit a 52-week low
iShares MSCI Japan Index ( EWJ ): +1.20%
Broad Market Indicators
Many broad-market exchange-traded funds, including SPY, IWM, IVV and others were logging modest gains in the session's half, with most of them reaching new 52-week highs earlier. Actively traded PowerShares QQQ (QQQ) was down 0.08%.
U.S. stocks edged higher as well, with market sentiment seeing some boost following the Conference Board's report that the leading economic index in September increased 0.7% - indicating a modestly expanding economy, just before the government shutdown. Investors seemed to be cautious ahead of more major events this week - the European Central Bank's meeting on Thursday, and the U.S. nonfarm-payrolls data on Friday.
Power Play: Technology
Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK), iShares Dow Jones US Technology ETF (IYW) and iShares S&P North American Technology ETF (IGM) were higher, and earlier reached 52-week highs. iShares S&P North American Technology-Software Index (IGV) was up 0.82%.
Among semiconductor ETFs, SPDR S&P Semiconductor (XSD) was up 0.02% and Semiconductor Sector Index Fund (SOXX) was up 0.19%. SPDR S&P International Technology Sector ETF (IPK) was flat.
Among stocks, Imperva Inc. (IMPV) jumped 23% after the data-security company posted late Tuesday better-than-expected Q3 results, and while its Q4 earnings view missed Street expectations, its 2013 forecast was mostly better than analysts' estimates.
Winners and Losers
Financial -
Select Financial Sector SPDRs (XLF) was up 0.34%, but near its 52-week high. Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X shares (FAS) was up 0.90%. Its bearish counterpart, FAZ, was down 0.83% after sinking to a new 52-week low.
Among financial stocks, Financial Engines (FNGN) was up 12.70% after reporting Q3 EPS of $0.20, surpassing expectations, and revenues of $62.1 million, also above consensus estimates. The provider of portfolio management services,investment adviceand retirement income services said that it expects FY13 revenues of $238 million - $240 million - also topping the Street view.
Energy -
Dow Jones U.S. Energy Fund (IYE) was up 0.5% and Energy Select Sector SPDR (XLE) was up 0.30% - with both reaching new 52-week highs.
In sector news, Parker Drilling (PKD) was up more than 16%, with a new 52-week high of $7.87, after reporting better-than-expected Q3 results, with earnings of $0.12, ex one-time items, on revenues of $237.8 million.
Commodities -
Crude was up 1.70%; United States Oil Fund (USO) was up 1.69%. Meanwhile, natural gas was up 1.44%, and United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) was up 1.51%.
Gold was up 0.75%, and SPDR Gold Trust (GLD) was up 0.42%. Silver was up 0.78%; iShares Silver Trust (SLV) was up 0.43%.
Healthcare -
Health Care SPDR (XLV) was down 0.36%, but reached a new 52-week high; likewise, Vanguard Health Care ETF (VHT) and iShares Dow Jones US Healthcare (IYH) were weaker, but with fresh new 52-week highs. Biotech ETF iShares NASDAQ Biotechnology Index (IBB) was down 2.37%.
Among stocks, NPS Pharmaceuticals (NPSP) was down nearly 17% after the biopharmaceutical company reported mixed results for its Q3 - loss per share was $0.01, in line with the Capital IQ consensus estimate; revenues were $39.2 million, beating the Street view of $38.25 million. NPSP also raised its outlook for net sales of Gattex/Revestive for FY13 to $28 million - $32 million.
Consumer -
Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR (XLP) was up 0.45%, reaching a new 52-week high of $42.71; Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (VDC) and iShares Dow Jones US Consumer Goods (IYK) inched higher, also with new 52-week highs.
Among stocks, Tesla Motors (TSLA) continued to log losses, and was down 14% after it said in Tuesday's after-hours that it expects Q4 EPS of $0.12, in line with the prior-year period's EPS but below the Street view. However, its Q3 EPS of $0.12 and revenues of $603 million bested analysts' expectations.
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Cannabis Basics
What Are Minor Cannabinoids?
Learn what minor cannabinoids are and how CBN, CBC and CBG are being studied for their potential in the wellness space.
What are minor cannabinoids?
Introduction to minor cannabinoids
Most people are aware of THC and CBD — but what do you know about CBG, CBC, CBN?
These are known collectively as minor cannabinoids, chemical compounds in cannabis that can be isolated for different uses. They’re called “minor” because they are found in relatively small amounts in cannabis, compared to the more dominant “major” compounds, THC and CBD.
Minor cannabinoids at a glance
Cannabis strains can contain more than 100 minor cannabinoids. Some are psychotropic (like THC), while others are non-psychotropic (like CBD). As the Canadian cannabis market matures, scientists and consumers want to better understand minor cannabinoids, both their benefits and potential risks.
Although the scientific community is still collecting evidence on the effects of minor cannabinoids, there is a growing belief that cannabis has the potential to deliver benefits to users through the “entourage effect,” described by the authors of a 2021 research paper published in The Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics as “all of the cannabis-derived cannabinoids, terpenoids and flavonoids acting in concert.” Simply put, it’s how minor cannabinoids enhance or alter the effects of THC and CBD.
How do minor cannabinoids work?
There’s been a lot of buzz around minor cannabinoids, notably CBG, CBC and CBN, and how they might interact with each other and with the human endocannabinoid system. Humans have cannabinoid receptors known as CB1 (mostly in the brain) and CB2 (mostly found in the immune system). When we consume cannabis, its cannabinoids bind to these receptors and cause the effects we may feel.
What are some of the most popular minor cannabinoids?
Three minor cannabinoids gaining popularity with consumers and the cannabis industry are CBG, CBC and CBN. Here’s what we know about them so far:
CBG: Research suggests the cannabinoid known as cannabigerol (CBG) interacts uniquely with the human body, including our adrenergic and serotonin receptors. Studies are looking at CBG’s potential to treat a number of neurological disorders, including Huntington’s disease, Parkinson’s disease and multiple sclerosis, as well as inflammatory bowel disease. Though much research and studying are still to be done to really uncover any true therapeutic benefit. Some researchers are investigating CBG's antibacterial properties, which so far show some promise in treating the bacteria staphylococcus aureus, which can be found in a wide range of infections, including atopic dermatitis and food poisoning. CBG is a non-intoxicating cannabinoid.
CBC: Otherwise known as cannabichromene, CBC is a minor cannabinoid that has so far eluded in-depth examination. Also considered a non-psychotropic cannabinoid, CBC has been used in a few experimental studies that show its promise in providing anti-inflammatory relief. Other studies have hinted at CBC’s potential to treat ileitis — a condition commonly associated with Crohn’s disease — as well as inhibit cell growth in certain cancer lines. It’s important to note that many of these studies are in the beginning stages and more research is still needed.
CBN: The little-studied cannabinol (CBN) minor cannabinoid is a non-intoxicating product of THC oxidation. Its concentration typically increases as the cannabis plant ages, and researchers are investigating its usefulness in regulating sleep and relaxation.
Research on minor cannabinoids continues
Researchers around the world are working to better understand the potential benefits and risks of these and other minor cannabinoids, consumed on their own and in combination. A lot remains unknown about their positive and negative effects on the human body and may not be known for years to come.
Licensed Producers and growers are already paying attention to the minor cannabinoid content of their products. In Ontario, a number of Licensed Producers are already supplying edibles, topicals, oils and flower with CBG, CBC and CBN noted on the labels and in the product names.
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Bryan Lee STEELE, Petitioner/Respondent, v. Judy Ann STEELE, Respondent/Appellant.
No. SD 32326.
Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, Division One.
March 11, 2014.
J. Matthew Miller and Brandon L. Howard, Springfield, MO, for appellant.
Mark D. Calvert, Rolla, MO, for respondent.
WILLIAM W. FRANCIS, JR., C.J.
Judy Ann Steele (“Wife”) appeals from the trial court’s “Judgment and Decree of Dissolution of Marriage” (“Judgment”) dissolving her marriage to Bryan Lee Steele (“Husband”). Wife submits two challenges: first that the trial court erred in awarding Wife only 10% of Husband’s military retirement, and second, in deducting 3% from Wife’s portion of Husband’s military retirement due to Wife’s marital misconduct. We affirm the Judgment of the trial court.
Factual and Procedural Background
The parties were married on August 27, 1996, in El Paso, Texas. The parties separated April 21, 2010; however, the parties had separated numerous times before that date. There were no children born of the marriage, but Wife had two children from prior relationships.
At the time of their marriage, both parties were in the military. Wife exited the military approximately two weeks before the marriage, but remained in the “inactive reserves.” Wife re-entered the military on active duty in 2004.
On July 8, 2010, Husband filed a “Petition for Dissolution of Marriage” wherein he requested the “marital property and debts be equitably divided” and each party be given his or her “separate property and debts.”
On February 25, 2011, Wife filed an “Amended Cross-Petition for Dissolution of Marriage” and requested the court “make a just division of the marital property and indebtedness of the parties[.]”
On February 27, 2012, a hearing was held. Husband testified that the parties had “periods of separation” during the marriage separating a “[m]inimum of a half a dozen, maybe more” before the final April 21, 2010 separation, and that the marriage was “irretrievably broken.”
Husband stated that the parties owned certain items of personal property, had no real estate, and each had the capability of earning income sufficient to support themselves so neither party should receive maintenance.
Husband testified that in September 2010, he retired from the United States Army with the rank of “E9 service R Major,” after serving 25 years, 14 of which while married to Wife. Following his retirement, Husband began receiving non-disability retirement pay. He also received income from Serco, a government contracting company he began working for in February 2011. According to his “Income and [Ejxpense Statement” presented to the trial court, Husband had a total gross monthly income of $5,083: $3,401 received as retirement income from the military, along with his salary from Serco.
Wife was serving in the United States Army, with a rank of “03E Captain,” and had served seven years while married to Husband. At the time of trial, Wife was stationed in Germany. Wife grossed approximately $10,000 per month. In light of her military service, Wife had a military retirement account that would not vest until she reached twenty years of service. The trial court determined Wife had “5 years to go until [her benefits] vested.” It was Husband’s request to keep all of his military retirement and Wife to keep all of her military retirement as the parties had each “earned” their separate retirements. Husband based that request on the fact that according to Husband’s division of property and debt, Wife would end up owing him cash money so he was requesting the trial court offset that by awarding him his entire retirement pension and allowing Wife to keep her entire retirement pension.
Husband testified that at the time of separation, the parties owned real estate— the marital home — in Waynesville, Missouri, which was purchased for $275,000. After Wife became stationed in Germany in April 2010, and until the house sold in May 2011, Husband testified he paid $2,150 per month for the mortgage payment and all utilities. At that time, his sole income was the $3,401 he received monthly from his military retirement as he did not start working for Serco until February 2011. Although Wife was grossing $10,000 per month, she did not contribute to the mortgage payment and Husband was paying 66% of the marital debt. Husband also paid approximately $4,000 towards Wife’s student loans during this time. The only money Wife sent Husband to help with the marital bills was a total sum of $900 for the months of October, November, and December 2010, but only because she was ordered to “by her chain of command.”
Wife would not agree to sell the house unless Husband agreed to be solely responsible for any deficiency on the sale and sign an affidavit agreeing he would pay the entire deficiency if there was one. Husband did sell the home, with a deficiency of $10,399, which Husband paid in its entirety. Husband testified that during the marriage, the parties operated their finances separately by having separate accounts and all the house payments were made from his account with no contribution from Wife.
Husband testified the couple planned to live in Germany upon Wife’s deployment in April 2010, and he was to join Wife there full time after he retired in September 2010. Upon arrival in Germany, Husband and Wife secured government quarters and picked up vehicles and household goods, which had been shipped from the United States. Once this was accomplished, Wife informed Husband he could not live with her and would have to find his own apartment as she did not love him anymore. Husband had to return to the United States to “complete separation procedures with the military.” However, Husband made arrangements to return to Germany in June 2010 on a sixty-day leave in hopes of reconciling with Wife, but prior to his departure, Wife told him he could not stay with her during that two months. Financially unable to live in a motel for two months, Husband cancelled the trip and made no further attempt to return to Germany.
Upon his return to the United States, Husband continued to live in the marital home until it sold. When Husband moved, the only property he had was an air mattress to sleep on and clothing. He had to completely refurnish the residence he moved into after the sale because Wife refused to give him access to the marital property in her military storage unit in the United States. Husband asked Wife to ship some of his personal items back from Germany, but she refused to do so unless he paid for the shipping cost.
Husband testified he was asking the trial court to award him his personal property (some in storage with Wife in Germany) and that Wife could have any other marital property in storage, as well as any other property she had with her in Germany.
On cross-examination, Husband denied that Wife ended her military career in order to support his when the parties were married. He testified his military career “was doing successfully very well at that time.” Due to continuous marital strife, Husband testified there were times Wife “was unsupportive”; that Wife “jeopardized me as much as she supported it.”
Wife testified she ended her military career sixteen days before marrying Husband. She became a “family readiness group leader” at several of the army posts where Husband was stationed as support for Husband. She was “volunteer of the year” in 2003. Wife believed Husband would not have made the rank of “E9” without her support.
On cross-examination, Wife admitted that even though she grossed $10,000 per month, she did not help Husband with the mortgage payments or the deficiency on the sale of the house. She testified she paid $8,000 a month for a 3-bedroom home in Germany, which was a private residence or “off-post quarters.” When she first arrived in Germany, she was living in government quarters but then chose to move to her current home. She petitioned to live off post because she had three large dogs and it was difficult with the dogs living on the third floor of the apartment building, and she only had one bathroom. She admitted most of the parties’ personal property was in storage in Missouri under her military orders, she did not let Husband remove any of the items in storage to furnish his new home, and that everything was packed up when she left for Germany because Husband was to move with her to Germany. She admitted that the parties’ marriage was “somewhat volatile” over the “course of the entire marriage.”
Neither party presented expert testimony regarding the value of their respective military retirement plans, nor did the parties request the trial court value the military retirement plans.
At the close of the evidence, the trial court granted the dissolution of the parties. The trial court found that both parties could support themselves adequately and no maintenance was awarded. However, the trial court took under advisement the division of property and advised the parties that he would “send a decision to your attorneys as soon as possible.”
On June 5, 2012, the trial court sent the parties a letter with its decision. With respect to the military retirement benefits of the parties, the trial court determined the benefits “will be of comparable value when vested” and noted Wife had “5 years of non-marital benefits and 5 years to go until vested.” The trial court then concluded in its letter:
Therefore, Marital portion from 1996 to Separation, 2010, is 14 years/25 for [Husband’s] retirement and 6/20 for [Wife]. Using the standard formula, .56/2=28% for [Wife] and 80/2=15% for [Husband]. Court is offsetting the two and finding 13% is the presumed retirement to be awarded to [Wife]. However, because of no offset in [Personal Property award] and [Wife’s] misconduct ..., Court reduces and awards [Wife] 10% of [Husband’s] military retirement, beginning March 1, 2012. [Wife] keeps all her retirement....
(We have shown the text from the trial court’s letter as written.)
Two months after sending the letter, the trial court entered its Judgment on August 6, 2012. The Judgment provided that the parties’ marriage was a “volatile, argument filled marriage with many separations totaling at least 4 years of the 14 year marriage and [found] equal misconduct as to these factors.” However, the trial court found
additional financial misconduct by [Wife], especially the last two years, in denying [Husband] furniture to live with ..., not assisting in marital debts for which she was equally liable and in demanding [Husband] be solely responsible for the loss on the sale of real estate. [Wife] also committed misconduct in letting [Husband] believe he would be living with her in Germany, and then refusing when she moved to her apartment.
The trial court also made a division of non-marital and marital property. Both Husband and Wife were awarded “Military Retirement” as part of their marital property award. The division of property and debts resulted in “Credit/Debit Needed To Equalize Equities ” of $32,372.49 because Wife’s “Net Marital Equity” was $104,497 (after reduction to her total marital property of $30,500 for marital debt awarded to Wife).
Despite finding a “Credit/Debit Needed to Equalize Equities ” the trial court did not award an offset to the division of property because of “other findings and orders set out in th[e] Judgment.” The trial court went on to award Wife “her separate military retirement” and “10% of [Husband]’s non-disability retirement.” Consistent with the June 5 letter, the trial court’s Judgment “offset from the standard formula given that no offset was provided for in the division of personal property and [Wife]’s misconduct as set out in paragraph 9 [of the Judgment].” This appeal followed.
Wife claims two points of error. First, Wife claims the trial court erred in “offsetting” the parties’ military retirement benefits resulting in the trial court’s award to Wife of 10% of Husband’s military retirement benefits because the award was “inequitable, against the weight of the evidence and based upon an erroneous application of the law[.]” Second, Wife claims the trial court erred in deducting 3% of the 13% awarded to Wife of Husband’s total military retirement based on Wife’s marital misconduct.
The issues for our determination are:
1. Whether the trial court’s award concerning the military retirement benefits was supported by substantial evidence, was not against the weight of the evidence, and was not based on an erroneous declaration or application of the law.
2. Whether the trial court abused its discretion in reducing Wife’s award of marital property based on her financial marital misconduct.
Point I: Offset of Military Retirement Benefits
Standard of Review
In a dissolution case, this Court will affirm the trial court’s decision unless it is not supported by substantial evidence, it is against the weight of the evidence, or it erroneously declares or applies the law. Jennings v. Jennings, 327 S.W.3d 21, 23 (Mo.App.E.D.2010). “In assessing the sufficiency of the evidence, we examine the evidence and the reasonable inferences derived therefrom in the light most favorable to the judgment.” In re Marriage of Cornelia, 335 S.W.3d 545, 548 (Mo.App.S.D.2011). It is not our function to retry this case. Id.
With respect to a trial court’s ruling regarding property,
[a] trial court is given broad discretion in dividing property in a dissolution action, and we will interfere with its decision only if the division is so unduly weighted in favor of one party that it amounts to an abuse of discretion. The trial court abuses its discretion only when its ruling is ‘clearly against the logic of the circumstances and is so arbitrary and unreasonable as to shock one’s sense of justice and indicate a lack of careful consideration.’
Souci v. Souci, 284 S.W.3d 749, 754 (Mo.App.S.D.2009) (quoting In re Marriage of Holden, 81 S.W.3d 217, 225 (Mo.App.S.D.2002)) (internal citation omitted). “The division of property is presumed to be correct, and the party challenging the division bears the burden of overcoming the presumption.” Souci 284 S.W.3d at 755 (internal quotation and citation omitted). “It is not per se an abuse of discretion if the trial court awards one party a considerably higher percentage of the marital property than it awarded the other party.” Workman v. Workman, 293 S.W.3d 89, 96 (Mo.App.E.D.2009).
Analysis
On appeal, Wife contends the trial court erred in “offsetting” the parties’ military retirement benefits in reaching an award of 10% of Husband’s military retirement benefits to Wife. Wife claims this was error because Wife’s military retirement benefits have not yet vested and Wife may never receive benefits from her retirement account, but Husband’s benefits have vested and he is receiving “significant income from his retirement benefits.” Wife further claims error in the trial court’s failure to value the retirement benefits and dividing the retirements based on percentages “without considering the status of the benefits of the parties.”
Section 452.330.1 provides “[i]n a proceeding for dissolution of the marriage ... the court ... shall divide the marital property and marital debts in such proportions as the court deems just after considering all relevant factors[.]” A trial court has “broad discretion” in dividing property in a dissolution proceeding, and the “ ‘division of marital property need not be equal, but must only be fair and equitable given the circumstances of the case.’ ” Souci, 284 S.W.3d at 755 (quoting Nelson v. Nelson, 25 S.W.3d 511, 517 (Mo.App.W.D.2000)). When dividing the marital property, per section 452.330.1, the trial court must consider all the relevant factors including: (1) “[t]he economic circumstances of each spouse at the time the division of property is to become effective ...”; (2) how each spouse contributed “to the acquisition of the marital property, including the contribution of a spouse as homemaker”; (3) “[t]he value of the non-marital property set apart to each spouse”; and (4) the conduct of each spouse during the marriage. § 452.330.1. “Those factors listed in section 452.330.1 are not exhaustive, and the trial court has ‘great flexibility and far-reaching power in dividing the marital property.’” Long v. Long, 135 S.W.3d 538, 542 (Mo.App.S.D.2004) (quoting Farley v. Farley, 51 S.W.3d 159, 165 (Mo.App.S.D.2001)).
Non-disability retirement plans earned during marriage are marital property subject to division. In re Marriage of Irions, 988 S.W.2d 62, 66 (Mo.App.S.D.1999). The fact a pension has not yet vested or matured does not deprive it of its character as marital property. In re Marriage of Ward, 955 S.W.2d 17, 20 (Mo.App.S.D.1997). Here, the trial court set out the division of non-marital property, marital property, and debts in Exhibit A attached to the Judgment. Both Husband and Wife were awarded “Military Retirement” as part of their marital property award. However, the specific military retirement is not designated and under “value” for the military retirements, the trial court placed an “X” for both awards. A summary of the total value of property and debt awarded to the parties is as follows:
RECAPITULATION OF PROPERTY AND DEBT:
[Husband]’s Total Marital Property $39,752.01
[Husbandj’s Total Marital Debt $F0.001
[Husband]’s Net Marital Equity $39,752.01
Credit/Debit Needed to Equalize Equities + 32,372.19
[Husbandj’s Net Marital Assets (assuming equalization) $72,124.50
[WifeJ’s Total Marital Property $134,997.00
[WifeJ’s Total Marital Debt $30.500.00
[WifeJ’s Net Marital Equity $104,497.00
Credit/Debit Needed to Equalize Equities $-32,372.1.9
[WifeJ’s Net Marital Assets (assuming equalization) $72,124.51
Despite finding a “Credit/Debit Needed to Equalize Equities,” the trial court did not award an offset as to the division of property set out in Exhibit A because of “other findings and orders set out in th[e] Judgment.” Rather, the trial court applied the offset when detailing the award to Wife of Husband’s non-disability retirement, which is marital property. The trial court awarded Wife “her separate military retirement” and “10% of [Husband’s] non-disability retirement[,J” and specifically noted the military retirement benefits award was “offset from the standard formula given that no offset was provided for in the division of personal property and [Wife]’s misconduct as set out in paragraph 9 [of the Judgment].”
The “standard formula” mentioned by the trial court in its Judgment is also mentioned by the trial court in its June 5, 2012 letter to the attorneys setting forth its decision in the case. In the letter, the trial court wrote:
Each party has military retirement benefits which will be of comparable value when vested. However, [Wife] has 5 years of non-marital benefits and 5 years to go until vested. Therefore, Marital portion from 1996 to Separation, 2010, is 14 years/25 for [Husbandj’s retirement and 6/20 for [Wife]. Using the standard formula, .56/2=28% for [Wife] and 30/2=15% for [Husband]. Court is offsetting the two and finding 13% is the presumed retirement to be awarded to [Wife]. However, because of no offset in [Personal Property award] and [Wife’s] misconduct ..., Court reduces and awards [Wife] 10% of [Husband’s] military retirement, beginning March 1, 2012. [Wife] keeps all her retirement. ...
(We have also shown this text from the trial court’s letter as written.)
Based on the record before this Court, the trial court used the “standard formula” for determining the division of military retirement benefits as found in Ward, 955 S.W.2d at 17 (citing Lynch v. Lynch, 665 S.W.2d 20 (Mo.App. E.D.1983)). In Ward, the formula was applied to determine what portion of the retirement constitutes marital property subject to division and ensure a spouse would not share in the post-dissolution accumulation of benefits. Id. at 20-22. Here, the trial court did the same and determined under the “standard formula” that Wife was entitled to 28% and Husband 15% from their respective benefits.
The trial court in this case then departed from the percentages from the formula for two reasons: (1) the trial court found the military retirement benefits would be of comparable value when vested, so offset the two finding the presumed award to Wife was 18% of Husband’s, and her separate military retirement in full; (2) the trial court further reduced Wife’s award to 10% because (a) a credit of $82,372.49 to Husband was needed to equalize equities following the division of property in Exhibit A, which was not yet done in the division of property; and (b) Wife’s financial misconduct identified in the Judgment.
