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Computer Security: Protecting Digital Resources 4.11 - 1251 ratings - Source Today, society is faced with numerous internet schemes, fraudulent scams, and means of identity theft that threaten our safety and our peace of mind. Computer Security: Protecting Digital Resources provides a broad approach to computer-related crime, electronic commerce, corporate networking, and Internet security, topics that have become increasingly important as more and more threats are made on our internet environment. This book is oriented toward the average computer user, business professional, government worker, and those within the education community, with the expectation that readers can learn to use the network with some degree of safety and security. The author places emphasis on the numerous vulnerabilities and threats that are inherent in the Internet environment. Efforts are made to present techniques and suggestions to avoid identity theft and fraud. Readers will gain a clear insight into the many security issues facing the e-commerce, networking, web, and internet environments, as well as what can be done to keep personal and business information secure.Merchants must automatically and safely collect and process payments from Internet clients; therefore, a secure protocol is required to support the activities of the credit card companies. Also affected by e-commerce requirements areanbsp;... Title : Computer Security: Protecting Digital Resources Author : Robert C Newman Publisher : Jones & Bartlett Publishers - 2009-06-23 ISBN-13 : You must register with us as either a Registered User before you can Download this Book. You'll be greeted by a simple sign-up page. Once you have finished the sign-up process, you will be redirected to your download Book page.

2024-03-02T01:27:04.277712

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Browns' Quinn done for the year BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Crutches by his side and his left foot in a protective boot, quarterback Brady Quinn stared at the ground as his teammates practiced. BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Crutches by his side and his left foot in a protective boot, quarterback Brady Quinn stared at the ground as his teammates practiced. This wasn't the ending he imagined. Quinn's uneven season is over, and so is his chance to impress new Browns president Mike Holmgren. Quinn was placed on injured reserve Tuesday with an unspecified foot injury, the second straight season he has finished on IR. He got hurt while scrambling for 24 yards in the fourth quarter of Cleveland's 41-34 win over the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday. Browns coach Eric Mangini gave no specifics about Quinn's injury but said his recovery could "take a little while." Mangini said the team did not yet know if surgery was necessary and that it was unclear on film how Quinn, who was tripped up as he neared the sideline, was injured. A person familiar with the injury told The Associated Press on Tuesday that McGee is tentatively scheduled to have the operation Wednesday. The person spoke on the condition of anonymity because the team had yet to make an announcement. McGee was hurt early in the third quarter of Buffalo's 17-10 loss to New England on Sunday, when he attempted to break up a pass to Randy Moss. Leading with his right shoulder, McGee hit a leaping Moss in the hip as the receiver hung on for a 16-yard catch. The Buffalo News first reported Tuesday that McGee will have surgery. McGee's injury is the latest blow to an injury-depleted team that prepares for Sunday's game at Atlanta. The Bills (5-9), who will miss the playoffs for a 10th straight season, already have 15 players on injured reserve, including six who opened the year as starters. WASHINGTON — Jason Marquis says he's ready to fill the role of veteran leader for a young Washington Nationals pitching staff. The free-agent right-hander signed a $15 million, two-year contract Tuesday. He joins a staff whose rotation at times last season consisted of second-year player John Lannan and four rookies. Marquis made at least 32 starts in five of the past six seasons, while Lannan was the only pitcher to make 20 or more for Washington in 2009. Marquis says he hopes the younger pitches "can feed off" what he does. He also said Washington is becoming a more attractive free agent destination after the signings of No. 1 overall draft pick Stephen Strasburg and 14-time All-Star catcher Ivan Rodriguez. VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Female ski jumpers are setting their sights on 2014 now that they have lost their final bid to compete at the Vancouver Olympics. The Supreme Court of Canada refused on Tuesday to hear an appeal of two lower-court rulings that said Canada's Charter of Rights cannot dictate which sports are included in the Winter Games. The women contend that Vancouver organizers are breaking the charter by hosting only men's ski jumping. American jumper Lindsay Van, who won the first women's World Championship in February in the Czech Republic, said she was disappointed but not surprised by the court's action. PISCATAWAY, N.J. — Saying the NFL "has been in my heart for a while," Rutgers offensive tackle Anthony Davis is skipping his senior season and entering the draft. "It's always been in the back of my head and now that the opportunity is here, I sat down with my coaches and my family and we decided that this my best move," said Davis, who has been projected as a first-round pick. Some experts have slotted Davis as the third-rated, draft-eligible offensive tackle.

2024-02-05T01:27:04.277712

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The DSLRs are mounted on hinged brackets pointing upwards towards the night sky. The hinges allow for individual cameras to be pivoted downwards during the imaging session in order to check the recorded images on their review screens, alter focus and exposure, and change batteries and memory cards. We call this a ‘bird table’ mount because it occurred to us that many gardens already have a bird table with a suitable tall post with a sturdy base, and if the birds aren’t using it at night we may as well remove the top for a few hours for our meteor hunt. But if you don’t have a bird table, don’t worry. This mount can also be put on a table top or screwed onto a fence post, so it is quite versatile. Four cameras? There are lots of cheap, second-hand DSLR cameras on the market making this a financially viable project to contemplate. A secondhand Canon EOS 300S is a suitable candidate and with its modest-sized sensor and lens at 18mm it will cover approximately 45x60° of sky. Full frame cameras are more expensive but give coverage closer to 60x90° for the same lens so four could just manage a full 360° view. Don’t be put off if you don’t have four cameras; even two will double your chances of capturing that elusive image. There are many considerations when determining the best direction in which to point your cameras, but the radiant (the point from which the meteors appear to emanate) will be approximately 45° above the horizon at midnight, so this is the altitude we chose. We suggest one camera pointing towards the radiant (e.g. Perseus for the Perseid meteor shower), with any additional cameras increasing your chances of a capture elsewhere. If you wish to avoid sky gaps between cameras you could experiment by turning the supports, which is why we decided not to glue them. An intervalometer (remote timing/shutter control device) is also valuable, as this will enable you to set each camera to take regular exposures through the night. Connecting it all requires some crafty cabling Start with a female to female audio jack that fits your intervalometer, and connect them. Attach a 3.5mm splitter cable to the other end of the audio jack and connect a splitter plug to each ‘head’ of the splitter cable. This gives you four sockets through which you connect four cameras to a single intervalometer. All cameras have a standard threaded insert for attaching to a tripod. The thread size is 1/4x20 threads per inch and small bolts of this size can be bought online if you want to avoid an expensive version from a camera shop. We used a rubber washer below the camera and a few M6 metal washers in between each bolt and hinge to allow it to be tightened properly. If the camera vibrates a bit when the mount is knocked you can wedge some foam (cut up a clean, dry washing up sponge) between the camera body and wooden support, which dampens any movement. Step 1 - Use the dimensions on the printable plan available at the link at the top of this article to mark out the timber to size. Your timber merchant may be able cut the softwood into suitable lengths for you. All you then need to do is cut the 45° angles on each support section. Step 2 - Use a saw to accurately cut the sections to shape. Power tools can help here, but a handsaw or tenon saw works fine. It helps to hold the wood in a vice, or clamp it to the bench. You may also wish to clamp some scrap wood to the bench to protect its surface. Step 3 - The main sections can now be glued together to form a two-layered cross. Use PVA wood glue for a strong fix; reinforcing the joints with panel pins will help hold them together while the glue sets. Drill and countersink a 5mm hole 80mm from the end of each arm. Step 4 - Each sloping hinge support needs a 3mm pilot hole for the screw. Ascertain each hole’s position by testing with a hinge before drilling. The hinge should lie flat against the support and top of the cross. Fix each support from below with a screw (but no glue). Step 5 - Drill out the outer hinge screwhole to 6.5mm diameter for the camera screw. Each hinge needs to be bent to 90°. Bend 35mm from the end by clamping between the bench and some scrap wood. Make sure you bend it the way shown in the image above. Step 6 - After applying a nice varnish or paint finish, use small screws with pilot holes to attach the hinges. Test fit a camera to make sure it sits nicely. Adjust the bend of the hinge or introduce a bit of sponge padding to achieve a good fit. Mark Parrish is a consummate craftsman who loves making astro accessories We use cookies to improve your experience of our website. Cookies perform functions like recognising you each time you visit and delivering advertising messages that are relevant to you. Read more here

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Q: How does Google Body load so fast? http://bodybrowser.googlelabs.com/ I know the source of their data and even for real-time use, those meshes and textures are often hundreds of Kb or even several Mb each. Even low-res, it's hard to see how they are able to get it working within 1s of loading... I see some evidence of textures streaming if I immediately switch to a different layer but to get even the polygons downloaded in time is impressive. How have they achieved this - super-low poly counts or just very clever progressive loading? A: Some tricks Google do for fast initial Body load and general performance are delta data compression, limiting numeric precision and texture atlases. Cache headers only help reduce this further on subsequent visits. For rendering speed (which affects loading time since it's concurrent with that) they also do other staple tricks like vertex array aggregation, vertex array interleaving and GL state sorting. Google I/O 2011: WebGL Techniques and Performance: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rfQ8rKGTVlg Google Body presentation at WebGL Camp #3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsHHNClzJPg A: It's all cache manipulation magic pal. I'm doing that on my game too to accelerate model, texture and audio loading. Their cache-control header is: Cache-Control:public, max-age=31536000 Which tells the browser to keep all the data for a complete year without revalidating the cache (there's not even one roundtrip between the browser and the server till the full year passes). It took me on my broadband with a cold cache 2.3 minutes to download 23.89 mbs, if you want so i can post the Chrome HAR file so you can inspect all my load times in detail.

2024-04-09T01:27:04.277712

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The gold you see in the photo above was not found in a river or a mine. It was produced by a bacteria that, according to researchers at Michigan State University, can survive in extreme toxic environments and create 24-karat gold nuggets. Pure gold. Maybe this critter can save us all from the global economic crisis? Of course not—but at least it can make Kazem Kashefi—assistant professor of microbiology and molecular genetics—and Adam Brown—associate professor of electronic art and intermedia—a bit rich, if only for the show they have put together. Kashefi and Brown are the ones who have created this compact laboratory that uses the bacteria Cupriavidus metallidurans to turn gold chlroride—a toxic chemical liquid you can find in nature—into 99.9% pure gold. Accoding to Kashefi, they are doing "microbial alchemy" by "something that has no value into a solid [in fact, it the toxic material they use does cost money. Less than gold, but still plenty], precious metal that's valuable." G/O Media may get a commission LG 75-Inch 8K TV Buy for $2150 from BuyDig Use the promo code ASL250 The bacteria is incredibly resistant to this toxic element. In fact, it's 25 times stronger than previously thought. The researchers' compact factory—which they named The Great Work of the Metal Lover—holds the bacteria as they feed it the gold chloride. In about a week, the bacteria does its job, processing all that junk into the precious metal—a process they believe happens regularly in nature. So yes, basically, Cupriavidus metallidurans can eat toxins and poop out gold nuggets. It seems that medieval alchemists were looking for the Philosopher's Stone—the magic element that could turn lead to gold—in the wrong place. It's not a mineral. It's a bug. [Michigan State University] The gold laboratory created by Kashefi and Brown. It contains the bacteria and the toxic crap they feed it. This is Cupriavidus metallidurans in action, eating away the toxins and producing the gold.

2024-06-16T01:27:04.277712

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Rahul Dravid Net worth Although Rahul Dravid has retired from all formats of the game, he continues to be a big part in the BCCI coaching setup as he manages the India A as well as India U-19 teams.This has taken his net worth of 2017 to $14.3 million. Rahul Dravid’s Salary A large part part of Dravid’s income comes as a part of his remuneration with BCCI. It is reported that Dravid receives about Rs. 5 crores from the apex cricket body. This includes a 100% hike Dravid received in July this year. According to the official payments details of BCCI released on their website, Dravid was roped in for a fee of Rs. 2.62 crore initially. As a result of this new contract, Dravid is barred from being part of media houses or from doing commentary stints. Investments and luxuries Dravid owns a number of luxury cars whose values adds up to Rs. 6 crores. The brands owned by him include Mercedes Benz, BMW and Hyundai. Some of the cars were purchased by him personally whereas others were gifted to him by his sponsors. Dravid bought his luxury designer house in Indira Nagar, Bengaluru in 2010. It is estimated that the present value of this house is around Rs. 4.2 crores. Endorsements Rahul Dravid is also involved in the endorsements of a number of brands. Some of the brands which he has endorsed over the years include Reebok, Pepsi, Kissan, Castrol, Hutch, Karnataka Tourism, Max Life, Bank of Baroda, Citizen, Skyline Construction, Sansui, Gillette and Samsung. Endorsements of these brands earn him a hefty sum of Rs. 3.5 crores. Dravid is committed to a number of social commitments. The Children’s Movement for Civic Awareness (CMCA) and UNICEF Supporter and AIDS Awareness Campaign are some of the social commitments supported by Dravid. Recently, Dravid was named as the brand ambassador of the Indian Super League football club Bengaluru FC, owned by steel merchants Jindal Steel Works.

2023-11-18T01:27:04.277712

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I just wanted to say hello to the forum! As I am sure you realise, Paul and I have been working hard on the 64-bit version of FTN95 - but I confess I have stayed away from forum discussions so far! I am extremely grateful for Paul's efforts here. I started work on the 64-bit version of the product back in the days of Salford Software. Back then, if you remember, there were two competing 64-bit architectures - Intel's Itanium (a horribly complex architecture IMHO), and AMD's x86-64 (or whatever they called it back then). This complicated our plans, and for a while we thought the answer was .NET - which would have targeted both architectures for free. Eventually we did start on native compilation to the AMD architecture, However, as many of you know, FTN95 was transferred to Silverfrost, and I moved on to consultancy. In mid 2014 Paul and I made the decision to finish the project in retirement - better late than never! Hopefully we are close now - 64-bit CHECKMATE is almost ready for you all to test, and the optimiser will hopefully be available before too long! Thanks for the update and thanks to both you and Paul for the work you have put into FTN95 /64. I have found the change from /32 to /64 to be very easy and surprisingly reliable very early on. I am especially interested in the capabilities that /OPT will provide. I assume that features of the /32 /OPT version will be replicated where appropriate. Has there been a review of what optimisation features are provided in FTN95 vs those in other compilers? I am hoping that there may be some other optimisation features that are more suited to /64 that could be included. I reviewed a number of the Polyhedron benchmark tests to see what was causing FTN95 to perform poorly. In some it was just poor coding, especially for the use of array sections, some where temporary copies were being used more often by FTN95. (I must admit that iFort's use of stride to overcome temporary arrays for array sections scares me a lot, as it changes the old Fortran concept of subroutine arguments provide a memory address for contiguous arrays.) Other common ones were X**real, eg X**2.0 which can be fixed. Identifying the repetition of groups of calculation were another. I think an area where FTN95 does not compare well is with long calculations which can require many registers, eg repeated lines in chemistry calculations. This may be due to identifying repeated calcs involving unchanged values, although I learnt to avoid this coding approach many years ago. The alternative approach of providing code that documents the formula and letting a smart compiler optimise is good for auditing code, as long as the compiler gets it right. Another clean out I found was that there should not be large local or automatic arrays placed on the stack. They should be handled via a virtual ALLOCATE. Stack overflows should not happen due to local arrays. I finally gave up with the review, as about a third I could clean up with better array structures, another third were identifying repeated or unnecessary calculations, but a significant proportion were just complex code that other smart compilers could pull apart. I was left thinking that re-writing this type of legacy code is a very bad approach and optimising compilers have a definite place for this style of code. Vector instructions via /SSE and /AVX are a very good example of where significant performance improvement can be achieved with modern hardware. This can be easy with array syntax or identified inner loop calculations by other smart compilers. FTN95 should develop this capability where possible. Unfortunately optimisation is an area that generates a lot of reported compiler bugs, be it the fault of the compiler or of non-conforming code that use to work. I would be interested if there could be more discussion of the FTN95 /64 /OPT features and if there are possibilities of other enhancements that the /64 instruction set may readily provide. John ps: could an option /32 be provided ? While it is default, it could be a good form of documentation of the compile statement. also /net (or .net) could be another option. Let me make a few general points about optimisation in the 64-bit environment. We never introduced SSE instructions into 32-bit optimised compilations, because of a concern that the precision of the answers might change slightly from those obtained by the old coprocessor register stack. At 64-bits we have dropped support for REAL*10, which required the coprocessor register stack, and focused on the SSE instructions for all FP operations (except a few intrinsics). In /opt mode we certainly use parallel operations for certain loops - such as dot-product like situations. Some of your comments such as x**2 seem to relate to a fairly early version of FTN95/64. In general the old tree-level optimisations have been carried through to 64-bits but there is a new process that re-arranges the code within inner loops so as to keep as many scalars in registers as possible, and eliminate a lot of instructions. My aim is to get to the point where /opt goes through all the code that we use for the main test suite. However, as you imply, optimisation is very sensitive to particular combinations of features, so it can be hard to remove all glitches! As you may know, the 64-bit instruction set is huge, and grows over time! Although we have not yet encoded every instruction, the 64-bit CODE/EDOC in-line assembler feature is already pretty powerful. BTW, I hope you understand that I'll probably only post occasionally on this forum, because I work best without too many distractions! Glad to see you here and that you are working full speed on this great compiler, which started years ago with explosion of all Fortran business and since then kept being the best in many many ways. I remember how after getting FTN77 around 1990, I installing each new Fortran compiler of different companies thought that they all were made by Neanderthals. LOL. I still remember how in your DBOS which stands from David Bailey Operating System, it was possible to parallelize tasks ...and that was in DOS era ! That was shocking. Well, of course this was not real paralelization but that was move in right direction. I also remember how I tried to switch to Cray supercomputers but found that their compiler was so dull and primitive so with FTN77 I achieved more. Then I moved to the heart of all supercomputer uses which often had all top 5, all the latest and greatest of them, and again still kept using Salford. The only negative of it was its 2-3x price tag which made it elitist compiler. Also it was no attempts to penetrate the US market which likes everything "el cheapo" and "for 10℅ less then the major brands". That at the end translated into small user base and way too many bugs in each new introduced feature specifically moving from Fortran 77. My impression was that adopted design approach was like with Microsoft "shoot first, ask questions later", "release fast, fix bugs later" Yes, Paul made a great efforts during these years. I think he has the right to be called "Mr.Fortran" taking it from Intel's Steve Lionel who kept it for previous decades. If you guys finish 64bit, optimize it and make parallel this compiler will be used for many decades. Great would be if you start also looking at younger programmers to select the best followers which will keep the great genes of this compiler for next generations!

2024-04-20T01:27:04.277712

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Karthikeya (film) Karthikeya is a 2014 Indian Telugu-language mystery thriller film written & directed by Chandoo Mondeti shot in Telugu language. It was produced by Venkat Srinivas on Magnus Cine Prime Pvt. Ltd. and featured Nikhil Siddharth, Swati Reddy, Tanikella Bharani and Rao Ramesh in important roles. Shekhar Chandra composed the film's music while Karthik Ghattamaneni and Karthika Srinivas were its cinematographer and editor respectively. The film revolves around a closed Kartikeya temple on the border of Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu and showcases the life of a curious medico Karthik and his nexus with the temple. It was launched on 10 June 2013 at Hyderabad and its Principal photography began on 5 July 2013 which lasted till 21 February 2014. It was shot in Visakhapatnam, Araku and Kumararama temple in Samarlakota. However, the temple shown in the film is the Udayarpalayam Siva temple near Kumbakonam in Tamil Nadu. Also nearly 90% of the film was shot in and around Tamil Nadu. After few postponements, the film released on 24 October 2014 as a Diwali release to positive reviews from critics. Plot The film begins with the death of an official from the Endowments Department, who goes to Subramaniapuram to research more about the popular Subramanya Swamy temple in the village. Soon, we are told that anyone who either talks about the temple or even tries to know more about it is killed by a snake bite. And slowly, this fear turns into a legend which keeps everyone away from the temple for almost a year. Elsewhere, Karthik (Nikhil), a medical student who does not believe in super natural powers, falls in love with Valli (Swati); however, she keeps avoiding him every time he tries to get closer to her because of his father's reputation in Village. Meanwhile, Karthik and his friends are asked to go set up a medical camp in Subramaniapuram and Karthik is surprised to see that Valli is also part of the same camp as her Hometown. Soon, he gets entangled in the ongoing conspiracy surrounding the temple and rest of the story is about how he unravels the secret behind the series of mysterious deaths. Cast Nikhil Siddharth as Karthikeya Swati Reddy as Valli Tanikella Bharani as Valli's father Rao Ramesh as Prudhvi Raj Kishore as Rajesh Tulasi as Karthikeya's mother Praveen as Karthikeya's friend Shankar Melkote as Principal Raja Ravindra Production After Swamy Ra Ra, Nikhil Siddharth signed his next film directed by his friend Chandoo Mondeti in which he was supposed to play "a smart, well educated, suave young man studying MBBS". He also revealed that his character in the film is very curious and a sort of Sherlock Holmes kind of person. For his role, Nikhil had to increase his weight by 10 kilos and did research for the role which involved spending time with medical students and doctors before the shooting and had to overcome the fear of injections and blood. Swati Reddy was signed as the lead actress considering her popularity in Tamil and also she was the lead actress in Swamy Ra Ra. N. Lingusamy bought the film's Tamil rights while a Malayalam dubbed version was planned. The film was launched on 10 June 2013 in Hyderabad with N. Lingusamy, Sudheer Varma and Parasuram in attendance. It was known that Venkat Srinivas would produce this film on Magnus Cine Prime Pvt. Ltd. banner while Shekhar Chandra would compose the music. Then it was announced that majority of the film will be shot in Visakhapatnam, Araku and Kumararama temple in Samarlakota. The title and the film's logo were also unveiled there. Principal photography began on 5 July 2013. The film's second schedule was wrapped up by 29 August 2013 and scenes on the lead pair including two songs were shot. In early October 2014, the film was shot in and around Kumbakonam including a beautiful Subramanya Swamy temple there. By then 70% of the film's shoot was wrapped up. The film's final schedule commenced on 15 November 2013 on whose completion the film's shoot was expected to end. On 4 February 2014 a press release confirmed that the filming is complete except for one song. Filming ended nearly on 21 February 2014 and post production works began. CG works were in progress during mid-April 2014 and Tanikella Bharani said that he would be seen as Swati's father. In July 2014, it was known that nearly 50% of the film was shot in and around Tamil Nadu. Music Shekar Chandra composed the film's soundtrack and background score. The soundtrack of the Telugu version was launched at Hyderabad on 28 May 2014. The soundtrack of the Tamil version was launched at Chennai on 18 June 2014. Both the versions were marketed by Aditya Music. Reviewing the soundtrack The Times of India wrote "All in all, Shekhar Chandra tunes are youthful and fresh. The tunes can easily generate interest among music lovers" and rated the album 3 out of 5. IndiaGlitz wrote "Shekar Chandra's new album lives up to the expectations. Karthikeya, starring Swathi and Nikhil, has six songs in total and has a range of singers regaling us with their renditions. Ramajogayya Sastry and Krishna Chaitanya pen the songs and the lyrics are as good as the vocals." Telugu Version Tamil Version Release The film was initially slated for a December 2013 release. However it was later postponed to on 1 August 2014. The satellite rights were sold to Gemini TV for an amount of . The film's release was delayed due to several reasons and 10 October 2014 was announced as the release date. It was finally postponed to 24 October 2014 clashing with the Telugu dubbed versions of Poojai, Happy New Year, Ishq Wala Love and also with a Telugu film I Am In Love making it a Diwali release. The film released in 350 screens in its first week and 30-40 screens were added in early November 2014 while the shows in Prasads IMAX were increased to 10 from 3 with effect from 29 October 2014. Meanwhile, Nikhil said that the release date of the Tamil version Karthikeyan will be announced soon. 150 Additional screens were added from its second Friday. Marketing A 90 seconds teaser was launched on 1 December 2013 at Hyderabad. The first look poster featuring Nikhil Siddharth and the temple was unveiled on 5 February 2014. The first look posters of Tamil version titled Karthikeyan were unveiled on 5 March 2014. On 18 October 2014 the making video of the film's posters was released. On 21 October 2014, Nikhil and the film's unit conducted a publicity tour in five towns viz. Guntur, Vijaywada, Eluru, Rajahmundry and Kakinada to paste the first release posters of the movie respectively. Nikhil, Swati and Chandoo promoted the film on the talk show Ali Talkies hosted by comedian Ali. Reception Critical reception The film received generally positive reviews from critics. Y. Sunita Chowdary of The Hindu wrote "The narration is good, keeps the curiosity factor alive. There is sufficient humor and romance to keep the film balanced and the story is about the crime but about the mindset of the criminal who uses a clever mix of science and religion to plan a brilliant murder". Hemanth Kumar of The Times of India wrote "The good thing about the film is that it sticks to its storyline and everyone seems to know what they are doing. Karthikeya is one of the finer films made in the recent past and in times like these, that in itself is like a big compliment" and rated the film 3.5 out of 5. Suresh Kavirayani of Deccan Chronicle wrote "Despite its drawbacks ‘Karthikeya’ is a very refreshing film and Chandu Mondeti’s debut can be termed a success. It is a thriller with tight screenplay a new story. Whoever feels bored with the regular song-dance masala films, should watch this thriller for a change" and rated the film 3 out of 5. Sify wrote "Overall Karthikeya is different from regular commercial movies that dot the Telugu screen. Like we said it is a suspense thriller that mixes bhakti and rational thinking quite well to large extent and we do appreciate the producer and the actor Nikhil for attempting something novel". 123telugu stated "On the whole, Karthikeya is one of the most refreshing films in the recent past. Novel concept, gripping screenplay, Nikhil’s performance and cleverly designed suspense elements make this film different from others, and ends up as quite an engaging watch this weekend" and rated it 3.5 out of 5. Jeevi of Idlebrain.com wrote "Actor Nikhil and producer should be appreciated for agreeing to do a film that is different from regular Telugu movies. Supported by a neat screenplay and a bit of comedy, debutant director Chandoo Mondeti delivers a decent movie. Additional plus point of the movie is runtime. The minus points of the movie are slow-paced narration. The family drama and romance didn’t work well. On a whole, Karthikeya is a different yet interesting movie" and rated it 3.25 out of 5. Oneindia Entertainment and IndiaGlitz called the film a one time watch and both rated it 3 out of 5. Box Office Karthikeya got a brilliant opening at the worldwide box office on its first day. The film collected approximately at the Indian box office in the first weekend of 3 days and at USA box office taking its three-day total to nett thus recovering more than 50% of its production cost. The film collected in its first week at the Global Box office and entered profit zone. The film cashed in on the mixed response for Current Theega and managed to collect a total of in 9 days at the Global box office. Despite new releases, the film stood strong by the end of its third weekend and grossed in 17 days. Awards and nominations References External links Category:Telugu-language films Category:Indian films Category:Directorial debut films Category:Indian supernatural thriller films Category:Films shot in Tamil Nadu Category:Films shot in Andhra Pradesh

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Campbell Science Scholars Established by Richard Paige • October 15, 2013 Share: Bolstered by a grant from the National Science Foundation, Wabash College will establish a scholars program in the physical sciences that seeks to increase the number of physics and chemistry degrees awarded by the institution. The John Lyle Campbell Science Scholars program seeks to increase the number of science degrees conferred to first-generation college students, i.e. students for whom neither parent has a degree, and to students traditionally underrepresented in the physical sciences. "Wabash has a proud history of providing a top-rate education to young men that come from diverse backgrounds,” said James Brown, chair of the department of physics. “Our goal to attract, develop, educate, retain, and graduate these students aligns well with a national need for science graduates. The S-STEM program (Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) of the National Science Foundation seeks to develop the best talent in science and being awarded this highly competitive grant reflects well on both the quality of our chemistry and physics programs and the students these programs attract." The nearly $600,000 grant over the next five years will award 12 scholarships annually valued at $7,500 which will be renewable for four years. Led by Brown and Scott Feller, the Howell Professor of Chemistry, Campbell Science Scholars will take part in a comprehensive program that includes mentoring, tutoring and exposure to scientific research opportunities. Brown and Feller will also team teach a freshman seminar for scholars entitled “Energy: Transformation and Delivery,” which examines both scientific and societal considerations of energy use. The John Lyle Campbell Science Scholars program plans to meets its goals with a four-pronged approach: expand access to the high-quality and proven academic programs in the physical sciences at Wabash; engage prospective science students in the scientific research process early in their college career; develop a robust community of science scholars; and provide all students with a more diverse learning experience in the sciences that represents the changing face of the scientific community. “The Campbell Scholars program continues a long tradition at Wabash College of providing access to the superb faculty, staff, and programs that have made it one of the leading producers of doctoral recipients in the physical sciences,” Feller said. “We envision a special role for Wabash College in expanding the pool of students committed to improving our world through scientific progress, for example by increasing the number of scientists among minority and first-generation college students that constitute a substantial portion of the Wabash student body.” In a recent study of the undergraduate beginnings of physical science Ph.D. recipients, Wabash ranked fourth nationally among baccalaureate institutions. The College’s success in educating scientists is rooted in a rigorous liberal arts education delivered to small classes of motivated students by dedicated faculty. A renowned scholar in the sciences, John Lyle Campbell (W1848) taught mathematics, physics, astronomy and civil engineering courses at Wabash from 1849-1904 and his 55-year tenure is the longest in school history. He also served as the secretary of the 1876 Philadelphia Exposition.

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Resolution to increase salaries for Township Board. Resolution was made to increase the salary of the Township Supervisor from $450.00 to $600.00 per month. MM/S Keith/Olson. Roll call vote 4-0. Motion passed. Resolution was made to increase the salary of the Township Clerk from $450.00 to $600.00 per month. Effective April 1, 2000. MM/S Keith /Olson. Roll call vote 4-0. Motion passed. Resolution was made to increase the salary of the Township Treasurer from $450.00 to $600.00 per month. Effective April 1, 2000. MM/S Keith/Olson. Roll call vote 4-0. Motion passed. Resolution was made to increase the salary of the Township Trustees from $70.00 to $100.00 per month and $30.00 for any additional meetings. Effective April 1, 2000. MM/S Keith/Boggio. Roll call vote. 4-0 Motion passed. It is noted that Trustee Keith wants to donate his additional increase to the township general fund. Motion was made to set meeting dates for 2000-01. MM/S Olson/Boggio. Vote 4-0. Motion passed. April 10, 2000 October 9, 2000 May 8, 2000 November 12, 2000 June 12, 2000 December 11, 2000 July 10, 2000 January 8, 2001 August 14, 2000 February 12, 2001 September 11, 2000 March 12, 2001 Motion was made to approve the Budget for fiscal year 2000-01. MM/S Olson/Keith. Vote 4-0. Motion passed. Motion was made to select John Jukuri as the Auditor for the fiscal year 2000-01. MM/S Olson/Keith. Vote 4-0. Motion passed. Motion was made to stay with National City Bank and authorized use of D&N and Superior if necessary for the fiscal year 2000-01. MM/S Olson/Boggio. Vote 3-0, 1 abstention. NEW BUSINESS Fire Truck – We are covered with insurance. Permission for Fire Department to use pump house to store equipment. Zoning of Mount Bohemia project – Bob Crampton – Motion was made that the township feels that PDD is the minimum zoning ordinance that should be granted for the Mt. Bohemia project, after receiving a feasibility study. Also a letter from George Hite was read. MM/S Keith/Olson. Vote 4-0. State and Federal posting requirements for all Michigan employees. We will need to order them. Western UP District Health Department – Write them a letter that it is not our responsibility but thank you for the information and for bringing this to our attention. Keweenaw Academy – New direction to put (lower risk) kids into the community to do work. No cost or liability to the township. Report by Ed Stoneman. Chuck Smith is the new director.

