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For more than 100 years, the shape and location of human settlements has been defined in large part by energy and water. Cities grew up near natural resources like hydropower, and near water for agricultural, industrial and household use.
Hard to say with precision, but Third Way, the non-partisan think tank, asked the design team at the Washington, D.C. office of Gensler & Associates, an architecture and interior design firm that specializes in sustainable projects like a complex that houses the NFL’s Dallas Cowboys. The talented designers saw a blooming desert and a cozy arctic village, an old urban mill re-purposed as an energy producer, a data center that integrates solar panels on its sprawling flat roofs, a naval base and a humming transit hub.
There's an invisible force powering and propelling our way of life.
It's all around us. You can't feel it. Smell it. Or taste it.
But it's there all the same. And if you look close enough, you can see all the amazing and wondrous things it does.
It not only powers our cities and towns.
And all the high-tech things we love.
It gives us the power to invent.
To explore.
To discover.
To create advanced technologies.
This invisible force creates jobs out of thin air.
It adds billions to our economy.
It's on even when we're not.
And stays on no matter what Mother Nature throws at it.
This invisible force takes us to the outer reaches of outer space.
And to the very depths of our oceans.
It brings us together. And it makes us better.
And most importantly, it has the power to do all this in our lifetime while barely leaving a trace.
Some people might say it's kind of unbelievable.
They wonder, what is this new power that does all these extraordinary things?
If you think that there is plenty of electricity, that the air is clean enough and that nuclear power is a just one among many options for meeting human needs, then you are probably over-focused on the United States or Western Europe. Even then, you’d be wrong.
Billions of people live in energy poverty, they write, and even those who don’t, those who live in places where there is always an electric outlet or a light switch handy, we need to unmake the last 200 years of energy history, and
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Expand (-r**3 - 3 + 3 + (-3 + r + 3)*(0*r**2 - 3*r**2 + 5*r**2) + 2*r**3 + 2*r - 2*r)*(r + r + 3*r).
15*r**4
Expand p - 2*p - p + (0*p + 2*p + 0*p)*(5 - 2 - 4) + 0*p - 3*p + p + (-3*p - 8*p + p)*(-2 + 4 + 0) + 1 + p - 1.
-25*p
Expand -2 - 2 + 2 + v + (v - 4*v + 6*v)*(-5 + 2 + 1).
-5*v - 2
Expand (4 - 4 - 2*k)*(2*k**4 + 0*k**2 + 0*k**2) - 1 + 1 - 3*k**5.
-7*k**5
Expand 1 - 1 + 2*q + (1 + 1 + 0 - 3 + 2 + 2 + (-1 - 1 + 3)*(6 - 3 - 4) + 4 - 5 + 2)*(6 - 6 - 5*q).
-13*q
Expand 2*g - 2*g + 2*g + g - 3*g + 0*g - g - 2*g + g + (-g - 2*g + 2*g)*(5 + 2 - 5) - 3*g - g + 3*g.
-5*g
Expand -3 + w**3 + 3 + 4*w**3 - 2*w**3 + 0*w**3 + (-2*w - 5*w + 5*w)*(-3*w**2 + 2*w**2 + 5*w**2) - 2*w**3 - w + w - w**3 + 0*w**3 + 3*w**3.
-5*w**3
Expand (-3 + 0 + 2)*(3*y + y + 13*y + (5 - 1 - 3)*(-2*y + 2 - 2)).
-15*y
Expand (2 - 3 + 4 + (1 + 3 - 6)*(1 + 0 + 1))*(-2*p**2 - 2*p**2 + 2*p**2).
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The following request information was recently submitted...
REQUESTOR INFORMATION:
Business Unit: CORP
Cost Center: 103246
Company Code: 001
Business Unit for Roles: CORP
Other Business Units:
SAP ID: p00500449
GENERAL INFORMATION:
Supervisor: James Steffes
Supervisor Telephone Number: 853 7673
Employee Name
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The SVPA was amended twice in 2006. Prior to those amendments, an individual
determined to be an SVP was committed to the custody of the Department for a two-year
term. The individual’s term of commitment could be extended for additional two-year
periods. (Former § 6604, as amended by Stats. 2000, ch. 420, § 3; former § 6604.1, as
amended by Stats. 2000, ch. 420, § 4.)
On September 20, 2006, the Governor signed into law Senate Bill No. 1128,
which amended the SVPA effective immediately. (Stats. 2006, ch. 337, § 62.) Among
other changes, the amended SVPA provided for an indeterminate term of commitment,
and the references to two-year commitment terms and extended commitments in sections
6604 and 6604.1 were eliminated. (Stats. 2006, ch. 337, §§ 55, 56.)
Less than two months later, voters approved Proposition 83, which amended the
SVPA effective November 8, 2006. (See Cal. Const., art. II, § 10, subd. (a).) Like
Senate Bill No. 1128, Proposition 83 amended the SVPA to provide that an SVP’S
commitment term is “indeterminate.” (§ 6604; see § 6604.1.) Proposition 83 also
eliminated all references to a two-year term of commitment and most references to an
extended commitment in sections 6604 and 6604.1. Thus, a person found to be an SVP
under the SVPA is now subject to an indeterminate term of involuntary civil
commitment. (People v. Whaley (2008) 160 Cal.App.4th 779, 785-787.)
B. McKee I
In McKee I, the defendant argued that his indeterminate commitment under the
SVPA violated his equal protection rights because the SVPA treats SVP’s significantly
less favorably than similarly situated individuals who are civilly committed under other
statutes. (McKee I, supra, 47 Cal.4th at p. 1196.) The California Supreme Court
determined that SVP’s and mentally disordered offenders (MDO’s; Pen. Code, § 2960
et seq.) are similarly situated for equal protection purposes because they have been
involuntarily committed with
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\- Google's BHAG of organizing the world’s information and making it
universally accessible and useful
~~~
cglee
I think you left out the most important thing - a BHAG focuses money. It's a
giant bet. SCO's BHAG is the lawsuit, Netscape's BHAG was the browser,
Pets.com's BHAG was serving every pet - all bets that didn't pay off.
~~~
mjfern
Establishing a BHAG per se does not mean you've selected a good goal or that
you will achieve the goal.
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dmix
> If we’re going to turn 37signals into a $100 million/year company
Posting generic self-help articles would be a good first step towards this
goal.
~~~
dhh
You wouldn't believe the millions we bring in on free web articles. Or, I
should say forecasted millions. They don't make any real money right now, but
I'm sure we'll make it up on bulk!
~~~
dmix
I was being facetious about it being a serious business.
But I _was_ serious about this post being straight out of a self-help book.
Although self-help has consistently been one of the top selling topics on
Amazon, right below romance novels. So the former might have somes grounds as
well.
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Eliezer
It's always nice when someone starts a contest you've already won.
~~~
Kutta
^I laughed out.
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edw519
_So what’s your big goal? Make it public and we’ll egg you on._
I'm going to buy the Pittsburgh Steelers and beat the New York Jets so badly
that we'll make Gary Vaynerchuk sorry he ever made his big wish.
(Are you sure you want to egg me on?)
~~~
umjames
Any chance you want to buy the Philadelphia Eagles and turn them into a Super
Bowl-winning franchise?
But seriously, does that mean you are actively working towards that goal now?
Do you think you can realistically achieve it?
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gruseom
I suppose "ly" is considered harmful as a suffix now too then?
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hugh3
Using adjectives as adverbs
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This joint proposal in response to TW-03-007, Brain Disorders in the Developing World: Research Across the Lifespan, describes a 2 year needs assessment, research infrastructure development, clinical education and research training plan that seeks to establish a sustainable research collaboration between the Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Medicas y Nutricion in Mexico City and the University of Pennsylvania's Alzheimer's Disease Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The long-term goal of this proposal is to establish the structural framework and
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This 2-part investigation examined indigenous concepts of desirable and undesirable attachment behavior among middle- and lower-class Anglo and lower-class Puerto Rican mothers in order to formulate culturally sensitive criteria of normative attachment behavior. Study 1 elicited indigenous concepts of desirable and undesirable attachment behavior using open-ended probes. On the basis of mothers' responses in Study 1, culturally sensitive vignettes of desirable and undesirable attachment behavior were constructed, and culturally relevant descriptors of toddler characteristics were selected. In Study 2, mothers'
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The sperm MMP was evaluated using the JC-1 fluorescent dye (Molecular Probes Inc.) as previously described \[[@CR27]\]. Aliquots of 200 μL of diluted frozen spermatozoa (2 \~ 4 × 10^6^ spermatozoa/mL) were mixed with 1 μL of 100 μM JC-1 (final concentration, 0.5 μM) and 1 μL of 200 μM PI (final concentration, 2 μM) to exclude dead spermatozoa. The mixture was incubated at 37 °C for 30 min in 5 % CO~2~ and then was analyzed by flow cytometry. The percentage of spermatozoa with viable and high MMP (J~agg~+/PI−) and the Mean J~agg~ fluorescence intensity (J~agg~ MFI) per viable sperm were evaluated. To investigate the population of spermatozoa with high MMP of viable spermatozoa, the ratio of J~agg~ + to viable spermatozoa (%) was calculated as follows: (J~agg~+/PI− \[%\] ÷ PI− \[%\]) × 100.
Flow cytometric analysis {#Sec12}
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All flow cytometry analyses were performed using a FACSCalibur flow cytometer (Becton Dickinson, San José, CA, USA) equipped with a 15 mW air-cooled 488 nm argon-ion laser and Cell Quest Pro software (Becton Dickinson). A total of 10,000 individual sperm-sized events were selected based on forward and side scatter and were collected at a flow rate of \< 400 events/s. FL1 (PNA-Alexa Fluor 488), FL2 (J~agg~) and FL3 (PI) signals were detected through 530 nm, 585 nm and \> 670 nm band pass filter, respectively.
Statistical analysis {#Sec13}
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Statistical analysis was performed using SPSS software (version 17.0 for Windows; SPSS Inc., Chicago, IL). The Shapiro-Wilk test was utilized for normality analysis of the parameters. To compare the effect following OptiPrep™ concentrations, one-way repeated-measures (RM) analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used in data with a normal distribution and Bonferroni adjustment for multiple comparisons was used for *post hoc* analysis. Otherwise, the non-parametric Friedman test and *post-hoc* analysis with Wilcoxon
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group-by :key on a vector of maps
select-keys on remaining maps without the previous key
group-by again (0..n times) and select-keys
count unique key instances at the end.
See also my previous question: Aggregate and Count in Maps
Example:
Given a vector of maps
(def DATA [{:a "X", :b "M", :c "K", :d 10}
{:a "Y", :b "M", :c "K", :d 20}
{:a "Y", :b "M", :c "F", :d 30}
{:a "Y", :b "P", :c "G", :d 40}])
performing group-by
(defn get-tree-level-1 [] (group-by :a DATA))
yields a map grouped by the value of that particular key.
{ X [{:a X, :b M, :c K, :d 10}],
Y [{:a Y, :b M, :c K, :d 20}
{:a Y, :b M, :c F, :d 30}
{:a Y, :b P, :c G, :d 40}]}
So far, so good. But what if I want to build a tree-like structure out of the data, which means selecting the remaining keys and ignoring some, select :b and :c and ignore :d, which would yield in the next level:
(def DATA2 [{ :X [{:b "M", :c "K"}],
:Y [{:b "M", :c "K"}
{:b "M", :c "F"}
{:b "P", :c "G"}]}])
And finally, counting all instances of the remaining keys (e.g. count all unique values of the :b key under the Y-root):
(def DATA3 [{ :X [{:M 1}],
:Y [{:M 2}
{:P 1}])
I tried doing a select-keys after the group-by, but the result was empty after the first step:
(defn get-proc-sums []
(into {}
(
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According to the first aspect, the present invention relates to an inside pad for a helmet, comprising at least one thick platelike cushion member and a bag-like member covering the cushion member like a bag, wherein the bag-like member has a bag main body with an opening, through which the cushion member can be taken out of and accommodated in the bag main body, in one surface thereof, and at least one thin platelike holding member having flexibility at least partly and covering the opening at least partly, the holding member being attached to the bag main body. In this case, the holding member has a thickness of preferably 0.3 mm to 2.5 mm, and more preferably 0.5 mm to 1.8 mm.
According to the first embodiment of the first aspect, the holding member comprises a plurality of holding members, and the plurality of holding members are detachably connected to each other through a connecting mechanism.
According to the second embodiment of the first aspect, the connecting mechanism comprises a recess-projection engaging mechanism with an engaged projection and an engaging hole detachably engageable with the engaged projection, the engaged projection being formed on one certain holding member of the plurality of holding members, and the engaging hole detachably engageable with the engaged projection being formed in another holding member of the plurality of holding members.
According to the third embodiment of the first aspect, the engaging hole is a notched engaging hole.
According to the fourth embodiment of the first aspect, the engaged projection is a male hook.
According to the fifth embodiment of the first aspect, at least one portion of a periphery of the holding member is attached to the bag main body at least at one portion of a periphery of the opening.
According to the sixth embodiment of the first aspect, at least one of the holding members is attached to the bag main body so as to be turnable inside out from one surface to the other surface of the bag main body.
According to the seventh embodiment of the first aspect, the holding member comprises an inner holding member and an outer holding member that are partly overlaid on each other, the engaged projection is formed on the inner holding member, and the engaging hole is formed in the outer holding member.
According to the eighth embodiment of the first aspect, each of the cushion member, the bag-like member, the inner holding member and the outer holding member has a substantially forked shape.
According to the ninth embodiment of the first aspect, the inner holding member is attached to the bag main body
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Allegations of lèse majesté
Although he was careful to keep his criticisms of King Bhumibol oblique, Jakrapob's known republicanism, however, rankled the military and its equally paranoid royalist establishment allies, and they were keen to see him removed from office.
Their chance came with the circulation of Thai translations of a speech Jakrapob gave in English at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Thailand in August 2007. Because the speech, which was a critique of Thailand's perennial culture of patronage, directly attacked privy council president Prem Tinsulanonda, it provoked an outcry from the Democrats, who accused him of having insulted the palace. Although he held a press conference to profess his loyalty to the monarchy, Jakrapob readily admitted his opposition to the royal family to the United States embassy as well as his participation in the dissemination of anti-monarchist ideas at the grassroots level in order to prepare for an eventual alteration of Thailand's political order. Thaksin and Samak failed to support Jakrapob, however, leading him to resign on May 8, 2008.
UDD role and exile
Despite the negative publicity Jakrapob remained an outspoken political activities and continued to be a tireless participant in UDD activities. He became associated with the movement's radical wing and soon formed a splinter group known as "Red Siam" with former communist Surachai Danwattananusorn. Because the group became much maligned for allegedly promoting violent revolution and the dismantlement of the monarchy the mainstream UDD was forced to sever ties with Jakrapob and his allies. Surachai was sentenced to 7 1/2 years in prison in 2012 for lèse majesté, but was pardoned by the king in October 2013.
Jakrapob went into hiding following the Songkran riots, vowing to carry out a more robust campaign against the government of Abhisit Vejjajiva and his establishment patrons.
Although still living in exile, he publicly resurfaced in May 2012 as a columnist for Red Power, a red shirt publication with republican leanings. Jakrapob also wrote for another similar magazine, The Voice of Taksin, under the pseudonym "Jit Pollachan". Two of his fictional stories, which were thinly-veiled portrayals of the king and the royal family, were used by the Thai Constitutional Court of Thailand to convict Somyot Pr
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In the literature, different implementations of the above ideas can be found. The minimal requirements for the updates are however nothing more than the ones shown in the Figs. \[fig:LOWA\_insert\] and \[fig:LOWA\_kink\], combined with a move update which moves the position of the worm head forward or backward in imaginary time without changing the kinks. We will therefore only briefly mention the key ideas and refer to the relevant papers. Prokof’ev, Svistunov and Tupitsyn were the first to introduce the worm algorithm [@Prokofev1998_worm]. They formulated it for the Bose-Hubbard model in the grand-canonical ensemble in the path integral representation. Sandvik and Sylju[å]{}sen introduced worm operators for spin models in the stochastic series representation with directed loop updates [@Sandvik1999; @Syljuasen2003]. It is worth remarking that the loop algorithm was the first algorithm formulated in continuous imaginary time ([*i.e.,* ]{} free of Trotter discretization error) to overcome the critical slowing down near the second order phase transition [@Evertz1993; @Beard1996; @Evertz2003], even before the worm algorithm was invented. Pollet [*et al.*]{} tried to combine the two algorithms and formulated the worm algorithm in the path integral representation but with directed loops [@Pollet2007]. Rombouts [*et al.*]{} formulated a worm algorithm in the canonical ensemble by letting the worm head and the worm tail propagate simultaneously in imaginary time, thereby creating and annihilating a particle on different sites simultaneously [@Rombouts2006; @VanHoucke2006]. These ideas were picked up by Rousseau [*et al.*]{} in formulating algorithms with multiple worms (called stochastic Green functions) [@Rousseau2007; @Rousseau2008]. In [@Kawashima2004] a review of world-line Monte Carlo methods up to 2003 can be found with a discussion on the loop algorithm, directed loops algorithm and the worm algorithm. Classical worm algorithms have also been formulated [@Prokofev2001; @Prokofev2009; @Alet2003]. These algorithms can, in particular, be used to efficiently simulate quantum criticality in cases when the universality class can be mapped onto a higher dimensional classical model (cf. Sec. \[sec:WIBG\_Tc\]).
