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Custom pagination for table/deck
Louis SkeltonLouis Skelton Member
edited May 2018 in Praise
Hello all!
Amazing what you can do by digging around in the Skuid API.
I've needed to re-jig Skuid's pagination for a Lightning Community and thought I'd post a first-draft of my efforts here in case anyone wants to build their own and wanted a place to start.
Feedback welcomed. The main missing element is how to set the current page size of the table/deck (e.g. 5, 10, 50, Show All) - would some kind Skuid-person please point me in the right direction? I'd be terribly grateful :)
I'm sure there are some horribly bits in my code. Sorry...
To get it to work (in Lightning):
1. Add a template component (allowing HTML) with the following content:
<div class="pager">
<div class="pager-controls">
<a class="pager-first" href="#">First</a>
<a class="pager-prev" href="#">Previous</a>
<ul class="pager-items">
</ul>
<a class="pager-next" href="#">Next</a>
<a class="pager-last" href="#">Last</a>
</div>
<div class="pager-summary"></div>
</div>
2. create an in-line Snippet and set an action to trigger it once the page has rendered. Update the first few lines of the snippet with your table/deck's Id and the Id of the above template:
var params = arguments[0],
$ = skuid.$;
// PUT YOUR DECK/COMPONENT ID HERE
var componentId = "sk-289F-538";
// PUT YOUR DECK/COMPONENT ID HERE
var templateId = "sk-2IJF-1157";
// Set some variables
var componentList = skuid.$C(componentId).list;
var componentModel = componentList.model;
var listLength = componentModel.data.length;
var currentPage = componentList.currentPage + 1;
var currentPageSize = componentList.currentPageSize;
var totalPages = Math.ceil(listLength / currentPageSize);
// This function resets the pagination with each page change
function setPagination() {
// Remove the current page number list
$('#' + templateId + ' ul.pager-items li').remove();
// Appen the new page number list items
for (var i = 0; i < totalPages; i++) {
var pageNumber = i + 1;
if (currentPage == pageNumber) {
$('#' + templateId + ' ul.pager-items').append("<li>" + pageNumber + "</li>");
} else {
$('#' + templateId + ' ul.pager-items').append("<li><a href='#'>" + pageNumber + "</a></li>");
}
}
// Get the 'from number' and 'to number' values (e.g. for "From 1-10 Records")
var fromNumber = (currentPage - 1) * currentPageSize + 1;
var toNumber;
if(currentPage == totalPages) {
toNumber = listLength;
} else {
toNumber = ((currentPage - 1) * currentPageSize) + currentPageSize;
}
// Hide/show the next/first prev/last buttons based on current page. Alternatively, apply a class with addClass()
if (currentPage != totalPages) {
$('#' + templateId + ' a.pager-last').show();
$('#' + templateId + ' a.pager-next').show();
} else {
$('#' + templateId + ' a.pager-last').hide();
$('#' + templateId + ' a.pager-next').hide();
}
if (currentPage != 1) {
$('#' + templateId + ' a.pager-first').show();
$('#' + templateId + ' a.pager-prev').show();
} else {
$('#' + templateId + ' a.pager-first').hide();
$('#' + templateId + ' a.pager-prev').hide();
}
// Generate the summary text
$('#' + templateId + ' .pager-summary').text("Showing " + fromNumber + " – " + toNumber + " of " + listLength);
}
// This function sets the new page number
function goToPage(pageNumber) {
pageNumber = pageNumber - 1;
componentList.goToPage(pageNumber);
currentPage = pageNumber + 1;
setPagination();
}
// Action - navigate to selected page number
$('#' + templateId + ' ul.pager-items').on('click','li a',function (event){
event.preventDefault();
var selectedPage = $(this).text();
goToPage(selectedPage);
});
// Action - go to first page
$('#' + templateId + ' a.pager-first').on('click', function (event){
event.preventDefault();
goToPage(1);
});
// Action - go to last page
$('#' + templateId + ' a.pager-last').on('click', function (event){
event.preventDefault();
console.log(totalPages);
goToPage(totalPages);
});
// Action - go to next page
$('#' + templateId + ' a.pager-next').on('click', function (event){
event.preventDefault();
var nextPage = currentPage + 1;
goToPage(nextPage);
});
// Action - go to previous page
$('#' + templateId + ' a.pager-prev').on('click', function (event){
event.preventDefault();
var prevPage = currentPage - 1;
goToPage(prevPage);
});
// Initialise page list:
setPagination();
And add some css:
.pager {
font-size: 18px;
margin-top: 20px;
margin-bottom: 20px;
}
@media (min-width: 641px) {
.pager {
margin-top: 25px;
margin-bottom: 25px;
}
}
.pager-items {
display: none
}
@media (min-width: 641px) {
.pager-items {
display: inline
}
.pager-items li {
display: inline;
margin: 0 5px
}
.pager-items li:first-child {
margin-left: 0
}
.pager-items li:last-child {
margin-right: 0
}
}
.pager-last,
.pager-first,
.pager-prev,
.pager-next {
margin-right: 10px
}
span.inactive {
color: #A1A1A1;
}
@media (min-width: 641px) {
.pager-prev,
.pager-next {
margin-right: 0
}
.pager-prev {
margin-right: 10px
}
.pager-next {
margin-left: 10px
}
.pager-first {
margin-right: 20px
}
.pager-last {
margin-left: 20px
}
.pager-controls {
float: right
}
}
/* This hides these options so script on page can selectively show */
.pager-first,
.pager-prev,
.pager-next,
.pager-last {
display: none;
}
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Don't get this JS formula
Hey,
Somebody can explain that JS formula to me:
Math.floor(Math.random() * (max - min + 1)) + min
Please :slight_smile:.
Link to the challenge:
https://learn.freecodecamp.org/javascript-algorithms-and-data-structures/basic-javascript/generate-random-whole-numbers-within-a-range
As should be obvious from the name of the challenge, it generates random integers within a range, namely between min and max. Math.random() generates a floating point number between 0 and 1 (exclusive, meaning it’s always less than 1). (max - min + 1) is one greater than the size of the range, so if you wanted to generate numbers between, say, 3 and 10, the size of the range you want to generate is 8, so when you multiply the random value by 8, now you’re generating random floats between 0 and 8 (exclusive). Now when you floor this number, you’ll get integers between 0 and 7. Then when you add min (3) to the result, you get integers between 3 and 10
I recommend experimenting with the formula on something like repl.it in order to get more understanding of it.
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Hi @Tech, I’ve never followed up on any of @chuckadams answers before because he is so thorough but when I went through this it threw me for a loop too especially so because I knew a little JS and had used something similar in a couple of little apps I coded.
I say similar because I wasn’t going through a range, my code needed to start at one and include the final number so the expression I wrote was very similar.
What I did for this was literally go to Google and drop in that expression. Read through the first couple of hits that you get. Take a day to think about it and then come back and read the first few again and like he says, go to repl.it and try a few things using it. You’ll get that “ah-ha” moment.
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Alright thanks a lot :slight_smile:
I’ll do that.
Thanks a lot chuck it’s clearer now :slight_smile:
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Guidelines Concerning Notification and Testing of Infant Formulas*
INTRODUCTION
The purpose of the Infant Formula Act of 1980 (Act) is to ensure the safety and nutrition of infant formulas - including minimum, and in some cases, maximum levels of specified nutrients. To accomplish this purpose, the Act authorizes the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to promulgate appropriate regulations. These guidelines address three related requirements:
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2. requirements for manufacturer notification of FDA, after a change in formulation or processing (discussed in Section II), and
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A manufacturer must notify FDA 90 days before the first processing of any infant formula for commercial or charitable distribution for human consumption that differs fundamentally in processing or in composition from any previous formulation produced by the manufacturer.
Examples of infant formulas deemed to differ fundamentally in processing or in composition include:
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6. Any infant formula manufactured containing a new constituent not listed in 412(g) of the FD&C Act and added for its potential nutrient contribution, such as taurine or L-carnitine.
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II. NOTIFICATION OF FDA BEFORE FIRST PROCESSING FOR COMMERCIAL OR CHARITABLE DISTRIBUTION (Reformulation and Processing Changes) [412(b)(3)]
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Reportable reformulation and process changes include:
1. Any change that results in changes in quantitative nutrient declaration on the label for nutrients required under section 412(g) of the Act or trace nutrients voluntarily added consistent with 21 CFR 107.10(b) (5). Examples:
1. Reducing vitamin K in an oil soluble vitamin premix resulting in a label change.
2. Reducing the level of zinc fortification resulting in a label change.
2. Any reformulation resulting in a nutrient level which is within 10% of the nutrient levels (either minimum or maximum) required by section 412(g) of the FD&C Act and is at least 10% closer to the required level. Notification is not necessary for simple adjustments in the level of an ingredient to accommodate inconsistencies in processing.
3. Any change in the identity of the ingredients providing nutrients required under section 412(g) of the Act or trace nutrients added voluntarily consistent with 21 CFR 107.10(b)(5). Examples:
1. Replacing vitamin D2 with vitamin D3.
2. Replacing vitamin A acetate with vitamin A palmitate.
3. Replacing calcium carbonate with tricalcium phosphate.
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1. Changes in processing equipment (e.g., spray dryer which uses direct heat vs. indirect heat; change in food surface contact material, copper for stainless steel; replacing a heat exchanger with a steam injector-vapor tank system).
2. Changes in time-temperature conditions of preheating, handling, mixing, or sterilization of in process product.
3. Changes in the order of addition of the ingredients.
III. TESTING OF INFANT FORMULAS WHICH HAVE UNDERGONE CHANGES IN FORMULATION OR PROCESSING[21 CFR 106(c)]
FDA has promulgated Quality Control Procedure regulations (21 CFR 106) under the authority provided by the Infant Formula Act. Section 106.30(c) establishes testing requirements for infant formulas which undergo changes in ingredients or processing conditions that could affect the level of nutrients. FDA establishes two categories of formulation and processing changes, as described below: [(1) major changes (21 CFR 106.30(c)(2)) and (2) minor changes (21 CFR 106.30(c) (1))]
1. The changes described in this section would require testing associated with a "major" change as identified in 21 CFR 106.30(c)(2).**
A major change can be either in the formulation or processing of an infant formula. A major change is defined as a change where manufacturer' s experience or theory would predict possible significant adverse impact on levels of nutrients or availability of nutrients in meeting requirements of section 412(g) of the Act.
Examples of major changes include:
1. The manufacture of an infant formula in a new plant.
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4. The employment of significant new technology (e.g., the change from terminal sterilization to aseptic processing).
5. A substantial quantitative change in the protein, fat, or carbohydrate.
6. The addition of new constituents added for their potential nutrient contribution (e.g., taurine and L-carnitine).
7. A fundamental change in the type of packaging used (e.g., changing from metal cans to plastic pouches).
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2. The changes described in this section would require testing associated with a "minor" change as identified in 21 CFR 106.30(c)(1).
A minor change can be either in the formulation or processing of an infant formula. A minor change is defined as a minor reduction in nutrient levels subject to minimum limits, or a minor increase in levels of nutrients that are subject to maximum limits established under section 412(g) of the Act or any other change where experience or theory would not predict a possible significant adverse impact on nutrient levels or nutrient availability.
Examples of minor changes include:
1. minor reduction of iron level
2. replacing certain nutrient forms with another form
3. adjustments in the quantity of a nutrient in a premix or individually added nutrient that results in a specification change for that nutrient in the finished product
4. changes in time-temperature conditions of preheating during handling of bulk product that cannot reasonably be expected to cause an adverse impact on nutrient levels or nutrient availability
5. changes in oxygen content of a packaged product that might have a minimal effect on the level of nutrients
*These guidelines relate to interpreting paragraphs 412(b)(2) and (3) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and 21 CFR 106.30(c).
**IFC members would notify FDA of all "major" changes.
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The result was delete. ♠PMC♠ (talk) 02:36, 16 March 2020 (UTC)
List of Junior Parkruns in the United Kingdom
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Does not meet GNG or LISTN. Natureium (talk) 22:56, 8 March 2020 (UTC)
* Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Lists-related deletion discussions. CAPTAIN RAJU (T) 03:19, 9 March 2020 (UTC)
* Note: This discussion has been included in the list of United Kingdom-related deletion discussions. CAPTAIN RAJU (T) 03:19, 9 March 2020 (UTC)
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module.exports = function (grunt) {
"use strict";
var Docker = require('docker');
var path = require('path');
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onlyUpdated: false,
colourScheme: 'default',
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exclude: false,
lineNums: false,
js: [],
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extras: []
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Diabetes is connected with impairment of angiogenesis such as for example
Diabetes is connected with impairment of angiogenesis such as for example reduced amount of myocardial capillary development. restored Ang-1-induced Akt/eNOS phosphorylation and angiogenesis. Our data implicate a crucial function of SHP-1 in diabetes-associated vascular problems, which upregulation of Ang-1/Connect-2 signaling by concentrating on SHP-1 is highly recommended as a fresh therapeutic technique for the treating diabetes-associated impairment of angiogenesis. 1. Launch Angiogenesis is principally regulated with the vascular endothelial development element (VEGF)/VEGF receptor (VEGFR) as well as the angiopoietins/Connect-2 program. Receptor tyrosine kinases (RTKs) symbolize a major course of cell-surface substances that regulate angiogenesis. VEGFR as well as the Connect-2 receptor will be the primary RTK family members and play essential tasks BIX 02189 in the rules of angiogenesis [1]. Impaired angiogenesis resulting in microvascular insufficiency represents a significant reason behind end-stage organ failing among diabetics. The root molecular mechanisms, nevertheless, are poorly recognized [2, 3]. Myocardial angiogenesis is definitely considerably impaired in individuals with diabetes mellitus which might donate to the high mortality after myocardial infarction [4, 5]. Up to now, few studies possess centered on the recognition of elements that impact myocardial angiogenesis in the establishing of diabetes. A earlier research Rabbit Polyclonal to SGCA demonstrated that VEGF-induced migration and VEGFR-mediated transmission transduction had been seriously impaired in the monocytes of diabetics [6, 7]. Further, VEGFR manifestation was significantly low in the center of diabetics compared with non-diabetic individuals. This is followed by an impairment of VEGFR phosphorylation, recommending that reduced VEGF manifestation and faulty VEGF signaling may play an integral part in the diabetes-associated impairment of angiogenesis [8]. Our earlier studies have discovered that faulty RTK signaling transduction isn’t just limited by VEGF/VEGFR, but can be from the disruption of Ang-1/Tie up-2 angiogenic signaling and angiogenesis under hyperglycemic circumstances and in diabetes [9C11]. Proteins tyrosine phosphatase (PTP) provides been proven to adversely regulate insulin signaling by dephosphorylation of insulin receptor tyrosine kinase [12, 13]. PTP also offers a critical function in the legislation of development factors indication transduction by de-phosphorylation of RTK. PTP inhibition provides been shown to market collateral development and enhance VEGF-induced angiogenesis within a rat style of hindlimb ischemia [14, 15]. The cytoplasmic proteins tyrosine phosphatase-1 (SHP-1) expresses mainly in hematopoietic lineages and endothelial cells [16C19] and adversely regulates development aspect receptors phosphorylation [17, 18, 20, 21]. SHP-1 appearance is upregulated due to abnormal inflammatory replies in BIX 02189 diabetes sufferers [22]. A prior research revealed that Link-2 receptor was the substrates for tyrosine phosphatase-2 (SHP-2) [23]. To time, little is well known of the useful function of SHP-1 over the Ang-1/Link-2 signaling and impairment of angiogenesis in diabetes. Inside our present research, we hypothesize that hyperglycemia and BIX 02189 diabetes impair Ang-1/Link-2 signaling and angiogenesis with a BIX 02189 system regarding upregulation of SHP-1 appearance and SHP-1/Link-2 connections. Our data claim that elevated SHP-1 includes a essential function in the diabetes-associated impairment of angiogenesis by interfering using the Ang-1/Connect-2 angiogenic signaling. 2. Components and Strategies 2.1. Mouse Center Microvascular Endothelial Cells (MHMECs) MHMECs was isolated from C57BL/6J mouse hearts and cultured as previously defined [24C26]. Primary civilizations of MHMEC, between passages 4 and 10, had been found in all tests. 2.2. Endothelial Cell Apoptosis and Caspase-3 Activity To induce apoptosis, MHMEC had been subjected to serum-free moderate for 72 hours under high blood sugar (HG, 30?mmol/L) or regular blood sugar (NG, 5?mmol/L) circumstances. Endothelial cell apoptosis was assessed by keeping track of TUNEL positive cells per 100 endothelial cells following manufacturer’s guidelines (Promega, WI). Caspase-3 activity was assessed BIX 02189 using the caspase-3 package (Sigma, MO). 2.3. Immunoprecipitation of Connect-2 and Blotting with SHP-1 or Phospho-Tyrosine MHMEC lysates had been immunoprecipitated with anti-mouseTie-2 antibody accompanied by incubation using a 1?:?1 protein A: protein G-sepharose slurry. The immunoprecipitates had been then put through SDS-PAGE gels and used in nitrocellulose membranes. The membranes had been immunoblotting anti-SHP-1 (1?:?1000, Santa Cruz, CA) or anti-phospho-tyrosine (4G10, 1?:?1000 Upstate Biotech, NY)..
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Maximizing Efficiency through Centrifuge Optimization
Maximizing Efficiency through Centrifuge Optimization 3
The Role of Centrifuges in Industrial Processes
Centrifuges play a crucial role in a wide range of industries, including pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, food and beverage, and wastewater treatment. These powerful machines apply centrifugal force to separate suspended particles from liquids or liquids of different densities. Eager to know more about the topic? Visit the recommended external website, where additional information and supplementary material await. Centrifuge Repair, expand your knowledge of the topic!
Centrifuges have become integral to industrial processes due to their ability to provide high-speed and efficient separation. By optimizing the operation of centrifuges, companies can further enhance their productivity, reduce costs, and improve the quality of their products.
Optimizing Centrifuge Speed
One of the key factors in maximizing the efficiency of a centrifuge is optimizing the speed at which it operates. The speed at which particles settle in a centrifuge is directly proportional to the square of the rotational speed. By increasing the rotational speed, the settling time can be significantly reduced, leading to faster separation.
However, it is important to note that there may be limitations on the maximum speed that a centrifuge can safely operate at without compromising its structural integrity. It is essential to consult the manufacturer’s guidelines and perform regular inspections to ensure the centrifuge is operating within its safe limits.
Optimizing Centrifuge Load
The load capacity of a centrifuge also plays a critical role in its efficiency. Overloading a centrifuge can lead to insufficient separation and decreased performance. On the other hand, underutilizing the centrifuge’s capacity can result in wasted energy and resources.
By carefully assessing the volume and characteristics of the liquid being processed, operators can determine the optimal load capacity for each centrifuge. This ensures that the machine is being utilized to its full potential without compromising the quality of the separation process.
Optimizing Centrifuge Maintenance
Regular maintenance is essential for the efficient and reliable operation of centrifuges. Neglecting maintenance can lead to increased energy consumption, decreased separation efficiency, and premature equipment failure.
Operators should establish a comprehensive maintenance routine that includes regular inspections, lubrication of moving parts, cleaning of filters and bowls, and calibration of control systems. By following these maintenance practices, the lifespan of centrifuges can be extended, and their performance can be optimized.
Optimizing Centrifuge Design
Centrifuge manufacturers are continually innovating to improve the design and efficiency of their machines. The optimization of centrifuge design involves factors such as bowl shape, feed and discharge systems, and automation features.
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better recommendation could be offered to those who have not had the privilege of knowing Mr Thurston personally.
The Author has had the willing help of several friends, among whom might specially be mentioned Mr J. S. Gamble, C.I.E., F.R.S., who, as an old official of the Indian Forest Department, has dealt authoritatively with the chapter on the Flora and Forests. Mr E. B. Havell, who is well known by his charming books on Indian Art, has contributed the chapter on Architecture, a subject which he had an opportunity of specially studying when for many years he was Principal of the Madras School of Art, while Mr George Romilly, who, as the representative for many years of the planters' community on the Legislative Council, has given the benefit of his personal knowledge of, and successful commercial experience with, the planting industries. For the shortcomings of the chapter on Geology I am mainly responsible.
We are indebted to various friends, official and private, for permission to use photographs and maps, and the source of each illustration is acknowledged in the list.
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U.S. Highway 25 (US 25) is a United States Numbered Highway that travels from Brunswick, Georgia, to the Kentucky–Ohio state line, where Covington, Kentucky, meets Cincinnati, Ohio, at the Ohio River. In the U.S. state of Georgia, US 25 is as a 190.0 mi highway that travels south to north in the eastern part of the state, near the Atlantic Ocean, serving Statesboro and the Brunswick and Augusta metropolitan areas on its path from Brunswick to South Carolina at the Savannah River. Its routing travels through portions of Glynn, Wayne, Long, Tattnall, Evans, Bulloch, Jenkins, Burke, and Richmond counties.
The segment of US 25 from Interstate 16 (I-16) south-southwest of Statesboro north to Millen is the western segment of the Savannah River Parkway, a four-lane divided highway that roughly parallels the Savannah River. The segment from Millen north to I-520 in Augusta is the combined segment of the parkway. This highway is being considered for inclusion as part of I-3, which is ultimately planned to stretch from Savannah to Knoxville, Tennessee.
Glynn County
US 25 begins at an intersection with US 17/State Route 25 (SR 25; Glynn Avenue) in the southern part of Brunswick in Glynn County. This intersection also marks the southern end of SR 25 Connector (SR 25 Conn.). This intersection is west of the Marshes of Glynn Overlook Park and is north of Howard Coffin Park. US 25 and SR 25 Conn. travel concurrently on Gloucester Street to the west. At the intersection with US 341/SR 27 (Oglethorpe Street), SR 25 Conn. ends, and US 25 begins a nearly 39 mi concurrency with US 341/SR 27. The three highways travel to the north. Just after F Street, they curve to the northeast and skirt along the western edge of Gateway Park. On the northern edge of the park, they intersect Newcastle Street and turn left, back to the north. Between L and M streets, the concurrency passes just to the southwest of Orange Park, and, between Q and R streets, they pass to the southwest of Palmetto Park. Between the intersection with Oak Street/1st Street, US 25/US 341/SR 27 pass Greenwood Cemetery. Between 2nd and 5th streets, they pass Selden Park. Between 4th and 7th streets, they pass Palmetto Cemetery. At 7th Street, they enter Dock Junction. Just before 9th Street, the concurrency passes Acco Park. Farther north, they intersect SR 303 (Blythe Island Highway/Community Road). The roadway passes to the southwest of Ballard Park and cross over the Brunswick–Altamaha Canal. Immediately, US 25/US 341/SR 27 begin to curve to the northwest. Approximately 0.5 mi later, they cross over Yellow Bluff Creek. Only about 1500 ft later, they have an interchange with I-95 (Purple Heart Trail). At Crispen Boulevard, the concurrency leaves the city limits of Dock Junction. They cross over Burnett Creek and travel through Pyles Marsh, before curving back to the north. Immediately after that curve, the three highways travel through Brobston. Just before entering Sterling, they pass east of Sterling Park. In town, they intersect SR 99, as well SR 32. The highways travel through Pennick and Zuta, before passing to the southeast of Berry Lake. After traveling through Everett, they enter Wayne County.
Wayne County
When the concurrent routes pass Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, they curve back to the northwest, travel through Mount Pleasant and cross over Alex Creek. After traveling through Grangerville, Pendarvis, and Gardi, they make a slight westward jog in Odessa; then, they cross over Ponholloway Creek, before entering Jesup. In town, US 25 splits off from US 341/SR 27 (East Cherry Street) to the north and intersects US 301/SR 23, with which US 25 begins traveling concurrently. The three highways travel north in the northeast part of the city. They curve to the northwest, before curving back north and meeting US 84/SR 38, which join the concurrency. Immediately afterward, the five highways travel to the north and leave the city limits. The concurrency travels through rural parts of the county, before traveling through Doctortown, curving to the northeast, and crossing over the Altamaha River into Long County on the Dr. J. Alvin Leaphart Sr. Memorial Bridge.
Long County
US 25/US 84/US 301/SR 23/SR 38 continues north and travel through rural areas of the county, crossing over Forrest Pond, Back Swamp (in two places), Corker Branch, Fountain Branch, Brickyard Branch, and Jones Creek on its way to Ludowici. In town, the concurrency intersects SR 57 south, which travels to the southeast. At this intersection, US 25/US 301/SR 23, as well as SR 57 north, travel to the northwest, while US 84/SR 38 continue to the northeast. After a slight jog to the east, the roadway crosses through Wefanie. Just before leaving the county, they intersect former SR 261, today known as Marcus Nobles Road. Right after that, they curve to the north and cross over Beards Creek into Tattnall County.
Tattnall County
US 25/US 301/SR 23/SR 57 travel to the east of Kicklighters Pond. After an intersection with SR 196, the roadway curves north and enters Glennville. At an intersection with SR 144 (Barnard Street), SR 23/SR 57 depart the concurrency to the northwest. At this intersection, US 25/US 301 continue to the north, concurrent with SR 73, which begins here. Just after leaving the city limits, the highways pass the Georgia Veterans Memorial Cemetery – Glennville, Stricklands Pond, and Strickland Pond Dam. Alongside Smith State Prison, the concurrency begins to curve to the north. They curve back to the northeast and cross over Beards Creek just before intersecting what used to be SR 250. After passing to the east of Durrence Pond, just west of Midway, US 25/US 301/SR 73 cross into Evans County.
Evans County
The concurrency passes Union Cemetery and Evans Heights Golf Club. Approximately 2000 ft later, it crosses over Bull Creek. After a westward jog past Richards Pond, the highways curve to a due north routing and enter Claxton. In downtown, they intersect US 280/SR 30 (Main Street). Just before leaving town, the highways curve to the northeast. Just northeast of the city limits, US 25/US 301/SR 73 pass the Claxton Sewage Treatment Pond and Sewage Treatment Pond Dam. About 2000 ft later, they cross over the Canoochee River on the Claxton Bridge. They provide access to Claxton–Evans County Airport and then curve to the north. After curving back to the northeast, the highways curve north and intersect SR 169. About 1 mi later, they cross into Bulloch County.
Bulloch County
Almost immediately, the three highways curve to the north-northwest, passing Ephesus Cemetery, and curve back to the north-northeast and pass by Nevils Pond and Nevils Pond Dam. They again curve to the north-northwest and have an interchange with I-16 (Jim Gillis Historic Savannah Parkway). US 25/US 301/SR 73 curve to a nearly due north routing briefly before curving to the northeast and intersect SR 46, southeast of Register, just before crossing over Lotts Creek. The highways pass Riggs Lake and Riggs Lake Dam. Later on, they travel through Jimps, just before passing a campus of Ogeechee Technical College. They intersect the southern terminus of US 25 Bypass (US 25 Byp.)/SR 67 Byp. and US 301 Byp./SR 73 Byp. (Veterans Memorial Parkway) and enter Statesboro. They pass just to the west of Georgia Southern University and skirt along the eastern edge of W. Jones Lane Memorial Park. They curve to the north-northeast and cross over Little Lotts Creek before intersecting SR 67 (Fair Road). In downtown, they curve to the north-northwest and intersect US 80/SR 26 (Northside Drive East). At this intersection, US 301/SR 73 continue to the north-northwest, while US 25/SR 67 travel to the west-southwest, concurrent with US 80/SR 26. The four highway curve to the north-northwest before assuming a more northwesterly routing. After leaving the city limits, they intersect the northern terminus of US 25 Byp./SR 67 Byp. They provide access to William James Middle School. In Hopeulikit, the four highways curve to the north-northwest; then, US 80/SR 26 split off to the southwest. About 5 mi later, US 25/SR 67 enter Jenkins County.
Jenkins County
After continuing north, US 25/SR 67 pass Paynes Chapel Cemetery and Clifton Cemetery, before they curve northeast. They intersect SR 121, which joins the concurrency. Approximately 2 mi later, immediately after traveling through Emmalane, they intersect SR 23, which also joins the concurrency. At Union Camp Logging Road, the four highways curve to the northeast and cross over the Ogeechee River. Just after entering Millen, they curve north and intersect SR 17 Byp. (South Gray Street), which joins the concurrency. At an intersection with SR 17 (Winthrope Avenue), SR 17 Byp. ends, and SR 23/SR 67 depart the concurrency to the east. Less than 1000 ft before leaving town, US 25/SR 121 curve to the northwest. On the northern edge of the city limits, they intersect the SR 21. The two highways pass the Magnolia Springs Country Club and travel through the southwestern part of Magnolia Springs State Park, in the community of Lawton. On the northwestern edge of the park, they pass Millen Airport and curve back north, passing Magnolia View Lake and Perkins; they curve once again to the north and enter Burke County.
Burke County
The concurrency travels west of Munnerlyn, passing Jenkins Lake, makes a slight westward jog, and curves due north before curving back to the northwest in Idlewood and passing Burke County Airport. They intersect US 25 Byp./SR 121 Byp. (Burke Veterans Parkway). The mainline highways turn to the right and curve back to the north and have an interchange with the bypass route. Just before entering Waynesboro the roadway passes west of the Burke County campus of Augusta Technical College. In town, they curve to the north and intersect SR 24, which joins the concurrency. The three highways travel to the northwest and pass Burke Medical Center and the Burke County Museum. They intersect SR 56/SR 80 (6th Street). At this intersection, SR 24 departs the concurrency to the southwest. Just past 9th Street, they pass Burkeland Garden. About 300 ft past the West 13th Street/Peachtree Street intersection, the concurrency begins to curve to the north to an intersection with US 25 Byp./SR 121 Byp. The mainline highways turn left and begin curving to the northwest and leave town; then, they curve north. They cross over Walnut Branch and Brier Creek, before traveling to the west of Stockton Pond. Approximately 4 mi later, the highways cross over McBean Creek into Richmond County and the city limits of Augusta.
Richmond County
Just before passing the Pointe South Golf Club, US 25/SR 121 begin to travel along the Hephzibah–Augusta city line. They intersect SR 88. After curving to the north, they reenter Augusta proper. They pass the Richmond Factory Pond and Richmond Factory Pond Dam and curve to the northeast. Then they pass by the East Central Regional Hospital–Gracewood. The two highways cross over Butler Creek and make a gradual winding path to an interchange with I-520 (Bobby Jones Expressway), passing to the west of Foss Park and the Charles B. Webster Detention Center and to the east of Rollins Elementary School and Sego Middle School along the way. US 25/SR 121 intersect Windsor Spring Road, which is also part of the I-520 interchange. The roadway curves to the north. At the intersection with Lumpkin Road, they pass Alleluia Community School. The concurrency crosses over Rocky Creek just southeast of Lombard Pond. It curves to the northeast and intersects Tubman Home Road and SR 56 (Mike Padgett Highway). Approximately 0.2 mi later, they have an interchange with US 1/US 78/US 278/SR 10 (Gordon Highway) and begin to travel concurrently with those four highways. The six-highway concurrency continue north to an intersection with Molly Pond Road and Doug Barnard Parkway (former SR 56 Spur). Just before that intersection, the roadway begins to curve to the northeast. The highways pass Magnolia Cemetery, Cedar Grove Cemetery, and May Park and James Brown Arena. A short distance later, they pass the Old Medical College and the Old Government House, then an interchange with US 25 Business (US 25 Bus.)/SR 28 (Broad Street). Here, US 25 Bus. ends. Just after this interchange, the highway crosses over the Savannah River into South Carolina. At the state line, SR 10 ends, while US 1/US 25/US 78/US 278/SR 121 (Continues as South Carolina Highway 121) curves to the northeast toward North Augusta.
National Highway System
From its southern, in Brunswick, to Ludowici and from I-16, south-southwest of Statesboro to its northern terminus, at the South Carolina state line on the northeastern edge of Augusta are included as part of the National Highway System, a system of routes determined to be the most important for the nation's economy, mobility, and defense.
1920s
The road that would later be designated as part of US 25 was established in 1920 as an unidentified road from Brunswick to about Sterling, SR 27 from that point to Jesup, SR 38 from Jesup to Ludowici, SR 23 from Statesboro to Millen, and SR 21 from Millen to Augusta. By the end of the next year, SR 23 was designated between Ludowici and Glennville, SR 26 was designated on a routing southwest of, and into, Statesboro, SR 46 was designated between Statesboro and Hopeulikit, and SR 67 was designated from Hopeulikit to a point southwest of Millen. The latter two supplanting SR 23, which was rerouted on a more westerly path. By the end of 1926, US 341 was designated along SR 27 between Brunswick and Jesup. By the end of 1929, US 80 had been designated along SR 46 between Statesboro and Hopeulikit.
1930s
By 1932, US 341/SR 27 were paved in Glynn County. Also, SR 73 was designated from Clayton to an intersection with SR 26 southwest of Statesboro, approximately where I-16 is today. Farther to the north-northwest, US 25 was designated from Hopeulikit to Augusta, and US 25/SR 21 were paved from Waynesboro to Augusta. That January, the positions of SR 26 and SR 46 were swapped. In April, SR 23's Ludowici–Darien segment was redesignated as part of SR 99; SR 23 was rerouted along SR 38 between Jesup and Ludowici. By May 1933, that Jesup–Ludowici segment of SR 23/SR 38 was paved. In May, US 25/SR 21 were paved from Millen to just north of the Jenkins–Burke county line. In July, SR 23 was paved from the Long–Tattnall county line to Glennville. In late 1934, SR 73 was extended southward from Claxton to Glennville. A vert short stretch of SR 46 south of Statesboro was paved. US 25/SR 67 was paved from just southeast of the SR 23 intersection south-southwest of Millen and into that town. Between June and October 1935, US 25/SR 21 was paved between the Jenkins–Burke county line and Waynesboro. At the end of that year, nearly half of US 341/SR 27, between the Glynn–Wayne county line and Jesup, was paved. In mid-to-late 1936, SR 46 was paved from the SR 73 intersection southwest of Statesboro into the city. About one year later, all of US 341/SR 27 between Brunswick and Jesup were paved. Also, a short stretch of SR 23 northwest of Ludowici was paved. In August 1938, all of SR 23 between Ludowici and Glennville was paved. By mid-1939, US 25 was designated along US 341/SR 27 between Sterling (and perhaps Brunswick) and Jesup. It was also designated along SR 23 between Ludowici and Glennville and along SR 73 between Claxton and the intersection with SR 46, southwest of Statesboro. It is unclear whether it was designated along the stretches of roadway in between those.
1940s
Between April and July 1941, US 25/SR 73, between the Evans–Bulloch county line and the intersection with SR 46, were paved. In 1942, SR 73 was paved from Glennville to the Tattnall–Evans county line. In 1943, SR 73 was paved all the way from Glennville to Claxton. By the end of 1946, US 25 was designated along SR 23/SR 38 between Jesup and Ludowici. In Augusta, US 25 (and presumably SR 21) approached downtown on Savannah Road. It intersected US 1/US 78 (Milledgeville Road). The three highways traveled to the northeast on Twiggs Street until just past Gwinnett Street, where they curved to the north-northeast onto 7th Street. At the intersection with SR 28 (Broad Street), US 1/US 78 turned right, while US 25 turned left. At 13th Street, US 25 turned to the right and crossed into South Carolina. Also, all stretches of road from Brunswick to Augusta were paved. By the middle of 1948, US 301 was designated along US 25/SR 23 from Ludowici to Glennville.
1950s
By the end of 1953, US 301 was designated along SR 73 between Glennville and Claxton. In 1955, US 278 was added to the intersection of US 1/US 78 and US 25 in Augusta. Also, US 1/US 78 left the concurrency with US 25 just past Gwinnett Street and turned right onto Calhoun Street, then left onto 8th Street. In 1956, the four U.S. Highways in Augusta were rerouted on a bypass to the east of the main part of downtown. The former route of US 78 became part of SR 12, and the former route of US 1 became part of SR 4. SR 4 also took the former route of US 25 through the city but ended at SR 28. US 25 followed the bypass onto 8th Street with US 1/US 78/US 278. At the intersection with SR 28, it turned left as it had done previously, just a little farther to the east-southeast. It appears that US 278 ended at this intersection. SR 21 followed Savannah Road and ended at the intersection with SR 4.
1960s
By the middle of 1960, US 25 was no longer routed on Broad and 13th streets. It was rerouted to continue following US 1/US 78 and SR 10, which had only recently joined the concurrency. In its place was the newly commissioned US 25 Bus. Between 1960 and 1963, SR 121 was designated, concurrent with US 25, as it does today. At least as far back as 1965, US 25/US 341/SR 27 traveled through Brunswick on Norwich Street, before being moved slightly to the west. During this time period, the eastern bypass in Augusta was named Gordon Highway. SR 121's concurrent section was designated along US 25, as it exists today. The Gordon Highway–Broad Street intersection was reconfigured into an interchange.
1980s
In the early part of the decade, SR 21's concurrency with US 25 was truncated at Millen. Between 1983 and 1986, US 25/US 341/SR 27 were moved to the west in Brunswick to follow Newcastle Street.
Future
The segment of US 25 from I-16 south-southwest of Statesboro north to Millen is the western segment of the Savannah River Parkway, a four-lane divided highway that roughly parallels the Savannah River. The segment from Millen north to I-520 in Augusta is the combined segment of the parkway. This highway is being considered for inclusion as part of I-3, which is ultimately planned to stretch from Savannah to Knoxville, Tennessee.
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APPR 154: GAS & WATER SUPPLY
Foothill College Course Outline of Record
Foothill College Course Outline of Record
Heading Value
Effective Term: Summer 2021
Units: 5
Hours: 37 lecture, 86 laboratory per quarter (123 total per quarter)
Prerequisite: Per California Code of Regulations, this course is limited to students admitted to the Plumbing Apprenticeship Program.
Degree & Credit Status: Degree-Applicable Credit Course
Foothill GE: Non-GE
Transferable: None
Grade Type: Letter Grade (Request for Pass/No Pass)
Repeatability: Not Repeatable
Student Learning Outcomes
• 1- Properly size a building domestic water supply system.
• 2- Properly size a building natural gas supply system.
Description
Third-year course of the Plumber & Pipefitting Apprentice Program. Provides the student with a working knowledge of the supply and treatment of potable water, as well as the design and construction of potable water conveyance systems. This course also offers instruction in the use of natural gas and liquid propane gas systems as they apply to the piping industry.
Course Objectives
The student will be able to:
A. Explain the importance of water treatment and purification
B. Demonstrate a working knowledge of municipal water distribution systems
C. Demonstrate a working knowledge of building water supply systems
D. Demonstrate a working knowledge of the principles of domestic hot water systems
E. Explain the properties of gas and combustion process
F. Explain the materials, components and accepted engineering practices associated with gas piping systems
Course Content
A. Water treatment and purification
1. Purification through the natural water cycle
2. Treatment of raw water and removal of impurities
B. Municipal water distribution systems
1. Types of distribution systems
2. Water mains and services
3. Safety procedures when working in trenches
C. Building water supply systems
1. Design
2. Layout
3. Installation
D. Hot water
1. Thermal expansion and pressure control
2. Water heaters and boilers
3. Safety devices and accessories
E. Property of gas
1. Commonly used fuel gases
2. Natural gas conveyance
3. Specific gratuity of fuel gases
4. Air-gas mixtures
F. Components and materials
1. Gas piping systems
2. Orifice sizing
3. Air supply and venting
4. Valves and regulators
5. Electrical systems and controls
6. Appliances
Lab Content
Students will work individually and in teams on concepts, design, installation and accepted engineering practices as they pertain to water supply and gas installations, which will include:
A. Trench and excavation safety
B. Water demand
C. Flow charts and water velocity
D. Friction loss and pressure loss
E. Water system sizing requirements
F. Support of piping
G. Gas combustion efficiency
H. Gas pipe sizing requirements
I. Ignition temperatures
J. Appliance BTU ratings and load factors
K. Vents and vent connections
Special Facilities and/or Equipment
A. Lecture and laboratory classrooms with chalkboard
B. Audio-visual equipment (slide, video, and overhead projectors)
C. Plumbing tools and examples of water distribution and fuel gas components
Method(s) of Evaluation
Hands-on demonstrations
Classroom participation
Completion of chapter assignments
Written examination
Method(s) of Instruction
Lecture
Classroom discussion
Hands-on demonstrations
Representative Text(s) and Other Materials
International Pipe Trades Joint Apprenticeship Committee. Gas Installations for UA Journeyworkers and Apprentices. 2003.
International Pipe Trades Joint Apprenticeship Committee. Water Supply for UA Journeyworkers and Apprentices. 2004.
These are the standard Plumbing textbooks/workbooks used for this course. Although one or more may not be within 5 years of the required published date, they are the most current books used when teaching this course. We will adopt the next edition of each text, as it is published.
Types and/or Examples of Required Reading, Writing, and Outside of Class Assignments
A. Readings from Water Supply text:
1. Chapter 1, "Water Treatment"
2. Appendix A-15, "Pressure loss in water meters"
B. Readings from Gas Installations manual:
1. Chapter 5, "Valves and Regulators"
2. Appendix B, "Firing and appliance"
C. Writing assignments include:
1. Chapter 1, "Water Treatment" worksheet
2. Water sizing exercises
3. Friction loss in gas piping worksheet
4. Fuel gas pipe sizing diagram
Discipline(s)
Plumbing
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Self-Organizing Map in Virtual Light
The Self-Organizing Map (SOM) is an unsupervised neural network method, specifically suited for data mining purposes because of its visualization capabilities. The purpose of this project is to take a look at the possibilities that Virtual Reality offers for the visualization of the Self-Organizing Map.
As a case data, a small data set having properties of different animals was utilized. The animals were different types of birds (duck, eagle), predators (fox, cat, lion) and some larger herbivores (horse, cow) and the features were: 'small', 'medium', 'large', 'two legs', 'four legs', 'hair', 'hooves', 'mane', 'feathers', 'hunts', 'runs', 'flies' and 'swims'. The features were binary.
