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Can you dig straight down all of the way to china? upgrade your mining skills as you break through rock and collect resources.
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Q:
Can I disable an account in mysql after x failed login attempts?
I would like to disable accounts after x failed login attempts. Is it possible?
A:
Also you can use fail2ban for this goal as too easily way . In this case you just install it on you linux OS, then enable the section for [mysqld-iptables] in the /etc/fail2ban/jail.local.
[mysqld-iptables]
enabled = true
filter = mysqld-auth
action = iptables[name=mysql, port=3306, protocol=tcp]
sendmail-whois[name=MySQL, dest=root, sender=fail2ban@example.com]
logpath = /var/log/mysqld.log
maxretry = 5
This program check the mysql logs by its own given pattern and then blocks the IP addresses which they try to login more than 5 times, in iptables.
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Electrical devices containing multiple regions for the performance of different electrical functions are common in the field of automotive sensors. Typically, a region containing a sensing element is exposed to some type of corrosive environment. For example, pressure sensors incorporated in automotive subsystems can be exposed to corrosive gases within, for example, an exhaust manifold. In other applications, sensors can be exposed to corrosive liquid environments. For example, sensors can be submerged in automotive fluids, such as power steering fluid, engine lubricating oils, and the like. While the electronic device must function in a corrosive environment, it is also necessary that the electrical device be connected to external electronic circuitry. The external circuitry sends and receives electrical signals to and from the electrical device. To avoid corrosion of electrical connections, the portion of the device exposed to the corrosive environment must be effectively isolated from the portion of the device in which external electrical connections are made.
In addition to the need for internal isolation of the various regions of an electrical device, during fabrication thermal processing steps are carried out to form electrical connections within the electrical device. For example, sensing elements are usually wire bonded to a leadframe position within the electrical device. The formation of reliable wire bond connections requires that the electrical device be subjected to elevated temperatures during the bonding operation. Typically, the elevated temperatures necessary to form the wirebonds are achieved by heating the entire electrical device, including the housing and internal components. Because of the large thermal mass, the heating of the housing and internal components is costly and takes an extended period of time in order to reach the desired temperature. The elevated temperatures can soften the molded plastic material used to fabricate structural components of the electronic device. Additionally, at high temperature the plastic housing material can flow. The flow of plastic can coat bonding areas of the leadframe with an insulative plastic layer. The plastic layer hinders the formation of electrical connections to the leadframe. In addition, the flow of plastic can result in undesirable deformation of the electrical device housing.
Existing electrical devices require multiple sealing locations in order to achieve sufficient environmental protection required for applications in corrosive environments. To form the multiple seals, custom dispensing operations are necessary to provide sealant at several locations within the device housing. Accordingly, a need existed for an electrical device having an improved means for sealing and atmospherically isolating various regions within the device housing. Additionally, a need existed for an improved electrical device design, in which electrical connections can be reliably formed without compromising the integrity of the electrical device.
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A House committee on Wednesday considered a bill that would make it illegal for doctors to perform abortions after a heartbeat is detected.
The "Heartbeat Protection Act," authored by Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa), would make it a crime for a doctor to perform an abortion if the fetus has a "detectable" heart beat.
King acknowledged that such a bill, if signed into law, would face legal challenges, possibly going all the way to the Supreme Court.
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"It is important that Congress passes such a strong pro-life bill now because President Trump will hopefully appoint one or two more justices to the Supreme Court, making this a profound moment in the pro-life movement," King said during a hearing on the bill in the House Judiciary Committee's Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
"President Trump is actively changing the makeup of our judicial system with strong, conservative nominees who would hear arguments on this bill while it's being challenged on the way to the Supreme Court."
A committee spokesperson would not say when or if the bill would be called for a vote.
But Judiciary Committee Chairman Rep. Bob Goodlatte Robert (Bob) William GoodlatteNo documents? Hoping for legalization? Be wary of Joe Biden Press: Trump's final presidential pardon: himself USCIS chief Cuccinelli blames Paul Ryan for immigration inaction MORE (R-Va.) praised the bill Tuesday.
"Since the Supreme Court’s decision in Roe v. Wade, medical knowledge regarding the development of unborn babies and their capacities at various stages of growth has advanced dramatically," he said.
"Congress has the power, and the responsibility, to acknowledge the significance of these profound developments through the enactment of pro-life legislation."
Advocates who support abortion rights slammed the legislation.
"These decisions should be left up to a woman, in consultation with her doctor and her family — and never made for her by a politician," said Dana Singiser, vice president of public policy and government affairs for Planned Parenthood Action Fund.
"This attack on women’s health and rights isn’t just dangerous, it’s extremely out of touch with what the majority of Americans want from their representatives.”
The activists say the bill would effectively ban abortion after six weeks, because that's the earliest a heartbeat can be detected in a fetus. Many women don't even know they're pregnant at that point, they argue.
“This bill is not about science or facts. It is just another case of men who don't think women have the right to control their own bodies. This legislation is blatantly unconstitutional and it's time to stop the bans,” said Rep. Louise Slaughter (D-N.Y.), co-chair of the House's Pro Choice Caucus.
Opponents also note that the bill doesn't provide exceptions for victims of rape or incest.
There are exceptions in the bill for cases where the life of the mother is endangered.
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Boulton Paul Bodmin
The Boulton & Paul P.12 Bodmin was an experimental British twin-engined biplane bomber with its engines mounted in a fuselage engine room and with tandem pairs of tractor and pusher airscrews mounted between the wings. The two Bodmins built flew in 1924, proving the concept but the layout was not developed to production.
Design and development
The Boulton & Paul Bodmin was one of the few multi-motor propeller-driven aircraft to have its engines in its fuselage. The concept arose immediately after World War I, when the British & Colonial Aeroplane Co. (soon renamed Bristol Aeroplane) began thinking about large transport aircraft powered by steam turbines mounted in an "engine room" in the fuselage and driving wing mounted propellers. They intended to develop the idea using their large Bristol Braemar triplane bomber, initially modified to be powered by four 230 hp (172 kW) Siddeley Pumas and called, in anticipation of steam power the Tramp. They gained Air Ministry support for this project, the Ministry appreciating the extra safety of an aircraft whose engines could be serviced in flight. The Ministry also issued Specification 9/20 for a smaller aircraft of the same configuration and placed orders for two prototypes with both Boulton & Paul for the twin-engined Bodmin and for the single-engined Parnall Possum They were described as "Postal" aircraft to cover the Ministry's intents but were clearly bombers. All three types were built but only the Bodmin and the Possum flew. It was recognised that the "engine room" arrangement came with a weight penalty owing to the gearing, clutches, drive shafts and supports, plus the need to strengthen wings but John Dudley North, the Boulton & Paul chief designer argued that the airframe weight would be reduced by 10 per cent due to the all-metal construction, as pioneered in the Boulton Paul P.10. This used tubes etc. produced in-house from steel sheet; the airframe was then fabric covered.
The Bodmin was a large three bay biplane with unswept and unstaggered square tipped wings of equal span and constant chord. These had leading-edge-balanced ailerons on upper and lower planes and the rather rectangular fin and tailplane carried similarly balanced control surfaces. The rudder extended below the fuselage underside. The fuselage centre section contained the "engine room" with its two 450 hp (336 kW) Napier Lions in tandem. One was ahead of the wing leading edge and the other at the wing centreline, with an enclosed, illuminated space between them where the engineer could stand upright and monitor them. The engines were mounted on the upper fuselage longerons, leaving a crawl space beneath.
The Lions were orientated with their gearboxes away from the engineer's room and the power from each was taken to the airscrews by two drive shafts at right angles to the fuselage. The two from the front engine drove a pair of two-bladed tractor propellers ahead of the leading edge via a pair of gearboxes halfway between the wings, just beyond the first interplane struts. Their mountings extended rearwards to carry a pair of four-bladed pusher propellers driven by the rear engine. Port and starboard airscrews rotated in opposite directions and the fore and aft pairs did likewise, so that either engine could be shut down without any power asymmetry. The centre section, engine drive shafts and propeller mountings were built as a unit independent of the wings, the drives having their own struts and bracing. The space between each fore and aft pair of propellers was occupied by a cylindrical petrol tank and thin radiators extended between these tanks and the fuselage. Radiators and driveshafts were enclosed by a streamlined fairing on either side.
The rest of the fuselage was conventional and of square cross section with rounded decking. The pilot sat well forward, behind a front gunner's position and the forward end chin shaped; the long front fuselage has been described as being "like the bow of an inverted boat". There was also provision for a dorsal gunner just behind the wings. The main wide tracked single axle undercarriage had pneumatic springing and damping; a pair of smaller wheels further ahead and closer together served to prevent nose-overs and a standard tail skid extended below the rudder.
The first of two Bodmins flew early in 1924. It flew well, though with some drive and cooling problems and showed that despite Bristol's problems with the Tramp the fuselage mounted engine arrangement was workable. John North had been able to compensate the extra weight of this configuration by the savings of metal construction, which he estimated after the Bodmin was built to be as high as 20 per cent, a factor of two better than his design estimate. The safety bonus of engines that could be adjusted and mended in the air, the most important reason behind the layout was achieved. The maximum speed and climb rate of the Bodmin were marginally better than those of the identically powered though slightly smaller metal-framed Boulton & Paul Bugle II.
The Bodmin could fly level on one engine and there was no asymmetry of thrust unlike a conventional twin-engine design. The first prototype was written off due to undercarriage failure and the trials were completed with the second. The "engine room" concept did not catch on but all-metal airframes served later aircraft well.
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Is there a place for placebo in management of psychogenic movement disorders?
The management of psychogenic movement disorders is fraught with difficulties. Empathy and a non-judgmental manner are essential in dealing with patients, and a neurobiological explanation of the symptoms may help to foster trust, acceptance, understanding and recovery. We report a 17-year-old Chinese girl with psychogenic blepharospasm. Her parents refused psychotherapy and pharmacotherapy. Placebo therapy (with parental consent) was prescribed with favourable results. We examine the ethical considerations for and against placebo therapy, and explore the role of placebo therapy in the management of psychogenic movement disorders.
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Timber Trade Federation
The Timber Trade Federation (TTF), is a British federation of timber traders, founded in 1892 and based in London. It groups together more than 370 voluntary member companies operating as agents, importers, manufacturers, merchants and sawmillers. It is a member of the Confederation of Timber Industries (CTI) and the Confederation of British Industry (CBI). TTF members are bound to satisfy specific criteria concerning sustainable sourcing and harvesting before joining the federation. In 2008 the Timber Trade Federation introduced its “Responsible Purchasing Policy” (RPP) and in 2013 adopted the European Union Timber Regulation.
Structure
TTF operates through a Governing Board comprising representatives of the Product Divisions of softwood, hardwood and panel products and representatives of all the member organisations. The Officers are directly elected and the Product Divisions are made up of elected members. The president of the board is Stephen B. King since June 2013.
See also
Forestry in the United Kingdom
British timber trade
References
External links
TTF website
Category:Business organisations based in the United Kingdom
Category:Building materials companies of the United Kingdom
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DOOMSDAY: Iran ~ The Clock is Ticking
This book seeks to give the reader a comprehensive understanding of the Iranian leadership’s mindset as it has played out and continues to play out on a wide range of issues—how it worked to implement Islamist doctrine into Iran’s constitution; how it worked to use the US Iranian hostage crisis as means of unifying domestic opposition behind the theocracy; how it could have ended in two years an Iran-Iraq war that took eight; how it was willing to sacrifice its greatest treasure in an effort to defeat Saddam’s army; how it thrives on hypocrisy and its people’s willingness to accept it; how it seeks to stamp out the country’s true Persian identity; how it utilizes the extra-territoriality mandate of its constitution to justify terrorist attacks anywhere in the world; and, most importantly, what its plans for Iran’s future means for America’s.
It is an outstanding read for anyone trying to understand what makes Iranian leaders like Ali Khamenei and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad tick. The book is peppered with fascinating details and accounts that help simplify the driving motivations behind a complex mindset committed to achieving a goal it so believes it has been ordained to achieve.
Armed with such an understanding, the reader cannot help but realize Iran’s leadership has set into motion its own Doomsday Clock–one fast approaching midnight!
About the Doomsday Clock
Sixty-five years ago, a universally recognized means for assessing global vulnerability to self-destruction based on man’s development of weapons of mass destruction was established. As of 2007, that vulnerability assessment began to include man-made catastrophes related to climate change and emerging technologies.
Dubbed the “Doomsday Clock,” it is monitored by the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists (BAS) in Washington, D.C. When these scientists determine man’s actions or inaction are allowing such vulnerabilities to significantly increase the danger to mankind, the minute hand of the clock is moved closer to midnight—with the number of ticks reflected by the seriousness of the danger. Alternatively, a movement of the hand farther away symbolizes a reduced likelihood such an event will occur.
Over these past six and a half decades, the minute hand has covered a fifteen minute spread, springing precariously close to midnight before easing back. The decision on any adjustment is made by the organization’s Board of Directors, after consultation with their Board of Sponsors—a group that includes 18 Nobel Laureates.
Adjustments to the Clock are not made annually but on an as-needed basis. When an adjustment is required—which has occurred twenty times during the Clock’s existence—normally it is made in the month of January. In 2007, the Clock was moved forward two minutes from its 2002 position, to five minutes before midnight; in 2010, it was moved backward to six minutes; and, most recently, in January 2012, an adjustment was made moving it forward again to the 2007 five-minute-before-midnight mark.
In 2012, when the Doomsday Clock’s hand moved one minute closer to midnight, it was attributed to three developments: (1) The narrowly avoided disaster at Japan’s Fukushima nuclear plant triggered by the March 11, 2011 earthquake and tsunami; (2) the transition of power and control of North Korea’s nuclear weapons to another generation of the Kim dynasty; and (3) Iran’s designs on developing nuclear weapons.
It is the third development that is most worrisome as a theocracy, which has proven itself to be ruthless and brutal, in Tehran communicates to the civilized world exactly what violent intentions it has for the future—all while refusing to come clean on whether those intentions include a nuclear weapons capability.
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Drugged Aunt: Pt 1
by Bob Watergate (Missouri)
I remember always helping my Auntie and many times she was complaining of her sore back. I did some research and found some Muscle Relaxing Pills that warned about possibly having side effects causing black outs and short term memory loss. I thought now this something I need to get for Auntie!
The first Friday night after the Pills were delivered by FedEx, I helped Auntie with supper and then I told her to go rest on the couch and I would do the dishes. As soon as I came into the Family Room, I asked her how she was feeling.
“Well, my back is really hurting again I wish we could find something to make it stop!” She replied.
“Well Auntie, my college friend Bill said his Mother found something that helps her a lot after she plays a hard game of tennis!” I said. “So I asked for a few for you to try and I actually have some right now!” So I got her a glass of water and gave her 1 pill.
It wasn’t too long before no matter how loud I called out, Auntie didn’t respond! So I thought I would try a few things just to see if she might be faking it or not!
“Auntie, I need to help you change so you can get ready for bed tonight.” I told her while I was pulling her top off and then pulling her slacks down. Wow, right there in front of me, I got to see my bare breasts and her pretty yellow panties. Her breasts were not bad for her age and I started to feel them and even started pinching her nipple, but didn’t hear a word or even see her flinch a little!
I was equally amazed how Auntie’s pussy hair had grown down her thighs so much so her panties couldn’t begin to hide it! So I went to get a pair of her pajamas in case she did wake up, it would look like I was really trying to help get her ready for bed!
“Auntie, your panties look like they are a little wet so I need to get them off of you so you don’t get an infection!” I spoke, as I slipped my fingers inside them and pulled them down, completely off of her! This was perfect, just look at her pussy, wow it is the hairiest I have ever seen!
No better time than right now so I slipped two of my fingers into her pussy and started pumping them in and out. Then I pulled them out, smelled them and then sucked them into my mouth!
“God Auntie, you taste great!” I said, “Really great!” I returned my fingers to fucking her pussy and still didn’t see any movement from Auntie, not a whimper, not a flinch! So I pulled one leg off the couch and slipped in between them, lowering my face so I could get a really good smell and finally get to eat my Auntie’s pussy! After I licked and sucked her pussy for an hour until my jaws got so sore I couldn’t open them anymore!
So I pulled her pajamas onto her and left her on the couch to sleep. The next morning I got up and walked in on Auntie setting on the toilet!
“Sorry Auntie,” I said, “Are you feeling any better today?”
“Yes, my back isn’t hurting anymore but I’m kind of embarrassed to tell you this,” she said, “my pussy is a little sore this morning! I wonder if I’m getting an infection.”
“How do you find out?” I asked her.
“Well I have to pee into a bottle and have the Clinic test it!” She told me.
“I saw some jars under the sink yesterday, I’ll get you one.” I told her. I brought one back to her she asked me to help!
“Bob, to make sure it is only my pee going into the jar and there isn’t any germs or stuff from my, well you know, my pussy lips, I’ll pulled my lips back and you hold the jar so I can pee into it . . . ok?” She shared.
Sure enough, here I was back between her legs with her pussy spread right in front of my eyes! Her pee smelled sort of strong, but still hot getting to watch her pee come out of her cute pee hole! Once she was finished, I thought I would really get her attention as I spun the lid on and then while looking her in the eyes I said, “You peed on my fingers Auntie!” As I licked and then sucked on my fingers like I was getting her pee off of them!
“Bob you shouldn’t put my pee into my mouth! She told me, “If I do have an infection, it could make your sick sweetheart!”
“Don’t worry Auntie; I don’t think you can give me anything that isn’t good for me!” I told her with a big smile!
So that evening, being a Saturday night, we caught a meal and a movie then returned home.
“You ready to head to bed Auntie?” I asked her.
“Pretty much but all this setting up straight at dinner and the movie has made my back hurt again; do you have any more of those good pain pills?” She asked.
“Sure Auntie, you have 3 more for you to try out!” I told her. So I went to get her a glass of water and as I brought that back to her, she had just sat down on the bed. So I handed her the pill and the water which she took.
I waited an hour and went back in to check on Auntie. Sure enough she was a sleep actually snoring pretty hard!
“Auntie, Auntie you need to wake up, Auntie!” I yelled. Nothing, again nothing but her snoring! So I pulled the covers off of her, swung her legs around, slide her pajamas off her legs and then spreading her legs, I moved in and began eating her pussy for the second time in my life! She tasted a little nastier tonight I guess it was all the excitement from last night’s sex play and no shower today so she leaked more of her pussy juices all day!
A few minutes of getting her good and wet, I stood up, dropped my pants and placed my hard cock head against her hairy pussy!
“Auntie, Auntie I need for you to wake up, I think you forgot to pee before you climbed in bed!” I yelled, again nothing from my Auntie! So I pushed the head of my cock into her pussy and I thought I was going to die.
“God Auntie, your pussy feels wonderful, why did it take this long before I got to fuck you, why?” I moaned! I guess I pumped her pussy for about 15 minutes before I felt my balls begin to tighten up and then BANG I felt my cum shoot into her wide open pussy! I don’t think I had ever shot this much cum EVER while beating my cock alone! I continued fucking her for a while longer as I felt my cock begin to soften. While sort of sad, but I knew there would be MANY MORE nights of the two of us getting to have sex. So now, how to clean her up I thought.
With no better plan I moved back to my knees and sucked on her pussy. I have tasted cum before, but it seemed better coming out of her pussy! I kept working on her pussy until I figured there wasn’t any more cum in her. Then I pulled her pajamas back up, swing her back around and covered her back up. Then I kneeled down and kissed her, even giving her some tongue action!
Sunday morning I waited until I heard Auntie go into our bathroom then I pushed the door open and walked in again!
“Shit, so sorry Auntie,” I said and I started to turn around when . . .
“Bob don’t go, I think we should make another pee sample so the Clinic has two samples to test and compare.” She told me. So back I came from the kitchen with another small jar and got down between her legs.
“Bob I don’t know about you but I think I’m beginning to get a really nasty smelling pussy, you now?” She told me. “Get in closer and see if you think my pussy stinks please sweetheart.”
So I put the jar on the floor and leaned in getting my nose closer to her pussy. I no soon got within about 1 inch, when I heard Auntie fart; wow that was a load one!
“So sorry dear but keep smelling and tell me what you think,” She said.
“Well for one thing Auntie, I think you need to poop because your fart smell is so bad, I couldn’t even get a smell of your pussy!” I told her.
“Ok, well Bob, I really need your opinion, and I know you have licked a pussy or two so far, right?” She asked but didn’t wait for my answer. Then I felt her hand on the back of my head as she pulled me forward.
“Bob, please go ahead and help me by tasting my pussy and tell me if it doesn’t stink more today than yesterday!” She said.
So here I was with my mouth mashed against her pussy lips so I pushed my tongue out and started licking her and then I sucked her pussy lips into my mouth.
“Oh Bob, no, I just asked for you to get a small taste, what are you doing, Bob stop please!” She said without releasing her grip on my head! When she did finally let go of my head I continued to eat her out for a few more minutes before I pulled away.
“Auntie I am so sorry but yours is the first pussy I have ever tasted and it was so amazing I just had to taste more and more of it. I cried. “Auntie, can I just lick it a little more please?”
“Bob honey, you really shouldn’t be eating my pussy no sweetheart, if anyone ever found out I would really get into trouble!” She moaned. So placed the small jar between her legs again and boy did she piss! The little jar overflowed and this time was in fact pee all over both of my hands. Not to miss this opportunity either, I put the jar on the counter and then licked and sucked on both of my hands starring directly into her eyes!
“Oh Bob, you are something, why would you want to taste my pee, I mean really why? She asked me.
So that afternoon, my college friends Todd and Frank stopped by with some new software. Todd told Frank and me he had something to show us! He quickly pulled out some pictures and they turned out to be some taken of his Grandpa and Grandma having sex many years ago. They were both naked and boy was his man’s cock little. We all laughed about seeing a little penis on a man! Then he told us to look at his Grandma and sure enough she was hot, sucking on someone else’s big cock, then his Grandpa eating out his wife’s pussy and then the last one showed her pissing on his face in the shower!
“Bob, do you ever get to see you Auntie naked, or anything?” he asked me. I thought for a few seconds and I thought boy how I could come out on top and be the best of us three forever!
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Conventionally, there have been known Adaptive Front-Lighting Systems (AFSs) that control the directions of optical axes of headlamps according to the steering direction, so as to improve the safety of vehicles during nighttime driving.
Further, in addition to the above, there have also been known high-beam variable headlamp systems (or Adaptive Driving Beam Systems) that use a light distribution pattern called “intermediate high beam”. This light distribution pattern shades a portion corresponding to a forward vehicle (a preceding vehicle or an oncoming vehicle) while illuminating the other portions with a high beam. Moreover, those systems detect the position of the forward vehicle by image-processing information from an in-vehicle camera and make the shaded portion track the forward vehicle, thereby securing the forward field of vision in a wide range and making it easy to find a pedestrian without causing glare to a driver of the forward vehicle.
Moreover, in Patent Document 1, there is disclosed a headlamp apparatus that calculates the coordinate information about a preceding vehicle based on information captured by a camera and swivels headlamps with an actuator to move the illumination range left or right, thereby making the shaded portion track the preceding vehicle.
PATENT DOCUMENT 1 Japanese Patent Application Publication No JP2012020715A
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It’s not only perfect for gym activities, this pair of leggings can also be worn to meetings and events too. It also comes with side pockets to fit your smartphones, cards, keys, or pen.
Materials: Polyester, Spandex
Care Label: Machine Wash Cold
Picture : Model is 171 cm and wears size S
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Schumacher hungry to win at home after Monaco misadventure
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Defeat has made Michael Schumacher even more determined to win the European Grand Prix at the Nuerburgring on Sunday.
Ferrari's six-time world champion intends to come back stronger than ever in front of his home fans after his run of five wins in a row came crashing to a halt in Monaco last weekend.
It is not often that Italy celebrates the German ace failing to finish, as he did after hitting the wall in the tunnel behind the safety car on Sunday. However, Jarno Trulli's first F1 success had Italians cheering someone other than the "Red Baron", and the runaway championship leader will not want any more wavering loyalties in his own backyard.
"I am always pleased to return to the Nuerburgring, but this time is even more special," Schumacher told the Ferrari website before the seventh round of the championship.
"Only a week since the Monaco race . . . I have the chance to transform the disappointment of Monte Carlo into a successful event, and this really motivates me.
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"I hope to have the support of the fans who have always been behind me. It is the first race in Germany this year and it is my home race. The circuit is close to my home town and I feel even more motivated than usual."
Ferrari lead the championship with 88 points to Renault's 52, while Schumacher heads the drivers' standings with 50 to teammate Rubens Barrichello's 38. Briton Jenson Button (BAR) is third on 32.
Ferrari have won at the Nuerburgring three times in the past four years, although Williams enjoyed a one-two last year.
Schumacher collided with Juan Pablo Montoya in the Monaco tunnel and their return to the Nuerburgring will revive memories of another clash between the two.
The German was sent spinning into the gravel at the circuit last year when he and Montoya came together, Schumacher fighting back to fifth place after obliging marshals pushed him back onto the road.
"After Monaco my objective can only be to challenge for victory, and this is all I have in mind," the German said. "I'm sure we are in with a good chance."
Renault and BAR, with Trulli and Button scoring in every race so far, will be strong challengers along with Williams.
"A repeat performance would be more than welcome," said Ralf Schumacher of his 2003 win. "I will obviously do everything I can to make it happen, although our package is not working as well as it was last year."
Button is brimming with confidence after his second in Monaco. "We have a good car that should suit the Nuerburgring circuit well," he said.
"I have gone very well there over the last couple of years, so I am really looking forward to it."
The Nuerburgring is a home circuit for Mercedes, McLaren's engine partners, and they will be looking for a form revival.
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[Sensitivity to bortezomib of RPIM8226 cells after co-cultured with down-regulated Cav-1 expression HUVECs].
To investigate the sensitivity to bortezomib of RPMI8226 cells after co-cultured with down-regulated Caveolin (Cav)-1 expression of HUVECs by transfection with Cav-1 shRNA (HUVECs(Cav-1 low)). Exposure to bortezomib with or without 50 nmol/L dexamethasone at different concentration, the proliferation of RPMI8226 was analyzed by MTT assay when it was cultured alone or co-cultured with HUVECs(Cav-1 low). Cav-1 expression was detected by using of Western blot and cell cycle, apoptosis and the level of reactive oxygen species (ROS) were analyzed by flow cytometry. Cav-1 expression was notably down-regulated in HUVECs(Cav-1 low) (0.2199±0.0288 vs 1.3195±0.2393) (P<0.01). The IC(50) of bortezomib for RPMI8226 cultured alone, co-cultured with HUVECs orHUVECCav- 1 low were 20 nmol/L, 50 nmol/L and 65 nmol/L, respectively. The percentages of G₀/G₁ phase in RPMI8226 cultured alone, co-cultured with HUVECs and HUVECs(Cav-1 low) were 28.49%, 30.41%, and 36.15% respectively. The protection of RPMI 8226 against apoptosis by HUVECs was demonstrated that the apoptosis/death rates were 66.8%, 10.7% and 8.6% in RPMI8226 cultured alone, co-cultured with HUVECs and HUVECs(Cav-1 low) after exposure to 20 nmol/L bortezomib for 24 h. RPMI8226 could induce the oxidative stress of HUVECs before and after co-culture. The ROS level was raised from 15.0% to 35.2% in RPMI8226, from 80.4% to 91.0% in HUVECs, and from 84.6% to 96.8% in HUVECs(Cav-1 low). The down-regulated Cav-1 expression of HUVECs could promote proliferation and induce apoptosis of RMPI8226 cells, lead to G₀/G₁ phase arrest, and reduce the sensitivity to bortezomib.
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Q:
changing the computer name on a IIS 7
Are there any issues in regards to IIS that result from changing the computer name on a IIS 7 server?
A:
IIS7 (Windows 2008) Does not have the same issue with the userids that IIS6 (Windows 2003) had. You can safely rename your web server.
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Q:
can command more read from stdin?
It's common to use the command more. more is usually used with pipe. so I think more has the ability to read from stdin. every command separated by pipe is a process, and the one before more just create pipe and dup2 the write pipe to more's stdin. but I found that if I type "more" in the console, just some usages appear. so what is the matter?
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Why do you think that anything is wrong? More pages output for the terminal so what would be the point in waiting for enough typed stdin input to page?
If you type more and one or more filenames it will page that input. So the behavior is something like:
am I attached to a terminal? ("isatty")
are there filenames in argv
page files
else
display help
else
page pipe input
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Peterlee Sunday League: Dawdon spot on for cup final glory and Premier Division title party
Dawdon Welfare Park have secured a treble and are on course for a famous four-timer to crown a memorable season.
The Green Drive side were taken to a penalty shoot-out before competing the second leg of the treble, beating Horden CW Supporters 4-2 on penalties, following a 1-1 extra time draw in the final of the Tommy Burrell Memorial Cup.
With five minutes of extra time remaining, Kyle Bell gave Dawdon the lead only for Jonathan Monaghan to level in the dying minutes.
Dawdon then clinched the Premier title when Kyle Bell notched a hat-trick, supported by two-goal Wes Smith and an effort from Marc Taylor, as they hammered Easington Lane WMC 6-0
Horden CW Supporters were held to 0-0 by Hetton The Tuns and then, in midweek, lost 2-0 to Helford, with David Laight and Shaun Ross netting.
Murton Park View have had a great season and two goals from Martyn Blenkinsopp, plus efforts from Ryan Pinder, Stephen Turner and Anthony Cook, secured a 5-0 win over Thornley Harrys Bar, who must now win their final two matches to stand a chance of avoiding relegation.
Brett Carr netted for Shotton Comrades in a 1-1 draw against Seaham The George, who are scrapping with Harrys Bar to beat the drop. Michael Wilson struck for George, with John Hobkirk star man. Lee Smith stood out for Comrades.
Four clubs are still fighting to land the two promotion places in the First Division.
Leaders Easington Welfare lost a pulsating thriller 5-4 to Peterlee Catholic Club, who are up to third place.
David Paul is now close to 20 league goals, having only signed in March, after he grabbed a brilliant hat-trick to steer Catholic Club home, backed by Scott Brown and sub Luke Wallace.
Easington HMS Victory are four points behind the Welfare in fourth position but have four games in hand. Their latest win came against relegated Horden Cricket Club, winning 1-0 with a Dale Harker strike. In midweek, Thomas Bott’s hat-trick and a strike from Nathan Graham saw off South Hetton Cricket Club 4-1.
Wingate Grange enjoyed a 9-2 romp over FC Peterlee Moorcock, who are in big relegation danger. Michael Lee was on target four times for Grange, with Jonathan Lee, Anthony Harrison, Martin Basley, Nathan Kidman and Aaron King also netting.
In the Second Division, NSCC are up, leaving Wingate Plough Inn and Seaham Marlborough to fight for the remaining promotion spot. Plough are two points better off, with both sides having one games to play.
NSCC revelled in a Dean Andrews hat-trick as they cruised home 8-1 at Hetton Fox and Hounds. Michael Kennedy (2), Jonathan Roberts and Anthony Watson (2) also netted, with Scott Taylor replying.
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#include <bccio/chain/name.hpp>
#include <fc/variant.hpp>
#include <boost/algorithm/string.hpp>
#include <fc/exception/exception.hpp>
#include <bccio/chain/exceptions.hpp>
namespace bccio { namespace chain {
void name::set( const char* str ) {
const auto len = strnlen(str, 14);
BCC_ASSERT(len <= 13, name_type_exception, "Name is longer than 13 characters (${name}) ", ("name", string(str)));
value = string_to_name(str);
BCC_ASSERT(to_string() == string(str), name_type_exception,
"Name not properly normalized (name: ${name}, normalized: ${normalized}) ",
("name", string(str))("normalized", to_string()));
}
// keep in sync with name::to_string() in contract definition for name
name::operator string()const {
static const char* charmap = ".12345abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz";
string str(13,'.');
uint64_t tmp = value;
for( uint32_t i = 0; i <= 12; ++i ) {
char c = charmap[tmp & (i == 0 ? 0x0f : 0x1f)];
str[12-i] = c;
tmp >>= (i == 0 ? 4 : 5);
}
boost::algorithm::trim_right_if( str, []( char c ){ return c == '.'; } );
return str;
}
} } /// bccio::chain
namespace fc {
void to_variant(const bccio::chain::name& c, fc::variant& v) { v = std::string(c); }
void from_variant(const fc::variant& v, bccio::chain::name& check) { check = v.get_string(); }
} // fc
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Monday, 24 August 2009
My daughter (18) has made me swear on Dean’s Southern Constellation that I won't identify her in this school pic, taken a few weeks ago – her matric class. And I won’t. But I do want to post it, because it is such an interesting counterpoint to my own.
My matric-class pic was taken eight years after the Soweto Riots of 16 June 1976, which is now marked annually in our country as Youth Day – the black students of a huge township southwest of Johannesburg decided they’d had enough of being educated forcibly in Afrikaans, then seen as the language of the oppressor (and there were other issues too), and staged a walking rally which turned into a riot when a policeman panicked and opened fire. Many schoolchildren were injured or killed.