We do not find the trial court’s departure from the formula to be error. As we noted in Ward, this formula is not the exclusive method of determining a property division award. Rather, it is simply one method by which a trial court can determine the marital portion of retirement plans which are non-vested or non-matured at the time of dissolution. Id. at 21. Wife fails to point this Court to any authority requiring a trial court to divide military retirement benefits according to a particular formula or standard. Our research has led us to quite the opposite conclusion in that we find “it is not mandatory that pension benefits be divided between spouses ... where other assets are available.” Kuchta v. Kuchta, 636 S.W.2d 663, 666 (Mo. banc 1982). Oftentimes speculative questions are presented to a trial court in a divorce proceeding, especially in the division of marital property, including retirement benefits. As the Supreme Court of Missouri noted, these questions “do not lend themselves to rigid and fixed rules.” Id. at 665. For this reason, “it is imperative that trial courts be authorized to apply a flexible approach to accommodate the particular facts of each case[ ]” because the desired outcome of any dissolution proceeding is “a full and final division of marital property without contingencies.” Id. at 665-66. .
Wife claims error because “[n]o-where in the [Jjudgment did the court consider the relative values of Wife’s military retirement account and Husband’s military retirement account.” However, the trial court specifically noted the parties’ military retirement benefits “will be of comparable value when vested” in its letter to the parties. “When no express finding of fact is made on an issue, we consider the issue to have been resolved in accordance with the result.” Holden, 81 S.W.3d at 226-27. In light of the trial court’s earlier finding that the benefits would be of comparable value, we consider the Judgment to have been resolved in accordance with that finding.
Wife further argues there “was no evidence to support a finding that Wife’s retirement account has any current value[,] ... has ... vested or is being paid to her[,] ... [so] there is no basis upon which to find that Wife’s retirement should be valued in the same manner as Husband’s retirement!!]” We first note Wife does not cite us to any part of the record showing she requested the trial court make a finding on the value of either retirement plan, and we have found no such request. “Unless a request is made, the trial court is not required to make specific findings as to the value of items of marital property.” In re Marriage of Rippee, 862 S.W.2d 493, 494 (Mo.App.S.D.1993).
Furthermore, we note Wife presented exhibits to the trial court, specifically Exhibits C and D, containing calculations of Husband’s retirement pay and Wife’s estimated retirement pay. Wife presented to the trial court her estimated retirement pay “[biased on Amount an 0-3 E Over 20 Gets in 2013.” According to these exhibits, Wife also proposed the same percentages to each spouse that the trial court came up with using the “standard formula”; i.e., 28% to Wife and 15% to Husband. In light of these exhibits, along with the lack of a request that the trial court make a finding on the value of the retirement plans, we disagree with Wife’s claim there was no basis to value Wife’s retirement. Rather, the trial court properly considered the non-disability retirement benefits of both parties as marital property, and properly considered the non-vesting nature of Wife’s retirement benefits at the time of trial.
Wife does not dispute both parties’ military benefits may be considered marital property. She claims error, however, in the fact the trial court “offset” the plans against each other. Wife further argues because her retirement benefits have not vested, the value of her benefits remain “unknown.” Wife further cites the formula found in Ward in support of this argument. While Ward is instructive, it is also distinguishable in that the issue in Ward was the designation of entire benefits as marital property. Here, although the trial court determined the retirement plans were of comparable value, the trial court did apply the Ward formula to take into consideration the portions of the retirement plans earned before the marriage and after the dissolution, which would constitute non-marital property, thereby following the outcome in Ward.
Wife’s real complaint is the fact the trial court, under the broad discretion permitted to a trial court, reduced the percentage of Husband’s plan awarded to her. Her complaint is actually with the trial court’s property division in dividing the retirement plans so as to equalize the marital property awarded to the parties. This division resulted in a division that protected the rights and interests of both parties. Moreover, Wife’s claims of error in “offsetting” the retirement because Husband’s retirement is already vested while Wife’s retirement will not be vested for years, ignores the fact the trial court did not award Husband any percentage of Wife’s retirement. The trial court determined Husband was entitled to 15% of Wife’s retirement plan under the formula, but instead awarded Wife her separate military retirement. We observe, the trial court was creating a division that would be a full and final division of marital property without any contingencies, which is the favored outcome in Missouri dissolution proceedings. Kuchta, 636 S.W.2d at 665-66.
Finally, Wife’s argument ignores the fact that a distribution of marital property in Missouri constitutes a final order, which is not subject to modification. See § 452.330.5. “Thus, once it has been divided as part of a final decree, a pension may not be redivided after circumstances have changed.” In re Marriage of Strassner, 895 S.W.2d 614, 618 (Mo.App.E.D.1995).
A trial court has broad discretion to devise a division of marital property, including non-disability retirement plans that protect the rights and interests of both parties. Kuchta, 636 S.W.2d at 666. Missouri courts have taken many different approaches in determining a division of non-disability retirement benefits. We find the trial court’s approach was not an abuse of discretion.
After viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the Judgment, we find the trial court’s award concerning the military retirement was supported by substantial evidence, was not against the weight of the evidence, and was not based on any erroneous declaration or application of the law. Jennings, 327 S.W.3d at 23. The trial court had substantial discretion in dividing marital property, and we will not interfere unless the division is so heavily weighted in favor of one party so as to amount to an abuse of discretion. Booth v. Greene, 75 S.W.3d 864, 868 (Mo.App.W.D.2002). With respect to her allegations of error in Point I, we find Wife failed to meet her burden of overcoming the presumption that the trial court’s division of property is correct. See Souci, 284 S.W.3d at 755. Point I is denied.
Point II—Marital Financial Misconduct
Standard of Review
We will not reverse a trial court’s division of property “unless the division of property is so heavily and unduly weighted in favor of one party as to amount to an abuse of discretion.” Jennings, 327 S.W.3d at 23.
Judicial discretion is abused when a trial court’s ruling is clearly against the logic of the circumstances and is so arbitrary and unreasonable as to shock the sense of justice and indicate a lack of careful consideration; if reasonable persons can differ about the propriety of the trial court’s action, it cannot be said the court abused its discretion.
In re Marriage of Eskew, 31 S.W.3d 543, 550 (Mo.App.S.D.2000).
Analysis
In her second point, Wife claims the trial court erred in reducing Wife’s award of Husband’s military retirement benefits by 3% due to her financial misconduct. Wife claims this reduction improperly punished Wife for incidents that occurred after the separation of the parties and resulted in minimal financial impact or burden on Husband.
Under section 452.330, a trial court is given “great flexibility and discretion in its division of marital property.” Ballard v. Ballard, 77 S.W.3d 112, 116 (Mo.App.W.D.2002). One of the five factors a trial court must consider in dividing marital property is the “conduct of the parties during the marriage[.]” § 452.330.1(4); see Dodson v. Dodson, 904 S.W.2d 3, 9 (Mo.App.W.D.1995). When resolving conflicting testimony about the conduct of the parties, the trial court may reject or accept any of the testimony brought before the court, and we give deference to the trial court on issues of witness credibility. Messer v. Messer, 41 S.W.3d 640, 643 (Mo.App.S.D.2001).
“Marital misconduct which occurs after the parties have separated affects the division of marital property where the misconduct imposed additional burdens or hardships on the other party.” Anderson v. Anderson, 656 S.W.2d 826, 828 (Mo.App.E.D.1983). In this case, there was evidence presented to the trial court of Wife’s financial misconduct. Wife failed to assist Husband in paying the mortgage on their marital home from April 2010, until the house was sold in May 2011. During this time, Husband paid $2,150 per month for the mortgage payment and all utilities, while Wife did not contribute to the mortgage payment or send any money to help with the marital bills despite grossing substantially more monthly income than Husband. Despite the large difference in their monthly incomes, Husband was paying 66% of the marital debt, along with paying approximately $4,000 towards Wife’s student loans. Wife also required Husband to bear the entire loss from the sale of the marital home and withheld household furniture from Husband requiring him to refurnish his new home.
After a review of the record, we cannot say the trial court erred in finding marital misconduct by the Wife, and reducing Wife’s award of marital property in light of her financial marital misconduct. “[I]f reasonable persons can differ about ... the trial court’s action, it cannot be said the court abused its discretion.” Eskew, 31 S.W.3d at 550. Applying this standard, we find no abuse of discretion by the trial court. Wife’s Point II is denied.
The Judgment of the trial court is affirmed.
NANCY STEFFEN RAHMEYER, P.J., and DANIEL E. SCOTT, J., concur.
. Husband legally adopted Wife’s son, but he was emancipated at the time of trial. Husband's name was placed on the daughter’s birth certificate at Wife’s request so they all would have the same last name. A paternity test done after the divorce was filed legally determined Husband was not the natural father of daughter.
. Husband did receive $2,857.64 from the sale of the house, which represented reimbursement for homeowner’s insurance and the escrow account. Wife willingly signed over those proceeds to Husband.
. At that time, 80% of their possessions were placed in storage in the United States under Wife’s military orders (with her having the only access), 15% was shipped to Germany, and 5% was stored in the United States under Husband’s military orders.
. This letter was not a Judgment and specifically noted the trial court could amend or alter any decision until the final Judgment was signed. In conclusion, the trial court requested that counsel prepare and approve the final Judgment for the trial court’s signature.
. The Judgment did not reflect the specific calculation the trial court used to determine the percentage of retirement awarded to Wife. Rather, this calculation is contained in the trial court's June 15, 2012 letter to the parties, and is a basis for Wife’s claimed error.
. All references to statutes are to RSMo 2000, unless otherwise indicated.
. "The offset or immediate offset method of distributing the pension plan is when the court awards one party all of the pension benefits, offset by other marital property awarded to the remaining spouse.” In re Marriage of Cope, 805 S.W.2d 303, 305 n. 1 (Mo.App.S.D.1991).
. The trial court found financial misconduct by Wife in denying Husband furniture to live with, not assisting in payment of marital debts, in demanding Husband be solely responsible for the loss on the sale of real estate, and in letting Husband believe he would be living with her in Germany and then refusing when she moved to her apartment. Wife also claims error in the reduction of her benefits based on financial misconduct. This claimed error is addressed in Point II below.
.In this letter, the trial court "reserve[d] the right to amend or alter any part hereof until the final Judgment is signed." The Judgment was signed by the trial court on August 6, 2012.
. It is also clear an “offset” or "immediate offset” method of distributing pension plans is permissible. See Cope, 805 S.W.2d at 305 n. 1.
. Wife acknowledges the percentage of Husband's retirement awarded to her "was purportedly ‘offset’ by Wife receiving all of her retirement benefits.”
. Husband argues in his brief that:
The Trial Judge in this case, Judge Gregory Warren, has heard thousands of military divorces and is certainly aware that military personnel can retire from the military before their military pension is vested and rollover their time and service to a civil service pension. See The Military Divorce Handbook, Sullivan, at 626. This would have the practical effect in our case of cutting out the Husband's right to receive any military pension benefits from Wife because the military pension would not vest. Wife would now have a civil service pension which she would be entitled to 100% when it vested. It is a reasonable inference in the instant case to believe that the Trial Judge wanted to eliminate the risk of forfeiture to Husband and the possible windfall to Wife in a situation where Wife retires from the military before her pension vests, rolls over her time in the military to a civil service pension (thereby preventing Husband from receiving his share of Wife's military pension) and then keeps 100% of the civil service pension and continues to receive her percentage of Husband’s military pension. This is especially true given the Court's finding of marital misconduct against Wife.
. Wife’s argument is essentially that the division is inequitable because she is receiving less from Husband’s retirement plan than what she feels she is entitled to. We disagree.
. Wife did send Husband a total sum of $900 for the months of October, November, and December 2010, but only after she was ordered to "by her chain of command.”
. Wife grossed approximately $10,000 per month; Husband grossed $5,083; according to their Income and Expense Statements presented to the trial court. However, Husband did not start working at Serco until February 2011, so for the majority of the time, he was the only person paying the mortgage and his only monthly income was from his monthly military retirement benefits of $3,401.
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John has created a contact-mode preset which provides the true amplitude modulation with a fixed carrier.
Quite a lot of people get fixated on the idea of using a fixed carrier, and applying what they term the “Hoyland Sweep”. This preset allows them to do this in Contact mode, without having to spend a dime on additional hardware.
Some people have created expensive hardware which does a similar (albeit inferior) function. They use the terms ‘Bendini’ and ‘Pump Wave’ to colorfully describe their basic Amplitude Modulating device. A signal generator is still required.
GeneratorX has all these functions built-in, so no additional hardware is required. As a bonus, the GX signal is cleaner, because pure sine waves are used.
The True Amplitude Modulation (GX) (C) – JW preset has a fixed 3.1 MHz carrier. If you require a different carrier frequency, simply alter the Out2 frequency in the Settings tab.
Amplitude Modulation
The preset will only work correctly with GeneratorX. The XM generator does not have a built-in modulation function.
This is a ‘Shell’ preset. You must choose your own programs before running.
Because a very high carrier frequency is used, you will not feel any sensations. Our bodies are unable to detect frequencies higher than around 20 kHz.
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Whilst many aspects of the API economy are subject to discussion and conjecture, if there is one truth it’s this: When it comes to successfully describing your API, the jury is out on the best tool for the job. As the API economy has grown so has the number of API description specifications, each with their own specific format and supporting tools. The fact that Swagger has been chosen by the Linux Foundation to be the formative standard for the Open API Initiative might indicate that Swagger will become even more prevalent, but given the investment by organizations in a particular specification choice there is unlikely to be a homogenous approach adopted across the industry any time soon.
Alongside this dialectic, the increasing popularity of the API-first design approach is making API description specifications more fundamental to the development process. API specifications are becoming the product of design, generated by prototyping tools such as RAML Designer, API Blueprint, Readme.io, or Swagger Editor, with both the documentation and a mock-up available before the developer starts coding. This is a departure from the retrospective method of description that has generally prevailed until recently, where the developer annotates code or manually produces a schematic representation of the API to convey their design. In contrast, API-first design strives to optimize the API expressly for its own goals, purposefully ignoring organizational constraints, architectures and programmatic conventions to create an API definition that exactly meets its design intention and requirements. However, the API-first design principle may also result in technology lock-in for development teams, binding developers to a given set of tools and programming languages that support the chosen specification format.
Where API Transformer Fits
The evolution of the API design and development process is one of the reasons why the API Transformer, created by APIMATIC is an interesting development. API Transformer provides a tool, the “Convertron” that makes it easy for developers to convert from one API specification format to another, supporting the majority of popular API specifications including major Swagger versions, RAML, and WADL. API Transformer provides a web UI that a developer can use to convert an existing specification to an alternative format simply by completing the required fields:
API Transformer - HomepageHowever, the real power of Convertron is that it also provides a simple API, providing the same functionality as the UI in a manner that can be used programmatically. The example below is a cURL command that converts a Swagger 2.0 specification, the Swagger-provided pet store example to RAML:
curl -o petstore.raml -d 'url=https://raw.githubusercontent.com/swagger-api/swagger-spec/master/examples/v2.0/json/petstore.json' https://apitransformer.com/api/transform?output=raml
This functionality makes several interesting use cases possible:
• It allows developers to choose the API specification that makes most sense to them or can be consumed by their favorite development tools, meaning design and development teams have greater flexibility;
• An API provider can also offer API specifications for download from their developer portal in a variety of formats, which may be helpful to the developer community and increase engagement by communicating to them in a way they understand;
• An API provider can extend the coverage of their testing, by testing against generated formats to ensure there are few semantic differences between one format and another, providing greater resilience in the development process;
• Finally, API providers can also easily migrate away from “legacy” description specifications to ones with better support e.g. WADL.
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Example Use Case
In order to test the use cases above we took the concept of a developer portal where API Transformer is used to create translations of an API description. The API provider that owns the developer portal in this use case specifies their APIs using Swagger, and publishes the specification in different formats as as a convenience to the developer community. In this scenario we envisaged this being a facet of the development process, embedded in continuous integration: When code is published to the git repository for the API, a process is executed that creates translations of the Swagger description in several pre-defined formats. The steps in the process are:
• Developers push code changes to the git repository for the API;
• The CI server detects the commit and spins up an instance of the API, checking to see if the Swagger JSON had changed;
• If a change is detected a Gherkin-style test suite is executed against the API;
• On successful completion of the test suite a version of the specification is generated in the alternative formats the API provider makes available. This is staged ready to be pushed in a CDN to populate the portal.
To demonstrate this we’ve created a working prototype in Python and Jenkins, the configuration being available on GitHub. Firstly, we created a very simple API using Flask-RESTPlus, describing the API using the Swagger-based syntactic sugar that Flask-RESTPlus offers:
from flask import Flask
from flask.ext.restplus import Api, Resource, fields
from uuid import uuid4
app = Flask(__name__)
api = Api(app,
version="1.0",
title="API Transformer demonstration",
description="API created to demonstrate the functionality offered by the API Transformer Convertron")
demo_ns = api.namespace('demo', description='Demo operations')
@demo_ns.route('')
class Demo(Resource):
@api.doc(description='A demo HTTP GET',
responses={400: ("Bad request", api.model('Error', {"message": fields.String})),
500: "Unhandled exception (captured in server logs)"})
def get(self):
return 'This is a demo!', 200
@api.expect(api.model('Demo Request', {"data": fields.String(required=True)}))
@api.doc(description='A demo HTTP POST',
responses={400: ("Bad request", api.model('Error', {"message": fields.String})),
500: "Unhandled exception (captured in server logs)"})
@api.marshal_with(api.model(
'Demo Response',
{"id": fields.String(required=True), "data": fields.String(required=True)}), code=201)
def post(self):
return {'id': uuid4().hex, 'data': 'Created new demo resource'}, 201
if __name__ == '__main__':
app.run(port=8080, debug=True)
Download our free development guideFor the purpose of brevity we then created a simple job that triggered when a commit was made to a local git repository (in reality we would obviously add the test suite and check for content changes for each new version). When triggered, a shell script build step is executed that initializes an instance of our demo API, downloads a copy of the Swagger JSON, and then loops through our target alternative format types:
# Loop through formats and transform
for format in raml "api%20blueprint" "apimatic" ; do
ext=$(echo $format|tr " " "_")
# Curl for each target format
echo "info: Generating spec for ${format}"
curl -X POST "https://apitransformer.com/api/transform?output=$format" \
-o $WORKSPACE/transformer_output/app.${ext} -H "Content-Type: text/plain" -d @$WORKSPACE/swagger.json
if [[ $? -ne 0 ]] ; then echo "error: Failed to generate spec" && exit -1; fi
done
On successful execution new translations of the Swagger specification are generated in RAML, APIMATIC and API Blueprint formats and saved in the job workspace. The new versions of the specification are pushed to an S3 bucket (using the S3 Plugin, ready to be referenced by a CloudFront distribution.
API Transformer - S3 BucketConclusion: The Value of API Transformer
transformerThere is no doubt that API Transformer offers a useful prospect for API designers and developers to help them quickly convert an API from one description specification to another. Further due diligence and testing on the part of the developer community will ascertain whether any semantic differences exist between source specifications and any of the targets that API Transformer generates, and this will prove its value as a tool for the API community.
We’ll continue to use and review API Transformer and offer further insights on it and comparable tools that are introduced to the marketplace.
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// RUN: %clang_cc1 -O1 -fno-experimental-new-pass-manager -std=gnu89 -triple i386-apple-darwin9 -emit-llvm %s -o - | FileCheck -check-prefix CHECK-GNU89 %s
// RUN: %clang_cc1 -O1 -fno-experimental-new-pass-manager -std=c99 -triple i386-apple-darwin9 -emit-llvm %s -o - | FileCheck -check-prefix CHECK-C99 %s
// CHECK-GNU89-LABEL: define i32 @f0()
// CHECK-C99-LABEL: define i32 @f0()
int f0(void);
int f0(void) { return 0; }
// CHECK-GNU89-LABEL: define i32 @f1()
// CHECK-C99-LABEL: define i32 @f1()
inline int f1(void);
int f1(void) { return 0; }
// CHECK-GNU89-LABEL: define i32 @f2()
// CHECK-C99-LABEL: define i32 @f2()
int f2(void);
inline int f2(void) { return 0; }
// CHECK-GNU89-LABEL: define i32 @f3()
// CHECK-C99-LABEL: define i32 @f3()
extern inline int f3(void);
int f3(void) { return 0; }
// CHECK-GNU89-LABEL: define i32 @f5()
// CHECK-C99-LABEL: define i32 @f5()
extern inline int f5(void);
inline int f5(void) { return 0; }
// CHECK-GNU89-LABEL: define i32 @f6()
// CHECK-C99-LABEL: define i32 @f6()
inline int f6(void);
extern inline int f6(void) { return 0; }
// CHECK-GNU89-LABEL: define i32 @f7()
// CHECK-C99-LABEL: define i32 @f7()
extern inline int f7(void);
extern int f7(void) { return 0; }
// CHECK-GNU89-LABEL: define i32 @fA()
inline int fA(void) { return 0; }
// CHECK-GNU89-LABEL: define i32 @fB()
inline int fB() { return 0; }
// CHECK-GNU89-LABEL: define available_externally i32 @f4()
// CHECK-C99-LABEL: define i32 @f4()
int f4(void);
extern inline int f4(void) { return 0; }
// CHECK-GNU89-LABEL: define available_externally i32 @f8()
// CHECK-C99-LABEL: define i32 @f8()
extern int f8(void);
extern inline int f8(void) { return 0; }
// CHECK-GNU89-LABEL: define available_externally i32 @f9()
// CHECK-C99-LABEL: define i32 @f9()
extern inline int f9(void);
extern inline int f9(void) { return 0; }
// CHECK-C99-LABEL: define available_externally i32 @fA()
// CHECK-C99-LABEL: define i32 @fB()
int test_all() {
return f0() + f1() + f2() + f3() + f4() + f5() + f6() + f7() + f8() + f9()
+ fA() + fB();
}
int fB(void); | ESSENTIALAI-STEM |
Anxiety
Anxiety disorders are the most common mental health disorders diagnosed in the United States, affecting 18% of the adult population. Anxiety is a
natural and necessary human emotion. It can motivate us to make important changes in our life or to be well prepared for an upcoming event. Anxiety puts us on “high alert” and protects us in situations that require us to be aware of our surroundings such as walking to our car on a deserted road or late at night. Anxiety becomes a problem when its symptoms become excessive or when they linger beyond an immediate situation. High anxiety affects our ability to function at work or school, and can disrupt our relationships. It can impact our lives with constant rumination, producing a fear of making change, or causing us to isolate.
Anxiety Disorder is an umbrella term covering Generalized Anxiety, Phobias, OCD, or Social Anxiety, just to name a few. Anxiety can be episodic or chronic depending on whether it is an isolated experience or if you experience continuous symptoms. Left untreated, symptoms of anxiety can seriously interrupt healthy life functioning. Symptoms may include: feeling nervous or on edge, irrational fears about certain things or life in general, an ongoing feeling of unrest, poor concentration, an exaggerated startle response, or dissociation.
Anxiety is often accompanied by physical symptoms such as: muscle tension, headaches, stomach upset, diarrhea, heart palpitations or a pounding heart, chest tightness, shortness of breath, sleep disruption, and panic attacks.
Anxiety disorders are very treatable. Our clinic uses different types of psychotherapy, relaxation exercises, mindfulness, hypnosis, biofeedback, or diet and lifestyle changes to alleviate these symptoms. Because we live in such a demanding culture, anxiety reduction skills are seen by many as life skills, bringing a calmer approach to the stressful pace many of us live. | ESSENTIALAI-STEM |
Page:Tracts for the Times Vol 1.djvu/266
moved accidentally, as the soul truly changeth place with the body; so that we truly and properly say, that the Body of is removed, lifted up, and set down, put on the Paten, or on the Altar, and carried from hand to mouth, and from the mouth to the stomach; as Berengarius was forced to acknowledge in the Roman Council under Pope Nicholas, that the Body of was sensually touched by the hands, and broken and chewed by the teeth of the Priest." But all this, and much more to the same effect, was never delivered to us, either by holy Scripture, or the ancient Fathers. And if souls or spirits could be present, as here Bellarmine teacheth, yet it would be absurd to say that bodies could be so likewise, it being inconsistent with their nature.