Several different mappings were done with the data:
Map size Lattice Height field mode file
10 x 10 rectangular ElevationGrid som_eg.wrl
10 x 5 hexagonal IndexedFaceSet so_ifs.wrl
5 x 10 hexagonal Cylinder som_cyl.wrl
10 x 7 rectangular Flakes som_flake.wrl
10 x 10 rectangular IndexedFaceSet, with unit coordinates from a 3D projection som_proj.wrl
Document contents:
Longer introduction to the project
Goals and methods
Overview of the current implementation
Discussion
Links:
What is Self-Organizing Map?
VRML 2.0 specification
SOM Toolbox for Matlab computing environment
CosmoPlayer or some other VRML 2.0 compliant browser is required to view the worlds
Questions? Comments? Juha Vesanto is there answer them (when he has time)
Introduction
The Self-Organizing Map (SOM) is an unsupervised neural network method. It constitutes of an organized set of model vectors that during the training organize themselves so as to represent the distribution and topology of the training data. It can, thus, be used for data mining purposes in the case where there are large amounts of numerical measurement data.
One of the advantages of the SOM is that it is a highly visual method. When the model vectors are organized on a 2D grid, the SOM can be efficiently visualized using methods like component planes view and the unified distance matrix (u-matrix). Typically the visualization is done using colour images in 2D.
Virtual Reality, or more specifically VRML version 2.0, offers powerful and easily useable methods for visualizing 3D objects and scenes. While 2D visualization is adequate in most cases, offers full 3D space even more possibilities. What's more, VRML 2.0 enables the user to interact with the visualization (or more appropriately with the VRML model). It is probably the possibility of interaction that will be the biggest benefit of visualization using Virtual Reality.
This project is initially performed as a course exercise for the Virtual Reality course in the Helsinki University of Technology. If the results are encouraging the project will be continued as part of the ENTIRE project in the Laboratory of Computer and Information Science. The aim then would be development of a specialized data-mining environment for the utilization and visualization of Self-Organizing Maps.
Goals and methods
som2vrml.m
The Laboratory of Computer and Information Science has recently published a free Matlab function library, SOM Toolbox, which implements the SOM algorithm in Matlab. In this project the Toolbox is used to train the maps, and VRML models are used to visualize them. Thus, the actual end product of the project at this stage is to implement a Matlab function (ie. som2vrml.m) which exports the trained map to a VRML model. A VRML browser is then used to visualize the map.
Note: only maps with 2D grid are considered. In practice most maps are of this kind, so effectively it is not a very big limitation.
Objects
The initial goal will be to investigate different kinds of 3D visualization methods regarding component planes. There are a number of VRML 2.0 geometries that cab be utilized for this purpose: ElevationGrid, IndexedFaceSet, IndexedLineSet and Cylinders/Extrusions. Using Indexed(Face/Line)Set visualization of the Sammon's (or some other) projection is also feasible.
To be sufficiently informative, the component plane figures must be accompanied by all kinds of information bits:
Controls
Real value of VRML will become apparent when some interactivity is added to the model. For example:
After the basic visualization is ready and easy to use, the VRML model might be extended to a full-blown data-mining system using java scripts to perform calculations. This would remove the need to calculate everything beforehand.
Special project features
Owning to the fact that the goal was not to make a single VRML model of an object or environment, but a general-purpose tool for creating such model of any given map, there were three important special features in the project:
1. A VRML builder could not be utilized. Instead, all code had to be written by hand (ultimately of course by the som2vrml.m function).
2. Because wide applicability was the goal, the visual appeal is the result of 'looks tolerable for all maps' rather than 'looks really good for one type of map'.
3. Prototypes and scripts were heavily utilized.
Silicon Graphics' 1.0.2 (for IRIX) and 2.0 (for Windows95) were used as testing platforms. Version 1.0.2 because the development platform was IRIX and 2.0 because of it being more advanced. Scripts were done using the VrmlScript language.
The SOM in VRML
Objects
The SOM visualization in VRML consists of the following objects:
Many of the objects were realized as prototypes. Implemented prototypes include a box with a label on one side, a selection button (on/off), a push button (returns automatically to off state), scalebox which acts both as axis indicator and colormap and the various height field components.
Height fields
There were several different possibilities for implementing the 3D visualization.
Elevation grid
Easy to use, but only rectangular grid was possible.
IndexedFaceSet
Clearly the most flexible of the possibilities, though the hexagonal grid does not always look very nice. An additional benefit is that this allows the visualization of projections of maps: the unit coordinates need not be fixed on a regular grid.
IndexedLineSet
Implemented as a prototype, but not utilized by som2vrml function. Might be useful for 3D presentation. Colors didn't work properly.
Cylinders and flakes (thin boxes floating on air)
Implemented using Extrusions. Problem with these was that they produced a huge number of objects so that presentation on the Indy workstation took quite too long.
User interface
There is some simple interaction in the model. The height field can be rotated by grapping and dragging (SphereSensor). The component planes can be moved by grapping and dragging from the white transfer button (PlaneSensor). The component shown in the 3D visualization can be selected by touching the corresponding 2D component plane (TouchSensor).
In the 3D height field there are four controlling buttons (TouchSensor). Three of these buttons control the visibility of the slicing planes, the position of which is controlled by the axis indicators (TouchSensor). The fourth button returns the height field to base rotation position.
The axis indicators / colormaps (prototype ScaleBox) are interactive, too. There is a TouchSensor which detects when the pointing device is on the axis. The value corresponding to the position is shown.
There are three different Viewpoints that can be used for navigation purposes.
Discussion
Difficulities
Overall the project was both educating and useful. Most of the initial goals were reached - but not all. There were a number of difficulities along the way and the structure of the VRML model had to be reconsidered several times.
One of the most annoying problems was that code which worked all right with CosmoPlayer 1.0.2, caused CosmoPlayer 2.0 to fail with segmentation violation or some other fatal error. Especially this happened often when the Scripts in the prototypes became too long. Possibly it had something to do with directOutput mode, but the errors weren't really that consistent. Initially the structure depended heavily on scripts (especially 'initialize' functions), but due to the problems with CP2.0, much of the flexibility of the prototypes had to be sacrificed.
Also some things of VRML 2.0 specification were not properly implemented in the CP2.0. For example PixelTexture didn't work properly at all (a bug report has been submitted to SGI). Some features were equally strange in CP1.0.2 and CP2.0: when implementing hexagon with Extrusion node, the coordinates in z-direction had to be scaled by 1.25.
There were also problems inherent to the structure of the VRML itself. As the maps encompassed considerable amounts of data, the initial idea was to have a data node from which the visualization nodes could have requested data. This way the data would only have had to be inserted to the file once.
However, this proved to the very cumbersome (not to mention the problems with the scripts) as there are no function calls in VRML: each request route would have had to be implemented (routed) separately. Another way would have been to share data fields between nodes, but unfortunately only Nodes can be USEd in this way.
A small, but annoying problem has to do with VrmlScript. As its string handling (specifically float to string) functions are a bit limited, the values written by ScaleBox prototype had to be first multiplied, rounded to requested precision, and finally divided back to the original scale. This operation sometimes fails with the results of writing e.g. 3.450000000000005 instead of 3.45.
Further development
Although the models now work adequately, there is a lot that should be refined. For example, to be really useful, the 3D presentation mode (cylinder, flake, indexed face set, indexed line set) should be selectable online - not as separate files.
Other future developments would include:
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Others in Siberia
The complete mitochondrial DNA genome of an unknown hominin from southern Siberia:
With the exception of Neanderthals, from which DNA sequences of numerous individuals have now been determined…the number and genetic relationships of other hominin lineages are largely unknown. Here we report a complete mitochondrial (mt) DNA sequence retrieved from a bone excavated in 2008 in Denisova Cave in the Altai Mountains in southern Siberia. It represents a hitherto unknown type of hominin mtDNA that shares a common ancestor with anatomically modern human and Neanderthal mtDNAs about 1.0 million years ago. This indicates that it derives from a hominin migration out of Africa distinct from that of the ancestors of Neanderthals and of modern humans. The stratigraphy of the cave where the bone was found suggests that the Denisova hominin lived close in time and space with Neanderthals as well as with modern humans….
The tree gets bushier? Just see John Hawks and Carl Zimmer.
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Why Do Dentures Cause Mouth Sores?
Author : Efrain S.
Hmm…. why do they, I wonder? I know the answer, actually. But do YOU?
Well, it’s due to the simple fact that the dentures, in most cases, are either brand – new or do not fit the way they ought to and must be checked out. It really comes down to these 2 main causes most of the time. Now, a few mouth sores here and there, right where the dentures lie, can be common if, like I SAID, those dentures are NEW. So it takes time to adjust — focus on some other thing in the first few days so that you can take your mind off the unpleasant little pains and pokes that come with the process, many a time, and also the mouth sores, big or small. Starting out, with new dentures, you can expect a mouth sore to come up, or two.
Now, then, when the denture does not fit properly, then you have a problem and should not let it sit without taking a bit of action ( as when the dentures are new and you just need to get used to them and do nothing but be patient and keep a positive spirit, he he he heh ) . In this more specific issue, the denture moves around and can rub itself up against the gums or even cut its way through some of the gums, which is never a nice thing for it to do to you and will cause pain, inflammation, bleeding, overall discomfort and more. That is why you have to ensure it fits your mouth just right, and check that from time to time ( by seeing your dentist ) . Like I said, do not let this issue just ‘remain’.
Also, partial dentures can give you sore gums, causing mouth sores of all kinds as well. The way that that one works is like this — so basically, getting partial denture work done is a bit of a tricky pain and poses all sorts of risky issues that, like with full dentures, also ought to have you coming back to the dentist for regular check – ups to ensure the denture ( partial denture, in this case ) still fits the way it ought to and poses no threats of its own. It is very important to remember this, too.
Mouth sores can also come from bacteria — yes, that is right. You heard me. Not cleaning your teeth or dentures causes all kinds of bacteria to float around freely inside. And your mouth is vulnerable, prone to attack if not properly defended by regular brushing, flossing, mouth washing, and healthy eating ( food can get jammed or stuck anywhere in the mouth, also, and grow old and spread new bacteria of its own without you even knowing it ) .
So all that said, we hope that this can help. Keep strong. And avoid ongoing mouth sores as best you can.
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Expectations for Developers with Open vSwitch Repo Access
Pre-requisites
Be familiar with the guidelines and standards defined in Contributing to Open vSwitch.
Review
Code (yours or others’) must be reviewed publicly (by you or others) before you push it to the repository. With one exception (see below), every change needs at least one review.
If one or more people know an area of code particularly well, code that affects that area should ordinarily get a review from one of them.
The riskier, more subtle, or more complicated the change, the more careful the review required. When a change needs careful review, use good judgment regarding the quality of reviews. If a change adds 1000 lines of new code, and a review posted 5 minutes later says just “Looks good,” then this is probably not a quality review.
(The size of a change is correlated with the amount of care needed in review, but it is not strictly tied to it. A search and replace across many files may not need much review, but one-line optimization changes can have widespread implications.)
Your own small changes to fix a recently broken build (“make”) or tests (“make check”), that you believe to be visible to a large number of developers, may be checked in without review. If you are not sure, ask for review. If you do push a build fix without review, send the patch to ovs-dev afterward as usual, indicating in the email that you have already pushed it.
Regularly review submitted code in areas where you have expertise. Consider reviewing other code as well.
Git conventions
Do not push merge commits to the Git repository without prior discussion on ovs-dev.
If you apply a change (yours or another’s) then it is your responsibility to handle any resulting problems, especially broken builds and other regressions. If it is someone else’s change, then you can ask the original submitter to address it. Regardless, you need to ensure that the problem is fixed in a timely way. The definition of “timely” depends on the severity of the problem.
If a bug is present on master and other branches, fix it on master first, then backport the fix to other branches. Straightforward backports do not require additional review (beyond that for the fix on master).
Feature development should be done only on master. Occasionally it makes sense to add a feature to the most recent release branch, before the first actual release of that branch. These should be handled in the same way as bug fixes, that is, first implemented on master and then backported.
Keep the authorship of a commit clear by maintaining a correct list of “Signed-off-by:”s. If a confusing situation comes up, as it occasionally does, bring it up on the mailing list. If you explain the use of “Signed-off-by:” to a new developer, explain not just how but why, since the intended meaning of “Signed-off-by:” is more important than the syntax. As part of your explanation, quote or provide a URL to the Developer’s Certificate of Origin in Submitting Patches.
Use Reported-by: and Tested-by: tags in commit messages to indicate the source of a bug report.
Keep the AUTHORS.rst file up to date.
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Shocking Alcohol Effects on Hypertension Meds!
High Blood Pressure Medication Side Effects Alcohol is a topic that needs attention, especially for individuals who are on medication for hypertension. Alcohol can have negative effects on blood pressure and can interact with certain medications, leading to potentially dangerous consequences. Mixing alcohol with high blood pressure medication can increase the side effects of the medication, such as dizziness, drowsiness, and lack of coordination. It can also worsen the effectiveness of the medication in controlling blood pressure levels. Additionally, alcohol itself can raise blood pressure, putting individuals at a higher risk for heart problems. It is important for those with hypertension to be aware of the potential risks and consult with their healthcare provider before consuming alcohol while on high blood pressure medication.
Understanding the Side Effects of High Blood Pressure Medication and Alcohol
Possible Effects of High Blood Pressure Medication
Ensuring the successful management of high blood pressure necessitates the use of prescribed medication. However, it is crucial to be aware of the potential consequences that might arise from taking these medications. Some commonly encountered side effects of high blood pressure medication include lightheadedness, migraines, and a persistent dry cough. Remember that the intensity of these side effects can vary depending on the specific type of medication recommended by your healthcare professional. If you come across any unexpected symptoms or have any concerns while taking these medications, it is imperative to consult your doctor for appropriate guidance.
Alcohol Consumption and High Blood Pressure Medication
Individuals who are prescribed medication for high blood pressure must understand the possible interactions between their medication and alcohol. Consuming alcohol can undermine the effectiveness of blood pressure medication and potentially amplify the side effects. Engaging in excessive drinking habits may contribute to elevated blood pressure levels, resulting in difficulties in controlling this health condition. It is generally advisable to limit alcohol intake while taking high blood pressure medication. Patients should consult their healthcare provider for personalized guidelines and recommendations concerning alcohol consumption and its potential risks.
Ensuring your well-being and adhering to your healthcare provider’s directives are paramount when managing high blood pressure. Stay vigilant about the potential side effects of your medication and promptly consult your doctor if any concerns arise. Additionally, gaining a comprehensive understanding of how alcohol can impact your condition will empower you to make informed decisions about alcohol consumption while undergoing high blood pressure medication.
Understanding the Effects of Alcohol on High Blood Pressure Medication
When it comes to managing hypertension, healthcare professionals often prescribe medication as a means of regulating blood pressure levels and reducing the risk of cardiovascular complications. However, it is crucial to be aware of the potential side effects that may occur when combining high blood pressure medication with alcohol.
Exploring the Impact of Side Effects
Side effects are unintended reactions that individuals may experience when taking medication. High blood pressure medications, such as ACE inhibitors, beta-blockers, and diuretics, function by altering specific bodily processes. The consumption of alcohol alongside these medications can interfere with their optimal functioning and worsen the side effects.
Associated Risks and Complications
Mixing high blood pressure medication with alcohol can result in several detrimental effects, including dizziness, lightheadedness, and an increased risk of falls. Alcohol, being a central nervous system depressant, can further decrease blood pressure and intensify the sedative effects of medication. Additionally, alcohol consumption can disrupt sleep patterns, negatively affect liver function, and contribute to weight gain â all factors that can heighten the risk of developing high blood pressure.
In summary, it is crucial to recognize the potential risks linked to alcohol consumption while taking high blood pressure medication. The interaction between these substances can yield unfavorable outcomes and undermine the effectiveness of medication in managing hypertension. It is advisable to consult with a healthcare professional to obtain specific guidelines and gain more knowledge regarding the risks associated with alcohol consumption while undergoing high blood pressure treatment.
The Effects of Alcohol on High Blood Pressure Medications
Understanding the Consequences of Combining Alcohol with High Blood Pressure Medications
High blood pressure, or hypertension, affects numerous individuals worldwide and necessitates the use of medications to manage the condition effectively. However, it is crucial to be aware of the potential side effects that arise when alcohol is consumed alongside these medications.
1. Jeopardizing Medication Effectiveness:
Consuming alcohol while taking high blood pressure medication can impede the drug’s effectiveness. This is due to the temporary reduction in blood pressure caused by alcohol, which counteracts the medication’s intended effects.
2. Increased Risk of Adverse Effects:
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Alcohol has the potential to intensify the side effects associated with high blood pressure medication. For instance, both alcohol and certain medications can induce dizziness, drowsiness, and an elevated heart rate. When combined, these effects can become more pronounced and lead to detrimental health outcomes.
3. Straining the Liver:
Both alcohol and high blood pressure medications undergo processing in the liver. Consuming alcohol while taking these medications places additional strain on the liver, potentially hindering its ability to metabolize both substances efficiently.
4. Aggravation of Side Effects:
Some high blood pressure medications, such as alpha-blockers and beta-blockers, can cause a drop in blood pressure, resulting in lightheadedness and fainting. The consumption of alcohol can exacerbate these side effects, heightening the risk of falls or accidents.
5. Impaired Medication Compliance:
Alcohol can impair judgment and decision-making abilities, increasing the likelihood of forgetting to take prescribed medications or intentionally skipping them altogether. This can hinder the effectiveness of high blood pressure treatment.
It is essential to consult with a healthcare professional to understand the specific interactions between high blood pressure medications and alcohol. They can provide guidance on whether moderate alcohol consumption is safe for an individual based on their overall health and medical history.
In conclusion, combining high blood pressure medications with alcohol can result in various side effects and interfere with the medications’ effectiveness. It is important to exercise caution and seek guidance from a healthcare professional to ensure the safe and effective management of high blood pressure.
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DNS outage: Meaning & Details
DNS outages can cause significant interruptions in business operations, so it’s essential to understand what they are and how to protect against them. A DNS outage, also known as a Domain Name System outage, is when an issue with the DNS server causes users to be unable to access the requested website or service. There are many different causes of a DNS outage, including malicious attacks, software and hardware errors, network congestion, and configuration errors. By having a DNS outage prevention plan and understanding the risks associated with DNS outages, businesses and individuals can ensure that they don’t experience any significant disruptions in their operations.
What is a DNS Outage?
A DNS outage (DNS downtime) is a disruption in service on the Domain Name System (DNS), which is responsible for translating domain names into Internet Protocol (IP) addresses so that users can access online resources. An issue causes this outage with the DNS server, often due to an error, an attack, or a software or hardware failure. During a DNS downtime, users cannot access the requested website or service and often run into an error message. This can be a massive issue for businesses and individuals, as it prevents them from accessing crucial resources, services, and applications.
What Causes a DNS Outage?
There are many different potential causes of a Domain Name System downtime. One of the most common is an attack on the DNS provider by malicious actors, such as a DDoS attack, which floods the DNS server with too many requests and causes the system to become overloaded. Software or hardware errors can also cause a Domain Name System outage, as can an accidental modification to the DNS configurations resulting from human error. Additionally, a disruption in the power supply or hardware failure, such as a corrupted disk or memory, could also cause a DNS outage.
Another potential cause of a DNS outage is network congestion, when too much traffic is being sent or received at once, resulting in a backlog of data and an inability to process requests. In some cases, slow information propagation can also lead to a DNS outage, as the Domain Name System server may fail to recognize new changes to the system’s configuration. Finally, configuration errors due to incorrect setup or maintenance can cause a Domain Name System outage.
How To Detect a DNS Outage?
Detecting a DNS outage can be difficult, especially if you need to become more familiar with the inner workings of DNS servers and networks. But here are some of the most important ways to prevent your network against it:
• Choose a reliable DNS service provider.
• Back up (Secondary DNS) and test the DNS server system.
• Implement authentication and data encryption.
• Apply software updates to DNS servers and other methods.
• Deploy Monitoring service tools and alerting systems.
• Invest in security tools such as DDoS protection services.
• Isolate internal networks from external threats.
• Ensure secure configurations (DNSSEC) and limit access to the DNS server.
• Regularly check for vulnerabilities in the system.
What are the most memorable DNS outages in history?
1. The notorious “Dyn DNS” outage in October 2016 was caused by a massive DDoS attack, disrupting the internet for millions of people in North America and worldwide.
2. According to research from VeriSign, the average cost of a network incident caused by a DNS outage can be as high as $2.72 million.
3. Additive costs resulting from a Domain Name System downtime can include a 7-10% dip in customer satisfaction, lost time and resources due to troubleshooting, and decreased productivity or missed sales.
4. The United Nations estimates that each hour of lost internet connectivity can cost businesses up to $120,000 in lost revenue.
5. In June 2020, a significant outage occurred within the Amazon Domain Name System service resulting in downtime for millions of Amazon Web Services customers.
6. The peak DNS queries per second rate (DNS QPS) reached its highest levels when the pandemic hit, with over 1450 DNS QPS compared to the normal rate of 700-1000.
7. In October 2020, a significant downtime in Google’s DNS service caused service interruptions for services such as YouTube, Gmail, and Google Docs for several hours.
8. A recent report from Renesys estimates that 40% of global networks are vulnerable to DNS outages due to a lack of proactive prevention measures.
Conclusion
DNS outages can significantly impact businesses, so it’s essential to understand the risks and have strategies to prevent them. Ensure that you’re using a reliable DNS service provider, regularly update DNS software, and apply authentication and data encryption. Additionally, monitor and alert for any potential problems, use redundancy with other DNS providers to minimize the impact of an downtime, secure configurations, limit access to the DNS server, or isolate your internal networks from external threats. If a DNS outage does occur, you’ll be able to identify the source quickly and handle it properly. Having suitable measures in place can help your business to remain productive and secure.
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Thread:User talk:CodeCat/Proto-Indo-European/reply (5)
I get the feeling you don't really understand all that much about Indo-European grammar and how the cases work. Prepositions really weren't very common in Indo-European because of the case system; the usage was probably similar to that of Finnish. A case was used whenever possible, and prepositions and adverbs were used only to specify the meaning further.
Another thing about PIE that is very important to understand is roots and ablaut. Without knowing how that works you can't really go into the depth of the grammar. To give a very short introduction, every root has a consonantal base consisting of one syllable where a single ablaut vowel e is inserted. That e can be replaced with o, or lengthened to ē and ō, or removed entirely. So, in a root like, the root itself is really *bʰ_r-, where the _ stands for the ablaut vowel. That means the root can take the forms *bʰer- (e-grade or 'full grade'), bʰor-, bʰr̥-, and also the lengthened grades bʰēr- and bʰōr-, although those are rare (if they occur at all). Suffixes also have ablaut vowels, and the same rules apply. Which grade a syllable has depends on the grammar: some cases have one ablaut pattern and other cases have others, and similarly for verbs. Changes in ablaut vowels are often accompanied by a change in accent as well. Roots are normally cited in the full grade (e-grade), so a root's entry on Wiktionary will always contain e. There are a few roots that apparently did not have any ablaut, but those are very rare. So a root with no e is suspicious.
Roots themselves always begin and end with a consonant. There are some words that begin with a vowel but they are not 'real' roots, usually they form adverbs and particles rather than nouns, adjectives and verbs. So the same applies here: a root beginning or ending with a vowel is suspicious and probably wrong.
One thing I haven't mentioned yet is the vowel a. That is a rather strange vowel in PIE. Several linguists believe it didn't even exist in PIE, while others believe it was very limited. In any case, it is a very rare vowel in PIE, so any word that contains it is again very suspicious and probably needs some close examination.
I looked at the entry 'au' you created. It uses indo-european.info as a reference. Please don't use that site as it is not a reliable source for PIE. The people of that site are creating a conlang out of reconstructions for PIE, but what they have created is not PIE at all. On Wiktionary we follow the scientific reconstruction of PIE only. In particular, their conlang does not have laryngeals, which are a standard feature of reconstructed PIE. The root 'au' that you added probably should be h₂ew- (because a is suspicious, most cases for it really come from h₂e), but I can't be sure.
Now about your new sentences... Personally I would like to keep the sentences as similar as possible, so we don't need to write three completely different sentences (with more chance of errors).
* 1) I am not familiar with the root *prep-, but judging from its meaning I don't see how it can mean 'learn'. But anyway, we should probably use a simpler word like 'know' or 'speak'.
* 2) Instead of saying 'has knowledge' why not just say 'knows'?
* 3) I believe the normal term for 'this' was *ki(s) or *kos, but it's uncertain and I don't know its inflection. But even then, the 'general' pronoun *só suffices in this case, there is no need for anything else. 'In a good way' seems unnecessarily complicated when 'well' works too.
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Planet Parade
Planet Parade (Парад планет) is a 1984 Soviet fantasy drama film directed by Vadim Abdrashitov. The film's script was written by Aleksandr Mindadze and was based on the final part of the trilogy by Ukrainian writer Yevgeny Gutsalo, novel Planet Parade. Party primary contest 42nd Venice International Film Festival.
Plot
The film takes place in the USSR in 1984. Six forty-year-old men are cut off from ordinary life by draft for military reservists, the last one at their age. They represent a cross-section of the Soviet society of that time: an astronomer, a butcher from a shop, a factory worker, a loader, an architect, and a trolleybus driver (elected as people's deputy). Some of them know each other due to previous guerrilla assemblies and are friendly with each other, but by their own admission rarely spend time together — the reasons include work, mundane everyday life which leaves little time for leisure and, in general, differing interests and values. During the military exercises, their artillery battery, having successfully completed the task, was destroyed by the enemy, and the heroes, as ordered by the command, are seemingly dying. Thus, until the end of assembly, they remain in reserve for a few more days. Having missed the train to the city at the station, the heroes, having become "spirits from the other world", decide to finish the war game.
After leaving the training field of battle, the men begin a transcendental journey: they get to a city populated by only beautiful and solitary women. Having sailed across the river from this temptation, the detachment spends the night on the island and, taking the traveling chemist with them, end up in a retirement home, where by a clerk's mistake they are taken for a team of technicians from the repair construction office.
In the retirement home, the feeble-minded old lady mistakes Herman Kostin for her son Fedya, who disappeared during the war. By the will of the circumstances, Herman-Fedya is forced to play this role for several hours, during which he sums up the not very pleasant aspects of his life. Late in the evening, seven travelers with all the elderly inhabitants are trying to observe the mysterious planet parade.
After spending the night in an open field near the village of Guskovo and traveling all the way to the city on foot, the team of the men part, realizing that further men's games military assembly and exercises will not take place anymore, that the last stop has been placed in their departing youth, and most likely they will not meet again. Like planets with different orbits, they only met for a moment and lined up in a "planet parade" only to fly apart forever.
Lead roles
* Oleg Borisov as Herman Ivanovich Kostin, astrophysicist, senior reserve lieutenant
* Liliya Gritsenko as Anna Vasilyevna
* Aleksei Zharkov as Ruslan Slonov
* Pyotr Zaychenko as Ivan Pukhov
* Sergei Nikonenko as Vasily Sergeyevich Afonin, MP, driver of a trolley and an army truck
* Aleksandr Pashutin as Spirkin, architect
* Boris Romanov as organic chemist
* Sergey Shakurov as Sultan, butcher from the deli
Supporting roles
* Vladimir Kashpur as manager of the Nursing Home
* Angelica Nevolina as Natasha, friend of Kostin
* Elena Mayorova as Slonov's girlfriend
* Marina Shimanskaya as Afonin's girlfriend
* Svetlana Evstratova as Spirkin's girlfriend
* Lidia Ezhevskaya as Pukhov's girlfriend
* Tatyana Kochemasova as Sultan's girlfriend
* Galina Shostko as Natalia Sergeevna
* Boris Smorchkov as artillery captain
* Liliya Makeeva as colleague of Kostin
* Alekhen Nigata as astronomer
* Alexander Zvenigorsky as painter
* Pyotr Kolbasin as tankman
Awards
* ICF Neo-Realistic Film in Avellino (1984)
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The result was merge__EXPECTED_UNCONNECTED_PAGE__ to Beijing International Studies University. Liz Read! Talk! 23:36, 1 August 2023 (UTC)
BISU Visual Identity
* – ( View AfD View log | edits since nomination)
A 2013 article sourced entirely to primary sources. We tend to have articles on university colors only for those with a significant history and influence (e.g. Oxford Blue (colour)), which is unlikely to be the case for a system introduced in 2003. I was unable to find any secondary sources, although perhaps someone who speaks Chinese could confirm. {{u| Sdkb }} talk 21:57, 25 July 2023 (UTC)
* Redirect to Beijing International Studies University as nom. {{u| Sdkb }} talk 21:57, 25 July 2023 (UTC)
* Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Visual arts, Advertising, Education, and China. {{u| Sdkb }} talk 21:57, 25 July 2023 (UTC)
* Minimal merge to above target, perhaps a single sentence would be the right amount given reliance on primary sources. —siroχo 01:03, 26 July 2023 (UTC)
* See also related AfDs for UCLA Blue, Tufts Blue, and RISD Blue. I tagged Carolina blue for notability, as it's a little more borderline. {{u| Sdkb }} talk 01:06, 26 July 2023 (UTC)
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The James Bay Cree Communications Society (JBCCS; ᐄᓅ/ᐄᔨ ᔫᐄᔩᒨᔮᐲ) is a non-profit radio network operator serving its members, nine licensed community radio stations throughout the James Bay Eeyou Istchee territory, with daily news and information programming. JBBCS also operates CHIU-FM radio in Mistissini, Quebec, with repeaters in five Cree communities.
JBCCS was founded in 1981 to provide independent daily Cree-language cultural and social programming. The first time it went on the air in Eeyou Istchee was in June 1986 through the CBC. In 1998, JBCCS received funding to build its own network using telephone lines and also provide transmitters to some communities that did not have their own transmitters. The network was officially opened with celebrations in August 2001 in Chisasibi.
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Cédric Fabien (born 31 January 1982 in Cayenne, French Guiana) is a French Guianese former professional footballer played as a midfielder. He has represented the French Guiana national football team.
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The 1992–93 Liga Artzit season saw Maccabi Herzliya, Ironi Ashdod and Hapoel Kfar Saba promoted to Liga Leumit, the former two for the first time in their histories. Hapoel Ramat Gan and Maccabi Sha'arayim were relegated to Liga Alef. Maccabi Jaffa, who finished fourth, missed out on promotion after losing a play-off with top flight club Hapoel Petah Tikva.
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Fourth-placed Maccabi Jaffa played-off against Hapoel Petah Tikva, who had finished eleventh in Liga Leumit. Hapoel won both legs to remain in the top division.
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No image until Windows loads! Need to access BIOS!
Discussion in 'Computer Help' started by DarthRevan, Nov 2, 2012.
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Hey guys, well, since I bought my 3D Asus VG278H, I haven't been able to access the BIOS. After turning the computer on, all I get is a black screen, until I can see my Windows loading and my desktop. I didn't worry about it by that time, but now I need to access my BIOS to format my computer and I can't!! What do you guys think is causing this?
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Try another I/O. What MB and GPU?
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I have a GTX 460 + a GTX 280 (for PhysX), they are on a Gigabyte X58A-UD3R
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press F2 or whatever enters the BIOS anyway. some LCDs take few seconds to show non-native resolutions. it might show up. also analog cable (VGA) is more likely to work.
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Though the monitor may not support the 640x480 resolution while BIOS and OS are loading, Init Display First may be set to the other graphics card that's not driving the monitor:
Init Display First
[FONT=Arial Narrow,Arial Narrow][FONT=Arial Narrow,Arial Narrow]Specifies the first initiation of the monitor display from the installed PCI graphics card or the PCI Express [/FONT][/FONT][FONT=Arial Narrow,Arial Narrow][FONT=Arial Narrow,Arial Narrow]graphics card. [/FONT]
[/FONT][FONT=Arial Narrow,Arial Narrow][FONT=Arial Narrow,Arial Narrow]PCI Sets the PCI graphics card as the first display. (Default) [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial Narrow,Arial Narrow]PCIE x16-1 Sets the PCI Express graphics card on the PCIEX16_1 slot as the first display. [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial Narrow,Arial Narrow]PCIE x16-2 Sets the PCI Express graphics card on the PCIEX16_2 slot as the first display. [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial Narrow,Arial Narrow]PCIE x8-1 Sets the PCI Express graphics card on the PCIEX8_1 slot as the first display. [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial Narrow,Arial Narrow]PCIE x8-2 Sets the PCI Express graphics card on the PCIEX8_2 slot as the first display.[/FONT]
To access the BIOS Setup program, press the <Delete> key during the POST when the power is turned on. To see more advanced BIOS Setup menu options, you can press <Ctrl> + <F1> in the main menu of the BIOS Setup program.
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This.
Start pressing the Delete key repeatedly right after you turn on the power. Also, if your Gigabyte board is like my ASUS Sabertooth board, if you have a USB keyboard make sure it is plugged in to a USB 2.0 port to increase the likelihood the machine will detect the keyboard early enough in the boot process to allow you to get in the BIOS.
Once you get into the BIOS, there will probably be a boot delay option you can set to determine how long the system waits to allow you to enter the BIOS before booting the OS. You may want to reset this option to a longer wait time, at least until you are reformatted and back up and running again.
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I thought about pluging the monitor on the another card, but I remembered my old 21.5" was working OK on the same config, so it must be this delay you guys are talking about.
I'll try to do it! Thanks!
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Well, it didn't work in the end. It seems I was able to ender the BIOS, because I got permanently stuck with a black screen, and windows wouldn't load, but I still got no image after waiting a good ammount of time!
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That's a pretty good sign that your computer is using one of the other video card outputs as the primary display during boot. Move the current monitor (or use your spare) and connect it to the other available video outputs until you get a picture during the boot process. Then you can get into the BIOS to make the changes you need including changing the primary display during boot so you don't have to do this again.
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Agree.
This is an older X58-based board which doesn't have any type of onboard video. You indicate you have both a GTX460 and GTX280 installed (w/GTX280 being used for PhysX once you get into Windows). Have you tried hooking up the monitor to the GTX280 (or a separate monitor to each card) at boot to see if the system is trying to initialize the GTX280 at boot instead of the GTX460? At boot time, the system doesn't care what you intend to use the GTX280 for - it only sees it as a normal graphics card. And, if it happens to be in the first slot to be initialized, the BIOS will try to use it as the output device.
If you can get into the BIOS, you'll need to know specifically which slot you have the GTX460 installed into so you can change the BIOS to initialize that slot as the initial display. In the end, you also have the option of trying to pull the GTX280 temporarily from the system so you are only booting with one card to see if this makes a difference.
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Oh yeah, that did the trick, thanks guys!
I just had to plug the monitor to the GTX 280, and Windows 8 is running smoothly now!
What bothers me is the fact that on my old 21.5" Screen, I was getting the image on the monitor of the boot screen, and it was plugged to the GTX 460, just like the new screen is, and I hadn't done anything on the BIOS to change the primary PCI-E slot. Only on the new screem that I had to change this!
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Mahatma Gandhi was a great patriotic Indian, if not the greatest. He was a man of an unbelievably great personality. He certainly does not need anyone like me praising him. Furthermore, his efforts for Indian independence are unparalleled. Most noteworthy, there would have been a significant delay in independence without him. Consequently, the British because of his pressure left India in 1947. In this essay on Mahatma Gandhi, we will see his contribution and legacy.
Contributions of Mahatma Gandhi
First of all, Mahatma Gandhi was a notable public figure. His role in social and political reform was instrumental. Above all, he rid the society of these social evils. Hence, many oppressed people felt great relief because of his efforts. Gandhi became a famous international figure because of these efforts. Furthermore, he became the topic of discussion in many international media outlets. Mahatma Gandhi made significant contributions to environmental sustainability. Most noteworthy, he said that each person should consume according to his needs. The main question that he raised was “How much should a person consume?”. Gandhi certainly put forward this question. Furthermore, this model of sustainability by Gandhi holds huge relevance in current India. This is because currently, India has a very high population. There has been the promotion of renewable energy and small scale irrigation systems. This was due to Gandhiji’s campaigns against excessive industrial development.
Mahatma Gandhi’s philosophy of non-violence is probably his most important contribution. This philosophy of non-violence is known as Ahimsa. Most noteworthy, Gandhiji’s aim was to seek independence without violence. He decided to quit the Non-cooperation movement after the Chauri-Chaura incident. This was due to the violence at the Chauri Chaura incident. Consequently, many became upset at this decision. However, Gandhi was relentless in his philosophy of Ahimsa.
Secularism is yet another contribution of Gandhi. His belief was that no religion should have a monopoly on the truth. Mahatma Gandhi certainly encouraged friendship between different religions.
Legacy of Mahatma Gandhi
Mahatma Gandhi has influenced many international leaders around the world. His struggle certainly became an inspiration for leaders. Such leaders are Martin Luther King Jr., James Beve, and James Lawson. Furthermore, Gandhi influenced Nelson Mandela for his freedom struggle. Also, Lanza del Vasto came to India to live with Gandhi. The United Nations has greatly honored Mahatma Gandhi. UN has made 2nd October as “the International Day of Nonviolence.” Furthermore, many countries observe 30th January as School Day of Nonviolence and Peace. The awards given to Mahatma Gandhi are too many to discuss. Probably only a few nations remain which have not awarded Mahatma Gandhi.
In conclusion, Mahatma Gandhi was one of the greatest political icons ever. Most noteworthy, Indians revere by describing him as the “father of the nation”. His name will certainly remain immortal for all generations.
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* Futures down: Dow 23 pts, S&P 4 pts, Nasdaq 9 pts By Yashaswini Swamynathan Nov 8 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures were marginally lower on Tuesday as investors braced for the result of a highly contentious U.S. presidential election, with the odds largely favoring Democrat nominee Hillary Clinton. * Clinton has a 90 percent chance of defeating Republican nominee Donald Trump and was on track to win 303 votes in the Electoral College to Trump’s 235, clearing the 270 needed for victory, according to the final Reuters/Ipsos States of the Nation poll released on Monday. * The iShares MSCI Mexico Capped ETF, known of late as the “Trump ETF”, inched up 0.4 percent, after notching its best day in more than five years on Monday. The ETF is viewed as a barometer of Trump’s chances of winning the election since his policies are considered negative for Mexico. * Investor appetite for riskier assets appeared to be low as Wall Street is also coming off its best day in more than eight months on Monday after the FBI said it would not press criminal charges against Clinton over her use of a private email server. * “We had a surge in the markets yesterday, so today is just a waiting day to see the outcome of the election,” said Peter Cardillo, chief market economist at First Standard Financial in New York. * “We are going to see a market that is not going to do too much of anything today, probably slipping about the plus and minus columns,” Cardillo said. * The CBOE Volatility index, dubbed Wall Street’s “fear gauge”, was up 3 percent after having seen its biggest one-day drop since late June on Monday. * Clinton has been favored by investors as they view her offering greater clarity and stability to the markets than Trump, whose stance on foreign policy, immigration and trade is more uncertain. A Clinton win is also perceived to not hinder the chances of the Federal Reserve raising interest rates next month. * Still, traders remain wary, noting Britain’s shock vote in June to leave the European Union had wrongfooted bookmakers and most pollsters. * Safe haven assets such as gold and the yen were trading slightly higher, indicating heightened caution. * The dollar was flat against a basket of currencies, coming off a near four-week high on Monday. Crude oil prices were little changed. * Among stocks vying for attention was Hertz which slumped 33.3 percent to $23.84 in premarket trading after the car rental company slashed its full-year profit forecast. * Valeant was the top traded stock falling 8.5 percent to $17.50 after the drugmaker reported a smaller-than-expected quarterly adjusted profit and cut its full-year profit and revenue forecasts. * Priceline rose 5.3 percent to $1559 in light trading after the travel website operator reported quarterly profit and revenue that beat analysts’ estimates. Futures snapshot at 6:38 a.m. ET: * Dow e-minis were down 23 points, or 0.13 percent, with 26,532 contracts changing hands. * S&P 500 e-minis were down 4 points, or 0.19 percent, with 144,924 contracts traded. * Nasdaq 100 e-minis were down 9 points, or 0.19 percent, on volume of 19,469 contracts. (Reporting by Yashaswini Swamynathan in Bengaluru; Editing by Savio D’Souza)
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26 the illustrious deeds of all famous men. The great name of Mr. Ward has been already mentioned. The Bishop of St. Andrews, when a Harrow boy, played against Mr. Ward, and lowered his illustrious wicket for three runs. Thus, with Mr. Ward, we come within the memory of living cricketers. Much more is this the case with Mr. Budd, Fuller Pilch, Alfred Mynn, Hayward and Carpenter, Humphrey and Jupp. Mr. Mynn was the son of a gentleman farmer at Bearstead, near Maidstone. His extraordinary pace actually took wickets by storm; men were bowled before they knew where they were. The assiduous diligence of Mr. Ward was a match for him. When about to meet Mynn, he would practise with the fastest of the ground bowlers at Lord's, at eighteen or nineteen yards' rise, so to speak. Mr. Ward's great reach also stood him in good stead. Mr. Mynn's pace, and the excesses committed by his imitators, for some time demoralised batting. Few balls were straight (among the imitatores, servum pecus and men went in to hit what they could reach. The joy of getting hold of a leg-ball from a very fast bowler, or of driving him, overpowered caution, and these violent delights might have had violent ends if accuracy had not returned to bowling. In 1843 Mr. Mynn's analysis gave 5$2⁄5$ a wicket. His average was but 17 an innings. Scores were shorter fifty years ago.
My attempt has been to trace the streams of tendency in cricket rather than to produce a chronicle—a work which would require a volume to itself. Nothing has been said about fielding; because, however the ball is bowled, and however hit, the tasks of catching it, stopping it, and returning it with speed have always been the same. True, different styles of batting
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Paddle Pop Adventures is a Thai animated television series computer animation with its first release in 2005. The animations were created by The Monk Studios and is owned by the British-Dutch company Unilever - aside from one made by Egg Story Studio in 2013. The series is based on the mascot of the Australian ice cream brand Paddle Pop lion. It was released as a film to promote the brand worldwide, but eventually became a series.
