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User:Bermicourt/Card games/Chapanka
Chapanka appears to be the name for at least three Polish card games:
* Polish Snap
* Polish Whist
* Polish Hearts
History
Łukasz Gołębiowski in his 1831 book Gry i zabawy ("Games and Fun") recounts the traditional - Renaissance - card names and the gameplay: it was played by 4 people with an Old Polish pack of 36 cards (9 cards in each suit). The player who had three left, did not lose, who more won so much. The highest cards in Chapanka were appropriately named:
* 8 - Dolą ("Mad One")
* 6 or 8 - Gółką ("Bare Bum", "Semibreve", "Whole Note")
* 6 - Pancerolą ("Armour", "Knight")
* O - Panfil ("Pamphile", "Ober")
* U - Kinal ("Unter")
* 9 - Mogączką ("Bulb")
* 9 - Ryndzią ("Yard")
Ignacy Krasicki mentioned Chapanka in the fairy tale "Matedory" - which mentions the different cards:
'' Whenever Chapanka was played between carters, He beat the Jack of Hearts with the Knight, Kings and Obers, The Chapanka finished, another game started - With that Knight, merely the Six of Leaves. The sadder the end was, the nicer the beginning was: He beat the Kings, and the Nines beat him. ''
Polish Snap
Below we present the modern rules of this game.
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For 2 or more players.
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A standard, 52-card, French-suited pack is used for 2-4 people. Two packs should be used decks if there are more players.
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The aim of the game is to capture all the cards.
The dealer shuffles the pack and deals the cards to each player one at a time and in clockwise order. Players, without looking at the cards, place them in a pile, face down. The dealer starts the game by turning the top card and placing it face up next to his face down pile. The next players do likewise by placing one card in a queue. A player who, at any time during the game, notices two cards of the same rank shouts "Chap!" The player who first cries "Chap" takes all the face-up piles that have equal-ranking cards (at least two) and puts them in his own pile. The game passes to the person on the left of the one who collected the cards. If someone has run out of face down cards - he turns his face up pile and keep playing until his cards run out.
Pool
If two people shout "Chap!" at the same time, then both stacks go to the middle of the table as a 'pool' (pula). When a player reveals a card identical to the one on the top of the pool - he shouts "Chap the pool!" ("chap pula!") and takes all the cards in the pool.
Penalties
Penalties are agreed by the players beforehand. The penalties are for shouting "Chap!" at the wrong time and can be in the form of:
* 1) giving one card to each of the other players
* 2) the player's face-up pile becomes the pool
The last player left with the cards wins the game.
Chapanka Race
In Chapanka Race all the players simultaneously reveal one card at a time, instead of taking turns.
Old Polish Chapanka or Polish Whist
Old Polish Chapanka is a game for 4 people with a 52-card pack. Players determine the number of points scored. The scoring scheme is decided at the beginning of the game. A suggested scheme is:
Players who collect 3 tricks or fewer lose and get negative points:
* no tricks = -5 points
* Left 1 = - 3 points
* Left 2 = - 2 points
* Left 3 = - 1 point
* The player who collects the 4th left scores zero points.
* Players collecting more than 4 tricks, win, and may get a bonus for a slam - collecting all tricks:
* 5 tricks = + 1
* 6 tricks = + 2
* 7 tricks = + 3
* 8 tricks = + 4
* 9 tricks = + 5
* 10 tricks = + 10
* 11 tricks = + 11
* 12 tricks = + 12
* 13 tricks = + 13
Chapanka at Polish Wikibooks
Kierki, Old Polish Chapanka or Polish Hearts
Also described as Chapanka in Old Polish - see pl:Kierki.
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Digital Life in Columbus, Georgia is okay. It gets the job done for the people in the area. There are rooms for improvement with the digital life. In many ways Columbus, Georgia is behind the times. For instance, one major thing that could help the digital and all-around life in Columbus would be the presence of on-demand economy businesses. Currently there are not much of any truly active on-demand businesses in Columbus. Such businesses would be very advantageous to the students at the university the city houses.
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Use the podman API on openstack with the stack user
Autored by Hervé Beraud on 18 November 2019
Configure your environment to using the python-podman libraries
Introduction
podman is the next generation of Linux container tools. You can run podman directly from the CLI by using the podman commands (example: podman ps). For some reasons you can need to run podman commands from python projects and instead of using some subprocess functions like subprocess.Popen to trigger your commands you can use the python-podman module.
python-podman is a python module that allow you to execute podman commands against a podman host in your python scripts/projects.
It’s more preferable to chose this way to call podman from python because the module ensure you to run compatible commands in version against your podman host.
python-podman is based on varlink. Varlink is used to create server/client for podman where client could execute podman commands against a given host through a dedicated socket.
Podman define a varlink interface, and then the $ podman varlink command will start a varlink server on your host and create a socket that you can connect on with your client. Get more informations about the podman-varlink command.
This varlink backend will allow your client to request the podman defined interface and to handle (manage containers, images, etc…) your host (through the client server connection).
Openstack now use podman to manage containers. In openstack containers are used to launch openstack services (nova, cinder, heat, etc…), and all sorts of server and clusters (rabbitmq, mariadb, etc…).
The goal of this article is to show to you how to setup your openstack to allow your stack user to run podman commands by using the podman python API. We don’t want to use neither the podman CLI, the sudo command or become root.
It can be a way to automatize things and that we can run as the stack user in openstack.
Prerequisites
You need an environment with the train release deployed. I suppose you will deploy your openstack by using tripleo and by provisioning some controllers/computes based on RHEL8 to deploy your openstack.
Check requirements
By using ssh connect you to your undercloud as the stack user:
$ ssh stack@<undercloud-ip>
Check if requirements are fully installed:
stack@undercloud ~$ rpm -qa | egrep -E "podman|varlink"
libvarlink-util-18-3.el8.x86_64
libvarlink-18-3.el8.x86_64
python-podman-api-1.2.0-0.1.gitd0a45fe.module+el8.1.0+4081+b29780af.noarch
podman-1.4.2-5.module+el8.1.0+4240+893c1ab8.x86_64
podman-manpages-1.4.2-5.module+el8.1.0+4240+893c1ab8.noarch
Here we can observe that podman, libvarlink, python-podman are installed.
Also we need to check if the podman group exist and if our stack user is a member of this group:
stack@undercloud ~$ groups
stack podman
If the podman group doesn’t exist create him:
stack@undercloud ~$ sudo groupadd podman
And then add the stack user to this group:
stack@undercloud ~$ sudo usermod -a -G podman stack
Setup your environment
Starts the varlink service listening on uri that allows varlink clients to interact with podman. If no uri is provided, a default URI will be used depending on the user calling the varlink service.
The default for the root user is unix:/run/podman/io.podman. Regular users will have a default uri of $XDG_RUNTIME_DIR/podman/io.podman.
On undercloud all the containers are managed by the root.
You can do some tests with podman by using root or sudo to observe result:
stack@undercloud ~$ sudo podman ps --format ""
dae04b68622c
60df83c4f676
b0ab3c3adf2d
stack@undercloud ~$ sudo su -
root@undercloud ~# podman ps --format ""
dae04b68622c
60df83c4f676
b0ab3c3adf2d
As you can observe stack user is a sudoers.
To start your podman varlink backend we need to run the following commands:
stack@undercloud ~$ sudo echo 'd /run/podman 0750 root podman' > /etc/tmpfiles.d/podman.conf
stack@undercloud ~$ sudo cp /lib/systemd/system/io.podman.socket /etc/systemd/system/io.podman.socket
stack@undercloud ~$ sudo crudini --set /etc/systemd/system/io.podman.socket Socket SocketMode 0660
stack@undercloud ~$ sudo crudini --set /etc/systemd/system/io.podman.socket Socket SocketGroup podman
stack@undercloud ~$ sudo systemctl daemon-reload
stack@undercloud ~$ sudo systemd-tmpfiles --create
stack@undercloud ~$ sudo systemctl enable --now io.podman.socket
stack@undercloud ~$ sudo chown -R root:podman /run/podman
stack@undercloud ~$ sudo chmod g+rw /run/podman/io.podman
stack@undercloud ~$ sudo systemctl start io.podman.socket
You can check if the podman socket is listening by using systemctl:
stack@undercloud ~$ sudo systemctl list-sockets
LISTEN UNIT ACTIVATES
/run/dbus/system_bus_socket dbus.socket dbus.service
...
/run/podman/io.podman io.podman.socket io.podman.service
If you see similar output then the socket is running and you can jump to the section “Run podman commands by using the python API”, else you need to configure and start your backend.
Also you can take a look to the podman varlink command to run and start your backend. Normally this command will run automatize some parts of the previous set of commands.
Run podman commands by using the python API
At this stage normally your undercloud is setup and you can run podman commands by using the podman/varlink API as the stack user.
You can try to get the list of all the running containers by using:
stack@undercloud ~$ varlink call -m unix:/run/podman/io.podman/io.podman.ListContainers
Normally you will obtain the same containers/output that if you runned the podman ps command.
Now we will try to do the same things by creating a python varlink client:
stack@undercloud ~$ python -c 'import varlink; c=varlink.Client("unix:/run/podman/io.podman"); con=c.open("io.podman"); print(con.ListContainers())'
Under the hood the python-podman module do the same things that the previous command.
Now we can try to use the python-podman module directly:
stack@undercloud ~$ python -c 'import podman; c=podman.Client(); print("\n".join([el.id for el in c.containers.list()]))'
dae04b68622c
60df83c4f676
b0ab3c3adf2d
The previous example will give you the same output that if you have run:
stack@undercloud ~$ sudo podman ps --format ""
dae04b68622c
60df83c4f676
b0ab3c3adf2d
stack@undercloud ~$ sudo su -
root@undercloud ~# podman ps --format ""
dae04b68622c
60df83c4f676
b0ab3c3adf2d
As you can observe you can now call podman commands through the python API by using the stack user.
You can start to implement your needs and your scripts based on this setup.
Further readings
• http://www.projectatomic.io/blog/2018/05/podman-varlink/
• https://podman.io/blogs/2019/01/16/podman-varlink.html
• https://godoc.org/github.com/containers/libpod/libpod
• https://github.com/containers/libpod/blob/master/API.md
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My name is Seth Kendall. I am a senior biology major at Boston college enrolled in Prof. Burdo's BI481 Introduction to Neuroscience course.
We are doing a project for the class to improve the quality of various Neuroscience related Wikipedia articles. Details can be found here: User:NeuroJoe/BI481_Fall_2012
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Plus ultra
Plus ultra (,, "Further beyond") is a Latin phrase and the national motto of Spain. A reversal of the original phrase non plus ultra ("Nothing further beyond"), said to have been inscribed as a warning on the Pillars of Hercules at the Strait of Gibraltar (which marked the edge of the known world in antiquity), it has metaphorical suggestions of taking risks and striving for excellence. Its original version, the personal motto of the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V, also Duke of Burgundy and King of Spain, was Plus oultre in French. The motto was adopted some decades after Christopher Columbus traveled to Guanahaní.
History
Plus oultre, French for "further beyond", was adopted by the young Duke of Burgundy and new King of Spain Charles of Habsburg as his personal motto at the suggestion of his adviser Luigi Marliano, an Italian physician, in 1516. It was emblematic of Marliano's vision of a Christian empire spanning beyond the boundaries of the Old World, now that Charles also controlled territories in the New World through the Spanish crown, and it was also associated with the desire to bring the Reconquista past Gibraltar into North Africa and revive the crusades of the chivalric tradition. The motto is first recorded on the back of Charles's chair in the church of St Gudule, Brussels. Spaniards translated the original French into Latin due to the hostility they bore for the French-speaking Burgundian advisors and ministers Charles brought with him to Spain from the Low Countries. At Charles's entry into Burgos in 1520, an arch was set up bearing on one side, "Plus ultra", and on the other "All of Africa weeps because it knows that you have the key [Gibraltar and] have to be its master". Plus oultre continued to be used in the Burgundian Low Countries and also appeared in the wooden panelling of Charles's palace in Granada. As a consequence of Charles's election as Holy Roman Emperor, both Plus oultre and Plus ultra began to be used in Italy and Germany, together with a less successful German translation, Noch Weiter. In Spain, the Latin motto continued to be popular after Charles V's death. It appeared in Habsburg propaganda and was used to encourage Spanish explorers to ignore the old warning and go beyond the Pillars of Hercules. Today it is featured on both the flag and arms of Spain.
Other uses
* The French built the Lines of Ne Plus Ultra which they hoped would stop the army of the Duke of Marlborough during the 1711 campaigning season in the War of Spanish Succession, but his army breached them without loss.
* The motto is used by Veracruz State in Mexico as part of its flag.
* It is the motto of the 30th Degree of Scottish Rite Freemasonry.
* The motto is used by a number of institutions around the world, including the National University of San Marcos, the University of Mexico, Shepherd University, the Colombian Navy, St Peters Lutheran College in Indooroopilly, Queensland, Trompsburg Primary School, and Immanuel College (Australia) in Adelaide, South Australia. The French version, Plus oultre, is used as the motto of the Belgian city Binche and the US Air Force Academy's 15th Cadet Squadron. Charles V was born in Ghent, Flanders and as a result the motto is also used in this region.
* The English philosopher Sir Francis Bacon used “plus ultra” as his personal motto.
* In 1926 a crew of Spanish aviators including Ramón Franco and Julio Ruiz de Alda Miqueleiz completed the first transatlantic flight between Spain and South America on a seaplane named the Plus Ultra. 1930 saw the formation of a Madrid-based football team AD Plus Ultra, which eventually developed into Real Madrid Castilla.
* The Plus Ultra Brigade, composed of troops from five Spanish-speaking countries (Spain, the Dominican Republic, Nicaragua, Honduras, and El Salvador), served in the Iraq War in 2003.
* The motto is written on the wall tiles of the cloak room at Mar-a-Lago, a resort in Florida that has been owned by Donald Trump since 1985 and his principal residence since 2019.
* The motto appears frequently in popular culture.
* In the manga and anime series My Hero Academia, it is used as the motto of the hero academy U.A. High School.
* The light novel series The Saga of Tanya the Evil, which uses Latin phrases and mottos for most of its titles, uses it as the name of the second volume.
* In the 2015 movie Tomorrowland, the Plus Ultra Society is the name of the fictional group of people responsible for creating a better tomorrow, whose founding members were Gustave Eiffel, Nikola Tesla, Thomas Edison, and Jules Verne.
* The motto is seen tattooed on the arm of Octane, one of the playable characters in the 2019 videogame Apex Legends, and Non terrae plus ultra is one of his possible voice lines entering a battle.
* The motto is seen on several tiles of the Fonthill Castle, the home of Henry Chapman Mercer, the eccentric owner of the Mercer Tile company, located in Doylestown, PA.
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Exploring the Advancements and Applications of Portable Borewell Drilling Machines
portable drill rig for sale
Introduction
In the years, drilling technology has advanced significantly, leading to the development of innovative tools and machinery. A notable invention that has revolutionized the water-digging industry is the Portable borewell drilling machine. This article provides information about these machines, including their features, benefits, applications and overall impact.
Features and Components
Portable borewell drilling machines are devices created to dig holes in the Earth’s surface to access underground water sources. These machines often come equipped with a range of features that enhance their effectiveness and usability. Some common attributes include;
Power Source: There are options for powering borewell drilling equipment, such as electricity, diesel engines or even hydraulics. The decision on the power source often depends on the location of the drilling site and the availability of electricity.
Drilling Mechanism: These machines use percussion drilling techniques. Rotary drilling involves a rotating drill bit that grinds through rock and soil, while percussion drilling relies on a hammering action to break through formations.
Mast and Tower: A strong mast or tower is used to hold and move the drilling equipment up and down. This part is important for maintaining stability and managing the drilling process.
Depth and Diameter: Portable drilling machines for boreholes come in models, each capable of drilling to depths and diameters. When drilling wells, powerful machines with higher torque and drilling capacity may be required.
Safety Features: To ensure operator safety, modern machines are equipped with safety features, like emergency stop buttons, shut-offs and protective barriers.
Benefits of Portable Borewell Drilling Machines
Portable borewell drilling machines have gained popularity due to their advantages in water drilling projects. The key advantage lies in their
Mobility: portability as the machines can be conveniently transported to remote or difficult terrains. This enables access to water sources in areas where traditional drilling methods would not be feasible.
Cost-Effectiveness: Smaller drilling rigs that can be easily moved are often more cost-effective compared to borewell drilling equipment. They are a choice for smaller-scale drilling projects due to their maintenance and operation.
Versatility: Besides drilling for water wells used in settings of agricultural irrigation systems, geothermal installations, and environmental monitoring wells, borewell drilling equipment is highly adaptable and can be used for various drilling purposes.
Applications and Impact
Portable borewell drilling machines have a range of applications that make an impact on various societal and industrial needs.
Water Access: One notable benefit of these machines is their ability to provide access to dependable water sources. They play a role in drilling wells for communities in regions where water scarcity is an issue, leading to enhanced health and overall well-being.
Agriculture: Portable drilling machines for borewells play a role in agriculture by facilitating the setup of irrigation systems. The availability of groundwater aids in crop growth. Enhances productivity, especially in areas where rainfall is unpredictable.
Environmental Monitoring: furthermore, these portable drilling machines are utilized to install monitoring wells for assessments and research. These wells assist in monitoring groundwater levels, identifying contamination, and evaluating well-being.
Conclusion
The introduction of borewell drilling machines has brought about progress in drilling technology. These versatile and efficient tools have completely transformed our ability to access water resources, harness geothermal energy, and monitor the environment. The availability of borewell drilling machines, including portable borehole drilling machines for sale, continues to make a significant impact on various industries by enhancing livelihoods, promoting sustainability, and improving global resource management. Their portability, affordability, and wide range of applications contribute to these outcomes.
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Jimmy Glover
James Mackey Glover (18 June 1861 – 8 September 1931), originally James Mackey, and known as Jimmy Glover, was an Irish composer, conductor, music critic, and journalist, most notable as Director of Music and conductor at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, from 1893 to 1923.
Born in Kingstown, Dublin, he was the son of James Mackey, of Templemore, County Tipperary, a commercial traveller, and of Mary Jane Glover, of Carlow, and a grandson of John William Glover (1815–1899), one of the editors of Thomas Moore's Irish Melodies. Educated at the Catholic University School and Belvedere College, he was then apprenticed to a Dublin druggist, Cornelius Mannin, but in 1879 Jimmy travelled to France with his grandfather, spent three months in a monastery at Caen to improve his French (later reported incorrectly as the Lycée de Caen ), then learnt to play the violin under a master in Paris, while also acting as unpaid Paris correspondent of an illustrated London paper called The Entr'acte. In that capacity, he obtained an interview with Victor Hugo. He adopted the name of Glover and followed in his grandfather's footsteps, becoming a composer and conductor. In February 1880 he arrived in London and gained his first position as musical director in Charles Colette's burlesque company. By 1893 he was at the height of his career as Director of Music at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. Over a 30-year period Glover worked alongside Arthur Collins and arranged the music for most of his productions, including the Drury Lane pantomimes, and became a significant figure in London's West End. He formed friendships with many leading actors and musical theatre performers and wrote books of memoirs which captured this side of his life. He was also Mayor of Bexhill-on-Sea in 1906–07 and managing director of the Theatre Royal, Plymouth, between 1912 and 1918.
Glover was a friend of the novelist George Augustus Moore. According to Arnold Bennett, Glover told Bennett in 1930 that he was the original of Montgomery in Moore's novel A Mummer's Wife (1885).
His first wife was Alba Fricker, of Buckingham. On 27 August 1910, at Westminster Cathedral, Glover married secondly Kathleen Collins, a daughter of R. Graatz Collins, of Montreal. In 1924, his address was 19, Sackville Street, W1, and he was a member of the National Liberal and Eccentric Clubs.
According to one account, Glover considered the height of his career was being commanded by King George V to arrange a performance in May 1911 of Edward Bulwer-Lytton's play Money, in honour of a visit to England by the Emperor and Empress of Germany.
Glover's second wife died in November 1929. In retirement alone, Glover lived at the Albany Hotel, Robertson Terrace, Hastings, and he died on 8 September 1931, having been visited on his death bed by a brother, described as "Mr. M. J. Glover Mackey, of Liverpool". He left an estate valued at £247.
Selected publications
* The Poet and the Puppets (London: Mitchell, 1892), with Charles Brookfield
* Jimmy Glover, His Book (London: Methuen & Co., 1912)
* Jimmy Glover and his friends (London: Chatto & Windus, 1913)
* Hims Ancient and Modern, being the Third Book of Jimmy Glover (London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1926)
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INNOVATIONS IN MEDICAL DIAGNOSTICS
Innovations In Medical Diagnostics
Medical Diagnostics: An In Depth Guide
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Innovations in Medical Diagnostics
Overview:
• Medical diagnostics play a crucial role in detecting and monitoring diseases, helping doctors make accurate diagnoses, and guiding appropriate treatment plans.
• Advancements in technology have revolutionized medical diagnostics, improving accuracy, speed, and accessibility.
• From imaging techniques to advanced laboratory tests, innovations in medical diagnostics continue to reshape the healthcare industry.
• Let’s explore some of the recent breakthroughs in this field:
1. Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Diagnostics:
• Enhanced pattern recognition: AI-powered algorithms can analyze vast amounts of medical data to detect subtle patterns or abnormalities that may be missed by humans, leading to earlier disease detection.
• Medical imaging interpretation: AI models can assist radiologists in interpreting complex medical images, such as X-rays, CT scans, and MRIs, increasing accuracy and reducing interpretation time.
• Automated diagnosis: AI algorithms can generate preliminary diagnoses by comparing patient symptoms and medical data with a vast database of medical knowledge, aiding physicians in their decision-making process.
• Improved patient triage: AI models can prioritize patients based on urgency and severity, helping healthcare providers allocate resources more efficiently.
• Reference: johnshopkins.org
2. Point-of-Care Testing (POCT):
• Rapid results: POCT devices provide quick results directly at a patient’s bedside or in the doctor’s office, minimizing wait times and allowing for immediate medical interventions.
• Increased accessibility: POCT eliminates the need for centralized laboratory facilities, making diagnostic tests more accessible, especially in remote or resource-limited areas.
• Expanded testing capabilities: Innovative POCT devices now offer a wide range of tests, from blood glucose monitoring to infectious disease detection, expanding the scope of diagnostics beyond traditional laboratory settings.
• Cost-effectiveness: POCT reduces healthcare costs associated with sample transportation, laboratory staff, and infrastructure, making diagnostics more affordable.
• Reference: who.int
3. Liquid Biopsies:
• Cancer detection: Liquid biopsies analyze circulating tumor cells and cell-free DNA in the blood, providing a non-invasive and real-time method for early detection, monitoring treatment response, and predicting disease relapse in cancer patients.
• Minimal invasiveness: Liquid biopsies offer a less invasive alternative to traditional tissue biopsies, avoiding surgical procedures and associated risks.
• Personalized treatment: By detecting specific genetic mutations or alterations, liquid biopsies can guide targeted therapies tailored to an individual’s unique genetic profile.
• Early disease detection: Liquid biopsies have the potential to identify genetic abnormalities related to diseases other than cancer, such as prenatal testing for fetal abnormalities or detecting infectious diseases.
• Reference: cancer.gov
4. Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS):
• Comprehensive genetic profiling: NGS enables the analysis of entire genomes or specific genetic regions, providing a detailed understanding of an individual’s genetic makeup and identifying potential disease-causing mutations.
• Improved accuracy: NGS technology reduces errors associated with older sequencing methods, enhancing the reliability of diagnostic genetic testing.
• Cancer subtyping: NGS helps categorize tumors based on their genetic characteristics, allowing for personalized treatment selection and targeted therapies.
• Identification of drug resistance markers: NGS can identify genetic alterations in pathogens, helping choose the most effective antimicrobial treatments while avoiding ineffective drugs.
• Reference: genome.gov
5. Wearable Diagnostics:
• Continuous monitoring: Wearable devices, such as smartwatches and biosensors, enable continuous monitoring of vital signs, activity levels, and disease-specific parameters, allowing for real-time data collection and analysis.
• Early warning systems: Wearable diagnostics can detect early signs of diseases or complications, triggering alerts to healthcare providers or suggesting necessary interventions to prevent worsening conditions.
• Remote patient monitoring: Wearable devices enable healthcare professionals to remotely monitor patients, reducing the need for frequent in-person visits and improving patient comfort.
• Engagement and behavior modification: Wearable devices can track and provide feedback on lifestyle habits, encouraging individuals to make healthier choices and manage chronic conditions more effectively.
• Reference: jamanetwork.com
Conclusion:
• The field of medical diagnostics has experienced significant advancements in recent years, driven by technological innovations.
• Artificial intelligence, point-of-care testing, liquid biopsies, next-generation sequencing, and wearable diagnostics are just some of the remarkable breakthroughs reshaping medical diagnostics.
• These innovations have not only improved accuracy and speed but have also increased accessibility, enabling better patient care and more precise treatment plans.
• Continued research and development in this field hold the promise of even more advanced diagnostic tools in the future.
References:
• johnshopkins.org
• who.int
• cancer.gov
• genome.gov
• jamanetwork.com
Medical Diagnostics: An In Depth Guide
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Should this topic and Model culture be merged together?
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Merge Proposed
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Running (disambiguation)
Running is a gait of terrestrial locomotion, typically faster than walking.
Running or Runnin' may also refer to:
In business
* Runnings, American farm and ranch supply store chain
Film and television
* Running (film), a 1979 film
* "Running", an episode of Teletubbies
* "Running", an episode of Zoboomafoo
Albums
* Running (The Desert Rose Band album) (1988)
* Running (Trapeze album) (1979)
Songs
* "Running" (James Bay song) (2016)
* "Running" (Sarah Brightman song) (2007)
* "Runnin" (21 Savage and Metro Boomin song), 2020
* "Runnin (BGYO and Keiko Necesario song) (2021)
* "Runnin (David Dallas song) (2013)
* "Runnin (Doman & Gooding song) (2009)
* "Running" (Evermore song) (2006)
* "Running" (Information Society song) (1985)
* "Running" (András Kállay-Saunders song) (2014)
* "Runnin' (Lose It All)", a 2015 song by Naughty Boy featuring Beyoncé and Arrow Benjamin
* "Running" (No Doubt song) (2003)
* "Runnin (The Pharcyde song)
* "Running" (Sandro song)
* "Runnin' (Dying to Live)", a 2002 song by 2Pac featuring The Notorious B.I.G.
* "Running" (Jessie Ware song) (2012)
* "Runnin", a 1993 song by Bass Bumpers
* "Running", a 2000 song by Alan Braxe and Fred Falke
* "Runnin, a 2000 song by Cher from not.com.mercial
* "Runnin, a 1977 song by Earth, Wind and Fire from All 'n All
* "Runnin, a 2005 song by Game featuring Tony Yayo, from The Documentary
* "Runnin, a 2012 song by Adam Lambert from Trespassing
* "Runnin, a 2010 song by Lil Wayne featuring Shanell, from Rebirth
* "Running", a 2018 song by Dua Lipa from Dua Lipa (Complete Edition)
* "Running", a 2013 song by Nine Inch Nails from Hesitation Marks
* "Running", a 2013 song by John Newman from Tribute
* "Running", a 2023 song by NF from Hope
* "Runnin, a 2016 song by Pharrell Williams on the soundtrack of Hidden Figures
* "Runnin, a 2016 song by Relient K from Air for Free
* "Running", a 1982 song by Chubby Checker from "The Change Has Come"
* "Running", a 2001 song by Timothy B. Schmit from Feed the Fire
Other uses
* Running (sailing), a sailing term referring to movement relative to wind direction
* Chain (unit) or running distance, a distance from a fixed starting point
* Running (computing), the period during which a computer program is executing
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Pioneer Valley Regional School District
Pioneer Valley Regional School District is a four town regional school district in eastern and central Franklin County, Massachusetts. Grade K-6 elementary schools are located in Bernardston and Northfield, and the single middle/high school for the entire district (Grades 7–12), Pioneer Valley Regional School, is located in Northfield, Massachusetts. The district was initially formed by the four member towns in 1957 to serve grades 7–12, and became a fully regionalized district K-12 district in 1991. Its administrative offices are housed in Pioneer Valley Regional School at 97 F. Sumner Turner Road, Northfield, Massachusetts.
Pearl Rhodes Elementary School ceased operations after the 2018–2019 school year due to financial constraints and declining student enrollment. Subsequently, Warwick Community School also closed for similar reasons the following year. As a result of these closures, the district now has only two elementary schools remaining.
The schools are:
* Bernardston: Bernardston Elementary School (K-6, serving the towns of Bernardston and Leyden)
* Northfield: Northfield Elementary School (K-6, serving the towns of Northfield and Warwick ) and Pioneer Valley Regional School (7-12, district-wide)
The District is governed by a 12-member School Committee, with three members elected from each of the four district towns.
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In addition to being one of the biggest and best known telecom providers in the country (if not the world), AT&T also has an extensive library of public APIs that developers can use to build enterprise apps and solutions. Developers can now access those APIs natively from the Force.com platform with the new AT&T Toolkit for Salesforce Platform. The toolkit provides strongly-typed Apex wrappers for RESTful AT&T APIs like speech-to-text, SMS, location, payment and more.
The AT&T Toolkit for Salesforce Platform is available as an unmanaged package and so its easy to install and configure it in your DE or Sandbox environment. You can also peruse the entire code base for the toolkit on this GitHub repo. In order to use any of the AT&T APIs supported by the toolkit, you’ll first have to sign-up for a free AT&T Developer Account and create a new test application.
The toolkit currently supports the following AT&T APIs
• SMS: You can use this API to send and receive SMS messages to/from an AT&T subscriber. For example, the following code snippet sends out an SMS to the owner of a new Case record (assuming that the owner is an AT&T subscriber).
List<Case> cases = [select caseNumber,
TYPEOF Owner when User then MobilePhone end
from Case where id in :caseIds];
AttClientCredentialsAuthorization auth =
new AttClientCredentialsAuthorization(ServiceConstants.ScopeType.SMS);
for (Case c : cases){
if (c.Owner instanceof User && ((User)c.Owner).MobilePhone != null){
AttSMSOutbox smsOutbox = new AttSMSOutbox(auth);
AttSMS sms = new AttSMS();
String unformattedNo =
((User)c.Owner).MobilePhone.deleteWhitespace().remove('(').remove(')').remove('-');
sms.phoneNumber = unformattedNo;
sms.messageText = 'New Case #'+c.caseNumber+ ' has been assigned to you';
try {
smsOutbox.sendMessage(sms);
} catch (AttException ex) {
System.debug('Error sending SMS:'+ex.getMessage());
}
}
}
Similarly, you can use the AttSMSInbox class in the toolkit to receive and process SMS messages sent to a particular AT&T mobile number.
• MMS: Similar to the SMS use case, you can also use the toolkit to send and receive MMS messages to/from an AT&T number. The AT&T Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS) API moves beyond the text-only capabilities of SMS messaging and includes the ability to attach picture, audio and video files along with the text message.
• Speech-to-text: Powered by the AT&T Watson? speech engine, the Speech API supports speech-to-text conversion. Here is a small snippet of how you can use the toolkit to pass along a .wav file to AT&T and get the transcribed text string in return.
AttClientCredentialsAuthorization auth =
new AttClientCredentialsAuthorization(ServiceConstants.ScopeType.SPEECH);
AttSpeech speech = new AttSpeech(auth);
speech.speechContext = AttSpeech.SpeechContext.GENERIC;
speech.fileType = AttSpeech.FileType.WAV;
speech.fileBlob = new Blob(fileContent);
AttSpeechResult response = speech.convert();
AttSpeechResult.Recognition recogn = response.Recognition;
AttSpeechResult.NBest nbest = recogn.NBest[0];
System.debug('Transcribed text is:'+nbest.ResultText);
As a sample use case, you could develop a Visualforce based hybrid mobile application using the Salesforce Mobile SDK that allows users to record audio notes after a client meeting. That voice recording could then be converted into text using the AT&T Speech APIs described above and saved as Notes attached to the respective Account/Opportunity record.
• WAP Push: The AT&T WAP Push API allows developers to send push messages to legacy device customers that have limited message content and formatting capabilities (i.e. non-smartphone users).
• Device Capabilities: The AT&T Device Capabilities API enables authorized applications to get details from the network for a particular mobile device. Developers can find out the make, model, GPS/A-GPS compatibility, device browser and other information about the rendering AT&T device and customize their mobile application accordingly.
• Location: The AT&T Location API enables authorized applications to query the location of AT&T Phone Numbers. The location is network based and so developers can even invoke this API from devices that have no GPS capabilities. Here’s a small snippet from an Apex Controller class that uses the Location API to determine the location of the mobile device that is rendering the respective Visualforce page.
AttLocation locationService = new AttLocation(auth);
AttLocationResult locationResult =
locationService.getLocation(AttLocation.ServiceType.DEVICE_LOCATION,
1000, //requested accuracy in meters
AttLocation.Tolerance.DelayTolerant,
3000); //acceptable accuracy in meters
AttCurrentLocation currentLocation = locationResult.getCurrentLocation();
System.debug('Latitude is:'+currentLocation.latitude+ ' Long is:'+currentLocation.longitude);
• Payment: The Payment API provides developers and merchants with the ability to directly charge for digital services to an AT&T subscriber bill. A merchant can create new transactions and subscriptions, request the status of the transaction or subscription, and authorize refunds both for transactions and subscriptions. This API is a nice alternative to using vendors like PayPal for adding e-commerce features to your Force.com mobile application.
Some of the APIs described above (e.g. Payment and Location) require end-user authorization from the respective AT&T subscriber via an OAuth workflow. The AT&T Toolkit for Salesforce Platform includes an OAuth 2.0 implementation that makes this task very simple for developers. For example, if you want to use the Location API from your Visualforce page, simply have the Apex controller extend the AttConsentWorkflow abstract class that is part of the toolkit. You will need to implement some of the abstract methods included in that class (e.g. initialize() and execute()) and configure the AT&T application with the correct redirect URL, but the toolkit takes care of all the OAuth redirects and callouts and makes it relatively straightforward to obtain end-user authorization. Check out the OAuth section of the Developer Guide for additional details on how to implement the AT&T OAuth flow.
In order to help developers get up-to-speed with the toolkit, the unmanaged package also includes simple demo apps for all the AT&T APIs supported the toolkit. I would recommend looking at those demos (and perusing the respective codebase) as the best way to get started with the toolkit.