In 1982 (at left) I was in matric. (My brother, then aged 19, was a conscripted troepie in the army – had already been for a year and would be for another; it wasn’t a happy time for him). I went to a girls-only government school.
My children – English-speakers – have been educated largely in Afrikaans because of where we live. The Afrikaans community in these parts, although at times wary and, yes, sometimes bigoted (show me a human being who isn’t), is largely open-hearted, welcoming and unafraid of change. I love her matric-class pic because it shows how much can be accomplished when people are brave – this school not very long ago was a bastion of the white and mainly Afrikaans. (There are differences in this pic that you can’t necessarily see because of skin colour.)
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A California high schooler was brought to tears Wednesday when her older brother, a Lance Corporal in the Marines, surprised her on stage as she accepted her diploma during graduation ceremonies.
Kali Honeywood had no idea that her brother, Lance Corporal Christopher Honeywood, would be returning from his deployment to Darwin, Australia, to see her graduate.
US MARINE SURPRISES BROTHER AT HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION BY PRESENTING HIS DIPLOMA
"Oh my gosh. My heart is pounding. I didn't see this coming at all. So I'm just really happy," Kali told reporters.
The Honeywood family coordinated with the U.S. Marine Corps and Elk Grove Unified School District to bring Christopher home for the special occasion.
"Oh man, it was great seeing my little sister graduate," he said.
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"I was like, 'What the heck?' That's literally what I thought," Kali said. "I was like, 'Oh my gosh, what are you doing here?'"
Christopher will be spending time with his family before leaving for his next deployment in Okinawa, Japan.
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Report: German gov't backs ban on far-right party
The Associated Press
Posted:
02/25/2013 03:04:00 PM EST
BERLIN—Germany's federal government plans to back legal efforts to ban the country's biggest far-right party.
German news agency dpa reports that Interior Minister Hans-Peter Friedrich told lawmakers Monday that the government would follow Germany's 16 states in asking for a ban on the National Democratic Party.
The government has accused the NPD of promoting a racist, xenophobic and anti-Semitic agenda in violation of the country's constitution.
Germany's Federal Constitutional Court rejected a request by the federal government to ban the party a decade ago after learning some of the evidence came from paid government informants within the NPD.
Because it holds seats in two state parliaments, the NPD receives more than (EURO)1 million ($1.33 million) in public funding annually.
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[The reporting of observational studies: analysis using the STROBE statement].
Deficiencies detected in biomedical studies publication different Guidelines to improve. The objective of the study is to assess the communication of observational studies of Cardiovascular and Metabolism therapeutic area (CVM) published in 6 Spanish journals in 2009 using the STROBE statement. Cross-sectional analysis of articles related to CVM therapeutic area, published during 2009 in 6 Spanish journals applying the 34 items of the STROBE statement. Descriptive analysis of the results for qualitative variables was performed using a frequency analysis. Quantitative variables were analyzed by sample estimates and dispersion. A comparative analysis of journals was performed using ANOVA with a statistical significance of p<0.05. Throughout 2009, 74 CVM observational studies were published in the evaluated journals. The most frequent design were cohorts 45 (60.8%) and cross-sectional 28 (37.8%). The study main objective was on pathology 55 (74.3%), followed by drug and non-pharmacological interventions 15 (20.3%) and diagnosis 4 (5.4%). The mean of complied items was 20 on 34 (DE±3.7), with a maximum of 24 (DE±2) in Gaceta Sanitaria and a minimum of 19 (DE±2.8) in Hipertensión. Evaluated papers comply with slightly more than a half items (58%) of the STROBE recommendations. The Methods and Results sections showed more deficiencies.
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Q:
Unexpected match of regex
I expect the regex pattern ab{,2}c to match only with a followed by 0, 1 or 2 bs, followed by c.
It works that way in lots of languages, for instance Python. However, in R:
grepl("ab{,2}c", c("ac", "abc", "abbc", "abbbc", "abbbbc"))
# [1] TRUE TRUE TRUE TRUE FALSE
I'm surprised by the 4th TRUE. In ?regex, I can read:
{n,m} The preceding item is matched at least n times, but not more
than m times.
So I agree that {,2} should be written {0,2} to be a valid pattern (unlike in Python, where the docs state explicitly that omitting n specifies a lower bound of zero).
But then using {,2} should throw an error instead of returning misleading matches! Am I missing something or should this be reported as a bug?
A:
The behavior with {,2} is not expected, it is a bug. If you have a look at the TRE source code, tre_parse_bound method, you will see that the min variable value is set to -1 before the engine tries to initialize the minimum bound. It seems that the number of "repeats" in case the minimum value is missing in the quantifier is the number of maximum value + 1 (as if the repeat number equals max - min = max - (-1) = max+1).
So, a{,} matches one occurrence of a. Same as a{, } or a{ , }. See R demo, only abc is matched with ab{,}c:
grepl("ab{,}c", c("ac", "abc", "abbc", "abbbc", "abbbbc"))
grepl("ab{, }c", c("ac", "abc", "abbc", "abbbc", "abbbbc"))
grepl("ab{ , }c", c("ac", "abc", "abbc", "abbbc", "abbbbc"))
## => [1] FALSE TRUE FALSE FALSE FALSE
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Q:
Can I use Titan XP on MacBook?
Is the Nvidia's Titan XP compatible with Apple's MacBook (mid-2017)? I have never used external GPU but it seems to be that you can use it on MacBook Pro.
However, MacBook doesn't have Thunderbolt.
Is it possible to use Titan XP on MacBook, with a connector like Thunderbolt to USB 3.1? Is the performance drained via the connector and not a good solution in general?
The use cases are deep neural net and I don't use gaming, for your information.
A:
No you really need a Thunderbolt connection.
It wasn't until Thunderbolt 3 that the bandwidth of the protocol fully caught up with the idea. Realizing this, the group responsible for the spec created implementations with the possibility of some configurations being able to pass the video signal back to the computer it was boosting.
Using a External GPU with older Thunderbolt connections will not fully utilise the performance increase of an External GPU.
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Six Nagging Facts About Spain’s “Recovery”
Not everybody’s buying it. Not this time.
Spain’s economy is back on track. In fact, it has never been better. That’s the narrative being peddled by the Rajoy government and all those who desperately need it to win December’s do-or-die general elections, including Spain’s big banks, corporate giants, and the Troika of international creditors. And they will do “whatever it takes” to keep the narrative intact.
Just last week the European Commission postponed negative opinion on the Spanish budget for 2016 – a budget that has been drawn up with one basic goal: to buy off as many cheap, gullible voters as it takes to tilt the electoral balance in the government’s favor. It’s a classic ruse as old as democracy itself: austerity gets suspended, spending is hiked, and tax cuts are brought forward. And then everyone goes to vote feeling just a little bit richer.
When Europe’s Economic and Taxation Affairs Commissioner Pierre Moscovici told the press last week that Madrid was at “risk of non-compliance” with the Stability and Growth Pact – not only for 2016 but for 2015 as well — he was quickly silenced by both the Commission and Germany’s Eonomy Minister Wolfgang Schauble. Once again, whatever it takes.
Then today, after a week of bumbling controversy, came news of yet another U-turn with the Commission effectively admitting that Moscovici had been right all along: the Spanish government’s 2016 budget was just a little on the optimistic side.
Despite all the gushing reviews and rampant economic misinformation, including last week’s conveniently timed credit rating upgrade by Standard and Poor’s, not everybody’s buying the government’s rose-tinted version of reality. Not this time. You can hardly blame them given the real, on-the-ground reality of Spain’s economic “recovery”:
1. Achieving Massive Growth in… Poverty.
One in four Spanish workers is poor, according to a study by the International Labor Organization. The number of people earning less than 60% of the average salary increased by four percentage points between 2000 and 2014, from 18% to 22.2%. This year the number of households with no official source of income reached a historic peak of 770,000 – close to 5% of all households.
Spain has become a society that boasts of economic growth as entire families and communities are excluded from the economy, wrote Caritas, the Catholic Church’s official organization for charity and social relief in Spain, in a damning 2015 report on the state of the Spanish economy. If it wasn’t for the so-called black economy, long the bane of governments all over the planet, Spain’s social fabric would have snapped long ago.
2. Deactivating the Population.
Unemployment may have fallen in the last four years from 26.5% to 22%, but the active population is shrinking at a much faster rate than the growth in job creation, notes Caritas. The main reason for this contraction is the mass exodus of foreign workers.
Spain also continues to suffer from a brain drain as its best and brightest seek opportunities in other European countries, such as Germany and the U.K., or in Latin American nations like Brazil, Argentina or Mexico. “The recession has led to the biggest migration in Spain’s history,” the Bank of Spain lamented in a recent report. The banking institution pointed out that since 2010, the brain drain has been of around 400,000 people annually.
3. No Country for Young Men.
Most of the new jobs being created are not for the nation’s job-starved youth which, despite Rajoy’s much-touted “economic miracle,” still have a one-in-two chance of being unemployed. Most businesses that are hiring prefer to recruit workers with extensive experience, meaning that those just out of school or university end up trapped in the “no experience, no job; no job, no experience” loop.
Effectively excluded from the official salaried job market, many graduates have little choice but to jump on the eternal internship carousel, as I reported in No Country for Young Men:
In the complete absence of any kind of inspection regime, young workers are being shifted from one internship contract to another. Few of them will ever get hired full-time, and those that are, are invariably given a short-term contract that, once expired, is replaced by yet another.
Even for the select few fortunate enough to find real, lasting employment, the salary they pick up the end of each month is likely to be a hell of a lot smaller than it would have done before the crisis. According to the OECD, the average monthly salary of young Spanish workers decreased from 1,210 euros in 2008 to 890 euros in 2013 – a 35% drop in real terms.
4. Ubiquitous “Precarity.”
The percentage of part-time work in Spain grew from 12% in 2008 to 17.4% in the fourth quarter of 2014. As Caritas’ report puts it, “instead of creating more jobs, we are chopping them into ever smaller pieces.” Since the government’s labor reform act of 2013, Spain has become a Mecca for mini-jobs. Statistics provided by the Ministry of Employment show that of the 1.24 million employment contracts signed in August, only 6.4% were for permanent jobs while more than one in four contracts were for jobs lasting less than seven days.
5. Lost Decade.
While all the talk is of GDP growth, the actual level of production registered in 2014, after a year and a half of so-called “recovery,” was still 5% below the level registered in 2008. Given the evolution of this and a host of other indicators, some experts have began using the term “Lost Decade” to describe Spain’s post-crisis period. Hardly cause for champagne.
6. Ugly Long-Term Fundamentals.
The Spanish government’s management of the economy, under the Troika’s ever watchful and generally approving gaze, has significantly reduced the Spanish economy’s long-term growth prospects. Gross capital formation, as a proportion of GDP, is now down 14 percentage points since 2007; funds for research, development and innovation shrank from €321.90 per inhabitant in 2009 to €279.30 in 2013.
Finally – and most importantly – the root causes of the crisis, far from being resolved or for that matter even tackled, have actually deteriorated, notes Caritas. Inequality and poverty have reached unprecedented levels. The agents of big finance and their twisted logic continue to dominate the economic debate, while the productive, commercial and technological differences between the North and South of Europe continue to widen.
In Spain the Rajoy government has achieved an impressive economic growth rate just before the general elections. Its timing is impeccable, but it is unlikely to be enough, for the simple reason that growth alone is rarely enough, as the late British business magnate James Goldsmith warned in a 1994 interview with Charlie Rose:
“The economy is there to serve the fundamental needs of society, which are prosperity, stability and contentment… If you have a situation whereby the economy grows but you create poverty and unemployment and you destabilise society, you’re in trouble.”
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6 comments for “Six Nagging Facts About Spain’s “Recovery””
The financiers and politician hacks are like lamprey taking the hosts last blood.
AC
Oct 13, 2015 at 11:53 pm
The important thing is that reality not intrude upon Spain’s ruling class.
I wonder if they are in denial about how bad things are, or if they just don’t care, and how much abuse the average Spaniards are going to tolerate before the killing starts up again.
d'Cynic
Oct 14, 2015 at 1:23 am
Democracy should be called Democracy LLP.
john
Oct 15, 2015 at 9:00 am
In all my years backwards and forwards to Spain, I have yet to hear of any personal transaction by sensible people (from building another storey on the house, to hiring a car, to buying groceries), that isn’t done in cash.
glen
Oct 18, 2015 at 4:38 am
as long as the footballers and other sports people get paid mega salaries everything is ok, get rid of penalty rates to allow a pay rise for tennis players at this seasons Australian tennis open,
if ‘the people’ keep supporting this distorted system then none of them can complain.
Scot
Oct 19, 2015 at 12:34 pm
You mention Spain’s black economy. There is a vibrant barter society in the heartland of Spain. So, as the politicians ruin the economy, the people will survive. That’s how the 25% who have no income survive right now.
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Turkse Nederlanders bij het Turkse consulaat in Rotterdam, 11 maart © Paco Nunez / Anadolu Agency / Getty Images
Vanuit de auto zag ik ze door de draaideuren van Schiphol gaan. Een dag eerder was mijn oom overleden en mijn moeder en zus vlogen naar Turkije om met de rest van de familie de jongere broer van mijn vader te begraven. Ik was graag met hen in het vliegtuig naar Izmir gestapt, maar dat werd me door mijn omgeving sterk afgeraden. Als journalist naar Turkije? Niet slim, jongen.
Het afgelopen jaar heb ik geregeld geschreven over Turkse onderwerpen. Ik deed onderzoek naar de zakelijke belangen van premier Binali Yildirim (vertrouweling van president Erdogan) in Almere, berichtte over de diplomatieke rel met Nederland en openbaarde dat pro-Erdogan-media jarenlang overeind zijn gehouden met Nederlandse subsidie. Gewoon feitelijk, niet opiniërend. Maar wie niet lyrisch is over de Turkse president is volgens zijn aanhangers per definitie een vijand van het land.
Ik kreeg berichten en telefoontjes waarvan de strekking was: we hebben je aangegeven bij de ‘kliklijn’. Dit is een speciaal meldpunt, ingesteld door de Turkse overheid, waarop personen met kritiek op Erdogan en Turkije aangegeven kunnen worden. Het Turkse consulaat in Rotterdam deed vorig jaar een oproep: ‘Wij verzoeken met klem de namen en geschreven uitingen van personen die zich van laatdunkende, kleinerende, haatdragende en lasterlijke uitingen hebben bediend jegens de Turkse president, Turkije en de Turkse samenleving in het algemeen (…) per e-mail naar het Consulaat-generaal in Rotterdam te sturen.’ Enige tijd later werd de oproep ingetrokken, maar de boodschap was duidelijk.
Hoe kom je erachter of je bent aangegeven? Het consulaat kan mij niet vertellen of ik problemen kan verwachten als ik naar Turkije afreis. De medewerker kapt het telefoongesprek snel af als ik doorvraag. Maar dat het klikken werkt, bleek vorig jaar al toen Ebru Umar op vakantie in Turkije in de problemen kwam nadat ze Erdogan had beledigd. Deze zomer werden meerdere Turkse Nederlanders aangehouden en kregen een uitreisverbod. Een woordvoerder van het ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken laat weten dat ongeveer tien Nederlanders Turkije niet uit mogen. ‘Het aantal fluctueert een beetje. Zo nu en dan wordt het verbod voor een enkeling ingetrokken, dan weer krijgen andere mensen te horen dat ze het land niet uit mogen.’ Daarnaast zijn er ook Turkse Nederlanders die zich niet melden bij de Nederlandse autoriteiten, omdat ze denken niet gebaat te zijn bij rumoer of gewoonweg omdat ze niet weten waar ze moeten zijn. En klikken kan nog steeds. Wie nu belt naar het Turkse consulaat in Rotterdam om iemand aan te geven, krijgt te horen dat de klacht kan worden gemaild.
Vorige maand werden door onder anderen Sadet Karabulut van de SP Kamervragen gesteld aan minister Bert Koenders van Buitenlandse Zaken over de Turkse handelwijze. ‘Nederland is hier extra alert, actief en kritisch op en heeft reeds geruime tijd contact met de Turkse autoriteiten over Nederlanders met uitreisverboden’, antwoordde Koenders. ‘Daarbij heeft de Nederlandse ambassade in Ankara het onderwerp uiteraard meerdere malen actief onder de aandacht gebracht van de Turkse autoriteiten. Er is specifiek aandacht gevraagd voor de gevoelige en moeilijke situatie waarin deze groep Nederlanders verkeert en voor een spoedige rechtsgang aangaande deze uitreisverboden. De Nederlandse ambassade heeft daarbij ook verschillende gevallen benoemd, nadat betrokkenen zelf hadden aangegeven hiermee akkoord te zijn.’ De banden tussen Nederland en Turkije zijn sinds maart, toen een rel ontstond omdat een Turkse minister niet mocht speechen in Rotterdam, dusdanig bekoeld dat de Nederlandse ambassadeur niet welkom is in Ankara. Dat zorgt voor een stroef contact, ook als het gaat om de vastzittende Nederlanders.
De Amsterdammer Selattin reisde halverwege juli met zijn gezin voor een vakantie naar zijn geboorteland en werd op het vliegveld van Istanbul aangehouden. De aanklacht, zo blijkt uit de processen-verbaal: het beledigen van president Erdogan op sociale media. Na een dag werd hij vrijgelaten, maar hij mag Turkije niet uit tot zijn zaak voor de rechter is geweest. Zijn gezin is terug in Nederland en heeft twee maanden later geen idee wanneer zijn landarrest wordt opgeheven en hij zich weer bij hen kan voegen. Selattin werd tijdens zijn verhoor gevraagd naar banden met de omstreden prediker Fethullah Gülen, wiens beweging achter de mislukte couppoging van vorig jaar juli zou zitten. Zelf ontkent hij enige betrokkenheid bij deze beweging, ook is hij geen lid van de oppositiepartij chp – een ander verwijt.
Een vrouw uit Arnhem kreeg afgelopen zomer na een bezoek aan Turkije met haar kind ook een uitreisverbod, omdat ze aanhanger van Gülen zou zijn. De vrouw vermoedt dat haar ex-man haar uit wraak heeft aangegeven, want ze heeft niks met Gülen te maken. Deze willekeur zorgt voor onrust onder Turkse Nederlanders. Nederlanders die sympathiseren met de Gülen-beweging mijden Turkije al sinds de coup, maar ook in progressieve kringen denkt men goed na of een bezoek aan Turkije verstandig is. Een kritisch bericht over Erdogan liken of delen op sociale media kan al genoeg zijn om in de problemen te komen. Op een Facebook-pagina voor Turkse Nederlanders (The NewTurks) circuleert sinds kort een oproep: ‘We horen steeds vaker dat Turkse Nederlanders worden vastgehouden op luchthavens in Turkije. Stuur ons een bericht over de problemen die je hebt gehad. Dit kan ook anoniem.’
‘Turkije is aan het intimideren: we houden je in de gaten en als we willen pakken we je’, stelt Tayfun Balcik. Hij is historicus en gespecialiseerd in de moderne geschiedenis van Turkije. ‘De vrijheid om te gaan en staan waar je wil wordt je ontnomen. Veel mensen twijfelen of ze nog wel naar Turkije kunnen reizen. Bij Ebru Umar was de verontwaardiging groot, maar bij de mensen die nu het land niet uit kunnen is dat veel minder. Nederland ziet het niet als een Nederlands probleem, terwijl het toch om Nederlanders gaat.’
‘Ik moet me uitspreken over vrijheden. Je geeft die autoritaire machthebber gelijk als je niks zegt’
De repressie werkt, vindt Meltem Kaya, die namens d66 in de Amsterdamse gemeenteraad zit. Ze wil haar zieke oma in Turkije bezoeken, met wie ze een hechte band heeft. Als kleuter werd ze door haar verzorgd toen haar vader naar Nederland moest vluchten vanwege de militaire dictatuur. Maar ook Kaya is aangegeven nadat er in de Volkskrant een opiniestuk van haar verscheen met de kop ‘Turkse Nederlanders, laat je niet uitspelen’, waarin ze wijst op de vrijheden in Nederland en de problemen in Turkije.
‘Het gekke is: ik weet niet zeker of ik problemen krijg als ik afreis’, zegt Kaya. ‘Moet ik gaan? Die vraag stel ik mezelf geregeld, want ik wil me niet laten beknotten in mijn vrijheid. Aan de andere kant heb ik ook geen zin om in de gevangenis te belanden.’ Maar problemen of niet, Kaya neemt geen woord terug over Erdogan – ‘dat wil hij juist’. ‘Ik heb vrienden hier in Nederland die in het openbaar niks meer over het huidige Turkije zeggen omdat ze bang zijn dat ze moeilijkheden krijgen. Op sociale media houden ze zich al helemaal koest. Maar ik ben politica, ik moet me uitspreken over vrijheden. Die keuze heb ik bewust gemaakt, ondanks de gevolgen. Daar komt bij: je geeft die autoritaire machthebber gelijk als je niks zegt.’
Journaliste Fadime Demir (ntr en NRC) deed aangifte nadat een oud-schoolgenoot uit Zaandam liet weten haar aan te geven bij de Turkse inlichtingendienst. Maar tegen de ‘klikkers’ is weinig te doen, zo blijkt. De politie in Amsterdam stelde in een brief dat er ‘geen sprake is van strafbare bedreiging’. ‘De vrees die u beschrijft voor aanhouding door de Turkse autoriteiten, omdat uw naam kan worden doorgegeven aan dat land, kan namelijk niet worden aangemerkt als een misdrijf.’
Demir had op Facebook gesteld dat ‘je persoonlijk wordt aangevallen als je je eigen mening geeft’ over Turkije. Dat ging veel te ver, vond de oud-schoolgenoot. ‘Hierbij wil ik zeggen dat ik haar berichten doorstuur naar de Turkse inlichtingen en hoop dat ze gepakt wordt als ze op vakantie gaat’, reageerde hij. ‘Je moet ophouden met je leugens en anti-Turks. Als je niet mee eens bent houdt dat voor je zelf. Ga niet net of doen of je zielig bent.’ Ze heeft een bezoek aan haar vader in haar Turkse geboortedorp uitgesteld.
Het kan voor sommige mensen een oplossing zijn om afstand te doen van de Turkse nationaliteit. Ook Kaya onderzoekt dat. ‘Een vriendin wil ook van haar Turkse paspoort af en we kijken samen wat de mogelijkheden zijn. Turkije straft de eigen onderdanen harder en makkelijker.’
Turkse Nederlanders kunnen in tegenstelling tot bijvoorbeeld Marokkaanse Nederlanders afstand doen van de nationaliteit van hun vaderland. Veel mannen doen het om onder de dienstplicht uit te komen. Het probleem is alleen dat Turkije kan tegenwerken. Bij personen tegen wie bijvoorbeeld een zaak loopt, is het een stuk moeilijker; Turkije wil diegenen eerst berechten en traineert de boel.
Tayfun Balcik heeft vorig jaar juist zijn dienstplicht afgekocht en is niet van plan zijn dubbele nationaliteit op te geven. ‘Ik heb ook een hang naar Turkije, en dat heeft alles te maken met de politieke situatie in Nederland. In Nederland heerst ook een klimaat van: als het je niet zint, ga je maar naar je eigen land. Als ik hier weg moet, kan ik naar Turkije en dat vind ik een prettige gedachte. Daar ben ik toch gewoon Turk onder Turken. Daar word ik niet afgerekend op mijn afkomst.’
En ik? De sussende woorden van mijn tante op de dag van mijn ooms dood helpen weinig. Ondanks het verdriet om de dood van haar man zei ze door de telefoon: ‘Jongen, voel je niet schuldig. Het laatste wat we willen is dat je in de problemen komt.’ Maar ik voel me laf en stel mezelf nog geregeld de vraag: had ik niet gewoon moeten gaan? Ga ik ooit nog naar Turkije?
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Pain in labor is a nearly universal experience for childbearing women. A recent evidence-based symposium on the nature and management of labor pain brought together family physicians, obstetricians, midwives, obstetric anesthesiologists, and childbirth educators to discuss a series of commissioned systematic reviews. Although management of labor pain plays a relatively minor role in a woman's satisfaction with childbirth compared with the quality of the relationship with her maternity caregiver and the degree of participation she has in decision making, it is an important topic for women and their caregivers. Nonpharmacologic methods of pain relief such as labor support, intradermal water blocks, and warm water baths are effective techniques for management of labor pain. An increased availability of these methods can provide effective alternatives for women in labor.
In May 2001, family physicians, obstetrician–gynecologists, anesthesiologists, nurse-midwives, and childbirth educators met at the Nature and Management of Labor Pain symposium sponsored by the Maternity Center Association and New York Academy of Medicine. Participants discussed presentations on the nature of labor pain, the history of anesthesia for childbirth, maternal satisfaction with childbirth, and the role of maternal choice. Commissioned systematic reviews focused on methods of labor pain management, including nonpharmacologic techniques, parenteral opiates, epidural analgesia, paracervical block, and nitrous oxide. Part I of this two-part article focuses on the nature of labor pain, maternal satisfaction with childbirth, and nonpharmacologic methods of pain relief.
Nature of Labor Pain
Although most women report that labor is painful, most physicians have surprisingly little understanding of the nature of labor pain. Pain is a subjective experience involving a complex interaction of physiologic, psychosocial, cultural, and environmental influences. A recent review by Lowe,1 which was based primarily on descriptive studies, focused on methods for measuring pain experience and physiologic and environmental factors that influence labor pain.
During the first stage of labor, women usually perceive the visceral pain of diffuse abdominal cramping and uterine contractions. In the second stage of labor, there is a sharper and more continuous somatic pain in the perineum. Pressure or nerve entrapment caused by the fetus's head can cause severe back or leg pain. Nulliparous women generally experience more sensory pain during early labor,2,3 while multiparous women may experience more intense pain during the late first stage and the second stage of labor, as a result of rapid fetal descent.2,4
Cultural values and learned behaviors influence perception and response to acute pain. Women's expectations about labor pain often are confirmed by their experience of childbirth.5,6 Anxiety and fear of pain correlate with a higher reported experience of pain.5–8 A woman's confidence in her ability to cope with labor is the best predictor of pain during the first stage of labor, accounting for nearly one third of the reported variance in pain.7
Women rate labor pain as more intense than their caregivers do.9 Cultural gaps between the patient and caregiver can exacerbate this difference. The birth environment affects a woman's experience of pain and her ability to cope with pain during labor. Adequately powered, prospective studies that examine the relationship between pain, birth environments, and various styles of care are needed.
Childbirth and Maternal Satisfaction
Many clinicians assume that a major determinant of maternal satisfaction with childbirth is effective pain relief during labor. There are both affective and cognitive components to maternal satisfaction.10 A woman's sense of satisfaction with her childbearing experience changes over time; when measuring maternal satisfaction, the amount of time that has elapsed since the birth may be a key methodologic factor.11
A systematic review of the literature by Hodnett11 on the relationship between the use of labor analgesia and maternal satisfaction concluded that pain relief does not play a major role in overall maternal satisfaction with the childbirth experience. Three randomized controlled trials (RCTs) included in the review did not demonstrate improved satisfaction with increased pain relief. Factors associated with increased maternal satisfaction were the quality of the relationship with the caregiver and the amount of participation in decision making during labor and delivery. The review also found that women preferred a home-like birth environment, and caregivers with whom they are acquainted personally.11
Nonpharmacologic Pain Relief in Labor
Nonpharmacologic methods of pain relief are used by virtually all women in labor. A systematic review by Simkin and O'Hara of nonpharmacologic pain relief12 examined five methods: continuous labor support, warm water baths, intradermal water injections, maternal movement and positioning, and touch and massage. Pain-relief methods without prospective studies (e.g., acupuncture) and self-help techniques such as relaxation, breathing, and visualization were not examined.
CONTINUOUS LABOR SUPPORT
Continuous labor support provided by a doula, a lay woman trained in labor support, consistently has decreased the use of obstetric interventions. A Cochrane meta-analysis (Table 1) found a decrease in operative vaginal deliveries, cesarean deliveries, and requests for pain medication when continuous labor support was given.13 [Evidence level A, meta-analysis] Fewer women had unsatisfactory birth experiences.13
Intermittent labor support does not convey the same benefits as continuous support.14 A recent large RCT demonstrated that providing continuous labor support with nurses instead of doulas had no effect on cesarean delivery rates or other birth outcomes.15 Low-income women who otherwise would labor with minimal or no social support receive the greatest benefit from a doula.12 The review notes the lack of studies of the model of doula care most commonly used in North America, in which women meet their doulas in the prenatal period.12
WARM WATER BATHS
Warm water baths increasingly are available in hospitals and birth centers. Two prospective cohort studies and seven RCTs were included in the systematic review.12 A small RCT16 that measured pain before, during, and after bathing found that pain was relieved during the bath and returned afterward. A larger RCT17 that measured pain at 24 to 48 hours and eight months postpartum found no difference in perception of pain.
Warm water baths had no effect on the use of epidural analgesia in the three largest studies,17–19 which may be because of the short duration of pain relief. None of the RCTs showed increased maternal or neonatal infectious morbidity. One RCT20 found that labor was longer when a bath was used in early labor (less than 5-cm dilation) than when it was used in late labor.
A recent, nationwide survey21 found that 6 percent of women used warm water baths during labor, and that 49 percent found them very helpful with pain relief. Warm water baths during labor seem to be safe and possibly effective for limited periods. It has been recommended that physicians wait for active labor to begin before initiating baths, maintain the water at or below body temperature, and limit bath time to one to two hours.12
STERILE-WATER INJECTIONS
Intradermal injections of sterile water in the sacral area may be used to decrease back pain in labor (Figure 1). Sterile-water injection causes a burning sensation that is much more painful than saline injection and is thought to relieve labor pain by counterirritation. Four RCTs included in one review12 found a significant reduction in back pain for 45 to 90 minutes based on a visual analog scale. Three of the trials found that women who received injections of sterile water were more interested in receiving the injections in a subsequent labor than women who received saline injections. None of the trials showed a decrease in requests for pain medicines, perhaps because of the limited time of effectiveness or a lack of effectiveness for abdominal labor pain.
Intradermal injections of 0.1 mL of sterile water in the treatment of women with back pain during labor. Sterile water is injected into four locations on the lower back, two over each posterior superior iliac spine (PSIS) and two 3 cm below and 1 cm medial to the PSIS. The injections should raise a bleb below the skin. Simultaneous injections administered by two clinicians will decrease the pain of the injections.
FIGURE 1.
Intradermal injections of 0.1 mL of sterile water in the treatment of women with back pain during labor. Sterile water is injected into four locations on the lower back, two over each posterior superior iliac spine (PSIS) and two 3 cm below and 1 cm medial to the PSIS. The injections should raise a bleb below the skin. Simultaneous injections administered by two clinicians will decrease the pain of the injections.
POSITIONS, TOUCH, AND MASSAGE
When women are not restricted by caregivers or institutional policies, they commonly assume a variety of positions during labor. Fourteen RCTs included in one review12 failed to show consistent findings regarding position and labor pain. Only one of seven RCTs in which women were randomized to various positions showed a decrease in the use of analgesia.12
Two trials of touch and massage during labor met the criteria for the systematic review. The studies were small and have methodologic problems that prevent reaching a conclusion on the effect of touch and massage on labor pain.
The Authors
LAWRENCE LEEMAN, M.D., M.P.H., is assistant professor of family and community medicine and obstetrics and gynecology at the University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque. He is also director of family practice maternity and infant care and co-medical director of the University Hospital mother-baby unit....
PATRICIA FONTAINE, M.D., M.S., is associate professor of family practice and community health at the University of Minnesota School of Medicine, Minneapolis.
VALERIE KING, M.D., M.P.H., is assistant professor of family medicine at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill.
MICHAEL C. KLEIN, M.D., is professor of family practice and pediatrics at the University of British Columbia Faculty of Medicine, Vancouver, and McGill University Faculty of Medicine, Montreal. He is also head of the Division of Maternity and Newborn Care at the University of British Columbia.
STEPHEN RATCLIFFE, M.D., M.S.P.H., is adjunct professor of family practice at the University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, and program director of the Lancaster (Pa.) Family Practice Residency. Dr. Ratcliffe is senior editor of Family Practice Obstetrics.
Address correspondence to Lawrence Leeman, M.D., M.P.H., University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Dept. of Family Practice, 2400 Tucker NE, Third Floor, Albuquerque, NM 87131 (e-mail:lleeman@salud.unm.edu). Reprints are not available from the authors.
The authors indicate that they do not have any conflicts of interests. Sources of funding: Dr. King's work is funded by an Academic Administrative Units in Primary Care Grant (#5-D12-HP00055) from the Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration and the Robert Wood Johnson Generalist Faculty Scholar Program.
Members of various family practice departments develop articles for “Practical Therapeutics.” This article is one in a series coordinated by the University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City. Guest editor of the series is Stephen Ratcliffe, M.D., M.S.P.H.
