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The sobering reasons Congress must step up on arms control | TheHill
President Putin remarked in Helsinki this week that there is “no solid reason” for the “tense atmosphere” between the United States and Russia. Most Americans would disagree. Republicans and Democrats alike resent Russian interference in U.S. elections — by itself a very solid reason for strained relations. Russia’s invasion and annexation of parts of Ukraine and its fueling of the Syrian civil war and refugee crisis present additional challenges to US and global interests. As Americans try to make sense of President TrumpDonald John TrumpTrump pushes back on recent polling data, says internal numbers are 'strongest we've had so far' Illinois state lawmaker apologizes for photos depicting mock assassination of Trump Scaramucci assembling team of former Cabinet members to speak out against Trump MORE’s disturbing meeting with Mr. Putin, some history may help put our current troubled relationship with Russia in perspective. The early 1980s was a period of extreme Cold War tension. Soviet military intelligence, the GRU (the very same), had embarked on a massive effort to understand U.S. nuclear intentions. The United States routinely probed Soviet airspace and early-warning systems. In March 1983, President Reagan announced the Strategic Defense Initiative. Soviet leaders believed “Star Wars” would undermine the Soviet nuclear deterrent and with it strategic stability. In September 1983, the Soviet Union shot down a Korean passenger jet that had strayed into its airspace, claiming it was a spy plane, and killing all 269 people on board. Meanwhile, the Reagan administration readied the deployment of Pershing II intermediate-range nuclear missiles in Europe. In October, the United States invaded Grenada. Under the circumstances, it is not hard to imagine how Soviet leaders would have mistaken “Able Archer” for the beginnings of a real nuclear attack. They ordered an alert of Soviet nuclear weapons to preempt a U.S. attack. Moscow’s alert was not an exercise. Millions would have died if cooler heads in both countries had not prevailed. The 1983 war scare shook President Reagan, and helped give rise to much more intensive arms control negotiations with the Soviet Union. Though adversaries, U.S. and Russian leaders understood that arms control would provide enhanced transparency and predictability in the relationship. By late 1987, the United States and Soviet Union had concluded the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty, eliminating all U.S. and Soviet intermediate-range missiles from Europe. Negotiations also eventually yielded a series of Strategic Arms Reduction Treaties (START). Today, Russia is not the military peer that the Soviet Union was, and the two countries are not perched at the brink of war. But our differences remain deeply felt, and the grave risks posed by our nuclear arsenals persist. Indeed, threats to U.S.-Russian strategic stability are once again growing. The United States and Russia are modernizing their respective nuclear arsenals and introducing new and potentially destabilizing weapon systems. The INF Treaty is on its last legs, amid reported Russian violations and Russian allegations of U.S. violations. New START, the most recent offspring of the verified arms reduction agreements begun in the 1980s, is set to expire in just two-and-a-half years. New arms control talks are nowhere on the horizon. The past seriousness with which these problems were addressed is entirely absent. The distraction of President Trump’s sorry conduct in Helsinki pushes the opportunity for arms negotiations with Russia even further out of reach. Congress is asserting itself by passing additional sanctions to hold Russia accountable for its meddling in U.S. elections. Now it needs to step up its work on arms control — not despite the current tensions with Russia, but because of them. Even as the political fallout from the Trump-Putin summit settles, Congress should take the following steps. First, Congress should push the administration to extend New START immediately. Both countries have adhered to New START. Its verification procedures, which have worked well, provide reassurance and prevent misperception and miscalculation. The treaty has enjoyed bipartisan support. We should not let relations with Russia worsen before initiating the extension of this treaty. Second, Congress should encourage the Trump administration, through hearings and oversight, to constructively address violations that threaten the INF Treaty’s future. For example, if Russia is willing to destroy its treaty-violating missiles, or modify them so they no longer can fly to prohibited ranges, the United States should be willing to add verifiable features to its European missile defense launchers to make clear they cannot also launch prohibited cruise missiles. The collapse of the INF Treaty, and the re-introduction of intermediate-range missile in Europe, would in no way advance U.S. security interests, or the security of our NATO allies. Third, the Senate should revive and focus the work of the National Security Working Group to advise and consult with the administration on arms control measures under consideration, and to inform Congress of the administration’s plans. Democrats and Republicans in the group may not agree on every proposal, but they must agree to wall off partisan politics from efforts to reduce nuclear dangers. This group can play an influential role in guiding and monitoring the pursuit of arms control by the executive branch. The logic of deterrence is powerful but not infallible. Looking back at the nuclear crises of the Cold War, the inescapable fact is that sheer luck played too big of a role in preventing disaster. Nuclear weapons are complicated machines, operated and maintained by imperfect human beings, within complex organizations. Information for those who must decide whether to use these weapons is always incomplete. Miscalculation and accidents involving nuclear weapons have been far more common than most people realize. It will take a serious and coordinated effort by Congress and the administration to begin to address today’s nuclear risks effectively, and cooperatively, with Russia even as we hold Russia accountable for its interference in our elections. Martin B. Malin is executive director of the Project on Managing the Atom at Harvard University’s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs. Follow him on Twitter @ManagingtheAtom. View the discussion thread. 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How Long Does Nicotine Stay in Your System from Vaping?
How Long Does Nicotine Stay in Your System
The majority of people, some vapers included, aren’t aware of how much time nicotine stays in human bodies before being fully flushed out. Consequently, they are much interested in knowing how long the addictive substance remains in their system. What if they are to be subjected to nicotine testing in their places of work; if it turns out to be positive they might lose their job! Or maybe as a condition of occupation to determine their state of health for insurance cover.
That’s how serious the matter can be. As unfair as it sounds, most employers and insurance firms do not have to differentiate between cigarette users and consumers of nicotine in other safer forms, such as vaping or smokeless tobacco methods. Even when you’ve been consuming nicotine in the form of nicotine gum – which has been approved safe for long-term consumption by food and drug authorities, this is as well treated as a potential health risk and can lead to costlier insurance prices.
Insurance firms treat nicotine presence as a reliable sign that the person is an active tobacco user if not an NRT (nicotine replacement therapy) product user that often implies an ex-smoker (and a person who is susceptible to returning to the smoking habit, as over 90% of NRT product users usually do).
Before getting into the subject of the matter, we need to understand what nicotine is. It’s simply the addictive substance in cigarettes, vape flavors, and other tobacco products. When you smoke a cigarette or take vape a nicotine-saturated vape flavor, your body will absorb nearly 90 percent of the nicotine.
Nicotine elements will still be present in your bloodstream after you no longer feel their impact. Arguably, vaping is a relatively recent method of nicotine ingestion hence its safety and long-term impacts on the human body are yet to be properly established. It was until recently when several health authorities across the globe began investigating the outbreak of certain lung infections related to the use of e-cigs and other vaping products.
After consuming tobacco or its products, nicotine is retained into your bloodstream for some time even after you’ve quitted using it. Medical tests on your urine, blood, saliva, hair follicles, or nails will show traces of nicotine present in your body.
How Long Does Nicotine Stay in Your System?
Whenever you chew or inhale tobacco, or unknowingly inhale secondary smoke from your hood, nicotine gets absorbed into your bloodstream. While in the bloodstream, most of the nicotine is broken down by enzymes secreted in the liver to become cotinine. Amazingly, the amount of cotinine in your bloodstream is proportionate to the amount of nicotine ingested.
The substance is in turn excreted from your body systems through the kidneys in form of urine. Interestingly, cotinine can still be diagnosed in your body even after three months of ingesting nicotine into your bloodstream. Nevertheless, how long cotinine, nicotine for that matter, depends on the way/method and how often you ingest it. For instance, if you consume nicotine – In cigarette, vape flavor, or in whatever form – infrequently, a test on your urine will show traces of cotinine even on the third to fourth day from ingestion.
If you usually have regular exposure to nicotine, this “chemical” can stay in your body for up to three weeks from your last day of exposure. For a test on your urine to turn positive, it will depend upon when the urine sample was presented relative to the last time you’re exposed to nicotine. If you are an active consumer of nicotine, the test may turn positive at approximately 1000 ng/mL. Nevertheless, different test labs may have varied positivity ranges, so it is always important to discuss your results with your examiner – doctor in that case.
Now, how long will nicotine elements be present in your bloodstream? And the answer is simple; one to three days. On the other hand, a cotinine test can be positive up to the tenth day from the last nicotine exposure. Nicotine tests can be conducted using both qualitative and quantitative means that detect nicotine, cotinine, and anabasine – a breakdown product of nicotine. Sometimes we experience false positives from nicotine testing, particularly from blood testing. This’s is often due to the presence of thiocyanate – a compound commonly found in foodstuffs such as cabbage and broccoli, and sometimes in various medications.
In other body fluids such as saliva, nicotine can take around four days to get completely flushed from the. Interestingly, nicotine elements can generally be present in your hair follicles approximately three months from your last exposure. And depending upon the kind of hair test conducted, a nicotine test can turn to be positive even a year after your previous exposure. Nevertheless, although nicotine testing can be tested using the hair follicle test, the commonest tests are conducted on urine, saliva, and blood as the hair test is a bit costlier.
Test Methods
Whereas there’re test methods to detect nicotine in the body, it is a bit difficult to diagnose nicotine in human blood three days after the previous exposure, or in the urine four days after consumption. This is the reason the majority of employers and insurance firms aren’t concerned with how much time nicotine remains in the body. Instead, they go for a metabolite of nicotine, particularly cotinine.
Nevertheless, how long cotinine stays in your body may depend upon your gender, ethnic background, type of medication administered previously, and diet among others. For instance, in terms of gender, men often maintain higher levels of cotinine compared with women. With the advancement of science and technology, advice on cut-points (the degree above which someone being subjected to nicotine testing is regarded positive for nicotine consumption) has been altered. Below are the proven testing methods:
1. Urine Testing
Compared with saliva and blood serum, urine contains a larger amount of cotinine – approximately more than six times – and this makes it an ideal option for testing a low concentration of nicotine. Moreover, the test is simple and less expensive. It all involves soaking a test strip into a sample of urine for some minutes. Ultimately, either a positive or negative result is given.
2. Blood Testing
Blood testing
Blood testing is an accurate method of testing the presence of nicotine in your body. It’s capable of detecting both nicotine and cotinine. Unfortunately, it is one of the most expensive methods making it a less frequently used technique compared with other testing approaches. Ordinary, piercing an injection and drawing blood from a test subject requires some expertise and training, and most importantly a visit to a laboratory.
This whole process makes the entire method a bit cumbersome and in turn expensive for the employer and employee. In nicotine blood testing, two kinds of testing are used: a simpler one that indicates whether the test is positive or negative and a complex one that indicates the degree/level/amount of nicotine and cotinine present.
3. Saliva Testing
Due to its high degree of sensitivity, nicotine saliva testing is becoming the commonest testing technique and a handsome number of labs and insurance firms are switching to it. The degrees of cotinine that this test can detect are approximately a third as high as the one tested in blood serum and close to a fifteenth than in urine. The biggest advantage of this kind of test is it’s easy to accomplish. To test the presence of cotinine, employers usually use kits generated by 3rd party laboratories. Often, swabs are taken from the subject’s mouth, inserted into a self-sealing container, and shipped to a testing lab. The employer or the insurance company gets the results via telephone or online. Saliva testing is far cheaper and less time-consuming than sending every individual employee to the lab to get blood serums extracted from them.
4. Hair Testing
Hair testing
Testing the presence of cotinine from samples of hair follicles is an equally reliable and complicated process, a slow as well as expensive procedure. Hair testing is the preferred option where the results of the abovementioned tests are losing clarity or are in doubt. It is often applied in scientific studies. The efficacy of the whole procedure is that cotinine can be retained in hair samples for as long as three months.
The Concept of Half-Life
Two hours after smoking, vaping, or whatever kind of nicotine ingestion you use, your body will have eliminated close to half of it, implying that its half-life is around 2 hours. Its short half-life implies that nicotine has short-term effects that vanish quickly, so users feel like they want moreover a short time. Upon infusion into the bloodstream, nicotine is broken down into over twenty substances such as cotinine, anabasine, nornicotine, et al.
These products are eventually excreted from the body as urine. Studies show that it takes more than two weeks for the blood of someone who has consumed tobacco to reach the same level of cotinine as another person who is a non-user. At the same time, it takes several more weeks for cotinine levels in the urine to become low. The more someone consumes tobacco and the higher their frequency of nicotine consumption, the longer nicotine will take to leave their body.
Nevertheless, the exact time length taken for nicotine to completely clear from the bloodstream differs from one person to another:
• Nicotine stays longer in people aged 65 years and above
• Compared to men, women are known to process nicotine at a faster rate, especially when they are using birth control medications.
• The human body takes longer to eliminate nicotine in users who have consumed it more often and for a longer period.
Nicotine Withdrawal
Nicotine withdrawal
The ferocity, as well as the timescale of withdrawal signs, may vary, depending on the amount of nicotine an individual has consumed. For instance, it’s been found that smokers who consume five or fewer cigarettes per day may not experience severe physical symptoms as their bodies aren’t much dependent on the nicotine substance. Nonetheless, they may still experience emotional connections – craving- to smoking. In the first few days to a couple of weeks after quitting nicotine consumption, withdrawal symptoms are at their worst.
Actually, users experience the hardest time during the first week, and these symptoms gradually weaken as time goes by. Some of the physical and physiological nicotine withdrawal symptoms include anxiety and stress, irritation, depression, insomnia, restlessness, polyphagia, focusing difficulty, et al. Even when all the physical symptoms have vanished, and all nicotine in the bloodstream has left the body, smokers or vapers may still experience the psychological urge to ingest more. Usually, this is often because the individuals are used to smoking or vaping habits. The desire to ingest nicotine worsens when you encounter triggering situations or occasions.
For example, when you’re stressed, on a vacation with friends who smoke, and when an active smoker exposes you to secondary smoke among others. With time, these triggering situations become lesser and less powerful.
Do Insurance Companies Test For Nicotine?
Do Insurance Companies Test For Nicotine
Some insurance firms often conduct nicotine examinations on health insurance clients, while others examine for life assurance reasons. Most recently, several companies are altering their policies and allowing their clients to vape or consume smokeless tobacco while still being eligible to hold non-smokers’ rates. Interestingly, some firms are allowing cigar smokers to do their stuff without raising any rate.
If you are shopping around or looking for life insurance, be fair to your health and look for the one that embraces reduced-risk nicotine consumption. In eth coming days, we are hoping that both the employers and insurance firms will consider the difference that exists in risk between the consumption of nicotine through cigarette smoking and other safer methods like vaping, and stop “victimizing” vapers as well as snus users.
Meantime, if you’re to be subjected to nicotine examination in your workplace for occupational or health insurance purposes, your best bet is to just abstain from nicotine consumption for at least two weeks. If you’re firmly secure in your current occupation, consider discussing with your establishment why they should encourage smoking employees in your firm to transition to low-risk nicotine consumption methods like vaping. | ESSENTIALAI-STEM |
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Gone are the days when women had no choice but to endure labor and delivery without medication to ease the pain. Now, techniques like epidurals can make an otherwise painful experience more calm, controlled, and even comfortable.
Of course, many women hope to get through childbirth without having to ask for medications. But once labor starts, it's common — and completely understandable — for a woman to change her mind and request some sort of relief to make things easier or, at least, more bearable. No matter how prepared you are, physically and mentally, giving birth is hard.
Whether you've known from day one that you'd be asking for an epidural or have your heart set on a medicine-free birth, here's the lowdown on epidurals and how they can take some of the pain out of labor and delivery.
What's an Epidural?
An epidural (sometimes called an epidural block) is what most women think of when they consider pain medication during labor. Epidurals are a form of regional anesthesia that provide continuous pain relief to the entire body below the belly button (including the vaginal walls) throughout labor and delivery. With an epidural, a woman is comfortable and still fully awake.
How Is It Done?
An epidural involves medication given by an anesthesiologist through a thin, tube-like catheter that's inserted in the woman's lower back and then into the area just outside the membrane covering the spinal cord (called the epidural space). You'll need to sit or lie on your side with your back rounded while the doctor inserts the epidural.
The amount of medication can be regulated according to your needs. As your labor progresses and you start to deliver, the anesthesiologist can administer medication as needed through the catheter in your back without having to reinsert any needles.
What Will It Feel Like?
The thought of a big needle going into your back can be downright unnerving. But contrary to what many women may think, getting an epidural doesn't hurt that much at all. The skin is numbed first, so you'll probably feel just a stick or pinch and some pressure. Of course, you may be aware of the catheter in your back, which can be annoying for some women, but it isn't painful or uncomfortable.
Once the epidural is in place, you may still feel the pressure of contractions, although you shouldn't feel the pain. Actually, being aware of your contractions, if even a little, helps once you start to push.
As the doctor adjusts the dosage, your legs may feel a little weak, warm, tingly, numb, or heavy. Unlike some other labor and delivery medications, epidurals don't affect your mind. You'll still feel alert and aware of what's going on.
How Long Will It Take?
It only takes a couple of minutes to insert an epidural. You should start to feel the effects in about 10 to 20 minutes. The epidural catheter will stay in place throughout your labor and delivery.
What Are the Risks?
Epidurals do have some drawbacks. They may:
• make it harder for a woman to push the baby out (although the anesthesiologist can adjust the amount of medication being given if this happens)
• cause the mother's blood pressure to drop
• cause a headache
• cause temporary difficulty with urination, requiring a urinary catheter
• very rarely cause bleeding
Although some studies suggest that epidurals may increase the chances of cesarean deliveries (C-sections) or vaginal deliveries that require forceps or vacuum extractions, others show no correlation. It's not clear if the surgery or assisted delivery were needed because of the epidural or if the epidural and the surgery or assisted delivery were both needed because of some underlying problem.
How Will It Affect My Baby?
Some epidural medication does reach the baby, but it's much less than what the little one would get if the mother is given pain medications through an IV or if she is given general anesthesia. The risks of an epidural to the baby are minimal, but include possible distress (such as a slow heartbeat) caused by the mother's lowered blood pressure.
What Will I Feel Like After Delivery?
If you have an epidural, you may shiver a little after the baby is born (which is common with or without an epidural). You might feel some numbness in your legs and tingling as the medication starts to wear off, which may take a little while. That means you may not be able to walk around for at least a few hours after the birth. Even after that, ask someone to help you until your legs feel back to normal. If you had a C-section, the doctor may continue the epidural for a while after the delivery to control any pain.
You may also have some soreness in your back for a few days from where the epidural was inserted. Very rarely, women who get epidurals may have very bad headaches after the birth.
What Other Medications Can Help?
Epidurals aren't the only way medication can help you deal with the pain and stress of labor and delivery.
Also injected into the lower back through a catheter, a spinal block provides faster pain relief with smaller doses of medication. However, a spinal block only lasts for up to 2 hours, so it may be given during the actual delivery rather than during labor.
Some women may get a combined spinal-epidural (or CSE) block, which is, at its name implies, a combination of a spinal block and epidural that can offer faster pain relief that can then be continued throughout labor. This is often called a "walking epidural" because it allows some women to walk around once it's inserted since it has less of an effect on muscle strength. Walking can be possible with other techniques as well, depending on the medications used.
Another option for pain relief is a nerve block, which is given as an injection and deadens the sensation in specific, smaller areas of the body (such as the vagina and perineum — the area between the vagina and anus).
Analgesics are pain medications that can be administered through an IV or as a shot given as needed. Tranquilizers can be given through an IV to relax anxious women. Tranquilizers do not relieve pain, however, and can have significant side effects. If medications are given through an IV, the baby's going to get those medications, too.
Talk to your doctor about the various medications available and how they could affect you and your baby. If you're interested in getting an epidural, let your doctor know as soon as you decide, and check to see how early and how late in your labor it will be possible for you to get one.
Although many women want to give birth without any pain medications, it isn't a sign of weakness if you decide to ask for something to ease your pain or anxiety. Childbirth is often one of the hardest, most painful things the human body can go through. Getting a little relief makes you no less of a mother or woman. You know your body better than anyone — only you can be the judge of how much pain you can or can't take.
Reviewed by: Elana Pearl Ben-Joseph, MD
Date reviewed: May 2013
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The most Christian King, and the thirteen United States of North America, to wit, New Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay Rhode island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania Delaware, Maryland, Virginia North-Carolina, South Carolina & Georgia, willing to fix in an equitable and permanent manner the Rules which ought to be followed relative to the Correspondence & Commerce which the two Parties desire to establish between their respective Countries, States, and Subjects, his most Christian Majesty and the said United States have judged that the said End could not be better obtained than by taking for the Basis of their Agreement the most perfect Equality and Reciprocity, and by carefully avoiding all those burthensome Preferences, which are usually Sources of Debate, Embarrassment and Discontent; by leaving also each Party at Liberty to make, respecting Commerce and Navigation, those interior Regulations which it shall find most convenient to itself; and by founding the Advantage of Commerce solely upon reciprocal Utility, and the just Rules of free Intercourse; reserving withal to each Party the Liberty of admitting at its pleasure other Nations to a Participation of the same Advantages. It is in the Spirit of this Intention, and to fulfil these Views, that his said Majesty having named and appointed for his Plenipotentiary Conrad Alexander Gerard, Royal Sindic of the City of Strasbourg, Secretary of his Majesty's Council of State, and the United States on their Part, having fully impower'd Benjamin Franklin Deputy from the State of Pennsylvania to the general Congress, and President of the Convention of said State, Silas Deane late Deputy from the State of Connecticut to the said Congress, and Arthur Lee Councellor at Law; The said respective Plenipotentiaries after exchanging their Powers, and after mature Deliberation, have concluded and agreed upon the following Articles.
ARTICLE. 1.st There shall be a firm, inviolable and universal Peace, and a true and sincere Friendship between the most Christian King, his Heirs and Successors, and the United States of America; and the Subjects of the most Christian King and of the said States; and between the Countries, Islands, Cities, and Towns, situate under the Jurisdiction of the most Christian King, and of the said United States, and the people and Inhabitants of every Degree, without exception of Persons or Places; & the Terms herein after mentioned shall be perpetual between the most Christian King his Heirs and Successors and the said United States.
ART. 2.nd The most Christian King, and the United States engage mutually not to grant any particular Favor to other Nations in respect of Commerce and Navigation, which shall not immediately become common to the other Party, who shall enjoy the same Favor freely, if the Concession was freer made, or on allowing the same Compensation, if the Concession was Conditional.
ART. 3.d The Subjects of the most Christian King shall pay in the Port Havens, Roads, Countries I lands, Cities or Towns, of the United States or any of them, no other or greater Duties or Imposts of what Nature soever they may be, or by what Name soever called, than those which the Nations most favoured are or shall be obliged to pay; and they shall enjoy all the Rights, Liberties, Privileges, Immunities and Exemptions in Trade, Navigation and Commerce, whether in passing from one Port in the said States to another, or in going to and from the same, from and to any Part of the World, which the said Nations do or shall enjoy.
ART. 4. The Subjects, People and Inhabitants of the said United States, and each of them, shall not pay in the Ports, Havens Roads Isles, Cities & Places under the Domination of his most Christian Majesty in Europe, any other or greater Duties or Imposts, of what Nature soever, they may be, or by what Name soever called, that those which the most favoured Nations are or shall be obliged to pay; & they shall enjoy all the Rights, Liberties, Privileges, Immunities & Exemptions, in Trade Navigation and Commerce whether in passing from one Port in the said Dominions in Europe to another, or in going to and from the same, from and to any Part of the World, which the said Nation do or shall enjoy.
ART. 5. In the above Exemption is particularly comprised the Imposition of 100 Sols pr Ton, established in France on foreign Ships; unless when the Ships of the United States shall load with the Merchandize of France for another Port of the same Dominion, in which Case the said Ships shall pay the Duty abovementioned so long as other Nations the most favour'd shall be obliged to pay it. But it is understood that the said United States or any of them are at Liberty when they shall judge it proper, to establish a Duty equivalent in the same Case.
ART. 6. The most Christian King shall endeavour by all the means in his Power to protect and defend all Vessels and the Effects belonging to the Subjects, People or Inhabitants of the said United States, or any of them, being in his Ports Havens or Roads or on the Sea near to his Countries, Islands Cities or Towns and to recover and restore to the right owners, their agents or Attornies all such Vessel & Effects, which shall be taken within his Jurisdiction; and the Ships of War of his most Christian Majesty or any Convoys sailing under his authority shall upon all Occasions take under their Protection all Vessels belonging to the Subjects, People or Inhabitants of the said United States, or any of them & holding the same Course or going the same Way, and shall defend such Vessels, as long as they hold the same Course or go the same way, against all Attacks, Force and Violence in the same manner, as they ought to protect and defend the Vessels belonging to the Subjects of the most Christian King.
ART. 7. In like manner the said United States and their Ships of War sailing under their Authority shall protect and defend, conformable to the Tenor of the preceding Article, all the Vessels and Effect belonging to the Subjects of the most Christian King; and use al their Endeavours to recover cause to be restored the said Vessels and Effects, that shall have been taken within the Jurisdiction of the said United State or any of them.
ART. 8. The most Christian King will employ his good Offices and Interposition with the King or Emperor of Morocco or Fez, the Regencies of Algier, Tunis and Tripoli, or with any of them, and also with every other Prince, State or Power of the Coast of Barbary in Africa, and the Subjects of the said King Emperor, States and Powers, and each of them; in order to provide as fully and efficaciously as possible for the Benefit, Conveniency and Safety of the said United States, and each of them, their Subjects, People, and Inhabitants, and their Vessels and Effects, against all Violence, Insult, Attacks, or Depredations on the Part of the said Princes and States of Barbary, or their Subjects.
ART. 9. The Subjects, Inhabitants, Merchants, Commanders of Ships Masters and Mariners of the States, Provinces, and Dominions of each Party respectively shall abstain and forbear to fish in all Places possessed or which shall be possessed by the other Party: The most Christian Kings Subjects shall not fish in the Havens, Bays, Creeks, Roads Coasts or Places, which the said united States hold or shall hereafter hold; and in like manner the Subjects, People and Inhabitants of the said United States shall not fish in the Havens Bays, Creeks, Roads, Coasts or Places, which the most Christian King possesses or shall hereafter possess; and if any and if any Ship or Vessel shall be found fishing contrary to the Tenor of this Treaty, the said Ship or Vessel with its lading, proof being made thereof, shall be confiscated. It is however understood, that the Exclusion stipulated in the present Article shall take place only so long, and so far as the most Christian King or the United States shall not in this respect have granted an Exemption to some other Nation.
ART. 10. The United States their Citizens and Inhabitants shall never disturb the Subjects, of the most Christian King in the Enjoyment and Exercise of the Right of Fishing on the Banks of Newfoundland; nor in the indefinite and exclusive Right which belongs to them on that Part of the Coast of that Island which is designed by the Treaty of Utrecht; nor in the Rights relative to all and each of the Isles which belong to his most Christian Majesty; the whole conformable to the true Sense of the Treaties of Utrecht and Paris.
ART. 11. (1) It is agreed and concluded that there shall never be any Duty imposed on the Exportation of the Mellasses that may be taken by the Subjects of any of the United States from the Islands of America which belong or may hereafter appertain to his most Christian Majesty.
ART. 12. (2) In compensation of the Exemption stipulated by the preceding Article, it is agreed and concluded that there shall never be any Duties imposed on the Exportation of any kind of Merchandize which the Subjects of his most Christian Majesty may take from the Countries and Possessions present or future of any of the thirteen United States, for the Use of the Islands which shall furnish Mellasses.
ART 13 [11]. The Subjects and Inhabitants of the said United States, or any one of them, shall not be reputed Aubains in France, & consequently shall be exempted from the Droit d'Aubaine or other similar Duty under what name soever. They may by Testament, Donation, or otherwise dispose of their Goods moveable and immoveable in favour of such Persons as to them shall seem good; and their Heirs, Subjects of the Said United States, residing whether in France or elsewhere, may succeed them ab intestat, without being obliged to obtain Letters of Naturalization, and without having the Effect of this Concession contested or impeded under Pretext of any Rights or Prerogatives of Provinces, Cities, or Private Persons. And the said Heirs, whether such by particular Title, or ab intestat, shall be exempt from all Duty called Droit de Detraction, or other Duty of the same kind; saving nevertheless, the local Rights or Duties as much and as long as similar ones are not established by the United States or any of them. The Subjects of the most Christian fling shall enjoy on their Part, in all the Dominions of the sd. States, an entire and perfect Reciprocity relative to the Stipulations contained in the present Article.
But it is at the same Time agreed that its Contents shall not affect the Laws made or that may be made hereafter in France against Emigrations, which shall remain in all their Force and Vigour; and the United States on their Part, or any of them, shall be at Liberty to enact such Laws relative to that Matter, as to them shall seem proper.
ART. 14 [12]. The merchant Ships of either of the Parties, which shall be making into a Port belonging to the Enemy of the other Ally and concerning whose Voyage & the Species of Goods on board her there shall be just Grounds of Suspicion shall be obliged to exhibit as well upon the high Seas as in the Ports and Havens not only her Passports, but likewise Certificates expressly strewing that her Goods are not of the Number of those, which have been prohibited as contraband
ART. 15 [13]. If by the exhibiting of the above said Certificates, the other Party discover there are any of those Sorts of Goods, which are prohibited and declared contraband and consigned for a Port under the Obedience of his Enemies, it shall not be lawful to break up the Hatches of such Ship, or to open any Chest, Coffers, Packs, Casks, or any other Vessels found therein, or to remove the smallest Parcels of her Goods, whether such Ship belongs to the Subjects of France or the Inhabitants of the said United States, unless the lading be brought on Shore in the presence of the Officers of the Court of Admiralty and an Inventory thereof made; but there shall be no allowance to sell, exchange, or alienate the same in any manner until after that due and lawful Process shall have been had against such prohibited Goods and the Court of Admiralty shall by a Sentence pronounced, have confiscated the same: saving always as well the Ship itself as any other Goods found therein, which by this Treaty are to be esteemed free: neither may they be detained on presence of their being as it were infected by the prohibited Goods, much less shall they be confiscated as lawful Prize: But if not the whole Cargo, but only part thereof shall consist of prohibited or contraband Goods and the Commander of the Ship shall be ready and willing to deliver them to the Captor, who has discovered them, in such Case the Captor having received those Goods shall forthwith discharge the Ship and not hinder her by any means freely to prosecute the Voyage, on which she was bound. But in Case the Contraband Merchandiscs, cannot be all receiv'd on board the Vessel of the Captor, then the Captor may, notwithstanding the Offer of delivering him the Contraband Goods, carry the Vessel into the nearest Port agreable to what is above directed.
ART. 16 [14]. On the contrary it is agreed, that whatever shall be found to be laden by the Subjects and Inhabitants of either Party on any Ship belonging to the Enemys of the other or to their Subjects, the whole although it be not of the Sort of prohibited Goods may be confiscated in the same manner, as if it belonged to the Enemy, except such Goods and Merchandizes as were put on board such Ship before the Declaration of War, or even after such Declaration, if so be it were done without knowledge of such Declaration. So that the Goods of the Subjects and People of either Party, whether they be of the Nature of such as are prohibited or otherwise, which, as is aforesaid were put on board any Ship belonging to an Enemy before the War, or after the Declaration of the same, without the knowledge of it, shall no ways be liable to confiscation, but shall well and truly be restored without Delay to the proprietors demanding the same; but so as that, if the said Merchandizes be contraband, it shall not be any Ways lawful to carry them afterwards to any Ports belonging to the Enemy. The two contracting Parties agree, that the Term of two Months being passed after the Declaration of War, their respective Subjects, from whatever Part of the World they come, shall not plead the Ignorance mentioned in this Article.
ART. 17 [15]. And that more effectual Care may be taken for the Security of the Subjects and Inhabitants of both Parties, that they suffer no injury by the men of War or Privateers of the other Party, all the Commanders of the Ships of his most Christian Majesty & of the said United States and all their Subjects and Inhabitants shall be forbid doing any Injury or Damage to the other Side; and if they act to the contrary, they shall be punished and shall moreover be bound to make Satisfaction for all Matter of Damage, and the Interest thereof, by reparation, under the Pain and obligation of their Person and Goods.
ART. 18 [16]. All Ships and Merchandizes of what Nature soever which shall be rescued out of the hands of any Pirates or Robbers on the high Seas, shall be brought into some Port of either State and shall be delivered to the Custody of the Officers of that Port, in order to be restored entire to the true Proprietor, as soon as due and sufficient Proof shall be made concerning the Property thereof.
ART. 19 [17]. It shall be lawful for the Ships of War of either Party & Privateers freely to carry whithersoever they please the Ships and Goods taken from their Enemies, without being obliged to pay any Duty to the Officers of the Admiralty or any other Judges; nor shall such Prizes be arrested or seized, when they come to and enter the Ports of either Party; nor shall the Searchers or other Officers of those Places search the same or make examination concerning the lawfulness of such Prizes, but they may hoist Sail at any time and depart and carry their Prizes to the Places express'd in their Commissions, which the Commanders of such Ships of War shall be obliged to shew: On the contrary no Shelter or Refuge shall be given in their Ports to such as shall have made Prize of the Subjects, People or Property of either of the Parties; but if such shall come in, being forced by Stress of Weather or the Danger of the Sea, all proper means shall be vigorously used that they go out and retire from thence as soon as possible.
ART. 20 [18]. If any Ship belonging to either of the Parties their People or Subjects, shall, within the Coasts or Dominions of the other, stick upon the Sands or be wrecked or suffer any other Damage, all friendly Assistance and Relief shall be given to the Persons shipwrecked or such as shall be in danger thereof; and Letters of safe Conduct shall likewise be given to them for their free and quiet Passage from thence, and the return of every one to his own Country.
ART. 21 [19]. In Case the Subjects and Inhabitants of either Party with their shipping whether publick and of War or private and of Merchants, be forced, through Stress of Weather, pursuit of Pirates or Enemies, or any other urgent necessity for seeking of Shelter and Harbour, to retreat and enter into any of the Rivers, Bays, Roads or Ports belonging to the other Party, they shall be received and treated with all humanity and Kindness and enjoy all friendly Protection & Help; and they shall be permitted to refresh and provide themselves at reasonable Rates with victuals and all things needful for the sustenance of their Persons or reparation of their Ships and conveniency of their Voyage; and they shall no Ways be detained or hindred from returning out of the said Ports or Roads but may remove and depart when and whither they please without any let or hindrance.
ART. 22 [20]. For the better promoting of Commerce on both Sides, it is agreed that if a War shall break out between the said two Nations, six Months after the Proclamation of War shall be allowed to the Merchants in the Cities and Towns, where they live, for selling and transporting their Goods and Merchandizes; and if any thing be taken from them, or any Injury be done them within that Term by either Party or the People or Subjects of either, full Satisfaction shall be made for the same.
ART. 23 [21]. No Subjects of the most Christian King shall apply for or take any Commission or Letters of marque for arming any Ship or Ships to act as Privateers against the said United States or any of them or against the Subjects People or Inhabitants of the said United States or any of them or against the Property of any of the Inhabitants of any of them from any Prince or State with which the said United States shall be at War. Nor shall any Citizen Subject or Inhabitant of the said United States or any of them apply for or take any Commission or letters of marque for arming any Ship or Ships to act as Privateers against the Subjects Of the most Christian King or any of them or the Property of any of them from any Prince or State with which the said fling shall be at War: And if any Person of either Nation shall take such Commissions or Letters of Marque he shall be punished as a Pirate.
ART. 24 [22]. It shall not be lawful for any foreign Privateers, not belonging to Subjects of the most Christian King nor Citizens of the said United States, who have Commissions from any other Prince or State in enmity with either Nation to fit their Ships in the Ports of either the one or the other of the aforesaid Parties, to sell what they have taken or in any other manner whatsoever to exchange their Ships, Merchandizes or any other lading; neither shall they be allowed even to purchase victuals except such as shall be necessary for their going to the next Port of that Prince or State from which they have Commissions.
ART. 25 [23]. It shall be lawful for all and singular the Subjects of the most Christian King and the Citizens People and Inhabitants of the said United States to sail with their Ships with all manner of Liberty and Security; no distinction being made, who are the Proprietors of the Merchandizes laden thereon, from any Port to the places of those who now are or hereafter shall be at Enmity with the most Christian King or the United States. It shall likewise be Lawful for the Subjects and Inhabitants aforesaid to sail with the Ships and Merchandizes aforementioned and to trade with the same Liberty and. security from the Places, Ports and Havens of those who are Enemies of both or either Party without any Opposition or disturbance whatsoever, not only directly from the Places of the Enemy afore mentioned to neutral Places; but also from one Place belonging to an Enemy to another place belonging to an Enemy, whether they be under the Jurisdiction of the same Prince or under several; And it is hereby stipulated that free Ships shall also give a freedom to Goods, and that every thing shall be deemed to be free and exempt, which shall be found on board the Ships belonging to the Subjects of either of the Confederates, although the whole lading or any Part thereof should appertain to the Enemies of either, contraband Goods being always excepted. It is also agreed!' in like manner that the same Liberty be extended to Persons, who are on board a free Ship, with this Effect, that although they be Enemies to both or either Party, they are not to be taken out of that free Ship, unless they are Soldiers and in actual Service of the Enemies.
ART. 26 [24]. This Liberty of Navigation and Commerce shall extend to all kinds of Merchandizes, excepting those only which are distinguished by the name of contraband; And under this Name of Contraband or prohibited Goods shall be comprehended, Arms, great Guns, Bombs with the fuzes, and other things belonging to them, Cannon Ball, Gun powder, Match, Pikes, Swords, Lances, Spears, halberds, Mortars, Petards, Granades Salt Petre, Muskets, Musket Ball, Bucklers, Helmets, breast Plates, Coats of Mail and the like kinds of Arms proper for arming Soldiers, Musket rests, belts, Horses with their Furniture, and all other Warlike Instruments whatever. These Merchandizes which follow shall not be reckoned among Contraband or prohibited Goods, that is to say, all sorts of Cloths, and all other Manufactures woven of any wool, Flax, Silk, Cotton or any other Materials whatever; all kinds of wearing Apparel together with the Species, whereof they are used to be made; gold & Silver as well coined as uncoin'd, Tin, Iron, Latten, Copper, Brass Coals, as also Wheat and Barley and any other kind of Corn and pulse; Tobacco and likewise all manner of Spices; salted and smoked Flesh, salted Fish, Cheese and Butter, Beer, Oils, Wines, Sugars and all sorts of Salts; & in general all Provisions, which serve for the nourishment of Mankind and the sustenance of Life; Furthermore all kinds of Cotton, hemp, Flax, Tar, Pitch, Ropes, Cables, Sails, Sail Cloths, Anchors and any Parts of Anchors; also Ships Masts, Planks, Boards and Beams of what Trees soever; and all other Things proper either for building or repairing Ships, and all d other Goods whatever, which have not been worked into the form of any Instrument or thing prepared for War by Land or by Sea, shall not be reputed Contraband, much less such as d have been already wrought and made up for any other Use; all which shall be wholly reckoned among free Goods: as likewise I all other Merchandizes and things, which are not comprehended and particularly mentioned in the foregoing enumeration of contraband Goods: so that they may be transported and carried in the freest manner by Subjects of both Confederates even to Places belonging to an Enemy such Towns or Places being only excepted as are at that time besieged, blocked up or invested.
ART. 27 [25]. To the End that all manner of Dissentions and Quarrels may be avoided and prevented on one Side and the other, it is agreed, that in case either of the Parties hereto should be engaged in War, the Ships and Vessels belonging to the Subjects or People of the other Ally must be furnished with Sea Letters or Passports expressing the name, Property and Bulk of the Ship as also the name and Place of habitation of the Master or Commander of the said Ship, that it may appear thereby, that the Ship really & truly belongs to the Subjects of one of the Parties, which Passport shall be made out and granted according to the Form annexed to this Treaty; they shall likewise be recalled every Year, that is if the Ship happens to return home within the Space of a Year. It is likewise agreed, that such Ships being laden are to be provided not only with Passports as above mentioned, but also with Certificates containing the several Particulars of the Cargo, the Place whence the Ship sailed and whither she is bound, that so it may be known,. whether any forbidden or contraband Goods be on board the same: which Certificates shall be made out by the Officers of the Place, whence the Ship set sail, in the accustomed Form. And if any one shall think it fit or adviseable to express in the said Certificates the Person to whom the Goods on board belong, he may freely do so.
ART. 28 [26]. The Ships of the Subjects and Inhabitants of either of the Parties, coming upon any Coasts belonging to either of the said, Allies, but not willing to enter into Port, or being entered into Port and not willing to unload their Cargoes or break Bulk, they shall be treated according to the general Rules prescribed or to be prescribed relative to the Object in Question.
ART. 29 [27]. If the Ships of the said Subjects, People or Inhabitants of either of the Parties shall be met with either sailing along the Coasts or on the high Seas by any Ship of War of the other or by any Privateers, the said Ships of War or Privateers, for the avoiding of any Disorder shall remain out of Cannon Shot, and may send their Boats aboard the Merchant Ship, which they shall so meet with, and may enter her to number of two or three Men only to whom the Master or Commander of such Ship or Vessel hall exhibit his passport concerning the Property of the Ship made out according to the Form inserted in this present Treaty, and the Ship, when she shall have shewed such Passport shall be free and st Libert, to pursue her Voyage, so as it shall not be lawful to molest or search her in any manner or to give her chase, or force her to quit her intended
ART. 30 [28]. It is also agreed that all Goods, when once put on board the Ships or Vessels of either of the two contracting Parties shall be subject to no farther Visitation; but all Visitation or Search shall be made before hand, and all prohibited Goods shall be stopped on the Spot, before the same be put on board, unless there are manifest Tokens or Proofs of fraudulent Practice; nor shall either the Persons or goods of the Subjects of his most Christian Majesty or the United States be put under any arrest or molested by any other kind of Embargo for that Cause; and only the Subject of that State, to whom the said; Goods have been or shall be prohibited and who shall presume to sell or alienate such sort of Goods shall be duly punished for the Offense
ART. 31 [29]. The two contracting Parties grant mutually the Liberty of having each in the Ports of the other, Consuls, Vice Consuls, Agents and Commissaries, whose; Functions shall be regulated by a particular Agreement.
ART. 32 [30]. And the more to favour and facilitate the Commerce which the Subjects of the United States may have with France, the most Christian King will grant them in Europe one or more free Ports, where they may bring and dispose of all the Produce and Merchandize of the thirteen United States; and his Majesty will also continue to the Subjects of the said States, the free Ports which have been and are open in the French Islands of America. Of all which free Ports, the said Subjects of the United States shall enjoy the Use, agreable to the Regulations which relate to them.
ART. 33 [31]. The present Treaty shall be ratified on both Sides and the Ratifications shall be exchanged in the Space of Six Months, or sooner if possible.
In Faith whereof the respective Plenipotentiaries have signed the above Articles, both in the French and English Languages, declaring nevertheless that the present Treaty was originally composed and concluded in the French Language, and they have thereto affixed their Seals.
Done at Paris, this Sixth Day of February, one thousand seven hundred & seventy eight
C. A. GERARD B FRANKLIN SILAS DEANE ARTHUR LEE
[Seal] [Seal] [Seal] [Seal]
Notes:
(1) Article 11 was suppressed. (2) Article 12 was suppressed.
Reference
* http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/diplomacy/france/fr1788-1.htm "Treaty of Amity and Commerce Between The United States and France; February 6, 1778, The Avalon Project at Yale Law School, retrieved April 8, 2006 | WIKI |
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The periods of ancient Greece and major accomplishments
Greek civilization is marked by major periods with significant achievements. These periods include the Bronze Age, the Middle Age, the Polis, Expansion Age and the Archaic Greece. Each of these periods is marked by major achievements, which made it distinct from the other (Craig et al. 2011).
The Bronze Age, which went up to 1150BCE, was a period of civilization, which took place on the Island of Crete. The period is named Minoan after Minos, who was its legendary founder. This period was marked by trade with Mycenaeans (Craig et al. 2011).
The middle age is characterized by the writings of Homer. It is also referred to as the Age of Homer. It is believed to be the period between 1100-750BCE. The period was marked by the limited constitutional government. It was also a time of class divisions where the society was aristocratic (Craig et al. 2011).
The Polis period is marked in the city of Polis, which was the marketplace and civic center. It was the heart of Greek social life. There was a high military force. The relationship between the aristocrats and farmers was cemented (Craig et al. 2011).
The Expansion Age is a period of great expansion beginning from 750BCE. It was marked by economic expansion, which brought about social pressures. Projects on public works began and land division started. There were significant changes in governance. Tyrant rulers who later disappeared (Craig et al. 2011) replaced aristocrats.