It was launched in more than 33 countries including Indonesia, Spain, France, India, Italy, Portugal and Brazil. In Australia, the series was called "Paddle Pop Adventures", where each season has been condensed into a single movie.
Synopsis
The story follows the adventures of Max, or Paddle Pop, a young lion heir to the throne of the Lion Kingdom. He lost his parents to the antagonist Shadow Master, who had attempted to steal the Lion Crystals and achieve supreme power. However Max is saved by his tutor Professor Higgabotton. Together, he and his friends Higganbottom, Leena, Twitch, Spike, Kara and others attempt to collect the crystals themselves and stop the Shadow Master.
Movies
The main set of movies are animated in 3D.
* Galaktika (2005) - 102 minutes long.
* Cyberion (2007) - 30 minutes long.
* Pyrata (2008) - 45 minutes long.
* Kombatei (2009) - Originally released as 13 eight-minute episodes. 92 minutes long.
* Elemagika (2010) - Originally released as 13 eight-minute episodes. 92 minutes long.
* Begins (2011) - Originally released as 11 twenty-minute episodes tied with Begins 2. These episodes were later split in half to make two full movies. Episode 1 was released in April 2011. Begins (2011) is 108 minutes long.
* Begins 2 (2012)
* Dinoterra (2013) - 103 minutes long.
* Magilika (2014) - 86 minutes long.
* Magilika 2 (2014)
* Atlantos (2015) - 90 minutes long.
* Atlantos 2 (2016) - Originally released as 11 twenty-four minute episodes. 85 minutes long.
Spin-offs
* Magilika (2006) - 2D animated. ~36 minutes long.
* The New Adventure of Paddle Pop/Max The New Adventure (2017) - A TV show set in high school.
Video games
* Pyrata - An ARG based on the movie. Was handed out to people purchasing a Paddle Pop ice cream confectionery product at the time.
* Rise of the Lions - A level-based mobile game.
* Max Dash - A swiping mobile game.
Characters
* Max/Paddle Pop - The lion protagonist of the series. Max is the prince (later king) of the Lion Kingdom, being the son of King Adisa and Queen Shifa, and the only survivor of the family having been rescued by Professor Higgabottom as a baby during the attacks of the Shadow Master and being taken to a forest. Early in the series he's on a journey to collect the Lion Crystals along with Leena, Professor Higgabottom, Twitch, Spike and Kara to defeat and deter the Shadow Master.
* Leena/Liona - A young lioness pilot of the Phoenix Ship. Like Max she is also an orphan, having lost her father Lionel as a child by the army of the Shadow Master and being cared for by Professor Higgabottom in a hidden underground city. She helps Max on his journey in search of the Lion Crystals, carrying him and his friends in her ship.
* Professor Higgabottom - A wise old owl longtime friend of the parents of Max. He was responsible for saving Max from Shadow Master and hide in a forest, besides taking care of Leena after the loss of his father. It is he who sends Max on his journey in search of Lion Crystals to stop the Shadow Master.
* Twitch and Spike - The goofy best friends of Max. Twitch is a blue chameleon and a wily troublemaker who is always seen with Spike, and seems to like Leena. Spike is a large and mindless porcupine who is preoccupied with eating and is very slow.
* Kara - An elephant assistant from the Lion Kingdom. He joined the team shortly after Max gets the first crystal to serve him in the journey since then.
* Shadow Master - The main villain of the series. A creature dark with a hidden face somehow seeking to take over the world always with the help of his army of dark monsters. He was responsible for mastering the Lion Kingdom during the first season as well as defeating the father of Max.
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The 1995–96 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team represented Wright State University in the 1995–96 NCAA NCAA Division I men's basketball season led by head coach Ralph Underhill.
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The second season in the Midwestern Collegiate Conference was also the second with future first-round NBA selection Vitaly Potapenko. It was a season of heightened expectations followed by competitive but often disappointing results. After an encouraging non-conference season, the MCC season began 0–4. The Raiders fought back and finished the season 8–4 to earn a 4th seed in the tournament, which they hosted. An early exit to 5th-seeded Detroit Mercy seemed a fitting end to a good season, yet one with missed opportunities.
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In a private conference call with top campaign surrogates just days after the election, several high-ranking Hillary Clinton campaign officials offered an overview of how, exactly, they came up short against Donald Trump. It fell on Navin Nayak, the campaign's director of opinion research, to offer the statistical explanation. Nayak, whose role in the presidential campaign had gone almost entirely unnoticed until after its unravelling, noted that in the closing weeks before the election, internal models had both Trump and Clinton losing roughly the same percentage of the vote to third-party candidates Jill Stein and Gary Johnson. All of Stein's support was coming from Clinton's camp, while Johnson was taking more from Trump but a little from Clinton too, he explained. But when the final data came in, the campaign was shocked by how far off its assumptions had been. People who were unfavorable to both candidates, instead of breaking evenly as we thought, overwhelmingly voted for Donald Trump by a 20 to 30 percent margin, Nayak said, according to notes taken by the attendee. Senior campaign adviser Jennifer Palmieri jumped in with an assessment that was, by that point, redundant: There seemed to be a bit of a secret Trump vote. It has been almost two weeks since that call. But the dispute over why so many late deciders went to Trump over Clinton remains unresolved within the Clinton campaign and the Democratic Party writ large. Its answer could play a dramatic role in the trajectory taken by the party in the Trump administration era, informing everything from party messaging to campaign tactics. Speaking after Nayak, both Palmieri and campaign chairman John Podesta offered their own explanations. Podesta placed blame on FBI Director James Comey for re-launching an ultimately fruitless investigation into Clinton's emails just days before the vote. Palmieri, meanwhile, pushed back on criticism that Clinton wasn't enough of a progressive-populist, that Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) would have won had he been the nominee, noting that Clinton did better in Wisconsin than former Sen. Russ Feingold (D-Wis.), an unimpeachable liberal firebrand. Both criticized the proportionality of the media coverage of Clinton-related controversies to those surrounding Trump. Outside of leadership circles, however, a different type of explanation has been considered, one that places more blame on strategic calculations than external factors. Officials who worked in various battleground states say the campaign erred in its belief that modern technology could fully replace traditional pavement-pounding, that Clinton didn't need to score major victories with on-the-fence voters if she could turn out the committed. This whole narrative that they didn't do a good enough job talking to undecided voters in blue collar areas and exurbs is wrong, said a senior battleground state operative. They didn't do talking. They had this strategic decision that voter registration was a better use of their time than persuasion. It was a bullshit false choice. In the course of an election, a campaign performs three basic functions in order to win votes, which, in the end, is the fundamental goal in a democratic system of governance. The first is registration: the act of getting individuals able to cast votes. The second is persuasion: the act of trying to convince people that you deserve their vote. And the third is get out the vote (GOTV): the act of getting people to actually vote. Different campaigns place different emphases on each of these functions depending on the electorate and election. For the Clinton campaign, emphasis was placed on the first and the third. Part of it was sober-minded calculation. Traditional persuasion is, in many regards, viewed as antiquated, something candidates did before the internet liberated them to have countless more conversations with voters at a fraction of the cost. Certainly, data show that it can require a large investment of resources with little payoff. But part of it was also a sense that in a contest between two universally known candidates, it would be difficult to change people's minds, to actually persuade them. The Clinton campaign still tried. It modeled voters based on their risk aversion and desire to change political leadership. It pinpointed messages to persuade Stein supporters to vote Democratic and scored how undecideds could be moved based on specific issues delivered over specific mediums (TV, mail, digital and so on). The result allowed the campaign to pinpoint voters with helpful specificity. For example, the campaign concluded that white working-class men with daughters were more likely to vote for Clinton if they saw language Trump used to describe women than by straightforward economic messaging. But the campaign didn't put much human capital behind persuasion save for in specific states with a large population of independent voters, like New Hampshire, where the campaign's state director, Mike Vlacich, said they started in late spring 2016. It did not have canvassing operations up and running over the summer months in places like Florida and Michigan. And when it did have volunteers and canvassers fan out, they were sent to take advantage of early voting deadlines. At the state and county level, this left operatives worried that they were both leaving potential votes unattended and relying way too heavily on getting their own people to the polls. Their margin for error, in other words, was being self-limited. One operative who volunteered with the group Jewish Women for Hillary noted that members kept asking for scripts to make persuasion calls only to be instructed to do ballot collection and other GOTV activities The undecided voters were being left to their own devices, the operative said. And in that instance, if no one has reached out with a personal touch or the candidate hasn't shown up, well, when all that bad information comes their way and momentum is so on the side of change, there is nothing to stop that wave. One campaign organizer in the Midwest said that canvassers were told not to leave literature on doors because it wasn't statistically persuasive. (The pledge to vote cards they brought with them were brought back to the campaign offices for GOTV.) It was a national decision based on data, the organizer said. Everyone knew who she was and he was, so there wasn't any statistical reason to persuade people. The only way to make a difference was to add people to the rolls through voter registration. A similar situation was recounted by two operatives who worked with the Clinton campaign in Florida. Each said that the time and human capital put behind persuasion was pinched when headquarters in Brooklyn, New York, directed them to extend their voter register efforts. The assumption, said one of the organizers, was Clinton would win the state if she could reconstruct the coalition President Barack Obama had put together and benefit from the natural diversification of the state's population. It wasn't a terrible bet to make, said Steve Schale, who ran Obama's two campaigns in Florida. But it also meant that Clinton would be banking heavily on strong Democratic turnout. My sense of it was they took an approach that if we draw a circle around Miami and run up record numbers, and if everything else stays the same, we should win. Which is right, said Schale. But my global take of the state is it is not a turnout or persuasion state. There are people who think it is a turnout state: If you hit your numbers you will win. My view is that if both parties hit their numbers you will both get to 47 percent. It is never not persuasion. You have to do persuasion and turnout. Clinton will end up winning the popular vote in the 2016 election and by a fairly sizable margin. But elections in America aren't democratic on a national scale. They require a candidate to cobble together enough state Electoral College votes to win. And in a number of key battleground states, Clinton was undone by the 20 percent to 30 percent of the late deciders who unexpectedly turned to Trump. For those operatives who worked in those states, it is clearer now than it was even during the campaign that they should have buffered themselves against that potential wave. Investments that were made in Arizona and the Omaha market (where one Electoral College vote was at play) seem particularly questionable in light of the frustratingly close margins in Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania. They were overextended, said the senior battleground state operative. But for the top ranks of the Clinton campaign, the failure is not so much about poor decisions as it is about poor data. Their models showed that the best way to defeat Trump was to paint him as unqualified for the office of the presidency, which they successfully did. Voters just ended up not caring. As one top official asked: When your own polling shows you are likely to win and the public polling says the same, what would you have done differently? The next Democratic presidential nominee will have to tackle that question and, by extension, the question of whether Clinton's failure was a sui generis byproduct of the current climate or a strategic misstep by her campaign. He or she will also be left to decide to what extent campaigns can work off of hard data and statistical models and how much the old ways should be reintroduced into strategic considerations. Sometimes I worry, as we've embraced more of the science of politics and less of the art, we draw boxes around people and have algorithms for determining how they will vote, said Schale. In reality, I'm not sure it is the most efficient way to win. Do you have information you want to share with HuffPost? Here's how.
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This page is an archive of the proposed deletion of the article below. Further comments should be made on the article's talk page, if it exists; or after the end of this archived section. The result of the debate was keep. - Mailer Diablo 3 July 2005 10:22 (UTC)
Moanalua High School
"Non-notable school, how many of these pages are there? Playing at Carnegie is not enough to merit an article."
* Keep. Well-written high school article. (Nominated by <IP_ADDRESS>; are anonymous editors allowed to nominate articles for VFD?) Refer to WP:SCH.--BaronLarf 05:30, Jun 27, 2005 (UTC)
* As much as I hesitate to help out a school article, inasmuch as the nomination isn't signed, I think you can do a speedy keep. CanadianCaesar 28 June 2005 03:56 (UTC)
* Yes, they are. Uncle G June 28, 2005 11:11 (UTC)
* Keep. Some of the unremarkable material could be trimmed (what school doesn't have 'long commencement ceremonies'?) Peter Grey 05:33, 27 Jun 2005 (UTC)
* Comment I apologize for that, apparently a friend of mine made that addition on my account. I've removed the reference. 青い(Aoi) 28 June 2005 07:13 (UTC)
* Keep. Details of the article indicate that this is a notable high school, very well written within the genre. -- BD2412 talk June 28, 2005 03:28 (UTC)
* Keep as example of a good school article. Double Blue (Talk) 28 June 2005 03:45 (UTC)
* Keep. A well-written article about a non-trivial subject. --Carnildo 28 June 2005 03:49 (UTC)
* Comment: Who the crap keeps nominating these? They never get deleted. — Phil Welch 28 June 2005 04:01 (UTC)
* BIG KEEP. Wow first big keep ever :). I looked at the article and I must say that it is quite good for an article, any article, on Wikipedia. I esp. like the template to the right. When people nominate schools they waste peoples' time since it appears that a growing consensus has been built up that schools are worthy individual institutions to have their own verified article on Wikipedia. As well - Wikipedia is not paper. --ShaunMacPherson 28 June 2005 04:12 (UTC)
* Keep. For all the above reasons... DS1953 28 June 2005 05:13 (UTC)
* Speedy Keep bad faith nomination by drive-by anonymous user. SchmuckyTheCat 28 June 2005 06:18 (UTC)
* Keep. Look how big this article is! And anyway, anything and everything is notable. Non-notability is biased. ‡ Jarlaxle June 28, 2005 06:20 (UTC)
* anything and everything is notable — False. Wikipedia is not a collection of data, and everyone has things that they deem to be non-notable, whether they be numbers (Votes for deletion/11111), rocks (Votes for deletion/Danmark (island)), pubs (Votes for deletion/The White Lion, Thornbury), or the fences in my back garden. Uncle G June 28, 2005 11:11 (UTC)
* Wait a minute. This Vfd was created by an anon? I thought anons couldn't nominate or vote on things. ‡ Jarlaxle June 28, 2005 06:22 (UTC)
* Comment - 'Anyone' may edit and contribute to Wikipedia. That was the idea of it in the first place. No account is necessary, not even for VfD, although bad faith may discount this nomination. While I'm here, delete anyway, as I'm a man of anti-school-article principles. Proto t c 28 June 2005 09:33 (UTC)
* By that, do you mean that you're opposed to all articles on schools, no matter how notable they are? Factitious June 28, 2005 10:17 (UTC)
* No, but I don't believe a school in itself is notable. If a school is, why not every street/McDonald's/church/pub/factory/etc etc etc. Wikipedia is not toilet paper. Unfortunately, I am outnumbered. Proto t c 28 June 2005 11:23 (UTC)
* We're voting on this particular school article, though. What do you feel is wrong with it, specifically? Factitious June 28, 2005 21:35 (UTC)
* Anons may nominate; anon votes have a tendency to be discounted. Radiant_ >|< June 28, 2005 10:16 (UTC)
* Yes, usually by people who voted the other way. But IP votes should only be discounted if bad faith can be proved. Proto t c 28 June 2005 11:23 (UTC)
* Speedy keep and delist from VfD. Invalid nomination. —RaD Man (talk) 28 June 2005 07:55 (UTC)
* Keep Notable School. Klonimus 28 June 2005 18:33 (UTC)
* Weak keep, but keep listing. Assume nomination was in good WP:FAITH. Radiant_ >|< June 28, 2005 10:16 (UTC)
* Comment: This article was listed for deletion by an anonymous person. If anons can't vote, then why should they be able to list things to be voted on? —RaD Man (talk) 28 June 2005 14:44 (UTC)
* They are allowed to vote, and they are allowed to nominate. Factitious July 1, 2005 00:00 (UTC)
* Keep. Schools are notable. This is an informative and well-written article. Factitious June 28, 2005 10:17 (UTC)
* Comment. From Wikipedia:Guide to Votes for deletion, "Anyone can make a nomination, anonymous users as well as pseudonymous users. ... What is important is not your name, but whether your nomination is in good faith." — P Ingerson (talk) 28 June 2005 11:57 (UTC)
* Keep. Article establishes notability: "the first student orchestra officially invited to play at Carnegie Hall" and "the distinction of graduating the most number of valedictorians each year, in comparison to the other schools of the Hawaii State Department of Education." (Although I'm not quite sure what a Valedictorian actually is. I'm guessing it's the American equivalent of a successful A-Level student? But no matter what they are, the fact that this school has got the most in Hawaii makes it notable.) — P Ingerson (talk) 28 June 2005 12:04 (UTC)
* Mega strong Keep — what all high school articles should aspire to be. :) — RJH 28 June 2005 15:24 (UTC)
* Keep School article should not be nominated. CalJW 28 June 2005 15:38 (UTC)
* Keep Well written, informative, and noteworthy. Toasthaven 28 June 2005 16:33 (UTC)
* Speedy Keep. Appears to be bad faith nomination. Wiki's not paper and the article is fine.
* Keep Inherently notable, good article so far. Un focused 29 June 2005 00:41 (UTC)
* Keep, based on alumni list. --Idont Havaname 1 July 2005 07:58 (UTC)
* ''The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be placed on a related article talk page, if one exists; in an undeletion request, if it does not; or below this section.
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Antonov
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Antonov State Company
Type State-owned company
Industry Aerospace and defense
Founded May 31, 1946
Headquarters Kyiv, Ukraine
Key people Oleg Antonov, first chief/prominent aircraft designer
Products aircraft of various applications,,
aircraft maintenance,
cargo air transport
Employees 12,000
Website antonov.com
Antonov State Company (Ukrainian: Державне підприємство "Антонов"), formerly the Antonov Aeronautical Scientific-Technical Complex (Antonov ASTC) (Ukrainian: Авіаційний науково-технічний комплекс імені Антонова, АНТК ім. Антонова) , and earlier the Antonov Design Bureau, is a Ukrainian aircraft manufacturing and services company. Antonov's particular expertise is in the fields of very large airplanes and airplanes insensitive to runway quality. Antonov (model prefix An-) is the most common airplane brand on the planet, with total of 22,000 aircraft built and thousands of planes currently operating in the former Soviet Union and the developing countries.[1]
Antonov StC is a state-owned commercial company. Its headquarters and main industrial ground are located in and adjacent to Kiev.[2]
Contents
History [edit]
Soviet era [edit]
Foundation and relocation [edit]
Antonov An-2, mass-produced Soviet utility airplane.
The company was established in 1946 in Novosibirsk as a top-secret Soviet Research and Design Bureau#153, headed by Oleg Antonov and specialized in turboprop military transport aircraft. The An-2 biplane is a major achievement of this period. In 1952, the Bureau was relocated to Kiev, a city with rich aviation history where aircraft-manufacturing infrastructure was being restored after the World War II destruction.
First serial aircraft and expansion [edit]
An-12, Cold War-era tactical transport, in flight.
In 1957, the bureau successfully introduced the An-10/An-12 family of mid-range turboprop airplanes into mass production (thousands of aircraft were manufactured). The model have been seeing heavy combat and civil use around the globe to the present day, most notably in the Vietnam War, Soviet war in Afghanistan and the Chernobyl disaster relief megaoperation.
In 1959, the bureau began construction of the separate Flight Testing and Improvement Base in suburban Hostomel (now the Antonov Airport).
In 1965, the Antonov An-22 military transport enters production.
In 1966, after major expansion in the Sviatoshyn neighborhood of the city, the company was renamed to another disguise name "Kiev Mechanical Plant". Two independent aircraft production and repair facilities, under engineering supervision of the Antonov Bureau, also appeared in Kiev during this period.
Prominence and Antonov's retirement [edit]
Antonov An-24, the Soviet Union's most common regional airliner.
In 1970s and early 1980s, the company established itself as USSR's main designer of military transport aircraft with dozens of new modifications in development and production. After Oleg Antonov's death in 1984, the company is officially renamed as the Research and Design Bureau named after O.K. Antonov (Russian: Опытно-конструкторское бюро имени О.К. Антонова) while continuing the use of "Kiev Mechanical Plant" alias for some purposes.
Late Soviet-era: superlarge projects and first commercialization [edit]
An-225 is the largest operating aircraft in the world.
In late 1980s, the Antonov Bureau achieved global prominence after introduction of its extra large airplanes. The An-124 "Ruslan" (1982) became Soviet Union's serial-produced strategic airlifter. The Bureau enlarged the "Ruslan" design even more for the Soviet space shuttle programme logistics, creating the An-225 "Mriya" in 1989. "Mriya" has since been the world's largest and heaviest airplane.
End of the Cold War and perestroyka allowed the Antonov's first step to commercialization and foreign expansion. In 1989, the Antonov Airlines subsidiary was created for its own aircraft maintenance and cargo projects.
Independent Ukraine [edit]
Antonov Design Bureau remained a state-owned company after Ukraine achieved its independence in 1991 and is since regarded as a strategic national asset.
Decreased military orders [edit]
Expansion to free market [edit]
Since independence, Antonov is busy with certifying and marketing of its models (both Soviet-era and newly-developed) to free commercial airplanes' markets.
Production facilities' consolidation [edit]
During the Soviet period, not all Antonov-designed aircraft were manufactured by the company itself. This was a result of Soviet industrial strategy that split military production between different regions of the USSR to minimize potential war loss risks. As a result, Antonov airplanes are often assembled by the specialist contract manufacturers.
In 2009, the once-independent "Aviant" airplane-assembling plant in Kyiv became part of the Antonov State Company, facilitating a full serial manufacturing cycle of the company. However, the old tradition of co-manufacturing with contractors is continued, both with Soviet-time partners and with new licensees like Iran's HESA.[3]
Products and activities [edit]
Fields of commercial activity of Antonov ASTC include:
Aircraft [edit]
Antonov's airplanes (design office prefix An) range from the rugged An-2 biplane (which itself is comparatively large for a biplane) through the An-28 reconnaissance aircraft to the massive An-124 Ruslan and An-225 Mriya strategic airlifters (the latter being the world's heaviest aircraft with only one currently in service). Whilst less famous, the An-24, An-26, An-30 and An-32 family of twin turboprop, high winged, passenger/cargo/troop transport aircraft are important for domestic/short-haul air services particularly in parts of the world once led by communist governments. The An-72/An-74 series of small jetliners is slowly replacing that fleet, and a larger An-70 freighter is under certification.
The Antonov An-148 is a brand new short-haul airliner of twin-turbofan configuration, which is awaiting Western certification. Over 150 aircraft have been ordered since 2007, all of them by Russian and former East-bloc operators plus Cuba.[citation needed] A stretched version is in development, the An-158 (from 60–70 to 90–100 passengers).
Aircraft Name NATO Maiden flight Remarks
A-40 Krylaty Tank 1942 Winged tank
An-2 Kukuruznik Colt 31 August 1947 multi-purpose, biplane, single-engine utility transport.
An-3 Colt 13 May 1980 turboprop conversion of An-2
An-4 Colt 1950 float-equipped An-2
An-6 Meteo Colt weather reconnaissance aircraft based on An-2
An-8 Camp 1955 medium military transport
An-10 Ukraine Cat March, 1957 medium turboprop-powered airliner
An-11 Motorised variant of the A-11 glider
An-12 Cub 16 December 1957 military turboprop-powered transport, developed from An-10
An-13 1962 Light aircraft developed from the A-13M motor glider
An-14 Pchelka Clod 1958 light twin-engine transport
An-20 light turbocharged piston engine aircraft, developed from Cessna 210
An-22 Antei Cock February, 1965 extremely large turboprop transport
An-24 Coke 20 October 1959 twin-turboprop airliner
An-26 Curl 1969 twin-turboprop transport, derived from An-24
An-28 Cash September, 1974 twin-turboprop light transport, developed from An-14
An-30 Clank 1967 An-24 adapted for aerial photography and mapping
An-32 Cline 1976 twin-turboprop hot-and-high transport, up-engined An-26 airframe
An-38 Cash 1994 twin-turboprop light transport, stretched An-28
An-50 Airliner project, developed from An-24V
An-51 Civil piston utility aircraft,
An-52 Light twin-piston aircraft,
An-70 16 December 1994 large military transport, powered by four propfan engines, to replace An-12
An-71 Madcap 12 July 1985 naval AWACS development of An-72
An-72 Cheburashka Coaler 31 August 1977 STOL transport, utilizing the Coandă effect
An-74 Cheburashka Coaler 1983 civil version of An-72; version with engines below wings is called An-74TK-300[6]
An-88 AWACS project, not completed
An-91 Twin-engined cabin monoplane development of Cessna 310
An-124 Ruslan Condor 26 December 1982 strategic airlifter; largest aircraft ever mass produced
An-140 17 September 1997 short-range turboprop airliner, to replace An-24
An-148 17 December 2004 regional jet for 68–85 passengers
An-158 28 April 2010 stretched version of An-148 for 99 passengers
An-174 enlarged An-74 with engines below wings
An-178 military transport based on the An-158
An-180 cancelled medium propfan airliner, around 175 passengers
An-204
An-218 postponed propfan- or turbofan-powered widebody airliner
An-225 Mriya Cossack 21 December 1988 An-124 derived strategic airlifter; largest aircraft ever built; only one has been put into service
OKA-38 Storch Copy of Fieseler Fi 156
SKV Basis for An-14
T-2M Maverick ultralight trike for recreational club use and special forces requirements
Gliders [edit]
Antonov A-15 in Czech markings
Major contractors and partners [edit]
Contract and licensee manufacturers [edit]
See also [edit]
References [edit]
External links [edit]
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User:Petropoxy (Lithoderm Proxy)/Shuvinai Ashoona
* Interview in The Believer
* Biography from Marion Scott Gallery
* Feheley Fine Arts
* Mackenzie Art Gallery
* Article in the Globe and Mail
* Short documentary about her work
* ULAN entry
* Review of MASS MOCA exhibit in NY Times, her work is illustrated
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Talk:Sotir Peci
Return to Albania
The article states that in "1908 Peçi participated in the Congress of Manastir", which suggests that he simply traveled from Boston for that purpose, and was going to go back to Boston afterwards. That he was "a delegate of the Albanian communities living in the United States" deepens that impression. However, it also notes that "After returning to Albania in 1908 he taught at the school", which suggests that either he changed his mind and did not return to the US when the Congress ended, or he had returned to his homeland for his own reasons and subsequently found himself appointed to represent American Albanians at the Congress. Either way, this is confusing, and needs explanation. --Piledhigheranddeeper (talk) 14:50, 9 March 2010 (UTC)
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Canucks’ 1-0 Win Over Bruins on NBC Top-Rated Cup Final Game 1 in 12 Years
The Vancouver Canucks’ win over the
Boston Bruins in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final drew the
highest preliminary television ratings for equivalent National
Hockey League games since 1999. Last night’s contest, which Vancouver won 1-0 on a Raffi Torres goal with 19 seconds remaining in regulation, was seen on
NBC in an average of 3.2 percent of households in the top 56
U.S. television markets, the Comcast Corp. (CMCSA) network said in a
news release. The rating was the highest since Game 1 of the 1999 meeting
between the Buffalo Sabres and Dallas Stars, which drew a 3.7,
and a 14 percent increase over the first contest in last year’s
matchup between the Philadelphia Flyers and Chicago Blackhawks.
Last year’s final opened on a Saturday night. Boston was the top-rated market with an average of 25.5
percent of households, besting the rating that the National
Basketball Association’s Boston Celtics drew last year when they
faced the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 1 of the NBA Finals (19.1),
NBC Sports Group said. To contact the reporter on this story:
Mason Levinson in New York at
mlevinson@bloomberg.net . To contact the editor responsible for this story:
Michael Sillup at msillup@bloomberg.net .
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Doon, County Offaly
Doon is a small village in the north-west corner of County Offaly, Ireland. The Doon landscape is dominated by the ruins of the castle of Esker, which stands on a sandy ridge north of Doon crossroads. A short distance to the east of the crossroads stands the ruin of an ancient building know locally as 'the monastery'. It was the private religious house attached to the castle. The area's (mostly) farming community and catchment are served by Doon's pub (Martins of Doon), the local Gaelic football club (Doon GAA).
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Go to Sleep, Little Farm
Go to Sleep, Little Farm is a 2014 children's book by Mary Lyn Ray, illustrated by Christopher Silas Neal and published by Clarion Books/Harper Collins Publishers.
The book received a Charlotte Zolotow Award commendation.
Plot
Go to Sleep, Little Farm, told in rhyming couplets, depicts a group of animals on a farm settling down to go to sleep, while a young child does the same inside the farmhouse. The book is illustrated in a mixed media style with muted pastels.
Reception
The book was praised by Publishers Weekly, which praised Ray's "pleasingly surreal lines of verse" and, along with The New York Times, likened the book to Margaret Wise Brown's Goodnight Moon. The Times and Kirkus Reviews, however, while praising Ray's poetic language, ultimately panned the book.
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Is Secondhand Vapor From Electronic Cigarettes Dangerous?
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The health effects of vaping is still a controversial topic that has many unanswered questions. Researchers cannot ascertain the exact health effects of the long-term use of e-cigarettes and vapes. However, they claim that the habit is less harmful than smoking combustible cigarettes. Without a doubt, we know that the latter can cause cancer and harm to the inner organs, among many other things. We also know that secondhand smoking, where people inhale the cigarette smoke from primary smokers, is equally harmful both in the short and long term.
What is still not clear is whether second-hand vapor from e-cigarettes has adverse health effects or not. However, health and scientific research can give people an idea of what to expect.
Understand What Secondhand Vapor Is
When the e-juice in an e-cigarette is heated by the coils, it produces a vapor that is inhaled by the user. However, not all of it is retained in the body system. As a matter of fact, the majority of it is exhaled out.
The aerosol vapor that is exhaled in the air by the vape user is called secondhand vapor. It is assumed that a person who is near someone using an e-cigarette will breathe in some of it.
For instance, sharing a small room with such a person will cause you to breathe in some of the vapor. As we all know, the use of vape pens is allowed in many public places, unlike the use of combustible cigarettes which are relatively prohibited.
The Contents of Second Hand Vapor
There are numerous types and flavors of e-juice. Equally, there are many types of e-cigarettes as seen on the ePuffer website. However, they all work in the same way where the user inhales the produced vapor and exhales most of it. When the vapor goes into the lungs, most of the ingredients remain in the body. But still, there is a lot that comes out into the air. Upon mixing with the air, there might be some reactions that occur before the other person inhales it in.
Some research reports show that the inhaled air may not contain much other than the propylene glycol or vegetable glycerin they use. These are food-grade materials that are approved by regulatory bodies.
But there might be more depending on the contents of the e-liquid. Those that contain high levels of nicotine will have some left because not all of it may be absorbed into the first user’s system. Of course, the other person will inhale some and can suffer the urge to start using the vape.
Likewise, marijuana e-juice and other THC materials can have effects on the other person. In fact, their contents are equally strong as when used by the primary users. Needless to say, there might be reactions, especially for asthmatic people.
Conclusion
It is safer to stay away from secondhand vapor if you are not a user of one. Users should also stop vaping in rooms or near children, elderly people, or those who are not interested. The negative health effects cannot be underestimated.
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228 so that each of the fifteen enemies gets his fair share! Go along with you!” said the Arithmetic Fairy.
But Edwin’s eyes were, as I said, wide open, goggling.
“I say,” he suddenly remarked, “how jolly pretty you are.”
The Arithmetic Fairy has but one weakness—a feminine weakness. She loves a pretty speech. If blunt, so much the worse; yet even bluntness....
She looked down and played shyly with the bunch of miscellaneous examples in vulgar fractions which adorned her waistband.
“I suppose you can’t be expected to understand, yet,” she said, and she said it very gently.
Edwin took courage.
“When I do things I want something to happen at once. ‘I want a white rabbit and I want it now.’”
She did not recognise the quotation.
“Get your Master to set you a little simple multiplication sum in white rabbits,” she said. “Goodbye, my child. You’ll know me better in time, and as you know me better you’ll love me more.”
“I ... you’re lovely now,” said Edwin.
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George Mason University Sophomore in progress of obtaining an undergraduate B.S. in Environmental Sciences. Goal: save as much of the world as you can
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Summary
As part of tremors execution engine, we transform the logic described in trickle query scripts into Directed Acyclic Graph (DAG) based pipelines. Each operation, operator, or action inside the query gets represented as a node in this graph. Every event passed through tremor traverses this graph of operators depth first. When an event arrives at an operator, this operator can alter, discard, or route the event to influence which following subgraph ( or subgraphs ) the event traverses afterward.
The initial construction of the pipeline DAGs is naive and done in the most simplistic way possible to make extending/evolving it relatively painless during development. After the construction of the initial graph, it may undergo one or more transformations to optimize execution; for example, it may apply constant folding to migrate some runtime calculations to compile time where possible.
This RFC aims to discuss these transformations and more complex transformations.
As transformations may involve more than a single pass, and as tremors evolution may open new avenues for optimization, may introduce new domain languages, this RFC is not meant to be exhaustive but to refect the current and near-future state of optimizations.
Motivation
The executable pipeline is an integral part of tremor, quite literally every event that passes through it. This makes it a prime target for optimization as even small improvements, when gained on every event, sum up to significant gains. It is worth revisiting this topic regularly to see if additional cases present themselves.
Problem case 1
As part of constructing the initial DAG we insert what we call pass through operators. They allow us to simplify the trickle language by not requiring all operators to have a connection logic or addressable name as well as form the edges of our DAG.
Let us look at the following trickle script taken from the influx example in the docs and annotate it with passthrough operators and graph connections.
# a passthrough[1] `in` is created
# a passthrough[2] `out` is created
# a passthrough[3] `err` is created
define tumbling window `10secs`
with
interval = datetime::with_seconds(10),
end;
define tumbling window `1min`
with
interval = datetime::with_minutes(1),
end;
# a passthrough[4] `normalize` is created
create stream normalize;
# a passthrough[5] `aggregate` is created
create stream aggregate;
define generic::batch operator batch
with
count = 3000,
timeout = 5
end;
create operator batch;
# the select operator is connected to the passthrough[1] `in`
# and connects to the passthrough[5] `aggregate`
select {
"measurement": event.measurement,
"tags": event.tags,
"field": group[2],
"value": event.fields[group[2]],
"timestamp": event.timestamp,
}
from in
group by set(event.measurement, event.tags, each(record::keys(event.fields)))
into aggregate
having type::is_number(event.value);
# the select operator is connected to the passthrough[5] `aggregate`
# and connects to the passthrough[4] `normalize`
select
{
"measurement": event.measurement,
"tags": patch event.tags of insert "window" => window end,
"stats": stats::hdr(event.value, [ "0.5", "0.9", "0.99", "0.999" ]),
"field": event.field,
"timestamp": win::first(event.timestamp), # we can't use min since it's a float
}
from aggregate[`10secs`, `1min`, ]
group by set(event.measurement, event.tags, event.field)
into normalize;
# the select operator is connected to the passthrough[4] `normalize`
# and connects to the operator `batch`
select {
"measurement": event.measurement,
"tags": event.tags,
"fields": {
"count_{event.field}": event.stats.count,
"min_{event.field}": event.stats.min,
"max_{event.field}": event.stats.max,
"mean_{event.field}": event.stats.mean,
"stdev_{event.field}": event.stats.stdev,
"var_{event.field}": event.stats.var,
"p50_{event.field}": event.stats.percentiles["0.5"],
"p90_{event.field}": event.stats.percentiles["0.9"],
"p99_{event.field}": event.stats.percentiles["0.99"],
"p99.9_{event.field}": event.stats.percentiles["0.999"]
},
"timestamp": event.timestamp,
}
from normalize
into batch;
# This select statement itself is optimised to a passthrough[6] that
# connects the operator `batch` with the passthrough[2] `out`
select event from batch into out;
# This select statement itself is optimised to a passthrough[7] that
# connects the passthrough[1] `in` with the passthrough[2] `out`
select event from in into out;
To visualize the above, we can draw the graph as following where items in square brackets are passthrough operators, items in round brackets are 'active' operators and arrows are connections between them, double arrows represent the edges.
=> [in] -> (select 1) -> [aggregate] -> (select 2) -> [normalize] -> (select 3) -> (batch) -> [select 4] -> [out] =>
`-------------------------------------------------[select 5]----------------------------------------------'
Other then connectivity, passthrough operators serve no direct value other than serving as a connection point. Looking at the example above, we can see that even a simple script like that can mean that an event traverses 6 passthrough operators and only 4 operators that affect the graph.
As Passthrough operators do not modify the event, nor do they affect how the event traverses the graph, it is possible to remove them from the graph without any impact on the function of the graph itself. In result, the above graph could be rewritten as:
=> (select 1) -> (select 2) -> (select 3) -> (batch) =>
`---------------------------------------------------'
Drawbacks
Concerning Problem case 1, we lose a one to one mapping between the script and the executable graph. It presents no further drawbacks.
Rationale and alternatives
Concerning Problem case 1, an alternative approach for this would be not to introduce some of the pass-throughs in the first place. While in the short term this would yield the same results, there is a benefit to create a first a more verbose and general form and then reduce it down. This additional step makes it easier to apply other optimizations in later iterations.
Prior art
Future possibilities
The topic of pipeline optimization is never-ending endeavour as there are always further optimizations to be done. In the future, this could take the form of integration and interaction between different operators, extending pipeline level optimizations or go all the way to introducing a compiler.
While those future possibilities might not be of direct concern for any case, it is important to keep them in mind to ensure optimizations done today do not block off possibilities in the future.
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cosinor {psych}R Documentation
Functions for analysis of circadian or diurnal data
Description
Circadian data are periodic with a phase of 24 hours. These functions find the best fitting phase angle (cosinor), the circular mean, circular correlation with circadian data, and the linear by circular correlation
Usage
cosinor(angle,x=NULL,code=NULL,period=24,plot=FALSE,opti=FALSE)
circadian.mean(angle, hours=TRUE)
circular.mean(angle) #angles in radians
circadian.cor(angle,hours=TRUE) #angles in radians
circular.cor(angle) #angles in radians
circadian.linear.cor(angle,x,hours=TRUE)
Arguments
angle
A data frame or matrix of observed values with the time of day as the first value (unless specified in code) angle can be specified either as hours or as radians)
code
A subject identification variable
period
Although time of day is assumed to have a 24 hour rhythm, other rhythms may be fit.
plot
if TRUE, then plot the first variable (angle)
opti
opti=TRUE: iterative optimization (slow) or opti=FALSE: linear fitting (fast)
hours
If TRUE, measures are in 24 hours to the day, otherwise, radians
x
A set of external variables to correlate with the phase angles
Details
When data represent angles (such as the hours of peak alertness or peak tension during the day), we need to apply circular statistics rather than the more normal linear statistics (see Jammalamadaka (2006) for a very clear set of examples of circular statistics). The generalization of the mean to circular data is to convert each angle into a vector, average the x and y coordinates, and convert the result back to an angle. The generalization of Pearson correlation to circular statistics is straight forward and is implemented in cor.circular in the circular package and in circadian.cor here. Just as the Pearson r is a ratio of covariance to the square root of the product of two variances, so is the circular correlation. The circular covariance of two circular vectors is defined as the average product of the sines of the deviations from the circular mean. The variance is thus the average squared sine of the angular deviations from the circular mean. Circular statistics are used for data that vary over a period (e.g., one day) or over directions (e.g., wind direction or bird flight). Jammalamadaka and Lund (2006) give a very good example of the use of circular statistics in calculating wind speed and direction.
The code from CircStats and circular was adapted to allow for analysis of data from various studies of mood over the day.
circular.mean and circular.cor are just circadian.mean and circadian.corbut with input given in radians rather than hours.
The cosinor function will either iteratively fit cosines of the angle to the observed data (opti=TRUE) or use the circular by linear regression to estimate the best fitting phase angle. If cos.t <- cos(time) and sin.t = sin(time) (expressed in hours), then beta.c and beta.s may be found by regression and the phase is sign(beta.c) * acos(beta.c/√(beta.c^2 + beta.s^2)) * 12/pi
Simulations (see examples) suggest that with incomplete times, perhaps the optimization procedure yields slightly better fits with the correct phase than does the linear model, but the differences are very small. In the presence of noisey data, these advantages seem to reverse. The recommendation thus seems to be to use the linear model approach (the default).
Value
phase
The phase angle that best fits the data
fit
Value of the correlation of the fit
mean.angle
A vector of mean angles
R
A matrix of circular correlations or linear by circular correlations
Author(s)
William Revelle
References
See circular statistics Jammalamadaka, Sreenivasa and Lund, Ulric (2006),The effect of wind direction on ozone levels: a case study, Environmental and Ecological Statistics, 13, 287-298.
See Also
See the circular and CircStats packages.
Examples
time <- seq(1:24)
pure <- matrix(time,24,18)
pure <- cos((pure + col(pure))*pi/12)
matplot(pure,type="l",main="Pure circadian arousal rhythms",xlab="time of day",ylab="Arousal")
p <- cosinor(time,pure)
#set.seed(42)
noisy <- pure + rnorm(24*18)
n <- cosinor(time,noisy)
#small.pure <- pure[c(6:18),]
small.pure <- pure[c(8,11,14,17,20,23),]
#small.noisy <- noisy[c(6:18),]
small.noisy <- noisy[c(8,11,14,17,20,23),]
matplot(small.noisy,type="l",main="Noisy circadian arousal rhythms",
xlab="time of day",ylab="Arousal")
#sp <- cosinor(time[c(6:18)],small.pure) #linear fit
sp <- cosinor(time[c(8,11,14,17,20,23)],small.pure)
spo <- cosinor(time[c(8,11,14,17,20,23)],small.pure,opti=TRUE) #iterative fit
sn <- cosinor(time[c(8,11,14,17,20,23)],small.noisy) #linear
sno <- cosinor(time[c(8,11,14,17,20,23)],small.noisy,opti=TRUE) #iterative
sum.df <- data.frame(pure=p,noisy = n, small=sp,small.noise = sn,
small.opt=spo,small.noise.opt=sno)
round(sum.df,2)
round(circadian.cor(sum.df[,c(1,3,5,7,9,11)]),2) #compare alternatives
round(cor(sum.df[,c(2,4,6,8,10,12)]),2)
[Package psych version 1.4.5 Index]
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Savory Cookies to Whet the Appetite
Front Burner The Rounds, a new cookie made in Brooklyn, come in flavors like parmesan-olive, Cheddar-chive and anchovy-scallion. In a way, Anna Harrington was one of the lucky ones. When Pilotworks, a chain of incubator kitchens, suddenly closed last month, it left 175 small food producers in New York and elsewhere without professional kitchen space. Ms. Harrington, who makes savory and sweet cookies called the Rounds, was scheduled to begin working at Pilotworks in Brooklyn, but it closed two days before she was going to start. She found a different commercial kitchen. “I am in much better shape than the producers who have been in there for a long time and have to move all of their things on very short notice,” she said. “The only nice thing about a crisis such as the current Pilotworks situation is how much people are willing and happy to help each other.” Ms. Harrington’s savory cookies are buttery, appetite-whetting and delicious, perfect for holiday entertaining in flavors like parmesan-olive, Cheddar-chive and anchovy-scallion. The Rounds, $35 per box of 45, theroundsnyc.com. Follow NYT Food on Twitter and NYT Cooking on Instagram, Facebook and Pinterest. Get regular updates from NYT Cooking, with recipe suggestions, cooking tips and shopping advice.