If the toolkit itches your creative bone (wart?) and you want to find out more, we’ll be in Las Vegas from Jan 5-7 at the AT&T Developer Summit demoing the toolkit. Drop by if you’re in town and we’ll be happy to discuss the toolkit in greater detail. In the meantime, rethink what’s possible using the new AT&T Toolkit for Salesforce Platform.
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I have removed my attempt to extend the template with past tense, as that tense depends on gender. --Daniel Polansky 11:35, 12 November 2007 (UTC)
* I've added the past tenses for you. --Romanb 06:56, 15 November 2008 (UTC)
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From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler is 50. Here’s how the Met celebrated.
E.L. Konigsburg’s From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler is, like its close contemporary Harriet the Spy, one of those books that you can love as a small child that holds up astonishingly well to adult rereading. Part of it is that the fantasy of the story is always compelling. The Mixed-Up Files tells the story of two children who run away from home to live in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and over the course of the book’s 50-year life — it’s celebrating its golden anniversary this year — it has instilled in multiple generations the deep desire to live in an art museum, surrounded by beauty and luxury. What could be better? In celebration of the book’s 50th anniversary this year, the Met offered the next best thing: a tour of the highlights of the museum as experienced by the book’s protagonists, Claudia and Jamie Kincaid. The tour was technically meant for children ages 7 to 11, but earlier this month, I secured permission to tag along anyway and fulfill some childhood dreams. Snobby, dreamy Claudia Kinkaid, who at 11 years old knows “she could never pull off the old-fashioned kind of running away,” decides to run away from her middle-class home in Greenwich, Connecticut, because she feels vaguely that she has too many chores, and also she is bored. But that’s not what The Mixed-Up Files is about. It’s about the way Claudia chooses to run away. Claudia, who is truly a role model to any adult, combines relentless practicality with a romantic soul. She chooses the Met as her destination because it is beautiful, and she loves beauty, and because it is comfortable, and she worships comfort. She chooses to take her 9-year-old brother Jamie along because he is cheap, never spends his allowance, and cheats at cards, so he has amassed a fortune that will keep her in luxury. (Jamie’s life savings are $24.43 in 1967 dollars, which in 2017 dollars works out to the astonishing sum of $178.42.) Claudia plans out every detail of the escape plan. She and Jamie run away on music lesson day so they have their musical instrument cases to pack extra clothes in; Jamie is instructed to hide his trumpet in the blanket at the foot of his bed to avoid suspicion. Once they get to the museum, she embarks on an ambitious program of self-improvement: She and Jamie are to learn everything there is to know about one gallery for every day they spend at the museum. It’s here that the plot, such as it is, enters the picture. The Met has just acquired a statue of an angel for $225, and the curators suspect it might be a previously unknown work by Michelangelo. Claudia and Jamie become determined to prove that it is, and their quest for proof takes them, eventually, to the statue’s former owner. That owner turns out to be our narrator, the titular Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler, who also strikes me as a role model on rereading — perhaps because in her love of beauty, comfort, and practicality (her customary research outfit is a white lab coat and ornate pearl necklace) she resembles nothing so much as a grown-up Claudia. But what is most memorable and evocative about the book is the details of Claudia and Jamie living in the museum: picking out an elaborate Elizabethan English bed to sleep in and then realizing with disappointment that it smells musty; hiding from their classmates in an Egyptian tomb; sneaking into the restaurant fountain at night to bathe. It’s enough to make anyone want to pack a trumpet case full of extra underwear and try their luck sneaking past the guards at the Met, alarms or no alarms. The Met’s Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler tour begins where the Fountain Restaurant used to be, in what is currently a classical art gallery. The loss of this restaurant in the 1970s made more room for the museum to display its collection, which is a net good, but I have always experienced it as a minor tragedy because Konigsburg’s description of the Fountain Restaurant — accompanied in my edition by a full-spread two-page illustration — is so dreamy: Now about the restaurant. It is built around a gigantic fountain. Water in the fountain is sprayed from dolphins sculptured in bronze. The dolphins appear to be leaping out of the water. One their backs are figures representing the arts, figures that look like water sprites. It is a joy to sit around that wonderful fountain and to snack petit fours and sip espresso coffee. Claudia and Jamie themselves don’t lounge around the fountain eating cakes — Jamie’s strict budget would never allow for such a thing — but they bathe in it after hours, using powdered soap they pilfer from the restrooms and carry to the fountain in paper towels. And they find coins there, thrown in by hopeful wish makers; this is to become their major source of income during their time at the museum. The gallery where the restaurant used to be is currently built around a much smaller, plainer fountain that has absolutely no dolphins or water sprites whatsoever, but I will grudgingly admit that the classical statuary on display there is very lovely. The tour group was there to admire some sarcophagi, because Claudia hides her violin case in “a beautifully carved Roman marble sarcophagus.” Such is Konigsburg’s careful eye for detail that we know that Claudia’s sarcophagus had no lid, because the logistics of two small children wrestling with a heavy marble lid don’t bear thinking about, but Saturday’s tour spent most of its time in front of one of the lidded sarcophagi, “because I think it’s more fun,” our docent said cheerfully. Its carvings tell the story of Theseus and the minotaur, which probably was more fun for the children of the tour group to discuss than the elaborate battle scene of the lidless sarcophagus nearby would have been. Next we whisked quickly past Marie Antoinette’s writing table, where Claudia yearns to sit and pretend to be Marie Antoinette, and onward towards The Bed. The Bed is the only bed in the Met that meets Claudia and Jamie’s exacting standards: with “a tall canopy, supported by an ornately carved headboard at one end and by two gigantic posts at the other,” for Claudia, who “had always known she was meant for such fine things,” and for Jamie, an explanatory sign describing the bed as the “scene of the alleged murder of Amy Robsart, first wife of Lord Robert Dudley.” I myself have never been able to set foot in the Met without going on a pilgrimage to look for The Bed, and I am not alone. Tragically, the bed that the tour saw was not the authentic Bed. The Amy Robsart bed was sold years ago, and its closest equivalent is shut up in the English wing, currently closed for renovations. Meaning that the one we saw wasn’t even English, but a bastardized French equivalent that utterly failed to offer either giant footboard posts or rumors of murder. Whatever; it was fine. For our final stop, the tour visited the marble statue of Cupid sculpted by a 15-year-old Michelangelo, currently on loan at the Met. (The only Michelangelo in the Met’s permanent collection right now is a sketch.) It’s the closest equivalent there is to the angel sculpture of the book, but that’s a piece that cannot really be approximated in real life. Konigsburg’s angel, “the most beautiful, most graceful little statue [Claudia] had ever seen,” is exactly as beautiful and mysterious and ethereal as the reader imagines it to be. Michelangelo’s Cupid, while undoubtedly lovely, is disappointingly solid and real in comparison. But that doesn’t mean the tour was a waste of time. What’s magical about the Met in From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler isn’t so much the specific works of art that Claudia and Jamie see as it is the museum itself: enormous and beautiful and teeming with old and beautiful objects. “More than a quarter of a million people come to that museum every week,” Konigsburg writes as Claudia and Jamie enter the Met. “They come from Mankato, Kansas, where they have no museums and from Paris, France, where they have lots. And they all enter free of charge because that’s what the museum is: great and large and wonderful and free to all. And complicated.” Today the Met is only sort of free — there’s a suggested donation, so technically you can pay a penny to get in, but the sign would prefer you pay $25 — but if anything, the museum has only gotten bigger. One of the shocking things about the map our docent distributed of the Met in 1967 is how much of the current gallery space was given over to storage rooms back then. So while the art currently on display may not be an exact match for the art Claudia and Jamie saw, there is acres more of it now. And 50 years later, it’s still great and wonderful and complicated, and — although the pedantic Claudia would despair at my grammar — well worth running away to. And so is From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler.
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Etokeah , a Minniconjou Lakota war chief, was a great leader. He is especially known for his skills during the 19th Century Lakota-US Government battles. His exact birth date and facts of parentage were not recorded. However, he first came into public notice in 1866. Then, he led the charge against Captain William Fetterman's soldiers outside Fort Phil Kearney in Wyoming.
Hump did not sign the Treaty of Fort Laramie in 1866. Because of his action, he was deemed a hostile or “non-treaty” chief by the USGovernment. He was a comrade-in-arms of Crazy Horse, Red Cloud and other great Sioux chiefs of the period. In 1876, he led his warriors into battle against Generals George Crook and George Custer.
After the defeat of the Sioux in the 1880s, he briefly lived in Canada. He eventually returned to the United States but remained hostile to the whites. In company with most of the Sioux, his band was intrigued by the Ghost Dance religion, which culminated in the massacre at Wounded Knee Creek in 1890.
Although Hump seems never to have become a true believer, he did lead his people in the Ghost Dance raids until early December of 1890. The US Army was alarmed by the Ghost Dance, and they sent emissaries to all of the major chiefs.
Captain Ezra Ewers - an old friend - was sent to speak with Hump. Ewers convinced Hump of the futility in armed resistance. At this point, Hump separated his band from the Dancers and led them to the Pine Ridge Agency.
As Hump was breaking camp, refugees from Sitting Bull's group arrived and related how their leader had been killed during an arrest attempt. Sitting Bull's people were eager to find allies as they sought revenge. Hump refused to help, and the refugees set out to join Big Foot near Wounded Knee Creek.
After the infamous massacre and subsequent events in 1890, Hump and several other Sioux chiefs went to Washington, DC They pleaded for fair treatment of their people.
Some of their requests were honored; however, the chiefs failed to gain concessions in other important areas. Reservation confinement continued, effectively ending the old way of life.
Hump died at Cherry Creek, South Dakota on the Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation in December 1908 at the age of 70. He is buried in the Episcopal Cemetery near there.
Date de dernière mise à jour : 05/07/2021
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Bare Her Bottom
Procedures such as the Farrow System are eco-friendly.
Eventually the day will come when you have to bare your bottom. No, I don't mean your college reunion or Mardi Gras—I'm talking about stripping your antifouling paint, taking your boat's bottom down to bare surface to prep for fresh primer and paint, to find and repair blisters, for surveying, etc. Unless you are a masochist of Herculean proportions, stripping paint, bottom or otherwise, is best left to the yard. Most yards won't let you do your own bottom work anyway, for environmental and economic reasons, so your job is to choose the best method, then find a yard that uses it.
There are three ways to strip your bottom. Aggressive methods like sandblasting can damage the gelcoat, possibly leading to osmosis problems later on; it takes a skilled hand to blast a fiberglass boat safely. And the sand creates hellacious dust and finds its way into everything within sight. Chemical stripping is messy and poses a clean-up problem but is okay for relatively small projects. Modern chemical strippers are less noxious than the old-fashioned kind—for example, Soy Solvents makes Soy-Strip from 100-percent American-grown soybeans—but smart workers still wear breathing and eye protection. Scraping is not worth considering, unless somebody's paying you by the hour to do it rather than the other way around. (Sanding paint off? Fuggedaboudit. Life's way too short.)
Blasting is the most effective, most economical way to remove antifouling; it's how most yards do it. But instead of sand, modern blasters use biodegradable media that are environmentally friendly and easy to clean up—even such unlikely materials as baking soda are used (see "Green Machine," April 2004). I like the Farrow System, a patented method using proprietary organic media—natural volcanic pumice the company calls Green Clean and hot water at low pressure. When workers needed to strip red-lead from the orlop deck of H.M.S. Victory, the most cherished ship in the Royal Navy, they chose the Farrow System, which is enough endorsement for me.
Careful prep work goes into each project.
During application, Green Clean absorbs the water propellant, so there's no dust, and cleanup is easy—just sweep up the damp residue. The system is so clean it can be used indoors and so gentle it can strip varnish without damaging the wood underneath. Four grades of Green Clean can handle everything from stripping furniture or cleaning smoke damage to blasting away graffiti, road markings, and barnacles from steel hulls. Removing antifouling is a snap, and the gelcoat is left paint-ready. According to Rick Halliday, service coordinator at Cardinal Yacht Sales and Service in Somers Point, New Jersey, the Farrow System "doesn't make a mess, doesn't destroy the boat." He's tried all the other stripping methods—dry sand, wet sand, walnut shells—but says, "The Farrow System is the best we've ever had."
To locate a boatyard or subcontractor using the Farrow System in your area, contact the local distributor; or see the Farrow System authorized dealer list.
MAINTENANCE Q&A
I'm having problems with the macerator valves in my 1998 35-foot Egg Harbor. The flushing mechanism on the toilet isn't working, but I'm also getting an awful odor from the toilet; I assume the flapper valve on the macerator system isn't sealing. Will replacing the flushing mechanism fix this? What's the best way to access the macerator valves? One person said I'd need to rip apart the entire saloon!—Chris B., via Maintenance forum
My contact at Egg Harbor suggests consulting a boatyard before tearing anything apart since repairing the macerator shouldn't involve major surgery. He recommends Niemiec Marine in New Bedford, Massachussets. That's a ways from you in Peabody, Massachusetts, but maybe they can advise you by phone in return for this free plug. Otherwise, find a yard in your area. Boatyards repair things in unreachable areas every day.
As for the odor: Yes, a faulty "flushing mechanism" (a worn joker valve?) will make your cabin smell like an outhouse, but you may need to replace the sanitation hoses, too. After nine years they're likely permeable, and odor is escaping through them. Wipe them with a clean, damp cloth; if the cloth smells like sewage, replace the hoses with SeaLand Odorsafe, Shields Super Head, or similar hoses. It's a big, messy, smelly job, but make it easier by flushing the system beforehand with plenty of water and biodegradable soap or the manufacturer's recommended cleaning solution. Don't forget to flush the holding tank (followed by a chemical or biocide treatment) and bilge.
This article originally appeared in the September 2007 issue of Power & Motoryacht magazine.
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360 COGAN Salop. He was b. and bap. 1 Mar. 136 1/2 at Combe Martin, Devon.(') The King took his fealty and they had livery of her inheritance, 30 Nov. 1388. (") He d. 8 Aug. 1391,0 at Heleigh Castle, co. Stafford. She had assignment of dower, 11 Dec, and livery of Bampton, 12 Dec. I39i.('') She m.^ 2ndly (pardon for marrying without licence, 11 Feb. i392/3),(') as 1st wife. Sir Hugh Courtenay, of Goodrington and Stancombe, Devon, Hinton and Mudford, Somerset. She d. 29 Oct. 1397.0 He ^. 5 or 6 Mar. 1424/5.O COKE OF HOLKHAM i.e. "Coke of Holkham, Norfolk," Viscountcy {Coke), cr. 9 May 1744, with "Leicester," Earldom of, which see; extinct 1759. COKE i.e. "Coke," Viscountcy {Cokecr. 12 Aug. 1837, with "Leicester of Holkham, Norfolk," Earldom of, which see. COLBORNE OF WEST HARLING BARONY. NicholasWilliam Ridley-Colborne, formerly Ridley, 2nds. of Sir Matthew White Ridley, 2nd Bart., of Heaton, L 1839 Northumberland, by Sarah, sister of William Colborne, to da. of Benjamin C, of Bath, Somerset, was ^.14 Apr. 1854. I779j '" Marylebone; ed. at Westm. school, and at Ch. Ch., Oxford, B.A. (Grand Compounder), 1800; Student at [f) Ch. Inq. p. m., Ric. II, file 34, no. 1 74, file 7 1, no. 23. See " FitzWarin." (•>) Fine Roily 12 Ric. II, m. 16. Close Roll, 15 Ric. II, mm. 21, 19. A second writ de dote assignanda (the first not having been executed) issued 15 Feb. 1392/3 {Close Roll, 16 Ric. II, m. 16). (<=) Patent Roll, 16 Ric. II, pars 2, m. 3. He, who is described as the King's kinsman, was yr. br. of Edward, Earl of Devon. {^) "Elizabetha que fuit uxor Fulconis Fitz Waryn chivaler defuncti." Writ of diem cl. ext., 8 Dec. 21 Ric. II. Inq., Devon, 14 Jan. 1397/8. " Et dicunt quod predicta Elizabetha obiit die lune proximo ante festum Omnium sanctorum ultimo preterita Et quod Fulco Fitz Waryn filius predictorum Fulconis et Elizabethe est heres ejus propinquior Et dicunt quod est etatis novem annorum et amplius." Dugdale misquotes this Inq. Writ of plenlus certiorari, 28 May 12 Hen. IV. Inq., CO. Stafford, Monday before the Translation of St. Thomas the Martyr [6 July] 1411. "Fulco fitz Waryn filius Fulconis fitz Waryn filii predictorum Fulconis fitz Waryn chivaler et Elizabethe est heres ejusdem Elizabethe propinquior Et est etatis sex annorum et amplius." (Ch. Ing. p. m., Ric. II, file 98, no. 23, Hen. IV, file 85, no. 15: Exch. Inq. p. m., I, file 97, no. i). (') "Hugo Courtenay chivaler." Writs of diem cl. ext., 10 Mar. 3 Hen. VI. Inq., Devon, Somerset, Dorset, Cornwall, 13 Apr., Wednesday and Friday before St. George [18, 20 Apr.], and 5 May 1425. "... idem Hugo obiit quinto die Marcii
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PROCLAMATION 6358—OCT. 15, 1991 105 STAT. 2729 Proclamation 6358 of October 15, 1991 Country Music Month, 1991 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation To listen to a country and western song is to hear the story of America set to music. It is a story of patriotism and hard work, a story of faith, opportunity, and achievement. Most of all, it is the story of a people whose love of freedom is equalled only by their love of life itself. During Country Music Month, we proudly celebrate this popular musical genre and the many talented composers and performers who bring it to our ears. Country music is honest, good-natured music played with style and spirit. Like a favorite pair of faded blue jeans, it fits the way we live. Never out of fashion, always comfortable, country music has millions of fans in cities and towns across the United States—people of all ages and all walks of life. And whether they tap their toes to the lively sound of bluegrass and honky-tonk or hum along with the rhythm and blues, country music lovers share an appreciation of the simple and most important things in life: faith, family, and friendship. Of course, while country music speaks from the heart of the American people, it has—like liberty itself—a great and universal appeal. Indeed, millions of people around the world can be counted among its fans. Maybe that is because country music crosses the barriers of culture and language, capturing all the joys, struggles, laughter, and heartache that are part of our daily lives. In any case, the growing popularity of country music is a tribute to generations of American composers, lyricists, singers, and musicians. The Congress, by House Joint Resolution 305, has designated October 1991 as "Country Music Month" and has authorized and requested the President to issue a proclamation in observance of this month. NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE BUSH, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim October 1991 as Country Music Month. I invite all Americans to observe this month with appropriate ceremonies and activities. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this fifteenth day of October, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and ninety- one, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and sixteenth. GEORGE BUSH
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Review: In ‘Manhattan Night,’ Adrien Brody Navigates an Urban Underbelly
Adrien Brody is an actor who knows what he’s good at. And in “Manhattan Night,” a classic film noir set in contemporary New York, his character, Porter Wren, is a scuttling tabloid columnist ensnared in an elaborate story of deception, blackmail, murder and sexual duplicity. In its complexity and zest for evil, the plot rivals that of “Chinatown.” The story even has its own Maltese falcon, in the form of a priceless green jade figure of a horse. But what sounds so delicious in the telling is pallid and ludicrous onscreen. Lean and bony-faced, Mr. Brody, a producer of the film, adapted from Colin Harrison’s 1996 novel, “Manhattan Nocturne,” exudes a hard-boiled Bogartian cynicism that doesn’t feel forced and is softened with flashes of poetry in his eyes. Married to a doctor (Jennifer Beals, playing a generic faithful wife), with whom he has two young children, Porter might be described as a rat with a bleeding heart. When a beautiful woman puts the moves on him, he can’t resist. The movie, written and directed by Brian DeCubellis, has enough sleazy characters and plot twists to whet the palate of the most jaded mystery fans. At the heart of the story is a blond femme fatale, Caroline Crowley (Yvonne Strahovski) whose demonic husband, Simon (Campbell Scott), a world-famous filmmaker, is addicted to extreme practical jokes. After his dead body is discovered in a sealed-off building that is about to be demolished in Upper Manhattan, Caroline entices Porter, who has a history of successful journalistic sleuthing, to investigate the circumstances of Simon’s death. As with many films noirs, the plot of “Manhattan Night” doesn’t bear close scrutiny. The movie is painfully conscious of its 1940s forerunners, in which a lone dedicated gumshoe slithers through the underbelly of a city (usually Los Angeles) and encounters layer upon layer of corruption and evil. You can tell that “Manhattan Night” wants to be true to that tradition. But Mr. DeCubellis’s efforts, though obviously sincere, fall completely flat. You can’t turn an old upright typewriter into a computer by polishing the keys. Caroline is being threatened by Sebastian Hobbs (Steven Berkoff), the glowering plutocrat who has just purchased the failing tabloid for which Porter writes. Mr. Berkoff plays him as a Sydney Greenstreet type whose behavior doesn’t add up once his secrets are bared. The most disappointing performance is Ms. Strahovski’s as Caroline, a character so lacking in passion or inner life (some frantically steamy love scenes with Porter notwithstanding) that “Manhattan Night” feels blank at the center. Some of the missing vitality is supplied by Mr. Scott’s Simon, a flamboyant player of mind games who in one stunt fakes his own death just for the fun of watching Caroline’s face when she discovers him. Mr. Scott injects the movie with a maniacal zest that suggests Dennis Hopper’s character in “Blue Velvet.” Simon is obsessed with shooting cellphone videos. One involves Hobbs and is so embarrassing he will go to any lengths to retrieve it. Unlike the juicy, overripe prose in the novel from which it was adapted, Mr. DeCubellis’s screenplay is utterly lacking in style. Mr. Brody captures his character’s attitude, but the colorless screenplay robs the character of literary imagination. The look of the movie is as washed-out as the screenplay. Manhattan looks dull and prosaic, without mystery and glamour. The difference between the film and its source is the difference between “night” and “nocturne.” “Manhattan Night” is rated R (Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian) for sexual situations, violence, nudity and strong language. Running time: 1 hour 53 minutes.
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{-# LANGUAGE TemplateHaskell #-}
{-# LANGUAGE GeneralizedNewtypeDeriving #-}
{-# LANGUAGE FlexibleInstances #-}
{-# LANGUAGE CPP #-}
{-# OPTIONS_GHC -fno-warn-missing-fields #-}
-- | A Shakespearean module for Javascript templates, introducing type-safe,
-- compile-time variable and url interpolation.--
-- To use this module, @coffee@ must be installed on your system.
--
-- You might consider trying 'Text.Coffee', which compiles down to Javascript.
--
-- Further reading: <http://www.yesodweb.com/book/templates>
--
-- This module is currently in an identity crisis. Originally called Julius, now being changed to just Javascript (shakespeare-javascript)
module Text.Julius
( -- * Functions
-- ** Template-Reading Functions
-- | These QuasiQuoter and Template Haskell methods return values of
-- type @'JavascriptUrl' url@. See the Yesod book for details.
js
, julius
, juliusFile
, jsFile
, juliusFileDebug
, jsFileDebug
, juliusFileReload
, jsFileReload
-- * Datatypes
, JavascriptUrl
, Javascript (..)
-- * Typeclass for interpolated variables
, ToJavascript (..)
-- ** Rendering Functions
, renderJavascript
, renderJavascriptUrl
-- ** internal, used by 'Text.Coffee'
, javascriptSettings
) where
import Language.Haskell.TH.Quote (QuasiQuoter (..))
import Language.Haskell.TH.Syntax
import Data.Text.Lazy.Builder (Builder, fromText, toLazyText, fromLazyText)
import Data.Monoid
import qualified Data.Text as TS
import qualified Data.Text.Lazy as TL
import Text.Shakespeare
renderJavascript :: Javascript -> TL.Text
renderJavascript (Javascript b) = toLazyText b
-- | render with route interpolation. If using this module standalone, apart
-- from type-safe routes, a dummy renderer can be used:
--
-- > renderJavascriptUrl (\_ _ -> undefined) javascriptUrl
--
-- When using Yesod, a renderer is generated for you, which can be accessed
-- within the GHandler monad: 'Yesod.Handler.getUrlRenderParams'.
renderJavascriptUrl :: (url -> [(TS.Text, TS.Text)] -> TS.Text) -> JavascriptUrl url -> TL.Text
renderJavascriptUrl r s = renderJavascript $ s r
-- | Newtype wrapper of 'Builder'.
newtype Javascript = Javascript { unJavascript :: Builder }
deriving Monoid
-- | Return type of template-reading functions.
type JavascriptUrl url = (url -> [(TS.Text, TS.Text)] -> TS.Text) -> Javascript
-- | A typeclass for types that can be interpolated in CoffeeScript templates.
class ToJavascript a where
toJavascript :: a -> Builder
instance ToJavascript [Char] where toJavascript = fromLazyText . TL.pack
instance ToJavascript TS.Text where toJavascript = fromText
instance ToJavascript TL.Text where toJavascript = fromLazyText
javascriptSettings :: Q ShakespeareSettings
javascriptSettings = do
toJExp <- [|toJavascript|]
wrapExp <- [|Javascript|]
unWrapExp <- [|unJavascript|]
return $ defaultShakespeareSettings { toBuilder = toJExp
, wrap = wrapExp
, unwrap = unWrapExp
}
js, julius :: QuasiQuoter
js = QuasiQuoter { quoteExp = \s -> do
rs <- javascriptSettings
quoteExp (shakespeare rs) s
}
julius = js
jsFile, juliusFile :: FilePath -> Q Exp
jsFile fp = do
rs <- javascriptSettings
shakespeareFile rs fp
juliusFile = jsFile
jsFileReload, juliusFileReload :: FilePath -> Q Exp
jsFileReload fp = do
rs <- javascriptSettings
shakespeareFileReload rs fp
juliusFileReload = jsFileReload
jsFileDebug, juliusFileDebug :: FilePath -> Q Exp
juliusFileDebug = jsFileReload
{-# DEPRECATED juliusFileDebug "Please use juliusFileReload instead." #-}
jsFileDebug = jsFileReload
{-# DEPRECATED jsFileDebug "Please use jsFileReload instead." #-}
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MP3 player just sits at buffering.
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Norris1976
Community Member, 9 Posts
30 September 2010 at 12:51am
Hi Uncle Cheese,
I have used all your useful replies on this forum to get up and running with my site.
I have a MessagePage, which has text content. But the MEssagePage also has:
static $has_one = array(
'MP3File' => 'AudioFile'
);
The Audio file is simply what I found on one of your forums threads:
class AudioFile extends DataObject {
static $db = array (
);
static $has_one = array (
'MessagePage' => 'MessagePage',
'File' => 'MP3'
);
public function getCMSFields() {
$f = new FieldSet (
$u = new FileUploadField('File')
);
$u->setFileTypes(array('mp3'));
return $f;
}
}
For uploading, I create the FileDataObjectManager like this:
$manager = new FileDataObjectManager(
$this, // Controller
'MP3File', // Source name
'AudioFile', // Source class
'File', // File name on DataObject
array(), // Headings
'getCMSFields' // Detail fields (function name or FieldSet object)
// Filter clause
// Sort clause
// Join clause
);
Uploading the file works to a certain extent. The file is put into assets->uploads, and when I view the MEssagePage in the CMS, it has the MP3 associated with it.
In the MessagePage template I simply use $MP3File.File to render the player. The player renders ok, but when I try to play the audio, it just sits and displays the buffering message.
When I view the source of the page, the player is:
<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://localhost/index.php/dataobject_manager/code/mp3/player.swf" id="audioplayer1" width="290" height="24">
<param name="movie" value="http://localhost/index.php/dataobject_manager/code/mp3/player.swf">
<param name="FlashVars" value="playerID=1&soundFile=http://localhost/index.php/assets/">
<param name="quality" value="high">
<param name="menu" value="false">
<param name="wmode" value="transparent">
</object>
Is the sound file correct here? Should it not point to the assets/downloads folder and reference the actual mp3 file?
I'm not sure where the missing link is in the whole process. If I look at the database the tables are as follows:
MessagePage table:
+----+--------------+---------------+-----------+
| ID | Message_Date | Message_Title | MP3FileID |
+----+--------------+---------------+-----------+
| 8 | 2010-09-28 | NULL | 0 |
+----+--------------+---------------+-----------+
AudioFile table:
+----+-----------+---------------------+---------------------+---------------+--------+
| ID | ClassName | Created | LastEdited | MessagePageID | FileID |
+----+-----------+---------------------+---------------------+---------------+--------+
| 1 | AudioFile | 2010-09-29 12:23:53 | 2010-09-29 12:23:56 | 8 | 26 |
+----+-----------+---------------------+---------------------+---------------+--------+
Some of the File table columns:
+----+-----------+---------------------+---------------------+--------------+----------+-----------------------------------+---------+------+----------+---------+-----------+
| ID | ClassName | Created | LastEdited | Name | Title | Filename | Content |
+----+-----------+---------------------+---------------------+--------------+----------+-----------------------------------+---------+------+----------+---------+-----------+
| 1 | Folder | 2010-09-29 00:44:38 | 2010-09-29 00:44:38 | Uploads | Uploads | assets/Uploads/ | NULL |
| 4 | Folder | 2010-09-29 01:18:33 | 2010-09-29 01:18:33 | assets | assets | assets/Uploads/assets/ | NULL |
| 5 | Folder | 2010-09-29 01:18:37 | 2010-09-29 01:18:37 | new-folder | .. | assets/Uploads/assets/new-folder/ | NULL |
| 24 | MP3 | 2010-09-29 11:23:50 | 2010-09-29 11:23:50 | 29092010.mp3 | 29092010 | assets/Uploads/29092010.mp3 | NULL
| 25 | MP3 | 2010-09-29 11:49:31 | 2010-09-29 11:49:31 | 2.mp3 | 2 | assets/Uploads/2.mp3 | NULL |
| 26 | MP3 | 2010-09-29 12:23:50 | 2010-09-29 12:23:50 | 3.mp3 | 3 | assets/Uploads/3.mp3 | NULL |
| 23 | MP3 | 2010-09-29 11:19:30 | 2010-09-29 11:19:30 | 29092010.mp3 | 29092010 | assets/Uploads/29092010.mp3 | NULL |
+----+-----------+---------------------+---------------------+--------------+----------+------------------------------
In the MessagePage table, should the MP3FileID be set to the ID of the AudioFile?
Sorry for such a long post!! But I hope I have given you enough info so that yo can help me. I've seen you helping so many other people - I hope I can be added to that list!! :)
Thanks UC,
Tim
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UncleCheese
Forum Moderator, 4096 Posts
30 September 2010 at 3:09am
Your model looks weird to me. Why does MessagesPage have a $has_one MP3File? Shouldn't that be a $has_many?
And you should therefore, instead of $MP3File.File, you should be doing:
<% control MP3Files %>
$File
<% end_control %>
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Norris1976
Community Member, 9 Posts
30 September 2010 at 3:26am
Hey UC,
Thanks for replying. Each MessagePage has only one audio file associated with it.
If you think of a MessagePage as a blog page...each new Message will have one audio file.
Does that make sense or have I got it all mixed up?
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UncleCheese
Forum Moderator, 4096 Posts
30 September 2010 at 3:41am
Well in that case, you don't need a FileDOM.. you just need a FileUploadField, right?
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Norris1976
Community Member, 9 Posts
30 September 2010 at 3:59am
Ok - thanks. I wasn't aware that DOM was only for multiple file scenarios.
I'm just a newbie at SS - would it be possible for you to give me a little sample or point me towards an existing one?
I really appreciate you taking the time to help me out.
T.
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UncleCheese
Forum Moderator, 4096 Posts
30 September 2010 at 4:13am
I would start with my tutorials and docs on Uploadify here: http://www.leftandmain.com/silverstripe-modules/2010/08/26/uploadify/
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Norris1976
Community Member, 9 Posts
30 September 2010 at 9:43pm
Brilliant - that worked. I was over-complicating things.
I just needed to reference an MP3 from my MessagePage - rather than adding an extra layer of an AudioFile.
Again, thanks again for helping me out. Very much appreciated.
Tim
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1 January 1998 Visual speech recognition by recurrent neural networks
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One of the major drawbacks of current acoustically based speech recognizers is that their performance deteriorates drastically with noise. Our focus is to develop a computer system that performs speech recognition based on visual information concerning the speaker. The system automatically extracts visual speech features through image-processing techniques that operate on facial images taken in a normally illuminated environment. To cope with the dynamic nature of change in speech patterns with respect to time as well as the spatial variations in the individual patterns, the proposed recognition scheme uses a recurrent neural network architecture. By specifying a certain behavior when the network is presented with exemplar sequences, the recurrent network is trained with no more than feedforward complexity. The network’s desired behavior is based on characterizing a given word by well-defined segments. Adaptive segmentation is employed to segment the training sequences of a given class. This technique iterates the execution of two steps. First, the sequences are segmented individually. Then, a generalized version of dynamic time warping is used to align the segments of all sequences. At each iteration, the weights of the distance functions used in the two steps are updated in a way that minimizes a segmentation error. The system is implemented and tested on a few words. The results are satisfactory. In particular, the system is able to distinguish between words with common segments. Moreover, it tolerates to a great extent variable-duration words of the same class.
Gihad Rabi, Si Wei Lu, "Visual speech recognition by recurrent neural networks," Journal of Electronic Imaging 7(1), (1 January 1998). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.482627 . Submission:
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Smokey Robinson says the latest push in Congress for copyright law reform isn’t just about music, “it’s about lives.” “My message is simple,” the 78-year-old music legend told lawmakers at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Tuesday, “Musicians who recorded before Feb. 15, 1972, deserve to be compensated the same way as those who recorded after that date.” Robinson was one of several witnesses testifying before senators in support of the Music Modernization Act. The bipartisan legislation, which passed last month in the House, would update music licensing and copyright law and reform the way royalties are collected. “I know a lot of musicians and producers and writers who have fallen on hard times and who could really use that money,” the “Second That Emotion” and “My Girl” singer said. “It’s a livelihood thing.” A “loophole,” Robinson said, denies music copyright holders of recordings made before 1972 the same federal protections as those afforded to copyright holders of songs released after. “It would be like if you went to the grocery store or the supermarket and the owner was in there and you said, ‘OK, I’m going to get groceries from you for the next 10 years, but I’m not going to pay you,’” Robinson said. “It’s the same thing.” The legislation, Robinson said, is “designed to fix the quirk in the law that created this loophole.” “The records of the '50s and '60s aren’t called classics because of their age, they’re called classics because of their greatness,” Robinson said. “They still resonate today. They define the American sound.” Robinson wasn’t the only famous face at Tuesday’s hearing. Mary Wilson, one of the founding members of The Supremes, waved and even did a classic “Stop! In the Name of Love” hand motion as Sen. Dianne FeinsteinDianne Emiel FeinsteinTrump administration urges Congress to reauthorize NSA surveillance program The Hill's Morning Report - More talk on guns; many questions on Epstein's death Juan Williams: We need a backlash against Big Tech MORE (D-Calif.) mentioned she was in the audience, along with singers Darlene Love and Dionne Warwick. Sen. Kamala HarrisKamala Devi HarrisEight Democratic presidential hopefuls to appear in CNN climate town hall Biden, Buttigieg bypassing Democratic delegate meeting: report The Hill's Morning Report - Trump on defense over economic jitters MORE (D-Calif.) couldn’t resist some Robinson-related word play as she introduced the Grammy winner, who she called her “friend,” at the hearing. “I will ask that our colleagues vote in favor of this bill and bring music creation into the 21st century,” Harris said. She quickly added with a laugh, “If you’ll indulge me, I’m going to ask our colleagues second that emotion.” View the discussion thread. The Hill 1625 K Street, NW Suite 900 Washington DC 20006 | 202-628-8500 tel | 202-628-8503 fax The contents of this site are ©2019 Capitol Hill Publishing Corp., a subsidiary of News Communications, Inc.