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270 So.2d 547 (1972) 264 La. 44 STATE of Louisiana and The Parish of Caddo v. GULF STATES THEATRES OF LOUISIANA, INC., et al. No. 52132. Supreme Court of Louisiana. June 29, 1972. Dissenting Opinion July 10, 1972. On Rehearing December 18, 1972. *549 William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Harry H. Howard, Asst. Atty. Gen., John A. Richardson, Dist. Atty., Charles R. Lindsay, Asst. Dist. Atty., for plaintiffs-applicants. Wilkinson, Woods, Carmody & Peatross, Arthur R. Carmody, Jr., John M. Madison, Jr., Shreveport, Breazeale, Sachse & Wilson, Hopkins P. Breazeale, Jr., Baton Rouge, for defendants-respondents. SUMMERS, Justice. Article 106 of the Criminal Code denounces as obscene the exhibition with intent *550 to primarily appeal to the prurient interest of the average person of lewd, lascivious, filthy or sexually indecent motion picture film. Acting on this authority the district attorney of Caddo Parish, on behalf of the state and parish, brought this action against defendants, the owners and operators of the Broadmoor Theatre in Shreveport, to abate as a public nuisance the showing of the motion picture "The Stewardesses". The action was brought under the procedure prescribed by the Abatement of Nuisances Statute, Sections 4711-4717 of Title 13 of the Revised Statutes. On this basis, and the sworn statement of facts contained in the petition filed by the district attorney, the trial judge issued an order restraining and enjoining the exhibition of the motion picture. At the same time, as the statute prescribes, a rule to show cause within five days why a permanent injunction should not issue was served on defendants. Defendants filed motions to dismiss, exceptions of no cause and no right of action, a plea of unconstitutionality and motion for continuance. On the fifth day all motions and exceptions were overruled and the trial of the rule proceeded. A full hearing was had on the question of the obscene nature of the film with the State assuming the burden of proof. At the conclusion of the evidence, the trial judge announced his reasons for judgment from the bench. He said: . . . the evidence as a whole shows that there was no plot or story to the movie and that it was merely scenes and acts in the context that made them lewd, lascivious, obscene and sexually indecent, and therefore in the opinion of this Court the dominant theme of this movie, "The Stewardesses" taken as a whole is designed to appeal to sexual prurient interest, and it is offensive and affronts contemporary standards relating to sexual matters and is without any redeeming social value. Its showing is therefore a nuisance and it is the judgment of this court that an injunction be granted. . . . A formal judgment was accordingly rendered and signed permanently enjoining defendants from showing any version of the motion picture within Caddo Parish. On appeal to the Second Circuit, Section 4712 of Title 13 of the Revised Statutes was declared unconstitutional. Accordingly, the judgment of the trial court was reversed and the injunction recalled. 255 So.2d 857. An act of the legislature having been declared unconstitutional, we granted certiorari upon the plaintiff's application. 257 La. 154, 260 So.2d 698. At the outset we hold that we agree with the trial judge and decide that "The Stewardesses" is obscene. The record amply supports the trial judge, and there is no manifest error in his findings. There was no plot or story. The movie consisted merely of a series of scenes or incidents portrayed in a context which made them lewd, lascivious, obscene and sexually indecent. The dominant theme is designed to appeal to prurient interest. The movie is offensive and affronts contemporary standards of the average person in the community, and it is without any redeeming social value. We note, also, that obscenity is not within the area of constitutionally protected free speech. Roth v. United States, 354 U.S. 476, 77 S.Ct. 1304, 1 L.Ed.2d 1498 (1957). Defendants' claim of unconstitutionality is that the Abatement of Public Nuisances Statute (La.R.S. 13:4711-4717) is a device to suppress without notice or hearing the right to exhibit this motion picture. As such, they say, the statute violates defendants' freedom of expression guaranteed by the First Amendment of the Federal Constitution and Article I, Section 2 of the Louisiana Constitution. Further, it is contended the statute is unconstitutional in that (1) its "rule nisi" provisions casts the *551 burden of proof on defendants; (2) there is no provision in the statute for a speedy trial court decision; (3) there is no speedy appellate procedure; (4) the mandatory penalties requiring that the building in which the nuisance exists be padlocked for one year violates the property owner's due process of law rights, and (5) the body of the act is broader than its title. The part of the Abatement of Public Nuisances Act, Part A (La.R.S. 13:4711-4713) with which we are concerned, pertinently provides that an obscene motion picture, as defined by the criminal laws of this State, and the premises where it is displayed, are declared to be nuisances and shall be enjoined. By the terms of Section 4712 of the Act, the district attorney, the sheriff or the parish governing authority, any corporation or association formed in this State for the suppression of vice, and any citizen of the parish may maintain an action to enjoin and abate such a nuisance. "Upon the presentation of the petition for injunction alleging that the nuisance exists, verified by the affidavits of at least two persons, or verified by the affidavit of the district attorney or other parish official hereinabove designated on information and belief, the judge . . . shall grant a temporary injunction without bond." A rule nisi must be issued, returnable in five days, and a hearing shall be had thereon. No such action may be brought by anyone other than the district attorney or other parish official hereinabove designated until the applicant obtains a certificate from the district judge that the applicant is acting in good faith and not for any improper purposes. The injunction action may be dismissed upon contradictory motion. The motion to be accompanied by sworn statements of the mover and his attorney setting forth the reasons for dismissal. I The principal thrust of the attack upon the constitutionality of the act is aimed at the quoted provision declaring that "the judge . . . shall grant a temporary injunction." It is contended that there is no requirement that probable cause be shown through factual allegations in the affidavit accompanying the petition; that is, the mandate that the judge "shall" grant the temporary injunction deprives the judge of any discretion in the matter; the implication being that the judge must issue the temporary injunction whether the nuisance exists or not. For this reason, it is asserted, the First Amendment right of freedom of expression enjoyed by makers and exhibitors of motion pictures is restrained without reasonable cause. This argument lacks merit. The statute requires that the petition allege the existence of a "nuisance" and that it be verified by the district attorney. This makes it necessary for the trial judge to determine, on the basis of the facts alleged, whether "obscenity", as defined by Article 106 of the Criminal Code, is "carried on" before he issues an injunction. If the allegations and the accompanying affidavit do not, in the judge's opinion, recite facts which warrant a conclusion that a "nuisance" is being "carried on" then the prerequisites to the issuance of the injunction have not been satisfied and the judge must not sign the temporary injunction. On the other hand, if the allegations of the petition and the accompanying affidavit do set forth, in the judge's opinion, that a "nuisance" is being carried on, then, and in that event, he "shall" issue the temporary injunction. Under this view a great deal of discretion is left to the trial judge for a judgment on his part must be made. He must ascertain from the petition and accompanying affidavit whether the facts set out fulfill those elements of the law which, taken together, constitute a nuisance. For instance, in this case, the petition must allege that the film must have been, and is being, exhibited with intent to primarily appeal to the prurient interest of the average person. And it must be lewd, lascivious, filthy or sexually indecent. *552 It is not mandatory that the judge sign every petition placed before him whether it is properly supported by the facts or not. We doubt that any trial judge so construes this statute. He "shall" sign only those injunctions which are supported by a sworn petition which alleges facts which constitute a nuisance. This is what occurred in this case. In the petition which he presented the district attorney alleged in detail the exhibition of the movie, the location of the theater in close proximity to a public elementary school and a Baptist Church; that the movie was viewed by many people and that the movie was lewd, lascivious, obscene and sexually indecent and, as a whole, appeared only to prurient interests, and that it was without any redeeming social value whatever, particularly describing the details of the movie. In addition to the sworn statement of the district attorney, the assistant district attorney made oath to the verity of the allegations. The word "shall" as used in this statute is nothing more than the mandate the law imposes upon the judge to issue an order, as in other cases, when the rights of the parties are supported by the law and properly alleged facts; e. g., "An injunction shall issue . . . ." La.Code Civil P. art. 3601; "A temporary restraining order shall be granted without notice when it clearly appears from specific facts shown by a verified petition or by supporting affidavit. . . ." Any restriction imposed in advance of a final judicial determination on the merits of obscenity must be limited by the shortest fixed period compatible with sound judicial resolution and the proceedings must be assured of a prompt final judicial decision. A period of fourteen days would not be too long within which to commence such proceedings. United States v. Thirty-seven Photographs, 402 U.S. 363, 91 S.Ct. 1400, 28 L.Ed.2d 822 (1971). Some prior restraint is necessary if the efforts of states to regulate obscenity are to be enforcible. Delta Book Distributors v. Cronvich, 304 F.Supp. 662 (W.D.La. 1969). Thus the procedure provided by the statute under review provides a reasonable basis for restraint. The judge is furnished with reliable information to satisfy himself of the factual basis for the issuance of the injunction. Lee Art Theatre, Inc. v. Virginia, 392 U.S. 636, 88 S.Ct. 2103, 20 L. Ed.2d 1313 (1968). While the protection against prior restraint is an important right, it is not an absolute one. Kingsley Books, Inc. v. Brown, 354 U.S. 436, 77 S. Ct. 1325, 1 L.Ed.2d 1469 (1957). II It is obvious that the Abatement of Nuisances Statute has given these defendants ample protection. The statute provides for the issuance of a temporary injunction to maintain the status quo if the judge is satisfied that a nuisance exists. He must set a date for an adversary hearing within five days thereafter. At that time a judicial determination of obscenity must be made. This was done in the case at bar. And the plaintiff here assumed the burden of proving obscenity as the law requires. Pearce v. Johnson, 213 So.2d 117 (La.App.1968); Cloud v. Dyers, 172 So.2d 528 (La.App.1965). Thus, the statute was constitutionally applied in that the burden of proof was sustained by the plaintiff. And when a statute is constitutionally applied it must be upheld against a claim of constitutional infirmity on its face. ABC Books, Inc. v. Benson, 315 F.Supp. 695 (M.D.Tenn.1970); Gable v. Jenkins, 309 F.Supp. 998 (N.D.Ga.1969); Rage Books, Inc. v. Leary, 301 F.Supp. 546 (S.D.N.Y. 1969). Accordingly the claim that the "rule nisi" provisions casts the burden of proof on defendants is not well-founded. *553 III There is ample provision in the statute for a speedy trial court decision. Five days after issuance of the temporary restraining order, the matter was heard and determined. This time interval meets the constitutional test set out by the United States Supreme Court in United States v. Thirty-seven Photographs, 402 U.S. 363, 91 S.Ct. 1400, 28 L.Ed.2d 822 (1971), where a fourteen-day period was approved. The fact is that defendants found the time too short, or so they alleged, for they sought and were denied continuances or delays on several occasions. ABC Books, Inc. v. Benson, 315 F.Supp. 695 (M.D.Tenn.1970). Procedural laws applying to injunctions generally are to be read into the contested act as supplementary thereto when they are not in conflict. In keeping with this obvious proposition, a reference to Article 3606 of the Code of Civil Procedure is relevant. It sets forth the time limitation for decision on a preliminary injunction: When a temporary restraining order is granted, the application for a preliminary injunction shall be assigned for hearing at the earliest possible time. . . . (Emphasis added.) In our view the requirement that the hearing on the preliminary injunction be held at the "earliest possible time" carries with it the clear implication that the decision on the hearing also must be forthcoming at the "earliest possible time." Such a requirement is the most stringent the law can impose, for surely the law cannot demand the impossible. That is what occurred in this case. The hearing was held and decided the same day—the "earliest possible time." The argument is without merit that Section 4207 of Title 13 of the Revised Statutes, requiring that judges render judgments within thirty days after the case is submitted, permits an unreasonable delay. Although the section referred to does generally permit a thirty-day delay for rendition of judgments, this does not preclude the imposition of a shorter delay as in injunction cases. The applicable delay in the case at bar is that prescribed by Article 3606 of the Code of Civil Procedure. IV The contention that there is no speedy appellate procedure prescribed in the statute is also untenable. The judicial determination of obscenity in the first instance is a speedy procedure as we have set forth in Part III. The appeal procedure is as expeditious as the machinery of courts can reasonably be expected to function in such cases. La.Code Civil P. arts. 3601, 2081-2167. The matter was appealed to the Second Circuit and decided within five months. An application for rehearing was denied within fifty days. We granted writs in thirty-seven days. A motion for special assignment in this court was granted. In our view this was a reasonably prompt determination. As Mr. Justice Harlan said in A Quantity of (Copies of) Books v. Kansas, 378 U. S. 205, 84 S.Ct. 1723, 12 L.Ed.2d 809 (1964): It is vital to the operation of democratic government that the citizens have facts and ideas on important issues before them. A delay of even a day or two may be of crucial importance in some instances. On the other hand, the subject of sex is of constant but rarely particularly topical interest. Moreover, under a proper showing, the effect of the injunction may be suspended pending the appeal. La.Code of Civil P. art. 3612. V Defendants contend that the statute contains mandatory penalties requiring that the building in which the nuisance exists be padlocked for one year and this statutory requirement violates the property owner's due process of law rights. The *554 statute does not make it mandatory that the building be padlocked for one year. It provides that the court shall direct the effectual closing of the building "for the period of one year, unless sooner released." La.R.S. 13:4714. The clause "unless sooner released" means that the closure may be for a lesser period than one year, six months, a week, a day, or for no time as in the instant case. The building has not been padlocked. Only the showing of the film in Caddo Parish was abated. Defendants have been in business operating the Broadmoor Theater continually since the seizure of "The Stewardesses" film. VI It is asserted that the body of the act is broader than its title and for this reason the act violates the title-body clause of Article 3, Section 16 of the Louisiana Constitution: "Every statute enacted by the Legislature shall embrace but one object, and shall have a title indicative of its object." The title of the 1970 amendment complained of sets forth: To amend and reenact Sections 4711 and 4715 of Title 13 . . ., relative to the abatement of the public nuisances of assignation, prostitution or obscenity, to provide with respect to the enumeration of items declared to be nuisances in premises in which assignation, prostitution or obscenity is carried on, conducted, continued, permitted or exists; to provide with respect to the discontinuance of abatement proceedings upon the giving of bond by the owners of such premises by establishing an additional condition regarding obscenity; and to otherwise provide with respect thereto. It should be noted that this title seeks only to amend two sections of the six-section act. Even a casual reading of the title and body of the act makes it readily apparent that the title is more than adequate to comply with the title-body clause of the Constitution. The title of an act must be broadly construed with a view to effectuating, not frustrating, the legislative purpose. This is the sense in which this court has many times construed the title-body clause of the Constitution. Bethlehem Supply Company v. Pan-Southern Petroleum Corp., 207 La. 149, 20 So.2d 737 (1945). In resolving this issue, the presumption exists that the act is constitutional. State ex rel. Board of Com'rs., etc. v. Bergeron, 235 La. 879, 106 So.2d 295 (1958). There is no violation of the title-body clause here. For the reasons assigned, the judgment of the Court of Appeal is reversed and set aside, and the judgment of the district court is reinstated and made the judgment of this court. McCALEB, Chief Justice (concurring). I agree with the majority holding that those portions of R.S. 13:4711-4717 which authorize the granting of a permanent injunction to abate a public nuisance as defined therein are not unconstitutional for any of the reasons urged by the defendants herein. I express no opinion, however, on that portion of the statute which provides for the granting of a temporary injunction when the petition for injunction is accompanied by affidavits of two other persons or the specified parish officials. It is my view that the question of whether the temporary injunction was properly issued in the instant matter passed out of the case and became moot when the judgment, ordering a permanent injunction, was rendered after a full hearing. For, assuming for the sake of discussion that the provisions anent the issuance of a temporary injunction are of doubtful constitutionality, their invalidity would in no way affect the provisions authorizing the granting of the permanent injunction which are clearly *555 severable from and not dependent on those which authorize the temporary injunction.[1] It is therefore unnecessary that we determine, at this time, the validity of the provisions of the enactment which would require the issuance of a temporary injunction. Under these circumstances, this Court should not consider that part of the statute which deals with the procedure for obtaining a temporary injunction. Instead, it should adhere to our well-settled policy that the constitutionality of a statute will not be considered when it is not essential to a determination of the rights of the litigants in the case before it. Aucoin v. Dunn, 255 La. 823, 233 So.2d 530 (1970). I respectfully concur. TATE, Justice (dissenting). I respectfully dissent. The issue in this case is not obscenity but censorship. The judges of the Court of Appeal, Second Circuit, unanimously held that La.R.S. 13:4712 offended constitutional protection of freedom of speech and communication insofar as it sought to be applied to padlocking premises for the showing of motion pictures. They so concluded (1) because it mandatorily requires an injunction closing a motion picture premises for a minimum of five days, on the ex parte affidavits of two persons or of a parish official alleging that the premises are a nuisance in which obscenity is carried on, and (2) because it does not provide for prompt judicial decision permitting, on successful review, the prompt re-opening of the enjoined movie. As our Second Circuit notes, the decisions of the United States Supreme Court require this holding. In the instant case, a small group of seven citizens from the same neighborhood, six of them belonging to the same church, felt that the movie appealed to the prurient interests of the average person and had no redeeming social features. They described certain scenes suggestive of sexual activity or misconduct. One of them complained that one of the actresses used bad language, namely "damn" and "bastard" (whether more than once he did not say). These complainants, acting under the authority of the statute, complained to the district attorney and, through his filing this abatement suit, secured the closing of the show "The Stewardesses". These seven individuals' testimony alone is used as the basis for enjoining the showing of this film since June 25, 1971, first (June 25-30) on the ex parte affidavit of the assistant district attorney, then (June 30 to date), after the hearing, indefinitely without suspensive appeal. From the record, neither the district attorney nor the trial judge ever saw the film. Relying upon the offended senses of these seven individuals, and their description of what they felt to be objectionable parts of the film, the film's showing was first enjoined, ex parte and without bond. Without viewing the film but accepting the testimony of these seven individuals at the hearing, the trial court then permanently enjoined the film's showing. No member of this court has ever viewed this film. I should further note that the same statute authorizes the premises in which obscenity is carried on to be closed for a year. La.R.S. 13:4714. The plaintiffs in fact have prayed for this additional sanction. While the trial court refused this relief, in its ruling it specifically warned the defendants that, if another complaint came before it, the court would apply this harsh sanction. Tr. 279-280 (presumably, only after weighing the testimony of the complaining *556 group of witnesses that the sexual scenes were offensive to them).[1] In overlooking the serious constitutional defects in the statute, the majority suggests (1) although the statute states that, "Upon presentation" of the verified petition for injunction, the trial judge "shall" issue the injunction "without bond", it really means that the trial judge "may" do so, (2) the circumstance that the statute does not require decision within a reasonable time, really means the decision should be made "within the earliest possible time" (divining this, because of a Code of Civil Procedure article to the effect that "a preliminary injunction shall be assigned for hearing at the earliest possible time", Article 3606), and (3) a speedy appellate procedure is available, since after all the closing of this show was decided by the intermediate court within five months (plus fifty days for the denial of rehearing), while this court (after writs were granted on February 11, thirty-seven days later, 260 La. 698, 257 So.2d 154), has only taken four and a half months to render its decision (and will take only an additional month to act on this rehearing). If we assume to start with that the film is obscene, these delays may not seem inordinate. After all, the exhibitor was not entitled to show the movie at all, the saying goes. Such an approach overlooks that, assuming a film is ultimately held unobjectionable and entitled to be protected against censorship by the Constitutions of the United States and of Louisiana, this same summary closing by an outraged few, not necessarily representative of informed opinion of the community, could not under our state procedures be annulled by appellate action for from five to ten months. Special mention should be made of the five-day ex parte closing of motion pictures by the procedure involved. The normal showing of a film is for a week or less. The exhibitor normally has to pay minimum rentals for the use of the film, whether or not any audience sees it. The mere threat of a small group to secure this ex parte closing, even for only five days, would deter an exhibitor from even attempting to show a film, no matter how groundless the objections of the few are. I might also add that, as this present proceeding illustrates (see text at Footnote 1), the potential sanction of padlocking the premises for a year results de facto in censorship power being given to private individuals, who by the mere threat of seeking to obtain it may deter future showings of other films to which such a small private group may also object. Incidentally, nowhere has it been proved that the showing of this movie violates any of the criminal laws of this state relating to obscenity or pornography. No criminal prosecution has ever been attempted. What we have before us is the distaste for this film of seven private individuals (an extremely decent group, with very high morals, it is true), who upon receiving word from a neighbor who had seen the movie in Colorado that it was objectionable, went to see it with the purpose of filing a complaint and closing the show. Even these individuals admit that the film in question, "The Stewardesses", is not hard core pornography. Nudity and sexual activity, according to their testimony, is suggested rather than actually depicted. *557 Profanity or the so-called four-letter words are not utilized, the speech objected to by the witnesses being mostly double entendre. The evidence shows that, before its closing by ex parte injunction on June 25, some 12,000 people of Shreveport had seen "The Stewardesses" after it opened on June 11, with 95% of the comments about it favorable. During the summer of 1971 it was nationally rated as one of the ten most popular pictures exhibited in the United States. It has been exhibited in some 180 American cities, including New Orleans, Houston, Dallas, and Beaumont, and has been seen by over 3,000,000 persons. The defense witnesses who saw the film described it as a spoof or satire on the alleged sex life of airline stewardesses. They regarded it as entertainment appealing to humor rather than to prurient sexual instincts. Fundamentally, when obviously in the local community and in this State and in this nation a great many would not find this film objectionable, its closing (or the closing of any film) upon the objections of only a few private individuals should not be sanctioned, in the absence of procedural safeguards providing for judicial determination that the showing of the film violates our criminal law and in the absence of procedural safeguards providing for prompt appellate relief from holdings which may unconstitutionally censor the showing of such films. The Louisiana Court of Appeal, Second Circuit, properly found that the statute, under which the showing of this film is enjoined, does not provide such procedural safeguards and that therefore its application here violates constitutionally-protected freedom of speech and communication. I think that court's unanimous opinion dissolving the injunction should be affirmed, and I respectfully dissent from our majority opinion reversing it. DIXON, Justice (dissenting). I dissent. I agree fully with the dissent of Justice Tate. The statute, R.S. 13:4711 et seq. is unconstitutional on its face as it applies to restricting an individual's First Amendment freedoms. I would affirm the judgment of the Court of Appeal. This court has never viewed the film, yet we find the film obscene, without a plot or story line, lewd, lascivious, sexually indecent, appeals only to prurient interest, affronts and offends contemporary community standards of decency, and is without any redeeming social value. It should be incredible that the majority of the court could make this holding without viewing the film. Not even the trial court judge or the district attorney who brought the prosecution viewed the film. In fact, there is no evidence that any judge who has participated in this case has viewed the film.[1] The basic test for obscenity was laid down in Roth v. United States, 354 U.S. 476, 77 S.Ct. 1304, 1 L.Ed.2d 1498. It is: "to the average person, applying contemporary community standards, the dominant theme of the material as a whole appeals to the prurient interest." The community standard referred to is a national community standard. Jacobellis v. Ohio, 378 U.S. 184, 84 S.Ct. 1676, 12 L.Ed.2d 795. That this film has been shown in at least one hundred eighty cities in the United States without ever having been censored, save in Shreveport, Louisiana, is substantial evidence that it does not offend national standards. See A Book Named "John Cleland's Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure" v. Attorney General of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 383 U.S. 413, 86 S.Ct. 975, 16 L.Ed.2d 1. In Freedman v. Maryland, 380 U.S. 51, 85 S.Ct. 734, 13 L.Ed.2d 649, the procedure for review of allegedly obscene material was laid down: (1) the state must bear the burden of proving the film's obscenity, *558 (2) action by the censor must be subject to immediate court review, and (3) the final court decision must be available within a very short time. The procedure laid down by R.S. 13:4711 et seq. does not meet the first and third tests. A prompt final judicial determination has been suggested to mean sixty days. Teitel Film Corporation v. Cusack, 390 U.S. 139, 88 S.Ct. 754, 19 L.Ed.2d 966. This would mean that this court would have to render its final decision within sixty days after the institution of the procedure to censor the film. One of the most repugnant features of R.S. 13:4711 et seq. is that it does not give the trial judge discretion. The statute provides that the trial judge "shall" issue the injunction when a petition and certain affidavits are filed. The statute has no requirement that the injunction issue upon a showing of probable cause.[2] Another repugnant feature of the statute is that it does not have any requirement that the judge view the film. The Bill of Rights of the Louisiana and United States Constitutions are once again subordinated to statutory material that, on its face, is unconstitutional. BARHAM, Justice (dissenting). I concur in the dissenting opinions of Mr. Justice Tate and Mr. Justice Dixon, but I feel I must very pointedly call attention to the fact that for over a year the exhibiting of the motion picture "The Stewardesses" has been suppressed in Caddo Parish as obscene, and to this date no judge, no judicial tribunal, has yet viewed that film to determine whether its expression is protected by the First Amendment or whether it is obscene and therefore outside the ambit of that protection. It is incomprehensible to me that without even viewing the material alleged to be obscene in order to make an objective finding, the majority has concluded that "The Stewardesses" is obscene. In State v. Eros Cinema, Inc., 259 So.2d 912, handed down on the same day as this opinion, we took note of the question posed by the United States Supreme Court as to whether a magistrate issuing a warrant for seizure of a motion picture might be required to view it before seizure. See Lee Art Theatre v. Virginia, 392 U.S. 636, 88 S.Ct. 2103, 20 L.Ed.2d 1313. There can be no doubt that a judicial determination which would finally suppress any expression as being obscene requires personal observation and review of that obscene material unless through no fault of the State it has been destroyed or is otherwise unavailable. I make this point at the beginning of this dissent in order to quickly indicate how unreasonable, how judicially unsound, is the majority opinion here in its totality. But the issue before us, as I see it, is whether the relevant law, R.S. 13:4711-17, is constitutional insofar as it attempts to enjoin and suppress obscenity. These statutes permit the total ex parte suppression of any expression thought by two citizens to be obscene. They provide for an automatic and ex parte five-day injunction and negate any judicial discretion in this regard. Release of the allegedly obscene material may be had only upon response to a rule nisi (a rule to show cause why the material should not be permanently enjoined) or a motion to dismiss stating cause. Thus the defendant is required to carry the burden of establishing that his expression is protected by the First Amendment. The five-day mandatory injunction, which may be had without any hearing during that time, appears to conflict with our own requirement for speedy judicial hearing expressed in State v. Eros Cinema, supra. The present proceedings, being civil in nature, fall within the general *559 law for civil appellate review, and that procedure is inadequate according to our expression on speedy appellate review in Eros Cinema, this day decided. The Second Circuit Court of Appeal properly found that the statutes as applied to obscenity lacked the necessary safeguards constitutionally required for the protection of freedom of expression. See Speiser v. Randall, 357 U.S. 513, 78 S.Ct. 1332, 2 L.Ed.2d 1460; Kingsley Corp. v. Regents of U. of N.Y., 360 U.S. 684, 79 S.Ct. 1362, 3 L.Ed.2d 1512; Marcus v. Property Search Warrant, 367 U.S. 717, 81 S.Ct. 1708, 6 L.Ed.2d 1127; Manual Enterprises v. Day, 370 U.S. 478, 83 S.Ct. 1432, 8 L.Ed.2d 639; Bantam Books v. Sullivan, 372 U.S. 58, 83 S.Ct. 631, 9 L.Ed.2d 584; Jacobellis v. Ohio, 378 U.S. 184, 84 S.Ct. 1676, 12 L.Ed.2d 793; A Quantity of Books v. Kansas, 378 U.S. 205, 84 S.Ct. 1723, 12 L.Ed.2d 809; Freedman v. Maryland, 380 U.S. 51, 85 S.Ct. 734, 13 L.Ed.2d 649; Teitel Film Corp. v. Cusack, 390 U.S. 139, 88 S.Ct. 754, 19 L.Ed.2d 966; Interstate Circuit v. Dallas, 390 U.S. 676, 88 S. Ct. 1298, 20 L.Ed.2d 225; Lee Art Theatre v. Virginia, supra; Organization for a Better Austin v. Keefe, 402 U.S. 415, 91 S.Ct. 1575, 29 L.Ed.2d 1. Cf. Kingsley Books v. Brown, 354 U.S. 436, 77 S.Ct. 1325, 1 L.Ed.2d 1469; Times Film Corporation v. Chicago, 365 U.S. 43, 81 S.Ct. 391, 5 L.Ed.2d 403; Blount v. Rizzi, 400 U.S. 410, 91 S.Ct. 423, 27 L.Ed.2d 498; United States v. Thirty-seven Photographs, 402 U.S. 363, 91 S.Ct. 1400, 28 L.Ed.2d 822. On June 26, 1972, the United States Supreme Court granted certiorari in three cases concerning the First Amendment privilege and obscenity. In Paris Theaters v. Slaton, on the docket of that court, 408 U.S. 921, 92 S.Ct. 2487, 33 L.Ed.2d 331, the questions presented by the petition for review were whether a temporary restraining order against exhibiting allegedly obscene film is precluded by absence of statutory procedural safeguards, and whether such may issue before an affirmative showing that the pictures offend customary standards of decency. The Georgia Supreme Court had ruled in that case very much as the majority has here. Slaton v. Paris Adult Theatre I, 228 Ga. 343, 185 S.E.2d 768. In addition to a review of the Georgia Supreme Court's holding and the questions set forth, the United States Supreme Court asked for special briefing and argument on the question: "Whether the display of any sexually oriented films in a commercial theatre, when surrounded by notice to the public of their nature and by reasonable protection against exposure of the films to juveniles, is constitutionally permissible?" The questions presented for review when the court granted certiorari in Alexander v. Virginia, 408 U.S. 921, 92 S.Ct. 2490, 33 L.Ed.2d 332, to review a decision of the Virginia Supreme Court, Alexander v. Commonwealth, 212 Va. 554, 186 S.E. 2d 43, were whether prohibition of jury trial to determine obscenity prior to restraint on literary materials and application of the citywide community standards of judging obscenity rather than the national standard violated the Constitution. The court asked for special brief and argument, as in Paris Theaters, on whether regulated sale of sexually oriented magazines to adults is constitutionally permissible. In Kaplan v. California, 408 U.S. 921, 92 S.Ct. 2493, 33 L.Ed.2d 331, certiorari was granted to review an appellate court decision, People v. Kaplan, 23 Cal.App.3d Supp. 9, 100 Cal.Rptr. 372. Among the many questions presented concerning the sale of an allegedly obscene book was whether the adoption of state community standards as opposed to national standards violates First Amendment guarantees. While the exact legal guidelines for determining whether, when, and how obscene expressions are protected by the First Amendment are in a state of flux, it is certain that our statute does not meet the *560 minimum standards now required by the United States Supreme Court. For the reasons assigned by the Court of Appeal, Second Circuit, those assigned by the other dissenting justices, and those I have stated and the authorities cited, I respectfully dissent. ON REHEARING McCALEB, Chief Justice. This rehearing was granted principally for reconsideration of two contentions: First, whether the fact that no member of this Court, nor the judge of the district court rehearing the case, had seen the motion picture precluded the Court from properly appraising defendant's constitutional privilege of free speech under a civil charge of obscenity;[1] and, second, because the point was stressed again that we were wrong in applying a contemporary community standard instead of the national standard in determining that the picture was obscene and, hence, not entitled constitutionally to the protection of the First Amendment. While the case was pending on rehearing, the Court viewed the picture, which has served only to confirm our original conclusion, based on the statements of the witnesses who testified for the state, that the film portrays solely hard-core pornography in all respects. It has no plot or any other feature, in our estimation, which takes it out of that category,[2] despite the protestations of defense counsel to the contrary anent its popularity and box-office appeal. The latter argument exhibits, perhaps, public curiosity, but it does not rescue the lurid content of the film from the gutter. If ever a motion picture fit exactly into the definition of obscenity as set out in Section 251.4(1) of the American Law Institute's Proposed Model Penal Code, cited by the United States Supreme Court with approval in Jacobellis v. Ohio, 378 U.S. 184, 84 S.Ct. 1676, 12 L.Ed.2d 793 (1964), this one does. The pertinent portion of that definition is to the effect that "Material is obscene if, considered as a whole, its predominant appeal is to prurient interest, that is, a shameful or morbid interest, in nudity, sex or excretion, and if in addition it goes substantially beyond customary limits of candor in describing or representing such matters. * * *" Under that definition, this picture is not only hard-core pornography, but is obscene to an extreme degree. As to the second contention, i. e., that the state did not prove the national standard to be applied for determining whether the picture is obscene, we are convinced there is no way of proving a national standard in these cases. It seems to us, unless it is shown by affirmative evidence on the part of the defendant that the contemporary community standard is not in accord with the national standard, the contemporary community standard must be presumed to be the national standard. Who, in any case, is qualified to expound reliable expert evidence as to the national standard of obscenity? Is it Variety Magazine, espoused by defendant? We think not. *561 Until, therefore, such affirmative evidence as to a national standard is offered by the defendant, we hold to the test laid down in Roth v. United States, 354 U.S. 476, 77 S.Ct. 1304, 1 L.Ed.2d 1498,[3] i. e., "whether to the average person, applying contemporary community standards, the dominant theme of the material taken as a whole appeals to prurient interest." This test was reaffirmed in Jacobellis v. Ohio, supra, the court adding, however, it must be determined in the first instance that the material "goes substantially beyond customary limits of candor in description or representation of such matters," which verbiage is quoted from the definition of obscenity as given in the Proposed Model Penal Code, above quoted. In that case the Court also explained that by "contemporary community standard" in the Roth-Alberts test, it meant the "national standard;" consequently, that the constitutional status of an allegedly obscene work must be determined on the basis of a national standard. However, the court laid down no guidelines as to how such a "national standard" may be established or proved. Instead, in a footnote the court refers, apparently with approval, to the Model Penal Code, a New Jersey decision, and a treatise entitled "Censorship of Obscenity: The Developing Constitutional Standards." 45 Minn.L.Rev. 5, by Lockhart and McClure. But these authorities offer no aid in determining the manner in which a "national standard" as to obscenity may be arrived at or proved. The code merely provides evidence is admissible to show "the degree of public acceptance of the material in the United States." Article 251.4(4) (d). The New Jersey case[4] does no more than discuss the Roth-Alberts test and the subsequent decision in Manual Enterprises, Inc. v. Day, 370 U.S. 478, 82 S.Ct. 1432, 8 L.Ed.2d 639, in which the court held obscenity is a two-fold concept, requiring proof of (1) patent offensiveness, and (2) "prurient interest" appeal. The law review article points out the weakness inherent in such an approach thusly: "But if the contemporary standards of particular state and local communities are not constitutionally applicable, whose standards are? If we turn to the national community—the American public in general—we find this standard illusory. * * * "Beyond hard-core pornography we find ourselves without a reliable guide when we look to `community standards.' For as Judge Jerome Frank pointed out more than ten years ago, `we do not know, with anything that approximates reliability, the "average" American public opinion on the subject of obscenity.'"[5] Significantly, after detailed study of obscenity cases, the authors of the Minnesota Law Review article conclude that "Of the national community's contemporary standards, we know only that contemporary American society rejects and will not tolerate the dissemination of hard-core pornography." As we read the decision, the Jacobellis case is authority for the proposition that only the United States Supreme Court is qualified to apply constitutional standards and criteria for an ultimate determination on appellate review, on a case to case basis, whether the dominant theme of the reprobated material, "taken as a whole appeals to prurient interest," and, thus, is or is not protected by the First Amendment.[6] In the instant case, we conclude that the motion picture is obscene and, therefore, not insulated from state restraint as a nuisance under authority of R.S.13:4711-4717. Counsel for defendants have reurged their contention that R.S. 13:4712 is unconstitutional, *562 being violative of the due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment in that the statute fails to provide adequate procedural safeguards for a hearing in protection of defendant's right of free speech under the First Amendment. Further, counsel citing the cases of Marcus v. Property Search Warrant, 367 U.S. 717, 81 S.Ct. 1708, 6 L.Ed.2d 1127 (1961), and A Quantity of Books v. Kansas, 378 U.S. 205, 84 S.Ct. 1723, 12 L.Ed.2d 809 (1964), proclaim that the author of the concurring opinion on first hearing (the author of the present majority opinion) erred in failing to consider the validity of that part of R.S. 13:4712 which provides the procedure for the issuance of a temporary injunction. In reasserting their plea of unconstitutionality to that part of the statute, they claim that its invalidity infects the remaining portions thereof, resulting in the unconstitutionality of the entire enactment. A study of the cited cases reveals that counsel are correct in their contention that, in cases such as this (involving the First Amendment privilege), the validity of the entire statute is always to be considered. Hence, the author of the concurring opinion erred in applying the general rule relative to temporary restraining orders and injunctions to this case which deals with the constitutional right of defendant to show the film in question. A consideration of that issue, however, does not affect the result reached on our first hearing, for the reason that the concurring justice (the author of the instant majority opinion), after a study of that part of the statute providing for the issuance of a temporary injunction, has concluded that, for the reasons set forth in the first majority opinion, the statute is valid in that respect. It would serve no useful purpose to reiterate those views herein. Finally, defendants have urged again their contention that R.S. 13:XXXX-XXXX is unconstitutional in that it is violative of Section 16 of Article III of the Louisiana Constitution, providing that every act shall have but one object and that object shall be indicated in its title. On first hearing, we found this claim clearly without merit. We adhere to that conclusion, believing that further elucidation here would be superfluous. For the reasons assigned, our original opinion is reinstated and made the final judgment of this Court. BARHAM, J., dissents with written reasons. DIXON, J., dissents. The court of appeal was eminently correct. It is regrettable that this court approve, even for a short time, a censorship statute, especially while other adequate constitutional means of controlling obscenity are available to law enforcement officials. TATE, J., concurs in BARHAM, J.'s, primary dissent and in DIXON, J.'s, dissent and assigns additional written reasons. BARHAM, Justice (dissenting). On June 25, 1971, the district attorney for Caddo Parish filed a petition for a temporary restraining order as well as for a permanent injunction against Gulf States Theatres of Louisiana, Inc., Greater Broadmoor Theatres, Inc., Joe Gianforte, and their agents and employees, alleging "upon information and belief" that these parties were showing a motion picture believed to be obscene. The restraining order, a permanent injunction, and abatement of the film and the theatre as a nuisance were *563 sought under authority of R.S. 13:4711-4717. Upon presentation of the petition for injunction, accompanied by the verification affidavit of the district attorney and his assistant, the court temporarily enjoined the defendants from removing any personal or other movable property from Broadmoor Theatre, from opening the theatre, and from exhibiting the motion picture "The Stewardesses". The defendants were directed to show cause five days thereafter why a final injunction should not issue closing the Broadmoor Theatre for a period of one year. On the return date of the rule for a permanent injunction evidence was taken, and oral reasons for judgment were given in open court. Two days later a judgment was signed permanently enjoining all of the defendants from exhibiting the motion picture "The Stewardesses" within Caddo Parish, Louisiana. On appeal the Second Circuit Court of Appeal declared R.S. 13:4712 unconstitutional as applied to expression, and held that it could therefore not serve as a basis for a temporary restraining order or a permanent injunction against the exhibition or publication of suspected obscenity. 255 So.2d 857. We granted writs as a matter or right because an act of the Legislature had been declared unconstitutional. Bradford v. Department of Hospitals, 255 La. 888, 233 So.2d 553 (1970). The defendants' position is that after a financially successful two-week showing of the motion picture "The Stewardesses", they were, and they remain, permanently enjoined from showing any version of that motion picture. That picture has been exhibited in more than 180 cities throughout the nation and been viewed by more than 3,000,000 people. Defendants allege they are permanently deprived of revenue of approximately $10,000.00 per week since they cannot show this picture, which is what is usually termed a "box-office success". At any time during the year and a half from the initial suppression to date the defendants could very profitably have exhibited this film for several weeks. It is apparent, then, from this viewpoint alone that no issue raised by the defendants is moot. They suffered immediate palpable injury which continues in perpetuity under the permanent injunction. Moreover, certain features in the statutes under which this action was brought make any adjudication in the present case perpetually effective against these defendants' right of expression.[1] Under authority of one of those provisions the trial court has stated that if there is any showing of a similar film, the Broadmoor Theatre will be closed for all purposes for one year. Also without validity is any argument that the attack upon the initial ex parte temporary restraining order has become moot since a permanent injunction has issued in this case after adversary hearing. The subsequent hearing, even if full and adequate basis for the permanent injunction, does not make moot the attack upon the constitutionality of the statutory provisions for the original ex parte suppression. When any judgment is obtained in proceedings where the Fourteenth Amendment right of due process is denied, the need to vindicate the aggrieved party's constitutional rights requires a reversal. A Quantity of Books v. Kansas, 378 U.S. 205, 84 S.Ct. 1723, 12 L.Ed.2d 809 (1964), and Marcus v. Property Search Warrant, 367 U.S. 717, 81 S.Ct. 1708, 6 L.Ed.2d 1127 (1961), were each postured very similarly when reviewed by the United States Supreme Court. In each an initial seizure of obscene publications was made under procedures lacking the safeguards required for due process so as to assure non-obscene material the constitutional protection to which it is entitled. After a full adversary hearing in each case upon notice and with other due process procedures, the seized materials were declared obscene and held for destruction. In each case the court *564 pretermitted any question of obscenity in fact or of the validity of the judgment after hearing, considering only that the procedure leading to the original ex parte seizure was constitutionally deficient. Judgment in each case was reversed for that reason alone. In Marcus the court stated: "* * * We have no occasion to reach the question of the correctness of the finding that the publications are obscene. Nor is it necessary for us to decide in this case whether Missouri lacks all power under its statutory scheme to seize and condemn obscene material. Since a violation of the Fourteenth Amendment infected the proceedings, in order to vindicate appellants' constitutional rights the judgment is reversed, and the cause is remanded for further proceedings not inconsistent with this opinion." (Emphasis here and elsewhere has been supplied.) In A Quantity of Books v. Kansas, supra, the court said: "Nor is the order under review [condemning the material to destruction as obscenity] saved because, after all 1,715 copies were seized and removed from circulation, P-K News Service was afforded a full hearing on the question of the obscenity of the novels. For if seizure of books precedes an adversary determination of their obscenity, there is danger of abridgement of the right of the public in a free society to unobstructed circulation of nonobscene books. * * * Here, as in Marcus, `[s]ince a violation of the Fourteenth Amendment infected the proceedings, in order to vindicate appellants' constitutional rights' * * * the judgment resting on a finding of obscenity must be reversed." See also Bantam Books v. Sullivan, 372 U.S. 58, 83 S.Ct. 631, 9 L.Ed.2d 584 (1963). The defendants, having alleged that the statutes under which this action is maintained were unconstitutional under the Fourteenth and First Amendments, having established palpable injury from the moment of the original ex parte suppression to date and even in the future, and having alleged a chilling—more, a freezing—effect upon their constitutional right of free expression in the future, have standing in this court to test the validity of the statutes under their several attacks of unconstitutionality. Therefore, we initially dispense with the question that any portion of the defendants' attack upon the constitutionality of the several provisions is now moot. The attacks upon the constitutionality of the statute are so numerous that it is difficult to enumerate them and even more difficult to find an adequate form for a judicial expression upon the various issues.[2]*565 We are here concerned with the State's right to regulate obscene expression. Every exercise of the State's right to control obscenity "* * * implicates questions whether the procedures * * * were adequate to avoid suppression of constitutionally protected publications. `* * [t]he line between expression unconditionally guaranteed and speech which may legitimately be regulated, suppressed, or punished is finely drawn * * *. The separation of legitimate from illegitimate speech calls for * * * sensitive tools * * *'. Speiser v. Randall, 357 U.S. 513, 525, 78 S.Ct. 1332, 1342, 2 L.Ed.2d 1460, 1472. It follows that, under the Fourteenth Amendment, a State is not free to adopt whatever procedures it pleases for dealing with obscenity as here involved without regard to the possible consequences for constitutionally protected speech". Marcus v. Property Search Warrant, supra. Keeping constantly in mind, then, that under consideration here is the delicate line of demarcation between unconditionally guaranteed freedom of speech and one of the very limited exceptions under which speech and expression may be legitimately regulated or suppressed, I examine the attacks upon the constitutionality of Louisiana Revised Statutes 13:4711-4717. A history of the development of the statutes casts light upon the consideration of the constitutional attacks. The statutes originated with Act 47 of 1918, which was an act to declare houses of prostitution and their contents nuisances and to provide means to enjoin and abate them. All seven provisions, R.S. 13:4711-4717, remained unchanged for over 40 years. In 1960 the Legislature attempted by Act 201 to amend Section 4711 to include obscenity with prostitution in the definition of a nuisance. Chapter 32 of Title 13 of the Revised Statutes of 1950 is titled "Particular Classes of Actions and Cases". Part I is titled "Abatement of Public Nuisances". Subpart A, titled "Houses of Prostitution", contains these statutes which remained as originally enacted when the Revised Statutes of 1950 were adopted. They provide, as the title indicates, only a civil action for the abatement of the nuisances of houses of prostitution. Subpart B of Chapter 32, Part I, is a group of statutes designed to control and to abate the public nuisance of gambling houses. The control of prostitution, as indicated, originated in 1918. Two years later the control of gambling through abatement as a public nuisance was legislated. Disorderly houses (when properly defined), houses of prostitution, and gambling houses have always been subject to control, regulation, and suppression under the police power of the state. Moreover, the control of nuisances in general is usually governed in some part by police regulations. Analogous to the common law nuisance is our Civil Code Article 669, which states insufferable inconveniences are regulated and governed by the custom of the place and the "rules of the police". At common law, nuisances per se include those activities which are forbidden by criminal law and sanctions. Through development of a special civil action for the abatement of the nuisance of prostitution, our Legislature provided that houses of prostitution could be abated upon the petition of the district attorney or upon the petition and proper affidavit of interested parties. But the control of the act of prostitution is in no wise analogous to the control of obscenity. Although it may be possible to incorporate in some manner under the title "Abatement of Public Nuisances" the control of places where obscene expression is exhibited, published, or otherwise communicated, there is no corollary between control of the nuisance of prostitution and control of expressions *566 which are subject to regulation only when they cross over that fine line into obscenity. A reading of R.S. 13:4711-4717 in light of their development and in light of their original purpose of controlling only the nuisance of prostitution makes apparent the reasons for the numerous attacks upon these statutes when they are used to control obscenity. The provisions must then be examined with careful consideration of the guarantees of freedom of expression afforded by the United States Constitution, Fourteenth and First Amendments, and Louisiana Constitution Article I, Section 3. R.S. 13:4711 declares any place a nuisance where there exists prostitution or obscenity as defined by the criminal laws of the state. R.S. 13:4712 provides the procedure for an ex parte temporary injunction and for permanent injunction after hearing on a rule nisi to abate the nuisance perpetually. R.S. 13:4713 provides for contempt penalties for violation of any of these provisions relating to the injunction and for lien upon and seizure and sale of the property where the nuisance was conducted for the fines imposed upon a finding of contempt. R.S. 13:4714 closes the place where the nuisance existed so that it cannot be used for any purpose for a period of up to one year. R.S. 13:4715 and 4716 provide for bond for release of property and disposition of fines and collection of fees. R.S. 13:4717 provides that judgment as to what constitutes a nuisance "may be based on the general reputation so proven". The statutes are attacked as being unconstitutional on their face for several reasons. Attack is made upon the language of R.S. 13:4712 which mandates that a temporary injunction "shall" be granted by the judge upon the simple allegation by the district attorney upon information and belief of the existence of obscenity without any requirement of a showing upon probable cause that obscenity is being published in some manner. When the district attorney presents the petition and his verified affidavit, the judge is required without the exercise of discretion to issue a temporary injunction. If one other than the district attorney or other parish official named in the statute brings the action, it is required only that a certificate be obtained from the judge that the applicant is acting in good faith and not for improper purposes. In either instance no adjudicative function at all is required. The statute calls only for a simple ministerial act by the judge. "Shall" is a command leaving no room for discretion. Naquin v. Iberia Parish School Board, 157 So.2d 287 (3rd Cir. 1963). As the appellate court succinctly stated: "* * * Rather than a judicial mind passing on the relative merits of the petition, the judicial hand is forced by the Legislature to sign a temporary restraining order." However, even if the literal wording of the statute—the word "shall"—were construed as not requiring a simple ministerial act by the judge, this Court is still forced to find that there are no standards prescribing the consideration for a judicial determination of whether to issue or to refuse to issue the temporary restraining order. Is judicial determination for issuing the ex parte order made "from specific facts shown by verified petition or by supporting affidavit that immediate and irreparable injury, loss, or damages will result to the applicant before notice can be served and a hearing had"? C.C.P. Art. 3603. This is the ordinary basis for the issuance of a temporary restraining order. Certainly these Code of Civil Procedure requirements are not sufficient to satisfy the First Amendment requirements. If the court were considering whether a Fourth Amendment warrant for search and seizure was properly issued, it would examine the affidavit for facts to establish probable cause to review the basis for that judicial determination. However, there is no method whereby a requirement of probable cause for a criminal search warrant can be read into a civil statute for abatement of nuisance. So, if it is assumed arguendo that the judge is not mandated to act but can make a judicial determination to issue or *567 not to issue the ex parte injunction, the statute is nevertheless unconstitutional because no standards are set which govern the judicial determination for the issuance of the ex parte injunction. Although the State may regulate the dissemination of obscene expression since obscenity is an exception to the constitutionally protected right of free speech, the State is required to observe stringent safeguards in the exercise of this right to prohibit. The very minimum constitutional standard required before there can be a suppression of an expression alleged to be obscene is an independent judicial finding of probable cause that the expression is obscene and therefore not constitutionally protected speech. Marcus v. Property Search Warrant, supra; A Quantity of Books v. Kansas, supra; Bantam Books v. Sullivan, supra. In State v. Eros Cinema, Inc., 262 La. 706, 264 So.2d 615 (1972), we specifically and unanimously determined that there could be no seizure of an allegedly obscene expression without a prior judicial determination of an adequate factual basis for a probability that the expression constitutes obscenity. In that case, as in a number of cases decided by the United States Supreme Court which are cited there, we are considering a seizure under a search warrant for the purpose of criminal prosecution. In Marcus v. Property Search Warrant, supra, the court, pretermitting the question of lack of hearing before seizure, held the seizure under the warrant unconstitutional for the warrant gave total discretion to the executing officers to make an on-the-scene determination of what constituted obscene publications. In Marcus the court also condemned the issuing of warrants and the seizure of the allegedly obscene materials "* * * on the strength of the conclusory assertion of a single police officer, without any scrutiny by the judge of any materials considered by the complainant to be obscene". That court concluded: "Mass seizure in the fashion of this case was thus effected without any safeguards to protect legitimate expression." The case at hand can be compared with Marcus. Here the simple verified affidavit of the district attorney on information and belief sustains an immediate order of suppression by injunction of alleged obscenity. This suppression is equally as effective as, and perhaps more onerous than, a seizure under search warrant. Moreover, the order for temporary injunction in the instant case is a mass suppression such as was condemned in Marcus, for it contains the following proviso: "And further from conducting the said nuisance known as the Broadmoor Theatre and especially exhibiting the motion picture, `The Stewardesses'." The order does not suppress only one film; it suppresses all films. The statute on its face permits this suppression without any prior judicial determination, even ex parte, that the material to be suppressed is probably in fact obscene. The lack of standards for a judicial determination of probable cause is contrary to the numerous United States Supreme Court pronouncements that this is a minimal requirement for constitutionality of statutes providing for suppression of alleged obscenity before an adversary hearing. There is no provision in our statute requiring an independent judicial determination of the probability of obscenity before an ex parte order of suppression issues. The plaintiffs argue that there was actually a judicial determination of probable cause here. Even if such were the case (and I find to the contrary),[3] it avails *568 plaintiffs naught. The fact that in a particular case a judge does make a probable cause determination of obscenity before signing the temporary restraining order cannot rehabilitate a statute constitutionally defective because it fails to adopt such a standard. While a statute not unconstitutional on its face may be unconstitutionally enforced, a statute which is unconstitutional on its face cannot be constitutionally enforced. I am constrained to find that R.S. 13:4712 is unconstitutional on its face because it authorizes the total ex parte suppression of alleged obscenity without any independent judicial determination on facts that the expression is probably obscene. Defendants further attack the constitutionality of R.S. 13:4711-4717 on the basis that they provide for prior restraint without notice or trial. Alternatively, defendants argue that if prior restraint can be had ex parte, adequate safeguards for speedy judicial adversary hearing are not provided. I first address myself to a consideration of prior restraint in the context in which it is used in much of the current jurisprudence. The question then is bifurcated: (1) Can there be prior restraint of future publication, circulation, or exhibition of an obscene expression in a civil proceeding without notice and hearing after the initial publication of that expression? (2) If so, what are the limitations and safeguards required for constitutionality of such restraint? I shall being the search for these answers with an examination of United States Supreme Court decisions which are concerned with state regulation of obscenity. Times Film Corporation v. Chicago, 365 U. S. 43, 81 S.Ct. 391, 5 L.Ed.2d 403 (1961), is often cited for the broad principle that prior restraint without notice and hearing may be had. The limited holding of Times Film Corporation is: "Petitioner's narrow attack upon the ordinance does not require that any consideration be given to the validity of the standards set out herein. They are not challenged and are not before us." The court posed the one question it answered: "* * * whether the ambit of constitutional protection includes complete and absolute freedom to exhibit, at least once, any and every kind of motion picture. It is that question alone which we decide." The court, with four justices dissenting, held the ordinance not void on its face under such an attack. In Bantam Books v. Sullivan, supra, the court said: "Any system of prior restraints of expression comes to this Court bearing a heavy presumption against its constitutional validity. * * * We have tolerated such a system only where it operated under judicial superintendence and assured an almost immediate judicial determination of the validity of the restraint. * * *" (Citing Kingsley Books v. Brown, 354 U.S. 436, 77 S.Ct. 1325, 1 L.Ed.2d 1469, 1957). Then in Freedman v. Maryland, 380 U.S. 51, 85 S.Ct. 734, 13 L.Ed.2d 649 (1965), the limited holding of Times Film is re-expressed from Bantam Books to be "* * `whether a prior restraint was necessarily unconstitutional under all circumstances'". (Emphasis from Bantam Books.) The argument in Freedman was that if it was accepted as law that the first showing of a film may be restrained under proper guidelines and judicial protection, the provision for censorship in a Maryland statute was an "invalid prior restraint because, in the context of the remainder of the statute, it presents a danger of unduly suppressing protected expression". It was there said: "Applying the settled rule of our cases, we hold that a noncriminal process which requires the prior submission of a film to a censor avoids constitutional infirmity only *569 if it takes place under procedural safeguards designed to obviate the dangers of a censorship system. * * * Any restraint imposed in advance of a final judicial determination on the merits must similarly be limited to preservation of the status quo for the shortest fixed period compatible with sound judicial resolution. * * * the procedure must also assure a prompt final judicial decision, to minimize a deterrent effect of an interim and possibly erroneous denial of a license." But in A Quantity of Books v. Kansas, supra, a Kansas statute authorized the seizure of allegedly obscene books before an adversary determination of their obscenity and their destruction by burning or other means after that determination. Mr. Justice Brennan, author of that opinion, who also wrote the majority opinions in Marcus v. Property Search Warrant, Bantam Books v. Sullivan, and Freedman v. Maryland, cited those three cases as well as Kingsley Books, and finally determined that the failure to afford an adversary hearing made the procedure leading to the order of seizure of all copies of seven specified novels unconstitutional. The State relies heavily upon Kingsley Books v. Brown, supra. Kingsley Books is a much misunderstood opinion. First, that case did not involve prior restraint without an adversary hearing although the language of the United States Supreme Court may lead one to believe such to be the case. There a petition was filed by the chief legal officer of the City of New York to enjoin several defendants from distributing a series of allegedly obscene booklets. No restraint was sought in that case except after an adversary hearing in response to the rule nisi, issued with the notice of the suit for injunctive relief, to show cause within four days why the defendants should not be enjoined pendente lite from distributing the books. The state court concisely held that "* * * when the court— after an adversary hearing—is able to read and examine the publications objected to, and acts judicially to enjoin their distribution, it is apparent that there is no `previous restraint' in the genuine historical and constitutional sense of that term". Burke v. Kingsley Books, 208 Misc. 150, 142 N.Y.S.2d 735 (1955). The United States Supreme Court in Kingsley recognized that the adversary hearing under the rule to show cause was dispensed with because the "appellants consented to the granting of an injunction pendente lite and did not bring the matter to issue promptly, as was their right under subdivision 2 of the challenged section, which provides that the person sought to be enjoined `shall be entitled to a trial of the issues within one day after joinder of issue and a decision shall be rendered by the court within two days of the conclusion of the trial'". The protection of the preliminary adversary hearing before even a temporary restraining order could issue, a requirement of joinder of issue for final determination within one day after issue was joined, and the requirement that judgment be rendered within two days were actually the basis for the holding in Kingsley that reasonable safeguards were afforded for protection of First Amendment rights in that statutory scheme for control of obscenity. In State v. Eros Cinema, supra, which I authored, this court found that there was no way to preserve the best evidence in a criminal prosecution for exhibiting an obscene film except upon seizure of the film under search warrant. For this reason we held that such a seizure is permissible in the limited quantity necessary where there are proper safeguards for establishing probable cause and for providing quick judicial determination on the merits, review, and final judgment. Our reason for believing this brief ex part seizure, or, if you will, temporary suppression, was necessary in that criminal prosecution does not exist in this civil suit to abate a nuisance. We found there that in a criminal prosecution the Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination would not permit a subpoena duces tecum. However, in the instant civil action to abate a nuisance, the district attorney *570 used the device of a subpoena duces tecum to obtain materials he desired as evidence in this proceeding. The compelling reasons for permitting a seizure under a constitutional warrant as provided in the Fourth Amendment do not exist in a proceeding such as this not only for suppression of the showing of the particular film alleged to be obscene but for the closing of the theatre in which it is shown. In fact, the order of the court did nothing to preserve the evidence. The order of the court enforced without a hearing a total suppression of these defendants' right of expression in the theatre. Although emergency under an allegation of immediate threat to the morals of the community, i. e., the concept of clear and present danger, is not an exception to the requirements for notice and hearing before restraint, in the case at hand it is well to note that the motion picture alleged to be obscene had been exhibited for several weeks before action was taken by the district attorney, who had received numerous complaints upon which he had not previously acted. Time was not in fact as well as in law an element essential for consideration in issuing the order of suppression here. A thorough consideration of these cases leads me to conclude that in a civil proceeding to abate an obscene expression as a nuisance there can be no prior restraint without an adversary judicial adjudication. For the purpose of argument only, I then move to the alternative attack in connection with prior restraint, that if prior restraint were permitted by the statutes in such a case as this, the statutes are unconstitutional since the safeguards which must follow as set forth in numerous United States Supreme Court opinions are not provided in the statutes. This contention is correct. In Marcus, Bantam Books, Freedman, A Quantity of Books, and Lee Art Theatre v. Virginia, 392 U.S. 636, 88 S.Ct. 2103, 20 L.Ed.2d 1313 (1968), the overriding holding is that whether under a licensing statute, a statute for injunction or destruction, or a criminal prosecution, there can be no prior restraint without notice and hearing by seizure under search warrant or suppression by other method unless immediate judicial determination in an adversary hearing is available and a speedy final judicial determination of the issue is provided. Under the statutes at hand, the first hearing on the question of the actual obscenity of the suppressed expression is by rule to show cause five days after the initial suppression. Since the form of suppression is injunction, under our law there can be no suspensive appeal from the trial court's ruling. C.C.P. Art. 3612. An appeal from a final injunction is subject to the same delays as other appeals. Because of these delays, in a case such as this great injustice may be done if the expression originally suppressed by temporary restraining order is finally found to be a constitutionally protected expression. The motion picture here alleged to be obscene has been suppressed now for almost a year and a half. We said in Eros Cinema, supra, that we would require a hearing into the obscenity issue under seizure by search warrant within two days and a judgment at the trial court level 24 hours thereafter, and that this court would treat application for writs from an adverse ruling as remedial, thus assuring a speedy final determination of the issue. Here in this civil proceeding none of these protections are afforded although the consequences which flow from the suppression may actually be graver and more onerous than those under our criminal statute. Even if prior restraint were permissible, the statute would be unconstitutional because of not affording the safeguards for protection of First Amendment rights. I have reserved for last consideration in this discussion of prior restraint the most serious constitutional defect in the statutes. This consideration arises under the original and historical application of the doctrine of prior restraint. Actually, prior restraint in the contest of its historical origin and as discussed in most early jurisprudence is defined as that *571 restraint or suppression of an expression without judicial determination of the right to suppress before any publication, any exhibition, any communication of that expression. The prohibition against prior restraint predates even our Bill of Rights, in 70 Columbia L.Rev. 1403, 1409 Blackstone's theory of the prohibition against previous restraint involving freedom of the press is discussed. Blackstone took the view that there could be no previous restraints upon publications, saying: "Every freeman has an undoubted right to lay what sentiments he pleases before the public; to forbid this is to destroy the freedom of the press; but if he publishes what is improper, mischievous, or illegal, he must take the consequences of his own temerity." I agree with the conclusion of the writer of that article that Blackstone's distinction between prior restraints against publication and punishment subsequent to publication has survived and is applicable to the present legal doctrine. The question under this historical and very limited expression of the doctrine prohibiting prior restraint is whether an evidentiary hearing and judicial determination are required before an expression which is obscene can be suppressed, prohibited, or restrained even before it is published, exhibited, or in any manner communicated. I am compelled to answer that, under this limited definition of prior restraint, suppression cannot be had without notice and a hearing. In Near v. Minnesota, 283 U.S. 697, 51 S. Ct. 625, 75 L.Ed. 1357 (1931), the court in language broader than the issue presented to it gave three examples of exceptions to the application of the doctrine, including attempts to control obscene publications. In Burstyn v. Wilson, 343 U.S. 495, 72 S.Ct. 777, 96 L.Ed. 1098 (1952), the court appeared to remove the obscenity exception, and finally in Kingsley Books v. Brown, supra, the court correctly observed that the Near case had not concerned obscenity, and the exception of obscenity was discarded. The doctrine of prohibiting prior restraint of expression without notice and hearing before the expression is ever published has more validity today than even in much earlier times when it was designed to prohibit the government from destroying printing presses so there could be no future publication. If these statutes do in fact prohibit expression without notice and hearing even before the expression is communicated, published, or exhibited, they violate the constitutional right of free expression under the First Amendment and our Constitution, Article I, Section 3. State ex rel. Liversey v. Judge Civil District Court, 34 La.Ann. 741 (1882), was a suit where plaintiff, under an allegation of theretofore published false, malicious, and libelous material, sought an injunction prohibiting the defendants from publishing in any future issue of the newspaper, which he alleged had libeled him, any defamatory material. The court held that because of the constitutional right to free speech, libel and slander were "subjects of punitory, and not merely preventive, remedies. The Constitution rules over all". The injunction was held to be an absolute nullity. The court discussed the historical evaluation of liberty of the press, and stated that to allow an injunction aimed at prohibiting further publication of defamatory material would permit the establishment of a complete censorship over the press so enjoined. Since our court stated so clearly in that case that it cannot enjoin any future publication of defamatory remarks, certainly it should hold it cannot enjoin future publication of any and all expression. Defamatory and obscene speech are both limited exceptions to the First Amendment privilege. R.S. 13:4712 providing for the mandatory restraining order, the delayed evidentiary hearing, and the final permanent injunction is buttressed by R.S. 13:4714, which states in pertinent part that if the existence of a nuisance is established under this set of statutes, "an order of abatement shall be entered as a part of the judgment in the case, which order shall direct the effectual closing of the building, structure, land or *572 other place against its use for any purpose for the period of one year * * *". R.S. 13:4713 provides for contempt proceedings which may be brought ad infinitum carrying fines up to $250.00 and imprisonment up to six months. The fines levied for contempt become liens upon the place which has been closed for all purposes.[4] Therefore the combination of R.S. 13:4712, 4713 and 4714 places "prior restraint" as defined in its most limited sense and in its historical setting—i. e., restraint of expression before it is communicated the first time—upon any future publication, exhibition, or expression whether obscene or not. Gambling devices and the accoutrements of houses of prostitution, which may be and are controlled under the exercise of the police power, can be legally destroyed so as not to offend again. This, however, affords no basis for analogy with the suppression and regulation of speech and other means of expression.[5] In any regulation touching upon the area of speech and other expression there is a perfectly valid distinction between prior restraint and accountability after abuse. Louisiana Constitution, Article I, Section 3 reads: "No law shall ever be passed to curtail or restrain the liberty of speech or of the press; any person may speak, write and publish his sentiments on all subjects, being responsible for the abuse of that liberty." This is a clear and concise statement to our constitutional view that there can be no prior restraint of speech or other expression. One may speak, but when he exercises this privilege, he is accountable if there is an actual abuse of the privilege under one of the few exceptions to total freedom of expression. R.S. 13:4714 does not permit mere bookburning or film destruction where there is an abuse of the First Amendment privilege. This provision has the effect of sledgehammering the printing press, the camera, the projectors, all the tools of expression in every medium, so that there can be no future expression at all for one who transgresses by crossing the line from free speech to obscenity upon one occasion. We can envision no more fatal defect of prior restraint under its original definition in a statute which attempts to control obscenity than that which is found in R.S. 13:4717. That provision mandates the court to effectively close the avenue of any expression whether or not it abuses the privilege and before it is so determined. In Kingsley Books v. Brown, supra, a New York statute was upheld by the United States Supreme Court because "* * * as authoritatively construed, it studiously withholds restraint upon matters not already published and not yet found to be offensive". To the contrary under our statute there can be no expression of any kind— good or bad—emanating either from the premises or from the devices on the premises for a period of one year. This is the very essence of the prior restraint condemned by Blackstone, by our Bill of Rights, and by our jurisprudence. Of all the constitutional violations on the face of these statutes, the prior restraint imposed under R.S. 13:4717 is the most offensive. *573 I find that this particular section of the Revised Statutes does restrict expression not yet found to be an offense and not yet uttered. It is a classic example of prior restraint of speech and expression and is violative of federal and state constitutions. Moreover, defendants correctly contend that these statutes effect deprivation of property without due process in violation of our Constitution Article I, Section 2. R.S. 13:4712 and 4714 in combination may close the premises where obscenity has been exhibited and deprive the owner of its use if the use of his premises for exhibition of obscenity was not known and could not have been known by him. R.S. 13:4715 does not give him adequate relief from this deprivation of property. It merely provides that upon posting bond with surety "in the full value of the property" and upon certain guarantees he may release the property. The exchange of the full value for the thing is as much a deprivation of property without due process as if the premises were retained. Again, if another obscenity is exhibited even entirely without the owner's knowledge, he must forfeit part of his bond each day of the exhibition. So. R.S. 13:4714, which is an exercise of unconstitutional prior restraint, also falls as a deprivation of property without due process of law. It may be argued that since the statutory provision that the premises may be closed for use for any purpose for one year was not applied to the defendants in the judgment of injunction, they cannot complain of the constitutionality of such a provision. The defendants have standing to complain of R.S. 13:4714 for several reasons. First, Section 4714 provides that a judgment declaring an expression obscene and the premises a nuisance "may be based on the general reputation" of the premises or of the defendants or of the occupants or of habitual visitors thereto. Therefore, under the express provisions of Section 4717 it cannot be said that these defendants are not aggrieved by any judgment which declares that the premises they occupy and the activities they engage in on those premises constitute a nuisance. According to R.S. 13:4717 they may be adjudged guilty of operating a nuisance upon submission of the judgment in this case as proof of reputation. Certainly the judgment can under Section 4717 constitute some evidence in the future. Therefore, the judgment has a chilling effect upon the defendants' right to make any expression whether constitutionally protected or not, for fear of contempt penalties and further declaration of the premises as a nuisance. However, the more pressing reason for recognizing defendants' right to contest the constitutionality of R.S. 13:4714 is found in the trial judge's reasons for judgment. There it was repeatedly stated by the judge that if the defendants were brought back into court for showing another moving picture of the same type as "The Stewardesses", the theatre would be closed for one year. The judge's final statement for reasons was: "But you know what the penalty is going to be if you show another one and come back and if it is shown that it is this same type of film, Mr. Carmody." Defendants are entitled to attack the constitutionality of this particular statute, and that provision is in absolute contravention of the principle of prior restraint upon expression and is also a deprivation of property without due process of law. Defendants also allege that R.S. 13:4717 is unconstitutional. It reads: "On the hearing in any action filed under the provisions of R.S. 13:4711 through 13:4717 evidence of the general reputation of the building, structure, land or other place or of the defendant or of the occupants thereof or habitual visitors thereto shall be admissible, and judgment may be based on the general reputation so proven." I am very doubtful of the constitutionality of this provision in regard to a determination of what constitutes any public nuisance. Presumptions are provided for at law, and presumptions lie with one party or the other in certain civil proceedings. Burdens of proof shift according to the nature *574 of the proceedings and the nature of the proof required in the proceeding. However, we can find no expression of law permitting a judgment to be based solely on the general reputation of the parties to the suit or of the things involved. Certainly no judgment affecting the right of free speech could be based on general reputation. Proof that a person is repeatedly obscene in expression, that a press repeatedly has printed obscenities, that a building has repeatedly housed obscenity is not proof susceptible of sustaining a judgment that another expression from one of these is itself an obscenity. One may be punished for uttering obscenities, one may be held in contempt for refusing to refrain from circulating that which is obscene, but one cannot be adjudged guilty of a new obscenity on reputation alone. R.S. 13:4717, which is part of the whole general statutory scheme for the action against these defendants, is unconstitutional. I move finally to what the majority lists as the second reason for reconsideration of this matter on rehearing. This is the contention that the wrong standard for determining whether the picture was obscene was offered in proof and used in the trial court for the determination of its judgment. I would have expected to be required to make long and detailed discourse upon the law to establish that a national standard and not a local community standard is constitutionally required. However, the majority opinion quickly agrees with me that the United States Supreme Court in Jacobellis v. Ohio, 378 U.S. 184, 84 S.Ct. 1676, 12 L.Ed.2d 793, stated unequivocally "that by `contemporary community standard' in the Roth-Alberts test, it meant the `national standard'; consequently that the constitutional status of an allegedly obscene work must be determined on the basis of a national standard." It is amazing then to see the majority, after this acknowledgement of positive constitutional law, avoid its application in the case at hand. It seems to do so under several totally non-legal postulates. The majority states that it is convinced there is no way of proving the national standard in these cases. It then, contrary to the constitutional requirements in proceeding for determining whether or not material is obscene, shifts the burden of proof to the defendant for establishing whether this expression is obscene under the national standard. The majority then condemns the U.S. Supreme Court for not laying down the procedural rules governing the evidence required for determining whether or not material is obscene under national standards. That majority would, I believe, ordinarily condemn federal encroachment on the states' right to establish purely procedural rules governing the evidentiary process in the states trial courts. Finally, the majority concludes the Jacobellis case is authority for the proposition that only the United States Supreme Court is qualified to apply constitutional standards and criteria to determine what is obscene. United States Supreme Court decisions with minor exceptions have dealt entirely with the right of the states to control obscenity. Only a few cases have dealt with federal control of obscenity such as through the mail or ports of entry. The Supreme Court in the cases cited by the majority and by me in this dissent deal exclusively with the limitations placed upon states in exercising control over the First Amendment privilege through local regulation of obscenity. I cannot fathom how the majority has determined that the United States Supreme Court has reserved for itself or the federal system alone a determination of the constitutionality of the states' attempts to regulate obscenity. Surely, that court is the final arbitor but just as surely the highest court of a state cannot disregard its responsibility and "check" the matter to the United States Supreme Court. Moreover, I must note here that our court cannot bypass the question of the proper standard for the case at hand for the legislature under this statute permits the abatement of obscenity statewide. The effect of the judgment here upon defendants' future *575 right of expression throughout the state requires that the minimal standards for determining obscenity would be that of the entire state community. Certainly the standard cannot be that applied by the majority, i. e., what a majority of seven judges determine to be obscene under their individual moral standards. I do not reach the question of whether or not the movie abated was obscene. My determination that these statutes are totally deficient in the constitutional requirements for regulation of expression that is obscene, and further that the actual application of the statutes here is unconstitutional, demands a declaration of a denial of due process. Obscenity as a fact, must be pretermitted. For these reasons, I respectfully dissent. BARHAM, Justice (dissenting with additional reasons). The defendants also attack the constitutionality of these provisions on the basis that the amendatory acts were insufficiently titled to permit the changes contained in the body of those acts. As previously stated, from 1918 until 1960 R.S. 13:4711 defined only prostitution as a nuisance, and it provided only that this nuisance could be enjoined and abated under provisions of R.S. 13:4711-4717. Although these several statutes appear under Chapter 32, Part I, "Abatement of Public Nuisances", Subpart A, "Houses of Prostitution", they have never been amended by chapter, part, or subpart, but only by individual section or statute. Act 201 of 1960 was the first amendment addressed to any section or provision of Subpart A, "Houses of Prostitution". The title of that act read: "To amend and reenact Section 4711 of Title 13 of the Revised Statutes of Louisiana of 1950, relative to buildings, land, etc., declared nuisances." Under that very limited title places where obscenity was expressed or communicated were declared to be a nuisance along with places of prostitution. Obviously, the title to the 1960 act amending R.S. 13:4711 was not sufficiently broad to give notice to the legislators that they were about to place in the category of nuisance an exception to the First Amendment privilege of free public expression. In 1968 the Legislature attempted to amend and reenact two others of these seven provisions in addition to amending a provision dealing with the abatement of gambling. The title to Act 362 of 1968 read: "To amend and re-enact Sections 4712, 4716 and 4722 of Title 13 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, all relative to injunction to abate public nuisances, to provide with respect to the persons authorized to maintain actions in the courts to enjoin and abate the public nuisances of gambling and prostitution, and to provide with respect to the fees charged by the clerk of court and prosecuting attorney and disposition of the fines collected in actions to enjoin and abate the public nuisance of prostitution." Under the declaration of this title that the purpose of the act was to provide for the enjoining and abating of the public nuisances of gambling and prostitution, R.S. 13:4712 was then amended to read as it reads now. That section provides the procedure for the temporary and permanent enjoining and abating of a nuisance. However, the title of the act clearly indicated to the legislators that the only public nuisances to be controlled were gambling (R.S. 13:-4722, not involved in the statutes here) and prostitution. The title by its strict limitation to gambling and prostitution would not permit the body of the act to define and control as a nuisance places dispensing obscenities through some form of public expression. Since the 1968 Legislature could not under the title of the amendatory act reenact R.S. 13:4712 for the purpose of controlling obscenity, that section cannot now be used to control obscenity as a nuisance. Finally in 1970 Section 4711, which the 1960 act attempted to amend to include obscenity, *576 was again amended and reenacted along with Section 4715. The title of the amending act, Act 451 of 1970, is sufficiently descriptive and broad to include obscenity in the definition of a nuisance and to declare the premises where it exists an abatable nuisance along with places of prostitution. However, this subsequent amendment of Section 4711 alone and without reference to the other provisions, more particularly Section 4712, did not cure the defect in Act 362 of 1968 which amended and reenacted R.S. 13:4712. Obscenity could not have been and was not a nuisance in 1968 because of the 1960 act's defective title. Moreover, the defect in the 1968 title of confining the procedures for enjoining and abating nuisances under Section 4711 to prostitution did not and does not now permit that section to govern actions attempting to control any nuisance other than prostitution. It is the 1968 Legislature which had to have notice in the title of Act 362 of the extent of the amending provision. There was no way for the 1968 Legislature to be on notice that rights of speech and expression would be subject to the same police regulations as a common nuisance such as prostitution and gambling which were named in the title. The 1968 amendment to R.S. 13:4712 referred to the nuisances defined in R.S. 13:4711, but, because of reasons previously noted, R.S. 13:4711 at that time could not and did not legally define obscenity as a nuisance along with prostitution. R.S. 13:4712 has never since been amended, and to this day it remains only a vehicle for enjoining and abating places of prostitution. The title of the amendatory act to R.S. 13:4712 is defective for more than its lack of definitiveness or broadness; the title is actually misleading in that it specifically expresses only that the purpose of the act is to prescribe a procedure for the control of the public nuisance prostitution. Remembering that the Legislature could have amended the entire part or subpart containing these several sections of the Revised Statutes and that it chose rather to amend them section by section, I compare the failure of title in the acts amending these provisions with this Court's recent pronouncement of failure of title in State v. Welkner, 259 La. 815, 253 So.2d 192 (1971). Since at least some reference was made to chapter and part as well as to subpart in the title of the act we examined in Welkner, it may be said by comparison that the defect in title there was not nearly so obvious or so misleading as in the present instance. This Court cited with approval Southern Hide Co. v. Best, 176 La. 347, 145 So. 682 (1933), and said that no new matter could be enacted in the amendment of specific provisions of an indicated statutory section unless "the amendment is germane to the subject of the original act, and is embraced within the title of such amended act". Obscenity could not have been included under the title of the original act of 1918 or under the title of the act of 1960 amending R.S. 13:4711. The title to the original act was not sufficient to incorporate within the present section R.S. 13:4712 the control of obscene expression. Reference in the amendatory act of 1968 to the statute sought to be amended could in no way give notice to the legislators that obscenity was to be included in the controls provided in that act. Additionally, the title of the amendatory act excluded obscenity from control under the actions provided in the act. I repeat: Failure of the 1968 act to include obscenity within its provisions has not been cured by the amendment to a separate section in 1970. It cannot be presumed that the 1968 Legislature would apply harsh police power procedures permissible for control of prostitution to control of this exception to constitutionally protected speech. The 1970 Legislature provided no procedures for the abatement of obscenity. It only declared it to be an abatable nuisance. The limiting of the 1970 legislation to the specific section R.S. 13:4711 could not give notice that any other section not named would be amended so drastically as would be necessary to cure the title defect in Act 362 of 1968. *577 I hold with the defendants' contention that obscenity cannot be controlled by the procedure for abatement and injunction of prostitution of R.S. 13:4712 because the title of the amending act did not include obscenity and expressly limited that provision's effect to prostitution. Therefore there are no provisions for actions or procedures to enjoin or abate places permitting the expression of obscenities. R.S. 13:4712 is unconstitutional as a procedure for controlling obscenity. I respectfully dissent additionally upon this ground. TATE, Justice (dissenting). I concur fully in my brother BARHAM's principal dissent. Our public nuisance statute is simply too blunt an instrument of regulation for the sensitive area of First Amendment freedoms. It permits, so to speak, the destruction of the printing press, as well as suppression of the book. The history of ten centuries of struggle for freedom of speech and press illustrates why statutes such as the present offend our Constitution, where the statutory sledge hammer may easily be used to smash protected expression as well as unprotected, without discrimination between them. The motion picture under review is a prime example. The majority denotes it as "hard core pornography". With due respect, under contemporary standards (and probably those of previous generations), this is not in accordance with commonly accepted meanings of the term. The motion picture in question deals obsessively with sex, an obsession shared (to judge from box office tallies) by large numbers of people of our present-day society. It has a thin story line, but it does possess one. Its indirect depiction of sexual activities leaves little to the imagination; anyone over the age of twelve or so would guess what is involved. However, hard core pornography, as is commonly understood, is something that leaves nothing to the imagination: a child of eight would know what the adults were doing (although perhaps not why). Hard core pornography is such as that involved in In Re Haggerty, 257 La. 1, 241 So.2d 469 (1970), which explicitly depicted in detail sexual activity. Such showings commonly do not have any pretense at a story line, for instance, and close-ups of one sexual act after another are shown. In the present case, the motion picture "The Stewardesses" was shown in first-run cinemas all over the nation. It attempted by exaggeration to illustrate a view of the life of airline stewardesses, involving the use of sex to fill their (depictedly) empty lives between flights. Aside from some of the comedy of the exaggeration, one could sense as a theme of the picture the futility and emptiness of such a way of life. For instance, the picture ends with the suicide of one of the heroines. This "X" rated movie is certainly not family entertainment (nor are young people below the age of 18 permitted to see it). It is not the sort of show with which I would choose to while away my leisure hours (although millions of Americans apparently do find such a show entertaining). It has no more redeeming social value as entertainment than, say, a New Orleans Saints football game. However, as the senior members of our court may remember, it is certainly far less explicit and pornographic than many of the shows on Bourbon Street in the New Orleans of an earlier era (and perhaps of now, for all I know). That our nuisance statute can be used to suppress a motion picture like this, and moreover to threaten the theatre itself with complete closing for a year because it showed it, illustrates why such a nuisance statute is unconstitutional insofar as sought to be applied in the sensitive area of the *578 First Amendment freedoms. Adults have in general a right to see and read what they wish to; to prohibit a showing or reading because it offends, not contemporary standards but those of a previous generation, is not permitted by our state and federal constitutions. I therefore respectfully dissent. NOTES [1] In fact, Section 4 of Act 362 of 1968, which amended and reenacted R.S. 13:4712 (the section which provides for the issuance of the temporary and permanent injunctions), specifically declares that its provisions are severable and that the invalidity of one portion shall not affect other provisions which can be given effect with the invalid provisions. [1] Tr. 279-280: "THE COURT: * * * I am holding that the showing of this movie is in violation of the statute. Period. Now if they show another movie and you come back in, showing that, then I think that possibly we would be justified in going ahead and doing what you are asking to be done, closing the business for a year." In this connection, the court had earlier stated with regard to closing the premises for a year, Tr. 279: "Now, as I say to the District Attorney, if you have another one, come back, and then they know what to expect from the premises itself." [1] The film was not in the record sent to this court. [2] The statute is so broad that, on presentation of a petition with affidavits by two persons that "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" is a "nuisance," because seven lecherous creatures take into their home an innocent young girl, the judge is required to grant an injunction. [1] This complaint was vigorously registered by the three dissenting justices and voiced also by counsel for defendants during oral argument on rehearing as well as in their application for a rehearing and briefs on rehearing. [2] The picture deals in disconnected sequences with the off-duty lives of airline stewardesses, (presumably) during stopover travel. The pursuits of these young women refer exclusively to their sexual encounters, showing them engaged in acts of fornication, lesbianism, masturbation and even, in one sequence, as the partner in an act of sadism. [3] This is also the citation of Alberts v. State of California, decided the same day, the landmark decision on obscenity being referred to generally as the Roth-Alberts test. [4] State v. Hudson County News Co., 41 N.J. 247, 196 A.2d 225 (1963). [5] See Roth v. Goldman, 172 F.2d 788. [6] In determining the film in the Jacobellis case was not pornographic, and, therefore, protected by the First Amendment, the court seemed to be impressed by the fact that the film had a plot. It stated the picture had been shown in approximately 100 large cities of the country, but admitted that while it was favorably reviewed in a number of national publications, it was disparaged in others. It also seemed impressed by the fact that it was rated by at least two critics of national statute among the best, films of the year in which it was produced; but it makes no mention of the opinion voiced by the numerous other critics of national stature. The court's conclusion, after viewing the film, was that it "was not obscene within the standards enunciated in Roth v. United States and Alberts v. California," which standards it reaffirmed. [1] See R.S. 13:4713, 4714, 4717. [2] Among the attacks are: (1) The statutes under First Amendment to the United States Constitution and Article I, Section 2, of the Louisiana Constitution are unconstitutional on their face and cannot be used as an ad hoc censorship device to suppress without notice or hearing these rights relating to freedom of expression, press, motion picture, radio and the like —all of which are constitutionally protected. (2) The statutes are unconstitutional in that the trial court is required to issue an ex parte temporary injunction to immediately restrain or suppress an alleged obscenity upon presentation of petition and affidavits "on information and belief" with no requirement that "probable cause" be shown but with only a requirement that in some cases the trial court must determine the application to be "in good faith and not for any improper purpose". (3) The "rule nisi" provision unconstitutionally casts the burden of proof upon the defendants. (4) The statutes are violative of constitutional rights in their control of expression because they provide for prior restraint without an adversary judicial determination. (5) The statutes are unconstitutional in failing to provide for a speedy adversary hearing and decision, for speedy appellate review, and for speedy final judgment. (6) The statutes are unconstitutional in providing that the premises where any obscenity is found to exist shall be closed for all purposes for a year. (7) The statutes are unconstitutional in providing that defendants may be cast in judgment upon the basis of the general reputation of the premises or the persons frequenting them or of the defendants themselves. (8) The statutes are unconstitutional in that they provide for the destruction of property without due process. (9) The statutes are unconstitutional in that the body of each amendatory act is broader than its title, in that none of the amendatory acts gives any indication that it intends to regular basic rights of free speech and expression through definition and control of obscenity. [3] The temporary restraining order was in fact issued in violation of constitutional due process required in the regulation of expression generally protected under the First Amendment. No facts at all were given to support a finding of probable cause. The district attorney on information and belief, without divulging the source of his information or asserting the credibility of the informant, recited hearsay for the purpose of alleging that the motion picture was obscene. This is even less than the content in the affidavits which were condemned in Marcus v. Property Search Warrant, 367 U.S. 717, 81 S. Ct. 1708, 6 L.Ed.2d 1127 (1961); and Lee Art Theatre v. Virginia, 392 U.S. 636, 88 S.Ct. 2103, 20 L.Ed.2d 1313 (1968). There was in fact no finding of probable cause. [4] Under this statute not only is the offensive, obscene material enjoined from exhibition, but none of the movable property or personal effects including equipment used to manufacture, exhibit, or distribute expression may be removed from the premises. And when the premises are closed, these effects along with the immovable closed become subject to the lien for contempt fines and subject to eventual seizure and sale to satisfy contempt judgments. This accomplishes a denial of the application of the doctrine of prohibiting previous restraint upon publication. [5] This particular constitutional defect as well as others in the statutes we consider probably result from the fact that the two situations were analogized. R.S. 13:4711-4717 originally abated the particular public nuisance of houses of prostitution. The amendment of R.S. 13:4711 in 1970 to include obscenity, an exception to the First Amendment right, simply treated obscenity as a nuisance. Plaintiffs have attempted to use a 1968 procedure providing only the minimal safeguards for abatement of houses of prostitution.