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Every once in a while, an obscure science journal somewhere just has to demolish their reputation by allowing their editors to publish garbage. Case in point: The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine, the official journal of the European Association of Perinatal Medicine, has published an editorial titled, “Can modern biology interpret the mystery of the birth of Christ?” It’s five pages of embarrassingly goofy nonsense. Nonsense from the very first paragraph:
With the advent of Enlightenment, the intellectual movement that challenged principles and views grounded in tradition and faith and affirmed that knowledge should be advanced through a scientific method, science and religion began to drift apart and today, they are often considered irreconcilable. We believe that, since both aim at finding the same truth, whether by evaluating natural processes or through revelation, a positive dialogue can and should be established.
And this article is apparently intended to demonstrate that they aren’t just considered irreconcilable, but are irreconcilable. That last sentence is just plain wrong. Science attempts to determine verifiable truths that can be objectively and independently examined and tested. Religion claims to have the truth already, in their musty dusty old books, and attempts to manipulate the evidence to make it fit their preconceptions. Their goals are contradictory, and since religion will always attempt to corrupt the evidence to reconcile it to their dogma, we should not establish a dialog at all — we should simply dismiss this theological bullshit.
For example, this article assumes that there existed a person named Jesus who was born of a virgin and a god; despite the fact that its conclusion is that nothing in biology can explain this phenomenal claim, it doesn’t reject the hypothesis. It can’t; it’s taken as a given. It blithely cites the Bible as reasonable evidence throughout (Hint: any science article that includes the Holy Bible (4 times!), the Catholic Catechism, the Catholic Encyclopedia, and CARM.org in its reference list, alongside articles from Cell and Nature, ought not to be trusted), and takes for granted the most ridiculous articles of the Christian faith.
There is some entertainment value, though. The review of the literature attempting to explain the Virgin Birth is amusing.
Aiming high within the field of reproductive biology, we decided to attempt a scientific analysis of the first, most miraculous and fundamental of all events described in the New Testament, that defined by John at the beginning of his Gospel: “And the Word became flesh”. We are definitely not the first to address this complex topic. For instance, Edward Kessel and Robert Berry have amply discussed fundamental aspects of the Incarnation and mentioned several mechanisms by which the virgin birth of a male child might have occurred. Kessel, in particular, held the opinion that “Jesus was not only conceived as a female but remained chromosomally such throughout life. Through the natural process of sex reversal Jesus became male, not instead of female but as well as female, assuming the phenotype of a man while retaining the chromosomal badge of a woman. Thus Jesus was born and lived as the androgynous Christ”. Berry, on the other hand, believes that “Some form of distinctiveness like a Virgin Birth is theologically required if Jesus is to be divine as well as human, and there are several mechanisms by which the virgin birth of a male child could occur”. In his opinion, “The reason for recognising these is not to suggest that God necessarily used any of them, but simply to point out that apparent scientific difficulty should not determine the acceptability of a theological concept”.
You know, when you have to resort to increasingly twisted and complicated rationalizations to explain an undemonstrated event, wouldn’t it be easier to simply declare the event unlikely to have occurred, especially when there is absolutely no evidence for it, other than a word-of-mouth claim? At least, that’s what a scientist would do.
These authors, after going over some of the basic facts of sex determination, have another source to fall back on, though. When evidence fails, yank some hokum out of the Bible.
Even theists consider the birth of Jesus a “double miracle”, in the sense that, even if parthenogenesis could be possible in humans, the offspring of such an event would be a female, not a male. In this respect, there is a somewhat obscure prophecy by Jeremiah, a Jewish prophet almost a contemporary of Isaiah. He wrote: “The Lord has created a new thing upon the earth: a woman shall compass a man”. This text has been interpreted in many opposing ways, but one intriguing option, put forward by Ewald is “a woman shall change into a man”. Although this interpretation has been considered hardly faithful to the original text, if correct, it would be a premonition of what might have occurred in the case of Jesus, a “parthenogenically” born man.
Yeah, try telling that to the Christians. Maybe they’d quit freaking out over transgender.
Really, the whole idea makes no biological sense at all. The only way this parthenogenesis thing could work is if Mary had a copy of SRY to pass along (but then she’d be male!), but then maybe she had androgen insensitivity syndrome too (but then she’d be sterile!) but then she’d pass that on to Jesus (who would be female!) unless he had a reversion mutation. It’s a long chain of malarkey.
To their credit, the authors also recognize that none of the explanations are worth a good god damn.
The reason we attempted a scientific analysis of this mystery was simply the hope that a review of present knowledge of parthenogenic mechanisms may stimulate a debate among theologians and advance the search for truth. Limiting ourselves to biology, the only conclusion we can reach is that – after reviewing present knowledge about parthenogenesis – we are unable to identify any known natural biological mechanism that can account for the virginal birth of Christ.
Very good. So why did you waste our time publishing this tedious codswallop?
Take the next step. Reject the hypothesis.
Benagiano G, Dallapiccola B (2014) Can modern biology interpret the mystery of the birth of Christ? J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. Apr 30. [Epub ahead of print]
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Day: April 15, 2008
Maybe it’s time for a drink to get you through the evening. I understand this lady might have a few recommendations for ya:
Need a little humor to get you through the evening? Ed Morrisey’s got it covered. Or, you could watch this gotcha video of YAF’s Jason Mattera asking big government Senator-for-life Ted Kennedy how he and his family continue to successfully avoide paying estate taxes even though the Senator himself has been a defender of the tax for years.
Flair, known as “The Nature Boy” in wrestling circles, retired two weeks ago from the world of professional wrestling after a career that spanned nearly four decades. He wasn’t born in North Carolina but has lived in Charlotte for most of his life, and had a huge fan following.
He’s also a constituent of staunch conservative Congresswoman Sue Myrick, who represents NC’s 9th district. I used to be in her district, too, until the district, sadly, was gerrymandered so that the race-baiting Mel Watt (D-12th district) could continue to get elected to Congress. Anyway, Myrick honored Flair today on the House floor. Here’s video of what she said (via FamousDC):
I would like to honor the career of a man whom I am proud to call both a constituent and a friend.
Ric Flair’s professional wrestling career of 36 years, in which he entertained millions of people around the world, recently came to a close.
He will forever be known as an innovator, a pioneer, and perhaps the greatest that his industry has ever seen. By any standard, Ric Flair is a living legend.
His name is recognized all over the world, but he calls Charlotte, NC home.
On his way to being named a record 16-time world champion, Flair became famous for his bleached blond hair, designer suits, and charismatic on-stage persona, while dishing out his trademark chops-and of course, the dreaded Figure Four Leglock.
On March 29, 2008, Ric Flair became the first active wrestler to ever be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame.
Often imitated, but never duplicated, Ric Flair’s legacy will forever be synonymous with the world of professional wrestling.
A fixture at Carolina Hurricanes and Panthers games in my home state, the joy and emotion Ric Flair’s very presence evokes will certainly continue on for a very, very long time.
Today I honor the outstanding career of the “Nature Boy”-and congratulate Charlotte’s favorite son-Ric Flair.
I don’t know whether to laugh, scream, cry and/or all of the above after seeing this (h/t: Jon Henke). The only thing I can add to Duane Patterson’s commentary about how two Senate leaders asserted over a month ago a higher Republican filibuster number and are now asserting that it’s lower is that I’m sure Hillary Clinton wishes that’s how people would count Barack Obama’s superdelegates.
Oh, and make sure to check out this audio link to a statement Majority Leader Reid made on the Senate floor yesterday about how visitors to the Capitol in the summertime “smell.” I don’t know the context of the remarks, but on the heels of Barack Obama’s “bitter” comments, they sure don’t help Democrats in their attempts to appeal to the “common man” any.
If you can stomach it, Flopping Aces has an update to this story, including pictures from Carter’s visit.
Is it safe to say that we can now officially declare Jimmy Carter, who recently admitted he’d been meeting with Hamas “leaders” for years, one of the Islamofascism’s most useful idiots?
In semi-related news, did you know that a campaign bundler for Barack Obama is a supporter Venezuelan dictator Hugo Chavez and is also the co-founder of the military-despising, pro-insurgency in Iraq group Code Pink? Thanks to Melanie Morgan and Catherine Moy, now we know. Read more via Warner Todd Huston at Newsbusters.
Yes. I’ll show you bitter when I vote.
Yes, but it isn’t any politician’s fault.
No. Actually, I feel pretty good.
Make sure to pass the link along to family and friends who may want to vote, also.
The O-man continues to feel the heat today on the issue, from conservative writers like George Will and John Fund. Even the liberal Huffington Post is getting in on the act of criticizing The Chosen One as it relates to another issue, and that is BO’s accusations against Hillary Clinton of supposedly using the “GOP playbook” against him. HuffPo believes Obama himself is using the “playbook” thanks to none other than …. Karl Rove. The HP makes up for their Obama criticism with this defense of his “bitter” remarks, missing the point behind the backlash – as usual.
I have to wonder, what with the uproar over this, his “former pastor” Jeremiah Wright, and NAFTAGate – all three issues of which are problems for Obama that have not gone away, that the mediots and pundits continue to write about – are we finally starting to see a chink in Obama’s armor?
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Poco fa la navicella spaziale Progress MS-7 è attraccata alla Stazione Spaziale Internazionale nella missione indicata anche come Progress 68 o 68P. Il cargo spaziale russo, decollato sabato scorso, trasporta cibo, acqua, esperimenti scientifici, propellente e hardware vario.
Il cargo spaziale Progress MS-7 è regolarmente attraccato al modulo russo Pirs della Stazione Spaziale Internazionale usando il sistema automatico che permette alle navicelle russe l’attracco diretto. Probabilmente domani l’equipaggio procederà con l’apertura del portello e le procedure per far diventare la Progress MS-7 un’appendice della Stazione. A quel punto, potranno cominciare le operazioni di scarico.
Purtroppo un problema durante il primo tentativo di lancio del cargo spaziale Progress MS-7 giovedi scorso ha impedito il test della traiettoria ultra-veloce da 3 ore e mezza. L’agenzia spaziale Roscosmos non ha fornito dettagli sul problema, sta di fatto che il test è rimandato almeno alla prossima missione Progress.
Questo test è importante perché un successo permetterebbe di utilizzare la rotta ultra-veloce anche per i viaggi delle navicelle Soyuz usate per il trasporto di astronauti. Ridurre la durata del viaggio vuol dire tenere il personale in una situazione in cui la sola protezione è quella della navicella per un tempo inferiore.
La missione del cargo spaziale Progress MS-7 è cominciata anche con un giallo riguardante uno strumento attaccato alla navicella. L’agenzia spaziale Roscosmos non ha fornito informazioni sulla sua natura perciò ci sono solo ipotesi. Potrebbe essere un’evoluzione dell’esperimento Otrazhenie-5 del 2014, un sensore ottico progettato per monitorare fenomeni atmosferici e le loro proprietà di riflessione.
Quel tipo di sensore potrebbe avere applicazioni militari per le possibilità di migliorare le capacità di ricognizione e sistemi d’allarme. Si tratta di speculazioni ma sono dovute all’assenza di informazioni chiare sullo strumento, non proprio ciò che ci si aspetterebbe in una missione all’interno di una collaborazione internazionale.
La missione della navicella spaziale Progress MS-7 è sostanzialmente compiuta. Essa infatti non è in grado di tornare sulla Terra perciò verrà riempita di hardware guasto o comunque ormai inutilizzabile e spazzatura assortita e verrà fatta disintegrare rientrando nell’atmosfera terrestre. Quest’epilogo della missione avverrà probabilmente nel marzo 2018 ma la data precisa dipende da vari fattori.
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As the release of JDK 7 approaching General Availability (GA) on 2011/07/28, I thought to have a look on language enhancement as part of project coin, also called as Small language enhancements or JSR 334. Though there are not any major changes like Enum or Generics of Java 1.5, but they are still very useful, in terms of simplifying your day to day programming task. Some of the interesting changes are allowing String in Switch cases, inclusion of fork-join framework in JDK itself , type inference using a diamond operator, automatic resource management using try with resource feature, and ability to catch multiple Exception in the single catch block . In this Java 7 tutorial, we will learn how multi catch block of JDK 1.7 makes Exception handling code simpler and elegant. Multiple catch block will allow you to catch multiple exceptions in one block but it’s only available in JDK7 and you need to compile your code with source 1.7.
Multi-threading and concurrency questions are essential part of any Java interview. If you are going for any Java interview on any Investment bank for equities front office position expect lots of muti-threading interview questions on your way. Multi-threading and concurrency is a favorite topics on Investment banking specially on electronic trading development and they grill candidate on many confusing java thread interview questions. They just want to ensure that the guy has solid knowledge of multi-threading and concurrent programming in Java because most of them are in business of performance. High volume and low latency Electronic trading System which is used for Direct to Market (DMA) trading is usually concurrent in nature. These are my favorite thread interview questions on Java asked on different on different time. I am not providing answer of these thread interview questions but I will give you hint whenever possible, some time hint is enough to answer. I will update the post further with detailed answers just like I did for 10 Singleton interview questions in Java recently. With introduction of concurrency package in Java 5 questions on concurrent utility and concurrent collections are on rise as well. ThreadLocal, BlockingQueue, Counting Semaphore and ConcurrentHashMap are popular among those.
ClassNotFoundException vs NoClassDefFoundError Though both of these errors are related to missing classes in the classpath, the main difference between them is their root cause. ClassNotFoundExcpetion comes when you try to load a class at runtime by using Class.forName() or loadClass() and requested class is not present in classpath for example when you try to load MySQL or Oracle driver class and their JAR is not available, while in case of NoClassDefFoundError requested class was present at compile time but not available at runtime. Sometimes due to an exception during class initialization e.g. exception from static block causes NoClassDefFoundError when a failed-to-load class was later referenced by the runtime.
Recently one of my friend appeared for an interview and after few so called easy questions he was asked "Why multiple inheritance is not supported in Java" , though he has a brief idea that in Java we can support multiple inheritance in java via interface but interviewer was keep pressing on why part , may be he was just read any blog post about it :). So after the interview my friend comes to me and in usual talk he told me about this questions and ask me the answer. Well this is very classical question likeWhy String is immutable in Java; similarity between these two questions is they are mainly driven by design decision taken by java's creator or designer. Though following two reason make sense to me on Why Java doesn't support multiple inheritances:
The String is one of the most important classes in Java and anyone who starts with Java programming uses String to print something on the console by using famous System.out.println() statements. Many Java beginners not aware that String is immutable and final in Java and every modification in String creates a new String object. For example, when you get the substring, you get a new String, when you convert uppercase String to lowercase, a new String is created. Even when you remove space by calling the trim() method, a new String is returned. So, now the big question is how do you manipulate String in Java without creating String garbage? StringBuilder and StringBuffer are the answer to this question. StringBuffer is old class but StringBuilder is newly added in Java 5 along with major improvements in Enum, Generics, varargs methods and Autoboxing in Java.
How to debug java program in Eclipse
Debugging is a must have skill for any java developer. Having ability to debug java program enables to find you any subtle bug which is not visible during code review or comes when a particular condition offer, This becomes even more important if you are working in high frequency trading or electronic trading system project where time to fix a bug is very less and bug usually comes on production environment and doesn't appear in your Windows XP machine. in my experience debugging java application also helps you understand flow of java program. In this java tutorial we will see how to debug a java program, setting up remote debugging in java and some java debugging tips on Eclipse and Netbeans IDE. It’s also good to know various java debug tool available and how java debugger or jdb works but it’s not mandatory for doing debugging in Java. To start java debugging you just needs your project to be configured in a modern IDE like eclipse and Netbeans and you are ready to debug java program.
java.lang.UnsupportedClassVersionError is a quite common error after NoClassDefFoundError or ClassNotFoundException they all seems to related to class files but they all are different and there cause and resolution are different. In this java tutorial we will see what is UnsupportedClassVersionError in Java? Why UnsupportedClassVersionErrorcomes in Java? What is class file format and version numbers associated with it and finally how to resolve UnsupportedClassVersionError in Java.
How to resolve UnsupportedClassVersionError in Java
What is UnSupportedClassVersionError in Java?
Java.lang.UnsupportedClassVersionError is a subclass of java.lang.ClassFormatError. This is a kind of linking error which occurs during linking phase accordingly java.lang.ClassFormatError has also derived from java.lang.LinkageError. As the name suggests "UnSupportedClassVersionError" so it’s related to unsupported class version, now questions comes what is class version in Java? Well every source file is compiled into class file and each class file has two versions associated with it, major version and minor version. The Version of class file is represented as major_version.minor_version. This version is used to determine format of class file in Java.
According to Java Virtual Machine specification, “A JVM implementation can support a class file format of version v if and only if v lies in some contiguous range Mi.0 v Mj.m. Only Sun can specify what range of versions a JVM implementation conforming to a certain release level of the Java platform may support.” For example: JDK 1.2 supports class file formats from version 45.0 to version 46.0 inclusive. So if a class file has version 48.0 it means that major version of class file is "48" and minor version is "0", which tells us that JDK 1.4 has been used to compile and generate that class file.
When UnSupportedClassVersionError in Java comes:
So now we got the theory behind class file format and major and minor version of class file in Java. Now a million dollar question is when UnSupportedClassVersionError in Java does occur? precise answer of this is "When JVM tries to load a class and found that class file version is not supported it throws UnSupportedClassVersionError and it generally occurs if a higher JDK version is used to compile the source file and a lower JDK version is used to run the program. for example if you compile your java source file in JDK 1.5 and you will try to run it on JDK 1.4 you will get error "java.lang.UnsupportedClassVersionError: Bad version number in .class file [at java.lang.ClassLoader.defineClass1(Native Method)]".
But its important to note is that vice-versa is not true "you can compile your program in J2SE 1.4 and run on J2SE 1.5 and you will not get any UnSupportedClassVersionError". When a higher JDK is used for compilation it creates class file with higher version and when a lower JDK is used to run the program it found that higher version of class file not supported at JVM level and results in java.lang.UnsupportedClassVersionError.
How to fix UnSupportedClassVersionError
Now we know the root cause of UnSupportedClassVersionError that we are using a lower JVM for running the program. But major problem is that stack trace of UnSupportedClassVersionError will not tell you for which class it’s coming. So if you are using multiple third party jars in your application you find that it comes at a particular part when JVM tries to load a class from a particular jar. anyway we all know that latest version of JDK is 1.6 so maximum version of class file could be generated by JDK 6, so by using JDK 6 we can solve UnSupportedClassVersionError, but many times its not easy to just move to higher JDK version. So I would suggest:
1) Find out due to which jar or class file this UnSupportedClassVersionError is coming?
2) Try to compile source code of that jar with the JDK version you are using to run your program, if source is available.
3) If you don't have source try to find the compatible version of that library.
4) Increase the JRE version you are using to run your program.
You can go by any approach to resolve UnSupportedClassVersionError based upon your need. Generally a higher JVM version is ok and does not cause any problem unless the class file format is quite old and no more supported by Sun in higher JVMs. The best way to deal with UnSupportedClassVersionError in Java is to use same version or JDK and JRE for compiling and running your program.
Example of UnSupportedClassVersionError in Java
You can easily reproduce UnSupportedClassVersionError by using javac of higher JDK and "java" from lower Java version. Let’s see some of examples of UnSupportedClassVersionError in Java:
1) java.lang.UnsupportedClassVersionError: EquityTradingManager (Unsupported major.minor version 49.0) at java.lang.ClassLoader.defineClass0(Native Method) at java.lang.ClassLoader.defineClass(ClassLoader.java:539)==>Since we know that major version 49 is supported by JDK 1.5, so these will "java.lang.UnsupportedClassVersionError” will come if JVM used to run this program is lower than Java 1.5.
2) Java.lang.UnsupportedClassVersionError: Bad version number in .class file
5) java.lang.unsupportedclassversionerror bad version number in eclipse.
==> Most of us use eclipse for building and running project some of us also use ant for building project. In eclipse there is some setting related to java source version which if you got incorrect can result in "java.lang.unsupportedclassversionerror bad version number". so make sure you have correct configuration. For example if you compile with source compatible 1.6 you need JRE 6 to execute the program. To check the compiler setting in eclipse go to project ==>Properties==>Java Compiler as shown in image
Important point about UnSupportedClassVersionError in Java:
1) If you encounter UnSupportedClassVersionError, check the JRE version you are using to run program and switch to higher version for quick solution.2) java.lang.UnsupportedClassVersionError is derived from java.lang.LinkageError, so it will not be detected in compile time and it will only come on runtime, precisely when JVM tries to load a class.3) Class file format which is identified using major version and minor version. Class file format is assigned when you compile source file and its depends on JDK version used to compile.4) Its always best practice to use same version of java for compilation and execution to avoid any chance of UnSupportedClassVersionError.5) UnSupportedClassVersionError is not related to java classpath , so don't confuse this with NoClassDefFoundError or ClassNotFoundException.
Major Class Versions of Various JDK
Following are the major version of class file format in standard JDK environment.
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Q:
Adding link tags and rel="lightbox" around images Regex
How can i change this example when i just got the <image> tag and i want to add link tags around them and the rel lightbox attribute as well?
i cant figure it out. I'm just not good with regular expressions at all.
the example
$pattern ="/<a(.*?)href=('|\")(.*?).(bmp|gif|jpeg|jpg|png)('|\")(.*?)>/i";
$replacement = '<a$1href=$2$3.$4$5 rel="lightbox" title="'.$post->post_title.'"$6>';
So in my case i have <img src="...." class="...." alt=".....">
and i need <a href="....." rel="lightbox" title="....."><img src="...." class="...." alt="....."></a>
How would i change this?
Thanks for help.
A:
It's unclear what you exactly want to do here, but I would utilize DOM for this task instead.
$doc = DOMDocument::loadHTML('
<img src="www.foo.com/1.gif" class="foo" alt="...">
<img src="www.bar.com/1.jpg" class="bar" alt="...">
<img src="example.com/2.jpg" class="example" alt="...">
');
foreach ($doc->getElementsByTagName('img') as $node) {
$link = $node->ownerDocument->createElement('a');
$a = $node->parentNode->insertBefore($link, $node);
$a->setAttribute('href', $node->getAttribute('src'));
$a->setAttribute('rel', 'lightbox');
$a->setAttribute('title', 'some title');
$a->appendChild($node);
}
echo $doc->saveHTML();
Output:
<a href="www.foo.com/1.gif" rel="lightbox" title="some title"><img src="www.foo.com/1.gif" class="foo" alt="..."></a>
<a href="www.bar.com/1.jpg" rel="lightbox" title="some title"><img src="www.bar.com/1.jpg" class="bar" alt="..."></a>
<a href="example.com/2.jpg" rel="lightbox" title="some title"><img src="example.com/2.jpg" class="example" alt="..."></a>
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As implemented, outside of a handful of reference institutions, electronic health record (EHR) systems have not been conclusively shown to improve health outcomes. The New York City Primary Care Information Project (PCIP) is the nation's largest community EHR extension project, with 148 primary care practices and over 1,000 providers in some of the city's poorest neighborhoods. The PCIP's goal is to maximize improvements in the quality of care through this investment of public funds. This public health perspective has led to development and implementation of clinical decision support and integrated registry tools, quality benchmarking, onsite technical assistance in quality improvement and practice redesign, and a novel reward and recognition program. In essence, the PCIP aims to provide even small independent practices with the health system advantages enjoyed by integrated health care organizations. The PCIP is evaluating trends in priority quality measures (e.g., blood pressure and lipid control) among 90 small practices randomized to receive clinical decision support tools and/or financial rewards. This proposed study of 60 comparison practices that have not adopted EHRs will provide a unique opportunity to demonstrate the potential of appropriately implemented health information technology for improving quality of care and reducing health disparities in a large community EHR program.
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The future of filmmaking revealed at the New Directors Showcase in Cannes 2013 – Its great but lookout!
Every year Saatchi & Saatchi host the New Director’s Showcase in Cannes. It is one of the most anticipated events at the festival and gives a glimpse into the future of filmmaking. Last year was very powerful, where we could see the growing importance of detail and seeing every moment in full glory, a bit as a retaliation towards a world moving so fast that things pass you by (see article here).
This year the quality of the films was no exception. Gore and brutal reality was a noticeable theme possibly a reflection of the very turbulent year that just passed us by. Equally pertinent was a theme that I will call “the naked truth”. Several films reflected societal truths through a filmmakers magnifying glass which made them not only super clear, but somewhat allowed the viewer to see the lighter side of reality.
The extreme emotional power of the films and their blatant attempt to make you sit up, squirm, and be taken on a ride made me think about the challenge that storytelling faces in the future. The law of hedonic asymmetry states that we can never become accustomed to certain awful circumstances while positive emotions fade over time, regardless of how high they are. As such, marketers may have to occasionally lean into the negative emotional space from time to time to really cement memory. Moreover, the need to accelerate the volume of positive stories will become more likely given that they positive highs are getting higher and thus only volume will sustain these emotions. We will see. You can see all the films on the New Director’s Showcase Youtube Channel – see here
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[Activity of pentose phosphate pathway enzymes in alkane-oxidizing yeast cells].
The activity of the key enzymes of the pentose phosphate pathway (glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase, 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase, transketolase) was determined in cell-free homogenates of Candida lipolytica 695 and Candida tropicalis 303 growing on different carbon sources. The activity of these enzymes remained almost the same in the course of growth of both cultures. The activity of the enzymes differed only slightly in the cells metabolizing hexadecane and glucose. The activity of glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase and 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase in the cell-free homogenates of C. tropicalis 303 was twice as high as in the cells of C. lipolytica 695. The activity of transketolase was the same in both cultures. The main role of the pentose phosphate pathway is presumed to consist not in catabolism of the carbon source, but in biosynthesis of pentoses and other important intermediates.
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The present invention relates to a method for the treatment of inflammatory bowel diseases, and more in detail, to a method for the treatment of inflammatory bowel diseases, comprising administering to a patient a pharmaceutical composition for inflammatory bowel diseases, which comprises a spherical activated carbon as active ingredient.
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a general term for the intestinal troubles with an inflammation. The representative cases of inflammatory bowel diseases are ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease of unknown etiology. No effective therapeutic method is available for either of these diseases.
Ulcerative colitis is an unaccountable disease of diffuse nonspecific inflammation of the colon which attacks the mucous membrane and often forms an erosion or ulcer. The lesion is chiefly submucosal. The clinical symptoms of this disease are viscous-hemafecia, celialgia, hemafecia, watery stool, fervescence, loss of appetite, nausea and vomiting. Also, ulcerative colitis may be attended by such troubles as arthritis, stricture of the large intestine and copious bleeding, but their incidence is not high. Salazosulfapyridine (Salazopyrin.RTM.), adrenocortical steroids, immuno-suppressants and the like are used as therapeutic agents for ulcerative colitis, but these medicines are unsatisfactory in these therapeutic effect therefor.
Crohn's disease is an idiopathic chronic enteritis of unknown etiology. This disease occurs most frequently in human beings of both sexes in their twenties and becomes chronic. It is a granulomatous lesion with fibrosis or ulceration and may be attacked with in the whole alimentary tract from mouth to anus. The clinical symptoms of Crohn's disease are celialgia, general malaise, diarrhea, melena and occult bleeding positive, fervescence, loss of body weight, anemia, ileus, abdominal tumor and peritonitis.
Crohn's disease tends to cause trophic disturbance and various other serious digestive and extra intestinal complications such as intestinal stenosis, abdominal abscess, copious bleeding, intestinal perforation, etc., which usually necessitate an enteric operation. Relapse of the disease after the operation occurs at a high percentage. Therefore, no surgical treatment is conducted unless the irreversible imperforation is combined therewith or curative excision is required. For this reason, the treatment by medication is being tried. For medication, there are used salazosulfapyridine (Salazopyrin.RTM.), metronidazole (Flagyl.RTM.), adrenocortical steroids, immuno-suppressants and the like. These medicines, however, are unsatisfactory in their therapeutic effect for Crohn's disease.
Treatments based on nutrition therapies are now applied for Crohn's disease, and the methods are employed that can heighten the "quality of life" (QOL) of the patient, which includes rehabilitation, and can facilitate remission of the disease.
Salazosulfapyridine used as the medicine for inflammatory bowel diseases is liable to cause adverse reactions or side effects such as abdominal fullness, headache, exanthema, hepatic disorder, leukopenia, agranulocytosis, male sterility, etc. It is also unclear whether this salazosulfapyridine has sufficient relapse suppressive effect in the patient after resection of the affected part of the intestine or in the patient in remission. As for metronidazole, although its potency is admitted in the data on antiphlogistic effect in the reports of control tests, its utility for the clinical improvement is unclear.
Adrenocortical steroids, although their short-time effect has been admitted, are unable to improve long-time prognosis, and it is considered that they should be used for the acute cases only, in view of their side effects such as induced infectious diseases, secondary adrenocortical insufficiency, peptic ulcer, diabetes, mental disorder, steroidal renal trouble, etc. Also, when adrenocortical steroids are administered to the patient having a fistula or abscess, it is liable to cause worsening of infection or delay cure of the lesion to complicate the disease. Immunosuppressants are used for the cases where the side effects of adrenocortical steroids were produced, but the effect of the immuno-suppressants is skeptical and also they have a possibility of inviting a horrific side effect such as carcinogenesis.
As viewed above, no reliable therapy is yet available for the inflammatory bowel diseases, and the development of an effective therapeutic agent for these diseases has been desired. Especially in the case of Crohn's disease, the complicated cases of anal lesion such as anal fistula and hemorrhoids, which develop symptoms at an early stage and may impair QOL in the long process, have a high percentage of occurrence (about 90%) and defy the internal therapies, so that the frequent surgical treatments are necessitated, which gives a great deal of discomfort to the patient. Also, when the affected part of the intestine is resected and a stoma is provided, there may take place such troubles as contact dermatitis, itching, redness, ulceration and other types of inflammation on the skin around preternatural anus, which are complicated diseases, to give great discomfort to the patient.
Under these circumstances, development of an effective therapeutic agent for the inflammatory bowel diseases has been demanded.
As the result of the present inventors' pursued researches on the effective therapeutic agents for inflammatory bowel diseases, especially Crohn's diseases, which are different from the conventionally used medicines, it has been found that a prominent therapeutic effect for inflammatory bowel diseases is produced by oral administration of a spherical activated carbon. Spherical activated carbons have been generally used as an oral therapeutic agent for chronic renal failure, but no report has ever been made on use of such spherical activated carbon as a therapeutic agent for the inflammatory bowel diseases, especially Crohn's disease. In view of this circumstance, the above finding by the present inventors is deemed an unexpected fact based on a novel conception. The present invention has been attained on the basis of the above finding.
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from helpers.settings import Settings
from helpers.logging import Logging
from helpers.es import ES
# Settings
settings = Settings()
# Logging
logging = Logging("outliers")
logging.add_stdout_handler()
# Initialize ES
es = ES(settings, logging)
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Call for MP to back the People’s Vote
• PRESSURE is building up on our MP, Sir Keir Starmer, to declare his support for a People’s Vote on the final Brexit deal.
Despite temperatures nudging 30°C on Sunday, scores of people were happy to chat through the issues at a stall we held outside the Brunswick Centre.
The vast majority were worried about the impact that the faltering Brexit negotiations are already having an effect on the economy and were eager to add their names to the petition calling on the government to hold a popular vote on the final deal.
Some people wanted to debate the points with us and indeed some were starting to abandon their support for Brexit.
We know that Sir Keir is on holiday but we strongly hope that when he gets back he will realise the level of support in his constituency for a People’s Vote and join his neighbour Tulip Siddiq MP in calling for a poll.
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About The Author
First and foremost a Child of God, wife to Justin, teacher, new blogger, and enjoy listening to music, reading, writing :) follow me @lydia_rofaiel
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Obama looks to rewrite nation's electoral map THE ENDGAME: Last battles are being fought almost entirely on what has been GOP turf
Image 1 of / 8 Caption Close Obama looks to rewrite nation's electoral map 1 / 8 Back to Gallery
Democrat Barack Obama enters the final lap of his presidential bid with the chance to remake the nation's electoral map, with polls showing him leading in at least a half-dozen states that President Bush carried in 2004.
Republican John McCain hopes a last-minute shift by undecided voters could help him capture toss-up states like Florida, Ohio, Indiana, Missouri and North Carolina and reverse Obama's momentum in Virginia, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico and Iowa.
With the exception of Pennsylvania, a traditionally Democratic state where McCain is making a last-ditch stand, the entire campaign is being fought on GOP turf. In a sign of the uphill climb McCain faces, even reliably red states such as Montana, Georgia and North Dakota are up for grabs.
Obama heads into election day in an enviable position: Democrats are flocking to the polls in huge numbers in early voting, especially African Americans. He has extensive get-out-the-vote operations even in GOP strongholds like Indiana. He has enough surplus cash that he's running last-minute TV ads in Arizona, McCain's home state, which would only turn blue in a shocking upset.