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Progression of the British football transfer fee record
The progression of the British football transfer fee record tracks the increases in the record for the highest transfer fee paid or received by British association football clubs. A transfer fee is the sum of money paid by one club to purchase the contract, and therefore the playing services, of a professional footballer. Fees are not generally formally disclosed by the clubs involved, and discrepancies can occur in figures quoted in the press. Trevor Francis, for example, is regarded as Britain's first £1m player but was officially transferred for £975,000. The generally reported figure of £1,180,000 included Value Added Tax, fees to the Football League and Francis' signing fee. Discrepancies may also occur due to deals which involve additional sums to be paid at a later date after a player has made a certain number of appearances, joint fees for two or more players, or deals in which one player is exchanged for a sum of money plus another player.
The first three-figure transfer fee was the £100 paid by Aston Villa in 1893 for Willie Groves. Eleven years later, Alf Common joined Middlesbrough for the first four-figure fee, a sum which caused a national sensation and outrage amongst the football authorities. The £5,000 mark was first reached in 1922 when Falkirk paid that amount for West Ham United's Syd Puddefoot, and six years later Arsenal paid the first £10,000 fee to acquire David Jack of Bolton Wanderers. After the Second World War, the spending power of clubs in mainland Europe outstripped that of British clubs for the first time, resulting in several substantial jumps in the transfer record. John Charles became the first player from Britain to command a fee of £50,000 when he joined Juventus in 1957, and four years later Denis Law joined Torino in the first £100,000 transaction involving a British club.
The 1970s saw a rapid increase in transfer fees. Martin Peters became the first £200,000 player in 1970, but by 1977 Kevin Keegan's move to West Germany's Hamburger SV had taken the record to £500,000. In January 1979 David Mills became the first player to be purchased for £500,000 by a British club, but just one month later Nottingham Forest paid twice that amount to acquire Birmingham City's Trevor Francis. In 1981 Bryan Robson cost Manchester United £1,500,000, but fees paid by British clubs lagged behind those paid by clubs in Italy, France and Spain to take British players abroad until 1995, when Manchester United paid Newcastle United £7,000,000 for Andy Cole. The fees paid by the Premier League's top clubs began to increase at a rapid rate, with Alan Shearer commanding the first £15,000,000 fee in 1996, and the new millennium heralding the first £30,000,000 transfer, although sources differ as to whether this barrier was broken by Rio Ferdinand's move to Manchester United in 2002 or Andriy Shevchenko's transfer to Chelsea four years later.
On 1 September 2008, Manchester City agreed a reported £32,500,000 fee for Robinho, which remained the record amount paid by a British club until 31 January 2011, when Liverpool paid £35,000,000 for Andy Carroll from Newcastle United, which was also a new record amount paid for a British player. A few hours later, the record amount paid by a British club was broken again when Chelsea paid £50,000,000 for Fernando Torres from Liverpool.
On 11 June 2009, Manchester United announced that they had accepted an £80,000,000 bid from Real Madrid for Cristiano Ronaldo. The transfer was completed on 1 July 2009, setting not only a new British transfer record, but also a new world record (either in pounds or euros). In turn, that record was broken on 1 September 2013 when Real announced that their £85.3 million (€100 million) purchase of Gareth Bale from Tottenham Hotspur had been completed.
This record was broken on 8 August 2016, when Manchester United signed Paul Pogba from Juventus for a fee of £89 million, again on 6 January 2018, when Philippe Coutinho moved to Barcelona from Liverpool for a reported initial fee of £106 million, which could rise to £142 million with various clauses being met, and lastly on 31 January 2023, when Chelsea signed Argentine player Enzo Fernández for a reported deal of £106 million.
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Mridu Nanda
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Apr 24, 2022, 10:44:24 PMApr 24
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Hi,
I wrote a simple die roll pomdp program as follows:
pomdp
observables s, g endobservables
module die
// local state
s : [0..4] init 0;
// value of the die
d : [0..6] init 0;
// attacker's guess;
g : [0..6] init 0;
[throw] s = 0 -> 1/6 : (d' = 1) & (s' = 1)
+ 1/6 : (d' = 2) & (s' = 1)
+ 1/6 : (d' = 3) & (s' = 1)
+ 1/6 : (d' = 4) & (s' = 1)
+ 1/6 : (d' = 5) & (s' = 1)
+ 1/6 : (d' = 6) & (s' = 1);
[guess_1] s = 1 -> (g' = 1) & (s' = 2);
[guess_2] s = 1 -> (g' = 2) & (s' = 2);
[guess_3] s = 1 -> (g' = 3) & (s' = 2);
[guess_4] s = 1 -> (g' = 4) & (s' = 2);
[guess_5] s = 1 -> (g' = 5) & (s' = 2);
[guess_6] s = 1 -> (g' = 6) & (s' = 2);
[] s = 2 & (d = g) -> (s' = 3);
[] s = 2 & (d != g) -> (s' = 4);
[win] s = 3 -> true;
[lose] s = 4 -> true;
endmodule
I wanted to check the following property:
Pmax=? [F s=3]
I expected that Pmax will be reported as 0.16666, since there is a 1/6 chance that we will correctly guess the result of rolling a fair die (assuming we cannot see the fair die).
However, once I ran the model checker I found that Pmax = 0.18333. In particular, this number was the average of:
Result bounds: [0.16666666666666663,0.19999999999999984].
How should I interpret the result bounds, and the actual number reported by the model checker? I would really appreciate some intuition behind what the POMDP simulation is doing.
Thanks in advance,
Mridu
Dave Parker
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Apr 26, 2022, 11:44:27 AMApr 26
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Hi Mridu,
The method for solving POMDPs is approximate: it gives you a lower and
upper bound on the result. That's why you see "Result bounds:
[0.16666666666666663,0.19999999999999984]" for your model.
For Pmax=? properties, the upper bound is a calculated upper bound on
the real maximum value, and the lower bound is a value determined from
solving an actual POMDP policy.
In general, you can improve accuracy, at the cost of more expensive
numerical solution, by increasing the -gridresolution parameter. But for
this model, it seems you run out of memory before getting any gain in
accuracy.
Best wishes,
Dave
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Mridu Nanda
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Apr 26, 2022, 1:29:27 PMApr 26
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Hi David,
Thanks for your response! I am still a bit confused.. Can you explain the intuition for the upper bound? What exactly do you mean by the real maximum value? Similarly, could you please clarify what policy is being used to determine the lower bound? Is there a paper and/or documentation you could point me towards to help understand this better (e.g., is this a PRISM specific implementation or does this apply to POMDP's in general)?
The reason I am asking this question is because I am trying to understand the difference between using POMDP versus using MDPs "in a smart way" to hide the variables. In particular, I am trying to hide certain variables from the attacker. If I want to do this in an MDP, I can force the attacker to make the guess, before the die is rolled, as done in the below example:
mdp
module die
// local state
s : [0..4] init 0;
// value of the die
d : [0..6] init 0;
// attacker's guess;
g : [0..6] init 0;
[guess_1] s = 0 -> (g' = 1) & (s' = 1);
[guess_2] s = 0 -> (g' = 2) & (s' = 1);
[guess_3] s = 0 -> (g' = 3) & (s' = 1);
[guess_4] s = 0 -> (g' = 4) & (s' = 1);
[guess_5] s = 0 -> (g' = 5) & (s' = 1);
[guess_6] s = 0 -> (g' = 6) & (s' = 1);
[throw] s = 1 -> 1/6 : (d' = 1) & (s' = 2)
+ 1/6 : (d' = 2) & (s' = 2)
+ 1/6 : (d' = 3) & (s' = 2)
+ 1/6 : (d' = 4) & (s' = 2)
+ 1/6 : (d' = 5) & (s' = 2)
+ 1/6 : (d' = 6) & (s' = 2);
[] s = 2 & (d = g) -> (s' = 3);
[] s = 2 & (d != g) -> (s' = 4);
[win] s = 3 -> true;
[lose] s = 4 -> true;
endmodule
This gives me the expected result of 1/6. Is this way of encoding the MDP logically equivalent to hiding the "d" variable in the POMDP? I think it is, but wanted a sanity check!
Thanks for your help!
Mridu
Mridu Nanda
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Sorry, I meant to say Hi **Dave. My mistake!
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엄익환 2016-08-28T12:08:25Z 2016-08-28T12:08:25Z 2010 0253-2964 OAK-6693 http://dspace.ewha.ac.kr/handle/2015.oak/220886 Second-order rate constants (kN) have been measured spectrophotometrically for Michael-type reactions of 1-(X-substituted phenyl)-2-propyn-1-ones (2a-f) with a series of alicyclic secondary amines in MeCN at 25.0 ± 0.1 °C. The kN value increases as the incoming amine becomes more basic and the substituent X changes form an electron-donating group (EDG) to an electron-withdrawing group (EWG). The Brønsted-type plots are linear with βnuc = 0.48 - 0.51. The Hammett plots for the reactions of 2a-f exhibit poor correlations but the corresponding Yukawa-Tsuno plots result in much better linear correlations with ρ = 1.57 and r = 0.46 for the reactions with piperidine while ρ = 1.72 and r = 0.39 for those with morpholine. The amines employed in this study are less reactive in MeCN than in water for reactions with substrates possessing an EDG, although they are ca. 8 pKa units more basic in the aprotic solvent. This indicates that the transition state (TS) is significantly more destabilized than the ground state (GS) in the aprotic solvent. It has been concluded that the reactions proceed through a stepwise mechanism with a partially charged TS, since such TS would be destabilized in the aprotic solvent due to the electronic repulsion between the negative-dipole end of MeCN and the negative charge of the TS. The fact that primary deuterium kinetic effect is absent supports a stepwise mechanism in which proton transfer occurs after the rate-determining step. English Michael-type reactions of 1-(X-substituted phenyl)-2-propyn-1-ones with alicyclic secondary amines in MeCN and H2O: Effect of medium on reactivity and transition-state structure Article 5 31 SCI SCIE SCOPUS KCI 1199 1203 Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society 10.5012/bkcs.2010.31.5.1199 WOS:000279498400016 2-s2.0-77952613481 Kim S.-I. Hwang S.-J. Park Y.-M. Um I.-H. 엄익환(7006725706;6506759437) 20170601135413
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Template:Did you know nominations/Tectonic evolution of the Aravalli Mountains
The result was: promoted by Yoninah (talk) 14:00, 22 December 2016 (UTC)
Tectonic evolution of the Aravalli Mountains
* ... that the Aravalli Mountains contain intensely deformed rocks?
* ALT1:... that the Aravalli oceanic basin disappeared leaving behind the seafloor as the Aravalli Supergroup? Source:Mckenzie and also the Rao reference
* Reviewed: Worms Armageddon
Moved to mainspace by Robertalau1228 (talk). Nominated by Graeme Bartlett (talk) at 02:59, 23 November 2016 (UTC).
* Symbol voting keep.svg This nomination is part of an educational project and from the point of view of the DYK criteria is new enough and long enough. Approving the original hook which has an inline citation. The article is neutral. Earwig did not detect any problems, and with the sources being offline, I have not checked for copyright issues. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 20:41, 14 December 2016 (UTC)
* Symbol question.svg Cwmhiraeth, I don't see how the original hook can be approved when it has no required bold link. Also, is the submitted QPQ satisfactory? You don't say. BlueMoonset (talk) 05:02, 15 December 2016 (UTC)
* Symbol voting keep.svg The article title is now bolded in the original hook and I have struck ALT1, because if these hook facts are in the article, they are so differently expressed as not to be readily discernible. I find the QPQ satisfactory. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:44, 15 December 2016 (UTC)
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1. The SPEECHES of Lord Viscount on the Bullion Question, and on Lord Stanhope's Bill. Price 4 s.
2. Considerations on Commerce, Bullion and Coin, Circulation, and Exchanges, with a view to our present circumstances. To which is prefixed, The State of the Nation at the Peace of Paris. By GEORGE CHALMERS, F. R. S., S. A. One vol. 8 vo. Third Edition. Price 8 s.
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things.' (7) And still the mind of Plato, having snatched for a moment at these shadows of the future, quickly rejects them : thus early has he reached the conclusion that there can be no science which is a 'science of nothing' (Parmen. 132 B). (8) The conception of a science of good and evil also first occurs here, an anticipation of the Philebus and Republic as well as of moral philosophy in later ages.
The dramatic interest of the Dialogue chiefly centres in the youth Charmides, with whom Socrates talks in the kindly spirit of an elder. His childlike simplicity and ingenuousness are con- trasted with the dialectical and rhetorical arts of Critias, who is the grown-up man of the world, having a tincture of philosophy. No hint is given, either here or in the Timaeus, of the infamy which attaches to the name of the latter in Athenian history. He is simply a cultivated person who, like his kinsman Plato, is ennobled by the connection of his family with Solon (cp. Tim. 20, 21), and had been the follower, if not the disciple, both of Socrates and of the Sophists. In the argument he is not unfair, if allowance is made for a slight rhetorical tendency, and for a natural desire to save his reputation with the company; he is sometimes nearer the truth than Socrates. Nothing in his language or behaviour is unbecoming the guardian of the beautiful Charmides. His love of reputation is characteristically Greek, and contrasts with the humility of Socrates. Nor in Charmides himself do we find any resemblance to the Charmides of history, except, perhaps, the modest and retiring nature which, according to Xenophon, at one time of his life prevented him from speaking in the Assembly (Mem. 3, 7); and we are surprised to hear that, like Critias, he afterwards became one of the thirty tyrants. In the Dialogue he is a pattern of virtue, and is therefore in no need of the charm which Socrates is unable to apply. With youthful naïveté, keeping his secret and entering into the spirit of Socrates, he enjoys the detection of his elder and guardian Critias, who is easily seen to be the author of the definition which he has so great an interest in maintaining (262 B). The preceding definition, 'Temperance is doing one's own business,' is assumed to have been borrowed by Charmides from another; and when the enquiry becomes more abstract he is superseded by Critias (cp. Theaet. 168 E; Euthyd. 290 E). Socrates preserves his accustomed irony to the end; he
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John Lewis Holland (October 21, 1919 – November 27, 2008) was an American psychologist and Professor Emeritus of Sociology at Johns Hopkins University. He was the creator of the career development model, Holland Occupational Themes, commonly known as the Holland Codes.
Early life and education
Holland was born and raised in Omaha, Nebraska. At the age of 20, Holland's father emigrated from England to the U.S. He initially worked as a laborer, later becoming an advertising executive after attending night school at the YMCA. Holland's mother was an elementary school teacher, and he was one of four children.
Holland graduated from Central High, Omaha, Nebraska, in 1938 and from the University of Nebraska at Omaha (then Municipal University of Omaha) in 1942. He received his B.A. in Psychology (and also studied French and math). Holland joined the army after graduating from college, becoming engaged in the events of World War II. He stayed with the army as a private until 1946, working as "a classification interviewer, test proctor, paralegal clerk, laborer, squadron clerk, psychological assistant, and Wechsler test administrator [.... this experience] led to his belief that many people exemplify common psychological types, although his training had fostered the belief that people are infinitely complex. He was also able to work with and get training from social workers, psychologists, and physicians—experiences that stimulated his desire to become a psychologist." After leaving the army, he entered a doctoral program in psychology at the University of Minnesota, receiving a master's degree in 1947 and a Ph.D. in 1952.
Holland was an "average" student at Minnesota, where he had "trouble finding an interesting" topic for his doctoral dissertation. He finally produced a dissertation that explored "speculations about art and personality [....] This topic did not set well with fellow students or faculty despite its straightforward empirical design. Holland eventually got the doctorate and 10 sets of used painting materials."
Career
His initial work after completing his Ph.D. was at Western Reserve University and the Veteran's Administration Psychiatric Hospital (1953–56). He later worked for the National Merit Scholarship Corporation (1957–63) and the American College Testing Program (1963–69).
Holland joined Johns Hopkins University's Sociology department in 1969, where he published some of his most important research on personality and career choice. He retired from Johns Hopkins in 1980, but continued his research until his death in 2008. Holland died on November 27, 2008, at Union Memorial Hospital at the age of 89. He was awarded the APA Distinguished Scientific Award for the Applications of Psychology in the same month.
Holland Codes
Holland's theory of vocational choice The Holland Occupational Themes, "now pervades career counseling research and practice." Its origins "can be traced to an article in the Journal of Applied Psychology in 1958 and a subsequent article in 1959 that set out his theory of vocational choices [....] The basic premise was that one's occupational preferences were in a sense a veiled expression of underlying character." The 1959 article in particular ("A Theory of Vocational Choice," published in the Journal of Counseling Psychology) is considered the first major introduction of Holland's "theory of vocational personalities and work environments." Holland originally labeled his six types as "motoric, intellectual, esthetic, supportive, persuasive, and conforming." He later developed and changed them to: Realistic (Doers), Investigative (Thinkers), Artistic (Creators), Social (Helpers), Enterprising (Persuaders), and Conventional (Organizers)."
According to the Committee on Scientific Awards, Holland's "research shows that personalities seek out and flourish in career environments they fit and that jobs and career environments are classifiable by the personalities that flourish in them." Holland also wrote of his theory that "the choice of a vocation is an expression of personality." Furthermore, while Holland suggests that people can be "categorized as one of six types," he also argues that "a six-category scheme built on the assumption that there are only six kinds of people in the world is unacceptable on the strength of common sense alone. But a six category scheme that allows a simple ordering of a person's resemblance to each of the six models provides the possibility of 720 different personality patterns."
Holland's typology provides an interpretative structure for a number of different vocational interest surveys, including the two measures he developed: The Vocational Preference Inventory in 1953 and the Self Directed Search (SDS) in 1970 (revised in 1977, 1985, and 1994). Holland continued to work on his theory after his retirement from Johns Hopkins in 1980, finally revising it once again in 1997. He also worked with Gary Gottfredson on a few new inventories. In 1991, they developed the Position Classification Inventory (PCI) which was an outgrowth of their attempt to extend the system to all occupations in 1982, 1989, and 1996. In 1994, they developed The Career Attitudes and Strategies Inventory.
The US Department of Labor ETA has been using an updated and expanded version of the RIASEC model in the "Interests" section of its free online database, The Occupational Information Network (O*NET), since its inception during the late 1990s.
Selected publications
* My Life With a Theory: John L. Holland's Autobiography and Theory of Careers (published posthumously in 2020)
* The Career Attitudes and Strategies Inventory (1994, with Gottfredson).
* The Position Classification Inventory (1991, with Gottfredson)
* The Dictionary of Holland Occupational Codes (1982, 1989 & 1996, with Gottfredson)
* Making Vocational Choices: A Theory of Careers (1973, 1985 & 1997)
* The Self Directed Search (1970, 1977, 1985, 1990, 1994 & 2013)
* The Psychology of Vocational Choice (1966)
* The Vocational Preference Inventory (1953)
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Lemoiz (Lemóniz) is a town and municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the autonomous community of Basque Country, northern Spain. It has a population of about 1243.
It was chosen as the site of the Lemoniz Nuclear Power Plant, but the construction was left unfinished after ecologist opposition and ETA attacks.
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A major area where businesses focus on to maintain expansion and competition is through improving their Supply Chain Management (SCM). Evidently, the competitions between firms have grown to become a “supply chain against supply chain phenomenon”. Smarter firms realize this and seek technologies that improve their SCM. Radio-frequency identification (RFID) is a technology that thrives in this arena. RFID has expanded from its initial purpose of automatic identification and tracking to become an integral tool for SCM. Wal-mart RFID Mandate and DoD (Department of Defense) RFID mandates have noticeably advanced the technology. The technology is gaining momentum. RFID technology has since improved in price and adoptability that firms have discovered extensive applications in supporting the SCM function. Furthermore, the data collected from RFID systems can create a real-time tracking and real-time inventory for the business.
Visibility of the Supply Chain
Simply put, visibility in this context refers to “when shippers, business partners, and customers know exactly where products are at any point in the supply chain – from the raw materials supplier to the final destination”. RFID enables more transparency and enhanced information visibility of the supply chain. The firms can have a drill down view or even a collective view of the supply chain processes. Specifically, there are numerous advantages throughout the supply chain where RFID not only saves time and money, but importantly allows management evaluation and processing of the data captured to make better business decisions.
Manufacturing and Operations
* The receiving dock doors can have fixed RFID readers installed to capture data on incoming shipments. Logistical support can easily access Warehouse Management System (WMS) and RFID-tagged shipments to verify items received versus the Advance Shipping Notice (ASN).
* The incoming items can have their RFID tags updated with the storage location. Other environmental data could be recorded to create a pedigree for certain items.
* Raw materials that are tagged can be linked to new tag for finished product. The raw materials are bundled together and continue on through the production line.
* Work In Process (WIP) items can be tagged and updated with the latest tasks completed during manufacturing/assembly process.
* Quality certification tag updates are applied as the item passes inspection. Item tags are updated as either pass inspection or failed.
* Logistician can scan and update the tags when storing the completed product in inventory. Products being shipped out can be palletized and the RFID tag can be updated with all the contents on the pallet.
* As pallets make their way to being put on transport, all outbound docks can have RFID readers checking to make sure that pallets are in the right bay and are arranged in the right order for delivery.
Distribution and Logistics
* Distribution Centers can have stationary readers to check in the pallets or cases. The incoming pallets can easily be verified with against the ASN.
* Logistical personnel can update the pallets or cases RFID tags with their destinations and present location.
* Items can be palletized and updated with an RFID for the specific retail location the pallet will need to go. Other data could be recorded to create a pedigree for certain items.
Retail
* Receiving portal can read the pallets and items as they come in and can be compared to the ASN. From here, the shipment of goods can be transferred to the sales floor or left in the stock room. RFID Antennas can be installed throughout the stock room area so that the inventory storage area can be easily identified.
* Salesroom readers or even reader-enabled forklifts can update RFID tag to record date and time the item was placed in the sales area.
* Shelf Readers can monitor the sales area to track movement of product. The readers can also be linked to promotional multimedia that relates to the product or cross-selling of other related products.
Advantages of RFID in Supply Chain Management
Adaptive Automation: WIP items and finished products that are tagged could be read while on the conveyor belt and initiate related processes for packaging preparation and shipment.
Inventory Optimization:Out of stock can be remedied by calibrating real time data between supply chain between Distribution Center and Retail Store Locations. RFID data and other sensors can give the supply chain lead times for completion of goods and transport of goods. WIP can be adjusted according to actual real time demand figures from retail warehouse management systems. Management can also work between partner locations to move stock effectively for spikes in demand.
Balanced Pricing and Promotion:RFIDs enables visibility throughout the supply chain to ensure that products make it to the market at the right time. No unexpected costs added when considering that orders are shipped with sufficient lead times. Immediate feedback from the inventory management system and RFID-enabled retail space allows management to determine the effectiveness of the promotion. They can adjust pricing in real time to reflect if there are overages or have excess inventory.
Pedigree Creation:Pharmaceuticals, gourmet grocery, and even high end supplies can be RFID tagged to capture essential information for pedigree. This will ensure that the product received was handled and stored according to manufacturer’s specification. In addition, this enables retailers and distribution centers to detect counterfeit products.
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with trumpets, and with cymbals, making a noise with psalteries and harps. 29 And it came to pass, as the ark of the covenant of the LORD came to the city of David, that Michal the daughter of Saul looking out at a window saw king David dancing and playing: and she despised him in her heart.
1 So they brought the ark of God, and set it inside the tent that David had pitched for it: and they offered burnt sacrifices and peace offerings before God. 2 And when David had finished offering the burnt offerings and the peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the LORD. 3 And he dealt to every one of Israel, both man and woman, to every one a loaf of bread, and a good piece of flesh, and a flagon of wine. 4 And he appointed certain of the Levites to minister before the ark of the LORD, and to record, and to thank and praise the LORD God of Israel: 5 Asaph the chief, and next to him Zechariah, Jeiel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Mattithiah, and Eliab, and Benaiah, and Obededom: and Jeiel with psalteries and with harps; but Asaph made a sound with cymbals; 6 Benaiah also and Jahaziel the priests with trumpets continually before the ark of the covenant of God. 7 Then on that day David delivered first this psalm to thank the LORD into the hand of Asaph and his brethren. 8 Give thanks to the LORD, call upon his name, make known his deeds among the people. 9 Sing to him, sing psalms to him, talk ye of all his wondrous works. 10 Glory ye in his holy name: let the heart of them rejoice that seek the LORD. 11 Seek the LORD and his strength, seek his face continually. 12 Remember his marvellous works that he hath done, his wonders, and the judgments of his mouth; 13 O ye seed of Israel his servant, ye children of Jacob, his chosen ones. 14 He is the LORD our God; his judgments are in all the earth. 15 Be ye mindful always of his covenant; the word which he commanded to a thousand generations; 16 Even of the covenant which he made with Abraham, and of his oath to Isaac; 17 And which he confirmed to Jacob for a law, and to Israel for an everlasting covenant, 18 Saying, To thee will I give the land of Canaan, the lot of your inheritance; 19 When ye were but few, even a few, and strangers in it. 20 And when they went from nation to nation, and from one kingdom to another people; 21 He permitted no man to do them wrong: yea, he reproved kings for their sakes, 22 Saying, Touch not my anointed, and do my prophets no harm. 23 Sing to the LORD, all the earth; show forth from day to day his salvation. 24 Declare his glory among the heathen; his marvellous works among all nations. 25 For great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised: he also is to be feared above all gods. 26 For all the gods of the people are idols: but the LORD made the heavens. 27 Glory and honour are in his presence; strength and gladness are in his place. 28 Give to the LORD, ye kindreds of the people, give to the LORD glory and strength. 29 Give to the LORD the glory due to his name: bring an offering, and come before him: worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness. 30 Fear before him, all the earth: the world also shall be stable, that it be not moved. 31 Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice: and let men say among the nations, The LORD reigneth. 32 Let the sea roar, and all it containeth: let the fields rejoice, and all that is in it. 33 Then shall the trees of the wood sing at the presence of the LORD, because he cometh to judge the earth. 34 O give thanks to the LORD; for he is good; for his mercy endureth for ever. 35 And say ye, Save us, O God of our salvation, and gather us together, and deliver us from the heathen, that we may give thanks to thy holy name, and glory in thy praise. 36 Blessed be the LORD God of Israel for ever and ever. And all the people said, Amen, and praised the LORD. 37 So he left there before the ark of the covenant of the LORD Asaph and his brethren, to minister before the ark continually, as every day’s work required: 38 And Obededom with their brethren, sixty and eight; Obededom also the son of Jeduthun and Hosah to be porters: 39 And Zadok the priest, and his brethren the priests, before the tabernacle of the LORD in the high place that was at Gibeon, 40 To offer burnt offerings to the LORD upon the altar of the burnt offering continually morning and evening, and to do according to all that is written in the law of the LORD, which he commanded Israel; 41 And with them Heman and Jeduthun, and the rest that were chosen, who were mentioned by name, to give thanks
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Contents
Enabling Further Loop Parallelization for Multicore Platforms
Parallelizing loops for multicore platforms is subject to certain conditions. Three requirements must be met for the compiler to parallelize a loop:
• The number of iterations must be known before entry into a loop to insure that the work can be divided in advance. A
do while
loop, for example, usually cannot be made parallel.
• There can be no jumps into or out of the loop.
• The loop iterations must be independent (no cross-iteration dependencies).
Correct results must not logically depend on the order in which the iterations are executed. There may be slight variations in the accumulated rounding error, for example, when the same quantities are added in a different order. In some cases, such as summing an array or other uses of temporary scalars, the compiler may be able to remove an apparent dependency by a simple transformation.
Potential aliasing of pointers or array references is another common impediment to safe parallelization. Two pointers are aliased if both point to the same memory location. The compiler may not be able to determine whether two pointers or array references point to the same memory location, for example, if they depend on function arguments, run-time data, or the results of complex calculations.
If the compiler cannot prove that pointers or array references are safe, it will not parallelize the loop, except in limited cases when it is deemed worthwhile to generate alternative code paths to test explicitly for aliasing at run-time.
An alternative way in C to assert that a pointer is not aliased is to use the
restrict
keyword in the pointer declaration, along with the
[Q]restrict
command-line option. The compiler will never parallelize a loop that it can prove to be unsafe.
If you know parallelizing a particular loop is safe and that potential aliases can be ignored, you can instruct the compiler to parallelize the loop using the
#pragma parallel
pragma.
Parallelizing Loops with Cross-iteration Dependencies
Before the compiler can auto-parallelize a loop, it must prove that the loop does not have potential cross-iteration dependencies that prevent parallelization. A cross-iteration dependency exists if a memory location is written to in an iteration of a loop and accessed (read from or written to) in another iteration of the loop. Cross-iteration dependencies often occur in loops that access overlapping array ranges, such as a loop that reads from
a(1:100)
and writes to
a(0:99)
.
Sometimes, even though a loop does not have cross-iteration dependencies, the compiler does not have enough information to prove it and does not parallelize the loop. In such cases, you can assist the compiler by providing additional information about the loop using the
#pragma parallel
pragma
. Adding the
#pragma parallel
pragma
before a
for
loop informs the compiler that the loop does not have cross-iteration dependencies. Auto-parallelization analysis ignores potential dependencies that it assumes could exist; however, the compiler still may not parallelize the loop if heuristics estimate parallelization is unlikely to increase performance of the loop.
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Without Leaving an Address (...Sans laisser d'adresse) is a 1951 French comedy film directed by Jean-Paul Le Chanois. At the 1st Berlin International Film Festival it won the Golden Bear (Comedies) award. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Max Douy and Serge Piménoff.
Plot
Thérèse has a child but the father left her without leaving an address. She hires taxi driver Émile to find her lover in Paris.
Cast
* Bernard Blier as Émile Gauthier
* Danièle Delorme as Thérèse Ravenaz
* Pierre Trabaud as Gaston
* Arlette Marchal as Madame Forestier
* Pierre Mondy as Forestier's friend
* Juliette Gréco as the singer
* Paul Ville as Victor (the agitated driver)
* Yvette Etiévant as Adrienne Gauthier (Émile's wife)
* Sophie Leclair as Raymonde (Gaston's girl-friend)
* Gérard Oury as a journalist
* France Roche as Catherine
* Julien Carette as the craftsman
* Colette Régis as a difficult female customer
* Sylvain as a difficult customer
* Christian Lude as Marcel Forestier (the dentist)
* Louis de Funès as the father-to-be in the waiting room
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Paula RENFROE, and Marsha Smith, Plaintiffs, v. ELI LILLY & COMPANY, et al., Defendants.
No. 78-856C(3).
United States District Court, E. D. Missouri, E. D.
June 30, 1982.
Shook, Hardy & Bacon, Lane D. Bauer, Harvey L. Kaplan, Kansas City, Mo., for Eli Lilly defendant.
Stephen H. Ringkamp, Hullverson, Hullverson & Frank, Inc., James E. Hullverson, St. Louis, Mo., for plaintiffs.
MEMORANDUM
FILIPPINE, District Judge.
This matter is before the Court on the joint motion of certain of the defendants for summary judgment in defendants’ favor on all counts of plaintiffs’ complaint. The motion has now been adopted by all defendants except Comark, Inc. As grounds for the motion, defendants claim that plaintiffs’ causes of action are barred by the California and/or Ohio statutes of limitations made applicable to plaintiffs’ claims by the Missouri borrowing statute, § 516.-190, R.S.Mo.1978. The borrowing statute reads as follows:
Whenever a cause of action has been fully barred by the laws of the state, territory, or country in which it originated, said bar shall be a complete defense to any action thereon, brought in any courts of this state.
Defendants argue that the word “originated” as used in the borrowing statute, has been construed to mean “accrued”; and that under the standards for accrual of a cause of action set forth in § 516.100, R.S. Mo.1978, plaintiff Renfroe’s causes of action accrued in California by the fall of 1976 and plaintiff Smith’s causes of action accrued in Ohio or California by April, 1976. Thus, defendants contend, plaintiffs’ claims are barred by the applicable one-year California statute of limitations and/or the applicable two-year Ohio statute of limitations. Defendants apparently concede that the applicable Missouri limitations period would be five years. Section 516.120, R.S.Mo.1978.
Plaintiffs argue in response to the motion that the plaintiffs’ causes of action “originated” in Missouri, and hence that the borrowing statute does not apply. Plaintiffs also argue, alternatively, that the applicable California statute of limitations is six years, and that the running of the statute(s) of limitations was tolled while the defendants were absent from the states of California and Ohio.
The complaint in this action was filed August 17, 1978. The complaint alleges that plaintiff Renfroe developed adenocarcinoma of the cervix, and that plaintiff Smith developed squamous cell carcinoma of the cervix, as a result of their in útero exposure to certain drugs (hereinafter collectively referred to as DES) manufactured by the defendants. Plaintiffs have allegedly undergone surgery to remove the cancer. The complaint states claims against the defendants for negligence per se, negligence, breach of express and implied warranty, fraud and deceit, strict liability, and conspiracy to defraud and deceive. Plaintiffs each seek recovery for pain, for medical expenses, lost wages, and the loss of ability to bear children, as well as punitive damages.
