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Confess (album)
Confess is the second album by Dominican American artist Twin Shadow, released on July 10, 2012, through 4AD.
Background and recording
Although its predecessor, Forget, reminisces over the past, Confess focuses on the present. George Lewis Jr. explained, "This album is about being on the road and the way my relationships have changed with people. I'm spelling out my reality as it is right now."
Commercial performance and reception
Critical reception for Confess was positive. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received an average score of 76, based on 32 reviews.
Confess debuted with first week sales of 8,000 copies in the United States. As of March 2015, Confess has sold 30,000 copies in the United States.
Personnel
* George Lewis Jr. – vocals, LinnDrum programming, production
* Wynne Bennett – backing vocals
Other personnel
* Michael H. Brauer – mixing
* Ryan Gilligan – mix assistant, Pro Tools engineer
* Leon Kelly – assistant recording engineer | WIKI |
Greek Shorthorn
The Greek Shorthorn is a rare breed of cattle under extensive husbandry condition in mountain areas of the northwest regions of Greece.
Their height is typically between 0.97 and 1.14 meters. They have small heads with short and thin horns. The body weight of the males is roughly 300 kilograms (661 pounds). The average body weight of the females is around 200 kg (441 pounds).
They are usually grey-blond to dark brown in color. | WIKI |
Even the White House talked more about Trump than Clinton
President-elect Donald Trump's surprising rise to power has been attributed in large part to his ability to twist both positive and negative attention for his own gain. Apparently, even the Obama White House was not immune to his media sway. In 2015 and 2016, as the two candidates were gearing up for a tight presidential contest, White House staffers tweeted about Donald Trump more than 250 times, according to a CNBC analysis of tweets from a new archive of official social media accounts released by the administration late last week. At the same time, the White House tweeted about Democratic contender Hillary Clinton less than 100 times. The White House started tweeting and retweeting Trump criticism at the end of 2015, upping its Trump tweet count in the spring of 2016 as the candidate gained steam in the primaries. After Trump was the official nominee, the White House seemed to rethink its social media strategy, directing more attention towards the former Secretary of State. In response to an inquiry from CNBC, a spokesperson said that "White House tweeters have communications and legal guidelines to follow for official accounts. This has been consistent from the beginning, and there were no changes in this policy through the presidential election" The White House tweeted about Trump one day more than any other, and it was early on in the campaign. By the beginning of December, the administration accounts had only mentioned Trump 13 times, mostly in reference to Trump's opposition to the Iran deal and his plan to close a tax loophole (something President Barack Obama also supported). Yet the dam appeared to break on December 8, 2015. That afternoon, Trump released a statement on his website calling for a "total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States until our country's representatives can figure out what is going on." On that day, the White House tweeted or retweeted 30 Trump-related messages, as well as condemning the idea as "disqualifying" for a candidate.
Sims tweet
RT tweet
At that time, Clinton was still fighting Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders and others for the Democratic nomination, and she was not mentioned in any White House tweets. She wasn't formally nominated until July 2016, but the White House started tweeting about her more starting in May. In fact, that's also when the administration's Trump tweets hit their monthly peak. By May 5, Republican contenders Ted Cruz and John Kasich had both bowed out, leaving only Trump. May was also the middle of the administration's battle with Senate Republicans over the nomination of Merrick Garland. From the beginning of March to the end of July, the White House tweeted about Trump about 125 times, and almost half of those tweets mentioned the Supreme Court. Of course, that apparent attempt to scare Republicans into a confirmation did not end up preventing further obstruction on that front.
SCOTUS tweet
Like much of the country, White House staffers seemed more enamored of Trump's unconventional campaign than engaging voters with Clinton's platform. The former Secretary of State was never mentioned more than nine times in a single day, compared to Trump's 30 mentions on Dec. 8, 2015. Clinton's best day of mentions came two months before the election, when White House staffers retweeted a CNN story nine times. In it, John McCain said he didn't know if Trump would be better for the Supreme Court than Clinton (both candidates were mentioned in the tweets). Further, a bigger portion of Clinton tweets were retweets, meaning the staffers were simply passing on other people's thoughts. Many of those were news reports of the campaign and the Clinton Global Initiative. The most commonly retweeted reporter mentioning Clinton was Jennifer Bendery of The Huffington Post. When it came to non-retweets, Clinton was never tweeted about more than twice in a month. Even the pop star Beyonce got at least that many unique tweets from White House accounts in some months.
Beyonce tweet | NEWS-MULTISOURCE |
Talk:SZD-7 Osa
I can't see this being any more than a stub and it fits in nicely with the IS-2 Mucha article anyway. Can someone delete this and/or show me what to do to request deletion. ThanksPetebutt (talk) 13:46, 22 October 2009 (UTC) | WIKI |
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This was, indeed, an eventful year in Jesus' life. Early in January a great snowstorm occurred in Galilee. Snow fell two feet deep, the heaviest snowfall Jesus saw during his lifetime and one of the deepest at Nazareth in a hundred years.
The play life of Jewish children in the times of Jesus was rather circumscribed; all too often the children played at the more serious things they observed their elders doing. They played much at weddings and funerals, ceremonies which they so frequently saw and which were so spectacular. They danced and sang but had few organized games, such as children of later days so much enjoy.
Jesus, in company with a neighbor boy and later his brother James, delighted to play in the far corner of the family carpenter shop, where they had great fun with the shavings and the blocks of wood. It was always difficult for Jesus to comprehend the harm of certain sorts of play which were forbidden on the Sabbath, but he never failed to conform to his parents' wishes. He had a capacity for humor and play which was afforded little opportunity for expression in the environment of his day and generation, but up to the age of fourteen he was cheerful and lighthearted most of the time.
Mary maintained a dovecote on top of the animal house adjoining the home, and they used the profits from the sale of doves as a special charity fund, which Jesus administered after he deducted the tithe and turned it over to the officer of the synagogue.
The only real accident Jesus had up to this time was a fall down the back-yard stone stairs which led up to the canvas-roofed bedroom. It happened during an unexpected July sandstorm from the east. The hot winds, carrying blasts of fine sand, usually blew during the rainy season, especially in March and April. It was extraordinary to have such a storm in July. When the storm came up, Jesus was on the housetop playing, as was his habit, for during much of the dry season this was his accustomed playroom. He was blinded by the sand when descending the stairs and fell. After this accident Joseph built a balustrade up both sides of the stairway.
There was no way in which this accident could have been prevented. It was not chargeable to neglect by the midway temporal guardians, one primary and one secondary midwayer having been assigned to the watchcare of the lad; neither was it chargeable to the guardian seraphim. It simply could not have been avoided. But this slight accident, occurring while Joseph was absent in Endor, caused such great anxiety to develop in Mary's mind that she unwisely tried to keep Jesus very close to her side for some months.
Material accidents, commonplace occurrences of a physical nature, are not arbitrarily interfered with by celestial personalities. Under ordinary circumstances only midway creatures can intervene in material conditions to safeguard the persons of men and women of destiny, and even in special situations these beings can so act only in obedience to the specific mandates of their superiors.
And this was but one of a number of such minor accidents which subsequently befell this inquisitive and adventurous youth. If you envisage the average childhood and youth of an aggressive boy, you will have a fairly good idea of the youthful career of Jesus, and you will be able to imagine just about how much anxiety he caused his parents, particularly his mother. | WIKI |
Jon Allured
Computer Programmer, Whiskey Drinker, Comic Book Reader
Using Devise for Admin Accounts
published Saturday, April 30, 2011
I use Devise on almost every Rails project I work on and wanted to share some things I've learned about using it - specifically, how I use it for Admin accounts. Devise is a gem that creates user models and handles all the authentication that goes along with them. It also does things like password retrieval and account confirmations and it does all this in a very friendly, modular way where you can pick which parts your app needs. The team working on it has done a fabulous job with not only the code but also the documentation. I can't recommend it highly enough or thank them enough for what they've contributed to the Rails community.
One thing you'll probably run into while building a typical app using this gem is needing a way to protect screens so that only administrators can get to them. Many CRUD screens, reports and anything related to the content are all prime candidates to get some admin love. There's a page on the Devise wiki explaining two techniques you can use to create Admin accounts and you should start by reading that.
You Really Need an Admin Model
The two techniques described are:
There are always exceptions and I'm glad they mention the second approach, but I find it completely unrealistic. Your project doesn't have to get very complicated before you'll wish that you had your own model.
Its clean to start with something like if current_user.admin? and I think that clarity and the ease of just running a quick migration could be attractive to someone starting out, but its not long before you find yourself with a mess like this:
if current_user.admin? and !current_user.reports_only? and current_user.edit_content?
My advice is to take the plunge and do an Admin model right off the bat. You might feel like its a waste, like its more than you need, but if requirements change (don't they always?) and a little more complexity is introduced, you'll be glad you have a separate model.
You Might Need a Permission Library
This piece talks about light permission needs - I'm talking about like three cases here, nothing crazy. If you have really complicated permission needs, you'll want to pursue other options, something like CanCan. There's even a page on the Devise wiki to help you get started, so check that out.
But here, we're just talking about basic permission needs.
Different Kinds of Admin
Its just going to happen, you're going to end up with different kinds of Admin accounts. It happens because there will be people that should have access to one thing but not another. You'll have people in the Marketing department that need to edit content, but they shouldn't see your CRUD screens for managing User objects or maybe you've got raw scaffold pages for some objects that expose ids or something like that.
You'll have someone from Accounting that just needs to run a report every month or a manager that wants to see a list of new accounts and they shouldn't be let anywhere near content, not to mention your screens.
You'll continue to create screens that are easier than the command line for things you do frequently and you aren't going to want anyone messing around in there besides people that know what they are doing.
You could create a different Devise user type of each of these, but I find that approach ends up being too much. And when there are overlaps about who can see what, its weird to code. Before we move on, lets summarize:
Generating Your Admin
This is the Rails Generator command I use:
$ rails g devise Admin god_mode:boolean reports_only:boolean
I use god_mode to indicate that its me or another programmer and I use reports_only to indicate a user that shouldn't be editing stuff, just running reports. If an Admin has false for both of these then they are the normal Admin that can edit content and run reports but don't have access to programmer stuff. Easy.
The Admin Model
The suggestion from the wiki is to use the :trackable, :timeoutable and :lockable modules, which I think its too much, but review each and see what's right for your project. Choices like this are what's great about Devise - if you have a need for these things, then you can easily mix them in.
But for me, I end up with a model that looks like this:
class Admin < ActiveRecord::Base
devise :database_authenticatable, :rememberable
attr_accessible :email, :password, :password_confirmation, :god_mode, :reports_only
end
So, I do add the :rememberable module because I like it and more importantly the Marketing and Accounting people like it.
I think its important to point out something here: we're not including the :registerable module, which means routes like /admins/sign_up aren't going to work. This is one of the ways you are protecting yourself. Admin accounts can only be created from the command line with a command like:
>> Admin.create(:email => 'user@domain.com', :password => 'shhhhh', :god_mode => true, :reports_only => false)</code></pre>
The Admin Migration
Almost there, but before we run the migration that the Generator created for us, the wiki guides us to remove a few things. I like to add defaults for the two booleans, so my migration looks like this:
class DeviseCreateAdmins < ActiveRecord::Migration
def self.up
create_table(:admins) do |t|
t.database_authenticatable :null => false
t.rememberable
t.boolean :god_mode, :default => false
t.boolean :reports_only, :default => false
t.timestamps
end
end
def self.down
drop_table :admins
end
end
With your migration updated, you should be all set to run a rake db:migrate and then go to the console and create an Admin account for yourself.
You Will Need Views
Just a couple more things to finish. I like to go verify that Devise added the route correctly and actually I usually end up shifting things around because I like to see the Admin route right next to the User route. Not a big deal, just make sure everything's cool in your routes.rb file.
Next its time to talk about views. Lets assume you're reading this before you implement, that'll mean that you haven't generated any views yet and you can issue a command like this:
$ rails g devise:views admins
The Devise README covers this under the aptly named Configuring Views heading - go read all the juicy details. What you want is for all your User views to live under /app/views/users and all your Admin views to live under /app/views/admins.
If you are reading this while in the middle of development and you've already generated views for your User model, they will be under /app/views/devise, but that's ok, you can still issue the above command and you'll get your Admin views under /app/views/admins - just remember where each set of views lives and you'll be all good.
Now Use It
The obvious way to use all this is to add the default Devise before filter:
before_filter :authenticate_admin!
Any controller protected that way will redirect to the sign in page unless an Admin is logged in. You can always use either the only or the except keywords to pick out controller actions that aren't Admin only. This level of protection lets Marketing, Accounting and you all in.
For your stuff you could add another before filter like this:
before_filter :ensure_god_mode
def ensure_god_mode
redirect_to admin_root_path unless current_admin.god_mode?
end
That'll make sure only you and your fellow programmers have access.
For the Accounting people, I tend to use a different approach. For them, I end up blocking things at the view level. I'll have an Admin dashboard kind of page that lists things Admin can do and this is how I block them:
<p>Here are the things you can do:</p>
<ul>
<li>[something every admin can do]</li>
<% unless current_admin.reports_only %>
<li>[something business people shouldn't mess with, maybe a link to edit content?]</li>
<% end %>
<li>[another thing any admin can do, maybe a report?]</li>
</ul>
There are lots of ways to use your Admin model and the booleans, theses are just a couple patterns I've seen myself using.
One Last Fun Thing
Hopefully these notes will help someone figure out how to create Admin accounts that work for their project, I know I've been happy with this approach. I like to keep things fun with my code, so the last thing I wanted to share is an addition I make to the application layout file:
<%= "<p id=\"godModeNotice\">GOD MODE ACTIVE!</p>".html_safe if current_admin.god_mode? %>
You'll need to tuck it into an if admin_signed_in? block, but it should get a snort of appreciation from the programmer sitting next to you when he sees it. And its fun when normal Admins see it too. | ESSENTIALAI-STEM |
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What are Coroutines?
Coroutine basically is general control structures where flow control is cooperatively passed between two different routines while returning. They are computer program components that generalize subroutines for non-preemptive multitasking, by allowing execution to be suspended and resumed. Coroutines are well-suited for implementing familiar program components such as cooperative tasks, exceptions, event loops, iterators, and infinite lists. To know the in-depth definition, click here.
Why Coroutines is Required?
In order to read a file and parse it while reading into some meaningful data, one can either read it step by step at every line or may also load the entire content in memory, which would not be recommended for large text cases e.g text editors like Microsoft Word. In general, to throw away the stack concept completely, it is needed. And also when we want things to do concurrently i.e. non-preemptive multitasking, we need coroutines for concurrency.
How Coroutines Works
It rescheduled at specific points in the program and do not execute concurrently, programs using coroutines can avoid locking entirely. This is also considered as a benefit of event-driven or asynchronous programming. It is almost similar to threads but one main difference is that threads are typically preemptively scheduled while coroutines are not and this is because threads can be rescheduled at any instant and can execute concurrently while coroutines rescheduled at specific points and not execute concurrently.
Use Cases of Coroutines
• State Machines
• Actor Model
• Generators
• Communicating Sequential Processes
• Reverse Communication
State Machines: It is useful to implement state machines within a single subroutine, where the state is determined by the current entry or exit point of the procedure. This results in the more readable code as compared to the use of goto. Actor Model: It is very useful to implement the actor model of concurrency. Each actor has its own procedures, but they give up control to the central scheduler, which executes them sequentially. Generators: It is useful to implement generators which are useful for streams particularly input/output and for traversal of data structures. Communicating Sequential Processes: It is useful to implement communicating sequential processes where each sub-process is a coroutine. Channel input/output and blocking operation yield coroutines and a scheduler unblock them on completion events. Reverse Communication: They are useful to implement reverse communication which is commonly used in mathematical software, wherein a procedure needs the using process to make a computation.
Comparison with Subroutines and Threads
Subroutines are the special cases of coroutines. When subroutines are called, execution begins at the start, and once subroutines exit, it is finished. An instance of a subroutine only returns once, and it does not hold state between invocations. This is very much similar to threads. However, coroutines are cooperatively multitasked while threads are preemptively multitasked. This means that coroutines provide concurrency, not parallelism.
Benefits of Coroutines
1. Implement in asynchronous programming. 2. Implement functional programming techniques. 3. Implement it because of poor support for true parallelism. 4. Pre-emptive scheduling can be achieved using coroutines. 5. Keep the system's utilization high. 6. Requires less resource than threads. 7. Resource locking is less necessary. 8. Increases locality of reference.
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MATLAB Programming/Differences between Octave and MATLAB
Octave has been mainly built with MATLAB compatibility in mind. It has a lot of features in common with MATLAB:
* 1) Matrices as fundamental data type.
* 2) Built-in support for complex numbers.
* 3) Powerful built-in math functions and extensive function libraries.
* 4) Extensibility in the form of user-defined functions.
Some of the differences that do exist between Octave and MATLAB can be worked around using "user preference variables."
GNU Octave is mostly compatible with MATLAB. However, Octave's parser allows some (often very useful) syntax that MATLAB's does not, so programs written for Octave might not run in MATLAB. For example, Octave supports the use of both single and double quotes, whereas older versions of MATLAB only supported single quotes, which meant parsing errors occurred if you tried to use double quotes (e.g. in an Octave script when run on MATLAB). More recent versions of MATLAB introduced double quotes, but with different functionality to single quotes (albeit with some overlap in functionality). Octave and MATLAB users who must collaborate with each other need to take note of these issues and program accordingly.
* Note: Octave can be run in "traditional mode" (by including the --traditional flag when starting Octave) which makes it give an error when certain Octave-only syntax is used.
This chapter documents instances where MATLAB's parser will fail to run code that will run in Octave, and instances where Octave's parser will fail to run code that will run in MATLAB. This page also contains notes on differences between things that are different between Octave (in traditional mode) and MATLAB.
C-Style Autoincrement and Assignment operators
Octave supports C-style autoincrement and assignment operators: MatLab does not.
Product of booleans
MATLAB (R2011b) and Octave (3.6.4) respond differently when computing the product of boolean values:
X = ones(2,2) ; prod(size(X)==1) MATLAB: PROD is only supported for floating point input. Octave: ans = 0
They both produce the same result (ans=0) in MATLAB (R2015a) and above
nargin
Nargin returns the number of input arguments of a function. MATLAB (R2011b) will not allow the following; Octave will.
startup.m
MATLAB will execute a file named 'startup.m' in the directory it was called from on the command line. Old versions of Octave do not. Starting with Octave 4.2.0 it behaves the same as Matlab. For older versions of Octave, it will execute a file named '.octaverc' which can be edited to execute existing startup files. This means that '.octaverc' can be edited to look for and execute a 'startup.m' file.
Character Strings and Arrays
MATLAB differentiates between character strings and character arrays, while Octave does not. In Octave:
>> ["foo" "bar"] ans = foobar >> ['foo' 'bar'] ans = foobar
In MATLAB:
>> ["foo" "bar"] ans = 1×2 string array "foo" "bar"
>> ['foo' 'bar'] ans = 'foobar'
Solution: Use strcat for character string concatenation.
['abc ';'abc']
['abc ';'abc'] is now allowed in both Octave and MATLAB; (MATLAB previously would return: ?? Error using ==> vertcat)
In Octave and MATLAB the result will be a 2 by 3 matrix.
Calling Shells
the "! STRING" syntax calls a shell with command STRING in MATLAB. Octave does not recognize ! as system call, since it is used in logical operations. Always use 'system (STRING)' for compatibility.
If you really miss the one-character shortcut, for convenience on the command line you can create a similar shortcut by defining the following in your '.octaverc' file:
function S(a), system(a); end
Now "S STRING" will evaluate the string in the shell.
Attempting to load empty files
MATLAB lets you load empty files, OCTAVE does not.
system('touch emptyfile'); A = load('emptyfile')
MATLAB R2011b : A=[] Octave 4.2.0 : error: load: unable to determine file format of 'emptyfile'
fprintf and printf
Octave supports both and as a command for printing to the screen. MATLAB requires :
foo = 5; printf ('My result is: %d\n', foo) % Prints to STDOUT. Octave only
covers writing both to the screen and to a file by omitting the optional file-handle argument:
foo = 5; fprintf('My result is: %d\n', foo) % Prints to STDOUT. Octave and MATLAB
Whitespace
MATLAB does not allow whitespace before the transpose operator but Octave does (it is just an operator like others).
[0 1]' % works in MATLAB and Octave [0 1] ' % works only in Octave
Line continuation
MATLAB always requires for line continuation.
rand (1, ... 2)
while Octave also supports
rand (1, 2)
For both programs, a line break without '...' within an array shifts to the next row
>> R=[1 2 3 7 8 9]
R = 1 2 3 7 8 9
Assignment
Octave supports
z = y = x + 3
MATLAB requires
y = x + 3 z = y
Octave allows
global isOctave = (exist('OCTAVE_VERSION') > 0);
while MATLAB requires
global isOctave; isOctave = (exist('OCTAVE_VERSION') > 0);
This example also shows how to detect the interpreter at runtime.
Logical operator NOT
Octave allows users to use both ~ and ! with boolean values. The first is for MATLAB compatibility, while ! will be more familiar to C/Java/etc programmers. If you use the latter, however, you'll be writing code that MATLAB will not accept:
* For not-equal comparison, Octave can use both '~=' or '!='. MATLAB requires '~='.
GNU Octave Control Package
Both MATLAB and Octave have toolboxes intended to control system design. In Octave, the toolbox is called the Octave Control Package. The package can be downloaded, compiled and installed with the command from the Octave prompt. Users of Debian and its derivatives can install it by installing the package "octave-control", if it is not installed by default.
For more information about functions' syntax, type help . For more information about the Control Package, view the PDF manual in the package's "doc" folder.
Small differences exist - an example is c2d. Here are the two formats for the bilinear transformation with an analog model C:
Some other differences
* MATLAB uses the percent sign '%' to begin a comment. Octave uses both the hash symbol and the percent sign interchangeably.
* For exponentiation, Octave can use or ; MATLAB requires.
* To end blocks, Octave can use or specify the block with ; MATLAB requires.
* Octave supports C-style hexadecimal notation (e.g. "0xF0"); MATLAB requires the function (e.g. "hex2dec('F0')").
* If something (like Netlab) needs a function named fcnchk, create a file named fcnchk.m with the contents shown below and put it where Octave can find it:
* The main difference used to be the lack of GUI for Octave. With version 4.0 Octave has a GUI as its default interface.
Notes about specific functions
* For "dbstep, in" use "dbstep"; for "dbstep", use "dbnext"
* For "eig(A,B)" use "qz(A,B)"
* The fputs function is not available in MATLAB. Use fprintf instead.
* The strftime function is not available in MATLAB. Use datestr instead.
* The time function is not available in MATLAB. Use now instead.
* As of 4.2.1, Octave does not print outputs to the console until it has completed all waiting commands, unlike MATLAB. This behavior is controlled by the boolean variable (default: ), and it is not ameliorated in.
* The functions strread and textscan in Octave 3.4.0 are not fully compatible with their implementations in MATLAB 2009b (and probably later versions as well). For instance, the N=-1 option (repeat reading format until end of string) is not implemented in Octave 3.4.0 . Using a value of N=a positive integer (read format N times) does work the same as in MATLAB.
* The textscan function is not included in Octave versions prior to 3.4.0. Use fscanf instead.
* For the linprog function, MATLAB is more permissive by allowing the "a" and "b" inputs to be either row or column vectors. Octave requires that they be column vectors.
* In Octave, one can specify data labels (or legends) with the plot function, while in MATLAB one can only use the legend function.
Octave: plot(x, y, ';label;') MATLAB/Octave: plot(x, y); legend('label')
* The error(msg) function in MATLAB is a no-op if the message is empty. In Octave, it results in an error.
* The contains function is not available in Octave. Use ~isempty(strfind) instead. | WIKI |
Paul J. Davis
Paul Jones Davis (February 19, 1881 – April 26, 1947) was an American football and baseball player, coach of football, basketball, and baseball, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Dickinson College (1908), Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College—now known as Oklahoma State University (1909–1914), North Dakota Agricultural College—now known as North Dakota State University (1915–1917), and University of North Dakota (1920–1924), and Mansfield State Teachers College—now known as Mansfield University of Pennsylvania (1932–1937). Davis was also the head basketball coach at Oklahoma A&M (1911–1915), North Dakota Agricultural (1915–1918), and North Dakota (1920–1924), amassing a career college basketball coaching mark of 112–44. In addition, he was the head baseball coach at Oklahoma A&M from 1909 to 1915, tallying a record of 54–40–1.
Coaching career
Davis was the eighth head football coach at Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, serving for one season, in 1908, and compiling a record of 5–4. From 1911 to 1915, he coached at Oklahoma A&M. He spent the 1911-13 seasons, coaching football compiling a 30-17-1 record. From 1914-15, he coached basketball and compiled a 15-16 record. At his time at A&M, he coached baseball and served as athletic director. From 1915 to 1917, he coached at North Dakota Agricultural, where he compiled a 10–7–1 record.
Personal life
Davis married Florence Eva Baxter. | WIKI |
update-fonts-dir
compile fonts.dir files
SYNOPSIS
update-fonts-dir [OPTION] directory ...
DESCRIPTION
update-fonts-dir creates a fonts.dir file in an X font directory by in‐ voking mkfontdir(1x) with the appropriate arguments. It is typically invoked only from the post-installation and post-removal scripts of a package containing fonts for the X Window System, but may be invoked at any time to reconstruct fonts.dir files. For each directory, which is simply the last component of its path (such as ‘75dpi’ or ‘misc’), up‐ date-fonts-dir will generate either /usr/lib/X11/fonts/direc‐ tory/fonts.dir or /usr/share/fonts/X11/directory/fonts.dir from the fonts.scale and font files found within it. This enables multiple packages to provide names for fonts in the same directory. No font package actually provides the fonts.dir file in the X font directory itself, so there is no danger of overwriting one pack‐ age's font names with those of another. For instance, the two packages ‘xfonts-base’ (real) and ‘xfonts-nifty’ (hypothetical) may both install fonts into the directory /usr/lib/X11/fonts/misc, and update-fonts-dir will ensure that the fonts.dir file in that directory contains information about the font files provided by both packages. The format of fonts.dir files is described in the mkfontdir(1x) manual page. An example of how to use update-fonts-dir in package maintainer scripts is provided in the Debian Policy Manual.
OPTIONS
-h, --help displays a brief usage message and exits. -7, --x11r7-layout switches the font layout to the one introduced in X11R7: fonts in /usr/share/fonts/X11/directory (default is: fonts in /usr/lib/X11/fonts/directory)
OPERANDS
update-fonts-dir takes one or more X font directory names to operate on as operands. Only the final path component of the directory name should be specified; e.g., update-fonts-dir 75dpi is correct, while ‘update-fonts-dir /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi’ and ‘update-fonts-dir /usr/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi’ are not.
ENVIRONMENT
COLUMNS indicates the width of the terminal device in character cells. This value is used for formatting diagnostic messages. If not set, the terminal is queried using stty(1) to determine its width. If that fails, a value of ‘80’ is assumed.
DIAGNOSTICS
Errors usage error: one or more font directories must be provided update-fonts-dir was invoked without operands. Supply one or more X font directory names to operate on. usage error: unrecognized option update-fonts-dir was invoked with an unrecognized option argu‐ ment. Use only the options documented in “OPTIONS”, above. fatal error: path to X font directory must be used A directory name was supplied that was not an X font directory name. Supply X font directory names only. Warnings warning: absolute path directory was provided Usage of absolute paths is deprecated. Use only the final com‐ ponent of the X font directory name for directory. warning: directory does not exist or is not a directory The supplied directory was invalid. update-fonts-dir skipped it.
EXIT STATUS
0 update-fonts-dir ran successfully. 1 update-fonts-dir experienced a fatal error; see the section on diagnostic messages above. 2 update-fonts-dir was invoked with invalid arguments.
BUGS
See the Debian Bug Tracking System ⟨https://bugs.debian.org/ xfonts-utils⟩. If you wish to report a bug in update-fonts-dir, please see /usr/share/doc/debian/bug-reporting.txt or the reportbug(1) com‐ mand.
SEE ALSO
mkfontdir(1x)
AUTHOR
update-fonts-dir was written by Branden Robinson.
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Goodbye (Milt Jackson album)
Goodbye is an album by vibraphonist Milt Jackson recorded in 1973 (with one track from 1972) and released on the CTI label.
Reception
The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 3 stars stating " Milt Jackson's second entry on the CTI label is also one of its highlights. This is one of Creed Taylor's finest productions both in terms of material and sidemen".
Track listing
* All compositions by Milt Jackson except as indicated
* 1) "Detour Ahead" (Lou Carter, Herb Ellis, Johnny Frigo) - 8:00
* 2) "Goodbye" (Gordon Jenkins) - 9:21
* 3) "Old Devil Moon" (E. Y. Harburg, Burton Lane) - 5:50
* 4) "S.K.J." - 6:47
* 5) "Opus de Funk" (Horace Silver) - 6:46
* Recorded at Rudy Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on December 12, 1972 (track 4) and December, 1973 (tracks 1, 2, 3 & 5)
Personnel
* Milt Jackson – vibes
* Ron Carter - bass
* Freddie Hubbard (track 4) - trumpet
* Hubert Laws (tracks 1, 2, 3 & 5) - flute
* Cedar Walton (tracks 1, 2, 3 & 5); Herbie Hancock (track 4) - piano
* Steve Gadd (tracks 1, 2, 3 & 5); Billy Cobham (track 4) - drums | WIKI |
Logging your environment with an Arduino and a data logger shield
One of the most common uses for microcontrollers is for interfacing to various sensors to monitor the world around you. With an Arduino board you can read the value from a temperature sensor and output it to a computer in a matter of minutes. But what if your Arduino and sensor needs to be remotely located and it isn’t practical for it to be tethered to a computer? One solution is to use a data logger.
By storing the measurements read from your sensors, together with a time stamp, these can then be read back into your computer at a later date for analysis. Most Arduino boards contain an area of non-volatile memory for storage, but this area is relatively small and would soon fill up with measured data. A better solution is to take advantage of the cheap and massive storage potential provided by SD cards.
The Arduino development environment already provides a built-in library which supports writing to these types of cards via a suitable hardware interface and with the addition of a data logger shield you can turn your Arduino into a data logger in no time at all. In this tutorial we are going to take advantage of a data logger shield to demonstrate how easy it is to use your Arduino to monitor the temperature sensed by an LM35 temperature sensor and store it together with a time-stamp to a standard SD card.
The shield itself provides everything we need other than the SD card for storage and the LM35 temperature itself.
You will need:
A suitable Arduino board such and an Uno
Data logger shield
LM35 Temperature sensor
SD card or microSD card with adaptor
MAKING THE CONNECTIONS
LM35_Temperature_Sensor
You can reference the above image for how to connect the LM35 to the headers on the Arduino or data logger shield. The shield has a prototyping area so you have the option of using this to solder the sensor directly to the shield. If you want to mount your sensor remotely, just connect straight to the shields headers via a jumper cable.
Cable one: Connect the first cable to pin 1 of the LM35DZ and the other end to the 5V Pin on your data logger shield.
Cable two: Connect the second cable to pin 2 of the LM35DZ and the other end to the analogue pin 0 on your data logger shield (marked A0 on your uno and 0 on the shield).
Cable three: Connect pin 3 on the LM35DZ to the pin labelled GND on your data logger shield.
Once all connections are made you can go ahead and plug the shield into your Arduino board and then connect your Arduno to your computer.
Now for the software part:
To log the temperature we will be repeating the following steps in software once every second:
• Read the current date and time.
• Read the current temperature from the LM35 connected to the analogue pin A0 and convert it into 0C
• Open a file on the SD card.
• Save the measurement together with the date and time to the end of the file.
• Close the file.
datalogger1To create a time stamp to be stored along with our measurements we need to access the Real Time Clock (RTC) on the shield. To do this we have written a library (HCRTC) which makes setting and reading the current time as straight forward as possible. To run the sketch you will need to install this library to your Arduino’s IDE.
The HCRTC library and information on how to use it can be found on our support forum here. Just download and copy it to your Arduino library folder in the same way you would any other library.
THE SKETCH
Simply copy and paste the sketch below, or download it here.
/* FILE: Data_Logger_Shield_HCARDU0093_Example
DATE: 24/02/15
VERSION: 0.1
REVISIONS:
24/02/15 Created version 0.1
This is an example of how to use the Hobby Components data logger shield
(HCMODU0093). This shield contains a battery backed DS1307 real time clock
and an SD card interface. This allows any sensor data read by your Arduino
to be stored with an accurate time stamp to an SD card. In this example sketch
we will continually read the value of an LM35 temperature sensor and store the
result together with the current time and date to a CSV file. This file can then
be loaded into a spreadsheet such as Excel or Open Office.
To use this sketch you will require the HCTRC library which is available for
download in the software section of our support forum. You will also need to
connect an LM35 temperature sensor as follows:
LM35.....Arduino
Pin 1....+5V
Pin 2....Analogue pin A0
Pin 3....GND
You may copy, alter and reuse this code in any way you like, but please leave
reference to HobbyComponents.com in your comments if you redistribute this code.
This software may not be used directly for the purpose of promoting products that
directly compete with Hobby Components Ltd's own range of products.
THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS". HOBBY COMPONENTS MAKES NO WARRANTIES,
WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED
WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, ACCURACY OR
LACK OF NEGLIGENCE. HOBBY COMPONENTS SHALL NOT, IN ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, BE LIABLE
FOR ANY DAMAGES INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL OR
CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES FOR ANY REASON WHATSOEVER. */
/* Include the wire library */
#include <Wire.h>
/* Include the Hobby Components RTC library */
#include <HCRTC.h>
/* Include the standard SD card library */
#include <SD.h>
/* The RTC has a fixed addresses of 0x68 */
#define I2CDS1307Add 0x68
/* DIO pin used to control the SD card CS pin */
#define SD_CS_DIO 10
/* Define the analogue pin used to read the temperature sensor (A0) */
#define LM35Pin 0
/* Create an instance of HCRTC library */
HCRTC HCRTC;
/* Create an instance of the standard SD card library */
File SDFile;
/* This will store the current temperature reading */
float Temperature;
void setup()
{
/* Initialise the serial port */
Serial.begin(9600);
/* Set the analogue reference used by the ADC inputs
to the internal 1.1V reference */
analogReference(INTERNAL);
/* Set the SD card CS pin to an output */
pinMode(SD_CS_DIO, OUTPUT);
/* Use the RTCWrite library function to set the time and date.
Parameters are: I2C address, year, month, date, hour, minute, second,
day of week. You would normally only need to do this once */
HCRTC.RTCWrite(I2CDS1307Add, 15, 2, 24, 14, 21, 0, 2);
/* Initialise the SD card */
if (!SD.begin(SD_CS_DIO))
{
/* If there was an error output this to the serial port and go no further */
Serial.println("ERROR: SD card failed to initialise");
while(1);
}else
{
Serial.println("SD Card OK");
}
}
/* Main Loop */
void loop()
{
/* Read the LM35 connected to the analogue pin and convert to oC */
Temperature = analogRead(LM35Pin) / 9.31;
/* Read the current time from the RTC module */
HCRTC.RTCRead(I2CDS1307Add);
/* Lets output this data to the serial port */
Serial.print(HCRTC.GetDateString());
Serial.print(", ");
Serial.print(HCRTC.GetTimeString());
Serial.print(", ");
Serial.println(Temperature);
/* Open the data.csv file to save our data to.
If the file already exists it will just tag our new data onto the end of it */
SDFile = SD.open("data.csv", FILE_WRITE);
if (SDFile)
{
SDFile.print(HCRTC.GetDateString());
SDFile.print(", ");
SDFile.print(HCRTC.GetTimeString());
SDFile.print(", ");
SDFile.println(Temperature);
SDFile.close();
}
/* Wait a second before reading again */
delay(1000);
}
Insert an SD card into the data logger shield and upload the sketch to your Arduino. Open the serial monitor window in your Arduino IDE by going to Tools->Serial Monitor. If all is well you should see something similar to the window below. If you see garbled text then check that you have the baud rate set to 9600 in the bottom right of the window. If the sketch complains that it can’t access the SD card then check the formatting of your card. It should be either FAT16 or FAT32. Sometimes cards that are formatted by the factory can cause problems. If you still can’t get the sketch to access the card try reformatting it with your computer.
HCARDU0093_Guide_1
If the sketch is able to write to the SD card OK, it will create a CSV file called ‘data.csv’. The file is just a standard text file that can be read by any text editor, but it can also be read into any spreadsheet that can read CSV files, allowing you to graph your logged data. Once the file has been opened the sketch will start saving the sensor reading to it. If the file already exists it will just append the new reading onto the end. Here is what the contents of the data.csv file should look like:
HCARDU0093_Guide_3
When loaded into a spreadsheet we can easily graph our sensor data:
HCARDU0093_Guide_2
Example graph created using Open Office Calc
One final note…..
You will notice that each time you run this example sketch the data logger time always resets to the same time. This is because in our sketch we always reset the RTC’s time with the following line:
HCRTC.RTCWrite(I2CDS1307Add, 15, 2, 24, 14, 21, 0, 2);
Each time we reset the Arduino the above line gets executed and the time and date get reset to 14:21:00 / 24th Febuary 2015 . You can change this line to set the RTC to the correct time and date. The format is as follows:
HCRTC.RTCWrite(I2CDS1307Add, <DAY>, <MONTH>, <YEAR>, <HOUR>, <MIN>, <SEC>, <DAY OF WEEK>);
Once you have changed this and set the RTC to the correct time and date you can then remove this line from the sketch and re-flash it to your Arduino. As long as the data logger has a good battery it will never lose the correct time and date, even when power to the shield is removed.
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## ams_version=1.0 Model Main_ex8_5_1 { Variable objvar; Variable x2 { Range: nonnegative; } Variable x3 { Range: nonnegative; } Variable x4 { Range: nonnegative; } Variable x5 { Range: nonnegative; } Variable x6; Variable x7; Constraint e1 { Definition: { -(log(x2)*x2 + log(x3)*x3 + log(x4)*x4 + x7/(x5 - x7) - log(x5 - x7) - 2* x6/x5 + 0.430983578191493*x2 + 3.80082402249182*x3 + 2.92297302249182*x4) + objvar = 0 } } Constraint e2 { Definition: POWER(x5,3) - sqr(x5)*(1 + x7) + x6*x5 - x6*x7 = 0; } Constraint e3 { Definition: { -(0.37943*x2*x2 + 0.75885*x2*x3 + 0.48991*x2*x4 + 0.75885*x3*x2 + 0.8836* x3*x3 + 0.23612*x3*x4 + 0.48991*x4*x2 + 0.23612*x4*x3 + 0.63263*x4*x4) + x6 = 0 } } Constraint e4 { Definition: - 0.14998*x2 - 0.14998*x3 - 0.14998*x4 + x7 = 0; } Constraint e5 { Definition: x2 + x3 + x4 = 1; } Procedure MainInitialization { Body: { x2.l := 0.333333333333333; x3.l := 0.333333333333333; x4.l := 0.333333333333333; x5.l := 2; x6.l := 1; x7.l := 1; } } MathematicalProgram ex8_5_1 { Objective: objvar; Direction: minimize; Constraints: AllConstraints; Variables: AllVariables; Type: NLP; } Procedure MainExecution { Body: { solve ex8_5_1; } } Procedure MainTermination { Body: { return 1; } } } | ESSENTIALAI-STEM |
Talk:Boon Lay Bus Interchange
Tautological Statements Deleted
This statement, and similar, were deleted due to tautology: "During peak hours, the bus interchange is usually pack with people who are going to work and study." —Preceding unsigned comment added by Sslevine (talk • contribs) 08:30, 22 April 2008 (UTC)
Question
How are the number of bus services counted? For example, 174 and 174E, counted as 2 services? or 1 service? Yongjianrong (talk) 01:28, 22 August 2009 (UTC)
gallery
it would be good to have a gallery (like the one in jurong east article) showing the original interchange, temporary interchange, and the current interchange. of course we most likely would not find pictures of the original interchange -<IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 12:56, 16 December 2011 (UTC)
New photo please
Could we have a new photo to replace the existing one? Currently, it shows a person being blurred out to respect his privacy, which is very weird. This is quite similar to the photo at Tiong Bahru MRT Station. 2679D (talk) 07:22, 30 May 2016 (UTC) | WIKI |
How to Turn Off Hardware Acceleration in a Sound Card
Hardware acceleration enables you to shift the audio tasks from the CPU to the sound card so that the CPU isn't slowed down by audio requests and so that games and other audio-intensive applications can take full advantage of the sound card's features and capabilities. However, if you encounter unwanted noise or find that computer performance is negatively impacted, you can try turning off hardware acceleration to address the problem. Windows supported the ability to manually turn off hardware acceleration in a sound card until the release of Windows Vista. Subsequent versions of Windows do not have an option for this.
1. 1.
Click "Start | Control Panel | Sounds, Speech and Audio Devices | Sounds and Audio Devices."
2. 2.
Select the "Audio" tab and then click the "Advanced" button. Click the "Performance" tab to select it.
3. 3.
Locate the hardware acceleration slider. Set hardware acceleration to "None" by moving the slider all the way to the left. Click "OK" twice and close the Control Panel window. | ESSENTIALAI-STEM |
Deutsche Bank’s Casino Deals $250 Sorbet to Lucky Few: Review
Tucked into a tapas bar at Deutsche
Bank’s $3.9 billion Cosmopolitan casino in Las Vegas, e has no
phone number, no signage and no functional web site, let alone
an online menu. Dopey name notwithstanding, Jose Andres’s e (that’s not a
misprint, it’s just a lower-case “e,” with a snobby accent for
e-ffect) instantly stakes a claim as one of the city’s best and most seriously exclusive restaurants. The avant-garde Spanish spot seats just eight people at a
tiny counter in the rear of Jaleo, Andres’ excellent tapas
restaurant. Rest assured, smoke machines and calcium alginate
baths are involved to underscore the El Bulli pedigree. Reservations are only taken via e-mail. Lucky aspirants
receive a congratulatory reply that fails to include any
relevant information the price of dinner ($250 per person),
how many courses (about 18) or the length of the meal (around
two hours). The bill includes tip, tax, beverage. You’ll be hounded by confirmation calls. No matter. All
hassles are forgiven when the meal begins. The first course is
sangria. The fruited wine becomes sorbet via liquid nitrogen.
The cool bath (-321 degrees Fahrenheit) ensures no ice crystals
form. It’s smoother than gelato without a drop of cream. Dreamy. Edible Jewelry Then comes edible jewelry. Mandoline-sliced beets are fried
and formed into rings. Refulgent finger food. A pungent baton of
apple meringue filled with blue-cheese foam dissolves on the
tongue like a snowflake, the essence disappearing too, a
culinary vanishing act. Cooks armed with tweezers and pipettes
plate their creations before you, taking you back to childhood
games of “Operation.” They’d win every time. This is all par for the course for the El Bulli -trained
Andres, one of the most famous U.S.-chefs without a New York
outpost. With dishes like cotton candy-wrapped duck liver, he’s
built a reputation from his molecular, six-seat Mini Bar in Washington and the progressive SAAM in Los Angeles . Each savory or sweet dish is just a few bites. In a tasty
chemistry experiment, resident chef Edwin Robles takes Kushi
oysters and suspends them inside a sphere of bivalve liquor.
