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Bible (Wycliffe)/Naum
Chapter 1
The birthun of Nynyue; the book of visioun of Naum Helcesei.
The Lord is a punyschere, and the Lord is vengynge; the Lord is venginge, and hauynge strong veniaunce; the Lord is vengynge ayens hise aduersaries, and he is wraththing to hise enemyes.
The Lord is pacient, and greet in strengthe, and he clensynge schal not make innocent. The Lord cometh in tempest, and the weies of hym ben in whirlwynd, and cloudis ben the dust of hise feet;
he blameth the see, and drieth it, and bryngith alle flodis to desert. Basan is maad sijk, and Carmel, and the flour of Liban langwischide.
Mounteyns ben mouyd togidere of hym, and litil hillis ben desolat. And erthe tremblide togidere fro the face of him, and the roundenesse of erthe, and alle dwellynge ther ynne.
Who schal stonde bifore the face of his indignacioun? and who schal ayenstonde in the wraththe of his stronge veniaunce? His indignacioun is sched out as fier, and stoonys ben brokun of hym.
The Lord is good, and coumfortynge in the dai of tribulacioun, and knowynge hem that hopen in hym.
And in greet flood passynge forth, he schal make ende of his place; and derknessis schulen pursue hise enemyes.
What thenken ye ayens the Lord? He schal make ende; double tribulacioun schal not rise togidere.
For as thornes byclippen hem togidere, so the feeste of hem drynkynge togidere schal be wastyd, as stobul ful of drienesse.
Of thee schal go out a man thenkynge malice ayens the Lord, and trete trespassyng in soule.
The Lord seith these thingis, If thei schulen be parfit, and so manye, and thus thei shulen be clippid, and it schal passe bi. I turmentide thee, and Y schal no more turmente thee.
And now Y schal al to-breke the yerde of hym fro thi bak, and Y schal breke thi bondis.
And the Lord schal comaunde on thee, it schal no more be sowun of thi name. Of the hous of thi god Y schal sle; Y schal putte thi sepulcre a `grauun ymage, and wellid togidere, for thou art vnworschipid.
Lo! on hillis the feet of the euangelisynge and tellynge pees. Juda, halewe thou thi feeste daies, and yelde thi vowis, for whi Belial schal no more put to, that he passe forth in thee; al Belial perischide.
Chapter 2
He stiede up, that schal scatere bifore thee, that schal kepe bisechyng; biholde thou the weie, coumforte leendis, strengthe thou vertu greetli.
For as the Lord yeldide the pride of Jacob, so the pride of Israel; for distrieris scateriden hem, and distrieden the generaciouns of hem.
The scheld of stronge men of hym ben firi, men of the oost ben in rede clothis; raynes of fire of chare, in the dai of his makyng redi; and the leederis therof ben asleep.
In weies thei ben troblid togidere, cartis of foure horsis ben hurtlid togidere in stretis; the siyte of hem as laumpis, as leitis rennynge aboute.
He schal bithenke of his stronge men, thei schulen falle in her weies; and swiftli thei schulen stie on the wallis therof, and schadewyng place schal be maad redi.
Yatis of floodis ben openyd, and the temple is brokun doun to erthe.
And a knyyt is led awei caitif, and the handmaidis therof schulen be dryuun sorewynge as culueris, grutchynge in her hertis.
And Nynyue, as a cisterne of watris the watris therof; forsothe thei fledden; stonde ye, stonde ye, and there is not that schal turne ayen.
Rauysche ye siluer, rauysche ye gold; and there is noon ende of richessis, of alle desirable vessels.
It is distried, and kit, and to-rent, and herte failynge, and vnknyttinge of smale knees, and failynge in alle reynes; and the face of alle ben as blacnesse of a pot.
Where is the dwellyng of liouns, and lesewis of whelpis of liouns? To whiche citee the lioun yede, that the whelp of the lioun schulde entre thidur, and there is not that schal make aferd.
The lioun took ynow to hise whelpis, and slowy to his lionessis; and fillide her dennes with prei, and his couche with raueyn.
Lo! Y to thee, seith the Lord God of oostis; and Y schal brenne thi cartis of foure horsis til to the hiyeste, and swerd schal ete thi smale liouns; and Y schal distrie thi prei fro the lond, and the vois of thi messangeris schulen no more be herd.
Chapter 3
Wo to the citee of bloodis, al of leesyng, ful of to-reendyng; raueyn shal not go awei fro thee.
Vois of scourge, and vois of bire of wheel, and of hors makynge noise, and of foure horsid carte brennynge, and of kniyt stiynge vp,
and of schynynge swerd, and glesenynge spere, and of slayn multitude, and of greuouse fallyng, nether ther is eende of careyns. And thei schulen falle togidere in her bodies,
for the multitude of fornicaciouns of the hoore fair and plesaunt, and hauynge witchecraftis; which seelde folkis in her fornicaciouns, and meynees in her enchauntementis, ether sorceries.
Lo! Y to thee, seith the Lord God of oostis; and Y schal schewe thi schameful thingis in thi face; and Y schal schewe to folkis thi nakidnesse, and to rewmes thin yuel fame.
And Y schal cast out on thee thin abhomynaciouns, and Y schal punysche thee with dispitis, and Y schal putte thee in to ensaumple.
And it schal be, ech man that schal se thee, schal skippe awei fro thee, and schal seie, Nynyue is distried. Who schal moue heed on thee? wherof schal Y seke to thee a coumfortour?
Whether thou art betere than Alisaundre of puplis, that dwellith in floodis? Watris ben in cumpas therof, whos richessis is the see, watris ben wallis therof.
Ethiope is strengthe therof, and Egipt, and there is noon ende; Affrik and Libie weren in help therof.
But and it in `passyng ouer is led in to caitifte; the litle children therof ben hurtlid doun in the heed of alle weies. And on the noble men therof thei kesten lot, and alle grete men therof ben set togidere in gyues.
And thou therfor schalt be drunkun, and schalt be dispisid, and thou schalt seke helpe of enemye.
Al thi strengthis as a fige tree, with hise figis vnripe; if thei schulen be schakun, thei schulen falle in to the mouth of the etere.
Lo! thi puple ben wymmen in the myddil of thee; the yatis of thi lond schulen be schewid to openyng to thin enemyes; fier schal deuoure thin herris.
Drawe vp to thee water for asegyng, bilde thi strengthis; entre in fen, and trede, thou vndurgoynge holde a tiel stoon.
There fier schal ete thee, thou schalt perische bi swerd, it schal deuoure thee, as bruke doith; be thou gaderid togidere as a bruke, be thou multiplied as a locuste.
Thou madist thi marchaundises mo than ben sterris of heuene; a bruke is spred abrood, and flei awei.
Thi keperis ben as locustis, and thi litle children ben as locustis of locustis, whiche sitten togidere in heggis in the dai of coold; the sun is risun, and thei fledden awei, and the place of hem is not knowun, where thei weren.
Thi scheepherdis napten, thou kyng Assur, thi princes schulen be biried; thi puple ofte was hid in hillis, and ther is not that schal gadere.
Thi sorewe is not priuy, thi wounde is worst; alle men that herden thin heryng, pressiden togidere hond on thee, for on whom passide not thi malice euermore? | WIKI |
A 3-Fund Mini-Portfolio "Built for 2022" Yielding 6.7% (With Upside)
Investors sometimes tell me that closed-end funds (CEFs) are complicated--riddled with jargon-y terms like discounts to NAV and net investment income (NII).
The truth is, while it may take a little bit of time to learn the ropes, the effort pays off in spades, since CEFs can get you about $3,000 per month in dividend income on a $500K investment! That could mean retiring a decade or more before folks who rely on low-yielding S&P 500 stocks or ETFs.
(And of course, if you're a member of my CEF Insider service, I do the legwork for you, letting you collect our portfolio's 7.3% average yield, with upside, without having to spend hours in front of a computer screen.)
To show you how simple CEF investing can be, let's look at a three-fund portfolio that will get you 7% dividends you can depend on for a decade or more. Plus, between them, these three funds are well diversified, which helps minimize your risk.
High-Yield CEFs Made Simple
At the core of our "instant" portfolio are three assets: stocks (because they outperform other investments in the long run), bonds (to provide stable income in periods of uncertainty) and real estate investment trusts, or REITs (because they boast yields more than double those of regular stocks, and REITs tend to move independently of stocks in general).
This three-pronged approach--stocks, bonds and real estate--is how most investors create wealth and a comfortable retirement, so it's a good backbone for our CEF adventure.
CEF No. 1: A Monster 9.6% Payout From America's Best Stocks
For stock exposure, consider the Liberty All-Star Equity Fund (USA), which pays a whopping 9.6% yield and boasts a portfolio of America's most successful companies:
Source: All-Star Funds
Top holdings Alphabet (GOOG), Amazon (AMZN), Facebook (FB) and PayPal (PYPL) tell you right off the bat that you're getting the biggest and most important US tech giants when you buy USA. But don't let that lean toward tech hold you back; while nearly a quarter of USA is in tech, financials (17.4%), healthcare (14.4%), and consumer discretionary (13.8%) are important parts of the portfolio, too, so it's well diversified.
And you get that monster 9.6% dividend, which as we all know is far more than you'd get if you bought these companies individually or through an ETF.
Now let's talk performance.
USA Outruns the S&P 500
USA's portfolio has helped it beat the market, getting investors a 360% total return in a decade. And unlike those who bought the benchmark ETF, USA investors got much of their return in cash dividends.
Despite that gain, USA trades right around its net asset value (NAV) as I write this. That simply means its share price is roughly the same as the value of its portfolio (as CEFs can't issue new shares to new investors once they've launched, they tend to trade above or below NAV, giving us a crystal clear indication of a fund's value).
This fund has traded at premiums of more than 15% in the last year, so that par valuation is reasonable right now (though to be honest, we always prefer to buy at discounts).
CEF No. 2: A Tax-Free 4.5% Dividend That Could Be Worth 7%+ to You
Let's move on to bonds, where the Putnam Managed Municipal Income Trust (PMM) is a great defensive play for shaky markets. As the name suggests, it holds municipal bonds, which are issued by states, cities and towns to fund infrastructure projects.
With assets spread across the US, this 4.5%-yielder gives you lower volatility, meaning you can keep it in your account, collect $375 per month for every $100K invested, and not have to panic about drops like we saw in early 2020 (or late 2018, or early 2016 or through 2007 and 2008).
Plus, for the vast majority of Americans, municipal bonds' payouts (and by extension PMM's dividend) are tax-exempt, meaning investors in the top tax bracket would have to earn 7.5% in dividends from stocks to get the same amount of net income.
Our only hesitation is that PMM trades at a 1.3% premium to NAV, well above the 0.5% premium at which it's traded for the past year, which could hinder its upside. So you could go ahead and buy it now, but that premium could hinder its upside in the near to medium term.
CEF No. 3: A Dominant Real Estate Fund Trading at a Discount
Finally, let's talk real estate. The 6%-yielding Cohen & Steers Quality Income Realty Fund (RQI) may not have the biggest yield in the CEF market (where the average payout is a bit south of 7%), but its yield is lower for the best possible reason: its stock price has soared.
RQI Crushes Its Benchmark
Not only did RQI easily survive the COVID-19 selloff, it's recovered far more than the REIT index and has continued to beat said index. That's the real reason why RQI's dividend looks so humble; with a payout that's stayed stable for five years, this fund's 8.1% yield in 2016 has fallen to 6%, since yields go down as prices go up.
But investors who bought RQI a year ago have gotten $100K in profits for every $100K invested, while the fund's dividend has become safer and the chances of a dividend hike have risen. What's more, RQI trades at an attractive 5% discount to NAV as I write this, which is below its 52-week average of 3.2%, so you can expect a bit of upside from that closing discount.
The Final Word: a 6.7% Dividend With Growth Potential (and Price Upside)
Combined, these three funds give you exposure to the three main asset classes most people invest in and give you a 6.7% income stream that's likely to rise. That's not even considering the tax-free status of the muni-bond income; take taxes into account, and for most Americans this is a well-diversified 7%+ yielding portfolio that can be bought with three clicks of a button.
4 Even Better Buys for 27%+ Returns in 2022
The best way to squeeze the biggest gains out of your CEFs is to buy when discounts hit ridiculously oversold levels, and while these funds' valuations are okay, they're not quite the screaming deals we like to see.
When discounts are truly absurd, from a historical perspective, you can set yourself up for some truly incredible gains indeed. The 4 CEFs I recommend you buy now, for example, have been unfairly tossed in the bargain bin.
That's why I have them pegged for 20%+ in discount-driven gains in 2022. With a solid average dividend of 7.3% between them, it's only a matter of time before investors realize their mistake and buy back in. Heck, it's already starting to happen!
The time to buy these 4 income powerhouses is now. Click here to get full details on all of them: names, tickers, current yields, my complete analysis of their management teams and everything else you need to know before you buy.
The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc. | NEWS-MULTISOURCE |
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Here is a Political Science article on the possibly converging education policies of Norway, Sweden, and England. | WIKI |
Honey's Dead
Honey's Dead is the fourth studio album by the Scottish alternative rock band The Jesus and Mary Chain, released in 1992 on Blanco y Negro Records. It marked a return to a more abrasive sound for the group, as well as incorporating elements of alternative dance. The title refers to one of the band's early hits, "Just Like Honey", and is intended to demonstrate a complete departure from their earlier musical style. The album peaked at No.14 on the UK Charts.
The album's first single, "Reverence", attracted some controversy for the lyrics "I want to die just like Jesus Christ", and "I want to die just like JFK". Banned by Top of the Pops, the track peaked at #10 in the UK charts and received airplay in the United States on alternative radio stations.
Honey's Dead was recorded in the band's London studio, the aptly named "Drugstore", with accomplished engineer Flood and future JaMC producer Alan Moulder on board (not to mention a considerably larger bankroll).
Alternative and campus radio stations picked up "Far Gone and Out" which remains one of the band's most popular singles to date, peaking at #23 in the band's native UK. The Mary Chain shared the bill during parts of Lollapalooza 1992 in the U.S. with Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, Ministry, Lush, Ice Cube and Red Hot Chili Peppers. Anheuser Busch even used the samples of "Sugar Ray" as a background bed for their Bud Ice television commercials in 1993.
Honey's Dead was on the short list of nominees for the 1992 Mercury Prize.
The album posts a close second in sales to their next release, Stoned & Dethroned (1994) (which contains the hit single "Sometimes Always" with Hope Sandoval of Mazzy Star). The Reid brothers alternate between singing duties on tracks (most likely coinciding with songwriting duties).
Artwork
The album cover art features a detail from the painting Ophelia (First Version) by the Pre-Raphaelite painter Arthur Hughes.
As of May 1998 the album has sold 122,000 copies in United States according to Nielsen SoundScan.
Track listing
All songs written by Jim Reid and William Reid.
LP (BYN 26) and Cassette (BYNC 26)
Side one
* 1) "Reverence" – 3:40
* 2) "Teenage Lust" – 3:06
* 3) "Far Gone and Out" – 2:51
* 4) "Almost Gold" – 3:19
* 5) "Sugar Ray" – 4:41
* 6) "Tumbledown" – 4:10
Side two
* 1) "Catchfire" – 4:47
* 2) "Good for My Soul" – 3:05
* 3) "Rollercoaster" – 3:46
* 4) "I Can't Get Enough" – 2:56
* 5) "Sundown" – 4:59
* 6) "Frequency" – 1:19
CD (BYNCD 26)
* 1) "Reverence" – 3:40
* 2) "Teenage Lust" – 3:06
* 3) "Far Gone and Out" – 2:51
* 4) "Almost Gold" – 3:19
* 5) "Sugar Ray" – 4:41
* 6) "Tumbledown" – 4:10
* 7) "Catchfire" – 4:47
* 8) "Good for My Soul" – 3:05
* 9) "Rollercoaster" – 3:46
* 10) "I Can't Get Enough" – 2:56
* 11) "Sundown" – 4:59
* 12) "Frequency" – 1:19
Notes
* Track 6: Contains a sample of Einstürzende Neubauten's "Tanz Debil" (Kollaps, 1981) starting at 1:25 and lasting for roughly 18 seconds.
* Track 9: Is listed as "copyright 1990" (while the rest of the album is "copyright 1992"), but the version here is not the original 1990 EP version. This version features live drums (presumably by Monti) and does not have the echo on William Reid's voice, and is likely a re-recorded version from the album sessions.
Personnel
The Jesus and Mary Chain
* Jim Reid – vocals (tracks 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8), guitar, producer
* William Reid – vocals (tracks 4, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12), guitar, producer
* Steve Monti – drums, percussion
Additional personnel
* Alan Moulder – engineer (except track 9), mixing
* Flood – engineer (track 9)
* Andy Catlin – photography | WIKI |
Berthe Villancher
Berthe Villancher (1908–2002) was a French gymnastics judge and official. In 2002 she was inducted into the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame.
She was born in Besançon, France. In 1945 she became an international gymnastics judge and from 1948 to 1956 she served as secretary of the International Gymnastics Federation's Women's Technical Committee. From 1956 to 1972 she was president of the committee. From 1969 to 1972 she sat on the executive committee of the federation, and was the first woman to do so.
In 2002 Villancher was inducted posthumously into the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame, in the category of lifetime achievement. | WIKI |
The Supreme Court last term resurrected “separate but equal” in our schools. Because of the Court’s ruling in Parents Involved in Community Schools v. Seattle School District No. 1 and Meredith v. Jefferson County Board of Education, schools risk becoming more segregated, and children of all races will likely have fewer opportunities to learn together and become prepared to live and work in a diverse world.
Parents Involved in Community Schools involved a challenge to student admission plans in school districts in both Seattle, Washington and Louisville, Kentucky. Concerned about how racial isolation was affecting their own children and community, locally-elected school boards in Louisville and Seattle had adopted student assignment measures to foster integrated, diverse schools. The voluntary plans used modest measures to promote integration while prioritizing parental choice and community schools. As part of the plans, the school districts looked at race as a factor in determining whether or not to transfer a student. The programs in both Seattle and Louisville had been upheld by lower courts and were similar to programs in many school districts across the country.
But in a 5-4 decision, the Court held that the programs were unconstitutional because they violated the Constitution’s Equal Protection Clause in the 14th Amendment. The Court held that using race as a factor in assigning children to schools was discriminatory and could not be justified. The Court’s decision went against the tradition of Brown v. Board of Education, which declared ‘separate but equal’ unconstitutional and held that all students have a right to attend integrated schools. As a result, school districts will find it incredibly difficult, if not impossible, to assign children to schools in a way that ensures diversity. Schools are once again becoming segregated by race as they were before Brown. | FINEWEB-EDU |
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11.9.35 Servicios de Linux
Servicio Early OOM
Early OOM, también conocido como Earlyoom, es un daemon minimalista de gestión del llenado de la memoria48 que se ejecuta en espacio de usuaria y proporciona una alternativa al gestor del propio núcleo con una respuesta más inmediata y más configurable. Es útil para prevenir que el sistema no responda cuando se queda sin memoria.
Variable: earlyoom-service-type
Tipo de servicio para el servicio earlyoom, el daemon Early OOM. Su valor debe ser un objeto earlyoom-configuration, descrito a continuación. El servicio se puede instanciar con su configuración predeterminada de esta manera:
Tipo de datos: earlyoom-configuration
Esta es el registro de configuración para el servicio earlyoom-service-type.
earlyoom (predeterminado: earlyoom)
El paquete Earlyoom usado.
minimum-available-memory (predeterminado: 10)
El límite inferior de memoria disponible, en porcentaje.
minimum-free-swap (predeterminado: 10)
El límite inferior de memoria de intercambio libre, en porcentaje.
prefer-regexp (predeterminado: #f)
Una expresión regular (como cadena) que corresponda con los nombres de los procesos que preferiblemente deban pararse.
avoid-regexp (predeterminado: #f)
Una expresión regular (como cadena) que corresponda con los nombres de los procesos que no deban pararse.
memory-report-interval (predeterminado: 0)
Intervalo en segundos con el cual se imprime el informe de memoria. No está activo de manera predeterminada.
ignore-positive-oom-score-adj? (predeterminado: #f)
Valor booleano que indica si se deben ignoran los ajustes positivos realizados en /proc/*/oom_score_adj.
show-debug-messages? (predeterminado: #f)
Valor booleano que indica si los mensajes de depuración deben imprimirse. Los registros se almacenan en /var/log/earlyoom.log.
send-notification-command (predeterminada: #f)
Puede usarse para proporcionar una orden personalizada para el envío de notificaciones.
fstrim Service
The command fstrim can be used to discard (or trim) unused blocks on a mounted file system.
Aviso: Running fstrim frequently, or even using mount -o discard, might negatively affect the lifetime of poor-quality SSD devices. For most desktop and server systems a sufficient trimming frequency is once a week. Note that not all devices support a queued trim, so each trim command incurs a performance penalty on whatever else might be trying to use the disk at the time.
Variable: fstrim-service-type
Type for a service that periodically runs fstrim, whose value must be an <fstrim-configuration> object. The service can be instantiated in its default configuration with:
Data Type: fstrim-configuration
Available fstrim-configuration fields are:
package (default: util-linux) (type: file-like)
The package providing the fstrim command.
schedule (default: "0 0 * * 0") (type: mcron-time)
Schedule for launching fstrim. This can be a procedure, a list or a string. For additional information, see Job specification in the mcron manual. By default this is set to run weekly on Sunday at 00:00.
listed-in (default: '("/etc/fstab" "/proc/self/mountinfo")) (type: maybe-list-of-strings)
List of files in fstab or kernel mountinfo format. All missing or empty files are silently ignored. The evaluation of the list stops after the first non-empty file. File systems with X-fstrim.notrim mount option in fstab are skipped.
verbose? (default: #t) (type: boolean)
Verbose execution.
quiet-unsupported? (default: #t) (type: boolean)
Suppress error messages if trim operation (ioctl) is unsupported.
extra-arguments (type: maybe-list-of-strings)
Extra options to append to fstrim (run ‘man fstrim’ for more information).
Servicio de carga de módulos del núcleo
The kernel module loader service allows one to load loadable kernel modules at boot. This is especially useful for modules that don’t autoload and need to be manually loaded, as is the case with ddcci.
Variable: kernel-module-loader-service-type
Tipo de servicio para la carga de módulos del núcleo durante el arranque con modprobe. Su valor debe ser una lista de cadenas que representan nombres de módulo. Por ejemplo, la carga de los controladores proporcionados por ddcci-driver-linux en modo de depuración proporcionando algunos parámetros para el módulo puede realizarse de la siguiente manera:
(use-modules (gnu) (gnu services))
(use-package-modules linux)
(use-service-modules linux)
(define ddcci-config
(plain-file "ddcci.conf"
"options ddcci dyndbg delay=120"))
(operating-system
...
(services (cons* (service kernel-module-loader-service-type
'("ddcci" "ddcci_backlight"))
(simple-service 'ddcci-config etc-service-type
(list `("modprobe.d/ddcci.conf"
,ddcci-config)))
%base-services))
(kernel-loadable-modules (list ddcci-driver-linux)))
Cachefilesd Service
The Cachefilesd service starts a daemon that caches network file system data locally. It is especially useful for NFS and AFS shares, where it reduces latencies for repeated access when reading files.
The daemon can be configured as follows:
(service cachefilesd-service-type
(cachefilesd-configuration
(cache-directory "/var/cache/fscache")))
Variable: cachefilesd-service-type
The service type for starting cachefilesd. The value for this service type is a cachefilesd-configuration, whose only required field is cache-directory.
Data Type: cachefilesd-configuration
Available cachefilesd-configuration fields are:
cachefilesd (default: cachefilesd) (type: file-like)
The cachefilesd package to use.
debug-output? (default: #f) (type: boolean)
Print debugging output to stderr.
use-syslog? (default: #t) (type: boolean)
Log to syslog facility instead of stdout.
scan? (default: #t) (type: boolean)
Scan for cachable objects.
cache-directory (type: maybe-string)
Location of the cache directory.
cache-name (default: "CacheFiles") (type: maybe-string)
Name of cache (keep unique).
security-context (type: maybe-string)
SELinux security context.
pause-culling-for-block-percentage (default: 7) (type: maybe-non-negative-integer)
Pause culling when available blocks exceed this percentage.
pause-culling-for-file-percentage (default: 7) (type: maybe-non-negative-integer)
Pause culling when available files exceed this percentage.
resume-culling-for-block-percentage (default: 5) (type: maybe-non-negative-integer)
Start culling when available blocks drop below this percentage.
resume-culling-for-file-percentage (default: 5) (type: maybe-non-negative-integer)
Start culling when available files drop below this percentage.
pause-caching-for-block-percentage (default: 1) (type: maybe-non-negative-integer)
Pause further allocations when available blocks drop below this percentage.
pause-caching-for-file-percentage (default: 1) (type: maybe-non-negative-integer)
Pause further allocations when available files drop below this percentage.
log2-table-size (default: 12) (type: maybe-non-negative-integer)
Size of tables holding cullable objects in logarithm of base 2.
cull? (default: #t) (type: boolean)
Create free space by culling (consumes system load).
trace-function-entry-in-kernel-module? (default: #f) (type: boolean)
Trace function entry in the kernel module (for debugging).
trace-function-exit-in-kernel-module? (default: #f) (type: boolean)
Trace function exit in the kernel module (for debugging).
trace-internal-checkpoints-in-kernel-module? (default: #f) (type: boolean)
Trace internal checkpoints in the kernel module (for debugging).
Rasdaemon Service
The Rasdaemon service provides a daemon which monitors platform RAS (Reliability, Availability, and Serviceability) reports from Linux kernel trace events, logging them to syslogd.
Reliability, Availability and Serviceability is a concept used on servers meant to measure their robustness.
Relability is the probability that a system will produce correct outputs:
Availability is the probability that a system is operational at a given time:
Serviceability is the simplicity and speed with which a system can be repaired or maintained:
Among the monitoring measures, the most usual ones include:
By monitoring the number of occurrences of error detections, it is possible to identify if the probability of hardware errors is increasing, and, on such case, do a preventive maintenance to replace a degraded component while those errors are correctable.
For detailed information about the types of error events gathered and how to make sense of them, see the kernel administrator’s guide at https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/admin-guide/ras.html.
Variable: rasdaemon-service-type
Service type for the rasdaemon service. It accepts a rasdaemon-configuration object. Instantiating like
will load with a default configuration, which monitors all events and logs to syslogd.
Data Type: rasdaemon-configuration
The data type representing the configuration of rasdaemon.
record? (default: #f)
A boolean indicating whether to record the events in an SQLite database. This provides a more structured access to the information contained in the log file. The database location is hard-coded to /var/lib/rasdaemon/ras-mc_event.db.
Servicio de dispositivo Zram
El servicio de dispositivo Zram proporciona un dispositivo comprimido de intercambio en la memoria del sistema. La documentación del núcleo Linux contiene más información sobre dispositivos zram.
Variable: zram-device-service-type
Este servicio crea el dispositivo de bloques zram, le proporciona el formato de la memoria de intercambio y lo activa. El valor del servicio es un registro zram-device-configuration.
Tipo de datos: zram-device-configuration
Este tipo de datos representa la configuración del servicio zram-device.
size (predeterminado: "1G")
Es la cantidad de espacio que desea proporcionar al dispositivo zram. Acepta una cadena y puede ser el número de bytes o usar un sufijo, como por ejemplo "512M" o 1024000.
compression-algorithm (predeterminado: 'lzo)
Algoritmo de compresión que desea usar. Es difícil enumerar todas las opciones de compresión posibles, pero las más habituales entre las implementadas por el núcleo Linux Libre usado por Guix incluyen 'lzo, 'lz4 y 'zstd.
memory-limit (predeterminado: 0)
Cantidad máxima de memoria que el dispositivo zram puede usar. Proporcionar el valor ’0’ desactiva el límite. Mientras que generalmente se espera que la compresión tenga una relación con los datos sin comprimir de 2:1, es posible que se escriban datos en la memoria de intercambio que no se pueden comprimir más, y esta es una forma de limitar cuanta memoria puede usarse. Acepta una cadena y puede ser un número de bytes o un usar sufijo, por ejemplo "2G".
priority (default #f)
This is the priority of the swap device created from the zram device. See Swap Space for a description of swap priorities. You might want to set a specific priority for the zram device, otherwise it could end up not being used much for the reasons described there.
Footnotes
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NdT: Del inglés Out Of Memory.
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Abstract
The article is devoted to the theoretical investigation of atmospheric convection on the base of analytical, semi-analytical and numerical solving equations of deep and shallow convection. The studies conducted have allowed the following conclusions: the heat of convective turbulence is convective cell; convective cell is unstable to a finite-amplitude disturbances; stability of cells is determined by external model's parameters and decrease with time; complicated nature of convective turbulence is conditioned by interaction between cells resulting in their coagulation or destruction; the model accounts for only interaction of cells located over each other. This and a number of simplifications for setting up a problem make possible to construct the convective cells's distribution function depending on their sizes, existence time and large-scale parameters; there are three ierarchy levels of convective formations in atmosphere: small-scale convective turbulence, thermals and cumulus clouds, convective ensembles; rotation of convective cells causes their stability to increase by enhanced stability of rotating cells a relatively weak thermals and cumulus clouds transform to whirlwind or tornado; a tropical cyclones may be considered to be (with minor reservations) large-scale analog of whirlwind. In spite of essentially different sizes the space structure and mechanism of these phenomena has much in common, in particular, the type of circulation.
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Shire to Buy Lotus Tissue Repair - Analyst Blog
Shire plc ( SHPG ) recently announced its intention to acquire privately-held biotech company, Lotus Tissue Repair, Inc.
Lotus Tissue Repair is developing a protein replacement therapy for the treatment of dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa (DEB).
Shire will pay an upfront fee for the acquisition along with certain contingent payments based on the achievement of certain safety and development milestones. Other financial details were not disclosed.
Shire's Human Genetic Therapies business will take over the development of Lotus Tissue Repair's lead candidate, a proprietary recombinant form of human collagen type VII (rC7), an intravenous protein replacement therapy for the treatment of DEB. We note that Shire already has an EB candidate, ABH001, in its pipeline. ABH001 is being developed as a dermal substitute therapy for the treatment of non-healing wounds in patients with EB.
Concurrent with this acquisition, Shire also stated that it expects to meet the general consensus earnings estimate of $6.69 - $6.70 in 2012 driven by a double digit growth in revenues.
The company's leading drug in the key attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) market, Vyvanse, represents significant commercial potential. Vyvanse is being developed for new indications such as major depressive disorder, binge eating, and negative symptoms of schizophrenia, all being in phase III studies.
Vyvanse and Intuniv both together account for 45% of the total market growth in the US ADHD market. Vyvanse should gain approval in Europe (under the trade name Elvanse) soon given the positive outcome from the European Decentralised Procedure (DCP) in Dec 2012. According to the company, the European market is currently worth $500 million.
However, Shire faces stiff competition from the likes of Johnson & Johnson ( JNJ ) and Novartis ( NVS ) in the key ADHD market.
We currently have a Neutral recommendation on Shire which carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). Right now, pharma stock Novartis (NVS) looks more attractive with a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy).
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Indonesia’s Investment Rose Last Quarter on Singapore Projects
Indonesia ’s foreign and domestic
investments increased last quarter as companies from Singapore
and the U.S. boosted spending. Investment rose 15.3 percent to 65.4 trillion rupiah ($7.3
billion) in the three months ended Sept. 30 from a year earlier,
Azhar Lubis, deputy chairman of the Investment Coordinating
Board, said in Jakarta today. The country attracted 181 trillion
rupiah in the nine months through September, a 21 percent
increase from a year earlier, he said. President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono aims to expand Southeast
Asia ’s largest economy at an annual average rate of 6.6 percent
through the remainder of his term ending in 2014 by creating
jobs and developing the country’s infrastructure. The central
bank this month lowered its benchmark interest rate for the
first time in more than two years to spur domestic demand as the
global recovery weakens. “Amid a volatile global economy, full of uncertainties in
the U.S. and Europe , we still manage to post growth in
investment realization,” Lubis said. “We are optimistic we can
reach total investments of 240 trillion rupiah this year and
it’s possible we can reach more than that.” The investment board expects total investments to grow 15
percent in 2012, he said. Domestic investment rose 14.5 percent to 19 trillion rupiah
during the July to September period, led by foodstuff and
plantation projects and spending on electricity, gas and water,
the agency said. Foreign direct investment climbed 15.7 percent
to 46.4 trillion rupiah in the same period, aided by
transportation, telecommunication and mining. Singapore was the biggest contributor to third-quarter
foreign investment, accounting for $1.3 billion. Investment from
the U.S. totaled $0.5 billion. The $707 billion economy is forecast to expand 6.6 percent
this year, with growth easing to 6.5 percent in 2012, Bank
Indonesia Governor Darmin Nasution said Oct. 11. To contact the reporter on this story:
Novrida Manurung in Jakarta at
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Photos show the Trump White House all decked out for Christmas 2019
First lady Melania Trump has unveiled the 2019 White House Christmas decorations."The Spirit of America" is the theme of this year&aposs decorations, and includes tributes to children&aposs games, classic holiday stories, and cities across America.Visit Business Insider&aposs homepage for more stories.First lady Melania Trump unveiled the 2019 White House Christmas decorations in several glittering rooms on Monday, keeping with the theme of "The Spirit of America."The White House described the theme as "a tribute to the traditions, customs, and history that make our Nation great."CNN&aposs Kate Bennett reported that the days of decorating the White House&aposs main rooms took volunteers from all 50 states to hang 800 feet of garland, 15,000 bows, and more than 2,500 strands of lights.The White House also released a video tour of this year&aposs decorations:See the highlights in these photos of the decorations.
On November 25, the first lady received the White House Christmas tree from a horse-drawn delivery.
National Park Service staff hauled the massive tree inside.
The 18-foot tree was then installed as the first decoration in the Blue Room.
One week later, the tree, along with the rest of the White House, was decked out and ready for visitors.
Just days after Thanksgiving, the first lady gave the decorations a final walk-through.
The US Marine Band played in the glistening Grand Foyer as members of the press were welcomed to view the decorations on Monday, December 2.
Boxes of chocolate kisses were waiting for visitors at the preview.
The Grand Foyer was lit up with green Christmas tees covered in fake snow and white lights that shone overhead to make "a glistening winter garden," the White House said in a release.
The first family's annual ornament, a waving American flag, dotted trees throughout the wing.
White paper stars cast celestial shadows across the glowing white East Colonnade.
Along the sides of the hall stood acrylic panels showing off some of the country's largest landmarks as "a timeline of American design, innovation, and architecture," the White House said in a release.
The East Wing also hosted the Gold Star Family tree, which honors America's Armed Forces and their families.
A small tree was adorned with the 2019 White House Christmas Ornament, which is a helicopter to honor former President Dwight D. Eisenhower.
Source: The White House Historical Association
The Red Room featured a small lit tree with several playful accents, which the White House said "ignites the childlike spirit we all have at this time of year."
The name of the first lady's signature childhood wellbeing program was represented on a Scrabble-tile ornament featured in a wreath alongside dominos.
A Scrabble board in the base of the tree spelled out some key positive words associated with the "Be Best" campaign.
Trees made of playing cards and green leaves completed the Red Room's games theme.
The Green Room featured nods to "beloved and classic Christmas tales" and a Christmas countdown, the White House said in a press release.
The China Room displayed a fully set table and a holiday feast.
The artificial feast featured pyramids of fruit, a turkey, and vegetables.
A gingerbread model of the White House in the State Dining Room made for this year's decorations weighs more than 300 lbs.
"Fun fact," CNN reporter Kate Bennett added on Twitter, "the banisters are made of spaghetti."
On one side of the gingerbread White House was a red model of San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge, Seattle's Space Needle, and Mount Rushmore.
On the other side stood models of the Alamo, the Liberty Bell, the Statue of Liberty, and St. Louis' Gateway Arch to highlight "America the Beautiful," the White House said.
The White House gets tens of thousands of visitors each holiday season.
Source: White House
Americans interested in taking a tour can contact their member of Congress.
Source: White House
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Jasmine.4.T
Jasmine.4.T, stylized as jasmine.4.t, is the stage name of British indie rock musician Jasmine Cruickshank. Cruickshank is based in Manchester, England and currently signed to Saddest Factory Records. Cruickshank is both the first British musician signed to the label as well as the first trans artist to sign with the label.
History
In 2019, Cruickshank self-released their debut EP titled Worn Through." After having opened for Lucy Dacus on tour, Cruickshank decided to submit some demos to Lucy's boygenius bandmate Phoebe Bridgers record label, Saddest Factory Records. After submitting the demos, Dacus said “Okay, I just played your demos for Phoebe [Bridgers] in the car; She’s on the phone to her manager, trying to work out how she can sign you.” After signing to the label, Cruickshank released a new single titled "Skin On Skin", featuring Julien Baker and produced by Boygenius.
Discography
EPs Singles
* Worn Through (2019, self-titled)
* Skin On Skin (2024) | WIKI |
Bette Marston, Brian Canter
Elizabeth Holloway Marston and Brian Spencer Canter are to be married Dec. 31 at the Tampa Museum of Art in Florida. The Rev. Thomas R. Cook, an Episcopal priest and a cousin of the bride, is to officiate. The bride, who is 28 and goes by Bette, will be taking her husband’s name. She is a web producer for Sports Illustrated in New York. She graduated from Northwestern. She is the daughter of Catherine B. Marston and John H. Marston of Tampa. The bride’s father is an obstetrician/gynecologist with Women’s Care Florida, a group practice in Tampa. The bride is the great-granddaughter of the late William Moulton Marston, the creator of Wonder Woman. The groom, 28, is a Ph.D. candidate in biomedical engineering at Rutgers. He graduated from Tufts. He is the son of Nadine C. Canter and Neil M. Canter of Willow Grove, Pa. The groom’s mother is a synagogue administrator at Or Hadash Congregation in Fort Washington, Pa. His father is the owner and president of Chemical Solutions, a chemical consulting firm in Willow Grove. The couple met through a mutual friend in New York in July 2011. | NEWS-MULTISOURCE |
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David Ryan Trombly (1992)Woodville,Oh. At only 12 years of age this young aspiring athlete was ranked in Ohios top soccer players at an outstanding #4. With his mix of speed and footwork he freezes defenders and is a fun and impressive player to watch. His East Suburbin Soccer League (E.S.S.L) statistics for his individual best season are a whopping 21 goals in a single season (11 games). Averaging nearly two goals per game his team still struggled to take their play to the next level and become a state contender. This impressive young player played his heart out every year (22 seasons) and only came close to a state title his 18th season as they were defeated 3-1 in the State Semi Finals. As his coaches along with the entire state of Ohios Soccer Board Of Directory were very impressed with his skill level and he became one of two players with Varsity High School soccer offers in the 8th grade. His coaches were turned down by David as he declined the offers. | WIKI |
Oeantheia
Oeantheia or Oiantheia (Οἰάνθεια) or Oeanthe (Οἰάνθη) or Euanthis (Εὐανθίς) or Euanthia (Εὐανθία) was an important town of the Ozolian Locrians, situated at the western entrance of the Crissaean Gulf. Polybius says that it is opposite to Aegeira in Achaea. Thucydides relates that during the Peloponnesian War, the Oeanthians are among several towns of the Locri Ozolae that were forced to provide hostages to the Lacedaemonian army in 426 BCE. The Periplus of Pseudo-Scylax calls the town Euanthis; and since Strabo says that Locri Epizephyrii in Italy was founded by the Ozolian Locrians, under a leader named Euanthes, it has been conjectured that Oeantheia or Euantheia was the place where the emigrants embarked. Oeantheia appears to have been the only maritime city in Locris remaining in the time of Pausanias (2nd century), with the exception of Naupactus. The only objects at Oeantheia mentioned by Pausanias were a temple of Aphrodite, and one of Artemis, situated in a grove above the town. The town is mentioned in the Tabula Peutingeriana as situated 20 miles from Naupactus and 15 (24) from Anticyra.
The site of Oeantheia is located near modern Tolofon, although others still contend the site is near Glyfada. | WIKI |
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Direct Integration Possible issues in performing the integrations include choice of Assumptions, branch cuts in the integrands, and how limits are taken. Addressing the first of these gives five solutions. il[f_, s_, t_] := Module[{r}, 1/(2 π I) Integrate[f Exp[s t], {s, r - I ∞, r + I ∞}, Assumptions -> r > 2 && t > 0]] ...
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The direct way works: Times @@ Table[ x - With[{r = Root[#1^3 + a2 #1^2 + a1 #1 + a0 &, i]}, r^3 + r + 1], {i, 3}] // Expand // Simplify // CoefficientList[#, x] & {-1 + 4 a0 - 3 a0^2 + a0^3 - a1 - 2 a0 a1 + 2 a1^2 + a0 a1^2 - a1^3 + a2 + a0 a2 - 2 a0^2 a2 - 3 a1 a2 + 3 a0 a1 a2 + a0 a2^2 - a1 a2^2 + a2^3, ...
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You can "help" FindGeneratingFunction by specifying the function space you want it to explore: FindGeneratingFunction[{1, 4, 6, 4, 1}, x, FunctionSpace -> "Polynomial"] This returns the $1 + 4 x + 6 x^2 + 4 x^3 + x^4$ polynomial you expected.
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I upvoted the other responses. That said, there is a better way. CoefficientList[ Resultant[x^3 + a2*x^2 + a1*x + a0, y - (x^3 + x + 1), x], y] (* Out[1179]= {-1 + 4 a0 - 3 a0^2 + a0^3 - a1 - 2 a0 a1 + 2 a1^2 + a0 a1^2 - a1^3 + a2 + a0 a2 - 2 a0^2 a2 - 3 a1 a2 + 3 a0 a1 a2 + a0 a2^2 - a1 a2^2 + a2^3, 3 - 6 a0 + 3 a0^2 + a1 - 2 a1^2 + a1^3 - 2 a2 - ...
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A slick way is to use the Newton-Girard formulae in conjunction with the handy RootSum[] function: Solve[Table[s[m] == RootSum[Function[x, x^3 + b x^2 + c x + d], Function[r, (r^3 + r + 1)^m]], {m, 3}] ~Join~ Table[-Sum[s[k] e[m - k], {k, m - 1}] - m e[m] == s[m], {m, 3}], Array[e, 3], Array[s, 3]] // Expand ...
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Another direct approach p1 = #1^3 + a2 #1^2 + a1 #1 + a0 &; p2 = 1 + # + #^3 &; Simplify@CoefficientList[Product[x - p2@Root[p1, i], {i, Exponent[p1@x, x]}], x] Or make it a function that takes two polynomials, p1 and p2, and produces the coefficients of the polynomial p2 evaluated at the roots of p1 ClearAll[f] f = ...
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Extracranial stereotactic radiation delivery
Robert D. Timmerman, Kenneth M. Forster, L. Chinsoo Cho
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Abstract
Extracranial stereotactic radiation delivery, also known as stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT), involves delivering very potent doses of radiation to well-demarcated tumors in the neck, spine, chest, abdomen, and pelvis. Beyond just stereotactic targeting, it represents a formalism of treatment planning and conduct that facilitates the delivery of the most potent dose fractionation schedules ever considered in the field of radiation oncology. In doing so, it uses the most modern technologies to simultaneously hit the target and avoid normal innocent tissues. Clinical results already show that SBRT constitutes a new paradigm in cancer treatment that deserves careful implementation and assessment for the improvement in patient outcomes.
Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)202-207
Number of pages6
JournalSeminars in Radiation Oncology
Volume15
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 2005
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When all is done, Sylvester? Nay, alas! All is not done, our term of living sped, There is a Judgment still to be endured, And endless dolour or gladness yet to be.
Your God may rule His heaven, but here on earth I know two Gods, two dull unheeding Gods, Invidious Time and cruel Circumstance, Who ride the poor man with a double spur Desire and Hunger, and the rich man drive With pointed goad of dull Satiety, Or longing for things unattainable. To rule those Gods one must be young and strong. There is but one life that is certain, this We live to-day, and this we must prolong But young, reviv'd, and reinvigorate. No more to know the longing vain regret | WIKI |
The story of Brooklyn’s builders, architects and builders
In the minds of many people, the planning and construction of buildings is a man’s job. Eventually it was viewed as a male occupation in Western societies as people crawled out of caves and started building shelters. A man had the physical strength to cut trees, collect large stones, or climb a roof. It was impossible, or apparently impossible, for a woman to do this job. That’s the way it was.
By the late 19th century, the Victorians presided over a world with very codified gender roles. But even then, things started to change. Women began to do things that had always been “men’s work”. Sometimes it was the need, but often it was because women realized they were good at doing some of the things men had claimed to be doing. And since there should be a woman’s place in her home, why shouldn’t she have the opportunity to build or design some of them? Why couldn’t a woman be a developer or an architect?
New York State had some of the most advanced laws in the country regarding a woman’s right to own property. An 1848 law prohibited the courts from confiscating a woman’s property or property if her husband owed any debt. The same law also prohibited the husband from appropriating his wife’s property in the event that he should run up his own debts.
This law was enacted after the financial panic of 1837 to prevent families from becoming homeless or destitute due to financial problems. It became a model for other states to follow. Husbands in business quickly realized that it was good policy to put their business assets in their wives’ names. The courts could not touch her, and real Victorians, the creditors were reluctant to bring a respectable woman to justice. It made the believer look bad.
Many of the town’s builders and land speculators have listed their land above the wives, so it is not uncommon to find a woman’s builder or landowner name in the town’s newspapers or records. Often times the woman was just a front and she had nothing to do with the developer’s business. There were notable exceptions, however.
Susanna Russell was one of the earliest developers of Bedford Stuyvesant
There are likely several unknown women who have been involved in construction throughout Brooklyn’s early history, but we don’t have names or information available. Brooklyn’s first known developer was Susanna Edith Cosey Russell, who appeared on the scene in 1870. She was also often the architect and builder of her projects.