This case being a diversity action, the Court must apply the limitations rule which would be applied by a Missouri court. Guaranty Trust Co. v. York, 326 U.S. 99, 65 S.Ct. 1464, 89 L.Ed. 2079 (1945). Missouri regards limitations issues as procedural issues, governed by Missouri law. Keaton v. Crayton, 326 F.Supp. 1155, 1157-58 (W.D.Mo.1969). The Missouri borrowing statute adopts a foreign state’s statute of limitations for a cause of action which “originated” in the foreign state, if the foreign statute provides a shorter period than the otherwise applicable Missouri statute of limitations. Farthing v. Sams, 296 Mo. 442, 247 S.W. 111 (1922).
The initial question, then, is where the plaintiffs’ claims “originated.” Defendants, as noted above, argue that “originated,” as used in § 516.190, means “accrued.” Plaintiffs argue that “originated” refers to the place where defendants’ tortious conduct last directly affected the plaintiffs, that is, plaintiffs’ place of birth.
Missouri’s use of the word “originated” in its borrowing statute is apparently unique; the great majority of borrowing statutes of general applicability refer to the place where the cause of action “arose,” and several others refer to the state where the cause of action “accrued.” Ester, Borrowing Statutes of Limitation and Conflict of Laws, 15 U.Fla.L.Rev. 33, 79-80 app. (1962) (hereinafter Ester). As far as this Court’s research has disclosed, Missouri cases construing the borrowing statute have for the most part used the words “arose”, “accrued” and “originate” interchangeably, without discussion. The only law review article which has been written about the borrowing statute, which was enacted in 1899, described its effect in this manner: “the Missouri courts [now] hold that the time limited by the law of the place where the cause of action arose is the law which governs the right of the plaintiff to maintain his action in Missouri.” Haley, When is a Foreign Cause of Action Barred by Limitations in Missouri?, 21 St. Louis L.Rev. 43, 45 (1935) (emphasis added) (footnote omitted).
The Court believes that, at least with reference to claims premised on personal injury, such as plaintiffs’ claims, § 516.190 must be construed in the same manner as borrowing statutes which refer to the place where the cause of action “arose” or “accrued.” The inquiry under any such statute is simply the place where the cause of action came into being, or, if the various elements of a cause of action did not develop simultaneously, where the final element of the cause of action came into being. Of course, in the vast majority of cases premised on personal injury, the elements of the plaintiff’s cause of action have developed simultaneously, and hence the need for detailed analysis to determine the place where the cause of action originated or came into being, has been very limited. See, e.g, Ester, supra, stating that “[t]he courts unanimously hold that a cause of action sounding in tort arises in the jurisdiction where the last act necessary to establish liability. occurred,” and equating that location with the place “in which injury is received.” 15 U.Fla.L.Rev. at 47-48. Cf. McIndoo v. Burnett, 494 F.2d 1311, 1313 (8th Cir. 1974) (stating, in an automobile accident case, that “the plain meaning of the [Missouri borrowing statute] is that where the tort takes place in a foreign jurisdiction Missouri will adopt” the foreign limitations period.) Although conflict of law principles could be used to determine where a cause of action arises or originates, see Comment, Choice of Law: Statutes of Limitation in the Multistate Products Liability Case, 48 Tul.L.Rev. 1130 (1974), Mack Trucks, Inc. v. Bendix-Westinghouse Automotive Air Brake Co., 372 F.2d 18, 21-26 (3d Cir. 1966) (dissenting opinion), cert. denied, 387 U.S. 930, 87 S.Ct. 2053, 18 L.Ed.2d 992 (1967), the Missouri cases cited by defendants amply demonstrate that Missouri courts eschew such an approach, holding instead that the borrowing statute embodies a particular choice of law directive which the courts are not free to modify. See, e.g., Trzecki v. Gruenewald, 532 S.W.2d 209 (Mo.1976) (en banc); Girth v. Beaty Grocery Co., 407 S.W.2d 881 (Mo.1966).
Having established that the relevant inquiry is simply when (and thus where), see Mack Trucks, supra, (majority opinion), the plaintiffs’ causes of action came into being, or arose, or accrued, or originated, the Court must now determine how Missouri cases have defined that point in cases of the nature of the instant case. The Court agrees with defendants that this inquiry must be undertaken in light of § 516.100, R. S.Mo.1978, which provides in part that a “cause of action shall not be deemed to accrue when the wrong is done or the technical breach of contract or duty occurs, but when the damage resulting therefrom is sustained and is capable of ascertainment, and, if more than one item of damage, then the last item, so that all resulting damage may be recovered, and full and complete relief obtained.” Section 516.100 applies, by its terms, to a range of sections including the borrowing statute. The Court observes that the inquiry as to when plaintiffs’ causes of action accrued is the same as the inquiry as to when the Missouri statute of limitations, if applicable, would have begun to run. 51 Am.Jur.2d, Limitation of Actions § 107 (1970); Jepson V. Stubbs, 555 S. W.2d 307 (Mo.1977) (en banc).
One of the early Missouri cases dealing with a situation comparable to that alleged in the case at bar was Clohesy v. Century Electric Co., 142 S.W.2d 780 (Mo.App.1940). Clohesy had worked for the defendant as a grinder from 1922 to 1926, and allegedly contracted pneumoconiosis as a result of breathing metal dust during that time; plaintiff alleged however that the illness was not ascertainable until 1934, the year in which he filed his complaint. Defendant claimed on appeal that the plaintiff’s claims were barred by the five-year statute of limitations, but the appellate court, reviewing the record in light of what is now § 516.100, found that although the plaintiff had suffered sinus trouble as early at 1925 and was treated for a bronchial condition in 1929, there was enough evidence in the record that reasonable minds could differ as to whether plaintiff had developed pneumoconiosis, and if so, if the pneumoconiosis was ascertainable more than five years before he filed suit. The Court noted the testimony of plaintiff’s medical expert that the pneumoconiosis did not show up in x-rays taken during the years 1929 through 1933.
Clohesy was relied on in a comparable situation in Krug v. Sterling Drug, Inc., 416 S.W.2d 143 (Mo.1967). Plaintiff in Krug had been prescribed a drug for an arthritic condition. She began to take the drug in 1953; in 1955, she noticed a blurring of her eyesight, and by 1957, her vision was sometimes “fuzzy.” However, she continued to take the drug by prescription until 1961 or 1962, by which time she had lost her central vision. Suit was filed in 1963 and the defendant drug manufacturer claimed that it was barred by the five-year statute of limitations. There was testimony that plaintiff’s doctor was not aware of the cause of her worsening eyesight until certain medical literature was published in 1961, and hence that plaintiff did not know the cause of her condition until that year. The Court of Appeals held that plaintiff’s suit was not untimely as a matter of law, either because defendant’s negligence in failing to warn plaintiff’s doctor of the hazards of the drug could be said to have continued until 1961 or because it was not clear that plaintiff’s injury was capable of ascertainment more than five years prior to the institution of her action, and plaintiff did not know the cause of her injury until 1961.
Thus, it may be said that “[t]he rule set out in § 516.100, ... that the damage be sustained and capable of ascertainment is ... a rule of reason, turning on the time when the damage can reasonably be discovered or made known so that the right to commence an action arises.” West v. Atlas Chemical Industries, Inc., 264 F.Supp. 697, 700 (E.D.Mo.1966). Hence, it is evident that plaintiffs’ claims did not originate or arise at least until plaintiffs physical injuries reasonably could have been discovered. (This requirement in itself forecloses the plaintiffs’ theory of the time of accrual of their claims, because, as the facts discussed below make clear, the fact that plaintiffs would develop cancer as a result of their exposure to DES was not reasonably discoverable until long after their births.)
However, in a case such as this, it could be most unfair to hold that a claim accrues as soon as physical injury manifests itself, because the likely cause of the injury might be totally unknown at that time. Plaintiffs have alleged in their complaint that “in approximately 1972, medical science discovered that teenage girls whose mothers had taken defendants’ drugs, were developing [cancer] and that this condition was a direct result of their mothers having taken defendants’ drugs.” Complaint, ¶ 12. Thus, women with in útero exposure to DES who developed cancer prior to “approximately 1972” would have had no reason at that time to believe that their injury had a legally actionable cause. The defendants apparently concede that accrual of a cause of action bears some relation to discovery of the cause of injury, because they concede that plaintiff Renfroe’s claims may have accrued as late as 1976, when plaintiff Renfroe formed the opinion that the cancer for which she had undergone surgery in 1971 had been caused by her exposure to DES.
The Court’s research has not disclosed any Missouri case directly discussing this point. However, it may be inferred from Krug v. Sterling Drug, supra, that Missouri courts would not bar a cause of action for slowly developing injuries caused by a drug because the plaintiff learned too late the cause of her injuries, especially where plaintiff learned of that cause as soon as her doctor did. Moreover, in the analogous context of occupational disease cases brought under the Workmen’s Compensation Act, it has been held that the statute of limitations did not begin to run until the plaintiff was aware that he had a compensable disability in the sense of a disability caused by an occupational disease which resulted from his ordinary work activities. Myers v. Rival Manufacturing Co., 442 S.W.2d 138 (Mo.App.1969).
Courts in other jurisdictions have also faced this issue, and have held that accrual of a cause of action for a latent injury is related to the time of discovery of the injury’s cause. A very thorough consideration of this issue appears in Stoleson v. United States, 629 F.2d 1265 (7th Cir. 1980), a Federal Tort Claims Act case. Plaintiff in Stoleson worked in an army ammunitions plant, handling certain munitions containing nitroglycerin. After approximately one year of work, plaintiff began to experience chest pains and subsequently suffered a heart attack. However, she continued to work for three more years at the plant, until 1971. From the time of her heart attack, in 1968, plaintiff suspected that it had a connection with her working conditions; in 1969, she read a union newspaper article suggesting a connection between chest pains and nitroglycerin; and in 1969 she was informed by an occupational safety inspector that he believed her exposure to nitroglycerin caused her heart problems. However, physicians informed plaintiff in 1968 and 1969 that there was no connection, and it was not until May of 1971 that plaintiff was informed, by another doctor whom plaintiff had consulted and who did seminal research on the subject, that there was a causal connection.
Plaintiff filed her claim in August, 1972. The district court dismissed plaintiff’s case at the close of her evidence on the basis that her claims accrued either in 1968, when she suffered her heart attack, or in 1969, when she read the union newspaper article and spoke to the occupational safety inspector, and hence that her claims were barred by the applicable two-year statute of limitations. The Court of Appeals reversed, holding that it was not until May of 1971, when plaintiff talked to the third doctor, who documented the relationship between nitroglycerin exposure and heart problems, that plaintiff had knowledge of the critical fact of causation. The Court pointed out that plaintiff had “acted with utmost diligence in seeking to establish the cause of her heart problems,” 629 F.2d at 1271, and that, despite her subjective belief that “nitroglycerin was the culprit ... had [plaintiff] sought competent legal advice [before May, 1971], she would have been informed quite correctly that she had no claim against the government.” 629 F.2d at 1270. Thus, the Court of Appeals held that plaintiff’s claim was timely.
Other cases bearing on this issue include United States v. Kubrick, 444 U.S. 111, 100 S.Ct. 352, 62 L.Ed.2d 259 (1979) (malpractice claim under the Federal Tort Claims Act accrues when plaintiff knows of his injury and its probable cause; accrual is not delayed until plaintiff learns that his injury has been negligently inflicted); Needham v. White Laboratories, Inc., 639 F.2d 394 (7th Cir. 1981) (under Illinois law, a DES plaintiff’s claims did not accrue until she knew that she had a physical problem and also that someone was or might have been responsible for it) (alternative holding); Williams v. Borden, Inc., 637 F.2d 731, 734 (10th Cir. 1980) (under Oklahoma law, a claim for “meat wrappers’ syndrome,” a pulmonary disease, does not accrue “until the plaintiff knows, or as a reasonably prudent person should know, that he has the [injury] and that defendant has caused it”) (quoting and adopting the holding of a similar Oregon case); McKenna v. Ortho Pharmaceutical Corp., 622 F.2d 657 (3d Cir.) cert. denied 449 U.S. 976, 101 S.Ct. 387, 66 L.Ed.2d 237 (1980) (under Ohio law, although injury from drug ingestion manifested itself at a certain time, running of the statute of limitations was tolled until the plaintiffs knew, or by the exercise of reasonable diligence should have known the cause of the injury); Karjala v. Johns-Manville Products Corp., 523 F.2d 155, 160 (8th Cir. 1975) (under Minnesota law, statute of limitations on personal injury claims begins to run when “some harm or impairment has manifested itself which can be shown to have been caused by an act or omission for which the defendant would be liable”); Ikenn v. Northwestern Memorial Hospital, 73 Ill.App.3d 694, 29 Ill.Dec. 883, 392 N.E.2d 440 (1979) (plaintiff’s malpractice claim for blindness caused by administration of oxygen following premature birth, filed when plaintiff was 22, was barred by two-year statute because plaintiff “reasonably, and perhaps very easily” should have learned of the cause of her blindness by the time she was 20).
In accordance with all of the foregoing authorities, especially, of course, the Missouri cases, the Court believes that Missouri courts would hold that the present plaintiffs’ claims did not arise or accrue until (1) the plaintiffs suffered reasonably discoverable injuries and (2) the plaintiffs knew or, in the exercise of reasonable diligence should have known, whichever first occurred, that their injuries were caused by DES exposure. Hence, their claims originated when (and where) the later of those two factors developed.
The Court turns to the relevant facts in plaintiffs’ cases as shown by the depositions, interrogatory answers, affidavit, and documents submitted by defendants. (Plaintiffs have not submitted evidence in opposition to the motion). The defendants’ burden, of course, is to show that there exists no genuine dispute as to any fact material to the limitations issue and that there is no room to dispute defendants’ entitlement to judgment as a matter of law. Fed.R.Civ.P. 56(c).
Plaintiff Renfroe was born on February 14, 1954, in Independence, Missouri. She lived in Independence until 1960, when she moved to Canada with her family. In January, 1963, plaintiff moved to Ohio with her family, where they lived until June, 1969. At that time plaintiff and her family moved to Modesto, California, where plaintiff lived until February, 1973. Plaintiff lived in Kansas City, Missouri, from February, 1973 until September, 1973, while attending college. She returned to California in September, 1973, and remained there until July, 1974, when she moved to Washington. In September, 1975, plaintiff returned to California, where she has resided since that time.
In July, 1971, while living in California, plaintiff went to a public clinic where she was treated for gonorrhea. She was told at that time that she had a small growth on her cervix that she should have checked by a gynecologist. This was the first indication plaintiff had of problems in her vaginal area. She followed this advice, and went to Dr. Ward. Her first visit was October 4, 1971; at that time Dr. Ward performed a biopsy on plaintiff. He called plaintiff’s mother six days later to inform her that something was wrong, and he subsequently informed plaintiff that the biopsy disclosed cancer.
Plaintiff then had a second biopsy performed by Dr. Hill, who had plaintiff hospitalized on November 1. Plaintiff’s hysterectomy was performed by Dr. Hill on November 5, 1971. Since that time, plaintiff has had periodic cytological examinations, which have all been negative. To plaintiff’s knowledge, she has not had any recurrence of the cancer, and Dr. Hill has found no evidence of any recurrence.
According to plaintiff, at some time before December 10, 1971, Dr. Hill discussed with plaintiff’s mother, in plaintiff’s presence, his impression that plaintiff’s cancer and plaintiff’s mother’s ingestion of stilbestrol during her pregnancy with plaintiff “seemed to be related, that there had been a few cases that he had seen or heard about and the two seemed to be related.” Plaintiff Renfroe’s Deposition at 113. (Plaintiff’s mother had obtained copies of her pregnancy medication records and shown them to Dr. Hill.) Apparently according to plaintiff, this was the only occasion on which Dr. Hill discussed, with plaintiff or in plaintiff’s presence, any causation between DES and cancer. Similarly, Dr. Hill’s affidavit states that “[a]t some time during the period of time encompassing her surgery and a year thereafter, I discussed with Paul [sic] Beth Renfroe the possible association of her cervical cancer with her mother’s ingestion of Stilbestrol or DES during her pregnancy with Paula Beth.” Affidavit of Dr. Edward C. Hill, ¶ 9. Plaintiff Renfroe’s mother has testified that by November 1, 1971, Dr. Ward had mentioned to plaintiff that the pregnancy medication was a “possible cause” of plaintiff’s cancer, Deposition of Mary Renfroe at 37, and that Dr. Hill told plaintiff’s mother that her ingestion of Stilbestrol necessitated the plaintiff’s surgery. Id. at 80.
However, plaintiff has testified that no doctor has ever told her that DES exposure was the cause of her cancer. Plaintiff Renfroe’s Deposition at 151. According to plaintiff, it was not until the fall of 1976, when plaintiff read a copy of an article by Dr. Hill on clear cell carcinoma of the cervix and vagina in young women, which relied in part on plaintiff’s medical history, that plaintiff formed the belief that DES had caused her cancer. Dr. Hill’s article was published in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology in June, 1973; plaintiff first saw it in the summer of 1975 when she was doing research in Seattle, Washington, but she did not read it at that time, and merely sent away for a copy of the article. Plaintiff first read a newspaper article indicating a relationship between cervical cancer and DES in “about 1973 or ’4.” Renfroe Deposition at 118.
Giving the plaintiff the benefit of all inferences that might be drawn from the above evidence, the Court cannot grant defendants summary judgment against plaintiff Renfroe because it is not absolutely clear that plaintiff was sufficiently apprised of a definite link between her DES exposure and her cancer while she lived in California. Dr. Hill’s affidavit is somewhat vague, and plaintiff’s account of the conversation almost portrays plaintiff’s case as the occasion for the genesis of a theory in Dr. Hill’s mind. There is a possibility left open that it was not until 1973, while plaintiff was living in Kansas City, Missouri, where she might have read a newspaper article on the subject, that plaintiff, in the exercise of reasonable diligence, had or should have had sufficient notice of the cause of her injuries to cause her claims to accrue. (Of course, it might have been while she was living in Kansas City that plaintiff, had she exercised reasonable diligence, would have discovered the cause of her injury, whether or not she read a particular newspaper article on the subject.) Whether or not plaintiff should have learned of the cause of her cancer before (or after) 1973 while she lived in Missouri depends in part on the course of the development of medical science on the issue, and the Court simply does not have sufficient evidence of that aspect of the limitations issue either.
If plaintiffs claims did accrue in Missouri, then the five-year Missouri statute applies. Because plaintiff did not reach the age of 21 until February 14, 1975, her complaint would be timely under Missouri law by virtue of § 516.170, R.S.Mo.1978. The Court finds that defendants have not conclusively established that plaintiff Renfroe’s claims originated, or arose, or accrued, in California instead of Missouri, and hence the motion for summary judgment will be denied as to plaintiff Renfroe.
The Court turns to the facts of plaintiff Smith’s case. Plaintiff was born August 25, 1952, in St. Louis, Missouri. Plaintiff lived in St. Louis or its Missouri suburbs until September, 1963, when she and her family moved to Kansas. Plaintiff and her family moved to California in September, 1966, where plaintiff has lived since except for the period from June, 1972 to May 30, 1974, when she lived in Ohio.
Sometime in 1971, plaintiff’s mother read an article in Time magazine about the high incidence, possibly linked to DES, of cancer in young women, and made an appointment for plaintiff to see Dr. Walker. Dr. Walker did a pap smear on plaintiff, with negative results. After this examination, plaintiff read the Time article and was informed by her mother that she had taken DES.
After moving to Ohio, plaintiff had a pelvic exam and pap smear at a public clinic in September, 1972. The results were negative. In August, 1973, plaintiff visited Dr. Baurichter to have a pap smear done because she was aware, from her 1971 conversation with her mother, that she might develop cancer. This test was negative. On May 20, 1974, plaintiff first went to Dr. Avery, in Cincinnati, because she believed she had a vaginal infection. Dr. Avery performed a pelvic examination and took a biopsy. On May 29,1974, plaintiff was told by Dr. Avery that she had cancer.
Plaintiff flew home to California the next day; she was admitted to Stanford University Hospital, after further testing by Dr. Lamb, on June 10, 1974. Plaintiff’s operation was performed on June 11,1974. Since that time she has not had any major physical complaints, other than a residual urinary problem. All of her check-ups since the operation have been negative. Two of plaintiff’s treating doctors in California informed plaintiff, while she was hospitalized, that they believed her cancer was caused by DES. Plaintiff Smith’s Deposition at 94. While plaintiff was hospitalized for surgery, she was examined by other doctors who were researching the link between DES and cancer. Dr. Lamb informed plaintiff that he would be able to get further funding for more research on the subject of that link, on the strength of his study of plaintiff and other patients at the hospital.
Approximately one year after plaintiff’s surgery, plaintiff answered a newspaper ad for DES mothers or daughters. She was told by a woman who answered the telephone number listed in the ad that she should get legal help, and plaintiff was given Melvin Belli’s number. Plaintiff called Mr. Belli (who is co-counsel of record for plaintiffs in this action). On April 19, 1976, plaintiff’s doctor noted that plaintiff was “involved in a lawsuit” against the drug companies.
The Court believes that on the basis of the foregoing, it is impossible to determine whether plaintiff Smith’s claims originated in Ohio or in California. Although plaintiff may have believed that her cancer, when discovered in Ohio, was caused by DES, it is not clear that she was aware of sufficient medical authority to verify her opinion until she was told by her treating doctors in California that they believed that DES exposure caused her cancer. As discussed above, the critical question is not when the plaintiff formed a subjective belief that DES caused her cancer, but when she had or, in the exercise of reasonable diligence should have had notice of sufficient medical authority to go to the trier of fact. Stoleson v. United States, supra. As it is not clear whether this occurred in Ohio or in California, the Court must consider whether plaintiff Smith’s claims are barred under both statutes.
Defendants contend that the governing Ohio statute of limitations is Ohio Rev.Code Ann. § 2305.10, which provides that “[a]n action for bodily injury or injuring personal property shall be brought within two years after the cause thereof arose.” Plaintiffs do not argue otherwise. In Andrianos v. Community Traction Co., 155 Ohio St. 47, 97 N.E.2d 549 (Ohio, 1951), in which the plaintiff was injured while riding as a passenger on one of the defendant’s buses, the statute was held to govern “all actions the real purpose of which is to recover damages for injury to the person and losses incident thereto and it makes no difference whether such action is for a breach of contract or strictly in tort. The limitation is imposed on the cause of action and the form in which the action is brought is immaterial.” 97 N.E.2d at 550. Thus, § 2305.10 applies to all tort actions in which recovery for personal injuries is sought. This Court finds that § 2305.10 applies to all claims in this action.
The statute has been held to begin to run (after injury has manifested itself) when the plaintiff knows, or by the exercise of reasonable diligence should know, the cause of injury. McKenna v. Ortho Pharmaceutical Corp., supra. In an earlier interpretation of the statute, the Sixth Circuit approved the Fifth Circuit’s approach that it would begin to run when some damage, although not necessarily the ultimate damage, occurred. Brush Beryllium Co. v. Meckley, 284 F.2d 797 (6th Cir. 1960).
Under either interpretation, the Court finds that the statute began to run on plaintiff Smith’s claims at the latest on June 22, 1974, when she was released from the hospital after her surgery, because by that time two of plaintiff’s physicians had told her that it was their belief that plaintiff’s cancer was caused by DES. The Court believes that it is beyond dispute that by that point, plaintiff no longer had a mere subjective belief that DES caused her cancer, but had sufficient notice of medical knowledge that would support her belief. Accordingly, as this action was not filed until August 17, 1978, it is barred as to plaintiff Smith by the Ohio statute unless some other provision of Ohio law operated to toll its running. It is clear that Missouri courts would apply the whole complex of Ohio statutes and decisions relating to the limitations period, not merely the statute prescribing the period. Devine v. Rook, 314 S.W.2d 932 (Mo.App.1958); Young v. Hicks, 250 F.2d 80 (8th Cir. 1957).
Plaintiff Smith argues that § 2305.15 of the Ohio Revised Code operated to toll the running of the statute of limitations. Section 2305.15 reads in part as follows: “When a cause of action accrues against a person, if he is out of state, ... the period of limitation for the commencement of the action ... does not begin to run until he comes into the state.... ” This “saving clause” has been interpreted as follows:
Under Ohio law, the “saving clause’s” tolling of the statute of limitations is tied to a defendant’s amenability to personal service. Seeley v. Expert, Inc., 26 Ohio St.2d 61, 65-66, 269 N.E.2d 121, 128 (1971). If a defendant is not amenable to personal service within the state of Ohio, that defendant is deemed to be “out of state” within the meaning of Section 2305.15 and the statute of limitations is prevented from running in his favor. This rule applies even when the defendant is a nonresident of Ohio, and despite the fact that substituted service is available under the Ohio Rules of Civil Procedure. See Seeley v. Expert, Inc., [supra].
In effect, under Ohio law a corporation that is not physically present (or that does not have a statutory agent) in Ohio — and thereby is not amenable to personal service — never receives the protection of the two year statute of limitations contained in section 2305.10. Ohio Brass Co. v. Allied Products Corp., 339 F.Supp. 417, 424 (N.D.Ohio 1972); Seeley v. Expert, Inc., [supra]. While the Ohio Supreme Court’s construction of section 2305.15 has been criticized, in a diversity action in which Ohio law controls a federal district court must nonetheless follow the Ohio Supreme Court’s interpretations of Ohio statutes.
Mead Corp. v. Allendale Mutual Insurance Co., 465 F.Supp. 355, 361-62 (N.D.Ohio 1979) (footnote omitted); accord, Scheer v. Air-Shields, 61 Ohio App.2d 205, 401 N.E.2d 478 (1979). Therefore, as to those defendants who were not subject to personal service in Ohio in accordance with Ohio statute or rules, the “saving clause” tolled the running of the statute of limitations.
Ohio Civil Rule 4.2 (1971 and Supp.1980) effective July 1, 1970, provides as follows: Service of process ... shall be made as follows:
(6) Upon a corporation either domestic or foreign: by serving the agent authorized by appointment or by law to receive service of process; or by serving the corporation by certified mail at any of its usual places of business; or by serving an officer or a managing or general agent of the corporation.
It appears from the affidavits that have been filed that the following defendants have had registered agents in the State of Ohio for at least a two-year period between July, 1976, and August 17, 1978: Eli Lilly and Company, Rexall Drug Company, The Upjohn Company, Abbott Laboratories, E. R. Squibb and Sons, Inc., Merck & Co., Inc., and McNeilab, Inc. Thus, even if plaintiff’s claims accrued as late as April, 1976, as defendants were prepared to concede, plaintiff’s claims, if they arose in Ohio, are barred as to these defendants.
An affidavit submitted on behalf of defendant Carnrick Laboratories, Inc. states that at all pertinent times, said defendant was doing business and engaged in the sale of products in Ohio and has had a salesperson in Ohio since 1970. Defendant Kremers-Urban Company’s affidavit states that it had salespersons in Ohio throughout the 1970’s. Defendant Rowell Laboratories, Inc.’s affidavit states that it was present and doing business in Ohio since plaintiff Smith was first diagnosed as having cancer and that it distributed diethylstilbestrol in Ohio.
The Court finds that the affidavits submitted on behalf of defendants Carnrick Laboratories, Inc., Kremers-Urban Company, and Rowell Laboratories, Inc. do not conclusively establish that those defendants were amenable to service in Ohio, for a two-year period between June 22,1974, and August 18, 1978, in accordance with Ohio Civil Rule 4.2. See Ohio Brass Company v. Allied Products Corporation, 339 F.Supp. 417 (N.D.Ohio 1972). Accordingly, the Court cannot grant summary judgment as to said defendants, or as to defendants Reed and Carnrick Pharmaceuticals, Blue Line Chemical Company, or Comark, Inc., who did not file any affidavits pertaining to their amenability to service in Ohio. Of course, any of these defendants may be able to establish at trial that they were amenable to service in Ohio in the relevant period, and thus that plaintiff Smith’s claims, if they accrued in Ohio, are time-barred as to them.
As to defendants Eli Lilly, Rexall, Upjohn, Abbott Laboratories, Squibb, Merck, and McNeilab, the question remains whether they are also entitled to summary judgment if plaintiff Smith’s causes of action accrued in California. Defendants contend that the applicable statute is Cal.Code of Civ.Pro. § 340(3), which, since before 1974, has provided a one-year period for bringing “[a]n action for ... injury to ... one caused by the wrongful act or neglect of another.... ” Plaintiffs, however, contend that Cal.Civil Code § 29 is applicable. Section 29 provides:
A child conceived, but not yet born, is to be deemed an existing person, so far as may be necessary for its interests in the event of its subsequent birth; but any action by or on behalf of a minor for personal injuries sustained prior to or in the course of his birth must be brought within six years from the date of the birth of the minor, and the time such minor is under any disability mentioned in Section 352 of the Code of Civil Procedure shall not be excluded in computing the time limited for the commencement of the action.”
This section has been interpreted, in the context of malpractice actions, to be subject to the “discovery rule” of accrual, discussed above: “the statute of limitations commences to run when the plaintiff discovers the injury and its negligent cause or through the exercise of reasonable diligence should have discovered it.” Segura v. Brundage, 91 Cal.App.3d 19, 27, 153 Cal. Rptr. 777, 781-82 (1979) (quoting Whitfield v. Roth, 10 Cal.3d 874, 112 Cal.Rptr. 540, 519 P.2d 588 (1974)).
However, in the DES case of Sindell v. Abbott Laboratories, 85 Cal.App.3d 1, 149 Cal.Rptr. 138 (1978), superseded, 26 Cal.3d 588, 163 Cal.Rptr. 132, 607 P.2d 924 cert. denied 449 U.S. 912, 101 S.Ct. 285, 286, 66 L.Ed.2d 140 (1980), the California Court of Appeals held that the one-year limitations period of § 340(3) applied, and that § 29 was not applicable. The Court said that § 29 was not meant to apply to injuries which do not manifest themselves until long after infancy. In the decision superseding the lower Sindell decision, the California Supreme Court made no mention of the limitations issue. Accordingly, this Court believes that the decision of the Court of Appeals is entitled to determinative weight on the issue of the applicable statute of limitations. Moreover, it is surely a reasonable interpretation, given the fact that the disability of infancy is among those excluded from computation of the limitations period under § 29. Accordingly, this Court finds that § 340(3) governs.
It has been held in California, as in other jurisdictions, that a claim for slowly developing injuries accrues when the plaintiff discovers or, by the exercise of reasonable diligence, should have discovered the cause of injury. Sindell, supra, 149 Cal. Rptr. 138, at 151; G. D. Searle & Co. v. Superior Court, 49 Cal.App.3d 22, 25, 122 Cal.Rptr. 218 (1975). See Comment, Accrual of Statutes of Limitations: California’s Discovery Exceptions Swallow the Rule, 68 Cal.L.Rev. 106 (1980). By this standard, plaintiff Smith’s claims accrued, at the latest, by June 22,1974, when she was released from the hospital. Hence, plaintiff Smith’s complaint, filed August 17, 1978, is untimely as to these defendants unless some tolling provision applies.
Plaintiff argues that Cal.Civ.Proc.Code § 351, which provides that the statute is tolled as to any “person, [who] is out of the State” applies. However, this statute has been construed, as to corporate defendants, to mean that it is nonamenability to service of process, including substituted service, that causes the tolling provision to apply. Loope v. Greyhound Lines, Inc., 114 Cal. App.2d 611, 250 P.2d 651 (1952); cf. Dew v. Appleberry, 23 Cal.3d 630, 153 Cal.Rptr. 219, 591 P.2d 509 (Cal.1979) (en banc) (§ 351 must be read literally as to individual defendants).
At any rate, each of these defendants has stated in its affidavit that it had a registered agent in California, at least since 1972. Therefore, there appears to be no question but that plaintiff Smith’s claims, whether viewed as arising in Ohio or California, are time-barred as to these defendants, and judgment will be entered in these defendants’ favor on plaintiff Smith’s claims.
. In Mahalsky v. Salem Tool Co., 461 F.2d 581 (6th Cir. 1972), the Andrianos court’s interpretation of § 2305.10 was applied to a products liability case in which recovery for injury to personal property was sought on theories of express and implied warranty, negligent representations, and negligent design.
. The Sindell complaint involved causes of action based on negligence, industry-wide liability, strict liability, violation of express and implied warranties, false representations, misbranding in violation of federal law, conspiracy, and “lack of consent.”
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Oceanography and Coastal Sciences
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Dissertation
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I examined patterns and timing of ontogeny and relative growth in five species of blenny (Teleostei: Blenniidae) from the northern Gulf of Mexico by assigning a suite of discrete character state scores to ontogenetic events (10 external traits; 218 total specimens). This is the first study to evaluate developmental patterns in reef-associated fishes relative to the timing of metamorphosis and settlement by applying scaling techniques and statistical methods to quantify, differentiate, and select criteria for defining intervals of development across taxa. Blennies settle at a common state of ontogeny and share a common pattern of body and fin/cirrus growth. Three 'natural' intervals of development (labeled 'larvae', 'metamorphs', and 'settlers') were consistently identified based on scoring and summing character states, and cluster analysis. Shape differences separate larvae from metamorphs, but not metamorphs from recent settlers. The common growth pattern consists of a general deepening of the head and abdomen, a narrowing of the interorbital region, and elongation of the pectoral and pelvic fins. These changes during metamorphosis produce the common shape and basic adult body form at settlement. Differences in shape show little relationship to phylogenetic distance. Estuarine blennies settle at a smaller size but similar state of ontogeny as coastal/shelf species, which suggests the timing, rate, and state of ontogeny at important periods of ecological transition, may influence survival. The smaller size at settlement in estuarine blennies is consistent with natural selection emphasizing rapid ontogeny in species or areas where competition for available habitat or resources is great. Differences in fin and body pigmentation patterns and in the number of teeth between estuarine and coastal/shelf blennies suggest that development reflects adaptive convergence to similar ecological niches and habitats, rather than revealing any evolutionary relationship. In blennies, ontogeny progresses gradually and continuously rather than in a stepwise fashion, as postulated by saltatory theory. Differential growth rates of individual body parts provide a similar conclusion. Variability in the timing and magnitude of ontogeny make recognizing proposed thresholds between 'steps' difficult, if not impossible. Blennies are not juveniles at settlement as commonly accepted for many other demersal and reef-associated species.