The physics of the 3D Bose-Hubbard model in a nutshell
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<a href="../../../samples/old/index.html">CKEditor Samples</a> » Full Page Editing
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<div class="warning deprecated">
This sample is not maintained anymore. Check out its <a href="http://sdk.ckeditor.com/samples/fullpage.html">brand new version in CKEditor SDK</a>.
</div>
<div class="description">
<p>
This sample shows how to configure CKEditor to edit entire HTML pages, from the
<code><html></code> tag to the <code></html></code> tag.
</p>
<p>
The CKEditor instance below is inserted with a JavaScript call using the following code:
</p>
<pre class="samples">
CKEDITOR.replace( '<em>textarea_id</em>', {
<strong>fullPage: true</strong>,
<strong>allowedContent: true</strong>
});
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Note that <code><em>textarea_id</em></code> in the code above is the <code>id</code> attribute of
the <code><textarea></code> element to be replaced.
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The <code><em>allowedContent</em></code> in the code above is set to <code>true</code> to disable content filtering.
Setting this option is not obligatory, but in full page mode there is a strong chance that one may want be able to freely enter any HTML content in source mode without any limitations.
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One of these cases was last month’s judgement by the Constitutional Court on EOAs.
An EOA, commonly known as a garnishee, is a court order that compels a debtor’s employer to pay his or her debt from his or her salary.
“The problem that we have in South Africa is that the legislation itself was unconstitutional because under certain circumstances it allowed for these EOAs to be issued by a clerk of the court, thereby bypassing a hearing in a magistrate’s court and therefore bypassing access to justice.
“The Constitutional Court essentially confirmed the finding of the Cape High Court. But it did something quite revolutionary where the court changed the reading to make it constitutional and immediately applicable.”
The court made the ruling on Tuesday September 13.
The Constitutional Court ruled that EOAs now require judicial oversight to determine whether such an order is just and equitable and that the amount was appropriate. This judgement, said Ms Geldenhuys, was a victory for poor, working class who earned less than R3 500 a month.
Asked how she came to work on this case, Ms Geldenhuys said her firm had been approached by businesswoman Wendy Appelbaum.
One of the workers on her farm in Stellenbosch had an EOA and when she started researching it, realised it was unfair. The firm then made contact with the University of Stellenbosch Legal Aid Clinic where they found out that there were hundreds of clients in a similar position.
“When we looked at the case, (we realised) that people affected by EOAs were the working poor and had a very low income. That is a very vicious circle of debt and reckless lending. The credit provider can recoup the outstanding reckless loan via this fast track method of an EOA. We realised that it was a situation that affected not only the hundreds of cases that we saw in Stellenbosch. There were more than two million active EOAs in South Africa,” said Ms Geldenhuys. And so the case was lodged against 13 credit providers and law firm Flemix & Associates which had administered EAOs on their behalf.
Ms Geldenhuys said the pro bono unit at the firm focused on land restitution, LGBTI and discrimination cases.
She said Webber Wentzel had a history of collaborating with organisaitons like the National Resource Centre, Equal Education and the Social Justice Coalition.
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9/20
Two letters picked without replacement from {v: 2, z: 1, d: 2, y: 1, o: 1, m: 1}. Give prob of picking 1 y and 1 o.
1/28
Two letters picked without replacement from {w: 3, y: 2, h: 2, i: 2}. What is prob of picking 1 i and 1 y?
1/9
Two letters picked without replacement from qddnqm. Give prob of picking 1 d and 1 q.
4/15
Two letters picked without replacement from {p: 1, j: 2, z: 4}. What is prob of picking 2 z?
2/7
Two letters picked without replacement from {i: 1, g: 4, f: 3, s: 1, j: 6}. What is prob of picking 1 j and 1 f?
6/35
Four letters picked without replacement from dfddfddbdd. Give prob of picking 4 d.
1/6
Four letters picked without replacement from {v: 3, z: 1, n: 4, x: 3}. What is prob of picking 1 n and 3 v?
2/165
What is prob of picking 1 c and 1 f when two letters picked without replacement from cfcmmtcctfxe?
4/33
What is prob of picking 3 b when three letters picked without replacement from {b: 7, l: 4}?
7/33
Two letters picked without replacement from {w: 5, p: 6, z: 2, v: 3, b: 1, l: 2}. Give prob of picking 2 w.
10/171
Four letters picked without replacement from xiixxx. Give prob of picking 4 x.
1/15
Three letters picked without replacement from {f: 4, s: 3, l: 13}. What is prob of picking 2 s and 1 f?
1/95
Calculate prob of picking 2 i when two letters picked without replacement from {i: 2, n: 2}.
1/6
Calculate prob of picking 1 x and 3 n when four letters picked without replacement from {x: 5, v: 2, n: 3, q: 3}.
1/143
Three letters picked without replacement from {b: 19, m: 1}. What is prob of picking 3 b?
17/20
Four letters picked without replacement
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-----Original Message-----
From: St Clair, Carol
Sent: Thursday, May 17, 2001 11:03 AM
To: Radous, Paul
Subject: Engage Energy America LLC - Enron Power Marketing Inc. EEI Master
Carol St. Clair
EB 3889
713-853-3989 (Phone)
713-646-3393 (Fax)
carol.st.clair@enron.com
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Lozano did not file his federal habeas petition until August 7, 2002, but he claims that his petition is timely because his sentence modification in March 2002 somehow "reset" the one-year limitations period. Specifically, he contends that the sentence modification was a further stage of direct review, and his conviction was therefore not final until March 2002. Lozano insists that he styled his motion for sentence modification pursuant to §§ 973.19 and 809.30, and he exerts considerable time and energy discussing the technicalities of those sections and why they must always serve as vehicles of direct review under Wisconsin law. However, the fact that his motion was purportedly brought under these two particular sections does not mean that the sentence was modified pursuant to those sections.
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Lozano's motion cited several cases in addition to the two statutory provisions; several of these cases are not consistent with his set of facts. For example, in Klimas, Rosado, and McCleary, the issue was whether the sentence imposed by the trial judge was an abuse of discretion. Lozano makes no such claim. Lozano's sentence was modified based on a new factor—his cooperation with authorities in the prosecution of Latin Kings gang members. This fact did not exist at the time of Lozano's trial and has no bearing on the constitutionality or finality of his convictions for intentional homicide and armed robbery. The notion that Lozano's sentence modification was a part of the direct review process is a non-starter.
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Lozano also relies on Orange v. Calbone, 318 F.3d 1167 (10th Cir.2003), for the proposition that his sentence modification constituted direct review. Orange is distinguishable from the facts at bar. One critical distinction is what relief the defendants were seeking. In Orange, the defendant sought leave to file an "appeal out of time." He had failed to timely seek direct review of his conviction and sought the chance to do so. Essentially, the defendant wanted to be put back in the position of a defendant who had timely filed his direct appeal. The Tenth Circuit held that the "appeal out of time" procedure was considered part of the direct review process under Oklahoma law. 318 F.3d at 1170-71. Lozano, on the other hand, was seeking a sentence adjustment based on his post-conviction cooperation with authorities. He was not seeking to be restored to a position in which to challenge the merits of his conviction. The
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They only need to figure out meals that last 7 days (chilled) with natural
ingredients only, but since freshly(acquired by nestle) did it, it's possible.
Or maybe there's some patent here, and it's really hard to achieve otherwise,
and that's why nestle bought them.
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bearton
I've tried a few meal kit companies (blue apron and hello fresh) and I was
underwhelmed by the product and the service.
Whole Foods ingredients + Amazon delivery = game over for most of these meal
kit companies.
They would be able to provide users added levels of customization and probably
same day or next day delivery whereas with most meal kit companies, you have
to lock in your menu for the week the prior week, which is inconvenient if
plans change.
Ultimately, I'm excited about this move as I shop at whole foods regularly and
look forward to the ease of delivery that Amazon provides.
I wonder where Amazon will target next; they've already targeted grocery and
meal kit delivery and revealed plans to compete with Zillow and Redfin this
week in real estate. Which industry is next?
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lubujackson
As someone who has used and enjoyed meal kits (Good Eggs, not Blue Apron), I
don't think this is a slam dunk for Amazon. Meal kits are a lot more than
recipes and portioning.
I have 2 small kids so meal planning is hard to do consistently. I can whip up
a chicken breast and veggie, but what I get from Good Eggs is seasonal recipes
and fresh produce sourced directly from local farmers PLUS prepared elements
including marinated meat and sauces.
So when I cook a meal kit I'm getting a much better meal (more like a dinner
party meal) for about the same effort as a barebones meal I would make
otherwise.
I have used Instacart and bought prepared stuff from Whole Foods, and there
just isn't a comparison. In SF, I often get or see old/bruised produce in
Whole Foods which used to be consistently good.
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mi100hael
This was bound to happen. A lot of financial analysts have been saying for a
while that Blue Apron is a good idea that will be successful under different
circumstances. Right now, Blue Apr
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hackernews
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The goals of these studies are to better understand the mechanism and regulation of the synthesis and degradation of the nonessential amino acid proline. The strategy primarily involves delineation of naturally occuring and laboratory induced genetic defects in proline metabolism. By characterizing these mutant cell lines, we hope to learn more about both abnormal and normal proline metabolism. Mutant lines currently under investigation include two selected for resistance to the proline analogue azetidine carboxyl acid as well as several human lines lacking ornithine
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nih_exporter
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Many painful conditions are associated with alterations in the extracellular matrix (ECM) of affected tissues. While several integrins, the receptors for ECM proteins, are present on sensory neurons that mediate pain, the possible role of these cell adhesion molecules in inflammatory or neuropathic pain has not been explored. We found that the intradermal injection of peptide fragments of domains of laminin and fibronectin important for adhesive signaling selectively inhibited the hyperalgesia caused by prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) and
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At the onset of symptoms, a conservative multidisciplinary treatment approach consisting of medical and physical therapy should precede surgery \[[@B7]\]. Thereafter, the decision about the surgical or conservative management of herniated lumbar discs has to be based on the results of clinical and neurological examinations; current guidelines keep the results of imaging techniques such as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) secondary \[[@B8]\]. The most common indication for surgical management of LDH is failure to improve with conservative management \[[@B9]\]. Most clinicians advocate waiting 4 to 8 weeks from the onset of symptoms before considering surgery. However, in cases with cauda equina syndrome, progressive motor deficit, or in patients whose pain remains intolerable despite adequate medical therapy, surgery is indicated before this time course has elapsed \[[@B10],[@B11]\]. Many authors, however, have revealed a poor prognosis for patients operated on after prolonged conservative treatment \[[@B12],[@B13]\]. Consequently, for obtaining better outcomes for LDH, it would be helpful to predict the possibility that an individual patient may benefit fully from conservative management, or on the contrary, may be a candidate for surgery, at an early stage after the onset of symptoms.
MRI is frequently used in the diagnostic evaluation of LDH. Nonetheless, there is still a paucity of data regarding the prognostic value of MRI findings in LDH and its predictive value for patients who may need surgery for LDH; therefore, it is not routinely used as a criterion for surgery. Komori et al. \[[@B12]\] suggested that the type of herniation (based on a 3 type classification presented by the authors) is correlated with outcome and is a major prognostic factor, while others have reported cases with lumbar disc extrusion who had fully recovered with medical therapy, both clinically and on imaging \[[@B14],[@B15]\]. Others have suggested that discs with a high signal on T2 weighted images were more prone to regression in size \[[@B16]\]. However, these studies are few and the results are not conclusive.
To the best of our knowledge, no study has examined the relationship between clinical and lumbosacral MRI abnormalities and the likelihood of being deemed a surgical candidate among symptomatic patients with LDH. Therefore, we designed a prospective study to investigate patients with untreated LBP with or without radicular leg pain to assess the predictive value of demographic, clinical or imaging findings in those who finally would meet the classic current criteria for surgery.
Materials and Methods
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Patients were recruited during September 2011 to February 2012 at Shohada Taj
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pubmed_central
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Q:
$A(c) \to \forall x A(x) $ not valid even though $A(c)$ can be used to prove $\forall x A(x)$
I would like some advice on a few sentences, although I realize they might be too far removed from their context. This is the statement, from page 11 in Paul Cohen’s book “Set theory and the continuum Hypothesis”:
"Assume we know that $A(c)$ is a valid statement. We shall show that $\forall x A(x)$ is a valid statement (This is not the same as saying $A(c) \to \forall x A(x) $ is valid which it is not in general)."
Intuitively I make the mistake he is talking about. What is the explanation?
Let me add that I also appreciate some advice on books in set theory with more examples and extensive comments. I saw that the book was highly recommended, but it is mainly a facsimile of a typewritten historical text, very compact.
A:
What is going on here is that there is some language $L$ which has, among other thing, a constant symbol $c$. $A(x)$ is a formula with a single free variable $x$ over this language $L$ and $A(c)$ is the same formula with the constant symbol $c$ substituted for $x$.
Now "$A(c)$ is valid" means that for every structure ${\mathfrak A}$ for the language $L$, the interpretation of $A(c)$ in ${\mathfrak A}$ is true, i.e., ${\mathfrak A} \models A(c)$. Note that such a structure ${\mathfrak A}$ includes an interpretation for the constant $c$.
Now look at the language $K$ which is exactly the same as $L$ except it does not have the constant symbol $c$.
In a structure ${\mathfrak B}$ for $K$, you cannot interpret $A(c)$, but you can interpret $A(x)$ if you're also given a valuation $\eta$ of all free variables of $A(x)$ (i.e., of just $x$) in ${\mathfrak B}$. It is customary to say that $A(x)$ is true in ${\mathfrak B}$ (i.e., $\mathfrak B \models A(x)$) if it is true for every valuation of (i.e., for every
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stackexchange
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A typical medicament dispenser includes a body defining a storage chamber, a fill opening in fluid communication with the body, and a stopper or cap for sealing the fill opening after filling the storage chamber to hermetically seal the medicament within the dispenser. In order to fill such prior art dispensers with a sterile fluid or other substance, such as a medicament, it is typically necessary to sterilize the unassembled components of the dispenser, such as by autoclaving the components and/or exposing the components to gamma radiation. The sterilized components then must be filled and assembled in an aseptic isolator of a sterile filling machine. In some cases, the sterilized components are contained within multiple sealed bags or other sterile enclosures for transportation to the sterile filling machine. In other cases, the sterilization equipment is located within the isolator of the sterile filling machine. In the isolator, the storage chamber is filled with the fluid or other substance, and then the sterilized stopper is assembled to the dispenser to plug the fill opening and hermetically seal the fluid or other substance in the dispenser.
One of the drawbacks of such prior art dispensers, and processes and equipment for filling such dispensers, is that the filling process is time consuming, and the processes and equipment are expensive. Further, the relatively complex nature of the filling processes and equipment can lead to more defectively filled dispensers than otherwise desired.
The present inventor has recognized the advantages of sterilizing a sealed, empty dispenser, and then filling the sterilized, sealed, empty dispenser under a laminar flow to maintain aseptic conditions during filling. For example, co-pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/781,846, filed Nov. 25, 2002, entitled “Medicament Vial Having a Heat-Sealable Cap, and Apparatus and Method for Filling the Vial”, and U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 60/442,526, filed Jan. 28, 2003, entitled “Medicament Vial Having A Heat-Sealable Cap, And Apparatus And Method For Filling The Vial”, each of which is assigned to the Assignee of the present invention and is hereby expressly incorporated by reference as part of the present disclosure, disclose a vial including a resealable stopper. The resealable stopper is first sealed to the empty vial, and then the empty
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uspto_backgrounds
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Political life
In 1982, Corte was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the United States Marine Corps and served three years on active duty. He joined the Marine Corps Reserve and was activated in the Gulf War of 1991. After the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, Corte was recalled to duty and sent to Egypt. In 2002, he graduated from the United States Army War College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. A colonel in the United States Marine Corps, Corte served in the Iraq War for more than six months.
He was awarded the Bronze Star. While he was away twice on military deployments, Corte designated his wife, the former Valerie Ann Ryder (born 1967), the mother of their three children, as his stand-in for his legislative duties, a procedure allowed in Texas.
Valerie is one of four daughters of the former Mary Louise Wilson (born 1940) and Gene Ed Ryder (born 1932), a native of Canyon in Randall County, Texas, who was reared in Seymour in Baylor County, and was a training administrator for the United States Air Force until his retirement in 1995. Corte's father-in-law Gene Ryder was a member of the Texas State Republican Executive Committee from 1994 to 2000 and a George W. Bush delegate to the 2000 and 2004 Republican National Conventions.
Corte's former House colleague, Carl Isett of Lubbock, also designated his wife, Cheri, as his legislative proxy in 2006, while as a commissioned officer in the United States Naval Reserve, Isett was deployed to Kuwait and Iraq.
Corte was elected in House District 123 in 1992, when the incumbent Jeff Wentworth instead ran successfully for the District 25 seat in the Texas State Senate, a position which Wentworth lost in 2012. Corte is remembered for his unwavering attempts to limit abortion, including his update to the Women's Right to Know Act to ensure the requirement of ultrasounds before a woman in Texas can legally proceed with the termination of a pregnancy.
From 1993 to 1996 and again from 1996 to 1998, Corte was the president of the legislative bipartisan Texas Conservative Coalition. He was moved from District 123 to neighboring District 122 in 2003 to succeed John H. Shields, who did not seek reelection to the House that year but instead unsuccessfully challenged Jeff Wentworth within the Republican primary. In the 1996 U.S. presidential election, Corte was a Republican elector for the Dole/Kemp ticket.