2023-08-03T01:27:04.277712

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Advantages Disadvantages An easy way to brighten up a room With only a few weeks until our baby is due me and my husband decided that we needed to make a start on decorating our spare room. We wanted a theme running through the room but didn't want it too be tacky or over the top, after hunting around I came across some Tiny Tatty Teddy bedding which I thought was extremely cute, we decided that this was going to be the theme for our babies room, Tatty Teddy is actually quite neutral and you can get merchandise aimed at both girls and boys, we are having a boy so started to hunt around for something to decorate the room with. I came across some Tiny Tatty Teddy giant room stickers, they were perfect for what I wanted, I could paint the room blue and use the stickers to brighten it up and turn it into more of a nursery (please note the ones shown are slightly different to the ones I am reviewing) The Tiny Tatty Stickers came on two large sheets of paper laid on a piece of card to prevent them from bending, the stickers were then covered in clear plastic with a thinner card bent over the top, this contained the Tatty Teddy logo and a picture of the stickers on a wall, on the back of the card were the directions for use, the packaging that they stickers came in was minimal and basic but it told me what I needed to know which was how to use the stickers and also allowed me to have a look at the stickers inside before purchasing them. The Tiny Tatty Stickers I purchased in my opinion are quite neutral and could quite easily be used in a girl or boys room, in total with this pack I got 5 large Tiny Tatty Stickers along with 12 star stickers. The pack includes - *1 very large sticker of Tiny Tatty Teddy sitting in a crescent moon shape *1 slightly smaller version of Tiny Tatty Teddy sitting in a crescent mood shape *1 large sticker of Tiny Tatty Teddy sitting down *1 small sticker of Tiny Tatty Teddy sitting down *1 large sticker of Tiny Tatty Teddy holding a blue coloured blanket I would say that the large stickers measure at least between 40 and 50cm and the smaller ones between 20 and 30cm, although the measurements are very hard to judge due to the shape of the stickers. The 12 Star shaped stickers come in three colours, pale blue, pale green and yellow, these again come in two different sizes of between about 2 and 3 inches. Tiny Tatty Teddy in the stickers looks just like the regular Tatty Teddy merchandise you can buy just a younger version. The stickers are not textured in anyway and come printed onto a clear background which makes up the entire sticker, this means that the stickers are sturdy when you peel them off, there is no fear of tearing them and the clear background allows you to see the colour of the wall the sticker is being placed on giving the impression of the design being printed direct onto the wall. The stickers have a sort of plasticy feel to them making them ideal for a child's room/ nursery as they could be wiped down with a slightly damp cloth to remove sticky finger prints. When I got the stickers out to use I was a bit concerned about how easy they would be to apply, the packaging did say that they are re-positionable meaning I could peel them off the wall and move them around should I need to, I had visions of them being peeled and restuck so many times that I would remove the paint or they would loose their stick. The directions for use on the back of the packaging stated that you simply peel each sticker off of the sticker sheets, position it on the wall and smooth it out with either your hand or a clean dry cloth to remove any air bubbles. I started off with the largest sticker as I thought this would be the easiest to apply, I was very surprised at how simple they were to do, each sticker went smoothly onto the wall with hardly any air bubbles at all, and the few small ones which did get in the sticker could easily be pushed out with your hard giving a very smooth finish. Once I had decided where to put each sticker applying them took hardly any time at all, the back of the packet did advise that you wait 2 weeks before applying the stickers to a newly painted wall, however being impatient I decided to risk it, of course this was the only sticker I had to peel off and redo so I was a bit worried that I would remove the new paint at the same time, however the sticker easily peeled off the wall without taking any paint with it meaning I could quickly reposition it where I wanted it to go, whilst it is probably not recommended that you apply the stickers to a freshly painted wall and peel them off speaking from experience the stickers do tend to peel off without causing any damage, however you do need to be careful just in case the paint isn't as well set as you originally thought. The only other warning which comes with the Tiny Tatty Stickers is that you should not stick them near heat or radiators as this can cause them to peel from the walls, we just avoided sticking them on the same wall as the radiator to save any problems when we have the heating on. Tiny Tatty Teddy Wall Stickers are available in a variety of shops and on several different websites, I actually came across the ones I purchased one a website called allthingsgifts.co.uk, the set of stickers cost me just £14.99 which I thought was an excellent price as I had looked at them in other shops/ websites and some places were charging a lot more than this. The stickers actually come in several different designs and often change, the ones shown are slightly different to the ones I purchased. Personally I would say that the stickers are very good value for money, you get just enough stickers to spread around the room without having too many and making it look over the top and crowded, the variety of sized stickers also works well as it means you can have more than one sticker per wall the different sizes complement each other and work well together. The stickers are durable, they are made from a plastic type material as I have mentioned which means they are easy to keep clean but also they do not tear when removed from the backing sheet, also the plastic material makes it easy to peel the stickers off of the wall should you need to. You can buy larger sets of the Tiny Tatty Stickers which are a bit more expensive, our rooms are not overly big so the slightly smaller set worked well with what space we had. I would definitely recommend the Tiny Tatty Stickers, they are an excellent way to brighten up a nursery or Childs bedroom, you can quickly and easily create a theme in the room without having to be artistic, once in place the stickers have a professional look and give the impression of the design being printed direct onto the wall. For me the main benefit of these stickers was how easy they were to apply, I really thought they were going to be time consuming and quite difficult to position without air bubbles in the sticker, however it really didn't take me long at all to apply all stickers. The design of the stickers is quite neutral so could be put in a girl or boys bedroom and still look good, ours go perfectly with the blue and cream walls we have painted and will match perfectly with the other Tiny Tatty Teddy items we have for the room. I would certainly recommend these stickers and would consider bedroom stickers in the future.

2024-07-12T01:27:04.277712

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In an interview with Variety, first lady Michelle Obama weighs in on diversity in Hollywood, going into particular detail about why she thinks it’s important that television and film represent people of all different backgrounds — to combat stereotypes and ignorance: My mom says it all the time: "People are so enamored of Michelle and Barack Obama." And she says, "There are millions of Michelle and Barack Obamas." We’re not new. We’re not special. People who come from intact families who are educated, who have values, who care for their kids, who raise their kids — if you don’t see that on TV, and you don’t live in communities with people like me, you never know who we are, and you can make and be susceptible to all sorts of assumptions and stereotypes and biases, based on nothing but what you see and hear on TV. So it becomes very important for the world to see different images of each other, so that, again, we can develop empathy and understanding. She cites ABC’s Black-ish as one example of a series that could potentially tip people off that hers isn’t the only functioning black family in the country. Obama is concerned about the broad, lazy, and often negative generalizations that people who don’t have many personal relationships with black people might fall back on. Her concern is timely — the mindset that she says diverse TV can fight was expressed almost exactly in Donald Trump’s recent suggestion that African Americans’ lives are all complete disasters that could not possibly become any worse under his presidency. "What do you have to lose by trying something new, like Trump?" he said at a rally last Friday in Dimondale, Michigan. "What do you have to lose? You’re living in poverty. Your schools are no good. You have no jobs. Fifty-eight percent of your youth is unemployed. What the hell do you have to lose?" VIDEO: "What do you have to lose? You're living in poverty. Your schools are no good. You have no jobs," says Trump. pic.twitter.com/uw7cBzF6qV — Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) August 19, 2016 The remarks have been widely criticized as sloppy, misleading campaigning and a sinister attempt to appeal to white voters disguised as concern for black people. They were also simply wrong. For example, the Washington Post’s Philip Bump wrote that it’s untrue that African Americans are living in poverty as a general rule. And the 58 percent unemployment number isn’t correct unless you count high school students, who obviously aren’t all looking for jobs. But they reflected a more disturbing flaw, too: an inability to imagine that individual black voters could have lives and political concerns related to anything other than overblown generalizations about the worst things plaguing African Americans as a whole. Yes, racial inequality is a real problem when it comes to education and economics. There’s nothing wrong with identifying that. But it speaks volumes about Trump’s mindset that he would talk to African Americans as a monolithic group, unworthy of either nuance or accuracy. You don’t hear him saying specifically to white voters, "You’re increasingly dying of suicide, alcohol abuse, and drugs! What do you have to lose?" Trump doesn’t speak explicitly to white Americans at all, although it’s fairly clear — like when he talks about making America great again, referring to a time when it’s safe to assume nonwhite people had fewer rights and less equality — that they’re the intended recipients of his message. Why? Perhaps because Trump, like many others, sees white Americans as the default, as normal, and as the only set of citizens whose struggles, priorities, and concerns deserve analysis that goes deeper than the grimmest statistics one can dig up — or in this case, make up — about an entire racial group. The Dimondale event wasn’t the only time he’s revealed that he doesn’t think past headlines and generalizations about the plight of nonwhite, Christian populations. Far from it. He’s shared his views that most Mexican immigrants are rapists (while conceding that "some" are good people). He’s celebrated Cinco de Mayo by declaring his "love" for all "Hispanics" and eating a taco bowl made in Trump Tower, revealing that he can’t be bothered to distinguish between the groups of Americans with ancestry in various countries who identify as Hispanic, versus the origin of the Mexican holiday. He’s cited a thoroughly debunked story about videos of Muslim Americans cheering after the 9/11 attacks, and said he wants a database of, and ID cards for, all adherents to the faith. He awkwardly pointed out a black supporter at one of his rallies, calling him, "my African-American over here." It would be hard to imagine Trump, simple as many of his statements are, speaking so dismissively about people who look like him. Of course, the humanizing pop culture portrayals that Obama hopes can help us "develop empathy and understanding" — and thus be less like Trump — are up against a lot. As she alluded to in her Variety interview, residential segregation means some people rarely cross paths with people of different racial and ethnic backgrounds. A recent New York Times article explained how even well-off black families end up in poorer neighborhoods than similarly situated white families. Meanwhile, a 2015 poll by the Public Religion Institute concluded that 75 percent of white Americans didn’t have a single nonwhite friend. While there’s less data that specifically supports Obama’s hypothesis that television images can change perceptions in a segregated society, it couldn’t hurt. After all, there’s a fairly broad consensus that negative, stereotypical, and unbalanced coverage can shape viewers’ thinking about people of different races. (See, for example, this 2015 University of Houston study about the effect of biased news coverage on perceptions of African Americans, and this Center for Media Literacy take on the potential effects of the long history of derogatory images of members of racial minority groups). It stands to reason that the opposite would also be true — that characters who are more than caricatures might train viewers to see their fellow citizens as more than racial stereotypes. If you do believe there’s something to the first lady’s theory about relationship between pop culture and basic literacy about the lives of nonwhite Americans, Trump has, at the very least, a lot of Black-ish — like, multiple seasons — to watch before he makes another appeal for their votes. What the media gets wrong about Trump voters

2024-06-27T01:27:04.277712

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Q: How to query Firebase Firestore Reference data type? I'm using the Firestore reference data type to store a reference to a User as shown in the screenshots below User reference Users collections When I try to query this data, I get a ClassCastException (I tried to cast to a String just for the sake of it). Code //.. this function reads data from DocumentSnapshot //.. and converts to an Organization private fun DocumentSnapshot.toOrganization(): Organization { //.. some code (this.data["members"] as ArrayList<HashMap<String, Any>>).map { toOrgMember(it) }) //.. more code } fun toOrgMember(map: Map<String, Any>): OrgMember { //map["user"] as String throws ClassCastException. Refer first screenshot return OrgMember(map["id"] as Long, UserRef(map["user"] as String), map["type"] as String, asJobTitlesList(map["jobTitles"] as String)) } Stacktrace 10-14 20:31:17.503 15569-15569/com.a.b W/System.err: Caused by: java.lang.ClassCastException: com.google.android.gms.internal.zzegf cannot be cast to java.lang.String 10-14 20:31:17.504 15569-15569/com.a.b W/System.err: at feature.model.core.CoreUtilsKt.toOrgMember(CoreUtils.kt:28) 10-14 20:31:17.504 15569-15569/com.a.b W/System.err: at feature.model.organization.OrgRemoteKt.toOrganization(OrgRemote.kt:55) To what class should I cast the reference data type? (com.google.android.gms.internal.zzegf seems like an internal class which shouldn't be used) As of now, I didn't find any example in the docs for a reference type. Any help would be appreciated. A: Firestore returns a DocumentReference when getting a reference from your collections. If changing the cast to DocumentReference doesn't work, keep track of this issue.