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2002
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Lee A. Fuiman
DOI
10.31390/gradschool_dissertations.2262
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The T18 Howitzer Motor Carriage, abbreviated as HMC. was an American self-propelled gun. Its development started in September 1941 as a close-support vehicle using the M3 Stuart's chassis. A 75 mm howitzer was mounted on the right front of the vehicle. The gun mount was adapted from the M3 Grant. Two prototypes were produced by Firestone and then sent to the Aberdeen Proving Ground. However, they were unsatisfactory because of their high superstructure and nose weight. Because the Army disliked the high superstructure and nearly vertical armor, the T18 was abandoned in 1942, and soon started a new turreted project, the T41 75 mm HMC, also known as the Howitzer Motor Carriage M8.
Later, the prototypes were kept on display in the Aberdeen Proving Ground until they were destroyed in 1947.
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The development started in September 1941 with a requirement for a close-support vehicle based upon the M3 Stuart's chassis, but it was made of a mild steel superstructure. A 75 mm Pack Howitzer was mounted on the right of the glacis plate of the vehicle. The gun mount was modeled from the M3 Lee's 75 mm gun's mount.
Two prototypes were produced and sent to Aberdeen Proving Grounds. They were unsatisfactory because of their heavy nose weight. By the time the first pilot model was midway into being completed, the project was canceled since the army disliked the high superstructure, nose weight, and nearly vertical armor. The project was soon superseded by the T41 project. Later, the prototypes were kept on display in the Aberdeen Proving Ground until they were destroyed in 1947.
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Geomorphological evolution and ecological response of the River Ehen to the reconnection of a headwater tributary
Evolution géomorphologique et réponse écologique de la rivière Ehen à la reconnexion d'un affluent
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Freshwater ecosystems are amongst the most threatened in the world. They have been -and still are- altered by a wide range of human activities; from damming, dredging, mining and diversion, to water abstraction, pollution and over-exploitation of sediment and biota. Later recognition of the important ecosystem services provided by rivers, wetlands and floodplains, triggered a need for the restoration and rehabilitation of degraded freshwater systems. The protection and conservation of endangered species has been a particular focus of efforts. The River Ehen, in Northwest England, is one such restoration initiative. The river is naturally regulated by a post-glacial lake, but its exploitation for water abstraction led to the construction of a weir and the diversion of a headwater tributary (several decades ago) that previously discharged just downstream from the lake outlet. Ben Gill is a first order ephemeral tributary whose diversion halted the natural transfer of water and sediments into the main-stem Ehen. This had an impact on the natural behaviour of the system and conditions in the river deteriorated. In the early 2010s, concerns were voiced about the consequences of habitat deterioration for the survival of the freshwater pearl mussel (Margaritifera margaritifera L.). This endangered species is present in high densities in the upper Ehen; in fact, the Ehen hosts the largest remaining population of England. In response to these concerns, the Environment Agency decided to review the water abstraction licence and restore natural sediment dynamics in the river by reconnecting the ‘lost’ tributary, Ben Gill. The objective of the restoration is rather simple in its aim, but complex in its application: restore physical habitat to sustain the pearl mussel population. This thesis focuses on evaluating the changes to fluvial processes and resulting physical habitat in response to the restoration actions and assessing whether these were in line with what we know is suitable for pearl mussels. It sits on the back of preliminary efforts to characterise the pre-restoration conditions of the River Ehen. The reconnection of Ben Gill is the centre-piece of this restoration, so it was crucial to monitor its evolution in order to assess the volumes and frequency of sediment delivery into the Ehen. Because the stream is ephemeral, it was possible to capture its topography under dry conditions, using Structure-from-Motion (SfM) photogrammetry. This technique is becoming common-place in fluvial geomorphology, but this thesis presents the first example of its application within a river restoration context. Aerial images were collected from a small UAV and used to generate 3D models of the channel topography. Successive topographic models were then compared to determine the volumes of erosion and deposition within the channel and infer a minimum volume of export to the Ehen. Additionally, given the relatively small size of the channel (300 m long) and the possibility to install a dense network of ground control points (necessary to properly geo-reference SfM photogrammetry outputs), it was possible to test and determine the potential of using a camera with a fish-eye lens, often criticised as unsuitable for SfM photogrammetry. The results showed that SfM photogrammetry can be applied using a fish-eye camera, given appropriate calibration, assessment of errors and bespoke ground control point network. Model accuracy was consistent over time and the quality high enough to accurately capture the geomorphic evolution of the channel. Confidence in the results was improved by the unexpectedly large scale of the changes observed. These changes meant that large volumes of sediment were exported from Ben Gill and deposited in the Ehen from the early days of the opening of the channel. As part of monitoring related to the reconnection, the Environment Agency installed a series of turbidity meters in the Ehen which, after empirical field-based calibration, provided time-series of suspended sediment concentrations. It was thus possible to assess the changes in the dynamics of suspended sediments in relation to the reactivation of its headwater subcatchment. By comparing 2 years prior to and 2 years following the reconnection, it was possible to characterise the role played by this small, ephemeral but highly dynamic tributary in driving suspended sediment dynamics in the regulated Ehen. On average, the suspended sediment load increased by 65% following the reconnection (i.e. for an increase in catchment size of 1.2%), with most transport occurring through short but intense flow events. This was of particular interest from a geomorphic process perspective, since most studies of ephemeral streams are concentrated in arid or Mediterranean regions; little is known about their relative influence in temperate climate regions. A significant finding from a management perspective is that the increased suspended sediment loads in the Ehen –if left unchecked– may threaten mussels and counter other positive changes resulting from the reconnection. Although mussels can cope with short-lived high suspended sediment events, they are highly vulnerable to the deposition and accumulation of fines on the riverbed. This is particularly true for the juveniles that live buried in the top layer sediment for the first few years of their life. Thus, in-channel fine sediment storage was monitored for over 2 years in the Ehen to assess the effects that the increased suspended sediment loads had on mussel habitat. Analysis of the timing of flows in the Ehen compared to those in Ben Gill revealed that in-channel storage was controlled by the degree of synchronicity between the two streams. High deposition occurred when Ben Gill was connected but flows did not spill over the weir, while the removal of fines was only observed for very high discharges in the Ehen. As with suspended sediment loads, the storage of fines in the riverbed increased following the reconnection. The geomorphic adjustments in the Ehen in response to the newly restored delivery of coarse sediment from Ben Gill was assessed by looking at changes in grain size distribution, surface particle mobility and cross-sectional topography. A large fraction of the material exported from Ben Gill accumulated at the confluence, forming downstream a continuously growing depositional bar. Using the same SfM photogrammetry technique used for Ben Gill, the growth and role of the depositional bar as a transient storage were assessed. It appears, at least in the first two years following the reconnection, only a relatively small fraction of material deposited on the bar is actually re-mobilised and conveyed downstream in the Ehen; most deposits remain on the bar which consequently has kept growing in size. Nevertheless, topographic surveys have confirmed visual observations of deposition in the first 300 m downstream from the confluence, notably a new lateral bar on the true right bank. Other areas have been subject to erosion. Grain size distribution has also changed in the most active morphological units, with an overall trend towards a fining of the bed texture. Surface particle mobility has increased since the reconnection, but still remains rather limited despite the occurrence of very high flows during the period of this study. Nevertheless, this increase in mobility is significant in the two most active morphological units and, along with the observed changes in topography, bode well for a continued improvement of conditions in the future. The hydraulic and geomorphic changes observed in the Ehen as a result of flow regulation and the diversion of Ben Gill are thought to have facilitated excessive growth of algae on the river bed. To investigate this, a 13-month study of the factors potentially influencing algal growth, including the abundance of grazing invertebrates, was undertaken. Monthly surveys were undertaken at two sites in the Ehen and two in Croasdale Beck, an unregulated tributary of the Ehen. This work emphasised the different temporal dynamics of algal growth in the Ehen compared to Croasdale. Algal abundance, represented using total chlorophyll-a, varied according to the magnitude of bed disturbance in the period preceding sampling dates. Invertebrate communities differed between the Ehen and Croasdale, largely reflecting changes in the abundance of different functional feeding groups. Generalised Estimating Equations suggested some of the variation in total algal abundance (chlorophyll-al) could be accounted for by grazer abundance. However, ordination-based analysis of the composition of the algal community suggested more complex interactions, with environmental controls (flow hydraulics, nutrients, bed stability) more important than simply grazing pressure. The reconnection of Ben Gill to its main-stem Ehen is a unique example of non-invasive catchment-scale restoration initiative of an upland river. In this sense, it differs from some rehabilitation projects whose actions are limited to things such as artificial gravel augmentation, the installation of deflectors or other in-channel features, or in some cases the ‘landscape gardening’ of a target reach. The focus of the Ehen project is on restoring fluvial processes which, in turn, will help achieve the objective of improving physical habitat for the pearl mussel. Although proper assessment of the response of the pearl mussel population to the restoration will require more time and investigation, the primary goal of the reconnection has been achieved; the natural delivery of coarse sediments has been reactivated and material is being conveyed downstream the upper Ehen, creating new geomorphic features and increasing habitat diversity. As is the case with any restoration or rehabilitation project, there has been uncertainty and unpredictability as to how the tributary might behave and how the river might respond. The primary and most worrying manifestation has been the marked increase in fine sediment loads. Given the sensitivity of the focal species, these high loads have been a cause for concern for the government agencies and conservation groups involved in the project. This has raised interesting questions about the possible need for intervention, though for the moment the decision has been made to simply monitor how the situation evolves. This and all other elements of the reconnection have ensured that the restoration of the Ehen has been an invaluable learning experience from a management perspective, and especially regarding the role of monitoring to help assess river response and the achievement of target objectives.
Le sujet de ma thèse portait sur l’évaluation des effets écologiques et géomorphologiques d’un projet de réhabilitation de rivière. Ce projet avait pour but de ‘renaturaliser’ les dynamiques fluviales et améliorer les conditions d’habitat de la population de mulette perlière, en reconnectant un affluent détourné dans les années 1970. L’utilisation de la technologie photogrammétrie ‘Structure-from-Motion’ a permis le suivi de l’évolution géomorphologique de l’affluent, en produisant des ‘DEMs of Difference (DoDs)’. Ceux-ci ont servi à observer les changements sédimentaires et géomorphologiques de l’affluent, et à estimer son budget sédimentaire. Les effets du renouvellement de la dynamique sédimentaire sur l’activité de la rivière principale ont été suivis grâce à la combinaison de traceurs et de modélisation hydraulique. L’intérêt principal était d’étudier le lien entre conditions hydrauliques et mobilité du lit, et dans quelle mesure ce nouvel apport sédimentaire influe sur l’activité morpho-dynamique de la rivière. Les conséquences sur la dynamique des sédiments fins ont aussi été évaluées, en étudiant la dynamique de stockage des particules fines au sein de la matrice sédimentaire, ainsi qu’en déterminant le budget de la charge en suspension de la section d’étude, ces éléments étant complexifiés par la nature éphémère de l’affluent. Enfin, la dernière partie était consacrée à l’analyse des interactions entre l’hydrologie, la stabilité du lit, le développement des algues et les communautés d’invertébrés. Une campagne de terrain de douze mois a permis de collecter des données sur les peuplements macro-benthiques, la biomasse algale, ainsi que des mesures de débit et de stabilité de fond. Ces données ont alimenté une série de modèles multivariés, dont le but était d’étudier les interactions entre les algues, les invertébrés brouteurs et les facteurs de perturbations hydrauliques et géomorphologiques.
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Blood Vessels
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The study of blood vessels is called Angiology. The blood vessels are of following types :
(1) Arteries : Thick walled, carrying oxygenated blood (deoxygenated in pulmonary artery) from heart to various parts of body. These blood vessels are grouped as Aorta which branches to form arteries which further divides into thinner branches called arterioles inside the organ. Average diameter of arteriole is \[120\,\,\mu m\] the arterioles further divide into smaller vessels called meta-arterioles \[(70\,\,\mu m)\] which divide into capillaries. At the beginning of capillary, the arterioles posses circular muscles called precapillary sphincter which regulates flow of blood into the capillaries which is called vasomotion. Smooth muscles of arteries innervated by sympathetic fibers, their stimulation control vasoconstriction and vasodilation. Smooth muscles of arteries and arterioles also limit bleeding from wounds by producing vascular spasm during cut. Arteries two types.
(i) Conducting or elastic arteries
(ii) Distributing or muscular arteries.
Elastic or conducting arteries receive blood from heart and do not provide it to any organ rather they provide blood to other atreries and are pressure reservoirs of blood.
Muscleless end of meta-arteriole is called thoroughfare channel or preferential channel.
The largest artery is dorsal / abdominal aorta (systemic aorta).
• Anastomosis : If more than one arteries are supplying to one organ then branches of these arteries unite to form a network called Anastomosis. It provides many collateral or alternate pathways of blood supply. So, if there is blocking of any artery, it will not lead to necrosis.
(2) Capillaries : Smallest blood vessels, discovered by Marcello Malpighi (also layered nucleated squamous epithelial cells called endothelium resting on a basement membrane. Diameter of capillary is about 8m. These are also called as exchange vessels as they are the site of exchange of material between blood and tissue because of least barrier in them. The capillaries can be grouped into two categories :
(i) Arteriolar capillary : Which supplies nutrition, respiratory gases etc. to the body cells.
(ii) Veinular capillaries : Which collect the metabolic wastes from the body cells.
Capillaries possess about 7% of total body blood and are present near almost all cells of body in the intercellular spaces. The tissues which are devoid of intercellular spaces are also devoid of capillary. They are called avascular tissues.
Capillaries are surrounded by cells of connective tissue called pericapillary cells. Some of these cells are contractile and phagocytic in nature and are called Rouget cells or pericytes.
Continuous capillaries are without fenestra/aperture, hence are less permeable. These are present in organs such as lungs, muscles, connective tissues and brain tissues.
Fenestrated capillaries possess apertures/fenestra and are found in those organs where there is maximum need of permeability such as endocrine glands, intestinal villi, cavities of brain, kidney, ciliary body of eye.
Sinusoids are irregularly dilated capillaries found in organs where there is decrease in flow rate such as liver, spleen, bone marrow, parathyroid, pituitary gland. In liver, sinusoids are branches of venules and open into venules while in other organs, they originate from arteriole and unite to form venules.
(3) Veins : These are thin walled, carrying deoxygenated blood (oxygenated in pulmonary vein) from tissues to the heart. Venules, smallest branches, unite to form veins which in turn unite to form vena cava. The largest vein is inferior vena cava/post caval. Varicose veins is stout, blood filled painful veins specially of the limbs due to defective watch pocket valves.
Histology of arteries and veins
(1) Tunica externa or tunica adventitia : Outermost, fibrous, made up of collagen rich connective tissue and less elastin fibres. The collagen fibres give strength to the blood vessels and prevent their overdilation.
(2) Tunica media : Middle, thickest, made up of smooth involuntary muscle fibres and elastin fibres. This layer is very much variable because number of elastin fibres and muscle fibres depend upon the position of blood vessels from the heart.
(3) Tunica interna or tunica intima : Innermost, thinnest, made up of inner, single layer of simple squamous epithelial cells called endothelium resting on a basement membrane and outer layer of elastic (yellow fibrous) connective tissue. The hollow space in the blood vessel is called lumen.
Differences between arteries and veins
S.No.
Characters
Arteries
Veins
(1)
Wall
Thick, more elastic, non collapsible.
Thin, less elastic, collapsible.
(2)
Tunica externa
Less developed, so less strong.
More developed, so more strong.
(3)
Tunica media
More muscular and has many elastic fibres.
Less muscular and only a few elastic fibres.
(4)
Tunica interna
Endothelial cells more elongated. Elastic membrane more developed.
Endothelial cells less flat. Elastic membrane less developed.
(5)
Lumen
Narrow
Wider
(6)
Position
Deep seated except wrist, neck etc.
Superficial
(7)
Valves
Without valves.
With valves to prevent back flow.
(8)
Direction of blood flow
From heart to body organs
From body organs to heart
(9)
Nature of blood
Oxygenated except pulmonary artery.
Deoxygenated except pulmonary vein
(10)
Blood pressure
More, generally 120/80 mm of Hg.
Less, generally 0 mm of Hg.
(11)
Speed of blood
Fast
Slow
(12)
After death
Becomes empty
Contain blood
(13)
Amount of blood
15% at any given time.
64% at any given time
(14)
Colour
Pink
Dark red
(15)
Disintensibility
Less
More
(16)
Average Blood pressure
More
Less
(17)
Elastic-lamina
Present
Absent
Blood pressure : The pressure exerted by the blood on the wall of the blood vessels in which it is present is called blood pressure. It is usually measured in brachial artery by an instrument called sphygmomanometer (invented by Riva-Rocci). Arterial blood pressure is of 2 types :
(1) Systolic blood pressure : It is the pressure exerted by blood on the walls of the blood vessels due to the systole of ventricles and is equal to 120 mm Hg. During ventricular systole, there is expansion in the artery due to the uncoiling of elastic layer. Hence, the pressure is maximum in arteries but gradually decreases in capillaries and veins.
(2) Diastolic blood pressure : It is the pressure exerted on walls of blood vessels when the ventricles are relaxed. During ventricular diastole, the uncoiled elastic layer recoils leading to normalization of artery. Hence, blood pressure drops down to 80 mm Hg. Thus, blood pressure in normal person is systolic/diastolic pressure i.e. 120/80 mm Hg.
(3) Pulse pressure : The difference between systolic and diastolic pressures is called pulse pressure and its normal value is \[12080\,\,mm\text{ }Hg=40\,\,mm\text{ }Hg.\] It provides information about the condition of arteries.
(4) Mean arterial pressure : It is the average pressure of systolic and diastolic pressures. As the blood remains in the systolic phase for shorter period and in the diastolic phase for longer period, the mean pressure of blood lies near the diastolic pressure.
This value varies at different levels of circulation being maximum (100 mm Hg) in the aorta and minimum (0 mm Hg) in the venae cavae under normal conditions.
Pulse : It is the pressure wave of distension and recoiling felt in the radial artery due to the contraction of left ventricle which force about \[70-90\,\,ml\] of blood in each cardiac cycle to aorta. This pressure wave of contraction travels down to the wall to the arteries and is called the pulse.
The pulse is measured in the radial artery in the wrist but can be felt in the temporal artery over the temporal bone or the dorsal pedis artery at the bind of ankle. The pulse normally travels at the rate of 5-8 m/second.
Since each heart beat generates one pulse in the arteries so the pulse rate per minute indicates the rate of heart beat. So the normal pulse rate in a normal adult person is 72/minute.
The normal ratio of systolic pressure to diastolic pressure to pulse pressure is about 3 : 2 : 1.
Factors affecting blood pressure
(1) Age : With the advancing age, BP increases after the age of 60 years, it is calculated as 100 + age of the person.
(2) Cardiac output : BP increases with the increase in cardiac output.
(3) Elasticity of blood vessels : BP is inversely related to the elasticity of the blood vessels.
(4) Total peripheral resistance : Constriction of the blood vessels increases BP whereas dilation of the blood vessels decreases BP.
Hypotension : Low blood pressure with systolic below 110 mm Hg and diastolic below 70 mm Hg. It is caused by low metabolic rate, starvation, anaemia, chronic vasodilation of arterioles, lower pumping activity of heart, loss of blood in haemorrhage, valvular defects, nervous disorders and Addison’s disease. It may cause fainting. Also due to lowering of oxyctosin, Acetylcholine. ANP (Atrial Natriuretic Peptide) Low \[C{{a}^{++}},\]Low BMR.
Hypertension : Persistent high blood pressure with systolic more than 140 mm Hg and diastolic more than 90 mm Hg. It is caused by decrease in extensibility of the artery due to atherosclerosis and arteriosclerosis. Sclerosis means hardening and narrowing of blood vessels which may be due to the deposition of cholesterol or calcium or lipid or any other compound in the wall of the arteries and arterioles.
In atherosclerosis deposition is mainly in tunica interna of the blood vessels which prevents their dilation. The atherosclerosis is, infact, the beginning of thickening and hardening of blood vessels but later, the deposition of cholesterol and other compounds takes places in both tunica media and tunica interna leading to arteriosclerosis.
Hypertension caused by hormones (epinephrine, aldosterone, renin) is called secondary hypertension, other forms of hypertension are known as primary or essential hypertension.
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The result was Delete, since Anne Frank's cats was deleted as well. Glass Cobra 15:18, 25 September 2008 (UTC)
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Request for Adding Canvas WebGL Context Cleanup Method
In the Babylon.js framework, when utilizing the getContext function on an HTMLCanvas element, it creates a new rendering context object, such as 2d, webgl, webgl2, webgpu, or experimental-webgl, to facilitate 3D rendering. This context creation is essential for the engine to operate effectively, and it occurs during the setup of the private _gl property within the ThinEngine class, which serves as the foundation for the Engine.
However, there’s an issue we’ve identified: the webgl context created in this process is never released, even when the engine is disposed of. Consequently, for applications that rely on creating and destroying multiple engines, not necessarily in the order of their creation, various canvas contexts may linger in the browser for each engine instance. Over time, this could lead to an overflow of webgl contexts, with the browser eventually discarding the oldest context in its creation history. Depending on the application, this behavior might deviate from the expected workflow and pose challenges for debugging, particularly for developers less familiar with the HTML Canvas API.
Our proposal is to address this issue by exposing a public method on the ThinEngine class for explicitly releasing the current canvas WebGL context, if it exists. This enhancement would empower developers to efficiently manage memory and perform a straightforward cleanup of the context as needed.
We have considered incorporating this context cleanup method as part of the dispose function’s internal calls. However, this approach may not align with the preferred workflow for some applications that might have manually created the context before initializing the engine. Making it a private method within dispose could also introduce breaking changes for existing users.
Hence, our preferred solution is to introduce a separate public method, as mentioned earlier. This approach maintains flexibility for those who may want to persist manually created contexts while providing a clean solution for memory management.
We believe that this feature would not only benefit the application we are currently working on but also be a valuable addition for the wider Babylon.js community. Therefore, we are interested in creating a Pull Request (PR) to implement this feature, as it has the potential to streamline context management and enhance the Babylon.js experience for developers.
Your feedback and insights on this proposal are highly appreciated, and we look forward to collaborating on this enhancement.
Thank you for considering this feature request.
How would you release the context? I can’t see any method such as destroy / dispose / release on the WebGL context (WebGLRenderingContext - Web APIs | MDN).
The garbage collector will automatically get rid of the context after you dispose the engine, so you should normally not encounter this situation. If this happens, it probably means you have a problem in your program somewhere (maybe something is retaining the gl context, preventing the browser to release the ressources?).
There’s the WELGL_lose_context extension. The garbage collector doesn’t seem to automatically do context loss, I guess probably because it can be lost and restored across several events like switching browser tabs etc. But when I test it with a React setup:
• Has a list of products models shown in 3D space on a canvas
• Makes 3D preview as a modal when a product model is clicked with a seperate canvas (new engine and scene).
• Dispose engine and scene each time product preview is closed.
Now much as this is a simplistic description of the setup, what happens is when I preview about 15 products regardless of if it’s same product or not i.e (create and dispose new engines) then the 16th preview would lead to an overflow which would clear out the original setup that shows the product lists after a browser forceful loss of context to the oldest created one, which in this case is the product list setup.
I’m not sure how this extension will help disposing a canvas? This extension is mainly used for debugging purpose, to simulate losing and restoring a context.
I think you have a problem in your program where the engine is either not disposed, or something else is retaining the gl context, preventing the browser to reclaim it. Are you sure the variable you store a reference to the engine you create also goes out of scope when you dispose the engine? Try to set it to null / undefined to be sure there’s no dangling references to it.
This won t help as @Evgeni_Popov mentioned. The extension is only here to help you troubleshoot context loss internally and ensures your app is dealing with it correclty.
The only way is to dispose the engine, and remove the canvas element from the dom. Then the GC will kick in whenever seems appropriate so as long as you create/dispose frequency is not to high, it should be all good. Otherwise, anyway, I would advise to debounce those as it is a pretty expensive process and even better, recycle recycle recycle :slight_smile:
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@sebavan @Evgeni_Popov I appreciate that this was written that way in the spec and can also be interpreted incorrectly to mean this is a debugging tool, however if you can look at the Khronos spec of this extension here WebGL WEBGL_lose_context Khronos Ratified Extension Specification you’ll find this under the looseContext around the new functions section.
Implementations should destroy the underlying graphics context and all graphics resources when this method is called. This is the recommended mechanism for applications to programmatically halt their use of the WebGL API.
This is indeed the implementation of this and I can say, my program might have references that I just haven’t debugged hard enough to get rid of, that I can’t really say for sure, after all it’s a pretty complex setup. But this solves the issue I mentioned earlier for my setup, and that is proof that this doesn’t just simulate a context loss but it’s the programmatic way of actually doing it.
I agree that this specification says this is the recommended way to get rid of WebGL resources.
However, the engine class constructor takes the canvas as an input parameter, it doesn’t create the canvas itself. So, in my opinion, it’s the responsibility of the external code to get rid of the canvas, just as it created it.
What we could do is add a parameter to the options object passed to the constructor (something like loseContextOnDispose), but that would be false by default to keep backward compatibility.
cc @sebavan for his opinion.
It’s true about not creating the canvas internally, hence why I was almost suggesting a completely separate public method to dispose of the context, but I like your idea even better for having optional parameter as this then will probably be way easier for the developers using the Engine class without knowing too much about the Canvas API.
It is true that the canvas is not created by the Engine, but also using the getContext method creates a new context if none exist, and I would imagine most use cases of the engine don’t have a preexisting drawing context, just a canvas DOM element. So arguably it is the engine in most cases that is creating this drawing context and it is the role of the engine to lose this context too.
Could we add an extra parameter on dispose instead ?
Actually, adding a flag to the dispose function is a bit annoying, because it would be specific to WebGL and would have no meaning for WebGPU / Native… In this regard, adding an option to the construction object is less intrusive because we can already have specific options depending on the engine…
What do you think?
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Let’s discuss it on the PR:
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that’s what I do in react-babylonjs. if an instance is passed to the framework then I had no way to know if the intention was that the caller wanted to manage the lifecycle. I added a property disposeOnUnmount to indicate that they wanted to hand over disposal responsibility. I would think of it as a constructor argument.
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112 were swept away, and the slave-trade went merrily on for fifty years and more.
Down in Darien, where the Delegal riots took place some summers ago, there used to come a strong protest against slavery from the Scotch Highlanders; and the Moravians of Ebenezer did not like the system. But not till the Haytian Terror of Toussaint was the trade in men even checked; while the national statute of 1808 did not suffice to stop it. How the Africans poured in!—fifty thousand between 1790 and 1810, and then, from Virginia and from smugglers, two thousand a year for many years more. So the thirty thousand Negroes of Georgia in 1790 were doubled in a decade,—were over a hundred thousand in 1810, had reached two hundred thousand in 1820, and half a million at the time of the war. Thus like a snake the black population writhed upward.
But we must hasten on our journey. This that we pass as we near Atlanta is the ancient land of the Cherokees,—that brave Indian nation which strove so long for its fatherland, until Fate and the United States Government drove them beyond the Mississippi. If you wish to ride with me you must come into the "Jim Crow Car." There will be no objection,—already four other white men, and a little white girl with her nurse, are in there. Usually the races are mixed in there; but the white coach is all white. Of course this car is not so good as the other, but it is fairly clean and comfortable. The discomfort lies chiefly in the hearts of those four black men yonder—and in mine.
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A Listing for Ordinary Testosterone Levels in Men Reproduction Portion
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Facebook pushes back on feds' plan to use fake social media accounts | TheHill
Facebook said proposed plans by the Department of Homeland Security to create fake profiles to monitor foreign nationals’ social media activity would violate the platform’s rules, the Associated Press reported. A Friday report indicated that U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services rolled back a ban on officers using fake social media identities, with DHS saying the accounts will aid them in reviewing green card, visa and citizenship applications. “Law enforcement authorities, like everyone else, are required to use their real names on Facebook and we make this policy clear,” Facebook spokeswoman Sarah Pollack told the AP. “Operating fake accounts is not allowed, and we will act on any violating accounts.” The proposal would also violate Twitter rules against impersonation, but the platform told the AP it is still reviewing the practice. The State Department first began requiring visa applicants to submit their social media usernames in June, according to the AP. Under the proposal, officers would only be allowed to monitor publicly available social media information rather than “friending,” “following” or otherwise interacting with the targets, according to the AP. Pollack told the AP that Facebook has made its concerns known to DHS about the use of fake accounts and its policies on impersonation, and has told DHS that Facebook will shut down fake accounts even if they belong to undercover law enforcement, according to the news service. The Hill has reached out to DHS for comment. View the discussion thread. The Hill 1625 K Street, NW Suite 900 Washington DC 20006 | 202-628-8500 tel | 202-628-8503 fax The contents of this site are ©2019 Capitol Hill Publishing Corp., a subsidiary of News Communications, Inc.
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recalc
recalc method
This element is obsolete and should no longer be used. Recalculates all dynamic properties in the current document.
Syntax
HRESULT retVal = object.recalc(fForce);
Parameters
fForce [in, optional]
Type: VARIANT_BOOL
A VARIANT_BOOL that specifies one of the following values.
VARIANT_FALSE (false)
Default. Recalculates only those expressions that have changed since the last recalculation.
VARIANT_TRUE (true)
Recalculates all expressions in the document.
Return value
Type: HRESULT
If this method succeeds, it returns S_OK. Otherwise, it returns an HRESULT error code.
Standards information
There are no standards that apply here.
Remarks
Implicit dependencies, internal property changes, and related properties can cause some expressions not to recalculate, even though the referenced properties might have changed. For example, resizing the main window changes the IHTMLElement2::clientWidth property. Expressions that reference IHTMLElement2::clientWidth might not be recalculated, because the change might not be recognized.
Implicit dependencies refer to properties that can be modified by changes in other properties. For example, the IHTMLScreen::height property of a div object implicitly depends on the IHTMLElement::innerHTML property of the div object. However, if an expression references the IHTMLScreen::height property, a change in the IHTMLElement::innerHTML property, which might modify the IHTMLScreen::height, does not cause a recalculation of the expression on a subsequent call to IHTMLDocument3::recalc.
Related properties can access or manipulate data or behaviors through one or more other properties. For example, IHTMLStyle::pixelLeft and IHTMLStyle::posLeft can set or get the left position of the element. However, if an expression that references IHTMLStyle::pixelLeft and IHTMLStyle::posLeft is modified, the expression might not be recalculated on subsequent calls to IHTMLDocument3::recalc.
Related properties that can cause this behavior include the following: IHTMLElement2::clientHeight, IHTMLElement2::clientLeft, IHTMLElement2::clientTop, IHTMLElement2::clientWidth, IHTMLScreen::height, IHTMLRuleStyle::left, IHTMLElement::offsetHeight, IHTMLElement::offsetLeft, IHTMLElement::offsetTop, IHTMLElement::offsetWidth, IHTMLStyle::pixelHeight, IHTMLStyle::pixelLeft, IHTMLStyle::pixelTop, IHTMLStyle::pixelWidth, IHTMLStyle::posHeight, IHTMLStyle::posLeft, IHTMLStyle::posTop, IHTMLStyle::posWidth, and IHTMLRuleStyle::top.
To force the recalculation of all expressions, refer to the same property name or manually call IHTMLDocument3::recalc(true).
See also
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Talk:Studniówka
What ages attend?
Saw this on Did you know on the main page. But I was curious if all high school age students attend or just the eldest year? Can you add a bit on that? You can also say what high school is called there if there is an english word for it.
* Well, at my lyceum the 3rd grade organized the party for the 4th grade, so they were physically there, but they were kind of technical staff. However, my school was a tad different in that most schools in Warsaw organize the S-party at some hotel or restaurant these days, while we had it at our school - the good ol' way. // Halibutt 06:15, 9 October 2006 (UTC)
* Studniówka is only for the last grade students, but they can invite someone (younger too) to accompany. //Raseta (talk) 21:13, 9 February 2009 (UTC)
Alcohol
Do they get drunk on champagne or vodka? Ground 22:50, 12 Feb 2005 (UTC)
* Vodka. It's hard to get drunk on a glass of champagne. – Kpalion (talk) 11:08, 13 Feb 2005 (UTC)
* Officially - nothing; half-officially- a little champagne; practically- what students will be able to carry with them, usually vodka.
Rules
At my studniowka, NONE OF YOUR RULES applied MR Kapalion. That makes is a QED. But the subject is boring enough for me to bow out. Just be aware you misinform people!
* If NONE of those rules applied, then how do you know it was a studniówka? – Kpalion (talk) 18:07, 17 Feb 2005 (UTC)
* My text was "YOUR RULES", not "THOSE RULES". By "yours" I meant: the rules in which you changed my MIGHTS into your MUSTS. The name of the party was announced in advance, i.e. you did not need to know anything about the rules, just the date to come and have fun. None of your MUSTS applied. You are inventing an alternative reality. Just asked 3 of my contemporaries and they had a good laugh with your party rules (red undergarments? ribbons? [already forgot, care not check], nobody I know heard of it). Non-Poles will think we yearn for British-type monarchy with all those rigid rules of conduct inculcated from the young age. I came dressed my way, focused on food and girls and nobody told me what to do. Freedom!
* Hm.. Maybe younger generation changed the rules? I mean in my liceum, a lot of girls had red underwear, first dane was polonaise and we had champagne... Szopen 16:37, 8 September 2006 (UTC)
* Well, we too had people who decided to treat it as a normal party, but there were two of them only. And the red garters... well, perhaps our dear anon simply did not check... // Halibutt 06:12, 9 October 2006 (UTC)
Yeap!!! Freedom!!! after all those year living in communist Poland and stack up boring politically correct Clinton-Bush USA, I had to say that red underwear I remember the best. Live free or die! that's what studniowka is all about!
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What is saphenous nerve block?
Saphenous nerve block is an anesthetic procedure to numb the saphenous nerve, killing sensation in the leg.
Saphenous nerve block is an anesthetic procedure to numb the saphenous nerve, killing sensation in the leg.
Saphenous nerve block is a type of anesthetic procedure that blocks the saphenous nerve, a pure sensory nerve of the leg, to anesthetize the lower extremity.
Saphenous nerve block is performed by injecting local anesthetic (usually lidocaine or bupivacaine) with a small needle near the knee or ankle. Sometimes an ultrasound machine is used to locate the nerve that runs behind the leg and near the knee. Injecting an anesthetic in the area of the nerve near the knee or ankle will numb all the structures served by that nerve, which includes the shin, fibula, ankle, and foot.
What is a saphenous nerve block used for?
Saphenous nerve block is used:
• For wound repair or exploration of the ankle or lower leg
• As part of an ankle block required to manipulate a fractured or dislocated ankle
• For incision and drainage of an abscess in the ankle or lower leg
• For foreign body removal in the ankle or lower leg
• To control pain after surgical repair of the meniscus (partial meniscectomy)
How do you treat saphenous nerve pain?