Finally, the Archaic Greek Period was marked by rising activity by merchants and artisans. The period is believed to have begun in 700BCE. Wealthy aristocrats employed hired laborers and the period was notable for slavery. That is the period of athletics featuring events such as running, long jump, discus, javelin among other incidents (Craig et al. 2011). | FINEWEB-EDU |
kuberneteskeycloak
Upgrading Notes
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To 10.0.0
This major release updates Keycloak to its major version 19. Please, refer to the official Keycloak migration documentation for a complete list of changes and further information.
To 9.0.0
This major release updates Keycloak to its major version 18. Please, refer to the official Keycloak migration documentation for a complete list of changes and further information.
To 8.0.0
This major release updates Keycloak to its major version 17. Among other features, this new version has deprecated WildFly in favor of Quarkus, which introduces breaking changes like:
• Removal of /auth from the default context path.
• Changes in the configuration and deployment of custom providers.
• Significant changes in configuring Keycloak.
Please, refer to the official Keycloak migration documentation and Migrating to Quarkus distribution document for a complete list of changes and further information.
To 7.0.0
This major release updates the PostgreSQL subchart to its newest major 11.x.x, which contain several changes in the supported values (check the upgrade notes to obtain more information).
Upgrading Instructions
To upgrade to 7.0.0 from 6.x, it should be done reusing the PVC(s) used to hold the data on your previous release. To do so, follow the instructions below (the following example assumes that the release name is keycloak and the release namespace default):
1. Obtain the credentials and the names of the PVCs used to hold the data on your current release:
export KEYCLOAK_PASSWORD=$(kubectl get secret --namespace default keycloak -o jsonpath="{.data.admin-password}" | base64 --decode)
export POSTGRESQL_PASSWORD=$(kubectl get secret --namespace default keycloak-postgresql -o jsonpath="{.data.postgresql-password}" | base64 --decode)
export POSTGRESQL_PVC=$(kubectl get pvc -l app.kubernetes.io/instance=keycloak,app.kubernetes.io/name=postgresql,role=primary -o jsonpath="{.items[0].metadata.name}")
2. Delete the PostgreSQL statefulset (notice the option –cascade=false) and secret:
kubectl delete statefulsets.apps --cascade=false keycloak-postgresql
kubectl delete secret keycloak-postgresql --namespace default
3. Upgrade your release using the same PostgreSQL version:
CURRENT_PG_VERSION=$(kubectl exec keycloak-postgresql-0 -- bash -c 'echo $BITNAMI_IMAGE_VERSION')
helm upgrade keycloak bitnami/keycloak \
--set auth.adminPassword=$KEYCLOAK_PASSWORD \
--set postgresql.image.tag=$CURRENT_PG_VERSION \
--set postgresql.auth.password=$POSTGRESQL_PASSWORD \
--set postgresql.persistence.existingClaim=$POSTGRESQL_PVC
4. Delete the existing PostgreSQL pods and the new statefulset will create a new one:
kubectl delete pod keycloak-postgresql-0
To 1.0.0
On November 13, 2020, Helm v2 support was formally finished, this major version is the result of the required changes applied to the Helm Chart to be able to incorporate the different features added in Helm v3 and to be consistent with the Helm project itself regarding the Helm v2 EOL.
What changes were introduced in this major version?
• Previous versions of this Helm Chart use apiVersion: v1 (installable by both Helm 2 and 3), this Helm Chart was updated to apiVersion: v2 (installable by Helm 3 only). Here you can find more information about the apiVersion field.
• Move dependency information from the requirements.yaml to the Chart.yaml
• After running helm dependency update, a Chart.lock file is generated containing the same structure used in the previous requirements.lock
• The different fields present in the Chart.yaml file has been ordered alphabetically in a homogeneous way for all the Bitnami Helm Chart.
Considerations when upgrading to this version
• If you want to upgrade to this version using Helm v2, this scenario is not supported as this version does not support Helm v2 anymore.
• If you installed the previous version with Helm v2 and wants to upgrade to this version with Helm v3, please refer to the official Helm documentation about migrating from Helm v2 to v3. | ESSENTIALAI-STEM |
AMOLED
AMOLED is Active Matrix OLED. An Active Matrix OLED uses a TFT (Thin Film Transistor) transistor-per-pixel architecture. Using a transistor-per-pixel allows higher resolution displays to be made and avoids the problems associated with high duty cycle passive displays.
Detailed Definition
In an AMOLED, once a pixel is turned on, it can stay on for the entire frame time. Compare this to a 1/64 duty cycle PMOLED (Passive Matrix OLED) where a pixel can be on at most 1/64 of the frame time.
Active Matrix OLEDs have fantastic resolution, great brightness, and super viewing angles. Active Matrix OLEDs are typically full color using red, green, and blue sub-pixels.
Additionally, since there is no backlight required, an OLED can be made extremely thin.
AMOLED Single RGB Pixel - www.crystalfontz.com
AMOLED Single RGB Pixel
AMOLED Display Manufacturing
Manufacturing of AMOLED displays is much more difficult than PMOLED displays. Currently, this has AMOLED displays priced much higher than a similar backlit color TFT LCD display.
As the technology matures, high volume production will likely drive the cost of AMOLEDs displays lower, perhaps approaching TFT LCD displays.
Questions?
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Rebujacker Offensive Security and AppSec
Research-Guide
In this section I will provide the list of dangerous functions from the different languages and techniques that we could use to find out more bugs in 3PP libraries.
PHP
Command/Argument Injection
//Popen call pipe to the target process, is totally Command Injectable
popen("/usr/sbin/sendmail -f".$emailFrom,"r");
//Same as Popen!
shell_exec("/usr/sbin/sendmail -f".$emailFrom);
//Same as Popen!
passthru("/usr/sbin/sendmail -f".$emailFrom);
//Same as Popen!
exec("/usr/sbin/sendmail -f".$emailFrom);
//Same as Popen!
system("/usr/sbin/sendmail -f".$emailFrom);
//Same as popen! Litle more conf params, but can happen.
$descriptorspec = array(
0 => array("pipe", "r"), // stdin is a pipe that the child will read from
1 => array("pipe", "w"), // stdout is a pipe that the child will write to
2 => array("file", "/tmp/error-output.txt", "a") // stderr is a file to write to
);
$cwd = '/tmp';
$env = array('some_option' => 'aeiou');
proc_open("/usr/sbin/sendmail -f".$emailFrom, $descriptorspec, $pipes, $cwd, $env);
//Same as popen. Funny backticks lol
`/usr/sbin/sendmail -f{$emailto}`;
//Actually only working in CGI and PHP-CLI directly
pcntl_exec("/usr/sbin/sendmail -f".$emailFrom);
//The mail PHP is prone to Argument Injection by default
mail($emailTo,$subject,$body,$headers,$InjectableExtraParams);
JAVA
Command Injection:
//We are passing strings without control to a sh/bash/cmd ==> Command Injection
String[] cmd = new String[]{"/bin/bash","-c","/usr/sbin/sendmail -f"+emailFrom};
Runtime.getRuntime().exec(cmd);
ProcessBuilder pb = new ProcessBuilder(cmd);
pb.start();
Argument Injection:
//We are invoking an process without calling a sh/bash/cmd . But Still, thanks to Runtime.java tokenizer, we are able to inject extra arguments to target process.
String cmd = "/usr/sbin/sendmail -f" + emailFrom;
Runtime.getRuntime().exec(cmd);
RUBY
Command/Argument Injection
#Kernel Module
system("#{payload}")
#Finish the server
exec("#{payload}")
#Doesn't leave trace in server log?
`#{payload}`
%x( #{payload} )
%x{ #{payload} }
%x[ #{payload} ]
%x< #{payload} >
#This one is special, we should have control over the entire string, and start with "|" plus commands
open("#{payload}")
#Process Module
spawn("#{payload}")
#IO Module, accepts and array with process to build and arguments as well
IO.popen("#{payload}")
PYTHON
Command/Argument Injection
#Three ways to invoke commands in Python
os.system(payload)
os.popen(payload)
subprocess.call(payload,shell=True)
#No more possible to break /bin/sh but still able to inject new arguments to target process
subprocess.call(payload,shell=False)
JS
Command/Argument Injection
//Basically everything comming from NodeJS "child_process" should be watched
exec(payload, function(error, stdout, stderr) {});
//Argument Injection example
var child = spawn('/usr/sbin/sendmail', ['-f', emailFrom]);
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George & Tammy
George & Tammy is an American biographical drama miniseries created by Abe Sylvia and directed by John Hillcoat, which premiered on Paramount Network, Showtime and CMT on December 4, 2022, with Showtime as its primary network. It stars Jessica Chastain and Michael Shannon as country musicians Tammy Wynette and George Jones, chronicling their tumultuous relationship and intertwined careers.
The series received a positive critical reception, particularly for the performances of Chastain and Shannon. For her role, Chastain received a nomination for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film at the 80th Golden Globe Awards and won the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie at the 29th Screen Actors Guild Awards.
Cast and characters
* Jessica Chastain as Tammy Wynette
* Michael Shannon as George Jones
* Steve Zahn as George Richey
* Walton Goggins as Earl "Peanutt" Montgomery
* David Wilson Barnes as Billy Sherrill
* Kelly McCormack as Sheila Richey
* Katy Mixon as Jan Smith
* Robert Morgan as Pappy Daily
* Hendrix Yancey as Gwen, ages 8–10
* John Teer as Harold Bradley
* Tim Blake Nelson as Roy Acuff
* Joshua C. Allen as Lou Bradley
* Kate Arrington as Charlene Montgomery
* Pat Healy as Don Chapel
* Bobbie Eakes as Nan Smith
* Abby Glover as Georgette Jones
* Ian Lyons as Paul Richey
* GiGi Erneta as Nancy Sepulvado
* Vivie Myrick as Donna Chapel
* Zachariah Malachi as Charlie Justice
* Jamie Dick as Freddie Haws
Development
In February 2016, Josh Brolin announced that he and Chastain would play George Jones and Tammy Wynette in a biographical film. In September 2020, it was announced the film would instead be a limited series, based on the book The Three of Us: Growing Up with Tammy and George by Georgette Jones, with Brolin no longer attached, instead serving as an executive producer. John Hillcoat will direct all six episodes of the series. Chastain's production company, Freckle Films is set to executive produce.
Casting
Upon the limited series announcement, Chastain was set to star as Tammy Wynette with Josh Brolin as George Jones. In December 2021, it was announced that Michael Shannon would replace Brolin due to scheduling conflicts and Steve Zahn was to play George Richey. In January 2022, Kelly McCormack and Katy Mixon joined the cast of the series, in guest starring roles.
Filming
Principal photography began on December 8, 2021, at the EUE/Screen Gems Studios in Wilmington, North Carolina
Music
Chastain and Shannon recorded their own vocals for the show and performed them live on set. When comparing the experience to her work as Tammy Faye in The Eyes of Tammy Faye, Chastain explained that she found recording Wynette's songs more intimidating than any of Bakker's catalogue. Both actors worked with vocal coach Ron Browning for months prior to filming, with Shannon stating “These songs, they’re pretty deep and they’ve got some dark corners in them, and we spent a lot of time with them. In addition to learning how to sing them, I think they also kind of taught us about who the people were and the story we were telling.” The songs were produced by T Bone Burnett and Rachael Moore and both actors talked about how the focus was not on doing an impersonation of Jones or Wynette but of capturing certain aspects of their personality and conveying this during their performances. A soundtrack featuring songs from the show was released digitally from Sony Masterworks on December 16, 2022.
Critical response
The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported an 84% approval rating with an average rating of 6.9/10, based on 32 critic reviews. The website's critics consensus reads, "George & Tammy may not have the staying power of the classic songs recorded by its subjects, but this biopic benefits from a pair of well-matched and supremely committed leads." On Metacritic the series holds a score of 71 based on 23 critic reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". | WIKI |
WordPress administrators occasionally face situations where changing a password directly in the database becomes necessary, despite it not being the recommended practice. Common scenarios include losing access to a recovery email or dealing with a compromised admin account. In these cases, database manipulation may be the only viable solution.
WordPress stores passwords in a hashed format within the database. While this practice enhances security, it also complicates direct password changes. This guide provides a step-by-step process for recovering access to a WordPress site by changing passwords through a database management tool or the WordPress command line.
The article also examines how Shield Security PRO’s security features can prevent password-related issues. The plugin offers measures to protect WordPress sites, which may reduce the need for database-level password changes.
Preparing for the password change: Backup your database
Before making any changes to the WordPress database, create a backup to protect against accidental data loss and allow for easy recovery if you run into complications.
Creating a backup using phpMyAdmin
You can use phpMyAdmin, a database administration tool, to manually create a backup by following these steps:
1. Log into your hosting control panel, find the section with database management options, and click on phpMyAdmin. In cPanel, for example, this would be Tools > Database.
2. From the menu on the left, find and click on your WordPress database.
3. Navigate to the Export tab at the top.
4. Choose your preferred export method and format – the default options should work for most situations – and click on Export.
5. Download the resulting file.
Alternative backup methods
If you’re not comfortable using phpMyAdmin, there are other options at your disposal:
Using plugins
You can use plugins like WP-Staging, UpdraftPlus, or VaultPress to create backups. These tools can create automated backups on a set schedule and export the archives to your preferred destination. This makes them ideal for WordPress site admins who prefer a more hands-off approach.
Using the cPanel Backup Wizard
If your hosting provider uses cPanel as their control panel, you can use it to create backups without needing to go through phpMyAdmin! Here’s how:
1. Go to Tools > Files > Backup Wizard.
2. From the Back Up or Restore screen, select Back Up.
3. At the Full or Partial Backup screen, select MySQL Databases.
4. Download the database backups.
Precautions and best practices
Regular database backups aren’t something you only do before making significant changes to your website. You should implement a routine backup schedule to safeguard against unexpected issues, ranging from data loss to ransomware.
After creating a backup, verify the file to ensure it’s complete and uncorrupted.
For added security, consider using multiple backup methods, such as storing copies both locally and in cloud storage. This redundancy provides an extra layer of protection, ensuring that a viable backup is always available if you ever have to restore data.
How to change the WordPress password from the database
Here are the steps you should follow to reset your WordPress password through phpMyAdmin, or by using WP-CLI, the WordPress command line tool:
Using phpMyAdmin
1. Log into your hosting control panel, open cPanel, then open your WordPress database.
2. Locate the table ending in _users and click on it. The prefix is usually wp, but it might vary, so you should look for the _users suffix.
3. Click on Edit.
4. Under the user_pass column, change the Value to the new password and the Function to MD5.
5. Click on Go to apply the changes.
⚠ MD5 hashing is less secure than the default WordPress option, so you should change your password again as soon as you regain access to your site. This forces the password hashing to update to a more secure option.
Using WP-CLI
1. Log into your server via SSH. Use PowerShell on Windows or the default terminals on Linux and macOS. Contact your hosting provider for your credentials if you don’t already have them.
2. Navigate to the directory where WordPress is installed using the command below:
cd /path/to/your/wordpress
3. Retrieve a list of users using wp user list.
4. Find the username and ID of the account whose password you want to change.
5. Use the command below to change the password:
wp user update 1 —user_pass=the_new_password
💡 Replace 1 with the ID of the user whose password you want to change. 1 is the admin.
⚠ When you’re able to get back into the account, change the password again to force it to update to a more secure hashing format.
This method is definitely the most complex, and the threat of syntax errors only adds to the frustration.
Luckily, you can avoid all this by using a plugin like Shield Security PRO. It secures your site with measures like strong password policies, activity logging, and Two-Factor Authentication (2FA), preventing the need for future database-level password changes.
We’ll take a closer look at Shield Security PRO later in this article!
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Verifying the password change and troubleshooting common issues
Once you’ve changed your password in the database, it’s time to check everything is working correctly and fix any outstanding issues:
Verifying the password change
The easiest way to verify the change is by trying to login to the admin dashboard using the new password.
If this doesn’t work, you might need to do some more troubleshooting. First, clear the browser cache and cookies since old data might interfere with the process.
If this also fails, try logging in from an incognito or private browser window. This approach should eliminate any conflicts with stored data.
If the issue persists, double-check that you changed the password in the database correctly. You may need to try it again, just to be sure. Check for typos and, depending on the method you use, ensure you select the MD5 password hashing function.
Troubleshooting common issues
You might run into a few issues during this process, but there are usually some easy fixes:
• Incorrect password error: Verify the new password in the database. Ensure MD5 encryption was selected for the user_pass column. If the problem persists, reset the password again through phpMyAdmin.
• Password reset link issues: If the reset link leads to errors, disable plugins via sFTP or cPanel. Re-enable plugins individually to identify conflicts.
• Database connection errors: Check wp-config.php for correct database credentials. Verify the database server is running and accessible.
• Lost changes after database update: Confirm changes were saved in phpMyAdmin. Refresh the database view to verify updates.
• Access denied errors: Ensure the user has necessary database permissions. Contact the hosting provider if permission issues continue.
Exploring Shield Security PRO’s password management features
Shield Security PRO is a premium security solution for hardening WordPress websites. Its password management features can prevent the need for database-level password changes and guard against brute force and DoS attacks.
To this end, it provides the following features:
• Password policies: Enforces strong password creation and maintenance.
• Two-factor authentication: Adds an extra layer of security, significantly reducing unauthorised access risks.
• Activity logging: Tracks password changes and critical events for transparency and security audits.
• Application password authentication: Detects and logs incorrect usage of application passwords.
• ‘Pwned’ password prevention: Checks against the Have I Been Pwned database to prevent use of compromised passwords.
Site admins can force all users to change their passwords to comply with new security policies and ensure that all accounts meet the latest standards.
Prevent future password issues with Shield Security PRO
With the knowledge provided in this guide, you can now change WordPress passwords directly in the database when necessary. However, you should consider this approach a last resort due to the potential risks and complexities involved.
Instead, you should focus on implementing robust security practices to avoid situations that require database-level password resets.
Shield Security PRO’s comprehensive password management features offer an effective solution to this challenge. By enforcing strong password policies, implementing two-factor authentication, and providing additional security measures, the plugin significantly reduces the likelihood of manual DB interventions.
This proactive approach saves you time and effort while providing peace of mind. Install Shield Security PRO today to enhance your WordPress site’s security posture and prevent future password-related issues!
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Hello! I'm Wikipedian YeAntientistWeepingBeech! Welcome to my user-page!
I'm interested in amphibians, architecture, Connecticut politics, dogs, the New London, Connecticut area, and writing. Did I mention dogs?
I took my name from the beautiful old weeping beech tree in the Ye Antientist Burial Ground in New London, Connecticut. I love the shade it gives and the way the leaves rustle in a nice afternoon breeze. | WIKI |
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Rh and said with evident pride, "An' 'ow do you like me noo 'at, Ma'am?"
"It's quite a hat, Lizzie," I responded evasively, "I'm glad you were able to get yourself one."
"Yaas, 'M. I got it at the 15-cent store, 'M. Do yuh think its becomin'? Me lan'-lady, she thinks its awful nice."
I certainly was taken aback. Fifteen cents! I perceived that there are resources reserved for downtown economists, quite outside the realms of my personal experience.
Lizzie didn't last long. She departed as blithely as she came. I tried to keep in touch with her for a time, but life presents too huge a surface in its modern aspect for one to follow far the flotsam of its currents. So the little creature drifted from sight and was lost again.
But about two years after I had forgotten her second name, she sprung her greatest surprise and triumph on Catherine and me. She came to see us one fine afternoon with as bonnie and blue-eyed a girl baby on her arm as you would see in a day's march. At first we couldn't take it for real, but Lizzie chirruped to it with the unmistakable hall-marks | WIKI |
What is it?
Ocular rosacea is inflammation that causes redness, burning and itching of the eyes. It often develops in people who have rosacea, a chronic skin condition that affects the face. Sometimes ocular (eye) rosacea is the first sign that you may later develop the facial type.
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Additional names
This group contains additional names:
- Ocular rosacea
Signs & symptoms
Signs and symptoms of ocular rosacea can precede the skin symptoms of rosacea, develop at the same time, develop later or occur on their own. Signs and symptoms of ocular rosacea may include:
* Red, burning, itchy or watering eyes
* Dry eyes
* Grittiness or the feeling of having a foreign body in the eye or eyes
* Blurred vision
* Sensitivity to light (photophobia)
* Dilated small blood vessels on the white part of the eye that are visible when you look in a mirror
* Red, swollen eyelids
* Recurrent eye or eyelid infections, such as pink eye (conjunctivitis), blepharitis, sties or chalazia
The severity of ocular rosacea symptoms doesn't always match the severity of skin symptoms.
Diagnosis
No specific tests or procedures are used for diagnosing ocular rosacea. Instead, your doctor will likely make a diagnosis based on your symptoms, your medical history, and an examination of your eyes and eyelids, and the skin of your face.
Treatment
Ocular rosacea can usually be controlled with medication and home eye care. But these steps don't cure the condition, which often remains chronic.
The doctor may prescribe temporary use of oral antibiotics, such as tetracycline, doxycycline, erythromycin and minocycline. For severe disease, you may need to take an antibiotic for a longer time.
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Bobby Baxter (footballer, born 1911)
Robert Denholm Baxter (23 January 1911 – April 1991) was a Scottish footballer best known for his time with English club Middlesbrough.
Career
Baxter was born in the Gilmerton area of Edinburgh. A dominating centre half and a great tackler, he joined Middlesbrough from junior club Musselburgh Bruntonians in 1931 after being spotted by manager Peter McWilliam. The match McWilliam had been to Scotland to watch had been cancelled and after going to watch Musselburgh instead, he spotted the young defender and decided to sign him.
Baxter went on to play 247 times for Middlesbrough, playing in nine different positions and later became club captain. He remained at Middlesbrough until 1946, but played for both Heart of Midlothian and Hibernian in unofficial matches during World War II. While at Middlesbrough he earned three caps for the Scotland national team, the third as captain against England in 1939. He subsequently played against England in four unofficial internationals during the war, and also made an appearance for the Scottish League XI in a 1941 fundraising match, although the league itself was not operating (officially the team represented the wartime Southern League) and he was only a guest player (for Hibs) at the time.
Upon the return of official professional football in the 1946–47 season, Baxter returned to Scotland where he played for Hearts for a single season. In 1947 he became manager of Leith Athletic and was also joint manager of Scottish speedway team Edinburgh Monarchs. He later managed Cowdenbeath, where he was appointed in 1951.
Baxter's son, also named Bobby, played professional football for Darlington, Brighton & Hove Albion and Torquay United. | WIKI |
Il ladrone
Il ladrone (internationally released as The Good Thief and The Thief) is a 1980 Italian comedy film written and directed by Pasquale Festa Campanile.
For his performance in this film and in Aragosta a colazione, Enrico Montesano was awarded with a Special David di Donatello.
Plot
In Palestine, the thief Caleb deceives his victims with fake miracles, and the man gets very upset when he learns that a young man by the name of Christ, the Messiah, performs real miracles, healing people and raising the dead. Caleb is jailed by the Romans. He will die along with the Messiah.
Cast
* Enrico Montesano: Caleb
* Edwige Fenech: Deborah
* Bernadette Lafont: Appula
* Claudio Cassinelli: Jesus
* Susanna Martinková
* Sara Franchetti
* Auretta Gay | WIKI |
blob: 0cee42d137fb4d60b477822a1d19cd83e4397c20 [file] [log] [blame]
; RUN: llc --force-dwarf-frame-section %s -o - | FileCheck %s
target datalayout = "e-m:e-p:32:32-Fi8-i64:64-v128:64:128-a:0:32-n32-S64"
target triple = "thumbv8.1m.main-arm-none-eabi"
%"struct.std::__va_list" = type { ptr }
define hidden i32 @_Z1fiz(i32 %n, ...) local_unnamed_addr #0 {
entry:
%ap = alloca %"struct.std::__va_list", align 4
call void @llvm.va_start(ptr nonnull %ap)
%cmp7 = icmp sgt i32 %n, 0
br i1 %cmp7, label %for.body.lr.ph, label %for.cond.cleanup
for.body.lr.ph: ; preds = %entry
%argp.cur.pre = load ptr, ptr %ap, align 4
br label %for.body
for.cond.cleanup: ; preds = %for.body, %entry
%s.0.lcssa = phi i32 [ 0, %entry ], [ %add, %for.body ]
call void @llvm.va_end(ptr nonnull %ap)
ret i32 %s.0.lcssa
for.body: ; preds = %for.body.lr.ph, %for.body
%argp.cur = phi ptr [ %argp.cur.pre, %for.body.lr.ph ], [ %argp.next, %for.body ]
%i.09 = phi i32 [ 0, %for.body.lr.ph ], [ %inc, %for.body ]
%s.08 = phi i32 [ 0, %for.body.lr.ph ], [ %add, %for.body ]
%argp.next = getelementptr inbounds i8, ptr %argp.cur, i32 4
store ptr %argp.next, ptr %ap, align 4
%0 = load i32, ptr %argp.cur, align 4
%add = add nsw i32 %0, %s.08
%inc = add nuw nsw i32 %i.09, 1
%exitcond.not = icmp eq i32 %inc, %n
br i1 %exitcond.not, label %for.cond.cleanup, label %for.body
}
; CHECK-LABEL: _Z1fiz:
; CHECK: pac r12, lr, sp
; CHECK-NEXT: .pad #12
; CHECK-NEXT: sub sp, #12
; CHECK-NEXT: .cfi_def_cfa_offset 12
; CHECK-NEXT: .save {r7, lr}
; CHECK-NEXT: push {r7, lr}
; CHECK-NEXT: .cfi_def_cfa_offset 20
; CHECK-NEXT: .cfi_offset lr, -16
; CHECK-NEXT: .cfi_offset r7, -20
; CHECK-NEXT: .save {ra_auth_code}
; CHECK-NEXT: str r12, [sp, #-4]!
; CHECK-NEXT: .cfi_def_cfa_offset 24
; CHECK-NEXT: .cfi_offset ra_auth_code, -24
; CHECK-NEXT: .pad #4
; CHECK-NEXT: sub sp, #4
; CHECK-NEXT: .cfi_def_cfa_offset 28
; ...
; CHECK: add.w r[[N:[0-9]*]], sp, #16
; CHECK: stm.w r[[N]], {r1, r2, r3}
; ...
; CHECK: add sp, #4
; CHECK-NEXT: ldr r12, [sp], #4
; CHECK-NEXT: pop.w {r7, lr}
; CHECK-NEXT: add sp, #12
; CHECK-NEXT: aut r12, lr, sp
; CHECK-NEXT: bx lr
declare void @llvm.va_start(ptr) #1
declare void @llvm.va_end(ptr) #1
attributes #0 = { nounwind optsize}
attributes #1 = { nounwind }
!llvm.module.flags = !{!0, !1, !2}
!0 = !{i32 8, !"branch-target-enforcement", i32 0}
!1 = !{i32 8, !"sign-return-address", i32 1}
!2 = !{i32 8, !"sign-return-address-all", i32 0} | ESSENTIALAI-STEM |
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Neutralization of IFN-inducible protein 10/CXCL10 exacerbates experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=12115662&dopt=Abstract
Eur J Immunol 2002 Jun;32(6):1784-91
Narumi S, Kaburaki T, Yoneyama H, Iwamura H, Kobayashi Y, Matsushima K.
Department of Molecular Preventive Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
We examined the effect of a monoclonal antibody (mAb) against interferon (IFN)-inducible protein 10 (IP-10)/CXCL10 on the development of experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) in ratsinduced by injecting xenogeneic brain homogenates into footpads.
Treatment with neutralizing mAb against CXCL10 exacerbated EAE with increased infiltrating CD4(+) cells in the central nervous system.
Furthermore, the exacerbation by the mAb treatment was accompanied by less enlarged draining popliteal lymph nodes (LN) in parallel with cell number compared with those of EAE rats treatedwith control mAb, whereas other lymphoid organs such as the spleen and thymus were not significantly different between rats treated with anti-CXCL10 and the control mAb.
Induction of gene expression of CXCL9/Mig and CXCL10 and their receptor CXCR3 was confirmed in the draining LN in EAE rats.
Induction of the third CXCR3 ligand, CXCL11/I-TAC was not seen in the draining LN, whereas all three CXCR3 ligands and CXCR3 itself were markedly detected in the spinal cords following the development of EAE.
These findings suggest that CXCL10 produced in the LN plays a specific inhibitory role in the development of Th1-mediated diseases such as EAE by holding sensitized and activated Th1s expressing CXCR3 in the draining LN. | ESSENTIALAI-STEM |
イケハラ タカユキ Ikehara Takayuki
池原 飛之
所属 神奈川大学 工学部 物質生命化学科
神奈川大学大学院 工学研究科 工学専攻（応用化学領域）
職種 教授
言語種別 日本語
発行・発表の年月 2006/01
形態種別 学術雑誌
査読 査読あり
標題 Nanotribology on polymer blend surface by atomic force microscopy
執筆形態 共著
掲載誌名 Polymer Journal
巻・号・頁 38(1),31-36頁
概要 Nanotribol. properties of polystyrene/poly(vinyl Me ether) blend surface mainly at its melt state were investigated using frictional loop (FL) measurement by at. force microscopy (AFM). The energy dissipation estd. from the area inside the FL showed each peak against both temp. and scan rate. Indentation depth profile against scan rate was simultaneously detected. The indentation was largely restricted above the scan rate where the dissipation energy curve had a peak. We could succeed in drawing both master curves for the energy dissipation and the indentation depth using the same shift factor alpha T. It was concluded that AFM is a powerful tool for evaluating the nanotribol. properties of polymer melt. | ESSENTIALAI-STEM |
Pul Shekhani
Pul Shekhani is located 28 km from the Dera Ghazi Khan district in Pakistan, near the Koh Suleiman mountain range.
Population
Its population is approximately 25,000.
Religion
Most of the people are Muslims.
Language
In this village most of the people use the Saraiki language to communicate with one another.
Culture
Mela Pul Shekhani is held every year to promote their culture, language and brotherhood.
Income
Agriculture and cattle are the major sources of income. | WIKI |
Light v. United States
The Holy Cross Forest Reserve was established under the provisions of the Act of March 3, 1891. By that and subsequent statutes the Secretary of Agriculture was authorized to make provisions for the protection against destruction by fire and depredations of the public forest and forest reservations, and to 'make such rules and regulations and establish such service as will insure the objects of such reservations; namely, to regulate their occupancy and use, and to preserve the forests thereon from destruction.' 26 Stat. at L. 1103, chap. 561, U.S.C.omp. Stat. 1901, p. 1537; 30 Stat. at L. 35, chap. 2, U.S.C.omp. Stat. 1901, p. 1540; act of Congress February 1, 1905 [33 Stat. at L. 628, chap. 288, U.S.C.omp. Stat. Supp. 1909, p. 577]; 7 Fed. Stat. Anno. 310, 312; and Fed. Stat. Anno. Supp. 1909, page 663. In pursuance of these statutes, regulations were adopted establishing grazing districts on which only a limited number of cattle were allowed. The regulations provided that a few head of cattle of prospectors, campers, and not more than ten belonging to a settler residing near the forest, might be admitted without permit; but, saving these exceptions, the general rule was that 'all persons must secure permits before grazing any stock in a national forest.'
On April 7, 1908, the United States, through the district attorney, filed a bill in the circuit court for the district of Colorado, reciting the matters above outlined, and alleging that the defendant, Fred Light, owned a herd of about 500 cattle and a ranch of 540 acres, located 2 1/2 miles to the east, and 5 miles to the north, of the reservation. This herd was turned out to range during the spring and summer, and the ranch then used as a place on which to raise hay for their sustenance.
That between the ranch and the reservation was other public and unoccupied land of the United States; but, owing to the fact that only a limited number of cattle were allowed on the reservation, the grazing there was better than on this public land. For this reason, and because of the superior water facilities and the tendency of the cattle to follow the trails and stream leading from the ranch to the reservation, they naturally went direct to the reservation. The bill charged that the defendant, when turning them loose, knew and expected that they would go upon the reservation, and took no action to prevent them from trespassing. That by thus knowingly and wrongfully permitting them to enter on the reservation he intentionally caused his cattle to make a trespass, in breach of the United States property and administrative rights, and has openly and privately stated his purpose to disregard the regulations, and without permit to allow, and, in the manner stated, to cause, his cattle to enter, feed, and graze thereon.
The bill prayed for an injunction. The defendant's general demurrer was overruled.
His answer denied that the topography of the country around his ranch or the water and grazing conditions were such as to cause his cattle to go on the reservation; he denied that many of them did go thereon, though admitting that some had grazed on the reservation. He admitted that he had liberated his cattle without having secured or intending to apply for a permit, but denied that he wilfully or intentionally caused them to go on the reservation, submitting that he was not required to obtain any such permit. He admits that it is his intention hereafter, as heretofore, to turn his cattle out on the unreserved public land of the United States adjoining his ranch to the northeast thereof, without securing or applying for any permit for the cattle to graze upon the so-called Holy Cross Reserve; denies that any damage will be done if they do go upon the reserve; and contends that if, because of their straying proclivities, they shall go on the reserve, the complainant is without remedy against the defendant, at law or in equity, so long as complainant fails to fence the reserve, as required by the laws of Colorado. He claims the benefit of the Colorado statute requiring the owner of land to erect and maintain a fence of given height and strength, in default of which the owner is not entitled to recover for damage occasioned by cattle or other animals going thereon.
Evidence was taken, and after hearing, the circuit court found for the government, and entered a decree enjoining the defendant from in any manner causing, or permitting, his stock to go, stray upon, or remain within the said forest or any portion thereof.
The defendant appealed and assigned that the decree against him was erroneous; that the public lands are held in trust for the people of the several states, and the proclamation creating the reserve without the consent of the state of Colorado is contrary to and in violation of said trust; that the decree is void because it, in effect, holds that the United States is exempt from the municipal laws of the state of Colorado, relating to fences; that the statute conferring upon the said Secretary of Agriculture the power to make rules and regulations was an unconstitutional delegation of authority to him, and the rules and regulations therefore void; and that the rules mentioned in the bill are unreasonable, do not tend to insure the object of forest reservation, and constitute an unconstitutional interference by the government of the United States with fence and other statutes of the state of Colorado, enacted through the exercise of the police power of the state.
Messrs. James H. Teller, John T. Barnett, Henry M. Teller, C. S. Thomas, E. C. Stimson, Milton Smith, H. A. Hicks, and Ralph McCrillis for appellant.
[Argument of Counsel from pages 527-531 intentionally omitted]
Mr. Ernest Knaebel for appellee.
[Argument of Counsel from pages 531-534 intentionally omitted]
Mr. Justice Lamar, after making the foregoing statement, delivered the opinion of the court: | WIKI |
Simplify3D - weak or stringy infill
Weak Infill
The infill inside your 3D printed part plays a very important role in the overall strength of your model. The infill is responsible for connecting the outer shells of your 3D print, and must also support the upper surfaces that will be printed on top of the infill. If your infill appears to be weak or stringy, you may want to adjust a few settings within the software to add additional strength to this section of your print.
Common Solutions
Try alternate infill patterns
One of the first settings you should investigate is the infill pattern that is used for your print. You can find this setting by clicking “Edit Process Settings” and going to the Infill tab. The “Internal Fill Pattern” determines what pattern is used for the interior of your part. Some patterns tend to be more solid than others. For example, Grid, Triangular, and Solid Honeycomb are all strong infill patterns. Other patterns like Rectilinear and Fast Honeycomb may sacrifice some strength for faster printing speeds. If you are having trouble producing strong reliable infill, try a different pattern to see if it makes a difference.
Lower the print speed
The infill is typically printed faster than any other portion of your 3D print. If you try to print the infill too fast, the extruder won’t be able to keep up and you will start to notice under-extrusion on the inside of your part. This under-extrusion will tend to create weak, stringy infill since the nozzle is not able to extrude as much plastic as the software would like. If you have tried several infill patterns, but continue to have problems with weak infill, try reducing the print speed. To do this, click “Edit Process Settings” and select the Speeds tab. Adjust the “Default Printing Speed”, which directly controls the speed that is used for the infill. For example, if you were previously printing at 3600 mm/min (60 mm/s), try decreasing that value by 50% to see if the infill starts to become stronger and more solid.
Increase the infill extrusion width
Another very powerful feature within Simplify3D is the ability to modify the extrusion width that is used for the infill of your part. For example, you could print the outline perimeters with a very fine 0.4mm extrusion width, but transition to a 0.8mm extrusion width for the infill. This will create thicker, stronger infill walls that greatly improve the strength of your 3D printed part. To adjust this setting, click “Edit Process Settings” and select the Infill tab. The “Infill Extrusion Width” is set as a percentage of the normal extrusion width. For example, if you enter a value of 200%, the infill extrusions will be twice as thick as the outline perimeters. One thing to keep in mind when adjusting this setting is that the software must also maintain the infill percentage that you specify. So if you set the infill extrusion width to 200%, the infill will use twice as much plastic for each line. To maintain the same infill percentage, the infill lines must be spaced further apart. For this reason, many users tend to increase their infill percentage after increasing the infill extrusion width.
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Drum Brake Service: Focus On Single-Anchor, Floating Shoe Designs -
Drum Brake Service: Focus On Single-Anchor, Floating Shoe Designs
Although four-wheel disc brakes currently dominate the import brake service market, millions of drum brakes are serviced each day in shops.
Soak the axle hub with quality penetrating oil before removing the brake drum. A light coat of synthetic caliper grease applied to the hub will help prevent corrosion after the drum is reinstalled.
Although four-wheel disc brakes currently dominate the import brake service market, millions of drum brakes are serviced each day in shops. Thanks to their age, many drum brakes present problems related not only to normal wear, but also to extended age and mileage. Because an incorrectly serviced drum brake can cause noise, pulling, grabbing and pulsation complaints, let’s look at how drum brakes operate and how they can best be repaired. We’ll limit our discussion to the single-anchor, floating shoe designs we currently see on modern production vehicles and leave designs like dual-anchor, dual-cylinder drum brakes to the pages of history.
Servo Action
The upside of single-anchor drum brakes is that they create a “servo action” that multiplies the hydraulic force applied against the brake lining. When applied, the wheel cylinder piston forces the primary shoe against the rotating brake drum surface. The primary shoe tends to rotate with the brake drum, which forces the secondary shoe against the brake drum surface. The secondary shoe is held in place by the anchor pin located at the top or bottom of the backing plate. This creates an “internal expanding” or self-activated “servo” braking action.
The simplicity of the drum brake allows it to act as a park brake by using a cable, lever and strut assembly to expand the primary and secondary shoes against the drum. Thanks to servo action, the parking brake feature in a drum brake works better going forward than backward. The downside of drum brakes is that, because the brake linings aren’t exposed to moving air, they don’t easily dissipate heat during extended braking or shed water after being driven through a flooded intersection.
Rapping the brake drum between the lug bolts with a two-pound or larger hammer will generally loosen the drum. In some applications, the brake drum incorporates two threaded puller screw holes designed to expedite drum removal.
Drum Brake Hydraulics
Before anti-locking braking systems became popular during the 1990s, brake engineers designed a “combination valve” that usually contains a metering, proportioning and pressure differential valve. To prevent front-wheel skid on slick roads, a metering valve was integrated into the combination valve that delays front disc application until a specific hydraulic pressure is reached in the front hydraulic circuit. And, since servo action would cause the rear brakes to prematurely lock up well before the disc brakes, engineers integrated a proportioning valve that limits the hydraulic pressure delivered to the rear wheel cylinders.
Engineers integrated a pressure differential warning light feature into some combination valves to indicate when a fluid leak was causing a pressure differential between the front and rear brake hydraulic systems. A suspension height-sensing valve was also added to some light trucks that reduces hydraulic pressure to the rear drum brakes when the truck is driven empty. Most of this hydraulic hardware was eliminated when anti-locking brake systems came into popular use during the 1990s.
While most disc/drum hydraulic systems are split between front and rear, the brake hydraulics are split diagonally on some vehicles, meaning that the left front is hydraulically connected to the right rear and the right front to the left rear. In the absence of manufacturers’ recommendations, the front/rear split system-bleeding sequence is generally right rear, left rear, right front and left front. Dual/diagonal is generally bled right rear, left front, left rear and right front.
Drum Brake Friction
Because the primary and secondary brake shoes serve two distinctly different purposes, their frictional compositions and frictional areas are, in most cases, different. Since the primary purpose of the primary shoe is to apply pressure against the secondary shoe, its lining is generally shorter in length and develops less friction coefficient. The secondary lining, on the other hand, is generally longer and develops a higher friction coefficient. Unintentionally switching the two linings from front to rear will consequently modify drum brake performance and reduce lining life.
As a point of awareness, the “arc” (or curvature of replacement linings) is normally ground to a slightly smaller diameter than the brake drum. As a rule of thumb, about 0.020” of clearance will exist at the ends of the secondary lining when the shoe’s center is pressed against the drum. This shorter arc allows the brake lining to gradually seat into the drum and reduces brake squeal and chatter.
In most cases, a lining is considered safe if 1/16” of the lining remains above the rivets, or if the remaining bonded lining thickness meets manufacturers’ specifications. As with disc brakes, different grades and brands of drum brake linings should never be mixed from carton to carton or from side to side in any application because each brand of lining usually develops different friction coefficients at different operating temperatures.
As a cautionary note, small amounts of axle oil and brake fluid on the brake linings will magnify the servo effect, thus causing a premature wheel lockup or grabbing complaint. Since drum brake linings absorb fluids, the oil or brake fluid leak must be repaired, all parts cleaned and the contaminated linings replaced to restore normal drum brake operation. Before installing the brake drum, always remove greasy fingerprints from the new brake linings with shop towels soaked in aerosol brake parts cleaner.
When inspecting a drum brake, always inspect the wheel cylinder for leakage by prying away the rubber end cap. Because they can’t be successfully honed, aluminum wheel cylinders should be replaced.
Brake return springs not only retract the wheel cylinder pistons, they also allow the brake shoe’s self-adjusters to work correctly. Drum brakes usually require special tools to remove and install hold-down and return springs.
Brake Drums
While some vehicles utilize one-piece, cast-iron brake drums, many vehicles utilize a two-piece drum consisting of a stamped metal hub mated to a cast-iron drum. In some cases, a two-piece drum can fit loosely on the axle hub, which allows the drum to rotate off center. If the drum surface isn’t concentric with the axle hub, the shoes can’t be accurately adjusted. A drum concentricity problem can be detected when the shoes are adjusted to drag against the drum. If the drum isn’t concentric, the drum will bind and release when rotated.
Most brake drums are manufactured with a chamfer cut into the edge of the drum surface, indicating a general discard specification of 0.060” oversize for most cars and light trucks. But, in any case, it’s nearly impossible to estimate drum taper wear or out-of-round without using a brake drum micrometer. In most cases, a brake drum will not be as good as it looks. So, investing in a good brake drum micrometer will pay for itself in terms of reduced comebacks and greater brake safety.
The presence of a chamfer usually indicates whether or not a brake drum can be resurfaced. At the minimum, I recommend a shallow cut to true the surface and remove the inner and outer wear ridges.
Drum Brake Hydraulics
Moisture absorbed by the brake fluid will quickly corrode the wheel cylinders and eventually cause an intermittent brake pulling complaint when the wheel cylinder pistons begin to stick in their bores. While a wheel cylinder can be repaired by honing the cylinder and installing a wheel cylinder repair kit, replacing with new reduces potential liability and is more cost effective.
As standard procedure, the brake hoses, steel lines and master cylinder should also be inspected. If the vehicle comes through the door with brake application complaints like rear-wheel lockup or premature disc brake application on slick road surfaces, it’s possible that the combination valve is inoperative. If you’re servicing an ’80s or earlier vehicle, be aware that most drum brake master cylinders contain a residual check valve that increases pedal response by maintaining a small amount of hydraulic pressure in the system. To test for residual pressure, firmly apply the brake pedal and then check for a small spurt of fluid when the wheel cylinder bleeder screw is opened.
Although it’s old technology, be aware that installing a drum brake master cylinder equipped with residual check valves on a disc brake system will cause the disc brakes to drag and wear prematurely. Remember also that residual check valves were designed out of later drum brake designs because they were no longer required.
Article courtesy Brake & Front End.
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The result was no consensus. Sandstein 11:15, 27 September 2020 (UTC)
Yol Pranvarin
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BLP of a Thai actress with no demonstrated reliable source coverage - was tagged with WP:BLPPROD shortly after creation in 2017 and was saved by the addition of one very flaky gossip-site source which doesn't verify any of the facts in the article. There may be Thai-language sources, but the Thai Wikipedia page on her, while longer, is also unreferenced and tagged for notability so I can't find anything useful there.