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On the Backward Heat Equation
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In this section, let’s consider the backward heat equation $$\frac{\partial f}{\partial t}=-\Delta f,$$ if we use $\tau$ to denote a variable $\tau(t)$ satisfying $\frac{\partial\tau}{\partial t}=-1$, then we shall have $$\frac{\partial f}{\partial\tau}=\Delta f.$$
Then by the same proof as in section 2, 3, 4, we directly get
Let $(M,g)$ be a closed Riemannian manifold of dimension $n$ and with nonnegative Ricci curvature. Let $f$ be a positive solution to the backward heat equation (5.1); $u=-\ln f$, $\tau=\tau(t)$ with $\frac{\partial\tau}{\partial t}=-1$ and $$H=2\Delta{u}-{{\left\lvert{\nabla}{u}\right\rvert}}^2-\frac{2n}{\tau}.$$ Then for all time $\tau>0$, $$H\leq0.$$
and
Let $(M,g)$ be a closed Riemannian manifold of dimension $n$ and with nonnegative Ricci curvature. Let $f$ be a positive solution to the backward heat equation (5.1); $v=-\ln f -\frac{n}{2}\ln(4\pi \tau)$, $\tau=\tau(t)$ with $\frac{\partial\tau}{\partial t}=-1$ and $$P=2\Delta{v}-{{\left\lvert{\nabla}{v}\right\rvert}}^2-\frac{2n}{\tau}.$$ Then for all time $\tau>0$, $$P\leq0.$$
Let $(M,g)$ be a closed Riemannian manifold of dimension $n$ and with nonnegative Ricci curvature. Let $f$ be a positive solution to the backward heat equation (5.1);\
Let $f=e^{-u}$, $\tau=\tau(t)$ with $\frac{\partial\tau}{\partial t}=-1$ and we define $$F=\int_{M}({\tau}^2{\left\lvert{\nabla}u\right\rvert}^2-2n\tau)e^{-u}dV_{g},$$ then for all time $\tau>0$, $$F\leq0$$ and $$\frac{\partial F}{\partial t}\geq0.$$
and
Let $(M.g)$ be a closed Riemannian manifold of dimension $n$ and with nonnegative Ricci
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arxiv
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/*
* Jitsi, the OpenSource Java VoIP and Instant Messaging client.
*
* Copyright @ 2015 Atlassian Pty Ltd
*
* Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
* you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
* You may obtain a copy of the License at
*
* http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
*
* Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
* distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
* WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
* See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
* limitations under the License.
*/
#include "MessengerService.h"
EXTERN_C const GUID DECLSPEC_SELECTANY IID_IMessengerService
= { 0x2E50547C, 0xA8AA, 0x4f60, { 0xB5, 0x7E, 0x1F, 0x41, 0x47, 0x11, 0x00, 0x7B } };
MessengerService::MessengerService(IMessenger *messenger)
: _messenger(messenger)
{
_messenger->AddRef();
}
MessengerService::~MessengerService()
{
_messenger->Release();
}
STDMETHODIMP MessengerService::get_MyFriendlyName(BSTR *pbstrName)
{
return _messenger->get_MyFriendlyName(pbstrName);
}
STDMETHODIMP MessengerService::get_MySigninName(BSTR *pbstrName)
{
return _messenger->get_MySigninName(pbstrName);
}
STDMETHODIMP MessengerService::get_MyStatus(MISTATUS *pmiStatus)
{
return _messenger->get_MyStatus(pmiStatus);
}
STDMETHODIMP MessengerService::get_Property(MSERVICEPROPERTY ePropType, VARIANT *pvPropVal)
STDMETHODIMP_E_NOTIMPL_STUB
STDMETHODIMP MessengerService::get_ServiceID(BSTR
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github
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I’ve started Orlistat four days ago and haven’t noticed any changes at all, not just on the weight but also on my bowler movements as I only went to the loo once, is this normal ? What should I do ? I did reduce my fat intake
I was going to start the tablets this morning but wondering if that's wise as I ate huge amounts of fat yesterday and worried that it hasn't been "flushed" out my system yet and the orlistat will take effect on that HUGE amount of fat and I will have accidents tonight or tomorrow! …
Hey everyone I am currently 86kgs at 160cm. Through extreme diet and exercise I got down to 64kgs but fell off the wagon again and gained over 20kgs in a year 😥 Just picked up my pills and downed the first one...back to the gym again tomorrow and definitely going to watch what I eat after …
Hey. I'm 22, 5ft 10 & weigh 112kg. I started taking orlistat Xenical 120mg a week ago. So far so good. I've actually lost 5lbs. Sorry for the TMI but I noticed two days ago that I'm passing blood whenever I go to the loo. It's not alot of blood, just a little. It's clear/ …
ive been taking orlistat for 4 months now. and once i figured out how the work had no problem with them at all. Lost 1st 4Ib so afr so really impressed. but for the past 2 days days ive been suffering really bad side effects with iut taking any fat???? does any body know why this could …
Hi I have just started to take orlistat and l am also on thyroxine. My GP did not mention that there was any contraindications between the two meds, but reading about orlistat on the internet everything is saying that you need to leave 4 hours between the two meds. My question is how do others …
I have around 3 stone to lose (at least) I eat rather healthy through the day but I am a serial binge eater and I'm aware if I carry on binge eating I will suffer the (orange) effects, which I really don't want. Hope everyone is ok and thank you for this posts finding them all very …
Hi, my GP has prescribed me Orlistat to help with weight loss. Ive read some
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pile-cc
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108030
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(2) I think I negotiated either a confirm or Schedule with a Trust (I'll try
to find). Of course, there are lots of structured deals with Trusts.
(3) I don't have strong feelings about the offsite - but I'd vote for the
a.m. rather than change the legal credit seminar to accommodate the offsite.
Sara Shackleton
Enron North America Corp.
1400 Smith Street,
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The court pointed out in the Williams case that the defect relating to the admission of the experiment evidence lay primarily with the inadequate basis relied upon to support its introduction.
What are the dissimilarities of conditions between the courses and bearings of the two aircraft on their flights of July 3, 1968 and July 3, 1970? We look first to the dissimilarities between the two flights of the two Cessna 150 aircraft.
According to the testimony, the pictures were taken at eye level by Galvin, who was 5 feet, 10 inches tall, and weighs 170 pounds; Pitcock, who sat in the same right-hand seat as did Galvin, was 5 feet, 9 inches tall and weighed 168 pounds. The seat could not be raised or lowered, and the record is silent as to whether it could otherwise be adjusted. O'Quinn weighed 190 pounds, and Schuyler weighed 160 pounds.
The Pitcock Cessna 150 was new; the one used for the tests was of the same year and type, so two years later it was presumably about two years old. Presumably the Pitcock Cessna had full fuel tanks; the O'Quinn Cessna had full tanks less what it took for one test run of the course. O'Quinn testified this was a negligible factor.
Visibility on July 3, 1968 at 4:42 P.M. was 7 miles and there was no report of haze; on July 3, 1970 at both 4 P.M. and 5 P.M. visibility was 6 miles with haze, so visibility is indicated to have been a little better at the time of the collision than during the test.
Wind direction at the control tower at 4:42 P.M. on July 3, 1968 was 110 degrees at 12 knots; on July 3, 1970 it was 150 degrees at 10 knots at 4 P.M. and at 5 P.M. it was 100 degrees at 10 knots. We do not know exactly what the wind conditions aloft were on either occasion. O'Quinn testified that the wind would have a negligible effect on the test.
We do not consider that these demonstrated dissimilarities in conditions were sufficient to give rise to confusion or that they were incapable of explanation so as to be readily understood. A more vexing question is whether the evidence as to the course and bearing of the Pitcock Cessna up to the moment of collision was so indefinite and required so many assumptions that the appellee could not sustain his burden of demonstrating
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freelaw
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~~~
elhudy
Serious question: is it still possible to get a hold of asbestos clothing
and/or accessories (bags, napkin, etc.)? Also, how dangerous are these
materials relative to the finer and more processed industrial counterparts?
~~~
kencausey
I'll just leave this here:
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_impact_of_asbestos](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_impact_of_asbestos)
~~~
Dylan16807
That article barely touches on the different types of asbestos or the relative
dangers after different kinds of processing. It's not much of an answer to the
question.
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thewayfarer
The people behind the Perseus project are singularly amazing. This project
really enhances our ability to read and research these texts, and it has
continually improved over time. Many people might not know that many of the
great features like the vocabulary, navigation, and search tools are at least
(from my experience) 13 years old. That's right: around the time the web
development world was largely just putting on its "Web 2.0" hat, the
remarkable people at Tufts already created this significant, dynamic web app
that was easy to use, had deep tooling sophistication, hosted a large wealth
of content, and enormously benefitted a generation of students and scholars.
~~~
jackfoxy
I cannot get this to display the latin, although I select view by default
original language and update preferences.
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tempodox
The single greatest web app I've ever seen. You can display the original text
and click on every single word to see a grammatical parse (beside the
translation). So many other web sites pale in comparison, despite having more
colours.
~~~
peterburkimsher
The Tufts site is good, but I wanted a better mobile view. So I made
PlinyPedia.
[https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15668314](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15668314)
~~~
tempodox
\- Where is the original text?
\- There is no “J” in Latin.
~~~
peterburkimsher
\- Look
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hackernews
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This study will evaluate the effects of certain genes (MDR-1, CYP3A4, and CYP3A5) on metabolism of the drug sirolimus, an immune-suppressing drug given to transplant recipients to prevent organ rejection. Individual differences in metabolism and excretion of sirolimus affect the patient's response to treatment. Patients who have undergone kidney transplantation at the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) Transplant Branch and have received si
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nih_exporter
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To explore the effects of microwave powers on temperature changes of dental pulpal chamber in vitro. 96 isolated teeth were prepared in three degrees of dental occlusal wear according to Smith BG's report. Temperature change values in dental pulpal chamber were recorded by thermometer (DM 6801A) while the different affect time and microwave powers acted directly and with 75% sodium fluoride glycerine paste on face of isolated teeth separately in room temperature. The degree of temperature in dental pulpal chamber was going up follow
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pubmed_abstracts
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Calculation Details
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Four types of nanopore array distributions are discussed here, as shown in Fig. [1](#F1){ref-type="fig"}. The pore sides of the nanonets have numbers of dangling bonds. Thus, Si--O--Si, Si--OH, as well as Si--H are selected as passivation bonds. Hydrogen atoms are usually used for passivation in constructing models of nanoscale. However, it is known that Si--H bond is of poor stabilization in the air. It will be replaced by Si--O bond, which is a stable state on the silicon surface. Si--O passivation is also easy to achieve by exposing the sample in the air \[[@B14],[@B15]\], electrochemical oxidation \[[@B16]\], or thermal oxidation \[[@B17]\] and has already been introduced into the microelectronics devices. It has also been widely studied in order to improve the luminescence property of porous silicon \[[@B18]\]. For the 100 nanonets, most of the silicon atoms on the pore walls have two dangling bonds. We use oxygen-bridge to link neighboring silicon atoms in sides and hydrogen atoms to passivate silicon atoms in corners (Fig. [1](#F1){ref-type="fig"}a, b). For the 110 models, each silicon atom on the pore walls has only one dangling bond. Therefore, hydroxyl is used for passivation and the Si atoms in the corners are also passivated by H in order to reduce the internal stress (Fig. [1](#F1){ref-type="fig"}c, d). The special points in the reciprocal space of the nanonets and the paths in our calculation are shown in Fig. [1](#F1){ref-type="fig"}e. The coordinate axes in the reciprocal space are established corresponding to the axes of the real space shown in Fig. [1](#F1){ref-type="fig"}a--d.
![Schematic view of**a**100X4B5W3P29O,**b**100D5B5W2P29O,**c**110D4B6W2P20OH.**d**110X4B6W2P20OH, and**e**special points in the reciprocal space of nanonets. For (**a**)--(**d**), 100 or 110 represents the orientations of the pore sides, Xi or Di depends on the shapes and the sizes of the primitive
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pubmed_central
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Scala abstract type bounds cross referencing
I have two abstract classes which will hold references to each other.How / can I type bound the type members so as the types of HexT in the SideT members of the derived Hex classes will always be the derived Hex class? so for a derived class HexA it is guaranteed that: HexA#SideT#HexT = HexA
And similarly that the types of SideT in the HexT members of all the derived Side classes will be the derived Side Class: SideB#HexT#SideT = SideB
I'm using Scala for Eclipse 2.1.0.M1 with Eclipse 3.7.2 All Classes are in separate files. The following compiles OK but doesn't guarantee what I want:
abstract class Hex { type SideT <: Side {type HexT <= Hex } }
abstract class Side { type HexT <: Hex {type SideT <= side } }
class HexC() extends Hex() { type SideT = SideC }
class SideC extends Side { type HexT = HexC }
But the following won't compile in the derived implementations:
abstract class Hex{type SideT <: Side {type HexT = this.type}}
abstract class Side{type HexT <: Hex {type SideT = this.type}}
class HexC() extends Hex(){
type SideT = SideC //This won't compile
}
class SideC extends Side {
type HexT = HexC //this won't compile
}
Is this correct? Should this compile?
A:
How about this?
abstract class Hex {
type SideT <: Side
}
abstract class Side {
type HexT <: Hex
}
class HexC extends Hex {
type SideT = SideC
}
class SideC extends Side {
type HexT = HexC
}
val evidence1 = implicitly[SideC#HexT =:= HexC]
val evidence2 = implicitly[SideC#HexT#SideT =:= SideC]
Or with an encapsulating trait for the domain:
trait abstractDomain {
type SideT <: Side
type HexT <: Hex
abstract class Hex
abstract class Side
}
object domain extends abstractDomain {
type SideT
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stackexchange
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention generally relates to bicycles. More particularly, the present invention relates to a system configured to reduce vibrations transmitted to a rider of the bicycle.
2. Description of the Related Art
Bicycle riding and racing often take place on less than ideal terrain conditions. For example, bicycle touring and racing may often take place on country roads, which may be unpaved or where the pavement may be rough and irregular, even when new. In more populated areas, a significant portion of paved roads may be damaged and in need of repair. When traversed by the bicycle, these irregular surfaces transmit vibrations to the bicycle. Furthermore, the surface of even relatively new pavement, while acceptable for motor vehicles, may be rough enough to transmit significant vibration to a bicycle. Accordingly, most bicyclists spend at least a significant portion of their riding time traversing rough or irregular surfaces. Vibrations induced by such terrain, if not sufficiently dampened, may be transmitted to the rider of the bicycle. When transmitted to the rider, these vibrations often cause discomfort and fatigue.
Several methods for damping terrain-induced vibrations have been utilized. For example, the bicycle may be equipped with front and/or rear suspension assemblies, which permit the suspended wheel to move against a biasing force relative to the bicycle frame. Although highly favored in some applications, such as bicycles intended primarily for off-road use, such suspension assemblies have generally been unsuccessful in connection with bicycles primarily intended for use on paved surfaces (i.e., road bicycles), where low weight and aerodynamics are considered highly important. Furthermore, such suspension assemblies are intended to absorb large bumps and may not be effective at isolating vibrations due to inherent friction within the assembly, which may prevent movement of the suspension assembly in response to small forces.
In road bicycle applications, it has recently become popular to utilize materials having improved damping properties in comparison to metals to form a portion or all of the bicycle between the wheels and the rider. For example, a composite material of carbon fiber fabric within a resin matrix (“carbon fiber”) is often used in an attempt to isolate road-induced vibrations from the rider of the bicycle. In some instances, the entire frame of the bicycle may be comprised of a carbon fiber material.
Such an arrangement has been more successful in isolating terrain-induced vibrations from reaching the rider of the bicycle in comparison with bicycle frames and components comprised entirely of metal. However, although carbon fiber is lightweight and exhibits improved vibration damping characteristics
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uspto_backgrounds
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Hans Caspar von Krockow
Hans Caspar von Krockow (23 August 1700 – 25 February 1759) was a Prussian major general and commander of the Cuirassier Regiment No. 1. He was the Amtshauptmann of the Giebichenstein and Moritzburg estates as well as heir to Estate A at Peest (Pieszcz), Paalow (Pałowo), Franken, Thien (Tyń) and Nitzlin (Nosalin). He fought in the Seven Years' War and died of injuries received at the Battle of Hochkirch.
Early life
Krockow was born in Peest. He was taught at home prior to attending the University of Halle. He did not complete his studies and opted to enter the military as a volunteer in Cuirassier Regiment No. 6.
Military career
He quickly became an officer, and by 1738 had risen to the rank of Major. In 1741 he was in the camp at Genthin and later at Gröningen. On 18 November 1741 he rose to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. As the campaign of 1743, part of the War of the Austrian Succession, progressed, he briefly joined the Austrian army as a volunteer to fight against the French. Upon returning in 1745, he was promoted to the rank of Colonel under Leopold von Anhalt. In October 1745 he became commander of the Cuirassier Regiment "von Buddenbrock" No. 1 and was appointed administrator of Giebichenstein and Moritzburg. On 8 December 1750, he was appointed Major General and given a part of the knightly estate of Mahlendorf in Silesia.