A saphenous nerve block can be used to temporarily stop saphenous nerve pain during surgery, but, other treatments for more chronic nerve pain include:
How is the saphenous nerve block procedure performed?
The block may be performed at the knee or ankle. The following are the usual steps for performing a saphenous nerve block:
• The patient is positioned laying down.
• An ultrasound machine is sometimes used to find the location of the nerve at the knee or ankle.
• The area to be anesthetized at the knee or ankle is draped with sterile drapes and prepped with a cleaning solution, usually betadine or chlorhexidine.
• The anesthetic (usually lidocaine or bupivacaine) is slowly injected into the area around the nerve, being careful not to inject directly into the nerve or the vascular structures nearby.
• After a few minutes, the patients will notice numbness in the area of the lower leg, ankle, or foot.
• The area where the anesthetic was injected is cleaned again, and a sterile bandage is placed over the area.
• The anesthesia (numbness) from the nerve block can last from 1 to 36 hours, depending on the anesthetic used.
QUESTION
Medically speaking, the term "myalgia" refers to what type of pain? See Answer
What are the risks and complications of a saphenous nerve block?
Complications of a saphenous nerve block procedure include:
• Infection: Any procedure that involves injecting medications into the skin has the potential to cause infection. This can occur if the injection site is not properly cleaned prior to the procedure.
• Nerve injury: If the anesthetic medication is injected into the nerve itself, it may result in temporary or permanent damage to the nerve. The patient may have numbness, tingling, or pain, at the site of the injection if this occurs.
• Allergic reaction: Most anesthetic blocks are safe and rarely cause allergic reactions. When allergic reactions occur, they can range from delayed hypersensitivity (mild itching and swelling) to full anaphylactic shock. If you have a known allergy to injectable anesthetic medications such as lidocaine or bupivacaine, discuss this with your doctor prior to receiving a saphenous nerve block.
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site, half a mile long and a quarter of a mile wide, with its eastand-west streets one hundred feet wide, and its north-and-south streets eighty feet; and to leave off calling the settlement Steptoe City and name it Walla Walla, which was done. In 1862 the Territorial legislature incorporated the city, with an extent of eighty acres. It immediately became an important point, on account of the necessity of an outfitting place for miners then rushing to the Oro Fino and Florence Diggings, in what is now the State of Idaho, and from that time until, now it has been the centre of a large trade, supported first by the mining interests of the upper country, and more recently by the agricultural interests of the valley.
A word about the name of Walla Walla, which I observe is frequently translated to mean the "valley of waters." I had it from the lips of the famous Nez Perce chief, Lawyer, that wallawalla meant the confluence of two rivers, and, being used to designate the junction of the river which waters the valley with the Columbia, became used by Indians and white people to designate the natives who lived about the mouth and the fur company's fort at that place. From this the white men spoke of the river, and then of the river-valley, as the Walla Walla and "the Walla Walla country."- It is not the custom of the Indians to name rivers arbitrarily as we do, but to speak of certain localities by some descriptive word, and to call the tribe or family living there by that name.
The designation chosen for Walla Walla by her inhabitants is " Garden City," and well does she merit it, for trees and flowers fairly obstruct the view. There are few pretentious buildings of any character, the business houses being usually no more than two stories, and the residences simple cottages and villas. In the outskirts are a continually increasing number of the latter, surrounded by beautiful grounds.
The city has a handsome court-house, this being the countyseat; a large and costly public school; a collegiate institution,— Whitman College; several banks; three daily papers, the most important of which is the Union, published ever since 1869; a free library and club-room; a hospital; free postal delivery; water-works; gas lighting; churches of all denominations, and, in short, just what one would expect to find in an Eastern town
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The Green Promise
The Green Promise is a 1948 American drama film directed by William D. Russell. The film was co-produced by Houston oilman Glenn McCarthy and leading man Robert Paige to display the concept and meaning of the 4-H Club and highlight farming issues such as soil erosion, government programs, and individual enterprise. The title refers to a scene where the local preacher gives a sermon on a story from the Book of Exodus of God's "green promise" to lead Moses into a land of milk and honey. The preacher reminds his congregation that the fulfillment of the promise requires faith, difficult journeys and open-mindedness.
, the film was released into the public domain.
Plot
It tells the story of a farmer, Matthews, his son and three daughters. Leaving behind a failing farm, the family travel to pastures new. Help is proffered by agricultural county agent, David Barkley, who is immediately attracted to Matthews's eldest daughter, Deborah. Needing Deborah to run his house, and fearing David may take her away, Matthews refuses David's advice and help. He is pig-headed and sleeps through the pastor's sermon on education, understanding and tolerance. It is Susan's (Matthews's youngest daughter) yearning ambition to raise lambs. Though only ten years old, she joins the 4-H club, secures a loan from the bank and buys two lambs. She cares for them like she is a mother. Barkley strongly advises Matthews against chopping down the forest atop a hill on his land. Matthews goes ahead and sells the land to a logging company. The forest gone, a great storm comes and washes the mud down the incline towards the homestead. Fearful for her beloved lambs, Susan braves the dangerous conditions to rescue the lambs. David returns and rescues both Susan and the lambs. Deborah is atop the hill trying to move rocks in order to build a dam to save their home from the torrent of water. David arrives and pulls her back just as the land falls away. Realizing how close to harm his daughters have come because of his ignorance and selfishness, Matthews apologizes to his family and welcomes David into their home. The community of 4-H members arrive to help them clean up the land following the storm damage.
Cast
* Marguerite Chapman as Deborah Matthews
* Walter Brennan as Mr. Matthews
* Robert Paige as David Barkley
* Natalie Wood as Susan Anastasia Matthews
* Ted Donaldson as Phineas Matthews
* Connie Marshall as Abigail Matthews
* Robert Ellis as Peter "Buzz" Wexford
* Jeanne LaDuke as Jessie Wexford
* Irving Bacon as Julius Larkins
* Milburn Stone as Rev. Jim Benton
* Geraldine Wall as Mrs. Wexford
Production
During the storm scene shot at Goldwyn Studios, Natalie Wood was supposed to run across a bridge, which would collapse into the torrent of water beneath, after she reached the opposite side. However, the stunt went wrong and the bridge collapsed while Wood was still on it. She fell into the water, banging her left wrist as she fell. Though she managed to pull herself back up, the young actress was shaken and her wrist was broken. The bone was not set correctly and healed so that it protruded from the wrist. She would thereafter disguise the protruding bone with a bracelet.
A nationwide contest for a 4-H Club girl to have a small part in the picture was won by Jeanne LaDuke who shared a tutor with Natalie Wood.
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Dean Lyness
Dean James Lyness (born 20 July 1991) is an English footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for club Hamilton Academical.
Lyness began his career as a youngster with Birmingham City, but never played for the first team. He signed for Scottish Premier League club Heart of Midlothian in 2009, and spent a spell on loan at East Fife of the Scottish Second Division, but again, never played first-team football. On returning to England in 2011, he spent a season with Conference Premier club Kidderminster Harriers, playing ten matches, and then joined Burton Albion, with whom he made his first appearance in the Football League. After two spells on loan to Blackpool and a season with the club on a permanent basis, Lyness spent the 2017–18 season with Nuneaton Town of the National League North.
He returned to the Scottish top flight with St Mirren on a short-term contract in September 2018, and spent the second half of the season with Scottish League One club Raith Rovers before rejoining St Mirren. Over the next three seasons, he was the regular backup goalkeeper but made only seven first-team appearances, and signed for Airdrieonians in October 2022.
In international football, Lyness was capped four times for England at under-17 level.
Career
Lyness was born in Birmingham and raised in Halesowen, where he attended Leasowes Community College. He joined Birmingham City at the age of nine after playing for Warley Boys and for Halesowen Town Colts. By February 2007, still only 15 years old, he had made his reserve-team debut. He was a regular on the bench for the reserves in the 2007–08 season, behind either Artur Krysiak or Colin Doyle, and picked up a Birmingham Senior Cup-winners' medal as an unused substitute. In February 2009, he was named on the bench for Championship matches against Coventry City and Crystal Palace when regular substitute Doyle was struggling with a back problem. He kept goal as Birmingham reached the semifinal of the FA Youth Cup, and his third and last appearance in the first-team matchday squad came when Maik Taylor was suspended for the visit to Watford. Taylor described him as a "level-headed lad, gets his head down, works extremely hard", and was "sure he will definitely have a good career ahead of him if he keeps progressing." A few days later, Lyness was one of several youngsters told their future lay elsewhere.
Heart of Midlothian
Lyness joined Scottish Premier League club Heart of Midlothian in the 2009 close season. He played for their under-19 team, and was in goal when they beat South of Scotland League side St Cuthbert Wanderers 18–0 in the Scottish Youth Cup. Lyness was an unused substitute for the last four matches of the 2009–10 Scottish Premier League season, and came close to making a first-team debut in the Edinburgh derby against Hibernian in April 2010, but Jamie MacDonald declared himself fit to play despite a virus that had prevented him from training ahead of the match. In 2010–11, Lyness had no matchday involvement with Hearts' first team. In January 2011, he joined Scottish League Second Division club East Fife on loan, to gain experience but, as at Birmingham and Hearts previously, he appeared on the first-team substitutes' bench but never on the field. He was released by Hearts at the end of the season, and returned to the Midlands.
Kidderminster Harriers
Lyness signed a one-year contract with Conference club Kidderminster Harriers, as competition for the club's player of the year, Danny Lewis. When a knee injury broke Lewis's run of 60 consecutive Conference appearances, Lyness "produced one fine save on a more than satisfying Harriers debut" in a 1–0 win away to Kettering Town. Lyness played six Conference matches and two in the FA Cup, the second of which was a 4–1 defeat to Conference North club Corby Town, but when Lewis's injury was confirmed as serious, Kidderminster brought in the more "streetwise" goalkeeper Tony Breeden, who went straight into the starting eleven for the Conference win against Tamworth. A hip injury prevented Lyness replacing the cup-tied Breeden for FA Trophy matches against Vauxhall Motors, but he came back in for the next two rounds, and saved a penalty, albeit in a losing cause, against Luton Town. Hopes that his performance might earn him selection in the Conference team were in vain, as Breeden retained the starting place for the remainder of the season.
Burton Albion
Lyness signed a new contract with Kidderminster at the end of the season, but was happy to take the chance to move into the Football League when League Two club Burton Albion offered him a two-year deal. He had previously worked with Burton's goalkeeping coach Kevin Poole at Birmingham. He made an eventful debut. Football League Trophy rules restricting the number of team changes from the previous match prevented manager Gary Rowett from including Lyness from the start of Burton's visit to Coventry City, but he was brought on at half-time to replace Ross Atkins. He kept a clean sheet in the second half and then through extra time. In the penalty shootout, the first nine players from each team scored before Burton's tenth penalty was saved. Lyness then saved Coventry's tenth kick to keep his team in the contest, but when his own attempt was saved by Joe Murphy, he was unable to reciprocate, and Murphy's successful kick put Coventry through to the next round.
He made his Football League debut on 23 October 2012, again as a substitute, replacing the injured Stuart Tomlinson with 11 minutes plus stoppage time left in a 1–1 draw with Port Vale. On his first League start, against Dagenham & Redbridge, he conceded a first-half penalty, which he then saved by turning it onto the post, but was unable to stop the shot from the rebound; Burton won 3–2. He kept his place until mid-January, when a positional error left him unable to deal with a looped shot from Adebayo Akinfenwa that gave Northampton Town a win. Although Rowett was unwilling to blame Lyness, he selected Tomlinson for the next match, and Lyness regained a starting place only after a 7–1 defeat to Port Vale in April looked like derailing Burton's promotion chances. He played three matches – two wins and one loss – before Tomlinson came back in for the last match of the regular season and the playoff semi-final defeat to Bradford City.
Loanee Jordan Pickford began the 2013–14 season in goal for Burton, but Lyness took over when injury forced Pickford's return to parent club Sunderland in mid-August. He had a run of games, including a League Cup shootout against Premier League club Fulham in which the final penalty went in off the post and Lyness' backside. Rowett had said that Lyness would get the chance to establish himself as first choice, but Pickford went straight back into the team when his loan resumed. His recall by Sunderland in November gave Lyness another chance, and he kept two clean sheets and was man of the match against Mansfield Town. Despite the arrival of Swiss under-21 international Benjamin Siegrist, signed on loan because the club had no goalkeeping cover apart from the 50-year-old Poole, Lyness kept his place in the starting eleven for the next match, away at Plymouth Argyle, and kept his third consecutive clean sheet.
On 12 November 2015, Lyness joined fellow League One side Blackpool on loan until 2 January 2016. He rejoined the club for a second loan spell in February 2016.
Blackpool
On 31 August 2016, Lyness returned to Blackpool on a one-year deal following his release from Burton Albion. He played 15 matches in all competitions before leaving the club when his contract expired.
Nuneaton Town
On 8 August 2017, Lyness joined National League North team Nuneaton Town on a permanent deal. He left Nuneaton at the end of the 2017/18 season.
St Mirren
Lyness signed a short-term contract with Scottish Premiership club St Mirren in September 2018. He was released by St Mirren in January 2019, as the contract was not renewed.
Raith Rovers
On 16 January 2019, Lyness signed for Scottish League One side, Raith Rovers until the end of the season. He made 12 appearances, and left the club at the end of his contract.
St Mirren (2nd spell)
Lyness returned to St Mirren on a two-year deal in June 2019, after leaving the club less than a year before. On 22 December 2021 Lyness was brought into the match day XI against Celtic following a spread of covid amongst the St Mirren Squad which forced 11 players to be deemed unavailable. Lyness produced a man of the match performance that will live long in the memory of saints fans. On 6 October 2022 it was announced that Lyness and St Mirren had again parted company.
Airdrieonians
Lyness signed for Scottish League One club Airdrieonians on 8 October 2022 on a short-term deal. Lyness departed the club in January 2023 upon the end of his contract, after making 11 appearances in all competitions for the club.
St Patrick's Athletic
In March 2023, Lyness signed for League of Ireland Premier Division club St Patrick's Athletic, making his debut on 17 March 2023, in a 2–2 draw away to rivals Shamrock Rovers at Tallaght Stadium. He was voted as the club's Player of the Month by their supporters for the month of April 2023. On 12 July 2023, Lyness made his first appearance in European competition in a 2–1 loss against F91 Dudelange in the first qualifying round of the UEFA Europa Conference League at the Stade Jos Nosbaum. On 28 October 2023, he was named as the club's Player of the Year for 2023. On 12 November 2023, Lyness was part of the starting XI in the 2023 FAI Cup Final, in a 3–1 win over Bohemians in front of a record breaking FAI Cup Final crowd of 43,881 at the Aviva Stadium.
Hamilton Academical
On 26 January 2024, Lyness returned to his family in Scotland, signing for Scottish League One club Hamilton Academical until the end of the season. Lyness made 15 appearances for the club in all competitions by the end of the season, as they finished in second place and earned promotion to the Scottish Championship via the play-offs. In June 2024, he signed a new contract with the club.
International career
Lyness was capped four times by England at under-17 level in 2007, featuring alongside the likes of Jack Wilshere and Andros Townsend. He made his debut on 30 July, keeping a clean sheet as England beat Iceland U17 2–0 in the Nordic Tournament, and also played in the same competition a few days later. Needing only a draw to progress to the final, England lost 2–0. He also played against Turkey in the FA International Tournament in August, and his last international appearance, in a 6–0 defeat of Estonia in October, contributed towards England's progress to the elite qualification round for the European Under-17 Championships.
Club
* Blackpool
* EFL League Two play-offs: 2017
* St Patrick's Athletic
* FAI Cup: 2023
Individual
* St Patrick's Athletic Player of the Year: 2023
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The Finn Gold Cup is the premier competition in Finn Class sailboat racing. Organized by the International Sailing Federation, it decides the Finn World Championships and has been held every year since 1956.
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In vitro and in vivo studies for modified ethyl cyanoacrylate regimens for sclerotherapy
Jui-Che Lin, Chia Wen Lin, Xi-Zhang Lin
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Abstract
Cyanoacrylates have known for their ability to polymerize rapidly in the presence of traces of weakly basic moieties such as water. The tissue adhesive, Histoacryl® (N-butyl 2-cyanoacrylate), has been reported to control bleeding through endoscopic sclerotherapy. But the commercially available Histoacryl® is expensive, and it has the problem like other cyanoacrylates that the glue tends to flow/run away from the point of application, which is inherent to the low viscosity, making precise application difficult. In this study, ethyl cyanoacrylate (ECA), the main constituent of 'super glue,' was employed instead of Histoacryl® due to its lower cost. The aim of the research is to modify the compositions of ECA regimen and evaluate its feasibility for sclerosant application through both in vitro flow circuit model and in vivo animal tests. It was noted that the difference in the relative hardening rate between the in vitro Hepes-Tyrodes buffer flowing model and the in vivo rat model for the ECA and Histoacryl® was related to the existence of the blood protein, such as albumin, in the physiological milieu. It was also noticed that the ECA setting rate was greatly increased either in Hepes-Tyrodes buffer or in blood (to a comparable rate as Histoacryl® in vivo) by adding a few doses of caffeine, which acts as a polymerization initiator. This would lead to far better injection precision during sclerotherapy. Furthermore, in vivo histological examination for the occluded lumen of the rat's inferior vena cava and a clinical piglet portal vein occlusion experiment have suggested this new sclerosant regimen, caffeine/ECA, is of great promise in endoscopic sclerotherapy. (C) 2000 John Wiley and Sons, Inc.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)799-805
Number of pages7
JournalJournal of Biomedical Materials Research
Volume53
Issue number6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2000 Dec 12
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
• Biomaterials
• Biomedical Engineering
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-- L.A. Utility to Seek Bids for 250 Megawatts of Solar Power
Los Angeles ’s power utility, which
serves about 1.5 million customers, will seek bids from
developers for 250 megawatts of solar power to comply with a
California requirement to get 25 percent of its energy from
renewable sources by the end of 2016. The Los Angeles Department of Water & Power plans to issue
a request for proposals in June, Anh Wood, who manages three of
the utility’s solar development programs, said today by
telephone. Its board may approve contracts in the first quarter
of 2014, she said. The four biggest planned installations, totaling 200
megawatts of capacity, will be built on parcels at the utility’s
Beacon project in Kern County, California, purchased in December
for $31.5 million. The previous owner NextEra Energy Inc. (NEE) had
proposed in 2008 developing a 250-megawatt solar-thermal power
plant on the site, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. The utility now plans to build a 50-megawatt segment and to
use photovoltaic panels, while developers that plan to build the
remaining four segments must bid for 25-year power sales
contracts at no more than 8.5 cents a kilowatt-hour, she said. “We’ll get good pricing from the sheer fact that this
property already comes with all the environmental work that’s
already done,” Wood said. “A lot of the liability that comes
from project development is already taken care of.” Bids for the larger sites will be bundled with proposals to
build 50 megawatts of rooftop systems on buildings in the Los
Angeles area, as the final component of the utility’s 150-megawatt feed-in tariff program, Wood said. The price for those
20-year contracts will be capped at 14 cents a kilowatt-hour,
and it’s possible one company could get all the deals, she said. “Even though we have four contracts that we can sign,
potentially there could be one winner.” To contact the reporter on this story:
Andrew Herndon in San Francisco at
aherndon2@bloomberg.net To contact the editor responsible for this story:
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Maccabi Ma'ale Adumim B.C.
Maccabi Ma'ale Adumim (מכבי מעלה אדומים) is a professional basketball club based in Ma'ale Adumim. The team plays in the Israeli National League.
Club history
The club first joined the Israeli Basketball Association in 2006. In 2015, they won the Union Cup. They played in the Liga Artzit, the Israeli third division, until 2021 when they were promoted to the Israeli National League after finishing first in the Artzit standings. They became the first team from Judea-Samari to participate in either of Israel's top two men's basketball leagues. In their first season in the National League in 2021–22, Ma'ale Adumim finished 11th out of 15 teams with an 11–17 record. The team hosted its home games at Givat Ram in Jerusalem in 2021–22 due to their home hall not meeting the standards required for National League games. In the opening game of the 2022–23 season, Ma'ale Adumim hosted their first National League game at its home Ulema.
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ben montgomery, i took this photograph in new Mexico of the subject. he is an acquaintance of mine and i am a fan of his music. this photo is not on the internet anywhere.
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, worshipped it with sandal, sweet basil, and so forth, his worship was unacceptable. 'The salagram is pleased with thee,' said the Sadhu, 'and I have sinned by taking it.' By this time, however, Sadhna's thoughts took a different turn. He became wrapped up in the love of God, abandoned everything he possessed, and bent his steps towards the forest to enjoy the uninterrupted worship of God.
On the way he saw some of his relations at a distance. He concealed himself and avoided them by taking another route lest any of them should put pressure on him to return. On arriving in the evening at a village, he went into the house of a married man and asked for something to eat. The lady of the house on seeing Sadhna young and handsome fell in love with him. She prepared exquisite food for his repast and induced him to stay. At night she proposed to elope with him. Sadhna spurned her, and said he would not do such a thing even though she were to cut his throat for refusing. Understanding by this that, if her husband's throat were cut, Sadhna would be ready to accede to her wishes, she forthwith went and killed her husband. On returning to Sadhna she told him what she had done, and repeated her immoral proposal. Sadhna replied, 'O unworthy woman, thou hast lost thy reason; how can I agree to what thou proposest?' In her despair she raised loud cries and invented a false accusation against him: 'I believed this person to be a holy man, and accordingly entertained him. He hath now killed my husband, and made improper overtures to me. Sadhna was arrested and taken before a magistrate. When asked what he had to say, he, with the meekness and unwillingness to throw blame on others, which have characterized so many Hindu saints, pleaded
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I'm brand new to wikipedia, in all honesty I've probably looked up about five subjects. I was an english major in college and look forward to continuing my writing and editing skills as they are needed on wikipedia. As far as future articles go: look for subjects in photography, photo journalism and biographical writing. I am also extremely interested in family dynamics and how they shape interpersonal communication, career planning and the overall impact on one's life. Thanks for reading my page I look forward to interesting and exciting articles.
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Well … to understand the role entrainment plays in meditation, think of a water pump. Most of you have lived in areas where you have access to city water. You turn the knob on the tap, water comes out, end of story. If you grew up like I did, on a farm with a local well, then you probably know that in order to get the water flowing from a well you must first “prime the pump”. (Those of you who remember the days when cars all had carburetors rather than fuel injectors might also remember running out of gas and needing to prime the carburetor with a little gasoline. It’s the same principle.)
These select frequencies and tones reduce the brain's filtering effect and allows consciousness to be set free. Each recording includes binaural beats, monaural beats, isochronic tones and other sound patterns, combined to deliver a range of delta, theta and alpha rhythms that draw your brain into hypnagogia, the transitional state between wakefulness and sleep.
I have seen 1.5Hz being linked to HGH, but also 4 or 5 other frequencies as well, so it’s difficult to know what may work if any. I haven’t seen any research relating to HGH and brainwave entrainment. It’s widely believed that 40Hz is the limit for achieving a brainwave entrainment effect, which is also where many believe the gamma frequency range begins. Once you get over 40Hz into gamma your brainwave activity isn’t likely to stay in sync with it. So from a brainwave entrainment perspective, I recommend high beta frequencies for increasing energy during workouts.
Theta brainwaves in the frequency range of 6 to 9 hertz are known as thalpha waves because of their proximity to alpha waves. They are seen during states of high suggestibility, during hypnosis, and during paranormal experience and are also connected to an increase in human growth hormone (HGH) levels and higher blood flow to the brain. Theta brainwaves sit between the realms of the subconscious and conscious mind, making them an especially useful brainwave state for developing creative thinking, working through emotional problems, and integrating subconscious and conscious experience.
Thanks for your compliment on my article. 🙂 There are some frequency lists which reference and quote some links to metabolism, but I don’t know how effective or reliable that information is. One of the good things but also a drawback of this technology is how accessible it is to use and create tracks. That makes it unattractive for big companies to invest in large-scale research because it’s hard to patent and protect any product they produce based on the research. As soon as they released the frequency data, people like me would produce free videos and cheap MP3s to utilise the research, so they wouldn’t be able to get a good return on their research investment. So to try and gain some insight into what is working for people, at the moment, we are relying upon assessing anecdotal feedback in many areas. Before buying any products/tracks for increasing metabolism, I would look for and try out free videos on YouTube first, to try and gauge how those particular tracks and frequencies work for you.
The reason this rule of thumb is so useful is because there is a huge market for simple answers. A genuine elegant solution (one that accomplishes more with less) is highly valuable in the marketplace. We are used to technology delivering new easy solutions to previously difficult tasks. While most improvements are incremental, there are occasional breakthroughs that transform our lives.
One faulty expectation as it pertains to brainwave entrainment is that listening to an entrainment track is the same as meditating. If you’ve understood the principles so far as they’ve been laid out you understand why this idea is completely untrue. If the answer is not yet obvious to you, read the material covering these principles again and try to grasp their meaning.
Brainwaves, or neural oscillations, share the fundamental constituents with acoustic and optical waves, including frequency, amplitude and periodicity. Consequently, Huygens' discovery precipitated inquiry[citation needed] into whether or not the synchronous electrical activity of cortical neural ensembles might not only alter in response to external acoustic or optical stimuli but also entrain or synchronize their frequency to that of a specific stimulus.[16][17][18][19]
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We have a process that allows users to select multiple features then batch export a layout of each feature. For each feature, make it the only one visible in the map, zoom to it, populate the layout with certain attributes, then export the layout to the selected file format. To keep the layouts uniform, we have a .pagx template that we delete from the project if it already exists and re-import at the beginning of each loop.
In ArcMap, the process works fine, but in Pro the map frame in the first layout we created wouldn’t update. Even though we awaited the QueuedTasks that add the template to the project and get the layout, the map frame wouldn’t update. The workaround we’ve come up with is to import the layout, populate it with attributes, then work with the map frame. It seems like LayoutProjectItem.GetLayout() is either returning before the map frame is loaded or waiting until other properties are set to load the contents of the layout. Is there a better way to handle this process?
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HarishPalaniappan
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Hi @StephenRhea_AximGeo
1. You can set the caching behavior for a feature layer from the Layer Properties dialog box.
https://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/help/mapping/layer-properties/how-caching-works.htm
2. Try setting map extent also
https://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/help/mapping/properties/set-a-custom-full-extent.htm
Thank you!
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Quenching Your Thirst for Answers: Can Dehydration Lead To Tinnitus?
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Man sweating and drinking water
Current estimates suggest that as many as 2 to 8 Americans are chronically dehydrated, or do not consume an adequate amount of water each day. Because dehydration is such a substantial issue in the United States, there is a great deal of interest in the many effects of dehydration, and how those effects might splinter out into other conditions and issues. Is it possible to experience tinnitus or make tinnitus worse as a result of inadequate fluid consumption? We’ll dive into the effects of dehydration on auditory function below, including how inadequate intake can impact the auditory nerve, overall health, and blood pressure.
Dehydration And It’s Symptoms
Our bodies need fluids in order to carry out their typical functions, and dehydration occurs when a person’s body loses more fluids than it takes in. Symptoms of dehydration may include thirstiness, infrequent urination (with dark-colored urine when it does occur), fatigue, confusion, and dizziness. Dehydration may seem easy enough to overcome, but when chronic dehydration sets in, it can be far more difficult to correct than simply drinking a few cups of water.
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Over time, dehydration symptoms can grow more extreme, and lead to the following symptoms:
Although these are all directly linked to chronic dehydration, when the body’s natural processes are impaired by dehydration and heart and kidney health suffer, it can lead to heightened stress responses, an off-kilter central nervous system, and even movements toward cardiovascular disease.
What Causes Dehydration?
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Dehydration can have a variety of causes. When a person experiences an illness resulting in diarrhea and/or vomiting, dehydration can be a common result which is especially true if they are not able to drink plenty of liquids in order to replace the fluids lost. Another cause of dehydration may include excessive sweating. Additionally, certain medications (for example, antihistamines, blood pressure medicines, chemotherapy, diuretics, and laxatives) can also result in dehydration. If you are taking one of these medications and think that you may be experiencing dehydration, make sure you follow up with your prescribing provider in order to discuss your symptoms. Some individuals may worry that coffee consumption may lead to dehydration, but evidence suggests that moderate levels of coffee intake does not lead to dehydration.
Dehydration can also be caused by inadequate intake of electrolytes. While water itself is a great source of fluid, there may be instances in which electrolytes are not supplied adequately, and an electrolyte-rich drink is substituted. This is the reason for athletes frequently drinking sports drinks before, during, and after practices and performances; if sweat is the reason for fluid loss, it also means sodium loss, and these nutrients must also be replenished.
Who Is At Risk For Dehydration?
Anyone whose body loses more fluids than it takes in would be at risk for dehydration. However, infants and young children may be at particular risk because they can frequently experience diarrhea and are unable to hydrate themselves. Additionally, older adults may also be at risk for dehydration due to specific age-related factors that may increase their susceptibility to the condition. Athletes are also considered at greater risk than the average population, as they may be more prone to losing fluids frequently.
What Is Tinnitus And What Are Its Symptoms?
Tinnitus is a condition in which an individual hears phantom noises. Unlike the noise that can occur immediately following exposure to loud noises or hyper-sensitive hearing, tinnitus-related ringing is not a result of an external source. Tinnitus triggers can come from numerous sources, and both mild and severe tinnitus often requires several different types of intervention to resolve or lessen.
Tinnitus symptoms are fairly straightforward: ringing, rushing, or roaring in the ears. These tinnitus symptoms can be accompanied by hearing loss or ear infections, but do not necessarily have definitive causes or ties. Tinnitus patients can come from all walks of life, and tinnitus symptoms often range in their severity even within the same patient.
Is Dehydration Related To Hearing Loss And/Or Tinnitus?
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Some evidence suggests that there may be a link between auditory and/or vestibular symptoms (such as hearing loss, tinnitus, dizziness) and dehydration. Some individuals who receive a diagnosis of Meniere’s disease find that symptoms of dehydration may interact with their symptoms. Notably, Meniere’s disease is characterized by changes in fluid in the inner ear and commonly results in hearing loss, tinnitus, ear fullness, and dizziness. It has also been established that increasing or decreasing dehydration in the inner ear can increase tinnitus perception or decrease tinnitus perception
Researchers suggest that a proper diet and good hydration (i.e., avoiding malnourishment and dehydration) can be beneficial in promoting healthy habits that lower the chance of experience deficiencies that may make tinnitus worse.
Dehydration may make tinnitus symptoms worse in one unexpected way: immunity. A lack of water can negatively impact one’s immune system, from increased or decreased blood pressure, to greater susceptibility to illness (including those affecting the middle ear or inner ear). Whether it is a sinus infection that begins to worsen tinnitus, or something else entirely, there are numerous tinnitus triggers that can occur in response to the trickle effects of not adequately hydrating.
Other Links Between Tinnitus And Dehydration
Ringing in the ears can be caused by many different conditions, some of them as simple as differences or issues with head and neck muscles. Tinnitus sufferers do not always have obvious causes, like constant exposure to loud noises, nor do obvious things always make tinnitus symptoms worse. Severe tinnitus can often be a result of numerous issues, like exposure to loud noises, increased blood pressure, and high stress responses.
Impaired blood flow and restricted blood vessels have also been linked to ongoing dehydration, and both of these conditions have been tied to tinnitus. One particular type of tinnitus, called pulsatile tinnitus, involves the blood vessels. Rather than the standard ringing in the ears, a tinnitus sufferer with pulsatile tinnitus actually hears the rush of blood flowing through blood vessels. Because this particular type can impact the carotid artery and other major arterial systems, it is vital to speak with a medical professional if signs of this type of tinnitus are present.
Stress levels can be higher in people who are dehydrated, impacting the ability to get good sleep, and leading to other issues, such as the onset of TMJ disorder, tight neck muscles, and even some changes to neural pathways. Fortunately, lifestyle changes (including drinking more fluids) can help combat all of these issues. Anxiety can also respond to lifestyle changes, but anxiety often begins for more complex reasons than heightened stress or inadequate water intake.
Tinnitus Treatment
Barring the onset of tinnitus caused by inadequate hydration, there are numerous options for tinnitus treatment. Some of the most common tinnitus treatment options are:
• Hearing aids. Hearing aids help amplify outside noises, causing tinnitus to fade into the background. Although hearing aids essentially act as the opposite of ear protection, many tinnitus patients experience relief from tinnitus symptoms when hearing aids are utilized.
• White noise machines. Some people find that hearing aids are not adequate, and aim to drown out the noise of tinnitus. By increasing noise exposure or utilizing background noise, some find relief from listening to constant buzzing or ringing.
• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). Although tinnitus is a condition that affects the ears, the ears are not the only system impacted by tinnitus. Sleeping, mental health, focus, and more can all experience a dock in response to tinnitus symptoms, and CBT can help combat some of the mental health issues associated with the disorder.
• Tinnitus Retraining Therapy (TRT). TRT is a multi-faceted technique to treat tinnitus that involves using white noise to avoid common tinnitus triggers, as well as counseling practices designed to ease the anxiety and depression that can accompany symptoms. TRT is designed to help keep tinnitus spikes at bay, or to provide the necessary tools to manage a tinnitus spike should one occur.
Whether you know exactly what it is that is prone to trigger tinnitus spikes, or a tinnitus spike is wholly unpredictable, making sure that the eustachian tube and ear canal are both in good working order is usually the first step, followed by addressing any additional concerns linked to tinnitus spikes. From improving negative thoughts about the condition, to avoiding wax buildup, to staying hydrated at all times, treating tinnitus does not have to be an exercise in futility.
Conclusion
Tinnitus is a condition affecting the auditory nerve and inner and middle ear. Although dehydration is not known to consistently cause tinnitus, both acute and chronic instances of inadequate dehydration can exacerbate tinnitus and lead to other issues that trigger tinnitus, including high blood pressure, damaged hearing health, and even ear infections, when stress levels spike.
Getting enough fluids from healthy sources rather than other, caffeinated drinks can help support hearing health. Because the ears are somewhat reliant on the presence of fluid to hear and function properly, not having enough fluid can eventually cause harm to the body and brain, including the ability to hear accurately and without phantom noise.
Managing Tinnitus With Treble Health
At Treble Health, we recognize the significant impact that tinnitus can have on your life. If you have any questions, we encourage you to schedule a complimentary telehealth consultation. When you book a consultation, you will be connected with an audiologist who specializes in tinnitus management and is committed to helping you find relief. Our approach is personalized and focused on providing you with the best possible outcomes.