The McCain campaign still sees a path to victory, but it's a narrow one. He must hang on to both of the big swing states Bush won narrowly in 2000 and 2004 - Ohio and Florida - while avoiding losses in GOP bastions like Virginia, Indiana and North Carolina. He is playing for an upset victory in Pennsylvania - which backed Democrat John Kerry in 2004 and has 21 electoral votes - in case Obama wins one or more red states that are now leaning his way.
Swing states
In the RealClearPolitics' average of polls on Sunday, Obama was ahead, at least slightly, in most swing states: Colorado (5.5 percentage points), New Mexico (7.3), Nevada (5.8), Virginia (3.8), Pennsylvania (7), Florida (4.2), Ohio (4.2) and North Carolina (0.3). McCain had edges in Arizona (3.5 points), Georgia (3), Montana (3.8), Missouri (0.7) and Indiana (0.5).
The Obama camp is convinced it will hold all of the states Kerry won in 2004, including Pennsylvania, which would give the Illinois senator 252 electoral votes.
He would need just 18 more electoral votes to get to the 270 required to win. Obama's campaign has been built around a strategy of setting up several paths to victory - whether it's flipping a big state like Ohio or Florida, or stitching together wins in several smaller states.
A worrisome sign for McCain is the advantage Democrats are seeing in early voting, reversing an edge Bush enjoyed four years ago.
In North Carolina, 2.6 million people have already voted, with Democrats outpacing Republicans 51 percent to 31 percent, according to state figures.
In Colorado, where more than half of the vote may come in before election day, a recent Associated Press poll showed Obama leading 57 percent to 34 percent among early voters.
"We're getting some clues that Obama is doing very well among early voters," said Michael McDonald, an election expert at George Mason University whose Web site tracks early voting. "It becomes very difficult for McCain to make up ground on election day. ... He would have to get somewhere between 60 and 70 percent of the remaining vote to win some of these states. It would seem impossible."
McCain's hope
The McCain camp believes late-deciding voters will turn the race around. McCain's chief pollster, Bill McInturff, predicted last week that the roughly 8 percent of undecided voters would break sharply for the GOP nominee, giving McCain a net gain of three to four percentage points.
Pew Research Center's final pre-election survey, released Sunday, suggested that undecided voters would slightly favor McCain, which narrowed Obama's lead to 52 percent to 46 percent among likely voters in the poll. In 2004, late-deciders split in favor of Kerry, 52 percent to 47 percent, according to Pew's research.
"It has not been terribly decisive" in past elections, Carroll Doherty, the poll's associate director, said of the undecided vote. "Just look in 2004. It didn't carry John Kerry over the top even though most of the people who said they decided in the last week voted for him."
Obama's hope
Obama is hoping to ride a surge in African American turnout to victory in North Carolina, Virginia and possibly an upset in Georgia. About 2 million of Georgia's 5.6 million voters have cast early ballots, and 35 percent of them were black - a turnout bigger than African American's 29-percent share of the state's electorate.
Obama's biggest gains could come in the Mountain West, in states where demographic changes are making states more competitive for Democrats. In Nevada, Colorado and New Mexico, the Illinois senator is expected to win by big margins among Latinos.
He also has used his fundraising edge to outspend McCain 3-to-1 on television ads in Colorado in the campaign's final weeks.
Obama is also faring better than expected in Indiana, a state that hasn't voted for a Democrat since 1964 and that Bush won by 21 points in 2004. While the state tilts toward the GOP, Obama has set up 44 field offices, hired 200 paid staffers and visited the state 48 times since January. Polls show a tight race.
"I still think McCain may eke out a win, but not for lack of trying on Obama's part," said Robert Dion, a political scientist at the University of Evansville.
McCain backers are taking heart from some polls showing slight tightening in the race nationally and in a few battleground states.
Republicans seized on a recent Rasmussen poll suggesting that Obama had only a four-point lead in Pennsylvania, down from a seven-point edge three days earlier.
Governor's warning
The state's Democratic governor, Ed Rendell, has warned that Obama could lose if Democratic turnout isn't huge.
G. Terry Madonna, director of the Center for Politics and Public Affairs at Franklin and Marshall College who's been polling in Pennsylvania since 1992, said most state polls have shown Obama with a steady lead of 10 to 12 points for weeks.
The Democrat is outperforming McCain in the Philadelphia suburbs, a key swing area, and will get a boost from the 500,000 newly registered Democratic voters, he said.
"I've studied my state's politics for 35 years, and I've never seen anyone five days out come back from a 12-point deficit," said Madonna, whose Keystone State poll, released last week, showed Obama leading 51 percent to 39 percent. "If he wins the state, it will be historic."
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Q:
Access private method or Variable in Test Class
I want to access Private Method or Variable in Test class.??
A:
Read about and use the @TestVisble annotation.
From the documentation:
Use the TestVisible annotation to allow test methods to access private
or protected members of another class outside the test class. These
members include methods, member variables, and inner classes. This
annotation enables a more permissive access level for running tests
only. This annotation doesn’t change the visibility of members if
accessed by non-test classes.
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pragma solidity 0.5.17;
import './interfaces/IPublicLock.sol';
import '@openzeppelin/upgrades/contracts/Initializable.sol';
import '@openzeppelin/contracts-ethereum-package/contracts/introspection/ERC165.sol';
import './mixins/MixinDisable.sol';
import './mixins/MixinERC721Enumerable.sol';
import './mixins/MixinFunds.sol';
import './mixins/MixinGrantKeys.sol';
import './mixins/MixinKeys.sol';
import './mixins/MixinLockCore.sol';
import './mixins/MixinLockMetadata.sol';
import './mixins/MixinPurchase.sol';
import './mixins/MixinRefunds.sol';
import './mixins/MixinTransfer.sol';
import './mixins/MixinSignatures.sol';
import './mixins/MixinLockManagerRole.sol';
import './mixins/MixinKeyGranterRole.sol';
/**
* @title The Lock contract
* @author Julien Genestoux (unlock-protocol.com)
* @dev ERC165 allows our contract to be queried to determine whether it implements a given interface.
* Every ERC-721 compliant contract must implement the ERC165 interface.
* https://eips.ethereum.org/EIPS/eip-721
*/
contract PublicLock is
IPublicLock,
Initializable,
ERC165,
MixinLockManagerRole,
MixinKeyGranterRole,
MixinSignatures,
MixinFunds,
MixinDisable,
MixinLockCore,
MixinKeys,
MixinLockMetadata,
MixinERC721Enumerable,
MixinGrantKeys,
MixinPurchase,
MixinTransfer,
MixinRefunds
{
function initialize(
address _lockCreator,
uint _expirationDuration,
address _tokenAddress,
uint _keyPrice,
uint _maxNumberOfKeys,
string memory _lockName
) public
initializer()
{
MixinFunds._initializeMixinFunds(_tokenAddress);
MixinDisable._initializeMixinDisable();
MixinLockCore._initializeMixinLockCore(_lockCreator, _expirationDuration, _keyPrice, _maxNumberOfKeys);
MixinLockMetadata._initializeMixinLockMetadata(_lockName);
MixinERC721Enumerable._initializeMixinERC721Enumerable();
MixinRefunds._initializeMixinRefunds();
MixinLockManagerRole._initializeMixinLockManagerRole(_lockCreator);
MixinKeyGranterRole._initializeMixinKeyGranterRole(_lockCreator);
// registering the interface for erc721 with ERC165.sol using
// the ID specified in the standard: https://eips.ethereum.org/EIPS/eip-721
_registerInterface(0x80ac58cd);
}
/**
* @notice Allow the contract to accept tips in ETH sent directly to the contract.
* @dev This is okay to use even if the lock is priced in ERC-20 tokens
*/
function() external payable {}
}
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Monday - November 19, 2018, 5:00 pm
Posted by Andy Durham on June 13, 2018 at 10:27 pm under Professional | Comments are off for this article
We have all seven segments up here now with Bruce Mitchell, from PWTorch.com and the Pro Wrestling Torch and these are very good topics that are currently making the rounds on the Pro Wrestling/Sports Entertainment scene…We talk about the upcoming “All-In Event” coming to Chicago, on September 1, ROH Wrestling going to the Madison Square Garden, Cody teaming up with the Bullet Club and how his association with Nick and Matt Jackson, from the Young Bucks, has jump-started Cody Rhodes/Runnels’ career…We take a look at CM Punk and his recent MMA fight and Punk’s future in the ring, whether it be the wrestling ring or the MMA ring…WWE Smackdown is moving to the FOX network and how will that effect the WWE as a business model, as far as ownership goes, in upcoming years…We are now, “All-In”, as the Ric Flair update is available in Part 7…..
Much more here with Bruce Mitchell, fomr the Pro Wrestling Torch and our segment that hits on Thursday, will let everyone know what Ric Flair is up to these days….
Here you go and it is sort of like the return of ‘Off the Wall Sportscall’, as we check in with Bruce Mitchell, from the Pro Wrestling Torch…
Part I with Andy Durham talking with Brice Mitchell from the Pro Wrestling TorchClick On Below…
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Various publications, including patents, published applications, accession numbers, technical articles and scholarly articles are cited throughout the specification. Each cited publication is incorporated by reference herein, in its entirety and for all purposes.
The tumor suppressor p16lnk4a mediates cell cycle arrest and senescence in vitro, constrains proliferation of some aging progenitors cells, and is widely used as a marker of cellular senescence and aging in vivo. However, whether p16 expression is sufficient to confer cell cycle arrest, senescence, or aging features in vivo is unknown.
Induction of p16 in tumors arising in situ can test whether inhibition of its target cyclin dependent kinases (cdk) can block growth of such tumors. Cdk inhibitors are being broadly developed by the pharmaceutical industry for cancer chemotherapy. However, whether inhibition of cdks can block tumor growth is unknown.
p16lnk4a has been known to the research community for nearly 20 years, but a p16-inducible mouse has not previously been generated. On the one hand, some published data questions whether p16 would block growth of cells in the animal. On the other hand, prior to the experiments described herein, it might have been expected that mice with p16 induction would die promptly, making them unsuitable for many experiments.
There is a need to produce p16 transgenes with an inducible activator expressed in a tissue-specific fashion to avoid potential morbidity and mortality from p16 expression.
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Wednesday, March 28, 2012
So it's wordless wednesday...I'm posting a picture andrew sent me today with the subject "I have a new friend" and absolutely no explanation. I think you'll see why it's weird.
What? Andrew and a charming french lady in a chocolate shop? This is all too strange. (and there I go again, failing at wordless wednesday. UGH)
Anywho, turns out it's none other than Denise Acabo from one of the best candy shops in Paris -- L'etoile D'or. Apparently, she's super famous and well photographed so don't go thinking Andrew's special (although he is, just for other reasons). I'm dying to go home and try what he walked out with (37 euros later...on candy! but I digress). According to David Lebovitz, it's worth it...who am I to argue? I will post with the taste test results on a later day!
Friday, March 23, 2012
So an awesome birthday present from the country of france was one of the most anticipated movies of the year was coming out on my birthday. A whopping 48 hours before north america. So exciting! Andrew got us tickets for last night (the day after, but still before North Americans tee hee). In anticipation, we bought our tickets 2 days early and made an early dinner reservation to get a good place in line. I'm not a fan of the crick in the neck I get in front row seats and to be honest I find the previews quite amusing.
WELL, obvious fun fact of the day: The french aren't that into the hunger games. Or perhaps not that into the movie. Or maybe it was because it was one of the first nice nights in Paris, I dunno, either way, we were 20 minutes early and we were first in line. FIRST IN LINE! what nerds we were. (aka me). But no matter the external factors, I still think in the US you would find people who were probably fanatical about the first viewing.
Second interesting fact of the day: there aren't ads before the movies (I mean like before the start time). Which I find weird, but you know what else is weird? There are these little preview magazines you can pick up that talk about future shows and have ads. So people are actively seeking out this information. And nearly everyone had one when we were in line, which is good because they only let you in 5 minutes before the movie. I've gone to see other movies in Paris before and thought it was a major marketing opportunity missed, but I now realize they just do it another way. Oh parisians, so intellectual, they'd rather read about upcoming films than have them blasted in their face.
In other news, I thoroughly enjoyed the film. Highly recommend it, excellent representation of the book, good casting, awesome story. A+! Andrew thought it was a bit violent, but really that's the whole premise. I thought it could have been much much worse.
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Well, yesterday was my birthday. It was a day filled with....work. blech, but the next 3 days promise to be more exciting.
Three interesting observations about birthdays here:.
1. Everyone says Congratulations!!! I seriously thought either A) people weren't talking to me or B) I forgot I was pregnant....This happened all day long. It was weird. What happened to just saying Happy birthday!?
2. Everyone asks immediately how old you are. This was also strange to me, but not entirely unexpected. My boss has asked my age no less than 5 times, so I was expecting it again. I'm not self concious or annoyed with my age, but I don't like blasting it either. So this was annoying to me.
3. Champagne is a neccesity on birthdays. This I obviously had no complaints about.
The celebrations continue this weekend with a viewing of the Hunger games tonight, drinks on friday, and dinner at mama shelter on sat! yay!
Sunday, March 11, 2012
My parents are here (yay!) and we had an excellent weekend. It was filled with wine, food, and a little adventure. Yesterday, we hopped on a train at Gare De Lyon and went to a beautiful town called Fountainebleau to visit a chateau and Andrew's school (!!). I had never been out there before, so it was an excellent opportunity to site see, with a little business mixed in.
[side note: there are a million train stations in Paris (at least 5 that I can think of) and did you know that by the name of the station you generally know where the trains come from? For at least 3 stations....Gare Du Nord (station from the north), Gare De L'est (station from the east), Gare De Lyon (station from Lyon...or south). You may have already figured this out, but I had never put put two and two together and it blew my mind a little bit.)]
Okay, back to Fountainebleau. (Another thing that blew my mind: I've been spelling it wrong forever. It's fountainEbleau. An extra E is thrown in there...just realizing this post is making me look very unitelligent ha). Anywho, the chateau is gorgeous. It's the summer palace of many kings and queens, as well as Napoleon (I,II, and III). In addition to being awe inspired, Andrew and I walked away feeling a tad bit ignorant on French History. (Who was Francois I again? Why are there multiple napoleons? Why are we so stupid? and/or why is the North American Education system so poor? j/k to all my teacher friends :-)) Anywho, I took lots of fun pictures and have vowed to read a book on the French Revolution (orrrrr at the very least watch Sofia Coppola's Marie Antoinette again doh).
Let's start with the grounds. Stunning. Can't wait to see it in the spring, but there is something beautiful about an ominous sky and naked trees.
The inside is gorgeous. The french clearly understand opulence and Fountainebleau is no exception. After seeing the 15th gilted ceiling you start to understand why the French revolution happened (and question why it didn't happen sooner).
I also noticed there were a ton of chairs everywhere (many I would love to steal and put in my apartment). A lot of sitting was done back in the day apparently.
Also, the detailing is magnificent. Below are two of my favorite examples from the party room. The salamander is the symbol of Francois I (or 'brand logo' as I like to call it. An old example of marketing at its finest -- a salamander was apparently known for being able to resist fire...take that enemies!). The other are 3 interlacing crescent moons. They are either supposed to be a C for his wife Catherine or could be construed as a D for Diane his favorite. Bit of a stretch, but a fun story none-the-less.
And lastly, here are some pictures of INSEAD yay! The campus is approximately a 10 minute walk away from the Chateau, which is pretty cool if I do say so myself. The town is quite charming, with a mix of an old french feel, with some busier commerce. The juxtaposition is seen quite well actually in the pics below -- on the left is the old chateau in which the strategy department is housed (how cool!?), coupled with a beautiful, modern and angular building on the main campus. I'm looking forward to making this my country home next year. So proud of you Andrew!
Thursday, March 08, 2012
The subway had 'technical difficulties' this morning and I decided to work from home. I don't normally get to enjoy the apartment in the morning light (and there hasn't been sunlight for a while), so it has inspired me to do a post on my apartment, which I adore.
Starting with: My view working from home. Not too shabby, eh?
We're on the second floor (3rd to you North americans) of a traditional Haussman building. Which means, we have a balcony! According to my intern, traditional haussman buildings have 5 floors. The ground floor is for retail. The one above that is traditionally for the people who own the shop. The second floor is the first of the 'tradiontally more well off' people flats, which is why there is a balcony. The 3rd floor used to house the servants quarters for the 2nd floor people, the 4th floor is the servants quarters for the 5th floor people and the 5th floor is the other well off family (hence a balcony again). Don't know how accurate this is, but it makese sense to me. Nowadays, clearly they all have been transformed into normal apartments.
Moving on (I feel like I'm in Cribs...remember trhat show?), is the living room.
So, I don't know much about the man who owns my apartment, but I do know he likes leather. We have 3 (!!) leather couches. From this detail (and a few others), Andrea and I have crafted a creative story about his life. We think he is a bachelor. We thought he may be gay (good decorating), but perhaps he's just perpetually single, career focused, and rich enough to hire a decorator. We thought he was german as he seems meticulous (turns out he's from Venice). He clearly didn't spend too much time in the apartment -- perhaps every other weekend -- whisking off to Asia and the middle east for very important meetings about bank mergers and IPOs....anywho, you get the point. We have too much time on our hands.
Next, the dining room (although I didn't take a pic of the table hmmm minor detail).
Two important things. I'm obsessed with my bookshelf! Thank you Ikea for giving us a place to display fun knick knacks. Second thing, not sure if you can tell but that is not a working fireplace. Notice how we don't even pretend-- that my friends is our wine storage. You can tell our priorities. And the fact that I've killed the orchird Charisse gave me. Sad face.
So if I were on cribs, I'd definitely have to do the mandatory 'what's in your fridge' segment. Welcome to that segment. Our fridge is basically a commercial for Activia. Can you tell I work for a yogurt company? Oh and we have wine and cheese. Once again, priorities.
Two other awesome things about our kitchen....Check out the rack for silverware in the dishwasher! So genius and clever, I've always thought it was awkwad getting silverware out of a dishwasher (another reason why we thought the owner was either german or perhaps swedish). The second is my favorite saying on a postcard that Andrea picked up. It's by voltaire, who happens to be the namesake of our metro stop. It says (en francais), "I decided to be happy because it's good for the health." True.
And here is the bedroom. If I were in cribs, I would say "This is where the magic happens."
Lasly, the bathroom. We are incredibly fortunate to have huge bathroom, which I feel like is rare in europe. HOWEVER, to quote Cam Davison, 'Showering in Europe is Awkward,' and ours is no exception. Don't know if you can tell, but that piece of glass only goes about 3/4 of the way (WHY??). Which is normally fine, but on more than one occasion the shower nozzle has accidentally not been pointed the right direction and I've flooded the bathroom. I am not the only one, it's happened no less than 3 times. Whoops. And why no lip or something to block the water? Also, no bathtub....sad panda.
And that's it. Once again, to quote cribs "I don't care where you go, but you can't stay here. See ya" I've clearly seen one too many rappers give tours of their home. Thank you MTV.
Thursday, March 01, 2012
Okay, so Natalie's birthday is actually tomorrow. BUT since I'm not really a weekend blogger, I figured a day early was better than forgetting! Happy Birthday Natalia!!!! I'm so lucky to have you in my life :) (pic below is not the best of all of us, but it was such a good time it makes up for it....one of the many good times we've had and will continue to have!)
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Q:
Determine if the VBE is open
I'm trying to develop an 'auto run' macro to determine if the VBE is open (not necessarily the window of focus, just open). If this is TRUE then ... take some action.
If this macro is connected to a CommandButton it works but I can't get it to function anywhere in the ThisWorkbook:
Sub CloseVBE()
'use the MainWindow Property which represents
' the main window of the Visual Basic Editor - open the code window in VBE,
' but not the Project Explorer if it was closed previously:
If Application.VBE.MainWindow.Visible = True Then
MsgBox ""
'close VBE window:
Application.VBE.MainWindow.Visible = False
End If
End Sub
I was given the following FUNCTION to do the same but I can't get it to work either:
Option Explicit
Private Declare Function FindWindow Lib "User32" Alias "FindWindowA" (ByVal lpClassName As String, ByVal lpWindowName As String) As Long
Private Declare Function GetWindowText Lib "User32" Alias "GetWindowTextA" (ByVal hWnd As Long, ByVal lpString As String, ByVal cch As Long) As Long
Private Declare Function GetWindowTextLength Lib "User32" Alias "GetWindowTextLengthA" (ByVal hWnd As Long) As Long
Private Declare Function GetWindow Lib "User32" (ByVal hWnd As Long, ByVal wCmd As Long) As Long
Private Const GW_HWNDNEXT = 2
Function VBE_IsOpen() As Boolean
Const appName As String = "Visual Basic for Applications"
Dim stringBuffer As String
Dim temphandle As Long
VBE_IsOpen = False
temphandle = FindWindow(vbNullString, vbNullString)
Do While temphandle <> 0
stringBuffer = String(GetWindowTextLength(temphandle) + 1, Chr$(0))
GetWindowText temphandle, stringBuffer, Len(stringBuffer)
stringBuffer = Left$(stringBuffer, Len(stringBuffer) - 1)
If InStr(1, stringBuffer, appName) > 0 Then
VBE_IsOpen = True
CloseVBE
End If
temphandle = GetWindow(temphandle, GW_HWNDNEXT)
Loop
End Function
1/23/2018 Here is an update to the original question:
I located the following code that performs EXACTLY as I was needing but when closing the workbook, the macro errors out on the line indicated:
Public Sub StopEventHook(lHook As Long)
Dim LRet As Long
Set lHook = 0'<<<------ When closing workbook, errors out on this line.
If lHook = 0 Then Exit Sub
LRet = UnhookWinEvent(lHook)
Exit Sub
End Sub
Here is the entire code, paste this into a regular Module:
Option Explicit
Private Const EVENT_SYSTEM_FOREGROUND = &H3&
Private Const WINEVENT_OUTOFCONTEXT = 0
Private Declare Function SetWinEventHook Lib "user32.dll" (ByVal eventMin As Long, ByVal eventMax As Long, _
ByVal hmodWinEventProc As Long, ByVal pfnWinEventProc As Long, ByVal idProcess As Long, _
ByVal idThread As Long, ByVal dwFlags As Long) As Long
Private Declare Function GetCurrentProcessId Lib "kernel32" () As Long
Private Declare Function GetWindowThreadProcessId Lib "user32" (ByVal hWnd As Long, lpdwProcessId As Long) As Long
Private pRunningHandles As Collection
Public Function StartEventHook() As Long
If pRunningHandles Is Nothing Then Set pRunningHandles = New Collection
StartEventHook = SetWinEventHook(EVENT_SYSTEM_FOREGROUND, EVENT_SYSTEM_FOREGROUND, 0&, AddressOf WinEventFunc, 0, 0, WINEVENT_OUTOFCONTEXT)
pRunningHandles.Add StartEventHook
End Function
Public Sub StopEventHook(lHook As Long)
Dim LRet As Long
On Error Resume Next
Set lHook = 0 '<<<------ When closing workbook, errors out on this line.
If lHook = 0 Then Exit Sub
LRet = UnhookWinEvent(lHook)
Exit Sub
End Sub
Public Sub StartHook()
StartEventHook
End Sub
Public Sub StopAllEventHooks()
Dim vHook As Variant, lHook As Long
For Each vHook In pRunningHandles
lHook = vHook
StopEventHook lHook
Next vHook
End Sub
Public Function WinEventFunc(ByVal HookHandle As Long, ByVal LEvent As Long, _
ByVal hWnd As Long, ByVal idObject As Long, ByVal idChild As Long, _
ByVal idEventThread As Long, ByVal dwmsEventTime As Long) As Long
'This function is a callback passed to the win32 api
'We CANNOT throw an error or break. Bad things will happen.
On Error Resume Next
Dim thePID As Long
If LEvent = EVENT_SYSTEM_FOREGROUND Then
GetWindowThreadProcessId hWnd, thePID
If thePID = GetCurrentProcessId Then
Application.OnTime Now, "Event_GotFocus"
Else
Application.OnTime Now, "Event_LostFocus"
End If
End If
On Error GoTo 0
End Function
Public Sub Event_GotFocus()
Sheet1.[A1] = "Got Focus"
End Sub
Public Sub Event_LostFocus()
Sheet1.[A1] = "Nope"
End Sub
Paste this into the ThisWorkbook :
Option Explicit
Private Sub Workbook_BeforeClose(Cancel As Boolean)
StopAllEventHooks
End Sub
Private Sub Workbook_Open()
StartHook
End Sub
A:
Why not just using the ThisWorkBook module with an Workbook_Open event?
Code in ThisWorkBook code module
Private Sub Workbook_Open() ' or... Sub Workbook_Activate()
' checkIsVBEOpen
If Application.VBE.MainWindow.Visible = True Then
MsgBox "VBE window is open", vbInformation
' do something
' ...
' close VBE window
Application.VBE.MainWindow.Visible = False
Else
MsgBox "VBE window is NOT open" ' do nothing else
End If
End Sub
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Republican Representative Andy Biggs was forced to defend his rampant denial of mainstream climate science during a raucous town hall in Mesa, Arizona, on Tuesday. Biggs, a House Freedom Caucus member, made the widely-debunked claim that climate scientists “manipulated data” to prove the existence of manmade global warming. His audience jeered and booed him.
That irked Biggs. “It’s hard to get to the point because you want to shout me down,” he said. As the crowd continued its ruckus, Biggs compared his plight to Albert Einstein, whose theories were attacked vociferously before they were accepted and applauded. “Oddly enough,” Biggs told the audience, “the same attitude you take is the exact same attitude that Einstein faced over physics. That’s exactly what happened to him. They shouted him down until he was able to demonstrate.”
This prompted one audience member to yell: “You’re not Einstein!”
Biggs, who chairs the House Science Committee’s subcommittee on the environment, has never been shy about his climate-change denial. “I do not believe climate change is occurring,” he said in 2016. “I do not think that humans have a significant impact on climate. The federal government should stop regulating and stomping on our economy and freedoms in the name of a discredited theory.” Last month, he helped lead a House Science Committee hearing to attack the legitimacy of mainstream climate science.
On Tuesday, Biggs said he’s “read stuff” from “tenured professors” who disagree that humans are the primary cause of climate change. There are indeed climate scientists who disagree with the mainstream view that humans cause the problem, but they make up only 3 percent of active, publishing climate researchers.
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You can use the ulimit command at the system prompt to check system limits, as in the following example:
copy $ ulimit -a -t: cpu time ( seconds ) unlimited -f: file size ( blocks ) unlimited -d: data seg size ( kbytes ) unlimited -s: stack size ( kbytes ) 8192 -c: core file size ( blocks ) 0 -m: resident set size ( kbytes ) unlimited -u: processes 192276 -n: file descriptors 21000 -l: locked-in-memory size ( kb ) unlimited -v: address space ( kb ) unlimited -x: file locks unlimited -i: pending signals 192276 -q: bytes in POSIX msg queues 819200 -e: max nice 30 -r: max rt priority 65 -N 15 : unlimited
ulimit refers to the per-user limitations for various resources. Therefore, if your mongod instance executes as a user that is also running multiple processes, or multiple mongod processes, you might see contention for these resources. Also, be aware that the processes value (i.e. -u ) refers to the combined number of distinct processes and sub-process threads.
On Linux, you can change ulimit settings by issuing a command in the following form:
copy ulimit -n <value>
There are both “hard” and the “soft” ulimit s that affect MongoDB’s performance. The “hard” ulimit refers to the maximum number of processes that a user can have active at any time. This is the ceiling: no non-root process can increase the “hard” ulimit . In contrast, the “soft” ulimit is the limit that is actually enforced for a session or process, but any process can increase it up to “hard” ulimit maximum.
A low “soft” ulimit can cause can't create new thread, closing connection errors if the number of connections grows too high. For this reason, it is extremely important to set both ulimit values to the recommended values.
ulimit will modify both “hard” and “soft” values unless the -H or -S modifiers are specified when modifying limit values.
For many distributions of Linux you can change values by substituting the -n option for any possible value in the output of ulimit -a .
After changing the ulimit settings, you must restart the process to take advantage of the modified settings. On Linux, you can use the /proc file system to see the current limitations on a running process.
Depending on your system’s configuration, and default settings, any change to system limits made using ulimit may revert following a system restart. Check your distribution and operating system documentation for more information.
macOS¶ For macOS systems that have installed MongoDB Community using the brew installation method, the recommended open files value is automatically set when you start MongoDB through brew services . See Run MongoDB with brew for more information. For macOS systems running MongoDb Enterprise or using the TGZ installation method, use the launchctl limit command to set the recommended values. See your operating system documentation for the precise procedure for changing system limits on running systems.
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Q:
Android Google Map Marker info to TextView
i would like to get my Marker info to textView, i am able to do that but it shows always only last one from JSON, any good ideas how to fix that?
My Plan was pretty easy, when user Clicks on Marker then it will make RealitveLayout "VISIBLE", it works so far, but my issue is that i gather my Markers from JSON, and then ads them to the MAP,
There is OnClick listener what makes the trick
(Sets layout VISIBLE and sends info to TextView what is on that Layout.)
IT works, but it only takes the last object from JSON array.
public GoogleMap.OnInfoWindowClickListener getInfoWindowClickListener()
{
return new GoogleMap.OnInfoWindowClickListener()
{
@Override
public void onInfoWindowClick(Marker marker)
{
RelativeLayout rl1 = (RelativeLayout) findViewById(R.id.popup);
rl1.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE); // Set the View to VISIBLE
//Title to TextView (also "Score" info)
TextView pealkiriTextView = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.pealkiriTextView);
pealkiriTextView.setText(title + " (" + punkte + " punkti)");
//Description to TextView
TextView pKirlejdusTextView = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.pKirlejdusTextView);
pKirlejdusTextView.setText(kirjeldus);
}
};}
Thats how i get info from JSON (from URL)
private void getMarkers() {
StringRequest strReq = new StringRequest(Request.Method.POST, url, new Response.Listener<String>() {
@Override
public void onResponse(String response) {
Log.e("Response: ", response.toString());
try {
JSONObject jObj = new JSONObject(response);
String getObject = jObj.getString("punktid");
JSONArray jsonArray = new JSONArray(getObject);
for (int i = 0; i < jsonArray.length(); i++) {
JSONObject jsonObject = jsonArray.getJSONObject(i);
nr = jsonObject.getString(NR);
title = jsonObject.getString(TITLE);
kirjeldus = jsonObject.getString(KIRJELDUS);
vahend = jsonObject.getString(VAHEND);
punkte = jsonObject.getString(PUNKTE);
latLng = new LatLng(Double.parseDouble(jsonObject.getString(LAT)), Double.parseDouble(jsonObject.getString(LNG)));
// Anname addMarkerile väärtused
addMarker(latLng, title, kirjeldus,punkte, nr, vahend);
}
} catch (JSONException e) {
// JSON error
e.printStackTrace();
}
}
}, new Response.ErrorListener() {
@Override
public void onErrorResponse(VolleyError error) {
Log.e("Error: ", error.getMessage());
Toast.makeText(kaart.this, error.getMessage(), Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
}
});
And ADDing Markers to Map :
private void addMarker(LatLng latlng,final String nr, final String title, final String kirjeldus,final String punkte, final String vahend) {
markerOptions.position(latlng);
//markerOptions.title(title +"(" + punkte +"p)");
markerOptions.title(punkte +" Punkti");
//markerOptions.snippet(kirjeldus);
if (vahend.equalsIgnoreCase("auto")) { markerOptions.icon(BitmapDescriptorFactory.fromResource(R.mipmap.auto));
} else { markerOptions.icon(BitmapDescriptorFactory.fromResource(R.mipmap.jala)); }
gMap.addMarker(markerOptions);} //addMarker
A:
To get the Google map Marker information here i created one custom info window
public class CustomWindowInfo implements GoogleMap.InfoWindowAdapter {
// Use default InfoWindow frame
@Override
public View getInfoWindow(Marker arg0) {
return null;
}
// Defines the contents of the InfoWindow
@Override
public View getInfoContents(Marker arg0) {
// Getting view from the layout file info_window_layout
View v = getLayoutInflater().inflate(R.layout.custom_map_window, null);
TextView texttitle = (TextView) v.findViewById(R.id.texttitle);
TextView text_description = (TextView) v.findViewById(R.id.text_description);
texttitle.setText(arg0.getTitle());
// Setting the location to the textview
text_description.setText(arg0.getSnippet());
return v;
}}
Setting a custom info window for the google map
googleMap.setInfoWindowAdapter(new CustomWindowInfo());
googleMap.setOnInfoWindowClickListener(listenerInfowindow_click);
and to get the inforamtion of marker on click
public GoogleMap.OnInfoWindowClickListener listenerInfowindow_click = new GoogleMap.OnInfoWindowClickListener() {
@Override
public void onInfoWindowClick(final Marker marker) {
AlertDialog.Builder builder = new AlertDialog.Builder(MapActivity.this);
builder.setTitle("");
builder.setMessage(dialog_mas);
builder.setPositiveButton("Yes", new DialogInterface.OnClickListener() {
@Override
public void onClick(DialogInterface dialog, int which) {
if (InterNet.isConnectedToInternet()) {
Geocoder selected_place_geocoder = new Geocoder(MapActivity.this);
address = selected_place_geocoder.getFromLocationName(marker.getSnippet(), 1);
} else {
Toast.makeText(MapActivity.this,InterNet.interNetMsg, Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
}
dialog.cancel();
}
});
builder.setNegativeButton("N0", new DialogInterface.OnClickListener() {
@Override
public void onClick(DialogInterface dialog, int which) {
dialog.cancel();
}
});
builder.show();
}
};
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1992 Federation Cup Asia/Oceania Zone – Knockout Stage
The Knockout Stage of the 1992 Federation Cup Asia/Oceania Zone was the final stage of the Zonal Competition involving teams from Asia and Oceania. Those that qualified for this stage placed first and second in their respective pools, with the exception of the third-placing India, who qualified due to the withdrawing of Philippines.