At this point it appears to fail WP:N and remains an effectively unsourced BLP. ~ mazca talk 23:03, 1 September 2020 (UTC)
* Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Actors and filmmakers-related deletion discussions. ~ mazca talk 23:03, 1 September 2020 (UTC)
* Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Thailand-related deletion discussions. ~ mazca talk 23:03, 1 September 2020 (UTC)
Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
* Comment Khaosod is not flaky gossip-site. The linked article for Khaosod newspaper cite 950,000 daily circulation which is among top newspapers in Thailand. This article shows that Thai Post (ไทยโพสต์), Khaosod (ข่าวสด), Matichon (มติชน) all have 950,000 daily circulation in 2018-2019. --Lerdsuwa (talk) 06:44, 2 September 2020 (UTC)
* I'm unfamiliar with the area so I'm happy to accept that it's a major publication; but by my Google-translate-assisted reading of the article it's an almost completely contentless fluff piece of wedding pictures. It might be a decent newspaper, but that linked article doesn't seem worthy of one, and certainly isn't coverage that really helps source an encyclopedia article. ~ mazca talk 18:49, 2 September 2020 (UTC)
* Comment: Lerdsuwa's comment about the cited source notwithstanding, I'm not really seeing in-depth coverage about the subject herself. News searches turn up mostly routine celebrity news covering e.g. her wedding, etc. --Paul_012 (talk) 13:10, 2 September 2020 (UTC)
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Vanamonde (Talk) 23:12, 9 September 2020 (UTC) Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Barkeep49 (talk) 23:13, 18 September 2020 (UTC)
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hyperparasite
Etymology
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Noun
* 1) Any parasite whose host is a parasite.
* 2) An insect that parasitizes another parasitic insect.
* 1) An insect that parasitizes another parasitic insect.
* 1) An insect that parasitizes another parasitic insect.
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Wikipedia:Templates for discussion/Log/2024 March 12
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Template:IZombie
* The following is an archived discussion concerning one or more templates or modules. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the template's talk page or in a deletion review).
The result of the discussion was no consensus. Plastikspork ―Œ (talk) 14:52, 29 March 2024 (UTC) Only four links to any articles not including the creators linked above. Both characters' links are to the same article but to the respective section on both the comic series and TV series. And the link to the comic series is featured twice.
* IZombie
Removing the non article links in the first section and the one link to the article section, you would have only three links within the navbox. No navigation is met with this. WikiCleanerMan (talk) 17:11, 5 March 2024 (UTC)
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, ✗ plicit 23:40, 12 March 2024 (UTC)
* Comment. I've cleaned it up and there are four links after the subject plus the two comic book creators. This is borderline WP:NENAN for me, but I've seen far worse. -- wooden superman 10:36, 6 March 2024 (UTC)
* Thanks for doing so. But it's pretty bare bones. --WikiCleanerMan (talk) 00:31, 11 March 2024 (UTC)
* Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
* Narrowly a delete for me. All of this should be easily connected already. Izno (talk) 21:26, 20 March 2024 (UTC)
* weak keep, connects 7 articles. Frietjes (talk) 23:06, 21 March 2024 (UTC)
* The articles on the creators don't count. It's below that that matters. And it's not enough and all articles are already connected to each other anyway through article space. --WikiCleanerMan (talk) 23:22, 21 March 2024 (UTC)
* The articles on the creators don't count = say what? the articles of the creators are important, which is why they are in the navbox, and why the navbox is in the articles of the creators. Frietjes (talk) 15:13, 25 March 2024 (UTC)
* But all links are able to found through the main article and through the rest in the navbox. No navigation is being added with those creator links. --WikiCleanerMan (talk) 15:35, 25 March 2024 (UTC)
* which should be true for all links in navboxes, since navboxes are not visible on mobile, but yet we are not eliminating all navboxes. the point of a navbox is when you are navigating from an article other than the main article. Frietjes (talk) 15:47, 25 March 2024 (UTC)
* And yet all links are connected through their respective articles. The navbox doesn't have a distinct form of navigation that can be met outside of going through the article pages to get there. --WikiCleanerMan (talk) 00:12, 26 March 2024 (UTC)
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Template:Single White Female
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The result of the discussion was delete. ✗ plicit 23:38, 19 March 2024 (UTC) Just three links. WP:NENAN. -- wooden superman 16:39, 12 March 2024 (UTC)
* Single White Female
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Template:Weybourne railway station present
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The result of the discussion was delete. ✗ plicit 23:36, 19 March 2024 (UTC) No transclusions of, or incoming links to, this broken railway diagram. Created in December 2023. – Jonesey95 (talk) 15:20, 12 March 2024 (UTC)
* Weybourne railway station present
* Delete per nomination. --WikiCleanerMan (talk) 22:26, 18 March 2024 (UTC)
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Template:Signers of the U.S. Declaration of Independence
* The following is an archived discussion concerning one or more templates or modules. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the template's talk page or in a deletion review).
The result of the discussion was keep. There is a consensus here, despite it not being "the question", to split Historical American Documents to avoid the duplication issue, so I will start a formal discussion on splitting that template. Primefac (talk) 12:33, 3 April 2024 (UTC) Substantial duplication, all signatories and other related links already included in the "Declaration of Independence" section of Historical American Documents so no additional navigational benefit. Alternative would be to split Historical American Documents into its component parts. -- wooden superman 13:10, 12 March 2024 (UTC)
* Signers of the U.S. Declaration of Independence
* Strong Oppose, another alternate would be to leave this alone as an important United States founding navbox. The set of Founders signing this important document deserves both its own navbox and links in the overall event navbox, especially since we are now in the 250th anniversary period for the founding events and will have to watch and protect pages from IP vandals let alone the time sink of regular users attempting to delete them. Randy Kryn (talk) 13:16, 12 March 2024 (UTC)
* Do you not see the redundancy present here? All links are on both navboxes. There is literally a section for signatories of the Declaration of Independence in the other navbox. -- wooden superman 13:18, 12 March 2024 (UTC)
* In this case you are taking redundancy to mean something other than it should. The documents navbox lists the same names, yes, for full coverage of the event. But that navbox is not included on all of the signers pages, which is where the signers navbox does that job. There is no redundancy, just information about the document that belongs on both navboxes in order to fully cover the topic. Randy Kryn (talk) 13:25, 12 March 2024 (UTC)
* Per WP:BIDIRECTIONAL they should be. Why are they linked in the navbox if the navbox isn't transcluded on those pages? -- wooden superman 13:28, 12 March 2024 (UTC)
* They are linked so readers can click on the links and read one or more of the articles. It is another way of readers finding articles of interest. Taking the policy Ignoring all rules into account (a policy, not a guideline, which would require that removing the links improves Wikipedia) would cover these commonsense links to articles for readers of the topic who would find them this way and not another. Randy Kryn (talk) 13:45, 12 March 2024 (UTC)
* An identical set of links does not need be listed in two navboxes, especially if only one navbox is performing any navigational function. -- wooden superman 13:51, 12 March 2024 (UTC)
* They both perform as navboxes, and if the link to, say, Benjamin Franklin is removed from the historical documents navbox it is lost to articles on which that navbox is added. May I ask, what does it really hurt to include links to the names? Does it improve Wikipedia or harm it to remove them? WP:IAR is not an abstract concept to be avoided (I recall one user mentioning being proud that they hadn't invoked IAR in their 17 years of editing, as if it were an abstract essay) it's a policy. Randy Kryn (talk) 14:05, 12 March 2024 (UTC)
* It's not perfoming as a navbox if it is not providing the required navigational function. You know that it's not an infobox right? And yes, overproliferation and abuse of navboxes does harm as it hinders a reader even finding the relevant links. You can't see the wood for the trees half the time here. This is why we do not need repitition of exactly the same set of links on two navboxes. -- wooden superman 14:12, 12 March 2024 (UTC)
* And in my point of view you, in good faith of course, don't even know that a lush forest exists since you spend all of your time looking at one tree. What harm? (seriously, what harm). I explained why the concise navbox is used on the signers pages and not the full documents navbox, and that the links serve a purpose of navigation to the signers of the document for readers who would find it that way. We are all about the readers, and should make finding any article of interest as easy as possible for them in order that they may both learn about the topic or, if interested, edit the page for further benefit to Wikipedia. Removing links to a name which is used anyway on the navbox removes those options and potential improvements. Randy Kryn (talk) 14:20, 12 March 2024 (UTC)
* Please see WP:POLICY: Comment on content, not on the contributor. -- wooden superman 14:26, 12 March 2024 (UTC)
* ? You've commented on me as an editor several times in this discussion, let alone on others. As for me, feel free to comment on myself as an editor, having nothing to hide. Randy Kryn (talk) 15:02, 12 March 2024 (UTC)
* Delete per nom because I agree, its redundant since the Historical American Documents covers it and does so in more detail. But I'm against splitting Historical American Documents; not really necessary. Omnis Scientia (talk) 13:25, 14 March 2024 (UTC)
* These two are not redundant, the signatories navbox is in alphabetical order and is placed on each page. What you suggest is place the Historical documents navbox on each of the signatories pages - why not both. One an easy alphabetical listing and the other a fuller look at the document and its creators. This is the founding document of the United States, a little leeway in allowing both navboxes to function would be appropriate due to the weight of the topic, especially since they are both long-term navboxes and that nobody (no one, not a reader or editor) has complained before this discussion which shows the acceptance level of such detail and Wikipedia mapping information. Randy Kryn (talk) 14:40, 14 March 2024 (UTC)
* The reason you don't need both is because of WP:NAVBOXCREEP. It is redundant for two navboxes to present the same set or subset of articles. Navboxes aren't for a "fuller look" at a topic, that's what articles are for. Naboxes are for navigation. -- wooden superman 12:44, 19 March 2024 (UTC)
* Navboxes are maps of the topic on Wikipedia. And it is fine to have two navboxes link to the same pages, especially in light of the historical importance we're discussing here. Randy Kryn (talk) 13:01, 19 March 2024 (UTC)
* It isn't fine, two navboxes which duplicate the same data is the very definition of redundant. Until recently it was a speedy delete criteria. -- wooden superman 13:14, 19 March 2024 (UTC)
* Oppose - Template:Historical American Documents seems like it could be easily split into four navboxes already, and the signers of United States Declaration of Independence seems to be a large enough subtopic to warrant a split. The others either are not large enough to split out the signers or do not have an article on the topic. (Oinkers42) (talk) 17:15, 14 March 2024 (UTC)
* So are you advocating a split, utilising this one as the base template? -- wooden superman 09:07, 19 March 2024 (UTC)
* In any case, this is an extremely small amount of editors commenting on such an important navbox - the Declaration of Independence isn't Granny's Apple Pie wins but the foundation of the creation of a leading national direction and policy. Randy Kryn (talk) 12:18, 19 March 2024 (UTC)
* Actually, I want Template:Historical American Documents to be broken into its component parts with the signer's being split into its own template as well. (Oinkers42) (talk) 18:21, 20 March 2024 (UTC)
* They are both valuable as maps to the topic (the Historical American Documents navbox is actually the best map to the founding documents on the entire web and not just Wikipedia). But a split isn't being decided here, just being used as an example. The signers navbox under question is an easily understood concise alphabetical listing while the wonderful Historical American Documents navbox lists the signers by state. Seems the concern is that two related but topic-dissimilar navboxes include links to articles about individuals who signed one of the important documents, but that only one of them should include the useful links (which I do not understand as being a problem, and nobody else has either - editor or reader - until this nomination). Randy Kryn (talk) 04:11, 21 March 2024 (UTC)
* Keep this one. The HAD template is the one that actually should be at TFD. Izno (talk) 21:28, 20 March 2024 (UTC)
* I am absolutely okay with that, splitting the HAD one into its component parts is on reflection probably the better option. -- wooden superman 08:46, 21 March 2024 (UTC)
* and split Historical American Documents potentially getting rid of it due to its oversize (as per Izno). If anything it should be a navboxes template and not a navbox one. —Uzume (talk) 10:22, 21 March 2024 (UTC)
* HAD is an example in this discussion but not nominated for anything. Randy Kryn (talk) 12:04, 21 March 2024 (UTC)
* keep and split Historical American Documents instead. Frietjes (talk) 23:05, 21 March 2024 (UTC)
* Split Historical American Documents which also fixes the duplication with Constitution of the United States. Plastikspork ―Œ (talk) 14:52, 29 March 2024 (UTC)
* Anything about the historical documents navbox cannot be decided in this discussion, it is a talking point. Randy Kryn (talk) 06:32, 31 March 2024 (UTC)
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The result of the discussion was delete. ✗ plicit 12:12, 19 March 2024 (UTC) Current squad template for defunct cricket team. Pkbwcgs (talk) 00:34, 12 March 2024 (UTC)
* Ruhuna Rhinos
* Delete as per nom. Joseph2302 (talk) 09:05, 12 March 2024 (UTC)
* Delete per nomination. --WikiCleanerMan (talk) 22:26, 18 March 2024 (UTC)
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-- German Stocks Decline as Spain Raises Deficit Target, Retail Sales Drop
German stocks retreated as Spain
raised its budget deficit target and a report showed German
retail sales dropped in January. Metro AG, Germany’s biggest retailer, lost 2.9 percent.
Bayer AG fell 1.7 percent. K+S AG (SDF) retreated 1.6 percent, after
Societe Generale SA cut its recommendation on the company.
Commerzbank AG (CBK) rose 1.2 percent as Goldman Sachs Group Inc.
advised buying European bank stocks. Merck KGaA gained 2.6
percent as Exane Finance SE raised its price target. The DAX Index (DAX) declined 0.3 percent to 6,921.37 at the close
of trading in Frankfurt . The benchmark gauge gained 0.8 percent
this week. The measure advanced 6.2 percent in February and 17.4
percent so far this year. The broader HDAX Index dropped 0.3
percent today. Spain raised its budget deficit target for 2012, breaching
its commitment with its European partners, as a deepening
economic slump hampers efforts to rein in the euro area’s
fourth-biggest shortfall. Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy announced
a new deficit goal of 5.8 percent of gross domestic product
compared with the 4.4 percent target previously agreed with the
European Union. German retail sales unexpectedly declined in January as
rising oil prices fueled inflation. Sales, adjusted for
inflation and seasonal swings, fell 1.6 percent from December,
when they increased 0.1 percent, the Federal Statistics Office
said today. Economists had forecast a gain of 0.5 percent, the
median of 22 estimates in a Bloomberg News survey showed. Metro Falls Metro declined 2.9 percent to 28.40 euros after the retail
sales data were published and Commerzbank said the company’s
earnings may drop this year. “We believe 2012 will be a year of flat earnings at
best,” Commerzbank’s Juergen Elfers wrote in a report dated
March 1. Lower profit “could be a more feasible scenario, while
consensus still expects earnings to increase by 5 percent.” Bayer, Germany ’s largest drugmaker, fell 1.7 percent to
55.65 euros. K+S dropped 1.6 percent to 37.08 euros, as Patrick Lambert,
an analyst at Societe Generale SA, cut the company’s shares to
“hold” from “buy” with a 12-month target price of 40.00
euros per share. Morgan Stanley said the company may cut its
2012 guidance when it reports full-year earnings on March 15. Commerzbank rose 1.2 percent to 1.96 euros after Goldman
raised its recommendations on banks to “overweight” from
“neutral.” The European Central Bank ’s long-term refinancing
operation has improved cash supply for banks, analysts,
including Matthieu Walterspiler, wrote in a report. Merck gained 2.6 percent to 80.74 euros, as Exane Finance
SE raised its price target to 82 from 73 euros. To contact the reporter on this story:
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Anacardium Orientale: Materia Medica
The Anacardium patient is found mostly among the neurasthenics; such have a type of nervous dyspepsia, relieved by food; impaired memory, depression, and irritability; diminution of senses (smell, sight, hearing). Syphilitic patients often suffer with these conditions. Intermittency of symptoms. Fear of examination in students. Weakening of all senses, sight, hearing, etc. Aversion to work; lacks self-confidence; irresistible desire to swear and curse. Sensation of a plug in various parts-eyes, rectum, bladder, etc; also of a band. Empty feeling in stomach; eating temporarily relieves all discomfort. This is a sure indication, often verified. Its skin symptoms are similar to Rhus, and it has proved a valuable antidote to Poison-Oak.
Mind.–Fixed ideas. Hallucinations; thinks he is possessed of two persons or wills. Anxiety when walking, as if pursued. Profound melancholy and hypochondriasis, with tendency to use violent language. Brain-fag. Impaired memory. Absent mindedness. Very easily offended. Malicious; seems bent on wickedness. Lack of confidence in himself or others. Suspicious (Hyos). Clairaudient, hears voices far away or of the dead. Senile dementia. Absence of all moral restraint.
Head.–Vertigo. Pressing pain, as from a plug; worse after mental exertion-in forehead; occiput, temples, vertex; better during a meal. Itching and little boils on scalp.
Eyes.–Pressure like a plug on upper orbit. Indistinct vision. Objects appear too far off.
Ears.–Pressing in the ears as from a plug. Hard of hearing.
Nose.–Frequent sneezing. Sense of smell perverted. Coryza with palpitation, especially in the aged.
Face.–Blue rings around eyes. Face pale.
Mouth.–Painful vesicles; fetid odor. Tongue feels swollen, impending speech and motion, with saliva in mouth. Burning around lips as from pepper.
Stomach.–Weak digestion, with fullness and distention. Empty feeling in stomach. Eructation, nausea, vomiting. Eating relieves the Anacardium dyspepsia. Apt to choke when eating or drinking. Swallows food and drinks hastily.
Abdomen.–Pain as if dull plug were pressed into intestines. Rumbling, pinching, and griping.
Rectum.–Bowels inactive. Ineffectual desire; rectum seems powerless, as if plugged up; spasmodic constriction of sphincter ani; even soft stool passes with difficulty. Itching at anus; moisture from rectum. Haemorrhage during stool. Painful haemorrhoids.
Male.–Voluptuous itching; increased desire; seminal emissions without dreams. Prostatic discharge during stool.
Female.–Leucorrhoea, with soreness and itching. Menses scanty.
Respiratory.–Pressure in chest, as from a dull plug. Oppression of chest, with internal heat and anxiety, driving him into open air. Cough excited by talking, in children, after fit of temper. Cough after eating with vomiting of food and pain in occiput.
Heart.–Palpitation, with weak memory, with coryza in the aged; stitches in heart region. Rheumatic pericarditis with double stitches.
Back.–Dull pressure in the shoulders, as from a weight. Stiffness at nape of neck.
Extremities.–Neuralgia in thumb. Paralytic weakness. Knees feel paralyzed or bandaged. Cramps in calves. Pressure as from a plug in the glutei. Warts on palms of hands. Fingers swollen with vesicular eruption.
Sleep.–Spells of sleeplessness lasting for several nights. Anxious dreams.
Skin.–Intense itching, eczema, with mental irritability; vesicular eruption; swelling, urticaria; eruption like that of Poison-Oak (Xerophyl; Grindel; Croton). Lichen planus; neurotic eczema. Warts on hands. Ulcer formation on forearm.
Modalities.–Worse, on application of hot water. Better, from eating. When lying on side, from rubbing.
Relationship.–Antidote: Grindeleia; Coffea; Juglans; Rhus; Eucalyptus.
Compare: Anacard occidentale (cashew nut) (erysipelas, vesicular facial eruptions), (anaesthetic variety of leprosy; warts, corns, ulcers, cracking of the skin on soles of feet). Rhus; Cypriped; Chelidon; Xerophyl.
Platina follows well. Cereus serpentina (swearing).
Dose.–Sixth to two hundredth potency.
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How Can You Tell If Your Air Purifier Is Working?
How Can You Tell If Your Air Purifier Is Working_
You’re not alone if you’re wondering how to tell if your air purifier is working.
I remember when I got my first air purifier back in the day and was in the exact same situation.
In my case, the air purifier was brand new, so I wondered if the unit was on in general.
If you’ve had your air purifier for a while and are wondering how to tell if it’s still working as intended, that’s more tricky sometimes.
Whatever the case might be, in this article, I will be showing you the things you need to look out for to tell if your unit is working.
And if you find that your air purifier isn’t working, at the end of the article, I’ve shared a few things you should check and do before buying a new model.
How To Tell If Your Air Purifier Is Working
You can tell if your air purifier is working in many different ways. While some are simple, others are a little more tricky.
Below, I’ve listed several ways you can tell if your unit is working as it should.
The Sound
The easiest way to tell if your air purifier is on is by listening closely and hearing if the unit is making any noise.
Pay attention to the sound of the fan. Most, if not all, air purifiers produce some noise when they are on.
It’s best to turn the air purifier to the highest setting as that’s when the fan will make the most noise.
That said, just because your air purifier works doesn’t mean it’s purifying the air.
An air purifier won’t clean the air if there’s damage to the filtration system, causing it to be unable to trap particles and purify the air.
It’s much more difficult to tell if your air purifier is working if there doesn’t seem anything wrong with it, so keep on reading to find out what you need to be looking for in that case.
No Strong Scents
If you have an air purifier with a carbon filter, then the smell in the room is one of the best ways to determine if it’s working.
While air purifiers with carbon filters can absorb harmful pollutants like VOCs, their most noticeable effect is ridding the room of strong odors such as cooking odors or smells from your cat’s litter box.
This happens because a carbon filter absorbs all the compounds that may cause foul odors in the first place.
So, when you turn it on, you should notice that strong scents start to disappear.
If you turn your air purifier on and notice no difference in the room’s smell, it might not work correctly.
However, remember that not all air purifiers have carbon filters.
Check inside your device to see if it’s even designed to absorb strong scents in the first place.
Less Allergic Reactions
One of the benefits of using an air purifier is that it can help you deal with your allergies.
If you have allergies, it might be easier to determine whether an air purifier works as intended.
This is because air purifiers can remove harmful allergens from the air, such as pollen and dust.
So, if you find that you aren’t sneezing as much when you’re in a room with an air purifier, this is a clear sign that the air purifier is working.
The downside to this is that not everyone has allergies.
So, if you don’t have allergies, you won’t be able to use this method to tell if your air purifier works.
The Air Feels and Smells Cleaner
This is probably the best way to tell if an air purifier is working, but it’s also one of the hardest.
It’s difficult to describe what “cleaner” air feels like, but I notice a huge difference when their air purifier is on.
The best I can describe is that the air feels better and is easier to breathe.
It’s lighter and less dense.
Some people notice the difference the second they turn on their air purifier.
Some people say it takes some time for them to notice.
But once you notice the difference, it will be much easier to tell whether or not your air purifier is working properly.
Compare the Air Quality Levels
If nothing I have said has helped, using an air quality measuring tool is the best and easiest way to tell if your air purifier is working.
To use this tool appropriately, measure the air quality inside your home before and after turning the air purifier on.
Test the air quality levels with the air purifier off, then let it run for a few hours and test it again.
If the levels are the same, your air purifier will operate, but it isn’t cleaning the air.
Or you can skip this altogether if you have the money to invest in a higher-end air purifier.
The more expensive devices have built-in air quality measuring technology to track that for you.
Things You Can Do if Your Air Purifier Isn’t Working
Finding out that your air purifier isn’t working as it once did is quite a devastating experience.
I’ve had this issue a few times over the last five years, and it’s not a nice feeling – especially since you get so used to breathing clean air so much that when you go back to normal, things just don’t feel right.
So, if you’ve found that your air purifier isn’t working as intended, here are a few steps to bring it back to life and breathe in the clean air you’re accustomed to.
Clear, Wash, or Replace the Filters
The filtration system in your air purifier is what helps the air purifier actually purify the air.
Without it (or when it’s damaged), the air purifier might still be on, but it won’t be purifying the air as well as it once did.
If the filters are causing a lack of performance inside the air purifier, you have three options.
You can clean the filters using a cloth and a hoover, wash the filters if they’re washable, or if you’ve not replaced them in a while, replace the filters.
Though changing the filters will cost you some money, it’s the best way to ensure your air purifier performs back to its best.
Check the Fuse
If the fuse in your air purifier has blown out, the air purifier won’t turn on, no matter what.
And if you’re not particularly tech-savvy, you might even think the air purifier is broken, which was the case with me just a few years ago.
Most people don’t know that every appliance has a built-in fuse, often inside the plug.
The fuse breaks the circuit if a fault in the appliance is spotted, causing too much current to flow.
In other news, the fuse protects your air purifier, and it will be the first to go if something goes wrong.
Fuses are a cheap replacement, so it’s not a big deal. Much better than having to buy a new air purifier.
Once you find where the fuse in your air purifier is, take a close look at it.
If the wire is clearly broken in two, the fuse has blown out, and you need to replace it.
Take Your Air Purifier to a Specialist
If you have exhausted all of your options, take it to a specialist.
Fortunately, they can tell you the problem with your unit in just a few minutes because of their background.
Their trained eye can spot faults that ordinary people like you and me can easily miss.
Conclusion
If you think your air purifier has declined in performance, use this checklist to see if there’s anything wrong internally.
On the flip side, the problem is more serious if your air purifier won’t turn on.
If you are in that camp, return the unit to the store you bought it from if it’s still under warranty or seek the help of a specialist. | ESSENTIALAI-STEM |
Umbilical
Bandage for umbilical hernia for newborns: types and application
The bandage, which is prescribed for hernia, is a wide belt, equipped with a limiter. This element is located on the site of the abdominal cavity, where the protrusion of tissues. The device is used for the prevention and treatment of hernial education. It may be recommended by the attending physician. Often the hernia in infants passes independently upon reaching a certain age. Only sometimes the use of aids is required.
The bandage, which is prescribed for hernia, is a wide belt, equipped with a limiter.
Why do you need a bandage?
Hernia is manifested by protrusion of a section of tissue on the skin of the abdomen, which is considered to be a consequence of the displacement of internal organs towards the abdominal ring muscle that surrounds the navel. The reasons include the low tone of soft tissue. In addition, pathology often develops as a result of an underdevelopment of the umbilical ring. The main factors contributing to the formation of a hernia are: regular strong baby crying, constipation, intense cough, flatulence. Often leads to the consequences of the mistake when tying the umbilical cord.
To create opposition to the displacement of internal organs, use a children's bandage from the umbilical hernia. Other properties of this device:
• it contributes to the proper formation of the walls of the abdominal cavity, muscles,
• exerts a sufficient level of pressure on the protrusion,
• promotes faster closure of the umbilical ring,
• prevents the possibility of infringement of tissues and organs in the affected area.
• The main factors contributing to the formation of a hernia are regular strong baby crying.
Constipation and flatulence lead to the emergence of an umbilical hernia in an infant.
Hernia is manifested by protrusion of a section of tissue on the skin of the abdomen, which is considered to be a consequence of the displacement of internal organs towards the abdominal ring muscle that surrounds the navel.
All positive qualities are neutralized by the wrong choice of device. In addition, the use of an unsuitable belt is the reason for the omission of time that could have been spent on the use of effective means of treating an umbilical hernia. In the absence of contraindications, the product can be used for the prevention of hernial formation.
You can buy it at your own discretion. This is due to the fact that during application in the absence of pronounced signs of protrusion no side effects are observed. According to the principle of impact on the fabric, the belt can be compared with the diaper fastening system.
Selection features
Before buying a bandage, you should consider a number of criteria:
1. The product must be made of hypoallergenic materials.
2. The bandage is selected according to the volume of the baby’s belly. If you use a device smaller / larger, the effect of its application will not.
3. In order not to appear on the body of diaper rash, it is recommended to purchase a product that passes air.
4. The fabric of the bandage should be elastic.
5. The product must be periodically washed. Hence, the material from which it is made should be notable for ease of maintenance.
The bandage is selected according to the volume of the baby’s belly. If you use a device smaller / larger, the effect of its application will not.
Pay attention to the principle of fastening the product. There are 2 types of anti-retinal devices for newborns:
• belt,
• patch.
The first of the options is more preferable, since it lets air through, it can be used many times. Such products are found in two versions: adjustable, unregulated. The first of the options can be used at different ages of the child. Products may have a small or substantial width. Different types of fasteners. When selecting, consider the size of the limiter. The key criterion in this case is the diameter of the umbilical ring.
The patch is a strip that is fixed in the navel by means of an adhesive. This tool is intended for single use. After use, it is replaced by another, which is not always convenient. The disadvantage of these products is considered to be high density - they do not let air through. In addition, the patch often causes irritation, which is especially evident when trying to remove it from the skin.
Advantages and disadvantages
Each of the types of umbilical hernia bandages for newborns has its advantages and disadvantages. Positive qualities of the product in the form of a belt:
The disadvantages of umbilical hernia bandages include the high price.
• reduces abdominal pressure,
• interferes with the formation and development of hernia,
• can be used for hernial protrusions of different sizes (up to 5 cm),
• ease of care
• long period of operation (several years).
The disadvantages include the high price. In addition, these products are not always firmly held on the stomach, they can slip. The degree of reliability of fixing the belt is determined by the mobility of the child. The presence of a bandage can cause discomfort, due to the significant width and thickness. In some children, such products provoke the appearance of irritation due to friction.
The plaster differs in reasonable price and simplicity of operation. However, these products provoke the appearance of pain when trying to remove them. On the skin may remain traces of adhesive. In addition, the products of this type are designed to fix the hernial protrusions of a small size.
How to wear?
Baby should wear a bandage only on dry skin. You should first make sure that the integuments are not damaged (no irritation, diaper rash). Wear a bandage is necessary on clean skin. Instruction:
Baby should wear a bandage only on dry and clean skin.
1. Fix the product on a flat, moderately hard surface. A changing table is used for this purpose.
2. First you need to expand the belt.
3. A child should be placed on top of it. The baby must lie on its back.
4. Before you fasten the bandage, you should straighten the hernial protrusion.
5. A limiter is applied to the umbilical ring.
6. Button bandage without pinching the belly. The product should fit snugly to the outer covers.
The recommended belt wearing time is no longer than 3 hours. Then they take it off, take a break for half an hour and put it on again. If you plan to use a plaster, the same instructions are used as a basis, however, after the hernia has been repositioned, the product is glued on top.
Contraindications
The bandage is not recommended for use in some cases, among them:
• the presence of a rash, irritation or diaper rash on the skin in the area where the product will be installed,
• allergic to materials
• pinching of the hernia, which is rare in infants,
• the period when the umbilical wound has not yet healed, the crust has not disappeared.
If such products are used, especially a plaster on damaged external covers, a wound may open after removal. In addition, under the layer of dense tissue ventilation of the external integument is deteriorating, which prevents the healing of deformed skin.
Larisa, 33 years old, Perm
A child at 3 months was diagnosed with a navel hernia. It was small - 8 mm, but to improve the condition the doctor still appointed a bandage. At first used a plaster. I did not notice any improvements, I had to switch to a bandage in the form of a belt. Its price is much higher, but hernial formation has ceased to develop. Now (after 5 months), it is almost invisible. I just did not like the fact that the bandage had to be constantly corrected.
Olga, 28 years old, Orel
When the child was 1 year old, I found a small bump on the navel. Previously, he was not there, so immediately went to the doctor. Diagnosed umbilical hernia, appointed a bandage. We started to wear a belt, because education was already quite large. I liked the result - the hernia gradually began to pass. A child in a year is difficult to explain, why use such a device, the daughter tried to remove it all the time, so you had to constantly carry it on your arms while wearing a bandage.
Evgenia, 30 years old, Moscow
Used a plaster for hernia in an infant. The doctor warned that such formations often pass themselves, but we still used this device a little for prevention. We started when the child was 3 months old, the chair gradually improved, the son began to cry less, and the protrusion disappeared.
Device Features
The belt from the umbilical hernia for newborns is made of a plate sewn into the fabric and several fastenings that are needed to be fixed on the body of the baby. They are made in the form of conventional straps, rivets or fasteners. The main element of the belt is a plate that has a compression effect on the hernia.
To create a treatment belt for babies, hypoallergenic fabric materials are used. They prevent the occurrence of diaper rash, provide normal air circulation and absorb moisture well. Also, if the baby will wear a corset regularly, he will not have a wood louse.
The treatment belt for hernia is characterized by a long service life, which is 3 years. During this time, the bandage should be washed regularly.
Advantages and disadvantages
Before using the umbilical hernia bandage for newborns, you should be familiar with its positive and negative sides. Among the advantages of devices for colic emit:
• the possibility of using the belt for the prevention of hernia,
• ease of use
• the possibility of repeated washing
• no irritants that can cause an allergic reaction,
• high efficiency,
• the use of hypoallergenic materials in the manufacture of bandage.
The belt has disadvantages, but they are much smaller than the advantages. The main disadvantages of the belt include:
• high cost
• temporary discomfort when using a bandage,
• irritation and redness of the skin field of strong friction of the belt.
In order not to encounter such disadvantages, it is necessary to choose the right belt for treating the umbilical cord. To do this, contact your doctor, who will advise a suitable belt, so that it does not rub or crawl during use.
When choosing a bandage for umbilical hernia of newborns, certain difficulties may arise, due to which it is not always possible to buy a quality belt. To buy a suitable bandage for your child, you need to familiarize yourself with the recommendations for choosing. The following rules will help you make the right choice:
• The width and length of the belt should ideally fit the size of the baby.
• In the products must be ribs. They do not allow the material to roll when the child moves.
• You should buy a belt made of absorbent and air-tight fabric that absorbs moisture well. This prevents the development of diaper rash on the skin.
• When choosing a bandage for children older than six years, you need to pay attention to small models that will not be noticeable under the clothes.
• The seams on the inside are made neatly and do not protrude. This will prevent severe rubbing of the skin when using a hernia strap.
• When visually inspecting the product, it is necessary to unfasten it and fasten it several times to make sure that the seams are secure.
Also, buying a belt for a newborn baby, pay attention to the type of attachment. For babies fit models with velcro, which allow a person to independently adjust the size of the bandage.
Application
Use a device for the treatment of protrusion near the navel will be able to all parents. However, before that you will have to familiarize yourself with the recommendations for its use. First, the child is washed with warm water and wiped dry with a towel, as the bandage is put on clean and perfectly dry skin.
When the child is ready to put on the device, the bandage is placed on any hard surface. From above the baby is laid with the navel down and wrapped with a bandage. Before fixing the belt with velcro, the bulge is carefully set by hand so that it does not accidentally damage it. After fastening, the belt should fit snugly to the surface of the abdomen, but not tighten it. Due to the contraction of the baby, his stomach will ache and he will be uncomfortable while wearing a bandage.
The belt is worn by the child every 2–3 hours until the hernia disappears. If the bulge does not pass, you will have to consult a doctor for consultation. Some experts instead of bandages prescribe children patches, which are more effective than belts.
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Sakhile
Sakhile is an African name which may refer to:
* Sakhile, singer in Ndebele music
* Sakhile, Mpumalanga a township near Standerton, South Africa | WIKI |
What is Seroquel®?
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Seroquel, known generically as Quetiapine, is a prescription medication classified as an atypical antipsychotic. It is commonly used in the treatment of schizophrenia and in the treatment of bipolar disorder. Seroquel is manufactured and marketed by AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals, and received approval from the US Food and Drug Administration in 1997. Seroquel also has many “off-label” uses, including treatment for disorders such as restless leg syndrome, post-traumatic stress disorder, autism, Tourette syndrome, alcoholism, and as a sedative.
The most common side effect associated with Seroquel is sedation/somnolence, most pronounced in the first week of treatment and gradually tapering off with usage. This sedation ability is the main reason that Seroquel is prescribed “off-label” with such frequency, especially for patients with sleep disorders, even though the medication has not received approval from the FDA for this usage. The minor side effects observed in patients taking Seroquel include dizziness, dry mouth, nausea, headache, anxiety, and constipation. The more serious side effects related to the use of Seroquel include confusion, uncontrollable muscle movements, sudden numbness or weakness, suicidal thoughts, and problems with speech, vision, or balance. Substantial weight gain has been noted in some patients, leading researchers to suggest that Seroquel can expand a patient’s appetite causing the patient to eat larger regular meals.
Seroquel has also been linked to a higher risk of blood sugar disorders, such as type 2 diabetes, diabetic ketoacidosis and hyperglycemia. Hyperglycemia is a condition in which there is an excessive amount of glucose in the plasma of the blood. Chronic hyperglycemia can lead to organ damage and acute hyperglycemia can be a precursor to diabetic ketoacidosis. Hyperglycemia is responsible for over 6 million hospital visits annually.
Diabetes is classified as a metabolic disorder and is usually characterized by hyperglycemia along with other symptoms. Type 2 diabetes, often called adult-onset diabetes, is caused by a combination of insulin resistance and defective insulin secretion. It is considered a chronic condition, incurable, but treatable with a combination of dietary planning, medication, and insulin supplementation. Diabetic ketoacidosis is a state of extreme metabolic dysregulation; a condition considered a medical emergency as coma and death can follow if not treated quickly and correctly. Diabetic ketoacidosis is characterized by nausea, an altered state of consciousness, deep rapid breathing, and a smell of acetone on the breath. Usually caused by an untreated case of diabetes, diabetic ketoacidosis is a life-threatening condition with a high mortality rate
The increased risk of blood sugar disorders while using Seroquel was discovered in 2003, prompting the FDA to request that the manufacturer add the new information to the warning label of the drug. In 2004, the drug was named as one of six anti-psychotic medications that can promote diabetes, high cholesterol, and obesity. Physicians were urged to carefully monitor patients taking Seroquel to ensure that the patient was not developing diabetes. Clinical studies indicated that patients taking the medication were more than 3 times more likely to develop diabetes than patients taking older anti-psychotic medications. Warning signs to watch for include weakness, excessive hunger, and increased urination.
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• Take UV-Vis of porphyrin solutions
• Re-do crosslinking of porphyrin films
• Prepare sulfate solutions
Description
1. UV-Vis Spectra of porphyrin solutions with the following concentrations were collected:
1. 25μM
2. 12.5μM
3. 6.75μM
4. 3.375μM
5. 1.6875μM
2. 10 mL 50 μM of the following sulfate solutions were prepared:
1. Na2SO4
2. Fe2(SO4)3
3. Al2(SO4)3
Data
Preparation of 50 μM Na2SO4
[math]\displaystyle{ \frac {142.07 g} {mol} \times \frac {50mmol} {L} \times \frac {10^-3 mol} {1mmol} \times \frac {1 L} {1000mL} \times 10mL = 0.071035 g }[/math]
0.071035 g Na2SO4 in 10mL H2O to prepare 50mM. Dilute to 50μM by using 10μL 50mM in 9.99mL H2O.
Preparation of 50 μM 72 wt% Fe2(SO4)3
[math]\displaystyle{ \frac {72} {100} \times \frac {399.88 g} {mol} \times \frac {50mmol} {L} \times \frac {10^-3 mol} {1mmol} \times \frac {1L} {1000mL} \times \frac 10mL = 0.144g }[/math]
0.144 g 72 wt% Fe2(SO4)3 in 10mL H2O to prepare 50mM. Dilute to 50μM by using 10μL 50mM in 9.99mL H2O.
Preparation of 50 μM Al2(SO4)3
[math]\displaystyle{ \frac {656.33 g} {mol} \times \frac {50mmol} {L} \times \frac {10^-3 mol} {1mmol} \times \frac {1L} {1000mL} \times 10mL = 0.328g }[/math]
0.328 g Al2(SO4)3 in 10mL H2O to prepare 50mM. Dilute to 50μM by using 10μL 50mM in 9.99mL H2O.
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Int J Med Sci 2020; 17(1):63-70. doi:10.7150/ijms.36476 This issue Cite
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Extract of Cornus officinalis Protects Keratinocytes from Particulate Matter-induced Oxidative Stress
Pincha Devage Sameera Madushan Fernando1, Mei Jing Piao1, Ao Xuan Zhen1, Mee Jung Ahn2, Joo Mi Yi3, Yung Hyun Choi4, Jin Won Hyun1✉
1. Department of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, Jeju National University, Jeju 63243, Republic of Korea.
2. Laboratory of Veterinary Anatomy, College of Veterinary Medicine, Jeju National University, Jeju 63243, Republic of Korea.
3. Department of Microbiology and Immunology, College of Medicine, Inje University, Busan 47392, Republic of Korea.
4. Department of Biochemistry, College of Oriental Medicine, Dongeui University, Busan 47340, Republic of Korea.
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Fernando PDSM, Piao MJ, Zhen AX, Ahn MJ, Yi JM, Choi YH, Hyun JW. Extract of Cornus officinalis Protects Keratinocytes from Particulate Matter-induced Oxidative Stress. Int J Med Sci 2020; 17(1):63-70. doi:10.7150/ijms.36476. https://www.medsci.org/v17p0063.htm
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The skin is one of the large organs in the human body and the most exposed to outdoor contaminants such as particulate matter < 2.5 µm (PM2.5). Recently, we reported that PM2.5 induced cellular macromolecule disruption of lipids, proteins, and DNA, via reactive oxygen species, eventually causing cellular apoptosis of human keratinocytes. In this study, the ethanol extract of Cornus officinalis fruit (EECF) showed anti-oxidant effect against PM2.5-induced cellular oxidative stress. EECF protected cells against PM2.5-induced DNA damage, lipid peroxidation, and protein carbonylation. PM2.5 up-regulated intracellular and mitochondrial Ca2+ levels excessively, which led to mitochondrial depolarization and cellular apoptosis. However, EECF suppressed the PM2.5-induced excessive Ca2+ accumulation and inhibited apoptosis. The data confirmed that EECF greatly protected human HaCaT keratinocytes from PM2.5-induced oxidative stress.
Keywords: ethanol extract of Cornus officinalis fruits (EECF), particulate matter 2.5 (PM2.5), human HaCaT keratinocytes, oxidative stress
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Fernando, P.D.S.M., Piao, M.J., Zhen, A.X., Ahn, M.J., Yi, J.M., Choi, Y.H., Hyun, J.W. (2020). Extract of Cornus officinalis Protects Keratinocytes from Particulate Matter-induced Oxidative Stress. International Journal of Medical Sciences, 17(1), 63-70. https://doi.org/10.7150/ijms.36476.
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Fernando, P.D.S.M.; Piao, M.J.; Zhen, A.X.; Ahn, M.J.; Yi, J.M.; Choi, Y.H.; Hyun, J.W. Extract of Cornus officinalis Protects Keratinocytes from Particulate Matter-induced Oxidative Stress. Int. J. Med. Sci. 2020, 17 (1), 63-70. DOI: 10.7150/ijms.36476.
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Fernando PDSM, Piao MJ, Zhen AX, Ahn MJ, Yi JM, Choi YH, Hyun JW. Extract of Cornus officinalis Protects Keratinocytes from Particulate Matter-induced Oxidative Stress. Int J Med Sci 2020; 17(1):63-70. doi:10.7150/ijms.36476. https://www.medsci.org/v17p0063.htm
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Fernando PDSM, Piao MJ, Zhen AX, Ahn MJ, Yi JM, Choi YH, Hyun JW. 2020. Extract of Cornus officinalis Protects Keratinocytes from Particulate Matter-induced Oxidative Stress. Int J Med Sci. 17(1):63-70.
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There are a number of hangover cures that are rumoured to help but very little of them have much science behind them.
We look at some of the factors that have a scientific basis and are easily applied.
Drinking water
The dehydrating effects of alcohol are well known and, as you’d expect, there’s science behind it.
Alcohol prevents an antidiuretic hormone called vassopressin from acting.
The result of this is that less water is reabsorbed by our kidneys and therefore more water goes to our bladder, explaining why we need to visit the toilet more often when drinking alcohol.
As less water is retained by the body, this means we’re more likely to become dehydrated. Even though we think we’re taking on board a lot of fluid, we’re actually excreting more of it.
Dehydration can be a major cause of headaches and so rehydrating your body with water will help to ease this possible cause.
Water can also help with flushing out any toxins remaining in the body.
Bananas and kiwi fruit
Why bananas and kiwi fruit? When we are passing urine more frequently than normal, as is typical during a night of drinking, we will also be depleting our body’s store of salts, notably including potassium.
When potassium levels are low in the body we can experience symptoms such as tiredness, weakness and nausea.
Fruits such as bananas and kiwi fruits contain generous amounts of potassium, helping to refuel the body with this important nutrient.
Note that fruits can be relatively high in carbohydrate so make sure you factor this in when you are choosing how much to take in.
Eggs
Eggs contain an amino acid called cysteine which helps to break down a substance called acetaldehyde. Acetaldehyde is a compound formed as part of the metabolism of alcohol by the body which contributes to the nauseous feelings of a hangover and can also have longer term effects on the health of our liver.