Indeed Bellarmine confesseth with St. Bernard, that " in the Sacrament is not given to us carnally, but spiritually;" and would to he had rested here, and not outgone the holy Scriptures, and the doctrine of the Fathers. For endeavouring, with Pope Innocent III. and the Council of Trent, to determine the manner of the presence and manducation of Body, with more nicety than was fitting, he thereby foolishly overthrew all that he had wisely said before, denied what he had affirmed, and opposed his own opinion. His fear was lest his adversaries should apply that word spiritually, not so much to express the manner of presence, as to exclude the very substance of the Body and Blood of ; "therefore," saith he, "upon that account it is not safe to use too much that of St. Bernard, 'the body of is not corporally in the Sacrament,' without adding presently the above-mentioned explanation." How much do we comply with human pride, and curiosity, which would seem to understand all things! Where is the danger? And what does he fear, as long as all they that believe the Gospel, own the true nature, and the real and substantial presence of the Body of in the Sacrament, using that explication of St. Bernard, concerning the manner, which he himself, for the too great evidence of truth, durst not but admit? and why doth he own that the manner is spiritual, not carnal, and then require a carnal presence, as to the manner itself? As for us, we all openly profess with St. Bernard, that the presence of the Body of in the Sacrament, is spiritual, and therefore true and real; and with the same Bernard, and all the Ancients, we deny that the Body of is carnally either present or given. The thing we willingly admit, but humbly and religiously forbear to enquire into the manner. | WIKI |
#include #include #include #include static int global12, global23, global13; monitor monitor_t {}; static monitor_t m1, m2, m3; void increment( monitor_t & mutex p1, monitor_t & mutex p2, int & value ) { assert(active_thread() == get_monitor(p1)->owner); assert(active_thread() == get_monitor(p2)->owner); value += 1; assert(active_thread() == get_monitor(p1)->owner); assert(active_thread() == get_monitor(p2)->owner); } thread MyThread { int target; }; void ?{}( MyThread & this, int target ) { this.target = target; } void ^?{}( MyThread & mutex this ) {} void main( MyThread & this ) { for(int i = 0; i < 1000000; i++) { choose(this.target) { case 0: increment( m1, m2, global12 ); case 1: increment( m2, m3, global23 ); case 2: increment( m1, m3, global13 ); } } } forall(dtype T | sized(T) | { void ^?{}(T & mutex); }) void delete_mutex(T * x) { ^(*x){}; free(x); } int main(int argc, char* argv[]) { processor p; { MyThread * f[6]; for(int i = 0; i < 6; i++) { f[i] = new(i % 3); } for(int i = 0; i < 6; i++) { delete_mutex( f[i] ); } } sout | global12 | global23 | global13; } | ESSENTIALAI-STEM |
【プログラミングコード解説】人の表情をディープラーニング
こんにちは、AI研究所の三谷です。
前回の記事「人工知能に表情を学習させて、無表情の写真から笑顔の写真を作ってみた。」で使用したディープラーニングのプログラミングコードを公開してほしいというリクエストいただいたので、プログラミングコードを公開・解説したいと思います！
まずは、必要なライブラリをインポートします。
今回は機械学習用のライブラリ「Chainer」を利用します。
「matplotlib」は必要ないですが、最後にテスト結果の画像をプロットするために入れました。
import osimport cv2import numpy as npimport chainer.links as Limport chainer.functions as Ffrom chainer import Chain, optimizers, Variableimport matplotlib.pyplot as plt
続いて、学習とテスト使用する入力データとラベルを用意します。
Chainerを利用する場合、データはfloat32型に固定する必要があります。
最後に255で割っているのは正規化をしています。
train_files = os.listdir("./facial-expression/train/")train_label = os.listdir("./facial-expression/train/label/")x_train_data = []t_train_data = []x_test_data = []for image in train_files: if image.endswith(".jpg"): image = cv2.imread("./facial-expression/train/" + image) image = cv2.cvtColor(image, cv2.COLOR_BGR2GRAY) image_gs = image.flatten() x_train_data.append(image_gs)for image in train_label: if image.endswith(".jpg"): image = cv2.imread("./facial-expression/train/label/" + image) image = cv2.cvtColor(image, cv2.COLOR_BGR2GRAY) image_gs = image.flatten() t_train_data.append(image_gs)image = cv2.imread("./facial-expression/test_data.jpg")image = cv2.cvtColor(image, cv2.COLOR_BGR2GRAY)image_gs = image.flatten()x_test_data.append(image_gs)x_train = np.array(x_train_data, dtype=np.float32)x_test = np.array(x_test_data, dtype=np.float32)t_train = np.array(t_train_data, dtype=np.float32)x_train /= 255x_test /= 255t_train /= 255
続いてニューラルネットワークモデルのクラスです。
こちらのモデルは隠れ層が3層で、各隠れ層のノード数が500になります。
入力と出力は、画像のサイズが100px*100px且つグレースケールなので、10,000になります。
class NN(Chain): def __init__(self): super(NN, self).__init__(l1 = L.Linear(10000, 500),l2 = L.Linear(500, 500),l3 = L.Linear(500, 10000) ) def forward(self, x): h = F.relu(self.l1(x)) h = F.relu(self.l2(h)) h = self.l3(h) return hmodel = NN()
111
CNNにすると以下のようになります。
x_train = x_train.reshape((len(x_train), 1, 100, 100))x_test = x_test.reshape((len(x_test), 1, 100, 100))class CNN(Chain): def __init__(self): super(CNN, self).__init__(conv1 = L.Convolution2D(in_channels=1, out_channels=20, ksize=5, stride=1, pad=2),conv2 = L.Convolution2D(in_channels=20, out_channels=50, ksize=5, stride=1, pad=2),l1 = L.Linear(None, 500),l2 = L.Linear(500, 500),l3 = L.Linear(500, 10000) ) def forward(self, x): h = F.max_pooling_2d(F.relu(self.conv1(x)), 2) h = F.max_pooling_2d(F.relu(self.conv2(h)), 2) h = F.relu(self.l1(h)) h = F.relu(self.l2(h)) h = self.l3(h) return hmodel = CNN()
最適化手法とエポック数を設定します。
optimizer = optimizers.Adam()optimizer.setup(model)n_epoch = 1000
学習を実行します。
for i in range(n_epoch): x = Variable(x_train) t = Variable(t_train) y = model.forward(x) model.cleargrads() loss = F.mean_squared_error(y, t) loss.backward() optimizer.update() print("epoch: {0}, mean loss: {1}".format(i,loss.data))
学習結果をもとにテストを実行し、テスト結果の画像をプロット、保存します。
t_result=[]for i in range(len(x_test)): x = Variable(np.array([x_test[i]], dtype=np.float32)) y = model.forward(x) t_result.append(y.data) t_result = np.array(t_result, dtype=np.float32) t_result = t_result.flatten() t_result *= 255 t_result = t_result.reshape(100, 100) plt.imshow(t_result) plt.gray() plt.show() cv2.imwrite("face.jpg", t_result)
以上です！
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British Boot Company
The British Boot Company (formerly known as Holts) is a shoe shop in Camden Town in London notable for being a leading UK stockist of English brands such as Dr Martens, Grinders, Solovair, Gladiator, George Cox, Tredair and NPS.
The shop was founded as "Holt's" in 1851, selling hobnail boots. In the 1980s, the shop changed its name to British Boot Company, but the business was still run by the same family.
In the 1970's and early 1980's the shop was popular with skinheads and punks from all over the world, who came to buy bovver boots or brothel creepers. Customers could borrow a marker pen to write messages on the walls that would then be read by other skinhead crews or punk bands on tour.
In the late 1970's, the shop's owner, Alan Roumana, formed a close association with the local band North London Invaders, who would later become Madness. The band used to buy loafers from the shop, and they featured the store in their music videos "The Prince" and "The Sun and The Rain". Members of The Clash, Sex Pistols and UK Subs also became regular customers. | WIKI |
USS LeHardy
USS LeHardy (DE-20) was an Evarts-class destroyer escort constructed for the United States Navy during World War II. It was promptly sent off into the Pacific Ocean to protect convoys and other ships from Japanese submarines and fighter aircraft. At the end of the war, she had the honor of proceeding to Wake Island, as the Japanese commander surrendered, and raising a flagpole to fly the American flag once again.
She was laid down as HMS Duff (BDE-20) for the Royal Navy on 15 April 1942 by Mare Island Navy Yard; launched on 21 November 1942; sponsored by Mrs. Bert A. Barr; retained for use in the U.S. Navy and renamed LeHardy on 19 February 1943; and commissioned on 15 May 1943.
Namesake
Marcel LeHardy was born on 18 February 1905 in Savannah, Georgia. He was commissioned Ensign on 3 June 1926. He was awarded the Navy Cross for his valor in the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal. A Lieutenant commander from 1 April 1943, he was killed in action while serving as communications officer on the USS San Francisco (CA-38) during the Solomons Islands campaign.
World War II Pacific Theatre operations
After shakedown, LeHardy was assigned to the "pineapple run", escorting convoys from the United States west coast to Pearl Harbor. She sailed on her first cruise to Hawaii on 21 July and made two additional runs with convoys before being ordered to remain at Hawaii in late October. Following training exercises, LeHardy departed Pearl Harbor on 15 November as ASW screen with a convoy en route to Tarawa. Upon arrival there 10 days later, the destroyer escort continued patrol and screening operations with the 5th Fleet in the vicinity of the Gilbert Islands. LeHardy remained off the Gilberts as the U.S. Marines ashore secured the islands, from which the Marshalls operation would be launched. Departing Makin on 25 December, she steamed back to Hawaii for pre-invasion training in preparation for her next assignment. Sailing from Pearl Harbor again on 28 January 1944, LeHardy formed part of the escort and ASW screen for a convoy to the Marshall Islands landings. She arrived off Kwajalein on 5 February, the day the atoll was secured, then escorted the cargo ships to Funafuti, Ellice Islands. She returned to the Marshalls in mid-February for patrols and screening duties during the capture of Eniwetok, before sailing for Pearl Harbor on 4 March. Upon her arrival on 11 March, the destroyer escort was assigned to training exercises with fleet submarines. LeHardy continued these operations until she departed Pearl Harbor late in May for ASW operations in the Marshalls. Throughout the summer, she alternated between ASW duties in the western Pacific and training exercises out of Hawaii.
Surrender of the Japanese garrison at Wake Island
From 22 October 1944 until 22 January 1945, LeHardy escorted tanker convoys from Eniwetok to Ulithi, then sailed for a Seattle, Washington, overhaul. The destroyer escort returned Eniwetok on 28 May to resume her Eniwetok-Ulithi convoy runs, her task for the rest of the war. On 2 September, LeHardy departed Kwajalein to take part in the surrender ceremonies on Wake Island. Arriving there on 4 September, LeHardy stood by as the Japanese admiral surrendered the island. A detail from the ship went ashore and raised the pole which once again flew the American flag over Wake Island.
End-of-war deactivation
After touching Kwajalein and Pearl Harbor, she proceeded to San Pedro, California, arriving on 27 September. LeHardy decommissioned there on 25 October 1945 and was sold 26 December 1946 to National Metal and Steel Corp., Terminal Island, California. | WIKI |
Khanapuram Haveli
Khanapuram Haveli is a census town in Khammam district of the Indian state of Telangana. It is located in Khammam (urban) mandal of Khammam revenue division. The town is a constituent of Khammam Urban Agglomeration.
Demographics
census of India, Khanapuram Haveli had a population of 23,442. The total population constitute, 26,588 males and 26,854 females with a sex ratio of 1010 females per 1000 males. 5043 children are in the age group of 0–6 years with child sex ratio of 941 girls per 1000 boys. The average literacy rate stands at 88.21%.
Transport
Khanapuram Haveli is well connected by road. Khammam bus station is the nearest bus station. State run APSRTC buses provides transport services to Khanapuram Haveli. Khammam railway station is the nearest railway station at a distance of 6 mi which operates both passenger and freight services. | WIKI |
Talk:Life of the Party
Requested move 7 February 2023
The result of the move request was: Moved. (closed by non-admin page mover) Silikonz 💬 15:20, 13 February 2023 (UTC)
The Life of the Party → Life of the Party – This is a likely uncontroversial technical request, per WP:THE, since among the 25 entries listed upon The Life of the Party disambiguation page, 16 use the form "Life of the Party". — Roman Spinner (talk • contribs) 05:44, 7 February 2023 (UTC)
* '''Support per nom.--Ortizesp (talk) 15:55, 7 February 2023 (UTC)
* Suport per . Graham (talk) 05:50, 8 February 2023 (UTC) | WIKI |
Sodium perborate
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Sodium perborate
Perborate dimer, peroxide bond shown in red, charges in blue
Names
Other names
PBS-1 (mono), PBS-4 (tetra)
Identifiers
7632-04-4 YesY
10332-33-9 (monohydrate) YesY
10486-00-7 (tetrahydrate) YesY
3D model (Jmol) Interactive image
ChEBI CHEBI:30178 YesY
ChemSpider 4574023 YesY
ECHA InfoCard 100.106.721
EC Number 231-556-4
PubChem 5460514
RTECS number SC7350000
UNII Y52BK1W96C YesY
UN number 1479
Properties
NaBO3·nH2O
Molar mass 99.815 g/mol (monohydrate);
153.86 g/mol (tetrahydrate)
Appearance white powders
Odor odorless
Melting point 63 °C (145 °F; 336 K) (tetrahydrate)
Boiling point 130 to 150 °C (266 to 302 °F; 403 to 423 K) (tetrahydrate, decomposes)
2.15 g/100 mL (tetrahydrate, 18 °C)
Pharmacology
A01AB19 (WHO)
Hazards
Safety data sheet ICSC 1046
NFPA 704
Flammability code 1: Must be pre-heated before ignition can occur. Flash point over 93 °C (200 °F). E.g., canola oil Health code 1: Exposure would cause irritation but only minor residual injury. E.g., turpentine Reactivity code 0: Normally stable, even under fire exposure conditions, and is not reactive with water. E.g., liquid nitrogen Special hazards (white): no codeNFPA 704 four-colored diamond
Flash point non-flammable
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
YesY verify (what is YesYN ?)
Infobox references
Sodium perborate (PBS) is a white, odorless, water-soluble chemical compound with the chemical formula NaBO3. It crystallizes as the monohydrate, NaBO3·H2O, trihydrate, NaBO3·3H2O and tetrahydrate, NaBO3·4H2O.[1] The monohydrate and tetrahydrate are the commercially important forms.[1] The elementary structural unit of sodium perborates is a dimer anion B2O4(OH)42−, in which two boron atoms are joined by two peroxo bridges in a chair-shaped 6-membered ring, and the simplistic NaBO3·nH2O-type formulas are just a convenient way to express the average chemical composition.
Preparation and chemistry[edit]
Sodium perborate is manufactured by reaction of disodium tetraborate pentahydrate, hydrogen peroxide, and sodium hydroxide.[1] The monohydrate form dissolves better than the tetrahydrate and has higher heat stability; it is prepared by heating the tetrahydrate. Sodium perborate undergoes hydrolysis in contact with water, producing hydrogen peroxide and borate.[1]
Structure[edit]
Unlike sodium percarbonate and perphosphate, the sodium perborate is not simply an adduct with hydrogen peroxide, and it does not contain an individual BO3 ion.[2] Rather, there is a cyclic dimer anion B2O4(OH)42−, in which two boron atoms are joined by two peroxo bridges in a chair-shaped 6-membered ring.[3] This makes the substance more stable, and safer for handling and storage. The formula of the sodium salt is thus Na2H4B2O8.[1]
Uses[edit]
It serves as a source of active oxygen in many detergents, laundry detergents, cleaning products, and laundry bleaches.[1] It is also present in some tooth bleaching formulas. It is used as a bleaching agent for internal bleaching of a non vital root treated tooth. The sodium perborate is placed inside the tooth and left in place for an extended period of time to allow it to diffuse into the tooth and bleach stains from the inside out. It has antiseptic properties and can act as a disinfectant. It is also used as a "disappearing" preservative in some brands of eye drops.
Sodium perborate is a less aggressive bleach than sodium hypochlorite, causing less degradation to dyes and textiles. Borates also have some non-oxidative bleaching properties.
Sodium perborate releases oxygen rapidly at temperatures over 60 °C. To make it active at lower temperatures (40–60 °C), it has to be mixed with a suitable activator, typically tetraacetylethylenediamine (TAED).
See also[edit]
References[edit]
1. ^ a b c d e f B.J Brotherton Boron: Inorganic Chemistry Encyclopedia of Inorganic Chemistry (1994) Ed. R. Bruce King, John Wiley & Sons ISBN 0-471-93620-0
2. ^ Greenwood, Norman N.; Earnshaw, Alan (1997). Chemistry of the Elements (2nd ed.). Butterworth-Heinemann. ISBN 0-08-037941-9.
3. ^ Carrondo, M. A. A. F. de C. T.; Skapski, A. C. (1978). "Refinement of the X-ray crystal structure of the industrial bleaching agent disodium tetrahydroxo-di-μ-peroxo-diborate hexahydrate, Na2[B2(O2)2(OH)4]·6H2O". Acta Crystallogr B. 34: 3551. doi:10.1107/S0567740878011565.
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Barry Weiss
Barry Weiss (born February 11, 1959) is an American music executive. He co-founded the record label RECORDS in 2015, an imprint of Sony Music Entertainment which specializes in young recording artists.
Weiss got his start at Clive Calder's Jive Records before working his way up to the head of the RCA/Jive Label Group. While at Jive, Weiss fostered artists like Britney Spears, Justin Timberlake, NSYNC, Chris Brown, Backstreet Boys, A Tribe Called Quest, among others. He left the company in 2011 to join Universal Music Group, prior to co-founding RECORDS in 2015. The label has since signed artists including Nelly, 24kGoldn, Noah Cyrus, B-Lovee, Lennon Stella, LSD, Matt Stell, and Dax. In 2023, the labels other co-founders (Matt Pincus and Ron Perry) were ousted in a stake buyout, leaving Weiss as the company's sole proprietor. Weiss has also co-founded the publishing firm SONGS.
Early life and education
Weiss was born to a Jewish family in New York, New York on February 11, 1959, to parents Hy and Rosalyn Weiss. His father, Hy, was also a music executive having founded Old Town Records in the late 1950s. Barry Weiss graduated from Cornell University in 1981. While in school, he worked as a promoter to radio stations from his dorm room. Weiss received his Master of Business Administration from New York University in 1986.
1981–2008: Early years, Jive, and Zomba
Early on in his career, Weiss worked at Ariola America and Infinity Records. He earned his first major job in 1982 at Clive Calder's new label, Jive Records. For his job interview, Weiss took Calder to various black, hip hop, and gay clubs where he knew bouncers and doormen throughout New York City. He initially started in the position of Manager of Artist Development. At the time of his arrival, the label consisted mostly of pop acts like Billy Ocean, A Flock of Seagulls, and Samantha Fox. Weiss helped establish the label as a home for rappers and hip hop artists like DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince, A Tribe Called Quest, Whodini, Kool Moe Dee, Too Short, Boogie Down Productions, UGK, and others.
In January 1995, Weiss was promoted to President of Jive Records along with Verity and Silvertone. From 1995 to 2000, Weiss was involved with acts such as Britney Spears, NSYNC, The Backstreet Boys, and others. He also oversaw the release of NSYNC's 2000 album, No Strings Attached which broke the album sales record (a record that stood until 2015). In 2002, Jive Records' parent company, Zomba Music Group, was purchased by BMG for $2.7 billion. Under BMG, Weiss was named the President and CEO of the newly formed Zomba Label Group. While in that position, he oversaw the careers of artists like Chris Brown, T-Pain, R. Kelly, and others.
2008–2014: RCA/Jive to Universal
In 2008, Weiss was named Chairman and CEO of the BMG Label Group (later renamed RCA/Jive Label Group), replacing Clive Davis. As the head of the label group, Weiss oversaw Jive, Verity, GospoCentric, Volcano, RCA, Arista, Fo Yo Soul, LaFace, and J. He also inherited the management of acts such as Pink, Whitney Houston, Alicia Keys, Daughtry, the Foo Fighters, Kelly Clarkson, Leona Lewis, and numerous others. In 2010, Weiss announced that he would be leaving the RCA/Jive Label Group for a position at the Universal Music Group. His official appointment to the position of Chairman and CEO of a group of labels colloquially referred to as Universal's "East Coast" labels (i.e. Republic Records, Island Def Jam, Motown Records, etc.) came in March 2011.
Artists under Weiss's purview included Kanye West, Justin Bieber, Rihanna, 2 Chainz, Fall Out Boy, The Weeknd, Avicii, and numerous others. He left his position in 2014 after Universal decided to reorganize the music group into standalone labels.
2015–present: Founder of RECORDS
In a partnership with SONGS Music Publishing, Weiss co-founded a new independent label, RECORDS, in early 2015. The SONGS roster included The Weeknd, Diplo, Lorde, and DJ Mustard (among others) at the time of RECORDS' founding. Early RECORDS' signees included Nelly and iLoveMemphis. Both artists had 2015 singles ("The Fix" and "Hit the Quan," respectively) that were certified platinum. Other RECORDS artists include Noah Cyrus, LSD (composed of Labrinth, Sia and Diplo), Lennon Stella, Lauren Jauregui, Dylan Brady, St. Paul and The Broken Bones, and James Barker Band, among others.
SONGS Music Publishing was sold to the Kobalt Music Group in December 2017. The following month, RECORDS became a joint venture with the Sony Music Entertainment. | WIKI |
Liu Shouren
Liu Shouren (21 March 1934 – 11 June 2023) was a Chinese engineer specializing in wool, and an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering. He has been hailed as the "Father of Chinese Fine Wool Sheep".
Liu was a representative of the 12th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party and 13th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party. He was a delegate to the 9th and 10th National People's Congress.
Biography
Liu was born in the town of Gushan, Jingjiang, Jingjiang, Jiangsu, on 21 March 1934. His father was an engineer at a textile factory in the Suzhou. He had six sisters. He attended Jingjiang Xiyin Middle School and Wu County High School. In 1951, he enrolled at Zhejiang University. In 1952, the Animal Husbandry Department of Zhejiang University was incorporated into Nanjing Agricultural College (now Nanjing Agricultural University), and Liu became a student of Nanjing Agricultural University.
After university in 1955, with the support of his father, he signed up to support the construction of Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps and engaged in animal husbandry for a long time, and successively served as a technician, manager, and chief animal husbandry officer. He joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in June 1960. He rose to become president of Xinjiang Agriculture Academy in 1988, and than honorary president in 1995. In January 2000, he was hired as a professor and doctoral supervisor of Shihezi University.
Liu died in Shihezi, Xinjiang on 11 June 2023, at the age of 89.
Honours and awards
* 1987 State Science and Technology Progress Award (First Class) for the Breeding of New Chinese Merino Sheep Varieties.
* 1991 State Science and Technology Progress Award (First Class) for the Chinese Merino Sheep (Xinjiang Military Reclamation Type) Breeding System.
* 1999 Member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE)
* 2007 State Science and Technology Progress Award (Second Class) for the New Techniques for Sheep Breeding: Cultivation of New Strains of Merino Meat, Ultra Fine Wool, and Multi Fetal Meat in China.
* 2008 Science and Technology Innovation Award of the Ho Leung Ho Lee Foundation | WIKI |
Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy at UPMC
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Recently, doctors in the United States have been diagnosing more cases of esophageal cancer. Obesity and long-term irritation from gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) are believed to be contributors to this increase in new cases.
If you have esophageal cancer, you may be a candidate for a surgical treatment called Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy (MIE). At the UPMC Esophageal and Lung Surgery Institute, our surgeons are some of the most experienced in the world at performing the MIE procedure.
What Is Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy (MIE)?
MIE is surgery to remove cancer in the esophagus. The surgery involves small incisions through which surgeons insert a tiny camera and can remove cancerous parts of the esophagus and stomach.
The surgery may be performed with robotic assistance, providing surgeons with greater dexterity and the ability to access hard-to-reach areas of the body.
Surgeons at the UPMC Esophageal and Lung Surgery Institute use a multidisciplinary approach to determine the best combination of chemotherapy, radiation, and surgical treatment for each patient with esophageal cancer.
Benefits of Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy
The goal of MIE is to help you get back to a normal, cancer-free life. Minimally invasive techniques have made the procedure safer and recovery times shorter, providing patients with improved quality of life.