They pop in your mouth like caviar. Cigala (Norwegian lobster)
is served with “rose air,” which apparently is a lighter, more
advanced version of foam, typically spiked with gluco or soy
lecithin. The foam pardon, air imparts a hint of floral
bliss to the heady crustacean. It’s paired with coriander-
scented beer. Simpler Things Things get simpler. Foie gras is roasted in salt for a
clean flavor. The pairing is not the usual sweet dessert wine
but Ribeiro, a light Spanish red. Iberico ham, made from acorn-fed pigs, acts as a sublimely
nutty wrapping for a filling of Spanish caviar. Even better are
headily musty roasted slabs of the same pig covered in black
truffles, as if aged in wet earth. Why is a spongy yogurt cake called a “25 second
bizcocho?” Because that’s how long it’s nuked in the microwave.
Yes, microwave. It’s the best angel food you’ll ever have, which
is perhaps why the staff lines up for a theatrical curtain call
as the meal ends. Everyone claps. Really. Rating: *** The Bloomberg Questions Price: $250 for dinner, beverages, tax and tip. Sound Level: Around 60; hushed and reverent. Date Place: Yes. Special Feature: Saffron-spiked chocolate for dessert. Will I be back: Yes, it’s a must visit for Vegas.
Sound-Level Chart (in decibels): 51 to 55: Church on a weekday. 56 to 60: The vegetable aisle at
the Food Emporium. 61 to 65: Keyboards clacking at the office.
66 to 70: My alarm clock when it goes off inches from my ear. 71
to 75: Corner deli at lunchtime. 76 to 80: Back of a taxi with
advertisements at full volume. 81 to 85: Loud, crowded subway
with announcements. e by Jose Andres is at the Cosmopolitan, 3708 Las Vegas
Blvd South. Information: E-mail reserve@ebyjoseandres.com (Ryan Sutton reviews restaurants for Muse, the arts and
leisure section of Bloomberg News. The opinions expressed are
his own.) To contact the writer of this column:
Ryan Sutton in New York at rsutton1@bloomberg.net or
qualityrye on http://twitter.com/qualityrye To contact the editor responsible for this story:
Manuela Hoelterhoff at
mhoelterhoff@bloomberg.net . | NEWS-MULTISOURCE |
Qaldoun al-Marah
Qaldoun al-Marah (قلدون المراح, also called al-Mirah) is a village in southern Syria, administratively part of the Rif Dimashq Governorate, located on the northeast of Damascus, on the ancient caravan route to Homs and Aleppo, in the Qalamoun Mountains. Nearby localities include Yabroud, an-Nabek, al-Sahel and Deir Atiyah to the north, ar-Ruhaybah, Jayroud, al-Dumayr and al-Qutayfah to the south, and Ma'loula, Assal al-Ward and Hosh Arab to the southwest. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Qaldoun al-Marah had a population of 2,561 in the 2004 census.
In 2019, practices and craftsmanship associated with the Damascene rose in the village were included into the UNESCO's intangible cultural heritage list as Intangible cultural heritage. | WIKI |
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Re: [std-proposals] std::elide
From: Arthur O'Dwyer <arthur.j.odwyer_at_[hidden]>
Date: Tue, 21 May 2024 22:59:59 -0400
On Tue, May 21, 2024 at 11:04 AM Breno Guimarães via Std-Proposals <
std-proposals_at_[hidden]> wrote:
> Hey folks,
>
> If you're willing to abuse structured binding syntax, you can inject a
> post-initialization function in get<0>, like this:
> https://godbolt.org/z/qa1n8a5x5
> It's not great that the caller syntax is a weird single member structure
> binding, but the code generation for this case is optimal (only because the
> functor has no data members and everything is inlined though).
> Bit out there, but I can see this trick could be used in a real codebase.
>
Heh. Okay, that's very cute. :)
(Slightly tweaked, mostly for style but also to unreverse Fn and Args in
one place: https://godbolt.org/z/eGzGKfo4r )
It took me a moment to see the trick — and there *is* a trick! It's that
your `getLockedMutex()` function doesn't return a mutex at all; it returns
an `ImWrapper<std::mutex, lambda>` which *can be* destructured on the
caller's side with `auto [m] = getLockedMutex()`. But, if the caller
decides not to destructure the return value (yet), then the lock never
happens. And the lock happens in the caller and after the
`getLockedMutex()` function is finished executing, as opposed to inside
`getLockedMutex()` during its evaluation.
So the codegen inside `main` is equivalent to
struct { std::mutex m; } invisible = getLockedMutex(); // call the
function, which returns a plain old unlocked mutex wrapped in a struct
invisible.m.lock(); // this is the effect of calling `get<0>`
std::mutex& m = invisible.m; // this is the new name introduced by the
structured binding
[...now use `m` as usual...]
Another cheating option — i.e. if you don't mind that the returned mutex
must be *immediately* stored into a *named* variable — would be to pass the
return slot's own address as an accessible parameter to `getLockedMutex`
itself, like this:
// https://godbolt.org/z/GvKP8rbf4
auto getLockedMutex(std::mutex *pm) {
Auto(pm->lock());
return std::mutex();
}
int main() {
std::mutex m = getLockedMutex(&m);
m.unlock();
}
where `Auto` is the `Auto` macro
<https://quuxplusone.github.io/blog/2018/08/11/the-auto-macro/>. So we
construct a `std::mutex` into the return slot and then (as the last step
inside `getLockedMutex`) we lock it.
This is even kinda slightly less cheating, because the lock happens inside
`getLockedMutex`. But it's still UB (I bet taking `&m` in its own
initializer is verboten), and it's still cheating because it doesn't work
in a standalone expression such as `unlockMutex(getLockedMutex())`.
Cheers,
Arthur
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Harmony Mills
Harmony Mills, in Cohoes, New York, United States, is an industrial district that is bordered by the Mohawk River and the tracks of the former Troy and Schenectady Railroad (now the Mohawk-Hudson bike trail). It was listed as Harmony Mills Historic District on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. A portion of the district encompassing the industrial buildings and some of the housing built for millworkers was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1999. The centerpiece building, Harmony Mill No. 3 was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.
It was the largest cotton mill complex in the world when it opened in 1872, and is one of the finest examples of a large-scale textile mill complex outside of New England.
The complex went into decline after its largest tenant, Barclay Home Products, went out of business in 1988. Mill 2 burned down in 1995. Mill 1 suffered devastating damage in a second fire in 1998.
Developer Uri Kaufman purchased the complex in 2000.
In 2005–2006, a portion of Mill 3 was renovated and turned into high-end residential lofts. The 96 loft apartments completed in this first phase were at 100% occupancy by July, 2006. A second phase containing 135 units was completed in 2010, adding a pool and spa and other luxury amenities. This phase—98% leased as of July, 2012—was called Harmony Mills Fallsview Luxury Apartments because of the views of the Cohoes Falls.
A third phase, restoring Mills 1 & 4 was commenced in early 2013. Mill 4 was completed in early December, 2013. 31 of its 33 loft apartments were pre-leased prior to receipt of the Certificate of Occupancy on December 6, 2013. In all, the Harmony Mills now contains 340 luxury loft apartments.
The revival of the Mills sparked a revival of the City of Cohoes. In the 2010 census, the City gained population for the first time since 1930. According to a study by the Center for Economic Growth, Cohoes was the fastest growing city in New York State in both 2015 and 2016. The project has been hailed as a prime example of how adaptive re-use of historic buildings can revitalize cities, while clearing urban blight in an environmentally friendly manner.
For his efforts in restoring the Harmony Mills, Uri Kaufman was awarded the New York State Preservation League Excellence Award. The Harmony Mills is featured on the Home Page of the New York State Historic Preservation Office Website, as a leading example of historic preservation development.
Origins
In 1836, “wealthy Spanish gentleman” Peter Harmony founded the Harmony Manufacturing Company in Cohoes, at the time a small village with a population of only 1,850 people in 1840. Among the first stockholders of the Harmony Manufacturing Company was Stephen van Rensselaer, the “Good Patroon” and founder of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. In 1837, the company’s first mill opened with a workforce of 250 people. Mill No. 1 was built on a hill overlooking Cohoes on the south bank of the Mohawk River. It cost $72,000 to build and had 3,000 spindles. In its first year of operation, mill workers produced 1.5 million yards of print cloth. The company also constructed three brick tenements to house its workers, which cost $300 each to build. From its founding, Harmony played a leading role in the economic and social lives of the people of Cohoes.
Due to the powerful Mohawk River Falls and the introduction of the Erie Canal, the location of the Harmony Mills was key to the success and vast expansion of the company. Despite its vast potential, the Harmony Manufacturing Company lost money almost every year until 1850, when it was sold at a forced auction by the sheriff to two New York businessmen, Thomas Garner of New York City and Alfred Wild of Kinderhook, NY. The company was renamed Harmony Mills and began its rise to local economic dominance.
Development
After its acquisition by Garner and Wild, Harmony Mills began to flourish under the management of Robert Johnston. Johnston was an English immigrant and expert mule spinner who became known for successfully spinning warp on mules, a task previously thought impossible. After moving from Rhode Island to New York, he worked for Wild, who bought the Harmony Manufacturing Company at his suggestion.
Johnston oversaw the expansion of Harmony Mills; in 1853, the first year it was incorporated, the physical size of Mill No. 1 was doubled. In the years leading up to the Civil War, Harmony Mills continued to expand by acquiring its competition, solidifying Harmony’s economic power and establishing a local cotton production monopoly. Increased cotton demand during the Civil War fueled its expansion. By the late 1860s, Harmony Mills had 203,000 spindles, the largest number of spindles in the United States for a single location; additionally, it had 3,100 employees to whom it collectively paid almost a million dollars a year. Johnston’s son David had also taken over his father’s role as supervisor, though Robert remained the general manager. By 1872, the year that Mill No. 3 was expanded to make it the largest cotton mill in the United States, the physical expansion of Harmony Mills was largely complete, and the acquisition of Ogden Mills in 1859 and Strong Mill in 1865 had cemented its monopoly over the Cohoes cotton industry.
Mill No. 1
Completed in the year 1837, Mill No. 1 stood as the first textile mill to house the operations of the newly founded Harmony Manufacturing Company. Mimicking the gable-roofed like structures common to the Greek revival movement, these impressive architectural features can still be appreciated today. The construction of this mill prompted the realignment of the Erie Canal which originally sat on the east side to be shifted to the west side of the building (1837-1842). The east side was then used as a hydraulic canal for the growing company. Its location was critical since the western side of the building sat just a few yards from the Erie Canal's lock No. 16. Under Johnston's leadership, the company required the addition to the original Mill No.1. It consisted of an architecturally pleasing 5-story 274 foot long building and featured a large tower and arched entryway.
Picker House / Storehouse / Pump House
In the year 1853, the inclusion of the Picker House was required to increase the efficiency of the growing production. To meet these needs, the Picker House was utilized for the opening and cleaning of the imported cotton bales as well as a storage space. This building and the structural portion of the walkway to Mill No.1 still remain today.
Mill No.2
Erected in the year 1857, Mill No. 2 was a symbol of the ever growing production of cotton goods in Cohoes. To staff the mill, 500 workers were hired and 70 acres were purchased to construct additional tenement houses. This mill acted as an extension of Mill No.1 and later called for a fourth floor mansard roof addition in 1866. Unfortunately, the mill suffered severe damage from a fire in 1995 and has since been demolished.
Mill No.3
Years of continued success and an increase in production had allowed the most significant on the mills to begin construction in 1866. Due to the discovery of a prehistoric elephant’s skeleton during construction, the mill earned its nickname of the “Mastodon Mill”. With the first phase completed in 1868 and the second shortly after in 1872, Mill No. 3 stood with an astonishing foot print of 1,185 feet in length and 70–76 feet wide. Standing five stories tall and featuring gorgeous Victorian styled aesthetic features such as the mansard roof and the bronze statue of Thomas Garner near the front two towers, Mill No. 3 was a symbol of tremendous success for the Harmony Factories. Housed in the basement of the mill were two 800 horsepower Boyden turbines which powered all of the machinery in that mill. Boasting 130,000 spindles, 2,700 looms, and over seven miles of gas and water pipes, the Mastodon Mill became a destination for cotton capitalists from across the country.
Mill No.4
In 1872 the Harmony Company acquired what used to be the Van Benthuysen Mill and converted it into another cotton mill. This mill’s main responsibility was the production cotton bags and jute.
Miscellaneous Buildings
In addition the main mills, there was the Boiler House (c. 1911), Office and Sunday School Building (c. 1853), and the Generator Plant. Today the Office and Sunday school building is utilized as a commercial building and is currently leased out by a Salon.
Tenements
The quick growth of the Harmony Mills accompanied by a large influx of immigrants from Europe and Quebec, Canada, allotted the Johnston’s the opportunity to provide an easily adaptable community to entire newcomers. To do so, they eventually constructed over 800 tenements to house these immigrants and their families at very mere costs as long as they worked in the mills. The rent of 5 to 7 dollars was automatically deducted from workers’ paychecks. This allowed the mills to employ over five thousand operatives and assisted Cohoes in becoming the nation’s largest producers of wool knit goods in the 1860s.
Workers
Harmony Hill was the name of the settlement of cotton workers that developed around the Harmony Mills complex. Examining the period from 1860 to 1880 gives an idea of a worker’s life in the heyday of Harmony Mills’ ascendance. In 1860, Harmony Mills’ workers were largely made up of young, unmarried Irish women. By 1880, an influx of French Canadian immigrants had shaken the Irish domination of the workforce, but the average unskilled Harmony Mills worker remained a young, unmarried immigrant woman. These women were paid low wages and did not have many prospects of upwards mobility, easing the decision to stay home after marriage. Higher-paying skilled jobs, with the exception of weavers, were generally the provenance of men, largely married Englishmen, who had fled from the working conditions of 19th century English textile mills. Women were deliberately kept out of skilled jobs such as mule spinners, either out of ostensible concern for their safety, or because existing workers did not want the lower rates women received to drag down their wages.
As a result, families needed to send their older children to work to make up for the mother staying home to raise the younger children, particularly in cases where a widowed or otherwise single mother was the head of the family. (It is estimated that almost one-quarter of cotton worker families was headed by a woman. ) Harmony Mills offered employment to these children for wages as low as 30 cents for a 12-hour workday; hence, to keep these families afloat, between 1860 and 1880, the percentage of workers under 15 had tripled. In 1882, thirteen Harmony Hill families testified before a New York State legislative committee investigating child labor that they could not stay out of debt without sending their children to work. This debt generally resulted from buying necessities on credit due to the rising cost of living; for example, many families would purchase food on credit at the Harmony Mills Company store.
Thus, while immigrants fleeing from conditions such as the Great Famine of Ireland and the economic conditions of Quebec in the 1870s would have likely appreciated steady work, guaranteed housing, and the possibility of owning property someday, the Harmony Mills workers also had increasing incentives to organize against the company to better their working conditions.
The Labor Movement
The workers at Harmony Mills, and other Cohoes cotton mills, had a modest history of strikes. In 1842, for example, a 20% wage cut induced Harmony Mills workers, likely women, to strike, but these workers may have been fired for their actions. In 1858, a 3-week strike successfully convinced Harmony Mills to raise wages, but an attempt later that year to fully restore wages ended in violence.
But when Harmony Mills workers struck in 1863 against stagnant wages and reduced hours, it fizzled out after a week; this was the only strike against Harmony Mills from 1858 to 1880. Ultimately, attempts to organize Harmony Mills workers was unsuccessful; period accounts would describe the cotton mill workers as “well-behaved, content, and benign”. Part of this can be attributed to the workforce being majority female; not only were women of this period expected to be passive, but Harmony Mills’ female workers also did not expect to work full-time after marriage. | WIKI |
November 17, 2020
The research that I am doing for this video project is to establish a concise biography for General Antonio López de Santa Anna. The following resources should give an idea of who Santa Anna was and his role in the battle of San Jacinto.
This first resource comes from; https://www.pbs.org/weta/thewest/people/s_z/santaanna.htm. I chose this resource as it came from a .org website and it looks to be fact based and less opinion based. I chose this resource because it allows me to be able to describe Santa Anna’s life and his impact on Mexican history. I learned a lot about how he became a prominent leader and all about his downfall. It was interesting to understand how self centered he was, and ignorant to the real threat the US posed to Mexico. I found it interesting that at one-point Santa Anna was bored of his presidency and decided to leave the responsibility to his Vice President. Even though this text is short I found it highly informative, and it helped me understand his role in the San Jacinto.
Santa Anna is well known for his self-centered attitudes and his participation in selling a large portion of Mexico to the US. He was born in 1794 in Ver Cruz, and he quickly began his climb up the army ranks at the age of sixteen. Santa Anna began as a cadet and made his way up to the highest ranking General.
He began his career by fighting for the Spanish in the Mexican Independence war. He later switched sides to fight for Mexican Independence in 1821. This same year he was given the highest general position. 8 years later the Spaniards tried to reconquer Mexico, but Santa Anna was able to led and win. This increased his reputation within Mexico.
In 1833, Santa Anna was the popular vote in the presidential election. In the span of 22 years Santa Anna was elected eleven times. In 1835 the battle of San Jacinto, Santa Anna grew “careless and over-confident” and lost the battle to Sam Houston (an American). He later lost half of his left leg in the battle of Vera Cruz in 1838. Because of his self centered nature, he made a spectacle of his lost limb and had a burial for his leg.
Santa Anna is a figure Mexico is not proud of, especially because he sold so much of Mexican land to the US. San Jacinto was the last straw for the Mexican citizens, Santa Anna’s clear disregard for preparation and understanding of the threat in front of him resulting in Mexico losing the fight. Santa Anna was determined to help his country and yet it seems that his own vanity was what made him unsuccessful.
The second resource I have chosen to talk about is a online resource from the museum of San Jacinto. This resource is important as it speaks to the events that occurred during the San Jacinto battle. The battle that started it all is the battle of Alamo in 1835. I was started by General Martin Perfecto de Cos. Cos lost this battle at Alamo, and it left both himself and Santa Anna disappointed. Cos then found a way to win a new battle at Alamo in 1836. This resulted in Santa Anna beginning the battle of San Jacinto.
San Jacinto began because Santa Anna split his army to survey Texas. Santa Anna was upset because this was not his intention, he was not looking for another battle. Regardless, he had to fight. Unfortunately, the Texans were organized, they were prepared for the fight. Santa Anna and the Mexican army were unprepared and it resulted in Santa Anna being caught and imprisoned.
Santa Anna was eventually released. The battle against the French was next, in 1838. This was the battle were Santa Anna lost his left leg. After he won this war with his army, Santa Anna proceeded to move in and out of the popular vote amongst Mexicans and exile. When he retired in 1874, he wrote memoirs, he passed away two years later.
I found this resource interesting as it reason or rather a timeline of events that led up to San Jacinto and he eventual death. It was interesting to learn that Santa Anna was not necessarily self centered or conceited nature but maybe his pride that made him and his army so vulnerability. Its interesting to think that after the war with France he made it a point to have a burial for his leg.
I think that Santa Anna was someone who was largely used to fight Mexico fights, he was elected eleven times. If they truly liked his lead why not keep him in office? Santa Anna had his flaws, but he did help Mexico gain their independence and he fought to make sure they stayed independent. Unfortunately, he is hated for selling so much of Mexican land to the US. So, the question remains did Santa Anna help or hurt Mexico?
Resource url: https://www.sanjacinto-museum.org/The_Battle/Commanders/Santa_Anna/#Pane2 | FINEWEB-EDU |
Symptom Checker, Health Info And Medicines Information
Health infoThe health data system has gained a complexity that expands to a number of ranges. HIM professionals are extremely educated in the latest info administration expertise functions and understand the workflow in any healthcare provider group from giant hospital methods to the personal physician observe. Nonetheless, computing viruses change into increasingly intricate and complex as the safety expertise develops.
It is intended to complement the knowledge that folks access from their healthcare supplier or normal follow staff. As a result of it is digital, this means of report maintaining has been each supported and debated within the well being professional neighborhood and throughout the public realm.
Like all different info technology programs, the well being IT system additionally wants correct configuration, network safety consulting, resolution & specialist to make the workflow risk-free. The totality of electronic well being records are coordinated, stored and retrieved throughout the EHR system with the assistance of computers.
What is health data expertise or HIT? However in addition they work in quite a lot of other healthcare settings, together with office primarily based physician practices, nursing properties , residence health businesses , mental health amenities , and public health agencies. The digital well being record has been frequently expressed as an evolvement of well being record-protecting.
They usually communicate with physicians and other healthcare professionals to make clear diagnoses or to acquire extra data. Patient goals to assist the world proactively handle its healthcare, supplying proof-primarily based information on a variety of medical and health matters to patients and health professionals.
The medical business has skilled overwhelming advances over the past 50 years, and now even additional steps are being taken to assist optimize patient care. Outcomes of lab assessments, data of vital signs, and drugs orders are all electronically put right into a most important database that can be referred to later. In return these healthcare data contributors depend on the knowledge to ship quality healthcare.
The secondary affected person file is a report that’s derived from the first file and accommodates selected information parts to assist non medical persons in supporting, evaluating and advancing patient care. Coated entities must consider IT capabilities and the chance of a PHI safety risk, however the types of technology aren’t specified.
Not solely do refined medical practices help sufferers heal immediately; new technology has additionally improved analysis so experts could make healthcare even more effective. Organizations cannot promote PHI unless it is for public health actions, analysis, therapy, companies rendered, or the merger or acquisition of a HIPAA-coated entity.
Information about a affected person’s on going health historical past would get stored in readable type, which might forestall medical mistakes as a result of a former doctor’s poor hand writing. It refers back to the software of the information processing by way of each computer hardware and software as a way to retailer, retrieve, share and make use of health care data, data and data for communication and decision making.
How To Use Health Info Methods
The health information system has gained a complexity that expands to a number of ranges. Once the health info technology has the complete medical file of the affected person, it’s going to assure that the therapy will likely be supplied faster and effectively. The time period contains routine clinical or office records, information of care in any well being associated setting, preventive care, way of life evaluation, research protocols and numerous medical databases.
34 The Certified Well being Informatics Methods Skilled (CHISP) certification offered by American Society of Well being Informatics Managers (ASHIM) 35 is to credit score a working level IT or medical skilled who is able to support doctor adoption of Health IT. A CHISP professional must course of knowledge of the well being care atmosphere, Health IT, IT, and comfortable skills including communication skills.
Health Data (@healthinfoua)
Well being informatics focuses on data techniques, informatics principles, and data expertise as it’s applied to the continuum of healthcare supply.
When talking of healthcare systems one envisages an info intensive business inside which reliable and well timed information is actually used to be able to plan and monitor service provision. Well being informatics focuses on info methods, informatics rules, and knowledge expertise as it is utilized to the continuum of healthcare supply. Since e-health applied sciences can be found to numerous users throughout nice geographical areas, safety entry has become a major concern.
The association’s present identify is supposed to cover the big variety of areas which well being professionals work in as we speak. HIM is a really broad and successful field for well being care professionals There are a number of career alternatives in Health Information Management and many various traditional and non-conventional settings for an HIM professional to work within.
Protected health data (PHI), also referred to as private health information, generally refers to demographic data, medical histories, take a look at and laboratory outcomes, mental well being conditions, insurance data, and different knowledge that a healthcare professional collects to establish an individual and determine appropriate care.
With the help of electronic well being information and data trade, practitioners will be capable of review the complete image of patient’s medical historical past which ultimately improves health care high quality. According to the Pew Internet and American Life Mission , in a 2004 survey of 8 million seniors who use the web, only 66% stated they searched healthcare info online.
Twitter. It’s What’s Occurring.
From the past 20 years, data know-how has introduced many major transformations in almost all fields of the world and healthcare is solely not an exception. Health data information include affected person histories, lab outcomes, x-rays, medical information, and notes. Managers must work with a bunch of data technicians to ensure that the affected person’s medical records are correct and can be found when wanted. They play a crucial position within the maintenance, assortment, and analyzing of knowledge that is acquired by docs, nurses, and different healthcare gamers.
Well being informatics packages show uniqueness by offering different choices for practice or research focus. Let’s not neglect the obvious approach expertise has changed healthcare: by providing new machines, medicines, and treatments that save lives and enhance the possibility of restoration for billions.
Well being & Health
From the past 20 years, data technology has brought many major transformations in almost all fields of the world and healthcare is simply not an exception. Although the vast majority of health info administration applications are offered as degreed courses, a variety of instructional amenities may prolong medical office specialist training, which may be completed as a job-particular course that ends in a diploma or certificates.
Nonetheless, the traces between PHR and PHI will blur in the future as extra digital medical records are accessed and shared by patients. Health information management (HIM) is the apply of acquiring, analyzing, and defending digital and conventional medical information vital to providing quality affected person care.
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The health data system has gained a complexity that expands to a number of levels. A affected person’s well being data could be considered individually, to see how a affected person’s well being has changed; it can also be seen as a part of a larger knowledge set to know how a population’s well being has changed, and how medical interventions can change health outcomes. | ESSENTIALAI-STEM |
Wandsworth Stadium
Wandsworth Stadium was a greyhound racing stadium in Wandsworth, London, England.
Origins
The stadium was constructed on an area of unused land south of the Wandsworth reservoir between Garratt Lane (formerly South Street) and Buckhold Road. Just to the south was King Georges Park (a public nursery, tennis courts, bowls green, swimming and paddling pools). This tranquil setting was unfortunately ruined by an unsightly storm relief sewage aqueduct that ran straight over and through the middle of it.
Opening
Wandsworth stadium cost £100,000 to build and could accommodate 20,000 spectators; either side of the track were two large covered stands that could each seat 7,000 people. The stadium opened on Saturday 15 April 1933, accompanied by the HM Scots Guards band.
The local Borough News reported that a former Chelsea player Alex Jackson had bought a greyhound called Jovial Honey and was keen for the Wandsworth management to consider allowing football to be played at the stadium. The stadium was reputed to have created dozens of jobs for Wandsworth residents during a difficult time that was known as the Great Depression in the United Kingdom.
History
In 1936 rival gangs fought a battle in front of thousands of witnesses and one man was murdered after being stabbed to death. However racing soon returned to normal trading and in 1938 the Eclipse was introduced which would become a prominent competition in the racing calendar. War disrupted regular racing but in August 1942 when the great wartime greyhound Ballynennan Moon appeared at the track he broke the track record over 440 yards.
In 1945 the Daily Herald reported that Wandsworth Stadium Ltd (the company that owned the track) was subject to over 97% government tax deductions. Sidney Parkes the owner of the company revealed that gross profit was £430,000 of which £420,000 was taken by the government in various taxes leaving just £10,000 net profit. He stated "What a money making proposition dog racing is to the Labour government."
The following summer (1946) greyhound racing experienced an extraordinary high with phenomenal attendances, the attendance figures for 1946 (licensed tracks only) topped 50 million and tote returns were in excess of £196 million (£196,431,430.00). It was during this period that a company called London Stadiums Ltd brokered a deal to take over Wandsworth Stadium Ltd, Park Royal Stadium Ltd and Charlton Stadium (1936) Ltd. The three companies that were taken over all received shares in London Stadiums Ltd.
Wandsworth transported their racing hounds from the track kennels to the race track by using a 'Scammell Mechanical Horse' that pulled a trailer of 56 greyhounds housed in their individual cages.
In 1947 a greyhound called Motts Regret reached the Wandsworth Spring Stakes final where he finished second to Balmaha. Motts regret would change his name to Trevs Perfection, the 1947 English Greyhound Derby winner. The same year another major competition was introduced called the Olympic, this race paired with the Eclipse would result in many of the sport's top hounds frequenting the track.
The Director of Racing for all of the London Stadiums Ltd tracks was Mr R E C Parkes and Racing Manager at Wandsworth was Mr K A Guy. Bill Francis was an Assistant Racing Manager in the late fifties.
In 1955 Wandsworth hurdle grader Moyshna Queen starred alongside Frankie Howerd in a film called Jumping for Joy. The bitch was called Lindy Lou in the film.
In 1961 Charles Boulton replaced Mr Guy as Racing Manager and his assistant was John Rowe who would soon become the Leicester Stadium Racing Manager. One year later Charlton closed temporarily following difficulties and the Cloth of Gold competition was switched to sister track Wandsworth. Trainers at the track in 1965 were Hourigan, Nattriss, O’Shaughnessy, Holyhead and Bill Cowell.
Sunbury Kennels
All three stadia, Wandsworth, Park Royal and Charlton Stadium were served by the Sunbury Kennels, which were located in a rural setting on Hanworth Road in Sunbury-on-Thames twelve miles from Park Royal Stadium. The kennels which were built in 1933 at the cost of £25,000 sat in fourteen acres and had accommodation for 600 greyhounds. In addition to the kennels there was a veterinary surgery including X-ray, Ultraviolet and Infrared ray apparatus, with the kennel staff and veterinary surgeon living on site. The self-contained exercising grounds included over three quarters of a mile of special track for road work. The establishment had its own kitchens, bakery and isolation kennels (for sickness). One of the early kennel managers was Mr Cadwallader who organised 12 trainers (4 per stadium), each with their own stadium related section. Total staff numbered 80 and the kennels were seen as the equivalent for London Stadiums Ltd that the Hook Estate and Kennels was for the Greyhound Racing Association.
Closure
News broke in January 1963 that London Stadiums Ltd had future plans to redevelop the stadium into a shopping centre.
Wandsworth closed on 4 June 1966 stating that it could not compete with big local tracks, West Ham, Walthamstow, Wembley and White City but this was a smokescreen with plans afoot to sell the stadium and prime land for re-development. The American style Arndale Centres had first been introduced to the UK in 1961 and the pedestrianised mall type centre was constructed in Wandsworth in quick time. The centre still exists today and is called the Southside shopping centre.
Achievements
In 1941 Miss D Thomas trained Heavy Damages to Guineas glory at Park Royal Stadium. In 1947 Rowley won the Hunt Cup for Wandsworth trainer O’Shaughnessy. An event held near Cambridge in 1953 called the 'London Tracks Coursing Cup' went to Must Venture trained by Bill Cowell at Wandsworth.
Cloth of Gold
(1941-61 Charlton 600 yards), (1962-65 Wandsworth 650 yards), (1966-68 Charlton 600 yards) | WIKI |
Münci Kalayoğlu
Münci Kalayoğlu is a doctor from Turkey. He was born in Ankara in 1940.
In 1963 he graduated from Ankara University's School of Medicine, after which he studied at Hacettepe University's School of Medicine. He became an intern at the New York Mount Sinai Medical School and Pittsburg Child Hospital. He is the founder and president of the Department of Liver Transplantation at the University of Wisconsin. He has made more than 1500 liver transplants throughout his career.
He has 185 published works, including 22 articles in international medical journals. Since 2006 he has been head of a private hospital. | WIKI |
Jeff HILLER, Plaintiff, v. Marvin T. RUNYON, Defendant.
No. 1-98-CV-90017.
United States District Court, S.D. Iowa, Western Division.
April 13, 2000.
Bruce Green, Council Bluffs, IA, for plaintiff.
William C. Purdy, Assistant United States Attorney, Des Moines, IA, for defendant.
AMENDED AND SUBSTITUTED ORDER ON MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
PRATT, District Judge.
Now before the Court is Defendant Marvin Runyon’s Motion for Summary Judgment of Plaintiff Jeff Hiller’s action alleging violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1991 (“ADA”) and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (“Rehabilitation Act”). Plaintiff resisted the Motion and Defendant filed a reply brief; this matter is considered fully submitted.
I. Statement of Facts
Plaintiff Jeff R. Hiller (“Hiller”) has been employed as a city mail carrier by the Council Bluffs, Iowa branch of the United States Postal Service (“CBPO”) since November, 1978. Hiller is a 47-year-old male, and has been married for 13 years. He and his wife have no children. Defendant Marvin Runyon (“Runyon”) was the Postmaster of the CBPO at the time of the events giving rise to this lawsuit.
In December of 1996, Hiller’s right testicle began to swell, causing him severe back and leg pain, and making it difficult for him to carry mail. In January, 1997, he saw his family physician, Dr. K. Neil Sheppard, who performed an ultrasound in response to Hiller’s complaints of acute swelling and pain in his right testicle. Because of the ultrasound’s results, Dr. Sheppard referred Hiller to Dr. John Horgan, a urologist. After testing and exploratory surgery, Dr. Horgan determined Hiller’s right testicle was cancerous and removed -it. Hiller agreed to the surgery even though his other testicle was atrophic, and his ability to father children would be substantially limited. After the surgery, Hil-ler remained hospitalized for a time. After Hiller’s release from the hospital, he had continued complaints of discomfort in his right groin area, particularly when changing positions and lifting. Oncologist Dr. Thomas M. Schmitz administered 20 radiation treatments to him between February 24, 1997 and March 21, 1997. Hil-ler’s side effects from this treatment included nausea, vomiting, low blood counts and extreme fatigue.
Following his surgery and during his radiation therapy, Hiller was unable to work or perform activities such as walking, and engaging in sexual relations. Hiller continued to suffer from fatigue and nausea through April 7,1997, after which date he returned to work.
Before Hiller returned to work, his wife notified Sam Gonzales, the CBPO Postmaster, of Hiller’s condition. Hiller also informed his immediate supervisor, Mark Thompson (“Thompson”), of his cancerous condition, the removal of his right testicle, and the fatigue and nausea that the radiation treatments were causing him. On or about April 21, 1997, Dr. Schmitz released Hiller to a standard 40-hour workweek and eight hour workday.
After Hiller returned to work, he was able to “case,” or sort, mail at the standard rate of 18 pieces of mail per minute, 8 flats per minute, and work eight hours a day. However, he was often unable to complete his daily route in 8 hours and frequently asked Thompson for assistance. In May, 1997, Thompson began accusing Hiller, on an almost daily basis, of being unable to perform his job. Thompson also told Hil-ler, almost daily, that he (Hiller) had an eight hour route. This was contradicted by route inspections conducted by the CBPO later in 1997, which confirmed that Hiller’s route took, on average, 8 hours and 47 minutes to complete. Furthermore, Thompson repeatedly told Hiller that he was “unproductive” and “could not perform.” On or about April 23, 1997, Hiller presented Thompson with a copy of the ADA and asked Thompson to stop harassing him. Thompson responded that he was unfamiliar with the ADA.
From about May 12 to May 28, 1997, Hiller was restricted to six hours per day by Dr. Sheppard, who was concerned that the pain Hiller was experiencing was related to his ongoing medical condition. During this week, Thompson and Gonzales required Hiller to report to work at 9:00 a.m., rather than his usual reporting time of 7:00 a.m. They also did not allow him to “case,” or sort, his mail before beginning his route, instead having other workers case his route.
Casing is a less strenuous task which can be performed seated. By requiring Hiller to report at 9:00 a.m., and additionally not allowing him to case his mail before the route, Hiller had to perform the more strenuous route work for the full six hour day, unlike typical full-time, non-injured letter carriers, who on average cased mail for 2.5 hours and worked on their routes for 5.5 hours per day.
By May 28, 1997, Hiller had returned to working a standard 8-hour day, yet Thompson continued to harass him on a near-daily basis, accusing him of being “unproductive” and “unable to perform.” On June 4, Hiller contacted the Postal Service Equal Employment Opportunity counselor. Thereafter, Thompson’s harassment continued, until this suit was filed in May 1998.
Thompson was a combative manager, often criticizing and verbally challenging workers. In particular, he criticized older workers and Hiller more than others. The CBPO, through supervisor Peter Book, also attempted to prevent Hiller from attending his EEO counseling session on July 25, 1997, by wrongfully telling the counselor Hiller was absent without leave, even though Book had earlier permitted Hiller to go to the session. Book admitted later to Hiller he did not want him to go to the session. Hiller was not credited with the time considered absent without leave until September, 1997. Additionally, Book stated at one point that the CBPO would be better off if the older workers were gone. Finally, Thompson made it difficult for Hiller to request assistance on his route, and harassed him when he did so, often denying Hiller’s request, only to later provide assistance. He also made it difficult for Hiller to make a request by not allowing Hiller to get an idea of mail volume before requesting assistance on his route. The harassment of Hiller distressed him, and he began treatment for depression.
II. Summary Judgment Standard
“[SJummary judgment is an extreme remedy, and one which is not to be granted unless the movant has established his right to a judgment with such clarity as to leave no room for controversy and that the other party is not entitled to recover under any discernible circumstances.” Robert Johnson Grain Co. v. Chemical Interchange Co., 541 F.2d 207, 209 (8th Cir.1976) (citing Windsor v. Bethesda Gen. Hosp., 523 F.2d 891, 893 n. 5 (8th Cir.1975)). The purpose of the rule is not “to cut litigants off from their right of trial by jury if they really have issues to try,” Poller v. Columbia Broad. Sys., Inc., 368 U.S. 464, 467, 82 S.Ct. 486, 7 L.Ed.2d 458 (1962) (quoting Sartor v. Arkansas Natural Gas Corp., 321 U.S. 620, 627, 64 S.Ct. 724, 88 L.Ed. 967 (1944)), but to avoid “useless, expensive and time-consuming trials where there is actually no genuine, factual issue remaining to be tried,” Anderson v. Viking Pump Div., Houdaille Indus., Inc., 545 F.2d 1127, 1129 (8th Cir.1976) (citing Lyons v. Board of Educ., 523 F.2d 340, 347 (8th Cir.1975)).
The plain language of Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 56(c) mandates the entry of summary judgment, after adequate time for discovery and upon motion, against a party who fails to make a showing sufficient to establish the existence of an element essential to that party’s case, and on which that party will bear the burden of proof at trial. Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, 477 U.S. 317, 322, 106 S.Ct. 2548, 91 L.Ed.2d 265 (1986). Summary judgment is properly granted when the record, viewed in the light most favorable to the nonmoving party and giving that party the benefit of all reasonable inferences, shows that there is no genuine issue of material fact, and the moving party is entitled to judgment as a matter of law. Fed.R.Civ.P. 56(c); Harlston, 37 F.3d at 382. The Court does not weigh the evidence nor make credibility determinations; rather the Court only determines whether there are any disputed issues and, if so, whether those issues are both genuine and material. Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc., 477 U.S. 242, 252, 106 S.Ct. 2505, 91 L.Ed.2d 202 (1986).
The moving party bears the initial burden of demonstrating the absence of a genuine issue of material fact based on the pleadings, depositions, answers to interrogatories, admissions on file, and affidavits, if any. Celotex, 477 U.S. at 323, 106 S.Ct. 2548; Anderson, 477 U.S. at 248, 106 S.Ct. 2505. Once the moving party has carried its burden, the nonmoving party must go beyond the pleadings and, by affidavits or by the depositions, answers to interrogatories, and admissions on file, designate specific facts showing that there is a genuine issue for trial. Fed.R.Civ.P. 56(c), (e); Celotex Corp., 477 U.S. at 322-23, 106 S.Ct. 2548; Anderson, 477 U.S. at 257, 106 S.Ct. 2505. An issue is “genuine,” if the evidence is sufficient to persuade a reasonable jury to return a verdict for the nonmoving party. See id. at 248, 106 S.Ct. 2505. Because discrimination cases often depend on inferences rather than on direct evidence, summary judgment should not be granted unless the evidence could not support any reasonable inference for the nonmovant. Crawford v. Runyon, 37 F.3d 1338, 1341 (8th Cir.1994) (citations omitted). This is because defendants of even minimal sophistication will neither admit discriminatory animus nor leave a paper trail demonstrating it. Estes v. Dick Smith Ford, Inc., 856 F.2d 1097, 1103 (8th Cir.1988) (citation omitted).
III. Analysis
Hiller claims that he was discriminated against in violation of the ADA, Title I, 42 U.S.C. §§ 12111-12117 and the Rehabilitation Act, Sections 503 and 505, 29 U.S.C. §§ 791 and 794a, as amended. As an employee of a federal agency, his sole remedy for disability discrimination is pursuant to the Rehabilitation Act. 42 U.S.C. § 12111(5)(B)(i); Hargens v. United States Dep’t of Agric., 865 F.Supp. 1314, 1323 (N.D.Iowa 1994) (federal employees not covered by ADA). However, because certain basic standards and definitions are used in both the ADA and the Rehabilitation Act, cases interpreting either act are applicable and interchangeable for purposes of analyzing claims under the other. Allison v. Dep’t of Corrections, 94 F.3d 494, 497 (8th Cir.1996); see 42 U.S.C. § 12117(b). Hiller alleges discrimination based on adverse treatment and hostile work environment. His allegation of adverse treatment includes three theories of recovery: disparate treatment, failure to reasonably accommodate his handicap, and retaliation for filing a discrimination claim.
A. Adverse Treatment
1. Disparate Treatment
To survive a motion for summary judgment under the Rehabilitation Act, Hiller must show that he was: 1) an individual with a disability; 2) otherwise qualified; 3) employed by a federal agency; and 4) adversely treated solely because of his disability. Demming v. Housing and Redevelopment Auth. of Duluth, Minn., 66 F.3d 950, 954 (8th Cir.1995) (citation omitted); 29 U.S.C. § 794(a). If the employee succeeds in establishing a prima facie case of disparate treatment, the burden shifts to the employer to articulate a legitimate, nondiscriminatory reason for the action. Spades v. City of Walnut Ridge, 186 F.3d 897, 899 (8th Cir.1999). If the employer articulates such a reason, the burden shifts back to the employee to present evidence that the proffered reason is pretextual. Id. (citing Wilking v. County of Ramsey, 153 F.3d 869, 872-73 (8th Cir.1998)).
There is no dispute over the second and third requirements of this analysis, i.e., that Hiller is qualified and employed by a federal agency. The Court must therefore determine whether there is a genuine issue of material fact with respect to Hiller’s alleged disability and whether he suffered adverse solely because of his disability,
a. Disability
“Disability” means with respect to an individual: 1) a physical or mental impairment which for such individual constitutes or results in a substantial impediment ' to employment; 2) a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities. 29 U.S.C. § 705(9). The Code of Federal Regulations defines “major life activities” as functions such as caring for oneself, performing manual tasks, walking, seeing, hearing, speaking, breathing, learning, and working. Krauel v. Iowa Methodist Med. Ctr., 95 F.3d 674, 677 (8th Cir.1996) (overruled on other grounds) (citing 29 C.F.R. § 1630.2®). Factors to be considered when assessing whether an individual is substantially limited in a major life activity are: (i) the nature and severity of the impairment; (ii) the duration or expected duration of the impairment; and (iii) the permanent or long term impact, or the expected long term impact of or resulting from the impairment. Weber v. Strippit, Inc., 186 F.3d 907, 913 (8th Cir.1999).
Hiller alleges he is disabled within the meaning of the ADA and Rehabilitation Act because his cancer and related treatment substantially limited his ability to work, to walk and to procreate, all major life activities, and because he was regarded as having an impairment.' Hiller’s cancer and accompanying treatment limited his ability to work, walk and perform most daily activities from February 5,1997 until April 21,1997. Subsequent to that period, he returned to work with eight-hour day and 40-hour workweek restrictions. His condition also caused him to have a testicle removed, and his other testicle is atrophied. According to his doctor, his ability to father a child is severely limited. Because of its long-term effects on his ability to engage in sexual relations and reproduce, Hiller’s cancer-related condition is a physical condition that limits a major life activity. See Bragdon v. Abbott, 524 U.S. 624, 638, 118 S.Ct. 2196, 141 L.Ed.2d 540 (1998) (reproduction is major life activity); McAlindin v. County of San Diego, 192 F.3d 1226, 1234 (9th Cir.1999) (impotency resulting from anxiety disorders was substantial limitation on major life activity). Therefore, Hiller qualifies as an individual with a disability under the Rehabilitation Act.
b. Adverse Employment Action.