Cysteine helps to turn acetaldehyde into acetic acid, which can then be converted into carbon dioxide and water.
Test your blood glucose levels
High or low blood sugar levels can play a contributing role in a hangover. If you have access to blood glucose testing supplies, it is useful to test your blood sugar so that any highs or lows can be treated.
Alcohol can lead to a lowering of blood glucose levels over night after a session of drinking and lengthy periods of low blood glucose can lead to headaches and fatigue in the morning.
If your blood glucose levels are low when you wake, treat the hypo with some carbohydrate to raise your sugar levels back to normal.
High blood sugar levels may also contribute to a hangover.
When blood sugar levels are high, this adds another factor that can lead to dehydration.
If you have type 1 diabetes, high blood glucose levels may be accompanied by raised ketone levels which can not only make you feel nauseous but could lead to ketoacidosis which can be very dangerous.
If you have type 1 diabetes and have high blood glucose levels, it is worth testing your ketone levels High ketone levels are more likely to develop if a night time or morning injection has been missed.
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Immaculate Conception Church, Farm Street, London
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* Reason:This is my first 'set' nomination. Well, actually I had one many years ago but in the end it was possible to combine into a single image so it was promoted as such. I don't think it would be appropriate to combine these images into one file as they are independently useful but I feel they are all of high quality and high EV, taken in the same lighting and with the same processing and techniques, and contribute to the same article, and could therefore be submitted as a set.
* Articles in which this image appears:Immaculate Conception Church, Farm Street
* FP category for this image:Featured pictures/Places/Interiors
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"But it can't be made," Trafford said, as if he were waking from his lethargic condition. "I've told you what kind of a man it was that did this murder, and when the murderer is discovered, as discovered he will be, you'll find I've described him correctly. Those papers caused this murder and caused it because they were a menace to some one. That some one couldn't have been Oldbeg"
"Yet the public mind is impressed with Oldbeg's guilt and, if I mistake not, the jury is as well."
"You overlook the fact that nothing regarding these papers has appeared in the testimony."
McManus looked up suddenly as the fact was recalled to him.
"That's so," he said. "We've discussed them so much that I had entirely lost sight of the fact. Of course, that'll free Oldbeg when it is brought out in testimony."
"If it is brought out," Trafford said.
"But surely," McManus urged; "you will not let so important a matter pass—let alone the fact that it is the cause of injustice to Oldbeg, who surely has suffered enough already." | WIKI |
Bill Anderson (1920s pitcher)
William Edward Anderson (November 28, 1895 – March 13, 1983), nicknamed "Lefty", was a Major League Baseball pitcher. Anderson played for the Boston Braves in 1925. In two career games, he had a 0–0 record with a 10.13 ERA. He batted right-handed and threw left-handed. | WIKI |
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Joseph Plaskett
Joseph Plaskett (12 July 1918 – 21 September 2014) was a Canadian painter.
Biography
Plaskett was born in New Westminster, British Columbia in 1918. He initially studied history, and taught school for six years but in 1944, became interested in art. He studied at Emily Carr University of Art and Design and the Banff School of Fine Arts, where his teacher was A.Y. Jackson. In 1945, he joined the B. C. Society of Artists. In 1946, having been awarded the first Emily Carr Scholarship for study in the U.S. by Lawren Harris, he studied at the San Francisco School of Art. Afterwards, he taught at the Winnipeg School of Art where he was made director (1947-1949) In summers, he studied in New York and once, with Hans Hofmann in Provincetown in 1947. From 1949 to 1951, in Paris, he studied with Fernand Léger. He then studied at the Slade School, London (1951-1952) with a bursary awarded by the British Arts Council. He took etching and engraving with Stanley William Hayter in Paris in 1953 with the aid of a Canadian Government Overseas Scholarship, and opened a studio there in 1957.
In Paris, Plaskett, having renounced abstraction, painted still lifes in oils and did pastels that Vancouver Sun art critic Michael Scott described as “romanticized impressionism”. He was appointed to the Order of Canada in 2000. He was made a member of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts. He was also a member of the Canadian Group of Painters.
In 2000, he moved to Suffolk, England. In 2004, he founded the Joseph Plaskett Foundation which awards scholarships to Canadian artists. Plaskett said,
"'In my long career I have been a recipient of many awards.... These revolutionized my development. These awards all came from my country. I am paying my dues.'"
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Just to finish off this particular section on lesson planning, we're going to go through a couple of procedures that should take place during the study phase periods, particularly when we're doing the activities. It is quite important that before we actually go into a study activity that we go through a process of showing how that activity is going to work and one acronym that is often used for this is D-E-GO. The D part of this stands for a demonstration of the activity. Now, it's very important that you don't try to explain how the activity is going to work but rather you actually demonstrate the process. An example of the demonstration of the process of the activity could be something as simple as taking the first question and using it and writing it on the board. This will show the students what it is that they're actually going to do. Having demonstrated the process of the activity, you need to make sure that the students can answer that question and so we elicit a correct answer for that particular question. Having done that, we can then give out the material. If we've gone through this D-E-GO process correctly, there shouldn't be any reason for the teacher to actually say anything else whilst the activity is taking place. The students should be working through the activity talking to each other and that then frees the teacher up to actually do some other things. Whilst the activity is taking place, you as the teacher can actually monitor what is going on. Well, what do we actually do whilst this monitoring is taking place. You can actually go around the class. Whilst you're doing this, however, it's very important that you don't stop the students from working. So, monitor from a distance so that you're not actually interrupting anyone and some of the things that you can be noting down whilst you're monitoring is their progress. It's useful to monitor their progress because once the activity has been stopped you're then going to feedback their answers and it's important that you know who has done what. You don't want to be asking a particular group for their answers to question seven if they haven't completed it. So, check to see what their progress is ready for when you get to the feedback. As you go around you should be able to pick up on some common errors either in what is being said or in what is being written down and again leave that until the feedback stage in order to be able to cover it. So, you need to monitor the students. Before you get to the process of feedback, it's very important that you actually close the activity to make sure that nobody is still working whilst these answers are being given back. So, settle everyone down, make sure that they're all paying attention and you can then start to feedback the answers. As you feedback, hopefully, most of our answers, or all of our answers, will be correct but we are going to get some errors and mistakes. If those errors and mistakes take place, then they need to be corrected.
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Green power/green energy is a term used to describe sources of energy that are considered to be environmentally friendly and non-polluting.
These sources of energy may provide a remedy to the systematic effects of global warming and certain forms of pollution.
Biogas utilization can occur in waste water treatment plants, solid waste digestion plants and solid waste landfills, where the biogas can be collected and used.
When biogas is produced by means of an anaerobic process, the biogas consists of methane (CH4) and carbon-dioxide (CO2) along with some trace gasses such as water vapor, hydrogen sulphide (H2S), nitrogen (N2), hydrogen (H2) and oxygen (O2).
The concentration of hydrogen sulphide in biogas can vary from 250 ppmv up to several volume percentages; it has an offensive odor of “rotten eggs” at concentrations as low as 50 ppbv and is toxic at concentrations above 100 ppmv.
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https://onemileatatime.com/news/police-doubts-westin-leipzig-anti-semitism/ — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2A02:8109:25C0:6C8:9435:CEB5:11B7:E30F (talk) 17:34, 17 October 2021 (UTC)
* Yep, that's in the article now. It's a wonderful case of how the media should not work. Decrying an (alleged) case of antisemitism has a higher priority than properly researching the matter. To my knowledge, in no news article the question was asked why he didn't go to the police or the hotel managers.--Keimzelle (talk) 13:18, 18 October 2021 (UTC) | WIKI |
Thrombophilic gene mutations
Under the term thrombophilic gene mutations are included mutations that cause inherited thrombophilia.
What do we know about thrombophilic gene mutations?
The most common thrombophilic gene mutations are:
• Leiden mutation
• MTHFR mutation
• Prothrombin mutation
Before we get to the individual mutations let’s explain what are gene mutations and how they develop.
Mutation is the process that causes permanent changes in DNA. It may cause pathologies or may facilitate the acquisition of innovative enhanced features. Mutations are also responsible for genetic diversity of populations and human evolution.
The essence of mutations are either big changes (loss, duplication, structural rebuilding of chromosomes), or it may be called “Point mutations” (loss, duplication or remodeling of small sections of DNA), that effects only a single nucleotide. It is not possible to recognize only at the clinical level, if a segment of DNA in the range of a single gene is affected or whether it is a region encoding several genes. Mutations occur in coding and non-coding portion of DNA. Variability of characters is governed by rules of combining genes, thus Mendel’s rules. New alleles arise from existing mutations. Mutation is almost always the change in the DNA. Gene mutation is the aggregate name for mutations in the genes.
If the DNA change is so profound that will be reflected in the change of the entire chromosome, then we call it chromosome mutation or structural chromosome aberration.
If the mutation concerns the entire chromosome sets, all genes and chromosomes remain unchanged, the standard number of chromosomes is changed, and therefore the total dose of the individual genes in the cell – this is referred to as genomic mutation, or as numerical aberrations of chromosomes.
Gene mutations and their meaning
In general, mutations are changes unprogrammed, uncoded and random. They have their cause, but occur spontaneously with a certain statistical probability. It is a permanent change for the whole life of the organism. They are transferable to the next generation if they affect gametes or when they are transferred into gametes through the cell division.
In most cases, these mutations represent a specific cell damage, loss or pathological change in a specific gene function. Organism protect itself against mutations, for example by double-strand DNA. If the damage affects only one string (which is normal), cellular repair mechanisms can repair the damage. So there is some ability to repair mutations. For the synthesis of the new chain it is paired with recovered undamaged string with the correct sequence.
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* PROBABILITY. 421 PROBABILITY. cur, the probability of its happening is defined to be — ZHT' ^°*^ *^^ probability of its failing is defined to be,. the two being complementary. lu this case, the odds in favor of the event are said to be a to 6, and the odds against the event are said to be 6 to a. E.g. there are five ways of drawing one black ball from five black balls and tliree ways of drawing a white one from three wliite balls. Hence the probability of drawing a black ball from the whole eight on the first trial is |, and of not drawing a black ball, or, what is the same thing, of drawing a white one, is |. The odds in favor of drawing a black ball are 5 to 3. The odds against this are 3 to 5. Likewise, the odds in favor of drawing a white ball are 3 to 5, and the odds against it are 5 to 3. If the probability of two independent events a "' taking place are respectively ,_, ,.. and the probability that (a--b){a--b ) bb- in; {a'+b-y happen is The probability of both events fail- both will , — r-j- j^— , When fail is substituted for lo-|-6X<( --bp) ' happen, hh' must be substituted for aa'. Simi- larlv, the probabilitv that the first event happens ab' and the second event fails is , — ; — ,., , . — ttt and (a + b)(a -- b ) the probability that the first event fails and the a'b second event happens is^ E.g., if p a + b){a+b')' and p' are the respective probabilities that each of two events happens, then pp' is the proba- bility that both happen. In like manner, if there are any number of independent events, the proba- bility that they will all happen is the product of their respective probabilities of happening. If p represents the probability of the happening of an event in one trial and q the probability of its failing, the probability that it will hajjpen exactly r times in n trials is n{n — ) (n — r + 1) ^ JT ft"- The probability that an event will fail exactly r times in n trials is n{n—l)---{n — r+l) „ _ p^-.q,. In the expansion of (p + 7) ", viz., , -nin — 1) ' , , P° + wp" 9 + — 2I — '^" ''i' "" ' the terms represent respectively the probabilities of the happening of the event exactly n times, n — 1 times, n — 2 times, and so on, in n trials. Hence the most probable number of successes and failures in n trials is given by the greatest term in the corresponding series. E.g. the probability of throwing an ace in one trial with a die is and of failing to do so is 4. Also (^ -f- 5 )* = T!Trf + .4r + ^¥i;+ irii + tWtt, hence the proba- bility of throwing an ace 4 times in 4 throws is t:i57' t'lP probability of throwing an ace 3 times in 4 throws is ^4^. the probability of throwing an ace 2 times in 4 throws is ttj^s. t''^ probability of throwing an ace 1 time in 4 throws is ||J, the probability of throwing an ace no time in 4 throws is fv,-Jv. Since the last fraction is the largest, the case of no ace in 4 throws of a die is more probable than that of 1, 2. 3, or 4 aces. A problem in life insurance, a subject to which the theoiy of probability has been of indispensa- ble service, will serve to show the applications of the subject. A table of mortality gives the num- bers alive at each successive year of their age, out of a given number of children horn. If A,^ and A„ 4- 1 be the numbers in the table correspond- ing to the nth and (»+ l)th years of age, the inference from the table is, that of A^ individuals now alive, and of n j'ears of age. A„ +, will live one additional year at least. Hence, the chance that anv one of them die during the year is A _A " ", ° ' • Calling this 1 — p, p is the chance that any one of them will survive the year. Of two individuals, one n years old, and the other n', what are the chances that (a) only one lives a year? (b) one, at least, lives a year? (c) both do not live a year? Calling the individuals A and B, the chance of A living out the year is p, and the chance of his dying within the year is 1 — p. For B these are p' and 1 — p'. Hence that A lives and B dies the chance is p ( 1 — p'). That B lives and A dies the chance is p'(l — ;)). Hence the answer to (a) is p -- p' — -pp'- The second case includes, in addition to the conditions of (a ) . the chance that both survive, which is pp'. Hence the answer to (b) is p + p' — pp'. In the third case the chance that both live a year is Pp'. Hence the chance that both will die is 1 — pp'. The theory of probability also furnishes a measure of expectation. The law of expectation in its simplest form may be stated thus: The value of a contingent gain is the product of the sum to be gained into the chance of winning it. Suppose A, B, and C have made a pool, each sub- scribing .$1, and that a game of pure chance (i.e. not dependent on skill) is to be played by them for the $3. What is the value of the expectation of each ? By the conditions, all are equally likely to win the pool, hence its contingent value must be the same to each ; and, obviously, the sum of these values must represent the whole amount in question. The worth of the expectation of each is therefore $1. That is, if A wishes to retire from the game before it is played out, the fair price which B or C ought to pay him for his share is simply .$1. But this is obviously tij of .$3, i.e. the value of the pool multiplied by his chance of getting it. Another very important application of the theory of probability is to the deduction of the most probable value from a number of observa- tions, each of which is liable to certain accidental errors. In a set of such observations, the proba- ble error is a quantity such that there is the same probability of the true error being gieater or less than it, and this probable error has been shown to be least when the sum of the squares of the errors is a minimum. The method for ob- taining this least error is called the method of least squares. See Le.st Squares, Method of. The doctrine of probabilities dates as far back as Fermat and Pascal (16.54). Huygens (1657) gave the first scientific treatment of the subject, and .lakob Bernoulli's Ars Conjectandi (posthu- mous, 1713) and De iloivre's Doctrine of Chances ( 171S) raised the subject to the plane of a branch of mathematics. The theory of errors may be traced back to Cotes's Opera Miscellanea (posthu- mous. 1722), but a memoir prepared by Simpson in 1755 (printed 1756) first applied the theory | WIKI |
C/C++ Preprocessor Metaprogramming - Basic Pattern Matching Macros and Conditionals
Pattern matching can be a very powerful tool when it comes to preprocessor metaprogramming. It lets us do anything from boolean logic to addition/subtractions. These macros can be combined to help write macro loops which can help unroll loops!
Pattern Matching using CAT and Macro names
Pattern matching on the preprocessor arises from using token concatenation. The general form of this is we have our macro call concatenated version of our macro were our parameters are the values we want to match. So to begin, lets look implementing AND via truth table
#define CAT(x, y) x ## y
#define PRIMITIVE_CAT(x, y) CAT(x, y)
/*
We will basically pattern match the truth table
AND(0, 0) = 0 -> AND_00 = 0
AND(0, 1) = 0 -> AND_01 = 0
AND(1, 0) = 0 -> AND_10 = 0
AND(1, 1) = 1 -> AND_11 = 1
In general macro format this would be
#define AND_xy [value of and(x, y)]
*/
#define AND_00 0
#define AND_10 0
#define AND_01 0
#define AND_11 1
#define AND(x, y) CAT(CAT(AND_, x), y)
// The resulting calls expand to correct values
AND(0, 0) // 0
AND(0, 1) // 0
AND(1, 0) // 0
AND(1, 1) // 1
We're not limited to returns values only. We can also have it return functions. Lets see how we can use this to implement if statements.
If Conditions
If statements are an example of how to use pattern matching to return functions. Let 1 and 0 represent true and false. Our IF macro will then simply return the appropriate IF function.
/*
Lets also look at the general if form.
IF(condition) IF_CONDITION return IF_TRUE else return IF_FALSE
Lets say we represent 1 and true and 0 as false
IF(condition) IF_CONDITION return IF_1 else return IF_0
We want our IF macro to basically return the appropriately
matched IF_ macro.
*/
// Note we used variadic parameters for false so that its optional
#define IF_1(true, ...) true
#define IF_0(true, ...) __VA_ARGS__
#define IF(value) CAT(IF_, value)
IF(1) ( a, b ) // Expands to IF_1(a, b) -> a
IF(0) ( a, b ) // Expands to 1F_0(a, b) -> b
IF(1) ( a ) // Expands to a
IF(0) ( a ) // Expands to nothing
Macro Lookup - Implementing the else case in Pattern Matching
Theres 2 problems with the current pattern matching scheme right now. The first what happens when we don't have a valid pattern match? Because we're concatenating the parameters and calling the appropriate macro we will simply have an unresolved macro.
AND (1, 2) // Expands AND_12
The second problem, is really visible in the AND implementation. We need to represent all possible outcomes to be pattern matched. We know AND(x, y) is only 1 if x and y = 1 and so the other 3 pattern matches are redundant and useless.
In order to solve these problem, we need to find a way to check if a pattern match exists. If we have a pattern match, we can return its value and if it doesn't then we return some default value. (Note, an alternative approach to following section is the probe/check idiom that Paul talks about).
To achieve this, first we need our pattern matches to return their values enclosed in some name that we can pattern match. For this purpose, lets simply pack all of our return values in an EXISTS container. A simple code example should clarify things [Note, this is to show how exists should be used]
#define AND_00 EXISTS(0)
#define AND_10 EXISTS(0)
#define AND_01 EXISTS(0)
#define AND_11 EXISTS(1)
#define AND(x, y) CAT(CAT(AND_, x), y)
AND(1, 0) // Expands to EXISTS(0)
AND(1, 2) // Expands to AND_12
Now lets solve the first problem. We know that if we have a pattern match then we return an EXISTS object. The problem is if we don't have a match, it returns an unevaluated value.
As a result, we need to make a macro that tests if it was passed an EXISTS object. If it was, then it returns the EXIST value. If it isn't passed one, then return DOESNT_EXIST. Since we can only match the EXISTS object, by default we return DOESNT_EXIST. If we do get passed an EXISTS, we update our result and return the EXISTS value.
To achieve this lets have some fun with macros (Okay, this is most probably abuse but who doesnt like to hack stuff around! :)). The trick to updating parameters is that we need to splice out the old parameters and add in new parameters BEFORE the macro call is evaluated. Lets look at how we can do this:
// To splice out old parameters we need an EAT macro
// This macro simply "eats" all of its parameters
#define EAT(...)
/*
The next is we need some sort of update rule
The general form of this is:
NEW_PARAMS ) EAT (
*/
#define REPLACE_B NEW_B) EAT (
(a, REPLACE_B, OLD_B) // This expands to (a, NEW_B)
/*
The expansion chain goes as follows
(a, REPLACE_B, OLD_B)
-> (a, REPLACE_B, OLD_B)
-> (a, NEW_B) EAT (OLD_B)
-> (a, NEW_B)
*/
The one thing to remember is that these expansions need to happen BEFORE they are used as parameters in a macro. Lets see how this applies
#define FOO(x, y) x + y
// This is an error because we didnt update
// the parameters before calling FOO
FOO(A, REPLACE_B, OLD_B)
// If we use the DEFER/EVAL idiom, we can evaluate it properly
EVAL(DEFER(FOO) (A, REPLACE_B, OLD_B)) // Becomes A + NEW_B
Now using this idiom, we can implement our EXIST testing macro
/*
We want a LOOKUP_PATTERN(x) to return
EXISTS(returnValues) if x returns an EXISTS
DOESNT_EXIST if it doesnt
We will store our result in the form
(Value to Test, EXIST result)
By default, this will be
(Value to Test, DOESNT_EXIST)
If we encounter an EXISTS, we want to update parameters to
(EXPANDED, EXIST Value Tested)
*/
#define EAT(...)
#define EXPAND_TEST_EXISTS(...) EXPANDED, EXISTS(__VA_ARGS__) ) EAT (
#define GET_TEST_EXISTS_RESULT(x) ( CAT(EXPAND_TEST_, x), DOESNT_EXIST )
GET_TEST_EXISTS_RESULT( EXISTS(FOO) ) // ( EXPANDED, EXISTS(foo) )
GET_TEST_EXISTS_RESULT( FOO ) // ( TEST_foo, DOESNT_EXIST )
/*
Once we have our test macros, the next step is to extract the values out.
Remember though, we need to make sure the evaluation of
GET_TEST_EXISTS_RESULT to happen before we extract the value.
In the following code, GET_TEST_EXIST_VALUE calls
GET_TEST_EXIST_VALUE_ which allows for one deferal and proper execution
*/
#define GET_TEST_EXIST_VALUE_(expansion, existValue) existValue
#define GET_TEST_EXIST_VALUE(x) GET_TEST_EXIST_VALUE_ x
#define TEST_EXISTS(x) GET_TEST_EXIST_VALUE ( GET_TEST_EXISTS_RESULT(x) )
// An alternative way to write #define TEST_EXISTS(x) is as
// EVAL(DEFER(GET_TEST_EXIST_VALUE_) ( GET_TEST_EXISTS_RESULT(x) ))
TEST_EXISTS( EXISTS(FOO) ) // Expands to EXISTS(FOO)
TEST_EXISTS( FOO ) // Expands to DOESNT_EXIST
We can now implement an an else case by testing if we get an EXISTS value. If we don’t we can return a default value.
/*
We can use TEST_EXISTS to get an appropriate EXISTS or
DOESNT_EXIST value. By pattern matching we can return the EXISTS value
if it exists and if not we can return some default value
*/
#define DOES_VALUE_EXIST_EXISTS(...) 1
#define DOES_VALUE_EXIST_DOESNT_EXIST 0
#define DOES_VALUE_EXIST(x) CAT(DOES_VALUE_EXIST_, x)
DOES_VALUE_EXIST(EXISTS()) // 1
DOES_VALUE_EXIST(DOESNT_EXIST) // 0
#define EXTRACT_VALUE_EXISTS(...) __VA_ARGS__
#define EXTRACT_VALUE(value) CAT(EXTRACT_VALUE_, value)
#define TRY_EXTRACT_EXISTS(value, ...) \
IF ( DOES_VALUE_EXIST(TEST_EXISTS(value)) )\
( EXTRACT_VALUE(value), __VA_ARGS__ )
TRY_EXTRACT_EXISTS( EXISTS(FOO), DEFAULT ) // FOO
TRY_EXTRACT_EXISTS( FOO, DEFAULT ) // DEFAULT
Using the Pattern Matching else
So after all of that work, lets look at how it actually helps us make our AND cleaner.
// We only need to match one case now
// We can have all cases return 0!
#define AND_11 EXISTS(1)
#define AND(x, y) TRY_EXTRACT_EXISTS ( CAT(CAT(AND_, x), y), 0 )
AND(0, 1) // 0
AND(1, 1) // 1
AND(-1, 1) // Invalid
Note how we no longer need to specify the values anymore. We can extend this to add more features. Why we want to do these will become apparent in the next sections.
#define AND_11 EXISTS(1)
#define AND(x, y) TRY_EXTRACT_EXISTS ( CAT(CAT(AND_, x), y), 0 )
AND(0, 0) // 0
AND(0, 1) // 0
AND(1, 0) // 0
AND(1, 1) // 1
#define OR_00 EXISTS(0)
#define OR(x, y) TRY_EXTRACT_EXISTS ( CAT(CAT(OR_, x), y), 1 )
OR(0, 0) // 0
OR(0, 1) // 1
OR(1, 0) // 1
OR(1, 1) // 1
#define XOR_01 EXISTS(1)
#define XOR_10 EXISTS(1)
#define XOR(x, y) TRY_EXTRACT_EXISTS ( CAT(CAT(XOR_, x), y), 0 )
XOR(0, 0) // 0
XOR(0, 1) // 1
XOR(1, 0) // 1
XOR(1, 1) // 0
#define NOT_0 EXISTS(1)
#define NOT(x) TRY_EXTRACT_EXISTS ( CAT(NOT_, x), 0 )
NOT(0) // 1
NOT(1) // 0
#define IS_ZERO_0 EXISTS(1)
#define IS_ZERO(x) TRY_EXTRACT_EXISTS ( CAT(IS_ZERO_, x), 0 )
IS_ZERO(0) // 1
IS_ZERO(1) // 0
IS_ZERO(10) // 0
IS_ZERO(010) // 0
// We can even chain logic now too!
#define IS_NOT_ZERO(x) NOT ( IS_ZERO(x) )
IS_NOT_ZERO(0) // 1
IS_NOT_ZERO(1) // 0
IS_NOT_ZERO(10) // 0
IS_NOT_ZERO(010) // 0
/*
This is useful for when we use tuples
Our goal we have (FOO, Bar) vs FOO, Bar
The way this works is simple, IS_ENCLOSED_TEST x
If x is enclosed, we call IS_ENCLOSED_TEST(...)
If it isnt, the macro remains unevaluated and we default to 0
*/
#define IS_ENCLOSED_TEST(...) EXISTS(1)
#define IS_ENCLOSED(x, ...) TRY_EXTRACT_EXISTS ( IS_ENCLOSED_TEST x, 0 )
IS_ENCLOSED(Foo, Bar) // 0
IS_ENCLOSED((Foo, Bar)) // 1
A Little more Complex CAT statement
One issue with TRY_EXTRACT_EXISTS is that if we get passed a value such as (x, y), CAT will fail since CAT(pattern, (x, y)) does not produce a valid token pasting. We can get around this by doing the same update parameters hack we used before.
// Find the result of testing whether a macros is enclosed or not
#define ENCLOSE_EXPAND(...) EXPANDED, ENCLOSED, (__VA_ARGS__) ) EAT (
#define GET_CAT_EXP(a, b) (a, ENCLOSE_EXPAND b, DEFAULT, b )
// Pattern match the result of testing if it is enclose or not
#define CAT_WITH_ENCLOSED(a, b) a b
#define CAT_WITH_DEFAULT(a, b) a ## b
#define CAT_WITH(a, _, f, b) CAT_WITH_ ## f (a, b)
// Defer the call to the CAT so that we get the updated parameters first
#define EVAL_CAT_WITH(...) CAT_WITH __VA_ARGS__
#define CAT(a, b) EVAL_CAT_WITH ( GET_CAT_EXP(a, b) )
CAT(a, (x, y)) // Expands to a(x, y) | ESSENTIALAI-STEM |
Title: Mistreatment in Distributed Caching Groups: Causes and Implications Authors: Nikolaos Laoutaris, Georgios Smaragdakis, Azer Bestavros, Ioannis Stavrakakis Date: July 7, 2005 Abstract: Although cooperation generally increases the amount of resources available to a community of nodes, thus improving individual and collective performance, it also allows for the appearance of potential mistreatment problems through the exposition of one node's resources to others. We study such concerns by considering a group of independent, rational, self-aware nodes that cooperate using on-line caching algorithms, where the exposed resource is the storage of each node. Motivated by content networking applications -- including web caching, CDNs, and P2P -- this paper extends our previous work on the off-line version of the problem, which was limited to object replication and was conducted under a game-theoretic framework. We identify and investigate two causes of mistreatment: (1) cache state interactions (due to the cooperative servicing of requests) and (2) the adoption of a common scheme for cache replacement/redirection/admission policies. Using analytic models, numerical solutions of these models, as well as simulation experiments, we show that on-line cooperation schemes using caching are fairly robust to mistreatment caused by state interactions. When this becomes possible, the interaction through the exchange of miss-streams has to be very intense, making it feasible for the mistreated nodes to detect and react to the exploitation. This robustness ceases to exist when nodes fetch and store objects in response to remote requests, i.e., when they operate as Level-2 caches (or proxies) for other nodes. Regarding mistreatment due to a common scheme, we show that this can easily take place when the ``outlier'' characteristics of some of the nodes get overlooked. This finding underscores the importance of allowing cooperative caching nodes the flexibility of choosing from a diverse set of schemes to fit the peculiarities of individual nodes. To that end, we outline an emulation-based framework for the development of mistreatment-resilient distributed selfish caching schemes. | ESSENTIALAI-STEM |
Recognizing Excessive Lethargy as a Possible Negative Impact about 4.50 mg Naltrexone
Naltrexone 4.50mg
The drug naltrexone, which is frequently prescribed to treat opioid and alcohol dependence, has proven to be an effective tool in the treatment of addiction. It does, however, have its own unique set of possible adverse effects, just like many drugs. Extreme fatigue is one negative effect that some people report, especially when taking 4.50 mg. This blog post attempts to give a thorough overview of naltrexone, its applications, and the reasons why it could make some people extremely tired.
A simple low-dose naltrexone (LDN) formulation can be compounded by crushing commercially available 28 naltrexone tablets and mixing them in water. This preparation maintains its’ stability for 90 days when refrigerated, although it can taste bitter or gritty. It also maintains efficacy, as measured by its ability to induce withdrawal in chronic opiate-addicted patients.
What is the drug 4.50 mg Naltrexone?
Being an opioid antagonist, naltrexone acts by preventing the effects of opioids in the brain. Its ability to lessen cravings and the chance of relapse makes it especially useful for those in the recovery phase of opiate addiction. Naltrexone is also used to treat alcohol dependence; in this case, it can be a component of a comprehensive treatment strategy and aid in reducing the desire to drink.
Dermatologists seeking alternative treatments for challenging illnesses like psoriasis, lichen planopilaris, dermatomycosis’s, Hailey-Hailey disease, and others have recently turned their focus to low-dose naltrexone (LDN). Case reports and short case series now comprise the data; however, the lack of a commercially available LDN preparation makes it difficult to obtain additional experience with this medicine. At the moment, patients need to have their medication compounded to a dose of 3 to 5 mg daily; using a compounding pharmacy involves a second step, medication shipment, and over-the-phone communication of sensitive financial information. Moreover, it complicates dosage modifications based on clinical response.
The Administration and Dosage 4.50mg Naltrexone
50 mg is the recommended daily dosage of naltrexone for treating alcohol and opioid dependence, while other dosages are also available. However, off-label use of smaller doses, such as 4.50 mg, also known as Low Dose Naltrexone (LDN), is utilized for a variety of ailments, such as autoimmune illnesses, chronic pain, and some types of cancer. The idea behind LDN is that it can modify the immune system and reduce inflammation at lower dosages without having the negative consequences of higher levels.
Patients can easily prepare several months’ worth of medication with easily accessible generic naltrexone pills by following the provided method to combine a 1 mg/mL solution. Juice will expire far earlier than the naltrexone solution if it is compounded directly into it. The stock solution can be produced with distilled water instead of juice to extend its shelf life to ninety days, but some patients prefer the convenience of dispensing straight from the bottle. To enhance the flavor, the patient can then combine this stock solution with their preferred juice. Based on the dosage that their doctor has given, patients use a dropper to dispense anywhere from 3 to 5 mL of solution. Some patients have chosen pulp-infused juice to cover up the grainy texture.
Naltrexone’s Common Side Effects 4.50mg Naltrexone
Although naltrexone is usually well tolerated, there are a number of possible adverse effects. Typical adverse effects consist of:
• Headache,
• Vertigo,
• Sleeplessness,
• Nervousness
A less frequent but significant adverse effect is excessive fatigue or tiredness. People can more successfully control this side effect if they understand why it happens.
Overly fatigued while taking 4.50 mg of naltrexone
1. The Fatigue Mechanism
1. The precise mechanism via which Naltrexone induces excessive fatigue is not well understood.
2. Naltrexone acts by inhibiting opioid receptors, which also has an impact on endorphins, which are endogenous substances that naturally occur in the body and are linked to emotions of vigor and well-being. An increase in sensations of exhaustion and a decrease in energy levels may arise from this blockage.
3. Sleep difficulties: A few people on naltrexone report experiencing sleep difficulties, including insomnia or broken sleep. Daytime exhaustion and sleepiness can be caused by inadequate sleep.
4. Immune System Modulation: It is thought that at lower dosages, naltrexone may modify the immune system, which may result in physiological changes that cause weariness, particularly as the body gets used to the medicine.
2. Variability in Patients 4.50mg Naltrexone
Excessive fatigue is not a common side effect of 4.50 mg of Naltrexone. Depending on a person’s unique metabolism, general health, and other medications they are taking, the adverse effects can differ significantly from person to person. After a few weeks, as their bodies get used to the drug, some people may notice a return to normal in terms of energy levels.
Taking Naltrexone and Managing Fatigue 4.50mg Naltrexone
If you take Naltrexone 4.50 mg and feel extremely weary, there are a few tactics you can use to deal with this side effect:
1. Medication scheduling: 4.50 mg Naltrexone
Naltrexone, implemented at night, assists with reducing daytime tiredness. In this case, the drug’s calming properties may promote sleeping as opposed to interfere with your normal daily tasks.
2. Maintaining healthier habits. 4.50mg Naltrexone
Carrying out an active schedule can assist in reducing tiredness. This comprises:
• Balanced Diet: Maintaining a healthy diet full of veggies, fruits, and protein from lean sources can help you feel full all day long.
• Nutrition: Keeping the optimal amount of endurance and avoiding weariness require adequate water consumption.
3. Excellent Bedtime Techniques
Enhancing sleep hygiene can guarantee higher-quality sleep, which can lessen fatigue during the day. Excellent hygiene while sleeping guidelines involve the following:
• Developing a consistent sleeping routine
• Establishing an inviting sleeping atmosphere
• Getting rid of smartphones and coffee prior to bed
4. Communicating with a Healthcare Specialist
See a healthcare professional if you continue to feel really exhausted. They are able to evaluate your signs and symptoms and adapt your therapy regimen as needed, including changing your medicine or dose.
Conclusion
Among its many uses, naltrexone 4.50 mg is a useful drug for immune system modulation and addiction management. But one possible adverse effect that some users may experience is excessive fatigue. People can continue to gain from Naltrexone while reducing its negative effects on their daily lives by comprehending the causes of this exhaustion and using techniques to control it. For the best chance of a successful course of treatment, always speak with your doctor before making any changes to your prescription schedule. You should also be aware of any possible adverse effects.
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Canvas Debugging
Ever since its introduction in 2004, the Canvas element and its associated APIs have been an incredible tool for generating specific visual effects on a webpage. As more technologies, such as WebGL, came into being, Canvas’ complexity grew, and more was expected of the developer. For many years, debugging Canvas issues was a process of adding console.log statements, or even overriding the prototype of the Canvas’ context to better understand when functions are being called. Today, we’re excited to tell you about our improvements to the debugging process for Canvas, specifically the ways in which we are providing in-depth insight into the cause and effect of every action, as well as exposing in-process information that was previously invisible.
Canvas Tab
Web Inspector now has a dedicated Canvas tab for debugging canvas contexts. This new tool makes it easier to diagnose performance and correctness problems in canvas drawing code without having to manually instrumenting your code. The rest of this post explains these new capabilities.
Visualizing Canvases
The Canvas tab overview shows all active canvas contexts, listing the type of drawing context, preview image, dimensions, and current memory usage for each canvas in the page.
Canvas Tab
At any point, clicking on the refresh button in the top right of either the “card” or the Canvas tab will refresh the preview image(s) so that you can stay up to date on what you are looking at from the page.
Clicking on any Canvas will “drill down” into a more specific view, where any attached objects, such as Shader Programs, can be viewed and edited.
Canvas View
Recording and Replaying Canvases
A big part of the Canvas debugging initiative was to provide a near-native exploration of exactly what happens to the Canvas. It’s often difficult to debug drawing code because so much of it occurs behind the scenes, as only a few actions actually cause changes (if any) to be drawn. 2D and WebGL canvases are now able to be recorded and visualized action-by-action as needed to debug any issues. Clicking the red circle next to the canvas preview (overview) or in the left sidebar (specific canvas) will start a recording. When you’ve reproduced the behavior you want to debug, click the button again to stop recording. It is also possible to take single-frame recordings by holding Shift when clicking. After some processing, the recording will become available for inspection.
Recording View
The recording view shows a list of all commands (left sidebar), the current state and backtrace (right sidebar), and the current output up to the selected command (center). Clicking on any action will apply it and everything prior to the preview, generating the same result as the one viewed in the actual page. Moving the slider will quickly jump between “visual” actions (highlighted in the left sidebar), which are those that can cause a visible change in the generated content.
Debugging 2D Paths
In the 2D Canvas world, there exists a concept called “path”. To give an analogy, imagine a painter using a pencil to sketch out a brush stroke before actually painting. For 2D Canvas, the “path” is this penciled line that can be used to draw more expressive shapes all in one go. Normally, like the pencil, this path is invisible until actually drawn/painted. This can lead to unintended results if the developer put the wrong value by accident.
Recording Path
Dashed lines represent any “move” commands. The most recent path action is drawn in red.
Export and Import
One problem we envisioned while building Canvas Recording was that a recording is only as good as what it was able to capture. If a developer encounters a bug on their computer, but their coworker doesn’t have an issue, then there’s no real benefit to being able to record the buggy Canvas, especially if they don’t know how the code works. Our solution is to make Canvas Recording fully portable by allowing any recording to be exported to a JSON file and imported into any other computer.
All of the recording information is encoded into the JSON file, so loading it into any other computer will provide the exact same replay accuracy as on the origin computer. In order to minimize the size of a Canvas Recording, however, values are deduplicated and repeated keys are removed in favor of more compact arrays. According to our rough estimates, this decreased the average JSON size by about 30%.
Shader Program Editor
For more advanced Canvas usage, such as WebGL, it is often the case that much of the work is done in a Shader. In these cases, recording the Canvas might not be enough to determine the cause of a potential problem, as it might be due to an error in one of the Shaders used by the Canvas. In order to facilitate this, we have exposed all valid Shader Programs for the selected Canvas.
The original source of the Shader Program is shown in a split view for the Vertex and Fragment shaders. Each of these is editable, and will have an immediate effect on the inspected page.
In this way, bugs can be ironed out without having to edit the source of the page, or having to take additional recordings.
Playground
As a simple demo for debugging using Canvas Recording, this page is the one displayed in the screenshots above. It heavily utilizes canvas 2D paths, often times outside the bounds of the canvas. This is a good example of a time to optimize, as there’s no reason to draw something outside the visible space. Thanks to Canvas Recording, this issue is very apparent and has enough information to make a fix actionable.
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Self-tuning dynamic voltage scaling techniques for processor design
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2013-05
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Park, Junyoung
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The Dynamic Voltage Scaling (DVS) technique has proven to be ideal in regard to balancing performance and energy consumption of a processor since it allows for almost cubic reduction in dynamic power consumption with only a nearly linear reduction in performance. Due to its virtue, the DVS technique has been used for the two main purposes: energy-saving and temperature reduction. However, recently, a Dynamic Voltage Scaled (DVS) processor has lost its appeal as process technology advances due to the increasing Process, Voltage and Temperature (PVT) variations. In order to make a processor tolerant to the increasing uncertainties caused by such variations, processor designers have used more timing margins. Therefore, in a modern-day DVS processor, reducing voltage requires comparatively more performance degradation when compared to its predecessors. For this reason, this technique has a lot of room for improvement for the following facts. (a) From an energy-saving viewpoint, excessive margins to account for the worst-case operating conditions in a DVS processor can be exploited because they are rarely used during run-time. (b) From a temperature reduction point of view, accurate prediction of the optimal performance point in a DVS processor can increase its performance. In this dissertation, we propose four performance improvement ideas from two different uses of the DVS technique.
In regard to the DVS technique for energy-saving, in this dissertation, we introduce three different types of margin reduction (or margin decision) techniques. First, we introduce a new indirect Critical Path Monitor (CPM) to make a conventional DVS processor adaptive to its given environment. Our CPM is composed of several Slope Generators, each of which generates similar voltage scaling slopes to those of potential critical paths under a process corner. Each CPR in the Slope Generator tracks the delays of potential critical paths with minimum difference at any condition in a certain voltage range. The CPRs in the same Slope Generator are connected to a multiplexer and one of them is selected according to a current voltage level. Calibration steps are done by using conventional speed-binning process with clock duty-cycle modulation.
Second, we propose a new direct CPM that is based on a non-speculative pre-sampling technique. A processor that is based on this technique predicts timing errors in the actual critical paths and undertakes preventive steps in order to avoid the timing errors in the event that the timing margins fall below a critical level. Unlike direct CPM that uses circuit-level speculative operation, although the shadow latch can have timing error, the main Flip-Flop (FF) of our direct CPM never fails, guaranteeing always-correct operation of the processor. Our non-speculative CPM is more suitable for high-performance processor designs than the speculative CPM in that it does not require original design modification and has lower power overhead.
Third, we introduce a novel method that determines the most accurate margin that is based on the conventional binning process. By reusing the hold-scan FFs in a processor, we reduce design complexity, minimize hardware overhead and increase error detecting accuracy. Running workloads on the processor with Stop-Go clock gating allows us to find which paths have timing errors during the speed binning steps at various, fixed temperature levels. From this timing error information, we can determine the different maximum frequencies for diverse operating conditions. This method has high degree of accuracy without having a large overhead.
In regard to the DVS technique for temperature reduction, we introduce a run-time temperature monitoring scheme that predicts the optimal performance point in a DVS processor with high accuracy. In order to increase the accuracy of the optimal performance point prediction, this technique monitors the thermal stress of a processor during run-time and uses several Look-Up Tables (LUTs) for different process corners. The monitoring is performed while applying Stop-Go clock gating, and the average EN value is calculated at the end of the monitoring time. Prediction of the optimal performance point is made using the average EN value and one of the LUTs that corresponds to the process corner under which the processor was manufactured. The simulation results show that we can achieve maximum processor performance while keeping the processor temperature within threshold temperature.
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Major Outcomes for Lecture 2 through 12Electronegativity The measure of an atoms attraction for the electron it shares in a chemical bond with another atom Polarity Separation of electric charge leading to a molecule or its chemical groups having an electrical dipole or multipole moment Fatty acid One of two compounds of a neutral lipid containing a single hydrocarbon chain with a carboxyl group linked at one endTriglycerideA non polar compound produced when a fatty acid binds by a dehydration synthesis reaction at each of glycerols threeOHbearing sites Phospholipid A phosphate containing fatAmphipathic Contains a region that is hydrophobic and a region that is hydrophobic Desaturases A group of enzymes that synthesis unsaturated fatty acidsBacteria A cylindrical or rodshaped prokaryote Archaea Singlecelled microorganisms have no cell nucleus or any other membranebound organelles within other cells Eukarya An organism whose cells contain complex structures enclosed within its membrane Transmission electron microscope operates on the same basic principles as the light microscope but uses electrons instead of light Scanning electron microscope A type of electron microscope that images a sample by scanning it with highenergy beams of electrons in a raster scan patternEndosymbiosisSymboiosis in which one of the symbiotic organisms lives inside the other Cytoplasm All parts of a cell that surround the central nuclear or nucleotide regionCytosol Aqueous solution in the cytoplasm containing ions and various organic moleculesOrganelles The nucleus and other specialized internal structures and compartments of eukaryotic cells Plasma membrane The outer limit of the cytoplasm responsible for the regulation of substances moving into and out of cells Nucleoid The central region of a prokaryotic cell with no boundary membrane separating it from the cytoplasm where DNA replication and RNA transcription occur Cell Wall A rigid external layer of materials surrounding the plasma membrane of cells in plants fungi bacteria and some protists providing cell protection and support Chromosome The nuclear unit of genetic information consisting of a DNA molecule and associated proteinsRibosome A ribonucleoprotein particle that carries out protein synthesis by translating mRNA into chains of amino acidsFlagella A long thread like cellular appendage responsible for movement found in both prokaryotes and eukaryotes but with different structures and modes of locomotionNuclear envelope In eukaryotes membranes separating the nucleus from the cytoplasmNuclear pore Opening in the membrane of the nuclear envelope through which large molecules such as RNA and proteins move between the nucleus and the cytoplasmChromatin The structural building block of a chromosome which includes the complex of DNA and its associated proteinsNucleoli The nuclear site of rRNA transcription processing and ribosome assembly in eukaryotes
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Template:Did you know nominations/Helen Quach
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Helen Quach
* ... that in 1977, symphony conductor Helen Quach was one of two women who led major orchestras anywhere in the world? Source: "Take two fingers and count the number of women, world-wide, who are conducting major orchestras. There's Sarah Caldwell... And there's Helen Quach, who seems well on the way to fulfilling Leonard Bernstein's prophecy." (Honolulu Star-Bulletin, March 25, 1977.)