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Google-Facebook Dominance Hurts Ad Tech Firms, Speeding Consolidation
Advertising Online advertising companies have struggled for several years as Google and Facebook solidified their grip on digital dollars, slowing revenue for the others. Now, many ad tech companies and their investors are throwing up their hands. Venture capital money going into ad tech start-ups is falling sharply, helping push a wave of consolidation. Financing reached a high of $2.92 billion in 2015, but this year, it is on pace to be less than half that, according to CB Insights, a financial research firm. The number of independent ad tech companies has fallen 21 percent since 2013, to 185 as of the second quarter of 2018, according to LUMA Partners, which analyzes digital media and marketing. And the pace of contraction has been quickening considerably. This summer has seen a flurry of activity, with AT&T buying the online ad exchange company AppNexus in June, and the private equity firm Vista Equity Partners acquiring a majority stake in Integral Ad Science the same month. In early July, the Interpublic Group acquired the data aggregator Acxiom’s marketing division for $2.3 billion. “While all industries go through a maturation curve, this one faces a particular need for consolidation,” said Terry Kawaja, the chief executive of LUMA Partners. “So many of these companies were not profitable.” Although many consumers have never heard of ad tech firms, people’s online activity is influenced every day by these companies as they battle for a share of ad impressions on phones, tablets and laptops. The “Mad Men” style of advertising workers has been replaced by the “math men” of ad tech start-ups, which specialize in gathering data on consumer preferences. Advertising, the economic juice behind the internet, has long been an attractive area for start-ups. During the last 10 years, the ease of forming companies and the availability of cheap venture capital led to a flood of ad tech start-ups, pushing boundaries on where and how ads were delivered. They introduced technologies like the automation of ad buying — called programmatic advertising — and header bidding, in which many ad exchanges bid on publishers’ space simultaneously. Overall spending for online ads continues to rise, to more than $88 billion last year, according to the Interactive Advertising Bureau, a trade group. But more than 90 percent of that growth last year went to Google or Facebook. Ari Paparo, chief executive of the ad tech start-up Beeswax, said he had noticed a distinct decline in venture capital funding for ad tech firms just in the last two years. “The private market is influenced by the public market, and you saw so many fail as publicly traded entities,” he said. There were 260 deals between ad tech companies and venture capital firms in 2014 but only 122 in 2017, according to PitchBook. In the first half of 2018, there have been 53 deals. The fear is that when investment dries up, innovation will die. Small start-ups are crucial to the industry because they often serve as catalysts for technological advances, said Doug Knopper, one of the founders of the ad tech platform FreeWheel, which was sold to Comcast in 2014. “There’s still more innovation to come, but if V.C.s don’t put money into it because they don’t see a path to exit, does innovation stall?” he said, referring to venture capitalists. Some are hoping a third big competitor could help the industry. Eric Adelman, president and one of the founders of Three Pillars Recruiting, said while the AT&T acquisition consolidates power in fewer places, the deal could help make AT&T a rival to Google and Facebook. “Having three giants in the industry is much better than having two giants,” he said. Amazon is also making inroads into advertising, with a new advertising arm, raising the possibility that it will become a top competitor. Its trove of data on consumer spending habits could make it a formidable opponent. The company recently reported that it generated $2.2 billion in revenue from its advertising business in the second quarter, more than twice as much as in the same period a year earlier. In a statement, Facebook said: “The dynamics of the market may be changing, but it’s stemming more from people’s shifting consumption habits than one platform’s popularity.” Not all smaller players are giving up. Kevin Hunt, senior vice president of global marketing for the ad platform SpotX, is betting that his company’s focus on video advertising will set it apart. “It’s important for companies who are in this space to be technically flexible, to make sure they have built a solid foundation that allows them to move as technology moves,” he said. Eric Franchi, one of the founders and a former executive at the digital advertising company Undertone, isn’t giving up on ad tech. After the software company Perion acquired Undertone in 2015, Mr. Franchi teamed up with Joe Zawadzki, the chief executive of MediaMath, to fund an ad tech-focused venture-capital fund called MathCapital that helps the little guys. “We want the best entrepreneurs that want to build ad tech companies to come to us,” Mr. Franchi said. “Over time, hopefully we can be a force for good in the space to help these companies get started.” And even after Ben Barokas sold his company Admeld to Google in 2011, he decided to stay in the ad tech industry, creating a content compensation platform called Sourcepoint. “I think certainly Facebook and Google are hoovering up the vast majority of growth,” he said. “That said, I believe in independent content creation. Those who invest appropriately are going to also win and attract advertising dollars.”
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Definition of COMPLEMENT FIXATION
: the process of binding serum complement to the product formed by the union of an antibody and the antigen for which it is specific that occurs when complement is added to a suitable mixture of such an antibody and antigen and that is the basis of some tests to detect the presence of specific antibodies or antigens
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complement fixation
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Medical Definition of COMPLEMENT FIXATION
: the process of binding serum complement to the product formed by the union of an antibody and the antigen for which it is specific that occurs when complement is added to a mixture (in proper proportion) of such an antibody and antigen
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Thomas O. Hook
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Non-enzymatic antioxidants neutralize the oxidative stress through scavenging reactive oxygen species. The structural complexity of non-enzymatic nuclear signaling antioxidants poses are more challenges for traditional quantitative analysis as these compounds have multiple forms and structurally diverse than proteins and therefore, challenge traditional analytical techniques. Current analytical methods cannot distinguish the carotenoids, and vitamin A and D metabolites within a single sample. To find an appropriate method to measure all the nuclear signaling compounds in algae, Isochrysis sp. , under thermal stress, HPLC/ESI-MS and HPLC /APPI-MS was used. Standards of those compounds were run by QQQ HPLC/ ESI-MS and HPLC /APPI-MS methods by multiple reaction monitoring to optimize the most sensitive transition ion for each compound. Organic solvents (cold acetone and petroleum ether) were used for extraction. Neither APPI nor ESI method showed the sensitivity to detect all targeted non- enzymatic compounds. ESI method detects lower number of compounds than APPI method, but the sensitivity of this method was higher than APPI.
Isochrysis sp. , was kept at 25 °C, 30 °C and 35 °C for 96 hrs to observe the changes of non-enzymatic antioxidants (carotenoids and vitamins) oxidative stress. Algae were grown with continuous light and aeration in 70 ml test tube. Samples were collected from culture tubes (50 ml) at 0, 6, 12, 24, 48, 72 and 96 hrs Isochrysis showed best growth at 30 °C and lowest at 35 °C. Algae grown at 35 °C had significantly (P<0.05) higher concentrations of MDA compared to algae grown at lower temperatures and the MDA concentrations decreased over time. Fucoxanthin was the dominating pigment followed by diadinoxanthin for all treatment groups. The quantity of carotenoids (fucoxanthin, diadinoxanthin, diatoxanthin and antheraxanthin) and pro-vitamin A (retinol, retinal, retinoic acid) was higher in algae grown at 35 °C and algae grown at 30 °C had lower quantity of these carotenoids, Algae grown at higher temperature had higher MDA. These data indicate that OS induced by thermal change alter carotenoids of antioxidants nuclear signaling compounds.
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Wikipedia: User fame
Surely a user may gain a sort of unoffical fame as they edit more stuff, as the more they do the more they will appear on the history of wikipedia (resulting in people checking out their user page or resulting in a bunch of Beethoven addicted turtles to spontaneously jump off the cliffs of Dover), (which would be much like appearing in a film as actors gain people knowledge as to whom they are as they appear in films, but so the do the rest of the film crew), and the more they will be recognised by other users who may give them Barnstars, or just discuss a topic with them; then again they may not do anything at all but they may still recognise them next time they see anything about them and then check out their user page. If more people check out the user's user page the more 'fame' they would have aquired and people may then give them Barnstars or talk to them, they may also become a sort of idle to many new users; of cause the user could be like me and get no recognition what so ever. Other factors are that they may join wikiprojects or become enlisted in certain other active projects like The anti-vandal band or become an admin; people may ask for help from the administrator or they might help new user's get started, other things include people reporting to the Counter-Vandalism unit about vandalism and if they do a good job at countering any vandalism people might recognise them and reward them or thank them. Wikiprojects mean that people who see their 'excellent' editing may thank or (as previously stated many times before) recognise them. Over all most of this stuff will help you be recognised and rewarded, so I suggest that wikiholics may consider this as well as taking the Wikiepediholism test, of course that is if you haven't done so already, but all true wikiholics have taken the test so what are you doing here, TAKE THE TEST NOWWWWWW!!!!!!!!; and if you are a wikiholic then why are you reading this, go and start a new article or something. Sorry, just a random rant.
Wikipedia: why is it used?
Why is wikipedia used? Is it because of recognition amoung people (see Wikipedia: User Fame) or is it something much more sinister. Personally I think it is because of general human instinct and your identification as a human being; this is nothing too phylosofical, just that naturally humans thrist for knowledge (even though some people do not show this in any sense of the phrase (is what I just wrote a phrase it self or did I make it up, oh well)), and we also thrist to spread this knowledge. The main reason for this is proberally to do with how our brain works, or just any brain of any animal as all animals learn and want to learn as this will increase their survival rate; this also means that to increase their survival rate they must teach their young or just anyone or thing they know as no threat that is their same species,m some thimes even other species. As humans we have greater interlect so expand off this and know that if we learn we can learn even more and the way we are allows us to exploit this and make ourselves more powerful and capable of surviving, as we evolved, both mentally and physically we became more dominent (mainly though intelergence and being able to judge better then the rest of what to do in certain situations, like run very fast from giant man eating beast or stand and fight with bear hands, simple really; stand and fight (I was only joking, don't think I am stupid or anything), actually though instinct a human may have more chance then most animals due to ability to climb and effectively fight with just hands, such as against dogs and other such animals). As we slowly evolved we know more and more that knowledge allows us to get above others, such as use of fire and other things and slowly make us the most dominent species on the planet; and many more things, I will slowly add on to this second random rant, along with my strange comedy. Won't that be lovely!
Wow, I blabered on here about nothing, now to do the same with the | other thing.
God
Now I beleive in God so I am not trying to be antireligionist person, if such a thing excists; but does God have to be exactually how the bible portrays (I will mostly be covering Christianity). He might be a mass of power and not have a physical form at all. I think God is there to do good and you don't have to follow a set path of religion as miricles happen in all religions so he might not care how you worship him, if he even cares about worship, as long as you do good; which is where all these rules come into place. I don't know all the religions in any real detail but I know pretty much that nearly all religions believe in some type of God and/or a place to go after death (mainly if you are good) some even support a place to go if you are evil, and why is God always refered to as he, he (yes I know I just said he but oh well, I will refer to God as he for the purpose of this....thing) may be a she, or maybe a mix of both or he may have no gender at all. I think (but am most proberly wrong) we refer to him as 'him' as he controls everything which when it was translated or written (which I only have a slight clue as to when it was written for the New Testament), maybe both men where in control; or could be as I just realised it is because he is refered to as the Holy Father, emphisis on father. So most of what I said is now completely redundent, sorry I foolish. Also though can God only exsists as long as the Devil does, is it like some balance of good and evil; if so as God can commit sins on siners (see Noah's Ark) can the Devil be good to good people, and if there is no balance like that then does the Devil still have some good in him as you can always have evil in good places and you can also always get good in evil places. Other things along the Balance line are that is there a neutral entity of some kind or some thing else higher (or completely different that displays both good and evil, actually this second entity sounds like Humans, so if we are this middle thing, then this may explain why at birth you are innocent and display no good or evil but as you age and change you can tip to one side and go to Heaven or Hell when you die. There are many things to say God exsists but I think the main argument to prove he exsists is by saying can people prove he doesn't, many things say he does exsist such as many cross referencing of religious events and storys, and again Noah's Ark which they belive they have found . and the flood really happened as more then 500 different flood-myths exsist incultures all over the world, Human beings evolved in the last ice age and the story of Noah's Ark is thought to discribe when the ice caps melted, which would explain where the flood came from and 'Global Warming' caused this and God proberly caused this. Creationists believe that the Universe was caused by the Big Bang, which it may well could have been, but whos to say the Big Bang wasn't caused by God, and the millions nay billions of years it took for Earth to be created and it only appeared to be severn days to him, and Adam and Eve where (if they were not just an example to human beings of not to disobey him or something) the first humans or something that I just forgot what I was thinking, ARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHH!! I hate it when that happens. I just forgot my whole argument, areeeeeee nuts (I do not wish to swear on my user page, even though I really wanted to, because a bunch of degenerate Camels may complain). I will add onto this when I remmber it, that could take years One thing I do remeber though is that the Old testament was mostly based on stories and would have been biased and some bits forgotten and other bits change in a Chinese Wispers style or to make it better and other things change after it was written down eventually; and then lastly it would have been change modenly by the church to make it more belivable and/or things were unclear so they settled on one thing (such like the birth of Jesus may not have been in a manger, no animals were present and the three knigs may have been female and/or there were more or less of them there; but it stilll makes a good story and a good Christmassy one at that.
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What is the difference between a SAG mill and ball mill?
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The ball mill grinding ball on the market now can be divided into two kinds according to the manufacturing process: Cast grinding Ball and forged steel ball, but their wear degree is not the same.Due to crushing and pulverizing materials, grinding balls need good abrasion resistance and enough impact toughness, and require steel balls cannot be broken, ball mill grinding balls can be …
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Post-grinding means grinding up these ingredients after they've already been mixed together. As you might imagine, when you choose to grind can have a major effect on the overall quality of your grinding processes. Let's talk about the key differences between these two types of grain mills, so you can choose the right one for your business.
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Ball mill is a kind of grinding mill that uses steel balls or ceramic balls as grinding media to grind materials. Ball mill is widely used in the production of cement, silicate products, new building materials, refractory materials, fertilizers, black and non-ferrous metal beneficiation, and glass ceramics. The ball mill is suitable for grinding various ores and other materials.
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Grinding Mills and Their Types – IspatGuru
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As verbs the difference between grind and mill is that grind is to reduce to smaller pieces by crushing with lateral motion or grind can be brawl, fight, wrangle over while mill is to grind or otherwise process in a mill or other machine. As nouns the difference between grind and mill is that grind is the act of reducing to powder, or of sharpening, by friction while mill is a grinding ...
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What Are the Advantages of Wet Grinding vs. Dry Grinding?
Dry grinding, as in a jet mill, uses a single pass process; material enters the mill, passes through, and is expelled, reduced in size. In contrast, wet grinding uses a process of recirculation. The slurry is exposed to the grinding media over and over, for hours if necessary, until the desired particle size is achieved.
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Mill (grinding) - Wikipedia
A mill is a device that breaks solid materials into smaller pieces by grinding, crushing, or cutting. Such comminution is an important unit operation in many processes.There are many different types of mills and many types of materials processed in them. Historically mills were powered by hand or by animals (e.g., via a hand crank), working animal (e.g., horse mill), wind or water ().
Stirred Mill - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics
Different kind of mills are suitable for grinding, mechanical alloying and mechanical milling such as horizontal mills (tumbler ball mill), stirred mill (attritor, e.g. Szegvari attrition mill 1), planetary ball mill, vibrating mill (tube vibrating mill, Sweco vibrating mill and shaker vibrating mill (e.g. Spex is a lab-scale mill …
Grinding Mills - Grainger Industrial Supply
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The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda/Volume 8/Epistles - Fourth Series/XVIII Sister Mary
To Miss Mary Hale
18th March, 1894.
DEAR SISTER MARY,
My heartfelt thanks for your kindly sending me the letter from Calcutta. It was from my brethren at Calcutta, and it is written on the occasion of a private invitation to celebrate the birthday of my Master about whom you have heard so much from me — so I send it over to you. The letter says that Mazoomdar has gone back to Calcutta and is preaching that Vivekananda is committing every sin under the sun in America. . . . This is your America's wonderful spiritual man! It is not their fault; until one is really spiritual, that is, until one has got a real insight into the nature of one's own soul and has got a glimpse of the world of the soul, one cannot distinguish chaff from seed, tall talk from depth, and so on. I am sorry for poor Mazoomdar that he should stoop so low! Lord bless the old boy!
The address inside the letter is in English and is my old, old name as written by a companion of my childhood who has also taken orders. It is a very poetic name. That written in the letter is an abbreviation, the full name being Narendra meaning the "Chief of men" ("nara" means "man", and "indra" stands for "ruler", "chief") — very ludicrous, isn't it? But such are the names in our country; we cannot help, but I am glad I have given that up.
I am all right. Hoping it is same with you.
I remain your brother,
VIVEKANANDA.
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Summary
• Transport of materials i.e nutrients and gaseous exchange is basic necessity of living organisms
• Unicellular organisms transport materials via active and passive transport
• Multicellular organisms require a complete system of transportation called circulatory system
• Passive transport is carried out either by diffusion or by osmosis process
• Passive transport does not require energy
• Active transport requires energy to occur
• Active transport is carried out by different carriers
• Circulatory system in multicellular organisms is complex system having specialized organs and tissues
Introduction
In all living beings nutrients and the gases are transported to all parts of the body. This transportation is necessary for many vital life activities such as digestion, respiration, immunity and ultimately growth. There are different methods of transport of materials in different organisms.
In unicellular organisms and some simple multicellular the transport of materials is taken place by simple processes of active and passive transport however in complex multicellular organisms there are complex systems of transport of materials. In these organisms this system is called circulatory system which comprises of a network of blood vessels and specialized organs and the blood. On a molecular level in multicellular organisms transfer of nutrients and gases also takes place because of active or passive transport.
There are two types of transport by which substances enter or leave the cell .
A ) passive transport B ) active transport
Passive Transport:
It is the type of transport in which materials moves in and out of the cell according to the concentration gradient without the use of energy. Molecules move using their own kinetic energy. The passive transport allows cells to get water, oxygen and other molecules which are required by the cell. It also allows cells to get rid of waste molecules like carbon dioxide. Passive transport can be further categorized into three groups :
1 ) Diffusion 2 ) Osmosis 3 ) Facilitated diffusion
Diffusion
The movements of molecules from higher to lower concentration to attain equilibrium. The molecules in liquids and gases are in continuous motion due to which them posses kinetic energy. As the movement of these molecules is random and finally the concentration of molecules on both sides becomes equal, thus an equilibrium is attained. After equilibrium the motion of molecules doesn’t stop but they move continuously so that there is equal number of molecules everywhere in the system. This is called dynamic equilibrium. There are certain factors on which the rate of diffusion depends which are as follows:
The concentration gradient
The more is the difference in concentration the higher will be the rate of diffusion
Distance within the system
Smaller is the distance between the two regions of system the higher will be the rate of diffusion.
Surface area
Surface area also effects the rate of diffusion; the larger the surface area the faster is the rate of diffusion. This can be expressed by The Fick’s Law which is a:
Diffusion is proportional to: (surface area x difference in concentration) / Length of diffusion path
Temperature
The higher the temperature, the higher the rate of diffusion
Size of molecule
The bigger the size of the molecules, the slower the rate of diffusion
Examples of diffusion in animal cells
Diffusion is very important to all living organisms including humans
• The cells in our body need glucose and oxygen for respiration. Both these processes are carried out in blood. When blood reaches the cell the molecules of glucose and oxygen diffuses out of the blood into the cell.
• Gases exchange at the alveoli in which oxygen from air to blood and carbon dioxide diffuse out from blood to air.
• As cells uses glucose and oxygen they also produce waste chemicals and carbon dioxide which can poison the cell therefore they have to diffuse out of the cell.
Facilitated Transport
This is the type of passive transport that does not require energy to move molecules down their concentration gradient and it uses a membrane protein to move molecules across the membrane that are larger or charged ions. The material to be transported is first attached to a protein or glycoprotein receptors on the surface of plasma membrane. The process is facilitated by two type of transport protein
a) Channel protein b) Carrier protein
Channel proteins
• These are integral lipoprotein contains pore through which cross from one side of the membrane to the other
• Channel proteins are ion selective
• Channel protein only moves molecules along the concentration gradients
• Channel protein are either open or gated. The attachment of a specific ion to channel protein may control the opening or other mechanisms involved.
Carrier protein
This type of protein binds with the substance and in doing so changes its own shape and this moves the bound molecule from outside of the cell to its interior.
Osmosis
Osmosis is the kind of diffusion of water molecules from an area of higher water concentration to an area of lower water concentration through a partly permeable membrane. Water is a universal solvent it can dissolve polar and charged molecules (solutes). The large solute molecules cannot pass through semi permeable membrane so the water molecule move to equalize the two solutions.
Some examples of osmosis:
• Absorption of water by plant roots
• Reabsorption of water by proximal and distal tubules of nephron
• Absorption of water by alimentary canal stomach and small intestine etc
Water potential
It is the tendency of water to move from one place to other. Water always is downhill that is towards the more negative number its values are always negative. Units are pressure (kpa)
Water potential = pressure potential + solute potential
Pressure potential = force of cell walls on contents
So for animal cell this is zero so water potential = solute potential
Osmolarity
It is the measure of solute concentration i.e the number of solute molecules per liter of solution (osmol/L)
Based on this solution may be hypertonic, hypotonic or isotonic
Hypertonic solution are those with higher osmolarity (high solute concentration)
Hypotonic solution are those with low osmolarity ( low solute concentration)
Isotonic Solution are those with the same osmolarity ( with same solute and solvent concentration)
In hypertonic solution water will leave the cell causes it to shrink (crenation). In hypotonic solution water enters the cell causing it to swell and burst (lysis)
Osmosis in animal cells
Animal cells have a cell membrane which is partially permeable; if these are placed in pure water the water will pass into the cell by osmosis because the cytoplasm is a stronger solution than water. As a result cells swell and burst called lysis of cell. Red blood cell are the examples as they contains variety of solutes dissolve in their water cytoplasm.
Transport in amoeba
In amoeba water enter to osmosis and extra water enters in the contractile vacuole due to the contractile vacuole which swells and move towards the edge of cell membrane, then the contractile vacuole burst and water is expelled out of the cell.
Active transport
Animal and plant cells cannot only depend only on diffusion alone to get the molecules they need. Sometimes they need some molecules that are in low concentration so they have to move inside the cell by a special mechanism called active transport.
Active transport is the type of movement of molecules in and out of a cell through a semi permeable membrane from a region of lower concentration to higher concentration. As this movement is against the concentration gradient so it requires a energy, this energy is utilized in the form of ATP which is provided by respiration. Active transport involves the use of some carrier proteins called PUMP PROTIENS.
MECHANISM OF ACTIVE TRANSPORT
• The carrier protein span the surface of cell membrane and accept ions to be transported on one side of it
• The ions binds itself to the binding site of carrier protein
• On the inside of cell ATP is attached
• ATP is hydrolyzed by protein carrier into ADP and phosphate group
• As a result, the carrier protein changes its shape and re-orients itself towards the exterior of membrane
• The ions are then released on other side of membrane
• The phosphate group released from carrier protein and recombine with ADP to form ATP for reutilization
• The protein returns to its original shape
One example of this is the sodium potassium pump:
Endocytosis & Exocytosis
Materials may be transported to the cell either as molecule or in bulk; for a large molecule this process is called cytosis. This process involves the fusion of vesicles with the cell membrane. This may be endocytosis or exocytosis.
Endocytosis
It is the process by which large substances enters the cell by invagination of cell membrane to form a flask like structure which encloses the external substance and then a vesicle is formed with that material endocytosis may be:
Phagocytosis in which solid substances are ingested
Pinocytosis in which liquid /dissolved substances are ingested
Exocytosis
The process by which large molecules/substances are transported out of the cell by vesicles which fuses with plasma membrane and expel their material into extracellular environment. Vesicles are budded off from Golgi bodies within cell
References
[1]. https://openstax.org/books/anatomy-and-physiology/pages/3-1-the-cell-membrane
[2]. https://openstax.org/books/biology-ap-courses/pages/5-2-passive-transport
[3]. https://openstax.org/books/biology-ap-courses/pages/5-2-passive-transport
[4]. https://openstax.org/books/anatomy-and-physiology/pages/3-1-the-cell-membrane
[5]. https://socratic.org/questions/what-is-the-definition-of-diffusion
[6]. http://oer2go.org/mods/en-boundless/www.boundless.com/biology/textbooks/boundless-biology-textbook/structure-and-function-of-plasma-membranes-5/passive-transport-65/facilitated-transport-332-11469/index.html
[7]. https://socratic.org/questions/what-is-facilitated-diffusion-3
[8]. https://www.slideshare.net/SECBIO/osmosis-diffusion-active-transport
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A bunt hit is a fair hit to the ground within the infield.
BALLS BATTED OUTSIDE THE GROUNDS.
When a batted ball passes outside the grounds, the Umpire shall decide it Fair should it disappear within, or Foul should it disappear outside of, the range of the Foul Lines, and Rules 38 and 39 are to be construed accordingly.
A Fair Batted ball that goes over the fence shall entitle the batsman to a home run, except that should it go over the fence at a less distance than two hundred and thirty-five feet from the Home Base, when he shall be entitled to two bases only, and a distinctive line shall be marked on the fence at this point.
STRIKES.
A strike is
A ball struck at by the Batsman without its touching his bat; or
A Fair Ball legally delivered by the Pitcher, but not struck at by the Batsman.
Any obvious attempt to make a Foul Hit.
A foul hit, other than a foul tip, made by the batsman while attempting a bunt hit, as defined in Rule 40, that falls or rolls upon foul ground between home base and first base or home base and third base.
A ball struck at, if the ball touches any part of the batsman's person.
A Foul Strike is a ball batted by the Batsman when any part of his person is upon ground outside the lines of the Batsman's position.
THE BATSMAN IS OUT.
The Batsman is out:
If he fails to take his position at the bat in his order of batting, unless the error be discovered and the proper Batsman takes his position before a fair hit has been made; and in such case the balls and strikes called must be counted in the time at bat of the proper batsman. Provided, this rule shall not take effect unless the out is declared before the ball is delivered to the succeeding Batsman.
If he fails to take his position within one minute after the Umpire has called for the Batsman.
If he makes a Foul Hit other than a Foul Tip as defined in Rule 39, and the ball be momentarily held by a Fielder before touching the ground, provided it be not caught
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#include <string.h>
#include "test.h"
#include "amcl/factoring_zk.h"
#define LINE_LEN 2000
#define IDLEN 16
#define ADLEN 16
int main(int argc, char **argv)
{
if (argc != 2)
{
printf("usage: ./test_factoring_zk_prove [path to test vector file]\n");
exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
}
int test_run = 0;
FILE *fp;
char line[LINE_LEN] = {0};
const char *TESTline = "TEST = ";
int testNo = 0;
char r[FS_2048];
octet R = {0, sizeof(r), r};
const char *Rline = "R = ";
char egolden[FACTORING_ZK_B];
octet EGOLDEN = {0, sizeof(egolden), egolden};
const char *Eline = "E = ";
char ygolden[FS_2048];
octet YGOLDEN = {0, sizeof(ygolden), ygolden};
const char *Yline = "Y = ";
char p[HFS_2048];
octet P = {0, sizeof(p), p};
const char *Pline = "P = ";
char q[HFS_2048];
octet Q = {0, sizeof(q), q};
const char *Qline = "Q = ";
char n[FS_2048];
octet N = {0, sizeof(n), n};
const char *Nline = "N = ";
char id[IDLEN];
octet ID = {0, sizeof(id), id};
const char *IDline = "ID = ";
char ad[ADLEN];
octet AD = {0, sizeof(ad), ad};
octet *AD_ptr = NULL;
const char *ADline = "AD = ";
char e[FACTORING_ZK_B];
octet E = {0, sizeof(e), e};
char y[FS_2048];
octet Y = {0, sizeof(y), y};
// Line terminating a test vector
const char *last_line = Yline;
fp = fopen(argv[1], "r");
if (fp == NULL)
{
printf("ERROR opening test vector file\n");
exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
}
while (fgets(line, LINE_LEN, fp) != NULL)
{
scan_int(&testNo, line, TESTline);
// Read ID and AD
scan_OCTET(fp, &ID, line, IDline);
scan_OCTET(fp, &AD, line, ADline);
// Read modulus
scan_OCTET(fp, &P, line, Pline);
scan_OCTET(fp, &Q, line, Qline);
scan_OCTET(fp, &N, line, Nline);
// Read non-random R
scan_OCTET(fp, &R, line, Rline);
// Read ground truth
scan_OCTET(fp, &EGOLDEN, line, Eline);
scan_OCTET(fp, &YGOLDEN, line, Yline);
if (!strncmp(line, last_line, strlen(last_line)))
{
// Also input AD if it is not empty
if (AD.len > 0)
{
AD_ptr = &AD;
}
FACTORING_ZK_prove(NULL, &P, &Q, &ID, AD_ptr, &R, &E, &Y);
compare_OCT(fp, testNo, "FACTORING_ZK_prove E", &E, &EGOLDEN);
compare_OCT(fp, testNo, "FACTORING_ZK_prove Y", &Y, &YGOLDEN);
// Mark that at least one test vector was executed
test_run = 1;
// Restore AD_ptr
AD_ptr = NULL;
}
}
fclose(fp);
if (test_run == 0)
{
printf("ERROR no test vector was executed\n");
exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
}
printf("SUCCESS\n");
exit(EXIT_SUCCESS);
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Sharon Veronica LaFraniere (born June 15, 1955) is an American journalist at The New York Times.
Early life and education
LaFraniere was born in Detroit, Michigan. Her father was a car salesman, her mother worked various jobs. In 1973, she graduated from The Roeper School in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, a private school she attended on an academic scholarship. As a high school student, she worked at a gas station, a pancake house, a hamburger diner, a grocery store and a Kentucky Fried Chicken outlet. As a college student, she worked as a waitress, a housekeeper, a typist, a researcher and a junior probation officer.
In 1977, LaFraniere earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in comparative literature, graduating magna cum laude and with honors from Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island on a full academic scholarship. She earned a Master of Science degree in 1979 in journalism from Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois.
Career
Now an investigative reporter in the Washington bureau of The New York Times, LaFraniere began her journalism career at The Louisville Times, then was hired by The Washington Post. At both papers, she won prizes for local and investigative reporting.
In 1998, The Washington Post sent LaFraniere to Moscow as a foreign correspondent, an assignment that took her into conflict zones in Afghanistan and Chechnya.
In 2003, LaFraniere joined The New York Times, based in Johannesburg. Her series on the struggles of women in Africa won the Michael Kelly Award in 2006.
She moved to Beijing in 2008 to cover China for The New York Times, sharing the 2013 Gerald Loeb Award for International for "China's Secret Fortunes". She joined the newspaper's investigative unit in New York in late 2012, then moved to Washington D.C. to help cover President Donald Trump.
In 2018, she and her colleagues won a Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting for their investigative reporting on the Trump team's links to Russia.
She was also part of two other New York Times teams of note. One team's coverage of the Trump administration's failed response to the COVID-19 pandemic was a Pulitzer Prize finalist in 2021. The second won the prize for breaking news from The Association for Business Journalists for their coverage of the Food and Drug Administration's approval of the coronavirus vaccine developed by Pfizer-BioNTech.
Awards
* 1999 Overseas Press Club Award for business reporting.
* 2006 Michael Kelly Award.
* 2013 Gerald Loeb Award for International for "China's Secret Fortunes".
* 2018 Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting.
* 2021, finalist, Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting
* 2021, winner, The Association for Business Journalists, for breaking news on the COVID-19 pandemic.
Personal life
LaFraniere's husband is Michael Wines, who is also a reporter for The New York Times. They have three grown children.
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This is the most straightforward type of data. Any value you put into your Excel file will be accepted. You can however go into the 'Advanced Options' and specify a 'Regular Expression' that will be used to validate the data from the Excel file.
Say you have a field 'phonenumber' and you wish to only allow dutch 10-digit phone numbers (starting with a '0'), without any dashes. Then you could use the following Regular Expression: /^0[0-9]{9}$/
More information about regular expressions can be found here or here.
Integer / Double
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Note that the separator might be a dot or a comma depending on your locale. SmartUpload with automatically detect this and treat the values according to your locale.
Boolean
This is a specific kind of Integer value, that will be either true or false.
• The following values will be treated as 'true': 1, true, yes, y
• The following values will be treated as 'false': 0, false, no, n
Date
When specifying that a column needs to be of the date type, it will be enforced that a column in your Excel file is formatted as a date column. You can pick any format you like, SmartUpload will default to 'yyyy-mm-dd' in any example XLS files that it generates.
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Lookups
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Expected moves for the week, Chewy, Gamestop, Coupa, Costco
### Markets
The VIX closed the past week below 21, for the second week in a row, matching the lowest implied volatility across the market since the March sell-off. The lower level of implied volatility means compressed expected moves across the major indices.
SPY options are pricing in about a 1.3% expected move this week, corresponding to about $364 on the downside and $374 on the upside: [SPY move chart](https://www.optionseye.com/content/images/2020/12/Screen-Shot-2020-12-06-at-12.31.22-PM.png)
QQQ options are pricing in a 1.8% expected move this week, corresponding to about $299 on the downside and $311 on the upside: [QQQ move chart](https://www.optionseye.com/content/images/2020/12/Screen-Shot-2020-12-06-at-12.36.37-PM.png)
A comparison of DIA, SPY, QQQ and IWM into year end: [Comparison](https://www.optionseye.com/content/images/2020/12/Screen-Shot-2020-12-06-at-12.38.51-PM.png)
Hedges and outright directional trades using long premium are more dollar cheap now with the low levels of implied volatility, but holiday weeks often mean less time for moves.