In the Seven Years' War, he joined the army of Schwerin in Bohemia and moved to winter quarters in Silesia. In March 1757 General Field Marshal Wilhelm Dietrich von Buddenbrock died and Krockow became chief of Buddenbrock old Cuirassier Regiment No. 1. He fought on 6 May 1757 in the Battle of Prague and on 18 June at Kolin. The regiment joined Frederick the Great's army in Lausitz, but later returned to Silesia to fight the Austrians with the Duke of Bevern. In the midst of battle, his horse was shot, which caused him to fall to the ground. A piece of shrap
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For a graph $G=(V,E)$, an “edge length assignment” is a vector $\lambda\in{\mathbb R}^E$ indexed by the edges with positive real coordinates $\lambda_e$, $e\in E$. A configuration of $(V,E,\lambda)$ is a collection $(\rho_v)_{v\in V}$ with $\rho_v\in{\mathbb R}^2$, such that for any edge $e=(u,v)$, we have $||\rho_u-\rho_v||=\lambda_e$. Two configurations $\rho,\rho'$ are equivalent if there is a direct isometry $\sigma:{\mathbb R}^2\to{\mathbb R}^2$ of the plane such that $\sigma(\rho_v)=\rho'_v$ for all $v$. If we choose two vertices $v,w\in V$ such that $\rho_v\ne\rho_w$, then there is a unique representative $\rho'$ in the equivalence class of $\rho$ such $\rho_v=(0,0)$ and $\rho_w=(0,c)$ for some $c>0$; we then say that $\rho'$ is a [*normalized*]{} configuration.
For a given graph $G=(V,E)$ with edge length assignment $\lambda$, its normalized configurations are the solutions of a system of algebraic equations of the form $$(x_a-x_b)^2+(y_a-y_b)^2 = \lambda_{ab}^2$$ for each edge $\{a,b\}\in E$, and the normalization conditions $$x_v=y_v=x_w=0, y_w>0 .$$ The number of nonzero variables is $2|V|-3$, and the number of equations is $|E|$. We leave out the inequality, because it is inessential for the dimension count. Now the CGK formula predicts that the linkage is rigid if $2|V|-3=|E|$. If this number is nonnegative, then we call $2|V|-3-|E|$ the CGK estimate for the dimension of equivalence classes of configurations. In kinematics, this dimension is called the [*mobility*]{} of the linkage.
\(a) at (0,0) ; (b) at (1,0) ; (c) at (0.5,0.5) ; (d) at (0,1.5) ; (e) at (1,
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"vector": [
"Web application"
]
},
"malware": {
"variety": [
"Capture app data"
],
"vector": [
"Direct install"
]
}
},
"actor": {
"external": {
"country": [
"Unknown"
],
"motive": [
"Financial"
],
"region": [
"000000"
],
"variety": [
"Unknown"
]
}
},
"asset": {
"assets": [
{
"variety": "S - Web application"
}
],
"cloud": [
"Unknown"
],
"notes": "Following enumerations present before veris 1.3.3 removed: asset.governance.Unknown."
},
"attribute": {
"confidentiality": {
"data": [
{
"variety": "Payment"
}
],
"data_disclosure": "Potentially",
"data_victim": [
"Customer"
],
"state": [
"Unknown"
]
},
"integrity": {
"variety": [
"Software installation"
]
}
},
"discovery_method": {
"external": {
"variety": [
"Unknown"
]
}
},
"discovery_notes": "Ext - Unrelated third party. Discovered by security researcher who made the notifications.",
"impact": {
"overall_rating": "Unknown"
},
"incident_id": "BBB21C34-3C55-46E6-AAE8-FAC1166D2FBD",
"plus": {
"analysis_status": "Finalized",
"analyst": "swidup",
"attribute": {
"confidentiality": {
"credit_monitoring": "Unknown",
"data_misuse": "Y"
}
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WSL 2 End of Season Review: Durham
A look back at the continued improvement of the Wildcats.
In a season dominated by the south east it’s easy to overlook all the sterling work that’s been taking place in the north west, specifically at Durham’s New Ferens home.
Little movement
Having shown steady improvement over the 2014 and 2015 seasons, the Wildcats surpassed all expectations this year to shoot up from seventh to fourth, well in the promotion race until the last few matches. Having only dropped eight points at home all year, the Wildcats have simultaneously made New Ferens Park one of the hardest places to come as well as one of the friendliest, a club that prides itself on making it as accessible for fans as possible.
Doing little business in the winter window, the key for Durham was to build on a squad that was already well in sync with each other, contract extensions signed, Becky Salicki and Sarah McFadden brought in from Sunderland to be joined by Mercy Darkoah, Tyler Dodds and Emily Roberts later in the year. Anna Moorehouse, Caroline Dixon, Julie Nelson and Lauren Jordinson (over the Summer) the only players moving in the other direction. Stability key in the north west.
Consistent in the league
Getting the year off to a storming start in the FA Cup, Durham soundly beat London Bees dev squad 9-0 before seeing off WPL high-flyers Charlton Athletic only to be undone by Notts County in the fifth round. In the league the Wildcats hit the ground running, their first three matches against Sheffield, the Bees and Oxford yielded maximum points as the northern most team in WSL 2cruised up the table.
A loss to Aston Villa in Sutton Coldfield just a blip as they bounced back with another 1-0 win over Sheffield – Durham the only team in the top half of the table not to have surrendered points to Sheffield this season. In their third meeting of the year the Wildcats were forced to settle for a 2-2 draw against the Bees in Northwood before breaking for the mid-season interval.
Picking up after a poor run
The Summer didn’t start on the best footing for Durham as they suffered their first loss at home to table-toppers Yeovil before recovering well with a 3-0 win over Villa in their next match,
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Let o(m) be the first derivative of 0*m**2 + 2 + 2*m - 4/3*m**3. What is the derivative of o(r) wrt r?
-8*r
What is the second derivative of -3*f - 2*f**4 + 5*f + 7*f**4 wrt f?
60*f**2
Let u(z) = 13*z**4 + 11*z**3 - 15*z**2 + 11. Let j(s) = -s**4 + s**3 + 1. Let b(y) = -22*j(y) + 2*u(y). What is the third derivative of b(v) wrt v?
1152*v
Let r(b) = -b**6 + 5*b**5 - 10*b**2 + 5. Let a(j) = -j**6 + 2*j**5 - 5*j**2 + 2. Let q(t) = 5*a(t) - 2*r(t). What is the third derivative of q(k) wrt k?
-360*k**3
Let p(g) = -18*g**2 - 5*g + 4. Let o(y) = -y**2 - y - 1. Let c(l) = -5*o(l) + p(l). Differentiate c(u) wrt u.
-26*u
Find the second derivative of -954 + 7*o**3 + 954 + 6*o wrt o.
42*o
Let u(v) be the third derivative of v**6/10 - 35*v**3/6 + 23*v**2. Differentiate u(k) wrt k.
36*k**2
Let u(d) = -4*d - 3*d**2 + 6*d**3 - 11*d**3 + 6*d**3 + 2. Let c be u(4). What is the second derivative of -10 + 2*j + c*j**2 + 10 wrt j?
4
What is the third derivative of 0*c**6 - 9*c**6 + 2 - 2 + 3*c**2 wrt c?
-1080*c**3
Let y(d) be the second derivative
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5000 Westheimer on August 17, 2000. The reception will start at 7:00pm with
dinner to follow at 7:45pm. Please RSVP to Ted Bland at ext. 3-5275 no later
than close of business Monday, August 14. This will be an informal gathering
to discuss the progress of ENA and an open forum to interact with members of
the senior management team on a one on one basis.
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Plaintiff - Appellee,
versus
VERNON DAVID STROMAN,
Defendant - Appellant.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of
South Carolina, at Columbia. Charles E. Simons, Jr., Senior
District Judge. (CR-94-313, CA-95-378-3-6BC)
Submitted: July 23, 1996 Decided: July 30, 1996
Before WIDENER, NIEMEYER, and MICHAEL, Circuit Judges.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Vernon David Stroman, Appellant Pro Se. Marvin Jennings Caughman,
Assistant United States Attorney, Columbia, South Carolina, for
Appellee.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
See Local Rule 36(c).
PER CURIAM:
Appellant appeals from the district court's order denying his
motion for relief under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 (1988), as amended by
Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996, Pub. L. No.
104-132, 110 Stat. 1217. We have reviewed the record and the dis-
trict court's opinion accepting the recommendation of the magis-
trate judge and find no reversible error. We also find meritless
Appellant's allegation that his conviction under 18 U.S.C.A.
§ 924(c) (West Supp. 1996) should be reversed in light of Bailey v.
United States, ___ U.S. ___, 64 U.S.L.W. 4039 (U.S. Dec. 6, 1995)
(Nos. 94-7448, 94-7492), because the record reveals evidence beyond
a reasonable doubt to support the conviction under Bailey's "carry-
ing" prong. Id. at 4041-43. Accordingly, we affirm on the reasoning
of the district court. United States v. Stroman, Nos. CR-94-313;
CA-95-378-3-6BC (D.S.C. Dec. 8, 1995). We dispense with oral
argument because the facts and legal contentions are adequately
presented in the materials before the court and argument would not
aid the decisional process.
AFFIRMED
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Ask HN: My first programming job, no college degree, need advice - TbobbyZ
I've taken some CS classes at a community college (Java & C++). Dabbled in different programming languages through Udacity, Team Treehouse, Codecademy, etc (Ruby, Python, JavaScript, Swift, PHP). Read a couple books on making websites. I don't have any projects I can claim as my own. Everything I've made have been slight changes from course projects. In general, I can figure out the tools needed to make something and morph existing code to build stuff.<p>I got a big break working as a Salesforce developer. Lots of new stuff, learning every day. Been working there 3 months. I'm pretty much getting paid to study and learn new tech for 4-6 hours of my shift.<p>Advice that I need. What are things I MUST do so I don't squander this opportunity?<p>Also, I work Uber/Postmates at night for 3-4 hours because I'm only getting paid $35k a year. As soon as I'm profitable and have the talent I've been promised $60k-$70k a year and the flexibility to go back to college to finish my CS degree. Is there anything I can do during my downtime of Uber/Postmates drives that will help in my developer journey?
======
jonny_storm
I think the only thing you "must" do to not squander the opportunity is be
passionate, which implies following your interests. Anything you can latch on
to in your studies will help you make progress.
As for your secondary work, use that time to think or simply rest your brain.
Your subconscious requires downtime to solve problems and integrate what you
learn; never underestimate the value of regimented idleness.
Above all, enjoy! In the worst case, you'll learn a great deal and move on.
~~~
TbobbyZ
Great point on resting my brain. Thank you!
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jacalata
Why do you need a second job on $35k per year, are you supporting a family or
something?
~~~
TbobbyZ
Yup. Wife
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Transgenic mice carrying the human T-cell lymphotopic virus (HTLV)-I-tax gene develop several abnormalities, including the appearance of neurofibromas and an exocrinopathy which shares some similarity to human Sjoegren's syndrome. The HTLV-I-tax transgenic mice manifest a marked lymphadenopathy and marked elevation of serum immunoglobulin levels which is reminiscent of the progressive lymphoproliferative disorders which are seen in patient's with human Sjoegren's syndrome
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[Autologous mesenchymal stem cells and cutaneus autograft as a treatment for chronic ulcer secondary to diabetes mellitus 2].
Diabetes mellitus 2 has become a global problem. It is estimated that 15% to 25% of patients could develop a chronic ulcer in their life, and nearly 33% of direct care costs of the diabetes mellitus 2 is spent on treating these ulcers. Mesenchymal stem cells have emerged as a promising cell source for the treatment of these ulcers. The case is presented of a 67
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9 8 M Rectum 3 cm sessile Surgery [@B22] 1984
10--14 NS NS 4 Cecum\ 1.5--4 cm 1 Cecum endopscopic\ [@B23] 1984
1 Ascending 1 Ascending and 3 cecum surgery
15 71 M Cecum 4 cm, pedunculated Endoscopic [@B24] 1985
16 42 M Cecum 3.5 cm Surgery [@B25] 1992
17--20 24--72 3 M, 1 F 3 Transverse\ 3.6--5 cm\ NS [@B26] 1992
1 Cecum 2 pedunculated, 2 sessile
21 33 F Descending 4 cm, pedunculated Surgery [@B27] 1995
22 63 M Ascending 3.5 cm, sessile, ulcer Surgery [@B28] 1999
23 45 F Cecum 0.5 cm, sessile, erosive Endoscopic [@B29] 2000
24 66 M Cecum 3.5 cm, sessile Surgery [@B30] 2004
25 40 M Ascending 3 cm, pedunculated Endoscopic [@B2] 2005
26 45 M Transverse 1.8 cm, depressed Surgery [@B31] 2006
27 82 M Transverse 0.6 cm, pedunculated None [@B32] 2007
28 28 M Sigmoid 4 cm, pedunculated Endoscopic [@B33] 2007
29 23 F Descending 4.5 cm, pedunculated, erosive Endoscopic [@B10] 2008
30 66 F Cecum 3 cm, sessile, ulcer Endoscopic [@B34] 2008
31 63 F
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How can I fix a key broken off in a door lock?
This morning I tried to open the passenger-side door (of my 2001 VW Eurovan) but it appears to be stuck. The door is unlocked. I can pull the handle, but apparently not far enough to operate the door mechanism. Same for both interior and exterior door handles. The other doors appear to be OK.
Lock/unlock with the remote keyfob appears OK.
I tried lock/unlock with the actual physical key, but it seems that I can only push the key about 2/3rds of the way in.
So it appears that some numskull joker tried to jimmy my door yesterday evening, failed, but left something (part of a key, perhaps) in the lock.
Any tips/advice for removing whatever object is stuck in the lock myself?
Or is this something I'll need a mechanic or a locksmith to fix?
Update:
I thought the door was not openable at all, but I fiddled with it a bit more and it turns out I can open it with the interior door handle. I'll take the door cover off later to see what I can find - I know how to do this from when I fixed the powerwindows :)
A:
You need to find a way to open the door, slim jim or other tool.
Once the door is open you need to remove the lock cylinder to get the broken key out. Depending on the vehicle how hard or easy this is.
The cylinder may have been damaged and would need replaced and re-pinned to your key, this would require a locksmith.
If you can remove the lock cylinder yourself this will save money when you take it to a locksmith shop for repair or replacement.
Fastest way to repair this is to call a locksmith.
A:
Don't know if this would be the best way to attack the problem, but here's what I would do.
Remove the interior door handle and fiddle with the linkage trying to get the door to open.
If that does not work, remove that passenger's seat so you have room to work. Remove the door cover. Hopefully this can be done with the door closed. Even if you can't get it all the way off, hopefully you can remove it enough to get your hand in there and move the linkage manually.
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Thus, a need exists, which will be critical in the future, for a circuit that produces signals representing intensity of detected infrared radiation in a form that is not susceptible to interference and in a way that does not consume a great deal of electrical power.
FIG. 1a shows a scanning radiation sensor system 20. The sensor system 20 scans space or the Earth for radiation generated from a target by moving a lens 21 together with a plurality of radiation detectors 22, for instance. The lens 21 receives background and target radiation from an instantaneous field of view that is typically one degree horizontal and sixty degrees vertical. The lens 21 collects the background and target radiation and focuses numerous glow spots 23 of radiation toward the radiation detectors 22. Each glow spot 23 of radiation corresponds to a single target or background object, such as a single star in the instantaneous field of view of the lens 21. Each glow spot 23 is slightly larger than one radiation detector. Thus, the lens 21 focuses a glow spot 23 of radiation onto a set of radiation detectors comprising a central radiation detector and any radiation detectors which are immediately adjacent that central radiation detector. The glow spots 23 from numerous targets or background objects move horizontally over the radiation detectors 22 as the sensor system 20 moves the lens 21 together with the radiation detectors 22 left and right in an arc of 120 degrees, and are positioned vertically on the radiation detectors 22 according to the elevation of each target or background object in the field of view, for example. Movement of these glow spots 23 describes a surface known as a focal plane 24.
Typically, modules 22a of radiation detectors 22 are mounted in columns which are staggered vertically on a surface in the focal plane 24 of the moving lens 21. These columns of modules 22a are staggered vertically so that any ray of radiation which might pass undetected through a horizontal space between two vertically adjacent modules in a first column, hits another module in a horizontally adjacent column.
Each radiation detector of each module generates an analog output signal that indicates intensity of radiation detected by such a detector. The analog output signal of each radiation detector is processed in a processor to derive intensity of radiation generated by each target or background object and angular position of that target or object during an initial scan of the glow spots 23 by the lens 21 over the radiation detectors 22. The processor then compares a subsequent intensity of radiation and angular position for each target or object derived during a subsequent scan of the glow spots 23 to determine a trajectory of a target or position of a background object, for instance.
FIG. 1b shows radiation detectors 22
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List of found objects
This list of found objects is a list of notable artworks, by artist, which are found objects (or are composed of found objects). These are each followed by a description of the non-art components.
Louis Hirshman
Albert Einstein (1940) Caricature using mop hair, brush for nose and mustache, abacas chest. Gifted to the Philadelphia Museum of Art after Hirshman's death in 1986.
Adolf Hitler (1937) Caricature using gestapo glove hair, painter's brush nose and mustache, dust pan of manure for chest.
Groucho Marx (1937) Caricature using black gloves for hair, spools of thread for eyebrows, shoehorn nose, bow tie nose.
Saâdane Afif
Fountain Archive (2008-)
Ron Arad
Rover chair
Marcel Duchamp (Recent research has suggested that Duchamp's readymade artworks may have been custom-made impostors. However, there are accounts of Walter Arensberg and Joseph Stella being with Duchamp when he purchased the original Fountain at J. L. Mott Iron Works.)