* Reviewed: Céleste Mogador
* Comment: Created as part of WikiProject Women in Red/Meetup/49 (Women in Music)
Created by EricEnfermero (talk). Self-nominated at 07:35, 1 August 2017 (UTC).
* Symbol question.svg Interesting life, on good sources, subscription source accepted AGF, no copyvio obvious. - The hook: I can see DYK critics coming and asking for precise definitions of "major". Can we say "very few" or whatever? She conducted Hong Kong in 1977, - was that "major"? - Article: Please repeat the links from the lead when they first appear in the body. I am not sure about of the sentence "As Quach was breaking into conducting under Bernstein", - "as" or "when"? "breaking into conducting"? - Possibly my lack of English. Thanks for adding a woman in music! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:40, 2 August 2017 (UTC)
* I apologize for the delayed response; I didn't realize that the article had been reviewed. As far as the wording issue with major, I didn't endeavor to define anything one way or the other; I simply aimed to keep the wording of the cited source (without creating a close paraphrasing situation), because the writer is certainly more of an authority on this than I am. I don't know if I should speculate on what causes him to use this wording; maybe he considers Hong Kong to be major, or maybe her guest conducting or her previous experience under Bernstein is influencing his wording. It seems odd to me to use something like "very few" if it's supported by a source that specifically tells the reader to "take two fingers and count the number of women ..." If it's a sticking point and we can't find another source to clarify, I'm sure we can come up with another hook. I'll think that over.
* My longtime (and possibly flawed) understanding of MOS:DUPLINK is that as a rule we link the first occurrence of a term (lead or body), and only as an exception do we link both the first occurrence in the lead and the first occurrence in the body. Respectfully, I think it might be beyond the scope of DYK to require the exceptional case of wikilinking. However, if anyone does decide to add those links, I don't think I would revert them. On the when/as question, I think both are okay, but when might be a little more straightforward. "Breaking into" in this context is when a person is first establishing success in a career, getting their first position/role, etc. I would not object if we want to use the more formal/plain "When Quach was conducting under Bernstein". EricEnfermero (Talk) 04:39, 7 August 2017 (UTC)
* Symbol voting keep.svg You can have my blessing for the hook, but please keep it watchlisted for further discussions. What I say regarding a reviewed article is typically suggestions, not requirements. In FAs, you typically link in both lead and body. My rule of thumb is: the further away two mentionings of a term from each other, the better link. I wanted to find out about a name (forgot which), and had to return to the lead, - that's all. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:59, 7 August 2017 (UTC) | WIKI |
Hassingham
Hassingham is a village in the civil parish of Strumpshaw, in the Broadland district, in the county of Norfolk, England, about ten miles east of Norwich. In 1931 the parish had a population of 114. On 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished and merged with Strumpshaw.
The villages name means 'Homestead/village of Hasu's people'.
Its church, St Mary, is one of 124 existing round-tower churches in Norfolk. The best-known former incumbent of Hassingham is the Rev. William Haslam, a nineteenth-Century evangelical, better known as the Vicar who was converted by his own sermon. Haslam held the living, together with that of nearby Buckenham from 1863 to 1871, having been presented to the living by Sir Thomas Beauchamp of Langley Hall. During Haslam's ministry in Hassingham, it was said that most of the population of this small village professed evangelical conversion. Haslam was supported by his wife and the preacher Catherine Hooper who they had met in Bath.
Rail access
The nearest station is Buckenham railway station on the Wherry Line. | WIKI |
Talk:The Ballad of Ayesha
Name change to Ayeshamangal
I'd suggest changing the name of the page to Ayeshamangal and including information about the original novel too, since there isn't already a page for that. Heliopolisfirebirdii (talk) 21:37, 4 July 2020 (UTC) | WIKI |
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March 2, 2011.
Here's information on pulling Chevy Truck OBDI Brakes codes for the RWAL and AWAL brake systems and codes.
PROCEDURE:
Diagnostic Trouble Codes (DTC) 's can be displayed by jumping terminals "A" and "H" of the Data Link Connector and observing the flashing of the "BRAKE" warning light. This should only be done when the brake lamp is "ON".
The terminals must be jumped for about 20 seconds before the code will begin to flash. Count the number of short flashes starting from the long flash. Include the long flash as a count. Sometimes the first count sequence will be short. However, subsequent flashes will be accurate. If there is more than one failure, only the first recognized code will be retained and flashed.
NOTES:
DTC's 6, 9 and 10 will only turn the "BRAKE" lamp on while the fault exists. These are soft codes faults and can only be read with the Tech 1 scan tool.
Do not jump terminals "A" to "H" if the "BRAKE" lamp is not on. Jumping the terminals with the "BRAKE" lamp off will set a false DTC 9. This will turn the "BRAKE" lamp on and disable the antilock system.
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* 1, 11, & 12 ECU Malfunction
* 2 Open Isolation Valve or Malfunctioning ECU
* 3 Open Dump Valve or ECU Malfunction
* 4 Grounded Antilock Valve Reset Switch
* 5 Eccessive Actuations of the Dump Valve
* 6 Erratic Speed Signal
* 7 Shorted Isolation Valve or Faulty ECU
* 8 Shorted Dump Valve or Faulty ECU
* 9 Open Circuit to Speed Signal
* 10 Brake Lamp Switch Circuit
* 13, 14 and 15 ECU Malfunction
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History's Heroes | The Amazing and Tragic Story of August Landmesser
October 01, 20153 min read
On June 13th, 1936, this hero named August Landmesser was working at the Blohm + Voss shipyard in in Hamburg, Germany. When you read his story, you'll never forget him.
In the 1930s, the fascist mania for Hitler’s regime instituted a law making the infamous “sieg heil” hail victory salute mandatory for Germans.
One German named August Landmesser, seen here in this powerful photo, refused to obey. His incredible story is one of courage, sacrifice, and horrific loss in the name of love.
Landmesser joined the Nazi Party in 1931 to help his chances gettign work amidst the growing worldwide depression. In a few years' time, August met the love of his life, Irma Eckler. The only problem was that Erma was Jewish in a time when bigotry in the country was beginning to rage.
By 1935, August proposed to Irma. After the engagement was discovered by Nazi Party officials, he was expelled from the party. But that did not stop August or Irma. They decided to file a marriage application in another city, but because of the Nuremberg Laws the couple were actually denied.
The Nuremberg Laws were enacted by Nazi Germany in 1935. They were designed to discriminate and persecute Jews and other minority groups in Germany. They went further to even prohibited marriage and sexual relations between Jews and Germans, and stripped Jews of their citizenship defining by them as "subjects of the state" rather than full German citizens.
Undeterred by hate, August and Irma continued to live their lives together and had their first daughter, Ingrid, in October 1935 despite being disallowed from legal marriage. August found work at the Blom+Voss shipyard where the Bismark was built.
The famous image of August standing arms crossed in defiance, refusing to raise his arm in the Nazi salute happened on June 13, 1936. Landmesser's defiant crossed-arm stance actually happened during Hitler christening a new German navy vessel.
The Landmessers attempted to flee Germany for Denmark in 1937 after their second daughter was born. However, disaster struck when the family was captured and detained at the border. August was charged with Rassenschande or “dishonoring the race,” under the Nuremberg Laws, but was acquitted a year later. The government, however, instructed August to stop seeing his wife.
Landmesser courageously disobeyed and was arrested again in 1938, sentenced to Börgermoor Penal Camp. He never saw his family again.
The Gestapo arrested a pregnant Irma. She was moved around to several internment camps: Oranienburg, Lichtenburg, and Ravensbrück. She gave birth to their daughter Irene in prison.
It's believed that Irma was transferred from Ravensbrück to the Bernburg death camp in 1942, where she was led to the gas chamber along with thousands of others.
The two Landmesser daughters survived the holocaust because of the love and courage of numerous people as foster parents, though initially suffered greatly under persecution and physical abuse in orphanages. The youngest, Irene, was courageously rescued by a woman as the others from her orphanage were all euthanized by Nazis. Ingrid and Irene survived the war and lived to see their parents honored by Hamberg in 1951.
Meanwhile, August was let out of prison in January of 1941. He got a job as a foreman for a shipping company. Three years later he was drafted into the 999th Fort Infantry penal battalion and shipped to Croatia to fight. He was declared killed in action on October 17th, 1944.
August’s defiant stance serves as a brave reminder of not only heroism, but the cost of going against the grain by standing up for what you believe.
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Shakedown (continuum mechanics)
In continuum mechanics, elastic shakedown behavior is one in which plastic deformation takes place during running in, while due to residual stresses or strain hardening the steady state is perfectly elastic.
Plastic shakedown behavior is one in which the steady state is a closed elastic-plastic loop, with no net accumulation of plastic deformation.
Ratcheting behavior is one in which the steady state is an open elastic-plastic loop, with the material accumulating a net strain during each cycle.
Shakedown concept can be applied to solid metallic materials under cyclic repeated loading or to granular materials under cyclic loading (such case can occur in road pavements under traffic loading).
Ratcheting Check
Not needed for only primary loading that meets static loading requirements.
Needed for cyclic thermal loading plus primary loading with a mean.
Shakedown of granular materials
If repeated loading on the granular induces stress beyond the yield surface, three different cases may be observed. In case 1 the residual strain in the materials increases almost without limit. This so-called “ratcheting” state is close to what can be predicted applying simple Mohr–Coulomb criterion to a cyclic loading. In the responses like case 2, residual strain in the materials grows to some extent, but at some stage the growth is stopped and further cyclic loading produces closed hysteresis loops of stress–strain. Finally in case 3 the growth of residual strain is practically diminishes when sufficient loading cycles are applied. Case 2 and case 3 are cases of plastic and elastic shakedown respectively. | WIKI |
People in the Room
People in the Room is a novel by Argentinian author Norah Lange, originally published in Spanish under the name Personas en la sala in 1950. The English version, translated by Charlotte Whittle, was published in August 2018 by And Other Stories. In 1959, the Argentine Writer’s Association bestowed the novel with the Gran Premio de Honor. The book was notable for diversifying existing feminine themes expected of female Argentine authors at the time into new areas.
The story follows a young girl in Argentina as she notices and then begins to obsess over three figures she can see in the house across the street from hers. The blurred lines between reality and imagination in People in the Room contribute to an eerie ambiguity present throughout the novel.
Background
Born in Buenos Aires in 1905, Norah Lange grew up surrounded by accomplished writers such as her distant cousin Jorge Luis Borges, and her future husband, Oliverio Girondo. She became more involved in the Argentinian writing scene as she joined the acclaimed literary-artistic Martín Fierro Group and contributed to the ultraist literary movement. She gained notoriety for writing a collection of books with adolescent female protagonists. Perhaps her most important work, People in the Room was published in 1950 and was inspired by a portrait of the three Brontë Sisters. The book was largely overlooked; Lange was seen primarily as a muse for others rather than a writer. In 2018, the novel was translated into English by Charlotte Whittle, who herself says she only found People in the Room because of her neighbor, by coincidence named "Nora" Lange. In this excerpt from her first-ever book-length translation into English, Lange seeks to cast a light onto the enigma of her three mysterious neighbors’ identities.
Plot Summary
An unnamed seventeen-year-old girl living with her family on Avenida Juramento in Buenos Aires, Argentina begins filling much of her free time secretly observing three mysterious women in the house across the street. From her house, she can see the women sitting in their drawing-room. Fixated on these women, she searches their faces, imagining the stories of their lives.
Slowly, the clarity in time and space of the novel begins to morph into vagueness as the narrator is pulled from reality into her own imagination. The girl feels a sense of ownership over the figures across the street as she weaves a possible version of their lives. It is unclear whether she actually visits these ladies, but she describes what it is like to sit with them in the room, and the somber dynamic between them. She thinks they must be sisters whose lives have unravelled so far that they grimly await salvation or death. The girl changes from wishing death on the eldest sister to liking her as the story progresses. One of the sisters receives a bundle of letters from a man one evening which she thinks must be a former lover, and the young girl is filled with hatred that she might be left alone that way.
Her family slowly takes notice of her changing behavior and intervenes. She is sent to a nearby city Adrogué for four days to clear her head. She is concerned she will miss something important across the street while she is gone, but realizes it could be an adventure to leave for a while and see what it is like when she returns. Her unhealthy obsession begins to relax a bit during her time out of town. However, it only builds anticipation for her homecoming and inevitable reunion.
When she gets back home, she notices the drawing-room across the street is dark. She asks her family if anyone in the neighborhood has died, but they reassure her that no one died. Distraught that her family seems ignorant to this grand change in the one thing that has consumed her life for the past months, she mourns. The book ends with a suggestion that the sisters moved out and put the home up for rent.
Themes
The main themes of People in the Room are death and isolation. Throughout the novel, the narrator examines the figures across the street from her and contemplates their lives and how they will die. This includes descriptions of these women committing suicide and even desires to murder them. Many times Lange’s writing, she seems scared of getting older, mirroring the deteriorated view of what she sees as normal adulthood. People in the Room is also considered to be a commentary on feminine roles within Argentinian society and the mental torture that can be caused by household isolation. | WIKI |
Ryszard Marchlik
Ryszard Marchlik (born 3 November 1939) is a Polish sprint canoer who competed in the 1960s. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he earned his best finish of fourth in the K-1 4 × 500 m event at Rome in 1960. | WIKI |
User:Stained The Musical
"Stained, The Musical" is a musical theater play, set in Appalachia/the South, featuring country, rock, and soul music, conceived by Damon Arrington, with music and lyrics by Jack Spann. "Stained, The Musical" had it's premier at the Labyrinth Theater's Summer program at Bard College. In Manhattan, in 2009, Labyrinth Theater sponsored another reading. The plot concerns "Dixon" (a young gay man), "Charlotte" (Dixon's mother), "Denny" (Dixon's violent redneck uncle, who has been missing for many years), "Beks" (Dixon's younger Aunt)", "Gran" (Dixon's grandmother)and other characters from small-town Appalachia.
"Ars Nova Theater"
http://www.arsnovanyc.com/
agreed to sponsor and help create a concert version of "Stained" in 2010- | WIKI |
Jan 31, 2023
The Impact and Applications of Cloud In Healthcare Transformation
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The Impact Of Cloud Computing In Healthcare Transformation
As the healthcare industry grows exponentially, key decision-makers are looking for better ways to manage their medical data.
With rising administration costs and patient care demands, traditional IT systems aren’t helpful for data storage. That’s why many healthcare organizations across the globe are shifting to cloud computing systems.
These systems offer better storage, security, and remote access to vital data. As a result, healthcare institutes can focus more on providing better treatment and services.
This post will talk about how cloud computing transforms healthcare and its benefits.
Importance Of Cloud Computing In Healthcare
The primary importance of cloud computing in healthcare is medical data storage.
Most healthcare organizations depend on on-premise systems to store and access patient information. But, it gets challenging when more patients are admitted. Cloud systems provide the perfect way out.
Technologies like Dropbox and Google Workspace allow healthcare professionals to compile all the vital patient information on a single platform. So, the data is easily accessible to all professionals and associated stakeholders.
That’s why market statistics say that the healthcare cloud computing domain is expected to be around $35 billion by the end of 2022! It’s possible as doctors in senior healthcare executives have lowered the administrative expenses by using cloud computing.
So, you can consider that cloud computing will be a crucial component in enhanced healthcare services. Hospitals will have better cloud options to choose from with more technologies emerging.
Applications Of Cloud Computing in Medical Institutions
Traditional IT systems in healthcare organizations don’t offer the flexibility to handle patient information. It hampers the quality of services and treatment procedures for patients.
Let’s take a closer look at the fantastic utilities of cloud computing in the healthcare sector.
Better Interoperability
Cloud computing offers improved interoperability that allows convenient data integrations throughout the healthcare infrastructure. With the help of cloud technologies, patient information is stored in a location that any health care department can access.
It enables medical professionals to examine the healthcare information and derive valuable insights from the data. Using remote access, key stakeholders can also provide their inputs to utilize the data correctly.
Interoperability also allows IoT devices to exchange data between them, which helps attend to a patient’s needs. It reduces complexity and enhances convenience among medical staff.
So, cloud computing effectively handles data and associated healthcare technologies.
Improves Security
One of the critical advantages of cloud computing in healthcare is uplifting data security. Traditional on-premise systems don’t provide enough security to protect sensitive patient information. However, cloud servers offer excellent data protection and convenience.
• When you store patient information in the cloud, it’s secured in a data centre far away from your medical facility
• So, if the IT systems in your hospital or clinic fail, the data will still be secured in the cloud server
• Cloud computing is transforming data security in healthcare facilities by equipping them with advanced security protocols. So, data breaches are promptly notified and prevented
• Cloud providers like Azure ensure that HIPAA and GDPR data standards are met
Reduces Expenses
As cloud computing systems handle your medical data to enable cross-system collaboration and security, you can cut costs. You can save a lot of money on complicated administration tasks, data losses, and hiring more IT staff to work on the IT systems.
By shifting to the cloud, your infrastructural expenses will naturally reduce. It will also lower your operational costs and optimize your budget correctly. You can utilize the saved expenses on improving your treatment procedures and medical facilities.
Cloud systems help smaller and poorly staffed medical institutions handle medical information efficiently.
Flexibility and Scalability
When you opt for a cloud computing platform, you can choose from various cost-effective subscription models. Most of these subscriptions come with a pay-as-you-go system, where you only have to pay for the resources you need.
• So, you don’t have to pay for expensive technical infrastructure and use resources as you scale your healthcare firm.
• It will help you immensely when medical cases increase and require a robust infrastructure.
• On the other hand, if required fewer resources, you can change your subscription model accordingly.
Besides, cloud systems are also highly flexible with 24/7 availability. They provide the flexibility and support for electronic medical records, patient platforms, IoT devices, analytics software, and mobile applications.
Excellent Speed
Cloud systems offer excellent speed and access to vital patient information to all the stakeholders in a healthcare organization. You can also update information in real-time and examine it properly using cloud technologies.
The most significant advantage of fast cloud services is support during emergency cases. During such situations, doctors can easily access patient information to begin the treatment. It also helps in aftercare and identifying the appropriate treatment methods.
Fast cloud technologies also help clinical research, knowledge sharing, and clinical trials.
Other Ways Healthcare Institutions Can Utilize the Cloud
Besides offering fantastic benefits to healthcare institutes, cloud computing will also be applicable in various aspects like emailing, analytics and accessing data.
• Medical professionals can analyze patient information from cloud systems to devise better treatment plans
• Cloud servers enable convenient access, optimization, and examination of electronic medical records
• These systems handle the massive number of medical emails efficiently, reducing the burden on staff
• Medical professionals can utilize cloud-based clinical apps to track treatment procedures, patient conditions, and other requirements
Cloud computing will also help improve the existing treatment procedures and medical research techniques. It will significantly impact the well-being of the healthcare firm and patients.
Wrapping Up
Cloud computing will continue transforming the healthcare sector by providing more patient-centric applications, research facilities, and medical record integration. In addition, it will become an important platform to store and maintain sensitive medical data.
So, organizations need to optimize their finances to include better cloud-based services. They might need to cut costs in other areas to prepare a budget for cloud migration.
Cloud computing will be the ultimate option for any medical firm to cope with changing healthcare scenarios.
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Birchbox eyes 'casual beauty customers' with Walgreens launch
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Online cosmetics retailer Birchbox made its debut inside several Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc stores across the United States on Thursday, one of many e-commerce companies expanding its physical presence to better connect with shoppers and drive sales. Birchbox, which has two of its own stores in New York City and Paris, is among the many direct-to-consumer brands that are going brick-and-mortar as well as online to increase shopping options. Even Amazon.com Inc purchased Whole Foods, with about 500 stores, for $13.7 billion in 2017 to boost its grocery business. Walgreens would help Birchbox better serve “casual beauty customers” who are not a focus of the industry, Birchbox Chief Executive Katia Beauchamp said in an interview at a Duane Reade drugstore in Lower Manhattan. It is one of six Walgreens outlets that are part of Thursday’s launch in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles and Minneapolis’ Mall of America. Birchbox is targeting customers who do not regularly buy beauty products, Beauchamp said. “We kept saying that this customer - the ‘casual consumer’ - doesn’t have a home, so let’s build her a home.” “We have huge aspirations about digital and physical coming together,” she said. “We think that the opportunity to serve the everyday consumer is a very big opportunity and we’re looking at where and how fast can we do it.” Birchbox, which has a subscription-based model, said it will offer fewer options and more in-store direction and guidance so customers can discover skincare, makeup and hair products from more than 40 prestige brands quickly and easily, including COOLA, Sand & Sky, Wander Beauty and Beachwaver. In 2019, New York-based Birchbox plans to enter five additional Walgreens stores in Dallas, Miami, Chicago and Los Angeles in a major push to give customers a more hands-on experience in buying physical beauty products. Walgreens also has been trying to boost sales through its prescription-only pharmacy business in partnership with supermarket chain Kroger Co as well. Reporting by Melissa Fares in New York; Editing by Richard Chang | NEWS-MULTISOURCE |
Ahmad Ramadan
Ahmad Ramadan is the former 'Director of Information Office of Muammar Gaddafi', until Tripoli was taken by anti-Gaddafi forces during the Libyan Civil War. He was captured by the opposition fighters and is one of the highest Gaddafi-era officials in prison. His nickname was "Black Box".
After the death of Muammar Gaddafi in October 2010, he gave information on the fate of murdered Lebanese cleric Musa Sadr, saying he was "liquidated" and naming the cleric's killers. | WIKI |
Parapilocrocis
Parapilocrocis is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae described by Eugene G. Munroe in 1967.
Species
* Parapilocrocis albomarginalis (Schaus, 1920)
* Parapilocrocis citribasalis Munroe, 1967
Former species
* Parapilocrocis albipunctalis (Hampson, 1918) | WIKI |
Bone Cancer
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Bone cancer is caused by malignant (cancerous) tumors that attack healthy bone tissue. Not all bone tumors are malignant, as benign (noncancerous) tumors are most common. Bones are made up of different tissues including osteoid (hard), cartilaginous (tough and flexible) and fibrous (threadlike). Bone cancer can affect any of these tissues. The three most common types of bone cancer are osteosarcoma (affects osteoid tissue), chondrosarcoma (affects cartilaginous tissue) and The Ewing Sarcoma Family of Tumors (ESFTs). ESFTs can affect soft tissues as well as bones, but are most frequently found along the backbone, the pelvis and in the legs and arms. The main symptom of bone cancer is pain, but another symptom may include persistent swelling near affected area. Treatment for bone cancer typically includes surgery to remove tumors, chemotherapy and radiation to kill cancer cells and cryosurgery to freeze then kill cancer cells.
Organizations exist to provide resource and support to individuals and families with cancer in their lives.
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Whey Protein vs Plant Protein: What’s the Difference?
Whey Protein vs Plant Protein: What’s the Difference?
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Lorraine Pinnix
March 19, 2022
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In the world of supplements, none are as popular or beneficial as protein. As the substance responsible for better post-workout recovery, increased muscle performance, and weight management, getting the source of protein right is hugely important.
What is better, whey protein or plant protein? There are pros and cons to either side, with whey protein being better for quick digestion and amino acids but plant protein is better for the environment and with more nutrients per serving.
Each side should be carefully considered to see what benefits are more appealing to you.
In the whey protein vs plant protein debate, there are a few things to consider, and if you’re not following a vegan diet, you might be tossing up between the two.
We’ve done the hard work of comparing them where they matter, including taste and calories, so you can walk away with a protein source that’s right for you.
What is Whey Protein?
What is Whey Protein?
Whey protein powder is a form of protein powder derived from cow’s milk.
This milky liquid is a byproduct that occurs during cheese making and after it’s collected, the fat, water, carbohydrates, and more are removed from it, leaving just the protein behind.
The remaining protein is then turned into a powder and used to make either whey protein isolate or whey protein concentrate. The isolate features less lactose than concentrate, so it may be preferred by people with digestive issues.
What is Plant Protein?
What is Plant Protein?
As their name suggests, plant-based proteins are made using only plant sources.
The type of powder and the plant that it’s made from will determine how the protein is extracted, but just like whey protein, it is usually processed into a powder form to make it easier to take.
Plant proteins can be made of just one type of plant or several combined, depending on the taste, nutritional profile, and price point that the consumer wants.
While plant proteins used to be less common in the supplement market, they’re becoming more popular because of their environmentally friendly approach, and the fact that they have no lactose or dairy in them suits many people.
The Most Common Plant Proteins
The Most Common Plant Proteins
One of the biggest decisions you’ll have to make about plant proteins is what type of plant exactly it should be sourced from.
To help you decide, these are some of the most common plant proteins and what it is that sets them apart.
• Pea: Arguably the most popular plant protein, pea protein provides a good dose of protein, calcium, and taste, without being heavy on calories. Many of them are fortified with other things that vegans need, like B12, so you can find an all-encompassing pea protein for all of your dietary needs.
• Brown rice: If you want high protein and low carb without too much refinement, brown rice protein powder is a smart choice. Brown rice is a solid source of amino acids which help with detoxification and overall sports performance.
• Soy: Soy protein isolate is another great way to get more protein without relying on animal products. There are loads of extra benefits of getting soy in your diet, including hormone management and reduced risk of heart disease and cancer.
• Hemp: Hemp protein powders have become increasingly popular as more people look to the possibilities of this plant and its seeds. Hemp seeds are a decent source of Omega-3 and Omega-6 fatty acids and are a lean source of protein, so there are loads of benefits.
How Does Plant Compare to Whey Protein?
Plant-based protein has proven itself to be just as effective as whey protein powders at delivering results, making it even harder to choose.
If you’re still on the fence about which protein source to go with, we’ve compared them in a few key categories.
Quality of Product
Quality of Product
The quality of a protein powder can only be determined by the individual product and its manufacturer.
Reading reviews, asking others for recommendations, and trialing a few different brands is the only way you’ll find out the true quality of these protein powders.
Amino acids are important in protein supplements, and whey protein is the only one that could be classed as a complete protein source because it has all nine of them.
However, some plant proteins are made with a number of different plant protein sources in them so that they can also feature all nine amino acids.
A bonus of whey protein is that it contains branched-chain amino acids as well, including leucine and valine, which help build muscle.
Protein Content
The protein content in a typical container of powder is fairly similar between the two sorts, but again it depends on the product and ingredients.
As a rule, you should choose one that offers between 20 and 30 grams of protein per serving to ensure it’s delivering enough for the intended result.
How much protein a plant-based supplement has will also depend on the plant used to make it, so it can be helpful to choose one that uses a few different plant sources.
You should also factor in your protein intake from diet alone to determine how much of the supplement is required.
Digestion
A common complaint that people have with whey proteins is that it upsets their stomach, causing symptoms like gas, bloating, and cramping. This is due to the lactose content within the whey powder, which plant proteins feature none of.
However, some types of plant protein, like pea, can also cause gastrointestinal upset, especially in people with already sensitive digestive systems.
People with food sensitives may need to experiment with a few different protein supplements until they find one that’s a low irritant, and it can take a few days of testing each one to get genuine results.
Usually, though, plant-based proteins are gentler on the stomach and will cause less upset than their whey counterparts.
Calories
Calories
Protein supplements are generally used when someone is trying to manage their weight or build muscle, so comparing calories is helpful.
For the most part, whey protein and plant protein powders contain the same number of calories per serving, which is usually less than 150 calories per serving.
However, it’s more common for plant-based proteins to feature few calories and have less than 100 per serving, so they could be more beneficial for someone trying to lose weight.
Furthermore, mixing them with almond milk or another plant milk will also be fewer calories than cow’s milk, so you have to look at the bigger picture.
Price
When plant-based proteins came out, they were sold for a higher price than whey-based ones because they catered to a specific market of people.
Today, you can find comparably priced plant and whey protein powders in varying degrees of quality, depending on the brand and the ingredients included.
One reason why either of these protein powder types may be more expensive is if they’re marketed as keto, organic, or paleo, so it depends on what you’re shopping for.
Other times, the specific ingredients or benefits of a powder could increase the price. You should also consider the serving size and how much powder is included in a package to get a more accurate idea of the price per serving.
Taste
Taste
Protein powder has come a long way in taste, and what used to be chalky and bland is now smooth and virtually tasteless. This is true for both whey and plant protein powders, but it also depends on the other ingredients included.
Some people find that whey protein has a blander taste compared to plant protein which can be nutty, however, this depends on the product.
Most protein powders come with some sort of flavoring including vanilla, chocolate, and coffee, depending on your preference.
Vegans should be cautious when choosing a plant-based protein though, as they’re sometimes sweetened with products like honey, so it’s important to check the labels.
Preparation and Usability
The texture of plant and whey-based proteins is similar and so too is their usability in cooking and preparing foods.
The best way to enjoy these protein powders is mixed into a smoothie, stirred through breakfast cereals, or placed into meals that are being baked or cooked, and as long as they’re mixed well, they should dissolve easily.
How you prepare a protein powder also impacts the final texture, as well as what ingredients you add to it.
Most people find adding plant milk, including some chopped frozen fruits, adding natural sweeteners like vanilla bean extract, or just plain water to be the best when preparing a protein supplemented snack.
When it comes to shelf life, plant-based protein is the winner, with an estimated 24 months of usability. Whey-based protein is still impressive though, with between nine and 19 months of shelf life possible.
Of course, how you store it, whether additives were included, and weather conditions can all impact these numbers.
Can Athletes Use Plant-Based Protein?
Can Athletes Use Plant-Based Protein?
There was once a time when hearing about a vegan athlete would be a rare thing, and perhaps even laughable.
Today, though, athletes promoting a plant-based diet are becoming more common, and this includes consuming plants as their best source of protein.
Plants can provide enough protein for a serious athlete, through the consumption of whole foods and supplements like pea and hemp proteins.
As bodybuilders and athletes usually require at least twice as much protein as a regular person, it takes more work, but nothing is stopping a vegan from doing just as much by following a plant-based diet.
As well as protein supplements, there are loads of protein-rich foods including legumes, beans, tofu, tempeh, quinoa, spelt, oats, and more than you can enjoy while following a vegan diet.
You’ll get the benefits of enjoying more whole foods plus the boost of protein they provide, without having to resort to consuming animal products to get it.
Protein Possibilities
Plant protein and whey protein can both provide an efficient, tasty, and nutritious source of protein to supplement your diet, and give you loads of benefits for weight management and muscle building.
With good and bad on either side, it’s up to the individual to decide whether plant or whey-based protein is best for them.
Related Questions
Choosing a protein supplement can take some trial and error to get right, as they’re not all created equally or cater to everyone’s tastes.
To help you get a better understanding of protein powders before you start shopping around, read on for a few FAQs that might help.
Can I Mix Whey and Plant Protein?
If you want the benefits of both plant and whey-based protein supplements, it is possible to combine them, but you must choose products that are compatible with each other.
Some people find they build muscle mass and lose fat faster doing so, but it’s not going to be a winning combination for everyone.
Does Pea Protein Cause Bloating?
Does Pea Protein Cause Bloating?
One of the biggest benefits of pea protein and other plant-based proteins is that it’s gentler on your digestive system, which means fewer issues like bloating and gas.
Many people find that whey proteins trigger gastrointestinal upset shortly after consuming them, so a plant-based alternative might be better if you’re affected by them in this way.
How Much Plant Protein Do You Need?
Vegans and vegetarians eating plant-based sources of protein should aim for around 56g a day for men and 46 a day for a woman.
Of course, other factors can impact this recommendation, including people hoping to gain muscle mass, where more protein would be required per day.
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Lorraine Pinnix
Lorraine Pinnix is a passionate nutritionist and loves seeing people living healthy, and fulfilled lives. She believes that food is an essential piece of staying fit and strongly believes in going vegan. PureGrowthOrganic is a passionate work that details her research in helping you go on complete organic diets. She is available for questions, comments, and follow-ups. | ESSENTIALAI-STEM |
-- A123 Advances After Financing Deal With Chinese Company
A123 Systems Inc. (AONE) , the maker of
lithium batteries , rose 6.4 percent after signing a $450 million
non-binding financing agreement with Wanxiang Group Corp.,
China ’s largest auto-components company. A123 advanced to 50 cents at the close. The stock has
declined 69 percent this year as the costs of a recall of
batteries for plug-in hybrid luxury carmaker Fisker Automotive
Inc. prompted unprofitable A123 to say it needed to adjust its
fundraising. Wanxiang would give A123 as much as $75 million in debt
financing under the proposed terms of the agreement, the
Waltham, Massachusetts-based battery maker said in a statement.
Wanxiang may also buy $200 million of senior secured convertible
notes and invest $175 million by exercising warrants. It may
help A123 secure existing customers and win over new ones, said
David Epstein , an analyst with CRT Capital Group. “If you’re trying to win business or get an existing
customer to expand a program, it’s going to be a lot easier,”
Epstein said in a telephone interview. “Because switching costs
are high, an existing customer is going to be a lot more
comfortable going with you and building a product around your
product if they think you’re going to be around for the long
haul.” Under the deal’s terms, the shares issuable upon exercise
and conversion of the warrants and the convertible notes would
represent about 80 percent of the then outstanding common stock
of A123. Providing Stability “Today’s announcement is the first step toward solidifying
a strategic agreement that we believe would remove the
uncertainty regarding A123’s financial situation,” Chief
Executive Officer David Vieau said in the statement. It will
also provide access to customers in China, he said. A123 also said today that second-quarter revenue fell 53
percent to $17 million from $36.4 million in the same period
last year. The net loss widened to $82.9 million from $55.4
million. The Wanxiang agreement will provide stability as A123
progresses toward its profitability targets, including achieving
positive adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation
and amortization on a quarterly basis during 2013, Vieau said on
a conference call today. “I’m not so comfortable that they can predict or any one
can predict what the numbers are going to look like,” Epstein
said. The company said in March it would need to “adjust” its
fundraising plans because of the $55 million cost of recalling
Fisker Karma battery packs that have misaligned hose clamps. To contact the reporter on this story:
Hasan Dudar in Southfield, Michigan, at
hdudar@bloomberg.net To contact the editor responsible for this story:
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Bobby Jindal
Piyush "Bobby" Jindal (born June 10, 1971 ) is an American politician who served as the 55th governor of Louisiana from 2008 to 2016. A member of the Republican Party, Jindal previously served as a U.S. representative from Louisiana from 2005 to 2008, and served as chair of the Republican Governors Association from 2012 to 2013.
In 1995, Jindal was appointed secretary of the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals. In 1999, he was appointed president of the University of Louisiana System. At 28, Jindal became the youngest person to hold the position. In 2001, President George W. Bush appointed Jindal as principal adviser to the U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services.
Jindal first ran for governor of Louisiana in 2003, but narrowly lost in the runoff election to Democratic candidate Kathleen Blanco. In 2004, he was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, becoming the second Indian American in Congress, and he was reelected in 2006. To date, he is the only Indian American Republican to have ever served in Congress. Jindal ran for governor again in the 2007 election and won. Jindal was re-elected in 2011 in a landslide, winning more than 65 percent of the vote. He was the first Indian American governor, and the only one until Nikki Haley became Governor of South Carolina in 2011.
On June 24, 2015, Jindal announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination in the 2016 presidential election. He suspended his campaign in November 2015, subsequently announcing his support for Marco Rubio. He finished his term as governor in January 2016.
Early life and education
Piyush Jindal was born on June 10, 1971, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, to immigrant Punjabi Hindu parents. He is the first of two sons of Raj (née Gupta) and Amar Jindal, from Punjab, India. His father is a civil engineer and graduate of Guru Nanak Dev University and Punjab University. His mother is a graduate of Rajasthan University and worked in nuclear physics at the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research in Chandigarh. Before migrating to the United States, both of his parents were lecturers at an Indian engineering college.
At the time of their move to the U.S., Raj Jindal was to be a doctoral candidate in physics. They left Malerkotla, Punjab in January 1971, six months before their son was born. Jindal's paternal grandfather was a merchant from Khanpur, Samrala and his maternal grandfather was a Ferozepur banker.
The family settled near Louisiana State University. Jindal attended Baton Rouge Magnet High School, graduating in 1988. While in high school, he competed in tennis tournaments, started various enterprises such as a computer newsletter, retail candy business, and a mail-order software company. He spent free time working in the stands at LSU football games.
Jindal graduated from Brown University in 1992 at the age of 20, with honors in two majors, biology and public policy.
Jindal was admitted to the Program in Liberal Medical Education (PLME), guaranteeing him a place at Brown Medical School. He did not pursue his Medical Doctorate. Jindal has been credited with leading Brown University's College Republicans student group.
Jindal was named to the 1992 USA Today All-USA Academic Team. He applied to and was accepted by both Harvard Medical School and Yale Law School, but studied as a Rhodes Scholar where he received an MLitt in political science with an emphasis in health policy from New College, Oxford in 1994. The subject of his thesis was "A needs-based approach to health care".
Career
After completing his studies at Oxford, Jindal turned down an offer to study for a D.Phil. in politics, instead joining the consulting firm McKinsey & Company. He then interned in the office of Rep. Jim McCrery of Louisiana, where McCrery assigned him to work on healthcare policy; Jindal spent two weeks studying Medicare to compile an extensive report on possible solutions to Medicare's financial problems, which he presented to McCrery.
Foster administration
In 1993, U.S. Representative Jim McCrery (whom Jindal had worked for as a summer intern) introduced him to Governor Mike Foster. In 1996, Foster appointed Jindal as Secretary of the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals, an agency that represented about 40 percent of the state budget and employed over 12,000 people. Foster called Jindal a genius who had a great deal of medical knowledge. Jindal was 24 at the time.
During his tenure, Louisiana's Medicaid program went from bankruptcy with a $400 million deficit into three years of surpluses totaling $220 million.
Jindal was criticized during the 2007 campaign by the Louisiana AFL–CIO for closing some local clinics to reach that surplus. Under Jindal's term, Louisiana nationally rose to third place in child healthcare screenings, with child immunizations rising, and introduced new and expanded services for the elderly and the disabled.
In 1998, Jindal was appointed executive director of the National Bipartisan Commission on the Future of Medicare, a 17-member panel charged with devising plans to reform Medicare. In 1999, at the request of the Louisiana governor's office and the Louisiana State Legislature, Jindal examined how Louisiana might use its $4.4 billion share of the tobacco settlement.
In 1998, Jindal received the Samuel S. Beard Award for greatest public service by an individual 35 years old or under, an award given annually by Jefferson Awards.
At 28 years of age in 1999, Jindal was appointed to become the youngest-ever president of the University of Louisiana System, the nation's 16th largest system of higher education with over 80,000 students.
Bush administration
In March 2001, he was nominated by President George W. Bush to be Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services for Planning and Evaluation. He was later unanimously confirmed by a vote of the United States Senate and began serving on July 9, 2001. In that position, he served as the principal policy adviser to the Secretary of Health and Human Services. He resigned from that post on February 21, 2003, to return to Louisiana and run for governor. He was assigned to help fight the nurse shortage by examining steps to improve nursing education.
2003 election for governor
Jindal came to national prominence during the 2003 election for governor of Louisiana. In what Louisianans call an "open primary" (but which is technically a nonpartisan blanket primary), Jindal finished first with 33 percent of the vote. He received endorsements from the largest paper in Louisiana, the Times-Picayune; the newly elected Democratic mayor of New Orleans, Ray Nagin; and the outgoing Republican governor, Mike Foster.
In the second balloting, Jindal faced the outgoing lieutenant governor, Kathleen Babineaux Blanco of Lafayette, a Democrat. Despite winning in Blanco's hometown, he lost many normally conservative parishes in north Louisiana, and Blanco prevailed with 52 percent of the popular vote.
Some political analysts blamed Jindal's loss for his refusal to answer questions targeted at his religion and ethnic background brought up in several Democratic advertisements, which the Jindal campaign called "negative attack ads." Despite losing the election in 2003, the run for governor made Jindal a well-known figure on the state's political scene and a rising star within the Republican Party.
2004
A few weeks after the 2003 gubernatorial runoff, Jindal decided to run for Louisiana's 1st congressional district. The incumbent, David Vitter, was running for the Senate seat being vacated by John Breaux. The Louisiana Republican Party endorsed him in the primary although Mike Rogers, also a Republican, was running for the same seat. The 1st District has been in Republican hands since a 1977 special election and is widely considered to be staunchly conservative. Jindal's campaign was able to raise over $1 million very early in the campaign, making it harder for other candidates to effectively raise funds to oppose him. He won the 2004 election with 78 percent of the vote.
Jindal was only the second Indian-American to be elected to the United States Congress, after Dalip Singh Saund was elected in November 1955.
2006
Jindal won re-election to a second term with 88% of the vote.
Congressional tenure
He was the second Indian American elected to Congress. He has reportedly lived in Kenner, Metairie, and Baton Rouge.
In 2005, Jindal criticized Bush's budget for not calling for enough spending cuts. He warned of the growth of Medicaid saying "Congress may act without them...there seems to be growing momentum that the status quo is not defensible." Jindal praised Bush's leadership on social security reform, saying "The administration has a lot more work to do to continue educating the American people about the very serious challenges facing Social Security."
In response to Hurricane Katrina, Jindal stated "If we had been investing resources in restoring our coast, it wouldn't have prevented the storm, but the barrier islands would have absorbed some of the tidal surge."
Committee assignments
* House Committee on Homeland Security
* House Committee on Resources
* House Committee on Education and the Workforce
He was made vice-chairman of the House Subcommittee on the Prevention of Nuclear and Biological Attacks. Jindal served as president of the incoming freshman class of congressmen, in 2004. He was elected to the position of House assistant majority whip, a senior leadership role. He served in this capacity from 2004 to 2006.
2007 gubernatorial election
On January 22, 2007, Jindal announced his candidacy for governor. Polling data showed him with an early lead in the race, and he remained the favorite throughout the campaign. He defeated eleven opponents in the nonpartisan blanket primary held on October 20, including two prominent Democrats, State Senator Walter Boasso of Chalmette and Louisiana Public Service Commissioner Foster Campbell of Bossier City, and an independent, New Orleans businessman John Georges.
Jindal finished with 699,672 votes (54 percent). Boasso ran second with 226,364 votes (17 percent). Georges finished with 186,800 (14 percent), and Campbell, who is also a former state senator, ran fourth with 161,425 (12 percent). The remaining candidates collectively polled three percent of the vote. This marked the first time that a non-incumbent candidate for governor was elected without a runoff under the Louisiana election system.
First term
As governor-elect, Jindal named a new ethics team, with Democratic Shreveport businesswoman Virginia Kilpatrick Shehee, the first woman to have served in the state senate, as the vice-chairman of the panel. Jindal assumed the position of governor when he took the oath of office on January 14, 2008. At thirty-six, he became the youngest sitting governor in the United States. He is also Louisiana's first non-white governor since P. B. S. Pinchback served for thirty-five days during Reconstruction, and the first non-white governor to be elected (Pinchback succeeded to the position of lieutenant governor on the death of Oscar Dunn, then to governor upon the impeachment of Henry Clay Warmoth). Additionally, Jindal became the first Indian American to be elected governor of any state in the United States. In a salute to the 2007 LSU Tigers football national championship team during his January 14, 2008, inauguration speech, Jindal stated in part "...They revere our athletes. Geaux Tigers...."
In 2008, Jindal was ranked one of the nation's most popular governors with an approval rating of 77%.
Thereafter, Janice Clark, a state district court judge in Baton Rouge, declared that portion of the law enhancing the retirement benefits of Edmonson to be unconstitutional.
On June 27, 2008, Louisiana's Secretary of State confirmed that a recall petition had been filed against Jindal in response to Jindal's refusal to veto a bill that would have more than doubled the current state legislative pay. During his gubernatorial campaign, Jindal had pledged to prevent legislative pay raises that would take effect during the current term.
Jindal responded by saying that he is opposed to the pay increase, but that he had pledged to let the legislature govern themselves.
On June 30, 2008, Jindal reversed his earlier position by vetoing the pay raise legislation, stating that he made a mistake by staying out of the pay raise issue. In response, the petitioners dropped their recall effort.