Compared to traditional open esophageal cancer surgery, using minimally invasive techniques — including robot-assisted surgery — greatly:
• Reduces the risk of complications
• Lessens pain
• Shortens hospital stays
For MIE surgery, a patient’s experience and outcome depend heavily on the expertise of the physicians and medical team performing the surgery. UPMC surgeons are among the most experienced in the world, having performed nearly 2,000 MIEs.
Preparing for Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy Surgery
Diagnostic tests and cancer treatment
To decide if MIE surgery is your best treatment option, you will need to complete imaging procedures and other diagnostic testing. These tests tell us the size and location of your tumor.
Tumors related to GERD tend to be lower, closer to where the esophagus meets the stomach. Tumors caused by smoking and drinking alcohol tend to be higher in the esophagus. Both types of tumors may be eligible for MIE, but the number of incisions may vary based on the tumor's exact location.
Doctors approach the treatment of esophageal cancer with multiple modalities. You may have chemo or radiation before MIE to shrink the tumor. You may also need chemo or radiation after surgery. At the UPMC Esophageal and Lung Surgery Institute, we'll work closely with you to develop the best treatment plan for your condition.
Before the minimally invasive esophagectomy procedure
Your surgical team will provide you with details on how to prepare for your surgery. You can contact the team any time with questions about your minimally invasive esophagectomy.
To help you prepare, your doctor will give you a list of drugs to stop taking and a diet to follow.
Three days before surgery, you will begin a full liquid diet. This means only eating foods like cream soups, milkshakes, and smoothies. The day before surgery, this changes to a clear liquid diet. The night before surgery, you will need to do a gentle bowel prep and avoid eating or drinking after midnight.
Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy Procedure: What to Expect
When it’s time for your surgery, you will receive general anesthesia, which will cause you to sleep throughout the procedure. During the MIE, your surgeon will:
• Make small cuts in the chest, abdomen, and possibly neck
• Insert a tiny camera and surgical tools through these cuts
• Remove most of your esophagus and part of the stomach
• Reconstruct your stomach and connect it to the remaining part of the esophagus
If robotic-assisted surgery is used, you will have the same incisions and a similar camera and tools inserted.
The robotic technique provides the surgeon great precision. He or she is in control of every movement throughout the operation. The surgeon will sit at a console with a video screen that provides excellent visibility and control the surgical tools from the console to perform the procedure.
MIE surgery can last anywhere from 4 to 10 hours, with an average of 6 hours.
After the minimally invasive esophagectomy procedure
You will spend one night in the hospital intensive care unit before moving into a room on the thoracic surgery floor for recovery. You can expect to stay in the hospital for about six days.
At first, you will have a feeding tube in place for nutrition while the esophagus heals. Then, you'll begin a regimented diet. You'll start with liquids and slowly work your way back to eating solid foods. A dietitian will provide guidance on advancing your diet, along with oversight from your surgical team.
The team will watch you closely for complications while you’re in the hospital. We care deeply about your quality of life and about helping you get back to the things you enjoy.
After your release, if you have a fever or any signs of complications, call someone on your surgical team right away.
Within about three or four weeks, you’ll be able to resume many activities that aren't physically demanding.
The care team will follow up with you through regular outpatient clinic visits. Outside of those visits, you can contact us any time at the UPMC Esophageal and Lung Surgery Institute if you have questions or concerns. | ESSENTIALAI-STEM |
Analyze ODNP Data
This example demonstrates how to use the hydration module to analyze ODNP data.
References
It is helpful to be familiar with at least http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pnmrs.2013.06.001 and https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.mie.2018.09.024 before setting the parameters and performing calculations.
Imports
import dnplab
import numpy as np
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
Example Data
enhancements = np.array(
[
0.57794113752189,
-0.4688718613022250,
-0.5464528159680670,
-1.0725090541762200,
-1.4141203961920700,
-1.695789643686440,
-1.771840068080760,
-1.8420812985152700,
-1.97571340381877,
-2.091405209753480,
-2.1860546327712800,
-2.280712535872610,
-2.4709892163826400,
-2.5184316153191200,
-2.556110148443770,
-2.576413132701720,
-2.675593912859120,
-2.8153300703866400,
-2.897475156648710,
-3.0042154567120800,
-3.087886507216510,
]
)
enhancement_powers = np.array(
[
0.0006454923080882520,
0.004277023425898170,
0.004719543572446050,
0.00909714298712173,
0.01344187403986090,
0.01896059941058610,
0.02101937603827090,
0.022335737104727900,
0.026029715703921800,
0.02917012237740640,
0.0338523245243911,
0.03820738749745440,
0.04733370907740660,
0.05269608016472140,
0.053790874615060400,
0.05697639350179900,
0.06435487925718170,
0.07909179437004270,
0.08958910066880800,
0.1051813598911370,
0.11617812912435900,
]
)
T1s = np.array(
[
2.020153734009,
2.276836030132750,
2.3708172489377400,
2.4428968088189100,
2.5709096032675700,
]
)
T1_powers = np.array(
[
0.000589495934876689,
0.024242327290569100,
0.054429505156431400,
0.0862844940360515,
0.11617812912435900,
]
)
Set up your data dictionary
data = {
"E_array": enhancements, # numpy array of signal enhancements (unitless)
"E_powers": enhancement_powers, # numpy array of microwave power levels used to collect enhancements
"T1_array": T1s, # numpy array of T1 measurements (s)
"T1_powers": T1_powers, # numpy array of microwave power levels used to collect T1s
"T10": 2.0, # T1 measured with microwave power = 0 (s)
"T100": 2.5, # T1 measured for sample without unpaired spin and microwave power = 0 (s)
"spin_C": 100e-6, # spin concentration (M)
"magnetic_field": 0.35, # magnetic field (T)
"smax_model": "tethered", # choice of smax model or direct input of smax value
"interpolate_method": "second_order", # choice of interpolation method
}
Optional - adjust constants
In general the constants used in the calculations are kept the same as those found in literature. You may update these values if you wish but this is rarely necessary and will make direct comparisons with most existing literature invalid.
standard_constants = {
"ksigma_bulk": 95.4, # bulk ksigma value (s^-1 * M^-1)
"krho_bulk": 353.4, # bulk krho value (s^-1 * M^-1)
"klow_bulk": 366, # bulk klow value (s^-1 * M^-1)
"tcorr_bulk": 54e-12, # bulk tcorr value (s)
"D_H2O": 2.3e-9, # bulk water diffusivity (m^2 / s)
"D_SL": 4.1e-10, # diffusivity of spin probe in bulk water (m^2 / s)
}
It is typically unnecessary to adjust the constants used in 2nd order interpolation, although they are adjustable if necessary. Explanation can be found in the SI of https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.1c11342
interpolation_constants = {
"delta_T1_water": 1, # change in water proton T1 due to microwaves (s)
"T1_water": 2.5, # T1 of bulk water protons (s)
"macro_C": 100e-6, # concentration (M)
}
Combine any dictionaries of constants into one dictionary with something like,
constants = {**standard_constants, **interpolation_constants}
Calculate results
If any adjustments are made to the constants, pass both dictionaries to dnplab.hydration,
results = dnplab.hydration(data, constants)
If no adjustments are made to the constants you can skip the creation of the constants dictionary and pass just the data dictionary alone,
results = dnplab.hydration(data)
The contents of the calculated results are as follows,
results_contents = {
"uncorrected_Ep": np.array, # fit to enhancement profile using the "uncorrected model" (unitless)
"uncorrected_xi": float, # coupling factor calculated from the "uncorrected" fit (unitless)
"interpolated_T1": np.array, # array of T1s obtained from interpolation (s)
"ksigma_array": np.array, # array of ksigma calculated using the enhancement and T1 data (s^-1 * M^-1)
"ksigma_fit": np.array, # fit to ksigma_array (s^-1 * M^-1)
"ksigma": float, # (s^-1 * M^-1)
"ksigma_stdd": float, # standard deviation in ksigma (s^-1 * M^-1)
"ksigma_bulk_ratio": float, # ratio ksigma / ksigma_bulk (unitless)
"krho": float, # (s^-1 * M^-1)
"krho_bulk_ratio": float, # ratio krho / krho_bulk (unitless)
"klow": float, # (s^-1 * M^-1)
"klow_bulk_ratio": float, # ratio klow / klow_bulk (unitless)
"coupling_factor": float, # coupling factor from spectral density function (unitless)
"tcorr": float, # translational diffusion correlation time (s)
"tcorr_bulk_ratio": float, # ratio tcorr / tcorr_bulk (unitless)
"Dlocal": float, # local diffusivity (m^2 / s)
}
Plot the 'ksigma_array' and 'ksigma_fit', for example.
plt.figure()
plt.plot(data["E_powers"], results["ksigma_array"], "o", label="Data")
plt.plot(data["E_powers"], results["ksigma_fit"], label="Fit")
plt.grid()
plt.xlabel("microwave power")
plt.ylabel("$\kappa_\sigma$")
plt.title("$\kappa_\sigma$ vs. microwave power")
plt.legend()
plt.show()
$\kappa_\sigma$ vs. microwave power
Note: for a MATLAB app that includes an interactive parameter tuning tool - where the effects of parameters on the calculations can be visualized - please visit: https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/73293-xodnp
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GLOBAL MARKETS-Dollar strengthens after economic data, pressuring oil
* U.S. retail sales rise strongly, boost economic outlook * Wall St little changed; European shares gain * Oil prices fall after three-day run * Yield curve flattens on robust U.S. economic data (Updates with opening of U.S. markets) By Lewis Krauskopf NEW YORK, May 13 (Reuters) - The U.S. dollar surged to a more than two-week high against a basket of currencies following stronger-than-expected U.S. economic data, putting pressure on oil prices, which fell after three days of gains. After cutting losses following the economic data, Wall Street was little changed in late morning trading. U.S. retail sales in April recorded their biggest increase in a year as Americans stepped up purchases of automobiles and a range of other goods, suggesting the economy was regaining momentum. But lacklustre quarterly results from department store operators Nordstrom and J.C. Penney, following weak reports from retailers earlier in the week, reignited jitters about the consumer sector. While the retail sales report was positive, “it’s one number after a sequence of some fairly tepid numbers coming out of that consumer discretionary area,” said Jeff Buetow, president of investment consulting firm BFRC Services in Charlottesville, Virginia. The Dow Jones industrial average was up 6.13 points, or 0.03 percent, at 17,726.63, the S&P 500 rose 1.75 point, or 0.08 percent, to 2,065.86 and the Nasdaq Composite added 20.64 points, or 0.44 percent, to 4,757.97. The tech-heavy Nasdaq was helped by a rebound in Apple after the iPhone maker hit a two-year low on Thursday, and strong results from chipmaker Nvidia. The pan-European FTSEurofirst 300 index gained 0.3 percent, rebounding from losses earlier in the session after the U.S. retail sales report. MSCI’s broad index of global shares fell 0.4 percent, as Asian markets were weak. The index is off about 1 percent for 2016, with stocks rebounding after a rough start to the year but little changed in recent weeks. Concerns about the global economy persist and investors are responding to diverging policies between the Federal Reserve and other major central banks. Along with the positive retail sales report, the University of Michigan said its consumer sentiment index surged 6.8 points to 95.8 early this month, the highest reading since June. Following the upbeat economic data, the dollar climbed 0.7 percent against a basket of currencies. “In response to this (retail sales) number, markets appear to have concluded that the dollar sell-off through the early part of the year was overdone,” said Karl Schamotta, head of enterprise risk management at Cambridge Global Payments in Toronto. A three-day run for oil prices came to a halt as the stronger dollar weighed and investors cashed in on recent gains. A stronger U.S. currency weighs on greenback-denominated commodities such as oil futures. Losses were cushioned by outages in Nigeria that have slashed output there to the lowest in 22 years. Global benchmark Brent fell 0.7 percent to $47.75 a barrel, while U.S. crude dropped 1.1 percent to $46.19 a barrel. Oil prices have recovered some ground after touching 12-year lows earlier in 2016. The U.S. yield curve flattened to the lowest levels in two months after the U.S. economic data. Short- and intermediate-dated debt underperformed long-dated bonds after the data, putting the two-year, 10-year yield curve at its flattest since March 9. Benchmark 10-year notes were last up 8/32 in price to yield 1.7327 percent, down from 1.76 percent late on Thursday. (Additional reporting by Patrick Graham and Karolin Schaps in London and Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss and Karen Brettell in New York; Editing by Bernadette Baum) | NEWS-MULTISOURCE |
Arkel
Arkel is a town in the province of South Holland, Netherlands. A part of the municipality of Molenlanden, it lies about 3 km north of Gorinchem. Arkel is a former municipality; in 1986 it became part of Giessenlanden.
In 2017, the village of Arkel had 3.445 inhabitants. The built-up area of the village was 0.42 km² and contained 1.125 residences. The statistical area "Arkel", which also includes the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 3220. Though there are little places of cultural interest in Arkel, there is a 19th-century domed church and a 19th-century windmill.
History
Although nowadays a modest village, in the Middle Ages it was the origin of the renowned Lords of Arkel, who owned considerable territories including the town of Gorinchem.
Transportation
Arkel is served by Arkel railway station. It is located north of the town. | WIKI |
Read: The House Intelligence Committee's impeachment report in full
The House Intelligence Committee on Tuesday released a draft report of its key findings in the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump.The Democratic-led committee&aposs report reached damning conclusions.The report concluded that Trump "conditioned a White House meeting and military aid to Ukraine on a public announcement of investigations beneficial to his reelection campaign," and "obstructed the impeachment inquiry by instructing witnesses and agencies to ignore subpoenas for documents and testimony."Read the findings in full below: The House Intelligence Committee, led by Chairman Adam Schiff a Democrat from California, released a draft report of its key findings in the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trum.The inquiry was kickstarted by a whistleblower complaint filed in August by a member of the intelligence community. The complaint centered in on a July 25 phone call between Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, where Trump mentions the Bidens and a debunked conspiracy about the 2016 election. In the complaint, the whistleblower registers concern over potential abuse of power from Trump, including, "pressuring a foreign country to investigate one of the President&aposs main domestic political rivals."The House Intelligence Committee began the inquiry with closed-door hearings and then multiple days of public hearings with key witnesses. The report documents the Democratic-led committees&apos conclusions.The report concluded that Trump "conditioned a White House meeting and military aid to Ukraine on a public announcement of investigations beneficial to his reelection campaign," and "obstructed the impeachment inquiry by instructing witnesses and agencies to ignore subpoenas for documents and testimony."Trump has maintained that there was no quid pro quo and that the July 25 call was "perfect." On Monday, House Republicans released their own report that said the president had not done anything wrong.The inquiry now heads to the House Judiciary Committee, where public hearings begin on Wednesday, December 4.Read the House Intelligence Committee&aposs report below:
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The Salon (TV series)
The Salon is a British reality TV show where various members of the public (some famous) are invited daily to have treatments (mostly hair styles) in a studio built beauty salon situated in Balham, south-west London, and in the second series, a purpose-built studio inside the Trocadero, Piccadilly Circus.
Overview
Viewers were given an insight into the running and bickering of life in a professional salon with manager Paul Merritt and his team of trainees and employees. The show was most notable for bringing fame to Brazilian-born hairstylist, Ricardo Ribeiro and introducing viewers to Sharon and Ozzy Osbourne's nephew, Terry Longden.
Guests
Some of the show's celebrity guests included Linford Christie, Cheryl Baker, Carrie Grant, Linsey Dawn McKenzie, Simeon Williams, Brigitte Nielsen, Val Lehman, Kristian Nairn, Michael Barrymore, and Lucy Pinder, Denise Pearson, Rory Bremner, Danni Behr, Donna Eyre, Neil Pickup and Michael Heseltine. Kat Chaplin | WIKI |
Draft:Personal color
Personal color refers to the color that look best on an individual based on their natural features like skin, hair, and eyes. People use this concept to choose makeup, clothing, and jewelry that suits them. The idea of personal color was first introduced by the Swiss artist Johannes Itten in the early 20th century. He once said, “Color is life, for a world without color seems dead. [3] "This shows us how he thought about the importance of color. Color plays a pivotal role in personal style, fashion, and self-presentation. It has an impact on how individuals are perceived and how they feel about themselves and this is some of the impact of personal color.
Personal color system utilized to determine the most flattering colors for an individual's natural coloring is known as the personal color analysis system. Referred to as color analysis, seasonal color analysis, or skin-tone matching, this concept is widely employed in the fashion and cosmetic industry. It involves assessing the colors of clothing and makeup that complement a person's skin, hair, or eye tones for fashion styling or image consulting. Beginning in the 1980s, numerous studies introduced color analysis systems aimed at identifying clothing and makeup shades that enhance one's natural coloring, promoting a healthier, more attractive, and powerful appearance, Including Carole Jackson used colors from different seasons to analyze and categorize the color types of individuals using various color theories
Typically, personal color analysis categorizes colors into four harmonious groups aligned with an individual's skin, hair, or eye tones. These groups often adopt names associated with the four seasons, creating what is known as seasonal color analysis, with tonal groupings like Winter, Spring, Summer, and Autumn. However, variations exist depending on researchers or experts. Some systems use terms such as cool tone and warm tone to classify an individual's skin, hair, and eye color combinations, moving away from the seasonal associations.
Despite its popularity, traditional personal color analysis systems have drawbacks. Expert analysis is usually required, introducing complexity and subjectivity into the process. Additionally, the system's effectiveness is contingent on the expert's opinion, leading to potential inconsistencies in color recommendations. Another limitation is the reliance on experts, which imposes constraints in terms of time, space, and accuracy, especially when fabric colors are discolored or contaminated.
In spite of these limitations, some studies indicate the effectiveness of the personal color analysis system[1]. Demonstrated that individuals appear more attractive when dressed in personalized colors that match their natural coloring. However, other research suggests that certain shades recommended by color analysis systems may not always be well-received, indicating a need for a more nuanced understanding of color effects on individuals.
Recognizing the importance of clothing color in making favorable impressions, recent studies emphasize not only hue but also value and chroma. Men, in particular, tend to prefer high chroma colors, and color value has been found to have a significant impact on employability evaluations. Additionally, the influence of clothing color on trait evaluations is notable, with bright color generally eliciting more positive impressions than dull colors [1].
and this is some of the impact of personal color.
1. Confidence Boost: Wearing colors that complement one's skin tone and features can boost self-confidence. Wearing clothing that makes people feel comfortable contributes to increased confidence throughout the day.
2. Perceived Image: The colors a person wears can influence how others perceive them. Bright, warm colors can make a person appear more approachable and friendly, while dark colors can make others feel scared and mysterious.
3. Trends and Fashion: Fashion trends often revolve around color. Certain colors become popular in different seasons and can heavily influence the fashion industry. People who want to stay on-trend may incorporate these fashionable colors into their wardrobe.
4. Emotional Impact: Colors can evoke various emotions. For instance, warm colors like red and yellow are associated with energy and enthusiasm, while cooler colors like blue and green can convey calmness and serenity. People can use color to create the emotional impact they desire in different situations.
Color The rainbow initially had only five colors until 1704 when Sir Isaac Newton decided to add orange and indigo. He did this because he had a liking for the supposedly mystical qualities associated with the number 7.
It appears that the colors of the rainbow can vary, and when we explore the cultural backgrounds of these colors, we discover even broader discrepancies. In essence, our understanding of colors, and even the way we perceive them, is influenced more by our upbringing and culture than by inherent factors.[2]
Color is a salient cue that elicits specific emotional responses. For in many consumer products, color forms a state of strong feelings and physical or psychic reactions in our memory, and can be used as an instantaneous indicator or inference of relevancy. For example, warm colors have been associated with excitement, passion and intensity; whereas cool colors have been associated with calmness, comfort, peacefulness and restfulness. Green has been found to have both positive and negative impressions such as quietness and naturalness, while conversely it can signify tiredness and guilt.
Skin Tone The variation in human skin color depends on Genetic and the environment of the area. Early humans migrated to warmer for find food to live. The body needs to adapt to the hot weather by increasing sweat glands and a reduction in body hair, facilitating more efficient cooling through perspiration. However, the consequence of less hairy skin was heightened susceptibility to the sun's intense radiation, particularly in equatorial regions. So, the human population evolved to develop dark skin rich in melanin, which functions as a natural sunscreen to protect there’s skin. Melanin, while protecting against the harmful effects of UV radiation, controlled UV penetration of the skin is required for the synthesis of vitamin D, essential for calcium absorption and strong bone development.Consequently, those living in regions farther from the equator have lower UV levels, and experienced natural selection favoring lighter skin. This adaptation permitted adequate UV radiation penetration, enabling vitamin D production. This interplay between skin pigmentation and solar exposure is supported by measurements of skin reflectance, which quantifies the degree of light reflected by skin. While skin cancer can be caused by UV radiation, it typically impacts individuals beyond their reproductive years, exerting minimal influence on the evolutionary development of skin color. [13]
Seasonal Color
Seasonal color analysis is a popular method to understand how different colors can enhance an individual's appearance by categorizing them into four primary color seasons, each inspired by the hues observed in the four natural seasons.
Spring Colors
* Characteristics: Yellow tone. brown eyes the overall look is bright and cheerful.
* Description: Spring is classified as a light-yellow undertone (Warm). The highlight of the spring color is beige-yellow skin or tan skin with a honey tone. This skin tone goes well with brightly colored clothes and makeup. But it must be a warm color such as old rose pink, salmon orange, which will give girls this season an image of being bright, cheerful, friendly, and easy to get along with.
* Palette: Warm pastels, vibrant corals, sunny yellows, and bright greens.
* Clothing colors: Choose bright colors. Give a cute, bright look and keep it in warm tones with a touch of yellow. Choosing a darker color will give a more grown-up look but be careful not to go too dark.
* Colors to avoid: Very dark, muted tones because they make the skin look dull, aged, and dull.
* Accessories: Light gold, light bronze, rose gold.
Summer Colors
* Characteristics: Yellow skin tone. The overall look is natural. Be discreet as an adult.
* Description: Summer color is classified in the light blue undertone skin group (Cool). The highlight of summer color is white-pink skin or dark skin with red tones. Suitable for fashion and makeup in soft, sweet pastel colors such as rose pink or pearl pink. Therefore, people with colors in this season have an image of being gentle, gentle, nurturing and highly feminine.
* Palette: Soft pastels, cool blues, delicate lavenders, understated grays.
* Clothing colors: Choose clothing in bright tones and go for soft pastels like blue, purple, lavender, or colors that are a little grayish. This will help make your skin look brighter and brighter.
* Colors to avoid: Orange tones, warm browns, or brick oranges because they will make the skin dull. Makes the look drop easily.
* Accessories: Silver, platinum.
Autumn Colors
Winter Colors
* Characteristics: Pink skin color, hazel, or black eye color. The overall look is gentle and nurturing.
* Description: Autumn colors are classified as dark yellow undertones (Warm). The highlight of this autumn color is golden yellow or tan skin, so it goes well with fashion and makeup in earthy colors. This total look makes the image extremely luxurious and elegant with taste and a highly mature personality.
* Palette: Warm earth tones, deep oranges, olive greens, rich browns, rust, mustard.
* Clothing colors: For a calm look for people with autumn tones, choose earthy clothing colors such as mustard yellow, brick orange, olive green, and other muted, muted color families. If you want to dress in light colors, choose colors that are warm and not too bright or flashy.
* Colors to avoid: Bright, flashy colors.
* Accessories: Copper, gold, bronze.
* Characteristics: Pinkish skin color, personality looks sleek and cool.
* Description: Winter color is classified in the dark blue undertone group (Cool). The highlight of winter color is that it has very white skin that tends to be pale or not have dark skin at all. This season's colors are therefore suitable only for bright colors or Vivid Color tones, such as lemon yellow, bright red, or shocking pink. As a result, people with colors in this season have a distinctive image and have a high sense of self.
* Palette: Bold, clear, jewel-toned colors like deep blues, vibrant reds, emerald greens, stark blacks, and whites.
* Clothing colors: Bright colors like primary colors or bright, sore colors. Wearing them will help make your look more charming. Boost your confidence to the utmost strength.
* Colors that should be avoided: Very dark colors, but be careful of dull, muted tones because they can make you look dull.
* Accessories: Silver, platinum, titanium.
Understanding one's color season guides the selection of clothing, makeup, and accessories that harmonize with natural coloring, ensuring a cohesive and flattering wardrobe for various settings and occasions.
