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SET STATISTICS IO (Transact-SQL)
Applies to: yesSQL Server (all supported versions) YesAzure SQL Database
Causes SQL Server to display information about the amount of disk activity generated by Transact-SQL statements.
Topic link icon Transact-SQL Syntax Conventions
Syntax
SET STATISTICS IO { ON | OFF }
Note
To view Transact-SQL syntax for SQL Server 2014 and earlier, see Previous versions documentation.
Remarks
When STATISTICS IO is ON, statistical information is displayed, and when OFF, the information isn't displayed.
After this option is set ON, all Transact-SQL statements return the statistical information until the option is set to OFF.
The following table lists and describes the output items.
Output item Meaning
Table Name of the table.
Scan count Number of seeks or scans started after reaching the leaf level in any direction to retrieve all the values to construct the final dataset for the output.
Scan count is 0 if the index used is a unique index or clustered index on a primary key and you're seeking for only one value. For example, WHERE Primary_Key_Column = <value>.
Scan count is 1 when you're searching for one value using a non-unique clustered index defined on a non-primary key column. This process is done to check for duplicate values for the key value that you're searching for. For example, WHERE Clustered_Index_Key_Column = <value>.
Scan count is N when N is the number of different seeks or scans started towards the left or right side at the leaf level after locating a key value using the index key.
logical reads Number of pages read from the data cache.
physical reads Number of pages read from disk.
read-ahead reads Number of pages placed into the cache for the query.
lob logical reads Number of pages read from the data cache. Includes text, ntext, image, varchar(max), nvarchar(max), varbinary(max), or columnstore index pages.
lob physical reads Number of pages read from disk. Includes text, ntext, image, varchar(max), nvarchar(max), varbinary(max), or columnstore index pages.
lob read-ahead reads Number of pages placed into the cache for the query. Includes text, ntext, image, varchar(max), nvarchar(max), varbinary(max), or columnstore index pages.
The setting of SET STATISTICS IO is set at execute or run time and not at parse time.
Note
When Transact-SQL statements retrieve LOB columns, some LOB retrieval operations might require traversing the LOB tree multiple times. This may cause SET STATISTICS IO to report higher than expected logical reads.
Permissions
To use SET STATISTICS IO, users must have the appropriate permissions to execute the Transact-SQL statement. The SHOWPLAN permission isn't required.
Examples
This example shows how many logical and physical reads are used by SQL Server as it processes the statements.
USE AdventureWorks2012;
GO
SET STATISTICS IO ON;
GO
SELECT *
FROM Production.ProductCostHistory
WHERE StandardCost < 500.00;
GO
SET STATISTICS IO OFF;
GO
Here is the result set:
Table 'ProductCostHistory'. Scan count 1, logical reads 5, physical
reads 0, read-ahead reads 0, lob logical reads 0, lob physical reads 0,
lob read-ahead reads 0.
See Also
SET Statements (Transact-SQL)
SET SHOWPLAN_ALL (Transact-SQL)
SET STATISTICS TIME (Transact-SQL) | ESSENTIALAI-STEM |
Koslov's pika
Koslov's pika or Kozlov's pika (Ochotona koslowi) is a species of mammal in the family Ochotonidae. It is endemic to China. Its natural habitat is tundra. It is threatened by habitat loss. Kozlov's pika are herbivores, they are known as "ecosystem engineers" as they're known to promote diversity of different plants species. Specifically, this species of Pikas has been enlisted as "endangered" in China. Kozlov Pikas are estimated to be within the Northern edge of the Arkatag Range in China. | WIKI |
Talk:Issei
What about Hawaii?
According to my research, the first Issei to arrive went to Hawaii - and Hawaii was a major destination for the Issei. That's how come there are so many Japanese Americans in Hawaii today. But reading this article, you wouldn't know a single Japanese ever set foot in Hawaii! Gatoclass (talk) 13:56, 9 September 2008 (UTC)
Renaming article?
This title attempts to incorporate American and Canadian Issei in one article. At some point, perhaps it will make reasonable sense to re-name this article "Issei Japanese Americans" ... which would mean that another article would need to be created -- something like "Issei Canadian Americans"? --Tenmei (talk) 16:39, 16 September 2008 (UTC)
Plausibly useful tables?
The following were part of the main article, but they are a little out of date and the purpose of the date is not sufficiently explained. With some degree of tweaking, this material could be restored. --Tenmei (talk) 00:34, 1 October 2008 (UTC)
Merger of Nikkei, Issei, Nisei, Sansei, Yonsei
Hi
Can't we merge all these duplicating/ overlaping articles Issei, Nisei, Sansei and Yonsei into the Japanese diaspora (Nikkei) page? Besides the obvious repetition, just because these terms exist for the different generations, that is no justification for separate articles. We don't have separate articles on first, second, third generation French/ German/ Chinese/ Portuguese immigrants in WP content on immigrant communities. Rui ''Gabriel'' Correia (talk) 02:56, 17 February 2011 (UTC)
* Oppose -- see Talk:Japanese diaspora#Merger of Nikkei, Issei, Nisei, Sansei, Yonsei --Tenmei (talk) 22:12, 20 February 2011 (UTC)
Peruvian Issei link to Birther movement
removed vandalism linking to the Barack Obama birther movement in regards to President Fujimora's opponents trying to prove he was born in Japan. Although it is an interesting coincidence, since there is no mention of Peru on the Birther page, this constitutes original research and probable vandalism. <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 06:55, 27 April 2014 (UTC)
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First sentence: Issei = Japanese American
The article currently states that the term issei is referring to
Japanese immigrants to countries in North America and South America.
But are there actually sources that confirm that Japanese immigrants in Europe don't use the term? Or that people in Japan don't use those words to refer to Japanese-Europeans? Some sources imply that the term might be in use for Japanese immigrants in general, not just to Japanese immigrants to the Americas. For example, here's a dissertation from the University of Bonn, Germany, that is using the word to refer to Japanese-Germans: https://www.ioa.uni-bonn.de/bigs-oas/de/people/ph-d-students-and-alumni-1/jahrgang-2014/vanessa-tkotzyk
The article itself states:
There are just over one hundred thousand British Japanese, mostly in London. Unlike other Nikkei communities in the world, these Britons do not identify themselves in such generational terms as issei, nisei, or sansei.
..which kind of implies that there are other communities that use the term and that British Japanese are the (only) exception to this rule. I can't check the source to confirm this, but if this statement was only about a comparison of American vs. British Japanese, then I'd expect the sentence to be: "Unlike Nikkei communities in the Americas, these Britons do not identify themselves in such generational terms as issei, nisei, or sansei." But it doesn't say "Americas"; it says "world". Nakonana (talk) 22:29, 31 January 2024 (UTC) | WIKI |
Yin Qiao San (Yin Qiao Jie Du Wan or Yin Qiao Jie Du Pian)
What Is Yin Qiao San
Yin Qiao San is a common and practical traditional Chinese medicine prescription. It first appeared in <Wen Bing Tiao Bian> (Treatise on differentiation and treatment of seasonal warm diseases) in 1,798 AD.
Yin means “Flos Lonicerae”, Qiao means “Fructus Forsythiae”, and San means “a ground powder”. It is a traditional Chinese medicine prescription mainly composed of Flos Lonicerae and Fructus Forsythiae.
In traditional Chinese medicine, it is often used to relieve exterior symptoms, clear heat and remove toxins, and treat colds, influenza, acute tonsillitis, upper respiratory tract infections, pneumonia, measles, meningitis, Japanese encephalitis, mumps, rubella, urticaria, and skin ulcers.
With the development of pharmaceutical technology, the decoction of Yin Qiao San has been rare. It has been improved into pills and granules. Compared with decoctions, the dosages of pills and granules are more standard.
In the market, the common Yin Qiao San include Yin Qiao Pian, Yin Qiao Jie Du Wan, and Yin Qiao Jie Du Pian.
Ingredients
The medicinal nature of Jin Yin Hua is relatively cold. It can clear heat and remove toxins, dispel wind and heat. The medicinal nature of Jin Yin Hua is slightly cold. It can clear heat and remove toxins, alleviate swelling and dissipate indurated mass, dispel wind and heat. Their synergistic use can more effectively dispel wind and heat, clear heat, and remove toxins.
The medicinal nature of Bo He is relatively cool. It can dispel wind and heat, relieve sore throat, and promote eruptions.
The medicinal nature of Niu Bang Zi is relatively cold. It can dispel wind and heat, disperse lungs and dispel phlegm, relieve sore throat, and promote eruptions. Their synergistic use can remove heat toxins, relieve swelling and sore throat.
The medicinal nature of Jing Jie is relatively warm. It can dispel wind and relieve exterior symptoms, promote eruptions and reduce sores. The medicinal nature of Dan Dou Chi is relatively cool. It can relieve exterior symptoms, and promote sweating.
Both of these medicines have relatively neutral medicinal properties and can treat symptoms caused by wind-cold or wind-heat.
The medicinal nature of Lu Gen is relatively cold. It can clear heat and purge fire, promote fluid production to quench thirst. The medicinal nature of Dan Zhu Ye is relatively cold. It can clear heat and purge fire, relieve restlessness, promote urination. Their synergistic use can more effectively clear heat, promote fluid production to quench thirst.
The medicinal nature of Jie Geng is relatively neutral. It can disperse lungs and dispel phlegm, relieve sore throat and coughs.
The medicinal nature of Gan Cao is relatively neutral. It can reconcile the effects of other Chinese herbal medicines in this prescription and reduce the side effects of other Chinese herbal medicines. It synergizes with Jie Geng to help relieve sore throat and coughs.
Benefits
• Anti-inflammation, inhibiting croton oil-induced mouse ear swelling and egg white-induced rat foot swelling.
• Inhibiting influenza A virus, herpes simplex virus, Coxsackie virus, enterovirus 71, vesicular stomatitis virus, adenovirus, and respiratory syncytial virus.
• Promoting sweat gland secretion and inhibiting the increase in body temperature of rats caused by the triple vaccine.
• Promoting eruptions, and treating measles, rubella, and urticaria.
• Alleviating swelling and dissipating nodulation, treating skin redness, sores, and abscesses.
• Treating fever, mild aversion to wind, yellowish nasal discharge, headache, dry throat, sore throat, yellow phlegm caused by wind-heat.
• Relieving itchy throat, dry cough, cough, shortness of breath, phlegm in the throat, thick phlegm, yellow phlegm, chest pain, flushing, and dry mouth.
• Treating throat pain, dysphagia, dryness and burning sensation in the throat, acute tonsillitis, pharyngitis, aversion to cold, fever, headache, nasal congestion, cough, and fatigue caused by wind-heat.
• Treating colds, influenza, upper respiratory tract infections, pneumonia, epidemic meningitis, mumps, hand-foot-mouth disease in children.
• It has a certain inhibitory effect on Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Streptococcus A,
• Streptococcus B hemolyticus, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Catacoccus, and Proteus.
• Studies have found that it can enhance the ability of macrophages to swallow foreign bodies, and has obvious anti-allergic effects on polymorphic allergies.
How to use it
When using Yin Qiao San, follow the instructions for the medicine. Yin Qiao San has traditional herbal decoctions, pills, and granules.
When using the ancient Chinese medicine method to make Yin Qiao San, all the medicines are added and decocted together. Because its ingredients contain volatile oil, it should not be boiled for a long time.
The decoction of Yin Qiao San has been rarely used, and it needs to be made by a doctor. Take decoction 2 times a day.
When taking its pills, you should take it with warm water. The dosage per administration is about 3-5g. Take it 2-3 times a day.
When taking its granules, it should be taken after stirring and dissolving in warm water. The dosage per administration is about 10g. Take it 2-3 times a day.
Children’s dosage should be reduced correspondingly according to their body weight.
Generally, after taking the medicine for 1-2 days, the patient’s symptoms will be relieved. Patients should stop using it when their symptoms have resolved.
Side Effects
At present, there is no report in the literature that taking it at the prescribed dose will cause serious adverse reactions.
A small proportion of patients taking it may cause allergic reactions, such as measles-like rash, erythema multiforme drug eruption, and drug-induced dermatitis.
Precautions and Warnings
• During the medication, it is not recommended to drink, smoke, eat spicy or greasy food.
• During the medication, it is not recommended to take purging fire Chinese medicine or nourishing Chinese medicine.
• People with wind-cold should not take it. The symptoms are an aversion to cold, fever, anhidrosis, nasal congestion, thin nasal discharge, cough, and thin sputum.
• People with damp-heat diseases should not take it.
• People with deficiency-cold in the spleen and stomach should not take it.
• People who are allergic to the ingredients in Yin Qiao San should not take it.
• Patients with severe chronic diseases such as high blood pressure, heart disease, liver disease, diabetes, kidney disease should take it under the guidance of a doctor.
• Pregnant women and breastfeeding women should take it under the guidance of a doctor.
• Children, the elderly, and the infirm should take it under the guidance of a doctor.
• If you are taking other drugs at the same time, you should consult your doctor to prevent interactions between the drugs and affect the efficacy of the drugs.
• After using it for 3 days, if the symptoms are not relieved, you should go to the hospital in time. | ESSENTIALAI-STEM |
Weak Agricultural Markets, Higher Costs to Weigh on Lindsay
On Jan 22, we issued an updated research report on Lindsay CorporationLNN . The company is well poised on its Foundation for Growth initiative to simplify business, improve productivity and margins. However, current weakness in North American agricultural markets, lower backlog and inflated raw material prices remain near-term headwinds.
Weak Domestic Agricultural Market to Dent Performance
Lindsay reported adjusted net income of 38 cents per share in the first quarter of fiscal 2019 (ended Nov 30, 2018), lagging the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 47 cents. Market headwinds in North America hindered demand for irrigation equipment in the reported quarter. The company's backlog of as of Nov 30, 2018 was $48.9 million, down from $80.3 million as of Nov 30, 2017. This can attributed to a decrease in both Irrigation and Infrastructure backlogs.
The North American agricultural market is likely to remain under strain from lower commodity prices and farm income. Commodity prices remain under pressure owing to a record soybean and near-record corn harvest. Further, it was affected by diminished export prospects owing to the ongoing trade dispute with China. As of November 2018, corn prices rose around 2% while soybean prices have slumped 12% year over year. Further, per the United States Department of Agriculture ("USDA") latest available report, net farm income is likely to decline around 12% to $66.3 billion in 2018 from 2017 - substantially below the 10-year average of $86.9 billion owing to weaker prices for most major crops. Lindsay's revenues will continue to bear the brunt of weakness in the domestic agricultural markets.
Inflated Costs a Woe
Steel is a major raw material for Lindsay to manufacture its products. Steel prices in the United States have increased throughout fiscal 2018, primarily as a result of tariffs that have been implemented on imported steel. In addition, freight costs in the United States have increased owing to a general trucking shortage.
Lindsay will also bear the brunt of elevated costs incurred in connection with its Foundation for Growth performance improvement initiative. Its fiscal 2018 results include pre-tax costs of $9.7 million, including the loss from business divestitures along with severance costs, plant closing costs and professional consulting fees. Results for the first quarter fiscal 2019 included pre-tax costs of $4 million in connection with the initiative. Notably, professional consulting fees comprised $3.8 million, while severance costs and loss on sale of a business formed the remainder.
Potential Headwinds in the Infrastructure Business
Lindsay's infrastructure business continues to generate growth on the back of strong order activity for the Road Zipper projects. Road Zipper is a highly differentiated product that positively addresses key infrastructure needs such as reducing congestion, lowering carbon emission and increasing driver safety and consequently gaining popularity globally. However, the considerable duration required for completing these projects is a concern. Further, a constrained government spending environment will weigh on the segment's performance.
Share Price Performance
Over the past year, Lindsay's shares have dipped 3%, compared with the industry 's decline of 4.9%.
Zacks Rank & Stocks to Consider
Lindsay currently carries a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell).
Some better-ranked stocks in the sector include Alarm.com Holdings, Inc. ALRM , CECO Environmental Corp. CECE and Enersys ENS . While Alarm.com Holdings sports a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), CECO Environmental and Enersys carry a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy). You can see the complete list of today's Zacks #1 Rank stocks here .
Alarm.com has a long-term earnings growth rate of 17%. The stock has appreciated 53% over the past year.
CECO Environmental has a long-term earnings growth rate of 15%. The company's shares have gained around 39% over the past year.
Enersys has a long-term earnings growth rate of 10%. Its shares have gained 11% over the past year.
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Luiz Júnior (footballer, born 1990)
Luiz Carlos Caetano de Azevedo Júnior (born 23 April 1990), commonly known as Luiz Júnior, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a striker. He was born in Niterói.
Botafogo
While at Botafogo, Junior played against a teenage Neymar during his debut season at Santos.
Madura United
He first played in Indonesian football competitions with Barito Putera in 2016 season.
Junior signed for Madura United for the 2017 Indonesia Super League.
Persija Jakarta
Junior signed for the capital club on loan from Madura United but was officially released by Persija Jakarta at the end of the first round of League 1 2017. The capital club was not satisfied with Luis's performance, who only scored three goals in the 15 games he played. However, he was not welcomed back at his parent club as they already had all of their foreign signing slots filled.
Sabah FA
Junior signed for Malaysian side Sabah for the 2019 Malaysia Premier League season but was released in May after scoring 4 goals.
Tanjong Pagar United
Junior signed for Tanjong Pagar United for the 2020 Singapore Premier League season. The Jaguars' Head Coach Hairi Su'ap said it took less than five minutes of footage for him to be sold on Junior, who played for Sabah last year.
International career
In 2007, Junior was part of Brazil's team for the Under-17 World Cup in South Korea, scoring in the group stage against New Zealand, before the team were knocked out in the last 16 by fourth-placed Ghana. Junior was also named in Brazil's squad for the 2007 Pan American Games, and he scored a goal in the group stage, but lost 2-4 against Colombia.
He also progressed to Brazil's Under-20s, where he played alongside former Chelsea playmaker Oscar and Juventus left-back Alex Sandro.
Honours
Botafogo
* Campeonato Carioca: 2010
Individual
* Singapore Premier League Team of the Year: 2020 | WIKI |
Theodore C. Achilles
Theodore Carter Achilles (December 29, 1905 – April 8, 1986) was an American diplomat who served as Ambassador to Peru and the first director of the Department of State Operations Center.
Biography
Achilles was born 29 December 1905 in Rochester, New York, to Gertrude Strong, the daughter of Eastman Kodak president Henry A. Strong, and Henry L. Achilles. Achilles's uncle, George R. Carter, was the second Governor of Hawaii, married to Helen Strong, another daughter of Henry A. Strong. Theodore Achilles graduated from Stanford University in 1925 with an AB and endeavored in postgraduate studies at Yale University until 1928. During his time at Yale, he was married in Los Angeles to Mrs. Louise Lord Coleman. In February 1933, Louise filed a divorce suit against her husband on grounds of cruelty. Achilles was married to Marian Field four months later, with whom he had four children.
After his studies at Yale, Achilles became involved in newspapers in California and Japan. In 1932, he began a career in government as the U.S. Vice Consul in Havana. The following year, he held the same position in Rome and was assigned the Department of State in 1935 to work with the general disarmament conference in Geneva. In 1939, he was assigned as third secretary at the American embassy in London. The following year, he served as U.S. representative to the governments in exile of Poland, Belgium, the Netherlands and Norway. In 1941, Achilles returned to the Department of State, and was appointed assistant chief at the division of British Commonwealth Affairs, before becoming chief. In 1945, he returned to London, where he was first secretary in the American embassy. He held the same position the following year in Brussels.
Achilles returned to Washington, D.C., in 1947 to head the Office of Western European Affairs, at the Department of State. In, 1950, he became U.S. vice deputy of the North Atlantic Council in London. Achilles served as Minister to Paris, from 1952 to 1960; and as Ambassador to Peru, from 1956 to 1960. He returned to Washington again in 1960, when President Eisenhower made him counselor of the Department of State. In this capacity, he was in charge of a special task force preparing for the Bay of Pigs Invasion. From 1961 to 1962, he was special assistant to Secretary of State Rusk. He retired from the State Department in 1962. Before his retirement, Achilles worked with the State Department towards the establishment of the Operations Center and served as its first director in 1961. In the same year, President Kennedy appointed Achilles as his representative at a ceremony marking the independence of Algeria.
During his earlier days at the State Department, Achilles was a victim of Vincenzo Bafaro, who faked his signature on forged government documents. Achilles was an important FBI informant, against members of the State Department, during the Second Red Scare.
After his retirement from government, Achilles became a director and Vice Chairman of the Atlantic Council of the United States, a promoter of global governance. He also became a governor of the Atlantic Institute (1969–1973); a consultant for NASA (1963–1960); and Vice Chairman of the International Management and Development Institute. He was a major player in the drafting of the North Atlantic Treaty in 1949, and much of the later years of his life were spent pushing for further integration of NATO. Achilles also sought further integration of the International Monetary Fund.
He was a member of a number of conferences throughout his life, particularly those influential in reconstructing the world after World War II. He was a member of the U.S. delegation to the International Labor Organization Conference, 1941; the U.N. Conference on Food and Agriculture, 1943; the U.N. Conference on International Organization, 1945; the Council of Foreign Ministers, 1945; the first session of the U.N. Assembly, 1946, the second session of the U.N. Assembly, 1947; the Paris Conference, 1946; the North Atlantic Pact Negotiations, 1948–1949; NATO, 1950–1952, 1960; and CENTO, SEATO and Colombo Plan Conferences, 1960.
Achilles was co-editor of The Atlantic Community Quarterly, from 1963 to 1975.
As with many of his close relatives, he served on the board of the Eastman Kodak Co. from 1965.
Achilles was a member of the secretive Alibi Club, Beta Theta Pi, Brook Club of New York, Chevy Chase Club, Council on Foreign Relations, the Metropolitan Club of Washington and had attended the Bilderberg Group.
He died on 8 April 1986 of an embolism in Washington, D.C. He was laid to rest at the Saint John's Episcopal Church Cemetery. | WIKI |
C.D.C. May Warn Pregnant Women Against Travel to Countries With Zika Virus
Federal health officials are debating whether to warn pregnant women against travel to Brazil and other Latin American and Caribbean countries where mosquitoes are spreading the Zika virus, which has been linked to brain damage in newborn babies. Officials say it could be the first time the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advises pregnant women to avoid a specific region during an outbreak. Some infectious disease specialists say such a warning is warranted, although it could have a devastating effect on travel and tourism. A spokesman for the C.D.C. said the agency hoped to make a final announcement Thursday or Friday. “We can’t make these decisions in a vacuum,” said the spokesman, Thomas Skinner. “We’re consulting with other experts outside.” The virus first appeared on the South American continent in May. Although it often causes only mild rashes and fevers, women who have had it, particularly in the first trimester of pregnancy, appear to be much more likely to have children with small heads and damaged brains, a condition called microcephaly. Dr. Lyle R. Petersen, director of vector-borne diseases for the C.D.C., said Wednesday that the agency had found Zika virus in tissue from four Brazilian infants, two of whom had microcephaly and died shortly after birth, and two of whom died in the womb. Microcephaly has several other causes, including genetic defects or rubella or cytomegalovirus in the mother during pregnancy. Samples from the fetuses “looked like what you’d see if an infection was the cause,” Dr. Petersen said. Previously, Brazilian scientists had found the virus in tissue or amniotic fluid from three malformed fetuses. “This certainly provides much stronger evidence of the linkage,” Dr. Petersen said. Although the travel advice would most obviously apply to Brazil, which is struggling with an alarming surge in newborns with microcephaly, it could soon apply to much of tropical Latin America and the Caribbean. Local transmission of Zika virus has been found in 14 Western Hemisphere countries and territories: Brazil, Colombia, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Martinique, Mexico, Panama, Puerto Rico, Paraguay, Suriname and Venezuela. A few isolated cases have been found in the United States, including one in Texas last wee k. However, all were in people who had just returned from overseas. No transmission within the 50 states has been found. Only one case has been confirmed in Puerto Rico, but because testing is rare and many cases involve mild or no symptoms, doctors assume there are many more there. Some American virologists are already warning women who are pregnant or trying to have children to avoid such areas. “If my daughter was planning to get pregnant, I’d advise her not to go the Caribbean,” said Dr. Peter J. Hotez, the dean of the National School of Tropical Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine. “This is going to decimate Caribbean tourism,” he added. “But we can’t wait to act until nine months from now, when congenital defects turn up in the labor and delivery suites.” Press officers at three cruise lines — Royal Caribbean, Carnival and Princess — said this week that they had never heard of Zika virus and referred a reporter to their trade group, the Cruise Lines International Association. An association spokeswoman, Elinore Boeke, said travelers should check with public health officials about destinations they planned to visit and cited the C.D.C.’s current travel advisories, which suggest only that all visitors avoid mosquito bites by using repellent and long clothes. Cruise ships publish daily fliers on health and safety and instruct passengers on how to avoid bites, Ms. Boeke added. Reports of surging rates of microcephaly have already unnerved some travelers. On Tuesday, Ashley D’Amato Staller, 33, a lawyer in Haddonfield, N.J., who is pregnant with her fourth child, backed out of a planned February trip to Puerto Rico with 17 members of her extended family after reading articles about Zika arriving there. “Part of me feels you have to live your life, so let’s go,” she said. “I could skip going and still get hit by a car or catch West Nile, or someone could sneeze on me. On the other hand, this is my baby, and nothing’s more important.” Officials in Brazil said Tuesday that they were investigating more than 3,500 cases of microcephaly in newborns. Until last year, the country normally had about 150 cases of microcephaly each year. There is no vaccine for Zika, but the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases has been working on one for the past month, said Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, the institute’s director. Dr. Stanley Plotkin, a leading vaccine inventor, said a Zika vaccine “should not be extremely difficult to make” because the disease is closely related to yellow fever and Japanese encephalitis, for which there are effective vaccines. Epidemiologists estimate that more than 1.5 million Brazilians have been infected. The alarm about microcephaly was raised in October, when doctors in the northern state of Pernambuco noticed unusual numbers of small-headed babies. Although Brazil has strongly advised all pregnant women to avoid mosquito bites, a leading health official went further two weeks ago, suggesting that women in the hard-hit northeast region postpone having children. “If she can wait, then she should,” said Cláudio Maierovitch, the ministry’s chief of infectious disease surveillance. On Tuesday, the health minister of the Dominican Republic reportedly advised women there not to have children. Later, another ministry official clarified that statement: If local transmission of Zika is detected in the country, he said, the ministry would give that advice. | NEWS-MULTISOURCE |
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C# | Encapsulation
Encapsulation is defined as the wrapping up of data under a single unit. It is the mechanism that binds together code and the data it manipulates. In a different way, encapsulation is a protective shield that prevents the data from being accessed by the code outside this shield.
• Technically in encapsulation, the variables or data of a class are hidden from any other class and can be accessed only through any member function of own class in which they are declared.
• As in encapsulation, the data in a class is hidden from other classes, so it is also known as data-hiding.
• Encapsulation can be achieved by: Declaring all the variables in the class as private and using C# Properties in the class to set and get the values of variables.
Example:
// C# program to illustrate encapsulation
using System;
public class DemoEncap {
// private variables declared
// these can only be accessed by
// public methods of class
private String studentName;
private int studentAge;
// using accessors to get and
// set the value of studentName
public String Name
{
get
{
return studentName;
}
set
{
studentName = value;
}
}
// using accessors to get and
// set the value of studentAge
public int Age
{
get
{
return studentAge;
}
set
{
studentAge = value;
}
}
}
// Driver Class
class GFG {
// Main Method
static public void Main()
{
// creating object
DemoEncap obj = new DemoEncap();
// calls set accessor of the property Name,
// and pass "Ankita" as value of the
// standard field 'value'
obj.Name = "Ankita";
// calls set accessor of the property Age,
// and pass "21" as value of the
// standard field 'value'
obj.Age = 21;
// Displaying values of the variables
Console.WriteLine("Name: " + obj.Name);
Console.WriteLine("Age: " + obj.Age);
}
}
Output:
Name: Ankita
Age: 21
Explanation: In the above program the class DemoEncap is encapsulated as the variables are declared as private. To access these private variables we are using the Name and Age accessors which contains the get and set method to retrieve and set the values of private fields. Accessors are defined as public so that they can access in other class.
Advantages of Encapsulation:
• Data Hiding: The user will have no idea about the inner implementation of the class. It will not be visible to the user that how the class is stored values in the variables. He only knows that we are passing the values to accessors and variables are getting initialized to that value.
• Increased Flexibility: We can make the variables of the class as read-only or write-only depending on our requirement. If we wish to make the variables as read-only then we have to only use Get Accessor in the code. If we wish to make the variables as write-only then we have to only use Set Accessor.
• Reusability: Encapsulation also improves the re-usability and easy to change with new requirements.
• Testing code is easy: Encapsulated code is easy to test for unit testing.
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Uses of Interface
org.eclipse.net4j.ILocationAware
Packages that use ILocationAware
org.eclipse.net4j.channel The Net4j transport layer concepts for dealing with channels.
org.eclipse.net4j.connector The Net4j transport layer concepts for dealing with connectors.
org.eclipse.net4j.http.common Transport layer extension with support for HTTP connections.
org.eclipse.net4j.jvm Transport layer extension with support for JVM embedded connections.
org.eclipse.net4j.protocol The Net4j transport layer concepts for dealing with protocols.
org.eclipse.net4j.signal A framework for request/response based communication on top of the Net4j transport layer.
org.eclipse.net4j.signal.heartbeat A signal protocol implementation that realizes a configurable heart beat protocol.
org.eclipse.net4j.tcp Transport layer extension with support for TCP socket connections.
org.eclipse.spi.net4j Server service provider interfaces and useful base implementations for the Net4j transport layer.
Uses of ILocationAware in org.eclipse.net4j.channel
Subinterfaces of ILocationAware in org.eclipse.net4j.channel
interface IChannel
A bidirectional communications channel for the asynchronous exchange of buffers.
interface IChannelMultiplexer
Manages and multiplexes virtual data channels over a shared physical connection.
Uses of ILocationAware in org.eclipse.net4j.connector
Subinterfaces of ILocationAware in org.eclipse.net4j.connector
interface IConnector
One endpoint of a physical connection of arbitrary nature between two communicating parties.
Uses of ILocationAware in org.eclipse.net4j.http.common
Subinterfaces of ILocationAware in org.eclipse.net4j.http.common
interface IHTTPConnector
A connector that implements polling HTTP transport.
Uses of ILocationAware in org.eclipse.net4j.jvm
Subinterfaces of ILocationAware in org.eclipse.net4j.jvm
interface IJVMChannel
A channel of a JVM connector.
interface IJVMConnector
A connector that implements JVM-embedded transport.
Uses of ILocationAware in org.eclipse.net4j.protocol
Subinterfaces of ILocationAware in org.eclipse.net4j.protocol
interface IProtocol<INFRA_STRUCTURE>
A typed buffer handler for a channel.
interface IProtocol2<INFRA_STRUCTURE>
A versioned protocol.
Uses of ILocationAware in org.eclipse.net4j.signal
Subinterfaces of ILocationAware in org.eclipse.net4j.signal
interface ISignalProtocol<INFRA_STRUCTURE>
A protocol that consists of a number of stream-based signals.
Classes in org.eclipse.net4j.signal that implement ILocationAware
class SignalProtocol<INFRA_STRUCTURE>
The default implementation of a signal protocol.
Uses of ILocationAware in org.eclipse.net4j.signal.heartbeat
Classes in org.eclipse.net4j.signal.heartbeat that implement ILocationAware
class HeartBeatProtocol
A signal protocol that keeps the connector of its channel open or provides early deactivation feedback by exchanging periodic heart beats.
static class HeartBeatProtocol.Server
The server-side implementation of a heart beat protocol.
Uses of ILocationAware in org.eclipse.net4j.tcp
Subinterfaces of ILocationAware in org.eclipse.net4j.tcp
interface ITCPConnector
A connector that implements non-blocking multiplexed TCP transport, optionally with SSL.
Uses of ILocationAware in org.eclipse.spi.net4j
Subinterfaces of ILocationAware in org.eclipse.spi.net4j
interface InternalChannel
If the meaning of this type isn't clear, there really should be more of a description here...
interface InternalChannelMultiplexer
If the meaning of this type isn't clear, there really should be more of a description here...
interface InternalConnector
If the meaning of this type isn't clear, there really should be more of a description here...
Classes in org.eclipse.spi.net4j that implement ILocationAware
class Channel
If the meaning of this type isn't clear, there really should be more of a description here...
class ChannelMultiplexer
If the meaning of this type isn't clear, there really should be more of a description here...
class Connector
If the meaning of this type isn't clear, there really should be more of a description here...
class Protocol<INFRA_STRUCTURE>
If the meaning of this type isn't clear, there really should be more of a description here...
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Leslie Reynolds
Leslie Reynolds (1906–1961) was a leading English greyhound trainer. He was a five times winner of the English Greyhound Derby which constituted a record until beaten by Charlie Lister in 2011.
Early life
Reynolds was born during 1906 in Oare, Wiltshire. He was the 'slipper' at the Waterloo Cup meetings and took up an appointment at Harringay Stadium in the late 1920s.
Career
Reynolds achieved his first classic success in 1932 when he won the St Leger at Wembley with a greyhound called Fret Not, a finalist in the 1932 English Greyhound Derby. He switched his trainer's attachment from Harringay to White City, London, during 1934.
Before the war he had won a Cesarewitch, a Gold Collar and two more St Legers but his success was interrupted with the postponement of almost all racing in London for the duration of the war. He was forced to seek an attachment at Wembley because of the continued closure of White City.
After racing resumed he won a Pall Mall Stakes, two Grand Prixs and a Laurels before securing the ultimate prize: in 1948 Priceless Border won the English Greyhound Derby.
He remained at Wembley and proceeded to win four more English Greyhound Derby competitions in 1949 with Narrogar Ann, 1951 with Ballylanigan Tanist, 1952 with Endless Gossip and 1954 with Pauls Fun. This constituted a record that was held for 57 years.