Standard and Poor's raised Louisiana's bond rating and credit outlook from stable to positive in 2009. In announcing this change, the organization gave credit to the state's strong management and "commitment to streamlining its government functions." Jindal met with President Barack Obama in October 2009 where the governor pushed for increased federal dollars to cover rising Medicaid costs, speeding the construction of hurricane-protection barriers, and financing the proposed Louisiana State University teaching hospital. During a town hall meeting, Obama praised Jindal as a "hard working man who is doing a good job" for the State, and expressed support for the governor's overhaul of the State's educational system in the area of increased charter schools.
Jindal negotiated an agreement whereby Foster Farms, a private chicken processor, would receive $50 million in taxpayer funds to purchase a chicken processing plant owned by bankrupt Pilgrim's Pride.
Some claimed there is a conflict of interest in that Pilgrim's Pride founder Lonnie "Bo" Pilgrim contributed $2500 to Jindal's campaign in 2007. Other contributors to Jindal's campaign who benefited from economic development spending include Albemarle and Edison Chouest Offshore. Jindal however released a statement saying that this legislation saved over 1,000 jobs, serves as a stimulus to Louisiana's economy, and had wide bipartisan support.
Hurricane Gustav
Jindal oversaw one of the largest evacuations in U.S. history (nearly two million people) in late August 2008 prior to the Louisiana landfall of Hurricane Gustav. He issued mandatory evacuation orders for the state's coastal areas and activated 3,000 National Guardsman to aid in the exodus. He also ordered the state to purchase generators to provide needed power to hospitals and nursing homes without power. Government officials vacated hospitals and nursing homes and put the poor, the ill, and the elderly on buses and trains out of town. The evacuation was credited as one reason that Gustav resulted in only 16 deaths in the U.S. The state's successful response to Hurricane Gustav was in stark contrast to the failed hurricane response system for Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Jindal received bipartisan praise for his leadership during Gustav. Jindal had been scheduled to address the Republican National Convention, but cancelled his plans in order to focus on Louisiana's needs during the storm.
2011 re-election campaign
Jindal announced his intention to seek reelection in 2011. In the face of Jindal's high approval ratings and big amounts of campaign funds, Democrats struggled to land a recruit of any substance. Running against four Democrats, a Libertarian and four independents in the jungle primary, Jindal received 66% of the vote in the blanket primary, thereby winning election in the first round.
Second term
In August 2011, the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) awarded Jindal the Thomas Jefferson Freedom Award for "outstanding public service".
On October 25, 2011, in preparing for his second term, Jindal tapped Republican state representative Chuck Kleckley of Lake Charles and State Senator John Alario of Westwego as his choices for Speaker of the Louisiana House of Representatives and Louisiana Senate President, respectively. Both were confirmed by legislators. Alario is a long-term Democrat who switched parties prior to the 2011 elections. In January 2012, Jindal elevated John C. White, the short-term superintendent at the Recovery School District in New Orleans, to the position of state superintendent of education.
In August 2012, Jindal declared a statewide state of emergency due to the threat of subsidence and subsurface instability that threatens the lives and property of the citizens of the state.
By the end of Jindal's second term, he saw a marked drop in his state popularity and problems such as a budget deficit and cuts to public expenditure. He could not stand for a third term because the governor of Louisiana is subject to term limits.
Tax system proposals
In January 2013, Jindal released a plan that would eliminate the Louisiana state income tax, which he felt would expand business investment in the state, and then raise sales taxes in order to keep the plan revenue-neutral. Self-styled taxpayer watchdog and former legislative aide C.B. Forgotston correctly predicted that Jindal's plan would fail to clear the legislature because of the higher sales taxes, the lack of needed support from Democrats, and the likelihood that the plan would not increase overall state revenues.
On April 8, 2013, the first day of the legislative session, Jindal dropped the plan after acknowledging some negative response to the plan from legislators and the public, but said he would still like the legislature to formulate its own plan that could end the state income tax.
Energy plan
Jindal announced, in September 2014, a six-point energy platform that would, among other things, open up energy production on federal land and eliminated proposed carbon restrictions.
Retirement from politics (2016–present)
In 2017, Jindal took a position as an operating adviser for Ares Management, a global investment firm based in Los Angeles.
Speculation about 2008 vice presidential nomination
On February 8, 2008, conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh mentioned on his syndicated show that Jindal could be a possible choice for the Republican vice presidential nomination in 2008. He said that Jindal might be perceived as an asset to John McCain's campaign because he has wide support in the conservative and moderate wings of the Republican Party. If McCain had won the presidency, he would have been the oldest president ever inaugurated to a first term.
Heightening the speculation, McCain invited Jindal, Gov. Charlie Crist of Florida, Gov. Tim Pawlenty of Minnesota and McCain's former rivals Mitt Romney and Mike Huckabee to meet at McCain's home in Arizona on May 23, 2008, according to a Republican familiar with the decision; Romney, Huckabee, and Pawlenty, all of whom were already well acquainted with McCain, declined because of prior commitments. The meeting may have served a different purpose, such as consideration of Jindal for the opportunity to speak at the 2008 Republican National Convention, in a similar fashion to Barack Obama at the 2004 Democratic National Convention, cementing a place for him in the party and opening the gate for a future run for the presidency. Speculation was fueled by simultaneous July 21, 2008, reports that McCain was making a sudden visit to Louisiana to confer again with Jindal and that McCain was readying to name his running mate within a week. However, on July 23, 2008, Jindal said that he would not be the Republican vice presidential nominee in 2008. Jindal added that he "never talked to the senator [McCain] about the vice presidency or his thoughts on selecting the vice president." Ultimately, on August 29, 2008, McCain chose then-Gov. Sarah Palin of Alaska as his running mate. While Jindal was given a prime-time speech slot at the party convention, he was not offered the keynote speech. During the presidential campaign, Jindal expressed admiration for both Senators McCain and Obama, and maintained that both have made positive contributions to the nation.
Republican response to President Obama's address to Congress
On February 24, 2009, Jindal delivered the official Republican response to President Obama's address to a joint session of Congress. Jindal called the president's economic stimulus plan "irresponsible" and argued against government intervention. He used Hurricane Katrina to warn against government solutions to the economic crisis. "Today in Washington, some are promising that government will rescue us from the economic storms raging all around us," Jindal said. "Those of us who lived through Hurricane Katrina, we have our doubts." He praised the late sheriff Harry Lee for standing up to the government during Katrina.
The speech met with biting reviews from some members of both the Democratic and the Republican parties. Referring to Jindal as "devoid of substantive ideas for governing the country", political commentator Rachel Maddow summarized Jindal's Katrina remark as follows: "[Jindal states that] since government failed during Hurricane Katrina, we should understand, not that government should not be allowed to fail again, but that government...never works. That government can't work, and therefore we should stop seeking a functioning government." David Johnson, a Republican political strategist criticized Jindal's mention of Hurricane Katrina, stating "The one thing Republicans want to forget is Katrina." While Jindal's speech was poorly received by several Democratic and Republican critics, others argued that the speech should be judged on substance rather than delivery style.
Jindal's story of meeting Lee in the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Katrina was questioned following the speech, as Jindal was not in New Orleans at the time. On February 27, 2009, a spokesman for Jindal clarified the timing of the meeting, stating that the story took place days after the storm. The opportunity to give the response to President Obama's speech was compared by some commentators to winning "second prize in a beauty contest", a reference to the board game Monopoly.
2012 presidential election
Jindal had been mentioned as a potential candidate for the 2012 presidential election. On December 10, 2008, Jindal indicated that he would likely not run for president in 2012, saying he will focus on his re-election in 2011 and that this would make transitioning to a national campaign difficult, though he did not rule out a possible 2012 presidential bid. Speculation increased when Republicans chose Jindal to deliver the response to President Obama's first address to a joint session of Congress.
The Jindal for President Draft Council Inc. PAC was formed in 2009 to raise funds for a future presidential run. Jindal has stated that he has no involvement with the PAC. In April 2010, while speaking at the Southern Republican Leadership Conference, Jindal ruled out running for the Republican nomination for president in 2012.
In 2012, Jindal traveled across the country in support of the Mitt Romney-Paul Ryan ticket. Because Louisiana and other Deep South states voted heavily for the GOP, Jindal could hence devote his campaign time elsewhere. In August 2012, Politico reported that "Bobby Jindal would be considered [for] and would likely take" appointment as United States Secretary of Health and Human Services in a potential Romney cabinet.
After the defeat of Romney-Ryan, Jindal called for his party to return to "the basics... If we want people to like us, we have to like them first," he said on the interview program Fox News Sunday. As the incoming president of the Republican Governors Association, which had thirty members in 2013, Jindal questioned Romney for having criticized President Obama as having provided "extraordinary financial gifts from the government". In reply to Romney, Jindal said, "You don't start to like people by insulting them and saying their votes were bought." Jindal said that his party must convince a majority of voters that it supports the middle class and the principle of upward mobility. He also criticized what he termed "stupid" remarks regarding rape and conception made in 2012 by defeated Republican U.S. Senate nominees Todd Akin in Missouri and Richard Mourdock in Indiana.
2016 presidential candidacy
In November 2012, after the election, Jindal was featured in a Time magazine article titled "2016: Let's Get The Party Started", where he was listed as a possible Republican candidate for the presidency in 2016. The article cited his fiscal and social conservative policies and his Indian American background, which would bring diversity to the GOP.
In 2013, with polls showing Jindal's approval ratings in Louisiana falling significantly, some analysts wrote off Jindal as a serious national contender, though others pointed to Romney as an example of someone who still won the Presidential nomination despite poor approval ratings from his home state. In October 2013, Jindal told Fox News Sunday that he was still mulling a 2016 presidential run.
On May 18, 2015, Jindal formed a presidential exploratory committee to determine whether he would run as a candidate in the 2016 presidential election, and he announced his candidacy on June 24.
As of early September, Jindal was polling at 1 percent among the Republican primary electorate. On November 17, 2015, Jindal appeared on Special Report with Bret Baier on the Fox News Channel, announcing that he was ending his run for president, saying "I've come to the realization that this is not my time."
During his campaign, Jindal called Donald Trump a "narcissist" and an "egomaniacal madman", but afterward said that he would support Trump because "electing Donald Trump would be the second-worst thing we could do this November, better only than electing Hillary Clinton to serve as the third term for the Obama administration's radical policies."
Abortion and stem cell research
Jindal has a 100% pro-life voting record according to the National Right to Life Committee. He opposes abortion in general, but does not condemn medical procedures aimed at saving the life of the mother that indirectly result in the loss of the unborn child, such as salpingectomy for an ectopic pregnancy.
In 2003, Jindal stated that he did not object to the use of emergency contraception in the case of rape if the victim requests it. While in the House of Representatives, he supported two bills to prohibit transporting minors across state lines to obtain an abortion; the bills aimed to prevent doctors and others from helping a minor avoid parental notification laws in their home state by procuring an abortion in another state. He opposed and voted against expanding public funding of embryonic stem cell research.
Same-sex marriage
Jindal opposed the legalization of both same-sex marriage and civil unions. In Congress, he voted for the Federal Marriage Amendment to restrict marriage to a union between one man and one woman. He also voted against the Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2007. In December 2008, Jindal announced the formation of the Louisiana Commission on Marriage and Family.
Following the 2013 Supreme Court's rulings on DOMA and Proposition 8, he said: "I believe every child deserves a mom and a dad. This opinion leaves the matter of marriage to the states where people can decide. In Louisiana, we will opt for traditional marriage. How about we let the people decide for themselves, via their representatives and via referendum?"
Marriage and Conscience Act
In May 2015, the legislature killed the measure. Four Republican members, Pete Huval of Breaux Bridge, Gregory A. Miller of Norco, Clay Schexnayder of Gonzales, and Nancy Landry of Lafayette, joined Democrats in killing the bill. Jindal responded by issuing Executive Order BJ-2015-8, (the "Marriage and Conscience Order"), which attempted to achieve the goals of the failed legislation. Johnson said he intended to re-introduce the measure in 2016.
Government ethics
He vetoed state legislation to increase pay for state legislators. However, the Louisiana governor's office was ranked last for transparency in the United States both prior, and subsequent, to Jindal's election, as reported by the WDSU I-Team. At least two legislators, state representatives Walker Hines and Neil Abramson, argued that this may be attributed to legislation that removed the governor's records from the public domain; they argued that the legislation was surreptitiously inserted as a last-minute amendment into an education bill by Jindal's office on the last day of the 2008 session, providing no time to properly review it before it passed the legislature and was signed into law by Jindal.
Gun rights and gun control
Jindal is a fervent supporter of the Second Amendment and generally opposes gun control. He has been endorsed by the NRA Political Victory Fund and received an A rating from Gun Owners of America while he was in Congress.
As a Congressman, he sponsored the Disaster Recovery Personal Protection Act of 2006 with Senator Vitter.
In July 2015, during an interview with CBS, Jindal stated that he supported stricter background checks, and that every state should begin to enact tougher background checks on gun buyers.
Tax policy
As a private citizen, Jindal voted in 2002 for the Louisiana constitutional amendment known as the Stelly Plan which lowered some sales taxes in exchange for higher income taxes. After taking office, Jindal cut taxes a total of six times, including the largest income tax cut in Louisiana's history – a cut of $1.1 billion over five years, along with accelerating the elimination of the tax on business investments. In January 2013, Jindal said he wanted to eliminate all Louisiana corporate and personal income taxes, without giving details for his proposal.
As U.S. Representative from Louisiana, Jindal received grades of B in 2005, B− in 2006, and C in 2007 from the National Taxpayers Union, a conservative taxpayers advocacy organization. As Governor of Louisiana, Jindal received grades of A in 2010, B in 2012, and B in 2014 from the Cato Institute, a libertarian think tank, in their biennial Fiscal Policy Report Card on America's Governors.
Education
In 2008, Jindal came out in favour of the Common Core State Standards Initiative, which Louisiana adopted in 2010.
In 2014, Jindal wrote that "It has become fashionable in the news media to believe there is a right-wing conspiracy against Common Core."
Jindal proposed budgets that impose cuts on higher education funding in Louisiana, leading to protests from students and education advocates. Jindal proposed several controversial education reforms, including vouchers for low income students in public schools to attend private institutions using Minimum Foundation Program funds.
The legislation also included controversial changes in teacher evaluations, tenure and pensions. Hundreds of teachers, administrators and public education supporters protested against the legislation at the capital of Louisiana, some of whom cancelled classes to attend demonstrations. Many participants circulated petitions to recall Jindal and Republican House Speaker Chuck Kleckley. In April 2012, a Louisiana Public Broadcasting program examined possible conflicts between aspects of the Jindal education reform plan and the federal desegregation orders still in place in many parts of Louisiana.
Evolution
Jindal signed a law that permitted teachers at public schools to supplement standard evolutionary curricula with analysis and critiques that may include intelligent design. The law provides that "[c]lassroom instruction and materials shall not promote any religious doctrine", but Louisiana ACLU Director Marjorie Esman said that that provision "is vague at best", and stated that the Act is "susceptible to a constitutional challenge." Despite calls for a veto from John Derbyshire and some genetics professors at Brown University, Jindal signed the Louisiana Academic Freedom Act which passed the voting in the State House and the State Senate in 2008.
The Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology rejected New Orleans as a site for their 2010 meeting and the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology will not conduct future meetings in Louisiana.
Civil liberties
Jindal voted to extend the Patriot Act, voted in favor of the Military Commissions Act of 2006, supported a constitutional amendment banning flag burning, and voted for the Real ID Act of 2005.
Immigration laws
He criticized illegal immigration as a drain on the economy, as well as being unfair to those who entered the country by legal means. He voted to build a fence along the Mexican border and opposed granting amnesty for illegal immigrants.
Health care
Jindal refused to accept federal funds to expand Medicaid after the passage of the Affordable Care Act, costing his state $1.65 billion in federal health-care assistance for the poor. He supported increased health insurance portability; laws promoting coverage of pre-existing medical conditions; a cap on malpractice lawsuits; an easing of restrictions on importation of prescription medications; the implementation of a streamlined electronic medical records system; an emphasis on preventative care rather than emergency room care; and tax benefits aimed at making health insurance more affordable for the uninsured and targeted to promote universal access. During Jindal tenure, over 11,000 uninsured children were added to the State's Children's Health Insurance Program. He also opposed a federal government-run, single-payer system, but supported state efforts to reduce the uninsured population. He has also supported expanding services for autistic children, and promoted a national childhood cancer database. Due to a congressional reduction in federal Medicaid financing rates, the Jindal administration chose to levy the largest slice of cuts on the network of LSU charity hospitals and clinics, requiring some facilities to close.
Environmental issues and offshore drilling
Jindal issued an executive order increasing office recycling programs, reducing solid waste and promoting paperless practices, offering tax credit for hybrid fuel vehicles, increasing average fuel economy goals by 2010, as well as increasing energy efficiency goals and standards for the state. He has stated his opposition to and voted for the criminalization of oil cartels such as OPEC. As a representative in the House, he supported a $300-million bill to fund Louisiana coastal restoration. In addition, he was the chief sponsor of successful legislation to expand the Jean Lafitte National Historical Park by over 3000 acre. Jindal signed bill SB 469 that would limit actions aimed at oil and gas companies operating along the coast. Jindal pledged state support for the development of economically friendly cars in northeastern Louisiana in conjunction with alternative energy advocate T. Boone Pickens. In September 2014, Jindal stated that global warming was more about increasing government regulation, and released an energy plan that was critical of the Obama Administration's policies.
Earmarks
In 2007, Jindal led the Louisiana House delegation and ranked 14th among House members in requested earmark funding at nearly $97 million (however in over 99% of these requests, Jindal was a co-sponsor and not the primary initiator of the earmark legislation). $5 million of Jindal's earmark requests were for state defense and indigent healthcare related expenditures, another $50 million was for increasing the safety of Louisiana's waterways and levees after breaches following Hurricane Katrina, and the remainder was targeted towards coastal restoration and alternative energy research. As governor, in 2008, Jindal used his line item veto to strike $16 million in earmarks from the state budget but declined to veto $30 million in legislator-added spending. Jindal vetoed over 250 earmarks in the 2008 state budget, twice the total number of such vetoes by previous governors in the preceding 12 years.
Opposition to Recovery Act
Jindal has been an opponent of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. Citing concerns that the augmentation of unemployment insurance may obligate the state to raise taxes on businesses, Jindal had indicated his intention to forgo federal stimulus plan funds ($98 million) aimed at increasing unemployment insurance for Louisiana. Louisiana has since been obligated to raise taxes on businesses because the unemployment trust fund had dropped below the prescribed threshold. Louisiana was set to receive about $3.8 billion overall. Jindal intended to accept at least $2.4 billion from the stimulus package. He called parts of the plan "irresponsible", saying that "the way to lead is not to raise taxes and put more money and power in hands of Washington politicians."
No-go zones
In 2015, Jindal traveled to the UK to speak at an event by the neoconservative Henry Jackson Society. In that speech, he alleged the existence of "no-go zones", allegedly established by Muslims in London and other western cities. London mayor Boris Johnson called Jindal's remarks "complete nonsense". and earlier British Prime Minister David Cameron had confirmed that there were not any no-go zones in the UK. Jindal later confirmed his meaning "I knew that by speaking the truth we were going to make people upset." When later asked by CNN to provide specific examples, Jindal declined. He later added that some Muslim immigrants are trying to "colonize" cities in Europe and "overtake the culture", and that it could happen next in the U.S.
Personal life
Jindal was raised in a Hindu household. He is of Indian descent and is a U.S. citizen by birthright. He converted to Christianity while in Baton Rouge Magnet High School. During his first year at Brown University, he was baptized into the Catholic Church as an adult under the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA).
Before Jindal was born, his father Amar Jindal was assistant professor of engineering at Punjab University in Chandigarh. After settling into Louisiana, Jindal's father went on to work with a Louisiana railroad company, and his mother transitioned into IT. As of 2008, Jindal's mother, Raj Jindal, was information technology director for the Louisiana Workforce Commission (formerly the Louisiana Department of Labor) and served as Assistant Secretary to former State Labor Secretary Garey Forster during the administration of Governor Mike Foster. Jindal has a younger brother, Nikesh, who is a registered Republican and supported his brother's campaign for governor. Nikesh went to Dartmouth College, where he graduated with honors, and then Yale Law School. Nikesh is now a lawyer in Washington, D.C.
Jindal's nickname dates to his childhood identification with Bobby Brady, a character from the 1970s sitcom The Brady Bunch. He has been known by his nickname ever since, although his legal name remains Piyush Jindal.
In 1997, Jindal married Supriya Jolly, who was born in New Delhi, India and moved to Baton Rouge when she was 4 years old. The two attended the same high school, but Supriya's family moved from Baton Rouge to New Orleans after her freshman year. Supriya Jindal earned a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering and an M.B.A. degree from Tulane University. She created The Supriya Jindal Foundation for Louisiana's Children, a non-profit organization aimed at improving math and science education in grade schools.
They have three children: Selia Elizabeth, Shaan Robert, and Slade Ryan. Shaan was born with a congenital heart defect and had surgery as an infant. The Jindals have been outspoken advocates for children with congenital defects, particularly those without insurance. In 2006, he and his wife delivered their third child at home, with him receiving medical coaching by phone to deliver their boy.
Jindal enjoys hunting in Louisiana.
Writings
A list of Jindal's published writings up to 2001 can be found in the hearing report for his 2001 U.S. Senate confirmation. They include newspaper columns, law review articles, and first authorships in several scientific and policy articles that have appeared in the prominent Journal of the American Medical Association, Journal of the Louisiana State Medical Association, and Hospital Outlook.
Jindal's pre-2001 writings include several articles in the New Oxford Review, one of which later made news during his 2003 gubernatorial race. In a 1994 article titled "Physical Dimensions of Spiritual Warfare", Jindal described the events leading up to an apparent exorcism of a friend and how he felt unable to help her at the time. However, Jindal questioned whether what he saw was actually an example of "spiritual warfare".
In November 2010, Jindal published the book Leadership and Crisis, a semi-autobiography significantly influenced by the Deepwater Horizon explosion and oil spill. | WIKI |
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mnist image dataset (jpg files)
The MNIST dataset is a dataset of handwritten digits, comprising 60 000 training examples and 10 000 test examples. The dataset can be downloaded from http://yann.lecun.com/exdb/mnist/.
MNIST data is provided in binary file for user convenience.
But, in my case, this binary type is more difficult.
I am needed image files.
I want to start whole process of deep learning(make leveldb file, learning, classify) using MNIST data and compare to example result in caffe model.
This site tells me a hint how to make image datas.
This is my matlab code for making jpg file.
---
%%
clc;
clear all;
% Change the filenames if you've saved the files under different names
% On some platforms, the files might be saved as
% train-images.idx3-ubyte / train-labels.idx1-ubyte
images = loadMNISTImages('t10k-images.idx3-ubyte');
labels = loadMNISTLabels('t10k-labels.idx1-ubyte');
%images = loadMNISTImages('train-images.idx3-ubyte');
%labels = loadMNISTLabels('train-labels.idx1-ubyte');
% We are using display_network from the autoencoder code
display_network(images(:,1:60000)); % Show the first 100 images
disp(labels(1:1));
% save one digit number to jpg file
%{
[w h]=size(images)
endIndex = h;
dindex=zeros(10,1);
for j=1:endIndex
aImg = reshape( images(:,j), 28, 28);
imshow(aImg);
label = labels(j);
dindex( label+1 ) = dindex( label+1 ) +1;
dataD = strcat('./data2/mnist_', num2str( label ), '_', num2str( dindex(label+1) ), '.jpg' );
%dindex
imwrite(aImg, dataD);
dataD
end
fileID = fopen('test.txt','w');
%make path and label
dindex=zeros(10,1);
for j=1:endIndex
label = labels(j);
dindex( label+1 ) = dindex( label+1 ) +1;
dataD = strcat('/data2/mnist_', num2str( label ), '_', num2str( dindex(label+1) ), '.jpg' );
fprintf(fileID,'%s %d\n',dataD, label);
end
fclose(fileID);
%}
---
And images of mnist files
If you need images of mnist, request to me, I will send by email.
The file size is approximately 37 MB.
Thank you.
You can download all jpeg images and origin binary data from here: | ESSENTIALAI-STEM |
Transferring Data
THIS TOPIC APPLIES TO: yesSQL ServeryesAzure SQL DatabaseyesAzure SQL Data Warehouse noParallel Data Warehouse
The Transfer class is a utility class that provides tools to transfer objects and data.
Objects in the database schema are transferred by executing a generated script on the target server. Table data is transferred with a dynamically created DTS package.
The Transfer object uses the SQLBulkCopy API to transfer data. Also, the methods and properties that are used to perform data transfers reside on the Transfer object instead of the Database object. Moving functionality from the instance classes to utility classes is consistent with a lighter object model because the code for specific tasks is loaded only when it is required.
The Transfer object does not support data transfers to a target database that has a CompatibilityLevel less than the version of the instance of SQL Server.
Example
To use any code example that is provided, you will have to choose the programming environment, the programming template, and the programming language in which to create your application. For more information, see Create a Visual C# SMO Project in Visual Studio .NET.
Transferring Schema and Data from One Database to Another in Visual Basic
This code example shows how to transfer schema and data from one database to another using the Transfer object.
'Connect to the local, default instance of SQL Server.
Dim srv As Server
srv = New Server
'Reference the AdventureWorks2012 2008R2 database
Dim db As Database
db = srv.Databases("AdventureWorks2012")
'Create a new database that is to be destination database.
Dim dbCopy As Database
dbCopy = New Database(srv, "AdventureWorks2012Copy")
dbCopy.Create()
'Define a Transfer object and set the required options and properties.
Dim xfr As Transfer
xfr = New Transfer(db)
xfr.CopyAllTables = True
xfr.Options.WithDependencies = True
xfr.Options.ContinueScriptingOnError = True
xfr.DestinationDatabase = "AdventureWorks2012Copy"
xfr.DestinationServer = srv.Name
xfr.DestinationLoginSecure = True
xfr.CopySchema = True
'Script the transfer. Alternatively perform immediate data transfer with TransferData method.
xfr.ScriptTransfer()
Transferring Schema and Data from One Database to Another in Visual C#
This code example shows how to transfer schema and data from one database to another using the Transfer object.
{
Server srv;
srv = new Server();
//Reference the AdventureWorks2012 database
Database db;
db = srv.Databases["AdventureWorks2012"];
//Create a new database that is to be destination database.
Database dbCopy;
dbCopy = new Database(srv, "AdventureWorks2012Copy");
dbCopy.Create();
//Define a Transfer object and set the required options and properties.
Transfer xfr;
xfr = new Transfer(db);
xfr.CopyAllTables = true;
xfr.Options.WithDependencies = true;
xfr.Options.ContinueScriptingOnError = true;
xfr.DestinationDatabase = "AdventureWorks2012Copy";
xfr.DestinationServer = srv.Name;
xfr.DestinationLoginSecure = true;
xfr.CopySchema = true;
//Script the transfer. Alternatively perform immediate data transfer
// with TransferData method.
xfr.ScriptTransfer();
}
Transferring Schema and Data from One Database to Another in PowerShell
This code example shows how to transfer schema and data from one database to another using the Transfer object.
#Connect to the local, default instance of SQL Server.
#Get a server object which corresponds to the default instance
$srv = New-Object -TypeName Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.SMO.Server
#Reference the AdventureWorks2012 database.
$db = $srv.Databases["AdventureWorks2012"]
#Create a database to hold the copy of AdventureWorks
$dbCopy = New-Object -TypeName Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.SMO.Database -argumentlist $srv, "AdventureWorksCopy"
$dbCopy.Create()
#Define a Transfer object and set the required options and properties.
$xfr = New-Object -TypeName Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.SMO.Transfer -argumentlist $db
#Set this objects properties
$xfr.CopyAllTables = $true
$xfr.Options.WithDependencies = $true
$xfr.Options.ContinueScriptingOnError = $true
$xfr.DestinationDatabase = "AdventureWorksCopy"
$xfr.DestinationServer = $srv.Name
$xfr.DestinationLoginSecure = $true
$xfr.CopySchema = $true
"Scripting Data Transfer"
#Script the transfer. Alternatively perform immediate data transfer with TransferData method.
$xfr.ScriptTransfer() | ESSENTIALAI-STEM |
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and was afterwards transferred to South Carolina ; he rovered Hardee's retreat from Charleston, and harassed Sherman's troops. After the war, he engaged in the insurance business in \\'ashington City.
Rodes, Robert Emmett, born in Lynch- burg, Virginia, Alarch 29, 1829, son of David Rodes, deputy clerk of Albemarle county, and Martha, his wife, daughter of Joel Yancey, of Bedford. He graduated from the Mrginia Alilitary Institute, 1848, and from that time until the breaking out of the war he was a professor there. He was captain of the Mobile cadets, 1861 ; made colonel of Fifth Alabama Infantry, and led the advance at the first Bull Run; promoted to brigadier-general and com- manded a brigade at Williamsburg, Vir- ginia, May 5, 1862. At Seven Pines he was severely wounded, but refused to relinquish his command until the firing had ceased He rendered exceptionally brilliant service at Gaines' Mills, leading the final advance; and at Chancellorsville, where he demol- ished Hooker's left, for which he was pro- moted on the field to major-general. At Gettysburg he displayed great courage, and lost nearly one-half his division. He also rendered etticient service m the Wilder- ness and in Early's march on Washington. At Winchester, he scattered the enemy, but fell while leading the attack, and died on the field, September 19, 1864.
Rosser, Thomas Lafayette, born in Camp- bell county, Virginia, October 15, 1836; son of John and Martha Melvina (Johnson) Rosser; grandson of Thomas and Nancy (Twedy) Rosser and of Jonathan and Ma- halah (Hargrave) Johnson, and a descend- ant from John Rosser, a Huguenot, and on
the Johnson side from English, Danish and Scandinavian ancestors. In 1849 he re- moved with his parents to Texas and en- tered the United States Military Academy in 1856. He was to graduate in 1861, but the entire class was ordered intp tlje army on the attack on Fort Sumter, April 12, 1861, before being graduated, and Rosser resigned to join the Confederate army. He was commissioned first lieutenant of artil- lery, was in the battle of Bull Run, July 21, 1861, and was promoted captain in the Washington Artillery of New Orleans. He fought in the Peninsular campaign ; was wounded at Mechanicsville, Virginia, June 26, 1862, and was promoted lieutenant-colo- nel. He was promoted to colonel and given command of the Fifth Virginia Cavalry of Fitzhugh Lee's brigade under J. E. B. Stuart. During Gen. T. J. Jackson's man- oeuvres on Pope's left, Col. Rosser pro- tected one flank ; was engaged at the second Bull Run, and at South Mountain, where he was sent by Gen. Stuart to seize Fox's Gap on Braddock road, and after the death of Gen. Garland, he assumed command of the brigade of infantry. He was engaged in the operations around Fredericksburg and Charlottesville; fought at Gettysburg, and on October 15, 1863, was promoted briga- dier-general and given command of the Sec- ond Brigade in Wade Hampton's division. He was engaged in the cavalry operations in the Wilderness and around Richmond, fighting desperately at Trevillian Station, where he was badly wounded in the leg. He was promoted major-general, September 12, 1864; joined Gen. Early in the Shenan- doah Valley on October 5, and took com- mand of Fitzhugh Lee's division, that officer having been incapacitated from wounds re- | WIKI |
Central battery ship
The central battery ship, also known as a centre battery ship in the United Kingdom and as a casemate ship in European continental navies, was a development of the (high-freeboard) broadside ironclad of the 1860s, given a substantial boost due to the inspiration gained from the Battle of Hampton Roads, the first battle between ironclads fought in 1862 during the American Civil War. One of the participants was the Confederate casemate ironclad CSS Virginia, essentially a central battery ship herself, albeit a low-freeboard one. The central battery ships had their main guns concentrated in the middle of the ship in an armoured citadel. The concentration of armament amidships meant the ship could be shorter and handier than a broadside type like previous warships. In this manner the design could maximize the thickness of armour in a limited area while still carrying a significant broadside. These ships meant the end of the armoured frigates with their full-length gun decks.
In the UK, the man behind the design was the newly appointed Chief Constructor of the Royal Navy, Edward James Reed. The previous Royal Navy ironclad designs, represented by HMS Warrior (1860), had proven to be seaworthy, fast under power and sail, but their armour could be easily penetrated by more modern guns. The first central battery ship was HMS Bellerophon (1865) of 1865. Great Britain built a total of 18 central battery ships before turrets became common on high-freeboard ships in the 1880s.
The second British central battery ship, HMS Hercules (1868), served as model for the Austrian navy, starting with their first design SMS Lissa (6,100 tons) designed by Josef von Romako and launched in 1871. The Austrian SMS Kaiser (1858)—not to be confused with German SMS Kaiser (1874)—was built along a similar design, although the hull had been converted from a wooden ship, and it was slightly smaller (5,800 tons). The Austrian central battery design was pushed further with SMS Custoza (7,100 tons) and SMS Erzherzog Albrecht (5,900 tons), which had double-decked casemates; after studying the Battle of Lissa, Romako designed these so more guns could shoot forward. Three older broadside ironclads of the Kaiser Max class (3600 tons: Kaiser Max, Don Juan D'Austria and Prinz Eugen) were also officially "converted" to casemate design, although they were mostly built from scratch. The largest design yet was SMS Tegetthoff (1878), later renamed to Mars when the new dreadnought battleship SMS Tegetthoff (1912) was commissioned. The Austrian records distinguish between the category of older broadside ironclads and the newer designs using the words Panzerfregatten (armoured frigates) and respectively Casemattschiffe (casemate ships).
The Imperial Russian Navy had built one central battery ironclad, Kniaz Pozharsky (Russian: Князь Пожарский), in 1864. It carried eight Obukhov 9-inch (229 mm) breech-loading guns, and was the first Russian armoured ship to venture out to the Pacific.
The German navy had two large casemate ships (about 8800 tons) of the Kaiser-class ironclad built in UK shipyards. The first ironclad of the Greek navy, GREEK IRONCLAD Vasilefs Georgios (1867), was also built in the UK; at 1700 tons, it was a minimalist casemate design having only two large 9in guns, and two small 20-pounders. The Italians had three casemate ships built, ITALIAN IRONCLAD Venezia, converted from broadside during construction, and the two Principe Amedeo-class ironclads. Chile also bought two from the United Kingdom: Blanco Encalada and Almirante Cochrane.
The disadvantage of the centre-battery was that, while more flexible than the broadside, each gun still had a relatively restricted field of fire and few guns could fire directly ahead. The centre-battery ships were soon succeeded by turreted warships. | WIKI |
Sophia Shaningwa
Sophia Shaningwa (born 13 May 1959 in Outapi) is a Namibian politician, currently serving as secretary general of the SWAPO party.
Education
Shaningwa left Namibia for exile in May 1980 and underwent military training as a People's Liberation Army of Namibia (PLAN) combatant. She studied at Ivanova Teachers Training College in the Soviet Union.
Political career
Shaningwa was appointed governor of Khomas Region in 2004. She later served as Governor of Omusati Region. In 2014, she was elected to the National Assembly. She had previously worked at the National Housing Enterprise and served as Windhoek West councillor.
Shaningwa served as Minister for Urban and Rural Development from 21 March 2015 to February 2018 in president Hage Geingob's administration. During that time her ministry was awarded a cheque by Samlam to eliminate the bucket toilet system, because sanitation and hygiene is believed to be a major challenge in the rural areas. In 2017 Shaningwa was elected secretary general of SWAPO. Shaningwa retained this position in 2022, defeating Oshikoto SWAPO Regional Coordinator Armas Amukwiyu.
Awards
Shaningwa was conferred the Most Distinguished Order of Namibia: First Class on Heroes' Day 2014. | WIKI |
Did You Know About These Built-In Battery Saving Modes In Windows 10?
In case you didn't know, Windows 10 has a lot of neat little things built-in that allow you to save your battery life for longer. Sure there is the traditional power options menu that allows you to pick how long your computer should stay awake when you're not using it, but that's boring. What's cool is the new battery saver feature that switches off things like push notifications (Yes we know, your PC operating system has push notifications because Windows 10 was designed with mobile devices in mind too, get over it). So what do you need to know about these new battery settings?
The Power & Sleep menu, which can be accessed by going to Settings > System > Power > Sleep, isn't anything new. From this menu, you can choose how long your computer can be idle before it automatically shuts off the screen or goes into Sleep Mode. In addition to that, you can also customize it to do so when your computer is plugged in or running solely on battery power. There are also Additional Power Settings that you can click on, which opens up the Power Options menu in the Control Panel. From here you can edit your power plans, choose what happens when you close your laptop lid, or decide whether or not you need a password to unlock your computer when it wakes up from Sleep Mode.
A new feature with Windows 10 is Batter Saver. This is a battery-saving power mode that has been specifically optimized for Windows 10. This means that it can do things like limit background app activity and push notifications. This mode is very similar to ones that you would find on mobile devices, like smartphones or tablets. In addition to this, Batter Saver will automatically turn on when your laptop drops below 20% battery life though you can turn that off manually by going to Settings > System > Battery Saver and turning it off.
You can also tinker with Battery Saver mode. By going to the Battery Saver menu, click Battery Saver Settings to bring up the settings menu. From here you can adjust the point at which Batter Saver mode automatically kicks on from a range of 5% to 100% battery life. You can also choose whether or not to allow push notifications or lower screen brightness in Battery Saver mode or add app exceptions. Apps that you want to exclude from Battery Saver mode will be able to run in the background and send push notifications at all times.
The main Battery Saver menu allows you to see how much of your battery life is being used by different apps, simply click Battery Use to see. This will help you determine which apps to disable in Battery Saver mode, which is extremely useful. You can turn off the apps that drain the most battery life and not even worry about the ones that don't use any at all.
If you find yourself always needing to be connected when you're using your laptop and you can't figure out why your Windows 10 device is using so much power, consider going into some of these settings and tinkering around with things. You might be surprised at how much more efficient your battery usage will become and how much longer your laptop will last without having to be plugged in.
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A current project in the field of bulk material drying offers us the opportunity to describe important technical principles that are necessary for the design of a dryer in detail.
The following descriptions are the result of extensive discussions with the customer and empirical tests on the bulk material to be dried. The technical solutions and the implementation show very well on which basis the dimensioning of such a dryer is done and which parameters are required for it.
Design of the dryer
Essentially, the dryer consists of 3 zones each just under 3 meters in length. The width of the conveyor belt is about 1.5 meters. The dimensions are important, as a uniform air and temperature distribution within a zone is guaranteed. On the other hand, the outer dimensions allow the incorporation into the existing building. An assembly is possible in a short time, since the housing is delivered fully assembled and welded and the zones only need to be connected on site.
Technology, technology, technology
In each zone there is a recirculation fan to circulate the dryer atmosphere and to secure the flow through the product. The heating is realized via a flue gas heat exchanger, which is arranged on the pressure side of the circulating air fan. Due to the pressure-side flow, a uniform heat dissipation over the entire heat exchanger is possible with air baffles. The flue gas heat exchangers are heated in each case with a gas blower burner, which is mounted directly on the neck of the heat exchanger. Each burner is preceded by a gas pressure control system.
Fresh air and exhaust air dampers in each zone are used to mix the dryer atmosphere so that saturation of the circulating air is avoided. The fresh air is sucked in freely by the recirculation fan via the fresh air pipe which is arranged on the suction side. The exhaust ports in the zones are arranged downstream of the product in the direction of airflow and connected to a manifold.
Through the dryer
The conveying of the product is done via a woven belt which is driven via the outlet side drive station and held on the inlet side tensioning station to tension. A cleaning brush prevents caking of the product on the belt.
The loading of the product is realized via a swivel conveyor belt with attached bunker. This swivel conveyor unit is completely enclosed in the dryer, so that there is no dust load outside the dryer. Also enclosed is the outlet side of the dryer. Here, the product is transported over several inclined plates, which act as a slide, gently to the transfer point, without being exposed to high fall paths.
A scraper conveyor is used to discharge the product through to the bottom of the dryer. The conveyor scrapes with cross sheets, which are attached to a chain, over an intermediate floor, which is arranged between lower and upper run. The resulting dust is conveyed on the outlet side by means of a screw laterally from the dryer housing. | ESSENTIALAI-STEM |
Help comparing strings in csv
This topic contains 3 replies, has 3 voices, and was last updated by Jesse 3 months, 1 week ago.
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• #77043
Jesse
Participant
I am trying to compare values within a csv. I am taking a csv with device id,description, and location importing the csv then pulling computer description from active directory. I want to compare the 2 descriptions. I am having difficulty with the compare part. The comparison results evaluate to False without exception for both identical and non-identical strings. Can someone please tell me where I am going wrong?
$LDDes = Import-Csv -Path 'somefilepath'
$LDDes | Select-Object 'Device Name','Description',@{Name="AD Description";Expression={$_.'Device Name' | get-adcomputer -Properties Description | Select-Object -ExpandProperty Description}},'Computer Location',@{Name='Match';Expression={$_.Description -eq $_.'AD Desription'}}
• #77061
Olaf Soyk
Participant
you could try it like this:
$LDDes | ForEach-Object {
$ADDes = Get-ADComputer -Identity $_.'Device Name' -Properties Description
[PSCustomObject]=@{
'Device Name' = $_.'Device Name'
'Computer Location' = $_.'Computer Location'
'Description' = $_.'Description'
'AD Description' = $ADDes.Description
'Match' = $_.'Description' -eq $ADDes.Description
}
}
(untested)
• #77068
Aaron Hardy
Participant
I am on the PowerShell journey myself but here is a suggestion for performance.
You could pipe to ForEach-Object as Olaf illustrates (which can get the job done) – I do use this when needed. If you're having to process many objects, I would opt for the foreach construct instead.
When using ForEach-Object, each object is generated from the collection, individually, before entering the pipeline, then processed. Multiply this by hundreds or thousands of objects, and it will take a long time.
Generate, process. Generate, process. etc.
When using the foreach construct, all the objects in the collection are generated only once and then processed one at a time. This can be a much faster operation without the overhead of generating individual objects before processing them.
Generate. Process. Process. Process.
• #77143
Jesse
Participant
Thanks guys, much appreciated. This worked perfectly.
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Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Yasuj Chain Dam
The result was keep__EXPECTED_UNCONNECTED_PAGE__. And I hope these valuable sources find their way into the article. I didn't follow the suggestion to Merge this article but as far as I can see in the comments, the Merge target doesn't exist yet. Liz Read! Talk! 07:34, 15 July 2023 (UTC)
Yasuj Chain Dam
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Tagged for notability since 2010. Fails WP:NBUILD. Possible redirect to whatever body of water it connects to.... which isn't even noted in the article. - UtherSRG (talk) 16:06, 6 July 2023 (UTC) Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Complex / Rational 18:01, 13 July 2023 (UTC)
* Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Engineering, Technology, and Iran. UtherSRG (talk) 16:06, 6 July 2023 (UTC)
* Comment. As one might expect, there is a longer article on this topic in the Persian Wikipedia at fa: نیروگاههای زنجیرهای یاسوج with lots of references. It should be possible to expand the article with text taken from the Persian article. Eastmain (talk • contribs) 16:48, 6 July 2023 (UTC)
* Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
* Comment I don't want to straight up !vote keep since I haven't personally reviewed or searched for non-English sources, but power plants almost always will receive a level of coverage, and it seems probable it can be sourced using sources in the local language. SportingFlyer T · C 21:03, 13 July 2023 (UTC)
* I think these are small plants but nevertheless interesting. Our article says this chain of run-of-river is near Sisakht. If you look at the Google Maps satellite view, this is a hilly, arid location with some big creeks (or small rivers) and small canals. On those streams, you'll see some of these structures. What's harder to find is the refs that I know should be out there. -- A. B. (talk • contribs • global count) 22:16, 13 July 2023 (UTC)
* Keep - Google translation of our Farsi (Persian) article
* Google translation from Farsi.
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* Meets notability requirements and has information for significant expansion.
* -- A. B. (talk • contribs • global count) 23:05, 13 July 2023 (UTC)
* Keep per A. B. See also this in-depth study of the nine-station hydropower system. That said, it might be ideal to cover this in an article on the river (or move this to become an article on the river), a sub-sub-sub-tributary of the Kasun that doesn't seem to have a standard transliteration but is given in that article as Polkolo River. -- Visviva (talk) 04:43, 15 July 2023 (UTC)
* Note to admin: I'm happy with Visviva's idea re: merging to an article on the river. As a general rule, instead of 6.5 million articles, I'd like to see all that information in fewer but bigger articles - easier to manage.