The parties also disagree as to whether Hiller suffered any adverse treatment due to his handicap. See Demming, 66 F.3d at 954. Hiller’s submissions to the Court establish that Defendant, through its supervisors, took the following actions against Hiller: a) required him to start his job at 7:30 a.m. rather than 7:00 a.m.; b) threatened to make him start his job at 8:00 a.m.; c) threatened to withhold auxiliary street assistance and made it difficult for Hiller to request such assistance; d) harassed Hiller almost daily because of his disability and wrongfully accused him of being “unable to perform” even though he was able to perform the essential functions of his job; e) changed his starting time from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. for a period of time during May, 1997; f) increased the harassment after Hiller filed a formal complaint, and g) failed for months to alleviate or rectify the harassing situation despite Hiller’s repeated requests.
The Court finds that the magnitude of these actions is simply not great enough to be considered an adverse employment action under the Rehabilitation Act. Any change in Hiller’s work hours was temporary, minor or both. To be legally cognizable, an adverse employment action must generally be a significant change in employment status, such as hiring, firing, failing to promote, reassignment with significantly different responsibilities, or a decision causing a significant change in benefits. See Ellerth, 524 U.S. at 761, 118 S.Ct. 2257; see generally Harlston, 37 F.3d at 382 (reassignment to more inconvenient job insufficient).
2. Failure to Accommodate
Hiller alleges that Defendant failed to accommodate his disability by not pro-viding auxiliary assistance which would allow him to complete his route within eight hours. Hiller was limited to an eight-hour work day by his physician. Hiller did, however, work occasional overtime. Yet according to Hiller’s own testimony, Defendant did not require him to work overtime. Rather, Hiller worked overtime when he chose to. He has shown no need for further accommodation, aside from the eight-hour work restriction which Defendant has abided by.
3. Retaliation
To make out a prima facie case of retaliation under the Rehabilitation Act, Hiller must show: 1) he engaged in protected activity; 2) he was subject to adverse action by his employer; and 3) there was a causal link between the two. Cossette v. Minnesota Power and Light, 188 F.3d 964, 972 (8th Cir.1999) (ADA case). As discussed above, the Court does not find that any of the indignities suffered by Hiller to rise to the level of a cognizable adverse employment action under the Rehabilitation Act. It is true that Book threatened Hiller with a letter of warning for supposedly being absent without leave when Hiller went to his appointment with the EEO counselor. However, that threat was not carried out. Therefore, Hiller is unable to make out a claim for retaliation under the Act, and the Court does not need to address the remaining elements of the claim.
B. Hostile Work Environment
The Court first notes that a cause of action for a hostile work environment is proper under the Rehabilitation Act. The Eighth Circuit has assumed the existence of such a claim. See Cannice v. Norwest Bank Iowa N.A., 189 F.3d 723 (8th Cir.1999) (assuming existence but not reaching issue as plaintiff failed to present evidence that harassment occurred because of disability); Wallin v. Minnesota Dep’t of Corrections, 153 F.3d 681, 688 (8th Cir.1998) (assuming existence of claim for purposes of summary judgment), cert. denied, 526 U.S. 1004, 119 S.Ct. 1141, 143 L.Ed.2d 209, reh’g denied, — U.S.-, 119 S.Ct. 1513, 143 L.Ed.2d 664 (1999); Cody v. CIGNA Healthcare, 139 F.3d 595, 598 (8th Cir.1998) (affirming summary judgment for employer but implicitly recognizing ADA hostile work environment claim). Several district courts have explicitly found that a hostile work environment claim is valid in the disability discrimination context. See, e.g., McClain v. Southwest Steel Co., Inc., 940 F.Supp. 295, 301-02 (N.D.Okla.1996); Haysman v. Food Lion, Inc., 893 F.Supp. 1092, 1106 (S.D.Ga.1995).
With respect to recognition of a hostile work environment claim under the ADA, a recent Third Circuit case stated as follows:
The ADA states that “[n]o covered entity shall discriminate against a qualified individual with a disability because of the disability of such individual in regard to ... [the] terms, conditions, and privileges of employment.” 42 U.S.C. § 12112(a).... The Supreme Court has held that language in Title VII that is almost identical to the above language in the ADA creates a cause of action for a hostile work environment.
Walton v. Mental Health Ass’n of Southeastern Pa., 168 F.3d 661, 666-67 (3rd Cir.1999) (not deciding issue because plaintiff failed to state claim) (citing Patterson v. McLean Credit Union, 491 U.S. 164, 180, 109 S.Ct. 2363, 105 L.Ed.2d 132 (1989)). The Walton Court concluded that “[t]his framework indicates, that a cause of action for harassment exists under the ADA.” Id. at 667. The Rehabilitation Act uses similar language and a similar framework. Specifically, the Rehabilitation Act states in relevant part that “[n]o otherwise qualified individual with a disability ... shall, solely by reason of her or his disability, ... be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity ... conducted by ... the United States Postal Service.” 29'U.S.C. § 794(a). This Court finds the reasoning in Walton persuasive and applicable to this case, and holds that a hostile work environment claim is proper within the framework of the Rehabilitation Act.
A claim for harassment based on disability, similar to a claim under Title VII, would require a showing that: (1) Hiller is a qualified individual with a disability; (2) he was subject to unwelcome harassment; (3) the harassment was based on his disability or a request for an accommodation; and (4) the harassment was sufficiently severe or pervasive to alter the conditions of his employment and to create an abusive working environment. McConathy v. Dr. Pepper/Seven Up Corp., 131 F.3d 558, 563 (5th Cir.1998) (ADA case); Howard v. Burns Bros., Inc., 149 F.3d 835, 840 (8th Cir.1998) (Title VII case).
This Court finds that the fifth requirement of the above-noted test has been superseded by two recent Supreme Court cases holding an employer vicariously ha-ble under Title VII for a hostile work environment created by a supervisor with immediate (or successively higher) authority over the employee. Burlington Indus., Inc. v. Ellerth, 524 U.S. 742, 765, 118 S.Ct. 2257, 141 L.Ed.2d 633 (1998); Faragher v. City of Boca Raton, 524 U.S. 775, 807, 118 S.Ct. 2275, 141 L.Ed.2d 662 (1998). At least one Court of Appeals has assumed this analysis applies to ADA and Rehabilitation Act cases. Silk v. City of Chicago; 194 F.3d 788, 804-05 (7th Cir.1999). Under Ellerth and Faragher, once a plaintiff has proven the first four elements of a hostile work environment, and that the harassment was at the hands of a supervisor, a defendant’s only affirmative defense is to prove that: (a) it exercised reasonable care to prevent and correct promptly any sexually harassing behavior, and (b) the employee unreasonably failed to take advantage of any preventive or corrective opportunities provided by the employer or to otherwise avoid harm. Ellerth, 524 U.S. at 765, 118 S.Ct. 2257; Faragher, 524 U.S. at 807, 118 S.Ct. 2275; Silk, 194 F.3d at 804-05. The Court now examines whether the parties have raised any issue of material fact as to these elements or defenses.
There is no dispute that this action meets the first element of a hostile work environment, as the Court has already found Hiller to be a qualified individual with a disability. The record also compels the Court to find a genuine issue of material fact as to whether Hiller was subject to unwelcome harassment. Hiller’s affidavit, deposition and other evidence indicate that he experienced harassment as often as every day or every other day, including statements that he was unproductive and “could not perform.” The harassment was at times physically intimidating and often consisted of Thompson’s refusal to grant him assistance for his route, both by refusing him needed assistance and refusing to allow him to look at his mail to estimate whether he needed help in the first place. The fact that Thompson eventually provided Hiller assistance does not dispel the issue of fact as to whether the initial denials constituted wrongful harassment. In fact, refusing Hiller assistance without an explanation, only to later grant the assistance, is entirely consistent with a pattern of harassment.
The parties likewise dispute the second element, whether the harassment was based on Hiller’s disability or request for accommodation. There are several types of proof that support the Court’s conclusion that an issue of fact has also been raised as to this element. First, Hiller’s own experience indicated that the harassment began, or at least became severe, after Hiller returned from his surgery and radiation treatment. Additionally, as discussed above, the harassment often occurred in response to Hiller’s requests for auxiliary assistance in delivering his mail. Finally, the experiences of other workers, and comments made by management, indicate that there was a climate of hostility toward workers perceived to be disabled or unproductive due to age or disability, despite their meeting workplace standards.
Comments by management to and about other employees indicate there was hostility toward disabled workers in the workplace. In late September of 1997, Thompson stated, “We have too many cripples in our post office.” A week later, he referred to a postal worker who had undergone back surgery as a “cripple.” See Phillip v. ANR Freight Systems, Inc., 945 F.2d 1054, 1056 (8th Cir.1991) (evidence of discrimination directed at other individuals relevant and admissible to hostile work environment claim) (citing Hawkins v. Hennepin Technical Center, 900 F.2d 153, 154 (8th Cir.), cert. denied, 498 U.S. 854, 111 S.Ct. 150, 112 L.Ed.2d 116 (1990); Estes, 856 F.2d at 1102).
Management also singled out workers over age 40 for harassment. Employee Ron Rohatsch (“Rohatsch”), who is over age 40, observed that he was called in by supervisors for more job “discussions” upon getting older. According to employee Richard Isom (“Isom”), Supervisor Peter Book also stated that “as soon as we get rid of these old carriers, things will get better.”
In response, Defendant claims that the verbal abuse suffered by Hiller was not aimed at his protected status or that of anyone else, but rather reflected Thompson’s aggressive management style. See generally Wallin, 153 F.3d at 688 (workplace friction not linked to plaintiffs disabilities). Defendant’s contention is that Thompson and other management personnel were not singling out Hiller or individuals over age 40. However, this assertion is contradicted by several affidavits submitted by Hiller. This contradiction demonstrates an issue of fact which our law says a jury should determine.
The fact that some of the comments were directed at workers over 40 does not save Defendant from the inference that its supervisors harassed Hiller because of his disability. See Cruz v. Coach Stores, 202 F.3d 560, 572 (2nd Cir.2000) (“[Plaintiff’s] claim finds further support, moreover, in the interplay between the two forms of harassment.”); cf. Hafford v. Seidner, 183 F.3d 506, 515 (6th Cir.1999) (evidence of religious harassment of plaintiff could help support plaintiffs racial hostile work environment claim); Hicks v. Gates Rubber Co., 833 F.2d 1406, 1416 (10th Cir.1987) (evidence of racial harassment of plaintiff may help establish her sexually hostile work environment claim). The Court specifically finds that disparaging comments made to and regarding older workers are relevant to Hil-ler’s discrimination claim. In this context, the comments tend to show the supervisors’ hostility to workers who are fully qualified to do their jobs but are not as physically able, or perceived as physically able, to perform demanding tasks as well or as quickly as younger or nondisabled workers.
Additionally, if Book and Thompson began their pattern of harassment in response to their perceptions of Hiller as disabled during a time in his recovery when he was less able to perform physical tasks than his is now, and continued their antagonism toward him for a period of many months, there is clearly an issue of material fact as to Defendant’s improper motivation in continuing to harass him. The Court notes that discrimination cases often depend on inferences rather than direct evidence, and therefore summary judgment should not be granted unless the evidence could not support any reasonable inference for the nonmovant. See Crawford, 37 F.3d at 1341. The Court finds that there is a genuine issue of material fact as to whether the harassment of Hiller was based on his disability or a request for accommodation.
Next, for harassment to affect a term, condition or privilege of employment, it must have been “so severe or pervasive as to alter the conditions of the victim’s employment and create an abusive working environment.” Wallin, 153 F.3d at 688 (citations omitted); Burns, 149 F.3d at 840. As noted above, Hiller has cited several specific instances of verbal and other harassment in support of his claim. There are several factors that make the harassment in this case objectively and subjectively abusive, including its timing. In this case, Hiller, a recent cancer and radiation treatment patient, returned to work subject to restrictions and easily fatigued. Yet Thompson berated, challenged and intimidated him on a daily basis when he would request assistance on his route. During these challenges, Thompson physically got within six inches of Hiller’s face. He repeatedly told Hiller that he had a “pud” route and that he “could not perform.” As noted above, Hiller was at times later granted the assistance. This abusive conduct continued for many months.
Additionally, Thompson was objectively wrong in repeatedly telling Hiller he should have been able to do his route in eight hours; the route was eventually evaluated and shown to take 45 minutes longer than that. Most employees would be frustrated upon hearing repeatedly from a supervisor that one’s route was shorter than one knew it to be. The power relationship inherent in the employment context, coupled with Thompson’s abrasiveness, would make this situation extremely difficult for any reasonable worker in Hiller’s shoes.
The language Thompson used to harass Hiller, including that Hiller was “unproductive” and “could not perform,” can also have a particularly cruel and offensive double-meaning to an employee who is infertile, unable to engage in sexual relations and recovering from testicular cancer. Because of the harassment, Hiller developed depression and sought treatment with Dr. Sheppard, who prescribed him the antidepressant Luvox. The facts noted in the above discussion, taken together, require the Court to conclude that the harassment of Hiller was severe and pervasive.
As to the fifth element, no evidence has been submitted to prove an affirmative defense. There is no evidence that Hiller unreasonably failed to take advantage of any preventive or corrective opportunities provided by the employer or to otherwise avoid harm. In fact, Hiller took the lead in attempting to remedy this situation short of legal action by discussing it with management, including CBPO Postmaster Sam Gonzales, and consulting with an EEO counselor. Additionally, Defendant makes no allegation that Hiller failed to exhaust internal remedies. The record shows that the only resistance to such steps came from Defendant’s own supervisors. No evidence was submitted as to whether the employer exercised reasonable care.
In light of the above discussion, the Court holds that Defendant has failed to demonstrate an absence of genuine issue of material fact as to the elements or defenses.
IY. Conclusion
Based on the foregoing, Defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment (#32) is DENIED with respect to Hiller’s hostile work environment claim under the Rehabilitation Act, and GRANTED with respect to all other claims. Defendant’s Motion to Strike (# 44) is GRANTED as to Paragraphs 2 and 3 of Rohatsch’s Affidavit and DENIED as to all other claims.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
. The facts are viewed in the light most favorable to the nonmoving party. See Fed. R.Civ.P. 56(c); Harlston v. McDonnell Douglas Corp., 37 F.3d 379, 382 (8th Cir.1994).
. Defendant argues that Hiller's cancer has not affected his reproduction, which is a major life activity, because he had decided before the onset of his cancer not to have children. The Court is not convinced, however, that Hiller’s choice should influence the Court’s disability analysis. See Bragdon, 524 U.S. at 641, 118 S.Ct. 2196 (“In the end, the disability definition does not turn on personal choice.”). Even if Hiller's choice should be considered, however, there is conflicting evidence before the Court on this issue. Statements by both Hiller and his wife indicate that the couple had left open the possibility of having children. There is a genuine issue of material fact with regard to whether the Hil-lers wanted children.
. Because of the Court's determination that Hiller is a qualified individual with a handicap, the Court does not need to discuss whether Hiller was regarded as handicapped or had a record of being handicapped. The Court also does not reach the question of whether Hiller is substantially limited in his ability to walk or work, although the Court notes that Hiller was restricted in his work hours and did experience some difficulty walking during the periods relevant to this action.
. The Court notes that the record contains several statements attributed to supervisors Thompson and Book which call into question their motivation for taking otherwise innocuous-appearing and relatively minor actions. These statements are discussed more fully in III.B., infra.
. The element was whether the defendant knew or should have known of the harassment and failed to take proper remedial action. See McConathy, 131 F.3d at 563.
. Defendant has filed a Motion to Strike the affidavits of Rohatsch and Isom as based upon “irrelevant, conclusory allegations of age discrimination” in violation of Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 56(e) and various Federal Rules of Evidence. Rohatsch’s affidavit consists of four paragraphs. In the first he states that he has been an employee of the CBPO since 1962. In the second Rohatsch states that the management confronted older carriers, particularly Fred Frazier, about work standards even though work standards were being met, while not confronting younger workers. In the third paragraph Ro-hatsch states that an unnamed employee over 40 years old was disciplined for an accident on the job while a younger had “the same type” of accident but was not disciplined. In the fourth paragraph Rohatsch states that he had not been called into the postmaster’s office for a "job discussion” for at least twelve years, but one month after his fifty-fifth birthday he was called in for a “job discussion” on work production and they have not ceased. Isom’s affidavit consists of only two paragraphs. In the first he states that he has been an employee of the CBPO since 1985. In the second Isom states that he heard Peter Book, a CBPO supervisor, say: "as soon as we get rid of these old carriers, things will get better.”
Affidavits submitted in support of a motion for summary judgment must: (1) be made on personal knowledge; (2) set forth facts admissible in evidence; and (3) show the affiant is competent to testify to the matters therein. See Fed.R.Civ.P. 56(e); El Deeb v. University of Minn., 60 F.3d 423, 428 (8th Cir.1995) (“Affidavits asserting personal knowledge must include enough factual support to show that the affiant possess that knowledge.”). In addition, general or conclusory statements without detailed facts are insufficient. See Berg v. Bruce, 112 F.3d 322, 327-28 (8th Cir.1997). The Court finds that paragraph 2 of Rohatsch’s affidavit is general and conclu-sory and does not provide enough factual support to show how the affiant possesses the knowledge therein. Therefore, paragraph 2 should be stricken. Paragraph 3 is most likely specific enough because it alleges a particular incident, although no names or dates are provided, nor are details of the accident. Again, however, no factual basis is given for the affiant's personal knowledge of this situation. Therefore, paragraph 3 should also be stricken. Paragraphs 1 and 4 comply with the Rule 56(e) requirements and are sufficiently specific. Isom’s affidavit complies with the requirements of Rule 56(e) and is sufficiently specific.
Defendant makes the additional argument that the statements in the affidavits would be inadmissible under evidentiary rules. This Court disagrees. Paragraph 2 of Isom’s affidavit reports a statement by a supervisor at the CBPO, and as such is clearly an admission by a party opponent, a hearsay exception under Federal Rule of Evidence 801(d)(2). And while paragraph 2 of Isom’s affidavit and paragraph 4 of Rohatsch's affidavit might at first seem to be irrelevant because Hiller alleges disability, not age, discrimination, this Court has found above that disparaging comments made to and regarding older workers are relevant to Hiller’s disability discrimination claim. Therefore, only paragraphs 2 and 3 of Rohatsch’s Affidavit should be stricken and are not relied on by this Court.
. Thompson’s repeated incorrect statements, and the harshness with which he treated Hil-ler, also suggest his indifference to whether the route actually was the proper length, and suggest an improper motive.
. According to the Supreme Court in Ellerth and Faragher, an affirmative defense is available only where no tangible employment action was taken against the plaintiff. See Ellerth, 524 U.S. at 765, 118 S.Ct. 2257; Faragher, 524 U.S. at 807, 118 S.Ct. 2275.
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accelerate procedures for obtaining Bulgarian citizenship, with the overall duration of the procedures shortened from years to months. Bulgaria is on the verge of a new stage in its social, economic, and demographic development and an important aspect of this will be mass immigration. Spurred by the needs of an expanding Bulgarian economy, immigration is set to grow, whether spontaneously or managed by proactive Bulgarian policies to attract and integrate immigrants. Bulgarian citizens in the Republic of Macedonia represent a significant resource in this respect. Furthermore, the fact that Bulgarian citizenship has been granted to a now substantial and growing number of people in the Republic of Macedonia provides grounds under international law for Bulgaria to intervene to protect their rights and interests.
2.2.15. The activities of the Bulgarian Culture and Information Centre in Skopje should be expanded by investing the effort and resources needed to promote Bulgarian culture and policies in the Republic of Macedonia. Bulgarian culture and information centres should also be established in Tirana and Prishtina.
2.2.16. Incentives should be provided for the Bulgarian nongovernmental and business sectors to establish partnership relations with citizens of the Republic of Macedonia in their local Bulgarian cultural and educational initiatives (such as the creation of Bulgarian libraries or chitalishta, clubs etc.) in various cities, towns and villages in the country.
2.2.17. Prominent cultural, political and media leaders of the Bulgarian community in the Republic of Macedonia should be supported and assistance provided to promote their work in both countries.
2.2.18. The Bulgarian Orthodox Church should be asked to contribute in the spirit of its historical traditions and capabilities to bringing the two nations closer together.
2.2.19. The issue of registration of the OMO Ilinden political party in Bulgaria has undoubtedly become one of the major irritants in bilateral relations in recent years. Both Skopje and human rights organizations like the Helsinki Committee have internationalized the issue to the detriment of Bulgaria. The refusal to register OMO Ilinden is likely to become increasingly difficult to defend, particularly after the future accession of the Republic of Macedonia to NATO and EU. While the case is mostly legal in nature, the Bulgarian position and the Bulgarian | WIKI |
Lawyers, workers question putting immigration detainees in U.S. prisons
WASHINGTON/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The Trump administration’s transfer of hundreds of detained immigrants into five U.S. prisons puts the detainees and prison staffers at risk, said prison workers and immigration lawyers on Friday. Prison staff, accustomed to dealing with convicted criminals, may lack training to deal with detained immigrants who may be unable to get the legal, medical and translation resources they need while in prison, said lawyers and prison workers. “The last thing the government should be doing is putting immigrants into prisons so that it can detain even more people who pose no threat to anyone,” said Omar Jadwat, director of the Immigrants’ Rights Project of the American Civil Liberties Union, a civil rights activist group. Reuters reported on Thursday that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has entered into a 120-day agreement with the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) and the U.S. Marshals Service to house up to about 1,600 people awaiting immigration hearings or deportation in prisons. The move came after ICE ran out of space to accommodate detainees following the Trump administration’s introduction of a zero-tolerance policy on illegal immigration. The policy includes separating migrant women and children, prosecuting every illegal border crossing and making it harder to win approval for asylum. Officials from the Justice Department and ICE defended the arrangement, saying it has been done before. “ICE routinely makes use of BOP space. Coordination on this level is another prime example of why Congress needs to act to provide the administration with the resources,” a Justice Department official said. “ICE is confident in the safety and security of detainees held at these locations,” said Dani Bennett, a spokeswoman. At Federal Detention Center SeaTac near Seattle, people who normally work as electricians and plumbers are being deputized as corrections officers to accommodate 209 new, mostly female detainees, said Raphael Lee, a senior officer specialist and member of the American Federation of Government Employees Council of Prisons. “Right now in this institution, we do not have enough staff to currently work the posts that are here,” he told Reuters. “There are plumbers, electricians, education teachers, nurses that come in their scrubs...to work their jobs, and they are told you cannot work. You have to go work a unit.” The federal Bureau of Prisons, part of the Justice Department, was hit hard by Trump’s government-wide hiring freeze in 2017. The bureau faces further job cuts in the 2018 budget, including a decrease of more than 1,800 corrections officers, according to budget documents. Federal prison employees are considered corrections officers and undergo special law enforcement training, but when prisons run short of staff, they sometimes follow a practice known as “augmentation” to deputize managers, nurses, teachers or utility workers as corrections officers. The Victorville prison in California, also expected to rely on “augmentation”, will house 1,000 male detainees, according to John Kostelnik, the local union president of the American Federation of Government Works Council of Prisons. To make space, the prison is opening nine empty housing units and transferring about 500 inmates to a second facility. Kostelnik said he was told the detainees will get “books and the bare minimum.” He said it was unclear how the prison will staff visiting hours or provide translators for detainees in a timely fashion. ICE “will provide translators, but we have to contact them every time we need them and it is very costly,” he said. Lindsay Toczylowski, executive director of the Immigrant Defenders Law Center, a firm that represents immigrants, said bringing 1,000 immigrants into a prison 85 miles northeast of Los Angeles would strain legal resources. “A new facility just coming online like this with an extra 1,000 people is really concerning, especially in a place that is not equipped to deal with immigrant detainees,” she said. Jorge Baron, executive director for the Northwest Immigrant Rights Project, said his organization has faced challenges trying to speak with detainees being held at SeaTac. Of the five women his organization had interviewed as of Thursday, he said, all of them had been separated from their children and all were seeking asylum. “People are being deprived of access to information,” he said. Reporting by Sarah N. Lynch in Washington and Kristina Cooke in San Francisco; Editing by Kevin Drawbaugh and James Dalgleish | NEWS-MULTISOURCE |
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Find out the city girl’s guide to healthy peeing
There is a healthy way to pee, and it is not the way your mamma taught you. Neither is it the way your pre-school teacher taught you. No, women should never squat to pee!
The average city girl has been diagnosed with a funny infection that according to the doctor, came from the loo. Chances are high that you share a toilet with several strangers every once in a while – in the office, at the public loo, church e.t.c. If you don’t, your house/roommates probably do. And that’s reason enough to take precaution.
Germs that warm the toilet seat
Of course, there are lots bacteria on the toilet seat. But women need to beware of pathogens that hide under the toilet seat. All toilet bacteria hide under the seat. When a woman sits down to pee, the urine comes out at an angle, hitting the trap and splashing all those germs to the delicate lady parts. That is how women end up contracting UTIs.
According to WebMed, these are the common pathogens that hide in the toilet:
1. Gastrointestinal viruses that cause stomach problems.
2. Enteric pathogens, including E. coli, salmonella, campylobacter and shigella.
3. Skin and respiratory organisms including the antibiotic resistant MRSA strain, and “flesh-eating” bacteria.
Healthy use of a toilet
1. Pee while standing
Women who squat are prone to contracting incessant UTIs. The best way to avoid contracting such infections from the toilet is by peeing while standing.
While there are gadgets designed to make peeing easier for women, it is possible to do it without them.
Follow this link to learn how to pee while standing.
2. Clean your toilet thoroughly
Your home toilet can also give you an infection. Cleaning with a brush might not kill all germs. First, it is recommended that you use a bleach to clean the toilet bowl. In addition, take a hand brush and use it to scrub all the hidden parts of the toilet seat, then flush.
Insert toilet blocks inside your cistern so it can help disinfect the toilet with every flush. Learn also to close the lid while flushing.
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to their fellow-men, and themselves, of the several virtues, good manners, the use of time, etc. It is his most important work, and was for a long time at- tributed to Filelfo. It has the distinction of being the most Christian in spirit of all the humanistic educa- tional treatises. It approves the study of pagan lit- erature only in conjunction with sacred learning, the study of the Scriptures and the Fathers, makes pro- vision for the education of girls, and considers the formation of a sound moral and Christian character to be the supreme end of education. Many editions of the work have appeared, the latest at Tournai, 1854 (Fr. tr., 1513; Ger. tr., 1856).
Kopp. Maffeus Vegius Erziehungslekre in Bib. kat. Pad., II (Freiburg, 1889) : Kohler, Padagogik des Mapheus Vegiits (Gmand, 1856) ; Tiraboschi, Slaria delta lelteralura italiana, VI; Ve9P.\8Iano da Bisticci, Vile. . . (Bologna, 1893).
Patrick J. McCormick.
Veglia, Diocese op (Vbgiensis et Arbensis), in Austria, suffragan of Gorz-Gradisca. Parallel to the Dinaric .\lps are a number of rocky island.'^, .separated from the mainland by a deep, though narrow, .strait. The largest of them is Veglia, which in the year 1000 had a bishop, Vitalis, who was present at a synod in Spoleto. Eugene III made it a suffragan of Zara, but since 1828 it has been under Gorz. Bartholomaus Bozarich was present at the assembly of bishops in 1849 and his successor was a member of the Vatican Council. Still more ancient is the See of Ossero (Lusin, Absor, Auxerensis), to whose bishop Pope John VIII wrote in 870. The fifty-fifth bishop, Racoamarich, was transferred to Cattiiro in 1818, and Ossero and Veglia were united. The See of Arbe (Scardona) is even more ancient. Its first known bishop attended a council at Salona in 530. The fifty-eighth bishop, Galzigna (d. in 1823), was also the last, as his diocese was merged in that of Veglia. Although Veglia is a triple see, it contains only 809,000 Catholics, 95 secular priests, 64 regulars, and 68 nuns.
Farlati, IllyricisacH, V (Venice, 1775): Veglia, 294-316.639- 47; Ossero, 182-223; .4 ric, 223-294; Theiner, Afonumen(a Sla- vorum meridionalium, hisl. illustr. (Rome, 1863), 46, 79 sq., 107 sq.. 112, 122, 163, 323, 422 sq., 432 sq., 519 sq., 575, 581, 613 sq.; Man. Hung. Rom., I (1859): Veglia, 425, 110, 112, 195, 220 sq., 323. 539 sq.. Absor. 573, Arbe, 247, 281 sq.
COLESTIN WOLFSGBUBER.
Vehe, Michael, b. at Bieberach near Wimpfen; d. at Halle, April, 1559. He joined the Dominicans at Wimpfen, and was sent to Heidelberg in 1.500, where he taught in 1512 and received the doctorate in theology in 1513. In 1515 he was appointed regent of the Dominican house of studies at Heidelberg; later Cardinal Albert of Mainz cho.se him as theolo-
§ian and put him in charge of the Church of Halle, axony. He was summoned to Aug.sburg (1.530) to refute the Lutheran Confession of Faith and took a prominent part in a debate against the Lutherans in 1.534, at Leipzig. He wrote: "Von dem Gcsatz der Niessung des h. hochw. Sacraments" (Leipzig, 1531), and "P^rrettung der beschuldigten kclchdieb" (Leipzig, 1.535) on Communion under one species; "Wie unterschieldHcher wiess Gott und seine heili- gen sollen geehrct werden" (Leipzig, 1532), a treatise on the veneration of the saints; "Assertio sacronim quorumdam axiomatum" (Leipzig, 1537), on the points controverted by the Reformers; these writings are the best apologetical treatises that appeared in Germany during the sixteenth century. Vehe also published "Ein neue Gesangbuchlein" (Leipzig, 1537; Hanover, 1853), a collection of hymns. He was called to the bishopric of Halberstadt; 21 Feb., 1.559.
HtTRTEB, Nomenrlator, II. 1249 sqq.; Srript. ord. prad., II, 95; Bull. ord. prad., IV, 678; Veeaenmeyer. KUine Beitrdge zur Oetch. des Reichttagu in Augsburg, 16S0 (Xflrnberg. 1830). 115; BIuuKER, Da> kath. deulache Kirchentieil, I (Freiburg, 1886), 124 sqq.
Ignatius Smith. XV.— 21
Veil, In the Liturgy. See Baptism; Chalice; Ciborium; Humeral Veil.
Veil, Religious. — In ancient Rome a red veil, or a veil with red stripes, distinguished newly- married women from the unmarried. From the ear- liest times Christ was represented to the Christian virgin as a husband, the only One, according to St. Paul (I Cor., vii, 34), she had to please. It was natural that the bride of Christ should, as the vestal virgins had done, adopt that veil, which thus sym- bolized not so much the purity as the inviolable fidelity to Christ which was to be reverenced in her. "There is here", said St. Optatus, "a sort of spiritual marriage" ("De schismate Donatistarum", VI; P. L., XI, 1074).
The taking of the veil then suggested an obligation of constancy, which forbade, first, illicit sexual inter- course, and afterwards marriage itself. Virgins took this veil themselves, or received it from the hands of their parents. It was worn also by widows, who made a profession of continence, and was called velum, velamen, maforte, flammeus (flamnieum), flammeus virginalis, flammeus Chrisli (Wilpert, "Die gottgeweihten Jungfrauen in den ersten Jahrhunder- t en der Kirche", p. 17). In addition to this private taking of the veil, there was early instituted another solemn clothing, which was performed by the bishop on feast days during the Holy Sacrifice (see St. Jerome, "Ad Demetriadem", ii; P. L., XXII, 1108; and St. Ambrose, "De lapsu virginis conse- crata;", v; P. L., XVI, 3726). Sometimes the bishop deputed a priest for this purpose (Ful- gentius Ferrandus, "Breviarum canonum", can. xci; P. L., LXVII, 957). After a short time, the solemn consecration of virgins was reserved to the bishop, while priests gave the veil to widows. These virgins and widows were not all cloistered; those who entered a monastery received from the abbess a veil which symbolized their religious profession, and the virgins at twenty-five years of age received sol- emnly from the bishop the veil, which was the mark of a special consecration.
The veil thus became in convents of women the distinctive sign of the different conditions. Suarez (De religione, tr. VI, t. I, col. 11, n. 5) mentions the following as in use, or as having been in use: the veil of probation, generally white, given to novices; the veil of profession; the veil of virginal consecration, given only to virgins at the age of twenty-five years; the veil of ordination, which the nun received at the age of forty years, on becoming a deaconess, with the privilege of intoning the office and reading the homilies in choir (cap. Diaconissam, 23, c. xxvii, q. 1); the veil of prelature, which abbesses obtained as a reward at the age of sixty years (cap. luvenculas, 12, c. XX, q. 1); the veil of continence, which with widows took the place of the veil of the virgins (cap. Vidua, 34, c. xxvii, q. 1). Taniburinus (De iure abbatis- sarum, d. 27, q. 2) mentions also a veil of penitence, given to penitent sisters. Several of these veils fell into disuse; at present, we know only the veil which forms i)art of the religious habit. Even that has disappeared in some newly founded congregations, e. g. the Little Sisters of the Poor. Where it still exists it is customary that the veil of novices should be white. The nuns of the mendicant orders did not receive the veil of the virgins, the imposition of which was still customary in the fifteenth century and did not disappear till the end of the sixteenth century. In the eighth and ninth centuries it w.as found neces- sary to i.ssue ecclesiastical decrees to restrain abbes.se3 from usurping the function of the bi.shop and solcnmly conferring the veil themselves. See the (■:ipitul:iriea of Aachen of 789, c. Ixxvi (Mon. Germ. Hist.: Capit. Reg. Franc, t. I, n. 22, can. Ixxvi, p. 00); Charlcm.agne, can. xiv, promulgated at the Sixth Council of Paris (829), 1. 1, c. xUii (Hardouin, "Cone", | WIKI |
Herodotus was one of the greatest historians of his time. Born of a prominent family around 484 ECB, he had access to the best education unlike most of his peers. His parents, Lyxes and Dyro, and his brother Teodoro lived in the Persian empire, currently the Republic of Turkey, where the famous poet named Panyassis also lived. Herodotus learned a great deal about ancient Greek literature and developed a traveling character who took him through the Middle East, Asia Minor, Babylon and Egypt, bringing him much knowledge about Geography and history.
In 457 BCE, there was a conflict between his clan and the rulers of that time. This was largely contributed by the great knowledge of his wider family that made them question the leadership style of the rulers of Halicarnassus. This caused him to go into exile in the islands of Samos and later in Babylon, Greece and Asia. Eventually he returned to his native region and was instrumental in overthrowing the kingdom of Halicarnassus and thus became a hero in his hometown. He traveled to Athens in Greece and participated in the affairs of that city by winning two awards for the most illustrious man and the most important statesman Pericles. In 443 BCE, he moved to Thurii in Italy where he carried out important literary works that will never be forgotten.
Works of Herodotus
As the first intuitive writer, Herodotus wrote an exceptional piece known as “Inquiry” that helped scholars understand the events of ancient times. In his early years, he must have heard of the Persian Empire’s preparations for attacking Greece and training the army under Cariac’s officer Artemisia, forming works for his first history books. The main source of information for Herodotus was personal encounters with events, other witnesses and oral traditions. In addition to Bible writers, he successfully analyzed problems in a consequential format. His work went beyond covering what was happening in other kingdoms like the king of Lydia, Asian history and the Black Sea.
He has serialized his books since edition 1 and has covered all aspects of life from economics, geography, military and anthropology. The content of the research in the fifth book is on the lonic revolution between 499 and 494 BCE, while the sixth book concerns the Persian defeat by the Athenians in 490 BCE in the region of the Marathon. His latest books, believed to have been made in his last days, cover the exploratory journey made between 480 BCE and 479 BC by Xerxes. He vividly captures the defeat of Xerxes by the Greeks and the consequences of the war.
In the field of science, he explained the nature of the various features and phenomena. An example is the flooding of the Nile river with melting snow despite the heat in Africa. He also gave an account of huge ants carrying gold to the surface after digging the ground. These were established to be squirrels in Desai plateau rich in gold in Pakistan that actually came out with gold dust from their hibernating tunnels.
Critics of the work of Herodotus
Despite his great success in narrating the chronicle of events, some of these authors find fault in some of his publications. This is seen in cases where you have relied on other people for information. Third parties are believed to have distorted the actual customs and occurrence of events, especially as seen in the second book on the history of Egypt. The language barrier could also be another contribution to the digression. Having no experience in the military field, he was not able to understand and accurately report on war operations. However, modern philosophers and historians see his work as the only analogy of events and data that makes us understand the ancient world. | FINEWEB-EDU |
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I just added some more info to this page, but looking around Wikipedia, there seems to be some confusion about this topic. The article Hinduism in Indonesia has the erroneous statement "Agama Hindu Dharma, refers to Hinduism as practised in Indonesia". This term only refers to Balinese Hinduism - Hindus in other parts of Indonesia such as Medan practice the religion much as it is done in India. However, the section on Hinduism in Bali is a) longer than Balinese Hinduism and b) lacking references. Could I suggest a way forward is to include a link to Balinese Hinduism in the Hinduism in Indonesia article, then clarify the distinction between the two Hinduisms and change links to point to Balinese Hinduism? I (or otherws?) could then develop Any thoughts? Davidelit (Talk) 14:39, 2 September 2012 (UTC)
I removed the comments on apparent differences between Balinese and Indian Hinduism because they were far too simplistic and therefore erroneous. Balinese Hinduism is predominantly based on Shaivism. Shiva's prominence in Bali is not unique at all. The concept of a supreme diety is also not unique to either spheres of Hindu practice. Ancestor worship is also not unique to Balinese Hinduism. It is far too simplistic to make such statements. Hinduism is hugely diverse in India. Balinese Hinduism has many unique practices, a product of its own lineage of different cultural influences and previous indiginous beliefs. Perhaps a more prevalent difference is the common worship of the Trimurti (Brahma-Vishnu-Shiva) in Bali. This is not absent in India, but is not common worship on a general level today<IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 12:50, 19 February 2013 (UTC)
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This article cites too much from casually written tourist books and other non-peer-reviewed sources. These are not WP:RS for theology, beliefs, values, etc of Balinese Hinduism. I welcome those who watch this article to consider and summarize scholarly articles instead. The article needs a serious cleanup. Ms Sarah Welch (talk) 20:17, 17 March 2019 (UTC)
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From my searching, Watugunung is the last week of the Pawukon calendar（not the last day）, and Watugunung is not seemingly related to "Watu Gunung". And it would be better to rephrase the wordings "Although it is devoted to books, reading is not allowed." to elaborate and let readers better understand. I'm now translating this article into traditional Chinese. Your kind attendion will be appreciated.ThomasYehYeh (talk) 04:14, 18 May 2022 (UTC) | WIKI |
EUROPE POWER-Coming week prices jump on cold, curve prices fall
FRANKFURT, Jan 15 (Reuters) - European wholesale prices for next week jumped on Monday as colder weather was forecast while forward curve price came down sharply, along with carbon, as Germany’s latest climate policy decisions point to remaining overcapacities. * “The cold weather hype seems to have gone away, with the focus now on next week,” one trader said. Forecasts at the end of last week had seen cold weather fronts on the cards much sooner, which had beefed up spot prices for Monday. * Temperatures will now turn lower next week, with Germany’s seen falling by 2.4 degrees Celsius on average from the 4.4 degrees predicted for Tuesday, according to Thomson Reuters data. * It also showed French temperatures down at a likely 5.8 degrees next week, compared with 9.2 degrees expected for Tuesday. * The German baseload electricity contract for the week starting Jan. 22 rose 16.5 percent to 38.45 euros ($47.18) while its French equivalent increased by 11.6 percent to 43.25 euros. * Day-ahead prices in both countries fell sharply on more wind supply. * Wind power generation in Germany is forecast to reach 25 GW on Tuesday, up 3 GW day-to-day and equivalent to half the total capacity. * French nuclear capacity usage is currently steady at 91.6 percent of the available total. * Further ahead, Germany’s Cal ‘19 baseload contract dropped to a five-week low of just under 35 euros, down 1.1 percent from Friday and the lowest since Dec. 7. * Its less liquid French counterpart was off 1.3 percent at 40.45 euros, the lowest since Nov. 20. * December 2018 expiry carbon emissions permits lost 1 percent to 7.78 euros a tonne. * Traders said energy sector plans within the agenda for Germany’s coalition talks, published since Friday, while including a higher renewable power quota by 2030, have delayed previously more aggressive CO2 cutting targets for 2020. * “The view is this probably spares the coal sector plant closures, which could have come much sooner,” one said, adding 2020 and 2021 prices also came down. A commission will nevertheless have to come up with plans by the end of this year on how to prepare a long-term exit from coal generation. * In eastern Europe, Czech Tuesday baseload power was down 1.25 euros at 33.75 eurs/MWh. Czech year-ahead power was off 0.9 euros at 35.9 euro. ($1 = 0.8150 euros) (Reporting by Vera Eckert; Editing by Jeremy Gaunt) | NEWS-MULTISOURCE |
In the play Antigone the title is also our main character, and she is a force in her period for a young woman. In an era where women are not viewed as being important for anything other than producing male heirs, Antigone is a woman who is going to stand up and be heard even if she has to pay with her life.
Antigone is a rebel, and she stands up for what she believes is right even if it means she must go against her family. When her Uncle decides that one of her brothers will not be given a proper burial because he killed the other brother and that if anyone attempts to bury him, he will have them executed Antigone sees this as something that is going against what the gods would want. She in her heart believes that seeing as both of her brothers were the king that they both should get a proper burial, “He is still my brother; yes and thine, though thou, it seems, wouldst fain he were not. I desert him not” (Sophocles Line 52-54). Family means a lot to Antigone and she feels she is letting down her brother if she does what Creon says.
Antigone was a woman she has an opinion, and she had the ability to speak her mind in a time when women were more about staying quiet and letting the men in their lives make the decisions. “What right has he to keep me from mine own” (Sophocles Line 56). Creon is not only Antigone’s Uncle he is now the acting King seeing as the two brothers are dead. Going against Creon is now more than going against family it is going against the government. In Antigone’s mind Creon has no right as her Uncle or even as King to tell her what she can do with her brother.
She is loyal to her family at least she is so to her brothers in that she believes that they are both deserving of a burial no matter the circumstances surrounding the death of either one of them. Yes they fought, and both of them are now dead, but being that they were sharing the crown, and the fight was between brothers and not an act of treason that should be taken into account. Antigone is using her head to realize that what her Uncle is saying is not the right way to do things and that things are more than just black or white there are some gray areas as well.
A modern-day Antigone could be seen in Malala Yousafzai a young girl who stood up to men who were more powerful than her in their position but who will not silence the voice of a young girl who believes in something bigger and better than what she has. Malala believes that everyone even girls should have the ability to be educated she sees it as a right for everyone to be able to read, to write and to think. Her government did not see things the same way and went out of their way to silence her much like Antigone’s Uncle/King tried to silence her.
Malala is strong and outspoken just as Antigone was she cannot see the problem with young girls getting an education just as young boys do. While her government looks at women much like the government in Antigone’s time did she like Antigone could see that there was room for change and that there is a benefit to it in the end. Malala and Antigone both see change as a good thing, not something that will bring about bad. For both of these young women, the fight is a personal one that they feel strongly about and that they are not going to back down.
One big difference in the two women is that Antigone did die for going against her Uncle/King while Malala even with all that she had to go through after being shot did pull through and continued to speak about her cause and to be a voice for young women everywhere who are unable to get an education because of men who believe that to educate women is a waste of time.