Susanna and her husband Walter C. Russell were born in England. He was born around 1819 and she was much younger, born in the 1840s. They were married and lived in Manhattan in the 1860s, where Walter was listed in the city registers as a “heating and ventilation company”.
Ten years later, records show that they live in Brooklyn with their three daughters. The house was also shared by Frederick and Josiah C. Matthews, nephews of Walter, also immigrants from England, and bricklayers. The brothers lived with the Russells for more than 10 years. During this time, their professions changed to “master builder” and “painter”.
During this time, Walter was listed as a “Builder” and Susanna as a “Housekeeper” on the census records, although the census also found that Susanna owned property valued at $ 20,000, a small fortune at the time. The Russells began their joint construction company in 1871.
They decided to buy land in Bedford and, after initial success, continued building in the neighborhood. They were among the earliest developers there and wisely invested in the neighborhood as the Brooklyn Bridge was built and residential growth expanded outward from downtown Brooklyn. Like those who came later, they helped create one of Brooklyn’s trendiest and most upscale neighborhoods in the late 19th century.
Given the day’s prejudice, it was not surprising that many of Susanna Russell’s permits were filed with SEC Russell, obscuring her gender. Who knew, since most men were listed that way?
She has been listed as Mr. SEC Russell by the Brooklyn Eagle more than once. She is listed as “owner, architect and builder” for five rows of houses between 1878 and 1882 and as “owner and builder” of two houses designed by the architect Isaac D. Reynolds. She is listed as the “owner and carpenter” for a group of houses that were built in 1882. She was also listed as “SEC Russell, Builder” in the 1880 Brooklyn City Register. Her husband had a separate listing.
All of their homes and many more were built in what is now the Bedford Historic District and are roughly between Nostrand and Franklin Streets, from Halsey to Monroe Streets. The largest groups are on Halsey, Hancock, and Jefferson Streets. Groups include 70-84 Hancock Street, 101-107 Hancock Street, and 276-284 Monroe Street.
Other homes outside of the historic district have been found, including one on St. James Place in Clinton Hill, suggesting that they may have developed many more homes than we have discovered so far. The Russells were mainly built at a time when the modern Greek architectural style prevailed. Her later houses are designed in the style of Queen Anne and Romanesque Revival.
Their success must have given the Russells enough money and social standing to be accepted into Brooklyn society, but they were never mentioned on the Society’s pages. They did not belong to any church, organization or political organization in public. Perhaps being an infrequent upper class woman was a disadvantage? We just don’t know.
Walter died in 1893 and Susanna died a year later. While we have no photos and very little personal information, they have left a wonderful legacy of buildings, many of which are preserved by landmarks. If the unmarked corridor that extends north of Putnam Avenue through Lafayette Avenue were properly investigated, more Russell buildings would undoubtedly be discovered.
Susanna wasn’t the only one
More women appeared on the records in the late 1880s and into the 1890s. In Bedford and Stuyvesant Heights, Martha L. Swimm is the developer of the record for 324-328 Putnam Avenue, which was built in 1882 and designed by her husband Theodore Swimm. Emma M. Neal developed 575 Macon Street as well as other real estate.
Kate Acor is the owner and developer of a group of townhouses on Bainbridge Street, including 189-205 Bainbridge, as well as other houses here and there on the block. Some were owned and built by Kate and husband Lewis, while others are fully credited to her.
Eastern Stuyvesant Heights also features developers Isabella H. Moore and Catherine Stootoff, both listed as owners and builders. Ms. M. McKinney (owner); Hannah E. Stoutenburg, who worked with her husband, the builder George B. Stoutenburg; and Mary A. DeRevere, who was in partnership with her husband George DeRevere. Their houses are located on Decatur, Bainbridge and Macon Streets and are mostly townhouses, but there are also occasional apartment blocks.
Over in Crown Heights North, Carrie Hine was her husband’s partner, Frederick L. Hine. They developed more than 135 homes that are now part of Phase 2 of the Historic Crown Heights North District. These include 286-298 New York Avenue between Lincoln Place and Eastern Parkway, 820-840 Lincoln Place and 939-961 St. Johns Place.
Frederick was the architect, but Carrie was the business end of their business. By the time they were active in the last decade of the 19th century and into the 20th century, the courts had overcome their squeamishness about lawsuits against women. Carrie was in court a lot. She and Frederick were great builders with beautiful homes, but they often stretched too thin and went to court many times to ward off liens and lawsuits from sellers and builders. They finally left Brooklyn in the early 20th century and settled in Glen’s Falls, NY, where Frederick died in 1922.
The legacy of Susanna Russell
As the 20th century went on, owning and developing property became less new for a woman. It was still uncommon for a woman to be an architect or a contractor to directly supervise construction. By the end of the century, there were far too few women listed in both professions. It is not uncommon to have female architects these days, although there are still far more male architects in the business. Architectural professions statistics recently show that two out of five new architects working in the field today are women. Women are catching up.
The numbers for women as real estate developers are far lower. Most of the women who are in development are in the residential area. The big commercial development is still a boys club. Few women have made it big there successfully. Here in New York, MaryAnne Gilmartin, former CEO of Forest City Ratner and now a partner at L&L MAG, is probably the most successful and well-known. She is a successor to women like Susanna Russell and Carrie Hine; They saw the opportunity and had the talent and drive to be successful – no matter what anyone thought.
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Everything A person Need To help Find out With regards to Virtual Private Network Solutions
What’s VPN? VPN can be an abbreviation for electronic individual network. It could be described as the method that’s usually used so as to enhance the solitude and the protection into people and individual communities, the internet and Wi-Fi hotspots.
VPNs are often utilized by different kinds of corporations to be able to enable them to protect any sensitive and painful information that they may have. There has however been an increase in the utilization of the personal VPN option today. This is often caused by the various changes that are experiencing the net today.
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Safety
The safety characteristics that are offered by VPNs are what attract many people. There are plenty of strategies that you can apply so as to intercept any knowledge visiting a given network. Firesheep and Wi-Fi spoofing are easy ways put on coughing any information that’s needed. The example is the fact the firewall can defend the info in the computer whilst the VPN will protect data actually on the web.
Generally, the VPNs use highly advanced encryption methods and the techniques that promise tunneling techniques which can be protected to be able to encapsulate different data transfers. Anybody who considers themselves as a experienced computer individual may never use the internet with no a firewall along with an antivirus that’s updated.
Safety is becoming essential to many persons because the security threats appear to be increasing. More and more individuals will also be relying on the net which makes VPN even more attractive since they are properly curved for applications of security. You will find different strength checks that can be applied so as to be sure that knowledge isn’t missing and that the text is not hijacked in any way. https://privacidadenlared.es/mejor-vpn-disney-plus/ is well protected and the method is greatly preferred to the proxies.
The VPN setup
Creating a VPN is a process that’s rather straightforward. Generally, you just require a consumer title and the server address. You will find smartphones which are really dominant and they could actually manage the VPN applying PPTP along with L2TP/IPsec protocols. All of the major OS can also manage the PPTP VPN kind of connections. Getting a VPN will be the best idea that you could have for the business. Generally, the process numbers and the functions which can be provided grow as time passes. You could pick the kind of VPN you’ll need based on what you need it for.
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Kra don
Kra don
(Scientific name : Careya sphaerica Rox b. Family description: Barrington iaceae). Other local names are Pui, Pui kra don, pui kao, Pa haad, Hu kwang.
Its young tops and flowers are favourite for either dipping with Nam Prik (Thai spicy chili) or cooking curry. Kra don is categorized a medicinal herb. Leaves are concocted to make an astringent for curing cuts. Flowers and water squeezed from fresh bark, when mixed with honey, are good for curing a cold, relief coughing, and nourishing mothers after their birth giving. Fruits are digestive. Seeds are used to dilute poison. Roots, bark and leaves are used to poison fishes. Bark is a dyestuff. Farmers use bashed barks as a mat at their paddy field hut. Boats and paddles are made from trunks. Planks are used to build houses.
General characteristic
Medium size tree, grown in forests, but not in virgin forests. Found in any region at 50-500 metres above sea level. Resistible to dry condition, plant diseases and wildfire. Trunks are 10-20 metres high. Branches can spread 2-3 metres. Bark is rough and grooved. Crusts are greyish-brown or blackish-grey. Wide leaves look like deer's ears, tapering to both acute ends. Central zones are 12-20 cm wide, 15-30 cm long. Leave's stem is rather white at lower part but its' base is reddish. Flowers are terminal. Flowers supporting petals are white. Petal's base is overlapped bell-shaped (like rose apple's flowers). Stamens are long and red frills. Fruits are round, 5 cm wide and 6-7 cm long.
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User:V0n57873/Cyber threat intelligence
* Provides TTPs (Tactics, Techniques and Procedures) to understand the behavior characteristics of a threat actor.
* Allows for vulnerability assessing, with the ability to notify on security alerts.
* Provides recommendations on the ability to collect and process security issues in a self-healing capability by indicating proper security tool configurations. | WIKI |
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#include <ppsi/ppsi.h>
/*
* PP_NP_GEN/EVT is the event or general message. It selects the socket etc
* PP_P2P_MECH is used to select a destination address for pdelay frames.
* the numeric 0..5 is the "controlField" (magic ptpV1 numbers in byte 32).
* PP_LOG is the kind of logInterval to put in byte 33.
*/
struct pp_msgtype_info pp_msgtype_info[16] = {
[PPM_SYNC] = {
"sync", PP_SYNC_LENGTH,
PP_NP_EVT, PP_E2E_MECH, 0, PP_LOG_SYNC },
[PPM_DELAY_REQ] = {
"delay_req", PP_DELAY_REQ_LENGTH,
PP_NP_EVT, PP_E2E_MECH, 1, 0x7f },
[PPM_PDELAY_REQ] = {
"pdelay_req", PP_PDELAY_REQ_LENGTH,
PP_NP_EVT, PP_P2P_MECH, 5, 0x7f },
[PPM_PDELAY_RESP] = {
"pdelay_resp", PP_PDELAY_RESP_LENGTH,
PP_NP_EVT, PP_P2P_MECH, 5, 0x7f },
[PPM_FOLLOW_UP] = {
"follow_up", PP_FOLLOW_UP_LENGTH,
PP_NP_GEN, PP_E2E_MECH, 2, PP_LOG_SYNC },
[PPM_DELAY_RESP] = {
"delay_resp", PP_DELAY_RESP_LENGTH,
PP_NP_GEN, PP_E2E_MECH, 3, PP_LOG_REQUEST },
[PPM_PDELAY_R_FUP] = {
"pdelay_resp_follow_up", PP_PDELAY_R_FUP_LENGTH,
PP_NP_GEN, PP_P2P_MECH, 5, 0x7f },
[PPM_ANNOUNCE] = {
"announce", PP_ANNOUNCE_LENGTH,
PP_NP_GEN, PP_E2E_MECH, 5, PP_LOG_ANNOUNCE},
/* We don't use signaling and management, or not in the table-driven code */
[PPM_SIGNALING] = { "signaling", -1, PP_NP_GEN, PP_E2E_MECH, 5, 0x7f},
[PPM_MANAGEMENT] = { "management", -1, PP_NP_GEN, PP_E2E_MECH, 4, 0x7f},
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What is a carbamate group?
The carbamates are a group of insecticides that includes such compounds as carbamyl, methomyl, and carbofuran. They are rapidly detoxified and eliminated from animal tissues. Their toxicity is thought to arise from a mechanism somewhat similar to that for the organophosphates.
What drugs are carbamates?
Carbamates
Drug Drug Description
Felbamate An anticonvulsant used to treat severe epilepsy.
Physostigmine A cholinesterase inhibitor used to treat glaucoma and anticholinergic toxicity.
Rivastigmine A cholinesterase inhibitor used to treat mild to moderate dementia in Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s.
Is a carbamate an amide?
Carbamate is just like amide (CONH) which is easily hydrolysed than more stable ester(RCOOR,) .
How do you synthesize carbamate?
A one pot reaction of carbonylimidazolide in water with a nucleophile provides an efficient and general method for the preparation of urea, carbamates and thiocarbamates without an inert atmosphere. Products precipitate out from the reaction mixture and can be obtained in high purity by filtration.
Are carbamates toxic?
Toxic exposures to carbamates can occur via dermal, inhalational, and gastrointestinal (GI) exposures. The World Health Organization (WHO) Classification of Pesticides identifies five groups based on rat oral LD50 data. Symptom severity depends on the classification of the pesticide as well as the exposure dose.
What is the difference between carbamate and urethane?
Polyurethane plastics In contrast, the substance commonly called “urethane”, ethyl carbamate, is neither a component of polyurethanes, nor is it used in their manufacture. Urethanes are usually formed by reaction of an alcohol with an isocyanate. Commonly, urethanes made by a non-isocyanate route are called carbamates.
What is the formula of carbonic acid?
H₂CO₃
Carbonic acid/Formula
What is a Group 3 insecticide?
Pesticide Resistance Management
Group Number (chemical group) Chemical Name
Insecticides/ Miticides
3 (Pyrethroids) fenpropathrin
4 (Neonicotinoids) thiamethoxam
acetamiprid
What is the melting point of triphosgene carbonate?
Triphosgene Triphosgene, also known as bis (trichloromethyl) carbonate or BTC, is a convenient substitute for the extremely toxic phosgene gas ( Fig. 1 ). It exists as a stable crystalline solid with a melting point of 80 °C, but it decomposes at temperature above 200 °C.
Is the toxicity of triphosgene the same as phosgene?
Safety. The toxicity of triphosgene is the same as phosgene since it decomposes to phosgene on heating and upon reaction with nucleophiles. Even trace moisture leads to formation of phosgene. Therefore, this reagent can be safely handled if one takes all the precautions as for phosgene.
When did triphosgene become a key reagent?
This review article describes recent advancement in organic synthetic reactions that utilize triphosgene as the key reagent. It is comprised of brief summaries on selected chemistries that were published in the literature between the decade of 2010–2019.
Is the carbamate group an open access article?
This is an open access article published under an ACS AuthorChoice License, which permits copying and redistribution of the article or any adaptations for non-commercial purposes. This article has been cited byother articles in PMC. Abstract The carbamate group is a key structural motif in many approved drugs and prodrugs. | ESSENTIALAI-STEM |
wpkg --create-index
Options Comments
--admindir Define the administration directory, where the database of the installed packages resides.
--build When used with the --build command, the command is used to create or refresh the index of the destination repository.
--debug Define a set of flags of things to print out for debug purposes.
--instdir Define the installation directory, where the data files are installed on the target.
--quiet Request for warning messages to not be displayed.
--recursive Recursively read directories to create a complete index.
--root Define the installation root path.
--verbose Display log information of level INFO.
When creating many packages and managing them in a directory, which is called a repository, you have to create an index with the complete list of all the packages in the repository. This allows you to use the advanced commands of wpkg such as the --upgrade command.
The --create-index command allows you to create an archive of all the package names along with the control file of that package. No other information is included in the index to make it as small as possible (i.e. when using the tar format, the header is 512 bytes and the control files are generally using 1024 bytes, so a repository of 100 packages is usually only 100 × (512 + 1024) = 153,600, or 150Kb.
In case of a tar file, the header is composed of the .deb filename with the extension transformed to .ctrl (mainly to make sure that if someone extracts the files it does not overwrite their packages.) The modification date of the file is set the Date field of the package. The size is set to the size of the control file (not much choice on that one!) The other parameters are just set to valid defaults such as root:root for owner/group and 644 for the mode.
You may look at the contents of an index file using the gzip and tar tools. You can also make use of the --list-index-packages which gives you information in a somewhat different format than what you usually get with tar.
The --upgrade command uses that information to determine whether a package should be upgraded or not and whether a package available in the repository was not yet installed.
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Experimental investigation of door dynamic opening caused by impinging shock wave
L. Biamino, G. Jourdan, C. Mariani, O. Igra, A. Massol, L. Houas
Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review
2 Scopus citations
Abstract
To prevent damage caused by accidental overpressure inside a closed duct (e.g. jet engine) safety valves are introduced. The present study experimentally investigates the dynamic opening of such valves by employing a door at the end of a shock tube driven section. The door is hung on an axis and is free to rotate, thereby opening the tube. The evolved flow and wave pattern due to a collision of an incident shock wave with the door, causing the door opening, is studied by employing a high speed schlieren system and recording pressures at different places inside the tube as well as on the rotating door. Analyzing this data sheds light on the air flow evolution and the behavior of the opening door. In the present work, emphasis is given to understanding the complex, unsteady flow developed behind the transmitted shock wave as it diffracts over the opening door. It is shown that both the door inertia and the shock wave strength influence the opening dynamic evolution, but not in the proportions that might be expected.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)19-28
Number of pages10
JournalShock Waves
Volume21
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Feb 2011
Keywords
• Dynamic opening
• Fluid-structure interaction
• Impinging shock wave
• Shock wave
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Daniel W. Hamilton (lawyer)
Daniel W. Hamilton is an American lawyer, formerly Dean and Richard J. Morgan Professor of Law at William S. Boyd School of Law, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. His doctorate is in American legal history (2003, Harvard University); he was a Golieb Fellow in Legal History at New York University School of Law (2003-04 academic year); he received his J.D. from George Washington University and his B.A. from Oberlin College. | WIKI |
Maruti Manpade
Maruti Manpade (1956-2020) was a Communist leader in India who campaigned on a wide variety of causes such as farmers’ issues, implementation of Swaminathan Commission recommendations, Devadasi women rights and Dalit rights. He was a successful organizer who led agitations against privatization of electricity, the controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 and National Register of Citizens, land theft, and exploitation of workers. He was a member of the State Secretariat of Karnataka of the Communist Party of India (Marxist). He was also a member of the executive committee of All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS), the farmers’ union affiliated to CPI(M). He contested in Lok Sabha and Karnataka Assembly elections for a combined total of four times and managed to get a significant share of the votes each time. He also contested in local self-government elections twice and was elected to the District Panchayat in 1986.
Personal life
Maruti Manpade was born in Ambalga village of Alanda Taluk in Kalaburagi district. His parents, Ratnamma and Tukarama, were agricultural workers. He was a graduate and joined the Health Department of the Government of Karnataka as a health worker. He resigned his job in 1986, and was soon elected to the District Panchayat, marking his entry into professional politics.
Peasant agitations
Manpade was a member of the executive committee of the All India Kisan Sabha and the State President of the Karnataka Regional Farmers' Union since 1995, he has fought to formulate pro-farmers policies in the state. He was the State Vice President of the Karnataka Regional Farmers' Union.
Manpade was in the Karalingheshwar Youth Farmers' Union for ten years, and his first major intervention happened in 1983, when the farmers’ struggle was aggravated following the Navalgunda farmer massacre. Manpade was instrumental in organizing a significant march in protest against this massacre, from Naragunda to Bangalore. In the days that followed, Manpade led a struggle of Red gram growers, which led to the establishment of a Red gram board. As a result of their tireless struggle, red gram began to be procured at a reasonable price. He has also agitated for the rights of sugarcane growers.
He also fought for implementation of M S Swaminathan report for betterment of farmers and their lives.
Under Manpade's leadership, Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha fought against the displacement of Adivasis from forests and against unjust land acquisition laws. Before his death, Manpade was involved in organizing the resistance in Karnataka against the controversial farm bills, which were passed in 2020.
Dalit, OBC and Muslim rights
One of the landmark struggles against caste oppression in Karnataka was carried out by Manpade by organizing Devadasi women in the state, and equipping them to fight to improve their living conditions. He also led the fight for Bagar Hukam land deeds and housing for the poor. Manpade was a main leader of the Dalit Hakkugala Samiti, whose work for the rights of Dalits and the exploited and for equality in society deserves praise.
Manpade was a committed opponent of communal policies and stood strongly for the rights of minorities. He opposed implementation of NRC-CAA, and organized resistance to the controversial policies in Kalaburagi. Several protests were held against NRC under his leadership.
Economic struggles
Manpade consistently strived to implement the Dr Nanjudappa Committee, who advocated the need for a separate board for development in Hyderabad and Karnataka and improving the human development index.
He successfully fought for the establishment of a Central University in Kalaburgi to improve the educational level, and has campaigned fiercely against the privatization of electricity. He has been in jail multiple times during this fight.
He was actively involved in the fight for the construction of a new hospital in Kalaburgi, for providing infrastructure and for the recruitment of specialist medical staff.
As a result of his efforts to implement proper pay for contract workers in the state, millions of contract workers working in state government departments have been provided wages as stipulated under the minimum wage.
Manpade founded the Karnataka State Gram Panchayat Employees' Union in 1989, and became the founder president of the association. The Union managed to implement wage hike, and promotion and service rules for thousands of gram panchayat workers in the state.
Jail terms
Manpade has been arrested and jailed many times, as a result of his labour and farmer activism. He has spent over 150 days in jail for political crimes.
Death
Manpade died while undergoing treatment for pneumonia and COVID-related complications in a private hospital at Solapur, Maharashtra. Manpade's lifelong struggles were acknowledged by prominent leaders in the state. | WIKI |
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196 BATS AND VAMPIRES
would be difficult to find any collection of Ghost stories which did not contain one or two tales of Vampires—horrid creatures that steal out of their graves at night to suck the blood of human beings. They make one's flesh creep to read about, but of course they are not alive, and never were.
Now, among the great bat tribe there are most likely several kinds who really do what the stories tell of the Vampires. Indeed, there is one species of big bat, with wings two feet wide, and a horny, prickly tongue, which is known to people who study natural history as the Spectre Vampire. Poor bat, it suffers, as is not uncommon, for the faults of others, for in reality it cares nothing for human blood and has never sucked anybody.
Still, even if we cannot believe all the blood-curdling stories told by travellers in South America and some of the Pacific Islands, as to the proceedings of the Vampire bat, they are very interesting to read, and are true to a great extent about others of the tribe. It is not everybody, fortunately for themselves, that could be sucked by a bat, and no doubt the creatures soon find this out, and fly off to a more promising victim. A curious account is given of their ways by a certain Captain Stedman, who spent five years on the north coast of South America, a long while ago, and he declares that he himself had fallen a prey to their bloodthirsty appetite. According to Captain Stedman, when a bat intends to suck you, he flutters slowly to the ground, and stands by your feet, fanning his wings slowly all the while, to keep you cool and comfortable, and to prevent your waking. Then he | WIKI |
DBD::mysql - A Perl5 Database Interface to the MySQL database ============================================================= The driver installation is described in INSTALL.html In short: If you are using Windows/ActivePerl 1.) If you need to use an HTTP Proxy, set the environment variable http_proxy, for example like this: set http_proxy=http://myproxy.com:8080/ 2.) The actual installation is as simple as ppm install DBI ppm install DBD::mysql As of this writing, the above procedure won't work with ActivePerl 5.8.0, because so far a PPM for DBD::mysql is not available from the ActiveState server. I don't know why. However, Randy Kobes has kindly donated a PPM package to his own repository. You can use this as follows: ppm install http://theoryx5.uwinnipeg.ca/ppms/DBD-mysql.ppd Windows/CygWin Unfortunately it seems that the usual MySQL windows binaries cannot be combined with the CygWin libraries. At least I don't know how. In other words: You need to compile your own MySQL client binaries. In what follows I assume that you have downloaded and extracted the MySQL sources and the DBD::mysq sources to /usr/local/src. The following steps should do: cd /usr/local/src/mysql-4.0.9 ./configure --without-server --prefix=/usr/local/mysql-4.0.9 make make install cd /usr/local/src/DBD-mysql-2.1023 perl Makefile.PL \ --libs="-L/usr/local/mysql-4.0.9/lib/mysql -lmysqlclient -lz" \ --cflags=-I/usr/local/mysql-4.0.9/include/mysql \ --testhost=127.0.0.1 make make test # Some minor error messages can be ignored here make install Linux/Red Hat (you may prefer gnorpm to use) rpm -i mysql mysql-devel mysql-server rpm -i perl-DBI rpm -i DBD-MySQL rpm -i zlib-devel Linux/SuSEs(you may prefer to use yast) rpm -i mysql mysql-client mysql-devel mysql-shared rpm -i perl-DBI rpm -i perl-Msql-Mysql-modules Linux/Mandrake (you may prefer to use any Mandrake specific tool?) rpm -i MySQL MySQL-client MySQL-devel MySQL-shared rpm -i perl-DBI rpm -i perl-Mysql rpm -i zlib-devel Linux/Debian Install the packages mysql-client mysql-server mysql-doc mysql-common libdbi-perl lidbd-mysql-perl No idea how one does install these under Debian, but I am sure you know. :-) For others, or in case of problems see INSTALL.html. The drivers documentation can be obtained with perldoc lib/DBD/mysql.pod or pod2html lib/DBD/mysql.pod >mysql.html The driver is maintained by a mailing list: msql-mysql-modules@lists.mysql.com If you need help, please feel free to email Patrick Galbraith, patg@mysql.com | ESSENTIALAI-STEM |
James G. Clinton
James Graham Clinton (January 2, 1804 – May 28, 1849) was an American lawyer and politician. He served two terms as a U.S. Representative from New York from 1841 to 1845.
Early life
Born in Little Britain, New York, on January 2, 1804, he was the son of Mary Little (1768–1835) and Major-General James Clinton (1736–1812), a brevet major general in the American Revolutionary War. He was the half brother of DeWitt Clinton (1769–1828), the 6th Governor of New York, and George Clinton, Jr. (1771–1809), a U.S. Representative, through his father's first marriage to Mary De Witt (1737–1795). His uncle was George Clinton (1739–1812), who served as the 1st and 3rd Governor of New York from 1777 to 1795 and the U.S. Vice President from 1805 to 1812. His grandfather was Col. Charles Clinton (1690–1773), an Anglo-Irish colonel during the French and Indian War.
Clinton attended the common schools and Newburgh Academy. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1823 and practiced in Newburgh.
Career
Clinton served as Orange County Master in Chancery, and judge of the county court of common pleas.
He served as director of the Newburgh Whaling Company and of the Delaware and Hudson Railway. Clinton was also a colonel in the New York Militia.
Clinton was elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-seventh and Twenty-eighth Congresses (March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1845). He served as chairman of the Committee on Public Expenditures (Twenty-eighth Congress). He was not a candidate for reelection in 1844, and resumed practicing law.
Death and burial
Clinton died in New York City on May 28, 1849, at the age of 45. He was interred in the family cemetery at Little Britain, and reinterred at Woodlawn Cemetery in New Windsor. | WIKI |
Template talk:Latin script
English alphabet
This should be called the English alphabet. It is neither Latin in the restricted sense that it was used to write the Latin language, nor Latin in the general sense that it is the full Roman script used by many languages. --Ptcamn 02:07, 5 October 2006 (UTC)
IMHO this template should be called “Template:Basic Latin”. Then restores the original “Template:Latin alphabet”. --Hello World! 14:35, 6 October 2006 (UTC)
Latin alphabet of the Roman Empire
Using the "history of the Latin alphabet" I have removed all the letters not in the "classical" Latin alphabet otherwise there is an inherent POV that the English alphabet is the Latin alphabet and all the other Latin derived alphabets are somehow a subset or a superset of the English alphabet. --Philip Baird Shearer 20:54, 12 November 2006 (UTC)
* That's ridiculous, the Latin alphabet of the modern day is and has always been recognized as ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ, even in nations with variants, those letters are recognized as today's standard. That's common sense. I don't see any need to be reverting to ancient variants to preserve neutrality, this is an encyclopaedia, and people reading it will 99.9% of the time be looking for the Latin alphabet of today, not one of 2 millennia ago. +Hexagon1 (t) 10:07, 17 November 2006 (UTC)
How do ou know that "people reading it will 99.9% of the time be looking for the Latin alphabet of today"? There is no such thing as one Latin alhpabet.
If however you mean the "Modern basic latin alphabet" as defined in ISO/IEC 646 based on ASCII which was based on the 26 letters of the English alphabet and previous telecommunication standards, then that is another matter. But to state that the Latin Alphabet is the English alphabet is IMHO just wrong. --Philip Baird Shearer 11:00, 17 November 2006 (UTC)
BTW Hexagon1 how do you explin the link to numerals if this a about the "Modern basic latin alphabet"? --Philip Baird Shearer 11:03, 17 November 2006 (UTC)
* That's why it's a link, not an inclusion, it is a concept closely tied with the alphabet by any means. +Hexagon1 (t) 01:15, 18 November 2006 (UTC)
It's kind of hard to say what is the Latin alphabet really. It's not like it has always been stable and then started getting additions. If we admit the so called "classical Latin alphabet" is the real Latin alphabet, the what's the alphabet right before it became "classical"? Why can't the alphabet that is currently considered "modern Latin alphabet" be considered the real alphabet? The matter is Hexagon is partly right. The Latin alphabet with 26 letters is generally considered as the modern Latin alphabet, with a few local exceptions. Just look at all the different Wikipedias and their articles on the Latin alphabet. Claiming the "classical Latin alphabet" is the only real Latin alphabet is more POV than claiming the "modern Latin alphabet" is. --moyogo 12:05, 17 November 2006 (UTC)
I persume that you do no dispute that the alphabet used by the Roman's was a Latin alphabet. As the Roman Empire is seen by most to be typically Roman ... then that would seem to be the alphabet to use.
If we are going to defined the English alphabet, an alphabet derived from the Latin, as THE Latin alphabet then it needs to be qualified that this is only one Latin derived alphabet which happens to be promoted by the OSI for historical compatbility with a pre-defined English alphabet used in ASCII. To claim that the English alphabet is THE Latin alphabet is in my opinion a highly NPOV. --Philip Baird Shearer 18:37, 17 November 2006 (UTC)
It seems to me that this template should either be moved to "English alphabet" or a qualification needs to be added, that it is the "basic OSI Latin alphabet". --Philip Baird Shearer 18:40, 17 November 2006 (UTC)
* Where does this English alphabet stuff come from? I don't remember mentioning that. The one you are referring to as the English alphabet is the modern Latin alphabet. Even in for example the Czech language, the internationally-recognized Latin alphabet is still understood as being the 26-letter one, even though the Czech one is a 27-letter one (or a 42-letter one if you look at it with diacritics). In any case, the modern Latin alphabet is IMHO the one readers will be looking for, which is why I agree with the current OSI template. +Hexagon1 (t) 01:15, 18 November 2006 (UTC)
The OSI basic Latin alphabet is base on the English alphabet. If during the 1960s Italy had dominated the computer and telecommunications industries then the OSI basic Latin alphabet would probably have had less letters. But Italy did not, the USA did, so the basic OSI alphabet is the English alphabet, not the Italian alphabet. --Philip Baird Shearer 13:05, 18 November 2006 (UTC)
* Like I said before, we need to agree on what Latin alphabet we should use. This template is not supposed to be about Classical Latin. If it is about the current state of the Latin alphabet then maybe it should include all the Latin characters currently in use. Arguing the OSI alphabet is not the real Latin alphabet but the Classical alphabet is, is like arguing the Original Latin alphabet is or the 16th century Latin alphabet is. --moyogo 14:24, 18 November 2006 (UTC)
* I'd have to agree, if this template should remain as it is content-wise then it should be renamed "Modern Basic Latin Alphabet" or something like that. — Nightst a llion (?) 20:38, 30 November 2006 (UTC)
* There's no need, a common person will think of the "Latin alphabet" as opposed to the "classical Latin alphabet" or the "Roman alphabet". They will not think of a "Modern Basic Latin Alphabet" as opposed to the "Archaic Latin Alphabet" or some other such definition. +Hexagon1 (t) 08:23, 1 December 2006 (UTC)
Hexagon1 I think you are looking at this with the systemic bias of a person who installs software on a PC and is familar with that paradigm, (as are many who contribute to Wikipedia). I would suggest that for those who are not so familar with computer software, think "English alphabet" (the alphabet song), French alphabet when leaning French, Spanish alphabet when learning Spanish [...]. The Latin alphabet from that perspective must be what is use when learning Latin. --Philip Baird Shearer 11:38, 1 December 2006 (UTC)
* However in contemporary times, the Latin alphabet is simply understood to be the one we use in the template now. Calling the template the English alphabet would be biased, as that is not just the English alphabet of Anglophone nations, that is the Latin alphabet of the World at large. It would be an exception from your Language alphabets. We need to think, hey, what would a user type in looking for this? I doubt they'd type something like "OSI basic Latin alphabet". Oh, and I myself am also a native Czech speaker (a standard alphabet of 27 graphemes and an extended one of 42) so I am familiar with languages that use different alphabets. PS: I didn't quite catch your reference to me installing software. Does that somehow preclude me from having an opinion? +Hexagon1 (t) 23:50, 2 December 2006 (UTC)
Like me you should express you opinion because that is how differences in points of view are explained and resolved. But as someone familar with installing software you may have a bias as to what you think the Latin alphabet is (see the link I gave above which explains it better than I can: WikiProject Countering systemic bias). If the modern Latin alphabet is only the 26 letters used in the English alphabet, then for example it changes the meaning of WP:UE, this is a position that many people who have contributed to the page name debate would take issue with (See WP:UE Disputed issues, and the reams in the archives of the talk page to that guideline). --Philip Baird Shearer 22:31, 4 December 2006 (UTC)
* I still don't quite catch you, I fail to see how installing software would instil a bias, and why does the fact that the basic modern Latin alphabet is equivalent to the English alphabet counter any points in WP:UE? Foreign languages are free to use variants of the alphabet, however the most common Latin alphabet of today is simply the 26-letter one. Pardon my ignorance, but please elaborate. +Hexagon1 (t) 10:37, 5 December 2006 (UTC)
* nonsense, the 26 letters are the "basic" set not only in English, but in many languages. In terms of standards, it is the "basic" set in ISO. In terms of evolution, it is the Latin alphabet as it was around 1750, as modern orthographies began to emerge. National variants are just that, variants, mostly expressed by diacritics, of the "basic" Early Modern set. dab (𒁳) 14:36, 8 December 2006 (UTC)
* Modern orthographies began to emerge long before 1750.
* National "variants" did not evolve from this set. Some languages have had a written history for longer than this set has existed, and never used "w", for example, at any point.
* Many diacritics are much older than this set is. Even Modern English was using tildes before v and u had become distinct letters.
* Ptcamn 00:04, 9 December 2006 (UTC)
OSI/ISO naming
I was asked to change the naming of the header from OSI to ISO by a request at WP:REQT. Since it linked to ISO anyway and other alphabet templates did too, this seemed reasonable. If the correct title of the template is "OSI", then perhaps someone should explain to me what OSI is, and/or change the link in the header to some article on whatever OSI is. If OSI is just a precursor or alternate name for the ISO, then I think the title should reflect the dominant modern usage, as an etymology of the name of the ISO/OSI Latin alphabet is probably too esoteric to be handled in a simple template header. —Dgiest c 02:49, 27 January 2007 (UTC)
* Done --Philip Baird Shearer 00:04, 29 January 2007 (UTC)
* Um... it wasn't a request. Someone asked at WP:REQT. I made the change. User:Hexagon1 reverted me saying "refer talk". I saw no explanation here so I'm asking for some clarification. —Dgiest c 02:51, 29 January 2007 (UTC)
* The reason I reverted was that that was the name we painstakingly decided upon here, so I was weary of any change that would reignite this debate. I think it refers to the Open Systems Interconnection standards, but I see nothing wrong with ISO (or the specific standard name) if it links to it. +Hexagon1 (t) 04:30, 29 January 2007 (UTC)
* I still don't see a discussion thread where you reached consensus on "OSI". Is it archived somewhere? In older revisions of the talk page? Also, OSI defines networking standards, not character sets, right? —Dgiest c 05:04, 29 January 2007 (UTC)
* I meant the name in all, not just the OSI part. OSI indeed defines networking standards, however deep in the bowels of OSI must be some alphabetic standard too... apparently... somewhere... I'm all for ISO here. +Hexagon1 (t) 07:25, 29 January 2007 (UTC)
Ph
The link to the Ph digraph goes to pH not Ph like it should. Is there anything that can be done about that? Jake the Editor Man ( talk ) 18:24, 13 January 2008 (UTC)
* It now goes to the Ph (disambiguation) page. The template is Template:AZsubnav and there is no easy way to fix specific combinations apart from disambiguation pages. twilsonb (talk) 00:06, 5 September 2009 (UTC)
Forced font
At the bottom, the section of links: "history • palaeography • derivations • diacritics • punctuation • numerals • Unicode • list of letters • ISO/IEC 646" is forced to a sans-serif font even when I do not want to see it. Is this necessary? --Rumping (talk) 16:22, 27 July 2009 (UTC)
missing diacritic?
I don't see O͘ listed as an O diacritic. Shouldn't it be there, or am I missing something? -- Ja Ga talk 10:30, 3 August 2010 (UTC)
Navbox
Isn't this a navbox? -DePiep (talk) 18:35, 3 October 2010 (UTC)
No underlines
In the diacritics parts ("C with diacritics" and "cedilla"), could we drop the underline to show the markings (more clear)? It would look like: Ç|Çç --> Ç|Çç. For the eye, we should hode them everywhere, even when the mark is not below. See also: IPA navigation -DePiep (talk) 19:53, 10 October 2010 (UTC)
Restructured
I just restructured the whole template (including subtemplates). The produced content is the same. show letter= show diacritic= show pairs= As said, the resulting content is unchanged. Behaviour might slightly improve when zooming in the browser. -DePiep (talk) 16:25, 28 July 2011 (UTC)
* What has changed:
* Only one table is used. All blocks are added as extra rows to that table. That table is build in subtemplate /main.
* Separate determination of which letter and which diacritic is used (prevent double meaning of 2nd unnamed parameter). See subtemplates /determine diacritic and /determine letter.
* Also option to force showing of a diacritic manually (by entering " "). Also option to force no-show at all. See input options:
* Using same structure for each row (26 columns). See subtemplate /row26col.
* Separating several lists, so that editing is more easy. See all subtemplates.
* Two external templates are not used any more (nor here nor elsewhere).
* A lot of repeated code has been removed into a single presence.
* Subtamplates are used.
* Todo
* Updating the /doc basically done.
* Later on we can add and refine separate parts of this template. E.g. extra diacritics may be added, or individual letters. The structure is such that is is less tricky.
List markup
This template displays list of letters; please can someone who understands its workings apply and wiki-list markup, per WP:HLIST? Andy Mabbett ( Pigsonthewing ); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 22:34, 20 November 2011 (UTC)
* I did this single edit (do revert when result is wrong). I only changed this dotted list, the bottom row, because other subtemplates (subtables) are not a dotseparated flatlist so not a "hlist" (they are 26-column rows). -DePiep (talk) 23:55, 20 November 2011 (UTC)
* Thank you, but I think you misunderstand me I refer to the line which begins, or example, "Aa Bb Cc…" which is currently made up of table cells, but which should be a list. Andy Mabbett ( Pigsonthewing ); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 13:08, 21 November 2011 (UTC)
* Indeed I misunderstood. But changing the 26-column rows is not what I'd do. As they show now, they are equally spread over the width (good), with equal space for Mm and Ii (good), and since there are no tablelines (good) most pixels are used to show details of the letter, often with diacritic (good). Changing into (left-aligned? centered maybe over two?) dot-separated rows would not improve the result. Please keep in mind that they are plain individual letters here (like symbols), not readable text, and the table layout supports looking columnwise eg per letter "P" - where applicable.
* On a one step higher level. The template is a mix of wikitable and css to reach the effect. The basic 26 column row is an incomplete wikitable(-row), and so requires an environment in every situation. This may sound complicated (it is), but if I remember where it came from this is a logical heaven (e.g. the options were inconsistent, implicit, and interfering with each other, lettercontent lists were mixed with templatecode, and any overview was missing).
* That said, there could be a better structure for sure. But again, creating a regular hlist for the sake of hlist is not an improvement imo. -DePiep (talk) 17:08, 21 November 2011 (UTC)
* It's not "for the sake of an hlist", it's for the sake of web standards, semantic richness and accessibility. We certainly shouldn't be using tables for layout; we already caution against that in the MoS. However, it should be possible to achieve regular spacing with CSS. Andy Mabbett ( Pigsonthewing ); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 21:54, 21 November 2011 (UTC)
* Tables are a valid form of organizing information, especially with multi-axis infomation. I don't think this template is ripe for horizontal lists; that would certainly require a complete rewrite. — Edokter ( talk ) — 22:29, 21 November 2011 (UTC)
* Where's the multi-axis information in this template? Andy Mabbett ( Pigsonthewing ); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 23:00, 21 November 2011 (UTC)
* Letterpairs and Letters using diacritic x should be vertical aligned with the base alphabet (earlier I mentioned the eg letter "P" for this). So, new, the diacritic can be improved (add letter vertical lining). -DePiep (talk) 00:02, 22 November 2011 (UTC)
* OK, that makes sense, thank you. Andy Mabbett ( Pigsonthewing ); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 11:55, 22 November 2011 (UTC)
Latin iota
ɩ belongs under i. Could someone add it? I don't want to risk messing up the template. — kwami (talk) 10:28, 7 November 2013 (UTC)
Adding a letter
Could somebody please add x̂ to the template? thanks Reedman72 (talk) 21:57, 9 May 2014 (UTC)
ʼn
Does ʼn belong here? Please add if so. This template is a little bit more involved than I want to mess with. ⇔ ChristTrekker 17:23, 14 May 2014 (UTC)
* Yes it does but it has still not been added. <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 16:08, 2 September 2023 (UTC)
* I'd say no, it doesn't belong here. Per the article, "The code point (U+0149) is currently deprecated, and the Unicode standard recommends that a sequence of an apostrophe followed by n be used instead." Unicode can't "delete" a code point but deprecating it is essentially the same. So I'd recommend NOT adding it here. DRMcCreedy (talk) 19:12, 2 September 2023 (UTC)
Why can't adding a letter be simple?
Guys, I'm sure this template is a technical masterpiece. But it's not editor friendly.
I want to add G̃ (G with tilde) to the "G with diacritics" section of the G box (as displayed at the bottom of the article G), but when I click edit on the box, I just get a load of code. I used to be a programmer, so sometimes code is fine, but I don't want to pick my way through your code just to uncover the path to edit the G box.
Maybe it's explained somewhere in the documentation, but guys, I shouldn't have to start reading some other page in order to make my simple edit.
The documentation should be in the code, or the edit button should take me directly to a page I can edit to make my change instead of dumping me in this overview page of code (this may involve having two or three separate edit buttons in the letters box, one for the code of the container, one for the "G with diacritics" section, etc).
I give up. I'm not making the edit. Gronky (talk) 10:09, 4 August 2014 (UTC)
Disambiguation default for WP:INTDABLINK links.
An intentional link to a disambiguation page is supposed to be piped through the appropriate "Foo (disambiguation)" redirect so that it does not show up as an error needing to be fixed. Can someone add a parameter to this template to default to piping through such a link if the target page is a disambiguation page? An example would be the code found in Template:SpeciesAbbreviationItem:
As it stands, where this template is used on a page like Ṅ, it causes the page to register as having a large number of disambiguation links, which in turn causes bots patrolling for pages with too many disambiguation links to throw a maintenance template on the page asking for the links to be fixed. Therefore, the sooner this is addressed, the better. Cheers! bd2412 T 17:58, 7 January 2015 (UTC)
* Good point, BD2412. It looks like R'n'B fixed the warning about too many dablinks on the Ṅ page (Special:History/Ṅ) by adding the parameter . So the problem seems to come from the pairwise combinations.
* Implementing #ifexist logic 124 times in Template:Latin alphabet/AZ09 pairs is likely to be error-prone and hard to maintain, so it would need to be done on a separate sub-template. Or perhaps better, somebody could create a generic template. The effect on the AZ09 code would still be messy, but maybe not insurmountable?
* As alternatives, would it be a good idea to add some kind of no-robots code to the "two-letter combinations" section of the template? Or change "show pairs" to default-no?
* Pelagic (talk) 03:50, 20 September 2015 (UTC)
* This is still happening. In reversed half H, User:DPL bot added Template:Dablinks because of this template. --Error (talk) 08:45, 22 September 2022 (UTC)
AE
I added an entry for AE, perhaps it belongs in an "Extended Latin alphabet" version of this template. All the best: Rich Farmbrough, 01:18, 8 August 2015 (UTC).
Bolding s-comma
I noticed on the S-comma page that the entry under "letters using comma sign" automatically showed Șș in boldface, but that under "letter S with diacritics" did not, probably due to a previous page-move.
I'm not sure how I would easily sandbox-test a complicated template like this, so I have boldly (recklessly?) edited Template:Latin alphabet/letter with all diacritics, changing to.
It preview-tests okay in a couple of pages, so I'm reasonably confident that I haven't broken anything. Please be gentle with me; this is my first ever template edit.
Pelagic (talk) 01:59, 20 September 2015 (UTC)
Open E
I noticed Open O is listed under O. Should Open E be added under E? DRMcCreedy (talk) 21:31, 22 October 2016 (UTC)
* That makes sense. --Moyogo/ (talk) 19:37, 23 October 2016 (UTC)
Disambiguation link issue.