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(as provided by the applicant): Support is requested for a Keystone Symposia meeting entitled Emerging Topics in Immune System Plasticity: Cellular Networks, Metabolic Control, and Regeneration, organized by Steven L. Reiner, Erika L. Pearce and Yasmine Belkaid. The meeting will be held in Santa Fe, New Mexico from January 15 - 20, 2013. The immune system is a multi-cellular network that adapts to external threats. Immune cells cooperate with other defenses, such as barriers, to prevent breach and to reject invaders by selecting the right responses while inflicting minimal damage to the host. A key feature of the immune system is its fluidity and ability to traverse temporal and spatial boundaries. Furthermore, immune system dynamics involve cellular expansion, provisional cellular niches, altered transcription, and balancing differentiation with regeneration. This meeting will bring together diverse researchers to better understand how immune reactions are orchestrated to contend with the extrinsic information and metabolic demands of cellular differentiation, function, and homeostasis.
The aims of the meeting are to 1) unveil the nature of cell-to-cell communication that occurs during different stages of the immune response, 2) reveal the latest understanding of extrinsic and intrinsic signaling networks that dictate lymphocyte and other immune cell fates, 3) increase awareness of metabolic control of immune cell fate and function, and 4) provide a format for the training and mentoring of new investigators and pre- and post- doctoral students. We anticipate that this meeting will alter the field's view of immune mobilization and execution, and will help to break barriers between immunology and other disciplines. Public Health Relevance: The human immune system provides a reliable defense mechanism to repel microbial and viral assault. Understanding how this system functions normally should lead to improved strategies to combat infection, cancer, autoimmunity and allergy. The Keystone Symposia meeting on Emerging Topics in Immune System Plasticity will be unique to the field of immunology in highlighting parallels between immune reactions and other developmental and neoplastic processes. By gathering both immunologists and non-immunologists, we anticipate that this meeting will open up key areas of immune system biology to the outside community and simultaneously foster general principles of cell and molecular biology to be applied to immunologic problems.
Public Health Relevance
The human immune system provides a reliable defense mechanism to repel microbial and viral assault. Understanding how this system functions normally should lead to improved strategies to combat infection, cancer, autoimmunity and allergy. The Keystone Symposia meeting on Emerging Topics in Immune System Plasticity will be unique to the field of immunology in highlighting parallels between immune reactions and other developmental and neoplastic processes. By gathering both immunologists and non-immunologists, we anticipate that this meeting will open up key areas of immune system biology to the outside community and simultaneously foster general principles of cell and molecular biology to be applied to immunologic problems.
Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Type
Conference (R13)
Project #
1R13AI102514-01
Application #
8400276
Study Section
Special Emphasis Panel (ZAI1-JRR-M (M3))
Program Officer
Coulter, Nancy A
Project Start
2013-01-01
Project End
2013-12-31
Budget Start
2013-01-01
Budget End
2013-12-31
Support Year
1
Fiscal Year
2013
Total Cost
$11,000
Indirect Cost
Name
Keystone Symposia
Department
Type
DUNS #
079780750
City
Silverthorne
State
CO
Country
United States
Zip Code
80498
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western coast of Wales, eastern coast of Scotland, southern portion of Sweden, and in Denmark and Northern Germany; also on the coast of Spain, Portugal, Northern Africa and the western portion of India, Mr. Fergusson, at the date of the publication of his book, asserts that the typical dolmen had not yet been found in America.
The occurrence in different parts of the world of a mound of earth containing a stone vault or chamber can not be looked upon as evidence of a community of origin, because such a structure seems to be a most natural form for the purposes of burial. The same structures
are built to-day in many countries. It is only when it possesses some peculiar feature, like a perforation in one of its wall-stones, or a certain direction in which the passageway opens, that it suggests the idea that a common origin may be ascribed to those possessing these peculiarities.
In traveling across the southern part of Yeso last year, and also in a journey overland from the northern part of Japan to Tokio, I scanned the country carefully for mounds or monuments of any description. At the entrances of towns, one often sees two large mounds between which the road runs. Each mound is often surmounted by a large tree. Though these mounds are old, they are not prehistoric. With the exception of these, I saw nothing that would suggest a monument coming under the names of dolmen, menhir, etc.
There are many burial-mounds in Japan, such, for example, as the large one in Yamato, the grave of Jimmu Tenno, and others which are known to belong to historic periods. It is not improbable that the dolmens to be described belong to the same category.
It is difficult for one who has not traveled in Japan to realize the almost universal state of cultivation the country is under. Having a population of 33,000,000, largely given to agriculture, with an area not exceding 80,000 square miles, one may imagine how few tracts of uncultivated land are found. One is amazed at the sight of ranges of hills and mountains extending for miles, and all terraced to their
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Using the Metered Dose Inhaler (MDI) Chamber
Respiratory patients using a metered dose inhaler (MDI) can improve the effectiveness and accuracy of medication placement into their airways and lungs by incorporating a metered dose chamber with their MDI. The MDI attaches directly to the MDI chamber, providing a space for the medication to remain suspended in the air a few seconds longer, improving the amount and dispersion of medication into the airways and lungs.
There are two different styles of MDI chambers. The standard chamber is usually a cylindrical device where the MDI attaches at one end and a mouthpiece is at the other. The second device is called a valved holding chamber.
How to use both the standard and valved holding chambers:
• Remove the cap from the MDI and chamber. Shake well. If this is the first time using the MDI, prime the canister by pushing down on the MDI and pointing into the air. A second prime may be necessary.
• Insert the MDI into the open end of the chamber (opposite of the mouthpiece).
• Place the mouthpiece of the chamber between your teeth and close your lips tightly.
• Exhale all of your air out of your lungs.
• Press down on the canister one time.
• Breathe in slowly and completely through your mouth.
• FOR VALVED HOLDINGCHAMBER ONLY — If you hear a horn-like sound, slow your breathing down as you are breathing too quickly.
• Hold your breath for 10 seconds to allow the medication to be absorbed into the lungs and airways. If you cannot hold your breath for 10 seconds, hold as long as you can.
• If ordered more than one puff by your doctor, wait at least one minute between puffs.
• Replace the cap on the MDI when finished.
• If you are using a corticosteroid medication, rinse your mouth thoroughly with water to reduce your chances of getting thrush, a fungal yeast infection.
Caring for Your MDI and Chamber
• Remove the canister and rinse the plastic holder under warm water at least once a week. This will prevent the smaller holes from clogging. Shake the holder of excess water and let air dry.
• If your canister does not come out of the holder, wipe the mouthpiece with a clean cloth and the plastic holder with a clean damp cloth, using cotton swabs in tight areas.
• Once a week, rinse out the chamber with warm water and mild dish washing detergent. Remove the rubber ring at the end of the chamber. Wash thoroughly and rinse shaking off any excess water. Let air dry and store in a clean place. Do not store the chamber in a plastic bag as the plastic will give the chamber static electricity, thus decreasing the effectiveness of the medication.
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Scala Formatter
Hi all,
Scala plugin formatter is very poor, and I want to improve it (mostly according Scala Code Style). If anybody has suggestions or problems with formatter, you can write it to me now, I'll try to fix it.
Best regards,
Alexander Podkhalyuzin.
13 comments
It would be really nice to support aligning '=' in a group of neighbouring vals, and => in cases.
This style is used in scalac:
http://lampsvn.epfl.ch/trac/scala/browser/scala/tags/R_2_8_0_final/src/compiler/scala/tools/nsc/matching/ParallelMatching.scala#L275
http://lampsvn.epfl.ch/trac/scala/browser/scala/tags/R_2_8_0_final/src/compiler/scala/tools/nsc/matching/ParallelMatching.scala#L201
I expect it would be tricky to get this right, it would need some heuristics -- only trigger this mode if one alignnment is done by hand, don't insert more than N blank spaces to align things. But I think it really enhances readability.
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Maybe the UI for this would be:
1. add an option to preserve blank spaces before => and =
2. add a new keyboard shortcut to format a selected area with this alignment.
It really doesn't work for all matches, so I think it makes sense to trigger this manually in the places it is desired.
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I pushed changes about column alignment.
Look at appropriate settings in Wrapping and Braces settings page.
I didn't add any possibility to disable this alignment in some cases as you asked, but I'm not sure it's necessary.
If some alignment is ugly then you can separate few groups by additional blank line:
1 match { case 1 => 2 case 342342 => 4 case 2342 => 5 case 23423412342342 => 1 case 1341234 => 3 case 21341 => 5 }
Best regards,
Alexander Podkhalyuzin.
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Great! I'll try it out and see how it goes...
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The new formatter format method define append two new line after = , how to disable this feature or it's a bug?
def ::(o: Test) = new Foo(o)
to
def ::(o: Test) =
new Foo(o)
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This is bug. It's fixed in the newest builds. See nightly http://confluence.jetbrains.net/display/SCA/Scala+Plugin+Nightly+Builds+for+IDEA+X
Best regards,
Alexander Podkhalyuzin.
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There's one thing that is not being formatted correctly: when you call a method that accepts a by-name parameter and pass a block of code it will incorrectly align it. For instance, this is how this snippet of code should be formatted:
def someMethod(body : => scala.Any) = { /* some code*/}
someMethod {
println("foo")
bar()
}
But this is how it's formatted right now (IntelliJ Idea IU-138.1283.4):
someMethod {
println("foo")
bar()
}
Is there a way to completely disable formating in the meantime?
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Along with or as part of Scala's code style Wrapping and Braces > Field groups > Align in columns that does the following:
val playVersion = "2.3.3"
val playLib
= "com.typesafe.play" %% "play" % playVersion % "compile->default" exclude("org.scala-lang", "scala-reflect") exclude("io.netty", "netty")
val playWs = "com.typesafe.play" %% "play-ws" % playVersion % "compile->default" exclude("org.scala-lang", "scala-reflect") exclude("io.netty", "netty") exclude("com.google.guava", "guava")
val playJson = "com.typesafe.play" %% "play-json" % playVersion % "compile->default" exclude("org.scala-lang", "scala-reflect") exclude("io.netty", "netty")
val playCache = "com.typesafe.play" %% "play-cache" % playVersion % "compile->default"
val anorm
= "com.typesafe.play" %% "anorm" % playVersion % "compile"
Can we get the sbt DSL symbols like % to also line up as below?
val playVersion = "2.3.3"
val playLib
= "com.typesafe.play" %% "play" % playVersion % "compile->default" exclude("org.scala-lang","scala-reflect") exclude ("io.netty","netty")
val playWs = "com.typesafe.play" %% "play-ws" % playVersion % "compile->default" exclude("org.scala-lang","scala-reflect") exclude ("io.netty","netty") exclude("com.google.guava", "guava")
val playJson = "com.typesafe.play" %% "play-json" % playVersion % "compile->default" exclude("org.scala-lang","scala-reflect") exclude ("io.netty","netty")
val playCache = "com.typesafe.play" %% "play-cache" % playVersion % "compile->default"
val anorm
= "com.typesafe.play" %% "anorm" % playVersion % "compile"
Thanks,
Jon
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That's reasonable, probably it would be great implement it for SBT
Best regards,
Alexander Podkhalyuzin.
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Hi Alexander,
> probably it would be great implement it for SBT
Is there a separate SBT effort or issue category?
Would you like me to create an issue for it?
Thanks,
Jon
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It's Formatter issue. Yes, if you create issue, it will be great, thank you!
Best regards,
Alexander Pokhlyuzin.
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Issue created, Alexander.
Enhance for SBT: Wrapping and Braces > Field groups > Align in columns
http://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/SCL-7497
Cheers,
Jon
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Do dentists drug test patients?
A new study by researchers at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health focuses on dental screenings for drug misuse, finding 77 percent of dentists ask patients about illicit drug use, and 54 percent of dentists believe that such screenings should be their responsibility.
Does dental anesthesia affect drug test?
In turn, the misapprehension is created that commonly used dental anesthetics such as benzocaine may yield false positives in urine drug testing, indicating illicit use of cocaine. A cursory review of the structures for lidocaine, procaine, and articaine shows they lack the ecgonine nucleus.
What drug do they give you at the dentist?
Local anesthesia, general anesthesia, nitrous oxide, or intravenous sedation is commonly used in dental procedures to help control pain and anxiety. Other pain relievers include prescription or nonprescription anti-inflammatory drugs, acetaminophen (Tylenol), anesthetics and topical analgesics.
Can a dentist deny a patient?
While dentists, in serving the public, may exercise reasonable discretion in selecting patients for their practices, dentists shall not refuse to accept patients into their practice or deny dental service to patients because of the patient’s race, creed, color, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national …
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Can local anesthesia show up on a drug test?
We recommend that physicians who use TAC solution as a local anesthetic caution their patients that they may fail a urine drug screen for cocaine if they are tested within 36 to 48 hours of the administration of the use of TAC.
What should I avoid before a drug test?
For 24 hours prior to collecting the specimen, you should avoid strenuous exercise as well as the following substances and drugs:
• Acetaminophen.
• Alcohol.
• Antihistamines.
• Aspirin.
• Caffeine.
• Vitamin B.
Does Novacaine affect drug test?
Novocaine and Lidocaine will not cause a false positive test for cocaine.
What painkillers can a dentist prescribe?
Commonly prescribed opioid medications for relief of dental pain include hydrocodone (Vicodin®), oxycodone (Percocet® or OxyContin®), and acetaminophen with codeine (Tylenol® No. 3 and Tylenol® No. 4).
What drug is used for dental IV sedation?
Propofol is one of the most commonly used sedative agents for IVS during dental procedures.
How can I calm my nerves before going to the dentist?
If you’re nervous about an upcoming dental visit, try these ways to curb your anxiety:
1. Share your fears. …
2. Focus on breathing regularly and slowly during dental procedures. …
3. Listen to some tunes. …
4. Watch what you eat and drink. …
5. Use hand signals. …
6. Choose a low-stress appointment time. …
7. Get some good reviews.
What are my rights as a dental patient?
You have a right to arrange to see the dentist every time you receive dental treatment, subject to any state law exceptions. 4. You have a right to adequate time to ask questions and receive answers regarding your dental condition and treatment plan for your care. 5.
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Can a dentist refuse treatment without insurance?
The Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act
While a doctor has every right to deny treatment for various reasons, they can’t refuse to treat a person with life-threatening or serious injuries even if they don’t have health insurance or the ability to pay.
Do all dentists check blood pressure?
As licensed health-care professionals, it is the standard of care for dental hygienists to assess and record blood pressure on all of their patients. The reading must then be discussed with the patient as a means of helping him take charge of his overall health.
Can supplements cause you to fail a drug test?
But even an over-the-counter nutritional and dietary supplements could cause a positive result in a NCAA drug test. “The FDA doesn’t regulate any supplements, so anything you buy from health store, branch chain amino acids, protein, it’s really not regulated,” said Christina Horford, a personal trainer.
How long does lidocaine stay in your system?
The elimination half-life of lidocaine is biphasic and around 90 min to 120 min in most patients. This may be prolonged in patients with hepatic impairment (average 343 min) or congestive heart failure (average 136 min). Lidocaine is excreted in the urine (90% as metabolites and 10% as unchanged drug).
Does lidocaine make you high?
Psychotic reactions have been reported after intravenous lidocaine administration to control ventricular arrhythmias [1]. Most reactions are about fear from death, doom anxiety and delirium [2]. However, euphoria is rarely reported.
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Introduction to Psychology/Introduction
Psychology is the scientific study of behavior, cognition, and emotion.
Psychology is an academic and applied discipline involving the scientific study of mental processes and behavior. Psychology also refers to the application of such knowledge to various spheres of human activity, including relating to individuals' daily lives and the treatment of mental illness.
Psychology differs from the other social sciences — anthropology, economics, political science, and sociology — in that psychology seeks to explain the mental processes and behavior of individuals. Whereas biology and neuroscience study the biological or neural processes and how they relate to the mental effects they subjectively produce, psychology is primarily concerned with the interaction of mental processes and behavior on a systemic level. The subfield of neuropsychology studies the actual neural processes while biological psychology studies the biological bases of behavior and mental states.
Psychology is an academic and applied field involving the study of behavior, mind and thought and the subconscious neurological bases of behavior. Psychology also refers to the application of such knowledge to various spheres of human activity, including problems of individuals' daily lives and the treatment of mental illness. It is largely concerned with humans, although the behavior and mental processes of animals can also be part of psychology research, either as a subject in its own right (e.g. animal cognition and ethology), or somewhat more controversially, as a way of gaining an insight into human psychology by means of comparison (including comparative psychology). Psychology is commonly defined as the science of behavior and mental processes.
Psychology does not necessarily refer to the brain or nervous system and can be framed purely in terms of phenomenological or information processing theories of mind. Increasingly, though, an understanding of brain function is being included in psychological theory and practice, particularly in areas such as artificial intelligence, neuropsychology, and cognitive neuroscience.
Psychology describes and attempts to explain consciousness, behavior and social interaction. Empirical psychology is primarily devoted to describing human experience and behavior as it actually occurs. In the past 20 years or so psychology has begun to examine the relationship between consciousness and the brain or nervous system. It is still not clear in what ways these interact: does consciousness determine brain states or do brain states determine consciousness - or are both going on in various ways? Perhaps to understand this you need to know the definition of "consciousness" and "brain state" - or is consciousness some sort of complicated 'illusion' which bears no direct relationship to neural processes? The late 19th century marks the start of psychology as a scientific enterprise. The year 1879 is commonly seen as the start of psychology as an independent field of study, because in that year German scientist Wilhelm Wundt founded the first laboratory dedicated exclusively to psychological research in Leipzig, Germany.
Wundt combined philosophical introspection with techniques and laboratory apparatuses brought over from his physiological studies with Helmholtz, as well as many of his own design. This experimental introspection was in contrast to what had been called psychology until then, a branch of philosophy where people introspected themselves.
Introspection is the direct observation or rumination of one's own heart, mind and/or soul and its processes, as opposed to extrospection, the observation of things external to one's self.
Psychologist
Early Systems of Psychology
Wundt's form of psychology is called structuralism. It is in a class called systematic interpretations because It attempted to explain all behavior with reference to one systematic position. Some other systems of psychology are functionalism, behaviorism, gestalt psychology, and psychodynamic psychology.
Functionalism is concerned with the reason for behavior and not the structure of the brain. It allowed the study of new subjects including children and animals.
Behaviorism is an approach to psychology based on the proposition that behavior can be studied and explained scientifically without recourse to internal mental states. Psychologists that use behaviorism are concerned mainly with muscular movements and glandular secretions.
Gestalt Psychology is a theory of mind and brain that proposes that the operational principle of the brain is holistic, parallel, and analog, with self-organizing tendencies. It has a particular interest in perceptual problems and how they can be interpreted. A Gestaltist believes that the whole is greater than or different than the sum of all of the parts. Trying to break up behavior into separate parts is simplistic because everything affects everything else.
Psychodynamic psychology was first practiced by Sigmund Freud, although he didn't intend it to be a system.
Perspectives
While the use of one system to solve all problems has been abandoned by most psychologists, these early systems were important in the development of new systems and ideas. There are eight major perspectives that psychologists usually take, although many use an eclectic approach instead of confining themselves to just one.
The psychodynamic perspective emphasizes unconscious drives and the resolution of conflicts, the behaviorial emphasizes the acquisition and alteration of observable responses, and the humanistic approaches attempt to achieve maximum human potential as set in Maslow's hierarchy of needs.
The biological perspective is the scientific study of the biological bases of behavior and mental states, very closely related to neuroscience.
Evolutionary psychology is a theoretical approach to psychology that attempts to explain certain mental and psychological traits—such as memory, perception, or language as evolved adaptations, i.e., as the functional products of natural or sexual selection.
Cognitive psychology accepts the use of the scientific method, but rejects introspection as a valid method of investigation. It should be noted that Herbert Simon and Allen Newell identified the 'thinking-aloud' protocol, in which investigators view a subject engaged in introspection, and who speaks his thoughts aloud, thus allowing study of his introspection.
Social psychology is the scientific study of how people's thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are influenced by the actual, imagined, or implied presence of others (Allport, 1985).
Wundt argued that "we learn little about our minds from casual, haphazard self-observation...It is essential that observations be made by trained observers under carefully specified conditions for the purpose of answering a well-defined question."
Many scientists threw away the idea of introspection as part of psychology because the observation of stimulation was speculative without an empirical approach. However the case, an opposite to introspection called extrospection has been created with a relation to Psychophysics. Psychophysics is the branch of psychology dealing with the relationship between physical stimuli and their perception.
The important distinction is that Wundt took this method into the experimental arena and thus into the newly formed psychological field. Other important early contributors to the field of psychology include Hermann Ebbinghaus (a pioneer in studies on memory), the Russian Ivan Pavlov (who discovered the learning process of classical conditioning), and the Austrian Sigmund Freud.
The mid-20th century saw a rejection of Freud's theories among many psychologists as being too unscientific, as well as a reaction against Edward Titchener's abstract approach to the mind.
Edward B. Titchener (1876-1927) was an Englishman and a student of Wilhelm Wundt before becoming a professor of psychology at Cornell University. He would put his own spin on Wundt's psychology of consciousness after he emigrated to the United States.
At the turn of 19th century the founding father of experimental psychology Wilhelm Wundt tried to experimentally confirm his hypothesis that conscious mental life can be broken down into fundamental elements which then form more complex mental structures. Wundt's structuralism was quickly abandoned because it could not be tested in the same way as behavior, until now, when the brain-scanning technology can identify, for example, specialized brain cells that respond exclusively to basic lines and shapes and are then combined in subsequent brain areas where more complex visual structures are formed. This line of research in modern psychology is called cognitive psychology rather than structuralism because Wundt's term never ceased to be associated with the problem of observability.
The majority of mainstream psychology is based on a framework derived from cognitive psychology, although the popularity of this paradigm does not exclude others, which are often applied as necessary. Psychologists specialising in certain areas, however, may use the dominant cognitive psychology only on rare occasions.
Cognitive psychology is the psychological science which studies cognition, the mental processes that are hypothesised to underlie behavior. This covers a broad range of research domains, examining questions about the workings of memory, attention, perception, knowledge representation, reasoning, creativity and problem solving.
Cognitive psychology is radically different from previous psychological approaches in two key ways.
* It accepts the use of the scientific method, and generally rejects Introspection as a valid method of investigation, unlike phenomenological methods such as Freudian psychology.
* It posits the existence of internal mental states (such as beliefs, desires and motivations) unlike behaviourist psychology.
Regardless of the perspective adopted there are hundreds of specialties that psychologists practice. These specialties can usually be grouped into general fields.
* Clinical and Counseling Psychology: Over half of all psychologists work in this field. Clinical psychologists are more likely to treat or conduct research into the causes of abnormal behaviors, while counseling psychologists more often work with mild social or emotional problems. Typically people seeking the help of a counselor are not classified as abnormal or mentally ill.
* Educational and School Psychology: Educational psychologists are concerned with the use of psychology to increase the effectiveness of the learning experience, including facilities, curriculum, teaching techniques, and student problems. A school psychologist works in a school environment to evaluate the structure and effectiveness of the learning environment. A school psychologist assesses, counsels or guides students who have academic,behavioral,emotional,and/ or guidance needs. A school psychologist consults with teachers, staff, and parents to help students adjust and learn most effectively in their learning environment.
* Industrial/Organizational Psychology (also known as I/O psychology, work psychology, occupational psychology, or personnel psychology) is the study of the behavior of people in the workplace. Industrial and organizational psychology applies psychological knowledge and methods to aid workers and organizations. I/O psychologists who work for an organization are most likely to work in the HR (human resources) department.
* Consumer Psychology:Consumer behaviour is the study of how people buy, what they buy, when they buy and why they buy.
* Engineering Psychology: See link
* Forensic Psychology: Forensic psychology is the application of psychological principles and knowledge to various legal activities involving child custody disputes, child abuse of an emotional, physical and sexual nature, assessing one's personal capacity to manage one's affairs, matters of competency to stand trial, criminal responsibility & personal injury and advising judges in matters relating to sentencing regarding various mitigants and the actuarial assessment of future risk.
* Sport Psychology: Sport psychology is a specialization within psychology that seeks to understand psychological/mental factors that affect performance in sports, physical activity and exercise and apply these to enhance individual and team performance.
* Environmental Psychology: Environmental psychology is an interdisciplinary field focused on the interplay between humans and their surroundings. Areas of study include pollution effects, recycling efforts, and the study of stress generated by different physical settings.
Early environment
The first use of the term "psychology" is often attributed to the German scholastic philosopher Rudolf Goeckel (Latinized Rudolph Goclenius), published in 1590.[1] More than six decades earlier, however, the Croatian humanist Marko Marulić used the term in the title of a work which was subsequently lost.[2] This, of course, may not have been the very first usage, but it is the earliest documented use at present.
The term did not fall into popular usage until the German idealist philosopher, Christian Wolff (1679-1754) used it in his Psychologia empirica and Psychologia rationalis (1732-1734). This distinction between empirical and rational psychology was picked up in Diderot's Encyclopedie and was popularized in France by Maine de Biran.
The root of the word psychology (psyche) is very roughly equivalent to "soul" in Greek, and (ology) equivalent to "study". Psychology came to be considered a study of the soul (in a religious sense of this term) much later, in Christian times. Psychology as a medical discipline can be seen in Thomas Willis' reference to psychology (the "Doctrine of the Soul") in terms of brain function, as part of his 1672 anatomical treatise "De Anima Brutorum" ("Two Discourses on the Souls of Brutes"). Until about the end of the 19th century, psychology was regarded as a branch of philosophy.
Early modern era
In 1879, Wilhelm Wundt (1832-1920), known as "the father of psychology", founded a laboratory for the study of psychology at Leipzig University in Germany. The American philosopher William James published his seminal book, Principles of Psychology, in 1890, laying the foundations for many of the questions that psychologists would focus on for years to come. Other important early contributors to the field include Hermann Ebbinghaus (1850–1909), a pioneer in the experimental study of memory at the University of Berlin; and the Russian physiologist Ivan Pavlov (1849-1936), who investigated the learning process now referred to as classical conditioning.
Meanwhile, during the 1890s, the Austrian physician Sigmund Freud, who was trained as a neurologist and had no formal training in experimental psychology, had developed a method of psychotherapy known as psychoanalysis. Freud's understanding of the mind was largely based on interpretive methods and introspection, and was focused in particular on resolving mental distress and psychopathology. Freud's theories became very well-known, largely because they tackled subjects such as sexuality and repression as general aspects of psychological development. These were largely considered taboo subjects at the time, and Freud provided a catalyst for them to be openly discussed in polite society. Although Freud's theories are only of limited interest in modern academic psychology departments, his application of psychology to clinical work has been very influential.
Partly in reaction to the subjective and introspective nature of Freudian psychology, and its focus on the recollection of childhood experiences, during the early decades of the 20th century behaviorism gained popularity as a guiding psychological theory. Championed by psychologists such as John B. Watson and Edward Thorndike (and later, B.F. Skinner), behaviorism was grounded in studies of animal behavior. Behaviorists argued that psychology should be a science of behavior, not the mind, and rejected the idea that internal mental states such as beliefs, desires, or goals could be studied scientifically. In his paper "Psychology as the Behaviorist Views It" (1913), Watson argued that psychology "is a purely objective [emphasis added] experimental branch of natural science," that "introspection forms no essential part of its methods", and that "the behaviorist recognizes no dividing line between man and brute."
Behaviorism reigned as the dominant model in psychology through the first half of the 20th century, largely due to the creation of conditioning theories as scientific models of human behavior, and their successful application in the workplace and in fields such as advertising.
Modern era
However, it became increasingly clear that although behaviorism had made some important discoveries, it was deficient as a guiding theory of human behavior. Noam Chomsky's review of Skinner's book Verbal Behavior (that aimed to explain language acquisition in a behaviorist framework) is considered one of the major factors in the ending of behaviorism's reign. Chomsky demonstrated that language could not purely be learned from conditioning, as people could produce sentences unique in structure and meaning that couldn't possibly be generated solely through experience of natural language, implying that there must be internal states of mind that behaviorism rejected as illusory. Similarly, work by Albert Bandura showed that children could learn by social observation, without any change in overt behavior, and so must be accounted for by internal representations.
Humanistic psychology emerged in the 1950s and has continued as a reaction to positivist and scientific approaches to the mind. It stresses a phenomenological view of human experience and seeks to understand human beings and their behavior by conducting qualitative research. The humanistic approach has its roots in existentialist and phenomenological philosophy and many humanist psychologists completely reject a scientific approach, arguing that trying to turn human experience into measurements strips it of all meaning and relevance to lived existence.
Some of the founding theorists behind this school of thought were Abraham Maslow who formulated a hierarchy of human needs, Carl Rogers who created and developed client-centered therapy, and Fritz Perls who helped create and develop Gestalt therapy.
The rise of computer technology also promoted the metaphor of mental function as information processing. This, combined with a scientific approach to studying the mind, as well as a belief in internal mental states, led to the rise of cognitivism as the dominant model of the mind.
Links between brain and nervous system function were also becoming common, partly due to the experimental work of people such as Charles Sherrington and Donald Hebb, and partly due to studies of people with brain injury (see cognitive neuropsychology). With the development of technologies for accurately measuring brain function, neuropsychology and cognitive neuroscience have become some of the most active areas in contemporary psychology. With the increasing involvement of other disciplines (such as philosophy, computer science and neuroscience) in the quest to understand the mind, the umbrella discipline of cognitive science has been created as a means of focusing such efforts in a constructive way.
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[Samba] Can't join Windows 10 to classic domain
samba1 at nym.hush.com samba1 at nym.hush.com
Tue May 29 16:16:01 UTC 2018
I've been running Samba 4 in NT4 Domain mode for a few years, and
it's been working fine with Windows 7 PCs.
I now need to join a new Windows 10 PC to the domain, but I'm not
having any success!
When I try to join the domain, the Windows 10 PC says "An Active
Directory Domain Controller could not be contacted...."
I've tried a few things, including:-
Setting registry entries for:-
DomainCompatibilityMode = 1
DNSNameResolutionRequired = 0
Then:-
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftWindowsNetworkProviderHardenedPaths]
"\\*\netlogon"="RequireMutualAuthentication=0,RequireIntegrity=0,RequirePrivacy=0"
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREWow6432NodePoliciesMicrosoftWindowsNetworkProviderHardenedPaths]
"\\*\netlogon"="RequireMutualAuthentication=0,RequireIntegrity=0,RequirePrivacy=0"
I've tried adding entries for the domain controller in hosts and
lmhosts, and have also tried enabling NetBIOS over TCP/IP.
I've then tried forcing the Windows Client to use SMB1:-
sc config lanmanworkstation depend= bowser/mrxsmb10/nsi
sc config mrxsmb20 start= disabledI also used the following Powershell
commands:-
Get-WindowsOptionalFeature -Online -FeatureName
SMB1ProtocolSet-SmbServer-Configuration -EnableSMB2Protocol $false
Running the status commands shows SMB1 to be enabled, and SMB2 to be
disabled.
Should it be possible to join a Windows 10 PC to a Samba NT4 domain,
and if so, what am I missing?
One thing I haven't tried is forcing Samba to "server max protocol =
NT1" - mainly because I'm worried it might cause problems with all the
existing Windows 7 clients, and also because of potential security
risks. I thought it might be 'safer' to force the Windows 10 PC to
use SMB1 rather change anything on the server.
Any help would be much appreciated!
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First Quantum warns of arbitration as Panama weighs copper contract
By Valentine Hilaire and Elida Moreno
Nov 26 (Reuters) - Canada's First Quantum intends to start arbitration against Panama, the Central American nation's trade ministry and the company said on Sunday, as Panama's top court considers annulling a copper contract that opponents call unfair.
On Oct. 20, Panama's government approved a contract for First Quantum to operate the copper Cobre Panama mine. It included a 20-year mining right with an option to extend for another 20 years. In return the miner agreed to pay Panama $375 million a year.
Opponents claim the contract favors the miner too much as the mine represents about 5% of the country's GDP and some 1% of global copper output. Protesters have demonstrated over the mine's environmental and economic impacts and allege corrupt practices in its approval.
A spokesperson for First Quantum confirmed to Reuters the company sent one notification of intent to start arbitration proceedings.
Panama's trade ministry said in a statement that First Quantum, the miner's local unit Minera Panama and Franco-Nevada Corp sent two notifications to an international arbitration center, adding it was ready to defend the country's interests. Arbitration is a way of resolving disputes by an impartial person or panel deciding the outcome.
Challenges against the contract's validity have piled up in Panama's top court, which on Friday started deliberations to rule on several constitutional challenges to it and is expected to issue a ruling in the coming days.
"People seem to think that the supreme court decision will be the end of the matter, but it won't... Panama's exposure in international arbitration is massive," Damien Nyer, expert in international arbitrations, said in a statement to BNamericas this week.
Panama's actions will be subject to review and scrutiny, he added.
The country's mining chamber head Zorel Morales set at a minimum $50 billion what the country would pay if it loses arbitration, and said uncertainty around First Quantum's project could also spook investors.
J.P Morgan warned this month that the odds of Panama losing its investment-grade rating would rise significantly if the contract is revoked.
First Quantum was forced to shut down commercial production this week, following blockades by protesters at a key port that prevented the miner from receiving shipments of essential supplies.
Tensions have been rising around the mine and eight Panama workers of Canadian miner First Quantum were injured when protesters hurled rocks at a bus transporting them, a union leader said earlier on Sunday.
Reuters was not immediately able to contact the protesters.
(Reporting by Valentine Hilaire and Elida Moreno; Editing by Josie Kao and David Gregorio)
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Standard, simple arduino board w/ LAN communication?
Greetings,
I just need a board with an integrated LAN port, that will use the Ethernet library and will guarantee me a workflow without any board-hardware-related problems. As I am a not savvy and I am not intending to be one now, I just want to code the thing, plug it to LAN and have the thing working without worrying about if this board needs something else besides correct code to make it work.
I just want to be sure I bought the right arduino.
Well, plainly put, I just want:
• control devices connected to arduino over HTTP from a webserver on my computer,
• receive data from those devices over HTTP and store it to my database.
I am using node.js, express, mongodb(with mongoose) stack.
Things I already looked into:
Arduino Ethernet Rev3 Without PoE Module;
Arduino Yun;
So which one should I get?
Thank You very much.
Apart from communicate over the Lan what else do you want your Arduino to do?
The other activity must also be considered when choosing a board.
...R
Thank you very much for replying, Robin.
I updated the post.
Sorry, I would've went into details from the start, but I did not want to cluster the post with details that I thought are not exactly "necessary"...
For the future please do not make substantive changes to an earlier post as it makes nonsense of subesequent replies. Maintain the chronological order of the discussion.
It sounds like you have a web server somewhere and you want an Arduino to make requests to it to reterieve data that will be used to change the status of LEDs.
I can't conceive what exactly you mean when you say "POST to a database on it's own".
Do mean that the database should be hosted on the Arduino? If so, I think the Yun is the only option?
On the other hand maybe you just want the Arduino to POST to the server I referred to in paragraph 2 and the server will write to the database?
if you don't need to host the database and if the web page that the Arduino is accessing is very short and simple then either solution should do. I have no experience of the Ethernet board that you mention - do you mean an Uno with an Ethernet shield attached?. For a simple task it may be simpler to use. If the task is more complex the ability to program the Linux side of the Yun with Python would be a big plus in my book.
...R
Regarding the edit of the main post. Well, in my humble opinion, while I agree on not editing the meaning of replies, having the main post updated always seemed like an efficient way to have new to the thread people having a clear idea of what's going on right from the start instead of swimming through replies and wasting time trying to figure out. Though, I will bear your advice in mind next time. Thank you.
As I am not sure about arduino capabilities, I was sort of separating the functions of arduino receiving an HTTP request and arduino making an HTTP request. I was separating those two because I am not sure if arduino being able to receive an HTTP request means it is also capable of making one too. Probably it was silly of me to do so, but I just want to be sure. Btw, POST is a request type in HTTP, like DELETE, GET, PUT, etc.
My current project's main need is arduino being able to receive HTTP requests so I can:
• change the pin value: for example, turn on a LED,
• get the value/state of the pin to know whether the LED is on or not.
As I was not sure if arduino will be able to send HTTP requests, I considered it an optional thing, because if not in HTTP, it can send the value/state data of the pins in some other ways, which I thought is acceptable if having arduino capable of making HTTP requests would bring me more specific hardware/etc.
Sorry for for creating a pointless confusion. I mean, if it is able to read/receive HTTP requests, it should also be able to create/send HTTP requests.
yogintas:
My current project's main need is arduino being able to receive HTTP requests so I can:
• change the pin value: for example, turn on a LED,
• get the value/state of the pin to know whether the LED is on or not.
Your Arduino will have to running a server if it is to be able to receive HTTP requests. An Uno can do that to a limited extent, but it would be very much easier IMHO on a Yun which could run something like the Python Bottle web framework.
But an Arduino that sends HTTP requests to another server can both send and receive data as part of that process.
I confess I am still confused about what you actually want to do. Perhaps it would help if you describe the project without making any attempt to describe the implementation details.
...R
Well, plainly put, I just want:
• control devices connected to arduino over HTTP from a webserver on my computer,
• receive data from those devices over HTTP and store it to my database.
Hmm... is creating a server on arduino itself is really necessary, though? I am asking because on this page:
http://www.arduino.cc/en/Reference/Ethernet
under the 'Client class' it is said:
'The client class creates clients that can connect to servers and send and receive data.'
And under 'Server class' it is said:
'The Server class creates servers which can send data to and receive data from connected clients (programs running on other computers or devices).'
I also looked at an example (http://www.arduino.cc/en/Tutorial/WebClient) where they only used the 'Client Class' lib to send HTTP request. And according to the explanation of the 'Client Class', it can also receive HTTP requests, which I think would suit my needs.
The only thing needed for both is the 'Ethernet Shield' which can be connected to an arduino board, also there are arduino boards that have the shield integrated already, like Arduino Ethernet Rev3, but apparently it's retired.
The reason I am here in this forum is that I don't want to run into some problems that are not apparent to a noob like me when buying a board. Just want to make sure I wont be having problems.
Thank you very much for bearing with me.
yogintas:
under the ‘Client class’ it is said:
‘The client class creates clients that can connect to servers and send and receive data.’
That is what I was referring to in Reply #5 when I said
But an Arduino that sends HTTP requests to another server can both send and receive data as part of that process.
It seems to me to be the simplest option. Just keep in mind that the Arduino has very little memory so keep any web page / data that it needs to access as short and simple as possible.
…R
Alright.
So I guess I am getting something with the Ethernet Shield.
Thank you very much again for bearing with me.
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Starkweather School
Starkweather School is an educational building located at 550 North Holbrook Street in Plymouth, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2016. It is the only school from its time still extant in Plymouth, and the only school in Plymouth designed by Malcomson and Higginbotham, who designed numerous schools for the Detroit school district.
History
Until the 1920s, the Plymouth school district had relied on a single, centrally located school to service its student population. The first school, a log structure, was built in 1830. This was replaced with a frame structure in 1840 and a larger brick school in 1884, which housed both elementary and high school students. This school burned in 1916, and was replaced with a large building. However, by 1922, the district had grown to nearly 1000 students, and even the 1916 school was severely overcrowded. An elementary school was added that year, located near the main school. By 1926, even this school was overcrowded, and the school board decided to construct a neighborhood elementary school in the North Village section of the city.
The school board hired the firm of Malcomson and Higginbotham to design this school, which was constructed by contractors Talbot & Meier. It was named for George Anson Starkweather, one of the pioneers of Plymouth and a former teacher in the district. The school opened in 1927. It was used as a neighborhood school for several decades, and a gymnasium and cafeteria addition was constructed at the rear in 1961. The school later was converted into an adult education center. It closed in 2013. The district sold the building in early 2016, and developers have plans to renovate the structure into 22 loft spaces, to be called "Schoolhouse Lofts of Plymouth".
Description
Starkweather School is a two-story I-plan structure, faced with red/brown brick with limestone trim, and topped with a high hipped roof. The front facade is symmetrical, with each end featuring prominent bay windows surrounded with limestone and topped with a parapet containing inset brick squares. Hipped roof sections project forward over the bays. Two entryways with arched limestone surrounds are located inboard of the bay windows. The roof was originally clad with slate, but now has asphalt shingles. A pair of limestone-trimmed red brick chimneys sit atop the roof, complementing the facade.
The front facade originally has banks of five tall side-by-side double-hung nine-over-nine windows. One bank was located in each of the two center bays and one more in each bay window in the bay above each. The bay windows had metal spandrel panels with raised center panels between the center bays’ upper and lower tiers. The side and rear facades also had more of these windows, with surrounds that matched those in the front facade. However, the original windows have been replaced with much smaller vinyl windows set into insulated panels that infill the original openings, and dramatically change the look of the building.