* -- A. B. (talk • contribs • global count) 06:25, 15 July 2023 (UTC)
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Hawa (2022 Bangladeshi film)
Hawa (lit. 'Wind') is a 2022 Bangladeshi mystery-drama film written and directed by Mejbaur Rahman Sumon. The film was produced by Sun Music and Motion Pictures Limited. The film stars Chanchal Chowdhury, Nazifa Tushi, Sariful Razz, Sumon Anowar, Shohel Mondol, Nasir Uddin Khan and Rizvi Rizu among others.
The film was released on 29 July 2022 in 24 cinemas and received positive reviews. From Bangladesh Hawa has been sent for nomination into the 'Best International Feature Film' category of the 95th Academy Awards, by the Oscar Committee Bangladesh. It was shortlisted for 80th Golden Globe Awards.
Synopsis
The film depicts the journey of an all-men team on a fishing trawler, eventually where the mystery of life and relationships gets re-interpreted. The usual fishing mission of a group of seasoned boatmen of Cox's Bazar finds an unheard-of catch in the deep of the sea. They caught a beautiful yet mysterious young girl and then enter the world of men on the boat. The story of the film is based on a fairy tale.
Production
Principal photography of the film started on October 13, 2019. The film was shot on St. Martin's Island in the Bay of Bengal. It was shot by Monpura cinematographer SA Kamrul Hasan Khasru.
Theatrical
The film was theatrically released on 29 July 2022 in Bangladesh. It received positive reviews from critics, with praise for its story and Chanchal Chowdhury's performance. It was released in Australia and New Zealand on 13 August 2022 and in the United States and Canada on 2 September 2022. It was shown for more than 100 days in the Bangladeshi movie theatres. It released in West Bengal on the scheduled day in 34 cinemas. It was released in Delhi, Haryana, Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh on 6 January 2023.
Distribution
On 7 December 2022, Reliance Entertainment announced that they and CEPL had become the distributors of Hawa and the film will be released on 16 December in West Bengal and 30 December across India.
Screening
In late October, Hawa was screened in Nandan, Kolkata on the occasion of the 4th Bangladesh film festival. It was invited to the 28th Kolkata International Film Festival in 'Special Screening' section and was screened on 16 December 2022.
Home media
Hawa was digitally premiered in Bangladesh through iScreen from 16th March 2023. After that, it was also digitally premiered in India and Singapore through SonyLIV from 7th July 2023. In India, this film is available in four dubbed versions (Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam) along with its original Bengali audio.
Controversies
After the release of the film, some on social media claimed that the film was a remake of Sea Fog, but its director denied it, saying that the subject of Sea Fog is human trafficking and his film's story has nothing to do with it. Chanchal Chowdhury claims it is an original story film while some call it a plagiarized version of Abhijan film directed by Razzak.
The film was also accused of violating the Wildlife Protection Act 2012, where Chanchal Chowdhury was seen eating the meat of an acridotheres. The director denied the claim but the wildlife crime unit registered a case against him on August 17. After 11 days, the wildlife crime unit applied the court to withdraw the case and expressed their desire to fix the issue by discuss with the production team. Nargis Sultana, the plaintiff in the case, was arraigned by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting on August 29 for filing the case.
A legal notice was issued on 22 August 2022 to stop and ban the screening of the film citing violation of wildlife conservation laws, use of obscene language and violent murder scenes. On 29 October 2022, another case was made against producer and Chanchal Chowdhury for not showing anti-smoking warning in the film.
Critical response
Hasib Ur Rashid Ifti, a columnist for The Daily Star praised its cinematography and color grading. He also praised the acting of Chanchal and Nasir. Saykot Kabir Shayok from The Business Standard praised its dialogue and background music and said: "Hawa is reportedly houseful across the country on the first day and I would say it is truly worth the hype." According to columnist Ahsan Kabir, it is the most talked film of Cinema of Bangladesh in 2022. According to him, the song "Tumi Bondhu Kala Pakhi" from this film takes people to another world and he appreciated the song. According to Tanmoy Pal of Ajker Patrika, the best part of this film is its actors. He felt the film's dialogues were uninteresting and the character named Gulati lacked variety. According to Indradatta Basu of Anandabazar Patrika, Hawa, the film made with care, highlighted the plight of a woman in a male-dominated society and critiqued patriarchy politically. According to her, the story would have been able to reveal its multi-dimensionality if the character of Gulti had been silent throughout. According to Basu, as a thriller film, it failed to create a thrill. Alam Khorshed of Bangla Tribune appreciated the director's political and social relevance of the country's folk mythology in the film. According to him the film has a touch of excellence in every aspect.
Response from India
After the film was released in Nandan, Kolkata on the occasion of the 4th Bangladesh Film Festival, audiences there flocked to see it, a rarity in the city in the past few decades. There it was decided to screen the film in four shows. But two more shows were extended due to the interest of the residents to watch the film. Indian film director Raj Chakraborty praised the acting, cinematography and direction of Hawa. Those who were unable to watch the film in Kolkata demanded that it be released in movie theatres in West Bengal.
Box office
Hawa grossed US$213,461 (BDT2.035 crore) in the United States and Canada till 6 September 2022, making it 27th film in the US Top Chart. On 22 October 2022, it was reported by The Daily Star that the multiplexes in Bangladesh sold tickets of the film Hawa worth of more than BDT14 crore. It earned ₹34000 in first week of its release from West Bengal. | WIKI |
Brent Taylor (Tennessee politician)
Brent Taylor (Memphis-R) is a Republican Tennessee State Senator representing District 31. He assumed office on November 8, 2022 and his term ends on November 3, 2026. He replaced Brian Kelsey who pled guilty to campaign finance charges and did not seek reelection.
Taylor won in the general election on November 8, 2022 defeating Democratic nominee Ruby-Powell Dennis. He has become known for his tough on crime stance. He voiced his support for SJR0919, an amendment to the Constitution of Tennessee that would remove bail for major capital crimes such as terrorism, second degree murder, aggravated rape of a child, aggravated rape, and grave torture.
Biography
Born on August 9, 1968, he lives in Eads, Tennessee with his wife Kimberly and their two children. Taylor earned a degree in mortuary science from Northwest Mississippi Community College. His career experience includes working as a funeral director. | WIKI |
A Decayed Family
A Decayed Family (Захуда′лый род) is an unfinished novel by Nikolai Leskov, subtitled "The Family Chronicles of Princes Protazanov" (Семейная хроника князей Протозановых). Parts one and two of it were first published in the 1874 Nos. 7,8 and 10 of The Russian Messenger as part of a trilogy which also included Old Years in Plodomasovo (1869) and The Cathedral Clergy (1872).
History
The publication of the novel has led to Leskov's severing all ties with The Russian Messenger. The main issue was the magazine's editor-in-chief Mikhail Katkov's disagreement with the author's position as regards Russian dvoryanstvo. At the time of the publication Katkov (while praising the novel's artistic qualities) told the members of the magazine's stuff: "We've made a mistake, this is not our man, has nothing to do with us, [his departure is] not something to be pitied." Outraged by editorial cuts, Leskov decided against starting upon the third part of the novel, leaving it unfinished.
Leskov himself rated A Decayed Family higher than The Cathedral Clergy and The Sealed Angel, referring to it as his "most mature work". The publication in the magazine of parts 1 and 2 received high praise from Ivan Aksakov and Nikolay Pirogov.
In 1875 A Decayed Family came out as a separate edition. "Here its second part is presented in my own version, not that of Katkov," Leskov wrote in a letter to Ivan Aksakov on March 23, 1875. As The Complete Leskov started to be published by Alexey Suvorin's publishing house, A Decayed Family was included into the Volume 6, which also featured Leskov's most radical anti-clerical essays and stories. On July 16, 1889, Leskov received the news that the whole issue of Volume 6 had been arrested by the police, which led to his first major heart attack. In July 1890 Volume 6 came out in the alternative version, A Decayed Family included. | WIKI |
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Donald J. Trump trails Senator Ted Cruz in Iowa but has a commanding double-digit lead in New Hampshire with less than a month to go before voting begins in the first contests in the Republican presidential nominating fight, according to new Fox News surveys. Mr. Cruz received 27 percent of support in Iowa, while Mr. Trump, who has sharpened his attacks on the senator from Texas in recent weeks, got 23 percent. Senator Marco Rubio of Florida is next, at 15 percent, followed by Ben Carson (9 percent); Jeb Bush (7 percent); Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky (5 percent); and Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey (4 percent). In New Hampshire, however, Mr. Trump received 33 percent support from likely voters in the Republican primary, which is more than double the amount of his closest rival, Mr. Rubio, at 15 percent. Mr. Cruz got 12 percent. And despite a sense that Mr. Christie is on the rise in the state, he was at 5 percent in the Fox News poll, in sixth place. Both Mr. Bush and Gov. John Kasich of Ohio are ahead of him, with Mr. Bush at 9 percent and Mr. Kasich at 7 percent. The Republican polls were conducted Jan. 4-7; Iowa has a margin of sampling error of plus or minus 4.5 percentage points, and New Hampshire four percentage points. Meanwhile, in the Democratic contest, Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont has a 13-percentage point lead over Hillary Clinton, 50 percent to her 37 percent. Mr. Sanders’s lead has grown since a one-point lead in a similar poll in November. Martin O’Malley, the third candidate in the race, is at 3 percent. That poll has a margin of sampling error of plus or minus five percentage points. | NEWS-MULTISOURCE |
The Role of Mouthwash in Good Hygiene
If you don’t already use mouthwash as part of your daily routine, then you probably don’t consider it a necessity. While good hygiene doesn’t necessarily rely on it, mouthwash can still prove a significant ally in the fight to keep your teeth and gums healthy. On the other hand, if you rely too heavily on mouthwash, such as using it instead of brushing your teeth, then you might be leaving your smile more at-risk than you realize. To make the most of your preventive hygiene routine, we explain the role that mouthwash should play in good hygiene, and how to use it to better ensure your good dental health.
The Purpose of Mouthwash
The purpose of cleaning your teeth every day is to control the buildup of dental plaque, which contains bacteria that could eventually lead to tooth decay, gum disease, and more. As a liquid, mouthwash can reach areas that your toothbrush and floss cannot reach to breakup deposits of plaque and food debris. The ingredients in most mouthwash brands also help boost your dental health by specifically fighting harmful oral bacteria, helping you keep your breath fresh for longer and reducing your risks of tooth decay and gum disease.
A Well-Rounded Dental Hygiene Routine
Despite the advantages that mouthwash can lend to your hygiene efforts, it is not enough, by itself, to secure the health of your smile.
• Be sure to brush and floss your teeth at least twice every day, rinsing with mouthwash each time
• You should also brush about 30 minutes after eating, when possible. If you can’t, then carry a small travel bottle of mouthwash to rinse your mouth with after each meal.
• In the mornings, eat a well-balanced breakfast before brushing, flossing, and rinsing. Eating will stimulate your saliva flow, making it even easier to break up the plaque that has accumulated over night.
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Presbyterian Church of Brazil
The Presbyterian Church of Brazil (Portuguese: Igreja Presbiteriana do Brasil, or IPB, PCB in English) is an Evangelical Protestant Christian denomination in Brazil. It is the largest Presbyterian denomination in the country, having an estimate 702,949 members, 4,915 ordained ministers and 5,420 churches and parishes. It is also the only Presbyterian denomination in Brazil present in all 26 States and the Federal District.
The Church was founded by the American missionary Rev. Ashbel Green Simonton, who also oversaw the formal organization of the first congregation (Presbyterian Church of Rio de Janeiro) and the first Presbytery (Presbytery of Rio de Janeiro).
The original Church in Rio de Janeiro was formally organized in January 1863. The Church then left the jurisdiction of the American church 1888, when the Synod was formed. The denomination considers the date of Simonton's arrival in Brazil, 12 August, 1859, as its foundation date.
The beginnings and first decades
Rev. Ashbel Green Simonton (1833–1867), considered the founder of the Church, was born in West Hanover, Pennsylvania. He studied in New Jersey intending to become a professor or a lawyer. A religious revival in 1855, encouraged him to enter the Princeton Theological Seminary. While there, a sermon preached by Professor Charles Hodge made him consider becoming a missionary, and three years later he volunteered to the Presbyterian Church in the United States' (PCUS) Missions Board, naming Brazil as his preferred destination. Two months after being ordained, he embarked to Brazil, where he arrived on August 12, 1859, at the age of 26.
In January 1862, the first converts professed their faith and the Presbyterian Church of Rio de Janeiro was formally organized. Simonton founded the first Protestant Brazilian newspaper (Imprensa Evangélica, 1864) and oversaw the creation of the first Presbytery (Presbytery of Rio de Janeiro, 1865) and Seminary (1867). Simonton died of yellow fever at age 34, in 1867.
Other missionaries assisted Simonton in the early years of the Brazilian mission:
* Rev. Alexander Latimer Blackford (1829 Martins Ferry OH - May 1890, Atlanta), who oversaw the creation of the churches in São Paulo and Brotas, and was the first president of the Presbytery of Rio de Janeiro.
* Rev. Francis J. C. Schneider, who preached among German immigrants in Rio Claro, taught at the Rio de Janeiro Seminary, and was a missionary in Bahia.
Other churches created in the denomination's first few decades were in Lorena, Borda da Mata, Pouso Alegre and Sorocaba, most of these credited to Rev. José Manoel da Conceição (1822–1873), a former Roman Catholic priest and the first Brazilian to be ordained a Protestant minister (1865).
In 1869 Revs. George Nash Morton and Edward Lane preached in Campinas, where many American expatriates had immigrated to during the American Civil War. The church in Campinas was founded in 1870. PCUS missionaries also preached in the Mogiana region, western Minas Gerais, the Triângulo Mineiro and southern Goiás.
The church of Rio de Janeiro consecrated its first sanctuary in 1874. In the same year, new congregations were also established in the States of São Paulo, Paraná and Rio Grande do Sul. In the city of São Paulo, the American School was founded.
In 1865 the Presbytery of Rio de Janeiro was created with 39 pastors.
Synod
In September 1888, the Synod of the Presbyterian Church of Brazil was formally created, and thus the Church became autonomous from the American church. The Synod comprised three presbyteries (Rio de Janeiro, Campinas-Oeste de Minas and Pernambuco), 20 missionaries, 12 native ministers and about 60 churches. Rev. A. L. Blackford was its first Moderator. The Synod also created the Presbyterian Seminary, and elected its first two professors.
Schisms
In March 1902, Rev. Eduardo C. Pereira created a platform outlining his differences with the church on missionary, educational and Masonic matters. On 31 July, 1903, Pereira and his colleagues withdrew from the Synod and founded the Independent Presbyterian Church of Brazil.
In 1956 the Fundamentalist Presbyterian Church was formed under the influence of Karl McIntosh and the Bible Presbyterian Church USA, which has over 20 congregations and 1800 members.
The United Presbyterian Church in Brazil was formed in 1978, has 48 churches and 3,466 members in 8 presbyteries. It is a member church of the World Communion of Reformed Churches.
Worship
General rules regarding the church's public worship practices are laid in the Principles of Liturgy (PL), which stand as a Directory of Worship. Articles 7 and 8 of the PL read:
* Article 7. The Service of Public Worship is a religious act, through which the people of God worships their Lord, comes into communion with Him, making confession of sins and seeking, through the mediation of Jesus Christ, forgiveness, sanctification of life and spiritual growth. It is an appropriate occasion for the proclamation of the redeeming message of Christ's Gospel and the indoctrination and fellowship of the saints.
* Article 8. The Service of Public Worship is ordinarily [composed] of the reading of the Word of God, preaching, sacred singing, prayer and offerings. The ministration of the Sacraments, when performed during the Service, is part of it.
The Constitution of the Church states that overseeing the liturgy and worship practices of the local congregation is the responsibility and private prerogative of the Minister of Word and Sacraments, who is free to arrange the elements of the service as he deems more edifying to the congregation, so long as worship practices don't come into conflict with the church's doctrinal standards.
In an essay published in 2006, Rev. Christian S. Bittencourt, former Professor of Theology of Worship at the Rio de Janeiro Presbyterian Theological Seminary, stated that there are at least four distinct liturgical groups in Brazilian Presbyterianism: Old-school Conservatives, Evangelical Charismatics, Ultra-puritans and Neo-orthodox Conservatives.
* Old-school conservatives, the most common tendency, tend to favour a service order freely based in Isaiah, chapter 6: ascription of praise Confession of sins, adoration, Offertory, reading and preaching of Scripture, ministration of the Sacraments of Baptism and the Lord's Supper and Benediction. Pertinent traditional hymns and/or modern praise choruses may be inserted before, during or after each part of the service, and the Adoration section is often replaced by a selection of praise and worship choruses led by a modern music band. Old-school conservatives usually eschew the use of responsive liturgies, set forms of prayer, creeds, the Church Year and lectionaries (save for the commemoration of Christmas and Easter) and distinctive dress for ministers and church officials, save for rare ministers who choose to wear the Geneva robe, without stoles.
* Evangelical Charismatics, fastest growing group, favor a contemporary, free-form liturgy. Structurally, it is composed of three or four parts: praise and worship songs, reading and preaching of Scripture, the Sacraments of Baptism and the Lord's Supper and Benediction. Most other acts of worship are more or less organically included in the praise and worship time, led by the church's minister or the leading vocalist of the praise band. A second selection of praise and worship songs may be included after the sermon, especially if an altar call is to take place or if the Sacraments are to be ministered. Evangelical Charismatics may or may not adopt, along with the order of service, Pentecostal practices such as communal, simultaneous prayer in loud voice and glossolalia.
* Neo-orthodox Conservatives are a group consisting mostly of young ministers of a more academical background, usually in small congregations, who conduct experiments into bringing the IPB toward a more mainline position. They seek to establish a greater catholicity in the Presbyterian worship practice, recovering the use of responsive liturgies, litanies, set forms of intercession and prayer, the observance of the Church Year and use of the Revised Common Lectionary. Their ministers are usually more inclined to wear distinctive garb, such as clerical shirts, Geneva robes or even albs, with stoles. Even though they are fond of traditional hymnody, they usually also employ praise choruses within the context of the service order. Even though the practical implementation of such a project usually faces some resistance and requires a certain degree of compromise, their ideal liturgy is something close to PC (U.S.A.)'s The Service for the Lord's Day.
* Puritans, the smallest group within the IPB, choose to lead their worship according to the Westminster Directory of Public Worship, instead of the Principles of Liturgy. The order of worship is usually close to the one practiced by Old-school Conservatives, save for three differences: the only music employed in public worship are metric Psalms sung congregationally, a capella; women are not allowed to speak, teach or pray in public services nor Sunday School, except if there be no men present; and no feast of the Church Year is ever observed, not even Christmas and Easter.
The IPB has no official liturgy akin to PCUSA's Book of Common Worship. For weddings and funerals, Ministers usually employ one of three resources:
* 1) Manual do Culto ("Worship Handbook"), a non-official compilation of orders of service done by Rev. Modesto Carvalhosa de Perestrello to serve as a guide to lay leaders in the early 20th century, published by Cultura Cristã, IPB's publishing branch.
* 2) Manual Litúrgico ("Liturgical Handbook"), an expansion of Manual do Culto with alternate forms and biblical readings.
* 3) The Independent Presbyterian Church's Manual do Culto, which is an abbreviated translation of PC (USA)'s 1993 Book of Common Worship.
Structure
The congregations are governed by ruling elders, teaching elders and deacons. The next level is the presbytery where delegates from local churches can discuss current issues. Synod is the next organisation form, the Presbyterian Church in Brazil has more than 64 synods.
The highest court is the General Assembly. The church is represented out of court by the President of the Supreme Council which elected directly in and anonymous vote. The current President of the Supreme Council is Rev. Roberto Brasileiro Silva.
Church planting
The church reported it was supporting newly planted congregations at the rate of one per week.
Interchurch relationships
Presbyterian church in Brazil is a member church of the World Reformed Fellowship.
The PCB does not belong to the World Communion of Reformed Churches.
The PCB suspended its membership of the World Alliance of Reformed Churches in 1973, but in 1998 it reactivated its membership. In 2006 the Presbyterian Church in Brazil disaffiliated from the World Alliance of Reformed Churches due to theological differences.
The church has fraternal relations with 17 Presbyterian Churches in the United States, South America, Africa, Europe and Asia.
Theology
The Presbyterian Church in Brazil is a socially and theologically conservative denomination. The church teaches that life begins at conception, and abortion is a sin. According to the Scriptures, homosexual lifestyle is sinful and marriage is a covenant between one man and one woman. Officers, teaching elders, ruling elders and deacons in the denominations are men only. The Presbyterian Church in Brazil severed all ties with first the United Presbyterian Church in the USA, and later the Southern Presbyterian Church.
Theological Seminaries
* Presbyterian Theological Seminary in Brasilia
* Presbyterian Theological Seminary in the South - Campinas
* Rev. Jose Manoel da Conceicao Presbyterian Theological Seminary in São Paulo
* Rev. Ashbel Green Simonton Presbyterian Theological Seminary in Rio de Janeiro
* Presbyterian Theological Seminary in the North - Recife
* Presbyterian theological Seminary in the Northeast - Teresina
* Presbyterian Theological Seminary in Central Brazil - Goiania
* Extension of Presbyterian Theological Seminary in Central Brazil in Ji-Parana
* Rev. Danoel Nicodemos Eller Presbyterian Seminary - Belo Horizonte
* Centro Presbiteriano de Pós-graduação Andrew Jumper (Andrew Jumper Post Graduate Center) - São Paulo
The Rev. Jose Manuel da Conceicao Theological Seminary was founded in 1980, it was an extension of the Presbyterian Seminary in the South and named after Rev. Jose Manoel da Conceicao the first Brazilian Protestant pastor ordained by the presbyterian church. The Seminary recognise the Westminster Confession of Faith, Shorter and Larger Catechism.
Missions
* JMN - Junta de Missões Nacionais (Board of National Missions) - founded in 1940 and has 185 missionaries to plant churches in Brazil.
* APMT - Agência Presbiteriana de Missões Transculturais - international missions with 30 missionaries abroad. Mission fields are in Bolivia, Spain, Italy, Portugal, Timor and Romania.
* Missão Evangélica Caiuá
Education
* Mackenzie Presbyterian Institution
* Gammon Presbyterian Institution
* Eduardo Lane Bible Institution
* Augusto Arújo Bible Institution | WIKI |
Tutorial Writer
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Now let's launch a bigger window than just a tiny little InfoBox. So we want to click on a graphic in Writer and have the option of saving the graphic/ picture to disk direct!
Cool! So what we would have to start out with is defining a identifier we will use throughout and we stick it in where all the other identifiers are located:
--- sw/inc/cmdid.h 2004-12-07 18:57:10.000000000 +0530
+++ sw/inc/cmdid.h 2004-12-21 19:08:39.000000000 +0530
@@ -159,6 +159,7 @@ Achtung: Ab sofort sind in diesem File k
#define FN_GET_DOCSTAT (FN_FILE + 33) /* Dokumentstatistik einzeln auslesen */
+#define FN_SAVE_GRAPHIC (FN_FILE + 34) /* Save embedded graphic as */
#define FN_SAVE_SELECTION (FN_FILE + 35) /* Selektion speichern */
So that's going to be our identifier, next we qualify our identifier for what method to call when it is invoked, through whichever channel:
--- sw/sdi/_grfsh.sdi 2004-10-15 16:13:21.000000000 +0530
+++ sw/sdi/_grfsh.sdi 2004-12-21 20:15:52.000000000 +0530
@@ -85,6 +85,13 @@ interface BaseTextGraphic : Selection
DisableFlags="SW_DISABLE_ON_PROTECTED_CURSOR";
]
+ FN_SAVE_GRAPHIC
+ [
+ ExecMethod = Execute ;
+ StateMethod = NoState ;
+ DisableFlags="SW_DISABLE_ON_PROTECTED_CURSOR";
+ ]
+
SID_INSERT_GRAPHIC // zeigt auf FN_FORMAT_GRAFIC_DLG
[
ExecMethod = Execute ;
There are also a whole lot of attributes that need to be defined for any slot that is used to hold a menu item or a toolbar item and these attributes are defined as Sfx...Items:
--- sw/sdi/swriter.sdi 2004-11-29 14:28:57.000000000 +0530
+++ sw/sdi/swriter.sdi 2004-12-21 19:13:45.000000000 +0530
@@ -3466,6 +3466,31 @@ SfxVoidItem GraphicDialog FN_FORMAT_GRAF
]
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+SfxVoidItem SaveGraphic FN_SAVE_GRAPHIC
+()
+[
+ /* flags: */
+ AutoUpdate = FALSE,
+ Cachable = Cachable,
+ FastCall = FALSE,
+ HasCoreId = FALSE,
+ HasDialog = TRUE,
+ ReadOnlyDoc = FALSE,
+ Toggle = FALSE,
+ Container = FALSE,
+ RecordAbsolute = FALSE,
+ RecordPerItem;
+ Asynchron;
+
+ /* config: */
+ AccelConfig = TRUE,
+ MenuConfig = TRUE,
+ StatusBarConfig = FALSE,
+ ToolBoxConfig = TRUE,
+ GroupId = GID_GRAPHIC;
+]
+
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
SfxVoidItem Grow FN_GROW_FONT_SIZE
()
[
With that, we are ready to use our brand new sfx item and we'll use it by adding it into the popup menu that is specified as MN_GRF_POPUPMENU in mn.src:
--- sw/source/ui/app/mn.src 2004-11-29 14:29:10.000000000 +0530
+++ sw/source/ui/app/mn.src 2004-12-21 20:28:27.000000000 +0530
@@ -945,6 +945,13 @@ Menu MN_GRF_POPUPMENU
SEPARATOR ;
MenuItem
{
+ Identifier = FN_SAVE_GRAPHIC ;
+ HelpID = FN_SAVE_GRAPHIC ;
+ Text [ de ] = "~Grafik speichern..." ;
+ Text [ en-US ] = "Save ~Graphic..." ;
+ };
+ MenuItem
+ {
Identifier = FN_FORMAT_GRAFIC_DLG ;
HelpID = FN_FORMAT_GRAFIC_DLG ;
Text [ de ] = "~Grafik..." ;
That adds in the item to the menu and we still need to define what happens when it is clicked as we have specified in our handler that it invokes the Execute method, so we'll fill out the handler for this item in that method:
--- sw/source/ui/shells/grfsh.cxx 2004-12-07 18:57:35.000000000 +0530
+++ sw/source/ui/shells/grfsh.cxx 2004-12-21 22:19:53.684296352 +0530
@@ -217,6 +227,11 @@ void SwGrfShell::Execute(SfxRequest &rRe
USHORT nSlot = rReq.GetSlot();
switch(nSlot)
{
+ case FN_SAVE_GRAPHIC:
+ SaveGraphic();
+ rReq.Ignore();
+ break;
+
case SID_INSERT_GRAPHIC:
case FN_FORMAT_GRAFIC_DLG:
{
So we define a method called SaveGraphic that will be invoked when this item is clicked, and then the definition of the method:
--- sw/source/ui/shells/grfsh.cxx 2004-12-07 18:57:35.000000000 +0530
+++ sw/source/ui/shells/grfsh.cxx 2004-12-21 22:19:53.684296352 +0530
@@ -739,6 +754,20 @@ void SwGrfShell::GetAttrState(SfxItemSet
}
+void SwGrfShell::SaveGraphic()
+{
+ using namespace ::sfx2;
+ using namespace com::sun::star::ui::dialogs;
+ using namespace ::com::sun::star::uno;
+
+ FileDialogHelper aDlgHelper( TemplateDescription::FILESAVE_SIMPLE, 0 );
+ Reference < XFilePicker > xFP = aDlgHelper.GetFilePicker();
+ aDlgHelper.Execute();
+
+ InfoBox( NULL, xFP->getFiles()[0] ).Execute();
+}
+
+
SwGrfShell::SwGrfShell(SwView &rView) :
SwBaseShell(rView)
Can you predict what the function does ? :-) As promised, it launches a dialog box that is definitely bigger than an InfoBox and then follows up with an InfoBox anyway :-D
For all these objects we have used, we need to declare them as well:
--- sw/source/ui/shells/grfsh.cxx 2004-12-07 18:57:35.000000000 +0530
+++ sw/source/ui/shells/grfsh.cxx 2004-12-21 22:19:53.684296352 +0530
@@ -137,6 +137,16 @@<br>
#include <svx/tbxcolor.hxx><br>
#endif
+#ifndef _COM_SUN_STAR_UI_DIALOGS_XFILEPICKER_HPP_
+#include <com/sun/star/ui/dialogs/XFilePicker.hpp>
+#endif
+#ifndef _COM_SUN_STAR_UI_DIALOGS_TEMPLATEDESCRIPTION_HPP_
+#include <com/sun/star/ui/dialogs/TemplateDescription.hpp>
+#endif
+#ifndef _FILEDLGHELPER_HXX
+#include <sfx2/filedlghelper.hxx>
+#endif
+
#ifndef _FMTURL_HXX //autogen
#include <fmturl.hxx>
#endif
And we also have to declare the new method that we have added to the class in the class definition:
--- sw/source/ui/inc/grfsh.hxx 2000-10-05 17:04:19.000000000 +0530
+++ sw/source/ui/inc/grfsh.hxx 2004-12-21 19:24:14.000000000 +0530
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ public:
void Execute(SfxRequest &);
void ExecAttr(SfxRequest &);
void GetAttrState(SfxItemSet &);
+ void SaveGraphic();
SwGrfShell(SwView &rView);
};
So there stands the porting of the wonderful sd-save-image-context-menu as we plan to apply to Writer. We still need to extract the selected graphic out of Writer and save it to disk. If that is done, the patch would be complete :-)
Any takers ? :-)
But after understanding this, we can understand another hack on which this is based - the hack in Impress that allows the same capability, the difference being that it is complete! :-)
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Those robot babies used in sex ed may actually increase teen pregnancies
Robot babies used in sex ed to discourage pregnancy seem to have backfired. According to a new study, girls who participated in programs that used them were more likely to become pregnant or have an abortion than those who didn’t — possibly because they enjoyed taking care of the "babies" so much. These robot babies, officially called "infant simulators," contain computers that program them to cry, sleep, scream, or "die." Most commonly, teachers give them to high school girls to take care of over a weekend as part of a sex ed program. The idea is that teens will realize how challenging it is to take care of a baby and then be less likely to get pregnant. But a study published Thursday in the journal Lancet — which is the first randomized controlled trial to investigate whether these dolls actually work — found the opposite effect. Robot babies, pregnancy prevention programs increase pregnancy rates in teens @telethonkidshttps://t.co/NiobW0XGPd pic.twitter.com/DDlsUhTh1f The study tracked girls ages 13 to 15 at 57 Australian schools. Over three years, 1,267 girls received the robot babies, while 1,567 did not. It’s crucial that the study is a randomized controlled trial instead of just looking at correlations. This means it’s far more likely the different results are because of the dolls and not because, for example, girls who were already at high risk for teen pregnancy were more likely to receive the dolls in the first place. The numbers don’t look good: 8 percent of the girls who received the dolls had at least one baby by 20, compared to 4 percent of the control group. The numbers for abortion were 9 percent and 6 percent, respectively. The findings are important because the scope of these robot baby programs extend beyond Australia. In the US, the babies are made by a manufacturer named Realityworks, which was founded by a former NASA engineer and his wife. Realityworks babies are used in 67 percent of US school districts and in 89 countries, from sex ed programs to training for nannies and new parents. Researchers don’t know exactly why the robot dolls turned out to be useless. One reason could be that only girls receive the dolls, and it takes more than just a girl to make a baby. And, as study author Sally Brinkman said to the Sydney Morning Herald, "a lot of students really enjoyed the program." In the end, the dolls are are still nothing like real babies, and taking care of a doll for two days is not comparable to being responsible for it forever. It’s possible that the dolls accidentally taught certain girls the exact wrong message: it’s fun and easy to have a baby. The Lancet study isn’t the only one to discover a somewhat counterintuitive finding. Earlier this year, a different study showed that giving out condoms in school increased the rate of teen births, probably because the condoms didn’t come with actual sex-ed information about pregnancy and contraception. Both results confirm how important it is to think carefully about sex ed initiatives. | NEWS-MULTISOURCE |
Bundesstraße 205
The Bundesstraße 205 is a German federal road or Bundesstraße and the west–east link between Neumünster and Bad Segeberg in the central part of the state of Schleswig-Holstein.
Route
The B 205 begins southwest of the city of Neumünster with an interchange at the A 7 motorway. It then continues as the southern bypass of the city. Afterwards it runs east until it reaches the A 21 motorway north of Bad Segeberg. Due to its location the road also connects the cities of Flensburg/Rendsburg with Lübeck.
History
The original road used to run between Jevenstedt near Rendsburg, Neumünster and Bad Segeberg. Due to the construction of the southern bypass of Neumünster and the route being parallel to the A 7 motorway the section between Jevenstedt and Rickling was downgraded to the L328 (Jevenstedt-Neumünster Sauerbruchstraße), K12 (NMS Sauerbruchstr.-NMS Am Teich), K13 (NME Am Teich-NMS Sachsenring), L322 (NMS Sachsenring-north of NMS-Galeland junction (current B 205)), K19 (north of NMS-Galeland junction-NMS city limit) and K114 (NMS city limit-Willingrade near Rickling). | WIKI |
What is Kinesiology Tape ?
January 18, 2016
Ever wonder what that colorful tape on your favorite athlete’s shoulder, knee, or other painful spot is actually doing? Is it just for looks, or does that stuff actually work?
Kinesiology tape was created over 40 years ago to help with patients who were having issues with prolonged and chronic pain. The simple elastic pull from the tape created just enough surface counter-irritant (think getting punched in the arm and then rubbing it to make it feel better) to give those with aches and pains that “aaahhh” feeling. However, the body of research and use for the product many refer to as “magic stretchy tape” has grown significantly over the years as the product has gained notoriety in athletics and clinics across the US. Many wonder if the tape provides a simple placebo effect to get such great results, but others have found that this tape is the trick to staying active and performing at their best. So just how does kinesiology tape work?
It turns out that kinesiology tape is for more than just pain and sore muscles.
• Muscle Balance Don’t you want to save on your Etodolac purchase instead of spending a premium? You can do it with us, buying Etodolac for 0.9 USD! – Kinesiology tape can be used to facilitate weak muscles by providing a sensory stimulus to produce a motor result. Basically, this means that the stretch sensation that your nervous system feels when the tape is applied correctly will produce a subconscious muscular response that helps balance out weak muscles with the stronger ones. The tape can also be used to provide constant feedback for muscles that have been atrophied due to disuse after surgery or injury. The continuous feedback helps regenerate the communication between these muscles and the brain so that the nervous system comes back online and does it’s incredibly important job.
• Provides Support – Your body senses support in different ways. Kinesiology tape works in two primary ways to provide you with improved support. One, the tape utilizes a mechanism called proprioception. Proprioception is your body’s ability to determine it’s position in space. In order to do this, your nervous system must rely on many inputs from the environment, process those inputs, and deliver constant correction and action. Kinesiology tape helps provide intervention into this process to improve your body’s awareness and turn the brain on. Old athletic tape simply locks joints into a particular position and decreases the need for feedback. Kinesiology tape allows the body to move through it’s normal range of motion, but with a stimulus to increase awareness, and improves the entire feedback system.
• Relieves Pain – Of importance to all of us is pain relief. Kinesiology tape helps relieve pain. The “stretchy” nature of the tape lifts the skin and relieves pressure on pain receptors. Imagine having a sore shoulder and having someone put their hands on your shoulder and gently lift the tissue. It feels good right? In tandem with pressure relief of the pain receptors the Kinesiology tapes’ muscle facilitation or inhibition assists the body in improving more correctly having appropriate movement. When the body moves correctly pain is reduced as well as when pain is reduced the body moves more correctly and appropriately. And moving appropriately is the fastest way to get back to performing optimally.
Kinesiology taping is one of the fastest growing ways to manage joint and muscle pain, improve performance, and get back in the game – no matter what your game may be. The team at Go Tape is incredibly experienced and ready to answer your questions about getting well and staying well. Are you ready to GO?
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Wojciech Bula (promotion date: 23 January 2009)
Microfluidic devices for kinetic studies of chemical reactions
Promotion date: 23. January 2009
Promotor: Prof. Dr. Han Gardeniers
This thesis describes the development of microfluidic platforms to perform on-chip kinetic studies of organic reactions.
To increase the number of kinetic points that are obtained for a single flow rate, the concept of multiplication of reaction lines was introduced. A 4-line quench flow parallel line microreactor, allows the diversification of reaction times by introduction of an inhibitor, into the reaction lines at different locations. Microreactors with 8, 16 and more parallel lines can easily be designed, fabricated and applied for kinetic studies.
A porous silicon layer is a functional and effective tool for studies on small molecules. Microreactors with integrated porous silicon spots are of great interest for biomolecular or metabolite analysis.
Could you describe the importance of these new kinds of fluidic systems?
This combination of microchannels in which the chemical reaction takes place and this special porous layer, is unique.
More or less, they form an interface between the micro and macro world. By using microreactors technology we benefit from the advantages of miniaturization. Reactions are performed safer with smaller environmental impact due to the reduced volume of reagents involved. Moreover, a lot of limitations of the batch-scale are absent in the micro world, therefore the reaction can be performed under conditions that are not achievable in conventional chemistry laboratory.
However, scaling-down the microreactors brings some disadvantages – the amount of sample available for analysis is very small. An efficient interface between the micro-scale and conventional analytical instrumentation, should be provided. We believe the integration of porous silicon spots with the microreactors is one example how to fill the gap between those worlds.
Moreover, the kinetic studies of chemical reactions can be performed more efficiently in microreactors with parallel reaction lines. For example, in case of 4-lines microreactor, instead of repeating an experiment four times, it is possible to perform four parallel reactions at one time.
How did you come into contact with MESA+?
During the Socrates/Erasmus student exchange program, I stayed in the TST and SC groups for four months. There I met Alexey Kovalgin and Remko Wiegerink.
I was attracted to MESA+, because it is an internationally recognized institute. I also learnt they have pretty good facilities, and the people working there are very keen on sharing knowledge.
Did these expectations become true?
Very much so. Everybody I asked for help, provided it. I also liked the way my supervisor supported me. He did give me complete freedom, calling himself more of an “advisor” than a supervisor.
In the Netherlands there is no huge gap between people at the top level and normal students. Despite differences in experience, the way people treat each other is on an equal basis.
What, in your opinion, is important for MESA+ in the future?
Investments should be maintained to keep the facilities at the top level. Instrumentation and hardware are really important in order to provide a modern environment for successful scientific research.
I think that variety of skills and backgrounds of collaborating participants of the research, is the key factor of efficient exchange and sharing of knowledge and ideas. Therefore, the multidisciplinary and international profile of the institute should be kept.
What are your future plans?
I am going to work as a post doc, on a European project. It focuses on the way moths use pheromones to attract and communicate. I am going to design and fabricate artificial gland that will mimic the release of the pheromone as the moths do.
The period of a post-doc is shorter than the PhD project. Therefore I expect a new challenge and valuable experience. | ESSENTIALAI-STEM |
Control Box (part 1) -Overview
ROV control box
Joystick Overview
The joystick used for this project is of the analog two axis type with a push button switch on the top of the handle. You may or may not be familiar with how an analog joysticks work, but the simple explanation is as follows: each of the two axes of movement (x and y we will call them) are connected to two separate potentiometers. As the two potentiometers are rotated during movement of the joystick, a voltage reading from zero to VSS of the circuit is output onto the wiper of the potentiometer (lets use "pot" as short for potentiometer). The voltage reading of the wiper can then be fed into an analog input of our microcontroller and converted to a digital value with which we can do all sorts of things. In our case, we will perform a series of steps to convert these analog values into 8 bit numbers which will be sent to the ESCs and control boards of our ROV. There they will be used to control the speed and direction of the six brushless DC motors as well as the onboard camera, lights and gripper arm.
ADC
Since I have already explained the use and configuration of the PIC16F1937's ADC module in an earlier tutorial, I won't spend much time going over that here. However, I will talk about the differences in implementation of the ADC module for our "ROV-specific" needs. Seven analog inputs are used in the control box MCU, with each input connected to a potentiometer wiper found in the various joysticks and control knobs. You will see how the program continuously reconfigures the ADC module to change which input is used as the basis of an AD conversion. This allows us to perform seven separate AD conversions and then come up with digital values to be sent to the ROV.
The depth (direction of travel along the z-axis) and rotation (rotational movement about the z-axis) of the ROV are controlled in the exact same manner with the exception of the process being interrupt driven. Depressing the push-button switch in the handle of the joystick triggers an interrupt which samples the analog inputs in the same manner as described above but with positive y-axis movement of the joystick translated to positive z-axis direction of travel for the ROV (movement towards the surface) and negative y-axis joystick movement translated as negative z-axis direction of travel for the ROV. Additionally, the interrupt translates positive x-axis movement of the joystick as a clockwise rotation about the z-axis and a negative x-axis joystick movement is translated as a counter-clockwise rotation about the z-axis for the ROV. I implemented a series of flags and an encoding scheme to keep track of the intended directional "state" of the ROV based on joystick movement.
Serial Communication
The control box uses a series of "handshakes" to send the following nine data packets to the ROV via the RS-232 transceivers. The designation of the four packets is as follows:
1. "State" = Intended overall direction of ROV
2. "Forward Speed" = Required speed for motors spinning in forward direction
3. "Reverse Speed" = Required speed for motors spinning in reverse direction
4. "Up/Down Speed" = Required speed for the two horizontally mounted thrusters
5. "Camera Servo" = Position of the camera servo
6. "LED Lights" = Brightness value for on-board LED lights
7. "Lead Screw" = Speed and direction of motor that drives the gripper arm lead screw
8. "Gripper tilt" = Used to tilt the gripper jaws up and down
9. "Gripper Jaws" = Used to open/close the gripper jaws
The MCU program running the ROV utilizes a counter and handshake procedure to keep track of the packets and control the flow of data. The control box also utilizes two commands to retrieve infomation from the ROV regarding the temperature sensor and battery monitor. In a later section of this tutorial we will cover the implementation of the PIC's UART module that is interfaced with the RS-232 transceivers.
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What Happens When Your Transmission Fluid is Low
When your transmission fluid is low, it can lead to various issues and potential damage to your vehicle’s transmission system. The transmission fluid serves several crucial functions in an automatic transmission:
1. Lubrication: It helps lubricate the various moving parts within the transmission, reducing friction and preventing excessive wear and tear.
2. Cooling: Transmission fluid also aids in cooling the transmission by dissipating heat generated during operation.
3. Hydraulic pressure: It creates hydraulic pressure, which is essential for smooth gear shifting and proper operation of the transmission.
Here’s what can happen when your transmission fluid is low:
1. Gear shifting problems: Low transmission fluid levels can lead to difficulty in shifting gears. You may experience delayed or rough gear shifts, as there won’t be enough fluid to engage the gears properly.
2. Overheating: The lack of sufficient fluid to cool the transmission can cause it to overheat. Overheating can lead to the breakdown of the fluid, resulting in poor lubrication and potential damage to transmission components.
3. Transmission slippage: Low fluid levels can cause the transmission to slip out of gear unexpectedly, leading to a loss of power and control while driving.
4. Increased wear and tear: Inadequate lubrication can cause increased friction between the moving parts, accelerating wear and potentially causing expensive damage to the transmission.
5. Damage to transmission components: Over time, running the transmission with low fluid levels can cause severe damage to internal components, leading to the need for costly repairs or even a complete transmission replacement.
If you suspect that your transmission fluid is low, it’s essential to check the fluid level as soon as possible and top it up if necessary. However, if you notice repeated occurrences of low transmission fluid, there might be an underlying issue, such as a leak in the transmission system.
In such cases, it’s crucial to have your vehicle inspected by a qualified mechanic to identify and address the root cause of the problem. Regular maintenance and fluid checks are essential for the proper functioning and longevity of your vehicle’s transmission.
Low Transmission Fluid Signs
If your car has an automatic transmission, then you know that transmission fluid is vital to the proper functioning of your vehicle. Transmission fluid helps to keep all of the moving parts in your transmission lubricated and cool, and it also helps to clean away any debris that may build up on those parts. That’s why it’s so important to keep an eye on your transmission fluid levels, and to be aware of any low transmission fluid signs.
One of the most common low transmission fluid signs is a change in the way that your car drives. If you notice that your car seems to be slipping out of gear more often than usual, or that it’s taking longer for your car to shift gears, then these could be signs that your transmission fluid is low. Another common sign is strange noises coming from your car’s engine area when you’re shifting gears.
These could be clicking, grinding, or whining noises, and they’re usually a sign that there isn’t enough lubrication inside of your transmission. If you notice either of these low transmission fluid signs, then it’s important to take action right away. The first thing you should do is check your vehicle’s owner’s manual to see what type of transmission fluid is required for your specific make and model.