2023-10-26T01:27:04.277712

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How to Survive a Nuclear Terrorist Attack. You can increase your chances of staying alive if you know how to decrease your exposure to radiation. You will need Potassium iodide Shelter and decontamination. Step 1. Have potassium iodide on hand; you may need it to protect your thyroid from the radioactive iodine fallout of a nuclear event. It is available without a prescription; ask your pharmacist for an FDA-approved brand and dosage guidelines. In the event of an attack, emergency officials may advise people over 40 not to take potassium iodide, since they have the lowest chance of developing thyroid cancer or thyroid injury after exposure to radioactive iodine. Step 2. If an attack is imminent, get indoors and go as far below ground as you can. If that's not possible, seek whatever shelter you can. Step 3. Once indoors, close all windows and doors and turn off air conditioners, heaters, and other ventilation systems. Step 4. If you can't get to a building, stay inside your car. Close the windows and vents, turn off the heat and A/C, and hold a cloth over your mouth and nose to avoid breathing in radioactive dust and smoke. Step 5. If you're caught outdoors or very near the blast when it happens, don't look at it or you risk temporary or even permanent blindness. Keep your mouth open so your eardrums don't burst. Don't touch objects thrown by an explosion; they might be radioactive. Step 6. If you are more than 10 miles from the epicenter of the blast, remain in the shelter for 48 to 72 hours after the blast. Step 7. If you are closer than 10 miles to the epicenter after the explosion, get moving! You have 10 to 20 minutes to get at least a mile away from the mushroom cloud, or you risk lethal radiation poisoning. Be sure to move downwind or perpendicular to the wind. Step 8. Keep your mouth, nose, and as much of your skin covered as you move away from the blast area.Once you're at a safe distance, take off your clothes; this alone may get rid of up to 80 percent of radioactive dust. Then take a shower, which will further reduce your exposure. Step 9. Rid your body of radioactive material as soon as possible by reporting to the nearest decontamination center set up in your area. Did you know In the film "Godzilla 1985," a Soviet captain tries to launch a nuclear missile at Tokyo after learning that Godzilla is back.

2023-08-24T01:27:04.277712

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2023-10-25T01:27:04.277712

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We use cookies to personalise content and ads, to provide social media features and to analyse our traffic. We also share information about your use of our site with our social media, advertising and analytics partners who may combine it with other information that you’ve provided to them or that they’ve collected from your use of their services. You consent to our cookies if you continue to use our website. On the heels of the Newfoundland Growlers opening their inaugural season this month, the Toronto Maple Leafs announced today that the team will open its 2019-20 training camp in St. John's and also host a pre-season game at Mile One Centre. The team will start camp with three days of on-ice training in St. John's on Friday, September 13, 2019, and will then open its eight-game pre-season schedule with a match up against the Ottawa Senators at Mile One Centre on Tuesday, September 17 (7 p.m. start time). The location of the on-ice training sessions will be confirmed at a later date. "As we're continually looking to provide memorable experiences for both our fans and players alike, we're pleased to bring next season's training camp to St. John's, Newfoundland - a city and province which has historically meant a lot to the Maple Leafs," said Maple Leafs President & Alternate Governor Brendan Shanahan. "We've been very fortunate to host successful camps over the past number of seasons in Niagara Falls and Halifax. It gives our players a chance to connect directly with more of our fans and also reconnect with each other. St. John's has passionate hockey fans and the Maple Leafs couldn't be happier than to be coming back." In addition to the pre-season game, fans will have an opportunity to engage in training camp as the team hosts practices and scrimmages, outdoor activations, and a Toronto Maple Leafs Alumni Game. Full details on the team's schedule and pre-season game ticket information will be shared at a later date. The Growlers were introduced as the Maple Leafs' ECHL affiliate in June of 2018. In addition to the Maple Leafs, they also serve as an affiliate of the American Hockey League's Toronto Marlies. St. John's was previously home to the Maple Leafs' AHL team, the St. John's Maple Leafs, from 1991-2005 before relocating to Toronto as the Toronto Marlies for the 2005-06 season. The Maple Leafs had previously held training camp in St. John's in 2001, and they've played two pre-season games (2001 vs Montreal and 2003 vs Ottawa) at Mile One Centre. ### Growlers Season Seat Holders who have secured their seats by January 1st, 2019 will receive priority to purchase tickets for the aforementioned preseason game featuring the Toronto Maple Leafs and Ottawa Senators. Full ticketing details, including other key dates and activations, will be announced soon. Season Tickets continue to be available at the Mile One Centre Box Office, to purchase your tickets call 709.576.7657.

2023-11-19T01:27:04.277712

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2023-09-10T01:27:04.277712

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2024-01-02T01:27:04.277712

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Meningiomas induced by high-dose cranial irradiation. Although meningiomas are known to be induced by low doses of cranial irradiation, such as those given to treat tinea capitis, little experience has been reported on the induction of meningiomas by high-dose cranial irradiation. The authors describe a series of 10 patients with meningiomas and a previous history of high-dose radiation therapy, usually given for a primary brain tumor. Of the 10 patients, eight were female, three had multiple meningiomas, and the majority had other stigmata of previous radiation therapy. Eight meningiomas were examined pathologically and one-half were classified as either aggressive or atypical, or were noted to have a high bromodeoxyuridine labeling index. The average time from radiation therapy to diagnosis of a meningioma was 24 years (range 5 to 40 years), a shorter interval than that previously reported for meningiomas induced by lower doses of irradiation. Within this series, patient age at irradiation was significantly correlated with tumor latency; individuals who were younger at the time of radiation therapy had a shorter time to meningioma formation. The latency of meningioma formation is therefore influenced by both the radiation dose and the age of the patient at irradiation.

2024-01-13T01:27:04.277712

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When the rumors surfaced that Stassi Schroeder wasn't planning on returning to Vanderpump Rules, hearts broke around the globe (I assume). While she wasn't close with the main cast anymore, her commentary on everything that was happening was too good to lose. Luckily, Vanderpump Rules Season 4 is back and Stassi is too, although we'll have to wait a bit into the season to find out in what regards. Until then, you might be wondering what Stassi thinks about certain situations. Wonder no more, because in an interview with Bustle, we asked Stassi to speak out on multiple Vanderpump Rules situations using only emojis. Stassi has always been extremely outspoken on Vanderpump Rules, but what does she think of your BFF hooking up with you BF? There's only so much Stassi can say using emojis, but knowing that she once said, "I literally want to come at them with daggers and chop their faces and hide them in the walls," it's safe to say she knows how to express herself. Here's what Stassi had to say about seven Vanderpump Rules situations using only iPhone emojis (and yes, it's the most recent emoji update — coffin included.) When Your Best Friend Becomes Best Friends With Your Nemesis The situation: Stassi's closest friend on the show, Katie, became best friends with Scheana — who is not Stassi's favorite person — over the past season, which eventually caused a bit of a falling out between Katie and Stassi. The breakdown: I think Stassi's response speaks for itself. When Your Best Friend And Boyfriend Hook Up The situation: Stassi caught Jax and Kristen in enough lies that it eventually exposed that the two had actually hooked up, despite consistently saying they didn't.

2024-07-31T01:27:04.277712

https://example.com/article/7353

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2023-11-15T01:27:04.277712

https://example.com/article/8818

Roger Dumas Roger Dumas (9 May 1932 – 2 July 2016) was a French film actor. He appeared in more than 100 films between 1954 and 2016. He was born in Annonay, Ardèche. Selected filmography Wild Fruit (1954) - Hans Before the Deluge (1954) - Un élève (uncredited) Les premiers outrages (1955) - Jojo - l'employé de l'auberge Maid in Paris (1956) - Un jeune dragueur au jardin If All the Guys in the World (1956) - Jean-Pierre Pardonnez nos offenses (1956) Les promesses dangereuses (1956) - La Bourride The Bride Is Much Too Beautiful (1956) - Marc Isabelle Is Afraid of Men (1957) - Maxime Brissac Mimi Pinson (1958) - Pierrot Asphalte (1959) - Marcel Rue des prairies (1959) - Fernand Neveux Signé Arsène Lupin (1959) - Isidore Bautrelet dit Véritaz Carillons sans joie (1962) - Adolphe Charlier, dit 'le môme' Cross of the Living (1962) - Sylvain The Deadly Decoy (1962) - Louis Pouic-Pouic (1963) - Paul Monestier That Man from Rio (1964) - Lebel, Dufourquet's Buddy La chance et l'amour (1964) - Taupin (segment "Chance du guerrier, La") Le Tigre aime la chair fraiche (1964) - Duvet Our Agent Tiger (1965) - Duvet La Ligne de démarcation (1966) - Chéti, le passeur / Passer Caroline chérie (1968) - Clément, l'ancien jardinier du comte Bruno, l'enfant du dimanche (1969) - Jean-Claude Du blé en liasses (1969) - Faubst Dédé la tendresse (1974) La Rage au poing (1975) - Le voisin Le bougnoul (1975) - Jeannot Le faux-cul (1975) - Frémicourt Un tueur, un flic, ainsi soit-il... (1977) - Michaud Tendre Poulet (1977) - Marcel Guérin, l'inspecteur Général... nous voilà! (1978) - Bazas Le Marginal (1983) - Inspecteur Simon Fort Saganne (1984) - Vulpi The Public Woman (1984) - André, le photographe L'amour en douce (1985) - Georges Suivez mon regard (1986) - L'homme au pouce cassé Le débutant (1986) - Marceau Masks (1987) - Manu Association of Wrongdoers (1987) - Superintendant Brunet Chouans! (1988) - Bouchard Les Années sandwiches (1988) - L'homme au chien Bunker Palace Hôtel (1989) - Zarka A Tale of Winter (1992) - Léontès Loulou Graffiti (1992) - De mirmont Pétain (1993) - Bonhomme A New Life (1993) - Martin New World (1995) - The Priest Tykho Moon (1996) - Patron Soleil (1997) - Mr. Muraton The Visitors II: The Corridors of Time (1998) - Maître Valoche Sentimental Destinies (2000) - Pauline's boss Inch'Allah Dimanche (2001) - Monsieur Donze Le Cri (2006, TV Mini-Series) - Le chef comptable Comedy of Power (2006) - René Lange Le Grand Meaulnes (2006) - L'horloger Hunting and Gathering (2007) - Le patron du 'restaurant des voyageurs' I Always Wanted to Be a Gangster (2007) - Pierrot la Pince Ca$h (2008) - Emile The First Day of the Rest of Your Life (2008) - Pierre Bank Error in Your Favour (2009) - Lebrun La différence, c'est que c'est pas pareil (2009) - Pierrot la Pince Le concert (2009) - Momo Dumas (2010) - M. de Saint Omer Derrière les murs (2011) - Père Francis Zarafa (2012) - Charles X (voice) Premiers crus (2015) - Grand-Jacques References External links Category:1932 births Category:2016 deaths Category:People from Annonay Category:French male film actors Category:20th-century French male actors Category:21st-century French male actors Category:French lyricists

2024-06-25T01:27:04.277712

https://example.com/article/7782

Q: Why is the `nm` utility named as such? The nm the utility to list symbols in a binary doesn't include in its documentation any explanation or clue of how it got to be named nm. I imagine some of the long experienced UNIX developers can shed some light. Why is the nm utility named as such? A: It's an abbreviation for "names" or "name list". Nm prints the name list (symbol table) of each object file in the argument list. (V7 Unix manual, 1979) A: Looking at http://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/utilities/nm.html it looks like it is an abbreviation for "NaMe list".

2024-06-04T01:27:04.277712

https://example.com/article/2550

Q: Reading json from hidden input value Trying to read JSON from hidden input value. <html> <body> <input id="hdn" type="hidden" value='{"products":{"id":100001,name:"Ram"}}'> <script type="text/javascript"> var jsonObj = document.getElementById('hdn').value; alert(jsonObj); alert(jsonObj.products.name); </script> </body> </html> A: You need to parse it as var jsonObj = JSON.parse(document.getElementById('hdn').value) Note, I changed the way you were storing your JSON object, by adding the quotes to the name property. I added as both console.log and an alert... mostly because I prefer console.log, but you originally had an alert in there. Here's the updated (working) code: <html> <body> <input id="hdn" type="hidden" value='{"products":{"id":100001,"name":"Ram"}}'> <script type="text/javascript"> var jsonObj = JSON.parse(document.getElementById('hdn').value); console.log(jsonObj); console.log(jsonObj.products.name); alert(jsonObj); alert(jsonObj.products.name); </script> </body> </html>

2023-12-18T01:27:04.277712

https://example.com/article/2440

RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KABC) -- Riverside County prosecutors will not file charges against an off-duty Los Angeles police officer who fatally shot a man and wounded his parents in a June 14 incident at a Costco in Corona, the district attorney said.At a morning press conference, District Attorney Michael Hestrin said his decision was in accordance with a grand jury's recommendation that LAPD Officer Salvador Sanchez not be charged in the case.Kenneth French, a 32-year-old man described as developmentally disabled by his family, was killed in the shooting. His parents, Russell and Paola French, were wounded by gunfire and hospitalized. Sanchez's attorney has said the incident began when the off-duty policeman was assaulted while holding his toddler son , and contended that Sanchez opened fire after being knocked to the floor.

2023-12-30T01:27:04.277712

https://example.com/article/1196

package org.jboss.resteasy.spi; import java.io.IOException; import java.io.OutputStream; import java.util.concurrent.CompletableFuture; import java.util.concurrent.CompletionStage; public class BlockingAsyncOutputStream extends AsyncOutputStream { private OutputStream outputStream; public BlockingAsyncOutputStream(final OutputStream outputStream) { this.outputStream = outputStream; } @Override public CompletionStage<Void> asyncFlush() { try { outputStream.flush(); } catch (IOException e) { CompletableFuture<Void> ret = new CompletableFuture<>(); ret.completeExceptionally(e); return ret; } return CompletableFuture.completedFuture(null); } @Override public CompletionStage<Void> asyncWrite(byte[] bytes, int offset, int length) { try { outputStream.write(bytes, offset, length); } catch (IOException e) { CompletableFuture<Void> ret = new CompletableFuture<>(); ret.completeExceptionally(e); return ret; } return CompletableFuture.completedFuture(null); } public void write(int b) throws IOException { outputStream.write(b); } public int hashCode() { return outputStream.hashCode(); } public void write(byte[] b) throws IOException { outputStream.write(b); } public void write(byte[] b, int off, int len) throws IOException { outputStream.write(b, off, len); } public boolean equals(Object obj) { return outputStream.equals(obj); } public void flush() throws IOException { outputStream.flush(); } public void close() throws IOException { outputStream.close(); } public String toString() { return outputStream.toString(); } }

2023-11-26T01:27:04.277712

https://example.com/article/2192

Q: changing all occurrences of a string in filenames and their content I have code of the form: myfile/foo/Foo.java: public class Foo() { System.out.println("I'm a Foo"); } in an arbitrarily deep directory tree and I'd like to change all occurrences of "foo" to "bar" , "Foo" to "Bar", etc. in both filenames and content automatically. (I'm happy to do these sequentially, changing the substitution strings each time - there's a limited number of lexical forms). myfile/bar/Bar.java: public class Bar() { System.out.println("I'm a Bar"); } I use Eclipse and if there are tools in it that would work. I suspect it's easier to use a UNIX script. If so I would be grateful for an example as my UNIX is rusty and this need not be Java-specific. A: it is not super elegant but you can do it in two steps : Rename files with a native multi file rename utility. I personally prefer KRename it is a GUI tool and available on most linux distributions. this will only rename the file names, but not the content In eclipse you can do a replace strings in multiple files with the Search/Search/Replace command (or just look for the compilation errors and apply a quick fix for all)

2024-07-28T01:27:04.277712

https://example.com/article/1560

Transcriptional regulation of IL-8 by iron chelator in human epithelial cells is independent from NF-kappaB but involves ERK1/2- and p38 kinase-dependent activation of AP-1. We have shown that the bacterial iron chelator, deferoxamine (DFO), triggers inflammatory signals including the production of CXC chemokine IL-8, in human intestinal epithelial cells (IECs) by activating the ERK1/2 and p38 kinase pathways. In this study we investigated the mechanisms involved in IL-8 generation by DFO, focusing on the transcription factors involved and the roles of both mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs) in the transcription factor activation. Treatment of human epithelial HT-29 cells with DFO markedly up-regulated the expression of the essential components of the transcription factor AP-1 at a transcriptional level, while it minimally affected the expression of the NF-kappaB subunits. DFO also induced AP-1-dependent transcriptional activity in HT-29 cells, and this activity was further augmented by the wild-type c-Jun transfection. In contrast, the AP-1 activity by DFO was markedly decreased by the dominant-negative c-Jun transfection. Electrophoretic mobility shift assays revealed that DFO increases the specific binding of AP-1 but not of NF-kappaB. Such AP-1 binding and transcriptional activities were blocked by the inhibitors of the ERK1/2 and p38 kinase pathways, suggesting that both mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs) lie upstream of AP-1. Besides its action on AP-1, DFO also induced the specific binding of other transcription factors such as CREB and Egr-1. In summary, our results indicate that iron chelator-induced IL-8 generation in IECs involves activation of ERK1/2 and p38 kinase and downstream activation of AP-1. A possible link between iron status and two additional transcription factors, that is, CREB and Egr-1, rather than NF-kappaB, was also suggested.

2024-04-14T01:27:04.277712

https://example.com/article/7068

import pytest from tests.smoke.organizations.locations.roles.users.base_user import BaseWorker class TestWorkers(BaseWorker): def setUp(self): # (if you are copying and pasting, update class title below) super(TestWorkers, self).setUp() # give the worker a current timeclock - this will be closed when worker # is removed form role self.open_timeclock = self.worker.create_timeclock() def tearDown(self): # (if you are copying and pasting, update class title below) super(TestWorkers, self).tearDown() def test_worker_crud_sudo(self): self.update_permission_sudo() # workers created by sudo in setup - dont need to test again # patch new_internal_id = "1337" self.worker.patch(internal_id=new_internal_id) assert self.worker.data.get("internal_id") == new_internal_id # other worker self.other_worker.patch(internal_id=new_internal_id) assert self.other_worker.data.get("internal_id") == new_internal_id # delete self.worker.delete() refetch = self.role.get_worker(self.worker.get_id()) assert refetch.data.get("archived") is True # that open timeclock should be closed refetch_tc = self.worker.get_timeclock(self.open_timeclock.get_id()) assert refetch_tc.data.get("stop") is not None self.other_worker.delete() refetch = self.other_role.get_worker(self.other_worker.get_id()) assert refetch.data.get("archived") is True def test_worker_crud_admin(self): self.update_permission_admin() # post - access across all locations new_email = "demo+wassup@7bridg.es" new_worker = self.role.create_worker( email=new_email, min_hours_per_workweek=20, max_hours_per_workweek=40) assert new_worker.data.get("email") == new_email other_new_worker = self.other_role.create_worker( email=new_email, min_hours_per_workweek=20, max_hours_per_workweek=40) assert other_new_worker.data.get("email") == new_email # patch new_internal_id = "1337" self.worker.patch(internal_id=new_internal_id) assert self.worker.data.get("internal_id") == new_internal_id # other worker self.other_worker.patch(internal_id=new_internal_id) assert self.other_worker.data.get("internal_id") == new_internal_id # delete self.worker.delete() refetch = self.role.get_worker(self.worker.get_id()) assert refetch.data.get("archived") is True # that open timeclock should be closed refetch_tc = self.worker.get_timeclock(self.open_timeclock.get_id()) assert refetch_tc.data.get("stop") is not None self.other_worker.delete() refetch = self.other_role.get_worker(self.other_worker.get_id()) assert refetch.data.get("archived") is True def test_worker_crud_manager(self): self.update_permission_manager() # post only works within managed locations new_email = "demo+wassup@7bridg.es" new_worker = self.role.create_worker( email=new_email, min_hours_per_workweek=20, max_hours_per_workweek=40) assert new_worker.data.get("email") == new_email with pytest.raises(Exception): self.other_role.create_worker( email=new_email, min_hours_per_workweek=20, max_hours_per_workweek=40) # patch new_internal_id = "1337" self.worker.patch(internal_id=new_internal_id) assert self.worker.data.get("internal_id") == new_internal_id # other worker with pytest.raises(Exception): self.other_worker.patch(internal_id=new_internal_id) # delete self.worker.delete() refetch = self.role.get_worker(self.worker.get_id()) assert refetch.data.get("archived") is True # that open timeclock should be closed refetch_tc = self.worker.get_timeclock(self.open_timeclock.get_id()) assert refetch_tc.data.get("stop") is not None with pytest.raises(Exception): self.other_worker.delete() def test_worker_crud_worker(self): self.update_permission_worker() # cannot add new workers new_email = "demo+wassup@7bridg.es" with pytest.raises(Exception): self.role.create_worker( email=new_email, min_hours_per_workweek=20, max_hours_per_workweek=40) # patch with pytest.raises(Exception): self.worker.patch(internal_id="1337") # delete with pytest.raises(Exception): self.worker.delete() # that open timeclock should not be closed refetch_tc = self.worker.get_timeclock(self.open_timeclock.get_id()) assert refetch_tc.data.get("stop") is None with pytest.raises(Exception): self.other_worker.delete()

2024-07-13T01:27:04.277712

https://example.com/article/5750

Snowball, the sulphur-crested cockatoo, is an internet superstar. He’s known for his penchant for grooving to music, notably Everybody by the Backstreet Boys. As the music plays, Snowball bobs his head and taps his feet in perfect time with it. If it speeds up or slows down, his rhythm does too. He is one of two parrots that are leading a dance dance revolution, by showing that the human behaviour of moving in time to music (even really, really bad music) is one that’s shared by other animals. People who’ve attended parties at scientific events may question the ability of humans to move to a beat, but it’s a fairly universal skill and one that many people thought was unique to our species. After all, domesticated animals like dogs and cats don’t do it, and they spend their time with humans and have been exposed to our music for thousands of years. Other animals may produce periodic sounds or perform complex dances, but sensing and moving in time to complex rhythms is a different matter. Snowball and his feathered friend Alex (the late, famous African grey parrot) could change all of that. Aniruddh Patel from San Diego’s Neurosciences Institute found evidence of Snowball’s excellent rhythm under laboratory conditions. Before Alex’s recent death, Adena Schachner from Harvard University (working with Alex’s keeper, the renowned parrot psychologist Irene Pepperberg) found that he could also match Snowball’s bopping. Both groups of researchers believe that the parrots’ dancing skills depend on a talent for “vocal learning” – the ability to mimic the sounds of other individuals. To do this, animals need to have excellent coordination between their sense of hearing and their motor functions. Indeed, after searching YouTube for videos of dancing animals, Schachner only found evidence of moving to beats (a talent known as “entrainment”) among 15 species that practice vocal learning – 14 parrots and the Asian elephant. Snowball himself came to Patel’s attention after the young scientist saw the parrot on YouTube. Snowball’s owner has bought him at a bird show at the age of 6 and noticed that the rhythmic cockatoo would bob his head along to the Backstreet Boys. Over the next six years, the man and his daughter danced with the bird using “pronounced arm gestures”. In his lab, Patel showed that Snowball could alter the tempo of his moves as the music he listened to sped up or slowed down. Demonstrating how far people will go in the name of science, Patel created 11 different versions of Everybody by the Backstreet Boys (Snowball’s favourite track), that were anywhere from 2.5% to 20% faster or slower. Patel classified Snowball’s movements as “dancing” if he bobbed his head in time with the beats, and he did so in about 60% of the trials. He managed to keep time during all the variants of the track, except for the very slowest ones. During the experiment, Snowball showed sustained bouts of excellent timing followed by periods where he lost the beat somewhat. That’s very similar to the way that young human children learn to move to music but Patel quite rightly raises the possibility that Snowball may just have been moving randomly to the music and occasionally synchronised to it by mere chance. But statistical tests say otherwise – the odds that he was simply fluking his rhythm were 1 in 500. It’s possible that Snowball’s boogieing was limited to music he was familiar with. But Scachner found that he and Alex were all too capable of dancing to new tunes. She says, “Alex had never heard the music we played for him in the study before. It was entirely novel; we made it ourselves. For most of the stimuli Snowball heard, he had only heard these songs once or twice before, and a dance-like response was reported on the first time he heard them. So it doesn’t look like these animals underwent any sort of intensive training to make this response happen.” Scachner recorded both birds moving to a variety of percussion-heavy original compositions with a range of different tempos. Both birds bobbed their heads in time to the beats. Through her own independent analysis, Scachner found that they did so far more consistently than expected by chance. In some trials, their rhythm was as perfect as that of human listeners. Schachner says “Claims of human uniqueness are defeated by even one well-documented case study demonstrating the existence of a capacity in a non-human animal.” Two case studies then, should be doubly compelling. The big question though is how widespread the ability to move to a beat is in the animal kingdom. Both groups of scientists suggest that the ability is limited to animals that can learn to mimic each others’ calls. It’s an exclusive club, which includes whales and dolphins, seals and sea lions, elephants, some bats, parrots, hummingbirds and songbirds (most impressively in the spectacular lyrebird). Their abilities depend on strong ties between their sense of hearing and their motor control and specifically on a part of the brain called the basal ganglia, which also supports our own ability to perceive beats. To test that theory, Schachner turned to YouTube, where dancing animals are particularly popular. She found almost 4,000 videos of animals moving to music and analysed each for any synchronised movements that might be generously described as dancing. She found that only videos featuring vocal mimics fit the bill, and only those of 15 species – 14 types of parrots and the Asian elephant. In at least 9 of those, the movements were consistent enough that they were unlikely to have arisen through chance. Among the species that don’t mimic each other’s sounds, Schachner couldn’t find a single example of true entrainment, even among those that spend a lot of time with us (cats or dogs). Even in cases where people spend a lot of effort training dogs to take part in “canine freestyle” dance competitions, there was no evidence that the pooches were moving in time to the music. Of course, there are many biases that affect whether a video ends up on YouTube or not, but there’s no reason to suspect that vocal mimics would be relatively more represented. In fact, quite the opposite was true – non-mimics outnumbered the others by a factor of two. All in all, Schachner’s study strongly suggests that vocal mimicry is a must if animals are to boogie in time to beats. Even our closest relatives, apes and monkeys, lack this skill. Chimps can certainly learn from one another, but they don’t mimic each other’s sounds and Schachner found no video evidence that they could move to a beat. That will obviously need to be tested further, but it’s telling that she put nine cottontop tamarin monkeys through the same tests as her parrots, and all of them came up short. These studies shed some light on the origins of our own appreciation for music. Some scientists believe that our brains are specifically adapted in some way to perceive and respond to music. Others say that our fondness for melodies is just the by-product of some other mental skill, such as vocal mimicry. Snowball and Alex suggest that the second idea is right. There are 10 Comments. Add Yours. Another great story, Ed. It’s interesting that among the primates, “dancing to a beat” appears to be peculiar to humans. Lilian Nattel April 30, 2009 Interesting & great videos! I wonder if this mimicking ability in humans is related to the development of oral language. Arborist April 30, 2009 I’m going to go search youtube for dancing elephants right now. Crazy! I’m also not quite sure what type of vocal mimic an “animal” is. I guess that’s what we get for early results and figures without legends. Let us know when the paper comes out; I can’t wait to read the details. Valerie Brown April 30, 2009 As a musician and science writer, I find this research highly amusing and fascinating. Snowball is clearly better at the grooving than Alex (alas!) was. However, if you took a random sample of humans and gave them the same test, you’d probably find some of them couldn’t find a beat if it hit them over the head, while others could get it right away. It seems very odd that primates in general are not so talented as birds. Maybe the gift resides outside the cerebral cortex. Igor Zolnerkevic April 30, 2009 When I glimpsed this research on Eurekalert! last week I just laughed at the videos and couldn´t see the point on doing such kind of study. Now I see why it matters. Very interesting and intringuing too. For instance, I can imitate the sounds of many musical instruments with my mouth, but am terrible at following musical rhythm with body movements. I never would suspect that both abilities could be interrelated. Jon May 2, 2009 Very cool! It would be fascinating to take some top-notch animal intellects (like chimps and crows) and see if they can groove to the beat under laboratory conditions (rather than youtube). I don’t know if crows have vocal mimickry (I would guess that they do), but if they did maybe some other highly intelligent, though non-mimic, bird would work (as well as one that is not particularly intelligent, but still a mimic, assuming one could be found!) keir May 18, 2009 What about whales? They have complex vocalizations. Can they dance? Just wondering. Science Editor July 10, 2009 Have none of you ever heard of special effects? Maybe the parrot is “dancing”–at least it isn’t shifting its weight in a way the defies the laws of physics. The cockatoo is not doing anything resembling dancing. Look at the bird’s balance when it lifts one leg–the bird should be off center, but it’s not. Its body is perfectly balanced, even when its leg is raised far off the ground. Whatever happened to skeptical scientists? What really interests me is what “base” they used to create this video. It isn’t a cockatoo, but what is it? Martha July 11, 2009 Thanks for this interesting piece. I would like to recommend a YouTube video of Frostie, a cockatoo who (I regret to say) dances even better than Snowball. I admire Snowball, but Frostie’s creativity when dancing to Ray Charles (“Shake Your Tail Feather”) is beyond the pale: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0bt9xBuGWgw Continuing the Discussion […] master rhythm. Since 2008 Patel and his colleagues have been studying a cockatoo named Snowball. He can dance to any music with a strong beat, although he seems particularly fond of Cyndi Lauper and the Backstreet Boys. Patel doesn’t think […] About Phenomena Phenomena is a gathering of spirited science writers who take delight in the new, the strange, the beautiful and awe-inspiring details of our world. Phenomena is hosted by Jamie Shreeve, Executive Editor for Science at National Geographic magazine, who invites you to join the conversation. Follow on Twitter at @ngphenomena. RSS Posting Rules Opinions expressed in blogs are those of the blogger and/or the blogger's organization, and not necessarily those of the National Geographic Society. Bloggers and commenters are required to observe National Geographic's community rules. Contact Info

2024-03-31T01:27:04.277712

https://example.com/article/2484

Q: OpenXml function in stored procedure won't insert values in given order to table I'm trying to insert a list of X,Y coordinates into a RideOfferCoordinates table but the stored procedure function inserts them always in the same order, regardless of the order they are sent in. I send the coordinates as an xml string: < Coordinates> < row X="34.9116" Y="32.30498"/> < row X="34.91151" Y="32.305420000000005"/> < row X="34.85826" Y="32.328250000000004"/> < row X="34.855790000000006" Y="32.32117"/> < /Coordinates> to this sp function: ALTER PROCEDURE dbo.SaveRideOfferCoordinates ( @rideOfferId Int, @coordinatesXml ntext ) AS declare @idoc int; exec sp_xml_preparedocument @idoc out, @coordinatesXml SELECT X,Y into #temp from openxml(@idoc, '/Coordinates/row',1) with ( X real, Y real ) insert into RideOfferCoordinates select @rideOfferId, X, Y from #temp drop table #temp RETURN 0 this should insert X="34.9116" Y="32.30498" first into the table, but instead it first inserts X="34.855790000000006" Y="32.32117", and X="34.9116" Y="32.30498" last. My only guess is that sp inserts them in an ascending fashion according to the X values for some reason.. A: Why do you need them in a certain order? Do you need to retrieve them at some point in a certain order? How can you guarantee that? If you need "order", then add a "Ordinal" column to the table and to the incoming data. I think you need a "guarantee", rather than a "I sure hope so". EDIT_----- If you're using Sql Server 2005 or above........you should abandon OPENXML. -- Declare XML variable DECLARE @data XML; -- Element-centered XML SET @data = N' <Coordinates> <row X="34.9116" Y="32.30498" Ordinal="1" /> <row X="34.91151" Y="32.305420000000005" Ordinal="2" /> <row X="34.85826" Y="32.328250000000004" Ordinal="3" /> <row X="34.855790000000006" Y="32.32117" Ordinal="4" /> </Coordinates> '; SELECT T.childEntity.value('(@X)[1]', 'decimal(16,7)') AS XCoordinate , T.childEntity.value('(@Y)[1]', 'decimal(16,7)') AS YCoordinate , T.childEntity.value('(@Ordinal)[1]', 'int') AS MyOrdinal FROM @data.nodes('Coordinates/row') AS T(childEntity)

2023-11-12T01:27:04.277712

https://example.com/article/7703

Is your general health deteriorating for no real reason? Have you blamed it on stress and bad luck? Well, fortunately, you might have just found an explanation after all. Your exhaustion, stress and gastrointestinal issues may be easily blamed on an issue more common...

2024-01-02T01:27:04.277712

https://example.com/article/4187

Orange Roses Orange roses are a bright bouquet that's not meant for the faint of heart. From the moment you open the box, our gorgeous orange roses will stun you! Their vibrant color is a simple yet breathtaking way to update your home! If you want something just a little bit different, an orange rose bouquet is the way to go. Bring Orange Roses Into Your Home! Love roses but tired of red ones? There's so many different colors to choose from! Have you brought orange roses into your home? They are notoriously vibrant, and last longer than other traditional pastel roses. If you're tired of the same old, same old, a bright orange rose bouquet is the direction to go in!

2024-06-30T01:27:04.277712

https://example.com/article/8701

Q: LazyFilterBidirectionalCollection>' to expected argument type '[datatype]' After I convert my project from swift 2.3 to swift 3 , I got this error in Realm Filter I can't get filter result in array : func filterUsers(_ searchText: String, completion: (([Lawyer]) -> Void)) { let bgRealm = try! Realm() // Filter the whole list of users let results = bgRealm.objects(Lawyer.self).filter { (cc) -> Bool in cc.name.contains2(searchText) || cc.name.contains2(searchText) || cc.phoneNumber2.contains2(searchText) } print(results) completion(results) } A: filter, map, etc. are lazy operations on the Results returned by objects. This is implemented in types such as LazyFilterBidirectionalCollection<T>. To actually perform the filtering and get an array of results, you need to promote this collection to an array by wrapping in an Array initializer (e.g. Array(bgRealm.objects...)) From the docs: Queries return a Results instance, which contains a collection of Objects. Results have an interface very similar to Array and objects contained in a Results can be accessed using indexed subscripting. Unlike Arrays, Results only hold Objects of a single subclass type. All queries (including queries and property access) are lazy in Realm. Data is only read when the properties are accessed.

2024-03-19T01:27:04.277712

https://example.com/article/5932

1. Technical Field The present invention relates to interactive lighting systems, and more particularly, to an interactive LED (Light Emitting Diode) lighting system for entertainment and a network of such lighting system. 2. Description of Related Art Traditionally, lamplight is provided for illumination and its effect on creating environmental animations is not emphasized. In conventional application of lamplight, different lighting devices are not integrated to work cooperatively and every lighting device can be monotonously switched between on and off statuses. Thus, in traditional technology, it is unachievable to integrate different lighting devices and compose an integral lighting performance by combining different intensities of light, and variations of hues and color temperatures. Nowadays, with the improvement in life quality, modern people do need a lighting system capable of providing changeable lighting effects dynamically conforming to real-time ambiance. Besides, for convenient control and installation, a lighting system capable of working wirelessly and integrating various lighting effects is exactly needed.

2023-10-01T01:27:04.277712

https://example.com/article/7343

Fancy Hoodi Jacket with Stone Embroidery in a Back and Front Comes 30 pcs in Box in 4 Colors(Black,Grey,Beige,Brown)in S-M-L-XL Sizes. List Price Our Price $11.00 per pcs Item # Stone-5 Important Message Please Note: We only sell On-Line to our wholesale customers. All businesses are welcome to apply for wholesale status, however, only those businesses that provide a valid Sales Tax Exemption Number/Resale Certificate Number can be approved. Once approved you will be able to see our complete product line with wholesale pricing. In addition, pleased be advised that orders at the wholesale level are subject to our minimum purchase requirement of $200.00 per order.

2023-09-17T01:27:04.277712

https://example.com/article/4199

Field of the Invention The invention relates generally to interactive television systems and more particularly to a system and method for automating user input in an interactive television system. Description of Related Art Interactive television systems provide a means to deliver interactive content as well as ordinary television audio and video to a large number of subscribers. Programs broadcast by these systems may incorporate television audio and video, still images, text, interactive graphics and applications, and many other components. The interactive content of the interactive television signal may therefore include application code, data associated with the audio and video, control signals, raw data and many other types of information. Both the interactive content and the audio and video data are delivered to subscribers as “pushed” data. That is, the data is delivered to each of the subscribers, regardless of whether or not the subscribers requested the data. The interactive functionality of the television is generally controlled by a set-top box connected to the television. The set-top box receives the signal transmitted by a broadcast service provider, separates the interactive portion from the audio-video portion and decompresses the respective portions of the signal. The set-top box uses the interactive information to, for example, execute an application while the audio-video information is transmitted to the television. The set-top box may combine the audio-video information with interactive graphics or audio generated by the interactive application prior to transmitting the information to the television. The interactive graphics and audio may present additional information to the viewer or may prompt the viewer for input. The set-top box may provide viewer input or other information to the broadcast service provider via a modem connection. Interactive content such as application code or information relating to television programs is usually broadcast in a repeating format. In other words, each piece of information is broadcast a first time, then each is transmitted a second time, and so on. The cycle is repeated so that each piece of interactive data is transmitted, for example, every ten seconds. The pieces of information which are broadcast in this manner form what is referred to as a “carousel.” Frequently, a single carousel is transported as a contiguous data stream. However, it is also possible to multiplex two or more carousels in a single data stream. Broadcast systems (e.g., interactive television systems) transmit information in a carousel format in order to allow receivers in the system to selectively obtain particular pieces of information in the carousel without requiring a return path from the receivers to the server. If a particular receiver needs a particular piece of information, it can simply wait until next time that piece of information is broadcast, and then extract the information from the broadcast data stream. Other receivers in the system can operate in the same manner, each receiver waiting for the information it needs, and then using only that information. By employing carousels to broadcast information, the system eliminates the need to connect each of the receivers with the server and further eliminates the need for the server to process individual requests for information. Generally, a broadcast signal may include a number of programs which in turn may include a number of audio/video streams and/or data streams. Data streams may be used to carry data such as interactive application data, subtitle information, or other data. The pieces of information, or data objects, in a carousel may be intended to be combined in a single object data stream to form a program. This program may also contain streaming data such as audio or video. For example, an interactive television game show may combine television audio and video with interactive content such as application code which allows users to answer questions. Another example would be a news program which combines audio and video with application code that inserts current stock prices in a banner at the bottom of the screen. (It should be noted that many types of programs are possible, and it is not necessary to include either audio, video or interactive content any particular program. A program might contain only audio and interactive data (e.g., an interactive radio program,) or it might contain only interactive data (e.g., an interactive weather program that does not contain audio or video streams.) Typically, each program is associated with a corresponding channel and, when a channel containing a particular program is selected by the interactive television receiver, the data which is being broadcast on that channel is downloaded and the program is started. One of the advantages of interactive television involves using interactive content to enhance the content of a particular broadcast program. For example, during the broadcast of a sporting event such as a baseball game additional content may be transmitted to the viewer in order to enhance their viewing experience. In one example, numerous statistics related to the ongoing baseball game may be included as interactive content. To indicate to the viewer such added content is available, an icon or menu may be displayed on the television with which the viewer may interact. If the viewer desires to view the additional content, the icon is selected or a menu item is selected which then display the additional content. In this manner, only those viewers who wish to view the additional content will see it displayed on their screen. Viewers who do not wish to view the additional content will not have their view of the program obstructed or altered in any way. While the availability of additional interactive content is highly desirable, such systems as described above require a viewer to interact with the application providing the content in order to view the additional content. In some cases this interaction may involve traversing a number of menu items in order to reach the desired content. Further, in some instances a viewer may wish to always view particular added content while watching a particular show. Unfortunately, requiring the viewer to interact with the interactive application during viewing in order to access the desired content can interfere with the enjoyment of the viewer's experience. Another problem that arises in the context of interactive television reveals itself when a viewer records a program for later viewing. Under ordinary circumstances, if a viewer wishes to record a program for later viewing, the viewer configures a VCR or other recording device to begin programming a particular program at a particular time. However, in the case of a program that includes added content which is accessed via viewer interaction, the added content will not be recorded. Only that image which is broadcast by the broadcaster will be recorded. Consequently, even though a viewer may desire to see the added content when viewing the recorded program, the added content will be unrecorded and unavailable. Consequently, a method and mechanism for allowing a viewer to access added interactive content without requiring interaction on the viewer's part is desired.