Two additions are connected to the main structure. The first is a single-story flat-roof red brick garage connected at the northeast rear corner. The second is a modern hipped roof, red brick gymnasium and cafeteria addition, connected at the southeast rear corner. The gymnasium addition has a windowless red brick base with clerestory windows above, now also replaced with smaller vinyl windows.
On the interior, the building is substantially original. The two entry vestibules have quarry tile floors and brick walls with decorative tiles, manufactured by the Flint Faience Tile Company inset. The corridors floors feature rust-colored sheet linoleum inset into a cream-colored terrazzo bases and with coved border. Corridor walls have a cement wainscoting topped with oak trim. The classroom floors are carpeted, with original wood floors beneath. Each classroom has a blackboard surrounded by stained oak trim, and coat and storage areas on another wall, with bulletin boards either side. The kindergarten room has, in addition, a fireplace surrounded with Flint Faience tile in a field of green, and an oak mantel. The same green Flint Faience tiles surround a drinking fountain.
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List of Bulgarian football champions
Bulgarian football champions mean those that won the highest league in Bulgarian football, which since 2016-2017 is the First Professional League.
The first national football competition in Bulgaria was established in 1924 by the Bulgarian National Sport Federation and was named Bulgarian State Football Championship. The championship was a knockout tournament featuring six clubs that had won six regional divisions. These divisions were round-robin tournaments that included football clubs that were founded in different geographic areas. The winners of each division were drawn in pairs at random for each of the three one-match rounds. Two of the clubs qualified directly for the second round (the semi-final stage) and the other four had to play two quarter-final matches. The championship didn't finish in years 1924, 1927 and 1944 because of different reasons. At the end of the 1925 season, Vladislav Varna were the first club to be crowned champions.
The championship had many changes in its format during the years, mainly in the number of legs played in each round and the number of teams that qualified from the regional divisions. In seasons 1937–38, 1938–39 and 1939–40 the championship was reorganised to a 10 club National Football Division but it proved to be an unsuccessful decision and from season 1940–41 the division was reverted to a knockout tournament.
After 1944 it was replaced by the Republic Championship. It was organised for only four years between 1945 and 1948. The championship was a knockout tournament featuring clubs that had finished at the top of six regional divisions. These divisions were round-robin tournaments that included football clubs from different geographic areas.
CSKA Sofia have won 31 titles, the most of any club. CSKA's rivals Levski Sofia are second with 26. Ludogorets Razgrad are third; the team is currently in a streak of 12 consecutive titles, which is a record in Bulgarian football. The previous record for consecutive titles was held by CSKA Sofia with nine consecutive titles from 1954 until 1962. Slavia Sofia is in fourth place, with seven titles, six of which were won before the Second World War.
Republic Championship (1945–1948)
* Key
A Grupa (1948–2016)/ First League (2016–present)
* Key
Performance by club
* Bold indicates clubs currently playing in the top division.
* Italics indicates clubs that no longer exist.
Notes:
* CSKA Sofia titles include those won as Septemvri pri CDNV, CDNA, and CFKA-Sredets.
* Levski Sofia titles include those won as Levski-Spartak and Vitosha, as well as the re-awarded 1984/85 title.
* Cherno More Varna titles have been won as Vladislav Varna(3) and Ticha Varna(1), as Cherno More is considered their descendant.
* Botev Plovdiv total does not include the Trakia originally awarded 1984/85 title.
* Spartak Varna title has been won as Shipchenski Sokol.
Performance by city
The following table lists the Bulgarian champions by cities.
Notes:
* Italics indicates clubs that no longer exist.
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I am wondering about what type is returned when we do a Linq select.
Consider the attached code for discussion.
I know that the fortiesPeople in var fortiesPeople = from p in people where p.Age > 40 select p; returns an object which implements IEnumerable. When I try and see what type it is though I get:
fortiesPeople type = System.Linq.Enumerable+WhereListIterator`1[LinqExamples.Person]
So what is all that - what is the + and the '1 etc
Thanks
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Collections;
namespace LinqExamples
{
public class Program
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
Person dave = new Person { FirstName = "Dave", LastName = "Amour", Age = 42 };
Person fred = new Person { FirstName = "Fred", LastName = "Smith", Age = 22 };
Person tiff = new Person { FirstName = "Tiff", LastName = "Bloggs", Age = 24 };
Person kate = new Person { FirstName = "Kate", LastName = "Brown", Age = 33 };
Person bill = new Person { FirstName = "Bill", LastName = "Green", Age = 38 };
Person ian = new Person { FirstName = "Ian", LastName = "Smith", Age = 19 };
Person fiona = new Person { FirstName = "Fiona", LastName = "Williams", Age = 28 };
Person sonia = new Person { FirstName = "Sonia", LastName = "Johnson", Age = 43 };
List<Person> people = new List<Person>();
people.Add(dave);
people.Add(fred);
people.Add(tiff);
people.Add(kate);
people.Add(bill);
people.Add(ian);
people.Add(fiona);
people.Add(sonia);
var fortiesPeople = from p in people where p.Age > 40 select p;
Console.WriteLine("fortiesPeople type = " + fortiesPeople.GetType().ToString());
foreach (Person person in fortiesPeople)
{
Console.WriteLine(person);
}
Console.Read();
}
}
public class Person
{
public string FirstName { get; set; }
public string LastName { get; set; }
public int Age { get; set; }
public override string ToString()
{
return FirstName + " " + LastName + " (Age " + Age.ToString() + ")";
}
}
}
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That is the signature for generics. The class is defined like this:
private class WhereListIterator<TSource> : Enumerable.Iterator<TSource>
Enumerable = System.Linq.Enumerable
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Ok thanks but what is the + and the '1
Also it says is is System.Linq.Enumerable, not WhereListIterator.
Sorry still clueless.
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Any time you see WhereListIterator`1, that means that it uses generics (WhereListIterator<TSource>). The "+" symbol means that the first class is a base class (System.Linq.Enumerable), and the second class is the deriving class (WhereListIterator).
If you look at the class descriptor with Reflector, as shown above, you can see that WhereListIterator implements Enumerable.Iterator<TSource>, which is from the System.Linq.Enumerable class.
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So the type is WhereListIterator which has a base class of System.Linq.Enumerable.
Where is the WhereListIterator class - I can't find it anywhere?
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private class WhereListIterator
WhereListIterator is a private class in the framework, so you can't see it, but reflection can (I used Reflector to find it).
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Hmm if it's private then how come I can get an instance of it? Confused.
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Please explain, "I can get an instance of it". Where are you creating an instance of a WhereListIterator?
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I am trying to find out what fortiesPeople is below
var fortiesPeople = from p in people where p.Age > 40 select p;
Did you not say it was a WhereListIterator or have I misunderstood?
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"var fortiesPeople" uses type inference, which builds instances inside of the framework, that you can use to enumerate. You are not creating an instance, the CLR is. When you are checking the type, the CLR tells you what type it created.
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Ok so what type is it then?
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WhereListIterator, which inherits from System.Linq.Enumerable, and lets you enumerate the objects.
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I don't understand how I can have an instance of a class (created by the CLR) which is of a private type. Is it in fact expressed as an interface - ie IEnumerbable - ie is there a method somewhere like this
public IEnumerable MyMethod()
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Yes, you are getting that through an interface (IEnumerable<TSource>, IEnumerable, IEnumerator<TSource> or IEnumerator):
private abstract class Iterator<TSource> : IEnumerable<TSource>, IEnumerable, IEnumerator<TSource>, IDisposable, IEnumerator
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Tiger Woods Survives, if Not Thrives, at the Farmers Insurance Open
SAN DIEGO — When Tiger Woods saw the position of his ball in a bunker near the 18th green on Friday, he frowned, and then slapped the butt end of his iron on the fringe several times. “Had an 8-iron in from the middle of the fairway, and I plugged it under the lip,” Woods said in disgust. His horrible lie off a pulled approach shot stood to damage his second round in the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines and imperil his chances of making the cut. With an awkward, bent-kneed stance outside the bunker, he slashed at the ball below his feet but could move it only a few yards, onto the fringe. From there, Woods chipped past the hole, then lipped out a 6-foot putt and finished with a double-bogey 6. Suddenly sitting on the cut line with nine holes to play — he started on the 10th hole of the North Course on Friday — Woods had to battle to advance to weekend play. But on the strength of birdies on his 12th and 13th holes, he shot a two-under-par 70 for the second straight day to finish with a 36-hole total of four-under 140, one shot clear of the cut. Woods was tied for 48th, 11 shots behind the leader, Justin Rose, the world’s top-ranked player, who shot a 66 Friday on the South Course to reach 15 under, tying the tournament record for 36 holes. Hideki Matsuyama was second, three shots off the pace, after his second consecutive 66. After posting an up-and-down round on the South Course on Thursday, Woods said his second-round goal was to play aggressively and post a “low number” on the North, where a majority of the tournament’s best scores were posted both days. (The North played two shots easier than the South on Thursday, with 21 of the top 26 scores on the North.) Woods, however, never made a significant move up the leader board. Though he played steady golf through eight holes, with two birdies and six pars, his normally reliable putter let him down. His putts on Nos. 13, 18, and 5 hit the cup but did not drop. His chip from the fringe on No. 6 also lipped out. “I just couldn’t get a putt to fall,” he said afterward. “A lot of good putts that lipped out or burned the edges. If those putts go in, it’s five, six under par with not much trouble. But if I just continue hitting good putts, eventually they’ll go in, in boatloads.” His birdies on his first nine came on par-5s: No. 10, where he reached the green in two and two-putted from 40 feet, and at No. 17, where he hit his drive 30 yards right of the fairway, laid up to 80 yards, hit a sand wedge to 6 feet and made the putt. When he was battling the cut line on his inward nine, he made birdies on two of the North’s most challenging holes: No. 3, a 241-yard par-3 where he hit a 5-wood and made an 18-footer, and No. 4, a 479-yard, dogleg-left par-4, where he missed the green with his approach shot but chipped in from the fringe. He conceded that the leaders were far in front of him, but did not rule out pulling into contention. The final two rounds are on the South Course. Though Woods has won eight times as a professional at Torrey Pines, he has not won the Farmers since 2013. His best comeback here was in 1999, when he made the cut with no room to spare and shot 62-65 on the weekend for a two-stroke victory, his first in this tournament, then known as the Buick Invitational. “I’m going to have to play a very special weekend to have a chance,” Woods said. “I’m pretty far back, and the South Course, it’s tough. It’s going to have to be over a course of 36 holes to get myself back in this event.”
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GA Review
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Reviewer: LT910001 (talk · contribs) 23:12, 4 February 2017 (UTC)
* Many thanks for taking this on. Chiswick Chap (talk) 09:44, 5 February 2017 (UTC)
Hi, I will take up this review. I will spend 2-3 days to familiarise myself with the article, and then provide a review. --Tom (LT) 23:12, 4 February 2017 (UTC)
* @Tom - how's it going? Chiswick Chap (talk) 13:48, 10 February 2017 (UTC)
* @, sorry, I am more busy than I anticipated. I will get around to reviewing this within the next week or two. Sorry for the delay. --Tom (LT) (talk) 19:58, 13 February 2017 (UTC)
* Thanks for letting me know. Chiswick Chap (talk) 20:02, 13 February 2017 (UTC)
Comments
I am concerned that a fair amount of the basic content in this article has been copied. I note that most of the content (57k) was uploaded in a single edit in 2013 - always a risk. I did a quick search for different phrases and found that there is quite a lot of similarity to this "International Journal of Phytotherapy" journal article dated 2012 titled "Herbalism - a review" by Elumalai and Eswariah. I trust the current nominator and would like to ask what we should do next here. Do you want to have some more time or put this article through a more formal analysing process (if there is something like TurnItIn on Wikipedia)?
Will address remainder of article content once this has been addressed. If this is copyright problem we will need to look into other edits of the uploading editor.--Tom (LT) (talk) 08:21, 17 February 2017 (UTC)
* The paper you mention is at "Herbalism - a review and it was certainly copied on 28 Nov 2013. Rich Farmbrough reverted it as a "massive copyvio" on 24 Apr 2014, but the offending edit was repeated on 3 June 2014 and nobody noticed until today. I'm cleaning up the article now; and yes, an investigation into that editor's activities will also be required. Chiswick Chap (talk) 09:02, 17 February 2017 (UTC)
* @Tom (LT): OK, I've cleaned up the mess. The wording may be crisper, too. ;-} Chiswick Chap (talk) 11:16, 17 February 2017 (UTC)
* OK @ I have waited some time for editing to settle down, will get to the review now. --Tom (LT) (talk) 00:42, 26 February 2017 (UTC)
Comments mark 2
Thanks for your work to this fascinating article and for your prompt replies to the copyright issue I have identified above. I find the text readable and well-written. Some comments related to the review, against the good article criteria (WP:GA?) below:
Well-written
* The article is in the main well-written. Small comments
* Thanks.
* No need to include "(MAP)" abbreviation
* Removed.
* I do not agree with "In India, herbal remedies are important enough to have a government department, AYUSH, under the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare" -- part of the purpose of this programme has been to help develop the industry, rather than just because the remedies are important.
* Fixed.
* The alkaloid section has a list of medications derived from plants but doesn't mention what plants these come from - the article is about medicinal plants rather than medicines derived from plants so the plants should be mentioned.
* Fixed.
* Thanks - much better --Tom (LT) (talk) 11:24, 1 March 2017 (UTC)
* Will finish the review of 'well-written' when concerns below are addressed.
* Noted.
Broadness
* The article feels a little sparse after all that content was removed. Some thoughts:
* Noted.
* The history section now feels more like a list. Perhaps some more information and/or dates could help in ancient ties
* The history is actually quite a substantial part of the text, supported by relevant images. I've added a section heading and some connecting text which I hope helps a little.
* Thanks. --Tom (LT) (talk) 11:24, 1 March 2017 (UTC)
* The history section also lacks information from the americas
* Discussed both Mexican Badianus MS and the Columbian Exchange.
* Thanks, much better. --Tom (LT) (talk) 11:24, 1 March 2017 (UTC)
* The history section is missing information about modern history - eg how such plants were commercialised, governmental efforts, notable persons, WHO involvement, government programmes
* Personally I always stop "history" before modern times, and discuss modern usage in sections such as usage (and the rest of the article).
* Understood... my meaning is not so much including this information under the title of "history" but that there is quite a bit of information missing about modern history - such as laws, regulations, international treaties + organisations, use in pharmaceutical industry, and modern efforts to systematically analyse medicinal plants, and development of medicines, commercialisation, use in the drug trade + organised crime, etc. That said, even though this information is missing, I think this article currently meets the "broad" standard of GA. --Tom (LT) (talk) 11:24, 1 March 2017 (UTC)
* Several images have content not mentioned in the article (eg medicinal plant gardens, herbalists)
* Medicinal plants are the topic of the article. Herbalism is the topic of the whole "In practice" section, but have belt-and-braces cited the image also.
* OK - and I am occasionally very thick - I should mention the article doesn't actually define herbs or herbalism. Are herbs the same as medicinal plants, and herbalism is the practice of growing such plants? with no religious or alternative medicine overtones? For stupider readers such as myself I'd be grateful if you could briefly somewhere include these basic facts and synonyms --Tom (LT) (talk) 11:24, 1 March 2017 (UTC)
* Medicinal herbs now treated as a synonym (boldface).
* There is no mention of how medicinal plants are grown presently (eg organically? hydroponically? farmed? industrially or individually?)
* Cultivation section added.
* Thanks and this partially addresses above. The cultivation section should also mention the medicinal plant industry but, as mentioned, this article already is suitably "broad" for GA --Tom (LT) (talk) 11:24, 1 March 2017 (UTC)
* More should be mentioned about modern use, including in Ayuverdic medicine, traditional chinese medicine, western herbalism traditions
* See below.
* Something should be mentioned about drugs derived from plants (by which I mean opium, heroin, cannabis, marijuana) and their changing legal status: marijuana is in particular seen by some to be a "medicinal plant" and this is quite a topical issue
* Added a paragraph in Usage, with wikilinks to the forest of articles in that area.
* Thanks --Tom (LT) (talk) 11:24, 1 March 2017 (UTC)
* The "In practice" section should probably start with a general introduction to the different people involved (you could mention herbalism, TCM, Ayuverdic medicine etc. here)
* That doesn't fit with the section's structure, which talks about aspects of the practice from cultivation and usage to effectiveness, safety, and quality. I've linked Ayurveda, TCM and CAM (without the hideous acronyms) from the "Usage" section
* Thanks for this. Agree with what you say. See above for my 'herbalism' comment --Tom (LT) (talk) 11:24, 1 March 2017 (UTC).
* AYUSH should be wikilinked in the "In practice" section
* Done.
Focus
* Good
* Thanks.
* There is however an odd diversion regarding the gravesite in Iran
* Removed.
Verifiability
* Image captions remain unverified
* Reffed; however this is not normally needed when image reflects cited text.
* Thanks. I was particularly concerned about a lot of the plant and drug-related images which were not always directly cited in text. --Tom (LT) (talk) 11:24, 1 March 2017 (UTC)
* There are too many citations in several sections of the article. Some sections have 5-7 citations to support relatively straightfoward and noncontroversial statements. I would suggest select the best citations and cull the rest
* Done.
* Thanks, the difference is noticeable. Several instances of double citing for what seems to me fairly straightforward statements remain: --Tom (LT) (talk) 11:24, 1 March 2017 (UTC)
* "Hildegard of Bingen wrote Causae et Curae ("Causes and Cures") on medicine"
* "Avicenna included many plants in his 1025 The Canon of Medicine"
* "In Mexico, the sixteenth century Badianus Manuscript described medicinal plants available in Central America"
* "Since plants may contain many different substances, plant extracts may have complex effects on the human body"
* Slimmed them all down. Chiswick Chap (talk) 12:03, 1 March 2017 (UTC)
* When the number of citations has been whittled down, I will review the medical claims against WP:MEDRS, in particular the use of results of primary sources which may not be globally generalisable --Tom (LT) (talk) 00:42, 26 February 2017 (UTC)
* Noted, but a) most of the claims are not medical; b) mostly used history/overview parts of papers, i.e. not primary findings but widely accepted facts. There's nothing new and controversial here. If we stay away from drug legalisation, of course.
* Thanks and noted! Also thanks for including that brief sentence about ilicit drugs and control thereof. --Tom (LT) (talk) 11:24, 1 March 2017 (UTC)
* Only some minor concerns with claims:--Tom (LT) (talk) 11:24, 1 March 2017 (UTC)
* Reported here as "By 2010, clinical trials had demonstrated potentially useful activity in nearly 36% of herbal medicines; another 12% had effectively never been studied scientifically" - reported in article as 12% of plant extracts in the Western market, which is not how the statement reads (also - is it correct to equate plant extract with a herbal medicine? are all plant extracts herbal medicines?); would you be able to have a look and copy here the 36% part? (I don't have full access)
* Well spotted, we had a blend of several papers there. I've reworked it from the abstract of Cravotto 2010 (a review paper) and removed the other refs.
* "Plant medicines are dangerous during pregnancy" - second source is a primary source and shouldn't be used. Also I feel this should be reworded to "can be dangerous" given the innocuous nature of some of your exams (eg thyme, fennel, rhubarb). --Tom (LT) (talk) 11:24, 1 March 2017 (UTC)
* Done.
* "One-third of herbal supplements sampled in a 2013 study contained no trace of the herb listed on the label" such a broad statement is surely not generalisable to the worldwide audience of Wikipedia or even in a single state of origin country. The original study is here and is also a primary source. Another question - is "Herbal medicine" the same as "Plant medicine?"
* Softened the claim, and yes.
Other
* No concerns with images, neutrality or stability.
* Noted.
Happy to discuss these items piecemeal or below. --Tom (LT) (talk) 00:42, 26 February 2017 (UTC)
* @Tom (LT): I've replied to all the items, resulting in a fair bit of polishing of the article. I hope you're pleased with the result. Chiswick Chap (talk) 16:31, 26 February 2017 (UTC)
* Sorry about the delay, --Tom (LT) (talk) 11:24, 1 March 2017 (UTC)
* @Tom (LT): OK, I think I've responded to everything now. Chiswick Chap (talk) 12:31, 1 March 2017 (UTC)
* Thanks very much for your patience and responsiveness throughout this review. I find this article to meet the standards for GA and have promoted it. For further expansion (for example if considering a future FA) this article will need to improve on its comprehensiveness, however it satisfies the "broadness" criteria of GA so I'm promoting it. Well done! --Tom (LT) (talk) 08:59, 2 March 2017 (UTC)
* Many thanks for the review. Chiswick Chap (talk) 09:03, 2 March 2017 (UTC)
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Students receive electric shocks – Anderson Cooper 360 - CNN.com Blogs
The Director of Research for a school that administers shocks to change children's behavior defends the method. The Director of Yale's Child Neuroscience Laboratory, and a father of autistic children, disagrees with the treatment; he says punishment doesn't treat the underlying cause. This type of inhumane action can NOT be called treatment instead be called PUNISHMENT for innocent ANGELS. This is barbaric & the LAW ENFORCEMENT should monitor the people who have committed this crime to these innocent Angels. These children must have been used as research subjects by some so called scientist/s. Imagine, if this technique is combined with microchip,electrodes & GPS system then people could be shocked from a remote location via the satellite & people will not know the reasons for the pain & sedation. The pseudo symptoms of electrIC SHOCK could be misdiagnosed for epilepsy. A friend of mine is always sedated in public places & when he tried to study for exams. He always complain that he gets lot of pain in the left eye during this sedation time. Anderson Cooper was touching briefly about electrodes & remote control shock. Anderson Cooper should be rewarded for uncovering these secret crimes against humanity. We would like to hear any information about wireless taser via the satellite with the help of GPS system & microchip. Thank you ,Sir Anderson Cooper for helping us to understand the unbelievable. Please do some investigation on shocking innocent HUMANS through GPS & ELECTRODES & MICROCHIPS. Hoping to hear from CNN on shocking innocents through remote control & satelites. Thanks a million, SIR ANDERSON COOPER Institutions such as this have been banned all across the country throughout the history of developmental disabilities. Closed because of inhumane and utterly vile treatments similar to those shown in this video. It makes me shutter to think that there are highly educated, licensed professionals in this country who can argue the validity of this demeaning practice. As a former community support provider for young adults with Autism, and now an active duty service member, I am disgusted and enraged on behalf of those individuals and the families of those indivuals who cannot defend themselves. Organizations such as Pennhurst Hospital were closed for a reason, a very good reason. To make advancement in research and ultimately the treatment of these individuals. These young people rely on us to protect them and to speak for them. it is time this institution realizes why they are still the only in the country to participate in this treatment. It doesn't work. Anderson, thank you for bringing this story to the attention of the US population. I was appauled to see the footage last evening on your show & am grateful that you were able to expose this. Thanks to you and State Senator Joyce - it is my hope and likely the hope of anyone watching your show that action be taken immediately to stop any form of shock therapy with this children and that this school also be closed. yikes!! ::facepalm:: I heartily believe that anyone delivering aversive therapies must be first subjected to a protocol of their own treatments first. It seems that the group HEZBOLLAH, has a few new members working mortgage frauds in usa we have learned that top ranking members Mahmoud Razzaghi,Maryam Khavar,Mike Khavar, and many other names used by these people, including Khavari, Bayat, Khaleghi,Zaghami,Imani, hosaini,Hosseini,Abedi,Reza, Rezza, Just to name a few names that mortgages have been obtained through the Bank of America, Bank of New York, US Bank, properties are bought forclosed on and short saled to other family members ,,using false ids, when the properties are sold they use insurance fraud to upgrade them This makes me so sick, My 6 year old son has PDD which is a form of Autism and if anyone did that to him I would freak, no one should be treated that way especially kids with disabilities, there are better ways to help them my son use to hit him self and bang his head on walls and ect. and with the right help which is not shock therapy he grew out of it. this makes me really sad As someone who was offered a position at JRC, I can attest to the house of horrors that it really is. Unbelievable that they are still open. The create a culture of fear where children behave because they are terrified. Then they are treated for PTSD elsehwhere... I'm 71 years old and from upstate New York. When I was 10 and 11 years old, my mother was subjected to numerous shock treatments as therapy for a nervous breakdown. There were times at the State Hospital in Binghamton where I could hear my mother screaming while being administered those treatmenst. To a small boy, they were terrifying for me to hear. Anyone who now uses such barbaric therapy, regardless of why they consider the need should be subjected to the same treatment. This outrageous treatment of disabled persons must be stopped immediately. How is this even still allowed in our country?! Serial Killers are treated better than this nowadays. Its completely and utterly mind boggling that this so called school is still open. These children are mentally handicapped, they can't help how they are. The parents that say this helps their children obviously need a psych evaluation of their own. This pathetic excuse for a school needs to be shut down and everyone employed put in prison immediately. This is not corrective action. This is not just torture This is criminal assault. Especially because its a group picking on an individual. It doesn't matter what this issue with the kids are. The people doing this are criminally responsible and should be fired and the brought before the law in court. Even your dog is treated than this! This is crime against humanity!!!! Where are we Nazi Germany? Don't let the experts that are proponents of this branwash you with their justifications. This practice shouldn't even be up for discussion. It's harm in the name of so called help. This is about social control and forcing a person to comply. Shut this school down immediately. I wouldn't treat an animal like this, much less a human being. I have been a counselor for many years and this is not treatment; it's evil.People often say rightly that people with severe problems should get help;yet until we outlaw and jail sadistic treaters why would a person fearful of thesystem take the risk to get that help. Severe drugging or shocking is the lazyhack's way. It's about compassion, finding creative ways to reach the detatched,giving hope, (coupled with a plan) for each individual to get through life whole.But in our fast-food managed scare society (metaphorically)One flew over the cookoo's nest treatment rather than Good Will Huntingor Ordinary People style help; is taught to the next generation of helpers. What a load of CRAP. there are no excuses ever to do this amount of abuse on any one or any thing, let alone a disabled child Anderson Cooper goes beyond the headlines to tell stories from many points of view, so you can make up your own mind about the news. Tune in weeknights at 8 and 10 ET on CNN. Questions or comments? 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Dorothee Poelchau
Dorothee Poelchau (born Dorothee Ziegele; 6 June 1902 in Steinkirchen, 4 November 1977) was a German librarian who together with her husband Harald Poelchau, were resistance fighters against the Nazis. The couple were named Righteous Among the Nations in 1971.
Life
Poelchau was the second daughter of the pastor Paul Eugen Ziegele and his wife Berta from Steinkirchen. After the end of her school education and the first impressions she had received from the German Youth Movement, she began studying German at Leipzig University in the winter semester of 1921/22. Parallel to her studies, she trained at the library school in Leipzig, which she completed in 1923, thereby qualifying her to work for the middle library service. After obtaining employment at the University Library of the University of Tübingen in 1923, she met Harald Poelchau in the same year, who at the time was secretary of the German youth organisation, the in Tübingen. In 1926, she moved from Tübingen to Berlin, where she accepted a position in the library of the (StRA).
After marrying Harald Poelchau, she was opposed to the Nazi regime from the beginning, just like her husband. After her husband took up a position as a prison chaplain in Berlin on 1 April 1933 and began to look after inmates of the German and foreign resistance as well as Jews threatened with deportation, Dorothee Poelchau became "her husband's secret help". When it came to helping Jews in hiding and relatives of political prisoners, she was actively involved by procuring food and looking after the persecutees taken into her own home. Furthermore, she established contacts for the persons designated for accommodation and prepared meals which she gave to her husband for the prisoners in the various prisons. Towards the end of the Second World War, she left Berlin with her son Harald Stephan, but returned there in the summer of 1945.
Awards and honours
* By resolution of the Senate of Berlin on 6 October 1987, the couples burial place at the Zehlendorf cemetery was converted into an honorary grave of the State of Berlin.
* On 17 November 1988, a Berlin memorial plaque was affixed to the house at Afrikanische Straße 140b in Wedding in Berlin, where the couple lived from 1933 to 1945.
* On 29 April 1992, an asteroid discovered by Freimut Börngen at the Karl Schwarzschild Observatory was named Poelchau (10348) in honour of the couple.
* On 18 September 2017, a memorial stele for Harald and Dorothee Poelchau was handed over at the corner of Poelchaustraße, Märkische Allee in the Marzahn district of Berlin.
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Part-translation of, short for.
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* 1) Imperial and royal, with reference to the Habsburg monarchy, especially as rulers of Austria-Hungary.
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TitleHW/SW Configurable LQG Controller using a Sequential Discrete Kalman Filter
Publication TypeConference Papers
2018
AuthorsCauwels, M., J. Zambreno, and P. Jones
Conference NameProceedings of the International Conference on ReConFigurable Computing and FPGAs (ReConFig)
Date PublishedDecember
A hardware/software configurable architecture for Linear Quadratic Gaussian (LQG) control is presented, which is a combination of a Linear Quadratic Regulator (LQR) control law with a Discrete Kalman Filter (DKF) state estimator. LQG controllers are ideal candidates for hardware acceleration, since the DKF algorithm requires matrix inversion, which is time consuming and potentially parallelizable. In this design, a functionally equivalent DKF method, called the Sequential Discrete Kalman Filter (SDKF), is used to transform the matrix inversion into an iterative scalar inversion. The proposed design acts as an Intellectual Property (IP) Core, where the user can adjust scaling parameters in hardware and configuration parameters in software to tailor the given architecture to a wide range of physical systems. This differentiates the proposed design from other LQG implementations since it is not application specific; in fact, this architecture, which was targeted for a Xilinx Zynq-7020 FPGA, allows for systems of state size 4 to 128 and achieves a speedup of 23.6 to 167 over a 2.7GHz quad-core processor. The goal of this approach is to support a design methodology for bridging the gap between control theory and embedded systems applications. For evaluation, this architecture was compared to a pure software LQG implementation. Additionally, the approach and results of recent LQG and LQG-related hardware designs were analyzed and compared to the proposed design.
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By2 is a Singaporean duo based in China. The duo is composed of twin sisters Miko Bai and Yumi Bai.
By2 gained attention at the start of their career with their first two studio albums (NC 16 and Twins), but it was not until 2010 when they released their third studio album, Grown Up, for which gained them significant popularity, with the album topping Taiwan's music chart, "G-Music" and several music charts in China. The album was responsible for 33 percent sales of albums in the Chinese market and 18 percent sales of albums in Taiwan during the week of 9 to 15 April 2010.
Name
Their duo band was named "BY2" after their surname Bai and that they are twin sisters.
Pre-debut
From a young age, both sisters were exposed to performing arts and learned the violin, piano, ballet and many other styles of dancing. As they reached adolescence, their passion for performing grew and they picked up more performing skills. They joined the Chinese Folk Dance in their secondary school, Yio Chu Kang Secondary School, as part of their co-curricular activity. These sisters have been given different hairstyles for easy identification due to their uncanny resemblance. However, they claimed to be different in terms of personality. Miko, Bai Wei-Fen has been described as more introverted and quiet while her sister, Yumi, Bai Wei-Ling, has been described as a more extroverted and outgoing person. They moved to Taiwan in 2007 to further their career. At the age of 13, both of them joined the Ocean Butterflies' Music Forest's V Singer ("非常歌手") training course. The course aims to teach aspiring singers how to perform on stage and techniques in singing and dancing. Their father died of cancer in 2007 when Miko and Yumi were 15 years old. Their father had hoped that Miko and Yumi will not give up on their dreams under any circumstances, thus encouraging them to actively pursue their aspiration of becoming singers. They graduated from the course clinching a "Best Costume Design" award. Billy Koh of Ocean Butterflies Music noticed their talent and gave them a 10-year record deal. They were sent to other regions such as Japan, China and Taiwan to gain exposure to different forms of dance styles, as well as to enhance vocal training and stage presence.
Debut and breakthrough (2008–present)
By2 released their debut studio album, NC 16, on 25 July 2008. consisting of 11 songs in total, with composers under their label composing the songs for the album. On 10 April 2009, the duo released their second studio album, Twins, with a total of 11 songs. This is the first album featuring a track written by the duo, titled "Don't Go Away", which was used as the opening theme for the Taiwanese airing of the Korean television series East of Eden. The song was also released in an English version. By2 released their third studio album, Grown Up, on 9 April 2010. The album was a commercial success, topping several album charts in mainland China and taking first place on Taiwan's G Music Chart. During the week of 9 to 15 April, the album was responsible for 33 percent of sales in the Mandarin language album market. The duo also went into writing, publishing their first book "Love Always" in 2011 with an Asia-wide release. The first edition was sold out in Taiwan within a week after the release date. The duo released their fourth studio album, 90' Now, on 19 October 2011. After completing these activities, the duo went on a musical hiatus that spanned for a year.
By2 released their first extended play, 2020 Love You Love You, on 3 August 2012. It had a total of 4 tracks including the 2 promotional tracks, "2020 Love You Love You" and "You Don't Know Me". "When Love Walked In" from the extended play was featured as the opening theme of Chinese-Taiwanese drama of the same name which stars Victoria Song, Calvin Chen and Zhou Mi. In September 2012, the duo represented Singapore in the Chinese reality singing talent show, Asian Wave. The duo released their fifth studio album, Paradise, on 18 September 2013. It peaked at number 6 on Taiwan's G-Music chart during the week of release from 14 to 20 September. They held various meet and greet sessions around Taiwan and China and also performed on various Taiwanese variety shows to promote the album and its two promotional singles, "No Reason" and "No More Tears".
By2 released their sixth studio album, Cat and Mouse, on 28 July 2015. The duo appeared on various TV shows in China to promote the album. The twins also made numerous stops all around China to perform songs from their album. On 26 November 2015, not too long after an album release, By2 released a new single for the Chinese-drama Miss Unlucky, on the Ocean Butterflies Music's official YouTube Channel, titled "Big Mouth". This single became the opening credits song for the drama. In January 2019, By2 revealed that they and Ocean Butterflies had parted ways.
Discography
* Studio album
* NC 16 (2008)
* Twins (2009)
* Grown Up (2010)
* 90' Now (2011)
* Paradise (2013)
* Cat and Mouse (2015)
* Love and Love (2017)
* Extended plays
* 2020 Love You Love You (2012)
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* 1) to creep slightly by touching the surface or causing skin tickling (usually of small insects)
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Iceland must resolve U.S. fund feud after elections, foreign minister says
LONDON (Reuters) - Iceland’s next government will have to prioritize resolving a feud with a group of U.S. funds once national elections this month are over, its foreign minister said on Tuesday. Iceland holds elections on Oct. 29 with the ruling Progressive Party currently well behind in the polls following this year’s revelations that some of its top politicians had links to offshore tax havens. The scandal has overshadowed Iceland’s impressive comeback from one of the world’s most extreme banking crisis. It is growing briskly and has just taken a big step in dismantling the capital controls introduced eight years ago when it was on its knees. Though it is had received next to no attention in the election campaign, the elephant in the room is now a $1.4 billion pile of currently frozen government bonds owned by U.S. funds Autonomy Capital, Eaton Vance, Loomis Sayles and Discovery Capital Management. Reykjavik has been refusing to discuss the issue after the funds spurned what they saw as a low offer back in June, but Foreign Minister Lilja Alfredsdottir told Reuters in an interview that the issue needed to be resolved. “I think it is important that the authorities will address the issue as soon as we have a new government,” Alfredsdottir said. “This is about sequencing...the next liberisation steps are going to be focused on domestic entities and we see how much we can do in that, and then we will take the next steps with regards to the hedge funds.” With elections just two weeks away however there will not be any progress for now. Reverting back to the government’s recent stance, Alfredsdottir said “no negotiations are taking place with the offshore ISK holders (U.S. funds) and none are planned.” With little domestic voter attention on the issue, there has been no indication of how the Independence or left-wing Pirate party, who both lead Alfredsdottir’s Progressive Party in the polls, would approach the impasse. Two of the funds, Autonomy and Eaton Vance, have already filed a complaint about their treatment to the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) in Brussels and have been making noises about stepping up their fight. Iceland’s authorities play down the threat of it developing into an Argentina-style dispute, saying they have been transparent in their actions and that the moves are “fully consistent with both domestic law and Iceland´s international obligations”. One of the government’s original reasons for keeping restrictions on the funds was as a precaution to ensure there was no sudden rush of money from the country as capital controls were lifted. But with the highest interest rates in western Europe - a 5.25 percent interest rate compared with negative rates in the euro zone, parts of Scandinavia and Switzerland - cash has been flooding in, not out. “What has been happening is that we have had a pretty good recovery, there has been a lot of inflows due to the increase in tourism,” Alfredsdottir said. Editing by Larry King and Angus MacSwan
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1875 Serbian parliamentary election
Snap parliamentary elections were held in Serbia on 3 August 1875 following the early dissolution of the National Assembly elected the previous year.
Background
Triannual parliamentary elections had taken place as scheduled on 24 October 1874, resulting in a majority for liberals. The newly elected Assembly convened for the first time on 8 November, and was officially opened with a speech from Prince Milan on 10 November. However, the debate that followed the speech led to the resignation of Prime Minister Jovan Marinović after it became apparent his conservative government did not have enough support in parliament. This was the first time that a government had been brought down by the National Assembly. Three days later Milan appointed Aćim Čumić as Prime Minister, but on 26 November the Assembly was adjourned until 14 January 1875. In January another government was formed, this time led by Danilo Stefanović, but it was also received poorly by parliament. As a result, the National Assembly was dissolved on 13 March and fresh elections called. A decree by Milan on 20 July 1875 set the election date as 3 August.
Results
The elections resulted in a large majority for the liberals. As a result, Stefanović resigned the day after the elections.
Aftermath
Ljubomir Kaljević became president of the National Assembly while Ilija Stojanović, Uroš Knežević and Pantelia Srećković were elected as its vice-presidents. A new government was formed on 27 August, led by Stevča Mihailović.
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-- Philippine 25-Year Bonds Rise as Tetangco Signals More SDA Cuts
Philippine 25-year bonds rose,
pushing the yield to the lowest level in more than a decade,
after the central bank signaled it may further cut interest
rates on special-deposit accounts. Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas hasn’t maximized the use of the
SDA rate, Governor Amando Tetangco said in a Bloomberg
Television interview today. The monetary authority trimmed the
deposit rate to 2.5 percent from 3 percent yesterday, the second
reduction of 2013. It expects inflation to average 3.3 percent
this year and next, compared with a 3 percent to 5 percent
target range, Assistant Governor Cyd Amador said yesterday. “When the governor said he’s not maxed out on the SDA yet,
he is consistent with earlier pronouncements that inflation is
benign and gives them room to cut borrowing costs,” said Ricky Cebrero, head of treasury at Philippine National Bank in Manila .
“Some funds in SDAs will probably go to stocks or government
bonds , most likely in longer-dated debt.” The yield on the 6.125 percent notes due October 2037 fell
15 basis points, or 0.15 percentage point, to 4.67 percent,
according to midday fixing prices at Philippine Dealing &
Exchange Corp. The rate fell 14 basis points this week and is at
the lowest for a benchmark 25-year bond since November 2000 when
Bloomberg started compiling the data. Peso Gains The central bank also set interest rates on all maturities
of its reverse-repurchase facility at 3.5 percent yesterday, the
same as the benchmark overnight borrowing rate. The peso closed little changed at 40.607 per dollar and
rose 0.2 percent this week, according to Tullett Prebon Plc.
It’s the best performing emerging-market currency in the last 12
months with a gain of 6 percent. One-month implied volatility, a measure of expected moves
in the exchange rate used to price options, was little changed
at 3.61 percent. The two SDA cuts this year will give the monetary authority
about 20 billion pesos ($492 million) in annual savings, Amador
said. “Savings on interest expenses are not the driver of our
policy moves, although this may be a welcome byproduct,”
Tetangco said today. Bangko Sentral intervenes in the foreign-
currency market “every now and then” to curb excessive
volatility, he said. To contact the reporter on this story:
Clarissa Batino at
cbatino@bloomberg.net To contact the editor responsible for this story:
James Regan at jregan19@bloomberg.net
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@article{Pillai_Pirsiavash_2021, title={Explainable Models with Consistent Interpretations}, volume={35}, url={https://ojs.aaai.org/index.php/AAAI/article/view/16344}, DOI={10.1609/aaai.v35i3.16344}, abstractNote={Given the widespread deployment of black box deep neural networks in computer vision applications, the interpretability aspect of these black box systems has recently gained traction. Various methods have been proposed to explain the results of such deep neural networks. However, some recent works have shown that such explanation methods are biased and do not produce consistent interpretations. Hence, rather than introducing a novel explanation method, we learn models that are encouraged to be interpretable given an explanation method. We use Grad-CAM as the explanation algorithm and encourage the network to learn consistent interpretations along with maximizing the log-likelihood of the correct class. We show that our method outperforms the baseline on the pointing game evaluation on ImageNet and MS-COCO datasets respectively. We also introduce new evaluation metrics that penalize the saliency map if it lies outside the ground truth bounding box or segmentation mask, and show that our method outperforms the baseline on these metrics as well. Moreover, our model trained with interpretation consistency generalizes to other explanation algorithms on all the evaluation metrics. The code and models are publicly available.}, number={3}, journal={Proceedings of the AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence}, author={Pillai, Vipin and Pirsiavash, Hamed}, year={2021}, month={May}, pages={2431-2439} }
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2021 Poincaré
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2021 Poincaré
Discovery
Discovered by Louis Boyer
Discovery date June 26, 1936
Designations
Named after Henri Poincaré
Alternative names 1936 MA; 1968 UQ2; 1971 LE; 1975 TC3
Minor planet category Main belt
Orbital characteristics
Aphelion 2.8164 AU
Perihelion 1.8022 AU
Semi-major axis 2.309 AU
Eccentricity 0.2196
Orbital period 3.511 years
Average orbital speed 19.60 km/s (0.2808 °/day)
Mean anomaly 335.136 °
Inclination 5.4873 °
Longitude of ascending node 155.052 °
Argument of perihelion 164.072 °
Physical characteristics
Dimensions ~29.1 km
Mass ?×10? kg
Mean density ? g/cm³
Equatorial surface gravity ? m/s²
Escape velocity ? km/s
Rotation period ? d
Albedo ~0.068
Temperature ? K
Spectral type ?