This template is calling a link to the disambiguation page, Macron in several articles - Ā, Ȳ, Overline, and Macron below. Can someone with the wiki-fu fix it so that it properly calls Macron (diacritic)? Cheers! bd2412 T 21:06, 19 July 2017 (UTC)
Update K with stroke and diagonal stroke
Ꝅ has been moved to K with stroke and diagonal stroke so the entry in the template should be piped to that so that it appears in black, rather than blue, when the template is used in that article - but I can't work out how to do so. Could someone please fix this? Thanks. Pam D 15:05, 2 March 2018 (UTC)
* I've updated Template:Latin alphabet/diacritic with all letters and Template:Latin alphabet/letter with all diacritics to fix the link. Please let me know if any others should be fixed. DRMcCreedy (talk) 16:34, 2 March 2018 (UTC)
Semi-protected edit request on 21 April 2018
change the list of keyboard layouts for the latin alphabet from "qwerty, qwertz, and azerty" to "qwerty, qwertz, azerty, dvorak (simplified/programmer), and colemak" MindOfMetalandWheels (talk) 21:07, 21 April 2018 (UTC)
* ✅ L293D (☎ • ✎) 02:27, 22 April 2018 (UTC)
Should show all diacritics by default
The template should show all the content in all articles. Instead, it is hiding things by default depending on the article. For example, it currently shows "Letters using caron sign" in Ľ and "Letters using bar or stroke sign" in Ł, but it should show both sections in both articles. The purpose of a nav template is to help find related articles. If the template ends up taking too much space, inner collapsible sections can be used, so that the user can hide/show them with the mouse, like it works for other nav templates. --<IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 07:30, 18 December 2020 (UTC)
Letter N with diacritics
Doesn't seem to work on N. Also hi GCPGrey! kiepier (talk) 08:45, 3 October 2022 (UTC)
* I've updated "Template:Latin script/letter with all diacritics" to fix the problem. I accidentally deleted a pipe (|) on my previous edit. Thanks for catching that. DRMcCreedy (talk) 14:58, 3 October 2022 (UTC)
Numerous Missing Letters
There are a substantial number of missing Latin script letters which already have Wikipedia pages about them, e.g. þ, ȝ, ð, æ, ʼn, ƿ, ỻ, œ, ſ, ñ. As letters such as w were not part of the historic alphabet used to write the Latin language, it is no more logical to include that letter than it is to exclude any of these. Therefore, those letters should all be added. <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 16:07, 2 September 2023 (UTC)
Digraphs, Trigraphs, Tetragraphs, Pentagraphs
The set of links to various combinations of letters is incomplete, and should probably never be complete within the template (it would be too large). Wouldn't it be better to link to the list articles themselves, instead of having a random selection of such links in the template? - Anonimski (talk) 16:38, 10 June 2024 (UTC) | WIKI |
Page:Lippincotts Monthly Magazine-39.djvu/65
Rh a pistol; but it was at some distance, and he was at first disposed to think he had been mistaken. He had for more than an hour past given up all expectation of the success of the ambush, and was beginning to feel somewhat sleepy. However, he went along in the direction from which the sound had seemed to come, stopping every now and then to look and listen, but detecting nothing; and he was just on the point of abandoning the search, when he saw something dark lying near the foot of the cliff. He took it for a small rock or fallen boulder; but, as he did not remember having before noticed anything of the kind in the place, he came nearer to examine. Until he stood within a yard of it, no suspicion as to what it really was entered his mind. Then in a moment he knew it was a man's body; but even then he thought of a tramp fallen asleep, and not of Henry or of any one he knew. But when he noticed how the body lay—face downward, with one arm doubled under it—he recognized death; and, bending down, he saw the curly hair that could only be Henry's. With that a fit of the horrors took possession of him: he does not know what he did, but thinks he shouted in the dead man's ears, as if to awaken him from that irrevocable sleep; and he felt for his heart, and got his hand smeared with blood. He was thoroughly unmanned, and ran hither and thither, not knowing what to do, but probably hoping to meet John. At length he reflected that I was in my rooms, and without further delay he made a straight line for my door.
He was a ghastly-looking object when (the door being unfastened) I bade him come in. My first idea was that he had himself been attacked and had barely escaped with his life. He was white in the face, hatless, his dress disordered, and his hand bloody; he was shaking all over, like a man chilled to the marrow; and he could not command his tongue to speak clearly. I asked him several questions before getting any coherent or comprehensible reply. At last he said,—
"It's a murder,—that's what it is! And somebody's got to swing for it!"
"Who?" I asked.
"Ah, if I knowed that, wouldn't I tell?"
"Who's murdered, I mean?"
"Lord 'ave mercy on us! Your brother, sir!"
"My brother? John?"
"No, sir, not 'im. Master 'Enry, sir!"
"Henry!" I cried out. I jumped up and caught the man by the breast of his coat. "Henry? murdered?"
"As sure as there's a God in 'eaven, Mr. Frank; and 'e's lyin' under the cliff, on 'is face." | WIKI |
Western world SK, Zambrano AI, Sharma S, Mishra SK, Munoz End up being, Dize L, Crowley K, Gaydos CA, Rotondo LA, 2017
Western world SK, Zambrano AI, Sharma S, Mishra SK, Munoz End up being, Dize L, Crowley K, Gaydos CA, Rotondo LA, 2017. dark latex improved contract between serological TF and methods prevalence and in inter-rater contract. Seroconversion price quotes using data produced from the LFA-gold assay had been inconsistent with the form from the age-seroprevalence curve, which didn’t increase in old age range. These data INH6 uncovered potential problems with using SCR which will need additional evaluation. Data from MBA, ELISA, and LFA using the dark test line demonstrated good agreement with one another and proportionality to TF quotes, providing additional data that serology provides potential tool for trachoma security. INTRODUCTION Trachoma, the primary infectious reason behind blindness, can be an eyes disease due to repeated ocular an infection using the bacterium (Ct) and it is targeted for reduction being a public medical condition (EPHP).1 The EPHP is attained through several interventions, known as the Safe and sound strategy, including surgery to improve trichiasis, mass medication administration of antibiotics, face cleanliness, INH6 and environmental improvements. The EPHP focus on of 5% of kids aged 1 to 9 years with trachomatous inflammationfollicular (TF) permits low degrees of transmitting of Ct that occurs also after EPHP continues to be validated. Equipment to monitor for recrudescence of an infection will be necessary upon cessation of interventions once countries achieve EPHP goals.2 Antibodies against Ct antigens display potential being a surveillance tool in postelimination settings.2C5 While not diagnostic of infection within an individual, the current presence of antibodies indicates contact with Ct and will show transmission trends within a grouped community.6 It Rabbit polyclonal to GR.The protein encoded by this gene is a receptor for glucocorticoids and can act as both a transcription factor and a regulator of other transcription factors.The encoded protein can bind DNA as a homodimer or as a heterodimer with another protein such as the retinoid X receptor.This protein can also be found in heteromeric cytoplasmic complexes along with heat shock factors and immunophilins.The protein is typically found in the cytoplasm until it binds a ligand, which induces transport into the nucleus.Mutations in this gene are a cause of glucocorticoid resistance, or cortisol resistance.Alternate splicing, the use of at least three different promoters, and alternate translation initiation sites result in several transcript variants encoding the same protein or different isoforms, but the full-length nature of some variants has not been determined. really is even now unclear how serological benefits ought to be used to identify potential recrudescence of infection. Primary models claim that a mean seroprevalence of significantly less than 6.2% and a seroconversion price (SCR) of below 0.015 seroconversion events each year in 1- to 9-year-olds match a TF of significantly less than 5%.7 More data are needed from a number of epidemiological settings to comprehend the partnership between TF, SCR, and seroprevalence, also to define appropriate seropositivity thresholds for applications to keep EPHP.2 A couple of three systems open to measure antibodies against the immunodominant Ct antigen Pgp3multiplex bead assay (MBA), ELISA, and lateral stream assay (LFA)which were developed to become attentive to the requirements of national applications.8C10 As the data base to comprehend the utility of serology for population-based trachoma security is being created through operational study, the antibody tests have already been improved and refined. INH6 The ELISA provides been improved to a dual antigen format to improve assay overall performance, similar to other Pgp3 ELISAs.11 The LFA has undergone several iterations, starting out in a cassette for use in house-to-house surveys,10,12 INH6 moving to laboratory-based dipstick format,13 the most recent version using a black latex detector to improve readability.14 Each time a new version is developed, testing must be performed to ensure results are consistent between platforms. In 2017, a survey was conducted in four districts in the Amhara region of Ethiopia with historically different trachoma endemicity15; during which dried blood spots (DBS) were collected to characterize antibody responses within populations experiencing different levels of trachoma transmission. Within that survey, we nested a substudy INH6 to compare the overall performance of the different platforms to measure antibodies against Pgp3. Here, we compare seroprevalence and SCR estimates between the MBA, two versions of the LFA (one using a colloidal platinum detecting reagent and one using a black latex detection reagent) and a newly developed ELISA using a double antigen format in the four districts. We also evaluate the performance of the newly developed LFA and ELISA by assessing inter-rater agreement for the LFA and agreement between. | ESSENTIALAI-STEM |
Researchers try to make ICU less traumatic for patients, families
(Reuters Health) - Intensive care units (ICUs) can be extremely stressful for patients and families. Changes in the way ICUs are run may help mitigate that stress, two new studies suggest. Researchers looking at the impact of making ICU visiting hours more flexible, and the keeping of ICU diaries by staff and family members, found some interventions could, at the very least, lessen stress for families, according to the two reports published in JAMA. “The efforts made by the researchers are admirable,” said Dr. Albert Wu, an internist and professor of health policy and management at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health who was not involved in either study. “But I think this is just a drop in the ocean. The ICU experience is so profoundly disorienting, especially for patients, but also for family members and even, to some extent, the people providing the care.” The visitation study was originally designed to see if longer visiting hours might help prevent delirium in ICU patients. They didn’t - but they did appear to lower anxiety and depression in relatives. In that study, the number of visitation hours in 36 adult ICUs in Brazil was expanded from a maximum of 4.5 hours a day to 12 hours a day. From June 2017 to June 2018, 1,685 patients were randomly assigned to the shorter or more flexible visitation schedules. Average duration of visits was longer in the group with a 12-hour window for visitation: 4.8 hours versus 1.4. And while patient delirium wasn’t reduced with the longer hours, anxiety and depression levels in the family members declined significantly. “Although a flexible visiting policy for ICUs has been recommended by professional society guidelines, the evidence suggests most ICUs adopt restrictive visitation models, possibly motivated by risks . . . such as disorganization of care, infections and staff burnout,” said the study’s lead author, Dr. Regis Goulart Rosa of Hospital Moinhos de Vento, Porto Alegre, Brazil. “Interestingly these risks were not confirmed in the ICU visits study.” The longer, flexible, visiting hours offer a host of benefits: “for patients, the benefits of reassurance, emotional support and comfort, for family members the opportunity to help a loved one,” Rosa said in an email. The diary study followed 657 ICU patients in France, ages 51 to 70, who were on mechanical ventilators for at least two days, plus one family member for each patient. The study’s main goal was to determine whether a patient diary filled out by staff and family members could curb posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in patients and families. Patients were randomly assigned to have diaries or not. Before they left the ICU, they - or family members, if the patient was confused - were given the diary to read. If the patient died, the diary was sent to the family with a condolence note. Three months later, patients and families were interviewed by a psychologist who was unaware of which group they’d been assigned to. Ultimately, 339 patients completed the trial, with 29.9% of the diary group experiencing PTSD symptoms, as compared to 34.3% of the control group. While there was a difference, it wasn’t large enough for the researchers to be sure it wasn’t by chance. There was also no significant difference between the groups of relatives, more of whom scored higher on PTSD symptoms than the patients themselves. There are several possible reasons why the diaries didn’t make a big impact on PTSD rates, Dr. Maite Garrouste-Orgeas, an internist at the Hopital Franco-Britannique, and colleagues noted in their report. One might be that the study “was not focused on high-risk patients who may have different needs,” they suggested. For patients, being in the ICU “is a frightening, painful, bewildering and disorienting experience,” Wu said. “They are subjected to all sorts of things they don’t understand that can be painful and traumatic. Some people have described the experience as tortuous.” Some centers are experimenting with ways to make the experience less traumatic, Wu said. ICUs tend to be completely shut in with no natural light for indefinite periods of time, he added. “Something that is being done here and elsewhere is to put skylights and even windows in the ICU so when patients are awake they can experience the day/night cycle and see a bit of the sky and green.” Making the experience less traumatic for families is also important since they are the people who will be caring for the patient after discharge, Wu said. SOURCE: bit.ly/2lwKsIr, bit.ly/2lwKZKr and bit.ly/2lxII1z JAMA, online July 16, 2019. | NEWS-MULTISOURCE |
Iran urges OPEC members to refrain from unilateral actions
Iran has asked fellow OPEC members to “refrain from any unilateral measures”, warning that would undermine the unity of OPEC, following reports that Saudi Arabia has raised its oil production to a record high this month. As Tehran seeks ways to counter U.S. sanctions that would restrict its exports and eat into its market share, Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Zanganeh wrote to his UAE counterpart, Suhail al-Mazrouei, who holds the OPEC presidency in 2018, urging him to remind OPEC members to adhere to last month’s agreement. “Any increase in the production by any member country beyond commitments stipulated in OPEC’s decisions ... would constitute breach of the agreement,” Zanganeh wrote in the letter seen by Reuters and reported by Iranian state media. “I hereby request your excellency to remind OPEC member countries to adhere to their commitments... refrain from any unilateral measures undermining the unity and independence of the OPEC,” he added. OPEC agreed with Russia and other oil-producing allies on June 23 to raise output from July, with Saudi Arabia pledging a “measurable” supply boost, but giving no specific numbers. OPEC and non-OPEC countries said they would raise supply by returning to 100 percent compliance with previously agreed output cuts, after months of underproduction. That would be roughly 1 million barrels per day of crude oil output increase according to OPEC officials. But since then sources familiar with Saudi oil thinking have briefed the market about an imminent rise in Saudi output to a record. Last week, a source told Reuters that Saudi output would rise to 11 million bpd in July, a whole 1 million bpd above May. Iran had been pushing hard for oil producers to hold output steady as U.S. sanctions are expected to hit its exports. But Saudi Arabia, OPEC’s biggest producer, was keen to raise output to meet calls from President Donald Trump and major consumers such as India and China to help cool oil prices and avoid shortages, according to Saudi officials including Energy Minister Khalid al-Falih. Non-OPEC Russia, meanwhile, was under pressure from its own energy companies to lift caps on output and fight a steep rise in domestic fuel prices that was hurting President Vladimir Putin’s popularity, Russian sources have said. In the end, Saudi Arabia and Russia pushed through a rise of about 1 million bpd at the Vienna meeting. Washington said last week it was asking customers in Asia and Europe to reduce Iranian oil purchases to zero from November, and that it will not grant any waivers to sanctions. In his letter, Zanganeh said that unilateral decisions by some OPEC members were weakening the exporting group and that OPEC should not let others take political measures against the group’s unity and independence. “Any unilateral production increase beyond member countries’ commitments under the OPEC’s decisions would prompt U.S. to take actions against Iran,” he wrote. “OPEC decisions by no means warrant any action by some of its member countries in pursuit of the call for production increase by the U.S., politically motivated against Iran and publicly declared.” | NEWS-MULTISOURCE |
Andrea Hübner
Andrea Hübner (later Ehrlich, born 17 February 1957 in Karl-Marx-Stadt) is a retired German swimmer who won two gold medals at the 1973 World Aquatics Championships, breaking world records in the 200 m medley and 4 × 100 m freestyle relay events. She also won a gold and a silver medal at the 1974 European Aquatics Championships. She is a sister of the former professional track cyclist Michael Hübner. | WIKI |
Talk:Non-penetrative sex/Archive 3
Significant expansion
As seen with this edit, and this, this and this edit that soon followed, I have significantly expanded this article. I also incorporated an incomplete draft that Katieskyv was working on; because it doesn't seem that she will be returning, as most student editors (which I assume Katieskyv is) do not (with regard to editing), I went ahead and used a lot of that material, significantly tweaking it (and will go ahead and inform Katieskyv of that on her talk page). I will better format the references she used (putting them in WP:Citation templates and adding links for them) at a later date.
As also seen with the significant expansion, it is not as easy to define non-penetrative sex, or outercourse, as one would think. The term outercourse, while maybe still qualifying as a WP:Neolgism, being used to define these activities also appears to be more prevalent than the term non penetrative sex or non penetrative sexual activities. While non penetrative sex is the more descriptive title for this article, outercourse (which existed as a Wikipedia article before it was merged with this one) appears to be the WP:Common name; I'm not arguing for a title change, I'm simply putting that out there. Flyer22 (talk) 02:04, 2 September 2013 (UTC)
* I also made this tweak moments ago (though maybe it's not "usually" and is more so "more commonly" in that case; it's certainly "usually" with regard to fellatio). Flyer22 (talk) 02:53, 2 September 2013 (UTC)
* Noting here that I also added this lead-in sentence for the second paragraph. Flyer22 (talk) 03:44, 2 September 2013 (UTC)
* Not sure how I missed this WP:YOU violation, but at least it's fixed now. Flyer22 (talk) 14:10, 2 September 2013 (UTC)
Hookups
Why does hookup culture have a section in this article? To my knowledge, there is nothing to say that these experiences are necessarily (or even probably) going to avoid penetration. It is a completely different issue which may involve particular acts of non-penetrative sex but where this is hardly an inherent trait of hookups in general. <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 20:44, 15 December 2013 (UTC)
* Late reply: As documented above, that section was/is part of Katieskyv's draft (the draft that I tweaked before adding it to this article). You've raised a valid case regarding that section; I don't mind much if it stays or is deleted. Flyer22 (talk) 19:32, 5 March 2014 (UTC)
* Update: I removed some content from the section to keep it on-topic. Flyer22 (talk) 19:41, 27 January 2015 (UTC)
* Followup edit here. I don't know if I should simply remove that section, cut it down some more and integrate it into the Health risks section, or move it below the Health risks section. Flyer22 (talk) 19:47, 27 January 2015 (UTC)
* i think it should be removed. i was going to say "cut it down more" but i ended up with only 1 sentence i'd leave. ("Some individuals believe a hookup is "anything but intercourse," which would include only non-penetrative sex acts.") that's the only sentence of that section relevant to this topic. maybe you could fit that into the Health risks section, or simply include a referral to Hookup culture (a "Main article:" type of thing).Colbey84 (talk) 13:00, 29 May 2016 (UTC)
Wrong definition
How can kissing be defined as sex? This article is about non-penetrative SEX but some of the activities included here are not sexual at all. It should only be limited to sexual acts, ie mutual acts that can cause an orgasm. You cannot have an orgasm by kissing, so it is not sex! <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 20:09, 17 April 2014 (UTC)
* We go by what the WP:Reliable sources state, per WP:Verifiability, and some of those sources include kissing as a sexual aspect, just like it is noted as one in the Kiss and Making out articles and elsewhere on Wikipedia. They don't call kissing sex (not by itself anyway). And the lead of the Non-penetrative sex article does not call kissing sex either; if you notice, it states "includes various forms of sexual and non-sexual activity" and names kissing after that. I'm not sure what other definitions you are talking about, unless it's cuddling and bundling (tradition); I state that because all of the other acts in the article are undoubtedly sexual. As for "limited to sexual acts, ie mutual acts that can cause an orgasm"... Foreplay does not necessarily lead to orgasm, but is undoubtedly sexual.
* And if you are User:Picker78, which you will deny that you are if you are him anyway, you know the drill when it comes to trying to impose your personal definitions on this article and elsewhere on Wikipedia. And on that note, Lost on belmont, you still watching this article? Or have you given up on trying to block Picker78? Flyer22 (talk) 20:33, 17 April 2014 (UTC)
Yes, I'm talking about kissing, cuddling and bundling. These activities should not be included in the article. This article is about non-penetrative SEX and should not include forms of non-sexual activity. It should be limited to sexual acts, ie mutual acts that can cause an orgasm. Foreplay does not necessarily lead to orgasm, but it CAN lead to orgasm. On the other hand kissing, cuddling and bundling CANNOT lead to orgasm so they should not be included in the article. Just remember, this article is about non-penetrative SEX. It should be limited to sexual acts. <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 22:35, 17 April 2014 (UTC)
* No, you just remember what I stated above. I'm going by WP:Reliable sources on this matter while you are going by your personal opinion. Kissing is very often considered sexual when in the context of sexual intimacy; not only is that common sense, the sources state so. That is why kissing is included in this article and other articles about sexual activity; it is discussed in various WP:Reliable sources as not just an aspect of non-penetrative sex, but as an aspect of sexual activity in general. And as for cuddling, cuddling is also often an aspect of sexual activity, which is why it is mentioned in more than one Wikipedia article concerning sexual activity. Human sexual activity includes a variety of intimate behaviors, some of which are not necessarily sexual but come along with sexual activity, as also addressed in the Intimate relationship article. Also, I'm not sure why you are stuck on orgasm, but not all types of sexual activity lead to orgasm, but I suppose that depends on how you are defining sexual activity. All types of foreplay certainly do not lead to orgasm.
* I'm done having this discussion with you. Flyer22 (talk) 23:00, 17 April 2014 (UTC)
Sex has to do with sexual organs. There is no sex if no sexual organs are involved. This article is not about romance, relationships or intimacy; it clearly is about SEX. <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 23:51, 17 April 2014 (UTC)
* Flyer is correct, we only go by what reliable sources say. The personal opinions of individual anonymous Wikipedia editors hold no weight here. If authoritative reliable sources say kissing is an aspect of non-penetrative sex, then this article will reflect that. 00:01, 18 April 2014 (UTC)
* @188: Wikipedia is not the place to correct how the world works. Your reasoning may fully convince yourself, but now you have to go and convince people who write outside Wikipedia because articles reflect what reliable sources say, not what they should say. Johnuniq (talk) 00:07, 18 April 2014 (UTC)
* We have sexual activity defined as, "...is the manner in which humans experience and express their sexuality," and foreplay (which includes kissing) is included in that. Pretty simple. -- Neil N talk to me 00:09, 18 April 2014 (UTC)
* First and foremost, as others have said before, everything goes on reliable sources. If you have a reliable source that supports your claims, by all means, put your cards on the table. There are, however, many points you've made that must be refuted. For instance, "kissing is not sexual." Really? It isn't? I may be going only from personal experience here, but I'm pretty sure it is generally not accepted/expected that heterosexual males will proceed to French kiss some of their male friends. Why not? Again, with French kissing, it is generally not accepted to French kiss relatives. Again, why not?
* Another statement made by you: "...sexual acts, ie mutual acts that can cause an orgasm." I would say fingering or handjobs blow that one up. I personally have been in situations where stimulation was not mutual (I was the active partner fingering my girlfriend). I was stimulating her sexual organs, and there were orgasms, but there was nothing mutual about it. This meets several of your points (organs and orgasm) but fails mutual, but is still sex.
* Lastly, you say that kissing cannot lead to orgasm because... of some reason. A lot of sex is mental. People can orgasm without any stimulation via erotic hypnosis. (Just because you can't, doesn't mean that is isn't possible. But this is entirely irrelevant.)
* My statements to you on the subject really don't matter though, because we have reliable sources for our information. Your opinion does not determine content (neither does mine or my personal experiences). If you want to continue in this vein, you can start by finding a reliable source that supports your definition of "sex." Lost on Belmont3200N (talk) 00:43, 18 April 2014 (UTC)
Kissing is not sex. It may be part of sexual behaviour in general, but it is certainly no sex. You need to have genitals involved to have sex. Cuddling, bundling, (light) petting, kissing, body massage, foot fetish, nipple stimulation etc. do not fall under the "non-penetrative sex" category, because there are no genitals involved. All these acts are sexual in nature but they are definitely NOT "non-penetrative sex". I know some people will get my point. You can also look at this: http://yourselfseries.com/teens/topic/stds-including-hiv/what-is-sex/ <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 05:18, 18 April 2014 (UTC)
* That link doesn't appear to be a reliable source. Even so, it specifically contradicts your earlier statement that orgasm is a defining factor of sex. Perhaps this is an indicator that the definition of sex is not a simple issue, and should be considered ambiguous instead of a yes/no checkbox. This seems to be how most reliable sources treat the matter. Grayfell (talk) 05:57, 18 April 2014 (UTC)
Then maybe there should at least be a distinction between sexual and non-sexual non-penetrative sex, even though I think that there cannot be "non-sexual sex" - I mean, this is crazy. The article writes: "It generally excludes the penetrative aspects of vaginal, anal or oral sexual activity, but includes various forms of sexual and non-sexual activity..." Can anyone explain to me how can there be "non-sexual sex"? Nevertheless if you still insist on keeping this as it is, then you should at least make a distinction between sexual and non-sexual acts. You cannot have footjob, handjob and mammary intercourse (which ARE non-penetrative sex) thrown together with kissing, massage and bundling. The article surely needs some change. <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 07:06, 18 April 2014 (UTC)
* Kissing is not always a sexual activity, but it can be a sexual activity. Seems pretty clear to me, so what's the problem? The phrasing is a bit clunky? It's clear that's not what you're getting at. Nobody but you is proposing the term "non-sexual sex". Grayfell (talk) 22:54, 18 April 2014 (UTC)
I'm not the one proposing the term "non-sexual sex"; the article does! It clearly talks about "non-sexual activity", whereas the title of the article is "Non-penetrative SEX". This is nonsense. If we are to include acts like kissing and cuddling, then how about caressing or holding hands too? The list can be endless! I'm saying this again: the article is titled "Non-penetrative SEX" and it should only include sexual acts, ie acts that involve sex organs! <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 02:03, 19 April 2014 (UTC)
* We have sources for kissing and cuddling. Do you have sources for your proposed additions of caressing and hand-holding? Grayfell (talk) 02:41, 19 April 2014 (UTC)
Acts like kissing, cuddling, caressing and hand-holding are part of human sexual activity, or human sexual behavior if you like, but they should not be considered part of non-penetrative sex. Even sources make mistakes. Another common mistake many sources make is confusing handjob with masturbation. So relying on sources is not how it should always be. <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 09:54, 21 April 2014 (UTC)
* Sorry 188, but relying on sources is exactly how wikipedia works. we trust established published sources, not anonamouse "I know better"s. IdreamofJeanie (talk) 10:30, 21 April 2014 (UTC)
Oh really... What about some logic too? <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 10:44, 21 April 2014 (UTC)
* Logic is good but so far all we've heard from you, starting from the opening post, is "because I say so". -- Neil N talk to me 13:24, 21 April 2014 (UTC)
I explained my opinion very clearly. I think we should only include acts that involve sex organs. Otherwise, it is not sex. Doesn't it make sense to you? <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 14:14, 21 April 2014 (UTC)
* It makes sense that it is your opinion, which counts for squat on Wikipedia unless backed up by reliable sources. -- Neil N talk to me 14:32, 21 April 2014 (UTC)
Ok, then. The vast majority of sources about "non-penetrative sex" only refer to acts involving sex organs. Just search for "non-penetrative sex" on Google and you'll see. They talk about footjob, handjob, mammary intercourse, dry humping etc. Only a handful of "non-penetrative sex" sources talk about kissing or cuddling. What does your logic say? Put them in or leave them out? <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 14:57, 21 April 2014 (UTC)
* please see erogenous zone: "People have erogenous zones all over their bodies, but which areas are more sensitive than others vary. Some may resent stimulation that others find arousing. The stimulation of these areas can produce gentle, mild or intense arousal." or even http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/BIGGEST-SEX-ORGAN-IS-STILL-THE-BRAIN-Males-2808087.php In short anything/anywhere is sexual if the person involves gets sexual pleasure from it, and it is not for you or me to limit others' expressions of sexuality. IdreamofJeanie (talk) 11:48, 22 April 2014 (UTC)
As I wrote above, what you describe is all part of human sexual behavior but not part of non-penetrative sex. Non-penetrative sex has to be limited to acts that involve sex organs. Try to understand the difference. Non-penetrative sex is regarded as an alternative to penetrative sex, meaning that both of them involve sexual contact that can lead to orgasm. "Biggest sex organ is still the brain"? Then shall we include virtual sex too? Or even sexual fantasies? Please be serious! We are talking about sexual contact in this article. <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 02:05, 23 April 2014 (UTC)
Semi-protected edit request on 13 May 2014
Please add http://bonesutra.blogspot.com/?zx=6270d3297cd1fda in the list of "External Links" because this website contains accurate graphics and hand-drawn sketches of various positions for men who have non-penetrative sex with men. I would also like to request http://bonesutra.blogspot.com/?zx=6270d3297cd1fda be added in the list of "External Links" for Wikipedia's page titled "Men who have sex with men" and Wikipedia's page titled "Frot" (the page "Frot" is not protected, but I do not know how to properly add a link to http://bonesutra.blogspot.com/?zx=6270d3297cd1fda there). THANK YOU!!!! <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 18:40, 13 May 2014 (UTC)
<IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 18:40, 13 May 2014 (UTC)
* Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: Spam as per WP:LINKSTOAVOID. Anupmehra - Let's talk! 18:53, 13 May 2014 (UTC)
Semi-protected edit request on 11 March 2015
I would like to edit this page to shift its focus away from the harmful and misogynystic stereotypes of "virginity" as being defined by some sort sex act that must require a penis, and remove it in favor of substituting it with more factual information. In particular, I would like to replace the focus of "virginity" with more focus on how the sexual acts described in the article are often prepared for, executed, and to do so in a way that will not contribute to the social construct of "virginity" we as a modern society have little to no need to subscribe to.
Also, just as a fun fact, the word "virgin" was originally used in reference to a young, unmarried woman. I realized it has changed by today's standards, however these standards still contribute to the already skyrocketing rates of anxiety experienced by teenagers, and effect teenage boys and teenage girls very differently, as well as adding an additional layer of immense frustration to LGBTQ youth.
Breeze3ki (talk) 05:52, 11 March 2015 (UTC)
* , we're simply going by what the WP:Reliable sources state...with WP:Due weight. Among other things, the article notes how heterosexual couples and same-sex couples may define virginity; obviously, that includes non-penetrative sex or "outercourse." While I understand your concerns, and I note the penis aspect on my user page, Wikipedia is not the place to try to change the world (well, not generally anyway); see WP:Activism. Flyer22 (talk) 07:21, 11 March 2015 (UTC)
* With this and this edit, I made the personal view aspect clear -- that what is virginity, safer sex, or more explicit sexual contact are the personal opinions of these couples. Flyer22 (talk) 07:50, 11 March 2015 (UTC)
* it's been awhile since this was raised. i thought your 2 edit attempts as shown above were...a good start in the first case; fine in the 2nd. i've made an edit to your 1st edit to try to make it even MORE obvious. the reason/s i did so - first, for the sake of both accuracy and impartiality, but, more importantly, because the issue/idea of virginity and who is and is not a virgin AND WHO GETS TO DEFINE THAT AND FOR WHOM has shifted away from 'just' "was there penile penetration or not" to "was there consent". this is a much larger issue, although i don't have any sources for you right now. but that's just because i haven't read anything...not because there aren't any. i'm SURE there are. heck, there are PSAs on broadcast channels about this now. (not that they mention "virginity," but they address the concept of "rape is not sex.") i've heard it talked about--a person who was a virgin and was raped is still a virgin--but i don't know any text sources yet. mostly just opening this up for discussion (and it likely needs to be addressed/brought up on many WP articles about sex), but i went ahead and made the small-ish text change now because i'd probably forget how it came to me to re-word it, and i know it can easily be undone, if there is a consensus to present it/discuss it some other way.Colbey84 (talk) 13:39, 29 May 2016 (UTC)
* see previous comment. Consent has nothing to do with it. If I steal your car, you don't still have it because it was taken without your consent. If you want to redefine virginity then please provide a source, not "there must be some" IdreamofJeanie (talk) 13:50, 29 May 2016 (UTC)
questionable source
''Alan Brauer & Donna Brauer (1991). The ESO Ecstasy Program: Better, Safer Sexual Intimacy and Extended Orgasmic Response''
i question the use of this source, at least for it's use here: "Expanded orgasm as a mutual masturbation technique reportedly creates orgasm experiences more intense and extensive than what can be described as, or included in the definition of, a regular orgasm."
i can't verify what's in it, as it's not an available ebook, but i question why a source is used that is, apparently, merely quoting another source? wouldn't it be better to use the original material then? 2 reasons to support this:
* at some point, the original material is misquoted (either in the Brauer book, or by the person who put it on WP)--i'm fairly certain it's "Masters and Johnson" and not "Masters in Johnson" (however apropos that may be); the error makes me question the source even more.
* it appears to be from the Introduction of the source cited, which makes me lean even MORE to "just use the original source."Colbey84 (talk) 13:53, 29 May 2016 (UTC)
Ridiculous lede
Non-penetrative sex includes penetrative sex?? I. don't. think. so. What a mess. Masturbation can be, but is not necessarily, non-penetrative. The lede ridiculously states:"Some forms of non-penetrative sex, particularly when termed outercourse, include penetrative aspects, such as penetration that may result from forms of fingering or oral sex.[4][5][6]" NO "forms" of non-penetrative sex include penetrative "aspects"!! Obviously. And I don't care how many erroneous (again, obviously) references you have. If you have a GOOD authoritative source of this non sequitur, quote it. If it does not include the term "non-penetrative", don't bother wasting our time. This is the kind of rubbish that gives Wikipedia a bad name. Both the lede and several sections need to be corrected.Abitslow (talk) 19:20, 18 June 2016 (UTC)
* Abitslow, I didn't see your above post until months after you posted and I'm just now taking the time to reply. The thing about your objections is that reliable sources disagree with you. See what I stated in the section above. A lot of sources use the term outercourse; that term commonly includes acts that people might consider to be penetrative sex (such as oral sex involving the penis penetrating the mouth or oral sex involving the penetration of the vagina), and it's also a term that is at times used interchangeably with non-penetrative sex. Flyer22 Reborn (talk) 15:41, 21 December 2016 (UTC)
* To be even clearer, a number of these sources (see here, for example) are subscribing to either the heteronormative "penile-vaginal sex is truest; therefore, the other sex acts don't count" view or the "penile penetration in any form is truest" view; both are views that society often subscribes to. Flyer22 Reborn (talk) 16:03, 21 December 2016 (UTC)
Classification of Acts by Exclusivity of Penetration
if one french kisses another on the genitals or anus, could that involve penetration? if so, then french kissing should be included in the list of "non-exclusively non-penetrative" acts. i made this change with revision id 783940867. it was reverted by User:Flyer22 Reborn, who has asked me to "prove" that french kissing can involve penetration. i must admit that i'm struggling to find a credible source for such a common-sense proposition. as it stands, french kissing is exclusively non-penetrative, even though by definition, the tongue penetrates the mouth.
p.s. isn't this penetration distinction absurdly arbitrary? why separate sexual acts into categories based on whether they can be conducted without penetration? ridiculous. --Lucas (talk) 12:14, 6 June 2017 (UTC)
* Lucasreddinger, I reverted you because french kissing is not considered to be penetrative sex; the source you duplicated does not support that argument either. And while kissing can be sexual, it is not considered sexual intercourse. It is not sexual intercourse; nor is it non-penetrative sex when going by some definitions. Non-penetrative sex is mainly based on whether or not penile-vaginal sex, penile-anal sex, or oral sex has occurred. Going by the literature, fingering and dildo use are secondary to those aspects. As for ridiculousness, we go by what WP:Reliable sources state with WP:Due weight. For example, some sources consider oral sex to be penetrative sex, while other sources list it as non-penetrative sex (outercourse). Similar goes for fingering. Flyer22 Reborn (talk) 20:04, 8 June 2017 (UTC) Flyer22 Reborn (talk) 20:08, 8 June 2017 (UTC)
I don't think you reverted me—I'm still here! penetrate (tr. v. 1.a.) is "to pass into or through". Oral-to-oral French kissing involves the passing of the tongue into the partner's mouth, or the passing of the tongue through the partner's lips. Thus, oral-to-oral French kissing is exclusively penetrative, which is a subset of non-exclusively non-penetrative. As an aside, neither WP:Reliable sources nor WP:Due weight clarify why exclusivity of penetration is a useful classification in this article. I advocate no classification based on such an arbitrary distinction—I instead advocate that we simply list all of the acts together. The readership may find any other number of alternative classifications equally useful, such as the following classification: So why do we classify based on exclusivity of penetration? --Lucas (talk) 00:45, 12 June 2017 (UTC)
* acts that can be performed between any sexes (e.g., French kissing, intercrural/intergluteal intercourse);
* acts that require a heterosexual couple (e.g. mammary intercourse); and
* acts that require a homosexual couple, (e.g. tribadism, frotting).
I added this concern to the article with Revision 785164290. Cheers. --Lucas (talk) 00:51, 12 June 2017 (UTC)
* Lucasreddinger, you are still here, but I reverted your initial edit. That is what I meant by reverting you; see WP:Revert. If you'd rather I state that I reverted your edit, then so be it. Either way, I stand by what I stated above. Unless reliable sources exist stating that French kissing is penetrative sex, we will not be listing French kissing as penetrative sex. Kissing by itself, whether French kissing is included or not, is not considered sex by any reliable source I've come across. Kissing can be an aspect of being sexual, as a number of reliable sources state, but an aspect of being sexual is not automatically the same thing as sex.
* As for why there is an "Exclusively non-penetrative" and "Non-exclusively non-penetrative" section in the article, this is likely per previous debates at this talk page; by that, it's likely so that readers know that some acts that are considered non-penetrative may be penetrative in some way, which is covered in the lead (introduction of the article) and in the General section of the "Definitions and practices" section. Exclusivity of penetration is a useful classification in this article because it is addressed in reliable sources. I repeat: "Some sources consider oral sex to be penetrative sex, while other sources list it as non-penetrative sex (outercourse). Similar goes for fingering." Fingering the vagina may be considered penetrative sex, while fingering the vulva may not be considered penetrative sex, for example. And then there are sources that list fingering (meaning all fingering) as "outercourse." We also currently include "Non-exclusively penetrative" and "Non-penetrative" categorization at the Sex position article.
* As for your suggested division, I disagree; we don't need that many sections for a little bit of material; see MOS:Paragraphs (what it states about creating sections a for a little bit of material). I would be fine with removing the kissing passage, however. I wouldn't mind much if the kissing passage was removed. Flyer22 Reborn (talk) 00:34, 13 June 2017 (UTC) Flyer22 Reborn (talk) 00:52, 13 June 2017 (UTC)
* But keep in mind that kissing is listed in the "Exclusively non-penetrative" section because some reliable sources on non-penetrative sex/outercourse include it...since it is a way of being sexual without sexual penetration. French kissing is not considered sexual penetration, and that is why I reverted your edit. Flyer22 Reborn (talk) 00:44, 13 June 2017 (UTC)
Thanks for your perspective. --Lucas (talk) 11:03, 31 July 2017 (UTC)
Definition of "Handjob"
Under the heading: Exclusively non-penetrative
you will find the definition of Handjob:
Handjob: the manual sexual stimulation of the penis by a person on a male, often used as a form of mutual masturbation.
Besides this sentences poor construction (stimulation of the penis by a person on a male?), the current movement towards an acceptance of the concept of non-binary gender as well as Transgender individuals is not reflected in this sentence. In fact, this sentence is hetero-normative.
I think the sentence should read something like this to avoid hetero-normativity:
Handjob: the manual sexual stimulation of another persons penis, often used as a form of mutual masturbation.
Badweatherrr (talk) 16:43, 13 February 2018 (UTC)
Semi-protected edit request on 13 February 2018
Under the heading: Exclusively non-penetrative
you will find the definition of Handjob:
Handjob: the manual sexual stimulation of the penis by a person on a male, often used as a form of mutual masturbation.
Besides this sentences poor construction (stimulation of the penis by a person on a male?), the current movement towards an acceptance of the concept of non-binary gender as well as Transgender individuals is not reflected in this sentence. In fact, this sentence is hetero-normative.
I think the sentence should read something like this to avoid hetero-normativity:
Handjob: the manual sexual stimulation of another persons penis, often used as a form of mutual masturbation. Badweatherrr (talk) 17:41, 13 February 2018 (UTC)
* Yes check.svg Done Simplified and copy-edited. Eggishorn (talk) (contrib) 20:07, 13 February 2018 (UTC)
* Thanks Eggishorn! --Badweatherrr (talk) 13:34, 18 April 2018 (UTC)
* I'm fine with Eggishorn's change. But, Badweatherrr, regardless of transgender and genderqueer issues, there are a lot of things we won't change on Wikipedia when it comes to anatomical matters. This is per our WP:Due weight policy. Also, our Handjob article currently states "is the manual stimulation of a male's penis or scrotum by another person to induce sexual pleasure, sometimes resulting in orgasm." But as seen at Talk:Human penis/Archive 1, I and others did consider not beginning the Human penis article with the statement that it's something that male humans have. The article now simply begins by describing the organ as male, and this is because the literature does. We can't state that it's simply something that some people have and not specify it as a male reproductive system organ.
* In the case of the Non-penetrative sex article, since the content in question stated "on a male" and did not exclude same-sex relations, one might argue that it's not heteronormative. But heteronormative does also concern the gender binary. Our Wikipedia article currently begins by defining it as "the belief that people fall into distinct and complementary genders (male and female) with natural roles in life." Anyway, your suggestion certainly improved the grammar. Thank you. Flyer22 Reborn (talk) 21:50, 13 February 2018 (UTC)
* Thanks Flyer22 Reborn. I realized afterwards that I had probably poorly stated my position. But thanks for responding and clarifying things. I spend a lot of time reading and writing so sometimes something jumps out at me begging for editing. --Badweatherrr (talk) 13:34, 18 April 2018 (UTC)
Minor risk
In the Health risks section, we have this clause: "however, there is a minor risk that if HIV-infected blood, or genital secretions (semen or vaginal secretions), enter an open wound, the person is at risk." This is an obviously bad construction, but I'm not sure how best to fix it as I don't have access to the reference and am not sure exactly what "minor risk" means in this context.--agr (talk) 14:22, 18 April 2018 (UTC)
* Here is a proposed revision "however, there is some risk if HIV-infected blood or genital secretions (semen or vaginal secretions) enter an open wound."--agr (talk) 13:17, 20 April 2018 (UTC)
* I made the above change.--agr (talk) 22:44, 23 April 2018 (UTC)
The confusing/contradictory definition of non-penetrative sex used in article
The definition of non-penetrative sex used in the "General" subsection of "Definitions and Practices" is confusing. It states: While non-penetrative sex (or outercourse) is usually defined as excluding sexual penetration,[1][2][3] some non-penetrative sex acts can have penetrative components and may therefore be categorized as non-penetrative sex The part that states "some non-penetrative sex acts can have penetrative components and may therefore be categorized as non-penetrative sex" is contradictory. If the sexual acts have "penetrative components" then logically that does not support it's categorization as strictly non-penetrative sex, as the definition previously stated. It more accurate to describe certain non-penetrative sex acts with penetrative components as both penetrative and non-penetrative depending on how they are practiced in any particular instance but point out that they are still generally labeled non-penetrative by experts, despite this. For example, fingering and mutual masturbation can involves penetration or not depending on the technique used but may still be generally categorized as non-penetrative sex. --Notcharliechaplin (talk) 03:39, 18 March 2019 (UTC)
* It is probably a typo: it should read: "may therefore be categorized as penetrative sex". Ruslik_ Zero 20:36, 18 March 2019 (UTC)
* I found nothing contradictory about the previous wording, any more than I find the lead contradictory by stating "Some forms of non-penetrative sex, particularly when termed outercourse, include penetrative aspects, such as penetration that may result from forms of fingering or oral sex." It goes without saying that if we are stating that some non-penetrative sex acts have penetrative components, then we are stating that those non-penetrative sex acts may also be classified as penetrative sex. And we do have a "Exclusively non-penetrative" section and a "Non-exclusively non-penetrative" section in the article. The previous wording stated nothing about the acts being strictly non-penetrative. And as I've noted before on some penetrative sex acts being classified as outercourse or non-penetrative, it's just how the literature is. And I'm following what the WP:Reliable sources state. Plenty of topics have more than one definition and therefore "contradictory" definitions in some cases. That stated, I don't object to this edit...except for "generally." I don't see "generally" making sense there. So I removed it. As that edit shows, I also reverted the unsourced bit about mutual masturbation. And I reverted this WP:Editorializing piece. Flyer22 Reborn (talk) 12:38, 19 March 2019 (UTC) | WIKI |
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What happens if you never go to the dentist?
What Happens if You Never Go to The Dentist?
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What Happens if You Never Go to The Dentist in Anaheim Hills CA
What Happens if You Never Go to The Dentist in Anaheim Hills CA
Table of Contents:
How often do you really need to go to the dentist?
Why do dentists ask you to come back every 6 months?
What happens if you never go to the dentist?
When should you start taking your kids to the dentist?
Your smile is very important, and so is your oral health. Feel confident in your smile and the appearance of your teeth by booking regular routine dental appointments and cleanings. MySmile Dental provides high-quality cosmetic and general dentistry specializing in dental implants, dentures, braces, Invisalign, and much more! Do not put off your oral hygiene checkups any longer. Call MySmile Dental today to book your dental appointment and see why MySmile Dental offers the difference in the dental care you’ve been looking for.
How often do you really need to go to the dentist?
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Why do dentists ask you to come back every 6 months?
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Be sure to take care of your teeth and gums between your regular routine dental visits to make sure you have good oral health.
What happens if you never go to the dentist?
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Keihan Katano Line
The Keihan Katano Line (京阪交野線) is a 6.9 km railway line in northern Osaka Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway company Keihan Electric Railway. It connects Hirakatashi Station on the Keihan Main Line with Kisaichi Station.
Operation
All trains stop at all stations, except as noted below. There is no through service to Keihan Main Line.
Until 15 March 2013, several trains through to Keihan Main Line were operated on weekdays, as rapid trains. They were named "Hikoboshi" and "Orihime", unlike other Keihan line rapid trains which were not named.
* Rapid Express (快速急行)
* Operated weekday nights, from Nakanoshima for Kisaichi, stopped at Watanabebashi, Ōebashi and Naniwabashi on the Nakanoshima Line, then Temmabashi, Kyōbashi, Moriguchishi, Neyagawashi, Kōrien and Hirakatashi on the Keihan Main Line, and all stations on the Katano Line
* Commuter Rapid Express (通勤快急)
* Operated weekday mornings, from Kisaichi for Nakanoshima, stopped at all stations on the Katano Line to Hirakatashi, then Kōrien, Neyagawashi, Kyōbashi and Temmabashi on the Keihan Main Line, then Naniwabashi, Ōebashi and Watanabebashi on the Nakanoshima Line
Stations
All stations are in Osaka Prefecture.