Reynolds died on 1 August 1961 in Battersea, aged 55, on the same day as his wife's birthday. | WIKI |
PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Minni, Sun AU - Ji-An, Li AU - Moskovitz, Theodore AU - Lindsay, Grace AU - Miller, Kenneth AU - Dipoppa, Mario AU - Yang, Guangyu Robert TI - Understanding the functional and structural differences across excitatory and inhibitory neurons AID - 10.1101/680439 DP - 2019 Jan 01 TA - bioRxiv PG - 680439 4099 - http://biorxiv.org/content/early/2019/06/25/680439.short 4100 - http://biorxiv.org/content/early/2019/06/25/680439.full AB - One of the most fundamental organizational principles of the brain is the separation of excitatory (E) and inhibitory (I) neurons. In addition to their opposing effects on post-synaptic neurons, E and I cells tend to differ in their selectivity and connectivity. Although many such differences have been characterized experimentally, it is not clear why they exist in the first place. We studied this question in an artificial neural network equipped with multiple E and I cell types. We found that a deep convolutional recurrent network trained to perform an object classification task was able to capture salient distinctions between E and I neurons. We explored the necessary conditions for the network to develop distinct selectivity and connectivity across cell types. We found that neurons that project to higher-order areas will have greater stimulus selectivity, regardless of whether they are excitatory or not. Sparser connectivity is required for higher selectivity, but only when the recurrent connections are excitatory. These findings demonstrate that the differences observed across E and I neurons are not independent, and can be explained using a smaller number of factors. | ESSENTIALAI-STEM |
Page:Neuroomia.djvu/211
Rh table-land. Here the houses and tilled fields disappeared, and we found ourselves on a level, barren tract of land covered with low shrubs, while the dark outline of a dense forest stretched along the horizon in front. It was indeed a delightful ride, with Fudelora by ray side, and I felt doubly invigorated by the fresh breezes from the ice.
"Have we much farther to go before we make a halt?" I inquired of my fair companion, for I began to think of the animals carrying the provisions.
"Not very far," was the reply. "You see the forest yonder," she continued; "well, we have only to proceed a little distance into it, when we meet the Poroporia, or first great sunk valley. There we shall be staying for some time; indeed, it is very probable that we shall not be going beyond it on this occasion."
"Have you ever been to Tehana?" I asked.
"No," was the answer. "I was born in Orangala, and have never been beyond the borders of the state."
"You are not fond of travelling, then?" I remarked.
"No," she responded; "I cannot say that I am. People travel, I understand," she continued, "in order to enjoy themselves; but if you can enjoy | WIKI |
Talk:Presbyterian Church (USA)
Inactive and Active Members
I think editors should be reminded that the PC(USA) has both active and inactive members. So, when the 2015 statistic finds 1.6 million active members, that means there are also inactive. In 2012, the PC(USA) reported 1.9 million active and a total of 2.8 million according to the Yearbook of Canadian and American Churches. From 2011 to 2016 the Jewish Council on Public Affairs included information from the PC(USA) which also found up to 3 million total members. In looking, 2012 is the most up to date I have found for total membership and 2012 is more than recent enough for statistical purposes. If anyone can help find a more recent, although that's fairly recent, finding on total members, both inactive and active, it would be very much appreciated! Also, here is a good explanation for what it means to be 'inactive' "Inactive roll: The inactive roll lists the names of members of the church, who, in the judgment of session, have willfully let their active membership in the church lapse. The person must have been inactive for at least one year and session must have diligently tried to discover the cause of the members' non-participation." SeminarianJohn (talk) 06:09, 2 June 2016 (UTC)
* What do any reliable sources say about active and inactive membership in the PCUSA? Peace, MPS (talk) 13:23, 2 June 2016 (UTC)
The one I cited on the definition is an official presbytery document and gives a good explanation on the distinction between the two categories. I think I included one from pcusa.org too but I will check to see.Peace back. Here is one source, from the PC(USA) in 2014, saying that there are 2.8 million total members. SeminarianJohn (talk) 03:00, 3 June 2016 (UTC)
Puritans
Is this sentence accurate: "Another source of growth were a number of New England Puritans who left the churches because they preferred presbyterian polity." From what I read on the Puritan page, that wasn't an official denomination, so there were Puritans who attended Presbyterian churches, as I understand it (they didn't leave "their churches"). But I'm no expert on that.Nerfer (talk) 00:15, 29 October 2017 (UTC)
* Not sure what you mean by saying Puritanism "wasn't an official denomination." The New England Puritans were Congregationalists (see Congregationalism in the United States). They had the Cambridge Platform and the Savoy Declaration outlining what they believed, which was the same thing as Presbyterians since both groups were Calvinists. As congregationalists, each church was self-governing. Therefore, if you were a Puritan you believed the same thing as Presbyterians, but your church did not utilize presbyterian polity. If you were a Puritan who wanted more "centralization" in your church government, then it would be natural for you to become a Presbyterian. Later, in fact, the Congregationalists (descended from Puritans) entered into the Plan of Union of 1801 with the Presbyterian Church for a number of years since there were so few differences between them. Ltwin (talk) 01:06, 29 October 2017 (UTC)
* I was looking at the last paragraph of the overview on Puritans, starting with "The Puritans were never a formally defined sect or religious division within Protestantism,..." I'm no expert on this, but the way I read it was you could be both a Presbyterian and a Puritan, so they didn't necessarily "leave" their Puritan churches. I like your explanation better.Nerfer (talk) 20:16, 3 November 2017 (UTC)
* OK. I think they are talking about Puritanism in England, which actually did tend towards Presbyterianism (the Westminster Confession was written by Puritans). However, Puritans who chose to settle in America were all Congregationalists. Ltwin (talk) 21:19, 3 November 2017 (UTC)
"Presbyterian Church (U.S.A" listed at Redirects for discussion
The redirect [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Presbyterian_Church_(U.S.A&redirect=no Presbyterian Church (U.S.A] has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Readers of this page are welcome to comment on this redirect at until a consensus is reached. Utopes (talk / cont) 23:21, 10 February 2024 (UTC) | WIKI |
Timbaland: I was addicted to opioids and 'dreamed death was near'
Rapper and music producer Timbaland, 47, recently talked about his addiction to the prescription pain killers Oxycontin and Percocet, and his road to recovery, in the January issue of Men&aposs Health.Timbaland, whose real name is Tim Mosley, said he became addicted to the drugs after he was prescribed them following a root canal.He made the choice to recover from his addiction on his own by finishing up his stash of pills, taking fewer and fewer every day, and then never buying more. After two weeks of this strategy, Mosley ran out of pills and went into withdrawal.He also started working out at a boxing gym and lost over 100 pounds.Not all people who are addicted to drugs can rely on only themselves to get clean, and instead may need the support of a group or rehab program.Visit Insider&aposs homepage for more.Rapper and music producer Timbaland, 47, talked about his addiction to the prescription painkillers Oxycontin and Percocet, and his road to recovery, in the January issue of Men&aposs Health.Timbaland, whose real name is Tim Mosley, said he became addicted to the drugs in 2011 after he was prescribed them following a root canal. He started using them more often, especially after he started to experience arm pain from a gunshot wound he sustained when he was 17 years old."It put me in a great feeling of not caring, of just being free," Mosley told Men&aposs Health reporter Tristram Korten. "I&aposm like traveling, doing shows, popping &aposem, having fun, just being ignorant." The rapper was going through a years-long divorce battle and financial problems with the IRS at the same time, which he said further fueled his dependence on the painkillers. Mosley couldn&apost recall exactly how many pills he took daily, but said it was an amount "way over the limit."As a result, he gained weight, developed prediabetes, and constantly felt worn out. Opioid addiction can lead to these symptoms because the drugs can increase blood sugar levels if taken for long periods of time, according to the National Institutes of Health."I had a dream that death was near," Mosley said. "I saw myself with a white face."Timbaland took it upon himself to get clean, and he did just thatA few years later, Mosley decided it he owed it not only to himself, but also to his three kids who were 12, 17, and 27 at the time, to get clean.He made the choice to recover from his addiction on his own, so he decided to finish up his stash of pills, taking fewer and fewer every day, and then never buy more. After two weeks, Mosley ran out of pills and went into withdrawal, which he said was "one of the toughest things I&aposve been through. The only things that got me through it were my kids, my girl, the help of God keeping my mind still."Drug withdrawal symptoms include nausea, muscle cramping, depression, agitation, anxiety, and drug cravings, according to American Addiction Centers.
At the start of Mosely&aposs recovery, he weighed 350 pounds and had back and leg pain from being inactive for so many years. So when his girlfriend Michelle Dennis found a boxing gym in Miami, Florida, where the coupled lived, Mosley decided to give it a shot, especially as a way to distract himself from withdrawal symptoms."When you get beat up the way I got beat up mentally, this ain&apost hard," Mosley said.Boxing became a habit and welcome escape for the rapper, who eventually lost more than 100 pounds from working out twice a day with a mix of boxing, cardio, and weightlifting."He has a no-quit mentality," Mosley&aposs trainer David Alexander, who also co-owns DBC Fitness in Miami, said. "He understands that this is his new life. It&aposs not something that&aposs going to go away in three months. And he&aposs committed. Tim is one of the most mentally strong guys out there."Existing research on animals suggests that regular exercise can help people with opioid dependence manage their addictions because working out can act as a distraction from withdrawal symptoms, according to Harvard Medical School psychiatrist Dr. Claire Twark.
Others may need help to recover from their drug addictionsNot all drug addicts can rely on only themselves to get clean and instead may need the extra suport of a group or rehab program.Since prescription painkillers disrupt how the brain perceives pleasure and reward, a person can begin to crave or rely on these drugs for a "high" feeling because they don&apost feel normal without the drugs, according to American Addiction Centers.Breaking that cycle can be difficult, and medical professionals can help people with drug addictions with a five- to -seven-day medical detox. During the detox, a person is gradually weaned off the drugs to which they&aposre addicted and may also be given medication or psychological treatments like therapy to help them cope with withdrawal symptoms.American Addiction Centers cautions people against abruptly quitting their drugs or doing so without emotional or medical support because doing so can lead to complications, like relapsing.Read more:&aposYou&aposll get there eventually, and it&aposs well worth it&apos: Couple&aposs inspiring transformation photos show recovery from drug addictionAn anti-meth PSA is going viral because it says &aposMeth. We&aposre on it.&apos An expert says it&aposs a &aposcolossal&apos waste of money.HBO teen drama &aposEuphoria&apos portrays wildly exaggerated sex and drug use, but an addiction specialist said the show could still harm youth
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Luigi Pasqualigo
Luigi Pasqualigo (1536–1576) was a Venetian soldier and man of letters who wrote the play Il Fedele which was adapted by the English playwright Anthony Munday under the title, Fidele and Fortunio (1584). According to his brother, he was "more a follower of Mars than of Apollo". Pasqualigo apparently took part in the Battle of Lepanto in 1571. He is named as commander of the Spanish galleon Idra (Hydra) of Naples which was stationed on the left wing of the battle.
Publications
* Dalle Lettere Amorose, Libri Quattro, Vinegia, 1573, 1581 and 1607.
* Il Fedele, Venezia, Bolognino Zaltieri, 1576.
* Il Fedele, Comedia…Di Novo Ristampata, e ricorretta, Venetia, appresso Francesco Zinetti, 1579.
* Il Fedele, a cura di Francesca Romana de’Angelis, Roma, E & A editori associati, 1989.
* Gl'Intricati, (pastoral romance), 1581.
* Rime Volgari, Venetia, appresso Gio.Battista Ciotti, 1605.
Influences
Plays influenced by Pasqualigo's play, Il Fedele, include:
* Pierre de Larivey, Le Fidelle, a French version of Luigi Pasqualigo's Il Fedele.
* Anthony Munday, Fidele and Fortunio.
* Abraham Fraunce, Victoria: A Latin Comedy | WIKI |
þÍńķ þÍńķ - 2 months ago 10
ASP.NET (C#) Question
How to Find UserControls Control value in Jquery Asp.net?
I am using jQuery and ASP.net
I have a User Control and wanted to Set the values of this User control to the database, for that I need the user control's value. In the same way, I want to show the data from the database in the user control, for that I need to Get the values by jquery.
In my user control I have 4 TextBoxes and 2 Buttons (SET/UPDATE)
AutoCompleteSearch_New is ascx user control
Here is my tried code:
var ID = $('#<%= ((HiddenField)AutoCompleteSearch_New.FindControl("hdnvalue")).ClientID %>').val();
But I dont wan't to use hidden fields.
Can I directly find the control's value without using hidden fields?
Answer
It is similar to use value from a webform.
Here is the code for the same.
Var TextBoxValue = $('#YourTextBoxID').val();
Inspect element and get the Textbox ID and replace it with YourTextBoxID.
Or
Var TextBoxValue = $('#<%= YourTextBoxID.ClientID').val();
where YourTextBoxID is your asp:Textbox ID.
When ever you load user control in your aspx page, jquery consider it as a whole page which is combined of user control and rest of the aspx controls exist in the form. So you can directly get textbox value in your jquery | ESSENTIALAI-STEM |
MEASAT-3a
MEASAT-3a is a communications satellite which MEASAT Satellite Systems intends to operate in geosynchronous orbit at 91.5 degrees East longitude. It was built by Orbital Sciences Corporation, based on the STAR-2 spacecraft platform.
History
Orbital completed the satellite and all of its contractual requirements, and shipped the satellite to its Baikonur, Kazakhstan launch site in July 2008. The satellite was mated to the Block DM upper stage of the Zenit-3SLB rocket when it was struck by the operator cab of the overhead crane. The hazardous propellants were successfully offloaded and the spacecraft was decontaminated and returned to the United States for repair work and additional testing, with a projected launch date of Spring/Summer 2009.
Launch
MEASAT-3a was successfully launched aboard a Land Launch Zenit-3SLB carrier rocket flying from Site 45/1 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome. The launch occurred at 21:50 GMT on 21 June 2009, with the spacecraft separating from the Block DM-SLB upper stage of the rocket around six hours later. | WIKI |
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Rh He did not incline to solve Nature and Life as Tsuchii, but he made them a symbol of love and poetry, through which he looked for salvation. He was a dreamer, but he never speculated in thought. He was simple. He hated the world vulgar and material. He is a poet of unerring culture who built the house beautiful, which he peopled with his choicest images and longing, who put beauty and melody of language before everything else. He has been verily often criticised as a classicist. It is true that his taste was refined by virtue of his training, and he could be quite graceful even when he had nothing to say. On the other hand, his mind never rose high, he brought no particular message to our life. His chief merit must be valued through the channel of his language which gives us a delightful change from Shimazaki; indeed, he is the master of art, he had no competitor in its beauty. However, in his later work, there is plenty of reason to believe that he was trying to escape from his culture and classicism which benefited him at the beginning; it is almost tragic to see his struggle. His hands are too delicate after a long habit of wearing gloves; he is not accustomed so well to the open air. His views of life and beauty are far more advanced in his Nijugogen and Hakuyokyu than in his earlier books; but it seems that he could not leave his classicism entirely. If he were smaller or larger than himself, I should | WIKI |
File talk:SDIO KEW Lexan projectile.jpg
New link
This is the new link to the file: http://www.defenseimagery.mil/imageRetrieve.action?guid=737d005bdbba0ed99de42cecb51ba7ed5b4688fb&t=2
How would one add it to the image? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Hum richard (talk • contribs) 15:57, 23 August 2012 (UTC)
Measurement
Because this image is American, I'm assuming that ruler is graded in inches - though there's no clear marking as such. The image description doesn't even mention the size of the crater. Jarod (talk) 15:00, 9 November 2015 (UTC) | WIKI |
Seng-gut narrative
The Seng-gut narrative is a Korean shamanic narrative traditionally recited in a large-scale gut ritual in Hamgyong Province, North Korea. It tells of the deeds of one or multiple deities referred to as "sages," beginning from the creation of the world. It combines many stories that appear independently in other regions of Korea into a single extended narrative. In the first story, the deity Seokga usurps the world from the creator, creates animals from deer meat, and destroys a superfluous sun and moon. In the second, the carpenter Gangbangdek builds a palace for the gods, loses a wager to a woman, and becomes the god of the household. In the third and fourth stories, a boy who does not talk until the age of ten becomes the founder of a new Buddhist temple and melts a baby into iron to forge a temple bell. In the fifth, the same priest destroys a rich man for having abused him. Finally, the priest makes his three sons the gods of fertility, ending the story. The narrative has a strong Buddhist influence.
Source and ritual context
The Seng-gut narrative was recited on September 26, 1965, by Gang Chun-ok, a female shaman from Hamhung who had fled North Korea during the Division of Korea. The Seng-gut was a large-scale gut ritual in the Hamgyong region, in which shamans beseeched the gods for long life, sons, and fortune generally. Seng or seoin means "sage; holy person" in Northwestern Korean, and is here used to refer to a variety of shamanic deities that appear in the garb of a Buddhist priest. With the exception of the Gangbangdek story, the narrative has a strong Buddhist influence throughout.
According to scholar Kim Heonsun, the only transcription (by ethnologists Lim Seok-jae and Chang Chu-keun) is riddled with serious orthographic errors and mistranscriptions.
Creation narrative
The Seng-gut narrative opens with the spontaneous generation of the universe, as heaven opens in the direction of zi and earth opens in the direction of chou. This statement is copied verbatim from the philosophical cosmogony proposed by the eleventh-century Chinese philosopher Shao Yong. Humans are created from red clay, which is why they return to the earth upon death. In this primeval world, birds and horses can talk, trees can walk, horses have horns and bulls have manes, and dogs have combs and chickens have ears. This is followed by a discussion of the sage-kings of ancient China, from Tianhuang to Yu the Great, founder of Xia.
The Indian sage (Northwestern Korean: 서인 seoin) Seokga, the Korean name for Shakyamuni, studies in the Western Heaven for nine years. After entering the human world to preach Buddhism in the East and Christianity in the West, he finds Korea under the rule of the creator god Mireuk, the Korean name for Maitreya. He tells him to hand over Korea; the creator refuses, and a series of contentions begins. First, Seokga and Mireuk play "immortal go" and "immortal janggi." Next, they each try using a rock to moor a boat whose rigging is of sand. Seokga is triumphant both times, because Mireuk is "foolish" while Seokga is "full of ruses and full of artifice, with cunning stratagems." Mireuk refuses to accept his defeats. Finally, they hold a contest to grow a flower while both are asleep. Mireuk sleeps genuinely, but Seokga only pretends to sleep. When a chrysanthemum blooms near the sleeping Mireuk, Seokga plucks it and places it in his own lap. When Mireuk awakes and realizes Seokga's cheating, he departs but curses the world:
"When it becomes your age, humans will be born like millet grains. From the day they are born they will have thievery in their hearts. There will be two moons in the sky and two suns in the sky. When it is night, things will freeze three feet and three inches, and when it is day, things will burn three feet and three inches, and humanity will freeze to death and burn to death and the humans that survive will be unhulled grains in hulled millet grains. Humans will be born with thievery in their hearts; there will be bandits at every ten leagues, there will be thieves at every five leagues, there will be evildoers inside every door."
After Mireuk's departure, there are indeed two suns and two moons in the sky so that life is unlivable for humanity. Seokga resolves to return to the Western Heaven to end this calamity. On the way, he finds a deer crying while crossing the road. The god throws a six-hooked staff at the animal, immediately killing it. He orders the deer to be roasted for its meat, but his two servants refuse to eat the meat, saying that they would rather become Buddhas. While eating, Seokga spits out some of deer meat into the waters, thereby creating the fishes of the world. Then he spits towards the sky and creates the birds. He spits a final time, and the meat crawls and runs away as the animals of the earth.
Making his way west, Seokga encounters a river three thousand leagues wide. The fish—his creations—allow him to cross on their backs, but scatter when his two servants attempt to cross. Going alone, Seokga meets a beautiful woman named Dongjibaek, who lives below the road, and a hideous woman named Sesi-aegi, who lives above the road. Only the latter tells him the directions to the Western Heaven. When Seokga finally reaches the Western Heaven, a Buddha there tells him to thread three thousand beads together with a single string. He asks the two women for help, but only Sesi-aegi reveals the solution: to smear the beads with honey and tie the string to a fire ant, which will thread the beads together while being lured by the honey. The Buddha then destroys the doubled sun and moon for Seokga and uses them to create the stars, the "map of the Son of Heaven of Zhongyuan," and "the map of the Son of Heaven of Korea."
On his return to Korea, Seokga confers divinity to Sesi-aegi but dooms Dongjibaek to working in the smithy. He crosses the river on the backs of fish again and discovers that his two servants have turned into giant boulders. He makes one the god of the Seven Stars of the Northern Dipper, and the other the god of the (mythical) Seven Stars of the Southern Dipper. Back in Korea, Seokga thrashes a mouse three times until it reveals the secret of making fire (to strike iron on stone) and thrashes a frog three times until it reveals the secret to finding water (to dig for aquifers underground).
Finally, the god teaches humanity about the inevitability of death; the implication is that death did not exist before Seokga entered Korea. He is eventually cremated. He ascends into heaven, and his ashes crystallize into sarira pearls.
Gangbangdek narrative
The Jade Emperor wishes to build a new palace and attempts to enlist the help of a sage (seoin) named Gangbangdek, a deity reincarnated as a human carpenter. The spider volunteers to bring him and weaves a web in front of Gangbangdek's door, but the carpenter kills the spider. The owl then goes to bring him to heaven, but Gangbangdek kills the bird with an arrow. A god named Eotteoki reveals that Gangbangdek is protected from the gods by an amber headband brooch, a coral topknot pin, and a blade made of wood from a lightning-struck peach tree. Eotteoki strikes the man with a sleeping disease, so that he falls asleep even while standing. Gangbangdek takes a bath to rouse himself. When he drops his brooch, his pin, and his blade, Eotteoki spirits his soul away.
Gangbangdek tells the Jade Emperor that he will need to use a tree that grows on Mount Penglai, whose branches number ten thousand and whose roots stretch out for three thousand leagues, in order to build the palace. The god commissions three thousand human craftsmen and three thousand oxen to help him in the project, and three thousand people and three thousand oxen fall dead in the human world so that their souls can cut down the tree.
While transporting the Penglai tree to the Jade Emperor's realm, Gangbangdek encounters a weaving woman named Mosi-gakssi, who proposes a challenge to the carpenter. She will weave a thousand dong (two million Chinese feet, or six hundred kilometers) of ramie cloth alone. If she finishes weaving before Gangbangdek finishes the palace, he must give all his pay to her. If Gangbangdek finishes first, she will gift him all thousand dong of cloth. Mosi-gakssi, who weaves with her loom amid the clouds, finishes earlier by a few days. The Jade Emperor gives her all of the carpenter's pay. Gangbangdek is incensed and curses the palace.
Soon upon making it his residence, the Jade Emperor falls ill. He consults his servants, who tell him that he must venerate Gangbangdek as Seongju, the god of the household. The Jade Emperor holds an enormous gut for the carpenter, involving tens of thousands of dong of cloth and tens of thousands of seok of rice. The Jade Emperor's disease is cured, and Gangbangdek becomes worshipped widely as Seongju today.
Miraculous birth and temple bell narratives
A wealthy couple, Ching'ae-dure and Ching'ae-seonbi, are childless even as they are nearing forty. One day, a Buddhist priest and sage (seoin) comes on an alms round. Chinag'ae-dure asks him if there is any way she can have a child, promising the priest as much food as he could possibly want. The priest tells her to pray with her husband at the mythical Golden Temple, and vanishes without receiving any food. After praying at the Golden Temple, Ching'ae-dure gives birth to a beautiful boy, but he never cries as a baby and has not learnt to speak even by the age of ten. When the sage returns, Ching'ae-dure asks him if he knows how to make the child speak. He tells her to pray with her husband at the Golden Mountain to the god of the Seven Stars. When they do so, their son speaks for the first time, while dancing an immortal's dance:
"Mother, look at how I act. Father, look at how I am. I will go to the Buddhist temple where I was made and become a sage."
Though his parents are devastated, the boy leaves forever. He goes to the Golden Temple, whose priests abuse and expel him for dancing an immortal's dance. The boy goes to a nearby hill and curses the temple, which is then "swept away." The priests of the temple who abused him are transformed into rat snakes. The boy-sage takes the Buddha statue and the remaining priests to found the new Geumgang Temple at the mythical Mount Anhe.
The sage sends his priests to the Eight Provinces of Korea to collect iron to forge a bell for Geumgang Temple, and goes personally to the house of a man named Wonsan-durei because he knows that something strange is there. Wonsan-durei's family is desperately poor, and the wife says that they cannot afford to give him "cast iron, or raw iron, or even broken iron"; all they have is their three-year-old son Wonmaek. The sage convinces her to donate at least Wonmaek's spoon and returns to the temple. Though the priests pool together and melt their iron, they find that it cannot be forged into a bell. The sage tells a priest to bring Wonmaek to him, and the priest persuades the mother to give him the child under the condition that he be returned once the "great business of the temple" is done.
The webs of purseweb spiders sprout on the road by which Wonmaek goes to the temple. When the child arrives, the priests mix blood from his middle finger into the molten iron, but forging is still impossible. Finally, Wonmaek volunteers to enter the molten iron himself under the condition that he be wrapped in silk when he enters. The child is thus melted alive into the iron. The bell is finally forged with the sacrifice, but the priests find that they have made a talking bell that speaks with Wonmaek's voice. The sage holds a shamanic ritual to appease and liberate the child's soul. Three years later, the bell has become unusable as moss has grown all over it. Fifteen workers destroy the bell and shatter it into pieces. The shards are retrieved by shamans, who reforge them to make their sacred drums.
Jangja narrative
While on an alms round, the sage of Geumgang Temple journeys to the house of a rich man (Korean: jangja) in Hamgyong Province who has accumulated wealth for a thousand years. When the man refuses to give him alms and abuses him, the sage curses the house. His pots will go on walks, mushrooms will sprout in his rice bags, his thousand-year-old copper columns will be worm-eaten, and so forth, and when such things happen he should know that he is "done for." The rich man's daughter-in-law warns him that the sage is cursing them, but he admonishes her for wanting to let vagrants in the house. The daughter-in-law secretly visits the sage with alms and asks him to forgive her father-in-law, saying that he has been senile for three years. The priest tells her to leave the house the next morning and to never look back, and vanishes.
The next morning, it is all as the sage has said. The rich man's pots are walking by themselves, there are mushrooms in his rice bags, and worms are eating into copper columns. The daughter-in-law begs her father-in-law to understand the situation, but he remains stubbornly ignorant.
"Father, what should do we do? The priest who came yesterday was completely right... He said that we would be done for."
"Huh, what do you mean, 'be done for'? You have just two legs and you walk just fine, so what's wrong with something that has three legs [pots] taking walks?... As for the giant mushrooms, those are things people eat. You should go prepare them for the table. And about the copper columns that you say are worm-eaten, those things are a thousand years old. Even trees born this year have worms on them."
Hearing this, the daughter-in-law flees the house, taking only the family kitten with her. After some time, she hears her father-in-law say:
"My daughter-in-law! My daughter-in-law! Save me, please!"
She looks back. The rich man's house has been replaced by a pond, with only a pair of mallard ducks to be seen. The woman and the kitten immediately turn into rock.
Jeseok bon-puri
A very rich man and his family go to Seoul, leaving only their virgin daughter Seji-aegi behind. Knowing this, the sage of Geumgang Temple visits the mansion as a Buddhist priest asking for alms. Seji-aegi tells her servant to give him rice, but the priest receives it in a bottomless bowl so that all of it spills. When she asks him why he will not accept her alms, he says that he will not receive any rice that she has not offered him personally, grain by grain. She does so, and the sage's robe and her skirt blow, touch, and tear in the southeast wind. When the sun sets, Seji-aegi allows the priest to sleep in a back annex of the mansion. When he claims he cannot stand the smell of horse leather, she moves him to a room in the main complex. The priest complains again about the smell of shoes, and he, Seji-aegi, and the servant decide to stay up all night together. The servant falls asleep, and the girl and the priest have sex.
The next day, Seji-aegi finds that her lover is eating quartz. She and the servant offer him a tableful of food instead, and he rapidly devours it all. When the two take the table out of the room, they find that all of the food has reappeared, uneaten. Seji-aegi then asks him about a dream she had that night, in which three pearls fell from heaven and into her clothes. The sage informs her that she is pregnant with triplet sons, and to name them Chegungsoe, Ilgungsoe, and Saenggyeongsoe. He then vanishes without a trace.
Seji-aegi is seven months pregnant when her family returns. Her mother sees her first and tells her husband that their daughter has a deadly illness for which the cure is to not see her father for three months, but her father makes his way to her room after only a month. When he realizes that she is pregnant, he decides to kill her. Seji-aegi persuades him to lock her in her room and to seal the door with iron, so that she may die while bringing the least dishonor to the family. The sage appears in the sealed room miraculously to supply her with air, water, food, and fire.
Several years later, Seji-aegi's mother convinces her husband to open the door, only to discover that Seji-aegi and her three sons are all safe and sound. The father realizes that his three grandsons make no shadow, and decides to keep them in the family. When they go to school at the age of ten, they are so intelligent that the teacher suspects that they are not human children and refuses to teach them further until they can tell him their father's name. When the triplets ask their mother about their parentage, she claims that they were born when she urinated on a tree. The triplets know that she is lying and threaten to kill themselves, at which point she reveals the truth.
The triplets journey to Geumgang Temple to meet their father, who gives them two tasks to verify their parentage. The first is to wash themselves with water while wearing paper clothes, and to not make any of the paper wet. The second is to build a great sand castle and run into it, and to not have a single grain of sand on their clothes. The triplets succeed in both tasks. The sage makes Seji-aegi the goddess of grain, and turns the triplets into the Jeseok gods who are in charge of fertility. He himself becomes a Buddha, ending the narrative.
Interpretations
The Seng-gut story may contain the greatest narrative diversity out of all known Korean shamanic narratives. It combines a number of episodes which are individually attested in Korean folklore or mythology into a single shamanic narrative. The episodes involving Seokga have clear parallels to other Korean creation narratives, especially to the Changse-ga narrative recited in 1923 by the shaman Kim Ssang-dori, who was also from Hamhung. The Gangbangdek narrative is related to the central Korean variants of the Seongju-puri narrative, in which a human carpenter builds a palace for the gods and ultimately becomes the household god Seongju, as well as a Korean folktale of a castle-building contest between a brother and a sister. The premise of the temple bell narrative—the sacrifice of a human child to create a Buddhist temple bell—is also common in Korean folklore, most notably in the tale of the Emille Bell. The story of the rich man and his daughter-in-law is another very widespread Korean folktale and also has shamanic parallels in Sumyeong-jangja of the Cheonji-wang bon-puri of Jeju Island. Finally, the story featuring Seji-aegi is a typical northwestern Jeseok bon-puri narrative.
The central figure in all episodes is referred to as the "sage" (seoin). Park Jong-seong and Lee Chang-yoon both argue that all figures referred to as the "sage" are really a single deity, so that Seokga is also Gangbangdek and the sage of Geumgang Temple. This aligns better with other mainland Korean creation narratives, in which the father of the triplets is explicitly mentioned to be Seokga. Lee Joo-young argues that it is "difficult" to accept this premise, because Seokga's death and cremation and the birth of Ching'ae-dure's son are explicitly mentioned in the text. He does note that recurrent references to Geumgang Temple make it clear that Ching'ae-dure's son is indeed the priest of the Jeseok bon-puri. | WIKI |
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• Bees receive nectar and pollen as reward for pollinating plants. Pollen of different plant species varies widely in nutritional composition. In order to select pollen of appropriate nutritional quality, bees would benefit if they could distinguish different pollen types. Whether they rely on visual, olfactory and/or chemotactile cues to distinguish between different pollen types, has however been little studied. In this study, we examined whether and how Apis mellifera workers differentiate between almond and apple pollen. We used differentialBees receive nectar and pollen as reward for pollinating plants. Pollen of different plant species varies widely in nutritional composition. In order to select pollen of appropriate nutritional quality, bees would benefit if they could distinguish different pollen types. Whether they rely on visual, olfactory and/or chemotactile cues to distinguish between different pollen types, has however been little studied. In this study, we examined whether and how Apis mellifera workers differentiate between almond and apple pollen. We used differential proboscis extension response conditioning with olfactory and chemotactile stimulation, in light and darkness, and in summer and winter bees. We found that honeybees were only able to differentiate between different pollen types, when they could use both chemotactile and olfactory cues. Visual cues further improved learning performance. Summer bees learned faster than winter bees. Our results thus highlight the importance of multisensory information for pollen discrimination.show moreshow less
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Author: Fabian A. Ruedenauer, Christine Wöhrle, Johannes Spaethe, Sara D. LeonhardtORCiD
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Using Istio to support Service Mesh Expansion on Alibaba Cloud Kubernetes Container Service and ECS Virtual Machine
This article discusses how Alibaba Cloud Container Service mesh expansion capability implements app and service hybrid orchestration on Kubernetes and ECS based on Istio.
Istio V0.2 or later provides a function called mesh expansion.This function integrates some non-Kubernetes services into the Istio service mesh that runs in a Kubernetes cluster. These services often run on some virtual machines (VMs) or bare metal hosts.
Alibaba Cloud Container Service for Kubernetes supports integration with Istio mesh expansion. This article uses an example to describe how to use Istio to enable the application and service hybrid orchestration on the Kubernetes and Alibaba Cloud ECS instances.
Mesh Expansion
In short, mesh expansion is a method provided by the Istio service mesh deployed on Kubernetes for integrating VMs or bare metal hosts into the service mesh.
Mesh expansion plays an important role in migrating users from a legacy system onto the cloud. In the microservice architecture, it is impossible to run all the workloads on Kubernetes. Users may complete O&M of some applications on Kubernetes, and O&M of other applications on VMs or bare metal hosts.
Only an Istio control plane is needed to manage multiple services across Kubernetes, VMs, and bare metal hosts.This not only ensures normal operation of original services, but also implements application and service hybrid orchestration on Kubernetes and VMs.
Prepare a Kubernetes Cluster and Install Istio
Alibaba Cloud Container Service for Kubernetes V1.10.4 has been released. You can use the container service console to conveniently and quickly create a Kubernetes cluster.For more information about the process, see create a Kubernetes cluster.