Makeup and Hair Considerations in Personal Colors Analysis
Many beauty groups people have probably heard the word 'Personal Color' before because it is a beauty trend that is booming in our country. But in fact, this science of Personal Colors has been with the beauty and fashion industry around the world for a long time because it is a science. To choose the right color for a person based on the skin tone, brightness, and clarity of our skin color in order to bring out the shades in us that are as bright and radiant as possible.
Personal color analysis provides individuals with the tools to make more informed decisions regarding their makeup and hair choices, empowering them to exude confidence and self-assurance. By aligning your cosmetic and hair selections with your distinct color palette, you can achieve a look that is both balanced and harmonious, accentuating your best features. Furthermore, personal colors analysis can be a valuable resource in saving both time and money by steering you away from beauty products and hair colors that may not be as flattering. It fosters self-discovery and the development of personal style, all while staying within the parameters of what complements your natural coloring. Ultimately, grasping these considerations enables you to embrace your uniqueness and highlight your beauty in a manner that is distinctly your own.
The importance of understanding your skin's undertone to find the right makeup. Undertones are categorized into cool (blue or pink), warm (olive or yellow), and neutral (a mix of cool and warm). To determine your undertone, you can use the test follow below: [9 ]
1.Check the color of the veins : If it's green, it's a warm undertone. If it's blue or purple, it's a cool undertone. Or if the color isn't very noticeable, it's a neutral undertone.
2. Evaluate the jewelry you like : If you like gold or gold jewelry because when you wear it it looks good with your skin tone. You're likely to have a warm undertone if you like silver or silver jewelry because they look good on your skin tone when worn. You are likely to have a cool undertone if you look good in both gold and silver jewelry. It's possible that you have a neutral undertone in clothing colors.
3.Clothing : Warm undertones tend to wear warm white and yellow clothing, while cool undertones tend to wear white and blue or cool white clothing. Warm undertones tend to prefer brown over black, while Cool undertones tend to prefer black, but if you have a neutral undertone, you can wear any color.
Makeup Consideration [8]
Cool undertone : Should choose a slightly pink foundation make-up and avoid using yellow foundation make-up. Because it makes pink skin look pale. Moreover, It is recommended to use blue eyeshadow, red, pink or purple lipstick, and apply rose pink powder blusher on the cheeks. This will help make the face look brighter.
Warm undertone : It is recommended that you choose a slightly yellow base color. Now there is no foundation make-up problem that is not suitable for the skin. Moreover, eyeshadow natural color tones and coral blush or highlight your cheekbones to make them look sparkly, and use dark red lipstick. It will make your yellow-toned skin stand out.
Neutral undertone : Color between pink and yellow or you can mix two colors of foundation make-up. Moreover, It is recommended to choose eyeshadow, blush, and lipstick tones that perfectly match your eye and hair color.
Hair Colors Consideration [7]
Cool undertone : If you are white, it is suitable for blonde, caramel brown hair, orange brown and light brown. Medium skin is suitable for caramel brown, golden brown, and mahogany brown hair. Dark skin is suitable for mocha brown, dark brown, and black hair.
Warm undertone : If you are a fair-skinned person, it is suitable for platinum, gray, brown-gray, beige, and champagne hair. Medium skin is suitable for dark chocolate-colored hair, chestnut brown, dark reddish brown and mocha brown. Dark skin suitable for caramel brown and golden brown hair.
Neutral undertone : If you are a white person, it is suitable for strawberry blonde and reddish-brown hair. Medium skin is suitable for black, dark brown, and black hair with blue highlights. Dark skin is suitable for brown, red, and brown hair and chestnut brown.
Benefits
1. Enhanced Self-Expression: Personal color analysis allows individuals to express themselves. It empowers people to showcase their personality and style, resulting in a more authentic and confident self-presentation.
2. Budget-Friendly Shopping: Personal color analysis can lead to more cost-effective shopping. Knowing which colors work best for you prevents impulse buying of items that later go unworn. Saving money in the long run.
3. Streamlined Grooming Routine: Personal color analysis can simplify daily grooming routines. It can lead to quicker and more effective beauty regimens.
4. Positive Mood: Colors that flatter you can make you feel happier and more comfortable, resulting in a more positive outlook on life.
5. Cultural and Occasion : Understanding your personal color can guide you in choosing culturally appropriate attire and dressing appropriately for various occasions, ensuring you always feel comfortable and confident. | WIKI |
User:Nikolaos Bakalis
Name: Nikolaos Bakalis Location: Meerbusch, Germany
Born in Macedonia (Greece) in 1957. Studied at the School of Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece, PhD in Philosophy, University of Wuppertal ,Germany
Author of the books: Handbook of Greek Philosophy: From Thales to the Stoics Analysis and Fragments ISBN<PHONE_NUMBER> and Philosophical Historical Dimensions of Peirce's Self-Corrective Thesis ISBN<PHONE_NUMBER>
Mentor of the Online School of Philosophy ‘Pathways to Philosophy’.
Wikipedia article contributions
* Sophist (Article created)
* Aristotle, Aristotle's Metaphysics, Substance, Potentiality and Actuality (Article created), Further reading (contribution)
* Democritus, Epistemology (Article created)
* Epicurianism, Epistemology (Article created)
* Plato, Epistemology, References (contribution)
* Charles Sanders Peirce, Pragmatism, Bibliography (contribution) | WIKI |
Page:The Roman index of forbidden books.djvu/71
such productions. All that has been said in the chapter "Duties Imposed by Law and by Nature" applies to them. Faithful Catholics will make no difference, neither for themselves nor for those entrusted to their care, between these publications and those expressly prohibited. "He who touches pitch shall be defiled by it." (Eccli. 13, 1.)
The following list contains a number of titles which it might be practical for English Catholics to know. Nearly all those put on the Index during the last few years have been mentioned, because they contain the palmary heresy of our times, namely: Modernism, and among its various errors especially the un-Christian treatment of the Bible. Some of these books have been and others may soon be translated into English. Their titles as well as those of most other foreign books are given in English. Place and date of publication have been added to those prohibited after the appearance of the first edition of this booklet. | WIKI |
Perl hash
Perl Hash Let’s see on couple examples how we can use perl hash. First we need to know that perl hash value is accessible via key. Therefore:
$myhashvalue = $hash($key)
Creating perl hash
#!/usr/bin/perl
$perl_hash{one} = Using;
$perl_hash{two} = perl;
$perl_hash{three} = hash;
print $perl_hash{three} . "\n";
First we have create a $perl_hash to hold three values “Using perl hash” to be accessible via three keys”one two three”, respectively. Then we user print to print a hash value using key “three”. Use join to print all hash key/value pairs:
#!/usr/bin/perl
$perl_hash{one} = Using;
$perl_hash{two} = perl;
$perl_hash{three} = hash;
print join(" ", %perl_hash) . "\n";
Print all perl hash values
#!/usr/bin/perl
$perl_hash{one} = Using;
$perl_hash{two} = perl;
$perl_hash{three} = hash;
while(($key, $value) = each(%perl_hash)) {
print "$value\n";
} | ESSENTIALAI-STEM |
Shaupeneak Ridge Cooperative Recreation Area
Shaupeneak Ridge Cooperative Recreation Area is a 790 acre recreational and protected area in the U.S. state of New York. It is located in the town of Esopus in eastern Ulster County. Shaupeneak Ridge Cooperative Recreation Area (CRA) covers part of the ridge-top, slope, and base of Shaupeneak Mountain, an 892 ft high ridge of the Marlboro Mountains, which stretch from Newburgh, New York to Kingston, New York.
Shaupeneak Ridge CRA is owned by the Scenic Hudson Land Trust, a private entity seeking to preserve lands of historic, ecological, and aesthetic significance in the Hudson Valley. However, the property is dually administered by Scenic Hudson and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation due to an agreement made possible by the New York Fish & Wildlife Management Act (FWMA). By New York State standards, Shaupeneak Ridge CRA is managed similar to a multiple use area, although with somewhat more restrictive use rules. Outdoor activities offered include hiking, fishing, hunting, and cross country skiing.
Trails in Shaupeneak Ridge CRA are well blazed, leading across numerous environs from the meadows at the base of the mountain to rocky overlooks along the ridgeline. Parts of the property lie within what is known as the Shaupeneak Ridge Biologically Important Area, an area recognized by the state of New York for its biodiversity. The lower sections of the Shaupeneak Ridge CRA lie just west of the Esopus/Lloyd Scenic Area of Statewide Significance, with the higher sections having a view across the Scenic Area towards the Hudson River and beyond.
Access to Shaupeneak Ridge Cooperative Recreation Area is possible from a parking lot at the base of Shaupeneak Mountain off of Old Post Road (Ulster County Route 16). An additional parking area is located at the top of the mountain, along Popletown Road. | WIKI |
Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Mangos (band)
The result was speedy delete per author request. --Core desat 22:56, 2 January 2007 (UTC)
Mangos (band)
* — (View AfD)
Non-notable band with no known releases and not signed to any sort of label. Most likely the page was created by a band member. Wildnox(talk) 22:27, 30 December 2006 (UTC)
Delete per nomination. "They are scheduled to play in the Aberdeen Grammar School Christmas Show in December. They are now possibly the biggest band to come out of Aberdeen for a long time." That really says it all. janejellyroll 23:37, 30 December 2006 (UTC)
* Delete. Going to be hard to hold to WP:MUSIC with self publication and, as per user:Janejellyroll's note, performances at public education institutions. --Dennisthe2 02:14, 31 December 2006 (UTC)
* Delete Fails WP:BAND. —ShadowHalo 05:06, 2 January 2007 (UTC)
* Delete Yes, hello, I made the page...just a dare thing that went too far. Sorry for the hassle - could someone delete it? (I don't know how...) Don't Click Here chat / what i've done / email 20:32, 2 January 2007 (UTC)
* Speedy Delete G7, per above author's request, so tagged. JRHorse 20:43, 2 January 2007 (UTC)
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Red Sea Flotilla
The Red Sea Flotilla (Flottiglia del mar rosso) was part of the Regia Marina (Italian Royal Navy) based at Massawa in the colony of Italian Eritrea, part of Italian East Africa. During the Second World War, the Red Sea Flotilla fought the East Indies Station of the Royal Navy from the Italian declaration of war on 10 June 1940 until the fall of Massawa on 8 April 1941.
The squadron was isolated from the main Italian bases in the Mediterranean by distance and British dispositions. Without an overland route (via Sudan) or of the Suez Canal, supply was virtually impossible. The submarines in the flotilla suffered from faulty air conditioning which caused severe problems and poisoned crews when submerged causing several losses.
Attempts to attack ships in the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf had meagre results and British intelligence successes caused the loss of several ships. The capture of Massawa and other Italian ports in the region brought the Flottiglia del mar rosso to an end in April 1941.
Background
On 10 June 1940, the Red Sea Flotilla had seven destroyers in two squadrons, a squadron of five Motor Torpedo Boats (MAS, Motoscafo Armato Silurante) and eight submarines in two squadrons. The main base was at Massawa, with other bases at Assab (also in Eritrea) and Kismayu, in southern Italian Somaliland. The Red Sea Flotilla was not used aggressively by the Italians, but the British viewed it as a potential threat to Allied convoys travelling East African waters between the Mediterranean Sea and the Indian Ocean. Because of the Flotilla's presence, the neutral US Merchant Marine declared the Red Sea a war zone and out of bounds, limiting the ships which could be used to supply the vital route for British forces operating from Egypt. The Red Sea Flotilla was especially well situated to attack convoys headed from the Gulf of Aden through the Red Sea to the Suez Canal, after the Mediterranean was closed to Allied merchant ships, which had to take passage around the Cape of Good Hope.
Operations 10 June 1940 – April 1941
Several attempts were made to stage offensive actions against the British Royal Navy and Allied convoys from Massawa. Some of the earliest failed when submarine air conditioning systems, intended to cool the submarines in the warm water of the Red Sea proved dangerous under wartime operating conditions. Leakage of chloromethane refrigerants in the circulating air while submerged caused central nervous system poisoning and about twelve sailors died aboard ITALIAN SUBMARINE Archimede. The submarines ITALIAN SUBMARINE Perla and ITALIAN SUBMARINE Macallé ran aground while their crews were intoxicated by chloromethane and the latter could not be salvaged. The submarines ITALIAN SUBMARINE Galileo Galilei, ITALIAN SUBMARINE Torricelli and Galvani struck early; Galileo Galilei sank the Norwegian freighter James Stove off Djibouti, before British counter-measures forced the submarines to depart the area.
Torricelli was spotted on 23 June, while approaching Massawa and an intensive search was conducted by four warships aided by aircraft from Aden. After fierce resistance, during which the sloop HMS Shoreham (L32) was damaged by return fire, Torricelli was sunk. After the engagement, the destroyer HMS Khartoum (F45) was sunk by an internal explosion. As a mark of respect for the gallantry of the Torricelli crew, the Italian captain was guest of honour at a dinner at the British naval base. Galileo Galilei had also been found on 18 June, captured and taken to Aden on the same day. Galvani sank at the same time that her sisters were fighting and was sunk on the following day.
In October 1940, the destroyers based at Massawa conducted the Attack on Convoy BN 7. The escorts of the 32 merchant ships repulsed the attack and ITALIAN DESTROYER Francesco Nullo was driven ashore and sunk by air attack the following day. The leading freighter of the convoy sustained minor splinter damage. HMS Kimberley (F50) was crippled by Italian shore batteries, with three wounded among her crew and had to be towed to Aden by the cruiser HMNZS Leander.
As Italian fuel stocks at Massawa dwindled, the offensive capability of the Red Sea Flotilla declined. The vessels of the flotilla became a fleet in being, offering a threat without action. In late March 1941, the three large destroyers, ITALIAN DESTROYER Pantera, ITALIAN DESTROYER Tigre and ITALIAN DESTROYER Leone, made a night attack on Suez but Leone ran aground off Massawa and had to be scuttled by gunfire, the delay caused the operation to be cancelled. The two remaining ships joined three smaller destroyers, ITALIAN DESTROYER Nazario Sauro, ITALIAN DESTROYER Cesare Battisti and ITALIAN DESTROYER Daniele Manin on a final raid on Port Sudan in early April. Engine problems kept Battisti in port, where she was subsequently scuttled to prevent her capture by the British. The Italian ships were spotted by aircraft while en route and came under attack from land and the Swordfish bombers of HMS Eagle (1918) flying from the airfield at Port Sudan. Pantera and Tigre were scuttled on the Arabian coast while Manin and Sauro were sunk by the Swordfish. On 8 April 1941, the light cruiser HMS Capetown (D88) was torpedoed and crippled by the Italian torpedo boat MAS 213 off Massawa and was towed to Port Sudan by Parramatta for preliminary repairs.
The armed merchant cruisers ITALIAN SHIP Ramb I, ITALIAN SHIP Ramb II and the colonial dispatch ship ITALIAN SLOOP Eritrea were ordered to escape and reach Japan. Ramb II and Eritrea reached Kobe but Ramb I was intercepted and sunk by Leander. The four remaining submarines were ordered to join BETASOM the Italian submarine flotilla at Bordeaux and succeeded, despite British attempts to intercept them. On 8 April 1941, Massawa fell to the British and the Red Sea Flotilla ceased to exist. Few vessels of the flotilla survived the East African Campaign.
Destroyers
* 3rd Destroyer Division Sauro-class destroyer [1600 LT full load displacement]
* ITALIAN DESTROYER Francesco Nullo Severely damaged by Kimberley, destroyed by RAF, 22 November 1940
* ITALIAN DESTROYER Nazario Sauro Bombed and sunk by 813 Naval Air Squadron and 824 Naval Air Squadron FAA at 06:15, 3 April 1941 at 20°N, 30°W
* ITALIAN DESTROYER Cesare Battisti scuttled after engine breakdown, 3 April 1941
* ITALIAN DESTROYER Daniele Manin Sunk by RAF, 3 April 1941 at 20.33°N, 30.17°W
* 5th Destroyer Division Leone-class destroyer [2600 LT full load displacement]
* ITALIAN DESTROYER Pantera Scuttled 3 April 1941 after damage from RAF
* ITALIAN DESTROYER Tigre Scuttled 3 April 1941 after damage from RAF
* ITALIAN DESTROYER Leone Ran aground and scuttled 1 April 1941 at 16.15°N, 39.92°W
MAS (Motor torpedo boats)
* 21st MAS Squadron
* MAS 204 – Lost due to mechanical failure
* MAS 206 – Lost due to mechanical failure
* MAS 210 – Lost due to mechanical failure
* MAS 213 – Scuttled 8 April 1941
* MAS 216 – Lost due to mechanical failure
VIII Submarine Group
* 81st Submarine Squadron
* ITALIAN SUBMARINE Guglielmotti (896/1,265 tons displacement) Arrived Bordeaux, France 6 May 1941
* ITALIAN SUBMARINE Galileo Ferraris (880/1,230 tons displacement) Arrived Bordeaux 9 May 1941
* ITALIAN SUBMARINE Galileo Galilei (880/1,230 tons displacement) Captured 19 June 1940
* ITALIAN SUBMARINE Galvani (896/1,265 tons displacement) Sunk 24 June 1940
* 82nd Submarine Squadron
* ITALIAN SUBMARINE Perla (620/855 tons displacement) Arrived Bordeaux 20 May 1941
* ITALIAN SUBMARINE Macallé (620/855 tons displacement) Ran aground and scuttled 15 June 1940
* ITALIAN SUBMARINE Archimede (880/1,230 tons displacement) Arrived Bordeaux, 7 May 1941
* ITALIAN SUBMARINE Torricelli (880/1,230 tons displacement) Sunk 23 June 1940
Other vessels
* Colonial ship ITALIAN SLOOP Eritrea (2,170 tons displacement) – Sailed to Kobe, Japan, and turned to the Allies in Columbo, Ceylon after the Armistice of Cassibile the Italian capitulation in September 1943
* Torpedo boat ITALIAN TORPEDO BOAT Vincenzo Giordano Orsini (670 tons displacement) – Scuttled 8 April 1941
* Torpedo boat ITALIAN TORPEDO BOAT Giovanni Acerbi (670 tons displacement) – Scuttled in the mouth of the harbour at Massawa as a blockship after suffering severe bomb damage
* Gunboat G. Biglieri (620 tons displacement) – Captured
* Gunboat Porto Corsini (290 tons displacement) – Scuttled
* Minelayer Ostia (620 tons displacement) – Sunk by British Royal Air Force attack within the harbour at Massawa; all mines still racked
* Auxiliary cruiser ITALIAN SHIP Ramb I (3,667 tons displacement) – Sailed to Kobe, Japan. Lost 27 February 1941 in battle against the light cruiser HMNZS Leander.
* Auxiliary cruiser ITALIAN SHIP Ramb II (3,667 tons displacement) – Sailed to Kobe, Japan, and placed into the service of the Imperial Japanese Navy when Italy surrendered
* Hospital ship Aquileia – former ITALIAN SHIP Ramb IV – Captured and placed into the service of the British Royal Navy | WIKI |
Russian billionaire Abramovich runs into UK visa issues
MOSCOW – Many wondered why Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich wasn&apost in the stands to see his Chelsea soccer club win England&aposs FA Cup this weekend, and an associate confirmed Monday that his British visa hasn&apost been renewed. An associate of Abramovich, who spoke only on condition that he not be identified further because he was not authorized to comment publicly, told The Associated Press that Abramovich&aposs visa renewal application is taking longer than usual, saying it is unclear why. Britain recently pledged to review long-term visas of rich Russians in the aftermath of the poisoning of a Russian former spy and his daughter. Abramovich&aposs visa troubles were first reported Sunday by the Russian media outlet The Bell. It quoted two unnamed sources as saying his British visa expired last month. | NEWS-MULTISOURCE |
Encoding and decoding in parietal cortex during sensorimotor decision-making
Il Memming Park, Miriam L.R. Meister, Alexander C. Huk, Jonathan William Pillow
Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review
136 Scopus citations
Abstract
It has been suggested that the lateral intraparietal area (LIP) of macaques plays a fundamental role in sensorimotor decision-making. We examined the neural code in LIP at the level of individual spike trains using a statistical approach based on generalized linear models. We found that LIP responses reflected a combination of temporally overlapping task- and decision-related signals. Our model accounts for the detailed statistics of LIP spike trains and accurately predicts spike trains from task events on single trials. Moreover, we derived an optimal decoder for heterogeneous, multiplexed LIP responses that could be implemented in biologically plausible circuits. In contrast with interpretations of LIP as providing an instantaneous code for decision variables, we found that optimal decoding requires integrating LIP spikes over two distinct timescales. These analyses provide a detailed understanding of neural representations in LIP and a framework for studying the coding of multiplexed signals in higher brain areas.
Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1395-1403
Number of pages9
JournalNature neuroscience
Volume17
Issue number10
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 1 2014
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
• Neuroscience(all)
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Loredana Sciolla
Loredana Sciolla is an Italian sociologist, academic and an author. She is a professor emeritus of sociology at the University of Turin.
Sciolla is most known for her works on the sociology of young people, socialization processes, personal and collective identity and civic culture. Among her authored works are her publications in academic journals, including Rassegna Italiana di Sociologia as well as books such as Senza Padri Né Maestri: Inchiesta Sugli Orientamenti Politici e Culturali Degli Studenti and ''Italiani. Stereotipi di Casa Nostra''.
Sciolla has been a corresponding member of the Academy of Sciences of Turin since 2018 and was later appointed as a national resident member in 2024.
Education
Sciolla earned her degree in Sociology of Knowledge from the Faculty of Political Sciences at the University of Turin in 1971. Following this, she served as a CNR research fellow in the faculty of political science at the same institution until 1974.
Career
Sciolla joined the University of Turin, where she held various appointments. She initially served as an assistant professor of sociology of knowledge from 1974 to 1985, followed by an appointment as an associate professor from 1985 to 1990. Between 1990 and 1993, she held the position of full professor of sociology of culture at the University of Florence. Returning to the University of Turin in 1993, she served as a full professor of sociology until 1998. During this period, she concurrently held the role of vice dean of the faculty of political science from 1993 to 1996. Additionally, she served as a full professor of sociology in the department of social sciences from 1998 to 2012, concurrently acting as the director of the department from 1998 to 2001. From 2012 to 2018, she was a full professor of sociology in the department of culture, politics, and society at the University of Turin, also serving as a member of the academic senate from 2012 to 2015. Since 2015, she has been serving as the director of the observatory on social change and cultural innovation as well as a professor emeritus of sociology at the same institution since 2018.
Sciolla served two terms as the director of the journal Rassegna Italiana di Sociologia, first from 1995 to 1998 and then from 2007 to 2009. She also held the position of vice-president of the "Associazione di politica e cultura il Mulino" from 2009 to 2011.
Works
Sciolla has authored books throughout her career. In 1980, she authored the book Senza Padri né Maestri: Inchiesta Sugli Orientamenti Politici e Culturali Degli Studenti. The book explored the political and cultural beliefs, values, and orientations of students, particularly in the absence of traditional authority figures such as fathers and teachers. Her 1983 book titled Identità: Percorsi di Analisi in Sociologia examined sociological perspectives and methodologies regarding the construction, perception, and societal influences on identity. In related research, her 2004 publication La Sfida dei Valori: Rispetto Delle Regole e Rispetto Dei Diritti in Italia investigated the shifts in civic values in Italy over the past twenty years, comparing them with other Western nations, noting Italy's rapid growth alongside its more traditional, less secularized, and more dogmatic values. In her assessment of the evolving dynamics of socialization in Western culture, her 2006 publication La Socializzazione Flessibile critiqued traditional authoritarian approaches while examining the challenges and new methods of transmitting values to young people across various social contexts, and challenging stereotypes about youth behaviour. Moreover, in her 2020 publication titled ''Italiani. Stereotipi di Casa Nostra'', she explored the stereotypes surrounding Italian familial attachment, societal solidarity, and civic sense. Through this book, she presented ideas that challenged conventional wisdom, providing an understanding of the interplay between familial ties, societal values, and individual identities in Italian culture.
Sciolla directed for the Institute of the Enciclopedia Italiana Treccani the work in 4 volumes L'Italia e le Sue Regioni (Roma 2015), with M. Salvati, and the work, ''Europa. Culture e Società'' (Roma 2018), with M. Lazar and M. Salvati.