Rolling stock
Trains on the line are formed as 4- or 5-car electric multiple unit (EMU) sets.
* 10000 series 4-car EMUs
* 13000 series 4-car EMUs (since 9 June 2012)
Former
* 1900 series 5-car EMUs
* 2600 series 4-car EMUs
History
The line was built and opened by an independent railway company, Shigi-Ikoma Electric Railway (信貴生駒電鉄) in 1929. The company aimed to build a line to connect its main line, the present-day Ikoma Line, but cancelled the plan for financial reasons, and transferred the operation to Keihan. The operator was renamed Katano Electric Railway (交野電気鉄道) in 1939, Keihanshin Express Electric Railway (京阪神急行電鉄) in May 1945, and Keihan Electric Railway on 1 December 1949.
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Articles relating to Philip II of France (1165–1223, reigned 1190 –1223). Philip was given the epithet "Augustus" by the chronicler Rigord for having extended the crown lands of France so remarkably. | WIKI |
Arrays.asList之UnsupportedOperationException
Posted by Codeboy on August 20, 2019
前言
Java中经常会数组转化为List的场景，Java中的Arrays 中提供了一个 asList 方法可以快捷的转化，我们来看下面一段代码：
import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.List;
public class Test {
public static void main(String[] args) {
String a = "a,a,a";
List<String> list = Arrays.asList(a.split(","));
list.add("b");
System.out.println(list.size());
}
}
这个会输出什么样的结果呢？
分析
运行后，程序抛出了异常，如下:
Exception in thread "main" java.lang.UnsupportedOperationException
at java.util.AbstractList.add(AbstractList.java:148)
at java.util.AbstractList.add(AbstractList.java:108)
at me.codeboy.test.Test.main(Test.java:8)
为什么会出现这个呢，我们查看下 Arrays.asList 的代码:
public static <T> List<T> asList(T... a) {
return new ArrayList<>(a);
}
其中的 ArrayList 并非我们常用的 java.util.ArrayList, 而是 Arrays 中的一个内部类，同时这个内部类并没有实现 addremove 等操作。
private static class ArrayList<E> extends AbstractList<E>
implements RandomAccess, java.io.Serializable
{
private static final long serialVersionUID = -2764017481108945198L;
private final E[] a;
ArrayList(E[] array) {
a = Objects.requireNonNull(array);
}
@Override
public int size() {
return a.length;
}
@Override
public Object[] toArray() {
return a.clone();
}
@Override
@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
public <T> T[] toArray(T[] a) {
int size = size();
if (a.length < size)
return Arrays.copyOf(this.a, size,
(Class<? extends T[]>) a.getClass());
System.arraycopy(this.a, 0, a, 0, size);
if (a.length > size)
a[size] = null;
return a;
}
@Override
public E get(int index) {
return a[index];
}
@Override
public E set(int index, E element) {
E oldValue = a[index];
a[index] = element;
return oldValue;
}
@Override
public int indexOf(Object o) {
E[] a = this.a;
if (o == null) {
for (int i = 0; i < a.length; i++)
if (a[i] == null)
return i;
} else {
for (int i = 0; i < a.length; i++)
if (o.equals(a[i]))
return i;
}
return -1;
}
@Override
public boolean contains(Object o) {
return indexOf(o) != -1;
}
@Override
public Spliterator<E> spliterator() {
return Spliterators.spliterator(a, Spliterator.ORDERED);
}
@Override
public void forEach(Consumer<? super E> action) {
Objects.requireNonNull(action);
for (E e : a) {
action.accept(e);
}
}
@Override
public void replaceAll(UnaryOperator<E> operator) {
Objects.requireNonNull(operator);
E[] a = this.a;
for (int i = 0; i < a.length; i++) {
a[i] = operator.apply(a[i]);
}
}
@Override
public void sort(Comparator<? super E> c) {
Arrays.sort(a, c);
}
}
AbstractList 的实现中，默认 addremove方法的实现是抛出异常，这下就明白了。
public void add(int index, E element) {
throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
}
public void remove(int index) {
throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
}
小结
使用 Arrays.asList 时，如果需要对结果进行修改，需要构建 java.util.ArrayList 之后在进行操作，不能在 Arrays.asList 的产物上直接进行操作。
如有任何知识产权、版权问题或理论错误，还请指正。
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112 STAT. 1708 PUBLIC LAW 105-244—OCT. 7, 1998 "(B) DATA.—An institution shall provide the Secretary with sufficient data to determine the institution's participation rate index within 30 days after receiving an initial notification of the institution's draft cohort default rate. "(C) NOTIFICATION.— Prior to publication of a final cohort default rate for an institution that provides the data described in subparagraph (B), the Secretary shall notify the institution of the institution's compliance or noncompliance with subparagraph (A).". (b) ELIGIBLE LENDER. —Section 435(d) (20 U.S.C. 1085(d)) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)— (A) in subparagraph (A)(ii)— (i) by striking "or" after "1992,"; and (ii) by inserting before the semicolon the following: ", or (III) it is a bank (as defined in section 3(a)(1) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813(a)(l)) that is a wholly owned subsidiary of a nonprofit foundation, the foundation is described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from taxation under section 501(1) of such Code, £Lnd the bank makes loans under this part only to undergraduate students who are age 22 or younger and has a portfolio of such loans that is not more than $5,000,000 "; (B) by striking "and" at the end of subparagraph (I); (C) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (J) and inserting "; sind"; and (D) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: "(K) a consumer finance company subsidiary of a national bank which, as of the date of enactment of this subparagraph, through one or more subsidiaries: (i) acts as a small business lending company, as determined under regulations of the Small Business Administration under section 120.470 of title 13, Code of Federal Regulations (as such section is in efiect on the date of enactment a of this subparagraph); and (ii) participates in the program authorized by this part pursuant to subparagraph (C), provided the national bank and all of the bank's direct and indirect subsidiaries taken together as a whole, do not have, as their primary consumer credit function, the making or holding of loans made to students under this part."; and (2) in paragraph (5), by adding at the end the following new sentence: "It shall not be a violation of this paragraph for a lender to provide assistance to institutions of higher education comparable to the kinds of assistance provided to institutions of higher education by the Department of Education.". (c) DEFINITION OF DEFAULT.— (1) AMENDMENT.— Section 435(1) is amended— (A) by striking "180 days" and inserting "270 days"; and Applicability. (B) by striking "240 days" and inserting "330 days". 20 USC 1085 (2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by paragraph °° *®* (1) shall apply with respect to loans for which the first day
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Antoni Szczęsny Godlewski
Antoni Szczęsny Godlewski, (nom-de-guerre Antek the Sprayer) (January 11, 1923 in Warsaw – August 8, 1944, in Warsaw) was a legendary soldier of the Home Army and participant in the Warsaw Uprising.
He was the son of the lawyer Franciszek and Aniela. He started high school in Warsaw but after the Nazi invasion of Poland, the Germans banned secondary education for Poles. As a result, Antoni finished his studies and obtained a high school diploma and continued his studies at an underground university of the Warsaw Polytechnic. At this time he joined the Home Army and became a member of its Security Corps.
He was killed on 8 August 1944 after the break out of the Uprising, on the corner of Bracka St. and Aleje Jerozolimskie. His place of death is marked by a memorial plaque. For his bravery in battle he was posthumously awarded the Cross of Valour and the Order of Virtuti Militari, Fifth Class. Today, a street in the Wola neighborhood of Warsaw is named after him. | WIKI |
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GOL
is large, and the jaws have each two rows of teeth. The belly fins join together into one, and make a fort of funnel fhaped hollow, by which the fifh is fuppofed to apply itfelf, and flick faft to the rocks, whence it has its name of rock fifh. It is very foft and tlippery, yet is covered with fcales, but t!iey ire very (lender and foft. It is caught about the Englifh and Italian fhores, and lives in fhallow water. ■ It is conftantly in the markets of Rome, Uc. IVillughby, Hift. Pifc. p. 206.
GOHDAKADURA, in botany, a name given by fome au- thors to the tree which produces the mix vomica. Hirm. Muf. Zeyl. p. 41.
GOHKATHU, in botany, a name given by fome authors to the tree which produces the gamboge, or gittta gamba of the fhops. Dale, Pharm. p. 327.
GOING, in the manege, called in French alkure, is the pace or gate of a horfe.
GOLD" (Cyel.) — This metal is found in many places mixed in fmall grains among the fand of rivers. The way of fepa- rating it is this : They have a long trough made with a declivity, and lined at the bottom with flannel ; the fand is received into this, and while it is ftirred about in the water by the hand, the fand is wafhed off, and the fmall particles or gold left in the pores, and among the woolly matter of the flannel, and is afterwards wafhed out from thence. This is the method where the fand is fine, but when it is mixed with large gravel, they fift it through wire fieves, whofe mefhes are of one determinate fize ; by which means all the gold is fure to go through with the fand, and the gravel or larger ftones arc left behind, and thrown away. The fand thus feparated is treated as before, and there is no danger of any gold being thrown away with the gravel, be- caufe it is extremely rare to meet with any one grain of gold in this ftate fo large as a barley corn ; and therefore as the mefhes of their fieves are kept to more than that fize, there is no fear of lofing any of the metal. Sbaiv's Lectures,
P- 2 53-
Mr. Boyle mentions an artift in Holland, who by digefting go'ldwhh aqua fort'ts, had feparated the tincture, or yellow fulphur from it, and made it volatile; the remaining body growiiig white; and that with this, golden tincture he had turned lilver into very perfect gold, with confiderable profit. Mr. Boyle » feems to credit this account ; and fince that Mon- fieur Homberg b declares, he has actually converted filver into go/ibyheat. — ['WorksAbr. Vol. 1. 'p. 166. b Mem. de FAcad. des Sciences 1709.]
Monfieur Homberg is of opinion, that there is in filver fome parts, which, though not yet gold, eafily become fo by means cf fire ; and he thinks that in gold naturally pale, there is a whitifh matter, which fire brings to the true colour of gold. He obferves, that this pale gold does not afford filver, and therefore thinks there is a mean metal between gold and filver. See Mem. de l'Acad. Loo cit.
Mr. Boyle mentions an anti-elixir he tried, that is, one that would dehafe gold, and which changed its malleabili- ty, colour, homogeneity, and fpecific gravity, fo that tho' the powder did not weigh the thoufandth part of the gold, yet the fpecific gravity of the metal to which it was debafed was to that of water, but as 15* to 1. inftead of 19 to 1. See his Works Abr. Vol. t. p. 78.
The folution of gold in vegetable acids has not yet fucceeded according to Mr. Marggraf, but he thinks it poffible, as well as that of filver and mercury. See the articles Silver and Mercury.
It is the received opinion, that whatever has been done to this metal, the common way of purifying it by the copcl reftores it cafily to itfelf again ; but this is not always fo certain, or fo eafy, as is generally imagined. Mr. Homberg put into the copel an ounce of gold; which he had uled in feveral chemical experiments, in order to rcftore it to its original ftate ; hut after four times copelling it, he found that whatever quantity of lead he ufed, ftill the metal, tho' of the right and beautiful colour, was brittle, and not at all in the ductile ftate of pure gold. Finding therefore that lead would not anfwer his purpofe, he incorporated the gold with four times its quantity of filver, and having performed the operation of the depart in the common manner, he fufed it with borax ; but after all this the gold was as brittle as before, though ftill of the fame beautiful colour. He then melted it again without any addition, but ftill it remained in the fame brittle ftate. His next trial was by antimony, not doubting but that the particles, whatever they were, that had flood the operation of the depart, and of lead, would be abforbed by this powerful femi-meral, and the gold left in its natural malleable ftate : He melted it twice to this purpofe with eight ounces of antimony ; but after feparating the an- timony, and then melting the gold feveral times with fait petre, and many times without any mixture, it was found • of the moft perfect and beautiful colour imaginable, but ftill brittle, and not in the leaft malleable. Surprifed to fee all the common methods fail; he melted it again with fix ounces of antimony, and afterwards melted this rcgulus with three times its own weight of lead, and fet the whole in a copcl in a proper degree of fire, to evaporate both tile anti- Suppt. Vol. I.
GOL
mony and the lead. But when the fire was out, he was iurprifed to find the gold covered with a brown'ifh fubftance; refembhng a mufhroom, which fell to powder on being touched by the fingers. The gold itfelf was become of a grey colour, and was full of wrinkles on the upper furface, from whence this fungous matter had been thrown out ; but on the under furface, where it ftuck to the copel, it was ftill of a fine and beautiful gold colour. He then melted feveral times the gold and the fungous fubftaiice together, and every time there appeared the fame fort of fungous cruft at the top. At laft he gathered this fungous fubftance carefully off from the gold, and then melting the metal by itfelf, there was no more any fungous matter thrown out upon it, but only a thin layer of a powder of the fame nature and colour with the former. Three times it was melted, and at every time threw off a quantity of this powder ; and after this being fufed with borax, it at length became pcrfefl malleable gold.
He then fufed together the fungous matter, and all the quantities of powder which he had faved, there appeared a new fungus on the matter, and that for feveral times melt- ing ; but at laft this difappeared, and there was found a fmall lump of pure gold in the copel. It is not eafy to guefs at the caufe of this obftinate brittlenefs of the gold, becaufe it had paffed feveral experiments, and been mixed with fe- veral falts and feveral metals, particularly at laft with iron and with emery. The emery feemed moft to be fufpefled as the caufe, but this brittlenefs cannot be given to gold by emery alone, and muft have been owing to the mixed ef- fect: of fome of the falts and emery together, as by means of the falts, the particles of emery are thrown farther, and more intimately mixed With thofe of the gold than they could otherwife be. We have been told of the degradatiori of gold. This gold would have been declared degraded, and robbed of one of its greateft qualities, its malleability, had it fallen into any hands but thofe of fo great a chemift ; and it is much to be doubted, whether Mr. Hombeig would not have been able to reduce the degraded gold of any other chemift, and reftore it to its natural ftate and purity, though the common methods of operating on it fhould all have fail- ed, as they did in this cafe. Mem. Acad. Par. 1693. The method of rendering gold perfectly pure from filver, by means of aqua regia, is as follows. The mixture of gold and filver muft firft be copelled with lead in the ufual way
which feparates from it all other metals. Out of the
remaining rows fire,
regulus hammer thin plates, and when the metal gi rigid under the hammer, make it red hot in a gentle ... by which means its duaility will be rcftored. When th. plates are fufEciently thin, make them red hot for the laft time, and then cut them into fmall pieces with a pair of fheers. Put thefe pieces into a cucurbite of clear glafs fet in a warm place, and pour on them a fufficient quantity of pure and ftrong aqua regia, flopping the orifice of the cucur- bite with a cornet of paper, to keep out duft. When the diffolution is finifhed the filver will remain at the bottom, in form of a white powder. Pour off the clear fo- lution, and put on the remaining calx fome phlegm of the fpirit of fait ; make the whole boil a good while, to incor- porate all the remaining folution of gold; and pour it off clear to the former folution : This done, infpiffate the whole over a very gentle fire till quite dry ; put what remains into a crucible; cover it with powder of borax, melted beforehand with a little nitre, cover the crucible clofe with a tile, and when the f'ufion is perfect, pour it into an ingot. Cramer's Art of Allaying, p. 260.
The purifying of gold by cementation is to be performed in this manner. Chufe fome tiles or bricks not vitrified by an execflive fire, nor too much tempered with fand; the oldeft alfo are the beft; clean them well from lime and all other filthinefs, pound them in an iron mortar, arid then fift them through a coarfe fieve ; take four parts of this powder, and one part of colcothar not wafhed, and the fame quantity of common fait ; mix thefe thoroughly together, grind them in a mortar; and wet them with a little water or urine, fo that they may cohere when preffed between the hands. Then take a clean earthen veffel of a proper fize (it muft be ouite found) fufriciently thick, and not glazed ; ftrcw the bottom of this with the moiftened powder, or cement, and diftributc it evenly all over with a finger, and prefs in down very gently, fo that the thicknefs of the cement may be half an inch ail about; put upon this the geld in final! pieces, and in thin plates, made perfectly clean by heating them red hot in the fire ; cover the furface of the cement with thefe pieces, then lay fuch another bed of cement over thefe, and over that another of gold, and fo on alternately, till the veflel is full within the breadth of a finger; let this laft fpace be filled with cement ; lute well a tile upon the veffel, and keep it moderately red hot in a furnace for fixteen or twenty hours then open the pots and wafh the purified gold. Cramer's Art of Allaying, p. 271.
A folution of gold in aqua regia affords a very curious object for the microfcope. Mr. Lcwenhoek took sreat .pains to obferve the configurations it would put on in its concretions : He found that in warm weather, if a drop of the folution
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Gym time for beginners: A guide to start your fitness journey
Are you tired of being a fitness spectator, watching those gym buffs spending their gym time and flaunting their biceps while you sit on the sidelines munching popcorn?
Starting your fitness journey at the gym may seem daunting for beginners, but fear not – this comprehensive guide is here to help you navigate the process with confidence and ease.
This step-by-step guide will walk you through everything you need to know to kickstart your gym experience.
From assessing your current fitness level and setting SMART goals to understanding gym equipment, designing your workout plan, and incorporating proper nutrition and hydration, we’ve got you covered.
Why is it important to assess current fitness levels?
Before diving into a gym routine, it’s crucial to understand where you stand in terms of fitness.
Assessing your current fitness level provides a starting point to set realistic goals and tailor a workout plan that aligns with your abilities and aspirations.
Here are some steps to help you assess your fitness level:
Cardiovascular endurance
Take note of how long you can engage in continuous cardiovascular activities like walking, jogging, or cycling without feeling overly fatigued or breathless [1].
Monitor your heart rate during and after exercise to gauge your cardiovascular fitness. The quicker your heart rate returns to its resting rate, the better your cardiovascular endurance.
Strength and muscle endurance
Evaluate your strength through basic bodyweight exercises like push-ups, squats, and planks. Count how many repetitions you can perform with proper form.
Observe how long you can hold a plank or perform bodyweight squats to assess muscle endurance.
Strength and muscle endurance
Flexibility and range of motion
Conduct a few simple flexibility tests, such as touching your toes, reaching overhead, or performing a seated hamstring stretch. Note any limitations or discomfort in your range of motion.
Balance and stability
Practice balance exercises like single-leg stands or heel-to-toe walks to assess your stability and coordination.
Identify fitness goals
Determine what you hope to achieve through your fitness journey. Whether it’s weight loss, improved strength, increased flexibility, or better overall health, knowing your goals will help you tailor your workouts accordingly.
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What is an example of a SMART goal setting for fitness?
When embarking on a fitness journey, setting clear and achievable goals is essential for staying motivated and tracking progress effectively.
SMART goals provide a framework to define objectives that are Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time-bound. Here’s how to set SMART fitness goals:
Specific goals
Clearly define what you want to achieve. Avoid vague statements and be precise about your fitness objectives.
For example, instead of saying, “I want to get fit,” specify, “I want to lose 10 pounds and improve my cardiovascular endurance.”
Measurable metrics
Choose measurable metrics to track your progress. Whether it’s the number of pounds lost, the increase in running distance, or the improvement in strength, measurable metrics allow you to monitor your achievements.
Achievable milestones
Set goals that are challenging yet attainable. Consider your current fitness level and lifestyle commitments when defining milestones. Gradually increase the difficulty as you progress, ensuring each goal is within reach.
Relevant objectives
Align your fitness goals with your overall well-being and long-term aspirations. Ensure that they are relevant to your personal values and contribute to your overall health and happiness.
Time-bound deadlines
Assign specific deadlines to your goals to create a sense of urgency and accountability. Having a timeline in place helps you stay focused and committed to your fitness plan.
Examples of SMART fitness goals
• Specific: I will run three times a week to improve my cardiovascular fitness and increase my stamina.
• Measurable metrics: I will aim to run an extra 0.5 miles each week until I can run a 5k without stopping
• Achievable milestones: I will start with running 1 mile, then gradually increase by 0.25 miles every two weeks.
• Relevant objectives: Running regularly aligns with my goal of improving my overall health and feeling more energized.
• Time-bound deadlines: I will achieve my 5k goal in three months by following a consistent running plan.
What should we consider in choosing proper exercise clothing?
Selecting appropriate workout apparel and footwear is essential for ensuring comfort, safety, and optimal performance during your gym sessions [2].
The right clothing and shoes can enhance your exercise experience and prevent discomfort or injuries. Here are some tips to help you make the best choices:
Prioritize comfort and fit
Opt for workout apparel that fits well and allows a full range of motion. Avoid clothing that is too tight or restrictive.
Look for breathable and moisture-wicking fabrics that keep you cool and dry during exercise.
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Choose suitable workout tops
Consider the type of exercise you’ll be doing and choose tops accordingly. Loose-fitting shirts may be ideal for activities like yoga, while form-fitting tops might work better for running or strength training.
Select the right bottoms
Look for bottoms that provide adequate support and coverage for your preferred workouts. Leggings or shorts with a comfortable waistband can be suitable for various activities.
Consider your foot type
Determine your foot type (e.g., flat feet, high arches) and select shoes that provide appropriate support and stability. Some gyms may offer gait analysis to help you find the right footwear.
Consider foot type
Dress for confidence
Wear workout apparel that makes you feel confident and motivated. When you feel good about how you look, it can positively impact your performance and enjoyment of exercise.
What is the purpose of gym equipment?
Walking into a gym can be overwhelming, especially with the array of machines and equipment available.
Understanding how to use each piece of equipment properly is essential for getting the most out of your workouts and reducing the risk of injuries.
Here’s a guide to help you navigate the most common gym equipment and machines:
Cardiovascular machines
• Treadmill: A stationary machine for walking, jogging, or running indoors. Adjust the speed and incline to match your fitness level and goals.
• Elliptical trainer: Low-impact machine that simulates walking or running motion. Great for cardiovascular workouts without excessive stress on joints.
• Stationary bike: Provides a seated cycling experience for cardiovascular exercise. Some models offer upright or recumbent options.
• Rowing machine: Offers a full-body workout that engages various muscle groups while simulating rowing motions.
Strength training equipment
• Free weights: Dumbbells and barbells allow for a wide range of resistance exercises, targeting specific muscles or muscle groups.
• Weight machines: Fixed resistance machines with guided movements for targeting specific muscles and maintaining proper form.
• Resistance bands: Elastic bands used for resistance exercises that help build strength and improve muscle tone.
• Kettlebells: Cast-iron weights with handles, versatile for various strength and conditioning exercises.
Functional training equipment
• Bosu ball: Half stability ball used for balance, core, and lower-body exercises.
• Medicine ball: Weighted ball for strength and conditioning exercises that involve tossing or slamming.
• TRX Suspension Trainer: Suspended straps for bodyweight exercises that engage core and stability muscles [3].
Stretching and mobility equipment
• Foam roller: Used for self-myofascial release to relieve muscle tension and improve flexibility.
• Yoga mat: Provides a comfortable and non-slip surface for yoga, stretching, and bodyweight exercises.
Accessories and extras
• Gym towel: Essential for wiping sweat and maintaining hygiene during workouts.
• Water bottle: Stay hydrated during your gym sessions with a reusable water bottle.
• Heart rate monitor: Track your heart rate during cardio workouts for better intensity control.
• Lifting straps or gloves: Assist with grip and prevent calluses during heavy lifting.
Why are rest and recovery days important?
In the pursuit of fitness goals, many people underestimate the importance of recovery and rest days.
These essential elements play a significant role in optimizing performance, preventing injuries, and supporting overall well-being.
Here’s a comprehensive understanding of recovery and the significance of rest days in your fitness journey:
The purpose of recovery
Recovery is the period when your body repairs and rebuilds itself after exercise. It is during this phase that muscles recover, and energy stores replenish.
Muscle repair and growth
After strength training or intense workouts, muscle fibers may experience tiny tears [4].
Adequate recovery allows these muscles to heal and grow stronger, enhancing muscle development.
Preventing overtraining
Overtraining occurs when the body doesn’t have sufficient time to recover between workouts, leading to fatigue, decreased performance, and increased risk of injuries.
Importance of rest days
Rest days provide a break from intense physical activity, allowing muscles and joints to recover fully. They help prevent burnout and reduce the risk of overuse injuries.
Balancing rest and progress
While rest is essential, it’s crucial to strike a balance between rest and progress. Avoid excessive inactivity that may hinder your fitness journey.
Final takeaways
Congratulations! You’ve embarked on an exciting fitness journey, equipped with the knowledge and tools to make the most of your time at the gym.
Remember that fitness is not just about the destination; it’s about embracing the journey. Stay consistent, patient, and committed to your goals.
Celebrate every small victory along the way, for each step forward brings you closer to the healthier and stronger version of yourself.
FAQs
How many days a week should I go to the gym?
The frequency of your gym visits depends on your fitness goals, fitness level, and schedule. As a general guideline, beginners can start with 3-4 days per week, allowing at least one rest day between sessions.
How long should my workouts be?
The duration of your workouts depends on your fitness level and the type of exercises you include. A well-rounded workout session typically lasts 45 minutes to an hour, but you can adjust the duration based on your schedule and energy levels.
Can I do both cardio and strength training on the same day?
Yes, you can combine cardiovascular and strength training exercises in the same workout session.
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[2] https://www.everydayhealth.com/fitness/choosing-workout-clothes.aspx
[3] https://www.verywellfit.com/trx-suspension-training-4580454
[4] https://www.uhhospitals.org/blog/articles/2018/02/microtears-and-mass
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Realization of two-sublattice exchange physics in the triangular lattice compound Ba3Er(BO3)3
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Geometric frustration commonly occurs in materials where magnetic rare-earth ions are arranged on a two-dimensional triangular lattice. These compounds have been gaining significant attention lately, as they hold the promise of revealing unique quantum states of matter. However, little attention has been devoted to cases where spin- rare-earth ions are substituted with ions exhibiting higher spin multiplicities. Here, we successfully synthesize high-quality single crystal samples of Ba3Er(BO3)3, which is part of the family of triangular lattice compounds. In our experiments, conducted at extremely low temperatures (around 100 millikelvin), we observe two sublattice exchange interactions in Ba3Er(BO3)3, resulting in the hexagonal lattice spins exhibiting a mixture of ferromagnetic and antiferromagnetic tendencies. Our theoretical analysis suggest that this behavior may be attributed to the distinct positions of magnetic ions within the crystal lattice. However, the presence of quantum effects adds an extra layer of complexity to our findings, calling for further exploration. | ESSENTIALAI-STEM |
Sulfur hexafluoride
Sulfur hexafluoride or sulphur hexafluoride (British spelling) is an inorganic compound with the formula SF6. It is a colorless, odorless, non-flammable, and non-toxic gas. has an octahedral geometry, consisting of six fluorine atoms attached to a central sulfur atom. It is a hypervalent molecule.
Typical for a nonpolar gas, is poorly soluble in water but quite soluble in nonpolar organic solvents. It has a density of 6.12 g/L at sea level conditions, considerably higher than the density of air (1.225 g/L). It is generally transported as a liquefied compressed gas.
has 23,500 times greater global warming potential (GWP) than as a greenhouse gas (over a 100-year time-frame) but exists in relatively minor concentrations in the atmosphere. Its concentration in Earth's troposphere reached 11.50 parts per trillion (ppt) in October 2023, rising at 0.37 ppt/year. The increase since 1980 is driven in large part by the expanding electric power sector, including fugitive emissions from banks of gas contained in its medium- and high-voltage switchgear. Uses in magnesium, aluminium, and electronics manufacturing also hastened atmospheric growth. The 1997 Kyoto Protocol, which came into force in 2005, is supposed to limit emissions of this gas. In a somewhat nebulous way it has been included as part of the carbon emission trading scheme. In some countries this has led to the defunction of entire industries.
Synthesis and reactions
Sulfur hexafluoride on Earth exists primarily as a synthetic industrial gas, but has also been found to occur naturally.
can be prepared from the elements through exposure of Sulfur to fluorine. This was the method used by the discoverers Henri Moissan and Paul Lebeau in 1901. Some other sulfur fluorides are cogenerated, but these are removed by heating the mixture to disproportionate any Disulfur decafluoride (which is highly toxic) and then scrubbing the product with NaOH to destroy remaining Sulfur tetrafluoride
Alternatively, using bromine, sulfur hexafluoride can be synthesized from SF4 and CoF3 at lower temperatures (e.g. 100 °C), as follows:
There is virtually no reaction chemistry for. A main contribution to the inertness of SF6 is the steric hindrance of the sulfur atom, whereas its heavier group 16 counterparts, such as SeF6 are more reactive than SF6 as a result of less steric hindrance. It does not react with molten sodium below its boiling point, but reacts exothermically with lithium. As a result of its inertness, has an atmospheric lifetime of around 3200 years, and no significant environmental sinks other than the ocean.
Applications
By 2000, the electrical power industry is estimated to use about 80% of the sulfur hexafluoride produced, mostly as a gaseous dielectric medium. Other main uses as of 2015 included a silicon etchant for semiconductor manufacturing, and an inert gas for the casting of magnesium.
Dielectric medium
is used in the electrical industry as a gaseous dielectric medium for high-voltage sulfur hexafluoride circuit breakers, switchgear, and other electrical equipment, often replacing oil-filled circuit breakers (OCBs) that can contain harmful polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). gas under pressure is used as an insulator in gas insulated switchgear (GIS) because it has a much higher dielectric strength than air or dry nitrogen. The high dielectric strength is a result of the gas's high electronegativity and density. This property makes it possible to significantly reduce the size of electrical gear. This makes GIS more suitable for certain purposes such as indoor placement, as opposed to air-insulated electrical gear, which takes up considerably more room.
Gas-insulated electrical gear is also more resistant to the effects of pollution and climate, as well as being more reliable in long-term operation because of its controlled operating environment. Exposure to an arc chemically breaks down though most of the decomposition products tend to quickly re-form, a process termed "self-healing". Arcing or corona can produce disulfur decafluoride (Disulfur decafluoride), a highly toxic gas, with toxicity similar to phosgene. was considered a potential chemical warfare agent in World War II because it does not produce lacrimation or skin irritation, thus providing little warning of exposure.
is also commonly encountered as a high voltage dielectric in the high voltage supplies of particle accelerators, such as Van de Graaff generators and Pelletrons and high voltage transmission electron microscopes.
Alternatives to as a dielectric gas include several fluoroketones. Compact GIS technology that combines vacuum switching with clean air insulation has been introduced for a subset of applications up to 420 kV.
Medical use
is used to provide a tamponade or plug of a retinal hole in retinal detachment repair operations in the form of a gas bubble. It is inert in the vitreous chamber. The bubble initially doubles its volume in 36 hours due to oxygen and nitrogen entering it, before being absorbed in the blood in 10–14 days.
is used as a contrast agent for ultrasound imaging. Sulfur hexafluoride microbubbles are administered in solution through injection into a peripheral vein. These microbubbles enhance the visibility of blood vessels to ultrasound. This application has been used to examine the vascularity of tumours. It remains visible in the blood for 3 to 8 minutes, and is exhaled by the lungs.
Tracer compound
Sulfur hexafluoride was the tracer gas used in the first roadway air dispersion model calibration; this research program was sponsored by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and conducted in Sunnyvale, California on U.S. Highway 101. Gaseous is used as a tracer gas in short-term experiments of ventilation efficiency in buildings and indoor enclosures, and for determining infiltration rates. Two major factors recommend its use: its concentration can be measured with satisfactory accuracy at very low concentrations, and the Earth's atmosphere has a negligible concentration of.
Sulfur hexafluoride was used as a non-toxic test gas in an experiment at St John's Wood tube station in London, United Kingdom on 25 March 2007. The gas was released throughout the station, and monitored as it drifted around. The purpose of the experiment, which had been announced earlier in March by the Secretary of State for Transport Douglas Alexander, was to investigate how toxic gas might spread throughout London Underground stations and buildings during a terrorist attack.
Sulfur hexafluoride is also routinely used as a tracer gas in laboratory fume hood containment testing. The gas is used in the final stage of ASHRAE 110 fume hood qualification. A plume of gas is generated inside of the fume hood and a battery of tests are performed while a gas analyzer arranged outside of the hood samples for SF6 to verify the containment properties of the fume hood.
It has been used successfully as a tracer in oceanography to study diapycnal mixing and air-sea gas exchange.
Other uses
* The magnesium industry uses as an inert "cover gas" to prevent oxidation during casting, and other processes including smelting. Once the largest user, consumption has declined greatly with capture and recycling.
* Insulated glazing windows have used it as a filler to improve their thermal and acoustic insulation performance.
* plasma is used in the semiconductor industry as an etchant in processes such as deep reactive-ion etching. A small fraction of the breaks down in the plasma into sulfur and fluorine, with the fluorine ions performing a chemical reaction with silicon.
* Tires filled with it take longer to deflate from diffusion through rubber due to the larger molecule size.
* Nike likewise used it to obtain a patent and to fill the cushion bags in all of their "Air"-branded shoes from 1992 to 2006. 277 tons was used during the peak in 1997.
* The United States Navy's Mark 50 torpedo closed Rankine-cycle propulsion system is powered by sulfur hexafluoride in an exothermic reaction with solid lithium.
* Waveguides in high-power microwave systems are pressurized with it. The gas electrically insulates the waveguide, preventing internal arcing.
* Electrostatic loudspeakers have used it because of its high dielectric strength and high molecular weight.
* The chemical weapon disulfur decafluoride is produced with it as a feedstock.
* For entertainment purposes, when breathed, causes the voice to become significantly deeper, due to its density being so much higher than air. This phenomenon is related to the more well-known effect of breathing low-density helium, which causes someone's voice to become much higher. Both of these effects should only be attempted with caution as these gases displace oxygen that the lungs are attempting to extract from the air. Sulfur hexafluoride is also mildly anesthetic.
* For science demonstrations / magic as "invisible water" since a light foil boat can be floated in a tank, as will an air-filled balloon.
* It is used for benchmark and calibration measurements in Associative and Dissociative Electron Attachment (DEA) experiments
Greenhouse gas
According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, is the most potent greenhouse gas. Its global warming potential of 23,900 times that of carbon dioxide when compared over a 100-year period. Sulfur hexafluoride is inert in the troposphere and stratosphere and is extremely long-lived, with an estimated atmospheric lifetime of 800–3,200 years.
Measurements of SF6 show that its global average mixing ratio has increased from a steady base of about 54 parts per quadrillion prior to industrialization, to over 11.5 parts per trillion (ppt) as of October 2023, and is increasing by about 0.4 ppt (3.5%) per year. Average global SF6 concentrations increased by about 7% per year during the 1980s and 1990s, mostly as the result of its use in magnesium production, and by electrical utilities and electronics manufacturers. Given the small amounts of SF6 released compared to carbon dioxide, its overall individual contribution to global warming is estimated to be less than 0.2%, however the collective contribution of it and similar man-made halogenated gases has reached about 10% as of 2020. Alternatives are being tested.
In Europe, falls under the F-Gas directive which ban or control its use for several applications. Since 1 January 2006, is banned as a tracer gas and in all applications except high-voltage switchgear. It was reported in 2013 that a three-year effort by the United States Department of Energy to identify and fix leaks at its laboratories in the United States such as the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, where the gas is used as a high voltage insulator, had been productive, cutting annual leaks by 2280 lb. This was done by comparing purchases with inventory, assuming the difference was leaked, then locating and fixing the leaks.
Physiological effects and precautions
Sulfur hexafluoride is a nontoxic gas, but by displacing oxygen in the lungs, it also carries the risk of asphyxia if too much is inhaled. Since it is more dense than air, a substantial quantity of gas, when released, will settle in low-lying areas and present a significant risk of asphyxiation if the area is entered. That is particularly relevant to its use as an insulator in electrical equipment since workers may be in trenches or pits below equipment containing.
As with all gases, the density of affects the resonance frequencies of the vocal tract, thus changing drastically the vocal sound qualities, or timbre, of those who inhale it. It does not affect the vibrations of the vocal folds. The density of sulfur hexafluoride is relatively high at room temperature and pressure due to the gas's large molar mass. Unlike helium, which has a molar mass of about 4 g/mol and pitches the voice up, has a molar mass of about 146 g/mol, and the speed of sound through the gas is about 134 m/s at room temperature, pitching the voice down. For comparison, the molar mass of air, which is about 80% nitrogen and 20% oxygen, is approximately 30 g/mol which leads to a speed of sound of 343 m/s.
Sulfur hexafluoride has an anesthetic potency slightly lower than nitrous oxide; it is classified as a mild anesthetic. | WIKI |
Dreman Makes 3 Noteworthy Acquisitions in 4th Quarter
David Dreman ( Trades , Portfolio ), founder, CIO and chairman of Dreman Value Management LLC, made two dozen new buys in the fourth quarter, but most were comparatively small. Only three exceeded 13,000 shares or had an impact greater than 0.07% on his portfolio.
That isn't unusual for Dreman. He made three significant acquisitions (by volume) out of more than 80 new buys in the third quarter as well. The smaller purchases were larger than the smaller ones in the fourth quarter, but they were still comparatively small.
Dreman's most noteworthy new fourth-quarter buy was a 561,770-share stake in Aircastle Ltd. ( AYR ), a Stamford, Connecticut-based commercial aircraft sales and leasing company, for an average price of $21.09 per share. The transaction had a 3.55% impact on Dreman's portfolio.
Dreman's stake is 0.69% of Aircastle's outstanding shares and 3.55% of his total assets. Aircastle's leading shareholder among the gurus is Diamond Hill Capital ( Trades , Portfolio ) with a stake of 2,358,600 shares. Diamond Hill's stake is 2.91% of Aircastle's outstanding shares and 0.33% of the guru's total assets.
Aircastle has a P/E of 9.7, a forward P/E of 6.7, a P/B of 0.8 and a P/S of 1.6. GuruFocus gives Aircastle a Financial Strength rating of 6/10 and a Profitability and Growth rating of 7/10.
Dreman invested in a 37,843-share stake in Aflac Inc. ( AFL ), a Columbus, Georgia-based financial services company, for an average price of $62.33 per share. The deal had a 0.69% impact on Dreman's portfolio.
Dreman's stake is 0.01% of Aflac's outstanding shares and 0.69% of Dreman's total assets. Aflac's leading shareholder among the gurus is Bill Nygren ( Trades , Portfolio ) with a stake of 5,670,000 shares. Nygren's stake is 1.33% of Aflac's outstanding shares and 2.09% of the guru's total assets.
Aflac has a P/E of 10.1, a forward P/E of 8.2, a P/B of 1.4 and a P/S of 1.2. GuruFocus gives Aflac a Financial Strength rating of 6/10 and a Profitability and Growth rating of 7/10.
Dreman purchased a 128,492-share stake in Bloomin Brands Inc. ( BLMN ), a Tampa, Florida-based owner of several casual dining chains, for an average price of $17.34 per share. The transaction had a 0.66% impact on Dreman's portfolio.
Dreman's stake is 0.11% of Bloomin Brands' outstanding shares and 0.66% of Dreman's total assets. Bloomin Brands' leading shareholder among the gurus is Steven Cohen ( Trades , Portfolio ) with a 1,689,300-share stake. Cohen's stake is 1.41% of Bloomin Brands' outstanding shares and 0.24% of the guru's total assets.
Bloomin Brands has a P/E of 16.1, a forward P/E of 11.3, a P/B of 4.8 and a P/S of 0.5. GuruFocus gives Bloomin Brands a Financial Strength rating of 4/10 and a Profitability and Growth rating of 5/10.
Among the other companies in which Dreman acquired new stakes were Skyworks Solutions Inc. ( SWKS ),
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This page should have been changed to a history page rather than a redirect
Rather than not have the history of Banque Indosuez the information for Banque Indosuez should have had the word WAS added and a paragraph on it's merger and citations at the bottom of it's history page. Hypertext links could appear in the opening paragraph as well as the one describing the merger. This page was done correctly Banque de l'Indochine and provides useful information. Whoever did this as well as whoever is managing the Credit Agricole page maybe the same person is treating Wikipedia as though it were an advertising page instead of an encyclopedia. RichardBond (talk) 19:56, 7 November 2021 (UTC) | WIKI |
saviour of the maiden but, although this story exists in a number of different medieval literary versions and artistic representations, it is without any historical foundation and does not seem to have existed before the 11th century.
There is, in fact, every reason to believe that George was a genuine martyr who suffered at Lydda before the time of Constantine. Indeed, certain accounts record his death to be in the year 307. It is written that George was an officer in the Roman army who, after giving his goods to the poor at the outbreak of persecution, confessing his Christian faith and refusing to sacrifice to the gods, suffered "terrible tortures" which lasted for seven years and was eventually beheaded.
In Jerusalem, a monastery was erected and dedicated to him in the fifth century. Pilgrims in the Holy land between the sixth and eighth centuries speak of Lydda as the main place associated with George's cult (which resulted from his exploits) and final resting place of his relics - although the Coptic Church claims that these were transferred to Egypt and finally placed in the church dedicated to him in Old Cairo.
How he came to be regarded as patron of England is somewhat unclear, but he has been recognised here from at least the eighth century. His act of martyrdom was translated into Anglo-Saxon by Abbot Aelfric (c. 955-1020) and some pre-conquest churches were also dedicated to him (for example at Doncaster in 1061).
In 1222 a national synod at Oxford included a feast in George's honour among their lesser holidays, but it was not until after the battle of Agincourt in 1415 that it was included as one of the major feasts of the year. In 1348, King Edward III introduced the battle cry "St. George for England" and later founded the Order of the Garter, with St. George as it's patron.
George later went on to become patron saint of Venice, Genoa, Portugal and Catalonia and his cult also became strong in Russia and Ethiopia. | FINEWEB-EDU |
Great gatsby essay by Henry Fenwick
The Great Gatsby written by F. Scott Fitzgerald written in 1920’s criticizes the new woman by promoting patriarchy. Thought the story The Great Gatsby criticizes the new woman by displaying Feminist ideologies. The ideologies are as follows: Patriarchy, a society in which men hold most power: Traditional Gender Roles, where women are weak, emotional, while men are strong, and decisive: Good Girls/Bad Girls is where women who obey the traditional gender roles are “angels” while women who disobey them are displayed as “bad girls”. The Great Gatsby criticizes the new woman. The Great Gatsby promotes patriarchy by criticizing the new women.The men hold most power such as when Tom Buchanan “broke her nose with his open hand”(41).
Since Myrtle disobeyed Tom he was “forced” to slap her to put her back into her traditional gender roles which is to obey the men and to be weak. During the 1920’s the men tried to do anything to keep their women in place, they will even keep their “wife’s locked in up there”(143). Mr. Wilson locked up his wife in their room because she was out of control. Myrtle was cheating on Wilson and he found out and as a result to that he locked her in. women are treated like dogs and the men are like their owners.Another example of the new woman being controlled by patriarchy happens at one of Gatsby’s parties.
The wife and husband were having an argument about leaving the party when “the dispute end[s] in a short struggle and both wives were lifted kicking into the night”(57). Men have control over the women and the women have no choice but to do what the men say. This scene makes women appear to be weak and inferior to the men.
Women who disobey the traditional gender roles often get displayed in such a bad way such as the tragic accident with Myrtle. When Myrtle was killed “her left breast was swinging loose like a flap”(145).Myrtle was displayed like this because she did not follow the traditional gender rules and she is an example of what happens when you disobey them. Traditional Gender Roles display women as weak and emotional which The Great Gatsby criticizes. In the novel Daisy is very emotional and often times she is seen crying. For example in the scene where Daisy was about to get married to Tom but, she “beg[in]s to cry”(81).
Since Daisy is a women she is very sensitive which a sign of weakness toward the women. The women during this time are left to think of themselves as inferior to the men. They are so used to being pushed round that when Daisy finds out she’s having a girl she is glad and “she hopes she’ll be a fool-that’s the best thing a girl can be in this world, a beautiful little fool”(21). It seems as though Daisy is used to seeing women being treated differently and that’s how her daughter is going to be treated but it is a good thing. Daisy is saying that basically all women are fools that’s it. Daisy is emotionally weak. When Nick and Jordan were driving home from Gatsby’s party he examines Jordan’s behavior and later determines that “dishonesty in women is a thing you could never blame deeply [he] was casually sorry, and then forgot”(63).
Nick is basically saying that a woman is like a child that doesn’t k now any better therefore you cant blame them for their actions. The Great Gatsby belittles women and portrays them as not knowing better. Another example would be when Tom buys Myrtle a dog and refers to the dogas a “bitch”(32). When Tom is paying the dog owner the money he gives him the money and says “go and buy ten more dogs with it”(32).
It seems that Tom is comparing the dog to women because he refers to the dog as a bitch, he could have just said a girl but, instead he uses that term.When he used that term no one said anything not even Myrtle. She didn’t find it offensive how he talks about girls even though it’s a dog. He is basically saying that with ten dollars you can buy a lot more than what the “bitch” is worth. Tom makes the omen feel small compared to the men. The Great Gatsby also criticizes the new women and categorizes them as good girls/bad girls.
Daisy is seen as both a good girl and a bad girl. When Gatsby went to Daisy’s house she “told him she loved him, and Tom Buchanan saw”(125). In this case Daisy is a bad girl because he is not fallowing the traditional gender roles of a women which is listening to their husbands. A good girl would not cheat on her husband and better yet not say she loves another man in front of her husband. The Great Gatsby criticizes the new women because they portray Daisy in such a bad manner, that would make women look bad. In one of Gatsby’s parties “one of the gypsies seizes a cocktail” and “mov[es] her hands like a frisco dances out alone”(45).
This lady was making a fool out of herself by not fallowing the traditional gender roles. The lady was acting like a bad girl because he was drinking and a good girl would not do that. The Great Gatsby doesn’t portray the men as bad people when they are drinking, on the other hand women are being criticized for it.