Antigone and Malala also have a difference in their families and how the families feel about them. Antigone is fighting against the words of her Uncle, who is the only family that she has left. He is against what she is doing, and he is also the reason that she is dead. Malala had and still has the support of her family both her mother and father agree with her fight, and they stand beside her in her continued support of women getting an education. This support strengthens Malala’s cause because she if not fighting against the people who are supposed to stand by her no matter what. Family means a lot to her and knowing that they have her back gives her fight more power.
Both Antigone and Malala are strong women who fight for their cause because they know that eventually change is going to happen, and people will begin to look at things differently. Antigone, even as a fictional character was a woman who was well ahead of her time in that she was a feminist long before that concept was ever mentioned. Malala is fighting in a time where many women already have the freedom of education that she so desperately wants so in her case she has the voices of thousands of women all across the globe fighting with her to make sure that no woman is denied the ability to learn.
- Sophocles. Antigone. New York: P.F. Collier and Son. 2001. Print. | FINEWEB-EDU |
Law is a system of rules developed by people and governments in order to deal with crime, business agreements and social relationships. The term is also used to refer to the people who work in this system, such as police officers and judges.
The law helps to maintain order in society, and provides a way for people to resolve disputes peacefully. It is based on the principle that each person has a right to life, liberty and property.
Everyone is entitled to a fair trial when they go to court, and the rules that must be followed in court are called legal procedures. Evidence law involves which materials can be used to build a case in court, such as witnesses and documents.
There are many different types of laws, and they cover a wide range of topics. These include criminal, civil and administrative laws.
Criminal laws are those that punish crimes, such as stealing or committing fraud. Civil law deals with settling disputes between people, such as when you are injured in an accident and need compensation.
Those who work in the legal system are called lawyers. Lawyers help people resolve problems by providing advice and representing them in courts.
They are usually trained and certified by a professional organization, such as the Law Society.
Law is an essential part of any society. It is important to know what is legal and illegal in a country so that you can follow the law when you are in it.
There are four main goals of the law: to establish standards, to maintain order, to resolve disputes, and to protect liberties and rights.
The first goal is to create a system that is easy to understand and apply, so that all members of society are aware of their rights and obligations.
This goal is achieved through the use of clear expressions and rules that are self-evident. It is also important that the rules of the law are adaptable to meet the changing needs of society.
Another goal of the law is to ensure that all people are treated equally, regardless of their race, religion or gender. This is the primary purpose of international law and is often referred to as human rights.
In Canada, there are a number of laws that protect your rights as an individual, such as the right to live in a safe and peaceful environment. There are also laws that protect children, such as the right to education.
Other goals of the law are to prevent violence, promote equality and ensure that everyone is able to enjoy a fair trial.
The legal system in Canada is a great example of what the word law means, and it protects your rights as an individual and ensures that your community is orderly and peaceful. There are many different areas of law, and the three most common ones are public law, civil law and criminal law. | FINEWEB-EDU |
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You just learned a commonly used method to calculate the quartiles of a dataset. However, there is another method that is equally accepted that results in different values!
Note that there is no universally agreed upon method of calculating quartiles, and as a result, two different tools might report different results.
The second method includes Q2 when trying to calculate Q1 and Q3. Let’s take a look at an example:
[108,4,8,15,16,23,42][-108, 4, 8, 15, 16, 23, 42]
Using the first method, we found Q1 to be 4. When looking at all of the points below Q2, we excluded Q2. Using this second method, we include Q2 in each half.
For example, when calculating Q1 using this new method, we would now find the median of this dataset:
[108,4,8,15][-108, 4, 8, 15]
Using this method, Q1 is 6.
Instructions
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Create a variable named dataset_one_q1 and set it equal to the first quartile of dataset one. This time, use the second method of finding quartiles.
2.
Create a variable named dataset_one_q3 and set it equal to the third quartile of dataset one. Again, use the second method of finding quartiles.
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Create two variables named dataset_two_q1 and dataset_two_q3 and set them equal to the first and third quartile of dataset two.
Use the second method of calculating quartiles. Since Q2 fell between two data points, this method is no different than the first method!
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Daily Dividend Report: D, XEC, WLK, GPI, CHE
The board of directors of Dominion ( D ) has declared a quarterly dividend of 60 cents per share of common stock. Dividends are payable on June 20, 2014, to shareholders of record at the close of business May 30, 2014.
Cimarex Energy ( XEC ) has declared a regular quarterly cash dividend on its common stock of $0.16 per share. The dividend is payable on September 2, 2014, to stockholders of record on August 15, 2014.
Westlake Chemical ( WLK ) declared on Friday, May 16, 2014, a dividend of 12.6 cents per share. The dividend will be payable on June 17, 2014, to stockholders of record on May 30, 2014.
Group 1 Automotive ( GPI ), an international, Fortune 500 automotive retailer, announced that its board of directors declared a cash dividend of $0.17 per share for the first quarter of 2014. The dividend will be payable on June 16, 2014, to stockholders of record as of June 2, 2014.
Chemed declared a quarterly cash dividend of 20 cents per share on the Company's capital stock, payable on June 18, 2014, to shareholders of record as of May 29, 2014.
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Pembina buys Veresen for $7.1 billion as pipeline sector consolidates
(Reuters) - Pembina Pipeline Corp (PPL.TO) will buy smaller rival Veresen Inc VSN.TO in a C$9.7 billion ($7.10 billion) stock-and-cash deal, the expanding Canadian company said on Monday, the latest deal in a sector that has been consolidating in the face of low commodity prices and high costs. With prices slow to rebound from a two-year slump, pipeline companies have been under pressure to merge as they grapple with overcapacity and sliding tariffs. Investors have doubted the sector’s ability to generate returns, with no major projects on the horizon beyond a few currently approved ones. The combined company boasts a market capitalization of C$22.7 billion, pushing third-place Pembina further ahead of smaller rivals and closer to the realm of giants C$91.4 billion Enbridge Inc (ENB.TO) and C$54.7 billion TransCanada Corp (TRP.TO). The new company would be better positioned to finance Veresen’s larger-scale growth projects, such as the $7.5 billion Jordan Cove liquefied natural gas project and the C$8 billion-C$10 billion twinning of the Alliance pipeline, said National Bank of Canada analyst Patrick Kenny. The deal also gives Pembina access to Veresen’s natural gas pipelines and processing infrastructure, granting it a stronger position in the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin, home to major gas plays such as the Montney. Pembina Chief Executive Officer Michael Dilger said on a conference call that regarding Montney, “we get a do-over there” with the deal. The offer represents a 22.5 percent premium to Veresen’s last close, the companies said. Pembina’s shares closed 3.3 percent lower at C$42.05. Veresen shares jumped more than 19 percent to C$18.13. After the deal, Pembina will own about 5.8 billion cubic feet per day of gas processing infrastructure across Western Canada by 2018. The combined company will have about 3 million barrels of oil equivalent per day of pipeline capacity. “When we combine with Veresen who is...68 percent pipelines, we put the P back in pipelines in our name,” Dilger said. At present, pipelines account for about 46 percent of the margins of Pembina. “VSN’s deep inventory of well-head oriented expansions should pair nicely with Pembina’s role as liquids aggregator across the (Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin),” analysts at Tudor, Pickering, Holt & Co said. The deal is the latest in a wave of consolidation in the industry. In September, Enbridge announced a $28 billion acquisition of Spectra Energy. That followed TransCanada’s $10 billion purchase of Columbia Pipeline Group in March last year. Pembina said it would pay as much as about C$1.52 billion in cash and 99.5 million in shares. CIBC World Markets Inc is Pembina’s financial adviser, while Scotiabank is advising Veresen. ($1 = 1.3668 Canadian dollars) Reporting by Swetha Gopinath in Bengaluru and Ethan Lou in Calgary, Alberta; editing by Shounak Dasgupta and David Gregorio | NEWS-MULTISOURCE |
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* Come up with several “meta” bugs from site requests [DONE]
* Write a secure group editor
* Write a logo checker
* Completely de-couple the DB name
* Make site rename requests possible on-wiki without low-level ops intervention
* After these ^demon made a good point that that much of this could be solved with Configuration database which I have no quibble with and would like to see the start of for 1.18.
* Work back to beginning of year in Backlog of bugs [IN PROGRESS]
* I'm back to the start of Dec 2010.
Bonus
* Brion seems to really embrace the Bugmeister role. I find him a good source of ideas.
* People in general seem very supportive. I don't know if is just that I didn't really grapple with the bug db before but other developers seem much more interactive there.
Objectives
* Help reviewers get the queue down by Thursday.
* Get through November on Bugzilla
* Get 1.17 out!
Longer Term
* Decide on features for 1.18
* Configuration database?
* Keep ear open for meta features from site requests
* See above | WIKI |
Soai reaction
In organic chemistry, the Soai reaction is the alkylation of pyrimidine-5-carbaldehyde with diisopropylzinc. The reaction is autocatalytic and leads to rapidly increasing amounts of the same enantiomer of the product. The product pyrimidyl alcohol is chiral and induces that same chirality in further catalytic cycles. Starting with a low enantiomeric excess ("ee") produces a product with very high enantiomeric excess. The reaction has been studied for clues about the origin of homochirality among certain classes of biomolecules.
* Soai reaction scheme.png
The Japanese chemist Kensō Soai (1950–) discovered the reaction in 1995. For his work in "elucidating the origins of chirality and homochirality", Soai received the Chemical Society of Japan award in 2010.
Other chiral additives can be used as the initial source of asymmetric induction, with the major product of that first reaction being rapidly amplified. For example, Soai's group has demonstrated that even chiral quaternary hydrocarbons, which have no clear Lewis basic site for binding the nucleophile, are nonetheless capable of inducing asymmetric catalysis in the reaction.
* Cryptochiral asymmetric autocatalysis in Soai reaction.png
The chiral induction is believed to occur as a result of interactions between the C–H bonds of the alkane and the pi electrons of the aldehyde.
In another example, Soai and coworkers showed that even [15N](2R, 3S)-bis(dimethylamino)butane, whose chirality results solely due to the difference between 14N and 15N (7% isotopic mass difference), gave 45% ee when used as a stoichiometric ligand. | WIKI |
Talk:Cape Nome Mining District Discovery Sites
Not adequately covered?
you think that this stub is an improvement over redirecting to Nome Gold Rush? (Referencing your edit history comment: "restore article, whose topic is not adequately covered in Nome Gold Rush article".) Kindly inform what is in this stub that is not in that article; I'm stumped. (Or were you planning an imminent expansion?) Magic ♪piano 22:14, 7 March 2017 (UTC)
* Yes, planning expansion. A bot removed the "Under construction" tag, but I have not forgotten this, it is included in Category:NRHP in progress which I am actively working on.
* I did add considerably by sorting out references. Looking at the sources, don't you agree that some detailed coverage of the actual sites is warranted? -- do ncr am 22:26, 7 March 2017 (UTC)
* Based on the extant descriptions of the Swedes' claim locations (the only thing really missing from the main article), I see about one to one-and-a-half paragraphs of content to add to the main article, which would adequately cover the subject (description of location plus mining history). This could easily be added to that article, eliminating a need to have separate articles, each of which needlessly replicate historical context. This is why I originally redirected this article to that on the gold rush. Feel free to prove me wrong by writing a high-quality start-level article here. Magic ♪piano 00:25, 8 March 2017 (UTC)
* For this case of 3 NRHP sites and an NHL district of 4 sites, where there is a pretty good article existing at Nome Gold Rush, it makes sense for this article to exist and to focus on the specific locations, leaving general context to the NGR article. It is of interest I think to develop about the specific locations from available on-line sources, and for the article's existence and status to call for more development of specifics, e.g. about coordinates of the specific places, in way that would not be achieved within the NGR article. I have added a bit towards coverage of the specific four places, and I will plan to expand more. I'd be very happy if you would choose to contribute also.
* I will AGF about your tone in challenge to develop the article to "Start" quality, as it is fine to encourage another editor to do more if meant in a friendly way. But quality rating is like a third rail that I don't want to touch. What is "Start" or not has been controversial in WP:NRHP and you and I cannot define what it means in discussion here, and I do not want to engage in any promises or even assert a goal in those terms. -- do ncr am 05:07, 9 March 2017 (UTC)
* The point behind the challenge was that replacing a redirect to a start-level article with a poor-quality stub is not a step in the right direction. If you really weren't going to improve the stub, it would have been more appropriate to restore the redirect, at least until you actually were prepared to do the improvement. (FWIW, my personal definition of start for NRHP articles is that they should have about 1500 prose bytes (using this script), adequately introduce the subject and its history, and give the reason for its listing. This article at present is marginal on the latter element, because it fails to mention that the Swedes' claims are what kicked the gold rush off, the reason for their significance.) Magic ♪piano 20:40, 12 March 2017 (UTC)
Exact locations
Linking to exact location coordinates would obviously be good. No coordinates in NRIS though. Google maps show Snake River, perhaps not labelled, but it is the river arriving at Nome, between it and the airport, and Snake River Road runs up it. Its tributary Glacier Creek is labelled, but not the Glacier Creek usually/often-dry tributary Snow Creek.
* However it has location for "Snow Gulch" at 64.59749°N, -165.40667°W, which I am inclined to accept as the Snow Creek Placer Claim location. -- do ncr am 03:09, 9 March 2017 (UTC)
* Anvil Creek is also labelled. Including where Glacier Creek Rd crosses it, at 64.57887°N, -165.39511°W. Some named places along it include "Gordon Gulch" and "Quartz Gulch" and more, but I see no indication of the discovery site. -- do ncr am 03:26, 9 March 2017 (UTC)
* No hits on "Erik Lindblom" site.
* Coordinates for the portion of Nome Beach that is NRHP-listed should be identifiable from a map that is included in one of the documents. -- do ncr am 03:26, 9 March 2017 (UTC)
Actually, providing geocoords would be highly inappropriate. The NRHP listing expresses these sites as "Address Restricted", meaning that the precise locations of these sites is intentionately not disclosed. This is often done where the risk of preventing vandalism, antiquities theft, or maintaining the ambient baseline conditions pending further needed historic research is a priority. Fortguy (talk) 07:32, 11 March 2017 (UTC)
* Upon further examination, the listing says "Address unknown" meaning there is no such restriction. Never mind. Fortguy (talk) 07:36, 11 March 2017 (UTC)
* There are 12 photos in the 78000535 photos pdf which would provide enough clarity for a person on the spot to identify the locations exactly I think. It seems possible, though not a sure thing, that Google satellite view, in conjunction with the photos, might allow us to identify the exact places.
* For example, page 11 in the photos is a 1967 photo of an Alaska Highways marker (a wooden sign hung between posts set into 55 gallon oil drums) which might be visible in satellite view. The sign is on a road and says it is 1 to 2 miles from the Discovery site. -- do ncr am 21:36, 12 March 2017 (UTC) | WIKI |
How to Download Ringtones on Samsung Phones?
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You can make your delectable new phone even more extraordinary by just getting a unique ringtone for it. Personalization might be at the top of your priorities list if you decide to switch to an Android phone like a Samsung. The procedures to convert any sound or music file into a custom ringtone for free via an internet service are outlined in this article.
You may convert any music or sound file to a ringtone length and store it on your phone or computer as long as the original file is intact or free music download ringtones. Also, can you download the Ringtone for your new Samsung?
Recommended reading: You can also transfer ringtones from iPhone to Android. Read and learn more!
Part 1: Do you have a new Samsung Phone?
I've been using an iPhone X for a while, but I just upgraded to a Samsung phone. Now I have to move all of my info to a new Samsung ringtone. I used Wondershare MobileTrans - Phone Transfer to get the job done. Wondershare MobileTrans can transfer contacts, call logs, media files, and more across mobile operating systems and backup and restore your smartphone data to your computer. It supports 6000+ mobile devices running Android, iOS & HarmonyOS systems, such as the new iPhone SE, Galaxy S22 Ultra, OnePlus 10 Pro and Pixel 6 Pro.
Part 2: How to Configure a Ringtone on a Samsung Galaxy
2.1. Set a Custom Ringtone on Your Samsung Phone
Every Samsung phone or tablet comes with a collection of basic ringtones pre-installed, albeit the exact ones available depending on your service provider. You can select a ringtone or a song file from your smartphone's music library. Make use of a ringtone if you've already downloaded free ringtones for my phone.
1. Select Sounds and vibration first from the drop-down box after opening Settings.
2. You'll be offered a list of tones to pick from if you select Ringtone from either the drop-down option.
3. To hear a sample of a ringtone, choose it. Use the Back key to make a ringtone your default ringtone once you've found the one you like.
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2.2 Set a Personalized Ringtone on Your Samsung Phone
How to make a song a ringtone on Android? Please keep in mind that you must first have the original song files downloaded into your device before you can set a ringtone.
1. Select Add by clicking the addition symbol (+ sign) on the Ringtone settings page.
2. You may need to press Allow if you haven't changed your Ringtone in a long time or if this is your first time.
3. Select a song from the music files saved on your phone.
4. Toggle the switch next to "Play selected highlights only" to activate it if desired.
5. If this option is disabled, the music will start from the beginning. Only certain song bits will be played when it is turned on.
6. When you're finished, click the Done button. There is a list of ringtones and a plus symbol in the upper right corner of a Samsung Galaxy phone. You can select the desired Ringtone from there.
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2.3 Set a Custom Ringtone for Specific Callers on Your Samsung
How to set specific ringtones for contacts on Samsung? Even if you don't like some connections to others, the fact is that some are more significant than others. For example, in the selection process, family members will be prioritized above acquaintances. To make it simpler to tell who is calling, you may modify the ringtones for Samsung for specific contacts.
1. Open the Contact app icon and navigate to it.
2. Select Edit after selecting the desired contact from the list.
3. Then, from the View more drop-down box, choose Ringtone. If necessary, grant the various permissions.
4. Select your preferred Ringtone and then hit the Back button. Select Save to apply the Ringtone to a particular contact.
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Part 3: How to Download Ringtones on a Samsung Galaxy
3.1 Save mp3 files to your device
If you've discovered free ringtones for Android Samsung on your phone, the next step is to figure out how to save them on your phone.
1. Go to the MP3 you wish to download's a Web page.
2. Select "Save Target As" from the context menu when you right-click the file's link and then save it to your Samsung. To get free ringtones you can read article 1.
3.2 Download a third-party app
Ringtone Maker is among the most popular MP3 cutters for mobile devices. Trim music, mix it, and make your ringtones, notification tones, and alarm tones, among other things. To make your presentation seem smoother, employ fade-in and fade-out effects. Other capabilities include variable bitrate support, compatibility with most major audio formats (including WAV, FLAC, OGG, and others), and volume control. It hits most of the proper notes and is an excellent option for making your ringtones.
Conclusion
This is how you may get Samsung Galaxy ringtones for your device. Everyone strives to be distinctive in this day and age, and a beautiful ringtone may help you stand out from the crowd. You should have been able to set both personalized and custom ringtones using the methods outlined above if you want to give your favorite individuals a customized tone. Overall, Wondershare MobileTrans is the ideal choice for everyone when it comes to customizing your Galaxy ringtone.
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Éric Prié
Éric Prié, born 14 March 1962 in Paris, is a French chess player, International Grandmaster since 1996, currently playing for Montpellier Échecs. He won the title of French Champion in 1995 and of Paris Champion in 1982, 1983, 1992 and 1996. He was part of the French team in the 29th, 31st, and 32nd Olympiads.
On the March 2011 FIDE list, Prié has an Elo rating of 2508, ranking 737th in the world and 26th in France.
In the French Chess Federation
Prié is an FFE trainer and teacher to trainers. He was the national technical director of the French federation from September 1998 to October 2001, then national trainer to the young players until July 2005. As such, he was one of the trainers of Étienne Bacrot, Laurent Fressinet, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave and Marie Sebag.
Blindfold Play
Prié is considered France's top blindfold player. He gave many simultaneous exhibitions without seeing the board, against up to 16 opponents.
Verses
Prié wrote several texts in verses, some of which related to chess, such as those dedicated to the young French player Jules Moussard and the former president of the French Chess Federation, Jean-Claude Loubatière.
The Prié Attack
Prié gave his name to an opening, the Prié Attack (ECO D00, Closed Game) : 1.d4 d5 2.a3 (diagram). He explained that this move prevents Black from playing the useful move Bb4 and, in some variations, prepares the b2-b4 pawn advance. The latter idea is akin to playing a Slav Defense, Chebanenko Variation (also called Chameleon Variation), with reversed colors. Other move orders transpose into this system, e.g. 1.d4 e6 2.a3 d5.
This opening addresses the problem of excessive theoretical preparation among high-level chess players by playing a sane but unusual system, which forces Black to think from the start of the game instead of reciting moves learnt by heart. Prié reached that goal by successfully playing his opening against amateurs, but also against titled players.
Notable Game
The following game was played by Éric Prié against British GM Glenn Flear in 2005, in Lattes.
1.d4 d5 2.a3 Nf6 3.Nf3 Nbd7 4.Bf4 g6 5.h3 Bg7 6.e3 0–0 7.Nbd2 b6 8.c3 Bb7 9.Qb3 Ne4 10.Rd1 Nxd2 11.Rxd2 e5 12.dxe5 Qe7 13.Be2 Nxe5 14.Nxe5 Bxe5 15.Bxe5 Qxe5 16.0–0 Rfd8 17.Rfd1 Rd6 18.Bf3 Rad8 19.Qa4 a5 20.c4 c6 21.cxd5 cxd5
Black now has an isolated central pawn, but he cannot use the c and e columns. Moreover, White can efficiently blockade this pawn, which is thus a weakness for Black.
22.Rd4 Qe7 23.Rc1 Qd7 24.Qxd7 R8xd7 25.Rcd1 f5 26.g4 fxg4 27.hxg4 h6 28.Kg2 Kf7 29.Kg3 Rd8 (diagram)
30.e4!!
In spite of appearance, it turns out that the d5-pawn is not sufficiently protected.
30...Ke6 31.exd5+ Bxd5 32.Bxd5+ Rxd5 33.Re1+ Kf6 34.Rf4 Kg5 35.Rf7 Rd3+ 36.f3 R8d5 37.Re6 h5 38.Rff6 hxg4 39.Rxg6+ Kf5 40.Kh4!!
Threatening Rgf6 mate.
40...Kf4 41.Rgf6+ Rf5 42.fxg4 Rxf6 43.Rxf6+ Ke4 44.Rxb6 1–0 (Black resigns). | WIKI |
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Cryolipolysis - permanent fat removal
Cryolipolysis is a non-invasive method of liposuction or permanent removal of fat without surgical intervention. Cryolipolysis is considered one of the most effective methods of dealing with different types of obesity. Unlike other invasive surgical methods, Cryolipolysis is the non-invasive, painless and performed without needles and surgical incisions.
Cryolipolysis is completely safe, because we lead the temperature to which the tissue is up to -3 degrees C. This is a sufficient temperature to destroy fat cells without affecting other cells in the body at the same time. Fat cells, due to its construction are very sensitive to temperature changes.
How it works?
Many years of research, preceded with achievements in the development of scientific knowledge about apoptosis (dying) of cells resulted in the creation of cryolipolysis technology - freezing of fat. The aim of the cryolipolysis treatment is apoptosis (cell death) of fat and for it to be removed from the body by metabolic processes. Apoptosis can be compared to a planned cell suicide, it is a natural phenomenon in the development and life of organisms. Cryolipolysis initiates this process in fat cells, that die in the body from 1 to about 3 months after the treatment, and are then securely eliminated in the metabolism processes.
When to use:
Cryolipolysis is designed for patients who have difficulty getting rid of the folds of fat on the abdomen, hips or thighs, shoulders and lower back, even when the patient follows a diet and live an active lifestyle. The treatment is especially recommended for people whose fat cells are present locally, for example, so-called “muffin top” on the belly or "breeches."
Effects of cryolipolysis treatment:
Cryolipolysis is painless and highly effective. Immediately after the first treatment most subsurface fat cells die, resulting in reducing of body size, that undergone the therapy. To permanently get rid of the problem of excess body fat, it is usually sufficient to perform 1 treatment on one area, but often in case of the adipose tissue located locally, 2 treatment may be sufficient.
The procedure excludes the problem of the formation of "holes" after locally getting rid of fat, because the temperature on the specific area is distributed in a ring around the cryolipolysis subject, that’s why fat cells die evenly.
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Cryolipolysis is a non-invasive method of liposuction, i.e. the permanent removal of fatty tissue without the intervention of a surgeon. Many years of research, preceded by achievements in developing scientific knowledge about cell apoptosis (dying), have resulted in the creation of the technology of cryolipolysis - adipose tissue freezing.
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Fusion Connectors
Note
The steps for installing a connector have changed in newer releases; see Install A Connector - 5.2 and Above or Install A Connector - Fusion 5.1.
In Fusion 4.x, connectors are installed by uploading them to the blob store. You can use any of these methods to install a connector:
• By installing connectors as "bootstrap plugins", that is, by putting them in the bootstrap-plugins directory during initial installation or an upgrade
• By using the Fusion UI after installation or an upgrade
• By using the Blob Store API after installation or an upgrade.
Note
During upgrades, the migrator handles some aspects of installing connectors. Depending on the target version and the presence or absence of an Internet connection, there might be manual steps. Installing connectors during upgrades is explained where needed in the upgrade procedures.
After you install a connector, you can Configure A New Datasource.
Tip
You can view and download all current and previous V2 connector releases at plugins.lucidworks.com.
Installing a connector as a bootstrap plugin
Fusion can install connectors as "bootstrap plugins." All this means is that you put the connector zip files in a specific directory named bootstrap-plugins, and Fusion installs the connectors the first time it starts during initial installation or an upgrade.
How to install a connector as a bootstrap plugin
1. Download the connector zip file.
Don’t expand the archive; Fusion consumes it as-is. Also, don’t start Fusion until instructed to do so by the installation or upgrade instructions.
2. Under the version-numbered Fusion directory, place the connector in the directory apps/connectors/bootstrap-plugins/ (on Unix) or \apps\connectors\bootstrap-plugins\ (on Windows).
3. Start Fusion when instructed to do so in the installation or upgrade procedure.
Installing a connector using the Fusion UI
1. Download the connector zip file.
Do not expand the archive; Fusion consumes it as-is.
2. In the Fusion workspace, navigate to System > Blobs.
3. Click Add.
4. Select Connector Plugin.
Add a connector
The "New Connector Plugin Upload" panel appears.
5. Click Choose File and select the downloaded zip file from your file system.
Upload a connector
6. Click Upload.
The new connector’s blob manifest appears.
Uploaded connector
From this screen you can also delete or replace the connector.
Installing a connector using the Blob Store API
1. Download the connector zip file.
Do not expand the archive; Fusion consumes it as-is.
2. Upload the connector zip file to Fusion’s blob store.
Specify an arbitrary blob ID, and a resourceType value of plugin:connector, as in this example:
curl -H 'content-type:application/zip' -X PUT 'localhost:8764/api/blobs/myplugin?resourceType=plugin:connector' --data-binary @myplugin.zip
Fusion automatically publishes the event to the cluster, and the listeners perform the connector installation process on each node.
Tip
If the blob ID is identical to an existing one, the old connector will be uninstalled and the new connector will installed in its place. To get the list of existing blob IDs, run: curl -u user:pass localhost:8764/api/blobs
3. Look in fusion/4.1.x/apps/connectors/plugins/ to verify that the new connector is installed.
1. In your Fusion app, navigate to Indexing > Datasources.
2. Click Add.
3. Select your connector.
The connector configuration panel appears. The specific configuration options vary depending on the connector.
Create a new datasource
If you don’t see your connector in the list, you may need to install it:
4. Configure your connector’s options:
1. Enter a useful name for your datasource in the Datasource ID field.
2. You can leave the Pipeline ID and Parser fields as-is to start with the defaults, or select different ones if you have them.
3. Configure the connector-specific options.
Refer to your connector’s configuration reference topic for details about each option.
5. Click Save.
6. Test your datasource configuration:
1. Navigate to the Index Workbench at Indexing > Index Workbench.
2. Click Load….
3. Select the datasource ID you specified when you created the datasource.
Now you can see your datasource configuration and a simulation of the results you can expect when you run this datasource job to index your data.
Open a datasource in the Index Workbench
4. Adjust the configurations of your datasource, parsers, and index pipeline until the simulated results are satisfactory.
5. Click Save.
7. Index your data:
1. In the Index Workbench, click Start Job.
Start Job
2. When the job status is Finished, navigate to the Query Workbench at Querying > Query Workbench to view the indexed documents and configure your query pipeline.
Lucidworks provides a Connectors SDK in a public repository on GitHub with all the resources you need to develop custom connectors. Clone the repository to get started:
git clone https://github.com/lucidworks/connectors-sdk-resources
It includes the Random Content connector, which generates random documents and serves as an example project that you can use as a model for your own custom connector projects.
Currently, only Java is supported. See the Javadocs.
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1993 Gabonese presidential election
Presidential elections were held in Gabon on 5 December 1993, the first time more than one candidate had contested a presidential election in the country. Incumbent President Omar Bongo, in power since 1967, sought a five-year term against twelve other candidates. According to official results Bongo won in the first round with 51.2% of the vote. However, the main opposition leader, Paul Mba Abessole, alleged fraud, claimed victory, and threatened to form a rival government. Riots in 1994 practically brought the country to a standstill until Bongo agreed to attend a peace conference with opposition groups in September 1994, in which a coalition government was formed until the 1996 parliamentary election, which Bongo's Gabonese Democratic Party won by a landslide.
Campaign
Bongo was supported by the "New Alliance", a coalition that included the Association for Socialism in Gabon, the Circle of Liberal Reformers, the Gabonese Socialist Union and the People's Unity Party.
Results
Based on exit polling at the time of the election, the news organization Reuters placed Bongo's share of the vote at about 37%. Voter turnout was 88.1%. | WIKI |
Grandview Heights Moment in Time
From the middle of the 19th century, women demanded access to appointed and elected positions, ranging from notary public to mayor.
However, the language in most laws, including those in Ohio, required that any elected office holder must be “an elector," or someone who has the ability to vote. Women were not allowed to vote, so they couldn’t hold office.
Some states, including Ohio, passed laws that allowed women to be “elected” to school boards and later added provisions that they could be appointed notaries.
But higher offices, such as mayor, city council, or state or federal representative, were off limits.
This all changed through ratification of the federal suffrage amendment in 1920, the 19th Amendment to the Constitution.
Ohio ratified the amendment and even passed legislation in April 1919 that would allow women the vote, in case the states failed to ratify it before the 1920 elections. As it turned out, by August 1920, 36 states, including Ohio, ratified the amendment, and it became part of the U.S. Constitution, ensuring that the right to vote could not be denied based on sex.
Almost immediately after the ratification, women appeared on the ballots across the country and were elected to the offices they had been dreaming of holding.
In Marble Cliff, Mertie Bennett Smith became a member of the village council, an elected position she would hold until her retirement in 1951. (The inset photo shows Mertie Smith at her retirement after 30 years in elected office.)
Mertie Bennett (some records show her name to be Myrtle, but birth and christening and marriage records show her given name to be Mertie) was born in Harlem in Delaware County in 1868 to Daniel and Margaret Bennett.
She married McKendree Smith just before her 17th birthday. He was five years older than she was.
They lived in various places in Ohio, including Ironton, where McKendree served as the superintendent of schools. He graduated medical school from the Ohio Medical College and in 1903 was appointed an instructor in dermatology and syphilology at the college. The following year, Dr. Smith was named the head of the Columbus health department and served that organization until failing health in 1927 required him to retire.
One of his special assignments at the board of health was to determine why so many were dying of typhoid, and his experiments with the water system were instrumental in exposing sources of contamination in the northern watershed that provided the source of much of Columbus’ drinking water.
Dr. Smith used this expertise together with the political position Mertie Smith held on village council to upgrade the water and sewer systems of Marble Cliff, resulting in clean drinking water and sanitary sewers for the residents.
Mertie Smith was quoted as saying that two petitions to village council launched her 30-year career.
The first was to upgrade the village streets and add streetlights and sidewalks. She said that her initial petition was unsuccessful, and these modernizations would have to wait.
Her second petition was successful, and the resulting ordinance prohibited individuals from “parking their cows” in the village because of the disturbance caused by their incessant mooing.
The Smiths lived on 10th Avenue near Neil in 1900, where they rented rooms to eight students in their home. They moved to a rental on Cambridge Place before settling in their Marble Cliff home at 1520 Arlington Ave., on the northeast corner of Arlington and Cardigan; the house was built in 1913.
The couple had a son, Floyd, and a daughter, Louella, who married John Nau, who became an attorney and served as chief magistrate (mayor) of Marble Cliff.
McKendree Smith died at home in 1928, and Mertie Smith lived at their home until her death in Macon, Georgia, in 1960. | FINEWEB-EDU |
Erdogan says Turkish military in Libya to train pro-Serraj forces
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish military personnel being sent to Libya are supporting and training forces of the internationally recognized government of Fayez al-Serraj, Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday. Turkey has sent a training and cooperation team to Libya as part of a military cooperation agreement signed in November with Serraj’s Government of National Accord (GNA). “We sent, are sending our military delegation to there ... We will not leave Serraj alone. We are determined to provide all the help we can on this point,” Erdogan said. Last week, Germany hosted a summit on Libya involving the rival camps, their main foreign backers and representatives which agreed that a permanent ceasefire has to be achieved in Tripoli to allow a political process to take place. Speaking in Istanbul after talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Erdogan also said countries which attended the Libya summit in Berlin on Sunday should not favor Serraj’s opponent, Khalifa Haftar, after he left the meeting without signing a ceasefire deal. Haftar’s Libya National Army (LNA) faction is supported by Egypt and the United Arab Emirates, which have for years provided training and weapons, according to U.N. reports. Libya has had no stable central authority since Muammar Gaddafi was overthrown by NATO-backed rebels in 2011. For more than five years, it has had two rival governments, in the east and the west, with streets controlled by armed groups. Reporting by Ali Kucukgocmen; Writing by Ezgi Erkoyun; Editing by Dominic Evans | NEWS-MULTISOURCE |
David Wells (disambiguation)
David Wells (born 1963) is an American former baseball pitcher.
David Wells may also refer to:
* David Ames Wells (1828–1898), American economist
* David F. Wells (born 1939), professor of theology, Congregational minister, author
* David H. Wells, photographer and video maker
* David Wells (admiral) (1918–1983), Australian Deputy Chief of Naval Staff (1970–1971)
* David Wells (American football), player in the National Football League
* David Wells (medium) (born 1960), British astrologer and purported medium
* David Wells (politician) (born 1962), Canadian senator from Newfoundland and Labrador
* Dino Wells (David R. Wells Jr., born 1970), American actor | WIKI |
Galactic Power
Galactic Power is a closed-end, play-by-mail game. It was published by Vigard Simulations.
History and development
Galactic Power was published by Vigard Simulations. The publisher cancelled pending release of a Vietnam PBM game in 1984 to focus on Galactic Power. Vigard Simulations placed a game advertisement in the September–October 1984 issue of Paper Mayhem. The game is closed-ended.
Gameplay
Galactic Power was a space-based game of expansion and conquest. Sixteen players began on a home world with some ships and funds. Players could customize their ships.
Gameplay occurred on an 11 × 14 hex map with 230 star systems. Games lasted 25 turns. The purpose was to control the most systems that generated wealth, or Monetary Units (MUs).
Reception
Guy Fuson reviewed the game in the Summer 1985 issue of Flagship, following the game's playtest period. He stated that "I can recommend Galactic Power to players who enjoy empire building and diplomacy but do not have the time for more involved games such as Beyond The Stellar Empire or Empyrean Challenge. D. S. Ross and Vigard Simulations have produced a quality product and interested players should feel confident of getting their money's worth." Alexander Sheldon reviewed the game in the January–February 1986 issue of Paper Mayhem He stated that it was "enjoyable" and that it "is a deceptively simple game, with enough complexity to appeal" to experienced players. Stewart Wieck reviewed the game in the June–July 1990 issue of White Wolf. He rated the game at 3 of 5 points for Materials and 4 of 5 points for Moderation, Strategy, and Diplomacy. He rated it overall at 4 of 5 points. | WIKI |
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Should You Get Professional Tooth Whitening Treatment?
Every person desires a radiant smile, and it can be achieved with teeth whitening. The options for this can be overwhelming at times, but it may help to know that there are only two types of teeth whitening solutions: professional, in-office whitening, or at-home treatments. Peroxide-based bleaching chemicals will be involved in any teeth-whitening option you choose. However, professional, in-office treatment solutions comprise 15 to 43 percent peroxide, while at-home remedies comprise 3 to 20% carbamide or hydrogen peroxide.
This guide will help you better understand the benefits of professional teeth whitening if you‘re contemplating your choices and trying to determine whether to undertake tooth whitening at home or get it done professionally by a dentist.
While some people can achieve a satisfactory result with at-home whitening products, the benefits of professional teeth whitening are immense, and there are some significant health hazards associated with utilizing at-home whitening products.
How Professional Whitening Works
Before you decide between at-home solutions and professional whitening, you may want to know how the latter works. It will help you to make an informed decision about getting professional whitening.
Hydrogen peroxide and carbamide peroxide are the two most used tooth whitening agents. The oxygen molecules in these bleaching chemicals weaken your tooth discoloration on a molecular level, unlike whitening toothpaste that utilizes an abrasive substance to remove surface-level stains forcefully.
Peroxide is also used in several over-the-counter (OTC) whitening strips, packs, and pens. The chemical content is the difference between these and professional tooth whitening.
Professional teeth whitening procedures, like at-home whitening kits, come in a variety of options. Professional whitening in the office is a faster but more expensive option to brighten your pearly whites. In terms of treatment duration and expense, custom take-home trays lie midway between in-office professional whitening and over-the-counter whitening.
The In-Office Whitening Procedure
Professional whitening treatments in the office are usually conducted in a sequence of brief appointments, although this depends on your specific needs. A whitening chemical is applied for 15 to 30 minutes at a time with the complete procedure taking no more than an hour and a half.
There are a few different types of whitening procedures available in the office:
· A syringe is used to apply a high concentration hydrogen peroxide gel
· A high-intensity light, such as halogen, UV, or LED, coupled with hydrogen peroxide. A lamp or laser device that lies immediately outside of your mouth emits the light
According to a 2016 study published in the Journal of Conservative Dentistry, halogen and laser light enhanced tooth lightening more than hydrogen peroxide alone. After 3 weeks, research participants in the halogen and laser light groups retained the white teeth color attained during treatment, whereas those in the non-light group experienced “shade rebound” after only two weeks—their previously brightened teeth had darkened.
However, some research demonstrates that employing a light tool like a laser or lamp instead of a whitening gel alone has little benefit.
Also, you should know if exposure to light is safe for your smile. A study published in the journal Materials in 2020 revealed that tooth cells recovered well after being exposed to LED light-accelerated technology, concluding that most adverse effects are "temporary and fleeting."
What Gives Professional Tooth Whitening the Edge Over At-Home Solutions
Prescription gels, over-the-counter creams, and professional whitening procedures can restore the luster to your smile. According to the American Dental Association, these whitening treatments contain various peroxide components (ADA). The difference in the active chemicals present in the bleaching agent is what makes professional whitening cost a little extra.
However, this is acceptable when you consider the following advantages that professional teeth whitening has over at-home solutions.
1. Dental Supervision
Your dentist will undertake a dental checkup before the whitening operation to make sure your teeth and gums are healthy enough for the treatment. This checkup will also help you decide if any implants or overlays will not be whitened.
2. Stronger Whitening Agents
Professional in-office whitening methods are more closely supervised and use a stronger whitening gel. This may lead to temporary sensitivity in some people. So, the dentist may apply a gel to the gum tissue to protect the soft tissues of the mouth from the whitening gel.
3. Faster Results
Since the amount of a whitening gel applied by a professional is higher than that of whitening treatments performed at home, results might be seen right away rather than weeks later.
Final Word
It is critical to understand that teeth discoloration can be caused by an underlying disease or condition that necessitates dental treatment. So, before deciding on a procedure to brighten your smile, schedule an appointment with your dentist.
The good news is that most people with their tooth structure intact and good oral health can benefit from professional teeth whitening. If you do not have sensitivity in your gums or receding gums, you might be less vulnerable to the chemicals used in teeth whitening. Furthermore, it is effective for persons with resistant yellowish stains, although it does not always whiten brownish and greyish stains.
If you cannot get professional whitening for any number of reasons, don‘t fret; there are many other options available to help you improve your smile.
However, whitening procedures are a fantastic option for people who haven‘t had previous work performed on their front teeth. You can always talk to a dentist at Jung Dental Implants to determine whether you are a good candidate and learn about other teeth whitening solutions.
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The Kemetic Neteru Deities, are a Pantheon of Deities based on sacred animals representing various aspects of Nature were central to Ancient Egyptian Kemetic Spirituality.
One of the unique features of the Kemetic deities was their association with scared animals, or “zoo types,” which were thought to embody the characteristics of a particular Deity, and in this entry we explore the sacred animal Zoo types of 10 Ancient Egyptian Kemetic Deities that also demonstrate that the Egyptian Kemetic Deities were represented by sacred animals zootypes found only in Africa.
- Amun (or Amun-Ra): The Unseen Supreme Being, Amun was often depicted as a Ram or Ram-headed man. Rams were common in ancient Egypt and were believed to symbolize fertility and strength.
- Anubis: Guide of the dead, Anubis was often depicted as a jackal or a jackal-headed man. Jackals were common in ancient Egypt and were associated with death and the afterlife.
- The Uraeus is a symbol for the Wadjet Deity. She was one of the earliest Egyptian deities and was often depicted as a cobra, and she symobolises the aspect of wisdom for which Serpents revered in Ancient Kemet.
- Het-Heru (Hathor): The female Deety of love and beauty, Hathor was often depicted as a cow or a cow-headed woman. Cows were a symbol of motherhood and nurturing in ancient Egypt.
- Heru (Horus): The Deity representing the Will’s journey towards submission to Divine Law. Heru was often depicted as a falcon or a falcon-headed man. Falcons were regarded as the master of the sky.
- Auset (Isis): Was the wife of Asar and represented fertility because she was responsible for the first immaculate conception of Heru. Isis was often depicted as a cow or a woman with cow horns. As we have seen, cows were associated with motherhood and nurturing, while cow horns were a symbol of power and divinity.
- Khenmu: Khenmu was one of the most Ancient Deities of Ancient Kemet responsible for moulding man on a Potter’s wheel. Khenmu was often depicted as a ram or a man with a ram’s head. As we have seen, rams were a symbol of fertility and strength, which were important attributes for a god of creation.
- Nekhbet: One of the most Ancient Deities of from the South (Upper Egypt), Nekhbet was often depicted as a vulture or a woman with a vulture’s head.
- Set: Represented the Opposition Heru or the individual will experiences on the journey to achieving its destiny. He is presented as a contender for the throne with Heru, a symbolic expression of the Will on the Hero’s journey quest. and his Zootype was the mythical Set totemic animal called the Sha.
- Tehuti (Thot): The Deity of writing and wisdom, Thoth was often depicted as an Ibis Bird or a man with an ibis head. Ibis birds were common in ancient Egypt and were associated with knowledge and wisdom.
All of the animals associated with these Kemetic deities were found in Africa, which demonstrates the importance of local fauna and flora in ancient Egyptian religion. By associating these animals with their gods and goddesses, the ancient Egyptians were able to create a unique religious identity that was grounded in the natural world. Moreover, the zoo types were not merely decorative, but had deep symbolic meaning that reflected the characteristics of the African Deities they represented.