Awards and honours
* 2020 – Honorary Member, Italian Sociological Association
Books
* Identità : percorsi di analisi in sociologia (1983) ISBN<PHONE_NUMBER>798
* La socializzazione flessibile. Identità e trasmissione dei valori tra i giovani (2006) ISBN<PHONE_NUMBER>767
* L’identità a più dimensioni. Il soggetto e la trasformazione dei legami sociali (2010) ISBN<PHONE_NUMBER>432
* Italiani. Stereotipi di casa nostra (2020) ISBN<PHONE_NUMBER>934
* I valori dell'Europa (editor) (2021). ISBN<PHONE_NUMBER>988
Articles
* Sciolla, L. (1983). Differenziazione simbolica e identità. Rassegna italiana di sociologia, 1, 41–77.
* Sciolla, L. (1990). Identità e mutamento culturale nella Italia di oggi. In La cultura dell'Italia contemporanea (pp. 35–69). Edizioni della Fondazione Giovanni Agnelli.
* Sciolla, L. (1995). La dimensione dimenticata dell'identità. Rassegna Italiana di Sociologia, 1, 41–52.
* Sciolla, L. (2000). Riconoscimento e teoria dell’identità. In D. della Porta, M. Greco, & A. Szakolczai (Eds.), Identità, riconoscimento, scambio (pp. 5–29). Roma-Bari: Laterza. ISBN<PHONE_NUMBER>642.
* Sciolla, L. (2003). Quale capitale sociale? Partecipazione associativa, fiducia e spirito civico. Rassegna Italiana di Sociologia, 2, 287–289.
* Sciolla, L. (2005). Razionalità e identità nella spiegazione dei valori. In La spiegazione sociologica. Metodi, tendenze, problemi (pp. 235–253). Il Mulino.
* Sciolla, L. (2008). La forza dei valori. Rassegna Italiana di Sociologia, n.1, 89–115.
* Sciolla, L. (2008). “Déception et participation politique des jeunes”. In A. Cavalli, V. Cicchelli, & O. Galland (Eds.), Deux pays deux jeunesses ? La condition juvénile en France et en Italie (pp. 141–150). Presses Universitaires de Rennes. ISBN 978-2-7535-0744-9
* Sciolla, L. (2013). “Quando sono le istituzioni a generare sfiducia”. Sistemi intelligenti, 1, 164–173.
* Sciolla, L., (2021). “Volunteering and Trust. New Insights on a Classical Topic” (with L. Maraviglia and J. Wilson). In R. Guidi, K. Fonović, & T. Cappadozzi (Eds.), Accounting for the Varieties of Volunteering (pp. 267–286). Springer. ISBN 978-3-030-70548-0
* Sciolla, L., (2023). “Ritrovare la società Oltre la dicotomia individuo società”. Quaderni di Teoria Sociale, 1(2), 55–70. | WIKI |
How to REALLY Learn JavaScript Series: Part 1 Getting Started
February 2, 2015
How to REALLY Learn JavaScript Series: Part 1 Getting Started
JavaScript is a dynamic computer programming language. It’s commonly used to enhance a website’s user experience. This can be anything from what happens after clicking on a hyperlink to dictating what loads and when on a mobile device.
In an attempt to become more familiar with the language I wanted to document my process from the beginning to end on how to learn the language. Unlike most resources I’ve find online that only speak of the fundamentals, I wanted to try my hand at applying the information I learned into real world applications that actually make sense. I plan to build a number of JavaScript applications to really understand the language. My hope is as you follow along you can do the same. My goal is to put emphasis on the expression learn by doing. This philosophy is what makes you actually learn how to code properly. This series of posts will show you my process and hopefully one that you can follow to learn the language in a new perspective. Let’s get started.
What is JavaScript?
I’ll start things off explaining what JavaScript is. There’s a history behind it but like you, I wasn’t really interested in reading about it when I got started. I mostly wanted to dive in to start seeing what I could do with the language. We will get there soon I promise. It helps first to understand what the language is, where it comes from, and why we use it to this day.
JavaScript is a dynamic programming language that can be applied to an HTML document and used to create dynamic interactivity on websites. Aside from just websites new projects are being formed daily which use JavaScript as its core language to parse and process data. If you’ve heard of projects like jQuery, Grunt, Gulp, Node, Angular, and more you’re already familiar with where JavaScript currently resides. Its most common use is within a web browser. By default a web browser allows for basic JavaScript to run. jQuery and JavaScript can coincide in the same environment because they are essentially the same language. jQuery takes standard JavaScript and simplifies a lot of its functionality. The result is reduced lines of code for the same if not more functionality. For this series I will primarily focus on tradition “vanilla” JavaScript. Learning the real language first will make learning any variation like jQuery that much easier (at least it did for me).
While Java is in the name. JavaScript is in no way Java. Keep this in mind when using the language. Again I won’t get in to details of the differences but just know they are different. JavaScript implementations allow client-side scripts to interact with your websites’s users. It also allows you to control the browser and communicate with the content being displayed on a given webpage.
The syntax of JavaScript is derived from the C programming language. C is used to make applications on your computer as opposed to web based applications. C is also more geared towards PCs as opposed to Macintosh’s whose operating system is now running on Swift/Objective - C.
The language itself is fairly compact and is extremely flexible. White space is generally ignored so you can write the code the way you prefer without consequence. Below is a list of only a handful of things you can accomplish with JavaScript.
Cool Things You Can Do With JavaScript
• Build an interactive calendar
• Load data from other websites or sources onto your webpage
• Use API’s to tie into other developers projects to customize their data for your specific use.
• Manipulate video, audio, CSS, and more
• Control a users webcam with their permission of course.
• Use pre-built frameworks and libraries to rapidly build applications and websites
• Create a search application that fires back data in real-time as opposed to loading another page or resource.
Basic Requirements
JavaScript is baked in almost every web browser available. To make the best use of JavaScript you should be familiar with HTML and CSS to a certain degree.
To work with JavaScript you will need at the very least a simple text editor. I would recommend using a code editor with hinting and syntax highlighting to help you keep your code organized and easier to read. Some editors I would recommend are:
Hello World
The famous hello world example can be a big help in getting started in any programming language. Starting small and building upon what you know is key and is the path we are taking in this series. Once you can understand a new technique or piece of code only then should you move forward. This allows you to process what you have learned and apply it so you don’t forget it!
If you’re new to HTML I suggest you learn it and CSS first before attempting JavaScript. There are multitudes of tutorials on the web for learning more about these languages. Google is a hell of a thing ;).
To start off let’s do a hello world example. First we need an HTML page and a JavaScript file inside a project folder. My folder looks like this.
simple folder structure
Inside the folder I have created an HTML document and a JavaScript document. I’ve named the HTML document index.html and the JavaScript document main.js.
My HTML structure is a bare bones basic HTML page. I have linked to our JavaScript file as well. Notice the structure below.
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<title>How To REALLY learn JavaScript | Getting Started</title>
<meta name="description" content="">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
</head>
<body>
<script src="main.js"></script>
</body>
</html>
script
Linking a JavaScript document is a lot like linking an external CSS file if you have had experience doing this (which, I hope you have). Notice the tags. These are required when linking to any type of JavaScript document. With HTML5 you now only need to supply the src=“” attribute. Before you used to have to specify a type=“text/javascript" attribute as well, this also applied for a CSS document in case you were wondering.
The key thing to remember is to close your opening script tag. Doing this along with linking to the correct file inside the correct directory will get you on your way in no time.
You may be wondering why the script is linked where it is inside the HTML document. Over time developers have found that linking to a javascript document just before the closing </body> tag in an HTML document decreases load times in most browsers. Along with load time, the browser renders data is sees on a webpage from top to bottom. Any HTML is loaded first and then once the browser sees the JavaScript file then that data is loaded last. This all deals with something known as the DOM or Document Object Model which I will explain in an upcoming article.
Onward
With our project set up we can now write some JavaScript to perform our Hello World test. Inside your HTML page go ahead and add a h1 tag with whatever content you like.
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<title>How To REALLY learn JavaScript | Getting Started</title>
<meta name="description" content="">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
</head>
<body>
<h1>This is a Heading</h1>
<script src="main.js"></script>
</body>
</html>
Take note of your content between the h1 tags. Then in your main.js file add the code below.
var myHeading = document.querySelector('h1');
myHeading.innerHTML = "Hello World!";
With the code added, open up the index.html file in a browser of your choice. You should now see the H1 tag displaying “Hello World!” as opposed to what I originally I use chrome because it’s my favorite but use whatever browser you prefer.
If you remember our initial HTML had “This is a Heading” as the content between the h1 tags. With our JavaScript initialized the content now reads ”Hello World!”. This all happened dynamically which is why JavaScript is so handy.
Quick Code Review
JavaScript makes use of variables. You define a variable like I have in the example above or like this:
var myName = “Andy”;
Notice how you can name a variable however you want (some restrictions apply). I’ll expand further on variables in an upcoming article but just know you can assign a variable to pretty much anything in JavaScript.
I named the variable myHeading because it deals with the heading we have inside our HTML. To find the heading, JavaScript makes use of its querySelector property. When you give the h1 tag to the querySelectorproperty as a parameter, the code will traverse the HTML document until it finds what you have supplied. This is all taking place in this one line of code which I have set to the myHeading variable.
var myHeading = document.querySelector(‘h1’);
After assigning this functionality to a variable I needed some way to print it inside the page where our current h1 tag lives. To do this I used the innerHTML property to replace the default text we created with the new “Hello World!” text.
var myHeading = document.querySelector(‘h1’);
myHeading.innerHTML(‘Hello World!’);
In the code I made use of the variable I created to chain it to the innerHTML property which in return injected the new content into our HTML page.
In two lines of code we dynamically chained content in our HTML page. This is a super simple example of the possibilities you can achieve with JavaScript. I’ll get into more advanced JavaScript techniques and real world examples in the upcoming series or articles. Be sure to follow along to learn along with me.
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Massage is Medicine! Modern life is often accompanied by stress, physical tension, and a myriad of aches and pains. Thus, the search for effective relief and holistic treatments has never been more crucial. Amid this search massage therapy emerges, no longer as a luxury, but a potent medicinal tool with profound impacts on physical and mental well-being. Evidence of its therapeutic power is not only historical but also scientifically supported. In this blog, we will explore the multifaceted benefits of massage therapy, its various techniques, scientific backing—including recent data—and offer guidance for integrating it into your wellness routine.
Historical and Modern Relevance of Massage Therapy
Massage therapy’s roots date back millennia, across various cultures and continents. Historical evidence points to its practice as early as 2700 BCE in China, with ancient civilizations like the Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans also utilizing massage for its healing properties. Fast forward to the 21st century, the therapeutic value of massage is supported by a growing body of scientific research, reinforcing its role as a critical component of holistic health.
A Spectrum of Massage Techniques
Massage therapy is not a one-size-fits-all treatment. It encompasses a variety of techniques, each designed to address specific health issues.
Swedish Massage
This technique involves long, flowing strokes, kneading, and circular movements. It’s designed to relax the entire body and improve circulation, relieving muscle tension and fostering overall relaxation.
Deep Tissue Massage
Focusing on the deeper layers of muscle and connective tissue, deep tissue massage uses slower strokes and firmer pressure. It’s ideal for chronic aches and pain, particularly in areas such as the neck, lower back, and shoulders.
Sports Massage
Aimed at athletes, sports massage combines multiple techniques to prevent injuries, enhance athletic performance, and speed up recovery. It’s a staple in many athletes’ training regimens.
Aromatherapy Massage
This technique integrates essential oils with massage, targeting both physical ailments and emotional imbalances. Different oils are chosen based on their properties, such as lavender for relaxation or peppermint for invigoration.
Prenatal Massage
Specially designed for expectant mothers, pregnancy massage focuses on alleviating the common discomforts associated with pregnancy, such as back pain, swelling, and stress. Techniques are modified to ensure safety and comfort, providing much-needed relief during a significant time of physical and emotional change.
Medical Massage
Performed as part of a treatment plan prescribed by a healthcare provider, medical massage targets specific medical conditions and injuries. It’s utilized to address pain, improve circulation, and aid in the recovery of medical conditions such as fibromyalgia, sciatica, and soft tissue injuries.
Reflexology
Reflexology is focused on applying targeted pressure to specific points on the feet, hands, and ears. These points correspond to different organs and systems within the body. Reflexology practitioners aim to promote overall wellness, reduce pain, and improve the functioning of internal organs by stimulating these reflex points.
A woman receiving a Deep Tissue Massage at Hand In Health Massage Therapy in Syracuse, NY
Massage is Medicine: Unveiling the Healing Power of Touch
The Science of Massage: Data Speaks Volumes
The medicinal benefits of massage therapy are increasingly validated by scientific research. According to a study published in the *Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies* (2024), massage therapy significantly contributes to pain relief, stress reduction, and improved overall health. This recent study is the largest and most comprehensive ever conducted on the subject!
Pain Reduction
The study highlights that regular massage helps alleviate chronic pain conditions, such as lower back pain and arthritis. Massage therapy works by reducing inflammation, enhancing blood flow to affected areas, and relaxing tense muscles, thus providing substantial pain relief.
Stress and Anxiety Reduction
Massage is well-recognized for its stress-busting capabilities. The 2024 study reports a marked reduction in cortisol levels (the stress hormone) post-massage. By lowering cortisol and increasing endorphins, massage creates a calming effect beneficial for those struggling with anxiety and depression.
Improved Sleep Quality
Poor sleep quality impairs both physical and mental health. Research shows that massage therapy boosts serotonin levels, which play a crucial role in sleep regulation. As a result, individuals often experience better sleep quality post-massage, fostering a positive feedback loop of health and healing.
Enhanced Immune Function
Chronic stress can weaken the immune system. The study from 2024 observes that regular massage therapy can enhance immune function by reducing stress and improving lymphatic circulation, aiding in the removal of toxins and bolstering immune health. Massage is literally medicine for your immune system.
Integrating Massage Therapy into Your Wellness Routine
To reap the full benefits of massage therapy, frequency and consistency are key. However, the optimal frequency varies depending on individual needs and health conditions.
For General Relaxation and Stress Reduction
For those seeking general relaxation and stress management, a monthly massage is often sufficient. A Swedish or aromatherapy massage can help maintain a balanced state of well-being, prevent stress accumulation, and promote regular relaxation.
For Chronic Pain and Rehabilitation
Individuals dealing with chronic pain, such as back pain or arthritis, may benefit from more frequent sessions. Initially, weekly massages can provide significant relief and progressively reduce pain levels. As symptoms improve, bi-weekly or monthly sessions can help maintain the benefits.
For Athletes and High-Performance Individuals
Athletes or individuals engaged in high-intensity physical activities may require regular, strategic massage sessions. Sports massages before and after events can prevent injuries and enhance performance, while regular bi-weekly sessions can aid in faster recovery and sustain optimal physical condition.
Choosing the Right Massage Practitioner
Selecting a qualified massage therapist is crucial to achieving the best outcomes. Here are some tips for finding the right practitioner:
Credentials and Certifications
Ensure that the therapist is certified by a recognized professional body and holds a valid license. Understanding their training background will give you confidence in their expertise.
Specialization
Depending on your specific needs, look for a therapist specializing in the relevant type of massage—whether it’s deep tissue for chronic pain, sports massage for athletic performance, or Swedish for general relaxation.
Personal Comfort
Comfort and communication between you and your therapist play a significant role in the effectiveness of the massage. Don’t hesitate to discuss your preferences, pain points, and goals to ensure tailored and effective treatment.
Embracing Massage is Medicine
The recognition of massage therapy as a potent medicinal tool reflects a holistic approach to health that appreciates the deep interconnections between body, mind, and spirit. Backed by centuries of practice and an expanding body of scientific research, including the compelling findings of the 2024 study, it’s clear that massage therapy offers profound healing benefits.
Incorporating regular massage sessions into your wellness routine can lead to lasting improvements in pain management, stress reduction, sleep quality, and immune function. Whether you’re seeking relief from chronic pain, a break from daily stress, or enhanced athletic performance, massage therapy can be a powerful ally in your health journey.
By understanding its varied techniques, appreciating its historical roots, and embracing the science behind its benefits, we can confidently state: massage is medicine.
Suggestions for Patients
For a personalized recommendation, always consult with a healthcare provider or massage therapist who can tailor frequency and techniques to your individual health needs. Here’s a quick guide to get started:
General Relaxation: Monthly sessions.
Chronic Pain: Weekly initially, then bi-weekly or monthly as symptoms improve.
Athletic Performance: Pre-event and post-event sessions, plus bi-weekly maintenance.
Remember, consistency is key to unlocking the full medicinal potential of massage therapy. So, prioritize regular sessions and enjoy the transformative benefits they bring. If you’re ready to begin working with a massage therapist in the Central New York region, contact our wellness centers in Downtown Syracuse or North Syracuse.
Kyle specializes in chronic and acute pain care management and regularly works in an integrative team with your medical professionals. His massage is primarily focused on assisting with injury rehabilitation, athletic performance, joint mobilization and strength training. He enjoys using both massage and fitness to help people attain their wellness goals by designing a customized bodywork and exercise program tailored to each person’s needs.
This article, Massage is Medicine, is based on the following 2024 Research:
024,103015,ISSN 1550-8307, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.explore.2024.05.013. (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1550830724000958)
Abstract: Background
This study presents findings on the prevalence and determinants of past-year massage therapy use among U.S. adults from the 2022 round of the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) (total available N = 27,651), an annual national population survey.
Methods
The NHIS uses face-to-face interviews on a representative sample of the civilian, noninstitutionalized U.S. population drawn using a systematic, stratified, single-stage probability design. The analyses consist of logistically modeling the determinants of three outcome (dependent) measures: past year utilization of a practitioner of massage, past year utilization of massage for pain, and past-year utilization of massage to restore overall health. Exposure (independent) variables include numerous sociodemographic, health services, health-related, mental health and well-being, and behavioral indicators.
Results
The past-year prevalence rate for visiting a massage therapist in the U.S. is 11.1 %. The past-year rate for massage visits for pain is 6.0 %, and for restoring overall health is 8.5 %. Significantly higher rates are found among females and socioeconomically advantaged individuals, among other categories, and the strongest net determinant of massage therapy utilization is use of complementary or integrative practitioners.
Conclusion
It is apparent that massage therapy is a commonly utilized therapeutic modality in the U.S. While use of complementary or integrative therapies is a significant determinant of massage utilization, it may not be fitting to consider massage therapy itself as an “alternative” therapy, but rather a widely used and increasingly mainstream therapeutic modality meriting wider integration into the community of healthcare professions.
Keywords: Health; Epidemiology; Massage therapy; Pain; Prevalence; U.S
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From 3709ce6718bed8a113d141cdf5e8198f22f3c5f7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: wm4 Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2017 19:19:44 +0200 Subject: demux: estimate total packet size, deprecate packet number limits It's all explained in the DOCS changes. Although this option was always kind of obscure and pointless. Until it is removed, the only reason for setting it would be to raise the static default limit, so change its default to INT_MAX so that it does nothing by default. --- demux/packet.h | 1 + 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+) (limited to 'demux/packet.h') diff --git a/demux/packet.h b/demux/packet.h index d669d02376..03204c8de2 100644 --- a/demux/packet.h +++ b/demux/packet.h @@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ struct demux_packet *new_demux_packet_from(void *data, size_t len); void demux_packet_shorten(struct demux_packet *dp, size_t len); void free_demux_packet(struct demux_packet *dp); struct demux_packet *demux_copy_packet(struct demux_packet *dp); +size_t demux_packet_estimate_total_size(struct demux_packet *dp); void demux_packet_copy_attribs(struct demux_packet *dst, struct demux_packet *src); -- cgit v1.2.3 | ESSENTIALAI-STEM |
Ayarzaguena's tree frog
Ayarzaguena's tree frog (Tepuihyla edelcae) is a species of frog in the family Hylidae found in Venezuela and possibly Guyana. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland, swamps, freshwater marshes, and intermittent freshwater marshes. | WIKI |
2001-12-28 Leonard Rosenthol * Even more features and options were added to conjure * Added CropBox support to PDF writer 2001-12-26 Leonard Rosenthol * Conjure now supports having a list of files for the script to process being passed on the command line. * More features and options were added to conjure 2001-12-25 Leonard Rosenthol * Made a huge number of improvements to conjure. It now supports over 15 different commands for manipulating your images. 2001-12-24 Cristy * Started a new scripting language utility, conjure. 2001-12-20 Cristy * Display the search path in the event a utility cannot find a particular configuration file (thanks to billr@corbis.com) 2001-12-14 Leonard Rosenthol * Fixed some bugs in the new composite operators. 2001-12-14 Bob Friesenhahn * Added native BLOB support to coders/wmf.c. 2001-12-13 Leonard Rosenthol * Added new composite operators to support PSD/XCF layer compositing: NoCompositeOp, DarkenCompositeOp, LightenCompositeOp, HueCompositeOp, SaturateCompositeOp, ValueCompositeOp, ColorizeCompositeOp, LuminizeCompositeOp, ScreenCompositeOp, OverlayCompositeOp. * Modified the PSD coder to set the appropriate composite operator. * Modified the XCF coder to set the appropriate composite operator. 2001-12-10 Cristy * Removed the flatten option from ImageInfo. * Added new compose member to ImageInfo that defines which of the composite operators to use when flattening an image. 2001-12-09 Leonard Rosenthol * Added new member to ImageInfo, flatten, used by PSD and XCF to determine whether to flatten an image when read. * PSD and XCF now respect image_info->flatten. * Fixed bug in XCF loader when loading layered image as layers. * Modified the convert program to set image_info->flatten if -flatten is specified; we still call FlattenImages for other formats that don't respect image_info->flatten. * Modified Magick++'s Image class to support image_info->flatten. 2001-12-08 Leonard Rosenthol * Improvements to the Photoshop (PSD) coder: 1) added support for Duotone images loaded as grayscale as per PSD docs; and 2) added option to composite layers when reading respects layer visibility setting. 2001-12-07 Cristy * -dissolve wasn't working for the composite program (thanks to Rick Manbry). * DCM coder failed to read a valid DCM image file. 2001-12-06 Cristy * Stream buffer was not being freed in ReadStream(). 2001-12-05 Cristy * Corrected bias when downsizing an image with ResizeImage(). 2001-11-25 Cristy * AcquireImagePixels() can accept (x,y) outside the image area (e.g. AcquireImagePixels(image,-3,-3,7,7,exception)). 2001-11-22 Cristy * Added limited SVG gradient support. 2001-11-21 Cristy * Added API method, PingBlob(). 2001-11-14 Cristy * Moved a few pixel related defines (e.g. Downscale()) to a corresponding method to enforce strong type checking at compile time. 2001-11-12 Cristy * Previously ImageMagick did not write 8-bit ASCII PPM/PGM files when QuantumDepth == 16. * Added 'id' as an image attribute in PerlMagick (returns ImageMagick registry ID). 2001-11-10 Cristy * Added SVG pattern support. * Changed default background color to none. 2001-11-06 Cristy * Added support of reading and writing 16-bit raw PPM/PGM files. 2001-11-05 Cristy * Added -level to convert/mogrify (suggested by mericson@phillynews.kom). 2001-11-04 Cristy * -shadow/-shade were not distiguished. 2001-11-03 Bob Friesenhahn * PerlMagick/Makefile.PL.in: Install PerlMagick using ImageMagick's configure prefix. 2001-11-02 Cristy * Typecast offset to unsigned long in coders/pdf.c. 2001-11-01 Cristy * Convert's -flatten, -average, etc. failed with an assert error. 2001-10-30 Cristy * Added support for On-the-air bitmap. 2001-09-29 Glenn * When the delay setting for an image is greater than 4cs, duplicate frames are inserted to achieve the desired delay while creating MPEG files (contributed by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL)). 2001-10-29 Cristy * ImageMagick now has a registry for storing image blobs. 2001-10-26 Cristy * Added VMS patches (thanks to Jouk Jansen). 2001-10-25 Bob Friesenhahn * Fixed parsing bug for decorate #FFFFFF. 2001-10-22 Bob Friesenhahn * Added tests for mpeg2 library to configure. 2001-10-22 Cristy * Added a MPEG coder module. * Added ImageType member to the image_info structure (suggested by Glenn) 2001-10-21 Bob Friesenhahn * Eliminated libMagick.so dependency on libxml by not listing -lxml when doing modules link. 2001-10-18 Cristy * Eliminated the libMagick.so dependancy on libtiff by moving Huffman2DEncodeImage() from magick/compress.c to coders/pdf.c, coders/ps2.c and coders/ps3.c (suggested by Bob Friesenhahn). This change has the side-effect of elminating dependency on libpng and libjpeg as well (which libtiff may depend on). 2001-10-16 Cristy * Convert now supports -channel {Cyan,Magenta,Yellow,Black}. 2001-10-14 Bob Friesenhahn * coders/wmf.c updated for libwmf 0.2. Plenty of bugs remain within. 2001-10-11 Cristy * QueryFontMetrics() of PerlMagick now recognizes embedded special characters (e.g. %h). 2001-10-10 Cristy * Fixed seg-fault for PingImage() on a JP2 image file. 2001-10-07 Cristy * CloneImage() now uses a referenced counted pixel cache. 2001-10-05 Cristy * Added AcquireImagePixels() method. * Changed the formal parameter from Image * to const Image * for a number of methods (e.g. ZoomImage()). * Added ExceptionInfo parameter to DispatchImage(). 2001-10-05 Bob Friesenhahn * Find libxml headers under Debian Linux (bug ID 921). 2001-10-02 Cristy * Fixed assertion error on drawing stroked text. 2001-10-01 Cristy * Added blob test to the PerlMagick test suite. 2001-09-30 Cristy * switched strcpy to strncpy to help protect against buffer overflow. * ltdl.c passed int reference but a long was needed; caused a fault on Solaris 64-bit compiles. 2001-09-25 Cristy * Removed most lint complaints from the source. * strtod() returns different results on Linux and Solaris for 0x13. * Added a MATLAB encoder contributed by Jaroslav Fojtik. 2001-09-21 Cristy * Replaced TemporaryFilename() with UniqueImageFilename(). * ImageMagick CORE API is now 64-bit clean. 2001-09-20 Cristy * Fixed svg.c to accept a viewbox with a negative offset. 2001-09-15 Cristy * Surveying the code for 64-bit compatibility. * The cloned colormap was too small (reported by Glenn). * A blob was being unmapped more than once for multi-frame images. 2001-09-12 Cristy * Text drawing now handles UTF8-encoding. * Off-by-one GetImagePixels() fix in draw.c * PingImage() now reports attributes for all images in an image sequence. 2001-09-10 Bob Friesenhahn * magick/image.h: Rename QuantumLeap define to QuantumDepth. QuantumDepth is set to the values 8 or 16, depending on user configuration option. 2001-09-09 Cristy * Updated PerlMagick signatures to reflect new message digest algorithm. 2001-09-08 Cristy * ImageMagick defaults to 16-bit quantum. Set QuantumMagick for 8-bit. * Changed image->blob from BlobInfo to BlobInfo* so the Image structure size is not dependent on the large-file preprocessor defines. 2001-09-07 Cristy * Added -background to convert program usage text. * DispatchImage() now properly handles grayscale images. 2001-09-01 Glenn * The compression quality setting is now recognized when creating MPEG images (contributed by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL)). | ESSENTIALAI-STEM |
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Ambrosin, Moreno, Conti, Mauro, Ibrahim, Ahmad, Neven, Gregory, Sadeghi, Ahmad-Reza, Schunter, Matthias. 2016. SANA: Secure and Scalable Aggregate Network Attestation. Proceedings of the 2016 ACM SIGSAC Conference on Computer and Communications Security. :731–742.