The four teams were then randomly drawn into a two-stage knockout tournament, with the winner qualifying for the World Group.
Draw
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| RD1=Semifinals7 May
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Semifinals
Chinese Taipei vs. India
Sri Lanka vs. South Korea
Final
Chinese Taipei vs. South Korea
advanced to the World Group. They defeated in the first round, 2–1, but were defeated in the second round by , 3–0.
See also
Fed Cup structure
References
External links
Fed Cup website
Category:1992 Federation Cup Asia/Oceania Zone
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Language attitudes and ideologies english language essay
Next it shifts to discuss language ideology through an analysis of the language situation in bergamo, italy, where ongoing language shift, socioeconomic transformation, and the politicization of language have resulted in a complex linguistic situation and a range of attitudes towards language. Language ideologies, according to silverstein (1979), refer to sets of beliefs about language articulated by users as a rationalization or justification or perceived language structure and use they serve to magnify the perspectives of the language users themselves. Deborah cameron is professor of language and communication in the english faculty of oxford university her research interests include language, gender and sexuality, language ideologies, and the linguistic consequences of social change.
Politics and the english language by george orwell most people who bother with the matter at all would admit that the english language is in a bad way, but it is generally assumed that we cannot. The idea is that if students are taught customs of native english speakers they will become more aware of their cultures, develop more positive attitudes towards english speakers, and recognize the differences in language and culture between korea and english speaking countries (26. Ideological language in newspapers a comparison of presentations of the petraeus-case - - essay - english language and literature studies - other - publish your bachelor's or master's thesis, dissertation, term paper or essay.
He wrote manifesto (lol) in defence (lol) of essay film and invoked astruc/le camera stylo,yet his films are old school, didactic v/o tosh my essay about life last holiday essay about environment relationship my job experience essay driving telephone about essay grandmother's a proper essay format understanding. English is the language of official communication, used in educational contexts, the law, government, the media and so on however, if we look at the actual languages spoken in areas. Politics and the english language (1946) is an essay by george orwell that criticised the ugly and inaccurate written english of his time and examines the connection between political orthodoxies and the debasement of language. John mcwhorter is an associate professor of english and comparative literature at columbia university and the author of what language is (and what it isn't and what it could be.
Language is implicated in most of the phenomena that lie at the core of social psychology: attitude change, social perception, personal identity, social interaction, intergroup bias and stereotyping, attribution, and so on. The power of language of all possible human qualities, the one that wields the most power is the ability to use, understand and communicate effectively through language a proficient use of language allows us to clearly communicate an exact idea from one person to another person or group of people. French and students' attitudes toward it was the strongest one observed in 1974, 12-year-old students in english, latin, and french classes were studied by duckworth and entwistle and. Language structures are influenced by language ideologies, which he defined as sets of beliefs about language articulated by users as a rationalization or justification of perceived language structure and use (p 193. - the language, concepts, categories, imagery or thought, and the systems of representation -encourages specific attitudes ideological criticism.
Language attitudes and ideologies english language essay
The area where the most striking evidence for the influence of language on thought has come to light is the language of space — how we describe the orientation of the world around us. Language ideologies are conceptualizations about languages, speakers, and discursive practices like other kinds of ideologies, language ideologies are pervaded with political and moral interests and are shaped in a cultural setting to study language ideologies, then, is to explore the nexus of. The syllabus assigns an essay in which students are asked to compare and contrast john updike's institutions and ideologies social attitudes toward class, gender. This free english language essay on esp (english for specific purposes) is perfect for english language students to use as an example.
It may be a difference in the political views, religious beliefs or general attitude towards life long and short essay on generation gap in english here are essays on generation gap of varying lengths to help you with the topic in your exam.
Language ideology and its role in social and linguistic life, the symposium brought 1 the symposium was organized by the three guest editors of this issue and sponsored by the program committee of the american anthropological association.
To accurately discuss or write about the relationship between any two factors, it is important to first have an understanding of each of the factors in question before one can write expressively on such subject matters and this comes into play when language and culture are been discussed. English speaking culture and the more positive their attitude to english and english speakers is the higher they have rated the speakers when speaking english 13 previous research on language studies. In this essay i wish to look at the work of spanish director, pedro almodovar, and how his work is an example of such a radical breakthrough from the repressive normative ideologies of the franco spain society which preceeded it.
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Q:
Teamcity build on every git commit vs build on pull request
We are setting up teamcity for our project which uses git. We have this debate on if we should trigger a build on every commit or on every pull request.
If i push a branch say A, and we have configured build on pull request on master then will the build be triggered on how the merged code will appear or it will just build the branch ?
Lets imagine that we have configures our teamcity to build every pull request
Now Lets say i have a branch master, developer A checksout a branch ftb_A. Creates a new test case and commits. Developer A code is not yet merged to master. Develope B creates a new branch ftb_B he also creates new test case. Now developer A pushes the branch and raises a pull request so build runs the test case added by develope A runs. Now pull request from developer A is merged and the newly created tesr case is available in master now.
Now developer B also pushes his branch, but he has not rebased his branch i.e. the test case which was added by developer A is not available in brach ftb_B. Now developer B raises a pull request. So build is triggered. Now my question is when the build is triggered for pull request raised by developer B will the test case added by developer A in master will run or not
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Though not indicated, I'm going to assume that you are using GitHub here.
In short: yes, the pull request from ftb_B will be updated any time changes are pushed to master. However, you must trigger your build on the pull request branch, not on ftb_B itself.
To explain: when a pull request from ftb_B is created, GitHub will generate you a new (hidden) branch that consists of the changes from ftb_B merged to the tip of master. This enables you to review the changes, run TeamCity builds against it and perform any other steps you might want before accepting the pull request. If the pull request from ftb_A is accepted before the creation of the pull request from ftb_B, these changes will naturally be included in the pull request branch. If the pull request from ftb_A is accepted after the creation of the pull request from ftb_B, GitHub will detect the change in the master branch and update the pull request branch for you. So you are good in either case.
The flow might look something like this:
ftb_A pull request created
ftb_A pull request branch created automatically by GitHub
ftb_B pull request created
ftb_B pull request branch created automatically by GitHub
This branch does not include changes from ftb_A at this point
ftb_A pull request accepted
master is updated
ftb_B pull request branch is updated automatically by GitHub
Now changes from ftb_A are reflected in the pull request branch
Check this out for more info:
https://blog.jetbrains.com/teamcity/2013/02/automatically-building-pull-requests-from-github-with-teamcity/
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[May pregestational body mass index be related to mother's psychological and physical condition during pregnancy?]
pregestational Body Mass Index (BMI) affects mother's health during and after pregnancy and is related to negative outcomes such as low birth weight and preterm birth. Higher pregestational BMI may increase anxiety, stress and depression. to assess potential differences on stress, psychopathological symptoms and physiological variables during pregnancy, among pregnant women with normal pregestational BMI rates and high pregestational BMI rates. a sample of 156 pregnant women were longitudinally assessed during the three trimesters of pregnancy. They were divided into two groups: a group with normal pregestational BMI rates (n = 115) and a group with high pregestational BMI rates (n = 41). Stress levels, psychopathological symptoms, blood pressure and glucose blood levels were assessed. in the first trimester, significant differences were found between groups regarding pregnancy-specific stress and some of the SCL-90-R subscales (depression, paranoid ideation and global wellness index). In the second trimester, there were differences regarding pregnancy-specific stress and some of the SCL-90-R subscales (somatization, obsessive-compulsive, interpersonal sensitivity, depression, anxiety, paranoid ideation and the general scales, global wellness index and symptoms free). In the third trimester, there were differences between groups regarding perceived stress and some of the SCL-90-R subscales (somatization, anxiety and the general scale symptoms free). Significant differences were found between groups on diastolic blood-pressure in the first trimester, and systolic and diastolic blood-pressure in the third trimester. higher pregestational BMI is related to higher psychological stress, higher psychopathological symptoms and elevated blood-pressure during pregnancy.
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Ca2+ and phorbol ester effect on the mast cell phosphoprotein induced by cromolyn.
Several phosphoproteins are involved in stimulus-secretion coupling. The beta and gamma subunits of immunoglobulin E binding protein (FC epsilonRI) and three other protein bands get phosphorylated during stimulation of mast cell secretion. These additional proteins of 42, 59 and 68 kDa are also phosphorylated when secretion is stimulated by compound 48/80 (C48/80). A 78 kDa band, however, is phosphorylated as secretion wanes after stimulation with C48/80 and by the anti-allergic drug disodium cromoglycate (cromolyn). Phosphorylation was blocked by protein kinase C inhibitors. We investigated the isozyme involved by first showing that a cation ionophore prevented the phosphorylation of the 78 kDa protein, while a Ca2+ chelator did not affect phosphorylation even though it enhanced the inhibitory effect of cromolyn. This protein was identified as moesin by immunoprecipitation. Protein kinase C activators had no effect on 78 kDa protein phosphorylation either in the presence or absence of Ca2+ ions, but prevented its phosphorylation by cromolyn. Protein phosphatase inhibitors prolonged the duration, but not the amount of phosphate incorporated in the 78 kDa protein band while cromolyn had no effect on protein phosphatase action in vitro. The insensitivity of the 78 kDa protein phosphorylation to calcium and protein kinase C activators suggests that an atypical protein kinase C isozyme may be involved. Western blot analysis identified the presence of isozymes alpha, beta, delta and zeta, of which only the latter fits the profile suggested by the present findings.
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Business Directory in New York City - An Overview
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Lead is one of the most useful elements in industry, but serves no useful function in the human body. Environmental and industrial lead exposures continue to pose major public health problems in the exposed population.\[[@CIT1]\] Over the years, it has become increasingly evident that low-level lead exposure resulting in blood lead levels between 10 and 15 μg/dL can lead to deleterious effects like cognitive impairment and behavioral deficits, high blood pressure (BP) and impaired renal function.\[[@CIT2][@CIT3]\] Lancereaux\[[@CIT4]\] provided the first description of kidney disease and interstitial nephritis by postmortem examination of a lead-poisoned artist. It was not until the late 1920s when an epidemic of chronic nephritis in Queensland, Australia, was linked to childhood lead poisoning that the full spectrum of lead-induced nephropathy became apparent.\[[@CIT5][@CIT6]\] This was followed by cases of renal diseases from the US in individuals consuming lead-contaminated illegally distilled moonshine whisky.\[[@CIT7]\]
ENVIRONMENTAL LEAD EXPOSURE {#sec1-1}
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Environmental lead exposure continues to be a public health problem. In the past, lead-based paint was a major source of lead poisoning among children. The painted surfaces of old houses contained significant amounts of lead. Direct ingestion of lead paint, lead-contaminated house dust and water by children has been identified as a major contributor to lead poisoning among the children. Many studies have confirmed that lead-contaminated dust is a major determinant of lead concentrations in blood.\[[@CIT8]\] Similarly, a highly significant correlation between lead concentration in drinking water and blood lead concentrations has been reported.\[[@CIT9]\] Children are more susceptible to the effects of environmental lead than adults because of the increased gastrointestinal absorption of lead in children. Children are more vulnerable because they absorb lead 5--10 times more effectively than adults and have a greater exposure because of their exploratory behavior and frequent hand to mouth activity.\[[@CIT10]\] Adults at the highest risk are those exposed to lead fumes or dust in the industry.\[[@CIT11][@CIT12]\]
OCCUPATIONAL LEAD NEPHROPATHY {#sec1-2}
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An association between lead poisoning and renal diseases in humans has been recognized and documented by several studies.\[[@CIT8][@CIT12][@CIT13]\] Elemental lead and inorganic lead compounds are absorbed by ingestion or inhalation, but organic lead compounds, e.g. tetraethyl lead, may also be absorbed by skin contact. Organic lead compounds are the most toxic. Absorption of lead from the lungs is very efficient, especially if the particles are less than 1 μm in diameter. The gastrointestinal absorption of lead varies with the age of the individual; children absorb around 50% of what they ingest but adults only absorb 10--20% of what they ingest. Lead is very similar to calcium chemically. Thus, once in the body, it is handled as if it were calcium. Lead serves no useful purpose in the human body and its presence in the body can lead to toxic effects, regardless of the exposure pathway.
The kidney is the critical organ after long-term occupational or environmental exposure to lead. Excessive exposure to lead may cause acute or chronic nephrotoxic effects. Two types of nephropathy, acute and chronic nephropathy, have been observed in humans. Acute Pb nephropathy is characterized functionally by a generalized deficit of tubular transport mechanisms (Fanconi syndrome) and morphologically by the appearance of degenerative changes in the tubular epithelium and the nuclear inclusion bodies containing Pb protein complexes.\[[@CIT15][@CIT16]\] These effects, which are usually reversible with chelation therapy, have been reported mainly in children manifested by glycosuria and aminoaciduria. Chronic occupational exposure to lead has also been linked to a high incidence of renal dysfunction, which is characterized by glomerular and tubulointerstitial changes, resulting in chronic renal failure, hypertension and hyperuricemia. Chronic lead nephropathy is an irreversible renal disease that develops over months or years of excessive exposure.\[[@CIT17][@CIT18]\] This has been reported in adults who had ingested leaded paint during childhood and those who consumed illicitly distilled alcohol (moonshine whisky).\[[@CIT14][@CIT15]\] In the chronically exposed adults, Pb nephropathy occurs as a progressive tubulointerstitial nephritis that is difficult to diagnose at the early stage. Incipient Pb nephropathy is not associated with urine abnormalities easily detected by dipsticks. The tests evaluating the glomerular filtration rate (GFR) (creatinine clearance, blood urea nitrogen, serum creatinine) are the only ones that can be used to detect the renal effect caused by the occupational exposure to Pb.\[[@CIT14][@CIT19][@CIT20]\] But, when these tests are abnormal, the nephropathy has already reached the irreversible phase that may lead to renal sufficiency.\[[@CIT19]\] Chronic low-level exposure to lead is also associated with an increased urinary excretion of low molecular weight proteins and lysosomal enzymes.\[[@CIT21]\] Epidemiologic studies have shown an association between blood lead levels and BP, and hypertension is a cardinal feature of lead nephropathy.\[[@CIT13][@CIT20][@CIT22][@CIT24]\]
Most lead-associated renal effects or toxicity are a result of the ongoing chronic or current high acute exposure. They can also be attributable to a previous chronic lead exposure. The lowest level at which Pb has an adverse effect on the kidney remains unknown. Both glomerular and tubular effects have been reported.\[[@CIT20]\] The glomerular effects range from an increased prevalence of high molecular weight proteinuria to a nephrotic syndrome.\[[@CIT18][@CIT23]\] The reported tubular changes consist of an enhanced urinary excretion of enzymes.
BIOMARKERS OF NEPHROTOXICITY {#sec1-3}
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The prevention of renal diseases induced by exposure to industrial or environmental Pb largely relies on the capability to detect nephrotoxic effects at a stage when they are still reversible or at least not yet compromising the renal function. During the past decade, various tests have been proposed for the early detection of the toxic effects at different sites on the nephron. Some of these tests have been validated and some need epidemiological validation.
Currently, there are some early and sensitive indicators available that are considered predictive or indicative of renal toxicity from lead exposure. Recent studies have shown more than 20 potential markers of renal effects that can be arbitrarily classified into three broad categories.\[[@CIT25]--[@CIT28]\] [Table 1](#T0001){ref-type="table"} shows the different biomarkers used in Pb-induced nephrotoxicity.
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Showing the different biomarkers used in Pb-induced nephrotoxicity.
No. Reference Exposure Exposure duration (years) B Pb conc. (μg/dL) Biomarkers used
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1 Lilis *et al*.\[[@CIT25]\] Occupational \> 10 79 GFR, SCr
2 Cramer *et al*.\[[@CIT26]\] Occupational 9 103 GFR, HP
3 Wedeen *et al*.\[[@CIT27]\] Occupational 5 48 GFR, HP, TMPAH
4 Wedeen *et al*.\[[@CIT28]\] Occupational 14 51 GFR, HP
5 Hong *et al*.\[[@CIT29]\] Occupational 7 68 GFR, TMG
6 Lilis *et al*.\[[@CIT30]\] Occupational 12 80 SCr, BUN
7 Dekort *et al*.\[[@CIT31]\] Occupational 12 47 SCr, BUN
8 Verschoor *et al*.\[[@CIT33]\] Occupational \< 2--10 47 UNAG, URBP
9 Staeseen *et al*.\[[@CIT34]\] Environmental NA 10 SCr
10 Omae *et al*.\[[@CIT35]\] Occupational 0.1--26 37 CCr, CUA, Uβ2μG, Cβ2μG
11 Hu\[[@CIT36]\] Environmental NA 6 Ccr
12 Kim *et al*.\[[@CIT37]\] NA NA 10 Scr
13 Fels *et al*.\[[@CIT38]\] Environmental NA 13 SCr, UE, UP, ULMWP
14 Hsiao *et al*.\[[@CIT39]\] Occupational 13 40 SCr
15 Sonmez *et al*.\[[@CIT40]\] Occupational 0.14 25 UNAG
16 Muntner *et al*.\[[@CIT41]\] NA NA 5 SCr
B Pb conc., blood lead concentration; NA, not available; GFR, glomerular filtration rate; SCr, serum creatinine; HP, histopathology; TMPAH, transport max. for PAH; TMG, transport max for glucose; BUN, blood urea nitrogen; UNAG, urine N-acetyl-β-D-glucosaminidase; URPB, urine retinal binding protein; CCr, creatinine clearance; CUA, uric acid clearance; Uβ2μG, urine β2μG; UP, urine proteins; ULMWP, urinary low molecular weight proteins.
Functional markers {#sec2-1}
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Creatinine in serum (crt-S).Creatinine in urine (crt-U).Urinary proteins of low or high molecular weight.3.1.High molecular weight proteins -- albumin, transferrin, immunoglobulin G.3.2.Low molecular weight proteins -- retinol-binding protein (URBP), β~2~ -microglobulin (β~2~ -m), urinary α-1-microglobin (Uα1m).Urinary enzymes -- N-acetylglucosaminidase (NAG).Alkaline phosphatase (ALP).γ-glutamyl transferase (γ-GT).
These are the biological markers of tubular damage, which are characterized by enhanced urinary excretion of α-1-microglobulin, β~2-~ m, RBP, NAG, APL and γ-GT.
Cytotoxicity markers {#sec2-2}
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These include:
The brush border tubular antigens (BBA, BB~50~ and HF~5~).Enzymes -- B-galactosidase.
Exposed Pb workers show an increased leakage of tubular antigens and several enzymes as a sign of renal toxicity. This is in all likelihood a reflection of the damage to the proximal tubular cells.
Biochemical markers {#sec2-3}
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These include:
Eicosanoids -- 6-keto-prostaglandin F~1~α (6-keto-PGF~1~α), prostaglandin F~2~α (PGF~2~α), prostaglandin E~2~(PGE~2~).Thromboxane (TxB~2~).Fibronactin.Urinary sialic acid activity, sialic acid in plasma or in RBCs.Urinary kallikrein activity.Urinary glycosaminoglycans (GAG).Intestinal alkaline phosphate (IAP).
The most outstanding effect found in the workers exposed to Pb is an interference with the renal synthesis of eicosanoids, resulting in a lower urinary excretion of 6-keto-PGFα and an enhanced excretion of TXB~2~. It is generally accepted that the urinary 6-keto-PGF~1~α and TXB~2~ primarily reflect the glomerular synthesis of prostacyclin and TXA~2~, whereas urinary PGE~2~ and PGF~2~α are largely contributed by the renal medulla. The decrease in PGE~2~, PGF~2~α and enhanced excretion of TXB~2~ resulting from biochemical or cytotoxic effects in the medulla and glomeruli represent the earliest renal changes associated with exposure to Pb.\[[@CIT29][@CIT30]\]
The early effects on urinary excretion of 6-keto-PGFα and TXB~2~ suggest that the initial insult in Pb nephropathy might also involve the vasculature and glomeruli and is not exclusively localized in the tubulointerstitial compartment. The changes in the renal synthesis of eicosanoids raises the question of their relevance to health and are indicative of the degenerative process that may lead to a loss of renal function.\[[@CIT32]\]
Together with the changes in the urinary excretion of eicosanoids, the increased excretion of Tamm--Horsfall glycoprotein (THG) appears as an early renal effect induced by exposure to Pb. This increase could reflect an injury to the epithelial cells of the ascending limb of the Loop of Henle and the most proximal part of the distal convoluted tubules where this glycoprotein is localized. The physiological function of THG is still obverse. It might have several important functions, such as rendering the ascending limb of Henley\'s loop impermeable to water, transport to sodium, defense against infection or the immuneregulation of several cytokines.\[[@CIT22][@CIT32]\]
Urinary kallikrein is a serine proteases synthesized by the distal tubular cells, which might serve as an index of distal nephrotoxicity. As most of the kallikreine is associated with the membranes that face the urinary compartment, an increased urinary excretion of kallikrein could result from toxic damage in the distal tubular cells.
The increased urinary excretion of sialic acids appears as a rather early effect of exposure to lead. The GAGs are polysacchrides composed of repetitive disaccharide units. They are found in the glomeruli and the tubules and their leakage into the urine has been suggested to be a marker of injury to the nephron. An increased excretion of GAG has also been suggested to be an indicator of damage to the renal papilla, which is rich in GAG.\[[@CIT24]\]
GLOMERULAR FILTRATION RATE {#sec1-4}
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Creatinine clearance, blood urea nitrogen (BUN) and serum creatinine are some of the parameters that can be used to detect the renal effects caused by occupational exposure to Pb. But, when these tests are found abnormal, the nephropathy has already reached the irreversible phase that may lead to renal insufficiency.\[[@CIT17]\] The renal effects of Pb, consisting mainly in a decline of the GFR without proteinuria, have been reported in workers with a longstanding exposure to Pb, with a Pb-B of 600 μg/L or more.\[[@CIT20]\] So far, studies conducted on populations of workers with a lower level of exposure to Pb have disclosed no renal effect or only infraclinical changes of marginal significance.\[[@CIT12][@CIT13]\] In humans, a reduced GFR (i.e. indicated by decreases in the creatinine clearance or increases in the serum creatinine concentration) has been observed in association with exposures resulting in average PbBs \< 20ug/dL. However, some studies have shown an increased GFR with Pb exposure. This may represent hyperfiltration, which may contribute to adverse renal effects. Decrements in GFR may contribute to an elevation in the BP, and an elevated BP may predispose people to glomerular disease. These effects may be mechanistically related and, furthermore, can be confounders and covariables in epidemiological studies.\[[@CIT28]--[@CIT30]\]
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Modeling crystal growth from solution with molecular dynamics simulations: approaches to transition rate constants.
The feasibility of using the molecular dynamics (MD) simulation technique to study crystal growth from solution quantitatively, as well as to obtain transition rate constants, has been studied. The dynamics of an interface between a solution of Lennard-Jones particles and the (100) face of an fcc lattice comprised of solute particles have been studied using MD simulations, showing that MD is, in principle, capable of following growth behavior over large supersaturation and temperature ranges. Using transition state theory, and a nearest-neighbor approximation growth and dissolution rate constants have been extracted from equilibrium MD simulations at a variety of temperatures. The temperature dependence of the rates agrees well with the expected transition state theory behavior.
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Are complex projective spaces orientable?
I know that $\mathbb{RP}^1$ is oriented (since it is essentially the projectively extended real line), but $\mathbb{RP}^2$ is not (as the non-orientable surface of genus 1 it is arguably the simplest non-orientable surface). According to Wikipedia, for real projective spaces, this pattern continues -- orientable for $n$ odd and non-orientable for $n$ even.
However, in contrast, Wikipedia says nothing about the orientability of complex projective spaces. I know that $\mathbb{CP}^1$ is homeomorphic to the sphere (provided $\mathbb{R}^2 \sim \mathbb{C}$) which is orientable, and that the real projective space of dimension $1$ is orientable. On the other hand, complex dimension $1$ is in some sense more like real dimension $2$, and the real projective surface $\mathbb{RP}^2$ is non-orientable.
My questions:
Is orientability invariant under homeomorphisms? Or just diffeomorphisms? In the former case we could use the orientability of $S^2$ and the homeomorphism with $\mathbb{CP}^1$; in the latter case we would still have more work to do if we were to claim that $\mathbb{CP}^1$ is orientable.
Are all complex projective spaces orientable? (E.g. not just the complex projective line $\mathbb{CP}^1$, but also the complex projective plane $\mathbb{CP}^2$.) Wikipedia says that all complex manifolds are oriented (not just orientable), which would imply that they are. Is this claim about complex manifolds true? (I don't know complex manifold theory, thus why I am asking.)
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Every complex manifold is orientable, as every complex vector space as a canonical orientation as a real space. Namely if $V$, is a complex vector space, and $B= (u_1,...,u_n)$ is a base (over C), then $B^*=(u_1,...,u_n, iu_1,...iu_n)$ is a base over $\bf R$. Note that if $B'$ is another base over $C$ and $l$ the unique linear map $C$ map such that $lB=B'$, $lB^*=B'^*$, and the determinant of $l$, viwed as a $R$ linear map is the squre of the modulus of the determinant of $l$, hence positive. Thus the orientation given by $B$ is the same than that given by $B'$, and complex linear maps preserves this orientation.
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Alan Moller
Alan Roger Moller (February 1, 1950 – June 19, 2014) was an American meteorologist, storm chaser, nature and landscape photographer known for advancing spotter training and bridging operational meteorology (particularly severe storms forecasting) with research.
Early years
Moller was born in Fort Worth, Texas on February 1, 1950, grew up in the South Hills section of Fort Worth, and attended R. L. Paschal High School. He studied meteorology at the University of Oklahoma (OU) where he earned B.S. and M.S. degrees in the late 1960s and early 1970s. He made a career as a forecaster at the National Weather Service (NWS).
Storm prediction pioneer
Moller was influential in developing the national Skywarn storm spotter training program, he produced, appeared in, and provided photography for its training film Tornadoes: A Spotter's Guide (1977) and its training video Storm Watch (1995), and he collaboratively developed the concept of the "integrated warning system". He was influential in developing new spotter training materials in the 1970s that were used nationally and he continued to refine training materials and techniques throughout his career. Moller intensively trained spotters in his NWS office area of responsibility in North Texas as well as around the country by way of frequent speaking engagements. Himself an amateur radio operator, he was enthusiastic at the ground truth information provided via amateur radio.
Moller believed that storm chasing was important in providing field experience for spotter trainers as well for forecasting convective weather. He viewed chasing as an important avenue in providing imagery illustrating storm processes for spotter training and public preparedness. Moller passionately photographed storms and skyscapes, actively shared this imagery, and was also a noted nature and landscape photographer. Moller began chasing as a graduate student of OU and was a participant in the first organized scientific storm chasing projects, such as the NSSL/OU Tornado Intercept Project, in the early 1970s. He was a forecaster for Project VORTEX in 1994-1995.
Moller participated in major pieces of media coverage regarding forecasting storms and storm spotting and chasing. He was an important contributor to Storm Track magazine and wrote or co-wrote dozens of scientific journal articles, conference papers, and monograph chapters. Moller was a fellow of the American Meteorological Society (AMS). The Texas Severe Storms Association (TESSA) made a formal tribute to Moller upon his retirement and established the Alan R. Moller Severe Weather Education and Research Scholarship a few years prior to his death.
Personal life
Moller contracted early-onset Alzheimer's disease and died of complications thereof on June 19, 2014, aged 64. Moller enjoyed drag racing and fast cars, baseball, travel, western art, barbecue, and blues music.
References
External links
Al Moller - The Zen of Weather Forecasting (College of DuPage)
In Memory of Alan Moller (Facebook tribute page)
Farewell to a mentor, teacher, and good friend (Jason Jordan)
Category:University of Oklahoma alumni
Category:Storm chasers
Category:Amateur radio people
Category:Photographers from Texas
Category:Landscape photographers
Category:Nature photographers
Category:People from Fort Worth, Texas
Category:American meteorologists
Category:National Weather Service people
Category:1950 births
Category:2014 deaths
Category:Deaths from Alzheimer's disease
Category:Fellows of the American Meteorological Society
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XTREMEPAIN series from SVP Manufacturings video-making studio represents extreme BDSM torture movies. All films are full of uttermost anguish of bounded slave-girls. They suffer from piercing of tits with needles or even nails, torturing teats with burning cigarettes, pins and grips punched into dreadfully stretched vagina lips, needles in tender clitoris, nettle torture till body blisters. Blood and screams of pain are everywhere!
If you want to know what is infernal anguish consist of – take a look at XTREMEPAIN films and prepare to shiver with horror.
The bondslave hangs upside down on a cross. She will be tortured by dildo, whip and squeezes. 30 clips will be put on each melon very brute. She must undergo a lot of a number of torturings until she starts bawling.
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Thinkstock / Angela White / Tasha Reign / LittleRedBunny / BuzzFeed
BuzzFeed News spoke to five female adult performers about their work, their lives away from the camera, and what the future of porn might look like. Angela White / Via Twitter: @AngelaWhite Angela White, 29, graduated from the University of Melbourne with a first-class honours in gender studies in 2010. She runs her own production company and made headlines around the world after filming a sex scene in a university library.
What does your average working day look like? Angela White (AW): An average day for me is a lot less exciting than people probably imagine. There is a lot of physical maintenance that needs to be done to prepare to be in front of the camera – for example, keeping fit, waxing, tanning, manicures. But running my own production company means that the majority of my day, when not modelling, streaming live shows, or promoting via social media, is taken up with paperwork and editing. Tasha Reign (TR): I'm in bed right now... My call time today, unusually, is at 12pm in Calabasas [northwest LA]. I still have to pack my anal toys for set, wash up, [go to] Starbucks, and get my booty on the road. Usually my call times are at 8am. Tonight after I get off I'll go to my bestie's house and grab drinks and dinner before I fly to Pittsburgh tomorrow to dance at a club. This makes my job seem way cooler than I thought... Oh yeah, today I get to bang a hot girl! Jessica Drake (JD): It depends on what I'm doing, but let's say I'm directing one of my instructional DVDs. I'd get up early, get catering ready, get into make-up, wait for my crew to arrive. Assemble everyone at the start of our day and go over the shoot schedule and what everyone can expect. As my talent is getting ready, I go over things with my cameramen and lighting guys and prepare the first set. I begin shooting – interviews, demos, and then finally the sex scenes. We shoot all day and usually quite late at night. At the end, we usually leave lights and equipment set up for the next day's first set, which is my narration for the project, and anything else I might need covered. Depending on how late we wrap, we may have a later call time the next day. Kelly Madison (KM): My husband, Ryan, and I have a giant antique desk with dueling computers on it. He rises at 5am, whereas I'm doing fantastic if I'm on it at 8am. We begin our day making sure the sites are working, that there are no problems, and that customers are happy. Then we make our gameplan for the day. Just keeping track of the props, furniture, jewellery, and clothes that we use for the models, and the basic upkeep of the residences with eight in-house employees is a full-time job. I work, I cook, I walk dogs, I go to bed, and once a week I shoot some porn for my site and give my husband a blow job here and there.
Tasha Reign / Via Twitter: @TashaReign Tasha Reign, 25, starred in MTV's Laguna Beach and entered porn after being noticed by Playboy. She has her own production company and a bachelor's degree in women's studies from UCLA.
What are your passions outside of porn? TR: I love Cardio Barre, Pilates, yoga, and keeping fit. I love my family and friends and doing activities like travelling abroad and going to the movies. I just graduated from UCLA and will probably apply to start a graduate programme soon. JD: I ride a motorcycle, have two amazing rescue dogs, and I love the beach. I'm also really involved in several charities, both on a local and international level. Little Red Bunny (LRB): I love movies, mixology, yoga, music, travelling – even though I don't take much time to do it – and good food. Sometimes I like cooking, and other times I like going out to restaurants to treat myself and get inspiration for cooking ideas to try at home. My love for music, food, and travelling all come from my passion for international cultures – and I think these things really help give you a true sense of places. KM: Right now I am caring for my sister who is suffering from stage 4 uterine cancer. She lives in Vegas, so I do quite a bit of back and forth juggling between her care and my business...so right now I would say driving on the 15 freeway is my new hobby! AW: My passion is pornography. When I'm not working in the industry, I'm studying it or advocating for the rights of sex industry workers. I am currently writing a chapter for an upcoming academic text on media and pornography.