Apolinère Enameled (1916), bed frame
Bicycle Wheel (1913)
Bottle Rack (1914)
Comb (1916)
In advance of the broken arm (1915), snow shovel
Fountain (1917), urinal
Pulled at 4 pins (1915), chimney ventilator
Trap (1917), coatrack
Michael Craig-Martin
An Oak Tree
Picasso
Chèvre, ceramic pottery shards, wicker basket, palm leaf, metal bits
Guenon et son petit (1951) [Baboon and Young], two toy cars, pottery jar, pitcher and bowl handles, automobile spring
Glass of Absinthe, silver straining spoon
Tête de taureau (1942), bicycle seat and handlebars
Man Ray (worked closely with Duchamp)
The Gift (Le Cadeau in French) (1921), iron with fourteen nails glued to its sole
The enigma of Isidore Ducasse (1920, reconstructed 1971), an unseen object (a sewing machine) wrapped in cloth and tied with cord
Object to Be Destroyed (1923-
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DESY 03–101\
LC–TH–2003-097\
hep-ph/0308198\
[**CP Violation in the 3 Jet and 4 Jet Decays of the\
Z Boson at GigaZ** ]{}\
[O. Nachtmann$^1$[^1] and C. Schwanenberger$^{2}$[^2]]{}\
[*$^1$ Institut für Theoretische Physik, Universität Heidelberg, Philosophenweg 16,\
D–69120 Heidelberg, Germany\
$^2$ Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Notkestr. 85, D–22603 Hamburg, Germany*]{}\
Introduction
============
One of the most promising projects in todays high energy physics is an electron-positron linear collider, for example TESLA [@tesla]. At such a linear collider one should be able to polarize the electrons with the same technology as at the SLC to up to $80\%$. At TESLA it should also be possible to run with positrons polarized up to $60\%$ [@tesla]. With a luminosity of ${\cal L} \simeq 5 \cdot 10^{33}
{\rm cm}^{-2}
{\rm s}^{-1}$ at energies close to the peak of the Z-resonance TESLA could produce $10^9$ Z-bosons in about 70 days of running [@tesla]. In this scenario, often referred to as GigaZ, the measurements already performed at the electron-positron collider experiments at LEP and SLC could be redone with increased precision.
An interesting topic is the test of the CP symmetry in Z decays. There is already a number of theoretical ([@othertheo1]-[@4jetg] and references therein) and experimental [@alephtautau92]-[@thilo] studies of this subject. In the present paper we will study a flavor-diagonal Z decay where CP-violating effects within the Standard Model (SM) are estimated to be very small [@zdecay]. Thus, looking for CP violation in such Z decays means looking for new physics beyond the SM.
For a model-independent systematic analysis of CP violation in Z decays we use the effective Lagrangian approach as described in [@zdecay; @xsec]. Of particular interest are Z decays involving heavy leptons or quarks. Thus, the
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/* CPLD Registers (base addr = falcbase, TE only) */
/* CPLD v. 0 */
#define CPLD_REG1 0x140 /* Chip resets, DCD/CTS status */
#define CPLD_REG2 0x144 /* Clock enable , LED control */
/* CPLD v. 2 or higher */
#define CPLD_V2_REG1 0x100 /* Chip resets, DCD/CTS status */
#define CPLD_V2_REG2 0x104 /* Clock enable , LED control */
#define CPLD_ID_REG 0x108 /* CPLD version */
/* CPLD Register bit description: for the FALC bits, they should always be
set based on the channel (use (bit<<(2*ch)) to access the correct bit for
that channel) */
#define CPLD_REG1_FALC_RESET 0x01
#define CPLD_REG1_SCA_RESET 0x02
#define CPLD_REG1_GLOBAL_CLK 0x08
#define CPLD_REG1_FALC_DCD 0x10
#define CPLD_REG1_FALC_CTS 0x20
#define CPLD_REG2_FALC_TX_CLK 0x01
#define CPLD_REG2_FALC_RX_CLK 0x02
#define CPLD_REG2_FALC_LED1 0x10
#define CPLD_REG2_FALC_LED2 0x20
/* Structure with FALC-related fields (TE only) */
#define PC300_FALC_MAXLOOP 0x0000ffff /* for falc_issue_cmd() */
typedef struct falc {
u8 sync; /* If true FALC is synchronized */
u8 active; /* if TRUE then already active */
u8 loop_active; /* if TRUE a line loopback UP was received */
u8 loop_gen; /* if TRUE a line loopback UP was issued */
u8 num_
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NINE was nominated for the 2004 Grammy Award for Best Musical Show Album.
Lyricist: Maury Yeston.
Adapter: Mario Fratti.
Liner Note Authors: Maury Yeston; Michael Berniker.
Recording information: 1982.
Photographers: Peter Cunningham; Gregory Heisler.
The 1981-1982 Broadway season boasted two solid musical hits: Dreamgirls, about a Supremes-like girl group, and Nine, based on Federico Fellini's celebrated film 81/2. When Tony Awards time arrived, the conservative theater types who make up the Tony voters gave Nine five awards, for best musical, score, director, featured actress, and costume designer, while Dreamgirls won six, for best book, choreographer, actor, actress, supporting actor, and lighting designer. This Solomon-like division sent the message that Dreamgirls was in essence a performance vehicle, while Nine was the more solid overall work. In retrospect, it seems that the Tony voters got it exactly backward. They may have been skittish about the pop/R&B pastiche that made up Henry Krieger and Tom Eyen's score for Dreamgirls and more comfortable with Maury Yeston's more traditional Broadway score for Nine, but the former has proven more memorable in the long run. (It was also the more popular at the time, with a cast album that went gold, produced a Top 40 hit, and won the Grammy, while Nine never reached the charts.) And though both shows had healthy runs, Dreamgirls ran more than twice as long. Actually, the strong points of Nine have more to do with the cast, led by Raul Julia as a confused Italian film director, and featuring nine women in his life, among them Karen Akers and Tony winner Liliane Montevecchi, than with what they are given to sing. Yeston's music is appropriately European-styled, and his lyrics are often facile, but little about them stands out without the performers and director Tommy Tune's staging to support them. While the score is enjoyable in the context of the show, it is not surprising that this music did not live outside the theater and that there have been relatively few revivals of the show since its original production. (In its original release, the cassette version of Nine [CBS Masterworks JST 38325] was an expanded version of the LP, running more than 80 minutes
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Let v = 128.05 + -135. Let j = -0.05 + v. Let f = 7 + j. Which is the biggest value? (a) f (b) -1/10 (c) 2
c
Let m = 25 - 25.09. Let u = m + -20.91. Let s = u + 24. What is the second biggest value in -2, 5, s?
s
Let g = 74.2 - 69.2. Let c be (-2)/(-7) - 13/(-28). What is the second smallest value in c, 0.5, g?
c
Let n = 5.03 + -0.03. Let q = n + -2. Let p = -122 - -119. What is the third biggest value in 5, p, q?
p
Let b = -0.587 - -5.606. Let o = 0.019 - b. What is the third smallest value in -0.1, -3/5, o?
-0.1
Let q(w) = w**3 + 14*w**2 + 15*w + 30. Let f be q(-13). Let t be 4/(-18) - -5*f/90. Which is the third smallest value? (a) 4/9 (b) t (c) -0.4
a
Let m be 4/(-10)*55/(-33). What is the third biggest value in m, 1/2, -2?
-2
Let p be 9/3*(-127108)/12. Let r = p + 4131041/130. Let i = r - 1/26. Which is the second smallest value? (a) -1 (b) -0.3 (c) i
b
Let b = 3.97 - 0.97. What is the second biggest value in 99, b, 4?
4
Let v = 74/5 - 844/55. What is the second smallest value in v, -1/6, 3?
-1/6
Let f = 1.294 + -1.394. What is the third biggest value in -0.5, -1, 3, f?
-0.5
Let p = 2779 + -80575/29. What is the fourth smallest
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Enron Capital Management
From: David Baumbach 01/03/2001 12:41 PM
To: Darron C Giron/HOU/ECT@ECT
cc:
Subject:
I want Pat back in this group. After the sale of this company, they are
still going to make a go at having a Texas desk. Denver is rotating in about
6 months and Jody is rotating in two
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DECISION ON ATTORNEY’S FEES AND COSTS 1
On September 14, 2018, Sasha Weiser-Freedman (“Petitioner”) filed a petition for
compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, 42 U.S.C.
§300aa-10, et seq., 2 (the “Vaccine Act”). Petitioner alleges that she suffered a shoulder
injury related to vaccine administration following an influenza (“flu”) vaccination on
October 17, 2016. (Petition at 1). On January 22, 2020, a decision was issued awarding
compensation to Petitioner based on Respondent’s proffer. (ECF No. 38.)
1 Because this unpublished Decision contains a reasoned explanation for the action in this case, I am
required to post it on the United States Court of Federal Claims' website in accordance with the E-
Government Act of 2002. 44 U.S.C. § 3501 note (2012) (Federal Management and Promotion of Electronic
Government Services). This means the Decision will be available to anyone with access to the
internet. In accordance with Vaccine Rule 18(b), Petitioner has 14 days to identify and move to redact
medical or other information, the disclosure of which would constitute an unwarranted invasion of privacy.
If, upon review, I agree that the identified material fits within this definition, I will redact such material from
public access.
2
National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986, Pub. L. No. 99-660, 100 Stat. 3755. Hereinafter, for ease
of citation, all “§” references to the Vaccine Act will be to the pertinent subparagraph of 42 U.S.C. § 300aa
(2012).
Petitioner has now filed a motion for attorney’s fees and costs, dated March 25,
2020, (ECF No. 43.), requesting a total award of $16,379.48 (representing $15,730.10 in
fees and $649.38 in costs). In accordance with General Order #9 counsel for Petitioner
represents that Petitioner incurred no out-of-pocket expenses. (Id. at 2). Respondent
reacted to the motion on April 7, 2020 indicating that she is satisfied that the statutory
requirements for an award of attorney’s fees and costs are met in this case and defers to
the Court’s
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freelaw
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Ask HN: Where to look for info on E-Commerce websites? - kp212
I hope this is alright to ask here...<p>I've been working on my own website recently, but I am having a tough time finding information on how to set up and design an E-Commerce website. I'm just looking for information on how to design my database, hosting options, and how to integrate with PayPal or other CC payment options. Anyone know of any popular tutorials/forums, or if there is a recommended book? Anyone build one themselves, and have any advice? Thanks.
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lanej0
It's hard to gauge your level of expertise from your post, but if you're a
fairly non-technical person (don't mean to offend), you may be better off
looking at some sort of pre-built option. Amazon offers "stores" where people
can go set up their own shop. eBay's another option (although they're kind of
ghetto these days).
If you're determined to go it on your own, take a look at some of the really
great open-source e-commerce packages out there (Google it). After a few
clicks, you're usually in to adding products.
Especially with E-commerce, it's better to test the waters with something
before you invest a ton of time in it. Don't build something from scratch at
this stage.
~~~
bigtoga
I'm with lanej0 on this. OP - how technical are you? I've written several
ecommerce sites from scratch but I wouldn't know where to begin with you in
terms of help w/o knowing more about you.
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kp212
Thanks for the tip. I started Googling for open source e-commerce packages. I
actually have some background in coding, I wrote a couple of smaller projects
over the past 2 years, so I am comfortable with php/html, and I think my
illustrator/shop skills are coming together now as well. I actually built a
version 1 with the yahoo store editor. It's ok, not totally satisfied with the
design, but it works, and is clean as I could make it. As I am starting work
on version 2.0, I find this editor to be a little frustrating not letting me
customize some of the modules, and I want to make
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Studies from our laboratory and others have shown that relatively minor aversive events such as academic examinations can have a significant impact on cellular immunity. Although it is generally presumed that the immune system is the central mediating link between stressful events and an increased incidence of infectious disease, very few studies have simultaneously shown a relationship between psychological distress, altered immunity, and health changes. We have shown that the medical student model using exam- ination stress is a reliable model psychological measuring changes, particularly in the cellular immune response
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Separate neural mechanisms mediate sufentanil-induced pupillary responses in the cat.
The pharmacologic characteristics of a highly selective mu receptor agonist, sufentanil, were studied on the cat's pupillary responses (size, light reflex and fluctuations) measured with an infrared video pupillometer. The pupillary effects of sufentanil were also compared with those of morphine and clonidine, known mydriatics in the cat. Sufentanil (0.3
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Splenomegaly was observed in all models, particularly in the PPMF model (Fig.[3](#fig03){ref-type="fig"}B). It was mainly because of erythroid hyperplasia in the PV/PPMF models and of myeloid hyperplasia in the PTMF model. Fedratinib sharply decreased spleen weight to almost normal values in all models. In the PV model, spleen cell composition almost returned to normal values with a large decrease in erythroblasts (Ter-119^+^/CD71^+^) cells and an increase in the percentages of B and T cells. The same tendency was observed in the PPMF model but the level of erythroblasts still remained elevated. In very sharp contrast, the spleen cell composition in the PTMF model was unchanged by the treatment.
Fedratinib had a profound effect on megakaryocyte (MK) hyperplasia except in the PTMF model. In the PV model, Fedratinib induced a potent decrease in MK density in the spleen but not in BM (Fig. S1A and B). Preliminary results also showed a reduction after treatment of the high ploidy observed in JAK2^V617F^ KI mice (mean ploidy from 20 ± 2N before to 14 ± 1N after treatment, WT mice 16 ± 2N, *n* = 4). In the PPMF model, Fedratinib induced a decrease in MK density and size in spleen. In BM, only MK size was reduced (Fig. S1C). Total transforming growth factor (TGF)-β1, a MK-derived cytokine involved in fibrosis, tended to decrease in BM and spleen (Fig. S2). In the PTMF model, no effect in spleen and BM MK was observed, probably because of the extreme MK hyperplasia observed in the TPO^high^ model (Fig. S1A and B).
At the progenitor cell level, methylcellulose cultures revealed a decrease in the total high numbers of spleen CFU-GM, BFU-E and CFU-E in all models (*P* \< 0.05) after Fedratinib treatment. In the BM, there was a decrease in the total CFU-E number only for the PV model and an increase in the total BFU-E number for the PPMF model, all other total number of BM progenitor cells showing no variation during treatment. In the PPMF model, flow cytometry analysis
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Given $x^2 + 4x + 6$ as factor of $x^4 + ax^2 + b$, then $a + b$ is
I got this task two days ago, quite difficult for me, since I have not done applications of Vieta's formulas and Bezout's Theorem for a while. If can someone solve this and add exactly how I am supposed to use these two theorem's on this task, I would be thankful.
Given $x^2 + 4x + 6$ as factor of $x^4 + ax^2 + b$, then $a + b$ is equal to?
A:
Since $x^4 + a x^2 + b$ is even (i.e. invariant under $x \to -x$), so is its factorization. If $x^2 + 4 x + 6$ is one factor, the other must be ....
A:
There is some quadratic $x^2 + cx + d$ such that:
$$(x^2 + 4x + 6)(x^2 + cx + d) = x^4 + ax^2 + b$$
Multiply it out:
$$x^4 + (c + 4)x^3 + (d + 4c + 6)x^2 + (6c + 4d)x + 6d = x^4 + ax^2 + b$$
Equate coefficients:
$$\begin{cases}
c + 4 = 0 \\
d + 4c + 6 = a \\
4d + 6c = 0 \\
6d = b
\end{cases}$$
Use the first equation to find $c$. Use the third to find $d$. Use those to find $a$ and $b$.
A:
Let $r_1,r_2$ be the roots of $x^2+4x+6$. By Vieta's $r_1+r_2 = -4$ and $r_1r_2 = 6$.
Since $x^2+4x+6$ is a factor of $x^4+ax^2+b$, we have that $r_1,r_2$ are also roots of $x^4+ax^2+b$.
Then, since $x^4+ax^2+b$ is an even polynomial, $-
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Holograms are widely used in applications for preventing counterfeiting of cash vouchers and credit cards. Normally, a region onto which a hologram is to be recorded is set up in a portion of a medium to be subjected to counterfeiting prevention, and a hologram of a three-dimensional image, etc., is recorded inside this region.
Although conventionally with many commercially available holograms, an original image is recorded onto a medium in the form of interference fringes by an optical method, methods for preparing a hologram by forming interference fringes on a recording plane by computation using a computer have recently come to be known. A hologram prepared by such a method is generally referred to as a “computer generated hologram (CGH)” or simply as a “computer hologram.” A computer hologram is obtained by simulating a so-called optical interference fringe generating process on a computer, and an entire process of generating interference fringe patterns is carried out as computation on the computer. Upon obtaining image data of interference fringe patterns by such a computation, physical interference fringes are formed on an actual medium based on the image data. As a specific example, a method, with which image data of interference fringe patterns prepared by a computer are provided to an electron beam printer and physical interference fringes are formed by scanning an electron beam across a medium, has been put into practical use.
With the advance of computer graphics technologies, the handling of various images on computers has become a general practice in the printing industry. It will thus be convenient to be able to prepare original images, to be recorded as holograms, in the form of image data obtained using a computer. To meet such demands, techniques for preparing computer holograms are becoming increasingly important and are anticipated to take the place of optical hologram preparing methods in the future. Various techniques related to such computer holograms are disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-open Publications No. 11-024539, No. 2001-109362 and No. 2003-186376.