Large numbers of smart connected devices, also named as the Internet of Things (IoT), are permeating our environments (homes, factories, cars, and also our body - with wearable devices) to collect data and act on the insight derived. Ensuring software integrity (including OS, apps, and configurations) on such smart devices is then essential to guarantee both privacy and safety. A key mechanism to protect the software integrity of these devices is remote attestation: A process that allows a remote verifier to validate the integrity of the software of a device. This process usually makes use of a signed hash value of the actual device's software, generated by dedicated hardware. While individual device attestation is a well-established technique, to date integrity verification of a very large number of devices remains an open problem, due to scalability issues. In this paper, we present SANA, the first secure and scalable protocol for efficient attestation of large sets of devices that works under realistic assumptions. SANA relies on a novel signature scheme to allow anyone to publicly verify a collective attestation in constant time and space, for virtually an unlimited number of devices. We substantially improve existing swarm attestation schemes by supporting a realistic trust model where: (1) only the targeted devices are required to implement attestation; (2) compromising any device does not harm others; and (3) all aggregators can be untrusted. We implemented SANA and demonstrated its efficiency on tiny sensor devices. Furthermore, we simulated SANA at large scale, to assess its scalability. Our results show that SANA can provide efficient attestation of networks of 1,000,000 devices, in only 2.5 seconds. | ESSENTIALAI-STEM |
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Organic v1.0.0
A concept & abstract implementation inspired by Organic Computing usable for rapid software development having the following properties:
• Self-configuration
• Self-optimization
• Self-protection
• Self-reflection
The package represents abstract form of the implementation bundled with concept documentation. Further modules/libraries/packages inheriting organic core classes provide actual implementation and the ability to extend, improve and adapt furthermore the concept and its practical results.
node-organic(or just organic) is based on the nature's patterns for structural organization, control flow & etc. Its base abstract ground is found to be the usable for rapid engineering of complex systems.
Organic software development thereafter mimics nature's pattern for living cells representing their organization and structure within software applications.
Main primitives of the conceptual implementation are listed bellow in this document. Note that the terminology is intentionally chosen because every primitive comes with nature's fundamental properties/abilities/features proven to be naturally scalable/extendable
Chemical
Chemical is raw data structure.
Every chemical has a type and in its nature is a plain object filled with properties (primitive values and/or references to other objects).
One chemical has this generalized structure
{
type: String,
// ... other custom properties
}
DNA
DNA is configuration.
It is the collected internal knowledge of the entire cell application - its relations, abilities, build phases, functionalities and modes. DNA information can be acquired from various sources and can be transmitted across various mediums if needed because it is a Chemical (raw data structure)
var dnaStructure = {
"OrganelleName": {
"source": "path/to/organelle_implementation"
},
"branchName": {
"OrganelleName2": "path/to/implementation"
}
}
var dna = new DNA(dnaStructure)
console.log(dna.OrganelleName.source) // "path/to/organelle_implementation"
Plasma
Plasma is EventBus/EventDispatcher/PubSub pattern.
It is the fluid/environment which contains different kinds and copies of Organelles and/or Chemicals. The plasma also has main purpose in transmitting Chemicals between Organelles and within the Cell itself.
var plasma = new Plasma()
plasma.on(chemicalPattern, chemicalReactionFn)
plasma.emit(chemical)
Implementations:
Organelles
Organelle is Controller/Command/Strategy pattern.
These are the building blocks of organic application. Organelles are simple class implementations having the following form:
var Organelle = function(plasma, dna) {
this.plasma = plasma
plasma.on(dna.reactOn, self.reactionToChemical)
}
Organelle.prototype.reactionToChemical = function(c) {
// -- reaction logic
}
Nucleus
Nucles is DependencyInjector/Factory pattern.
Nucleus is an Organelle. It however has reactions vital for a 'living' Cells - ability to process DNA and execute reactions involved in constructing Organelles.
var nucleus = new Nucleus(plasma, dna)
// add ability to construct organelles on demand via "build" typed chemical.
plasma.on({type: "build"}, function(c){ nucleus.build(c) })
// build some organelles from dna
plasma.emit({type: "build", branch: dna.organelles})
Implementations:
Cell
Cell is Application.
It is usually a single constructor logic which brings up Plasma and Nucleus. The Cell also can provide support to "build" organelles using build chemicals.
// dna/organelles.json
{
"plasma": {
"organelle": {
"source": "path/relative/to/cwd"
}
}
}
// cell.js
var Cell = function Cell(dna){
this.plasma = new Plasma()
var nucleus = new Nucleus(this.plasma, dna)
this.plasma.on("build", nucleus.build, nucleus)
}
// main.js
var loadDNA = require('organic-dna-loader')
loadDNA(function(err, dna){
// instantiate
var instance = new Cell(dna)
// trigger building
instance.plasma.emit({type: "build", branch: "organelles.plasma"})
})
Cells can be in different kinds - command line, web services, desktop apps. Cells themselfs can form up and organize into a Systems. Different kinds of systems can build up even more complex structures interconnecting with each other like Organisms...
Implementations:
Note that the proposed concept and its respective implementations doesn't simulate the actual nature order and processes. The concept follows closely nature's patterns where applicable to software development discipline.
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Autotuning of a PID-controller - Lund University Publications
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3 The program for PID controller design For PID controller design obtained by modification of the Ziegler-Nichols method a program in MATLAB graphical user interface was made (see Figure 3). GUI is divided into several parts: − Input of the plant transfer function Gs(s), 2020-10-29 · The objective of this article is to study the speed control of a DC motor using PID controller and understand the Ziegler-Nichols (ZN) tuning method for a PID controller. PID controllers are widely used in many industries such as paper mill, cotton textile industries. PID controller also finds its applications in drones. The usefulness of PID lies in its general applicability. Modified Ziegler–Nichols Method for Tuning a PID Controller of Buck-Boost converter Dipl.
Ziegler nichols pid tuning method matlab
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PID Tuning -Ziegler-Nichols For Closed LoopMatlab code used in last slide:-----s = tf('s');x = [0:0.01:1000];G = 1 / This report is a comparison between different methods for tuning PID-controllers. Ziegler-Nichols has been the dominating method in the process industry for a long time, but there are a number of other methods that are claimed to be better from one or another aspect. The 2021-04-07 · Main MATLAB script. ziegler_nichols.m is a MatLab / Octave script that automatically computes the PID coefficients from a step response log file, in the format explained here. It also displays a plot of the step response and the lines used by the Ziegler-Nichols PID tuning method to compute T and L. A popular method for tuning P, PI, and PID controllers is the Ziegler–Nichols method.
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These methods, due to their simplicity and practicality, are still widely used in different industrial and other tuning process. To open the PID Tuning dialog box, in Control System Designer, click Tuning Methods, and select PID Tuning. Robust Response Time The robust response time algorithm automatically tunes PID parameters to balance performance and robustness.
Ziegler nichols pid tuning method matlab
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Ziegler nichols pid tuning method matlab
>>> So the Z-N method just makes an initial PID Controller coefficients. for a better controller you have to optimize the coefficient using many existing methods. S.R.Ahmadzadeh Please stop using ziegler nichols.
Ziegler nichols pid tuning method matlab
It was developed by John G. Ziegler and Nathaniel B. Nichols. It is performed of Auto -tuning Pid Controller for Dc Motor Using Ziegler-Nichols MethodRelay Advanced Methods of PID Controller Tuning for Specified Performance autotuning MATLAB® programs to bridge the gap between conventional tuning PID Control System Design and Automatic Tuning using MATLAB/Simulink introduces PID control system structures, sensitivity analysis, PID 1.3.1 Ziegler– Nichols Oscillation Based Tuning Rules 13 5.2.1.4 Implementation procedure 142 In this article, we will use a simple, proven tuning procedure to find effective values for proportional, integral, and derivative gain. Aug 4, 2017 Ziegler-Nichols closed-loop tuning method and auto tuning system method to determine PID values and a MATLAB command was generated and various type of tuning method such as internal model control (IMC), SIMC, Ziegler -. Nichols (Z-N) and Tyreus-Luyben (T-L). Matlab Simulink is used to observe The Ziegler-Nichols method is more precise if you can get an accurate number for the There are even tools in MATLAB that are able to tune your controller to demonstrates methods for tuning PID controllers using Ziegler-Nichols and other numpy as np import matplotlib.pyplot as plt import control.matlab as control Mar 2, 2016 This paper discusses the basic PID tuning method (Ziegler-Nichols) and Keywords: DC Motor, PID Controller, GUI/MATLAB, Ziegler-Nichols Cohen Coon & Ziegler- Nicholas tuning methods based on their performance in the designing of coupled tank system using Simulink/ Matlab, Third section explain results and Ziegler Nichols closed loop tuning correlations for PI The Ziegler-Nichols PID controller tuning method is an approximation and loop transfer function was then analyzed using MATLAB's root-locus analysis conventional tool for drawing root loci, the MATLAB function rlocus() cannot draw root loci for systems with time delay, and so another numerical method was weighting to improve Ziegler and Nichols' (1942) original PID-tuning form The Matlab pidtune function and the delta tuning rules should be explained and evaluated in relation to state space models. The tuning methods Ziegler Nichols, Fulltext - Comparison of Different Tuning Methods for pH Neutralization in six different tuning methods for PID controllers using MATLAB and SIMULINK is done. this tuning method which is a modification of open loop Ziegler and Ni for designing purpose of the auto tuning PID controller.
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So, this thesis is used Ziegler-Nichols tuning rule to achieve possible simple tuning rule of PID … Process control Ziegler-Nichols PID Tuning Method. A control system with a Ziegler-Nichols PID controller is represented as shown below. The Ziegler-Nichols rule for PID loop tuning is used to obtain approximate values for three gain parameters of the PID controller: the controller’s path gain, Kp, the derivative time constant, Td and integrator time constant, Ti. Using Manual and Rule-Based Methods for PID Tuning. but instead use the work of people with proven methods such as Ziegler-Nichols and Cohen-Coon. A limitation of rule-based methods is that they do not support certain types of plant models, such as unstable plants, high in MATLAB® using PID objects or in Simulink® using PID Controller Compared to Ziegler –Nichols and Cohen-Coon methods PID controller gave better performance in Ziegler-Nichols tuning method. Similarly with optimum tuning parameters the system responses for unit step input for remaining tuning methods are shown in figures 6(c) to 6(f).
The heart of many A proportional-integral-derivative controller (PID controller) is a control loop To use the Ziegler-Nichols open-loop tuning method, you must perform the Modeling PID controllers in MATLAB using PID objects or in Simulink using PI In this chapter, several useful PID-type controller design techniques will be presented, Nichols tuning formula and modified versions will be covered. Approaches for A MATLAB function ziegler() exists to design PI/PID controllers This work is carried through MATLAB/SIMULINK environment. Keywords: DC motor, PID controller, Position control, stochastic methods, Ziegler-Nichols, Genetic One of these method is the Ziegler-Nichols method. T c. : Oscillation period.
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II. motor, several methods for tuning of controller parameters in PID controllers, some of these methods the Ziegler-Nichols’ methods are experimental and computing techniques such as MATLAB programs. The PID controller is the very commonly used compensating controller, which is used in Zieg ler-Nichols closed -loop tuning method and auto tuning system method to determine PID values and a MATLAB command was generated and simulated for both tuning methods. Result obtained from the For above system when I follow Ziegler Tuning, I get oscillations at ku= 3.105 and pu=1.8sec. Now when I compute and substitute the values I am not getting the accurate result. Please help me as how to perform the Ziegler Nichols and Cohen and Coon method for the problem. Provide me with step by step procedures. Thanks, BHARATH Ziegler-Nichols method is that, it is time consuming and may delay while entering into an unstable region for the system.
Revised Manuscript received March 11, 2007. An automated PID tuning workflow involves: Identifying the plant model from input-output test data; Modeling PID controllers (for example, in MATLAB® using PID objects or in Simulink® using PID Controller blocks) Automatically tuning PID controller gains and fine-tuning your design interactively; Tuning multiple controllers in batch mode The best tuning method for the PID controller was given by Ziegler and Nichols,which was now accepted as standard technique in control systems practice.
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2016-03-10 · A Proportional–Integral–Derivative (PID) controller is a three-term controller that has a long history in the automatic control field, starting from the beginning of the last century. Owing to its intuitiveness and its relative simplicity, in addition to satisfactory performance which it is able to provide with a wide range of processes, it has become in practice the standard controller in industrial settings. 2011-01-09 · These methods aimed at obtaining 25% maximum overshoot in step response. >>> So the Z-N method just makes an initial PID Controller coefficients. | ESSENTIALAI-STEM |
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About content of the movie From Beginning to End and biographies of Brazilian protagonists Rafael Cardoso and Joao Gabriel Vasconselos
EXTREMELY IMPORTANT NOTICE
The movie from Beginning to End HAS ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO DO WITH INCEST OR HOMOSEXUALITY, as it is mentioned in the biography of Brazilian protagonist Rafael Cardoso. This movie is a COMPLETE ALLEGORY and a portrait of the healthy integrated person and their development. The brothers represent different sides of the same person. The water, omnipresent throughout the movie, represents the subconscious, where the Self swims and emerges from. The scene in the movie where they undress in the white room(representing the psycho-mental interior) represent the stage where the person integrates intimate Truths about her/himself to create continuity of the Self.(1) The scene where they explain why they love each other is how a person with a healthy self esteem relates to themselves. The Mother represents the Higher Self, who is completely non-judgemental and guides the person with solutions(cures) about everything. The man who comes to warn the mother about the sexual aspect of the boy's relationship is what we call the Devil, he comes to create disharmony and problems because he is very jealous, he can not integrate-he can not stand up to his responsibilities. The movie has a happy ending, because the future for a healthy person can only be bright, loving and full of happiness.
(1) See The Living Book of Nature. by Omraam Mikhaël Aïvanhov,Chapter 7-The Naked Truth
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U.K. stocks erase gains, as BP Plc
dropped amid concerns about hurricanes in the Caribbean.
The FTSE 100 Index was little changed at 5,099.56 at 9:19
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Britain's gloomy weather dents supermarket sales growth into August -NIQ
By James Davey
LONDON, Aug 22 (Reuters) - Sales growth at British supermarkets slowed in August, industry data showed on Tuesday, reflecting lower inflation as well as a hit to demand from unsettled, unseasonably wet weather.
Market researcher NIQ said supermarket sales on a value basis grew 7.2% in the four weeks to Aug. 12 - the lowest growth since January and down from 8.9% in its July data set.
The data is the most up-to-date snapshot of UK consumer behaviour.
NIQ said sales on a volume basis fell 3.8%.
Britain's consumers have largely defied high inflation and rising borrowing costs to keep up their spending in 2023, but July's official measure of overall retail sales showed a fall in sales volumes which was widely attributed to rain.
NIQ said supermarkets, in a bid to encourage demand, edged up spending on promotional activity to 23% of all fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) sales versus 22.5% in the previous month, noting targeted price cuts and loyalty card offers.
The researcher said market leader Tesco TSCO.L saw sales increase 9.7% over the 12 weeks to Aug. 12, with its market share nudging up to 26.8%.
NIQ said discounters Aldi and Lidl, with sales up 22.2% and 16.5% respectively, and Marks & Spencer MKS.L, with sales up 11.5%, were the only other grocers who gained market share in this period.
Last week, M&S upgraded its profit outlook.
Mike Watkins, NIQ’s UK head of retailer and business insight, said that despite easing inflation, most consumers remain pessimistic about their financial situation in the coming three months, with 60% anticipating that they will be severely or moderately impacted by rising living costs.
"With the added concerns of increasing mortgage and rental expenses for many households, it appears that a shift in sentiment may be some time off," he said.
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Separate and overlapping relationships of inattention and hyperactivity/impulsivity in children and adolescents with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.
Department of Psychiatry, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Blvd., Dallas, TX, 75390-8589, USA.
ADHD Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorders 09/2012; 5(1). DOI: 10.1007/s12402-012-0091-5
Source: PubMed
ABSTRACT There is debate regarding the dimensional versus categorical nature of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). This study utilized confirmatory factor analysis to examine this issue. ADHD symptoms rated on interviews and rating scales from a large sample of individuals (ages 3-17, 74 % male, 75 % Caucasian) with ADHD were examined (n = 242). Four potential factor structures were tested to replicate prior findings in a sample with a wide age range and included only participants who met DSM-IV-TR diagnostic criteria for ADHD. Correlations with executive function measures were performed to further assess the separability and validity of the derived factors. The data support a bifactor model with a general ADHD factor and two specific factors, inattention and hyperactivity/impulsivity. Importantly, the individual factors were also differentially correlated with executive functioning measures. This study adds to a growing literature suggesting both a general component to ADHD, as well as dimensional traits of inattention and hyperactivity/impulsivity, associated with distinct executive functioning profiles. The presence of a general underlying factor contraindicates separating the inattentive and combined subtypes of ADHD into distinct disorders.
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ABSTRACT: Objective: Studies demonstrate sluggish cognitive tempo (SCT) symptoms to be distinct from inattentive and hyperactive-impulsive dimensions of ADHD. No study has examined SCT within a bi-factor model of ADHD, whereby SCT may form a specific factor distinct from inattention and hyperactivity/impulsivity while still fitting within a general ADHD factor, which was the purpose of the current study. Method: A total of 168 children were recruited from an ADHD clinic. Most (92%) met diagnostic criteria for ADHD. Parents and teachers completed measures of ADHD and SCT. Results: Although SCT symptoms were strongly associated with inattention, they loaded onto a factor independent of ADHD g. Results were consistent across parent and teacher ratings. Conclusion: SCT is structurally distinct from inattention as well as from the general ADHD latent symptom structure. Findings support a growing body of research suggesting SCT to be distinct and separate from ADHD.
Journal of Attention Disorders 07/2014; DOI:10.1177/1087054714539995 · 2.40 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: The best structural model for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms remains a matter of debate. The objective of this study is to test the fit and factor reliability of competing models of the dimensional structure of ADHD symptoms in a sample of randomly selected and high-risk children and preadolescents from Brazil. Our sample comprised 2512 children aged 6–12 years from 57 schools in Brazil. The ADHD symptoms were assessed using parent report on the development and well-being assessment (DAWBA). Fit indexes from confirmatory factor analysis were used to test unidimensional, correlated, and bifactor models of ADHD, the latter including “g” ADHD and “s” symptom domain factors. Reliability of all models was measured with omega coefficients. A bifactor model with one general factor and three specific factors (inattention, hyperactivity, impulsivity) exhibited the best fit to the data, according to fit indices, as well as the most consistent factor loadings. However, based on omega reliability statistics, the specific inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity dimensions provided very little reliable information after accounting for the reliable general ADHD factor. Our study presents some psychometric evidence that ADHD specific (“s”) factors might be unreliable after taking common (“g” factor) variance into account. These results are in accordance with the lack of longitudinal stability among subtypes, the absence of dimension-specific molecular genetic findings and non-specific effects of treatment strategies. Therefore, researchers and clinicians might most effectively rely on the “g” ADHD to characterize ADHD dimensional phenotype, based on currently available symptom items.
European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 04/2015; DOI:10.1007/s00787-015-0709-1 · 3.55 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a heritable, chronic, neurobehavioral disorder that is characterized by hyperactivity, inattention, and impulsivity. It is commonly believed that the symptoms of ADHD are closely associated with hypo-function of the dopamine system. Dopamine D2 receptor activation decreases the excitability of dopamine neurons, as well as the release of dopamine. Physical exercise is known to improve structural and functional impairments in neuropsychiatric disorders. We investigated the therapeutic effect of exercise on ADHD. Open field task and elevated-plus maze task were used in the evaluation of hyperactivity and impulsivity, respectively. Dopamine D2 receptor expression in the substantia nigra and striatum were evaluated by western blotting. The present results indicated that ADHD rats showed hyperactivity and impulsivity. Dopamine D2 receptor expression in the substantia nigra and striatum were increased in ADHD rats. Exercise alleviated hyperactivity and impulsivity in ADHD rats. Furthermore, dopamine D2 receptor expression in ADHD rats was also decreased by exercise. We thus showed that exercise effectively alleviates ADHD-induced symptoms through enhancing dopamine D2 expression in the brain.
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Ruokangas Guitars
Ruokangas Guitars builds solid-body and semi-hollow electric guitars, including models such as Duke, VSOP, Mojo, Hellcat and Unicorn. The company builds guitars using traditional methods – no modern computer-controlled machinery or serial production methods are used. Each guitar is built individually by a luthier.
Ruokangas Guitars is a privately held corporation, solely owned by Master Luthier Juha Ruokangas.
History
1995 – Juha Ruokangas founds the company as a sole trader and rents a small workshop facility in Finland, Hyvinkää at Wanha Villatehdas, building and repairing guitars.
1996 – Juha starts using moose shin bone as nut material in all his guitars and repairwork.