2024-03-29T01:27:04.277712

https://example.com/article/2747

Next Game: at Santa Barbara 9/9/2017 | 10:00 PM ET Follow Akron Men's Soccer on Twitter and Facebook Purchase 2017 Men's Soccer Season Tickets Click Here A first-half goal by senior(Auckland, New Zealand) proved to be all the scoring the Akron men's soccer team needed as the 16th-rated Zips registered a 2-0 victory past No. 10 Washington on Friday, Sept. 1, at FirstEnergy Stadium – Cub Cadet Field.The Zips' (1-2-0) garnered the triumph in their 2017 home opener and dealt the Huskies (2-1-0) their initial setback on the campaign.Holthusen scored what proved to be the game-winning tally in the 31st minute (30:27) taking a pass at the top of the box from freshman(Lakewood, Ohio) and spinning past the defender before beating Washington goalkeeper Saif Kerawala from 15 yards out for his initial goal of the season. The assist was the first collegiate point for Strachan.Redshirt sophomore(Copley, Ohio) nearly opened the scoring at the 27:55 mark as he played a ball off his chest and to his feet where he delivered a strike that was pulled in for a save by Kerawala.Coming in as a defensive substitution in 33rd minute (32:08), redshirt junior(Asmeras, Eritrea) fired a shot in the box which nearly found the back of the net if not for Garrett Jackson clearing the ball off the line for a team save.Akron outshot Washington in the opening 45 minutes, 8-1, including posting a 3-0 advantage in shots on goal.Senior(Porto, Portugal) added another shot on goal for the Zips at the 50:49 mark, one that was saved by Kerawala.Senior(Liverpool, England), playing in his first game of the season, created his own offense in the 62nd minute (61:28) swinging a ball around the box and along the end line before connecting on a laser which bested Kerawala to the inside corner of the net for his first goal of the year.The Zips finished the evening besting the Huskies in shots, 15-8, including a 6-2 margin in shots on goal.Gainford led Akron with a game-high three shots, while Holthusen, Cordeiro and freshman(Enugu, Nigeria) added two shots apiece. Quentin Pearson and Joey Parish each recorded two shots each for Washington.Junior goalkeeper(Berlin, Germany) pulled in a pair of stops en route to collecting the clean sheet with his 12th career shutout at Akron. Kerawala registered a game-high three saves for the Huskies.The Zips return to action on Sept. 9 as Akron travels to Santa Barbara, Calif., for a 10 p.m. ET tilt at UC Santa Barbara.

2023-12-05T01:27:04.277712

https://example.com/article/4892

Q: Pandas new column as string extraction of another only for certain condition on string length verified: Fast way I am working with a large df (near 2 millions rows) and need to create a new column from another one. The task seems easy: the starting column, called "PTCODICEFISCALE" contains a string made of 11 either 16 characters, no other possibilities, no NaN. The new column I have to create ("COGNOME") must contain the 3 first characters of "PTCODICEFISCALE" ONLY IF the lenght of the "PTCODICEFISCALE" nth-row is 16; else when the lenght is 11 the new column should contain nothing, which means "NaN" I think. I have tried this: csv.loc[len(csv['PTCODICEFISCALE']) == 16, 'COGNOME'] = csv.loc[csv.PTCODICEFISCALE.str[:3]] In the output this error message appears: ValueError: cannot index with vector containing NA / NaN values Which I don't understand. I am sure there are no NA /NaN in "PTCODICEFISCALE" column. Any help? Thanks! P.S.: "csv" is the name of the DataFrame A: I think you need numpy.where and condition with str.len: csv['COGNOME'] = np.where(csv.PTCODICEFISCALE.str.len() == 16, csv.PTCODICEFISCALE.str[:3], np.nan) Sample: csv = pd.DataFrame({'PTCODICEFISCALE':['0123456789123456','1','01234567891234']}) print (csv) PTCODICEFISCALE 0 0123456789123456 1 1 2 01234567891234 csv['COGNOME'] = np.where(csv.PTCODICEFISCALE.str.len() == 16, csv.PTCODICEFISCALE.str[:3], np.nan) print (csv) PTCODICEFISCALE COGNOME 0 0123456789123456 012 1 1 NaN 2 01234567891234 NaN

2023-12-07T01:27:04.277712

https://example.com/article/5630

RE: POL: Anarchism vs Limited Government On 4/5/99, Billy Brown wrote: >> Perhaps we should consider some sort of hybrid. Consider a government>> with only two functions: national defense and meta-contract enforcement.>> Interactions between individuals and most firms would be handled by>> private protection agencies (PPAs). The government would concern itself>> with PPA-turns-into-hostile-army scenarios, and with choice of law>> enforced via a single transferable asset ("money").>>How is this better than a dual-level government, where states make the laws>and the national government is responsible for national defense and>enforcing the constitution? Depends on what "states" are and on what is in the constitution. You could say I'm describing a minimalist constitution with voluntarily chosen "states." >The PPA-based system is likely to have more variety and less actual >taxation, which might appeal to some people. However, it would seem to >have two important defects:>First, police protection is available only to those who can pay for it. >... Second, the PPA scenario offers nothing similar to the protections >of a bill of rights. ... It is not at all clear to me>that the market will force them to offer the kind of deal we really want ->they can easily collude with each other to fix prices, exempt themselves>from prosecution, crush small rivals through>assassination/bribery/blackmail, and so on. My minimalist proposal explicitly included PPA "anti-trust", which deals with these collusion/crushing concerns.

2024-06-12T01:27:04.277712

https://example.com/article/8539

Property Highlights Property Highlights Mid. School: Per Board Of Ed Jr. High School: Per Board Of Ed High School: Region 19 Price/Sqft: $242 Days on Market: 285 MLS: 170047439 GREAT SPACE BEING OFFERED FOR THIS NEW CONSTRUCTION HOME. Presently this home is complete and staged with furniture. Tiled bathrooms are in, kitchen is finished with granite countertops and stainless steel appliances are in. Deck in the back is ready with access stairs to the back yard. Septic is in. It has 2 full bathrooms on the first floor, half bath on the lower level where the washer and dryer facility is also located. HW floors on the first floor with carpet in the bedrooms and tile in the bathrooms. Quality work throughout. Powered by propane hot air heat and featuring a propane fired fireplace. Nice kitchen with granite countertops and... Property Highlights Mid. School: Per Board Of Ed Jr. High School: Per Board Of Ed High School: Region 19 Price/Sqft: $242 Days on Market: 285 MLS: 170047439 GREAT SPACE BEING OFFERED FOR THIS NEW CONSTRUCTION HOME. Presently this home is complete and staged with furniture. Tiled bathrooms are in, kitchen is finished with granite countertops and stainless steel appliances are in. Deck in the back is ready with access stairs to the back yard. Septic is in. It has 2 full bathrooms on the first floor, half bath on the lower level where the washer and dryer facility is also located. HW floors on the first floor with carpet in the bedrooms and tile in the bathrooms. Quality work throughout. Powered by propane hot air heat and featuring a propane fired fireplace. Nice kitchen with granite countertops and plenty of counter space. Bright double pane tilt-out HARVEY windows. Extra insulation factors to today's building code for heat savings. The lower level features a walkout basement and the lower level family room can be finished at a future time. There is large deck off the sliders in the DR area that has a staircase to a great level backyard. This is a true walkout basement through sliders. Nice lot and plenty of space. House is 100% complete. ready to close in 30 days. OPEN HOUSES every Saturday from 12-3pm. GREAT SPACE BEING OFFERED FOR THIS NEW CONSTRUCTION HOME. Presently this home is complete and staged with furniture. Tiled bathrooms are in, kitchen is finished with granite countertops and stainless steel appliances are in. Deck in the back is ready with access stairs to the back yard. Septic is in. It has 2 full bathrooms on the first floor, half bath on the lower level where the washer and dryer facility is also located. HW floors on the first floor with carpet in the bedrooms and tile in the bathrooms. Quality work throughout. Powered by propane hot air heat and featuring a propane fired fireplace. Nice kitchen with granite countertops and plenty of counter space. Bright double pane tilt-out HARVEY windows. Extra insulation factors to today's building code for heat savings. The lower level features a walkout basement and the lower level family room can be finished at a future time. There is large deck off the sliders in the DR area that has a staircase to a great level backyard. This is a true walkout basement through sliders. Nice lot and plenty of space. House is 100% complete. ready to close in 30 days. OPEN HOUSES every Saturday from 12-3pm. Any information relating to a property, regardless of source, including but not limited to square footage, lot sizes, price, or status is deemed reliable but not guaranteed and should be personally verified through personal inspection and/or with the appropriate professionals.

2024-02-29T01:27:04.277712

https://example.com/article/8793

Theiler's virus-induced demyelination in mice immunosuppressed with anti-IgM and in mice expressing the xid gene. Intracerebral infection with Theiler's murine encephalomyelitis virus produces chronic immune-mediated demyelination in susceptible strains of mice. We examined the role of Ig in the pathogenesis of demyelination. In susceptible SJL/J mice (H-2s), suppression of B cell responses with IgG fraction of goat anti-mu (anti-mu IgG) from birth resulted in increased numbers and severity of demyelinating lesions in the spinal cord 35 days after infection. In contrast, treatment of resistant C57BL/10 (H-2b), C57BL/6 (H-2b), or B10.D2 (H-2d) mice with anti-mu IgG had no apparent effect since these mice did not develop demyelination or inflammation in the spinal cord following infection. Similar results were obtained with certain strains of B-cell deficient mice that exhibit the xid gene mutation. Male CBA/NJ (xid) showed increased meningeal inflammation and demyelination compared to male CBA/J mice. However, B6.CBAN, C3.CBAN, or C.CBAn mice showed no or minimal evidence of demyelination despite the presence of the xid mutation. In the SJL/J mouse, the majority of the humoral immune response to virus antigen was restricted to the IgG2b and IgM isotypes. These data indirectly support the hypothesis that immunoglobulins protect partially against development of virus-induced demyelination in susceptible but not resistant animals. In addition, the data argue strongly against the hypothesis that TMEV-induced demyelination is mediated predominantly by humoral autoimmune or humoral viral immune mechanisms.

2024-04-23T01:27:04.277712

https://example.com/article/1486

/** * Arguments being sent to message builders - user can create message either by simply returning a string, * either by returning a function that accepts MessageArguments and returns a message string built based on these arguments. */ export interface ValidationArguments { /** * Validating value. */ value: any; /** * Constraints set by this validation type. */ constraints: any[]; /** * Name of the target that is being validated. */ targetName: string; /** * Object that is being validated. */ object: object; /** * Name of the object's property being validated. */ property: string; }

2024-06-01T01:27:04.277712

https://example.com/article/9639

The present invention relates generally to assemblies for supporting perforating charges, such as are used in oil and gas wells; and more specifically relates to a perforating charge carrier assembly for a type suitable for use in down hole perforating guns. Conventional perforating guns include charge carriers to support a number of perforating charges, such as shaped charges, within a housing in a desired longitudinal spacing, and in some cases, a desired radial orientation. Many different types of charge carriers are known including carriers having a cross-section in the shape of a square or triangle. Additionally, charge carders are known which utilize a single longitudinal strip to support the charges. A problem typically encountered with conventional strip charge carriers, however, is that where two strips are joined together (such as in a long longitudinal length of charges), conventional designs typically include a gap in possible charge placement where two charge carrier strips are coupled together. This gap in charge placement at the location of the coupling, therefore, breaks the typically desirable uniform spacing of the perforating charges. An additional problem typically encountered with conventional strip charge carriers is that the radial orientation of the charges is typically limited to either only one orientation or two diametrically opposed radial orientations of the charges. Thus, for example, conventional strip carriers do not readily facilitate the arranging of shot direction at all radial orientations which might be desired. Accordingly, the present invention provides a new method and apparatus for joining strip-charge carriers without disrupting uniform spacing of the perforating charges; and which further facilitates the arranging of the perforating charges at any of a plurality of radial orientations through the use of an assembly of uniform components.

2024-06-06T01:27:04.277712

https://example.com/article/1567

Search form Translator’s note I have tried to stay faithful to the author's wording where possible straying in only a few cases. In cases where the Farsi implied but didn't state something, or, where redundancy would clarify ambiguous statements for an audience not familiar with certain theological discourses or verbiage, I inserted words, usually in parentheses. So as not to prejudice the reader, I have elected not to translate the word ”Mushaf” which is the crux of the entire discussion. As it will become clear, the word has many meanings. The appropriate meaning of ”Mushaf” is the raison d'être of this investigation. The word “hazrat” (Farsi pronounciation of the Arabic, hadhrat) literally means “eminence” or, “presence.” It is a term of respect given to men and women of great spiritual import and erudition, such as prophets and Imams as well as living scholars, and the intimate family (ahl al-bayt) of the Prophet Mohammad(s.a.w). However, I elected to translate the appellation of ”hazrat-e Fatemeh(a.s)” as “Lady Fatimah(a.s)” as this seems to connote in English the respect and grandeur of personality that the Arabic/Farsi implies. Also, I've elected to use transliteration corresponding to the Arabic pronunciation of loan words in Farsi rather than the transliterations of the Farsi pronunciation, e.g. Fatimah (Arabic) vs. Fatemeh (Farsi), except when an original quote, author's name, or title of a book was in Farsi. Where possible, I have attempted to check all of the references made by the author and translate hadith quoted in Farsi directly from the Arabic and not from the author's Farsi translation. All mistakes are mine and I implore Allah's forgiveness for any shortcomings and errors in my meager efforts.

2024-02-14T01:27:04.277712

https://example.com/article/9331

WikiLeaks founder keeps low profile Stockholm - WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has with his whistleblower website helped uncover some of the world's best hidden scandals, but he himself keeps much of his life shrouded in mystery. Emblematic of the website specialised in leaking confidential documents, the 39-year-old Australian had numerous shocking revelations from places ranging from Iraq to Iceland under his belt even before his master stroke on Afghanistan in July catapulted him into the global spotlight. WikiLeaks published nearly 77 000 classified US military documents on the war in Afghanistan on July 23 and says it is preparing to publish another 15 000 secret files. Despite a wave of criticism, Assange insists the publication was an important part of WikiLeaks goal to revolutionise journalism. "We are creating a new standard for free press," he said during a recent visit to Stockholm, adding that "by doing so, we are hoping to liberalise the press across the world".Hacker The lanky former hacker may have transformed into a champion of transparency, but he divulges little about himself and will not even give his date of birth. Assange, who is constantly on the move, bouncing from capital to capital and staying with supporters and friends of friends, says secrecy comes with the territory. "We deal with organisations that do not follow the rules. We deal with intelligence agencies," he said. What is known is that Assange was born sometime in 1971 on Magnetic Island in north-eastern Australia and spent his early years living there on and off with his mother. In interviews with Australian media, Assange has described his childhood as nomadic, saying he in all attended 37 different schools. Living in Melbourne in the 1990s, Assange said he as a teenager discovered a new talent: hacking. But his new interest did not go undetected and was charged with 30 counts of computer crime, including allegedly hacking police and US military computers. He admitted most of the charges and walked away with a fine. Police were never able to determine however whether Assange was involved in a 1989 incident in which Nasa computer monitors flashed the word "WANK", standing for the hacker group called Worms Against Nuclear Killers, as the Atlantis space shuttle was about to be launched. Low profile After his brush with crime, Assange said he worked in a number of different fields, as a security consultant, a researcher in journalism and started his own IT company. He also co-authored a book about Melbourne's hacker culture and contains a details about the Nasa attack. Then, in 2006, WikiLeaks was born. "It started as a collaboration between a dozen people from human rights, journalism and technology" backgrounds, he said. "We have three goals: Free the press, establish rights and wrongs through exposing abuses and create and preserve the historical record." Since the Afghanistan documents were published, Assange has kept a low profile, chopping off his flowing silver locks that had earned him comparison to an angel. He now refuses to provide a mobile phone number and said he suspects Australian authorities have frozen his bank account. According to his entourage he felt threatened last time he passed through London at the beginning of August. Iceland and Sweden, where he feels safest due to favourable legislation, are among his regular stopovers. In Reykjavik at the beginning of March, Assange said he had lived in Kenya for a long time. Graphic video At the time of that meeting, he was deeply involved in a leak that would resound around the world: WikiLeaks' so-called "project B". Locked up for weeks at a time in a house in Reykjavik with the curtains drawn, he and a handful of other WikiLeaks supporters were about to unveil their first global scoop: a graphic video of a US military Apache helicopter strike in Baghdad in 2007 that killed two Reuters employees and a number of other people. According to The New Yorker, Assange himself decrypted the military video, something he told the magazine had been only "moderately difficult". The Iraq leak and later the massive Afghanistan leak are part of WikiLeaks' aim to create a new form of journalism based on free access to documents rather than depending on often unreliable sources. "People often ask us: do you check your sources? But we check documents. We call organisations, and we ask them: Are these documents yours?... And I think (we have) a much higher standard," he said. The Pentagon has charged that by publishing the Afghanistan documents WikiLeaks is recklessly endangering the lives of soldiers and informants, while several rights groups have also called the publication irresponsible. Assange meanwhile has called on critics to help check through the piles of documents for content that could put lives at risk so it can be removed. "We take our publishing responsibility seriously," he insisted. "We also take our impartiality and integrity as an institution that provides a public service seriously," he added. Comments martin - 2010-08-19 19:45 "We have three goals: Free the press, establish rights and wrongs through exposing abuses and create and preserve the historical record."- great goals to strive for this is another reason why the protection of information bill will only exacerbate the perceived problem. That is the future of journalism. Changing the face of mainstream journalism. Required. Very required. Michael Martinez - 2010-08-19 20:14 Assange is a criminal who should be brought to justice for needlessly endangering the lives of innocent Afghans just so that he can have a moment in history. BoB - 2010-08-19 20:56 Would be nice if the government took the idea from Iceland to create a haven of free press instead of doing the opposite. Pity, Iceland will move ahead while restrictive countries will fall behind. Chavez - 2010-08-20 03:44 Wiki leak founder is working for Osama Binladen and the Taliban and he would kill people with his action of releasing document to murder innocent people, he would consider that the people who spied for him and give him the classified documents to post on line for profit to fund the Taliban. He just like to see the soldier who leaked the document to him executed for treason so that he can be a martyr for Osama's god. why - 2010-08-20 05:54 I take my hat off to Assange. If there was more tranparency and less propaganda in mainstream media, maybe we(society)would be wise enough to develop a generation that abbhors human & environmental exploitaion, regardless of religion and class. RB69 - 2010-08-20 08:53 The world needs more people like Julian Assange. "And the truth shall set you free!"

2023-12-05T01:27:04.277712

https://example.com/article/6832

/* * Copyright (c) 2008, Swedish Institute of Computer Science * All rights reserved. * * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions * are met: * 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright * notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer. * 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright * notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the * documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution. * 3. 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IN NO EVENT SHALL THE INSTITUTE OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE * FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL * DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS * OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) * HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT * LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY * OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF * SUCH DAMAGE. * * This file is part of the Contiki operating system. * */ /** * \file * Coffee architecture-dependent header for the AVR-Raven 1284p platform. * The 1284p has 4KB of onboard EEPROM and 128KB of program flash. * \author * Frederic Thepaut <frederic.thepaut@inooi.com> * David Kopf <dak664@embarqmail.com> */ #ifndef CFS_COFFEE_ARCH_H #define CFS_COFFEE_ARCH_H #include "contiki-conf.h" //Currently you may choose just one of the following for the coffee file sytem //A static file sysstem allows file rewrites but no extensions or new files //This allows a static linked list to index into the file system #if COFFEE_FILES==1 //1=eeprom for static file system #define COFFEE_AVR_EEPROM 1 #define COFFEE_STATIC 1 #elif COFFEE_FILES==2 //2=eeprom for full file system #define COFFEE_AVR_EEPROM 1 #elif COFFEE_FILES==3 //3=program flash for static file system #define COFFEE_AVR_FLASH 1 #define COFFEE_STATIC 1 #else //4=program flash with full file system #define COFFEE_AVR_FLASH 1 #endif #ifdef COFFEE_AVR_EEPROM #include "dev/eeprom.h" //1284p EEPROM has 512 pages of 8 bytes each = 4KB #if COFFEE_ADDRESS==DEFAULT //Make can pass starting address with COFFEE_ADDRESS=0xnnnnnnnn #undef COFFEE_ADDRESS #ifdef CFS_EEPROM_CONF_OFFSET //Else use the platform default #define COFFEE_ADDRESS CFS_EEPROM_CONF_OFFSET #else //Use zero if no default defined #define COFFEE_ADDRESS 0 #endif #endif /* Byte page size, starting address, and size of the file system */ #define COFFEE_PAGE_SIZE 16UL #define COFFEE_START COFFEE_ADDRESS #define COFFEE_SIZE ((3 * 1024U) - COFFEE_START) /* These must agree with the parameters passed to makefsdata */ #define COFFEE_SECTOR_SIZE (COFFEE_PAGE_SIZE*4) #define COFFEE_NAME_LENGTH 16 /* These are used internally by the coffee file system */ #define COFFEE_MAX_OPEN_FILES 4 #define COFFEE_FD_SET_SIZE 8 #define COFFEE_LOG_TABLE_LIMIT 16 #define COFFEE_DYN_SIZE (COFFEE_PAGE_SIZE * 4) #define COFFEE_LOG_SIZE 128 typedef int16_t coffee_page_t; typedef uint16_t coffee_offset_t; #define COFFEE_ERASE(sector) avr_eeprom_erase(sector) void avr_eeprom_erase(uint16_t sector); #define COFFEE_WRITE(buf, size, offset) \ eeprom_write(COFFEE_START + (offset), (unsigned char *)(buf), (size)) #define COFFEE_READ(buf, size, offset) \ eeprom_read (COFFEE_START + (offset), (unsigned char *)(buf), (size)) #endif /* COFFEE_AVR_EEPROM */ #ifdef COFFEE_AVR_FLASH /* 1284p PROGMEM has 512 pages of 256 bytes each = 128KB * Writing to the last 32 NRRW pages will halt the CPU. * Take care not to overwrite the .bootloader section... */ /* Byte page size, starting address on page boundary, and size of the file system */ #define COFFEE_PAGE_SIZE (2*SPM_PAGESIZE) #ifndef COFFEE_ADDRESS //Make can pass starting address with COFFEE_ADDRESS=0xnnnnnnnn, default is 64KB for webserver #define COFFEE_ADDRESS 0x10000 #endif #define COFFEE_PAGES (512-(COFFEE_ADDRESS/COFFEE_PAGE_SIZE)-32) #define COFFEE_START (COFFEE_ADDRESS & ~(COFFEE_PAGE_SIZE-1)) //#define COFFEE_START (COFFEE_PAGE_SIZE*COFFEE_PAGES) #define COFFEE_SIZE (COFFEE_PAGES*COFFEE_PAGE_SIZE) /* These must agree with the parameters passed to makefsdata */ #define COFFEE_SECTOR_SIZE (COFFEE_PAGE_SIZE*1) #define COFFEE_NAME_LENGTH 16 /* These are used internally by the AVR flash read routines */ /* Word reads are faster but take 130 bytes more PROGMEM */ #define FLASH_WORD_READS 1 /* 1=Slower reads, but no page writes after erase and 18 bytes less PROGMEM. Best for dynamic file system */ #define FLASH_COMPLEMENT_DATA 0 /* These are used internally by the coffee file system */ /* Micro logs are not needed for single page sectors */ #define COFFEE_MAX_OPEN_FILES 4 #define COFFEE_FD_SET_SIZE 8 #define COFFEE_LOG_TABLE_LIMIT 16 #define COFFEE_DYN_SIZE (COFFEE_PAGE_SIZE*1) #define COFFEE_MICRO_LOGS 0 #define COFFEE_LOG_SIZE 128 /* coffee_page_t is used for page and sector numbering * uint8_t can handle 511 pages. * cfs_offset_t is used for full byte addresses * If CFS_CONF_OFFSET_TYPE is not defined it defaults to int. * uint16_t can handle up to a 65535 byte file system. */ #define coffee_page_t uint8_t #define CFS_CONF_OFFSET_TYPE uint16_t #define COFFEE_WRITE(buf, size, offset) \ avr_flash_write(offset, (uint8_t *) buf, size) #define COFFEE_READ(buf, size, offset) \ avr_flash_read(offset, (uint8_t *) buf, size) #define COFFEE_ERASE(sector) avr_flash_erase(sector) void avr_flash_erase(coffee_page_t sector); void avr_flash_read (CFS_CONF_OFFSET_TYPE addr, uint8_t *buf, CFS_CONF_OFFSET_TYPE size); void avr_flash_write(CFS_CONF_OFFSET_TYPE addr, uint8_t *buf, CFS_CONF_OFFSET_TYPE size); #define avr_httpd_fs_cpy(dest,addr,size) avr_flash_read((CFS_CONF_OFFSET_TYPE) addr, (uint8_t *)dest, (CFS_CONF_OFFSET_TYPE) size) char avr_httpd_fs_getchar(char *addr); char * avr_httpd_fs_strchr (char *ram, int character); int avr_httpd_fs_strcmp (char *addr,char *ram); #endif /* COFFEE_AVR_FLASH */ #endif /* !COFFEE_ARCH_H */

2023-11-10T01:27:04.277712

https://example.com/article/6616

Liquid-fueled ICBMs, such as the Hwasong-15, require lead-time to make ready for launch and are therefore considered less destabilizing than solid-fueled rockets, which can quickly be prepared for a first strike. "Jeffery Lewis, the director of the East Asia Nonproliferation Program at the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies, who was also quoted by the Post, told ABC News, "[The Washington Post] is reporting on a leak that North Korea is constructing one or two ICBMs at Sanumdong. Team Trump on Tuesday minimized revelations that USA spy agencies believed that North Korea was building new missiles in the same research facility that manufactured earlier ballistic missiles capable of reaching the US. If the reported North Korean nuclear activity seems inconsistent with what went down at the meeting in Indonesia, it's because Trump oversold the progress he made there. Lewis's group also published images of a large industrial facility that some US intelligence analysts believe to be the Kangson uranium enrichment plant. Government officials believe North Korea is continuing to manufacture missiles in a facility near its capital of Pyongyang. "That was certainly the case during the Cold War when the USA and USSR continued to build missiles and nuclear weapons even while negotiating arms reduction agreements". A U.S. official who spoke to Reuters said one photo showed a truck and a covered trailer similar to those used to move previous North Korean ICBMs. "New images just today show that North Korea has begun the process of dismantling a key missile site, and we appreciate that", Trump said, an apparent reference to images of the Sohae Satellite Launching Station published Monday by the prominent monitoring group 38 North. "Regime survival and perpetuation of Kim family rule" are Kim's guiding principles, he said. Ministers from the two Koreas agreed in April to push for a unified delegation from both countries to parade together in the opening ceremony at the Asian Games, to be staged in August and September, amid signs of easing tensions over Pyongyang's nuclear ambitions. Pompeo, at the Senate hearing last week, sought to assure lawmakers that the disarmament talks with North Korea remained on track and that the effort to dismantle the country's nuclear arsenal was just getting underway. "I'm afraid that at this point, the United States, the Trump Administration is being taken for a ride", said Sen. "Fissile Material" is uranium or plutonium that can be used to produce the nuclear fission reaction necessary for nuclear weapons. RELATED NEWS PM Modi speaks to Imran Khan, shares his vision of peace As Pakistan's Prime Minister-designate Imran Khan is all set to sworn-in as the new PM on August 11, all eyes are on Islamabad . Two newly formed small parties are seen as being open to an alliance with Khan's PTI . 7/31/2018 MDC 'have won' Zimbabwe election: senior party official Africanews journalist Nyasha Mutizwa is from Zimbabwe and she's has been following up on the polls with our men on the ground. The ZEC boss said the announcement will be of what has come in and not of the election outcome. 7/31/2018 Polar bear shot after attacking cruise ship guard Such teams are a requirement for all cruise ships that visit the area. "We are extremely sorry that this incident has happened". In this case, one of the guards was attacked unexpectedly by a polar bear that had not been spotted. 7/31/2018 California wildfires: Six killed as hundreds of homes destroyed The fatalities bring the death toll to five since the massive blaze started burning Monday about 100 miles south of the OR border. Redding Police Chief Roger Moore told CNN on Sunday his father's home also burned in the blaze, but his family has good support. 7/30/2018 Demi Lovato’s 911 Call Is Released, ‘No Sirens Please’ Following the news of her overdose, celebrities and friends of Lovato took to social media to send their words of support. As a regular on the Disney series "Sonny with a Chance", and Lovato became one of the network's brightest young stars. 7/28/2018 Red-hot Cubs bolster rotation by trading for Cole Hamels Hamels carried a 3.61 ERA at the end of June, before a rough July (1-3, 11.12 ERA) sent his ERA climbing and his price dropping. The Chicago Cubs have acquired Cole Hamels from the Texas Rangers for a group on minor league prospects, according to sources. 7/28/2018 ISIS attacks in Sweida leave 150 dead, hostages The assaults, it said, come "in the wake of the recent victories by Syria and its allies, especially in the south of the country". The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says that 302 people, including 135 civilians, were killed. 7/28/2018 Tour de France Results - Stage 17 The incident comes a day after police used tear gas to disperse a farmers' protest that had blocked the road with bales of hay. Estonian rider Tanel Kangert launched an early solo breakaway and was first over the Montee de Peyragudes, the opening climb. 7/27/2018

2023-10-15T01:27:04.277712

https://example.com/article/7106

Zinc Potentiates Lipopolysaccharide-induced Nitric Oxide Production in Cultured Primary Rat Astrocytes. Zn2+ plays a crucial role in the CNS where it accumulates in synaptic vesicles and is released during neurotransmission. Synaptically released Zn2+ is taken up by neurons and astrocytes. The majority of previous work has focused on neuronal damage caused by excess Zn2+. However, its effect on astrocyte function is not well understood. We examined the effect of extracellularly applied Zn2+ on nitric oxide (NO) production in primary cultured rat astrocytes, which were experimentally activated by lipopolysaccharide (LPS). Zn2+, at a concentration up to 125 μM, augmented LPS-induced NO production without affecting cell viability. LPS induced expression of both mRNA and protein of inducible NO synthase; this expression was enhanced by 125 µM Zn2+. Zn2+ also increased LPS-induced production of intracellular reactive oxygen species. Zn2+ enhanced the phosphorylation of p38-mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) at 1-6 h after LPS treatment. The LPS-induced nuclear factor-kappaB (NFκB) activation was sustained for 6 h by Zn2+. Intracellular Zn2+ chelation with N,N,N',N'-tetrakis(2-pyridylmethyl)ethylenediamine (TPEN) or inhibition of p38-MAPK diminished the Zn2+ enhancement of LPS-induced NO production. These findings suggest that activation of MAPK and NFκB is important for mediating Zn2+enhancement of LPS-induced NO production in astrocytes. Such changes may exacerbate glial and neuronal damage during neuroinflammation.

2024-02-03T01:27:04.277712

https://example.com/article/5739

$80,000 in Bitcoin Seized in International Dark Web Crackdown Law enforcement agencies have seized $80,000 worth of bitcoin as part of an international undercover investigation that tracked the illegal selling of firearms on a dark web site, according to a statement by the Australian Federal Police (AFP). Four people across Australia have been charged with attempting to buy illegal firearms, while a further 17 arrests have been made across Europe and North America, the statement reveals. The joint investigation between the United States Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), AFP and Australian Customs and Border Protection Service (ACBPS) focused on the international trade of illegal firearms by a US-based seller, who was later identified as a 33-year-old man living in Montana. The operation first started when ACBPS shared information with HSI, enabling agents to begin a covert operation using the seller’s account, which led to the identification of Australian-based customers attempting to buy illegal firearms. The controlled delivery of six parcels to addresses in Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and the Australian Capital Territory also resulted in the seizure of a wide range of illegal goods, including firearms, ammunition, two clandestine laboratories, drugs, computer equipment and mobile phones. HSI acting special agent Kevin Kelly said the joint operation should serve as a warning to those using the dark web for the purchase of illicit goods, adding: “Anyone who mistakenly thinks that they can get away with these types of crimes by hiding in the endless depths of the Internet must know that HSI will seek them out and bring them to justice.” Steve Lancaster, national director of investigations and assistant commissioner at the ACBPS, noted the arrest of the US based supplier had removed a significant firearm threat to the Australian border. He said: “People using these sites should not be fooled by claims of online anonymity, each transaction builds up a global web of intelligence which international partners are using to target you.” In Europe and North America, the arrests resulted in the confiscation of additional firearms, ballistic armour and illegal drugs. Possible idenfitication Gwern Branwen, a security researcher, believes he has identified both the dark web marketplace and the alias used by the seller. The expert exposed his findings in the DarkNetMarkets sub-reddit. Branwen linked the arrest of Justin Moreira, from Hyannis (Massachusetts), charged with attempting to buy a firearm from a federal undercover agent to the investigation undertaken by US an Australian law enforcement. According to the criminal complaint, uploaded by Branwen, Moreira used the alias “jd497” to order his weapon on the Agora marketplace. The weapon is believed to have been sold by a user with the “weaponsguy” alias. Branwen also highlighted that the dates of the criminal complaint matched those included in the AFP’s recent statement. The leader in blockchain news, CoinDesk is a media outlet that strives for the highest journalistic standards and abides by a strict set of editorial policies. CoinDesk is an independent operating subsidiary of Digital Currency Group, which invests in cryptocurrencies and blockchain startups.

2023-08-31T01:27:04.277712

https://example.com/article/7363

// // simple testing interface // written by Einar Lielmanis, einar@jsbeautifier.org // // usage: // // var t = new SanityTest(function (x) { return x; }, 'my function'); // t.expect('input', 'output'); // t.expect('a', 'a'); // output_somewhere(t.results()); // good for <pre>, html safe-ish // alert(t.results_raw()); // html unescaped function SanityTest(func, name_of_test) { var test_func = func || function(x) { return x; }; var test_name = name_of_test || ''; var n_failed = 0; var n_succeeded = 0; var failures = []; this.test_function = function(func, name) { test_func = func; test_name = name || ''; }; this.get_exitcode = function() { return n_succeeded === 0 || n_failed !== 0 ? 1 : 0; }; this.expect = function(parameters, expected_value) { // multi-parameter calls not supported (I don't need them now). var result = test_func(parameters); // proper array checking is a pain. i'll maybe do it later, compare strings representations instead if ((result === expected_value) || (expected_value instanceof Array && result.join(', ') === expected_value.join(', '))) { n_succeeded += 1; } else { n_failed += 1; failures.push([test_name, parameters, expected_value, result]); } }; this.results_raw = function() { var results = ''; if (n_failed === 0) { if (n_succeeded === 0) { results = 'No tests run.'; } else { results = 'All ' + n_succeeded + ' tests passed.'; } } else { for (var i = 0; i < failures.length; i++) { var f = failures[i]; if (f[0]) { f[0] = f[0] + ' '; } results += '==== ' + f[0] + '============================================================\n'; results += '---- input -------\n' + this.prettyprint(f[1]) + '\n'; results += '---- expected ----\n' + this.prettyprint(f[2]) + '\n'; results += '---- output ------\n' + this.prettyprint(f[3]) + '\n'; results += '---- expected-ws ------\n' + this.prettyprint_whitespace(f[2]) + '\n'; results += '---- output-ws ------\n' + this.prettyprint_whitespace(f[3]) + '\n'; results += '================================================================\n\n'; } results += n_failed + ' tests failed.\n'; } return results; }; this.results = function() { return this.lazy_escape(this.results_raw()); }; this.prettyprint_whitespace = function(something, quote_strings) { return (this.prettyprint(something, quote_strings) .replace(/\r\n/g, '\\r\n') .replace(/\n/g, '\\n\n') .replace(/\r/g, '\\r\n') .replace(/ /g, '_') .replace(/\t/g, '===|')); }; this.prettyprint = function(something, quote_strings) { var type = typeof something; switch (type.toLowerCase()) { case 'string': if (quote_strings) { return "'" + something.replace("'", "\\'") + "'"; } return something; case 'number': return '' + something; case 'boolean': return something ? 'true' : 'false'; case 'undefined': return 'undefined'; case 'object': if (something instanceof Array) { var x = []; var expected_index = 0; for (var k in something) { if (k === expected_index) { x.push(this.prettyprint(something[k], true)); expected_index += 1; } else { x.push('\n' + k + ': ' + this.prettyprint(something[k], true)); } } return '[' + x.join(', ') + ']'; } return 'object: ' + something; default: return type + ': ' + something; } }; this.lazy_escape = function(str) { return str.replace(/</g, '&lt;').replace(/\>/g, '&gt;').replace(/\n/g, '<br />'); }; this.log = function() { if (window.console) { if (console.firebug) { console.log.apply(console, Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments)); } else { console.log.call(console, Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments)); } } }; } if (typeof module !== 'undefined' && module.exports) { module.exports = SanityTest; }

2023-08-02T01:27:04.277712

https://example.com/article/6660

apiVersion: apiextensions.k8s.io/v1beta1 kind: CustomResourceDefinition metadata: name: sparkapplications.sparkoperator.k8s.io spec: group: sparkoperator.k8s.io names: kind: SparkApplication listKind: SparkApplicationList plural: sparkapplications shortNames: - sparkapp singular: sparkapplication scope: Namespaced version: v1beta1

2023-08-29T01:27:04.277712

https://example.com/article/9419

package me.bakumon.ugank.module.category; import android.support.annotation.NonNull; import me.bakumon.ugank.GlobalConfig; import me.bakumon.ugank.entity.CategoryResult; import me.bakumon.ugank.network.NetWork; import rx.Observer; import rx.Subscription; import rx.android.schedulers.AndroidSchedulers; import rx.schedulers.Schedulers; import rx.subscriptions.CompositeSubscription; /** * CategoryPresenter * Created by bakumon on 2016/12/8 16:42. */ public class CategoryPresenter implements CategoryContract.Presenter { private CategoryContract.View mCategoryView; private int mPage = 1; @NonNull private CompositeSubscription mSubscriptions; public CategoryPresenter(CategoryContract.View androidView) { mCategoryView = androidView; mSubscriptions = new CompositeSubscription(); } @Override public void subscribe() { getCategoryItems(true); } @Override public void unsubscribe() { mSubscriptions.clear(); } @Override public void getCategoryItems(final boolean isRefresh) { if (isRefresh) { mCategoryView.showSwipeLoading(); mPage = 1; } else { mPage += 1; } Subscription subscription = NetWork.getGankApi() .getCategoryDate(mCategoryView.getCategoryName(), GlobalConfig.PAGE_SIZE_CATEGORY, mPage) .subscribeOn(Schedulers.io()) .observeOn(AndroidSchedulers.mainThread()) .subscribe(new Observer<CategoryResult>() { @Override public void onCompleted() { } @Override public void onError(Throwable e) { mCategoryView.hideSwipeLoading(); mCategoryView.getCategoryItemsFail(mCategoryView.getCategoryName() + " 列表数据获取失败。"); } @Override public void onNext(CategoryResult androidResult) { if (isRefresh) { mCategoryView.setCategoryItems(androidResult); mCategoryView.hideSwipeLoading(); mCategoryView.setLoading(); } else { mCategoryView.addCategoryItems(androidResult); } } }); mSubscriptions.add(subscription); } }

2024-06-18T01:27:04.277712

https://example.com/article/4585

They're more wide than the original Renault wheels and the OZ's, they're actually lighter too. Center hearth has been costum painted in the Audi brown.Bolts in the dish and centercap are made in gold. I bought this from a friend who had them on his Clio 172 but had to get it scrapped and bought a new one.He went for a different style with his new Clio 172 so he sold them to me for a good price.They cost him in total for about 1600€ and I got them with for less than half with new front tyres. They're Toyo Proxes with a slight stretch, 195/45/16 I've already lowered the car a little bit more so there's no more arch gap.

2024-07-18T01:27:04.277712

https://example.com/article/7121

Q: Simple way to remove all custom ImageViews in Relative Layout I have a main relative layout that has CustomImageView's in it. This class extends ImageView with nothing special, just a different name so they can be identified easier. What i'm trying to do is remove all instances of this CustomImageView from the main layout. My question is how do you do this when they are nested all over the place? For instance, they can directly be children of the main layout, but they can also be children that are in RadioGroups and LinearLayouts. Is there a simple method that I can call on the relative layout and it will remove all instances of CustomImageView that are inside of it? Similar to RemoveAllViews(), except remove all of a specific type. A: You can do this with a method that iterates over the children of a ViewGroup, and removes a child if it's an instance of your custom View, or recursively calls itself if the child is another nested ViewGroup. For example: private void removeCustomImageViews(final ViewGroup vg) { final int childCount = vg.getChildCount(); for(int i = 0; i < childCount; i++) { final View child = vg.getChildAt(i); if(child instanceof CustomImageView) { vg.removeView(child); } else if(child instanceof ViewGroup) { removeCustomImageViews((ViewGroup) child); } } } Just call this method with your main RelativeLayout as the argument.