Install and configure kubectl and ensure that kubectl can connect to the Kubernetes cluster
As described in the previous articles, you can use the application catalog to conveniently deploy Istio.First, use the command line or console to create a namespace istio-system. Then, click App Catalog on the left-side navigation bar, and select ack-istio on the right side. On the displayed page，select the namespace istio-system, and click Parameters to modify parameter settings for custom installation.
Note: This document provides important information for installation and uninstallation, especially frequently-seen custom resource definition (CRD) version problems.
Install the Example in the Kubernetes Cluster
Use the following command line or console to create a namespace bookinfo, and deploy the modified application.In the modified version, the details component is deleted, and ingressgateway is defined.
You can obtain files involved in this example by clicking here.
kubectl create ns bookinfo
kubectl label namespace bookinfo istio-injection=enabled
kubectl apply -n bookinfo -f ./bookinfo/bookinfo-without-details.yaml
kubectl apply -n bookinfo -f ./bookinfo/bookinfo-gateway.yaml
In the deployment modified based on the official example, the details component and database run on the ECS instance beyond Kubernetes.
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After the application runs normally, use the address exposed by ingressgateway to visit the /productpage page. The page should look similar to the following figure, where the details part cannot be displayed normally:
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Configure Kubernetes
1. If you have not configured any internal load balancers (ILBs) for Kube DNS, Pilot, Mixer and Citadel when installing Istio, run the following command to configure ILBs:
kubectl apply -f ./mesh-expansion.yaml
The four services are created as follows:
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2. Generate the Istio configuration file (cluster.env) and DNS configuration file (kubedns), which are used for configuration on the VM.The cluster.env file contains the cluster IP address ranges to be intercepted. The kubedns file enables applications on the VM to resolve cluster service names, which will be intercepted and forwarded by the sidecar.
The command is as follows:
./setupMeshEx.sh generateClusterEnvAndDnsmasq
Example of the generated cluster.env configuration file:
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Example of the generated kubedns configuration file:
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Set Up the ECS Instance
Configure your working environment to enable ECS VM authorization. Generate an SSHkey and distribute it to the ECS instance.You can run ssh root@<ECS_HOST_IP> to confirm that the ECS VM is successfully connected.
Generate a public key:
ssh-keygen -b 4096 -f ~/.ssh/id_rsa -N ""
To ensure that the ECS instance can be connected to the Kubernetes network, add the ECS instance and Kubernetes to the same security group.
Alibaba Cloud Container Service provides good user experience for ECS instance configuration. You can run the following script to complete the ECS instance configuration:
export SERVICE_NAMESPACE=default
./setupMeshEx.sh machineSetup root@<ECS_HOST_IP>
Check that the processes are running:
ps aux |grep istio
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The Istio auth node agent is healthy:
sudo systemctl status istio-auth-node-agent
Run Services on the ECS Instance
As shown in the example deployment chart, two services need to run on the ECS instance. One is the Details service, and the other is the database service.
Run the Details Service on the ECS Instance
Run the following command to simulate (using Docker only for simulation) a Details service. The service runs on the ECS instance and port 9080 is exposed.
docker pull istio/examples-bookinfo-details-v1:1.8.0
docker run -d -p 9080:9080 --name details-on-vm istio/examples-bookinfo-details-v1:1.8.0
Configure a sidecar to intercept the port. This configuration is available in /var/lib/istio/envoy/sidecar.env, and the environment variable ISTIO_INBOUND_PORTS is used for configuration.
Example (on the VM where the service is running):
echo "ISTIO_INBOUND_PORTS=9080,8080" > /var/lib/istio/envoy/sidecar.env
systemctl restart istio
Register the Details Service with Istio
Find the IP address of the VM, which is used to add the VM to the service mesh:
hostname -I
Manually configure a selector-less service and endpoints. The selector-less service is used for services that are not backed by Kubernetes pods.For example, on a server with permissions to use the istioctl command, register the Details service:
istioctl -n bookinfo register details 192.168.3.202 http:9080
Visit the /productpage page again. The page should look similar to the following figure, where the details part should be displayed normally:
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Switch the Ratings Service to the Database Version
By default, the ratings service does not access the database. You can run the following command to change the version so that the ratings service is switched to the database version:
kubectl apply -f ./bookinfo/bookinfo-ratings-v2-mysql-vm.yaml
kubectl apply -f ./bookinfo/virtual-service-ratings-mysql-vm.yaml
Then, visit the /productpage page. The page should look similar to the following figure, where the ratings part cannot be displayed normally. The next step is to build the database service on the ECS instance and add it to Istio.
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Run the Database Service on the ECS Instance
Run MariaDB on the VM, and use it as the backend of the ratings service. Configure MariaDB so that MariaDB can be remotely accessed.
apt-get update && apt-get install -y mariadb-server
sed -i 's/127\.0\.0\.1/0\.0\.0\.0/g' /etc/mysql/mariadb.conf.d/50-server.cnf
sudo mysql
# Grant the root permissions
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON *.* TO 'root'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password' WITH GRANT OPTION;
quit;
sudo systemctl restart mysql
Initialize the ratings database on the VM.
curl -q https://raw.githubusercontent.com/istio/istio/master/samples/bookinfo/src/mysql/mysqldb-init.sql | mysql -u root -ppassword
To better observe the differences in outputs of the Bookinfo application, run the following command to modify the rating records so that different rating information is displayed:
mysql -u root -ppassword test -e "select * from ratings;"
mysql -u root -ppassword test -e "update ratings set rating=2;select * from ratings;"
Register the Database Service with Istio
Configure a sidecar to intercept the port. This configuration is available in /var/lib/istio/envoy/sidecar.env, and the environment variable ISTIO_INBOUND_PORTS is used for configuration.
Example (on the VM where the service is running):
echo "ISTIO_INBOUND_PORTS=3306,9080,8080" > /var/lib/istio/envoy/sidecar.env
systemctl restart istio
Similarly, on a server with permissions to use the istioctl command, register the data service:
istioctl -n bookinfo register mysqldb 192.168.3.202 3306
After the setup, Kubernetes pods and other servers contained in the mesh expansion should be able to access the database service running on the server.
Then, visit the /productpage page. The page should look similar to the following figure, where the details and ratings parts should be displayed normally, and both services come from the ECS instance:
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Summary
Alibaba Cloud Container Service for Kubernetes supports integration with Istio mesh expansion. This article uses an official example to describe how to use Istio to enable the application and service hybrid orchestration on the Kubernetes and Alibaba Cloud ECS instances.
You are welcome to use Alibaba Cloud Container Service for Kubernetes to quickly build an Istio open platform and integrate Istio to microservice development in your project.
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My content is being dynamically created via Javascript, like so:
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and then I procedurally generate cell divs in the same way and append them to slide.
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But then I get the error message in the console. I've tried logging the inventorySlides div, and it definitely exists in the DOM, so I know it's not that. I tried searching for currentStyles, which turns out is just on IE and Opera, and I'm using Chrome.
So is it something I'm doing wrong? Or is it Jssor that's misbehaving?
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currentStyle is an old IE version (IE8) of getComputedStyle, and it seems the plugin is faulty and fails to indentify your browser.
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turns out I forgot to include jssor.core.js and jssor.utils.js (they should really put that in bold, and the example only shows jssor.slider.min.js being included). However, I'm still getting the error
– DanTheMan
Aug 8 '14 at 15:06
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figured it out: I needed to create a div with an attribute u="slides, which does inside the 'inventorySlides' div, and the cells are nested inside this new div....
– DanTheMan
Aug 8 '14 at 16:17
• Thanks for updating solution @DanTheGameMan Apr 13 '15 at 6:09
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Thanks, just saved me heaps of time :) May 22 '15 at 0:08
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So firstly, I had forgotten to include jssor.core.js and jssor.utils.js, though that did not fully solve my problem.
The Solution was that I needed to create a div with an attribute u="slides", which goes inside the 'inventorySlides' div, and the cells are nested inside this new div
NOTE: I made this answer much later than when it was asked because at the time I did not have enough reputation to be able to answer my own question, and now I no longer have access to the code this question is referencing, so I can't really add much more detail to the answer than what had already been discussed in the comments. I apologize if there's any details you need that this answer does not provide, but I can't help much past this point. Cheers - Dan
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If you are including jssor.js file after the html slider elements, then you are getting same error.
The solution : include jssor.js file bottom of the page.
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Idea group modding
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This article is about modding by adding new idea groups. Idea groups are found in /Europa Universalis IV/common/ideas.
Idea group structure[edit]
All idea groups, basic or national, should include 7 ideas and a bonus for completing the idea group. Idea groups can have any name, but names must be unique.
Individual ideas[edit]
Ideas consist simply of a name and a modifier, like so:
royal_navy = {
navy_tradition = 0.25
heavy_ship_power = 0.10
}
Any valid modifier that scopes to a country can be used in an idea entry. The names of ideas must each be localised. See below for details.
Bonuses[edit]
A bonus is the reward for completing an idea group. They use modifiers like individual ideas, but do not need to be localised. An example of a bonus:
bonus = {
free_leader_pool = 1
}
Triggers[edit]
Both basic and national ideas can use triggers. Triggers for national ideas determine which nations are assigned a national idea group, while triggers for basic ideas determine which nations can pick that set of ideas. Any valid trigger that scopes to a country can be used as a trigger for an idea group. This is an example of a trigger:
trigger = {
OR = {
tag = ENG
tag = GBR
}
}
Basic ideas[edit]
Basic idea groups are groups that are unlocked with ADM tech levels, and are bought with monarch points. Basic idea groups in the vanilla game include Diplomatic, Offensive, and Economic. All basic idea groups must be assigned a category of ADM, DIP, or MIL like so:
category = MIL
Vanilla basic idea groups are found in 00_basic_ideas.txt. New basic ideas can be added either to that file or to a new file in the ideas folder.
Numbers of basic idea groups can be created in excess of the vanilla game's numbers, though too many may require advanced interface modding to display properly.
AI[edit]
Unlike with national ideas, conditions can be given that make the AI more or less likely to pick an idea group. In the following example, the idea group will not be chosen by the AI if they have already picked the Humanist idea group.
ai_will_do = {
factor = 1
modifier = {
factor = 0
has_idea_group = humanist_ideas
}
}
National ideas[edit]
National ideas are determined upon loading the game, and can be “refreshed” for a country using the “swap_free_idea_group” effect in events and decisions. Typically idea groups are only swapped upon using a tag-switching decision.
All national idea groups should contain the line “free = yes” somewhere in the entry. This marks them as national rather than basic idea groups.
Vanilla national idea groups are found in 00_country_ideas.txt, zz_group_ideas.txt, and zz_default_idea.txt. New national idea groups can be added to these files or to new files in the ideas folder. Bear in mind the order of idea group assignment however, detailed below.
Traditions[edit]
Unlike basic idea groups, national idea groups have traditions. These are modifiers that are present regardless of the number of ideas in the group that have been unlocked. They are determined like so:
start = {
naval_morale = 0.20
embargo_efficiency = 0.33
}
Assignment of national ideas[edit]
If a country meets the requirements for multiple national idea groups, it receives the first group it is eligible for in order of its location in the folder. File names are searched first, alphabetically. As such, 00_country_ideas.txt is always searched before zzz_default_ideas. This prevents any country that could have unique or group ideas from receiving generic national ideas. When a country is eligible for two sets of national ideas in the same file, it receives the group which comes first chronologically in the file. If the same TAG appears for two sets of national ideas with the same name in different files it tries to cram all of the ideas into the interface, so don't do this.
Icons[edit]
Basic idea group icons are stored in /Europa Universalis IV/gfx/interface/ideas and use the filename format idea_$IDEA_GROUP_NAME$.dds. (Icons may either be .tga or .dds.) To display an icon ingame, an entry must be added to /Europa Universalis IV/interface/ideas.gfx. For example, if one is adding an idea group named bureaucratic_ideas:
spriteType = {
name = "GFX_idea_bureaucratic_ideas"
texturefile = "gfx//interface//ideas//idea_bureaucratic_ideas.tga"
noOfFrames = 1
effectFile = "gfx/FX/buttonstate_linear.lua"
}
Localisation[edit]
Main article: Localisation
This is an example of the text that should be localised:
KHM_ideas: "Khmer Ideas"
KHM_ideas_start: "Khmer tradition"
KHM_ideas_bonus: "Khmer ideas"
staunch_theravada_buddhists_desc: "The Khmer people have fully embraced Theravada Buddhism as a reaction to the decadence of the past"
staunch_theravada_buddhists: "Staunch Theravada Buddhists"
Firstly, the name of the idea group itself is localised. "[group name]_start" localises tradition text. "[group name]_bonus" localises bonus text. Individual ideas are localised simply by using their names. Idea descriptions have the format of "[idea name]_desc".
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IN RE: Rumia Tanyalete AMBROSE-BURBANK, Debtor. Stuart A. Gold, Trustee, Plaintiff, v. Novyce Harper, Defendant.
Case No. 15-54057-tjt
Adv. Pro. No. 15-05446-tjt
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Michigan, Southern Division.
Signed on January 25, 2017
Elias T. Majoros, Southfield, MI, for Plaintiff.
Edward J. Gudeman, Brian Ashley Rookard, Gudeman & Associates, P.C., Royal Oak, MI, for Defendant.
OPINION REGARDING CROSS-MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
Thomas J. Tucker, United States Bankruptcy Judge
I. Introduction and background
This adversary proceeding presents competing claims to ownership of a vehicle titled in Michigan, a 2010 Dodge Charger (the “Vehicle”). The sole owner of the Vehicle, according to the certificate of title, is the Chapter 7 bankruptcy debtor, Rumia Tanyalete Ambrose-Burbank (the “Debt- or”). The Debtor has not claimed any exemption for the Vehicle. Based on these facts, the Plaintiff Chapter 7 Trustee claims that the Vehicle is the exclusive property of the bankruptcy estate.
But the Defendant, Novyce Harper (the “Defendant”), who is the Debtor’s cousin, claims to be the sole “equitable” owner of the Vehicle, so that the bankruptcy estate owns only the “bare legal title” to the Vehicle. Defendant claims, and the Debtor agrees, that although the Debtor bought the Vehicle from a dealer, and financed the purchase, solely in the Debtor’s own name, this was actually done only to help Defendant buy the Vehicle. And it is undisputed that the Debtor gave Defendant sole possession of the Vehicle shortly after the Debtor bought it, and that Defendant made 100% of the payments for the Vehicle (the down payment and all loan payments).
The Trustee filed a three-count complaint against Defendant. Count I seeks a declaratory judgment that the Vehicle is property of the bankruptcy estate, subject to immediate turnover to the Trustee. Count II seeks avoidance of any transfer of the Vehicle from the Debtor to Defendant under 11 U.S.C. §§ 544(a)(1), 544(a)(2), 544(a)(3) and 550(a). Count III seeks avoidance of any transfer of the Vehicle from the Debtor to Defendant as a fraudulent transfer, under 11 U.S.C. §§ 544(b), 548 and 550(a).
The Trustee and Defendant each moved for summary judgment. In his motion, the Trustee seeks summary judgment on Counts I and II of his complaint. The Trustee has abandoned Count III, and seeks to voluntarily dismiss that count. Defendant seeks summary judgment on the Trustee’s remaining counts. The Court held a hearing on the motions, and took them under advisement.
For the reasons stated below, the Court concludes, based on the undisputed facts, that the sole owner of the Vehicle is the Debtor’s bankruptcy estate. Defendant has no ownership interest—legal or equitable—in the Vehicle. The Court will grant summary judgment for the Trustee, and deny Defendant’s summary judgment motion.
II. Facts
The following facts are not in dispute.
On March 31, 2010, the Debtor purchased the Vehicle for $25,026, from a dealer named Sterling Heights Dodge, Inc. The Debtor applied for and obtained a loan in her own name to finance the purchase. The Debtor made a loan agreement by entering a Retail Installment Sale Contract with Ally Bank a/k/a GMAC. But it was Defendant who paid to the dealer an initial $100 deposit on March 11, 2010. And Defendant supplied the money for the Debtor to pay the dealer an additional $1,000 deposit on April 2, 2010.
The Dealer and the Debtor applied for title to the Vehicle in Debtor’s name, alone, on March 31, 2010. On the application form, there were two boxes where the applicant was to list “Complete Names and Addresses of All Owners or Lessees.” One box listed the Debtor’s name and address, alone. The other box was left blank, indicating that there were no owners other than the Debtor. The Michigan Secretary of State then issued a certifícate of title, listing only the Debtor as owner of the Vehicle. The Debtor initially insured the Vehicle listing herself and her husband as drivers. But almost immediately, the Debtor discontinued her insurance and Defendant began insuring the Vehicle through her insurance. Also immediately after purchasing the Vehicle, the Debtor gave possession of the Vehicle to Defendant. Defendant made every monthly payment due on the Vehicle loan through the last payment on March 2, 2015, when the Vehicle loan was paid off. And Defendant says that she has “maintained all repairs for the [Vehicle] and paid for all the work done on the [Vehicle].” This statement is rather vague, however; Defendant does not specify what repairs or work have been done on the Vehicle or how much she has paid.
Defendant asserts that her intention and the Debtor’s intention was for the Debtor to purchase the Vehicle for Defendant, and that the Debtor was only involved to help Defendant, who could not obtain credit to purchase the Vehicle on her own. But no one—not the dealer, the Debtor, or Defendant—ever took any of the actions required to transfer an ownership interest in the Vehicle to Defendant. Neither the dealer nor the Debtor ever assigned or delivered the certificate of title to Defendant. Nor did the dealer or the Debtor, or Defendant, ever apply to the Michigan Secretary of State to issue a certificate of title listing Defendant as the owner (or as a co-owner with Debtor) of the Vehicle. And at all relevant times, the Debtor has been the only owner listed on the title.
A little over six months after the Vehicle loan was paid off, on September 24, 2015, the Debtor filed a voluntary petition under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code. On November 24,- 2015, the case was converted to chapter 7, and Stuart A. Gold was appointed the Chapter 7 Trustee.
On October 22, 2015, the Debtor filed her Schedules. On Schedule B, she listed only one vehicle, a Mercedes A-6 owned jointly with her husband. On December 17, 2015, the Debtor filed an amended Schedule A/B in which, for the first time, she listed the Vehicle. In answer to the question “Who has an interest in the property?” the Debtor checked the box for “Debtor 1 only.” However, in the com-merits section, the Debtor stated: “Debtor holds bare legal title only. Debtor’s cousin has made all payments and paid for all maintenance on the vehicle and is the true equitable owner of the vehicle.” The Debtor did not amend her Schedule C to claim any exemption in the Vehicle.
III. Jurisdiction
This Court has subject matter jurisdiction over this adversary proceeding under 28 U.S.C. §§ 1334(b), 157(a) and 157(b)(1), and Local Rule 83.50(a) (E.D. Mich.). Plaintiffs claims in this adversary proceeding are core proceedings, under 28 U.S.C. §§ 157(b)(2)(A), 157(b)(2)(E), 157(b)(2)(H), and 157(b)(2)(0).
In addition, this proceeding falls within the' definition of a proceeding “arising under title 11” and of a proceeding “arising in” a case under title 11, within the meaning of 28 U.S.C. § 1334(b). Matters falling within either of these categories in § 1334(b) are deemed to be core proceedings. See Allard v. Coenen (In re Trans-Industries, Inc.), 419 B.R. 21, 27 (Bankr. E.D. Mich. 2009). This is a proceeding “arising under title 11” because it is “created or determined by a statutory provision of title 11,” see id. namely Bankruptcy Code §§ 541, 542, 544, 548, and 550. And this is a proceeding “arising in” a case under title 11, because it is a proceeding that “by [its] very nature, could arise only in bankruptcy cases.” See Allard v. Coenen, 419 B.R. at 27.
In their joint report under Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(f) filed early in this case, the parties agreed that this adversary proceeding is a core proceeding. And in addition, the parties have consented to the Bankruptcy Court entering a final judgment or final order in the adversary proceeding under 28 U.S.C. § 157(c)(2), to the extent any claims are non-core. See generally Wellness Int’l Nework, Ltd. v. Sharif, — U.S. -, 135 S.Ct. 1932, 1948-49, 191 L.Ed.2d 911 (2015).
IV. Discussion
A. Summary judgment standards
As this Court has stated previously, in McCallum v. Pixley (In re Pixley), 456 B.R. 770, 774-75 (Bankr. E.D. Mich. 2011):
Fed.R.Civ.P. 56(a), applicable to bankruptcy adversary proceedings under Fed.R.Bankr.P. 7056, provides that a motion for summary judgment “shall” be granted “if the movant shows that there is no genuine dispute as to any material fact arid the movant is entitled to judgment as a matter of law.” In Cox v. Kentucky Dep't of Transp., 53 F.3d 146, 149-50 (6th Cir. 1995), the court elaborated:
The moving party has the initial burden of proving that no genuine issue of material fact exists and that the moving party is entitled to judgment as a matter of law. To meet this burden, the moving party may rely on any of the evidentiary sources listed in Rule 56(c) or may merely rely upon the failure of the nonmoving party to produce any evidence which would create a genuine dispute for the [trier of fact]. Essentially, a motion for summary judgment is a means by which to challenge the opposing party to ‘put up or shut up’ on a critical issue. If the moving party satisfies its burden, then the burden of going forward shifts to the nonmoving party to produce evidence that results in a conflict of material fact to be resolved by [the trier of fact]. In arriving at a resolution, the court must afford all reasonable inferences, and construe the evidence in the light most favorable to the nonmoving party. However, if the evidence is insufficient to reasonably support a ... verdict in favor of the nonmoving party, the motion for summary judgment will be granted. Thus, the mere existence of a scintilla of evidence in support of the plaintiffs position will be insufficient;. there must be evidence on which the [trier of fact] could reasonably find for the plaintiff.
Finally, the Sixth Circuit has concluded that, in the “new era” of summary judgments that has evolved from the teachings of the Supreme Court in Anderson [v. Liberty Lobby, Inc., 477 U.S. 242, 106 S.Ct 2505, 91 L.Ed.2d 202 (1986) ], Celotex [Corp. v. Catrett, 477 U.S. 317, 106 S.Ct. 2548, 91 L.Ed.2d 265 (1986) ] and Matsushita [Electric Indus. Co., Ltd. v. Zenith Radio Corp., 475 U.S. 574, 106 S.Ct. 1348, 89 L.Ed.2d 538 (1986)], trial courts have been afforded considerably more discretion in evaluating the weight of the nonmoving party’s evidence. The norimoving party must do more than simply show that there is some metaphysical doubt as to the material facts. If the record taken in its entirety could not convince a rational trier of fact to return a verdict in favor of the nonmoving party, the motion should be granted.
Id. (internal quotation marks and citations omitted). In determining whether the moving party has met its burden, a court must “believe the evidence of the nonmovant, and draw all justifiable inferences in favor of the nonmovant.” Ingram v. City of Columbus, 185 F.3d 579, 586 (6th Cir.1999)(relying on Russo v. City of Cincinnati, 953 F.2d 1036, 1041-42 (6th Cir.1992)).
B. Compliance with the Michigan Vehicle Code is required in order to transfer an ownership interest in a vehicle in Michigan.
In bankruptcy cases, property interests generally are determined by state law. See Butner v. United States, 440 U.S. 48, 55, 99 S.Ct. 914, 59 L.Ed.2d 136 (1979); accord French v. Frey (In re Bergman), 467 F.3d 536, 538 (6th dr. 2006) (citing Butner) (“Unless a federal interest is at issue, property rights are defined by state law.”). In this case, the relevant state.law is that of Michigan, since (1) the Vehicle is titled under Michigan law; (2) the Debtor and the Defendant reside in Michigan; and (3) all relevant events occurred in Michigan. Thus, the parties have correctly assumed that Michigan law determines what ownership rights the competing claimants have in the Vehicle.
The Michigan Vehicle Code, Mich. Comp. Laws Ann. §§ 257.1 et. seq, (the “MVC”), is a comprehensive statutory scheme governing almost every aspect of motor vehicle use and ownership in the State of Michigan. As with automobiles generally in Michigan, the Vehicle in this case is subject to Chapter II of the MVC, which is codified at Mich. Comp. Laws Ann. §§ 257.201 through 257.259. Among other things, Chapter II of the MVC subjects motor vehicles to certificate of title and registration requirements. See, e.g., Mich. Comp. Laws Ann. §§ 257.215, 257.216, 257.217, 257.33, and 257.79.
Chapter II of the MVC specifies what must be done in order to transfer an ownership interest in a vehicle. Section 257.233 addresses the situation where “the owner of a registered vehicle transfers, or assigns the title or interest in the vehicle.” See Mich. Comp. Laws Ann. §§ 257.233(1), 257.233(9) (emphasis added). Section 257.333(8) provides what the owner of a vehicle must do in order to transfer ownership of a vehicle to another:
(8) The owner shall indorse on the certificate of title as required by the secretary of state an assignment of the title with warranty of title in the form printed on the certifícate with a statement of all security interests in the vehicle or in accessories on the vehicle and deliver or cause the certificate to be mailed or delivered to the purchaser or transferee at the time of the delivery to the purchaser or transferee of the vehicle. The certificate shall show the payment or satisfaction of any security interest as shown on the original title. However, as provided under section 238, the secretary of state is not required to issue a title to the owner of a vehicle if the title is subject to a security interest.
Mich; Comp. Laws Aim. § 257.233(8) (emphasis added).
Similar provisions exist in § 257.235(1), which apply to the sale of a vehicle by a dealer:
(1) ... Upon transferring title or interest to another person that is not a dealer, the dealer shall complete an assignment and warranty of title upon the certificate of title, salvage certificate of title, or dealer reassignment of title form and make an application for registration and a new title as provided in [Mich. Comp. Laws Ann. § 257.217].
Mich. Comp. Laws Ann. § 257.235(1).
Section 257.217(1), in turn, provides that “[a]n owner of a vehicle that is subject to registration under this act shall apply to the secretary of state, upon an appropriate form furnished by the secretary of state, for the registration of the vehicle and issuance of a certifícate of title for the vehicle.” Mich. Comp. Laws Ann. § 257.217(1). Section 257.239 provides that “[i]t is a misdemeanor for a person to fail or neglect to properly endorse and deliver a certifícate of title to a transferee or owner lawfully entitled thereto.” Mich. Comp. Law. § 257.239.
Finally, § 257.233(9) applies to all persons transferring an ownership interest in a motor vehicle, including dealers, and states when the transfer is effective:
(9) Upon the delivery of a motor vehicle and the transfer, sale or assignment of the title or interest in a motor vehicle by a person, including a dealer, the effective date of the transfer of title or interest in the vehicle is the date of signature on either the application for title or the assignment of the certifí-cate of title by the purchaser, transferee, or assignee.
Mich. Comp. Laws Ann. § 257.233(9) (emphasis added).
Michigan courts long have held that compliance with the MVC is the exclusive means of transferring ownership of vehicles in this state. In Bayer v. Jackson City Bank & Trust Co., 335 Mich. 99, 55 N.W.2d 746 (Mich. 1952), the Michigan Supreme Court stated that “ ‘[i]t is apparent from the language of the [statute] that the legislature sought to cover every transaction involving the transfer of a motor vehicle from the owner to another, as well as transfers by operation of law.’ ” Id. at 750-51 (quoting Taylor v. Burdick, 320 Mich. 25, 30 N.W.2d 418, 421 (Mich. 1948)); see also Dodson v. Imperial Motors, Inc., 295 F.2d 609, 612 (6th Cir. 1961) (collecting Michigan cases) (“The Supreme Court of [Michigan], however, has consistently held that compliance with the quoted statute ( [the predecessor to § 257.233]) is essential to the transfer of ownership”)-
As the Michigan Court of Appeals has explained: “[t]he mandates of the Michigan Vehicle Code must be followed and our courts have been adamant in their refusal - to sanction anything less than strict compliance.” Messer v. Averill, 28 Mich.App. 62, 183 N.W.2d 802, 804 (Mich. Ct. App. 1970). A purported transfer of a motor vehicle which is not done in compliance with the MVC is void. Bayer, 55 N.W.2d at 749-50; Taylor, 30 N.W.2d at 421; Michigan Mut. Auto. Ins. Co. v. Reddig, 129 Mich.App. 631, 341 N.W.2d 847, 849 (Mich. Ct. App. 1983) (“[A] sale of a motor vehicle which did not include a transfer of the certificate of title as required by the statute [is] void.”); Dodson, 295 F.2d at 612-13 (citations omitted) (“[T]he Michigan court finds legislative intent that transactions failing to comply [with the statute] shall be void”); Whitcraft v. Wolfe, 148 Mich.App. 40, 384 N.W.2d 400, 404-05 (Mich. Ct. App. 1985) (“Failure to comply with the statutory requirements relating to endorsement and delivery of the certificate of title renders the transaction void.”); Nashville Eagle, Inc. v. Ford Motor Credit Co. (In re Superior Ground Support, Inc.), 140 B.R. 878, 882 (Bankr. W.D. Mich. 1992) (citations omitted) (“Any sale accomplished in violation of the Michigan (V]ehicle [C]ode’s requirements on the transfer of title is void.”).
C. Based on Michigan law, the bankruptcy estate owns the Vehicle, and Defendant has no ownership interest.
In order for Defendant to have acquired any ownership interest in the Vehicle, she must have; acquired it from someone—in this case from either the car dealership or the Debtor. The Court concludes that under the undisputed facts of this case, only the Debtor acquired ownership of the Vehicle; Defendant never acquired any ownership interest in the Vehicle, from either the dealer or from Debtor. The undisputed facts in this case show that on March 31, 2010, the dealer and the Debtor applied for a certificate of title for the Vehicle in the Debtor’s name only. Under Mich. Comp. Laws Ann. § 257.233(9), quoted above, this is the effective date of the transfer of title and ownership from the car dealership' to the Debtor. At that time, the Debtor became the sole owner of the Vehicle under Michigan law. And the certificate of title issued for the Vehicle listed only the Debt- or as owner.
It is also undisputed that at no time did the Debtor indorse an assignment of the title to Defendant on the certificate of title, or deliver the certificate of title to Defendant as a transferee, both of which were required by Mich. Comp. Laws Ann. § 257.233(8) in order to transfer the Vehicle. Therefore, there was no transfer of “title or [an] interest in the vehicle” from the Debtor to Defendant. See Mich. Comp. Laws Ann. § 257.233(9). Nor did Defendant ever sign an application for a certificate of title for the Vehicle. Defendant took no steps to apply to the Secretary of State to register the Vehicle or obtain a certificate of title listing Defendant as the owner (or as a co-owner with Debtor), as is required by § 257.217(1).
Thus, neither the dealer, Sterling Heights Dodge, Inc., nor the Debtor ever transferred any interest in the Vehicle to Defendant. Any intended transfer of ownership from either the dealer or the Debt- or to Defendant is void because it did not comply with the requirements of the MVC.
Therefore, as of March 31, 2010 and at all times thereafter, the Debtor was the sole owner of the Vehicle. Because the Debtor was the sole owner when she filed her bankruptcy case, the Vehicle is property of the bankruptcy estate under 11 U.S.C. § 541(a)(1). Defendant has no ownership interest in the Vehicle.
D. Defendant’s arguments are without merit.
Defendant argues that under the MVC, there can be more than one “owner” of a vehicle, and that she is the “equitable” owner of the Vehicle. She argues, that the Debtor holds only bare legal title, which has no value to the Debtor or to the Debt- or’s bankruptcy estate. But the Court must reject Defendant’s arguments.
1. Defendant makes no trust-based argument.
In addressing Defendant’s arguments and authorities, the Court must begin by noting what is not at issue in this case. Defendant does not argue that her alleged equitable interest in the Vehicle exists based on any trust law theory. In his motion for summary judgment, the Trustee anticipated that Defendant might rely on a trust theory as support for her claim to be the equitable owner of the Vehicle. The Trustee made several arguments to refute the anticipated trust theory. Specifically, the Trustee argued in detail why he contends that under Michigan law, no oral or written express trust exists with respect to the Vehicle; why no constructive trust exists; and why no resulting trust exists. In response, Defendant did not contest any of these arguments by the Trustee. In 'short, Defendant has not made any trust-based argument, and under the circumstances, the Court concludes that Defendant has waived any such argument. Because of this, the Court will not address the Trustee’s arguments as to why Defendant has no valid trust-based argument. Rather, the Court must assume for purposes of ruling on the summary judgment motions that no. trust (express; constructive; or resulting) exists.
2. Mich. Comp. Laws Ann. § 257.37, and the MVC owner’s liability statute
Defendant relies heavily on the definition of “owner” found in Mich. Comp. Laws Ann. § 257.37. But as explained below, the effect of that section’s definition of “owner” is only to impose liability on certain persons in addition to the titled owner of a vehicle. Section 257.37 defines the word “owner” as used in the MVC. See Mich. Comp. Laws Ann. § 257.1. Section 257.37 states:
“Owner” means any of the following:
(a) Any person, firm, association, or corporation renting a motor vehicle or having the exclusive use thereof, under a lease or otherwise, for a period that is greater than 30 days.
(b) Except as otherwise provided in section 401a, a person who holds the legal title of a vehicle.
(c) A person who has the immediate right of possession of a vehicle under an installment sale contract.
Mich. Comp. Laws Ann. § 257.37 (emphasis added).
Under subsection (b) of this definition, of course, the Debtor is an “owner” of the Vehicle, because her name is on the title. Defendant argues that she too is an “owner,” based on § 257.37(a), because she has had the exclusive use of the Vehicle for more than 30 days. Defendant also cites several Michigan cases which have held that there can be more than one “owner” of a vehicle under the MVC, and under the similar definition of “owner” in the Michigan No-Fault Insurance Act, Mich. Corap. Laws Ann. § 500.3101(2)(k), discussed below.