Absolute magnitude (H) 13.206
2021 Poincaré is a main belt asteroid that was discovered by the French astronomer Louis Boyer on June 26, 1936 at Algiers. The asteroid is named after the French mathematician Henri Poincaré.
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Lisa Gralnick
Lisa Gralnick (born 1956) is an American contemporary metalsmith, studio jeweler and academic. She works in the field of craft and art jewelry. Gralnick says: "I have chosen to make jewelry, which is traditionally considered 'craft', and I do enjoy the processes and techniques that allow me to execute my work without technical faults. But 'craft' is only a means to an end for me, as it is for many artists. My desire to push the limits of jewelry and expand on them, to comment on its traditions and associations, is more the concern of any artist."
Education
Gralnick was born in New York on September 27, 1956. She received a BFA from Kent State University, Kent, Ohio in 1977 and an MFA degree in Metalsmithing from SUNY New Paltz in 1980 under Professors Kurt Matzdorf and Robert Ebendorf. After completing her graduate degree, she taught at Kent State University and Nova Scotia College of Art and Design before settling in New York City in 1982 to pursue her career as an artist. She was the Head of the Jewelry and Metals program at Parsons School of Design from 1991-2001. She moved to Madison, Wisconsin in 2001 and is Professor of Art at the University of Wisconsin-Madison since 2007.
Career
Her breakthrough came with her Black Acrylic collection (1986-1989). Gralnick began making brooches from black acrylic sheet, using geometric forms described as recalling "machines and architecture" but that "also read as pure abstraction". Her black acrylic brooches maintained the connection to jewelry by contrasting matt and polished surfaces and the addition of precious materials like gold. It originated from an encounter with "a house that had been sheathed in black rubber by its eccentric owner. The industrial rubber, entirely inappropriate for a residence, rendered the house rather mysterious." She was also inspired by record that shattered in her apartment. "Gralnick glued the broken vinyl pieces of the record into a small houselike structure that sat on her bench for about a year before she began her investigations into acrylic, which eventually led to this breakthrough series." Her work was not only a statement on wealth and privilege, but a reaction to American studio jewelry of the time. Gralnick's turn to black fits within a larger aesthetic shift in the jewelry and fine art world in the 1980s and 1990s, where dark themes such as death, trauma and postindustrial decay were common as artists grappled with the end of the Cold War, the spread of AIDs, a worldwide economic recession, and the fin de siècle cultural fears of the coming new millennium. The collection garnered attention for its bold and surreal quality at the time, and in 2002 the American Craft Museum included some of Gralnick's "black work" in an exhibition and catalog of jewelry from the 1980s called "Zero Karat". This collection emphasized the desire of jewelers of the 1980s to move away from the traditional use of gold and stones to make jewelry.
In the 1990s, Gralnick's jewelry changed dramatically with her Mechanical Work (1989-1992) and Reliquaries series (1992-196). She began to use metal, such as silver and gold, and her jewelry became more machine-like, with some pieces incorporating moving parts such as gears, levers, pulleys and weights. The Anti-Gravity Neckpieces (1992) are an outcome of Gralnick's interest in theoretical physics and the Industrial Revolution. Inspired by a model of the expanding universe made by cosmologist Alan Lightman at a Princeton University summer class, Gralnick's neckpieces bring together cosmology and machine functionality, an exploration of "perfect movement", with weights that move up and down, or cords that wind up inside the machine-like parts. The Tragedy of Great Love (1994), a locket necklace now in the collection of the MFA Boston, is a square, hinged box filled with a gold wedding ring and vials of salt and sugar on a silver chain with a single gold link. The elements represent eternal love, the sweet and bitter aspects of love and preciousness and rarity of great love, and the piece "both partakes of and extends the forms and meanings of conventional jewelry".
Gralnick's "The Gold Standard" (2007) is an exhibition in three parts and represents 8 years of work. She states:
"In my work, I explore the relationship between gold's history as an artistic medium and the modern material world for which it serves as collateral"
In "Part I: Commodification and Sensible Economy," Gralnick cast everyday items and objects in 18k gold and plaster. The amount of gold used on each piece represents the gold value of the depicted object. In "Part II: Phenomenology and Substantialism" Gralnick recorded the objects used before melting them down by casting them in plaster. In "Part III: Transubstantiation and the Historicized Object," she employed the recycled gold to create a collection of "historical" objects with invented histories. The exhibition has been on view in different locations like the Houston Center for Contemporary Craft where it was noted as exploring our complicated relationship with precious metal.
Selected exhibitions
Lisa Gralnick's jewelry has appeared in numerous museum and gallery exhibitions from 1980s to the present. Some of the most significant were
* The Art of Gold, Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, CA (2003),
* Jewelry from Europe and USA, Tacoma Art Museum, Tacoma, WA (2005),
* RAM Tales :Women Jewelers, Racine Art Museum (2006),
* Metalsmiths and Mentors, at the Chazen museum, University of Wisconsin-Madison (2006),
* Jewelry by Artists, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (2007), and Ornament as Art: The Helen Willians Drutt Collection, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (2007).
* Lisa Gralnick: The Gold Standard, Bellevue Arts Museum, Bellevue, WA (2010)
Her work can be found in numerous public collections including the Museum of Arts and Design in New York, the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Houston, the Renwick Gallery at the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington DC and the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam.
Awards and honors
During her career Gralnick was received numerous grants including 2 from the National Endowment for the Arts (1988 and 1992), 4 New York Foundation for the Art Fellowships (1987, 1991, 1995, and 1998), an Eli Lilly Foundation Grant to fund exhibition at Ball State University (2004), and the Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation Grant in 1993. She also participated in 2 oral interviews. One was with the Columbia University Archives of American Art, Avery Art and Architecture Library, New York in 1994 and the other was with the Smithsonian Archives of American Art, Oral Interview in 2008.
Controversies
In 2023 Gralnick was cited with disorderly conduct for exposing her breasts to a student in a disagreement about the student's attire.
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What does a playwright do?
Playwrights (also known as dramatists) write a variety of plays that are usually performed in front of live audiences. Some compose literary works that use dramatic elements, but are not intended for performance. They write the written content and provide rough outlines for staging directions. They involve purpose, action, conflict, and resolution to create a series of events. They sometimes conduct a considerable amount of research to make their plays realistic. Playwrights may also assist with the marketing and staging of their plays. Some also act as directors and actors to perform their works. Playwrights often focus on a specific type of play such as comedy, tragedy, or drama. They also create adaptations from historical, fictional, and narrative literary works. Playwrights often create plays independently and then seek out theaters and performers. Sometimes they are commissioned to compose a play on a specific topic. Playwrights often work with choreographers, musicians, and other professionals to incorporate dance, music, and other elements into their plays.
What kind of training does a playwright need?
Playwrights often earn a bachelor degree in drama, dramatic literature, or other related field. They typically complete courses in the history of literature, theater, English, composition, drama, playwriting, and creative writing. Some aspiring playwrights complete internships or shadow experienced professionals to gain a solid understanding of what playwriting entails. Many playwrights participate in college or local drama performances to gain practical experience in the field. They also present their written plays to groups of peers for feedback. Playwrights often complete continuing education to keep their skills up to date and stay abreast with advancements in the field. They often participate in playwriting workshops, conferences, and seminars.
What are the prospects for a career as a playwright?
Employment of playwrights is expected to grow about as fast as average for all professions, increasing 8% from 2008 to 2018 (1). The growing population and expansion of the theater field will drive job growth.
Job prospects should be good with strong competition. Playwrights with advanced training and extensive experience will have the best job opportunities.
How much do playwrights make?
As of February 2010, the average annual salary for playwrights is $38,000; average annual playwright salaries vary greatly on location, employer, education, experience, and benefits (2).
A career as a playwright is an excellent choice for people with a strong interest in drama and composing a variety of plays. Playwrights must have a solid understanding of the concepts and procedures related to playwriting. Creativity, patience, self-confidence, determination, and critical thinking are necessary characteristics. Playwrights must have excellent communication and the ability to create works that capture the attention of the audience. They must be comfortable on stage and be able to welcome constructive criticism.
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Kate E. Brubacher
Kate Emily Brubacher is an American lawyer who has served as the United States attorney for the District of Kansas since March 2023.
Early life and education
Brubacher is a native of North Newton, Kansas. She received a Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts from Stanford University in 2003. She received a Master of Arts from Yale Divinity School in 2007 and a Juris Doctor from Yale Law School in 2010.
Career
After graduating from law school, Brubacher was an analyst with Essex Management Company in New York City from 2010 to 2011. From 2011 to 2012, she was an associate at Cravath, Swaine & Moore in New York City. From 2012 to 2016, she was an associate at Cooley LLP. From 2016 to August 2022, she served as an assistant prosecuting attorney in the Jackson County, Missouri Prosecuting Attorney's Office. She was part of a team that successfully fought for the release of Kevin Strickland, a Kansas City man who served more than 40 years in prison for a triple murder he did not commit.
Nomination as U.S. attorney
On November 29, 2022, President Joe Biden nominated Brubacher to be the United States attorney for the District of Kansas. On January 3, 2023, her nomination was returned to the president under Rule XXXI, Paragraph 6 of the United States Senate. She was renominated on January 23, 2023. On February 16, 2023, her nomination was reported out of the Senate Judiciary Committee by a 14–7 vote. She was confirmed by a voice vote on March 7, 2023. She was sworn in on March 10, 2023.
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a pack carried on the back of an astronaut, containing oxygen cylinders, essential supplies, etc
Collins Discovery Encyclopedia, 1st edition © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
backpack
A parachute pack attached to the parachute harness at the upper back of the wearer. A short term for backpack parachute.
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Whadoo Tehmi: Long Ago People's Packsack. Dene Babiche Bags: Tradition and Revival.
Meandering the world begins for a good number in their teens when they become 'packsack travellers'.
As we were leaving, my friend made it up on the train because he wasn't carrying anything, but I had my packsack so I didn't dare to go near the station because of the police but waited a bit on the outskirts, but the train went by too fast so when I ran up & tried to jump on a step of a freight car it yanked me so I flew in between the cars and I felt the wheel brush against my leg, but I didn't let go and was dragged along for a while before I ...
The product is a philosophical excursion that never reaches its destination, burdened as it is by a packsack heavy with jargon, self-reference and endless streams of broken arguments.
Like Packsack Willie, who often rode to work with David, who survived by collecting pop bottles and cans.
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Duncan Murdoch murdoch.duncan at gmail.com
Wed Jul 14 22:40:53 CEST 2010
On 14/07/2010 4:19 PM, Michael Haenlein wrote:
> Dear all,
>
> I have a txt file of the following format that describes the relationships
> between a network of a certain number of nodes.
>
> {4, 2, 3}
> {3, 4, 1}
> {4, 2, 1}
> {2, 1, 3}
> {2, 3}
> {}
> {2, 5, 1}
> {3, 5, 4}
> {3, 4}
> {2, 5, 3}
>
> For example the first line {4, 2, 3} implies that there is a connection
> between Node 1 and Node 4, a connection between Node 1 and Node 2 and a
> connection between Node 1 and Node 3. The second line {3, 4, 1} implies that
> there is a connection between Node 2 and Node 3 as well as Node 4 and Node
> 1. Note that some of the nodes can be isolated (i.e., not have any
> connections to any other node) which is then indicated by {}. Also note that
> the elements in each row are not necessarily ordered (i.e., {4, 2, 3}
> instead of {2, 3, 4}). I would like to (a) read the txt file into R and (b)
> convert it to an adjacency matrix. For example the adjacency matrix
> corresponding to the aforementioned example is as follows:
>
> 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
> 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
> 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
> 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
> 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
> 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
> 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
> 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
> 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
> 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
>
> Is there any convenient way of doing this?
It'll take a little work, but the general strategy is this:
Use readLines to read the whole file, putting each line into one element
of a character vector.
Use a loop of some sort to proceed through the vector. Strip off the
braces, use scan() to read the numbers, use the numbers to set the 1's
in the adjacency matrix. For example (untested):
x <- readLines( .. )
M <- matrix(0, length(x), length(x))
for (i in seq_along(x)) {
y <- gsub("[{},]", " ", x[i])
entries <- scan(textConnection(y))
M[i, entries] <- 1
}
This leaves a bunch of textConnections open so you could clean up by
calling closeAllConnections (or close each one), but other than that it
should work.
Duncan Murdoch
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Fixed Load jquery first ?
Kier
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Just occurred when I switched jQuery over to the Google CDN and I made a typo in the URL ;)
KURTZ
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@ Kier: just noticed that there isn't a resize image button if i select to view the previously posted image ... so i need to reload the thread if i wanna see it correctly ... it's an issue?
AdamD
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I'm getting the same popup on each thread load, it happens when I have Firefox's Adblock Plus enabled.
Adding this site to the white list, stops it.
Kier
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I'm getting the same popup on each thread load, it happens when I have Firefox's Adblock Plus enabled.
Adding this site to the white list, stops it.
That would indicate that Adblock Plus is blocking Google's javascript API CDN, which isn't very clever at all. I suggest you lodge a bug report with the authors of Adblock Plus.
valdet
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That would indicate that Adblock Plus is blocking Google's javascript API CDN, which isn't very clever at all. I suggest you lodge a bug report with the authors of Adblock Plus.
Not only AdBlock Plus, but NoScript is also causing the same error.
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Just FYI. Keep doing great work..
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Sorry to bring this back from the dead but I use cloudflare and am seeing this popup on my threads. Is there any way to get rid of this but still keep using cloudflare?
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Stroke Flashcards Preview
1MB Cardiology > Stroke > Flashcards
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What is a stroke?
Disrupted blood supply to the brain, causing ischaemia and focal neuropathy
2
What are the two types of stroke?
Haemorrhagic
Ischaemic/obstructive
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Which is the most common type of stroke?
Ischaemic
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What happens to cause haemorrhagic stroke?
Weakened blood vessel wall due to inflammation/aneurysm/drugs/hypertension causes bleeding, reducing blood supply to brain
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What 3 things cause ischaemic stroke?
Thrombus
Embolus
Hypoperfusion
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Statin therapy is recommended in all stroke patients. True/False?
False
Not recommended in haemorrhagic stroke
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High levels of which metabolite is assoc. with increased risk of stroke?
Cysteine (homocysteinemia)
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How does a TIA differ from a stroke?
It doesn't tend to cause brain damage; acts as a "warning" that a future stroke will occur
9
Give examples of some stroke mimics
Hypoglycaemia
Seizure
Migraine
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What are first line investigations for stroke?
CT of brain
MRI
both with/without angiography
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Brett Harrelson
Brett Voyde Harrelson (born June 4, 1963) is an American actor. He is the younger brother of actor Woody Harrelson and son of hitman Charles Harrelson.
Early life
Brett Harrelson was born in Midland, Texas, the son of Diane Lou (née Oswald) and Charles Voyde Harrelson, who divorced in 1964. He has two brothers, Jordan and Woody Harrelson. Harrelson's father, who was a contract killer, was arrested for the killing of Judge John H. Wood Jr. by rifle fire in 1979 in San Antonio. His father was convicted and eventually died during his life sentence in United States Penitentiary Administrative Maximum Facility.
In 1973, Harrelson moved with his mother to her native city, Lebanon, Ohio, where he was raised. Harrelson attended Lebanon High School but dropped out at 17 to join the United States Army, and spent two years in Germany. Afterward, he returned to Lebanon and worked as a legal clerk.
Career
At 22, Harrelson followed his brother Woody to California. "I came to L.A. to starify," he says. But finding nothing like Woody's success, he gave up acting for a while to become a motorcycle racer, rising to #8 in the 1992 professional national rankings. "After seeing a few people killed," says Brett, he became Woody's assistant and began to pursue his acting career again.
His current activities include TV ads for "Harrelson's Own CBD". In 2020, Harrelson co-produced Son of a Hitman, a podcast series. The show was released by Spotify Studios and High Five Content.
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1624 INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS OTHER THAN TREATIES The People's Commissar for Foreign Affairs (Litvinoff) to the American Ambassador (Davies) Moscow, August "5", 1937. MI. AMBASSADOR: In reply to your inquiry regarding the intended purchases by the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics in the United States of America in the course of the next twelve months, I have the honour to inform you that, according to information received by me from the People's Commissariat for Foreign Trade, the economic organizations of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics intend to buy in the United States of America in the course of the next twelve months American goods to the amount of at least forty million dollars. Accept, Mr. Ambassador, the renewed assurances of my highest consideration. M. LITVINOFr Mr. JOSEPH E. DAVIES, Ambassador of the United States of America, Moscow. 2. EXEMPTION FROM EXCISE TAX OF COAL, COKE, AND COAL OR COKE BRIQUETTES IMPORTED INTO THE UNITED STATES FROM THE UNION OF SOVIET SOCIALIST REPUBLICS The American Ambassador (Davies) to the People's Commissar for Foreign Affairs (Litvinoff) EMBASSY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Moscow, August 4, 1937. EXCELLENCY: With reference to the agreement concerning commerce between the United States of America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics which has been signed today, I have the honor to state that the Embassy has been informed that in view of the wording of Section 1 of the agreement, the authorities of the Treasury Department of the United States will hold that coal of all sizes, grades, and classifi- cations (except culm and duff), coke manufactured therefrom, and coal or coke briquettes, imported from the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics will be exempt from the excise tax provided in Section 601 (c) (5) of the Revenue Act of 1932, as amended, subject, how- ever, to possible adverse action by the courts. Accept, Excellency, the renewed assurances of my highest con- sideration. JOSEPH E. DAVIES Ambassador of the United States of America His Excellency MAXIM LIrVINorF, People's Commissar for Foreign Affairs, Moscow.
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Head and throat squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) individuals with human being
Head and throat squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) individuals with human being papillomavirus (HPV) illness possess better prognosis than those without HPV illness. but only 21 also exhibited HPV mRNA manifestation. Inter-rater agreement was low between p16INK4a manifestation and HPV DNA presence and between p16INK4a manifestation and HPV mRNA manifestation, but was good between the combination of HPV DNA status and p16INK4a overexpression and HPV mRNA manifestation. Three-year recurrence-free survival was significantly higher for OPSCC individuals who have been HPV DNA-positive than for OPSCC individuals who have been HPV DNA-negative (P=0.008) and for OPSCC individuals over-expressing p16INK4a than for without overexpressing p16INK4a (P=0.034). Multivariate analysis exposed that T1-3 stage and the combination of HPV DNA positivity and p16INK4a overexpression expected significantly better recurrence-free survival. This combination is definitely a more buy 5-O-Methylvisammioside accurate marker for active HPV infection in HNSCC than HPV DNA status or general p16INK4a-positive status alone and offers a useful and reliable method for detecting and determining the prognosis of HPV-related HNSCC. mRNA, p16INK4a, prognosis Introduction Each year, 600,000 new cases of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) are diagnosed worldwide (1). Common risk factors for most forms of HNSCC include heavy consumption of tobacco and/or alcohol (2), although the oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (OPSCC) is less likely to be associated with tobacco buy 5-O-Methylvisammioside and alcohol exposure and more often correlated with human papillomavirus (HPV) infection (3). buy 5-O-Methylvisammioside The incidence of OPSCC associated with HPV infection is increasing; for example, among instances of tonsillar tumor in Stockholm, HPV-positive instances increased from 23% in the 1970s to 57% in the 1990s and 79% from 2000 to 2007 (4). Furthermore, alongside alcohol and tobacco, high-risk HPV variations (HR-HPVs) have surfaced as risk element for HNSCC, including OPSCC (5). HNSCC individuals who are HPV positive possess considerably better prognosis than those who find themselves HPV adverse (6C10). Even though the recognition of mRNA transcripts is undoubtedly the gold regular for the current presence of medically relevant (energetic) HPV (11), the necessity of unfixed (refreshing frozen) cells and the expense of polymerase string response (PCR) make immediate recognition of impractical for Rabbit Polyclonal to IKK-gamma tumor diagnostics at the moment. Accordingly, many reports possess attemptedto identify an measured surrogate manufacturer for the diagnosis of HPV-associated HNSCC easily. Expression from the tumor suppressor p16INK4a continues to be proposed like a surrogate marker for HPV disease: its over-expression can be thought to reveal the current presence of biologically energetic HPV disease considering that practical inactivation of pRb by viral E7 induces p16INK4a upregulation. Recognition of p16INK4a manifestation can be carried out using formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded (FFPE) examples (11C13). However, there is certainly controversy concerning whether p16INK4a manifestation reliably shows HPV disease (11,12). Klaes categorized p16INK4a staining as adverse (<1% of cells positive), sporadic (<5% of cells positive), focal (<25% of cells positive) or diffuse (>25% of cells positive) (14). Additional research have described p16INK4a manifestation in tumors as solid and diffuse when 70% of cells (cytoplasm and nuclei) are stained (15C17), while Fischer evaluated tumors as p16INK4a positive when 5% of cells had been immunopositive (18). These varied scoring systems can lead to significant discrepancies across research in the partnership between HPV disease and p16INK4a manifestation. Furthermore, p16INK4a manifestation has been seen in tumor-free tonsillar cells without HPV disease, implicating other systems in p16INK4a upregulation (19). Bussu figured it is unneeded to measure a surrogate, such as for example p16INK4a manifestation, for objective, dependable, and direct analysis because HPV buy 5-O-Methylvisammioside nucleic acids could be recognized by PCR without needing subjective assessments by histopathologists (17). In this scholarly study, we evaluated the partnership between HPV disease and p16INK4a manifestation and the worthiness of both HPV-positive position and p16INK4a manifestation amounts for HNSCC prognosis buy 5-O-Methylvisammioside using cells samples.
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Jose (actor)
Jose Kurian is an Indian actor in Malayalam movies. He was a romantic hero in early eighties. He has acted in about 100 films.
Background
Jose Kurian was born in Kochi. He made his debut through Dweepu in 1977. His role in Meen and song "Ullasapoothirikal" alongside Ambika was well noted. He left movie industry late 1980s. He came back to the industry with a 2014 Malayalam movie named Salalah Mobiles.
Personal life
He is married to Susan Jose. His daughter Pranathi was a former actress. He had his high school and college education from St. Albert's High School and St. Albert's College, Ernakulam respectively.
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Related to angiitis: Hypersensitivity angiitis
an·gi·i·tis
, angitis (an'jē-ī'tis, an-jī'tis),
Inflammation of a blood vessel (arteritis, phlebitis) or lymphatic vessel (lymphangitis).
Synonym(s): vasculitis
[angio- + G. -itis, inflammation]
angiitis
/an·gi·i·tis/ (-i´tis) pl. angii´tides vasculitis.
allergic granulomatous angiitis Churg-Strauss syndrome.
angiitis
[anjē·ī′tis]
Etymology: Gk, angeion, vessel, itis
an inflammation of a vessel, chiefly a blood or lymph vessel. See also vasculitis.
angiitis
Vasculitis, see there. See Cerebral granulomatous angiitis, Cutaneous leukocytoclasticangiitis.
an·gi·i·tis
, angitis (an'jē-ī'tis, an-jī'tis)
Inflammation of a blood vessel (arteritis, phlebitis) or lymphatic vessel (lymphangitis).
Synonym(s): vasculitis.
[angio- + G. -itis, inflammation]
angiitis
Inflammation of a blood vessel.
an·gi·i·tis
, angitis (an'jē-ī'tis, an-jī'tis)
Inflammation of a blood vessel (arteritis, phlebitis) or lymphatic vessel (lymphangitis).
[angio- + G. -itis, inflammation]
angiitis
inflammation of the coats of a vessel, chiefly blood or lymph vessels. Called also vasculitis. Local or generalized, the latter e.g. in hypersensitivity states.
References in periodicals archive ?
Recurrent stroke as a manifestation of primary angiitis of the central nervous system in a patient with human immunodeficiency virus.
In 1983 Churg's (5) publication entitled "Pulmonary Angiitis and Granulomatosis Revisited" included a discussion of NSG that included 32 cases, 12 of which were the cases reported (2) in 1979, 9 of which were the cases reported in the 1979 addendum, and 11 of which were cases that had not been previously reported.
Migraine angiitis precipitated by sex headache and leading to watershed infarction.
Wegener's granulomatosis can also cause proliferative or focal necrotizing glomerulonephritis and disseminated angiitis, which can compromise any organ in the body.
1,2) It has been recognized in dementia pugilistica, Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, cerebellar ataxia, granulomatous angiitis, rheumatoid vasculitis, giant cell arteritis, post-irradiation necrosis, vascular malformations, spongiform encephalopathy, other rare degenerative dementias, and in adults with Down's syndrome.
Giant cell arteritis can be differentiated from necrotizing sarcoidal angiitis by the lack of granulomatous inflammation in the myocardium outside of the coronary arteries, the lack of granulomatous inflammation in other organs outside of the arteries, and the demographics of the patient because giant cell arteritis is primarily a disease of elderly white women, unlike sarcoidosis.
Limited forms of angiitis and granulomatosis of Wegener's type.
A recent study (8) has suggested that some cases formerly considered grade I lymphomatoid granulomatosis (or alternatively benign lymphocytic angiitis and granulomatosis) are distinct from grade II and grade III lymphomatoid granulomatosis and actually represent pulmonary manifestations of IgG4-related sclerosing disease.
Biopsy and histopathology revealed cerebral amyloid angiopathy with angiitis.
Churg-Strauss syndrome (CSS) was also labeled allergic granulomatosis and angiitis because of the presence, predominantly in extranodal locations, of granulomatous inflammation along with eosinophilic vasculitis.
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Wikipedia:WikiProject Articles for creation/Help desk/Archives/2018 October 21
= October 21 =
00:26:51, 21 October 2018 review of draft by Drbogatyr
Every time I attempt to publish my draft, I get a message saying, "Cite error: A (see the help page)." It does not say where exactly the issue is. I went through carefully, and it does seem like each of my. What exactly is going on? Thanks! Drbogatyr (talk) 00:26, 21 October 2018 (UTC)
* Good news is I fixed your cite errors and deleted the Braitbart referance as that site is blacklisted at Wikipedia. The bad news is there is very little chance this page can be approved as the subject fails WP:NPOL Legacypac (talk) 03:00, 21 October 2018 (UTC)
05:21:23, 21 October 2018 review of draft by Micha Jo
Hello. I worked hard to create and improve the page Draft:Pierre Jovanovic. I addressed all comments. Could you please check if it is now allright or if anything else is missing ? Regards. Micha Jo (talk) 05:21, 21 October 2018 (UTC)
Micha Jo (talk) 05:21, 21 October 2018 (UTC)
* Don't link to Amazon, there is always a better source, for example worldcat. — Frayæ (Talk/Spjall) 10:24, 21 October 2018 (UTC)
Request on 10:39:32, 21 October 2018 for assistance on AfC submission by Mani774455
10:39:32, 21 October 2018 review of submission by Mani774455
Mani774455 (talk) 10:39, 21 October 2018 (UTC)
* We do not accept essays. WP:NPOV ― Abelmoschus Esculentus 10:42, 21 October 2018 (UTC)
* Read Your first article. — Frayæ (Talk/Spjall) 10:43, 21 October 2018 (UTC)
* Ummm.. Please read WP:HOWTO. This is not an encyclopedic article. The phrase "Oracle carpet cleaning Brisbane carpet cleaning in Nundah" (including an inline external link) makes it outright WP:PROMO. This is not what Wikipedia is for. Kleuske (talk) 10:45, 21 October 2018 (UTC)
20:22:46, 21 October 2018 review of draft by Joeywaje
Please I would like to change the name of my article topic from "Chief (Dr) Mike Okibe Onoja to just "Mike Onoja". Kindly assist as i am not certain how to go about it.
Joeywaje (talk) 20:22, 21 October 2018 (UTC)
* Will do Legacypac (talk) 20:34, 21 October 2018 (UTC)
22:18:14, 21 October 2018 review of draft by Meganariel12
Meganariel12 (talk) 22:18, 21 October 2018 (UTC)
This is the first time I have submitted, and I guess am unsure of what specific references to use. If it is not a direct link/reference to Troya/Involing Troya should it be left out?
For employer history like with Al Sharpton's office how could I provide a factual reference? Some guidance on these expectations would be great. Thank you so much.
* Use reliable sources like regional and national newspapers, books, and magazines. — Frayæ (Talk/Spjall) 22:22, 21 October 2018 (UTC)
* @Meganariel12, Also see WP:YFA which can give you some key pointers to help you. Good luck. JC7V -talk 22:42, 21 October 2018 (UTC)
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Talk:remix
Use of "remix" to mean "cover"
My understanding is that, correctly, a remix is based on parts of the original recording, while a cover is a completely new version, a whole new recording, that just uses the same melody, lyrics, etc. However, there is very widespread confusion online by which people refer to covers as remixes. See e.g. the very long-running music site, where the vast majority of tracks are new (covers) and not properly remixes. Equinox ◑ 23:29, 8 March 2021 (UTC)
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Hildegund (virgin)
Hildegund (died 1188) was a German woman who lived under the name Joseph disguised as a man in a monastery. She is often described as a saint (feast day April 20), though her cult has never been formally approved.
Her father, a knight of Neuss in Germany, took the 12-year-old Hildegund on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land upon her mother's death. For her protection during the voyage, he dressed her as a boy and called her Joseph. The father died on the way back, and Hildegund was robbed and abandoned in Tyre by the man charged with her protection. Still dressed as a boy, she managed to return to Germany, where she became servant to an old canon of Cologne. The two began a voyage to visit the pope, who lived in Verona at the time. Accused of being a robber and condemned to death, Hildegund was saved by undergoing the ordeal of red hot iron, only to be hanged by the true robbers' companions. She was cut down in time and survived. After having returned to Germany, she joined Schönau Abbey as a Cistercian novice. She attempted to run away two or three times and never took the vows.
She had described her adventures (though not her cross-dressing) to the monk charged with her instruction. Her true sex was discovered upon her death. An abbot of a nearby monastery wrote an account of her life in 1188, the year of her death.
Hildegund should not be confused with Saint Hildegund (c. 1130–1178), whose feast day is 6 February.
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>>Torretje/Projects/Futaba/
Futaba NA202SD08FA driven by Arduino
Bought this nice Vacuum Fluorescent Display with 2x20 chars.
Every character is formed with a 5x7 dot matrix.
It took some time to figure out how to connect this old school display.
After some probing and searches finaly found the best matching data-sheet IEE_03601-96_2x40_VFD.pdf.
This vfd has a 8bit interface and 1 write strobe to command the display.
You can control the display with a set of predefined characters and cursor commands.
For example hex 0x14 resets the display hex 0x21 shows an ! After every byte the write strobe is set to high for 250 micro sec.
Pinouts NA202SD08FA VFD.
The j1 header(see pic) contains 14 pins with pin 1 not attached.
Pin assignment form top to bottom:
-14 Reset
-13 NC
-12 GND
-11 +5V
-10 - 3 Data Lines D0 - D7
-2 Write Strobe
-1 Busy? is not connected
See also the data sheet:IEE_03601-96_2x40_VFD.pdf
This data-sheet is not an exact match but the closest I could find!
Code VFD driven with arduino:
/* NA202SD08FA VFD Display
Karel Reinhard 04/13/2016
Basic code for NA202SD08FA 20x2 VFD
With 13 pin connector see http://torretje.nl/futaba for pin-out and data-sheet
*/
//NA202SD08FA 14 pin connector 2 pins for power-supply and pin 1 and 13 NC :
const int RST = 11; //J1-14
const int WR = 10; //J1-2
const int DB0 = 2; //J1-10
const int DB1 = 3; //J1-9
const int DB2 = 4; //J1-8
const int DB3 = 5; //J1-7
const int DB4 = 6; //J1-6
const int DB5 = 7; //J1-5
const int DB6 = 8; //J1-4
const int DB7 = 9; //J1-3
//Add all data ports to an Array
int outData[8]={DB0,DB1,DB2,DB3,DB4,DB5,DB6,DB7};
void setup() {
// set the digital pin as output:
pinMode(RST, OUTPUT);
pinMode(WR, OUTPUT);
pinMode(DB0, OUTPUT);
pinMode(DB1, OUTPUT);
pinMode(DB2, OUTPUT);
pinMode(DB3, OUTPUT);
pinMode(DB4, OUTPUT);
pinMode(DB5, OUTPUT);
pinMode(DB6, OUTPUT);
pinMode(DB7, OUTPUT);
//RESET
digitalWrite(RST, 1);
delay(500);
digitalWrite(RST, 0);
//Clear screen cursor home
setData(0x14);
}
void loop()
{
for(int y=0x20;y<0x7F;y++){
setData(0x16);//Cursor Home
for(int i=0;i<40;i++){
setData(y);
}
delay(100);
}
for(int y=0xA0;y<0xFF;y++){
setData(0x16);//Cursor Home
for(int i=0;i<40;i++){
setData(y);
}
delay(100);
}
}
void setData(byte data){
int i=0;
for (byte mask = B00000001; mask>0; mask <<= 1) {
if (data & mask){ // if bitwise AND resolves to true
digitalWrite(outData[i],HIGH);
}else{ //if bitwise and resolves to false
digitalWrite(outData[i],LOW);
}
i++;
}
digitalWrite(WR, 1);
delayMicroseconds(250);
digitalWrite(WR, 0);
}
Code on GitHub:futabavfd
Hex ascii codes
Command hex codes
Hex ASCII Code Notes
--- ---------- -----
00 NULL
01 SOH
02 STX
03 ETX
04 EOT n Set display brightness level (DIM = 0x20, MED1 = 0x40, MED2 = 0x60, FULL = 0xFF).
05 ENQ
06 ACK
07 BEL Turn on blinking underline cursor.
08 BS Backspace and erase. Spans both lines.
09 HT Moves cursor one position right. Wraps to Line 01. Does not scroll at end of Line 01.
0A LF If on Line 00: moves cursor down one line, same column.
If on Line 01: scrolls line up, moves cursor to column one.
0B VT Turn on blinking characters. ---- |---- Use in pairs.
0C + FF Turn off blinking characters. ---
0D CR Moves cursor to start of line. Does not clear line.
0E + SO Turn off cursor.
0F SI Turn on solid underline cursor.
10 DLE
11 DC1 Turns on wrap around. When Line 01, Col 19 is reached, continue at Line 00, Col 00.
12 + DC2 Turns off wrap around. When Line 01, Col 19 is reached, characters overprint that position.
13 DC3 When Line 01, Col 19 is reached, scroll characters on Line 01 left. No effect on Line 00.
14 DC4 Clear screen. Home cursor. Turns cursor on. INITIALIZE SCREEN.
15 NAK Clear screen. Home cursor. Leaves cursor off if off.
16 SYN Home cursor. Does not clear screen.
17 ETB n Turns underlines on/off (underline on = 0x44, blinking underline on = 0x46, underline off = 0x45).
18 CAN
19 EOM Adds 80H to following character. Allows printing of high-bit characters if sending 7-bit data.
1A SUB
1B ESC n Moves cursor to position 0-39. Both lines contiguous.
1C FS
1D GS
1E RS Multi-byte command. Possible user defined characters.
1F US
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Jan 2 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks opened lower in the first session of the year as weak data in Asia and Europe confirmed fears of a global economic slowdown while the U.S. government shutdown dragged on. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 268.85 points, or 1.15 percent, at the open to 23,058.61. The S&P 500 opened lower by 29.89 points, or 1.19 percent, at 2,476.96. The Nasdaq Composite dropped 128.37 points, or 1.93 percent, to 6,506.91 at the opening bell. (Reporting by Shreyashi Sanyal in Bengaluru; Editing by Shounak Dasgupta)
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UK Averts Recession by a Hair in 2022: ETFs to Buy?
Being the only G7 country yet to rebound from the output lost since the pandemic, UK’s growth prospects for 2023 don’t help its cause. The last quarter of 2022 saw UK’s economy falling by 50 bps. As quoted in a CNBC article, the UK managed to avoid recession by the narrowest of margins.
The problems faced by the nation were not helped by the state of the housing market. The mortgage rates were up making it more difficult for the economy by causing a dent in the consumer’s spending power. The Russia-Ukraine war also piled up problems for the nation as the invasion saw oil prices soar, creating an energy crisis in the UK. The sanctions issued by the west and Russia’s response to the price cap, by cutting its March supply complicated the crisis.
UK’s labor market is also in a tight spot with labor supply falling. The country in early February saw nearly thousands of nurses and paramedics of the NHS walk out in protest. NHS is the world’s largest government-run health care system.
Per The Guardian, the UK is heavily dependent upon gas for its energy needs making it one of the worst-hit European nations by the rise in oil prices. The high energy prices were one of the key factors in the rate of inflation faced by the country. The hawkish stance of the Bank of England saw the interest rates reaching 4%, with many economists stating that there could be more interest rate hikes in order to tame inflation.
According to an IMF report, as quoted on the World Economic Forum, the UK is the only G7 country whose economy is set to contract in 2023. However, the country’s output is predicted to grow by 90 bps in 2024.
ETFs in Focus
The funds discussed below were up in the past few months, coming as a relief to the investors. Although the UK economy is in a crunch, these ETFs showed positive performances.
iShares MSCI United Kingdom Small-Cap ETF(EWUS)
The iShares MSCI United Kingdom Small-Cap ETF seeks investment results that generally correspond to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the MSCI United Kingdom Small Cap Index. The fund holds 253 stocks in its basket with Industrials, Financials, Consumer Discretionary and Real Estate being the top 4 dominating sectors with a weight of 20.8%, 17.1%, 15.7% and 11.9%, respectively.
The fund has amassed $48.1 million in its asset base, charging an annual fee of 59 bps. Having a 30-day average trading volume of about 11,500 shares, the fund is up 7.51% year to date (as of Feb 24, 2023)
Franklin FTSE United Kingdom ETF (FLGB)
The Franklin FTSE United Kingdom ETF seeks to provide investment results that closely correspond, before fees and expenses, to the performance of the FTSE UK RIC Capped Index which represents the performance of large and mid-sized companies in the United Kingdom. It holds a basket of 115 securities with Consumer Staples, Financials, Energy, Health Care, Materials and Industrials weighting double digits.
Being a passive fund, it charges a considerably low annual fee of 9 bps and has been able to manage about $554 million in its asset base. It has an average volume of about 121,200 shares traded. The fund was up 10.91% in the past three months.
iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF (EWU)
The iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF seeks investment results that generally correspond to the price and yield performance of the MSCI United Kingdom Index. The fund holds 81 securities in its basket, with Consumer Staples and Financials being the top 2 sectors with a weight of 19.4% and 18.5%, respectively.
iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF charges an annual fee of 50 bps while managing $3.32 billion in its asset base. The 30-day average volume of traded shares was about 1.73 million. The fund has gained 10.45% in the past three months and 6.8% year to date (as of Feb 24, 2023). It has Zacks ETF Rank of 3 (Hold).
First Trust United Kingdom AlphaDEX Fund (FKU)
The First Trust United Kingdom AlphaDEX ETF seeks investment results that generally correspond to the price and yield, before the fees and expenses, of the NASDAQ AlphaDEX United Kingdom Index. The fund holds 76 securities in its basket with a tilt toward Consumer Discretionary, which has a 21.32% weight.
First Trust United Kingdom AlphaDEX ETF amassed about $24 million in its asset base. It charges about 80 bps in annual fees with a 30-day average volume of 10,238 traded shares. The fund has added 13.04% in the past three months and 9.21% year to date (as of Feb 24, 2023).
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The Relationship Between Programming Languages and Cybersecurity
The Relationship Between Programming Languages and Cybersecurity
With recent technological advancements, computer scientists are coming up with better ways to ensure cyber security. One such way is through the use of programming languages. Programming languages are a set of codes and keywords meant to provide instructions to the computer to execute. Though a lot of programming languages are available, and new ones are being written every day, not all can be used to ensure cyber security. This article focuses on the relationship between programming languages and cyber-security.
They Can be Used to Fix Database Vulnerabilities
For every business enterprise, databases are quite important. With the advancements in technology, companies are becoming more data-driven. Powering your database with a programming language such as Structured Query Language (SQL) will help you fix such vulnerabilities, prevent attacks such as SQL injection and keep your database more secure from hackers.
You can also use SQL to detect and prevent issues of identity fraud or theft because hackers can get access to people’s information from your website. Machine learning, which involves training a model on a set of historical data so that it can make future predictions based on that data, will help you detect anomalies in network traffic in an application. For instance, a machine learning model coded with a language such as Python, R, or C++ can help you detect if your client’s card details have been exposed through your website and are being used by another person. The system may perceive it as normal, however, machine learning can recognize if a ridiculously high amount of money is being used to purchase a product or service through the card. Because such a person has most likely never made that kind of payment, it will notify the bank to block the payment so that the hacker cannot access their money.
They Are Used To Prevent Cyber Attacks
Cyber attacks are now prominent on the net. Your company might just suddenly discover that there is a system breach and all their employees’ and customers’ data have been leaked and is probably being used in an unauthorized manner. This can put them in a tight spot as they become entire suspects in the eyes of the public. However, they can prevent this if they have cyber security professionals who understand and use a high-level programming language such as PHP. This will help them mitigate and even prevent attacks from hackers who want to infiltrate their systems.
Programming Languages Can be Used to Build Attack Simulations
Programming language is a sophisticated cyber-security tool that is useful for building attack imitations. This means that you can replicate an attacker’s mechanism and use it against them by employing the help of a high-level language like Python. Python has a simple syntax structure and the code is easily readable. You can also perform a number of functions such as scanning wireless networks, building intrusion detection systems, and accessing servers.
They Are Used For Front-End Website Development
Imagine coding a paid website only to find that someone somewhere is accessing it without paying because they have found a way to break the code and bypass security. As a cybersecurity professional or web developer, you have to be extremely careful while coding and make sure that the website you are building is impenetrable. Using programming languages like JavaScript, PHP and Python can help you stop unauthorized access and usage. Even at the back-end level of, for example, web application development, these programming languages, while being made up, have to be secure enough to counter malware and cross-site scripting(XSS) attacks.