### Earnings of Note This Week
Expected moves by this Friday, and prior earnings actual moves:
**Stitch Fix (SFIX) - Monday AH / 13.6% /** [this week](https://www.optionseye.com/content/images/2020/12/Screen-Shot-2020-12-06-at-1.03.49-PM.png) **/** [prior earnings](https://www.optionseye.com/content/images/2020/12/Screen-Shot-2020-12-06-at-1.42.29-PM.png)
**Coupa (COUP) - Monday AH / 8.6% /** [this week](https://www.optionseye.com/content/images/2020/12/Screen-Shot-2020-12-06-at-1.29.52-PM.png) **/** [prior earnings](https://www.optionseye.com/content/images/2020/12/Screen-Shot-2020-12-06-at-1.31.37-PM.png)
**Toll Brothers (TOL) - Monday AH / 7.1% /** [this week](https://www.optionseye.com/content/images/2020/12/Screen-Shot-2020-12-06-at-1.04.42-PM.png) **/** [prior earnings](https://www.optionseye.com/content/images/2020/12/Screen-Shot-2020-12-06-at-1.33.38-PM.png)
**Autozone (AZO) - Tuesday BMO / 4.6% /** [this week](https://www.optionseye.com/content/images/2020/12/Screen-Shot-2020-12-06-at-1.05.20-PM.png) **/** [prior earnings](https://www.optionseye.com/content/images/2020/12/Screen-Shot-2020-12-06-at-1.36.45-PM.png)
**Chewy (CHWY) - Tuesday AH / 8.8% /** [this week](https://www.optionseye.com/content/images/2020/12/Screen-Shot-2020-12-06-at-1.05.56-PM.png)
**Gamestop (GME) - Tuesday AH / 21.3% /** [this week](https://www.optionseye.com/content/images/2020/12/Screen-Shot-2020-12-06-at-1.06.40-PM.png) **/** [prior earnings](https://www.optionseye.com/content/images/2020/12/Screen-Shot-2020-12-06-at-1.44.17-PM.png)
**Adobe (ADBE) - Wednesday AH / 4.8% /** [this week](https://www.optionseye.com/content/images/2020/12/Screen-Shot-2020-12-06-at-1.07.31-PM.png) **/** [prior earnings](https://www.optionseye.com/content/images/2020/12/Screen-Shot-2020-12-06-at-1.45.09-PM.png)
**Broadcom (AVGO) - Thursday AH / 4.8% /** [this week](https://www.optionseye.com/content/images/2020/12/Screen-Shot-2020-12-06-at-1.08.45-PM.png) **/** [prior earnings](https://www.optionseye.com/content/images/2020/12/Screen-Shot-2020-12-06-at-1.48.44-PM.png)
**Costco (COST) - Thursday AH / 2.8% /** [this week](https://www.optionseye.com/content/images/2020/12/Screen-Shot-2020-12-06-at-1.10.50-PM.png) **/** [prior earnings](https://www.optionseye.com/content/images/2020/12/Screen-Shot-2020-12-06-at-1.49.41-PM.png)
**Oracle (ORCL) - Thursday AH / 4.5% /** [this week](https://www.optionseye.com/content/images/2020/12/Screen-Shot-2020-12-06-at-1.11.26-PM.png)
**Lululemon (LULU) - Thursday AH / 6.9% /** [this week](https://www.optionseye.com/content/images/2020/12/Screen-Shot-2020-12-06-at-1.12.11-PM.png) **/** [prior earnings](https://www.optionseye.com/content/images/2020/12/Screen-Shot-2020-12-06-at-1.51.48-PM.png)
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Moves and charts via Options AI. Full post at [optionseye](https://www.optionseye.com/what-you-need-to-know-options-dec-7/). I'll be back with some previews and trade concepts based on expectations during the week. Let me know in the comments if there's anything good I missed and I'll update.
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Talk:Electricity Directive 2019
Deletion?
This page doesn't do anything. I mean, it's literally a copy-paste of the clauses which explain the reasons for passing the Directive. I don't think it should be kept. Ifly6 (talk) 01:29, 28 October 2015 (UTC)
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Directive 2019/944
Ideally, a page for Directive2019/944 is needed. RobbieIanMorrison (talk) 09:03, 7 January 2021 (UTC)
Redirect
Why is Electricity in Europe redirecting to this page? This is literally just some EU law regarding energy, not an article on electricity production and usage. I don't know if the article should be deleted, but it certainly shouldn't have Electricity in Europe redirected to it. Also, I have to believe there was an Electricity in Europe article. What happened to it? <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 13:45, 29 January 2021 (UTC)
* You are right: European Union is not Europe. --Robertiki (talk) 15:26, 12 February 2022 (UTC)
* The problem is that there are neither Electricity in Africa, Electricity in Asia, Electricity in America pages. But there are Energy in Africa, Energy in Asia and Energy in Europe pages. Missing is a Energy in America page (but there is a Energy in South America page). --Robertiki (talk) 15:36, 12 February 2022 (UTC)
* Just changed redirect Electricity in Europe to Energy in Europe page. --Robertiki (talk) 15:39, 12 February 2022 (UTC)
Repealed or Recast legislation
What is the difference ? --Robertiki (talk) 15:23, 12 February 2022 (UTC)
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Kasauli
Kasauli is a small town in the state of Southern Himachal Pradesh located at an altitude of 1,927 m. The town is 77 km from Shimla and 70 km from Chandigarh.
Understand
Kasauli is a hill station that was developed by the British Empire during its peak period in India. Despite its beauty, it has yet to find itself prominently on the tourist's map. In fact, it is very good for all those who yearn to spend some time alone with their family or with themselves.
Legend says that it came into existence after Lord Hanuman placed his feet here in order to advance onto the Sanjeevani hill. The place where the lord actually kept his feet is believed to be at a hillock which is 300 m high.
If you happen to visit the town during the off-season (November to February), it is quite likely that you will not come across any person for a long while on your walk. For those who are looking for fun and adventure, Kasauli will be a disappointment as there is hardly anything to do. There are some small attractions within and around the town that will keep you somewhat busy.
By bus
Buses ply quite frequently from Chandigarh and Delhi to Kasauli.
By road
For those driving from Delhi, take NH 1 to Ambala, and cross Sonepat and Karnal. From Ambala, take NH 22 for Kasauli. The route will pass Zirakpur, Panchkula, Pinjore, Parwanoo, and Dharampur. From Dharampur, a narrow hill road will take you to Kasauli. Or from Parwanoo, a narrow hill road will also take you to Kasauli via Jangeshu, Manoan, and Mashobra. (This road is part of the old Hindustan–Tibet Road, under heritage protection.)
By train
The nearest railhead from Kasauli is Kalka, 40 km away.
By plane
The closest airport to Kasauli is Shimla, 35 km away. Also, you can travel by air to Chandigarh, 65 km away.
Do
* Hiking – Kasauli has many outdoor trails where one can experience the natural serenity. Some of the better round-trip ones are located off Upper Mall Road and originate near the BSNL quarters located within the Indian Army premises. One such trail leads to Hanuman Point. There are other trails on the Lower Mall that will take you towards Gharkhal. The trails are safe and easy.
Eat
One can have tasty bunsams at any chai shop along the cobbled street. The young boy's shop on your right just before the street bends farther down to the left is the best.
Go next
* Chandigarh
* Solan
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Talk:Creativity techniques
Surname links are usually bad
Who are Osborn and Miles? Certainly not disambiguation pages. TimBentley (talk) 04:25, 31 October 2006 (UTC)
External link cleanup
After going through all the links, I was tempted to remove them all. I left a half dozen, but am not really pleased with them either. Let's try to hold to WP:EL and WP:SPAM, please. --Ronz 15:53, 22 April 2007 (UTC)
If anyone's watching
I'm working on the creativity page, and I'll be doing my best to make this page more useful for that page (it's long) by moving material here. If anyone has stuff to offer, it would be great. At the moment the biggest issue seems to be that this page is not sourced, and has various musings rather more than material based in the literature.VsevolodKrolikov (talk) 07:01, 26 November 2010 (UTC)
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Merge proposal, March 2017
I propose that Group creativity techniques, created by User:Silver Master today, be merged into Creativity techniques. Many of the techniques listed or described in Creativity techniques are already techniques that are used by groups, so it seems unwarranted to have separate articles for "individual" and "group" creativity techniques. Biogeographist (talk) 18:30, 29 March 2017 (UTC)
* If you can understand enough of Group creativity techniques to merge it into this article, I would suggest that you be WP:Bold and go ahead and do it. If there's not enough there to merge, it can simply be redirected here. Beyond My Ken (talk) 02:59, 15 April 2017 (UTC)
* I will do it 30 days after the merge proposal, per WP:Merging. Biogeographist (talk) 11:34, 15 April 2017 (UTC)
* Suit yourself, but that it what WP:BOLD is for. Beyond My Ken (talk) 13:39, 15 April 2017 (UTC)
* On second thought, I agree that enough time has already passed to merge now. Biogeographist (talk) 17:37, 15 April 2017 (UTC)
✅ — No objections after a couple of weeks. Biogeographist (talk) 17:37, 15 April 2017 (UTC)
Removal proposal, September 2018
The Web 2.0 section seems very out-of-place in this article as it doesn't describe a technique, but describes collaborative aspects of Web 2.0 in vague terms without citation. Hadley12656 (talk) 21:05, 16 September 2018 (UTC)
* Agree. The single source it had was a wikispace that's now gone. I boldly deleted the whole section. OsFish (talk) 02:17, 18 September 2018 (UTC)
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"""point.py - Represents a generic point on a sphere as a Python object. See documentation of class Point for details. Ole Nielsen, ANU 2002 """ from math import cos, sin, pi def acos(c): """acos - Safe inverse cosine Input argument c is shrunk to admissible interval to avoid case where a small rounding error causes a math domain error. """ from math import acos if c > 1: c=1 if c < -1: c=-1 return acos(c) class Point: """Definition of a generic point on the sphere. Defines a point in terms of latitude and longitude and computes distances to other points on the sphere. Initialise as Point(lat, lon), where lat and lon are in decimal degrees (dd.dddd) Public Methods: distance_to(P) bearing_to(P) dist(P) Author: Ole Nielsen, ANU 2002 """ # class constants R = 6372000 # Approximate radius of Earth (m) degrees2radians = pi/180.0 def __init__(self, latitude, longitude): assert(latitude >= -90 and latitude <= 90.0) assert(longitude >= -180 and longitude <= 180.0) self.latitude = float(latitude) self.longitude = float(longitude) lat = latitude * self.degrees2radians # Converted to radians lon = longitude * self.degrees2radians # Converted to radians self.coslat = cos(lat) self.coslon = cos(lon) self.sinlat = sin(lat) self.sinlon = sin(lon) def BearingTo(self,P): """ Bearing (in degrees) to point P""" AZ = self.AZ(P) return int(round(AZ/self.degrees2radians)) def DistanceTo(self,P): """ Distance to point P""" GCA = self.GCA(P) return self.R*GCA def Dist(self,P): """ Very cheap and rough approximation to distance""" return max(abs(self.latitude-P.latitude),abs(self.longitude-P.longitude)) #-------------------------------------------------------------------------- def __repr__(self): d = 2 lat = round(self.latitude,d) lon = round(self.longitude,d) return ' (' + str(lat)+ ', '+ str(lon)+')' def GCA(self,P): """ Compute the Creat Circle Angle (GCA) between current point and P. """ alpha = P.coslon*self.coslon + P.sinlon*self.sinlon # The original formula is alpha = cos(self.lon - P.lon) # but rewriting lets us make us of precomputed trigonometric values. x = alpha*self.coslat*P.coslat + self.sinlat*P.sinlat return acos(x) def AZ(self,P): """ Compute Azimuth bearing (AZ) from current point to P""" # Compute cosine(AZ), where AZ is the azimuth angle GCA = self.GCA(P) c = P.sinlat - self.sinlat*cos(GCA) c = c/self.coslat/sin(GCA) AZ = acos(c) # Reverse direction if bearing is westward, i.e. sin(self.lon - P.lon) > 0 # Without this correction the bearing due west, say, will be 90 degrees # because the formulas work in the positive direction which is east. # # Precomputed trigonometric values are used to rewrite the formula: if self.sinlon*P.coslon - self.coslon*P.sinlon > 0: AZ = 2*pi - AZ return AZ #----------------------------------------------------------------------- if __name__ == "__main__": pass
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Udemy REST Assured free
Parse the JSON response body using JsonPath class in REST Assured
JsonPath is an alternative to using XPath for easily getting values from a Object document. It follows the Groovy GPath syntax when getting an object from the document. You can regard it as an alternative to XPath for JSON.
Consider Below Example:
import org.testng.annotations.BeforeClass;
import org.testng.annotations.Test;
import io.restassured.RestAssured;
import io.restassured.path.json.JsonPath;
import io.restassured.response.Response;
import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.*;
import static io.restassured.RestAssured.given;
public class ReqRes
{
@BeforeClass
public void setup()
{
RestAssured.baseURI = "https://reqres.in/";
RestAssured.basePath = "api";
}
@Test(enabled=true)
public void postRequestExample()
{
String res =
given()
.body("{" +
" \"name\": \"Tarun\",\n" +
" \"job\": \"Goswami\"\n" +
"}")
.when()
.post("/users")
.then()
.statusCode(201)
.extract().response().asString();
JsonPath js = new JsonPath(res);
String id = js.getString("id");
System.out.println("id is:"+id);
}
}
In above code we got the id using JsonPath object and method getString. This case is useful when you want to re use this id further in your program.
Parse the JSON response body using JsonPath class in REST Assured
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User:Everlark13/Choose an Article
Article Selection
Please list articles that you're considering for your Wikipedia assignment below. Begin to critique these articles and find relevant sources.
Option 1
* Article title: Anti-Arab racism - Wikipedia
* Article Evaluation: The article does not have a strong lead and is rated a C-Class article, but the current information in the article is accurate.
* Sources
* https://www.proquest.com/scholarly-journals/representations-arab-women-hollywood-pre-post-9/docview/2709977903/se-2
* https://doi.org/10.22492/ijah.9.1.09
Option 2
* Article title: Anti-Iranian sentiment - Wikipedia
* Article Evaluation: This article is a B-Class article which means that it requires further work to be a good article. The section on Depictions of Iranians in Hollywood is outdated and could use more information from recent sources.
* Sources
* https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A779354007/GIC?u=phil37611&sid=bookmark-GIC&xid=dc2c115b
* https://www.proquest.com/scholarly-journals/representations-arab-women-hollywood-pre-post-9/docview/2709977903/se-2
Option 3
* Article title: Stereotypes of Arabs and Muslims in the United States - Wikipedia
* Article Evaluation: This article is a start-class article and needs additional citations for verification and reviewed for grammar, style, tone, cohesion, or spelling.
* Sources:
* https://www.proquest.com/scholarly-journals/representations-arab-women-hollywood-pre-post-9/docview/2709977903/se-2
* https://doi.org/10.22492/ijah.9.1.09
Option 4
* Article title: Islamophobia in the United States - Wikipedia
* Article Evaluation: This article is a B-Class article that requires further work to be considered a good article. There could be an additional section on how Islamophobia in the United States was manifested through anti-immigration laws.
* Sources
* https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctv1xbc21c.9
* https://doi.org/10.1007/s40894-019-00125-x
Option 5
* Article title: Portrayal of Arabs in film - Wikipedia
* Article Evaluation: This article is a Start-Class article that needs to be reviewed and edited to be written in encycopedic style because it currently contains original research and personal reflections.
* Sources
* https://www.proquest.com/scholarly-journals/representations-arab-women-hollywood-pre-post-9/docview/2709977903/se-2
* https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A779354007/GIC?u=phil37611&sid=bookmark-GIC&xid=dc2c115b
* https://doi.org/10.22492/ijah.9.1.09
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Marcus Lemonis 'The Profit': Job interview advice for new graduates
The Definitive Guide to Business with Marcus Lemonis This summer, recent college graduates are entering a friendly U.S. job market, where the in nearly two decades. However, it can still take new college graduates months to find their first job — and, even then, not everyone can get the job they want. More than of recent graduates are underemployed because their first job does not require a college degree, while many others can have trouble finding a job in their preferred field. Marcus Lemonis, the self-made millionaire and star of CNBC’s “The Profit,” has some advice for any recent graduates who are still looking to land their dream first job. “If I was interviewing a new graduate today, I would want to hear less about ‘my pay’ and more about ‘my opportunity,’” Lemonis tells CNBC Make It. The self-made millionaire and CEO of Camping World explains that young people looking for their first post-college job should focus on showing prospective employers that they want a position where they can grow and learn by working hard, rather than seeming too preoccupied with the starting salary. It’s fine to say in an interview, “I want to make a reasonable amount of money to pay my bills,” Lemonis says. But he adds that job-seekers should make it clear that they are willing to “do whatever grunt work was necessary” to get ahead. What’s more, Lemonis says there is nothing wrong with being ambitious by letting your future boss know that you’re willing to work your way up the corporate ladder — even if that means gunning for the interviewer’s job eventually. Lemonis tells CNBC Make It that he wants to hear recent graduates tell him: “I want your job, so tell me what I need to do to have your job when you retire or when you move on.” “If the interviewer is confident in their position they shouldn't be threatened by that,” Lemonis says. “You want to hire people that are aspirational, that have big goals and big dreams.” It’s important to let prospective employers see your ambition, Lemonis says, but he still cautions new graduates to avoid appearing cocky in an interview — in other words, don’t think your academic success guarantees you a ticket to your dream job. “I'd rather have somebody that’s willing to go to battle and to roll up their sleeves, and to be on the front lines, and to get bruised and to get rejected — and to do all these things — than somebody who thinks… they've got a 4.0 [GPA] and now they should be running the joint,” he says. In short, employers aren’t looking for someone who thinks they’ll just be handed a great job, Lemonis says. Employers want to know that a new graduate is looking “to build the path to success” by working diligently in an entry level position with an eye toward learning enough to reach their dream job down the road. “You want to hear people say that success is important to them, but that they know hard work is part of that process and that it isn't all about the money,” Lemonis says. .
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-- Sysco Drops Most in Five Months as Food Prices Pressure Profits
Sysco Corp ., the biggest North
American distributor of food to restaurants, fell the most in
more than five months after second-quarter earnings trailed
analysts’ estimates. The Houston-based company said rising food
costs squeezed profit margins. Sysco dropped 3.6 percent to $29.79 at the close in New
York for the steepest decline since Aug. 15 after reporting
earnings of 43 cents a share for the period ended Dec. 31,
missing the 44-cent estimate in a Bloomberg analyst survey. Prices for meat, canned, dry and frozen food products
during the period “remained at historically high levels,”
Chief Executive Officer Bill DeLaney said in a statement. Food-
cost inflation was 6.3 percent, up from 4.5 percent a year
earlier, he said. “We are currently developing several key strategic
initiatives that will better position Sysco to profitably grow
our market share in the years to come,” Delaney said in a
conference call with investors and analysts. The company is
undergoing a transformation that includes business-managment
software implementation, he said. Net income fell 3.2 percent to $250 million from a year
earlier. Sales rose 9.2 percent to $10.2 billion, topping the
average estimate of $10.04 billion. To contact the reporter on this story:
Alexander Yablon in New York at
ayablon@bloomberg.net To contact the editor responsible for this story:
Ville Heiskanen at
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intra-cerebral phenomena, whereas it ignores them.
Let me repeat that there is no such thing as intra-cerebral sensibility. The consciousness is absolutely insensitive with regard to the dispositions of the cerebral substance and its mode of work. It is not the nervous undulation which our consciousness perceives, but the exciting cause of this wave—that is, the external object. The consciousness does not feel that which is quite close to it, but is informed of that which passes much further off. Nothing that is produced inside the cranium interests it; it is solely occupied with objects of which the situation is extra-cranial. It does not penetrate into the brain, we might say, but spreads itself like a sheet over the periphery of the body, and thence springs into the midst of the external objects.
There is, therefore, I do not say a contradiction, but a very striking contrast between these two facts. The consciousness is conditioned, kept up, and nourished by the working of the cerebral substance, but knows nothing of what passes in the interior of that substance. This consciousness might itself be compared to a parasitical organism which plunges its tap roots into the nerve centres, and of which the organs of perception, borne on long stalks, emerge from the cranium and perceive everything outside
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Turbinate Hypertrophy
Symptoms and Treatment of Enlarged Turbinates and a Deviated Septum
What are turbinates?
Inside our noses on the side walls, we have radiators, referred to as turbinates, that humidify, heat, and filter the air as it flows into our noses.
Why do we need these radiators? Because the air needs to be treated before it reaches our lungs. It needs to be cleaned, warmed to the right temperature, and moistened. As you can see, the turbinates play an important role in the health of our bodies.
There are 3 turbinates in your nose
• Superior turbinates (upper)
• Middle turbinates
• Inferior turbinates (lower)
Superior, middle, and inferior turbinatesFunctionally, the most important turbinates are the inferior, or lower, turbinates. They are bilaterally located on either side of the nasal septum and they are made of spongy and curly bones. Mucous membranes (epithelia) cover them and provide initial immunological help to the lymphatic system. Inferior turbinates can become inflamed or even shrink when you have a sinus infection, allergies, or if there is an environmental temperature swing. All of us have some degree of turbinate dysfunction at some point in our lives.
However, when the inferior turbinates continually become inflamed, it is chronic and is referred to as turbinate hypertrophy.
Some symptoms of turbinate hypertrophy include breathing difficulty and snoring because the swelling of the turbinate closes off airflow into the nose.
Deviated septum and turbinate hypertrophy
Deviated septum and enlarged inferior turbinateTurbinate hypertrophy is associated with nosebleeds, chronic sinus infections and chronic sinusitis, each of which can be caused by a deviated septum.
The nasal septum is a thin wall of bone and cartilage that separates your left and right nasal cavities. When it becomes crooked or displaced to one side of the nose, it is referred to as a deviated septum. As the nasal septum deviates to one side of the nose, it can reduce airflow, create more difficulty breathing, leave you susceptible to chronic sinus infections, chronic post nasal drip, headaches, and can cause snoring, sleep apnea, bad breath, and tooth decay.
When the nasal septum protrudes to one side, interestingly, the inferior turbinate that becomes inflamed is on the opposite side. That is, if the septum deviates right, it’s the inferior turbinate on the left that is swollen. So, it’s rather common for doctor’s to encounter patients with two blocked nasal passages, one from the deviated septum and the other from the enlarged turbinate.
Treating turbinate hypertrophy
• Remove irritating physical and chemical factors, i.e., dry air, tobacco smoke, stress
• Nasal steroid sprays – reduces mucous inflammation
• Surgery (turbinoplasty) – also called a turbinate reduction that opens the nasal airways. A turbinoplasty can also be performed in conjunction with a septoplasty which is surgery to correct a deviated septum
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How to support children to develop and express their coping preferences around minor invasive medical procedures: children’s and parents’ perspectives
Elisabeth W. Segers*, Marjolijn Ketelaar, Marjorie A.C.P. de Man, Lisette Schoonhoven, Elise M. van de Putte, Agnes van den Hoogen
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Invasive medical procedures in hospitals are major sources of stress in children, causing pain and fear. Non-pharmacological interventions are indispensable in effective pain and fear management. However, these interventions must be personalized to be effective. This qualitative study aims to gain insight into children’s and parents’ experiences, needs, and wishes related to supporting children to develop and express their coping preferences for dealing with pain and fear during minor invasive medical procedures in order to decrease pain and fear. A qualitative study using thematic analysis was performed. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews with children and parents who had undergone at least five minor invasive medical procedures in the last year. Nineteen children (8–18 years) and fourteen parents were interviewed individually. The experiences, needs, and wishes expressed in the interviews could be classified into one overarching theme, that of the personal process, and two content-related sub-themes: feeling trust and gaining control. The personal process was divided into two different phases, that of developing and of expressing coping preferences. Children and parents both reported it as a continuous process, different for every child, with their own unique needs. Children and parents expected personalized attention and tailored support from professionals. Conclusion: Professionals must combine clinical skills with child-tailored care. In the process of searching for and communicating about coping preferences, children’s unique needs and personal boundaries will thereby be respected. This gives children and parents increased trust and control during invasive medical procedures. What is Known: • Untreated pain and stress caused by medical procedures can have severe and important short- and long-term consequences for children. Personalized non-pharmacological interventions are an essential element of procedural pain management. What is New: • A personalized coping strategy is important for children when undergoing medical procedures. Each individual child has a personal way of expressing their own coping strategy. Children and their parents need information and the space to develop and express their individual coping preferences. • Children and parents expect to receive child-tailored care from professionals including respect for their own, unique needs and boundaries. Professionals should build trustful relationships and provide appropriately tailored autonomy around medical procedures.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)5553-5563
Number of pages11
JournalEuropean Journal of Pediatrics
Volume182
Issue number12
Early online date3 Oct 2023
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Publication statusPublished - Dec 2023
Keywords
• Children
• Coping preferences
• Distress
• Empowerment
• Medical procedures
• Pain
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Feeling sysiphean
8 OCT 1998 Feeling sorry for the U.S. Census as it single-mindedly plans to count more than a quarter-billion Americans? Then spare a tear for the poor microbiologist, eager to pin down the total number of bacteria and other prokaryotes on Earth. (The prokaryotes comprise two of the broad kingdoms of life -- bacteria and archaea. The third kingdom -- eukarya -- contains all organisms with cellular nuclei, including fungi, plants and animals.)
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Prokaryotes are organisms surrounded by a membrane and cell wall. They come in multiple shapes: cocci (round), baccilli (rods), and spirilla or spirochetes (helical cells).
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looks like a beanProkaryotes, as you've deduced, lack a cellular nucleus, yet they can live from the upper atmosphere to the ocean floor, from the human gut to rocks a mile deep. And there are lots of prokaryotes. Even though each one weighs less than a less than a quadrillionth of a gram when toweled dry, overall they weigh about as much as all the plants in the world -- roughly a gigaton.
So how many prokaryotes share the planet with us? According to William Whitman, a microbiologist at University of Georgia, the number is 5 x 1030
This is a big number by any standard. If you had that many pennies, Whitman and colleagues David Coleman and William Wiebe calculated, they would make a stack a trillion light years long.
Just where are all these prokaryotes? As we indicated, some bacteria live in the human gut -- a total of 3.9 x 1023 among all six billion of us. (Before you down another tetracycline as your part in the global crusade against bacteria, remember that most intestinal bacteria are helpful.)
Furthermore, the vast majority of prokaryotes live under land or the sea floor, not in us. In fact, 92 to 94 percent of all prokaryotes live underground lives of quiet desperation, hidden in the cracks and pores of rock and sediment, lacking sunlight, fresh air, even cable TV.
A whale of a census
Unable to count bacteria individually, Whitman and colleagues opted for a sampling technique. They divvied the world into representative habitats, like forests, deserts, freshwaters, and shallow and deep ocean waters. No cell nucleus . No problem. Bacteria rule.Then they scoured the science literature looking for studies on the density of bacteria in each habitat.
From there it was simple multiplication -- size of habitat in milliliters times number of prokaryotes per milliliter equals total number of bacteria in that habitat.
The math showed that the top eight meters of soil carry 26 x 1028 prokaryotes, and all aquatic habitats carried 12 x 1028.
But the real jackpot lies underground. More than 8 meters below the land surface, they found between 25 and 250 x 1028 prokaryotes. And beneath the ocean floor live a staggering 355 x 1028 organisms without nuclei.
Although the researchers did try to cross-check their results against existing studies, much of their work was extrapolated from very limited data on subsurface conditions. For example, information from two locations was taken to represent conditions under the land everywhere. As a result, "We can't really give you an error bar" -- an estimation of how far off their results might be, Whitman says.
World's least useful number?
May we predict your response? The results are a) "astonishing. It's amazing that as much as half of our biosphere is hidden prokaryotes, not trees and clams and dolphins," or b) "a waste of time -- the total number of prokaryotes is as useless as it is incomprehensible."
Even to doubters, the research demonstrates that all discussions of life, and its effects on Earth, had best take into account the hidden biosphere. Bacteria, after all, make some of the oxygen and virtually all of the nitrogen in our air. They decay pollutants and dissolve rocks.
And like redwoods and mahogany trees, bacteria also store carbon. That has bearing on the study of global warming, since removing carbon from the air slows the rise of carbon dioxide that is causing the planetary cook-out.
T O P - This green alga is colonized by a colorless, rod-shaped iron bacterium Leptothrix discophora. These bacteria also colonize soda bottles, tennis shoes, styrofoam cups, plastic bags -- even microscope slides.
M I D D L E - Blue-green bacteria in the genus Oscillatoria, and the green algae in the genus Spirogyra.
B O T T O M - This oil-like film is made of Leptothrix discophora bacteria that have coated their filaments with iron and manganese oxides.
Photos by Eleanora I. Robbins, courtesy USGS Bio-blitz.
not all alikeTheir infinite variety
The data also help explain the astonishing level of the diversity of prokaryotes. It is this diversity which allows them to prosper in virtually every habitat, from ice to boiling water, from deep in the Earth to high in the atmosphere. Prokaryotes come in varieties that can cause human and crop diseases, or supply medicines and new molecules for industry.
These abilities derive directly from the DNA that has directed the growth and replication of prokaryotes during 3.8 billion years of existence (on a planet that's roughly 4.5 billion years old). Each habitat offers new chemical challenges that bacteria, through their diversity, have learned to meet.
Indeed, prokaryotic diversity may be immeasurable: Scandinavian researchers found at least 4,000 species of bacteria growing in a single gram of soil.
Whitman says large numbers offer a simple explanation for this motley crew. Diversity, after all, stems from successful mutations -- changes in the genetic structure. Thus he and his colleagues calculated that while producing 17.4 x 1029 cells every year, prokaryotes would have plenty of chances to develop helpful mutations.
The researchers selected four changes in a single gene as an indication that a prokaryote might have changed enough to form a new enzyme and thus begin differentiating itself from its ancestors. And with so many divisions taking place, this highly unusual number of mutations would be routine, taking place somewhere on Earth every 20 minutes. Says Whitman, "We argue that this could be an explanation for a large amount of bacterial diversity."
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from c in session.Query.All<Customer>()
join o in session.Query.All<Order>() on c equals o.Customer into orders
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LastOrderAmount = orders.OrderBy(o => o.OrderDate).Last().Amount
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I get an exception that Last() cannot be translated by the query translator.
Also, I'd like a LEFT JOIN. Thus, if a customer has no orders, I'd like his LastOrderAmount to be 0.
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Apparently, the Last() method is not supported. I tried using First() and doing OrderByDescending(o => o.OrderDate) to reverse the sequence of the elements. The query executes now, but it returns the amount of the FIRST order, instead of the last. Apparently, the OrderByDescending() is not being applied.
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Red blood cell sodium-lithium countertransport
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Roeder, K., (1994), "A Graphical Technique for Determining the Number of Components in a Mixture of Normals," Journal of the American Statistical Association, 89, 497-495.
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Kitchens, L. J. (2003) Basic Statistics and Data Analysis. Pacific Grove, CA: Brooks/Cole, a division of Thomson Learning.
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#> 190.000 0.000 0.073 0.192 0.263 0.250 0.257 0.317
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#> 0.623 0.099 0.010 0.007 0.125 0.550 1.385 1.050
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Simaria dham it is a riligious place of hindus. simaria dham is exactly situated in tha bank of river ganga. it is located in district begusarai a one of the best and developed city/district of bihar.simaria dham is very peaceful place and simaria is a daily visiting place.and simaria is a very big riligious place to visit in begusarai city/district.Hindi poet Ramdhari Singh 'Dinkar' was born on 23 September 1908 in Simaria village,Recently Ardhakumbha a devotional congregation was held here in 2011 in an attempt to reestablish the lost importance of other 8 places where Kumbha was held according to scriptures. Not only "Ardhakumbha" but recently "Maha-kumbha" was also held here in November, 2017 It is also famous for Simaria Mela, a fair of devotional importance during the month of Kartik every year according to Indian Panchang (usually during November)has a famous bridge Simaria Pul which provides both Rail and Road connectivity to this place. People of Simaria widely speaks Maithili
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UPDATE 1-Chevron asks staff to postpone all non-essential travel to China
(Changes sourcing; Adds comment from company in paragraph 2, background) Jan 30 (Reuters) - U.S. oil major Chevron Corp said on Thursday it has asked its employees to postpone all "non-essential" business travel to China in the aftermath of the coronavirus outbreak. "Currently, no Chevron personnel or assets are affected," the company said in an email to Reuters. "As a precautionary measure, we have advised employees to postpone all non-essential travel to China." Chevron employees are also required to receive approval from the company's senior management for all travel to China that is "deemed business critical", according to a memo seen by Reuters on Thursday. Several companies have taken similar measures as precautionary steps in response to the coronavirus outbreak in China that has so far killed more than 200 and infected more than 9,800 in the country. The World Health Organization declared a global health emergency. (Reporting by Shariq Khan and Kanishka Singh in Bengaluru; Editing by Subhranshu Sahu and Shounak Dasgupta)
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* Born October 18, 1956 in Leningrad in a Jewish family. His father, A. A. Yelchin, a participant in the Great Patriotic War, was a football player of the first squad (1946) and coach of the DKA Khabarovsk (Yelchin’s book Arkady’s Goal, 2014 is based on his father’s biography). Mother - Elena Yakovlevna Yelchina (1920-2009), worked as a ballet teacher at the Leningrad State Choreographic School named after A. Ya. Vaganova. As a child, his parents encouraged him to pursue art. Eugene spent a lot of time behind the scenes of the Kirov (Mariinsky) Theatre; the father, a connoisseur of painting, constantly went with his son to the State Hermitage Museum.
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Jean Dumontier
Jean Dumontier (23 June 1935 – 27 December 2018) was a Canadian-Quebecois architect and artist. He is best known for having designed the Montreal Metro stations Jean-Drapeau (serving the Expo 67 site) and Longueuil-Université-de-Sherbrooke. He was also the first architect of the subway to have himself created the works of art for the stations of his own design, those being the four concrete walls of the dock of the station Jean-Drapeau.
Biography
Born in Rigaud in 1935, Jean Dumontier was hired by the city of Montreal in the 1960s, joining the team of architects who developed the Montreal Metro in 1962. He was entrusted with the design of stations that would serve Expo 67, Île-Sainte-Hélène and Longueuil (today Jean-Drapeau and Longueuil-Université-de-Sherbrooke). He also created the murals of the Jean-Drapeau station, representing the Titan Atlas and recalling the theme of Expo 67, "Man and His World" (Terre des Hommes).
In 1967, at the age of 32, he became head of the metro design office and hired young architects of his generation. In the 1970s, he was appointed Superintendent of the Architecture Division at the Metropolitan Transportation Bureau (BTM), then became its director, overseeing the extension of the network in the 1970s and 1980s.
Throughout his career, he promoted the integration of works of art into the architecture of all stations, which makes the Montreal metro unique in the world. Several noted artists, such as Jean-Paul Mousseau, Michel de Broin, Marcelle Ferron, Charles Daudelin and Frédéric Bach, are represented by significant works in the Montreal underground.
Many cities around the world approached Dumontier to build, extend or modernize their transit system. Cities like Mexico City, Boston, New York City, Los Angeles, Washington D.C. and Atlanta have been inspired by the Montreal network in their own drives for redevelopment.
Jean Dumontier died of cancer on 27 December 2018, at the age of 83.
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