When Daisy is with Gatsby we see another example of Daisy being a bad girl. Gatsby “lit Daisy’s ciggarete”and daisy started smoking. Once again Daisy is being criticized because a good girl doesn’t knot smoke and doesn’t not talk to other men while being married.
Women are more harshly criticized in the novel in comparison to the men. After the death of Wilson and Myrtle the sister Catherine arrived but, “she was stupid with liquor”(164).Once again the women is badly criticized for drinking alcohol she is referred in a bad Way for drinking. Catherine is also a bad girl because she is drinking and she shouldn’t since she is a women. Patriarchy in our society today is still present.
In many cultures people often find it weird that a mother works instead of being at home cleaning and being with the kids. Our society is not understanding and accepting of women being independent. In the tory we see that women are criticized for drinking and today women who drink are categorized as dirty or unmannered girls.
Our society is criticizes women and promotes patriarchy. | FINEWEB-EDU |
Wikipedia:Help desk/Archives/2009 May 3
= May 3 =
new video
how do i download a video onto youtube from my digital camera? <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 01:07, 3 May 2009 (UTC)
* 1) Connect the camera to your computer.
* 2) Download your movie to your hard drive.
* 3) Go to Youtube. Click Upload, the yellow button in the upper-right corner.
* 4) Sign in or sign up. Follow the directions.
* Please take any requests for further help or other computing questions to the Computing reference desk. Your question is out of the scope of this page, which is questions about Wikipedia. Xenon54 (talk) 02:10, 3 May 2009 (UTC)
* What you describe is actually uploading 98.16.219 - Mgm|(talk) 13:20, 3 May 2009 (UTC)
diff shows changes that I didn't make
After editing an article, the diff link is showing changes that I didn't make. (see example) The changes seem to be related to some sort of embedded unicode or something. Personally, I can't see that anything is changed in the highlighted text, but obviously the database thinks something has changed. Any ideas on what is causing this and how I can correct it? Thanx! <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 01:42, 3 May 2009 (UTC)
* You're on the right track. You (unknowingly) changed several non-ASCII characters on that page. Your computer needs support for UTF-8 (the character encoding used by Wikipedia). What operating system are you on and what web browser are you using? Good raise 02:37, 3 May 2009 (UTC)
* Thanks, Goodraise! I've fixed the encodings on my machine. Now, how do I get the article that I just trashed fixed? Is this something I can do, or do I need to get someone to do a revert for me? <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 03:39, 3 May 2009 (UTC)
* Fixed the article for you. :) Good raise 03:45, 3 May 2009 (UTC)
* Thanks! —Preceding unsigned comment added by <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 03:50, 3 May 2009 (UTC)
loading cartridge for an ERM VRL-36 typesetter
How do you adjust a loading cartridge for an ERM VRL-36 typesetter to accept a smaller size film (13.3x200 instead of 14"x200')? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Torcuato (talk • contribs) 01:56, 3 May 2009 (UTC)
* Have you tried Wikipedia's Reference Desk? They specialize in knowledge questions and will try to answer just about any question in the universe (except how to use Wikipedia, since that is what this Help Desk is for). Just follow the link, select the relevant section, and ask away. I hope this helps. Good raise 02:28, 3 May 2009 (UTC)
mechanical
how to change the gears in lathe for threading operations and what is the formula for calculating it? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Raamla08 (talk • contribs) 05:13, 3 May 2009 (UTC)
* Have you tried Wikipedia's Reference Desk? They specialize in knowledge questions and will try to answer just about any question in the universe (except how to use Wikipedia, since that is what this Help Desk is for). Just follow the link, select the relevant section, and ask away. I hope this helps. However, please be aware that they will not do your homework for you. Good raise 05:35, 3 May 2009 (UTC)
Question about measurement unit names and abbreviations.
I have a quick question that isn't really answered in the Manual of Style. The MoS says that In the main text, give the main units as words and use unit symbols or abbreviations for conversions in parentheses; e.g., write a pipe 100 millimetres (4 in) in diameter and 16 kilometres (10 mi) long or a pipe 4 inches (100 mm) in diameter and 10 miles (16 km) long. However, where there is consensus to do so, the main units may also be abbreviated in the main text after the first occurrence.
However, the MoS also states that Where space is limited, such as in tables, infoboxes, mathematical formulas, and parenthetical notes, unit symbols are preferable. In prose it is usually better to spell out unit names but symbols can also be used when a unit is used many times in an article. However, spell out the first instance of each unit in an article. One should write “…the typical batch is 250 kilograms…” before one later writes “…and then 15 kg of emulsifier is added.”
So is it generally preferred to spell out unit names once and then use the symbol throughout the article or to spell out the unit name each time? Maybe if I give an example. I've been editing animal articles that have measurement mistakes and some of them do something like this: Cats typically weigh between 2.5 and 7 kilograms (5.5–16 lb); however, some breeds, such as the Maine Coon, can exceed 11.3 kilograms (24.9 lb). Conversely, very small cats (less than 1.8 kilograms (4.0 lb)) have been reported.
I edited this part of the Cat article, but I'm not sure if I did it correctly. For example, should all instances of "kilograms" be shortened to "kg" after the initial "kilograms" or should I leave them spelled out? Thanks for the help.Totakeke423 (talk) 08:37, 3 May 2009 (UTC)
* When something isn't specified in the MoS, you can assume that it's acceptable either way. If kilogram/kg occures a hundred times in the article, it makes sense to abbreviate. If it occures only twice, it doesn't. In between these extreme cases, you'll have to decide yourself, just keep it consistent throughout the article. <tt><font size="3" style="color:black">Good <font size="3" style="color:black">raise </tt> 09:02, 3 May 2009 (UTC)
* We also have a very cool template, convert that can bluelink the first "kg" so the reader can find out what it is if they're not sure. That lets you use kg throughout (which as above, is optional, though I'd say it's preferred). Pplus it handles all the metric/imperial conversion stuff. Franamax (talk) 09:16, 3 May 2009 (UTC)
Very slow browsing
Hi there. I just upgraded my Mozilla browser to v.3.0.5. After this upgrade i noticed that viewing wikipedia pages is very slow. For instance, when a page is fully loaded, and i try to scroll the page down, there is quite a long lag before the page scrolls down and loads nicely. I do not experience this problem with other websites. Any idea what is wrong? <font color="#299">ќמшמφטтгמ torque 09:05, 3 May 2009 (UTC)
* That happens to me sometimes. Some Wikipedia pages are very, very long/large. If you see a talk page that is really bad, feel free to do some archiving. If an article is really long, feel free to remove unsourced statements or use summary style. <font face="times new roman"> hmwith τ 14:36, 3 May 2009 (UTC)
* But don't do either without discussing on the talk page. – ukexpat (talk) 15:11, 3 May 2009 (UTC)
* Actually, it does not only happen to long pages. This lag also happen in short pages. Other longer pages in other websites load much faster. And they scroll at realtime. But wikipedia pages dont scroll at realtime now. I dont understand why it is like this now. <font color="#299">ќמшמφטтгמ torque 12:01, 4 May 2009 (UTC)
* I don't have that problem. Odd. Try clearing your Internet history. <font face="times new roman"> hmwith τ 14:30, 6 May 2009 (UTC)
* Haha, or donate! <font face="times new roman"> hmwith τ 14:31, 6 May 2009 (UTC)
Page vandalized
I think this page http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural_disaster is vandalized. It begins saying "it is a form of tuberculosis where you die in a car and madeline kills you in the middle of the day ". Hope someone fixes this soon —Preceding unsigned comment added by <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 12:14, 3 May 2009 (UTC)
* Taken care of. Thanks, — Jake Wartenberg 14:19, 3 May 2009 (UTC)
Leave Out All the Rest
An editor entered the lyrics of the song into the article here. IIRC, this is advised against, but I'd like someone to check up on this just to make sure. --<font face="comic sans ms"> Dylan 620 Efforts · Toolbox 13:56, 3 May 2009 (UTC)
* I removed them as a copyright violation. More information on the topic is available at WP:LYRICS. Thanks, — Jake Wartenberg 14:15, 3 May 2009 (UTC)
Is hotlinking to images on Wikipedia allowed?
Say you wanted to use an image from Wikipedia or Wikimedia Commons on an internet forum post, hotlinking directly to WP, is this allowed?--Yo Dawg! What's Going On Today? (talk) 14:29, 3 May 2009 (UTC)
* Most images on WP are free images/public domain. Check the copyright status of the specific image. There may be certain stipulations that need to be followed, such as providing the name of the author. If it's a copyrighted image (that we're using here under a fair use claim, such as a logo or album cover), that doesn't concern Wikipedia, and you would have to contact the copyright holder. What's the link to the image you'd like to use? <font face="times new roman"> hmwith τ 14:52, 3 May 2009 (UTC)
* Commons says not to hotlink. --Onorem♠Dil 15:07, 3 May 2009 (UTC)
* I'm not talking about the copyright status of images (yes, most images on Commons are freely reusable). I'm talking about whether hotlinking is allowed, or even possible.--Yo Dawg! What's Going On Today? (talk) 15:33, 3 May 2009 (UTC)
* The answer is no, see the Commons link above. – ukexpat (talk) 15:40, 3 May 2009 (UTC)
* Just download the image and host it elsewhere, unless the link is used casually in an email, rather than on a website. --DThomsen8 (talk) 15:45, 3 May 2009 (UTC)
* Some images on Commons are already on other hosts, such as Flickr, from which you can evidently hotlink. Check the image's page on Commons to see where else it might be. --Teratornis (talk) 00:25, 4 May 2009 (UTC)\
* Hotlinking might get your server denied access right quick (the admins can track you down by the "Referrer" field in the HTTP request). If you do download the image for your own use, please be sure to preserve the license terms, CC-BY, GFDL or whatever they may be, and the author attribution. This is important so that others can reuse the image and understand that it's not your own. Franamax (talk) 00:40, 4 May 2009 (UTC)
Formation of trans fat.
At what temperature does the hydrogenation of an unsaturated fat occur? I've wondering if I am inadvertently creating trans fat while baking things in my oven or frying food on a stove top. —Preceding unsigned comment added by <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 17:19, 3 May 2009 (UTC)
* I think you're looking for the reference desk. This page is for questions on how to use Wikipedia. You can check out our articles on hydrogenation, unsaturated fat, trans fat, and deep frying if you haven't already. <font face="times new roman"> hmwith τ 17:59, 3 May 2009 (UTC)
Redirected instead of moved
Despite no official announcement until next Friday, someone has redirected Dolphin Stadium to its (likely) future name Land Shark Stadium, instead of moving it. This has, of course, caused the history and discussion to remain on the Dolphin page, and not move to the future Land Shark page. I would undo it all, but I'm not sure how to get both pages back to normal. The Land Shark page should redirect, for now, but we don't even know if it will be one word or two. Any help getting this History/move issue solved would be appreciated. Thanks. --Mtjaws (talk) 17:20, 3 May 2009 (UTC)
* I believe I have fixed it, though there are some consistency issues left in the lead. Xenon54 (talk) 17:31, 3 May 2009 (UTC)
* Thank you. I cleaned it up some to make it sound better. --Mtjaws (talk) 18:06, 3 May 2009 (UTC)
Merging question
This may not be the right place... but... before I turn Margitta Gummel into a redirect to Margitta Gummel-Helmboldt (or vice-versa), I wanted to ask: should I merge Margitta Gummel into Margitta Gummel-Helmboldt, or vice-versa? Thanks for your help, mynameinc 17:55, 3 May 2009 (UTC)
* Information-wise, merge the information from the first into the second, as the first has no sources whatsoever. There's not really much info there at all. As for the name, I don't know enough about the athlete to know the most common name. All of the sources just use Margitta Gummel as the name, so I'd make sure the article has that title. <font face="times new roman"> hmwith τ 18:02, 3 May 2009 (UTC)
* I think Margitta Gummel-Helmboldt, but I wasn't alive and in East Germany when she won, so I can't be certain about the most common name. mynameinc 18:07, 3 May 2009 (UTC)
* Actually, three sources use Gummel, and three use Gummel-Helmboldt. mynameinc 18:08, 3 May 2009 (UTC)
* I was just looking at the references, not the other section. Oops. <font face="times new roman"> hmwith τ 18:12, 3 May 2009 (UTC)
* I used those listed under "Sources". mynameinc 18:14, 3 May 2009 (UTC)
Finding the page I first saw when I registered
When I decided to become an actaul 'user' and have a page and all that, I saw a page that said something like "Welcome to Wikipedia, here's some introductory information" and it had a few basic things to click on. Unfortunately at the time I didn't have a spare few minutes so I just skipped it or closed it thinking I would go back to it later. But now I can't find it. I've looked at a couple of 'introduction' pages but they aren't it. Any ideas?Popcorn II (talk) 18:32, 3 May 2009 (UTC)
* I left you the welcome template on your talk page. Was that it? Garion96 (talk) 18:37, 3 May 2009 (UTC)
Thanks but no. It said something like 'congratulations you are now a registered user' and it had a row of wikipedia icons at the bottom of the screen, like the commons icon, etc.Popcorn II (talk) 21:11, 3 May 2009 (UTC)
* You might be thinking of this page. It only appears once when you first register but that link will give you the text it contains. Tra (Talk) 23:16, 3 May 2009 (UTC)
In-line citations
What are they? In someone's words. -- <font face="Trebuchet MS" >A talk / contribs 18:39, 3 May 2009 (UTC)
* "An inline citation ... is a citation placed at the end of a sentence or paragraph for the purpose of cataloging from where the said information came." (from inline citation) <tt><font size="3" style="color:black">Good <font size="3" style="color:black">raise </tt> 18:41, 3 May 2009 (UTC)
* Well... don't I feel like an idiot. It's what I've been doing the whole time. Thanks a million, though. -- <font face="Trebuchet MS" >A talk / contribs 18:45, 3 May 2009 (UTC)
* I wonder - could an actual idiot post a question to the Help desk? Before the word "idiot" rolled off the euphemism treadmill, it referred to someone with profound mental retardation. It seems unlikely that such a person could figure out how to type a coherent question on the Help desk. --Teratornis (talk) 00:14, 4 May 2009 (UTC)
* Whereas I've often found myself using the term - directed toward myself! :) This particular idiot has managed to navigate the keyboard once or twice... ;) Franamax (talk) 00:32, 4 May 2009 (UTC)
* Well since everybody seems to be joining IA, i may as well put my high iq (idiot quotient) in the mix. .`^) Painediss`cuss (^`. 00:52, 5 May 2009 (UTC)
New User Log
I have been to the new user log many times, but now I can't remember how to get there. How can I get to it? Iowateen (talk) 18:54, 3 May 2009 (UTC)
* Never mind. I found the answer above. Iowateen (talk) 18:56, 3 May 2009 (UTC)
* For future reference, you can search the Help desk archive pages with either the Google help desk or Search subpages link templates (the former uses Google search, and the latter uses Wikipedia's internal "prefix" search feature which recently became available):
* Both search methods appear to find what you are looking for, within the first few search results. Interestingly, the Google search returns its results almost immediately, whereas the Wikipedia search takes 21 seconds. However, waiting the extra 21 seconds for Wikipedia gives the results with section links, sometimes anyway. With Google, you have to follow the search results links to the tops of results pages, and then press to find the search text in your browser. You can put the Help desk searches template on your user page for easy access to some handy search links. --Teratornis (talk) 19:09, 3 May 2009 (UTC)
* Both search methods appear to find what you are looking for, within the first few search results. Interestingly, the Google search returns its results almost immediately, whereas the Wikipedia search takes 21 seconds. However, waiting the extra 21 seconds for Wikipedia gives the results with section links, sometimes anyway. With Google, you have to follow the search results links to the tops of results pages, and then press to find the search text in your browser. You can put the Help desk searches template on your user page for easy access to some handy search links. --Teratornis (talk) 19:09, 3 May 2009 (UTC)
* Both search methods appear to find what you are looking for, within the first few search results. Interestingly, the Google search returns its results almost immediately, whereas the Wikipedia search takes 21 seconds. However, waiting the extra 21 seconds for Wikipedia gives the results with section links, sometimes anyway. With Google, you have to follow the search results links to the tops of results pages, and then press to find the search text in your browser. You can put the Help desk searches template on your user page for easy access to some handy search links. --Teratornis (talk) 19:09, 3 May 2009 (UTC)
Transcluding from Commons
Is it possible to transclude a template from Commons into en:wiki? ~ <b style="font-size:small;"> ωαdεstεr 16 </b>«talkstalk» 19:07, 3 May 2009 (UTC)
* No. Whiach one are you interested in? IF we don't have something like it already, then we should be able to copy it over in the transwiki process. ---— Gadget850 (Ed) talk 19:18, 3 May 2009 (UTC)
* (edit conflict) The feature you're looking for is called "scary transclusion" and it has come up here before once that I can find:
* - search with Wikipedia
* - search with Google
* The mention was in Help desk/Archives/2007 March 6. See mw:Manual:$wgEnableScaryTranscluding for the MediaWiki setting. I believe the Wikimedia Foundation does not enable this feature on any of its wikis, so the answer to your question is (almost certainly) no. To use a template from Commons on the English Wikipedia, you will have to copy the template here, along with any templates your target template transcludes. There can be other complications if the template uses features on Commons that aren't the same as on Wikipedia, such as style classes. Sometimes, Commons and Wikipedia each already have non-identical templates that have the same name (such as Location here and Commons:Template:Location there). --Teratornis (talk) 19:20, 3 May 2009 (UTC)
* Actually I wanted to transclude contents of this category onto my user page. It's not a template I was after actually, but the contents of a cat. Thanks for the responses. ~ <b style="font-size:small;"> ωαdεstεr 16 </b>«talkstalk» 19:29, 3 May 2009 (UTC)
* If you make a gallery page, you can copy and paste the same code and it will work between Wikipedia and Commons. See for example Commons:User:Teratornis/Gallery - I could copy the wikitext of that page to a Wikipedia user subpage, and it would mostly work. But it's easier just to link to the page on Commons rather than try to display it here. I don't know of a trick way to mirror content from Commons to Wikipedia like that. I agree that it is a bit awkward to have no access from Wikipedia to categories on Commons; when viewing an image from Wikipedia that is actually on Commons, one cannot see the Commons categories for the image unless one clicks on the link to view the image page on Commons. It's hard to picture how the Wikimedia Foundation could work around this, given that there are hundreds of different language Wikipedias. --Teratornis (talk) 23:57, 3 May 2009 (UTC)
Add a logo
How can I add a logo/immage/photo to an article I am editing? Thanks. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Earth1147 (talk • contribs) 22:05, 3 May 2009 (UTC)
* What article, and what logo? (Nghia-Sinh International?) See Help:Images and other uploaded files. The exact procedure would depend on whether the image is already available on Wikipedia or Commons, or whether you would need to upload it. If the latter, then you have to determine whether you can upload the image under a suitable license. If the logo is trademarked, see Commons:COM:EIC. The site for Nghia-Sinh International says "Copyright © 1997 - 2011 Nghia-Sinh Int'l, Inc. All rights reserved." That works against you. If you can obtain permission from them to release a copy of their logo under a free license, see Commons:COM:OTRS for the procedure to document that permission. --Teratornis (talk) 00:05, 4 May 2009 (UTC)
* There is a perfectly acceptable non-free use rationale for use of copyright and/or registered trademark logos on Wikipedia, see WP:LOGO. – ukexpat (talk) 00:12, 4 May 2009 (UTC)
Posting deleted, why?
I tried posting for a Silicon-Valley tech company since it's notable in technique, but it got deleted. I had resources and references that added to the validity of this company, but as of a few hours ago, someone has deleted it, saying that it didn't have enough "basis" or "notability". I don't know what this means exactly and how to put the company out there that might be "agreeable" to Wikipedia. It took me hours just to figure out HOW to post, including figuring out Wikipedia's own special way of "coding". Ideas? Suggestions?
Kanya Jade Yoshihiro 22:13, 3 May 2009 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by MsKJade (talk • contribs)
* The editor who deleted it left an explanation on its talk page: that it fails Wikipedia's notability guidelines (and that editor included a link to the page that discusses the criteria). As a new editor, it is well worth your reading that page before creating a new article. If you have evidence of notability, from reliable sources, you can discuss the matter on the talk page. --ColinFine (talk) 22:34, 3 May 2009 (UTC)
* You might also like to have a look at Why was my page deleted? --ColinFine (talk) 22:49, 3 May 2009 (UTC)
* Note that the article has been userfied at User:MsKJade/Grouptivity. – ukexpat (talk) 00:09, 4 May 2009 (UTC)
* See WP:USERFY for a definition of our cant. --Teratornis (talk) 00:16, 4 May 2009 (UTC) | WIKI |
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Honolulu City Council
Honolulu City Council is the legislature of the City and County of Honolulu, the capital and largest city in Hawai'i, the fiftieth state in the United States. The City and County of Honolulu is a municipal corporation that manages government aspects traditionally exercised by both municipalities and counties in other states. Each of the nine members of its city council is elected to a four-year term and can serve no more than two consecutive terms. Council members are elected by voters in nine administrative districts that, since 1991, are reapportioned every ten years. Like the Honolulu mayor, members of the city council are elected via nonpartisan elections.
Enacted in 1973, the City and County Charter establishes the council's legislative power and responsibility for Honolulu County, including its budget, public safety, zoning and municipal development, and other governmental affairs.
History
Honolulu's first legislative body was the Board of Supervisors of Oʻahu County, established by the Legislature of the Territory of Hawaiʻi via the County Act of 1905. The mayor-council system of municipal government was created when the consolidated city-county of Honolulu was established in the city charter adopted by the 1907 territorial legislature. Unlike the current nine-member city council, the original board included seven elected at-large supervisors led by the Mayor of Honolulu.
The board of supervisors was renamed the Honolulu City Council in 1955. In 1959, the same year in which Hawaiʻi became a U.S. state, the city and county adopted a new charter that reapportioned three seats of the council from at-large to specific rural districts. Changes to the charter in 1973 required all council districts to elect its council members, and set rules for electing the council president and filling vacancies.
A 1992 charter amendment limited council members to no more than two consecutive terms, and required council seats to be nonpartisan. It also established the rule of "decennial reapportionment," which requires the council to appoint a commission to review and reapportion council districts every ten years.
Another charter amendment, adopted in 1998, staggered council member terms, with four of the nine members elected in one election, and the remaining five in the next. Beginning in 2002, an appointed city auditor became responsible for city government accountability.
Composition
The city council has nine members, each of whom was elected by one of nine council districts that represent the City and County of Honolulu and encompass the entire Island of Oahu. The 2020 reapportionment established the current council districts.
Elections
The State of Hawaiʻi Office of Elections holds elections of council members during the state's general election period. Members are elected in nonpartisan primary elections held in August. If no candidate wins a majority of the primary vote, the top two face off in November. Every council member must be a qualified elector in the council district from which they are elected or appointed.
Removal
A member will be removed from office if they move from their district during their term or are impeached via a recall petition signed by a minimum of 10 percent of the registered voters in their district.
Leadership
Members of the City Council elect a chair and vice-chair. The chair serves as speaker, presides over council meetings, and, with the council's approval, performs ministerial functions such as appointing members of the Charter Commission. The council vice-chair serves as presiding officer only when the chair is absent or otherwise cannot serve.
Legislative power
The Constitution of the State of Hawaiʻi gives each county the power to “frame and adopt a charter for its own self-government.” The consolidated City and County of Honolulu spans the entire Island of Oahu. Its city council exercises the legislative power of the county government. The county charter grants some executive power to the council: setting real property tax rates; setting, controlling, and auditing the county budget, and; establishing county agencies and commissions. Although it lacks the power to directly amend the charter, the council selects six of the 13-member Charter Commission, the agency that conducts the mandatory review of the city charter for each ten-year period.
Both the Honolulu mayor and city council members may introduce a "Bill for an Ordinance" for inclusion into the Revised Ordinances of Honolulu, the set of laws governing the county. By law, voters have a limited initiative power to propose bills unrelated to the repeal of taxes, appropriation of money, and other financial activities.
Legislative process
The city council presents a bill during the first reading, and refers it to the appropriate committees for review. Upon approval by the assigned committees, the bill is returned to the council for a second reading. After the second reading, the bill is published in a newspaper; thereafter, a public hearing on the bill is held. Following public comment, the council sends the bill back to the committees for further revision, and, following their approval, sets the bill for its third and final reading. A bill that passes third reading is sent to the Honolulu mayor. The mayor must either approve or veto the bill, which becomes law only after the mayor approves it.
Investigation and audit powers
The city council has the power to investigate the operations of city agencies and any subjects over which the council exercises legislative control. Given its setting of the city's budget and oversight of its financial activities, the council can order audits of county departments and agencies.
Appointment powers
The council appoints the city clerk, auditor, and the director of council services. With the mayor's consent, it can also create and appoint officers of semi-autonomous agencies. The city currently oversees two semi-autonomous agencies: the Honolulu Board of Water Supply (BWS) and Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation (HART).
Agencies and committees
As the legislative branch of the City and County of Honolulu, the city council supervises three offices, two semi-autonomous agencies, and eight committees.
Offices
* City Clerk's Office
* Office of Council Services
* Office of the City Auditor
Semi-autonomous agencies
* The Board of Water Supply
* Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation (HART)
Resources
City and County of Honolulu Municipal Reference Center. http://www.honolulu.gov/cms-csd-menu/site-csd-sitearticles/18864-municipal-reference-center-resources-online.html
Dye, Bob. Hawaiʹi Chronicles II : Contemporary Island History from the Pages of Honolulu Magazine. Honolulu: University of Hawaiʹi Press, 1998.
Honolulu, Mayor's Office of Information and Complaint. The City and County of Honolulu. Honolulu, 1971. | WIKI |
USAID’s Predict program studied diseases. WIthout it, we’re less prepared for a pandemic.
Finding the best ways to do good. Made possible by The Rockefeller Foundation. Most of the deadliest diseases to affect humanity leap to human hosts from other animals. The 1918 flu pandemic likely came from birds. HIV likely jumped from a similar virus in chimpanzees and other monkeys. Recent Ebola outbreaks have come from bats, rats, and gorillas. Ever since the 2005 H5N1 bird flu scare, the US Agency for International Development (USAID) has run a project to track and research these diseases, called Predict. At a cost of $207 million during its existence, the program has collected more than 100,000 samples and found nearly 1,000 novel viruses, including a new Ebola virus. But on Friday, the New York Times reported that the US government is shutting down the program. According to its former director Dennis Carroll, the program enjoyed enthusiastic support under Bush and Obama, but “things got complicated” in the last few years until the program “essentially collapsed.” Some aspects of the program — it’s unclear which — will be continued under different auspices in other departments of the government. But the core program — working with local researchers around the world to collect samples and better understand viruses in animals — is over. That’s a shame, and it’s indicative of a bigger problem. While pandemics make the news when they happen, efforts to understand, predict, and prevent them are underfunded. The US government has several agencies that do work on pandemic preparedness, but experts say that much more leadership in the area is needed. As researchers warn that a flu like the 1918 influenza outbreak could kill as many as 50 million to 80 million people — and as new technologies alter the landscape of biology research, making it possible to study diseases in new ways but also making dangerous research easier than ever — it’s important for the US government to treat pandemic risks as a serious priority, to be addressed through many different organized international programs. The cancellation of Predict, despite its reported shortcomings, is a step in the exact opposite direction. Predict’s mission, according to USAID, is “detection and discovery of zoonotic” — that is, animal-originating — “diseases at the wildlife-human interface.” Anywhere where wild animals live in close contact with humans, there’s potential for disease transmission. Humans can kill and eat wild animals, exposing themselves to diseases. Migratory birds can infect livestock birds which then infect other livestock and humans, leading to avian flus in humans. By identifying viruses in animal populations, researchers were able to identify livestock and wilderness management practices that might reduce the risk of disease transmission, as well as investigate some mysterious die-offs that could have been precursors of a new illness. The ultimate goal, of course, was to prevent the next pandemic from catching us unawares. Carroll, who led Predict for a decade, told the Times he blamed the shutdown on “risk-averse bureaucrats.” USAID largely delivers economic aid through tested, well-established programs, like malaria nets. Predict is more of a science program. But in other ways, Predict was a natural fit for USAID. Precisely because USAID delivers assistance, it has strong relationships with partner countries. Pandemics, if they happen, will almost certainly be global, which means that the US has a strong interest in developing local expertise in pandemic management and building strong ties between US researchers and local researchers. Research happening through the Defense Department (USAID is run out of the State Department) might not benefit from those strong local relationships. “They have a high level of trust,” Dr. Hughes, a former chief of infectious diseases at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, told the Times. “And they help countries comply with the International Health Regulations,” which require reporting of major disease outbreaks. International disease management efforts are frequently hindered by countries’ hesitance to report outbreaks. The end of Predict is a symptom of a bigger problem: The US government isn’t taking the risk of pandemics as seriously as it should be, and it isn’t investing enough in spreading the expertise and best practices that might be needed in the case of a global pandemic. “It is the prospect of another such pandemic — not a nuclear war or a terrorist attack or a natural disaster — that poses the greatest risk of a massive casualty event in the United States,” Ron Klain, the former White House Ebola response coordinator, wrote for Vox last year. And yet pandemic preparedness gets very little attention. Klain proposes three solutions: better vaccines, better US infectious disease response capabilities, and bolstering global response capabilities. That last item was the goal that Predict was aimed at. Since pandemics can so easily sweep across national borders, it’s impossible for any country to be secure without good response systems around the world. That requires work in many of the poorest parts of the world to ensure critical research on detecting viruses gets done and to ensure local labs and response teams are prepared to report outbreaks and cooperate internationally to address them. With less infrastructure to accomplish that, we’ll all be worse off. As Klain put it, Our current global response capacity relies on the WHO to declare that an epidemic is underway, and provide general coordination for a response. Most of the hardest work —actually treating sick patients, and engaging with locals on how to deal with the threat — is performed by a number of courageous NGOs such as Doctors Without Borders, the International Rescue Committee, and Partners in Health... If science fiction became reality, and the world was threatened by interstellar invaders putting tens of millions of lives at risk, it’s hard to believe we would face that danger “armed” only with an international regulatory organization and a cluster of NGOs. And yet that is precisely what we will be relying on what a major epidemic comes our way. With the end of the Predict program, we’ll have even less to rely on — precisely when we could have benefited from a lot more. Sign up for the Future Perfect newsletter. Twice a week, you’ll get a roundup of ideas and solutions for tackling our biggest challenges: improving public health, decreasing human and animal suffering, easing catastrophic risks, and — to put it simply — getting better at doing good. | NEWS-MULTISOURCE |
Friday, March 18, 2016
Fitting a multivariate BM process in which the matrices in different subtrees different by a constant
A phytools user contacted me recently to ask the following question about the function evol.vcv, which fits a model in which the VCV matrix of the Brownian process differs in arbitrary ways in different parts of the tree. This could amount to either a different correlation structure, or to different rates of character evolution, or both.
He asked the following:
“The method implemented in evol.vcv asks a different question [than the one I am interested in], which is whether the evolutionary variance-covariance matrices in the parts of the tree painted by different states are significantly different. I would be very interested in the possibility of modifying the evol.vcv method to estimate matrices for the different parts of the tree, but under a proportionality constraint, so that you are then only testing whether the magnitudes of the variance-covariance matrices are different.”
This is not too difficult to imagine. In this case, all we need to do, in fact, is stretch the branches of the tree according to our mapped state, fit a one matrix model to the stretched tree, and optimize the stretching to maximize the likelihood.
Here is a little demo of how this can be done using a tree with two mapped regimes:
library(phytools)
tree
##
## Phylogenetic tree with 26 tips and 25 internal nodes.
##
## Tip labels:
## A, B, C, D, E, F, ...
##
## The tree includes a mapped, 2-state discrete character with states:
## a, b
##
## Rooted; includes branch lengths.
plot(tree,lwd=4,colors=setNames(c("blue","red"),letters[1:2]))
plot of chunk unnamed-chunk-1
X
## [,1] [,2]
## A 0.3937416 0.25057679
## B -0.1924272 -0.05333178
## C -0.8268161 -0.31647169
## D -1.7806980 -1.03204905
## E -1.3626050 2.04095426
## F -1.2420612 2.95629271
## G -2.1357379 2.60005833
## H -1.8056314 2.94426652
## I -2.2225492 2.90187279
## J -2.2968208 0.99597712
## K -2.5579238 0.94370881
## L -1.4393516 4.76403082
## M -2.7992479 1.01421201
## N -1.3686460 2.00027978
## O -3.8114330 -0.72720413
## P -1.4840348 0.66810845
## Q -2.7595162 -0.09196671
## R -3.8046969 -0.97445030
## S -2.7835255 1.44478295
## T -1.1039130 -3.45626088
## U 1.2860697 -2.66774252
## V -1.4486301 -4.04472576
## W -1.2437545 -3.80878423
## X -1.5335598 -3.93634575
## Y -0.7534220 -3.64595781
## Z -3.5675176 -1.41508111
## function to stretch edges
stretch.edges<-function(tree,stretch){
tree$edge.length<-rowSums(tree$mapped.edge*
(matrix(1,nrow(tree$edge),1)%*%
stretch[colnames(tree$mapped.edge)]))
tree
}
## likelihood function
lik<-function(theta,tree,X){
ff<-setNames(c(1,theta),colnames(tree$mapped.edge))
print(ff)
obj<-stretch.edges(tree,ff)
obj<-paintSubTree(obj,Ntip(obj)+1,"1")
fit<-evol.vcv(obj,X)
print(fit$logL1)
-fit$logL1
}
## optimize
object<-optimize(lik,interval=c(0,1000),tree=tree,X=X)
## a b
## 1.000 381.966
## [1] -106.9862
## a b
## 1.000 618.034
## [1] -114.8134
## a b
## 1.000 236.068
## [1] -99.59825
## a b
## 1.000 145.898
## [1] -92.8272
## a b
## 1.00000 90.16994
## [1] -86.87198
## a b
## 1.00000 55.72809
## [1] -81.92101
## a b
## 1.00000 34.44185
## [1] -78.1147
## a b
## 1.00000 21.28624
## [1] -75.51852
## a b
## 1.00000 13.15562
## [1] -74.11245
## a b
## 1.000000 8.130619
## [1] -73.7922
## a b
## 1.000000 6.804372
## [1] -73.91565
## a b
## 1.000000 9.352473
## [1] -73.78256
## a b
## 1.000000 8.859582
## [1] -73.77679
## a b
## 1.00000 8.88838
## [1] -73.7768
## a b
## 1.00000 8.87124
## [1] -73.77679
## a b
## 1.000000 8.871362
## [1] -73.77679
## a b
## 1.000000 8.871321
## [1] -73.77679
## a b
## 1.000000 8.871403
## [1] -73.77679
## a b
## 1.000000 8.871362
## [1] -73.77679
object
## $minimum
## [1] 8.871362
##
## $objective
## [1] 73.77679
This gives us the result of the optimization - the ratio of matrices between each mapped state (the generating ratio was 10) - as well as the log-likelihood.
In this case, we could also compare to the full model, and if we do so, we find that the proportional model is nearly as good:
fit<-evol.vcv(tree,X)
fit
## ML single-matrix model:
## R[1,1] R[1,2] R[2,2] k log(L)
## fitted 2.1107 1.346 4.717 5 -80.6344
##
## ML multi-matrix model:
## R[1,1] R[1,2] R[2,2] k log(L)
## a 0.7358 0.3774 0.5421 8 -72.2319
## b 3.561 2.6759 10.2167
##
## P-value (based on X^2): 8e-04
##
## R thinks it has found the ML solution.
Note that this is by no means the most efficient way to code this because it is written using evol.vcv internally, which also fits a full model for every iteration of the numerical optimization.
Data for this experiment were simulated as follows:
tree<-pbtree(n=26,tip.label=LETTERS,scale=2)
Q<-matrix(c(-1,1,1,-1),2,2)
rownames(Q)<-colnames(Q)<-letters[1:2]
tree<-sim.history(tree,Q)
V<-list(a=matrix(c(1,0.5,0.5,1),2,2),b=matrix(c(10,5,5,10),2,2))
X<-sim.corrs(tree,V)
3 comments:
1. Hi Liam,
I also implemented such an approach in mvMORPH which is maybe slightly more efficient.
Just have to use the following code:
mvBM(tree, X, param=list(constraint="proportional"))
All the best,
Julien
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1. Neat. Have you compared it to evol.vcv for real datasets? I should try mvMORPH in a future workshop.
Thanks Julien. All the best, Liam
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2. Yes I obtains the same results when fitting multiple independent rates matrices:
## Simulate the data
set.seed(14)
tree<-pbtree(n=26,tip.label=LETTERS,scale=2)
Q<-matrix(c(-1,1,1,-1),2,2)
rownames(Q)<-colnames(Q)<-letters[1:2]
tree<-sim.history(tree,Q)
V<-list(a=matrix(c(1,0.5,0.5,1),2,2),b=matrix(c(10,5,5,10),2,2))
X<-sim.corrs(tree,V)
## Fit:
mvBM(tree,X)
evol.vcv(tree,X)
There is still the possibility to add various "constraints" (shared eigen vectors, shared variances, shared correlations, proportional matrices...) through the "param" list. I will update the package soon... and try to make a clearer vignette.
I heavily rely on your simmap format! Thank again,
All the best,
Julien
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The actual ordinance of nullification that you mention does not really set out Calhoun’s interpretation of the Constitution. It is simply an ordinance stating that South Carolina feels the tariff is unconstitutional and setting out all the ways in which the state will not comply with the tariff.
It seems to me that you are really asking what each side in this conflict over states’ rights believed. Calhoun’s belief, stated elsewhere much more than in this ordinance, was that the states had created the Union and the states could withdraw from it at any time. Jackson’s statement, by contrast, does directly address the issue of states’ rights. However, Jackson does not make an argument based on the words of the Constitution or the manner in which it was ratified as Calhoun does. His argument is based more on what he sees as common sense. The gist of this part of his proclamation is that it doesn’t make any sense to allow states to nullify federal laws or to secede from the Union. He is saying that such a doctrine would lead the country to break up.
The gist of their respective arguments, then, is that Calhoun says that the ratification of the Constitution shows that it was a contract between the states and that states can therefore nullify unconstitutional laws or leave the Union if they wish. Jackson says that the Union cannot last if that is true. Therefore, he argues, Calhoun must be wrong. | FINEWEB-EDU |
Rashomonic
Etymology
After Akira Kurosawa's film Rashomon (1950), in which a crime witnessed by four individuals is described in four mutually contradictory ways;.
Adjective
* 1) Involving multiple contradictory accounts. | WIKI |
Movistar Arena (Santiago)
Movistar Arena is a 17,000-seat multi-purpose indoor arena in Santiago, Chile. It is located inside O'Higgins Park, in downtown Santiago. Its main structure was built in 1956, but it remained unfinished and without a roof, until the roof was installed in 2000.
Buyer Peter Hiller opened it on April 15, 2006 as Arena Santiago with a seat-capacity of 12,000. Telefónica's cell phone division Movistar bought the stadium's naming rights, changing its name on October 6, 2008, while also expanding its capacity by 5,000 seats. It is one of the largest multipurpose arenas in South America, with a total surface is 44,000 m2. An additional 3,000 seats can be placed over the court during concerts, boosting the total capacity to 17,000 seats.
As of 2023, Movistar Arena in Chile is the busiest indoor arena in South America, with more than $94.6 million in grosses and 1.58 million tickets sold in the past year.
History
The original building was designed and conceived by Mario Recordón in 1956 with the name "Metropolitan Indoor Stadium" to be the seat of the World Basketball Championship. However, funding was redirected to remodeling the Estadio Nacional de Chile, with a view to achieving the 1962 FIFA World Cup. The roofed stadium was left in total neglect.
In 1998, during the term of Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle it was decided to complete it. The work was financed by Hiller Investments, which received a grant from the Ministry of Public Works with a 20-year lease.
Arena Santiago was symbolically opened on March 7, 2006 by then President Ricardo Lagos, and it was inaugurated on April 15 that year by his successor, Michelle Bachelet.
In 2008, managers signed a contract with portable phone company Movistar Chile for 16 years.
On 13 March 2018, Pearl Jam gave a concert to 17,000 people, setting a new attendance record at the venue.
On 5 November 2018, Robbie Williams performed on the arena as part of The Heavy Entertainment Show Tour.
Iron Maiden played their first-ever arena show in Chile on 14 October 2019, as part of their Legacy of the Beast World Tour. The show was announced because the first concert at the Estadio Nacional on October 15 sold out all the 63,000 tickets half a year before the show.
Europe played in Movistar Arena on September 27, 2019 as part of their world tour called Walk The Earth Tour.
The arena was the volleyball venue during the 2023 Pan American Games.
Davis Cup incident
On 7 April 2000, the site served as the location of a Chile-Argentina Davis Cup rubber. During the second singles match between Nicolás Massú and Mariano Zabaleta, the crowd became violent, throwing fruit, coins and plastic chairs at the Argentine team. As a result, the Chilean Tennis Federation was fined nearly US$50,000 and was prohibited from hosting Davis Cup games for two years. | WIKI |
Roman Šebrle
Roman Šebrle (born 26 November 1974) is a retired decathlete from the Czech Republic. He is considered to be one of the best decathlon athletes of all time. Originally a high jumper, he later switched to the combined events and is a former world record holder in the decathlon. In 2001 in Götzis he became the first decathlete ever to achieve over 9,000 points, setting the record at 9,026 points, succeeding his compatriot, Tomáš Dvořák, who had scored 8,994 points two years earlier.
After placing second in the decathlon during the 2000 Summer Olympics, Šebrle won the gold medal in the 2004 Summer Olympics. Tradition dictates the winner of the decathlon holds the title of "World's Greatest Athlete".
A panel of experts convened by the Wall Street Journal in 2008 also ranked Šebrle as the world's greatest athlete. That very same year, Šebrle finished 6th in the decathlon in the Beijing Olympics.
Private life
Šebrle was born in Lanškroun, Czechoslovakia. He studied at Gymnázium Františka Martina Pelcla (František Martin Pelcl Gymnasium) in Rychnov nad Kněžnou and at Gymnázium Pardubice. Then he studied an extension course of Information Science and Computer Technology.
On 14 October 2000 Šebrle married Eva Kasalová, a former Czech athlete who competed on the track in the 400 and 800 metres. Their son, Štěpán, was born on 4 September 2002 and their daughter Kateřina on 30 January 2006.
Beginning
When Roman Šebrle was six years old, he started playing football, but also occasionally took part in athletics competitions. In 1987 he broke his calf bone and shin bone on one leg in a collision with the opponent goalkeeper during a football match. After this incident he had his leg in plaster for 2 months and spent one year learning to walk.
He competed in his first decathlon competition in 1991 in Týniště nad Orlicí, reaching 5,187 points. Then he met coach Jiří Čechák who convinced him to change school from Rychnov nad Kněžnou to Pardubice, where he joined the Track and Field Club in 1992. He improved his decathlon personal best to 7642 points, although he did just light training.
TJ Dukla Praha
In 1995 he started his two-year compulsory military service in the Czech Armed Forces. He joined the army sports club Dukla Prague and its group of decathletes led by coach Zdeněk Váňa, and has stayed a member since that time. Thus he is still automatically a soldier of the Czech army, although in fact he does not take part in any military operations or, with a few exceptions, in any military training.
Achievements
In 1996 Šebrle achieved a score of over 8,000 points for the first time, reaching 8,210 points at a meeting in Prague. His first big success came in 1997, when he won the World University Games in Sicily and came ninth at the World Championships in Athens. In 1999 he was successful at the World Indoor Championships in Maebashi, where he won bronze in the heptathlon, and one year later at the European Indoor Athletics Championships in Ghent, where he took silver.
By the end of the discus discipline at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, after Estonian Erki Nool was red-flagged three times by the discus judge, it seemed that Roman Šebrle was on course for the gold medal. However, the competition referee overruled the decision and Šebrle finally took silver.
In March 2001 he won the first major tournament – the World Indoor Championships in Lisbon – and in May he shocked the world with a new world record of 9,026 points, marking the first time a decathlete has ever broken the illustrious 9,000 point barrier. However, due to an injury he couldn't do himself justice and finished a disappointed 10th in the World Championships in Edmonton.
Šebrle then left the Váňa's group and started to train with coach Dalibor Kupka in the same club. In 2002 he won both European Indoor Championships in Vienna and European Championships in Munich. In 2004 in Athens he finally won the Olympic Games, reaching 8,893 points and thus beating the 20-year-old Olympic record set by the British decathlete Daley Thompson in the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles. After the victory in Athens, the Czech minister of defence promoted him to the rank of major.
Šebrle's best World Championships results were gold in 2007 (Osaka) and silver in 2003 (Paris) and 2005 (Helsinki). He was also successful at the World Indoor Championships in heptathlon, taking gold in 2001 (Lisbon) and 2004 (Budapest, beating the European record with 6,438 points), and bronze in 1999 (Maebashi), 2003 (Birmingham) and 2006 (Moscow). In 2005 he won the European Indoor Championships in heptathlon (Madrid), in 2006 the European Championships in decathlon for the second time (Gothenburg) and in 2007 he got his third European indoor gold (Birmingham).
The sum of his personal bests in individual disciplines is 9,326 points (the third ever best after Dan O'Brien and Mike Smith). He is the only decathlete who finished 40 decathlon competitions with the score over 8,000 points and 20 competitions with the score over 8,500 points. Šebrle was also voted the Best Czech Athlete of the Year five times in a row (2002–2006), and in 2004 he received the title of the Czech Sportsman of the Year. In 2002 he received the Guth-Jarkovský Trophy for his world record, which is awarded by the Czech Olympic Committee for the best performance by a Czech athlete achieved during the previous year.