Also, although “hologram” normally refers to an optical interference fringe pattern that enables reconstruction of a three-dimensional image, recently, a medium called a “pseudo hologram,” in which a diffraction grating pattern is formed in place of an optical interference fringe pattern, has come into widespread use. For example, Japanese Patent Laid-open Publications No. 06-337622 and No. 07-146635 (U.S. Pat. No. 5,784,200 corresponds to them),
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People:
Denny Altes (born 1948), American politician
Denny Antwi (born 1993), Ghanaian footballer
Denny Ashburnham (c.1628–1697), English landowner and politician
Denny Bautista (born 1980), Dominican baseball player
Denny Bixler (1940–1981), American politician
Denny Brown (born 1956), American professional wrestler
Denny Bruce (born 1944), American record producer and music manager
Denny Cagur, (born 1977), Indonesian artist
Denny Cardin (born 1988), Italian footballer
Denny Carmassi (born 1947), American drummer
Denny Chin (born 1954), American federal judge
Denny Chronopoulos (1968–2000), Canadian football player
Denny Coffman, American politician
Denny Cordell (1943–1995), English record producer
Denny Crum (born 1937), former American college men's basketball coach
Denny Doherty (1940–2007), Canadian musician; former member of the folk group The Mamas & the Papas
Dennis Douds (born 1941), American football coach
Denham Fouts (1914–1948), American male prostitute and socialite
Dennie Gordon (born 1953), American film and television director
Denny Hamlin (born 1980), American NASCAR auto racer
Dennis Hastert (born 1942), American politician and former Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
Denny Hocking (born 1970), American former professional baseball player
Denny Hulme (1938–1992), New Zealand Formula One auto racer
Denny Kantono (born 1970), Indonesian retired badminton player
Denny Kirkwood (born 1975), American actor
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Denny Landzaat (born 1976), Dutch footballer
Denny Matthews (born 1942), American sportscaster
Denny McLain (born 1944), American baseball player
Denny Morrison (born 1985), Canadian world and Olympic champion speedskater
Denny Moyer (1939–2010), American boxer; world light middleweight champion (1962–63)
Denny Neagle (born 1968), American baseball player
Dennis O'Neil (born 1939), American comic book writer and editor
Dennie Oxley (born 1970), American politician
Denny R. (born 1994), Filipino author under the pen name HaveYouSeenThisGir
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On the other hand, we can also say that, although the width of the wave packet almost doesn’t increase as time passes by, even if we perfectly confine the position of center of mass in a given small region of space, at time $t=0$ s, a fraction of a second after its wave function will have acquired an infinite tail. The value of this tail will be infinitesimally small, but nevertheless different from zero. So, let us estimate this value, at a distance of $50$ km, after exactly one second of free evolution.
The body’s center of mass wave packet can be written as the product of three identical Gaussian factors: $|\psi_t({\bf x})|^2= |\psi_t(x_1)|^2 |\psi_t(x_2)|^2|\psi_t(x_3)|^2$, where: $$|\psi_t(x_i)|^2=\sqrt{2\over\pi a^2}{1\over \sqrt{1 + {4\hbar^2 t^2 \over M^2a^4}}}\exp\left[-{{2a^2\left(x_i-{\hbar k_i\over M}t \right)^2}\over a^4 + {4\hbar^2 t^2 \over M^2}}\right],\quad i=1,2,3.
\label{gaussian}$$ To evaluate $|\psi_t({\bf x})|^2$, at time $t=1$ s, we can set $k_1=k_2=k_3=0$ (the body is at rest at time $t=0$ s), $x_2=x_3=0$ m, $x_1\approx 5\times 10^4$ m, $M=10^2$ kg, and $a = 2r_0 \approx 10^{-10}$ m. This implies that $|\psi_1(x_2)|^2=|\psi_1(x_3)|^2\approx 10^{10}$, and $|\psi_1(x)|^2\approx 10^{10}\times e^{-5\times 10^{29}}$. Multiplying the probability density $|\psi_t({\bf x})|^2$ by the volume of the micro-sphere of Bohr radius in which we want the center of mass to relocate,
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using namespace Foam;
// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
argList::noParallel();
argList::validArgs.append("dat file");
argList args(argc, argv);
if (!args.check())
{
FatalError.exit();
}
#include "createTime.H"
std::ifstream plot3dFile(args.args()[1].c_str());
string line;
std::getline(plot3dFile, line);
std::getline(plot3dFile, line);
IStringStream Istring(line);
word block;
string zoneName;
token punctuation;
label iPoints;
label jPoints;
Istring >> block;
Istring >> block;
Istring >> zoneName;
Istring >> punctuation;
Istring >> block;
Istring >> iPoints;
Istring >> block;
Istring >> jPoints;
Info<< "Number of vertices in i direction = " << iPoints << endl
<< "Number of vertices in j direction = " << jPoints << endl;
// We ignore the first layer of points in i and j the biconic meshes
label nPointsij = (iPoints - 1)*(jPoints - 1);
pointField points(nPointsij, Zero);
for (direction comp = 0; comp < 2; comp++)
{
label p(0);
for (label j = 0; j < jPoints; j++)
{
for (label i = 0; i < iPoints; i++)
{
double coord;
plot3dFile >> coord;
// if statement ignores the first layer in i and j
if (i>0 && j>0)
{
points[p++][comp] = coord;
}
}
}
}
// correct error in biconic meshes
forAll(points, i)
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Glazed and unglazed tile have differences in more ways than just appearance; differences include where they are installed and for what uses they are good for. Expressive flooring has trained flooring specialist that can help you decide which is right for you when making your decision between the two.
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Installation for tile is considered simple but hiring a professional for installation is highly recommended to guarantee the flooring is installed correctly. Tile, when installed correctly will give you a durable and beautiful floor that when properly maintained can last for generations.
When installing ceramic tile there are steps that should be taken to ensure the installation is done correctly. One, preparing the sub-floor; this includes clearing any and all debris having a clean surface to install the ceramic tile. Two, marking the center of the room, this will be the starting point for installation. Chalk lines are a common tool used to mark the center of the room by snapping the chalk lines that intersect and laying a single row of tiles along the center, giving you the layout for the space. Three, applying the adhesive this creates a bond between the tile and the sub-floor holding the tile in place. Four will be cutting the tile to size then putting in place to be bonded with the sub-floor; to finalize the work apply grout to the joints between the tile.
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Suppose -3*h - 48 = -5*d, -906*d + 910*d - 4*h - 48 = 0. What is the biggest value in -2/43, 5, 3/2, d?
d
Suppose 5*t = -k + 1792, 4*t = 7*t + k - 1076. Let g = 1298783113/3626535 - 3/241769. Let q = g - t. Which is the second biggest value? (a) q (b) 5/4 (c) -14
a
Let a(m) = m**3 - 24*m**2 + 8*m - 185. Let i be a(24). What is the smallest value in 4/7, 3/2, -2/9, i?
-2/9
Let q = -1798 + 1797.5. Let t = -8 - -9. Let d = 871/7 + -124. What is the second smallest value in d, t, q?
d
Let p = -13058 + 13056. Let i = -2 + 1.5. What is the biggest value in 3, p, i, -1/5?
3
Suppose -5*d - 16 = -9*d. Suppose l - 40 = -d. Let q be (-15)/16*(-48)/l. Which is the second biggest value? (a) -5/6 (b) q (c) 1
c
Suppose 2*w + 5 = 15. Suppose 2*o + 0*n - w*n = -11, 2*n - 16 = -5*o. Let x = -4.2 - -4. Which is the biggest value? (a) x (b) -10 (c) o
c
Let i = -2.546 + 2.5. Let o = 0.052 + i. Let u = o - 0.006. Which is the smallest value? (a) u (b) -2/11 (c) -0.5 (d) 0.5
c
Let w be (618/(-412))/((-9)/(-4)). What is the second biggest value in 5, -327/4, w?
w
Suppose 0 = -3
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(Note -- Crestar is in the process of assigning a portion the
AOS contract to BP. After this assignment has been approved by Enron,
BP and Crestar will notify Enron of daily AOS volumes)
9:45 am - Enron informs Crestar (Keyspan) { and BP after contract
assignment} the contract numbers, volumes, pipelines, and other required
nominations information
- Crestar
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By contrast, the Hospital chose as its benchmark the percentage of black employees within each job category at the Hospital.27 We call this pool the "workforce" benchmark.28 By use of the workforce benchmark, the Hospital compared the percentage of blacks in the workforce to the percentage of blacks granted both competitive and noncompetitive promotions. The workforce benchmark is, in fact, based on the pool from which noncompetitive promotions were drawn. Because the percentage of blacks in the Hospital workforce was less than the percentage of black applicants for competitive jobs, the workforce benchmark potentially understated discrimination with respect to competitive promotions. Thus, the workforce benchmark also skewed the statistical results, although not as badly as did the applicant flow benchmark because, inter alia, seventy-five percent of promotions were noncompetitive.
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In sum, both appellants' applicant flow benchmark and appellees' workforce benchmark skewed the results of their statistical analyses: the applicant flow benchmark overstated any disparity while the workforce benchmark understated any disparity. Because, however, seventy-five percent of promotions were noncompetitive, the distorting effect of the appellants' applicant flow benchmark was much greater than the distorting effect of the appellees' workforce benchmark. The latter came closest to the "ideal" analysis and, accordingly, the special master and district court were not clearly erroneous in rejecting the applicant flow benchmark. See Payne, 673 F.2d at 826 (holding that the court's decision to accept one party's statistical evidence was not clearly erroneous).
49
Appellants rejoin that the district court was required, as a matter of law, to accept their applicant flow benchmark. They cite several cases for the proposition that courts generally prefer benchmarks based on applicant flow. For example, in International Brotherhood of Teamsters v. United States, 431 U.S. 324, 342 n. 20, 97 S.Ct. 1843, 1856-57 n. 20, 52 L.Ed.2d 396 (1977), the Court pointed out that "evidence showing that the figures for the general population might not accurately reflect the pool of qualified job applicants" would be relevant to undercutting the statistical evidence at issue in that case. Similarly, in EEOC v. Olson's Dairy Queens, Inc., 989 F.2d 165, 169 (5th Cir.1993), the court held that the district court had erred by not fully considering an applicant flow analysis. "[T]he 'most direct
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Generally, I would say follow the advice in Effective Java, but be aware of
some potential performance issues and how you can avoid/fix them if need be.
Edit: I noticed there is a chapter on serialization. This can be ignored by
Android developers in favor of Parcelable.
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mamon
Simple answer: because Android is not Java. It's a compeletely different
platform, that just happens to use a programming language similar to Java to
write programs for it's virtual machine.
~~~
edblarney
It is de-facto Java.
It uses java syntax, java libraries.
To say it is 'not Java' is borderline disingenuous.
Technically, there are differences which are real, and it's very fair to point
them out.
But - Java syntax + java.lang/java.io/java.net/java.reflect/java.util + a vm,
can use a JAVA IDE and java build chain, use 3rd party java libs ...
=> it's java.
~~~
hhandoko
I don't think this analogy is accurate.
It uses Java as the development language, but it has different runtime, not
simply a different platform / target, and thus different rules apply.
In regards with the Java libraries, I think this is pretty much already
covered in the Google vs Oracle case. Android provides a system implementation
that matches the interface, thus these code can work almost seamlessly.
Similar to how .NET and Mono works.
~~~
edblarney
The Google case showed that they had the right to implement the interface -
legally, but that doesn't mean it's not Java.
Syntax = Java Standard Libs = Java 3rd Party Libs = Java Fully interoperable
with Java Java IDE's Java Toolchain
= It's Java.
There can hardly be a pragmatic argument against this.
The Google case is a weird one that ultimately involved the nature of APIs and
if they can be copyrighted, but by any reasonable definition ... it's Java.
Note that they don't give it 'another name' \- so what programming language do
you use for Android?
Ask 1000 developers and they will say 'Java'.
They won't say 'something that is exactly like Java, but not actually
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Aflatoxins (AFs) are among the most carcinogenic and teratogenic secondary metabolites (SMs) produced by the human pathogen Aspergillus flavus and A. parasiticus. These ubiquitous fungi infect our food products and crops and produce AFs which, upon ingestion, form AF/DNA adducts, impair immunity and cause liver cancer. Since it is impossible to eliminate the AF-producing fungi from nature, there is a great need to address the problem of AF contamination. The
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nih_exporter
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Morin, a bioflavonoid with antioxidant properties, shows intestinal anti-inflammatory activity in the acute phase of the trinitrobenzenesulphonic acid model of rat colitis. To assess the anti-inflammatory activity of morin in the chronic stages of trinitrobenzenesulphonic acid-induced rat colitis. Rats were rendered colitic by a single colonic instillation of 30 mg of the hapten trinitrobenzenesulphonic acid
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ERAS AND OPEN HEPATECTOMY
=========================
There is increasing interest and published experience describing the application of ERAS principles to hepatectomy.[@ref10],[@ref19],[@ref20] van Dam et al.[@ref21] first reported the outcomes for ERAS in open liver resection. The study concluded that there was a two-day reduction in the median hospital stay (*p*\<0.001) for patients who underwent the ERAS pathway.
ERAS programs in liver surgery can reduce complication rates by 30-60% compared to traditional post-operative care, and without an increase in re-admission rate. Several clinical trials have demonstrated the safety of ERAS combined with open hepatectomy.[@ref8],[@ref22],[@ref23]
Furthermore, mean duration of hospital stay and time to functional recovery can be reduced by 2.3 days[@ref9],[@ref10],[@ref24][@ref25][@ref26][@ref27]-[@ref28] and 2.5 days respectively.[@ref29] A meta-analysis on ERAS with open hepatectomy has also reported significant reductions in post-operative complications and hospital stay.[@ref27]
ERAS AND MIS HEPATECTOMY
========================
There is increasing use of minimal invasive surgical (MIS) approach to hepatectomy. MIS hepatectomy has many advantages over traditional open hepatectomy, including reduced intra-operative blood loss, hospital stay and earlier return to functional activities,[@ref30][@ref31]-[@ref32] and has become standard practice for minor liver resections, especially left lateral sectionectomies.[@ref33]
The additional contribution of ERAS with MIS hepatectomy remains unclear.[@ref21] The combination of MIS hepatectomy with ERAS programs might have additional synergistic benefits for patients compared with MIS approach alone.[@ref34],[@ref35] Laparoscopic liver resection (LLR) combined with ERAS has been shown to reduce median hospital stay by two days compared to standard LLR alone.[@ref36]
ERAS AND MIS HEPATECTOMY: PUBLISHED LITERATURE
==============================================
There are several published studies on ERAS and MIS hepatectomy ([Tables 2](#T2){ref-type="table"}, [3](#T3){ref-type="table"}). Stoot et al.[@ref36] reported the outcomes of a pilot series of laparoscopic liver resections with and without ERAS.
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How to place two images side by side with text above in HTML
I am trying to place two images in html (with css) side by side with a small padding to get a space between the two, with some text above the two. This would be inside the "section div" I managed to get them side by side but all the work got lost and i did not manage to place the text above the images.
Any help is appreciated! Thanks!
#header {
background-color:#ff6600;
color:white;
text-align:left;
padding:2px;
}
#nav {
line-height:30px;
background-color:#fff000;
height:350px;
width:189px;
float:left;
padding:5px;
}
#section {
width:350px;
float:left;
padding:10px;
}
#footer {
background-color:#737373;
color:white;
clear:both;
text-align:center;
}
#container {
margin:auto;
width:900px;
text-align:left;
overflow: hidden;
}
<div id="container">
<!---container--->
<div id="header">
<h1>JORDAS</h1>
</div>
<!--header-->
<div id="nav">
<a href="index.html">Etusivu</a>
<br>
<a href="page1.html">Teltat</a>
<br>
<a href="page2.html">Palvelut</a>
<br>
<a href="page3.html">Yhteistiedot</a>
<br>
</div>
<div id="section">
<a href="page2.html"><h1>Pro</h1></a>
<div class="main_block">
<div class="inner_block">
<img src=Grafik/talt.png>
</div>
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stackexchange
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On the other hand, the movable door glass readily vibrates along a vertical part of the door frame, and consequently, the movable door glass may not be smoothly raised or lowered. To solve this problem, a guide groove is provided in the door frame so as to guide and hold the movable door glass. In the sealing structures of the above-described prior art, however, the glass run cannot be provided inside the door frame, whereby it is difficult to seal the gap between the vertical part of the door frame and a side edge of the movable door glass. Therefore, it is also required to guide and seal the movable door glass.
A front door and a rear door may be provided with both the movable door glass and the fixed door glass secured to the door frame. With respect to the movable door glass, it has been tried to provide a roof moulding in the door opening portion for holding an upper edge of the movable door glass raised using a door glass slightly moving system. On the other hand, with respect to the fixed door glass, it is required to provide a space between the roof moulding and a peripheral edge of the fixed door glass upon opening and closing of the vehicle door, and consequently required to seal the above-described space between the roof moulding and fixed door glass fixed door glass securely.
Thus, the sealing arrangement for the movable door glass differs from that for the fixed door glass. Therefore, when the vehicle door is closed, it is required to provide a seal between an upper edge of the movable door glass and the door opening portion and between a peripheral edge of the fixed door glass and the door opening portion, respectively.