2024-03-12T01:27:04.277712

https://example.com/article/2080

/// The FactoryApi is to make it much easier to configure Logary from a language /// such as C#. It's AutoOpen because opening Logary.Configuration should /// expose the ConfBuilder type inside this module without any further ado. /// Besides that, this module doesn't contain much in terms of functionality/functions /// but lets you configure all of that through interaction with the types/classes/objects. namespace Logary.Configuration open System open System.Net open System.Net.Sockets open System.Threading.Tasks open System.Runtime.CompilerServices open Hopac open Logary open Logary.Internals open Logary.Configuration open Logary.Model /// This is useful to implement if you want add-on assemblies to be able to extend your builder. Then you just implement /// an interface that also inherits this interface and makes your extensions to the target configuration be extension /// methods in the extending assembly, calling this method to read the conf, and then returning the modified /// configuration to the builder by other means (e.g. by calling a method on the 'intermediate') interface (that is in = /// the core target builder configuration). Since the builder knows its callback, it can implement this 'intermediate' /// interface with a method taking the new configuration (that was read from and mutated from here). type ConfigReader<'a> = /// An accessor for the internal state; don't use unless you know what you're doing! Used by the migrations to get the /// current configuration. Allows you to modify or use the configuration. abstract ReadConf: unit -> 'a type internal ConfBuilderTarget<'T when 'T :> Target.SpecificTargetConf> = { tr: Rule // for this specific target specific: 'T option } interface Target.TargetConfBuild<'T> with member x.MinLevel logLevel = { x with tr = { x.tr with Rule.minLevel = logLevel } } :> Target.TargetConfBuild<'T> member x.SourceMatching regex = { x with tr = { x.tr with Rule.path = regex } } :> Target.TargetConfBuild<'T> member x.AcceptIf acceptor = { x with tr = { x.tr with Rule.acceptIf = acceptor.Invoke } } :> Target.TargetConfBuild<'T> member x.Target = Option.get x.specific /// The "main" fluent-config-api type with extension method for configuring /// Logary rules as well as configuring specific targets. and ConfBuilder(conf) = member internal x.conf = conf member x.InternalLogger (value: ILogger): ConfBuilder = conf |> Config.ilogger value |> ConfBuilder /// Call this method to add middleware to Logary. Middleware is useful for interrogating /// the context that logging is performed in. It can for example ensure all messages /// have a context field 'service' that specifies what service the code is running in. /// /// Please see Logary.Middleware for common middleware to use. member x.UseFunc(middleware: Func<Func<Model.LogaryMessageBase, Model.LogaryMessageBase>, Func<Model.LogaryMessageBase, Model.LogaryMessageBase>>): ConfBuilder = conf |> Config.middleware (fun next msg -> middleware.Invoke(Func<_,_>(next)).Invoke msg) |> ConfBuilder /// Call this method to add middleware to Logary. Middleware is useful for interrogating /// the context that logging is performed in. It can for example ensure all messages /// have a context field 'service' that specifies what service the code is running in. /// /// Please see Logary.Middleware for common middleware to use. member x.Use(middleware: Middleware): ConfBuilder = conf |> Config.middleware middleware |> ConfBuilder /// Depending on what the compiler decides; we may be passed a MethodGroup that /// can be converted to this signature: member x.Use(middleware: Func<Model.LogaryMessageBase -> Model.LogaryMessageBase, Model.LogaryMessageBase, Model.LogaryMessageBase>) = conf |> Config.middleware (fun next msg -> middleware.Invoke(next, msg)) |> ConfBuilder member x.Processing(processor: Processing) = conf |> Config.processing processor |> ConfBuilder member x.LoggerMinLevel(path: string, minLevel: LogLevel) = conf |> Config.loggerMinLevel path minLevel |> ConfBuilder /// Configure a target of the type with a name specified by the parameter name. /// The callback, which is the second parameter, lets you configure the target. member x.Target<'T when 'T :> Target.SpecificTargetConf> (name: string, configurator: Func<Target.TargetConfBuild<'T>, Target.TargetConfBuild<'T>>) : ConfBuilder = let builderType = typeof<'T> let container: ConfBuilderTarget<'T> = { tr = Rule.empty specific = None } let contRef = ref (container :> Target.TargetConfBuild<_>) let parentCc: Target.ParentCallback<_> = fun tcSpec -> let b = !contRef :?> ConfBuilderTarget<'T> contRef := { b with specific = Some (tcSpec :?> 'T) } :> Target.TargetConfBuild<_> contRef let tcSpecific = Activator.CreateInstance(builderType, parentCc) :?> 'T contRef := { container with specific = Some tcSpecific } :> Target.TargetConfBuild<_> // escape of the type system to get back to this mutually recursive // builder class: hence the comment that the interface TargetConfBuild<_> is not // referentially transparent let buildResult = configurator.Invoke(!contRef) :?> ConfBuilderTarget<'T> let targetConf = buildResult.specific.Value.Build name |> TargetConf.addRule buildResult.tr conf |> Config.target targetConf |> ConfBuilder /// Extensions to make it easier to construct Logary [<Extension; AutoOpen>] module FactoryApiExtensions = /// <summary> /// Configure the target with default settings. /// </summary> /// <typeparam name="T">The <see cref="TargetConf"/> to configure /// with defaults</typeparam> /// <param name="builder"></param> /// <returns>The same as input</returns> [<Extension; CompiledName "Target">] let target<'T when 'T :> Target.SpecificTargetConf> (builder: ConfBuilder) (name: string) = builder.Target<'T>(name, Func<_, _>(id)) /// The main entry point for object oriented languages to interface with Logary, /// to configure it. type LogaryFactory = /// Configure a new Logary instance. This will also give real targets to the flyweight /// targets that have been declared statically in your code. If you call this /// you get a log manager that you can later dispose, to shutdown all targets. static member New(resource: Resource, configurator: Func<ConfBuilder, ConfBuilder>): Task<LogManager> = if isNull (box resource) then nullArg "resource" if configurator = null then nullArg "configurator" let config = Config.create resource let cb = configurator.Invoke (ConfBuilder config) let xJ = Config.build cb.conf Job.ToTask xJ static member New(service: string, configurator: Func<ConfBuilder, ConfBuilder>): Task<LogManager> = let getHostName () = try Dns.GetHostName() with :? SocketException -> "localhost" LogaryFactory.New(Resource.create(service, getHostName()), configurator)

2024-03-05T01:27:04.277712

https://example.com/article/1151

Born in Le Havre on 10th March, 1892, Arthur Honegger was of Swiss-French parentage, an ancestry in many ways determining the nature of his music, far removed from the self-conscious gaiety and whimsicality frequently evoked by the other members of the Paris-based group Les Six. Studies at the Paris Conservatoire during 1911-18 instilled in him a love of counterpoint and fugal procedure, evident throughout his work, while a lifelong appreciation of the possibilities of technology is evinced in his extensive output for film and radio, not least Abel Gance’s 1927 epic film Napoléon (Marco Polo 8.223134). Despite the fact that his international career was launched in 1921 by the dramatic psalm Le roi David (Naxos 8.553649), and that operas and ballets occupied the major part of his creative thinking between the wars, Honegger is now best remembered for a sequence of vivid and increasingly dramatic orchestral works. During the 1920s and 1930s, these took the form of short tone poems and mood pictures, often with a specific evocation in mind. Latterly, the composer preferred more abstract titles, composing his First Symphony in 1930 and three further symphonies during the 1940s. Dating from 1951, the Fifth Symphony is among his last major works, a defiant statement by a composer who, undermined by serious ill health from 1947, was increasingly uncertain about the artist’s rôle in a world haunted by the threat of its own destruction. He died in the Paris district of Montmatre, where he had lived since 1913, on 27th November 1955. A tone poem depicting summer in the Alps above Berne, Pastoral d’été, prefaced by a quotation from Rimbaud, J’ai embrassé l’aube d’été (I embraced the dawn of summer), was a notable success at its première in 1920, and has remained one of Honegger’s most performed pieces. Calmly undulating strings provide the backdrop for a ruminative horn melody, continued by oboe and complemented by graceful clarinet arabesques. Violins take up the theme, leading in a gradual crescendo to the central section of the piece, a livelier, folk-like theme shared between woodwind. Strings add their animated contribution, resulting in an overlay of ‘folk’ themes at the central climax. This quickly subsides, and the initial melody and rhythm return, albeit with reminiscences of the central section. A version of the ‘folk’ theme, sounding ethereal on flute, brings the piece to a gentle close. Few pieces caught the mood of the time, and the imagination of musicians and public alike, as did Pacific 231 (1923), Honegger’s graphic musical depiction of a train in motion, in which he expresses acceleration by decreasing note values, while actually slowing the tempo. The trajectory of the work is very simple. After a ghostly initial inhaling and exhaling on upper strings and woodwind, the rhythmic momentum gets under way in earnest. As the pulse-rate gradually increases, so does the stridency of the orchestration, with numerous rhythmically-defined gestures coalescing in ever-new patterns and combinations. Particularly notable is a tarantella-like woodwind idea, and an angular trumpet motif which constantly returns in new guises. At length everything comes together in a hectic tutti, with the brakes applied as the music slows inexorably to its final chord. Although Honegger might be thought to be repeating the trick again in Rugby (1928), this piece is less the graphic depiction of a game of rugby-football than an effervescent scherzo that can be heard and enjoyed purely as music. The opening chorale-like theme on brass acts as a framing device throughout, with a broad-spanned string melody the main source of contrast. In between, incisive exchanges between orchestral groups imply a sense of opposing forces trying to secure the upper hand, culminating in the affirmative return of the chorale-theme to impart a sense of victory, though who has triumphed over whom is left very much to the listener’s imagination. Perhaps it was a sense that titles were becoming a hindrance that led Honegger to label a third potentially descriptive piece simply Mouvement Symphonique No. 3, commissioned in 1933 by Furtwängler for the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, a work that aroused Nazi hostility, for whatever reason. The musical language here is emotionally more ambiguous. Strident opening gestures effect a sequence of hard-edged, tensile ideas, but only a lively theme on trumpet and strings manages to impose itself on the restless musical discourse. Midway through the piece, rhythmic activity comes to a head; after a sequence of grating chords, the very different sound of tenor saxophone, plaintive against halting lower strings, assumes the foreground. Other woodwind, then strings, take up its melody, leading to a pensive conclusion which confirms that the composer is intent on seeking a deeper vein of expression. An expression that found fulfilment in numerous stage-works and concert pieces over the 1930s, before the onset of World War Two, brought about a further expressive intensification of Honegger’s musical language. His Second Symphony (1941), written in the darkest days of French subjugation, ends with a chorale which points to future victory. That victory over Nazism came about four years later, but its successor (1945) is far from a triumphal display: mankind had been drawn to new levels of destruction, such as presented grave questions as to its very survival. Questions such as those that Honegger’s Third Symphony, his Symphonie Liturgique, where each movement is headed by a title drawn from the liturgy, tackles in earnest. The first movement, Dies irae, suggests hate that destroys everything. Scurrying strings quickly erupt in an impassioned theme for horns and strings, goaded on by shrieking trumpets and woodwind. The turmoil continues over a pounding string ostinato, with a listless melody on violins and upper woodwind emerging to provide necessary expressive contrast. The music quietens for a tense central interlude, in which an oriental-sounding theme, underpinned by unsnared side drum, briefly assumes prominence. Activity soon mounts, however, leading to a return of the ostinato rhythm and a free recapitulation of those ideas heard at the outset of the movement. A brief coda sees the music disappear back into the depths for which it had emerged, with the final return of a ray of hope in what the composer described as his ‘bird-theme’. In the second movement, De profundis clamavi, a plea of supplication, the opening gestures are as balm after the preceding furore, preparing for a lyrical yet troubled theme which alternates between strings and woodwind, evolving new expressive gestures as it continues and with an especially touching episode for violins and muted trumpets. Ominous chords deep in the piano’s bass register presage the main climax, building steadily and deliberately before culminating in the impassioned return of the theme’s initial phrases. There is no formal recapitulation as such, and even the threat of a further climax is pointedly forestalled, enabling the movement to wind down to a calm but somehow questioning close, made more so by the solo flute return to the ‘bird-theme’, the dove of peace over the ruins. The third movement, Dona nobis pacem, sets off with a heavy march rhythm, underlying much of what follows. A baleful theme for horns, underpinned by strings, heightens the ominous atmosphere, the march-rhythm continuing as brass point up its militaristic connotations, described by the composer as the march of robots against civilised man. The horn theme now returns with a striving counter-melody for strings, which duly brings about the second return of the march and the work’s climax: the march-rhythm hammered out between brass and percussion, exploding in a dissonant chord across the whole orchestra before vanishing into silence. Out of this conflagration emerges a warmly expressive melody for violas and cellos, expressing the wish of suffering humanity and drawing in those questioning elements from the end of the previous movement, even though the march-rhythm is still audible on timpani. The ‘bird-theme’ is heard on the piccolo and a solo violin offers the plea De profundis clamavi ad te. Honegger ends with a suggestion of a utopian world, governed by reciprocal brotherhood and love, if such a thing were possible.

2023-10-06T01:27:04.277712

https://example.com/article/4502

openSUSE Milestone 4 openSUSE Milestone 4, and final Milestone before starting the Beta process, is out for everyone to test. The process has worked out normally and although this Milestone came a few hours after it was planned, the process remains steady. openSUSE 13.1 is expected to be released in November of 2013 just in time for our second annual openSUSE Summit. The summit will provide an excellent opportunity for you to meet the people who took your contributions and made them part of the final openSUSE product. There will be plenty to talk about and it is also a good opportunity for you to present on what your worked on for 13.1. Do not miss the fun! openSUSE 13.1 M4 This January a team of develpers started moving YaST codebase to Ruby. YaST utilized an old proprietary code that made it harder for developers interested in improving YaST to submit changes to it. With the Ruby translation, it makes it easier for anyone acquainted with YaST to contribute code to it. YaST is one of the software pillars for openSUSE. It is one of the oldest and most versatile system configuration tools out there and it is exclusive to openSUSE and SUSE. Is you want to find out more about YaST, go here. As you follow the link, you will notice that there is a good community involved into improving YaST. You can participate too if now Ruby makes it all easier for you to contribute. This milestone is the first to integrate the Ruby version of YaST, so when you test, give installation and configuration a good workout! Other changes Aside from the freshened-up version of YaST, there’s the list of major changes: update-ca-certificates now uses p11-kit as backend. With p11-kit it’s now possible to have firefox and thunderbird use the system ca certificates instead of their own ones. You need to replace mozilla-nss-certs with p11-kit-nss-trust to make use of that feature. motif is readded – we have openmotif 2.4 under LGPL now we have yast2 3.0 (which would be yast3 then :) converted to Ruby now KDE Workspaces, libs and apps 4.11 RC2 GNOME desktop 3.9.4 GTK3 3.9.8 GeoIP 1.5.1 hyper-v 4->5 qemu 1.6.0rc1 libreoffice 4.1.0.4 mc 4.8.9 ModemManager 1.0.0 scons 2.3.0 wine 1.6 xscreensaver 5.20->5.22 (yes, 2 screensavers for the price of one) And furthermore there were minor updates to the kernel (we’re waiting for the next major release), RPM, systemd, GStreamer, Apache2, mariadb, poppler, and more. Go, test! openSUSE only features one beta version for testing (see the roadmap). Toolchain and Base system have already been frozen for bugfixes-only. Little by little and faster than you think, openSUSE will be ready to deliver the goods for those looking to test the most polished and stable Linux distribution to date.  The beta features will enter our freeze time and only major critical bug fixes will be allowed and the same freeze will be applied to translations. This means that now is the time for you to make your contributions. Hurry, because the beta process will not allow new features to be included. We’re a community! As part of a global community effort, our distribution depends on the generous work of contributors who donate their time to code cool projects and include these into the distribution. It is important to note that for openSUSE there are essentially no requirements on the part of the contributors. openSUSE is one of the most welcoming distribution when it comes to contributions. This provides a strong basis and incentive for those looking to be part of our distribution effort. There are countless ways that as an individual you can contribute to the project. Allow us to show you just a few ideas. Organize a “hackathon” meeting in your local community. Provide refreshments and a good environment in which you and your friends can get together to work on bugs, features and changes to the distribution. Once this process is done and you are ready to submit your changes, or the changes that your friends helped you create, follow the guidelines for this article in order to have our team review your changes and include them. Please note that the article referenced before is geared towards openSUSE 12.1. However, this process remains the same for all our releases, therefore you can be sure that the information about submitting your changes is accurate and valuable. Even if you cannot program but would like to contribute in any way possible to make openSUSE great, you can participate too. There are still many opportunities that can involve you and make you part of a global Linux community. Our “How to Contribute” page has a few ideas that can guide into taking your first steps into participating with us. Surely, the more Linux enthusiasts willing to participate, the better and openSUSE welcomes them. ** Being sarcastic on ** I would like to hear though is there anyone out there that actually managed to install it? :-) ** Being sarcastic off ** I installed it just fine on my virtualbox, but it wont install on my laptop. I only get the windows entry in the grub menu Changing from grub2 to grub displays a fine menu, but the installed does not allow grub :-( only grub2 all other options fails. (Then why display it?) So – if you have run into this problem, and found a solution please let me know! Fully agree to what you’ve mentioned (“… They are both slow crap …”). Almost all of the DTLs are slow, sometimes extremely slow. I never understood why someone would try to develop a decent application by using any of these toys. Seems to be a bit short sighted to get the job done quickly and then running into the obvious performance problems. Because this is 2013 and even entry little hardware is “fast enough” for almost every task. In most applications as well speed simply doesn’t matter. As opposed to being “toys”, languages like python and ruby are next-generation languages, operating on a higher level as C++ is to assembler (you don’t advocate doing everything in assembler, do you?). Python runs Reddit, the Eve Online MMORPG, Dropbox, used extensively throughout Lucasfilm and other CGI companies, at least at one time for all of YouTube, planned NASA space shuttle missions, helped hunt for the Higgs Boson, powers Calibre e-book manager and Mercurial DVCS, etc. As a programmer at the New York Stock Exchange put it: >On the New York Stock Exchange we use three languages in production to deliver serious >trading services to the Specialists: c, C++, Python. > >Perl, tcl/tk, Java are used but for scripting, tools, and minor services where performance >and memory foot print are not an issue. Yes, used correctly Python meets our performance, >security and reliability requirements. > >We have had Java projects and launched Java services, they have all failed. We have many in >the pipeline (thanks Big Blue) but NYSE’s only serious internet based service is written in >Python, and was launched in 1998. It is still up in it’s sixth version, with no down time! >The fifth version was rewritten in Java, 6 months overdue, failed, and replaced by python ( >which took two weeks). > >Here at SIAC and NYSE Python is recognized by management to give results that other >languages just can’t achieve. > >For performance we have extended Python with our own specialized c objects, and we have >used swig extensively to integrate to our legacy code, and middleware. > >Thanks Python, you let me get home to my kids. Pretty interesting comments from the guy at NYX, thanks. I am occasionally using Python and it is on average 40 times slower than my C programs. (Sometimes getting close to C, but sometimes crossing the 100x slower mark.) So even in 2013 on new hardware I can occasionally be bothered by dynamically typed languages – no matter how “modern” they might be. @Joseph: Interesting infos. Since I arrived @Python from a C programming background, I can say, that my C programs where about 2-3 timer faster at the expense of taking 20-30 times more time to get ready (I count setup [autotools] and debug time in!). That was 15 years ago. Nowadays, I use so many Python extensions, that would take ages to catch up with C(++). Highlights: PyQt, Pyramid and SQLAlchemy. From my POV, the YaST decision for Ruby is a real pity, but more important is the way of project steering: having unit and coverage tests for the whole project would be the real McCoy. Don’t know, how strong Ruby is in this respect. Hoping all the best.. I am hoping a Suggestion left here will be seen by Project Managers who can take it under consideration. I have a functionality upgrade request. Please add some form of time restriction module to the Yast Users app. Something similar to the KDE App KChildLock. This topic is becoming more important to Parents who need all the assistance they can get from the tech industry. Furthermore functionality such as this would be very useful in a school or pre-school which currently has limited access to solutions except to develop something in-house. Currently Mac is the only purchasable OS which has this functionality built in. An Ubuntu has a app similar to KChildLock added. BTW: Been using Suse since 6.4. I still love it an look forward to running the final release of 13.1 in Nov. I would say Keep up the Great work, but that goes with out saying. As you will. Thats why you are in the position your in with the product you have. An thats why I will continue to support an make use of OpenSuse an SLES (Suse Linux Enterprise Server) While my opensuse 12.3 is a very solid built of the opensuse distro i’ve used since 10.0, virtualbox, vmware player, vsftp, pureftp, proftp all are very buggy and don’t work with my current distro. Am hopping that this will be sorted out. Been playing with various distros of Linux over the years and sadly had to stay with Windows b/c I use my computers for work that has certain programs requiring Windows. Finally retired and have been toying with Linux more and finally realized of all the distros, I liked Ubunto the least and OpenSUSE the best. Downloaded and installed ver 12.3 after deciding to give it a serious go at replacing Windows totally. I finally have done it with only 1 program still at issue. I use IBM (Lotus Notes) and the Linux versions do not seem to mount on OpenSUSE, can not figure why not. However, the current version of Wine (1.5)allows installing versions 8.5.3 and 9.0 of the Windows version and all functions work so, good to go. I have an install on an Acer Aspire One that uses the Atom 270 chip and it is faster than XP and hangs up less. Still trying some programs such as Calligra in lieu of the defaults included in the distro and getting multimedia working. I have encountered some issues such as when updating to KDE 4.11 that does not like to play nicely with any version of Calligra including the latest that specifically requires ver 4.11 according to the web info. Not an issue, just reverted back to the earlier vrsion of KDE THAT CAME WITH 12.3. All in all, while there are still some things to deal with such as getting it to work with my BlackBerry Playbook I can say that Linux is finally at a development point where I no longer need or want to deal with Microsoft. Can not wait to try 13.1 when it is released though presently not sure if I see a reason or need to update. I do like the idea of the support cycle for 13.1, makes life easier. Getting too old to start wiping and redoing computers. Having tested 13.1 MK IV in a virtual machine everything seems to work fairly well. I have real hope for a good desktop search this time. All previous versions (up and including 12.3) has been a disappointment (especially the UI for the result) I noticed some performance degradation in YaST but not so much that it really affects the work. When doing some admin tasks via YaST waiting a couple of seconds extra is not a biggie. Especially if the rewrite to Ruby will make YaST evolve a bit more (and faster). No doubt there will be some more performance tuning. I have big hopes of a faster development for YaST since there are still areas where YaST is more of a hindrance than a help and where manual configuration is a must (Web, Mail, FTP for example). I would actually argue to even remove some components since they give “false hopes” to a newbie.

2024-06-27T01:27:04.277712

https://example.com/article/9016

Retrospective review of the medical records of cardiology hospital outpatient clinics with the aim of determining the therapeutic approach to patients suffering from high blood pressure and/or dyslipidemia. "Retrospective Review of the Medical Records of Cardiology Hospital Outpatient Clinics with the Aim of Determining the Therapeutic Approach to Patients Suffering from High Blood Pressure and/or Dyslipidemia" is a pilot study conducted by the Epidemiology and Cardiovascular Prevention Working Group of the Portuguese Society of Cardiology, based on the idea that all patients suffering from high blood pressure and/or dyslipidemia should be treated according to the guidelines for the treatment of these pathologies. The main aim was to obtain data on the therapeutic approaches to patients observed in cardiology hospital outpatient clinics with high blood pressure and/or dyslipidemia as well as other concomitant diseases, in order to plan future wider-ranging studies and to analyze the main risk factors of cardiovascular conditions in this population. Patients of both sexes aged 35 years or over were included, diagnosed at least one year previously with high blood pressure and/or dyslipidemia and observed on a regular basis at outpatient clinics, with data being recorded from the consultation after the start of the survey and from consultations in the previous 12 to 18 months. The survey covered 22 centers, and included 285 patients, 58.4% male and 41.6% female. Of these patients, 87.7% had high blood pressure, 75.8% had dyslipidemia and 63.5 % had both pathologies; the prevalence of diabetes was high and that of coronary disease was very high. The mean body mass index (BMI) at the first observation was 28.7 +/- 4.4, while under 20% of the patients had normal BMI. Sixty-two patients were ex-smokers, and 24 still smoked. Mean systolic blood pressure (BP) was over 140 mmHg in all cases, and diastolic BP was around 80 mmHg. Mean LDL cholesterol remained at around 130 mg/dl and HDL cholesterol at around 50 mg/dl. Almost all patients were under combined therapy with diuretics, beta-blockers, angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors, calcium channel blockers and statins, with most of these drug classes being prescribed with increasing frequency. Although this was a high-risk population for cardiovascular conditions, control of blood pressure and of total and LDL cholesterol was in many cases inadequate, exceeding the values recommended in guidelines. Patients were usually polymedicated, with most drug classes, especially statins, being prescribed with increasing frequency.

2023-11-19T01:27:04.277712

https://example.com/article/5515

While most people will be talking about the return of the Start menu in the next version of Microsoft’s operating system -- and with good reason -- it’s not the only big change in Windows 10. Windows 8 proved to be something of a productivity killer for many people, but Microsoft is once again catering to the needs of power users, and has finally introduced a feature that has been offered in Linux for many years -- the virtual desktop. Unless you have a multi-monitor setup it can be easy to run out of screen space. For that reason, Windows 10 provides multiple desktops that you can work in and quickly switch between. To use this feature, just click the new Task View button on the taskbar. This is located between search and Internet Explorer. To add a new desktop, all you need to do is click the Plus sign. You create multiple desktops, and switching between them is just a matter of clicking the Task View button again and moving your mouse over the thumbnail of the one you want. Once the workspace is displayed above, click on it (or click the Task View button again) to start using it. You can also switch between desktops by pressing Ctrl+Win and tapping the left or right keys. Moving open apps and windows between desktops is very straightforward. Right-click the window to move (in the desktop switcher screen), select "Move to", and then choose the desktop you want. To close a virtual desktop, hover your mouse over its thumbnail and click on the X that appears.

2024-07-09T01:27:04.277712

https://example.com/article/6582

Aug 30, 2007 For a moment there, I almost cared about something. Started to think maybe I should do something, fulfill some sort of responsibility. But I sat real still, and it went away. Important Update!!In the comments, Kim from Frothing at le Mouse, asks if there is such a thing as enhanced indolence, and posits that she could be suffering from it. This is an exciting new concept for me, since I'm new to slacking, and I think every reader should investigate it thoroughly this weekend. Get to it! We must know more. Get back to me on this. GONE! By the way... All posts and personal pictures are copyrighted by the author. (Well, except for a picture or two I may have copied from somewhere on the Internet, or from someone else who copied it. If it's yours, let me know and down it comes, 'k? The rest really do come from my own camera.) Anything else should be understood for what it is: musings of a muddled mind. Because the author is maniacally convinced of her own superior skills in communication, she cannot be held responsible for another's misunderstanding. You can see how that would upset her tenuous hold on reality.

2023-08-06T01:27:04.277712

https://example.com/article/4024

This application is based upon and claims the benefit of priority from the prior Japanese Patent Application No. 2000-365927, filed Nov. 30, 2000, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference. 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates generally to a cathode ray tube (CRT) apparatus, and more particularly to a color cathode ray tube apparatus equipped with an in-line electron gun assembly for emitting three electron beams travelling in the same horizontal plane. 2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, a self-convergence in-line type color cathode ray tube apparatus has widely been put to practical use. This CRT apparatus is characterized in that three in-line electron beams are self-converged on the entire area of a phosphor screen. In this type of color CRT apparatus, a method of increasing a lens aperture of a main lens section created by an electron gun assembly is effective as means for obtaining good image characteristics. Typical means for increasing the lens aperture of the main lens section are an overlapping field type lens and an extended field type lens. As is shown in FIG. 1, an overlapping field type lens 52 is created between two adjacent electrodes 50a and 50b, which have outer peripheral electrodes 51a and 51b at their opposing faces. The overlapping field type lens 52 is an electric field lens acting commonly on three electron beams passing through three electron beam passage holes formed in each of the electrodes 50a and 50b. Thereby, the lens diameter of the main electric filed is substantially increased. As is shown in FIG. 2, an extended field type lens 65 is created by disposing an intermediate electrode 62 between a focus electrode 61 and an anode 63. A focus voltage is applied to the focus electrode 61, an anode voltage higher than the focus voltage is applied to the anode 63, and a voltage of an intermediate level between the focus voltage and anode voltage is applied to the intermediate electrode 62. In general, in consideration of breakdown voltage characteristics, a voltage obtained by resistor-dividing the anode voltage via a resistor 64 is applied to the intermediate electrode 62. The extended field type lens 65 increases the lens diameter by extending the lens region in the tube axis direction. Jpn. Pat. Appln. KOKAI Publication No. 9-320485, for instance, discloses that two lenses are combined to obtain more improved image characteristics. On the other hand, the effect of deflection magnetic fields upon electron beams cannot be ignored. In the color CRT apparatus, electron beams, which have passed through non-uniform magnetic fields, are affected by deflection aberration components included in the deflection magnetic fields. Consequently, a beam spot deforms on a peripheral portion of the phosphor screen, and the resolution considerably deteriorates. An electron beam 12 deflected onto a peripheral portion of the phosphor screen is affected by a force exerted by a pincushion type horizontal deflection magnetic field 11 in the direction of arrows 13, as shown in, e.g. FIG. 3A. As a result, as shown in FIG. 3B, the beam spot on the peripheral portion of the phosphor screen horizontally deforms, and the resolution greatly deteriorates. The electron beam affected by the deflection aberration components is horizontally enlarged and vertically over-focused. The beam spot formed on the peripheral portion of the phosphor screen thus produces a high-luminance core portion 14 deformed in a horizontal direction X and a low-luminance halo portion 15 enlarged in a vertical direction Y. Jpn. Pat. Appln. KOKAI Publication No. 61-99249, for instance, discloses structural means for solving the problem of deterioration in resolution. The electron gun assembly in this structural means basically comprises first to fifth grids. The electron gun assembly also includes an electron beam generating section, a quadrupole lens and a main lens, which are disposed in the direction of travel of electron beams. The third and fifth grids disposed adjacent to each other to create the quadrupole lens have, respectively, vertically and horizontally elongated non-circular electron beam passage holes in their mutually opposing faces. The lens function of the quadrupole lens dynamically is varied by applying a dynamic focus voltage that varies in synchronism with deflection magnetic fields to the fourth grid. Thus, the quadrupole lens corrects the deformation due to deflection aberration of the electron beam deflected on the peripheral portion of the phosphor screen. If the quadrupole lens is combined with the above-mentioned two lenses (overlapping field type lens and extended field type lens), good image characteristics can be obtained over the entire area of the screen. The overlapping field type lens can increase the horizontal lens diameter relative to the electron beams, but it cannot increase the vertical lens diameter as much as the horizontal lens aperture. This results in a difference in lens diameter between the horizontal and vertical directions, and the focal distance in the vertical direction becomes shorter than that in the horizontal direction. Thus, this overlapping field type lens has a negative astigmatism. The electron beam, which has passed through the overlapping field type lens, is horizontally under-focused and vertically over-focused. In order to compensate the negative astigmatism, one of the electrodes which is arranged back from the overlapping field type lens is generally provided with vertically elongated electron beam passage holes. However, this electrode structure makes the horizontal dimension of the electron beam passage hole less than the vertical dimension thereof. Consequently, the distance between the electron beam and the horizontal end portions of the electron beam passage hole in the electrode decreases, and local aberration occurs. In practice, even if the length of the outer peripheral electrode is to be extended in the tube axis direction to realize a large-aperture lens, the above-mentioned horizontal local aberration restricts the length of the outer peripheral electrode and makes it difficult to obtain a desired lens aperture. The combination of the above-mentioned quadrupole lens and the extended field type lens will now be considered. In an electron gun assembly as shown in FIG. 4, a quadrupole lens is formed between a first focus electrode 803 and a second focus electrode 804 to which a dynamic focus voltage is applied. The first focus electrode 803, second focus electrode 804, an intermediate electrode 805 and an anode 806 constitute an extended field type main lens. The intermediate electrode 805 is supplied with a voltage from the anode 806 via a resistor 807. In this structure, if a dynamic focus voltage is applied to the second focus electrode 804, part of the AC component of the dynamic focus voltage is superimposed on the intermediate electrode 805 due to the electrostatic capacitance created among the second focus electrode 804, intermediate electrode 805 and anode 806. Thus, the potential of the intermediate electrode 805 increases. As is shown in FIG. 5, a potential Vf of the second focus electrode, a potential Vgm of the intermediate electrode and a potential Eb of the anode are set to become higher in the named order. When an AC component of the dynamic focus voltage is not applied to the second focus electrode, the extended field type main lens has a potential distribution 904. When an AC component of the dynamic focus voltage has been applied to the second focus electrode and a part of the AC component of the dynamic focus voltage is not superimposed on the intermediate electrode, the extended field type main lens has a potential distribution 905. When an AC component of the dynamic focus voltage has been applied to the second focus electrode and a part of the AC component of the dynamic focus voltage has been superimposed on the intermediate electrode, the extended field type main lens has a potential distribution 906. Let us consider the position of the principal plane of the main lens, that is, the position of the center of the lens, in the respective potential distributions. The principal plane of the main lens having the potential distributions 904 and 906 is at a position 907. On the other hand, the principal plane of the main lens having the potential distribution 905 is at a position 908 and slightly shifts to the phosphor screen side. Specifically, when a part of the AC component of the dynamic focus voltage is not applied to the intermediate electrode, the position of the principal plane of the main lens gradually moves to the phosphor screen side as the electron beam is deflected from the screen center toward the peripheral portion of the screen. On the other hand, when a part of the AC component of the dynamic focus voltage has been applied to the intermediate electrode, the position of the principal plane of the main lens remains substantially unchanged, even as the electron beam is deflected from the screen center toward the peripheral portion of the screen. This behavior will now be considered referring to a simplified optical system shown in FIG. 6. Assume that a position of a principal plane of the electron lens is S, a distance between an electron beam generating section I and the principal plane S is P, and a distance between the principal plane S and a phosphor screen O is Q. In this case, a magnification M of the electron lens is expressed by M=Q/Pxe2x80x83xe2x80x83(1) In general terms, in the case of a color CRT apparatus, the distance between the electron beam generating section and the phosphor screen is longer at the peripheral portion of the screen than at the central portion of the screen. Assuming that the difference in distance between the peripheral portion of the screen and the central portion of the screen is xcex1 and the magnification M of the electron lens at the central portion of the screen is given by equation (1), a magnification M1 of the electron lens at the time the position of the principal plane is unchanged (at the time part of the AC component of the dynamic focus voltage has been superimposed on the intermediate electrode) is expressed, based on equation (1), by M1=(Q+xcex1)/Pxe2x80x83xe2x80x83(2) It is thus understood that the lens magnification is greater at the peripheral portion of the screen than at the central portion of the screen and the electron beam diameter increases. On the other hand, a magnification M2 of the electron lens at the time the position of the principal plane has shifted to the phosphor screen side by xcex2 (at the time part of the AC component of the dynamic focus voltage is not superimposed on the intermediate electrode) is expressed by M2=(Q+xcex1xe2x88x92xcex2)/(P+xcex2)xe2x80x83xe2x80x83(3) Compared to equation (2), the magnification decreases. It is thus understood that at the peripheral portion of the screen, the magnification decreases as the position of the principal plane shifts to the phosphor screen side and the electron beam diameter decreases. In the electron gun assembly formed by combining the extended field type lens and quadrupole lens, the main lens diameter can be increased and the electron beam diameter at the peripheral portion of the screen can be improved. In practice, however, part of the AC component of the dynamic voltage is superimposed on the intermediate electrode due to the electrostatic capacitance among the electrodes and it is difficult to shift the principal plane of the main lens to the phosphor screen side. The present invention has been made in consideration of the above problem, and its object is to provide a cathode ray tube apparatus having an electron gun assembly capable of obtaining good image characteristics over the entire area of a phosphor screen. In order to achieve the object, the present invention may provide a cathode ray tube apparatus comprising: an electron gun assembly having an electron beam generating section which generates a plurality of electron beams and a main lens section which focuses the electron beams generated from the electron beam generating section on a phosphor screen; and a deflection yoke which produces a deflection magnetic field that deflects the electron beams emitted from the electron gun assembly in a horizontal direction and a vertical direction, wherein the main lens section comprises a focus electrode supplied with a focus voltage of a first level, at least one intermediate electrode supplied with a voltage of a second level equal to or higher than the first level, and an anode supplied with an anode voltage of a third level higher than the second level, the focus electrode, at least one intermediate electrode and the anode being arranged in a direction of travel of the electron beams, and the main lens section includes an electric field lens acting commonly on the electron beams on a focus region side of the main lens section, which is formed by the focus electrode and at least one intermediate electrode, and a plurality of electric field lenses acting respectively on the electron beams on a divergence region side of the main lens section, which is formed by at least one intermediate electrode and the anode. Additional objects and advantages of the invention will be set forth in the description which follows, and in part will be obvious from the description, or may be learned by practice of the invention. The objects and advantages of the invention may be realized and obtained by means of the instrumentalities and combinations particularly pointed out hereinafter.

2023-09-06T01:27:04.277712

https://example.com/article/9041

Glomerular distribution and gelatinolytic activity of matrix metalloproteinases in human glomerulonephritis. Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) have been implicated in the development of glomerular injury in rat experimental glomerulonephritis (GN). However, the significance of MMPs in human GN remains obscure. In order to evaluate the role of MMPs in human GN, we examined the glomerular distribution and gelatinolytic activities of MMP-2 and MMP-9 in human GN. We performed immunohistochemistry with polyclonal anti-MMP-2 and MMP-9 antibodies, and analysed gelatin zymograms of five isolated glomeruli from various types of human renal disease. The renal specimens investigated were from normal kidneys (n=5), IgA nephritis (n=20), Henoch-Schönlein nephritis (n=4), non-IgA mesangial proliferative GN (n=9), lupus nephritis (n=6), acute poststreptococcal GN (APSGN) (n=4) and diabetic nephropathy (DN) (n=4). MMP-2 immunoreactivity was not detected in normal controls or in any type of GN. MMP-9 staining, which was almost negative in normal glomeruli, was increased mainly in the mesangial region and corresponded to the level of glomerular cell proliferative changes in mesangial proliferative GN (IgA nephritis, Henoch-Schönlein nephritis, non-IgA mesangial proliferative GN and lupus nephritis). Positive but weak staining for MMP-9 was observed in mesangial areas in DN. In addition, double immunostaining showed that MMP-9 is colocalized in scattered neutrophils within diseased glomeruli in APSGN. MMP-9 gelatinolytic activity in five normal glomeruli was weakly detected. Consistent with the levels of immunostaining, MMP-9 glomerular activity was dramatically increased in nephritic glomeruli with IgA nephritis, lupus nephritis and DN. The gelatinolytic activity of MMP-2 was occasionally detectable in nephritic glomeruli. These results strongly suggest that MMP-9 plays an important role in abnormal mesangial proliferative changes in human GN.

2024-01-25T01:27:04.277712

https://example.com/article/8501

A Seattle-area official has been placed on administrative leave after a conference that she hosted to combat homelessness featured a transgender stripper who twerked on attendees as entertainment. From the Seattle Times: Performer Beyoncé Black St. James danced topless in a sheer bodysuit, gave lap dances and kissed attendees, according to a staffer at a local housing nonprofit who attended the conference in South Seattle. The performance was in the same room as a catered lunch at All Home's annual conference, this year at South Seattle College with the theme of "Decolonizing our Collective Work." In response, Kira Zylstra — acting director of All Home, the agency that manages the homelessness in King County, Washington — was disciplined last Thursday for hosting the perverse entertainment, the Times reported. Local journalist Erica Barnett first reported Zylstra's suspension. A staffer who spoke with the Times told the newspaper that "no one expected" the transgender stripper to show up and that the entertainment made attendees "uncomfortable." Former Seattle City Council candidate Christopher Rufo, now an editor at City Journal, said the incident is emblematic of systematic problems in Seattle's government. "As the video shows, the programming has nothing to do with helping people on the streets — it's about affirming a radical ideology that puts identity politics above solving real problems," he wrote on Twitter. "For years, Seattle has claimed that it 'needs more resources' to solve homelessness, but as the video shows, they find it totally appropriate to pay for a transgender stripper to grind on members of the region's homelessness nonprofits and taxpayer-funded organizations." Officials declined to comment further, and are investigating the incident, the Times reported.