In conclusion, the zoo types of the 10 ancient Egyptian Kemetic deities demonstrate the importance of sacred animals in ancient Egyptian religion and the close connection between religion and nature. By associating their Deities with local animals, the ancient Egyptians of Kemet were able to create a philosophy that was grounded in the natural world around them. | FINEWEB-EDU |
Semiconductor Research Corporation
Semiconductor Research Corporation (SRC), commonly known as SRC, is a high-technology research consortium active in the semiconductor industry. It is a leading semiconductor research consortium. Todd Younkin is the incumbent president and chief executive officer of the company.
The consortium comprises more than twenty-five companies and government agencies with more than a hundred universities under contract performing research.
History
SRC was founded in 1982 by Semiconductor Industry Association as a consortium to fund research and development by semiconductor companies.
In the past, it has funded university research projects in hardware and software co-design, new architectures, circuit design, transistors, memories, interconnects, and materials and has sponsored over 15,000 Bachelors, Masters, and Ph.D. students.
Research
SRC has funded research in areas such as automotive, advanced memory technologies, logic and processing, advanced packaging, edge intelligence, and communications.
Global Research Collaboration Program
It is an industry-led international research program with eight sub-topics including artificial intelligence hardware; analog mixed-signal circuits; computer-aided design and test; environment safety and health; hardware security; logic and memory devices; nanomanufacturing materials and processes; and packaging.
JUMP 2.0
The JUMP 2.0 program is a research initiative that aims to further the development of information and communications technologies (ICT) in the United States. The program is structured into seven thematic centers, each focusing on high-risk, high-reward research projects. The primary areas of interest for JUMP 2.0 include the development of advanced artificial intelligence (AI) systems and architectures, the improvement of communication technologies for ICT systems, and the enhancement of sensing capabilities with embedded intelligence for rapid action generation.
Additionally, the program investigates distributed computing systems and architectures within an energy-efficient compute and accelerator fabric, as well as innovations in memory devices and storage arrays for intelligent memory systems. JUMP 2.0 also explores advancements in electric and photonic interconnect fabrics, advanced packaging, and novel materials and devices for digital and analog applications.
In collaboration with the National Science Foundation's Research Experiences for Undergraduates program, JUMP 2.0 supports undergraduate research in the field of semiconductors. To date, six sites have been established to provide research experiences for undergraduate students in this area.
Joint University Microelectronics Program
Joint University Microelectronics Program (JUMP) was a research program that ran from 2018 to 2022. JUMP focused on energy-efficient electronics, including actuation and sensing, signal processing, computing, and intelligent storage.
STARnet
STARnet was a collaborative university research program that ran from 2013 to 2017, focusing on state-of-the-art technology developments for microelectronics research and development. This program allocated at least $40 million annually to basic research funding.
Focus Center Research Program
The Focus Center Research Program (FCRP) began in 1998 and spanned multiple phases until its end in 2013. The research within the program was primarily concentrated on materials, structures, and devices, as well as circuits, systems, and software to develop new methods for device fabrication and integration for deeply-scaled transistors and architectures for high-performance mixed-signal circuits to meet military requirements.
Industry guidance
Semiconductor Research Corporation (SRC) published the Microelectronics and Advanced Packaging Technologies (MAPT) Roadmap in 2023. The technology consortium was selected by the Advanced Manufacturing Office of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), which is part of the U.S. Department of Commerce, to develop this roadmap with an emphasis on emerging MAPT technologies.
The MAPT Roadmap was developed through a collaborative effort involving researchers from different organizations spanning industry, academia, and government. It outlines critical research priorities for the semiconductor industry and provides recommendations based on a comprehensive analysis of challenges, promising technologies, key findings, trends, and the necessity for foundational capabilities within the semiconductor research and development (R&D) ecosystem.
In 2021, SRC and the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) published the Decadal Plan for Semiconductors. The plan calls for an additional $3.4 billion in federal research and development funding to address challenges and maintain the industry's technological advancement in areas such as smart sensing, memory and storage, communications, security, and energy efficiency.
Recognition
In 2005, SRC received the National Medal of Technology and Innovation awarded by the president of the United States for their collaborative high-tech university research and for creating the concept and methodology, named the International Technology Roadmap for Semiconductors.
In 2015, SRC was inducted into Georgia Tech's Hill Society for sponsoring $103 million in research grants, contracts, and fellowships since 1983. | WIKI |
The fifth Mogul monarch of India, Shah Jahan (1592-1666), reigned from 1592 to 1666. The Mughal Emperor attained its glory of opulence and luxury during his rule, which lasted from 1628 to 1658. Taj Mahal, a masterpiece of his constructions
Shah Jahan, Emperor Jahangir’s third son, was born on January 5, 1592, in Lahore and was originally named Khurram. He excelled in various combat operations during his father’s rule, particularly at Mewar in 1615, the Deccan (1617,1621) as well as to Kangra in the year 1618. Shah Jahan had an open disagreement with Princess Nur Jahan during Jahangir’s later years, but his uprising against his father in 1622 was ineffective. Conflicts over Jahangir’s succession erupted after his death on Oct. 29, 1627. Shah Jahan attained victory On February 4, 1628, he was declared Emperor in Agra.
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The Reign of Shah Jahan
Shah Jahan worked tirelessly to extend his dominion during his reign. This resulted in several fights and affiliations. he was collaborating with certain Rajput monarchs from Bundelkhand, Mewar, and he launched a fight against the Bundela Rajputs. He jailed Husain Shah in 1632 for conquering Daulatabad’s castle and jailed Husain Shah. He made his son Aurangzeb Viceroy, and he conquered regions in south India such as Golconda and Bijapur. Subsequently, starting the historic Mughal-Safavid war occurred by conquering Kandahar. His domain now extended far way to Ghazna, beyond the Khyber Pass.
Shah Jahan’s military forces
The majority of Shah Jahan’s lifespan was spent establishing a vast army. His army is estimated to have numbered about 911,400 troops and 185,000 horses. In addition, he was in charge of mass-producing cannons. Shah Jahan built his realm into a good security apparatus throughout his 30-year rule.
Role to Mughal Architecture Shah Jahan was an ardent constructor who was credited for several of India’s and Pakistan’s most stunning structures. Many European tourists are reported to have visited his dominion just to study the various techniques utilized in the design of structures. Several of the world’s greatest talented engineers and architects have lived in his realm.
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The magnificent Taj Mahal’s development
The Mughal ruler Shah Jahan’s creation of the magnificent Taj Mahal was one of the most momentous life occurrences. Mumtaz Mahal, his loving wife, died after giving birth to their 14th child, the cause of death being postpartum hemorrhage. As a result, he was saddened, and he planned the erection of the mesmerizing Taj Mahal in her honor. The monument that became recognized as the Taj Mahal was erected after so many years of preparation, hard work, and enormous sacrifices. People from all over the globe now flock to India only to witness this magnificent white-colored structure, and it is one of India’s most popular tourist spots. Taj Mahal exists as part of the world’s seven wonders.
The Mughal ruler Shah Jahan’s creation of the magnificent Taj Mahal was one of the most momentous life occurrences.
In September 1658, Shah Jahan fell very sick. One among his sons, Dara Shikoh, took the position of the king while his rehabilitation. His brothers were enraged, and Shuja and Murad Baksh formed autonomous territories and seized their fair portion almost immediately. In the meantime, Aurangzeb gathered his armed forces and destroyed Dara Shikoh, his brother. The remaining contestants were subsequently killed, and he has crowned Emperor. Regardless of the fact that Shah Jahan was rehabilitated from his illness, he considered him unable to rule and imprisoned him in the fortress of Agra. He also detained Jahanara Begum Sahib, his sister, who opted to stay with her father and assist him.
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Structures constructed by Shah Jahan during his reign
Red Fort at Delhi, Sections of Agra Fort, Jama Masjid in Delhi
Lahore’s Pearl Mosque, Shalimar Garden, Thatta’s Shah Jahan is reported to have spent the majority of his eight years in captivity gazing at the monument which he built for his adored wife, the masterpiece he erected in her honor.
Shah Jahan fell sick again in January 1666 first week and he never fully recovered. By convoking Akbarabadi Mahal he was instructed to watch after Jahanara Begum his daughter, On 22nd January,
Princess Jahanara Begum desired a ceremony with the state’s noblemen carrying her father’s body all through Agra so that the people might bid their beloved ruler a final farewell. Aurangzeb, on the other hand, was not in the mindset for such a lavish burial. Finally, Sayyid Muhammad Qanauji and Kazi Qurban carried Shah Jahan’s body out of the jail, cleaned it, and put it in a sandalwood casket. After that, the casket was taken to the Taj Mahal alongside his adoring wife, Mumtaz. he was buried. | FINEWEB-EDU |
Template:Did you know nominations/Elephant & Castle tube station
The result was: promoted by Yoninah (talk) 22:41, 18 January 2016 (UTC)
Elephant & Castle tube station
* ... that the first baby born on the London Underground named Marie Cordery was born at Elephant & Castle in 1924 but was rumoured to have "Thelma Ursula Beatrice Eleanor" (T.U.B.E) as her name?
Improved to Good Article status by Vincent60030 (talk), Alarics (talk), Ritchie333 (talk), and Dubmill (talk). Nominated by Vincent60030 (talk) at 11:53, 12 December 2015 (UTC).
* Comment I would also suggest this DYK to appear on the 1st of January - a Happy New Year and a happy new life (baby). Vincent60030 (talk) 12:02, 12 December 2015 (UTC)
* Comment The hook is ungrammatical (needs "to have"?), and since the baby was born in 1924, wishes for "a happy new life" seem rather late. Any other New Year link? Johnbod (talk) 18:38, 15 December 2015 (UTC)
* I've fixed the grammatical errors mentioned. ;) Late? How is that late? Hmm...I think that's the only suitable date I could think of for this. Are you able to think of any ? VKZY LUFan (talk) (Mind the Gap!) 14:09, 16 December 2015 (UTC)
* No, like most hooks. If still alive, the baby would now 91 or so. Johnbod (talk) 15:07, 16 December 2015 (UTC)
* I think it's just fine to leave the specified date as it is because it is possible for ppl to live longer than 91. what do you all think? VKZY LUFan (talk) (Mind the Gap!) 11:55, 17 December 2015 (UTC)
* Personally I think the hook is a bit long and rambling, but I'm struggling to think of something that leaps out as being "hooky" ... I'll have a think and get back to you. Ritchie333 (talk) (cont) 11:56, 17 December 2015 (UTC)
* I'd like to suggest a slight rewriting as follows:
* (Did you know) that Marie Cordery, the first baby born on the London Underground, was born at Elephant & Castle in 1924 and was rumoured to have been named "Thelma Ursula Beatrice Eleanor" (T.U.B.E.)? Dubmill (talk) 12:17, 17 December 2015 (UTC)
* That's a great idea, ! But actually, I meant to ask opinions about the specified date for the hook, and Dubmill. Anyways, feel free to think of a new and better hook if you could. Cheers! VKZY LUFan (talk) (Mind the Gap!) 12:47, 17 December 2015 (UTC)
* ALT1 ... that Marie Cordery, the first baby born on the London Underground, was born at Elephant & Castle in 1924 and was rumoured to have been named "Thelma Ursula Beatrice Eleanor" (T.U.B.E.)?
* Comment I don't think the date matters at all. I would put "was initially rumoured" or "was incorrectly rumoured" if we have to mention the rumoured name at all -- it seems pretty feeble to me. -- Alarics (talk) 12:38, 17 December 2015 (UTC)
* Comment To my mind 'was rumoured' is sufficient. Her actual name is stated and this indicates to the reader that the rumour was false. I think the problem if you take the mention of the rumoured name out is that you're left only with the first baby to be born on the Underground, which seems a bit dry. The joke about the initials of the rumoured name adds a bit of entertainment value. Dubmill (talk) 13:50, 17 December 2015 (UTC)
* Well maybe it was entertaining in 1924. -- Alarics (talk) 14:51, 17 December 2015 (UTC)
* Do you think we could get this done by New Year's Day? are you free to review this? Thanks :) VKZY LUFan (talk) (Mind the Gap!) 09:45, 22 December 2015 (UTC)
* Symbol redirect vote 4.svg Full review needed. (If you want to request it for New Year's Day, please post to WT:DYK, where people are likely to see it.) BlueMoonset (talk) 23:53, 28 December 2015 (UTC)
* ALT2 ... that Marie Cordery the first baby born on the London Underground (at Elephant & Castle in 1924) was rumoured to have been named "Thelma Ursula Beatrice Eleanor" (T.U.B.E.)? 7&6=thirteen (☎) 16:24, 29 December 2015 (UTC)
* The name Marie Cordery should not be used in the hook without solid referencing. My research indicates that the baby was actually named Mary Ashfield Eleanor Hammond and the mother's name was Mrs Daisy Hammond. It's not clear where the Cordery name comes from - perhaps it was a married name and at least one source has it for the mother not the baby. I'll be suggesting another hook in a moment... Andrew D. (talk) 16:45, 29 December 2015 (UTC)
* ALT3 ... that when the first baby was born on the London Underground at Elephant & Castle station, Lord Ashfield said that, "it would not do to encourage this sort of thing as I am a busy man"?
* Symbol redirect vote 4.svg Full review still needed; previous hooks mentioning Marie Cordrey have been struck per Andrew D.'s objections. BlueMoonset (talk) 18:30, 12 January 2016 (UTC)
* Being the first tube station to have a birth is interesting enough. Adding dubious misinformation about the baby's name or a long-winded quote from someone whose relation to the article is unexplained in the hook detracts from the original fact. I therefore propose below... Jolly Ω Janner 23:17, 16 January 2016 (UTC)
* ALT4 ... that Elephant & Castle was home to the first baby born on the London Underground in 1924?
* Symbol confirmed.svg New enough, long enough. ALT2 as partially struck, ALT3 or ALT4 short enough and sourced. No neutrality problems found, no copyright problems found. QPQ done and image properly licensed. Good to go. (I prefer ALT3; as it currently reads, it does not explain why Lord Ashfield came out with that and it makes the reader click to read more. A vague hook is a good hook.)-- Laun chba ller 09:01, 17 January 2016 (UTC)
* Can this be on the main page on 13 May if possible? Thanks and cheers ;) VKZY LUFan (talk) (Mind the Gap!) 12:08, 17 January 2016 (UTC)
* No, I'm afraid not. There's a maximum of a six-week delay for a special occasion hook; at this point, you can't hold a hook beyond the end of February. I'd just let it run normally; it's already waited long enough. BlueMoonset (talk) 17:15, 17 January 2016 (UTC)
* Symbol question.svg Hi, I came by to promote this and wonder if you'd like to submit an image for the lead slot? Yoninah (talk) 00:24, 18 January 2016 (UTC)
* I'd say that's one of the better pictures around. There is also the statue picture, but the quality is kind of poor. Jolly Ω Janner 01:12, 18 January 2016 (UTC)
* Great. The image appears in the article and is freely-licensed. I'll go ahead and promote it. Yoninah (talk) 22:40, 18 January 2016 (UTC) | WIKI |
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"But, sire--"
"Yes, I know very well that Monk calls you his friend. But he has too penetrating an eye not to have a memory, and too lofty a brow not to be very proud, you know, grande supercilium."
"I certainly will learn Latin," said D'Artagnan to himself.
"But stop," cried the merry monarch; "I must manage your reconciliation; I know how to set about it; so "
D'Artagnan bit his mustache. "Will your majesty permit me to tell you the truth?"
"Speak, chevalier, speak."
"Well, sire, you alarm me greatly. If your majesty undertakes the affair, as you seem inclined to do, I am a lost man; the duke will have me assassinated."
The king burst forth into a fresh roar of laughter, which changed D'Artagnan's alarm into downright terror.
"Sire, I beg you to allow me to settle this matter myself, and if your majesty has no further need of my services "
"No, chevalier. What, do you want to leave us?" replied Charles, with a hilarity that grew more and more alarming.
"If your majesty has no more commands for me."
Charles became more serious.
"One single thing. See my sister, the Lady Henrietta. Do you know her?"
"No, sire, but — an old soldier like me is not an agreeable spectacle for a young and gay princess."
"Ah! but my sister must know you; she must, at her need, have you to depend upon."
"Sire, every one that is dear to your majesty will be sacred to me."
"Very well! Parry! Come here, Parry!"
The lateral door opened, and Parry entered, his face beaming with pleasure as soon as he saw D'Artagnan.
"What is Rochester doing?" said the king.
"He is upon the canal with the ladies," replied Parry.
"And Buckingham?"
"He is there also."
"Thatis well. You will conduct the chevalier to Villiers; that is, the Duke of Buckingham, chevalier; and beg the duke to introduce Monsieur d'Artagnan to the Princess Henrietta."
Parry bowed, and smiled to D'Artagnan.
"Chevalier," continued the king, "this is your parting audience: you can afterward set out as soon as you please." | WIKI |
2 Heads
"2 Heads" is a 2015 country song by Canadian singer Coleman Hell and his debut single. It was included on his self-titled EP, released on October 23, 2015. It was a commercial success in both Canada and the United States. | WIKI |
George Alexander Malcolm
General George Alexander Malcolm, CB (21 January 1810 – 2 June 1888), was a British Army officer. He served in the First Opium War and became the first Colonial Secretary of Hong Kong in 1843.
Career
Malcolm was born in Bombay, India, on 21 January 1810. His father, Major-General Sir John Malcolm, was Governor of Bombay. His mother, Isabella Charlotte, was daughter of Lieutenant-General Sir Alexander Campbell.
In 1841, Malcolm sailed to China as Secretary of Legation with Plenipotentiary Henry Pottinger during the First Anglo-Chinese War. On 29 August 1842, British and Chinese officials signed the Treaty of Nanking, which ended the war and ceded Hong Kong to Britain. After the Daoguang Emperor's assent for the treaty arrived in Nanking on 15 September, Malcolm sailed for London the next morning on board the steamer Auckland with a copy for ratification by Queen Victoria. He was made a Companion of the Order of the Bath on 24 December. After Pottinger became the first Governor of Hong Kong, he appointed Malcolm as the first Colonial Secretary on 27 June 1843. Malcolm was also a justice of the peace and served there until November 1843.
On 4 December 1845, Malcolm married Georgiana Harcourt, daughter of Reverend Edward Harcourt, at Bishopthorpe, York, England. In 1858, he was appointed Deputy Adjutant-General at Alexandria to superintend the transit of troops across Egypt to India. By 21 January 1880, he was on the retired list. He died on 2 June 1888 in Sloane Street, London, England. From 1881 to his death, he held the colonelcy of the 2nd Battalion of the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry.
Promotions
Malcolm's promotions:
* Ensign, unattached, 31 December 1825
* Ensign, 6th Foot, 26 March 1827
* Lieutenant, 3rd Foot, 7 June 1827
* Captain, 3rd Foot, 30 December 1831
* Captain, 60th Foot, 20 April 1832
* Captain, 3rd Dragoons, 18 December 1835
* Major, 3rd Dragoons, 13 December 1839
* Lieutenant-Colonel (brevet ), 3rd Dragoons, 23 December 1842
* Major, unattached, 16 May 1845
* Colonel (brevet), unattached, 20 June 1854
* Major-General, 26 October 1858
* Colonel, 105th Madras Light Infantry, 10 March 1866
* Lieutenant-General, 105th Madras Light Infantry, 8 March 1867
* General, 16 May 1874 | WIKI |
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react-tracking: Declarative tracking for React apps
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React Declarative Tracking
Tracking a user on your webpage has numerous benefits. For example, tracking provides insights into how a user interacts with your webpage, indicating which components of your UI are the most and least often used.
Declarative tracking is a method of tracking the interactions of a user on a webpage. Traditionally, we use the DOM to track all user interactions, however, the evolution of the component-based framework has enabled us to use component-based tracking in our applications.
One library for declarative tracking in React is react-tracking, which implements tracking for each component of the page. You can use Hooks and decorators to declare tracking on events like click events, states, functional components, class components, and more. Additionally, you can compartmentalize tracking concerns to individual components, avoiding leaking across the entire app.
In this article, we’ll look into declarative tracking using the react-tracking library. To follow along with this article, you should be familiar with React and React Hooks. Let’s get started!
How does react-tracking work?
We can break down react-tracking into three main components. For one, trigger kickstarts the tracking process and can be a click event, loading event, etc. Essentially, trigger is the interaction of the user with the element in the application.
component is the component that we are tracking. Usually, component refers to forms, cards, etc. You can track functional as well as class-based components. All tracking data will be wrapped inside the dispatch component and will be displayed in the console when triggered. If you don’t define the dispatch component, the tracking data will be pushed to window.dataLayer[], which is ideal for Google Analytics.
With these three components, we can use react-tracking to track any component in our application. Let’s see it in action by running through an example.
react-tracking example: Tracking on click button
As an example, we’ll use a click button that tracks a functional component as well as a class component.
First, let’s set up up the environment required to get started with react-tracking. We’ll use VS Code as our code editor, which is powerful and includes extensions to help you write better code. If you’re familiar with a different code editor, feel free to use that instead.
Setting up React
To install react-tracking, we first need to install React. We’ll create a small program that will track the button click event in a functional and class component. The class button will also track the number of clicks.
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First, we’ll install React as follows:
npm init react-app my-app
With React installed, we can install the react-tracking library. Run the command below:
npm install --save react-tracking
With React and react-tracking installed, we’ll go ahead and get started with our code.
react-tracking imports
We’ll need to import the following elements from react-tracking:
• React
• useTracking: Used as a Hook to track any event
• track: Used to track class and member functions with the @ decorator and dispatch all the tracking data to the console
Import the items above with the command below:
import track, { useTracking } from "react-tracking";
import React from "react";
Functional component
The functional component will contain the useTracking() Hook, which is used to track the clickbutton event. useTracking() then dispatches button click data to the console.
Below, we have an onClick event function for the button that contains trackEvent. Here, you can pass the message that you want to display in the console, which we’ll add later:
const HookButton = () => {
const {trackEvent} = useTracking()
return (
<div>
<h2>Click for HookButton</h2>
<button onClick={()=> trackEvent({funComponent:'HookButton', event: "HookButton-Clicked"})}>Click Me!</button>
</div>
);
}
class component
In the class component, we’ll track the button click event along with the number of clicks. To track the class component, we’ll use track, followed by the message we’ll set.
In class, we have a state to count the number of clicks. In return, we’ve rendered a button with the click event linked to the handleClick function.
We’ve also tracked the member function of the class with track. We have an arrow function with the state as props to pass the value of numClicked. In the handleClick function, we have increased the state value of numClicked by 1 each time the button is clicked:
@track({class:'ClassButton'})
class ClassButton extends React.Component{
state = {
numClicked : 1
};
@track((props, state) =>({event:'ClassButton-Clicked', clickCount:state.numClicked}))
handleClick = () => {
this.setState({
numClicked: this.state.numClicked + 1
})
}
render(){
return(
<div>
<h2>Click for ClassButton</h2>
<button onClick={this.handleClick}>Click Me!</button>
</div>
)
}
}
App component
Now, we’ll wrap the HookButton functional component and the ClassButton class component in the App component:
const App = () =>{
return(
<div className="App">
<h1>React-Tracking</h1>
<HookButton />
<ClassButton />
</div>
)
}
dispatch component
The dispatch component is a functional component that will render in the console when triggered. You can add your own message to dispatch like Component: "Apps". dispatch uses track to display the content that we define inside it in the console.
We’ll also use dispatch to dispatch all the data we collected into the console, followed by the component that you want to render on the page. Next, we just need to export the functional component that contains the track logs:
const TrackedApp = track(
{ Component: "Apps" },
{
dispatch: data => {
console.log(data);
}
}
)(App);
export default TrackedApp
The output of the code above is as follows:
React Tracking Hook Button Class Button Output
You can find tracking details in the console when you click the button.
HookButton click output:
{app: "my-app", funComponent: "HookButton", event: "HookButton-Clicked"}
ClassButton click output:
{app: "my-app", class: "ClassButton", event: "ClassButton-Clicked", clickCount: 1}
clickCount will increase as you continue clicking the button. You can find the code and experiment with it in the CodeSandbox:
Conclusion
In this tutorial, we explored react-tracking, which does a pretty good job of tracking all events and providing important details in the console. We created a program to track the click button event and show the tracking data on each click. The @ decorator, along with track, can track most of the data in React, including data in props and state.
You can use the steps in this tutorial to track different components and classes in your application. I hope you’ll consider react-tracking in your next project. Thanks for reading, and be sure to leave a comment if you have any questions.
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We all know self-driving cars are poised to redefine how people and goods move. Less well-known is how these autonomous vehicles will also upend traditional funding streams for transportation investments. With all the talk in Washington of a trillion dollar infrastructure package, these transformations demand special consideration. Up-to-date and well-maintained infrastructure is not only important for all road users, but also essential for successful deployment self-driving cars. A predictable driving environment with well-marked traffic lanes, clear signage and modern traffic signals is needed for the current technology to operate safely. Further, experts predict that autonomous vehicles will perform better if they can communicate with other cars and roadside infrastructure using connected vehicle technology, which can help to avoid collisions and mitigate congestion. But maintaining, repairing and upgrading existing infrastructure is not cheap. Plus, if companies design autonomous cars to obey traffic laws, they will reduce the millions of dollars that cities and states collect in traffic fines. Smartphone apps in cities such as Washington, D.C., have already reduced revenue from parking violations by a little over $6 million. If self-driving cars are part of shared fleets, then governments could lose even more parking and registration revenues. Perhaps most importantly, electric autonomous vehicles would not pay the gas taxes that often compose a majority of state transportation budgets. Moreover, preliminary research suggests that even non-electric self-driving cars can reduce congestion and reduce fuel consumption by up to 40 percent in stop-and-go traffic. So what is to be done? While the future of autonomous driving could be detrimental to existing transportation revenue sources, the technology itself provides a unique opportunity for a fair and straightforward fee assessed per mile traveled. A fee would not be charged to individual vehicles across the country. Instead, the companies deploying the cars would know when, where and what distance their cars and trucks travel — in turn, they would be able to pay the governments directly for the use of the roadways. Because car companies will likely charge users on a per-mile or per-trip basis, this fee could easily be incorporated into the charge for consumers. At the national level, Congress could establish a base fee and the Department of Transportation could oversee its implementation. This fee would apply only to vehicles where the automated system performs the entire driving task, and only for portions of the trip that were completed under automated operation. The base level charge could be very small: $0.01 per mile, which is similar to the federal gasoline taxes consumers are paying today. 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This documentation relates to QuickBuild 11.0.x
Select here if you are using a different version
Bean Editor
We use plugin setting to explain how to use the bean editor to generate plugin UI. As introduced in [QBTEAM:Write a Simple Plugin], user can provide a plugin setting class by overriding getPluginSettingClass() method in the plugin class. If provided, this class will be used by QuickBuild to generate plugin setting user interface. The setting will be saved as an instance of this class and can be retrieved later through getPluginSetting() method when this plugin runs. Let's start with a very simple plugin setting class:
A simple editor
public class PluginSetting {
public enum FaithType {CHRISTIANISM, CATHOLICISM, BUDDHISM, ISLAMISM, JUDAISM};
private String name;
private FaithType faith;
private boolean married;
private Date birthday;
private int workingYears;
@Editable(order=100, description="Specify the name")
public String getName() {
return name;
}
public void setName(String name) {
this.name = name;
}
@Editable(order=200, description="Choose your faith")
public FaithType getFaith() {
return faith;
}
public void setFaith(FaithType faith) {
this.faith = faith;
}
@Editable(order=300, name="Are You Married?")
public boolean isMarried() {
return married;
}
public void setMarried(boolean married) {
this.married = married;
}
@Editable(order=400)
public Date getBirthday() {
return birthday;
}
public void setBirthday(Date birthday) {
this.birthday = birthday;
}
@Editable(order=500)
public int getWorkingYears() {
return workingYears;
}
public void setWorkingYears(int workingYears) {
this.workingYears = workingYears;
}
}
By specifying the @Editable annotation for getter method, that property will be editable with user interface. The generated interface to edit this plugin setting looks as following:
Please note:
1. The bean for which the editor is generated must have a default constructor.
2. order attribute need to be specified for @Editable annotation to make sure that properties are displayed in the correct order.
3. The name and description attribute of the @Editable annotation is optional. Name attribute is used to specify the display name of the property and description is used to specify the description of this property which will be displayed when a user hovers the mouse over the question mark icon next to the the property name in the user interface.
4. Validation annotations can be applied to the properties in order to put constraint on the values of the certain properties. Refer to [Bean Validator] for details.
5. Some helper annotation can be added to specify how the property should be edited. For example:
@Editabel(order=100, description="Specify the name")
@ChoiceProvider("getAvailableNames")
@Multiline(lines=8)
public String getName() {
Return name;
}
private List<String> getAvailableNames() {
return Arrays.asList(new String[]{"Alvin", "robin" });
}
By specifying @Multiline annotation for the name property, the editor for the name property will be displayed as textarea with specified number of rows.
By specifying @ChoiceProvider for the name property, the editor for the name property will have a dropdown icon next to the input box, to help user to choose from the set of predefined values of this property. The predefined values are provided by calling a method specified as value attribute of the @ChoiceProvider annotation.
Some other helper annotations are:
• @Password: by specifying this annotation, the property will be displayed as a password field.
• @Color: by specifying this annotation, a color picker will be displayed next to the input box, and the input value will be validated against color formats, in the form of rrggbb.
List editor
QuickBuild editor is able to generate user interface to edit list if the list element is of the same type. For example in the above plugin, we add a new property of type List to this class as follows:
public class PluginSetting {
...
private List<Dog> dogs;
...
@Editable(order=600)
public List getDogs() {
return dogs;
}
public void setDogs(List<Dog> dogs) {
this.dogs = dogs;
}
}
And the Dog bean is defined as:
public class Dog {
public enum DogType {HUNTAWAY, MASTIFF, CHOWCHOW, MALAMUTE};
private String name;
private int age;
private DogType type;
@Editable(order=100)
public String getName() {
return name;
}
public void setName(String name) {
this.name = name;
}
@Editable(order=200)
public int getAge() {
return age;
}
public void setAge(int age) {
this.age = age;
}
@Editable(order=300)
public DogType getType() {
return type;
}
public void setType(DogType type) {
this.type = type;
}
}
The resulting edit page will look like:
Please note that:
1. Element type of the list needs to be specified. There are two ways to specify the element type: by using Java generics or by specifying elementType attribute of the @Editable annotation. For Dogs bean above, we use the Java generics declaration, that is, the return type of getDogs() method is List<Dog>. This tells QuickBuild that the element type of the list is Dog. In cases you cannot specify Java generics return type (for example if you are overriding a method whose return type is List), you will need to specify the element type as follows:
Editable(order=600, elementType=Dog.class)
2. All elements in the list should be of the same concrete type.
3. You may also attach Hibernate validator annotations to the list, for example you may attach @Size annotation to the getDogs() method to limit the list size.
Polymorphic editor
QuickBuild editor is able to generate user interface to edit polymorphic properties. For example, for the plugin setting class above:
public class PluginSetting {
...
Private Vehicle vehicle;
...
@Editable(order=700)
public Vehicle getVehicle() {
return vehicle;
}
public void setVehicle(Vehicle vehicle) {
this.vehicle = vehicle;
}
}
Vehicle class is defined as:
public abstract class Vehicle {
private String manufacturer;
private int price;
@Editable(order=100)
@NotEmpty
public String getManufacturer() {
return manufacturer;
}
public void setManufacturer(String manufacturer) {
this.manufacturer = manufacturer;
}
@Editable(order=200)
@Range(min=100, max=1000000)
public int getPrice() {
return price;
}
public void setPrice(int price) {
this.price = price;
}
}
and Vehicle class has two implementations subclasses in the same package as the Vehicle class: SUV and Car:
@Editable(name="SUV")
public class SUV extends Vehicle {
private int size;
@Editable(order=1000)
public int getSize() {
return size;
}
public void setSize(int size) {
this.size = size;
}
}
@Editable(name="Car")
public class Car extends Vehicle {
private int maxSpeed;
@Editable(order=1000)
public int getMaxSpeed() {
return maxSpeed;
}
public void setMaxSpeed(int maxSpeed) {
this.maxSpeed = maxSpeed;
}
}
Then the user interface for the plugin will be:
Please note that:
1. In order to get the polymorphic editor to work, the return type of the getter method needs to be an abstract class or an interface.
2. The implementation types can be specified by elementTypes attribute of the Editable annotation. If this attribute does not exist, QuickBuild will load all implementation classes from the package where the abstract class (or interface) resides in.
3. The @Editable annotation applied to the implementation class provides display name of the implementation.
4. When you specify @Edtiable annotation for the properties defined in Car and SUV classes, the order attribute is starts from 1000. This is to make sure that the properties defined in these implementation classes come after the properties defined in the abstract class.
Edit variables
Variables are widely used in QuickBuild to add flexibility. To define variables:
public class PluginSetting {
...
private List<Variable> attributes;
...
@Editable(order=800, description="Specify some attributes")
public List<Variable> getAttributes {
return attributes;
}
public void setAttributes(List<Variable> attributes) {
this.attributes = attributes;
}
}
The editor recognizes a variable definition automatically and provides following interface to define variables (the last property attributes):
Expression edit helper
Sometimes the bean defines property that expects expressions. Proving some predefined expressions will be convenient for the user. The annotation PresetExpressions serves this purpose. For example:
public class PluinSetting {
...
private String runCondition;
...
@Editable(order=600, name="Condition to Run")
@Expressions({
"always run", "true",
"do not run", "false"
})
public String getRunCondition() {
return runCondition;
}
public void setRunCondition(String runCondition) {
this.runCondition = runCondition;
}
}
The generated user interface will be:
As you can see, the preset values provided by @PresetExpressions appears as a menu next to the input box. Menu items are presented with meaningful text, and selecting these menu items will set corresponding expression in the input box.
Sometimes the expressions cannot be hard-coded inside the annotation, if we want to provide expressions generated dynamically at runtime, for example an input box for users to enter a valid node address in the build grid. In this case, the @ExpressionProvider annotation can be used as follows:
public class PluginSetting {
...
private String runNode;
...
@Editable(order=700, name="Node Address to Run")
@ExpressionProvider("getAvailableNodes")
public String getRunNode() {
return runNode;
}
public void setRunNode(String runNode) {
this.runNode = runNode;
}
private Map<String, String> getAvailableNodes() {
Map<String, String> availableNodes = new LinkedHashMap<String, String>();
Collection<BuildGridNode> allNodes = Quickbuild.getInstance(BuildGrid.class).getAllNodes();
for (BuildGridNode node: allNodes) {
availableNodes.put("node '" + node.getAddress() + "'", node.getAddress());
}
return availableNodes;
}
}
As the code demonstrates, the @ExpressionProvider annotation specifies a method in the bean, which QuickBuild can call to get the expressions associated with the menu and the generated user interface looks as follows:
Input validation
1. Validate single property
You may specify validation annotation(s) to the properties to put restraint on values of these properties. For example:
@Editable(order=200, description="Specify the faith")
@NotNull
public FaithType getFaith() {
Return faith;
}
@Editable(order=500)
@Range(0, 100)
public int getWorkingYears() {
return workingYears;
}
The validation annotations are the annotation validations defined in Hibernate validation framework.
Besides Hibernatebased validation, QuickBuild also has a facility to validate properties mutually through the Validatable interface.
1. Validate multiple properties all together
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Version:1.3.2
Compatibility:JDK 1.5
Classes in library Stripes.
NamePackageDescription
ActionBeanContextnet.sourceforge.stripes.action
Encapsulates information about the current request.
ActionBeanInfonet.sourceforge.stripes.toolsEncapsulates meta-information about an ActionBean, namely it's UrlBinding and set of events to which it responds.
ActionClassCachenet.sourceforge.stripes.controllerQuick and dirty class which caches the Class objects representing ActionBeans since it is expensive to look these up using the ResolverUtil.
AnnotatedClassActionResolvernet.sourceforge.stripes.controller
Uses Annotations on classes to identify the ActionBean that corresponds to the current request.
BeforeAfterMethodInterceptornet.sourceforge.stripes.controller
Interceptor that inspects ActionBeans for Before and After annotations and runs the annotated methods at the requested point in the request lifecycle.
BeforeAfterMethodInterceptor.FilterMethodsnet.sourceforge.stripes.controllerHelper class used to collect Before and After methods for a class and provide easy and rapid access to them by LifecycleStage.
BigDecimalTypeConverternet.sourceforge.stripes.validationType converter for converting localized strings into BigDecimal numbers without any loss of magnitude or precision.
BigIntegerTypeConverternet.sourceforge.stripes.validationType converter for converting localized strings into BigInteger numbers without any loss of magnitude or precision.
BooleanTypeConverternet.sourceforge.stripes.validationPerforms a fairly aggressive conversion of a String to a boolean.
BootstrapPropertyResolvernet.sourceforge.stripes.config
Resolves configuration properties that are used to bootstrap the system.
ByteTypeConverternet.sourceforge.stripes.validationBasic type converter for converting strings to bytes.
CryptoUtilnet.sourceforge.stripes.util
Cryptographic utility that can encrypt and decrypt Strings using a key stored in HttpSession.
DateFormatternet.sourceforge.stripes.format
Implements a basic formatter for Date objects.
DateTypeConverternet.sourceforge.stripes.validation
A TypeConverter that aggressively attempts to convert a String to a java.util.Date object.
DefaultActionBeanContextFactorynet.sourceforge.stripes.controllerImplements an ActionBeanContextFactory that allows for instantiation of application specific ActionBeanContext classes.
DefaultConfigurationnet.sourceforge.stripes.config
Centralized location for defaults for all Configuration properties.
DefaultExceptionHandlernet.sourceforge.stripes.exceptionDefault ExceptionHandler implementation that simply rethrows any ServletExceptions and wraps and rethrows other exceptions, letting the container deal with them.
DefaultFormatterFactorynet.sourceforge.stripes.formatVery simple default implementation of a formatter factory that is aware of how to format dates and numbers.
DefaultLocalePickernet.sourceforge.stripes.localization
Default locale picker that uses a comma separated list of locales in the servlet init parameters to determine the set of locales that are supported by the application.
DefaultLocalizationBundleFactorynet.sourceforge.stripes.localizationVery simple default implementation of a bundle factory.
DefaultPopulationStrategynet.sourceforge.stripes.tag
Default implementation of the form input tag population strategy.
DefaultTagErrorRenderernet.sourceforge.stripes.tag
This default implementation of the TagErrorRenderer interface sets the html class attribute to 'error'.
DefaultTagErrorRendererFactorynet.sourceforge.stripes.tag
A straightforward implementation of the TagErrorRendererFactory interface that looks up the name of the renderer class in config, and if one is not supplied defaults to using the DefaultTagErrorRenderer .
DefaultTypeConverterFactorynet.sourceforge.stripes.validationDefault TypeConverterFactory implementation that simply creates an instance level map of all the TypeConverters included in the Stripes distribution, and their applicable classes.
DelegatingExceptionHandlernet.sourceforge.stripes.exception
An alternative implementation of ExceptionHandler that discovers and automatically configures individual AutoExceptionHandler classes to handle specific types of exceptions.
DispatcherServletnet.sourceforge.stripes.controllerServlet that controls how requests to the Stripes framework are processed.
DoubleTypeConverternet.sourceforge.stripes.validationBasic TypeConverter that will convert from Strings to Numbers of type Double.
ElFunctionsnet.sourceforge.stripes.tagA collection of static functions that are included in the Stripes tag library.
EmailTypeConverternet.sourceforge.stripes.validation
A faux TypeConverter that validates that the String supplied is a valid email address.
EnumeratedTypeConverternet.sourceforge.stripes.validationConverts the String form of an Enumerated type into the Enum value that it represents.
ErrorsFooterTagnet.sourceforge.stripes.tagCan be used within a stripes:errors tag to show a footer on an error list.
ErrorsHeaderTagnet.sourceforge.stripes.tagCan be used within a stripes:errors tag to show a header on an error list.
ErrorsTagnet.sourceforge.stripes.tag
The errors tag has two modes, one where it displays all validation errors in a list and a second mode when there is a single enclosed field-error tag that has no name attribute in which case this tag iterates over the body, displaying each error in turn in place of the field-error tag.
ErrorsTagExtraInfonet.sourceforge.stripes.tagThis tag extra info exposes index and error context variables for the body of the errors tag.
EventInfonet.sourceforge.stripes.toolsEncapsulates meta-information about a single event within an ActionBean.
ExecutionContextnet.sourceforge.stripes.controller
Holds the execution context for processing a single request.
FileBeannet.sourceforge.stripes.action
Represents a file that was submitted as part of an HTTP POST request.
FlashScopenet.sourceforge.stripes.controller
A FlashScope is an object that can be used to store objects and make them available as request parameters during this request cycle and the next one.
FloatTypeConverternet.sourceforge.stripes.validationBasic TypeConverter that converts Strings to Numbers of type Float.
FormTagnet.sourceforge.stripes.tag
Form tag for use with the Stripes framework.
ForwardResolutionnet.sourceforge.stripes.actionResolution that uses the Servlet API to forward the user to another path within the same web application using a server side forward.
HtmlTagSupportnet.sourceforge.stripes.tagProvides basic facilities for any tag that wishes to mimic a standard HTML/XHTML tag.
HtmlTagSupportBeanInfonet.sourceforge.stripes.tag
Descirbes the properties supported by the HtmlTagSupport class which is the parent of all the HTML Form/Input tags in Stripes.
HtmlUtilnet.sourceforge.stripes.utilProvides simple utility methods for dealing with HTML.
IndividualErrorTagnet.sourceforge.stripes.tagThe individual-error tag works in concert with a parent errors tag to control the output of each iteration of an error.
InputButtonSupportTagnet.sourceforge.stripes.tag
Support tag class that can generate HTML form fields with localized value attributes.
InputButtonTagnet.sourceforge.stripes.tag
Tag that generates HTML form fields of type {@literal
InputCheckBoxTagnet.sourceforge.stripes.tag
Implements an HTML tag that generates form fields of type .
InputFileTagnet.sourceforge.stripes.tag
Tag that generates HTML form fields of type {@literal
InputHiddenTagnet.sourceforge.stripes.tag
Generates one or more {@literal
InputImageTagnet.sourceforge.stripes.tag
Tag class that generates an image button for use in HTML forms, e.g:
InputLabelTagnet.sourceforge.stripes.tag
Tag handler for a tag that produces an HTML label tag which is capable of looking up localized field names and formatting the label when validation errors exist.
InputOptionsCollectionTagnet.sourceforge.stripes.tag
Writes a set of tags to the page based on the contents of a Collection.
InputOptionsEnumerationTagnet.sourceforge.stripes.tag
Writes a set of tags to the page based on the values of a enum.
InputOptionTagnet.sourceforge.stripes.tag
Generates an HTML tag.
InputPasswordTagnet.sourceforge.stripes.tagTag class that implements an input tag of type password.
InputRadioButtonTagnet.sourceforge.stripes.tag
Generates HTML tags based on the attribute set on the tag and the state of the form.
InputResetTagnet.sourceforge.stripes.tag
Tag that generates HTML form fields of type {@literal
InputSelectTagnet.sourceforge.stripes.tag
Coordinates with one or more other tags to produce a well formed HTML select tag with state repopulation.
InputSubmitTagnet.sourceforge.stripes.tag
Tag that generates HTML form fields of type {@literal
InputTagSupportnet.sourceforge.stripes.tagParent class for all input tags in stripes.