Javelin injury
On 22 January 2007, Šebrle was hurt by a javelin thrown by a South African female javelin thrower, Sunette Viljoen, from a distance of 55 metres while training in South Africa. The javelin pierced the edge of his right shoulder from the front, 12 cm deep. Shocked, Šebrle ripped the javelin out immediately, which could have caused even more damage. It did not cause any serious injury however, because it slipped between a muscle and his skin. He was taken to a hospital, but left soon with just eleven stitches. However, he was limited in training for some time, especially in the pole vault. Later he stated that he was only 20 cm away from being killed and 1 cm from an injury that would have ended his career. | WIKI |
harnizo
Etymology
Borrowed from.
Noun
* 1) A person of approximately two-thirds European and one-third Amerindian descent.
Coordinate terms
* Mixed Indigenous and European:
* mestizo, métis, mestiço (1/2 Native American)
* castizo (1/4 Native American)
* cholo (3/4 Native American) | WIKI |
Stephen Turnbull (soccer, born 1998)
Stephen Turnbull (born March 13, 1998) is an American soccer player who plays for Rhode Island FC in the USL Championship.
He previously played for New York City FC in Major League Soccer during the 2023 season.
Youth
Prior to attending college, Turnbull played for local Long Island club South Huntington Lightning; the club was the top-ranked youth side in the U.S. in 2015.
College
Turnbull attended Stony Brook University, only a few miles from his hometown, between 2016 and 2021, where he played for the Seawolves. In five years he played 55 matches, scoring one goal.
Senior
On March 24, 2022, Major League Soccer club New York City FC announced a list of players signed for their MLS Next Pro side, NYCFC II, with Turnbull amongst them. His competitive debut came in a loss on penalties to Orlando City B on April 3 while his first goal came in a 7–0 rout of Inter Miami II two weeks later.
He made his first MLS roster appearance on September 4, 2022, when he was called up to the senior roster against New England Revolution. He made his MLS debut on March 4, 2023, against the Chicago Fire FC after being signed on a short-term loan. On April 10, 2023, Turnbull signed permanently to New York City's Major League Soccer roster. Turnbull made his first start on May 31, 2023, against FC Cincinnati. He ended the 2023 season having played in 11 games, making five starts. On October 30, 2023, his team option for the 2024 season was declined.
Ahead of the 2024 season, Turnbull signed with Rhode Island FC of the USL Championship league. | WIKI |
Yao Mawuko Sènaya
Yao Mawuko Sènaya (born 18 October 1979 in Lomé) is a Togolese former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He made 20 appearances for the Togo national team between 1998 and 2008.
He was released by FC La Chaux-de-Fonds in summer 2008.
Personal life
Sènaya is the older brother of the Yao Junior Sènaya, and the father of Marvin Senaya, both professional footballers. | WIKI |
User:Hythonia/sandbox2
Events during the year 1998 in Poland.
January
* 1 January:
* Piotrków Kujawski regained its town rights.
* Ciężkowice, Miłakowo, Miłomłyn, and Radzionków were granted town rights.
* 10 January – Riots broke out in Słupsk after a 13-year-old returning home from a basketball derby match was brutally killed by a policeman.
May
* 26 May – Centrum metro station in Warsaw was opened. | WIKI |
Td Vaccine: To prevent Tetanus and Diphtheria
Td vaccine is used to protect adolescents and adults from tetanus and diphtheria which are very serious diseases.
December 6, 2017
It is important that children, especially infants and young children, receive recommended immunizations on time. Vaccines also protect teenagers and adults to keep them healthy throughout their lives.
Td vaccine is used to protect adolescents and adults from tetanus and diphtheria which are very serious diseases. Both diphtheria and tetanus are caused by bacteria. Diphtheria can spreads easily from infected people where as tetanus enters the body through cuts or wounds.
Diphtheria causes a thick covering in the back of the throat which can lead to breathing problems, paralysis, heart failure, and even death.
Tetanus causes painful tightening of the muscles, usually all over the body which can lead to locking of the jaw. In this condition the patient cannot open his mouth or swallow. Tetanus can cause death very rarely.
Td Vaccine:
Td vaccine can protects against tetanus and diphtheria, but not pertussis. A Td booster should be given every 10 years. Tdap may be given as one of these boosters if you have never gotten Tdap before. Td or Tdap may also be given after a severe cut or burn to prevent tetanus infection. Tdap may safely be given at the same time as other vaccines. You can get more information about vaccine from the person giving you the vaccine or from your doctor.
Things and condition taken to be consideration before taking Td vaccine:
If you ever had a life-threatening allergic reaction after a previous dose of any diphtheria or tetanus containing vaccine, or has a severe allergy to any part of this vaccine, should not get Tdap vaccine. You should inform about any severe allergies that you had before to the person giving vaccine.
Before getting the vaccine speak to your doctor if you:
• had severe pain or swelling after any vaccine containing diphtheria or tetanus
• ever had a condition called Guillain Barre Syndrome (GBS)
• are not feeling well on the day the shot is scheduled
Risks of Td vaccine:
There are chances of side effects are usually mild and go away on their own. Serious reactions are also possible but are rare. Some of the mild Problems following Td vaccine which does not interfere with activities include:
• Pain where the shot was given
• Redness or swelling where the shot was given
• Mild fever
• Headache
• Tiredness
You can also have fever over 102°F which is very rare and does not require medical attention.
Some of the severe Problems such as swelling, severe pain, bleeding and redness in the arm where the shot was given can occur which are rare, but required medical attention as it interface with your usual activities.
A severe allergic reaction would happen within a few minutes to a few hours after the vaccination. There is a very remote chance of a vaccine causing a serious injury or death. The safety of vaccines is always being monitored. You can get all the information from Vaccine Safety site.
Signs of a severe allergic reaction can include hives, swelling of the face and throat, difficulty breathing, a fast heartbeat, dizziness, and weakness. These would start a few minutes to a few hours after the vaccination. If you have severe allergic reaction, very high fever, or behavior changes , call 9-1-1 or find the nearest hospital.
The reaction should be reported to the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) through the VAERS website or by calling 1-800-822-7967. VAERS is only for reporting reactions. They do not give medical advice.
If you are injured by a vaccine, you can file a claim in National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (VICP) by calling 1-800-338-2382 or visiting the VICP website to get the compensation.
Learn more about Vaccine:
Your doctor can give you the vaccine package insert or suggest other sources of information.
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Category:National Hockey League scoring leaders (prior to 1947–48)
The following is a complete list of players who have won an NHL Scoring Title before the introduction of the Art Ross Trophy in 1947–48. | WIKI |
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Just a few small tweaks.
I think you meant to subtract the second term here:
+ #('>e', b'\x80\x01', -2.0**-25 + 2.0**-35), # Rounds to minimum subnormal
Isn't the "x < 0" part unnecessary? Maybe a comment explaining why the signbit function is used, to preserve -0, would help people who otherwise might think to replace it with "x < 0".
+ if (x < 0 || signbit(x)) {
This is creating a signaling nan. It would be better to create a quiet nan by setting the highest order bit instead of the lowest order bit.
+ else if (isnan(x)) {
+ e = 0x1f;
+ bits = 1;
+ }
Otherwise it looks great to me, good work!
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I would like to change the user and admin directory of Drupal 7
I would like to change the user and admin directory path name of Drupal 7 to exclude some nasty bots from trying to get in. Is there any way to do this in Drupal 7?
Junaed's picture
Rename the paths
If I understand your problem correctly, you can change the name of admin to stop the bots. And its is very easy on Drupal 7. On Drupal 7 you will find a dedicated module for this job. On Drupal 6 you may have to write some codes on the settings file. You can use the module Rename Admin Paths to change the admin path. Using this module you can change the path like-
/admin/... to /name you like/...
Again, I think to change the name of /user/login will be the solution you are after. You can do this by writing a module. You just have to set aside the /user/login path from the menu and set it as access denied. You can use hook_menu_alter to do this. Again using the hoo_menu, you can then define another path redirected to the login page. You can create a .info file. Then you ok to install. You will find more on creating .info file here. Then, this module will provide you another login path /hiddenloginpath.
/**
* Implementation of hook_menu.
* Create our new path to the new login screen.
*/
function moveloginpage_menu() {
$items = array();
$items['supersecretloginplace'] = array(
'title' => 'Super Secret Login Page',
'page callback' => 'moveloginpage_user_page',
'page arguments' => array(true),
'access callback' => TRUE,
'type' => MENU_CALLBACK,
);
return $items;
}
/**
* Implementation of hook_menu_alter.
* Tell the menu system to use our custom callback rather than the core callback.
*/
function moveloginpage_menu_alter(&$items) {
$items['user']['page callback'] = 'moveloginpage_user_page';
}
/**
* Access callback for path /user.
*
* Displays user profile if user is logged in, or login form for anonymous
* users if using our special path, access denied if using default path.
*/
function moveloginpage_user_page($show = false) {
global $user;
if ($user->uid) {
menu_set_active_item('user/'. $user->uid);
return menu_execute_active_handler();
}
else if ($show) {
return drupal_get_form('user_login');
}
drupal_access_denied();
}
You will find more about this here. If you find any other solution, then please let me know. Hope this helps.
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Can You Stop Taking Ambien Cold Turkey?
Discover the truth about Ambien withdrawal: Can you quit cold turkey? Learn the risks and importance of tapering off.
July 3, 2024
Understanding Ambien Withdrawal
When it comes to discontinuing the use of Ambien, it is crucial to understand the potential risks of abruptly stopping the medication, commonly known as "cold turkey" withdrawal. Gradually tapering off Ambien, rather than stopping suddenly, is generally recommended to minimize the occurrence of severe withdrawal symptoms and potential complications.
Risks of Cold Turkey Withdrawal
Quitting Ambien "cold turkey" can lead to dangerous side effects, including the possibility of seizures [1]. The abrupt discontinuation of Ambien after prolonged use can trigger withdrawal symptoms in certain individuals [2]. These symptoms can range from mild to severe and may include rebound insomnia, anxiety, irritability, mood changes, and even hallucinations.
The risks associated with cold turkey withdrawal make it essential to approach the discontinuation of Ambien under medical supervision. Quitting suddenly without gradually reducing the dosage can increase the likelihood of experiencing severe withdrawal symptoms and potentially harmful complications.
Importance of Tapering Off
Tapering off Ambien is a recommended approach to minimize the discomfort and risks associated with withdrawal [1]. This involves gradually reducing the dosage of Ambien over a period of time, allowing the body to adjust to lower levels of the medication. By tapering off, individuals can potentially avoid or reduce the severity of withdrawal symptoms.
Tapering strategies should be personalized and developed in consultation with a healthcare professional. The duration and pace of the tapering process will depend on various factors, including the individual's specific circumstances, dosage, and duration of Ambien use.
By gradually tapering off Ambien, individuals can give their bodies time to adjust and minimize the risk of experiencing severe withdrawal symptoms. Medical supervision during this process can provide support, guidance, and assistance in managing any challenges that may arise.
Understanding the risks of cold turkey withdrawal and the importance of tapering off Ambien is crucial for those looking to discontinue the medication safely. Seeking guidance from a healthcare professional or a medically-managed detox program can help ensure a smoother transition and reduce the potential discomfort associated with Ambien withdrawal.
Ambien Tapering Strategies
When it comes to discontinuing the use of Ambien, it is generally not recommended to stop taking the medication abruptly. Abruptly stopping Ambien, also known as quitting "cold turkey," can lead to withdrawal symptoms and potential risks. Instead, tapering off the drug under the guidance of a physician is often the preferred strategy for a safer and smoother transition.
Physician-Recommended Tapering
Physicians often suggest a tapered dose regimen to gradually wean individuals off Ambien. This strategy involves gradually reducing the dosage over a period of time until the person is safely weaned off the medication. By spacing out the doses gradually, the body has time to adjust to lower levels of the drug, minimizing the likelihood of experiencing severe withdrawal symptoms.
The specific tapering schedule will vary based on individual circumstances, such as the duration and dosage of Ambien use. It is essential to follow the tapering plan outlined by a healthcare professional to ensure a safe and effective transition. Regular communication with a physician throughout the tapering process is crucial for monitoring progress and addressing any concerns or difficulties that may arise.
Challenges in Adhering to Tapering
Although physician-recommended tapering is an effective way to reduce the possibility of Ambien withdrawal, some individuals may find it challenging to adhere to the tapering recommendations. The dependence on the effects of Ambien can make it difficult to reduce the dosage and ultimately discontinue the medication. In such cases, seeking treatment from addiction specialists or participating in a rehab facility program may be necessary.
Addiction specialists can provide additional support and guidance throughout the tapering process. They are experienced in helping individuals navigate the challenges associated with tapering off Ambien and can provide strategies to manage withdrawal symptoms and cravings effectively. In a rehab facility, trained professionals can closely monitor the tapering process and address any unpleasant withdrawal symptoms that may arise, ensuring a safe and comfortable detoxification journey.
By following a physician-recommended tapering plan and seeking professional assistance when needed, individuals can increase their chances of successfully discontinuing Ambien while minimizing the risks and discomfort associated with withdrawal. It is important to remember that each person's journey is unique, and personalized care and support are vital throughout the tapering process.
Withdrawal Symptoms and Risks
When it comes to discontinuing the use of Ambien, it's important to be aware of the potential withdrawal symptoms and associated risks. Quitting "cold turkey" or abruptly stopping the medication can lead to dangerous side effects and should be avoided. Gradually tapering off the dosage is recommended to minimize the severity of withdrawal symptoms and reduce the risk of complications.
Seizures and Other Side Effects
One of the significant risks of quitting Ambien suddenly is the potential for seizures. Seizures have been observed in individuals who discontinue Ambien, particularly those using extremely high doses. Along with seizures, other withdrawal symptoms such as tremors, agitation, and anxiety may also manifest.
To avoid these severe withdrawal symptoms, it is crucial to work with a healthcare professional to develop a tapering schedule. Gradually reducing the dosage of Ambien allows the body to adjust gradually, minimizing the risk of seizures and other potentially harmful side effects. Medical supervision during this process is essential to ensure the safety and well-being of the individual.
Rebound Insomnia and Complications
Rebound insomnia is a common withdrawal symptom experienced by individuals who have become dependent on Ambien. This condition refers to the return of an inability to sleep, often worse than before. Discontinuing Ambien without proper tapering can exacerbate this rebound insomnia, leading to increased risks of complications such as seizures or delirium.
To mitigate the risk of rebound insomnia and its associated complications, a gradual tapering off of Ambien is recommended. This process allows the body to adjust slowly and helps minimize the severity of rebound insomnia. Working closely with a healthcare professional ensures that the tapering schedule is tailored to the individual's specific needs and helps manage potential risks effectively.
It is essential to remember that Ambien withdrawal should never be attempted without medical guidance. The risks associated with quitting "cold turkey" can be severe. Seeking professional help and adhering to a medically supervised tapering plan are crucial steps in safely discontinuing the use of Ambien and managing withdrawal symptoms.
Duration and Intensity of Withdrawal
When it comes to withdrawing from Ambien, the duration and intensity of the withdrawal process can vary from person to person. Several factors contribute to the duration and intensity of Ambien withdrawal, including individual usage patterns, dosage, and duration of use. Understanding these aspects can help individuals better prepare for the withdrawal process.
Varied Withdrawal Timelines
The duration of Ambien withdrawal can range from a few days to several weeks. Individuals who take larger doses over an extended period may experience more intense symptoms, with heavy users potentially struggling for a longer period during withdrawal [1]. It's important to note that withdrawal experiences may differ from person to person, and the timelines provided are general estimates.
Withdrawal symptoms typically begin within 48 to 72 hours after the last dose of Ambien. The initial phase of withdrawal may include symptoms such as anxiety, irritability, restlessness, and rebound insomnia. The severity and duration of these symptoms can vary based on individual factors, including usage patterns and overall health.
Factors Influencing Withdrawal Intensity
Several factors can influence the intensity of Ambien withdrawal symptoms. These factors include:
1. Dosage: Individuals who have been taking higher doses of Ambien are more likely to experience more intense withdrawal symptoms.
2. Duration of Use: The length of time a person has been taking Ambien can impact the intensity of withdrawal symptoms. Prolonged use may lead to more severe symptoms.
3. Individual Tolerance: Each person's body reacts differently to medication. Factors such as metabolism and individual tolerance levels can influence the intensity of withdrawal symptoms.
4. Overall Health: The overall physical and mental health of an individual can affect the intensity and duration of Ambien withdrawal. Those with underlying medical conditions may experience more severe symptoms.
It's important to note that withdrawing from Ambien should be done under medical supervision. A healthcare professional can provide personalized guidance and support throughout the withdrawal process. They may recommend a tapering schedule or, in some cases, prescribe medications to alleviate withdrawal symptoms.
Understanding the varied withdrawal timelines and factors influencing withdrawal intensity can help individuals set realistic expectations and seek appropriate support during their journey to quit Ambien. Consulting with a healthcare professional is crucial for developing a safe and effective withdrawal plan tailored to each individual's needs.[3]
Medically-Assisted Detox for Ambien
For individuals seeking to discontinue Ambien use, a medically-assisted detox program can provide valuable support. Under the supervision of trained professionals, a tapering approach is often recommended to minimize discomfort and prevent harmful withdrawal symptoms. In some cases, long-acting benzodiazepines like Valium may be used to help ease withdrawal symptoms.
Benefits of Supervised Detox
Opting for a supervised detox program in a rehab facility can offer several benefits for individuals experiencing Ambien withdrawal. Trained professionals can closely monitor the detox process, ensuring a safe and comfortable experience. They can help address any unpleasant withdrawal symptoms that may arise, offering support and guidance throughout the tapering process. Moreover, being in a controlled environment can minimize the risk of relapse and provide a structured setting for recovery.
Use of Benzodiazepines for Withdrawal
As part of medically-assisted detox for Ambien, benzodiazepines may be utilized to ease withdrawal symptoms. Benzodiazepines like Valium, which have longer half-lives, can help mitigate the effects of Ambien withdrawal. They work by binding to the same receptors in the brain that Ambien affects, thereby reducing the severity of withdrawal symptoms and providing a smoother transition during the tapering process. The dosage of benzodiazepines will be carefully monitored and gradually reduced to minimize the risk of dependence on these medications.
It's important to note that the use of benzodiazepines during Ambien withdrawal should only be undertaken under medical supervision. Abruptly stopping Ambien without proper medical guidance can lead to severe withdrawal symptoms and potential complications. Therefore, seeking professional help through a medically-assisted detox program is strongly advised to ensure a safe and successful recovery.
In addition to medically-assisted detox, treatment for Ambien addiction often involves comprehensive rehabilitation programs. These programs may include therapies such as cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) to address the underlying causes of addiction and develop healthy coping mechanisms. Inpatient and outpatient rehabs provide a supportive environment and ongoing care to enhance the recovery process and reduce the likelihood of relapse.
Treatment for Ambien Addiction
When it comes to addressing Ambien addiction, there are various treatment options available that can aid in the recovery process. These treatments aim to support individuals in safely and effectively overcoming their dependence on Ambien. Two common approaches in treating Ambien addiction are medically-managed detox programs and therapies for recovery.
Medically-Managed Detox Programs
Medically-managed detox programs are highly recommended for individuals seeking to quit Ambien and overcome addiction. These programs provide a structured and supervised environment where trained professionals can closely monitor the detoxification process. By gradually tapering off the medication under medical supervision, discomfort and harmful withdrawal symptoms can be minimized.
In an inpatient rehab facility, individuals can receive the necessary care and support throughout the detoxification process. Trained professionals can address any unpleasant withdrawal symptoms that may arise as doses of Ambien are gradually decreased. This ensures a safe and comfortable detox experience.
Therapies for Recovery
Beyond the detoxification process, therapies play a vital role in the recovery from Ambien addiction. Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) is a common therapeutic approach that focuses on identifying and modifying negative thought patterns and behaviors associated with substance abuse. CBT can help individuals develop healthier coping mechanisms and strategies to prevent relapse.
Other therapeutic modalities, such as individual counseling, group therapy, and support groups, can also be beneficial in the recovery journey. These therapies provide a supportive environment where individuals can share experiences, learn from others, and gain insight into their addiction.
By combining medically-managed detox programs with various therapies, individuals can address both the physical and psychological aspects of Ambien addiction. This comprehensive approach enhances the recovery process and reduces the chances of relapse.
It's important to seek professional help when dealing with Ambien addiction. Medical professionals and addiction specialists can provide personalized treatment plans tailored to individual needs, ensuring the best possible chance for successful recovery. Remember, overcoming Ambien addiction is a journey that requires dedication, support, and a comprehensive treatment approach.
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Timothy Rub
Timothy F. Rub (born 1952) is an American museum director and art historian. He previously held the position of the George D. Widener Director and Chief Executive Officer at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, one of the largest museums in the United States.
Early life and education
Rub was born in 1952 in New York, N.Y. He was raised largely in New Jersey and in 1974 received a bachelor's degree in art history from Middlebury College in Vermont. He received his master's degree in Art History from the New York University Institute of Fine Arts. He also received a degree in business administration from Yale University.
Career
After Yale, Rub was named a Ford Foundation Fellow and was the curator at the Cooper-Hewitt Museum from 1983 to 1987. From 1991 to 1999, he was the director of the Hood Museum of Art at Dartmouth College in New Hampshire. He was director of the Cincinnati Art Museum from 2000 until, in 2006, he was selected to head the Cleveland Museum of Art. While at Cleveland, he was responsible for the reinstallation of European and American art collections, and oversaw its capital project and fundraising campaign. Under his tenure, the museum completed the first phase of a seven-year $350 million renovation and expansion designed by the architect Rafael Viñoly. He also developed a touring exhibitions program that sent exhibitions from the museum to Beijing, Tokyo, Seoul, Munich, and a number of venues in North America, and was responsible for a number of new acquisitions, including a 10th-century Chola temple sculpture of the Hindu god Shiva.
Rub was mentioned as a finalist for the same position at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in 2008, but took himself out of the running. On June 18, 2009, the Philadelphia Museum of Art voted unanimously to appoint him as the director, after reviewing the seventy-five applicants. Rub was chosen to replace Anne d'Harnoncourt, who died of cardiac arrest June 1, 2008, after leading the museum for twenty-six years.
During his tenure, Rub executed plans for a ten-year $500 million expansion and renovation, designed by Frank Gehry. In 2021, the museum announced that Rub would step down as director and chief executive in January 2022.
Personal life
Rub specializes in architecture and modern art, and considers his passion to be early 20th Century modern art. He is married to artist and graphic designer Sally Rub, with whom he has two children, Katharine and Peter. They live in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Publications
The Age of the Marvelous
Goddess and Polis: The Panathenaic Festival in Ancient Athens
Jose Clemente Orozco in the United States, 1928-1934
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Dreamland (Coney Island, 2009)
Dreamland was an amusement park in Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York City that operated at the site of the defunct Astroland park for the 2009 season. It was replaced with a new Luna Park the following year.
The park was operated by Anthony Raffaele for Thor Equities. The park contained two large freak shows as well as independent attractions to see a giant snake, a giant rat (really a baby capybara), and a tiny woman. It also included a carousel, a scrambler, and other rides.
Thor Equities shut the park down before the end of the 2009 season because the operators had accumulated $600,000 in unpaid back rent. Thor locked the operators out in the middle of the night without a formal eviction. | WIKI |
Can i Parameterizeda only part of Test Object id?
Hi,
i have a bunch of elements with the same id, that only changes by a number at the end of the id, like this:
dashboard-device-name-0
dashboard-device-name-1
the xpath of the items is: id(“dashboard-device-name-0”)
i want to iterate through all these items without creating multiple test objects.
i read this: https://docs.katalon.com/display/KD/Parameterized+a+Test+Object
the solution there isn’t good for my case, i tried it it doesn’t work.
any idea how to attach this problem?
Thanks,
udi.
Hi Udi,
try this:
// define your max ID
int maxAvailableId = 10
// in each iteration, create a new test object with _i_ ID and do whatever you want
// if your id starts from 1, change for loop definition accordingly
for(int i = 0; i <= maxAvailableId; i++) {
TestObject to = new TestObject()
to.addProperty('xpath', ConditionType.EQUALS, 'id("dashboard-device-name-' + i + '")')
WebUI.click(to) // or any other action
}
Thanks!
sounds like exactly what i need!
Sadly it doesn’t work for me, probabaly something i’m missing(maybe an import? i tried ctrl + space and got nothing), here is the error i get:
Test Cases/Verify Backup Status FAILED because (of) Variable ‘ConditionType’ is not defined for test case.
i was missing this:
import com.kms.katalon.core.testobject.ConditionType
after adding this the code works fine!
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Sophie Coatsworth
What born in 1990 and had brown hair and green eyes she had a beautiful smile and I was in love with her <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 17:55, 4 January 2023 (UTC) | WIKI |
Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2014 May 8
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Steath (The Americans)
* The result of the discussion was speedy deleted per criterion G6 by Athaenara. Steel1943 (talk) 18:48, 8 May 2014 (UTC)
* Steath (The Americans) → Stealth (The Americans) (links to redirect • [ history] • ) [ Closure: [ keep]/[ delete] ]
This page was mistakenly created by me instead of Stealth (The Americans) (obvious misspelling) and the page has since been moved. I propose that this redirect be deleted. Coderzombie (talk) 13:33, 8 May 2014 (UTC)
* Keep. Plausible misspelling that has been tagged with R from misspelling. (Note to nominator: I know that you had originally nominated this redirect for CSD criterion G7, but it wasn't eligible since even though you are the creator of nearly all of the content at this redirect's target, you were not the one who moved it to the new title. In fact, I'm pinging the page mover ThatBrownLady to see if they have any input on this redirect.) Steel1943 (talk) 13:39, 8 May 2014 (UTC)
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Hamas Hangs 3 Men in Gaza Accused of Aiding Israel
JERUSALEM — The Hamas militant movement on Thursday hanged three men it accused of collaborating with the Israeli authorities, during a broader crackdown in the Gaza Strip after the assassination of one of the group’s top military leaders. The three executed men were not said to be involved in the killing of the Hamas commander, Mazen Fuqaha, who was shot four times at close range in his car late last month. But Hamas has blamed Israel, and the executions were viewed as a warning against cooperating with Israelis. Since Hamas took control of the Gaza Strip in 2007, it has executed 25 people through its judicial system. The group also praised but did not take responsibility for the death on Thursday of an Israeli soldier, Sgt. Elchay Teharlev, 20, who was rammed by a car while waiting at a bus stop near the Israeli settlement of Ofra in the occupied West Bank. A second soldier was wounded in the attack. The soldiers were standing near concrete barriers erected after previous vehicle attacks. The attacker was identified as Malik Hamad, 22, from the nearby village of Silwad. The Palestinian news agency Wafa said he had been shot and wounded before he was arrested. Nearly 40 Israelis — numbers vary — have been killed in a wave of attacks by Palestinians, mostly vehicle rammings and stabbings, since 2015. Though attacks happen frequently — there were two in Jerusalem’s Old City in recent days, resulting in the death of a Palestinian man accused of being an assailant — Thursday’s death was the first of an Israeli in an attack since January. Over the same time period since 2015, Palestinian officials report that more than 250 Palestinians were killed in violence — most, according to Israel, while carrying out attacks or attempting to. In Gaza, the killing of Mr. Fuqaha led to a tightening of internal security, and it set off a search for Palestinians who might be collaborating with Israel. Hamas gave the ages of the executed men as 55, 42 and 32, and said all of them had been jailed for several years on charges of spying and conspiracy. Though the three men were not connected to Mr. Fuqaha’s death, Hamas appeared to connect the decision to carry out the executions to that death. In comments on the execution, Ahmed Bahar, first deputy of the Palestinian Legislative Council in Gaza, told a Hamas newspaper that Mr. Fuqaha’s death showed how collaboration was a “breach to internal security and stability.” | NEWS-MULTISOURCE |
Trump's son Barron is really tall, Twitter jokes he could play in NBA
Trump&aposs youngest son, Barron, is really tall.The 13-year-old was pictured towering over his six feet, three inch father as he boarded Marine One on Friday.It isn&apost known exactly how tall he is.Social media users were quick to joke that Barron&aposs height could make him an exciting NBA prospect.Visit Business Insider&aposs homepage for more stories.US President Donald Trump&aposs youngest son Barron was pictured with his dad and mom, Melania, on Friday, and there&aposs only one thing people on the internet can focus on: how tall he is.Photos and videos of the 13-year-old walking with his parents to board Marine One Friday show him towering over his father, who stands around six feet, three inches tall, according to the president&aposs physician.It isn&apost known exactly how tall Barron is, but he appears to be at least an inch or two taller than his father.As he is rarely seen in public, social media users were quick to express shock at Barron Trump&aposs seemingly extensive growth spurt since Trump&aposs inauguration in 2017.Many joked that if he keeps growing, he could end up as a pretty good prospect in the NBA.—Barstool News Network (@BarstoolNewsN) January 18, 2020Others compared him to seven feet, three inch tall Dallas Mavericks power forward Kristaps Porziņģis, while journalist Christine Rousselle described him as "the world&aposs tallest 13-year-old." CNN reporter Betsy Klein noted on Twitter that the youngest Trump seemed to have grown "half a foot since Thanksgiving."Cameron Kasky, a gun control advocate, and survivor of the Parkland shooting, described the youngest Trump in a tweet as "A TOWERING COLOSSUS."The Mail Online covered Barron&aposs growth spurt with the headline "TRUMP TOWER":—Daily Mail US (@DailyMail) January 17, 2020Barron Trump, who is the only child from Trump&aposs marriage to Melania, is not the first of the president&aposs sons to tower above their father.Eric Trump, the president&aposs second son from his marriage to Ivana Trump, is around six feet, four inches tall.
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Have you ever noticed that there is a file named pagefile.sys? It is located in the C:\ drive. And do you know what pagefile.sys is used for in Windows? If you don’t know, then this post offered by MiniTool Software is what you need.
You may notice that there are a lot of files that ended with .sys, such as Hiberfil.sys. So if you want to get some information about other files ended with .sys or .exe, then you can visit the MiniTool website. And this post focuses on pagefile.sys.
Introduction to Pagefile.sys
To begin with, what is pagefile.sys? It is a file created and used by Windows to manage memory usage and it is located in the C:\ drive by default. You can only see the file unless you set show hidden items in Windows Explorer.
Tip: You may be interested in this post – Windows 10 Explorer Keeps Crashing? Here Are 10 Solutions.
the location of the pagefile.sys file
The pagefile.sys file is a Windows page file, and it is also famous as the virtual memory or swap file. Normally, Windows stores files, programs, and other data in your RAM because it is quicker to read from RAM than it is to read from a hard drive.
More specifically, when you open Google Chrome, Google Chrome’s program files are read from your hard drive and placed into your RAM. Then your computer uses the copies in RAM instead of repeatedly reading the same files from your hard drive.
However, when your system runs out of physical memory or random access memory, then Windows moves some data from the RAM back to the hard drive and places it in a page file. This file is a form of virtual memory.
Although writing this data to the hard disk and reading it back later is much slower than using RAM, it is backup memory – the data is not stored on your hard disk so that your important data won’t lose and your programs won’t crash.
So what is pagefile.sys used for in Windows? It is the file where Windows keeps track of how your computer juggles a lot of demands for memory. If there are some data that you are not using, then Windows will try to move them to the page file.
Can You Delete Pagefile.sys?
You may ask yourself: “can I delete pagefile.sys?” The answer is yes, but it is better to have a page file than have no one. And you should know that deleting the page file may result in some bad things.
If programs start running out of all available memory, they will begin to crash instead of being swapped out of the RAM into the paging file. This can also trigger issues when running a program that needs a lot of memory, such as virtual machines. Some programs may even refuse to run.
What’s more, you can’t just delete the pagefile.sys file because it is being used by Windows. When you try to right-click the pagefile.sys file to choose Delete, then you will get a message saying that “permission denied”, “file in use” or something similar. So how to delete the pagefile.sys file? The answer is to set your Virtual memory to zero.
Follow the instructions below to do that, and you need to run Windows File Explorer as an administrator at first.
Step 1: Open Windows File Explorer and then right-click This PC to choose Properties.
Step 2: Click Advanced system settings and then go to the Advanced tab.
Step 3: Click Settings… under the Performance section and then go to the Advanced tab.
go to the Advanced tab
Step 4: Click Change… under the Virtual memory section. Then uncheck the box next to Automatically manage paging file size for all drives. Select Custom size: and then input 0 both into the box next to Initial size (MB) and Maximum size (MB).
set Virtual memory to zero
Step 5: Click Set and OK to save changes, then reboot your computer to take effect.
After you set your Virtual memory to zero, Windows will not use the pagefile.sys file anymore, and then you can delete the file.
Bottom Line
All in all, this post gives you a brief introduction to the pagefile.sys file. So after reading this post, you should know that windows will use the file when your RAM is run out. In addition, it is not recommended to delete the file. And you should leave the Virtual memory settings, and pagefile.sys the way they are.
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Generate Mongodb Id With Code Examples
Generate Mongodb Id With Code Examples
Hello everyone, In this post, we are going to have a look at how the Generate Mongodb Id problem can be solved using the computer language.
const generateMongoObjectId = () => {
const thousand = 1000;
const sixteen = 16;
const timestamp = ((new Date().getTime() / thousand) | 0).toString(sixteen);
return (
timestamp +
"xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"
.replace(/[x]/g, function () {
return ((Math.random() * sixteen) | 0).toString(sixteen);
})
.toLowerCase()
);
};
Utilizing a wide range of different examples allowed the Generate Mongodb Id problem to be resolved successfully.
How MongoDB ID is generated?
By default, MongoDB generates a unique ObjectID identifier that is assigned to the _id field in a new document before writing that document to the database. In many cases the default unique identifiers assigned by MongoDB will meet application requirements.14-Feb-2017
Where can I find MongoDB ID?
MongoDB provides a function with the name findById() which is used to retrieve the document matching the 'id' as specified by the user. In order to use findById in MongoDB, find() function is used. If no document is found matching the specified 'id', it returns null.
What is a MongoDB ID?
MongoDB uses ObjectIds as the default value of _id field of each document, which is generated during the creation of any document. Object ID is treated as the primary key within any MongoDB collection. It is a unique identifier for each document or record. Syntax: ObjectId(<hexadecimal>).11-Mar-2021
What is the format of MongoDB ID?
Every document in the collection has an “_id” field that is used to uniquely identify the document in a particular collection it acts as the primary key for the documents in the collection. “_id” field can be used in any format and the default format is ObjectId of the document.01-Nov-2020
Does MongoDB auto generate ID?
MongoDB is a NoSQL database that operates with collections and documents. Each document created on MongoDB has a unique object ID property. So when creating a document without entering an ID, the document will be created with an auto-generated ID.10-Aug-2020
Is MongoDB ID globally unique?
According to MongoDB, ObjectID can be considered globally unique. The first nine bytes in a MongoDB _ID guarantee its uniqueness across machines and processes, in relation to a single second; the last three bytes provide uniqueness within a single second in a single process.22-Dec-2019
How do you use Find ID?
Mongoose | findById() Function The findById() function is used to find a single document by its _id field. The _id field is cast based on the Schema before sending the command.20-May-2020
How do I find the ID of an object?
Find User (Object ID) Select Users. Browse to or search for the desired user, then select the account name to view the user account's profile information. The Object ID is located in the Identity section on the right. Find role assignments by selecting Access control (IAM) in the left menu, then Role assignments.04-Aug-2022
How do I find my MongoDB database?
If you want to check your databases list, use the command show dbs. Your created database (mydb) is not present in list. To display database, you need to insert at least one document into it. In MongoDB default database is test.
How do I change the default ID in MongoDB?
How to update the _id of a MongoDB Document?
• Step1: In the first step, you need to store ObjectId into a variable.
• Step 2: In the second step, you need to set a new id.
• Step 3: In the third step, you need to insert new id on a document.
• Step 4: In the fourth step, you need to remove the old id.
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2008 Coke Zero 200
The '2008 Coke Zero 200 Pres. by Sicard Holiday Campers', the second running of the Coke Zero 200, was a NASCAR Canadian Tire Series racing event that was held on August 30, 2008, at Cayuga Speedway (now Jukasa Motor Speedway) in Haldimand County's community of Nelles Corners.
This race is not related to the 2008 Coke Zero 400 Powered by Coca-Cola NASCAR Sprint Cup Series racing event; which took place on July 5, 2008, at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida.
Background
Cayuga Speedway (now Jukasa Motor Speedway) was opened in 1966 as a dirt track but was paved the following year when the vehicles started to become too dangerous fast for the dirt tracks. It was considered to be one of Canada's premier racing facilities. It is a 5/8 mi oval similar in size to Martinsville Speedway. The track has held a variety of different racing groups including CASCAR, NASCAR Canadian Tire Series, the American-Canadian Tour, NASCAR Busch North, Hooters Pro-Cup, USAC, ISMA Supermodifieds, DIRT Modifieds and the ARCA RE/MAX Series (which is considered to be one of the developmental milestones to the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series. Set on 300 acre of land, Cayuga offers campgrounds with electricity, concession booths, and free parking.
On June 8, 2006, a group of developers from Toronto purchased the 5/8 mi track from its original owners and made improvements for the 2007 season, hoping to attract NASCAR Nationwide Series (now called the Xfinity Series) to have a race at Cayuga Speedway. Instead, the race went to Montreal's Circuit Gilles Villeneuve due to its larger population and recognition in the international community. Cooper Construction of Oakville was announced as the vendor to re-build the track. Cayuga Speedway hosted the first NASCAR Canadian Tire Series race in series history on May 26, 2007.
Qualifying
Don Thomson Jr. would clinch the pole position for this race by driving up to 107.645 mph during the same-day qualifying sessions. Time trials began at 5:15 PM and they were finished just before the green flag start at 7:35 PM.
John Fletcher would be the slowest driver during qualifying; making a lap in over 22 seconds. Jason Hathaway would qualify on a provisional. Lap times of approximately 20-21 seconds were considered to be standard qualifying times for the drivers.
Prior to the race, a pre-race invocation was given which was followed by the singing of the American and Canadian national anthems.
Race
There were 22 drivers on the grid; all of them were born in Canada. Out of this 203-lap event, about 23% of this event was held under a caution flag while the average green flag run was 20 laps. Anthony Simone would be credited as the last-place finisher due to problems with his suspension on the fourth lap. He would commit a false start violation and be black flagged. However, Thomson Jr. was not disqualified and went on to continue the race. Whitlock was black flagged for dumping Nuhn; causing people who were in attendance at the race to doubt the professionalism of both the drivers and the NASCAR officials who were in charge of the race. Steckly suffered mechanical issues after getting spun by Kennington while battling for the lead early on. This would cause him to finish well behind John Fletcher in 18th place, even though he had still had commanding lead for the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series championship after the race.
At lap 81, the lights from turn 1 all the way to turn 4 went out leaving only the front stretch lights on.
The average speed of the race was 69.552 mph and the event lasted for one hour and forty-nine minutes; not counting the 165-minute delay that occurred due to the instability of the racing lights. Mark Dilley would defeat Andrew Ranger by nearly three-quarters of a second in front of an undisclosed number of spectators. A problem with their electricity generator caused a 10-lap caution with all the cars forced to stop where they were. At the end of the race, 12 cars made up the lead lap. Most of the field were driving vehicles that were affiliated with either the Chevrolet or Dodge manufacturer.
Notable crew chiefs for this race were Thatcher Krupp, Ted McAlister, Scott Fletcher, Warren Jones, Bill Burns, Greg Gibson, Brian Uptigrove, Mike Knott, Hugh Nunh, David Wight, Don Jacobson, Kelly Hallett, Rino Montanari, Alex Nagy, Sandy Hamilton, Guijio Montanari, Terry Wilson, and David Hernen.
Major sponsors for the drivers on the starting grid include Wal-Mart, Tim Hortons, Home Hardware, Interstate Batteries, and Ubisoft. Individual driver winnings for this event ranged from $8,200 for the winner ($0 when adjusted for inflation) all the way to a meager $980 for the last-place finisher ($0 when adjusted for inflation). Due to the small qualifying grid typically found at NASCAR Canadian Tire Series racing events, everyone qualified for this racing event. Although the price of gas was recorded at nearly $1.30/litre ($5.20/gallon) just prior to race day for some of the busier gas stations, those who could afford to go to the race greatly appreciated the race prior to the lengthy blackout.
Due to the mostly regional atmosphere of the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series, this race was never aired in any other country besides Canada.
Timeline
Section reference:
* Start of race: Don Thomson Jr. started the race with the pole position.
* Lap 3: D. J. Kennington took over the lead from Don Thomson Jr.
* Lap 4: Anthony Simone had problems with his suspension; causing him to withdraw from the event.
* Lap 5-12: Jason Hathaway and Kent Nuhn crashed into each other, causing the race's first caution flag.
* Lap 13: Scott Steckly took over the lead from D. J. Kennington.
* Lap 14: D. J. Kennington took over the lead from Scott Steckly.
* Lap 24: Kerry Micks took over the lead from D. J. Kennington.
* Lap 50-54: Jason White would spin hazardously into turn three, bringing out the second caution flag.
* Lap 54: Doug Brown's vehicle had an issue with his ring gear, forcing him to leave the race.
* Lap 57: D. J. Kennington took over the lead from Kerry Micks.
* Lap 70: Mark Dilley took over the lead from D. J. Kennington.
* Lap 81-91: Lighting failure at the track caused the third caution flag.
* Lap 95-97: Kent Nuhn spun dangerously into turn three; causing the fourth caution flag.
* Lap 137: Ron Beauchamp Jr. took over the lead from Mark Dilley.
* Lap 162-166: D. J. Kennington would spin unsafely into turn four, causing the fifth caution of the race.
* Lap 163: Mark Dilley took over the lead from Ron Beauchamp Jr.
* Lap 164: Kent Nuhn took over the lead from Mark Dilley.
* Lap 167: Ron Beauchamp Jr. took over the lead from Mark Dilley.
* Lap 184-191: Kerry Micks performed a hazardous spin into turn four, causing the sixth caution of the event.
* Lap 192: Mark Dilley took over the lead from Ron Beauchamp Jr.
* Lap 196-201: John Gaunt caused the final caution of the race by stopping dangerously into turn four, making the race go into overtime.
* Finish: Mark Dilley won the race. | WIKI |
Doomsday (The Office)
"Doomsday" is the sixth episode of the eighth season of the American comedy television series The Office, and the show's 158th episode overall. The episode aired on NBC in the United States on November 3, 2011. "Doomsday" was written by Daniel Chun and directed by Troy Miller.
The series—presented as if it were a real documentary—depicts the everyday lives of office employees in the Scranton, Pennsylvania branch of the fictional Dunder Mifflin Paper Company. In the episode, Dwight Schrute (Rainn Wilson) programs a device that will fire all of the employees and effectively close down the branch if they make too many mistakes. Meanwhile, Gabe Lewis (Zach Woods) attempts to court the new warehouse worker, Val.
"Doomsday" received mixed to positive reviews from critics, with some reviews critiquing the episode's resolution. According to Nielsen Media Research, the episode was viewed by 6.15 million viewers and received a 3.2 rating/8% share among adult between the ages of 18 and 49, marking an increase in the ratings from the previous episode. The episode ranked third in its time slot and was the highest-rated NBC show of the night.
Synopsis
Robert California (James Spader) confronts Andy Bernard (Ed Helms) about the number of mishaps and blunders made in the office, and gives him a firm directive to "simply end the mistakes." With no ideas on how to make this come about, Andy puts it in the hands of Dwight Schrute (Rainn Wilson), who devises a system to find mistakes made by employees in the office. He programs an "accountability booster" that will forward incriminating emails to California if they make five mistakes in one day, effectively causing them to lose their jobs. The rest of the office are unhappy with Dwight's system, and call it a doomsday device. Despite their best efforts, the group manages to make five mistakes barely halfway through the first day with the system, and Dwight reveals that the emails will be automatically sent to California at 5:00 pm. Andy, along with the other office workers, pleads with Dwight to deactivate the system, but Dwight refuses, belittles the rest of the office staff for being so careless, and retreats to Schrute Farms.
The office formulates two plans to save their jobs. Jim Halpert (John Krasinski) is tasked with tracking down Robert at a squash court and intercepting the emails before California has a chance to view them, while Andy, Pam Halpert (Jenna Fischer), Erin Hannon (Ellie Kemper), and Kevin Malone (Brian Baumgartner) head to Schrute Farms, ostensibly to try to change Dwight's mind. However, Pam consistently silences any attempt to bring up the device, saying she knows Dwight and is confident that he will stop the device on his own. They give him a baseball hat as a present, which he promptly buries in a hole he is digging. After complimenting Dwight numerous times, helping him dig the hole, and having a small meal, Pam makes a joke that emphasizes that everyone makes mistakes. Dwight is humored by the joke.
To justify his presence at the squash court, Jim claims to be a regular player and begins a match with Robert, demonstrating his complete lack of skill at squash and resulting in multiple injuries. He makes an unsuccessful attempt to access Robert's email from his phone, and finally resorts to trying to "accidentally" break his phone. However, when Robert checks his messages after 5:00, the e-mail has not come through. Realizing that Dwight must have stopped the device, Jim admits that he was obviously lying about being a squash player and prepares to leave, but Robert, apparently oblivious to Jim's statements, makes him stay and continue playing. Dwight insists that he doesn't like his co-workers, but is seen digging the hat back up.
Gabe Lewis (Zach Woods) unsuccessfully tries to strike up a relationship with a new warehouse worker, Val (Ameenah Kaplan). After only making a passing comment, he attempts to file a relationship disclosure form, despite the fact that they aren't even dating. Darryl Philbin (Craig Robinson), observing Gabe's pitiful attempts, tries to imply that Val does not feel the same way, but to no avail. Gabe derides Darryl during Darryl's warehouse safety seminar, so Darryl intentionally screws up Gabe's coffee order. When Gabe does ask Val out, she politely declines and says she does not date co-workers. Darryl hears this and decides he will not pursue Val either.