In another conventional sealing structure, as shown in FIG. 3, a roof moulding 26 is attached to a door opening portion 28 of a vehicle body along a vehicle roof, and a door glass weather strip 30 is attached within the roof moulding 26. With this arrangement, upon closing of the vehicle door 16, an upper edge of the door glass 18 passes below the roof moulding 26, and when the vehicle door 16 is closed completely, the door glass 18 is slightly raised with a door glass slightly moving system, and the upper edge of the door glass 18 is inserted in the door glass weather strip 30. As a result, the upper edge of the door glass 18 is held without bending, and is sealed with a tubular seal portion 32 of the door glass weather strip 30 (see Publication of unexamined JP patent application No. Hei 8-40073, FIG. 1,
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uspto_backgrounds
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During 1811–1812, Sir Benjamin Collins Brody (1783–1862) experimented with curare. He was the first to show that curare does not kill the animal and the recovery is complete if the animal's respiration is maintained artificially. In 1825, Charles Waterton described a classical experiment in which he kept a curarized female donkey alive by artificial respiration with a bellows through a tracheostomy. Waterton is also credited with bringing curare to Europe. Robert Hermann Schomburgk, who was a trained botanist, identified the vine as one of the genus Strychnos and gave it the now accepted name Strychnos toxifera.
George Harley (1829–1896) showed in 1850 that curare (wourali) was effective for the treatment of tetanus and strychnine poisoning. In 1857, Claude Bernard (1813–1878) published the results of his experiments in which he demonstrated that the mechanism of action of curare was a result of interference in the conduction of nerve impulses from the motor nerve to the skeletal muscle, and that this interference occurred at the neuromuscular junction. From 1887, the Burroughs Wellcome catalogue listed under its 'Tabloids' brand name, tablets of curare at grain (price 8 shillings) for use in preparing a solution for hypodermic injection. In 1914, Henry Hallett Dale (1875–1968) described the physiological actions of acetylcholine. After 25 years, he showed that acetylcholine is responsible for neuromuscular transmission, which can be blocked by curare.
The best known and historically most important (because of its medical applications) toxin is d-tubocurarine. It was isolated from the crude drug—from a museum sample of curare—in 1935 by Harold King (1887–1956) of London, working in Sir Henry Dale's laboratory. He also established its chemical structure.. Pascual Scannone, a Venezuelan anesthesiologist who trained and specialized in New York City, USA, did extensive research on curare as a possible paralyzing agent for patients during surgical procedures. In 1942, he became the first person in all of Latin America to use curare during a medical procedure when he successfully performed a tracheal intubation in a patient to whom he administered curare for muscle paralysis at the El Algodonal Hospital in Caracas, Venezuela. After its introduction in 1942, curare/cur
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(See [@Mustafa]) Let $(X, G)$ be a $G$-metric space. A sequence $\{x_n \}$ is called a $G$-Cauchy sequence if for any $\varepsilon > 0$, there is $N \in \mathbb{N}$ such that $G (x_n , x_m , x_l ) < \varepsilon$ for all $n, m, l \geq N$, that is $G (x_n , x_m , x_l ) \to 0$ as $n, m,l \to +\infty$. We shall use interchangeably “$G$-Cauchy sequence in a $G$-metric space" or “Cauchy sequence in a $G$-metric space".
(Compare [@Mustafa Proposition 9])
In a $G$-metric space $(X,G)$, the following are equivalent
- The sequence $(x_n) \subseteq X$ is $G$-Cauchy.
- For each $\varepsilon >0$ there exists $N \in \mathbb{N}$ such that $G(x_n,x_m,x_m)< \varepsilon$ for all $m,n\geq N$.
(Compare [@Mustafa Definition 9]) A $G$-metric space $(X,G)$ is $G$-complete if every $G$-Cauchy sequence of elements of $(X,G)$ is $G$-convergent in $(X,G)$. We shall use interchangeably “$G$-complete $G$-metric space" or “complete $G$-metric space".
\[theorem1\](See [@Mustafa]) A $G$-metric $G$ on a $G$-metric space $(X, G)$ is continuous on its three variables.
Let $(X,G)$ be a $G$-metric space. A function $T:X\to X$ is called **sequentially continuous** if for any $G$-convergent sequence $(x_n)$ with $x_n\longrightarrow x $, the sequence $(Tx_n)$ $G$-converges to $Tx$, i.e. $Tx_n \longrightarrow Tx $.
Similarly, a function $T:X_1\times X_2\times \cdots \times X_n \to X$ for $n\geq 2,$ is said to be **sequentially continuous** if for any sequences $(
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arxiv
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xsi_driver_vfirst_trans(t5, 0, 0);
t18 = (t0 + 8248);
*((int *)t18) = 1;
LAB1: return;
}
static void Initial_48_4(char *t0)
{
char *t1;
char *t2;
char *t3;
char *t4;
LAB0: t1 = (t0 + 7632U);
t2 = *((char **)t1);
if (t2 == 0)
goto LAB2;
LAB3: goto *t2;
LAB2: xsi_set_current_line(48, ng0);
LAB4: xsi_set_current_line(49, ng0);
t2 = ((char*)((ng1)));
t3 = (t0 + 3320);
xsi_vlogvar_assign_value(t3, t2, 0, 0, 1);
xsi_set_current_line(50, ng0);
t2 = ((char*)((ng1)));
t3 = (t0 + 3640);
xsi_vlogvar_assign_value(t3, t2, 0, 0, 1);
xsi_set_current_line(51, ng0);
t2 = (t0 + 7440);
xsi_process_wait(t2, 100000LL);
*((char **)t1) = &&LAB5;
LAB1: return;
LAB5: xsi_set_current_line(52, ng0);
t3 = ((char*)((ng2)));
t4 = (t0 + 3320);
xsi_vlogvar_assign_value(t4, t3, 0, 0, 1);
xsi_set_current_line(53, ng0);
t2 = ((char*)((ng2)));
t3 = (t0 + 3640);
xsi_vlogvar_assign_value(t3, t2, 0, 0, 1);
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That unit was underrated overall last season, and added some very talented players in the offseason, particularly in the secondary. But pressuring the quarterback is still a huge key.
The Giants were tied for 25th in the NFL in sacks (34) last season, and team leader Justin Tuck (11) is now with the Oakland Raiders.
The team's best remaining pass-rusher is Jason Pierre-Paul, and he has been pegged by many as the key to the team's success this season on defense -- including general manager Jerry Reese.
Thus, some might view the fact that Pierre-Paul has yet to record a sack through three preseason games as a concern. But Pierre-Paul himself disagrees.
"It's not important at all," Pierre-Paul said Wednesday. "We only get 25 snaps, that's not a realistic number for me to play. ... You don't get a feel of what the offensive tackle's doing or the inside rusher. I'm not worried about sacks in the preseason. Wait a couple weeks and we'll see."
The Giants are desperately hoping for a bounce-back season from Pierre-Paul, who was fourth in the NFL with 16.5 sacks in 2011, but had just 8.5 in 2012 and 2013 combined.
Health has been an issue the past two years, but Pierre-Paul says he's not limited in any way right now.
"I'm fine," he said. "Every day I'm still working on my technique, that's with everybody too. But as far as health-wise I'm fine. I'm out there every day doing what I can."
The Giants have eight sacks total in the first three preseason games, but none from a player pegged to be a starter come Week 1.
"We've still got work to do as far as the front [four]," Pierre-Paul said. "We've got a lot of work to do. We have a couple weeks left and hopefully we'll get it right."
Later, he expressed confidence we'll see better performances once we reach the regular season.
"I know the guys will pick it up," Pierre-Paul said. "I'm not saying they do slack but come the first game you'll see a big difference in the defense and the offense."
Kieran Darcy is an ESPNNewYork.com staff writer. He joined ESPN in August 2000 after graduating from
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-3/2
What is 14/42*18/(-6)?
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((-8)/(-2))/68*-2
-2/17
(-6*3/(-84))/(3/8)
4/7
Evaluate -1*(-15)/12*4.
5
((-15)/10)/(8/(-32))
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Evaluate (4/7)/(12/14).
2/3
What is the value of (-4)/(-4*(-28)/(-8))?
2/7
What is (18*(-10)/165)/((-10)/55)?
6
What is the value of (-38)/95*5*(-1)/(-2)?
-1
1*1*2/(-1)
-2
Calculate 12/(-8)*6/9.
-1
Evaluate ((-12)/21)/((-28)/98).
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Evaluate -15*(-37)/111*1/(-1).
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Calculate (-80)/192*-1*(-4)/(-10).
1/6
Evaluate (-6)/8*(-1*8)/(-2).
-3
What is the value of (3/(-2))/((966/196)/(-23))?
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Calculate (-6*(-2)/(-10))/(2/5).
-3
What is the value of (-100)/4*((-2)/10)/1?
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Calculate (2/(-5))/(84/(-126)).
3/5
Calculate (22/462)/((-3)/(-9)).
1/7
Calculate (-15)/(-75)*-10*-2*1.
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What is the value of 4/8*(-92)/(-23)?
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Calculate (15/(-9))/(-6*4/144).
10
What is (32/(-40))/((-2)/(-5))?
-2
Calculate (24/24)/(1/7).
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What is the value of 4/(-8)*48/6?
-4
Evaluate 4*9/(-360)*5.
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(10/(-8))/((-26)/(-104))
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Evaluate 6/117*(-6)/(-2).
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Calculate ((-36)/14)/(-3)*(-1)/3.
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Calculate (5/3)/(510/1224).
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Evaluate (-40)/25*-1*5/2.
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(5/(-7))/(5/(-35))
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Nov. 29
Shared Folder Move "Common" located on GTA\SYS2\ will be moved to GTHOU-DV01\data1\Transfer. In an effort to migrate the remaining GTA Common folders from the old GTA server to our current Windows 2000 server, GTHOU-DV01\Common, we are asking you to do the following:
? Review the folders on gphou-nwgway1\gta2\Common.
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Stone sued Taylor and Deen individually and as officials of Bacon County, alleging negligent failure to carry out their "specific contractual duty" with regard to the safety of the shoulders of County Road 280. The trial court granted summary judgment to Taylor and Deen, finding them protected by sovereign and official immunity. This is an appeal from that order.
1. Sovereign immunity is the immunity provided to governmental entities and to public employees sued in their official capacities. Gilbert v. Richardson, 264 Ga. 744, 749-750(4), 452 S.E.2d 476 (1994). To the extent applicable, official immunity protects individual public officials and employees for torts they commit in performing their official functions. Id. at 752, 452 S.E.2d 476. Stone does not address the sovereign immunity of Taylor and Deen as Bacon County officials in her enumeration of errors or her brief submitted in support of this appeal. Instead, she focuses on the distinction between ministerial and discretionary duties necessary for deciding the individual liability of Taylor and Deen. We therefore need not address any issues deciding the sovereign immunity of Taylor and Deen as Bacon County officials and turn instead to the question of official immunity.
2. In her first enumeration of error, Stone asserts that Taylor and Deen are not protected by official immunity because the acts involved in this case are ministerial rather than discretionary. We disagree.
"Official immunity ... is applicable to government officials and employees sued in their individual capacities." Hemak v. Houston County School Dist., 220 Ga.App. 110, 112, 469 S.E.2d 679 (1996). "Damage suits are maintainable in this state against government officers and agents for failure to perform ministerial duties, but such officers and employees are immune from negligence claims when the acts complained of involve a discretionary function of an office. [Cit.]" Nelson v. Spalding County, 249 Ga. 334(2)(a), 290 S.E.2d 915 (1982). Whether the acts upon which liability is predicated are ministerial or discretionary is determined by the facts of the particular case. Id.
"A ministerial act is commonly one that is simple, absolute, and definite, arising under conditions admitted or proved to exist, and requiring merely the execution of a specific duty. A discretionary act, however, calls for the exercise of personal deliberation and judgment, which in turn entails examining the facts, reaching reasoned conclusions, and acting on them in a way
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pilif
> The biggest downfall of Internet Explorer 6-8 is lack of support for
> transparent PNGs.
No. It's not. The. Biggest downfall is the total lack of advanced CSS
selectors, forcing you into adding needless classes and/or additional non-
semantic tags.
Also, IE 6 and 7 are full of bugs even in the little CSS they support.
Transparent PNGs have been solved long ago. So have the various bugs, but the
workarounds needed are much more painful to develop and maintain.
Using various libraries to patch in missing functionality only seems to work
until you reach real-world complexity with your DOM at which point you will
run into any of the countless performance issues with IEs JavaScript
implementation which relies on COM marshaling for all of its DOM support, so
all these patch-ie-to-add-missing-features-using-JS projects are practically
nothing but nice demos.
The moment you can at least target IE 8 and you can start to rely on CSS
having more ore less the intended effect without stacking hack upon hack, the
moment you get to use stuff like display: table, that moment you will see how
much you miss by staying in the late 90ies with the code you are writing.
~~~
tumultco
You're correct, as many of these hacks to fall down in many cases or in
unexpected ways. We've got hacks upon hacks to get them to work decently!
These are items we (or tools) can manage though.
From our user perspective, non-transparent PNG in IE6 is the major problem.
Partial transparency and 24-bit color support are vital for artist assets and
not having them can influence the entire design.
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drivebyacct2
To each their own, but this sounds like an enormous nightmare in places. Did
they do analysis to determine that support IE6 was worth the developer
frustration or the large, large set of features they simply can't use (many of
which pilif mentioned, in addition to those mentioned or implied in the
article)?
~~~
tumultco
I didn't spend time doing an analysis beforehand. I did IE8 support which was
impossible to ignore given its ~30% market share at the time. A friend in our
early alpha testing
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hackernews
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This application requests renewal for years 29-33 of the NCI Cancer Center Support Grant (CCSG) for the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute (KCI) at Wayne State University. The Programs of KCI reflect the cancer needs of the greater Metropolitan Detroit area. This is an industrialized, urban and ethnically diverse community with a disproportionate number of medically disadvantaged, low socio-economic citizens. KCI has a long-standing and extensive commitment to both research and clinical services that address
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nih_exporter
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[Neonatal mortality and morbidity. Priorities in perinatal care (author's transl)].
Perinatal mortality rates have been decreasing from 25 to 15 0/00 at the Port-Royal maternity hospital from 1969 to 1978. The incidence of materno-foetal infection has been stable within the last 10 years, around 1.2% live-births; mortality linked with these infections represents 28% of early neonatal deaths and remains nearly as high as mortality from malformations. The
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pubmed_abstracts
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The above questionnaires were given to the subjects before and after intervention, the filling details were taught and secrecy of the information was guaranteed. Yoga classes were held twice a week (each session, 1 h\[[@ref22][@ref25]\] for 8 weeks). Hatha Yoga techniques were selected as intervention for the present study through literature review and consultation with the experts. Hatha Yoga includes breathing exercises (pranayama), physical movements (asana), and deep relaxation (shavasana). The classes were conducted by the researcher under supervision of a Yoga expert. In Yoga classes, the first 10 min were devoted to deep breathing relaxation techniques. Then, professional Yoga techniques (asana) were exercised for 40 min and the last 10 min were spent on the same relaxation exercises.
The collected data were analyzed by descriptive inferential (independent *t* test) statistical tests through SPSS18.
R[ESULTS]{.smallcaps} {#sec1-3}
=====================
From a total of 36 nurses attending Yoga classes, 34 finalized the study and filled out the questionnaires. Inferential tests showed that all the nurses attending in this study had a BS degree. The mean age of nurses was 33.53 (7.69) with range of 24-52 years and mean monthly hours of their work was 2.4.18 (29) h. Most of the subjects were married (44.1%) and staff nurses (82.4%). The highest frequency was for those casual staff (61.8%)\[[Table 1](#T1){ref-type="table"}\]. The mean score of problem focus strategy was 13.68 before intervention, whereas it reached 16.53 after that and independent *t* test showed a significant difference (*P* \< 0.001). With regard to emotion focus, the mean score before intervention was 13.50, whereas it changed to 12.97 after intervention and the independent t test showed a significant difference (P = 0.014). The mean scores for state-trait focus changed from 11.97 before intervention to 14.68 after and the independent t test showed a significant difference (*P* \< 0.001). It can be concluded that 8-week Yoga exercises could significantly affect stress coping strategies\[[Table 2](#T2){ref-type="table"}\].
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Sociodemographic characteristics of nurses
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Comparison of the coping strategies---mean pre- and post-Y
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pubmed_central
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Determine the acceleration in a double Atwood machine
Trying to solve the following double Atwood machine:
Suppose there is a mass of 12kg hanging on an ideal rope that wraps around an ideal pulley, and that the other end of the rope is attached to another ideal pulley's axis. This second pulley has a rope around it which on one side holds a mass of 4kg and on the other a mass of 8kg. What is the acceleration of the first mass?
So here's what I've done so far: First I've determined that the tension in the first rope is twice the tension in the rope for the "subsystem", and that the acceleration of the first mass is the average of the accelerations of the two other masses but in the opposite direction. That is to say
$$T' = T/2$$
$$a_{1}=-\frac{a_{2}+a_{3}}{2}$$
From free-body diagrams we can determine that
$$-12a = T-12g$$
$$4a_{2} = T/2 - 4g$$
$$-8a_{3} = T/2 - 8g$$
However, when I solve this system I obtain $T=32a$ which seems impossible that the tension would be greater than the greatest force of gravity of any mass.
Part of me wonders if this has anything to do with it: How do I know which direction the third mass is traveling? The first mass is causing the subsystem to accelerate upwards but the third mass is accelerating downwards relative to the subsystem. So how do I know the direction of acceleration relative to the ground?