They Come in Handy For Security Analysis.
Programming languages are used to detect, identify and solve system problems. While analyzing the level of security on a computer program, cybersecurity experts can use programming languages like C and C++. Though they are low-level languages and may be quite difficult to master, they are very useful for finding security loopholes such as reverse engineering and programming errors. C and C++ give you direct access to critical components in the computer such as system processes and RAM. As these components are easy targets for hackers, the knowledge of C and C++ will enable you to effectively detect and cover all the loopholes that a hacker might leverage.
Programming is a strong aspect of cyber security and has really helped it to evolve to where it is today. Cyber security is essential because it helps to prevent your computer programs, applications, and operating system from malicious code that hackers can use to compromise your network and even disrupt your entire cyber operations.
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* The following discussion is preserved as an archive of a successful request for adminship. Please do not modify it .
oren0
(67/21/13); Scheduled to end 23:03, 28 June 2008 (UTC)
- Active editor requests adminship to help fight vandalism and sockpuppetry and use other admin tools. [Note: this summary was added after the process started. I thought this section was meant to be filled out when nominated by someone else] Oren0 (talk) 23:03, 21 June 2008 (UTC)
Questions for the candidate
Dear candidate, thank you for offering to serve Wikipedia as an administrator. It is recommended that you answer these optional questions to provide guidance for participants:
* 1. What admin work do you intend to take part in?
* A: Wikipedia seems to be in need of more administrators in several regards, most notably in dealing with vandalism/sockpuppetry, admin backlogs, and AfD. I have been dealing with vandals on several of the pages I frequent for quite some time and I'd like to be able to institute protections and blocks that I've otherwise had to ask for. One major reason I'm applying for this is that the recent unprotection of several global warming pages and the subsequent retirement from the issue of a checkuser admin has left a void which needs to be filled by more admins to protect from sockpuppetry and vandalism.
* 2. What are your best contributions to Wikipedia, and why?
* A: At the risk of sounding a bit arrogant, I believe that I've contributed most to settling disagreements and acting as a voice of reason when people become unreasonable or enter edit wars. Many of the areas I edit regularly (most notably global warming and some video game-related pages) frequently result in discussions that require compromise and I believe that I've always kept a level head and worked towards a fair resolution. I have also improved many articles in the areas of college sports and video games which I am now quite proud of.
* 3. Have you been in any conflicts over editing in the past or have other users caused you stress? How have you dealt with it and how will you deal with it in the future?
* A: I don't shy away from controversial pages and topics and I have been involved in many disputes. A look at my edit history will show a lot more talk edits than most people have. I believe that things can be talked out and it's better not to disturb the mainspace while compromises are being hashed out. One illustrative example would be this and its related ANI page. I believe that the editor in question overstepped his bounds without proper discussion and I tried, in sequence, talking at his User Talk page, building consensus on the talk page, and taking it to ANI when he refused to listen to consensus. I'm willing to accept situations where people disagree with me, but I believe that the collaborative nature of the Wikipedia project means that if we can get varied and unbiased opinions on a matter of dispute we'll end up in the right place. I also believe that it's highly important to respect one's adversary and try to understand things from his/her point of view.
Additional questions from Haemo:
* 4. You mention that you want to help out with sockpuppetry; but I'm not clear what experience you have in this area. Could you mention some?
* A: My experience in this regard is fairly recent and comes from the case linked in the ANI above. We had a case where a certain user's sockpuppets became such a severe timesink for a particular editor that he decided to fully protect about 10 pages to curtail the problem. Before the protection, even despite this user's best efforts, some of these socks would get through and start putting up the same edits. On their own they weren't vandalism, but they violated consensus and were an attempt to reinstate a banned editor. These edits were usually one of a few identical changes that this guy always makes so they were easy to spot. If you were first, you'd revert the change and if you had time you'd hunt through his contributions and undo them all. Here is a recent example of a situation where I would've blocked this user on site if I had the tools to do so. Oren0 (talk) 08:50, 22 June 2008 (UTC)
* 5. To follow up on the above, sockpuppetry is an area where there is a significant amount of debate between admins; where do you draw the line? When does discussion become disruption — for example, suppose I posted messages to a board which I knew to be sympathetic to my views about my trouble on Wikipedia and some of the members register and start supporting me. Is that meatpuppetry? What if I'm an expert and it's a board with other experts on it; does that change your assessment? How do you weight assuming good faith and sockpuppetry; with dynamic IP addresses, are people's claims that an account was a friend, or someone else entirely credible? Is "behavioral" similarity enough; or are we simply censoring people with unpopular opinions who live in the same area?
* A: Obviously the meatpuppet issue is a judgment call. Of course we want more expert editors to join the project and improve our pages, but at the same time recruiting new editors to join your "side" doesn't really build accurate consensus. What it comes down to is the purpose of the account. If I was having a dispute and all of a sudden brand new accounts started weighing in on the issue, I think I'd count their opinions less. That doesn't mean those users should necessarily be banned (as long as they aren't using each other to skirt WP:3RR or otherwise disturb the mainspace) but if they're not contributing anything new to the discussion then I'd take their contributions lightly. Discussion is about consensus based on Wikipedia policies rather than voting so it's not clear to me that more bodies will generate a different result anyway. I think the best way to handle this situation would be to look into any of the various venues for outside input such as WP:RFC and get the opinions of neutral regulars rather than partisan newcomers. Simply, it comes down to judging intent: if it seems that the editors are trying in good faith to persuade others that what they want is right, it's discussion. If they're trying to "pad the vote" so that it seems that their position has consensus when it doesn't, that's disruption.
* As for sockpuppets and good faith, we should never assume that editors are sockpuppets unless we're given good reason. If you and your roommate are both editors who frequent different pages, or even if you edit similar content but you're among the 99.9% of editors who never get checkusered then it'll never be an issue for you. But roommates should be careful not to support each other's controversial actions too strongly or else they may raise suspicion and be checked out. Unfortunately blocking by IP does create the issue of potentially singling out innocent victims. Again, it's a matter of common sense: If two editors from the same or similar IPs start disruptively advocating an unusual position on a page, I'd assume they're sockpuppets even if they claim otherwise. If someone wants to register an account on an IP that was blocked two years ago, I'd probably assume it was a new person and allow it (checking up after a while to make sure the edits seemed legit). I do believe that blocking editors with similar views who are on a similar IP range takes things too far (especially if it was a known range such as a school). As long as editors aren't disruptive and aren't obviously reincarnating banned accounts, I say we should generally give the benefit of the doubt. Oren0 (talk) 08:50, 22 June 2008 (UTC)
* 6. Since you work in the global warming areas on Wikipedia, could you give a run down of their state? How do they stand right now — is fringe material contained? Or are minority views being censored? What's your assessment of how it stands, and what do you think the community should do to help fix it (if anything)?
* A: People seem to be constantly complaining about the state of these pages. Full disclosure, I edit these pages as a skeptic. I do believe that there is some credence to the complaints that some editors tend to WP:OWN these pages. But I don't think it's that these editors are unreasonable, rather they just have a large burden of proof. My rule of thumb here is for anything but the most minor change I take it to talk before even starting. I would say that fringe material is presented roughly appropriately; the skeptical side is a minority opinion in both the scientific literature and the popular press and is largely discussed as such. It is mostly confined to the global warming controversy and "the list" with reasonable mentions elsewhere and in those spots it is discussed in a way that doesn't give it undue weight. I can think of individual instances where WP:FRINGE and WP:UNDUE were used to keep out contributions that I think belonged on the pages, and some of the outer GW pages (An Inconvenient Truth and Climate change denial being two examples) could use some work from a neutrality point of view. Overall, though, I think the pages maintain proper balance pretty well. Oren0 (talk) 08:50, 22 June 2008 (UTC)
Optional questions from PeterSymonds:
Thanks for your nomination and willingness to help out. To show a knowledge of the tools, please answer these questions about when it would be appropriate to:
* 7. Speedily delete a page?
* A: There are several criteria for this. Without looking it up, some of the more common ones would be the request of the only major contributor, patent nonsense, blatant copyright violations, or obvious promotion/advertising.
* 8. Block a user/IP?
* A: A user should be blocked when they have shown blatant disregard the rules or policies of the encyclopedia. Some common things that might lead to short term blocks include repeated vandalism or blanking (especially after multiple warnings), personal attacks, or WP:3RR violations. Longer blocks might be instituted for severe or repeated violations of similar policies. An account could be blocked indefinitely if these violations continued, the username was inappropriate, or it was an obvious reincarnation of another blocked account.
* 9. Protect a page?
* A: Semi-protection is an effective tool to use for pages that deal with heavy IP vandalism (I'd say a handful of incidents in an hour after some sort of news or a handful per day over a sustained period as ballpark figures). Often this is the result of a major news event or just a controversial or popular page in general. Full protection is generally reserved for halting very heated disputes or edit wars, and allows the editors involved to take a collective deep breath and work towards consensus so the page can be unprotected. Obviously editors aren't supposed to protect pages if they are parties in the dispute. Full protection can also be used for highly visible templates and the main page to prevent massively disruptive vandalism. Both types of protection should generally be used for finite and reasonable amounts of time. Restricted editing access, while necessary at times, is contrary to the idea of the encyclopedia that anyone can edit.
Optional questions from xDanielx:
* 10. Suppose you come across a mainspace article that seems to meet one of the article-specific criteria for speedy deletion. Should you go ahead and delete the article, or tag it with one of the speedy deletion templates and let another admin handle it?
* A:: As I understand it, I'd be allowed to delete it myself provided I wasn't involved in editing the page previously.
* 11. Is consensus determined by evaluating where editors stand on an issue, or evaluating the merits of their arguments? Both? Neither?
* A:: Mostly by their merits. Discussion is about consensus rather than voting; 100 people saying that list of hilarious lolcats was a cool or useful page doesn't make it a "keep" per WP policy. But numbers do need to be taken into account somewhat as well; I'd have a hard time closing an AfD as keep if there was 1 keep against 10 deletes, no matter how poignant the keep argument was.
* 12. Are there any particular policies, guidelines, processes or norms that you have grievances with? If so, please explain briefly.
* A:: I can think of a few. I think people overuse Other stuff exists to allow inconsistency when they're really just trying to support their views. Some editors try to view every article as its own sandbox rather than allowing precedent or discussions from other articles to affect their decisions. I think Wikipedia benefits from a level of consistency and fairness across articles. Another one of the top of my head is I think that some of the individual notability requirements (WP:PROF and WP:MUSIC for example) are often interpreted overly strictly such that articles that may meet general notability are deleted or never created because they fail the more specific guidelines. It's easy for a band, for instance, to be covered in multiple reliable sources without meeting the guidelines in WP:MUSIC and I wish people would use the general notability criteria first.
Questions from User:J.delanoy
* 13. I am not sure I fully understand your response to Q10. Speedy deletion is only used for articles that represent, by merely existing, an immediate threat to the integrity of this project. I cannot see how you could possibly have any prior contributions to a legitimate candidate for speedy deletion. If you did something like rewrite a blatant copyright violation into a suitable article (which, from what I can see, is the most plausible situation where a legitimate CSD tag could be declined), it would no longer qualify for speedy deletion. Can you elaborate a little more on Q10?
* A: I was thinking about the general policy of not using sysop tools on an article you have participated in. I hadn't really thought of specific examples of this in terms of the CSD. Maybe, for example, I tried to fix up an article about some commercial product but further edits by the creator made it clear that the article was only useful for promotion. I think in that case it might be better to let an uninvolved admin make the deletion to avert any accusations of impropriety.
* 14 Also, just for my peace of mind, in your response to Q11, you said I'd have a hard time closing an AfD as keep if there was 1 keep against 10 deletes, no matter how poignant the keep argument was. Is there any way that you would close an AfD as keep even if only one person said "keep" and ten said "delete"?
* A: It'd be tough unless the case was completely clear-cut per WP:SNOW (if some vandals tried to delete George W. Bush and the vote was 10 against 1 I'd still speedy close it without hesitation). I think that in the unlikely event that the keep voter was the only one making sense and the deletes were all bad arguments I'd relist the AfD for more discussion (or perhaps vote keep myself).
Optional question from Mr.Z-man
* 15. What is your opinion regarding a policy requiring all edits by banned users to be reverted?
* A. I support it. "Banned" means "disallowed from contributing to the encyclopedia." If the user creates a new account and starts editing we can't allow their contributions to stand just because they weren't caught yet, as those edits should never have been made in the first place. That being said, if another editor likes those contributions there's no reason that editor couldn't re-add them, realizing that the second editor would be fully responsible for them because it would be as if he/she was the original author of those contributions.
Optional question from User:BlechnicUser talk:Blechnic
* 16 Moving onto consensus reached deletions, how do you think it benefits the encyclopedia to delete encyclopedic topics and do you think that editors should nominate articles for deletion simply because the article does not assert notability, when a quick check might show the topic is notable? Is this to the advantage of Wikipedia, deleting a notable topic, rather than requesting with existing tags that it be properly sourced when "no sources, no evidence of notability?" Example from your edit history, River crossing puzzle. The issue concerns me because of your somewhat weak answers about speedy deletion policy. --Blechnic (talk) 18:07, 23 June 2008 (UTC)
* A: I did search Google at the time to try to find some reliable sources on the issue. I didn't doubt that the Fox, goose and bag of beans puzzle or the missionaries and cannibals problem were well-sourced and notable but Google didn't turn up any sources indicating that the overarching idea of a "river-crossing problem" was a notable concept itself (rather than being an inherited neologism from all of the common river crossing puzzles). I didn't search Google scholar, which I should have. I also realize that I should have tagged the article with and rather than tagging for deletion at that time. As a more general answer to your question, I do believe that it is the job of the deletion nominator to do at least a cursory notability check before nominating an AfD based on notability. I also think that notability tags should usually come before an AfD in general (which I do pretty much every time, I'll admit that AfD was premature).
* Thank you, I will accept this as understanding of the intent of the AfD guidelines. Please read the speedy deletion criteria much more carefully to understand what it going on with speedies, though. --Blechnic (talk) 22:32, 23 June 2008 (UTC)
Optional question from Erik the Red 2 ( AVE · CAESAR ) 22:58, 23 June 2008 (UTC)
* 17 Suppose a certain editor makes mention of a (to my knowledge, non-existent) theory that global warming is caused by extra-terrestrial beings from a distant galaxy aiming a giant microwave ray at the earth. You delete and ask for sources, but the user reverts and claims it's "common knowledge" that the theory exists. You revert once more and ask him to direct his comments to the talk page. No further remark is heard from that user, but a few days later a similar, but not identical, IP reverts and adds a source: an online forum that purports to be run by a John Johnson, PhD, professor of science at Littlesville University in Georgia that discusses the theory the user on Wikipedia is trying to mention in the article. You do research and find that there is no Littlesville (school or town) in Georgia, both the US state and the country in the Caucasus. However, a John Johnson has written a peer-reviewed article on the evolution of the global warming theory and teaches at Smalltown U in Alabama, which you confirm exists. The user both has not violated 3RR, except if the similar IP is a sockpuppet, a case for which there is no other evidence. There is a source, but unless information was copied down wrong, the source is bogus. What do you do? (Feel free to not respond if you wish).Erik the Red 2 ( AVE · CAESAR ) 22:58, 23 June 2008 (UTC)
* A: That is quite the fantastic scenario. Let's see what I can do with it. As written, there's no 3RR consideration because the editor in question waited a few days. I'm not really concerned about sockpuppetry either because the guy doesn't seem to be editing using both IPs simultaneously and he could just be editing from a dynamic IP or they could be different people. Obviously this content can't stay for numerous reasons: first off the forum violates WP:RS because it's hard to ascribe authority and editorial fact-checking to a forum attributing a theory to a non-existent university (not that forums generally meet RS anyway, but I'm not sure if forum means website in this context). Furthermore, WP:BLP requires even stronger attributability for us to say anything about this professor, meaning that this source is pretty much useless for any Wikipedia purposes. If material from Johnson's peer-reviewed paper asserts this theory as well, then we'd have to evaluate the venue (Nature holding more weight than Extraterrestrial Quarterly), mainstream-ness, and response to the theory to determine whether it merits inclusion.
* After my reversion of the addition, I would add a new section to the talk page explaining my findings about the professor and forum and explaining the relevant policies that led me to support the exclusion of the material and inviting input from the IP (I might drop a line on his/her talk page linking to the discussion). Since the GW pages are well-watched, I'd expect many editors to weigh in their opinions and knowledge of the issue and move according to consensus, which I expect would favor exclusion.
Questions, optional as usual, from Cool Hand Luke
* 18. Can we infer from you answer to #1 that you would not have unprotected the pages in question? Or more generally, do you think full protection is an appropriate response to sockpuppeteering? Cool Hand Luke 23:12, 24 June 2008 (UTC)
* A: I would have reduced the protection to semi-protection, as was the consensus at ANI. Those pages were barely seeing sockpuppets (one or two instances a week); pages I deal with in other areas see much more vandalism and are often still left unprotected. In general, I don't think full protection should be used on any article for longer than a short amount of time. Only in cases where vandalism/sockpuppetry by registered users is so severe that it's crippling pages should full protection be used in response, and even then only for a short period of time so that the socks can be found and blocked. Wikipedia is supposed to be an encyclopedia that anyone can edit. Full protection hampers this and therefore should only be used for short periods of time where the page is so volatile that it's absolutely required. Full protection for long periods of time degrades the quality of articles and hurts the project.
* Thanks. I obviously agree, not that it means I'm right. :) Cool Hand Luke 02:18, 25 June 2008 (UTC)
* 19. I take seriously the issues raised by WMC in his objection below. Three sub-questions: (1) How would you, as an admin, deal with fringe science sources? (2) Would you agree to not use your admin powers in global warming topics (and would you agree to be open to recall if you do)? (3) If it's not too far afield or political to answer, what do you think of this proposal for a central sourcing board from the Arbitration Committee? Cool Hand Luke 02:18, 25 June 2008 (UTC)
* I think WP:Fringe and WP:Weight have it right: we can write about minority theories if they are covered enough in independent sources so long as we cover them with appropriate weight. I'm not sure what I would do in regards to this "as an admin" any differently than I do now, since admins don't have any more say over content than anyone else. If someone violated 3RR or something trying to add a fringe source, I'd obviously take action but otherwise I think that my previous record of dealing with fringe sources stands on its own.
* I wouldn't agree to that. I'm not sure why the fact that I have "non-mainstream" views on a given subject should have bearing on my ability to use admin tools fairly in that regard. Per WP:AAAD: "If a comment in support or opposition relies on a user's support or opposition to a particular issue, it is particularly useful to make clear why this may affect their suitability to be an administrator." Even the most staunch pro-AGW editors generally say that they think I'm reasonable so I don't see why I should be restricted in this way.
* Without having studied it in great deal, I think I would only support it in very limited circumstances similar to those where ArbCom has already acted. One example is ArbCom's decision regarding the reliability of LaRouche publishings. I'm concerned about the idea that some "shadowy board" would have to approve or disapprove of sources and that those kinds of decisions would be commonplace and binding. I think as editors we can use our judgment regarding sources and only in extraordinary circumstances should a board have to make that call.
* To follow up on 2, there are in fact GW who don't trust you on this (see below). I'm not one of them, but as a follow-up question, don't you think it's wise for admins to avoid the appearance of bias, even when they are behaving impeccably? There are a lot of admins who can work in these areas, and I would frankly prefer that none of the regulars use their admin powers here. You could set an admirable example, while also diffusing the concerns of some of the opposition. Cool Hand Luke 00:49, 27 June 2008 (UTC)
* an you point out whom you're referring to? After rereading all of the opposes I don't see anyone who says they oppose me because of my POV regarding global warming or anything else. If you would, have a look at my contributions regarding the latest Scibaby sock (User:Threop) yesterday. Would you suggest that if I were an admin it would have been inappropriate for me to block that editor? I'm requesting adminship for the whole project and if that means anyone must oppose me then that's something I'll have to live with.
* In response to your follow-up, I believe that avoiding the appearance of impropriety is why admins don't close their own AfDs or otherwise use their sysop privileges in conflicts they're involved in. But if every admin was forbidden from using admin privileges on an article about which they had an opinion nothing would ever get done. Oren0 (talk) 01:39, 27 June 2008 (UTC)
Questions from Brian Dell
* 20. How would you vote on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_arbitration/Footnoted_quotes/Proposed_decision#Special_enforcement_on_biographies_of_living_persons Do you believe that WP:RS, WP:NOTABLE, and WP:NPOV are insufficient to ensure good bio articles such that WP:BLP is necessary?Bdell555 (talk) 14:51, 26 June 2008 (UTC)
* I'm not familiar enough with the ArbCom case to comment. As for BLP, I strongly believe that it's necessary. While IANAL, my understanding is that inaccuracies in biography articles open the Foundation up to significantly more legal liability than inaccuracies elsewhere. There are several situations where I might slap a tag on a contentious unsourced statement in a non-BLP article but remove a similar statement from a BLP article. The policy mandates stricter standards for BLP articles for good reason and I wouldn't agree to removing that policy.
* As an aside, the underlying case was totally irrelevant, since it concerned footnoted quotes to an article of a deceased person. As a follow-up, what is your view of a WP:NPOV article that causes harm, distress, offence, or otherwise generates formal or informal complaints versus a POV article that does not cause these things? Which do you prefer? What is the role of "do no harm", if any, in BLP policy?Bdell555 (talk) 13:45, 28 June 2008 (UTC)
* 21. What are your views on the use of WP:OFFICE? Do you believe you have a mandate to advance or protect the interests of Wikipedia's founder(s) or the Foundation?Bdell555 (talk) 14:51, 26 June 2008 (UTC)
* Obviously protecting the legal interests of the people who keep the servers running is important. I believe office actions are at the discretion of the Foundation and should be used whenever the Foundation feels it necessary to protect its interests. As an administrator, I'm not sure how much I would have to do with protecting their interests, other than helping to ensure articles (especially WP:BLP articles) are well sourced and free from incorrect or potentially libelous information.
* 22. Would you consider yourself an inclusionist or a deletionist?Bdell555 (talk) 14:51, 26 June 2008 (UTC)
* I generally try to decide each AfD on its merits, and a look at my contribs will find several keep !votes and several delete !votes. In a borderline case (say, reasonable but not great notability, especially when it comes to some of the specific notability guidelines) I'd probably lean towards keep because I don't like the idea of deleting potentially good content via a technicality.
Optional question from bwrs:
* 23. Have you written any good articles, or brought any pre-existing articles up to GA status?
General comments
* See oren0's edit summary usage with mathbot's tool. For the edit count, see the talk page.
* Links for oren0:
''Please keep discussion constructive and civil. If you are unfamiliar with the nominee, please thoroughly review Special:Contributions/oren0 before commenting.''
Discussion
* I'm putting this here, rather than as a question, but I'd like to clarify that you do know admins don't have checkuser rights? Pedro : Chat 23:46, 21 June 2008 (UTC)
* Yes, I understand that. But the user in question said he'd no longer deal with those sockpuppets, meaning we need more admins there to deal with the vandals. He was apparently using his checkuser to preemptively block dozens of these sockpuppets. Without that, the editors of these pages have expressed an expectation that vandalism and edits from these socks will greatly increase as a result, meaning we need more admins. The other day we had to wait a significant amount of time before sockpuppets were blocked after I initially flagged them. I'll admit at that time I should've put my suspected sock on the admin board at that time but I wasn't positive until he made more edits. Oren0 (talk) 23:57, 21 June 2008 (UTC)
* Okay, thanks for your reply. It wasn't some kind of silly trick question, I was just unclear from Q1. Again, thank you for clarifying. Pedro : Chat 00:02, 22 June 2008 (UTC)
Support
* 1) Moral Support This RFA will close, and I suggest that you go ahead and withdraw it, not to be mean, but to help this become a positive experience. I suggest Admin Coaching and more importantly an editor review. If you have any questions, ping me on my talk page. D u s t i SPEAK!! 00:39, 22 June 2008 (UTC)
* AFD? Soxred 93 03:30, 22 June 2008 (UTC)
* I think we can safely assume RfA. Unless it's admins for deletion... PeterSymonds (talk) 08:13, 22 June 2008 (UTC)
* I was on my way to bed when I wrote that, my apologies....admins for deletion :) Interesting thought. D u s t i SPEAK!! 15:27, 22 June 2008 (UTC)
* Support Alright, there comes a time in each editors life when he has a gut feeling about something, and then it turns out to be wrong. I struck out my statement above because I assumed that this RFA would fail immediatley, and be closed under Snow or Not Now. I was wrong and I apologize to you oren0, for not having faith in your editing skills and the chance of you succeeding in this RFA. I think that, after reading the other support votes and your answers to the questions above, you will make a fine Admin. I wish you the best of luck, and I again apologize for my above statements. <font color="#ff0000">D <font color="#ff6600">u <font color="#009900">s <font color="#0000ff">t <font color="#6600cc">i SPEAK!! 22:59, 22 June 2008 (UTC)
* 1) Support. My primary criterion is "Is this user trustable with the tools?". As I see no clear reason not to trust you with the tools, I will support this RfA. That said, I think you would do well to do some non-admin maintenance work, to show us how you would probably act with the tools. Your mainspace contributions are great, however, they don't give me the clearest pictures of how you would use the tools because the tools aren't required or necessarily helpful for most of the contributions you've made to wikipedia. I suspect on those grounds, this RfA won't succeed. ⇔ ∫Æ S dt @ 01:45, 22 June 2008 (UTC)
* Thanks for the support. I'm still unsure what maintenence work people are referring to. Any examples would be helpful. Oren0 (talk) 01:59, 22 June 2008 (UTC)
* For instance, who you report to WP:AIV or WP:UAA gives us a clearer idea of who you would block if you were able. What you request at WP:RPP gives us an indication of what you'd do with the power to protect pages. As an example of where you're doing that well, your AfD discussion contributions are excellent. ⇔ ∫Æ S dt @ 02:43, 22 June 2008 (UTC)
* 1) ...he's here for the right reasons. It's a sad day at RfA when 3184 edits is not enough experience. giggy (O) 02:05, 22 June 2008 (UTC)
* 2) Moral support Per Giggy. Juliancolton <sup style="color:#666660;">Tropical <sup style="color:#666660;">Cyclone 02:35, 22 June 2008 (UTC)
* 3) Support As Giggy said. Been here for one year, ten months, got experience. BrianY (talk) 04:06, 22 June 2008 (UTC)
* 4) Support on the grounds that you don't jump in and use the tools without doing more research and maybe doing it under a close eye of a fellow admin. :) <3 Tinkleheimer TALK!! 04:14, 22 June 2008 (UTC)
* 5) Support, no reason to believe that this user would misuse the tools. Lankiveil (speak to me) 04:38, 22 June 2008 (UTC).
* 6) Support From looking at your contributions I have come to the conclusion that you are fit to be an administrator on English Wikipedia. You have demonstrated that you would be an active admin(but not the most active), you have demonstrated you won't misuse the tools either intentionally or unintentionally, and your attitude is good. Since you have demonstrated those three things, the concerns that have been brought up thus far don't really bother me much.--SJP (talk) 05:51, 22 June 2008 (UTC)
* 7) Support The answers to my questions show that this user understands policy. I'm confident that they will be able to use the tools effectively, and sparingly. Good luck, PeterSymonds (talk) 09:45, 22 June 2008 (UTC)
* 8) Support. I believe that the answers given to Peter's questions are well considered and indicate that they would use the tools in an effective manner. As for experience: if a user is able to show that they understand our policies regarding blocking, protecting, deleting etc. in a thoughtful and practical manner, they have enough experience for me. Any user can make 5000 edits in a month if they so desired, but I do not believe that that necessarily conflates with "experience". Rje (talk) 10:28, 22 June 2008 (UTC)
* 9) Support - I would like to have seen more posts to AIV, RFPP etc to demonstrate your knowledge of the tools, but I think you've got enough edits to demonstrate that you're familiar with Wikipedia and your answers to the questions demonstrate that you know what you're talking about. No problems here. ~ <font color="#000000"><font color="#228b22">mazca <font color="#000000">talk 10:37, 22 June 2008 (UTC)
* 10) While experience isn't immensely great, answers to the many, many questions move me to Support. Wizardman 13:17, 22 June 2008 (UTC)
* 11) Weak Support per Wizardman. --Cameron (T|C) 13:21, 22 June 2008 (UTC)
* 12) Support due to no negative interactions and also per User:Oren0. Sincerely, --<font face="Times New Roman"> Le Grand Roi des Citrouilles Tally-ho! 18:32, 22 June 2008 (UTC)
* 13) This user is trustworthy and had good answers to the cheatsheet questions. – thedemonhog talk • edits 18:47, 22 June 2008 (UTC)
* 14) Strong Support Despite the fact that this user's experience is not as good as it could be, I am absolutely astonished at how well this user responded to the questions. Oh, and his/her contributions are good as well :P J.delanoy <sup style="color:red;">gabs <sub style="color:blue;">adds 19:33, 22 June 2008 (UTC)
* "His" for future reference [[image:smiley.png|14px]]. Thanks for your support. Oren0 (talk) 19:36, 22 June 2008 (UTC)
* 1) Support. I'm usually not one to support without seeing solid contributions to various admin related areas, but Oren0 seems to have a thorough understanding of policy. His answers to the numerous questions above are all on target, and I believe the project will benefit with Oren0 as an admin. - <font color="#000080">auburn <font color="#CC5500">pilot talk 19:58, 22 June 2008 (UTC)
* 2) Support - trustworthy editor. PhilKnight (talk) 21:59, 22 June 2008 (UTC)
* 3) Support Appears to be a fine candidate. Ecoleetage (talk) 22:53, 22 June 2008 (UTC)
* 4) Support - see no reason to believe this user would cause a problem. Was rational, helpful, and well composed in the two AfD that oren0 was heavily involved in. --T-rex 00:45, 23 June 2008 (UTC)
* 5) Support Per giggy, and I think Oren0 could do fine. Spencer T♦C 01:30, 23 June 2008 (UTC)
* 6) Support I can "trust" this user. <font face="Verdana"><font color="Red">Vishnava <font color="Black"> talk 01:33, 23 June 2008 (UTC)
* 7) Support - changed from neutral. Yechiel (Shalom) 03:34, 23 June 2008 (UTC)
* 8) Support. No problems here. Excellent answers to questions left me feeling like this editor would make a fine admin. The ever-rising "experience bar" (where's this going to be in six months? 10,000 edits?) opposes don't worry me. <font color="#CC7722" face="Papyrus">Tan | <font color="#21421E" face="Papyrus">39 05:53, 23 June 2008 (UTC)
* 9) Support YahelGuhan ( talk ) 05:55, 23 June 2008 (UTC)
* 10) Support' User seems like he would be a good addition to the admin team. Answers to the question satisfy me enough to not care about whow long he's been here. <b style="color:#629632;">Celarnor</b> <sup style="color:#7733ff;">Talk to me 08:37, 23 June 2008 (UTC)
* 11) Support per PeterSymonds Kauffner (talk) 09:09, 23 June 2008 (UTC)
* 12) Support Your edit count has just right, and I have seen improvement in your edit summary usage. Shapiros10 <sup style="color:chocolate;">contact me <sub style="color:#3D2B1F;">My work 12:19, 23 June 2008 (UTC)
* 13) Support, no reason to oppose for me. <u style="text-decoration:none;font:100% cursive;color:#600">Neıl <u style="text-decoration:none;color:#226"><B>龱</B> 12:48, 23 June 2008 (UTC)
* 14) Of course. Al Tally talk 15:00, 23 June 2008 (UTC)
* 15) Support Obviously competent. Hiberniantears (talk) 15:12, 23 June 2008 (UTC)
* 16) Support, no reason to suspect this editor will misuse or abuse the mop. <b style="color:#0000FF;">Sher</b><b style="color:#6060BF;">eth</b> 15:31, 23 June 2008 (UTC)
* 17) Support, actually, what's weird is that I was snooping through your contribs a week ago (not sure where I came across your name). I am always on the search for good editors that could use the extra buttons for the betterment of Wikipedia. After looking at your contribs, I added you to my list of people that I was going to approach to see if you wanted a nomination. Just haven't gotten 'round to it yet, sorry :) Excellent, thorough, well-spoken editor. I've vetted your contribs extensively and find your style refreshing. You are not afraid of contentious areas, you keep your cool at all times. You easily meet my criteria and I'm glad you've decided to ask for adminship. <font color="#21421E" face="comic sans ms">Keeper | <font color="#CC7722" face="Papyrus">76 | <font color="#ff0000"> Disclaimer 16:14, 23 June 2008 (UTC)
* 18) Support per above, I believe this person can be trusted as an administrator. RFerreira (talk) 18:05, 23 June 2008 (UTC)
* 19) Support, trustworthy. Although I feel that standards are creeping further up, we are yet to have a problem with admins with low edit counts. If you're competent enough to go through an RfA, you should be fine as an administrator. <font color=#33cc33>weburiedoursecretsinthegarden 18:59, 23 June 2008 (UTC)
* 20) Support. Wizardman makes a good point about your answers. Good luck, Malinaccier (talk) 21:06, 23 June 2008 (UTC)
* 21) Support Less entrenched in wikiminutia than most candidates. Probably will be quickly repaired, but might consider the human factor for a while. --Blechnic (talk) 22:34, 23 June 2008 (UTC)
* 22) Eager Support Wonderful answer to an extremely challenging question, demonstrates knowledge of Wikipedia policies, has good mainspace edits, a sizable edit count, and over 250 user talk edits show an ability to communicate crucial to an admin. Erik the Red 2 ( AVE · CAESAR ) 23:40, 23 June 2008 (UTC)
* 23) Support per well-reasoned answers to the Qs above, and other editors' comments on the contribution history. I may not agree with all the answers, but I don't see anything that worries me.--SarekOfVulcan (talk) 05:00, 24 June 2008 (UTC)
* 24) Support. I think oren0 (despite having some different views from me on content) is a mature and sensible editor who would improve the general quality of the sysop pool. --BozMo talk 05:32, 24 June 2008 (UTC)
* 25) Support Good knowledge of policy, the objections are not in my view based on really significant problems. DGG (talk) 05:52, 24 June 2008 (UTC)
* 26) Support, good, reasonable editor. Everyking (talk) 06:44, 24 June 2008 (UTC)
* 27) Support Nothing to indicate possible abuse of tools. SWik78 (talk • contribs) 12:52, 24 June 2008 (UTC)
* 28) Support as per SJP, giggy, ∫ÆS, Rje, Auburn Pilot, Dusti, Keeper, DGG, and many others. — Athaenara ✉ 14:00, 24 June 2008 (UTC)
* 29) Support See no reason not to. <em style="font-family:Copperplate Gothic Bold;color:Black">Little <em style="font-family:Copperplate Gothic Bold;color:Red">Mountain <em style="font-family:Copperplate Gothic Bold;color:Blue">5 14:58, 24 June 2008 (UTC)
* 30) Support — self noms demonstrate the boldness demanded of an admin. –<font face="Verdana"> xenocidic ( talk ) 18:22, 24 June 2008 (UTC)
* I strongely agree!! America69 (talk) 20:07, 24 June 2008 (UTC)
* 1) Support -- After a review of the user's contribution history and answers to the questions above, there is no good reason to oppose at this time. JeanLatore (talk) 19:16, 24 June 2008 (UTC)
* 2) Support - In my experience (which is both limited and out of date), Oren0's role at the global warming articles is valuable, in that he challenges the pro-science consensus without engaging in tendentious editing or violations of WP:FRINGE (i.e. he understands that NPOV in that context doesn't mean "Global warming might be happening, but lots of scientists think it isn't."). And please note that I say this as somebody who's pro-science generally and who trusts the scientific establishment on the global warming issue. Besides that, I find the oppose rationales wholly unpersuasive - the answers to questions 12 and 15 look fine to me, and, while there may or may not be a need for more Scibaby fighting admins, more couldn't hurt. Sarcasticidealist (talk) 20:46, 24 June 2008 (UTC)
* 3) Support: I view self-noms as people who want to improve the encyclopedia enough they're not waiting for someone to push them into it. RGTraynor 21:38, 24 June 2008 (UTC)
* 4) Supportthose opposing because of answer to Q15 need to look up what banned means here on wiki. Sumoeagle179 (talk) 21:49, 24 June 2008 (UTC)
* 5) Support - Although we have different opinions on GW related topics, I have find him to be easy to work with. His recent reverts of fringe stuff supporting his POV has impressed me. He can be trusted with the tools. Brusegadi (talk) 03:58, 25 June 2008 (UTC)
* 6) Support - In my time here at Wikipedia my assessment of OrenO is that he strives to reach agreement and is open-minded regarding both sides of any conflict. I can remember times where he supported me on some things and supported my opponents on others. I find him to he a person of integrity which I believe is one of the primary characteristics we should be looking for in an Administrator. --GoRight (talk) 16:30, 25 June 2008 (UTC)
* 7) Support - No evidence that this user will abuse the tools, and is sufficiently experienced to know when to use the tools and mature enough to know when not to. I'm also impressed by some of his edits to topics (such as global warming) in which he adheres very well to policy and maintains NPOV, even if it means removing content that may support his views. CrazyChemGuy (talk · contribs) 00:47, 26 June 2008 (UTC)
* 8) Support WP:AGF]... I see no reason not to trust them. <font STYLE="verdana" COLOR ="#990000">Gtstricky Talk or C 02:27, 26 June 2008 (UTC)
* 9) Support a good candidate. As noted, he'll be an open-minded and fair admin. UltraExactZZ Claims~ Evidence 12:36, 26 June 2008 (UTC)
* 10) Weak support Some concerns raised below do give me pause: it is true that the answer to Q15 and signs of dogmatic application of Wikirules are a bit worrisome. On the other hand, I don't think this is a fatal flaw and a little bit of guidance from fellow admins should suffice to correct the situation. As for the lack of project-space edits, adminship is not rocket science: if you have decent judgment and if you are patient and careful enough to read admin-guides, to ask for help and to be extra conservative when you get involved in an area that you're not too familiar with, you'll be just fine. Pascal.Tesson (talk) 17:31, 26 June 2008 (UTC)
* 11) Strong Support. I got to know oren0 from his good contributions to the project. I find him to be a person of integrity and balance, and I believe that is what we should be looking for in an Administrator. --Kaaveh (talk) 21:18, 26 June 2008 (UTC)
* 12) Support. · <font face="Times New Roman" color="Black">AndonicO <font face="Times New Roman" color="Navy">Engage. 13:32, 27 June 2008 (UTC)
* 13) Support Maxim (talk) 14:21, 27 June 2008 (UTC)
* 14) Support RMHED (talk) 16:41, 27 June 2008 (UTC)
* 15) Support. Looking at a random selection of Wikipedia: (but not this RFA) and Talk: contributions, you seem like a level headed editor (you do lose your cool sometimes, but we're only human). The random sample of User talk: edits I hit looked mostly like templated and automated warnings and notifications, but this doesn't much bother me given the Talk: edits (there is nothing wrong with discussing articles on article talk rather than user talk pages). None of the issues brought up by the opposes seem vital to me, besides your answer to Q15. In regards to that I completely disagree with you for mostly GFDL reasons, but I think that it's not a big enough issue to cause you to elsewhere make large mistakes. Otherwise your answers to the questions are thoughtful (though I think you could've said "I can read the WP:RFACHEATsheet" to numbers 7-9) and you look like a great editor. Cheers! --<i style="color:green;">lifebaka</i> (Talk - Contribs) 18:23, 27 June 2008 (UTC)
* 16) Reading question number 17 made my head spin, but you answered it with grace, and heck, your answer made sense! You have my support. <font face="Georgia"><font color="#000000">L'Aqùatique''' <font color="#838B8B">[<font face="Monotype Corsiva"><font color="#838B8B">review ] 23:19, 27 June 2008 (UTC)
* 17) Good user. Acalamari 01:49, 28 June 2008 (UTC)
* 18) Support Ceoil <font color="E45E05">sláinte 14:53, 28 June 2008 (UTC)
* 19) Support Although your answer to question 15 made me pause, I see no compelling reason to oppose. Thingg <sup style="color:#33ff00;">⊕ <sup style="color:#ff0033;">⊗ 19:40, 28 June 2008 (UTC)
* 20) Support. Many of the objections are about "weak answers" to RfA essay questions than about his actual editorship experience. The question is "Can he be trusted?" not "Can he write exquisite essay answers?". - grubber (talk) 22:47, 28 June 2008 (UTC)
* 21) Support -- The mop isn't that big of a deal. You appear minimally qualified. -- Sharkface T/C 23:15, 28 June 2008 (UTC)
Oppose
* 1) Weak Oppose. You do a lot of mainspace work, I like that. You've fixed your edit summary usage, I like that. Your work is good, I just want to see more of it. You say in your answer to Q1 that you want to work with vandalism and sockpuppetry, but you have only 1 edit to WP:AIV (the IP you reported was subsequently blocked, so it was a good report). I think you'll be a good admin in the future when you get a little more experience under your belt. Useight (talk) 23:51, 21 June 2008 (UTC)
* 2) Oppose - Lack of project space contributions in areas where the candidate wishes to work. Also, per MB in the neutral section. <font color="#660000">Wisdom89 ( <font color="#17001E">T |undefined / <font color="#17001E">C ) 23:53, 21 June 2008 (UTC)
* 3) Oppose Lack of experience, and lack of trust. Follow what Wisdom89 says. It's good advice. I also strongely oppose his answer to Question 15. America69 (talk) 02:20, 22 June 2008 (UTC)
* 4) Oppose — I view self-noms as prima facie evidence of power hunger. Kurt Weber ( Go Colts! ) 03:24, 22 June 2008 (UTC)
* While most power hunger RFAs are indeed self noms, there are still a lot of self noms that aren't, surely you should look through the contribs to find some backup that he's power hungry? And anyways, what's wrong with power hunger? Who says power hungry admins will be bad?--<font face="verdana"; font size="2"; font color="green">Serviam <font face="verdana"; font size="2"; font color="green">(talk) 16:23, 24 June 2008 (UTC)
* 1) Un-Suprisingly Dull and Repetitive Oppose per lack of experience in admin-areas. Doesn't solidify any kind of trust.-- Koji † Dude (C) 03:45, 22 June 2008 (UTC)