Production
The episode was written by co-executive producer Daniel Chun. It was directed by Troy Miller, his second directing credit after the previous season's "Dwight K. Schrute, (Acting) Manager". The Season Eight DVD contains a number of deleted scenes from this episode. Notable cut scenes include Jim explaining to the camera that he has never played squash, and then proceeds to convince Robert California to play another game, Gabe explaining his philosophy by saying that "he would throw any brother under the bus for any whore... woman", Stanley comparing Dwight's doomsday device to the Y2K bug, Jim and Pam arguing about whether or not Jim was there on the day Dwight fixed her computer, and Andy offering Robert California a pipe during a meeting that Dwight asks to be a part of.
Ratings
In its original American broadcast, "Doomsday" was viewed by an estimated 6.15 million viewers and received a 3.2 rating/8% share among adults between the ages of 18 and 49. This means that it was seen by 3.2% of all 18- to 49-year-olds, and 8% of all 18- to 49-year-olds watching television at the time of the broadcast. This marked an increase in the ratings from the previous episode, "Spooked". The episode ranked third in its timeslot beating Person of Interest which received a 2.7 rating/7% share in the 18–49 demographic and The Secret Circle which received a 0.9 rating/2% share, but was defeated by Grey's Anatomy which received a 3.6 rating/9% share and the season premiere of Bones which received a 3.3 rating/8% share. A repeat of the episode on January 5, 2012 drew 2.61 million and received a 1.1 rating/3% share among adults between the ages of 18 and 49, ranking fourth in its time slot, despite the episode being a rerun.
Reviews
The episode received mixed reviews. Several reviews wrote positively of the ensemble and character acting. Hannah Lawrence from Hollywood was happy with romance of the episode, writing "It seems clear that the writers are spending more time on characters finding love, and I actually enjoy it very much ... I suspect the writers are aware that ultimately what all of us want for the Dunder-Mifflin employees is love." CliqueClack wrote positively of the episode, praising the ensemble acting, and wrote, "Overall, another solid ensemble episode. Way to go, The Office!" Many other reviews compared the episode, either positively or negatively, to previous episodes. Jeffrey Hyatt from Screencrave gave the episode an 8/10 rating and wrote, "I'd say it was the strongest of the six episodes so far this season ... 'Doomsday' delivered that classic, Office formula where everything just works – and it feels so right." Joseph Kratzer from WhatCulture awarded the episode 3-and-a-half stars out of five and compared it to the season's previous episodes, writing, "For a minute there I thought season eight of The Office was going to be some kind of subpar shut-out, but thankfully 'Doomsday' has lifted the series out of the rut it's been in ... I feel 'Doomsday' was successful because it captured a sense of ease and fluidity the show's been lacking severely since Michael's departure."
Other reviews were more mixed, or simply referred to the episode as "decent". Jill Mader from InsidePulse called the episode "decent" noting that "[that is how the] season has been shaping up." Dan Forcella from TVFanatic noted that the episode was not a "fantastic episode of The Office, but it had its funny moments, and that's what I tune in for." The A.V. Club reviewer Myles McNutt wrote "Doomsday" was not "a terrible episode by any means [but] the various pieces never fell into place, and the resolution didn't feel as though it was earned by the episode that came before it. It just felt like it was trying to do too much too quickly, never quite narrowing in on character in the midst of manufacturing chaos." McNutt ultimately gave the episode a B−. Despite some of the more mixed reviews, a large majority of critics found the cold-opening humorous, with many noting that it was the best of the season so far. | WIKI |
Warm Springs Correctional Center
Warm Springs Correctional Center (WSCC) is a Nevada Department of Corrections prison in Carson City, Nevada, United States.
History
Warm Springs is in Carson City and is the smallest of the seven major institutions of the Nevada Department of Corrections. Its name comes from the historical hotel built at the site by Abraham Curry, who was later the first warden of the Nevada State Prison. It was constructed in 1961 and was known as the Nevada Women’s Correctional Center until September 1997, when it was converted to a medium security men’s prison in 1998, then to a minimum custody facility in July 2003, before being converted back to a men's medium custody institution in July 2008. WSCC is immediately to the south of the former NSP. On November 21, 2022, it was announced that Warm Springs would be closing. It officially shuttered by the end of December 2022, and is currently closed with potential to reopen.
Institution
The institution has been remodeled and expanded four times. It has four operating housing units divided into wings, two towers, and a core services building that houses the kitchens and cafeteria, infirmary, education facilities, law library, and gym. Carson City School District and Western Nevada College provide education to inmates. | WIKI |
How to Make the editable text with editable background image web part in Kentico
linus 392 asked on June 20, 2018 02:26
I want to add banner image where I can add text as overlay. Can you give me the idea how to do it with steps.
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Rui Wang answered on June 20, 2018 14:18 (last edited on June 20, 2018 14:20)
You can use the editable text web part as the base, add a field for selecting the background image from media library. Then in the layout of the web part, set the image as the background of the <div> that the editable text web part is in.
Second thought, the background won't be editable. So you should consider a widget similar to the banner widget on the Dancing Goat sample site.
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linus 392 answered on June 28, 2018 07:13
I mean how to make similar to dancing goat site
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A Little Reunion
A Little Reunion is a 2019 Chinese television series which focuses on the topic of the National College Entrance Examination, also known as the gaokao. The series airs on Dragon Television, Zhejiang Television, Tencent Video and IQIYI starting July 31, 2019. It is one of the highest rated TV series of 2019, receiving positive reviews from audience.
Plots
A story about three different families whose children are about to finish their final year of high school and face the “gaokao”, China’s university entrance exam. The three families, Fang, Ji, and Qiao, come to rely on one another as they face many different struggles during the final year of high school.
Stable and loving couple Fang Yuan and Tong Wen Jie but heads with their son, Fang Yifan, over his grades at school. Fang Yuan is usually put in the middle between his wife and son as they get into arguments. Single mom Song Qian is extremely overprotective over her daughter Qiao Yingzi. She doesn’t want Yingzi’s father, Qiao Weidong, from disrupting their life. Ji Yangyang’s parents come back from abroad and he is forced to live with them for many years. He finds it hard to get along with his parents who feel like strangers to him.
The families go through many ups and downs, love, laughter, and tears, as they embark on their final year together.
Cast
* Huang Lei as Fang Yuan
* Hai Qing as Tong Wenjie
* Tao Hong as Song Qian
* Sha Yi as Qiao Weidong
* Wang Yanhui as Ji Shengli
* Yong Mei as Liu Jing
* Zhou Qi as Fang Yifan
* Li Gengxi as Qiao Yingzi
* Guo Zifan as Ji Yangyang
* Liu Jiayi as Lin Lei'er
* Ren Zhong as Liu Zheng
* Wu Shile as Huang Zhiju
* Xu Fanxi as Li Meng
* Wang Yuexin as Pan Shuai
* Zhong Lili as Wang Yidi
* Jin Feng as Xiao Meng
* Bai Yu as Chen Qi
* Guo Guangping as Principal
* Jiao Tiyi as Father Fang
* Yang Qing as Mother Fang
* Xu Min as Liu Jing's father
* Li Yeping as Liu Jing's mother
* Wang Qing as Bai Yidi's mother
* Yang Yuting as Jenny
* Feng Hui as CEO Yang
* Jin Xi as Miss Jin (Xiao Jin)
* Zhu Tie as Raymond | WIKI |
Can we define the optimal postvoid residual volume at which intermittent catheterization should be recommended, and are there other measures that could guide an intermittent catheterization protocol: ICI-RS 2023
1. Malde, S.
2. Belal, M.
3. Mohamed-Ahmed, R.
4. Gibson, W.
5. Padilla-Fernandez, B.
6. Rantell, A.
7. Selai, C.
8. Solomon, E.
9. Abrams, P.
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Neurourology and Urodynamics
ISSN: 1520-6777 0733-2467
Year of publication: 2024
Volume: 43
Issue: 6
Pages: 1353-1362
Type: Review
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Colne railway station
Colne railway station serves the town of Colne, in Lancashire, England, which is situated close to Pendle Hill. The station, which is managed by Northern, is the eastern terminus of the East Lancashire Line. Trains from Blackpool South run through Preston and Blackburn to Burnley and Colne.
Currently the station only has a single platform and a shelter. The old station was demolished in 1971, after the closure of the line from Colne to Skipton, which had occurred in the previous year.
History
The station opened on 2 October 1848, as the terminus of the Leeds and Bradford Extension Railway from Bradford and Skipton. The station became an end-on junction with the East Lancashire Railway's Blackburn, Burnley, Accrington and Colne Extension Railway, which opened on 1 February 1849. By 2 April in the same year the line was part of a through route between Leeds and Liverpool, but the majority of passenger trains east of Colne were local between Skipton and Colne.
The station was rebuilt in 1883 with two engine sheds - one for the Midland Railway to the east, one for the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway to the west (these two companies now owning the respective lines). In its heyday, the station had regular through links to both Blackpool termini, Fleetwood, Leeds, Liverpool Exchange, Manchester Victoria via Bury Bolton Street and even through coaches to London Euston via Bolton, Manchester Victoria and Stockport. There were also summer dated services to/from Saltburn (worked in conjunction with the London & North Eastern Railway prior to nationalisation of the railways in 1948) and Llandudno. However, these had all disappeared by the mid-1960s as a result of economies imposed by the British Railways Board, leaving only basic local services to/from Preston, Manchester Victoria (via Blackburn) and Skipton.
The Beeching cuts of 1964/5 reduced the services along the Skipton–Colne line, and on 2 February 1970 this section closed to all traffic. A year later the station was downgraded to an unstaffed halt following the dismantling of the route towards Earby, the singling of the surviving line from Nelson and the abandonment of the eastbound island platform - all trains henceforth used the former westbound platform, which had its buildings demolished & replaced by a simple waiting shelter. The remainder of the branch from Gannow Junction (near Rose Grove) to Nelson was also reduced to single track in December 1986 and so the entire line from there is now operated as a 6+1/2 mi "long siding" with no intermediate passing loops (this restricts the service frequency that can operate along the branch, as only one train can be on the branch at a time).
Colne is therefore in the unusual position of having been a western terminus (1848-1849), a through station (1849-1970) and an eastern terminus (1970 to present). The Skipton - East Lancashire Rail Action Partnership campaigns to reinstate the Skipton–Colne line.
Facilities
Though unstaffed, the station now has a ticket machine in place to allow travellers to buy or collect tickets prior to travelling. Passenger information screens and a PA system have also been installed to provide train running information for users. A ramp provides step-free access from the station car park and main road to the platform.
Services
The station has an hourly service six days a week to Preston via Burnley Central serving all local stations en route. On Sundays only, trains continue through to Blackpool South - these used to run hourly, but since the winter 2022 timetable change have reverted to every two hours. | WIKI |
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Avi Anthony
@firestorm-buckman
Thank you @allanleal
Allan Leal
@allanleal
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specmicp
@specmicp
Hello, what is the correct way of doing this :
aq_solution = rkt.AqueousPhase(rkt.speciate("Na Cl"), rkt.exclude("ClO4-"))
i.e., excluding a particular species, oxidation state from the database while leaving everything else ?
Allan Leal
@allanleal
Hello! You'll need to list the species you want as shown below:
AqueousPhase("H2O H+ OH- Na+ Cl-") # species names need to be exactly as found in the database
There is no capability at the moment to remove/exclude species with a certain oxidation state from the definition of a phase.
specmicp
@specmicp
Ok, that's what I thought but wanted to be sure, thank you Allan
specmicp
@specmicp
I'm trying to compile Reaktoro to better understands how it works, (and see if I can do a few pull requests for missing python binfdings (e.g. ElementComposition iterator)), but I run into a strange issue with the tests in ChemicalProps:
> state.setTemperature(100.0)#, 'celsius')
E TypeError: setTemperature(): incompatible function arguments. The following argument types are supported:
E 1. (self: reaktoro.reaktoro4py.ChemicalState, arg0: autodiff::detail::Real<1ul, double>) -> None
E 2. (self: reaktoro.reaktoro4py.ChemicalState, arg0: autodiff::detail::Real<1ul, double>, arg1: str) -> None
The problem is in the first argument. Where are the python overload for real defined ?
Allan Leal
@allanleal
I face this error always when autodiff and reaktoro are compuled with different compilers (or same compilers, different versions).
I've not found a solution for this, as I'm afraid it is something happening in pybind11 (since I've tried many workarounds to eliminate this issue)
Could you please confirm if different compilers (or different versions) were used?
specmicp
@specmicp
oh yes that would make sense
autodiff was installed with conda, and the main gcc is used
Allan Leal
@allanleal
The really best way is to adopt conda as a deps manager. If you do, this should not happen. Because the same compiler (provided by conda-forge) will be used to compile both Reaktoro and autodiff.
and the main gcc is used
Is this gcc from your system, right?
specmicp
@specmicp
conda env create -f environment.yml should have installed gcc as it is listed there
unless gcc is treated differently than the other packages ?
Allan Leal
@allanleal
Here is my suggestion:
1. clean the build dir (rm -rf *)
2. conda activate reaktoro
3. cmake .. in the build dir
Let me show you how the cmake config messages appear here if you have the conda env activated
-- CCache: Found ccache installed.
-- CCache: Using ccache to potentially speed up the build operation.
-- The CXX compiler identification is GNU 9.4.0
-- Detecting CXX compiler ABI info
-- Detecting CXX compiler ABI info - done
-- Check for working CXX compiler: /home/allan/miniconda3/envs/reaktoro/bin/x86_64-conda-linux-gnu-c++ - skipped
-- Detecting CXX compile features
-- Detecting CXX compile features - done
-- CondaAware: Conda environment detected!
-- CondaAware: Found environment variable CONDA_PREFIX=/home/allan/miniconda3/envs/reaktoro
-- CondaAware: Setting PYTHON_EXECUTABLE=/home/allan/miniconda3/envs/reaktoro/bin/python
-- CondaAware: Set CONDA_AWARE_PREFIX=/home/allan/miniconda3/envs/reaktoro
-- CondaAware: Setting CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=CONDA_AWARE_PREFIX=/home/allan/miniconda3/envs/reaktoro
-- CondaAware: Appended /home/allan/miniconda3/envs/reaktoro to CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH
-- CondaAware: Appended /home/allan/miniconda3/envs/reaktoro/include to include directories
-- CondaAware: Appended /home/allan/miniconda3/envs/reaktoro/lib to link directories
You can see above that the compiler from the conda environment was used, instead of system's compiler.
specmicp
@specmicp
Yes indeed ! This time the correct compiler got selected
I guess I must have something out of order the first time
Sorry about that, it also solved the bug #243 ... I guess default parameters are not the same
Allan Leal
@allanleal
No worries.
Let me know if you encounter further issues.
specmicp
@specmicp
do you plan to ever go back to the main eigen, or main phreeqc if possible ?
for coupling with my own software it would be easier no to go through conda (but I recognize it makes everything much easier in all cases)
Allan Leal
@allanleal
You are probably referring to eigen4rtk and phreeqc4rkt packages. The eigen4rtk is a workaround created before Eigen 3.4 version was released. eigen4rtk will eventually not be used, and Eigen (maybe some pinned version) will be used from conda-forge.
phreeqc4rktincludes some changes in the PHREEQC source code. It will probably continue to exist for a while.
specmicp
@specmicp
ok, thank you for the information
bgvinayk
@bgvinayk
state = ChemicalState(system)
I'm getting an error in following line which used to work before:
state.temperature(25.0, "celsius")
TypeError: temperature(): incompatible function arguments. The following argument types are supported:
1. (self: reaktoro.reaktoro4py.ChemicalState, arg0: autodiff::detail::Real<1ul, double>) -> None
2. (self: reaktoro.reaktoro4py.ChemicalState, arg0: autodiff::detail::Real<1ul, double>, arg1: str) -> None
3. (self: reaktoro.reaktoro4py.ChemicalState) -> autodiff::detail::Real<1ul, double>
Is there any solution to fix this?
Allan Leal
@allanleal
Hi @bgvinayk , are you using Reaktoro from conda? What is the version?
There was a new package produced this morning, v2.0rc19, wondering if this is the issue
Allan Leal
@allanleal
There is something indeed going on with the new release.
Allan Leal
@allanleal
You can install the version before:
conda install reaktoro=2.0.0rc18
I'll fix the issue with v2.0rc19
bgvinayk
@bgvinayk
I was using reaktoro from colab. Thanks for the temporary solution.
Allan Leal
@allanleal
There was an update of compilers in conda-forge, and then a mismatch of compiler versions used for reaktoro and autodiff. That's the reason. A new package should be available soon.
Thanks for reporting this.
cskv
@cskv
Dear Allan,
Dear Allan, is version 2 meant to supersede version 1? In that case I'll wait for some more documentation and rework my examples to run in version 2. I'll be happy to contribute some as well.
Allan Leal
@allanleal
Hi @cskv , yes, v2 is aimed to be a much more capable and efficient version that v1. If you want to contribute, let's have a chat at some point!
Yuvasriram
@Yuvasriram
Hi @allanleal There is an issue with reaktoro while using in colab. How to fix this?
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Allan Leal
@allanleal
Hi @Yuvasriram . New packages for optima and autodiff (dependencies of reaktoro) were produced, and they may be incompatible with the current package for reaktoro that got installed in colab. I'll publish a new reaktoro package in conda to resolve this. Was this happening before? Did you try it two days ago?
Yuvasriram
@Yuvasriram
Hi @allanleal Actually, it was working till 6:30 pm(IST) yesterday. But now, its not working.
Allan Leal
@allanleal
OK, this confirms then my guess (I uploaded new versions for autodiff and optima late yesterday)
The new package for reaktoro that will work well with these deps is being built by conda at the moment.
Thanks for reporting this issue.
Allan Leal
@allanleal
It's working for me now on Google Colab. | ESSENTIALAI-STEM |
I Take What I Want
I Take What I Want may refer to:
* "I Take What I Want", a Sam & Dave song, covered by Aretha Franklin, Ann Peebles, Rory Gallagher, James & Bobby Purify among others
* I Take What I Want, an EP by The Artwoods | WIKI |
William Kincaid (Indian Civil Service)
William Kincaid, (1831–1909) was an administrator in India. A member of the Indian Civil Service, he rose to the rank of Major-General and was sometime Resident of Bhopal. He was married to Pattie Kincaid and they had a son, Charles Augustus Kincaid.
Biography
Kincaid was born on 30 October 1831 and went to India as an Ensign in the Madras Army in March 1849. In 1864 his career in Malwa began when he was appointed to adjust boundaries disputes in the Bhopal Agency. In 1866 he shifted to Bundelkhand as an assistant political agent and was a judge and cantonment magistrate in Nowgong, Chhatarpur.
Kincaid was promoted to Political Agent, Bhopal in August 1876. In 1879 he became the Political Agent, Bhopawar, and commandant, Malwa Bhil Corps. Finally, in 1881, Kincaid returned to Bhopal as Political Agent.
In 1886, Kincaid returned to Europe and in 1890 was promoted to the rank of Major-General. In 1891 he moved to Italy, but by the time of his death on 2 November 1909, he had returned to Britain. He died in Bournemouth.
Antiquarian Activities
Aside from some publications on Malwa, Kincaid is best known for the Sanchi Torso at the Victoria and Albert Museum which he put on loan to the museum when he left for Italy. The sculpture was purchased from his widow after his death. | WIKI |
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RV 129 (BIG SUR129) an ordeal to see what I have to say about it because he’s been through the ordeal himself.
In fact everything is going crazy.
Perry’s visits scare me: I begin to think he must be one of those “strong armers” who beat up old men: I watch him warily—All this time he’s pacing back and forth saying “Man dont you appreciate those sweet little cans? what does it matter how old a woman is, 9 or 19, those little pony tails jiggling as they walk with those little jigglin cans”—“Did you ever kidnap one?”—“You out of wine, I’ll make a run for you get some more, or would you rather have pot or sumptin? what’s wrong with you?”—“I dont know what’s goin on!”—“You’re drinking too much maybe, Cody told me you’re falling apart man, dont do it”—“But what’s goin on?”—“Who cares, pops, we’re all swingin in love and tryin to go from day to day with self respect while all the squares are puttin us down”—“Who?”—“The Squares, .puttin down Us we wanta swing and live and carry across the night like when we get to L.A. I’m goin to show you the maddest scene some friends of mine down there” (in my drunkenness I’ve already projected a big trip with Billie and Elliott and Perry to Mexico but were going to stop in L.A. to see a rich woman Perry knows who’s going to give him money and if she doesnt he’s going to get it anyway, and as I say Billie and I are going to get married too)—The insanest week of my life—Billie at night saying “You’re worried that I cant handle marrying you but of course we can, Cody wants it too, I’ll talk to your mother and make her love me and need me: Jack!” she suddenly cries with anguished musical voice (because I’ve just said “Ah Billie go get yourself a he-man and get married”), “You’re my last chance to marry a He Man!”—“Whattayou mean He Man, dont you realize I’m crazy?”—“Youre crazy but you’re my last chance to have an understanding with a He Man”—“What about Cody?”—“Cody will never leave Evelyn”—Very strange—But more, tho I dont understand it. | WIKI |
St. Anne's Indian Residential School
St. Anne’s Indian Residential School was a Canadian Indian Residential School in Fort Albany, Ontario, that operated from 1902 to 1976. It took Cree students from the Fort Albany First Nation and area. Many students reported physical, psychological and sexual abuse, and 156 settled a lawsuit against the federal government in 2004.
History
The school opened in 1902 under the direction of the Oblates of Mary Immaculate and the Grey Nuns of the Cross (also known as the Sisters of Charity), and began receiving financial support from the federal government in 1906. Originally located at the Fort Albany Mission on Albany Island, Ontario, in the James Bay Treaty region (Treaty 9), the school relocated to the north shore of the banks of the Albany River in 1932. The school burned down in 1939 and was subsequently rebuilt.
Students who attended the school were from surrounding First Nations communities including: Fort Albany, Attawapiskat First Nation, Weenusk First Nation, Constance Lake First Nation, Moose Fort and Fort Severn First Nation.
In 2015, the rectory of the school was burnt to the ground. At the time, there were plans to search the grounds for the remains of children recorded as missing from the school. The St. Anne's Indian Residential School Survivors Project was established in 2020 to plan a search for possible burial sites, spearheaded by Fort Albany in collaboration with nearby communities.
Abuse and lawsuit
Many former students of St. Anne's describe experiencing physical, psychological and sexual abuse while at the school. Physical abuse came in many different forms including poor living conditions and corporal punishments for students speaking in their native languages. St. Anne's survivor Edmund Metatawabin claimed the school used an electric chair "for punishment and sport" in the book Up Ghost River. The electric chair was claimed to have been used between the mid-1950s and mid-1960s according to police testimony. Psychological abuse began with the act of taking the students who were small children away from their families. This abuse allegedly continued within the school. Many residential school survivors also were victims of sexual abuse in various forms. Many have come forward stating they were sexually assaulted while attending the school. An Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) investigation conducted between 1992 and 1998 interviewed 700 victims and witnesses about physical assaults, sexual assaults, suspicious deaths and other abuses alleged to have occurred at the school between 1941 and 1972. From a total of 74 suspects, seven people were charged and five were convicted. 156 former students who were physically or sexually abused at St. Anne’s sued the federal government. A financial settlement was reached in 2004 – two years before the Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement (IRSSA) was signed to compensate survivors of the schools. St. Anne's residential school survivors sought to have access to the OPP discovery documents for use in substantiating claims in the IRSSA process, however the federal government refused to release the documents and in 2018 survivors lost what may have been their final appeal.
In 2014, the Ontario Supreme Court ruled that the records were to be released, but by that time, over 12,000 documents had already been noticeably redacted. The documents that had been redacted have yet to be released in full, which has raised questions about the content of the redacted text.
As of 2020, the Canadian government has spent 3.2 million dollars ($3,231,000) in legal fees against the survivors of St. Anne's residential school. On November 2, 2020, the Court of Appeal ruled that the case concerning whether the Canadian government was trying to hide the sexual and physical abuse that occurred at St. Anne’s Indian Residential School would stay in Ontario. The decision was made by Justices Michael Fairburn, Paul Rouleau and Bradley Miller and overturned a ruling from June 2020 made by Paul Perell of the Superior Court of Justice, who ruled that the case should be heard in British Columbia due to the IRSSA.
The lasting impacts of residential schools also includes post traumatic stress disorder and a heightened rate of disability among Indigenous peoples compared to non-Indigenous peoples. Abuse suffered in residential schools continue to impact the mental health of Indigenous communities. Indigenous peoples also experience a heightened rate of disability due to heightened “rates of injury, accident, violence, self-destructive or suicidal behaviour and illness.” These heightened statistics are a result of the negative health impacts of residential schools for the survivors and the subsequent generations in the family. Another lasting impact from St. Anne's Residential School is the re-victimization that was a result of the decade long court battle, where survivors claims were hidden and their voices silenced.
OPP charges and convictions
Francoise Seguin was a nun with the Sisters of Charity of Ottawa that worked at St. Anne's between 1958 and 1968. Seguin name appeared among other alleged perpetrators of abuse in the 1994 OPP probe into the school, as well as a document filed in 2003 with Ontario's Supreme Court. In 2023, the OPP charged a 97-year old Seguin with three counts of gross indecency, referring to alleged abuse at St. Anne's, Bishop Belleau School in Moosonee and a Sudbury detention centre.
Ann Wesley, born in the Attawapiskat First Nation, was a Cree nun who attended St. Anne's as a child. She was convicted of three counts of common assault, three counts of administering a noxious substance, and one count of assault causing bodily harm. She received an eleven-month conditional sentence.
Jane Kakaychawan, born in Ogoki Post, Ontario, was an Ojibwe nun who attended McIntosh Indian Residential School as a child. She was convicted of three counts of assault causing bodily harm and given a six-month conditional sentence.
John Moses Rodrique was employed by Indian Affairs and pleaded guilty to five counts of indecent assault. He was sentenced to 18 months in jail.
Claude Lambert worked at St. Anne's as a child care worker. She pleaded guilty to one count of indecent assault and was sentenced to eight months in jail.
Marcel Blais was part of the kitchen staff at St. Anne's. He pleaded guilty to one count of indecent assault on a male and did not receive jail time. | WIKI |
An efficient LZW implementation
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3. LZW with dynamic bit sizes
Writing only as many bits as necessary
The basic algorithm description only mentions "output the index to the result" without specifying how exactly those index values should be written to the result.
Naturally the most space-efficient way of writing them is to write only as many bits for each index as is necessary. If, for example, our maximum bitsize of the dictionary is 16, then the index values should be written as 16-bit integers to the output (thus taking 2 bytes per index).
However, it should be noted that every index value written to the output has a maximum value of the size of the dictionary at that point. In other words, if our dictionary contains eg. only 350 entries so far, the next index written to the output will be between 0 and 350. Thus if we write that value using 16 bits, the highest 7 bits of that value will always be 0. This is, naturally, a waste of space.
Dynamic LZW (which is used eg. in the GIF format) only writes as many bits as the current dictionary size requires. In other words, if the current dictionary size is 350 elements, then the index value will be written as a 9-bit integer (instead of eg. a 16-bit one). When the element with index 511 is added to the dictionary then the output bitsize is incremented by one, ie. all indices will now by written as 10-bit integers.
In theory doing this is quite simple:
The most laborious part is to actually create an output stream writer which writes values in chunks of the specified bits. Doing this correctly and efficiently requires minute attention to detail.
Of course an easy solution would be to create a function which just writes one bit at a time to the result. However, doing it this way would add overhead to the encoding because it's slower than writing entire bytes at a time.
Note that it's a good idea to reserve one index value to have the special meaning "end of input" (this is, for example, what the GIF format does). This can simply be the first free index value after the dictionary has been initialized. New dictionary entries will be added after it, and thus this index value will never be used for anything. When the encoding is done, output this index value as the last one. This way the decoder will know when to stop reading and will not be confused by possible remainder values in the encoded data which appear after the last encoded value.
Remapping input byte values
One great feature of LZW is that there's no requirement for the initial size of the dictionary. The initial dictionary doesn't need to have exactly 256 entries. It can have any amount of entries and the algorithm will still work equally well.
This can be taken advantage of if the input uses less than 256 different byte values. For example text files usually use much less than that amount of different characters (typically less than 100). It would thus be a waste of space and resources to allocate a dictionary for all possible 256 values when not all of them are even used.
If the maximum byte value used in the input is, for example 125 (as is rather usual with English text files), we could just as well initialize the dictionary with the first 125 values and start adding new entries from index 126 forwards. This not only gives us a few more dictionary entries, but it also allows us to start writing the indices using 8 bits instead of 9.
We can push this even further and take advantage of the number of different values used in the input instead of simply looking at the maximum value used. In other words, if the input uses, for example, only 87 different values, we could initialize the dictionary with 87 entries and start the new items from index 88 forwards.
In order for this to work we have to map the input byte values to values starting from 0 forwards. In other words, the smallest byte value in the input is mapped to a 0, the next smallest to a 1 and so on.
This map must be written to the result so that the decoder will know how to make the inverse conversion. The map can be written using 32 bytes.
Of course this assumes that we can read the entire input before starting the encoding. If we can't, then the mapping can simply be skipped.
Part 4: Fast LZW dictionary search
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Wikipedia:The Core Contest/Entries/AprilMay2023 archive
* See archives of past competition for inspiration: 2007, 2012a, 2012b, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2021 and 2022.
The contest runs over six weeks from 00:01 UTC April 15 to 23:59 UTC May 31 2023. Generally editors nominate the articles they intend working on beforehand as it might help folks to reserve an article so they can prepare by gathering some book/paper sources, however nominating material after this period ends is okay too—editors can still submit material they improved during the period. When the six-week editing period ends, the judges will review the submissions and announce the winners within two weeks. Other editors are welcome to comment on the entries.
The potential article pool includes vital and core articles. Editors are also welcome to improve and nominate an improvement to a broad or important article not on the two lists if they explain why their article should be considered.
When you submit an article you improved for the contest, please list a specific revision that you're happy with, as well as a link to the revision on which you built your improvements. For example, this would show improvements made to the article Lebensraum. Only edits made during the contest period may be included in the diff link.
List of contest entries
List here articles submitted, and the diffs showing the improvement. Multiple segments are allowed to clarify the diffs submitted by a particular editor in a busy article. Co-submissions are allowed. Judges will comment on entries immediately below them, clarify benefits gained and offer feedback on what else needs to be done. Within two weeks of the conclusion, prizewinners will be announced. An example of how to lay out a sample entry as follows.
A very core example
* Nominator:
* Improvements: (start + improvement diff)
* Comments:
Simón Bolívar
* Nominator:
* Improvements: (start + improvement diff)
* Comments: This entry is largely symbolic. I have authored a B-class article and it is currently undergoing its first review at GAN. As such the work is mostly done. I do not plan to participate overmuch this year, but I hope my boldness will inspire others to similar feats to mine. – ♠Vamí _IV†♠ 18:21, 14 March 2023 (UTC)
Comments by judges
* Your improvements are certainly a huge landmark in TCC's history. Good luck with your GAN! Aza24 (talk) 20:52, 19 March 2023 (UTC)
Parkinson's disease
* Nominator:
* Improvements: (start + improvement diff)
* Comments: Initially caught my eye as one of the lowest rated (C) Top-importance WP Medicine articles, it's a level 4 VA & former FA. Obviously a few marked sections need updating but I've noticed duplicated and contradictory information sprinkled around. A lot of the citations are "old" per WP:MEDDATE so I'd like to look at them closer.
Comments by judges
Great to see a medical article here, especially one with such high pageviews! It seems like the median age of sources is 2014, a few years past WP:MEDDATE. There may be differing opinions within the panel of judges how much 'added encyclopedic value' one can add to a former FA (I think this is a high C/low B, but I don't know anything about the topic). Myself, I value highly when people replace (misleading) obsolete information, which is expected to exist in an older medical article. Do make use of the expertise of WP:WikiProject Medicine when needed (User:SandyGeorgia may have some wisdom to share). Note that edits before the start of the contest don't count. —Femke 🐦 (talk) 19:14, 27 March 2023 (UTC)
Comments by others
Thanks for the ping,. I've had the article watchlisted forever, and it's in very bad shape and will require considerable updating from WP:MEDRS and WP:MEDMOS knowledgeable editors. It is so far out of whack, and gets hit by so many students and lesser proficient editors that I gave up long ago, so any improvement will be welcome! To compete with the other heavy hitters here will require getting the best editors at WP:MED involved, so a talk post to WT:MED would help. I also recommend using the referencing method used at FA dementia with Lewy bodies, because we really should be identifying where in long journal articles one can find the content cited (all of the recent medical FAs have gone the same direction). The structure of the article at DLB may also be helpful as a guide, as the conditions are related. There is much much more than tweaks needed here; a top-to-bottom rewrite would not be remiss. Sandy Georgia (Talk) 22:57, 27 March 2023 (UTC)
* Unfortunately, improvements never happened here. Sandy Georgia (Talk) 17:25, 1 June 2023 (UTC)
* Great choice - averages nearly 6,000 views pd which I doubt any other entry will match. A lot of work, I expect. Talking to a specialist charity might be a good idea. Johnbod (talk) 03:53, 28 March 2023 (UTC)
Crime
* Nominator:
* Improvements: (start + improvement diff)
* Comments: Vital 3, appears on 103 other wikis, was briefly GA 2006–2007. Disorganized, unfocused, and mostly uncited, with lots of key aspects missing. I've been meaning to fix this one up for a while.
* I mainly focused on structure and sourcing, cleaning out most of the unsourced and unnecessary content and replacing it with a better structure. Maybe some day in the future I'll go back and build on that to bring it up to GA. Thebiguglyalien ( talk ) 21:44, 31 May 2023 (UTC)
Comments by judges
* Comes close to the ideal article for The Core Contest. Supercore, there should be a good amount of sourcing available, and the article has not seen love in a long time. Readability is somewhat low (f.i. https://readabilityofwikipedia.com/check/Crime), even if we can expect quite a general audience for this article. A mixed references / further reading section does not inspire confidence. Good luck! —Femke 🐦 (talk) 16:01, 31 March 2023 (UTC)
* Definitely a good place to put your attention. There is little precedent for high-quality articles of such broad, hard to define, subjects on WP. I recommend taking a look at Torture if you need any ideas. The only other thing I can recommend is trying to avoid any sense of the Western world as the default for a topic like this. Aza24 (talk) 19:17, 1 April 2023 (UTC)
Comments by others
* Nearly 1,100 views pd. A tricky choice. Currently seems rather UK-leading, and law-based, but it seems important to keep it global. I notice almost all your editing is on US subjects, so there's a trap there. Johnbod (talk) 17:55, 31 March 2023 (UTC)
Jurisprudence
* Nominator:
* Improvements: (start + ) (added by Femke, two edits in April)
* Comments: 21,000 page views a month; C-class with multiple issues, including OR and requiring additional sources. The scope of the article is somewhat lacking and giving unequal weight to different jurisprudential schools, with some theories being only briefly discussed. Style of the article is also somewhat flamboyant and unencyclopaedic. Planning on adding scope and sources, and verifying/removing unsourced claims. Also need to merge Philosophy of Law into the article.
Comments by judges
* Could definitely use some care, the huge unused further reading section is rather concerning! I question the need for a "History" section at all (which seems very difficult to write convincingly) and would recommend hugely trimming the ext links. You're definitely correct about the uneven coverage between schools of thought, but there should be more generalization in general, this isn't an outline but a topic article. That being said, the skew towards Western thinking atm is rather extreme, surely there are huge jurisprudence traditions outside of the occident; one thinks of Sharia and Legalism for instance. Aza24 (talk) 05:20, 5 April 2023 (UTC)
International law
* Nominator: Sammielh (talk) 09:11, 3 April 2023 (UTC)
* Improvements: (start + improvement diff)
* Comments: A level 4 vital article with roughly 360,000 page views in the last year. It is largely uncited, with a big discrepancy between the history section and a number of later sections which are missing any prose. I'm not sure how much I will get done but excited to give it a shot!
* I generally retained the structure (although I added a section on international actors, removing 'courts and enforcement' which had duplicated and tangential information) and focused on expanding the lists into text (+2,308 words) and adding references (+207 refs) throughout. I didn't quite get around to international legal theory and there are a few sections which could benefit from expansion (and probably a copyedit) but now there is hopefully a lot more information on the page, rather than simply linking to other articles. Sammielh (talk) 09:08, 2 June 2023 (UTC)
Comments by judges
* Great choice! I wonder if there is some kind of conspirarcy to teach law to us judges. If there is, I'm perfectly okay with it :). The article has generously been given a B rating, but there are too many issues that make a C a better rating: many many lists, scarcity of images (but still a WP:SANDWICH!), the use of dictionary as a source about how Islamic World foreign relations.. I wish you good luck! —Femke 🐦 (talk) 17:58, 3 April 2023 (UTC)
* Seems like a decent structural outline is there, but everything is too "listy" as Femke says... The "History" has some decent content though, even if its worthy of a little trimming. The Further reading has many good sources, they just need to be used! Please heavily trim the external links – Aza24 (talk) 22:33, 9 April 2023 (UTC)
Comments by others
* This is absolutely brilliant, . Good choice. 〜 Festucalex • talk 10:29, 3 April 2023 (UTC)
Prehistory
* Nominator:
* Improvements: (start + improvement diff) - no edits made during contest
* Comments: A level 2 vital article with c. 1200 views per day (so just scrapes into the 100 most-viewed archaeology articles), currently C-class. It's tagged with more citations, though some sections are better sourced than others. The main problem I can see is lack of coverage. The article is on the whole far too short, what discoveries and events make it into each section seems almost completely random, and there's a strong bias towards Europe and Western Asia throughout. – Joe (talk) 07:54, 5 April 2023 (UTC)
Comments by judges
* 🎉🎉 A level 2 article! Like you said, the sourcing standard in the article is highly variable, and I imagine many of these old sources will be showing some datedness. In general the article is okay with respect to WP:MTAU, but I do notice jargon in a section headings (Chalcolithic definitely, Palaeolithic maybe too). It may be worth hunting a more accepted / modern image for migrations (assuming the 'accuracy is disputed' in the caption is accurate). I'm excited to see the article become less biased towards Eurasia. —Femke 🐦 (talk) 07:14, 9 April 2023 (UTC)
* The Occident bias is a good observation (I highly recommend publications by Liu Li for China-related prehistory), but also missing is any substantial coverage of so many cultural aspects, i.e. Prehistoric music, Prehistoric religion, Prehistoric art, etc. A great place to put your time and effort. Aza24 (talk) 22:39, 9 April 2023 (UTC)
Comments by others
* Great choice, & best in the hands of an expert. Johnbod (talk) 15:19, 9 April 2023 (UTC)
Ellesmere Island
* Nominator:
* Improvements: (start + improvement diff)
* Comments: Level 4 vital article, B-class, with 156k views last year. I wanted to bring this to GA for early next year and thought I could start working on it as part of this contest (though unlikely to rank high). I've gathered some sources via the Wikipedia library and hope to visit my local research library later this month (unsure if I'll find top-notch sources). The article would benefit from expansion in a few areas and a lot of layout work/reorganizing (perhaps using the FA Antarctica as a guide).
* Progress notes: I'd hoped to get further along with this... but am still pleased with the progress. I've made the expansions which were ready today, more than doubling the article's wordcount, with new History and Climate sections, and intros for Geology, Geography, Ecology, Settlements, and Transportation. Everything about it would continue to benefit from additional work, but it's heading in the right direction. The organization is not perfect and it could use a copy edit, but I think that can wait until I'm finished expanding it; hopefully it's understandable enough to be 'live'. I didn't get too far down my reading list so it relies pretty heavily on one source right now. Hopefully I can add more balance in the nearish future. – Reidgreg (talk) 01:43, 31 May 2023 (UTC)
Comments by judges
Normally I lament the misclassification of C articles as B articles, but here we're likely misclassifying a C as a B. I think it should be quite obvious what's missing: geology, a prose description of climate and climate change (rather than three massive tables). A lot of the glacier section can be rewritten with modern secondary sources to avoid a random collection of time frames. We have sentences like "It is forecast to remain on Ellesmere Island in 2020". I found editing Antarctica quite straightforward, so hope you'll be able to find sources as easily. Only thing that requires more sensitivity is the description of High Arctic relocation. Great choice, good luck! Femke (alt) (talk) 07:13, 13 April 2023 (UTC)
Donatello
* Nominator:
* Improvements: (start + improvement)
* Comments: Level 4 vital article, C-class, with 279k views last year. The majority of it remains the EB 1911 text, just patched up over the years. Only 22 refs (+EB 1911), most to rather non-specialist sources.
* Almost entirely rewritten. Words up by 6556 from 1781 to 8337, refs up from 22 to 171, many using multiple sources. Av ref age 2019, from 2016, and quality of refs vastly improved. Whole chunks of his career were missing, or just referred to in a line. There were many errors, or out of date info. Johnbod (talk) 23:54, 1 June 2023 (UTC)
Comments by judges
A great place to put your attention. A word or two more about his influence might be fitting, and perhaps the works list could be split into a separate article. Of course, incorporating the "2020 discovery" section better and scrutinizing the "Popular Culture" portion may be warranted as well. Good luck! – Aza24 (talk) 07:09, 18 April 2023 (UTC)
Comments by others
This article is a tour de force, a top quality review of the literature. This is "featured article" standard without a doubt (though I agree about the "popular culture" section, I've never seen one that wasn't a trivia magnet). --𝕁𝕄𝔽 (talk) 16:28, 1 June 2023 (UTC)
Ferrari
* Nominator:
* Improvements: From old (13 April) to new (31 May). Diff
* Comments: Level 5 vital article, B-class, appears on 89 other wikis and had a little over one million views in 2022. As it stands it's a mess of trivia, misplaced information, and text citing either nothing or hagiographic primary sources. I plan to do a drastic rewrite, and I have been working on this and related articles for about a month now (with some breaks): Ferrari is almost all my text, as are Prancing Horse and History of Ferrari.
* 1 June: I came in hoping to finish the whole article, but I was only able to publish rewrites of the lead, History section, and parts of the Motorsport section. Along the way I removed a fair bit of trivia, proseline and other gunk but there's still much work to be done. Real-life issues (like finding an apartment and job) got in the way at points, I overestimated the amount of material on hand (reliable Ferrari sources are surprisingly hard to find), and I definitely spent too much time working on related articles like "History of Ferrari" (shaping up to be enormous) and "Prancing Horse" (currently just about perfect, in my eyes). This has all been a huge learning experience for me: before this March I had never undertaken a task as huge as a total article overhaul, especially a core article with as much to discuss as this one. I will continue to work on "Ferrari," and other automotive articles, in the months to come. See you next year! 00:38, 1 June 2023 (UTC)
Comments by judges
* Nice one! The first thing that stands out to me is the horrible display of sales data. This should be in a simple line (or column) graph, rather than duplicated in a huge table / massive graph. The work you've done so far looks great, so good luck with the rest :). —Femke 🐦 (talk) 08:18, 15 April 2023 (UTC)
Comments by others
* Nice! Like so many car articles, the abundance of original research and poor sourcing is only matched by the superfluity of images. Your work on the identity section seems really good, so if you can get the rest of the article to the same standard, that would be fantastic! AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 01:44, 12 April 2023 (UTC)
Mars Exploration Rover, Spirit (rover), and Opportunity (rover)
* Nominator:
* Improvements: (start + improvement diff) Diff MER, Diff Spirit and Diff Opportunity
* Comments: Not that core as most entries, but still important articles on Martian rovers. All three are C-class, and had almost 250K (Oppy), ~100k (Spirit), and 70k (MER) views in 2022. The articles are poorly sourced, poorly structured, and had so many images they were painful to scroll and read. Spirit and Oppy ones would be identical in some parts (design, history, instruments) and would share it with the MER article, and this is the reason to work on all three together. I've already brought two articles on Mars rovers to GA (Sojourner (rover) and PrOP-M), and will try to rewrite these ones. Artem.G (talk) 17:47, 18 April 2023 (UTC)
Comments by judges
* After last year's taste of success, why not do a second and a third article, all in one year! Two of the three are VIT5. The third borderline in terms of coreness (so that will count relatively little towards the "best additive encyclopedic value", but we've got a few more borderline entrants). Total pageviews just under half a million. Reading the article, I see that Oppy is an "official" nickname, cool! I see you've done the initial moving of meh content to lower pageview articles already, so you're working from a cleaner slate. It's difficult to avoid WP:SANDWICHing if you have such a long infobox, which can get ugly in V22. I see a surprising lack of scientific articles in Oppy; there must be some literature out there, I assume. Good luck! —Femke 🐦 (talk) 20:16, 19 April 2023 (UTC)
Declarative knowledge
* Nominator:
* Improvements: (start + improvement diff)
* Comments:The article itself is not a vital article but it's the most-discussed form of knowledge, which is a level 2 vital article, and it's the main topic of epistemology, which is a level 3 vital article. Since the beginning of the year, it has had about 25k user page views per month (including its redirects). It's an omnipresent phenomenon, for example, most of what is found on Wikipedia is an expression of declarative knowledge. I've already implemented most of the changes I had planned by expanding it from a stub to a proper article. I would like to get it to GA status so I'm open to further ideas on how to improve it. Phlsph7 (talk) 08:33, 19 April 2023 (UTC)
Comments by judges
Curious to see that jump in views from about January, views over last year is 130k. Nice topic, would certainly consider it squarily equivalent to VIT5 level (maybe going in the direction of VIT4?). With a tough nut like this, I will very much keep WP:make technical articles understandable in mind, and general readability concerns. I see an admirable job already in places. The first paragraph is quite good (except I don't know what "It is not tied to a specific purpose" really means). The second paragraph is arguably too long, as 200-300 word paragraphs are more typical of academic writing rather than general audience writing. A shorter lead (400 words?) may work better.