Little Red Bunny / Via Twitter: @LittleRedBunnyx Little Red Bunny won the 2014 AVN award for Favorite Web Cam Girl and the 2013 Sex Award for Best Web Cam Girl. She was described by The Daily Beast as "the Queen of Cam Girls".
Have you ever refused to take part in a scene or refused to do something a camming customer asked you to do? LRB: Rarely, because I'm really open-minded and I am a pleaser. People are generally surprised by my willingness and ability to accomplish their desires and bring them beyond expectations. I've also always been up to take challenges and have often gone out of my way to buy things they wished me to have such as outfits, food, toys, etc. I'm creative and imaginative, and I always find it stimulating to discover and share other people's fantasies and "kinks", and I enjoy developing it with them in a creative and exciting way. JD: Yes. Before my contract with Wicked I was booked to do a three-way scene with another girl and a guy. It was supposed to be a condom scene – I've always been condom-only. When I got there, the director had decided to be the male talent in the scene, and it was non-condom. I left. Other than that situation, the only "refusing" I've done has been in the context of being offered a particular role or scene in a movie and passing on it, and since my time with Wicked, that hasn't happened very often. TR: Of course! Who do you think I am? LOL. I have a strict yes and no list of acts I perform, most girls do. Then I still choose what I want to do every time someone tries to book me, I want to push myself as a performer, so I certainly try to open my mind more each year. The most extreme thing I have done is double penetration, and I did a five-guy orgy scene once. AW: I've never been placed in a position where I would need to. I'm very fortunate that I've always worked for companies that have been respectful of my limits. Now that I run my own production company I choose everything from the location to the talent so it's never an issue. For example, my latest DVD showcases my first anal, interracial, and double penetration scenes, and the fact that I was able to have full control over who I worked with in front of the camera and who was there to capture it allowed me to be completely relaxed and able to explore my sexuality and lose myself in the moment.
Kelly Madison / Via Twitter: @ImKellyMadison Kelly Madison, 47, has been billed as "one of the most financially successful independent web stars ever". She works exclusively with her husband, Ryan.
What do you think the future of online porn is? Where do you see the industry in, say, five or 10 years? KM: It is so difficult to answer that question due to the popularity of free porn, but I do see there being larger divisions of certain niches. Studios have to find out what their viewers like and make more of it – create an online community in order to keep your fanbase put and to give them a reason to actually pay money. I see the companies that survive being big enough to produce enough content, but with a homely feel – for lack of a better word – so the viewer feels like they are a part of the family. JD: That's a great question, but I really don't think anyone can speculate where porn is going. I can say that in my experience, fans are seeking out live shows and more personal interaction with their favourites. I've gotten feedback from fans who admire Wicked's long-term commitment to making a higher-quality product amidst a flood of poorly shot movies and scenes, and I've also seen a trend in more specific requests from fetishists. What I'd love to see, of course, is some type of reduction in the piracy that's going on. Technology has advanced so much in the past 5–10 years, I can't begin to imagine what the future holds. LRB: People say the webcamming industry's growing very fast while the porn industry is slowing down. I believe it's because webcamming is so much more personal, and interactive, and it's possible to explore and share fantasies/fetishes with a real person, creating an involved, genuine interaction rather then witnessing it. My guess is that technology will keep developing in the direction of realistic virtual proximity. 3D will probably be the first step, and toys that can connect via USB and be controlled by the other person that's connected. AW: I see the porn industry moving towards more live streaming and interactivity, which is what I'm working to accomplish with my site. The industry has been hit hard by piracy in recent years; however, the experience of seeing a live performance and actually interacting with porn stars in real time cannot be torrented. TR: I hope the industry is at a strong place where many companies are thriving and justice is being served to those who have had all their content pirated on tube sites. Realistically, the adult industry will mould and transform to whatever comes their way and possibly invent a new revenue stream for the performers and entrepreneurs. As of now, there is limited work for a limited pool of performers, and I'm lucky to be in it!
Jessica Drake / Via Twitter: @thejessicadrake Jessica Drake, is an award-winning performer as well as a writer and director, and created the instructional DVD series Guide to Wicked Sex.
How long do you plan to stay in the business, and if you're planning on eventually leaving, what would you like to do afterwards? JD: I love the business and the career I've had so far. I still really enjoy being in front of the camera, and as long as I'm still happy doing it, I'll continue. After being in front of the camera, I'd like to keep directing my line of sex instructionals, maybe more features, and keep giving sex-ed seminars and workshops all over. Speaking at universities has been a great experience, I'd do that as long as possible. I think I offer something rather unique to the realm of sex-ed. AW: I will stay in the industry for as long as is viable. I'd like to go back to university to complete my PhD. For my university honours thesis I conducted qualitative research into female experiences in the Australian pornography industry, and I'd like to expand on those studies to include a broader cross-section of performers. KM: I have never really worked for any other adult companies, just here and there, so my livelihood has always been my own company. Leaving really isn't an option. Rather it is growing old gracefully and continuing to have my hand in our productions and day-to-day workflow. I still update my personal website, which I enjoy immensely. Obviously at some point I'm going to have to remain completely behind the scenes for all the sites because at 47 years old, I don't know if I'll have an audience three years from now. I don't know if grandma porn is in my future. TR: I plan to shoot In front of the camera throughout my twenties, and then I'll step back and continue with my current behind-the-camera work as a producer/ director, as well as working on my website and toy design, etc. Shit, I may become a dolphin trainer – I don't know! LRB: I find that even if you plan ahead, life often brings you elsewhere. I never planned to do webcamming for five years, and yet I'm doing it, so it's hard to say how long and what I will do afterwards. I really hope that the time I've invested in it – as a form of art and adult entertainment – will grow and lead me to something exciting, rather than starting over in a totally different direction.
How do you react to accusations that the availability of online porn has exposed children to explicit images at a much younger age than before, leading them to act in a sexual manner before they fully understand what they're saying/doing? TR: First – where are the parents and authority figures of these children? Then, where is the sexual education system in our country, and when will we implement an effective one for the safety and protection of America's youth? Why did I never have a class on consent in a school setting? What's wrong with sexuality being a natural human characteristic that everyone of us is born with? Why have we been shamed for it our whole lives? Sex-positive parenting is the best idea I have ever heard of. If we had a proper sex-ed system set in place, "children" who are illegally watching 18-and-over pornography wouldn't "learn" about sex through adult entertainment. We make these movies for consenting adults. Once again – how are your children watching porn on computers that should be safeguarded? Do you know how many child molestation cases would and could be prevented with a simple sex-ed class starting from a younger age? JD: I think that the accusations are unfortunately based in truth. I think that everything from easy access to social networking to technological advances and parental neglect is to blame. When I found porn, it was a few VHS tapes stashed underneath my boyfriend's father's bed. When kids find porn now, they're even younger than I was, and there's a wider variety of porn that they can see on all kinds of devices. This does influence their first sexual encounters, and I think it can "imprint" them with ideas of what sex should be like. I spend a significant amount of time during seminars explaining to adults the difference between watching porn for the fantasy benefit versus watching it for sex ed, but kids don't get that. I think that we all need to be open in our discussions about sex and porn, and never underestimate what they've already seen. I think parents need to commit to taking an active role in their child's developing sexuality. KM: I would say that hormones are what caused children to act in a sexual manner versus environment, but I beg parents to put blocks on all devices in order to keep your children away from porn, predators, and all other sorts of mayhem that they don't need in their little lives. AW: I don't think online porn is the problem; it's the lack of education that makes young people confused about sex, sexuality, and pornography. I think age-appropriate sexual education is absolutely necessary for all young adults and children. That way you empower young people with the tools to interpret what they are seeing and an understanding that not all pornography is meant as an educational manual for sex, just like the Fast and Furious franchise is not an educational manual for driving.
What can we do to make people speak more honestly about pornography, given how much of it is consumed on a daily basis? KM: I suppose it would be for each of us in and outside the porn industry to communicate about our own sexual desires and urges, and talk about what we enjoy in our personal lives. Keeping the conversation going and letting that communication spread out into everyday America would create an environment where porn is not so pervasive or secret or dirty. We all do it, we all love it, we need to talk about it, and articles like this where people in our industry can show that we are normal people helps normalise us all. JD: The most important thing that everyone can do is to not "shame" the subject of porn or sex. As far as making people talk about it, it's a trickle-down effect. That's part of the reason I do what I do. AW: If there wasn't so much stigma surrounding sexuality in our culture, pornography wouldn't be a dirty word. It would simply be seen as a interpretive representation of sexual desire and action. We need to get real about sex and accept it as a natural and healthy part of human existence. LRB: Hopefully my approach with webcamming helps to create more of a bridge between the public and the porn industry. Even though there's a sexual aspect to what I do, I also offer genuine interactions with people in my public chat. While I do more pornographic, sexually explicit things in private chats, the way my public chat is set up, people have left comments saying that what I do isn't porn – that it's art, and it's erotic, and it's like being at a social event. It's just so much more personal and real, and entertaining. It probably just helps people to talk more openly about it. TR: Be comfortable with your sexuality but also be media-literate – know that what you are watching is sex performed by actresses. Remember how important consent is every time you go to have intercourse. Discover what turns you on and go with it (as long as it's not harmful), and explore your desires. Don't laugh at "whores and porn sluts"; instead, celebrate them and own the fact that you love porn! Treat the sex industry as you would the mainstream industry and stop pirating the content you love. Most of all – let's make porn normalised!
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ST. JOHNSBURY, Vt. (AP) - A group working to bring high-speed internet services to Vermont’s most remote region says two communications districts could be set up in the coming years to provide that service.
The Caledonian Record reports the plan would create a communications district that would allow towns to share services. Any financial liability would be placed on the district rather than any one municipality.
The plan by the Northeast Kingdom Collaborative builds on discussions at a June meeting on broadband issues.
Northeast Kingdom Collaborative Director Katherine Sims says a draft map for the districts covers 55 cities and towns, with 24 in Caledonia County and the rest in the counties of Essex and Orleans.
The Northeast Kingdom’s three counties have some of the lowest availability high speed broadband in the state.
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Q:
Impossible to fire CSV file download from Ajax query
I want to fire a download window from an Ajax query.
The Ajax query is launched when I click on a button on my page.
Here is the Ajax query (function called on click on the button):
function exportDetailOuvrage(idData){
$.ajax({
url : 'ouvrage.php',
type : 'POST',
data : { typeOuvrage : idData },
success : function (data){
$('body').append(data);
}
});
}
Here is the PHP code to generate the CSV:
<?php
$csv = "Town;Name;Code\r\n" ;
foreach($result as $row){
$csv .= $row['town'].";".$row['name'].";".$row['code']."\r\n" ;
}
header("Content-Type: text/csv; charset=utf-8");
header("Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=data.csv");
echo $csv;
?>
In the PHP code, $result is an array built on a SQL query in a database.
The CSV string is generated as wanted, the server answer is 200 (no errors using firebug). I have checked the sent parameters and the CSV string returned: everyting is OK.
The only issue is that no download window appears and no data.csv file is saved...
I was wondering if my Ajax code, especially the content of success parameter is good. I don't know what to put exactly inside this parameter.
EDIT :
According to @MonkeyZeus answer and comments, here is the content of my gimme_file.php:
<?php
session_start();
header("Content-Type: text/csv; charset=utf-8");
header("Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=data.csv");
readfile($_SESSION['I_CAN_DOWNLOAD_ONLY_THIS']);
exit;
?>
I get the following error message inside the data.csv downloaded file:
<br />
<b>Notice</b>: Undefined index: I_CAN_DOWNLOAD_ONLY_THIS in <b>D:\STAT\modele\gimme_file.php</b> on line <b>7</b><br />
<br />
<b>Warning</b>: readfile(): Filename cannot be empty in <b>D:\STAT\modele\gimme_file.php</b> on line <b>7</b><br />
A:
Javascript (jQuery) can absolutely NOT trigger a file download natively; it would be a gigantic security issue.
What you must do is the following:
Call the CSV generator
Save the CSV to the server with a unique name
Pass this unique name to your success: callback
Use window.location to redirect the browser to the CSV file
My apologies if my post is very terse but I just do not want you to chase your tail for hours trying to achieve something that is fundamentally blocked by web browsers.
jQuery
function exportDetailOuvrage(idData){
$.ajax({
url : 'ouvrage.php',
type : 'POST',
data : { typeOuvrage : idData },
success : function (data){
window.location = 'http://www.mywebsite.com/gimme_file.php';
}
});
}
ouvrage.php
<?php
session_start();
$csv = "Town;Name;Code\r\n" ;
foreach($result as $row){
$csv .= $row['town'].";".$row['name'].";".$row['code']."\r\n" ;
}
$filename = 'ouvrage_'.uniqid('', TRUE).'.csv';
file_put_contents($filename, $csv);
$_SESSION['I_CAN_DOWNLOAD_ONLY_THIS'] = $filename;
?>
gimme_file.php
<?php
session_start();
header("Content-Type: text/csv; charset=utf-8");
header("Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=data.csv");
readfile($_SESSION['I_CAN_DOWNLOAD_ONLY_THIS']);
exit;
?>
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India is a Country of Festivals, All types of Religions different-different Occasions in various ways. On 15th January 2020, Hindu Celebrate Makar Sankranti with joy and Happiness. Mostly Year, Makar Sankranti is celebrated at 14th January but some exceptions, this festival is celebrated on 13 or 15 January.
On this day the Sun enters on “Makara Rasi” so, this day known as ‘Makar Sankranti’. In India, Most of People marks Sankranti as a beginning of a spring season (New Harvest) and Termination of Winter Season. This festival celebrated with various rituals and Names in various part of India. On this Day, People eat handfuls of sugarcane, rice and til sweets.
Makar Sankranti is the colorful festivals can be seen in the western states of Rajasthan, Maharashtra and Gujarat. Adults and children, both are desperate to extend the day, add floating oil lanterns to the tails of their kites. It is the day true meaning is: a return to light, to warmth, to the life-giving sun.
BR Softech Pvt Ltd is Website and Mobile Application Development Company and Wishing a Happy Makar Sankranti 2020. We hope you and your Family enjoy this festival with safe and joyful.
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Ultimaker 3Dprint Filament
Material compatibility
On this page, you’ll find compatibility information for all Ultimaker materials. This includes compatibility per 3D printer and possible dual-extrusion combinations for the Ultimaker 3 and Ultimaker S5.
Compatibility per printer
A few of Ultimaker’s printing materials are not fully compatible with every Ultimaker 3D printer. In this overview, you’ll be able to see which Ultimaker materials are officially supported, experimental, or not recommended per 3D printer. Please keep in mind that this is applicable for single-extrusion prints only.
(*) These combinations only work experimentally when the heated bed upgrade is installed.
It’s important to note that although Ultimaker 3D printers have an open filament system (meaning third-party materials can be used), we do not officially support their usage. Our supported materials have been thoroughly tested, and have their own Cura material profiles, which has been specifically developed for use on Ultimaker 3D printers, guaranteeing the best print results possible.
Supported material combinations
The table below shows all possible dual-extrusion material combinations for the Ultimaker 3 and Ultimaker S5.
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Atheloca subrufella
Atheloca subrufella, the palm bud moth or coconut moth, is a species of snout moth described by George Duryea Hulst in 1887. It is found in the US states of Georgia and Florida, and in northern Mexico, Cuba, the Virgin Islands and Brazil.
The wingspan is 14–18 mm. Adults are brownish.
The larvae feed on various species in the family Arecaceae, including Cocos, Attalea, Syagrus, Sabal and Serenoa species. They are one of the most important coconut pests. Young larvae feed on the carpels of still-tender flowers or, if the flower has already been fertilized, they penetrate the developing coconut through the lower part of the bracts. In young coconuts, the larvae feed on the mesocarp, opening a series of galleries and causing premature shedding of fruits.
References
Category:Moths described in 1887
Category:Phycitinae
Category:Moths of North America
Category:Moths of South America
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Where am I?>Home > About Us > Press Area > World First launches online medical screening for medical travel insurance
World First launches online medical screening for medical travel insurance
25 January 2010 17:53
25 January, 2010. From today, travellers with pre-existing medical conditions can buy insurance more quickly and easily by using an online medical screening tool. Launched by travel insurance specialists World First, the virtual tool enables customers to purchase the appropriate travel cover from the privacy of their own PC, bypassing the need to run through, often complex, medical conditions on the telephone.
Almost 1.3 million people with pre-existing medical conditions travelled abroad in 2009 without telling their insurer about their health problems, with cost and fear of refusal cited as the two main reasons. Failure to disclose relevant health details when applying for travel insurance can lead to an invalid claim, meaning medical costs and other expenses will not be covered.
The new screening service sits alongside World First’s easy to use quote calculator, which sits on the home page (and throughout the site). During the quote process, applicants are asked whether or not they have any health issues, and if they opt in, a separate medical screen comes up, which takes customers through a range of questions. It is easy to toggle forwards and back, and applicants can easily see any additional premium costs added on as a result of their condition.
“Many standard insurance policies refuse to cover people with pre-existing medical conditions especially if they are aged over 65, so affordable travel insurance can be difficult to find,” says Martin Rothwell, Managing Partner of World First. “This is why we provide specialist cover for travellers with health conditions or the elderly, and we offer some of the best value policies around. Our customers say we are often hundreds, if not thousands, of pounds cheaper than the nearest competitive quote.”
“However, we are always looking to enhance our service, and many of our customers have told us they find discussing their condition on the phone highly embarrassing or cannot do it during working hours, which is why we have launched our new online screening process which is available 24/7 and is simple and intuitive to use. Customers can now get an instant quote and buy their travel insurance online, making the whole process quicker and easier and vitally, discreet.”
“Of course, for those customers who want to speak to a “real” person they will still have access to our highly trained, in-house, customer service department, who are available during normal working hours, Monday to Saturday.”
World First offers affordable comprehensive cover for travellers with conditions such as angina, asthma, blood disorders, cancer, deep vein thrombosis, heart conditions, HIV, high blood pressure, multiple sclerosis, thyroid problems and people who have had a stroke. Benefits include a 24-hour emergency helpline, medical cover anywhere in the world up to £5 million and cover for travel delays, luggage loss, cancellations and personal liability.
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xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools" android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent" android:paddingLeft="@dimen/activity_horizontal_margin"
android:paddingRight="@dimen/activity_horizontal_margin"
android:paddingTop="@dimen/activity_vertical_margin"
android:paddingBottom="@dimen/activity_vertical_margin"
tools:context="com.prey.barcodereader.BarcodeActivity">
<TextView
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceLarge"
android:text="@string/barcode_header"
android:id="@+id/status_message"
android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
android:layout_alignParentEnd="true"
android:layout_centerHorizontal="true" />
<TextView
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceLarge"
android:id="@+id/barcode_value"
android:layout_below="@+id/status_message"
android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
android:layout_alignParentStart="true"
android:layout_marginTop="110dp"
android:layout_alignRight="@+id/status_message"
android:layout_alignEnd="@+id/status_message" />
<Button
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="@string/read_barcode"
android:id="@+id/read_barcode"
android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
android:layout_centerHorizontal="true" />
<CheckBox
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="@string/auto_focus"
android:id="@+id/auto_focus"
android:layout_below="@+id/barcode_value"
android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
android:layout_alignParentStart="true"
android:layout_marginTop="66dp"
android:checked="false" />
<CheckBox
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="@string/use_flash"
android:id="@+id/use_flash"
android:layout_alignTop="@+id/auto_focus"
android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
android:layout_alignParentEnd="true"
android:checked="false" />
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Q:
A Problem With Deriving Ideal Gas Entropy From Multiplicity
To derive the entropy of an ideal gas via the ergodic hypothesis, we first find the density of states function:
$$g(E)=\frac{V^{N}}{h^{3N}}\frac{(2\pi m E)^{\frac{3N}{2}}}{\left(\frac{3N}{2}-1\right)!}\frac{1}{E}$$
The multiplicity is then give by $\Omega=\int_{E-\frac{\Delta}{2}}^{E+\frac{\Delta}{2}}g(E')dE'\approx \frac{V^{N}}{h^{3N}}\frac{(2\pi m E)^{\frac{3N}{2}}}{\left(\frac{3N}{2}-1\right)!}\frac{\Delta}{E}$, for small $\Delta$.
Then using the definition of entropy $S=k_{B} \ln(\Omega)$, and applying Stirling's approximation, as well as assuming that $N \gg 1$, I obtained:
$$S=Nk_{B}\left(\frac{5}{2}+\ln\left(\frac{V}{N}\left(\frac{4\pi m E}{3Nh^{2}}\right)^{\frac{3N}{2}}\right)\right)+k_{B}\ln\left(\frac{\Delta}{E}\right)$$
The first term is the Sackur Tetrode equation which is known to be correct, but the second term seems wrong.
Most resources seem to appeal to the fact that $\Delta$ is arbitrarily small, and set $k_{B}\ln\left(\frac{\Delta}{E}\right)=0$, but if $\Delta \ll E$, then $\frac{\Delta}{E}\ll1$, which would mean $k_{B}\ln\left(\frac{\Delta}{E}\right)\ll 0$, i.e. the extra term is approaching $-\infty$, rather than $0$, and is thus not negligible. In short, I can't find a way to jsutify throwing away this tem, as it seems to blow up rather than vanish for small $\Delta$, and an esplanation would be much appreciated.
A:
You seem to have calculated $\ln \Omega$ assuming permutations are distinguishable and assuming energy is distributed in range $E-\Delta/2..E+\Delta/2$. This is OK mathematically, but leads to:
exponent $3N/2$ which means the result is not a homogeneous function of first order of variables $E,V,N$ like thermodynamic entropy is. One consequence of this is that this "entropy" does not obey usual thermodynamic relations like $T=1/(\partial S/\partial E)$. For the concept of homogeneity in thermodynamics, check e.g. https://faculty.uca.edu/saddison/GordonConference/GordonConferencePoster.pdf ;
even if correcting factor is introduced to $\Omega$ so the resulting expression is homogeneous, the result depends on the width $\Delta$, which to some extent is arbitrary.
In expressions of function $S(E,V,N)$ (for thermodynamic entropy), magnitude of some term does not matter much; a term may be installed or written off even if it is very big, provided it does not depend on $N$ and $E$. So magnitude is not the reason some terms are written off.
The way you did the calculation - using some arbitrary $\Delta$ - leads to result that depends on $\Delta$, but only very weakly. Sometimes such non-complying term is written off, if it can be shown that the term has negligible consequences on the measurable physical quantities.
What matters are magnitudes of derivatives of entropy with respect to $N$ and $E$. Let us assume we have expression that is Sackur-Tetrode plus your problematic term:
$$
S = Nk_{B}\left(\frac{5}{2}+\ln\left(\frac{V}{N}\left(\frac{4\pi m E}{3Nh^{2}}\right)^{\frac{3}{2}}\right)\right)+k_{B}\ln\left(\frac{\Delta}{E}\right)
$$
Calculating chemical potential defined as
$$
- T \frac{\partial S}{\partial N}_{E,V=const}
$$
the arbitrary term gives no contribution, as it does not depend on $N$.
Calculating inverse of temperature defined as
$$
1/T = \frac{\partial S}{\partial E}_{V,N=const}
$$
the Sackur-Tetrode expression gives contribution $\frac{3}{2}N k_B / E$, while the arbitrary term gives contribution $-k_B/E$. This second one is much smaller and makes only a small difference in the resulting temperature.
Since the arbitrary term does not depend on any other physical quantity, those are all derivatives that matter. So the arbitrary term can be neglected.
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Getting Started with BitLocker Drive Encryption
Updated: August 10, 2010
Applies To: Windows 7
BitLocker Drive Encryption provides enhanced protection against data theft or exposure on computers that are lost or stolen as well as providing protection for removable drives such as USB flash drives and external hard drives through BitLocker To Go™. If you want to learn more about concepts behind the BitLocker unlock and recovery methods, review the BitLocker Drive Encryption Design Guide for Windows 7 (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=167126).
System requirements for BitLocker
The system requirements for running BitLocker are slightly different, depending on whether you will be encrypting an operating system drive or a data drive.
To encrypt the drive that Windows is installed on—the operating system drive—BitLocker stores its own encryption and decryption key in a hardware device that is separate from your hard disk, so you must have one of the following:
A computer with a Trusted Platform Module (TPM). If your computer was manufactured with a TPM version 1.2 or higher, BitLocker protects keys with the TPM.
A removable USB device, such as a USB flash drive. If your computer does not have a version 1.2 or higher TPM, BitLocker will store its key on the USB device.
To turn on BitLocker Drive Encryption on the operating system drive, your computer's hard disk must meet the following requirements:
The hard disk must contain at least two partitions: the operating system partition and the active system partition. The operating system partition is where Windows is installed and will be encrypted. The active system partition must remain unencrypted so that the computer can be started, and this partition must be at least 100 MB in size. By default in Windows 7, the system partition will not be given a letter and will be hidden from the user. If your computer does not have a separate, active partition, the required partitions will be created for you during BitLocker setup. By default during Windows setup, a separate, hidden system partition is created. It is a best practice for users to run as a standard user to prevent access to the system partition.
The operating system and active system partitions must be formatted with the NTFS file system. Other partitions can be formatted with NTFS, FAT, FAT32, or exFAT.
The BIOS must be compatible with the TPM or support USB devices during computer startup. If this is not the case, you will need to update the BIOS before using BitLocker.
You can use BitLocker to encrypt fixed data drives (such as internal hard drives) and removable data drives (such as external hard drives and USB flash drives). To encrypt a data drive, it must be formatted by using the FAT, FAT16, FAT32, or NTFS file system and must be at least 64 MB in size.
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HiMet coated systems are fashioned in several metallic finishes, including silver, gold and nickel, and can be finished in either high-gloss or satin. HiMet is a cost-effective alternative to stainless steel.
Constructed to be extremely durable, each HiMet system is subject to various coating processes to provide extra protection and DDA “warm to the touch” compliance.
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Outcome for patients treated with laparoscopic versus open resection of hepatocellular carcinoma: case-matched analysis.
This is a case-matched analysis of patients undergoing laparoscopic versus open hepatectomy for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), with specific regard to margin status and survival. Laparoscopic cases were matched with open controls by cirrhosis and tumor size (within 10%). Data were evaluated by logistic regression using the generalized estimating equation method. Mixed linear regression models were used to assess operative duration in the groups. Overall and disease-free survival were compared using a Cox proportional frailty model. Twenty laparoscopic cases were matched to 56 open resections. Thirty patients (39%) developed recurrence and 13 patients (17%) died, including one (1.3%) death within 30 days. There were no significant differences in age, gender, cirrhosis or tumor size. Paired univariate and multivariate analyses showed cases of laparoscopic resection had similar rates of transfusion and positive margins compared with open resection. Operative duration was similar in laparoscopic (mean 161 +/- 37 min) and open (mean 165 +/- 53 min) groups. The adjusted odds of length of stay > or = 6 days was significantly lower in patients with laparoscopic resection [odds ratio (OR) = 0.07, 95% confidence interval (CI) = 0.02-0.27]. Both unadjusted and adjusted analyses showed no significant association between type of resection and overall or disease-free survival. Neither margin status, nor recurrence, nor survival was significantly different between the two cohorts. Laparoscopic resection for malignancy is safe, with a similar operative time as open hepatectomy. If tumor location is amenable, laparoscopic resection for HCC is a reasonable alternative to open resection with the added benefits of improved cosmesis and sooner discharge home.
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Isoflavonoid production by callus cultures of Maackia amurensis.
Callus cultures were established from the different parts of Maackia amurensis plants and analyzed for isoflavonoids. The isoflavones daidzein, retuzin, genistein and formononetin and the pterocarpans maakiain and medicarpin were found to be produced by these cultures. The content of isoflavones and pterocarpans was essentially the same in cultures derived from leaf petioles, inflorescences and apical meristems of the plant. The maximal yield of isoflavones and pterocarpans in calluses was 20.8 mg/g cell dry wt., approximately four times higher than the content of the heartwood of M. amurensis plants. Unlike wild-growing plants, none of the cell cultures had the ability to accumulate stilbenes.
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Flemish palliative-care nurses' attitudes to palliative sedation: a quantitative study.
Palliative sedation is an option of last resort to control refractory suffering. In order to better understand palliative-care nurses' attitudes to palliative sedation, an anonymous questionnaire was sent to all nurses (589) employed in palliative care in Flanders (Belgium). In all, 70.5% of the nurses (n = 415) responded. A large majority did not agree that euthanasia is preferable to palliative sedation, were against non-voluntary euthanasia in the case of a deeply and continuously sedated patient and considered it generally better not to administer artificial floods or fluids to such a patient. Two clusters were found: 58.5% belonged to the cluster of advocates of deep and continuous sedation and 41.5% belonged to the cluster of nurses restricting the application of deep and continuous sedation. These differences notwithstanding, overall the attitudes of the nurses are in accordance with the practice and policy of palliative sedation in Flemish palliative-care units.
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Saying Goodbye To The Hilarious ‘Portlandia’
If you haven’t seen Portlandia, it’s the comedy sketch show you never knew you needed in your life! Starring the hilarious duo Carrie Brownstein and Fred Armisen, the show centers around Portland, Oregon and the quirky types of people and movements there. This IFC show premiered in 2011, but sadly, debuted its final season in January 2018. At least fans have eight full seasons to rewatch time and time again. However, we wanted to pay tribute to this hysterical show and welcome any new fans!
Portlandia
Portlandia
Both Armisen and Brownstein are musicians and comedians and have been collaborating on comedy since their 2005 Internet sensation called ThunderAnt. ThunderAnt led them into creating the concept for Portlandia. Lorne Michaels served as Portlandia‘s executive producer when the first season aired.
Obviously, Carrie Brownstein and Fred Armisen play many of the characters, but they’ve had on a number of guest stars. Everyone from Olivia Wilde, Steve Buscemi, Aimee Mann, Aubrey Plaza, Kumail Nanjiani, Eddie Vedder to Jason Sudeikis has appeared on the show.
However, the fan favorites are the recurring sketches of Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein. Some of their most popular characters include Candace and Toni, who own a feminist book store, Peter and Nance, Dave and Kath and of course, when they play themselves: Carrie and Fred.
Some Classic Portlandia Episodes
Some Classic Portlandia Episodes
The more you watch, the better you’ll understand the show and the recurring characters. So, here are some of the best episodes Portlandia has to offer! Seriously, we won’t even try to sum up the plot for you. Portlandia jumps from one short sketch to another very quickly, but usually keeps a theme running through the episode. Nevermind that, just jump into one of these episodes and you won’t regret it!
“Farm” Season 1, Episode 1
“Grover” Season 2, Episode 4
“Mixologist”Season 2, Episode 1
“Brunch Village” Season 2, Episode 10
“Celery” Season 4, Episode 3
Portlandia’s Final Season
Portlandia‘s Final Season
Unfortunately, this Peabody Award winning show must come to an end. When the stars spoke with the press at the Television Critics Association press tour, they explained that the final season was not meant to be sentimental in the least.
Fred explained the thought process going into the final season, saying, “We were careful not to make it seem too much like the last season. We wanted the episodes to be able to be watched in any order because I think that’s how people watch things anyway, even sketches. But I remember when we were in the beginning of writing, we were like, ‘Let’s make sure we’re writing sketches that can still last a while that have some shelf life that are still funny in some way, hopefully.’”
Carrie Brownstein explained the unique freedom this type of show lent them, saying, “One of the freedoms that comes from making sketches, people aren’t looking for everyone to get pregnant or die or go off into space or something. We were able to avoid sentimentality a little bit. There were a couple of characters that we were interested in a kind of suggestion of finality or closure, but I don’t think that’s what we led with in the writing process.”
Brownstein and Armisen explained they felt it was time to conclude their beloved series while they still felt good about the show. Well, we have to respect that.
If you’re a fan of Brownstein stay tuned for her next project coming out on Hulu, the adaptation of her memoir into a 30 minute pilot. With every end, comes a new beginning!
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This paper describes TARDIS (Traffic Assignment and Retiming Dynamics with Inherent Stability) which is an algorithmic procedure designed to reallocate traffic within Internet Service Provider (ISP) networks. Recent work has investigated the idea of shifting traffic in time (from peak to off-peak) or in space (by using different links). This work gives a unified scheme for both time and space shifting to reduce costs. Particular attention is given to the commonly used 95th percentile pricing scheme.
The work has three main innovations: firstly, introducing the Shapley Gradient, a way of comparing traffic pricing between different links at different times of day; secondly, a unified way of reallocating traffic in time and/or in space; thirdly, a continuous approximation to this system is proved to be stable. A trace-driven investigation using data from two service providers shows that the algorithm can create large savings in transit costs even when only small proportions of the traffic can be shifted.