The § 257.37 definition of “owner” is important because the MVC imposes civil liability on an “owner” for injuries caused by another person’s negligent operation of a motor vehicle. Mich. Comp. Laws Ann. § 257.401(1) imposes such liability:
This section shall not be construed to limit the right of a person to bring a civil action for damages for injuries to either person or property resulting from a violation of this act by the owner or operator of a motor vehicle or his or her agent or servant. The owner of a motor vehicle is liable for an injury caused by the negligent operation of the motor vehicle whether the negligence consists of a violation of a statute of this state or the ordinary care standard required by common law. The owner is not liable unless the motor vehicle is being driven with his or her express or implied consent or knowledge. It is presumed that the motor vehicle is being driven with the knowledge and consent of the owner if it is driven at the time of the injury by his or her spouse, father, mother, brother, sister, son, daughter, or other immediate member of the family-
Mich. Comp. Laws Ann. § 257.401(1) (emphasis added).
Michigan courts have explained that this provision in the MVC is intended “to place liability on the person who is ultimately in control of the vehicle under the owner’s liability section.” Ringewold v. Bos, 200 Mich.App. 131, 503 N.W.2d 716, 720 (Mich. Ct. App. 1993). And the Michigan Court of Appeals has explained that the MVC’s definition of “owner” is not intended to define who has ownership rights in a vehicle:
[t]he word ‘owner’ under the vehicle code obviously is not used in the sense of referring to persons whose title is good against all others, and under the code there may be several such owners. One or more persons may be liable as owners even though none of such owners possess all the normal incidents of ownership.
Messer v. Averill, 28 Mich.App. 62, 183 N.W.2d 802, 804 n.2 (Mich. Ct. App. 1970) (emphasis added).
Defendant cites language from Ringewold v. Bos, in which the court stated that “the word ‘owner’ [under the MVC] is not meant to restrict liability to a person or entity whose title is good against all others, and under the code there may be several owners.” 503 N.W.2d at 719 (emphasis added). But this language further demonstrates that the definition is only meant to expand on who may be considered an “owner” for purposes of imposing liability. It is pot helpful in determining the “owner” in the sense of the person whose title or interest in a vehicle is good against others.
3. The definition of “owner” in the Michigan No-Fault Insurance Act
Other cases cited by Defendant concern who can be considered an “owner” for certain purposes under the Michigan No-Fault Insurance Act. That act defines “owner” in a way similar to the MVC definition, but for a different purpose. As with the MVC, the No-Fault Insurance Act’s use of its defined term “owner” does not define who is the owner in the sense of the person whose title or interest in a vehicle is good against others.
The definition of “owner” in the Michigan No-Fault Insurance Act is now found in Mich. Comp. Laws Ann. § 500.3101(2)(k):
(2) As used in this chapter:
(k) “Owner” means any of the following:
(l) A person renting a motor vehicle or having the use of a motor vehicle, under a lease or otherwise, for a period that is greater than 30 days.
(ii) A person renting a motorcycle or having the use of a motorcycle under a lease for a period that is greater than 30 days, or otherwise for a period that is greater than 30 consecutive days. .A person who borrows a motorcycle for a period that is less than 30 consecutive days with the consent of the owner is not an owner under this subparagraph.
(iii) A person that holds the legal title to a ■ motor vehicle or motorcycle, other than a person engaged in the business of leasing motor vehicles or, motorcycles that is the lessor of a motor vehicle or motorcycle under a lease that provides for the use of the motor vehicle or motorcycle by thé lessee for a period that is greater than 30 days.
(iv) A person that has the immediate right of possession of a motor vehicle or motorcycle under an installment sale contract.
Several cases have dealt with disputes over who is an “owner” under this definition because, as one case put it, the No-Fault Insurance Act “precludes owners of uninsured vehicles from receiving personal protection insurance benefits.” Twichel v. MIC Gen. Ins. Corp., 469 Mich. 524, 676 N.W.2d 616, 618 (Mich. 2004) (citing Mich. Comp. Laws Ann. § 500.3113(b)).
For example, the Twichel case, cited by Defendant, dealt with who can be considered an “owner” under the Michigan No-Fault Insurance Act, and did not involve the determination of the true ownership of a vehicle (i e., ownership that is good against other persons). See 676 N.W.2d at 621. The same is true for the other No-Fault Insurance Act cases cited by Defendant—Botsford Gen. Hosp. v. Citizens Ins. Co., 195 Mich.App. 127, 489 N.W.2d 137 (Mich. Ct. App. 1992); and Harwood v. Auto-Owners Ins. Co., 211 Mich.App. 249, 535 N.W.2d 207 (Mich. Ct. App. 1995).
4. Other cases applying Michigan law
Two of the cases cited by Defendant do not involve liability under the MVC or insurance benefits under the No-Fault Insurance Act. The first case is In re Sielaff, 164 B.R. 560 (Bankr. W.D. Mich. 1994). In that case, the bankruptcy court had to determine whether a creditor violated the . automatic stay when it repossessed a vehicle used exclusively by the bankruptcy debtor but titled solely in the name of the debtor’s father. The court held that the creditor violated the automatic stay because the debtor had an equitable interest in the vehicle, which became property of the bankruptcy estate and subject to the automatic stay upon commencement of the debtor’s bankruptcy case.
The other case is In re Young, 468 B.R. 818 (Bankr. E.D. Mich. 2012). In Young, the issue was whether a bankruptcy debtor could claim an exemption in a vehicle which was titled solely in her co-debt- or/spouse’s name. The debtor, relying on Sielaff, argued that she had an equitable interest in the vehicle that she could exempt. The court in Young stated that it “agrees with Sielaff s holding that a debtor may have an equitable interest in the vehicle even when the debtor is not shown on the title,” but ultimately held that the equitable considerations present in Sielaff were not present in that case. Id. at 825.
To the extent Sielaff and Young support Defendant’s position in this case, this Court respectfully disagrees with them. As support for its decision in Sielaff, the bankruptcy court cited several bankruptcy court decisions recognizing an equitable interest in a motor vehicle even when the party’s name was not on the title. But none of those cases were Michigan cases or interpreted Michigan law. Sielaff, 164 B.R. at 568 n.11. Sielaff cited no Michigan statute or case holding that there may be an equitable owner of a vehicle under the MVC. The Young case, in turn, relied on the Twichel case and on Sielaff. But as noted above, Twichel concerned benefits under the No-Fault Insurance Act, rather than true ownership of a vehicle, and Sie-laff is unpersuasive for the reasons stated in this opinion. Further, the court in Young actually ruled that the debtor did not have an equitable ownership interest in the vehicle, because there was “not enough evidence to overcome the statutory presumption that [the co-debtor], as the person shown on the certificate of title, is the owner of the [vehicle].” 468 B.R. at 825.
This Court has not found any Michigan case which recognized an equitable ownership interest in a motor vehicle. Nor has Defendant cited any such case.
The court in Sielaff cited a Michigan case from 1939 which bears some discussion here—Wood v. Merchants Ins. Co. of Providence, 291 Mich. 573, 289 N.W. 259 (Mich. 1939). Sielaff described Wood as follows: “In this case, decided under an earlier version of the current Michigan Vehicle Code, the Michigan Supreme Court held that title alone did not conclusively determine ownership of a motor vehicle.” Sielaff, 164 B.R. at 566 n.5. Wood was an insurance coverage case; it did not involve parties making competing claims to ownership of a vehicle. In Wood, the vehicle in question was titled jointly in two names—Archie Wood and E.J. Wood. Archie Wood was a minor, and E.J. Wood was his grandfather and guardian. Archie Wood was in a collision while driving the vehicle, and suffered damage to the vehicle. After his insurance company denied coverage for the vehicle damage, Archie Wood brought suit, through his guardian E.J. Wood (also known as Ezra J. Wood). The insurance company defended in part based on a clause in the insurance policy making the policy void “if ‘the interest of the assured [in the vehicle] be or become other than unconditional and sole lawful ownership.’ ” 289 N.W. at 260. The insurance company argued that the assured (Archie Wood) was not the “sole” owner within the meaning of this policy language, because of E.J. Wood’s name also being listed on the title as an owner.
In rejecting the insurance company’s argument, the court held that notwithstanding the fact that two names appeared as owners on the title, the trial court did not err in finding that Archie Wood alone was the owner of the vehicle, at least for purposes of the insurance policy clause. The court appeared to view E.J. Wood’s name on the title as being in his capacity as guardian for the minor, Archie Wood. The court noted that;
It is manifest that a mistake was made in the registration growing out of the fact that E.J. Wood named therein is the grandfather, and guardian of Archie Wood and obviously attended to the purchase of the automobile and registration. The evidence at the trial established beyond question that the auto was purchased wholly with money belonging to Archie Wood, and E.J. Wood had no interest therein.'
Id.
Thus, Wood is unlike the present case. In Wood, the Michigan court did not hold that someone whose name was not on the title had any sort of ownership interest in the vehicle. Rather, the person found to be the "sole” owner for purposes of the insurance policy, Archie Wood, was listed on the title as an owner. (And the other person listed on the title was Archie Wood’s guardian.) In this case, by contrast, Defendant’s name is not listed on the Vehicle title as an owner.
The court in Wood also noted that the vehicle in that case had been new and had been purchased from a dealer. For this reason, the Wood court ruled that Michigan’s “statutory provisions regulating transfer of recorded title” did not apply under the predecessor of the current MVC in effect at the time. See id. Whatever the relevant statutes may have been in 1939, however, the current MVC clearly does apply to a sale by a dealer of a new vehicle, and specifies what must be done for a dealer to transfer an ownership interest in a vehicle. See the discussion in Section IV.B of this opinion, above (quoting Mich. Comp. Laws Ann. §§ 257.235(1), 257.233(9), 257.217(1), 257.239).
In these respects, therefore, the 1939 decision in the Wood case is both outdated and distinguishable from the present case.
In fairness to Defendant, the Court should note that Wood also cited and quoted, with apparent approval, a 1924 Missouri case, Hirsh v. City of New York Ins. Co., 218 Mo.App. 673, 267 S.W. 51 (1924), as holding that under Missouri law the certificate of title is not conclusive evidence on the issue of ownership of an automobile. But the extent to which this may support Defendant’s position in this case matters little, because the actual holding of Wood, described above, is limited and distinguishable from this case.
Finally, to whatever extent the 1939 Wood case may arguably support Defendant’s position, many more recent decisions of the Michigan Supreme Court and the Michigan Court of Appeals, as well as federal cases applying Michigan law, undercut Defendant’s position. These include the cases' cited in Section IV.B of this opinion, above, and the cases discussed below.
Cases interpreting the MVC persuade this Court that Michigan courts would reach the same result this Court reaches today. In order for Defendant to have obtained any ownership interest in the Vehicle, she must have acquired 'such interest from someone—in this case it had to be either the dealer Sterling Heights Dodge or the Debtor. But neither the dealer nor the Debtor took any of the actions required by the MVC to give Defendant any ownership interest in the Vehicle. The following cases persuade the Court that this is fatal to Defendant’s claim.
In Taylor v. Burdick, 320 Mich. 25, 30 N.W.2d 418 (1948), the plaintiff claimed ownership in her late father’s vehicle, asserting that her father gave her the vehicle before he died. Her father made a written statement of the gift, and then later gave plaintiff the keys and told her the ear was hers. But before he died the father did not endorse the certificate of title to plaintiff. 30 N.W.2d at 419. The Michigan Supreme Court held that no valid gift was made, because no endorsement of the certificate of title had been made, as required by the version of the MVC then in effect. Id. at 421-22. The court reiterated its earlier holding from a case from 1940, that “a person is the owner of an automobile when the title is registered in his name. Title follows a certificate of ownership.” Id. at 421 (quoting Noorthoek v. Preferred Auto. Ins. Co., 292 Mich. 561, 291 N.W. 6, 8 (1940) (emphasis added)). The court also reiterated that “an attempted sale of a motor vehicle, without complying with the statute as to endorsement of the certificate of title, was void.” Id. at 421 (citations omitted). The court declined to discuss cases from other jurisdictions, cited by counsel, saying that it “would serve no useful purpose.” Id. at 421-22.
In Bayer v. Jackson City Bank & Trust Co., 335 Mich. 99, 55 N.W.2d 746 (1952), the plaintiffs purchased a vehicle from á dealership, paid the purchase price and took possession of the vehicle. However, title was never actually transferred to the plaintiffs. Unbeknownst to the plaintiffs, at the time of the purchase, the defendant bank -had possession of the dealership’s certificate of title, to protect the bank’s blanket lien on all inventory of the car dealer. 55 N.W.2d at 747-48. The plaintiffs ultimately filed suit against the bank, seeking turnover of the certificate of title free of any liens. The Michigan Supreme Court ruled in favor of the bank. The court held that a transaction done in violation of the MVC is void, and that “[p]laintiffs were of course charged with knowledge of the statutes pertaining to the sale of motor vehicles.” Id. at 751. Thus, “there was no valid sale of the automobile to plaintiffs, and the court of equity is without power to decree specific performance of the • promise to complete the transaction by delivery of a certificate of title. Plaintiffs must necessarily be left to their legal remedy.” Id. at 752. The legal remedy in Bayer was for the plaintiffs to sue the dealership for damages. See id. at 751 (noting that when the dealership failed to deliver the certificate of title as agreed, plaintiffs “might then have returned the car and have brought an action at once to recover what they had paid.”)
As in Taylor v. Burdick, the Michigan Supreme Court in Bayer rejected contrary cases from other jurisdictions.
Similarly, in Nashville Eagle, Inc. v. Ford Motor Credit Co. (In re Superior Ground Support, Inc., 140 B.R. 878 (Bankr. W.D. Mich. 1992), the plaintiff purchased three de-icing machines from the debtor and paid the full purchase price before delivery. At the time the debtor filed bankruptcy, one of the de-icing machines had been delivered but two were only partly assembled. The defendant creditor had a security interest in the deicing machines and continued to hold the certificates of origin for the two partially completed machines. The plaintiff argued that because it had paid the full purchase price, it had priority over the defendant secured creditor as a buyer in the ordinary course of business. The bankruptcy court ruled that whether the de-icing machines were vehicles under the MVC was a question of fact but that, as a matter of law, “the protection afforded to a buyer in the ordinary course of business of motor vehicles does not result without compliance with the Michigan vehicle code’s provisions on the transfer of ownership.” Id. at 883. In relation to the MVC, the court stated:
A completed sale and the transfer of an ownership interest does not result under Michigan law until the time when compliance with the vehicle code is accomplished. Stated more simply, a sale does not result until the certificate' of title provisions are satisfied. This is an exclusive and unavoidable requirement for the transfer of ownership. Any sale accomplished in violation of the Michigan vehicle code’s requirements on the transfer of title is void.
Id. at 882 (internal citations omitted).
In Wilcox, D.O. v. United States, 888 F.2d 1111 (6th Cir. 1989), Wilcox was subject to a federal tax lien covering all of his property, including several vehicles that he owned. A person who had sold a vehicle to Wilcox asserted that the IRS could not foreclose on that vehicle, because he (the seller) rather than Wilcox was still the owner of the vehicle. Wilcox had taken possession of the vehicle, made substantial payments toward the purchase price, and paid the seller between $30,000 and $40,000 for restoration work on the vehicle, but the seller had not transferred the certificate of title. The district court refused to enjoin the tax sale, because it ruled that Wilcox was the owner. The United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit reversed, holding that:
[ujnder Michigan law, a certificate of title remains valid unless canceled by the Secretary of State for cause or upon transfer of an interest shown on the title....
Because no title had been effectively transferred to Wilcox, the sale of the [car] to Wilcox was void-The pay-
ments made by Wilcox and the possession and control of the vehicle exercised by Wilcox, if any, was of no significance if the title had not been endorsed by [the seller] and delivered to Wilcox.
888 F.2d at 1116, 1117 (emphasis added).
This Court concludes that under Michigan law, the Debtor was and remained the sole owner of the Vehicle, because the actions necessary to transfer an interest in the Vehicle to Defendant were not taken, as required by the MVC.
Michigan cases recognize strong policy considerations that support the Court’s ruling. “The purpose of these title provisions is to guard against fraud and to discourage unlawful disposition. Possession of the certificate of title offers tangible and readily verifiable evidence "of ownership consistent across the state.” Nashville Eagle, Inc., 140 B.R. at 882 (citations omitted).
Defendant may view the result in this case as unfair or unduly harsh. But the MVC and related Michigan case law require the result here. “A federal court in bankruptcy is not allowed to upend the property law of the state in which it sits[.]” In re Madison Heights Grp., LLC, 506 B.R. 734, 741 (Bankr. E.D. Mich. 2014) (quoting First Fidelity Bank, N.A. v. Jason Realty, L.P. (In re Jason Realty, L.P.), 59 F.3d 423, 427 (3d Cir. 1995)). And the outcome in this case is no less harsh than the outcomes for the losing parties in the Bayer, Nashville Eagle, and Wilcox cases described above. In those cases, a purported buyer made an agreement to purchase a vehicle, took possession of the vehicle, and paid the full purchase price to the seller for a vehicle (or, as in the Wilcox case, paid the seller substantial amounts of the purchase price and for restoration work on the vehicle). Yet in each of those cases, the purported buyer was held to have no ownership interest in the vehicle.
“A car buyer is charged with knowledge of the pertinent statutes.” Whitcraft v. Wolfe, 148 Mich.App. 40, 384 N.W.2d 400, 405 (1985). Here, despite the fact that the Defendant says that she and the Debtor intended Defendant to own the Vehicle, they failed to achieve such result, because they failed to comply with the requirements of the MVC.
V. Conclusion
For the reasons stated in this opinion, the Court will enter a separate order:
1) denying Defendant’s summary judgment motion;
2) granting summary judgment for the Plaintiff Trustee on Count I of the complaint (the declaratory judgment count), i.e., declaring that the Vehicle is property of the bankruptcy estate subject to immediate turnover to the Trustee;
3) dismissing Count II of the Plaintiff Trustee’s complaint, as moot; and
4) dismissing Count III of the Plaintiff Trustee’s complaint with prejudice, based on the Trustee’s abandonment of that count and request to voluntarily dismiss that count.
. See Pl.’s Resp. to Def.’s Mot. for Summ. J. (Docket #45) at 1; Hearing Transcript (Docket # 56, "Tr.”) at 2-3.
. See Docket # 20, Ex. A. Unless otherwise noted, citations to exhibits in this opinion ("Ex. -) are to exhibits attached to the Trustee’s summary judgment motion, Docket #20.
. Id.
. Ex. C at 1.
. Id. at 2; Aff. of Def. (Docket # 42, Defendant’s Ex. A, "Def. Aff.”) at ¶ 4; Tr. at 20.
. Ex. D.
. See Ex. G.
. Ex. E.
. Ex. H; Def. Aff. at ¶ 6.
. Def. Aff. at ¶ 8.
. Id. at H 5.
. Id. at ¶ 7.
. Id, at ¶¶ 2-3.
. Schedule B, Item # 25, filed in Case No. 15-54057 at Docket # 20.
. Effective December 1, 2015, the Official Bankruptcy Forms were substantially revised. One of the changes was to combine previous Official Form B6A—Schedule A "Real Property" and previous Official Form B6B— Schedule B "Personal Property" into one combined Official Form 106A/B—Schedule A/B "Property."
. Schedule A/B, Item # 3.2, filed in Case No. 15-54057 at Docket #63.
. Id.
. Report of Parties’ Rule 26(f) Conference (Docket # 8) at 3, ¶ 3(f).
.See id. at 3, ¶ 3(g).
. Br. in Supp, of Pl.’s Mot. for Partial Summ. J. (Docket # 20) at 6-10.
. Mich. Comp. Laws Ann. § 500.3113(b) states:
A person is not entitled to be paid personal protection insurance benefits for accidental bodily injury if at the time of the accident any of the following circumstances existed:
(b) The person was the owner or registrant of a motor vehicle or motorcycle involved in the accident with respect to which the security required by [Mich. Comp. Laws Ann. §§ 500.3101 or 500.31031] was not in effect.
. In addition, Defendant's attorney cited another case in support of her position during oral argument, namely Kuzy’s Drug Store, Inc. v. L’Altrelli (In re Kuzy’s Drug Store, Inc.), No. 13-2100-CMB, 2014 Bankr. LEXIS 380 (Bankr. W.D. Pa. Jan. 27, 2014). But that case applied the law of Pennsylvania, not Michigan law.
. As explained in Section IV.D.l of this opinion, in this case the Court must assume, for purposes of ruling on the summary judgment motions, that the Vehicle is not held in any sort of trust for the benefit of Defendant— including any written or oral express trust, or constructive trust, or resulting trust under Michigan law. And as to any express trust, among other things, the Vehicle is not titled in the name of a trust, or in the name of anyone as Trustee.
. The Michigan Supreme Court in Bayer stated:
Decisions from other jurisdictions based on the language of statutes that differ from the Michigan law are obviously not of controlling significance. The prior decisions of this Court indicate the construction that must be placed on the Michigan vehicle code. In accordance therewith the conclusion cannot be avoided that there was no valid sale of the automobile to plaintiffs ....
Id. at 752,
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A Personal Essay
By Kiefer Moll
What exactly does make me tick? Or maybe you're more interested in what makes me stop ticking? Well, through this journey I hope to satisfy the criterion pertaining to both of these questions; leaving yourself, the reader, both comfortably satiated yet inexplicably yearning for more and more. It's going to be exhilarating and exhausting, enlightening yet gruelling; it'll take you to the darkest recesses of your soul before enveloping you in joy and convincing you that you've been reborn into a second life as the most beautiful butterfly on earth. If, by the end of this essay, your head hasn't exploded, spontaneously morphed into an enlarged strand of DNA or both, then chances are you're me... or Hugo Weaving.
The Beginning
It started, as all stories do, with a jar of pesto. This particular jar contained green pesto, and had only just been opened for the very first time. This is important to note - when a jar of pesto is first opened, before it has been met with human contact, you will find that a thin layer of oil that has separated and formed across the top of the jar. It covers the pesto in its entirety, and is the source of great pleasure upon penetrating with a spoon and stirring to reunite it with the sticky, nutty goodness beneath. This motion thickens and moistens contents, giving it that oily texture and sheen that we know and love. Now the pesto is ready for dolloping, spreading, drizzling, or whatever you have planned for your little jar of happiness. And it is a jar of happiness. It can save lives. Trust me.
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Sillimanite
Sillimanite or fibrolite is an aluminosilicate mineral with the chemical formula Al2SiO5. Sillimanite is named after the American chemist Benjamin Silliman (1779–1864). It was first described in 1824 for an occurrence in Chester, Connecticut.
Occurrence
Sillimanite or fibrolite is one of three aluminosilicate polymorphs, the other two being andalusite and kyanite. A common variety of sillimanite is known as fibrolite, so named because the mineral appears like a bunch of fibres twisted together when viewed in thin section or even by the naked eye. Both the fibrous and traditional forms of sillimanite are common in metamorphosed sedimentary rocks. It is an index mineral indicating high temperature but variable pressure. Example rocks include gneiss and granulite. It occurs with andalusite, kyanite, potassium feldspar, almandine, cordierite, biotite and quartz in schist, gneiss, hornfels and also rarely in pegmatites. Dumortierite and mullite are similar mineral species found in porcelain.
Sillimanite has been found in Brandywine Springs, New Castle County, Delaware. It was named by the State Legislature in 1977 as the state mineral of Delaware by the suggestion of the Delaware Mineralogical Society.
Uses
Natural sillimanite is used in the manufacture of high alumina refractories or 55–60% alumina bricks. However, it has mostly been replaced by the other aluminosilicate polymorphs, andalusite and kyanite, for this purpose. , sillimanite was just 2% of all aluminosilicate mineral production in the western world. | WIKI |
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1996 mnnx. Cma0rahip—Continued. P•8¤· Census, Fourtsenth—Continued. Puapower of; communications by vessels, etc., filling vacancies in regular force by temto or from any foreign country.. .. 413 porary employees during .. 1294 punishment for evasions, violations, to terminate at expiration of ... 1294 using codes, etc. ... 413 use of reemplacement register in ... 1294 Censorship, ctc., schedules restricted; of population 1294 appropriation for expenses of enforcing, 0l3g'1'iC\1.lt11I'8§i1'1'l§.tl0I1 and drainage-. . 1294 by Postmaster General under Espi· of manufactures, forest products, and onage, and Trading with the Enemy mines and quarries. . 1294 Acts,. ... 800 to relate to fyear next preceding enumdeficiency appropriation for warexpenses, 492 eration 0 population .. 1295 postal service use for censoring mail census of manufactures confined to factory from American Expeditionary Force system. 1295 forbidden .,.. 492 special agents authorized 1295 Cemarship of Foretpn Mails, form, etc., of inquiries to be determined by appropriation for expenses of .. , . - 749 l)i1ect0r. . . I . . ._ 1295 ' authority to cease on termination of supervisors and districts to be designated; war. . 749 special agents allowed for Alaska, statement of employees on . ... 749 etc ... 1295 not to be used on mail from Expedi— appointment by Secretary of Commerce; tionary Force censored in Europe. . . 749 number limited .. . . 1295 Cemus, Diradcr pj district boundaries; tilling vacancies 1295 approgiation or, statisticinns, clerks, etc- $13 duties specified 1295 Census, ourteenth, compensation; advances, etc ... 1296 appropriation for salaries and expenses for emergency allowances; clerk hire ... 1296 preparing for, etc. . 1255 enumerators to personallg obtain the incensus of population, agriculture, manu- formation required y the schedules. 1296 . futures, forests, and mines and clamiiication, etc .. 1296 quarries to be taken in 1920 1291 eommimions, etc .. 1296 territory included in .. . 1291 division of enumeration districts 1296 in Guam, Samoa, and Canal Zone by the enumeration of institutions 1297 governors thereof .. 1292 removal of enumerators; correction of redecennial census period determined .. 1292 turns. 1297 reports to be completed and published interpreters authorized; duties, comwithin .,... 1292 pensation, etc. 1297 additional executive force authorized in com tionofenumeramrs; mileage, etc. 1297 Census Office during. .. 1292 residence requirements of supervisors and preference to women, discharged sol- enumsrators 1297 diers, etc ... 1293 payment for services of deceased appointduties of Assistant Director, appoint- ees ... 1298 ment clerk, and disbursing c erk. . 1293 special agents authorized; duties, compenadditional bond from disbursing clerk. 1293 nation, etc 1298 salaries established for executive force additional statistical experts ... 1298 durin. 1293 to assist supervisors 1298 mltlitionnlg forco of clerks and employ- authority, etv., conferred ... 1298 eos; Jay ratings. . .. 1293 oaths to be taken by appointees .. 1298 limit ol higher grades r ... 1;:03 appointments solely for Iitnesn 1298 employees on mecharnlmtl device!. . . . 1293 coxnmvnconlont ul 0lllll’Il¢!I1\l.l1)l`l ol populahereafter reference to be given dischanred tion; tormi nation ... . ., 1298 soltliem, etv., and widows thereof, for in cities .. 1299 clerical positions, in departments, punishment for receiving fee for appoiutetc. . . . . .. 1293 ments. etc ... . 1299 additional force, subject to civil service ex- offenses by officials ., 1299 aminations . 1293 penalty for neglect of duty, etc 1299 to be held in each State ... _ 1293 punishment for unauthorized communiselections according to apportionment; cation of information, etc .. 1299 messenger boys, etc., excepted 1293 making false statements, etc . 1299 hereafter examinations for Government making false certificates, etc .. 1299 positions to be made in State where enumeratoxs giving false infomation mrappgcantiiesides .. 1293 an to the Directori etc 1333 y s omic e necessary; temporary rsonsto correct y answer in uiries.. 1.. _ absences 1293 { pepgalty for willful failure, falge stateexisting law not changed .. 1293 ments, etc 1% tubercnlar perso¤s_not eligible; health I for oiering, etc., inaccurate enumeraeertrficate required ..,.. : .. 1293 . tion of population, etc. 1299 sppomtmentslxmited to onemafamily. 1293 i infomation from hotels, apartments, etc., temporary appointments from eligibles for- 1293 to be given .. . .,,. 1300 skilled mechanical operators ... _ 1293 penalty for failure, etc ,,.,.. 1300 tr.1nsfers_from other branchesof classified business organizations. religious bodies, service ...t IM etc ... . ,., 1300 pay limitation. . .. 1294 punishment for willfully refusing, etc. . 1300 | WIKI |
Wikipedia:Copyright problems/2024 June 14
14 June 2024
Libyan genocide ([ history] · [ last edit] · rewrite) from "Genocide in Libya: Shar, a Hidden Colonial History" by Ali Abdullatif Ahmida (Routledge, 2021)
Sections with issues are as follows:
Lead, paragraph 3: almost entirely verbatim from p.3 and p. 62
Lead, paragraph 4: Sentence 4 ("The history that Libyans recorded...") from preface
Lead, paragraph 4: Sentence 5 ( "As a result, Italian colonization and atrocities...") from p. 29
The issues above have been present since the very first version of the article, created on 10 December 2023 by. Diff:
Next is the "Etymology" section, which was added by the same user on 11 December 2023, much of which is a very close paraphrase of p. 98. Diff:
Previously, Skitash had to reword the "Links to the Holocaust" section as it was a close paraphrase of the cited Middle East Eye article:, which they had added on 11 December 2023 in the same edit as the above "Etymology" section edit. They have also been warned on 18 June 2023 and on 2 December 2023 for copyright violations on other articles.
The second user who has seemingly added copyright violating content is, on 20 March 2024.
In the "Death Camps" section, the entire third paragraph ("Braiga concentration camp...") and most of the sixth ("Magrun camp interned...") is a direct copy from p. 42, p. 46, and p. 92. The first sentence of the first paragraph ("The colonial state spent...") is plagiarised from p. 60. There's also some copying of shorter phrases in the first, fourth, fifth, and seventh paragraphs.
He added the entire unsourced "Death Marches" section in the same edit, where most of the first sentence of the second paragraph ("One of the most documented is...") is copied from p. 62. The image included and uploaded by the user is also copied from the same text, p. 66, as evidenced by the figure caption included in the image.
Additionally, in the "Genocide" section, the fourth paragraph ("The intentional killing of cattle...") is entirely copied from p. 85, except for the first sentence.
In total, I count that around 400 words of the ~2.2k word article is blatant copying or close paraphrasing. I have removed the offending content in this edit Meluiel (talk) 17:25, 14 June 2024 (UTC) | WIKI |
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100 STAT. 2458
PUBLIC LAW 99-514—OCT. 22, 1986
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! ^^) jj^ GENERAL.—A cash or deferred arrangement shall not be treated as failing to meet the requirements of section 401(k)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (as added by ^jj|g section) to the extent such arrangement is part of a qualified offset arrangement consisting of such cash or „*" deferred arrangement and a defined benefit plan. ^^' (B) QUALIFIED OFFSET ARRANGEMENT.—For purposes of subparagraph (A), a cash or deferred arrangement is part of ^^^a qualified offset arrangement with a defined benefit plan to the extent such offset arrangement satisfies each of the following conditions with respect to the employer maintain* • ing the arrangement on April 16, 1986, and at all times '-*« thereafter: (i) The benefit under the defined benefit plan is, directly and uniformly conditioned on the initial elec- J.u J ^j^g deferrals (up to 4 percent of compensation). (ii) The benefit provided under the defined benefit plan (before the offset) is at least 60 percent of an A t,-uiMt . employee's cumulative elective deferrals (up to 4 percent of compensation). (iii) The benefit under the defined benefit plan is reduced by the benefit attributable to the employee's elective deferrals under the plan (up to 4 percent of compensation) and the income allocable thereto. The ^•' interest rate used to calculate the reduction shall not " "/:" exceed the greater of the rate under section •;iH5; 411(a)(ll)(B)(ii) of such Code or the interest rate ap,.,,, plicable under section 411(c)(2)(C)(iii) of such Code, <;. n*: i taking into account section 411(c)(2)(D) of such Code. For purposes of applying section 401(k)(3) of such Code to the cash or deferred arrangement, the benefits under the defined benefit plan conditioned on initial elective deferrals j^^' may be treated as matching contributions under such rules ''*' as the Secretary of the Treasury or his delegate may prescribe. The Secretary shall provide rules for the application of this paragraph in the case of successor plans. (C) DEFINITION OF EMPLOYER.—For purposes of this paragraph, the term "employer" includes any research and development center which is federally funded and engaged in cancer research, but only with respect to employees of contractor-operators whose salaries are reimbursed as direct costs against the operator's contract to perform work at such center. S--U
(g) WITHDRAWALS ON SALE OF ASSETS.—Subclauses (II), (III),
and (IV) of section 401(k)(2)(B)(i) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (as added by subsection (b)(1)) shall apply to distributions after December 31, 1984. (7) DISTRIBUTIONS BEFORE PLAN AMENDMENT.—
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(A) IN GENERAL.—If a plan amendment is required to allow a plan to make any distribution described in section 401(k)(8) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, any such distribution which is made before the close of the 1st plan year for which such amendment is required to be in effect under section 1140, shall be treated as made in accordance with the provisions of such plan. (B) DISTRIBUTIONS PURSUANT TO MODEL AMENDMENT.—
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Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/After Hours (EP)
The result was no consensus. There certainly is no consensus to delete. Album has been released; perhaps more references will become available soon. Drmies (talk) 00:58, 20 November 2014 (UTC)
After Hours (EP)
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Future release. Don't add albums before we know they'll be notable. WP:NALBUM. Walter Görlitz (talk) 05:05, 23 October 2014 (UTC)
* Question - the creator redirected this title to a new, identical article at After Hours (Glamour of the Kill EP). I'll add the AfD template there too. BUT - the articles were created with maintenance tags dating to Oct 2014, which I read as this being a recreation of some sort. Could an admin check to see if a page has already been made and deleted, and deal with it accordingly? Thanks, ansh666 20:50, 25 October 2014 (UTC)
* And again, to After Hours (Glamour of the Kill album). ansh666 20:19, 27 October 2014 (UTC)
* And now the article is back at the second page, though the original (named in the AfD) is now a redirect to an appropriate title. I guess, let that one stand and redirect the others to match. ansh666 19:00, 29 October 2014 (UTC)
* Note: This debate has been included in the list of United Kingdom-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 01:43, 26 October 2014 (UTC)
* Note: This debate has been included in the list of Albums and songs-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 01:43, 26 October 2014 (UTC)
* Keep - The article now has references from antiMusic, Rock Sound Magazine, Metal Hammer, Kerrang!, Bring the Noise UK and BBC. --Jax 0677 (talk) 21:20, 29 October 2014 (UTC)
* All but one of the refs are bad or trivial. Walter Görlitz (talk) 04:04, 30 October 2014 (UTC)
* Reply - At a minimum, the article should be redirected to Glamour of the Kill. --Jax 0677 (talk) 06:51, 30 October 2014 (UTC)
* That shouldn't be necessary. Neither "After Hours (EP)" or "After Hours (Glamour of the Kill EP)" are especially plausible redirects. ŞůṜīΣĻ ¹98¹ Speak 04:07, 12 November 2014 (UTC)
* Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.
* Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Natg 19 (talk) 00:24, 31 October 2014 (UTC)
* Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.
* Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, NorthAmerica1000 01:16, 8 November 2014 (UTC)
* Delete Fails to meet any of the criteria of WP:NALBUMS. As pointed out, the sources are unacceptable, being promotional in nature or (in the case of the BBC mention) trivial. An argument could definitely be made for this violating WP:PROMOTION too, given that it's a fan-created article pushing a fan-funded album. ŞůṜīΣĻ ¹98¹ Speak 04:07, 12 November 2014 (UTC)
* Comment - Redirects are cheap. --Jax 0677 (talk) 21:18, 13 November 2014 (UTC)
* Keep. Enough references to push it over the cusp of notability. It's been covered by most of the big alt rock mags already, which means those magazines will inevitably write big fat reviews the week after its release on November 17. Come back for assessment in December, after the reviews like this have moved to sputnik music and such. Earflaps (talk) 17:13, 14 November 2014 (UTC)
* The references are trivial and/or promotional, thus not indicating notability. And it would be insane to keep an article because an editor believes that there may be references available in the future. ŞůṜīΣĻ ¹98¹ Speak 22:11, 15 November 2014 (UTC)
* Lol, waiting three days is insane? We must define the word differently, since Wikipedia isn't in a hurry. Also, what's your opinion on this reference? I assume there are others, haven't gone through more than about four google search pages. Earflaps (talk) 07:15, 16 November 2014 (UTC)
* I don't think much of the review. Hit The Floor magazine clearly don't have much of an inclusion criteria other than "if you email it to us and we have the time, we'll review it", although if a band is willing to pay, they do "offer a fast track review service". Not what I would call a reliable source. As for WP:DEADLINE, it is only an opinion piece and one I personally loath because of how many times I've seen people use it to claim articles should be kept on the off-chance that their subject suddenly becomes notable in the future. (I'm not saying you're deliberately misusing it like that, just to be clear). ŞůṜīΣĻ ¹98¹ Speak 07:59, 16 November 2014 (UTC)
* Point noted. About the magazine piece, I personally feel it's notable but then I'm not basing that on first-hand experience with the magazine, just impression. About their review criteria, I'm pretty sure most online music publications will write a review if they get a promo CD from a major band (and I'm sure money to the editor doesn't hurt), so I'm not quite clear what separates this magazine from, say, a Vice Media website like Noisey. Either way, still could use better sources, not going to argue there. I'll try and do some research today, help always appreciated. Earflaps (talk) 12:19, 16 November 2014 (UTC)
* The issue is that the article should not have been created until it was notable. It is inappropriate. Also, the current references don't meet RS. Walter Görlitz (talk) 16:37, 16 November 2014 (UTC)
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322 He went home to his lodgings, intending at first to change his dress,—to make himself smart for the work before him,—but after standing for a moment or two leaning on the chest of drawers in his bed-room, he gave up this idea. "After all that's come and gone," he said to himself, "if I cannot win her as I am now, I cannot win her at all." And then he swore to himself a solemn oath, resolving that he would repeat the purport of it to Lily herself,—that this should be the last attempt. "What's the use of it? Everybody ridicules me. And I am ridiculous. I am an ass. It's all very well wanting to be prime minister; but if you can't be prime minister, you must do without being prime minister." Then he attempted to sing the old song—"Shall I, sighing in despair, die because a woman's fair? If she be not fair for me, what care I how fair she be?" But he did care, and he told himself that the song did him no good. As it was not time for him as yet to go to Lily, he threw himself on the sofa, and strove to read a book. Then all the weary nights of his journey prevailed over him, and he fell asleep.
When he awoke it wanted a quarter to six. He sprang up, and rushing out, jumped into a cab. "Berkeley Square,—as hard as you can go," he said. "Number —." He thought of Rosalind, and her counsels to lovers as to the keeping of time, and reflected that in such an emergency as his, he might really have ruined himself by that unfortunate slumber. When he got to Mrs. Thorne's door he knocked hurriedly, and bustled up to the drawing-room as though everything depended on his saving a minute. "I'm afraid I'm ever so much behind my time," he said.
"It does not matter in the least," said Lily. "As Mrs. Arabin said that perhaps you might call, I would not be out of the way. I supposed that Sir Raffle was keeping you and that you wouldn't come."
"Sir Raffle was not keeping me. I fell asleep. That is the truth of it."
"I am so sorry that you should have been disturbed!"
"Do not laugh at me, Lily,—to-day. I had been travelling a good deal, and I suppose I was tired."
"I won't laugh at you," she said, and of a sudden her eyes became full of tears,—she did not know why. But there they were, and she was ashamed to put up her handkerchief, and she could not bring herself to turn away her face, and she had no resource but that he should see them.
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Macroinvertebrate Diversity and Food Web Dynamics in a Guano Subsidized Cave Ecosystem: Bracken Bat Cave
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2011-05
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Iskali, Goniela
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Caves are generally oligotrophic ecosystems and highly limited by energy sources due to the lack of primary productivity within the system. Therefore cave ecosystems rely almost entirely upon allochthonous energy supplies originating from surface ecosystems. Bracken Bat Cave is unique in terms of the magnitude of allochthonous energy resource input in the form of guano, which is provided by the largest bat community in the world (a colony of more than 20 million Mexican free-tail bats (Tadarida brasiliensis)). For this reason it is important to gain an understanding of food web dynamics within Bracken Bat Cave. The objectives of this study are: 1) provide baseline biological information of the macroinvertebrate taxa richness and abundance of the cave, 2) quantifying the importance of other environmental factors such as distance from entrances, depth within the guano substrate of the cave floor, or seasonality on macroinvertebrate abundance and richness, 3) investigate how anthropogenic disturbances affect macroinvertebrate abundance and richness, 4) examine the key nutrient relationships in this ecosystem, the nutrient properties of the guano subsidy and its effect on the macroinvertebrate populations, and 5) investigate the food web interactions of the cave macroinvertebrates through stable isotope analysis. Our results indicate that seasonality does not have a major effect on macroinvertebrate abundance and richness, despite the fact that guano deposition significantly varied between months. An estimated dry weight total of 50,521.72 kg of guano were deposited in the cave (3078 m2) August 2009-August 2010, with the highest guano deposition rate being recorded in September and the lowest deposition rate in January-March. On the other hand, macroinvertebrate abundance and richness were significantly correlated with guano depth and distance from the entrance. In addition, disturbances such as large amounts of guano removal led to an increase in macroinvertebrate abundance and richness. Nutrient analyses indicated that guano nutrient properties remained constant with respect to seasonality and guano depth, with the exception of carbon content, which decreased with guano depth. Lastly, the stable isotope analyses suggested that guano has a high range of variability in carbon and nitrogen stable isotope ratios. More specifically, δ13C only varied with respect to sample type (guano, hair, macroinvertebrates) and δ15N varied with respect to sample type and guano depth. Our findings thus describe Bracken Bat Cave as a relatively stable ecosystem that experiences few fluctuations with seasonality, and can withstand the effects of disturbances due to the large amount of guano subsidy found in the cave. The information gained from our study increases our knowledge of such cave ecosystems and has ecological implications on the conservation of such a distinctive ecosystem and bat community.
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Subsidy inputs, Trophic flow, Guano, Macroinvertebrate diversity, Caves
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Iskali, G. (2011). <i>Macroinvertebrate diversity and food web dynamics in a guano subsidized cave ecosystem: Bracken bat cave</i> (Unpublished thesis). Texas State University-San Marcos, San Marcos, Texas.
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Write a short note on the Ilbert Bill controversy.
Lord Lytton’s tenure as the Viceroy of India had been marred by many a high handed measures. His successor Lord Ripon tried to assuage the Indian’s grievances with certain measures. One among those was the Ilbert Bill. The Bill was introduced in 1883 by Lord Ilbert, a Law Member of the Governor General’s Executive Council. It stated that Indian judges, if considered to be competent enough, could try Europeans accused of committing crimes.
The whites in India and England protested wildly against this legislation. As a result of their consistent protests, the Bill had to be shelved. This further convinced the Indians that they would have to organise themselves politically in order to ensure their welfare. | FINEWEB-EDU |
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Fabiden is the name used in the 23rd edition of the Heukels for a group of plants. It is a translation of the name "fabids [1]"; this is the alternative name for the eurosids I from the APG II system (2003). The Fabids belong to the Rosiden group; and thus to the 'new' double-seeded ones.
The intended group is a clade: it is therefore not a taxon with a rank or a botanical name. Taking into account the extrapolation from the Dutch-speaking area to the entire world, this group will consist of
Clade Fabiden
• Huaceae family
order Celastrales
order Cucurbitales
order Fabales
order Fagales
order Malpighiales
order Oxalidales
order Rosales
order Zygophyllales
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1. Fabidae W.S. Judd, D.E. Soltis & P.S. Soltis | ESSENTIALAI-STEM |
Discovery Minerals Announces Stop Sign Removal And Current Status
Marina del Rey, Jan. 11, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Marina del Rey, CA, January 11, 2018 – Discovery Minerals Ltd. (OTC:DSCR) (“Discovery” or the “Company”) Management vigorously working with its law firm to file all missing filings to remove stop sign and be fully current.
About Discovery Minerals, Ltd
Discovery Minerals Ltd. is an acquisition and development company that targets natural resource properties through its subsidiaries.
Safe Harbor Statement
This report includes forward-looking statements covered by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Because such statements deal with future events, they are subject to various risks and uncertainties and actual results for the current fiscal year and beyond could differ materially from the Company's current expectations. Forward-looking statements are identified by words such as "anticipates," "projects," "expects," "plans," "intends," "believes," "estimates," "targets," and other similar expressions that indicate trends and future events. Factors that could cause the Company's results to differ materially from those expressed in forward-looking statements include, without limitation, variation in demand and acceptance of the Company's products and services, the frequency, magnitude and timing of any or all raw-material-price changes, general business and economic conditions beyond the Company's control, timing of the completion and integration of acquisitions, the consequences of competitive factors in the marketplace, cost-containment strategies, and the Company's success in attracting and retaining key personnel. Additional information concerning factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected is contained in the Company's filing with The Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company undertakes no obligation to revise or update forward-looking statements as a result of new information since these statements may no longer be accurate or timely.
Email: info@discoveryholdingscorp.com
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OrganismVibrio vulnificus CMCP6
Database LinkNCBI Taxon ID: 216895
NCBI Genome Project ID: 349
Genome Information:
Replicon NameRefSeqGenBankLength(bp)
chromosome INC_004459AE0167953281944
chromosome IINC_004460AE0167961844853
Resistance Genes:
GeneReplicon SourceBest HitSimilarityTypecutoffResistanceRequireDescription
Above Similarity Cutoff Genes
NP_759331chromosome IQ8DF90100.00%tet3480%tetracycline Xanthine-guanine phosphoribosyltransferase. Mechanism detail unknown.
NP_761383chromosome IQ8D9N895.18%norm%ciprofloxacin kanamycin norfloxacin streptomycin tigecycline Multi antimicrobial extrusion (MATE) efflux family protein. Multidrug resistance efflux pump.
NP_762565chromosome IIZP_0198172272.06%catb5%chloramphenicol Group B chloramphenicol acetyltransferase, which can inactivate chloramphenicol. Also referred to as xenobiotic acetyltransferase.
NP_759648chromosome IYP_00133373866.67%ksga%kasugamycin Specifically dimethylates two adjacent adenosines in the loop of a conserved hairpin near the 3'-end of 16S rRNA in the 30S particle. Its inactivation leads to kasugamycin resistance.
NP_762899chromosome IIABO9358760.00%qnra%fluoroquinolone Pentapeptide repeat family, which protects DNA gyrase from the inhibition of quinolones.
NP_761490chromosome IYP_00138962155.56%vatb%streptogramin_a Virginiamycin A acetyltransferase, which can inactivate the target drug.
NP_762923chromosome IIYP_00145376055.20%macb%macrolide maca tolc Resistance-nodulation-cell division transporter system. Multidrug resistance efflux pump. Macrolide-specific efflux system.
NP_763519chromosome IIYP_00138962153.85%vatb%streptogramin_a Virginiamycin A acetyltransferase, which can inactivate the target drug.
NP_761263chromosome IABF2024053.70%catb3%chloramphenicol Group B chloramphenicol acetyltransferase, which can inactivate chloramphenicol. Also referred to as xenobiotic acetyltransferase.
NP_759599chromosome IAAX6703650.48%tolc%acriflavin aminoglycoside beta_lactam glycylcycline macrolide acra acrb maca macb mdte mdtf Resistance-nodulation-cell division transporter system. Multidrug resistance efflux pump.
NP_762089chromosome IIYP_00138962150.00%vatb%streptogramin_a Virginiamycin A acetyltransferase, which can inactivate the target drug.
NP_760030chromosome IYP_79272045.64%mexw%mexv oprm Resistance-nodulation-cell division transporter system. Multidrug resistance efflux pump.
NP_763095chromosome IIYP_00145376043.38%macb%macrolide maca tolc Resistance-nodulation-cell division transporter system. Multidrug resistance efflux pump. Macrolide-specific efflux system.
NP_762243chromosome IIYP_00117612842.73%macb%macrolide maca tolc Resistance-nodulation-cell division transporter system. Multidrug resistance efflux pump. Macrolide-specific efflux system.
NP_763047chromosome IIYP_00103809442.25%vatb%streptogramin_a Virginiamycin A acetyltransferase, which can inactivate the target drug.
NP_759864chromosome ICAA3747742.25%otra%tetracycline Ribosomal protection protein, which protects ribosome from the translation inhibition of tetracycline.
NP_759651chromosome ICAL4845742.07%dfra26%trimethoprim Group A drug-insensitive dihydrofolate reductase, which can not be inhibited by trimethoprim.
NP_760942chromosome IYP_00117612841.78%macb%macrolide maca tolc Resistance-nodulation-cell division transporter system. Multidrug resistance efflux pump. Macrolide-specific efflux system.
NP_761921chromosome IAAL2744541.74%vanre%vancomycin vane vanse vante vanxye VanE type vancomycin resistance operon genes, which can synthesize peptidoglycan with modified C-terminal D-Ala-D-Ala to D-alanine--D-serine.
NP_759965chromosome IABG6890940.62%macb%macrolide maca tolc Resistance-nodulation-cell division transporter system. Multidrug resistance efflux pump. Macrolide-specific efflux system.
NP_760564chromosome IABA7172740.52%vanrg%vancomycin vang vansg vantg vanug vanwg vanxyg vanyg VanG type vancomycin resistance operon genes, which can synthesize peptidoglycan with modified C-terminal D-Ala-D-Ala to D-alanine--D-serine.
NP_762489chromosome IIYP_00163312740.40%ceob%chloramphenicol ceoa opcm Resistance-nodulation-cell division transporter system. Multidrug resistance efflux pump.
Below Similarity Cutoff Genes
NP_759284chromosome IYP_00145266246.91%pbp280%penicillin The enzyme has a penicillin-insensitive transglycosylase N-terminal domain (formation of linear glycan strands) and a penicillin-sensitive transpeptidase C-terminal domain (cross-linking of the peptide subunits)
NP_760298chromosome IEDJ9155546.33%pbp1a80%penicillin The enzyme has a penicillin-insensitive transglycosylase N-terminal domain (formation of linear glycan strands) and a penicillin-sensitive transpeptidase C-terminal domain (cross-linking of the peptide subunits)
NP_763264chromosome IIYP_00145266244.94%pbp280%penicillin The enzyme has a penicillin-insensitive transglycosylase N-terminal domain (formation of linear glycan strands) and a penicillin-sensitive transpeptidase C-terminal domain (cross-linking of the peptide subunits)
NP_760541chromosome IP5729642.58%pbp1b80%penicillin The enzyme has a penicillin-insensitive transglycosylase N-terminal domain (formation of linear glycan strands) and a penicillin-sensitive transpeptidase C-terminal domain (cross-linking of the peptide subunits) | ESSENTIALAI-STEM |
Pinalia chrysocardium
Pinalia chrysocardium is a species of orchid. It is native to Sumatra. It was reassigned from the genus Eria. | WIKI |
EVMC/Fort Norfolk station
EVMC/Fort Norfolk is a Tide Light Rail station in Norfolk, Virginia. It opened in 2011 and is the western terminus of the line. It is situated at the intersection of Brambleton and Colley Avenues, just west of downtown and south of the historic Ghent district.
The station serves Eastern Virginia Medical Center, consisting of Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters, Eastern Virginia Medical School, the Norfolk Ronald McDonald House, Norfolk Public Health Center and American Red Cross Center, which combined have almost 20,000 employees. This stop also serves Fort Norfolk and the international headquarters for PETA. | WIKI |
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Internet privacy is a growing concern with children and the content they are able to view. Aside from that, many concerns for the privacy of email, the vulnerability of internet users to have their internet usage tracked, and the collection of personal information also exist. These concerns have began to bring the issues of internet privacy before the courts and judges. | WIKI |
mne.simulation.simulate_evoked
mne.simulation.simulate_evoked(fwd, stc, info, cov, snr=3.0, tmin=None, tmax=None, iir_filter=None, random_state=None, verbose=None)
Generate noisy evoked data
Parameters:
fwd : dict
a forward solution.
stc : SourceEstimate object
The source time courses.
info : dict
Measurement info to generate the evoked.
cov : Covariance object
The noise covariance.
snr : float
signal to noise ratio in dB. It corresponds to 10 * log10( var(signal) / var(noise) ).
tmin : float | None
start of time interval to estimate SNR. If None first time point is used.
tmax : float | None
start of time interval to estimate SNR. If None last time point is used.
iir_filter : None | array
IIR filter coefficients (denominator) e.g. [1, -1, 0.2].
random_state : None | int | np.random.RandomState
To specify the random generator state.
verbose : bool, str, int, or None
If not None, override default verbose level (see mne.verbose).
Returns:
evoked : Evoked object
The simulated evoked data
Notes
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I'm originally from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, although I went to school up north. During college I did the whole study abroad thing in Japan--after I graduated, I went back. After I graduated again, I decided to stay and get a job doing...something.
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Can You Smoke While Detoxing?
June 30, 2024
Discover the impact of smoking while detoxing.
Can You Smoke While Detoxing?
Impact of Smoking on Detoxification
During the process of detoxification, it is important to consider the impact of smoking on the body's ability to eliminate toxins. Smoking introduces harmful toxins and chemicals into the body, potentially hindering the detoxification process itself. Let's examine the specific ways smoking can affect detoxification.
Toxins and Detox Process
Smoking can introduce additional toxins into the body, which can interfere with the body's ability to efficiently eliminate other toxins accumulated from drug use or other sources. The toxins present in cigarettes can disrupt the detoxification process, making it more challenging for the body to rid itself of harmful substances.
Lung Irritation and Toxin Elimination
Smoking can irritate the lungs and impair their ability to effectively eliminate toxins. The inhalation of smoke can lead to inflammation and damage to lung tissue, making it harder for the lungs to perform their natural detoxification role. This can compromise the body's ability to expel toxins through the respiratory system.
Blood Flow and Nutrient Delivery
Smoking can constrict blood vessels and reduce blood flow, hindering the delivery of nutrients and oxygen to organs involved in detoxification, such as the liver and kidneys. These organs rely on a healthy blood supply to carry out their essential functions of filtering and eliminating toxins from the body. The reduced blood flow caused by smoking can impair their ability to perform these tasks effectively.
It is important to be aware of the detrimental effects that smoking can have on the detoxification process. In the following sections, we will explore the physiological effects of smoking and strategies for detoxing while smoking, providing insights for individuals who are undergoing detoxification and aiming to quit smoking.
Physiological Effects of Smoking
When it comes to detoxification, smoking can have several physiological effects that can impact the body's ability to effectively eliminate toxins. Two key effects to consider are liver enzyme disruption and the increased risk of cravings and relapse.
Liver Enzyme Disruption
Smoking can impact liver enzymes involved in the detoxification process, leading to altered metabolic processes and hindering the body's ability to break down and eliminate toxins effectively. The liver, which plays a crucial role in detoxification, metabolizes nicotine and works to break it down and excrete it from the body. However, this process can potentially compromise the elimination of other toxins during detoxification as the liver's focus shifts to metabolizing nicotine. The toxins present in cigarettes can interfere with the body's ability to efficiently eliminate other toxins accumulated from drug use or other sources.
Cravings and Relapse Risk
Another physiological effect of smoking during detox is the increased risk of cravings and relapse. Nicotine, the addictive substance found in cigarettes, can trigger cravings and withdrawal symptoms as the body becomes accustomed to its presence. These cravings can be especially challenging during detoxification when the body is already undergoing significant changes and adjustment. Smoking during detox can prolong the process and make it more difficult to overcome nicotine addiction, potentially leading to relapse.
It is important to note that quitting smoking entirely is the ideal approach during detoxification to maximize the body's ability to eliminate toxins effectively. However, quitting smoking can be a challenging process, and individuals may require additional support and resources to overcome nicotine addiction. Seeking professional help and guidance can provide the necessary tools and strategies to successfully quit smoking and support the detoxification process.
Understanding the potential physiological effects of smoking during detoxification is crucial for individuals seeking to eliminate toxins from their bodies. By addressing these effects and adopting strategies to manage cravings and support liver health, individuals can enhance the effectiveness of their detoxification journey.
Detrimental Effects of Smoking During Detox
When undergoing the detoxification process, it is important to eliminate any factors that may hinder the body's ability to effectively detoxify. Unfortunately, smoking can have detrimental effects on the detox process, compromising its effectiveness and potentially posing additional health risks.
Liver Metabolism Compromise
The liver plays a crucial role in detoxification, as it is responsible for metabolizing and eliminating toxins from the body. However, smoking can impact liver enzymes involved in detoxification, leading to altered metabolic processes and hindering the body's ability to break down and eliminate toxins effectively. This can potentially compromise the detox process and hinder the body's ability to eliminate toxins efficiently [1]. The liver's focus may shift to metabolizing nicotine, diverting resources away from the elimination of other toxins, further hindering the detoxification process.
Respiratory and Cardiovascular Risks
Smoking not only introduces harmful toxins and chemicals into the body but also poses significant risks to the respiratory and cardiovascular systems. The toxins present in cigarettes can interfere with the body's ability to efficiently eliminate toxins accumulated from drug use or other sources. Additionally, smoking can cause lung irritation and damage, compromising the respiratory system's capacity to eliminate toxins effectively [1]. The reduced blood flow caused by smoking can slow down the elimination of toxins, prolonging the detox process and potentially leading to more discomfort and health risks.
During the detoxification process, it is crucial to prioritize the body's healing and elimination of toxins. Therefore, it is highly recommended to abstain from smoking to maximize the effectiveness of the detox process and reduce potential health risks. By avoiding smoking, individuals can support their body's natural detoxification mechanisms, allowing for a more efficient and successful detoxification journey. For more information on detox and addiction recovery, read our article on five tips for loving someone struggling with addiction.
Strategies for Smoking Detox
When undergoing detoxification, it is important to consider strategies that can support the process of eliminating toxins from the body. This includes implementing specific approaches for individuals who are detoxing from smoking. Two key strategies to consider during smoking detox are hydration and toxin elimination, as well as exercise and lung health improvement.
Hydration and Toxin Elimination
Hydration plays a crucial role in the detox process, particularly when it comes to detoxing from smoking. Drinking an adequate amount of water can help flush out toxins and chemicals from the body, aiding in the elimination process. It is recommended to consume 6-12 cups of water per day to support the detoxification process.
In addition to water, incorporating herbal teas and fresh juices can also contribute to hydration and provide essential vitamins and minerals that support the body's detoxification pathways. These beverages can serve as a healthy alternative to smoking, helping to reduce cravings and promote overall well-being.
Exercise and Lung Health Improvement
Regular exercise not only benefits overall health but can also play a significant role in the detoxification process, particularly for individuals detoxing from smoking. Engaging in physical activity can promote the release of toxins from the body through sweat and enhance lung capacity, which may have been compromised by smoking.
A combination of cardiovascular exercises, such as brisk walking, jogging, or cycling, along with strength training activities, can help improve lung function and facilitate the elimination of toxins. Exercise can also provide a positive outlet for stress and anxiety commonly experienced during the detox process, helping to curb cravings and maintain a healthy mindset.
During smoking detox, it is important to avoid exposure to secondhand smoke as it can reintroduce harmful chemicals and toxins into the body. Additionally, improving indoor air quality by reducing exposure to pollutants can contribute to better lung health during the detoxification process.
By prioritizing hydration, toxin elimination, and regular exercise, individuals detoxing from smoking can support their bodies in eliminating toxins and promoting overall well-being. These strategies, combined with a comprehensive approach to addiction recovery, can help individuals successfully navigate the challenges of smoking detox and move towards a healthier, smoke-free lifestyle.
Nicotine Vapes and Detox
When it comes to detoxing from substances, such as THC, some individuals may wonder about the impact of smoking nicotine vapes on the detox process. Let's explore the relationship between nicotine vapes and detoxification.
Nicotine Vapes vs. Cigarettes
Nicotine vapes and cigarettes differ in terms of their composition and delivery system. While both contain nicotine, the primary addictive component, cigarettes also contain various harmful chemicals produced through combustion. On the other hand, nicotine vapes heat a liquid solution, creating an aerosol that is inhaled.
It's important to note that nicotine and THC are two different substances. Therefore, smoking nicotine vapes cannot directly slow down or speed up the detoxing process of THC detoxification. Detoxification primarily depends on factors such as metabolism, hydration, and the body's natural processes of eliminating toxins.
Impact on Detox Process
While nicotine vapes may not directly affect the speed of THC detoxification, they can still have certain implications during the detox process. Smoking nicotine vapes would likely speed up the detox process as nicotine is a stimulant that increases metabolism and blood flow, thus accelerating detoxification.
However, it's essential to consider the overall impact on the individual's well-being. Vaping, depending on the strength and frequency, can still cause discomfort in the lungs and throat. Despite being considered better than cigarettes during detox due to reduced exposure to harmful chemicals, it is important to be cautious. Nicotine vapes should be used in moderation, as excessive consumption may lead to a desire for cannabis or overconsumption, hindering the detox process.
Ultimately, when undergoing detox, it is advisable to prioritize overall health and well-being. It may be beneficial to consult with a healthcare professional or addiction specialist who can provide personalized guidance and support throughout the detoxification journey. Remember, detoxification is a complex process, and a comprehensive approach that addresses physical, mental, and emotional aspects is crucial for successful detoxification.
Overcoming Nicotine Addiction
Challenges of Nicotine Addiction
Nicotine addiction can be a significant challenge to overcome, especially for individuals who are going through the detoxification process. It is important to note that starting nicotine use during detox should be approached with caution, as it can complicate the recovery journey. Nicotine addiction can be both physically and psychologically demanding, making it difficult to quit.
Nicotine addiction is known to trigger cravings, which can be particularly problematic for individuals detoxing from other substances. Smoking during the detox process can increase the risk of relapse, as it can intensify cravings for other addictive substances like drugs or alcohol. Research suggests that individuals who smoke during detox are more likely to experience a relapse compared to those who do not smoke.
Cautionary Approach to Nicotine Use
Considering the potential impact of nicotine addiction on the detox process, it is advisable to approach nicotine use with caution during detoxification. Smoking, whether through traditional cigarettes or nicotine vapes, can undermine the progress made during detox. The act of smoking can trigger cravings for other addictive substances, making it more challenging to stay off drugs or alcohol, potentially leading to higher relapse rates.
While quitting nicotine use altogether is ideal, it may not always be feasible for everyone during the detox period. If you are considering using nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) products like nicotine patches or gum, it is essential to consult with a healthcare professional to determine the best approach for your specific situation.
During detox, it is important to focus on overall well-being and prioritize the recovery process. Engaging in healthy habits, such as regular exercise, staying hydrated, and seeking support from a healthcare provider or support group, can be beneficial in managing nicotine cravings and promoting overall detoxification progress. Remember, everyone's journey is unique, and seeking professional guidance can provide personalized strategies for overcoming nicotine addiction during the detox process.
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Project 2 : Photo Resistor
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Introduction: Project 2 : Photo Resistor
About: I like Arduino. I learn new things about it every day and also upload it here on Instructables.
As we have done the most basic and easiest project of Arduino the, Led Blink its time we move a little more further. Today we are going to use the Photo resistor which is an instrument which can be understood by its another name, LDR which expands to Light Dependent Resistor. Photo resistor is a light controlled resistor in which resistance decreases with incident light increasing. So they are inverse in nature. Let's try out this photo resistor today with our Arduino Board.
Step 1: What You Require?
The requirements for this program are the same as before but with just one new inclusion in it.
1. Arduino Uno or Arduino Mega 2560 (They are the beginning boards of Arduino)
2. Jumper Wires (Male to Male)
3. Led
4. Photo Resistor
5. Breadboard
6. 10 K (more preferable) or 1k resistor
7. Cable (To connect board with your Computer for uploading the Program)
8. Arduino Program (Downloadable from https://www.arduino.cc/en/Main/Software
Step 2: Build Your Circuit and Know Why Is It Designed So?
This Project's Circuit can be divided into 2 which is the LED and the other is Photo Resistor.The Led Circuit is just like the previous Instructable. The Photo Resistor part is what we are going to learn in this instructable.
Before we proceed let's discuss one more thing. As we know that there are only 4 GND's (Source of Negative Energy) in the whole Arduino Board we will learn how to make it more. If we directly put the Jumper Wire from the GND to the Led's shorter rod then we can power up to only 4 Led's. But we will learn this new method to empower infinite units like Led's with GND's rather than limiting it to 3 or 4. In the above diagram of Breadboard you see the 4 parts of the board. The end 2 parts have Different Rows for Negative and Positive Energy. If we connect one GND to the negative row of one of the end row then the whole negative row is powered by GND. Then insert one end of the Jumper Wire to any of the Coloumn in the Powered Negative Row and put the other end in the Negative part of any electrical unit such as led, photo resistor, etc. You can use the positive one for powering with the 5V part of Arduino.
Now we are going to learn the Photo Resistor part of the Circuit. At one end of the Photo Resistor insert one end of the resistor (10 K mostly preffered) and power the other end with negative energy or GND. At the end of the Photo Resistor where also the Resistor is connected connect a Jumper Wire with Analog Read (I used A0). Analog Read is like PWM with distinct identification but Analog Read is used for Values, Else and If which we will learn in the programming section.
Now at the other end of the Photo Resistor connect it with positive energy from 5V and not from the distinct PWM Pins.
Step 3: Now for the Software and Understanding It
Now let's get on with the Software. Let's keep the Led software away from brief description because we already discussed about it in the previous Instructable. The new terms we are going to learn are int (integer), const int (constant integer), if and else.
1. int is the programming unit for integer which can be of any value. We will see how it is used later.
2. const int is used to subsitute a name with pins like PWM and Analog Read.
3. if is a condition in which you describe a situation and if it occurs what will happen.
4. else is a condition which will happen if the described situation does not occur.
The Program is like this:
const int pResistor = A0;
const int LED=9;
int value;
void setup(){
pinMode(LED, OUTPUT);
pinMode(pResistor, INPUT); }
void loop(){
value = analogRead(pResistor);
if (value > 300)
{
digitalWrite(LED, LOW); }
else{
digitalWrite(LED, HIGH); }
delay(500); }
Try Changing the Value and see the what it changes. Then you will understand the programming unit int or integer.b
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Saturday, June 15, 2013
MSSQL Database Backup
Database backup is a very important thing if you don’t want to drop any of your valuable data that you are storing. Here, I’ll explain how to create MSSQL database backup.
Step-1:
Create a stored procedure from following script.
CREATE procedure prcDBBackup
as
declare @dbname varchar(100)
select @dbname = CONVERT(VARCHAR(10),GETDATE(),101)+CONVERT(VARCHAR(8),GETDATE(),108)
select @dbname = replace(replace(@dbname,'/',''),':','')
set @dbname = (select'E:\ERP_DB_BACKUP\ERP_DB_' + @dbname + '.BAK')
BACKUP DATABASE ERP
TO DISK = @dbname
Replace 'E:\ERP_DB_BACKUP\ERP_DB’ with your destination path.
Step-2:
Execute following sql command to create a backup manually.
exec prcDBBackup
To create an automatic daily backup you can create a MS SQL SERVER JOB.
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Laser marking machines are essential for marking the surfaces of various products, including coloring stainless steel and darkening aluminum. The most common types of laser marking machines are CO2, fiber, and UV lasers. Each type differs significantly in terms of laser source, wavelength, and application areas, making them suitable for specific materials and processes.
Differences Between Fiber, CO2, and UV Laser Marking Machines
1. Laser Source:
Fiber Laser Markers: Use fiber laser sources.
CO2 Laser Markers: Use CO2 gas laser sources.
UV Laser Markers: Use short-wavelength UV laser sources, which generate low heat and are suitable for cold light engraving, unlike the heat-intensive fiber and CO2 lasers.
2. Laser Wavelength:
Fiber Laser Markers: 1064 nm.
CO2 Laser Markers: 10.64 μm.
UV Laser Markers: 355 nm.
3. Application Areas:
CO2 Laser Markers: Ideal for engraving most non-metal materials and some metals.
Fiber Laser Markers: Best for engraving most metals and some non-metals.
UV Laser Markers: Suitable for clear markings on heat-sensitive materials, such as certain plastics.
Detailed Comparison of Each Type
CO2 Laser Marking Machine
Performance Features:
High precision and fast marking with controllable engraving depth.