2024-01-10T01:27:04.277712

https://example.com/article/3193

WHY IT'S BIG: This is one of the biggest games every year in South Carolina. These two schools do not like each other. Truth be told, these two teams do not even like seeing the other's team colors. Both are usual suspects for winning a state title and are players in the national rankings. Byrnes has been the flag bearer for the state in recent years, but Dorman (which won the state title last year) is eager to supplant the Rebels in the top spot. BEST MATCHUP: The Dorman offense against the Byrnes defense. The Cavaliers have been struggling to get their offense going this season and have looked downright flat at times. The Byrnes defense always is one of the strongest units each year. The Rebels have been coming together of late, but that may because of the level of competition it has faced. This will be a great test for both teams. DORMAN WINS IF: It can hit on a few surprise plays. The Cavalier offense has been very vanilla much of the season and it will need to open the playbook a little this week to get by. While this is not the state final, it is a big game for the bottom line of the Cavalier season. BYRNES WINS IF: The offense really has come together. The team should be flying high with confidence offensively, but recent opponents Hillcrest and Mann are not Dorman. This game likely will be more akin to the Hoover game than the last three weeks. Whether the team truly has come together will be found out early. PREDICTION: This is not a must-win game for either team as both will make it into the playoffs. But it certainly is a game both want to win; that energy will be palpable come game time. The Cavaliers are on a mission this season and this battle with Byrnes is part of that march. Look for the defense of Dorman to be suffocating in a low-scoring game. - Dorman 16, Byrnes 10 -- For more on both teams and South Carolina football, visit SCVarsity. com WHY IT'S BIG: Bob Jones was circled as a team on the rise this season. Hoover has been the team to beat in Alabama for the last five years, if not longer. For Bob Jones to take the next step, it will need to get over on Hoover. For the Bucs, the tough schedule continues. Playing one of the most demanding schedules in the country continues this weekend on the road. BEST MATCHUP: The Bob Jones passing game against the Hoover secondary. Hoover is a very complete team; it is nitpicking to say that the secondary is the weakness. But if there is a point to attack Hoover, it is with double moves and on the deep ball. The Patriots have scored a lot of points this year through the air; if it is to be successful, it will need to attack. HOOVER WINS IF: The offensive line can control the game. Bob Jones has given up a lot of points this season. If Hoover can punch Bob Jones in the mouth early, it may be enough to shake the Patriots confidence. Running the ball and being balanced is the calling card of the Bucs and that starts up front. BOB JONES WINS IF: It can take away the ground game of Hoover. Hoover has had struggles getting going at points this season. If the Patriots can shut down the run game and make the Bucs go to the air more often, it will play into the Patriots hands. PREDICTION: Even if Bob Jones can shut down the traditional offense of the Bucs, Hoover is able to slide Caleb Sims to the quarterback position and effectively run the Wildcat offense. That style of play has sparked Hoover at times this season and could do it again this Friday. Hoover knows that this is a special season and is working hard to close the deal. Bob Jones will not go quietly. - Hoover 34, Bob Jones 26 WHY IT'S BIG: This is a second-round playoff game in Indiana but it could be the game that determines the state championship game in the state with Warren Central and Center Grove both eliminated from contention last week. The winner of this game is likely going to at least make the semifinals in the state if not the final. BEST MATCHUP: Carmel's defensive line against the dual-threat attack of Fishers quarterback Koby Orris. Orris can throw or run if need be. The Carmel defensive line will need to mind its lanes and not get pushed outside or squeezed inside. Orris will make plays. CARMEL WINS IF: It can establish the line of scrimmage on both sides of the ball. Fishers will not be intimidated by Carmel simply getting off the bus. Carmel will need to come ready for a fight. Getting its running game going and keeping Fishers off the field will be key. A low-scoring game will favor Carmel and that will begin with the big guys in the trenches. FISHERS WINS IF: It has more big plays. Neither team is especially explosive, but if Fishers can hit a big one just to loosen up the defense, it could go a long way in this game. Carmel will try to slow the game down and keep more guys in the box to prevent the broken plays from becoming big plays. It could come down to a good bounce. PREDICTION: The state of Indiana was poised to have a breakout year nationally but has come off of that with the stunning results last weekend. Carmel can still make a run at a state title and national rankings. There will be more challenges on the road, but getting by Fishers will toughen it up for those tests. - Carmel 19, Fishers 14 WHY IT'S BIG: This is a cross-town battle inside the Little Southwest Conference. The two teams share a border so this is an intense game. Abilene, despite its two losses, still is ranked ahead of undefeated Cooper, so a disrespect card will certainly be played. BEST MATCHUP: Abilene's Sims-squared against Cooper's three-pronged attack. This game could be very high scoring if neither defense is able to put a lock on the other's offense. The Eagles have shown to be a much better team with a healthy Herschel Sims. But the Cougars are no strangers to lighting up the scoreboard. This one should be fun. COOPER WINS IF: It has the ball last. It could be that simple. Both teams can play defense but neither has seen an offense as explosive as it will this week. Cooper has not been held below 30 points the entire season and there is no need to think that trend will stop this week. ABILENE WINS IF: Its defense comes to the party. The Eagles have allowed more than 20 points in all but two games, and those two games were stopped at 17 and 18 points. None of those teams, even out-of-state foes Plant and Cocoa, have had the type of firepower that Cooper does. Expecting to keep this game in the 20s may be foolish but if Abilene can, that would ensure victory. PREDICTION: If you like high school football and are anywhere near Abilene, this is a game to watch. It should be a track meet and a lot of big plays will be filling the stat sheet. Turnovers could be at a minimum and defensive stops will be at a premium. If one team can make two straight defensive stops, that may give it a margin that will not be overcome. - Abilene 49, Cooper 44 WHY IT'S BIG: Corona Centennial is in a tough spot in California. It is undefeated and nationally ranked. But even if it finishes with an undefeated season, it is not guaranteed a selection into one of the CIF Bowl games at the end of the season. This is also a revenge game for the Huskies as the team lost to Norco, 29-28, at home last season. A make-good win here likely would boost the stock of Centennial. If Norco wins again, it likely would gain entrance into the RivalsHigh 100 with wins over Crenshaw, Upland and Centennial. BEST MATCHUP: The Norco defense against the Centennial offense. Centennial has put up more than 44 in every game this season. Norco has only scored that much twice. The Cougars defense will need to keep Centennial on the sideline with sustained drives as well as make a few big stops on defense. NORCO WINS IF: It can keep the clock moving. Running the ball and completing short passes will make the game go faster, which is what Norco needs to do to pull the upset. Centennial is a loaded team and will have the talent edge, but Norco can play with anyone and will not back down from the challenge. However, it will need to play nearly perfect in this one. CENTENNIAL WINS IF: It can get off and running early. The team has plenty of playmakers and will be in a hostile environment. If it can match the intensity early and let the game ease in, it should be able to take its talent advantage to the victory. PREDICTION: Centennial needs this game more than Norco does and should play like it. - Centennial 46, Norco 27

2024-03-08T01:27:04.277712

https://example.com/article/3143

Ally suspends evictions on foreclosed homes Ally Financial, the troubled lender that received a massive federal bailout, has temporarily halted evictions on foreclosed homes in 23 states, a company spokesman said Monday. The firm, once the financing arm of General Motors, said late Monday that the moratorium was due to "an important but technical defect" in the company's court filings for individual foreclosures. The firm, once the financing arm of General Motors, said late Monday that the moratorium was due to "an important but technical defect" in the company's court filings for individual foreclosures. Ally spokesman James Olecki said that in a number of cases the legal documents from the company's mortgage arm in support of the foreclosure proceedings "may have been executed without direct personal knowledge stated in the affidavit" and were not signed in the presence of a notary public. But pro bono attorneys said the suspension of evictions came after their lawsuits filed against the company in Maine revealed that a single employee of Ally Financial may have approved tens of thousands of foreclosures across the country without reviewing the documents he was signing. In a deposition, the employee stated that when he put his signature on case files, he did not know what information the file contained other than the borrower's name, that he did not inspect the exhibits he was supposed to, and that the notary who supposedly witnessed his signings was not in the room. Thomas Cox, a lawyer in Portland, Maine, who took the deposition while representing homeowners, said in a phone interview that it's clear that this employee "doesn't know what he's talking about." "We've established that in these foreclosures GMAC hasn't proven its case," Cox said. Cox said the Maine attorney general's office is investigating the matter. The GMAC employee's name also came up in several mortgage foreclosure cases in Florida that are being disputed. The attorney general there is investigating at least four law firms that process foreclosures there, saying that they may be fabricating information or presenting misleading documents in cases. Olecki declined to respond to specific questions on the pending litigation, but emphasized that the "sum and substance" of the company's foreclosure filings were correct. And an internal review has found that there were no "factual misstatements or inaccuracies" about the mortgage holders or the delinquency of their loans, he said. The vast majority of cases will be resolved in the next few weeks. Some, however, will require "court intervention," Olecki said. He said that the suspensions will give the company time to review files across the 23 states, which span the country from New York to Florida and Hawaii. These states follow a judicial procedure that requires a court order to approve a foreclosure. A bank representative must sign off on the validity of a foreclosure filing after checking that the correct mortgage holder is named and that he or she is truly in default, among other things. The U.S. Treasury Department, which owns a 56.3 percent stake in GMAC after bailing it out last year, was not involved in the decision, Olecki said.

2024-03-16T01:27:04.277712

https://example.com/article/8505

[Comparative studies on the biochemical properties, phage relationships and antigenic structure of S. aureus strains isolated from sheep]. Defined were the biochemical, phage, and antigenic properties of a total of 104 strains of S. aureus of the udder. It was found that by their biochemical behaviour 85 of the strains corresponded to var. ovis. Phage typing showed that the strains were lyzed in a highest percent by phages of groups IV and M. Dominating were the 42D/78/107/119 and 78 phages. Studies revealed that the strains were antigenically homogenic. Antigens h2 and k1k2 were characteristic of S. aureus var. ovis.

2023-09-28T01:27:04.277712

https://example.com/article/6258

Worldwide demand for energy, especially electrical energy, or electrical power, continues to grow. Domestic energy prices continue to rise and challenges arising from foreign political instabilities, especially with regard to fossil fuels like crude oil, brings uncertainty into future energy prices. At the same time, by certain accounts, known reserves of fossil fuels like crude oil are declining, and may not be renewed in the foreseeable future. A percentage of the increased demand in electrical power may come from developing countries attempting to add people to community power supplies, as a measurable percentage of the world's population still lives without access to electrical power. This percentage may correlate closely in certain geographical regions with poverty, illiteracy, reduced life expectancy, infant mortality, unsafe drinking water, crop failure, water-borne diseases, and other negative consequences. Accordingly, a system and method for generating electrical power would be beneficial. More particularly, a system and method for generating electrical power in a clean and cost effective manner, such as by using a renewable and sustainable energy source would be particularly useful.

2024-05-05T01:27:04.277712

https://example.com/article/2579

[The antimicrobial action of the xanthine oxidase-xanthine system on the causative agent of cholera]. As revealed in experiments on V. cholerae, the enzymatic link xanthine oxidase-xanthine produces a vibriostatic effect at the concentration of xanthine oxidase equal to 0.0125 g/l and a vibriocidal effect at the concentration of xanthine oxidase equal to 0.025 g/l in a medium with pH 7.5-7.6. In the presence of protein the antivibrionic activity of the xanthine oxidase link is decreased. The introduction of bivalent iron into the enzymatic link xanthine oxidase-xanthine enhances its vibriocidal action on V. cholerae.

2023-12-12T01:27:04.277712

https://example.com/article/5623

The automatic cutting machine is structured so that a sheet material spread on the cutting table can be carried in and cut to a desired form with a cutter knife adapted to be movable while moving up and down from above. When cutting, the cutter knife is freely moved back and forth and around in the state of its cutter blade being stabbed into the cutting table and, accordingly, the cutting table is formed by and paved with hard brush hairs, to allow such a free movement of the cutting knife. Further, the cutting table serves as a conveyer movable to carry out the sheet material after cut. For example, in the arrangement of a brush mount and a cut-support surface brush proposed by JP Laid-open (Unexamined) Patent Publication No. Hei 3-26496, each brush is adapted to be movable by the fit in longitudinally extending slots in the brush mount. In this arrangement, when the brush is mounted to and dismounted from the brush mount for replacement purpose, the each brush is moved and attached to and/or detached from an end of the brush mount. This arrangement of the brush mount and the cut-support surface brush can allow the brush to move on the brush mount along the slots, but cannot allow the attachment/detachment of the brush from its own place. For example, when a brush have to be replaced, for example, for the reason that cut-support surface brush hairs located around a center of the cut-support surface formed by a number of cut-support brush hairs is damaged, the brush including the non-damaged brush hairs as well as the damaged brush hairs must be moved and removed from the brush mount for a while and then the block of brush hairs including the new brush hairs must be returned to the related brush mount. Thus, the arrangement above requires a time-consuming and troublesome work for the replacement. In order to save this trouble, the applicant of this application previously proposed, for example, in JP Laid-open (Unexamined) Patent Publication No. Hei 5-71067, an automatic cutting machine having a brush mounting structure for the cut-support surface that can allow the damaged brush to be removed from above the cut-support surface, for replacement with the new one. However, in the structure that can allow removal of any desired brush by lifting it from above the cut-support surface, a clamping engagement between the brush and the brush mount is allowed by only a claming force of the order that can permit the brush to be lifted up by hand. Due to this, when a load more than an allowable load is applied to the brush or when a load is continuously applied to the brush from a particular direction, the claming force is weakened so that the brush may be disengaged from the brush mount. For instance, a comb-like member to scoop out the sheet material is fixed at an end of the cutting table in such a manner as to hide among the hard brush hairs so that when the sheet material, after cut, is carried to a carry-out portion of the cut-support surface by the cut-support surface serving as the conveyer, the sheet material can be released from the cut-support surface by the comb-like member. With this arrangement, when the hard brush hairs are intertwisted and thereby arranged nonuniformly during the uninterrupted operation, a load more than the allowable load is applied to the brush from a front side with respect to a traveling direction of the conveyer or a continuous load is repeatedly applied to the brush in the long run. As a result of this, the claming force for clamping engagement between the brush and the brush mount is weakened earlier, producing the problem of increasing the likelihood that the brush may be disengaged from the brush mount.

2023-11-10T01:27:04.277712

https://example.com/article/7018

Rumors that "The Dark Knight Rises" will be shot in the middle of Occupy Wall Street protests in New York City have been debunked. A rep for Warner Bros. Pictures confirmed to Entertainment Weekly that "there are no plans to shoot in Zuccotti Park", where the mass movement takes place. The highly anticipated superhero movie has been scheduled to film in the Big Apple long before the OWS protests began. It is likely that Nolan will not change the plan and make the protests as a backdrop or a stand-in for something that already exists in the film. Previously, Los Angeles Times reported that Nolan will shoot the latest Batman reboot in New York, where the OWS protests happen. The filming will begin on October 29 for two weeks ahead under the code name of Magnus Rex. A source revealed that the cast members have been informed that the filming could include some scenes that will be shot among the protesters.

2023-09-18T01:27:04.277712

https://example.com/article/6185

A composite structural element in the form of a slab for a building is known comprising an insulating panel and a concrete rib plate. The concrete rib pate with its base members and rib members is cast on the insulating panel instead of on a form which is removed. The concrete rib plate has rib members which fit into corresponding recesses of the insulating panel. Further the concrete rib plate can have a planar reinforcement in the form of a steel mat and rib reinforcing elements (e.g. baskets) of reinforcing bar (rebar) for the rib members. The structural element of my invention can be either a wall or a floor element. This structural element is designed to be sound and/or heat insulating. The insulating panel is intended to take the place of the removable form and thus become a so-called "lost form" in the manufacture of the structural element to allow simple manufacture of the structural element. Moreover, the insulating panel used as a form can be combined with a form side wall composed of another material, for example wood. The insulating panel can fulfill additional functions in the structural element according to my invention. In fact it can be a multifunctional insulating panel having embedded electrical insulation, communication elements, and heat and water facilities. A structural element found satisfactory in practice is described in German Patent Application No. P 21 15 250.1-09. It has however been required for automatic mass production to provide the steel mat at least with spacing retainers and rib reinforcing elements correspondingly equipped with spacing retainers installed and distributed in the form to provide a reinforcing cage. The individual mounting of the spacing retainers and the exact installation of the reinforcing components is time consuming, expensive, and interferes with the automatic mass production.

2023-12-09T01:27:04.277712

https://example.com/article/3592

Retention rate of oxcarbazepine monotherapy in an unselected population of adult epileptics. In a retrospective study we assessed the outcome of oxcarbazepine (OXC) monotherapy in a naturalistic setting. We identified all adult patients who had been treated with OXC at a single neurological outpatient center. A total of 175 patients were identified, 97 of them used OXC as their first AED (Group I), and 78 as second monotherapy (Group II), after failure of a previous AED. The 1-year retention rates of OXC treatment were 91% for Group I and 77% for Group II. Discontinuations were due to adverse effects in 3 patients (3%) in Group I and in 11 patients (14%) in Group II, and due to lack of efficacy in 2 patients (2%) in Group I and in 6 patients (8%) in Group II. We conclude that OXC monotherapy is effective and well tolerated.

2024-02-13T01:27:04.277712

https://example.com/article/9395

//--------------------------------------------------------------------------- // Greenplum Database // Copyright (C) 2011 EMC Corp. // // @filename: // CBucket.h // // @doc: // Bucket in a histogram //--------------------------------------------------------------------------- #ifndef GPNAUCRATES_CBucket_H #define GPNAUCRATES_CBucket_H #include "gpos/base.h" #include "gpos/task/CTask.h" #include "gpos/error/CAutoTrace.h" #include "naucrates/statistics/CPoint.h" #include "naucrates/statistics/IBucket.h" #define GPOPT_BUCKET_DEFAULT_FREQ 1.0 #define GPOPT_BUCKET_DEFAULT_DISTINCT 1.0 namespace gpnaucrates { using namespace gpos; using namespace gpmd; // forward decl class CBucket; // dynamic array of buckets typedef CDynamicPtrArray<CBucket, CleanupDelete> CBucketArray; //--------------------------------------------------------------------------- // @class: // CBucket // // @doc: // Represents a bucket in a histogram // //--------------------------------------------------------------------------- class CBucket : public IBucket { private: // lower bound of bucket CPoint *m_bucket_lower_bound; // upper bound of bucket CPoint *m_bucket_upper_bound; // is lower bound closed (does bucket include boundary value) BOOL m_is_lower_closed; // is upper bound closed (does bucket includes boundary value) BOOL m_is_upper_closed; // frequency corresponding to bucket CDouble m_frequency; // number of distinct elements in bucket CDouble m_distinct; // private copy constructor CBucket(const CBucket &); // private assignment operator CBucket &operator=(const CBucket &); public: // ctor CBucket(CPoint *bucket_lower_bound, CPoint *bucket_upper_bound, BOOL is_lower_closed, BOOL is_upper_closed, CDouble frequency, CDouble distinct); // dtor virtual ~CBucket(); // does bucket contain point BOOL Contains(const CPoint *point) const; // is the point before the lower bound of the bucket BOOL IsBefore(const CPoint *point) const; // is the point after the upper bound of the bucket BOOL IsAfter(const CPoint *point) const; // what percentage of bucket is covered by [lb,pp] CDouble GetOverlapPercentage(const CPoint *point, BOOL include_point = true) const; // frequency associated with bucket CDouble GetFrequency() const { return m_frequency; } // width of bucket CDouble Width() const; // set frequency void SetFrequency(CDouble frequency) { GPOS_ASSERT(CDouble(0) <= frequency); GPOS_ASSERT(CDouble(1.0) >= frequency); m_frequency = frequency; } // set number of distinct values void SetDistinct(CDouble distinct) { GPOS_ASSERT(CDouble(0) <= distinct); m_distinct = distinct; } // number of distinct values in bucket CDouble GetNumDistinct() const { return m_distinct; } // lower point CPoint * GetLowerBound() const { return m_bucket_lower_bound; } // upper point CPoint * GetUpperBound() const { return m_bucket_upper_bound; } // is lower bound closed (does bucket includes boundary value) BOOL IsLowerClosed() const { return m_is_lower_closed; } // is upper bound closed (does bucket includes boundary value) BOOL IsUpperClosed() const { return m_is_upper_closed; } // does bucket's range intersect another's BOOL Intersects(const CBucket *bucket) const; // does bucket's range subsume another's BOOL Subsumes(const CBucket *bucket) const; // does bucket occur before another BOOL IsBefore(const CBucket *bucket) const; // does bucket occur after another BOOL IsAfter(const CBucket *bucket) const; // print function virtual IOstream &OsPrint(IOstream &os) const; #ifdef GPOS_DEBUG void DbgPrint() const; #endif // construct new bucket with lower bound greater than given point CBucket *MakeBucketGreaterThan(CMemoryPool *mp, CPoint *point) const; // scale down version of bucket adjusting upper boundary CBucket *MakeBucketScaleUpper(CMemoryPool *mp, CPoint *bucket_upper_bound, BOOL include_upper) const; // scale down version of bucket adjusting lower boundary CBucket *MakeBucketScaleLower(CMemoryPool *mp, CPoint *bucket_lower_bound, BOOL include_lower) const; // extract singleton bucket at given point // use_width to calculate the scaling ratio instead of default (ndv) CBucket *MakeBucketSingleton(CMemoryPool *mp, CPoint *point_singleton) const; // create a new bucket by intersecting with another and return the percentage of each of the buckets that intersect CBucket *MakeBucketIntersect(CMemoryPool *mp, CBucket *bucket, CDouble *result_freq_intersect1, CDouble *result_freq_intersect2) const; // Remove a bucket range. This produces lower and upper split void Difference(CMemoryPool *mp, CBucket *bucket_other, CBucket **result_bucket_lower, CBucket **result_bucket_upper); // return copy of bucket CBucket *MakeBucketCopy(CMemoryPool *mp); // return a copy of the bucket with updated frequency based on the new total number of rows CBucket *MakeBucketUpdateFrequency(CMemoryPool *mp, CDouble rows_old, CDouble rows_new); // Attempt a merge with another bucket and return leftovers CBucket *SplitAndMergeBuckets(CMemoryPool *mp, CBucket *bucket_other, CDouble rows, CDouble rows_other, CBucket **bucket1_new, CBucket **bucket2_new, CDouble *result_rows, BOOL is_union_all = true); // does bucket support sampling BOOL CanSample() const { return m_bucket_lower_bound->GetDatum()->StatsMappable(); } BOOL Equals(const CBucket *bucket); // generate a random data point within bucket boundaries CDouble GetSample(ULONG *seed) const; // compare lower bucket boundaries static INT CompareLowerBounds(const CBucket *bucket1, const CBucket *bucket2); // compare upper bucket boundaries static INT CompareUpperBounds(const CBucket *bucket1, const CBucket *bucket2); // compare lower bound of first bucket to upper bound of second bucket static INT CompareLowerBoundToUpperBound(const CBucket *bucket1, const CBucket *bucket2); // create a new singleton bucket with the given datum as it lower and upper bounds static CBucket *MakeBucketSingleton(CMemoryPool *mp, IDatum *datum); }; } // namespace gpnaucrates #endif // !GPNAUCRATES_CBucket_H // EOF

2023-08-18T01:27:04.277712

https://example.com/article/2203

/* * Copyright 2020 ConsenSys AG. * * 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. */ package tech.pegasys.teku.pow; import java.util.concurrent.RejectedExecutionException; import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit; import org.apache.logging.log4j.LogManager; import org.apache.logging.log4j.Logger; import org.web3j.protocol.Web3j; import org.web3j.protocol.core.DefaultBlockParameter; import org.web3j.protocol.core.DefaultBlockParameterName; import org.web3j.protocol.core.Request; import org.web3j.protocol.core.Response; import org.web3j.protocol.core.methods.request.Transaction; import org.web3j.protocol.core.methods.response.EthBlock; import org.web3j.protocol.core.methods.response.EthCall; import tech.pegasys.teku.infrastructure.async.AsyncRunner; import tech.pegasys.teku.infrastructure.async.SafeFuture; import tech.pegasys.teku.infrastructure.unsigned.UInt64; import tech.pegasys.teku.util.config.Constants; public class Web3jEth1Provider implements Eth1Provider { private static final Logger LOG = LogManager.getLogger(); private final Web3j web3j; private final AsyncRunner asyncRunner; public Web3jEth1Provider(final Web3j web3j, final AsyncRunner asyncRunner) { this.web3j = web3j; this.asyncRunner = asyncRunner; } @Override public SafeFuture<EthBlock.Block> getEth1Block(final UInt64 blockNumber) { LOG.trace("Getting eth1 block {}", blockNumber); DefaultBlockParameter blockParameter = DefaultBlockParameter.valueOf(blockNumber.bigIntegerValue()); return getEth1Block(blockParameter); } @Override public SafeFuture<EthBlock.Block> getEth1Block(final String blockHash) { LOG.trace("Getting eth1 block {}", blockHash); return sendAsync(web3j.ethGetBlockByHash(blockHash, false)).thenApply(EthBlock::getBlock); } @Override public SafeFuture<EthBlock.Block> getGuaranteedEth1Block(final String blockHash) { return getEth1Block(blockHash) .exceptionallyCompose( (err) -> { LOG.debug("Retrying Eth1 request for block: {}", blockHash, err); return asyncRunner .getDelayedFuture( Constants.ETH1_INDIVIDUAL_BLOCK_RETRY_TIMEOUT, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS) .thenCompose(__ -> getGuaranteedEth1Block(blockHash)); }); } @Override public SafeFuture<EthBlock.Block> getGuaranteedEth1Block(final UInt64 blockNumber) { return getEth1Block(blockNumber) .exceptionallyCompose( (err) -> { LOG.debug("Retrying Eth1 request for block: {}", blockNumber, err); return asyncRunner .getDelayedFuture( Constants.ETH1_INDIVIDUAL_BLOCK_RETRY_TIMEOUT, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS) .thenCompose(__ -> getGuaranteedEth1Block(blockNumber)); }); } private SafeFuture<EthBlock.Block> getEth1Block(final DefaultBlockParameter blockParameter) { return sendAsync(web3j.ethGetBlockByNumber(blockParameter, false)) .thenApply(EthBlock::getBlock); } @SuppressWarnings("rawtypes") private <S, T extends Response> SafeFuture<T> sendAsync(final Request<S, T> request) { try { return SafeFuture.of(request.sendAsync()); } catch (RejectedExecutionException ex) { LOG.debug("shutting down, ignoring error", ex); return new SafeFuture<>(); } } @Override public SafeFuture<EthBlock.Block> getLatestEth1Block() { DefaultBlockParameter blockParameter = DefaultBlockParameterName.LATEST; return getEth1Block(blockParameter); } @Override public SafeFuture<EthCall> ethCall( final String from, String to, String data, final UInt64 blockNumber) { return SafeFuture.of( web3j .ethCall( Transaction.createEthCallTransaction(from, to, data), DefaultBlockParameter.valueOf(blockNumber.bigIntegerValue())) .sendAsync()); } }

2024-07-21T01:27:04.277712

https://example.com/article/9910

Q: Why do I use double quotes in shell scripts I understand the usage single quote and double quote. but I don't know situation need to double quotes in the script. there is no diff that statements $ echo hello world! $1 $ echo "hello world! $1" please show me diff between normal and double quotes. A: Let's consider a directory with these files: $ ls foo* foo111.txt foo11.txt foo1.txt Let's consider a minor variation on your script: $ cat script #!/bin/sh echo No quotes $1 echo "Double quotes $1" Now, let's run it: $ bash script "foo*" No quotes foo111.txt foo11.txt foo1.txt Double quotes foo* As you can see, the results are completely different. Without the double quotes, pathname expansion is performed. To illustrate another difference: $ bash script "long space" No quotes long space Double quotes long space With double quotes, the long space between words is preserved. Without it, all contiguous whitespace is replaced with a single blank. This is an example of word splitting.

2024-06-22T01:27:04.277712

https://example.com/article/3725

1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a connector lock mechanism. More particularly, the present invention relates to a connector lock mechanism in which a half-fitted condition is positively prevented by a disengaging force (repelling force) produced between a pair of connector housings to be fittingly connected together so that the fitting connection to the mating connector can be positively locked. The present application is based on Japanese Patent Application No. Hei. 11-243596, which is incorporated herein by reference. 2. Description of the Related Art Usually, various electronic equipments are mounted on a vehicle such as an automobile, and therefore, naturally, various types of male and female connectors are provided at connection ends of various wires forming wire harnesses or the like. Generally, male and female connectors to be fittingly connected together are provided with a lock mechanism, in which when the amount of fitting of the two connectors relative to each reaches a predetermined value, their respective connector housings are locked together in a fittingly-connected condition. When the connector housings of the male and female connectors are connected together by the lock mechanism, each of connection terminals in the male connector housing is electrically connected to a respective one of connection terminals in the female connector housing with adequate contact pressure and contact area. However, for example, when the operating force for fitting the two connector housings together is inadequate, and when either of the connector housings or any of the connection terminals is defective, the connector fitting operation is sometimes finished in a half-fitted condition in which the amount of fitting of the two connector housings relative to each other fails to reach the predetermined value. When the male and female connectors are used in such a half-fitted condition, they may be disengaged from each other because of vibrations, developing during use, and the tension of a wire harness, and this can leads to a disadvantage that the feeding of electric power is interrupted. Even if the two connectors are not disengaged from each other, there is a possibility that in the half-fitted condition, the mating connection terminals are incompletely electrically connected together, in which case the necessary electrical characteristics are not obtained, and this may lead to a disadvantage that the associated electric part is subjected to a malfunction. Therefore, in order to prevent an accident due to a failure to notice such a half-fitted condition of the two connectors, there has been proposed a lock mechanism (which locks two connector housings in a mutually-connected condition) having a half-fitting prevention function for disengaging the two connector housings from each other when a half-fitted condition is encountered. FIG. 8 shows a related connector lock mechanism having a half-fitting prevention function. In this connector lock mechanism, a lock arm 5 is formed on an outer surface of a male connector housing 2 (one of male and female connector housings 2 and 3 to be fitted together in a male-female manner), and extends in a connector housing-fitting direction, whereas arm engagement portions 7 are formed on the female connector housing (the other connector housing) 3, and these arm engagement portions 7 retain engagement projections 5b of the lock arm 5, respectively, to lock the two connector housings together in a connected condition when the amount of fitting of the two connector housings relative to each other reaches a predetermined amount. Female connection terminals are received respectively in terminal receiving chambers 2a formed in the male connector housing 2, and male connection terminals 9 are received respectively in terminal receiving chambers formed in the female connector housing 3. The lock arm 5 has a pair of elastic arms 5a extending from a proximal end portion of the housing toward a distal end thereof, and the engagement projection 5b is formed on and projects laterally from an outer side surface of each of the elastic arms 5a at a distal end thereof. The arm engagement portions 7 are formed in a projected manner respectively on inner surfaces of opposite side walls 3b and 3b of a front housing portion 3a, defining a space into which the male connector housing 2 can be fitted. Each of the arm engagement portions 7 has a slanting surface 7a and a retaining surface 7b. When the amount of fitting of the two connector housings relative to each other is less than the predetermined value, each slanting surface 7a presses the corresponding engagement projection 5b toward a vertical median plane of the housing to elastically deform the elastic arm 5a toward the vertical median plane of the housing, thereby producing a disengaging force urging the two connectors away from each other. When the amount of fitting of the two connector housings reaches the predetermined value, so that the elastic deformation of each elastic arm 5a by the corresponding slanting surface 7a is canceled, each retaining surface 7b retains the corresponding engagement projection 5b. Namely, in the above connector lock mechanism, when the male and female connector housings 2 and 3 are fitted together, the elastic arms 5a are elastically deformed respectively by the slanting surfaces 7a through the engagement projections 5b, and as a result the disengaging force, tending to move the two connector housings 2 and 3 away from each other, is produced between each slanting surface 7a and the corresponding engagement projection 5b by the resilient force of the thus elastically-deformed elastic arm 5a. In this construction, any spring member (e.g. a compression coil spring), separate from the connector housings, is not used for producing the disengaging force to disengage the two connectors from each other, and therefore the half-fitting prevention function is achieved at a low cost without increasing the number of the component parts. In the above lock mechanism, however, the arm engagement portions 7 are formed on the inner surface of the connector housing 3, and therefore the condition of engagement of the lock arm 5 with the arm engagement portions 7 can not be confirmed with the eyes, and thus there has been a disadvantage that the fitting connection can not be confirmed with the eyes. And besides, for canceling the locked condition, the proximal end portion of the lock arm 5 is pressed so as to turn its distal end portion downwardly, and therefore a large operating force is required when canceling the locked condition, and this has invited a problem that the cancellation of the locked condition is difficult. It is therefore an object of the present invention to overcome the above problems, and more specifically to provide a connector lock mechanism in which a half-fitted condition is positively prevented, and a condition of engagement of a lock arm with an arm engagement portion can be confirmed with the eyes, and besides an operating force, required for canceling a locked condition of the two connector housings, can be reduced. To achieve the above object, according to the present invention, there is provided a connector lock mechanism which comprises an elastically-deformable lock arm formed on an outer surface of one of male and female connector housings which are fittable to each other, the lock arm extending in a connector fitting direction, at least one engagement projection formed on the lock arm, at least one arm engagement portion formed on an outer surface of the other one of male and female connector housings, wherein when the male and female connector housings are completely fitted to each other, the arm engagement portion retains the engagement projection of the lock arm to lock the male and female connector housings, at least one push-out guide surface formed on the arm engagement portion, wherein when the male and female connector housings are in a half-fitted condition, the push-out guide surface deforms the lock arm elastically in a direction away from the outer surface of the one of male and female connector housings, thereby producing a disengaging force urging the male and female connector housings away from each other, and at least one retaining portion formed on the arm engagement portion, wherein when the male and female connector housings are completely fitted to each other so that elastic deformation of the lock arm by the push-out guide surface is canceled, the retaining portion retains the engagement projection, wherein engagement of the engagement projection with the retaining portion is canceled by elastic deformation of the lock arm in a direction substantially parallel to the outer surface of the other one of male and female connector housing. In the above construction, the lock arm and the arm engagement portion are formed on the outer surfaces of the connector housings, respectively, and those portions of the lock arm and the arm engagement portion, engaged with each other, are exposed to the outsides of the two connector housings. Therefore, the condition of engagement of the lock arm with the arm engagement portion can be easily confirmed with the eyes. When canceling the locked condition of the two connector housings, the lock arm can be elastically deformed by operating or manipulating the pivotally-movable distal end portion of this lock arm, and therefore the operating force, required for canceling the locked condition, can be reduced. The lock arm is elastically deformed in the direction away from the outer surface of the connector housing so as to produce the disengaging force during the connector fitting operation. On the other hand, when canceling the locked condition of the two connector housings, the lock arm is elastically deformed in the direction generally parallel to the outer surface of the connector housing. Therefore, a clearance between the outer surface of the connector housing and the lock arm can be minimized, and therefore the vertical dimension of the pair of connectors can be reduced. For example, the cross-sectional shape or other of the lock arm is determined such that the lock arm has a high elastic coefficient (elasticity modulus) in the direction away from the outer surface of the connector housing, but has a low elastic coefficient in the direction generally parallel to the outer surface of the connector housing. With this arrangement, the disengaging force for preventing a half-fitted condition can be set to a sufficiently-large value while the operating force for canceling the locked condition can be kept to a small level. In the above connector lock mechanism, it is preferable that the engagement projection is formed on a lateral side surface of the lock arm. In the above connector lock mechanism, it is preferable that the push-out guide surface has a smoothly slanting portion.

2023-11-28T01:27:04.277712

https://example.com/article/4164

Q: How long elasticsearch stores indexes? How can I find out how long elasticsearch stores indexes? For what period from which date to now. It's in config elasticsearch.yml? or I need something else? edit No, I don't want delete indicies, I want to know, from which date I have indicies. A: Use Cerebro (formerly Kopf) or the management view in Kibana (DevTools) for manual operations and peeking around. An index is deleted or rebuild with REST commands. So only on demand. This is typically scripted to delete by time filters. For example curator can do that.

2023-10-03T01:27:04.277712

https://example.com/article/7269

Nuclear Pore Protein Meets Transcription Factor in Neural Fate. How nuclear architecture contributes to transcriptional regulation in neural progenitor cells (NeuPCs) is poorly understood. A study by Toda et al. (2017) now shows that the nuclear pore protein Nup153 associates with the Sox2 transcription factor in the regulation of NeuPC maintenance and neural fate.

2024-07-18T01:27:04.277712

https://example.com/article/1925

Rivals China and Japan in fight to build key infrastructure for WA minerals; open tender between proponents cancels govt-Midwest deal Midwest was promoting a $3 billion Chinese-financed plan led by Aus­tralian company Yilgarn Infrastruc­ture to build open-access port and rail infrastructure in the mid-west region, touted as the next Pilbara region for Australian iron ore exports, wrote Andrew Burrell in The Australian Financial Review (27/9/2007, p.11).Sensitive rivalry: But the WA Government was facing a sensitive political exercise given a rival proposal by fellow mid-west miner Murchison Metals was backed by Japanese giant Mitsubishi. The contest in effect pitted the state’s two biggest export partners, fierce rivals China and Japan, in a fight to build key infrastructure. Deputy Premier, Eric Ripper, wrote to Midwest in July outlining the government’s plan to abandon a decades-old state agreement that gave the company the exclusive right to develop the infrastructure. The government now intended to set up an open tender between the two proponents and it was hoping to avoid a situation like that experi­enced in the Pilbara where third parties have been been unable to access infrastructure built by BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto. Outdated deal: Speaking in State Parliament, Ripper accused Midwest of not honouring all its obligations under the state agreement, including failing to submit annual reports to the government. He said Midwest and its prede­cessors had “sat on this agreement doing virtually nothing” for more than 30 years. While the company had ignored its obligations under the agreement, it had also been “parading” the agreement as a way of attracting financial support for its Weld Range project. He said he did not consider the agreement to be a suitable vehicle because much of it was outdated. For example, he said the agreement created obligations for the State Electricity Commission and the WA Government Railways Commission – two entities that no longer existed. Midwest begs to differ: Midwest Corp said in a statement last night it had received legal advice that the state agreement was valid. The company said it was still seeking a meeting with Ripper to explain its position.

2024-01-20T01:27:04.277712

https://example.com/article/9058

An evaluation of the Weber classification of ankle fractures. This retrospective study over a 3 year follow-up was designed to establish the significance of the Weber classification of ankle fractures with regards to functional and radiographic outcome. One hundred and seven patients were available for follow-up, of which 88 ankles could be classified with the Weber system. Medial malleolar fractures alone and pilon fractures could not be classified with this system. A correlation was found between the type of Weber fracture and the overall ankle score. This held true for unimalleolar fractures alone. More complex bimalleolar and trimalleolar fractures did not follow this convention. Logistical regression analysis was used to evaluate other predictors of outcome. Bimalleolar and trimalleolar fractures were statistically significant predictors of a poorer outcome (P = 0.033, P = 0.021). The initial degree of displacement was also determined to be a predictor of outcome (P = 0.0133) as was the operative reduction (P = 0.0113). Using linear regression, older age (> 62 years) was also established as a predictor of a poorer outcome (P < 0.05). The Weber classification was found to be a predictor of outcome in unimalleloar ankle fractures and not for multimalleolar fractures. We have identified further predictors of a poorer outcome in ankle fractures as the degree of initial injury, the number of malleoli fractured and older age. These factors were found to have greater significance in predicting outcome than the level of fibular fracture alone. We have identified a deficiency of the Weber system in excluding these criteria and have addressed this by modifying the existing system to include the number of malleoli involved, thus providing a more useful prognostic tool.

2023-12-13T01:27:04.277712

https://example.com/article/2545

Q: How to create elements in Zend Form with array names I am trying to create a very complex form with ZF2, and I can't find a solution to implement array based names in input elements. This is a chunck of code from my actual form: <input type=text name=table[name] value="Table Name"> <input type=text name=table[title] value="Table Title"> <input type=text name=table[columns][names][] value="Column Name 1"> <input type=text name=table[columns][names][] value="Column Name 2"> <input type=text name=table[columns][names][] value="Column Name 3"> <input type=text name=table[columns][labels][] value="Column Label 1"> <input type=text name=table[columns][labels][] value="Column Label 2"> <input type=text name=table[columns][labels][] value="Column Label 3"> I know how to work with Zend/Form, but this is an advanced usaged I can`t master. A: Your code looks like a dynamic form rendered into table format. One possibility besides Zend Fieldsets is to generate your basic form structure dynamically wihtin OOP-Constructor, like @Sam said. In your case, you should have a concept of which the form is structured. E.g. you have an array with data from a database, which gives you for example the number and names of your "columns" and so the structure how to build your dynamic form. Following example uses Zend Form constructor to generate a dynamic form. Number of columns are dynamic and specified by given array $tableColumns <?php class DynamicForm extends Form { /** * This constructor builds a Zend Form dynamically * * @param array $tableColumns Dynamic data e.g. 'Column Name 1' */ public function __construct($tableColumns) { // Add table name input $this->add(array( 'type' => 'text', 'name' => 'name' )); // Add table title input $this->add(array( 'type' => 'text', 'name' => 'title' )); // iterate each dynamic data foreach($tableColumns as $column) { $this->add(array( 'type' => 'text', 'name' => $column['name'] )); } } } This is how you generate the Zend form structure. Rendering works similar, but within yout view code. <?php echo "<table>"; echo "<tr>"; echo "<td>". $this->formElement($form->get('name')) . "</td>"; echo "<td>". $this->formElement($form->get('title')) . "</td>"; foreach($tableColumns as $column) { echo "<td>". $this->formElement($column) ."</td>"; } echo "</tr>"; echo "</table>"; ?> In my opinion it is much more comfortable to render a form dynamically into a table format, than it's possible a Fieldset. But nevertheless Zend Form Collection (e.g. Fieldsets) is a good choice, if you have to add or remove Form-elements dynamically with Javascript and handle your form data also highly dynamically. More information about Zend From Collections are described at the ZF2 Reference Manual

2024-06-07T01:27:04.277712

https://example.com/article/2826

Q: How do I stop/cancel a task processing a function or find a better way of doing this? I have ... Private Sub TestTask() Debug.Write("Running") For i As Integer = 0 To 60 Debug.Write(".") System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(1000) Next Debug.WriteLine("Finished") End Sub .... Dim cts As New CancellationTokenSource Dim oToken As CancellationToken = cts.Token 'Create HelperTask to wait for cancellation request Dim oHelperTask As Task = Task.Factory.StartNew(Function() 'Create Task to invoke function Dim oTask As Task = Task.Factory.StartNew(Function() Return outerFunction.Invoke End Function, oToken) ' wait for cancellation token if Task is not complete While oTask.Status = TaskStatus.Running Thread.Sleep(200) If oToken.IsCancellationRequested Then oToken.ThrowIfCancellationRequested() Return Nothing End If End While Return oTask.Result End Function, oToken) cts.cancel() But in my debug window on visual sudio my TestTask() continues to run with ..... please anyone enlighten me. Thanks A: You don't want/need 2 tasks - it's cooperative cancellation, so every task you want to end when cancel is called will need to include ThrowIfCancellationRequested (or however it should handle cancellation). There's intentionally no Thread.Abort type behavior/semantics, it's all cooperative. A: The whole point of the CancellationToken is that the actual worker lambda (or function) should check it to see if it should stop. In your case, TestTask must have access to the token and check it after each iteration. Neither the multiple helper tasks or the checks for the task status or the cancellation request check are necessary. The MSDN article on Task Cancelation shows how the only thing required is for the lambda to check the token, nothing more. In your case, TestTask can respond to a cancellation with code as simple as this: Sub Main() Dim cts As New CancellationTokenSource Dim token = cts.Token Task.Factory.StartNew(Sub() TestTask(token), token) Thread.Sleep(3000) cts.Cancel() Console.ReadKey() End Sub Private Sub TestTask(token As CancellationToken) Console.Write("Running") For i As Integer = 0 To 60 token.ThrowIfCancellationRequested() Console.Write(".") Thread.Sleep(1000) Next Console.WriteLine("Finished") End Sub The only thing needed is to pass the token to TestTask and start it like this: Task.Factory.StartNew(Sub() TestTask(token), token)

2023-12-11T01:27:04.277712

https://example.com/article/4563

The hypophagic effect of restraint stress in rats can be mediated by 5-HT2 receptors in the paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus. Ritanserin (0.5 and 1 mg/kg) and ketanserin (2.5 mg/kg), two antagonists with high affinity for 5-HT2 receptors, attenuated restraint stress-induced hypophagia in rats. Two injections of the 5-HT2 receptor antagonist cinanserin (30 nmol/0.5 microliter) in the paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus completely reversed the effect of stress on food intake. (+/-)Cyanopindolol (3 and 8 mg/kg), an antagonist at 5-HT1A and 5-HT1B receptors, had no effect whereas 8-hydroxy-2-di-n-propylamino)tetralin (30-300 micrograms/kg), an agonist at 5-HT1A receptors, significantly attenuated the hypophagia. The results suggest that restraint stress-induced hypophagia is mediated by 5-HT2 receptors in the paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus. The potential utility of this model in anorexia nervosa is discussed.