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Richard G. Clegg,\
Dept of Elec. Eng.\
University College London\
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Raul Landa\
Dept of Elec. Eng.\
University College London\
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João Taveira Araújo\
Dept of Elec. Eng.\
University College London\
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Eleni Mykoniati\
Dept of Elec. Eng.\
University College London\
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David Griffin\
Dept of Elec. Eng.\
University College London\
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Miguel Rio\
Dept of Elec. Eng.\
University College London\
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bibliography:
- 'sigmetrics\_tardis\_2014.bib'
title: 'TARDIS: Stably shifting traffic in space and time'
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Introduction {#sec:intro}
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Background {#sec:background}
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Definitions {#sec:definitions}
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Pricing {#sec:pricing}
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Dynamical systems approach {#sec:dynamics}
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Modelling framework {#sec:modelling}
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Analysis of user data {#sec:results}
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Conclusions {#sec:conclusions}
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*This research has received funding from the Seventh Framework Programme (FP7/2007-2013) of the European Union, through the FUSION project (grant agreement 318205).*
The Shapley gradient price {#sec:shap_indep}
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A stability proof for multiple choice sets {#sec:smith_extension}
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Q:
MSDeploy 1-click publish not working from VS2010
We are working towards automated deployments and I was really exited about using MSdeploy to help get us there. Unfortunately, I have been having no luck with getting MS deploy to work with VS2010 and I am about to give up.
Our Win 2008 server is in the datacenter and I have the firewall and MS deploy remote service and IIS Management service setup correctly as per:
http://learn.iis.net/page.aspx/516/configure-the-web-deployment-handler/
I have setup the IIS Manager user and checked everything, I can think off. I can even connect from our dev environment if I use IIS remote management. However when I publish from VS 2010, I get:
Error 1 Web deployment task failed.(Could not connect to the destination computer ("x.x.x.x"). On the destination computer, make sure that Web Deploy is installed and that the required process ("The Web Management Service") is started.)
The requested resource does not exist, or the requested URL is incorrect.
Error details:
Could not connect to the destination computer ("x.x.x.x"). On the destination computer, make sure that Web Deploy is installed and that the required process ("The Web Management Service") is started.
The remote server returned an error: (404) Not Found. 0 0 UI
What am I missing? Please help?
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That error pops up when you aren't using the correct URL for the msdeploy service. It should look something like this:
http://x.x.x.x:80/MsDeployAgentService
The: /MsDeployAgentService is the default path that msdeploy uses.
Other things to try:
1. Turning off the firewall and see if it works.
2. validate the "web deployment service" is running in the windows service manager of the destination server.
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Authored by Mike Shedlock via MishTalk,
California gives a green light to companies testing driverless delivery vehicles, including pizza.
Please note California's Authorizes Autonomous Food Delivery Trucks.
The State of California's Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) announced the new regulations last week, which allows companies with a permit to operate autonomous delivery vehicles that weigh up to 10,001 pounds (4.54 tons).
"This weight category includes "autonomous passenger cars, mid-sized pickup trucks and cargo vans carrying goods such as pizza or groceries", the DMV said.
Companies will need to certify vehicles are equipped with an autonomous vehicle data recorder as well as technology to respond to roadway situations.
Vehicles must also be certified to industry standards for helping defend against and respond to "cyberattacks, unauthorized intrusions or false vehicle control commands."
For companies testing driverless delivery vehicles, companies need to ensure they're equipped with a "communication link between the vehicle and a remote operator and the ability to display or transfer vehicle owner or operator information in the event of a collision."
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C-Track E-Filing
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of Nevada
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C-Track, the browser based CMS for Appellate Courts
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Mientras se incumple la Ley Orgánica General Penitenciaria al no disponer de una celda por interno, como sucede en la inmensa mayoría de las situaciones, parece que se está pretendiendo, bajo confusos planteamientos de seguridad, habilitar todo un módulo para un solo recluso
La representación sindical de Instituciones Penitenciarias considera que "la opción personal de Urdangarin de ingresar en la prisión de Brieva no debería, de conformidad a la legalidad vigente, ser un determinante para Instituciones Penitenciarias a la hora de establecer el centro donde cumplir su condena".
Es necesario recordar que la prisión de Brieva es una prisión de mujeres y que no existe operativo ningún departamento de hombres, por lo que si se habilita un módulo cerrado para un único interno, se trataría de un evidente trato de favor, no justificado por circunstancia penitenciaria alguna.
“El que un interno pueda modificar la organización y los servicios existentes en Instituciones Penitenciarias, es una anomalía de carácter democrático que desde Comisiones Obreras rechazamos, porque mientras se incumple la Ley Orgánica General Penitenciaria al no disponer de una celda por interno, como sucede en la inmensa mayoría de las situaciones, parece que se está pretendiendo, bajo confusos planteamientos de seguridad, habilitar todo un módulo para un solo recluso”.
Plantear, por una parte, que en el resto de las prisiones dependientes de la Secretaria General de Instituciones Penitenciarias no se puede garantizar la seguridad es reconocer que el sistema penitenciario actual está colapsado. Y por la otra, que el resto de los miles de reclusos viven en condiciones donde su seguridad no está garantizada.
Es conocido por la opinión pública la mayoría de los sindicatos de prisiones vienen desarrollando una serie de movilizaciones y reivindicaciones en defensa del servicio público de prisiones y de la dignificación profesional de su personal. Pero en modo alguno existe una crisis que permita hablar de inseguridad objetiva y personal que no se pueda solventar con la profesionalidad del personal de Prisiones.
“Lo que no es ni sindical ni moralmente aceptable es que, con unas plantillas que tienen más de 3.400 efectivos sin cubrir, a pesar de estar presupuestadas, con unos déficits que disparan las agresiones al personal penitenciario, entre otras carencias, se malgasten recursos asignando efectivos para el desarrollo de la actividad penitenciaria para un modulo con un solo recluso”.
Desde Comisiones Obreras confían que esta situación sea reconducida por quien tiene la potestad de asignar los centros de cumplimiento, que no es otra que la Secretaría General de Instituciones Penitenciarias, recuperando con ello el mismo trato entre todas las personas recluidas en los centros penitenciarios.
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The violence erupted when an officer stopped a minibus for a routine check in the capital Makhachkala. As the vehicle was being examined, gunmen drove up and opened fire at the police. The incident happened at about 04:00 Moscow time.
A policeman and a minivan full of passengers have been wounded. Another policeman died of injuries in hospital.
The police are currently searching for the criminals who escaped from the scene. Their car has already been found, Interfax news agency quoted a source in the republic’s law enforcement as saying.
Violence is nothing strange to the Russian south. July has already seen an alleged militant attack in the neighbouring Republic of Ingushetia that killed two Russian soldiers and wounded another seven.
Several days before that, two women and five policemen were injured in a blast in Russia’s Republic of Chechnya.
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Renal failure in childhood.
Renal failure in infants and children requires prompt and thorough diagnostic evaluation for reversible causes and careful medical management. Congenital malformations of the renal parenchyma and urinary drainage system must be excluded in any child, even the adolescent. The management of these patients requires close cooperation with the (pediatric) urologist. These children are at highest risk for the development of complications, such as growth failure, osteodystrophy, and urinary tract infections. Prolonged progressive renal insufficiency in this group must be anticipated. In contrast, acquired renal insults may result in acute, reversible renal failure. Awareness of the hemodynamic or nephrotoxic insults that can result in ARF, and appropriate diagnostic and therapeutic maneuvers, may minimize morbidity and mortality. CRF presents the physician with long-term and complex challenge of medical management. Dietary and drug therapy can be remarkably effective in reducing the complications of CRF. Rehabilitation with successful renal transplantation is an attainable goal for most uremic children.
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Bilateral case of superficial ulnar artery originating from axillary artery.
During the dissection of an 86-year-old male human cadaver, superficial ulnar arteries were found in both upper limbs. These arteries branched from the axillary arteries. In the left arm, the artery crossed ventral to the medial root of the median nerve before running towards the medial part of the arm. The persistence of the median artery was noted. In the right arm, the ulnar artery had a common origin with the subscapular artery. It crossed anterior to the lateral root of the median nerve and then, in the arm, ran alongside the anterolateral aspect of the median nerve, near the biceps brachii muscle, which was supplied by this superficial ulnar artery. Then the artery crossed the median nerve and the brachial artery. The embryology, incidence and clinical relevance of this anatomical variation are discussed. So this was a rare case where the ulnar arteries originated from the axillary artery on both sides, but then followed different courses in the arm and, on the right side, the superficial ulnar artery partly supplied the biceps brachii muscle.
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New pdf book: The Sandalmaking Handbook
The second book in the quartet of books I am planning is launched, The Sandalmaking Handbook. I am hoping it will help to bring on a sandalmaking revival! Sandals are relatively simple to make – I would have named the book “The Simple Sandalmaking Handbook“, to align with The Simple Shoemaking Handbook but all sandals are “simple” to make, and a book with that name might get confused with Tim Skyrme’s Simple Sandalmaking. If you purchase Neda Hussain’s E-book, How to Make Unique Leather Sandals (https://sandalmakingbook.secondskinblog.com/), it makes a nice companion to mine, as she brings much artistry to her sandalmaking.
This book is an updated compilation of my previous Simple Sandalmaking and Simplest Sandalmaking books, with color photos instead of (crude) drawings. Anyone who has ordered either of these books in the past can email me (sharon@simpleshoemaking.com) and I will send the new book out to them.
Additionally, I have copied the sandalmaking chapters from two books from the seventies, Christine Lewis-Clark’s and Brendan Smith’s Leathercraft and offer them on my website. I met Lewis-Clark decades ago, and don’t believe she’s involved with footwear-making any more, and I can’t find any information about Brendan Smith, but if either learns that I’m offering these chapters and want me to desist, of course I will. In the meantime – they’re a goldmine if you’d like to join the sandalmaking revival!
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About Me..
A little about me, my studies, my adventures...
Federico Truzzi, an accomplished musician and sound engineer, has dedicated his life to the constant pursuit of music, touching upon all facets from classical composures to an uncanny natural inclination towards the distorted guitar. Born March 17th, 1983 in Carpi (MO) Italy, his beginnings were on jazz guitars, studying several years before advancing towards metal and rock techniques. In continuation he has earned distinguished scholastic achievements along the way…
Currently a guitarist and composer in a symphonic metal band called Sleeping Romance and he is working on his solo projects. In addition he composes for movies, short feature films, and videogames, and has freelance collaborations with various studios.
Awards:
-Official selection in HMMA for OBERON’S THEME
-Official selection in HMMA for THE NIGHT AND FIREFLY
-Official selection in ISFFM awards for THE ESCAPE SOUNDTRACK
-Winner of the award of excellence for the GLOBAL MUSIC AWARDS for THE DREAM
-Official semi-finalist for ISC with OBERON’S FAIRY
Soundtracks:
Até ao Canto do Galo – feature film
Closed – short movie
I view – documentary
The Waiting game – documentary
The Escape – short film
Story of a mother – short film
Other shorts: Mantus, Angels Apocalipse, the way to paradise, 67th Streets New York NY
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Family Feud
Reflecting on the transatlantic divide over Iraq in an article for London’s liberal Guardian just after the war began, American commentator Robert Kagan joked that Americans are from Mars and Europeans are from Venus. Certainly, the war has brought into focus the stark differences in worldviews on either side of the Atlantic, but it could also be said that the Europeans might need several small planets to themselves, such is the diversity of opinion on the continent.
European unity was a casualty of the war in Iraq even before the first shots were fired. Britain went one way, taking Spain, Italy, and others along with it in its support for the United States. France, Germany, and Russia led opposition to military intervention, reflecting largely united public opinion within the European Union (EU). Now the war has been declared a coalition victory, E.U. leaders are left pondering the defeat of cherished ideals such as a common European foreign policy. Are these ideals now further away than ever?
London’s liberal Guardian summed up the widespread dismay even before the war began: “In a year that was meant to see all Europe coming together through its constitutional convention and eastward enlargement, all [of] Europe [fell] apart,” columnist Timothy Garton Ash wrote in the Feb. 20 edition. Referring to the convention’s proposals for a new name for Europe, Ash added: “The real Europe has just suggested a fifth: ‘Divided Europe.’ If Giscard d’Estaing [the president of the convention] is not careful, he will be like an elderly grandfather at a birthday party exclaiming: ‘Oh, what a happy family we are!’ while plates fly across the rooms, the cousins are arm-wrestling behind the sofa, and son and daughter are muttering about divorce in the kitchen.”
Ash noted Jacques Chirac’s comment that Poland and others who backed the war had “lost a good opportunity to keep quiet,” implying that they could still be refused access to the European Union and the backlash Chirac’s comments created. Hardly, Ash wrote, evidence of the kind of attitude that encourages unity.
On March 24, soon after fighting began in Iraq, Paris’ liberal Le Monde wrote that exclusion from the E.U. club might even have driven Romania into U.S. arms. “Romania has been knocking at Europe’s door too long,” the paper’s editors wrote. But Budapest’s independent Magyar Hirlap, in its March 27 editorial, offered a different explanation: “It is no coincidence that countries in eastern and central Europe should be more willing to accept America’s position. Here, images of the great leader waving his arms at huge military parades are still fresh in people’s memories.”
The lack of a common E.U. position left others stuck somewhere in the middle. Summing up the dilemma facing its government in its March 18 editorial, Vienna’s conservative Die Presse wrote that Austria could not simply accept an E.U. or U.N. stance “because there is no unanimity in those bodies.”
Despite the disunity over the war, many are hopeful that the conflict might give the E.U. new impetus. In an April 11 editorial commenting on that day's summit of French, German, and Russian leaders to discuss defense, Le Monde argued that the three’s “disagreements with the United States over the armed intervention in Iraq have convinced them of the urgency of a credible European defence project, even if only a small vanguard group is involved at an early stage.”
The Parisian daily was not alone in hoping that the crisis may prove an opportunity for the E.U. to galvanize itself. In a March 27 editorial, Berlin’s centrist Der Tagesspiegel applauded Chancellor Gerhard Schröder’s plans for more defense spending: “Those who say ‘no’ to American domination must say ‘yes’ to more European responsbility and must face up to hard tasks.”
But the centrist French weekly L’Express’ April 7 editorial pointed out that—without Britain—a common E.U. defense policy “would be beyond the union’s wildest dreams.” Despite being widely derided for going against the European grain by backing President George Bush, Britain’s Prime Minister Tony Blair is seen by many commentators as indispensable bridge between the United States and Europe.
Bernd Ulrich, in a leader for the April 10 edition of the Hamburg weekly Die Zeit wrote that Europeans must learn lessons from the Iraq crisis. “The Europeans will be unable to put a brake on American militarism unless they take their own idealistic impulse seriously.” Die Zeit proposed a summit of all the world’s democracies to reconcile different views on how to protect the interests of democratic societies around the world.
But for now, at least, the Europeans are still struggling to agree on anything. The coalition victory has exposed splits in the antiwar axis. The Kremlin is said to be anxious to restore good relations with Washington, while Chirac (whom Libération called “the King of Peace without a crown” in an April 11 editorial), has faced criticism for not enthusing about the outcome of the war. Germany alone insists that it will take part in the reconstruction of Iraq only if it is done under the auspices of the United Nations. Unity on this last issue is especially important, Libération’s editors wrote, because backing a U.N. role “would give E.U. members a goal around which to unite.”
If not, we can expect to hear the crash of plates being thrown at the next big E.U. party.
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Finding an aneurysm in a child is a rare event that should prompt careful evaluation for a secondary disease or a history of trauma or serious infection. Although congenital and idiopathic aneurysms do occur, almost all aneurysms seen in children are acquired. The majority of true aneurysms (including mycotic aneurysms) occur in the aorta, with the primary branches of the aorta (such as the renal or iliac arteries) the next most common site. Most false aneurysms are caused by trauma and usually present in the extremities. Treatment is surgical resection and vascular reconstruction except in patients with arteritis and small stable aneurysms.
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Technical Field
Exemplary aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to a light guide, a virtual image display device, and a light guide unit.
Related Art
There has been known a virtual image display device including a light guide to enlarge a two-dimensional image with a virtual image optical system and display the enlarged image to an observer. As an example of the light guide for use in the virtual image display device, a head mounted display (HMD) is beginning to be widely used. The HMD is categorized into a transmissive and a non-transmissive display. Examples of a transmissive HMD include Google Glass (registered trademark) manufactured by Google Ltd.
A desired transmissive HMD is compact and portable to be used in combination with an information terminal or used to provide Augmented Reality (AR). A desired non-transmissive HMD, which is used for watching movies, playing games, or providing Virtual Reality (VR), has a wide viewing angle to provide a sense of immersion to users.
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T.C. Summary Opinion 2003-52
UNITED STATES TAX COURT
DAK, INC., Petitioner v.
COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Respondent
Docket No. 4335-01S. Filed May 15, 2003.
Kenneth R. Chiate (an officer), for petitioner.
Angelique Neal, for respondent.
DINAN, Special Trial Judge: This case was heard pursuant to
the provisions of section 7463 of the Internal Revenue Code in
effect at the time the petition was filed. The decision to be
entered is not reviewable by any other court, and this opinion
should not be cited as authority. Unless otherwise indicated,
subsequent section references are to the Internal Revenue Code in
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effect for the fiscal year in issue. All Rule references are to
the Tax Court Rules of Practice and Procedure.
Respondent determined a deficiency in petitioner’s Federal
income tax of $30,447 for the taxable year ended May 31, 1995,
and an addition to tax pursuant to section 6662(a) in the amount
of $6,089.40.
The issues for decision are: (1) Whether petitioner failed
to report income in the amount of $120,371 for the year ended May
31, 1995; and (2) whether petitioner is liable for an accuracy-
related penalty pursuant to the provisions of section 6662(a) in
the amount of $6,089.40.
Some of the facts have been stipulated and are so found.
The stipulations of fact and the attached exhibits are
incorporated herein by this reference. Petitioner’s principal
place of business was in California on the date the petition was
filed in this case.
Background
DAK, Inc. (hereinafter petitioner) operates a restaurant in
Malibu, California, known as Moonshadows Restaurant
(Moonshadows). The restaurant is located on the Pacific Coast
Highway in Malibu and overlooks the Pacific Ocean. The
Moonshadows premises is owned by Dr. Robert Shlens (Dr. Shlens).
On October 1, 1991, Mr. Marvin Kelson (Mr. Kelson) was the
principal of petitioner and entered into a lease with Dr. Shlens
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to operate Moonshadows for a period of 15 years. The lease
provided that petitioner would pay a minimum rent of $120,000 per
year. The lease also required the payment of a percentage rent
of 7-1/2 percent of annual gross sales if that amount exceeded
the minimum rent of $120,000 per year. The lease also provided
that Dr. Shlens had the right to conduct an audit of
Moonshadows’s operations to verify the amount of its gross sales
for any given period.
In 1992, Kenneth R. Chiate (Mr. Chiate) purchased
Moonshadows from Mr. Kelson. Mr. Chiate is an attorney. He is
now the president and sole shareholder of Moonshadows and
purchased the business for reasons other than running the
restaurant. He has had nothing to do with the operation of the
restaurant since he purchased it.
After Mr. Chiate purchased the restaurant from Mr. Kelson in
1992, Mr. Kelson became Moonshadows’s accountant and bookkeeper
from 1992 through 1995.
In early 1995, Dr. Shlens hired a certified public
accountant, Ms. Cecy Groom (Ms. Groom) to audit petitioner’s
financial records. She was to verify the gross sales reported to
Dr. Shlens by petitioner in order to confirm that the amount of
rent being paid to Dr. Shlens by petitioner was correct. Ms.
Groom’s audit was initially directed to the period June 1994
through May 31, 1995 (the applicable period), but was extended to
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include the years 1992 through 1996. Upon completing her audit,
Ms. Groom submitted a comprehensive report to Dr. Shlens.
Moonshadows has a dining room and a bar area. During the
applicable period, Moonshadows utilized two cash registers that
recorded dining room sales (register 1) and bar sales (register
2).
To conduct her audit, Ms. Groom used the cash register tapes
from registers 1 and 2 to determine petitioner’s gross sales for
the applicable period. She compared daily sales reported on
sales journals, sales tax returns, financial statements, and
petitioner’s monthly reports that were given to Dr. Shlens. Ms.
Groom also compared the cash register tapes with the daily dinner
and bar sales tickets. She determined that Moonshadows had sales
in the dining area of $1,298,418 from June 1, 1994, through April
30, 1995, and sales in the bar area of $380,520, for the same
period. Ms. Groom’s audit did not include the month of May 1995,
because petitioner’s records for that month were not available
for analysis.
Ms. Groom also determined that for the period June 1, 1994,
through April 30, 1995, the register tapes reported “other voids”
and “voids and overrings” of $23,085 and $237,342, respectively.
In 1997, respondent commenced his audit of petitioner’s tax
year ended May 31, 1995. At that time, representatives of
petitioner informed respondent that petitioner’s sales records
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for the fiscal year ended May 31, 1995, had been destroyed or
misplaced. Having become aware of Ms. Groom’s audit, respondent
examined her audit report for the applicable period and adopted
it in principal to determine petitioner’s gross sales for the
period June 1, 1994, through April 30, 1995. Respondent also
relied upon petitioner’s “Statement of Revenues, Expenses and
Retained Earnings” for the month ended May 31, 1995.
After reviewing Ms. Groom’s audit report and petitioner’s
“Statement of Revenues, Expenses and Retained Earnings” for the
month ended May 31, 1995, respondent determined that petitioner
had gross sales of $1,808,423 for the fiscal year ended May 31,
1995. From that amount, respondent allowed the following
deductions:
Sales tax $108,318
Other voids 23,085
Voids and overrings 237,342
$368,745
Respondent deducted from the amount of gross sales
($1,808,423) the foregoing amount of $368,745 and calculated an
amount of net gross sales of $1,439,678 for the applicable
period. The record shows that petitioner does not challenge the
amounts determined as deductions for sales tax, other voids, and
voids and overrings.
On its Federal income tax return for the fiscal year ended
May 31, 1995, petitioner reported income of $1,319,308. In his
notice of deficiency dated January 3, 2001, respondent determined
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that petitioner failed to report income for its fiscal year ended
May 31, 1995, in the amount of $120,371.
Discussion
We are asked to decide (1) whether petitioner may deduct
from its gross sales for the taxable year ended May 31,1995,
“double-ups” in the amount of $120,371 and (2) whether petitioner
is liable for an accuracy-related penalty pursuant to the
provisions of section 6662(a) in the amount of $6,089.40.
Deductions are a matter of legislative grace, and a taxpayer
bears the burden of proving that it is entitled to any deduction
claimed.1 Rule 142(a); INDOPCO, Inc. v. Commissioner, 503 U.S.
79, 84 (1992); Deputy v. du Pont, 308 U.S. 488 (1940); New
Colonial Ice Co. v. Helvering, 292 U.S. 435, 440 (1934).
Section 6001 requires all taxpayers to maintain sufficient
records to determine their tax liabilities. When a taxpayer
fails to maintain adequate books and records, respondent is
entitled to reconstruct the taxpayer’s income by any reasonable
method. Holland v. United States, 348 U.S. 121 (1954); Ferenc v.
Commissioner, T.C. Memo. 1991-617, affd. without published
opinion 9 F.3d 120 (11th Cir. 1993); sec. 1.6001-1(a), Income Tax
Regs.
1
Because the examination of petitioner began prior to
July 22, 1998, sec. 7491 burden of proof and production
provisions do not apply. See sec. 7491.
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Testimony of Kenneth R. Chiate
Mr. Chiate is president and sole shareholder of Moonshadows.
He described the restaurant and how it operated. There is a bar
in Moonshadows that seats between 40 to 50 people. There is a
cash register in the bar (register 2). That register would ring
up drinks ordered by bar patrons.
If a patron were to leave the bar and go to the dining room
for a meal, the bar ticket would follow the patron from the bar
to the dining room. There was a cash register in the dining room
(register 1). The server would then serve the patron his meal at
the dinner table. If he wanted another drink during his meal,
the server would go back to the bar with the patron’s bar ticket
and the bartender would add the drink to the bar ticket. The
server would retain possession of the bar ticket. At the end of
the meal, the server would add up the amount of the patron’s
dinner ticket and his bar ticket to compute the total owed by the
patron for his meal and drinks.
Mr. Chiate testified that you cannot determine the total
sales of the restaurant by adding up the dinner and bar cash
register tapes because there would be “double-ups”, i.e., the
same charge for a drink would appear on the bar cash register
tape and the dining room cash register tape.
Respondent asked Mr. Chiate if it were not true that you
could look at the cash register tapes from the bar and determine
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the amounts transferred to the cash register tapes in the dining
room. He was shown what had been received in evidence as Exhibit
15-P, a reconciliation of a bar register tape with the dining
room register tape. That exhibit reads as follows:
Gross $1,035.81
Key V 156.06
O.R. 12.00
Comp 0.00
Net 867.75
Mr. Chiate was able to identify the gross as gross income
from bar sales, the O.R. as overrings, the comp as complimentary
drinks and the net as the result of subtracting the Key V, O.R.,
and comp amounts from gross sales to arrive at net bar sales. He
professed ignorance of the Key V code, however, stating: “I can’t
identify that code, Your honor. I don’t personally know what
that code stands for.” Upon further cross examination by
respondent, Mr. Chiate testified as follows:
Q. Okay. Mr. Chiate, you just testified you
don’t know what a key V transaction is?
A. I don’t know what that code is on the cash
register, that’s correct.
Q. Okay. Do you know what O/R stands for on this
document?
A. I believe O/R--on that document, I’m not
certain, but I know that O/R was an abbreviation for
over-ring that was frequently used in other documents.
It may or may not be for this purpose.
Q. And comp?
A. Comp is when the bartender decided to
complimentary provide a drink to a good customer, or
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somebody who was unhappy with a meal, and a manager
authorized a complimentary beverage, or meal.
Q. This is a reconciliation of the bar register,
isn’t that correct?
A. I’d have to look at the document. I don’t
know. I mean I’d have to compare all the tapes to
determine for this particular day whether this is just
the bar or not.
Q. Okay. So you’re not able to identify what’s a
bar tape and what’s the register tape?
A. That’s correct.
Finally, respondent asked:
Q. Okay. So, just to clarify, it’s your
testimony today, well, essentially that you cannot tell
from the register tapes if there’s a double up?
A. Well, I think you can tell. You may not be
able to do it as precisely and certainly as the Service
has requested, but I think that you can tell--
Q. Okay.
A. --that there’s a double up.
Mr. Chiate then assumed the role of interrogator on behalf
of petitioner.2 He called as petitioner’s witness, Mr. Michael
Ozenne.
Testimony of Michael Ozenne.
Mr. Ozenne is a C.P.A. who has an M.B.A. He has had his own
practice since 1971. He began working for petitioner in 1997.
His assignment was to “monitor” the audit being conducted by
2
“A corporation or an unincorporated association may be
represented by an authorized officer of the corporation”. Rule
24(b).
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respondent and to refute respondent’s proposed deficiency.
Respondent had substantially completed his audit of petitioner at
that time, and Mr. Ozenne was called upon to negotiate with
Revenue Agent Caprio, who was conducting the audit of petitioner.
When Mr. Chiate called Mr. Ozenne as a witness for
petitioner, Mr. Ozenne took the witness stand, carrying with him
a bundle of notes.
Mr. Chiate asked Mr. Ozenne to explain to the Court what he
had done to document the fact that there was no deficiency for
the year at issue. He was asked to “start from the beginning,
and just explain to the Court what you’ve done in that respect.”
Counsel for respondent was otherwise occupied, and the Court
asked the witness what he was referring to. The Court was
informed that the witness had made notes of points that he wanted
to cover in his testimony although he opined that he probably
could not cover his material if Mr. Chiate did not inquire.
Mr. Chiate agreed with Mr. Ozenne’s observation and then
informed the Court that he would be using Mr. Ozenne’s notes for
examination. Respondent did not object, and the interrogation
proceeded.
Mr. Ozenne testified that he met with Mr. Caprio,
respondent’s auditing agent, and they discussed the subject of
overrings. Mr. Caprio agreed that overrings were included in
respondent’s determination of unreported income, and he reduced
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respondent’s original determination of unreported income of
$380,000 to $120,371, the amount proposed in the notice of
deficiency.
Mr. Ozenne then testified that, in his opinion, the $120,371
was principally due to the double-ups, discussed supra. By
analyzing restaurant records from periods other than the
applicable period (June 1994 through May 31, 1995), he could
prove that the “$120,000” unreported income could be accounted
for by showing that the entries from the bar tapes were
duplicated on the entries from the back end of the restaurant
where the dinner tapes included the entries on the bar tapes.
Mr. Ozenne explained his double-up theory as follows:
Well, what I did, if you take the IRS’s proposed
adjustment of $120,000 and you divide by 365 days,
because they were open every day except Christmas and
Thanksgiving, you get an average of $328. So our
contention is that approximately $328 worth of drinks
every day were added to tape two (2) and to tape one
(1) which are double counted.
What we did initially is we took the day of July
2nd and we added up all the double counts on that one
and it came to $183. Because that was a small group of
tapes, it was probably a weekday that was slow for some
reason. We also took July 14th and came up with $542
as the total for that particular day.
So I felt that between those two, substantiating a
$328 average of the prior year was within reason.
Mr. Chiate continued to lead Mr. Ozenne through their
presentation of petitioner’s theory of the case by asking Mr.
Ozenne if, in his opinion, the dinner checks, and cash register
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tapes that he examined for periods outside the applicable period,
established the double-ups theory proposed by petitioner, and Mr.
Ozenne agreed--absolutely.
Mr. Chiate further inquired of Mr. Ozenne:
Q. Okay. So in addition to the actual dinner
checks for the period immediately after the fiscal year
(the applicable period) did you determine that that was
also true for the months immediately preceding the year
in question?
A. Yes.
Q. Okay. And did that support your opinion as to
the reasonableness of concluding that double-ups
account for the claimed deficiency of $120,000.
A. For the lion’s share of it. As I said
earlier, the gift certificates and the comps would have
accounted for a very small part of that. And I think
the real proof of that is Ms. Groom came out and
finished, I believe in May, the first part of May of
1995, and the questions that arose as to the accuracy
of her schedule.
Well, shortly after those questions arose, the
bookkeeper at the restaurant instituted a procedure
whereby they reconciled the total of the two adding
machine tapes to the daily tickets on a daily basis.
Now that was not available in our year under
audit, or prior, because no one thought it was
important. [Emphasis added.]
Testimony of Cecy Groom
Ms. Groom is a C.P.A. who has a bachelor’s degree in
business administration. She majored in accounting. At the time
of trial she was a business owner, managing and operating an
International House of Pancakes (IHOP) and was also an affiliate
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C.P.A. with William and Ribbs (W&R), a C.P.A. firm in Long Beach,
California. She was an independent contractor with W&R. She had
her own clients and shared clients with the firm. She
specialized in restaurant clients because she had owned a number
of national franchises such as El Pollo Loco, Sizzler and, at the
time of trial, IHOP.
She became involved with DAK, Inc. in March 1995, when Dr.
Shlens, the owner of the premises on which Moonshadows operated,
retained her services to analyze the sales revenues. Ms. Groom
was aware that, in 1991, Dr. Shlens entered into a lease with
Marvin Kelson who was then the principal of DAK, Inc., to operate
the restaurant for a period of 15 years. The lease provided that
petitioner would pay a minimum rent of $120,000 per year. The
lease also required the payment of a percentage rent of 7-1/2
percent of annual gross sales in excess of the minimum annual
rental amount of $120,000.
Ms. Groom started her audit in April or May of 1995. The
audit was mainly conducted on the premises of the restaurant.
Before beginning her audit, Ms. Groom visited the restaurant as a
patron on a number of occasions to observe the restaurant’s
operations. When she first began her audit, Ms. Groom met with
Marvin Kelson, the restaurant’s accountant and bookkeeper who
formerly owned the restaurant. Mr. Kelson explained to Ms. Groom
how the restaurant recorded its daily sales.
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The basic source of information for recording daily sales
was the meal tickets. The meal tickets were kept on a daily
basis in an envelope coded by the day of the week, and the daily
cash register tapes from cash registers 1 and 2 were placed in
the envelope together with manual calculations prepared by Mr.
Kelson to compute net daily sales in the bar area (register 2).
Those are some of the records that Ms. Groom analyzed to
determine the restaurant’s daily net sales. Ms. Groom prepared
various summaries of her findings. Those summaries were received
in evidence as Exhibits 3-J through 13-J. For example, Exhibit
8-J is a summary of Ms. Groom’s analysis of Moonshadows’s sales
for the month of November 1994. For November 18, 1994, Ms. Groom
reported that sales of $3,348 were recorded on the dining area
register tape (register 1), and sales of $926 were recorded on
the bar area register tape (register 2).
The source of the $3,348 reported as register 1 sales was
the register 1 tape given to Ms. Groom by the restaurant’s
accountant and bookkeeper, Mr. Kelson. The source of the $926
reported for register 2 sales was the register 2 tape and a
reconciliation of the register 2 tape that was prepared by Mr.
Kelson.