Powerful laser suitable for engraving and cutting various non-metal products.
Long lifespan (20,000 to 30,000 hours), no consumables, and low processing costs.
Produces clear, wear-resistant markings with fast and efficient engraving.
Operates by vaporizing the material along a predetermined trajectory using a 10.64 μm laser beam.
Low maintenance costs and suitable for high-volume, high-speed industrial production.
Applications:
Ideal for marking paper, leather, fabric, organic glass, epoxy resin, woolen products, plastic, ceramics, crystal, jade, and wood. Commonly used in consumer goods, food packaging, medical packaging, ceramics, clothing accessories, textile cutting, craft gifts, rubber products, furniture, and more.
Fiber Laser Marking Machine
Performance Features:
Compatible with software like Coreldraw, AutoCAD, and Photoshop; supports various font and code types.
Features an integrated structure with automated focus adjustment.
Uses imported isolators to enhance stability and lifespan.
Requires minimal maintenance and is suitable for harsh environments.
Fast processing speed, up to three times faster than traditional marking machines.
High electro-optical conversion efficiency, with low overall power consumption (below 500W).
Superior beam quality, ideal for fine and detailed marking.
Applications:
Suitable for marking metals and various non-metals, including high-hardness alloys, oxides, electroplating, coatings, ABS, epoxy resin, ink, and engineering plastics. Widely used in plastic keys, IC chips, digital components, precision machinery, jewelry, watches, glasses, electronic components, tools, automotive parts, medical equipment, building materials, and more.
UV Laser Marking Machine
Characteristics:
Utilizes a 355 nm UV laser with third-order cavity frequency doubling technology.
Produces a fine focused spot for detailed marking.
Achieves marking by breaking the molecular chain of the material, minimizing mechanical deformation and heat impact.
Considered a cold light engraving process.
Applications:
Ideal for marking and micro-hole drilling in food and pharmaceutical packaging, glass, ceramics, high-speed division of silicon wafers, and complex graphic cutting.
Conclusion
Choosing the right laser marker depends on your specific application requirements:
CO2 Laser Markers: Best for non-metals and some metals.
Fiber Laser Markers: Optimal for metals and some non-metals, offering high precision and speed.
UV Laser Markers: Suitable for heat-sensitive materials and applications requiring fine, detailed work.
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The French Revolution 433 transformed the old feudal Estates, voting by orders, into the first modern national representative assembly on the continent of Europe. 752. The "Tennis-Court" Oath. Under the influence of his courtiers the king tried to restore the old system by arranging a "royal" session of the three orders, at which he presided in person. He presented a long program of reforms, and then bade the Estates sit apart, according to the old custom. But it was like bidding water to run uphill. Three days before, when the members of the Third Estate had found themselves excluded from their regular place of meeting on account of the preparations for the royal session, they had betaken themselves to a neighboring building called the "Tennis Court." Here, on June 20, they took the famous "Tennis-Court" oath, "to come together wherever circumstances may dictate, until the constitution of the kingdom shall be established." Consequently, when the king finished his address and com- manded the three orders to resume their separate sessions, most of the bishops, some of the parish priests, and a great part of the nobility obeyed ; the rest sat still, uncertain what they should do. When the master of ceremonies ordered them to comply with the king's commands, Mirabeau, the most distinguished statesman among the deputies, told him bluntly that they would not leave their places except at the point of the bayonet. The weak king almost immediately gave in and a few days later ordered all the deputies of the privileged orders who had not already done so to join the commons. 753. The Fall of the Bastille, July 14, 1789. The National Assembly now began in earnest the great task of preparing a con- stitution and regenerating France. It was soon interrupted, how- ever, by events at Paris. The king had been advised by those about him to gather together the Swiss and German troops who formed the royal guard, so that if he decided to send the insolent deputies home he would be able to put down any disorder which might result. On July 14 crowds of people assembled, determined to procure arms to protect themselves and mayhap to perform some daring | WIKI |
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There are three members in my family, my dad Ringo, my mom Clara and me. I was happy and cheerful when I was small because my parents always played with me. But when I got older, I have to go to school and I have less time to see them but we still play together.
In my spare time, I like chatting with my friends and playing piano, but what I most enjoy is reading since it can enrich my knowledge as well as my thinking skills.
I also love building 「LEGO」 which is a kind of block made from plastic, because I can express my creativity when I am playing 「LEGO」. Also, my ambition, to become a successful architect, was come from 「LEGO」. In order to achieve this aim, I will read more books about architecture and I will study hard at school.
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[pacman-dev] [PATCH] Set "secure" $HOME
Jonathon Fernyhough jonathon at manjaro.org
Mon Aug 12 16:45:40 UTC 2019
By default, $HOME is that of the build user. This is usually not a
problem in ephemeral build containers/chroots but can allow some files
to escape into the filesystem where `makepkg` is run outside of a chroot.
There can also be instances of generated files (e.g. cache, precompiled
bytecode) being placed into these locations and which are then relied
upon by other parts of the software.
As a concrete example, Perl6 and nim have a precompilation cache (though
well-behaved in how it is used).
`export HOME=/nonexistent` is already used by Debian in their build
tooling and so does not represent a divergence from established
practice. It also allows for badly-behaved build processes to be more
easily spotted and an issue filed upstream where appropriate.
Signed-off-by: Jonathon Fernyhough <jonathon at manjaro.org>
---
scripts/makepkg.sh.in | 2 ++
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)
diff --git a/scripts/makepkg.sh.in b/scripts/makepkg.sh.in
index 43484db3..04edc38a 100644
--- a/scripts/makepkg.sh.in
+++ b/scripts/makepkg.sh.in
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ export COMMAND_MODE='legacy'
unset CDPATH
# Ensure GREP_OPTIONS doesn't screw with our grep calls
unset GREP_OPTIONS
+# Prevent build-user-specific files "escaping" into the filesystem
+export HOME=/nonexistent
declare -r makepkg_version='@PACKAGE_VERSION@'
declare -r confdir='@sysconfdir@'
--
2.22.0
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Þórður
Þórður is an Icelandic given name. Notable people with the name include:
* Þórður Friðjónsson (Thordur Fridjonsson), (1952–2011), Vice President of Iceland Stock Exchange and President of NASDAQ OMX Iceland
* Þórður Guðjónsson, (Thordur Gudjonsson), (born 1973), footballer
* Þórður Helgason (born 1947), writer and educator
* Þórður kakali Sighvatsson (died 1256), 13th century chieftain during the Age of the Sturlungs
* Þórður Þórðarson (1930–2002), footballer
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Installation
Get M⁴ ready and working
Summary
Motion (M⁴) is an Extension that is compiled into the Motion Installer that will automate the installation process.
System
Name
MacOS
Windows
We recommend using the Motion Installer, but third-party ZXP-installers and manual installations are also possible. Please see Troubleshooting for alternate steps.
Get download
After purchase, your License Key(s) and Order Confirmation will be sent to the Purchase Email.
1. 1.
The Motion Installer can be downloaded from the Order Confirmation email.
2. 2.
On the Mt. Mograph downloads page: https://mtmograph.com/pages/downloads
Launch installer
Finalize installation
1. 1.
Open the Motion Installer, and proceed through the install screens.
2. 2.
2. When the M⁴ packages complete successfully; open Adobe After Effects to Activate License and finish the setup process.
If the target application was open during the Motion install, restart the Adobe application to finalize the installation.
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How to send Supabase Change-data-capture events to Memphis.dev
Yaniv Ben Hemo January 15, 2023 2 min read
Introduction
Supabase is an open-source Firebase alternative.
In databases, change-data-capture (or CDC) is a set of software design patterns used to determine and track the data that has changed so that action can be taken using the changed data or because of it.
In simple words: Each time a new event occurs on a specific table, such as INSERT / UPDATE / DELETE, an event will be created and, if configured – published to a destination so some service will be notified for it.
Flow
1. Sign up to Memphis.dev Cloud or Deploy Memphis OS
2. Create a new Supabase table.
3. Configure a webhook for the newly created table.
4. Check the incoming CDC events in Memphis.
Supabase CDC webhook with Memphis
Step 1: Prepare your Memphis.dev Account
In this tutorial, we will focus on using Memphis.dev Cloud, but the following steps should be similar when using Memphis.dev OS as well.
Once an account has been created, please head to the users section and create a new client-type application:
Now, generate a JWT token to be used for the REST requests between Supabase and Memphis.dev. Make sure to keep the generated token. It will be needed in step 3.
Step 2: Create a new Supabase table
Supabase CDC webhook with Memphis
Supabase CDC webhook with Memphis
Step 3: Configure a webhook for the newly created table
Head to Database -> Webhooks -> Create a webhook
Supabase CDC webhook with Memphis
A change-data-capture event can occur and be sent for every “INSERT”, “UPDATE”, and/or “DELETE” command that takes place in the configured table.
Configure the webhook based on your use case requirements –
Supabase CDC webhook with Memphis
Supabase CDC webhook with Memphis
• Method: POST
• URL: https://aws-eu-central-1.restgw.cloud.memphis.dev/stations/supabase/produce/single
• Headers:
• Content-type: application/json
• Authorization: Bearer <JWT Token>
Supabase CDC webhook with Memphis
Step 4: Check for incoming CDC events
Insert a new record into the created Supabase table. Because we selected the INSERT type of events, it should output an event.
Supabase CDC webhook with Memphis
Return to the Memphis dashboard and into the “supabase” station and check the center panel –
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How to support LGBTQ people at work, according to psychologists
Last week, the Supreme Court took on three major cases that will determine the future of LGBTQ+ rights at work in the US. Currently, there are no federal laws in the U.S. against discrimination on the basis of gender identity or sexual orientation, and the court could decide to keep it that way. As such, your LGBTQ+ colleagues may be feeling particularly stressed out and vulnerable. Here are some things you can do to support the LGBTQ+ people around you, especially those at work.Visit INSIDER's homepage for more. Last week, the Supreme Court took on three landmark cases that will determine whether gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and otherwise queer people have certain rights at work. Currently, there are no federal laws in the U.S. against discrimination on the basis of gender identity or sexual orientation, although there are a few state-by-state protections. This means it's possible to be fired for being gay or transgender in large parts of the country, and the Supreme Court could decide to keep it this way. As such, now is a great time to be a good ally to those LBGTQ+ people in your life, especially in the workplace, according to Judith Glassgold, a psychologist and chair of a sexual orientation task force for the American Psychological Association. Read more: 7 ways parents can support their child when they come out"LGBTQ+ employees may be stressed out and feeling vulnerable," Glassgold told Insider. "People may want to reach out to friends and colleagues in simple ways to say, 'How can I help?'"Here's how else you can make your workplace a safe, supportive place year-round. Model acceptance and inclusion, especially if you're in a leadership positionA great way to create a safe and welcoming climate is to celebrate LGBTQ+ holidays and other events like National Coming Out Day and Pride Month as part of normal office culture.Another good strategy is to highlight the work of LGBTQ+ colleagues and be proactive in creating an environment where they feel comfortable talking about their experiences, said Nicholas Grant, a psychologist who specializes in LGTBQ+ issues and public policy. "You can help by fostering space for LGBTQ+ coworkers to be able to express their own thoughts about their experiences, fears, thoughts, and hopes," Grant told Insider. Visual, nonverbal cues of support can include items with rainbows (a traditional symbol of LGBTQ+ support) or trans colors. Signage specifically stating "everyone is welcome here" or denoting safe spaces is also helpful. Even if you're a cisgender person (someone whose gender identity matches the sex they were assigned at birth), you can include your pronouns in your email signature or work bio. This helps make sure LGBTQ+ colleagues feel safe about being themselves at work.
If you aren't sure of someone's pronouns, askAnother way to help is by paying close attention to the words you use, and how they might unintentionally send a message.A basic way to show respect for your colleagues is by making sure you use the correct pronouns — he, she, they, or sometimes others like ze — for how that person identifies themselves. If you're not sure which pronoun to use, ask. You can help normalize using correct pronouns in the workplace by introducing yourself with your pronouns when meeting new people.Read more: Mark Ronson said he identifies with the term 'sapiosexual,' and a social psychologist thinks the controversial sexuality is here to staySimilarly, if someone is talking about a significant other, partner, or ex, don't assume that person's gender, either. For example, a married female colleague could have either a husband or a wife, and it might be jarring for them if you incorrectly assume which. "There are small interactions that can make a big difference," Glassgold said. Never assume someone's identity or pressure your colleagues to come outUnless a coworker specifically mentions or references their sexual orientation, it's unprofessional, inconsiderate, and in some cases dangerous to out them. First, you may be wrong, since there's no way to tell who is or isn't LGBTQ+ without asking them. Assuming that you can perpetuates harmful stereotypes.Second, even if a colleague is LGTBQ+t's important to let them decide if, when, and where to make their identity known. Keep in mind they may have to make this decision repeatedly, including when starting a new job, making friends with coworkers, and otherwise interacting with new people. Finally, avoid putting an individual person in the uncomfortable position of speaking for the whole group — for instance, if your coworker is a lesbian, that doesn't mean she necessarily wants to talk about Ellen's latest political faux pas or weigh in on the latest LGBTQ+ rights controversy in front of the whole office. Just because a person is LGBTQ+ doesn't mean they have the time, energy, or interest in representing the queer community on any particular issue. Not to mention, the LGBTQ community is a huge and diverse group of people, so it's also misguided to think any one person could be a stand-in for everyone else.
Speak up against homophobia, transphobia, and sexism In addition to being mindful of your own behavior, it's a good idea to become aware of what your LGBTQ+ colleagues might be dealing with at work, since discrimination often takes the form of microaggressions — seemingly innocuous jokes or comments that are actually derogatory and can contribute to a hostile work environment. It can be easy to let these slide, but to your coworkers, your silence may feel like acceptance or even agreement with these harmful attitudes. One of the most important things you can do is check in with the person who may have been harmed. "A lot of people say it's better to suport the person that's being discriminated against instead of confronting the bully," Glassgold said. A simple check-in or "I'm sorry that happened" is a good start, Glassgold suggested. Read more: Here's what LGBT Gen Zers want from their future bosses — and where they want to workHowever, particularly if the comments are persistent, it may be appropriate to directly intervene and explain why the behavior is problematic. By doing this, you're showing your support for a colleague who may not feel safe or comfortable speaking up. Educate yourself and othersOne of the challenges for members of the LGBTQ+ community and other marginalized groups is being constantly asked to explain how they're discriminated against. One of the best things you can do as an ally is to take on that work yourself by checking out some reputable resources, including: The Human Rights CampaignThe Safe Zone Project (which also provides free online training)GLAAD (formerly the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, expanded to include bi, trans, and other folx)PFLAG "Spend the time getting to know the issues that are important to the LGBTQ+ community. Expand your knowledge and see how different policies impact people," Grant said.As a bonus, be proactive about using your newfound education for good by passing it on to other people who are confused or have questions. Take the initiative in organizing a diversity training in your office, get involved with the office LGBTQ+ group (or help start one), or see what other community LGBTQ+ resources are available in your city or neighborhood.Read more: 12 things you should never say to your LGBTQ coworkersMerriam-Webster adds gender-neutral 'they' to dictionaryGay conversion therapy is a dangerous lie that can lead to depression and anxiety. More than 700,000 LGBTQ people have gone through it anyway.
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OL postcode area
The OL postcode area, also known as the Oldham postcode area, is a group of sixteen postcode districts in north-west England, within seven post towns. These cover eastern Greater Manchester (including Oldham, Rochdale, Ashton-under-Lyne, Heywood and Littleborough), plus small parts of east Lancashire (including Bacup) and western West Yorkshire (including Todmorden).
Coverage
The approximate coverage of the postcode districts are:
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* OLDHAM
* Chadderton, Higginshaw, Oldham
* Oldham
* OLDHAM
* Heyside, Royton, Shaw
* Oldham
* OLDHAM
* Delph, Denshaw, Diggle, Dobcross, Greenfield, Uppermill
* Oldham
* OLDHAM
* Austerlands, Grasscroft, Grotton, Lees, Lydgate, Oldham, Scouthead, Springhead, Waterhead
* Oldham
* ASHTON-UNDER-LYNE
* Mossley, Mossley Cross
* Tameside
* ASHTON-UNDER-LYNE
* Ashton-under-Lyne (centre and east)
* Tameside
* ASHTON-UNDER-LYNE
* Ashton-under-Lyne (west)
* Tameside
* OLDHAM
* Bardsley, Oldham
* Oldham
* OLDHAM
* Chadderton, Oldham, Westwood, Freehold
* Oldham
* HEYWOOD
* Heywood
* Rochdale
* ROCHDALE
* Rochdale (south), Ashworth, Balderstone, Castleton, Norden
* Rochdale
* ROCHDALE
* Rochdale (north), Buckley, Facit, Great Howarth, Healy, Hurstead, Shawforth, Wardle, Whitworth
* Rochdale, Rossendale
* BACUP
* Bacup, Britannia, Stacksteads
* Rossendale
* TODMORDEN
* Cornholme, Todmorden, Eastwood, Walsden
* Calderdale
* LITTLEBOROUGH
* Littleborough, Shore, Smithybridge, Summit
* Rochdale
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* style="background:#FFFFFF;"|
* style="background:#FFFFFF;"|non-geographic
* ROCHDALE
* Rochdale (east), Burnedge, Firgrove, Hurstead, Milnrow, Smallbridge, Thornham
* Rochdale
* style="background:#FFFFFF;"|OLDHAM
* style="background:#FFFFFF;"|British Gas
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Summer time saga time saga A.K.A a sex game for people who are having trouble to find a hot date.So they are busy playing the stupid game. | WIKI |
-- The Great Dereliction
A quick thought experiment: name a leader in a position of power you (really) admire, trust, and respect. Not just the head of an "alternative" company or political party, but a well-known, mainstream, orthodox, leader of the status quo. Can you? Even after a few moments to reflect and consider, most people can't name a single one. Obama? Bernanke? Cameron? Blankfein? They're hardly Churchill, Roosevelt, Lincoln, or even JP Morgan. I'd like to advance a simple thesis: today's leaders are failing on a grand, epic, global, historic scale — at precisely a time when leadership is sorely needed most. They're failing me, everyone under the age of 35, and everyone worth less than about $50 million. I can excuse leaders who are boring, mean, stingy, greedy, uninteresting, self-obsessed, vacuous, and generally lame. I can even excuse lying, cheating, and stealing. But I can't excuse the fact that they've failed. If I had five seconds with today's so-called leaders, I'd simply, firmly, gently say (and I bet you would, too): You've failed to provide us opportunity. You've failed to provide us security. You've failed to provide us liberty. You've failed to provide us dignity. You've failed to provide us prosperity. So: resign. Quit. Step aside. The world is (still) wracked by crisis. But here's the thing. The solutions to this crisis are straightforward. While there are nuances, and complications, it's also true that today's leaders can act, right now, right this second, in much greater degree, with much fiercer conviction, to make things not just marginally better — but dramatically so. I used to think : this is an institutional crisis . We're surrounded by "banks" that blow up economies composed of "corporations" which mostly make you want to submit to lethal injection rather than show up for your soul-sucking "job" so you can deliver another few pennies of "profit" that doesn't have much real value except how many megabucks were looted today in "markets" that are populated by zombie vampire cyborg robots trading worthless bits of imaginary "money" at lightspeed for the benefit of "shareholders" who are mostly pension "funds" that don't provide security for anyone but "chief executives" who don't execute much but the careers of "managers" who don't manage much but the mass assembly of powerpoints for the production of "goods" that don't actually benefit anyone to buy with "money" we don't have anymore to live lives we don't really want to impress people we mostly hate so our "gross national product" adds up to more and more and more McShit every quarter. But all that's not even really the problem. Now I think: this is a crisis of leadership — because though these institutions are deeply broken, they're not going anywhere anytime soon. Why? Because today's leaders are their staunch allies, not their adversaries. It's going to take nothing less than a new generation of leaders to reform, re-imagine, and redesign, and revolutionize all the above, and more. Real leaders — not high-fiving, bro-hugging wannabes. What we've got, then, is a great dereliction: leaders who are incapable of fixing the broken institutions that are creating a lost generation, a planetary meltdown, a never-ending series of financial crises, mass unemployment, and a(t least another) lost decade. You'd think with all those icons blinking in the heads-up display, our leaders would act at least a little, well, concerned. But mostly, they seem to be clueless. Let's admit it. Today's leaders don't just seem out of touch with reality — they are. It's like somebody decided to put Krusty the Clown, Homer Simpson, George Michael Bluth, and the Kardashians in charge of the world. Actually, I retract that. Homer, Krusty, and George Michael would probably do a better job. But we'd probably fire the Kardashians, amirite? That's the point: we can't seem to fire the tragicomically hapless, perpetually bewildered, totally bungling crackpots that are in charge of, well... the rest of our lives, the planet, and humanity's future. Scared yet? You should be. Here's the simple fact: the leaders of the world aren't fit for the job. And it's time we sent them — yes, most of them — packing. So let's you and I speak seriously for a few moments. We're orphans in the gutter, disowned by the past, abandoned by the future. You know it and I know it. We're a lost generation that's being sacrificed by our leaders, who could and should act, if not to stop the hurricane, then at least to shelter us a little bit from the wind. The old, greying men wag their fingers and sneer at you and I. Their hypocrisy comes to infect us with the slow, sure poison of cynicism. Why, we ask, should we bother to be leaders — when they, giving themselves the name, have surely proven unworthy of the word? When the men who call themselves our leaders are barely worthy of the term "managers", why, then, should we believe in their principles, ideologies, dogmas? When our leaders fail us, why should we believe, anymore, in leadership? When our leaders can't lead, why should we look anywhere but backward, downward, inward? And yet it is in obligation that we find not imprisonment, but liberation; the chance to become who we are capable of becoming. It is obligation to the possibility of one another — leadership's purest form — that frees us to be more than mere lovers, friends, partners, fellow travelers on a dusty road; but to become husbands, wives, father, mothers; to be worthy of the proud titles: citizens, councilors, executives, representatives, Senators, Presidents, Prime Ministers — to be worthy of the word leaders . If we don't lead now, it is clear: no one will. The world needs a new generation of leaders. Now. And it needs the old generation of leaders — failing and unable to even comprehend their own failure — to step aside. Leaders: We don't come to supplicate you; to beseech you; to beg you; to petition you. We come to replace you. Every generation believes, "It's our time now." While still young, every generation presumes that they will be the ones to change the world. Here's the truth: some do. Will we? Or will we, too, be derelict? There's only one way to find out. | NEWS-MULTISOURCE |
Numeric field properties in the Binding tab
When you create a numeric field, the Binding tab presents data binding options that you can apply to the object. Options that are not specifically related to creating a data connection apply both to data bound to a data source and data saved to a file when the object is not bound to a data source.
Name
Sets the name of the numeric field. See To name and rename objects .
Data Binding
Sets the default data-binding method:
Use name
Enables data merging and saving options. Data values are merged and stored implicitly according to Adobe data-merging rules.
Use global data
Associates a single data value with all objects that have the same name (see To define a global field ).
New Data Connection
Starts the New Data Connection wizard. To define a connection using the wizard, see Create a data connection to an XML schema or Create a data connection to an OLE database .
No data binding
Disables data binding. Because the object will not capture or display merged data, any information associated with the object is not written as output when the form data is saved/submitted.
Data Format
Sets the format of the data. See To specify a data pattern :
Float
A three-part representation of a number that contains a radix character. The number is represented by the following parts: a sign, a number, and a radix character. Some examples of floating point numbers are 4.23423412, 1234.1234234, or 4.00. Note that in some locales, the radix character is not a decimal point. For example, in a German (Germany) locale, the radix character is a comma (as in 1234,1234).
Integer
Any sequence of the digits 0 through 9 possibly preceded by a minus sign. For example, the number may be a positive (such as 1, 2, or 3), a zero, or a negative whole number (such as -1, -2, or -3).
Import/Export Bindings
Sets an import/export binding for a WSDL data connection. See Create a data connection using a WSDL file .
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John Philip Wiser
John Philip (J.P.) Wiser (October 4, 1825 – April 30, 1911) was an American-born Canadian distiller, manufacturer, rancher and political figure. His whisky distillery was the third largest in Canada, and he served a term as a Liberal Member of Parliament for Grenville South, from 1878 to 1882.
Early life
Wiser was born in Oneida County, New York, the son of Isaac J. Wiser and Mary Egert. In 1856, he married Emily, the daughter of Harlow Godard.
Distillery
Wiser moved to Prescott, Ontario in 1857 to work for his maternal uncle, Charles Egert, who owned the local Charles Payne Distillery and Farm with business partner Amos Averell.
Wiser started as manager of the distillery. Five years later he bought out Egert and Averell to become sole owner of the distillery and farm. At the time, the distiller was producing 116,500 gallons of whisky a year. By the time of the American Civil War, Wiser's Red Letter Rye was sold in Canada and Wiser's Canada Whisky was for export.
Wiser introduced whisky in bottles at the Chicago World's Fair in 1893. Prior to this time, whisky was only sold in casks or barrels. Wiser's son, Harlow, operated the distillery to an output of 500,000 gallons a year, but he died in 1895 at the age of 36 from a heart attack.
By the early 1900s, Wiser was exporting whisky around the world and his distillery in Prescott became the third largest in Canada behind Hiram Walker's in Windsor and Gooderham & Worts' in Toronto. By 1935, all three of these competitors operated under the same majority owner.
Wiser's large farm raised cattle and racing horses.
After Wiser's death, the distillery in Prescott was merged with Corby Distilleries. His name continues today on several brands of J.P. Wiser Whisky, including his original Red Letter Rye. | WIKI |
Navigating the Deletion of a Facebook Post: A Detailed Guide for Users
In the dynamic landscape of social media, where thoughts and moments are shared in an instant, the ability to revise and remove content is just as crucial. This guide focuses on the specific process of deleting a Facebook post, a feature that is essential for managing your digital footprint and ensuring your online presence aligns with your current views and preferences.
Deleting a Facebook post is a simple process, but its implications are significant. Whether it’s a status update, photo, or video that no longer reflects your views, or a post that you’ve decided is not appropriate for your audience, the ability to remove it grants you control over your online narrative. Understanding how to do this is key to maintaining a Facebook page that accurately represents who you are or what your brand stands for.
The process begins by logging into your Facebook account. Once logged in, navigate to your profile page where your posts are displayed. This can be done by clicking on your name or profile picture, usually located at the top of the Facebook homepage or in the menu bar. Your profile page is a catalog of your shared content, including status updates, photos, shared links, and more.
Locating the post you wish to delete is the next step. As you scroll through your timeline, identify the post in question. It’s important to note that you can only delete posts that you have created. If the post is shared from another user, you can remove it from your timeline, but the original post will remain on Facebook.
Once you have found the post to be deleted, look for the three dots, often referred to as the ‘menu’ or ‘options’ icon, in the top right corner of the post. Clicking on this icon will open a dropdown menu with various options related to the post. Among these options, you will find ‘Delete.’ The location and wording of this option might vary slightly depending on the device you are using (e.g., computer or mobile).
Selecting ‘Delete’ will prompt a confirmation window. This step is crucial as it prevents accidental deletions. The confirmation message typically asks if you are sure you want to delete the post. Once you confirm, the post will be permanently removed from your Facebook timeline. It’s important to remember that this action is irreversible. Once a post is deleted, it cannot be recovered. Therefore, it’s advisable to be certain before proceeding with the deletion.
In some cases, you might not want to delete a post permanently but instead prefer to hide it from your timeline. This can be done through the same menu where the ‘Delete’ option is found. Instead of choosing to delete, you can select ‘Hide from timeline’ or a similar option. This action keeps the post on Facebook but removes it from public view on your timeline.
After deleting a post, it’s worthwhile to refresh your timeline or revisit your profile page to ensure that the post has been successfully removed. This also gives you an opportunity to review other posts and manage your content as needed.
In conclusion, deleting a Facebook post is a straightforward process that plays a vital role in managing your online presence. Whether it’s to remove outdated content, address a change in your views, or simply clean up your digital profile, understanding how to delete a Facebook post empowers you to maintain a timeline that truly represents you. This guide provides the essential steps to confidently manage your content on one of the world’s most prominent social media platforms.
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Can I boil syringes?
Can you boil syringes to sterilize?
Boiling Sterilization – you can boil metal, plastic, or rubber tools to sterilize them. … Wash and rinse your syringe first, then place in a pot fill a pot with water and bring to a boil.
How do you Sterilise syringes at home?
Empty the container of used water down your sink. is completely covered by bleach (don’t forget the cap). You may have to put something on top to hold it under the bleach. it, draw the bleach up into the syringe and shake it for at least 30 seconds.
Can you Sterilise plastic syringes?
Plastic, automatic syringes can also be sterilized in the microwave. Wash external parts with soap and water and rinse internal parts with clean, hot tap water without soap several times by drawing in water using the plunger. … Syringes can be stored in a freezer in a sterile, dry container or fresh zip-lock bag.
Is it safe to reuse your own needles?
Both needle and syringe must be discarded once they have been used. It is not safe to change the needle and reuse the syringe – this practice can transmit disease. A single-use vial is a bottle of liquid medication that is given to a patient through a needle and syringe.
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Does boiling water sterilize things?
Boiling water kills the germs in the water, and it also can kill germs on surfaces of items submerged in the boiling water. Using moist heat is an excellent method of sterilization, which is why boiling baby bottles for five minutes is a recommended practice to sterilize the them.
Does bleach clean syringes?
The syringes are rinsed by drawing the liquid into the syringe and then squirting it out again. “What we found is that for the type of syringe usually used by drug injectors, even a one-tenth diluted solution of bleach successfully disinfects the syringe if the solution is drawn in and squirted back out,” Heimer said.
How do you disinfect oral syringes?
Wash the syringe straight away using fresh, soapy water. Draw the plunger in and out in the soapy water several times. Then rinse the syringe in clean water in the same way. If the medicine bottle has a rubber bung you can usually keep it in the bottle all the time.
How do you Sterilise syringe for colostrum?
How to boil baby feeding equipment to sterilise it
1. Bring a saucepan of water to the boil.
2. Submerge the items to be sterilised in the boiling water for at least 10 minutes.
3. Remove items just before use.
Which sterilization method is best suitable for plastic disposable syringe?
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In the land of mist and snow, He loved the bird that loved the man Who shot him with his bow."
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Registration Dossier
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Please be aware that this old REACH registration data factsheet is no longer maintained; it remains frozen as of 19th May 2023.
The new ECHA CHEM database has been released by ECHA, and it now contains all REACH registration data. There are more details on the transition of ECHA's published data to ECHA CHEM here.
Diss Factsheets
Administrative data
Description of key information
Key value for chemical safety assessment
Skin sensitisation
Endpoint conclusion
Endpoint conclusion:
no adverse effect observed (not sensitising)
Additional information:
No skin sensitisation studies are available on potassium tetrafluoroaluminate. However, Article 13 of the REACH legislation states that, in case no appropriate animal studies are available for assessment, information should be generated whenever possible by means other than vertebrate animal tests, i. e., applying alternative methods such as in vitro tests, QSARs, grouping and read-across. Data are available on a structural analogue, multiconstituent aluminium potassium fluoride. Multiconstituent aluminium potassium fluoride is a multi-constituent substance containing ca. 70% of KAlF4and ca. 30% of higher homological penta- and hexafluoroaluminic acids, K2AlF5and K3AlF6. The presence of these higher homological salts is, however, not expected to alter significantly the physico-chemical and toxicological properties of multiconstituent aluminium potassium fluoride in comparison to potassium tetrafluoroaluminate.
A guideline-compliant Magnusson Kligman Test (GPMT) is available on multiconstituent aluminium potassium fluoride (NOTOX, 1998). 1% aqueous carboxymethyl cellulose was used as a vehicle.In the main study, ten experimental animals were intradermally injected with a 2% concentration of multiconstituent aluminium potassium fluoride and epidermally exposed to a 50% concentration of the test substance at day 8 (for 48 hours). Five control animals were similarly treated, but with the vehicle (1% aqueous carboxymethyl cellulose) only. Approximately 24 hours before the epidermal induction (day 8) exposure all animals were treated with 10% SDS. Scabs, erythema and/or necrosis were noted at the injection sites and no skin reactions, except for some small scabs, were noted at the epidermal application sites. Two weeks after the epidermal application all animals were challenged (epidermal exposure) with a 50% test substance concentration and the vehicle using a dressing (24 hours exposure). At 24 and 48 hours after removal of the dressing, the treated sites were assessed for challenge reactions. After challenge, no skin reactions were observed in treated and control animals. Based on the results of the study, potassium tetrafluoroaluminate is considered to be not sensitising to skin.
Migrated from Short description of key information:
In a Magnusson Kligman Test with guinea pigs with the read-across candidate multiconstituent aluminium potassium fluoride no skin sensitisation was observed. Based on this, potassium tetrafluoroaluminate is also considered to be not sensitising to skin.
Respiratory sensitisation
Endpoint conclusion
Endpoint conclusion:
no adverse effect observed (not sensitising)
Additional information:
No airway sensitisation studies are available on potassium tetrafluoroaluminate. However, Article 13 of the REACH legislation states that, in case no appropriate animal studies are available for assessment, information should be generated whenever possible by means other than vertebrate animal tests, i. e., applying alternative methods such as in vitro tests, QSARs, grouping and read-across. Data are available on a structural analogue, multiconstituent aluminium potassium fluoride. Multiconstituent aluminium potassium fluoride is a multi-constituent substance containing ca. 70% of KAlF4 and ca. 30% of higher homological penta- and hexafluoroaluminic acids, K2AlF5and K3AlF6. The presence of these higher homological salts is, however, not expected to alter significantly the physico-chemical and toxicological properties of multiconstituent aluminium potassium fluoride in comparison to potassium tetrafluoroaluminate.