2023-12-31T01:27:04.277712

https://example.com/article/9836

1955 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship The 1955 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship was the 61st staging of the Limerick Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Limerick County Board in 1887. Cappamore were the defending champions. Ahane won the championship after a 2-05 to 0-05 defeat of Geraldines in the final. It was their 16th championship title overall and their first title since 1948. References Limerick Senior Hurling Championship Category:Limerick Senior Hurling Championship

2024-05-04T01:27:04.277712

https://example.com/article/4357

Tag: safe withdrawal rates Valuation-Informed Indexing #377 By Rob Bennett Say that you and a friend were having a discussion about how the stock market works in 1996. Robert Shiller had just delivered his testimony to the Federal Reserve in which he argued that […] Valuation-Informed Indexing #371 By Rob Bennett The last two columns argued that the biggest problem with Buy-and-Hold is all the questions it takes off the table. The first of the two articles made the general argument that, once an investor […] Valuation-Informed Indexing #370 By Rob Bennett Last week’s column argued that the biggest problem with the Buy-and-Hold strategy is all the questions it takes off the table. It’s not just that Buy-and-Holders increase risk and diminish their long-term returns by […] Valuation-Informed Indexing #363 By Rob Bennett Buy-and-Holders and Valuation-Informed Indexers have some sharp differences on how to calculate the safe withdrawal rate (the percentage that a retiree can take out of his portfolio each year with virtual certainty that the […] Valuation-Informed Indexing #360 on the question of safe withdrawal rate and whether it even exists By Rob Bennett Michael Kitces argues in his recent podcast interview with the MadFientist blog that there is a floor on safe withdrawal rates — […] Valuation-Informed Indexing #358 on the S&P 500 and how it impacts safe withdrawal rates for retirees By Rob Bennett Michael Kitces was recently interviewed on his views re safe withdrawal rates at the Madfientist blog. He offered an interesting observation […] Note to Reviewer: Please arrange for posting of this article at 7:00 a.m. on Tuesday, July 25, 2017. Valuation-Informed Indexing #351 by Rob Bennett The Buy-and-Hold retirement studies get the numbers wrong. I have been saying that since the morning […] Valuation-Informed Indexing #309 by Rob Bennett This is my fourth column commenting on a recent article published in the Wall Street Journal by Wade Pfau (What Is the Sustainable Spending Rate for Retirees in 2016?). I saved the most […] Valuation-Informed Indexing #308 by Rob Bennett This is my third column commenting on a recent article published in the Wall Street Journal by Wade Pfau (What Is the Sustainable Spending Rate for Retirees in 2016?). The first column raised […] Valuation-Informed Indexing #307 by Rob Bennett I wrote last week about a recent article in the Wall Street Journal (What Is the Sustainable Spending Rate for Retirees in 2016?) by Wade Pfau that adopts my suggestion (from 14 years […]

2024-02-10T01:27:04.277712

https://example.com/article/9989

A nonspectroscopic method to determine the photolytic decomposition pathways of 3-chloro-3-alkyldiazirine: carbene, diazo and rearrangement in excited state. C(60) acts as a mechanistic probe for the formation of carbene, diazo compound, and for the rearranged product via the excited state in the photolysis of 3-chloro-3-isopropyldiazirine and 3-chloro-3-chloromethyldiazirine. The carbene adds to C(60) to form methanofullerene, whereas the diazo compound adds to C(60) to form fulleroid. The olefin product arises as a result of the rearrangement in the excited state.

2024-05-04T01:27:04.277712

https://example.com/article/7737

“I’ll talk to Sooman. I can tell him to keep you here for another day!” This was the first time the grandpas actively tried so hard to keep a person. The sincerely concerned face of Lee Seojin saying, “What should I do if you leave?” was not purposely acted out. All of their hearts were going out for Sunny. The only thing the grandpas and Lee Seojin could think about was the fact that they couldn’t let her go. To Lee Seojin, tvN’s “Grandpas Over Flowers” Taiwan edition was like experiencing the polar opposite of the Europe edition. Unlike in Europe, where he had to take on several roles and run all over the place without the time to wipe his sweat, the Taiwan vacation was like an oasis in a desert, a light in darkness, because Sunny was waiting to accompany him on the trip. Lee Seojin showed a new, bright, and happy side of himself that even made people think, “How can his dimples be constantly showing?” and, “He was a person who can smile so brightly.” This was enough to make Lee Seojin so happy that it did not matter that this was a variety program and that he had to take care of the grandpas again. He was traveling overseas freely, with the Sunny that he was begging for. Furthermore, Sunny showed commendable aspects of herself by taking better care of the grandpas than Lee Seojin himself. This was not just polite etiquette. She melted the grandpas’ hearts in a second and lead them to a world of joy. She changed their heavy footsteps into short and light steps, made them hum tunes while on the bus, and kept smiles on their faces even in the heat and humidity of Taiwan. Above everything else, the miracle that she put upon Baek Ilsub was astonishing. Baek Ilsub, who simply hated walking and looking at things, changed completely. He walked 300 meters without any complaints and actively toured inside a museum when, previously, he never took a second look. This was the power of Sunny’s flawless smile and her greatest achievement, made with her social personality and brightness in Taiwan. However, this turned into a matter of concern for Lee Seojin. He sent sincerely concerned looks to every staff member he could see, including producer Na Youngsuk, with thoughts of, “What should I do if Sunny just leaves after creating this atmosphere?” This was understandable. The thought that the never-before-seen happiness of the grandpas will be gone as soon as Sunny leaves came as a big and heavy pressure on Lee Seojin. Lee Seojin was not the only person who was reluctant to let go of Sunny. The grandpas half-forced and half-threatened Sunny to stay. Furthermore, the staff called SM Entertainment and asked them to delay her plane schedule for a day. This was a difficult situation to ask for. Sunny had a schedule to the United States immediately afterwards. But “Grandpas Over Flowers”‘s endless requests resulted in the approval of the company. This was a moment when everyone there felt relief. Sunny was able to stay with the grandpas for another day, and Lee Seojin was able to see Sunny for another day. Above all, the grandpas and Lee Seojin were able to spend another happy and bright day in Taiwan, all thanks to the “happy virus,” Sunny. This can be seen as the most ideal and perfect form of the girl group attitude towards a variety program. Of course, this is something for which “Grandpas Over Flowers” should thank Sunny for first. Flying to Taiwan and taking care of the grandpas like she was their daughter was no easy thing. Without her bright personality, “Grandpas Over Flowers”‘s Taiwan trip may as well have turned out exactly like their Europe trip. Furthermore, Sunny’s appearance on “Grandpas Over Flowers” should be a great benefit to herself. The way that viewers see Sunny will be even more loving. This was another great opportunity to see Sunny’s charms out of all of the nine Girls’ Generation members. This will put Sunny, who also upgraded Girls’ Generation’s image, as the ace of the group. Sunny had no pretense. She laughed broadly to the point where her neck was exposed, took the shots given by the grandpas without hesitance and showed her enormous tolerance for alcohol, and even showed her “no makeup” face right after washing. All throughout the show, she had no signs of showing “I’m Girls’ Generation.” The Sunny in “Grandpas Over Flowers” was not a member of the popular girl group, but a mere 25-year-old girl who was invited by the staff. In the preview of yesterday’s (September 6th) episode, there was a cut where Sunny was saying goodbye to the grandpas. She ended up bursting into tears. In that short moment, her tears moved the hearts of the viewers. There are no rules that say everyone who cries in programs should be criticized. Depending on the reason for the tears, it can turn out as “something to be aghast at” or “something to be moved by”. Hopefully, other girl groups will learn from Sunny this attitude of treating variety programs. Source: OhmyNews via Nate Translated by: minigiglo@soshified Edited by: Akino_Makoto@soshified Have a news item that you think Soshified should know about? Leave us a tip or e-mail us at tip@soshified.com. Follow us on Twitter – http://twitter.com/soshified – for the latest on Girls’ Generation.

2024-04-03T01:27:04.277712

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THREE MORE DREYER & REINBOLD CARS QUALIFY FOR INDY 500 FIELD Conway, Andretti, Duno Join Hamilton For DRR In Third Round of Qualifying Saturday INDIANAPOLIS (May 16, 2009)-- Co-team owners Dennis Reinbold and Robbie Buhl had to take a sigh of relief Saturday evening as three more of the Dreyer & Reinbold Racing drivers qualified for the 33-driver lineup in the 2009 Indianapolis 500 Mile Race set for Sunday, May 24. Reinbold, working from pit lane with each of his three drivers, John Andretti, Mike Conway and Milka Duno, and Buhl, working in the Versus television booth as a race analyst, already had Davey Hamilton in the field last Sunday when the Idaho veteran averaged 221.9 miles per hour to secure the 22nd position. But Saturday was tough for Reinbold and Buhl to watch at times in the windy conditions. However, when the 6 p.m. gun fired, Andretti, Conway and Duno had placed their respective cars in the field entering the final day of time trials Sunday. Andretti and Duno attempted early runs, but handling problems with their mounts caused the drivers to pull into the pits without completing their four-lap runs. Both returned to the track later in the day to notch positions in the field. For Conway, the four-lap qualifying run was an outstanding performance after he suffered a mild concussion last Sunday in a high-speed crash in Turn One. The 25-year-old British rookie driver put together four solid laps of 220.366, 220.416, 220.139 and 219.576 for a 220.124 average and the 28th spot on the starting grid in the No. 24 Purex Dreyer & Reinbold Racing Honda Dallara. Andretti, seeking his tenth Indy 500 start, drove his No. 43 Richard Petty Window World Honda Dallara to lap speeds of 220.017, 219.478, 219.582 and 218.696 for an average of 219.442 and the 31st position. Duno, in the No. 23 CITGO DRR Honda Dallara, clocked in the 32rd slot with speeds of 218.719, 218.537, 217.305 and 217.605 for an average of 218.040. Three drivers will attempt to bump into the 33-driver field on Sunday, and Andretti and Duno will be prepared to re-qualify if necessary. DENNIS REINBOLD, Co-owner, Dreyer & Reinbold Racing: "This is definitely one of the longer days I have spent here at the Speedway. We are in and qualified, and we are really happy to get numbers posted today. We know what we have to do for tomorrow, and it's supposed to be a nicer day. The wind was tough out there today, so if it's nicer conditions we can be more aggressive with the trim of our cars. We have more speed to go out and make the race. We wanted to start out by getting everyone in. I'm really happy with all the drivers for staying focused all day long and really stepping up when it came time to qualify. We started off a little tough with Milka and John's first runs. But we made some adjustments in practice and got back out. Mike did a great job. He ran very consistent laps and had a great line out there. It's a tough thing to qualify for your first Indianapolis 500. I know he had some nerves going in, but you have to do exactly what he did and believe in the car. I'm really proud of him." MIKE CONWAY, No. 24 Purex Dreyer & Reinbold Honda Dallara: "I'm really happy we qualified. I was the most comfortable I had been all day. I wasn't sure what to expect going in, but, once we did the first lap and it was 220, I knew it would be good to keep the averages up. I'm pretty happy with the run and we're in. I want to thank my crew. They did a great job. Tomorrow is another day, and we will see what happens." DAVEY HAMILTON, No. 44 HP Kingdom Racing Honda Dallara: ."We wanted to run today, but, unfortunately with all of the rain that came, we weren't able to go out. The good news is we have all the cars in the field, which is the important thing. The bad news is there are two that are real questionable. But regardless Mike is in, and I'm in solid. We will definitely go do our long runs tomorrow." JOHN ANDRETTI, No. 43 Richard Petty Window World Honda Dallara: "Right now, we are in the show. But we are in a spot that is an attainable speed for people to capture, so we have to look at that. I think if tomorrow is a really good day, it could go much deeper than that. This has been my roughest month of May. We are working hard and we will do our best to make it all happen. We will see what happens for tomorrow." MILKA DUNO, No. 23 CITGO Dreyer & Reinbold Honda Dallara: "This is part of our journey. Everyone is in the same place, but the important thing for us, right now, is we made it in. We will see for tomorrow. If we have to go again, it is no problem, because we a have a good car. We keep gaining speed. We wanted to have a safe car going into qualifying after our first run."

2023-10-26T01:27:04.277712

https://example.com/article/8229

Background ========== Female athletes, with a strong awareness of their weight loss, are prone to restrict their food intake. A major concern arisen from such athletes\' daily training would be an imbalance of energy intake and energy expenditure which resulted in an osteoporotic fracture. Calcium (Ca) is a major mineral content in bone, otherwise Glucose (Glu) is an energy source. It is not clear whether Ca or Glu supplementation have a positive effect on bone in case of disturbances in energy balance caused by their food restriction and exercise. Methods ======= 49 female Sprague-Dawley rats (age 8 weeks) were divided into 6 groups: ad libitum feeding (0.6% Ca diet) and non-exercise group \[Cont group\]; ad libitum feeding (0.6% Ca diet) and exercise group \[Ex group\]; food restriction (0.6% Ca diet)and exercise group \[REx group\]; food restriction, Ca supplementation (1.2% Ca diet) and exercise group \[REx+Ca group\]; food restriction (0.6% Ca diet), Glu supplementation and exercise group \[REx+Glu group\]; food restriction, Ca supplementation (1.2% Ca diet), Glu supplementation, exercise group \[REx+Ca+Glu group\]. They were reared in individual cages during 38 days. Food restriction was 70% of food intake of the Cont group. Exercise was voluntary wheel running. We measured the number of revolutions every day. After the treatment period, intra-abdominal fat, femur, lumbar spine and tibia were collected. Statistical analysis was performed using ANOVA followed by a Scheffe's post hoc comparisons test (p\<0.05). Results ======= Final body weight of REx group (167.4±10.2g), REx+Ca group (172.5±18.9g) and REx+Ca+Glu (229.6±15.4g) group compared with the Cont group (257.5±12.5g) were significantly lower (p\<0.001). Running distance was not significant different among the 5 groups (EX group , REx group, REx+Ca group, REx+Glu group and REx+Ca+Glu group) (7083±5575, 12021±7392, 10750±7266, 10743±6182 and 9144±6048 m). Abdominal fat weight of EX group (2.05±0.86g/100gBW), REx group (1.26±0.49g/100gBW), REx+Ca group (1.12±0.63g/100gBW), REx+Glu group (1.72±0.46g/100gBW) and REx+Ca+Glu group (1.56±1.05g/100gBW) compared with the Cont group (4.67±1.56g/100gBW) were significantly lower (p\<0.001). Femur weight and femur length of REx group (0.431±0.029g and 3.151±0.067cm) and REx+Ca (0.454±0.045g and 3.175±0.082cm) group compared with the Cont group (0.543±0.030g and 3.417±0.039cm) were significantly lower (p\<0.001). Conclusions =========== It is concluded that Ca supplementation had no effect, but Glu supplementation had a positive effect on bone under food restriction and wheel running.

2023-10-15T01:27:04.277712

https://example.com/article/6944

Field of the Invention The invention relates to a method and an apparatus for decoupling a high-frequency error signal from a high-frequency electromagnetic field in a heavy electrical machine, having a stator that carries an electric winding. The invention relates in particular to operational monitoring of a heavy electrical machine and above all to the detecting of defects. Specifically, reference is made to defects that cause spark formation during operation in the heavy electrical machine. The term "heavy electrical machines" is understood in the present context particularly to mean large generators, such as turbogenerators, having electrical outputs which are 50 MVA and more. Detecting defects in systems with heavy electrical machines is gaining steadily increasing interest, in an attempt to increase the availability of the system and to detect defects as early as possible, and if at all possible even to predict them, preferably during regular operation. It is also significant that digital computer systems for evaluating the signals from complex monitoring systems are increasingly available at an acceptable cost. Methods and apparatuses for detecting, and optionally locating, defects in electrical systems, especially systems with heavy electrical machines, are disclosed in German Patent DE 34 08 256 C2, German Published, Non-Prosecuted Application DE 35 26 149 A1, German Published, Non-Prosecuted Application DE 39 18 116 A1, European Patent Specification 0 228 613 B1 corresponding to U.S. Pat. No. 4,814,699, and European Patent Specification 0 241 764 B1. Those references disclose entire systems for detecting and locating defects in electrical systems that involve evaluations of high-frequency error signals, and also disclose details for decoupling high-frequency error signals from high-frequency fields in heavy electrical machines. U.S. Pat. No. 4,949,001 relates to the detection of partial discharges in the stator of a dynamo electrical heavy machine, especially a turbogenerator. According to that patent, a measurement value pickup is made by stripline technology and while acting as an antenna for decoupling a high-frequency error signal, in the manner of a directional coupler, it is placed on the stator and connected to an evaluation device through suitable connecting lines. By evaluating the level and/or the course over time of the error signals, it is possible to locate the point where the error signals have originated. In order to avoid further repetition herein, the content of all of the references cited above is expressly incorporated herein by reference. One important aspect in decoupling high-frequency error signals from a heavy electrical machine is to make the best possible utilization of components and devices that are present anyway, so that additional components will not impair or even shield the high-frequency electromagnetic fields caused by errors or the like. Moreover, economic aspects which must be considered may make overly complex sensor systems disadvantageous. Finally, considerations of the load capability and efficiency of the heavy electrical machines argue against making overly generous space available for operational monitoring systems. A heavy electrical machine in the form of an asynchronous motor, having a stator that carries an electrical winding, and in which the winding is placed in slots of the stator and a temperature measuring sensor is disposed in a slot, is known from the article entitled "Messen und Uberwachen von Temperaturen an gro.beta.en Asynchronmotoren" Measuring and Monitoring Temperatures in Heavy Asynchronous Motors!, by W. Raasch, in Elektro-Jahr Electrical Engineering Yearbook! 1979, published by Vogel-Verlag, Wurzburg, Germany, pages 27-30.

2023-08-26T01:27:04.277712

https://example.com/article/8804

Q: Restricting a sparse matrix to a subspace in scipy Say I have a square NxN crs matrix in spicy. I'd like to restrict that matrix to a subspace, by keeping M indices (given by an array of N booleans, M of which are true). This should give me an MxM sparse matrix. So obviously one way to do that is to extract the coefficients as an array of data and two arrays of coordinates and renumber the coordinates using a sort. This is painful and bit ugly. Isn't there a function, or perhaps a library call to do that? A: If y is a sparse matrix: In [56]: y Out[56]: <200x200 sparse matrix of type '<type 'numpy.float64'>' with 197 stored elements in Compressed Sparse Row format> and mask is a 1-dimensional boolean array: In [57]: mask.dtype Out[57]: dtype('bool') In [58]: mask.shape Out[58]: (200,) Then y[mask][:, mask] yields the desired submatrix: In [59]: y[mask][:, mask] Out[59]: <103x103 sparse matrix of type '<type 'numpy.float64'>' with 51 stored elements in Compressed Sparse Row format> NumPy also has a function np.ix_ which you could use here to construct the desired index, but it is considerably slower: In [64]: y[np.ix_(mask, mask)] Out[64]: <103x103 sparse matrix of type '<type 'numpy.float64'>' with 51 stored elements in Compressed Sparse Row format> In [65]: %timeit y[np.ix_(mask, mask)] 10 loops, best of 3: 59.8 ms per loop In [66]: %timeit y[mask][:, mask] 1000 loops, best of 3: 494 µs per loop Note that both y[mask][:, mask] and y[np.ix_(mask, mask)] return new sparse matrices, not views of the original sparse matrix. Since you are selecting arbitrary rows and columns, there is no way to return a view. However, since y[np.ix_(mask, mask)] uses only one index, assignments to it call y.__setitem__ (a method of y) and thus affect y: y[np.ix_(mask, mask)] = other In contrast, since y[mask] is a matrix independent of y, the assignment y[mask][:, mask] = other calls the __setitem__ method of this independent matrix and thus has no effect on y.

2024-02-16T01:27:04.277712

https://example.com/article/3104

Five Cleveland Browns who helped their causes in the team scrimmage AKRON, Ohio -- Johnny Manziel scrambled, an unheralded defensive lineman rumbled and an undrafted receiver from Ball State continued to make a case for a spot on the Browns' roster. The franchise conducted its annual Family Day scrimmage Saturday at InfoCision Stadium. The defense dominated and accounted for the only two touchdowns. Fans got the opportunity to see favorites like cornerback Joe Haden and left tackle Joe Thomas, but this time of year is about evaluating fresh talent and position battles. Here's a snapshot of five players who helped their causes to either make the team or climb the depth chart: Defensive lineman Jacobbi McDaniel: The undrafted rookie scored a touchdown on a fumble recovery and tipped a pass that resulted in a Barkevious Mingo interception. He also applied some good pressure on quarterbacks. The good news is the 6-foot, 293-pound lineman was the star of the scrimmage. The bad news is the Browns have continuity and depth at the position. Mingo likes what he sees in the Florida State product. "The guy is going to be a stud," he said. "He's wreaking havoc on the line." Wide receiver Willie Snead: The Browns need one of their young receivers to emerge. One week into training camp the Ball State product has been the most active and reliable. On Saturday, he caught two passes for 23 yards with both receptions carrying for first downs. His stock rose while fellow youngster Charles Johnson's dipped. Johnson dropped what would have been a Johnny Manziel touchdown pass. Miles Austin was the best receiver on the day – three catches for 38 yards – but his place in the lineup isn't questioned. Highlights from Cleveland Browns Family Day scrimmageThe Cleveland Browns held their annual Family Day scrimmage at InfoCision Stadium in Akron in front of 20,673 fans. They saw glimpses of Johnny Manziel looking more like Johnny Football as he scrambled out of the pocket on several plays during the unscripted scrimmage. Quarterback Johnny Manziel: His numbers weren't impressive – 3-of-7 for 14 yards passing – but he made and extended some plays with his legs and showed glimpses of his Heisman self. He performed better in the scrimmage – more Johnny-like, if you will – than at any point in the first week of training camp. After an ugly first series, he directed a 16-play drive that generated 63 yards. Manziel had one potential touchdown dropped by Charles Johnson and another ruled out of bounds after Gary Barnidge made a nice grab on a Manziel roll-out pass. His inability to stand in the pocket and deliver passes remains worrisome, but he creates trouble on the run. He looked comfortable running a few read options and finished with 14 yards rushing on two attempts. Defenders weren't allowed to hit quarterbacks Saturday. That changes a week from today in the first preseason game at Detroit. "If he was a regular quarterback in this league, you'd be licking your chops, but it's Johnny Manziel, Mingo said. "He can plant. He can take it the other way. We can't hit him, but you just never know what he's going to do." Linebacker Craig Robertson: The third-year pro is trying to hold off rookie Chris Kirksey for the starting inside job alongside Karlos Dansby. He intercepted a Connor Shaw pass, a play that resulted in a touchdown. The only demerit was Robertson fumbled after getting hit by a fellow defender and McDaniel got credit for the TD. Linebacker Zac Diles: A pick six, even in a team scrimmage, never hurts your cause. The 29-year-old journeyman intercepted a Connor Shaw pass and returned it for a touchdown. Follow Us cleveland.com is powered by Plain Dealer Publishing Co. and Northeast Ohio Media Group. All rights reserved (About Us).The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Northeast Ohio Media Group LLC.

2023-09-17T01:27:04.277712

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1. Field The present invention is directed to ceramic compositions and, more specifically, to a silicon carbide ceramic composition and method of making it through liquid phase sintering. 2. Related Art Silicon carbide ceramic materials are used in a variety of applications requiring good heat resistance, strength and tribological properties. For example, silicon carbide is often used in automotive and industrial applications, such as in fluid seals. However, the limited toughness of silicon carbide has limited its utility in applications requiring this property. Traditionally, silicon carbide is sintered by solid state sintering. Typically, solid state sintering employs boron and carbon as sintering aids. Solid state sintering is traditionally performed at about 2150xc2x0 C. and yields a relatively high sintered density of about 96-98% of the theoretical density (of solid silicon carbide). The crystalline structure produced by solid state sintering, however, is undesirable for some applications. Specifically, solid state sintering results in an equiaxed crystalline microstructure with relatively low fracture toughness (approximately 2.5 MPa m1/2 as measured by the indentation crack length method, ASTM Test No. C1421). It has also been discovered that silicon carbide can be processed by liquid phase sintering in a manner similar to silicon nitride. Liquid phase sintering is traditionally performed at about 1750-2000xc2x0 C. In liquid phase sintering, a rare earth metal oxide and alumina are typically used as sintering aids. The rare earth metal oxide and alumina form a liquid glass as the temperature is elevated during sintering. The liquid phase pulls silicon carbide particles together through capillary action. Smaller silicon carbide particles are dissolved into the glass phase and precipitate onto larger particles, densifying the material. Liquid phase sintering results in silicon carbide having elongated (acicular) crystalline microstructure. The acicular microstructure improves the fracture toughness of silicon carbide produced by liquid phase sintering over silicon carbide produced by solid state sintering by as much as two to three times (up to approximately 6 MPa m1/2 as measured by the indentation crack length method). Liquid phase sintering is generally performed with xcex2-phase silicon carbide powder, which is typically more expensive than the xcex1-phase powder that may be used in the solid state sintering process. During the liquid phase sintering process, the xcex2-phase transforms into elongated xcex1-phase grains, improving toughness. The xcex1-phase silicon carbide powder may be used in the liquid phase sintering process, but density and toughness are compromised. Where xcex1-phase silicon carbide is used in a liquid phase sintering process, higher sintering temperatures (up to about 2050xc2x0 C.) and hot pressing may overcome the density and toughness problems. However, hot pressing leads to increased cost and sintering temperature that leads to a thicker reaction layer, which often must be machined off, further increasing the cost. In one embodiment, the present invention is directed to an unsintered ceramic body including a rare earth metal oxide, one of a glass phase metal oxide and a glass phase metal nitride, a boron containing compound, a free carbon containing compound and silicon carbide. In another embodiment, the present invention is directed to a method of making a sintered ceramic body. The method includes combining a rare earth metal oxide, one of a glass phase metal oxide and a glass phase metal nitride, a boron containing compound, a free carbon containing compound, and silicon carbide to form a green ceramic. The method further includes shaping the green ceramic into a ceramic body and sintering the ceramic body. In another embodiment, the present invention is directed to a sintered ceramic body including silicon carbide, boron, greater than about 0.1 weight percent of rare earth metal, and greater than about 0.1 weight percent of a glass phase metal. In another embodiment, the present invention is directed to a method of sintering silicon carbide having a toughness of greater than 5 MPa m1/2 as measured by the indentation crack length method. The method includes liquid phase sintering xcex1-phase silicon carbide at less than 2000xc2x0 C. and ambient pressure. In another embodiment, the present invention is directed to a liquid phase sintered silicon carbide material including grains, wherein at least half of the grains are 6H grain polytypes. In another embodiment, the present invention is directed to a seal comprising a liquid phase sintered silicon carbide material including grains, wherein at least half of the grains are 6H grain polytypes. In another embodiment, the present invention is directed to a cutting tool comprising a liquid phase sintered silicon carbide material including grains, wherein at least half of the grains are 6H grain polytypes. In another embodiment, the present invention is directed to an armor comprising a liquid phase sintered silicon carbide material including grains, wherein at least half of the grains are 6H grain polytypes.

2024-03-07T01:27:04.277712

https://example.com/article/2373

(CNN) Watch the moment CNN's Wolf Blitzer made the historic announcement: Donald Trump is the President-elect. "Donald Trump wins the presidency. The business tycoon and TV personality, capping his improbable political journey with an astounding upset victory," Blitzer said. "Donald J. Trump will become the 45th President of the United States, defeating Hillary Clinton in a campaign unlike anything we've seen in our lifetime."

2024-03-20T01:27:04.277712

https://example.com/article/6496

Q: Undefined symbols for architecture x86_64 when trying to unit test the application I'm getting an error in XCode when trying to run unit tests. Any ideas? I have tried changing the Framework search paths in Build Settings to $(SDKROOT)/Developer/Library/Frameworks $(DEVELOPER_LIBRARY_DIR)/Frameworks But that did not change anything. ld: warning: directory not found for option '-F/Applications/Xcode' ld: warning: directory not found for option '- F4.3.2.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/MacOSX.platform/Developer/SDKs/MacOSX10.6.sdk/Developer/Library/Frameworks' ld: warning: directory not found for option '-F/Applications/Xcode' ld: warning: directory not found for option '-F4.3.2.app/Contents/Developer/Library/Frameworks' ld: warning: ignoring file /Applications/Xcode 4.3.2.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/MacOSX.platform/Developer/SDKs/MacOSX10.6.sdk/Library/Frameworks//SenTestingKit.framework/SenTestingKit, file was built for unsupported file format which is not the architecture being linked (x86_64) Undefined symbols for architecture x86_64: "_STComposeString", referenced from: -[AddressBookFrameworkSyncHelperTest testAddingAPersonToGroupsFromAVcard] in AddressBookFrameworkSyncHelperTest.o -[SyncTesting testExample] in SyncTesting.o "_OBJC_CLASS_$_SenTestCase", referenced from: _OBJC_CLASS_$_AddressBookFrameworkSyncHelperTest in AddressBookFrameworkSyncHelperTest.o _OBJC_CLASS_$_SyncTesting in SyncTesting.o "_OBJC_CLASS_$_AddressBookFrameworkSyncHelper", referenced from: objc-class-ref in AddressBookFrameworkSyncHelperTest.o (maybe you meant: _OBJC_CLASS_$_AddressBookFrameworkSyncHelperTest) "_OBJC_METACLASS_$_SenTestCase", referenced from: _OBJC_METACLASS_$_AddressBookFrameworkSyncHelperTest in AddressBookFrameworkSyncHelperTest.o _OBJC_METACLASS_$_SyncTesting in SyncTesting.o ld: symbol(s) not found for architecture x86_64 clang: error: linker command failed with exit code 1 (use -v to see invocation) A: These error messages show the problem: ld: warning: directory not found for option '-F/Applications/Xcode' ld: warning: directory not found for option '-F4.3.2.app/Contents/Developer/Library/Frameworks' Clearly you've got "/Applications/Xcode" and "4.3.2.app/Contents/Developer/Library/Frameworks" on your frameworks paths separately, instead of "/Applications/Xcode 4.3.2.app/Contents/Developer/Library/Frameworks". If this is something you did, you're probably missing quotes somewhere. Maybe just doing the exact same thing you tried, but with quotes around it, will work? If it's something that Xcode is doing automatically, Apple's missing quotes somewhere, and the workaround is probably to rename your "Xcode 4.3.2.app" to something without spaces in it. But there may be a second problem here as well: ld: warning: ignoring file /Applications/Xcode 4.3.2.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/MacOSX.platform/Developer/SDKs/MacOSX10.6.sdk/Library/Frameworks//SenTestingKit.framework/SenTestingKit, file was built for unsupported file format which is not the architecture being linked (x86_64) In this case, the quotes are right, and it's finding the framework… but apparently you've only got the 32-bit (i386) build installed, not the 64-bit (x86_64) one that you need. I'm also a bit curious where this came from in the first place, as when I look at the 10.6 SDK in my Xcode 4.3.2, there's no framework called SenTestingKit.framework. Which implies that you may have hacked up your Xcode install in various ways, and the right solution might be to uninstall, reinstall, and do things properly. But it's possible this is some additional install from within Xcode (or from developer.apple.com) that you've installed and I haven't.

2023-09-09T01:27:04.277712

https://example.com/article/1041

Q: Microsoft ActiveSync I am integrating microsoft activesync in my application using EAS Protocol. I have all code ready but now i am confused with WBXML request. Because of it i am getting Bad Request in response. So can you please guide me how can i convert my xml string to wbxml? I have already followed some instruction like Exchange ActiveSync Objective-C Provision Command Bad Request from different forums but not much helpful. Any help will be appreciated! A: Okay finally i found the answer. I used cocoa pods and libxml libraries as mentioned in http://cocoapods.org/?q=libwbxml

2024-03-16T01:27:04.277712

https://example.com/article/4907

Save the bones! Time again for my Thanksgiving rallying cry. Every year, I beg you to save the carcass from your turkey. Why? So you can make my favorite soup ever, day-after-Thanksgiving turkey carcass soup. This is my favorite Thanksgiving tradition. Every year, after all the dishes were done, my dad would pull out the gigantic enamelware pot – the one designed for entire clambakes. Into the big pot went all the turkey bones, onions, celery, and carrots. The pot would simmer on low overnight; the next day, the house smelled like heaven. This is my take on dad’s big pot of turkey carcass soup. I make mine in the pressure cooker, of course. My pressure cooker is my favorite way to make broth, and that is the first step in the recipe. I reach for my bigger pressure cooker – 8 quarts is good, and if you have bigger, use it. The broth part of the recipe yields 4 quarts of broth, and we only use 2 quarts in the soup. I freeze the excess, and use it to make a quick weeknight pot of noodle soup a few months later. In the middle of January, a warm pot of soup on a weeknight is a blessing. The tricky part of this is making the turkey carcass fit in the pot. Actually, I should say “the messy part”, not the tricky part. It’s not hard, if you’re willing to rip and tear and get dirty. (I do use a pair of kitchen scissors to help cut through bones.) I cut the backbone out of the carcass, like I’m butterflying the turkey, then break up the larger pieces enough to get them below the max fill line. No pressure cooker? No worries. Instead of an hour under pressure, simmer the turkey broth on the stovetop (or, even better, in a 200°F oven) for 4 to 6 hours. The soup part of the recipe is non-pressured; it works just as easily on the stovetop as it does in an electric pressure cooker. Recipe: Pressure Cooker Day-After-Thanksgiving Turkey Carcass Soup Video Time Lapse Pressure Cooker Day-After-Thanksgiving Turkey Carcass Soup – Time Lapse [YouTube.com] Equipment clock clock icon cutlery cutlery icon flag flag icon folder folder icon instagram instagram icon pinterest pinterest icon print print icon squares squares icon Pressure Cooker Day-After-Thanksgiving Turkey Carcass Soup ★★★★★ 5 from 14 reviews Author: Mike Vrobel Mike Vrobel Prep Time: 10 minutes Cook Time: 2 hours 15 minutes Total Time: 2 hours 25 minutes Yield: 2 quarts of soup 1 x Print Recipe Pin Recipe Description Pressure Cooker Day-After-Thanksgiving Turkey Carcass Soup recipe. Save the bones! Use them to make homemade turkey noodle soup, ready in an afternoon thanks to the pressure cooker. Scale 1x 2x 3x Ingredients Turkey Bones Broth (Makes about 4 quarts of broth) Carcass from 1 roasted turkey, with clinging meat on bones (From a 12- to 14- pound turkey) roasted turkey, with clinging meat on bones (From a 12- to 14- pound turkey) 1 medium onion, peeled and halved medium onion, peeled and halved 1 stalk celery, broken into pieces stalk celery, broken into pieces 1 carrot, scrubbed carrot, scrubbed 2 bay leaves bay leaves 1 teaspoon salt salt 3 quarts of water (or to cover, or to the max fill line of the PC) Turkey Noodle Soup 1 tablespoon butter butter 1 medium onion, chopped medium onion, chopped 1 stalk celery, chopped stalk celery, chopped 1 carrot, peeled and chopped carrot, peeled and chopped 1 teaspoon dried thyme dried thyme 1/2 teaspoon salt salt 2 quarts of Turkey Bones Broth of Turkey Bones Broth 2 cups of shredded leftover turkey meat (about 1 turkey breast) of shredded leftover turkey meat (about turkey breast) 3 tablespoons corn starch corn starch 1/4 cup water water 2 cups medium egg noodles medium egg noodles Salt and pepper to taste Minced parsley, for garnish Instructions Pressure cook the broth: Break up the turkey carcass so it fits below the max fill line on your pressure cooker – 2/3rds of the way up the pot. Add the onion, celery, carrot, bay leaves, and salt to the pressure cooker pot, then add water to cover by 1 inch, or to the max fill line on the pressure cooker. (About 3 quarts of water) Pressure cook for 60 minutes in an electric PC, 50 minutes in a stovetop PC. Let the pressure come down naturally – about 30 minutes. (It takes a long time for all that water to cool off. If you’re in a hurry, let the pressure come down for at least 20 minutes, then quick release any remaining pressure.) Scoop the bones and vegetables out of the pot with a slotted spoon and discard. Strain the broth through a fine mesh strainer and discard the solids. Reserve 2 quarts of broth for the soup, and refrigerate or freeze the rest for another use. (I portion it into 2 and 4 cup containers, and freeze for up to 3 months.) Sauté the aromatics: Wipe out the pressure cooker pot. Melt the butter in the pot over medium heat (sauté mode in my electric PC). Add the onion, celery, carrot, and thyme, and sprinkle with 1/2 teaspoon of salt. Sauté until the aromatics start to brown around the edges, about 5 minutes. Simmer the soup: Add the turkey broth to the pot, turn the heat to high (sauté mode with the “adjust” button set to high in my electric PC). Cover the pot, and bring the broth to a boil. While the pot is coming to a boil, whisk the corn starch and cold water to make a corn starch slurry. Stir in the noodles, shredded turkey, and corn starch slurry. When the pot returns to a boil, turn the heat down to medium (regular sauté mode in my electric PC) and simmer until the noodles are tender. (Ten minutes, or for the time listed on the noodle package). Add salt and pepper to taste, and don’t be shy with the salt – taste as you add the salt, and when the broth starts to taste sweet, it has enough salt. (Homemade stock is bland without salt; I add about 2 teaspoons of kosher salt to get the taste right.) Category: Pressure Cooker Cuisine: American Notes No pressure cooker? No worries. Make the broth by putting everything in a large oven safe pot, bringing it to a boil on the stovetop, then cooking it in a 200°F oven for 4 hours. (Or, simmer on the stove for 4 hours – but the oven method is less work.) This is a great make-ahead meal – step one can be completed in advance, leaving about fifteen minutes of actual cooking time. Stock can be refrigerated for up to three days, or frozen for months. It also makes great leftovers – freeze the soup in 2 cup containers, and you have a lunch from the microwave in about 6 minutes. You don’t want to make turkey stock, but you still want soup? Sigh. I guess you can use two quarts of store bought chicken broth. But…it’s so easy…try making your own stock, just once, then see if that cardboard carton of stock seems like a good idea. Don’t be tempted to add more noodles to the soup. They will look lost in all that broth when you first put them in the pot. Don’t do it! The noodles soak up the broth as they cook; any more, and you’re left with noodle stew, not soup. What do you think? Questions? Other ideas? Leave them in the comments section below. Related Posts What should you use that extra 2 quarts of turkey broth with? Here are a few suggestions: Turkey Soup with Chickpeas and Vegetables Southwestern Turkey and Black Bean Soup Turkey Ramen Soup My other Pressure Cooker Recipes My other Pressure Cooker Time Lapse Videos Enjoyed this post? Want to help out DadCooksDinner? Subscribe to DadCooksDinner via eMail or RSS reader, recommend DadCooksDinner to your friends, and buy something from Amazon.com through the links on this site. Thank you. Sharing is caring!

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With a decisive move by the Pakistan Army against militant outfits on the western front , the country is now faced with an exceptional situation on the eastern front: heavy pounding and heightened conflagration, and killing of civilians in a densely populated belt along the Line of Control (LoC) and the Working Boundary. Added to this is the terror attack near the Wagah Border on November 2, which will have its own implications on relations between the two countries although it may be too early to comment on this. There is always a starting point when such tensions flare up between the two sides. This time, it should be clear that Pakistan did not initiate this latest round of tensions as it is completely tied down in the war on terror on the western front.While Pakistan has been exhorting for immediate parleys to be held between India and Pakistan and for a cessation of firing on the LoC, India seems to be in no mood to comply. The reason for that is not difficult to understand. After Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the US, hardliners in the Indian government are ranting day in and day out about adopting a ‘boli nahi, goli’ (bullets, not talk) approach. In the US, Modi was warmly received by President Barack Obama. It was the same US, which had denied Modi a visa for a decade for his alleged complicity in the Gujarat pogrom. This time, however, Modi enamoured his host and was able to extract a Pakistan-specific joint statement that put Pakistan on the spot for militancy and harbouring infrastructure that enables militant activities. The two leaders, in their expediency, glossed over the fact that the Pakistan Army was fighting a decisive war against militants. Apart from the U S elixir, the Chinese president’s visit to India — other than billion-dollar deals — brought in symbolic dividends, with the Chinese president landing in Ahmedabad, capital of Modi's home state, instead of in New Delhi. Japan has also extended record economic assistance and will join India as a partner in naval exercises in the Indian Ocean.Discerning minds should not, however, forget that ‘Rising India', at the same time, is headed by a person in Narendra Modi , who despite receiving huge support from corporate India, represents a mind nurtured deeply in the philosophy of the RSS. This right wing, Hindu revivalist conglomerate does present a fairly broad spectrum of ideas and followers so it is too early to predict where Modi figures on the RSS continuum. At one end, there is a stream that spearheaded the demolition of the Babri Mosque, which caused one of the worst communal riots since independence. The same breed was responsible for the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi. The other stream was represented by people like the level-headed and suave Atal Bihari Vajpayee, who could even find a bond with the Jamaat-e-Islami if the situation demanded it. Only time will tell which stream Modi will end up following.Conflagration on the LoC may be viewed from yet another perspective as a testing ground for Pakistan's resolve and patience . The inner core of the Modi government has made its intent clear, taking a shot at amending Article 370 of the Indian Constitution that accords special status to the state of Jammu and Kashmir. This provision protects the demographic character of the occupied state. It is the only state, which also has its own constitution protecting its special status, giving the right of permanent residence and ownership to Kashmiris only and bars Indians having domiciles of other states from enjoying these rights. Any change to that effect not only requires an amendment in the Indian Constitution, but also requires the concurrence of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly by a two-third majority.The BJP is vying for making a deep ingress into the state assembly through state elections. The ultimate objective of this will be to tinker with the constitutional mechanism that exists between the state and the union and change its demographic profile, not realising that this may lead to another intifada that may engulf the whole state in bloody violence. The constitutional provision of allowing only Kashmiris to be permanent residents has a history of nearly 100 years now. In the 1920s, the maharaja of the state linked this special status with ancestral lineage and this right was secured after independence through the instrument of accession signed in 1947. This was sensibly protected by the framers of the Indian Constitution. Such a special status is not an alien concept even in modern times and we can see its application in Hong Kong and Macau.Rising and persistent escalation on the LoC will land India in the same bind in which Pakistan was sucked into in the 1990s when the philosophy of ‘bleeding India to the last drop’ was hyped. In the end, what we got was a pulverised society at home and excessive militarisation of the Valley by Indian troops. The BJP leadership minces no words about its stance on Article 370. As a sequel to that, it wishes to degrade Pakistan's capability to react to this. The point being missed is that here are two nuclear powers and either side can trip, setting the stage for the first and the last nuclear war on the planet, which could result in the living envying the dead. ‘Teaching Pakistan a lesson’ is a puerile way of approaching a complex problem. Let diplomacy be given a chance. There are far more pressing problems to tackle than pounding hapless civilians at the LoC.Published in The Express Tribune, November 4, 2014.

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