A:
Let
\begin{align}
m_1 = 12\,\mathrm{kg}, \qquad m_2 = 4\,\mathrm{kg}, \qquad m_3 = 8\,\mathrm{kg}
\end{align}
If you solve this problem symbolically, then you'll find that the tension $T$ applied to mass $m_1$ satisfies
\begin{align}
T = \left(\frac{8m_1m_2m_3}{m_1m_2+m_1m_3+4m_2m_3}\right)g.
\end{align}
If you plug in the values given for the various masses, then you obtain
\
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stackexchange
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The demerits reside in that since each of the plurality of pixel elements to be spatially sampled is fundamentally an independent element and has different characteristics, an acquired image is required to be corrected in accordance with variations in the characteristics among the respective pixel elements.
The main variation in the characteristics of pixel elements as energy conversion elements is a variation in conversion efficiencies (gain) and offset values. The gain and offset are required to be corrected first, if a flat panel X-ray sensor is used as a solid state image pickup device.
Description will be given on prior art technologies. FIG. 4 is a schematic block diagram of the apparatus for correcting the gain and offset. In FIG. 4, reference numeral 1 represents an X-ray generating apparatus which is controlled by a controller having a high voltage generator to generate X-rays along a direction indicated by an arrow. An object, typically a human body 2, is on a bed 3. An X-ray image sensor 5 is used for converting an intensity distribution of X-rays transmitted through the object into electric signals. The X-ray image sensor 5 is made of a large-size solid image pickup device. Signals indicative of an X-ray intensity distribution on a two-dimensional plane can be spatially sampled from a plurality of pixel elements disposed in a two-dimensional matrix form.
In the following, this X-ray image sensor is called a flat panel sensor. A sampling pitch is set generally to about 100 μm to 200 μm to image the internal structure of a human body. The flat panel sensor is controlled by the controller (not shown). Pixels are sequentially scanned to convert charges in each pixel into voltage or current. This analog electric signal is supplied to an A/D converter 6, which converts the analog signal into a digital signal.
The A/D converted digital signal is temporarily stored in a memory 7. Data in the memory 7 is stored via a switch 8 into one of two memories 9 and 10. The memory 9 stores an image signal output from the flat panel sensor under no exposure of X-rays, as an offset fixed pattern image. The memory 10 stores an image signal obtained under exposure of X-rays.
Generally an X-ray amount measuring apparatus (also called a phototimer) is used to monitor the X-ray amount transmitted through a subject and control X-ray exposure. When the cumulative X-ray amount reaches a predetermined value, X-ray exposure is stopped. When the X-ray exposure stops, the controller scans the flat panel
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uspto_backgrounds
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During his tenure as Palermo's archbishop, he supported Francisco Franco, but protested against Communism and anti-Mafia activist Danilo Dolci. He also demanded that the Sicilian bandit Salvatore Giuliano cease murdering within Palermo, and was cautious to be tricked into implying that the Mafia was the main problem of Sicily. To a journalist's question of "What is the Mafia?" he responded: "So far as I know, it could be a brand of detergent."
A stern opponent of reform, he attended the Second Vatican Council (1962–1965), and sat on its Board of Presidency. Ruffini was also part of the conservative-minded study group Coetus Internationalis Patrum at the council. He was forced to intervene in a heated discussion between Cardinals Alfredo Ottaviani and Augustin Bea in the course of the last preparatory session of the Council. During the discussion on the Council's proposed declaration against anti-Semitism, Cardinal Ruffini accused the document of being overly kind to the Jews, whom he saw as hostile to Christianity. He also disapproved of Gaudium et spes, Sacrosanctum Concilium, and Dignitatis humanae.
Cardinal Ruffini was one of the cardinal electors who participated in the 1963 papal conclave, which selected Pope Paul VI.
He died from a heart attack in Palermo, at age 79. Ruffini is buried in the shrine of Madonna dei Rimedi.
Miscellaneous
While still a priest, Ruffini also served as president of the Academy of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
He collaborated with John XXIII in deciding to convene the Second Vatican Council.
Ruffini was a creationist.
Publications
The Theory of Evolution Judged by Reason and Faith (Translated by Rev. Francis O'Hanlon, 1959)
References
Giuseppe Petralia: Il Cardinale Ernesto Ruffini, arcivescovo di Palermo. Libreria Editrice Vaticana, Città del Vaticano 1989.
Angelo Romano: Ernesto Ruffini. Sciascia, Caltanissetta 2002.
External links
Category:1888 births
Category:1967 deaths
Category:People from the Province of Mantua
Category:Italian cardinals
Category:Cardinals
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wikipedia_en
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Let $g$ denote the ground as well as the single bound state of the potential $U_1(\rho)$ \[Eq. (\[Un\_potentials\])\], and $c$ a low-lying odd (unbound) state of the continuum spectrum, which is normalized to the delta function. Then, $Z_{cg}(R) \equiv Z_{gc}(R) \equiv 0$ since the $g\to c$ transition is forbidden in Fig. \[Fig\_potentials\](a) ; respectively, $Z_{gg}(R) \equiv 0$ in Fig. \[Fig\_potentials\](b). The first nonzero effective potentials in Figs. \[Fig\_potentials\](a) and \[Fig\_potentials\](b) are $Z_{gg}(R)$ and $Z_{cg}(R)$, respectively, and they are plotted in Fig. \[Fig\_effective\_potentials\]. Taking into account that $E_g - \bar{E}_1 \approx E_{cm} = 1$ (a.u.) ($E_g$ being the ground state energy) is the kinetic energy of the center of mass, we may qualitatively conclude from Fig. \[Fig\_effective\_potentials\] that the center of mass needs to tunnel through the barrier \[$Z_{gg}(R)$\] in Fig. \[Fig\_potentials\](a) and flies above the barrier \[$Z_{cg}(R)$\] in Fig. \[Fig\_potentials\](b); thus, the probability of finding the particle in the first quadrant in Fig. \[Fig\_potentials\](b) prevails over the probability of tunneling in Fig. \[Fig\_potentials\](a). Finally, we note that the first nonzero effective potentials in Figs. \[Fig\_potentials\](c) and \[Fig\_potentials\](d) are of the same order; the same statement is valid in cases Figs. \[Fig\_potentials\](e) and \[Fig\_potentials\](f).
![(Color online) Plots of effective potentials $Z_{nn'}(R)$ \[Eq. (\[Effective\_Potential\_Def\])\]. The solid line is $Z_{gg}(R)$ for case (a) of Fig. \[Fig\_potentials\]. The dashed line represents $Z_{cg}(R)$ for case (b) of Fig. \[Fig\_potentials\]. []{data-label="Fig_effective_potentials"}](EffectivePotentials.pdf)
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arxiv
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// Created by cgo -godefs - DO NOT EDIT
// cgo -godefs -- -Wall -Werror -static -I/tmp/include -m32 _const.go
package unix
import "syscall"
const (
AF_ALG = 0x26
AF_APPLETALK = 0x5
AF_ASH = 0x12
AF_ATMPVC = 0x8
AF_ATMSVC = 0x14
AF_AX25 = 0x3
AF_BLUETOOTH = 0x1f
AF_BRIDGE = 0x7
AF_CAIF = 0x25
AF_CAN = 0x1d
AF_DECnet = 0xc
AF_ECONET = 0x13
AF_FILE = 0x1
AF_IB = 0x1b
AF_IEEE802154 = 0x24
AF_INET = 0x2
AF_INET6 = 0xa
AF_IPX = 0x4
AF_IRDA = 0x17
AF_ISDN = 0x22
AF_IUCV = 0x20
AF_KCM = 0x29
AF_KEY = 0xf
AF_LLC = 0x1a
AF_LOCAL = 0x1
AF_MAX = 0x2c
AF_MPLS = 0x1c
AF_NETBEUI = 0xd
AF_NETLINK = 0x10
AF_NETROM = 0x6
AF_NFC = 0x27
AF_PACKET = 0x11
AF_PHONET = 0x23
AF_PPPOX = 0x18
AF_QIPCRTR = 0x2a
AF_RDS = 0x15
AF_ROSE = 0xb
AF_ROU
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github
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-1306*a**3
Collect the terms in -6 + 4 + 518*f**3 + 2.
518*f**3
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-17*v**2 - 2*v
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-10505*x
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-6*s**3 - 2*s**2
Collect the terms in -354*f - 24*f - 1 - 414*f.
-792*f - 1
Collect the terms in 130*t**2 + 93*t**2 + 394*t**2 + 190*t**2 + 473*t**2.
1280*t**2
Collect the terms in 3*z**3 + 2751170785 - 2751170785.
3*z**3
Collect the terms in -3988*n - 3955*n - 3954*n + 10*n**2 + 11897*n.
10*n**2
Collect the terms in -1965*p**3 - 27*p**2 + 27*p**2.
-1965*p**3
Collect the terms in 14000 - 595 + 2*u + 16195 + 12837.
2*u + 42437
Collect the terms in -136*s**2 - 138*s**2 + 253*s**2.
-21*s**2
Collect the terms in -908*z + 452*z + 354*z.
-102*z
Collect the terms in -523*z**3 + 964*z**3 - 445*z**3.
-4*z**3
Collect the terms in -6 + 0 - 7*q**3 + 11 - 7*q**3 - 10*q**3.
-24*q**3 + 5
Collect the terms in -t**2 + 2*t**2 - t**2 - 4*t**2 - 23406.
-4*t**2 - 23406
Collect the terms in g + 37098 -
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dm_mathematics
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The goal of the financing is to stem the flow of funds from the general fund
for power purchases and avert a cash crisis.? The financing, which also
provides working capital for continued?state energy purchases,?is secured by
revenues from electricity sales and will be repaid by the bonds.
?
Angelides noted that the financing, which he hopes to have totally closed by
July 1, precludes
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enron_emails
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171 Ariz. 566 (1992)
832 P.2d 219
Michael HEDLUND and James Erin McKinney, Petitioners,
v.
SUPERIOR COURT of The State of Arizona, in and for the COUNTY OF MARICOPA, the Honorable Steven D. Sheldon, a judge thereof, Respondent Judge, Richard ROMLEY, Maricopa County Attorney, Real Party in Interest.
No. 1 CA-SA 92-082.
Court of Appeals of Arizona, Division 1, Department C.
April 27, 1992.
Review Granted July 7, 1992.
Peter A. Leander, Phoenix, for petitioner Hedlund.
Scott F. Allen, Mesa, for petitioner McKinney.
Richard M. Romley, Maricopa County Atty. by Louis F. Stalzer, Deputy County Atty., Phoenix, for real party in interest.
OPINION
CONTRERAS, Presiding Judge.
This special action came on regularly for oral argument on April 21, 1992, before Presiding Judge Joe W. Contreras with Judges Ruth V. McGregor and Noel Fidel participating. The matter was taken under advisement and it was determined that an opinion should issue without delay.
After consideration, a majority of the court has concluded that the respondent judge erred in ordering that dual juries be empaneled in this first degree murder case in which the state has requested the imposition of the death penalty. In State v. Lambright, 138 Ariz. 63, 673 P.2d 1 (1983), the Arizona Supreme Court clearly prohibited the use of dual juries[1] in the *567 absence of approved guidelines. In doing so, the court specifically stated that dual juries should not be used in death penalty cases:
[B]ecause this procedure is unauthorized by our rules, trial courts must obtain the approval of the Supreme Court before conducting further trials in this manner. If proposed guidelines are presented for approval, we will then consider whether they successfully minimize the risks of this procedure while maintaining the benefit of conserving judicial resources.
We note that although courts have utilized the dual jury procedure in other murder cases, including one in which the death penalty was given and affirmed, we feel that death penalty cases are inappropriate vehicles for experimentation with new procedures, and the practice should be avoided in the future.
Id. at 70, 673 P.2d at 8 (emphasis added).
In the present special action
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freelaw
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IB/storyboard are trash (WYSIWYG is so 90s and dragging and poking around a
huge visual editor is a huge time sink)
AutoLayout is verbose and complex, even with helper libraries.
It'd be super cool if we could use something like XML with Lima.
~~~
dep_b
> AutoLayout is verbose and complex, even with helper libraries.
I don't think they can get much shorter than this:
private func addConstraints() {
introduction.attach(sides: [.top, .leading, .trailing], 8.layoutGuideRespecting)
contact
.attach(sides: [.leading, .trailing], 8)
.space(8, .below, introduction)
spinner.center()
error
.attach(sides: [.leading, .trailing], 8)
.space(8, .below, contact)
create.attach(sides: [.top, .bottom, .trailing], 3)
}
And honestly the stuff I needed to do to get CSS working let alone cross-
browser until very recently was really not as consistent, clean or predictable
as auto layouts. I think you just got used to the suffering.
The only thing I really like about CSS is the arbitrary lines you can draw in
the sand like "if it gets over 1000px wide then move the menu to the right".
~~~
matchbok
Agreed... I'd much prefer a declarative layout language though. With complex
layouts, it's hard to debug AL if you aren't the one who built it.
Even stackviews, which was Apple admitting that simple layouts are too verbose
to do with AL, are a mess.
~~~
oflannabhra
Rumor is that official, cross-platform declarative layouts are coming to iOS
from Apple [0].
[0] -
[https://daringfireball.net/2018/04/scuttlebutt_regarding_ui_...](https://daringfireball.net/2018/04/scuttlebutt_regarding_ui_project)
~~~
tijs
Did that not turn out to be uikit port to macos?
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hackernews
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Plasma GIP concentrations in nondiabetic and diabetic subjects have been used as an index of secretion of GIP by a variety of investigators. For the interpretation of changes in hormone concentration relative to changes in hormone secretion clearance rates must be known. As a continuation of our efforts to delineate GIP physiology and pathophysiology we will examine GIP clearance rates in lean and obese nondiabetic and diabetic subjects. We will test the hypothesis that GIP clearance differs among these conditions. In addition, clearance rates
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nih_exporter
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Consistent Principal Component Modes from Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Proteins.
Principal component analysis is a technique widely used for studying the movements of proteins using data collected from molecular dynamics simulations. In spite of its extensive use, the technique has a serious drawback: equivalent simulations do not afford the same PC-modes. In this article, we show that concatenating equivalent trajectories and calculating the PC-modes from the concatenated one significantly enhances the reproducibility of the results. Moreover, the consistency of the modes can
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pubmed_abstracts
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Multivariate analysis {#sec2-3}
---------------------
The lower molars dimensions were selected in all the multivariate functions to discriminate the sex of subjects ranging from 68.1% (70.5% males, 64.3% females) to 75% (75% males, 75% females) whereas only cervical and linear dimensions of upper molars could estimate sex of 67.2% subjects. The upper crown and diagonal dimensions of studied molars did not contribute anything toward sex determination in multivariate DFA \[[Table 5](#T5){ref-type="table"}\]. The regression analysis results show that lower cervical dimensions classified sex to highest percentage of 72.2% (84.1% males, 53.6% females), and in case of upper molars, both cervical and linear dimensions classified sex of 67.2% molars. All the functions accurately classified more than 65% subjects to their original sex category from multivariate regression analysis \[[Table 6](#T6){ref-type="table"}\]. Thus, we can conclude that upper molars dimensions (cervical and linear) could identify sex of 67.2% subjects from both multivariate analyses, i.e., DFA and LRA. The lower molar dimensions were found comparatively more accurate and reliable enough for sex determination of any unknown molar tooth from equations derived in the present study. The multivariate analysis of pooled data (without discriminating between lower and upper molars) was also run for both discriminant and regression analyses. MDCV, BL, BLCV, and MLDB were selected as the most sexually dimorphic variables. Linear dimensions have been selected more frequently than diagonal dimensions in more than half functions; thus, former gave better classification rates than the later. The results of multivariate discrimination function of both upper and lower molars metrics revealed that the equations so-formulated identified sex of more than 70% individuals. In the case of regression analysis, the function using all linear and diagonal measurements assigned the sex to the highest percentage of subjects (i.e., 69.4% subjects).
######
Stepwise multivariate discriminant function analysis of upper and lower odontometric measurements (males=73; females=57)
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Multivariate logistic regression analysis of upper and lower odontometric measurements (males=73; females=57)
Discussion {#sec1-4}
==========
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pubmed_central
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df = df.unstack(0).fillna(0)
df.loc[:,"499andbelow":"NoVantageScore"] = df.loc[:, "499andbelow":"NoVantageScore"].div(df.sum(axis=1), axis=0)
df = df.fillna(0)
Its output is the second dataframe above.
A:
import io
import pandas as pd
data = io.StringIO('''\
499 and below,500 - 599,800 - 899,900 and above
201504,0.001806,0.016672,0.472784,0.065144
201505,0.007375,0.011473,0.516837,0.226626
201506,0.000509,0.017733,0.169811,0.251585
201507,0.007344,0.017651,0.293966,0.299850
''')
df = pd.read_csv(data)
df.index.name = 'data_mth'
df.columns.name = 'ptnr_cur_vntg_scor_band'
print(df)
# ptnr_cur_vntg_scor_band 499 and below 500 - 599 800 - 899 900 and above
# data_mth
# 201504 0.001806 0.016672 0.472784 0.065144
# 201505 0.007375 0.011473 0.516837 0.226626
# 201506 0.000509 0.017733 0.169811 0.251585
# 201507 0.007344 0.017651 0.293966 0.299850
s = df.unstack().swaplevel()
s.index.names = 'data_mth', 'GROUP'
print(s)
Output:
data_mth GROUP
201504 499 and below 0.001806
201505 499 and below 0.007375
201506 499 and below 0.000509
201507 499 and below
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stackexchange
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