Very impressive improvements so far :). The license of the chocolate photo is a bit questionable, so you may want to switch that out. A good GA reviewer may be able to help you polish the article before the end of May. —Femke 🐦 (talk) 19:43, 19 April 2023 (UTC)
* Thanks for the actionable suggestions! I've tried to implement or at least approximate them. Phlsph7 (talk) 09:16, 20 April 2023 (UTC)
Ubangi River
* Nominator:
* Improvements: (start + improvement diff) - no changes made during contest
* Comments: This is classified as a level 4 WP:Vital article, but is currently little more than a stub. Not sure what sourcing I can get hold of at the moment, but interested to see if judges think this is a viable case. Cheers — Amakuru (talk) 10:25, 19 April 2023 (UTC)
Comments by others
* A big river, but it only gets ~50 views pd. It's unfair to call it a stub, and the basic riverine stats are well-covered, but settlements and trasport along it are not directly mentioned etc. Johnbod (talk) 13:05, 19 April 2023 (UTC)
Antonio del Pollaiuolo
* Nominator: Johnbod (talk) 15:29, 10 May 2023 (UTC)
* Improvements: (start + improvement)
* Comments: A bonus ball here, with Donatello above my main entry. It's not a vital article, was rated start-class, with a very pathetic 12.5k views last year - hopefully a better article will get more. Again, the majority of it remains the EB 1911 text, just patched up over the years, with an excessive number of errors, not all based on Vasari. The old version had 5 refs, 2 to dictionaries on the pronunciation. Johnbod (talk) 15:42, 10 May 2023 (UTC)
* Almost completely rewritten, with citations going from 5 to 73 (many of these citing multiple books). Raw bytes up from 10,887 to 30,630 - will be on DYK as a 5x expansion of text soon. A range of much better sources used, leaning heavily on the most recent monograph in English (Wright, Alison, The Pollaiuolo Brothers: The Arts of Florence and Rome, 2005, Yale). Johnbod (talk) 23:44, 1 June 2023 (UTC)
* Currently on MP in DYK. Johnbod (talk) 03:43, 11 June 2023 (UTC)
The Holocaust
* Nominator: (t · c) buidhe 06:12, 13 May 2023 (UTC)
* Improvements: (start (April 20) + improvement diff)
* Comments: I rewrote the entire article to remove undue information, restore balance (eg. between Western and Eastern Europe in light of nearly all Holocaust killings happening in the latter location) and ensure all important aspects are covered based on recent scholarship. I ensured all information is cited and replaced weaker sources with more recent, high quality ones. I also used summary style to reduce the length of the article and increase readability. New sections were added covering attempts of the victims to survive, profiteering, perpetrator motivations, forced labor, legacy and remembrance, etc. The article passed a GAN.
Comments by judges
Wow! That must have been a daunting task, on such an extremely important topic! I see the GAN is well-underway too. For my fellow judges, these difficult diffs are sometimes easier to parse if you use Visual Diffs. (At least, on desktop, they recently broke it on mobile) —Femke 🐦 (talk) 11:47, 21 May 2023 (UTC)
Comments by others
* Not an easy diff to parse. Lots of changes, for sure. I note the article size has reduced from 233K raw bytes (too long, for sure) to 90K. Johnbod (talk) 11:35, 13 May 2023 (UTC)
Education
* Nominator:
* Improvements: (start + improvement diff)
* Comments: This is my second entry. It's a level 2 vital article with a little over 1.9 million user page views in 2022. Reviewing these changes could be a challenge because they address many issues. The main points are to leave out overly specific details that do not belong in a general concept article, to include central topics that were missing before, and to have a clearer overall structure. A more in-depth explanation is found at Talk:Education. The edit summaries may also be helpful for some of the details not covered on the talk page. I would be glad to get some feedback on further improvements before I nominate it for GA. Phlsph7 (talk) 07:49, 17 May 2023 (UTC)
Comments by judges
* Another amazing topic! And another one for which WP:EXPLAINLEAD and WP:ONEDOWN are important. What audience are you expecting for the lead? I think this is likely to attract people who are still in education who may prefer an easier style. For instance, I don't understand "A further issue is whether education is value-free or involves an improvement of the student". How is that a contrast? And members of what later in the lead? —Femke 🐦 (talk) 12:02, 21 May 2023 (UTC)
Klaipeda
* Nominator:
* Improvements: (start + improvement diff)
* Comments: (This is my FIRST contest, so be patient =) ) Level-5 vital article about a major city in Lithuania. Start-class assessment as of right now; needs more citations and copy editing due to extensive grammatical errors. Some sections seem quite unencyclopedic and crufty at times, and others include significant amounts of wikipuffery. Especially, all sections below "City municipality" needs extensive improvement and expansion. -- Shadow of the Starlit Sky 02:18, 9 April 2023 (UTC)
* @Femke Just messaged on his talk page if he would be willing to collaborate (waiting for his reply as of now). -- Shadow of the Starlit Sky 23:28, 9 April 2023 (UTC)
Comments by judges
Great to see newer editors find their way to TCC! Like Georgetown above, the city isn't too big, and viewership is under the threshold for the Quarter Million Award if it were brought to GA. Its rich history makes me believe it is eligible for the contest, but you'll need to make very significant improvements to vie for the top spots. I've noticed Pofka has been improving the article recently. Note that you can sign up together for TCC, and working with an experienced editor can be very helpful. Edits before the start of the contest do not count unfortunately. Working on neutrality always has a high "additive encyclopedic value" (the metric on which we judge articles), so that works. The article now uses a mix of general references (Klaipėda and inline references Klaipėda). For articles above ~500 words, it becomes really difficult to know what text is supported by these general references, so a conversion to a pure inline citation style would be benificial. The city is part of a free economic zone. Has this impacted worker's right or life in the city? Further work is needed on copy-editing too, and removing spam (external links within the article's body). —Femke 🐦 (talk) 07:35, 9 April 2023 (UTC)
Comments by others
* Being recognized as one of the finest content creators in Lithuania's topic, I will surely help to improve this article. Keep me informed about further actions and if any help will be needed. -- Po fk a (talk) 07:16, 10 April 2023 (UTC)
History of geography
* Nominator:
* Improvements: (start + improvement diff)
* Comments: I was really dissatisfied with the state of the article and made a mental note to come back to it a month ago. I think this is the perfect excuse to spend some time editing it. There's a dearth of sourcing in the article, much of the content is written from a eurocentric lens, and there appears to be a significant amount of original research that conflates cartography with geography. Certainly a lot of room for improvement!
Comments by judges
* A fascinating subject! A bit low on page views (less than 100k annually), but there is definitely room for improvement in the article. I think your OR observation is spot on, and indeed it seems that many sections were likely written by different editors, meaning that even the better written ones (i.e. the China section) don't have much cohseivness in the article as a whole. The OR probably also stems from the lack of sourcing; aside from the China, Islamic World and Babylon sections, the sourcing is either suspect/spotty (Byzantine Empire and Syria) or entirely absent (all of Early modern period to the present-day). I think a bit of reorganization could help get things going as well, particularly the creation of an antiquity section, which almost all the sections before "Middle Ages" would fall under—the later content in the China and India portions would just have to be moved into the Middle Ages (although "Post-classical", a more universal term, may then fit better as the section name here). Aza24 (talk) 05:14, 10 April 2023 (UTC)
Georgetown, Guyana
* Nominator:
* Improvements: (start + improvement diff)
* Comments: The capital city of Guyana, suffering from a dearth of citations, up-to-date information. Eddie891 Talk Work 14:57, 16 March 2023 (UTC)
Comments by judges
* I'm excited that TCC is contributing more and more to addressing our systemic bias! That said, the city is relatively small (120,000), and pageviews are only just about enough to get a WP:Quarter million award. The article is now in a deplorable state, so that's a plus. Conclusion: will be somewhat difficult to compete against more core articles if people find articles in half as bad a state as this, but a lot of potential for improvements. —Femke 🐦 (talk) 11:39, 18 March 2023 (UTC)
* Indeed perhaps not as core as other South American capitals, but a great idea considering what seems like a general dearth of high-quality Guyana articles. You may find that using categories will help with figuring out what to add; e.g. consulting Category:Buildings and structures in Georgetown, Guyana. The relevant chapter in this book may be helpful too, but it's not outwardly academic. Aza24 (talk) 21:18, 19 March 2023 (UTC)
Reformation
* Nominator:
* Improvements: (start + improvement diff)
* Comments: Vital level 3, on 79 wikis. 58,000 views a month, got 697,000 in 2022. It's 12,400 words, with 127 footnotes - but only about 46% of the body text is referenced. It's got 8 cleanup banners, and 31 inline tags. (I had thought about doing Classical antiquity but I think I burned out on ancient history last year... heh.)
* I'm likely changing my choice because another editor began work on Reformation in the last few weeks - I just haven't decided between Ancient Rome and Early modern period. Ealdgyth (talk) 11:31, 15 April 2023 (UTC)
Comments by judges
* A great choice to spend your time with. I'd definitely recommending consolidating the scope of the "Reformation outside Germany" as much as possible, possibly in more regional divisions, or removed entirely and turned into topical—rather than geographical—overviews. Will definitely need much pruning in general. Good luck! Aza24 (talk) 18:20, 20 March 2023 (UTC)
Comments by others
* Wow! Good luck. Excellent choice. Johnbod (talk) 00:25, 20 March 2023 (UTC)
* (After note) Well, I can understand that! Perhaps oddly, AR gets x2 the views, and is a good deal longer, perhaps too long. Both could do with a lot of work! Johnbod (talk) 14:43, 15 April 2023 (UTC)
* Whew, what a pick. But if anybody could tackle an article like this, it'd be you. – ♠Vamí _IV†♠ 11:50, 20 March 2023 (UTC)
Tenants union
* Nominator:
* Improvements: (start + improvement diff)
* Comments: Currently an unassessed article under the Human Rights Wikiproject (and probably should be under Organized Labor as well). However, it seems to me to obviously be an article on a broad and notable topic that deserves much improvement. Currently, it is only 2 paragraphs, a sentence-long lead, and some notable examples. I plan to update it to include 1) information on the history and development of tenant unions 2) statistics on tenants union membership and laws by country 3) different notable ways they've historically been organized and 4) details on their significance in various forms of leftist theory (anarchist, communist, socialist, social democracy). I want anyone who reads it to come away with a good encyclopedic overview of tenant unions and to try and take it to a GA! TheTranarchist ⚧ Ⓐ (talk) 20:44, 2 April 2023 (UTC)
Comments by judges
* Compared to another borderline core article we had recently Italian Renaissance sculpture, it has |Tenants_union less than a quarter the pageviews. Of course, pageviews may go up when there is actually an article to speak of. Semantic scholar gives only 120 results for semantic scholar (twice as many compared to IRS). Improvements need to be pretty massive to vie for the top-3. I'm curious to learn more about the topic. —Femke 🐦 (talk) 17:45, 3 April 2023 (UTC)
Comments by others
* , I presume you mean Tenants union and not Tenants' Union? AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 20:53, 2 April 2023 (UTC)
* Yes, thanks for catching that! Just corrected it lol TheTranarchist ⚧ Ⓐ (talk) 20:59, 2 April 2023 (UTC)
* Plenty to do, I'm sure, but it currently only gets c 12 views a day, which is limiting. Johnbod (talk) 15:21, 3 April 2023 (UTC)
* Just on Femke's comment, it's nice to see that the views on Italian Renaissance sculpture, a new article for last year's contest, have been growing steadily since last August, doubling between then and now, which one can hope continues. Johnbod (talk) 14:37, 20 April 2023 (UTC)
* Withdrawing because I'm still not done with my finals and I doubt I'll have the time to give this the attention it deserves sadly. Collected a lot of sources though so will probably try and work on it in future. Looking forward to participating next year!TheTranarchist ⚧ Ⓐ (talk) 21:52, 18 May 2023 (UTC)TheTranarchist
Roald Amundsen
* Nominator:
* Improvements: (start + improvement diff)
* Comments: It surprised me that Amundsen's article was C-class and rife with {{}} templates, and so I decided to take it. It does help that I've taken a bit of an interest to Antarctica lately.
* I have unfortunately found myself unable to improve this article during the period of the contest. It will remain on my to-improve list for a later date. 〜 Festucalex • talk 14:29, 24 May 2023 (UTC)
Comments by judges
* Such a cool topic! Definitely take a look at the late Brian Boulton's work on the Amundsen's South Pole expedition article if you need sourcing/content ideas. Perhaps not a super core topic, but certainly important, and got ~400k page views last year alone. Aza24 (talk) 19:34, 1 April 2023 (UTC)
* Thanks for the suggestion, will certainly do so. The man who got to the South Pole first is certainly a cool topic. I mean, how cooler can one guy get? 〜 Festucalex • talk 21:52, 1 April 2023 (UTC)
Silk Road
* Nominator:
* Improvements: (start + improvement diff)
* Comments: Decided on this after discussion at WT:TCC. Copying over my comments from there: "Level-3 vital article, 9272 words with 179 inline refs (51 words/ref), 0.9 million views/year, C-class. Some historical sections incomplete or abandoned, while great emphasis is placed on the Belt and Road Initiative and WP:CRYSTALBALL determinations of what Chinese investment will bring." Plan to refocus the historical details and include standardised and better-quality references. Hopefully can get the article to GA or near—I do think it's a less expansive Vital-3 article than others. AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 12:46, 16 March 2023 (UTC)
Comments by judges
* A great idea to work on this article, which currently stands as a classical product of WP: years of cruft built up and never molded into anything cohesive—the extremely varied authorship stats represents this well. I would definitely recommend consulting a few bibliographies (this is moderately helpful, as is this) to find a handful of authoritative sources to use, otherwise, the article would probably remain too messy and diverse in scope. The current sourcing relies too much on region/period specific studies, which naturally causes a lack of generalization. Both the "Precursors" and "New Silk Road (20th–21st centuries)" sections should probably be cut quite a bit, and of course the "Initiation in China (130 BCE)" section is intimately long and dense. Given that it was ~9000 words, the pure amount of present content—albeit of questionable quality—may make it difficult to place in the top 3, but it is certainly a valiant goal. Aza24 (talk) 21:06, 19 March 2023 (UTC)
* Thanks for the bibliographies, Aza. AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 15:09, 31 March 2023 (UTC)
Election
* Nominator:
* Improvements:
* Comments: I don't have specific plans yet, but I've been meaning to focus on it for a while, and it would be hard to make it any worse!
Comments by judges
* Great idea! Looks like there are some decent publications in the Bibliography section, but none are really used often enough (or at all). Generalizations will carry you to victory... the rather strange "Elections as aristocratic" section should probably be scrutinized further. Aza24 (talk) 19:30, 1 April 2023 (UTC)
* Nice one! That section stood out to me too. I do think many of the ideas in there are important, and also discussed outside of the academic literature (for instance in Tegen verkiezingen, which was a hit in the Netherlands when it came out). But it's not quite written neutrally now and structure is awkward. The large see also section may give some inspiration of topics to cover before culling. —Femke 🐦 (talk) 20:18, 1 April 2023 (UTC)
Comments by others
* Good choice, though it only gets c 600 vpd, less than one might think. There are too many SAs, but some should probably have sections here - voter turnout, political party and so on. Or at least be worked into the text, if they aren't already. Many unrefed passages. One could argue the title is wrong, as only national general elections seem to be covered - there are many other kinds. Johnbod (talk) 20:35, 1 April 2023 (UTC)
* Glad you chose that. Suggest the judges give you a bonus point or two for relevence to the real world. A bit off-topic but I just noticed that unfair election is only in English. I know many people don't like excerpts but you could consider moving some of the unfair detail there and then excerpting from that article. I remember the book "Good and bad power" by Geoff Mulgan was excellent but I cannot remember how much it said about elections. Chidgk1 (talk) 13:49, 12 April 2023 (UTC)
The Communist Manifesto
* Nominator: —indopug (talk)
* Improvements: (start + improvement diff)
* Comments: Thought I'd resume my abandoned attempt from eight years ago to bring this level-4 vital article to GA status.—indopug (talk) 14:32, 27 April 2023 (UTC)
Comments by judges
* Really cool choice :). Mealsy 39 references. Apart from better sourcing, it can do with a readability check; I don't think "desire to eschew the catechism format" is something more than a quarter of our readers will understand. Some of the paragraphs are on the long side. Good luck! —Femke 🐦 (talk) 11:14, 29 April 2023 (UTC)
Journey to the West
* Nominator:
* Improvements: (start + improvement diff)
* Comments: I'll give this one a shot. Vital 4, 636K views last year, and one of the Classic Chinese Novels. I think the article could use some work in terms of properly balancing summary of fiction versus real-world perspective.
Comments by judges
* That is a lot of pageviews for an article about a Chinese book! A grand total of 25 references so start with, many overly long or overly short paragraphs. The further reading section seems to offer some modern (decent?) sources; some of them are already used as source, but still feature in the FR section. Good luck working on this underappreciated topic :). —Femke 🐦 (talk) 15:07, 2 April 2023 (UTC)
* Hurray! It is so exciting to see this here... though I am a Water Margin fan myself. This is the kind of book which needs an "influence" or "legacy" section, beyond a typical list of media representations (though given the huge amount of adaptations in this case, I don't such media content is irrelevant either, but simply needing to be prose rather than a list). I've not checked it myself, but if you can get a hold of an edition of Wilkinson or The Cambridge History, I'm sure both have fantastic bibliographies. The "Main characters" section probably has too strict a definition of "main" and perhaps too much information on each it features. Attempting to divide the synopsis into formal sections would be ideal, one might think. Aza24 (talk) 18:12, 3 April 2023 (UTC)
* The Water Margin... now there's an idea for an article to take on here. Romance of the Three Kingdoms, too. Our coverage of the book and its characters, in and out of historical fiction, is not the best. We particularly do not do my boy Cao Cao justice! – ♠Vamí _IV†♠ 03:40, 4 April 2023 (UTC)
* Maybe one of these days I will crack open de Crespigny's massive 2010 Cao Cao biography and go ham... Aza24 (talk) 05:28, 5 April 2023 (UTC)
Comments by others
* An excellent choice! One of the Four Classics of Chinese Literature, and easily the one best known in the West. I'm really looking forward to seeing what you will accomplish here. – ♠Vamí _IV†♠ 03:38, 4 April 2023 (UTC)
* Battle of Red Cliffs is FA. But I haven't looked at it since. § Lingzhi (talk) 14:10, 8 April 2023 (UTC) | WIKI |
Award Date
2009
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science in Electrical Engineering (MSEE)
Department
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Advisor 1
Emma E. Regentova, Committee Chair
First Committee Member
Muthukumar Venkatesan
Second Committee Member
Henry Selvaraj
Graduate Faculty Representative
Ajoy Kumar Datta
Number of Pages
185
Abstract
We describe a real time system for recognition and tracking 3D objects such as UAVs, airplanes, fighters with the optical sensor. Given a 2D image, the system has to perform background subtraction, recognize relative rotation, scale and translation of the object to sustain a prescribed topology of the fleet. In the thesis a comparative study of different algorithms and performance evaluation is carried out based on time and accuracy constraints. For background subtraction task we evaluate frame differencing, approximate median filter, mixture of Gaussians and propose classification based on neural network methods. For object detection we analyze the performance of invariant moments, scale invariant feature transform and affine scale invariant feature transform methods. Various tracking algorithms such as mean shift with variable and a fixed sized windows, scale invariant feature transform, Harris and fast full search based on fast fourier transform algorithms are evaluated. We develop an algorithm for the relative rotations and the scale change calculation based on Zernike moments. Based on the design criteria the selection is made for on-board implementation. The candidate techniques have been implemented on the Texas Instrument TMS320DM642 EVM board. It is shown in the thesis that 14 frames per second can be processed; that supports the real time implementation of the tracking system under reasonable accuracy limits.
Keywords
Computer recognition; Flying objects; Real time; Three dimensional object recognition; Tracking objects; Two dimensional images
Disciplines
Computer Engineering | Electrical and Computer Engineering | Military and Veterans Studies
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pdf
Degree Grantor
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
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English
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Wikipedia:Featured list candidates/List of census-designated places in West Virginia/archive1
* The following is an archived discussion of a featured list nomination. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the article's talk page or in Wikipedia talk:Featured list candidates. No further edits should be made to this page.
The list was not promoted by Pres N 20:29, 27 July 2015 (UTC).
List of census-designated places in West Virginia
* Nominator(s): Seattle (talk) 00:05, 28 May 2015 (UTC)
A list of census designated places (CDPs) in West Virginia; some CDPs show past prosperity, but current economic emaciation. Seattle (talk) 00:05, 28 May 2015 (UTC)
* Comment Lead needs a good copy edit as there are lots of passive sentences in a row. For example the first sentence could be written more actively as follows: "The United States Census Bureau separates places by incorporation for statistical purposes during its decennial census". It's also a bit strange that the lead starts with something that this list is not about. Specifically talking about incorporation instead of the definition of a census designated place. Mattximus (talk) 02:42, 28 May 2015 (UTC)
* I've mixed a few active sentences into the lead. CDPs themselves don't have much of a definition, after a non-incorporated place. I've defined incorporation and the requirements specific to West Virginia to give a more complete definition of CDPs by way of contrast so that, if municipalities can do the defined articles listed under the Municipal Code of West Virginia, the implication is CDPs cannot. I followed the same for rules for incorporation. Seattle (talk) 01:26, 29 May 2015 (UTC)
* The lead really needs a copyedit, but I like this list, so maybe I can take a look. Revert any edits you do not like. One thing that stands out is that almost all the lead is dedicated to talking about what makes an incorporated place, but the list is about unincorporated places. It's great information if this list was about incorporated places, but I don't understand why it's in this article.
* Also the caption beside the lead photo is great and useful, but also not related to the page in question. The list of CPDs should not have a detailed history of a particular building. That summary belongs on the page specific to that building, and this page can link to that one. Mattximus (talk)
* Comments by Imzadi1979:
* The photos in the same section as the list table are creating a formatting issue. Right under the header, the photos appear on the right opposite a large blank space. Because the table is wider than the space left over by the photos, it appears under them. (The same behavior happens if I print the page to a PDF file.) I suggest converting the photos into a gallery under the table or removing them.
* That doesn't happen on my viewing platform, but I've seen that happen before. Moved to a gallery. Seattle (talk) 00:40, 17 June 2015 (UTC)
* As for the photos, there is some work needed related to the captions. I suggest piping the state name out of links in the captions. It should be obvious that any mentioned places are in West Virginia based on the title of the page, but if they were retained, someone needs to audit them to make sure a comma always appears after the state name. Since all of the mentioned places are linked in the table, they need not be linked again in the captions. Someone should also audit if linked phrases are common enough to go unlinked.
* I've removed the state names from the captions. I don't have a problem with convenience links in the captions so that readers won't have to scroll back to the table for more information on the town pictured. If you have a specific phrase that needs to be unlinked, let me know. Seattle (talk) 00:40, 17 June 2015 (UTC)
* In the table itself, the population column should be right-aligned for legibility. If this was done, ones place, the tens place, the hundred place and the thousands place (with the comma) would line up. Then it would be more apparent at a quick glance which values are larger than others.
* They look fairly well aligned now; if the community's population is larger, an extra digit will appear from the previous entry, or they will be the same. For sortability purposes, the list appears aligned. Seattle (talk) 00:40, 17 June 2015 (UTC)
* I would recommend that you use separate columns for area using table in convert since that would right-align the numbers for the same legibility concerns. It would have the added benefit that the unit value (sq mi or km2) would not need to be repeated in every row. You don't repeat "County" after every county name, so why do you need to repeat "sq mi" after every area? The implicit "people" unit for population isn't displayed in each row.
* I've added a line break in the column to align the conversions, and removed the labels. Seattle (talk) 00:40, 17 June 2015 (UTC)
* In the references, you've used "United States Census Bureau" as the name of a published work, putting it in italics. Since it's the name of the agency that published those sources, it should not be in italics. Now if you wish to include the relationship of the United States Census Bureau to the United States Department of Commerce, you could use the former as the author and the latter as the publisher, you could list both as the publisher. You could drop the department and just use the bureau as the publisher, but as it stands, it should not be the name of a published work.
* Ultimately the United States Department of Commerce publishes the data collected by the United States Census Bureau, the work. The United States Census Bureau operates within the United States Department of Commerce. I've formatted references to the National Register of Historic Places, published by the National Park Service, in a similar fashion. Seattle (talk) 00:40, 17 June 2015 (UTC)
* The West Virginia Code is the name of a published work, in this case a collection of the state's statutes. It should appear in italics to be consistent with the rest of the footnotes. Legal citations, in Bluebook format may italicize the title of an article in a journal or newspaper and then run the title of the word in roman ("plain") text, but you're not using Bluebook here, so you should conform those citations to the formatting style that is in use. The same goes for "Miss. Code Ann." (Mississippi Code Annotated) and "Fla. Stat." (Florida Statutes). At the very least, just as we advise with journal titles, we should not be abbreviating these. Since we are designed for a general audience, we should not presume that our readers know what "Miss. Code Ann." means.
* I don't yet have experience with Bluebook citations, but I tried to follow the abbreviations listed here. I expanded the legal citations' details, and included dates for publication. Seattle (talk) 00:40, 17 June 2015 (UTC)
* The publisher for the newspaper in n20 is superfluous and can be removed. With newspapers, the name of the paper alone (supplemented by the location of publication if not included in the paper's name) along with the date of publication is sufficient to identify the source of the article being cited. Since this is online, you should supply the access date, just as you did with other online sources.
* I don't see a problem with including the publisher for a newspaper. MOS:REF implies access dates are optional for web sources with published dates, as does Citing sources. For web pages without published dates, I've included access dates. Seattle (talk) 00:40, 17 June 2015 (UTC)
* If possible, it would be good to get publication dates for all of the sources that lack them. For the legal code sections, an enactment or effective date for the law (or its last amendment date) is sufficient.
* I've added dates where possible. Seattle (talk) 00:40, 17 June 2015 (UTC)
* I won't state an opinion as to support or opposition at this time. Imzadi 1979 → 04:03, 16 June 2015 (UTC)
* The numbers in the table are not aligned, which is not the same as sortability. When you have different orders of magnitude, as you do here, right-aligned numbers would be better. Looking at some values from the table, 9 is an order of magnitude smaller than 95, which is still an order of magnitude smaller than 961, and there's another order of magnitude higher with 9,995. Spreadsheets, and the paper ledgers before them, use right-aligned numerical values, or decimal-aligned numbers so that these orders of magnitude line up: the ones place is on the right edge in every row, the tens place is immediately to the left of it in every row, etc. However, when you left align these numbers, the 9s all appear first, even though they represent values within their larger numbers of 9, 90, 900 and 9000. Last comment on this point: when you add an additional digit while counting up in numbers to indicate the next order of magnitude, such as when your car's odometer rolls over form 99,999 miles to 100,000, you add it to the left, not the right. When you left-align a set of numbers of mixed magnitudes, you're effectively adding that extra digit to the right.
* I never conflated sortability with alignment– if I sort the values, they left align. I've aligned population and areas to the right. Seattle (talk) 07:53, 17 June 2015 (UTC)
* Area column suffers from these same concerns of alignment, which again isn't the same as sortability. Additionally, by putting the metric values underneath, the visual scanning breaks down. I scan down the table, and read areas of 3.27, 8.5, 10.26, 26.6... At a quick glance, I don't parse that as 3.27 mi2, 8.5 km2, 10.26 mi2, 26.6 km2, but the numbers run together as the same base unit because no base unit is specified. Also, the decimal places aren't consistent so it's a bit jarring to scan the column and see the precision flip back and forth. Also, the parentheses are problematic because that is one of the ways used in accounting to note negative values, along with the minus sign or red ink/print. In any case, it forces the reader to pause to discern what is being displayed instead of parsing it more naturally. Now, this format might be necessary where space is limited, but it is not so limited here. Readers can figure out what the numbers mean, but not as easily as if they were in separate columns. You could use a header that placed the words "Total surface area" on one line that spanned both columns with "Square miles" and "Square kilometers" on a second line, or if that were too wide, you could use "mi2" and "km2" for the column labels on the second line. Then the values should be right aligned.
* I've re-added the miles and km markers, because in no other column are two values present, and right-aligned values. And I credit our readers with enough good sense to realize that there can't be a negative value for a straight conversion of area. Seattle (talk) 07:53, 17 June 2015 (UTC)
* The National Register of Historic Places is a published listing, and therefore a work; someplace is a printed copy of the register itself maintained by the National Park Service, and it alone isn't the name of an agency or office within the NPS. The "United States Census Bureau" itself is the name of a government agency, not the name of a book or a periodical like a magazine or journal. There may be a published work that begins with the name of the agency, a United States Census Bureau Journal, for instance, but that doesn't make the bare "United States Census Bureau" itself a published work that should appear in italics. It is either an author, a publisher, or both.
* Template:Cite web states that the "work" title represents the "title of the website". The work of census.gov is the United States Census Bureau. Seattle (talk) 07:53, 17 June 2015 (UTC)
* I'm glad you expanded the legal code names. For a generalist audience, those abbreviations can be quite cryptic, but lawyers who deal with them on a daily basis would not have such concerns. The page you referenced is for those in the legal profession, not a generalist audience.
* I don't care how you feel. Seattle (talk) 07:53, 17 June 2015 (UTC)
* To comment on something in ' review below, "census-defined place" is actually the more correct punctuation. Together "census" and "defined" jointly modify "place". There is no such thing, that I know of, as a "defined place" that would make sense modified by "census". No, instead it is a place that is "census defined", and when that compound adjective appears in front to modify the word "place", it should be hyphenated under basic English grammar rules. If the Census Bureau doesn't punctuate it that way though, well, that's a debate for another day. Imzadi 1979 → 05:08, 17 June 2015 (UTC)
* That's a discussion you can hold at census designated place, not here. Seattle (talk) 07:53, 17 June 2015 (UTC)
* Actually the website title at http://www.census.gov is "census.gov", if it has a title at all. (Not all websites do.) In turn, that website is published by the United States Census Bureau, a division of the United States Department of Commerce. The bureau is not the name of a published work no matter now you try to parse it.
* No, actually I'm "parsing" it directly from Template:Cite web; the "title" of the webpage is "United States Census Bureau", for which Census.gov represents. Seattle (talk) 11:07, 17 June 2015 (UTC)
* This version clearly shows how to compactly format the table with separate columns.
* As I noted above, you've dropped the word "County" from the name of each county in that column, because the column heading implies that. You've omitted the unit of "people" from the population column, because the column heading implies that. Properly done, there's no need to repeat the unit in each row of the table because the heading will imply the proper units. However, dropping the units and leaving the conversions in the same column is an open invitation for readers to mis-parse the data while scanning the table; seeing raw numbers in parentheses in a table can be mis-interpretted as negative numbers or notation of measure uncertainty.
* Tell me what criterion of the featured list criteria the list fails, in its current state, and I'll be happy to address it. Seattle (talk) 11:04, 17 June 2015 (UTC)
* You seem to believe that splitting the columns is bad for some reason, yet that's what table is for in convert.
* I don't know why it's there; you'd have to ask whoever added the parameter to convert his or her reasoning behind adding it to the template. As I noted above, I re-added the parameters because "in no other column are two values present". Seattle (talk) 11:04, 17 June 2015 (UTC)
* Done this way, the two columns actually take up less horizontal space.
* The second column under "Total area" is superfluous to the first; "parse" it any way you want, but there's no reason that couldn't be one column.
* The table takes up less vertical space because the only rows that need to occupy two lines are those for places in two counties. So except for those rows, everything lines up across vertically as a reader scans each row horizontally as well. For those two-county rows, you could separate the two values by a simple comma instead of a line break, which wouldn't widen the column much, if at all. On narrower displays, the cells will still line-wrap at the comma if necessary to reduce the width of the overall column.
* Again, a smaller vertical width seems like a personal preference. Tell me what criterion of the featured list criteria the list fails, in its current state. Seattle (talk) 11:04, 17 June 2015 (UTC)
* Finally, the panoramic photo should be reinserted into the gallery, moved elsewhere (like the bottom of the lead), or removed. It is jarring to have this nicely formatted gallery with a photograph of a totally different formatting scheme directly underneath. The inconsistency gives an unpolished look.
* No, the photo, at that size, renders it too small for any productive use. Readers can see details of the community in its current form. Seattle (talk) 11:04, 17 June 2015 (UTC)
Imzadi 1979 → 09:00, 17 June 2015 (UTC)
* Oppose—fails several criteria. Until this point, I had not reviewed the prose, but now that I have, I feel the lead section fails criterion 1 in addition to the WP:V policy. There is a direct quotation that lacks a citation for the source of the quotation, contrary to policy. From WP:V, "All quotations ... must include an inline citation that directly supports the material." Professional writing standards, and typical Wikipedian practice, is to immediately follow quoted text with a source. I might assume that the footnote at the end of the subsequent sentence is the source of the quotation, but that assumption would be no substitute for appropriate practices, even if that means consecutive sentence bear the same footnote.
* Moved. Seattle (talk) 03:02, 18 June 2015 (UTC)
The entire second paragraph is off-topic, but would be appropriate in a list of incorporated places in West Virginia. If this paragraph were recast a bit, it could be on-topic for CDPs/unincorporated places, but much of the information as presented does not apply to the topic at hand.
* Disagree. This paragraph actually describes CDPs by describing what they are not– they haven't met the requirements for incorporation, which I specify in paragraph two, or they have chosen not to incorporate. Seattle (talk) 03:02, 18 June 2015 (UTC)
Moving on to criterion 4, the second paragraph of the lead should be its own section once reworked as it would form a natural area of the topic of CDPs in the state, a description of what a CDP in the state is. The last paragraph of the lead, as it appears, is a good summary of some the details in the table, so it should remain in the lead to satisfy criterion 2.
* I'm not sure what your objection is here. Seattle (talk) 03:02, 18 June 2015 (UTC)
In addition the length of some of the captions in the gallery cannot be classified as "succinct", failing criterion 5b. If the author wants to expound on various places, he or she can add a "Description" column to the table.
* If you have a specific objection, be sure to let me know. Seattle (talk) 03:02, 18 June 2015 (UTC)
Criterion 5a is failed related to the layout of the table regarding the area columns. The placement of a panoramic photograph immediately after a gallery, resulting in the juxtaposition of two styles of photographic elements also fails criterion 5a. Splitting the unit systems for the area would enhance the legibility or the ability of readers to parse the numerical data and improve the visual appeal of the table. Harmonizing the juxtaposition of photo layout styles, even just by moving the one photo up into the prose sections preceding the table would also improve the visual appeal.
* I'll disagree and point you to a consensus at Featured list candidates/List of municipalities in Rio Grande do Norte/archive1 against segregating units. Now, if you want to try and change that consensus through a RFC, that would be your best route– it currently appears that both are accepted. I disagree that the wide photo of Corrine is "jarring" after the gallery– it's a nice way to end the list, actually, with a detailed panorama of a West Virginian CDP. Seattle (talk) 03:02, 18 June 2015 (UTC)
For these reasons, I now oppose at this time. Imzadi 1979 → 11:33, 17 June 2015 (UTC)
* List of cities and towns in Arizona (promoted in 2009), List of cities and towns in California (2012), and List of cities and towns in the San Francisco Bay Area (2012) use separate columns for each measurement system when displaying converted measurements, although they have the same issue I originally experienced with this list regarding blank space and photographs. The also include the population density, which is completely missing from this list. That tells me we're not satisfying criterion 3a related the "annotations that provide useful and appropriate information about the items". Similar lists for Canada and other countries lack converted values, specifying areas and population densities only in terms of square kilometers, so one could argue they're failing MOS:CONVERSIONS. However, they're at least putting the unit in the heading and not repeating it in every row of the table, something that currently has to be done here to keep the customary and metric straight. Imzadi 1979 → 12:14, 17 June 2015 (UTC)
* I'll disagree and point you to a consensus at Featured list candidates/List of municipalities in Rio Grande do Norte/archive1 against segregating units. Now, if you want to try and change that consensus through a RFC, that would be your best route– it currently appears that both are accepted at FLC. I'll consider adding a "population density" column. Seattle (talk) 03:02, 18 June 2015 (UTC)
* Actually, all three FLs to which you pointed me do not have a "population density" column. Pinging featured list director and delegates, , and for official comment. Seattle (talk) 19:24, 17 July 2015 (UTC)
* The Arizona list has the population density, but it is the oldest list of the three and some of the table features show its age. I don't know that much about what is expected of similar lists, but it's not something I would personally mandate. Giants2008 ( Talk ) 18:06, 18 July 2015 (UTC)
Comments from Harrias
* Why is it a "List of census-designated places in West Virginia" with a hyphen, when it defines a "census designated place" with no hyphen? Unless there is a reason I am missing, this should be made consistent, and probably follow our article, and have no hyphen.
* Moved. Seattle (talk) 00:40, 17 June 2015 (UTC)
* I'm a little confused about the second paragraph. As far as I can tell from the first paragraph, a CDP lacks "elected municipal officers and boundaries with legal status", while the second paragraphs discusses "municipal corporations": are "municipal corporations" a subset of CDPs?
* Clarified. Seattle (talk) 00:40, 17 June 2015 (UTC)
* The last paragraph seem a bit repetitive, given that Bowden is the smallest and least populated, those facts could do with being merged into one sentence.
* Merged. Seattle (talk) 00:40, 17 June 2015 (UTC)
* Everything in the table looks hunky dory, and the images display fine next to it for me, but I do have a wide screen. Harrias talk 13:54, 16 June 2015 (UTC)
* We cannot assume all readers have wide screens. I have one as well, but I keep my window width constrained to approximate a sheet of paper held in the portrait (upright) orientation, not a sheet of paper in landscape (wide screen) orientation. Before the page was changes, I had the same issue viewing the desktop version of the article on my iPad in the portrait orientation, and when I rotated the device to landscape mode. Viewing the mobile version of the page, pre-change, gave me the same formatting issues in portrait mode, but not in landscape. And just to be complete, I viewed the page on my phone. My phone gave me the same results as my tablet for the desktop view. In mobile view, the table appeared under the photos no matter which way I held my phone. In short, we have a lot of variables to account for in laying out the elements of a page, and assuming that a reader has a wide screen and won't have issues with a format is a bad idea. The change to a gallery under the table is a great improvement. Imzadi 1979 → 23:48, 16 June 2015 (UTC)
* Moved images; I didn't see a break, but I've seen them before. Seattle (talk) 00:40, 17 June 2015 (UTC)
Unfortunately, this nomination has been here for 2 months without any support votes, so I'm going to have to close it as not passing. -- Pres N 20:28, 27 July 2015 (UTC)
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Doug Roth
Douglas Keith Roth (born August 24, 1967) is an American retired professional basketball player who was selected by the Washington Bullets in the second round (41st pick overall) of the 1989 NBA draft and played one season in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
College career
A 6'11" center from Knoxville, Tennessee, Roth played college basketball at the University of Tennessee. He played four seasons for the Volunteers from 1985 until 1989. At Tennessee, Roth played alongside several future NBA players, including Tony White, Dyron Nix, and Ian Lockhart.
Professional career
Roth played in one National Basketball Association (NBA) season for the Bullets, appearing in 42 games during the 1989–90 season. | WIKI |
Should Students Use a Laptop in Class? - WSJ
https://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324577304579054922229616730.html There's a widely shared image on the Internet of a teacher's note that says: Dear students, I know when you're texting in class. Seriously, no one just looks down at their crotch and smiles. College students returning to class this month would be wise to heed such warnings. You're not as clever as you thinkyour professors are on to you. The best way to stay in their good graces is to learn what behavior they expect with technology in and around the classroom. Let's start with the million-dollar question: May computers (laptops, tablets, smartphones) be used in class? Some instructors are as permissive as parents who let you set your own curfew. Others are more controlling and believe that having your phone on means your brain is off and that relying on Google for answers results in a digital lobotomy. Professors are united, though, in the conviction that the classroom is a communal space and that students share the responsibility for ensuring that nobody abuses it by diminishing opportunities to learn. An instructor who lets you squander your tuition by using class time to fuss with your iPhone is likely to have zero tolerance for distracting activities that make it hard for the rest of the class to pay attention. One of my colleagues has resorted to a severe policy that he calls the Facebook rule, which turns the classroom into a wild west of bounty hunters and social media outlaws. Students are encouraged to earn extra credit by busting classmates who use their computers for activities like social networking, shopping or gaming during his lectures. Other professors prefer imposing the scarlet letters themselves. One colleague became so fed up with a student who played games whenever the class went to a computer lab that he installed speakers on the offender's machine. Halfway through the class, the speakers got turned on and everyone stared as the post-apocalyptic sound track started blaring. Ultimately, rule-breakers are their own worst enemies. Students may be savvy enough to text the occasional query to partners-in-crime during exams. But it is only a matter of time before the mute button isn't pushed and the whole class gets to hear your I'm sexy and I know it ringtone. Emailing professors is another self-sabotaging land mine. Some instructors appreciate students who don't bother with formalities and shoot off quick, direct questions about an assignment or grade. Others, however, expect a formal greeting and sign off, and view the cut-to-the-chase approach as a rude affront that treats educational conversation like an automated customer-service call. As for that funny personal email address you got because it seemed cool in high school, ditch it. Your note from lovetoparty@____.com is on a collision course with a spam folder. And if it does reach your professors, they may question your judgment and priorities. If you forget to include your name, you can expect a reply like: Dear alwaysstoned@____.com, I guess we know the real reason you missed class. To avoid the double whammy of irritating professors and peers at the same time, record classes only if you have explicit permission. Privacy concerns in the digital age extend beyond worries about sharing personal information. Complete transcripts of class discussions will make some peers feel like you're the NSA. And when a digital recording gets posted online, the whole class is at risk of having outside parties receive and misconstrue sensitive remarks. Recordings also make students self-conscious and less spontaneous, which ruins the free exchange of ideas. As students consider how to use their devices in the classroom, they should remember, above all, that tuition merely gets them into the lecture hall. If they want college to culminate in life-changing courses, mentoring from dedicated teachers and compelling recommendations for the world after graduation, they will earn these things the time-honored way, with courtesy and hard work. As for professors, we can make things easier for students by including detailed etiquette policies in our syllabi. Too many of us leave our likes and dislikes to be discovered by trial and error. But even the most detailed code of conduct can't hope to specify or resolve every possible sticking point. Society writ large is constantly struggling to come to grips with technological disruption, and so too are the adults at the front of the college lecture hall and the wired, distracted young adults who are there to learn from them. Mr. Selinger is a professor of philosophy at the Rochester Institute of Technology and a fellow at the Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technology. Copyright 2020 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8 WSJ Membership Customer Service Tools & Features Ads More Dow Jones Products Copyright 2021 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved | NEWS-MULTISOURCE |
The edge-diametric theorem in Hamming spaces
Christian Bey*
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Abstract
The maximum number of edges spanned by a subset of given diameter in a Hamming space with alphabet size at least three is determined. The binary case was solved earlier by Ahlswede and Khachatrian [A diametric theorem for edges, J. Combin. Theory Ser. A 92(1) (2000) 1-16].
Original languageEnglish
JournalDiscrete Applied Mathematics
Volume156
Issue number9
Pages (from-to)1510-1517
Number of pages8
ISSN0166-218X
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 01.05.2008
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Endless Poetry
Endless Poetry (Poesía sin fin) is a 2016 French-Chilean drama film directed by Alejandro Jodorowsky. It is a sequel and the second part of Jodorowsky's film autobiography, which began with The Dance of Reality (2013), which focused on Jodorowsky's childhood in Tocopilla (northern Chile). Endless Poetry, in turn, depicts the adolescence and youth of Jodorowsky in the bohemian Matucana neighborhood of Santiago, in the late 1940s and early 1950s. It was screened in the Directors' Fortnight section at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival.
Plot
Alejandro Jodorowsky, now living in Santiago, Chile and working at his father's store, rejects the pressuring of his Jewish family to enter medical school and instead pursues a career as a poet. Through his creation of puppets he makes contact with a man who gives him a studio as his first residence. In this new life he encounters artists, poets and performers both notable and amateur, among them Nicanor Parra, whom he insults during a misunderstanding about Stella Díaz Varín, the woman who inspired his poem "The Viper".
His best friend and fellow poet Enrique Lihn has a fight with his girlfriend, whom Alejandro saves from committing suicide. They have sex and she becomes pregnant. An elderly man who used to work in a circus with Alejandro's father Jaime encourages Alejandro to return to the circus, which he does as a means to laugh away his troubles. Enrique and Alejandro later reconcile.
Alejandro's parents notify him that their home has burned down along with all of his writings and childhood possessions. He visits his home to say goodbye to his childhood and contemplate what he wishes to be. He visits Parra, who is teaching mathematics at an engineering school, to ask him for fatherly advice about his future. Parra urges him not to pursue a career as a poet but Alejandro ignores him and refuses to compromise.
When a strong pro-Ibáñez sentiment arises in Chile during his second period in office Alejandro decides to leave for Paris to "save surrealism." His father catches him at the dock before he leaves and attempts to drag him back into working at the store with him by force. Alejandro overpowers him and departs, never to see his father again.
Reception
On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 94%, based on 52 reviews, and an average rating of 7.3/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "Endless Poetry extends writer-director Alejandro Jodorowsky's singular filmography with another joyously surreal, visually vibrant viewing experience." On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 78 out of 100, based on 19 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Owen Gleiberman from Variety wrote: "Alejandro Jodorowsky's Endless Poetry is the most accessible movie he has ever made, and it may also be the best. It's Felliniesque and moving." A. O. Scott from The New York Times wrote: "Realism is not on the agenda, but Mr. Jodorowsky nonetheless evokes the chaotic, passionate spirit of a time and offers astute insights into his own psychology."
About the cinematography, Justin Chang from the Los Angeles Times wrote: "Dynamically staged and ravishingly shot by the superb cinematographer Christopher Doyle, best known for his work with Wong Kar-wai." | WIKI |
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