InputTextAreaTagnet.sourceforge.stripes.tag
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Boddie v. Connecticut/Opinion of the Court
Appellants, welfare recipients residing in the State of Connecticut, brought this action in the Federal District Court for the District of Connecticut on behalf of themselves and others similarly situated, challenging, as applied to them, certain state procedures for the commencement of litigation, including requirements for payment of court fees and costs for service of process, that restrict their access to the courts in their effort to bring an action for divorce.
It appears from the briefs and oral argument that the average cost to a litigant for bringing an action for divorce is $60. Section 52-259 of the Connecticut General Statutes provides: 'There shall be paid to the clerks of the supreme court or the superior court, for entering each civil cause, forty-five dollars * * * .' An additional $15 is usually required for the service of process by the sheriff, although as much as $40 or $50 may be necessary where notice must be accomplished by publication.
There is no dispute as to the inability of the named appellants in the present case to pay either the court fees required by statute or the cost incurred for the service of process. The affidavits in the record establish that appellants' welfare income in each instance barely suffices to meet the costs of the daily essentials of life and includes no allotment that could be budgeted for the expense to gain access to the courts in order to obtain a divorce. Also undisputed is appellants' 'good faith' in seeking a divorce.
Assuming, as we must on this motion to dismiss the complaint, the truth of the undisputed allegations made by the appellants, it appears that they were unsuccessful in their attempt to bring their divorce actions in the Connecticut courts, simply by reason of their indigency. The clerk of the Superior Court returned their papers 'on the ground that he could not accept them until an entry fee had been paid.' App. 8-9. Subsequent efforts to obtain a judicial waiver of the fee requirement and to have the court effect service of process were to no avail. Id., at 9.
Appellants thereafter commenced this action in the Federal District Court seeking a judgment declaring that Connecticut's statute and service of process provisions, 'requiring payment of court fees and expenses as a condition precedent to obtaining court relief (are) unconstitutional (as) applied to these indigent (appellants) and all other members of the class which they represent.' As further relief, appellants requested the entry of an injunction ordering the appropriate officials to permit them 'to proceed with their divorce actions without payment of fees and costs.' A three-judge court was convened pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2281, and on July 16, 1968, that court concluded that 'a state (may) limit access to its civil courts and particularly in this instance, to its divorce courts, by the requirement of a filing fee or other fees which effectively bar persons on relief from commencing actions therein.' 286 F.Supp. 968, 972.
We noted probable jurisdiction, 395 U.S. 974, 89 S.Ct. 2138, 23 L.Ed.2d 763 (1969). The case was heard at the 1969 Term and thereafter was set for reargument at the present Term. 399 U.S. 922, 90 S.Ct. 2229, 26 L.Ed.2d 788 (1970). We now reverse. Our conclusion is that, given the basic position of the marriage relationship in this society's hierarchy of values and the concomitant state monopolization of the means for legally dissolving this relationship, due process does prohibit a State from denying, solely because of inability to pay, access to its courts to individuals who seek judicial dissolution of their marriages.
* At its core, the right to due process reflects a fundamental value in our American constitutional system. Our understanding of the value is the basis upon which we have resolved this case.
Perhaps no characteristic of an organized and cohesive society is more fundamental than its erection and enforcement of a system of rules defining the various rights and duties of its members, enabling them to govern their affairs and definitively settle their differences in an orderly, predictable manner. Without such a 'legal system,' social organization and cohesion are virtually impossible; with the ability to seek regularized resolution of conflicts individuals are capable of interdependent action that enables them to strive for achievements without the anxieties that would beset them in a disorganized society. Put more succinctly, it is this injection of the rule of law that allows society to reap the benefits of rejecting what political theorists call the 'state of nature.' American society, of course, bottoms its systematic definition of individual rights and duties, as well as its machinery for dispute settlement, not on custom or the will of strategically placed individuals, but on the common-law model. It is to courts, or other quasi-judicial official bodies, that we ultimately look for the implementation of a regularized, orderly process of dispute settlement. Within this framework, those who wrote our original Constitution, in the Fifth Amendment, and later those who drafted the Fourteenth Amendment recognized the centrality of the concept of due process in the operation of this system. Without this guarantee that one may not be deprived of his rights, neither liberty nor property, without due process of law, the State's monopoly over techniques for binding conflict resolution could hardly be said to be acceptable under our scheme of things. Only by providing that the social enforcement mechanism must function strictly within these bounds can we hope to maintain an ordered society that is also just. It is upon this premise that this Court has through years of adjudication put flesh upon the due process principle.
Such litigation has, however, typically involved rights of defendants-not, as here, persons seeking access to the judicial process in the first instance. This is because our society has been so structured that resort to the courts is not usually the only available, legitimate means of resolving private disputes. Indeed, private structuring of individual relationships and repair of their breach is largely encouraged in American life, subject only to the caveat that the formal judicial process, if resorted to, is paramount. Thus, this Court has seldom been asked to view access to the courts as an element of due process. The legitimacy of the State's monopoly over techniques of final dispute settlement, even where some are denied access to its use, stands unimpaired where recognized, effective alternatives for the adjustment of differences remain. But the successful invocation of this governmental power by plaintiffs has often created serious problems for defendants' rights. For at that point, the judicial proceeding becomes the only effective means of resolving the dispute at hand and denial of a defendant's full access to that process raises grave problems for its legitimacy.
Recognition of this theoretical framework illuminates the precise issue presented in this case. As this Court on more than one occasion has recognized, marriage involves interests of basic importance in our society. See, e.g., Loving v. Virginia, 388 U.S. 1, 87 S.Ct. 1817, 18 L.Ed.2d 1010 (1967); Skinner v. Oklahoma, ex rel. Williamson, 316 U.S. 535, 62 S.Ct. 1110, 86 L.Ed. 1655 (1942); Meyer v. Nebraska, 262 U.S. 390, 43 S.Ct. 625, 67 L.Ed. 1042 (1923). It is not surprising, then, that the States have seen fit to oversee many aspects of that institution. Without a prior judicial imprimatur, individuals may freely enter into and rescind commercial contracts, for example, but we are unaware of any jurisdiction where private citizens may covenant for or dissolve marriages without state approval. Even where all substantive requirements are concededly met, we know of no instance where two consenting adults may divorce and mutually liberate themselves from the constraints of legal obligations that go with marriage, and more fundamentally the prohibition against remarriage, without invoking the State's judicial machinery.
Thus, although they assert here due process rights as would-be plaintiffs, we think appellants' plight, because resort to the state courts is the only avenue to dissolution of their marriages, is akin to that of defendants faced with exclusion from the only forum effectively empowered to settle their disputes. Resort to the judicial process by these plaintiffs is no more voluntary in a realistic sense than that of the defendant called upon to defend his interests in court. For both groups this process is not only the paramount dispute-settlement technique, but, in fact, the only available one. In this posture we think that this appeal is properly to be resolved in light of the principles enunciated in our due process decisions that delimit rights of defendants compelled to litigate their differences in the judicial forum.
These due process decisions, representing over a hundred years of effort by this Court to give concrete embodiment to this concept, provide, we think, complete vindication for appellants' contentions. In particular, precedent has firmly embedded in our due process jurisprudence two important principles upon whose application we rest our decision in the case before us.
Prior cases establish, first, that due process requires, at a minimum, that absent a countervailing state interest of overriding significance, persons forced to settle their claims of right and duty through the judicial process must be given a meaningful opportunity to be heard. Early in our jurisprudence, this Court voiced the doctrine that '(w)herever one is assailed in his person or his property, there he may defend,' Windsor v. McVeigh, 93 U.S. 274, 277, 23 L.Ed. 914 (1876). See Baldwin v. Hale, 1 Wall. 223, 17 L.Ed. 531 (1864); Hovey v. Elliott, 167 U.S. 409, 17 S.Ct. 841, 42 L.Ed. 215 (1897). The theme that 'due process of law signifies a right to be heard in one's defense,' Hovey v. Elliott, supra, 417, 17 S.Ct. at 844, has continually recurred in the years since Baldwin, Windsor, and Hovey. Although '(m)any controversies have raged about the cryptic and abstract words of the Due Process Clause,' as Mr. Justice Jackson wrote for the Court in Mullane v. Central Hanover Bank & Trust Co., 339 U.S. 306, 70 S.Ct. 652, 94 L.Ed. 865 (1950), 'there can be no doubt that at a minimum they require that deprivation of life, liberty or property by adjudication be precedent by notice and opportunity for hearing appropriate to the nature of the case.' Id., at 313, 70 S.Ct. at 656.
Due process does not, of course, require that the defendant in every civil case actually have a hearing on the merits. A State, can, for example, enter a default judgment against a defendant who, after adequate notice, fails to make a timely appearance, see Windsor, supra, 93 U.S. at 278, 23 L.Ed. 914, or who, without justifiable excuse, violates a procedural rule requiring the production of evidence necessary for orderly adjudication, Hammond Packing Co. v. Arkansas, 212 U.S. 322, 351, 29 S.Ct. 370, 380, 53 L.Ed. 530 (1909). What the Constitution does require is 'an opportunity * * * granted at a meaningful time and in a meaningful manner,' Armstrong v. Manzo, 380 U.S. 545, 552, 85 S.Ct. 1187, 1191, 14 L.Ed.2d 62 (1965) (emphasis added), 'for (a) hearing appropriate to the nature of the case,' Mullane v. Central Hanover Bank & Trust Co., supra, 339 U.S. at 313, 70 S.Ct. at 657. The formality and procedural requisites for the hearing can vary, depending upon the importance of the interests involved and the nature of the subsequent proceedings. That the hearing required by due process is subject to waiver, and is not fixed in form does not affect its root requirement that an individual be given an opportunity for a hearing before he is deprived of any significant property interest, except for extraordinary situations where some valid governmental interest is at stake that justifies postponing the hearing until after the event. In short, 'within the limits of practicability,' Id., 339 U.S., at 318, 70 S.Ct., at 659, a State must afford to all individuals a meaningful opportunity to be heard if it is to fulfill the promise of the Due Process Clause. 70 S.Ct., at 659, a State must afford to all individuals a meaningful opportunity to be heard if it is to fulfill the promise of the Due Process Clause.
Our cases further establish that a statute or a rule may be held constitutionally invalid as applied when it operates to deprive an individual of a protected right although its general validity as a measure enacted in the legitimate exercise of state power is beyond question. Thus, in cases involving religious freedom, free speech or assembly, this Court has often held that a valid statute was unconstitutionally applied in particular circumstances because it interfered with an individual's exercise of those rights.
No less than these rights, the right to a meaningful opportunity to be heard within the limits of practicality, must be protected against denial by particular laws that operate to jeopardize it for particular individuals. See Mullane v. Central Hanover Bank & Trust Co., supra; Covey v. Town of Somers, 351 U.S. 141, 76 S.Ct. 724, 100 L.Ed. 1021 (1956).
In Mullane this Court held that the statutory provision for notice by publication in a local newspaper, although sufficient as to beneficiaries of a trust whose interests or addresses were unknown to the trustee, was not sufficient notice under the Due Process Clause for known beneficiaries. Similarly, Covey held that notice by publication in a foreclosure action, even though sufficient to provide a normal person with an opportunity for a hearing, was not sufficient where the defendant was a known incompetent. The Court expressly rejected an argument that 'the Fourteenth Amendment does not require the State to take measures in giving notice to an incompetent beyond those deemed sufficient in the case of the ordinary taxpayer.' Id., at 146, 76 S.Ct. at 727.
Just as a generally valid notice procedure may fail to satisfy due process because of the circumstances of the defendant, so too a cost requirement, valid on its face, may offend due process because it operates to foreclose a particular party's opportunity to be heard. The State's obligations under the Fourteenth Amendment are not simply generalized ones; rather, the State owes to each individual that process which, in light of the values of a free society, can be characterized as due.
Drawing upon the principles established by the cases just canvassed, we conclude that the State's refusal to admit these appellants to its courts, the sole means in Connecticut for obtaining a divorce, must be regarded as the equivalent of denying them an opportunity to be heard upon their claimed right to a dissolution of their marriages, and, in the absence of a sufficient countervailing justification for the State's action, a denial of due process.
The arguments for this kind of fee and cost requirement are that the State's interest in the prevention of frivolous litigation is substantial, its use of court fees and process costs to allocate scarce resources is rational, and its balance between the defendant's right to notice and the plaintiff's right to access is reasonable.
In our opinion, none of these considerations is sufficient to override the interest of these plaintiff-appellants in having access to the only avenue open for dissolving their allegedly untenable marriages. Not only is there no necessary connection between a litigant's assets and the seriousness of his motives in bringing suit, but it is here beyond present dispute that appellants bring these actions in good faith. Moreover, other alternatives exist to fees and cost requirements as a means for conserving the time of courts and protecting parties from frivolous litigation, such as penalties for false pleadings or affidavits, and actions for malicious prosecution or abuse of process, to mention only a few. In the same vein we think that reliable alternatives exist to service of process by a state-paid sheriff if the State is unwilling to assume the cost of official service. This is perforce true of service by publication which is the method of notice least calculated to bring to a potential defendant's attention the pendency of judicial proceedings. See Mullane v. Central Hanover Bank & Trust Co., supra. We think in this case service at defendant's last known address by mail and posted notice is equally effective as publication in a newspaper.
We are thus left to evaluate the State's asserted interest in its fee and cost requirements as a mechanism of resource allocation or cost recoupment. Such a justification was offered and rejected in Griffin v. Illinois, 351 U.S. 12, 76 S.Ct. 585, 100 L.Ed. 891 (1956). In Griffin it was the requirement of a transcript beyond the means of the indigent that blocked access to the judicial process. While in Griffin the transcript could be waived as a convenient but not necessary predicate to court access, here the State invariably imposes the costs as a measure of allocating its judicial resources. Surely, then, the rationale of Griffin covers this case.
In concluding that the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment requires that these appellants be afforded an opportunity to go into court to obtain a divorce, we wish to re-emphasize that we go no further than necessary to dispose of the case before us, a case where the bona fides of both appellants' indigency and desire for divorce are here beyond dispute. We do not decide that access for all individuals to the courts is a right that is, in all circumstances, guaranteed by the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment so that its exercise may not be placed beyond the reach of any individual, for, as we have already noted, in the case before us this right is the exclusive precondition to the adjustment of a fundamental human relationship. The requirement that these appellants resort to the judicial process is entirely a state-created matter. Thus we hold only that a State may not, consistent with the obligations imposed on it by the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment, pre-empt the right to dissolve this legal relationship without affording all citizens access to the means it has prescribed for doing so.
Reversed. | WIKI |
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Multi-boot from ISO on USB with Grub 2
Last time we've talked about how to Manually UEFI Boot Linux and Windows 10 USB from Grub, today we'd like to talk about creating a multi-boot usb stick with grub 2.
Sometimes we need to create multiple linux distribution installation media or bootable usb stick. However, it is always so annoying to re-flush the usb stick again and again.
However, grub actually enables us to boot most of the linux distributions through loop format or iso image files. The iso image format is known for its original design for CD disks or DVD disks so that the distributions are bootable through your CD-ROM drivers. If the distribution is bootable through the CD-ROM drivers and the CD or DVD media is not writable, which it effectively means that we can actually boot from the non-writable iso image file as well.
Requirements
Since we need to boot multiple ISO image files directly from USB, we do really need a large USB stick. Secondly, we need to use a UEFI compatible system to avoid issues and maximize flexibility. Finally, we need to have a working linux distribution to work on which currently I'm using Ubuntu 18.04.2 demoing this tutorial.
1. Large USB stick
2. UEFI compatible system
3. A Linux distribution to work on
We need to create the USB stick's partition table as gpt format and further make two partitions. We may refer to the following partition layout as an example.
$ sudo parted /dev/sdb print free
Model: SanDisk Ultra USB 3.0 (scsi)
Disk /dev/sdb: 61.5GB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: gpt
Disk Flags:
Number Start End Size File system Name Flags
17.4kB 1049kB 1031kB Free Space
1 1049kB 256MB 255MB fat32 ESP boot, esp
2 256MB 61.5GB 61.3GB ext4 OS-Images
We have created an ext4 filesystem partition named OS-Images for ISO image files because fat32 has a maximum file size limit of 4GB.
We now should create separate directories to mount these two partitions and copy over the ISO image files into OS-Images partition which should look very similar to the following layout.
.
├── ESP
└── OS-Images
├── ArchLinux
│ └── archlinux-2019.06.01-x86_64.iso
├── CentOS
│ ├── CentOS-7-x86_64-DVD-7.5.1804.iso
│ └── CentOS-7-x86_64-DVD-7.6.1810.iso
├── Fedora
│ └── Fedora-Workstation-Live-x86_64-30-1.2.iso
├── Redhat
│ ├── RHEL-7.7-20190702.0-Workstation-x86_64-dvd1.iso
│ └── RHEL-8.0.0-20190404.2-x86_64-dvd1-GA.iso
├── SLE
│ ├── SLE-15-Installer-DVD-x86_64-GM-DVD1.iso
│ └── SLE-15-SP1-Installer-DVD-x86_64-GMC-DVD1.iso
└── Ubuntu
├── ubuntu-16.04.6-desktop-amd64.iso
├── ubuntu-18.04.2-desktop-amd64.iso
└── ubuntu-19.04-desktop-amd64.iso
Create grub bootloader
We need to create a bootx64.efi to make sure the USB is bootable on a UEFI platform. Use the following command to generate a working grub bootloader.
$ grub-mkimage -o bootx64.efi -p /efi/boot -O x86_64-efi \
all_videobootbtrfs cat chain configfile echo efi_gop \
efi_uga efifwsetup exfat ext2 fat gfxterm \
gfxterm_background gfxterm_menu hfsplus iso9660 \
linux linuxefi loadenv loopback ls lsefi normal ntfs \
part_gpt part_msdos search search_fs_file \
search_fs_uuid search_label test udf usb
We need to further move the bootx64.efi to ESP/EFI/BOOT directory, backup it in the ESP/backup directory, and create a grub configuration file named grub.cfg.
Afterwards, the ESP partition should look like as following.
ESP
├── backup
│ └── bootx64.efi
└── EFI
└── BOOT
├── bootx64.efi
└── grub.cfg
Grub Boot Parameters in Detail
In grub.cfg, we can specify multiple menu entries to boot different ISO media files. Taking ubuntu 18.04.2 as an example:
insmod part_gpt
insmod ext2
insmod gzio
insmod efi_uga
insmod efi_gop
menuentry "Boot Ubuntu 18.04.2 from ISO" {
set root=hd0,gpt2
set isofile="/Ubuntu/ubuntu-18.04.2-desktop-amd64.iso"
loopback loop $isofile
linux (loop)/casper/vmlinuz boot=casper iso-scan/filename=$isofile noprompt noeject debug text
initrd (loop)/casper/initrd
}
Ubuntu
menuentry "Boot Ubuntu 18.04.2 from ISO" {
set root=hd0,gpt2
set isofile="/Ubuntu/ubuntu-18.04.2-desktop-amd64.iso"
loopback loop $isofile
linux (loop)/casper/vmlinuz boot=casper iso-scan/filename=$isofile noprompt noeject debug text
initrd (loop)/casper/initrd
}
Redhat
menuentry "Boot Redhat 7.7 (20190702) from ISO" {
set root=hd0,gpt2
set isofile="/Redhat/RHEL-7.7-20190702.0-Workstation-x86_64-dvd1.iso"
loopback loop $isofile
# BUG: Does not boot with LABEL
# linuxefi (loop)/images/pxeboot/vmlinuz inst.stage2=cdrom:LABEL=OS-Images:$isofile rd.live.check debug
linuxefi (loop)/images/pxeboot/vmlinuz inst.stage2=cdrom:sda2:$isofile rd.live.check debug
initrdefi (loop)/images/pxeboot/initrd.img
}
CentOS
menuentry "Boot CentOS 7.6.1810 from ISO" {
set root=hd0,gpt2
set isofile="/CentOS/CentOS-7-x86_64-DVD-7.6.1810.iso"
loopback loop $isofile
# BUG: Does not boot with LABEL
# linuxefi (loop)/images/pxeboot/vmlinuz inst.stage2=cdrom:LABEL=OS-Images:$isofile rd.live.check debug
linuxefi (loop)/images/pxeboot/vmlinuz inst.stage2=cdrom:sda2:$isofile rd.live.check debug
initrdefi (loop)/images/pxeboot/initrd.img
}
SUSE Linux Enterprise
menuentry "Boot SUSE 15-SP1-GMC from ISO" {
set root=hd0,gpt2
set isofile="/SLE/SLE-15-SP1-Installer-DVD-x86_64-GMC-DVD1.iso"
loopback loop $isofile
linuxefi (loop)/boot/x86_64/loader/linux splash=silent
initrdefi (loop)/boot/x86_64/loader/initrd
}
Fedora
menuentry "Boot Fedora Workstation 30 from ISO" {
set root=hd0,gpt2
set isofile="/Fedora/Fedora-Workstation-Live-x86_64-30-1.2.iso"
loopback loop $isofile
linuxefi (loop)/images/pxeboot/vmlinuz root=live:CDLABEL=Fedora-WS-Live-30-1-2 rd.live.image iso-scan/filename=$isofile $iso_params debug text $_extra
initrdefi (loop)/images/pxeboot/initrd.img
}
Archlinux
menuentry "Boot Archlinux 2019-06-01 from ISO" {
set root=hd0,gpt2
set isofile="/ArchLinux/archlinux-2019.06.01-x86_64.iso"
loopback loop $isofile
set imgdevpath='/dev/disk/by-partlabel/OS-Image'
linux (loop)/arch/boot/x86_64/vmlinuz img_dev=$imgdevpath img_loop=$isofile earlymodules=loop debug text $_extra
initrd (loop)/arch/boot/amd_ucode.img (loop)/arch/boot/intel_ucode.img (loop)/arch/boot/x86_64/archiso.img
}
Fixing a grub boot
After installing an OS, it is possible that the bootloader is corrupted after some hacking.
We can boot to a live CD using our USB stick and then follow the commands listed below to fix the grub bootloader.
sudo mount /dev/sdXY /mnt
sudo mount /dev/sdXZ /mnt/boot/efi
sudo mount --bind /dev /mnt/dev
sudo mount --bind /dev/pts /mnt/dev/pts
sudo mount --bind /proc /mnt/proc
sudo mount --bind /sys /mnt/sys
sudo chroot /mnt
grub-install --efi-directory /boot/efi /dev/sdX
grub-install --efi-directory /boot/efi --recheck /dev/sdX
# In case `update-grub` command is not found,
# use the following command to generate the grub configuration file.
# `grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg`
update-grub
exit
sudo umount /mnt/sys
sudo umount /mnt/proc
sudo umount /mnt/dev/pts
sudo umount /mnt/dev
sudo umount /mnt
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Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Language/2017 March 7
= March 7 =
BBC oddity
This BBC.com article includes the statement "a rump of about 30 hardliners" opposing the proposed new Obamacare replacement. That's a funny one. Is it a commonly used expression in British politics? ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 19:02, 7 March 2017 (UTC)
* What's funny? Are you referring to the word "rump"? It seems to be a normal use of one of the definitions of "rump". Mirriam-Webster has "a small or inferior remnant or offshoot; especially : a group (such as a parliament) carrying on in the name of the original body after the departure or expulsion of a large number of its members". MacMillan has "a small part of a company, a group of people, or a country that remains when the rest of it has left or has been removed" Did the dictionary that you consulted not have such a definition? CodeTalker (talk) 19:23, 7 March 2017 (UTC)
* It did, but I've never heard it used that way in American English, where it would sound insulting. So I wondered if that usage in British English is also considered insulting, with the writer making an editorial comment about that small group; or if it's merely a neutral expression to Brits. ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 19:27, 7 March 2017 (UTC)
* See Rump Parliament; the expression comes from British history. --Xuxl (talk) 19:38, 7 March 2017 (UTC)
* I see. Still hard to tell if the writer's usage was innocent or editorial. Thanks for the explanation. ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 19:41, 7 March 2017 (UTC)
* No, it's not hard to tell. If it were derogatory, the dictionaries would mention that. They don't. It isn't. HenryFlower 20:13, 7 March 2017 (UTC)
* The average American politician wouldn't appreciate being compared to an arse. It must be strictly a British thing. ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 20:42, 7 March 2017 (UTC)
* The OED defines one sense of rump as "A small, unimportant, or contemptible remnant or remainder of a (official) body of people, esp. a parliament." from 1649: "This fagge end, this Rump of a Parliament with corrupt Maggots in it." which sounds just a little derogatory. D b f i r s 21:01, 7 March 2017 (UTC)
We actually have articles Rump organization, Rump party, Rump legislature, Rump state, List of rump states etc. As a political science term, I strongly doubt that it's confined to the UK... AnonMoos (talk) 21:09, 7 March 2017 (UTC)
* Hmm. That looks like about 3 or 4 too many articles for the same concept. I'll propose a merge. --<IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 23:11, 7 March 2017 (UTC)
* I support the suggested merge and additionally The Rumproller article. Bus stop (talk) 00:09, 8 March 2017 (UTC)
Looking at that link again, they have replaced "rump" with "group", which would be normal American usage and totally neutral. ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 21:22, 7 March 2017 (UTC)
* "Group" does not have the same meaning as "rump" at all. While "group" is indeed neutral, it is a much broader term and lacks the specific meaning of a remnant group after the rest has been removed. It's like claiming that "food" means the same thing as "left overs". CodeTalker (talk) 23:26, 7 March 2017 (UTC)
* In this case, the term "faction" would be better. They're certainly not a "remnant group" - they have the possibility of derailing the legislation. ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 05:27, 8 March 2017 (UTC)
* Rump is a perfectly normal term in English. The BBC writes in English, not American. (Even though it's a perfectly normal term in American as well). There is no lack of 'neutrality' or insult, apart from in your mind. This 'question' can be closed now. Fgf10 (talk) 08:20, 8 March 2017 (UTC)
* The definition posted by Dbfirs proves your personal attack to be incorrect. And it could have been closed after I posted "Resolved". If you're dying (or dieing) to close it, go ahead. ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 13:37, 8 March 2017 (UTC)
* Ah, usage from the 17th century is still current, is it? It supersedes actual Brits here saying it's not derogatory? You're wrong, just admit it, and don't fabricate accusations of 'personal attacks', as you always do when proven wrong. Fgf10 (talk) 15:06, 8 March 2017 (UTC)
* Every entry you've made in March so far has been to attack or ridicule other editors. ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 16:34, 8 March 2017 (UTC)
* Every edit I've made has been to correct someone making an incorrect statement. If you're so thin skinned you can't stand being proven wrong, go and cry in the corner, but don't troll us with it. Your presence on the Refdesk is extremely disruptive, and it would be in everyone's interest if you stopped editing ASAP. Fgf10 (talk) 19:46, 8 March 2017 (UTC)
* You attacked several editors while providing no references yourself. It is you who are the disrupter. ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 20:22, 8 March 2017 (UTC)
* This is clearly a British usage. That's probably why BBC.com changed the wording on its international edition, realizing that calling politicians a "rump" is hysterically funny to an American audience. ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 16:17, 8 March 2017 (UTC)
* Yes, of course it is. BBC stand for British Broadcasting Corporation. I'd be very worried if they suddenly started writing in American. Fgf10 (talk) 19:46, 8 March 2017 (UTC)
* International edition. And they rightly replaced that "rump" thing with something neutral. ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 20:22, 8 March 2017 (UTC)
* "Rump" is generally well-understood on this side of the Pond. I have in the past not particularly cared for Fgf10's rather aggressive attitude towards Americans (among others) but in this case he seems to have a point. --Trovatore (talk) 20:27, 8 March 2017 (UTC)
* That would be true if it were the British edition. Being the international edition, it's better to avoid British-centric slang. ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 20:29, 8 March 2017 (UTC)
* You do understand that by "this side", I mean the left side, right? --Trovatore (talk) 20:35, 8 March 2017 (UTC)
* If you mean the USA, where have you seen that use of "rump" in the media? ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 20:38, 8 March 2017 (UTC)
* I don't necessarily keep careful track of exactly where I've seen things. It's an expression I would ordinarily expect well-educated Americans to recognize. I don't mean that as a reflection on you; we all have occasional surprising linguistic gaps. --Trovatore (talk) 20:43, 8 March 2017 (UTC)
* Alansplodge's links below include explanations for the audience. That's a dead giveaway that the term is not widely used in America. And either way, it's intended to be dismissive and insulting of the faction it refers to. ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 13:09, 9 March 2017 (UTC)
* Some of us should well remember the news stories of the 1990s after the breakup of Yugoslavia, where the term 'rump Yugoslavia was used so frequently. —Stephen (talk) 23:59, 7 March 2017 (UTC)
* I also found Trump's Rump Party, but I take the OP's point as the blogger has to include a link to the "rump party" Wikipedia page for the benefit of US readers. See also Not One-Off Britishisms - U.K. expressions that have got popular in the U.S. which quotes Joshua Keating (an American journalist and blogger): “…the president’s efforts to govern domestically have been stymied in the legislature by an extremist rump faction of the main opposition party”, along with several other citations of its use by US politicians and journalists. Alansplodge (talk) 09:30, 8 March 2017 (UTC)
* Just to add that there is some recent usage of "rump" in US political blogs - de-collapse the discussion above to see my link. Alansplodge (talk) 14:57, 9 March 2017 (UTC)
* Adjusted. Note that there seems to be a need to explain the term, since it's not widespread in the US. And note how it's used in a demeaning way, toward the right-wing faction. ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 17:21, 9 March 2017 (UTC)
* Quite so. I don't think anybody would refer to themselves as being part of a rump, except in self-deprecation (a British speciality). The Tea Party movement seems to be the main target of American usage, but it seems to be understood by US journalists and political bloggers, if not by the wider population. Watch this space... Alansplodge (talk) 19:43, 9 March 2017 (UTC)
* Precisely. I don't read blogs nor many political commentators, and I've never heard or read it in the mainstream news. ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 21:38, 9 March 2017 (UTC)
* We shall finish on that note of happy agreement. Alansplodge (talk) 21:57, 9 March 2017 (UTC) | WIKI |
FN Archimer Export Format PT J TI Mercury speciation and exchanges at the air-water interface of a tropical artificial reservoir, French Guiana BT AF MURESAN PASLARU, Bogdan COSSA, Daniel RICHARD, S BURBAN, B AS 1:1;2:1;3:2;4:2; FF 1:;2:PDG-DOP-DCN-BE-LBCM;3:;4:; C1 IFREMER, F-44311 Nantes 3, France. HYDRECO, Lab Petit Saut, F-97388 Kourou, French Guiana, France. C2 IFREMER, FRANCE HYDRECO, FRANCE SI TOULON SE PDG-DOP-DCN-BE-LBCM IN WOS Ifremer jusqu'en 2018 copubli-france IF 2.182 TC 16 UR https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/2007/publication-3329.pdf LA English DT Article DE ;Fluxes;Speciation;Mercury;Artificial reservoir;Atmosphere AB The distribution and speciation of mercury (Hg) in air, rain, and surface waters from the artificial tropical lake of Petit-Saut in French Guiana were investigated during the 2003/04 period. In the air, total gaseous mercury (TGM) at the dam station averaged 12 +/- 2 pmol m(-3) of which > 98% was gaseous elemental mercury (GEM). GEM distribution depicted a day-night cycling with high concentrations (up to 15 pmol m(-3)) at dawn and low concentrations (down to 5 pmol m(-3)) at nightfall. Reactive gaseous mercury (RGM) represented < 1% of the GEM with a mean concentration of 4 3 fmol m(-3). Diel RGM variations were negatively related to GEM. In the rain, the sum of all Hg species in the unfiltered (HgTUNF) averaged 16 +/- 112 pmol L-1. Temporal distribution of HgTUNF exhibited a pattern of high concentrations during the late dry seasons (up to 57.5 pmol L-1) and low concentrations (down to 2.7 pmol L-1) in the course of the wet seasons. Unfiltered reactive (HgRUNF), dissolved gaseous (DGM) and monomethyl (MMHgUNF.) Hg constituted 20, 5 and 5% of HgTUNF, respectively. All measured Hg species were positively related and displayed negative relationships with the pH of the rain. In the reservoir surface waters, dissolved total mercury (HgTD) averaged 3.4 +/- 1.2 pmol L-1 of which 10% consisted of DGM. DGM showed a trend of high concentrations during the dry seasons (480 +/- 270 finol L-1 and lower (230 +/- 130 finol L-1) in the course of the wet seasons. Diel variations included diurnal photo-induced DGM production (of about 60 firiol L-1 h(-1)) coupled to minute to hour oxidation/ reduction cycles (of > 100 firiol L-1 amplitude). Finally, calculated atmospheric Hg inputs to the Petit-Saut reservoir represented 14 mot yr(-1) whereas DGM evasion reached 23 mol yr(-1). Apportionment among forms of Hg deposition indicated that up to 75% of the total Hg invasive flux follows the rainfall pathway. (C) 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. PY 2007 PD OCT SO Science of The Total Environment SN 0048-9697 PU Elsevier VL 385 IS 1-3 UT 000250355300014 BP 132 EP 145 DI 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2007.06.013 ID 3329 ER EF | ESSENTIALAI-STEM |
2020 Moldovan protests
The 2020 Moldovan protests were nationwide demonstrations against the pro-Russian prime minister Ion Chicu and were led by supporters of newly elected president Maia Sandu, farmers and young people. Mass protests first began on 21 November and extended to 23 December, the day in which Chicu resigned due to mounting pressure. | WIKI |
Talk:Oosterweel Link
Oosterweelconnection?????
Not only is the name of this article not English it is not even a good translation of the Dutch Oosterweelverbinding. Correct English and a more accurate translation would be Oosterweel Link. Everybody got to be somewhere! (talk) 20:47, 4 April 2012 (UTC)
Requested move
Oosterweel Link
The existing name is not grammatically correct English. My proposed name is correct English and has the virtue of being shorter. Everybody got to be somewhere! (talk) 20:51, 4 April 2012 (UTC)
* I have moved it. ShakyIsles (talk) 09:53, 23 July 2013 (UTC) | WIKI |
A reality check on value-based health care reform
There was a telling exchange in this month’s meeting of the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission that pours some cold water on the fervor to move toward a system that pays hospitals and doctors for how well they take care of patients, instead of how many tests and services they order. Driving the news: MedPAC was weighing a proposal that would force all doctors to participate in a Medicare accountable care organization. A transcript of the meeting, flagged by the Health Care Blog, revealed that health economist and MedPAC vice chairman Jon Christianson was worried about that idea. "There is not strong evidence that [Medicare Advantage plans and ACOs] have or can reduce costs for the Medicare program or improve quality … But somehow we are assuming that whatever we do going forward, that will change," he said. The bottom line: We are still in a nascent stage of new health care payment models, but it's not a slam dunk they will meaningfully lower costs or improve quality. Go deeper: The Trump administration's new primary-care payment models | NEWS-MULTISOURCE |
Page:William Petty - Economic Writings (1899) vol 1.djvu/64
lvi remains, comprising both letters and manuscripts that have proved of value in preparing this edition of Petty's economic writings.
Of Petty's letters several hundred are extant and parts of some six score are in print. They range in date from his nineteenth year to the month of his death and touch upon a great variety of subjects. The earliest are addressed to Dr John Pell and are concerned with Petty's pursuits as a student on the continent. Later he corresponded with Boyle and Hartlib as to his plans for education and for a history of trades, and after the Restoration he sent a number of letters to the Royal Society concerning his double-bottomed ship and other topics. His interest in shipping led also to a prolonged correspondence with Pepys, and among others to whom letters by him are known there may be mentioned Henry Cromwell, Ormond, Anglesey, Sir Peter Pett and John Aubrey. It was, however with his wife's kinsman, Sir Robert Southwell, that Petty carried on his | WIKI |
PBF Prepares for Work on Supply Line at Delaware City Plant
PBF Energy Co. LLC’s Delaware City,
Delaware, refinery purged natural gas from supply lines to the
power house to install new meters, according to a filing with
state regulators. Emissions associated with the purge began April 21 at 10:17
a.m. local time and lasted about 13 hours, according to the
filing . A phone call before normal working hours today seeking
comment from Michael Gayda, president of Parsippany, New Jersey-
based PBF Energy, was not immediately returned. The 182,200-barrel-a-day plant is on schedule to start in
the second quarter, with oil going in about May 1, PBF Energy
Chairman Thomas O’Malley told reporters at the National
Petrochemical and Refiners’ Association annual meeting in San
Antonio on March 22. PBF Energy, formed in 2008 to acquire refineries in the
U.S. and backed by private-equity firms Blackstone Group LP and
First Reserve Corp., bought the Delaware City plant from Valero
Energy Corp. for $220 million in June. The refinery has been
shut since November 2009. To contact the reporter on this story:
Leela Landress in Houston at
llandress@bloomberg.net To contact the editor responsible for this story:
Charlotte Porter at
cporter11@bloomberg.net | NEWS-MULTISOURCE |
Math in Office
User, developer, and accessibility info on math editing/display in Microsoft Office and Windows. New features and specifications of the RichEdit editor. Getting OfficeMath onto web apps
Function to get Unicode Fractions
Function to get Unicode Fractions
Do you know that Unicode includes the fraction characters ↉ ½ ⅓ ¼ ⅕ ⅙ ⅐ ⅛ ⅑ ⅒ ⅔ ⅖ ¾ ⅗ ⅜ ⅘ ⅚ ⅞? Well thanks to existing character standards, ½ ⅓ ¼ ⅕ ⅙ ⅛ ⅔ ⅖ ¾ ⅗ ⅜ ⅘ ⅚ ⅞ were added in Unicode 1.1 in 1993, and ↉ ⅐ ⅑ ⅒ were added in Unicode 5.2 in 2009. Programs like Microsoft Word ...
UnicodeMath Color
UnicodeMath Color
In slide presentations and elsewhere, it can be handy to have math text color and math background color. In fact, Presentation MathML has the attributes “mathcolor” and “mathbackground”. This post describes the operators Noah Doersing added to his UnicodeMathML implementation to enter text and background color using UnicodeMath. I ...
RichEdit Stories
RichEdit Stories
Word and RichEdit have stories, but you won’t find their story’s definition in a dictionary. Their story is an object that stores rich text in computer memory. Rich text consists of Unicode plain text, associated character and paragraph formatting, and embedded objects such as images. Such a story can contain the narrative of a traditional...
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RichEdit Place Holder
RichEdit Place Holder
Sometimes you need a text box that cues the user to type something in, such as, “Start a conversation”. As soon as the user types something, the cue text vanishes, and the user sees what the user typed. If the user deletes all the text, the cue text reappears. Such a text box is called a place-holder control. The Microsoft 365 RichEdit has...
LineServices
LineServices
One of the key technologies behind the high-quality display of mathematical text in OfficeMath applications like Word, PowerPoint, and OneNote is a special component called LineServices along with its sibling Page/TableServices (PTS). In addition to handling math display, various versions of LineServices are responsible for line layout in Word...
Cascadia Code Font
Cascadia Code Font
For many years, I’ve wanted to use real mathematical notation in computer programs for code that is mathematical in nature. The document UnicodeMath discusses this in some detail in Section 6. Using UnicodeMath in Programming Languages. Over the years, some advances beyond ASCII (invented in the 1960’s!) have been made. For example, you ...
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RichEdit Font Binding
RichEdit Font Binding
Suppose a user pastes some plain text into a document. In principle, the text can contain any Unicode character. That includes virtually all characters used in the current languages of the world along with many ancient scripts and a plethora of symbols, mathematical and otherwise, that don’t belong to any language. The question arises as to ...
Switching from LaTeX to UnicodeMath Input Mode
Switching from LaTeX to UnicodeMath Input Mode
Here’s a bit of a puzzle. When the user enters “a/b” in LaTeX mode and formats it with the Enter key, the ‘/’ is marked as “nobuildup”. If the user then switches to UnicodeMath input mode and enters a space after the linear fraction containing the ‘/’, the fraction won’t build up, by design. If you delete the / and reenter ...
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RichEdit HTML Support
RichEdit HTML Support
RichEdit has had limited HTML support for many years, but it wasn’t general enough to document publicly. A recent RichEdit client (to be described in a future post) needs better support, so we have been improving it. For example, we have added HTML copy/paste, images, and math (of course!) to the Microsoft Office riched20.dll. Ideally ...
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List of Old Scotch Collegians
This is a list of Old Scotch Collegians, who are notable former students of Scotch College in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Alumni of Scotch College are known as Old Boys or Old Collegians, and automatically become members of the schools alumni association, the Old Scotch Collegians Association (OSCA).
Scotch College has had more alumni mentioned in Who's Who in Australia (a listing of notable Australians) than any other school, and its alumni have received more top (Companion) Order of Australia honours than any other school. Although knighthoods are no longer bestowed in Australia, at least 71 Scotch College alumni have been knighted.