The airway sensitisating potential of an aerosol of multiconstituent aluminium potassium fluoride was studied in Brown Norway rats (TNO, 2004a). One group of 6 female rats was exposed to a target concentration of 100 mg/m3 multiconstituent aluminium potassium fluoride for six hours a day for 5 consecutive days (sensitisation phase). Approximately 14 days later these animals were exposed to the same concentration of multiconstituent aluminium potassium fluoride for 30 min (challenge phase). Two control groups, also of 6 female BN rats each, were used. One group was sensitised only, the other group was exposed to air during the sensitisation phase and challenged to 100 mg/m3 for 30 min approximately 14 days later. The day after challenge hyperresponsiveness to methacholine was tested in all animals; two days after challenge the animals were necropsied. To examine possible allergenicity of multiconstituent aluminium potassium fluoride, total and specific IgE levels, breathing pattern and frequency during challenge, hyperresponsiveness to methacholine one day after challenge, and histopathology of the respiratory tract and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid measurements two days after challenge were carried out.
No treatment-related abnormalities were observed. Also no changes in body weight gain and organ weights were noted.
No increases in specific IgE levels or treatment-related changes in cholinergic hyperresponsiveness upon methacholine challenge were noted. There were also no changes in breathing frequency and pattern during challenge, suggesting that multiconstituent aluminium potassium fluoride is not a respiratory tract sensitiser. Repeated inhalation of multiconstituent aluminium potassium fluoride induced histopathological changes in the nasal passages, larynx, and lungs. Focal olfactory epithelial degeneration, necrosis and regeneration were observed in the nasal passages. In the larynx, there was a focal granulomatous inflammation. In the lungs, alveolar bronchiolisation and typical alveolar macrophage accumulations were seen. Sensitised animals exhibited a significantly increased percentage of neutrophils and a significantly decreased percentage of ofeosinophils in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid. The tested concentration of 100 mg/m3 for both sensitisation as well as the challenge phases was therefore considered sufficiently high enough in view of the observed histopathological and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid changes. Based on the results of the study, potassium tetrafluoroaluminate is considered to be not sensitising to the respiratory tract.
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The airway sensitisation potential of an aerosol of multiconstituent aluminium potassium fluoride studied in Brown Norway rats revealed no effects, i.e., multiconstituent aluminium potassium fluoride does not induce respiratory tract sensitisation. Based on these results, potassium tetrafluoroaluminate is also considered to be not sensitising to the respiratory tract.
Justification for classification or non-classification
Based on read-across from multiconstituent aluminium potassium fluoride, potassium tetrafluoroaluminate is not a skin and respiratory tract sensitiser. In accordance to Directive 67/548/EEC and EU Classification, Labelling and Packaging of Substances and Mixtures (CLP) Regulation (EC) No. 1272/2008, classification is not necessary for sensitisation. | ESSENTIALAI-STEM |
Iraqi Campaign Raises Question of Iran's Sway
Abdul Aziz al-Hakim, leading figure on list of 228 candidates submitted by powerful Shiite alliance, may emerge as Iraq's most powerful political figure, and one with close ties to Iran's ruling ayatollahs; photo; Hakim founded his party during years in exile in Iran and its military wing fought alongside Iranianis during Iran-Iraq war; US and Sunni-dominated Jordan and Saudi Arabia have stark concerns about Iranian influence if Hakim and Shiite associates come to pomer, although some experts point out that Iraqi clerics are generally wary of religious government; Iraqi and US officials also say ethnic and cultural divisions that have carved deep historical fissures militate against Iraq becoming client state of Iran; there are also bitter rivalries among Iraqi Shiites themselves, including tension between religious and secular groups (M) | NEWS-MULTISOURCE |
Landcover dynamics in relation to western tragopan occurrence in Pakistan: A regional assessment
Publikation: Beiträge in ZeitschriftenZeitschriftenaufsätzeForschungbegutachtet
Authors
In order to establish relationship between landcover dynamics, human demography and western tragopan abundance in Pakistan, a regional scale landcover map consisting of categories Glaciers, Pastures, Conifers, Broadleaves, Shrubs and Built-up/agriculture classes was prepared using ISODATA clustering of MODIS 16-day composite images (MOD13Q1) for year 2011. Subsequently, time series-analysis of ten years' MOD13Q1 data (Feb. 2000 - Feb. 2011) was performed using STL procedure to infer landcover dynamics (progressive, stable and regressive trends). From these data, various landcover metrics and ratios were calculated to compare sub-regions using principal component analysis (PCA). Pearson correlation was then calculated among PCA scores, human population and tragopan abundance to provide a multi-criteria habitat evaluation. The tragopan reported sites were found to have minimum landcover disturbance i.e., both regressive and progressive landcover locations seem to negatively affect the tragopan abundance. The progressive trends are mainly attributed to the human influence and were recorded mainly for the Built-up/agriculture landcover types. Most of the regressive trends were observed in high coniferous landcover that form the core habitat of the western tragopan and also seem to be mainly anthropogenic. Thus the human population had both positive and negative impact on the landcover that in general was found prohibitive for the occurrence of western tragopan. The Palas valley being well preserved from the landcover disturbances (both negative and positive) and having sparse human population does qualify for a very important conservation area particularly in context of holding world's largest population of western tragopan.
OriginalspracheEnglisch
ZeitschriftPakistan Journal of Botany
Jahrgang45
AusgabenummerS 1 (Special Issue)
Seiten (von - bis)551-559
Anzahl der Seiten9
ISSN0556-3321
PublikationsstatusErschienen - 01.01.2013
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Charanga (Cuba)
Charanga is a traditional ensemble that plays Cuban dance music. They made Cuban dance music popular in the 1940s and their music consisted of heavily son-influenced material, performed on European instruments such as violin and flute by a Charanga orchestra. (Chomsky 2004, p. 199). The style of music that is most associated with a Charanga is termed 'Danzón', and is an amalgam of both European classical music and African rhythms.
Origins
"Scholars agree that Spain and parts of West and Central Africa provided the most crucial influences in the development of Cuban popular and religious music. But in the case of charanga, the contributions of French and Haitian influences cannot be ignored. Charanga began its history in the early nineteenth century when Haitians, both African and French, escaped the island's revolution. They brought with them a love for the French contredanse, a multi-sectional dance form that evolved into the danzón, the quintessential charanga style. Both were performed by an ensemble called an orquesta típica, a group with brass, woodwinds and timpani that performed outdoors. When the upper classes decided to dance indoors, the instrumentation was radically altered. The new ensemble was called charanga francesa. Although the word francesa literally means "French", it was used in nineteenth-century Cuba more specifically as a name for Haitian Creoles. In the charanga francesa, flutes and strings replaced the brass and woodwinds of the orquesta típica, and a small drum kit called pailas (now called timbales) replaced the booming tympany. While the orquesta típica was raucous in a New Orleans jazz fashion, the charanga francesa produced a light and somewhat effete music. The French influence extends to instrumentation for the modern charanga is based on charanga francesa."
The first charanga francesa in Cuba was formed at the turn of the twentieth century, possibly by Antonio (Papaíto) Torroella (1856–1934), whose orchestra was active by 1894. These orchestras play lighter versions of the danzón without a brass section and emphasizing flutes, violins, and piano. The percussion was provided by pailas criollas, now known as timbales. The style continued into the 1940s with flautist Antonio Arcaño and his Maravillas (Morales 2003 p13). Charangas are still widespread today, though the danzón is considered old-fashioned.
Genre Representatives
* Arcaño y sus Maravillas
* Barroso y La Sensación
* Belisario López
* Charanga 76
* David Calzado y su Charanga Habanera
* Fajardo y Sus Estrellas
* Gonzalo Fernández y Su Súper Típica de Estrellas
* La Charanga Cubana (Los Angeles)
* La Charanga Forever
* Los Van Van de Cuba
* Maravillas del Siglo
* Maravillas de Florida
* Orquesta América
* Orquesta Antonio María Romeu
* Orquesta Aragón
* Orquesta Broadway
* Orquesta Charangoa (Los Angeles)
* Orquesta de Neno González
* Orquesta Duboney
* Orquesta Melodías del 40
* Orquesta Típica Ideal
* Pacheco y Su Charanga
* Pupi y Su Charanga
* Ray Barretto y Su Charanga Moderna
* Ritmo Oriental | WIKI |
Senate Iraq Report Said to Skirt White House Use of Intelligence
Bipartisan Senate report that is highly critical of prewar intelligence on Iraq is expected to sidestep question of how Bush administration used that information to make case for war; under deal reached between Republicans and Democrats, administration's role will not be addressed until Senate Intelligence Comm completes further stage of its inquiry, probably not until after Nov elections; as result, initial, unanimous report will focus solely on misjudgments by intelligence agencies, not White House, in assessments about Iraq, illicit weapons and Al Qaeda that administration used as rationale for war; this may provide opening for Pres Bush and his allies to deflect responsibility for what now appear to be exaggerated prewar assessments about threat posed by Iraq; Democrats will try to focus attention on issue by releasing 'additional views' to supplement bipartisan report (M) | NEWS-MULTISOURCE |
McMillan (community), Wisconsin
McMillan is an unincorporated community in the town of McMillan, Marathon County, Wisconsin, United States which was at one time an incorporated village.
History
A post office called McMillan was established in 1881, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1919. The community was named for B. F. McMillan, a businessperson in the lumber industry. | WIKI |
yarn add maath
This is a collection of useful math helpers, random generators, bits and bobs.
The library is mostly meant to be used with three.js, so if you are using it outside of a three project, make sure you check the source and – if you don’t need the dep – just copy paste!
🟡 The library is still heavily WIP, don’t use it for production work until a stable API is relased in a ^1.0.0
But why?
Yes, there are a lot of these libraries. The more the merrier! We are all here to learn, and maintaining a dedicated library for our creative endeavors at Poimandres just made sense.
Contributing
Do you want to add something? No rules, but keep these in mind:
• try to add explainers to whatever function you add, if you saw it in a tweet link that!
• add a cool example! Make it a sandbox or whatever, just show how the function can be used creatively
• keep copy-paste simple. Try not to add too many inter-dependencies so the functions are copy-paste friendly
• loose typing. Try to add typing, but don’t go crazy with generics and complexity
If you are not sure how to help, check out the 🟡 Roadmap below.
🪶 Reference
Buffer
import * as buffer from 'maath/buffer'
🪶 toVectorArray(buffer, stride)
Converts an [..., x, y, z, ...] typed array to a Vector[]
const myBuffer = new Float32Array(100 * 3)
const myArray = toVectorArray(myBuffer, 3)
🪶 swizzleBuffer(buffer, axes)
Swizzle the individual vectors in a vector buffer
const myBuffer = new Float32Array(100 * 3)
myBuffer.push(0, 1, 2)
swizzleBuffer(myBuffer, 'xzy') // buffer is now [0, 2, 1]
This is a way to make simple rotations.
🪶 addAxis(buffer, getZValue)
Adds a z axis to an [..., x, y, ...] typed array:
const my2DBuffer = new Float32Array(100 * 2)
const my3DBuffer = addAxis(my2DBuffer, () => Math.random()) // zAxis will now be a random value between 0 and 1
🪶 lerpBuffers(bufferA, bufferB, destinationBuffer, t)
Linearly interpolate two buffers, writing on a third one.
const mySphere = inSphere(new Float32Array(100 * 3), { radius: 4 })
const myBox = inBox(new Float32Array(100 * 3), { side: 4 })
const interpolationTarget = myBox.slice(0)
lerpBuffers(mySphere, myBox, interpolationTarget, Math.sin(performance.now()))
Easing
import * as easing from 'maath/easing'
TBD
Matrix
import * as matrix from 'maath/matrix'
🪶 determinant2(…matrixInRowMajorOrder)
Returns the determinant of a passed 2×2 matrix:
const d = determinant2(
1, 1,
2, 2
)
🪶 determinant3(…matrixInRowMajorOrder)
Returns the determinant of a passed 3×3 matrix:
const d = determinant3(
1, 1, 1,
2, 2, 2
)
🪶 determinant4(…matrixInRowMajorOrder) // TBD
🪶 getMinor(matrix, column, row)
Returns the minor of a given matrix.
const minor = getMinor([
1, 2, 1,
2, 1, 1,
3, 2, 3
], 1, 1)
// minor will be the determinant of the submatrix without row 1 and colum 1
// | 1 1 |
// | 2 3 |
Misc
import * as misc from 'maath/misc'
TBD
Random
import * as random from 'maath/random'
🪶 onTorus(buffer, { innerRadius, outerRadius })
TODO
🪶 inTorus(buffer, { innerRadius, outerRadius })
TODO
Triangle
import * as triangle from 'maath/triangle'
TBD
Inspiration
The kitchen-sink nature of the library was inspired by other projects that manage to bring together an immense amount of knowledge from different domains that would otherwise be fragmented in many places or even lost:
• drei 🌭 useful helpers for react-three-fiber
• lygia a granular and multi-language shader library designed for performance and flexibility
🟡 Roadmap
• Make the random generator seedable for every function
• Figure out a good API for vectors
• Figure out a good API for functions that might work on both buffers and arrays of vectors
• Fix type errors that might come from using different vector libs
• Keep adding tests
• Figure out if we can get rid of the Three.js dependency. While useful, it feels superfluous
GitHub
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Contested deletion
This article should not be speedily deleted for lack of asserted importance because the subject of the article appears to be covered in multiple reliable news sources, which seems to merit inclusion on wikipedia. (your reason here) --Brightonbiog (talk) 20:48, 5 June 2014 (UTC) | WIKI |
stjärnsystem
Etymology
Compound of. Attested since 1795.
Noun
* 1) a collection of stars; a star system or galaxy
* 2) solar system
* 1) solar system | WIKI |
Is lactose a prebiotic? - Lactalis Ingredients
le lactose est un prébiotique
Health and Nutrition
Is lactose a prebiotic?
More and more studies are showing that the microbiome plays a crucial role in intestinal balance8. Over the last few years, it has become a major concern for consumers, as is demonstrated by the considerable number of publications on the subject. According to a recent study by Mintel, nearly three out of five American adults are trying to eat in a way that supports the development of a healthy microbiome1.
It is in this context that products that regulate the composition of the gut flora, known as prebiotics2, have been developed. To date, some lactose by-products (such as HMO, GOS, FOS*) are already considered as prebiotics, but what about lactose itself?
The importance of the gut microbiome
The gut microbiome is a complex ecosystem of all the single-cell organisms that live in the digestive tract, mainly bacteria but also viruses, fungi, and archaea**.
Gut flora consists of thousands of types of bacteria that differ from one person to the next and change over the course of a lifetime.
Other factors – such as diet, genetics, antibiotics, exercise, and the environment 3 – also influence the composition of the flora.
Three main groups of bacteria interact in a collective manner: bacteroidota, firmicutes, and actinobacteria4.
This permanent and substantial bacterial presence would lead to mainly beneficial effects for the host5.
• Maturation of the immune system
• Barrier effect against pathogenic bacteria
• Recovery of energy from undigested elements
• Fat storage
• Vitamin production
• Improved micronutrient absorbability
• Metabolism of fibre or xenobiotic substances that may lead to the elimination of carcinogens5
Some publications consider the gut microbiome to be an organ in its own right
The microbiome interacts with the nervous system, the immune system, the gut lining, and so on… to such an extent that some publications consider the gut microbiome to be an organ in its own right.
What is a prebiotic?
A prebiotic is a compound that induces a positive effect on health when fermented by gut bacteria11.
Consuming prebiotics changes the balance of an individual’s microbiome, with the desired result of improving overall health.
There are four criteria that define a prebiotic6.
• Absence of hydrolysis and absorption in the small intestine
• Selective fermentation by a limited number of bacteria in the colon
• Positive change in the composition of the microbiome
• Beneficial effect on human health7
Consuming prebiotics changes the balance of an individual’s microbiome, with the desired result of improving overall health.
Can lactose be considered as a prebiotic?
The importance of how it is digested
When lactose reaches the small intestine, it is hydrolysed into glucose and galactose by the intestinal enzyme lactase. In mammals, the production of this enzyme naturally decreases after weaning. In humans, for thousands of years, lactase activity has been gradually declining over the course of a lifetime yet still persists. It is estimated that 65-70% of adults worldwide have hypolactasia, meaning they do not produce enough lactase9.
Lactose fermentation is therefore believed to cause a change in both the composition of the microbiome, and the metabolic activity of gut flora
Consequently, not all lactose is fully hydrolysed by lactase in the small intestine. The remaining lactose is therefore transported to the colon where it is fermented by colonic bacteria.
They then produce organic acids, lactic acid and short-chain fatty acids that are then absorbed. The short-chain fatty acids (mainly acetate, propionate, and butyrate) are key elements for a healthy gut and also seem to be beneficial for the human metabolism. For example, butyrate has many functions within the organism. It counts for 70% of the energy required by the gut’s epithelial cells and is also important for the proliferation and differentiation of these cells10.
Lactose fermentation is therefore believed to cause a change in both the composition of the microbiome, and the metabolic activity of gut flora, which could be considered to be a prebiotic effect.
Clinical studies need to be carried out to establish the causal link between the health benefits and lactose.
Similar effects to lactose derivatives (GOS, lactulose, lactosucrose)
Breast milk oligosaccharides, galacto-oligosaccharides, and lactulose are all lactose by-products and are widely recognised as prebiotics.
There is some support for the idea that lactose is a prebiotic because its impact on gut microbiome composition and activity are very similar to those of galacto-oligosaccharides
There is some support for the idea that lactose is a prebiotic because its impact on gut microbiome composition and activity are very similar to those of galacto-oligosaccharides. Furthermore, the metabolites responsible for the health benefits generated during fermentation of galacto-oligosaccharides are also produced during fermentation11.
Although it has not yet been established that lactose is a prebiotic, it is clear that its intestinal digestion plays a fundamental role, in particular through the production of short-chain fatty acids, which help the intestine to function correctly.
Furthermore, and in general, the compounds generated through digestion by the microbiome could be considered a health benefit.
*HMO = human milk oligosaccharides FOS = fructo oligo saccharides GOS = galacto oligo saccharides
** Archaea = single-cell prokaryotic microorganisms (no nucleus) that can be found in all kinds of environment, even the harshest.
References:
[1] S. MATTUCI. The future foundation of a healthy gut.Mintel. 2022. https://www.mintel.com/blog/food-market-news/the-future-foundation-of-a-healthy-gut
[2] KM. TUOHY, HM. PROBERT, CW. SMEJKAL, GR. GIBSON. Using probiotics and prebiotics to improve gut health. Drug Discov Today. 2003 Aug 1;8(15):692-700. PMID: 12927512. https://pubmed-ncbi-nlm-nih-gov.translate.goog/12927512/
[3] RL. HUGHES. A Review of the Role of the Gut Microbiome in Personalized Sports Nutrition. Front Nutr. 2020 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6966970/
[4] C. LANDMAN, E. QUEVRAIN, Le microbiote intestinal : description, rôle et implication physiopathologique, La Revue de Médecine Interne, Volume 37, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 418-423, ISSN 0248-8663, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.revmed.2015.12.012.
[5] F. ALLAERT, F.PILLON, Rôles des probiotiques, prébiotiques et produits de fermentation au niveau du microbiote intestinal, Actualités Pharmaceutiques, Volume 49, Issue 501, 2010, Pages 43-44, ISSN 0515-3700,https://doi.org/10.1016/S0515-3700(10)70831-4
[7] JM. LECERF, JL. SCHLENGER, « Constituants des aliments », Nutrition Préventive et Thérapeutique, Elsevier Masson, 2020, page 35 https://www.elsevier.com/fr-fr/connect/medecine/nutrition-preventive
[8] C. CHERBUT, « Lactose : entre intolérance et effets santé », Sciences des aliments, 2006, page 433-439
[9] TM. BAYLESS TM, E. BROWN, DM. PAIGE. Lactase Non-persistence and Lactose Intolerance. Curr Gastroenterol Rep. 2017 May;19(5):23. doi: 10.1007/s11894-017-0558-9. PMID: 28421381.https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28421381/
[10] K. VENEMA,Intestinal fermentation of lactose and prebiotic lactose derivatives, including human milk oligosaccharides,International Dairy Journal,Volume 22, Issue 2,2012,Pages 123-140,ISSN 0958-6946,https://doi.org/10.1016/j.idairyj.2011.10.011.
[11] M. GANZLE, Chapter 4 – Lactose—a conditional prebiotic?, Editor(s): Marcel Paques, Cordula Lindner,Lactose, Academic Press, 2019, Pages 155-173, ISBN 9780128117200, https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-811720-0.00004-0.
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Hamzah Hussain
Hamzah Hussain (sometimes spelt as Hamzah Hussein or Hamzah Husin) (born 8 August 1948) is a former football player who represented the Malaysian national football team in the 1970s. He played for Kelantan FA, Pahang FA and Selangor FA in Malaysia Cup competition.
A midfielder, Hamzah played for the Malaysia team in the 1972 Munich Olympics football competition, playing all three group games. He also played for Malaysia in tournaments across Asia such as Merdeka Tournament. He retired from international tournaments in 1974. In 2004, he was inducted in Olympic Council of Malaysia's Hall of Fame for 1972 Summer Olympics football team.
Hamzah was a prison officer at Prison Department of Malaysia, his final rank before retiring from prison force was Deputy Superintendent of Prison.
Honours
* Kelantan
* Malaysia Cup runner-up: 1970
* Malaysia FAM Cup runner-up: 1971
* Malaysia
* Merdeka Cup: 1973 | WIKI |
Onyx Systems
Onyx Systems, Inc. was a computer hardware and software company founded in Cupertino, California in 1979 by Bob Marsh and Kip Myers, former managers in Zilog's systems group. It was one of the earliest vendors of microprocessor-based Unix systems.
Products
The company's first product, the C8000, was a Zilog Z80-based micro running the CP/M OS, with a hard disk, and a tape drive for backups. It included IBM terminal emulation and a COBOL compiler, with a Z8000-based CPU add-in board to follow.
Later known as the C8001, thus establishing the broader notion of the C8000 series of products, the Z80-based product could be fitted with up to four 64 KB RAM cards for a total of 256 KB. The machine was designed to be upgraded to the subsequent 16-bit model in the range, the C8002, by adding a Z8000 processor card to supplement the existing Z80 card, and for an additional 256 KB of RAM to be added on its own card. Onyx licensed Unix from Western Electric and quoted four-user and eight-user licences costing $1,500 and $2,500 respectively.
In 1980, Onyx introduced the C8002 based on the Z8000. Its price of US$20000 1980 was half the cost of any other computer capable of running Unix, and included Bell Labs' recent Version 7 Unix, this having been adapted for the Z8000 with a "rewritten nucleus and several new compilers", renamed ONIX, but otherwise being "exactly the same system" as the Western Electric product available for the DEC PDP-11 family. Instead of electing to use Zilog's own Z8001 product to offer a system with memory management, Onyx instead chose to use the Z8002 in conjunction with its own memory management hardware, thus avoiding the delays experienced by other manufacturers who had chosen to base their designs around the Z8001 and its accompanying memory management chip. Onyx's hardware implemented a 2 KB page size and allowed the system to access up to 1 MB of memory, although processes were limited to 64 KB - imposed by the limitations of the Z8002 itself - for each of their program and data sections. These limitations were less onerous that those imposed by various 16-bit minicomputers where the 64 KB limit applied to the combined size of the program and data sections, with the PDP-11/23 noted as an example.
Alongside the Z8002, the C8002 also provided an Am9512 floating-point unit. Mass storage was supported by a dedicated Z80A processor with 64 KB of its own RAM, this hosting the disk and tape control software along with a disk sector cache. Data transfers between the disk system and main memory were performed using direct memory access (DMA). Pricing in the United Kingdom started at around £12,000 (£ adjusted for inflation) for a four-user system with 256 KB of RAM and 10 MB hard drive.
In late 1982, Onyx announced models running Unix System III in the form of the Sundance-16, C5002A and C8002A. Featuring the Z8001 processor running at 6 MHz and 256 KB of RAM, expandable to 512 KB, the Sundance-16 was fitted with a 7 MB, 14 MB or 21 MB hard drive and a tape drive. Two models of the Sundance-16 were offered with variation in the capabilities of the product's built-in display: the Model 80 supported 80-column text, whereas the Model 132 could be switched between 80-column and 132-column modes and permitted double-height and double-width characters. The C5002A and C8002A also featured the Z8001 but were focused on a terminal server role, with the former supporting up to five users and the latter up to eleven users, and both being expandable to 1 MB of RAM. The C5002A was offered with the 14 MB or 21 MB hard drive choices also offered for the Sundance-16, whereas the C8002A was supplied with a choice of larger hard drives: 20 MB or 40 MB. Additional drives could be connected: one for the C5002A and three for the C8002A. A 60 MB drive option for the C8002A was also referenced in publicity.
Similar upgrades to Onyx's Z80-based system were also introduced, with the Sundance II being announced in mid-1982 as a multi-user version of the base Sundance model, having 256 KB of RAM instead of the 64 KB of the single-user model. An upgrade between models could be performed. These Z80-based models were offered with a choice of CP/M, MP/M and the OASIS operating system.
Legacy and fate
Codata Systems Corporation was established by former Onyx Systems employees in 1979, introducing a similar Z8000-based product to that of Onyx Systems, the CTS-200 running Xenix, before following up with a product based on the Motorola 68000, the CTS-300, running its own Unix variant, Unisis, developed in conjunction with UniSoft. Unisis was based on Version 7 Unix, and Codata claimed to have been "the first to offer a microcomputer-based Unix on the M68000" and to have supplied 500 systems by early 1983. Codata later released the Codata 3300 system employing an 8 MHz 68000 and having 320 KB of RAM, upgradeable to 1.5 MB, a 12 MB, 33 MB or 84 MB hard drive, and a floppy drive, priced at £8,900 for the entry-level model in the UK, $9,600 in the US. The system employed the IEEE 796 Multibus standard.
Onyx's first Unix-based system was the first platform for the Informix relational database system.
Former Harvard economics professor William Raduchel recruited Scott McNealy to manage manufacturing at Onyx. McNealy left Onyx to become a co-founder of Sun Microsystems.
Onyx was acquired by Corvus Systems in 1985. Corvus discontinued US sales of the Onyx product lines in early 1986, having reportedly pledged to continue manufacturing for foreign markets, eventually selling off the rights to some of its product lines and, in 1987, exiting the microcomputer business altogether. | WIKI |
French frigate Justice (1794)
Courageuse was a 40-gun Virginie-class frigate of the French Navy, completed in 1794 and renamed Justice in April 1795. The British and Ottomans captured her in 1801 at the siege of Alexandria and she became a prize to the Ottomans.
Career
Justice was named Courageuse on 5 October 1794 in error; there was already a Courageuse in service. She was renamed Justice on 20 April 1795.
Between January and September 1796 Justice was in the Dardanelles, under the command of capitaine de vaisseau Dalbarde, and sailed from Constantinople to Toulon. From 14 May 1797 to 11 June she as at Toulon, cruising the Italian coast. From 27 June to 21 April 1798 Justice sailed from Toulon to Corfu, then to the Adriatic, and lastly she participated in the French expedition to Egypt.
In late 1797 Justice captured the British privateers Cornish Hero and Fortune and took them into Corfu.
Between 23 July 1798 and 25 July Justice was at Aboukir. After the frigate FRENCH FRIGATE Junon ran aground in Aboukir, Justice escorted her to Alexandria for repairs.
On 2 August Justice was under the command of Captain Jean Villeneuve and participated in the battle of the Nile. She and FRENCH FRIGATE Diane sailed in the morning and so escaped. Justice arrived at Valletta on 28 August 1798.
Between 24 August 1800 and 1 September she sailed from Malta to Toulon, a little before the island fell to the British.
Between 24 January 1801 and 3 February Justice sailed from Toulon to Alexandria in company with FRENCH FRIGATE Égyptienne to resupply the French army there. Justice succeeded in evading the British blockade.
Fate
She was in Alexandria when the British captured Alexandria on 2 September 1801. The British and their Ottoman allies agreed to a division of the spoils; the British received FRENCH FRIGATE Egyptienne (50) and FRENCH FRIGATE Régénérée (40), and the ex-Venetian frigate Léoben (26), and (ex-Venetian Medusa) (26), while Captain Pacha (sic) received Causse (ex-Venetian Vulcano) (64), Justice (46), Mantoue (ex-Venetian Cerere) (26), and the ex-Ottoman corvettes Halil Bey, Momgo Balerie, and Salâbetnümâ. Admiral Lord Keith commander of the naval forces, gave the value of Justice for prize money purposes at £17,095 2s 2d. | WIKI |
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Title:THEO Concept Mission: Testing the Habitability of Enceladus's Ocean
Abstract: Saturn's moon Enceladus offers a unique opportunity in the search for life and habitable environments beyond Earth, a key theme of the National Research Council's 2013-2022 Decadal Survey. A plume of water vapor and ice spews from Enceladus's south polar region. Cassini data suggest that this plume, sourced by a liquid reservoir beneath the moon's icy crust, contain organics, salts, and water-rock interaction derivatives. Thus, the ingredients for life as we know it-- liquid water, chemistry, and energy sources-- are available in Enceladus's subsurface ocean. We have only to sample the plumes to investigate this hidden ocean environment. We present a New Frontiers class, solar-powered Enceladus orbiter that would take advantage of this opportunity, Testing the Habitability of Enceladus's Ocean (THEO). Developed by the 2015 Jet Propulsion Laboratory Planetary Science Summer School student participants under the guidance of TeamX, this mission concept includes remote sensing and in situ analyses with a mass spectrometer, a sub-mm radiometer-spectrometer, a camera, and two magnetometers. These instruments were selected to address four key questions for ascertaining the habitability of Enceladus's ocean within the context of the moon's geological activity: (1) How are the plumes and ocean connected? (2) Are the abiotic conditions of the ocean suitable for habitability? (3) How stable is the ocean environment? (4) Is there evidence of biological processes? By taking advantage of the opportunity Enceladus's plumes offer, THEO represents a viable, solar-powered option for exploring a potentially habitable ocean world of the outer solar system.
Comments: JPL Summer School 2015
Subjects: Earth and Planetary Astrophysics (astro-ph.EP)
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2016.05.037
Cite as: arXiv:1605.00579 [astro-ph.EP]
(or arXiv:1605.00579v1 [astro-ph.EP] for this version)
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From: Shannon MacKenzie [view email]
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Farmers are not fair game to me as high up in our business as me and Andy was; but there was times when we found ’em useful, just as Wall Street does the Secretary of the Treasury now and then.
“When we went down stairs we saw we was in the midst of the finest farming section we ever see. About two miles away on a hill was a big white house in a grove surrounded by a wide-spread agricultural agglomeration of fields and barns and pastures and out-houses.
“‘Whose house is that?’ we asked the landlord.
“‘That,’ says he, ‘is the domicile and the arboreal, terrestrial and horticultural accessories of Farmer Ezra Plunkett, one of our county’s most progressive citizens.’
“After breakfast me and Andy, with eight cents capital left, casts the horoscope of the rural potentate.
“‘Let me go alone,’ says I. ‘Two of us against one farmer would look as one-sided as Roosevelt using both hands to kill a grizzly.’
“‘All right,’ says Andy. ‘I like to be a true sport even when I’m only collecting rebates from the rutabag raisers. What bait are you going to use for this Ezra thing?’ Andy asks me.
“‘Oh,’ says I, ‘the first thing that come to hand in the suit case. I reckon I’ll take along some of the 35 | WIKI |
12. Simultaneous uprisings occurred throughout East Germany
The RIAS broadcasts and word of mouth communications ensured cities and towns in the GDR were aware of events as they transpired. More than 120 similar demonstrations took place in the GDR on June 17. Strikes occurred in over 330 factories and industrial sites. An estimated 225,000 workers walked off their jobs and demonstrated in cities including Leipzig, Potsdam, Magdeburg, and others. In the industrialized region around Halle more than 100,000 strikers protested against the SED and the East German government. Soviet troops moved to disperse the crowds, showing considerably more restraint than they had in Berlin. Some violence took place, often against party-owned businesses and shops. Incidents of arson and looting were reported in several cities and towns. In agricultural areas, some farmers withdrew from the collective farms in protest. Soviet troops largely ignored the farmers.
Demands from the protesters varied. Many wanted free elections, others the restoration of the Social Democratic Party. The party had merged with the German Communist Party to form the SED under Soviet pressure in 1946. Others protested against the work quotas, rising prices for consumer goods, and the shortages of food. In several communities, demonstrators demanded the release of political prisoners. Some jails were seized by protesters. Local SED functionaries fled from the crowds as word spread they were to be jailed, or worse. The protests which began on June 17, roiled the GDR for the next several days, as the Soviets and SED officials struggled to bring the country under control and restore calm. Little word of events in East Berlin reached the rest of East Germany during that period. Having crushed the demonstrations in Berlin, the Soviets imposed martial law on the city by noon on June 17. | FINEWEB-EDU |
Olesya Mamchich
Olesya Mamchich, also spelled Mamchych (born 1981) is a Ukrainian poet and children's writer.
Early life and education
Olesya Mamchich was born in 1981, in Kyiv. She completed studies in creative writing at the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv.
Career
Olesya Mamchich debuted in 2005. Her poems for children are taught as part of Ukrainian elementary school curriculum. Her works have been translated into English, Polish, Belarusian, Georgian, Romanian, Russian, Lithuanian, Latvian and Hebrew. Her texts inspired songs of the Ukrainian band OY Sound System.
Mamchich organised many poem reading events at the Euromaidan protests. She is a curator of a Ukrainian children's literature award. In 2022, she received the Lesya Ukrainka Award in the Literary Works for Children and Youth category.
Poetry
* Перекотиболе, 2005
* Обкладинка, 2014
* Сонце пішло у декрет, 2014
Children's books
* А на нас упав ананас, 2013
* Тиранозавр Оленка, 2017
* Електромобіль Сашко, 2018
* Хто з’їв мою піжаму?, 2018 | WIKI |
ARTÍCULO
Proteostasis of polyglutamine varies among neurons and predicts neurodegeneration
Autores: Tsvetkov, A. S.; Arrasate Iragui, Montserrat; Barmada, S.; Ando, D. M. ; Sharma, P.; Shaby, B. A. ; Finkbeiner, S.