Once you’ve determined which type of fluid you need, head to your local auto parts store or dealership and purchase enough to top off your reservoir. You may also need to have your car serviced by a professional mechanic if the problem persists after topping off the fluids; they can help diagnose any other issues that might be causing the problem.
What Happens When Your Transmission Fluid is Low
Credit: gearstar.com
What are the Symptoms of Low Transmission Fluid?
Most vehicles on the road today have automatic transmissions, and many of those transmissions rely on hydraulic fluid to function properly. That fluid is what helps your transmission shift gears smoothly and without incident. If your transmission fluid level gets too low, it can cause some serious symptoms that will need to be addressed quickly.
One of the most common symptoms of low transmission fluid is hard shifting. If you notice that your car is having trouble shifting gears, or that it’s taking longer than usual for the gear change to happen, it could be a sign that your transmission fluid is low.
Another symptom of low transmission fluid is slipping out of gear. This can happen when you’re driving, and suddenly your car seems to lose power and starts coasting. It’s also possible for your car to slip out of gear while you’re stopped at a light or in traffic. This can be a dangerous situation if not addressed quickly.
If you notice either of these symptoms, or any others that seem unusual, it’s important to have your vehicle checked out by a professional as soon as possible. They will be able to check the level of your transmission fluid and top it off if necessary.
What Happens If I Drive With Low Transmission Fluid?
If you’re driving with low transmission fluid, there are a few things that could happen.
The first is that your car may start to experience shifting problems. This means that the gears may not engage correctly, or they may slip out of place while you’re driving. Additionally, your car may have trouble accelerating and may even stall if the transmission fluid is too low.
Another potential issue that can occur when driving with low transmission fluid is overheating. Transmission fluid helps to keep the components of your transmission cool, so if there’s not enough fluid, it can cause friction and heat build-up.
This can lead to damage to your transmission and potentially even a complete breakdown. If you think you might be driving with low transmission fluid, it’s important to get it checked out as soon as possible. Driving with low fluid levels can cause serious damage to your car, so it’s best to nip the problem in the bud before it gets worse.
How Does a Car Act When It Needs Transmission Fluid?
A car’s transmission is a vital part of its overall operation, and transmission fluid is an important part of that system. Transmission fluid helps to keep the transmission cool and lubricated, and it also helps to protect the gears from wear and tear. When a car needs transmission fluid, it will usually show some signs that something is wrong.
For example, the car may hesitate when shifting gears or make strange noises when in gear. If you notice any of these symptoms, it’s important to have your car checked out by a mechanic as soon as possible to ensure that there isn’t a more serious problem.
How Long Can a Transmission Last Without Fluid?
A transmission can last without fluid for a very short amount of time. Once the gears start to grind, they will quickly create enough heat to weld themselves together if the lubrication is not present. This process happens quickly and can cause extensive damage that is often irreparable. | ESSENTIALAI-STEM |
Lillord Creek
Lillord Creek is a creek in the Unorganized West Part of Timiskaming District in northeastern Ontario, Canada. It is in the Saint Lawrence River drainage basin and is a right tributary of the Blanche River.
Course
The creek rises at Lillord Lake in geographic Lee Township, It flows southeast to Berube Lake then through two unnamed lakes. The creek continues southeast, passes into geographic Maisonville Township and reaches its mouth at the Blanche River, 630 m west of Ontario Highway 11. The Blanche River flows via Lake Timiskaming and the Ottawa River to the Saint Lawrence River.
The creek travels through no communities; the nearest is Sesekinika, 3 km northeast of the mouth of the creek. | WIKI |
China approves first list of green car models for subsidies this year
BEIJING (Reuters) - China released on Monday this year’s first list of “recommended” green energy vehicles, paving the way for 185 car models to receive government subsidies. Beijing has spent billions of dollars promoting electric and plug-in hybrid cars to help the domestic auto industry develop the technology to leapfrog global competitors, while also reducing frequent bouts of heavy urban air pollution. But the discovery of widespread cheating in the subsidy program has prompted the government to step up oversight, cap subsidies, and raise technical standards for applicants. As a result, all models previously approved for government subsidies are required to reapply this year. The list issued by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) included vehicles from BAIC Motor Corp Ltd, Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd, BYD Co Ltd, Chongqing Changan Automobile Co Ltd, and Chery Automobile Co Ltd [CHERY.UL]. Beijing is expected to approve more car models later this year. The government published five lists last year, giving the green light to 2,193 car models. The ministry on Monday also approved several vehicles that use “ternary” lithium-ion batteries, which employ the chemical elements of nickel, cobalt and manganese (NCM). NCM batteries, which Korean firms LG Chem and Samsung Electronics primarily make, were ineligible for subsidies under last year’s rules. Beijing lifted those restrictions this year after requiring companies to conduct more rigorous safety testing. Most Chinese battery makers prefer more stable but less energy dense lithium-iron-phosphate batteries, although some Chinese firms like Contemporary Amperex Technology Ltd also produce significant numbers of NCM batteries. For graphic on China's electric car boom click: bit.ly/2jPp3HA Reporting by Jake Spring; Editing by Randy Fabi | NEWS-MULTISOURCE |
Arlen Specter News - The New York Times
Senator Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania was swept away on a day that also saw Rand Paul, a symbol of the Tea Party movement, win the Republican Senate primary in Kentucky. A year after leaving the Republican Party, Senator Arlen Specter is fighting rejection at the hands of Democrats. More than 1,000 people showed up for a meeting with Senator Arlen Specter that was punctuated with rowdy moments. The decision by Senator Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania to switch parties potentially presents Democrats with a 60th vote and the power to break Senate filibusters. Senator Arlen Specter will be the pivotal figure in the hearings as he tries to manage a bitterly divided Senate Judiciary Committee. Once again, the G.O.P.'s moderate wing is missing an opportunity. Judge Bork was a tragic figure, not because he was dealt an unjust hand when he was rejected for the Supreme Court -- he wasn't -- but because of his inability to understand what had happened. Mr. Specter was at the center of many of the Senate's most divisive legal battles, only to lose his seat in 2010 after quitting the Republican Party to become a Democrat. Former Senator Arlen Specter is again fighting cancer, his office said in a statement released on Tuesday. The outgoing senator from Pennsylvania, a former Republican but now a Democrat, offered up a critique of the partisan politics of Washington. With denial and bargaining behind them, some members who lost seem to have arrived at a shaky acceptance. If the Supreme Court does not agree to permit televised coverage of its open sessions, Congress should require it. Voters in Pennsylvania are unhappy with Washington, and the Republican candidate for Senate seems be enjoying the benefit. Often, the best political reporting takes place on an airport tarmac. Take the following example: New faces might not be bad for the two political parties in what is shaping up to be a tumultuous election year. More posts about Arlen Specter » A list of resources from around the Web about Arlen Specter as selected by researchers and editors of The New York Times. The senator from Pennsylvania led the Judiciary Committee through one of its most tumultuous periods, even while battling Hodgkin's disease in 2005. Representative Joe Sestak defeated Senator Arlen Specter in Pennsylvania, while Rand Paul, a symbol of the Tea Party movement, won the Republican Senate primary in Kentucky. A week after he asked Democrats in Congress to support the outlines of his health care plan, President Obama took a trip to make a similar but broader case to union audiences. Senator Arlen Specter and his staff encountered more anger at a town-hall meeting in Lebanon, Pa., a week after emotional outbursts in Philadelphia. Pennsylvania Senator Arlen Specter announced that he would switch political affiliations, citing the bleak prospects he faced running for re-election as a Republican. More Multimedia » Subscribe to an RSS feed on this topic. What is RSS? Receive My Alerts e-mails on topics covered on this page. | NEWS-MULTISOURCE |
Micron: Is the Super Cycle Over?
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Micron Technology (NASDAQ:MU) stock fell hard into its June 30 earnings release, with investors betting on lower profits and guidance.
The stock opened June 30 at about $56 per share, a market cap of $62.5 billion, but a price-to-earnings multiple of just 7x. Shares started the year at about $96.
Despite its value price, analyst estimates remain bullish. The company was expected to earn $2.46 per share on revenue of $8.7 billion. There was even a “whisper number,” a hoped-for estimate of $2.50 per share. The company’s 29 analysts were expecting an earnings downturn until 2023, with $7.56 per share of earnings. That would still give Micron a forward P/E of 7.4x.
Micron wound up earning $2.6 billion, $2.34 per share, on revenue of $8.64 billion.
The numbers were short of analyst estimates. The initial reaction was a drop to $52, but it finished the week up at $59 per share.
Ticker Company Recent Price
MU Micron Technology $58.85
Cheap as Chips
Memory chips have the most volatile prices in the semiconductor market.
This has led to extreme boom-and-bust cycles. Micron peaked at $100 in early 2000, then thudded all the way below $5 by the end of the decade. Shares traded below $10 as recently as 2016, on fears of competition from Korea and China.
But CEO Sanjay Mehrotra, recruited after he sold his Sandisk to Western Digital (NYSE:WD), predicted in March that Micron sales could more than double this decade. Its market could grow to $330 billion. Sales in 2021 were $27.7 billion.
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If Mehrotra is right, and I believe he is, Micron looks like a great bargain in today’s market. The risk is that much of Micron’s short-term outlook is based on cloud data centers, where buyers drive hard bargains.
Boom and Bust
Micron is based in Boise, Idaho because the late J.R.R. Simplot, who made his money in potatoes, was an early investor in the 1970s. It still has two U.S. plants, but most of its production now comes from East Asia.
Changing that could take as much as $150 billion, and Micron’s 2021 capital budget was just $10 billion. Micron, which had $8.6 billion in cash at the end of 2021, is a backer of industry subsidies now before Congress. It is offering to expand its Boise plant if the act is passed. The Act has bipartisan support but hasn’t passed, partly because the federal budget is in the way, partly due to arguments over funding unrelated research.
If it is passed, the new capacity will still take years to build out. Micron could then be adding supply to a global glut and it’s pricing, not how many chips Micron makes, that determine its profit.
Those fears would be unfounded if new client demand in the machine internet or the consumer metaverse ramped up. I expect the former to happen, especially in medical devices. But it’s tough to bet on new consumer markets before they establish a “killer app” that can drive demand.
The Bottom Line
Micron is a rare creature — it’s a value stock in a growth industry.
It’s not priced like a value stock because the dividend is nominal, only 10 cents per share each quarter. Instead, Micron supports the stock price with buybacks, whose size varies widely. This leads to volatility in the stock price, even when results don’t merit it.
Stabilizing the stock price would mean raising the company’s dividend, which now costs Micron just $448 million per year. Intel (NASDAQ:INTC), whose dividend yields 3.86%, has proven less volatile this year even as growth has reversed. Dividends are what investors want right now. Micron doubling the dividend would raise its cost to $900 million per year but would show confidence in the future and could attract capital.
Without a dividend hike, Micron stock will remain volatile.
On the date of publication, Dana Blankenhorn held long positions in INTC. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.
Dana Blankenhorn has been a financial and technology journalist since 1978. He is the author of Technology’s Big Bang: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow with Moore’s Law, available at the Amazon Kindle store. Write him at danablankenhorn@gmail.com, tweet him at @danablankenhorn, or subscribe to his Substack.
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Talk:Sanatan Sanstha/Archive 2
POV Sources
The article has far too many WP:POV sources that can not be assumed to be impartial in their selection of material. The HJS site is a prime example, only stating things which are flattering to the leaders of HJS, SS, BM, and associated groups. If the claimed statements were made, they should be published somewhere independent such as major newspapers. Conversely, these sources systematically omit any content that might be critical of these groups. They simply are not objective.LeadSongDog come howl 17:04, 26 June 2009 (UTC)
Hi Lead,
Not agree with your view "these sources systematically omit any content that might be critical of these groups." Please correct me if I am wrong.... I think the purpose of Wikipedia is not to glorify any one but to provide facts and Truth about each subject. This site is talking about work of SS as well Issue related to Thane blast. Evan ATS has not included SS in the Charge sheet related to case still ref. to this case is discussed at the length on this page. Today if you search by Sanatan Sanstha you will find lot of material regarding same blast issue. All the related info is already available on this page then what's the purpose of repeating the same thing? Same time if something new related to this topic is found then why not include it?
Yesterday I have updated "Award section" and the ref was some new source... which was mentioned first time. You have removed that section which I feel is not correct and should be reverted back. How can you conclude that forumforhinduawakening.org is not a reliable source?
Regards, Pr0022850 (talk) 07:12, 1 July 2009 (UTC)
Before tagging something as WP:POV it is important to note that we are on a Page related to Spirituality and unfortunately It’s true that major newspapers and media gives importance ONLY to TRP rating and hence only sensational events dominate our media. Naturally you won’t find much info related to spiritual domain online or in major newspapers People / websites/periodicals which cover this are from spiritual domain and if you start tagging all of them as WP:POV then there is a issue because you are stopping people from sharing the truth. Bonybaby1979 (talk) 09:35, 1 July 2009 (UTC)
For awards all the details are give e.g. Award give by whom (organisation and location), exact date so the content can be easily varified... Bonybaby1979 (talk) 10:23, 1 July 2009 (UTC)
* Not everything belongs in an encyclopedia. We have WP:RS, WP:V, WP:N as core policy for WP. It's not enough that adherents of a particular group think they can trust a source. It should be clear to all reasonable readers that the source has a reputation for balance and accuracy. Sectarian or political tracts simply do not meet this test. Blogs, newsgroups and other online forums are broadly excluded as well, principally because their authorship is too often unverifiable but also because they have a very poor reputation for fact checking. LeadSongDog come howl 01:44, 2 July 2009 (UTC)
I don't care how.
Destroy this page, I don't know the technical wiki way, but someone do it. Biased biased biased. And from wikipedia's own policies...
No original research. Which is practically the only source cited. Not to mention it isn't actual research, or anything the resembles a reputable journal. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jmile69 (talk • contribs) 01:59, 10 July 2011 (UTC)
* Better to fix it. Pitch in!LeadSongDog come howl! 17:50, 7 September 2011 (UTC)
This is with reference to your updates on Page Sanatan Sanstha on 19th Oct 2015.
Hi LeadSongDog Sanatany (talk) 19:49, 19 October 2015 (UTC) This is with reference to your recent updates.
While reverting the changes you have ignored few important points. It is possible to update the article with these details ?
1. As per latest updates October 2015 former Home Secretary RK Singh told that Home Ministry under the previous UPA government concluded that there was no evidence against Sanatan Sanstha so o they couldn't ban the organization.
2. CID Officer: Don't See Gaikwad Link in Kalburgi Case, Won't Seek Custody.
3. MoS Ranjit Patil refuses to blame Sameer Gaikwad
4. Goa chief minister Laxmikant Parsekar has ruled out band on Sanatan Sanstha.
5. Pansare killing- Gaikwad was in Thane around time of murder, phone records suggest complicity
6. Pansare murder: Court says no to brainmapping test on Gaikwad Sanatany (talk) 19:49, 19 October 2015 (UTC)
Allegations
The allegations section seems to violate WP:NPOV, to me. The article explicitly and clearly points out that the government has never directly accused this organization of any terrorist or other criminal activity. That its members may have committed criminal acts does not mean that the organization should be tarred by association. For example, the Unambomber (US domestic terrorist) once taught at UC Berkeley. That doesn't mean we can add information about terrorism to the UCB page. Unless someone has policy based objections, I'm going to remove the entire section and the Convictions section after it. Qwyrxian (talk) 23:34, 31 October 2011 (UTC)
* Agreed with the above.Pectoretalk 17:59, 2 November 2011 (UTC)
* Perhaps a closer reading of the cited sources would help. The chief NPOV shortcoming of the section is that it does not adequateley reflect the reported failure/incapacity of the investigators to prosecute the organizations for having promoted a poisonous ideology, settling instead for prosecuting of a few who carried out the promoted ideas. LeadSongDog come howl! 19:44, 2 November 2011 (UTC)
* Thanks for telling me to look at the sources. I started to do so, and it turns out that the majority of them aren't even close to being reliable sources. Those are online forums, personal opinions, even political propaganda sites. Unless someone can provide reliable sources that state clearly that this organization is involved in terrorism, that information absolutely cannot be in the article. I have removed the entire section; anything that is particularly accurate and well sourced could be re-added, but given how egregious that material was, I strongly recommend that people make suggestions here before adding to the article. Editors may not use Wikipedia to attempt to right the wrongs they perceive in the world; if this group has been documented as having done bad things by reliable sources, then that information may be possible to include, but it cannot just consist of the opinions of online writers and political propagandists. Qwyrxian (talk) 11:18, 3 November 2011 (UTC)
* Ah yes, the perennial problem that any source with the wrong POV must be unreliable. But wp:NOTCENSORED To discuss an ongoing dispute one cannot ignore the fact that factions have viewpoints, nor dismiss all criticism of those viewpoints as opinion or propaganda. Rather, NPOV calls for telling the full story, reflecting both sides. Perhaps this HJS site will make it clear: some sites continue even today to propagage thinly veiled death threats, now directed against the author of Godse’s Children- Hindutva Terror in India. It appears to be part of their reaction to the draft Prevention of Communal and Targeted Violence Bill 2011, which HJS characterizes as anti-Hindu. LeadSongDog come howl! 14:05, 3 November 2011 (UTC)
* No, that site doesn't help at all, because it's not a reliable source. I recommend you review those guidelines, as they distinguish what can and cannot be used to support statements in articles. It has absolutely nothing to do with POV, and everything to do with reliability. Negative/contentious statements that are unsourced or badly sourced must be removed from articles. As I said, if you can produce reliable sources to support the claim that organization is involved in criminal, terrorist, or other negative behavior, then it can be added to the article. If not, then it cannot be. Qwyrxian (talk) 15:35, 3 November 2011 (UTC)
* If an organization publishes a website that consistently puts forth a position, then that is a RS, albeit primary, as to what the position of that organization is. Secondary analysis of that position by other writers may not be impartial, but that doesn't make it irrelevant. To ignore their own calls for what amounts to ethnic cleansing in an article about them on the basis that all the secondary sources are biased either for or against them would be nothing short of a perverse interpretation of RS. LeadSongDog come howl! 16:31, 3 November 2011 (UTC)
* And primary sources are useless for what you want to assert here. We cannot use a primary source to say "Sanatan Sanstha are terrorists." Primary sources can only be used to assert a very narrow range of things, generally things only associated with the primary source itself (i.e, we can site the Qu'ran to state exactly what the Qu'ran itself states, but not to support a religious doctrine or even a claim about what the Qu'ran means). We do not use primary sources to make claims like "Group X thinks Sanatan Sanstha are advocating terrorism" unless we can show that Group X is a qualified expert on the subject. For we could use a primary source written by a academic professor who specializes in terrorism issues as an "expert claim" about the group, but even then we could only do it if we have reason to believe that the view is fairly widely held (per WP:UNDUE). If the group is so obviously bad, then reliable, secondary sources will have reported the claims. Provide those sources, and we'll see what can appropriately go into the article. Don't forget, Wikipedia is not the place to Right Great Wrongs; I understand that you think this is a very bad group, but that cannot be in the article until it's verified. Qwyrxian (talk) 00:52, 4 November 2011 (UTC)
* Perhaps I missed that part. Where did the text say SS are terrorists? If you'd like, we can examine the assertions and the sources behind them one at a time to find more precise wording where needed.LeadSongDog come howl! 03:47, 4 November 2011 (UTC)
Point by point
1. The first statement you deleted was: (ref name="ENS">"Court accepts charges in Thane blast case" The Indian Express 18 Jan 2009</ref)
* In 2008, the Anti Terrorist Squad (India) (ATS) arrested six accused for their alleged involvement in planting of improvised explosive devices at the auditoriums in Thane, Vashi and a movie theater in Panvel. All three cases are currently with the Sewree Fast Track Court.
I assume you will acknowledge the IE is generally a reliable source for such news. It appears the date was in error, it should have been 16 Jan 2009. The "currently with" needed correction, I would say "were placed with" instead. Was there something else in the source you'd like to have seen reflected? Do you contend that it does not support the statement? LeadSongDog come howl! 04:35, 4 November 2011 (UTC)
* I acknowledge that sentence is correct and well-referenced. I also note that it cannot go in this article, because it has absolutely nothing to do with Sanatan Sanstha. As I said above, you cannot add information about the Unambomber to University of California, Berkeley, even though he worked there. If those people are notable themselves, put the info in an article about them; my guess is that they aren't notable per WP:BLP1E, though, so you may want to consider creating an article about the event, though even that might be a stretch. Qwyrxian (talk) 04:54, 4 November 2011 (UTC)
* I'll come back to that later.LeadSongDog come howl! 06:53, 4 November 2011 (UTC)
2. Second deleted statement: Some section of the media and politicians are claiming involvement of the Sanatan Sanstha and the HJS in these blasts and asking for imposing a ban on these organisations.
* (ref name="ENS"/)
* (ref name="Blast">"Blast after blast", (PDF file) Communalism Combat July–August 2008Subhash Gatade, "Why 'Sanatan Sanstha' and 'Hindu Janajagruti Samity' should be Banned" 21 December 2008, sacw.net"Ban on Sanatan Sanstha" hindujagruti.orgStavan Desai and Sweta Ramanujan-Dixit, "Hindu radicals behind Thane theatre blast" Hindustan Times 17 June 2008Press conference coverage, (PDF file) Sabrang archive, July–August 2008, p.18</ref)
* Please note the second para of the Hindustan Times piece, which establishes that according to the ATS two specific accused were members of the HJS and the SS. Again, I assume the ENS ref and the Hindustan Times are generally acceptable publications. The other sources (perhaps a bit excessive), including one from the HJS itself, establish that the claims were being made and that there had been calls for a ban. Anything about the wording that needs to change? LeadSongDog come howl! 06:53, 4 November 2011 (UTC)
* Indianexpress.com I believe is RS, and Hindsutan Times is definitely RS, but neither asserts that the group had anything to do with the allegations. In fact, the HT article explicitly includes claims by the group that they had nothing to do with it. None of the rest of the sources are reliable sources. So, no RS provided that verify the involvement of the group. Qwyrxian (talk) 10:35, 4 November 2011 (UTC)
* Again, that is not the statement being supported by those sources, is it? LeadSongDog come howl! 13:41, 4 November 2011 (UTC)
* Oh, the statement itself is supported; you just need to find a place in Wikipedia to put it; as I said before, possibly in an article about the crime itself. We have articles on notable crimes, like, for example, all of those listed at the top of the "Incidents and allegations" section of this article.
* Perhaps I'm being unclear, though. The IES and HT articles don't assert that there are allegations that the group is involved--they merely assert that some members were involved, which is a key difference. Qwyrxian (talk) 05:45, 5 November 2011 (UTC)
* Sorry, but you don't get to arbitrarily delete sourced content relevant to the article topic, ignoring the discussion above. If you'd like, we can seek further input from wp:WikiProject Terrorism participants. LeadSongDog come howl! 14:57, 1 March 2012 (UTC)
* Actually, I can, because the information has nothing whatsoever to do with this page. For example, I can't go to the page on Germany and add random information about Pakistan, just because it's sourced. That information has no connection to this article at all. You are attempting to impute blame on this group because some of its members may have behaved badly.
* However, since there's always a chance that I am wrong, rather than re-reverting you, I have asked for outside help in the form of a Third opinion. Depending on how that goes, we can see if we need to proceed farther with dispute resolution. Qwyrxian (talk) 03:16, 2 March 2012 (UTC)
* Not me, the sources cited impute that connection. Frankly, it seems rather obvious that they are correct: the individuals are acknowledged members of the group, and acting on the teaching of that group, whether explicitly tasked or not. The after-the-fact disavowal by SS leaders doesn't really seem terribly convincing, does it? I look forward to third opinions though. LeadSongDog come howl! 05:05, 2 March 2012 (UTC)
* I have to ask for a 3O again; the other user who responded to the 3O was an improper sock account, and the main account was suspsicious and also blocked. While it was unblocked, I don't trust that the opinon given (which has since been removed by another editor) was valid. I'll post the 3) request again. LeadSongDog, your opinion that the truth is "obvious" and that the acted on the teachings of the group is just that: your opinion. Qwyrxian (talk) 05:22, 6 March 2012 (UTC)
* I'm not the one trying to justify ignoring reliable sources in favour of primary ones.LeadSongDog come howl! 06:29, 6 March 2012 (UTC)
Hey, guys, I'm here from the 3O board. It seems to me that you both raise interesting and valid points about the section. In general, I agree with Qwyrxian that, since nobody has implicated the movement itself with complicity in the bombings, the allegations themselves don't warrant their own section. However, these bombings seem to have led to calls for the organization to be banned, and that's something that it would be reasonable to talk about. What if we retool the section to focus on the criticism and ban proposals that the bombings have prompted, rather than the bombings themselves? They could be mentioned as background, but don't need to be the focus of the subsection. This could be especially appropriate if the bombings get their own article; we could say something like "In response to the 2008 bombings, which were carried out by members of the movement, there have been calls in some parts of the media to ban the organization (sources), including a request by the Maharashtra government to the central Indian government to officially ban the organization.(source)" What do you think? Writ Keeper ⚇♔ 16:44, 6 March 2012 (UTC)
* This sounds like a smart compromise to me, providing we can provide sources that support it. Thank you for offering a great alternative. LeadSongDog, what do you think? Qwyrxian (talk) 07:08, 7 March 2012 (UTC)
* Seems reasonable to me. Some more recent sources relate to the trial and ongoing appeal:
* Thane blast: Terror charge falls flat 10 September 2011
* Two Sanatan Sanstha men get 10-year RI 31 Aug 2011
* Thane blasts: HC admits appeal against members of Sanathan Sanstha 18 January 2012
* There's a keyword search available here on the TOI site too. LeadSongDog come howl! 19:56, 7 March 2012 (UTC)
* Okay, awesome. I've tried my hand at writing a rough draft of a retooled section in my sandbox. Feel free to make any changes either of you like; particlar changes that would be useful are specific names of politicians and members of the media who have criticized the movement and (as always) more sources. Naturally, feel free to work on your own version, or let me know if you don't like mine. Thanks! Writ Keeper ⚇♔ 20:50, 7 March 2012 (UTC)
* I've left comments at User talk:Writ Keeper/sandbox...overall, the draft appears to have some significant problems; I'll try to work on a new version later, if I have time. Qwyrxian (talk) 03:36, 9 March 2012 (UTC)
* Discussion there seems to have stopped. I have replaced the text in that section with the text agreed upon by myself and Writ_Keeper. Of course, 2 vs 1 is not a strong consensus, and I have no problem continuing the discussion. However, because I am very very concerned that the about both NPOV and BLP violations in the prior version, I strongly request that while discussion continues, we leave in the current version (or nothing at all, if that's better). Qwyrxian (talk) 15:03, 15 March 2012 (UTC)
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Wrong information is given in Allegations and Convictions sections. If you see all the references then, It’s special public prosecutor who is claiming that Accused are belongs to Sanatan Sanstha. However, it could not be proved. Sessions Judge N V Nhavkar has never named Sanatan Sanstah in his judgment. So saying that two accused belongs to Sanatan Sanstha is wrong. It’s really surprising that wiki is not deleting the wrong content. <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 18:20, 19 April 2012 (UTC)
* Wow, I never noticed that before. Before I was only concerned that there was no direct indication that the group ordered/suggested the attacks, but it looks like you are right, and none of the sources actually confirm them as being part of the group. As such, I am removing both sections from this article; to keep them, we will need a solid source that says these people were definitely a part of Sanatan Sanstha. Qwyrxian (talk) 03:23, 20 April 2012 (UTC)
* This is getting silly, but I added another source from the Times of India. Of the six accused, the two convicted were members, the other four were alleged to be members but not proven, and their acquittal was appealed. LeadSongDog come howl! 13:51, 20 April 2012 (UTC)
* I think that ref is enough...though I'm still on the edge. To IP, we do not need a court decisions saying they were members of the group--we just need a reliable source which says they were (and no clear RS saying the opposite). Qwyrxian (talk) 06:42, 22 April 2012 (UTC)
* Qwyrxian, your comments are confusing. On 20th April you went ahead and deleted disputed sections. However, now you have taken different stand. Do you meant to say that even though court have not found any involvement of Sanatan Sanstha with blast case, wikipedia believes that information given under sections “Convictions” and “Allegations” should not be removed because (irrespective of the courts observations) it is given by so called reliable source ? By doing so don’t you think wikipedia is sharing incorrect information about Sanatan Sanstha with the world? What about creditability of wikipedia ? <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 16:25, 22 April 2012 (UTC)
* The last source provided by LeadSongDog does state as a fact that they were members of Sanatan Sanstha. That's why it's acceptable for inclusion. Qwyrxian (talk) 23:28, 22 April 2012 (UTC)
* Thank you. The accusations were also noted much earlier here in the TOI, further noting that two of the dead were "sevaks" (English: "seekers") of the SS. One source documents SS acknowledgement that one of the dead in the blast (Malgonda Patil) was a sevak, while saying the organization was being framed and denying that Nishaad Bakhale and Yogesh Naik were their sevaks. LeadSongDog come howl! 17:41, 24 April 2012 (UTC)
Hi LeadSongDog , This is with reference to your recent updates.
While reverting the changes you have ignored few important points. It is possible to update the article with these details ?
1. As per latest updates October 2015 former Home Secretary RK Singh told that Home Ministry under the previous UPA government concluded that there was no evidence against Sanatan Sanstha so o they couldn't ban the organization.
2. CID Officer: Don't See Gaikwad Link in Kalburgi Case, Won't Seek Custody.
3. MoS Ranjit Patil refuses to blame Sameer Gaikwad
4. Goa chief minister Laxmikant Parsekar has ruled out band on Sanatan Sanstha.
5. Pansare killing- Gaikwad was in Thane around time of murder, phone records suggest complicity
6. Pansare murder: Court says no to brainmapping test on Gaikwad Sanatany (talk) 19:38, 19 October 2015 (UTC)
* : Wiki Admin,
I have done addition to this article based on my research on the Sanatan Sanstha. A Wikipedia article expects to find objective and neutral information. So I found that information was one sided hence did some changes based of shared references. However, I find it surprising that you have removed details shared with giving reference to Dr Ranjit Patil, minister of state for home. Who says there is no evidence against Sanatan. You kpet remarks of goa MLA who says sanatan is involved in killing but removed reference of Goa chief minister Laxmikant Parsekar, who says Sanatan cannot be banned. You have kept information stating sanatan is involved in Kalburgi’s killing but removed reference of Karantaka CID which don’t even taken name of sanatan in their investigation Don't See Gaikwad Link in Kalburgi Case You also removed the reference where 6-7 local organizations are supporting Sanatan but kept reference of one group which is opposing Sanatan. Could you guide with the logic behind all this ? how this helps in sharing the neutral information about any topic. In this case Sanatan Sanstha ? Bonybaby1979 (talk) 07:41, 20 October 2015 (UTC)
revision done by The Discoverer on 17:36, 20 October 2015 doesn't seems to be appropriate
Latest revision done by The Discoverer on 17:36, 20 October 2015 doesn't seems to be appropriate. He has ignored the point mentioned under section Ban demands. It says that, On 22nd September 2015, Former Home Secretary RK Singh told that Home Ministry under the previous UPA government concluded that there was no evidence against Sanatan Sanstha so they couldn't ban the organization — Preceding unsigned comment added by <IP_ADDRESS> (talk)
* @ The Discoverer
I find surprising that you are updating this article by giving references of Goa MLA and some sections around Ramnathi, Goa. But same time you are ignoring information shared by Maharashtra Home ministry, Goa Chief minister, Karnataka CID and Central Home ministry.
Are you trying to settle any personal differences by doing that ? This is because Sanatan Sanstha is based in Goa and you are also from Goa. <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 13:09, 21 October 2015 (UTC)
Individual Spiritual Practice
the link (#2) was broken. i found the same (or similar) interview on another page and replaced the link. i also edited the 2nd paragraph, as it seemed to be more about Sequeira, rather than Sanatan Sanstha. also, Sequeira had competed in 2 pageants but the way it was written seemed to imply she had won the 1985 Miss India contest, so i re-wrote that. i'm not sure how others are with people making edits here, and i was only going to bring it up on the Talk page, but then i decided to do the re-write, because in my experience, if people disagree, they'll just do a complete revert, rather than assess/discuss.
i do wonder why this particular source (#2) was included in the 2nd sentence of the entire article (but i left it). and i don't understand why the picture of Ramananda Maharaj was put in the Individual Practice section, as he wasn't mentioned here at all. (but, again, i just left that.)Colbey84 (talk) 23:44, 26 October 2015 (UTC)
changes done by bagriclan |purpose = Promotion of Hindutva, Hindu nationalism, Islamophobia, Saffron terror
Hi bagriclan,
Please discuss on talk page and justify with references before you make any key changes like below.
* purpose = Promotion of Hindutva, Hindu nationalism, Islamophobia, Saffron terror
Sanatan Sanstha is not yet declared as terror organization in by Indian court. If you see this article then nigher Maharashtra or Goa state government, nor Central Home department have declared this organization as Terror organization. More over don't see any supporting evidence for tagging it as Islamophobia.
<IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 13:21, 30 October 2015 (UTC)
* I agree that there seems to be no basis for Islamophobia. However, I propose that the following terms can be added to the lead:
* Hindu nationalism : As per NDTV: "one needs to only look at the website of the Sanstha's sister organisation, the Hindu Janjugriti Samiti. It says "Holy land of Bharat is a self-materialised 'Hindu Nation'. However, the unrighteous rulers have maligned the Hindu Nation by declaring it a secular Nation... To reinstate Dharma, that is, to establish the Hindu Nation, 'Hindu Janajagruti Samiti' (HJS) was established."
* Anti-rationalism : Because Sanatan Sanstha is implicated in the murders of rationalists and many scholars and rationalists have received death-threats from them. As per the Indian Express, "the slain rationalist had been getting threats in the mail, by email, and through Sanatan Prabhat articles for at least seven years before he was murdered in the heart of Pune city on August 20, 2013. A picture of Dabholkar’s, marked with a red cross, was pulled out of the Sanstha web site immediately after the killing."
* Hindu extremism : Sanatan Sanstha's members engage in extremist activities like bomb blasts in the name of Hinduism.
* The Discoverer (talk) 14:03, 30 October 2015 (UTC)
Observation regarding section "Violent criminal activities"
All,
Today I happen to read wikipedia article [Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh.] Like Sanatan Sanstha, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh also had accusation regarding violent activities, also this organisation was banned as one of it's activist killed Mahatma Gandhi. However, no charges were proved against Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh so this organisation is not tagged as Teorriest orgnasation or there is no section in this article like "Violent criminal activities". As per Indian law, untill the crime is proved accused is not considerd as criminal. So in this article section "Violent criminal activities" doesn't seems appropriate. This heading need to be replaced by "Criticisms and accusations".
Once Sanatan Sanstha is found guilty in said crimes then only section "Violent criminal activities" would be appropriate. Till now this section can be renamed as, "Criticisms and accusations"Bonybaby1979 (talk) 14:16, 30 October 2015 (UTC)
External links modified
Hello fellow Wikipedians,
I have just added archive links to 2 one external links on Sanatan Sanstha. Please take a moment to review my edit. If necessary, add after the link to keep me from modifying it. Alternatively, you can add to keep me off the page altogether. I made the following changes:
* Added archive https://web.archive.org/20090613014631/http://www.bharathagnana.com:80/2008/12/sree-sankara-spiritual-tv-channel.html to http://www.bharathagnana.com/2008/12/sree-sankara-spiritual-tv-channel.html
* Added archive https://web.archive.org/20090618115841/http://www.forumforhinduawakening.org:80/articles/id/news/role_model_award_to_sanatan_seeker to http://www.forumforhinduawakening.org/articles/id/news/role_model_award_to_sanatan_seeker
Cheers.—cyberbot II Talk to my owner :Online 02:18, 28 January 2016 (UTC)
Pseudo-english?
So much of this article is impossible to understand. Campaign to defend Sanstha[edit source] Sanstha started campaign to defend itself from all eligation on it. It started Dharna, sabhas, public contacting. Signature campaign, writing letter articles on news papers. People who support Sanstha, started campaign on Facebook. Facebook.com/nobansanstha on this link they defend Sanstha in every sense.
What? El cid, el campeador (talk) 19:04, 29 July 2016 (UTC)
Few observations regarding wiki Page Sanatan Sanstha
First sentence says, "The Sanatan Sanstha is a radical group in India...." but don't see any reference to substantiate the word "Radical". After going through the article, I could not find even single assertion from Court, CBI, Maharashtra Chief Minister, Goa chief minister, Central government, State Home department that supporting the claim that Sanatan Sanstha is radical group. Instead I see that Center have rejected ban request citing lack of supporting evidences. Further to this I see quote from Goa CM, "Just because there is suspicion on one person we cannot blame the organisation which he is associated with. It would be not be right to ban the entire organisation". Request inputs form moderator if he still thinks that used of this word "Radical" is appropriate. I feel It is giving wrong picture. Hence, If found appropriate word 'Radical' can be removed.
In addition to this I see one more statement without any verifiable reference. "Sanatan Sanstha was included in a list of terrorist organisations by the government of Maharashtra." in contrast to this CM of Maharashtra is saying request for ban on Sanatan was sent in 2011 but it didn't get approval from Center due to lack of proof against Sanatan Sanstha. Please find below article link for your reference. According to me this statement can be removed.
http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/if-proof-will-act-on-sanstha-devendra-fadnavis/ Nutralnaman (talk) 06:42, 1 September 2016 (UTC)
* Sanatan Sanstha is described by the mainstream media as 'radical Hindu group', 'Hindu extremist organisation' , 'dangerous organisation' , 'terror organisation' . So we have merely used the mildest word, 'radical'.
* As for the second sentence, there is a proper reference for it. In case it is a dead link, it must be replaced by an alternative source, likne an archive, but please do not delete the sentence.
* The Discoverer (talk) 11:09, 1 September 2016 (UTC)
2013 plan to establish Hindu Rashtra
Info from Here should be added to the article. -- D Big X ray ᗙ 12:38, 26 August 2018 (UTC)
Environmental destruction and land grab
Locals protested over the cutting of forests and hills in Goa by Sanatan Sanstha to create residential plots and settle people from outside the state.
From the given reference I see following points.
* locals are furious as a lady tried to purchase the disputed land from the landlord. The locals have houses and bagayats in the area.”
* The hilly area with residential houses is a No Development Zone. Still The locals have houses is that area. If Locals have build their houses in the Private property owned by sone one else and that too in No Development Zone. How can they drag the Name of Sanatan Sanstha by claiming Sanatan Sanstha to create residential plots ? In the given news reference no where it is mentioned that Sanatan Sanstha is purchasing the Land from the Current Private owner.
* Locals alleged that though the land owner is trying to sell the land, there are several houses, bagayats cultivated by STs since ages. The issue is disputed since 2018. So the Dispute is between Private owner of the Land and the illegal occupant of the land. I don't see any reason for Linking this dispute with Sanatan Sanstha.
Hence feel that the edit is incorrectly attributed to Sanatan Sanstha and hence should be reverted.
--Sanatany (talk) 16:24, 23 April 2021 (UTC)
* The text added to the page is in accordance with what the sources say.
* In the given news reference no where it is mentioned that Sanatan Sanstha is purchasing the Land from the Current Private owner. Neither does the added text make this claim.
* The references clearly link Sanatan Sanstha with the entire matter and say that the organisation has been served a notice by the government over this.
* The justifications given by you above are original research.
* The Discoverer (talk) 06:04, 24 April 2021 (UTC)
This is Not a Hindu Terrorist Group This is Hindu Safety Group
Sanatan Sanstha not a Hindu terrorist group Indian supreme court say this is not it Hindu terrorist group no evidence proof this because Sanatan Sanstha only for Hindus safety group 2401:4900:58B8:B012:7A68:894C:667D:E0B8 (talk) 20:58, 29 April 2021 (UTC)
Notification about biased view
Hi, LeadSongDog TOI news shared by you is giving views of the anti-terrorism squad (ATS) and not the Session court. During this entire case ATS was trying to prove that the accused belongs to Sanatan Sanstha and hence the accused were charge-sheeted for engaging in terrorist activities under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA). However, the court did not convict them under these charges. If Public Prosecutor could have proved this, then the court would have convicted the accused under UAPP and by now Sanatan Sanstaha would have been banned.. However, it is not. If you go through the judgment given by Sessions Judge N V Nhavkar, there is no mention of any of the six accused are associated with Sanatan Sanstha. Just see one reference. This news sounds more neutral compared to TOI. Any ways you are the authority so your decision matters. It’s up to you and Wikipedia if you want to promote neutral views or biased. <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 17:51, 20 April 2012 (UTC)
* Do you have a source that says "If Public Prosecutor could have proved this, then the court would have convicted the accused under UAPP", or is that just your own original synthesis? LeadSongDog come howl! 21:29, 20 April 2012 (UTC)
* Please go through the reference which says
* 1. Although Gadkari and Bhave were charge-sheeted for engaging in terrorist activities under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) and for attempt to murder, the court did not convict them under these charges.
* 2. Public Prosecutor Rohini Salian said the main thrust of the prosecution's case had been rejected.“My thrust was on the UAPA. It's a terrorist act. The main case was the intention to strike terror in the minds of people. Circumstantial evidence is difficult to prove. Direct evidence cannot be there. Why the court disbelieved the witnesses [is not known].”<IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 04:08, 21 April 2012 (UTC)
* Hi LeadSondDog, any reason for leaving this thread open ? <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 16:18, 22 April 2012 (UTC)
* Not unless there's a further edit to discuss.LeadSongDog come howl! 18:33, 24 April 2012 (UTC)
Yes it is totally biased any hypothetical without any factual evidence Aryanamit (talk) 20:47, 6 May 2021 (UTC)
Semi-protected edit request on 6 May 2021
Change The Sanatan Sanstha is an extremist group seeking Hindu nationalism in India." To "The Sanatan Sanstha is a santant dharm spiritual group in India" as there isn't any government declared terrorism group so details are incorrect. Further it's showing Hindu terrorism group in search suggestions thats need to be corrected. It hypothetically over written by someone without having any factual evidence only based on some created stories Aryanamit (talk) 20:45, 6 May 2021 (UTC)
Some people are editing without any base Aryanamit (talk) 20:46, 6 May 2021 (UTC)
* Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 20:57, 6 May 2021 (UTC)
Please see if this reference helps. Bombay HC upholds acquittal of 6 accused in 2009 Goa blast case - All the accused were said to be related to a right-wing Hindu organisation, Sanatan Sanstha.
--Sanatany (talk) 10:25, 12 May 2021 (UTC)
Contradictions in section Social media controversy
As per the latest developemnt In September 2020, Facebook banned three of Sanatan’s pages. However, this section have sentance saying, "Regardless the organisation (Sanatan Sanstha) has been allowed to spread on Facebook due to political and safety considerations. Facebook has avoided acting against these organisation as it has ties with the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ......"
With latest development I feel that this sentence is no more valid and hence can be removed. Dear Admin. could you please advise / take corrective actions ?
Sanatany (talk) 19:38, 14 July 2021 (UTC)
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Hannah Tempest Jenkins
Hannah Tempest Jenkins (1855–1927) was an American painter and educator. She taught at Pomona College and founded The Rembrandt Club of Pomona College and Claremont, an art appreciation society that still exists.
Biography
Jenkins (née Tempest) was born on March 7, 1854, in Philadelphia. She married John H. Jenkins in 1872. After his early death she began her art career. She studied in Philadelphia at the Spring Garden Institute, the School of Industrial Art, and the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. She also studied at the Académie Julian in Paris, and with Takeuchi Seihō in Kyoto. Her teachers in included William Merritt Chase, Jean-Joseph Benjamin-Constant, Tony Robert-Fleury Cecilia Beaux, and Robert Vonnoh.
Jenkins exhibited at the Paris Salon, the National Academy of Design, and the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. She also exhibited her work at the Palace of Fine Arts at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, Illinois as well as the Alaska–Yukon–Pacific Exposition in 1909 in Seattle, Washington.
She taught art and art history at Pomona College in Claremont, California, from 1905 to 1926. She helped establish the Art Department at Pomona and in 1905 she founded The Rembrandt Club of Pomona College and Claremont to encourage the study of art at the college.
Jenkins died on September 27, 1927, in Claremont.
Legacy
Jenkins left her art collection to Claremont College. In 2008 Jenkins' work was included in the exhibition First Generation: Art in Claremont, 1907-1957 at the Claremont Museum of Art. | WIKI |
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