Viceroys
* Sir Zelman Cowen – Governor General of Australia
* Peter Hollingworth – Governor General of Australia
* Sir Ninian Stephen – Governor General of Australia and Justice of the High Court of Australia
* Sir Henry Winneke – Governor of Victoria and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Victoria
Eponyms of universities
* Sir John Monash – after whom Monash University is named
* Sir Walter Murdoch – after whom Murdoch University is named
Chancellors and Vice-Chancellors
* Sir Zelman Cowen – Vice Chancellor of University of New England, Vice-Chancellor of University of Queensland
* Peter Darvall – Vice-Chancellor of Monash University
* Sir Arthur Dean – Chancellor of the University of Melbourne
* Sir David Derham – Vice-Chancellor of the University of Melbourne
* Sir Archibald Glenn – Chancellor of La Trobe University
* Raymond Martin – Vice-Chancellor of Monash University
* Sir John Monash – Vice-Chancellor of University of Melbourne, Monash University named after him
* Sir Walter Murdoch – Chancellor and Vice-Chancellor of University of Western Australia, Murdoch University named after him
* Sir George Paton – Vice-Chancellor of the University of Melbourne
* David Penington – Vice-Chancellor of the University of Melbourne
* Ian Renard – Chancellor of the University of Melbourne
* Sir Lindsay Ride – Vice Chancellor of the University of Hong Kong
* Sir Kenneth Wheare – Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University
Members of the Royal Society
* Sir Thomas Cherry
* Richard Dalitz
* Sir Neil Hamilton Fairley
* Alan Head
* Andrew Holmes
* John Philip
* John Spence
Others – academia and science
* Robert Bartnik – mathematician
* John Cade – discovered lithium carbonate as a mood stabilizer in the treatment of depression
* Robert Percival Cook FRSE – nutrition expert and Professor of Biochemistry, University of Dundee
* Rev. Dr Andrew Harper – Biblical scholar and Principal of the Presbyterian Ladies' College, Melbourne and St Andrew's College, Sydney
* Ian Johnston – IVF and reproductive medicine pioneer
* Hugh Gemmell Lamb-Smith – Australian educator who, as a member of the Second Field Ambulance, landed at Anzac Cove on 25 April 1915
* James P. Leary – Professor of Folklore and Scandinavian Studies University of Wisconsin–Madison
* Noel Lothian – botanist and director of the Adelaide Botanic Garden, 1948–1980; oversaw the garden's expansion to three sites in South Australia
* Stuart Macintyre – Dean of Arts at the University of Melbourne, Chair of Australian Studies at Harvard University, voted one of Australia's leading public intellectuals
* Sir William Colin Mackenzie – anatomist, museum administrator, best known for creating Healesville Sanctuary
* Robert Marks – editor of the Australian Journal of Management, Emeritus Professor at Australian Graduate School of Management
* Dr. E. Neil McQueen – second Principal of the Presbyterian Ladies' College, Sydney
* Stephen Newton – Principal of Caulfield Grammar School
* Sydney Patterson – first Director of WEHI, Australia's oldest medical research institute
* Alan Geoffrey Serle – historian and biographer
* James Simpson – Douglas P. and Katherine B. Loker Professor of English at Harvard University
* Peter Singer – philosopher, Professor of Bioethics at Princeton University, voted one of Australia's leading public intellectuals
* Thomas Gibson Sloane – entomologist
* Hugh Stretton – social scientist, voted one of Australia's leading public intellectuals
* Sir Sydney Sunderland – scientist and academic in the field of medicine
* George Tait – first Principal of the Presbyterian Ladies' College, Melbourne
* David Vines – Professor of Economics at Oxford University
* Sir Ian Wark – chemist and science administrator
Business
* Sir James Balderstone – Chairman of BHP and AMP
* David Crawford – Chairman Foster's Group and Lendlease
* Sir Archibald Glenn – Chairman of Imperial Chemical Industries Australia
* Charles Goode – Chairman of ANZ Bank and Woodside Petroleum
* Sir Lenox Hewitt – Chairman of Qantas
* Sir Harold Knight – Governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia
* Jonathan Ling – CEO of Fletcher Building
* Sir Ian McLennan – Chairman of BHP and ANZ Bank
* Sir Laurie Muir – stockbroker and director
* Lionel Robinson – financier in Australia and England
* Robert Somervaille – Chairman of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Chairman of the Australian Telecommunications Commission and Overseas Telecommunications Commission, which he merged to become Telstra, founding Director of Hill Samuel Australia Limited which is now Macquarie Group
* Hugh Syme – proprietor of The Age newspaper
* Evan Thornley – founder of Looksmart, Chief Executive of Better Place Australia
* Sir David Zeidler – Chairman of Imperial Chemical Industries Australia
Chief justices
* Will Alstergren – Chief Justice of the Family Court of Australia
* Sir John Latham – Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia, Deputy Prime Minister of Australia
* Alastair Nicholson – Chief Justice of the Family Court of Australia
* Sir Henry Winneke – Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Victoria and Governor of Victoria
High Court Justices
* Kenneth Hayne – Justice of the High Court of Australia
* Sir John Latham – Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia, Deputy Prime Minister of Australia
* Sir Hayden Starke – Justice of the High Court of Australia
* Sir Ninian Stephen – Justice of the High Court of Australia and Governor General of Australia
Supreme Court Justices
* Peter Buchanan – Justice of the Supreme Court of Victoria
* Sir Arthur Dean – Justice of the Supreme Court of Victoria and Chancellor of the University of Melbourne
* Geoff Digby – Justice of the Supreme Court of Victoria
* Greg Garde – Justice of the Supreme Court of Victoria, President of Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal
* Sir Joseph Hood – Justice of the Supreme Court of Victoria
* Stephen Kaye – Justice of the Supreme Court of Victoria
* William Kaye – Justice of the Supreme Court of Victoria
* Clifford Menhennitt – Justice of the Supreme Court of Victoria, delivered the landmark 1969 Menhennitt ruling which was the first legal precedent with regard to abortion law in Australia
* John Phillips – Justice of the Supreme Court of Victoria
* Richard Refshauge – Justice of the Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory
* Sir Henry Winneke – Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Victoria and Governor of Victoria
* John Winneke (son of Sir Henry) – Justice of the Supreme Court of Victoria, President of Victorian Court of Appeal
Media, entertainment, culture and the arts
* Graeme Bell – jazz musician
* Ric Birch – designer of Olympic Games opening and closing ceremonies
* Creighton Burns – editor of The Age newspaper 1981–1989
* Richard Davies – actor
* John Ewart – AFI award-winning actor
* Alexander Frater – writer and chief travel correspondent, The Observer
* Sir Roy Grounds – architect, works include National Gallery of Victoria and Victorian Arts Centre
* Russel Howcroft – ABC TV panellist, businessman
* Alistair Knox – mudbrick house designer, builder and landscape architect
* Mark Kwong – music producer and DJ known as Maarcos
* Patrick McCaughey – director of the National Gallery of Victoria
* Nick McCallum – television and radio journalist
* Campbell McComas – entertainer, impersonator
* Ian Munro – pianist, composer
* Ned Napier – actor
* Peter Nicholson – cartoonist for The Australian
* Chris Pang – actor
* Andrew Probyn – journalist
* Ron Radford – director of the National Gallery of Australia
* Felix Riebl – lead singer of The Cat Empire
* Jesse Spencer – actor
* Walter J. Turner – writer and poet
* Chris Wallace-Crabbe – poet, Emeritus Professor in The Australian Centre at the University of Melbourne
* John Williamson – country music singer
* Michael Wipfli – radio presenter and comedian
* Yelian He – cellist
Chiefs / heads of services
* Sir Julius Bruche – Chief of the General Staff
* Barry Gration – Chief of the Air Staff
* Peter Gration – Chief of the Australian Defence Force
* Sir Alan McNicoll – Chief of the Royal Australian Navy
* Sir John Monash – first Australian overall Commander of the Australian Corps, face on Australian $100 note, Monash University named after him
* Paul Symon – director-General of the Australian Secret Intelligence Service, Deputy Chief of Army
Others – military
* Raymond Brownell – Air Commodore, WWI flying ace
* Sir Neil Hamilton Fairley – Brigadier, Director of Medicine, Australian Military Forces during WWII
* Greg Garde – Major General, Deputy Chief Australian Defence Force (Reserves) (Australia's highest ranking reservist)
* Oliver David Jackson – Commander 1st Australian Task Force in South Vietnam (1966–1967)
* Robert Little – top scoring Australian fighter pilot in WWI, killed in action May 1918
* Sir James McCay – Lieutenant General
* Sir William Refshauge – Major General
* Sir Lindsay Ride – Commander, Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps Field Ambulance (1941); Commander, British Army Aid Group (1942-1945); Commandant, Royal Hong Kong Defence Force (1949-1967)
* Robert Smith – Brigadier General, WWI, Commander 5th Brigade
* Sir Clive Steele – Major General
* Alan Stretton – Major General, Head of National Disaster Organisation, responsible for managing and rebuilding Darwin after Cyclone Tracy
* Hugh Randall Syme – bomb defuser, grandson of David Syme
* Ian Upjohn – Lieutenant Colonel, Commanding Officer of 4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse, commander of Australian troops in Solomon Islands
Prime ministers and presidents
* Sir John Latham – Deputy Prime Minister of Australia
* Kalkot Mataskelekele – President of Vanuatu
* Sir George Houston Reid – Prime Minister of Australia, Premier of NSW, member of British House of Commons
Premiers
* Jim Bacon – Premier of Tasmania
* John Cain – Premier of Victoria
* Jeff Kennett – Premier of Victoria
* Sir Harry Lawson – Premier of Victoria
* John MacPherson – Premier of Victoria
* Sir George Houston Reid – Premier of NSW
* William Shiels – Premier of Victoria
* Vaiben Louis Solomon – Premier of South Australia
Cabinet ministers
* Bill Baxter – Victorian Nationals Roads & Ports Minister
* Sir Gilbert Chandler – Victorian Cabinet Minister
* Henry Cohen – Victorian Cabinet Minister
* Mark Dreyfus – Federal Attorney General
* Andrew Giles – Federal Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs
* Ivor Greenwood – Federal Liberal Minister
* Mac Holten – Federal Nationals Minister, Administrator of Christmas Island
* Dr David Kemp – Federal Liberal Minister
* Rod Kemp – Federal Liberal Minister
* Jim Kennan – Victorian Attorney General, Victorian Labor Opposition Leader
* Sir James Kennedy – Victorian Cabinet Minister
* Sir John Latham – Deputy Prime Minister of Australia, Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia
* John Leckie – Federal Minister
* Sir James Whiteside McCay – Federal Defence Minister
* James McColl – Federal Minister
* Andrew Peacock – Federal Liberal Opposition Leader, Ambassador to United States
* Jim Ramsay – Victorian Cabinet Minister
* Andrew Refshauge – Labor Deputy Premier of New South Wales
* Sir George Oswald Reid – Victorian Cabinet Minister, Attorney General
* Sir Arthur Robinson – Victorian Attorney General
* Tony Staley – Federal Liberal Minister, Federal President of the Liberal Party of Australia
* Haddon Storey – Victorian Cabinet Minister
* George Wise – Federal Minister, Postmaster-General
* Michael Wooldridge – Federal Liberal Health Minister
Others – politics and public service
* John Arthur Andrews – anarchist theoretician, agitator, poet, journalist
* Norman Bayles – Member of Victorian Parliament
* Alexander Buchanan – Member of Australian Parliament
* James Dunn – Member of Victorian Parliament
* James Gibb – Member of Australian Parliament
* Robert Bell Hamilton – renowned Victorian architect, Member for Toorak in Parliament of Victoria and Mornington Shire Council President
* Norman Charles Harris – engineer, later lieutenant colonel, Victorian Railways Chairman of Commissioners, honoured by the naming of Melbourne Suburban blue electric 'Harris Train'
* Sir Lenox Hewitt – senior public servant
* James Gordon Hislop – Member of Western Australian Parliament
* Robert Holt – Member of Victorian Parliament, Member of Australian Parliament
* Ken Jasper – veteran Nationals member for Murray Valley in Parliament of Victoria
* Sir George Knox – Speaker of Victorian Legislative Assembly, City of Knox named after him
* William Knox – Federal Member of Parliament, responsible for moving a motion to begin each sitting day of parliament with prayers
* Charles Hector McFadyen – Secretary, Department of Shipping and Transport 1948–57
* Tich McFarlane – senior positions in the Commonwealth Public Service and statutory bodies
* Sir William Refshauge – Director-General of the Commonwealth Department of Health 1960–73
* Charles Carty Salmon – Member of Australian Parliament, Speaker of House of Representatives
* Sir David Smith – official Secretary to five Australian Governors-General 1973–1990
* Sir Keith Waller – public servant and diplomat
American football
* Tom Hackett – punter for the University of Utah Football Team; two time recipient of the Ray Guy Award and member of the Pac-12 All-Century football team
Athletics
* Craig Hilliard – head coach of the Australian Athletics Team
* Cameron Mackenzie – Olympic sprinter
Australian rules football
* Ed Barlow – Sydney Swans Football Club player
* Jack Billings – St. Kilda Football Club player, pick no.3 2013 National NAB AFL Draft
* Will Brodie – Gold Coast Football Club and Fremantle Football Club player
* Campbell Brown – 2008 Premiership player for Hawthorn Football Club; Gold Coast Suns player
* Darcy Byrne-Jones – Port Adelaide Football Club player
* Sam Darcy-Western Bulldogs player
* Nathan Djerrkura – Geelong Football Club player
* Andrew Erickson – Sydney Swans Football Club player
* Joel Garner – Port Adelaide Football Club player
* Nick Gill – Adelaide Football Club player
* Duncan Harris – Hawthorn FC, 1 game, 1962
* Bob Hay – Fitzroy Football Club player
* John McKenzie Hay – Collingwood Football Club player
* John Hendrie – 1976 & 1978 Premiership Player for Hawthorn Football Club
* Doug Heywood – Melbourne Football Club player
* Malcolm Hill – Hawthorn FC, 22 games, 1960–1962 including 1961 Premiership
* Aidyn Johnson – Port Adelaide Football Club player
* Liam Jones – Western Bulldogs Football Club player
* Jake Kelly – Adelaide Football Club player
* Will Kelly – Collingwood Football Club player
* Ian Law – Hawthorn FC – 106 games – 1960–1969 including 1961 Premiership
* Jake Long – Essendon Football Club Player
* Richard Loveridge – 1983 & 1986 Premiership Player for Hawthorn Football Club
* Jamie Macmillan – North Melbourne Football Club player
* Finn Maginness – Hawthorn Football Club player
* Scott Maginness – 1988 & 1989 Premiership player for Hawthorn Football Club
* Will Maginness – West Coast Football Club player
* Alex McCracken – sports administrator, first secretary of the Essendon Football Club and first president of the Victorian Football League
* Reef McInnes
* Bill Morris – Brownlow Medal winner, Richmond Football Club player
* Neil Pearson – Hawthorn FC, 133 games, 1945–1954
* Michael Perry – Richmond Football Club player
* Stan Reid – Fitzroy Football Club player
* Cyril Rioli – 2008, 2013, 2014 and 2015 Premiership player for Hawthorn Football Club
* Maurice Rioli Jr – Richmond Football Club player
* Michael Rix – St Kilda Football Club player
* Jy Simpkin – North Melbourne Football Club player
* Ben Sinclair – Collingwood Football Club player
* Jack Sinclair – St. Kilda Football club player
* Will Slade – Geelong Football Club player
* Nick Smith – 2012 Premiership player for Sydney Swans Football Club
* James Stewart – Essendon Football Club player
* James Strauss – Melbourne Football Club player
* Jamarra Ugle-Hagan – Western Bulldogs player
* Eddie Toms — Melbourne (VFA), South Melbourne (VFA), and South Melbourne (VFL) player
* Terry Waites – Collingwood Football Club player
* Rupert Wills – Collingwood Football Club player
* John Winneke – Hawthorn Football Club, 50 games, 1960–1962 including 1961 Premiership
* Colin Youren – Hawthorn FC, 135 games, 1958–1965 including 1961 Premiership
Cricket
* George Alexander – Australian cricket team
* Andrew Fekete – Victoria cricket team
* Colin McDonald – Australian cricket team
* Ray Steele – Treasurer of the Australian Cricket Board, President of the Victorian Cricket Association and AFL premiership footballer
* Will Sutherland – Australian cricket team
Motorsport
* Bill Patterson – racing driver, won the Australian Grand Prix
* Bib Stillwell – racing driver, won the Australian Drivers' Championship four years consecutively, 1962–1965
Rowing
* Josh Booth – Olympic silver medalist
* David Boykett – Olympic bronze medalist
* David Douglas – Olympic silver medalist
* Drew Ginn – three time Olympic gold medalist
* Will Lockwood – two time Olympic silver medalist
* Cameron McKenzie-McHarg – Olympic silver medalist
* Samuel Patten – Olympian and member of the Oarsome Foursome
Rugby
* David Fitter – Australian national rugby union team
* Brett Gosper – CEO of World Rugby
* Richard Harry – Australian national rugby union team
* Ewen McKenzie – head coach of the Australian national rugby union team in which he also played, also head coach of the NSW Waratahs, Stade Français and Queensland Reds
Soccer
* Denis Genreau – Australia national soccer team, Melbourne City & PEC Zwolle
* James Meredith – Australia national soccer team
Swimming and diving
* Dean Pullar – Olympic diving medalist
* Matthew Targett – Olympic swimming silver medalist
* Matt Welsh – Olympic swimming silver medalist
* Rob Woodhouse – Olympic swimming medalist
Tennis
* Gerald Patterson – two times Wimbledon singles champion and world number 1 tennis player | WIKI |
Metabolic Rate and Eating Disorders
By: Philip Walker, M.S.
Metabolism refers to the sum of all vital processes in which energy and nutrients from food are made available to and utilized by the body. The minimum level of energy to sustain the body’s vital functions, not including the energy cost of digesting and absorbing, or engaging in physical activity, is referred to as the resting metabolic rate (RMR). Metabolism differs from person to person, depending on a variety of factors. Metabolism slows down with age, and gender differences play an apparent part in the function of the metabolism. The average RMR for a woman is between 5-10% lower than that of men, due partly to the fact that women have a larger percentage of body fat and smaller muscle mass than most men.
There is a substantial decline in metabolism in underweight people who have restricted their food intake.
Research shows that the metabolism adapts to different conditions in order to defend a particular level of weight or energy balance. If a person begins to restrict, or undertakes a fast of more than a week or two his or her metabolism slows down. In a person who has a history of restricting, metabolism has been shown to have a greater “slow down” effect. Studies have shown a decrease in RMR of up to 30-50% in underweight people. Further studies found individuals on a constant reduced caloric intake lost an average of 40 grams of fat a day in the first month, 20 grams per day the second month, 10 grams per day the third month, until fat loss stopped altogether. Therefore, a drop in metabolic rate is counterproductive in individuals trying to lose substantial amounts of body fat. This is another example of the physiological adjustments inherent in the human body to sustain life.
The RMR declines within 24-48 hours after caloric restriction and is followed by a rapid decline after one week. The RMR will then stay relatively unchanged throughout the remainder of the food restriction period. The RMR of underweight exercisers have the same effects as underweight individuals who are sedentary. Consequently, exercise appears to have no effect on RMR during restrictive periods.
Therefore, the resting metabolic rate should be a major concern for professionals treating anorexia and bulimia. This is apparent, not only during the restrictive phase itself, but also during refeeding and especially during the maintenance period. The Walker Wellness Clinic objectively measures energy expenditure, nutritional intake, body composition, and resting metabolic rate to determine an accurate physiological status. Therefore, the patient’s current physiological condition, nutrition requirements, and healthy weight range are established based on a number of individualized assessments to avoid guesswork, an excessive weight gain, and uncertainty. | ESSENTIALAI-STEM |
Need more information on llvm.dbg.value call
Hi all,
I’m using clang + LLVM 2.9. Let’s consider following code sample:
extern void bar(int x) ;
void foo(int y)
{
bar(y) ;
}
When compiled with clang at -O2 -g I’ve got following LLVM file:
; ModuleID = ‘localvar.c’
target datalayout = “e-p:64:64:64-i1:8:8-i8:8:8-i16:16:16-i32:32:32-i64:64:64-f32:32:32-f64:64:64-v64:64:64-v128:128:128-a0:0:64-s0:64:64-f80:128:128-n8:16:32:64”
target triple = “x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu”
define void @foo(i32 %y) nounwind {
tail call void @llvm.dbg.value(metadata !{i32 %y}, i64 0, metadata !5), !dbg !7
tail call void @bar(i32 %y) nounwind, !dbg !8
ret void, !dbg !10
}
declare void @bar(i32)
declare void @llvm.dbg.value(metadata, i64, metadata) nounwind readnone
!llvm.dbg.sp = !{!0}
!llvm.dbg.lv.foo = !{!5}
!0 = metadata !{i32 589870, i32 0, metadata !1, metadata !“foo”, metadata !“foo”, metadata !"", metadata !1, i32 5, metadata !3, i1 false, i1 true, i32 0, i32 0, i32 0, i32 256, i1 true, void (i32)* @foo} ; [ DW_TAG_subprogram ]
!1 = metadata !{i32 589865, metadata !“localvar.c”, metadata !"/home/deldon/Work/OpenCL/DEBUG", metadata !2} ; [ DW_TAG_file_type ]
!2 = metadata !{i32 589841, i32 0, i32 12, metadata !“localvar.c”, metadata !"/home/deldon/Work/OpenCL/DEBUG", metadata !“clang version 2.9 (tags/RELEASE_29/final)”, i1 true, i1 true, metadata !"", i32 0} ; [ DW_TAG_compile_unit ]
!3 = metadata !{i32 589845, metadata !1, metadata !"", metadata !1, i32 0, i64 0, i64 0, i32 0, i32 0, i32 0, metadata !4, i32 0, i32 0} ; [ DW_TAG_subroutine_type ]
!4 = metadata !{null}
!5 = metadata !{i32 590081, metadata !0, metadata !“y”, metadata !1, i32 16777220, metadata !6, i32 0} ; [ DW_TAG_arg_variable ]
!6 = metadata !{i32 589860, metadata !2, metadata !“int”, null, i32 0, i64 32, i64 32, i64 0, i32 0, i32 5} ; [ DW_TAG_base_type ]
!7 = metadata !{i32 4, i32 14, metadata !0, null}
!8 = metadata !{i32 6, i32 5, metadata !9, null}
!9 = metadata !{i32 589835, metadata !0, i32 5, i32 1, metadata !1, i32 0} ; [ DW_TAG_lexical_block ]
!10 = metadata !{i32 7, i32 1, metadata !9, null}
Can someone give me more information on llvm.dbg.value call because documentation is unclear to me ?
Why is there an ‘llvm.dbg.lv.foo’ created ? This is also not documented.
Thanks for your answers
Seb
Which documentation? The documentation is from current sources which you aren’t using. I’d suggest you update to at least 3.0, preferably top of tree, and then use the docs on the web.
-eric
At optimization level -O0+ , llvm.dbg.lv.foo is created to collect info of local variables found in function foo. If any variables (or argument) is completely deleted by optimizer or code generator then dwarf writer can use this information to at least provide signature (type, name etc…) of the lost variable/argument. One of the DIBuider’s createLocalVariable() parameter, AlwaysPreserve, enables this. | ESSENTIALAI-STEM |
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During Putin’s rule Mr. Rotenberg has gone from a modest trader specializing in Finnish goods to a powerful businessmen in Russia with an estimated worth of $3.1 billion. He is behind a banking and construction empire, and the recipient of tens of billions of dollars in government contracts, building everything from roads to gas pipelines to Sochi Olympic-related infrastructure projects and a new airport terminal in Moscow. | WIKI |
LASIK (Laser-Assisted In Situ Keratomileusis) is a popular surgical procedure used to correct vision problems such as nearsightedness, farsightedness, and astigmatism. Despite its widespread use and success, LASIK carries some risks and potential complications that patients should be aware of before undergoing the procedure. Understanding the potential risks and complications is important in determining the success and applicability of LASIK for each individual.
Side effects of LASIK Surgery
There are a number of adverse effects that are rather common instantly post-op and in some instances can last longer– in some cases forever. Those include:
Dry Eyes
About half of LASIK clients experience dry eyes, which are normally short-lived side effects that deal with within 3-6 months after the surgery. Your doctor will likely recommend artificial tears in the days and weeks following the surgical treatment which ought to be continued as long as the symptoms continue. Since of this, it is typically suggested that patients with a history of chronic dry eyes go with another type of refractive surgical treatment such as PRK, another style of laser refractive surgery with lowered risk.
Eye Infection or Irritation
While not typical due to the eye drops and examinations recommended post-surgical treatment, there is a possibility of establishing an eye infection. If this does take place, it can be treated with antibiotic eye drops, and anti-inflammatories or often may require other treatment such as oral prescription antibiotics. If you are experiencing symptoms of an eye infection such as soreness, discomfort, discomfort, discharge, or any change in vision, see your eye doctor immediately. As a precaution, it is vital to follow your surgeon’s instructions for your post-operative care including prescription medications and doctor’s visits.
Ptosis
Vision Issues
Following surgical treatment, you may experience specific vision concerns such as poor night vision, double vision, halos around lights, or glare.
These side effects are common and can last as much as a few weeks, but usually disappear. Some clients report a long-lasting decrease in vision in low-light conditions and might require vision aids for seeing better at night.
Other dangers of LASIK consist of surgical errors, many of which can be fixed by a follow-up surgery. These include:
Overcorrection or undercorrection
The key to vision improvement in LASIK is a precise reshaping of the corneal tissue. If too much is gotten rid of or not sufficient is removed, your vision will stay imperfect and when possible might require a follow up procedure to obtain the clear vision being sought.
Flap Complications
Possibly the greatest danger associated with LASIK is the precise creation and healing of the flap of the cornea that is lifted to reshape the underlying tissue and changed after. If the flap in the cornea is not made precisely, cut too thick or too thin, and not thoroughly changed back on the eye, it can cause issues in the shape of the eye surface area and therefore clear vision.
Studies show that these problems occur typically in under 6% of cases and the experience and ability of the cosmetic surgeon play a large role.
There can also be problems in the healing procedure of the flap that include infection or excessive eye tearing.
Securing Your Eyes From UV Rays
Vision Loss
There is a chance, albeit little that the surgery can result in a loss of vision or a decrease in visual clarity due to complications with the surgery.
It is rather uncommon for any long-term damage or vision loss to occur as an outcome of LASIK and usually any vision problems can be corrected by a follow-up procedure. However, as with any surgery, there are dangers, so it is essential to reduce your risks by discovering a knowledgeable cosmetic surgeon and carefully considering your suitability for the surgical treatment in the first place.LASIK is the most typical refractive eye surgical treatment, partly due to the fact that the threats and issues are low.
Most patients do not experience any long-term issues as an outcome of the surgical treatment. Nevertheless, as with any surgery, there are some threats, however uncommon they are and it is very important to know them and to discuss them with your eye doctor or cosmetic surgeon prior to going through the surgery. | ESSENTIALAI-STEM |
Wonuarra, South Australia
Wonuarra is a locality southeast of Paringa in the east end of the South Australian Riverland region. The locality is east of the Sturt Highway between Paringa and Yamba and extends from the highway to the state border.
Wonuarra was the next siding on the Barmera railway line south of Paringa and provided bagged wheat for rail transport out of the district. The siding was originally named Koora, but renamed to Wonuarra as the original name was easily confused with Noora further south.
In the 1960s, a branch line joined the main line north of Wonuarra. It was 27.3 km long, and went northeast to Murtho to the south bank of the Murray River to support construction of the proposed Chowilla Dam. The dam was never built, after the South Australian government negotiated a guaranteed supply of water from the Dartmouth Dam. The railway line was removed without ever being used. | WIKI |
How to name you're interface
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What's you're naming convention on implementing interfaces
You can do it on different ways:
example 1
interface Person { /**define you're method**/}
class PersonImpl implements Person { /**define you're method**/}
example 2
interface IPerson { /**define you're method**/}
class Person implements IPerson { /**define you're method**/}
example 3
interface IPerson { /**define you're method**/}
class PersonImpl implements IPerson { /**define you're method**/}
this list of examples can be extended, feel free to share you're opinion
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When looking into books that teach OOO, I remember that the I for interface before the name was always taught as a (good) practice. In reality, I haven't come across any application where this naming pattern is actually used.
Usually the interface has a very generic name, Report.
interface Report { /**define you're method**/}
class AReport implements Report { /**define you're method**/}
class BReport implements Report { /**define you're method**/}
To my mind this seems sufficient and perfectly fine. That said, as long as you stay consistent with your naming strategy almost all patterns are fine.
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Page:The Theatre of the Greeks, a Treatise on the History and Exhibition of the Greek Drama, with Various Supplements.djvu/314
288 ON THE REPEESENTATION OF CERTAIN That girt the city, as mine eyes inform me. Are still far off: but where we stand the while A consecrated grove displays itself, Thick set with bay-trees, olive-trees, and vines; And from within, with closely ruffled plumes. The nightingales make sweetest melody. Then sit thee down on this rough stone: thine age May hardly brook such lengthened pilgrimage." From this it is clear, that the center of the stage represents this grove of the Eumenides as surrounded by a low dry-stone dyke, on which the blind wanderer takes his seat (v. 19). The entrance to the grove substitutes brazen steps for the stones of the wall (v. 57 : ov S* iTriarelpei^ toitov ')(6ovo^ KoXetrai rrjaSe ycCkico'rrov'^ o3o9. v. 192 : avrov' iMT^Kert rovh^ avrtireTpov ^r^jjuaro^ €^(o TToBa Kklvr)<;). In the immediate neighbourhood of the grove was seen the pool, against which (Edipus is warned by the chorus (vv. 155, sqq.). The right-hand i^eriactos exhibited a view of Colonos, and near it was seen, probably as a picture, the statue of the hero of the place (v. 59 : roz/S' iTTirorr^v l^okwvov) . In the interval between this and the grove the scenery gave a distant view of Athens. To the left of the grove we may presume that there was a perspective representation of the country of Attica between Colonos and the Theban borders, from which CEdipus and his daughter have travelled. All five doors of the stage must have been used in the course of the piece. After (Edipus has taken his seat on the fence of the sacred inclosure, a man of Colonos enters from the right and informs him that he has violated holy ground. The stranger, however, does not venture to remove him, but departs by the door by which he had entered to summon the chorus, and to bear the tidings to Theseus (v. 298). When he has made his exit, An- tigone leads her father quite within the grove (v. 113 : /cat //,' e^ ohov iroha Kpv-^frov Kar ak(To<^). The chorus then enters by the right-hand parodos, and though in search of (Edipus, it does not mount the stage. For when the blind king comes forth from the grove (v. 138), the chorus is engaged in spying round the outside of the enclosure (v. 55: Xevcrcrcov 'irepl irav T€fjL6vo<i), and it addresses him as still at a distance, though he is standing on the narrow stage (v. 162 : yu-erao-ra^', aTrojBaOi' iroXka Keev6o<^ epaTvec /cXvet9, w iToXviio'xff oKaTo). The conference between
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I have an output in one format that I need to basically read line by line and reformat into another file. I was originally going to try do this in Java, but Java does not have a lot of good classes for text processing.
Here is an example of my input file: (store-orders.txt)
Items purchased by TexasStore:
Orders: 7 Unique: 4 OutofStock: 0
StockID DepartmentID Instances
34.34 12 10
34.3 12 6
2.75 6 55
Items purchased by FloridaStore:
Orders: 6 Unique: 6 OutofStock: 1
StockID DepartmentID Instances
34.27 12 78
33.3 6 27
5.75 7 33
The file contains items ordered, the department that ordered it, and the quantity.
All I really need to do is extract the store name for each group and insert it inline before the "34.34 12 10" so that I can import it into a spreadsheet.
My finished file would look something like this:
TexasStore 34.34 12
TexasStore 34.3 12
TexasStore 2.75 6
FloridaStore 34.27 12
FloridaStore 33.3 6
FloridaStore 5.75 7
This seemed like it would be an easy problem to solve, but it seems more difficult now than I anticipated.
There are a couple lines of information I don't need, but I could quickly make them go away with something like 'cat store-orders.txt | grep -v Orders | grep -v StockID'
For he next part, I am not really sure how best to go about it.
What I need to do is read a line, and if the line contains the store name, awk '{print $4}' and assign that value to a variable.
Here is a pseudo example.
while (next.line() != null) {
if ((grep Store $line) == true)
$store = (awk '{print $4}');
fi
if ($line == ^number)
print.line ($store $1 $2);
fi
}
A shell script seems like the least complex way to solve this, so I though I would ask for a hand here.
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Hey There
Maybe this would help - not in front of a terminal right now, but this should be close if it's not right, I hope :)
This assumes that you're only reading in one file with one store.. extrapolate as necessary
store=0
while read line
do
if [ $store -eq 0 ]
then
store=`echo $line|awk '{ if ( $0 ~ /^Items / ) print $4}'
store=1
else
echo $line|awk '{print " $store " $1 " " $2}' >>$store.txt
fi
done <store-orders.txt
Best wishes,
Mike
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With Awk:
awk '/^Items/{sub(/Items purchased by /,"");store=$1}
/^[0-9]/{printf "%s %s\n",store,$0}' FS=":" store-orders.txt>your_new_file.txt
Use nawk or /usr/xpg4/bin/awk on Solaris.
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Perhaps most intriguing about Half Day is its name, which provokes more interest and debate than any other place name in the county.
You may wonder why there's debate. Ask anyone and they'll tell you it got its name because, "It took half a day to get there from Chicago." That may have been true back in the day of horsedrawn transportation, but Half Day was named for Aptakisic, a Native American leader of great standing.
Aptakisic's name (also spelled Aptegizhek), was translated as "center of the sky," "sun at meridian" or "half day." He was known to the settlers as Half Day. Both Daniel Wright (1778-1873) and Henry Blodgett (1821-1905), who knew Aptakisic, documented that he was "known as Half Day." Wright went on to say that the village took its name from Aptakisic.
A depiction of Aptakisic (Half Day) waving goodbye to the settlers he had led to Fort Dearborn in 1832, by Lester Schrader, courtesy of Naperville Heritage Society.
Blodgett had met Aptakisic in 1832, during the Black Hawk War, when Aptakisic protected the settlers in Downer's Grove from an impending attack.
Wright became acquainted with Aptakisic and his tribe of Potawatomi in 1833 when he settled along the Des Plaines River.
According to James A. Clifton in his book, The Prairie People: Continuity and Change in Potawatomi Indian Culture 1665-1965, Aptakisic was present at the negotiations for the Treaty of Chicago, which took place in September 1833. "Apparently wearing Meteya's [Mettawa's] moccasins, Aptegizhek stood and informed Commissioners Porter and Owen that the Potawatomi had no wish to consider moving west of the Mississippi until they had been given the opportunity to inspect the country there... He insisted the Potawatomi had assembled merely to enjoy their Great Father's beneficence and liberality. Could the annuities due the Potawatomi be distributed quickly so that they might go back to their villages to tend their gardens?"
Ultimately, the treaty was signed by Aptakisic (twice!) and other leaders of the United Chippewa, Ottawa and Potawatomi Indians on September 26, 1833.
In 1918, the students of Half Day School wrote a history of their school and community. In it, they recounted that "Half Day was named so in honor of an Indian chief, Hefda, who some people say is buried in this locality." They went on to say that Half Day was a "half way station" between Chicago and the northern part of Lake County.
When and how did the origin of the name change?
It is my assertion that the confusion was started by visitors to Half Day, possibly as early as the 1840s. In 1843, the Half Day Inn (shown above Dunn Museum 97.18.3) was established on the Chicago and Milwaukee Road (today's Route 21) as a stagecoach stop. The rutted and muddy road would have most certainly made for slow travel, leading travelers to surmise the town's name came from its distance from Chicago.
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Dunn Museum 94.47.5
Travelers not knowing the true origin of the name, adopted a new meaning. As the people who knew Aptakisic died, and generations passed, the connection to Aptakisic faded, and the new tradition took root with no one around to contradict it.
"In the fall of 1837, Aptakisic's band was removed to a reservation on the west side of the Missouri River near the mouth of the Platte and later were moved into what is now a portion of the state of Kansas, south of the Kansas River. I well remember the sad face of the old chief as he came to bid our family goodbye. ... We all shed tears of genuine sorrow ... his generous kindness to my parents has given me a higher idea of the red man's genuine worth." Henry Blodgett as a young man in 1850. (above right)
Aptakisic's legacy continued in the names Aptakisic Road, Aptakisic Creek, and the former community of Aptakisic located in today's Buffalo Grove. Aptakisic was a railroad stop on the Wisconsin Central line at Aptakisic Road (west of Route 21), and had its own post office from 1889-1904.
The town of Half Day never incorporated, and in recent years was absorbed into the Villages of Lincolnshire and Vernon Hills. | FINEWEB-EDU |
Tom Wilber
Tom Wilber is an American journalist and public speaker who specializes in environmental issues. During 25 years with Gannett's USA Today Network, he won multiple individual and team Best of Gannett honors for coverage of issues ranging from catastrophic flooding in upstate New York to impacts of shale gas development in New York and Pennsylvania. His 2012 book, Under the Surface: Fracking, Fortunes and the Fate of the Marcellus Shale (Cornell University Press), was selected as a finalist for the 2013 New York Public Library’s Helen Bernstein Book Award for Excellence in Journalism. He has taught newspaper journalism at Binghamton University, and holds a master's degree from the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications program at Syracuse University.
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* Vanishing Point: The Search for a B-24 Bomber Crew Lost on the World War II Home Front, Three Hills, 2023.
* Under the Surface: Fracking, Fortunes and the Fate of the Marcellus Shale, Cornell University Press, 2012.
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William Harvey Hospital
The William Harvey Hospital is a hospital in Willesborough, Ashford, Kent, England. It is one of the three main hospitals in the East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust area and is named after William Harvey (1578–1657), the Folkestone-born doctor who discovered the blood circulatory system.
History
The hospital replaced an older hospital to the west of town that had been running since 1928. It was planned as part of an overall plan to expand Ashford and the surrounding area by relocating people away from London in the late 1960s. The government decided the existing hospital infrastructure would not be able to cope, and set about locating a site away from Ashford town centre, with a proposed area of around 30 acre and a budget of £7–8 million. Work started on building the hospital in 1973, and it was commissioned in 1977 and opened in 1979. The old hospital remained open as a smaller unit, and by the 1980s it had become a hospital for the elderly.
The hospital currently employs about 2,500 people and has 476 beds as of March 2012. It includes a shop run by the Friends of the William Harvey Hospital, a volunteer-run society that provides basic goods and services to patients and visitors, and has raised £2.5 million in donations for the hospital. The Rotary Suite of the hospital is run by Spencer Private Hospitals, providing private treatments such as cosmetic surgery.
In April 2014 it was reported that the East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust was looking for a partner to develop a private unit at the William Harvey site and enhance the returns from the Spencer private hospital on the Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother Hospital site with a contract over the next 15 years.
Criticism
In 1978, Keith Speed, MP for Ashford, criticised proposals that some services would require patients to be bussed back to the old hospital when William Harvey Hospital opened.
In 2000, the press reported that staff shortages at the hospital were putting patient's lives at risk, which drew local MP Damian Green to criticise the management of the NHS in parliament. Green continued to complain about the state of the hospital, noting in 2001 that patients had been waiting in the accident and emergency department for 24 hours.
In 2013, hospital staff members threatened to quit due to proposed increases in parking permit charges from March 2014. In some cases, the cost of a permit was planned to rise by over £500. One staff member reported that "Every day on the news there's somebody slagging off the NHS. Nobody ever says anything nice about us. No wonder morale is low here."
In 2021, East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust was fined £733,000 for failures in the case of Harry Richford after an inquest found his death in 2017 was "wholly avoidable". He was transferred to the intensive neonatal unit at William Harvey Hospital in Ashford, but later died.
In 2022, East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust apologised to a grieving mother who was told in 2021 that her baby was dead, then alive, before it died hours later. | WIKI |
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* Discussion Reports And Miscellaneous Articulations
* Approved this week
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* 16 March 2009
* License update, Commons cartoons, films milestone, and more
* Manufactured scandal, Wikipedia assignments, and more
* New FAC and FAR appointments
* Discussion Reports And Miscellaneous Articulations
* Approved this week
* The Report on Lengthy Litigation
* 23 March 2009
* Reviewing books for the Signpost
* Abuse Filter is enabled
* Flaggedrevs, copyright project, fundraising reports, and more
* Alternatives, IWF threats, and more
* WikiProject Judaism
* Approved this week
* Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News
* The Report on Lengthy Litigation
* 30 March 2009
* Follow the Signpost with RSS and Twitter
* Community weighs license update
* End of Encarta, flagged revisions poll, new image donation, and more
* Censorship, social media in schools, and more
* Discussion Reports And Miscellaneous Articulations
* Approved this week
* Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News
* The Report on Lengthy Litigation
* 6 April 2009
* Interactive OpenStreetMap features in development
* Statistics, Wikipedia research and more
* Wikia Search abandoned, university plagiarism, and more
* New FAC and FAR nomination process
* WikiProject China
* Approved this week
* The Report on Lengthy Litigation
* 13 April 2009
* Licensing vote begins
* WMF petitions Obama, longer AFDs, UK meeting, and more
* Let's get serious about plagiarism
* WikiProject Color
* Discussion Reports And Miscellaneous Articulations
* Approved this week
* Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News
* The Report on Lengthy Litigation
* 20 April 2009
* Reviews of The Wikipedia Revolution
* Wikipedia's coverage and conflicts quantified
* New program officer, survey results, and more
* Valued pictures
* WikiProject Films
* Approved this week
* Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News
* The Report on Lengthy Litigation
* 27 April 2009
* Reviews of Lazy Virtues: Teaching Writing in the Age of Wikipedia
* Usability study, Wiki Loves Art, and more
* Wikipedia Art dispute, and brief headlines
* Interview on WikiProject Final Fantasy
* Approved this week
* Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News
* The Report on Lengthy Litigation
* 4 May 2009
* Strategic planning, Wikipedia and scientists and more
* Calling Dr. Wikipedia, the cause of Encarta's fall, and more
* Re-examining Featured lists
* Approved this week
* The Report on Lengthy Litigation
* 11 May 2009
* Wikimania 2010, usability project, link rot, and more
* Quote hoax replicated in traditional media, and more
* WikiProject Birds reaches an FA milestone
* WikiProject Michael Jackson
* Approved this week
* Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News
* The Report on Lengthy Litigation
* 18 May 2009
* Writers needed
* WikiChemists and Chemical Abstracts announce collaboration
* Embassies sponsor article-writing contests in three languages
* Wiki Loves Arts winners, Wikimania Conference Japan, and more
* Arbitrator blogs, French government edits, brief headlines
* WikiProject Opera
* Approved this week
* Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News
* The Report on Lengthy Litigation
* 25 May 2009
* Licensing vote results announced, resolution passed
* New board member, flagged revisions, Eurovision interviews
* Wikipedia: threat or menace?
* WikiProject LGBT studies
* Discussion Reports And Miscellaneous Articulations
* Approved this week
* Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News
* The Report on Lengthy Litigation
* 1 June 2009
* Browsing the archives
* Review of The Future of the Internet
* End of Scientology arbitration brings blocks, media coverage
* Picture of the Year, Wikipedia's first logo, Board elections, and more
* Tamil Wikipedia, Internet Watch Foundation, and more
* Approved this week
* Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News
* The Report on Lengthy Litigation
* 8 June 2009
* Picture process turmoil, block patterns, and more
* ArbCom in the news, weak coverage of Italian firms, and more
* Approved this week
* Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News
* The Report on Lengthy Litigation
* 15 June 2009
* Review of Cyberchiefs: Autonomy and Authority in Online Tribes
* License update, Google Translate, GLAM conference, Paid editing
* In the Google News, London Review of Books, and more
* WikiProject Chemistry
* Discussion Reports And Miscellaneous Articulations
* Approved this week
* Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News
* The Report on Lengthy Litigation
* 22 June 2009
* Study of vandalism survival times
* Wikizine, video editing, milestones
* Wikipedia impacts town's reputation, assorted blogging
* Discussion Reports And Miscellaneous Articulations
* Approved this week
* Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News
* The Report on Lengthy Litigation
* 29 June 2009
* Jackson's death, new data center, more
* Wired editor plagiarizes Wikipedia, Google News Support
* Discussion Reports And Miscellaneous Articulations
* Approved this week
* Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News
* The Report on Lengthy Litigation
* 6 July 2009
* Commons grant, license change, new chapters, usability and more
* Wikipedia and kidnapping, also new comedy series
* WikiProject Food and Drink
* Approved this week
* The Report on Lengthy Litigation
* 13 July 2009
* UK public gallery threatens Wikimedian
* Working with, not against, cultural institutions
* WMF Elections, Annual Financial Plan, Google Image Search, and more
* More on kidnapping, vandalism commentary, libel suit, and more
* WikiProject Years
* Discussion Reports And Miscellaneous Articulations
* Approved this week
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* 20 July 2009
* Preliminary program released for Wikimania 2009
* Further developments in copyright dispute
* New stats, elections extended, strategic planning staff and more
* Britannica brand still popular, Wikipedia 'a desert' for good portraits
* Approved this week
* The Report on Lengthy Litigation
* Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News
* 27 July 2009
* Welcome to the build-your-own edition of the Signpost
* Board of Trustees elections draw 18 candidates for 3 seats
* Wikimedians and others gather for Wiki-Conference New York
* Volunteers lead Wikipedia Academy at National Institutes of Health
* Things that happened in the Wikimedia world
* Assorted news coverage of Wikipedia
* Discussion Reports and Miscellaneous Articulations
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* Approved this week
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* Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News
* 3 August 2009
* WMF elections, strategy wiki, museum partnerships, and much more
* Dispute over Rorschach test images, and more
* Approved this week
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* 10 August 2009
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* Approved this week
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* 17 August 2009
* Where should the Signpost go from here?