Título de la revista: NATURE CHEMICAL BIOLOGY
ISSN: 1552-4450
Volumen: 9
Número: 9
Páginas: 586 - 592
Fecha de publicación: 2013
Lugar: WOS
Resumen:
In polyglutamine (polyQ) diseases, only certain neurons die, despite widespread expression of the offending protein. PolyQ expansion may induce neurodegeneration by impairing proteostasis, but protein aggregation and toxicity tend to confound conventional measurements of protein stability. Here, we used optical pulse labeling to measure effects of polyQ expansions on the mean lifetime of a fragment of huntingtin, the protein that causes Huntington's disease, in living neurons. We show that polyQ expansion reduced the mean lifetime of mutant huntingtin within a given neuron and that the mean lifetime varied among neurons, indicating differences in their capacity to clear the polypeptide. We found that neuronal longevity is predicted by the mean lifetime of huntingtin, as cortical neurons cleared mutant huntingtin faster and lived longer than striatal neurons. Thus, cell type-specific differences in turnover capacity may contribute to cellular susceptibility to toxic proteins, and efforts to bolster proteostasis in Huntington's disease, such as protein clearance, could be neuroprotective. | ESSENTIALAI-STEM |
User:Samontenegro
My name is Stephanie A. Montenegro and currently am a student at Washington University in Saint Louis. I work in the Strassmann/Queller lab which focuses on social evolution while I specifically work with the amoeba Dictyostelium purpureum. As part of the behavioral ecology course taught by Dr. Joan Strassmann at Washington University in St. Louis, I will be contributing on pages relating to wasps. | WIKI |
Circuit Lake
Electronic Project and Circuit Collection
Neonatal Artificial Bubble Embedded System
06/03/2010 Category: AVR, Control, Microcontroller, Project
This project is built to controls a Neonatal Artificial Bubble (BAN, Burbuja Artificial Neonatal). The real-time embedded system software can simultaneously control all of the environmental variables such as temperature, relative humidity, and oxygen. The system is built around microcontroller AVR AT90CAN128.
Neonatal-Artificial-Bubble
The BAN is an alternative medical equipment in hospital to the traditional incubators. It able to cover the deficiencies such as bad distribution of the temperaturesinside the neonatal capsule, an inadequate ventilation, an inadequate oxygen administration, the presence of high noise, a easily contaminable atmosphere, a deficient relative humidity administration. It also offer better conditions for high-risk newborn growth.
The system consist of 3 levels. Level 1 is the G***** Hard (Heart) Operating System – GHOST, which is a pre-emptive kernel with a priority process-based scheduling, that is responsible for management of processes, and communication between processes. It also provides, communication and synchronization mechanisms between processes.
Neonatal-Artificial-Bubble-Embedded-System
Level 2 implements tasks that handle each one of BAN devices. These are the drivers of the modules: Data Acquisition, Handling of Control Devices, User Interface, Visualization and Sounds. Finally, level 3 contains the process of signal processing, the control processes of the environmental parameters, the process responsible for monitoring these environmental parameters, the process of alarms supervision, and the process of serial communication with a PC. This Neonatal Artificial Bubble controller (experimental phase) is developed by Andres Barrios Montalvo from Peru. | ESSENTIALAI-STEM |
Just What Are Computer Viruses And How Do You Protect Against Them
A bug is something that is made by somebody to contaminate another computer system’s os. An infection is a software application that is spread out from one computer system to another by method of networking and e-mails in addition to IM services. Accessories are the top method to spread out an infection without the user understanding it. Every infection is various due to the fact that some are made to erase information from your computer system while others are made to corrupt the os making it do unusual things. If you do not utilize the correct security, you undergo any kind of infection.
Infections can be found in numerous shapes and types. You might get an amusing animation from a good friend without them even understanding they are sending you an infection. Welcoming cards are another method for individuals to send the infection. You do need to take care whom you send out and get e-mails from in addition to accessories. The only method to actually secure yourself from infections and burglars on your computer system is with an infection security program. There are various kinds of infection defense offered today. Some are totally free and some need you to pay a cost each year to keep the software application upgraded.
The very best method to safeguard your computer system is with an upgraded variation of an infection defense program. You must likewise stay up to date with all the current hazards as they appear. As soon as you have an infection, it takes a while to eliminate it and conserve your information and files from being lost. The very best option for safeguarding your computer system is to stop the infection prior to it contaminates your computer system. The very best anti infection program will notify you to a prospective infection prior to it contaminates your computer system.
Upgrading your infection defense is as essential as having the program. If you do not look for updates weekly, your infection security is worthless if a brand-new infection surface areas. The infection defense programs look for infection deals with and include that infection to the list of infection to expect. If you do not have actually the upgraded variation, which is readily available online, you can get the brand-new infection. You need to continuously upgrade your anti infection program. Establishing your anti infection program is very important also.
You have to establish the program to scan e-mails prior to opening them along with scan accessories prior to downloading and opening them. You infection security need to likewise scan websites that you go to for Trojans and malware. With all the hackers and software application designers out there, any site goes through attack. If you go to a site that has actually been safe in the past, does not indicate it is safe all the time. An infection security program will inform you to possible damage.
If you have an infection on your computer system, you have to do a total infection scan to erase or fix the contaminated files. In many cases, you have to do the scan in safe mode. The factor for doing a scan in safe mode is that no programs are running, for that reason the scan has the ability to scan the file or program and take the essential actions to fix it. In routine run, your infection security may not have the ability to repair the contaminated file since it is running.
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Present situation and development direction of strontium industry in China
Keywords: strontium, strontium chloride, strontium carbonate
With magnesium, calcium, barium strontium Ⅱ for A family of elements, is A kind of soft silvery white metal, 2.6 g/cm3 density, melting point 769 ℃, boiling point 1384 ℃, + 2 valence. Strontium is a reactive chemical that burns red when heated to the melting point in air and is readily reacted with water and acids to give off hydrogen.
Strontium and its compounds have been widely used since 1808, when the British chemist David first extracted strontium from strontium carbonate. Whether in metallic materials or in organic and inorganic non-metallic materials, adding appropriate amount of metallic strontium or strontium compounds can change some of its properties and make it have special functions. Therefore, strontium has the reputation of “industrial monosodium glutamate” and is widely used and has a promising market prospect. At present, there are more than 50 kinds of strontium products in the world, mainly including strontium carbonate, strontium nitrate, strontium chromate, strontium ferrite, strontium chloride, strontium titanate and other strontium salts and strontium metal and its alloys. The largest amount is strontium carbonate and strontium metal and their alloys.
Strontium carbonate formula for SrCO3, density of 3.70 g/cm3, melting point is 1497 ℃, orthorhombic system, appearance is white powder, soluble in water, insoluble in alcohol. Strontium carbonate is mainly used in magnetic materials, optical glass, ceramics, coatings and other aspects, but also widely used in medicine, chemical reagents, pigments, coatings, fireworks, capacitors and signal bombs and other industries. In recent years, the demand for strontium carbonate, especially the high purity strontium carbonate, is increasing in the field of high performance magnetic materials.
Status of strontium mineral resources
Strontium in the earth’s crust is about 0.04%. Because strontium is highly reactive with air and water, there is no natural strontium in nature. The two major strontium-bearing minerals are celestine and strontium. Celestine is composed of strontium sulfate (molecular formula SrSO4), which is the most important strontium-containing mineral in nature. Strontiumite is composed of strontium carbonate (SrCO3), which is one of the main minerals for strontium extraction, second only to lapis lazuli.
2.1 distribution of strontium mineral resources
Global celestite resources distribution, has proven reserves lapis lazuli about 90 million t, the Mexican reserves of 20 million t, 10 million t in Spain, the country with the lapis lazuli resources and ancient, Turkey, Iran, tower, Pakistan, Russia, the United States, Britain, Germany, Canada, Morocco and Algeria, etc.
There are more than 100 mining areas with proved reserves of lapis lazuli in China, and the proved reserves are about 45 million t, mainly lapis lazuli. Although China’s strontium reserves are very large, their quality is not as good as those of Mexico, Spain, Turkey, Iran, Pakistan and other countries. The grade of lapis lazuli mineral products imported from Iran is generally above 85%, while the grade of domestic strontium mineral is generally between 60% and 80%.
2.2 domestic status of strontium ore
Domestic commercial strontium ore is mainly used as raw material for strontium salt industry. The annual consumption of strontium ore with a grade of over 60% is about 500,000 t, among which, enterprises in hebei and shandong import about 100,000 t of high-quality strontium ore from Iran and other countries every year.
China’s commercial strontium mineral deposits are mainly distributed in qinghai, chongqing, hubei, jiangsu, yunnan and other places. Tongliang and dazu strontium mines in chongqing are the largest and the best strontium mines in China. The strontium ore in qinghai is located in the remote gaofang mountain with difficult conditions and poor infrastructure. Although it has the largest strontium ore in China, the ore grade is low and the processing cost is high. Hubei strontium ore is the third largest strontium ore in China. The strontium ore in jiangsu is the fourth largest strontium ore in China.
Preparation of strontium and its compounds
Celestine is processed into strontium sulfide or strontium carbonate in industry, and then further processed into other strontium compounds. There are two processing methods of carbon reduction and double decomposition. Among them, carbon reduction process is short, low cost, but low utilization rate of lapis lazuli, product quality is not easy to guarantee, and waste gas pollution is serious. The double decomposition method can overcome the disadvantages of the carbon reduction method, but it consumes a large amount of acid and alkali.
3.1 carbon reduction method
The celestite was crushed to about 120 mesh, and the impurities such as silicon, iron, aluminum and calcium were removed by mineral processing. The strontium concentrate contained more than 70% strontium sulfate. Strontium ore concentrate and mixed pulverized coal in the calciner for roasting, water insoluble strontium sulfate reduction into water soluble strontium sulfide, the master equation for: SrSO4 + 4 c – > SrS + 4 co, roasting in reducing atmosphere in 1000 ~ 1200 ℃. Then strontium sulfide was leached with water and separated from the insoluble residue. The methods of producing strontium carbonate from this solution are carbonization and double decomposition. Strontium sulfide carbonation method: strontium sulfide water solution into the carbonization tower, and then pass carbon dioxide to get strontium carbonate and hydrogen sulfide gas. Strontium carbonate is released from the bottom of the tower and filtered, washed and dried. The carbon exhaust from the top of the tower contains a large amount of hydrogen sulfide, which can be recycled to make sulfur or sulfur compounds. (2) strontium sulfide double decomposition method: in the refined strontium sulfide solution add sodium carbonate (or ammonium bicarbonate) precipitation of strontium carbonate, filtered, washed, dried products. Recovery of sodium sulfide (ammonium) from waste liquor.
3.2 compound decomposition method
The method does not require high content of strontium sulfate in ore. Smash lapis lazuli to 200 mesh, loaded with stirring reaction kettle, adding sodium carbonate solution (or ammonium bicarbonate), about 90 ℃, the reaction after 1 ~ 2 hours, strontium sulfate into strontium carbonate, the main reactive as: SrSO4 + Na2CO3 – SrCO3 + Na2SO4, conversion rate can reach 95%, after filtering, washing coarse strontium carbonate, sodium filtrate can be recycled. The methods of refining crude strontium carbonate include acid hydrolysis and thermal decomposition. (1) acid solution: with hydrochloric acid decomposition of strontium carbonate, strontium chloride solution, filtered, washed, will strontium chloride solution to remove impurities, add sodium carbonate (or ammonium bicarbonate) to get strontium carbonate precipitation, filtered, washed, dried products. The sodium chloride (or ammonium) filtrate can be recycled, and strontium chloride products can be obtained by direct evaporation and crystallization of strontium chloride solution. (2) thermal decomposition method: coarse strontium carbonate is heated to 1350 ℃ is decomposed into carbon dioxide and strontium oxide, water leaching strontium oxide. Strontium hydroxide was dissolved in water and changed into strontium hydroxide. Strontium carbonate can be obtained by carbonizing strontium hydroxide. Strontium salts such as strontium chloride and strontium nitrate can also be further processed from strontium hydroxide.
3.3 preparation of strontium metal
Vacuum aluminothermic reduction is the main method for the preparation of strontium, which is similar to the production of calcium. Is brought (SrO) SrO aluminum and fully mixed and compressed into the gap of the hollow cylinder, with derrick stacked into a string of hanging in the closed reduction pot, vacuum first, then heated to 1100 ℃, reduction of strontium steam condenser on the upper back cans by metal solidification on the strontium, finally the condenser on the metal strontium block removed and immediately filled argon sealing packing. The residue of aluminothermic reduction reaction (SrO or Al2O3 or SrO·Al2O3 or 3SrO·Al2O3) is discarded as slag mass.
The development direction of strontium industry
China has abundant strontium resources, but the research and development of high-quality strontium products in China started late, and the foundation is weak. Strontium products are lack of deep processing technology, high production cost, poor product quality, low export price (only 1/3 ~ 1/4 of the international market price), and poor market competitiveness. The development direction of strontium industry should be to develop high quality strontium products: using high purity strontium chloride as the main raw material to produce high purity strontium salts, strontium hydroxide, strontium metal and its alloys.
From national strontium industry according to the strategy of sustainable development, make full use of strontium ore resources in China, by means of vacuum thermal reduction process of metal aluminum calcium process and equipment, as early as possible to overcome with high purity strontium chloride as main raw materials of high purity strontium product industrialization, the key technologies of strontium industry to achieve sustainable development has profound practical significance and historical significance.
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Glenn Victor Sutanto
Glenn Victor Sutanto (born 7 November 1989) is an Indonesian competition swimmer who competes in the Backstroke, freestyle and butterfly events. He competed in the 2016 Summer Olympics in the 100 metre butterfly category, where he ranked 35 in the heats. | WIKI |
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I feel that there has been conferred upon me a distinguished honour in the invitation to address you for a few moments this evening upon a subject so dear, I am sure, to the hearts of all of those within sound of my voice, and of thrilling interest and importance to every citizen of Canada who can from the heart say, "This is my own, my native land," and who delights to hear not once, but oft repeated, the story of the heroic deeds of those of his own soil, who have crossed the sea to fight the common battle for the common heritage.
My theme is not a contentious one. There is no room for argument respecting it. There are not (to use a familiar expression), two sides to it. It affords no basis for heated discussion such as sometimes has been heard within these walls. There is absolute unanimity here, no dissent or disputation, not a word, not a sound of disapproval: but on the contrary heartfelt, atfectionate, intense accord when I give utterance to this sentiment—Love fervent, un-ending love, this day pours forth for our illustrious fellow countrymen who are fighting and dying to maintain unsullied and untarnished the honour and glory of the British Empire on the hills and dales of Southern Africa.
Our hearts were stirred with deepest pride, pride of our country, pride of its sons, (and how natural the feeling), when the news flashed under the sea and over the wires that these young men, fresh from peaceful vocations, untutored in the arts of war, mere tyros in military accomplishments, lacking wholly that knowledge which only comes from practical experience, had taken a foremost place, the place of danger and of death with the most thoroughly trained "soldiers of the Queen." and with heroic valour had precipitated themselves upon the foe.
I do not think I am making a rash statement, or one for which I could properly or fairly be rebuked, when I say thar the history of civilized nations will be searched in vain for the discovery of an instance of greater enthusiasm in a case where, as here, sentimental considerations, (as distinct from material advantages), largely prevailed, than that exhibited when by our own voluntary act, at the hint of danger to Victoria's Crown and Imperial Sway, the flower of Canadian youth and chivalry eagerly, joyously, went forth to meet the onslaught of a | WIKI |
Configuring Siebel Open UI > Customizing Siebel Open UI > Configuring Siebel Open UI to Interact With Other Applications >
Displaying Data from External Applications in Siebel Views
The example in this topic describes how to configure Siebel Open UI to get connection details from LinkedIn, find matching mutual contacts in Affiliation views, and then display the matching records in a Siebel view.
To display data from external applications in Siebel views
1. Set up the data:
1. Log in to LinkedIn, and then identify two connections that include profile pictures and that allow you to reference them in your configuration.
2. Write down the case-sensitive first name and last name for each LinkedIn profile.
3. Log in to Siebel Call Center, navigate to the contacts Screen, and then the Contact List view.
4. Click New and then enter the First Name and Last Name values for one of the profiles that you noted in Step b.
The values you enter must match exactly. Make sure uppercase and lowercase usage is the same.
5. Click New and then enter the First Name and Last Name values for the other profile you noted in Step b.
6. Navigate to the Opportunity screen and then the Opportunity List view.
7. Click New to create a new opportunity, and then add the contact that you created in Step d to this new opportunity.
8. Click New to create another new opportunity, and then add the contact that you created in Step e to this new opportunity.
9. Log in to the Siebel application using the sample database, and then repeat Step b through Step e.
10. Navigate to the Contact Screen, and then the Contact List view.
11. Drill down on the first contact and then navigate to the third level Affiliations view.
12. Click New and then add the contact that you created in Step d.
13. Click New and then add the contact that you created in Step e.
2. Replace the SRF that the Mobile Web Client uses in the following folder:
client_root\Objects\enu
This SRF includes the Siebel Tools modifications that this example requires.
3. Replace the custom_manifest.xml file in the following folder:
client_root\Objects
This Manifest File includes the changes required to load the JavaScript files for this example. For more information, see Mapping Server Objects to Client Code.
4. Download the sociallyawarepmodel.js file into the following folder:
client_root\PUBLIC\language_code\release_number\scripts\siebel\custom
To get a copy of this file, see Article ID 1494998.1 on My Oracle Support. This code already contains the configuration that Siebel Open UI requires to authenticate the user with LinkedIn and to get the connections for this user from LinkedIn.
5. Use a JavaScript editor to open the sociallyawarepmodel.js file that you downloaded in Step 4.
6. Locate the following code:
SociallyAwarePM.prototype.Init = function(){
SiebelAppFacade.SociallyAwarePM.superclass.Init.call( this );
7. Add the following code immediately under the code you located in Step 6:
this.AddProperty( "linkedINRecordSet", [] );
this.AddProperty( "linkedINMarker", 0 );
where:
• linkedINRecordSet. Stores the connection details of the current user from LinkedIn.
• linkedINMarker. Marks the position in the connection details record set for querying purposes in the Siebel database.
8. Add the following code immediately after the code you added in Step 7:
this.AddMethod( "QueryForRelatedContacts", QueryForRelatedContacts );
this.AddMethod( "GetConnectionByName", GetConnectionByName );
This code allows the presentation model to call the GetConnectionByName method and the QueryForRelatedContacts method that you add in Step 9.
9. Add the following code immediately after the FetchConnectionFromLinkein method:
function GetConnectionByName( fName, lName ){
var connection = null;
if( fName && lName ){
var linkedInRecSet = this.Get( "linkedINRecordSet" );
for( var i = 0; i < linkedInRecSet.length; i++ ){
var current = linkedInRecSet[i];
if( current.firstName === fName && current.lastName === lName )
{connection = current;break; } }
}
return connection;
}
function QueryForRelatedContacts(){
var currentMark = this.Get( "linkedINMarker" );
var recordSet = this.Get( "linkedINRecordSet" );
var firstName = "";
var lastName = "";
for( var i = currentMark; i < currentMark + 5; i++ ){
var current = recordSet[i];
firstName = firstName + current[ "firstName"];
lastName = lastName + current[ "lastName" ];
if( i < (currentMark + 4) )
{firstName = firstName + " OR ";
lastName = lastName + " OR ";
} }
if( firstName !== "" || lastName !== "" ){
SiebelApp.S_App.GetActiveView().ExecuteFrame(
this.Get( "GetName" ),
[
{ field : "Last Name" , value : lastName },
{ field : "First Name", value : firstName}] );
}
}
where:
• GetConnectionByName. Given the first name and last name, gets the locally stored connection information that Siebel Open UI retrieved from LinkedIn.
• QueryForRelatedContacts. Is the presentation model method that uses the subset of the LinkedIn connection record that Siebel Open UI sets to query the Siebel Server for matching records. The notification causes Siebel Open UI to call the BindData method of the physical renderer as part of the reply processing. The BindData method updates the user interface with the matching recordset from server. For more information, see Notifications That Siebel Open UI Supports.
10. Add the following code immediately below the AddProperty methods you added in Step 7:
this.AddMethod( "QueryForRelatedContacts", QueryForRelatedContacts );
this.AddMethod( "GetConnectionByName", GetConnectionByName );
These AddMethod calls add the QueryForRelatedContacts method and the GetConnectionByName method, making them invokable on the presentation model.
11. Make sure the custom_manifest.xml contains the following code. If it does not contain this code, then add it:
<KEY Name = "CarouselPModel">
<FILE_NAME> siebel/applet.js </FILE_NAME>
<FILE_NAME> siebel/listapplet.js </FILE_NAME>
<FILE_NAME> siebel/pmodel.js </FILE_NAME>
<FILE_NAME> siebel/listpmodel.js </FILE_NAME>
<FILE_NAME> siebel/custom/sociallyawarepmodel.js</FILE_NAME>
</KEY>
Siebel Open UI uses this code when it downloads the presentation model files to the Web browser. For more information, see Mapping Server Objects to Client Code.
12. Test your changes.
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NUMERICAL METHODS OF PHYSICS
FIS/02 - 6 CFU - 2° Semester
Teaching Staff
GIUSEPPE GIOACCHINO NEIL ANGILELLA
Email: giuseppe.angilella@ct.infn.it
Office: Dipartimento di Fisica e Astronomia, Stanza 233, Cittadella Universitaria (Via S. Sofia, 64)
Phone: 095 378 5305
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Learning Objectives
Several physical problems of interest are proposed, which provide examples of standard mathematical problems. These, in turn, provide examples of standard numerical techniques, which are sometimes also implemented by means of computer codes. At the various levels of interest (physical, mathematical, numerical and, where available, in programming), different sources of “approximation” are presented and critically examined.
Detailed Course Content
Approximation and interpolation of functions. Polynomial interpolation. Interpolation formulas according to Lagrange and to Newton.
Numerical error: point and global error. Scalar products and norms in functional spaces.
Orthonormal bases in linear spaces. Classical orthogonal polynomials. Legendre, Hermite, Laguerre, Chebyshev polynomials. Generating function. Rodriguez formula (for the Hermite polynomials). Multipole expansion. Central fields generated by a mass or charge distribution. Development of functions in Legendre polynomials.
Numerical derivation and integration. Newton-Cotes formulas. Trapeze method. Simpson method. Adaptive integration (hint).
Zero finding. Bisection method. Convergence order. Secant method. Newton-Raphson method. The Babylonian algorithm and other examples.
Ordinary differential equations (ODE). Physical examples. Picard-Lindelöf theorem. Lipschitz condition. Picard method. Continuous dependence on initial data values. Euler method. Local and global truncation error. Heun, implicit Euler, and Runge-Kutta methods.
Numerical solution of the Schrödinger equation: Numerov method. Case of the harmonic oscillator, of the potential well, and other confining potentials.
Systems of linear equations: direct and iterative methods. Cramer method. Laplace algorithm for the determinant of a matrix. Computational complexity: polynomial and non-polynomial. Stirling formula. Factorial of a number in terms of Euler's Gamma function. Saddle-point approximation for the numerical estimate of integrals. Gauss-Jordan method and its computational complexity. Power sums. LU factorization method. Iterative methods. Convergence criterion. Matrix norms. Jacobi and Gauss-Seidel methods. Sparse and dense matrices. Successive over-relaxation.
Eigenvalues and eigenvectors (reminder). Spectral representation. Relevance of symmetries in physics. Graphs: adjacency matrix. Google and Perron-Frobenius theorem (hint). Applications to Internet and the search engines. Power method. Normal modes of a one-dimensional chain of harmonic oscillators: periodic case. Analytical solution for a homogeneous chain. Bands. Continuum limit. Long wavelength limit. Sound velocity. Acoustic modes. Normal modes of a one-dimensional chain of harmonic oscillators: quasi-periodic case. Quasicrystals. Numerical solution for the Fibonacci chain.
Partial differential equations (PDE). PDE of physical relevance. Classification (hint). Local and global formulation of a physical law. Examples of PDE from physics: Maxwell equations. General problem of the electrostatics. Poisson equation: Dirichlet and von Neumann problems. Poisson equation: variational derivation. Discretization of the Poisson equation and of the electrostatic energy. Richardson method. Convergence criterion. Liebmann method.
Discrete Fourier Transforms (DFT). Numerical solution of the Poisson equation via DFT.
Textbook Information
S. E. Koonin, D. C. Meredith, Computational physics (Addison-Wesley, Redwood, 1990).
G. Naldi, L. Pareschi, G. Russo, Introduzione al calcolo scientifico (McGraw-Hill, Milano, 2001).
J. F. Epperson, Introduzione all'analisi numerica (McGraw-Hill, Milano, 2003).
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124 MISCELLANEOUS NOTICES. A few words follow on crests and supporters, and lastly we have twelve pages on badges and the like. We have thus glanced at tlie contents of this volume. It is undoubtedl}- a useful introduction to the study of heraldic antiquities, and will render essential service to the genealogist and local historian in acquiring a critical knowledge of an important, and indeed indispensable, branch of their studies. The modern herald will find it hardly less useful in removing much of the obscurity that has been thrown over the subject of his pursuit. It is neither a system nor a manual of heraldry, but we will not find fault with the author for not performing what he does not profess to have undertaken. And if we have adverted in passing to a few par- ticulars which we think require reconsideration, we have done so under a conviction that this is not merely a book for the day, but is destined to appear again in an improved and more complete form. i^isctllaneous iSotucs. The unavoidable omission of the *' Architectural History of Lincoln Minster," in the volume published by the Institute, has been a cause of frequent regret, more especially to those who listened to the admirable discourse delivered by Professor Willis on the occasion of our meeting in Lincoln. They will, however, be gratified to learn that Mr. Willson, long held in honourable estimation through the researches which he has so successfully devoted to architectural antiquities, especially of the interest- ing city in which he resides, and of its incomparable cathedral, has united with his son, Mr. T. Willson, in a work (now in readiness for publication, by subscription) entitled, " Illustrations of the Choir of Lincoln Minster." The plates will be produced by the skilful pencil of the latter, and the accompanying historical account will comprise the results of many years' investigations, under advantages which few have enjoyed. We hope that it may meet with such ample encouragement as to draw forth, in a more complete manner, that desideratum in our Cathedral Histories which none arc better qualified than Mr. Willson to supply. Mr. Franklin Hudson, of Braunston, announces for publication (by subscription) fac-similes of the brasses of Northamptonshire, consisting of about eighty plates, in tinted lithography. The work will form a quarto volume, and will comprise floriated crosses as well as effigies, with descrip- tive letter-press. Scarcely any county presents so large and varied a series of incised sepulchral memorials. Subscribers' names may be sent to the author, 2G, Haymarket, London. Mr. Akerman, Sec. S.A., author of the " Archasological Index," and of numerous works on numismatics known to many of our readers, has in preparation a series of examples of a period most interesting to the archaeologist, and hitherto most deficient in scientific classification. The publication is entitled, '• Remains of Pagan Saxondom, principally from Tumuli in England." It will be produced (by subscription) as soon as the author may receive sufficient encouragement. Subscribers' names are received by Mr. J. Russell Smith, 36, Soho Square. | WIKI |
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Isolation of diborenes and their 90°-twisted diradical congeners
Please always quote using this URN: urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-160431
• Molecules containing multiple bonds between atoms—most often in the form of olefins—are ubiquitous in nature, commerce, and science, and as such have a huge impact on everyday life. Given their prominence, over the last few decades, frequent attempts have been made to perturb the structure and reactivity of multiply-bound species through bending and twisting. However, only modest success has been achieved in the quest to completely twist double bonds in order to homolytically cleave the associated π bond. Here, we present the isolation ofMolecules containing multiple bonds between atoms—most often in the form of olefins—are ubiquitous in nature, commerce, and science, and as such have a huge impact on everyday life. Given their prominence, over the last few decades, frequent attempts have been made to perturb the structure and reactivity of multiply-bound species through bending and twisting. However, only modest success has been achieved in the quest to completely twist double bonds in order to homolytically cleave the associated π bond. Here, we present the isolation of double-bond-containing species based on boron, as well as their fully twisted diradical congeners, by the incorporation of attached groups with different electronic properties. The compounds comprise a structurally authenticated set of diamagnetic multiply-bound and diradical singly-bound congeners of the same class of compound.show moreshow less
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Author: Julian Böhnke, Theresa Dellermann, Mehmet Ali Celik, Ivo Krummenacher, Rian D. Dewhurst, Serhiy Demeshko, William C. Ewing, Kai Hammond, Merlin Heß, Eckhard Bill, Eileen WelzORCiD, Merle I. S. RöhrORCiD, Roland MitricORCiD, Bernd Engels, Franc Meyer, Holger BraunschweigORCiD
URN:urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-160431
Document Type:Journal article
Faculties:Fakultät für Chemie und Pharmazie / Institut für Anorganische Chemie
Fakultät für Chemie und Pharmazie / Institut für Physikalische und Theoretische Chemie
Language:English
Parent Title (English):Nature Communications
Year of Completion:2018
Volume:9
Issue:Article number: 1197
Source:Nature Communications. Volume 9, Article number: 1197 (2018) doi:10.1038/s41467-018-02998-3
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-02998-3
Pubmed Id:http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?term=29567960
Dewey Decimal Classification:5 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik / 54 Chemie / 546 Anorganische Chemie
Tag:boron; carbenes; chemical bonding; diborenes; diradicals; organometallic chemistry
Release Date:2018/04/10
EU-Project number / Contract (GA) number:669054
OpenAIRE:OpenAIRE
Licence (German):License LogoCC BY: Creative-Commons-Lizenz: Namensnennung 4.0 International | ESSENTIALAI-STEM |
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3D pose estimation explained
3D pose estimation is the problem of determining the transformation of an object in a 2D image which gives the 3D object. The need for 3D pose estimation arises from the limitations of feature based pose estimation. There exist environments where it is difficult to extract corners or edges from an image. To circumvent these issues, the object is dealt with as a whole through the use of free-form contours.[1]
3D pose estimation from an uncalibrated 2D camera
It is possible to estimate the 3D rotation and translation of a 3D object from a single 2D photo, if an approximate 3D model of the object is known and the corresponding points in the 2D image are known. A common technique for solving this has recently been "POSIT[2] ", where the 3D pose is estimated directly from the 3D model points and the 2D image points, and corrects the errors iteratively until a good estimate is found from a single image.[3] Most implementations of POSIT only work on non-coplanar points (in other words, it won't work with flat objects or planes).[4]
Another approach is to register a 3D CAD model over the photograph of a known object by optimizing a suitable distance measure with respect to the pose parameters.[5] [6] The distance measure is computed between the object in the photograph and the 3D CAD model projection at a given pose.Perspective projection or orthogonal projection is possible depending on the pose representation used.This approach is appropriate for applications where a 3D CAD model of a known object (or object category) is available.
3D pose estimation from a calibrated 2D camera
Given a 2D image of an object, and the camera that is calibrated with respect to a world coordinate system, it is also possible to find the pose which gives the 3D object in its object coordinate system.[7] This works as follows.
Extracting 3D from 2D
Starting with a 2D image, image points are extracted which correspond to corners in an image. The projection rays from the image points are reconstructed from the 2D points so that the 3D points, which must be incident with the reconstructed rays, can be determined.
Pseudocode
The algorithm for determining pose estimation is based on the Iterative Closest Point algorithm. The main idea is to determine the correspondences between 2D image features and points on the 3D model curve. (a)Reconstruct projection rays from the image points<br /> (b)Estimate the nearest point of each projection ray to a point on the 3D contour<br /> (c)Estimate the pose of the contour with the use of this correspondence set<br /> (d)goto (b)<br />
The above algorithm does not account for images containing an object that is partially occluded. The following algorithm assumes that all contours are rigidly coupled, meaning the pose of one contour defines the pose of another contour.
(a)Reconstruct projection rays from the image points<br /> (b)For each projection ray R:<br /> (c)For each 3D contour:<br /> (c1)Estimate the nearest point P1 of ray R to a point on the contour<br /> (c2)if (n==1) choose P1 as actual P for the point-line correspondence<br /> (c3)else compare P1 with P:<br /> if dist(P1, R) is smaller than dist(P, R)<br /> then choose P1 as new P<br /> (d)Use (P, R) as correspondence set.<br /> (e)Estimate pose with this correspondence set<br /> (f)Transform contours, goto (b)<br />
In practice, using a 2 GHz Intel Pentium processor, average speeds of 29fps have been reached using the above algorithm.[7]
Estimating pose through comparison
Systems exist which use a database of an object at different rotations and translations to compare an input image against to estimate pose. These systems accuracy is limited to situations which are represented in their database of images, however the goal is to recognize a pose, rather than determine it.[8]
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Notes and References
1. Web site: Bodo Rosenhahn. Pose Estimation of 3D Free-form Contours in Conformal Geometry. Institut fur Informatik und Praktische Mathematik, Christian-Albrechts-Universitat zu Kiel. 2008-06-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20080603222942/http://www.ks.informatik.uni-kiel.de/modules.php/name%2BPublikationen. 3 June 2008. no.
2. Web site: Javier Barandiaran. [https://github.com/opencv/opencv/wiki/Posit POSIT tutorial]. OpenCV. 28 December 2017.
3. Web site: Dementhon and Davis, 1995. Model-based object pose in 25 lines of code. Kluwer Academic Publishers. 2010-05-29.
4. Web site: Javier Barandiaran. POSIT tutorial with OpenCV and OpenGL. 2010-05-29. https://web.archive.org/web/20100620131054/http://opencv.willowgarage.com/wiki/Posit. 20 June 2010 . no.
5. Web site: Srimal Jayawardena and Marcus Hutter and Nathan Brewer. A Novel Illumination-Invariant Loss for Monocular 3D Pose Estimation. 2013-06-01.
6. Web site: Srimal Jayawardena and Di Yang and Marcus Hutter. 3D Model Assisted Image Segmentation. 2013-06-01.
7. Web site: Bodo Rosenhahn. Foundations about 2D-3D Pose Estimation. CV Online. 2008-06-09.
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Howard Richards
Howard Richards may refer to:
* Howard Richards (academic) (born 1938), American social scientist
* Howard Richards (American football) (born 1959), NFL player | WIKI |
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