1997 – The website ruokangas.com is published, and the first Ruokangas guitar model – the Duke – is launched. Juha experiments with Spanish Cedar (Cedrela odorata) as the body and neckwood – a tonewood not commonly used in electric guitars. Spanish Cedar is to become one of the fundamental characteristics of Ruokangas Guitars.
1998 – Juha participates in a thermo treatment project (a Finnish invention), funded by the European Union. Thermo treated tonewood becomes a common feature in Ruokangas guitars. The method slowly becomes popular in other parts of the world, too. In the North America thermo treated wood is often referred to with such trade names as roasted, torrefied or caramelised wood.
1999 – Juha starts co-operation with fellow craftsmen Mika Koskinen and Jiri Kaarmela, who are to become part owners of the company two years later, along with luthier Jarkko Lindholm, who joins the team in 2000, but leaves a year later to work on his own Lindholm Musical Instruments. Juha designs and launches new variations of the Duke theme and introduces another uncommon local material – the Arctic Birch tops.
2000 – Juha designs and launches the second Ruokangas model – VSOP, built of thermo treated Alder and Rock Maple – and attends the Frankfurt Musikmesse for the first time.
2001 – Luthier Jyrki Kostamo joins the Ruokangas team. The company format changes from sole trader to privately held corporation. The first dealerships are confirmed and Ruokangas is reviewed in guitar magazines more regularly. Ruokangas proprietary pickups (manufactured by Harry Häussel in Germany) are launched.
2003 – Ruokangas Guitars publishes a new website design with online guitar configurator tool (based on an idea by Jarkko Lindholm) developed by graphics designer Junnu Vuorela, where one can visually choose colors, pickups, woods and parts online. Such configurators were rare at the time, the Japanese Kisekae Guitar Creator being the first internationally known commercial version (launched in 2000), but later on such tools have gained more popularity, as the technology has become more readily available and network speed has increased.
2004 – Luthier Tomi Nivala joins the Ruokangas team. Junnu Vuorela wins the MindTrek Award for productive innovations with the Ruokangas website design. Ruokangas launches a new guitar model – the Mojo. Ruokangas licences the Buzz Feiten Tuning System.
2005 – Ruokangas Guitars attends The NAMM Show for the first time. Master's degree becomes available for luthiers in Finland. The "domestic" Ruokangas website ruokangas.fi is published. Ruokangas Guitars celebrates 10th Anniversary.
2006 – Luthier Emma Elftorp, from Sweden, joins the Ruokangas team.
2007 – Ruokangas Guitars attends the Fuzz Guitar Show in Gothenburg, Sweden. Co-operation with True Temperament company starts.
2008 – The Hellcat, a new guitar model, is introduced. Ruokangas joins Facebook. Juha and Emma launch "The Project Unicorn" – new guitar design process open to public via YouTube.
2009 – The Unicorn guitar model is introduced. Also the first Ruokangas bass model - the Steambass - is introduced. Juha receives his Master Luthier degree. Ruokangas is invited to exhibit at Montreal Guitar Show (discontinued in 2013), the annual high end event for the finest guitars in the world. Juha becomes one of the founding members (and the first chairman of the board) of The Guild Of Finnish Luthiers (Suomen Soitinrakentajien Kilta).
2010 – The 4th employee, luthier Lari Lätti joins the Ruokangas team. The new Ruokangas website (developed by Juha Javanainen and Junnu Vuorela) and iPhone application (developed by MK&C in cooperation with Junnu Vuorela is launched in January. The website gets an Honorary Award in the Grand One 2010 competition – the Best Information Design category. Ruokangas exhibits again at the Montreal Guitar Show (MGS), and the show organization Salon de Guitare de Montréal orders a Ruokangas guitar to their Ste-Cat Collection. This is the first European guitar in the collection.
2011 – The Ruokangas workshop moves from Hyvinkää to the historic Manor of Harviala in Janakkala. Exhibits and co-organizes the first ever Turenki Tonefest. Juha Ruokangas is chosen by Robert Shaw as one of the most influential contemporary electric guitar makers in the world in his book ‘Electrified’. Jay Jay French of Twisted Sister orders a Duke for his famous Pinkburst Collection to benefit the research of uveitis. Other brands involved in the Pinkburst Project were: Gibson, Fender, Epiphone, Gretsch, PRS, Martin, Marshall, Mesa Boogie, Vox, Orange, HartkeDandiamond
2012 – Finnish design critic Kaj Kalin chooses Ruokangas Guitars as the winner of the first ever Taito-Finlandia Award. Juha becomes one of the founding members and the first Vice President of The European Guitar Builders (EGB) association.
2013 – Introduces the Unicorn Artisan and Mojo King models. Is invited to exhibit at The Healdsburg Guitar Festival (Santa Rosa, CA; USA).
2014 – Juha works actively in EGB to lift the public image of European guitar making to new heights by launching The Holy Grail Guitar Show. Launches "Ruokangas Rendezvous", an event held in Cologne, targeted for Ruokangas enthusiasts and guitar fans in general. Ruokangas Guitars exhibits at the first ever Holy Grail Guitar Show, held in Berlin. Introduces the Captain Nemo guitar, along with a pickup innovation called the Valvebucker®. The Holy Grail Guitar Show is widely regarded in guitar media as "the new golden standard of guitar shows".
2015 – Luthier Jani Rinta-Keturi joins the Ruokangas team. The company celebrates its 20th anniversary. Launches the Aeon and Unicorn Supersonic guitar models. Development continues on the new Valvebucker® tube guitar pickup. The Ruokangas team participates as actors in The Spirit of the Guitar Hunt -movie directed by Mika Tyyskä, also known as Mr. Fastfinger. Ruokangas Guitars exhibits at the second Holy Grail Guitar Show in Berlin.
Duke
First introduced in 1997 – a carved top double-cutaway electric guitar with set-neck construction. Both solid body and semi-acoustic versions exist. Includes a number of unique design points. Current model versions are: Sonic (replaced the earlier Sonic and TwinSonic), Classic (replaced the earlier Classic, Standard and DeLuxe), Artisan (replaced the earlier Special) and Royale.
VSOP
First introduced in 2000 – a solid body bolt-on double-cutaway electric guitar with tremolo bridge. The current model versions are: Classic (replaced the Standard, Plus, Special and King) and DeLuxe (replaced the Supreme).
Mojo
First introduced in 2004 – a bolt-on single-cutaway electric guitar. Both solid body and semi-acoustic versions exist. Current model versions are: Classic (replaced the earlier Classic and Blues), DeLuxe and Grande (replaced the earlier Supreme and Grande).
Hellcat
First introduced in 2008 – a modern solid body double-cutaway electric guitar with Floyd Rose type tremolo, both bolt-on and neck-thru-body designs exist. The model versions introduced: Classic, DeLuxe and Artist.
Unicorn
First introduced in 2009 – a modern take on a traditional solid body single-cutaway electric with set neck and carved top. The model version introduced: Classic. The Unicorn guitar design process and the making of the first two prototypes was documented as a YouTube video diary by Juha Ruokangas and Emma Elftorp.
Players
Jay Jay French (Twisted Sister), Mick Box (Uriah Heep), Josh Smith, Tommy Emmanuel, Matias Kupiainen (Stratovarius), Emppu Vuorinen (Nightwish), Jukka Tolonen, Juha Torvinen (Eppu Normaali), Mikko "Pantse" Syrjä (Eppu Normaali), Sami Ruusukallio (Eppu Normaali), Juha Björninen, Peter Lerche, Ben Wigler (Arizona), Rainer Nygård (Diablo), Sami Saarinen (Status Minor), Marko Karhu, Peter Engberg, Florian Zepf (Candycream), Joel Auge (Hewit), Sascha Wiegand (Bitune), Christian Wosimski (Bitune), Aaron Kaplan, Henri Arola (Dyecrest), Pirkka Ohlis (Dyecrest), Matti Pasanen (Dyecrest), Kai Seppälä (Jetsetters), Edmund Piskaty, Jani Wickholm, Saku Mattila, Rick Simcox (The ToneQuesters), Mr. Manetti, Sonny Landreth | WIKI |
8-year-old writes book on hearing loss – The Chart - CNN.com Blogs
Editor's note: In the Human Factor, we profile survivors who have overcome the odds. Confronting a life obstacle – injury, illness or other hardship – they tapped their inner strength and found resilience they didn't know they possessed. Samantha Brownlie was diagnosed with nonsyndromic sensorineural bilateral hearing loss when she was 3 years old. Hi, my name is Samantha. I'm 8 years old. I have an older brother named Sean. Me and my family live in New York City. I go to P.S. 3 in Manhattan. Sean and I were born with hearing loss. We both wear hearing aids. It's not that hard to get used to wearing hearing aids. All you need to do is think of good things and then you put it in your ear and you hear better. That's all there is to it! My mom or dad used to put my hearing aids in but now I'm old enough to do it by myself. I really like my hearing aids because I can hear so much better with them. I used to wear one hearing aid and now I wear two. They are pink and blue!Last year when I was still wearing one hearing aid I wrote a book called Samantha's Fun FM Unit and Hearing Aid Book. I wrote it to explain why I wear a hearing aid and an FM Unit in school. And I also made the book for kids or adults that have hearing loss too. I want them to feel the same way about their hearing aids that I do! My book is also about how to take care of hearing aids, how to use them and how to change the batteries, recharge the FM and tell the teacher how to use the transmitter. On the cover of my book, I drew pictures of me and fun things like my scooter, my FM transmitter, candy and a Nintendo DS game. My parents inspired me a lot because they have always told me that I should be proud of who I am and just be myself. Many people including my classmates and teachers don't know that much about hearing loss. I thought if I made a book with pictures it would help them understand hearing loss better and answer some of their questions. On the outside you see a little girl that's 8 years old, but on the inside there is a good strong heart. And I believe I can do anything, as long as I believe in myself. Hearing loss an 'invisible,' and widely uninsured, problem The mom's pretty hot! What is wrong with you? Commenting like that on the mother when both of her children are hearing impaired! KPTLD: What's wrong with what I said? Ok, fine the mom's frumpy–after all, both of her kids are hearing impaired. Is that more appropriate? Katherine Greenough – Oh Melissa these are SOOOOOOOOO good!!! Brought tears to our eyes looking tuoghrh the pictures. I know she's only three weeks old but it seems to go by so fast! Thank you for helping us capture these precious moments! I wore hearing aids from the ages of 3 to 17. I'm now 7 years old. I'm married mother of two children, both of whom are hearing. I work for Boeing and use sign language interpreter services full time. That being said, this article caught my attention. I have mixed feelings towards the tone of this article. On one hand, I'm happy that this little girl is at peace with her situation. On the other hand, I feel irritated about how hearing aids are stressed as very important in the quality of ones life. I have lived a very colorful life, and continue to do so (sans hearing aid for the last 20 years). Being deaf is not a defect as many people seem to think. Being deaf shapes ones personality and mindset, yes. But it doesn't have to take away anything good that life has to offer. Bottom line: I don't need hearing aids to prove my worth to others or to experience that same level of enjoyment hearing people do. I don't need to try and be hearing just so that I can fit into the hearing world. I am me. And I happen to be deaf. Just the same, if this little girl is happy with wearing and using hearing aids, then I'm happy for her. To each his/her own. *37*, not 7. It's great that you're comfortable with yourself. That's very important in life. Do you pay for a full-time sign interpreter? That must be pretty expensive. If you don't pay for it, who does? How do you communicate with your children's teachers or other hearing people? Just curious. I'm all for people making their own choices in life as long as people take responsibility for those choices. To Esh, In America, there's a law called the ADA law that covers my right to access to sign language interpreters in certain places. Google ADA law. The company I work for receives generous tax writeoffs for providing me interpreters. As for how I communicate, that's easy, I write, I sign, I use my voice Granted, my speech isn't clear or concise. But my mind is as sharp as the next person's. I'm not some helpless creature just because I don't wear hearing aids. That's a huge misconception the hearing public tragically holds even to this day. Deaf AND Dumb. I carry my presence with a sense that I deserve to operate in this world just as much as my hearing peers, even without hearing aids. Sign language is the Deaf's FIRST and FOREMOST language. To deny access to an enlightening world based on ability or inability hear is discriminatory at worse and ignorance at best. Why is that we encourage our hearing babies to sign but we wince at the thought of teaching our deaf babies to sign? That's like telling a blind person to see more. Sign language is a deaf child's most important foundation and platform from where they can expand their linguistic skills as they get older. Now, as a small child, I wore hearing aids and learned how to speak AND how to sign simultaneously. While learning how to speak enabled me to appear hearing and be more accepted amongst my hearing peers, learning sign language is what opened many doors to the fun and artful world of language. Since I discarded my hearing aids at the age of 17, my speech has deteriorated considerably. But my mind remains as sharp as ever, if not sharper. The acomplishments I have made in the last 20 years sans hearing aids is proof that the ability to hear and/or speak clearly is NOT the benchmark by which we measure our worth. I no longer wish to try and pretend to be hearing. I've spent the first 17 years of my life trying in vain and only failing. An accident that took the rest of my hearing away served as a wakeup call for me. I know now that I have a right to identify myself as DEAF without feelngs of shame or embarrassment or guilt. I contribute to the society I live in by working full time, paying my taxes, refusing to go on disability welfare (which I feel too many deaf people abuse), and helping raise two beautiful hearing children with my hard of hearing husband. I will not be shamed for being DEAF. I will not be made to feel incomplete or like I have a defect. I am me. And I happen to be deaf. Con esa gre1fica hasta es me1s creedble la imagen. La Helvetica es una futene limpia, clara, sencilla y decidida y que logra llevar la atencif3n en la imagen. no en los textos.Muy interesante el post, pense9 que solo yo era el rayado que le hallaba defectos a los tedtulos de los programas de TV. Inspirational but CNN, what a shame not to help other kids hear what she says!CNN has just failed the whole understanding what this little girl wanted to share 😦 We might need to add this to our local HLA chapter library. http://hlagreaterrichmond.com/site chapter I thought the story about the little girl and her accomplishments was awesome. However, I didn't appreciate the mother and announcer's insinuation that there's anything wrong with being disabled. I'm diseased and disabled, it's just a fact of life (and yes, people that wear corrective eyeglasses do suffer from a degree of visual disability too), nothing to be ashamed of. I had a brush with hearing loss and learned a lot. I had Tinnitus, which is really awful. It was diagnosed as Long Term Hearing Loss, and was told there is nothing i can do, buy a hearing aid, and get used to it was what two ENTs told me. Only problem is that I had hearing tests from prior years (that the ENTs refused to consider) that showed my hearing as excellent as recently as two years earlier. But both doctors agreed, I can't do anything. So I tried taking the doctor's advise, spent $2500 on a hearing aid, and resolved to do the best I could with the tinnitus. Fortunately for me, the audiologist who took the two hearing tests for the two ENTs saw a fluctuation in the results, and went to bat for me. Eventually I saw another doctor who agreed to look at my prior tests, and sent me to the House Clinic in Los Angeles. The doctor at House told me Let's try something that costs nothing and might work, a low sodium diet and diuretics. It worked. It took two years, but my hearing today mirrors the test results that two doctors refused to look at, all ranges og hearing are excellent, and the tinnitus is no longer a concern. My expensive hearing aid is in the drawer. My last appointment with a competent ENT told me, Congratulations, you beat sudden hearing loss, few people do. I know why, it's often misdiagnosed and you are told to Just get used to it. I am no longer on a low sodium diet, but am aware of what too much salt in your diet can do. We all need a record of our hearing so that we can tell the difference between long term hearing loss, which is untreatable, and sudden hearing loss, which can be beaten. So many people sniping at each other! And even a person who is snippy about this little girl wearing a hearing aide so she can communicate with her peers. Yes it IS abnormal not to hear, or see, or walk. Abnormal because the human norm is to do those things. This is not shameful or BAD, but to deny that it's abnormal and you might want to find a fix for it is just stupid.I couldn't hear from the ages of 7 to 9 years, and the only thing I could do almost 50 years ago to cope with it was to learn all by myself how to read lips. But it did NOT make it easy to relate to others, to make friends, and I was grateful when my hearing loss started to correct itself after my 9 year old summer. We need to find more medical treatments for hearing and sight loss, not stand around preaching that there is 'nothing wrong with it'. I thought it was great she wrote a book about her hearing loss/aids. She accepts the fact she is hard of hearing. I have been wearing hearing aids since the age of 4. Now 25 yrs old. I must say growing up in a public school was difficult since many people did not understand what it was like to be hearing impaired. But I have learned that people who are not accepting, are NOT worth having in your life. My family was extremely supportive and most of my teachers were as well. I have had people who thought I would not make it. I proved them wrong. This young girl and boy will do the same and they have wonderful parents who will support them which is KEY. dire9, me meted al instante a The Designers Republic y hued en cosa de segdouns presumo que fue a coposito para ensef1arnos el concepto funcional (enserio).Apoyareda la mocif3n sobre la funcif3n habilidad . solo si pudiera olvidar unas antiguas web del tiempo cuando flash imperaba en la web y llegue a paginas que sin ser funcional me emocionaron asta las lagrimas al mas estilo de los buenos menfas de DVD (para aya se fue la inspiracif3n del flash).Y antes que se me acabe la pila del portatil . mejor sigo actualizado mi pobre web de gato, un ejemplo de mala funcif3n habilidad, pero se biene se biene en joombla Never heard of it. Good for Samantha - this is awesome and will help so many children! CNN - please enable captioning of this video so that people with hearing loss can enjoy this story! Good for her – I agree. I'm glad we're drawing attention to something like this. Eight years old and already an author! You go for it, kiddo. Writing rocks! In another ten years I'll be looking for you on the bestseller list. I covered the story of Samantha's book on my blog (www.hearingaidknow.com) a year or so ago when she made it, it's great to see that she's getting a bigger audience on sites like CNN as she has a great story to tell and is inspiring to others with hearing loss – inspiring not just to kids but to us adults with hearing loss as well. Too many of us try to hide our hearing loss and we make life more difficult for ourselves by doing so. Great to see Samantha and he brother showing us that it really isn't a big deal and we should concentrate on all the things we are good at rather than worry about that one thing we are not so good at. It bothers me that new sites continue to cover these stories without providing the captioning necessary for the deaf and hard of hearing community to have access to the information. It would be wonderful if everyone had access to this story instead of just those who can hear. My two cents... Highly commendable and inspirational: also gives us hope in the next generation. Why is this not captioned for the deaf and hard of hearing? We are a population of 35-40 MILLION people. #captionTHIS #captionaction If we don't have captions, we don't know what is being said. Why so many haters? What this girl has done is fantastic for her and other children and adults with hearing problems. gzfsbtecjdlb xcojyeufjbjq zewziqizzzrm zvgocdyvjxbl grpodxelixax One huge advantage with hearing loss is that later in life you will find that thereare more horses asses than horses heads. You can just turn them off ! Today, kids are so smart. hearing loss is a common problem. 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Bob Redfern
Robert Redfern (3 March 1918 – 3 July 2002) was an English professional footballer who played as an outside right in the Football League for Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic and Brighton & Hove Albion. He was on he books of Wolverhampton Wanderers without playing for their first team, and played non-league football for Tow Law Town, Cradley Heath, Weymouth and Bournemouth.
Life and career
Redfern was born in Crook, County Durham, in 1918. He played football for Tow Law Town before joining Wolverhampton Wanderers in 1936 as an 18-year-old. His stay was brief: he was farmed out to Cradley Heath of the Birmingham & District League before signing for Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic of the Third Division South in February 1937.
He, together with Cradley winger and future England international, Jack Rowley, went straight into the team for the visit to Walsall on 27 February. Redfern made 89 league appearances for Bournemouth over ten years, seven of which were lost to the Second World War, during which he played as a guest for clubs including Crystal Palace, Fulham, Luton Town and York City. At the beginning of the 1939–40 Football League season, Redfern scored twice as Bournemouth beat Northampton Town 10–0, a club record victory which would, still stand had the season not been abandoned because of the war and all results expunged. He finished his Football League career with a season at Brighton & Hove Albion.
He then returned to the south west, where he played non-league football for Weymouth and Bournemouth F.C., and later acted as secretary of the latter club. As a youngster, Redfern had received a scholarship which gave him free secondary education, a luxury for which his father, an unemployed coal miner, would not have been able to pay – he was still at school when he signed for Wolves – and he went on to work as a schoolteacher in Bournemouth. Redfern was married to Betty; the couple had two children, Sylvia and Robert. He died at the Royal Bournemouth Hospital in 2002 at the age of 84. | WIKI |
José Miguel Elías
José Miguel Elías Galindo (born 15 January 1977 in Zaragoza) is a Spanish former professional road cyclist. He rode in 3 editions of the Vuelta a España.
Major results
* 1998
* 1st Troyes–Dijon
* 2002
* 1st Overall Volta a Coruña
* 2004
* 8th Overall Vuelta a Murcia
* 9th Overall Volta a Portugal
* 1st Stage 1
* 2005
* 4th Overall Vuelta a Asturias
* 2006
* 7th Overall Tour de Langkawi
* 2007
* 3rd GP Llodio
* 3rd Overall Euskal Bizikleta
* 4th Subida a Urkiola
* 5th Overall Vuelta a la Comunidad Valenciana
* 8th Overall Vuelta a Burgos
* 8th Overall Vuelta por un Chile Líder | WIKI |
Labral Tear – Shoulder
Labral Tear – Shoulder 2020-05-01T13:42:01-06:00
What is a Shoulder Labral Tear?
The shoulder is a unique joint that has a nearly 360-degree range of motion. This is accomplished by having a round “ball” of bone connected to a small flat “socket” of bone. This flat socket has a thin rim of cartilage creating a “lip” around the edge helping keep the ball from sliding off the edge of the socket. This rim of cartilage is called the “labrum”. Ligaments surround and connect the ball to the socket. These ligaments attach directly to the ball but attach to the labrum as opposed to the bone at the socket. The labrum attachment to the bone is the “weak link” of this setup.
How Do I Tear My Labrum?
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In general, if the shoulder joint gets stretched beyond its capacity something needs to give. This usually results in the labrum ripping off the socket.
This can happen with a violent single event when the shoulder “dislocates” (comes completely out of the socket or “dislocation”) or “subluxates” (comes partially out of the socket or “subluxation”).
The labrum can also tear if repeatedly stressed such as throwing a ball, playing tennis or hanging drywall.
Photo Credit: Mammoth Orthopedic Institute
What Are the Symptoms of a Labral Tear?
The symptoms are extremely variable. They can range from recurrent dislocations to a simple feeling of weakness or soreness after minor shoulder activity. With a subluxation you may momentarily feel a “dead arm”.
How Do You Make the Diagnosis of a Labral Tear?
A detailed history and thorough physical examination by an experienced sports medicine trained physician is very important but accuracy is increased with imaging studies.
Do I Need an X-Ray or an MRI?
X-rays are standard, but MRI is even more valuable in making the diagnosis when combined with an appropriate physical exam. MRI’s however have a very high false-negative and an even higher false-positive rate (up to 70%) so are not 100% accurate.
Are there Different Types of Labral Tears? What is a SLAP Tear?
Labral tears can be in the front, back, bottom or around the socket entirely. A SLAP tear is a unique tear at the top of the socket where the biceps tendon attaches to the labrum.
If I Have a Labral Tear Do I Need Surgery?
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No. The shoulder’s primary constraints are your muscles so frequently strengthening exercises will be adequate. There are some sports and activities that will cause continual symptoms in which case surgery may be necessary.
If I Choose Surgery, What Does That Mean?
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The goal of surgery is to reattach the labrum and ligaments back to the socket. This is performed as an outpatient. In the majority of instances this is performed with an arthroscope although there are times when making an incision and performing “open” surgery offers a better outcome.
Photo Credit: djoglobal.com
If I Choose Surgery, How Long is the Recovery?
Depending on the extent of the labral tear and your desired activity you are in a sling for 2-6 weeks before starting physical therapy. Most people have resumed activities of daily living by 2-3 months, most sports by 3-4 months, collision sports (football, rugby, skiing) 4-6 months, throwing sports 9-12 months.
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Jaiden William Roeder(British/South African: born 5 November 2006) is a South African professional Youth footballer who plays as a forward for Stevenage youth club and captains the McIntyre team. Often considered the next Ronaldo he works really hard.To win five balloon d'ors like his idol, Ronaldo has won five Ballon d'Or awards.at this moment Jaiden Roeder is 14 years old and is really close to playing for everton soon
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