There was introduced into evidence Exhibit 18-R, which
consisted of the above-mentioned register 1 and register 2 tapes,
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together with a reconciliation of the register 2 tape prepared by
Mr. Kelson.
The reconciliation of the register 2 tape showed that Mr.
Kelson determined that the gross sales reported on the register 2
bar tape was $1,580.90. He then determined that the Code V (5)
transactions recorded on the tape totaled $628.65. Code V
transactions are the bar sales recorded on the register 2 tape
that are carried over onto the register 1 tape in the dining
area. Mr. Kelson deducted the $628.65 from gross sales of
$1,580.90, leaving a balance of $952.25. This step in Mr.
Kelson’s reconciliation process eliminated any double-ups between
the dining room and bar area tapes. Mr. Kelson then deducted
“comps” of $12 and overrings of $14, resulting in net sales of
$926.25, the amount entered by Ms. Groom as the net sales
recorded on register 2. This procedure was followed by Ms. Groom
during her entire audit of petitioner’s taxable year ended May
31, 1995.
Petitioner contends that it carefully maintained adequate
books and records for several years to determine its income. The
only records the petitioner was unable to produce for examination
are the records for the applicable period. Petitioner, through
Messrs. Chiate and Ozenne, then fabricated a scenario
orchestrated to prove that the determined unreported income of
$120,371 can be explained away by showing that the entries on the
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bar cash register tapes were duplicated on the dinner cash
register tapes, thus accounting for the “double-ups” theory upon
which petitioner relied to invalidate respondent’s determination
of $120,371 of unreported income.
In following Mr. Chiate’s leading questions, Mr. Ozenne
testified that by analyzing the restaurant’s records from periods
other than the applicable period (June 1994 through May 31, 1995)
he could prove that the “$120,000” unreported income could be
accounted for by showing that there were “double-ups” on the bar
and dinner cash register tapes.
Mr. Ozenne explained the basis for his double-ups theory as
follows:
Well, what I did, if you take the IRS’s proposed
adjustment of $120,000 and you divide by 365 days,
because they were open every day except Christmas and
Thanksgiving, you get an average of $328. So our
contention is that approximately $328 worth of drinks
every day were added to tape two (2) and to tape one
(1) which are double counted.
Having computed the amount of $328 as the base figure needed
to arrive at $120,000,3 Mr. Ozenne then incredibly explained how
he arrived at a $328 day double-up:
What we did initially is we took the day of July
2nd and we added up all the double counts on that one
and it came to $183. Because that was a small group of
3
To be more accurate, Mr. Ozenne should have divided
$120,000 by 363 days because the restaurant was closed on
Christmas and Thanksgiving Day. He would then have a base figure
of $331 to work with, but the Court is confident the discrepancy
would not have slowed Mr. Ozenne down.
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tapes, it was probably a weekday that was slow for some
reason. We also took July 14th and came up with $542
as the total for that particular day.
So I felt that between these two, substantiating a
$328 average of the prior year was within reason.
As we said in Diaz v. Commissioner, 58 T.C. 560, 564
(1972):
This case epitomizes the ultimate task of a trier of
the facts--the distillation of truth from falsehood
which is the daily grist of judicial life. We must be
careful to avoid making the Courtroom a haven for the
skillful liar or a quagmire in which the honest
litigant is swallowed up. Truth itself is never in
doubt, but it often has an elusive quality which makes
the search for it fraught with difficulty. That this
is so is clearly illustrated by the situation herein.
* * *
We closely observed Mr. Chiate and Mr. Ozenne at trial. We
find the testimony of each of them to have been contrived and
untrustworthy, and we completely disregard it.
On the other hand, we found Ms. Groom to be a credible,
forthcoming witness whose professionalism was evidenced by the
documentation admitted at trial to credit her audit of petitioner
for the applicable period.
She consulted with the restaurant’s accountant and
bookkeeper, Mr. Kelson (the original owner of Moonshadows). She
reviewed the daily meal tickets, the daily cash register tapes
from cash registers 1 (dining room) and 2 (bar), and, in
particular, the manual computations prepared by Mr. Kelson on a
daily basis to reconcile cash register tape l with cash register
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tape 2. As noted supra, the purpose of Mr. Kelson’s
reconciliations was to assure that, in determining net sales, no
bar sales were duplicated on the dining room cash register tapes.
Ms. Groom clearly demonstrated that no double-ups were included
in her summaries (Exhibits 3-J through 13-J) in which she
determined petitioner’s income for the taxable year ended May 31,
1995.
Petitioner did not call Mr. Kelson as a witness. He was
petitioner’s accountant and bookkeeper who prepared the daily
cash register tape 2 (the bar) reconciliation that assured there
would be no double-ups on cash register tape 1 (the dining room).
Under Wichita Terminal Elevator Co. v. Commissioner, 6 T.C. 1158,
1165 (1946), affd. 162 F.2d 513 (10th Cir. 1947), we infer that
Mr. Kelson’s testimony, if offered at trial, would have clearly
disproved petitioner’s “double-ups” theory.
Petitioner’s “double-ups” theory is patently bogus, and we
reject it.
Respondent determined that petitioner is liable for an
accuracy-related penalty of $6,089.40 for failure to report
income in the amount of $120,371.
Section 6662(a) imposes a 20-percent penalty on the portion
of an underpayment attributable to any one of various factors,
one of which is negligence or disregard of rules or regulations.
Sec. 6662(b)(1). “Negligence” includes any failure to make a
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reasonable attempt to comply with the provisions of the Internal
Revenue Code, including any failure to keep adequate books and
records or to substantiate items properly. Sec. 6662(c); sec.
1.6662-3(b)(1), Income Tax Regs. Section 6664(c)(1) provides
that the penalty under section 6662(a) shall not apply to any
portion of an underpayment if it is shown that there was
reasonable cause for the taxpayer’s position and that the
taxpayer acted in good faith with respect to that portion. The
determination of whether a taxpayer acted with reasonable cause
and in good faith is made on a case by case basis, taking into
account all the pertinent facts and circumstances. Sec. 1.6664-
4(b)(1), Income Tax Regs. The most important factor is the
extent of the taxpayer’s effort to assess his proper tax
liability for the year. Id.; Neely v. Commissioner, 85 T.C. 934,
947 (1985). We find that petitioner was negligent and lacked due
care in preparing its Federal income tax return for the year
ended May 31, 1995. We are confident that petitioner was aware
that its accountant and bookkeeper, Mr. Kelson, on a daily basis,
reconciled cash register tapes 1 and 2 to eliminate any “double-
ups”. Respondent is sustained on this issue.
Reviewed and adopted as the report of the Small Tax Case
Division.
- 20 -
To reflect the foregoing,
Decision will be entered
for respondent.
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In the latest twist in one of the most bizarre and bitter New York divorce cases in memory, a criminal suit accusing a father of taking out a hit against his daughter’s husband has been dismissed.
Last week, a district-court judge threw out a case against Anatoly Potik that claimed he had paid a Russian assassin $100,000 to take out shipping magnate Oleg Mitnik, his daughter Ronit Mitnik’s estranged husband. Oleg told the FBI that he only survived because he paid the would-be hit man $125,000 not to go through with the job.
But now sources in New York socialite Ronit’s camp speculate that Oleg drew attention to the supposed plot as a red herring in their bitter $20 million divorce battle, which also involves a custody fight over their two children and has been raging since 2014.
Based on the court’s swift dismissal of the bizarre tale, the same sources speculate that either Oleg himself set up the plot in order to make it seem as if he were being threatened by his wife’s family, or that someone else masterminded a scam designed to get Oleg to write a check for the $125,000, which he says he did.
Either way, insiders believe the alleged assassination saga may have been used as an astonishing strategy in divorce court.
“Oleg has what’s been purported to be hundreds of millions of dollars sitting overseas and doesn’t want to give that up in the divorce,” said a source. “This was a great diversion.”
The criminal suit, filed on Jan. 22, claimed that Ronit told Oleg “late in the evening” on Jan. 20 that she “would entertain a proposed [divorce] settlement” if he “would tell law enforcement he had made things up” regarding the assassination attempt. But the warring couple is still nowhere near a settlement.
Potik’s attorney Robert Stahl said, “Through hard work and presenting evidence and through the further investigation by the government, they realized that the charges should be dismissed.” An attorney for Oleg — who runs TRT International, a Newark, NJ, freight-shipping company — said his client has done nothing wrong.
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<?php
/*
* This file is part of the Assetic package, an OpenSky project.
*
* (c) 2010-2014 OpenSky Project Inc
*
* For the full copyright and license information, please view the LICENSE
* file that was distributed with this source code.
*/
namespace Assetic\Factory\Resource;
/**
* A resource is something formulae can be loaded from.
*
* @author Kris Wallsmith <kris.wallsmith@gmail.com>
*/
class DirectoryResource implements IteratorResourceInterface
{
private $path;
private $pattern;
/**
* Constructor.
*
* @param string $path A directory path
* @param string $pattern A filename pattern
*/
public function __construct($path, $pattern = null)
{
if (DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR != substr($path, -1)) {
$path .= DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR;
}
$this->path = $path;
$this->pattern = $pattern;
}
public function isFresh($timestamp)
{
if (!is_dir($this->path) || filemtime($this->path) > $timestamp) {
return false;
}
foreach ($this as $resource) {
if (!$resource->isFresh($timestamp)) {
return false;
}
}
return true;
}
/**
* Returns the combined content of all inner resources.
*/
public function getContent()
{
$content = array();
foreach ($this as $resource) {
$content[] = $resource->getContent();
}
return implode("\n", $content);
}
public function __toString()
{
return $this->path;
}
public function getIterator()
{
return is_dir($this->path)
? new DirectoryResourceIterator($this->getInnerIterator())
: new \EmptyIterator();
}
protected function getInnerIterator()
{
return new DirectoryResourceFilterIterator(new \RecursiveDirectoryIterator($this->path, \RecursiveDirectoryIterator::FOLLOW_SYMLINKS), $this->pattern);
}
}
/**
* An iterator that converts file objects into file resources.
*
* @author Kris Wallsmith <kris.wallsmith@gmail.com>
* @access private
*/
class DirectoryResourceIterator extends \RecursiveIteratorIterator
{
public function current()
{
return new FileResource(parent::current()->getPathname());
}
}
/**
* Filters files by a basename pattern.
*
* @author Kris Wallsmith <kris.wallsmith@gmail.com>
* @access private
*/
class DirectoryResourceFilterIterator extends \RecursiveFilterIterator
{
protected $pattern;
public function __construct(\RecursiveDirectoryIterator $iterator, $pattern = null)
{
parent::__construct($iterator);
$this->pattern = $pattern;
}
public function accept()
{
$file = $this->current();
$name = $file->getBasename();
if ($file->isDir()) {
return '.' != $name[0];
}
return null === $this->pattern || 0 < preg_match($this->pattern, $name);
}
public function getChildren()
{
return new self(new \RecursiveDirectoryIterator($this->current()->getPathname(), \RecursiveDirectoryIterator::FOLLOW_SYMLINKS), $this->pattern);
}
}
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Network connectivity during mergers and growth: optimizing the addition of a module.
The principal eigenvalue λ of a network's adjacency matrix often determines dynamics on the network (e.g., in synchronization and spreading processes) and some of its structural properties (e.g., robustness against failure or attack) and is therefore a good indicator for how "strongly" a network is connected. We study how λ is modified by the addition of a module, or community, which has broad applications, ranging from those involving a single modification (e.g., introduction of a drug into a biological process) to those involving repeated additions (e.g., power-grid and transit development). We describe how to optimally connect the module to the network to either maximize or minimize the shift in λ, noting several applications of directing dynamics on networks.
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Hemopericardium in a patient treated with dabigatran etexilate.
Dabigatran etexilate is a new oral anticoagulant used for the prevention of systemic thromboembolism in patients with atrial fibrillation. Acute bleeding episodes are known to occur with dabigatran etexilate therapy; however, only a few case reports in the literature describe such events. We describe a 70-year-old man treated with dabigatran etexilate for newly diagnosed, nonvalvular atrial fibrillation who developed a large hemopericardium that appeared to be temporally related to dabigatran etexilate administration. One month after starting the drug, an incidental finding of a small pericardial effusion was found on echocardiography. One month later, the patient came to his pulmonologist's office complaining of shortness of breath; a large pericardial effusion was found on a noncontrast computed tomographic scan, and the patient was admitted to the hospital. Laboratory monitoring of his coagulation status was limited due to the lack of assays available to directly monitor the therapeutic effects of dabigatran. The internal laboratory was able to perform a dilute thrombin time (DTT) test as part of a quality improvement project aiming to validate an assay for monitoring patients receiving dabigatran therapy. A DTT was therefore performed in conjunction with routine coagulation assays to evaluate the patient's coagulation status. After pericardiocentesis, the patient recovered without incident and was discharged without anticoagulant therapy. Although the Naranjo adverse reaction probability scale only indicated a possible relationship (score of 1) between the patient's development of hemopericardium and dabigatran etexilate therapy, investigation into the patient's clinical course, comorbidities, and laboratory results led us to conclude that dabigatran etexilate was responsible for the hemopericardium. To our knowledge, this report is the first to describe a case of potentially life-threatening pericardial bleeding that was temporally related to starting dabigatran etexilate therapy. Although we found that the DTT was a viable method of monitoring coagulation status in a patient receiving dabigatran etexilate therapy, the assay lacks approval by the United States Food and Drug Administration, which limits its clinical utility and widespread use at this time. Clinicians should be aware of the potential for life-threatening bleeding with use of this agent and the difficulty associated with monitoring and reversing this therapy in the setting of acute bleeding.
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Richard Martinez, father of shooting victim, pleads for gun control in Florida
Richard Martinez, whose 20-year-old son was killed in a shooting rampage near the University of California, Santa Barbara, in late May, acknowledges that calling for tougher gun-control laws in Florida isn't easy.
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Richard Martinez, father of shooting victim, pleads for gun control in Florida
Richard Martinez addresses gun violence at Florida Capitol
Jim Turner
6:58 a.m. EDT July 3, 2014
Richard Martinez, the father of a man killed in the UC Santa Barbara shooting in late May, delivered "Not One More" postcards to the offices of U.S. Sen Marco Rubio and Gov. Rick Scott at the Florida Capitol Wednesday morning.
(Photo:
Sean Rossman/Democrat
)
Richard Martinez, whose 20-year-old son was killed in a shooting rampage near the University of California, Santa Barbara, in late May, acknowledges that calling for tougher gun-control laws in Florida isn't easy.
But as Martinez travels the country crusading for political discussion on "sensible" gun regulations, he said Wednesday he hoped to leave a powerful message with elected officials as he visited Florida's Capitol.
"I can't pretend that I know all the details of your state's legislation," Martinez told reporters while visiting the 21st floor office of U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla. "But do you really want to live in a country where little kids have to worry about being shot and killed in their schools? It wasn't like that when we were growing up."
Martinez and members of two groups, Everytown for Gun Safety and Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, delivered more than 28,000 individually signed postcards from across the nation to the Capitol offices of Rubio and Gov. Rick Scott.
Neither Scott nor Rubio were in their offices Wednesday. At the governor's office, the postcards were left with the front receptionist.
Brooke Sammon, a spokeswoman for Rubio, said in an email that the senator supports existing background checks on retail sales of guns and was for an effort in the Senate last year that would have "stepped up enforcement of existing gun laws, addressed mental health issues, and provided for school safety while still protecting the Second Amendment."
"Unfortunately many of the gun control proposals from President Obama and Congress simply target the 2nd Amendment rights of law-abiding citizens instead of addressing the underlying causes of violence and won't keep guns out of the hands of criminals and the mentally ill," Sammon wrote. "Rather than try and undermine Americans' constitutional right to bear arms, we should focus on the real problems of violence in this country caused by criminals and mentally ill people prone to violence."
Meanwhile, John Tupps, a Scott spokesman, said in an email, "Florida is at a 43 year crime low and Gov. Scott will continue working to keep families safe."
The postcards are part of the "Not One More" campaign launched by the Everytown and Moms groups that demand action to end gun violence.
The groups claim the cards have been signed by more than 625,000 Americans. The cards are being delivered to the governor of each state and every member of Congress.
Erica Lafferty, whose mother was among the victims in the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre in December 2012 in Newtown, Conn., remains encouraged that the U.S. Senate took a vote in April 2013 on expanding background checks on firearms sales as well as a proposal to ban some semi-automatic weapons modeled after military-assault weapons.
"Despite the fact that it failed, it was defeated by a minority and that is a huge step," said Lafferty, who participated in the postcard delivery Wednesday. Her mother, Dawn Lafferty Hochsprung, was the principal at Sandy Hook.
The background-check plan pushed by President Obama in the aftermath of the Newtown school massacre got 54 votes in the Democratic-controlled Senate, but needed 60 to pass.
The message of the postcard campaign may have a more difficult time finding support in the Republican-dominated Florida Capitol, where lawmakers approved five new gun-related measures this year.
The new laws, for example, would prohibit insurance companies from denying coverage or increasing rates based on customers owning guns or ammunition. Also, they would allow people to threaten to use force, including showing guns or firing warning shots, in self defense. Another new law would prevent schoolchildren from being disciplined for simulating guns while playing or for wearing clothes that depict firearms.
As of May 31, there were 1.27 million concealed-weapon or firearm licenses issued in Florida, according to the state Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.
The state went over the 1 million mark in Dec. 2012, becoming the first state in the nation to surpass that figure.
And the Florida Department of Law Enforcement conducted 869,457 background checks — each check includes criminal history and mental-health database reviews — on firearm purchases in 2013.
The 2013 number, bolstered by a rush to purchase guns in the first half of the year as the U.S. Senate debated new gun laws, easily outpaced the 797,610 background checks conducted in 2012.
Through the first six months of this year the numbers are slightly ahead of 2012, with 373,390 checks having been conducted.
Martinez's son, Christopher Michaels-Martinez, was one of seven people killed, including the gunman, as a result of a shooting spree on and near the California campus. He said his mission isn't to ban all guns and that he supports the right of gun owners to have their weapons.
"I understand there is not one solution for this, but we haven't even tried to put a dent in it," he said. "And there is a refusal of our political leaders to even discuss the issue."
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I've been out in our jungle doing initial rough pass weeding for the year (yes, year), and I can bear witness to the exhaustion! Hard to make myself go back out ... but getting close to 'done', so I've got that going for me.
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ESSEN, Germany (Reuters) - Demand for next-generation lifts and car components enabled Thyssenkrupp TKAG.DE to report its highest annual order intake in five years as the German firm slowly exits steelmaking.
Thyssenkrupp is in the middle of a major shift under Chief Executive Heinrich Hiesinger towards technology and away from the more volatile steel industry, its traditional mainstay.
It has sold its money-losing Brazilian steel mill CSA Cia Siderúrgica do Atlántico SA to Ternium SA TX.N and struck a deal to combine its European steel businesses with that of India's Tata Steel TISC.NS in 2018.
“The structural problems in the European steel industry have not gone away. We still have significant overcapacities also on the European flat steel market,” Hiesinger said on Thursday.
But labor representatives are demanding job protection for workers and say Thyssenkrupp is shirking responsibility for a business whose roots go back more than 200 years.
Hiesinger said he remained confident an agreement with workers can be found as thousands were expected to stage demonstrations at Thyssenkrupp’s tin plate production site in Andernach, calling for job and plant guarantees.
“All conceivable alternatives would involve far greater job cuts,” Hiesinger said, referring to 2,000 job losses that were already announced along with the joint venture in September.
Shareholder Cevian, which holds around 18 percent of Thyssenkrupp, described the results as concerning, saying management had set a target four years ago to achieve operating margins of 6-7 percent but was only making half that.
“The strategy has not yet delivered what was promised” Cevian co-founder Lars Foerberg told German daily Handelsblatt in an interview.
He said while the company had found a good solution for the steel division, it needed to look at finding the right structure for its other divisions to become more competitive.
“There are various options to find the right structure. A joint venture, decentralized company structure, spin-off. The main point is that old-style conglomerates don’t work,” he said.
The chief executive of Siemens SIEGn.DE also said earlier this month that he saw no future for old-school conglomerates.
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CATCHING A LIFT
While slowly reducing its dependency on steel, Thyssenkrupp is staking its future on its elevators unit, its most profitable, as well as demand from the automotive sector, its biggest customer group accounting for about a quarter of sales.
ThyssenKrupp’s order intake rose 18 percent to 44.29 billion euros ($52 billion) in the financial year to Sept. 30 while adjusted earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) reached 1.91 billion euros, beating the 1.73 billion expected by analysts in a Reuters poll.
Operating profit at its elevators unit, which mostly caters to clients in the United States and Europe with its internet-connected elevators, rose 7 percent to 922 million euros, making it the group’s single biggest profit contributor.
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At its components technology unit, which supplies parts to nine out of 10 premium cars, including all models of electric car maker Tesla TSLA.O, operating profit grew 12 percent to 377 million euros.
Shares in the group turned positive after sharp early falls, and closed up almost 4 percent. “The numbers came out better than feared, although the outlook could disappoint people a bit,” said one trader.
Thyssenkrupp, which recommended an unchanged dividend of 0.15 euros per share, said it expects adjusted EBIT this year of 1.8-2.0 billion euros while analysts on average expect 2.03 billion euros.
($1 = 0.8462 euros)
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Q:
Format styles based on some conditions in highcharts
I am developing a chart for an app(android/ios) . I want to style the graph based on some condition , like if the OS is android , the font size should be 14dp and if OS is iphone , it should be 9dp . I get the osname as parameter in the function , I am able to set some chartproperties , but I am not able to change the fontsize and other properties of x axis and y axis based on the osname parameter . Please help in setting the properties for x and y axis .
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<script src="./jquery.min.jsl"></script>
<script src="./highcharts.jsl"></script>
<script src="./highcharts-more.jsl"></script>
<meta name="viewport" content="user-scalable=no">
<script >
function renderGraph(graphdata, osname) {
var parsed = JSON.parse(graphdata);
alert(osname);
var s1 = [];
var s2 = [];
var s3 = [];
var s4 = [];
var s5 = [];
var s6 = [];
var cat = [];
for (var i = 0; i < parsed.length; i++) {
cat.push(parsed[i].QUARTER);
s1.push(parsed[i].FTE_OPEX);
s2.push(parsed[i].FTE_CAPEX);
s3.push(parsed[i].AWF_OPEX);
s4.push(parsed[i].AWF_CAPEX);
s5.push(parsed[i].HW_SW);
s6.push(parsed[i].OTHERS);
};
var chartProperties = {};
// height of chart
var graphHeight = 0;
// width of chart
var graphWidth = 0;
// Separating the graph dimensions & styling properties as per OS name & version
if (osname == "iphone") {
chartProperties = {
type : 'column',
plotBackgroundColor : null,
plotBackgroundImage : null,
plotBorderWidth : 0,
plotShadow : false,
height : 250,
width : 300,
marginLeft : 30,
};
} else if (osname == "android") {
chartProperties = {
type : 'column',
plotBackgroundColor : null,
plotBackgroundImage : null,
plotBorderWidth : 0,
plotShadow : false,
height : 700,
marginLeft : 80,
marginTop : 50,
marginBottom : 100
};
}
;
Highcharts.setOptions({
lang : {
numericSymbols : ["K", "M", "G", "T", "P", "E"]
}
});
$(function() {
$('#container').highcharts({
colors : ['#8dafb7', '#f19962', '#e97381', '#f8c465', '#6cd299', '#87cfe2'],
chart : chartProperties,
title : {
text : ''
},
xAxis : {
categories : cat,
tickmarkPlacement : 'on',
tickWidth : 0,
labels : {
y : 20,
style : {
color : '#333333',
fontSize : '9dp',
fontFamily : 'Metropolis-Light',
opacity : '.6'
},
}
},
yAxis : {
gridLineWidth : 0,
min : 0,
offset : 10,
tickAmount : 5,
title : {
text : ''
},
labels : {
align : 'left',
style : {
color : '#333333',
fontSize : '9dp',
fontFamily : 'Metropolis-Light',
opacity : '.5'
},
formatter : function() {
var value = this.axis.defaultLabelFormatter.call(this);
return '$' + (this.value === 0 ? '0K' : value);
}
},
stackLabels : {
style : {
color : '#555555',
fontSize : '11dp',
fontFamily : 'Metropolis-Regular'
},
enabled : true,
formatter : function() {
if (this.total < 1000) {
return '$' + this.total;
} else {
return '$' + (this.total / 1000).toFixed(2) + 'K';
};
}
},
},
legend : {
enabled : false
},
tooltip : {
enabled : false
},
plotOptions : {
series : {
animation : false
},
column : {
stacking : 'normal',
dataLabels : {
enabled : false,
color : (Highcharts.theme && Highcharts.theme.dataLabelsColor) || 'white'
}
}
},
credits : {
enabled : false
},
series : [{
name : 'FTE-OpEx',
data : s1,
index : 0,
pointWidth : 20
}, {
name : 'FTE-CapEx',
data : s2,
index : 1,
pointWidth : 20
}, {
name : 'AWF-OpEx',
data : s3,
index : 2,
pointWidth : 20
}, {
name : 'AWF-CapEx',
data : s4,
index : 3,
pointWidth : 20
}, {
name : 'HW/SW',
data : s5,
index : 4,
pointWidth : 20
}, {
name : 'Other',
data : s6,
index : 5,
pointWidth : 20
}]
});
});
}
</script>
</head>
<body id="body">
<div id="container" style="height: 100%; width: 100%; position: center; margin-left: 3%;"></div>
</body>
</html>
A:
Font size and other properties can be updated as the same way you are doing with the chart properties.
function updateChart(obj) {
if (obj.value == "iphone") {
yAxisLabelst={
fontSize:'7px',
color:'green',
cursor:'pointer',
}
chartProperties = {
type: 'column',
plotBackgroundColor: null,
plotBackgroundImage: null,
plotBorderWidth: 0,
plotShadow: false,
height: 250,
width: 300,
marginLeft: 30,
};
} else if (obj.value == "android") {
yAxisLabelst={
fontSize:'15px',
color:'green',
cursor:'pointer',
}
chartProperties = {
type: 'column',
plotBackgroundColor: null,
plotBackgroundImage: null,
plotBorderWidth: 0,
plotShadow: false,
height: 700,
marginLeft: 80,
marginTop: 50,
marginBottom: 100
};
}
drawChart(chartProperties,yAxisLabelst)
}
function updateChart(obj) {
if (obj.value == "iphone") {
yAxisLabelst={
fontSize:'7px',
color:'green',
cursor:'pointer',
}
chartProperties = {
type: 'column',
plotBackgroundColor: null,
plotBackgroundImage: null,
plotBorderWidth: 0,
plotShadow: false,
height: 250,
width: 300,
marginLeft: 30,
};
} else if (obj.value == "android") {
yAxisLabelst={
fontSize:'15px',
color:'green',
cursor:'pointer',
}
chartProperties = {
type: 'column',
plotBackgroundColor: null,
plotBackgroundImage: null,
plotBorderWidth: 0,
plotShadow: false,
height: 700,
marginLeft: 80,
marginTop: 50,
marginBottom: 100
};
}
drawChart(chartProperties,yAxisLabelst)
}
Highcharts.setOptions({
lang: {
numericSymbols: ["K", "M", "G", "T", "P", "E"]
}
});
function drawChart(chartProperties,yAxisLabelst) {
Highcharts.chart('container', {
chart: chartProperties,
title: {
text: 'Solar Employment Growth by Sector, 2010-2016'
},
subtitle: {
text: 'Source: thesolarfoundation.com'
},
yAxis: {
title: {
text: 'Number of Employees'
},
labels:{
style:yAxisLabelst
}
},
legend: {
layout: 'vertical',
align: 'right',
verticalAlign: 'middle'
},
plotOptions: {
series: {
label: {
connectorAllowed: false
},
pointStart: 2010
}
},
series: [{
name: 'Installation',
data: [43934, 52503, 57177, 69658, 97031, 119931, 137133, 154175]
}, {
name: 'Manufacturing',
data: [24916, 24064, 29742, 29851, 32490, 30282, 38121, 40434]
}, {
name: 'Sales & Distribution',
data: [11744, 17722, 16005, 19771, 20185, 24377, 32147, 39387]
}, {
name: 'Project Development',
data: [null, null, 7988, 12169, 15112, 22452, 34400, 34227]
}, {
name: 'Other',
data: [12908, 5948, 8105, 11248, 8989, 11816, 18274, 18111]
}],
responsive: {
rules: [{
condition: {
maxWidth: 500
},
chartOptions: {
legend: {
layout: 'horizontal',
align: 'center',
verticalAlign: 'bottom'
}
}
}]
}
});
}
#container {
min-width: 310px;
max-width: 800px;
height: 400px;
margin: 0 auto
}
<script src="https://code.highcharts.com/highcharts.js"></script>
<script src="https://code.highcharts.com/modules/series-label.js"></script>
<script src="https://code.highcharts.com/modules/exporting.js"></script>
<select onchange="updateChart(this)">
<option value="" >Select Device </option>
<option value="iphone" >iphone</option>
<option value="android">android</option>
</select>
<div id="container"></div>
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The week started with yet another warning from government regulators and this time it was the Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority (SAMA) that issued a statement saying cryptocurrencies are illegal in the country. The SAMA announcement warned citizens who are involved in trading cryptocurrencies are taking “high risk” and there will be “negative consequences” if anyone found dealing in bitcoin or other cryptos.
On Wednesday, Bloomberg reported that Americans now can invest in Bitcoin Tracker One, which is essentially an exchange-traded note (ETN) and it is listed as CXBTF and can be bought with the U.S. Dollar. “Everyone that’s investing in dollars can now get exposure to these products, whereas before, they were only available in euros or Swedish krona,” said Ryan Radloff, the CEO of CoinShares Holdings Ltd., the parent of the company that offers the ETN.
There was some concerning news about cybersecurity in the UK as well. Another report from the Internet of Business said 30% of large-scale businesses in the country suffered from crypto-mining attacks in the last month alone. The research from Citrix which was carried out by OnePoll said hackers tried to use the processing power of the computer systems utilized by British enterprises to mine cryptocurrencies!
However, this week’s barrage of negative news in the arena didn’t stop crypto-based hedge fund Pantera Capital to seek $175 million for its third venture fund to build a diversified portfolio of assets that have asymmetrical returns as bitcoin. Also, the blockchain technology continues to penetrate into traditional financial institutions this week as the Bank of Montreal (BMO) reported to launch a blockchain-based pilot for fixed income deals.
Based on our research, we found that the following blockchain stocks demonstrated notable price movements based on shifts in their company fundamentals.
Nvidia Corp
Nvidia Corp (NVDA) reported its Q2’18 earnings report on Thursday and investors were a bit disappointed to see its revenue outlook is actually not that good. The company said sales related to the mining of cryptocurrencies such as Ether were much lower than expected in the second quarter.
Nvidia Corp’s stock slipped around 5% after releasing their Q2 earnings after it said they don’t expect to make significant blockchain-related sales during the next two quarters of 2018.
There was a bearish divergence on the 240-minute chart of Nvidia Corp and the news about soft crypto-based sales prompted investors to start panic selling its stock. So far, NVDA managed to trade above the major support around $254.0 per share.
However, given that the management of Nvidia Corp outlined a much weaker sales in the rest of the year, the prospects for its stock is appearing rather gloomy. From a technical perspective, NVDA’s CCI has already gone down below the 100 level and it is signaling a downturn.
If we see the blockchain stock’s price breaking below the support near $254.0 per share, it could certainly trigger another round of bearish moves in the short-term.
Seven Stars Cloud Group Inc
Seven Stars Cloud Group Inc (SSC) reported a $133 Million revenue in Q2 2018, up 207% compared to the same quarter last year. Its year-to-date revenue turned out at $319 million, a sizable 317% increase compared to the year-to-date revenue in 2017.
While the company posted impressive top-line growth, its cost of revenue also went up to $131.5 million in Q2, leaving hardly any profits during the second quarter of 2018. In Q2’17, the cost of revenue was around $43.3 million.
Nonetheless, the CEO of Seven Stars Cloud Group Inc, Bruno Wu, sounded optimistic and said during the earnings call that he is “positioning the Company to be a leading global fintech and asset digitization service provider.”
While most blockchain stocks struggled to grow revenue in Q2, Seven Stars Cloud Group Inc is a rare exception that not only grew its revenue but came close to breakeven in a drastically growing industry.
Although SSC’s stock price was rejected around $2.10 per share earlier on Thursday, its long-term fundamentals look appealing. If we see the stock breaking above this key resistance, it will certainly open up the target around $2.55 per share, which hit touched just last week.
Bottom Line
It was a mixed week for blockchain stocks as the bitcoin momentarily fell below the coveted $6000 per bitcoin rate against the U.S. Dollar and graphics chip maker Nvidia Corp made some soft revenue forecast from its blockchain based product sales.
However, broader industry news demonstrated the viability of the technology to disrupt the fintech industry and a number of companies raised large sums of capital to continue expanding their respective initiatives.
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