* Review of Bigipedia radio series
* Three million articles, Chen, Walsh and Klein win board election, and more
* Reports of Wikipedia's imminent death greatly exaggerated, and more
* Discussion Reports and Miscellaneous Articulations
* Approved this week
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* 24 August 2009
* $500,000 grant, Wikimania, Wikipedia Loves Art winners
* Health care coverage, 3 million articles, inkblots, and more
* Discussion Reports and Miscellaneous Articulations
* Approved this week
* The Report on Lengthy Litigation
* Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News
* 31 August 2009
* Misleading media storm over flagged revisions
* An extended look at how we got to flagged protection and patrolled revisions
* Report on Wikimania 2009
* $2 million grant, new board members
* WikiTrust, Azerbaijan-Armenia edit wars
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* Approved this week
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* 7 September 2009
* Commons hits 5 million files, vandalism study, and more
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* The Report on Lengthy Litigation
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* 14 September 2009
* Grant structure, and more
* Reporter's kidnap blackout affects Wikipedia, and more
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* Approved this week
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* 21 September 2009
* Call for opinion pieces
* Footnotes updated, WMF office and jobs, Strategic Planning and more
* Wales everywhere, participation statistics, and more
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* Approved this week
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* 28 September 2009
* White Barbarian
* LocalisationUpdate has gone live
* Sue Gardner answers questions from community
* Vibber resigns, Staff office hours, Flagged Revs, new research and more
* Stunting of growth, Polanski protected and more
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* Approved this week
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* 5 October 2009
* LiquidThreads in Beta
* The Law affair
* Article Incubator, Wikipedians take Manhattan, new features in testing, and much more
* Wikipedia used by UN, strange AFDs, iPhone reality
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* Approved this week
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* 12 October 2009
* Perspectives from other projects
* Memorial and Collaboration
* Bing launches Wikipedia search
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* Sounds
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* Approved this week
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* 19 October 2009
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* Sanger controversy reignited, Limbaugh libelled, and more
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* 26 October 2009
* Interview with John Blossom
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* Approved this week
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* 2 November 2009
* Durova wins 2009 WikiCup
* WikiSym features research on Wikipedia
* 2009 ArbCom elections report
* Inaugural Audit Subcommittee elections underway
* Wikipedia remembers the Wall
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* 9 November 2009
* Controversial "Wikipedia Forever" fundraiser to start 10 November
* Wikipedians test the water at new page patrol
* German Wikipedia under fire from inclusionists
* Multimedia usability meeting concludes in Paris
* Arbitration Committee candidate nominations open 10 November
* Review of Connected Minds, Emerging Cultures: Cybercultures in Online Learning
* Ant images, public outreach, and more
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* Approved this week
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* 16 November 2009
* "Wikipedia Forever" fundraiser begins
* Bulgarian Wikipedia gets a prestigious award
* Arbitration Committee Election: Several candidates standing
* Kiswahili contest, new advisory board members, Foundation-l and more
* German lawsuit, Jimbo interview and more
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* Approved this week
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* 23 November 2009
* New tool for photo scavenger hunts
* Arbitration Committee Election: Nominations closing November 24
* "Wikipedia Forever" fundraiser continues
* Government stubs, Suriname exhibit, milestones and more
* The Decline of Wikipedia, and more
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* Approved this week
* The Report on Lengthy Litigation
* Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News
* 30 November 2009
* ArbCom election begins December 1, using SecurePoll
* 35k donated, WikiProject for Wikipedia-Books, 2M rated articles, and more
* Reports of Wikipedia's demise, prescriptions for its ills, and more
* Discussion Reports and Miscellaneous Articulations
* Approved this week
* The Report on Lengthy Litigation
* Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News
* 7 December 2009
* 250th issue of the Signpost
* A digital restoration
* ArbCom election in full swing
* Interview with David G. Post
* Wikipedia's death report premature, fundraiser, usability, new CSD, noms, and more
* Ron Livingston sues vandal, disclosure of IP address ordered, brief headlines
* Discussion Reports and Miscellaneous Articulations
* Approved this week
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* Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News
* 14 December 2009
* Voting closes in the Arbitration Committee Elections
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* Discussion Reports and Miscellaneous Articulations
* Approved this week
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* Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News
* 21 December 2009
* ArbCom election result announced
* Fundraiser update, milestones and more
* Accusation of bias, misreported death, and more
* Discussion Reports and Miscellaneous Articulations
* Approved this week
* 28 December 2009
* Flagged revisions petitions, image donations, brief news
* Criticism from climate change sceptic, decade in review
* Discussion Reports and Miscellaneous Articulations
* Approved this week | WIKI |
Cardinals rally past Reds in Shildt's debut for 6-4 win
Matt Carpenter and Dexter Fowler homered, and Tommy Pham had two hits and two RBIs as the St. Louis Cardinals beat Cincinnati Reds 6-4 at Busch Stadium on Sunday, winning in interim manager Mike Shildt’s debut. Right-hander John Gant (3-3) pitched four innings of hitless relief as the Cardinals broke a three-game losing streak in their first game under Shildt, who was promoted from bench coach when Mike Matheny was fired after 6 1/2 seasons following Saturday’s loss to the Reds. Shildt joined the major league staff in 2016 after winning three minor league titles in eight seasons in the Cardinals’ minor league system. Yadier Molina also had an RBI single for the Cardinals (48-46), who had lost six straight home games and were in danger of falling to .500 for the first time since April 13, when they were 7-7. Jose Peraza had three hits and an RBI, and Adam Duvall had a two-run single for the Reds, who had won 18 of their last 25. Peraza had 11 hits in the series and collected his first career five-hit game in the Reds’ 8-2 victory Saturday. Jordan Hicks gave up an RBI single to Scooter Gennett in the ninth inning before recording his second save, a day after taking the loss by giving up four runs in the seventh inning. Carpenter led off the bottom of the first inning with his 19th homer, his 20th career leadoff homer. He is one short of Lou Brock’s franchise record for leadoff homers. Fowler hit his seventh homer with two outs in the third inning for a 2-0 lead. Cincinnati took a 3-2 lead with a three-run fourth inning. Joey Votto doubled, Eugenio Suarez walked and Jesse Winker singled to open the inning before Duvall’s two-run single with one out tied the game. Anthony DeSclafani beat out a bunt to reload the bases and Peraza singled off Cardinals starter Miles Mikolas’ glove to drive in the third run. The Cardinals scored four runs in the bottom of the fourth for a 6-3 lead. Marcell Ozuna singled, Jeff Gyorko walked and Kolten Wong was hit by a pitch to open the inning. Pham hit a two-run single, Jose Martinez had an RBI groundout and Molina hit an RBI single. Wong has been hit by a pitch 13 times this season and 53 times in his career, tying Stan Musial for the franchise record. A first-time All-Star, Mikolas gave up six hits and three runs in four innings, with two strikeouts and two walks. He had made four consecutive quality starts. DeSclafani (4-2) gave up five hits and six runs in 3 1/3 innings, with three strikeouts and one walk. He was 5-1 with a 2.30 ERA in eight previous appearances against the Cardinals. —Field Level Media | NEWS-MULTISOURCE |
User:UnknownForEver
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I do not accept barnstars but you are free to thank me on my talk page.
Some random funny stuff:
* Toilet Paper
* Horny guy | WIKI |
Trump to present Tiger Woods with Medal of Freedom
President Donald Trump announced Monday that he will award Tiger Woods the Presidential Medal of Freedom after his win Sunday at the Masters, the golfer's first major championship win since 2008. “Spoke to @TigerWoods to congratulate him on the great victory he had in yesterday’s @TheMasters, & to inform him that because of his incredible Success & Comeback in Sports (Golf) and, more importantly, LIFE, I will be presenting him with the PRESIDENTIAL MEDAL OF FREEDOM!” Trump tweeted. The Presidential Medal of Freedom is one of the nation’s highest civilian awards and is bestowed upon those who have made “especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors.” Woods, considered one of the greatest golf players of all time, had earlier won the Masters in 1997, 2001, 2002 and 2005. His most recent victory in one of golf's four major championships was the 2008 U.S. Open. He has 15 major championship wins in his career, second all time behind Jack Nicklaus, who has 18. Trump is an avid fan of golf, a sport he is known to play regularly, including on frequent trips to the multiple golf properties he owns. The Trump Organization maintains 19 golf properties, including well-known courses at Turnberry, Scotland; West Palm Beach, Fla.; and Trump National Doral in Miami. Trump and Woods, who lives in Florida not far from the president’s Mar-a-Lago club, maintain a friendly relationship and have played golf together in the past. The president, Woods and Nicklaus played together in February at Trump’s Jupiter, Fla., course. The president has presented Medals of Freedom to other athletes, including Dallas Cowboys quarterback Roger Staubach and NFL defensive lineman Alan Page, as well as a posthumous award to Babe Ruth. | NEWS-MULTISOURCE |
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52 The bridesmaids' names had just been written on a card as Mary entered the room. There were the Ladies Amelia, Rosina, Margaretta, and Alexandrina of course at the head of it; then came Beatrice and the twins; then Miss Oriel, who, though only a parson's sister, was a person of note, birth, and fortune. After this there had been here a great discussion whether or not there should be any more. If there were to be one more there must be two. Now Miss Moffat had expressed a direct wish, and Augusta, though she would much rather have done without her, hardly knew how to refuse. Alexandrina—we hope we may be allowed to drop the 'lady,' for the sake of brevity, for the present scene only—was dead against such an unreasonable request. 'We none of us know her, you know; and it would not be comfortable.' Beatrice strongly advocated the future sister-in-law's acceptance into the bevy: she had her own reasons; she was pained that Mary Thorne should not be among the number, and if Miss Moffat were accepted, perhaps Mary might be brought in as her colleague.
'If you have Miss Moffat,' said Alexandrina, 'you must have dear little pussy, too; and I really think that pussy is too young; it will be troublesome.' Pussy was the youngest Miss Gresham, who was now only eight years old, and whose real name was Nina.
'Augusta,' said Beatrice, speaking with some slight hesitation, some soupçon of doubt, before the high authority of her noble cousin, 'if you do have Miss Moffat would you mind asking Mary Thorne to join her? I think Mary would like it, because, you see, Patience Oriel is to be one; and we have known Mary much longer than we have known Patience.'
Then out and spake the Lady Alexandrina.
'Beatrice, dear, if you think of what you are asking, I am sure you will see that it would not do; would not do at all. Miss Thorne is a very nice girl, I am sure; and, indeed, what little I have seen of her I highly approve. But, after all, who is she? Mamma, I know, thinks that Aunt Arabella has been wrong to let her be here so much, but—'
Beatrice became rather red in the face, and, in spite of the dignity of her cousin, was preparing to defend her friend.
'Mind, I am not saying a word against Miss Thorne.'
'If I am married before her, she shall be one of my bridesmaids,' said Beatrice.
'That will probably depend on circumstances,' said the Lady Alexandrina; I find that I cannot bring my courteous pen to drop the title. 'But Augusta is very peculiarly situated. Mr. Moffat is, you see, not of the very highest birth; and, | WIKI |
User:Frankfabrizzio
SOLO SITA BIOGRAPHY
Solo Sita whose real names are Zola Solo Sita was born in Kinshasa and started singing in church at the tender age of six years. At twelve he started writing his own songs and at sixteen started a group called Comick-Comet, based in Matadi.
The second group was called Comet Mambo which was always in Matadi too. There were good musicians over there – OK Jazz, Afrisa International, Stukass Boys amongst others and so competition was stiff.
Because some Comet Mambo band members like Shimita, Checedan, Makolain and Mimi Ley went to Zaiko band, Zola Solo joined the group Empire Bakuba of Pepe Kalle. Two months after joining Bakuba, Solo made his first tour of Gabon alongside the entertaining dancer Emoro. On coming back the group made an album ‘Zabolo’ and toured more African countries including Cote D’Ivoire, Mali, Benin, Burkina Fasso, Central African Republic, Congo Brazzaville. They later went to on a European tour.
In 1984, Solo Sita became the head of the band and at the same time became the originator of the dance style ‘Massassi Calculer’ which generated a lot of fury in both Africa and Europe. He did the songs ‘Simplicite’ and ‘Plainte d’Amour’ (which are available on Youtube).
In July 1986 Solo Sita left Empre Bakuba and went to Paris where he met Kanda Bongoman. Kanda invited him to sing with him on the album “Sai Liza’. Solo was a great animator on the album where one hears him chant ‘Kuassa kuassa, Kuassa!’ After doing his album ‘Solo Moke Moke’ he became a hot cake with all musicians in Paris wanting him to be their animator. Solo went on to start ‘Malinga System’ alongside Geo Bilongo. Other members in the group were Jarrys Fimbo Komba Bello and Chellid.
‘Soukouss 360 was his second album as a solo artist. Kanda Bongoman once again asked Solo Sita to accompany him on a tour of Australia. They then performed in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Zambia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, South Africa and all the way to the United States of America
In 1996 the album ‘Trahison’ followed. At the same time Solo, Shimita and Freddie De Majunga (of Kin Stars) did two songs “Choisis’ and ‘Prés de toi’. ‘Soukouss Expres’, a band based in the islands of ReUnion invited Zola Solo and they did the song ‘Kelly’ and afterwards a remix of ‘Allah’. Tours as a solo artist followed and Solo Sita went to Niger,Guadeloupe,Republic of Dominique, Comoros islands then to Europe – Belgium, Switzerland, Germany then back to Matadi in D.R.C.
With Soukouss Stars Solo Sita made the album ‘Niekesse’ which was a great hit in Europe and Africa and the tours continued. A compilation of ‘The Best Of Solo Sita’ is coming up on the Internet and he is redoing two titles with Pappy Tex (formerly of Empire Bakuba and famous for the song ‘Kanda Ya Nini’), ‘100 pour 100’ and ‘Muambiye’. Hilarion Nguema of Gabon and the great Sam Mangwana (of Angola) together did a collaboration with Solo Sita in 1997 in Paris. Lately Solo Sita has co-founded the group ‘African Kiesse’ alongside Dally Kimoko, Phillo Kola and Seskain Molenga (both formerly in Afrisa International of Tabu Ley), Flavian Makabi (the former bass guitarist of T.P.O.K. Jazz), Esby and Jose. The group has two dancers and perform every evening in Paris where they are located. They are working on an album which may be finished by the end of the year and will blend Soukouss and Rumba hits. | WIKI |
BRIEF-PPHE Hotel Says Group's FY Overall Trading Performance Is In Line With Previous Expectations
Jan 31 (Reuters) - Pphe Hotel Group Ltd:
* REPORTED GROUP HOTEL REVENUE IN 2017 INCREASED BY APPROXIMATELY 19.0% YEAR-ON-YEAR.
* ON A LIKE-FOR-LIKE BASIS 1 , GROUP HOTEL REVENUE INCREASED BY APPROXIMATELY 10.0% IN 2017
* 2017 LIKE-FOR-LIKE REVPAR INCREASED BY 11.5% TO £92.4 (
* GROUP‘S OVERALL TRADING PERFORMANCE FOR YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2017 IS IN LINE WITH BOARD‘S PREVIOUS EXPECTATIONS.
* 2017 INTERIM ORDINARY DIVIDEND PAID OF 11.0 PENCE PER ORDINARY SHARE Source text for Eikon: Further company coverage: (Bangalore.newsroom@thomsonreuters.com) | NEWS-MULTISOURCE |
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Gingival Flap Gum Surgery
December 16, 2015 | Gilbertarizonadental
Gingival Flap Gum Surgery
Tartar at the gum line can quickly develop into gingivitis. If left unchecked gingivitis can advance into periodontitis. This advanced infection and inflammation can cause your teeth to recede from your gums, creating pockets that harbor bacteria near the roots of your teeth. Over time it can also cause loss of material in the bones that anchor your teeth in your mouth.
There are a few different procedures to help resolve the infection and repair the damaged gum tissue. The most common method is a gingival flap surgery.
The surgery usually required deep sedation but can be done on an outpatient basis. You will likely need someone to drive you and possibly stay with you for a day or two afterward to help you get back on your feet.
During the procedure the oral surgeon or periodontist will make a small incision is made in the gums. This will expose the infected material making it easier to remove. They will then pull some your health gum tissue over the base of your teeth. This restores some of the protection previously afforded by your gums and gives your body the opportunity to heal while reducing inflammation.
Afterward the surgeon may prescribe antibiotics to help deal with any lingering systemic inflammation. They may also prescribe pain killers or anti-inflammatory medication to help deal with discomfort during recovery.
If you have gum disease, or receding gums and you are concerned that you might need a procedure to resolve it, please feel free to call us at 480-725-3031 to schedule an appointment. | ESSENTIALAI-STEM |
Rhyda Ofori Amanfo
Rhyda Ofori Amanfo (born 6 June 1997) is a Ghanaian sportswoman and a cricketer. She was appointed as captain of the Ghana women's national cricket team in 2015.
Education
Rhyda is a graduate of Obuasi Senior High Technical School and Wesley College of Education.
Cricket
Rhyda is the captain of the Ghana women's national cricket team, her appointment came in 2015.
She made her Women's Twenty20 International (T20) debut for Ghana against Rwanda on 28 March 2022 in Lagos, Nigeria. Ghana placed fourth in the tournament.
Rhyda also captains Pomposo Royals, a senior women’s T20 League team in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. | WIKI |
Crosslandia
Crosslandia is a genus of sea slugs, in the family Scyllaeidae. Members of this genus inhabit areas such as the Pacific coast of Central America, and the Indo-West Pacific.
Species
* Crosslandia daedali Poorman & Mulliner, 1981
* Crosslandia viridis Eliot, 1902 | WIKI |
Piedmont Authority for Regional Transportation
Piedmont Authority for Regional Transportation (PART) provides inter-city and regional public transportation for the Greensboro, Winston-Salem and High Point, NC combined statistical area, known as the Piedmont Triad area. In, the system had a ridership of , or about per weekday as of.
Member Counties
* Alamance
* Davie
* Davidson
* Forsyth
* Guilford
* Randolph
* Rockingham
* Stokes
* Yadkin
History
In the winter of 1989 the City Managers, Transportation Advisory Committee Chairpersons and the Directors of Transportation for the Cities of Greensboro, High Point and Winston-Salem held a joint meeting to discuss transportation related issues in the Triad Region. It was a known necessity from all represented that better planning needed to occur to improve the transportation systems throughout the Piedmont Triad. A lack of communication and planning at the regional level between districts and divisions of the cities and state respectively had been a contributing factor to congestion and diminishing the quality of life. In the fall of 1993 the NCDOT provided funding of what has been called "phase one study to develop a Regional Transportation Plan."
In the fall of 1995, the Transit 2001 Commission was appointed by Governor Jim Hunt to investigate the future of North Carolina's transit industry.
In the fall of 1996, a second phase of a Regional Transportation Study initiated a meeting of the mayors throughout the Triad and others to discuss the formation of a new Triad Transportation Authority.
In February 1997, the Transit 2001 Commission released its final report. The Transit 2001 report had been regarded as the map for the future of North Carolina's transit industry.
In June 1997, the North Carolina General Assembly passed Article 27, GS160A authorizing the formation of a Regional Transportation Authority in the Triad. The NC General Assembly also appropriated $750,000 to conduct two separate rail corridor studies in the Triad to be administered by the new Regional Transportation Authority. Moreover, in June 1997, authorization for new revenue sources to fund Regional Transportation Programs was established.
In the Fall of 1997, representatives of local governments met to arrange for the formation of a Regional Transportation Authority in the Piedmont Triad.
On October 6, 1998, the Piedmont Authority for Regional Transportation held its inaugural meeting of the board of trustees. The PART Board of Trustees has been meeting regularly since the inaugural meeting of 1998. The board of trustees have established a work program, adopted a business plan and have increased staff to manage the activities of the Regional Transportation Authority.
In 2012, PART chose National Express Transit as its contractor, after the bankruptcy of previous operator Coach America.
On February 21, 2022, the Surry County Board of County Commissioners voted to withdraw their membership from PART effective June 30, 2022. | WIKI |
Transport in Delhi
Delhi has significant reliance on its transport infrastructure. The city has developed a highly efficient public transport system with the introduction of the Delhi Metro, which is undergoing a rapid modernization and expansion since 2006. There are 16.6 million registered vehicles in the city as of 30 June 2014, which is the highest in the world among all cities, most of which do not follow any pollution emission norm (within municipal limits), while the Delhi metropolitan region (NCR Delhi) has 11.2 million vehicles. Delhi and NCR lose nearly 42 crore (420 million) man-hours every month while commuting between home and office through public transport, due to the traffic congestion. Therefore, serious efforts, including a number of transport infrastructure projects, are under way to encourage usage of public transport in the city.
History
Prior to independence in the 1940s, public transport in the city was in private hands, with people relying mainly on tongas and the bus service of the 'Gwalior Transport Company' and 'Northern India Transport Company'. But with the growing city, it soon proved inadequate, thus Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) bus system was established in May 1948. The next big leap in city transport was the opening of Delhi Metro, a rapid transit system in 2002.
Overview
Public transport in the metropolis includes the Delhi Metro, the Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) and DIMTS (Delhi Integrated Multi Modal Transit System) bus system, auto-rickshaws, cycle-rickshaws, e-rickshaws, Grameen Seva and taxis. With the introduction of Delhi Metro, a rail-based mass rapid transit system, rail-based transit systems have gained ground. Other means of transit include suburban railways, inter-state bus services and private taxis which can be rented for various purposes. However, buses continue to be the most popular means of transportation for intra-city travel, catering to about 60% of the total commuting requirements.
Private vehicles account for 30% of the total demand for transport, while the rest of the demand is met largely by auto-rickshaws, taxis, rapid transit system and railways.
Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGI) serves Delhi for both domestic and international air connections, and is situated in the south-western corner of the city. In 2009–2010, IGI recorded a traffic of more than 25.01 million passengers, both Domestic and International. Heavy air traffic has emphasised the need for a secondary airport, which is expected to be Taj International Airport near Greater Noida, alongside the Delhi-Agra highway.
The only international rail service in Delhi was the Samjhauta Express to Lahore,which was stopped in 2019 following a standoff. It is possible to change trains to board rail services to Bangladesh and Nepal which commence in other cities of India. For the future, a high-speed rail link is being considered that would link New Delhi with Kunming, China via Myanmar
Road transport
Roads in Delhi are maintained by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi, New Delhi Municipal Council, Delhi Cantonment Board, Public Works Department and Delhi Development Authority. At 1749 km of road length per 100 km2, Delhi has one of the highest road densities in India. Major roadways include the Ring Road and the Outer Ring Road, which had a traffic density of 110,000 vehicles per day in 2001. Total road length of Delhi was 28,508 km including 388 km of National Highways. Major road-based public transport facilities in Delhi are provided by DTC buses, auto-rickshaws, taxis and cycle-rickshaws.
Buses
Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) operates the world's largest fleet of CNG-powered buses. After Pune, Delhi was the second city in India to have an operational Bus rapid transit (BRT) system. However the BRT was dismantled in 2016 due to accidents and congestion.
Delhi has one of India's largest bus transport systems. Buses are the most popular means of transport catering to about 60% of Delhi's total demand. Buses are operated by the state-owned Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC), which owns largest fleet of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG)-fueled buses in the world, private Blueline bus operators and several chartered bus operators. It is mandatory for all private bus operators to acquire a permit from the State Transport Authority. The buses traverse various well-defined intra-city routes. Other than regular routes, buses also travel on Railway Special routes; Metro Feeder routes. Mudrika (Ring) and Bahri Mudrika (Outer Ring) routes along Ring and Outer-Ring road respectively are amongst the longest intra-city bus routes in the world. The DTC has started introducing air-conditioned buses and brand new low-floor buses (with floor height of 400 mm and even higher on one third area as against 230 mm available internationally.) on city streets to replace the conventional buses. A revamp plan is underway to improve bus-shelters in the city and to integrate GPS systems in DTC buses and bus stops so as to provide reliable information about bus arrivals. In 2007, after public uproar concerning the large number of accidents caused by privately owned Blueline buses, the Delhi government, under pressure from the Delhi High Court decided that all Blueline Buses shall be phased out and be eventually replaced by low floor buses of the state-owned DTC. The Delhi Government has decided to expedite this process and will procure 6,600 low floor buses for the DTC by commonwealth games next year in mid 2020.
As of May 2023, the fleet size of buses in Delhi is as follows:
Auto-rickshaws
The auto-rickshaws (popularly known as Auto) are an important and popular means of public transportation in Delhi, as they are cheaper than taxis. Hiring an Auto in Delhi is very tricky, as very few auto-drivers agree to standard meter charges. The typical method is to haggle for an agreeable rate.
Taxis
Though easily available, taxis are not an integral part of Delhi public transport. There are over 113 registered taxis. The Indian Tourism Ministry and various private owners operate most taxis. The Tourism Ministry grants private companies permits to operate taxis. Recently, Radio Taxis have started to gain ground in Delhi. Some companies provide an on-call radio taxi service, which is slightly more expensive than conventional Black and Yellow taxis.
Cycle-rickshaws
Cycle-rickshaws are a popular mode of travel for short distance transits in the city. The pedal-powered rickshaws are easily available throughout the city and reckoned for being cheap and environment friendly. Often, tourists and citizens use them for joyrides, too. Of late, they have been phased out from the congested areas of Chandni Chowk because of their slow pace, which often leads to traffic snarls on the streets of Old Delhi. Still, they are the great source of public transport in Delhi.
Inner Ring Road
Inner Ring Road is one of the most important "state highways" in Delhi. It is a 51 km long circular road, which connects Northern, eastern, Western and Southern areas in Delhi. Owing to more than 2 dozen grade-separators/flyovers, the road is almost signal-free. The road is generally 8-laned with a few bottlenecks at certain stretches, which are being removed. The road has already achieved its carrying capacity of 110000 vehicles per day and would require an addition of more lanes to fulfill needs of increasing traffic by 2011.
Outer Ring Road
Outer Ring Road is another major artery in Delhi. The road which was almost neglected till the early 2000s is now an important highway that links far-flung areas of Delhi. The road is 6-8 lane and has grade-separators and a large number are under construction as a part of project to make the artery signal free. The road along with the ring road forms a ring which intersects all the National Highways passing through Delhi.
Expressways and National Highways
Delhi is connected by NH 1, NH 2, NH 8, NH 10 and NH 24. It also has three expressways (six- and eight-lane) that connect it with its suburbs. Delhi–Gurgaon Expressway connects Delhi with one of its financial hubs, Gurgaon, DND Flyway connects Delhi with its other financial hub, Noida and Delhi–Faridabad Skyway which connects Faridabad, major suburb to Delhi. Four more expressways are also planned.
Noida–Greater Noida Expressway connects Noida with Greater Noida, which is an upcoming financial and commercial hub and is also to have a new Jewar International Airport. A 135.6-km long Western Peripheral Expressway, also known as the Kundli–Manesar–Palwal Expressway, which became operational on 19 November 2018, will relieve Delhi of the congestion of heavy night traffic and will act as a bypass for the night vehicles.
NH 24 or Ghaziabad Road is a four-lane national highway which connects Delhi to Lucknow via Ghaziabad. As the Commonwealth Village is located close by Yamuna bridge on this highway, underpasses and flyover being built will help facilitate traffic between the eastern areas of Delhi/ Western UP and the rest of the city.
Rail transport
Rail based transport in the city has started to gain popularity with the introduction of Delhi Metro. Ring-Railway, which runs parallel to the Ring-Road system is another rail-based intra-city transport facility in Delhi.
Metro Railway
The Delhi Metro is being built in phases. Rapid increase of population coupled with large-scale immigration due to high economic growth has resulted in ever increasing demand for better transport, putting excessive pressure on the city's existent transport infrastructure. Like many other cities in the developing world, the city faces acute transport management problems leading to air pollution, congestion and resultant loss of productivity. In order to meet the transportation demand in Delhi, the State and Union government started the construction of a Mass Rapid Transit system, known as Delhi Metro in 1998. The project started commercial operations on 25 December 2002 between Shahdara and Tis Hazari) on the Red Line. It has set performance and efficiency standards and is continuously expanding. As of January 2022, the network consists of nine colour-coded regular lines along with the faster Airport Express line, with a total length of 348.12 km serving 254 stations. The system has a mix of underground, at-grade, and elevated stations using both broad-gauge and standard-gauge. Phases III (112 km) and IV (108.5 km) will be completed by 2018 and 2025 respectively, with the network totaling 413.8 km, making it longer than the London Underground.
Phase I consisted of 58 stations and 65.0 km of route length, of which 13.0 km is underground and 52.1 km surface or elevated. The inauguration of the Dwarka–Barakhamba Road corridor of the Blue Line marked the completion of Phase I in October 2006.
Phase II of the network consists of 124.6 km of route length and 85 stations, and is fully completed, with the first section opened in June 2008 and the last line opened in August 2011.
Phase-III has 28 underground stations, 2 new lines and 11 route extensions, totaling 167.27 km, with a cost of inr<PHONE_NUMBER>00 and having an expected completion date of mid 2019. Phase IV (113.2 km) is planned to be completed by 2025.
Delhi Metro lines that operate as of January 2022:
Ring & Suburban Railway
Ring railway is a 35-kilometre circular railway network in Delhi that runs parallel to the Ring Road. It was laid back in 1975 primarily to service freight trains that could bypass the crowded and passenger-heavy Old Delhi and New Delhi railway stations. The network was upgraded for the 1982 Asian Games with the introduction of 24 additional services. Its circular route is 35 km (22 mi) long, which the trains takes 90–120 minutes to complete, both clockwise and anti-clockwise, via the Hazrat Nizamuddin Railway Station. The ring railway service was quite popular through the 80s and 90s when Delhi's transport infrastructure was just gathering pace, but since then, with the rapid expansion of the Delhi Metro coupled with an extensive bus network, the ring railway has remained neglected by the city as well as the Railways. On average, only 3700 passengers take the trains every day. The biggest reason for the failure of the railway is a lack of a feeder network, such as approach roads and feeder buses to the stations. The stations are situated at remote locations and are difficult to access by passengers. There is also a problem of security as many stations have been encroached. The trains on this network also run behind schedule most of the time. The network is now utilized as a freight corridor and limited passenger train services are available during peak hours.
Railway connectivity
Delhi is connected to whole of the nation through Indian Railways vast network. New Delhi Railway Station which is one of the most busiest stations in Indian Railway system serves as headquarters of Northern Railways. A large load of inter-state transport is borne by railways. A large number of local passenger trains connect Delhi to its sub-urban areas and thus provide convenient travel for daily commuters. Railways also share a large amount of freight traffic in Delhi.
Train Services
Regular train services available from railway stations in the city. The services are extended to all the states in the country. Services are provided by the national railway operator Indian Railways. The 5 railway stations in the city are:
* New Delhi Railway Station, Paharganj & Ajmeri Gate, Central Delhi district
* Delhi Junction, Mori Gate, Central Delhi district
* Hazrat Nizamuddin Railway Station, Nizamuddin East, South East Delhi district
* Delhi Sarai Rohilla Railway Station, Sarai Rohilla, Central Delhi district
* Anand Vihar Terminal Railway Station, Anand Vihar, Shahdara district
Regional Rapid Transport System (RRTS/RapidX)
* Sarai kale khan-Meerut RRTS (partially operational)
* Sarai kale khan-Panipat RRTS (under construction)
* Sarai kale khan-Gurugram-Alwar RRTS (under construction)
Highways
The city is believed to have the highest road density in the country and is well connected to the rest of the nation through five major national highways, namely NH 1, NH 2, NH 8, NH 10 and NH 24. The highways around city are being upgraded into expressways with ultra-modern facilities.
Bus services
Regular bus services are available from interstate bus terminals in the city. The services are extended to all the northern states and the neighbouring areas of Delhi. Services are provided by state transport corporations and several private operators.
Delhi Transport Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited (DTIDC) operates 4 major Inter-State Bus Terminals (ISBT):
* Maharana Pratap Inter State Bus Terminus at Kashmere Gate in central Delhi.
* Swami Vivekanand Inter State Bus Terminus at Anand Vihar east of Yamuna river in East Delhi.
* Sarai Kale Khan Inter-State Bus Terminus at Sarai Kale Khan in South East Delhi.
* Dwarka Inter State Bus Terminus (under-construction in 2022 on 27 acres) opposite Dwarka Sector 21 metro station in South Delhi.
* Narela Inter State Bus Terminus, planned in West Delhi.
* Aerocity Inter State Bus Terminus (Aerocity ISBT), adjacent to the Aerocity Metro Interchange Station near Terminal-1 of IGI in South Delhi, proposed in 2023.
Airports
Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGI) serves Delhi for both domestic and international connections, and is situated in the southwestern corner of the city, alongside Delhi-Gurgaon Expressway. In the year 2015–16, IGI recorded a traffic of over 48 million passengers. Being the busiest airport in the South Asian region, IGI airport has three terminals - Terminal 1 & Terminal 2 for domestic operations only and Terminal 3 - with mixed use i.e. primary International and the rest of the domestic operations(Vistara and Air India) - in addition of T1 & T2
The airport was and still witnessing massive expansion and modernisation by a consortium led by GMR Infra. The new Terminal T3 was inaugurated in 2010 in line of the historic Commonwealth Games being held and Delhi is today India's only city to have an airport of this size. Terminals 4, 5 and 6 will be built in a phased manner. By 2024, airport will have four runways and will handle more than 100 million passengers per year.
Hindon Domestic Airport in Ghaziabad was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi as the second airport for the Delhi-NCR Region on the 8 March 2019.
Apart from the expanded IGI airport, Delhi might also receive a second international airport by 2024. The airport, being named as Taj International Aviation Hub, is proposed to be located in Jewar in Greater Noida. It would be around 75 km from IGI airport.
Yamuna bridges in Delhi
The total length of the Yamuna inside Delhi is 22 km from the Wazirabad barrage to the Okhla barrage. This stretch of the river has 14 bridges (nine of them for road traffic), including those built by Delhi Metro (4) and Indian Railways (1). 4 bridges are under construction — 1 for road traffic and 3 for rail traffic.
* Road Bridges
* Old Wazirabad bridge (barrage-cum-bridge)
* Signature Bridge
* Yudhishthir Setu
* Rajghat/Geeta Colony bridge
* Old ITO bridge, Vikas Marg (barrage-cum-bridge)
* New Nizamuddin Bridge
* DND Flyway
* Okhla barrage bridge
* Barapullah Phase-III extension (under construction)
* Road-Rail Bridges
* Old Yamuna Bridge (Lohe-ka-Pul)
* Rail bridges
* Delhi Metro
* Kashmere Gate to Shastri Park (Red Line)
* Indraprastha to Yamuna Bank (Blue Line)
* Nizamuddin to Mayur Vihar (Pink Line)
* Kalindi Kunj to Okhla Bird Sanctuary (Magenta Line)
* Jagatpur to Sonia Vihar (Pink Line) (under construction)
* Indian Railways
* New Yamuna Bridge (under construction)
* Delhi-Meerut RRTS
* Under construction
Other bridges in NCR
* IIT Flyover
Future projects
There are many transport infrastructure projects underway in Delhi. Most had their deadlines set in late 2009 and early 2010, just before the 2010 Commonwealth Games. As of 2023, most of them have been completed. They are listed below -
Rail
* Upgrading of New Delhi and Old Delhi railway stations of Northern Railways.
* Delhi metro has new line of super-fast Delhi Airport Express Line having maximum speed of 135 km/h line to connect to IGI Airport.
* Introduction of Monorail (45 km) and Light Rail Transit has been aborted till 2010.
* Reintroducing Trams in the Chandni Chowk and Red Fort areas of the city.
* Anand Vihar Railway Terminal to reduce the train loads over Old Delhi Station and New Delhi Railway Station. Besides that the station will also serve the densely populated Eastern part of Delhi, along with the neighbouring suburbs of Ghaziabad and Noida.
* A high-speed rail link that would link New Delhi with Kunming, China via Myanmar
Road
* Two upcoming bridges over Yamuna will connect Faridabad to Noida and Greater Noida. One of the bridges would connect Faridabad-Noida-Ghaziabad (FNG) expressway from Noida's Sector 150 to National Highway 1 in Faridabad. The other bridge is proposed to link Noida's Sector 168 with Faridabad's Badoli village (Near Bypass Road) Government has already approved construction of the road connecting Faridabad and Greater Noida that will improve the connectivity with clearances received from both Haryana and Uttar Pradesh Governments The much-awaited FNG (Faridabad-Noida-Ghaziabad Expressway) is finally coming on track and will provide fast connectivity to daily commuters of the area once complete; apart from this, it is also emerging as an excellent stretch for real estate development. FNG Expressway is around 56 km long with 19.9 km in Noida–Greater Noida region, 8 km in Ghaziabad, while the rest 28.1 km is in the Faridabad region, especially the developing sectors of Neharpar Faridabad or Greater Faridabad. According to the plan, FNG from Noida side will become operational in the next 14 months while it would take three years for the whole stretch to become fully operational. The completed expressway designed by IIT-Roorkee will offer commuters direct connectivity between Noida and Greater Faridabad
* DND–KMP Expressway project has been approved in March 2019 which will connect DND Flyway at Maharani Bagh, Delhi to Faridabad bypass road near Badarpur border. According to Public Works Department officials, the bypass will connect the DND Flyway, cutting across the Agra Canal along the Yamuna, which runs perpendicular to Sarita Vihar and ends near Badarpur border, which further connects to Faridabad. "Commuters heading from east Delhi, South Delhi and Noida to Faridabad will be able to avoid the road to Ashram Chowk completely and that will help de-congest the area for local users. The estimated cost of the project is INR 3,580 crores and will be completed in three phases. In the first phase, the stretch from Maharani Bagh (at DND Flyway) to Kalindi Kunj will be completed. In the second phase, the stretch from Kalindi Kunj to Faridabad will see completion. The third phase will be from Sector-62/65 dividing road in Faridabad to KMP Expressway interchange near Sohna." The bypass will dramatically reduce travel time between Delhi and Faridabad as it will serve as an alternative to Mathura Road. Unified Traffic and Transportation Infrastructure (Planning and Engineering) Centre gave the Public Works Department its consent to move ahead after Lieutenant-Governor Najeeb Jung gave the approval to the project.
Air
* Revamp of IGI Airport is underway to improve its infrastructure, passenger capacity and efficiency.
* Jewar Airport in Gautam Budhh Nagar district will start operations in 2025.
* Union Civil Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju inaugurated the Rohini Heliport on February 28, 2017.
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A sugar is a form of carbohydrate; the most commonly used sugar is a white crystalline solid, sucrose; used to alter the flavor of beverages and food. The "simple" sugars, such as glucose (which exists within sucrose), store potential energy which is used by biological cells.
In culinary terms, sugar is a type of food associated with one of the primary taste sensations, that of sweetness. Culinary sugar is available in many forms, from "brown" or "raw" (which is not truly raw, but refined from sugarcane) to highly refined "white" sugar. Turbinado sugar is raw sugar that has been steam-cleaned. Sugar comes in lumps, grains, powder, cubes, octogons, and fruity loops.
In the Southern United States, sugar is sometimes used to mean diabetes mellitus.
Table of contents
1 Production
2 Chemistry
3 History
Production
Sugar sucrose is extracted from sugar cane, sugar beets, or sugar palm by a refining process. In the financial year 2001/2002, 134.1 million tonnes of sugar were produced worldwide.
The major cane sugar producing countries are countries with warm climates, such as Australia, Brazil, and Thailand. In 2001/2002 there was over twice as much sugar produced in developing countries as in developed countries. The greatest quantity of sugar is produced in Latin America and the Caribbean nations, and in the Far East.
Ironically, the world's second largest sugar exporter is the EU. Although beet sugar costs four times as much to produce as cane sugar, huge subsidies and a high import tariff make it difficult for other countries to export to the EU, or compete with it on world markets. The U.S. sets high sugar prices to support its producers with the effect that many sugar consumers have switched to corn syrup (beverage manufacturers) or moved out of the country (candy makers).
The raw vegetable material is crushed, and the juice is collected and filtered. The liquid is then treated (often with lime) to remove impurities, this is then neutralised with sulfur dioxide. The juice is then boiled, sediment settles to the bottom and can be dredged out, scum rises to the surface and this is skimmed off. The heat is removed and the liquid crystallises, usually while being stirred, to produce sugar which can be poured into moulds. A centrifuge can also be used during crystallisation.
There is little difference between sugar made from beet and that made from cane, but sophisticated tests can distinguish the two, and have been developed to reduce fraudulent abuse of EU subsidies.
Chemistry
In biochemistry, a sugar is the simplest molecule that can be identified as a carbohydrate. These are monosaccharides and disaccharides. Sugars contain either aldehyde groups (-CHO) or ketone groups (C=O), where there are carbon-oxygen double bonds, making the sugars reactive. Most sugars conform to (CH2O)n where n is between 3 and 7. A notable exception is deoxyribose, which as the name suggests is "missing" an oxygen. As well as being clasified by their reactive group, sugars are also classified by the number of carbons they contain. Derivatives of trioses (C3H6O3) are intermediates in glycolysis. Pentoses include ribose and deoxyribose, which are present in nucleic acids. Ribose is also a component of several chemicals that are important to the metabolic process, including NADH and ATP. Hexoses include glucose which is a universal substrate for the production of energy in the form of ATP. During photosynthesis plants produce glucose which is then stored as starch.
Many pentoses and hexoses are capable of forming ring structures. In these closed-chain forms the aldehyde or ketone group is not free, so many of the reactions typical of these groups cannot occur. Glucose in solution exists mostly as a ring at equilibrium, with less than 0.1% of the molecules in the open-chain form.
Monosaccharides in a closed-chain form can form glycosidic bonds with other monosaccharides, creating disaccharides, such as sucrose, and polysaccharides such as starch. Glycosidic bonds must be hydrolised or otherwise broken by enzymes before such compounds can be used in metabolism.
The term "glyco-" indicates the presence of a sugar in an otherwise non-carbohydrate substance: for example, a glycoprotein is a protein to which one or more sugars are connected.
Simple sugars include sucrose, fructose, glucose, dextrose,maltose and mannose.
Sucrose can be converted by hydrolysis into fructose and glucose, producing what is called inverted sugar. This resulting sugar is sweeter than the original sucrose, and is useful for making confections sweeter and softer in texture.
History
Sugar cane has long been known in tropical areas of the world, and was chewed raw to extract its sweetness. Later sugar refining was developed in the Middle East, India and China, where it became a staple of cooking and desserts. Later sugar spread to other areas of the world through trade. It arrived in Europe with the arrival of the Moors. Crusaders also brought sugar home with them after their campaigns in the Holy Land. While sugar cane could not be grown in Europe, sugar beets could and these began to be widely cultivated.
With the European colonization of the new world the Caribbean became the world's largest source of sugar. Sugar cane could be grown on these islands using slave labour at vastly lower prices than sugar beets could be grown in Europe, or cane sugar imported from the East. Thus the economies of entire islands such as Tobago, Guadaloupe, and Barbados were based on sugar production. Sugar prices fell, especially in Britain, and what had previously been a luxury good began, by the eighteenth century, to be commonly consumed by all levels of society. At first most sugar in Britain was used in tea, but later candies and chocolates became extremely popular. Sugar was commonly sold in solid cones and required a sugar nip, a plyers-like tool, to break off pieces.
Sugar cane quickly exhausts the soil and production soon fell dramatically in the Caribbean. Production thus spread to South America as well as to new European colonies in Africa. While it is no longer grown by slaves, sugar growing continues to this day to be associated with workers earning minimal wages and living in extreme poverty. Cuba was a large producer of sugar in the 20th century until the collapse of the Soviet Union took away their export market and the industry collapsed.
See also: sweetener, glycomics
Sugar is also the stagename of actress, voice actress and television and radio personality, Stephanie Beard.
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