* Oppose → (switched to neutral). I looked though many of oren0's contributions and I can attest that, ignoring reverts and such, his mainspace work is quite good. I don't see a lot of content writing, but he's a clear communicator and his knowledge of our content-related policies and guidelines is more than adequate. That said, a few things concern me: his inclination toward involvement in content disputes, and the (moderately) combative mindset he tends to carry. Various policies and guidelines prohibit or discourage admins from exercising sysop capabilities when one is involved in a dispute, but that's a concept that many are guilty of neglecting. I can't say for certain that this would be a problem with oren0, but he certainly shows all the symptoms -- a tendency to use terms like spam/vandalism/etc. broadly (e.g. ... even his comments here to some extent), a strong topical focus, and the (again, moderately) combative demeanor in general. I would prefer that this user continue his work in mainspace, where he's doing a good job already. — <font face="Arial" color="green">xDanielx T/C\R 08:19, 22 June 2008 (UTC)
* Without trying to argue too strongly against your examples, (1) was in response to this edit, which was a friend of mine who was messing with me (she knew I created that page and wanted to see how quickly I'd revert random vandalism) and I just wanted to remove all traces of her edits. (2) was a known sockpuppet who had been flagged but not yet banned, therefore I think the edit was vandalism. As for (3), I'd say that putting up that left-handedness is a result of "neglect" and that is is "almost considered [a] normal...symptom" is vandalism, but perhaps you'd disagree. If I come off as combative, I don't mean to. I've always thought that I exercise pretty good restraint in the face of persistent vandals and unreasonable editors. Oren0 (talk) 08:58, 22 June 2008 (UTC)
* Thanks for explaining. I disagree somewhat regarding (2) and (3), but I'll strike (1) per your comment. (That brings it down from 4 to 2, as I removed one earlier.) I'm kind of undecided at the moment; I'll indent my vote for now and come back later. — <font face="Arial" color="green">xDanielx T/C\R 09:59, 22 June 2008 (UTC)
* 1) Giggy is indeed right when he says that 3000+ plus edits is a sad day when it isn't enough to show experience, but when spread over the time this editor has been hear (20+ months), that's not a an awful lot of experience I'm seeing (especially in the Wikipedia namespace). Rudget ( logs ) 09:14, 22 June 2008 (UTC)
* Would you prefer the 2000 edits be spread within one week, using WP:HUGGLE? :-)--SarekOfVulcan (talk) 05:05, 24 June 2008 (UTC)
* 1) Reluctant Oppose, on the grounds that reply #12 (to xDanielx in the above shows (to me) that Oren0 hasn't understood why an article must stand on its own merit, and that argumentation from one article, shouldn't be transported to another. Originally i was going to vote support - because although we've been on opposite sides of some issues, i've always felt that Oren0 was a rational sceptic, and one who (imho) has the best interests of WP in mind. My basis for this is the discussions on An Inconvenient Truth and The Great Global Warming Swindle, where people seemed to think, that if one of them had the description "controversial" then the other must have the same, since they where both (superficially) about the same subject.(these discussions ) --Kim D. Petersen (talk) 20:09, 22 June 2008 (UTC)
* I'm not saying that we should blindly apply rulings from one page to all similar ones, but that doesn't mean we have to completely ignore everything that's ever happened on other pages either. I think there are situations where the idea of precedent has merit. As you probably know, I have upheld the "controversial" consensus (yes in the lead of TGGWS, no in the lead of AIT) despite the fact that I disagree with including it in either case. I am glad to hear that you've considered me rational though. Oren0 (talk) 20:16, 22 June 2008 (UTC)
* I can't argue with that - i find you both civil and a person who takes consensus seriously. But i feel that this particular point shows a blind spot. How would you have handled it today? Do you still think that there is merit to the statement that if one film is controversial (or not), then the other must also be? --Kim D. Petersen (talk) 20:30, 22 June 2008 (UTC)
* I've just reread the threads you linked above and (aside from some sarcasm that I could've done without) I don't think that I handled that situation badly. My point was never "we must call one controversial because we call the other controversial." I did bring up the other pages but my primary arguments were from the point of view of WP:LEAD and the point of view that "controversial" is an opinion that doesn't belong declaratively in the first sentence of an article. If I were to have that situation to do over I'd argue strongly for the exclusion of "controversial" from the opening sentence and the inclusion of controversies later in the lead in both articles. If, for example, an editor claimed on one talk page that "controversial" should never go in the opening sentence and at the same time argued for it on another page, I don't think it'd be a violation of WP:OTHERSTUFFEXISTS to point out that hypocrisy. Oren0 (talk) 20:39, 22 June 2008 (UTC)
* And that is the reason for my oppose. It should always be the merit of the case and the context of the article, that determines what goes into the lead (or elsewhere). Not whether similar articles do or don't. And i have a very hard time ascribing it to hypocrisy. Sorry. --Kim D. Petersen (talk) 20:54, 22 June 2008 (UTC)
* 1) Oppose; weak mainspace contributions. Rock Band and TGGWS don't add much to the project, in my opinion. A featured article on a worthwhile topic would help change my opinion. Walter Siegmund (talk) 22:23, 22 June 2008 (UTC)
* Contributions to any article add tonens to the encycloedia, even pokémon articles.--<font face="verdana"; font size="2"; font color="green">Serviam <font face="verdana"; font size="2"; font color="green">(talk) 23:37, 22 June 2008 (UTC)
* With respect, Wsiegmund, what would you classify as a "worthwhile topic"? Acalamari 16:48, 25 June 2008 (UTC)
* 1) Oppose per answer to Q 15, user seems to find wiki-politics more important than content. As long as content is good, it shouldn't matter how it gets there. While questionable edits should be reverted, there's no reason to remove obviously helpful edits. Reverting and re-adding is pointless process and one editor acting as the author of edits originally made by another is legally questionable under the GFDL. Wikipedia's readers don't care how content gets here, as long as it is here. <font face="Broadway">Mr.Z-man 02:27, 23 June 2008 (UTC)
* I see where you're coming from on this but I disagree. Users that are banned were banned for a reason, and the effect of a ban is to bar that user from participating in the collaborative project. As WP:BAN says: "the presumption in ambiguous cases should be to revert." I believe that it's inappropriate to reward users who circumvent their bans by allowing their work to stay up and be forever credited to them. Any while I don't pretend to be a lawyer, we agree that all of our contributions may be "edited mercilessly or redistributed for profit by others" so I don't see a copyvio issue with allowing another editor to reinstate the edits. The following scenario happens every day: editor 1 adds something, editor 2 reverts, editor 3 reverts editor 2, readding the material. I don't think you'd suggest that this scenario is a copyvio, so why would doing the same with a banned editor be a problem? Oren0 (talk) 03:17, 23 June 2008 (UTC)
* Your reply demonstrates my oppose reason exactly: "reward users who circumvent their bans by allowing their work to stay up" - Our readers could care less if a sentence was added by a "banned user." The point of a ban should be to prevent disruption, not to punish people. Common sense and the goal of improving content should always prevail. No, edit warring is not a copyvio, but in your scenario, editor 3 is not claiming authorship for editor 1's content. <font face="Broadway">Mr.Z-man 04:05, 23 June 2008 (UTC)
* As for copyvio, I guess a better way of saying what I mean is that the reinstating editor would be responsible for the edits rather than taking credit for them. As WP:BAN says: Editors can edit on behalf of banned editors if they "have independent reasons for making" the edits. If the edit is really so spectacular, another editor can vouch for it. Oren0 (talk) 05:09, 23 June 2008 (UTC)
* Totally disagree Z-man. Banned means banned. I'm a user and I DO care if a banned user circumvents his ban. People only get banned for long term repeated disruption after being given multiple chances. We don't need them. We spend way too much time already dealing with these types of users (disruption, vandals etc). oren0's answer is spot on. Sumoeagle179 (talk) 21:45, 24 June 2008 (UTC)
* I'm talking about the reversion of obviously helpful edits. I'm certainly not advocating circumenting bans if that's what you're suggesting, but if a banned user reverts some vandalism, fixes a typo, or adds a reference, how does reverting that help the encyclopedia? Isn't that the point of policies? Reverting then re-adding is pretty much the pinnacle of process-wonkery and a waste of server space. <font face="Broadway">Mr.Z-man 23:00, 24 June 2008 (UTC)
* 1) Oppose per Mr Z-man. User has lost sight of the spirit of the project in his quest to become an admin. One should not set out seeking adminship, but instead find that he/she needs it in order to better the encyclopedia. Juppiter (talk) 07:01, 23 June 2008 (UTC)
* Juppiter, your oppose has an astounding level of negative assumption in it. Astounding. <font color="#21421E" face="comic sans ms">Keeper | <font color="#CC7722" face="Papyrus">76 | <font color="#ff0000"> Disclaimer 19:08, 23 June 2008 (UTC)
* I'm actually surprised to see this kind of comment from you Keeper. It appears to be a valid point, from a non admin perspective of course. This comment doesn't strike me as negative nor ABF, but an opinion after consideration. Cheers. — <font color="#444444">Maggot<font color="#222222">Syn 21:22, 23 June 2008 (UTC)
* And I realize I said (actually directly to you before) that I am restraining myself from questioning the opposes. The two assumptions that I'm reading here that compelled me to add this are "UserX has lost sight of the spirit of the project" and "User should seek adminship for the betterment of the encyclopedia" (sic). They are assuming that UserX doesn't have the right mindset. HTH could Juppiter know Oren0's mindset? Assuming he's just after the title and doesn't know what Wikipedia is for? Egregious enough to get me to post here. No diffs, no experience with the user, just a blanket statement about another human beings character, and not about their contributions. Egregious. <font color="#21421E" face="comic sans ms">Keeper | <font color="#CC7722" face="Papyrus">76 | <font color="#ff0000"> Disclaimer 22:17, 23 June 2008 (UTC)
* While I agree that diff's should be provided, I am to the understanding that his oppose is, as I stated above an opinion after consideration and quite possibly done so with AGF in mind (I have no reason to assume otherwise as I say this only because hes been here since 2005, so hes isn't entitled to sway you with his opinions, as it were). I've seen this same type of rationale in other RfA's with more popular candidates. Your reasons for posting here, are the same as my own. — <font color="#444444">Maggot<font color="#222222">Syn 09:23, 24 June 2008 (UTC)
* 1) per Q15 - user neither understands the point of Wikipedia, nor the GFDL, both highly undesirable traits in an administrator. Nick (talk) 17:42, 23 June 2008 (UTC)
* Curious. I fully support his answer to Q15 William M. Connolley (talk) 17:41, 26 June 2008 (UTC)
* I'd suggest you re-read the question, a few times if necessary. Ncmvocalist (talk) 05:05, 27 June 2008 (UTC)
* I'd suggest you reconsider your prejudice that only one opinion on this question is reasonable, a few times if necessary William M. Connolley (talk) 16:12, 27 June 2008 (UTC)
* And I'd suggest that your judgement is clouded - unless you were speaking of your-own-prejudice. AGF. It has everything to do with concerns regarding how to look at (certain aspects of, including the spirit of) policy, including the intended effect on Wikipedia - our free-content encyclopedia. Mr Z-Man is spot on. Ncmvocalist (talk) 09:59, 28 June 2008 (UTC)
* 1) Oppose per Q1 - the statement One major reason I'm applying for this is that the recent unprotection of several global warming pages and the subsequent retirement from the issue of a checkuser admin has left a void which needs to be filled by more admins to protect from sockpuppetry and vandalism is nonsense. There are plenty of admins watching the GW pages William M. Connolley (talk) 20:30, 24 June 2008 (UTC)
* Comment I have grave concerns that this negative opinion has been solicited per this talk page comment. Pedro : Chat 20:38, 24 June 2008 (UTC)
* Then clearly your understanding of canvassing is in error. Raul654 (talk) 20:41, 24 June 2008 (UTC)
* Of the last 4,000 edits William M. Connolley has made 5 contributions to WP:RFA / WT:RFA of which all but this were concerning just two RFA's. Per this evidence William has little interest in RFA. Yet after Raul654's request (as diffed above) he suddenly turns up and opines. If you think I'm in error of the letter of the CANVASS guideline then good for you. But if you think I'm in error that this is a gross abuse of soliciting comments, when none would otherwise have been forthcoming, think again. The evidence lies in the contribution history. This is poor behaviour of administrators; however I will rely on the 'crats to evaluate it accordingly. Pedro : Chat 20:53, 24 June 2008 (UTC)
* Indeed, I don't watch RFA. But I have a strong interest in GW articles. I thank Raul for bringing this to my attention, but his comments haven't affected my opinions. Given that the candidates primary motivation for this was GW-related, I think a note of the RFA should have been posted to t:GW. The arguments re canvassing seem mad to me: do you want only habitual RFA watchers and those stalking OrenO to vote? How else are people supposed to know? William M. Connolley (talk) 21:20, 24 June 2008 (UTC)
* That's not really the only issue. The concern lies primarily with the tone and the partisanship of the comment to your talk page. <font color="#660000">Wisdom89 ( <font color="#17001E">T |undefined / <font color="#17001E">C ) 21:25, 24 June 2008 (UTC)
* Well, I can't do anything about that. FWIW, I wish Raul had just notified me without any other comment. I have now left a note on t:GW so other interested parties will know William M. Connolley (talk) 21:29, 24 June 2008 (UTC) BTW, you have noticed that Raul hasn't voted oppose, haven't you? William M. Connolley (talk) 21:31, 24 June 2008 (UTC)
* Global warming is only one facet of things I edit. WP:CANVAS forbids me from giving notice at, say Talk:Rock Band (video game), where I know several editors who would support me but haven't found this RfA. Why should William be allowed to solicit potential votes against me in only one area in which I edit? Oren0 (talk) 21:55, 24 June 2008 (UTC)
* Why would you assume that GW will produce votes against you? As far as I can tell, you have earned quite some respect from the pro-science side at least. --Stephan Schulz (talk) 21:58, 24 June 2008 (UTC)
* Of the GW regulars I recognize 2 out of 3 have opposed me. No offense, but I did expect before this started that you, WMC, KDP, RA, and Raul would all weigh in against me (if you found your way here) just based on some disagreements we've had in the past. I can't think of anyone I've had much contact with in other arenas that I'm confident would oppose me. I do think that I might get some support from some of the skeptic editors as a result of this canvassing as well, but given that William opposes me it seems that the action might be an attempt to gather more opposition. PS, I'm not sure how how I feel about labeling your side as "pro-science" based on the implication that I'm therefore "anti-science" but that's a discussion for another day. Oren0 (talk) 22:05, 24 June 2008 (UTC)
* See below for why, although "your side" is anti-science, I don't think you are. You are just deluded ;-). KDP has apparently found out about this on his own. So far, the score is 0/2/2, as far as I can make out. --Stephan Schulz (talk) 22:11, 24 June 2008 (UTC)
* William, per this edit summary in which you rhetorically ask "what am I supposed to do?" . The answer is - Make up you own mind. I believe firmly that your own POV has spilled over onto this RFA at the urging of Raul654. If you could back your argument up with more evidence (i.e. other than "heck, there's loads of admins over there, we don't need no more") then it might win more support. Sorry, I know this is abrupt, but if you view it without passion you will see how unbecoming and tainted the background and thrust of your oppose really is. BTW (as you put it) I've not "voted" either. Pedro : Chat 22:06, 24 June 2008 (UTC)
* I think WMC makes a good point thought. That is, self selection bias is very bad. WMC's comment on GW talk was fine. It is neutral, just alerting editors in an area that Oreno promises to be active. I might be considered "pro-science" but I think I'll give Oreno a chance with the tools. Raul's comment on WMC's talk is also fine. Raul knows policies very well and I think that if he wanted to canvass, he is smart enough to send an email (I am just being realistic.) In addition, anyone who "knows" WMC would tell you that it is no easy task to influence him. Brusegadi (talk) 03:43, 25 June 2008 (UTC)
* Theoretically, then, would you say that it wouldn't be canvassing for me to post something neutral on other pages I actively edit? [Not that I intend to do this] Oren0 (talk) 03:57, 25 June 2008 (UTC)
* The situations would not be parallel because it would be you posting the message. Also, you have an explicit interest in applying the tools to GW articles, so it makes sense that editors there weight in. From what I gather you were under the impression that "pro-GW" editors would oppose loudly, but from what I see, there has been a wide range of opinions, and mostly positive towards you. Perhaps this stems from an unfounded view of "GW articles" as being ran by a gang, when in fact the editors that edit those pages edit a wide range of articles, have a wide range of opinions, but happen to have a common view in GW, which is not unlikely since their view is the dominating view in the scientific community. So, to answer your question, as long as the editors reached are pretty heterogeneous, are not reached by you, and contribute to an area that you plan to heavily use the tools (eg area plagued by conflict, socks, etc) and have explicitly said so, then it seems fine. Brusegadi (talk) 04:21, 25 June 2008 (UTC)
* The point, of course, is that the community has no desire for editors or admins who are either pro or anti anything - indeed we don't even want them to have a "view" when it comes to putting finger to keyboard. WP:NPOV is policy - and I believe it can apply to RFA, XFD, and RFC just as much as our articles. If WMC believes oren0 does not adhere to NPOV he should say so, backing it up with diffs, rather than making weak "we have anough admins" arguments. Pedro : Chat 07:03, 25 June 2008 (UTC)
* I used the phrase "pro-GW" in quotations for a reason. It was not meant to be taken in the literal sense. I guess I made the comment thinking mostly of those familiar with the long interchanges in climate related talk pages. "Pro-GW" is a label that has been applied to editors in the GW articles who defend wikipedia policy, in particular WP:WEIGHT and WP:FRINGE. I am sorry if you read the wrong thing in it. So, feel free to replace "pro-GW" with "enforcers of WP:WEIGHT, WP:Fringe" or think of it as the term "evolutionist" that has been applied to those who try to clean up the mess created by POV (creationists) pushers in evolution related articles. Concerning NPOV; we all have POVs, and our job is to keep them off the keyboard, as you say above. However, I dont think NPOV is highly relevant in this oppose. It is my understanding that WMC opposed based on a statement the candidate made. The candidate brought the issue of socks into the table and the need for more admins to fight it off. It is fair game to oppose based on a statement made by the candidate (the basis of the "oppose" we are discussing); specially when the candidate has very little experience in other admin related areas. Brusegadi (talk) 07:22, 25 June 2008 (UTC)
* (dedent) I'm trying not let this drag out too much here. We all have our POVs and beliefs that affect how we edit. That doesn't mean we violate NPOV. Maybe I'll be more likely to find and add a new source criticizing climate models and William will be more likely to find and add a source supporting them. That doesn't mean either of us is in violation of neutrality, it just has to do with, e.g. the different sources we might subscribe to. If anyone believes that I've acted non-neutrally or non-fairly, I invite them to post the diffs. But the idea that I'm being opposed because of my personal beliefs bothers me if people can't point to times where my POV has led to inappropriate actions. Oren0 (talk) 08:10, 25 June 2008 (UTC)
* Thats what confuses me. Where did he say anything about POVs? He is opposing for a different reason, is he not? I expanded on this on the talk page of this rfa. Brusegadi (talk) 08:30, 25 June 2008 (UTC)
* Just read this thread and some of your own comments here. The majority of the discussion on this thread is POV oriented. (And yes I know you have voted Support, which means you should be commended for keeping your POV off the keyboard just like the text of your support suggests that OrenO is not only capable of the same but puts it into practice). --GoRight (talk) 16:43, 25 June 2008 (UTC)
* I think this protest against the various postings by Raul and WMC is completely ridiculous. The postings were neutral in locations which were neutral and I for one (as an admin who edits global warming pages from time to time) learnt of the RFA from them, came, thought and voted support. The postings did what they were supposed to be which was bring open-minded people from the relevant pages here. I think the reason given on wanting to be an admin for global warming was provocative but I also think on balance O will make a good admin. I particularly like his avoidance of spurious arguments to support his POV. On the "how people hear about" it that's how its supposed to work, it was properly done. --BozMo talk 17:00, 27 June 2008 (UTC)
* 1) Oppose I don't like the answer to Q15 at all. Keepscases (talk) 20:57, 25 June 2008 (UTC)
* 2) Weak Oppose I don't believe Oren0 is biased, in fact I think he's shown he's quite evenhanded in his mainspace edits (although he calls them vandalism reversion rather too often), but this user is over-focused on trying to improve Wikipedia by rule application as opposed to conventional editing. As question 15 indicates, he'd revert a good edit based on who the editor was instead of the edit. In my own case, after writing more than 750 words on an article Talk page yesterday and not being responded to by the most problematic party reverting me, Oren0 slaps a 3RR template on MY user page that tells me, a user who has also edited a Talk page more than 500 times, to "use the Talk page". I'd think it ought to have been reasonably foreseeable that I would find this unsolicited advice both unnecessary and impossible to accomodate. The associated accusation that I'm edit warring and "disrupting the article space" was repeated such that a dispute arose in addition to the one in the mainspace. I don't think any reasonable person could have expected a minimization of the conflict to result from this "laying of charges" as opposed to the magnification that occured. It could be that I'm a problem user who needs to be confronted, but it could equally be that Oren0 is going to end up in some unnecessary confrontations. Wikipedia is ultimately going to be made better primarily through edits, not by bringing down the hammer on editors. There is a time and place for the hammer, of course, but not everytime and everyplace calls for it. I think Oren0 will acknowledge the feedback from this RfA exercise and his Wiki experience generally such that he could be considered for admin again sometime in the future.Bdell555 (talk) 14:10, 26 June 2008 (UTC)
* I'll admit that in your case my warning was a bit strong. But you were edit warring with two other editors and using the talk page (which you were doing well) isn't license to revert war. I don't have a problem with you as an editor nor do I have a problem with your edits (I've told you I actually agree with you). But when I see 5 edits back and forth with two other editors in the same section in two hours (realizing that they weren't all technically reverts), and then I see multiple 3RR warnings on your user page, I think a 3RR warning isn't unreasonable. Oren0 (talk) 16:29, 26 June 2008 (UTC)
* But if there is already a warning, assuming I read my messages I'm already aware of the policy. So you are in effect conceding that the warning wasn't intended to inform me. Taking it upon yourself to tell a user what the rules are when he already knows them makes less sense to me than just applying the rules (i.e. just put me on the 3RR noticeboard if you think that's warranted). A person can't edit war with himself (it takes two to tango) and the other two were far less inclined to use the Talk page than I (one didn't use it at all) and you had no admonishments for them, not even to advise them that you thought they were wrong on the merits of the actual edits, an opinion that might actually have gone somewhere in terms of helping to address the real dispute as opposed to process issues (although I grant you spoke up later). Those two editors also didn't want the same thing, so you are conflating two exchanges into one. That's no excuse under the technical rules, of course, but it is relevant in terms of identifying what the real problem is. In any case, an edit war that drags out over a week or more with 2 edits a day illustrates more intransigience than an exchange over 2 hours that stops (as it did). The mindless edit wars are ones that persist after the argument provided by both sides has clearly dwindled away, efforts to accomodate the other in phrasing and sourcing are not or no longer being made, and generally both sides are just entrenching themselves. In other words, there is a big difference between two users reverting each other with no accompanying commentary and when the edits accompanied by new sources, new phrasing, and/or new argument. In any case, I think your views on this get at what I'm talking about re an overfocus on the rules vs the substance of what is occuring.Bdell555 (talk) 13:19, 28 June 2008 (UTC)
* 1) Oppose. Based on his answer to Q15, I think he loses sight of some fundamentals, including reading spirit vs letter of policy. Therefore, I'm unimpressed. Ncmvocalist (talk) 15:13, 26 June 2008 (UTC)
* 2) Oppose, low level of Wikipedia-namespace edits indicates a likely lack of policy knowledge. I'm also less than impressed with the amount of heckling that has gone on against oppose "voters". Stifle (talk) 08:53, 27 June 2008 (UTC)
* 3) Oppose - contributions on GW-related articles makes me question his suitability. Guettarda (talk) 00:12, 28 June 2008 (UTC)
* 4) Oppose - I hate 'per' votes, but everybody posting before me has said what I wanted to say many times already. <font style="color:white;background:#4682b4;font-family:sans-serif;"> Asenine 08:09, 28 June 2008 (UTC)
* 5) Oppose: Based on the nature of Oren0's contributions in mainspace as well as his comments on this page, I find a certain rigidity in his positions that would hinder his ability to be fair as an admin, IMO. Sunray (talk) 15:50, 28 June 2008 (UTC)
* 6) Oppose - lack of experience, lack of crucial Wikipedia-space contributions and some unclear answers to the questions, which display a lack of policy understanding. This candidate is just not ready yet. <span style="font-family:Comic Sans MS,sans-serif"> Lra drama 19:53, 28 June 2008 (UTC)
* 7) Weak oppose There is a good bit to commend the candidate—he seems, to be sure, to possess, at least far oftener than not, sound judgment, a deliberative disposition, and the sort of cordial demeanor that well lends itself to collaboration—but certain of the answers to the questions and some other comments suggest an unfamiliarity with various aspects of policy and practice and, more significantly and disquietingly, a lack of appreciation of that unfamiliarity (oren does not always seem to know, that is, whereof he does not know), such that, even as he is sure not to abuse or to misuse intentionally the tools, he might avolitionally misuse the tools, and on the whole I cannot conclude with a sufficient degree of confidence that the net effect on the project of the candidate's being sysop(p)ed should be positive; my analysis brings me close to that degree of confidence, though, and so my oppose is "weak". Joe 21:21, 28 June 2008 (UTC)
Neutral
* 1) Neutral I'm seeing a troublingly low amount of ANI/AN participation (9 edit I think), some owork at RFPP/RM, but not much as a "dispute noticeboard", a low overall edit count, which I could forgive if this editor primarily needed to the tools to work content, but I'm not seeing that, also the lack of an introductory statement makes me question how well this individual knows major Wikipedia processes like RFA, maybe I'm missing something. MBisanz talk 23:44, 21 June 2008 (UTC)
* I've generally just undone vandal edits and placed warnings at talk pages, generally stopping short of actually reporting them at AIV, etc. Oren0 (talk) 23:59, 21 June 2008 (UTC)
* I think the point being made is that a report to AIV should really coincide with the point when, as an admin, you would have blocked the user - ie after they've been warned adequately. If you haven't encountered the need to report to AIV very often, it suggests you wouldn't often come across a need to wave the block stick. ~ <font color="#000000"><font color="#228b22">mazca <font color="#000000">talk 10:40, 22 June 2008 (UTC)
* 1) Neutral AIV is not hard to learn so I think you would be just fine jumping in with only 1 previous report and you seem to show a general common sense but I think a little more experience in general maintenance is required. — Icewedge (talk) 00:27, 22 June 2008 (UTC)
* What would you recommend in terms of this? I can only go to AIV as often as I find vandals who have been persistently warned and still vandalize. And I don't think there's much to do at AIV not being an admin. I do expect to be spending more time reporting sockpuppets soon though. Oren0 (talk) 00:31, 22 June 2008 (UTC)
* I think you misunderstand me; I said I think you would be fine at AIV. — Icewedge (talk) 00:39, 22 June 2008 (UTC)
* I guess then I don't know what you mean by "general maintenence." Oren0 (talk) 00:41, 22 June 2008 (UTC)
* 1) I'm not going to oppose, and I like the answers to my questions, but some of the other ones (like Q15) are troubling. --Haemo (talk) 07:20, 22 June 2008 (UTC)
* 2) Neutral - Adminship is more than just "fighting vandals and sock puppetry". Be creative, and think about why you truly need the tools. Aquarius • talk 07:28, 22 June 2008 (UTC)
* Hmm, wanted to support but I'm always a bit wary when people want to work in sockpuppet areas. Naerii (complain) 14:43, 22 June 2008 (UTC)
* 1) Neutral reccomending withdrawal. If you become more active at AIV, you'll gain much more experience in the admin's role in vandal-fighting. Other than that, I think you'll make a great admin. Keep up the good work, and remember, there's always next time. :-) -- Mizu onna sango15 / 水 女 珊瑚15 18:22, 22 June 2008 (UTC)
* Neutral for now. I will most likely support, but I would like to see how the candidate answers xDanielx's questions first. J.delanoy <sup style="color:red;">gabs <sub style="color:blue;">adds 18:28, 22 June 2008 (UTC)
* That was slightly embarrassing :) While I was looking over your contribs you answered the question.... So for now, Neutral pending response to my questions. J.delanoy <sup style="color:red;">gabs <sub style="color:blue;">adds 18:59, 22 June 2008 (UTC)
* Changed to support @ 19:33, 22 June 2008 (UTC)
* Neutral This is a very close call. Two years of experience is a big plus, regardless of edit count, and the candidate seems to have a decent grasp of most policies. (In Q9 he mistakenly says that "both types of protection", i.e. semi and full, should only be used temporarily, implying that at some point in the future he would advocate to unprotect the Main Page and some high risk templates; but that's obviously not what he meant, so I won't fuss over that.) What bothers me is that he doesn't have significant contributions in the main areas of interest to him, namely, vandal-fighting and sockpuppetry. As noted, he has one report to WP:AIV, and as not yet noted, he has zero edits to WP:SSP and has not the faintest clue what I actually do when I receive a request to review an SSP case. Basically his argument for needing the tools can be summarized by noting that Raul654 quit on the Scibaby mess (a decision which I supported on Raul's talk page), so Oren0 wants to take over with shooting down Scibaby who is a massively disruptive vandal and sockpuppeteer. That seems more like a single issue than a general mandate to manage administrative affairs across the board, so I am ambivalent about granting full administrator rights in all contexts. For now, I would advise Oren0: if a Scibaby sock needs blocking, find someone else to do it; and get some more experience in administrator areas before you can expect my unconditional support. Yechiel (Shalom) 22:20, 22 June 2008 (UTC)
* I respect your opinion but I wanted to clarify a few things. First off, your interpretation that I wasn't talking about the main page, etc. when discussing limited timeframes for protection was correct. Secondly, my decision to request adminship is something I'd been considering for a while, the Raul/Scibaby situation was just a catalyst for requesting it now rather than waiting longer (what's the rush after all). Oren0 (talk) 22:27, 22 June 2008 (UTC)
* With that second point clarified, I'll support. Yechiel (Shalom) 03:34, 23 June 2008 (UTC)
* 1) Neutral (switched from oppose). I'm slightly dissatisfied with Q#11 but overall pretty content with the answers the to questions that interest me. I still hold to the sentiments expressed in my oppose vote to some extent, but not enough to warrant an oppose. — <font face="Arial" color="green">xDanielx T/C\R 02:12, 23 June 2008 (UTC)
* 2) Neutral While I can't say oppose, I also can't say support. I think the user needs some mainspace milestones (FC, GA, DYK).--<font color="navy" face="Times New Roman">LAA <font color="#ff0000" face="Times New Roman">Fan 23:51, 23 June 2008 (UTC)
* 3) Neutral - seems to be a long-standing Wikipedian with an interesting user page. However, this user just does not meet my standards quite yet. Sorry, maybe later. Bearian (talk) 14:55, 24 June 2008 (UTC)
* 4) Neutral - want to support, but just can't bring myself to overcome discomfort over various answers. A shame because I suspect you probably will be a good admin. If this passes, great and good luck. If it fails, please run again (and drop me a line when you do) in a few months, with some Project space experience under your belt, and you'll waltz through RfA. --Dweller (talk) 15:56, 24 June 2008 (UTC)
* 5) Neutral - This is tough because I'm really impressed with Oren0's willingness to revert garbage edits, even from those who share his POV, and because we share a desire to keep tendentious editors off the global warming pages, but I'm still pensive given his lack of work on the various noticeboards and also per the response given in KDP's oppose. Would likely support with a little more experience. Jason Patton (talk) 21:08, 24 June 2008 (UTC)
* 6) Neutral - Jason stated it very well. I'm impressed by Oren0's willingness to revert crap even if it supports his POV. I'm less impressed with his ability to recognize said crap. I do think that 3000 edits over two years is plenty, but what keeps me from support is that I've not seen much of him outside the GW discussion and in particular miss contributions in the WP namespace. --Stephan Schulz (talk) 21:33, 24 June 2008 (UTC)
* 7) Answer to Q15 is good except that it does not show an understanding of GFDL – which is understandable since GFDL is rather complicated. I would support but for the fact that a user that I highly respect opposes. Will mull this over for a while, but am neutral for the time being. Bwrs (talk) 19:27, 27 June 2008 (UTC)
* The above adminship discussion is preserved as an archive of the discussion. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the talk page of either this nomination or the nominated user). No further edits should be made to this page.
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What were the impact of the military reforms of Marius on Rome
The Roman general and politician Marius was one of the most important figures in the Roman Republic. He was a controversial figure during his lifetime, and his contributions have been fiercely debated since then. Many historians have argued that he helped save the Roman Republic and laid the foundation for an almost invincible army for centuries.
Marius's reforms also had important social-political implications, and he dramatically expanded citizenship in the Republic. Still, his reforms changed the Roman army's nature, which weakened the democratic character of the republic. These reforms allowed generals to take control of Rome with their troops. Because of his changes, Rome's legions increasingly came under the control of ambitious leaders such as Pompey or Sulla. The Marian reforms that were initiated during a crisis became an essential factor in the decline and the fall of the Roman Republic and the Imperial system's rise in Rome.
Rome in 100 BC was a fast-growing power. Originally, Rome was only a small settlement on the Tiber. However, by force of arms, it was able to expand its power across much of Italy. The defeat of the Carthaginian Empire meant that Rome no longer had any serious enemy in the Mediterranean. The city-state’s armies were the most formidable in the region, and they created a huge Empire. The Roman army was made up of citizens, and they supplied their arms and armor. Wealth and slaves flowed into Rome.
However, the Carthaginians' victory and the growing wealth of Rome created problems and eventually led to a crisis in the Roman Republic. The government of Rome was designed to govern a city-state and not an Empire. Increasingly, the Roman Senate could not control the governors in the provinces who acted as independent sovereigns.
The political system of Rome was unable to govern an Empire effectively. Rome’s wealth led to increased social divisions, and the city was divided between the elite, the Optimates, and the popular party, Populares. Rome's common people, including many citizens, were experiencing economic decline as slave labor in the cities and on landed estates resulted in many small farmers and traders going bankrupt. There was also tension between Rome and its Italian subjects who wanted a greater say in the Empire and citizenship. Rome had become the Mediterranean's predominant power, but it was a volatile society with a political system on the verge of collapse.
The career of Marius
Gaius Marius was born about 157 BCE in Arpinium in central Italy. His family was of Equestrian status, and they were very influential in the local district. They had important political connections in Rome, especially with the powerful Scipio family. Marius joined the Roman army at an early age, and he was essentially a military man. He served under Scipio in Numantia and became a military tribune and later a quaestor. It appears that the Scipio family acted as the patrons of the young Marius and this greatly helped his career.
Marius later married Julia, the aunt of Julius Caesar. He then served as an officer in Rome’s war with the North African king Jurgutha. This war was to make the reputation of Marius as a soldier and a general. Marius was eventually given command of the army in the war against Jurgutha, and he proved to be a charismatic leader with real military talent. He developed a new strategy to deal with the king and soon captured him. During his time in North Africa, he began the first of his military reforms, which were technically illegal.
Marius was very concerned with citizens' reluctance to enroll in the army and the declining number of recruits available to Rome. Marius was later elected one of Rome’s two consuls, and he was elected to that office an unprecedented seven times. He was associated with the Populares, and his policies were often informed by the need to help the urban and the rural poor. In 105 BCE, while he was consul, he was sent to deal with a military threat from the far north. The Cimbri and Teuton tribes from modern Scandinavia were migrating towards the Mediterranean.
They defeated a Roman army sent to repel them, and they seemed to be on the verge of overrunning Italy and Rome. Marius was faced with a crisis. There were just not enough citizens to fill the ranks of the army. It was when he enacted radical reforms in the military, and they became known as the Marian reforms.
In 102 BC, the Germanic tribes, who had invaded Gaul, decided to launch a full-scale attack on Italy. Marius had thoroughly reformed the army by this time. Fortunately for Marius, the invaders split into two groups, which allowed the Roman general to demolish them in separate battles. Marius had saved Rome and was the leading figure in Rome for some time. A Marius tried to introduce land reforms that would have benefitted the poor, but the Senate blocked them. He did not prove to be a capable politician, but he remained popular with the poor.
Later, he became involved in a series of civil wars with the Roman politician and soldier Sulla, the aristocratic faction leader. Marius, during the wars, was able to seize Rome but was later expelled by Sulla. He later returned to Rome while Sulla was in the east and took control of the city once again but died soon afterward in 86 BCE.
The most important of the Marian reforms was the army's opening to those who had no property. Previously only those who had land or wealth could join the army. Marius, because of the shortage of workforce in Rome, recruited even the landless poor. This was strictly against the law, and many conservatives opposed Marius' efforts.
However, such as the threat from the Cimbri and The Teutones that Marius was able to get his reform passed. There was a problem with recruiting the poor in that they did not have the resources to purchase their arms and armor., Marius arranged for the Roman state to provide them with arms and equipment. The soldiers would also be paid, which made joining the army very attractive for the many landless peasants who had lost their lands because of the expansion in the estates of the rich.
Many poor men rushed to join the army, and they were expected to enlist for at least fifteen years. Marius was also able to standardize the equipment used by the soldiers. He also believed that Rome, because of its Empire and the various threats to its borders, needed a standing army. Previously, the army was only composed of citizen-soldiers. The soldiers would return home after the end of every campaign. Marius believed that a soldier should be a professional and train full-time. Even in times of peace, the Roman soldier should be ready for war.
Marius reorganized the Roman army, and he reformed the legions. The total number of men per legion was six thousand, and of these, 4800 would be legionnaires and the rest support staff, mainly servants. Marius wanted every legion to be a self-contained fighting force. The legion was divided into centuries commanded by a centurion. Each century was comprised of 80 soldiers and twenty support staff. The century was divided into sub-units that contained eight legionaries and two non-combatant support staff. The Roman legionnaires would eat, fight, and live together, which created a great spirit de corps. Marius insisted on regular training and drills, and this meant that the Romans were always physically fit. He also ordered that every man carrying his gear and equipment and the soldiers, as a result, referred to themselves as ‘Marius’ Mules.’
This meant that the army did not have lengthy supply lines and massive baggage trains but was very mobile and flexible. Marius believed that morale was essential in the military, and he offered the ordinary soldiers and men retirement benefits. These were usually in the form of land for the common soldier and money for officers. Upon retirement, a soldier could expect a parcel of land usually in some newly conquered territory. One of the most significant reforms of Marius was that he granted citizenship status to many Italians. Any Italian who fought in the Roman legion was automatically granted the citizenship of Rome. The reforms of Marius were widely adopted, and they shaped the Roman army right down to the 3rd century AD.
The reforms of Marius did not only change the army. They also change Roman society over the longer term. Marius was a member of the popular party, and he was always keen to advance the common people's interests.
Because of his reforms, the poor could join the army for the first time, which provided them with opportunities that allowed them to rise in society. Marius, by allowing many Italians to become citizens, changed Rome's nature, and it became less of a city-state and rather the capital of Italy. The ability of many Italians to become citizens did much to strengthen Rome over time.
Then Marius, by providing retiring soldiers with land from conquered territories, strengthened Rome’s control of the provinces by moving former Roman soldiers to these new provinces. Retired soldiers often formed colonies in newly conquered territories, and they helped maintain Rome's hold on newly conquered lands. These colonies also played an important part in the ‘Romanization process,’ whereby provincials adopted Roman practices and cultural norms.
Impact on the military
Marius undoubtedly strengthened the army as a fighting force. He ensured that for many centuries that the Roman army would not experience any workforce shortage. His reforms also ensured that the Roman soldier was the most professional and well-trained in the Classical World. The Roman army became a standing army, which meant that Rome could quickly respond to any threat. The Romans always had an army that was well-trained and experienced, which was a critical factor in the expansion of the Empire.
However, the newly established army was more loyal to their generals than to the Senate and Rome's people. The armies' generals were responsible for providing for the equipment and the retirement bonuses loyalty of the legionnaires. The general would often extend his command to secure the rights and the rewards of his soldiers. The legionary owed more allegiance to his general and commanding officer than to the state.
This allowed many generals to take control of legions and to use them for their purposes. Again and again, over the last century of the Roman Republic, generals such as Pompey had de-facto control of much of the army. This was very destabilizing. This is evident from the fact that there were a bloody series of civil wars.. No sooner had the reforms been implemented than a never-ending series of wars took place.
The Roman generals became more important in Roman politics, and they often used their armies to intimidate the Senate. Commanders such as Sula were able to impose their will on the Roman political system. Increasingly, power shifted from the Roman senatorial class to the commanders in the field. The Roman Republic was in crisis as a result for many decades. Roman generals often used their forces to further their political ambitions, as was the case with Julius Caesar. The establishment of a standing army led ultimately to the destruction of the Republic. The bloody civil wars were only ended by the creation of the Imperial system under Caesar and his grand-nephew Augustus.
Marius military reforms were undertaken during a period of crisis. They were in response to an invasion of Italy by German tribes. Marius created a standing army, permitted the poor's enlistment, and provided retirement benefits for veterans. He also reformed the organization of the army. These all allowed Marius to defeat the barbarian invasion. The army that he created drove the expansion of the Roman Empire for years to come.
The changes made to the Roman army had profound social and political consequences. It led to more citizens from outside the traditional elite, and the granting of lands to retired soldiers was crucial in securing conquered provinces and their Romanization. However, Marius' reforms had some unintended consequences as they resulted in soldiers' loyalty to their generals than to the state. This led to years of instability and plunged the Roman Republic into decades of civil wars. These were only ended with the fall of the Roman Republic and the emergence of Augustus as the first emperor.
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